[ IP ] King of the Sky

Thunder shook the lands. 
 
 It emerged from the mists. It swept above the ridges thick with vegetation. The leviathan cast a shadow that rivaled night upon the lands. It's span was that of three mountains. The daylight shimmered upon its golden scales. 
 
 The hunters, faces caked with dirt, watched it glide in the distance. It seemed to carry storms beneath its wings. Its eyes burned with a fire that only the core of the earth could produce. The great beast sheared the sky. Yet it did not make a noise. No booming growl or howl came from its mouth. Like a fish, it was silent in its workings. 
 
 `` Think we can take that down,'' asked Verl. 
 
 Uzk, beard upon his chin, turned to Verl. `` No,'' he said with a shake of his head, `` No I do n't.'' 
 
 Uzk watched the giant soar into the distance. Rays of light reflected off the smoothness of its scales. Such beasts were common in these lands. Mountains so high hid grand beats. 
 
 Uzk heard the creak of wood. 
 
 He turned to Verl. `` Do n't try it,'' sighed Uzk. 
 
 Uzk stumbled away down the slope. He heard the hum of an arrow cast to the sky. It was followed closely by a string of swears from Verl. 
 
 `` Better luck next time!'' called Uzk. 
 
 `` You'll see some day!'' 
 
 Verl eventually did claim he killed one of those enormous beasts. Uzk knew he had n't. He had just found one's skull somewhere and chipped off a horn. Verl, of course, claimed he had slain it in single combat. Everybody was greatly amazed. 
 
 They had all forgotten about it by the next day.
