The Death Keeper

A noise came from deep within the dragon, almost like the sound of a thousand men humming at once.

As it grew louder, I moved back to Polly and Leo.

They took hold of my shoulders, protecting me.

As well as the uproar coming from Abernathy, the color of his scales began to change. Shifting from their usual golden to an orange-red.

Heat radiated off him, like a fire in an enormous furnace, causing me to sweat.

The noise grew louder and louder until Polly, Leo, and I had to cover our ears.

The sound reverberated off the dragon and all around us until I moaned at the pain.

Abernathy's scales changed again from orange red to a stark white and his eyes rolled back into his head.

When I didn't think the noise could get any louder, he lifted his head to the sky and opened his mouth, sending a stream of fire into the air.

It shot high into the sky before arcing in every direction like a spider's web until the whole land was covered in a fiery ball.

The air became thin and it was moment