CHAPTER 01

LANDON'S POV:-

THREE HUNDRED YEARS LATER:-

I opened my eyes and sat up on the bed abruptly. I was all sweaty again. My heart was beating wildly inside my rib cage and my breaths were short as pants. I grabbed the towel that was on my bedside table and wiped the sweat off of my body and my face. I ran my fingers through my hair and looked at the clock that was set in my bedroom. I filled a glass with cold water then downed it's content in one go. 

"Always at the same time." I thought to myself and laid back down on the bed. I was having those nightmares ever since we left Mountainia. Raymond brought me to Vienna. Turned out that my father had been saving a lot of money. He had some friends in Austria. He had bought a huge company that built ships in Austria. All I did was to learn to fight and studied hard. 

After we came to Vienna, Raymond told me that my parents were murdered that night. And Raymond was ordered to get me out of Mountainia. I was never told who killed my parents. He said he could not tell that to me. It was not his place. We flew away but we were not able to fly far away. Raymond's powers gave up. Since then, no one has seen any of the dragons. I was not sure if anyone else made it out. 

Raymond also told me that it was because the mighty heart was not in its place. The mighty heart was like a source of power for everyone. And according to Raymond, it was stolen by some sorcerers. As the Mighty Heart possesses the power of the most ancient dragon, it could be used to do a lot of things. Good or bad, that depends upon the person who had stolen it. 

I was not here for nothing. As Raymond's mission was to get me out of Mountainia. My mission was to find the dragon's Mighty Heart. Three hundred years had been passed. I showed my face to the world. But I had to change my appearance every fifty years. To keep up the play, but I never changed my name. It was as I was trained to do. As if they knew it could happen. If they knew it, they should have stopped it. Why all this drama. I had lost everything in that stupid drama. It was not easy for me to come and live in a country I had never seen in my life. To live without my parents in the age when kids can not sleep without their parents beside them.

I wanted to tell Raymond everything about that night. The dream I was in. Then I saw a few people who dared to step into the forbidden room. And the man who tried to touch the mighty heart. I did not know if I should have told him or not. He once said that the person who tried to touch it, he wanted to be the king. That was the reason why he tried to touch it. Too bad, the mighty heart did not let him touch itself. It was probably because he was not worthy to possess the power of the dragon king. To my surprise, I never told him a thing. But he was attached to my father. Maybe he knew everything.

I could not believe that three centuries had passed since that night. Things were different since then. Not because I was the crown prince of Mountainia. But because I was sent to the outer world for a mission. Sending the mighty heart was another story. But whoever made that mistake, they would soon know the consequences. Dragons were actually powered by the mighty heart. Our immortality was connected with the mighty heart. Knowing that the mighty heart was away from its home, only the kings knew that it would die soon. And with that, it would take away the powers all the dragons were bestowed.

In all those years, my job was to expand my businesses. I never showed my real face anywhere. As it was a threat to me and my family secrets. Humans only thought that the world only belonged to them. Well, sure. Creatures like dragons, werewolves, vampires, witches and many more, we all exist in this world. I had my dad's most trusted men. They were the ones who taught me everything about the business my father had bought. They trained me to become a successful businessman. They were all loyal to our family. While Raymond was tracking the mighty heart. All we knew was that it was some sorcerers who took it away.

Even the people who worked in our mansion. They were all the most trusted people. My father was a great man. He was smart and brave. He did that all because he knew one day his people would count on that. Ever since the mighty heart was taken away, no dragon was able to shift. And I could feel it. The mighty heart was losing its powers. In Mountainia, angels used to visit every year to give it power and life so all the other dragons would live. But as it was stolen, it had started to lose it's power. I could feel that soon it would die and then, all the dragons would become a mortal.

I laid back down on my bed and looked at the sky. There was still some time for the sun to rise. I closed my eyes and let the sleep consume me again. I just wanted to sleep so all the sad thoughts would go away. But I guess it was not really a lucky day for me. I opened my eyes again as I heard a loud bang on my bedroom door.

I growled under my chest and hopped off of the bed. I went towards the door and opened it. I would have choked the life out of the person who dared to disturb me in my nape time. But I controlled myself when I saw Raymond standing in front of my bedroom door. I sighed and forced a small smile on my face.

"To what do I owe this pleasure? I remember you were not gonna come back this week. But I guess I was wrong." I asked him and he quickly shook his head.

"I have a really great news. The mighty heart is finally located. It is time for you to get in action." He replied and I smiled widely. 

"Really! That means we can go back home soon. I will be able to see my parents' grave. I would be able to hug my brother. I have missed him so much." I replied and his smile fell. I grabbed his hand and he looked into my eyes.

"I don't know how Balthazar is doing. I don't even know if he is okay. He stayed behind so you can be free. He is your step brother but he sacrificed his life for you and Mountainia. I just hope he will be okay when we go back to Mountainia. He is taking care of your father's legacy. Once you will find the mighty heart, you have to be the one to continue as the King, as your father died long ago." He replied and I gulped hard. Tears blurred my vision as I remembered that night again.

"I swear I will give him the most painful death whoever was behind their deaths.. Just the one they deserve." I said through my gritted teeth. Raymond pulled me in a fatherly hug and I cried my heart out.