Page 67 of Fire Dragon
I see her.
Santos came on the line. “A quarter mile out.”
She felt the Magi gearing up for a burn. Emma pressed the com. “Blast coming. Peel away at will.”
She watched as a number of the forward warriors shifted their wings slightly and began drifting off to the sides. With Liam’s forward momentum as well as the other fire dragons, the remainder appeared to be flying away fast, even though they were only holding a position out of range of the amplification.
Emma heard a low rumbling and knew the weapon was doing its worst. Waves of power hit her first, then heat, then a furnace blast of fire.
Liam’s energy protected her and the part of her dragon that was fire, floated to the surface of her skin and embraced the heat.
The fire kept coming, heavy waves that carried force as well. She could feel that Liam was struggling to maintain his position. The fierce Konbrack wind wasn’t helping either.
Liam’s telepathic order hit her mind and she relayed it to the group via the com. “Fall back. One mile. Now.”
Liam flipped swiftly so that Emma had a view of all the lead dragons doing the same.
Emma addressed Liam.What’s going on?
You felt the power, right?
Yes.
I couldn’t hold my position because of the force. Let me contact Santos.
Emma waited, something she found difficult since her blood hummed with adrenaline.
Liam returned.Santos wants an assault before and during the next fire blast.
Emma sent out the orders to the squadron. She then focused on the lead Magi dragon.
Santos came on the line again for the entire group to hear. “The second squadron is in range and they’ve got at least two riders with them.” Another first.
Emma asked, “Are they transporting a second weapon?”
“No. Some kind of metal cage, though. Looks like they’re hoping for a capture. And Emma?”
“Yes?”
“Disable the weapon.”
“Yes, Sir.”
Santos then contacted her privately, though mind-to-mind this time.When you’re in position, give the order to the squadron to move in fast, then fire when ready.
Emma could sense every dragon and felt the latent power they possessed as a unit.
She loved it.
This was what she had trained for, what had become her mission in life.
The new dragon life inside her responded as well. This was who she was, who her daughter and Liam were as well.
Pride wasn’t exactly what she felt. More like an exultation of all that was life.
Once within range, she transmitted the order to the group and the squadron moved out as one, flying fast.
On the enemy came.
