Erais had just entered the forest for the first time in such a very long time. She could barely remember the last time she had been here. Arden walked next to her, he hadn't really ever been in the forest before. Of course he'd been with the elves and trained with Oromis, but he'd never actually gone far into the forest. Seeing it in Erais' mind had caused him to become extremely curious as to what the place really was. He had seen sparse images of it in Erais' mind, and it seemed very beautiful from what he could tell.

Erais had decided that they could use a break, sort of a small vacation from the trials in their life. Besides, she had a visit for the elves that was long over due. She always felt a sense of peace in their presence and enjoyed it as much as it could be.

Arden watched Erais carefully, she appeared to be fine, but he knew that there were memories here that were painful. Are you okay? He asked concerned for her. I'm fine, it will be good for me anyway. Erais replied with a soft smile and looked into the forest. It was alight and looked almost enchanted. She was surprised as she saw it look almost to be glowing. The whole forest was encased in a mysterious beauty and she didn't remember seeing it this way at all. As they progressed through the forest, she wasn't sure if she was imagining it or not, but she felt as if the forest wanted to help in her healing. They both felt confident that nothing bad could happen to them at the moment, it seemed to peaceful for it.

Arden's ears picked up a rather strange sound heading towards them. Erais, listen, he told her, not sure if she could hear yet. Erais fell quiet and listened, sure enough, it sounded like something was barreling through the forest. Whatever it was, was in a hurry to escape its predator. She launched to her feet and drew her sword, Arden quickly moved into a defencive position. His large body causing the ground to shake slightly, his head came very high among the trees, but he was still considered young among dragons.

Erais' keen eyes searched the forest, she had been trained for this type of atmosphere and Arden wasn't, but he had enough knowledge to figure it out. Within moments the sound had become much more loud and a very young dragon barreled through the trees, looking quite distressed about something. Be still young one, who is it that chases you? Arden asked the smaller dragon quickly, his chest rumbling in slight anger towards the predator.

Arden growled deeply at what she had said, he wasn't too happy about that thought. Erais looked up at the sky and cringed slightly at the screech. We all get them every once in a while, but don't worry, they'll stop eventually after you get older. He told her. I'm Arden, and don't fear. Erais here has already gone through double training as a rider and experianced life with a dragon previously, I as well have great training. So it shouldn't stand a chance against us. As long as its just your wing, you should still be able to fight some. Arden told Phalynx.

Arden nodded his head at Erais before launching into the sky, he had never been in a battle like this, but he was glad for the challenge. He flew straight up to meet the ugly beast. Erais looked over at Phalynx and smiled before she began to mutter what seemed to be random words in the ancient language. A bright light started forming in front of her hands. Arden tightened his wings to his body to give himself more speed and more impact.

Erais took the white bit of light and shot it towards the ugly beast. It hit it squarly in the face right before Arden made impact and tore into the Lethrblaka's stinking flesh. It howled in pain before retaliating with Arden. Erais took one last glance at the fight in the air before walking over to the Ra'zac as it came to consciousness again. She began to battle it while the two dragons were taking out their other opponent.

Arden took his chance and growled quietly. He stretched out his claws and incased his whole body around the beast, he wrapped his flexible neck around the head and tightened it, strangling it, but it wasn't going out without a fight. Take it down after me! He told Phalynx as he dove to the ground at great speeds. He smashed into the ground, the lethrblaka being crushed, but it wasn't dead yet.

Arden dove again at the beast, slightly dazed but began to rip through it. Erais was in her own heated battle. All of them were fighting, but these two seemed out of the norm. We need to get closer and dig deeper! Arden told Phalynx, but felt a stab of anger towards the beast as he saw what he had done to Phalynx.

Erais glowered at the Ra'zac as it hissed at her. "You're going down, Galbatorix needs to get a real life instead of using others as his support." She chided coldly with a glare. The Ra'zac lunged at her, in a flash her sword was out and blocked his attack. "You don't stand a chance," she gave an empty laugh for a moment.

Arden lunged at the Lethrblaka. It can't hold on too much longer! He said and lunged for its neck. He gripped it with his talons and crashed into one of the huge old trees. It started to choke and try to finish him off, but Arden wasn't having it. I think you should have the honors Phalynx. He said with a smirk as the Lethrblaka was coming to an end.

No, I think we should let her have this one. She's been through so much lately I'm surprised she hasn't burst yet. I think this will be a good thing for her, channel all that unwanted emotion into getting rid of the Ra'zac. Arden told Phalynx, making sure she wasn't going to charge in. I'll have her look at your shoulder when she's done, if you don't mind. Her knowledge runs deep in magic. He told her, a little worried about the wound she had sustained.

Erais growled at the Ra'zac as she dodged one of his blows. It was a fairly heated battle and she had to give it credit, it was putting up a good fight. She quickly withdrew a small dagger and threw it into its heart underneath the clash of metal. It gave a hiss before it fell over dead.

Erais looked over at the two dragons, Phalynx didn't look too good, her wound looked infected. She walked over to the two as Arden began to inspect the claws. Uh oh, Arden said after taking a better look at the claws. Erais quickly walked over to the dead creature and looked at the claws. Arden growled calmly. It's an acidic flesh eating poison that only the Ra'zac know how to create. Only the elves know how to really heal the wound, but it isn't a short journey. Arden said urgently. Then we hurry, I can help you Phalynx for a little while, enough to maybe get to Ellesmera. Erais told the young dragon.

Erais looked at Arden and he nodded. At one point we might have to carry you if you do pass out, but Arden is definately large enough, and most definately strong enough. Erais told her. Don't worry, I've never seen Erais fail in something that she has spoken to do. He reassured Phalynx. Erais walked over to Phalynx and looked at the open wound which slowly was getting bigger. She muttered a few words for a spell that sealed off the untouched area that the poison hadn't reached yet. For now it was frozen. We must hurry now! Erais said and quickly climbed onto Arden who leapt into the sky and cleared the tree tops very quickly.

Arden looked at Phalynx worriedly. Maybe an hour, two perhaps. Erais said, wishing it wasn't that far, but at least they weren't on the ground. That travel would be way too slow. Erais tried to think of a way to go faster, but flying with an injured was much harder then she expected. It came to her quickly and she smiled. Wind, she thought to herself and started to chant quietly. The wind picked up at incredible speeds which weren't normally this strong in this area, but it was pushing against the dragons flaxin wings in big gusts which propelled them much farther, much quicker. We'll be there in no time! Erais said and returned to keeping Phalynx's wound from spreading.

We need to move faster! Erais shouted in her mind angrily. She wasn't going to let Phalynx down, they just had to make it to Ellesmera. Erais began to search for signs of the hidden city, soon she could see what should be normal shadows, but in reality were elves watching. We have an injured dragon! She's been poisoned with the acidic poison! Help! She began to shout with her mind, making sure that anyone surrounding would hear them and rush to Ellesmera.

Arden looked back at Phalynx. He saw her start to fall to the ground and dove after her. Erais! He yelled. Got it. She told him and began to mutter a spell against gravity. It came up just in time as Phalynx crashed to the earth. It would hurt, but at least slamming into the ground had been lessened. Erais leapt from Arden's back and ran over to her, her wound looked bad and it looked like it had seaped into her blood stream. Elves began to run to the crash seen. Some of them were healers and Erais was thankful for that. They shoved her out of the way and began to administer the ointments and spells to get rid of the nasty poison. I hope they aren't too late. Erais thought as she watched the elves.

OC: I'll join this one since we finished that other one Erais. If you dont mind that is .

Daidrea's thoughts were racing as he was running deep inside Du Weldenvarden. He thought about no more than a month ago that Erais left. He wasnt sure why she left but he knew that she wanted to be alone for a while. He hasnt seen her since, he was really worried about her. He shook his head, he knew she could take care of herself but he felt something was amiss.

It was dark and misty out. Daidrea stopped for a moment. Somethings not right he thought. He stretched out his mind. Strangely however he was unable to. Something was blocking him.

He was able to sense Erais and Arden though, he also sensed another being with them. He was unable to tell what it was. He realized she was probably able to sense him as well. He headed in the direction, Oh well, too late to go back now.

OOC: Welcome, Daidrea.

IC: Phalynx moaned in pain again. Her limbs twitched painfully as the poison entered her muscles. Her blood was fire, and it seemed to bring nothing but pain. Phal's vision turned red, it was reflecting the flames she was feeling. It felt as if she was being burned from the inside. Suddenly she felt the fire lessening. The poison slowed in its spread, and suddenly stopped. It began a retreat. The retreat of the poison was slow and agonizing to be sure, as it ravaged areas that it had already struck, but it was retreating.

Once the poison was completely out of her system, the healing elves she now knew surrounded her would begin repairing the damage that the venom had wrought. Phal began breathing much more easily, relieved that they had reached help in time.

She lay still, giving as much of her strength as she could to the elves for healing. She suddenly sensed another nearby presense approaching.

Ooc - Hello! No, I'm fine with it!

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Erais walked in anticipation as the elves worked carefully, but their work was sure. In no time she could already see the bits of discoloured area start to disappear as the poison was leeched out of her system. Seeing that the elves had begun to work on the healing process, she walked over to help them, this area, she was very familiar with. She began to join in with the spells. A presence hit her mind and she felt a smile creep over her face. Arden looked over towards where the new presence was coming from. Daidrea! Erais said happily as she continued to work. Phalynx was already starting to heal quickly and she looked much better now.

The injuries were much more difficult to repair then Erais had originally thought, but they were healing. They were slowly able to close up the wounds and make the blood clean and pure again. They finished up as quickly as they could and Erais stood back. It was as if Phalynx hadn't ever been injured in the first place. There you go, you look strong and healthy again. Erais told her and walked back over to Arden. She felt tired from having to use her energy, but satisfied. Looking up she noticed Daidrea in the shadows, reluctant to come out. I wonder why? she thought to herself. She decided to just watch and see what would happen.

Erais watched him carefully with her eyes, she waited until he spoke before moving away from the tree she was leaning on. "Please don't think that. I left to clear my head, it was nothing to do with-" Erais cut herself off. "It was nothing to do with what happened. Well it was, sort of, but I didn't like leaving you like that. It was the only way I could resolve things for myself." Erais told him gently. "It wasn't meant to hurt you in any way, I'm sorry I worried you." She walked over to him and hugged him in comfort.

Don't worry, he is a friend, much more actually. It's a very long and complicated story, it is Erais' story to tell. Daidrea can be trusted, and you're more then welcome. It was our pleasure to help you. Arden told her with a chuckle. Erais will take every chance to save someones life. She won't admit it, but her past will forever help her choose to take the right path, instead of the easy. Arden told him.

"I missed you to." Erais said quietly to him so only he could hear. "Phalynx," Erais told him, but let Phalynx explain what had happened. "It's a very good thing this took place here in Du Weldenvarden, otherwise, I'm afraid Phalynx would have died. I'm sure you know just as well as I that only your kind know how to extract the poison and heal it without leaving practically any mark." Erais spoke to him. She looked around and realized that the elves who had come to help had filtered back into the forest quietly except for one.

He looked to be very old, but still had every beautiful feature that the elves possessed. "It would be our honor if you would stay with us for a while." He spoke softly and nodded his head slightly before melting into the forest as the others had. Erais stared after him, this peaceful rest had turned out much more different then she expected. She looked to the others to see if they wanted too.

Erais gazed at the elves for a few moments before Daidrea pulled her into a secluded spot. Right now she felt content with life, the light from the moon and stars casted strange shadows against the trees. They danced slowly as a slight breeze would occasionally toss the leaves. She looked up to his face, her expression turning to slight confusion as he looked to be sad. She listened to him intently and kept silent, debating her answer.

Yes, she wanted to be with him very much, but she was a hard person to open up, even Arden wasn't able to see every part of her mind. It was a long time before she spoke, and her voice was held carefully so it wouldn't betray very many emotions. "Daidrea I do want to be with you, I do love you, it's obvious, otherwise we wouldn't have such a strong relationship." Erais told him carefully making sure what she said wouldn't be taken the wrong way. "I want to be with you as much I can, but sometimes-" Erais cut off her sentence, she wasn't sure where this was going.

"Sometimes I even have to have a break from Arden, I just can't have company all the time. I think it might have something to do with what had happened with losing my first dragon," Erais couldn't bring herself to use her first dragons name. "I have to take a break from the world sometimes to collect myself again, but other then that, yes, I do want to be with you." Erais could feel her eyes brim with tears. They shimmered in the given amount of light, but none fell.

OOC: Don't get into a habit of skipping me, now. I'll let it go this time because your charries were having a private conversation, but don't do it often.

IC: Phalynx looked around the clearing, happy that the elves had given them permission to stay. Erais and Daidrea suddenly dissappeared off into the forest. I suppose they need some private time to talk. Phal thought to herself. She sprawled out, stretching her limbs, enjoying the cooling evening air. She looked around using her infrared vision, surveying the forest with it for the first time. She noticed several elves wandering around in the distance, and there were many forest creatures. I'm hungry Arden. Do you want to go hunting? She stood and raised her wings, testing them to see if they were ready for a flight. She was pleased with their condition, and flapped them a little, looking back at Arden.

Ooc - sorry, there wasn't too much you could do other then a wait-replu. Sorry.

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Erais found comfort in his words and had a small smile. She watched him return back to the small incampment. "Thanks," she said softly, to low for him to hear. Everything about him just made her fall more in love with him. After a few minutes she followed him back and sat down next to some elves who were singing. They didn't have any break in their slow sad song as she sat with them, after a few minutes she sung along quietly with them. She was pleased to see that they kept singing when she joined in, instead of retreating into their quiet selves.

Arden watched the fire dance with a lazy expression. He lifted his head up when Phalynx spoke. Before he could even think of a reply, his stomach rumbled rather loudly that caused a few chuckles from elves close by. Well aparently I am, lets get something to eat then. His chest rumbled in what would be considered a laugh for a dragon. He tested his wings for a moment, they were slightly stiff but nothing a good flight wouldn't fix.

OOC: No, no, it's completely okay in this case, don't worry about it. Just don't do it too often, you know? Anyway, back to the story...

IC: Phal flapped her wings harder, eventually lifting slowly from the ground. She made sure to take it easy, for she was still sore from the fight and from the poison. Phal's silver scales caught the light of the rising moon, flashing like stars. She switched her vision to infrared, peering around in the darkness for some kind of prey. A four legged form caught her interest, but as she looked closer she realized it was a horse. Phal knew that horses often belonged to elves in the area. She had also only had horse once, and had greatly disliked it. She turned away. She heard a noise and turned to see Arden beginning his hunt. Phal swung her head back around, smiling at the company, and continued searching for something to eat.

Arden let his instincts take over and his senses run through the forest to find something to eat. His pale scales dimly reflected off any light source, giving him an eerie glowing look. He smiled back at Phalynx before he caught the scent of a deer. Hm, large prey, he quickly located it and was pleased to see a small herd nestled in a clearing. I don't know if you want a much more diffcult prey, but there is a group of dear down wind. He said while sending a mental image to Phalynx.

Erais yawned slightly. She looked over at where Daidrea had been, but he wasn't there. She felt a small amount of panic and scanned the clearing quickly. Relief flooded her as she saw him still in the clearing, just more distant. Looking back into the fire, she let her thought run on their own and didn't bother to stop the painful path they had started down. After a while of glancing through past memories, she knew she had to get some sleep. A few of the elves had disappeared, and Erais had absolutely no clue as to where. She found a fire that was abadoned, the embers were dying, but there was enough for warmth. She layed down fairly close and let her eyes slip closed.

OOC-I'll join this if you guys don't mind. but if you do, I'll edit.

IC-Zeta walked along the forest floor, feeling the familiar yet distant sensation of the multiple mosses and plants around him. It was his first time visiting Du Weldenvarden since the incident with Feraih. All he wanted was to visit the elves again, to be back with his own kind for a while, as long as they didn't pity him. Soon, he noticed sensed dragons nearby. He felt many things inside him at the same time that he couldn't explain even to himself how he felt. He felt sadness and hapiness, annoyance and relief, but he blocked them all away so he wouldn't appear to troubled in front of new company. He had barely recomposed himself when he walked in on an elf and a human sleeping. The dragons were not here. Perhaps they were hunting. He had no idea what was going on, but he didn't want to intrude on anyone so he quietly walked across the feeling, making sure to make all of his progress mute until he was out of their hearing range. As soon as he was, he continued to travel again, until he noticed a group of elves resting. He walked in their midst and greeted them. Apparently none of them recognized him from when he was a child. "Hello," he said. "I'm Zeta." He saw as their eyes changed. Most of them seemed to be examining him, only a few showed pity. To them, he said, "Do not worry about me. I am better off than you think," he said. He saw them smile and invite him to come sit down. He was glad to be back among his people, even knowing that it would only be a short visit. Soon he would have to go back to his own life, to fulfill his vow against his brother.

OOC: Welcome, redshurtugal08.

IC: Phalynx turned and sure enough, she saw the heat signatures of a group of five deer dozing quietly amongst the trees. She smiled at Arden. You wanna go around behind them? She suggested, for good reason. She immediately dove into the trees with perfect precision, dodging the branches flawlessly. She came upon the deer suddenly and caught one, a middle-aged buck. She trusted that Arden had heeded her advice and had gotten on the other side of them, for they were running. Phal knew that she was taking chances. Her sense of smell wasn't as good as a normal dragon's, mostly because she relied on infrared vision to catch most of her prey. She knew that this could be dangerous, and that she should exercise her sense of smell more, but for now she wasn't concerned. Phal took flight with her meal and waited for Arden.

Erais was roused slightly when Daidrea touched her gently, but she felt safe instantly when she felt his protective arm around her. She was almost fully asleep again when her ears picked up the very light, almost nonexistant sound of feet lightly touching the ground. Her eyes snapped open and she carefully slid away from Daidrea so he wouldn't be disturbed and sat up. The clearing was completely empty now except for the dying fires. That was strange, she thought while trying to figure out what just happened.

Arden took Phalynx's advice and quickly manuvered to the other side of the heard. He was impressed with how Phalynx moved through the trees and branches, it was done smoothly, swiftly, and without any sound. He himself wasn't one known for being quiet in the vast forest. He always ended up accidently knocking over some tree or other. He dove at the small family and grabbed a fairly large doe. The others scattered quickly as the two dragons feasted on their catch. Impressive for so young. Arden spoke to Phalynx in admiration.

Erais had wandered away from the clearing slightly. She was trying to figure out if she had completely imagined the foot steps. Nothing hinted as to a newcomer. Still searching, she picked up Arden's thoughts, signalling him and Phalynx coming back from their hunt. How did it go? she asked him while trying to find even the smallest clue. I think that deer are my favorite, big, but no tough. Very tender meat and they're fairly easy to catch. He told her satisfied.

Letting out an exasperated sigh, she decided that it was useless trying to find something in the dark. She began to make her way back to the clearing, thinking of who could make those sounds. Surely a dwarf could not, they are too loud, and wouldn't be caught dead in the elves domain, unless it was necessary. Human are far too clumsy, dragons to large, she began to knock off species as she walked back into the clearing. She froze where she stood. On one of the clearing was Mesaraih with Fenixeres, and closer to her was Daidrea on the ground asleep, or, meditating, Erais still had a hard time figuring out the difference.

Erais stood there awkwardly, she hadn't seen Mesaraih since his fight with Reik. She wasn't sure what to say to him, or if to speak at all. So instead, she shut her eyes, hoping that she'd turn invisible and wouldn't have to be in this confrontation. Hopefully the two - well three couting Fenixeres, actually it was four, but she hadn't really noticed the other elf yet - wouldn't take notice of her and she could slip away until she knew it could be safe.

I've always hunted on my own, I have to say that I enjoyed that. Thank you Phalynx, Arden said pleasently while he flew over the tree tops. He sensed many more familiar presences then he left with, and one new one. Hm...I wonder who that is, he thought while landing in the clearing where the tension in the air began to mount slowly.

Erais turned her head quickly and realized that Daidrea was leaving, at the same time Mesaraih yelled at him to come back here. Daidrea! she shouted at him as well, but into his mind. Don't you dare leave! she threatened harshly. It felt very awkward for her as she turned some of her attention on Mesaraih. "Um, I've been fine, a fight here or there, but fine." She felt so out of place at the moment, she couldn't look him in the eye without feeling a twinge of guilt. "H-how've you been?" her voice squeaked slightly.

Arden saw Erais' nervousness as she spoke. He felt bad for her. Looking around the clearing, he saw Daidrea trying to leave, Mesaraih standing a bit awkwardly, Fenixeres keeping silent, and after a few moment, he realized there was someone else. Hello, he said politely to the stranger, he looked to be an elf, and elves were almost always trust worthy. Unless possessed that is.

Erais was glad Daidrea stayed, but didn't like his attitude, he was acting slightly annoying. No I don't, what were you thinking? she asked him a bit confused. She looked over at Mesaraih, but she couldn't help it. "I know," she said quietly. This had gone from crazy to crazier.

My name is Arden, and its a very long story. These three had a bit of a confrontation, it wasn't a winning or losing thing, but it ended up that way. Arden explained it to both the elf and Phalynx. He felt uncomfortable talking about it, it wasn't exactly his story to tell, and he wasn't sure if they'd feel comfortable with others knowing about it.

Erais felt slightly bad for snapping at Daidrea like that, though she honestly didn't know how he could ever think like that. Looking over at Mesaraih, she was a bit shocked at what he had said. "Well its only quiet because this is a very odd situation, but if you really think we're being silent only because you're here, well then maybe we should just go around screaming into the dark." Erais said heatedly, her temper rising slightly.

Thank you, Arden said in respect to the elf. You're lucky, I never imagined I'd feel these sorts of feelings, but I only feel them because of Erais. It's very draining on both of us. He explained to Phalynx. I sometimes wish feelings didn't exist.

I agree, but when you only feel the bad feelings, and rarely the good. I believe it is best if we were without them. Arden told her solemnly. He instantly became curious as she quickly took off. What's wrong? his question was short lived as she quickly came back and almost stumbled over her words as she spoke. Traitors! Arden felt like growling, but that might give them away if he was too loud.

Erais whipped her head around, her stomach flipping at the names. She'd never encountered them before, and was surprised since she'd been a rider for so many years. She had heard much about them though, and she did not want to face them, but it seemed like the only thing if they didn't want to be hunted. Murtagh was skilled, as well as Thorn. What Galbatorix taught them was forbidden by the elves and Oromis, her mentor...well one of her mentors. "I think we should fight," she said, attempting to over come her fear.

Erais felt slightly sick to the thought of having to face an expert rider. She'd had plenty of training, and enough experiance under her belt, but the thought was intimidating. "You too," Erais muttered to Daidrea before drawing her sword and climbing on Arden's back. We'll be okay, they're outnumbered, its fine. Arden told her as he flew through the trees. Erais felt the anticipation of the fight. "Oh my, what do we have here? Old Galbatorix'd little snitch? Traitor!" she spat at Murtagh as she came to the small area where him and the filthy vermin that served Galbatorix. "Ready for a fight? Cause you're going down." Erais continued to taunt him, even though she knew it was very unwise. The snarl on Murtagh's face was proof of that.

Daidrea looked at Murtagh harshly. He remembered a long time ago that he fought with him when he ran away from Du Weldenvarden and away from Erais and Mesaraih. They both nearly killed eachother when he was stabbed right below his heart and stabbed Murtagh in the stomach.

I would have actually gotten to him if it weren't for his dragon. I dont know if it will be that close again if I dont use that "form" again. He studied him for a moment.

"Empire scum... you are going to die this time."
Daidrea froze, he sensed another presance. Whatever it was it was powerful, even stronger then Murtagh. However he could tell it wasnt Galbitorix. Who is that then?
Out of no where, a white dragon in the sky appeared with a rider on it. They landed a short distance away from Murtagh. The rider stepped down, he looked like an ordinary human, but he had silverish white hair and black eyes. It looked like he was a half shade and elf.

OC- Bringing in my second character.

Kuja jumped off of Selris and walked slowly towards the large group. "How interesting..." He looked over to Murtagh. Murtagh says, "Kuja, why are you here? Didnt you have business elsewhere?" Kuja replied crossing his arms, "I already did the fool's orders, besides I couldnt let you have all the fun." He looked in the other direction. "And what have we here.. a few riders and some others.." He looked at them closely, Kuja walked closer to them. He looked closer at Erais, "My, what a pretty girl, and a rider at that. Tell me, what is your name?"

Erais felt her uneasiness fade away as the old feeling of a fight pooled into her body. She swung her sword at her side, just to test it out and see how it felt. It had been a very long time since she had had a good fight and it felt like an old memory to be holding her sword again. I'm going to go help Phalynx with the Lethrblaka's. Arden told Erais while diving at the Lethrblaka. His own scales reacted like mirrors as well. Alright, it'll make it easier to take out the others with them gone. Erais said as they were making quick work with the Lethrblaka's and the Ra'zac.

Erais felt it before she saw it, someone much, much more powerful was coming to them. A huge dragon came down, a rider landing on the ground from the dragons back. Erais groaned internally as she knew instantly that he was much stronger then Murtagh, and on his side. Please be careful Daidrea! Erais said and looked at him with a fleeting glance, pleading with him to be safe. She didn't want to lose anyone here, but Daidrea especially. "None of your business." Erais spat at the rider darkly. He looked dark and very powerful. She didn't like the fact that he had joined in. "You should crawl back to Galbatorix and let us sort this out," she said icily to him with a sharp glare.

Kuja chuckled slightly, "So fiery! I like that in a woman. You are definatly an interesting one." Kuja turned his attention towards Daidrea. Hm, he seems to be the strongest of the bunch, What do you think Selris?
The silverish white dragon turned his head to a side. He definatly is different from the others, I sense a dark presence within him, almost another personality it seems. However it seems to be suppressed by his power and because of that he is not at 100%. Heh, if he let it go he may be even more powerful than you.

Kuja laughed at the comment. "Well, I must say I am rather curious about you. Why do you waste so much of your strength to hold that other part of you? You should embrace that power, heh you're a fool."

Daidrea gritted his teeth at the hurtful comments. But he was right, Daidrea was never truly at his best when he was supressing away Aerdiad. It made him frustrated, his face became some what painful, he closed his eyes. "Shut up.."

Kuja made an evil grin. "Make me, if you think you can."
Daidrea charged him yelling. He struggled againt Kuja for he was no easy opponent. He was casting complicated spells with ease. Daidrea tried keeping up along with trying to attack him with his blade.

"Hah, is that it? Come, let us see your true power.. unleash your darkness!" Kuja casted a strange spell that casted a dark bolt of lightning that struck Daidrea. He cried out in pain.

He fell to one knee breathing heavily, his head down. He slowly staggered to his feet. He lifted his head, his eyes have turned black.

"Bite me," Erais spat at the evil rider. Him and his dragon were certainly intimidating, but she wasn't going to let that stand in her way. She didn't pay any intention to the other battles taking place at the moment, she'd singled this half breed, or whatever he was, she wanted him to feel pain. Erais began to walk forward, but stopped when he began to talk to Daidrea. No, Daidrea don't listen! Erais screamed into his head, though pretty sure it might be too late. She watched angrily as the rider was trying to manipulate. Frustrated she began to walk forward again, but fear wretched at her stomach as she saw a dark spell being casted at Daidrea.

Forgetting everything that was going on, she dropped her sword and sprinted to Daidrea. She got to him, he looked terrible, but nothing made her stomach squirm more, then when he looked up and she saw his black eyes. A sharp pain shot through her as she looked horrified at Daidrea. It had taken so much to keep him living in the light and fighting Aerdiad off, but this new rider, just blew it all away. The struggle that Daidrea had gone through was pointless now as he seemed to be nonexistent.

She let go of him in shock, almost stumbling. Reality started to sink in and she shook her head slightly. "Daidrea," her voice cracked slightly as everything seemed to be falling apart. She couldn't concentrate on anything other then the possibility of never seeing Daidrea again. She truly hated Aerdiad, but looking past him to the rider, she felt anger coil inside of her. "How dare you," she said as she felt the prickle of tears. Her hands shook slightly as so much anger was directed to this rider.

No Phalynx! Arden shouted as she darted after the other dragon. Besides her being so small, this dragon probably had much training where Phalynx barely had much proper training. He quickly flew over to the large dragon and whacked him in the side with his tail. It would take all three of them to take this dragon out, but with Fenixeres keeping Thorn tied up, they had little chance. We need to coordinate if we want to stand a chance. He told her while moving out of reach of the dragon. Neither one should be up against him alone.

OC- Your go Mesaraih.

OC- Huh? What do you mean gone, like hes out of town or something?

OOC: Look in the Leaving Section. He shouldn't be gone too much longer, I hope.

Erais was struggling with controling herself, she wanted to lash out at Kuja and make him feel white hot pain. In her peripheral vision, she could see Daidrea slipping away quickly. When she turned her over to look at him, he raised his head and instantly she knew Daidrea was lost. In a blind rage, her eyes blazed as she rounded on Kuja, death the only thing plaguing her mind. "I'm going to kill you!" the force of her voice was dark and it shook Arden hard. He'd never heard her so deadly and had never seen her on such a rampage before.

Arden struggled against the white flames he was being engulfed in. It wasn't doing much damage, but he wasn't able to get to his feet. He felt gratitude towards Phalynx as he was able to regain his own ground and he leapt up into the sky to avoid Selris' flame. He was almost as huge as Selris, but still had a few years to go before he would ever be that big. He was bigger then Thorn, which would help against him. Though Arden knew that just him and Phalynx against Selris would be very difficult.

Erais was holding back as Kuja whispered to her before vanishing back to his original spot. She was trying to contain herself, not do anything stupid, but she waited too long. Aerdiad came rushing forward at her, screaming how she was preventing him from gaining full control over Daidrea's body. She didn't have enough time to fight back, but had enough sense to block his attacks. "It was his body first! What makes you think you have the right to get rid of him?!" she asked him angrily as her anger split so it was towards both Kuja and Aerdiad, though it kept growing.

She gasped as she tripped and was exposed to Aerdiad's fatal attack. Erais' eyes flitted shut for a moment of their own occord. When she snapped them open Aerdiad was being thrown twenty feet from her. She gave a thankful glance towards Mesaraih and Phalynx. Her anger reared its head and her eyes flashed dangerously as she got back to her feet. She looked between both Aerdiad and Kuja. "Unfortunately I can't kill you very well without killing Daidrea, which I will never harm. So the most I can do is make you pay!" her voice hissed at Aerdiad.

The anger and spite she was feeling magnified her magic strength to rival even Kuja's. She muttered a few words which made Aerdiad be thrown against a tree, the force of it causing the thousand year old tree to split into two pieces. "Kuja you've treaded across dangerous ground. What give you the right to come in and destroy our lives? Why do you have to give Aerdiad enough strength over Daidrea, when in the end I know Daidrea has enough strength to throw him?" she asked him.

She drew her sword slowly, her eyes fixed dangerously on Kuja. Erais ran forward without warning. The high adrenaline, anger, and madness she was suffering from made her impossible to see at that moment. She sliced through the air and cut his arm, the wound rather deep. She rounded back to her original spot. "I won't let you get away without feeling the bitter pain I'm feeling." Erais said with a coy smile able to transfer some of the pain through his mental walls. Unfortunately, she didn't break through all of them. Daidrea, I don't know how far away you are, but fight. Erais pleaded into Aerdiad's mind.

Arden hissed angrily at Selris. The heat was no problem for him, but he knew if it didn't stop, or at least cool down, the whole forest would burst into flame. As a dragon, he felt a need to protect the old forest. We need him to his fire Phalynx. He quickly communicated to Phalynx while batting his wings so the heat was directed back to Selris, avoiding the trees. If this forest catches on fire, it means all of our lives. He told her while taking a large dead tree in his talons and casting it hard against Selris. It shattered against the hard scales, but it did its justice, there were small bits now lodged in between his scales, and it had to be terribly uncomfortable.

Erais was glaring at Kuja, waiting for the right moment to move. Her hand turned white as her grip on her sword tightened. "Tell me what happened to Daidrea." She growled darkly at him. Letting her mind glance at the other battles, she noticed both Fenixeres and Mesaraih were getting tired quickly. Both of you need to hold on. Fenixeres just try focusing on Thorn, if you eliminate him then it will be easier going against Selris. Mesaraih, please, don't do anything stupid. Erais spoke to them, but there was no way of knowing she was speaking to them, her body shook slightly from the anger that kept building.

She watched as Kuja summoned a black sword. Erais knew that it would be a worse thing to be hit with. Normally you'd just get cut, but with a sword like that, there had to be side effects other then a mere cut. She began to channel her anger and a white light started to seep out of her hand and swirl around her sword until it was glowing brightly. "Why won't you just go away?" she hissed at him, though she knew she had to make a decision when she heard Aerdiad began to talk.

I need you to keep Kuja busy while I figure out how to deal with Aerdiad without hurting Daidrea. Erais said to Zeta as she began to walk from Kuja. She turned her back on him, deliberately, and hoped it wasn't a mistake. Looking forward she saw Aerdiad and began to speak with so much anger and hate towards him, that she felt like exploding. "Actually yes I did Aerdiad. You are weak, the only reason you are here is because Daidrea was caught off guard, and because Kuja gave you a slight boost. There's no way that you can keep a hold on his body, he's too strong and I won't allow it. I want him back, and I'm willing to do anything to get rid of you and place him back." Erais growled as she lunged out, catching him unaware and knocked him against a tree.

Arden yelped in pain as Selris bit down on his neck and rammed him into a tree. He tried to escape, but the pain was very, well, painful. He slammed his tail desperately against his sides extremely hard until Phalynx came out of nowhere and slammed into him. They both went crashing into a couple of trees before they stopped moving. He got up to his feet, staggering slightly, but regained his own footing. He lumbered forward and slammed into his side, grabbing a boulder and smashing it against his front claw. From the loud crack, it was easy to tell that it was broken now. We need to get him knocked out or something, I don't think we can hold him off for too long. Arden said to Phalynx. He wished that they'd all just go away. He did not like the way Erais' thoughts were turning.