Nocturnal Dragon


	*Nocturnal Dragon* Chapter 1 The full moon was shining bright when I emerged from my cave. I was really hungry. I could almost feel the moonlight when I went outside that night. I really love the feeling of it shining over me. I really can’t get enough of it on certain nights. It really gets me in the mood. I’m a dragon, but I am also a vampire. Actually, I’m half vampire since I’m a daywalker and I still have some real dragon power inside of me. I’m not afraid of sunlight nor can I die in it. I consider myself to be a real vampire though because I act more of one rather than a regular dragon. This sounds rare that a vampire would subsist on dragon life force, but that’s me and there’s nothing I can do about it but just accept who I am. My real name is Ethan van Aaron, but I call myself Mike. It’s actually my middle name, but some of my friends call me Mike and I actually like it. I can suck blood and turn into a bat like most vampires and I can breathe fire like many other dragons, but I rarely ever flamed anyone for the fact that I acted more of a vampire, I can’t even use my fire breath properly either. I used to while I was younger, it faded away as I grew up, acting more of a vampire instead of a dragon. I couldn’t ever roar real good either, when I try to roar, I sound like a little kid playing around instead of a real dragon roar. I have no human form at all. I was mainly born a dragon and will always be one. I don’t have a long neck like other dragons do; I don’t even have hair at all. My eyes are like red and my skin is light gray. Now my eyes are not all red, I have red eyeballs and of course, black dots in the middle of them. My tail has a spike at the end of it. I could actually stab someone with it. I use it when I can in certain areas, such as someone trying to kill me from behind. My wings are not attached to my arms; they are behind my back like most dragons. I only have wings attached to my arms when I’m a bat, not a dragon. I can kick too. I specialize in kicking with my feet especially in karate movements. Why am I like this? Well, my mother was a regular dragon, but she fell in love with a vampire and actually let him bite her so she could become one herself. That was how I was born half dragon and half vampire. I went out of my cave and looked around for some villains, then I heard a noise that sounded like a young boy screaming for help. It came from a forest just northwest of my cave. I rushed into the forest wondering what was going on, and I happen to find that there was a thief trying to get his hands on a boy’s valuable possession. It happened to be a very special locket. I saw that sort of item once when I was at a jewelry shop in my bat form trying to stop a robber. ”You better give me that necklace or you’ll be sorry!” I heard the thief say to the child. “Never” the kid replied. “This belonged to my mother.” I rushed in and began to take down the thief with my very own claws. “Who do you think you are?” I shouted. “Leave the kid alone! He doesn’t deserve to be hurt!” The thief could not even move because of my weight. He struggled to break free but could not due to my strength. “You! You’re that dragon who’s a vampire!” he screamed at me. “You should join those vampire freaks and become even more powerful.” “No” I replied, “I have no interest. Now, leave that kid alone or I'll suck out every last drop of blood in that feeble body of yours” “Never” said the thief. I began to bite him. The thief screamed as I was feeding away almost draining him. “Stop!” he shouted in agonizing pain. “Let me go!” I was halfway there, but since this guy sounds really desperate, I began to let go. “I’ll leave him alone, just don’t kill me” he said frightened with tears as if he was crying. “I’m out of here.” The guy runs off screaming through the woods. The kid came up to me and said “Thank you”. “No problem” I said. “But why were you out here at this time at night?” “Well, I was just on my way to my parent’s grave.” The boy replied to me. “My parents got stabbed the other day from those vampires.” “Oh my, that must have been terrible.” I said to boy feeling sorry for him. “Aren’t you a vampire too?” The boy asked me curiously. “I hear that you’re a vampire. Are you one of those guys?” “I’m actually half vampire”. I said. “But I am not one of those guys nor do I have any interest in joining those people.” “Oh, I see” He said. “But I thought you would be evil.” “No” I replied. “I have no intention of being evil. I maybe half vampire but I still have a good side.” “Wow” the boy replied. “That sounds very awesome.” “Yea, it’s been tough for me.” I said. “Now, may I escort you to your grave?” “Sure” The boy said with a glance. I followed the boy through woods protecting him from any danger that comes about. I felt very sorry for him losing his parents from those vampires that attacked them. I know about the vampires that he mentioned; those vampires have been my enemies for quite a while. Almost every time I run into them, they try so hard to get me recruited to their side. But I always managed to escape their attempts. I was not even stupid enough to join them nor do I intend to as long as I live. These evil vampires have been trying to recruit me ever since I began hunting for vampires. Since I’m part vampire and part dragon, many of these vampires have wanted to use me for their advantage and for their purposes which is terrorizing humankind. This was not my desire nor it will be. Sure I may have a blood-thirsty appetite, but I’m not evil. I mainly went after the evil rather than the innocent. I can eat food and drink other things off-course, but it’s been hard for me to control my thirst for blood, since that’s what most vampires feed off of to live. I needed it as well and I must find someway to become immune to it. We finally got to the grave where the boy was heading. It was not in a graveyard, but a single tombstone. While the boy was talking to his parents’ tombstone, I stood around looking out for him, making sure that he’s okay. I heard his mourning over his parents. “Mom, Dad” he said with a sad face. “I really miss you both. You both were very loving. I wish you both were still around. I couldn’t go on without you. Well I know you both are with me in my heart.” He gave a flower to the gravestone and then came to me. “Who’s taking care of you now? I asked the boy. “There is this woman I have now.” He answered. “She’s not a step mom, but is really good looking. She says she’s a vampire slayer.” “Oh really?” I retorted. “What’s her name?” “Her name is Rosie” he replied. “Oh yeah” I said to him. “I definitely know her. She’s one of my long-time friends.” “Wow” he replied. “I remember hearing her say something about a dragon being a vampire, but I had no idea you were the one she was talking about.” “Well, I am.” I said to him. “She must have been thinking about me. I must see her. May I escort you back home?” “Yes” He said to me. “I definitely would appreciate it.” I began to follow the boy back to his home. I know Rosie. She is a vampire slayer and my friend. SShe's a dhampir; half vampire and half human. I know of four others, as well. Two live near her and me, but the other two don't live in this town. She and I are childhood friends. I met her when I was a young dragon. I haven’t seen Rosie in a couple of days. I really needed to see her. I missed her a lot as a friend. Next Chapter

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