Author: Eriator, Posted: Wed Feb 7, 2018 1:42 PM, Post Subject: Sandy flames [O]

"No need to apologize." Said Omorgal as he followed Aqua into the cave. "I guess we just both met the wrong person at the wrong time. Figures, luck is extremely fickle here. Glad that things seemed to go in the right direction again Omorgal looked around. The light from the oil pot made a beautiful painting on the walls as the light from the oil pot mixed with the light the big pile of gold reflected. The dragonborn only admired it for a short moment though after which he started to look around to make sure nothing was hiding in the shadows. In these parts of the world he knew it was better not to leave things to chance. Having made sure that there were no big snakes hiding in the cave Omorgal sat down on a big rock whereupon he opened his bag. Taking out a water bag he drank some of its contents after which he took out a piece of bread covered with sand which he proceeded to scrape of. When enough was removed to make the bread roughly edible he started to eat it.

"Interesting." Said Omorgal to Aqua's remark. Drinking a bit of water out of his water bag he thought some more about it. "Lucky you, if you can read human of course. I wonder if that would also be true for me. Assuming the legends are true Vermis might have made my people in some kind of half-dragons but it’s equally likely that he just made my people into humans with dragon-skin. And if the legends are false that would just mean that I'm an overgrown lizard which is too smart for its own good. No dragon-blood in my veins then." He shrugged. "It’s interesting to think about but not really important here I guess. He looked at the pile of treasures. However, what is important and interesting at the moment is who that pile of riches there belongs to. You said something about a sister, are we currently staying uninvited at her house? I mean: we have already broken in and entered and I'd hate to meet the owner of this place after cutting her door out of the door opening. And speaking of her, what is going on between you and her that you found it necessary to enter uninvited and rummage though her stuff? Sorry to ask something this personal but I'd like to be prepared if she returns."

Author: Vinsue2, Posted: Wed Jan 24, 2018 12:30 AM, Post Subject: Sandy flames [O]

"Actually I have danced with a five-headed beast, it had two legs and a tail fin so technically three legs. The part I would not believe is the rain dance for I have seen and danced with the hydra," she said laying down. "And I did not say that scales made you dragon. you call yourself a dragon born, you used flame as if it is part of you and besides looking and smelling like a dragon you have the spirit of one. It shines in your eyes." She let him start work on the door as she looked at the way it was formed and thought of how her sister would have made it.

she stopped thinking about how to get in and started listening as he started to talk about the legends of his people. She was quick to take notes on things of his story the 'last' dragon was talked of like a trickster and kind of reminded her of Turas who would do like him without a second guess. yet though the name was former she did not recall anything about it. The dragon had taken advantage of the people with ease. There were many things she wanted to point out about his story but she did not. Truthfully she understood why his first reaction was unbelief and his second fear, a fear she had only helped make when she had knocked him down.

 She only sat up and turned away from him as she looked up at the dunes. when he stated the door was easy to open she turned and stood up. "Sorry, I had no idea that your people had such a past, and just so you know I am pre-apologizing for what may happen. Like you I have a long story and my sister may be home."  Aqua placed both of her paws on the door and pushed, the door fell open. Sand was kicked up as she took a few steps in. she smelled the air to find that Turas had not been in the area for a while but she had been there. the bounty or hoard Turas had gathered was a sight to be seen. Aqua quickly lit her mouth flame and walked in soon spiting the flame into an oil pot. the red of fire and gold of the coins painted the walls. she quickly started pulling pelts and cloth into a nest of sorts. As soon as she was satisfied she started digging through her sister's stuff until she found a book, a book that was written in Dragonic. She took the book and went to her nest. She set it down before laying down and flipping through the pages.

She could not read but she always enjoyed looking through them anyways. "They say if a true dragon blood can read human than anything written in Dragonic can be read even if the person has never spoken it or even seen it." 

Author: Eriator, Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2018 4:53 PM, Post Subject: Sandy flames [O]

"Two reasons really." Omorgal said  to Aqua's question. "Firstly, if I told you that there was a creature out there with five heads and three legs that does a rain dance whenever it gets mad you probably wouldn't believe me. By your logic however you should believe me if I had also told it had scales. Now think about it. I've never seen a dragon in my life until a few moments ago. The biggest scaled creature I've ever seen was another dragonborn like me and he wasn't much bigger than I am. Why should I have believed that there exists a giant winged lizard which supposedly can also breath fire? And why should the fact that it had scales have made any difference? Sorry to say this. but the being you are just didn't make sense to me. Dragons to me were creatures out of legends, legends I didn't believe in."
Speaking of legends. They are the second reason I didn't believe you were real. Because even if they were true, the legends state that your kind died out. It's a bit of a long story however, it may not be the best moment to tell it.

Omorgal looked at the door thinking of a way to get it open. Brute force was of course an option with a big dragon to deliver it but the dragonborn thought a little finesse might be better here. Looking at one of the edges of the door he got an idea. He opened his bag and took out his blade of dancing heat. "You said I would be able to yield this blade with great effect." He said to Aqua. "Let's see if you're right." He tried putting the blade into the split between door and wall on the side where the lock should be. It didn't fit. Realizing that that side wasn't going to work Omorgal tried the other slit. Luckily there was enough of a gap to fit the blade through and as he moved the blade up and down it got blocked on several places telling the dragonborn where the hinges were. Now placing the blade above the highest hinge Omorgal made the blade red hot. Then he tried to slowly move it down, hoping it would slowly cut through the hinge or failing that: melt it away. "Yes!" He said after noticing his plan worked. "This is going to take some time." He told Aqua. "Looks like I've got time to tell that legend I was talking about earlier while I do this."

 "You see, legend says that the ancestors of my people, so including my ancestors, were once human. They lived in a city and worshiped their gods in their temple. One of these gods was depicted as a dragon. One day a dragon appeared near the city and because he could have been sent by the dragon god the high mage priest was sent out to investigate. When the high mage priest came back he told the city that the dragon's name was Vermis. Vermis, he said, was a refugee who had fled the killing of his species and was now the last of his kind. Vermis had asked the high mage priest for shelter and protection and because the dragon was a holy beast the high mage priest had agreed . He had promised Vermis that he could live in the temple since that was a fitting place for a holy beast and also the only building in the city the dragon could fit in. The city agreed with the high mage priest and a huge feast was thrown to celebrate the occasion."
Suddenly the blade shot downward having cut through the first hinge and losing its resistance. Still red hot Omorgal pulled it out of the slit and looked if it was damaged. "Years past and the inhabitants of the city had stopped worshiping most gods only paying respect to the dragon god and its representative in this world: Vermis, who had taken on this role when he moved in. A special temple guard had been formed out of men and women who wore armor decorated with scales and masks that looked like the head of a dragon. It was around this time that Vermis started to ask for offerings promising blessings for the city in return. At first it were little things, a bit of food, a piece of jewelry but things accelerated quickly to its logical conclusion: virgins."
Omorgal saw no damage on the blade. Putting it in he started with the second hinge. "The first virgin was given without protest, the city thought she would become a priestess of sort and saw it as an honor. In fact, the city had volunteers compete for the honor. But the lucky volunteer was never seen again and when Vermis asked for another virgin there were no volunteers. The city had to choose one for the temple guards to drag into the temple. But Vermis wanted still more and started to ask for certain virgins. And when he finally asked for a noble's daughter the city refused. Mad Vermis burnt the city hall and threatened to curse the city with his god's might if he didn't get her. Seeing no choice the city gave her to him. After this Vermis simply took what he wanted and he and his temple guard, who were often sent to fetch whatever their lord desired, were feared and detested by all. Only the mage priests still supported him."
The second hinge gave away and Omorgal started with the third. "Finally the city had enough and revolted. Mad again Vermis burned whole neighborhoods to the ground while the temple guard killed everyone in the street. The temple guard were up against a foe that was greater in numbers than they were and which fought ferociously and were beaten back to the temple. Seeing this Vermis helped his servants by strengthening them with a 'blessing' as he called it. Blessed the temple guard threw itself into the fight again and they succeeded in beating down the revolt. Relieved the fighting was over they looked at each other clearly for the first time since the fighting had begun and each of them saw what you are seeing right now. A dragonborn, half human, half dragon. Vermis 'blessing' had changed them. Because their armor and mask looked so similar they hadn't noticed sooner. Angry the leader of the temple guard demanded Vermis to turn them back into humans. Vermis refused saying that this was his blessing and that the temple guard should be grateful for what he had done. Feeling betrayed the former temple guard now dragonborns attacked Vermis who fled to his temple, unable to withstand his one creations. The dragonborns then stormed the temple killing the mage priests and fighting Vermis in his own temple in a bloody battle. And there they killed the last dragon of this world before the statue of the dragon god."
The third hinge now cut through Omorgal started with the last one. "The city was a ruin because of the battle and was never rebuilt. Knowing what they were and what they had done the dragonborns knew they couldn't they couldn't join up with the other survivors of Vermis rule. Instead they left the city and built a small village far away from their former home. And it is of these dragonborn that I descend."

Finishing telling his legend Omorgal cut through the last hinge. The door, now without its hinges, was still there but it should be removed quite easily. The dragonborn pulled his blade out of the slit and made it slowly cool in his hand. "According to this legend at least. I've never believed it but seeing that you exist there must be some truth to it. You know now why I, even if I believed in the legends, couldn't believe that you were real. Now you also know why I couldn't trust you. Vermis, if he really existed, betrayed my people and he was a dragon. You are also a dragon, I had to be careful." Putting the blade away he looked at the door. "By the way, you should be able to open it now."

Author: Vinsue2, Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2018 12:24 AM, Post Subject: Sandy flames [O]

Aqua was surprised that he came this time. Though he did have a good point stating mad at him may make the trip longer. She would get over it, just may take a second. She almost laughed when he stated how many he owed her. "Tecknicly four, one for yelling at me and not thinking I am real. But I'll let that slide if you tell me how a halfling does not think his ancestry is real. I mean your a scale covered person with good magic, even if you can't hit a snake, and have a dagger of dancing heat. A flame controlling weapon not some human weapon of all things. A weapon a dragon in human skin is quick to yeald without flaw." She said.

Soon she again stood up on her hind legs and took a deep breath through the nasal cavity. "I think I found something." She said stepping off the top of the sand dune and started sliding down in a half run. Once she finally stopped at the bottom she looked back and waited for the guy to get down before she continued to walk twords a now visible glass cave of sorts. Sand had found its way in to the well crafted cave but in the center was treasures of various types of things and a thing of oil in the middle of that. She stopped at the door and looked in. Disappoint on her face.

Author: Eriator, Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2018 8:38 PM, Post Subject: Sandy flames [O]

As Aqua spoke a battle raged within Omorgal's mind between two of his emotions. On one side there was anger, prompted forward by the insults and harsh criticism that Aqua gave on him and his ideas. Even though he owed her, and even though she had saved him she didn't have the right to treat him this way it told him. Despite what happened she still owed him a little bit of respect, this was just rude. On the other side there was shame. It told him that he had been acting like a fool ever since he had seen that dragon. Like he had done from the very moment that he had decided to learn magic and betray his people. Aqua was right to criticize him and if he didn't want to be a fool he'd better listen. So he listened, despite his anger, the conflict clearly in his eyes.
And as she spoke Aqua's criticism really started to hit him. Slowly the anger faded from his eyes leaving only shame behind. He looked away no longer able to look the dragon in the eye. After she had started walking Omorgal stood still in the sand for a moment, debating whether he should follow the dragon. Coming to a decision he picked up his bag and ran after her until he had caught up. Walking beside her at a respectable distance he spoke to her. He didn't care if she listened. 
"I'm afraid being sorry is the only thing I can offer to make it up to you, magnificent beast. So I'll say it again: I'm sorry." He fell silent for a moment. "But I know being sorry is not going to be enough here and as I said, I don't have anything else. Even worse, you'll have to tolerate me some more since I'm not prepared to handle this place. You said so yourself and I think you're right. Which means that I probably owe you three favors now. I propose that we get out of this desert as soon as possible so we can get out of each others way. Maybe we'll meet again someday and maybe I'll be able to make it up to you then. Lets not make this more difficult for us both than necessary. Unless you want to stay in this desert some more of course. Where we're going is entirely up to you and if you want to stay here because you have something to do here that's fine with me. I might even be able to help you if you want, to even things out a bit. Your decision." Omorgal looked at the shadows which were getting longer by the minute. "You said earlier we had to find a shelter for the night. Seeing anything yet?"

Author: Vinsue2, Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2018 12:28 AM, Post Subject: Sandy flames [O]

Aqua did not answer for the first part. She listened but made sure she did not look like it as she was still mad at the guy and it would take more than a sarry and bad ideas to get her to forgive him. She continued to lick her leg as her mouth started to heat up. "I do not need help from a two-legged that does not believe that I or half of his ancestry actually exist." She said and continued to clean her leg. She than started to suck out the poison wich would heat and lose some of its strangth. 

As soon as he suggested going to the natives she spat the venom out and looked at him. "Shitty is too generous. But encase you have not noticed i am a four lagged flame spitter. My skin is worth many lives in the market and many people including the crazy people around here think my blood is good for magic liquids. Our bone, teath, and eyes are used for weapons and decorations. Going to get help from the locals would mean death and I am not going human in a hurt state." She said. Her past taught her the danger of humans, orks, elves, and many other two-leggeds and a incident not long ago taught her not to switch forms when hurt. A trained eye could still see the large scar on her back from that incident.

She again licked her leg. Than spat it and a flame ball out to the ground. Her eyes glowed slightly for a second as the piercings disappeared. She got up and tested the wait on her leg. Satisfied she turned to him. "Licking poison will kill but injected poison is harmless. Venom was the exact opposite. That was not the first snake I have crossed and likely not the last. Now that then if I leave you death will come by what you have shown and I was raised better than to let someone die even if the do not or did not care the same. You can fallow if you want but that is up to you." She said standing up and taking off the snakes head before eating the rest. She than stood on her back legs as she sniffed the air looking for her sisters sent. She fell back down on for legs and started to walk off.

Author: Eriator, Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2018 7:59 PM, Post Subject: Sandy flames [O]

Just before Omorgal's strength was about to falter he felt the snake getting torn from his grip. Relieved he lay on the sandy desert floor for a moment, glad he was still alive. He was too exhausted to help the dragon fight the snake and even if he hadn't been helping would have been hard because of the sand Aqua kicked up while she fought. All Omorgal could do was shield himself from the sand and wait until the fight was over. When the sand finally subsided he looked around and saw Aqua licking her wound. Slowly the Dragonborn stood up after which he took up his bag and his wand and walked to the dragon.

"I guess I owe you twice now right?" Omorgal said while dropping his bag next to him and sitting down. "First for sparing me and now for rescuing me." He opened his bag and looked inside of it. "Thank you. And sorry for not trusting you. You saved me when you had every reason not to. You even thought I would kill you and you still came to my rescue. Shows I'm not even worth half a dragon." He chuckled. "Literally." He pulled out one of his water bags. Two small streams of water flowed out the two holes the snake had made when it had bit the water bag through his bag. "I don't think this water is safe to drink anymore. But that's not important right now. What's important is that whatever venom has spoiled my drinking water here is also in your leg. If that swelling there is any indication at least. I fully intend to repay my two debts. And because you got that wound because of me I'd even say that helping you with that snakebite shouldn't count to repaying them." He again looked inside of his bag after which he shook his head. "Unfortunately I don't seem to have anything that can help you." Unsure he took out a knife made from a strange metal after which he shook his head again and put it back. "Too dangerous." He muttered while looking at the swelling. "I'd say that it may not be the best idea to lick that wound but given the fact that I have no other ideas it is by definition the best one. And the worst." He closed his bag and stood up. "So unless you have ideas I can't come up with I don't know what to do." He let out a sigh of frustration and rubbed his forehead. "No wait, I have an idea. We could commit suicide by looking for natives and their equivalent of a doctor. Maybe they can help you." He shook his head. "I really hope you have another idea because I think it's a really shitty one. It's all I have though."

Author: Vinsue2, Posted: Sun Jan 14, 2018 6:49 PM, Post Subject: Sandy flames [O]

Aqua leaped away from the blast and looked surprised at it than turned ready to attack thinking he had tried to attack her. Just to see that he was fighting a snake. She watched for a little while as she debated on helping him. She moved at the last second knowing it was better not to let the guy die. She ran over and bit into the snakes tail as she managed so than sling it away from both of them.

It was now not only hungry but mad and slithered at her. She jumped to the side avoiding a strike and again tossed it. She danced with it avoiding quick strikes and kicked up a lot of sand in the process. It finally got it's teath into her leg And she bit it's neck and shook hard untell it was dead. 

It's fangs stayed when she ripped it off and slung the dead carcass. She than sat down and pulled the fangs out with her teath and tossed them to the side as well. She than started licking the wound as it started to swell.

Author: Eriator, Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2018 4:31 PM, Post Subject: Sandy flames [O]

Omorgal was a quite surprised by Aqua's reaction. He thought he had hidden his real feelings for her but apparently she was better at reading people than he had thought possible. Or he just wasn't as good at hiding them, or both. He was also surprised that Aqua accused him of planning to slit her throat. In reality this plan hadn't even crossed his mind. Sure, he wouldn't have to worry about the dragon any more if he did it, but Omorgal wasn't someone to do that if it wasn't absolutely necessary which right now he thought wasn't the case. And now, as the dragon turned away, Omorgal couldn't help but feel a bit sorry. Despite the fact that this was a giant lizard which had threatened to kill him something in the back of Omorgal's mind told him that he hadn't been very nice to the giant scaly beast which could kill him with ease. Dismissing this thought as something ridiculous he decided to get as far from the dragon as fast as he could. Though Aqua seemed to let him go there was still a chance of her changing her mind and Omorgal wanted to have a large amount of distance between him and the dragon when that happened. He looked for his bag with his belongings and saw it a few meters further to his right where Aqua had launched it when she had knocked him down. Omorgal took it up, swung it over his shoulder and started walking in the opposite direction Aqua was going. No doubt some sand had found its way into his bag further spoiling his food but he would get it out when he was some place safer.A forked tongue quickly flashed out in the dry desert air tasting it before disappearing again. It repeated this a few times to get a better taste after which it only came out sporadically to make sure it was going the right way. The owner of the tongue a giant desert cobra did this to ‘smell’ its surroundings and right now it was following an unfamiliar smell. Whatever gave of this scent smelled a bit like the small lizards that the snake often hunted but there was also something human about it. It didn't matter to the snake, it considered lizards and humans both edible so a combination of the two was just another meal to him.
Another flash of his tongue made it stop briefly however and taste the air again to be sure. It tasted like there was another lizard like creature in the area and this one the cobra didn't consider prey. Cautiously it continued letting out an irritated hiss when it realized his prey was going in the direction of the dragon. It tasted the air again, the smell of his prey was still there but the dragon's smell had disappeared and instead he smelled a human. A more intelligent creature may have wondered what happened to dragon and where the human had suddenly come from but the snake's lizard brain only lived in the now and didn't ask such questions. The only thing important right now was that there were two meals over there. It neared his prey even closer, going for the lizard like smell first. All that mattered now was the hunt, the smell of his prey. The cobra didn't realize that the smell of the human had disappeared and that the dragon's smell was back. Coming within striking range it reared up and pounced.Omorgal almost tripped when the cobra pounced at his shoulder and bit his bag with belongings. Dropping it and turning around with wand in his hand he saw a giant sand-colored snake rearing up going for another pounce. Jumping back he shot out a fireball from his wand which missed the cobra. What followed was a wild dance in which Omorgal slinged as many spells as he could at the snake trying to avoid the snake's teeth while the snake tried to avoid the spells and bite Omorgal. The snake couldn't hit Omorgal because it couldn't attack accurately while avoiding the spells and Omorgal couldn't hit the snake because snakes are thin and don't present a big target. The dragonborn cursed as he shot out a concussive blast which missed the snake, kept going and blew up a large amount of sand a meter to the right of Aqua. I can't keep this up. He thought while slinging another spell which missed. I'm getting tired, soon I will make a mistake. Then I'll be snake food. Panting he shot out another fireball. The snake avoided it and lunched forward with its jaw open ready to bite. Omorgal also came forward trying to grab the snake in a desperate attempt to hold the snake long enough in one place to land a hit. The next moment they both rolled through the sand Omorgal's hands around the snake's neck. The dragonborn needed all his strength to keep the twisting snake under control and its teeth away from him. So much so that if he freed one of his hands for only one second to cast a spell the snake would bite him before he could cast the spell. Losing his strength quickly Omorgal had only a few moments left before the cobra would overpower him. He could already feel its teeth sinking in his flesh.

Author: Vinsue2, Posted: Sat Dec 30, 2017 6:27 PM, Post Subject: Sandy flames [O]

"Your right Omorgal shareing a shelter was a bad idea. You would probably slit my air pipe in the middle of the night. Would also make it more difficult for me to make a shelter. Sorry I thought it be a good idea." She said visibly hurt by his reaction. 

She turned in the direction of the sent trail she was following earlier. The trail was the exact opposite of the way the guy pointed. She started walking as she turned back to the dragon forum. It is a lot easier for her quadruped form to walk on the sand. Her scale covered eyes would also have an easier time seeing if sand got in her face. She did not care if he followed or not. 

Little did eather know a giant cobra had got the man's sent and would track him. 

Author: Eriator, Posted: Sat Dec 30, 2017 3:09 PM, Post Subject: Sandy flames [O]

Omorgal couldn't help but to let out a sigh of relief after the dragon had stepped of him. He still believed that the dragon was going to eat him but for the moment at least he appeared to be safe. Still, he already saw himself roasted and ready for consumption while laying in some vegetables with an apple in his mouth. He had to find a way to get away from this dragon without the dragon chasing him and then eating him.This train of thought was interrupted when the dragon asked him a question. Omorgal wasn't sure what to answer. Seemed rather obvious to him that the dragon wasn't a vegetarian since it had claws, teeth and whatnot and he was the right size for a meal for a beast her size. The dragon meanwhile was just laughing and Omorgal was starting to feel a bit humiliated by the whole situation. First he had not seen that this beast was actually real, then he had fallen face first in the sand because the dragon had knocked him down and now the dragon was laughing at him because he had thought that she would eat him. She may have found the situation funny, but Omorgal didn't and his anger over this lessened his fear a bit.
Then the dragon suddenly changed shape and before he knew it a woman stood before him. Omorgal again had to process for a moment what just happened to make sense of it. Having learned from his mistakes he looked if she actually stood on the desert floor before deciding if she was an illusion. It appeared not to be the case.
 For a moment Omorgal looked at the hand Aqua had extended to him. Ignoring it he stood up by himself after which he proceeded to getting out the sand that had gotten in his robes when he was knocked down. Bowing forward to get the sand out of the underside of his robes he quickly snatched his wand out of the sand after which he hid it up his sleeve. He better kept it close for now. Hoping Aqua hadn't seen that he turned to her.
"My name is Omorgal." It seemed only polite to return the favor and introduce himself. No need to piss off the women who could turn in a dragon. Though she did seem a bit less dangerous now. "You might be right about seeking shelter. No need to travel through this dangerous place in the dark. I take it from your words that you want to share a shelter tonight?" That was the last thing he wanted, sleeping next to his would be eater. If, in the first place, this wasn't a ruse to get him to where her cooking pot stood. However, if he wanted to escape from this dragon turned women it had to be at the right moment. He would play along until then. He looked around. "Not much here I'm afraid. Just sand and dunes made of sand." He looked back at her. "Do you want a shelter you could sleep in while being a dragon or while in your current form? Either one is fine by me but in the latter it might be a bit harder to find something that is large enough." He pointed a certain way. "Shall we just go that way and hope we find something?"

Author: Vinsue2, Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2017 10:34 PM, Post Subject: Sandy flames [O]

She nodded her head. "Good now reminder it." She than stepped off and looked at the sky then back at the man. She smiled as she laughed. "Did you really think I was going to eat you?" She looked down at the man and his reaction which only made her laugh more.

She had to take a few breaths to stop than turned human. She wore a simple rode with its hood up. It whipped in the wind as she reached out her hand. Her face still beamed from the joy. "Here let me help you up. Names aqua." Her right hand was extended as her left held her boe staff. "We need to fine shelter before night." She said her voice softer.

Author: Eriator, Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2017 3:54 PM, Post Subject: Sandy flames [O]

Not sure what just happened Omorgal lay in the sand. After he had asked the dragon to please spare his life he had hoped to slowly increase the distance between him and the scaly beast and than run for it. The dragon however had other ideas and had begun circling around him while at the same time he was growling and looking at him. Or maybe while she was growling and looking at him, Omorgal had no way of knowing. Every possible escape blocked off by the beast Omorgal had reached for his wand ready to fight for his life. Then, before he could react, the dragon lunged at him and Omorgal flew back a considerable amount of distance before landing face first in the sand. When he had gotten the sand out of his eyes again he saw the dragon standing over him and looking him in the eye. And now the beast had told him that as long as Omorgal would owe her she would let him go. Needless to say that he needed a few moments to process all this.

The problem was that he didn't believe the dragon. Sure, the offer was reasonable. The dragon would spare him and that was exactly what he wanted. But why should he trust this beast? If the dragon could kill him right now then what stopped it from killing him later? And what could such a beast possibly want that he could owe? If he had his wand he could put up a fight. Or at least negotiate better terms. But when the dragon had knocked him down it had also knocked his wand out of his hand and Omorgal didn't know where it was now. Seemed like he had no choice but to accept the dragons offer and hope the dragon was true to its word.
"Su…" He said before he noticed he also had some sand in his mouth. He coughed and spat on the sand until his mouth was empty again. The sand wet with his spit had a darker color than the dry sand of the desert floor he saw. While he looked at this contrast in sand colors he also saw his wand sticking out of the sand. Quickly he looked another way not to draw the dragon's attention to it.
"Good idea." He said. "Better than mine, that's for certain.  I'll owe you. You'll let me live now?"

Author: Vinsue2, Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2017 12:27 PM, Post Subject: Sandy flames [O]

She stopped immediately as the two-legged came into view and started yelling at her. A dragon was not something you fuss at and back down. She almost backed down tell she seen him show fear. 

Aqua walked around him sizeing him up as she tried to figure out what the man was as she got a fun idea. she growled as she walked around. She lunged at him easily knocking him down and looked him in the eyes. She growled loudly as she spoke. "I got a better idea. I let you live if you agree to owe me."

Author: Eriator, Posted: Wed Dec 27, 2017 5:39 PM, Post Subject: Sandy flames [O]

Omorgal was covered with sand. He had been walking through the desert for a few days now, eating and drinking the few supplies he had, giving the desert more than enough time to blow the stuff everywhere. His robes had so much sand in them that whenever he made a sudden move a small cloud of sand formed around him. Sand had gotten in the bag he kept his food in making it almost inedible. And he himself was covered with so much sand that he was no longer white but brown. Needless to say he wasn't too happy. He kept going however, this dessert had a begin so it had to have an end and he was determined to get there. Walking to the top of yet another dune he hoped to finally see the end of this cursed place. He didn't, instead he saw something that made him doubt his eyes. Was this what they called a fata morgana or did he really see a white dragon there on another dune. He rubbed his eyes cursing quietly as some of the sand on his hands got in his eyes. While he blinked trying to get the sand out of his eyes he looked again. Again, it appeared there was really a dragon there, mane blowing in the wind. Not sure what to do next Omorgal sat down on top of the dune for a moment blinding himself with the sand that fell of his robes. Dragons were creatures out of legends he thought. They were supposed to live in stories, not in the real world. Maybe the sand had finally made him lose his mind. When the sand was blown away he looked again hoping to see an empty dune this time. The dragon was still there, stubbornly refusing to disappear from the dune. Or maybe somebody was playing a trick on him. Wouldn't be the first time he had been fooled either. Irritated he stood up once again creating a cloud of sand around him. He was tired of this place and the last thing he needed was someone playing tricks on him. He would tell that dragon to please bother somebody else. Whoever was creating this illusion would hear him and with a bit of luck stop messing with him. Otherwise Omorgal had no problem fighting and he actually looked forward to the chance to vent some of his anger.

"Would you please stop?" He said when he was within hearing distance of the dragon. "I've had a few terrible days and the last thing I need is someone like you playing tricks on me. You thought I would really believe that this here is a dragon? I know dragons aren't real so stop fooling around. End this illusion and I will forget I ever saw it and there will be no problems. Otherwise I'm afraid you've got a fight on your hand." Then he saw the tracks the dragon had made in the sand. No illusion or fata morgana could have made those. This beast was real and he was within striking distance. "On the other hand." He said with a mixture of fear, surprise and awe in his voice while he slowly walked backwards. "How about I leave and you don't eat me? Would that be a fair deal?"

Author: Vinsue2, Posted: Sun Nov 5, 2017 4:53 PM, Post Subject: Sandy flames [O]

Aqua was starting to get tired as her last mail was digesting in the heat. The sky said that night was fast approaching as her shadows were long and growing. 

The young flame spitter had came in surch of her sister. She was not having luck but sid have an old smell saying she came through here in the last two months. Yes it was a long time ago but thats all she had and she had to current a wrong.

She walked in her true form. Her wings folded tightly to her back. Her black main blowing in the wind. She needed to find a place to rest but in a land of sand that did not seem likely.