On the Heels of a Dragon

On the Heels of a Dragon is the fourth saga of Overture 3. Introduced the Dragon Stalkers as well as set up the next chapter, Blood Moon.
==Synopsis==
The reclusive group known as the Dragon Stalkers were a group of hardy warriors located in the desert south of Xanadu. They never strayed from their city of Dust unless there was the promise of dragon artifacts.
===A Sighting===
On one otherwise fine day, a frazzled and excitable Dragon Stalker by the name of Dice Williams would stride into Xanadu. Upon seeing somebody, Die would demand if they saw “it”. Unable to surmise what was “it” the townspeople confusedly questioned him. Only after some coaxing did Dice reveal “it” was a dragon! Dice claimed
the night before a dragon had flown over Xanadu in the dead of night. Dice Williams led the citizens to an abandoned dungeon where the man claimed he saw the dragon land. With no soul in sight but a few moldy coffins, the citizens dismissed him as crazy and Dice Williams went back to Dust.
===Insistence ===
Around the same time Dice Williams left town, a mysterious figure stared roaming Harracktor. At night, a hooded man wandered the streets of Xanadu and during the daytime, he lurked in the shadows of Crowseye Forest. Dice Williams would return again, this time insistent he had seen something fly over Xanadu for once again he had witnessed the flight of something. Dice Williams rallied for the citizens to investigate and they begrudgingly followed him into the crypt once more. This time, they were not alone. Residing in the crypt was the mysterious man hooded man as well. Dice pestered him but the man demanded they leave his “home” and reluctantly Dice Williams and the citizens left. At this point, a dwarf by the name of Halim Laft tired of the man scolded him for being foolish and was able to convince him dragons were not real. Dice, defeated, retreated back to Dust.
===Confrontation ===
Dice was believed to have been convinced otherwise but Dice would return once again, this time without a doubt sure something had flown over Xanadu, for the third time he had witnessed it. Dice Williams led the citizens back to the crypt and once more in the company of the hooded man. Dice Williams, this time, was convinced the hooded man was the one flying over Xanadu at night. Dice came to the conclusion that the man was a vampire, for he resided in a crypt and wore a hood to protect himself from the sun. When Dice threatened to turn the man over to the Harracktorian guards, the hooded man retaliated by slashing out Williams' throat with his sharp nails. Dice Williams slumped over on the floor, dead. The hooded man demanded the citizens leave his tomb of slumber. The citizens hurriedly rushed out but not before the man revealed his name, Lucius Atticus, last of the vampires.
Category:Sagas
Category:Overture 3