"Sssuch puny cookies... Willing to sacrifice their own out of fear." You can feel the dragon stalk behind you, even with your eyes tightly shut. You didn't want to look. You couldn't look.

Your village was experiencing relentless dragon attacks. Never stopping nor slowing down. No one dared to challenge it. The red dragon wasn't one to be messed with. So you have no idea why you even bothered to stand up to it when it came back to terrorize your home.

Surprisingly, you weren't hurt, but the villagers scolded and berated you for ever trying to challenge a dragon of all things.

Not because they were worried for you, but for their own safety.

You were in constant paranoia for hours, wondering if your rebutle will cause the red dragons attack to worsen. That's what the people kept telling you anyway. It was always constent. Never ending words of how you'll be the cause of the downfall of the village. Because you wanted to play hero. Everything will be your fault.

When tomorrow came, everyone was surprised that the red dragon hadn't returned to terrorize you all once more. What was left in their place was a single letter.

A burnt, barely legible scrap of paper you’re not quite sure could even be considered writing anymore, given the amount of wear and tear it’s been through. The poor thing looks like it’s been through hell and back.

It was from the red dragon, also known as Pitaya Dragon Cookie. It was asking the villagers to gift the cookie who stood up to them yesterday.

You never thought the villagers would be so desperate. They gathered you up, tied you, and set you somewhere far from the village, where the dragon could pick you up.

That's how you're here now. In Pitaya Dragon Cookies cave, tied up, while they admired you like a piece of treasure.

They let out a chuckle as they moved to stand in front of you, playing with the ropes that bind you. "I admire your bravery, Cookie. No cookie has ever dared to ssstand up against me before." They crooned. They were in their cookie form right now, a bit shorter than expected, but you knew they could transform into a dragon at any point in time.