Ciri Sol'daar: -she saw the ground open up and looked at the horde that rose up out of the ground, she back peddled on the sands, the grey in her eyes glowed bight as she howled out a battle cry- "For Justice! " -her sword started to glow with fire and she started cutting down what was near her-

Aribius Nylta'al: Foot soldiers and all kinds of things started rushing Ciri from all directions now. Many were getting struck down and sliced in half from her sword. Aribius decided to just simply watch as if it were some kind of show, although he would slowly start walking in Ciri's direction. Around Ciri there would be knights trying to strike her with their swords, demons casting evil magic at her ranging from fireballs, shadow magic and poisoning spells. Dragons stepping over others and using their breath attacks of all elements coming at her and also snapping at her trying to bite her and grab her up in their mouths with all their sharp teeth.

Ciri Sol'daar: -Ciri screamed as she felt a claw dig into the armor's arm and her wings would flex and take her to the air, she would cast a light nova out downward into the crowd then dodge away from a dragon's breath before. landing in the clearing of dead minions, there were many still coming toward her-

Aribius Nylta'al: Many of the evil creatures were vaporized by the light nova. Those being some dragons that were evil, along with the skeleton warriors and the demons. But there was still other knights and the other dragons that would fly at Ciri trying to smash at her even after she landed. Aribius would raise archers now to fire at Ciri. Even demonic archers that could fly and fire from above.

Ciri Sol'daar: -Ciri turned and rammed the flaming sword up into the chest of one of the dragons and screamed out a command- "Flame hear me...slay my foe!" -the blade of the sword ignited into a fireball inside the chest of the dragon, before she pulled the weapon away, not daring to let it go, she tumbled out of the way of another dragon-

Aribius Nylta'al: The dragon roared as it was killed from the fireball inside its chest. The other dragon missed trying to hit Ciri. The archers on the ground and from above flying in the sky would all fire at Ciri as if it were raining arrows. Aribius was still walking and getting closer and had a longsword appear in his right paw.

Ciri Sol'daar: -one arrow hit and drove its head through her left arm and she looked up seeing the rain of wood and steel, she called up an energy shield over head holding it up as if it were a large steel shield, she saw Aribius was coming closer, then their was another circle of warriors around her she started to hack and slash and dodge, she was bleeding..but the warrior was still fighting-

Aribius Nylta'al: "Don't die tired, Ciri!" he called out to her. Shadows from many of the knights and things on the ground would start to form together like a big black pool on the ground and it would surround Ciri. Tendrils would shoot out trying to grab at her arms and legs and neck trying to get a hold of her and restrain her as she fought.

Ciri Sol'daar: -Ciri growled and spun she attempted to cut the tendrils as they reached out at her, she kept the energy shield up above her in case more arrows rained down, she felt blood trickling from a wound were her left arm had the arrow stuck in, one, two, three, four more enemies cut down-

Aribius Nylta'al: More knights around her would be killed and the tendrils sliced, but more and more tendrils came from the ground grabbing at her limbs and it didn't seem to be giving up. Aribius was maybe only several feet from Ciri now and while she was occupied he went to slash at her waist hoping to strike her.

Ciri Sol'daar: -a tendril shot out and wrapped around her right arm jerking her sword from her paw with the force, it bounced on the debris and sand, she punched a bloody left paw at the last minion she saw before she scrambled against the tendril to reach for the sword on the sand, that's when she felt Aribius' sword whoosh by her-


Aribius Nylta'al: His sword missed and Aribius ordered the minions to back away as he quickly charged at Ciri and went to tackle her down onto the ground while the tendril had her right arm. He was growling loudly at her as well.

Ciri Sol'daar: -she fell with him as he charged her and when she did she reached up and was able to get a paw on her sword, she brought it between his blade and herself, blocking with the blade, sparks flew and pain shot through her right arm, she growled up at him-

Aribius Nylta'al: He glared down at her as he held his sword against her. He brought his left paw up to her right arm noticing that wound and went to dig deep into her wound with his claws trying to sever muscles and make her drop her sword.

Ciri Sol'daar: -she howled out and dropped the sword, blood sprayed everywhere, adding to what was on her and on the ground, she brought up her left arm and attempted to back hand him away-

Aribius Nylta'al: He was hit by the backhand and then he brought his sword close to her neck growling at her more. "Look at you, brave little princess trying to save her pathetic beloved. Do you really think he's worth dying over?"

Ciri Sol'daar: -her lavender grey-ringed eyes glowed as she looked up at him and growled but he had her pinned, the tendrils wrapping tightly around her arm as others reached for her too- "i...i fight for justice! Yajis...deserves life..a chance" -her words a bit hard to come out as his sword was at her throat-

Aribius Nylta'al: "What does he deserve after what he did? A lot of innocent people have died because of him. He never gave them a chance!" he tossed his sword to the side and went to hit Ciri across the face with a fist.

Ciri Sol'daar: -her head went to the side and she struggled against the tendrils that had wrapped around her left arm too, she looked up at him- "a...lot of people must have died at your paw too! ...we have different causes....Yaj has never had a chance to choose his with a level mind!"

Aribius Nylta'al: He would keep the tendrils existing and his other minions would be on standby now as he sat there on top of Ciri keeping her pinned down on the ground. He started to grin and chuckle. "Oh, this gives me a lovely idea... a very, very lovely idea...."

Ciri Sol'daar: -she struggled, trying to ball up her fist and draw her magic, wanting to turn into light and fly off...she hadn't lost a battle or been on the ground under an enemy in ages, she grunted a bit blood was tricking from her arm, her sword was out of reach- "what..you monster!"

Aribius Nylta'al: "Yaj be given a chance... I'll give him a chance. Let's see what he'll all do for his beloved Ciri. Let's see how far he'll go to save you." He started to chuckle and then started punching at Ciri again repeatedly and even went to striking her across the face with his claws.

Ciri Sol'daar: -she screamed out and struggled, but then her eyes started to water, she then felt things go wet and dark, she could faintly hear the minions milling about, the waves on the beach and then nothing...she had passed out...after the long battle, Aribius had his prisoner-

Ciri Sol'daar: -Ciri had been pacing in the cell, she could hear sounds beyond the door and could only see a little way beyond the door by way of a small barred window, she had attempted to pull and prode at the collar around her neck but there was no luck at getting it to budge or open...she had laid the egg she had been left with hours ago in a corner along with the arrow she had pulled from her own arm, a lenght of the bottom of her blood stained shirt had been ripped away and tied around the arm tight for a bandage, she slowly made her way back to the corner, the chain rattling along the ground as she went-

Aiden'wynth: -the egg radiated heat to keep itself warm, it had been left in the corner, the red of the shell glowed against the black of the shell, once in a while its glow pulsed-

Ferunoth: In the big underground lair it had always been so busy. There was no determination of light or day in it, so there was never really a quiet moment in the place. No one had come to give Ciri any food or water yet either. But she was going to get her first visitor. The cell gate would unlock and Ferunoth pushed it open. He would slink into Ciri's room standing only 12ft tall to the shoulders and his neck being only moderately long. His tail swayed slowly behind as he moved into her cell, staring at her. Often his forked tongue would flick out catching the scents and caught how much she had been bleeding. "Only a matter of time before you were captured." He gave a deep chuckle. "Always is the stubborn ones."

Ciri Sol'daar: -she looked over as the celldoor opened and stood against the wall near the egg, her wings flexed softly as she watched the black dragon step into her cell, lavender-grey ringed eyes studying him- "...you...i do not know you...but i know your Master.." -she was bloody and bruised but still had that beauty about her-

Ferunoth: His head tilted slightly and sat down in the middle of the cell and rested on his stomach, crossing a foreleg across the other. "Who doesn't know the arrogant furball." He gave her a draconic grin. "But I do know you, Ciri Sol'daar. I watched your village burn. Watched you and the purple one make your own way while Aribius went the other. Such a day to remember." He then got up and moved a bit closer to her. "Don't you ever remember seing a big black dragon that sat upon the mountains watching the world as it burned?" he asked her even moving his head closer to her and flicking his tongue out at her.

Ciri Sol'daar: -she studied him even more now and the memories of that day flowed back to her again- "...i remember...an ancient black dragon...its size larger than the hills it perched behind...peering over us while our village burned to the ground and we...fled"

Ferunoth: "Take a wild guess who I am then." He looked down at the egg then back at her. "The battles in your world still go on. Seems neither side is really winning. I think that planet might crack before good or evil wins."

Aiden'wynth: -the eggs shell gleamed and seemed to tremble softly but was still warm to the touch, no doubt the dragon would be able to tell exactly what it was-

Ciri Sol'daar: -she moved to pick the egg up into her paws and held it close as she stood, facing the dragon her back to the corner, she held it protectively, she looked down at the shell as she heard news of her homelands and the war- "i...fear as much as well.."

Ferunoth: "Good news is you're not captive by the Ebony KNight, though he is making an appearance in this realm. Such a lucky fluffy girl you are. He does seem to like the pretty ones." He held up a forefoot and turned the food over and opened it up as he looked at the egg. He was wanting the egg. "I don't think that egg belongs to you." he stated

Ciri Sol'daar: -she looked up at the upturned claw and shook her head as she held the egg closer- "..no...it..was given to me..." -she said softly, she felt her heart skip a small beat, if she handed the egg over she would be completely alone, a longing little look was given down at the shell-

Ferunoth: He put his foot back onto the floor. "Okay, fine then. I'll just have you tossed to the ebony knight. From all my years I've noticed he really does enjoy gifts. Especially stubborn Espers who love to put up a fight and cry in the end." Feru was starting to sound like as if he was the one in control of it all.


Ciri Sol'daar: -she shook her head and just held the egg close and petted a paw over it gently as she looked up at him- "...even better...let me go..let me out of this pit...give me a weapon.." -a bit of anger coming across her words-

Aiden'wynth: -the egg's red swirled shell glowed again and then settled, what ever it was felt the warmth of being held-

Ferunoth: He acted surprised at first with a gasp and then started to laugh at Ciri. Feru didn't say anything else, he just kept laughing and laughing.

Aribius Nylta'al: In a swirl of shadow magic in the cell Aribus would appear and he saw the laughing dragon and Ciri standing there. "Ferunoth, stop harassing my prisoner." He looked to Ciri and grinned and walked towards her. "You want to be let go and be given a weapon? Why?"

Ciri Sol'daar: -the laughter brought the fear back to her mind, she stepped back and found she was in the corner and couldnt move further back, she held the egg close, that was when she saw Aribius appear and swallowed a bit her mouth was becoming dryer, she hadn't drank or eaten anything since yesterday morning, she looked at him, a look of hate in her eyes but she spoke- "would be used to bring justice!"

Aribius Nylta'al: Aribius started to laugh as well then he moved up to Ciri since she was backed into the corner and just like the dragon did, he held open his paw towards the egg. "I don't think you deserve to be given anything now. Not the egg nor the clothes on your back. If you want them back, you'll have to fight for them. No negotiating. That is how it will be unless I say so."

Ferunoth: The dragon stopped laughing to catch his breath and grinned widely at them. "Isn't that cute? She wants to fight for justice. You will have your hands full with this one, Aribius."


Ciri Sol'daar: -she watched them, listening to Aribius, she didnt want to give up the egg, she held it close and stayed in the corner, shaking her head- "no...you...wont take it...it deserves someone to watch over it and what hatches from it"


Ferunoth: "Isn't that a dragon's job? Dogs have puppies, not hatchlings." Ferunoth stated quickly and came up to Ciri giving a long, deep growl at her.

Aribius Nylta'al: Aribius went to backhand Ciri after what she said. "Do as you're told. You challenged me and you lost. This is your own doing, Ciri."

Ciri Sol'daar: -a dragon's egg...thats what it was? she had never seen one before, then she felt the back of Aribius' paw draw across her cheek hard enough that her head hit the wall beside her and skin split near her hairline, it caused her eyes to water, her ears were ringing but she heard the dragon and Aribius and looked down at the egg- "..you...wont harm it..." -that was still not a request, it came out as an order, but she would hold the egg up for Aribius to take, her heart sank-

Aribius Nylta'al: "I'll do what I want with it. It's not yours." He snatched the egg from Ciri. "And get out of those clothes. You'll be staying in just fur for now on until you earn it back. And the only way you'll earn things is through tournaments. You winth the battle tournaments, you'll be rewarded. Understood?" he grinned and chuckled at Ciri.

Aiden'wynth: -as Aribius took the egg into his paws, he would feel it tremble then settle, it was warm to touch and the glowing red on on the black was brighter it seemed, he might even hear the heartbeat over their link-

Ciri Sol'daar: -she heard him, this was even more of a shock, the egg was in his paws now, but he wanted her clothing. she looked down at the torn and stained tunic, and the brown cotton bloodstained pants, she would look at him then she pulled the tunic off, showing off the greys, whites, browns and blacks of thick fur, a few scars but none that maimed her, she then pulled the pants off and threw both garments to her captor's feet-

Ciri Sol'daar: -long grey, brown and black hair flowed down loose along her shoulders, for all her hundreds of years Ciri was truely a thing of beauty..and a warrior, she was fit and thin-

Ferunoth: While Aribius held the egg, Ferunoth reached over and took the egg from Aribius with a grin. He knwe what was in the egg and barely trusted anyone that wasn't dragon with an egg. Then he saw Ciri taking off her clothing. "Be thankful you're not a human with all that pink skin and have all that fur to cover yourself." The dragon snickered.

Aribius Nylta'al: "Starting to wonder if Yaji'is liked you for your body than your love." he stared at Ciri and glared at Feru when the egg was snatched from him. Aribius looked at Ciri again and looked deep into her eyes. "Ciri, why do you want out other than 'justice'? Are you trying to get back with Yaj?"

Ciri Sol'daar: -she looked away from him, feeling the collar around her neck as she looked off along the wall and down to the floor, she wouldnt talk at the moment, for she wanted justice for both Yaj and herself...for anyone else Aribius had wronged, she wanted to kill the lupish creature standing before her-

Ferunoth: "Perhaps I should set her on fire. Maybe burn all that fur off her body. I bet that will make her talk or at least scream." The dragon had bits of fire come from the edges of his mouth at Ciri threateningly.

Aribius Nylta'al: Aribius picked up the clothing Ciri put on the floor and kept staring at her. "You best answer me, Ciri. Ferunoth is the only creature I have that I barely have control of. So, I'm not the only one you need to worry about right now."

Ciri Sol'daar: -she said a small prayer to her gods, hoping that somewhere they were listening, once she was done, she looked at Aribius- "we have our enemies to ...gain justice over...Yaj and I" -the inflection on her voice he might hear from it that she was talking about him-

Aribius Nylta'al: "I think you should think twice about Yaj before you go teaming up with him, Ciri. Why don't we take a look at his past life?" Aribius quickly went to pin Ciri up against the wall and to place a palm on her forehead. Aribius was also wearing his armor, so he may end up scratching or stabing her with the small spikes from the armor when he went to pin her to the wall. "Don't you want to know who he truly is?" he growled at her

Ciri Sol'daar: -she gave a grunt as she was pinned against the wall, spikes on Aribius' armor dug against bare fur and flesh along her stomach and chest, but she was looking at him with a look of hatred- "you don't know who he truely is!!" -she growled at him-

Ferunoth: Ferunoth sat on his haunches in an upright position, holding the egg in one clawed foot and petting it with another and even nuzzled the egg some. He was grinning and enjoying seeing these two Lupinossai argue.

Aribius Nylta'al: "Know nothing? He's my brother! I know everything about him!" He started to force memories into Ciri's mind. They were all Yaj's memories, his emotions, his actions, everything he did. Every bit of joy he had with every woman he had been with, all the rage he felt when destroying villages, every fight he had with Ciri in the want of killing her, how he thought she was weak and pathetic and an unworthy mate. Hundreds of years of memories and images would be forced into her mind.

Ciri Sol'daar: -Ciri watched as images flashed across her mind, her eyes closed and she shook slightly as she watched the images that Aribius deemed as Yaj's memories, she saw destruction, death, rage...the pleasure Yaj took in things...as the images kept going tears trailed down Ciri's cheeks and she unknowingly whimpered before she tried to pull away, at least move his paw from her forehead or to move her head so he stopped the images-

Aribius Nylta'al: He released Ciri and backed away from her and didn't take his gaze off her eyes. "He is a an accident waiting to happen, Ciri. I warned you when we were young that he never could control his emotions, but no. You kept loving on him. You kept tihnking everything was going to be alright apparently. Look at what happened. He had our village killed and then killed many lives with his own paws after that. It's only a matter of time before you realize I was right all this time, Ciri. I'm doing you a favor and getting you away from him and yet you don't even thank me for it. Haven't even thanked me for letting you keep your soul." he growled more at her and bared his teeth.

Ciri Sol'daar: -Ciri fell to the corner, her knees weak after being held there for so long, she didnt mean to fall and tried to get to her feet, from the floor, she looked at him as the wall held her up- "...you...wouldn't dare!" -she growled at him, she wasnt even sure if he could or not, but she didnt think he would, they had known each other since childhood, she finally got to her feet, she had to force herself to hold her tongue-

Ferunoth: "Haven't seen you this upset since the first time I killed you, fuzzball." he spoke talking to Aribius and chuckled. Using some of his magic he made a soft bed mattress his size appear on the floor and moved to settle down on it and would set the egg down to curl up with it as he watched the two lupes as if it were a fun show.

Aiden'wynth: -the black, red striped dragon's egg, remained comfortable in the black dragon's clutches and gave off a warmth, it seemed to settled as it was curled up around-

Aribius Nylta'al: "Shut it or I'll remove all your scales again." He snapped at the dragon then glared at Ciri once more. "I wouldn't dare what? Take your soul?" he asked her and was starting to grin again and even gave her a wicked chuckle.

Ciri Sol'daar: -she looked down at her bare fur- "you call taking my clothing...my freedom....a favor.." -she softened her voice, the collar around her neck was blocking her magic, she couldnt even feel her normal energies, she looked back at him- ".Aribius...you would have already taken it.." -she heard a crack beneath her feet as she realised she had stepped on and broken the shaft of the arrow she had pulled from her injured arm earlier, she didnt look away from him though-

Ferunoth: "Harsh. Don't bother making logic with Aribius, Ciri. The boy is clearly out of his mind. Hundreds of years old and still an emotional pup." Ferunoth grinned and put a wing over the egg. He felt that the egg would hatch soon and was going to help release the newborn to the world if it were not to stay within this big lair.

Aribius Nylta'al: With a swift action of his paw he made the dragon, mattress and egg poof elsewhere in the lair. Aribius didn't feel like listening to the dragon right now and it was aggravating him. He took a step back from Ciri and thought on those words. "That's called punishment. I told you to back away from me, but you wanted a fight. You're ungrateful." he snarled at her. "You are one of few I've cared for, Ciri. Suppose you're right. I would have done it already, but you're temping me to actually do it." He leaned close to her. "I've given you many chances. You challeneged me and blew your last chance at being safe from me. You better start getting smart about me letting you keep your soul. That's the last forgiving thing I'll ever be doing for you."

Ciri Sol'daar: -she was looking into his eyes not showing fear toward him, though deep down she was wanting to crawl away, but instead she watched him and stood there against the wall, the sound of her breathing was all that was heard after he finished speaking, then she licked her dry lips-


Aribius Nylta'al: "Yaj will be looking for you very soon once he fidns out something is wrong." He looked at her clothes. Aribius went to quickly pull some feathers from her wings. "I have many plans for you, Ciri, but they won't be easy. I'll let you fight for your chance for a normal life again." he said with a stern tone. "You should get some rest soon. You'll have your first fight tournament. if you win, you might get clothes, food and water. If you lose...well, I won't let you die, You'll be the winner's reward instead once the fights are done with... and believe me. A lot of fellows I've captured do enjoy making bets and love the new girls in the neighborhood." he gave her a sick chuckle. Then leaned closer with a grin. "Hope you're not afraid of vampires either. They do like to bite without warning. even like to sneak into cells when things go dark."

Ferunoth: Ferunoth poofed back into Ciri's cell and was still lying on the mattress with the egg in his curl. he was also eating what appeared to be a deer and was just all out enjoying himself while he listened and watched the two again. The stubborn old dragon was hard to get rid of so easily.

Ciri Sol'daar: -lavender-grey ringed eyes watched him, she stayed in the corner, watched him pluck a couple long feathers from her wings, but then pulled them closer, she started to growl at him, but cut it short, she slid to the ground to sit in the corner, her eyes lowered to the floor, she saw the dragon appear again and watched as it was eating the bloody deer body, her stomach wanted to turn but she just looked away again- "what ever ...you or your...horde do...Yaj will come...others will come" -she spoke softly-

Aribius Nylta'al: "They might. They might not. Question is, as you find out who Yaj really is. Will you ever want to be with him again?" he asked with a raised brow and took some steps back. "You might think all those memories I showed you are false, Ciri, but if there's anything you've ever known me for it's that I'm not really one to lie often. Yaj was the one that was always good at that. He was called the demon of the sly fox after all. Always seeming so innocent, sweet, charming only to put a knife in your back. He did it to Amaretto. I'm not even sure if I want to take your soul, Ciri, because honestly I don't really want to know why you'd want to be with a man like that."

Ciri Sol'daar: -she looked down, his words struck something in her mind and heart and her eyes closed her head was down, a tear trailed down her cheek, what was the truth there, she hadn't come to that conclusion yet, she pulled her knees up toward her chest and a wing laid over her just a bit- "...i...love him.." -she whispered out, then spoke up- "...i thought what we had was true and real...besides the attacks...and moments that you plagued him" -she spoke with a tone that she still didn't believe what he has showed her-


Aiden'wynth: -the egg on the mattress in the dragon's clutches trembled and rocked a bit but then became still again, it seemed the life inside it was moving more and more..as it was soon ready to come into this world, but it settled for the time being-

Aribius Nylta'al: "He was a lot less violent when I began to own him. Yes, of course, many times I did have him attack you out of amusement, but not all of those things were me. Love can be blinding some times." He moved towards the cell gate and stared at Ciri. "You should get some rest. You have plenty to do tomorrow. Plenty to fight and much to win, if you want to win that is." he smirked at her and then left the room and closed the gate, locking it and moving down the hall with her things. He was thinking sending these items to Yaj and give him a clue that his precious Ciri was in trouble.

Ferunoth: "Life is awful isn't it?" the ancient dragon spoke with a mouthful. "People betraying you. Boyfriends and girlfriends getting broken hearts. People taking peoples souls." he commented

Ciri Sol'daar: -she heard him leave and his words echoed in her mind, then she heard the dragon, she could smell the dead raw meat of the deer, she frowned, she laid her head which had blood drying down her cheek on the wall, it was cool and soothed the wound a bit, she closed her eyes- "life is...what one makes of it" -she spoke with a bit of strength in her voice...it might have been the last she would show tonight-

Ferunoth: "How true. Some people enjoy suffering." Feru stopped eating and licked his snout with his tongue. "The future holds many surprises for you, Ciri. You will face many upcoming challenges that will make you or break you." he spoke to her as if he knew the future and what was to come of her. "But i assure you there will be much humiliation, pain, blood and fear involved."

Ciri Sol'daar: -she closed her eyes, she heard him speak, but was slowly dozing off, a hunger in her stomach, she felt drained and did need rest, she slept while she could-

Ferunoth: The dragon chuckled. "So tired these children get so quickly." He nuzzled the egg again. Soon it would hatch and it would certainly need someone to care for it. The dragon disappeared again, going elsewhere for the time being with the egg and his food. Though he may have left the mattress.