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Character: Kadryn
Stage: Expert
words: #33A7FF
Luck: 31
Dragon: Peiso

Success Rate: 31-100


I only get LUK EXP for a win sad

It was hours after sunset and Kadryn couldn’t sleep. Her mind was thinking about her battle with Kavanna. She’d meant to see if she could control her rage, and yet the rage never came… instead it felt like the happy, battle thrills she used to get when she was younger and facing Dragons, before that terrible encounter with the Kiandri who’d burned her hands so badly.. Maybe that was the key… so long as she wasn’t dark, moody, or angry, the bloodlust would be less and she’d only have the exhilaration of her berserker blood to deal with. Which, she smiled, was a problem.

“Can’t believe I hit her with everything like she was a dragon! Gotta say I’m glad that she was so much stronger than me, if not, I might have done something really really disastrous.” She sighed and looked up at the moon riding in the cloudless sky above her.

“Not gonna get any sleep tonight, so I might as well go for a swim,” Kadryn muttered as she got up and gathered her ragged bag and mace. Walking through the moonlit forest, Kadryn soaked in the beautiful scenery. She felt… better. More calm now for some reason. That battle with Kavanna had really helped; it gave her a challenge, an adult to talk too, and a chance to think things through.

“Guess I’ll never be able to control the rage, but if I don’t spar with people when I’m grumpy or pissed, then I won’t feel like killing them… that may be the only way..” She said softly to herself. Oh well, not that it wasn’t a hard thing to do. Plus she’d warn people before sparring with them. And make sure there was a mage nearby… yeah, a mage would work! She’d noticed that magic hurt her much more than weapons did so a mage should be able to hold her off while she calmed down!
The soft rustling of the wind through the shining leaves, the scents of the night and the play of shadow and light all gave Kadryn a sense of peace and serenity. Why did people live in cities full of crowded and cramped quarters, loud sounds, strange and often smelly scents, no room to spread your wings and get a bit of privacy? She just couldn’t understand it. Sure the wilds were dangerous, but it was out here that real beauty dwelled, and privacy? Well, there was plenty of space! Towns were much better, Kadryn thought as she approached Lake Tyfeul. She could see some lights still on in her home town across the lake; they were shining in the dark reflected by the pond, though no sound reached her. A wave of longing passed over her. She missed her family.

“Maybe I should go home? They must be worried about me… ” She smiled suddenly. “Why not? I’ve worked out the guilt and have somewhat figured out what to do about my berserker blood… that’s what I’m out here for anyways! I’ll do it! I’ll go home tomorrow!” She smiled; after her swim, she’d head over there and wait till morning before showing up! She could hardly wait till dawn now.

She dropped her mace and bag on the bank where she could get at them easily and took off her clothes before diving in wearing only her small clothes. The water felt cool as it surged across her scared and muscled body. After a few minutes of swimming, she floated to the surface and watched the moon for a while. She tried to capture the calm and store it away for when she got depressed or angry. As she lay floating there she soon sensed something approaching. Several something’s she thought to herself as she gently began to float herself back towards the bank and her weapons. She remembered hearing someone in the past say that Seren’s lakes drew Peisio Dragons… and if these were Peisio’s, than I’m in a bad spot.. no clothes, no weapon, and in the water… A grin stretched her lips as her blood began to pound. A challenge! Oh this is gonna be good! She thought as she decided to fight without her mace. Suddenly she turned and dove into the water, dodging the silent charge of one of the Peisio Dragons. She grabbed ahold of its tail though and quickly half swam half climbed up its back; keeping the bulk of her foe between her and the other Dragon’s.
She hadn’t fought with her fists in so long, it was good. .but also like a part of her was missing… like her mace was a part of her now.. she smiled, I’ll fight with you next time, she thought to her mace lying on the each. As the dragon thrashed and sent watery tendrils to pick her off, she scampered about its large bulk until she came to its head. Smiling to herself, Kadryn grabbed ahold of hits horn and snapped it off with brute strength. The dragon roared and surfaced trying to get her off or someplace the others could help. Kadryn took a huge gasp of air and drove the broken horn deep into the dragon’s eye, piercing its brain and killing it. It shuddered and began to crumble beneath her just as two other dragons charged her roaring. They were smaller than the one she had just defeated and Kadryn unfurled her wings and flew up into the air as she dodged the grasping waves they sent at her.
Water flowing down her bare skin, Kadryn hovered, the moon shining behind her. She flipped the horn up in to the air and grabbed as she laughed and charged; her blood singing in her ears as the dragons roared and broke the quiet night.
Large and angry dragons are dangerous, but Kadyn didn’t feel fear, she felt exhilarated, death and danger danced with her and she laughed at it. They fought half in the water half in the air, blood streamed from many cuts on the dragons hides and down Kadryn’s leg as one got in a lucky slash that she couldn’t dodge. She aimed always for their heads and ended up grabbing another horn and snapping it just as she smashed her other horn down into the dragon’s eyes. If she’d had her mace, she’d could have broken the skulls and killed them easier, but she had no time to grab it. Now it was just her and two more.

“Kadryn, catch!” A deep and familiar voice called out behind her. She turned and grabbed her mace from the air as spun to meet the charging Dragons. Laughing, she flew across the water to meet their charge, her father’s bow singing behind her as his arrows raced towards one dragon.
With her mace in one hand and a sharp horn in the other, she made short work of her dragon as her father quickly killed his.
And now the awkward part she thought to herself as she turned to meet her father…
Naiser flew over to his wet daughter and grabbed her in a tight hug.

“You fool of a girl! I don’t care who you kill or almost kill but at least come home and talk to us!” He growled into her hair. Kadryn hugged him back

“Sorry Da, but I.. I needed space and time.. I .. I didn’t like that I had almost killed that boy.”

“I know, but still! We’re family! I know you worried about going berserk around us, but there’s no danger there!” He pulled back and looked at his startled daughter.

“I grew up with Tarlon remember? I know that barbarians are dangerous and go into rages! But only when you are mad or in danger! Haven’t you realized that yet?”

“Umm... yes?” Kadryn gave him a small smile “I worked that out after Kavanna helped me…” Naiser sighed and pulled Kadryn back to the bank and handed her clothes to her.

“Silly child! Glad you figured it out by yourself but still! Your mother and I have been worried sick! And Fallon tends to cry a lot since his big sis went up and abandoned him!” Kadryn bandaged up her scratches and pulled her clothes on as her father went out to the lake to gather up the dragon orbs that floated on the lakes surface. She was feeling guilty yet again. She hadn’t realized that Fallon would miss her so much…

“I...” Kadryn was about to apologize.
Naiser sighed and shook his head, “It’s okay Kadryn. I… We just hate it that our daughter doesn’t want to talk to us. I know that we might not be the best to talk to, but trust us, please. That’s all we can ask. Plus,” He raised his eyebrow as he tossed 3 of the orbs to her and held up one for himself. “Your old dad knows about rage and killing too you know!”
Kadryn put the orbs in her bag and went to hug her father again. “I know, but I didn’t want to see any disappointment or fear in your eyes.. I thought that me almost killing that boy would.. would make you hate or fear me…” She had to stop the tears from coming.

“Would it make you feel better if you knew that I’ve killed Orderites before? Most dragon hunters have you know.”
Kadryn gave her father a shocked look, “What?!”

“Oh yes, you make enemies in the wilds, and in the wild, no one knows who killed what. There are unscrupulous people out there Kadryn, they’ll steal Dragon orbs, kill rivals, anything to get what they see as theirs. We Orderites aren’t all as nice as we like to think." He gave his daughter a grim smile.

“That you worry about this shows you have a kind heart, and that makes everything okay. Alright?”
She gave him a smile and snuggled into a hug again. “Alright Da. I was also gonna go home in the morning if it makes you feel better.”
“Oh really? And how, pray tell, would you beat the last two with nothing but your small cloths on and a broken off horn?” He laughed and fuzzed her drying hair. “You’d have done it though...I know my little girl.” He said softly as he smiled as he daughter. She’d grown so much so fast… no longer the bumbling shy thing she used to be, but a tall warrior and able to withstand much. Now if only she’d come to him with her problems instead of strangers…