One day, Dave and Serena made a plan to get a magical sword that only a human could obtain. This is where the brother, Gregor Strike, came in. Serena lured him into her lair and laughed as he professed his undying love and devotion to her.
"Go and find me the Sacred Fruit of Dragons. Only then will I accept your undying love for me." Serena decreed. Gregor smiled and ran from her dwelling, off to find the "Sacred Fruit" for his love. After searching for several weeks and only obtaining a magical sword, which he used to kill a great bull terrorizing a town, he went back to his beloved Serena and confessed his misfortunes to her.
"Oh my dear, do not fret. You have brought a prize just as worth as the Sacred Fruit would have been. FATHER!" Serena called out. Gregor stepped back, confused. He could hear something heavy dragging across the ground behind him and large footsteps scraping the earth. Gregor turned around and saw the great silver dragon looming over him.
"I am Dave, greatest Dragon to exist in the Under-Realms! You, pesky human, have something I want. Give me the sword or I shall eat you whole!" Gregor wanted to snicker at the dragon's name, but he was too busy trying to not wet himself. He shakily drew the sword and took up a fighting position.
"If that is how you want to end your life, so be it!" Dave attacked and Gregor fought. After a long and difficult battle, Gregor walked out of the cave, leaving Serena to cradle her father's dead corpse. Gregor walked until he made it back to the village, which was now in flames and strewn with dead bodies. Instantly, Gregor ran to find his sister.
"Sarah! Dear God Sarah please be alive!" Gregor called out through the town.
"This is your fault isn't it stupid?" Sarah ran towards her brother and embraced him in a hug. "What the hell happened. A giant snake with wings just flew in here and started destroying things!" Gregor sighed and told his sister about what had happened. They agreed to go and fight the evil serpent together.
The siblings put up a great fight with the angered Serena, but in the end, they pushed the vile creature into the sea, never to be seen again.
Author's note: This story was inspired by the Japanese Mythology unit. Specifically, the Labors of Yamato: The Dragon. I changed the names of the characters, some of the character's relations, and what Gregor had to obtain for Serena. Other than that I kept pretty true to the original story I believe.
Bibliography:
Romance of Old Japan, Part I: Mythology and Legends by E. W. Champney and F. Champney, 1917.
You did such a great job with this story! I was thinking about reading this Unit, and I just might now that I know a little more about it. I always thought asian dragons were cool, but never really had a reason to study them prior to this class. I like how your story ended with the siblings battling Serena and casting her away. I almost thought that when Gregor had battled, and defeated, Dave that this would be the end of the tale, and this would have left me wondering what would have happened to his sister. Excellent job this week!
ReplyDeleteWhile I am not familiar with the story, I think you did an amazing job retelling it! The way you described Serena had me very interested especially using the siren and Aphrodite qualities you assigned to her! I really felt for Gregor going out of his way to please Serena, but even more so when he destroyed Dave with the magical sword. What a triumphant ending though when him and his sister defeated Serena! Your storytelling made me really interested in the originals, so kudos on that!
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ReplyDeleteI loved your name choices for this storytelling. I was reading along and when you put in "I am Dave" I couldn't help but laugh. It reminded me of one of my favorite movies, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, when they meet Tim the enchanter. The characters meet a man powerful man doing all sorts of magic and blowing things up and when they ask him his name he replies unexpectedly with a very common, short name. Anyway, I got to rambling but good job.