Only A Dream

Meanwhile, Lu Xiu had been walking in that narrow path for God knows how long, blinded by the darkness, he didn't know where he was and if he could ever get out from here.... Lu Xiu finally couldn't take it anymore and lied down on the cold floor to rest. It had been a really tough day, his whole tribe got wiped out, he was chased by the bandits and he was now lost in this place. As Lu Xiu recounted the things that happened today, he slowly drifted into his sleep... After he feel asleep the narrow path started to glow with a golden-green light, lighting up the entire path...

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It was a pleasant morning on a lush land with grassy hills and clear skies. The birds were singing the morning melody, the flowered had just blossomed and a gentle breeze was blowing the grass and created ripples on the nearby lake, the sun has just risen from the horizon making the view even more majestic to behold. In the middle of this tranquil place stood a silhouette,

"Where am I?"

Needless to say, it was Lu Xiu. He was lost as he could clearly remember that he was lost in a cave and had just lied down for a bit, but currently he was standing in a mejestic and beautiful place.

ROAR~

Before Lu Xiu could get a chance to enjoy the view, the whole ground started to shake violently. Lu Xiu was stunned to see that all the voices after deafning roar had died down and an eerie silence covered the entire land... In a time of few breaths, a small figure could be seen on the horizon from where the sun had arisen. Lu Xiu could not make any sense of what was happening and could not help but think,

"What was that thing that caused such a change, could it be that thing in the sky?"

Before long, that figure was only 1000 meters away from Lu Xiu. At this moment, the figure was flapping it's gigantic wings which were causing the surrounding air to ripple, From the front, the air seemed to be distorted which had slightly blurred the view... Before Lu Xiu realised what it was, the figure was already 100 meters away from him, It was about 25 meters tall, 50 meters long and had a wing span of almost 55 meters!! Strong heatwaves were being emitted by the figure which distorted the air and the temperature was raised significantly just by its presence...

It was a Dragon.

Lu Xiu was completely pale from fright,

"Wer.. weren't they supposed to be extinct?.."

this was the only thing on Lu Xiu's mind. The huge Dragon opened its mouth and breathed out red, raging flames. In the time of 1 second, the entire land which was once tranquil was covered in flames. anything that those red flames touched would be incinerated... Fire, as far as the eye could see, Lu Xiu couldn't help but exclaim the Earth shattering might of a dragon. All it took was one second for the dragon to level the entire land, all the hills were leveled, the lake which was once filled with water was now filled with molten lava, The lush ground was now charred as if someone painted the whole ground with black ink.

BOOM~

with a thunderous sound the dragon landed in front of Lu Xiu, it was as it a giant mountain has just fell from the sky. The whole earth shook and Lu Xiu fell to the ground, his entire being shaking just by the very presence of the dragon. It's aura was so overbearing that Lu Xiu couldn't help but suffocate. The air was so hot that ripples were being produced.

The Dragon stared at Lu Xiu with its shining Golden-Red eyes. now that the Dragon was really up close to Lu Xiu he could see the distinct features of the dragon. Shiny crimson scales covered it's entire body, It's claws were 2 meter long and appeared so sharp that by just looking at them someone could feel as if they were being cut.

ROAR~

The dragon roared at Lu Xiu and it's shiny eyes were emitting dense killing intent. To Lu Xiu, since the Dragon was so up close to him, it's voice was like a thunderbolt that struck the ground really close to where he was.

Lu Xiu's ears started to bleed and his face was like a blank sheet of paper. The Dragon flapped it wings, took flight and moved about 200 meters above Lu Xiu, then suddenly it plumited from the sky head first towards Lu Xiu.

Lu Xiu's eyes contracted and before he could even make a sound, The dragon crashed into Lu Xiu...

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"AHHHH~"

Lu Xiu got up from where he was lying and started to pant profously. His back and forehead was drenched In cold sweat.

"It was a dream... There's no way that a dragon will be alive after 10,000 years...right?"

After recovering his bearing from that frightening dream, Lu Xiu couldn't help but say to himself.

Lu Xiu got up and scanned his surrounding. He was shocked to find out that the completely dark path that he was walking in completely blinded earlier, was now shining with a Golden-green color. The view if the cave was stunning. Lu Xiu started to walk forward, as he walked, the glow started to get stronger and stronger. Lu Xiu suddenly stopped in his tracks, he felt a pressure on his body and mind and an eerie feeling surrounded him. He started to move forward again and the pressure on him kept increasing with each step he took. He was having trouble breathing and was just about to stop when...

"Keep going forward."

A Deep thunderous voice resounded in his head which frightened him.. He somehow felt that he has heard this voice somewhere before... Lu Xiu was thinking about retreating when suddenly the ground started to shake violently and the way he came from started to collapse. Cursing in his heart, Lu Xiu gritted his teeth and ran at full speed.. the walls were getting brighter and brighter till it felt like it was mid day in the cave... The ground stopped shaking and the pressure was disappeared. Before Lu Xiu could breath out a sigh of relief the ground beneath his feet started cracking. The ground broke and Lu Xiu fell inside the hole while a thought ran through his head,

"This day could not get any worse."