Prologue

...I turned and kept running. I glanced over my shoulder, and saw Titus. His deep blue wings moved ever so slightly, and yet he was still travelling at, I would say, about 125 km/h. My throat and lungs burned from running, but I kept going. Suddenly there was a thunderous roar. Titus sped up, and soared past just a few feet above my head. I fell to the ground. What? I thought. I couldn't figure out why Titus didn't attack me. Then I saw. He slowed down just as there was an explosion of trees from the forest. Feurin leapt up.His red skin masked the cuts that ran along his side. He opened his jaws wide and a white, streaming ball of flame smashed into Titus' chest. He screamed and fell backwards. He tried to correct himself but he crashed into the small village at the end of the clearing. I heard villagers scream and the loud destruction of buildings...