forum Dragon Rider RP (Open, please ask to join)

Started May 24, 2018 by @Becfromthedead group

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Aurelius left Nox waiting outside, walked into the building, and requested to see the Elder Council. The man sitting near the entrance laughed.
"What do you want, child? Coming in with another one of your hunches or doomsday prophecies?" he asked mockingly.
Aurelius bared his teeth. "Not mine. My dragon's. And they truly can see snippets of the future. Look. If our village gets destroyed, and no one is warned, it's your fault."
The man sighed and let Aurelius enter a back room where the council sat, sharing stories over a cup of tea. Aurelius bowed deeply, unhooking his sword and laying it down in front of him.
"Elders, I come with an ill-foreboding prophecy, of sorts. My dragon, Nox, had a dream, which, as all of you know, is rather unusual for a dragon. She says that in her dream she saw this village being destroyed, and dragons killed. If that does not suggest impending doom, then I'm not sure what does."
A few of them laughed.
"Like you haven't led us astray before! You constantly speak of doom and destruction, but look at us! We've been fine all these years," a woman cried out.
Aurelius rolled his eyes. "How short-sighted of you. You may be the elders, but just because you've lived longer doesn't mean you can knock down the ideas and legitimate concerns of those younger than you. Just because someone predicts the future or guessed what could happen next doesn't make it the near future, and just because it isn't the near future doesn't mean you shouldn't prepare. You've seen what's happening. You've heard what those who have been on patrol say, and you know of the tensions. You can't keep ignoring this problem, especially not now that a dragon has made the prediction that something bad is going to happen."
"Aurelius, you are every bit as paranoid as your parents and that sister of yours were. Go home and do something productive."
"You're wrong!" Aurelius snapped, "Don't bring my family into this!"
"All in favor of hearing him out?"
One elder raised her hand, but all of the others gave him varying stares of disapproval.
"You are dismissed."
"When your people are dying, they're going to pin it all back on you if you make it through the carnage," Aurelius told them, "I hope you see the error of your thinking before it's too late to save your people."
He took his sword back up, then walked out, his head lifted high and his shoulders back. Aurelius could not afford to show how he really felt in front of them. He left the building and came upon Nox, who asked how everything went.
"I don't wish to talk about it," he muttered, stroking her neck so that he could calm himself.

The great red dragon suddenly pulled up into a hover. His yellow eyes glowed brightly, the pupils thin slits that were nearly lost in the vast yellow. Jun glared backwards to where they had left the village. He emitted a low rumble sounding like thunder.
Cain felt his dragon pause in flight, hovering in place. The man also felt it. Amber eyes glanced backwards. His arms remained crossed in front of his chest.
"Jun…"
~You sense it too, don't you Cain? It seems your blade will be forced to be drawn once again my friend~.
The man seemingly grimaced at the thought. As much as he disliked it, he had a feeling his dragon was right. Cain only drew his blade anymore when it was absolutely necessary, for reasons. Even then, he hardly killed anyone or anything, only always aiming to incapacitate. His past a contributing factor to this 'change'. However, old habits die hard. In the back of his mind, the darker parts, he longed for the chaos of battle. Cain wanted to see armies, and watch them fall before him. He wanted to hear his blade sing once again, crying out for bloody vengeance.
"…Go back Jun. I will regret it if we do not…be swift."
The giant dragon's body twisted in one smooth motion. Red wings quickly started to thrust him forwards, carrying him across the sky. Jun's yellow eyes fixated on the village in the far off distance now.
~Cain, he will be there. I can sense his presence. You know who I speak of, a name many dragons have come to fear. Some more so than others. Will you be able to control yourself~ Jun glanced back out of the corner of his eye, waiting patiently for his rider's response.
Cain was completely silent. He slowly lifted his head, the wind sweeping back his dark hair. The man held a solemn expression, but there was also a strange glint in his eye, shifting to bright yellow like his dragon, "I am unsure…but you know what to do if things get out of hand…"
The red dragon only gave a silent nod.
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The figure stood a good distance from the village, looking down upon it. A cruel smile appeared on his face, his gaze hidden under a helmet. Behind him, stood a group of men, all dressed in the same armor as the leader.
"Rather amusing how they think they can hide so easily in a valley. Usually things that are lost, have a likely chance of being found again."
A voice suddenly hissed in his head. The strange armored male held up his hand, speaking more to himself, since he appeared to be the only one to hear the hissing voice, "Yes, yes, I know. The dragons will all perish…ooo, how interesting. He will be here too soon? Ah, it's been awhile since I've faced that fool. He was such an easy tool, pity he had a change of heart. Well then, shall we get started?"
As if on queue, the men behind him mounted their strange mounts. No, they were not full-on horses, the beasts seeming more like crosses of wolves and deer. Either way, the creatures were terrifying. A horn seemingly sounded, announcing the start of the attack. The men on their hideous mounts instantly swept forward towards the village.
As for what appeared to be the leader, he mounted his own beast. However, he followed behind at a slower pace, clearly enjoying every moment. He lived for the death and destruction. He could care less if they were innocent or guilty, hell, he didn't even care if they were human or even dragon. The figure only wanted to see the fall of those before him.

(I haven't done anything……………….sssoooooooooooo…………………………..)

(Alright, we can still find a way to get you into this RP. I think everyone is sort of scattered right now, a lot of them are near the hall of elders.)

Charlie finished meeting with the elders quite quickly. It didn't take long they simply wanted a quick report of what he had accomplished and found out while he was gone. He walked outside to Jekyll who was standing in alert head raised stiffly in the air observantly the dragons silly nature resting aside. "What is it?" He asked the dragon to no reply, Jekyll and Charlie weren't great at communicating telepathically like some of the other could but they could usually muster up a conversation. "Jekyll what's the matter" He said climbing atop a wooden box of sorts and gently pulling the dragon's head down gently and petting Jekyll in a calming manner.

Aurelius saw Charlie come out of the hall and glanced at him, still angry about his own meeting, but bound and determined not to show it.
"So, I'm sure they were happy to see you back?" Aurelius asked, "I know I sure was glad to see you had returned."

"Yeah I think I'm going to be able to stay for a bit now, I saw you go in earlier anything of concern?" Charlie spoke to Aurelius, Jekyll still looking alerted and observant over something

"Yeah, actually," Aurelius answered, "We're in trouble. Our village, that is. You see, Nox had this dream, and obviously it has to mean something. Everything here was destroyed. The elders don't want to listen to me, though. I'm not sure why."
(Ahhh I just realized Dragoncita initiated an attack on the village. I do not pay attention to things sometimes. Maybe there's a little lag time in when they notice the impending attack?)

Zodiac had climbed onto Realm, the dragon spreading her dark wings as she pushed off onto the ground, her heavy claws scraping against the dirt. After a few moments, they moved towards the mountains, the wind blowing through her dark hair as she looked around, feeling free for once. No stares. No grief. No Elders. She grinned in amusement, Realm snorting below.
~Don't fall off…again.
"Don't worry, I won't fall this time. Maybe a little later though," Zodiac mumbled, shaking her head faintly at her dragon's sarcasm. They moved towards the mountains, seeing the grey, blue hues of the rock as the air grew colder.

"That can't be good, Jekyll's been acting weird since I got out from meeting with the elders" Charlie said, a worried expression covering his face as he looked up at his dragon.

((OOC: So, shall I continue with the attack, only I'll let them focus on the outer edges, moving inwards?))

(Yeah I think so)

(Yes, that makes sense)
Nox shrieked and walked over to Jekyll, starting to communicate with him. Aurelius asked her what was wrong, but got no response.
"Charlie, something's up. They both sense it."

The figure continued to slowly ride forward as his men started the onslaught. His hidden gaze watched as villagers scattered. He could hear the screams of women and children as houses were suddenly raided. Doors splintered as the invaders forced their way inside. Smoke started to rise as flames licked along the sides of buildings. Village men stepped forward to try and fend back the raiders, but they could do little against the men who were skilled and trained for battle.
Not to say the few villagers who made an attempt to stave off the attack didn't fail. They were managing to stall the intruders, if only barely. They were swiftly losing ground, and they knew it.
The leader's hidden gaze moved, hearing the sound of wings. Sure enough, one of the dragon riders had finally appeared. A smirk crossed his face. The rider was on the young side, as well as the dragon. He watched in silence as the dragon suddenly lunged towards him, claws outstretched and fangs bared. The armored male somehow lifted himself upwards, launching himself off of his mount's back. His hand wrapped around the handle of his lance. With a well placed movement, he swung downwards, his weapon piercing through scales between the dragon's horns and straight through the skull. A spray of dark blood spurted forth, covering the male in dark red blood.
He lifted his head, looking straight at the rider who's shock and fear was clear on his face. The armored male gave a deranged grin, "Deary me, my hand slipped. Sorry about that."
The young rider released a yell, leaping forward. Once again, it was clear this one had little to no battle experience. The man easily side-stepped, watching as the young man tumbled off of his now dead dragon and into the ground. As for the other, he pulled his lance from the dragon's skull, hopping off of the beast, and making his way to the downed rider. The insane grin remained on his face, the blood that covered him giving him an even more frightening appearance. The other desperately tried to crawl away, to flee from the dark individual.
A sudden roar made the blood-soaked figure pause however. A giant shadow swooped low over head, a figure falling from the beast…
"Eliam Dragonblade, should've known you'd come here sooner or later."
The armored male gave an even wider grin, "Cain Valerius, the Broken Lord, and a multitude of other names you go by. You've managed to gain yourself quite the reputation. Surprised your own nature hasn't razed this village to the ground yet."
The two men stood, glaring at the other. The tension was almost suffocating between the pair. It would only be moments before a small spark would ignite a full-on fight between the pair.

(Yes, I can't wait. I'm always down for a good fight scene.)
Aurelius thought he heard a scream, and his whole body stiffened. His heart rate shot up. Something was certainly wrong. He walked closer to Nox.
"Nox, I sense it too."
She refused to reply, and in her anger spewed forth a little blue flame.

Dawn took off away from the elders. Jade held on to her stuff, "What's going on!?"

~No time to explain, Dawn responded. She ran to their home, Get your things.

Jade nodded. She ran in and grabbed all of her supplies before returning and hopping onto Dawn. Ready for whatever was about to be thrown at them. Dawn took to the skies and the pair hovered above the soon to be fight.