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Diary of the Dragon Rider - 1

22nd day of 10th month

1/3

An envoy from Meccania came to
purchase a grown Coolia. Meccanian
officers always pay well, so there
was plenty of food on the table
that night. But I had to clean up
the dead Coolia's remains, so I
didn't feel like eating.

2/3

'Destroy the mutants', it is the
village's code. The mutant
Coolias cannot be tamed, and no
one will buy them. Besides, they
are believed to be a bad omen.

3/3

But to me, Coolias are all the
same. I can't believe that blue-
white light could bring our
village harm.

25th day of first month

1/1

Loth became feverish. She was near
delivery, so I had to take care of
her overnight. If I allowed her to
die, I would be punished for sure.
It's not like I could really do
anything for her, they just needed
a caretaker. My bad luck.

26th day of first month

1/2

Unfortunately, Loth passed away.
My father whipped me and sent me
to bed hungry. But none of that
mattered.
I lied about the baby. I told them
it was stillborn, but it actually
was sleeping quietly in the barn.

2/2

I didn't mean to break the code...
Only, I couldn't kill him...
Because Lagi had...
A pair of wings!.

27th day of first month

1/2

I named the little Coolia 'Lagi'.
If anyone knew the reason why I
decided to take care of him,
they would just laugh at me.
All the legends and scripture of
our village describe a dragon. And
Lagi reminds me of that dragon.

2/2

If know it's all childish dreaming,
but I want to see Lagi grow
up. If he could actually fly...
I could be like the dragon rider
in the fairy tales I was told in
my childhood.

8th day of 9th month.

1/1

Lagi's growth rate is amazing. At
this rate, he could be as big as
a full-grown Coolia in a year.
His wings are strengthening too.
I took him running today, and just
for an instant, he actually
floated. Lagi may really fly!

19th day of 10th month

1/3

Yesterday, my whole life ended.
The home where I lived, everyone
in the village, they're gone.
Dead. The airship appeared out of
nowhere, attacked without reason,
and turned my village into nothing
but ashes...

2/3

Disaster struck while we were
outside the village practicing.
Somehow, I couldn't even cry. The
village was in flames before me,
yet I couldn't accept it. It was,
however, what Lagi did next that
sent shivers down my spine.

3/3

What Lagi fired toward the
ancient ship... It was the
legendary 'arrow of light'.
My dream had become a reality,
but the villagers had paid
for it with their souls.

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