Azazel's POV
"Who dares awaken me?" A cold, dark voice filled with rage came.
I looked at the vampire bat and it was on its knees with his head bowed.
I tilted my head to the side a little trying to understand what was happening, when a strong scent of Dragon filled my nostrils.
I looked at the man who was still standing in the shadows realizing he is a dragon.
I quickly stood up, and started looking for where my sword is.
He is a dragon and am in a place forbidden for demons to be so he will certainly try to kill me or capture me.
So i have to act first and kill him before he kills me.
"A demon" the dragons voice came again making me to look at it's direction.
And my mind froze the moment I did, he was now standing right in front of me.
He was tall, very tall and was well build, his long golden hair was all over his face as he looked at me with his golden eyes, he was shirtless, his eyes were cold and unreadable as he looked back into my eyes.
"A demon dared to awake me" he said it almost sounded like a growl, and that was when I realized he was still an enemy and shifted back quickly as I removed my small dagger from my boot.
I wonder how he came here.
But it looked like he erupted from the Shadows
Is he also a guardian of the ember heart?
"The ember heart" I whispered realizing it's not on my hand, I looked at him and he was still just standing there looking at me with a blank expression.
The ember heart wasn't with him so I started scanning the cave looking for it.
"Where is it" I shouted angrily as I looked at the old man who was still kneeling and bowing.
The dragon also turned and looked at the man, and the man's entire body started shaking again.
"Please forgive me sire, i didn't betray you willingly, I had no choice, your brother was going to eliminate my family, please sire forgive me" the man said quickly, I doubt he breathed while saying that.
And why is he asking for the dragons apology and asking him to forgive him?
And how did this weird dragon know I am a demon, after I hid my scent?
"Too bad, now both you, your family and my brother are going to be eliminated" the dragons deep cold voice came as he tilted his head to the side a little.
The old man immediately crawled to his feet and started begging him as he sobs "please sire, spare me and my family, please" he pleaded, but the dragon didn't respond, instead he kicked him hard on the chest with his leg sending the old man flying to the edge of the cave.
My jaw dropped in surprise of how powerful he was, but at the same time as I was amazed by his power I felt a rush of anger as I look at the old sorcerer struggling to stand up with blood gushing from his mouth and noise.
Dragons call demons evil, but now look at what a heartless dragon is doing to an old man.
The dragon slowly started walking towards the old man, probably to continue what he started.
To kill him,
I rushed to where the dragon was and stopped right in front of him.
"Don't even think about hurting him" I shouted as I looked back into his eyes, I watched as his blank and unreadable eyes filled with rage.
Before I could react I was lifted of the ground by the neck.
He was strangling me with One hand...
I started struggling trying to escape his hold as my breath start to hitch, I ignited my hell fire flame and pressed it on his chest but he didn't even buldge or show a sign of pain.
"Sire don't kill her, killing her is the same as killing yourself" the old man's voice came.
The dragon tilted his head to the side a little and looked at the old man, I watched as he raised an eyebrow in question before he turned his gaze back to me.
"She is now connected to you sire"
"Your brother casted the forbidden spell on your heart, whoever took it and unlocked you, will be bond to you till you find the Ashen sanctum and break the curse" immediately the old man finished saying that his eyes widened as he looked at me.
He growled angrily before he threw me to the ground.
Wait
Did the old man mean the ember heart is his?
And what does he mean by we are bond by a curse and need to break it?.
The dragon walked to where the old man was and picked him from the ground using the collar of his neck, "what do you mean by that" he shouted angrily.
The old man was sweating non stop and his entire body was shivering "sire he used the Ravvata curse on your heart, now she is bond to you, if you step away from her with more than twenty feet you will both perish" the old man said while spluttering.
I looked around trying to see if there was another lady he was talking about but there was non, which means he is talking about me.
The Ravvata curse he just said....
I have heard the story of that curse but it was in a fairy tale.
And according to the Fairy tale is a curse that bounds two souls together as one.
So they have to stay together since they are each other's half.
"Why did he place the curse? Why?" The dragon asked angrily as he throw the old man to the ground.
The old man immediately crawled back to his feet "sire he wants to stop you from using your powers even when you escape, if you use your powers it will harm whoever that is bond to you and will kill that person, and killing that person is the same as killing you" the old man explained as he sobbed.
The dragon growled angrily as he looked at me, his eyes were burning with flame so I started walking back slowly.
I stopped in my tracks when I felt a choke on my throat, there was no one In front of me but I was being choked, I placed my hand on my neck trying to stop whatever was choking me but it just won't stop.
I looked at the dragon and he was just standing there, but it was quite obvious he was struggling with something from the way his hands were trembling.
The old man quickly walked to me and started dragging me, then...
Then suddenly the choking stopped, I started coughing loudly as I collapsed on the ground "how can I break this damn curse nandros" the dragon's deep angry voice came.
The old man quickly let go of my hand and crawled to the dragons feet "you have to go to Ashen sanctum sire, only there will you be able to break the curse" the old man said.
"Where is it" the dragon asked as he turned his gaze to me.
The old man's entire body was shaking uncontrollably as he kept quiet "I asked you a question nandros" the dragon shouted angrily shaking the entire cave.
"I don't know sire, nobody knows where it is, but it's said to be in the middle of the three realms" the old man said as he sobbed hardly.
"Please spare me, I had no choice" the old man continued saying.
The dragon walked pass him and started walking towards me, I wanted to step back but I didn't want the choke to come back again, so I gathered courage and didn't move even though my legs were shaking like shit.
He stopped right in front of me before he leaned in a little looking directly into my eyes "demon princess, seems like we will be stuck together for a while, so behave yourself" he said warningly.
"How do you know I am the princess?" I questioned as I look at him with wide eyes.
But he didn't answer he ignored me and turn to the old man "you are coming with us to find Ashen sanctum, if I don't find it within a week, I will wipe away you and your family".
The old man immediately kneeled "thanks for your kindness sire" he said, as I look at him with amusement.
So this is kindness?
Why not just kill him and the family now?
How sure is he we will find it in a week?
I would have been nice enough to kill him now.
That place only exist in a fairy tale.
"Let's go, there are coming" the dragon said as he began walking towards the cave exit.
"Hey" I called out making him to stop in his tracks, but he didn't turn and look at me.
"I am not going anywhere, just give me back my ember heart and I will leave here without harming you" he turned and looked at me with amusement written on his face.
"The ember heart is his heart, so please so follow him peacefully till we break the curse" the old man pleaded.
"I am not a coward like you" I said before I picked up my small dagger from the ground and ignited fire on it.
"I guess you want us to do things the hard way" I said before I lunged at him with full speed with the dagger aiming for his heart.....