When Forces Collide

Syrinia · Posted: Sat May 10, 2008 2:00 pm Post subject: When Forces Collide

"I believe we can stop and take a short rest here, what do you think Draca?"

Syrinia motioned towards her black horse, decorated with bone-like armor which seemed to have been crafted from some animal's skeleton. Making her way to Draca's side and searching inside one of the many bags held by her mighty horse, Syrinia took out an apple she had been storing for an emergency. Food was very scarce these last few days, and she wanted to be prepared in case of not finding anything else to feast on.

She took the apple out and was about to take a bite when she noticed Draca staring at it longingly.

"Huh? You want this?" She chuckled a bit, "Okay, you deserve it much more than I do; you have been doing all the walking after all." Hesitantly, she offered the apple to Draca, who quickly took hold and chowed down on it. Well, now it was gone and there was nothing more to consume. Sighing, Syrinia sat down against a tree.

Petting one of Draca's legs she said, "Oh Draca, how I wish to fight once more; to feel the rush of the battle." Looking up at the sky, she closed her eyes, "That's the greatest feeling there is in this world, if only it had not been taken from me at such an early age." She shifted her gaze back at Draca, "Well, if the battle won't come to us then how's about we go to it?" Draca just emitted a gleeful sound and moved her head in an up and down motion. "That's my girl, let us journey to the dark side then, where evil dwells!" As she said this, she happily jumped onto Draca's saddle and headed off deeper into the forest.
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I think, therefore, I am dangerous...

Scars of the past will forever remain...

kail · Posted: Sat May 10, 2008 9:20 pm Post subject:

"Oh, nice one Kail! Find the most evil infested city in Aeldra, and charge straight into it! And now you're talking to yourself! WHYYY???"

This was not unusual of Kail, to scream at himself. He decided it would be better to shut up, and not allow the chasng werewolves any more advantages. Gods know that being supernatural hunters with speed and strength better suited to a bear they don't get along easily enough, nooo, so now they had intelligence better suited to one of those learned preists.
One of them howled, the rest of the pack followed suit. They were way too close.
Kail snapped out his wings and flew from the City of Darkness.
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dragonclaw · Posted: Sat May 10, 2008 9:45 pm Post subject:

Danath laid himself down upon a rocky outcrop that went out over the lake of memories. Darkness was well set in now and the only light was that of the small fire that Danath, belly towards it, laid one wing out stretched upwards to channel the warm air against his body.

Suddenly a noise carried on the wind reached his ears; he got up and looked over the water.
“Voices?” he whispered, and with that note in his voice the fire went out.
Again the noise came but not as loud as before.
“More trouble no doubt,” He looked down at the claw around his neck, “If I haven’t had enough already!”

Danath turned anyway from the water and walked alone the outcrop to the tree line. Laying himself down in a grassing patch, he rearranged his wings into a more comfortable placement alone his back.
“I better just get some sleep; I’ll get myself anyway from here first light.”
With the sounds of the trees all round Danath, he fell to sleep.

Syrinia · Posted: Sun May 11, 2008 1:57 pm Post subject:

Syrinia had just reached the lake of memories - borderline between the dark and light sides of Aeldra - when she decided to take a quick rest. Jumping off Draca, she made her way to the lake and kneeled down before it. Cupping her hands, she lowered them into the cool water which swirled around her fingers gracefully. She lifted her hands to her lips, taking a sip.

I needed that.

She thought to herself as she placed her hands on the soft, green grass. Then she noticed something in the water; a reflection of some kind, but it wasn't of her. Taking a closer look at the water, she noticed it reflected off a fight. A fight between her and someone she recognized. Her eyes widened in shock. Could it be? Was the legend of the lake true? Was it reflecting her past? When she was exiled? No! It couldn't be!

Quickly, she stood up and made her way back to Draca. Jumping onto her saddle, she quickly ran off towards the dark side of Aeldra, not noticing the red dragon that lay to a side.
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I think, therefore, I am dangerous...

Scars of the past will forever remain...

dragonclaw · Posted: Sun May 11, 2008 4:09 pm Post subject:

Danath awoke from his deep slumber to the sound of a horse galloping up the shore line. The house and its rider just pasted in eye sight of Danath but they didn’t notice him lying in the trees.
Danath lifted his head and sniffed the air.
A human female, she’s a bit off the beaten path, Danath thought. Before he could get a good look at the horse and it’s rider they were out of his sight.
“She’s heading to the dark side; she’s looking for trouble if I’m right.”

He walked to the water’s edge; put his head under the water and lifted back out again. Then he looked into the water. He saw himself but there was something missing.
“Arr! My claw, it’s gone!” he felt his neck and the claw was still there. Looking into the water again, there was no scar on his upper arm.
“Ok what’s going on here?” Just then in the reflection a black dragon hand with gold claws appeared no Danath’s shoulder. “No it can’t be! Get away from me!” he roared swinging his head to attack, but there was nothing there. “I’m getting out of here!”

He spread has wings and lifted himself into the air and in his shock flew towards the dark side of Aeldra.

kail · Posted: Sun May 11, 2008 7:02 pm Post subject:

Kail, having gone several hours without food, was losing energy. His wings beat slower now; he was losing height. Scanning the ground and the close airspace, he sees a woman....an amazon on horseback..
He hears something, slow and even. Wings!
Even as he finally gives up and plumetts to the earth, he wonders if the sound was that of a dragon. He also wonders what that poor Amazon woman will think if he should die here and she find the remains...

THUD
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dragonclaw · Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 8:38 pm Post subject:

“Why! Why does my past seem to follow me, is it too much to ask for a quite life,” Danath said as he tried to figure out where he was. He was so bent on getting away from the lake that he had just took off in any direction. By now he was just going around in circles.
“Well this is great my fear has gotten the better of me again, and now I’m lost!”
One thing he did notice was the landscape was different, he couldn’t put his claw on it but it was different.
Then Danath noticed a dark shape off in the distance, falling to the ground.
A bird? No to big to be a bird.
"Curse my good nature, that well get me into trouble next, Well whatever it is it’s in trouble."
With that he started to fly in the direction the figure had fallen.
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Syrinia · Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 8:45 pm Post subject:

Riding as fast as she could, she was trying to escape what she had seen; her past. Ever since that day it had been haunting her, eating away at her slowly. This was the reason she had been exiled, the reason her family now rejected her. No, she wasn't slowing down, she wasn't about to let this catch up to her, she was going to forget and move on, she would not let this guilt and sadness consume her. She was the strongest sister of her tribe, she would not go down, she would not be beaten, she would not cry.

Racing through the forest, a large figure suddenly fell out of the sky. Alarmed, Draca rose up into the air kicking her forelegs franctically and throwing Syrinia off her back and onto the ground. Wincing slightly, she lifted herself slowly from the grass and inched her way towards Draca who stood now kicking her forelegs fiercely in the air. Grabbing hold of the reins, she managed to settle her down causing her to drop her legs back onto the ground.

"Shh it's alright, everything's okay," she whispered into Draca's ear as she held onto her head, "I'm here, I'm here." Once Draca was still, Syrinia turned to face what had caused all the commotion.
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I think, therefore, I am dangerous...

Scars of the past will forever remain...

kail · Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 9:00 pm Post subject:

Kail SCREEEEEEEEEEEEAMS as he falls towards the trees, pretty sure they will be less than comfortable to land on. He stops, the screaming was wearing him out too much, he'd need all the energy he could muster to get out of this...
As he fell, he heard the wings again, he twisted around and saw a red dragon flying towards him, meaning it was either hungry, or wanted to help. It didn't make much difference, if it was going to eat him, he could take it down with him (with extreme luck).
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Guest · Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 9:49 pm Post subject:

The lake was serene, peaceful, smooth as glass and as reflective as a mirror. Arialth skimmed along its surface, dwelling on the beauty of the stars upon its surface.
Something was different about this lake... Arialth couldn't quite pick out what it was though. He looked up.
The sky was clouded.
He looked back down.
The surface of the lake was dotted with stars.

"Impossible..." He thought to himself. The mirror was different from reality. Perhaps he had been awake far too long. Maybe he ate something funny. What could this mean? Nothing made sense to him; he was always forgetting things. Some dim memory lit in the back of his mind, something relating to the lake, but it faded as a candle doused in water, and just as fast.
He never remembered anything for more than a week. Memories always seemed to slip by him if he did not constantly think about them, like his mind was leaking. He had no clue where he was, or how he had come to be here. Only a few things were certain. Like his name.

A bright red spot on the surface of the lake caught his eye. He circled up higher to get a better view of it. A vast panorama of stars filled his vision, and in the midst a brilliant fireball, growing larger, larger. It was heading straight at him... no, it was just an illusion, he told himself. Still, he watched, enthralled, as the conflagration grew larger, more magnificent. Something was at the center of that fireball, something angular, unnatural...
He wanted to see what it was. He knew, somewhere, that this might hold the key to his past, his inability to recall even recent memories. He had to see...

A scream in the distance shook him out of his reverence like a sharp bell. The vision vanishes as soon as his attention is broken. He almost cries and roars with anger at the same time and heads off in the direction of the yell.

(sorry long first post LOL!) [/i]