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Things that Purr and things that bleed.

The next day the storm hits blanketing them in rain. Slyfer had seen it coming. He was pulling the wagon when he saw it approach over the vast plains. Thunder roared, lightning flashed and with it came the rain, torrents of it! While others were scurrying to set up tents and prepare for the storm he only stood there watching the rain approach hearing the blasts of lighting.

He stood there for two reasons.One he was stuck in the harness and needed help to get it off!

The other reason much more profound. He is a dragon, a sky ruler, how can such a storm not affect him! The wind that ripped through the tall grass made his heart beat faster the lighting sends jolts through his body he wants to change right there and go play within the clouds. Feel the rain on his scales as it washes over him. Trisha that had come to help had come to a standstill, silently watching not able to will herself move.

Slyfer’s aura is exploding, running wild! His eyes that look at the sky is so filled with longing it nearly breaks her heart. Lightning strikes again and he feels the call inside him urging him to move to fly! The dragons inside can see what is happening and they shout for him to control himself! He takes a step forward shaking the wagon with a jolt. Grey Main’s attention that was on the ominous clouds is instantly turned on him.

Slyfer takes another step. Grey main starts to ask what’s wrong but he does not get an answer. Another step. Grey Main pulls on the brake stopping the wheels from turning….. It doesn’t help the wheels start to slide over the grass as Slyfer walks! The irritating thing pulling him back only registers lightly! His attention focused on the clouds swirling as gusts of wind rip and roil inside them.

“Trisha! Trisha! Quickly untie the harness don’t just stand there!” Grey main can sense danger, his heart in his throat. Trisha shakes herself out of her stupor and starts to work her hands shaking. Aldowin also arrives and after one look starts to help! He screams as he does. “Slyfer control yourself! Fight the urge, now is not the time!” …..No answer only silence as Slyfer’s aura grows even more!

Alric and Serina had warned Aldowin about this but he had completely forgotten. Young dragons can’t control the urges a storm brings. All dragons feel it but as they get older they learn to control it to a degree. No rain had fallen on the plains since they set out to travel but the rainy season had obviously arrived but Aldowin had completely forgotten the older dragons’ warning. He only remembered after seeing the clouds and then he had ran like the wind toward the solitary wagon that he knew Slyfer was pulling.

He had avoided Slyfer because of what he did- leaving Slyfer in his time of…. Need. Now he is paying the price!

Trisha gets the harness loose but to pull it over SLyfer's head is another story. Because he is walking the weight of the wagon pulls it down making it impossible to lift it. Twang! Scish! Aldowin has his sword out and is cutting the tethers. Each cut sends the braided leather shooting back to the wagon with enough force to kill a man! With his tethers cut Slyfer almost feels free!

The dragon in him claws at his consciousness to be let out! To be set free. Trisha and Aldowin try and give chase as he picks up speed running towards the storm. Visibility is already minimal with the falling torrents of rain and his figure soon disappears in it. They keep on running hoping he will find himself and stop! Trisha suddenly trips falling face first her speed carries her forward sliding over the grass. Inside her the tigers are fighting. She wants to go with him! Not be left behind!She doesn't know where he is going.... She doesn't care! She just wants to go with, he had given her a plce to belong a place where she could feel accepted. Where Slyfer is, is her home. She stands up slowly mud covering her. Her eyes start to glow with golden light!

Aldowin stops to see what she fell over and its part of the harness that has been ripped to pieces! As he turns he sees her eyes and he takes a step back readying his sword! Trisha is in her consciousness diving deeper and deeper she can feel the chaos as tigers fight and rip at each other. “Enough!” Says a voice that is not hers but it flows from her with strength and it dominates the ones inside her they all fall quiet waiting, watching. The tigress had finally come to claim her inheritance!

Outside Aldowin stands at the ready, ready to cut her in half if she so much as makes a move against him! Her eyes close and Aldowin can feel torrents of power move inside her, her aura expands all at once like an explosion is irrupting inside her. Fur starts to grow on the girl’s skin, white like purest snow. Her ears change as she hunches over her body growing larger. Her arms and legs seem to distort as they grow thicker then bend backward with a clack! Aldowin starts to take steps backwards.

“Sky mother! I cant fight this, what is going on!” A deep growl escapes her as her head starts to deform growing bigger and bigger fangs grow as big as Aldowin’s forearm! To his surprise her body is bigger than Slyfer when he last saw him transformed!. Muscles ripple with power under her skin as she stands up her eyes still golden focuses on Aldowin.

“What just happened to him?!” Comes a voice into his head, Trisha’s voice. Aldowin shakes his head too shocked to say anything else.

“Rooooooar!!!!” A roar fills the sky making the very wind direction change. The roar of a dragon! Trisha lifts her head to the sky growling in a low pitch. She can see a sudden flash of blue far off in the clouds. Crouching low she leaps. Aldowin gets the fright of his life as the huge tiger goes over his head, headed in the direction the roar came from!

He falls to his butt in the grass and mud and sits staring for a while his eyes big, his mouth open. “What in the hell gates just happened!!!!”

Slyfer can feel his heart race as he dances on the air currents. He does not fly with a direction in mind he simply glides following the air wherever it takes him. The blue dragon swirls pulling in in of its wings. Then as if grabbed by a hand he shoots directly backwards making a complete backward flip. Rain pounds at his scales but it only makes the blue dragon more excited! Following another air current that takes him up in circular movements picking up speed as it goes. It almost seems like an upside down tornado is forming as his passing draws the clouds after him.

It feels like his wings are about to be torn off but then he enters another world! Above the dark clouds the sun shines so bright its blinding. Waves and waves can be seen stretching all around him. His heart wants to burst from the exhilaration of it. He lets out a long roaaar basking in the sun feint droplets shining like pearls on his scales. Then dives back into the churning, storming clouds beneath. Wind currents rip at him as soon as he is back. He resits, resits, then swooooop! Catches one his wings outstretched the current bends under him then spins making him spin. He roars again. Static starts to build he can feel it in his body then streaks of electricity lick at him from the surrounding clouds. It sends jolts of pleasurable ecstasy through his body and then boooom! Lightning, strikes down to the ground leaving him behind with his heart pounding faster and faster.

Trisha underneath makes her way through the long green grass her pristine white fur makes her stand out like the purest snowflake in a field of mud. The clouds never lets her gaze waver from the sky she had followed the glimpses of blue as best she could then it disappeared. She stands, watching anxiously for any glimpse or noise. A roar sounds and in a flash of lighting she can see a silhouette in the clouds caused by the flash. It’s of some strange beast with wings!

The voices inside her shout all at the same time not fighting anymore but together as one. “Dragon!”

Not far off in the main camp Vinx comes to a halt she can sense her master has awakened. She had been depressed the whole time Slyfer was away but she and the other fairies had a mission given by Slyfer himself! Having already given herself to him she would follow that mission to the end even if it meant her death. She had at first thought it would go fast. How hard could it be. They only needed to find a flying monkey! But alas the days went by and still no sign had been seen or heard of the stupid flying monkey!

She was upset and depressed sitting on Slyfer’s pillow her green light dim holding her little legs. She had then flown to the opening of the tent as lightning struck not far from the camp. But looking at the sky made her even more upset because it reminded her of him. Sighing with her light dimming even more. She turns to go to the pillow that faintly smells like him. She suddenly stops eyes wide her green light starts to throb with every beat of her heart. She can feel him which must means he has transformed! Her throbbing light makes the other fairies stop in their song as they flit and twirl around the sapling they created.

They all communicate for a while and then zip out of the tent turning into streaks of multicolored light. Vinx’s heart is filled with happiness as she flies through the rain. Rain drops slow to a crawl wherever the fairies fly and then just after they pass it continues on its way to the ground once again caught in the trap of gravity. Vinx had known that first night she saw her master in the lake leisurely swimming around that he was destined for great things. When she heard the queen say his name her eyes lit up with wonder and longing.

She was always an odd one among the fairies more spirited and energetic. The cause is mostly the stories that were told of her mother, Alvera the warrior fairy! The fairies and dragons had a long history together. When Slyfer was uniting the world they followed and helped him in his task. The most famous fairy of them all was Alvera. She had met Slyfer when they were both still young he was hunting in her territory which drove her mother crazy with rage. She couldn’t stop him from completing his hunt but she made sure to irritate him about it for the following three hundred years!

For three hundred years she followed him everywhere he went! Pestering, Irritating and driving him mad until she had driven the proud dragon to admit he was wrong! Right after he apologized she had given him her name becoming his in doing so. They lived freely for a thousand years going where they please enjoying each others company in the process. But as they traveled they saw the wrongs of the world the atrocities the races committed against each other. This began to upset Slyfer and Alvera more and more until Slyfer made her a promise. He would unite the world and bring peace to it! At first the other dragons laughed and scorned him saying he was an idiot. But as he grew in power they realized it could be done and many joined!

The fairies were the first to join the peace treaty after all they believed in never killing anything. Their ability to send messages to each other no matter how far they were apart made them vital to the Dragons as they fought for peace and unity across the world. For three hundred years Alvera and Slyfer lived their lives in their dream until….. the betrayal.

When Vinx saw Slyfer the adventures of her mother and the great Slyfer filled her mind and heart to the brim and she immediately gave herself to him. The following days they spent together only made her want to be with him more. And then… he left asking her to look for his monkey! Her little heart bounces between angry and happy as she thinks about seeing her master again!

Slyfer is still enjoying his crazy flight in the air flipping and twirling or simply just falling before opening his wings to climb again to repeat the process. He is till in the clouds when he spots something on the ground. “A white tiger, the presence feels so familiar!” He circles it inspecting it closer trying to gauge if it’s a friend or foe! The tiger is truly beautiful with snow white fur and its black stripes it stands out against the long grass swaying in the wind.

The tiger is looking at him with its large golden eyes just staring it reminds Slyfer of someone gawking. It is the size of him when he just transformed for the first time. With time however he has grown to nearly four times that size. Along with every hunt his dragon-form has received a growth spurt which is completely normal according to the dragons inside him.

Just a while earlier Trisha had been chasing with all her strength. Then she saw it! A blue dragon fell from the sky so beautiful it took her breath away. But her wonder only lasted for a second. “Why is it falling is something wrong?!” Just as she started to panic it had opened its wings! Air streams formed on the tips as it started to brake with a sound that is similired to the clap of thunder in order not to hit the ground. “Is it trying to kill itself, crazy dragon!” The voices inside her speaks then. “Its the storm girl it drives dragons crazy! Makes the young ones loose them selves and they start flying like maniacs with a death-wish! Quick hurry and hide before it sees you, it may attack!”

Trisha ignores them. A dragon had saved her life and avenged her mother, they can do nothing wrong in her eyes. When it spots her she instantly feels the acute attention like tendrils of ice cold water running down ones back. The blue dragon starts to circle her like a hawk inspecting the ground.

She lets out a low submissive growl and lies down on the ground. The dragon replies with a roar that shakes the very air around her. It sends jolts into her heart not of fear but excitement! The dragon makes one more circle then angles itself into a dive its tail used to counter steer against the wind it’s headed straight for her! As it comes closer she can hear as the air screams at being ripped by the dragons body she thinks its going to crash right into her and flinches preparing for the impact.

Slyfer expands his wings and they catch the air swelling like parachutes. His heart lurches as he comes to a sudden stop just above the the ground and his hind legs softly lands his weight making them sink into the grass and mud. The tiger’s ears flat against its head just looks at him with its big golden eyes. Slyfer folds in his wings and his body falls forward making the ground tremble and grass vibrate faintly as it crashes to the ground.

Trisha sees the blue eyes staring at her as the dragon extends his neck tasting the air. Those blue eyes so familiar. “SLYFER! Slyfer is that you!” The dragon’s neck pulls back like a turtles and it nearly stumbles making the white tiger laugh. “Trisha!” They both start to laugh and run around each other. She tackles him her paws grabbing around his his body. Slyfer surprised at the strength lets his body fall to the ground afraid that his spikes might hurt her and they roll through the long green grass laughing as they do.

They stop there limbs intertwined he opens his free wing over them to keep away the rain. She looks at it seeing the red veins in them as it pulses with each of his heartbeats which she can now clearly hear with her enhanced senses. She looks back at him and licks his nose. The dragon’s eyes go wide and his heart beats faster clearly in her ears. They both slowly change back to their humanoid bodies their limbs are still intertwined together in a loving embrace rain pitter patters around them.

Slyfer uses magic to shield them from it and it creates a spectacle to behold. The rain falling from the sky hits the shield and makes it kind of visible like a bubble around them rain cascades down along the sides ending up on the ground around them. Trisha looks up her eyes filled with wonder her cheeks flushed pink. Slyfer's heart cant take it anymore threatening to climb out of his chest! He takes her chin in his hands. Leans in and brushes her lips with his softly like a butterfly landing on a flower but she wants none of that, her hand goes up his back and her fingers curl into his hair. She pulls him closer and kisses him harder. A small moan escapes her as she does. It makes his heart flutter and race just hearing it! Their kisses become more urgent more needy! They just want more!

Vinx feels her master disappear from her senses but she isn’t worried they had been close when it disappeared. The fairies quickly spread out in the direction that it disappeared in. She soon gets information of a strange sight. Huffing with her little fists clenched, she heads in the direction where the other fairy reported the strange sight. All the fairies flit over to a bubble like thing in the middle of the nowhere. Grass swaying around it.

Vinx doesn’t wait and she rushes right in! Slyfer is on Trisha one of his hands on one of her soft plump breasts. She moans softly as he bites her in her neck her hand pulling softly at his hair in the nape. Vinx takes a deeeeep breath. “Slyyyyyyyyyyyyyfeeeeeeeeer!!!!!!!”

Slyfer jumps like a hare on a hot plate. The bubble explodes outwards with a boom as he inadvertently forces more energy into it. Trisha is also up and turns into her tiger self roaring with outrage. She wants to kill whatever or whoever just interfered! Her eyes scan around until they land on the fairy that’s just out of her reach. “You!” The tiger’s eyes turn to slits in anger fangs show. The fairy only flies a bit higher.

“So this is what you are doing while I have to wait and look for a monkey!” Slyfer finally relaxes and he starts scratching his head in embarrassment while shuffling his feet. He looks up trying to give his best smile. “Don’t you smile at me it wont work!” The fairy turns to the side arms crossed. “Come down here fly so I can eat you!” Roars the tiger. Trisha only gets ignored.

Slyfer nearly starts laughing at the spectacle but he knows better by now. “Vinx, please don’t be angry! I missed you, you know.” Vinx’s little face cracks into a smile against her best efforts not to. Slyfer sees it and smiles again. She sees him smiling and she huffs again. “Shit, too early for the smile.” He steps forward touching Trisha's tail that is standing straight with her anger. She jerks but as he runs his hand up and down her flank while he walks forward she cant help but shudder in pleasure relaxing instantly.

His eyes never leaves Vinx. “Please come down lets talk we haven’t seen each other in forever. Please.” He puts on the best puppy face he can muster...... It works! The little fairy flies into his shirt and pops out of the top hooking her arms around the first button. Trisha follows the fairy with her golden eyes to where it now is. She growls low and menacing.

Vinx sticks out her tongue at the tiger while snuggling closer to Slyfer!

Trisha wants to pounce and eat the little fly that bothered their perfect moment! Slyfer’s hands are quicker rubbing her he steps forward and starts scratching under her chin and ears! Trisha wants to object but somewhere deep inside her she starts to purrrr! The other fairies start to circle them laughing as they do. One suddenly breaks away and heads into the sky its light going out.

The others stop and start to pulse in unison. Their strange behavior draws Slyfer’s attention and he stops scratching. Trisha regains her wits and gives Slyfer a pleading look but his face makes her instantly alert.

Cryton feels his wings move through the sky and it lightens his heart. He had been delayed because of the storm but took to the air again as soon as the storm let up enough to allow him to. He had flown on this route plenty of times. It was his job and he enjoyed it without end. The vast plains and open skies were always peaceful and serene. The last six months that he had been assigned the post of a messenger between Fort One and Atlantia was very peaceful and he could never wait to be sent on a mission mainly because Fort One is situated in one of the most unhospitable areas of the world.

“Pffft Fort One nothing but a cold rock stuck in a mountain with some strategic value.” Fort One is under the control of the Templars on the other side of West side Heaven’s mountain range. It snowed every day and on the days that it didn’t was because there were blizzards. “Snow and ice with a little rock, its nothing compared to Fort Serina.” The reason Cryton couldn’t wait to receive messages was because of this route.

But this time the skies were stormy and the rain made his wings heavier slowing him to nothing but a crawl. “Stupid humans they believe that they are in control Bah Chronos lets them be! If he wanted to he could order all the griffins to rip them apart like we did the dragons!”

He chuckles as he thinks of the stories his father told when he was but a hatch-ling. How the brave and valiant griffins had destroyed countless dragons.

“They must have been weaklings!" Feeling powerful an quite chuffed with himself the griffin lets out a powerful eagle’s cry. Just then he sees a bright little light flicker in the distance. Angles himself in the direction picking up a little speed with some effort.

Vinx flits out of Slyfer’s shirt. “Hide! We must hide!” Slyfer takes the little fairy in his hand brows furrowed in worry. “Whats wrong Vinx, whats going on.” Vinx doesn’t want to say because she knows about the bad blood between griffins and dragons. She is afraid Slyfer will want to fight. Slyfer gets impatient. “Vinx tell me whats wrong or I am going up there myself." her little hands grabs his thumb. “No don’t!” “Why not whats up there?”

Vinx stays quiet. Trisha changes back and looks at the two. Slyfer cant wait any longer and he hands Vinx to Trisha. I am going to go take a look. “No! Please there is a…. there is a griffin in the sky.” Slyfer’s pupils shrink. His heart starts to pound his hands start to sweat. “A griffin! Here!” The voice that speaks is no longer Slyfer's but the beast's.

He feels anger growing he feels anger tare at him wanting to break out but he keeps his control. “Where is it Vinx?” His voice is controlled but filled with malice. Trisha takes a step back she knows what comes next, she has seen it before. “Tell him Vinx.” She whispers to the fairy.

“Not far to the Wes-“Before she can even finish Slyfer is in the air. Beating his wings like he has never before, to gain speed and height every wing beat makes a resounding clap!. Soft rain drops fall all around him but his heart is hard as a rock. “Today griffins blood will rain like this!” As Slyfer is flying he is in a constant battle with himself. He doesn't know but if someone sees him right at this moment they would see a blue dragon and then in the next a black one! His eyes turning from blue to red intermittently along with the color of his scales. As he fights, loses, and then regains control he can feel the power that threatens to take over. His consciousness is like a see-saw between himself and the voices that shouts for him to destroy, kill and maim! The voices urge him on shouting for vengeance drowning out the others and nearly driving him insane!

He wants to make it bleed, he wants to make THAT! THING! BLEEEEED!

Hey guys sorry for only posting now. The chapter was actually done last night but as i was nearly editing the power went out! My anger level went over level 9000 but what can you do.

I wanted to get up earlier and post it buuuuuut it was raining and my bed was saying. "No baby, don't go!" And i couldn't resist her warm embrace!

Anyway here is the chapter! I see i got another vote! Thanks for the support you guys are great. Special thanks to darkimortal since he has been boosting my rep like crazy.

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