“It’s a boy” said the man, standing inside a cabin, a little boy in his arms, a new born baby with white skin that shine like silver and hair as black as coal, his eyes where golden as those of the man who was holding him.

“Our precious baby is here at last” said the woman that was laying on the bed, her silvery skin and reddish hair where glowing as the light of sunset was covering her, her arms where trying to reach the boy, the man gave her the little boy wrap in blankets and step back, as the sun was hiding inside the trees the house was getting more and more dark, the cold was creeping its way in, the man went to the chimney and started the fire, the sound of his wife singing to the boy filed the cabin as the warmth of the fire spread.

“I’m glad you’re happy Larena” said the man as he was walking closer “I know how much you wanted to have a little boy” the smiling face of the woman almost took away his ability to think, it was the most beautiful sight in the world.

“Lance” she suddenly said to him “his name is Lance” not a single doubt on her voice.

“Lance Elvion Silverskin” said the man with a big grin on his face “that’s a good name for my son” the smiling little boy was sleeping on his mother arms, the boys silvery skin was almost shining with the fire place light, his golden eyes closed as he sleep, the warmth of this scene could have melt the coldest heart, with a big smile Larena held her child, basking on the little miracle their love had created.

Silent he started making dinner, a leg of deer he had caught that morning before Larena gave birth, with his arm on the fire holding the deer leg as he turn it around while it cooked, the sight would have scare almost anybody, but Larena was so happy that this man had come to her life.

The smell from the meat wake the baby up, while his dad cook dinner, his little eyes stared at him while he lift the meat from the flame and cut it with his bare hands “he’s a hungry kid” said Larena while laughing.

“just like mom” said the man as he ate, a chill suddenly ran down his spine, a bad thing was coming, then it hit him “I haven’t shield him” that whisper was the horrific realization that he had committed a terrible mistake, one he’s family would paid for dearly.      

“I’m finally here” a deep malevolent voice said “I took me 50 years of endless looking but I finally found you” with the shape of a big shadow looming over his wife and son the man responded.

“I wasn’t expecting you so soon” his voice coarse, the words almost stuck to his throat, the fear for his wife and son almost paralyze him, a burning hate on his chest for that evil thing that came to rob him of what he love the most.

“I hope you haven’t forgotten me, my dear friend” said the voice as the shadow was growing in the cabin, “how could I” said the man “I have been expecting you for decades” as the man was talking he was slowly walking toward his wife, her horrified expression was telling him how scared she was, but all her eyes showed was determination, as she raise the child, her eyes implored him something.

“I know” the man said, barely a whisper, in his heart he knew what to do, what she was asking of him, taking the little boy from her arms and in to his own.

“Yes” said the voice amused by their actions “your lovely fear is so, refreshing” the shadow enveloping the beautiful woman began seeping in trough her skin, her eyes started closing, her beautiful skin turning gray, “I love you” she manage to say while she looked at them, she knew the thing that was entering her was going to rob her of her future, but her gentle smile didn’t show any sadness, I got to love both of you she thought and I get to say good bye.

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“I love you too” he responded while he held the life that was given to him “and I swear I’ll never let anything happen to him” something broke inside him while he watched the darkness consume his wife, the horrible voice kept laughing with amusement as the life of Larena drifted away.

“she’s mine now” said the evil thing, Larena’s body started to change as her skin kept falling of, revealing a layer of dark flesh under neat, but it was too late, the man already was holding a flaming arm towards it, the force and heat of the flame almost vaporized the entire cabin and carbonize Larena’s body.

“You are only delaying the inevitable, haven’t you seen your little boy´s face” that smug line gave him pause, and he reach for the blanket that hid the boy´s face.

“damn you” the sheer anger and hate that could be heard on he’s voice would have made any normal person faint, on his son forehead, right above his left eye was a red mark in the shape of a little dragon.

“You can’t escape me now” the darkness slowly reaching for them “I will never let you have him” the man stood ready to leave.

“You will never be able to defeat me, and I will never stop chasing you” said the voice now in anger because the men didn’t yield to it.

“I’ll make sure you never find him, and I promise you that when the time comes, he will defeat you, so remember his face because one day you will learn to fear him” as he said that the man started running as fast as he could, for two days he ran, only stopping to feed his son, at last he came to a stop and put his baby on the ground, it was in the outside of a Doumaken temple, he knew his son would be taken care of here.

He make a dim light glow in his right arm and pierce his chest with it, the pain didn’t stop him as he set on the task that will make his son safe, moments later, breathing heavily he took out a round thing from his chest, the size of an apple, split it in half and put one of those inside him, the other half he put over his son forehead and started chanting.

A magic circle of golden glow started forming under Lance, while runes started appearing on his forehead, the glow started burning the earth around them, the runes started converging on the little mark of the dragon over his left eye, making the mark glow golden and start growing, a moment later the half of the round ting started becoming dust and the dragon mark stop glowing, the golden color it had now as it covered half of Lance´s face was a deep golden color almost as if gold itself made it.

On the ground with one of his fingers he wrote the name his beloved Larena had given their son.

“That’s the best I can do for now my son” said the man while standing up “he can’t find you now, and you will grow strong, a really want to stay but it would be dangerous” as tears rolled down his face he knock on the temple door, the sound could be heard on the entire valley.

“I’ll come and find you my son, when the time is right” he ran in to the forest and watch as one of the monks open the doors and found little Lance and read the name he wrote on the ground, “take care” he said in a low sad voice while he turn around and started walking “and grow strong” tears kept coming “dad will always love you, my little Dragon boy”.