“Nooooo, where did you go?
I was sure I had a hold of you,
Now I can’t tell you apart
You are just like me
Who are you?
We could be together,
I have no choice to assign you with them now,
Which one are you?
I will find you,
Or you will find me
Come find me.”
….
“Auuhhh.” Groans Shiryu blinking his eyes open
“Where am I?” he looks up at wooden ceiling from which crystal lights shine down
Picking himself up Shiryu–
“–Chief?” just as he’d begun to examine his surroundings his eyes catch the small frame of the woman in leant against a wall surrounded by all her blades, weapons and magic stones spread out on the floor, which she continues to offload
“Too much weight.” She mumbles
“What?”
“My magic isn’t working, no, it’s being drained,”
(Drained)
It’s at this time Shiryu now gets chance to assess his location,
From where he stands an exit door is a short walk away behind, in front a fireplace, there is a moderately sized couch next to him where Aki stoops down in front,
Across on his left is a large window covered by light blue curtains, and to his right a door leading to other areas of the apparent house
(I’m in a house?)
The walls are of brick and painted a soft teal, a few abstract colorful paintings line the walls, and it seems to be a one floor building
“Whose house?” Shiryu rubs his eyes
The tone of the atmosphere feels so dreary, so gray and cold like a bad trip
(I feel so lightheaded)
“Do you feel it Shiryu?” Aki tries to steady herself to walk
“I feel a little woozy, like my strength is slowly being sucked up,”
“Let’s get out of here quick.” Aki says though moving slowly
….
Vwoo~
The door swings open and a cold stench of breeze slaps the two across the cheek
“urkk”
(Smells like death)
Outside the door is the small front yard of the house, the grass lawn now dried up
Crrkk♪
The ground crackles slightly as the two step on it,
(Is this where that earthquake cam–)
“Back inside!” Aki suddenly hisses yanking Shiryu back through the door
Crrackkkssskk♪
As she does a part of the ground they were standing on breaks off falling below.
Below??
(Waitt)
Going over to the window Shiryu peers out,
“Chief….” His voice wobbles.
Aki takes a peer out her face going from inquisitive to dismay
They were suspended in the air by a great height, the land, the house, detached off the ground now hanging onto what I can only describe as a black webbing
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Like a clothesline many other chunks of land containing homes were hung up in distance, the black cords flowing to presumably the dragon.
Though they didn’t know this at the moment.
All the houses were stocked with enough food for the people to survive for months–however long the dragon wanted them to survive for, their strength was like nectar to the creature, during select intervals it would leave them to eat, sleep and recover their strength only to sap it away once more…
…...
…..
“I, I have a rope.” Aki doesn’t hesitate to come with a plan
“We can use it to….”
Drupp!
As the chief turns back to get moving her legs suddenly give out bringing her to a slump
“Aki are you ok?” Shiryu extends his arm out to her
“I’m just tired,
I can’t function properly” she tries to get back up on her own but fails to do so ultimately taking Shiryu’s hand
(I feel weaker too but not this weak)
“Take it easy for now, chief”
“My warriors are presumably in w similar predicament to us, how can I just sit around?”
“Your not, sitting around, we have to take some time to assess the situation before acting.”
“ngghh” Aki grits her teeth understand that statement all to well
“Our priority is getting down from here and killing the dragon, that will most likely free everyone else from whatever this is.”
(Whatever this is, is right)
Shiryu turns around to take one look out the window again, from what he can see from here is the back lines spreading far across the open air, below a foggy blur of the city from which a gluttonous aura exudes
A deep hunger that wants and will not stop until it has swallowed everything in its path.
(Why?)
Shiryu wonders
(What could possibly make you want all that power?)
…...
…..
…..
What could indeed…
…
Down in the city of Furlheim a dragon sleeps, it’s scales a dark red, so dark in fact that you would just think it was black,
It’s head like an alligator’s and body like a lion’s every inch of it covered in dark spiky scales, out it’s back are things like wings that are not wings, spiky tentacle-like things protrude out spreading themselves around the city searching for humans to capture for food.
Inside the dragon however, inside the beast’s mind are thoughts,
Not one but many a collection of thoughts.
A collection of greed.
A greed for power.
A Love for unison.