open The Last of One's Kind

[Nameless Knight 1,001]

Shadow had fallen asleep under the tree. The book she was reading was set next to her as she sleep. Tenebae sat awake next to her, keeping watch for anytihng that can bring harm to both of them. He looked at her every 10 or 15 minutes to make sure she was still there.

[Rainbow Dash 1,473]

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Asator looks at the destroyed turkey leg and laughs.
"Ali, you are true warrior! To bite through a turkey leg like that. Not even I could do a feat such as that!" Asator grabbed another turkey leg and bit into it.
"Need anything to wash down your food?"
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Zefira calmly walked to the Grandmaster and cleared her throat.
"Sorry for getting captured, Grandmaster. I was just caught off guard by this pervert's disgusting transformation." Zefira explained, hoping the Grandmaster wouldn't be mad at her.

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Olaf tried punching Draco, but because he was a spirit, his fists went through Draco.
"You are an idiot! One of these days i will travel to the physical plane and properly kick your butt!"

[dragon4111 914]

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Asator looks at the destroyed turkey leg and laughs.

"Ali, you are true warrior! To bite through a turkey leg like that. Not even I could do a feat such as that!" Asator grabbed another turkey leg and bit into it.

"Need anything to wash down your food?"

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Zefira calmly walked to the Grandmaster and cleared her throat.

"Sorry for getting captured, Grandmaster. I was just caught off guard by this pervert's disgusting transformation." Zefira explained, hoping the Grandmaster wouldn't be mad at her.

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Olaf tried punching Draco, but because he was a spirit, his fists went through Draco.

"You are an idiot! One of these days i will travel to the physical plane and properly kick your butt!"

Draco chuckled then whispered to Olaf "Says the lass with a nice ass," Draco chuckled to himself. "Now that your subordinate is back and unharmed the scroll if you will. And if you have further business with me follow if you will after me," Draco said as he looked at the two ladies. "I sense a third one they are around aren't they?"

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(haven't decided on Ali's gender yet... As far as I can figure, at that age dragons are relatively a-gendered at the age its at)

Ali shakes its head, "No, I'm not thirsty... You're already much nicer than my old master... He would hurt me and he didn't let me have food..."

Lily nods, then tosses him the scroll, "Alright, let's go then. Lead the way." She turns to Zefira, "You should probably hunt down Shadow and tell her you're safe. I'm not sure if she was worried or not."

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Zefira looks at the Grandmaster and leans in to whisper to her.
"Be careful, Grandmaster. This guy is a real nut job. On top of that, he's a pervert. He stripped me of my clothes...no telling what he did." Zefira clears her throat and bows to the Grandmaster.
"I will go see to Shadow. Where is he?"
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Olaf shakes his head
"So the cycle continues, huh Draco?"
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Asator viciously bites into the turkey leg and grunts.
"Well you don't have to worry about him anymore. I will be your new caretaker." Asator pets Ali's head and smiles warmly at the fella.

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Draco grabbed the scroll as it flew at him. "Kind of you to say. I mean I did just heal your wounds and repaired your armor for you," Draco said with some sarcasm. "I mean it's not like you would have died if not for the poison slowing your heart rate down to a crawl just so I can repair the damage," Draco said.

"Just follow me and the name's Draco," he said introducing himself. "Nutjob my left nut sack. She saw you Olaf," he humph slightly as he walked motioning for the grandmaster to follow him.

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"Poison based on plants?" Lady Florence spoke with great interest, "that is an interesting weakness that we can exploit to its 'maximum' effectiveness." Stressing the part on maximum effectiveness, Lady Florence nodded to most of the captains to depart after hearing the known weaknesses. Watching the disappearing captains before only the Praesuls, four captains, and herself were left with the healer does Lady Florence continue, "now, how strong are their scales?" The meeting wasn't over yet with great certainty.

 

The reason on the departure of many of the captains were due to time. Time was something Praeses Ordinis cannot spare, there were many goals it had set up and had been assigned to that they must finish. The remainder that didn't leave stayed for somethings far more important than mere goals they had set up or the Praeses Church had assigned to them. There were, of course, still many great deals to discuss. One of the topics of importance was the rediscovery of a black powder by Praeses Scientia after years of long pursuit. Another topic that had yet to be discussed, but was rumored to be already in the progress or had already done so, was capturing a dragon for testing.  

 

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A dark night that'll change the current Arcanum as the world has come to known to it. Figures ran up to a single flag waving the symbol of Praeses. Hands tore apart the flag with celebrations. Blood had already began spilling onto the ground; streets started to become chaotic in the city of Ventour. Tensions that had so long built up from uncountable ages were suddenly let in their freedom of death. Blood of the same mother began clashing against one another. The flag of Praeses was replaced with the double-headed eagle. The civil war had begun. 

[Nameless Knight 1,001]

Shadow rolled onto her side and opened her eyes. She stuck her hand out to feel Tenebae. "How long was I asleep?" She asked. Tenebae looked at her and said "about a few minutes." Shadow sat up and grabbed her book. She walked over to Tenebae and got onto his back. "lets go flying for a little while, ever since we were punt under watch, we haven't been able to roam in a while." Tenebae opened his wings and said "finally" Tenebae looked up and took to the skies.

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Zefira looks at the Grandmaster and leans in to whisper to her.

"Be careful, Grandmaster. This guy is a real nut job. On top of that, he's a pervert. He stripped me of my clothes...no telling what he did." Zefira clears her throat and bows to the Grandmaster.

"I will go see to Shadow. Where is he?"

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Asator viciously bites into the turkey leg and grunts.

"Well you don't have to worry about him anymore. I will be your new caretaker." Asator pets Ali's head and smiles warmly at the fella.

Lily nods, "Don't worry, I can handle myself. Shadow is over by that town you were flying over. I'm forgetting the name..."

Ali gently nibbles on Asator's hand, making sure not to hurt him, "You're.... My friend..." Asator feels a burning sensation in his heart, then finds himself aware of a dull pain in Ali's wing, as well as a sense of happiness and safety.

Draco grabbed the scroll as it flew at him. "Kind of you to say. I mean I did just heal your wounds and repaired your armor for you," Draco said with some sarcasm. "I mean it's not like you would have died if not for the poison slowing your heart rate down to a crawl just so I can repair the damage," Draco said.

"Just follow me and the name's Draco," he said introducing himself. "Nutjob my left nut sack. She saw you Olaf," he humph slightly as he walked motioning for the grandmaster to follow him.

Lilly shrugs and walks beside Draco, "Nice to meet you, I'm guessing you know me already, seeing as you keep mocking me for something I did hundreds of years ago.

[Rainbow Dash 1,473]

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Zefira exhales a black mist, making Raali appear. She got onto Raali's back and took to the skies. Zefira and Raali flew over the town, looking for Shadow. 
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Zefira then spotted a dragon in the distance with a person on it. She flew Raali closer to the dragon rider and called out to her.
"HEY!" Zefira yelled, "Wait for me!"
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Asator smiles and strokes Ali's head a bit. He then clutches his chest suddenly, feeling like his heart was on fire.
"Heartburn?"
Asator looks at Ali and could somehow feel the dragons wound, the pain and the numbness. Asator sighed heavily and quickly drank some wine from a chalice.
"Gah...Ali, you are my friend til the end of time..ok?" He says, smiling.

[FractalMoon 378]

"Poison based on plants?" Lady Florence spoke with great interest, "that is an interesting weakness that we can exploit to its 'maximum' effectiveness." Stressing the part on maximum effectiveness, Lady Florence nodded to most of the captains to depart after hearing the known weaknesses. Watching the disappearing captains before only the Praesuls, four captains, and herself were left with the healer does Lady Florence continue, "now, how strong are their scales?" The meeting wasn't over yet with great certainty.

The reason on the departure of many of the captains were due to time. Time was something Praeses Ordinis cannot spare, there were many goals it had set up and had been assigned to that they must finish. The remainder that didn't leave stayed for somethings far more important than mere goals they had set up or the Praeses Church had assigned to them. There were, of course, still many great deals to discuss. One of the topics of importance was the rediscovery of a black powder by Praeses Scientia after years of long pursuit. Another topic that had yet to be discussed, but was rumored to be already in the progress or had already done so, was capturing a dragon for testing.

Cassandra flips through her notes and eventually finds the pages she is looking for, "They have been known to withstand kinetic pressure of over 500 PSI, but like any armor they are vulnerable to thin blades and hammers or picks. I am no warrior, but my research has shown that the most viable tactic is to ground the dragon, distract it with a fast moving scout and move in with heavier artillery."

Asator smiles and strokes Ali's head a bit. He then clutches his chest suddenly, feeling like his heart was on fire.

"Heartburn?"

Asator looks at Ali and could somehow feel the dragons wound, the pain and the numbness. Asator sighed heavily and quickly drank some wine from a chalice.

"Gah...Ali, you are my friend til the end of time..ok?" He says, smiling.

Ali smiles, "You... You and I are bonded now. We shall be partners... And friends..."

[Nameless Knight 1,001]

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Tenebae turned around and landed. Shadow looked at Zefira and whispered to Tenebae "Who is it?" Tenebae looked at Shadow and said "Its the captain who got kidnapped by the dracomancer" Shadow climbed off of Tenebae and ran over to Zefira "I'm so happy your okay!"

[Rainbow Dash 1,473]

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"Wait...bonded? What does that mean?" Asator asks, not sure he understood Ali.
Asator bit down on the turkey leg and chewed, looking at Ali.
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Zefira smiled and got off of Raali.
"Hello there. I'm glad i'm ok too! My kidnapper was really....weird." Zefira said. 
"Anyways, I should introduce myself. My name is Zefira, and this is my dragon Raali."

[Nameless Knight 1,001]

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"I'm Shadow, and this is Tenebae, nice to actually meet you." Shadow said as she pointed to Tenebae. Tenebae looked at Zefira and stood up.The spines on his back slowly raising as he looks at Raali. "As you can tell he isn't the most... Hospitable of dragons. Between you and me, he is a little over protective" Shadow whispered to Zefira. Tenebae looked at Shadow with an angered look. 

[Rainbow Dash 1,473]

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Zefira smiles at Shadow and shakes Shadow's hand.
"Nice to meet you, Shadow. Boy I had the worst day ever." Zefira looks at Tenebae and chuckles.
"Tenebae seems to have his heart in the right place. So why dont you tell me a little bit about yourself?"

Raali looks at Tenebae and rests his head on the ground.

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"Well, what do you want to know?" Shadow asked.

Tenebae walked back over to the tree and laid down in the shade. He kept his eye on Zefira and Raali. He still did not trust them completely, or at all really. He growled quietly and his spine continued to go up.

[Demirari 454]

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There was silence before one of the captains broke the dead silence, "500 PSI? That is quite interesting," turning toward Lady Florence, he continued, "that means we're going to need specially designed bolts, and arrows depending on the bow." The same captain glanced at the healer before continuing on, "she is indeed correct, we're going to need ballistas if we're going to have easy times." 

 

"Ballistas?" Lady Florence closed her eyes in thought, "that means our mission would require drawing resources from Doritha and others to obtain them in a respectable amount." 

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(River goes red.)

 

The river of Maria ran across the two powers, the Ultic Kingdom and the Marion Commonwealth, that were of both sides, the loyalist and the imperialist. It was also a major key river for trade and agriculture, add on the fact it can transport troops around one-eight of the continent in matter of hours made it an essential target of both factions. Indeed it was as the First Battle for Maria began with the Marion 1st Army clashing against the Ultic and her allies' armies. It was an unfair fight till reinforcements poured in from the south, from Meiss. It even got worse the second day as more reinforcements from both sides charged at each other. By the third day, the river ran blood as three-fourths of the river was surrendered to Marion and the other one-fourth to Ultic. The conclusion of the First Battle for Maria was a pyrrhic victory for the loyalists.  

 

The results were fifty-thousand deaths of the loyalist and forty-eight-thousand deaths of the imperialist. The cost of overrunning the defensive positioning of the imperialist position was lesser than estimated--it was a generous shock to the loyalist commanders at the field of battle. But even with the victory, there was still another battle to be fought for the remaining parts of the rivers still in imperialist command. 

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Lily nods, "Don't worry, I can handle myself. Shadow is over by that town you were flying over. I'm forgetting the name..."

Ali gently nibbles on Asator's hand, making sure not to hurt him, "You're.... My friend..." Asator feels a burning sensation in his heart, then finds himself aware of a dull pain in Ali's wing, as well as a sense of happiness and safety.

Lilly shrugs and walks beside Draco, "Nice to meet you, I'm guessing you know me already, seeing as you keep mocking me for something I did hundreds of years ago.

"Oh yes with the senseless slaughter of my people?" Draco asked with abit of sarcasm. "I mean not as if I have no reason to hat you and the Dragon Rider Guild. Now do I?" Draco asked once more with sarcasm. "It's not as if I'm the last Dracomancer in the world thanks to you and your comrades wiping us out. And making way with Mithril steel. And tearing the knowledge to smelt the ore from miners," Draco said as his gaze turned harsh.

"We're here," Draco said as they neared the cave. "Just follow me," He looked at Olaf just to signal him if she made any move against him. He really didn't trust alot of people. Only his friend Olaf stuck to him.

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Lily sighs, "Look, I have changed since that happened. I was a fool in the past, a fool who had lost their only friend and didn't know the true gravity of what she was doing... Please, just listen to what I have to say... I know what I did was wrong, and I wish I hadn't done it, but what's done is done and there's nothing I can do to change it..."

Cassandra nods, "Yes, ballistae would be ideal, but like any other armor plate they can be penetrated by other weapons as well. A longbow or greatbow with a curved or needlepoint bodkin tip will still punch through their scales at flight range. Just... Please don't hurt them too bad? They're such beautiful and majestic creatures... I'd hate to see them hurt..."

Ali gives a rough dragon approximation of a smile, "It means we are now one in mind. What you feel, I feel, and vice-versa. You and I are destined to be companions, like my previous master, but actually friends..."

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Lily sighs, "Look, I have changed since that happened. I was a fool in the past, a fool who had lost their only friend and didn't know the true gravity of what she was doing... Please, just listen to what I have to say... I know what I did was wrong, and I wish I hadn't done it, but what's done is done and there's nothing I can do to change it..."

Cassandra nods, "Yes, ballistae would be ideal, but like any other armor plate they can be penetrated by other weapons as well. A longbow or greatbow with a curved or needlepoint bodkin tip will still punch through their scales at flight range. Just... Please don't hurt them too bad? They're such beautiful and majestic creatures... I'd hate to see them hurt..."

Ali gives a rough dragon approximation of a smile, "It means we are now one in mind. What you feel, I feel, and vice-versa. You and I are destined to be companions, like my previous master, but actually friends..."

Draco sighed as they walked through the cave and to his home. Dragon Cliff manor it was a beautiful home for him. "I'll listen and see," Draco said and looked at Olaf. "Come through the damn barrior Olaf. Sheesh you've done it three thousand times when I sent you through the city," Draco said to his ghost friend.

[Rainbow Dash 1,473]

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"Well lets see...what do you like to do for fun?" Zefira asks, smiling at Shadow.
Zefira looks at Shadow and then at Tenebae. She strokes Raali's scales and waits for an answer.

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Asator smiles back at Ali and lets out a tremendous belch.
"Ah! So we are connected in mind now? That is great! And I am honored to be your friend. So...did you feel that burp?" Asator snickers at the end.
At times, Asator caught himself being immature and sometimes crude. His humour turned away a lot of people, but did make the rest laugh with him.

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Olaf nods at Draco and keeps a close eye on the Grandmaster. He listened in to the Dragon Rider's plea and looked at Draco.
"She seems to be very remorseful for her ignorance. Are you gonna trust the leader of a faction that got me killed?" 

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"Well lets see...what do you like to do for fun?" Zefira asks, smiling at Shadow.

Zefira looks at Shadow and then at Tenebae. She strokes Raali's scales and waits for an answer.

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Asator smiles back at Ali and lets out a tremendous belch.

"Ah! So we are connected in mind now? That is great! And I am honored to be your friend. So...did you feel that burp?" Asator snickers at the end.

At times, Asator caught himself being immature and sometimes crude. His humour turned away a lot of people, but did make the rest laugh with him.

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Olaf nods at Draco and keeps a close eye on the Grandmaster. He listened in to the Dragon Rider's plea and looked at Draco.

"She seems to be very remorseful for her ignorance. Are you gonna trust the leader of a faction that got me killed?" 

"Olaf you should know me by now. I try to give second chances," Draco said as he sat at a table and it was full of all kinds of meat and other edibles. "Care to try some miss grandmaster?" Draco asked as he took a bite of a cooked snout of Mammoth. "It's quite cook try the mammoth snout. part of my special recipe,"

"Hmm thought I think I did accidentally brew that potion for ya Olaf the one to where you can eat mortal food,"

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[FractalMoon 378]

Ali nods and lets out a sympathetic belch, laced with a bit of fire and smoke, "Yes... And I felt the bit of annoyance you had at yourself for not being socially normal.

Lily shakes her head, "I'll pass on food for now, I know you have a resentment of me, so I would prefer to wait till you've heard me out before I eat anything. More importantly, the reason I'm here is that I want to apologize for what I did... My dragon had just died and I couldn't control myself... And... I... I just wanted to see her again..." A bit of the stoic and callous veneer on her emotions has obviously eroded away, showing the slightest hint of the hundreds of years of pain, frustration, and loneliness beneath.

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Ali nods and lets out a sympathetic belch, laced with a bit of fire and smoke, "Yes... And I felt the bit of annoyance you had at yourself for not being socially normal.

Lily shakes her head, "I'll pass on food for now, I know you have a resentment of me, so I would prefer to wait till you've heard me out before I eat anything. More importantly, the reason I'm here is that I want to apologize for what I did... My dragon had just died and I couldn't control myself... And... I... I just wanted to see her again..." A bit of the stoic and callous veneer on her emotions has obviously eroded away, showing the slightest hint of the hundreds of years of pain, frustration, and loneliness beneath.

Draco sighed slightly "Eat I'm offering you food my dear," Draco said as he ate. He chuckled slightly "Let me guess you feel alone? No one to talk to? No one that holds the same fire within your breast. How do you think I feel? Your actions and your guild caused me to be alone. Well nt exactly my best friend is still here but he's a spirit. So tell me how many lives do you think you've taken? How many spirits now wander this world searching for something that they can never find?" Draco asked. "I know of a way for you to repent,"

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Olaf scoffs at Draco and flips him off.
"You had the potion all along?! Give it here you twit!" Olaf shouts.
Olaf looks at the Grandmaster and shakes his head.
"Yeah lady? I am dead too, you dont see Draco doing what you did....granted, I dont really pay THAT much attention to him."
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Asator oogles the flamed belch and laughs loudly.
"Ali you are really a brother in arms...or is it sister? Would it be too much to ask for a hug?" Asator asks, feeling happier than he ever did.