*Hidden Nature* A Shapeshifting RP

[NickyKnack]

The wolves worked to pull and help the wounded as well as they could, using what anti-venom they had on hand, though it was only a little from each species. They were surprised when the dragonkin came back, but more so when they saw who was with them. Elle landed, the dragonkin around her. They had their heads lowered, talking in their garbled language to one another but clearly under the young queen's control. She looked to the wolves and the others gathered there then to the dragonkin "You do not fight these, you listen to them and fight for them, understand? Keep them safe." 


One of the dragonkin chirped then went over to Nektar, touching the sting and drawing the poison out for them.
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Anna picked up the collar even as she jumped to get on the creature, using her speed to get the collar around it's neck and latched as quickly as she could. She had to hold back the tears from watching the Spinx get killed so quickly. She had been looking forward to taking her back home. "I never said all wars, just this one, and you are choosing the wrong side of it." She stated, getting angry now
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Once they were all out, Kellan looked back to the beast "Alright, just you and me now." He stated then returned to his fae form "Never thought I would do this, but..." He sighed then opened a portal in front of him where he couldn't see inside but the hydra could. He could hear the screeching though as the Gorgons inside the prison took note of the open portal, only to find they couldn't get through, still they could see and be seen, so their stone gaze would work even through it.
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Jason started cursing, looking around the room and slipping the bag on his back as e tried to think of a way out of this "No, she took the kids out of here through a portal, we need a portal." He said then jumped when one showed up as if on his command. Well, he thought, anyplace is better than here right now, though he hoped it went to the void as he started ushering everyone through including himself. 

Jaxon stopped to look at the beautiful gold dragon. He'd never meet Elle so he was unfamiliar with her being on their side. But noticed the wolves didn’t seem alarmed. It wasn't until she spoke to the dragonkin and they started helping, did he figure that out. "Boon buddy! " He said to Garth.

Nektar stirred slightly as the toxins were removed from his body.
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Terminus roared as Anna jumped upon his back. He tried in vain to get her off. The click and the magical surge following forced his shift into his human form. He was still a brute of a man. By no means small. He flung Anna from him and growled at her angrily. "Tricks of the eye? You cannot even beat me fairly! You have no power over me thorn bush." He replied as he clawed at the restrictive collar.
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Ramis looked to the curious spectacle, not realizing that that would be his downfall. For instantly he turned to stone.

Aurelius, Degan and the others cheered triumphantly for Kellan's quick thinking.
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Navar watched nervously as Jason finally stepped through. For he'd been the last to leave the room for the portal. Which wasn't a moment too soon , since the room was fast becoming a fiery inferno of intense heat. "Yo dude! That was awareness right there and you're just like, we need a portal and BOOM! PORTAL OUT OF THIN AIR!" He said completely awestruck of his friend and his personal hero.

 

[StarrNico]

Jaxon stopped to look at the beautiful gold dragon. He'd never meet Elle so he was unfamiliar with her being on their side. But noticed the wolves didn’t seem alarmed. It wasn't until she spoke to the dragonkin and they started helping, did he figure that out. "Boon buddy! " He said to Garth.

Nektar stirred slightly as the toxins were removed from his body.
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Terminus roared as Anna jumped upon his back. He tried in vain to get her off. The click and the magical surge following forced his shift into his human form. He was still a brute of a man. By no means small. He flung Anna from him and growled at her angrily. "Tricks of the eye? You cannot even beat me fairly! You have no power over me thorn bush." He replied as he clawed at the restrictive collar.
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Ramis looked to the curious spectacle, not realizing that that would be his downfall. For instantly he turned to stone.

Aurelius, Degan and the others cheered triumphantly for Kellan's quick thinking.
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Navar watched nervously as Jason finally stepped through. For he'd been the last to leave the room for the portal. Which wasn't a moment too soon , since the room was fast becoming a fiery inferno of intense heat. "Yo dude! That was awareness right there and you're just like, we need a portal and BOOM! PORTAL OUT OF THIN AIR!" He said completely awestruck of his friend and his personal hero.

Elle looked to the group then to a pair of wolves that came to her, shifting to her young human form to speak to them. She dipped her head as they spoke, She was getting reprimanded for coming to a battlefield, though also thanked for her assistance.

The dragonkin sat back, watching as Nektar started to recover then standing to go back to the group, looking at the wolves and the others and chirping to one another
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"I did not come to battle you fairly, or at all. You forced this on yourself" Anna stated, standing and glancing around then back to him and frowning before heading for the door. She had to leave before she just put him out of his misery, she was fighting to not take revenge
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Kellan quickly closed the portal before the gorgon could find a way to escape, one reason he had had the others leave the room. He looked to the others then around the room "Shall we finish this floor?"
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Jason backed away from the portal, biting his lip a little then narrowing his eyes at it "Close" Hey, it worked to open it, maybe it would to close it too? Yep, the portal got smaller then closed quickly. He sighed and shook his head at this all before looking to Navar "Yeah, fae linage works in your favor sometimes I guess. He said then took a seat and a deep breath, that had been scary and close and he did not want to do that again for a while. Now, how did the fae know where to go when they got out?

 

[Bantambird]

"And suffer a God's vengeance when he decides to be contrary. I think not. A hundred females is not even close to what she's worth to me." Anton said insulted.

Ravek was searching for possible solutions, but coming up short.

Asclepius rubbed his chin, deep in thought. "Do you need to steal, or can what you desire be freely given? Do you need to trap your victims, or can they become allies?"

 

[Bantambird]

Valstrath only wished he was larger. But he'd grow soon enough. But for now, he'd help his broodmother anyway he could.
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Razeth noticed the absence of the dragonkins's shadow as it had circled around. He cautiously raised his head above the water to take in the full panoramic view of the sky. To his relief, it was clear. He stood and worked his was from the bogginess of the rivers mud and hurried to the cover of the forest. He sniffed around the area for any signs of the strange looking dragons. Not finding any scents of humans or dragonkin, Razeth started calling out softly for any survivors of his family. His chirps were bird like in nature, so would be easy mistaken as such to most.

Slygotha continued walking deeper into the humid jungle, leaning against Valstrath. I will get back what was stolen, she vowed silently. She ran her fingers along the scaly neck, lingering on the nubby spikes and frills. He would grow to be quite fearsome, once he grew up.

 

[NickyKnack]

Elle looked to the group then to a pair of wolves that came to her, shifting to her young human form to speak to them. She dipped her head as they spoke, She was getting reprimanded for coming to a battlefield, though also thanked for her assistance. 

The dragonkin sat back, watching as Nektar started to recover then standing to go back to the group, looking at the wolves and the others and chirping to one another
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"I did not come to battle you fairly, or at all. You forced this on yourself" Anna stated, standing and glancing around then back to him and frowning before heading for the door. She had to leave before she just put him out of his misery, she was fighting to not take revenge 
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Kellan quickly closed the portal before the gorgon could find a way to escape, one reason he had had the others leave the room. He looked to the others then around the room "Shall we finish this floor?" 

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Jason backed away from the portal, biting his lip a little then narrowing his eyes at it "Close" Hey, it worked to open it, maybe it would to close it too? Yep, the portal got smaller then closed quickly. He sighed and shook his head at this all before looking to Navar "Yeah, fae linage works in your favor sometimes I guess. He said then took a seat and a deep breath, that had been scary and close and he did not want to do that again for a while. Now, how did the fae know where to go when they got out?

Nektar slowly stood up and looked a bit confused. He took in the the young dragon queen and he now loyal subjects with relief. That was a blessing for sure. He then searched around for Garmr, not that she could be seen, hades hound form. But with the fighting over, she should be in her human form.
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Zypher growled at Terminus as he thought about going for Anna as she left the room. Maxton grabbed the beast of a man and moved his out of the room. Zypher glanced around the room for Xavier. When he found him, he frowned as he walked over to see what he was looking at. Where Sabra had landed, there was now a mass of scarab beetles almost like a cocoon. "What?!"

Xavier whispered, "Shhh, just watch. There is a reason why the scarab beetle is called the resurrection beetle and why it is a religious symbol."

Zypher crouched down to watch intrigued as the beetles fell off dead of a solidified clay like crust. It almost looked like a rudimentary sarcophagus. Zypher jumped back as the thing cracked open and feminine hands broke through the crust. "Holly ghosts!!!" He yelped aloud at the surprise.

Xavier laughed and reached forward to help a fully healed and resurrected Sabra out. "Welcome back Sphinx. It is good the Egyptians did not believe in cremation." He teased her gently.

"Indeed it is." Sabra stated pleasantly.
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"I thought you'd never ask. " Degan said with a smile as he shifted again to continue onward. Aurelius close behind him in her griffin form.
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"Hey, I thought Alphas went first? Why the last man in act, you're too important, my brother from another mother. And father, but let's not argue semantics. We're pupsters still, I don't trust Eleanor just anybody." Navar said with humor.

 

[Bantambird]

From her prison cell, Phoebe cried out once more. The fog in her head was so heavy. With all the activity in the hallway, and the sudden lack of heat suited attendants, she knew something was happening, but was too groggy to do anything but cry and roar incoherently. She didn't want her wyrmlings to become slaves, and she didn't want to be shackled here forever.

 

[NickyKnack]

Asclepius rubbed his chin, deep in thought. "Do you need to steal, or can what you desire be freely given? Do you need to trap your victims, or can they become allies?"

"No, I don't have to steal to feed. Freely given is most welcomed for me. I don't need to kill either, if my appetites are fed regularly. But a starved Incubus is a dangerous thing. All demons have rogues that are the total embodiment of the worst tendencies of their class. At the risk of sounding boastful, Pariah choose me for my restraint. She really wanted that information, but I know for certain it is not there. I could not hurt Shaylee, so I was resolved to my fate of dying slowly with her. Feeding her until I was completely drained." He replied honestly. He looked to Ravek and implored to him, "I vow I never touched her in a lustrous way."

 

[NickyKnack]

From her prison cell, Phoebe cried out once more. The fog in her head was so heavy. With all the activity in the hallway, and the sudden lack of heat suited attendants, she knew something was happening, but was too groggy to do anything but cry and roar incoherently. She didn't want her wyrmlings to become slaves, and she didn't want to be shackled here forever.

Aurelius stopped and tipped her head at the faint cries for help. "Kellan! Degan! This way!" She called out to them.

 

[NickyKnack]

Slygotha continued walking deeper into the humid jungle, leaning against Valstrath. I will get back what was stolen, she vowed silently. She ran her fingers along the scaly neck, lingering on the nubby spikes and frills. He would grow to be quite fearsome, once he grew up.

Valstrath purred softly at the loving touch of his broodmother. He trusted her completely and would do anything she asked of him, without question.

 

[StarrNico]

Aurelius stopped and tipped her head at the faint cries for help. "Kellan! Degan! This way!" She called out to them.

Nektar slowly stood up and looked a bit confused. He took in the the young dragon queen and he now loyal subjects with relief. That was a blessing for sure. He then searched around for Garmr, not that she could be seen, hades hound form. But with the fighting over, she should be in her human form.
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Zypher growled at Terminus as he thought about going for Anna as she left the room. Maxton grabbed the beast of a man and moved his out of the room. Zypher glanced around the room for Xavier. When he found him, he frowned as he walked over to see what he was looking at. Where Sabra had landed, there was now a mass of scarab beetles almost like a cocoon. "What?!"

Xavier whispered, "Shhh, just watch. There is a reason why the scarab beetle is called the resurrection beetle and why it is a religious symbol."

Zypher crouched down to watch intrigued as the beetles fell off dead of a solidified clay like crust. Almost like a rudimentary sarcophagus. Zypher jumped back as the thing cracked open and as feminine hands broke through the crust. "Holly ghosts!!!" He yelped aloud at the surprise.

Xavier laughed and reached forward to help a fully healed and resurrected Sabra out. "Welcome back Sphinx. It is good the Egyptians did not believe in cremation." He teased her gently.

"Indeed it is." Sabra stated pleasantly.
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"I thought you'd never ask. " Degan said with a smile as he shifted again to continue onward. Aurelius close behind him in her griffin form.
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"Hey, I thought Alphas went first? Why the last man in act, you're too important, my brother from another mother. And father, but let's not argue semantics. We're pupsters still, I don't trust Eleanor was everybody." Navar said with humor.

"You sure you should be up this soon?" One of the wolves asked from nearby. They were tending to the injured still, but he had been one of those helping Nektar.
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Anna looked back at the excitment then sighed, glad that Sabra was not dead, even if it was odd. She waited at the door for them to come out, unwilling to go back in, even with the beast subdued. "Thank you for your help Sabra
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Kellan looked to Aurelius then followed her quietly. He noticed the heat going up even before they reached the room and slowed, looking around. "We either have to turn the heat down or find a suit to go in there." He warned.
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Jason shrugged a little "First time I have ever opened one of those, I didn't want it to close behind me and wasn't sure if it would or not,"
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