The Scroll of Peace
Sha Tin Junior School, Haike Liu, Fiction: Group 2
J
ames was riding through the Gobi desert. The sun shone down on him as he rode on his
horse. The ground was cracked. He had been riding like this for one whole week. Even
under these harsh conditions he kept on going, because he had an important mission.
James was a water bender and his master sent him to find the scroll of peace. He had to
get the scroll because if an evil person got it war would rage until the end of the world. He had a
sword which could cut anything and shone like silver. He knew the quest was challenging, but he
could not fail his master. Soon night fell. The nights were always freezing cold and the sound of
the coyotes made James have goose bumps.
One day when he was riding his horse, the desert suddenly fell silent. All he could hear was
the sizzling sound of the sun shining on the ground. Then the earth began to shake and in front
of him a huge, red dragon erupted from the sand. It was as high as a tower, its teeth sharper
than daggers. With a mighty roar the dragon attacked James. James darted off his horse, but his
poor horse was gobbled in one gulp. James felt tears in his eyes. Swallowing down his fear and
sadness, he grabbed his sword and hacked at the huge dragon. The sword only cut off a few scales.
The angry dragon suddenly changed into a tiny snake and bit James on the foot. The water
bender felt dizzy and the pain in his foot was unbearable. Trying to attack the snake, James felt
so weak that he passed out. After he woke up the dragon was about to stomp on him. Despite the
pain he rolled over, rose and splashed water into the dragon’s throat. Soaked by the water the
dragon collapsed into a huge pile of mud. James stood there for a while then the mud pile started
to wobble and out popped James’s horse. James was delighted and he hopped on to his horse and
proceeded deep into the Gobi desert.
After another week he finally saw a castle in the middle of a sand dune. He charged towards
the castle, but it disappeared. It was a mirage! Then he saw another castle. He trotted towards the
castle when he saw a knight dressed in black also galloping towards the castle. James knew the
knight meant trouble so he fired an arrow at him. It hit the knight’s horse and the knight rolled
off the horse. James scampered into the old dusty castle. On an old wooden table was a scroll
glittering like gold. James grabbed the scroll.
Suddenly he was blinded by a flash of light. When the light vanished, his master was standing
in front of him, nodding at him with a smile.
