Memories Like Shattered Glass

~~~~ "Hurry up you lazy lizard, D*mn it!" A human knight yelled at her, tugging her chains. She let out an icy hiss, a layer of ice enveloped the chains, only to be immediately melted over. She hated the chains the humans made. They restricted her, sucking up her mana like leeches sapping away blood. She the humans who took her from her home, who used her for their own twisted amusement. What if she came back? What if I'm not there when she returns? Will Onyx leave me? Would she think I left on my own? The thought chilled her to the bone. She lifted her head, the knight was smirking at her, mocking her feeble attempts to freeze the chains over. "Up, now!" He shouted again "The crowd is waiting, useless thing" He yanked her chains harder, the magic activating and giving her a terrible sting all over her scales. It felt like bugs biting her all over, crawling in and biting her scales, her horns, her eyes. She roared in pain, her only form of release, black talons scraping the concrete. Please wait...I just need a little more time She got up, wobbling a little. She let the human lead her into the arena. *CR-CHUNK* The gates opened. Another day of battle awaits...just a little more time...I just need to be a bit stronger She stepped into the arena. The light on her black scales glimmered, icy blue markings dancing across them, a stark contrast that made the humans gasp in awe. Their shouts of excitement clawed at the dragon's ears. She breathed out a shaky sigh. Bring it on. ~~~ In a 'beautiful' fantasy world full of magic and mana, a girl named Mira, with no memories of her parents, or the tragedy that caused her trauma, slowly learns of the darkness and betrayal behind it all. No one can stay forever innocent. No one can stay forever ignorant. Will Mira still be the same in the end? Will she become a light that guides others, or the darkness that destroys it all...