Post #2451563 in Take Back the World, a roleplay on RPG

Karliah had not realized that her brother had been so close to them. In order for him to arrive so quickly, Rhitarion had to of been following them. No doubt wanting to still be alone but making sure that nothing happened to the women. She was at least glad that even though her brother had been upset, he'd cared enough for the both of them to keep near them. The female Dragon concentrate on Tithendir and Rhitarion. At the moment, they were both glaring at each other. And then, Tithendir spoke, a unnerving smile on his face. "Dearest cousin, we were just talking about you. I am glad to see that you are on the mend. It will make killing you all the more sweeter." Rhitarion did not speak, merely watching the other Dragon closely. They moved out of the stances that they'd been in, allowing some room between them.

Tithendir's gaze shifted to Jewel once more. "You can not hope to to defeat me, cousin.." Suddenly, Karliah was speaking, anger in her voice. "Tithendir..you are being foolish. You do not even have the fire of Clakinryn. You could never truly be our king." The red Dragon turned his focus to the smaller Dragon. "You know nothing. If Rhitarion dies and he has no heir the fire will awaken in the next of kin." Karliah immediately came back at the other Dragon. "You don't know that either! It has never happened before. What you are wanting to do is the highest form of treason. No one will follow you if you go through with this."

Rhitarion had remained silent during the exchange merely watching his cousin. At last, he was finished with the arguing. "Enough! The both of you. Tithendir, if you insist upon fighting with me.." he said, putting his sword back into its sheath. "Then you will fight me as we were meant to. Not as Elves." Karliah immediately realized what Rhitarion was suggesting and in all honesty, it was the best situation. It would make it harder on Tithendir to injure her brother. They so far North that it would be fine if they were in their true forms. The female Dragon gently linked arms with Jewel, worry written on her face. She had complete confidence in her brother, it was Tithendir that worried her. He was not known for fighting fair.

Tithendir smirked. "A wonderful idea. Your pet will see that I am the better Dragon..she will curse the day that she met you as I tear the flesh from her bones." He laughed maniacally. He backed away, and quickly shifted. He took off into the sky, lazily making loops high in the sky above them. "Rhitarion, don't do this. Tithendir is crazed. He will stop at nothing to kill you." Rhitarion looked back at his sister, then to Jewel, and once more to Karliah. "Do you not think that I know that? This is simply the best option right now. If I fight him in this form, there is a chance that he will get by me and come after the two of you. I would never forgive myself if anything happened to you." he hesitated, the pupils of his eyes slowly becoming slitted. "I am sorry but I've made up my mind."

With that, Rhitarion turned away from Jewel and Karliah, closing his eyes. It had been nearly two-thousand years since he'd shifted..unlike Tithendir who had obviously done so more recently than most Dragons. Rhitarion remained standing very still as his bones began breaking so that they could rearrange themselves. The pain was immense and he tried as hard as he could to remain silent. Karliah frowned every time she hear a bone or joint pop. She could see that her brother was in pain.

After about a minute of this, a bright light engulfed the male Dragon. A cry of pain ripped from his throat though it quickly died off. The light had grown quite large and suddenly, a black Dragon tore out of it, flying up into the air. As he left the large clearing, his tail and wings clipped a few trees, breaking branches and causing them to fall near the two women. Rhitarion joined Tithendir up in the sky and for a few short moments, the two merely circled each other. Even from the ground, it was easy to see that Rhitarion was slightly larger that his cousin. A slight advantage that Karliah hoped would help her brother to walk out of this fight in one piece.

Karliah turned to Jewel for a moment, their arms still linked. "You are the first being in two-thousands years to see the true form of a Dragon. Let us hope that we all make it through this." Up in the sky, Tithendir was growling loudly..almost sneering at Rhitarion. In that moment, time seemed to stand still. Then, Tithendir attacked. For a long time, Rhitarion and his cousinflew about the sky, ramming into each other, using their claws to fend off the other. Suddenly, Rhitarion fell from the sky, landing out of sight of Jewel and Karliah. And then Tithendir came to the ground before Jewel and the female Dragon. He spoke, though his mouth did not move. 'You see? I am the better Dragon. Even in this form he can not beat me. Now, little creature, the red Dragon lowed his head, eyes staring Jewel down. 'I think I'd like to cause my cousin much anguish before he dies. Goodbye.' The Dragon opened his mouth, moving towards the Elf. Karliah knew that she could not get her friend out of the way quick enough. Just as he was about to take a bite at her, the jaws of a black Dragon were suddenly around Tithendir's neck.

He quickly moved his head back, roaring in pain. Rhitarion did not release him, but instead gave a great shake of his head, effectively pulling the other Dragon from the women. Even in the dark light of the evening, Rhitarion's scales seemed to glitter somewhat differently than his cousin's. The two wrestled for a few moments before Tithendir breathed fire at Rhitarion. The black Dragon merely stood there, allowing the flames to engulf his body. When Tithendir stopped, smoke rolled off of Rhitarion's hide. Without warning, he opened his mouth, releasing brilliantly colored blue flames. Tithendir immediately took off, flying. 'This is not over, cousin. I will have your head.'

Rhitarion slowly moved closer to Jewel and Karliah. Once he was close, he lowered his head, his crimson eyes focused on the two. 'You are all right? I am sorry that he got so close to you..he caught me off guard.' Karliah smiled at the two of them. "At least he took off. He probably wasn't expecting you to fight back with fire of Clakinryn. It was a smart move." Karliah poked him in the snout, smiling. The Dragon then huffed, breathing heavily. "Don't get huffy with me, Rhitarion..Soo, Jewel, what do you think of a Dragon's true form?" Karliah asked, beaming.

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