Lonely Mountain

Tiberius POV

"Javelins!"

Javelins fly through the air and bounced as they were deflected by the red scales of the dragon. I see the dragon stopped unleashing its flame and turned its lock neck at our direction, it paused for a while observing us before unleashing its mighty roar.

"ROAR!"

"Attack!" I shout as we face one of the biggest creatures I've ever seen in the middle earth.

I led the charged as we unsheathed our blades and charged at the dragon while Bilbo escape. We jumped from the stairs and stepped on the ground which was mostly covered by gold. Arriving at the leg of the dragon we unleashed our attack on it while the dragon was looking amused by our actions.

Clang!

All of our swords we're deflected as we slashed our blades on its legs, the dragon having enough entertainment from watching our attacks opened its wing and pushed us back then flew above our heads, it circled around us before opening its jaw and we saw a red light within it.

"Run!" Thorin screamed

Finally realizing the dragon was about to breathe fire everyone ran in panic as we already saw what it did to the stone pillar Bilbo was hiding from.

"ROAR!"

The dragon unleashed its breath and burned three of the Praetorian guards who were too slow to move because of all the gold under their feet. I see their body turning black as they screamed in pain while the gold under their feet melts.

"We need to run! This should have been a scouting mission!"

They nodded as they heard me and started to run back towards where we came from but before we can get close to the stairs the dragon flew over us and blocked our path while preparing to breathe fire once more.

"ROAR"

Two more Praetorians died as they screamed in pain turning their bodies into charcoals. In my anger, I once more attacked the dragon with my sword but were still deflected by the dragon's impenetrable scale. I see the dwarves throwing weapons they picked up from the ground and targeted the dragon's wing to tear it, but even it's wing deflected the axes and swords that we're thrown upon it. The dragon looked at the dwarves and moved its mouth.

"I knew you would come one day dwarf, I missed the taste of your kind and you even brought more food for me."

I looked in shock at the talking dragon that claimed to have been expecting us. The dragon turned around swinging its large tail at us, we were thrown far and landed on the gold with our backs.

"Arggh"

While I was still lying down stunned from being thrown back I saw the dragon's foot landing in front of me and I quickly rolled to the side to dodge it.

BOOM!

"Shit that was close!"

Thorin runs in front of me and held out his hand: "I have a plan to lure him to the throne room and distract him!"

I nod and rallied the men: "Rally to me Praetorians! Let's go!"

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My men follow me as we throw our remaining javelins at the dragon to provoke him while the dwarves went to the direction of the furnace room.

"Its been so long since I tasted Númenorean flesh."

We run down the stairs as the dragon knocked down pillars and destroyed the stairs behind us.

"Shit how many of my legionnaires will die if we fight that thing!"

We continued running until we arrived in the throne room, I see red fire glow above us and melted gold pouring inside the giant statue and I realized Thorin's plan. Before I can order my men to hide the gates of the throne room were crashed opened by the dragon.

"Where are you going? Dinner has just been served."

The dragon opened its jaw and crushed one of my Praetorians with its mouth.

"Run your majesty! ARGH!"

"Hmm, delicious"

I see Darius running to the side of the dragon then climbing it's back from its tail, while the dragon was busy swallowing my guard.

"Hey, lizard! Eat this!"

Darius swings his axe down and hits behind the dragon's head.

Clang!

Once again the scales of the dragon deflected the attack. The dragon looked at the man who disturbed its meal.

"ROAR!' The dragon flies through the air and shook it's body making Darius fall.

BOOM!

I see Darius landing on the floor while his head bleeds, seeing my childhood friend and brother not moving made me so angry that I felt the growing darkness within me grow stronger.

"Release your anger"

I heard whispers in my head and picked up a spear from the skeleton of a dwarf soldier on the floor and threw it targeting the dragon's eyes who was still distracted by Darius' body checking if he was dead.

Clang!

I see the spear being deflected by its eyelids as the dragon closed its eyes just as the spear was few inches from it.

BOOM!

The dragon flies down and I was thrown back by it's landing. I see the dragon preparing to breathe fire once more in my direction probably pissed from almost blinding it.

"Tetsudo Formation!"

My praetorian guards shouted and the other guards run towards me as they surround me with their shields preparing to block the dragon's fire breath.

"ROOOOOAR!"

I felt a great heat as the fire hit their shields and I see my men skins turning black into charcoal while they screamed in pain but still they chose to endure it and stayed within the formation to keep me safe from the hellfire.

Looking at their shields I noticed they were melting from the flames, just as I thought we will die I heard Thorin's voice.

"SMAUG LEAVE MY MOUNTAIN!"

The dragon stopped unleashing its breath and looked behind him to see Thorin standing on the shoulders of the large dwarven statue.

"This is not your kingdom! This is dwarf land! And we will have our revenge!"

I see Thorin on the statue grabbing a chain, when I was about to stand up I see the other dwarves arriving behind me, they carried my guards away while I placed one of my guards on my shoulders as we run away from the impending flood.

Clang!

BOOM!

The moment we were outside of the throne room I heard the sound of falling chains from the dwarven statue that held it together, looking inside the throne the room I saw the stone statue falling down and inside it, I saw one the largest and expensive statue my eyes ever laid upon.

I saw a statue so bright and shiny that it was difficult for my eyes to stare away from it, thinking the same as me I see the dragon also mesmerized by the large golden statue. We stared at it for ten seconds before I see the nose of the statue deforming and soon the entire statue turned into liquid gold.

SPLASH!

The entire statue turned into a flood of gold that drowned the entire dragon, I watched as the dragon attempted to fly but was thrown back from the momentum of the sudden flood. After half a minute the entire room is quiet.

"We did it?"

One of the dwarves whispered and soon everyone was cheering for slaying the dragon.

"Haha! We did it!"

"We don't need the entire legion after all!"

"For Rome! conquerors and dragon slayers!"

I see everyone celebrating from our legendary feat as our scouting mission became a dragon hunt, just as I was about to celebrate with them I remembered Darius."

"Wait! Where is Darius!"

I looked inside the throne room thinking he was under the golden liquid when suddenly I heard Bilbo's voice behind me.

"His fine, I carried him away just in time, he's just unconscious."

I looked at Bilbo and Darius who is still not moving, just I was about to approach him I heard rumbling noises in the throne room.

"REVENGE!, REVENGE!"

Looking inside I heard the voice of the dragon and trembled, I see the dragon climbing out from the melted gold and was covered by it. I looked at the furious golden dragon rushing out from the throne room, the dragon smashed open the gates and went outside.

"YOU DARE MORTALS! I WILL SHOW YOU REVENGE!"

I see the dragon flapped open its wing and fly away while rotating its body in the air as the gold covering it splashed away.

"I AM FIRE! I AM DEATH!"

Looking at the direction of where it was headed I see the town was already on fire, the town and the location of the legions camp was being attacked by an unknown army.