Scale was a simple child, no special abilities or powers. He had the chance at a normal life. A life of happiness and love.

Sadly, his parents shunned those dreams. His mother, a coward, running from all the fights and deaths. As for his father, he was the one responsible for all these fights and deaths.

Scale knew the abilities of his people. He knew about their need from torturing and suffering, their thirst for blood.

As time went on, he came to realise that he had no place in this land. And so he ran, just like his mother.

However, this burden of cowardice followed him everywhere. No place free from unrest.

And when he settled into a place, soon after, an evil force will threaten that land, that realm. And so, our Reptilian friend runs on.

Soon, Scale finds himself in the land of shadows, a place that is dim, dark, and gloomy but, still with an aurora of hope and happiness. 

The Shadow Soldiers were nor keen on their new arrival and the king himself, ordered Scale off to execution.

However, he was rescued by two individuals. One, a Shadow Soldier like the rest, and the other, a species unfamiliar to scale, one he had yet to come across.

They opened their arms and supported him through his fears. He learned their names were Melon and Blade. He grew to like them.

But inevitably, evil threatened his happiness. Blade's own brother on the side of evil. Scale would have usually ran.

But, today was different, he had found a place worth fighting for, a place he could call his home.

The evil sorcerer hovered  above the ground, challenging the fiercest warrior to fight. This duel striking fear in the bravest of men, causing the soldiers to bow down in fear.

Scale, however, was not one to back away, not this time at least.

His sudden act of bravery was ridiculed by most. Scale tempted to flee from his troubles but, when he looked over to him, a sense of encouragement and support made him bravely step towards the beast.

"I know that I'm far too powerful, so powerful in fact that I could kill you with ease. But I take pity on you so, I shall give you a fairer chance. You see there is a tournament soon, only the best can enter. Well, I propose a deal. Should you win this tournament I shall leave this petty realm forever alone. But should you lose, this realm will be mine and so will all its occupants. So, do we have a deal?"

Despite the many warnings Scale accepted this deal.

The fate of an entire realm placed in the hands of a lizard, his victory depended on their survival.

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Written by: JohnathanSmith026