Amber's+Short+Stories

Corey Ryson stared at the clock ticking away in his class. Kyos School sure was a boring place. “Oh well, at least I get to go to Ryson Hold today,” thought Corey. Only yesterday he had been informed of who he really was. Today he was going to take his oath of dragon rights, and be given his dragon egg. Kala, his sister, already had her dragon, and he was fully grown. But the scary thing was, she was his twin, and his Elder. The bell rang as the clock chimed three, and Corey and Kala raced into the forest by the school. There, Kasan, Kala’s golden dragon, was waiting with his wings open, ready for flight.  “Ryson Hold sure is beautiful,” thought Corey as he slid down Kasan’s tail. The hold was carved out of the White Mountain range, and it was a paradise. Cool, clear mountain spring water was flowing everywhere, and the gardens were a jungle, full of life. As soon as he set his feet on the ground, Corey knew something was wrong. He turned and saw his father standing next to him, watching the army marching over the mountains. In the Dragon prince’s hands was a pale white dragon egg. “Welcome home, Corey, Kala,” said Ryson in warm tones. “I’m sorry to say,” He continued, “that we don’t have time for you to take the oath of Dragon rights today, Corey. “The Kyan are almost at the border, and we need to prepare the Hold for war.” The Kyan. That was not good news. The Kyan were run by Rycoll, Ryson’s evil twin brother. Ryson interrupted Corey’s thoughts by saying: “Corey, this is your egg. The dragon inside is actually Kasan’s sibling,” He gestured towards the golden dragon.”The Dragon King chose this egg himself.” He paused as a missile from the Kyan was deflected by the borders. Urgently, he whispered “Now, go to Kyantan temple, Corey. Talk to your mother; ask to let your dragon come forth. Corey, GO!!” Ryson sprinted towards the grounds, where the battle had begun. “Corey,” Kala said gently, tugging his sleeve. “Come on, we should go.” Corey ran with Kala towards the mountain peak, where Kyantan temple glowed like dragon’s fire. When they arrived at the temple, it was in chaos. Kyan soldiers had snuck in during the battle. Now, they were destroying the temple. Broken statues littered the floor, and the stained glass windows were smashed. The soldiers were advancing towards the Kayantani, the shrine dedicated to Corey and Kala’s mother, Kaya. The Corey tried to sneak away, but Kala was furious. “Kala,” Corey whispered urgently. She marched towards the soldiers. The marshal spotted her. A twitch of his finger and she was knocked to the floor. “Leave my sister alone!” Corey shouted as he hid his egg under his shirt and ran towards Kala. Then, the Kyan knocked Corey down, and carried him down the mountainside with his sister, the white dragon egg tucked away inside his shirt.
 * __ Task 4 Short Story 500 Words : Temple Chaos __**

Words: 500

Lucky Jack’s belt. Everyone had heard the story. And sadly for Jack, his grandfather’s belt had only gotten him into trouble. Even his teacher teased him about it, not to mention the Will brothers, his cousins. The only thing Jack liked about the belt was that he had the silver buckle, given to him by his grandfather Lucky Jack, thus cursing his great-uncle Will, who was the current bearer of the belt. One day Jack bumped into a lone man on the street, setting the silver buckle around his neck aglow. The man fell to his knees saying: “Thank you, brother! Thank you for redeeming me!” Jack realised it was his great-uncle Will, and recognised the old leather belt around the man’s waist. His thoughts were stopped by his uncle saying: “Here’s the belt. Take it! You are the bearer now,” and presenting Jack with the belt. Jack slid on the buckle, and the never-ending storm that had haunted the town for three years left, and Lucky Jack the second was true to his name forever.
 * __ Task 3 Short Story 200 words: Lucky Jack __**

Words: 176

Pulling himself onto the wall, Humpty Dumpty panted as he settled down to watch the king’s parade. Then, he rocked back and forth, and he fell, tumbling down onto the street, broken into pieces. The king and his men got out the bandages, and began their work of putting Humpty together again.
 * __ Task 2 Humpty Dumpty Short Story 50 words __**

Words: 52