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Post by Thorn The Dragon on Jan 12, 2010 19:36:47 GMT -6
The Steam Field. A spooky place if you asked Furious Flames. No idea why they ever took Fledgelings here. It just felt wrong. Furious Flames shivered slightly as He entered the Steam Field, a place He truly disliked. The underground lake was hot and misty, very unpleasant to spend a good amount of time in, and the many holes. He never leaned close to one, for it could startle you, and you make you fall in one! He never knew what would happen then. Maybe the hole would gobble you up, or you could just stand back up and climb out. He never trusted them enough to truly study them. He looked for a small white flower, with a red center. It was a rare one indeed. He had started having visions yesterday, this herb appearing in His mind daily. It's like someone was telling Him He needed it. So boring as the day was, He decided to travel through Fire Group territories looking for it.
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Post by Stealthy on Jan 12, 2010 19:44:50 GMT -6
ooc: Just going off of what Aquaflow used as the plant that the flower comes from: The plant is usually found being cultivated and grown by other creatures.
ic: Rubyrise felt almost the complete opposite of Furious Flames on the Steam Field. As the other dragon searched for some sort of herb, the battler was listening to the ground rumble near one of the holes. Suddenly the mini-earthquakes increased, and almost spontaneously the female sprang into the air, soon followed by a burst of steam that sent her catapulting through the air, roaring with laughter. It was a jumble of blood red scales and billowing smoke, and the ever present laughter.
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Post by Thorn The Dragon on Jan 12, 2010 19:56:41 GMT -6
Furious Flames noticed the female's dragon laughter and shrugged it off. That girl sure knew how to make Her own fun. So simple She is.
He male healer slowly surveyed the Earth, spotting no possible life for any herb or plant. He felt disappointed till He heard a small voice coming from somewhere near? "Who?" He mumbled looking around and spotting a little hidden enclosure, between to huge rocks of the volcano. Furious Flames poked His inside, amazed by His findings. And centaur was stirring a huge cauldron that smelt strongly of herbs and various fruits. "Hmm?" Asked Furious Flames a bit to loud. The centaur looked up at Him, obviously terrified and reaching for His bow. "Calm yourself small one!" He warned slightly growing. The centaur stopped in His tracks, clearly scared out of His mind. "Where did you find those herbs that your cooking?" He growled gesturing to the pot.
By...by the lake....there is a little cave in the complex, which leads to a small dome shaped villages. Back there you can eventually reach the forest and mainland. It's a huge cave system in there, it is. He explained the cave in detail, being there before He told the Dragon that the Centaurs in the cave farmed, famous for growing rare and vaulable herbs and plants.
Furious Flames nodded slowly and began to speak
"You better rejoin your people before a dragon more hungry and vicious then Me finds you holed up in here, enjoy your meal" The dragon slowly reached His head into His herb pouch and tossed out a small rabbit that He kept in case they were lost, far from home. Furious Flames then slowly walked away, towards the small lake up the Steam Fields
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Post by Stealthy on Jan 12, 2010 20:01:22 GMT -6
Rubyrise now spotted the healer heading towards one end of the Steam Field. "Hey! Where are ya going?" She asked, flapping up to be level with Furious Flames. "Going to relax in the lake?" The red dragon added, straining to see through the steam as another column of the vapor shot up a little ways in front of the two dragons.
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Post by Thorn The Dragon on Jan 12, 2010 20:05:48 GMT -6
"I guess, if you think of traveling into a hidden cave relaxing." Furious Flames sighed as He realized He had said to much. He didn't want to bring along any extra weight. The Centaurs would be afraid of Him as it was. The smaller male dragon looked up at the female when He reached Her. "Any way" He shrugged "Your probably to busy to follow around a healer, you must have more interesting people to talk to..." He turned away, sticking out his tongue. He was used to being a lone wolf, not being in any of the battles that bonded His group together. Only patching their scars and applying herbs to their gashes.
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Post by Stealthy on Jan 12, 2010 20:12:16 GMT -6
Rubyrise, being a battler, hadn't seen any action since a border skirmish, and that was a while ago. "Can I come? Please? There isn't anything else to do." She said, swishing around so that she was flying backwards and facing her Healer. "Hidden caves sound like fun!" She said, spiraling upwards a little and then diving before leveling out again next to Furious Flames.
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Post by Thorn The Dragon on Jan 12, 2010 20:18:46 GMT -6
Furious Flames sighed, tilting His head down and closing His eyes. Seconds later' His head cleared, He spoke. "Fine. Just stay quiet and behind me." He started slowly for the lake with a stubborn look on His face.
Minutes later they had reach the pathway leading to the lake. They walked through it rather slowly, the deep tunnel casting a shadow over them. Then they reached the center of the lake, the sight causing Furious Flames to hold His breath. It had been so long since He had seen the lake, He felt so tempted to take a quick seat in the water's edge. He smiled, slowly walking towards the lake, kneeling down to shift His hand through the water. It was warm, but at the moment He needed to relax. The tension was killing Him and as He entered the water, laying down, His head just out of water's reach, He immediately was released into a world of no care, no worry. He sighed happily, closing His eyes slightly and enjoying every bit of it.
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Post by Stealthy on Jan 12, 2010 20:26:51 GMT -6
Rubyrise nodded, and no more sound was heard from her, not a snort of her nostrils not a swish of her tail, until they reached the lake. Furious Flames seemed so immersed in it, astounded by its sheer calming nature and beauty. He must not have visited the place very often, since the breath taking effect wasn't as strong on the battler. Silent as a seal, the red scales disappeared beneath a layer of clear water. Taking a deep breath, the female dragon sunk below the surface and glided around underwater. Soon she emerged again, water droplets shimmering on every scale.
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Post by Thorn The Dragon on Jan 12, 2010 20:34:15 GMT -6
Furious Flames dreamed of Flame Group. The happiness they had each day, the world peaceful, the Humans leaving them alone and the other groups no harm. But they seemed to not notice the new darkness that was to come upon them. Furious Flames shot out of the water, sweating and His eyes filled with fear. He had sensed fear, death, and evil near. Something bad had happened here.
"It's time to move" Ordered Furious Flames already looking around for a passage way. He slowly walked around the lake, not finding any entrance way. "Hmm.....Rubyrise help me find this hidden village" He said to Her and then mumbled something about a stupid Centaur.
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Post by Stealthy on Jan 12, 2010 20:44:42 GMT -6
Rubyrise mumbled under her breath, audible to none but herself. Climbing out of the soothing water, the battler started to gently trail her claws over the slick rock faces on the sides of the lake. Suddenly one of her claws snagged on a crack. "Furious Flames! I think I found it!" She called, throwing her weight against the wall and feeling it move only slightly.
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Post by Thorn The Dragon on Jan 12, 2010 20:51:46 GMT -6
"Huh?"
Furious Flames hurried over to where Rubyrise was pushing against the wall, obviously putting all Her effort into moving the thing a few inches. Furious Flames shrugged and joined in, pushing along the rock much smoother. After a few seconds of pushing, a small tunnel was revealed on the right side of the tunnel where they pushed the rock. "This way" Motioned the healer cautiously making His way through the tunnel, half crouched down and sweating. They suddenly reached a large clearing where they could stand up straight again. There were on top the hill leading to the Centaur village. There was a large winding path, leading to the village hopefully. Furious Flames followed it.
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Post by Stealthy on Jan 12, 2010 20:58:48 GMT -6
Rubyrise stopped her Healer before he could go very far along the path, which was fairly small for the dragons. "Hold on! How are we supposed to talk to these things?" She asked Furious Flames, knowing at least from her experience that things like centaurs didn't speak their language. "Sharks cant speak fish, and dragons can't speak centaur as far as I know."
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Post by Thorn The Dragon on Jan 12, 2010 21:06:25 GMT -6
"Shush young one. Some people talk their way out of things unlike the ones who battle" He glared at Her. They continued to walk on the path, it was clearly crafted by a small people, probably the Centaurs that live close by. He couldn't hear any sound as they approached hopefully the last tunnel till the village. The tunnel stank of strange smell. One that Furious Flame was some what familiar of.
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Post by Stealthy on Jan 12, 2010 21:18:13 GMT -6
Rubyrise suppressed a hiss as she followed her elder. "Did I ever mention anything about fighting? We don't know how to TALK to them." she snarled behind him, glancing from side to side incase for some odd reason there really WAS some centaur there that could understand her words. A clopping of something like hooves seemed to be coming from down the tunnel, approaching and magnifying as it came.
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Post by Thorn The Dragon on Jan 13, 2010 19:09:49 GMT -6
Furious Flames slowly walked through the last bend till the clearing was revealed. The sound of hooves startled Furious Flames, making Him excited that the Centaur had been right, there were others! He rounded the corner revealing the village, a huge and somewhat abandoned place. The sound of hooves was right in front of them, a Centaur slowly walking towards them, a terrified yet blank face on Him. "What?" The Firegroup dragon stood in horror as the Centuar fell, revealing various cuts and slashes across Him. The village was a mess once you looked at it closely. The huts were burned and some tumbled over, the road littered with dead bodies and random weapons, most sticks used by the Centaurs but some Dark swords lay on the ground. "What happen?" Mumbled Furious Flames walking over the the injured Centaur and helping Him up.
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