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Post by Serrion on Mar 26, 2008 12:10:31 GMT -5
"The day he gets rid of all his hate, and his demon, is the day he passes into the other realm... That I know for sure." She said and nodded. "He's strong enough just to keep this demon from taking over his body, enough so that it doesn't just devour his soul, but he can't get rid of it without killing himself... It's the only thing that keeps him alive." She went and sat down close to Leander, in this form barely a fraction of his size. "The bond between him and the demon is the closest thing to the bond he had shaired with his rider. Unfortunatly his body and soul were horribly damaged after his rider died that a normal human or elf soul was not enough to stabilize that. Only the soul of one of the most powerful demons in existance was enough." She looked up at the dragon. "His only release is in death. Though he doesn't want to die, as no one ever does, he knows that he'll be free from the beast that day and so I suppose it really isn't that bad... I don't want my father to die, but in a way I look forward to the day someone is capable of actually killing him. Though at this poit it seems only the gods themselves could do such a thing. He hasn't yet faced a being that could beat him in single combat."
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Post by Venus on Mar 30, 2008 8:12:20 GMT -5
Leander looked to the sky. "At least with death he'll be free from the demons... and I think we all fear death in a way, so he isn't alone."
Blinking, the dragon looked down at the human beside him.
"It's the not knowing what's going to happen afterwards that scares me, anyway. And I want to die knowing that I've made a difference somewhere. By all rights I should be dead anyway, with the rest of my family, but some chance of fate dragged me out of the way. Since then I've been running away from what happened. Well, not as much as Venus has. But still; I'm sure it'll catch up with me one day, and when it does, I want to go out with a bang."
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Post by Serrion on Mar 31, 2008 11:18:55 GMT -5
She smirked slightly in responce to that. "Go out with a bang huh? That sounds like what my father would do... He's already left too much of a mark on the world as it is."
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Post by Venus on Mar 31, 2008 16:09:43 GMT -5
Leander chuckled. "I guess I want to leave my mark too. I had a chance to, but it got wiped away when our clan was attacked."
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Post by Serrion on Apr 1, 2008 10:34:27 GMT -5
"Your clan is not dead." She said shaking her head. "You are still alive and young. It wouldn't be too hard to start anew. Unless your clan has rules for only mating with other members, then which Venus is the only other, but not that many clans are this specific."
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Post by Venus on Apr 1, 2008 11:03:31 GMT -5
"Nah, we didn't have many rules at all; we had a hierarchy and that was about it. But both me and Venus feel that the time of our clan has passed now. I think we're content to find new homes and let the ghosts rest. Well, I am. I'll always miss them, but they deserve rest without me and Venus dwelling on them. It'll take time, but I'm sure eventually we'll both find somewhere new to go to."
Leander shrugged with a smile.
"And even if we did start again, we have no leader to look to. The place is Venus's by right and birth, but she isn't willing to take it. She's of the same opinion as me as far as I can see. So wandering suits us for now."
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Post by Serrion on Apr 1, 2008 11:11:29 GMT -5
She nodded quietly and looked down. "Well... Despite your decisions fate will start your clan again... Hellkites can't die."
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Post by Venus on Apr 1, 2008 11:15:22 GMT -5
Leander raised an eyeridge, before chuckling quietly.
"Maybe when the time is right yes, but I reckon me and Venus'll be long dead before Isandre or even any others have chance to twist fate in that manner. After all, wouldn't it take a reincarnation for the whole cycle to start again? I don't pretend to know much about hellkites - I didn't even know that Venus had one until a few days ago! But I would've thought that would be what happened...?"
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Post by Serrion on Apr 1, 2008 11:19:09 GMT -5
"The Hellkite won't be born until atleast 100 years after the last one is killed." She spoke softly. "And the clan it'self might start up again a bit before Isandre is reborn, after all there has to be a clan for her to be born in it?" She looked around for a moment. "It was about a hundread years before the Dragon Serrion's hatching that my father killed Crimson... The god dragon they called him..."
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Post by Venus on Apr 1, 2008 11:24:55 GMT -5
Leander nodded in understanding, eyes a little troubled. "So in order for our clan to start again, Venus would have to die. I was right after all... " Leander looked down at Nerinda at the mention of her father killing Crimson. "That must've been one big fight... If your father killed this god dragon, then how easy would it be to kill a lesser hellkite?" His eyes became concerned. "I worry for my friend, and I wouldn't like to see her killed just for the sake of her hellkite."
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Post by Serrion on Apr 1, 2008 12:23:53 GMT -5
She shook her head. "My father is more or less interested in Venus and Isandre. It is only the Hellkite Crimson he is truly after... Though he has considered the other hellkite, he likes to finish one project before starting another. No, back then it was not him alone, he had the help of my Uncle and the other Dragoness I spoke of. And he is not interested in killing the Hellkite. Last time he was because he needed to protect his land and his loved ones, but now he is searching to add the Hellkites power to his own, to control it." Her eyes flashed. "He learned about how the Hellkite is made up of the souls of many dead dragons, the only known being of Draconic origion able to survive the death of a rider without the intervention of a demon or Diety. He wants to study it and to control it, use it to destroy his enemys and expand his power. That is the same thing the Lady Ebony is after. They are both after Crimson not because he was the first Hellkite to appear in this land, but because the vast differences between the Hellkites. Crimson represents power, vast exploding magical energy. Crimson is like a volcano, full of a source of never ending and burning destructive force. Out of the three Hellkites to have appeared in this land he is not necisarily the most powerful, but the most dangerous."
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Post by Venus on Apr 1, 2008 12:28:51 GMT -5
Leander nodded in understanding once again, though remained troubled. It was good to know that Nerinda's father wasn't about to go after Venus, but it didn't speak for the other dragon, that Rafael. And having her father's intentions focused solely on Venus's friend Serrion couldn't be a good thing for him either... especially if he was after more power.
"Souls? Does that mean the hellkites are made up of the souls of their reincarnations?"
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Post by Serrion on Apr 1, 2008 12:32:37 GMT -5
Nerinda smiled, glad he was starting to pick things out himself. "That's exactly it." She told him. "Venus' hellkite is made up of the gathered souls she has ever lived in the past. And for what you said earlier, no she does not have to die for the clan to start again. Either of you could start it again yourselves. But she will have to die eventually, that's just nature takig it's course. She might only die of old age."
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Post by Venus on Apr 1, 2008 12:39:42 GMT -5
Contemplative, Leander looked to the sky. "So they get more powerful with each reincarnation, right? No wonder everyone seems to be after them!" Sitting back against the tree, the silver dragon stretched his tail out to curl around its trunk. 'Looks like looking out for Venus is going to be harder than I thought. Ah well - she can look after herself, and I can be an extra pair of eyes.'Thinking again for a few moments, Leander spoke, "If Crimson represents power, what about the others?" {This is turning into a lesson on hellkites for me - sorry about the never ending questioning! }
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Post by Serrion on Apr 2, 2008 14:53:46 GMT -5
Nerinda shook her head and looked down. "I'm sorry, my father hasn't told me much about the others, I don't know." ( meaning I havn't decided yet what the others represent, XD )
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