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Back The Last Dragon
Chapters (50)
  1. Cover
  2. Dedication
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  13. - ELEVEN -
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  32. - THIRTY -
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  49. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  50. ABOUT THE AUTHOR

“Fort, we can’t take the chance,” Jia said, coming up alongside Rachel. “Last time, one Old One nearly killed us all. The others never even made it fully through the portal. We won’t have a chance against all of them together.”

“She’s right, we have to go now,” Rachel said.

“No, we don’t,” Gabriel said, moving to stand next to Fort. “This dwarf will take us to Fort’s father, and then Fort can teleport us back to the portal. We can do this. And we’re not leaving without trying.”

“What do you keep calling me?” the dwarf asked. “A de-wharf?”

“No!” Rachel shouted, shaking her head. “How do you all not get this? It’s not just us in danger. If we leave the portal open, they might find it before we’re back! We’re not taking that chance, no matter what.” She turned to Fort, and her face softened a bit. “Look, I know how hard this is, but you can’t put the whole world at risk for… you know, for…”

“For my father?” Fort asked quietly. “Watch me.”

He turned toward the dwarf. “Which way to Dragon’s Teeth?”

The dwarf pointed toward one of the tunnels. “There. But what did you call me again? It sounded WHOA!”

Gabriel grabbed the dwarf in midsentence and threw him over his shoulder. “I’m with Fort,” he said to Rachel and Jia. “If it makes you feel better, go back to the portal and guard it. If the Old Ones show up before we do, then just collapse the cavern. We’ll find another way out.”

Rachel growled loudly in frustration, while Jia sighed and walked over to join Fort and Gabriel. “They’ll have a better chance if we go with them,” she said.

“You’ve got to be kidding me!” Rachel shouted. She turned to walk away, then stopped, started moving again, then slammed her foot against the ground a few times. Finally, she shot a fireball off toward the ceiling, watched it explode while shouting insults, then finally came back to the others. “Let’s get this done quickly,” she growled. “The moment we get even a hint that the Old Ones are close, we teleport back to the portal, Fort. Do you understand me?”

Fort nodded, unable to hide his smile. “I do. And thank—”

“NO,” she said. “Don’t you dare. Come, dwarf, lead the way.”

“My kind are called Dracsi-kin,” the dwarf said. “And I have a name.”

“What’s your name?” Jia asked.

“What’s a Dracsi?” Gabriel asked.

“Don’t answer either of them!” Rachel said. “Let’s go!”