ooc: *pat pat* Don't worry 'bout it Kit

As Shraya started to freak out when her foot fell through the tunnel it looked as if it was going to cave in. Fearing that the tunnel would cave in and she'd get stuck, Levina ran under Shraya's legs and out of the tunnel. She kinda felt bad about leaving Phalynx and Shraya in there, but they're dragons they'll find a way out, she told herself.

OOC: Your turn Drac.

ooc: No, I think it's Kit's....

OOC: Kit, you're up.

OOC: sorry, I've been a little busy

IC: Kit ground his teeth at the wraiths, they were getting irritating. Kit was somewhat surprised by Evi reaction, "I figured you had seen it already. Well, my father kill my mother, then a group of lowlifes apparently attack the house, Arora hid in the forest, and hasn't been seen for about four months." Kit spoke quickly so he wouldn't collapse again.

You haven't heard anything about her have you, from the other animals or the wraiths?

Shyra was grateful for Evi's help, but didn't speak to her, they didn't really like each other all the much. Shyra could sort of understand Evi's disliking to her, Kit had chosen her over Evi.

Ecivres spoke to the wraiths, Please, we are only her to search and rescue, we will not harm this forest. Ecivres then spoke in the Ancient Language that if they let them alone, he would not hurt the forest.

OOC: Eriel, since you brought the wraiths in this time, you go ahead and control them, and remember they must speak through someone else.

OOC: Hey guys, I'll be away for about 2 weeks or so. Soz about the suddenness. I suppose Drac could GM me for awhile I guess.

OOC: Alright. I'll probably end up only mentioning that your charries are still hangin' with the group, though. lol. Unless I find something that you'd obviously do.

OOC: Is it my turn now?

ooc: Yes

OOC: Since Gornath and Anthor both said something to teh Wraiths and there is nothign for them to do or say, I am sorry, but I have to pass this turn...

OOC: Okay, so I think that it is now Fang's turn, unless you'd like to make a quick reply now Draco, for Eriel?

OOC: I'm not sure what he had planned. Is there anyone who would like to speak for the wraiths?

OOC: lol no new developments since I went away? Good for me then, less catching up to do.

I'll wait just in case anyone had anything in mind though...
Tell me if it happens to be otherwise

OOC: Well, I think it is safe to say that you can go ahead with your post. I think in a situation such as this it was best just to wait for you

OOC: tbh. I really don't know what to do next And this seems like a major turning point in the story so, any suggestions from the rest of you guys?

OOC: My sincerest apologies for holding this up for so long >< I've bene very busy with school work lately.


IC: A lone wraith stepped forward and bared what appeared to be long silvery-grayish teeth-shaped wisps.
Eriel shuffled back a step. The elf fought hard against her instincts yelling and screaming at her to draw her sword, but she knew how volatile the situation was.
One false move, one poorly made decision, one moment of weakness could cost all of them their lives.
The elf was so focused on the wraith who stepped out that she didn't noticed the hissing turn to snarls.
'The lead wraith', as Eriel would recall later, 'was taller and more menacing than the others, and he had an air of dread about him that besot the group with a deep fear'.
It was this wraith who now stepped forward from behind the first wraith, passing right through its form like a shadow through mist.
Lunging forward, the lead wraith passed through Kit's abdomen, stopping halfway through.
Kit's facial expressions were forced into a grimace, and his jaw hung down from its hinges. (OOC: Hope the gm wasn't too much)
"We have warned you." A low voice sounded from Kit's mouth.
"We have warned you, and punished you, and you have ignored us."
Eriel flinched as a hiss escaped Kit's lips.
"Now, your friend will pay the ultimate price." The voice boomed outwards.
"Not death, but the shredding of his very soul." It paused, and the forest grew quiet.
"Unless you leave this place. Now."

OOC: Since Fang is gone, I guess it is my turn. The order, for references, is Kit, Draco, RiderEriel, Voenth.

IC: Kit suddenly felt displaced from his body and no control, followed by pain.

Shyra backed up what Anthor said, "Yes, we are not here to harm the forest. My own dragon is named after this forest, why would I let them destroy his namesake?"

Ecivres nodded, Yes, I feel I have a connection with this place. I won't allow any intentional harm done to it, you have to believe me, believe us.

OOC: Voenth, it is your turn. Eriel hasn't been on in months.

OOC: I think we'll try and wrap this up.

IC: The wraiths didn't seem to believe the others promises and Shyra was worried. Shyara was looking just as out of it as Kit was. She wanted to do something. She was sure Phalynx had the power, but could she do it in time to break the wraith from Kit before he became like them?

Ecivres touched Phalynx with his wing tip so that she could hear Shyra's thoughts. I don't think we have a choice, he added onto the end of it. I say on three we do it and hope for the best, else we lose without a fight.

I guess we have no other choice.

Phal, when I say 'zero' you rip that wraith from Kit and explode this place in you light, but be mindful of us if you use your really powerful light.

Three...

Two...

One...

OOC: Good idea.

IC: Phalynx eyed the wraiths, already preparing her mind for another purging. It had been a while since she had used her ability to purge the minds of others of outside influences, but she knew she could still do it. She would have to do it more rapidly than she had in the past, though, to get the wraiths out of Kit's mind in time. She glanced over Ecivres when he spoke and gave a tiny, barely noticeable nod. Close your eyes, then. I wouldn't want to burn out your retinas, she replied with a small smile. She tensed, waiting, as the dragon proceeded to begin the countdown. She hadn't tried banishing ghost or wraith-like creatures with her light, but in principle it should work. She just needed to make it as sudden as possible.

Before the word "zero" was even fully away from Ecivres' mind, Phal had seemingly exploded. A super-intense burst of light erupted from her scales, turning the world into nothing but light. Anyone looking at her would be blinded (perhaps even permanently). At the same time, her mind shot into Kit's, ripping through the wraith's presence and casting it out with a tremendous burst of power.

It was all over in only a few moments. When the light faded, Phal's limbs were trembling, and her head was throbbing with pain, but she had done it. It was rather interesting, actually, to be that explosive. She laughed silently at the thought.

OOC: He didn't say Zero yet! but since I'm having you edit BiB, I'll work around this one. This one is much easier to work around.

IC: The other wraiths came out of hiding to where ever the lucky one were able to hide from Phalynx's burst. The unluckies were laying around in smoldering piles.

Shyra rushed to Kit and pulled him up, getting him as far away from the wraiths as possible.

The wraiths began chanting and almost as soon as they started the forest began to rumble and screech.

Shyara had been next to him the whole time, so Ecivres wasn't worried about her. He shot forward with his tail to try and skewer the wraiths. A tree root whipped out of the ground and stopped his tail. He jerked it back and tried again, but was stopped. The trees started moving in, surrounding them. Ecivres couldn't explain it, but there seemed to be a sense of hatred coming from the trees themselves.

Vines erupted from the ground and wrapped themselves around everybody. The quickness caught Ecivres off guard and was helpless once they had wrapped his mouth shut, and squeezed his limbs to his body.

Kit was starting to come back to himself and was horrified to find that we was tied up. The wraiths began to move closer and one drew a wicked looking sword shaped in a bolt of lightning. Kit struggles to to free himself, his mind wasn't focused enough to even attempt magic. The wraith raised his arm to strike and...

was blasted into a pile of ash by someone else. Several more landed, splashing the area in a liquidy light substance. It was warm and kind of felt like gravy when some splashed on Kit. When it landed on the wraiths a fierce howling burst forth and smoke began to appear as it burned them. The few that escaped unscathed went howling into the shadows. The trees and vines began to shrink back as well.

Kit looked around for who or what did that and saw a figure on the edge of clearing. "Arora?!"

OOC: Oh I thought it was implied lol. Oh well.

IC: Phal's eyes snapped over to Kit and the others as she made sure he was okay. However, it seemed the wraiths had taken cover, and were now coming out once more. She bared her teeth and shot a few bursts of starfire at them, but didn't see until too late that the plants of the forest were suddenly coming to life and erupting from their positions. Vines quickly ensnared Phalynx, wrapping around her body and jaws so she couldn't let out any more starfire. She managed to fold her wings tightly to her body to prevent damage to them, but didn't know if she could get herself free. She experienced a brief moment of fear of being trapped on the ground, until a wraith aiming at Kit was abruptly blasted to ashes. The vines and trees relented their grip, and Phal twisted her head around to see who had come to help them.

OOC: I suppose it is suggestive

IC: Kit pulled the remaining vines off and approached the girl that looked similar to his sister. "Arora is that you?"

The girl was dressed in an elegant white dress, but what ever beauty it had once held was gone now. It was shredded in several places and stained in earthen colors picked up from the forest. Her face was covered in scrapes and cuts and her dark hair was matted and looked like a jungle in itself.

"Yes, it's me," she said her eyes welling with tears. She hugged Kit tight to herself and cried silently.

Kit was shocked that this girl was his younger sister. She looked as if she had gone through a war, and with these wraiths, she probably had. Kit just held her in his arms. He remembered times like this when all he wanted for someone to hold him and not judge while he cried his eyes out.

Shyara felt the same way Kit did. Arora had been a good friend before they left Barret. She touched Arora's mind and was shocked by what she found. Ignoring it for the time being, she offered her comfort as well.

Shyra had been feeling sick, but had ignored it to this point. Seeing Arora the way she looked mixed with her own bodily nauseousness that she was suppressing, was to much. She backed from the group and then threw up behind a tree. She felt terrible.

Ecivres had never actually met Arora before. He only knew her from Shyra's memories of the twelve year old girl. He knew very little about this thirteen year old.

Are you okay?

Yeah I'm fine, don't worry about me. Just a little nauseous.

When the sobs stopped, Kit gently pushed Arora back so he could see her face. "What happened to you?"

"Well, after the raid and everything, I got lost in this stupid forest. The wraith things were playing with me, moving trees and foliage. I just didn't know what to do. I remembered what Mom had always said about trusting your instincts when you have nothing left. That is what I did. In the time I've been here I've used magic to do so much stuff, it is like second nature to me. The wraiths have come to respect me and let me be, but by that time I was completely lost and they weren't going to help me get out. Then I found you guys a few minutes ago."

Kit wasn't surprised that Arora's magical abilities had helped her survive or that they'd gotten so strong. Ever since she was little, magic and Arora went hand in hand.

Arora had relaxed now and let go of Kit. She was scanning the group with him. She saw Pij, Shyara, Shyra, Levina, those she recognized; the others she didn't. When Arora spotted Shyra and Shyara, a small smile spread across her face which she quickly hid.

"Nice to meet you Phalynx. I am glad to have found him as well."

When Arora paused to take a breath, Shyara chimed in, She's my aunt, but the same age as me; at least as far how long we've been out of the egg.

Arora laughed at Shyara's comment. "That is really neat, though it doesn't surprise me, I can see a resemblance."

"What?! No way." Kit looked over at his blue-green dragon then to the silvery one. "I don't see any resemblance."

"That is because you want you want Shyara to be completely unique. She how she is standing there, her posture? It mostly matches Phalynx's, family inherited. I'm sure Shyara's mother does it as well."

Shyara, change stances. "See, she's standing different now," he said with a grin.

Arora elbowed her brother, but was grinning ear to ear. "I'm glad to be back. I don't suppose you remember how to get out of here now do you?"

Arora smiled, what Phalynx had said was nothing she didn't already know, but she didn't care. "I'm sure your nose works fine. Along with every defect is an affect." She crinkled her brow, "That doesn't sound right. Along with every defect is a... ah... is something that makes up for it," she decided, smiling again.

"Sure, we'll just go back the way we came. The dragons can't fly here, so walking will have to suffice. I'm sure if you ask any of them, they'll let you ride them too."

Shyara glanced at her aunt, she was the only one without a rider of some sort. She tilted her head toward Phalynx when Arora looked over at her, daring her ask. The girl wasn't sure should.

Shyra returned to Ecivres's side, feeling only slightly better. She felt off balance and her head was swimming.

"Hmm, what? Oh! Well I've just been feeling sick and I don't know what is going on. I didn't eat anything bad that I know of. I definitely didn't get sick because of stress or anything. I feel like I should know, but I can't put my finger on."

I just had a weird feeling is all, but not like a sick feeling or anything. That was all he was willing to say at that point because he was still unsure if it was actually real or not.

Arora looked over the the pair from Phalynx's back. She wanted to keep it a surprise, but couldn't help it is at this point. "Isn't it obvious? You just got sick, in the morning?"

Shyra was having trouble connecting the dots.

OOC: lol this should be good.

IC: Phal tilted her head as Shyra explained her distraction. It did remind her of something she had heard once, but she didn't know what of. When Arora spoke, the silver detected the note of cheerful smugness in her voice. She seemed to know exactly what was going on, and Phal guessed she was enjoying the opportunity to reveal it. You know I think I've heard something about this somewhere in the past... something about being sick in mornings... but I don't remember where. You really shouldn't hold out the suspense too long, Arora, she spoke with a grin, her last sentence edged with playful annoyance. Why didn't the girl just come out and say it?!

Several hours later, Shyra still hadn't guessed the correct answer and Kit, as well as everyone else, was getting alittle annoyed. It was funny at first, to be able to tease her about it, but now it was just becoming a nuisance.

Kit looked at Arora, "I think we should just tell; hints are not working."

"Well I do have one more hint that'll work."

"Let's hear it then."

"Okay. Let's see how to put this. I know of a, a colorful lizard that is suffering the same fate."

Kit stopped dead in his tracks, as well as the two dragons. He looked at Shyara, "You're pregnant?!"

Shyara nodded, I've known for a little while.

"That means I am too?!"

"Told you that'd work!" Arora said smugly.

Phal looked back and forth between Shyra and Kit as they seemed to think it over. Names were really one of the most important things, in her opinion. In fact, the silver realized that she needed to decide definitively on names for her own hatchlings. She had many ideas in mind, but she and Aeraldi hadn't made the final decisions yet (they would wait until they saw the hatchlings and knew their personalities a little before that). At last, Shyra spoke her own options, and Kit quickly voiced his. Phal nodded, thinking them over. Suddenly, Kit put her on the spot by asking her opinion. The silver paused, slightly alarmed. Oh dear. I'm not sure I want to be in the middle of this. I would say wait until you see the child, but two-leg personalities don't really show up right away, do they? In that case, I think I will split between you. I like Jesse and Elika, she replied with a laugh.

OOC: Jesse's my cousin's name. Fun fact lol

Kit was silent. He has somewhat expected something like this from Phalynx and while he liked both his names, he was glad at least one was chosen.

Shyra didn't like Phalynx's choice of a girl name. She didn't really like the name Elika, though she couldn't explain why. Ever since she first heard it, she hadn't liked it. It was Arora who mentioned it first, though what she had said besides the name, Shyra wasn't sure.

"Hey look! Were getting close to the edge of the forest!" Arora shouted suddenly.

Shyara couldn't hardly wait to be out of the forest. It would feel so good to stretch her wings. She was also very glad that it had taken them only a fraction of the time to get out as it had to get in. But behind the happy exterior Shyara was sending Ecivres a message. We must stay objectionable in this, which means no input on their names. I can tell this is going to be another stressor.

She right you know, and besides, you have several months to figure it out, don't worry about it right now. Ecivres left it at that and ran after Phalynx.

Shyara nodded. Yeah, don't worry about it. Come one let's get out of this freaky forest.

Kit took Shyra's hand and kissed it, we can discuss it later. He grinned as she spoke. Then began pulling her forward after the Dragons. Knight and Arora had set out after Ecivres, but even the fastest horse in the region couldn't keep up with three excited Dragons.

OOC: I think I let you go ahead and describe the place outside the forest. I'm just going to say that we should come out somewhere near the North Sea, not ocean.

OOC: Okey dokey. Fairly northern-ish climate then, I'm guessing? I'll use that lol.

IC: Phal laughed at the family behind her, grinning as Ecivres and Shyara bolted forward with her, all of them eager to leave the trees behind. As they approached the edge of the forest and the odd mists cleared, the silver could make out a large cold area ahead. In fact, it looked like water. She sprinted the last few dragonlengths, almost going too fast to avoid branches. At last, the trees thinned enough. She spread her enormous wings to their full extent and, with a powerful downbeat that felt absolutely magnificent, launched herself into the air. She shot above the trees with her first downstroke, and the second brought her fully clear of them and into more spacious skies. Ahead of them, pine trees mixed with a few deciduous were scattered over some grass and meadowland, which eventually fell away into rocky cliffs. A little to the north the land sloped more gently, and there was a full beach head and a few low hills of sand-laden grass stretching from the turbulent, grey waters. The air was cold, but refreshing, and the roiling waves looked even more so. Phal felt the urge to dash over to the coast and play in the rough waters, but knew better than to bolt off like a hatchling. There is a large body of water ahead... not the ocean, though, she told her grounded companions, gesturing for Ecivres and Shyara to see for themselves.

Shyara jumped to the sky with Phalynx and Ecivres, but Shyara kept going up, into the gray clouds. She took in several deep breaths of the watery air. It felt so fresh, almost as if she was experiencing it again as newborn dragon. She dropped down into the visible air again and gently soared above the others.

Kit and Shyra pulled up to stop next to Arora, Pij, and Knight at the top of the beach. It took him only seconds to recognize the waters. "This is the North Sea, though we'd need to go north around the coast to find Barrat. Then we can leave Pij and Arora there and head back into the fight."

"Whoa! Leave us there? I ain't staying there!" Arora said.

"Yes, you are," Kit told her.

"I don't really want to go back either," Pij interjected.

"Just where do you think you are going to go?"

"We'll come with you."

"No, you won't!"

"Fine then we'll go to Ellesméra. We should be safe there, not that that is a big deal. I mean I just survived out here all by myself!"

Shyra chuckled. "You are going to have to give in you know," she said to Kit, "Your sister is very stubborn and once she gets her mind set, there ain't no changing it."

She's right.

You are supposed to be backing me up! Kit said, but knew the Shyara just rolled her eyes, grinning. "Fine, we need to go there anyway."

"We do?" Shyra asked surprised.

"Yes," Kit said as he touched her stomach as he kissed her. "I think we need to find out a few things, don't you?"

Shyra half bit her bottom and smiled, "Yeah, both of us do right Shyara?" Shyara roared down her reply.

I suppose that's settled. Ecivres looked over at Phalynx flying next to him, What about you Phalynx? What are you going to do?

Kit ran his hand through his hair. "Alright, give me a second to figure our direction."

"Why don't we just ask Phal to tell where she sees those wild flames of magic that surround the forest? Can you tell us that Phalynx?"

After Phal told them, Kit asked Pij if he would be alright riding on Shyara, since he would be more apt to keep up with Knight and Arora now that he was a Rider.

"I guess I could do that. As long as she doesn't drop me..."

"Don't worry she won't. She only does that to me, and only in playful fun."

Shyara dropped down the ground next to them. I promise I won't drop you.

Pij still had a worried look on his face until Arora piped up and said, "I'll ride her if you are too scared Pij." He swallowed his fear and climbed up to her back before Arora could get a chance to move.