Getting back on your feet(Open)

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Crete grunted as she stood up, her entire body still stiff and sore from the crash landing and the fight with the Shadowseeker. Every joint popped and her muscles seemed to protest against her actions of movement. She had to stretch and walk around, gradually recovering after that week long recovery from even her new found element took time to help with. Healing ability or not it was something she was still getting use to and found couldn't help with every pain her body went through so she was for now taking it slow and easy as she moved across the realm of Shattered Vale.

Quite honestly, the diamond-scale dragoness had completely lost track of where she was going. Having since realized she wasn't having any set direction nor really aware of where she was. She had travelled across a large expanse of tree-scattered plains eventually coming across some of the mountains. Crete even wondered if she was still in Shattered Vale. But at this rate she didn't care. The dragoness continued to move after resting for the night and was carefully climbing over the steep sides of the mountains that reminded her of Concurrent Skies, least there was no electricity though to worry about. Stepping into one of those electrical pockets wasn't exactly fun. She had learned that too many times now.

It might have even been easier for Crete if she just flew on her large wings. That was a drawback though since she didn't know who or what lived in these steep cliff sides and exposing herself in the air like that could likely get the diamond-scaled dragon into trouble yet again, something she didn't want to deal with. She had just recovered after all. Now though she was carefully following a natural path, walking slightly and cautiously as she moved and her necklaces swaying as she walked, sometimes clinking together from time to time. Though that was when she heard movement nearby, causing the unusually large dragoness to freeze mid-step, her gaze fixed upon the corner the path went around to ahead. This could be anything now, possibly even a native that didn't like someone trespassing on their territory but it soon went quiet for a moment.

But she knew, she knew someone was there and they likely had picked up her presence. So with a low growl Crete spoke up in a demanding voice, "Whoever is there show yourself now! If you do not I will not hesitate to attack!"

["Cosmos"]

as the sun shown down on the realm of the Shattered Vale, a strange dragon ran across the plains that made up the central expanse of the large realm. having missed the company of a certain person, the two-headed dragon had tracked the faint after-presence of the female for the last few days. pushing more power into their muscles, the hydra dragon ran into the forest that marked the beginning of the central-north area of the realm.

within an hours time, the hydra dragon had reached the base of the mountain range that made up the northern most section of the Shattered Vale, which also bordered the realm of the Ebonic Mountains. climbing into the mountains after the presence of the female, they began to feel that something was wrong. bounding from one ledge to the other, the hydra dragon sniffed the air with both heads. landing on one ledge and stopping, the two heads perked up when they caught the scent of the female they were tracking.

jumping over a large crevice, the male growled at the female. "i know, i know, i smell it too. but we're going as fast as we can," the female said, as she kept her head straight forward. has they landed with a skid, they suddenly remembered something as they burst into a run. looking to the male, he nodded as he closed one of his eyes. closing one of her eyes, a change happened to their body. as a phoenix-like cloak enveloped their body, they jumped off a ledge and took to the sky as they spread their flame-wings to fly. flying towards the direction of the scent, they sensed a Shadowseeker along with the female. landing on a ledge above the dragoness, they could easily see the path ahead of her. seeing the Shadowseeker ready to strike, they suddenly heard the sound of the dragoness's necklaces clinking together. snarling as they sensed what the female had gone through when they were apart, they lunged at the Shadowseeker. as they bit down onto the Shadowseeker as they fell off the path, they proceeded to tear the life of the Shadowseeker apart, their phoenix cloak leaving a clear trail of aura as they fell into the crevice below.

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Crete recognized the smell of Shadowseeker then, her anger returning to her as she went to attack but stopped when hearing someone land above her. Snapping her head upwards her eyes widened when seeing the hydra dragon she had not seen in quite some time. But before she could warn them she watched as the two lunged down and attacked the Shadowseeker, tearing it literally limb from limb which shocked her but made her wonder. Had they seen what happened in the past weeks just now?

Though she figured this was the case she quickly took flight, throwing her caution to the wind now with seeing her mate in such a state of rage. "Fhira!"She called as she quickly dove after them into the crevice, having some concern if the Shadowseeker were to attack them next. But she was stopped by the growl of two others, making her hover between them and the crevice, forcing her to make a decision of going after her mate or worrying about them. After seeing what the hydra had done though she figured best to handle the last two and snarled as she faced them to which they snarled back in kind before they dove down.

"You Shadowseekers aren't very bright."She growled as she flew upwards almost like a missile, colliding with the smaller, more quick Shadowseeker and being quick to engage them as it's large companion tried to attack from behind. But with Crete now going into a feral-like fury she began attacking both with tooth and nail along with her two elements, before using a large powerful gust of Wind to send at them which were manipulated into blades of wind that tore the two near to shreds. This attack alone caused the two to hit the ground with loud thuds, leaving Crete panting slightly as she began recovering from that blind rage she had deep down now.

["Cosmos"]

as they fell into the dark reaches of the crevice, Fhira let the corpse of the Shadowseeker smash into the ground below as they dug their claws into the side of the crevice. turning their attention towards topside, they began to crawl their way up to where their mate was. after a few minutes, they finally reached the top. climbing onto the path, they looked around at the corpses of the two Shadowseekers as their cloak faded away.

seeing Crete, Fhira ran to her and stood in front of her. bringing her into an embrace, Ra made a slight growl as he was glad that she was okay. "yeah, he is right. it is great to see that your okay," Fhi said, smiling at her.

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Crete finally landed, gazing upon the two dead Shadowseekers that lied not far off. She couldn't remember the last time she had been in such a rage and ferocious like that, a long time if this was the case. But as of right now she couldn't help it as sorrow and anger filled her very core now since she discovered what happened and some anger at herself for her past. Though as she heard the sound of someone coming up the diamond-scaled dragoness turned to see who it was, ready to attack if it proved to be the shadowseeker her mate had attacked.

Much to her relief it wasn't, it was Fhira who seemed unharmed. Though she only frowned as their words, "Fine physically Fhi, but emotionally it will take time."She informed them reluctantly turning away from the hydra dragon and taking a few steps away, "I found the answers I was looking for but they aren't what I was expecting." She said to them before her claws dug into the rock, leaving deep markings. "The next times I ever cross paths with the Shadowseekers they'll never see the light of day!"She snarled angrily, her tail lashing slightly.

["Cosmos"]

feeling her emotions as she backed away from their embrace, Fhira looked sad as they listened to Crete. "we know what happened in our absence, and we're sorry we weren't there for you," Fhi spoke, as they moved towards her and placed her claw on their mates shoulder. "please..don't..push..us..away," Ra said, forcing the words out as he looked her in the eyes.

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"It's not your fault Fhira, besides I'm sure you've had your own eventual weeks as well so it's fine." Crete said, trying to calm herself down but this usually was difficult when she got into such a state. Though she heard Ra speak she knew she might very well be forcing them away if she kept this up but couldn't for the moment bring herself to meet their eyes. She closed her sea green eyes to take a few minutes to calm herself, taking slow deep breathes until finally she unclenched her claws and letting her body going lax.

Finally she opened her eyes and turned back to Fhira and embraced them this time nuzzling their necks softly to show she was sorry. "I'm sorry you two, the last thing I ever want to do is push you away. I did that once and things didn't end out so good I won't let that happen now."

["Cosmos"]

waiting for her, Fhira didn't move an inch. waiting for her, they returned the nuzzle when Crete embraced them. "we're sorry too, for leaving you when you needed us most," Fhi said, as Ra made a sad whine sound. as their flame-like cloak faded from their body, Ra sniff the air as he sensed something. "let us help you to shelter, dear. you have traveled far," Fhi said, as they moved to her side to help her onto their back.

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"Like I said, you two probably had other things going on so it's not a big deal. Besides, I'm use to traveling and working alone I've done it since I was a juvenile." Crete assured them, hearing Ra's sad whine and kissing his cheek in assurance it wasn't their fault to which it wasn't. It had been her own fault for pushing her family away and now had to deal with the weight of her burden for being so cruel before. Perhaps this was a time to start making changes to her life and not allow that to happen again.

Watching Ra sniff the air she nodded then at Fhi and moved carefully onto their back, raising her head high slightly above the hydra dragon's. "It amazes me you two could carry me, not exactly a dainty little thing." She said as she made sure her wings were tucked in and she wasn't chancing her claws digging into their sides.

["Cosmos"]

easily supporting her weight on their back, they both smiled at her when she remarked how they could carry her. "we have carried much larger creatures on our back, especially under the stress of war," Fhi said, as they began to walk down the path. slowly going into a run, they were running along the steep mountain slops, then jumped over a massive crevice, with Crete barely needing to hold on from the way they were moving. skidding into a cave opening as the first of the storm starting, a lightning bolt struck just outside the cave opening as they came to a stop. "i think lightning has something against us when we're together," Fhi joked with a laugh, as they gently helped Crete off their back.

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"Hm, suppose that's true." Crete said, smiling just a little as she held on gently just in case as the two moved along the steep mountain side with ease. She knew she probably could follow easily since she had become use to such terrain back in Concurrent Skies but didn't argue as the two were right. She was still tired and somewhat sore, knowing the fight with the two shadowseekers hadn't helped. It was then she was then she became aware she did have some small wounds.

Grunting when they landed she shook her head when seeing the lightning bolt before she slipped off them, "Apparently we have a shocking attraction." She joked before focusing for a moment to create three orbs of light that hung around the three to check some wounds she had. "Hm, least they're smaller than the ones I got earlier this week."She murmured before she became engulfed in a white light that covered her body and healed the small wounds before it faded before smiling, "Least Lightning is not another of my elements. Light seems a little fitting right now though."

["Cosmos"]

laying down right next to her, they breathed a blanket of fire over both of them. "let us deal with the rest of the healing, dear. its the least we can do," Fhi said, as Ra controlled the phoenix fire to cover both them and Crete comfortably. looking at the particles of light as the Light faded away, they held a single particle in their open claw. "so, the diamond has gained its shine," Fhi said, smiling at her as Ra nuzzled her cheek.

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"Be my guest, my healing ability needs work anyhow." Crete told them as she lied beside her mate and allowed them to create the phoenix fire blanket she recalled from their first meeting. She smiled then at Fhi's statement as she nuzzled Ra in return, "You could say that. It kinda happened when I was helping a unlikely friend I made. But she needed it otherwise she might have not had a rough night ahead of her." Crete explained to them, for now resting her head on her paws.

But her eyes shifted to staring out at the downpour that began outside, her look almost becoming distant for a moment as she recalled the past. A soft sigh escaped her then, "Now you two know why I've been alone all this time."She murmured.

["Cosmos"]

looking at her, Fhi remained silent as Ra looked at her in the corner of his eye. "no..need..to..be..alone..anymore..," Ra spoke, looking at Crete in the eye. nuzzling her cheek, he placed his claw into hers, lightly closing it around hers.

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Crete smiled as she looked at Ra and actually smiled this time, "I know Ra. It's strange to have someone around again after so long but I also couldn't be happier." She told them as she lifted her head and gently kisses Ra for a bit before extending her neck and doing the same to Fhi before leaning her head back. "Besides, you two have changed my life since we met and I know you two don't have to be alone as well."She assured them.