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Dragon SlayerThe musty odor lingered across his nose. "This was it, this was the cave" he whispered under his breath. He knew this would be a challenge. The entrance of the cave was scattered with the bones of many who dared entered. He knew he had to do this even if this was the last thing he ever did. The vernal knight entered the musty cave with all the silence of a stalking leopard.     The cave was a gloomy sight, even in the interior of the cave in that location were bones of many past knights. This was no ordinary dragon. This dragon had killed more then most and had experience in fighting. He was the most sought afterwards dragon in the world. He has stolen more gold from castles and killed more royal families than any other dragon.     This is why the young knight was here, his king sent him on this mission because of his daughters kidnapping. The dragon snatched her off the castle balcony and took her to this cave.  &n bsp    The knight worked his way through the many winding turns of the cave. He knew this could either change his life or end up it. The knight knew he had to stay silent and stay in the shadows. If the dragon would hear him it would be all over. The knight could sense the change in the opinion as he went deeper into the cave. The smell was at first a musty old smell, the smell that most caves had, but this was different it was as if a icky carcass had been setting in a warm room for weeks. He knew this smell it was the smell of a dragon. He was near, so near he could savor the warmth of the dragons body coming up the tunnel.      Then without the slightest clue of danger a ball of flame shot straight by him, so nearly he could feel the hairs on his face singe with the passing ball of flame. He knew this was a time for action. He ran as fast as he could towards the route the flames had come from. No more than 50 yards of running took him into the dragons lair. The lair was an awesome sight. There were more riches than any kingdom could imagine in a thousand years. The lair had the knight so awe struck that he had forgotten why he was there.