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Snippy? Snippy?! The nerve of this girl!
"Yes, well...you see, Dis vanished three years ago," Shikora-Sen says, trying to keep her here with conversation while his small, fire-creature scouts are out. He doesn't know exactly what they are looking for, but they will inform him of anything strange.
"We all assumed that Dis's mother had finally killed him. Styx came to me and offered his service." Shikora-Sen had always found that strange. Styx was loyal beyond death to Dis, yet a mere four months after Dis vanished, Styx assumed him dead and took up with a new master. Very odd, that. And chilling to think that Dis and Styx had arranged this before the disappearance.
"Now you come to me and tell me Dis is alive. This does indeed create problems." He tilts his head to the side and frowns at her. "Dis and I must resolve this. I ask you again, where is he?"
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"Yeah, I'll be careful not to take advantage of her like you did!" Dis yells after Slash. An instant later, he cringes and looks sheepish. "Sorry, Sunny. I know I should just ignore him, but he just irritates me so much sometimes! I mean, I've tried joking with him, I've tried being sincere, but nothing works." He punctuates the last word by slamming a fist into the water, splashing both of them. "I'm so damn sick of him telling me what a horrible person I am."
He closes his eyes and takes a deep breath. When he lets it out, he appears calm again. "I'm sorry, again," he says to Sunny. "And I'm sorry to...y'know...hear about your family. It...it must have been very lonely...being away from them. It must still be."
He scratches the back of his head. "Ah, I never know what to say in situations like this. But look, since you said you'd help me find my family, I'll help you find yours. I'll do whatever I can. And even if...even if we never find them, then I'll be your family. And I promise, I'll never make you lonely or sad." His eyes are wide open and honest, and he gives her hand a gentle squeeze.
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Maelthra lifted her eyebrows in surprise and interest, listening intently.
Wow, that was a bit more complicated then she had originally thought. Eesh, had she just gotten tail-deep in something she knew nothing about?
At his questions, she frowned. She wouldn't betray Dis, despite some of the horrible faults she had seen already. "I am not going to tell you where he is." She answered calmly.
'Go now, Master of Flame'
The telepathic message, hardly a whisper, reached the huge fire dragon. He uncurled from his dormant place deep within the earth and headed straight for Dis and Sunni.
The earth of the water fall buckled and cracked, and a funnel of steam burst forth as the cool waters hit something immensely hot within the crevice. Master of Flame uncurled from the steaming hole, his head arched toward the sky as he bellowed.
He was, by far, one of the biggest flame dragons on the planet. He positively towered over the little pool and its inhabitants, yellow eyes staring down, full of intelligence far surpassing that of any human.
"Maelthra sent me here to warn you Dis, Defiler of Dragons." He snarled, not looking happy about the whole affair. He owed Maelthra alot, but coming to warn people wasn't exactly his area of expertese. Not to mention he had already heard about the incident with the dragon fem and her child. Damnable creature...
He hissed at Dis, and his breath was hot enough to boil water. However, he did not get close enough to do such. He was here to help, not harm. "The new master of Styx keeps asking after you Dis. Maelthra is worried what he might do if he finds you." He then turned his head to the side and snorted, a curl of flame blasting from his nostrils. "So go now. I must go watch over little Maelthra." He snarled, then unfurled his massive wings. They blocked out the light for a brief moment before he took off, crumbing what was left of the small waterfall with his huge push-off.
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"It's okay, Dis," Sunni told Dis, frowning briefly after Slash before looking back to him and adding truthfully, "I mean, I know you're not a horrible person, for what it's worth..."
It was true. She didn't know where Slash was getting off on cutting into Dis every second, but whatever bad things Slash said about Dis, Sunni saw far more good in him. Maybe he had done some questionable things in the past...but no one was perfect, right? Everyone screwed up at some point...but that didn't mean that that was truly the person that they were.
After all, everyone had skeletons of their own lurking in their closets. Even Sunni.
She really did wish Slash would lay off Dis...
Her violet eyes widened in surprise at Dis' words, and she looked up to meet his eyes. For a moment, she actually found herself speechless, something that wasn't all that common with her. It was then her turn to ask in astonishment, "You...ya really...you mean that?" though she didn't really need an answer to that. His eyes were open and sincere, answer enough to her question.
She closed her own eyes, squeezing his hand back softly. "That...that means so much to me, Dis...really..." she said quietly, but words could not express what she truly felt. No one had ever showed her such kindness before. Ever. Once again, she finds herself searching for words with which to express herself...
...But any words she might have found were lost when, suddenly, a huge creature such as she had never even heard of bellowed from atop the waterfall.
She froze on the spot, her body tensing in fear and her grip on Dis' hand tightening as she pulled herself closer to him. Even after the dragon mentioned Maelthra, and was thus apparently an ally, Sunni's body didn't relax. She'd never seen a creature so big with so many teeth and claws in her life! And it could breathe fire! All she could do was watch and listen in a combination of fright and fascination until, finally, it left. She winced as the once beautiful waterfall crumbled beneath its massive weight...
"W-what...was that...?" she was finally able to manage, if shakily, once she was sure it was out of sight. Now that it was over, she realized she had hardly understood a word the dragon had said. Sure, she had heard it well enough, but she had been so alarmed that none of it had registered!
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Damn! This makes everything far more difficult. I cannot leave Sunni with Dis, but I cannot leave Maelthra by herself. Why must Everything work against me? I close my eyes as I begin to concentrate. Forgive me, Sunni. My heart is leading my desition. I'll personally deal with Dis if anything is to happen to her. I lift myself off the ground with my wings and begin to fly towards the lava fields.
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Defiler of Dragons? Dis hasn't been free but two days and already he's earned a new name. Not a bad start at all.
But he finds no humor in what Master of Flame tells him.
Stupid bitch, he thinks. For all Maelthra's kindness, she certainly had boundless talent for fucking his plans over.
"That was a dragon," he mutters to Sunni, distracted. He looks up...
...right into the eyes of one of Shikora-Sen's fire birds.
"Shit! Go hide!" he says, propelling Sunni toward the shallower water then diving. Thanks to Master of Flame, the bright little waterfall is now a roaring torrent falling from the cliff above. Dis plunges downward and comes up behind the waterfall, slipping between the fallen rocks and clambering up into a tiny cavern behind the falls. He presses his shoulders back against the wall so hard the rock bites into his skin. He has nothing to fight with. Nothing! What will Shikora-Sen do with him? Kill him? Or deliver him to his mother? No, no, anything but that. The things she would do to him...
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Shikora-Sen's eyes go wide in that moment of comprehension, that moment when he sees Dis through the vision of his scout. He roars, and nearly every fire warrior under his command pours forth from the lava and speeds for the waterfall. They are an eclectic lot; their shapes include everything from wolves, to dragons, to humanoids.
Kill him, and any you find with him, Shikora-Sen commands.
But he doesn't send all of his warriors away. He sends the swift fire birds after Maelthra. They come at her screeching and clawing and breathing fire. Anyone who calls Dis a friend deserves to share his fate.
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"Come my friends! We must help Dis!" Maelthra calls suddenly as the demon before her roars. The earth dragon is immediatly called to her, while the fire dragons fly straight for the pool and the waterfall.
Dis might not think much of her, but she was probably about to save his ass. Five fire dragons, along with the Master of Fire, was not something one wanted to screw around with.
Maelthra was shifting even as the fire birds came at her. She was taking her more savage form, her fighting form. She back-flipped out of the way with just seconds to spare. And what stood there now was not the cute little draconic creature, nor the curly-headed girl. No, what stood there now was a large, clawed, gray gargoyle that did not look happy.
Maelthra's third form.
She roared at her foes, taking the four-legged approach. She could stand on either two or four legs, adaptable as she was. Her own leathery wings were folded tightly to her back, muscular tail whipping behind her. Her dove gray eyes were no longer that color, but animalistic yellow, glaring.
The Master of Flame swooped down suddenly and landed on the shores of the lake. He let out one monstrous roar, and it was enough to make the ground shake. "Come here, Sunni!" He ordered, the five other fire dragons swooping down to crush the fire birds already in the area. They were not small either, but compared to the Master of Flame, they were tiny. It was hard to describe fire dragons as tiny, but Master was HUGE.
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Sunni knew better than to ask questions. She clambered out onto the shore as quickly as she could, and nearly toppled over with a yelp when the huge Fire Dragon landed not far from her and let out a roar loud enough to make her sensitive ears ache. Earlier, and under other circumstances, she might have been more than hesitant to go near the huge beast and might have questioned how on Earth it knew her namen, but with the chaos and confusion blooming around her, those thoughts didn't even occur to her.
She scrambled over to the dragon, dripping clothes clinging awkwardly to her body, and that was when she looked back for Dis...and saw he was nowhere to be seen.
She hesitated. "Waitaminute! Where's Dis?! What's going on?!" she asked the dragon quickly, as though it would know. Well, it was larger than her...so it would have a better vantage point than her.
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What is going on?! I can feel much disturbance now. Everywhere! I'll have to take flight. I lift myself off the ground with my wings and propel in Maelthra's general direction. I suddenly stop in midair when I hear a Dragon's roar coming from the waterfall. Could this be Maelthra's doing? If so, then Sunni is safe, for now. Maelthra is what matters most to me. I turn about and continue towards the lava fields.
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From the very ground beneath Maelthra's feet, lava snakes burst forth and wrap around her legs, biting her and holding her down as Shikora-Sen himself launches at her, fangs bared.
But behind Shikora-Sen, not far beneath the lava, Styx responds to his master's presence. He rises up from the fiery depths, and out of the lava comes...
...a hummingbird.
Styx flits up and away, tiny wings humming, and he alights on a rock where he can watch the fight.
Back in the cavern behind the waterfall, Dis laughs aloud as Styx sends him mental images of the lavafield. It never ocurred to Dis that Maelthra would actually fight for him. Which means that Slash won't be far behind. Not bad at all. He can just wait in here while they risk their lives for him and come out when it's all over.
If Dis could see behind the waterfall, he would see the firebirds that swarm the pool like ants. For every one that the dragons kill, ten more take its place. They flock toward Master of Flame, diving at Sunni.
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Maelthra hissed as the snakes attatched to her legs, the huge demon lunging at her at she was forced to be immobile.
Suddenly, the huge, rock-like body shot up in the demon's direct path. The huge earth dragon known as Eats-the-Stone was blocking Maelthra's form from attack. Meanwhile, she struggled with the snakes. Finally, she deftly shifted into her girl form, slipping away and zooming up Eats-the-Stone's body. Her gaze hit the humming bird and she blinked. Where had that littly guy come from???
Eats-the-Stone's boxy head was directed at Shikora-Sen, forest green eyes piercing. "Back off." He grumbled threateningly.
Master of Flame batted the fire birds away as if they were flies. The other flame dragons took to throwing the fire birds at the water, that being the natural weakness for all fire-based creatures.
Master was hunkered over Sunni, easily keeping her safe with his bulk. "Dis is being a coward and hiding. I can smell him, over there, by the waterfall." He snarled in response to her question, still batting the pesky little critters away with little effort.
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Sunni was crouched down beneath Master of Flame, watching with wide violet eyes as the strange firebirds swarmed the air like ants swarmed the earth while the other dragons and Master of Flame fought them off. Her ears were back, flat against her head, and her tail twitched nervously. There were so many! The dragons seemed to be doing well, but wouldn't they get tired eventually? Or be overwhelmed? There were just too many! Where did they come from, and why? Master of Flame didn't answer that question, but she didn't know if he could.
She looked up at his response, and frowned slightly. Well, wasn't she doing the same right now!?
"I don't blame him!" she answered shakily. "Dunno if wanting to live can be called cowardice, though! There're so many!" Anxiously, she took to watching the waterfall. She hoped he'd be safe there...
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I stop in midair when I finally catch glimpse of an Earth dragon's head, peering over the treeline far away and Maelthra standing atop. I unsheath my Godly sword and fly at full speed in Maelthra's general direction. I instantly stop, merely inches away from Maelthra and look about my surroundings. "I am thrilled to see that you are taking much control of the situation at hand. I have come to assist in helping you, Maelthra." I state as I hover over the dragon's head.
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The same writhing fire snakes that attacked Maelthra burst from the ground beneath Sunni, wrapping their fiery bodies around her arms and legs and trying to bite at her with fangs of white heat.
Safe in the cavern, Dis puts his hands behind his head and leans back against the wall, whistling to himself. The fire birds have located himâ€"he can see their shadow-shapes beyond the waterfallâ€"but they can't seem to find a way around the water.
He stretches his mind down into the earth, feeling around through the soil and rock. The pool connects into a massive underground aquifer that juts up against the magma flows that feed the lavafield. The aquifer empties into the sea by way of an underground tunnel. An idea dawns on him, and he sends it along to Styx.
Back at the lavafield, the little hummingbird flits over to Maelthra, hovering in front of her eyes to get her attention. I am Styx, he 'paths to her. Dis says that the lavafields feed Shikora-Sen's power. As long as he stands here, he could fight all day and never tire and never run out of fire demons. You must eradicate the lavafield. Beneath us is a large aquifer. The water flows out to the sea through a tunnel. Tell the earth dragon to plug the tunnel up and drill a hole down into the aquifer. Dis will do the rest.
Shikora-Sen roars again, and the lavafields erupt, molten rock spewing hundreds of feet in the air all round Maelthra and Slash. The air burns and fills with noxious, deadly gasses. If he cannot get around the earth dragon's defenses, he will melt them.
An armored fire dragon claws its way up out of the lava and launches itself at Slash, spewing fire at him.
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Sunni cried out as snakes of fire burst from beneath her and wrapped themselves around her limbs, and shrieked again when some of their fangs actually connected with her flesh, sending white-hot agony through her arms and legs. Desperately, acting against the immense fear and pain that filled her, she struggled against them, using the restractable, cat-like claws she possessed in place of human fingernails to try and tear them off. She was far from a warrior, and all she had to go on was basic instinct.
And that didn't help much, especially not with the fear. After all, she'd never seen a battle in her life, much less been involved in one! She'd never been involved in a physical fight of any sort before...at least not one like this! And the pain these fiery snakes were inflicting on her unprotected body was unbelievable, far beyond her level of pain tolerance.
More sets of fangs connected with her body, and before she was really aware of it, her struggles began to weaken and slow. Before too long, she could hardly even feel the sharp, burning pain, nor the faint trickle of warm blood that leaked from some of the messier bites. A familiar, distant sensation began to grow, making her mind feel foggy...
Maelthra or someone else more experienced might have been able to endure the beasts' attacks easily, but Sunni simply wasn't strong enough to be able to handle it...
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I manged to bring up my Draconic Shield just barely on time and watch as the flames rush around the barrier. My eyes slightly narrow as I glare at the dragon before me. "My turn..." I state bfroe flying at the dragon at full speed with my blade held out. I stop at the tip of the dragon's tail and grab onto it to twirl myself around and land on the dragon's back. I then hold my blade out in the dragon's view to show the dragon's blood dripping off it. When I rushed by the dragon, I trailed my blade through the the entire side of the dragon, leaving a massive gash. The dragon may be armored, but nothing can withstand the atomic sharpness of my God crafted blade. "Your move..." I finish as I stand on the dragon's back, also showing that I'm being slightly fair to a fellow Draconic being by taking turns in this battle.
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Maelthra blinked at the little hummingbird, then grinned as it introduced itself. "Oh..hello!" she listened to his words, then nodded, having to duck as lava spewed around her.
She patted the earth dragon's head and whispered to him before vaulting off his head and flying for the lake. The dragon of earth suddenly dissapeared into the ground, finding the water source as said and quickly working to plug it up. Finally, he had mounded enough dirt and huge boulders to stop the massive thread of water, and burst out of the earth once more, creating a hole.
Master of Flame roared as he saw the snakes, but was too large to really do anything. "Maelthra!!!" he called, his voice echoing throughout the lands.
Maelthra was flying full blast. "oh...I know, I know, I know...." She muttered to herself as she heard Master's roar. Finally, not nearly close enough, she stopped. She began to summon something with her flute, a long lilting tune. She might not be able to pull it off, but perhaps...
The water at the pond began to boil and writh as something large formed within it. A dark shape could be seen not long after. Maelthra finished her song and shouted, as loud as she could. "Serpent of the Dark Waters!!"
Somehow, it reached the pond, and a huge wyrm of water burst forth, nearly taking out a few of the fire dragons as it arched its head into the sky. Master blinked and quickly back-flapped away, not wanting to be anywhere near the creature.
Serpent of the Dark Waters doused those infernal serpents with cool waters, his long body writhing of pure black water.
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Dis sits with his eyes closed, feeling the earth containing the aquifer strain and buckle as water roars in and finds no place to go. It is truly a massive aquifer, with dozens of seeps and underground rivers running all the way from Serendipity emptying into it. A few more minutes, he thinks, feeling the pressure building in the aquifer as thousands of gallons of water pour into it every second. It's almost time. Just hold on for a few more minutes.
The snakes resist at first, hissing and tightening their hold on Sunni, but this far from the lavafield they cannot withstand the water, and they pull back into the ground.
Styx flits after Maelthra, flying just above her left shoulder. Dis says it will take a few moments.. He lets out a surprised squeak and veers off as firebirds swoop down to attack Maelthra. One rakes its wicked talons down her back. Another sets fire to her hair while yet another scratches at her face and eyes with its talons.
The dragon fighting with Slash laughs, a rumbling sound from deep in his chest. Slash is in the heart of the lavafields, Shikora-Sen's realm, and different rules apply here than in the outside world. The God sword left but a shallow gash down the dragon's side, a gash that healed up even as the cut was being made.
And this dragon possesses none of the courtesy that Slash displays. Before Slash even finishes talking, a second dragon, smaller than the first and gifted in the magical rather than the physical, strikes him from above, shattering the barrier and slashing deep into his shoulder with long, curved claws. At the same time, the big dragon, the one Slash is riding on, snaps his head back and sinks his teeth into Slash's leg.
Shikora-Sen keeps half his attention on the battle above him, while the other half is trying to work out how to get to Dis behind all that water and through all those dragons guarding the area.
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Damn! I tried to be nice and fair to a fellow draconic being, but they are just as cold-hearted as Dis. Now they will see my true colors. I try to pay no heed to the pain in my shoulders and try to focus on the incoming set of teeth. Just as the dragon sinks his teeth into my leg, I let out a painful yell and quickly stick my blade into the dragon's right eye. I let go of the blade and fall back onto the dragon's back with blood rushing out of three locations. I stagger to my feet, keeping my eyes one the larger dragon, waiting for the right moment. I have two dragons to deal with, but I'll have to deal with them, one at a time.
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Sunni sank to her hands and knees when the snakes pulled back into the ground, panting heavily as she tried to catch her breath. Her eyes were closed; she didn't even want to look at the places the snakes had held or bittenâ€"she could feel the results of that encounter well enoughâ€"and she didn't really want to see what exactly was going on, eitherâ€"it sounded chaotic as it was.
So, she just stayed where she was, and hoped that this time, the dragon's protection was enough...and that the others were faring better...
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Maelthra shrieked as well as the fire birds suddenly swooped at her. Without thinking, she tucked into a ball and began to plummet, heading straight for the small pond.
The Serpent of the Dark Waters turned his massive head when he saw her, glassy purple eyes staring. His mouth, which hadn't originally been there, then opened, the water spliting like some acrid slime. With one deft motion he swalled Maelthra, Styx, and the fire birds attacking her.
His eyes glowed with a sudden golden light then, and his great serpentine body reared up, taking out fire bird and dragon alike. The Master of Flame had curled around Sunni, holding her in the palm of one huge, scaly hand. "It will be alright, Sunni." He said softly, watching all warily.
The new Serpent of the Gold Eyes suddenly bolted for the lava field, his whipping tail taking out the last of the fire birds and a few more of the fire dragons that couldn't get out of the way fast enough.
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The aquifer is full enough, now, the water pressure building within it. Dis fills his lungs with air then dives, spearing through the waterfall and down into the pool below. The moment he hits the water, he sends out flashes of heat, causing the pool to boil and steam like a giant cookpot. He extends his power, pushing the flashes of fire through the underground river, letting the water carry the heat. He sends his white-hot flares all the way to the aquifer, and then through all of the connecting channels that empty into it. He can feel the earth tremble around the tons and tons of boiling water in the aquifer, the pressure building until it explodes in the only direction left to go.
A massive, roaring column of steaming water erupts from the earth dragon's burrow, pouring down and flooding the lavafield. With a tremendous hiss, steam billows up as the water pours over the lava and creates a black crust over it. The steam rises so thick and hot, it obscures all sight.
The dragon Slash is fighting, roaring in pain and pulling the sword from his eye, turns around to strike again and finds himself blinded by the cloud of steam that rises up to cloak them. So thick is it that he can no longer even see where Slash is.
The firebirds, the lava snakes, all of Shikora-Sen's creatures turn and flee for the receeding lava, rushing for the safety of their master's lair before the way is closed up completely. Shikora-Sen feels his way blindly through the steam, searching for a way back down into the fiery depths of the earth.
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A grim smile appears on my face as everything's vision is obscured by the sudden cloud of steam. I, on the other hand, have an advantage. My nose most certainly, guides me through a lot of obsticles. I hold out my hand and my sword flies up from the ground and into my palm. This is but a telekenetic ability that binds me to my blade. I inhale to find the dragon's scent and also attempt to surpress the tears in my eyes, because of inhaling too much steam. There! I then fly at full speed in the direction my nose leads me in. The dragon's head barely comes into view, just as I swing my blade to slice clean through the massive beast's neck. If that didn't kill it, I don't know what can.
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The new Serpent was blasting for the lava fields at an incredible rate, plowing into or over any fire-based creatures it caught sight of. It's mystical liquid body at through them like acid.
Serpent of the Gold Eyes didn't so much as slow as he hit the immense cloud of steam. Eats-The-Stone had quickly sunk back under the earth once the steam had errupted, worried for his rock-hard pelt becoming soft.
Serpent's golden gaze locked onto Shikora-Sen(sp?) and it bolted for him, lithe body writhing through the air as though it were swimming. Those hidden jaws of his split open and latched onto the demon's shoulder, the rest of the incredibly long, black body wrapping around him. Immediately, the Serpent's body began to eagerly burn its way into the demon, a new, acrid steam rising to mingle with the rest.
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The dragon flies blind, unable to see even two feet in front of its face due to the thick steam. It seems there is no more up or down, left or right, as though the world has been erased and all the remains is this blinding white cloud. Then, out of nowhere, his opponent flies into his vision. Powerful as the dragon is, speed is not on his side, and he has only enough time to realize the danger before the strike falls.
If his armor had been any weaker, the blow might have taken his head clean off. But the extra protection does him little good, for the sword still cuts through more than half of his neck. The dragon crumples and falls from the sky...
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Shikora-Sen makes a last, desperate dash for the safety of the receding lava, but he is not fast enough to make it. He roars in pain, agonized by the teeth stabbing into his shoulder and the acidic body eating through his flesh.
Then he bares his teeth in a sudden, mad grin. He melts, turning into a slick puddle of lava that slips away from Serpent, sliding along the ground to a safe distance. Shikora-Sen takes form again, but makes no move to run away.
"I will see Dis dead, one way or another," he says, and the ground suddenly rumbles and shakes as he calls up the very power that moves the great continental plates of the planet. He will bury this entire area and the village as well in a volcanic eruption the likes of which have not been seen since the forming of the earth millions of years ago.
Yet before he can even set that ancient power in motion, a shadow descends on him out of the steam, and the great fire dragon that Slash slew hits the ground with a crash, the heavy, armored body crushing Shikora-Sen.
The roaring geyser finally runs out of water, and now the only sound is that if the steam hissing forth from the cooling lava.
Only Shikora-Sen's head and left arm are visible, the rest of his body broken and crushed beneath the dragon. Beyond repair, he works his jaw feebly, voice a liquid rattle in his throat. "You...you should have...let me kill him..."
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As the dragon collides into the ground, I slowly flutter towards the ground. I land and a simple smile appears on my face at the sight of the demon, crushed under the dragon's weight. Blood still trinkles down from my wounds as I limp towards the beast. "I'm afraid that I would have to fufill your wish if Dis carries on his misdeeds and falls out of line around me. Until that happens, I will regret the very day I met the bastard." I reply to the beast's plee. "Now I shall remove you from you tormented misery." I finish as I raise my blade and bring my godly sword down on the beast's neck. "Rest in Peace." The last words that escape from my mouth before I topple over, unconscious, due to my loss of blood.
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The serpent watched the demon's dying moments without remorse, very little emotion showing in its golden eyes.
Now that all that was said and done, there was the slight problem of....
Slash's collapsing caught the serpent's attention, and it quickly lowered it's head, scooping the bleeding beast up gently atop it's large muzzle.
Hovering back into the air, Serpent of the Golden Eyes turned and bolted right back the way he came, only stopping once reaching the pond.
His writhing black body touched down in the pond, the the crystalline blue waters turned murky with his presence.
Calmly, he lowered his head and let Slash slide from his nose and onto the ground.
As was being said before being interrupted, there was still the problem of Maelthra and Styx being swallowed by the now golden eyed Serpent of the Death River.
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Sunni gave a gasp and jerk of alarm and sat up abruptly as water erupted with a thundering roar from the Earth dragon's burrow. And, though pain jolted through her battered limbs from that action, she hardly noticed it at the moment. Instead, she watched in a confused hybrid of wide-eyed shock and horror as the steaming water flowed and the fire demons fled...but before too long, she could see nothing as the rising steam clouded her vision.
Painfully, she drew her bloodied knees to her chest and nestled closer to the huge fire dragon that held her, closing her eyes against the burning steam. She could no longer see what was going on, but mixed among the hiss and roar of the water, she could hear it. And she thought she was better off not seeing what was happening...though, unfortunately, her imagination took over and made up for what she couldn't see.
She shivered, hugging her knees to her chest, and kept her eyes closed and ears pinned to the sides of her head. She didn't know what was happening, or why all this was happening...she just hoped it would all stop soon...and that everyone was alive...that Dis was okay...she hadn't glimpsed him since this whole thing started. Or anyone else, for that matter...
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Dis let's off the last of the heat waves, and he jolts in shock as his mind returns to his body, for he hadn't realized just how much energy all that fire and heat took out of him, didn't expect the numb weakness in his limbs.
Sinking further and further into the depths of the water, he kicks and claws for the surface, but his own arms and legs feel disconnected from his body. How easily he forgot his own weakness, how quick he was to discount the effect of his long hibernation on his strength.
Styx! He calls out in a last, desperate effort, his lungs beginning to burn and his mind going black. Styx!
And somewhere inside the Serpent, Styx goes mad with terror, broadcasting out telepathically to any creature in range to hear. Dis! He dies, he dies in the water! Save him, save him!
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Dis! He dies, he dies in the water! Save him, save him!
Once again, Sunni bolted upright, violet eyes wide with horror. Dis! He was dying!? She didn't know who's voice it was that cried thatâ€"not one she recognizedâ€"but that didn't matter. In the water!? Oh gods, she only knew how to tread water, and barely that, but...but he was dying! And she didn't know if anyone else had heard that desperate voice. And even if they did...who would help him? Slash hated Dis! And this dragon did, too! And the others...they were nowhere!
Ignoring the pain that raced through her limbs, she scrambled awkwardly to her feet and jumped down out of Master of Flame's palm. Thankfully by now some of the steam had cleared enough for her to be able to vaguely see where she was going, though it stung her eyes and made them water, blurring her vision, but she ignored it as she raced in the direction of the pool.
"DIS!" she cried, wading quickly into the water, the water soon reaching past her waist. She knew she couldn't do much at all, but...she had to do something. She couldn't just stand by at let him drown while no one did anything! She had made a promise to him...
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I suddenly regain consciousness as the telepathic voice rings through my head. My chocolate brown eyes shoot open and I instantly raise up to look around. Sunni... I see her, frantically looking in the water for Dis. I close my eyes and sigh, deeply. I know my next actions will be something I will regret, but I'm doing it entirely out of my heart. I'm doing this for Sunni. I stagger to my feet, still weak from my loss of blood. I shake it off and dash for the little pond. I dive into the water, just next to Sunni and plundge deep. There! I use my wings to help proppel myself towards the dying man. Deep withing myself, I just want to remain here and watch him drown, but my heart tells me otherwise. I quickly sweep him into my arms and speed towards the surface. With the boost of my wings, I lunge out of the water and land on solid ground. MY wounds have long since stopped bleeding, but I still topple a bit when I land. I can't believe I rescued a man I loathe so much.
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Sunni was chest deep in water when Slash suddenly dove into the pool, and Sunni stopped and watched the water anxiously. Slash was going to...save Dis? Gods, she hoped that was what he was doing...she knew how much Slash hated him...
And then Slash surfaced, Dis in his arms, and, with the aid of his wings, left the water and landed on solid ground. Relief washed over Sunni at that, and turning, she scrambled out of the water and up onto the shore, and dropped down beside the two on her knees, which screamed painfully in protest. "Dis! Is he alright!?" she asked Slash frantically. She could see that Slash was also badly hurt, but he was also conscious, and strong enough yet to dive into a pool and rescue Dis. And, while she was concerned for his injuries and grateful for what he had done, there was no time for thank yous. She didn't even know if Dis was alive! No, no, he was alive, she couldn't think that he wasn't...
She gave him a firm but careful shake. "Dis? Dis!?"
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The Serpent watched it all with cool gold eyes, making no moves to help the little people around him. Most of the water was truly his body by now, and he controled the surface of it as well. But, he let Slash escape with Dis, and Sunni as well.
He had no reason to kill them yet.
The huge fire dragon had watched the dark serpent since it had arrived, his burning amber gaze narrowed. Slowly, he shuffled towards the trio, placing his enormous bulk over them and lowering slightly, blocking the three from the Serpent's sight.
Never taking his gaze off the beast, he calmly muttered to the three injured beings beneath him. "I don't trust that thing. We should get away from this pond, now. And where is Maelthra???" The sudden fact he knew not where the little lady was made his blood run cold. Was he not here to help protect her friends, as well as herself!?!
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Dis had managed to cling to life despite his mother's efforts to kill him. Even with a price on his head, even with all the righteous jackasses of the world hunting him, he still evaded death. The same animalistic, primal instinct for survival that had saved him in the past reached him now, and he clawed his way up from the depths of unconsciousness.
His eyes flew open as he choked on the water in his lungs. He twisted onto his stomach, coughing so hard that the tiny veins in his eyes burst and left his eyes bloodshot. When at last he could gasp air back into him, he rolled back over onto his back to catch his breath and calm himself.
He'd done it again. Cheated death, made it out alive. While Maelthra, Sunni, and Slash fought his battles for him. The longer he thought on it, the funnier it became, until he let out a hoarse laugh.
"I...didn't think you cared...Fluffy," he said, still trying to catch his breath. He manages a smarmy grin at Slash.
The smile he gave Sunni was softer as he noted how anxious she was. Frightened even? For him? Nice. "Aw, you weren't worried about me, were you? I'm not that easy to get rid of. Besides, I made a promise. I said I'd never make you lonely or sad." He winked at her.
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Slash merely grunts at Dis' words. "You're not even half right. I only saved your sorry ass for Sunni. I wouldn't be able to live with myself if I had part with her saddness. I may hate you more than anyone in existance, but I truely care for Sunni." Slash explains, towering over Dis and Sunni. His mind is set on keeping an eye on Dis while being around Sunni.
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Sunni exhaled loudly in relief. So relieved was she, in fact, that she had a sudden strange urge to either hug him for being alive or slap him for freaking her out like that. For a moment there, she really had thought he was gone...and if he had been, she didn't know what she'd do. She'd lost so many people she cared for in her life; she didn't think she could stand to lose another.
She quickly scrubbed away the tears she felt at the corners of her eyes, and offered a tired smile of her own. "What makes ya think I was worried?" she asked, even though it was painfully obvious with the emotion still thick in her voice and redness lingering in her eyes. "I didn't forget your promise..."
Despite Slash's insults toward Dis, for once she wasn't annoyed by them. She was too happy to be, and grateful toward Slash for saving Dis despite his prejudices...even if it had only been because of her. She offered him, too, a smile, filled with both exhaustion and yet gratitude.
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For a few moment's, Dis just lays there and gets his nerves under control. When he's sure he can stand up without shaking too much, he puts one hand on Sunni's shoulder for support and gets to his feet, trudging over to find his clothes. The place is a mess, the vegetation trampled from the fighting and dead firebird bodies lying everywhere.
As Dis is pulling on his pants, Styx zips on over and hovers before Sunni, wings emitting a continuous, pleasant buzz. The colorful little hummingbird squeaks at Sunni.
"That's Styx," Dis says, pulling his shirt on. "Heh, I think he likes you."
Now fully clothed, Dis wanders back over and sidles up to Slash. Dis scratches at the back of his head, kicking at the dirt and fixing his attention on the ground. "So, uh...I guess I...kinda owe you and stuff." He collects himself and stops fidgeting, looking Slash in the eyes at last. "Thank you. I know you don't like me. You could have let me drown, but you didn't. And yeah, I know you did it because of Sunni, but still...thank you."
Dis looks off to the side, clearly searching for words. He casts a brief glance at Sunniâ€"just a brush of his eyes over hersâ€"before looking away again. "If it's any consolation, you're a better person than I am, Slash."
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Slash is baffled. He is completely at a loss of words. Dis has suddenly undergone a complete change and Slash knows not of what to say. Then a thought crosses his mind. Perhaps Dis is being deceptive to get on Slash's good. Slash narrowed his at Dis, but only while he looks away from him. "You surprise me, Dis. Perhaps your near death experience has changed you, for the better." Slash states in a surprised tone.
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Sunni watched the hummingbird hovering before her in wide-eyed fascination, marveling at how quick its wings were, beating in a blur, and how it seemed to be able to stay perfectly still in the air when it wanted to, like it was suspended there. She had never seen a hummingbird before; they didn't have them where she came from.
"Ya think so?" she asked with a tired but genuine smile, the colorful simplicity of the creature in front of her taking her mind off the violent events that had just occuredâ€"and off her own painful wounds. She tentatively stretched a hand toward the bird. "Hehe, he's cute. Hello, Styx."
Her attention, however, left Styx as from the corner of her eye she saw Dis approached Slash, and she turned in surprise so she could watch the exchange. A relieved, pleasantly surprised smile gradually curved her lips. Wow. Dis had told her earlier he wasn't good at that sort of thing...that must have taken a lot of courage. And Slash! He had hated Dis so much, but now...well, he hadn't made any sarcastic remarks. Neither of them had.
Whew...maybe there was hope for them. Maybe they could finally find a way to put their differences aside. She hoped this was the first sign of that.
"Thank you, Slash," she offered with a smile, and went to standâ€"and gasped in pain, instead, the sudden movement angering her damaged skin and sending fresh pain through her burned limbs. She stayed put after that, trying not to wince too visibly despite the horrible throbbing. She knew she was hurt pretty good, but still, somehow, she didn't feel she had a right to complain. Slash was far worse off than she, and Dis had nearly drowned. She was in pretty good shape compared to them.
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Dis looked sidewards at Slash and his mouth began to curve into a grin, some sardonic comment clearly just behind his lips, but all thought of Slash vanished from his mind when Sunni's gasp of pain reached him. He was there in two strides, kneeling at her side and cringing at the burns all over her. In his relief to be alive, he neglected to even notice that either Slash or Sunni was injured.
"Styx," he said, and the hummingbird zipped off of Sunni's shoulder and flew back and forth over her burned limbs, a sparkling dust falling from the blur of his colorful wings. "It should numb the pain," Dis said, "but it won't heal you." He stared at his hands, wishing they could do more than burn and destroy, but healing had always been beyond him. He looked back at Slash with raised eyebrows, honest worry written across his face. Maybe Slash could heal her. If not, they would have to resort to more mundane methods of treating injuries.
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When Dis looks up to Slash, the wolfish figure knows his reason is. "Where I'm from, I'm just a great warrior. I was never taught in the arts and magics of healing. Although, I am a bit experienced in herbal healing. I just need to find the right plant." Slash explains before turning off into the forest and turns back to face Dis. "Watch her while I look for ingredients to treat burns." Slash notes, not really remembering what he thinks of Dis, worrying more about Sunni's well being. This could potentially be a mistake that he would regret later on. Leaving Dis alone with Sunni could be a terrible move on his part.
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The dust from Styx did indeed numb the pain before long, and she half expected her wounds to vanish, as well, even though he had told her it wouldn't heal her. Still, it was far better than before, and it was far more than she had reckoned anyone could do. "It's okay...even this is much more than I expected. Thank you," she told both Dis and Styx, and then watched in surprise as Slash started away. He had been far more injured than she...and yet he was acting as though nothing was wrong. Either his wounds really didn't bother him, or he was just ignoring them for her sake.
Geez...how did she ever luck out with the company she was with? It was kindness such as she was not used to, but had always longed for. The burns and risks were worth the company, as far as she was concerned. It was far better than being in absolutely no danger, but in the presense of cruel individuals with little value for others.
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