Holy Dragons of Acroven

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Bob and Chan had finished explaining about Jason's 'true form'.

"...Let me get this straight. A Draken is some kind of cross between a human and a dragon," Jason started.

"Yes," Chan replied.

"And I'm one of them."

"Right,"

"And I used to live here?" Jason questioned. Chan nodded.

"Then how come I don't remember anything?" Jason asked.

"Because we were washing your brain and the memories must of accidentally fallen off," Bob explained happily. Chan hit him again.

"Shut up! Anyway, try remembering. Think about, um..., fire or whatever you humans think is destructive," Chan suggested. Jason closed his eyes. At first, nothing came. Then, he started seeing fire, dead bodies, and eventually, the minions of Diablos. Suddenly, he fell to the ground and clutched his stomach. He had never felt so much pain before...

"Jason! You eat something bad or what?" Chan asked Jason.

"I think he has...um...(what do they call it...)...oh! He might have diaherrea!" Bob exclaimed. Chan smacked him once more.

"How many times do I..." Chan started, but then looked down at Jason, who stood up.

"I've changed, haven't I? Into a draken..." Jason quietly said. He looked down at his hands, which were now Dragon claws. His legs and feet were now dragon as well. He also felt he had control of a new part: a tail.

"Yes. You have aquired the mixed form of a human and a dragon," Chan said. Jason then felt wings on his back.

"Hey, can I fly or breath fire?" Jason asked. Chan snickered. Finally, he started laughing, Bob joining in for no reason.

"Listen. You might be able to fly with practice, but breath FIRE?! Ha! You're a draken! You still have human traits, and that includes most of your upper body," Chan laughed. He turned towards a tree, and inhaled his breath. Then, in a blast of heat, he shot a stream of fire at the tree, burning it to a crisp.

"See that? That there is 800 degrees farhenhite of pure fire. And you pansy humans can only sustain 120 until your skin burns," Chan bragged.

"Whatever. Anyway, when are these other drakens supposed to arrive?" Jason asked.

"Soon," Bob replied. Jason lifted his hand and was about to scratch his head. Suddenly, Chan stopped him.

"Wait! You do NOT want to do that," Chan warned. Jason gave him a mean look.

"Why not? I have an itch," Jason said.

"If you scratch your human skin with dragon claws, you'll be waiting months for those gashes to heal into scars," Chan explained.

"Then how am I supposed to scratch an itch?" Jason complained. Chan pointed towards a tall tree.

"The old fashioned way. Rub your back up and down against..." Chan started. Jason interrupted.

"I'll pass,"
 
Rachel turned her head in the direction of a small squeak she had heard and spotted another girl on the other side of the river, a dragon stood at her side as well, could she also be one of the few who survived the wrath of Diablos? But she had no wings, how could this be?

Rachel turned her head to Diego and the Dragon nodded ?Aridail? the Dragon spoke ?That is Aridail, she too escaped with her Dargon companion, Poseidon, to earth?
Rachel returned her gaze to the other figure not far from where she stood ?But she has no wings, how can she-?

It was then the girl fell into the river and started to writhe in pain, the only problem was, she had fallen into the river, in the short time it took for her to transform, and she could drown. Rachel panicked and made to run over to her, afraid that one of the only Drakens left to fight off the evil Diablos may die at this very moment.

Diego did not seem to be in a hurry and followed slowly behind the young Draken girl.

?Hey!? Rachel yelled, waving her hands in the air ?Are you OK??

Rachel stopped at the rivers edge and saw to her surprise that the young Draken that resigned in the river was in fact different to herself. She had grown a long aqua blue tail, which swished in the water. Rachel held her chest in relief ?I saw you fall into the water and panicked, but it looks like your fine? She smiled lightly and looked to Diego who had only just arrived at her side ?But how come she has a tail??

Diego sighed ?I forgot to tell you, all Drakens have their different traits, for example, Aridail here can swim in water and you are practically immune to Darkness, you will discover new powers as you grow wiser in this world?

Rachel?s expression took on happiness at the good news ?You mean, Ill actually get to learn how to control Darkness!??

Diego nodded ?As I can control Earth. Drakens also have the power to transform into full Dragons. But that is another story, you will not learn this technique for some time, you are still new to the ways of the Draken?

Diego turned his head to Poseidon ?It has been a while since I last saw you Poseidon, this will be a great journey?

(IMPORTANT NOTE: I forgot to mention that your character will become immune to 1 element and use the power of that element, it doesn?t have to be the same as your Dragon companion as it will mean we have more of an advantage over more monsters that way, but note that the element you choose will not be totally immune to at the start, in fact, you will be quite week against the element at first and grow stronger against it.)
 
Poseidon nodded, looking up at Deigo. "Yes, it has been a long time. Tis hard to believe that this whole quest will depend on five young Drakens..." His voice trailed off as her looked at Aridail, who was flapping her VERY small, pitiful wings.

"This is all I get? Hers are way bigger!" Aridail said, looking at Rachel. Poseidon rolled his eyes.

"I've told you, you're built for swimming."

"Oh yeah... " Aridail swished her powerful tail around. "This is gonna take some getting used to..." She muttered. Aridail turned to the other Draken, tilting her head.

"This is Rachel." Poseidon said in her mind only.

"Uh, hi, Rachel?" It was strange talking to someone who she had never seen before, and yet Aridail felt as though she had known this girl forever. "I'm Aridail, or Ari, if you'd like." Her fin-ears moved a bit, and a whole new sence came to her. She could tell the waters tempature, how many fish were swimming in it, and many other useful facts. It was like echolocation, with out the echo in it. So it was just 'location'... That made no sence.

Aridail pushed those thoughts away, turning her attention to Deigo. She had heard Poseidon mention his name, so there was no need for introductions. "So, do all dragons have extra sences? Like being able to 'see' whats in the water? Or tell the tempature, and other things? And--whats the name of this town? Where are the other Drakens? What are those fish in there called? Hey! Wait a sec, are ALL dragons bigger than Water Dragons?!" She asked excitedly, looking all around.

"Aridail, all those questions will be answered in time. And yes, we are the smallest. Don't worry, though. You'll know everything you need to in time." Poseidon said, finally hushing her up. He turned his head towards a sound. There was another Draken and a two-headed Dragon not far away from them.
 
Diego shook his head ?Indeed, how can our species, Dragons, the most powerful of beings rely on such small beings for aid? He laughed slightly ?It is somewhat humiliating to be underlings to such little creatures, do you not agree??

Rachel laughed as the other tried to flap her wings, moaning that she could not gather up the energy to take flight with the small wings on her back. She then pointed at her and moaned even more, whining that Rachel had the larger wings out of the two, she was then reminded of the tail she was in possession of. Rachel rolled her eyes.

Poseidon then introduced the hyperactive individual to herself and she was greeted warmly by the other teenager ?Hey, Ari? was all Rachel managed to say before the other zoned out completely, wriggling her fin like ears. Rachel frowned and arched a thin eye brown and looked up at Diego and Poseidon, who bore equally amused expressions.

Just as Rachel was about to address the two Dragons, the other Draken snapped out of her daze and began to ask all sort of questions to her Dagon Companion, that was in till the great beast managed to hush her with a short sentence, which Rachel was slightly glad for as the many questions asked rustled her brain.

?Rachel? Diego whispered, arching his great head to the young Draken ?I believe the first step of your Darkened transformation is beginning?Look? He nodded towards Rachel?s hands, which were glowing a dark purple colour. Black and Purple mist wound itself around her two clawed hands and Rachel gasped in surprise ?Diego!?

Diego smiled ?Do not fret, young one, it is only natural for a Dark Draken like you to take on a Darkened form, but keep in mind that being Dark, does not make you evil. Your hands are only getting used to the feel of Darkness, which is all, they are wielding your inner powers and with every step of the journey, you will soon master its power and fully transform?

?Transform??

Diego nodded ?Yes, you will grow darker than the ordinary Draken. This may result in red eyes and darkened skin, but we have a long way to go in till you master such things, you have not yet even mastered the ability to fly? He laughed ?Anyway, the others should be arriving soon and we can make a move then?

It was then Rachel noticed that Ari had been looking in a completely different direction at what seemed like another Darken with a two headed Dragon companion. Rachel smiled and waved for the other to join herself and Ari ?Hey!?
 
Before Poseidon could answer Diego, Aridail leaped into the water, wanting to try swimming with her tail. She swam downstream while Poseidon stayed on the riverbank, taking his time. The young Draken spiraled upward, bobbing up and down in the water.

"Hiya!" She said, glad that at least two other Drakens besides herself had already arrived in Acroven. "Who might you be?" She decided not to ask too many questions this time, remembering the look on everyones' face.

Poseidon stood beside Aridail, pulling her out of the water with his tail and placing her beside him. Water dripped off her onto the ground, causing in to become muddish. She jumped out of the spot, causing water to fling everywhere.

"Aridail, these are a few other Dragons and Draken. The Draken is Jason, and the Dragon's names are Chan and Bob."

Chan looked sophisticated and smart, whereas Bob looked as though he wasn't the brightest dragon out there. Bob and Aridail as friends would mean trouble, Poseidon could tell. This was going to be one intresting quest.
 
Jason was bored. He hadn't spotted another Draken yet...until just now.

"Hey, are those Draken's too?" he asked Chan. The two-headed dragon looked over.

"Yes they are. Uh-oh..." Chan sighed. He had spotted Poseidon as well.

"Cool! Isn't that Poseidon?" Bob stupidly asked. Chan nodded.

"Yes. It seems Mr. HIGH and MIGHTY had to cut in on our quest," he scournfully said. He and Bob walked over to Poseidon, Jason following to meet up with the other Drakens.

"Well. Nice to see YOU again, Poseidon," Chan greeted Poseidon irritatingly. Chan didn't like Poseidon for some reason. It seemed to have been something that happened in the past.
 
"Well, hello, Chan." Poseidon answered cooly, staring Chan down. His scales seem to ruffle with irritation and annoyance, and his eyes narrowed at the sight of this dragon. Or at least Chan's head. "Allow me to introduce my companion, Aridail."

"Heya, Chan and Bob!! You can call me Ari if ya want," Aridail said, shaking the last bit of water off her and breaking the two Dragons' silent fight. Poseidon stepped back, closing his eyes before water got in them. Aridail didn't notice. "So anyone know the name of this town?" She inquired, looking at everyone. "And what about-"

"This is your hometown, Hilla," Poseidon interuppted before Aridail could start asking questions again. "In fact, Hilla is the hometown of all of the Drakens."

"It is?"

"Yes, it 'tis."

Aridail sat down on her knees, crossing her arms. "So now what?" She asked, directing her attention to Jason. Were there only three Drakens? "Are we supposed to get provisions or just go, or what?"

Poseidon shrugged, in a weird dragony shrug way. "I do not know. Why don't we ask Chan, since he's so good at devising plans."
 
Chan grew angry.

"Well, I guess we should get some provisions. Let's make sure to get the bread without wheat and won't breath down your neck when you feel the need to burn down some villages!" he yelled. Bob stared off blankely for a moment, and then looked at Aridail.

"Hello, my name is Bob!" he excitely said.
 
"Well then, maybe I can't burn down villages, because I'm a Water Dragon, 'O Smart One." Poseidon said, a look of digust settling on his face. Aridail looked back and forth between the two dragons who stood glaring at each other. It was almost funny, a dragon as small as Poseidon challenging Chan...

"Bob, Draken boy, maybe you should try and break this up..." Aridail muttered to them, biting her lip. She realised the other Draken hadn't told her his name. "And who are you?" She asked him, tilting her head. Her fin-ears moved slightly, and her tail swiched back and forth.
 
Jason looked at Aridail.

"My name's Jason," he replied. He looked at Chan and Poseidon.

"And...don't you think it's stupid to try to break up a fight between two dragons?" he asked. Meanwhile, Chan had stopped arguing with Poseidon.

"Whatever. We need to get our Drakens some provisions. And if the other Drakens don't show up soon, then we'll be starting without them," he said. Bob had a look of puzzlement. Then, he faced Poseidon.

"I never knew you breathed water," he stupidly said. Chan smacked him.

"If you could go three minutes without..."
 
Ooc: Go Bob!! XD

"They wouldn't hurt us!" Aridail said, just now noticing they had stopped arguing. "Either way, I vote we forget the others, and go. They can catch up if they make it." She seemed to have settled down, and her personality had changed completely. To Poseidon, Humans, or Drakens in this case, were very complicated creatures.

Poseidon ignored Bob's question, looking at Aridail. "That might be the best descision, Ari. Of course, we have to make sure its okay with the others," He said, looking at everyone but Chan. Aridail rolled her eyes, muttering something under her breath.

She turned to everyone. "So, who says we leave the others and just go for it? I mean, we may need training, and alternitive weapons, and food, and a ton of other things, but I'm sure we can beat this Diablo guy!!" Aridail said brightly, ignoring Poseidon's mask of disbeliefe. This was going to be a VERY intresting quest...
 
"Yeah. Let's go already," Jason agreed. Chan nodded.

"This Diablo guy doesn't stand a chance!" he exclaimed. Bob was enthusiastic as well.

"Yeah, I bet he's more misleading than prerendered game-footage," he said.
 
OOC: I was told I could sign up, so... >_>

Draken

Name: Rand Al'Thor
Age: 20
Gender: Male
Personality: Almost nonexistant. He makes cold steel seem like tin. He's all about business, and getting what needs to be done, done. He almost never shows emotion, and when he does, it's very little.
Description: Tall, with jet black air, cut short, and piercing eyes that are just as black. With a light complexion, and a dark demeanor, he stands out in a crowd. He wears a black leather trenchcoat, which he only sheds when he must do battle.
Description: He looks pretty much the same, only rather than ears, instead he has crests similar to his dragon, as well as a smal tail with a small blade-like stinger on it, but no wings, and his eyes turn a light shade of steel grey.
Weapon: A Double-sword (think of a long hilted sword, but with a blade on each end.) With a heron marked on each blade, and a the hilt, a sign of his rank.
History: Raised much like any other teen, he avoided having to work when he got supremely lucky, and won a sum in a lottery that was enough to live off of for life. However, he keeps this fact a secret, and never really says what line of work he's in.
Other: His element will be wind.

Dragon

Name: Smaug
Gender: Male
Personality: Absolutely identical to his draken. If you didn't know better, you'd think they were brothers.
Description: https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v215/AIVAS/dark_dragon.jpg
Element: Fire.
History:
 
Rachel stood there watching as the two mighty Dragons argued over something unknown to her. Diego shook his head and lay down next to his Draken child and sighed ?Those two will never cease that grudge they hold against one another? He shook his head ?But fear not, it was much worse than this all those years ago?

Rachel chuckled ?I don?t even want to know of what happened, Diego? She patted her head and sighed ?I think we should move on, if we linger any longer than we have to we may be picked up, am I right?? She asked looking into the large Hazel eyes of her Dragon companion.

Diego nodded ?Yes? He stood from his laying position and arched his back in a stretch before walking over to the pair of Dragons. As he neared along with Rachel, the bickering came to a halt and they agreed on leaving. Rachel gapped at them, why hadn?t they asked her opinion on the matter? She sighed and shrugged ?Let?s just go?

Diego nodded and cleared his throat ?We will head to the land of Welga which is only a few hours flight from here, it is said to be the home of Water people, and the hidden ground is surrounded by high cliff tops, a perfect place to begin flying lessons for the fledglings?

He stooped down and allowed Rachel to climb up his wing before rising into the air ?Come, we must move out before Diablo?s detects us, we are only a few miles from the Holy ground in which he risings? With that said, he took off to the north where they would find the Water dwellers.

(OOC-Sorry I took so long to reply. Shiny, you may meet us in flight whenever you feel like

Also, Ben, your posts are getting much to short, make them bigger by adding description and feeling, thank you.)
 
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Chan snarled, and nodded.

"Fine. Bob, Jason, lets go," he said. Bob and Chan felt Jason hop on top of their back.

"So, we're going to be underwater?" he asked. He was pretty good at swimming, but he wasn't so confident now that he was half dragon.

"I don't know. Me and Bob have never been to Welga before," Chan explained. They never really traveled alot. Only to hunt and visit the few friends they thought they had.

"Isn't Welga that place where they produce breakfast cereals?" Bob asked. Chan shook his head.

"No, Bob. That's just the inside of your brain eroding. Now, come on!" Chan yelled. They flew off and followed Diego.
 
(OOC- Thanks, Ben ^_^)

Diego hovered for a second to allow the rest to catch up and answered Jason?s question ?Welga is not located underwater, it is mealy built on top of water, and you could say it takes the form of the mythical, Atlantis, but the people are adapted to the water, and they are merpeople?

Rachel frowned ?So what your saying is, it is but slabs of land surrounded by water? She remembered the History of Atlantis, it had been drowned by a tidal wave and the bell that was rung on that fateful day can still be heard now if one listens hard enough. But of course, Rachel believed in no such thing?but then again, she was rising atop a dragon to a land said to take the form of the mythical land.

She turned her head to see if the others were following and found only Bob, Chan and Jason were. She sighed, why she thought this journey would not be an easy task, what an unlikely bunch they made and what exactly were they to do if they ran into trouble, they could not put their faith in the Dragons if it meant tunnels and going in doors, surly the Dragons were too big for such missions.

?Diego, will much of our journey be spent inside?? She asked curiously.

Diego nodded his great head ?Of course, the Holy Dragon?s of Acroven resign in temples, to big for us Dragon?s to enter, which is why, you need to prepare before you set out to free them. Flying will be the first step and then mastering your powers and of course how to use a weapon?

?But doesn?t that take years?

?Not if you know what you?re doing and I am sure the powers of this realm will teach you how to wield anything in a matter of days. This realm, is not normal Rachel, remember that, it would do you good to. You see, many things are possible here, not everything isn?t as hard as it seems, but the same thing can be said for something?s are harder than they seem?

Rachel frowned ?Riiight?
 
"What do you mean the temples are too big for dragons to go in? That doesn't make sense! That's something I'd expect Bob to say," Chan complained.

"Ok, I'm confused about something here. I thought water was supposed to help beings live. So, if Welga is built on top of it, won't the water be too busy to help us stay alive?" Bob asked. Chan ignored him. There was only so much stupidity he could stand in one day...

"Do we really need to learn to use weapons? I thought Dragons could rip throguh anything with their claws," Jason said. Chan studied the ground below them.

"Let's see...a few monsters, a pit of lava...oh, what do you know. A village being burnt down." Chan said this as if he was reading a newspaper; interested, yet looking for more.

"Aren't we gonna help that village?" Jason asked.

"Nah. Me and Bob burnt that one on the way here," Chan explained.
 
Poseidon flapped behind the others, listening in. He wasn't built for flying long distances. If they didn't reach Welga soon, he would have to stop, or use the winding rivers below them.

"Poseidon, are you sure you don't want to swim?" Aridail asked, concerned. If they fell, there would be one less Dragon and Draken to help save Acroven. Chan might not mind, but the others needed them.

"I'm fine,"He said, making himself go faster so he wasn't left behind. Even his voice seemed strained. Aridail could see he was getting tired; he'd start gliding downward and bring himself back up in a frenzy of flaps every few seconds.

Aridail pushed a stray starnd of hair our of her face with one webbed hand, looking at the ground below. She heard Chan or Bob mention something about a burning village and spotted it. The people seemed safe, but Poseidon was still upset they had done that.

"Figures they would do something like that..." He thought a little too loudly. Aridail hoped no one but her heard that remark but her. Hopefully Poseidon and Chan wouldn't be fighting the whole journey.
 
(OOC-Sorry I took so long replying to this. It looks like it?s only us three now XD, which is fine ^_- Also, I meant small, Ben XD, in a world of my own)

The winds were smooth considering the world was slowly falling into darkness, but the land below had decayed somewhat and lost much of its magical power. Acroven was a magical land, built around the magic plants and living things provided, It lived off of it, without this magical power, the land would die and in the end, crops would be unable to grow and thus leading to the death of many living things. Diablos? rain was finally disposing of the mana.

Rachel looked down upon the burning city and cast a glace over her shoulder and Bob and Chan, she glared evilly at them and turned her head back to speak to Diego ?Why do they do such things?? She asked the wise Dragon. He laughed, shaking his head somewhat at her naivety ?Dragon?s, whether we like it or not, are rather destructive, if we are threatened in anyway, we will defend ourselves and take revenge, some even do it for fun, unable to control their urges?

Rachel?s eyebrow lifted into her hair line ?For fun?but don?t you feel any guilt over your actions? She took another glance down at the burning village and felt a twinge in her heart, people have died in that blaze all because of one dragon. Were they really as Holy and sacred as they were described to be in fairy tales and legends?

Diego felt her pain and sighed ?I am sorry Rachel?

She shook her head and gave the old dragon a smile ?It?s nothing; I cannot go against your habits and your needs, that would be rude. If this is what Dragon?s have to do in life, then it is fine by me. I have only just returned and am not use to the way things are run here, so my say wouldn?t matter anyway? She shifted in her seat on the uncomfortable back of the rough scales and made herself as comfy as possible.

Looking off into the distance a shadow came into view through the darkening clouds. Rachel narrowed her eyes to get a better look but failed. Giving up on her attempt to make the creature out, she prodded Diego?s heavy head ?Diego, what is that off in the distance? Beyond the clouds, perched upon that mountain??

Diego looked in the direction she had pointed off to and saw that the figure had descended from his perch upon the mountain top and was making its way towards them. His heart leapt and a flaming ball made its way towards the small group ?Dragons!? He yelled ?Minions of the Dark Lord!? He came to a stop and hovered in mid air, uncertain of what to do. ?They have seen us, we cannot flee, but the young Draken?s, they cannot fight!?

He took a worrying glace around, trying to find something, anything that could prevent their encounter, but found nothing. The flaming ball made its way towards them and Diego dodged swiftly, allowing Rachel to clutch to his scaly throat ?Diego!?

The Dragon gave a loud roar as it?s fire ball missed the first target and made it?s may hastily towards the small group ?We will have to fight? Diego stated ?Rachel, hold on, and let us take care of this?
 
Bob and Chan seperated from the group and flew a few yards away from the evil dragon that had attacked them. They shot a fireball at it, then started flying around him.

"Bob, don't let your guard down. Keep flying and distract him. If he goes after Poseidon or Diego...we'll make a run for Welga and leave them behind," Chan explained. Bob wasn't paying attention, as he was talking to himself.

"I've got him on radar. I'll proceed into the trench and make a run for the exhaust port," Bob said. Chan shook his head and continued flying.
 
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