The Heart of the Dragon

Meet Pollux. Brave. Gifted. More than what she seems. Expert in multiple forms of arm-to- arm combat, Mother of Dragons and Destiny awaits her.... On Pollux's sixteenth birthday last year, the young woman discovered that she has special powers. Our protagonist, better known as Polly, was taught how to use her new magical gifts by a powerful and not to mention very assertive, pagan Witch, Eleanora. Alongside, a scholarly Wizard, Prof. Timothy Rothschild, who hunts down dark beings to destroy them and end their plans. A mind-boggling experience: Polly was shocked at first about the existence of a magical realm in the United Kingdom, but soon got used to the idea of magic. Being confronted by the daily reality of it through the discovery of ancient prophecies, magical books like the Tome of Herne, a High Priestess who set warrior tests, Pagan mystical swords - Polly's very own Sword of Hestia. Pagan temples, with hidden treasures and to top it all, the Goddess revealed the location of a sacred Dragon Egg for Polly to guard. The adventure continues with Polly as the Chosen One of legend, fighting one of history's most Evil Dark Witches. All to protect her friends and her family, while seeking the seven sacred objects of the Goddess - to try to stop Armageddon. Chris and Toni, Polly's closet friends, are also learning to navigate the magical world alongside her and how to use their own gifts. The Inner Circle are hot on Polly, Chris and Toni's heels and will stop at nothing to obtain the magic to start Armageddon on earth and find the key to extend life, all for their own evil gains. This year is different, this year is darker, and the stakes are higher, and Polly must learn to lose, before she can rise again, even stronger. SAMPLE Chapter one - The Birth of the Chosen We all hear the thrum of this beat. It is and has always been a part of every living being on this planet - we are all connected by its pulse. This rhythm, this dull thud in our mortal ears. To be alive is to hear this beat. There is no life without it. This is the sound of the universe, calling out across time and space. We are gifted to hold it within us and guard it for our own for a while. To be alive. To experience. We hear it from the first consciousness awakened in us, in our mother's womb - we are connected in this truth. Fluttering and banging against our ribs throughout our lives. Upon the day of our death, the good in us all takes time to reflect on three things; how willingly we have used it, how openly we have shared it and how connected to others with love we have been - to exist is to hear this rhythm. The Rhythm of Life. *** In the dark space underground. In the chamber made by the roots of the mythical Willow Tree, the scaly egg nestles in the bones of the earth. Waiting for the warmth of the touch of The Chosen to ignite it into being. The pulse is getting louder, stronger and bringing life into the world. A life that will change the path of all living things. The living legend will eventually awaken and be the Bringer of Myth, of fable and rebirth. A creature older than time, older than the foundations of the earth. But for now, it waits under root and tree, nesting. Quiet. Waiting for the other of its kind - the twin. It is a time on earth when wild forests and abundant jungles cover the planet's lands. Where scorching desert plains and treacherous seas are in dominance over this vast inhospitable environment. Animals roam freely in their natural habitats, unencumbered by the race we now know as humans. End of sample - I hope you enjoy reading this book as much as I did writing it.Peppa Aubyn x