ENDLESS JOURNEYS (O/A)

[BeaMichelle]

PixelMuse

Trinity couldn't help but find the girl's enthusiasm baffling. It has been a while since she last heard someone speak highly of her. Not only that but to travel as part of her company?! Before she spoke another word she placed her finger on her lips. "I'll see what I can do about your request but first, what is your name? Second, what have you heard of me? And third where did you learn it from?"

She wondered why this young dragon-kin seemed so interested in joining her and her journey. Most of what people heard was that , 'She is a terrible titan that would destroy cities in her path.' Not about all the good she did as captain of Saturn's royal guards.

Granted, she could very well be buttering up any traveler to simply leave this place. But something told her this was not the case. Would she be ready to face what they will be up against? It seemed as far as magic goes this race had good defenses against magic, but what of her combat skills?

The young Dragon-kin perked up again, "Oh right, I'm Keleth, or Kel, or Kelly, but most everyone calls me obnoxious. And what haven't I heard about you?! You are the titan that destroys everything in your path! Your very shadows swallow men whole! Tales have been told of how you reach into your coat and pull weapons out of your butt! You've been surrounded, but never been so much as shackled. Those who have seen you smile felt death's icy grip around their heart, because it is the last thing they ever seeeeeee."

"The traders that stop by tell us all sorts of things. They relay posters and warn us to pray if we ever saw you. Psht, I said, I prayed to see you. Especially after I heard about how you cured a werewolf. When I saw two of the three people from that story, I figured you were her, I mean you."  

[PixelMuse]

Trinity listened to young Keleth. She frowned a little at first as she quoted what the cursed wanted posters said. It would be a tough fight if she had to face off against dragon-kin bounty hunters. She smirked a little as she mentioned that people said she was pulling things out of her butt, rather than her shadow. She grinned a little as she brought up one of her latest good deeds.

"I see. So none of the rumors seem to sway you. Do you know how to defend yourself?"

BeaMichelle

 

[Goruk Devon]

Goruk only raised a brow before laughing and saying "There is that fire!" he stood tall then and said "If it is a true gift you want very well..." he reached into his armor and brought fourth a jewel from it. There seemed to be a fire inside it glowing and burning bright as well the stone was hot to the touch. "This was on my person when I awoke. It is the most precious thing I have on me. Take it and be mine or you can take the gift back that you gave me if this does not appease you. His eyes seemed to become more serpent like as he said this a fire glowing inside them. "We barley know each other...I cannot say I love you but I can tell you that if you take this jewel you will be mine and mine alone and I yours and yours alone."  

[BeaMichelle]

Keleth made a face that said suggested she couldn't believe she just heard that question. "Does an ash salamander s**t coal? Of course I do. There isn't a whelp here that hasn't learned something about combat. As far as I'm concerned, I can rumble with the best of them. If I need more than my bare hands, I have my Silencer."

She then leaned closer and whispered, "That's what I call my war hammer. It tends to shut people up."  

[PixelMuse]

((OOC: Sorry for the delay))

Trinity laughed at Keleth's sense of humor. Though she has a point. Might be a good idea to get a sense of where she's at with her current set of skills.. She signaled the bar tender and paid for her drink.

"Come with me." she spoke with a solemn tone. It seems a little strange to her in general that people have found her and have come to her aid. Where were they three years ago when my magic abilities first shown? Where was Nova? He would have had more time with if he met me then. Instead of using what little time he has with us now… She shook those thoughts away for now and focused on the matter at hand.

Once they were clear. She threw a right hook but shortly stopped in front of her face. "I need to see you can defend yourself. Show me what you got." She leaped back and took a defensive stance. From what she could tell, she could guess that Keleth was not a soldier her stance would confirm or correct her she was mistaken. Based on this guess she may simply fight wildly no form, leaving many openings. The dragon girl didn't have to beat her but at least have enough to work with. She beckoned her to come at her.

BeaMichelle

 

[BeaMichelle]

Keleth barely flinched when Trinity had nearly punched her in the face. She was instead grinning like a fool. She knew what this meant.

When Trinity challenged her to test her strength, Keleth hopped up and down in place with glee.

"Hahahaaaa! Okay, but I wont hold back. You are the "titan terror" after all." she said with a hint of playful sarcasm. She had a good idea that Trinity wasn't as horrible as everyone said she was.

Keleth raised her arms in front of her and hunched down a little to decrease the vulnerability to her torso. She wasn't a soldier, but she was an experienced brawler. She had to be when growing up around a bunch of boys.

She shuffled, slid, and closed the gap between herself and Trinity before throwing and left straight followed by a right cross.  

[PixelMuse]

Trinity noticed that Keleth didn't flinch which told her immediately she had some fighting experience. As she took her stance a brawler huh? This should be interesting… Trinity adjusted her stance. Dodged her first punch then caught her wrist of her right hook then continued the momentum by pulling her wrist while turning in toward hers allowing her to go over her shoulder.

As soon as Keleth got back on her feet and ready. She rushed toward her with a slide kick followed by an uppercut punch.  

[BeaMichelle]

PixelMuse

Trinity noticed that Keleth didn't flinch which told her immediately she had some fighting experience. As she took her stance a brawler huh? This should be interesting… Trinity adjusted her stance. Dodged her first punch then caught her wrist of her right hook then continued the momentum by pulling her wrist while turning in toward hers allowing her to go over her shoulder.

As soon as Keleth got back on her feet and ready. She rushed toward her with a slide kick followed by an uppercut punch.

Keleth hit the ground hard, but she had fallen harder from higher heights. To her it was like having a tumble. She quickly rolled back up and hopped out of the way of Trinity's slide. She twisted her hips and worked herself around Trinity's uppercut. Her left hand grabbed at Trinity's collar before she shuffled back a bit. Keleth wasn't the fastest, but she had learned to make up for it by grappling and putting her opponents off balance. This came easy for her because she was freakishly strong for a dragon-kin her size.

She shook her left arm and reared her right fistupward. She had been grinning the whole time. She was having the time of her life. She gave Trinity a wink before bringing down her fist.  

[Nova Blancke]

((ooc: sorry thought I posted already ))

The bartender continued to clean some mugs. "Kids these days."

The young Dragon-kin accepted the jewel after looking at it. She brushed some hair behind her ear.

"I'm Anora. And from now on...you will be my heart." She said softly but with a smile. But what followed couldn't be predicted. The girl started to walk past Goruk but as she was side to side, she suddenly planted her leg behind his and pushed him hard to trip him. When he fell on his back she immediately straddled him. After a short moment of staring in his eyes she kissed him with passion.

Nova couldn't help but chuckle when he heard.

"Leave her. She'll be fine. I think she understands the customs here."  

[PixelMuse]

BeaMichelle

She shook her left arm and reared her right fistupward. She had been grinning the whole time. She was having the time of her life. She gave Trinity a wink before bringing down her fist.

She's stronger than she looks, I'll give her that... Trinity waited for the last possible second to commence her move. She dropped through her shadow leaving Keleth holding her coat. Although Trinity was hoping she didn't have to resort using manipulation, after seeing the fight Alec had to face earlier she didn't want to risk taking a dragon-kin fist full on. After Keleth brought down her fist Trinity's fist connected with her chin followed by her knee heading toward her stomach.  

[BeaMichelle]

Keleth was puzzled at first, but then she remembered stories of how the titan terror would just disappear.

She tossed the coat aside and looked down just as Trinity popped out of her own shadow and connected with an uppercut. She felt her head rattle and her jaw clench. Yet her smile never faded.

Then she felt Trinity's knee in her stomach. She had taken lots of similar body blows. The young dragon-kin had long thought of a way to catch a person off guard when doing such an attack.

She exhaled sharply to minimally soften the blow, bent at the point of impact, and threw her head forward in a headbutt before stumbling backward clutching her stomach.

She looked up at Trinity with the same grin and chuckled, "So that's how you disappear in the stories...you can hide in shadows."  

[Nova Blancke]

Nova noticed how Kerena responded at the display of Goruk and Anora. Bit of an overreaction but she was a rather emotional creature. "You should have seen Lexi after I beat her for the first time." Nova said with a bit of a smile, remembering the scene.

And it appeared that Trinity was in a fight, judging by the sounds of it.
"Like I said, she'll be fine. Nothing bad will happen to her here. I've explained how things go here. If she loses this fight so be it. That's that. If she wins its all the same."  

[Rikki Tikki Travi]

Kerana

When Kerana felt Alec's hand grasped her she look at her hand in his, then looked to his eyes and knew. It reminded her how she felt that she could face anything as long as she was with Alec, even an upset dragon-kin. "Oh-okay Nova lead the way."
"Wait a minute... elf girl? You don't think..." Kerana looked to Nova and Alec. Her ears flatten, her tail twitched a couple of times, annoyed at the fact that Trinity was in another fight, "We can't leave her for a moment can we?"

Alec chuckled nervously, "I think she'll be okay. She's a much better fighter than I am. Besides, she'll go through the shadows if she gets into a bind, right?"