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The Kurupi's Curse Chapter 4
"Never is there such peace then just before death unseats to loom for the opportune time to strike and call in it its allies to abide it's costly decide."

The dawning of a new day is underway The busy Chaco port is quite an assort of cargo awaiting deport to other nations of all sorts Busy craftsmen in their shops allot an early morning wake to greet the new day by getting underway with their chosen trade The smithy forge though quite large is still overworked making nails for all of Chaco's crates awaiting shipment to get underway The school bell rings as it sings to the little ones who run to abate from being late to negate their teachers inevitable berate

Marco can be seen leading a meeting proceeding the christening of a new ship that sits in the harbor It has been hatched and built from scratch with Chaco's large cache of timber
The glimmer of water's wake breaking onto its bow make it shake back and forth while lying in wait for its maiden voyage to get underway

A distant sound is heard quite aloud brought in by the strong Northern winds A conch horn resounds now becoming soo loud that one cannot drown it out Marco recognizes it as Draconian source but it's only used in time of war he quickly thinks "Is this a farce?"
He goes to the window to see a frightening sight Fire breathing dragons filling up the skies biding death to come forth with the sight of their slotted eyes

His immediate fright does incite him to turn and yell to greet Chaco's counsel meet "War!!" "The Dracos are at our door!" "Rouse Chaco's brigade get them underway!" Everyone scurries quite in a hurry to get Chaco's defenses in place to keep the Draco at bey

The dragons strafe the port exhaling fiery breath without relent bent on destruction of every ship to tighten their grip making seaward escape too late thus sealing Chaco's fate
Sailors and fisherman can be heard screaming in pain as dragons fire consumes them to their final lain

Marco is aghast at hearing his people's last cries and runs to join the Chaco auxiliary to prop up the artillery
As he heads into a rapid stride he does internally confide in his own mind
"How did they reignite the fires from within the dragons they sire?" "I thought them too foregone and had drawn their last as circumstance?"
Just then everyone begins to stare into the air as catapults shoot without fault massive boulders set ablaze causing a haze as they roar soaring towards scores of the town's stores
Igniting fires each one mires a massive surprise hidden inside Filled with an explosive powder their loads violently explode to smash Chaco's homes back into rough stone from whence they were first honed
Marco is nearly missed by a tall chimney that swiftly falls while remnants of shattered walls are heaped upon his person He is certain that the Draco had no explosive loads before this tryst and he wonders who is giving them an assist

Chaco's artillery finally gets underway keeping the Draco at bey But their...