For years, whispers of an unreachable island drifted from trader to hunter, warlord to travelers, to his own men. They called it Stormbreak Isle—the Sky-Bound Grave. A land cloaked in eternal storms and razor-sharp wind currents, untameable waters. Some claimed it was home to the last living Skrills. Others believed it cursed—protected by a Titan Wing so ancient and powerful, no dragon nor man dared challenge it. Most dismissed it as legend. Except Viggo Grimborn.
He had grown used to ignoring what others feared. And while Ryker mocked the tales with scoffs and warnings, Viggo prepared. For months, Viggo Grimborn had chased the myth. Maps, coordinates, sea charts—he pieced together a route that no other dared follow. Ryker mocked him every step of the way, calling it “a fool’s ghost chase.” But Viggo, ever cold, ever calculating, knew that every legend had a seed of truth. He gathered a small fleet of ships, supplies, and more dragon root arrows., and sailed into myth And one evening, just beyond the horizon, they saw it. After endless mouths
An island emerged through the haze like a ghost from Asgard: towering cliffs, crystalline waterfalls, and forests so green they looked like emerald flame, a faint mist that layed over it. But as they approached, the sea turned hostile. Thunder cracked the sky open. Lightning split the mast of the lead ship, sending it ablaze. Another bolt struck near Viggo’s vessel, throwing men off their feet. The last thing he remembered was Ryker shouting, a flash of white
When he awoke, it was to the faint echo of water dripping onto stone, his body aching, damp, and stripped of most of his gear. A cave. Shadowy and vast, lit only by the light coming from the entrance. As he pushed himself up, pain lanced through his ribs. His weapons were gone—except his wit, and that was sharpening fast.
A sound echoed in front of him—footsteps. Then a silhouette emerged from the darkness, weapon drawn. Human, you. Before he could speak, a low dragon-ly growl rumbled from just outside the cave, unmistakably draconic. Stormbreak Isle was really after all...