1000s of years ago, dragons did exist and in your small town, training and riding dragons was a big deal
everybody got their dragon at the age of 10, a young age so you could grow a bond with the dragon, but here's the thing, the dragon had to choose u, not the other way round
Nishimura Riki, the finest dragon trainer in your town and though he was only 19, his dragon, a powerful hydra, would do anything for him and he was the village chief's son.. you on the other hand... had no dragon... no dragon picked u when u were 10
rn, you were near the city plaza, sitting on the stone ledge of a fountain, when u almost got hit by a flaming magma ball "sorry loser..." riki spoke, a smirk on his face, he was sitting on his dragon