Dragons.
They were beastly creatures, with scaled bodies that gleamed and glowing eyes. Their wings spread tens or even hundreds of feet; leathery, rippled with veins and tipped with ebony claws. And they could torch entire forests in seconds, with what Katja could only see as liquid fire. But facing down these beasts?
It was something she never imagined.
She had been informed it was only a small job; they said it was a baby dragon, no need to worry. It was supposed to be simple; a quick arrow straight through the throat would stop the fire, and they would cut the heart out and be done. What they hadn’t mentioned, was the mother who protected that child. It had happened in a flash, a warm blast of heat and the horses squealed as the trees went up in flames; men screamed and Katja looked up, only for a brief moment to see the beast fly overhead before she too felt the blast of the fire and ash.
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Dusk fell, and Katja was there, galloping down the dark road of night, breathing harshly. Her helmet was gone, her cloak charred and her face smudged with ash. This was more than the Knight had bargained for. Thankfully she had not taken her full militia, only a small group, but when the dragon attacked...it left them stunned. Some had escaped. Katja had barely managed, in fact she wasn’t entirely sure she could feel her left leg beneath the plate armor; it was charred and the leather trousers beneath that were blackened and stuck to her skin. Her blonde hair stuck to her face and the sweat that dropped down pulled spot and ash down with it.
“Help...!” She called out, though her voice was hoarse and her throat dry; her saliva stuck in strings as she called out, and the second moment she opened her mouth, she let out a raspy breath, and the woman slipped from the side of her horse, falling to the stone pathway as her horse kept galloping away, towards the town.
In the distance, plumes of smoke raised from the charred trees, and a guttural roar echoed through the air.
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They were beastly creatures, with scaled bodies that gleamed and glowing eyes. Their wings spread tens or even hundreds of feet; leathery, rippled with veins and tipped with ebony claws. And they could torch entire forests in seconds, with what Katja could only see as liquid fire. But facing down these beasts?
It was something she never imagined.
She had been informed it was only a small job; they said it was a baby dragon, no need to worry. It was supposed to be simple; a quick arrow straight through the throat would stop the fire, and they would cut the heart out and be done. What they hadn’t mentioned, was the mother who protected that child. It had happened in a flash, a warm blast of heat and the horses squealed as the trees went up in flames; men screamed and Katja looked up, only for a brief moment to see the beast fly overhead before she too felt the blast of the fire and ash.
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Dusk fell, and Katja was there, galloping down the dark road of night, breathing harshly. Her helmet was gone, her cloak charred and her face smudged with ash. This was more than the Knight had bargained for. Thankfully she had not taken her full militia, only a small group, but when the dragon attacked...it left them stunned. Some had escaped. Katja had barely managed, in fact she wasn’t entirely sure she could feel her left leg beneath the plate armor; it was charred and the leather trousers beneath that were blackened and stuck to her skin. Her blonde hair stuck to her face and the sweat that dropped down pulled spot and ash down with it.
“Help...!” She called out, though her voice was hoarse and her throat dry; her saliva stuck in strings as she called out, and the second moment she opened her mouth, she let out a raspy breath, and the woman slipped from the side of her horse, falling to the stone pathway as her horse kept galloping away, towards the town.
In the distance, plumes of smoke raised from the charred trees, and a guttural roar echoed through the air.
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During those event, there was a traveler who walks on the path as he heard the sound of destruction and smell burning ashes along the way. While he was walking he saw a woman begging for help. So he ran to her "Are you alright there young miss? Says in a worried tone.
Somehow, despite her injuries and the grave situation she appeared to be in, Katja let out a faint chuckle, dry and raspy. Young Miss, it was the first time in a while someone had called her that. As if she was some helpless damsel in distress. Truthfully, she was in distress at least, but young? Oh my, Katja didn't see that as fitting, being in her early thirties. Though she supposed the ashes on her face could hide the faint wrinkles that had settled there.
But this wasn't the time to dwell on such things. The Lady Knight pushed up on her arms slowly, her bracers creaking; the heavy armor on her body did the same and she winced when she began to lift her chest from the ground, breathing out in a coarse and gravelly tone, "D...Dragon....There's a dragon....a damn big one too..." She didn't know this man, or exactly why he was out at night-- more than just dragons and wild beasts came out at night, especially in these parts. But hell, someone had to warn that town ahead of what exactly they would be facing. And perhaps find her some assistance too.
But this wasn't the time to dwell on such things. The Lady Knight pushed up on her arms slowly, her bracers creaking; the heavy armor on her body did the same and she winced when she began to lift her chest from the ground, breathing out in a coarse and gravelly tone, "D...Dragon....There's a dragon....a damn big one too..." She didn't know this man, or exactly why he was out at night-- more than just dragons and wild beasts came out at night, especially in these parts. But hell, someone had to warn that town ahead of what exactly they would be facing. And perhaps find her some assistance too.
"What? A dragon? What do you mean by that?" Allec was surprise by the beast just came out of nowhere. So he unsheathed his axe " What in the Bloody Ice is That?!"
“Y-You can’t fight the thing on your own!” She gasped, struggling to her feet and grabbing the man’s shoulder, “Don’t be a damn fool, she took out a fully armed...party in seconds. I barely escaped with my life...a-and I’ve been doing this for over ten years, stranger.” Katja narrowed her blue eyes at him, and though the exhaustion was clear on her face, so was the anger and desperation. It hurt to be standing on her leg as she was, “You need to go into town...warn the citizens there. If this dragon leaves...t-there’s the threat of this fire spreading. This could wipe out that...e-entire place.”
The beast was a faint silhouette in the sky, but she hadn’t been lying when she said it wasn’t something one man could take on alone. It let out a roar, circling above the plumes of smoke in the sky, before it seemed to come to rest in the ashes of the trees it had burned; it seemed finished with its fight for now, having forced the Knights from the area; but there was no doubt it would return for more.
The beast was a faint silhouette in the sky, but she hadn’t been lying when she said it wasn’t something one man could take on alone. It let out a roar, circling above the plumes of smoke in the sky, before it seemed to come to rest in the ashes of the trees it had burned; it seemed finished with its fight for now, having forced the Knights from the area; but there was no doubt it would return for more.
Kino sheathed his axe and follow what the woman said. He run to the town and as he arrive, He warn the people about the Dragon. The citizen panic in fear that guards taking there position just in case the dragon appear.
All the towns people went to the chapel and some where in there house locking the door and start praying. From far distance, Kino saw the woman was ready to face the beast, So he cant let her fight it alone that he run to her.
All the towns people went to the chapel and some where in there house locking the door and start praying. From far distance, Kino saw the woman was ready to face the beast, So he cant let her fight it alone that he run to her.
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Except, Katja wouldn't be facing the beast. She knew it would be foolish to go in alone; it was the same reason she told him not to try and battle the creature. It was like tying the noose around your own neck, and she certainly had no intentions of rushing foolishly to her own death in the name of Honor and Glory. No, not in her shape.
Instead, the woman sat on the side of the road tending to her own wounds, with a map spread across the cobblestone path; a large clearing in the forest was marked with a red circle, labelled simply as 'camp'. another circle, this time black, marked off where the dragon had come to rest among the trees; she had her own location marked, and looked anxiously at the glow of the blazing trees as she wrapped her leg up. Her horse had seemed to return, pacing around the pathway and chewing on the grass, snorting every few moments. It too seemed to acknowledge the growing light of the fire, and would only trot in a circle, obviously as anxious as she was.
Katja seemed to be mumbling, her voice clearer than it had been before; she had pulled her cloak up, wrapping it around her shoulders and over her mouth and nose to keep the dry air from burning her already dry lungs, "It's a mother....I need to get the rest of my militia here if I have any plans of taking this creature down...but they're in Aftbide right now, and I hardly imagine if I return Iskra would simply let me g--" The knight sputtered off into coughs and wheezes, eventually calming down and pressing her fingers to her temples, "So I suppose my militia isn't an option here..." Mostly thinking to herself, perhaps using this stranger as a backboard to bounce her ideas off of.
Except, Katja wouldn't be facing the beast. She knew it would be foolish to go in alone; it was the same reason she told him not to try and battle the creature. It was like tying the noose around your own neck, and she certainly had no intentions of rushing foolishly to her own death in the name of Honor and Glory. No, not in her shape.
Instead, the woman sat on the side of the road tending to her own wounds, with a map spread across the cobblestone path; a large clearing in the forest was marked with a red circle, labelled simply as 'camp'. another circle, this time black, marked off where the dragon had come to rest among the trees; she had her own location marked, and looked anxiously at the glow of the blazing trees as she wrapped her leg up. Her horse had seemed to return, pacing around the pathway and chewing on the grass, snorting every few moments. It too seemed to acknowledge the growing light of the fire, and would only trot in a circle, obviously as anxious as she was.
Katja seemed to be mumbling, her voice clearer than it had been before; she had pulled her cloak up, wrapping it around her shoulders and over her mouth and nose to keep the dry air from burning her already dry lungs, "It's a mother....I need to get the rest of my militia here if I have any plans of taking this creature down...but they're in Aftbide right now, and I hardly imagine if I return Iskra would simply let me g--" The knight sputtered off into coughs and wheezes, eventually calming down and pressing her fingers to her temples, "So I suppose my militia isn't an option here..." Mostly thinking to herself, perhaps using this stranger as a backboard to bounce her ideas off of.
((SOrry About that.. Is this a good time to show what this starnger gonna do? Well he might be just a traverl....lets say he was a descendant of the great dragon slayer)
Kino was still in the town with the guards, waiting for that woman to return.
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Staying right outside the town, Quickclaws would be like that one day... maybe. And if he would be... would that be a good thing...?
))Staying right outside the town, Quickclaws would be like that one day... maybe. And if he would be... would that be a good thing...?
A massive white beast lived in the mountains not far off from where the events were happening. His home, a cave high up on the first mountain. He raised a head and a waft of smoke passed over his nostrils. The slanted pupils of his red eyes adjusted as the opened and focused on a blaze now racing through the far off forest. A low grumble resounded in his throat, the humans must have been causing problems again.
He stood, walking out of the mouth of the cave and looking down into the valley below. A rock crumbled under his immense weight. The mass of his wings unfurled, filling with the wind. Brilliant purple in the light. He gave a loud roar before taking to the skies.
He stood, walking out of the mouth of the cave and looking down into the valley below. A rock crumbled under his immense weight. The mass of his wings unfurled, filling with the wind. Brilliant purple in the light. He gave a loud roar before taking to the skies.
Katja had been returning to the town when she heard the strange new roar, and a shudder ripped down her spine; this whole situation reeked of bad news, and she knew she was in the thick of it.
She limped her way back to town, using her horse as support. She had done her best to clear the ash and dirt from her face, but her hands shook slightly and a look of overall illness was settling on her face. She approached Kino and the guards, and let out a shaky breath, “There’s another dragon...that cry didn’t belong to the mother....”
She limped her way back to town, using her horse as support. She had done her best to clear the ash and dirt from her face, but her hands shook slightly and a look of overall illness was settling on her face. She approached Kino and the guards, and let out a shaky breath, “There’s another dragon...that cry didn’t belong to the mother....”
"You dont say...." Kino take a deep breath and look around the town where all people are cowering in fear. "Didn't expect this happen during my travels. Oh yeah where are my manners." Kino bow down "I am Kino Onstone a traveler from mount tundrabite"
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The dragon soured through the air, at first towards the village. In a short amount of time, the white dragon arrived over it. He circled the village, looking at the cowering people below. He circled a total of five times before sifting his wings and turning out towards the fire. He let out another bugle like roar as he flew off.
Once reaching the blaze, he hovered over the fire. He didn't see the dragon that caused the blaze. His lip raised in a low growl and a blue glow would build up behind his teeth. Moments later, he opened his maw, and streams of ice flew from within. Soon, where the was once fire was now frozen. The only remains of the blaze were the few plumes of smoke escaping upon the winds.
The dragon soured through the air, at first towards the village. In a short amount of time, the white dragon arrived over it. He circled the village, looking at the cowering people below. He circled a total of five times before sifting his wings and turning out towards the fire. He let out another bugle like roar as he flew off.
Once reaching the blaze, he hovered over the fire. He didn't see the dragon that caused the blaze. His lip raised in a low growl and a blue glow would build up behind his teeth. Moments later, he opened his maw, and streams of ice flew from within. Soon, where the was once fire was now frozen. The only remains of the blaze were the few plumes of smoke escaping upon the winds.
Katja had gone to introduce herself when this new dragon arrived; she gazed up at the white beast, looking particularly terrified and uttering a string of curses beneath her breath. But when it flew away, she seemed to relax a bit, watching it fly in the direction of the fire.
“You may call me Lady Katja, I am the leader of the Knights of the People.” A woman in such a position of power was uncommon in most situations, but she seemed capable. She bowed a bit, straightening up to gaze where the white dragon had flown off to- and her face became puzzled as she watched the glow from the fire dim.
Furrowing her brow, the Knight straightened up a bit, but winced; she was in no shape for combat, that was very clear. Still, she rubbed her jaw as if in thought, “Well I suppose it is a pleasure to meet you, Sir Kino.”
“You may call me Lady Katja, I am the leader of the Knights of the People.” A woman in such a position of power was uncommon in most situations, but she seemed capable. She bowed a bit, straightening up to gaze where the white dragon had flown off to- and her face became puzzled as she watched the glow from the fire dim.
Furrowing her brow, the Knight straightened up a bit, but winced; she was in no shape for combat, that was very clear. Still, she rubbed her jaw as if in thought, “Well I suppose it is a pleasure to meet you, Sir Kino.”
Kino witness what that white dragon did and he dont know if that dragon is good or bad. " Well its pleasure to meet you Lady Katja, and I never seen a woman leading a militia before."
Kino look around the town and saw the people felt relief. "It seems the town is safe...I think this will the place I'll be staying for the night."
Kino look around the town and saw the people felt relief. "It seems the town is safe...I think this will the place I'll be staying for the night."
The steady Thud, Thud, Thud, filled the air once more as the white beast flew back towards the village. As he neared, he twisted his wings and took a downward slope. He passed over the buildings, and landed in the field beyond. From there, he would turn to face the village and lay on his stomach. His head raised proudly in the air.
Galloping on foot, the young dragonet wished to meet the much larger one. It had obviously meant well, right?
Once Quickclaws hit open field, he keep himself low enough to not be seen by the village. Once close enough to the larger beast, he tried to initiate conversation.
"Hello?" He partially whispered.
Once Quickclaws hit open field, he keep himself low enough to not be seen by the village. Once close enough to the larger beast, he tried to initiate conversation.
"Hello?" He partially whispered.
Katja had clicked her tongue at the mention of her leading the militia, but the look on her face said he hadn't been the first to comment on it. Not surprising really. She opened her mouth to speak, but she stopped, and her horse began to pace, fidgeting in place and forcing her to stand on her own.
Thud, Thud, Thud., "Dear god, please don't tell me...." She gazed up as the white beast reappeared on the treeline, and did her best to contain her racing heart. This was not good, this was not good, one dragon was bad, two? And this thing looked absolutely beastly, much larger than the mother dragon they had been facing. Goodness why had she even left Aftbide, this was insanity--
And then the dragon laid down in the distant feild, and Katja stared as it lifted its head. Most of the guards were on edge now, racing for weapons, but Katja put her hand up; though she was a woman, she had experience, and they slowed, "These creatures are not to be disrespected...if it wanted to it could have already roasted this entire city." Of course Katja had yet to piece together that this dragon was one of ice, not fire, but she knew either way that dragons were not keen on weaker forces challenging them. And she knew these guards, with their minimal experience in combat against beasts such as this, would be like ants to the dragon. So instead, Katja would still them, "It doesn't appear to be attacking...we shouldn't be making any hasty decisions...its far away that we would have maybe seconds to defend ourselves...and there is no defense we can have against a Dragon like...." she stared, and let out a shaky breath, "...that."
Thud, Thud, Thud., "Dear god, please don't tell me...." She gazed up as the white beast reappeared on the treeline, and did her best to contain her racing heart. This was not good, this was not good, one dragon was bad, two? And this thing looked absolutely beastly, much larger than the mother dragon they had been facing. Goodness why had she even left Aftbide, this was insanity--
And then the dragon laid down in the distant feild, and Katja stared as it lifted its head. Most of the guards were on edge now, racing for weapons, but Katja put her hand up; though she was a woman, she had experience, and they slowed, "These creatures are not to be disrespected...if it wanted to it could have already roasted this entire city." Of course Katja had yet to piece together that this dragon was one of ice, not fire, but she knew either way that dragons were not keen on weaker forces challenging them. And she knew these guards, with their minimal experience in combat against beasts such as this, would be like ants to the dragon. So instead, Katja would still them, "It doesn't appear to be attacking...we shouldn't be making any hasty decisions...its far away that we would have maybe seconds to defend ourselves...and there is no defense we can have against a Dragon like...." she stared, and let out a shaky breath, "...that."
Kino saw thet dragon that he stand next to Katja "You seem scared their Lady Katja...Do you need my assistance to deal with this beast?" Kino just stay confident but he felt slight fear of the beast that Lady Katja saw.
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