"Long ago, when dragons roamed from realm to realm through secret methods, migrating from place to place."
"Only places they found worthy would they, stop and rest upon the land. Giving the land they took rest on, amazing gift's for their joy."
"One thing that seemed to always draw them to a place, was a tree. The dragon tree of course is what I'm speaking of, a tree of amazing wonders."
"What makes it draw them in? They only come to life every few hundred decades or so and dragon tree's they say used to be all over the realms as were dragons scattered around living with those that had them. Now, they are in great decline. Almost none."
"What happened to the dragon tree's? If there is still a dragon tree upon this planet. What happened to it?"
The window fogging up slightly from the steam of a hot brew, pausing for a moment to take a sip from a mug steam slowly coming from the liquid. Letting out a soft sigh from a worn, but hopeful grin looking down at the mug. "I don't know if, I have one myself sadly. Since, I don't own the land nor the home, I reside in."
His attention was turned back to the window a single tree growing in the back yard near the back end of the land, with a mount of grass clippings near the base of the tree. "I don't know what tree it is, and I don't want to know.. but if it grows into a dragon tree and dragons come to see..." Pausing a moment again as he hung his head some looking down at the lowest part of the window frame. "Well not mine.. but to see if the tree is worth coming and taking a rest in the yard, would be fine with me." Chuckling lightly taking another sip from his mug, looking back out the window, "Being careful of the house's of course, I don't want them to get hurt or to hurt the neighbors... but to see dragons resting in your yard, would look amazing, I would think.." Grinning happily at the images of the different kinds of dragons there would be, and where they would find the most fitting for each of them that came.
"maybe scary.. but still cool no matter what type of dragon it would be.. If this was my land I would make sure they had a safe place to rest." Glancing at you and smiled softly. "I know childish but.. it is still a cool though. Although I would hope they were nice dragons that wont eat me or hurt the house but just to chill with them. Even for a few moments before they would disappear where ever they may go. Would be amazing to me." Lifting my drink up to my lips sipping slowly while looking out at the backyard. Looking around gesturing to the outside near the side of the property line, "Like a sea dragon could lay right there it is usually muddy so it could be like a water, earth bed. A type of place for it.. and maybe a fire dragon could coil up around the burn barrels for warmth." Glancing out another window in the wide room. "and maybe a bit of a snack for it having ash and maybe when I burn they would want to help with making it fire up." Smiling as he turned his attention back to the backyard gesturing to more and more spots, each dragon could be on or around. "But at the end of it all it's up to them." Sighing some, "Although if I get some toxic dragons or parasitic dragons, I might have to get some special equipment to make sure they are resting safely. and everyone would be safe." Smiling happily with a chuckle drawing a long sigh, "But hey that just means my dragon tree was so good it made them notice it and so I call it a special 5 star dragon tree with rare and awesome dragons." laughing some at the thought, "But I'm sure the shrine would like to have more gods and goddess's demons devils spirits and all other being of the supernatural visiting it." Lifting his mug up and pointed over to the mount of grass clippings and branches. A bit of a compost pile mixed in with the grass clippings. "It's been here before I got here, so I like to think of it as a shrine the best shrine amongst shrines. Of course it isn't fancy and it doesn't really resemble a shrine, but I like to think that a shrine is a shrine no matter what it looks like. I'm the keeper of this shrine, but I guess all shrines have a meaning to them and to whatever deity and such those keep it worship. I don't have any specific deity so I guess my shrine is where any and all are welcome. I only have a few rules. No fighting in this house or on this land you want to fight you do it away from here where you don't break anything. If two deities have beef here is safe ground for them to be neutral. No matter who you are, or what you are. Your welcome to my shrine.. of course I'm not immortal and I can not make anything or anyone do anything. I am mortal and these are my rules, when I pass to where ever I may be taken to. Everyone can continue to come and enjoy themselves in this safe place for all. All I ask is to, please behave and relax. This is a place of being safe and relaxation, if your relaxation is to destroy something you may do so, but I would kindly ask for it to be repaired if you do the damage. I will do, what I can for the shrine and dragon tree, I am not good at taking care of others. I seem to always do something wrong, but I will do what I can." Pausing for a moment in thought thinking of all the deities and other worldly beings he knew of, "Beings like medusa, they would be safe here.. Ya know? Even if she turned me to stone hah. long as she was happy and comfortable. Knowing she was safe here that would be enough for me.. haha long as she doesn't kill me, I think we would be good too" Laughing a bit, taking a sip from his drink and a heavy sigh came from his throat. "You know I had a dream I found a dragon egg over there between the shrine and the dragon tree." Chuckled softly with a small smile, "It of course looked different than it does now, it was while they were passing over us migrating. One of their eggs had fallen and landed in the cushion of the shrine." Chuckled softly and smiled. "Of course I didn't notice until a while after I felt the thud.. haha.. I walked outside and just so happened to go out to the back yard and there it was the shrine looked like it was blanketing it." Leaning to one side against the window frame looking at the shrine, "It was a beautiful egg, and I don't say that word much and when I do say it I mean it. It looked like something out of a dream." chuckled to himself as it was a dream, "Even if it was a dream.. it had markings and writing all over it, which was cool but the markings kept moving around although the egg stayed still under the grass clippings, compost. Of course this is where my dream went sideways as it went multiple ways... but each one I'd do again haha." chuckling a bit with a soft smile, before looking down at the drink in his mug was gone. "Ahe.. Looks like I'm out. Oh well." Looking back at the tree and shrine holding his mug with both his hands, "I know my offerings aren't plentiful. I can only give grass clippings and compost. I don't really have much else to give, besides who made the rules it had to be this or that?" Looking back down at his mug noticing the small drop sized liquid in his mug still. "It's my shrine I'll offer what I want.. but I'm sure it would love to have fresh everything, and taken care of or build into a large building and be fancy.." "I just can't do that for the shrine or the dragon tree, but then again it's not mine so.. well right now, maybe one day I'll make something of the shrine and build it into a better shrine haha.." Heavily sighing loosening his grip on his mug, "or maybe just build a shed out there so, I can smoke some weed with the gods and goddess too. If they smoke as well, if not that's fine at the shrine we can do smoking and non smoking haha." Leaning his head against the window, "Ladies of the Galaxy, goddess's of all things no matter your species type or build.. please don't fall for me.." laughed a bit, "Like they would.." Rolling his eyes at himself, "Anyway all beings are safe here.. although any snake or spider deities male or female please announce your presence to me so I will not attack you." shuttered some. "I just..." holds breath some and gestures all around. "I would need time to compose myself to both greet and see what it would be you wished of me. If it were just to tell me that you will be at the shrine for how ever many days etc.. or in the house.. please give ahead notice if you plan on being in the house. So I will not attack.." Taking a deep breath for a moment, "But otherwise I would hope and wish everyone got to enjoy their stay. Oh I guess that would have to be a rule too huh? If I need to go to work, please do not harm my truck. I need that to keep working to stay here in this home." Looking at the window frame before turning around full, a small empty room with a few foldable chairs and a small toolbox next to one that was unfolded. "It's also my home, out of curtesy I would not go around your homes and trash the place or break anything. Although I am clumsy sometimes so, my apologies if I do break anything in anyone else's homes." Walking away from the window. down the hallway out of the room. The walls were bare with few posters and pictures hanging from them. Into the living room a incense burning as the smoke slowly swirled up into the air. "I don't think me, the tree or shrine is worthy yet, but maybe one day we will be. I'm not sure when the last dragon tree was grown here on this planet, but I'm sure even if one did grow they wouldn't come here.. With all the destruction and fighting it seemed to bring.. Why are we always fighting everything? Goblins, ghouls, ghosts, banshee's, vampires, werewolves, gods goddess's, devils, demons, etc.. All are welcome here, I don't see in black and white, I guess. black people white people I don't care, everyone's a person and everyone has choices either be good or be bad, do good or do bad, men, women other it doesn't matter to me. Long as your good to me. I'll be good to you, plain and simple. Yes, there have been those that have wronged me and I am still good to them.. It's my choice to be good to them, could I be mean or bad to them." Walking past the incense burner and waved his fingers around the smoke, making it dance around each of his fingers before moving his hand away. "Yes.. I could, some say I should but I don't want to." Moving away from the incense burner and into the kitchen. "It's that simple. But when that straw breaks the back that carries the world on it's shoulders. Heavens will shake, and Hells will tremble when that happens. Nobody.. will be safe then.." Walking to the counter with mug in hand, placed it near the coffee maker, waiting for the next pot of tea to get done brewing. Watching as it bubbled, "Finding peace somewhere called home is an amazing thing and I know too many people who take that for granted.. How I wish I could build my home and call it my own. renting is good and all but to be able to say. Hey I got this.. this is mine.." smiled happily, "Would be amazing.. I cried a full week when I got this house and said.. 'I'm home' for the first time and it felt like home.. someplace I belonged.. my own place to be at peace and I wouldn't have to worry about where I was going to sleep or where I could go store food.. ha here I do it here and its not fully mine but I get to stay here. So I want everyone that's a fairytale creature or mythical beings, gods & goddesses, demons & demonesses any and all being or not that this is my safe place, and I am offering it to them as well if they so wished to join me. Its not much and I am not rich by any means and I can't really do anything for them, but its a safe place to rest and hide out if they wanted to. just don't destroy my home please. also please reframe from trying to turn me into one of the undead or whatever. I rather not .. at this time. Thank you." Smiled some as his head hung low touching the counter slowly feeling the soft and hard surfaces. "Sounds a bit. Crazy. huh? Not to me thou. If by chance a supernatural being came here for a safe place. I highly doubt my rules would mean anything to them. They would still be welcome to stay for a time before leaving. with myself and whoever may live with me at the time still alive and well."
The pot of tea steamed up, as he looked down and watched it bubble. A small pipe carried water from one end to the other in small squirts. Damping the ground up and packaged herbs slowly overflowing into the pot, mug at the same time. Once the mug was full the coffeemaker turned off, leaving the pot full of tea. "Coffeemakermon used tea attack, it's super effective." He said with a chuckle, placing a small spoon of sugar and stirred it into the tea. "I say dragon tree, it has a name.. But I can't say it properly so I will not butcher it out of respect of those that gave it such a name." Lifting up the mug taking a sip. "Hmm.. that's good stuff alright heh.. best I can do." Stepping away from the counter and held onto his stomach with a grunt. "Uh.. okay ow.. okay, you're okay." placing the mug back on the counter quickly. Breathing slowly holding his stomach, "You're okay.. you're okay.." Softly saying out loud to himself before taking a deep breath, standing back up slowly. "Okay.. see you're okay.." Shaking his arms some, "alright.." before taking the mug into his hand once again with a soft breath. Sipping the tea leaning his nose over the mug to smell the aroma of the tea. "Hmm.. I might get this again." Sipping some more of the tea before putting it down on the counter. Grabbing the broom and started sweeping, each room, sweeping up the dirt and dust into a spot in front of the walkway to the side door. Only taking a break to take a drink from the mug. "Almost.. done.." He said each time taking a breath before going back to cleaning the house. Kitchen, living room, then the bathroom lastly both of the bedrooms. Leaving his bedroom last as the other room was right next door. The room had a good view of the shrine, tree. . Sitting down in his folding chair, looking out the window up at the stars in the sky. "I guess the day goes by being a busy bee.. ha." sighed softly while staring up at the moon. "Oh sweetie your looking lovely tonight." Scooting his chair up a bit to the window. "I know others say it, but you are always so beautiful. No matter what you will always shine the brightest." Softly smiled leaning back in his chair before falling asleep
Only jolting awake looking around as he quickly grabbed ahold of his chair. "Oh.. I'm home, I'm home it's okay." Looking up seeing the moon had past a distance from the position he last seen it. "I guess, its late huh.. Well I'm going to head to bed now.. sweet dreams, be safe moon sweetie, Shrine and dragon tree.. Sweet dreams and stay safe, your keeper is going to lay down." Standing up from the chair taking a few steps from the chair, stumbled a bit to his bedroom. Taking a few steps into his room, closing the door behind him, stumbling over falling to the floor. Landing against a mattress laying upon the ground under him. The mattress was a queen size memory foam air mattress. A side of it held a imprint of a body. "They'll be here tomorrow." He groaned to himself, his body laying limp in the bed before passing out from exhaustion. The loud ringing of an alarm echoed through the room. Reaching over and calmly dismissed the alarm sitting up from the bed now laying upside down wrapped up in the blanket. Sitting up his head popped out from wrapped around the bed covers. "That's what happens when you dream you're a goffer." Tossing his bed covers off of him, before standing up still wearing the clothing he had on the previous day. Dusting off his hoodie with a tye-dye touching all around the hoodie, slipping on a baggy pair of swimming trunks adjusting himself a bit before walking out of his room. Slipping on his slippers along the way, from the bedroom to the hallway. "Got an hour or so before they get here I suppose I should get something to eat and drink for breakfast." His ear twitched a bit hearing a car door close, his body froze for a moment listening around as he could hear the footsteps walking along the property. His eye opened up wide, 'You're not suppose to be here yet.' His eyebrow raised some walking over to the side door, following their footsteps with his eyes. A knock at the door as he was soon in front of the door opening it up. "Yeah?" He asked as three teens with an adult jumped back against the truck in the carport. "Oh jes- we're here to start setting up for the interview." He nodded, "Alright well we will be having it in the backyard." Leaning against the frame some looking down at them at the bottom of the stairs. "Oh, Uh well we were informed it would-" "It will be taking outside, it is a nice day so why not." "Well we can't-" "Yes you can, cause its happening out back. If not then looks like my day opened up to relax." Waiting for a moment looking at them all looking at each other confused as to what to do. "I'd probably reschedule then, and get in touch with your supervisor's or someone whose in charge.. tell them the news and then communicate them them." The cameraman groaned looking at the others, "I don't have their numbers." One of the old females, "It's just outside what's the big deal? outsides fine." She said looking around at the others. "Right?" The group mumbled some, turned around to the vehicle and began taking out their equipment for outdoor interviews.
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("You don't choose a dragon tree it chooses who what when where how. One tree can bloom from the second year, it's rare to find/grow a dragon tree that only blooms when a dragon is nearby. A dragon tree's trunk is hardened through surviving the environment it grows in. The bark if taken off will grow back within a few days, it's bark is durable and flexible. The lifespan of a dragon tree depends on the environment some live from two to one hundred plus years. A relative of the dragon tree is the Cinnamomic Camphor tree outstretching its branched protecting the area under it. One seed from a tree can, but rare sprout more than four tree's. Although each seed has a possibility of becoming a dragon tree. (There is no guarantee.) The seeds come from small pods along the top of the tree. A single pod holds up to three seeds, each seed is coated in a gel-like substance. Which once the pod is read it can either (Fall to the ground digging itself up to five foot into the ground) or the pod launches the seeds up into the air sending them miles away. The gel like substance is thick, hard like armor with nutrients that it needs to grow. A pod can produce seeds every three years the pods that fall from the tree are done producing seeds as they fall with the last seeds it has. As long as the tree is healthy, pods will continue to grown back within a year of the last pod that fall from the tree. Some trees have fruit that grows along each branch the fruit comes in three different colors each having its own taste. The fruit is harmless to consume but has a lot of perks consuming one fruit once a week.")
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Gripping the back of the foldable chair and picked it up, folding in on itself as it was being lifted. Pulling it over his shoulder before turning around and headed back outside to see the fireworks. Noticing the time as the fireworks could still be heard all around, "Got a few before the big stuff begins." Exiting the house from the side door, then headed to the middle of the backyard. Looking around looking at the tree and shrine. "Imma sit right here and watch the fireworks with ya." He said softly before unfolding the chair putting his drink in the cup holder. Stepping in front of the chair before sitting down slowly. Leaning his head back slightly, while looking at the full moon. A soft smile comes across his face, "Well hello, up there beautiful. it's good to see you again sorry I haven't been around much work has been keeping me busy." Staring up at the moon and frowned, "No.. just couldn't bring myself to come out here and look at you like a nightly reward from all the day brings." leaning his head back letting the back of the chair hold his neck. A few fireworks began going off in the distance, some getting high up into the sky. Glancing at the sudden lights and colors, "... Would you like to watch the fireworks with me?" Asking the moon, then looked to his side. Staring at the tree as the branches and leaves lite up from the moonlight. "..." His jaw dropping a bit as a smile crossed his face as his eyes began to water. "Dragon tree..." The wind blew the branches on it tussling the leaves, as the edged of the leaves glowed. Each branch looked as if it were a dragon roaring out in the fireworks display in the sky with the moons light shinning down on the tree. "Dragon tree.. You are so beautiful.." Tears were slowly dripping from his eyes as he sat up. "It.. dragon tree.." almost in disbelief with a large smile on his face he began dancing around. "OOOooo come on.. Yes yeah got a dragon tree hell ya.." Looking away for a moment while dancing around in a circle before looking back at the tree as it wasn't glowing anymore. ",,no.. I.. did I do something wrong?" Stopping himself from dancing before as he rubbed his face some. "..Was just seeing things again..." His smile disappeared quickly before sitting back down in his chair. Looking back up at the moon, "Sorry.. I got excited, thank you though for the little bit of happiness." smiled softly, looking back over at the tree waving softly in the wind. "That was really cool though." Leaning back in the seat having his head rest on the back of the chair. Noticing the fireworks had slowly began to stop.
"I guess, its over." His eyes closed, still wet with the happy tears a single sad tear fell rolling down his cheek. Rolling down his beard weaving in and out of his beard hair only to land atop of his shirt.
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