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Dragon Legend
by
Katie Tsang and Kevin Tsang
The wind whipped around them, cutting through their protective suits. The suits had not been made to withstand the icy temperatures of the Frozen Wasteland.
Spark, Billy thought. Can you hear me? I don’t know if we can do this.
Silence was the only response. Billy closed his eyes and hunched his shoulders against the stinging cold. And then a small burst of heat, no bigger than a candle flame, rushed through him. But it was enough to warm him just a little. It had to be Spark sending hope, sending warmth, through their bond.
It was the motivation Billy needed. He rolled his shoulders back and faced his friends.
‘Ling-Fei, I believe in you. I know you’ll sense the pearl. I believe in all of us. The dragons do too,’ he said. He hoped his friends didn’t notice his teeth chattering in the cold. ‘We can do this.’
Another gust of wind flew at the group, so strong it threatened to send them crashing into the Blood Strait. Ling-Fei stumbled, and Charlotte grabbed her arm, pulling her up the bank. It was slippery, but she dug her heels in, securing both herself and Ling-Fei.
‘Let’s move away from here,’ said Charlotte, eyeing the Blood Strait uneasily. ‘I don’t want to freeze to death, but I don’t like the idea of being boiled in hot blood either.’
The group slowly moved further up the banks of the Blood Strait, heads down, pushing against the wind. Their feet scrambled for purchase on the icy ground. Then they were up on the plateau, and the Frozen Wasteland opened up in front of them.
Billy stared at the wide expanse. It was unlike anything he’d ever seen. The land looked like a thrashing ocean that had frozen in place at the height of a hurricane. Everywhere Billy looked rock formations rose out of the ground like huge, curling waves. Wind howled across the land, kicking up billows of ice and frost that swirled through the air like tornadoes. Strange, cloud-like blobs floated up above in a dark grey sky.
Billy felt as if he had stepped into a horror movie, and for a brief moment he thought they might’ve been better off staying with the fish and going back empty-handed. He shivered and pushed the thought out of his mind.
‘Talk about finding a needle in a haystack,’ said Billy, clutching his arms across his chest for warmth as he scanned the horizon. ‘Even if we knew which direction to go, how are we meant to find a tiny ice pearl in a place that is already covered in ice?’
‘Well, we’re never going to find it with that attitude,’ said Charlotte. ‘Ling-Fei, do you have any idea where the pearl might be?’
‘Let me see if I can sense anything,’ said Ling-Fei. She closed her eyes and put the tips of her fingers to her temples.
The group watched expectantly as Ling-Fei concentrated on locating the ice pearl. Billy could see her eyes darting back and forth under her eyelids. He hoped this would work. After a few moments, Ling-Fei scrunched up her face before shaking her head and opening her eyes again. ‘This place has an odd energy to it. I can’t quite explain it, but it feels… unnatural. It’s making it hard for me to sense the pearl. But I’m sensing magic, which is coming from… this direction.’ She pointed into the wasteland.
Billy followed Ling-Fei’s outstretched hand and tried to make out a distinguishable landmark to set their path, but all he could see were the rows and rows of the wave-like rock formations that blended together as seamlessly as the waves of an ocean. He couldn’t help but feel that they were heading into an endless void. But he trusted Ling-Fei. And together they were strong.
First published in Great Britain in 2020 by Simon & Schuster UK Ltd
Copyright © 2020 Katherine Webber Tsang and Kevin Tsang
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This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents are either the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual people living or dead, events or locales is entirely coincidental.
