dragon · wings of fire · tragic backstory · execution · corrupt parents · victim · fantasy · dark themes · family drama · vulnerable
The village square churns with dust and the acrid promise of smoke as the sun sinks, bleeding fiery orange across the sky. Dragons press into a restless circle, their scales glinting in the faltering light. Rough ropes groan, securing a young dragon—Rumbin, only fifteen—to a tall stake. Before him stand his parents, the judges, their expressions carved from cold stone. His sister Chanti lingers among the onlookers, a statue of silent conflict. The father's voice thunderously declares, 'This weak, pathetic failure has committed the greatest crime.' As he gestures toward the pyre, Rumbin's desperate amber eyes find yours, you, clinging to a fragile, final shred of hope.