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Post by Mantis Shrimp on Oct 28, 2020 22:46:02 GMT
Gila hissed as she saw the Icewing and the odd mudwing-looking dragon flying away. Glad the Icewing's gone wish I could have killed her hope she gets her FACE burned off hope I never ever see another Icewing again I want to kill them all with my own talons Her thoughts circled around and around like birds chasing each other. She paced the scorpion den, glaring at each dragon who looked at her. I know they're staring at me because my legs are gone hope they get their legs frozen off then maybe they'd stop STARING AT ME She lifted off into the sky, trying to escape the stares. She still felt like she was being watched. She turned a circle in the sky and went off into the desert to hunt. Killing something usually made her feel better. All the good prey can see me coming for miles stupid Icewings I have to fly to hunt now nowhere for me to hide no way I can stalk quietly She snorted a blast of flame into the sky. She saw something moving across the sand. It was a camel! Gila grinned. She circled slowly, carefully, making sure to stay out of the camel's line of sight. When she was directly over it, she dove, folding her wings in. She opened her wings right before impact, slicing her venomous tail across the camel's throat. She roared her victory to the sky. atlas |
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Post by atlas on Oct 29, 2020 1:06:13 GMT
Savanna Rose heard the wingbeats from miles away and darted under a sheltered rock, staring into the sky just as the silhouette blasted a plume of fire into the air. Rose winced, but there was no way to run without the angry dragon seeing her. She was dumb. Maybe if she had eaten one last fruit before leaving the Rainforest, the dragon would've passed by without them ever coming into contact. Her gaze never left the dragon as she swooped down, hurling towards a camel not far from Rose's hiding spot. Up close, Rose could see that she didn't have any hind legs, and that she was a SandWing. Then there was a loud roar, causing Rose to shrink back against the hard rock. She opened her eyes cautiously, and almost screamed at the site. There was a huge hole in the middle of the camel's neck. Rose didn't need to be smart to figure out how it got there.
Run run run run run run run run run, her mind screamed at her. Or you're going to die in the middle of the desert. Die die die die die die die.
Rose ran. With a clatter of small stones, she had wiggled free from under the rock and was fleeing from the scene as fast as her wings could carry her. Run run run run run run run run run run run run run.
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Post by Mantis Shrimp on Oct 29, 2020 1:57:47 GMT
Gila turned sharply at the sound of wingbeats. She saw a Skywing flying away as fast as they could. Her mind lost in the thrill of the hunt, Gila tore after the other dragon, the camel forgotten. She hissed as she flew, her strong wings allowing her to gain ground. Something flickered in the back of her mind. Skywings are the fastest why is she slower her wings too small something is wrong She tilted her wings to fly a little lower than the dragon. Her mind had cleared a little. She remembered fighting beside Skywings. She growled frustratedly. She was almost directly underneath the Skywing now. She could see the dragon's eyes now. They were blue. Gila could only remember one such dragon. Death and fire and scales of death blue eyes She faltered, and the Skywing gained a little ground. If this dragon could hurt her just by touching her, Gila wouldn't be able to even scratch her. That was so annoying! She flapped her wings harder, determined to catch up. She was finally in front of the dragon! She surged upwards, forgetting about the dangers of touching this dragon. She growled, "Why were you spying on me?"Word count: 200 atlas |
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Post by atlas on Oct 29, 2020 2:18:31 GMT
Savanna Rose threw a frantic look over her shoulder to see that the SandWing was rapidly gaining ground. She pumped her wings faster, wishing she was a normal SkyWing. Maybe then she would've been able to outfly the SandWing, she thought, tossing another look over her shoulder.
The SandWing was gone. Confused, Rose skidded to a halt.
"Why were you spying on me?" a loud growl sounded from behind her.
Rose squeaked and toppled over, landing with a loud thud onto the soft, sun-baked sand below her. "I wasn't spying on you!" she shouted as she picked herself up and backed slowly away from the SandWing. Dead dead dead dead dead dead dead dead dead. "I came here from the Rainforest! I don't even want to spy on anyone!" Puffing her wings out, the mostly-SkyWing tried to make herself look bigger, and her heart rapidly sunk as she realized that she was making herself look ridiculous, not scary.
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Post by Mantis Shrimp on Oct 29, 2020 2:36:13 GMT
Gila was surprised when the dragon fell onto the sand below her. Gila landed, coiling her tail around her front legs like a snake. The dragon picked herself off of the sane, and said, "I wasn't spying on you!" Gila snorted. That was a likely story. "I came here from the Rainforest! I don't even want to spy on anyone!" Liar lying liar who is she reporting to bet it's the Icewings if they find me again they can't find me again they'll never get me alive She hissed, making sure her venomous tail was on display. She couldn't hurt this dragon without getting hurt herself, but she wasn't going down without a fight. "You were spying I know you were why else would you have hidden and then ran when I heard you?" She growled, enjoying the frightened look on the dragon's face. Wait why frightened she could kill me with a touch why is she scared? Gila looked closer. It didn't look as though there was smoke rising from her scales. Gila frowned. That was odd. Word count: 178 atlasOOC - sorry for short post! |
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Post by atlas on Oct 29, 2020 2:48:49 GMT
"You were spying I know you were why else would you have hidden and then ran when I heard you?" The SandWing moved her face closer and Rose backed away in return. "You murdered that poor camel!" Rose babbled, waving her talons in the air in an aimless pattern while eying the SandWing's venomous tail barb, now raised in the air threateningly. "Killed it! In cold blood! Without mercy! And you're going to kill me next!" Indeed. Dead me dead me dead me. Me dead me dead me dead. My body shall rot in the middle of the desert, never to be found. Next to the camel. Camel camel camel.
Camel...
Rose quickly stopped waving her talons and pointed the way they had came. "Look! A camel!" she screamed loudly, hoping to distract the SandWing. As soon as the words left her mouth, Rose wanted to hit herself. She was insane. Absolutely insane. There was no way it would work, the SandWing was too...deadly. And she was too dead, or at least will be in a few moment's time, but she was desperate to drag out her life for as long as possible. "Camel!" she screeched, waving her wings and her front talons while hopping up and down on her hind legs. "Camel camel camel!"
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((no worries! My last post was actually shorter than yours))
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Post by Mantis Shrimp on Oct 29, 2020 14:02:16 GMT
Gila moved her head closer to the dragon. She couldn't feel any heat coming off of the dragon. "You murdered that poor camel! Gila froze. Was this dragon unaware of what hunting was? Was that why she lived in the rainforest? The dragon paused for a moment, then pointed behind her. "Look! A Camel! Gila's head twitched slightly. She hadn't heard anything behind her. The dragon started waving her wings and jumping up and down. Gila tilted her head. Was this dragon trying to fly? "Camel! Camel camel camel!" Gila started to laugh. This dragon's insane insane if she was a spy she's a useless spy no danger She tapped the dragon on the head. Gila wasn't burned! But... if she wasn't a firescales, then... "What are you?" Gila hissed, raising her tail threateningly. Fake lying liar no danger liar I SHOULD KILL HER RIGHT NOW Gila breathed out, smoke pouring out of her nostrils. Word count: 155 atlas |
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Post by atlas on Oct 29, 2020 15:29:51 GMT
The SandWing tapped her on the head, and Rose froze. "What are you?" she hissed threateningly, lifting her tail.
Rose gulped, realizing she was about to be killed. Like the camel. Who knows, she might be eaten just like the camel would be. "I'm a...SkyWing...not a camel..." she replied in a small voice, staring at the smoke now rising from the SandWing's nostrils with one eye, while using her other eye to watch the SandWing's tail barb. "Um. A SkyWing-not-camel with blue eyes?" she mentally hit herself again, that was totally going to convince the SandWing. Yes. Very. Totally. Maybe if she thought that for long enough, it really will happen. Yes. Very. Totally... Rose knew she was being insane, and that it was not going to happen. She gulped and backed away from the SandWing quickly, least she be set on fire.
Fire...
Fire...
Fire...
What couldn't she remember about fire?
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((she doesn't know how to use her flamesilk yet, since she never went through metamorphosis))
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Post by Mantis Shrimp on Oct 29, 2020 15:46:52 GMT
Gila hissed as the dragon replied. "I'm a... Skywing... not a camel..." Gila tilted her head slightly. Of course she's not a camel useless crazy dragon no danger to me Gila sighed. Boring kill she has no fight in her but I like watching her squirm Gila noticed the dragon was crossing her eyes now. "Um. A SkyWing-not-camel with blue eyes?" That was the wrong thing to say. Skywings have orange eyes not blue something is wrong with this one but she has no fire in her eyes so what is she Gila snarled as the dragon backed away from her. Gila uncoiled her tail and began to drag herself after the frightened Skywing. She shook her head, frustrated. Slow slow on land I have to fly to be fast Gila launched herself into the sky and divebombed the other dragon. She hovered her tail above the dragon's face, with her talons on the dragon's wings, pinning her to the ground. "Tell me what is wrong with you or you will die by my talons." Gila smiled, showing off her sharp teeth, stained a light orange with blood. Word count: 188 atlas |
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Post by atlas on Oct 29, 2020 16:37:16 GMT
Rose's eyes widened when the SandWing launched into the air and stabbed her tail just a few inches away from her face. She froze again, and the SandWing took the opportunity to pin her to the ground. "Tell me what is wrong with you or you will die by my talons."
"I already said I was a SkyWi –" Rose cut off mid-sentence, realizing that the SandWing said "what is wrong with you" and not "what are you". "But... there's nothing wrong with me. My eyes are just...blue. They had always been blue." At the SandWing's unimpressed look, she blurted out something random, trying to stall. "Blue is the color of the sky! And the color of some types of flowers! And maybe the color of water! And definitely the color of my eyes! And...um..."[/b]
Rose trailed off, realizing she didn't know what else is blue. "Uh. SeaWings are blue...and IceWings," she suggested, trying to wave her talons around. "Blue is a wonderful color. Really."
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Post by Mantis Shrimp on Oct 29, 2020 19:05:17 GMT
The dragon's eyes widened. She was clearly terrified. Gila smiled to herself. "I already said I was a Skywi- But... there's nothing wrong with me. My eyes are just... blue! They've always been blue." Gila frowned. Eyes don't change color of course they're always blue but WHY blue and HOW The dragon's face grew even more panicked. "Blue is the color of the sky! And the color of some types of flowers! And maybe the color of water! And definitely the color of my eyes! And... um..." Gila snorted. This dragon is annoying I want to claw her eyes out maybe then she'll stop talking about blue The dragon started talking again. "Uh. Seawings are blue... and Icewings. Blue is a wonderful color. Really." Gila glared at the dragon. "I know what is blue and what is not and Skywing eyes are not so why are yours you don't act like a skywing either." Gila moved her tail an inch closer, then paused. Why has she not fought back even if not firescales she could set me on fire anytime but she's not "Do you even have fire you don't act like it"Word count: 193 atlas |
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Post by atlas on Oct 29, 2020 20:01:02 GMT
The SandWing glared at Rose. "I know what is blue and what is not and SkyWing eyes are not so why are yours you don't act like a SkyWing either." Rose was now staring cross-eyed at the SandWing's tail. Was it her imagination, or had it came a few inches closer? "Do you even have fire you don't act like it."
Rose decided not to tell the angry SandWing that she didn'thave fire. "I don't act like a SkyWing because my grandmother is not a SkyWing?" she trailed off, hitting herself mentally for the third time that day. Why must she make everything sound like a question? Rose cleared her throat. "Um. Anyway, I have a...um...important job to get to," she said suddenly, remembering about her job-that-she-didn't-like. It was boring, really, sitting at an outpost all day and staring at absolutely nothing. That was why she traveled as much as she could when she wasn't working, which was most of the time, since she liked to drift off into her imagination frequently and was only picked to guard the outposts if no one else was available. But maybe that was a bad decision after all. If she had stayed put, she wouldn't be murdered like a meat-eater would murder a camel. "It's of outmost importance. Um."
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Post by Mantis Shrimp on Oct 30, 2020 0:11:55 GMT
Gila glared down at the dragon. The dragon's face turned strangely guilty-looking before the expression was squashed by more terror. "I don't act like a Skywing because my grandmother is not a Skywing?" Gila growled low in her throat. Of course not I bet she's part RAINWING of course she's scared she deserves to be scared a HYBRID The dragon cleared her throat, stopping Gila's thoughts. "Um. Anyway, I have a... um... important job to get to," Gila snorted. Lying liar liar who would give her a job a HYBRID can't be trusted bet she doesn't eat meat that's why she was in the RAINFOREST like a lazy rainwing Gila looked into the dragon's eyes, but somehow, there was no dishonesty there. Did this dragon really have something to go to? "It's of outmost importance. um." Gila sat up, balancing her weight on her long tail, which was still weighing down the dragon. "Really what job do you have I bet it's incredibly important so important they let a HYBRID work at it." She spat out the word "hybrid". Word count: 179 atlas |
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Post by atlas on Oct 31, 2020 18:51:47 GMT
The SandWing sat up and stared at Rose. "Really what job do you have I bet it's incredibly important so important they let a HYBRID work at it." Rose could hear spite in her words when she said "hybrid", and shrank back, her jumbled mind yelling very unhelpfully that she was going to be eaten. Like a camel
The problem is, they don't let me work at it, Rose thought gloomily. I only work there if no one else is available. And I'm very sure that Pigeon is still on her shift right now. She cleared her throat. "Ahem. It's a very important job where you do...uh...stuff. And my grandmother isn't a camel," Rose remember to add. Maybe the SandWing disliked her so much because she thought that Rose was part camel?
Great, Rose, she thought to herself. An important job where you do "stuff". Very believable. Yes. And a camel...I can't even. "Anyway," she said quickly, hoping to take the subject off herself, "I'm not the only hybrid that works there."
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Post by Mantis Shrimp on Nov 1, 2020 22:52:40 GMT
The dragon shrank back, and Gila could see that her words had hit home. There was a pause. "Ahem. It's a very important job where you do... uh... stuff. And my grandmother isn't a camel," Gila was momentarily distracted by the idea of a dragon who was part camel, then growled. Stupid dragon saying stupid things lying about her job it's not important I'm sure of it She wondered how this dragon had survived on her own for so long, if the slightest scare turned her into a babbling idiot. "Anyway, I'm not the only hybrid that works there." Gila frowned. Hybrids aren't trustworthy no dragon is trustworthy they'll all betray you in the end "Well then it sounds as though your job is very important with all the stuff you have to do." Gila attempted to circle menacingly around the hybrid, but that was difficult to do with no back legs. Stupid stupid Icewings I HATE THEM I want to shove burning coals down ALL THEIR THROATS so they can NEVER breathe frostbreath again Thankfully, her front legs were strong, so she was still able to circle the dragon with some level of effectiveness. Word count: 195 atlas |
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