Odonata [Wings and Fins Contest Entry]
Description
He stopped flapping his wings for a moment and just hovered in the air. For a brief moment, he hung still. Then a warm updraft rushed under his wings, lifting him higher, higher, higher into the sky.
He folded his wings and plummeted towards the ground…
Something had helped him out of the water, carrying him high above the sea. For the brief moment before he’d been shaken awake, he’d been floating in air, not in water…
“Zhou Mi?” Ryeowook asked hesitantly. “Can people fly?”
Foreword
Hey everyone, this is a story for the Wings and Fins contest! (as it says in the title...) Here is the link to that awesome contest:
It is judged by Kevinosaur and ChangDictator, both of whom are extremely gifted and talented writers who make me feel bad about imposing my work on them. Oh well. Here goes nothing!
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata- the order of dragonflies
Dragonflies have inhabited the earth for three million years and were, for a while, considered to be descendants of dragons. They are simultaneously signs of purity and of witchcraft. They are called both a good luck charm, and the Devil’s Needle. They are known all over the world as symbols of maturity, opening one’s eyes to the real world. They grant the ability to live life without regrets; they bless humans with power and poise.
And so they are the only hope of freedom for those who have lost everything…
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