Thread: Hail the Prince!- Moon/DontxBlinkk

River watched the girl leave and the subsequent salutes without expression before he addressed the class again. you will not mock her for her religious Zeal in front of me again or there WILL be detentions. everyone is well within their right to follow their own beliefs. granted, some people are exceptionally annoying about their own beliefs... he admitted simply. i will not stop you from telling her 'what for' should she start to pressure you or talk too much, but i will not have someone mocked for their religion in this classroom. he stated sternly. now then. we will start with something simple today, something that i know you all have a very good understanding of already... Dragons. he stated, his lip twitching into a grin as people exclaimed in surprise. yes, as i said, we will be studying mythology as well. though some feal that dragons belong in the Cryptozoology section instead, since there are so many documented cases. though, none in the last several hundred years. he admitted. all cultures have basic beliefs and ideas that they uphold. every culture has various creatures that exist. even in the America's you will find them. such creatures such as the Wendigo in northern states, the Hudsun River Monster, Big Foot, even the Boogyman... these are cultural references to you're american heritage. even the Jackalope is part of the american culture. here he got a few giggles. in almost every single culture, throughout recorded history, there has been several things that are always consistent. Gods, Spirits, and mythological creatures. of all of those cultures, the Dragon, or the flying serpent, is the most common. you can find stories of Dragons in almost every culture, even the Ancient Egyptian, and even in the Bible there are what some people claim to be hints of Dragon like creatures. people like the Ancient Mayan's and the Aztec actually worshiped them as deities... and in China and Japan, Dragon's where used as a sign of royalty and noble stature depending on the number of toes on it's paws. there is even a legend that says as the dragon moved from Japan to China... or China to Japan, it lost, or gained several toes. he admitted simply. in China, if you wore a Dragon on you're clothing, or you're flag, and it had the wrong number of toes according to your station, you would be put to the death. even the native American's had stories of Dragons, and would often pray to them for spiritual guidance. River admitted. it is a strange thing for so many cultures, way back in the days when traveling from continent to continent was not only unheard of, but impossible, how could there be stories of dragons on every single one of them? he asked, looking amused as he saw completely baffled expressions on each of their faces. now, many Mythologists, suspect that Dragon stories actually stem from the discovery of dinosaur bones. he admitted suddenly. back in those days, they did not know about fossils, if they found a skull, a skeleton, a petrified footprint, they automatically assumed that it was real and had recently happened. as most people do, they came to the most logical conclusion they could, and assumed it was a dangerous monster, who would begin to hunt them down and eat them. even in the Victorian days, they where finding 'dragon bones' and in China, they still use 'Dragon Bones' in some of their medications and remedies. they will go out, dig up a dinosaur fossil and grind it into powder... which can actually be very dangerous. he warned. Sir? what about Dragon's stealing virgin maidens? where do you think that came from? there was a breif pause after the question when suddenly someone else shot their hand up. with a wave of the hand to indicate Robert could continue, the boy gave his own theory. it was a conspiracy! if one of the ladies of court was murdered, or killed accidentally, or raped or kidnapped they'd blame a dragon so as to not get in trouble! River raised an eyebrow and Robert flushed violently. that's a theory i haven't heard before. very well done. River admitted, sounding oddly impressed, poor Robert looked rather stunned. now then, tonight i want you each to look into Dragon Legends. i don't care where you find the information and whether you think it's a real legend or not. go online, read a Harry Potter book.. write down the Legend... and yes, you can make it up, i won't know the difference anyway.... and bring it to class tomorrow... here he paused. you have ten minutes left before the bell rings so you can either sit here and do whatever you want or go to the library. he stated, indicating that class was done for the day. does anyone have questions before i forget to ask? are you single!? this was blurted out so suddenly that River almost fell flat on his face and he stared at the girl who had said it. Tamica, another senior. she had her hands clapped to her mouth and her face was as red as a firetruck and finally River blinked. i do not have a life partner at this time, no. though now people where wondering what he meant by life partner.