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In a strange world, populated by elves and Dragons, there was a prophecy... It told of a Dragon, subjugating a kingdom, and the elf destined to slay(?) them.
Of course, like all prophecies, it had been forgotten centuries ago, by even the longest lived of the Elves, so when the great beast arrived and began to burn the capital city, none were prepared, the king soon trapped in his palace. The Dragon smashed their way inside, and then... there was an hour of silence, and then the Dragon appeared again, taking flight and heading for the mountains. Then the king emerged, singed and burnt, with a proclamation. Once a decade, the Elves were to make a sacrifice of one attractive young person, whom the Dragon would collect alongside a tribute of golden treasures, in return for their city not being outright destroyed.
The sacrifice was to be a random drawing, of all the potential candidates, each decade another Elf would disappear into the mountains... Sometimes, they would return, apparently not meeting the requirements of the Dragon, but more often than not, they would be gone for good.
This had been occurring for around a century until the King passed away, and the new King found himself drawing names for the sacrifice... names that included his own son. And thus we begin, the King stood, tears in his eyes as he awaits the inevitable... But they had made a choice, that he would equip his son with the best weaponry, the best armour, given the best possible chance that when the Dragon swooped down, he could fight back and possibly even slay the lizard. "My son... I'm sorry it has come to this... But if you succeed today, we'll be able to find all those this damned worm has taken and finally be free of it!"
Of course, like all prophecies, it had been forgotten centuries ago, by even the longest lived of the Elves, so when the great beast arrived and began to burn the capital city, none were prepared, the king soon trapped in his palace. The Dragon smashed their way inside, and then... there was an hour of silence, and then the Dragon appeared again, taking flight and heading for the mountains. Then the king emerged, singed and burnt, with a proclamation. Once a decade, the Elves were to make a sacrifice of one attractive young person, whom the Dragon would collect alongside a tribute of golden treasures, in return for their city not being outright destroyed.
The sacrifice was to be a random drawing, of all the potential candidates, each decade another Elf would disappear into the mountains... Sometimes, they would return, apparently not meeting the requirements of the Dragon, but more often than not, they would be gone for good.
This had been occurring for around a century until the King passed away, and the new King found himself drawing names for the sacrifice... names that included his own son. And thus we begin, the King stood, tears in his eyes as he awaits the inevitable... But they had made a choice, that he would equip his son with the best weaponry, the best armour, given the best possible chance that when the Dragon swooped down, he could fight back and possibly even slay the lizard. "My son... I'm sorry it has come to this... But if you succeed today, we'll be able to find all those this damned worm has taken and finally be free of it!"

