Niitari
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Post by Niitari on Sept 9, 2014 1:05:02 GMT
There is a forest here, a somewhat medium sized forest, and strangely enough, all the trees are colored black or dark gray. Mostly it is because of the ash and hardened magma, but otherwise a lot of trees are just black.
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Niitari
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Post by Niitari on Sept 9, 2014 1:05:25 GMT
Kieran knew the were being followed, he just did not know how far behind they were. He was faltering as it was, his wingbeats getting slower. Something that dragon had done... it had affected him somehow, though he was not quite sure what it was. By the time they reached the Black Forest, he was just dragging along. Their altitude had decreased dramaticlaly. He was barely keeping them above the tree tops at this point.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 9, 2014 1:07:18 GMT
"Kieran! You need to land. You have to rest for a little bit," Adrain called out. He could tell his brother was tired, but he feared there was something else that was causing him to slow down. He glanced behind them, "I don't see anyone following after us yet. You should land....please?" He was getting worried. He didn't care if they got caught and thrown back into the cells. He wanted to figure out how to help Kieran.
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Niitari
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Post by Niitari on Sept 9, 2014 1:12:11 GMT
Kieran seemed to take it as some sort of cue to give up entirely. He dropped from the sky, rolling over and tucking his wings in to protect Adrian from the trees. They crashed through several branches before landing on the ground with a loud thud. When the ash settled, Kieran as in his human form again, coughing from the dust in his lungs.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 9, 2014 1:12:45 GMT
Adrian blinked, coughing and waving away at the dust. Crawling over to Kieran's side, he wrapped his arms around his brother and pulled him up into an awkward sitting position, letting him lean against a fallen log. "What's going on? There's something wrong, isn't there?" He kept his gaze on Kieran's face, holding onto his hand tightly.
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Niitari
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Post by Niitari on Sept 9, 2014 1:17:53 GMT
Kieran coughed again, and leaned gratefully against the log. His face stung from a scratch a tree banch had so mercillesly bestowed on him. "I don't know," he said lowly. "The dragon... did something..." He shivered. "Fuck, I'm so cold."
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Post by Deleted on Sept 9, 2014 1:30:04 GMT
Adrian frowned, letting go of Kieran's hand. He unzipped his hoodie, taking it off and wrapping it around Kieran's chest. He wrapped his arms around his brother, trying not to panic, at least not enough to let it show. Was this all he could do to try and keep his brother warm? "Too bad I can't breathe fire," he grumbled. He wouldn't be able to make any. He might have managed if he had his lighter, but they had taken everything from him before tossing him into the cell.
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Niitari
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Post by Niitari on Sept 9, 2014 1:31:02 GMT
He leaned into Adrian, shivering in little spasms every now and again. His chest was feeling tighter and heavier, like someone was crushing it in a vice. But then he heard sounds. Sounds that he knew were wingbeats. "We have to go," he said, struggling to his feet.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 9, 2014 1:31:12 GMT
"We're not going anywhere! Not when you're like this," Adrian kept his arms wrapped around Kieran, hoping to use his weight to keep his brother from being able to move too much. His mind raced, trying to think of what they could do if they couldn't fly away. "Hide. We can hide." He glanced around frantically, looking for somewhere the pair of them could use.
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Niitari
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Post by Niitari on Sept 9, 2014 1:31:40 GMT
"No chance," he said, pointing up to the trees above. "My fall broke those branches. They'll dive down here and find us in no time." If they don't track our cents already... He grimaced as he slowly started to shift back into a dragon. "Get on my back," he aid, his voice bcoming a gowl halfway through.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 9, 2014 1:31:49 GMT
"No," Adrian replied, crossing his arms over his chest. He knew he was acting like a toddler having a tantrum, but he wasn't going to encourage Kieran to strain himself even more. "Flying isn't an option for you either." If flying wasn't an option for his brother....was it an option for him? Would he be able to fly and carry Kieran?
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Niitari
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Post by Niitari on Sept 9, 2014 1:32:37 GMT
Kieran shook his head at him. He shifted his throat some to accommodate a human voice box. As if reading Adrian's thoughts, he snapped, "No! You're the one who isn't flying anywhere. And we can't outrun their wings with human feet. So unless you can shapeshift into a horse, we're screwed. Get on."
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Post by Deleted on Sept 9, 2014 1:32:59 GMT
Adrian flinched when Kieran snapped at him, having been lost in his own options. "Oh yeah? And what about you? You won't be able to out fly them!" He leaned against the fallen log and pushed himself up so he could stand. "Whatever's going on with you is getting worse. You're not going to be able to fly for long until you can't fly at all, and then we'll crash land and they'll find us anyways."
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Niitari
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Post by Niitari on Sept 9, 2014 1:33:24 GMT
"I'm not sitting around waiting for them to catch up to me," he growled, lashing his tail in irritation. "If we can just get to the border, they can't touch us. Now... we might get in trouble with another city, but anything is better than giving up and letting them kill us like criminals."
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Post by Deleted on Sept 9, 2014 1:35:04 GMT
"Then fly off and I'll follow after you," Adrian growled back. He tugged at the bandages on his arms, beginning to undo them. He would only hurt himself more if he tried to shift with them on. He knew he'd be able to fly and carry his own weight at least.
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