<font color='#8D38C9'>OOC: My first starter post like this so bear with me folks. All are welcome so join away! Timestamp: Quarter: Tessera Day: 45 Year: 81377 IC: Vincent wasn't sure how he did it, but somehow he always found his way to crowded places like he was now, places of great partying and revelry. It was funny, he did not seek them out. On the contrary, he rather had been a wanderer searching for answers for his soul and his heart. Afte his wife, Sera had died... Well things had not ben the same. He would not let people know him too well, he was afraid of hurting them... and being hurt himseflf. Ironic he felt that way, the 'dragon was scarred heavilly all over his purple and crimson body, one of his ebony horn was broken off... in fact there were only two things not scarred on him: his oversized wings and his sky blue eyes. Eyes that were soulful, and yet had the hardened look of a warrior to them. He stepped into the party, and all eyes were immediately on him. He decided to take advantage of the situation. Unlike most others, who would open up to friends, he would loosten up around strangers. "Heh, you all sure look interested in me. Pour me a drink and we can all get to know each other a litle better before I head out again." He nodded as a drink ppulled up, wondering if anyone would take him up on his offer. Perhaps here he could even find travelling companions...</font>
<font color='#000000'>Quarter: Tessera Day: 45 Year: 81377 Kaere pushed her way through the crowd of other pendragons, her lupine tail curled against the side of her body and her ears laced back. She was a little uncomfortable, wary of all of the chattering, laughing 'dragons around her. "I shouldn't have come," she muttered to herself, ducking her head to avoid the flicking tail of a enthusiastic male. When she lifted her head again, she found herself practically muzzle-to-muzzle with another pendragon with deep, serious eyes. "Oops, sorry abouth that," she murmured, glancing down to make sure she hadn't stepped upon his toes. She noticed that he seemed to only have one set of toes... Hurriedly, she glanced up again. "Oh." She looked at the nearby drink and smiled a little. "Well... I don't drink much, but..." She paused, realizing that she was probably speaking too softly to be heard. She cleared her throat and continued, "My name's Kaere. I'm a healer... a doctor-surgeon, to be more exact. I'm done with classes at the Academy for now... so if you're planning an adventure... I'd like to tag along. You never know when a doctor might come in handy." She cringed inwardly a bit, hoping that he wouldn't take that as a slight. "So where is it exactly that you're going?" Her gray-green eyes widened suddenly. "Forgive me if I'm being too nosy. I'm still a little... new to the social scene. My father... he didn't allow my brother and I to have any friends growing up, so I don't really know what's acceptable and what isn't..." She smiled. "I apologize if I've offended you."</font>
<font color='#8D38C9'>"Well what better way to learn than to do?" Vincent asked the shy 'dragon with a smile. "And for the record I think you're doing fine. It is quite difficult etting around in these darn caves." He smiled, sitting down. "As for journeys yes. To be honest, life's a journey no matter where you go, but myself I plan on a soulsearching journey, to find myself. I'd love to have you along, a healer would be a great ally." He gave her a smile and extended his one paw. "My name is Vincent," he said. "And don't you worry about this messing paw, its been gone for quite some time."</font>
<font color='#000000'>Kae smiled. She felt more comfortable now, and she took the proffered paw and shook it politely. "As aforementioned... I'm Kaere. Feel free to call me Kae or really anything else you can think of." She laughed. "I'm honored to meet you, Vincent. I'm not exactly new around here, but... well, you could say I've been living under a rock most of my life. I've never been on an adventure." She flicked her ears briefly. "I apologize if I seemed as though I was staring earlier. I hope that someday I might become adept enough at healing to be able to harness Fromina to regrow missing limbs or to re-ignite an extinguished tailflame... I've heard it's possible although I've never seen it done in my lifetime. Anyway... does our future journey have any delineated paths? Or..." She grinned. "I'd also love to hear about some of the places you've been to in the past..."</font>
<font color='#8D38C9'>Vincent smiled. "Well I did promise a story to all of these wonderful folk here, and I bet they're wondering about me anyways. So let me tell you all the story about how I lost my leg before we go. I assume you still want to go right?" Vincent took a deep breath, his sky blue eyes on the group as his tail slowsly flicked back and forth. "It was shortly after my wife Sera died from her disease and I had decided to start things anew," he said. "My journeys took me to the badlands of dhruv, and let me tell you guys something. They are definily named that for a good reason. Picture if you will a land full of ice, blinding ice as far as you can see. The winds there could freeze the warmest of souls. Not a good place for a vacation, I can tell you that for certain." "But it proved to be a great place to meditate, and train myself. This was quite a few years ago, and though I had seen many battles I was still green. As a hunter I had fought wild beats, but barely ever did I fight other 'dragons." "All that changed one day as a 'dragon approached me. I heard his footsteps, surprised that any other soul would venture there. But this guy, he sent shivers on my shivers up the spine. He was a solid black, there was not a marking on him. Spines ran down his body, ending in a barbed tail with a black tail flame. He had a set of horns like my own, and even his eyes glowed black. Before I could say a word he attacked me. I fended off as well as I could. A kick, a claw, a bite... when suddenly I heard a loud crunch. I looked down to find my leg was broken in two, as he spat the other part out. Looking was my mistake, as he tackled me on my side and to the ground. "You are not worthy yet... but one day you will be." And then he vanished. Some saay he was just a ghost... but I assure you all my wound is very real."</font>
<font color='#728FCE'>"Arhhhhhhhh" cried kintic waking up from his horrible dream... The dim light from morning sun went thought his bedroom, "Another of those dreams" said Kintic to himself. All he can remember in the dream was a young Pendragon about 1200 years old fighting a powerful demon..."It is something i gotta do to stop those dreams coming again" said Kintic to himself. He packed up him stuff and prepared to go on a adventure, he walked out from his house and going into the Mystery Woods. After a few hours of walking he found out the day is getting darker and darker. He's getting scared so he yelled out"CAN ANYONE HEAR ME??". Suddenly, a strong and evil wind blowed to him. Then it rained and the day was so dark that Kintic can't see anything at all. He walked and walked and about 2 hours, the rain was finally stoped and the day was getting brighter and brighter. But what he found out was a cave right infront of him. "There might be something to do with the demon" he said. When he just walked into the cave, he fall into a very, very deep hole, and while he's falling down and wondering what awaits him, he faint.</font>
<font color='#348781'>Emmy woke with a start. Where was she? Opening the immense blue orbs that were her eyes, she tried to remember. And it suddenly all came back to her. Her fight with her Mother, her Father screaming... Her escape... She had run away. It had began rainging and she had found this cave.What had the fight about? Yes... Something about her not showing enough respect to her elders, giving too much importance to her friends... Prefering 'strangers' over her own family and blah blah blah... Her head hurt and she was hungry. Emmy hadn't thought of taking anything with her... // Why didn't I think of it! // Well, to be fair, she had never ran away from home before, all this was very new to her. Maybe she should return to the Cave and beg for forgiveness... Just then, she heard a loud crash. Sitting up, she looked around with her large questionning eyes. Anxious, she got up and slowly walked towards where she thought the noise had come. A little further down lay an unconscious 'dragon. Looking up, she saw the hole he must have fallen into. Sighing, she approached him, and, just to make sure he was indeed unconscious, she called out: H...Hello? Are you alright? When no answer came, she flinched. What if he was dead? Trying her best not to panic, she came closer and felt for his heartbeat. He was alive. //But what should I do?// She should go and ask for help, that's what she should do. Though she knew the basics of Healing, she didn't think it would be of much use. She flew up to the cave entrance and was glad to hear some voices coming from a neighbouring cave. A party. Hopefully some of the 'dragons there would be sober enough to come and help her. I.. I need help! I found an unconscious 'dragon... He might be hurt ! Please, sombody, help me ! She cried out as she reached the cave entrance, hoping someone would notice her.</font>
<font color='#728FCE'>BOOM!!!!!! Kintic fall into a dersert, after a few hours Kintic work up. "Where am i?" he said in his heart. He got up and kept walking untill he found an Ancient Tomb. He walked into it then the door suddenly closed. "Oh No I'm trapped in here" cried Kintic. Suddenly he heard a voice saying "ccccoooommmmeeee hhheeeerrreee". Kintic hope it's someone that can save him and help him get out but when he got there, all he saw was a Minotaur with a Ward on it's hand. "Hey Mino" Kintoc said but it didn't answer back. Suddenly it charged at Kintic but Kintic dooged and starting running! He kept running and running without looking back, when he ran out of energy he looked backed, nothin was there the Minotaur was gone! All of a sudden, a hand grabed Kintic and smashed him on the head to make him faint again. When kintic worked up all he can see was 10 gobins around him thinking of eating him. "HELP ME" scremed Kintic. Then he remembered he got a Magic Ring. It was a gift from his mother, "AKLAZAM" he cried out. When he opened his eyes, all the gobins were gone and his back in his house. He thought the dream was over but the real Nightmare had just began...</font>
<font color='#8D38C9'>Vincent started at the sound of the frantic 'dragon. "Looks like the adventure starts early Kae, and this person may need a healer/ Let's go!" He got up, giving one last look towards the partiers. "Thanks for everything! You all have been the best!" He then took a great leap, landing in front of the newcomer. "Lead the way!" he said.</font>
<font color='#728FCE'>On the last day of spring, Kintic woked up from his good night sleep and the bright sun shine on his eyes. But then he saw a letter next to his bed, he opened it up and start reading "To: The legend one, Kintic From: The sun god, Orecia You are the legend one we are searching for. Now, only you can save this world from evil. The evil god Kenlu have created a giant armys of death knights to destroy this whole planet and nothing shall live. You must find the legendary sword, the Warlock sword then you might have a chance to destroy Kenlu's whole army. The sword only appear to the legend one and can only be found in the Deep Mystery Woods. Good Luck, the legend one." Suddenly someone knocked on Kintic's door. Kintic opened the door, a girl named Evy standing there. "Are you Kintic?" said Evy. "Yes" said Kintic in a surpised voice. " I heard you are going to find the Warlock Sword and save this world from evil, right?" asked Evy. "Yes, you wanna join the party?" asked Kintic. "Of course, that's what i'm here for" repiled Evy happly. Kintic and Evy start off together for a mission to save the world. Kintic have a good feeling about this but Evy seems to be scared of somehow. Suddenly they fall into this hole but Evy use her magic and slowing down the landing. The hole was dark and long. Evy seems to have a terrible feeling of this hole...</font>
<font color='#348781'>OOC: Airknight Hunter, is Kintic dreaming? Because I thought he was unconscious in the cave. BIC: Emmy heart was pounding and she wondered whether they could hear it. // Calm down // she told herself. It would be alright, she had done the right things the stranger would not die... And yet, Emmy couldn't relax. She'd always been sheltered and protected by her family or friends, and now, she was alone. She wasn't used to taking the initiative, or making important decisions... Well, it was quite alright... All she had to do was show them the way, they would then know what to do, and, once all this mess was over, she's go back to her parents... Easier said then done. "Follow me. It's this way." she said, eying them anxiously. Making sure they were following, she lead them to the cave entrance... "I was sleeping here, then suddenly I hear this loud crash. Here he is. He fell through that hole up there" </font>
<font color='#000000'>Kaere dashed after Vincent and the dark-furred young female, her heart pounding somewhere in the vicinity of her throat. She had noted that the newcomer had wings--same as Vincent--and Kae's scars above her shoulderblades twinged oddly as she ran. Kae put all thoughts out of her mind as the three of them approached the apparently unconscious male 'dragon. Her instincts, honed by her schooling, took over, and gently she nosed between Vincent and the new female. She lowered her head to the male's, sniffing, trying to detect the "scent" of his spirit and assess how badly he was injured, if at all. Using her golden-furred muzzle, she nudged the male's neck. After a moment, she pressed one paw to his throat and held it there for several seconds before she glanced up at the female 'dragon and Vincent. "He's alive," she murmured. "and unhurt, somehow. This hole looks like it may come from much further up on the mountains--there's no telling how far he fell." She looked back at the male and quickly ran her paws over his side, searching for broken or fractured bones and finding none. She peeled back his upper lip and observed the color of his gums, which were a healthy pink above the clenched white teeth. "I think he's simply unconscious, or asleep, but he's not responding to stimuli." She grabbed one of the 'dragon's ears and pinched it to prove her point. "I'd almost say that he's gone into this state on purpose... perhaps a trance or a coma of sorts... but why would he do that on purpose, especially after falling such a distance?" Nervously, she stepped away from the 'dragon and backpedaled until she was standing near Vincent again. As the only 'dragon nearby whom she knew even a little, she felt a little safer near him. "Strange things are at work here," she whispered. "I... I'm ashamed to admit that I'm not sure what to do..."</font>
<font color='#8D38C9'>Vincent looked to Kae, and set a shoulder on her paw. "It is nothing to be ashamed of Kae," he said. "You told us what we needed to know on him... and I am certain that he shall wake up. For now let us take him somewhere a bit safer." He knelt down beside the dragon, and carefully slipped under him. Hoisting himself up, he made sure the 'dragon was steady on his shoulders before continuing. "I know of a cave not to far from here, I use it as a temporary residence when I am by these parts. Been some time since I have been there, but it should work for keeping the guy safe until he wakes up."</font>
<font color='#728FCE'>OCC: sorry that i might stuff up your story cause of my first 3 post. i'm still new at that time so ya know yea maybe stuffed up your story line. i'm thinking of restarting again soon and i'm just wondering am i still welcome to be part of this?? NOTE: this is not part of the story!!</font>
<font color='#8D38C9'>OOC: Well I'd think you could. The easiest way to get back in is to just uh, pretend you were sleeping I guess and we found you like this, or even just disappear and come back. I'm not really certain to be honest, never had this happen before!</font>
<font color='#000000'>((OOC: It's fine with me if you're just sleeping... maybe you can "wake up" right now and surprise us? Hehe... don't worry. Nothing's set in stone, we'll run with whatever gets thrown at us!))</font>
<font color='#348781'>OOC: So, Airknight Hunter, you still with us? BIC: Maybe she should leave now. After all, she'd done all she could, she need not stay. She really should just go back to her parents cave, it was getting pretty dark... When will I ever grow up?! She wasn't a baby anymore, she could do this. This stranger's life was as much her responsibility as the two 'dragon's, after all, she had 'found' him. Emmy would just have to make sure he was alright, and, as soon as he woke she would leave. Though she would never admit it, Emmy was slightly thrilled. To any other, finding a unconscious 'dragon may not seem very exciting but this had got to be the strangest thing that had ever happened to her. Maybe it would be the beginning of an adventure... " How far away is this residence you speak of? " She asked softly.</font>
<font color='#8D38C9'>OOC: Good question. Are you still here Hunter? If not let us know! IC: "Not too far away from here at all," Vincent replied. "Not even five minutes, which is good since this guy's knocked out." He looked to the stranger 'dragon, wondering what was going on in his mind...</font>
<font color='#000000'>As the three... er, four of them began to walk to the place that Vincent had spoken of, Kae paused. Her long ears twitched once, twice, and she fancied that the long scars along her shoulderblades were burning as if they had healed only recently, rather than nearly 2100 years ago. She blinked and tilted her head to one side, watching the others walk on ahead. She began to pad after them after no more than a heartbeat, but in that split moment in time, she'd seen... something. Something in the almost hesitant way the turquoise-eyed female walked... she did not have the cringing shuffle of an abused 'dragon, that was for sure; Kae knew it well and had spent years shaking it out of her own step. But there was still something... She carefully nosed between Vincent and the young female, trying not to appear intrusive. When she was alongside them, she glanced at the female from the corner of one eye. "Forgive me for not properly introducing myself," she said, smiling shyly and barely speaking above a low murmur. "I'm Kaere Giskard. Just 'Kae' is fine, though. What is your name, if you don't mind me asking?"</font>
<font color='#348781'>Emmy followed Vincent uneasily, thinking. What she was doing went against all she ahd been thought as a niotie. She was following strangers. How her parents would scold her if they knew ! She didn't even know thir names... The worst, though, was that she liked it. What was bothering her was that she didn't regret any bit of what she had done. There was no other way, and, anyway, I am no longer a baby. Kae's question brought her back to reality. - Well met, Kae. I am Emmykams Khelp. But people call me 'Emmy'. She said softly, bowing her head slightly, out of respect. She had always been thought to respect her elders, and, though this femme didn't seem to be a lot older, she thought it fit to do so.</font>
