Far Horizons: Tales of Sci-Fi, Fantasy and Horror. Issue #15 June 2015 | Page 83

“What? I don’t…” The worker stopped speaking when
she turned to the noise behind her and saw the dragon.
The young woman barely got out of the way as Ivan
pushed his way through the crowded office. Unfortunately not everyone was as lucky; most were trampled to death or barbecued in the wake of the dragon.
Daniel was the type of man who made things up as he
went, and that was actually what he was doing here.
He had a plan, but he didn’t know if it would work.
Only get one chance, Daniel reminded himself as he
ran towards the windows. Hope this works.
Daniel didn’t slow down or turn at the last second.
No, what he did instead was put his right foot on the
glass and pushed off with all of his strength. He didn’t
know if the glass would hold, but it did. He flipped
over in the air as Ivan crashed into the windows; they
didn’t hold for him. As the dragon went through, he
rolled over, claws slashing for Daniel. Ivan hung halfway out of the building, with his hind legs dug into
the floor to keep himself from falling all the way out.
Daniel came down with his sword and sunk it into the
beast’s unprotected chest. Ivan cried out as the blade
pierced his heart. Daniel twisted hi