OOC: Mind if I join?

IC:Eriel sighed and lay down on the hard ground of her temporary resting spot. It was deserted, eerily quiet yet the rider could sense the presense of another when she opened up her mind. She made sure not to brush against its conciousness for fear of it retaliating. In her curent state, she probably could not take the creature on. She was worn out from weeks of travel without her dragon who had left for Ellesmera to train. She tapped a wooden beam as she thought about her home then, she heard a crack. The rider thought she was imagining things and ignored it. There was soon another one, louder and more distinct. She was about to shrug it off when a beam came down afew inches away from her, the sound made by it was so loud she was sure even the dragons up in their fortress could hear it. She winced mentally as she realised how close the had come to being killed.

Aeraldi lay in the ruins of a burnt house. It was pretty much intact except for the holes in the roof and the scorch marks everywhere. It felt safe, although thinking about what made this place how it was brought a tear to Aeraldi's eye. He knew that there were others about, but as long as they didn't come into his little ruin in the corner he didn't care.

Eriel watched the creature closely. Her eyes turned darker and lighter as he almost crashed and avoided injuries. When he finally noticed her presence, Eriel walked over to his wing.

OOC: Pass turn

Aeraldi sat and listened to the commotion, he was tempted to move and help but decided to wait and see what happened.

OOC: Obviously pass

Aeraldi smiled and thought that this could be fun.
Ok, but don't say I didn't try to hide myself without a reason.
Aeraldi crawled out of the ruins of the house and lept towards Eriel.
Found a friend have we Eriel? I would warn you early that my time is almost up so be prepared.

Most likely, though I can never predict what he does.
Aeraldi watched as Eriel tried to heal the creature. When it stomped on her foot he couldn't help but laugh.
Here let me help.
Aeraldi jumped off the wall and walked up to the horse with wings.
Don't be afraid, we won't hurt you.
Aeraldi placed his claw on the creature's side and let the magic flow through his body. He watched as the wound healed, but half-way through he pulled back suddenly.
Yet another creature with duality.

You can speak, but can see why you don't trust anyone. My other side loves the massacre here, but I feel nothing but sorrow. Don't take anything my other side says to heart.
Aeraldi backed off a bit and found himself a mildly open space.

OOC: -pass

Its time. Werepegasus, I would let you know what is going to happen. My other side loves battle. My skin will change, but it is still me.
Aeraldi braced himself for the change. He shuddered slightly, and his scales turned to black. His claws grew longer and lost their ivory appearance. He breathed in the air as if it was his first in years.
And death approaches.

Eriel waved a hand in welcome at Aeraldi then sighed as soldiers poured through the trees. They quickly surrounded the three of them.
OOC: Sry guys, I really can't think of anything.

Kijara folded his wings and dived down toward the soldiers below. Just before his hooves smashed a soldier's head, he snapped his wings out to their full length and swooped back into the air, gaining elevation. His hooves were covered in blood. He continued to attack from the air, taking out one or more men with each dive.

Aeraldi jumped onto another soldier's head clamping his claws around it and, with more force than a dragon three times his size, threw the hapless soldier into the others who happened to be holding their pikes to him. Backflipping gracefully Aeraldi shoved his claws into the chest of the next solder and used his impact to throw himself to kill another soldier.

OOC: -Pass

Aeraldi saw the soldiers spread out as they tried desperately to survive. Aeraldi let them have their small hope, standing still in the middle of a group of corpses. They surrounded him and charged. The spikes along Aeraldi's tail seemed to darken, even though they were black they seemed to absorb the light around them. The darkness traveled up his back and to his mouth where he let loose a torrent of flames across the solders that got too close. Aeraldi savoured the smell burning flesh for as long as he could.

OOC: Basically pass until the fighting stops.

Aeraldi was disheartened that the soldiers didn't last for longer. He looked back at the other two, watching as the elf fell over onto the ground, in front of another human. The mind of him felt like that of the winged horse.
She needs help! Your time is over.
Aeraldi shuffled slightly and his scales changed back to white, he ran over towards the elf. Aeraldi looked up at the werepegasus and said;
Grief can come at a later time, those that need to be mourned shall be. For now though I need your strength.
Aeraldi accessed his own magic and touched his claw on Eriel's back. He reached his mind towards the human's waiting for his approval.

OOC: Pass until the healing starts/ finishes (Depends on how fast the process is.)

Don't worry it won't hurt.
Aeraldi's scales gave off a light of their own, and he closed his eyes. Aeraldi drew strength from himself, the stranger only gave Aeraldi the ability to heal. He allowed the magic to flow into Eriel's body, the wounds starting to give off their own light. Her flesh wove itself back together covering up any remnant that there was a wound there. Aeraldi broke his contact with Kijara since he didn't need his help any longer. After a minute all of Eriel's wounds were healed and the skin being a little tougher than before.

OOC: MEAN! Now i'll have to get Eriel to a milk treatment spa again >.<

As soon as the foreign mind left his own, Kijara slammed all his defences up and added extra ones just to feel secluded in his own mind again. Now that the danger was past, he shuddered to think that he let someone else into his mind where they could manipulate him at will. A powerful wave of distrust swept through him and he took a step away from the other two before he could stop himself.

Ooc: Sorry I am taking so long to post, it's just that I started high school this year and all the homework took me by surprise.

Eriel sighed and turned around slowly, feeling her skin repaired and sunlight falling on her face. She instinctively brought an arm over her eyes, shielding them from the sun. "Eh..." She said softly, sitting up slowly and suddenly feeling herself being grappled by a human. Eriel frowned. "Let go of me Kijara..." She said softly, almost pathetically

OOC: Sry for the gm, but I thought that is we wanted this rp back up, i gotto make you move.

Aeraldi forgot how taxing it was to heal another without his other side igniting the spell. He lay on the ground breathing, trying to calculate just how much time he had used by casting that spell.
Too much. He thought to himself.[/i]
Something is wrong isn't it? I mean more than usual.
Yes, unfortunately we don't have the means to make it right. And we got other problems. Aeraldi said looking over towards the other two.

I was trying to remove myself from the world for a moment. Aeraldi answered. I had had enough of trying to fix the world's problems and decided to try and relax. To be truthful I knew about this place before I came here, well not what happened but I knew it was here.

Kijara frowned a little at their responses, but he supposed they could have killed him in the battle, so he decided to trust them for now.
"I lived here." he said in a soft voice and pointed to a small cottage whose roof had collapsed, "That was where I grew up. I took advantage of the comfort of a village and thought it was indestructible. I was ten when the urgals came. They killed everyone here. The only survivors were my sister and I. She was a new born at the time. We have both dedicated our life to the extinction of that species."
By the time he finished telling his story, his voice and eyes were like steel. He glanced at the two who were listening in to gauge their reactions.

Eriel turned as he told his story, green eyes piercing his. "I trust you." She told him softly and got up.
OOC: -Pass

OOC: Sorry, I had forgotten about this one. I'm going to pass. Again, really sorry.

OOC: S'okay.

Kijara sighed and looked around at the ruined village. He realized he shouldn't have been here in the first place. Seeing it had only opened old wounds and while he was sitting here bleeding over what could not be changed, his sister might be getting into untold amounts of trouble. "My apologies," Kijara said out loud, "but I must get back to my sister. That girl could cause an avalanch if there's no one to watch over her."
With that, he transformed, ripping his clothes apart in the process, and galloped toward the cliff. He jumped over the edge and glided until he was touching the tops of trees with his hooves, then powerfully beat his wings towards Jacia.

OOC:-Short


IC: Eriel raised an eyebrow. "And what do you suppose we do Aeraldi?" She asked absentmindedly.

Aeraldi watched Kijara transform and fly off towards the cliffs. Another transformation. If we find out just how he does that maybe...
Maybe we can figure out how to change easier.
Or possibly never change again.
He looked at Eriel and said to her, I think we follow. If I was larger I'd give you a ride but I'm still cursed with this body. With that Aeraldi took off and flew after Kijara.