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 Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2005 7:44 am
"A warm bed..." actually, the thought of a nice warm bed might be worth living for just in itself. She had not had much time to enjoy such little pleasures of late.
Blood dripped off her clothing, down her skin, on to the floor to first pool around them when stood in the throne room, then as the stood on the deck of Salamander's Whip. Aella waisted no time in changing back into her silky slave clothes, and since she didn't need it anymore, put the ring Taratheil had let her borrow back where it belonged. She would keep the neclace, tiarra, and the stone acorns until she deemed them no longer usefull. You didn't after all, give up usefull things. Beside her clothes she meant. She made a note to make sure she cleaned the bloddied clothes herself, and not to let someone else do it.
She then regarded the staff. A thing that could whisk away soul on a whim, should she wish it. A device to tranpost one or two people across short distances. A tool to stir up winds an gales, amking travel difficult for enemies, easy for allies. But she also remebered the feelings it had inspired when first she touched t, Tarathiel's slight reluctance to hand it over...shw was not all that certain that the staff was as benevolent as she had initailly assumed.
He skipped a little as he watched the whole tihng unfold in charole shadows across the human hide. "Oh yes. Isn't it wodnerfull Meilikki?"
He chuckled. "A new king and queen to work with, how splended!" He hissed and rubbed hishands along the hide. "And now dwarves to! How lovely, how rich." In an excited two-step, the cloaked man took another vile out of his swaths and upended into the Oracle's mouth, a small drop escaping out off the corner of her lip, but he didn't bother to clean it.
Meilikki's body was not is such good shape anymore. Her skin was palid, almost blue with cold. Her nightdress was covered in damp, a slight green tinge spoke of mold. Her eyes needed constant moistening, as they had dried out from the hold of the metal hooks. She ached and pleaded for death. Death would enver come.
Tandundra was becomeing increasingly agitated. His pacing gave way to rock slides, and little spurts of flame shot their way out of his nose. The ships were long oer due. Tanundra was quite certian that they would enver show. How could his Oracle have been wrong? She was enver wrong! Almost frantic with worry made for a very violent dragon.
And now he couldn't take it anymore. And he would take it out on the closets person, or persons, he could find. Swooping down off of his ledge, he headed straight for Triumverate Fortress. Letting out a long, low roar.
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Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2005 8:01 am
Malik heard the roaring sound, and knew exactly what made it. But if it was comign here, that couldn't be good with that sound. He picked up Malvolence, got dressed in his armor, and left a message with one of his servants to tell Piper he was going out for just a bit, an dto bring him the Cloak of Flames. the red scalish and shimmering cloak was brought to him, and he put it on over his shoulders. hastenign his refexes and movements and givign him protection from dragonfire. thank goodness of Lord Nagafen.
He stepped outside, and whistled for Nightmare, hopping stride her and heading out to meet what was obviously the Oracles dragon. if he couldn't reason with it, he coudl at least keep it away from Piper as best he could.
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Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2005 8:21 am
If one hadn't noticed yet, Tanundra was easily angered. And why, because his Oracle had been worng, which meant she was in trouble, which meant someonebody had to pay, and at the moment the great dragon didn't much care who it was.
D'vinn was spotted. A few powered wing thrusts and he was on a course straight with the man, and of course his first reaction was to dowse him in a long get of dragon fire.
This took him perilosly close to the fortress, where an over zellos wing tip caught a butress and proke off a sizable chunk. Okay then, if he couldn't get Malik, he'd get the fortress. He landed with a great crash, sliding a bit. He lashed out with fang, meaning tot ake the man in one gulp.
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Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2005 8:34 am
Malik jumped off of Nightmare, and stood his ground. Malvolence was drawn, and the eerie glow of it's effects in his eyes. and he waited. the dragon came closer..closer...maw opened to swallow him whole. This would be great. He'd used this trick to bribe Nagafen out of a cloak...and that had been before he had the blood drinking Malvolence. and who knows what gift dragon blood would give the vampiric blade. Closer..and he jumped into his maw, landing just left of his tongue, though kicking it out of teh way for good measure, and jamming Malvolence up into the roof of his mouth.
"Now..your jaw comes down, you force my sword into your rather unique brain. I suggest you calm that anger down a bit, and we talk, one intelligent being to another."
and thank god for the cloak. Nagafen hadn't been able to roast him since his dragonfire required a little more effort than he coudl muster with a sword through his mouth and his jaw forced open..but who knows if Tanundra had that particular issue.
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Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2005 8:47 am
Caught for a moment by surprise, and by the awefull feeling of human armor on his tounge. But he chuckled, the sound reverbrating thorugh his open mouth and making Malik's blade punch painfully at his tender maw. But Laugh none the elss he did.
Tanundra was an old dragon who knew many tricks. MAde from the elements of eart and fire by the Earth Mother. Granted, he wasn't all powerfull, nothing was, but he was elarned in the ways of battled.
Keeping is neck relitivly straight, and therfore keeping D'vinn standing as well, he once again thrust himself into the air, and allowing himself to fall into the deep water just outside of Triumverate Fortress grounds. There, he deposited Malik in the swirling waters with relativly little damage done to cheek and tooth via the sword.
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Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2005 8:56 am
Well. that didn't go as planned, did it. Of course that trick worked with nagafen as well because he was surrounded with lava. coudln't exactly toss yourself into that. But malik got himself to shore, keeping that death grip on Malvolence after getting himself out of Tananudra's mouth, standing on the rocks.
"So you know a trick or two. I'll give you that. but I wonder what gift did your blood give Malvolence?"
That was a question now, wasn't it. So lets find out. a look at the blade, caressing the red clowing metal lightly, asking it to show it's new gift, whatever it was...though he kept an eye out for Tanundra.
"adn what are yu trying to kill me for, you great lizard...as I recall, your precious Oracle deems me and Piper to be on that, 'do not kill' list. disobeying your mistress' edict?"
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Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2005 9:04 am
Tanundra, having gotten out of the water himself, no injury besides a slightly bleeding mouth. He flapped his wings hard to keep himself in place above the water. He snapped his jaws, hissing. Tanundra was not after all, able to speak human, though he understood it well enough.
His manner was quite clear. Why aught he to care? Though malik could not have possibly known that his mistress was wrong, therefore in danger. There were no end to the damaging possibilities, should soemone get a hold of an Oracle.
And In the green dragon's mind, it was D'vinn who had caused it. If he hadn't needed help oh so urgently, Tanundra would be back wiht his mistress, and would have protected her.
He dove, keeping his mouth shut, his eyes closed sot that the swod could not pierce them, intent on bashing the man to the ground with his horns.
Malvolence now not only had the power to deflect dragon fire, but to back lash it against the opponent. And dragon fire is the only fire that will burn a dragon.
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Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2005 9:19 am
A smile at Malvolence...aww your such a good sword, aren't you? yes you are. A grin at the divign dragon, a wicked, I know something you don't and your not going to like it, grin. Malvolence burst into flame along the blade...and Malik just stood there. that ought to get his attention. and he'd have to thank the Brightsaber if he saw him again, for feeding Malvolence his psion he once used to control Cymarron. made that language barrier a bit easier to overcome.
"We were supposed to be under attack by now from Dimitri's fleet. not my damn fault it never got here or came, you arrogant lizard."
And a swipe of Malvolence into the air..hoping that the flames coudl flare off the blade..give it some range. being able to dflect dragonfire is nice, and burnign a dragon with your sword is great...but getting that close isn't exactly the best of ideas.
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Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2005 9:31 am
The ships were sent after you!
So, he had soemtihng of the reading powers his Meilikki did, did he? Fine be that way. Arrogant lizard? You have no idea. He was unafraid of the blade, even as the fire jumped and scroched him along the neck, leaving a black line of crusted and oozing scales. It defelcted him enough though, to miss hitting D'vinn with the full force of his rams horns, merley clipped him in the chest with the tip.
He roared, feeling vitory soon at hand.
In the distance, the trumpeting of a second dragon could be heard.
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Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2005 9:37 am
"Great. now there's two of you."
The tip had sent him into the rock with a loud grunt, but if the dragon wanted to play, he could play too. that fire jumped again at teh passing dragon, aiming for those oh so precious wings. lets see how you like it when you can't fly, agaisnt someone witha weapon that can give you some rather nasty injuries thanks to your own blood.
"And like I said, not my damn fault. I was planning on using the bode child to get the ships. if it wasn't for the others refusing me to do that, I wouldn't have bothered with threatenign to bring my own allies across planes. and you keep this up, your precious Oracle won't have a protector. I'll take you down for good. I'm trying to be civil about your pissy mood and downright poor attitude."
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Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2005 9:50 am
Fortunatly for the dragon, the last swipe missed the fragile wing membrain, only hit the wing shoulder joint. HWich still did a large amount of damage, and really really hurt. But being a dragon, and being stubborn as hell, he pretended it never happened.
Insults were lost on one who no longer listened. He lashed out again, decideing to stop playing around and just finish this. Well, that's what he thought he woudl do anyway...until something large, blue, and scalet struck him full in the chest, sending both him and his attacker into the side of Triumverate fortress.
How many times must I do this, brother?A dragon, smaller than Tanundra with a bluish saphire gleam, needle like barbs above her eyes and long doulbe horns reaching back from her ear. She reklessly plowed into her brother, nocking them both into the side of the building, doin a considerable amount of damage. They broke away from the fortress in a tumbling mess. A dragon fight.
Alaran! Why you... He clawed at her thigh, bit at her neck.
You've done it again, you over rated excuse for a mizzen heap. Look at you! Once again you failed. She was samller, and easily evaded her brother's attacks, strikcing out some of her own.
Last I heard you weren't doing to well either, sister. What was it? Lost three, three of you're mages? What would Ton think of you now?"
"Adn Eca is oh so proud of you, isn't she? Meilikki is the last of her line. How must she feel for he own trusted dragon to be killing of her liniage?"
Malik, with the semi-sentiant sword, was whitness to the entire conversation. One could only imagine his confusion, yes?
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Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2005 10:59 am
Confusion, hell. not his concern. but his home was.
"Hey. you two..care to fix what your breaking or do I have to have both of you flayed and used to reuild my home with?"
A little peeved at that.
"Adn what are you talking about..mages. they might be useful to me. And the Oracle can handle herself I'm sure. honestly how many living people would want to mess with someone that can see when and how they die."
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Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2005 11:50 am
Alarab hadn't realized that her brother's target was still actually there. You're home or you life, elf. I think I know which you would have prefered.
Tanundra swiped at her, slicing open her cheek. You get distracted too easily sister.
You idiot. You are much to rash. Why Eca ever would have chosen you as mount is far beyond me.
Subtlety does tend to fly over your horns.
She growled and ignored Tanundra's gibe. How and when you die maybe. But what if you are already dead? The dead have no future to see. She turned hot eyes on her brother. And you! You've failed again! Go home.
Like I said before, dear Alaran. If we speak of failure then perhaps I shall remind you of Blaire. He had such a lovely death didn't he? And where were you? Oh that's right, you were sleeping! Sleeping while your mage was out fighting evil and the like. Quite an accomplishment.
I enver took any oaths. I don't have to protect them You did, or had you forgotten? You have no choice, you have to gaurd the Oracle and her progeny. Well, we all know there won't be an Oracle children, now will there? NObody loves an Oracle.
You're Ton loved my Eca! How can you be so thick skulled as to ignore that?
Ton was and is mine. Not hers. You are wrong.
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Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2005 12:16 pm
"And both of you are stupid."
Malik sheathed Malvolence.
"So lets see. the Oracle taken by the undead, and your both are bickering like two oversized three year old human babies. You fix my home, and you introduce me to your Mage friends, and in return, I'll help you find your Oracle. shouldn't be too hard."
A smirk between them.
"You know, Lady Vox or Lord Nagafen would never have hatchlings that act like you do."
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Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2005 12:35 pm
Who?
Who?
Tandundra laughed. Fix your home? Sorry. Dragons don't do that kind of thing. We also don't make deals. a pause there at elast ones we don't like.
Agreed Alaran shook her giant head. Roarke would enver agree to meet with one of your kind anyway, let alone allow you near the academy.
Tandundra took to the sky once more, gald that his membrains were intaked, but his shoulder hurt something firece. He ignored it. I'll find Milikki myself. Your help, D'vinn, is not needed. and off he flew into the dark.
Alaran, the more..civil of the two tempramental dragons, regarded Malik a moment. My appologies for you home. I will have sufficient funds sent over in due time. Then she too, took to the skys.
Bode came out of the house then, and it appeared as if she had been sleeping bcuase she rubbed at her eyes and yawned. "Mr. Malik sir, why was the house shaking?"
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