LTGB II: Return of the Games.

[Morty]

"Dandelions? From what I understand, they can be quite deadly." said a tall, lean dragon as he strode from the shadows. Now twenty years old, he had nearly doubled in size, and acquired a pair of straight gazelle-horns. His shaggy mane was now little more than a row of bristles down his spine, and his scales had darkened and grown more prominent, though they were still small by most dragon standards. And finally, he was covered from head to tail in an elaborate skeleton tattoo, as if he'd been skinned alive and his bones now showed through the flesh. "Sorry for my unnerving appearance. Someone was giving out free tattoos. Guess who?" he said to Gorn, grinning.

"Yeah, sure." said Ciro petulantly in response to his father's words, when they were suddenly accosted by a pair of beings who looked as if they ought to be heralding the Apocalypse, not chatting it up with a dead friend's relatives. Ciro didn't know much about his energy clan grandfather, but he did know that he'd had an odd knack of making the unlikeliest of allies. Eyes wide, Ciro crept stealthily behind his mother at the sight of the massive black dragon and his strange bipedal companion. He and the giant armored humanoid had just crashed into the lake as meteors, and no one had so much as raised the alarm? What was wrong with these people?? His eyes darted to where Tea and Taranis were watching, and rolled his eyes. It was like they were obsessed with combat. Disinterested, he looked around again, and spied a greyish-brown, oddly marked dragon lope from the woods, a weathered skull hanging around his neck. Were those... bones? Coming out of his skin? What were zombies doing at this festival?? He was about to tap his parents on the shoulder and ask about it when, to his surprise, the strange dragon approached them. Who the Hell was this guy?

[Awesomoman]

"Um...Hes dead. Well, physically. His immortal form still exists but even then he only communicates with a few select people." Gorn explained to the two dragons. He didn't wait for a response from each one, because a very familiar voice came from behind him "Guess who?" Gorn's jaw hit the floor, he turned around to face his best friend. "ISKY! How you been ya son of a bit-" He stopped himself when he remembered his kids could hear him. "Uh, I mean, what have you been up to? I'm liking the new digs!"

[Nohiki]

"Please don't sell drugs to kids this time, ok, sahib?" Phoenicia rolled her eyes as she saw Isky approach them.
"Wow! WOW! A real DEMON!" Lantea's eyes glittered, "Ok, what did grandma told me? Loktus? Nonono, that was the bad one... You must be Scourge! I tried summoning you once you know?" she said, her voice excited nearly more then when she got her sight back. "And half the nest burned down instead."Phoenicia added, turning her head, "Nothing to do here..." Phoenicia whispered to Ciro with a wink, and took Lantea off her back, putting her on Gorn's. "I think we know who you wanna talk with." she said and put Ciro where Lantea was just a second ago. "Let's go somewhere less violent, shall we?" she said to her youngest, readying her wings for takeoff to make haste for the tree. She couldn't wait to hit the ice cream stand once again.

Tara decided to combine useful with fun and stood the tree chunks in front of her. Then with several rapid combat moves, she separated the branches from the trunks. Then she focused as she summoned her power. Several thin flames erupted from the ground and sliced through the trees, splitting them into equally thick planks. She panted, as this degree of control was very taxing for her, but was satisfied with the result none the less. She tied the planks together with a rope and the took off, lifting the load and carrying it back to the tree.

[Morty]

Iskander chuckled and bowed to Phoenicia as the dragoness took off. "I wouldn't dream of it, hanim."
He then turned to his old friend Gorn, and headbutted him playfully on the shoulder. "It's been years! I've been quite well, I've been helping my uncle track down a number of infernal artifacts, though no luck so far." he explained, and observed with delight the earnestness of the two remaining young dragons. "Don't tell me these little ones are yours? Congratulations, my friend!" he said emotionally, moved. "It's been so long. I can't believe I missed.. all of this." He shook his head. "I'm sorry, I see you were already speaking with someone. Greetings, God Slayers." said Iskander, bowing respectfully to the two demons.

"Hey!" Ciro protested upon behind picked up, but he was too grateful to be away from all these strangers claiming to be familiar with his family members to complain. "Where are we going?" he wondered, casting a glance behind him to see Lantea fangirling over the giant armored human. No one seemed to be particularly alarmed that a fifteen foot tall human was in their midst, after they'd just driven back the wizards for the second time. Granted, the hellishly armored god-king didn't look like a wizard, but still, you'd think people would be more cautious. "Was that the firecracker guy?" Ciro wondered, finally placing the description of the zombie dragon.

((I wonder what the relation of Scourge and Thorondar's Hell is to Iskander and Asmodeus's Hell. Maybe just a neighboring underworld?
Also, if anyone wants tattoos, Morva is in the vicinity. ))

[Nohiki]

OOC: Pfffffffffffff fangirling............. also she is doing so over the demon

"Where do you wanna go? I long for something sweet to bite." she suggested, "but there's nearly everything here. I heard the water dragons even set up a pool. I wonder how many earth dragons are gonna drown." Phoenicia snickered, recalling the moment Ciro mentioned. "Oh yea, he tried to mine his stuck friend out of the tree using explosives your daddy made. I hope they won't fall the tree this time." she laughed and circled around a branch before landing. "Also, i'm quite sure there is one place your uncle found you might find interesting, that is if i remember where it is..." she said, referring to the wall of history.

[Morty]

((Whups, fixed. XD))

Ciro made a face that suggested he really didn't want to know how some dragon managed to get stuck in the tree. After what had happened to Tea, and his mother's account of his actions later in his life, Ciro wasn't so sure he wanted to be anywhere his uncle had been. "What if he left a projection of himself there?" Ciro pointed out, curious despite himself. Even though he'd been mind-controlled by aliens, of all things, at his end, Ciro had always been a little intrigued by the mysterious figure presented by his uncle. His mother's seemingly poor opinion of him had discouraged him from asking any questions, but now that he'd helped slay the Gyrada King and sort-of discovered an ancient floating city with the help of his friend Pandora, surely there was no harm in knowing a few things about his uncle. "So, what was he, you know, like?" asked Ciro cautiously, watching what was visible of his mother's face from where he clung to her back, sailing over the festival.

[Nohiki]

"That depends on WHEN. From what others told me he had rough start, he saw mom vanish afte defeating Desperanus when he was but a week old. That would have sucked. Then he was raised pretty much as any fire dragon in the fortress, taking a lot of dad's attitude. Then he led a team, in the end including me, to stop the disease. It nearly killed him as well, several times in fact. And that's where he begun to change. He became obsessed with protecting and saving EVERYONE." she sighed and remained silent for few seconds, "But that is what must have made him insane. Because the wizards cam, and it was an all out war. And in a war, you can only help those you can, and not everyone. He must have felt like a failure, especially because he more or less missed it on a crazy scavenger hunt with his..... well i dunno what they were with Dinara." she said, "and then he was already controlled, and i had to end his life. Something then happened to him, somehow he stayed alive, and become careless of individuals, always getting towards the greater good. he went extreme on the other side of the spectrum." she said. "Anyway, what i was talking about is just a magic artifact that records history. I doubt he left anything there, he kept that place well hidden."

[Zetherus]

Scourge looked at the young white dragoness on Gorn's back then smiled when he heard that she tried to summon him. "You must have been the voice I heard through the gates of Oblivion! I would have actually appeared, if I weren't ripping apart hopeless mortals at that moment. Now why would such a calm soul try to summon the Destroyer of Worlds here?" He said in a calm demonic growl as he jumped off Thoron's back and landed beside Lantea's father looking up at her actually interested on how she was trying to summon him. The mysterious dragon that had just appeared behind him caught his attention but shifted his glance quickly back at the young dragoness.

"So he has fallen then released from his mortal form. And hear I thought I was going to pay for the two strongest drinks!" sighed Thoron as he saw the dark tattooed dragon come up out of nowhere and steal his conversation. Thoron felt insulted until the dragon greeted himself then responded nicely, "Pleasure is all mine and Scourge's, and you are? Well you also son of Zarin, I don't even know your name either?" He also with a slight bow while talking to the two. "You seem to be of demonic origin mysterious one! Tell me, are you from Hell or Xatarix?" He asked Gorn's friend calmly while lifting his gaze at him.

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In a nearby shadow Pandora had appeared near the festival in a dark overhang of bushes and trees spying on those enjoying them selves.

[Morty]

Ciro sat quietly, thinking about what his mother had said. But wasn't it good to want to save everybody? No matter your intentions, if you were only able to make your side win, you weren't much of a hero. Real heroes made sure there was a happy ending for everybody. And, though only a hatchling, Ciro knew it was impossible. A not-unfamiliar feeling of bitterness rose in his throat. Inexplicably, the conversation had left him feeling heartsick. He almost regretted asking about his uncle, whom, he'd been able to convince himself, had laid the clues to the light city purposefully so that Ciro might follow them. The thought struck him as much more sinister, now. There was still one question that plagued him, and it pertained to the light city. "How did he know about the equinox? Do you think he ever found out where it led?" he wondered, as they drew closer to the ancient tree. He hoped they would be able to find whatever it was that recorded history. It would be more fun than watching people wrestle eachother to the ground repeatedly..

[Nohiki]

OOC: Lantea is Gornish green-blue T_T

"Didn't you find out as well?" Phoenicia said with a knowing smile on her face. "Your uncle knew MANY things. Quite possibly more than your grandma." she said in a weird, silent tone, like she didn't want anyone to hear them, not that anyone was around. "What bothers me is that he's using my children as pawns in his game and i am powerless to stop him." she sighed, "Take are of yourself and your siblings. Family is everything. Somebody close to talk to, that is what Fireheart never had. If he did, maybe he would still be here." she said, forcing herself not to cry.

"Calm soul? You obviously need to look again." Lantea snickered. "I dunno, to kill time? As far as she was concerned Grandma was on good terms with you, and i was practicing ancient magic at the time." she shrugged, "Felt like a fun thing to try. Your kind is rare around here, and frankly as your big bud would certainly confirm, demons are beings of great power. I always liked magic, i can never have enough of it!" she said cheerfully, remembering the first time her own elemental magic awoke in the last battle with the wizards.

[Kauria]

"Hey! Whatcha doing?" Ourias piped happily next to Pandora, having slithered into the bushes to get closer to the newcomer. "You want a dandelion necklace?" He offered the garland with both claws.

[Zetherus]

OCC: Scourge is color blind... XD

Scourge was starting to like this young one even though he has never thought to get along with any other dragons. "Hmhmhmmm, so you are interested in my kind! Do you know that you are talking to a god king, the first of the Eternal Flame. I am what you call in your tongue Phinixsis Firstborn." The demon growled as he out stretched his right arm then opened his hand revealing his charred palm to the dragoness and asked, "You want to see a magic trick, a fraction of my power?" A evil grin appeared on his face after he asked the question.

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Pandora nearly jumped when the strange black and violet dragon appeared next to her. The dragoness immediately scooted away from the nice dragon until she pressed herself against a tree afraid of Ourias. She remained silent as she wondered how that dragon came to be so close to her without alarming her. "How did you sneak up on me like that and who are you?" She asked with a shaken voice thinking it was one of Void's many forms.

[Kauria]

Ourias sat up and drew back a little, sorry that he'd startled her. He locked his claws over the dandelion chain fretfully. "I'm Ourias," he said with a small smile. "Who are you?"

[Zetherus]

Pandora's red eyes stared into his finding any lies but found non just an Innocent boy. She grunted with a sad look on her face as she pulled her gaze off of Ourias' to look at the ground she laid upon. "You need to be more careful talking to those who lurk in the shadows. If I didn't know better, I would have seriously injured you Ourias!" She said softly as the dragoness sat up to look at him with a quiet response to the creature asking her name, "I'm Pandora and it's good to meet you... I think! Sorry for my hostility earlier, no one really speaks to me so I don't know how to act polite in first impressions!" The dragoness scooted closer to Ourias then laid back down on the form in the grass made by her body where she first laid down at continuing to observe the festival before her. She glanced back at the metallic black dragon then asked, "What do you need of me?"

[saphira]

luna was exhausted and it wasn't even noon yet. they had gotten swamped once word went out that the play area had been set up she had now set up a swimming course for three younglings had already almost drowned, and to top that off she now had young female fire dragon who had been pushed in the water by a water male and was now balling her eyes out. now to top it all off one of the really young ones who barley even knew how to fly was trying to take a whack at the advanced air course. suddenly the dragonlet in the air plummeted it was about to collide to the ground when luna gestured with one of her front hands upwards and a blast of air cushioned his fall." she rushed up to him along with one of the healers assigned to her area. "what where you thinking?" she growled at the youngling,"check to see if he is hurt then take him to his parent and notify them of what he has just done." she said to the healer.
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"WILL EVERYONE COMPETING IN THE TOURNEY FOR TODAY PLEASE GATHER INSIDE THE COLISEUMS INTERIOR. THOSE WISHING TO WATCH CAN FILE IN THROUGH THE FOUR STAIRWAYS PROVIDED. ALL HEALERS OR THOSE WHO ARE WITH A FIGHTER BUT DO NOT WISH TO PARTICIPATE MAY FILE IN AFTER THE FIGHTERS YOU WILL BE GIVEN THE ASSIGNED LOCATION FOR YOUR FRIEND OR ASSIGNED PATIENT. THANK YOU THAT IS ALL FOR NOW." the voice went out several miles away from the great tree and leaf replaced the two rocks he had been lifting. for once he was actually nervous, and, for some reason he didn't know why, he wanted sapphire to be there and to be his healer not some random dragon. but he got into line and got his assigned room and put his name in for the tourney.
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tukali stop practicing his basic battle moves and lined up to get his room usually dragons in the tourney shared a room and a healer apparently he would be sharing his with some young punk named leaf.
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sapphire heard the call go out for the tourney so she headed back towards the arena giving up on her search for sol'lux for now, she would have to show her the new design and the secret of the locket given to her by some old coot in the forest long ago, besides her presentation was long after the tourney was over for the day. so she decided for some reason to surprise leaf and be his healer. after all wasn't this what she had trained to do with the water clan healers? anyways she flew in and requested to be placed in leafs room and after a little flirting with the attendant who was working with her, her request was granted.
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luna was relived when the call went out for the tourney now she could gets some rest for a few minutes before it started. when she woke up she was still a little exhausted so she snuck to the woods and took little energy from the trees then went to take a front row seat to the tourney.