Playing with poison(Cosmos)

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The White Island was a beautiful place, calming and soothing, quiet...it disgusted the young dragon for such qualities. Jalon had been traveling for some time and had only recently ended up on White Island which was famed for it's beaches and being supposedly the location formerly of the Ancients. He didn't know if this rumor was true but he didn't exactly care to find out. Honestly, he probably was more than lost from his original destination towards Munition's Forge yet had somehow ended up here at the island.

Walking along the white sandy beach, the young poison dragon was trying to decide whether or not to venture further into the lush forests or stay there. Though his stomach had begun to growl since it had been some time since he had last eaten. After a bit the juvenile paused and tapped his lower jaw in thought, wondering if it would be wise to venture into a territory unknown to him. Although, he had already been doing this upon his leave from Ancient Grove so perhaps he might as well.

With a shrug of his broad shoulders Jalon gave a quick glance around before he dashed towards the foliage and was quick to disappear among the shadows and blend into the scenery. The one good thing about his green scales it allowed him to be concealed with ease among the foliage or the shadows, making it quite easy to attack prey or sneak up on others. Of course this was no different. It wasn't long before he came across the scent of a heard of deer, grinning slightly at smelling at least five or six in this small herd. Quietly continuing out the young male dragon soon came across this herd, seeing a doe and her youngling lying on the edge of the clearing just waiting to be killed at his claws. So these two he zeroed in on and moved swiftly but silently towards them before a loud screech escaped the mother, startling the other deer away further into the woods. The baby struck down with just a mere squeak.

His spiked tail had done it's job, easily stabbing into their backs and injecting a poison that killed painfully but quickly. Normally he'd rather inflict some more pain upon his prey but with his growing hunger he made it swift and painful. And when the dying breathe left the miserable creatures Jalon licked his jowls before he began to dig into his feast, easily tearing into the meat and going right down to the bone in places thanks to his saber-like canines.

For more than an hour he ate his fill, only until there was just a little bit of meat left on both the doe and her young baby. Blood covered his face, long fangs, and claws but they were soon being licked clean when he was done getting any scraps that might have remained. This, however, was soon interrupted as he suddenly heard the approach of someone making him growl a warning as he stood ready and searching the area quickly,"Who's there!"He demanded immediately, more than ready to strike whomever was intruding upon his meal.

["Cosmos"]

as the sun ran high in the sky shining its light across the island realm of the White Isle, a large Wyvernic Dragon flew across the water form the mainland. having decided to spend some along time away from her mate and niece, she soon landed on the white and black sands that once was the sight of a momentous battle. making her way into the recently cleansed rebuilding village that was once occupied by Shadow Creatures, she watched the new inhabitants rebuilding the still stable buildings. making her way to the new and rapidly growing forest near the once great but now ruined temple, she entered the forest.

spending an hour wandering the forest, she soon heard the sound of wildlife. seeing a small pack of deer running through the trees, she sniffed the air. catching the scent of something off, she could pick it up enough. spending another hour wandering, she soon caught the scent of blood. nearing the area where she smelled the blood, she heard a growl, then the male voice. walking out of the trees, she saw the green juvenile dragon. walking up towards him, her size to his was evident, being at least seven to eight times bigger then he was.

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When the one he had heard approaching finally came out from the forest, Jalon didn't seem that surprised that it was a much larger creature, more specifically an unusual looking dragon. And despite their size difference he didn't become nervous nor afraid, he merely stared down the female dragon and flicked his tail slightly as he sized her up for a moment. She could easily swat him aside with a single paw if she wanted to but Jalon knew he had some tricks up his sleeve if a conflict were to erupt, which he wouldn't really mind. He had grown to love fighting and living up to the saying of "Survival of the Fittest" and so far had done well all his own. It was his main reason for even being on the White Isle in the first place.

Finally meeting this dragoness' gaze he spoke once more, "So who are you?"He demanded once more, his voice this time surprisingly calm compared to the more hostile demand as he knew he should be careful now with how he acted towards this female. He also shifted his stance to be lax enough he could react to just about whatever came his way, five silver braces visible upon his body. Around his ankles were four of them, each baring four spiked dark gems coming off them and the last one around his neck with being larger in width and having about six dark gem spikes.

["Cosmos"]

just looking at him in silence, she remained silent as she turned her gaze to the devoured corpses of the deer and its young. narrowing her eyes slightly, she returned her gaze to him. "what is your name?" she spoke, stern tone to her voice. digging her wing-claws into the ground, she waited for his response, as that would allow her to proceed with this encounter.

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Was she actually being stern with him? This made Jalon laugh inside, reminded of a dragoness scolding her young as if he had done something wrong but he had taken note of her gaze towards the deer. "Your really going to be stern with me just because I hunted deer?" He said, showing some disbelief, "My name is Jalon, I'm a Poison element dragon and I was doing what most dragons do: hunting. They were the closest to the edge of the clearing and left themselves vulnerable."He told her, seeing no reason for her to likely get angry over something that was natural for dragons, no matter how civilized they might be there was still a feral part of them somewhere.

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hearing his name, she could sense the dark that permeated his spirit. walking over to the corpses of the deer, she placed a wing-claw on the young deer. "even the Ferals of old knew that you never hunt younglings," she said, as the young corpse was burned to ash by a strange sphere of dangerous magical energy. turning towards him, she looked at him.

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"We're not in the days of old now are we?"Jalon countered to her point, knowing he was going by what his parents had taught him all these years. When it came to hunting he took any opportunity to be able to survive and thrive, even if that meant taking the lives of a youngling no matter what the Ferals of old had done. "As harsh as this may sound I took the opportunity that presented itself, if that means preying upon a weak youngling than I take it. It's how life is, eat or be eaten."He told her.

["Cosmos"]

closing her eyes at his words, she opened them quickly as they filled with arcane energy. suddenly, her form faded away as if she had disappeared. in fact, she moved so fast with a spell that she got behind him without even a second passing by. grabbing his tail, she yanked him off his feet and lifted him off the ground. standing on her legs, she lifted him until his head was level with hers. "if i was as dark as you, then you would be my meal, to feed me. but you yourself are a youngling, and need to learn the harshness of your actions," she said, as magical energy sparked off the protrusions on her back.

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Jalon snarled when he was picked up by his tail, trying to swing himself free and glared at the dragoness when she spoke to him. "Harshness fills this world every day, I'm only a smaller...no, a very tiny, fraction of that harshness. If you think that's harsh that was only my hunting, I prefer being harsh than being a goody-goody dragon who's suppose to follow all the rules of society."He said, showing a great indifference to his actions at all. In fact he shrugged, "It's how I was raised and know, it's the life I accept above anything else. But look at the bright side, their deaths were painful but quick, I'd usually prefer to give them a little torture but hunger overrides that desire sometimes."

["Cosmos"]

'quite the disgusting waste,' a part of her thought, as she listened to his words. flicking her wing, she threw him with enough force that if he didn't right himself, he would crash into the nearest tree. watching him, she waited for him to right himself. feeling a strange sensation wash over her, a strange miasma could visibly be seen enter the area from the trees.

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Jalon did quickly correct himself, flaring out his wings enough to slow down twist in the air to instead land on the ground but still sliding a little from the throw. It seems he struck a nerve for this dragoness, obviously something he said she didn't agree with was evident but he really didn't care. He lived his life the way he wanted and he never cared for those he caused pain to. But he soon noticed something odd and seeing the miasma, making him frown in confusion. "What is this?"

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standing on her hind legs and spreading her wings wide, she opened her maw wide as she breathed in the miasma deeply. after a few moments, she snapped her jaws shut, as arcs of arcane energy burst from her back. "this forest was never meant to grow here. the White Isle was famous for its gorgeous white sands and beautiful white landscape. this forest is an abomination, created for dark purposes," she spoke, tilting her head so that she could see him with one eye. letting out a deep breath, a strange purple and blue mist exited from her mouth. "the miasma you see is the corrupting mist of the forests," she said, as the miasma swirled around her.

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Jalon looked back towards the wyvernic dragoness, watching her possibly testing the miasma or doing something to it. His sickly green colored eyes briefly went to her back when seeing the arcane energy but quickly looked back towards her as she answered his question. So this was meant to be a dark, corrupted place? It sounding somewhat like Ancient Grove and it's darkness it held within and a place he had always felt at home.

"Really, sounds like it'd be home if you ask me."He said, glancing towards the miasma in wonder. What could these dark purposes be? Perhaps he could stick around for a bit and look more into this as it intrigued him more than brought about fear, which might seem a little odd for the dragoness. To him though, a dark place would be a welcoming place more than a serene beauty spot like the beaches.

["Cosmos"]

after a minute after his words left his mouth, the miasma was sent away form her as she released a wave of arcane energy. as the wave disappeared into the dark forest, she flicked her tail as the sound of terror-inducing roars permeated the area. within a minutes time, strange twisted creatures entered the area, snarling and snapping their jaws. just looking at their jaws, menacing sharp fangs stuck beyond their lips, sharp enough to cut through flesh with ease. sending out another wave, the creatures that were about to pounce on her seemed to whine. backing off from her as if in fear, she brought her head to look straight at him. "so jalon, you think this dark place would be like home to you now?" she asked, as two of the creatures snapped at him, the look in their eyes revealing their desire to feast on him with no discretion.

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Jalon growled when the creatures neared him, spitting out a greenish-like liquid that soon spread around him in a type dome shape, stopping their fangs from coming too close. When they still continued to try and circle around to snap at him the poison he had released from his body soon blasted at him in several small poison spheres and sending the flying into the nearby trees. With that they quickly took off as Jalon could still use even the basic aspects of his element to be able to defend himself or attack. But he merely looked back at the dragoness with a glare, "More homey than that beach. It'd make difference to me."He said as he turned away and began to leave, becoming quite annoyed with the adult dragon.