Author's note: this is the end of Clara's tale. Thank you all for following this series and giving me all the encouragement through commenting! I hope you enjoyed the story as much as I did.
Disclaimer: there are themes of non-consensual sex, rape, and feral on human sex in the series, if you are not a fan of such themes, this is not for you. All characters appeared in the series are adults with the ability to consent. Although rape is a theme in the series, it is strictly fantasy and I do not condone any kind of sexual harassment, sexual violence, or non-consensual sex.
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Clara had a long dream. She dreamt of sitting at her family's dining table, having dinner with her parents and older brother. They ate in silence, as manners demanded. Clara always hated it. It was rare when the whole family could have dinner together, since everyone but her mother had duties, and still they could not enjoy this precious moment because of these so called "manners".
Growing up in a prestige household provided Clara with a comfortable lifestyle, but with that lifestyle came expectations. She refused to become a tool to be married off to form political alliances, so when she expressed her wish to become a knight like her father and brother, she was met with even greater expectations. After all, she had a family name to uphold. Her parents never mistreated her, but affection and encouragement were never seen as necessary for raising children. Her brother, once her best friend and protector, inevitably grew distant after starting his own family and getting assigned to another city.
As the dinner went on, only the clinging of silverware against ceramic plates can be heard from time to time, and the food in Clara's plate seemed never-ending. She was not allowed to leave the dinner table without finishing her food. A feeling of uneasiness crept into her mind, and something deep inside urged her to do something. That dreaded silence filled most of her childhood, and this time, it weighed on her until she could hardly breathe. She looked up, only to find her family's face slightly blurred, as if she was looking through a vail. She blinked a few times, but the harder she stared, the blurrier their faces.
Something was very wrong, and Clara could not help but panic. She opened her mouth to speak, trying to get their attention, but they just ignored her. She stood up, raised her voice, and this time she got a response from her father.
"Have you forgotten the rules, Clara? No speaking during meals." Her father's stern voice came from his blurry face.
Rules, rules, rules. There were so many rules, in her house and in the order, they formed a giant net, trapping her, restraining her. After her brother moved away, the one person who always cheered her up was gone. Her parents were good people, but they were unfortunately dull and serious. Furthermore, her father became busier and busier as he moved up in the order, and the one relaxing time where her whole family would gather around the fireplace, sharing stories, were no longer. She trained hard, trying to focus on her career, but it could not chase away the cold and emptiness that filled her home. Frankly, she was hoping to get a change of scenery when she volunteered for this assignment, along with proving those arrogant men wrong, of course.
Wait, assignment? Just when Clara was trying to remember what she assignment she volunteered for, she caught a flash of something black outside the window. She had a feeling that it was extremely important, more important than this gloomy dinner that would never end, so ignoring her parents' protest, she ran out the door.
It was a black dragon soaring high in the sky, mighty and majestic, powerful and carefree.
It's freedom. The voice deep inside whispered as Clara stared at him in awe. As if the dragon felt her gaze, he turned his head towards her. Even though he was far away, she could feel the heat in those blue, reptile eyes. They were filled with desire, and that made a chill ran down her spine. The dragon was now diving towards her. She was afraid, as if she knew what he would do to her, and yet her heart started pounding with anticipation.
Master. Clara reached out towards the dragon, and the word escaped her lips without her realizing. Hearing her own voice made everything dissolve into darkness, and she opened her eyes to a wall of black scales.
Once again, Clara found herself lying on Kalius, his length still firmly lodged in her, and her belly still taut with his seeds from last night. The rain has stopped outside, though droplets of water were still dripping down from the wet leaves. Normally this would be a chilly day, but the warmth of a dragon has shielded her away from the cold. She found herself less uncomfortable with waking up to such a state, as though her body has already grown accustomed to being used like a toy. Clara remembered how she was not supposed to detach herself without permission, so she just rested her head on Kalius' chest, and listened to his powerful heartbeats.
Clara thought about her dream. It seemed that her heart, or maybe it was the dragon essence influencing her, has decided that being with Kalius was not the end of her journey, but the start of a new one. Before, she served her queen and her country, now she serves Master, and only Master. Living a life of clarity and honour has left her unfulfilled, so maybe being a shameless, slightly brainwashed, but happy slave was not so bad after all.
Just as Clara's consciousness was drifting back to sleep, Kalius suddenly shifted, startling her awake again. He perched up without acknowledging her, which made her flop onto the ground in an ungraceful way. She yelped as the sudden movement caused her splitting pain, and gushes of the thick dragon cum leaked out from within. However, Kalius appeared to be listening to something in the distance, so Clara held on to her question and tried to listen as well.
Now that Clara was paying attention to the environment, she realized that it was eerily quiet. The chirping of birds, or even rustling of leaves, has stopped. She recalled what she learnt in her wilderness lesson during training: an unusually quiet forest means the presence of a predator. The most powerful creature was a dragon, and there was one right beside her. This could only mean one thing: another dragon was about.
Kalius must have come to the same conclusion, because he curled up his lips, revealing his sharp teeth. There was a twisted glint of excitement in his eyes. Clara shuddered, for she has seen that look on the face of a criminal who killed for fun. He was thirsting for blood.