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Post by Venus on May 26, 2008 9:31:42 GMT -5
Silence pressed around Venus like a smothering black cloak as she landed just inside the entrance to the mountain of the Blood Dragons. Shaking out her wings and wincing at the uncomfortable stretch of overused muscle, the dragoness blinked blearily into the semi-darkness of the tunnels which curved away from where she was stood.
"Great." she murmured to herself with a wry grin. "Time to get lost again."
Nodding decisively, she moved forwards into one of the tunnels, eyes wide to accommodate the darkness. Still conscious of the quietness surrounding her, Venus felt a sudden urge to fill it. She almost laughed - she'd never liked the dark, so it stood to reason she wouldn't like the silence in the dark either.
"Hope I'm not interrupting anything by asking for a meeting..." she mused out loud, and the echoes bounced back to her ears from the narrow walls, the syllables and whispers almost mocking.
It suddenly grew even darker as she ventured deeper. Venus grimaced, and with a click of talons, a light spell danced on the end of her claws, casting a gentle glow on the walls of the passage.
Nodding, happy that she wasn't too out of practice with the meagre magic she possessed, Venus carried on.
Now, to find Talana... As before, she spread her senses as far as they would go, and sent her query out through the mountain.
~Talana?~
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Post by Fury on May 26, 2008 9:43:44 GMT -5
~Venus? Is that you?~ Talana questioned from her place in the mountains.
After talking to Serrion about Sheakria's presence being alright, the Blood Dragon Elder had went back inside the dark caverns.
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Post by Venus on May 26, 2008 9:47:13 GMT -5
A grin bloomed across the face of the blue dragoness, stooped within the passages.
~The one and only! Do you mind if we have a little... talk about Rafael? I've found out quite a lot of, shall we say, interesting information...~ she trailed off, before adding hastily.
~As long as you aren't busy, of course!~
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Post by Fury on May 26, 2008 11:13:22 GMT -5
~I'm not busy. I was just conferring with my ancestors a bit about the current events.~ Talana replied. ~I'll come to you since I don't want you to end up getting lost.~
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Post by Venus on May 26, 2008 11:16:36 GMT -5
{Btw, is the colour I'm typing in readable? I can never tell with everyone having different skins xD}
Venus sent her assent outwards, before stretching out and settling by the wall. She reasoned it would be best to be comfortable when she told Talana of everything she'd found out. After all, she would need someone who could help her explain everything when she got around to letting everyone else know.
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Post by Fury on May 26, 2008 13:55:15 GMT -5
(It is xD I have it on Venus and Isandre. I prefer light coloured skins because I go online on my wii sometimes and dark colours look completely black on the screen.)
Talana easily navigated her home, appearing in the cavern a few minutes later. "Hey Ven!" she grinned.
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Post by Venus on May 26, 2008 13:59:21 GMT -5
{*lolz* I used to have it on that too, but I switched to dear Raffie's one after I made it. A change might be good though... ^^}
With a relieved smile, Venus got to her feet as Talana arrived.
"Hey to you too! It's been a while, eh? How is everything going with the whole restoring the Blood Dragons thing? {Technical term there Venus xD}
Venus couldn't help but feel relieved at the sight of a familiar face. These past few days had been weird to say the least, and seeing someone who she knew would listen and hopefully believe was definitely reassuring.
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Post by Fury on May 26, 2008 14:03:08 GMT -5
Talana shrugged. "Right now I'm just working on clearing out some left over mess... we won't be back for a long time considering nobody here has hatchlings, but hey we're making a start!"
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Post by Venus on May 26, 2008 14:07:10 GMT -5
Venus sighed through her nose, looking wistful.
"I would say that if I ever had any hatchlings, then I'd let them be adopted into the Blood Dragons, but for one reason or another I doubt that's going to happen. I've found out some important information about Rafael, and I thought it'd be best to tell you about it first before I try to explain to the others... To put it lightly I reckon I'll need some backup to help me out..."
Settling against the wall again, she blinked up at Talana, and shrugged as a way of explanation.
"... it's complicated."
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Post by Fury on May 26, 2008 14:10:51 GMT -5
Talana nodded. "I have a feeling we should be comfortable... I sense a long story coming on, am I correct?"
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Post by Venus on May 26, 2008 14:26:53 GMT -5
Venus nodded, grateful Talana was willing to listen.
"Got that right. And if Isandre decides to interrupt, I'd ignore her for now. She's a little shaken up."
Stretching her tail out against the wall, Venus launched into her narrative.
&&&
"I was having a rest in the forest when my clan markings suddenly flared up." Venus indicated the lines of gold and blue which were still glowing gently against her scales, though not as brightly as before.
"They're meant as a defence mechanism whenever something's happening over on the island. So I headed out to see what was wrong - and, well - if it was Rafael, to get my own back for his little surprise attack. Ended up in one of the small shrines that are dotted around. Someone'd been in there, and a candle was lit. There was a message left behind as well - just four words. 'There must be balance', apparently, whatever that means. Thought on it for a while, and I'm suddenly accosted by one of the spirit's inhabiting the island."
Venus shook her head, smiling slightly.
"It was odd - she looked a little like Sheakria. Maybe they were distantly related or something... but anyway, she 'enlightened' me about Rafael. It turns out that decades, even centuries ago, she, my last incarnation and surprisingly enough, a dragon called Rafael found out that there was some sort of sealed evil beneath the island. And it was escaping. Isandre awoke, and the three of them went down beneath the island to seal this spirit. There was a fight, and the spirit possessed the dragon called Rafael. My last incarnation managed to seal the spirit and Rafael, but only at the cost of her own life."
Gold eyes unseeing, Venus looked up at the ceiling.
"And apparently, the Rafael who's out to get me and Isandre is the exact same one that was sealed before, beneath the island. As a dragonet, I was told that there was something evil beneath the island, in the catacombs, but I never thought on it. So... in other words, there are two viable options, unless we can find out any more. One, we let Rafael be and leave him to go on the rampage. Or, me and Isandre seal him again. And I'm sure you'll realize what that one'll mean..."
She trailed off, meeting the eyes of her friend.
"I know it sounds ludicrous, but well... I'm pretty convinced. And so is Isandre - she remembers it all now."
{... and that probably made no sense at all xD}
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Post by Fury on May 26, 2008 14:31:16 GMT -5
Talana remained in stunned silence. "...I don't know what to say about that."
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Post by Venus on May 26, 2008 14:37:19 GMT -5
Venus shot a glance at her friend and smiled wryly.
"No worries - you should've seen me when I found out. I don't know what to think about it, or what to do. Isandre's pretty much useless as well, since she just thinks that it'll all keep going round and round in circles, with her and whichever incarnation sealing Rafael, then him just escaping again when she reincarnates if you get my drift."
Silence reigned for a moment, before Venus murmured quietly:
"If it does come to that though, we'll just have to make sure I'm alright with it, eh?"
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Post by Fury on May 26, 2008 14:46:10 GMT -5
"There must be balance... what if you could put it into permanent balance? Wouldn't that break the circle?"
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Post by Venus on May 26, 2008 14:53:12 GMT -5
Contemplative, Venus sat back again.
"Like I said, I thought on it while I was sat in the shrine - I wondered if when they said 'balance' they meant the good balances out the evil and vice-versa? I don't know... it doesn't help that we don't know who actually wrote the words, whether they have good intentions or bad. It's all too complicated for me!"
Venus smiled. "The balancing idea's a good one, but the only problem is that to balance, presumably there'd have to be good and evil present. Which means Rafael, I guess. Argh.
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