Of Feathers And Flames- A Wings of Fire AU RP

[Amer]

The orb of burning red had settled into the city-broken horizon, stifled by the desert smog of Possibility, trapping heat, but numbing the sun's rays.
Eclipse carefully unfurled her wings, jogging across the dark asphalt to allow herself an easier take-off, favoring her recovering wing shoulder. Shard's smaller, quicker wing beats alighted to the air beside her.
The comfort of gentle flight was unreal now, only a few days out of the Scorpion Den. Unbridled freedom, and the slow but progressive easing of the injury in her shoulder. The desert city had promised her brutally that she would never know flight again, a promise that had been all but crippling to her. She only had Tobias to thank for breaking that promise.
The Lunarwing kept close to the short buildings, carefully flaring her wings instead of fully driven flaps to maintain her air.
Eclipse glanced up, her attention drawn away from vague thoughts to the movement, stirring of wingbeats in the stifling city air.
Dragons approaching from the South, heavy evening light cast across pale and fiery scales.
Her eyes sharpened, Eclipse turned lazily away from the hanger, gaining height, watching the unsteady trio closely as she quickly closed the distance.
Scratch that- there were four dragons. Dangling in the arms of the pale one, another colorless form, slightly smaller, leaner. The fire-colored ones had four wings each, the redder of the two presenting a cautiously familiar hue.
"Eclipse slow down."
The Lunarwing jerked back suddenly, slowing as Shard panted up to her side again, tiny wings beating desperately.
"Where are we going?"
"Sorry."
Eclipse glanced up again toward the approaching group, angling her wings again to descend as they disappeared behind the short buildings.
"I'm just going to check something out. Stay close."

"Vel?"
The Rainwing's scales were a ghostly color, devoid of emotion and greyed with illness.
Eclipse landed awkwardly, swooping at an angle over the building to land among the other dragons, stumbling slightly as she unbalanced. Shard dropped down beside her and quickly slithered beneath a folded silver wing, dark eyes watching wide the strangers.
"Vel, you're here? You are alive? Wha-"
The Lunarwing froze, her eyes glancing from the red hybrid to land frozen on the silver, near-dead Cloudwing hanging in the Rainwing's trembling arm.
Oh, there were questions. Questions that refused to come, evaporating as quickly as they flooded in. All she could do in that instant was stare.

@_-Captain BRM-_
@Amer

Ajax leveled his heavy-lidded gaze in Eclipse’s direction, “We won’t be for much longer if we don’t get any water,” he said softly. His voice was deep and gravelly, but there was no malice in it. He would accept his fate, whatever might come. No, that’s not true, said a quiet voice inside. I don’t want to die. Throughout his desert travels, his third eyelids had crept across his eyes, but it was never enough. Smog brought fresh irritation into his dry eyes. He blinked again, so hard it was painful, doing whatever he could to stay awake.

 

[_-Captain BRM-_]

The orb of burning red had settled into the city-broken horizon, stifled by the desert smog of Possibility, trapping heat, but numbing the sun's rays.
Eclipse carefully unfurled her wings, jogging across the dark asphalt to allow herself an easier take-off, favoring her recovering wing shoulder. Shard's smaller, quicker wing beats alighted to the air beside her.
The comfort of gentle flight was unreal now, only a few days out of the Scorpion Den. Unbridled freedom, and the slow but progressive easing of the injury in her shoulder. The desert city had promised her brutally that she would never know flight again, a promise that had been all but crippling to her. She only had Tobias to thank for breaking that promise.
The Lunarwing kept close to the short buildings, carefully flaring her wings instead of fully driven flaps to maintain her air.
Eclipse glanced up, her attention drawn away from vague thoughts to the movement, stirring of wingbeats in the stifling city air.
Dragons approaching from the South, heavy evening light cast across pale and fiery scales.
Her eyes sharpened, Eclipse turned lazily away from the hanger, gaining height, watching the unsteady trio closely as she quickly closed the distance.
Scratch that- there were four dragons. Dangling in the arms of the pale one, another colorless form, slightly smaller, leaner. The fire-colored ones had four wings each, the redder of the two presenting a cautiously familiar hue.
"Eclipse slow down."
The Lunarwing jerked back suddenly, slowing as Shard panted up to her side again, tiny wings beating desperately.
"Where are we going?"
"Sorry."
Eclipse glanced up again toward the approaching group, angling her wings again to descend as they disappeared behind the short buildings.
"I'm just going to check something out. Stay close."

"Vel?"
The Rainwing's scales were a ghostly color, devoid of emotion and greyed with illness.
Eclipse landed awkwardly, swooping at an angle over the building to land among the other dragons, stumbling slightly as she unbalanced. Shard dropped down beside her and quickly slithered beneath a folded silver wing, dark eyes watching wide the strangers.
"Vel, you're here? You are alive? Wha-"
The Lunarwing froze, her eyes glancing from the red hybrid to land frozen on the silver, near-dead Cloudwing hanging in the Rainwing's trembling arm.
Oh, there were questions. Questions that refused to come, evaporating as quickly as they flooded in. All she could do in that instant was stare.

@_-Captain BRM-_
@Amer

Ajax leveled his heavy-lidded gaze in Eclipse’s direction, “We won’t be for much longer if we don’t get any water,” he said softly. His voice was deep and gravelly, but there was no malice in it. He would accept his fate, whatever might come. No, that’s not true, said a quiet voice inside. I don’t want to die. Throughout his desert travels, his third eyelids had crept across his eyes, but it was never enough. Smog brought fresh irritation into his dry eyes. He blinked again, so hard it was painful, doing whatever he could to stay awake.

Vel said nothing, keeping her head low as she limped forward, still painting in a husky, wheezing way.
Sol landed nearby, and he loped towards Harper, eyes on the shriveled shape in Vel's talon. "Is that-"
"We talk about it later, yes?" Harper waved off his question. "I don't know. Let's just get them in."
Sol worked his jaw, turning away from the human.

Why in the world would she bring him here.
His body was limp, not rigid with death.
Sol shivered with memory, glancing wearily at Eclipse.

 

[-Shade-]

Vel said nothing, keeping her head low as she limped forward, still painting in a husky, wheezing way.
Sol landed nearby, and he loped towards Harper, eyes on the shriveled shape in Vel's talon. "Is that-"
"We talk about it later, yes?" Harper waved off his question. "I don't know. Let's just get them in."
Sol worked his jaw, turning away from the human.

Why in the world would she bring him here.
His body was limp, not rigid with death.
Sol shivered with memory, glancing wearily at Eclipse.

The Lunarwing returned Sol's glance, her own expression more resigned, though still anxious.
"Here, Vel, let me help."
Eclipse paced quickly up to the Rainwing, holding out a talon with a trace of hesitance, offering to take her load.
Shard pressed firmly into her side, still hidden almost completely beneath the folded wing.

 

[_-Captain BRM-_]

The Lunarwing returned Sol's glance, her own expression more resigned, though still anxious.
"Here, Vel, let me help."
Eclipse paced quickly up to the Rainwing, holding out a talon with a trace of hesitance, offering to take her load.
Shard pressed firmly into her side, still hidden almost completely beneath the folded wing.

Vel watched the LunarWing through slited, wild eyes, apprehensive. Her tongue stuck loose across dry teeth, hanging from the side of her open jaw, and the scales beneath her eyes had cracked and split from days of burning, dry heat. She appeared absolutely savage, yet nothing in her seemed to realize.
"Don't kill him." The RainWing said in a voice raw as blood.

 

[-Shade-]

Vel watched the LunarWing through slited, wild eyes, apprehensive. Her tongue stuck loose across dry teeth, hanging from the side of her open jaw, and the scales beneath her eyes had cracked and split from days of burning, dry heat. She appeared absolutely savage, yet nothing in her seemed to realize.
"Don't kill him." The RainWing said in a voice raw as blood.

Eclipse gave a resolved nod, her gaze tracing to the Rainwing's own glossy eyes, offering reassurance.
"I won't. You need care. You need to rest."

 

[_-Captain BRM-_]

Eclipse gave a resolved nod, her gaze tracing to the Rainwing's own glossy eyes, offering reassurance.
"I won't. You need care. You need to rest."

Vel's wide shoulders heaved with breath as she lowered her head down to the silver LunarWing. She shifted a trembling talon, exposing the shriveled black creature. "Don't kill him." Vel repeated, voice like a whisper.

Sol stared on, shoulders back, head held high, eyes staring at the dark dragon.

 

[-Shade-]

Vel's wide shoulders heaved with breath as she lowered her head down to the silver LunarWing. She shifted a trembling talon, exposing the shriveled black creature. "Don't kill him." Vel repeated, voice like a whisper.

Sol stared on, shoulders back, head held high, eyes staring at the dark dragon.

"I won't. I promise."
Eclipse looped an arm beneath the limp silver Cloudwing. Crusted feathers brushed uncomfortably warm against her scales and she grunted slightly at the sudden weight, adjusting further as Vel let go. Bracing a stabling wing against the ground she turned to the woman standing watch.
"They need attention. All of them." A brief glance to Cloudwing followed her words. "Lead the way. Quickly."
She avoided looking at Sol, however hyper-aware of the Solarwing's discomfort.

 

[BackroadGirl57]

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Name: Frost
Gender: Female
Age: In human years, 15.
Tribe:SnowWing
Physical appearance: Wolflike, as are all SnowWings, and bold, clear white with black paws. Bright green eyes.
Personality:Gentle but fierce. Hardheaded and stubborn, and likes to do her own thing.
Backstory: (Optional) none atm

 

[-Kiwi-]

Name: Frost
Gender: Female
Age: In human years, 15.
Tribe:SnowWing
Physical appearance: Wolflike, as are all SnowWings, and bold, clear white with black paws. Bright green eyes.
Personality:Gentle but fierce. Hardheaded and stubborn, and likes to do her own thing.
Backstory: (Optional) none atm

Accepted welcome to OFAF!

 

[BackroadGirl57]

Accepted welcome to OFAF!

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