The First Dragon

A Dragon's Soul: Chapter 1

Written & Illustrated by: Rick Merriman

Most think that Kalos was The First Dragon placed on Mernac, but according to the learned scholars from The Great Library of Hob, this is not the case. From their studies of the The Half-Pages from The One Book, it has been discovered that actually his sister, Kellium, was The First Dragon. The same “Kellium” who the mystical ink that always reveals the truth, is named for. But that was eons and eons, before the birth of the Race of Man, so it is quite understandable if the facts are sometimes muddled. In those early days, before the recording of words, or the practice of writing was even conceived, Siberlee the Mother of Nature, became bored with all the creatures on Mernac. It was not that she did not adore her creatures and beasts. It is well known that The Mother of Nature dearly loves all the creatures she and other Gods created. It was... It was because none of them had the gift of speech.

Siberlee by Rick Merriman

At the time, Siberlee had been on Mernac for some 5,000, perhaps 10,000 Seasons. Though she loved her 19 brothers and sisters dearly and spoke with them regularly - what could be said had already been said 1000 times. What could be discussed had already been discussed time and time again. Simply put, Siberlee wanted someone, or maybe something, new to speak with. So she asked her sister Sola, the Mother of Light and Life, to create a creature or beast who could talk. The two worked together for what may have been a Moon, or it may have been 1000 Moons, as time had little meaning to Gods Gods in those times. They used all the life-giving magic Sola had been born with. They tried to enhance this with Siberlee’s considerable powers. On fish and frog they tried. On eagle, bear, and even snake they experimented. From the smallest of ant to the largest of mammoth, the two Goddesses worked their magic and powers. They had no success. One Chandralee, that rare time when not one, but both of Mernac’s moons are full on the same night, the answer finally came. That particular night was magic itself. Not only were both the moons full, but the evening was cloudless and ten million dots, the stars of other worlds, could be clearly seen against the inky sky. Some of these shiny speckles even shot through the air in cascading patterns and with great regularity. All scholars agree it was a night like no other. Or at least, none since the first Chandralees during Creation when The One and The Other gifted Siberlee with all the Gods and Goddesses to help her build Mernac.

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Legend

Legends TOC

Series Forward

(In Chronological order)

Acknowledgments and Thankyous
Forward: The Birth of Writing
Prolog: The First Scribe

History is Studied

Book 1: Siberlee's Good

#01 - On The Matter of Good
#02 - In the Beginning
#03 - The Two Moons of Mernac
#04 - The First Chandralee
#05 - A Gift for the Gods
#06 - Of Light and Life
#07 - The Mother of Nature
#08 - Controlling the Light
#09 - Only on Chandralee
#10 - He Came with the Wind
#11 - The Ethereal Elements
#12 - The First Quarrel
#13 - Measurements of the Gods
#14 - The Beginning of Change
#15 - The Seed of Jealousy
#16 - The Coming of Traejen
#17 - The First Forgiveness
#18 - Child Gods
#19 - A Test of Good
#20 - The Decision of Good

Time Passes

Book 2: Barak's Control

Book 1: Barak's Control

#21 - Hidden in the Mist

Book 3: A Dragon's Soul

#37 - The First Dragon
#38 - On the Matter of Souls
#39- The Eternal Quest
#40 - A Dragon is Born
#41 - Evil: It started with Jealousy
#42 - Seven Dragon Eggs
#43 - The First Murder
#44 - Dragon Fire
#45 - Confronting Your Gods
#46 - Truth: A Dragon's Magic
#47 - They were Sheep not Gods
#48 - A Dragon's Truth

When:	Circa 7,000 BM
Seed:	The Mothers and the Fathers
Story Type:	Legend
Story:	©Rick Merriman
Art:	©Rick Merriman