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Submitted to Contest #217
Three days I’ve been looking for it. That damned dragon. All around the forest, billows rise from burnt trees as if bleeding smoke. The wind blows through them, kindling put out fires like red capillaries glowing through the bark. I landed a hit on it, that despicable reptile. I could hear its wings tangle as it tried to retreat, descending slowly. Wounded dragons are like injured cats; you have to go look for them, hidden and afraid. But still dangerous. Very, very dangerous. I rubbed two ice stones together until my flare ignite in a whirl...
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