momolady:

A dragon commission for @ladyccr who wanted a dark dragon named Astarot who is basically a dragon librarian. I hope you love him too.

The dragon had long been dormant. For years the people in your village whispered that he would never come out again. Perhaps he had died. Or maybe he had never existed at all. Kids often played near the mouth of the cave, threatening and daring each other before they all scampered away scared.

Everyone in the village was content until the day the dragon woke. It was as if everything became frozen. People gazed and gaped as the dragon’s shadow covered the village. He soared above the town, flying off into the distance. Once he was gone everyone scrambled. The elders met to discuss what to do. Everyone hid in their homes, children screamed, women wept. The men threatened to kill the dragon once he went back into his cave.

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