Mirror Reflections
Don't forget to read from the beginning or Part 3: An Unexpected Encounter
The face that mirrored mine gazed at me menacingly, as the body attached to it circled me as though I were its prey. My pulse was racing--an amusement to my frightening doppelganger. Her sly smirk revealed teeth that sparkled whiter than any teeth I'd ever seen. But as the moonlight waxed over us, they began to grow, sharpening into little daggers. She began to contort, as though in pain, and her shape began to change.
Instinct told me I was witnessing a real werewolf attack and logic concluded I wouldn't survive. I shuddered, suddenly free of paralysis. Realizing my freedom, I ran in the direction I thought my party might be; my lungs burned in as the cold air rushed across my screaming vocal cords. I didn't know what was happening, but I didn't intend to find out...
A shadow fell over me as I ran haphazardly--stumbling and tripping over my own feet--and I was forced to look up. It wasn't a werewolf.
Glimmering purple scales, black horns, and razor sharp talons were flying not so far above me. The wind from her wings beat me as though I were no more than a piece of grass and even in my fear, I marveled. Trapped on the ground, I knew I couldn't out run the creature and I wondered what type of sorcery this was.
The dragon brought her head so close to mine, I could see my reflection in her silvery eyes and feel the breath from her nostrils in my hair. So many questions ran through my mind, I couldn't think straight. Why did she appear to me as me? Where did she come from? And most importantly, was she just amusing herself with my fear or would she actually kill me?
