First time in the city(Open)

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Rapier stood at the entrance to the famous dragon city of Warfang, a city that had been ravaged not long ago and was nearly completely rebuilt. It was a foreign place to the young fire dragon. He was use to the serenity of the forest, the continuous rushing waters of Twilight Falls, to the beautiful valleys of Avalar, but this hustle and bustle of the city had him feeling uneasy and crowded. And yet Rapier hadn't even entered the city yet.

At this moment he had been watching some come and go, whether through the gates or from the sky, it made him amazed and uncertain all at the same time. After his last meeting with Sjach he had considering coming here to see the city for himself. But it had been a tough decision. True, he could go to different places and hold his own if he were to ever to be in trouble but at the same time he had been comfortable in the environment in which he had learned to raise himself. But the crimson colored dragon knew he couldn't stick to those valleys forever and always be a loner. No, Rapier had to begin expanding his horizons, see new places and meet new people. It was time he stopped being such a forest dweller and see more of what the world had to offer.

So with a deep breathe to calm his uncertainty, Rapier trekked forward to head through the city, getting curious but somewhat frightened looks. His appearance was certainly menacing looking and the city probably was not use to unusual looking dragons. Least, not everyone was. Though Rapier would only smile kindly to show he meant no harm, although there were some who quickly looked away when realizing they were staring and at some points Rapier had to avoid hitting someone by accident with the spikes or getting cause on a building or something else. Some places were smaller then others and his already large size didn't help with that.

Shaking his head Rapier only muttered, "Another reason I hate enclosed places like the city, never know when you can scratch someone by mistake."He muttered, carefully trying to make his way through the vast city.

[Ixion]

Ixion was walking through the streets with a yawn waving to the greetings of nearby merchants and vendors. He hadn't taken a walk in a while and decided that this would be a good time while his mate and children rested in their room. Soon they would be leaving to Valhalla the Lore Dragon home city. Looking ahead as dragons made way for the new comer.

Seeing the dragon the way he was made him raise a brow. He was unusual in the sense that he was more covered with spikes rather than scales. Approaching the new dragon he hailed him "Welcome to Warfang"

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The attention he brought to himself certainly was beginning to make Rapier quite uncomfortable, the looks of curiosity certainly had him wondering if others were just frightened to ask who he was. Or were they afraid of how he looked? Yes, he could be quite a menacing looking dragon but he wasn't an evil kind, he was just a kind hearted fellow with a curiosity of the city but he was too nervous to approach anyone with the fear that they may take him for a wicked kind of dragon.

That was when someone hailed him towards his left and Rapier turned his head to spy a male amber dragon approaching him, but there was certainly an air of authority around this older dragon making Rapier quickly dip his head respectively. "Thank you, it's my first time here. And as you can see I'm not exactly doing my best so far."He said with a sheepish chuckle but it was a half hearted one as he turned towards Ixion. "My names Rapier Thornhide by the way, kinda a loner from Twilight Falls."

[Ixion]

"Ixion, Regent-lord of the lore dragons. Nice to meet you." he examined him a bit closer "your an unusual dragon i must admit and those spikes are rather mysterious in a way." he said generally surprised at this dragons almost feral appearance but civil manner.

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"Nice to meet you sir, and yes I get that a lot." Rapier said, watching Ixion observe him closer and for the moment shifted his vision to his aura reading finding a curiosity coming off the regent-lord, making Rapier somewhat relaxed but he also noticed surprise. Was it because he seemed a lot civil and kinder than he appeared? "You know I may be more feral looking and menacing but I'm far from being a barbarian or ruffian. I'm one that prefers the wilderness anyway opposed to a large, crowded city it's just where I was born and raised myself."He said.

At this point the young dragon could guess what might be going through Ixion's mind but he thought it might be best to answer outright the usual comments he got for his appearance. He'd rather do that than having to be asked over again, finding it somewhat annoying after so many years. "Though I have to admit, you do seem surprised by this aspect. Suppose you do not get many like me around?"He asked.

[Ixion]

He chuckled looking at him "Well it's the fact that i haven't seen a dragon like you ever before and you give off that look" he chuckled and nodded his head "Come lets go to temple and away from prying eyes." he said with a smile.

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"Yes, many seem to be quite surprised by the appearance. To be honest, it definitely becomes a pain in a crowded place like this or trying to weave around trees." Rapier said, managing a smile as he had recalled spending hours from time to time working things out from the spikes on his body. But there was always something his spikes could serve well for, such as better defense, a good offensive attack, combinations with his more melee fire based attacks...they had many uses really. So perhaps the spikes had their ups and downs, no different for some dragons.

But Rapier was not expecting an invitation to join the older dragon to the famous Dragon Temple. "Of course, probably would be better than the streets anyway." He said as he began to follow Ixion, wondering what the temple would be like when they arrived. For now though the crimson, black spiked dragon was mentally preparing himself for a lot of questions ahead that he might get or a long talk when they got there.

[Ixion]

"so then what is your ancestry?" he asked as they walked through the city many residents clearing their way and greeting the amber dragon if they had not earlier. He was interested in this dragon due to his unusual physic. Spikes on a dragon was a very rare trait back in his day and he guessed it would get even rarer in this time era.

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This question was something Rapier had not expected so soon, his gaze going forward for a moment as he shook his head, "Honestly I don't know Ixion. I was an orphan when I hatched, the only memory I have of any parents was faintly seeing my mother when she named me but she was deceased before I really understood the environment around me."He explained to him, knowing this might end up being a little of a saddening surprise to hear but he didn't know how to explain anything.

The memory he had was very faint, hardly anything he could remember of the detail for his mother. He could only recall a faint, soft voice before it faded and he had only stayed beside her until he picked up his courage to venture from the cave he currently resided. "Unfortunately, there is no way for me to track my heritage or my ancestors since I never knew my father either or got a look at him and whether or not I had any siblings is impossible to know."Rapier added before glancing at the amber dragon, "They are either gone before I hatched as well or I never had any."

[Ixion]

"Hmmm" he though for a bit and nodded his head "perhaps we might have a way to find out if you have any family left." he said with a smile "My mate can be very persuasive...thats if she has had enough sleep. She hasn't slept much since my temporary death at the hands of the Darkness." he said grimly knowing how much his mate was worried about him dying in his sleep.

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"Well there have been rumors there are ways to discover things when you really want to seek them out, but I've never known if they were true." Rapier told him, wondering if there truly were such ways unless one were someone as important as the Chronicler. For years he had doubted such things existed but now this made him have a little hope that he could know more or potentially find a chance of what kind of dragon he truly was.

Ixion's next words though confused him. What was the Darkness and how had he not died from this experience? "Sorry if this is prying Ixion but what is the Darkness? And how exactly did you not die?"He inquired as they walked towards the temple, which he could see was not far off now.

[Ixion]

He looked to him "Are you familiar with the Shadowseekers. Well it is the creator of them and he decided to use my home city and my mates father as subjects to bring him into the mortal world. He was defeated by the children of the Twin Gods who in turn made us comeback to life." he explained

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"Yes I'm familiar with them, fought them on a couple occasions actually. But I've seen more slavers than Shadowseekers back in Twilight Falls." Rapier said with a nod, having found the Shadowseekers were formidable opponents so often had to be quick on his feet and often tried to avoid being bitten by them. And so far he had been lucky enough to do so. Though upon hearing the rest Rapier couldn't help wondering if this creator was truly gone, "Well I'm glad to hear you made it through and the rest of your city."He told him.

[Ixion]

"it was interesting to say the least. But that time has passed and now my home is safe and under going reconstruction." he said with a smile as they walked up to temple doors "Welcome to the temple."

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"That's good to hear."Rapier said with a nod before he had to crane his neck slightly to get a good look at the temple, especially towards it's roof. It was quite a large and grand building, a place truly meant to house a great number of dragons to train and live comfortably as he had heard from travelers. He never expected to come there in his life or least in his younger years of life, having already come close to mastering his element of fire. This certainly was like he was in a dream, having heard many stories of the temple itself.

Shaking his head slightly as it began to wander he looked back at Ixion with a smile, "As large and grand as I've heard it would be. I can hardly imagine what the inside is like."He said to him, having some excitement to see even further into this historical, famous structure and to see what was behind these stone walls.