Bless, this is the third time dear Vethos has encountered dragons and none of his previous two encounters were what one can describe as pleasant in any way.
The first, when he was a battle mage alongside a mixed bag of individuals from a Keep and the remains of an army.
The second, when he fought alongside his wife to defend their home after it was attacked by a territory-expanding Green. Their home was destroyed and while he survived along with his child, his wife did not.
Now this, the third. I am loving this as a point of development for him.
The first, when he was a battle mage alongside a mixed bag of individuals from a Keep and the remains of an army.
relevant backstory snippet for reading fun
Suddenly like a falling mountain it lunged towards him.. Vethos stood his ground, pulling more and more of the Aether into himself.. Blood trickled from his nose.. another bound.. the spellform twisted from his hands, branching out in an array of dead black accented with red.. all mingled within the normal dark violet and gold... The dragon's mouth opened, its head curled back into an S-shape like a serpent preparing to strike.. the spellform expanding in waves of interlocking patterns, spiralling runes, jagged spikes of pure energy.. Mouth wide, the head plunged down.. he could see the inside of its throat, the massive teeth ..the larger ones a foot and a half long easily.. With an almost inhuman snarl, the spellform was released, condensing into a narrow spear that burst forward.. straight into the beast's gaping mouth, and it split in all directions, like a thousand razor edged swords, black as coal, striking, digging into the dragon's throat..
The budding roar became a choking sound, Vethos throwing himself to the ground to the side, as the snout of the beast, which could have taken an entire horse into its mouth.. smashed against the ground.. vomiting smoke and bouts of flame.. its neck twisted to the side, one taloned foot clawing its mouth.. blood bubbling.. Vethos, shifted, as he rose to his feet, and lunged out of the way, taking the familiar black eagle form, the force of the creature's flailing wings, the wind alone sending him tumbling through the air until he could right himself, barely getting clear... he landed.. shifting back, slumping to the ground... pulling himself up on the splintered leaning trunk. of what had been a large oak tree, snapped off about ten foot up, roots half pulled from the ground.. And he and the others.. watched the great dragon die.
The budding roar became a choking sound, Vethos throwing himself to the ground to the side, as the snout of the beast, which could have taken an entire horse into its mouth.. smashed against the ground.. vomiting smoke and bouts of flame.. its neck twisted to the side, one taloned foot clawing its mouth.. blood bubbling.. Vethos, shifted, as he rose to his feet, and lunged out of the way, taking the familiar black eagle form, the force of the creature's flailing wings, the wind alone sending him tumbling through the air until he could right himself, barely getting clear... he landed.. shifting back, slumping to the ground... pulling himself up on the splintered leaning trunk. of what had been a large oak tree, snapped off about ten foot up, roots half pulled from the ground.. And he and the others.. watched the great dragon die.
The second, when he fought alongside his wife to defend their home after it was attacked by a territory-expanding Green. Their home was destroyed and while he survived along with his child, his wife did not.
second snippet
Even as he walked, blacks, violets, reds and golds were formed around his hands, layering one spellform over the other, twisting them into a pattern that had become a namesake in his time at the Tower. The dragon, a young Green, shook his finned head and hissed, then paused and drew up. At twenty foot tall, it was in no way an adult but still an imposing threat. Snarling and ignoring the body slumped to one side, it lunged for him. Sinking to one knee, he launched the spear for its open mouth....
Mouth wide, the head plunged down.. he could see the inside of its throat, the massive teeth ..the larger ones a foot and a half long easily.. With an almost inhuman snarl, the spellform was released, condensing into a narrow spear that burst forward.. straight into the beast's gaping mouth, and it split in all directions, like a thousand razor edged swords, black as coal, striking, digging into the dragon's throat..
... and watched it thud to the ground, black blood pooling from its mouth, the last of its gurgling, pained growls fading out even as he rushed over to her side
Mouth wide, the head plunged down.. he could see the inside of its throat, the massive teeth ..the larger ones a foot and a half long easily.. With an almost inhuman snarl, the spellform was released, condensing into a narrow spear that burst forward.. straight into the beast's gaping mouth, and it split in all directions, like a thousand razor edged swords, black as coal, striking, digging into the dragon's throat..
... and watched it thud to the ground, black blood pooling from its mouth, the last of its gurgling, pained growls fading out even as he rushed over to her side
Now this, the third. I am loving this as a point of development for him.
Sorry for the delay. My shifts have changed again 
I hope everyone's Okay.
I hope everyone's Okay.
Awwr, sad to hear! You are missed as your writing and characters are thoroughly enjoyable.
Doing okay! Hoping you are alright too.
Doing okay! Hoping you are alright too.
I hope everyone's doing well. It's turned out to be a lovely Spring here in the Midlands. 
@BloodLightning. I think you missed my post in the main OOC thread but it has been a while. The note reads “A price needed to be paid” in elvish. If you could edit your post please, and add that information in.
@BloodLightning. I think you missed my post in the main OOC thread but it has been a while. The note reads “A price needed to be paid” in elvish. If you could edit your post please, and add that information in.
Thank you for the clarification. That's kinda on me for not checking on Out-of-Character Chats as much as I should. Nonetheless, the post as been edited to add the new information and more dialogue.
Maya T'Sala wrote:
Thank you for the clarification. That's kinda on me for not checking on Out-of-Character Chats as much as I should. Nonetheless, the post as been edited to add the new information and more dialogue.
Thanks. I hope your day is going well.
I'm looking forward to the Templar verses Mage.
Wait until he finds out Quill can use magic. He's going to be in a very uncomfortable place. LOL
"Me? Magic?! Oh, you mean when I do glowy stuff." LOL
"Glowy stuff!? Shit!" Surrounded by mages and no lyrium. Bugger!! LOL
Jokes aside, I wonder what's next for us.
Hello everyone. Would anyone mind if I posted next in Ghosts of Dance Mountain?
@Falyn. Thankyou for the gift.
@Falyn. Thankyou for the gift.
Coddiwomple wrote:
Hello everyone. Would anyone mind if I posted next in Ghosts of Dance Mountain?
@Falyn. Thankyou for the gift.
@Falyn. Thankyou for the gift.
Sure. It's o.k. by me. 👍
Not gonna lie, I'm not sure on how to proceed next for Old Crimes.
Maya T'Sala wrote:
Not gonna lie, I'm not sure on how to proceed next for Old Crimes.
Don't worry about it. I'm going to post for the dragon to move the story along this weekend.
@Bloodlightning, you wrote ' the subject of Quill's sudden appearance from another realm ' Quill never mentioned in his dialogue he came from another realm.
I wrote "How I arrived here? I walked from the closest town."
I wrote "How I arrived here? I walked from the closest town."
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