Setting
You have come to the very end of the beach, where the soft sand underneath your feet collides with both the water of the lake and the sharp edges of the rocks to the south.
End Of The Beach
You have come to the very end of the beach, where the soft sand underneath your feet collides with both the water of the lake and the sharp edges of the rocks to the south.
Minimap
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You are here. |
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End Of The Beach is a part of 
Wing City Lake.
48 Characters Here
Billy Blades [70]
Shirila [63] What is life, if not a game? Who are we, if not its players?
Amethyst 'Violet' Spearing [42] "I'm your worst nightmare."
Ethan Blackwell [42] "Big bro and i stick together!"
Leila Abril [34] Leila... a deadly elf with a few powers and a vengeance.
Tamaki Makoto [23] "You okay Onnee chan?"
Natsuki Makoto [23] "Hey onii-chan, can we play now?"
Meep [15] Oh my!
Tanto In a dress [14]
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Tikaro growled even deeper as the dragon vanished and the voice sounded in his mind. He thrashed his tail at the image of the hatchling before rocketing to the surface and leaping out, flapping his wings to get airborne among the spray of glistening water droplets.
"Oh, I cannot think that you might have gone too far," said Siana, both of her hands now submerged. Why, she was nearly tipping over completely in her interest, her face but inches from the waters surface. Then, as the dragon burst from the water, she leaped back, both in surprise and mirth. She stood back up onto the gondola promptly and sailed toward the shore, where the boat softly hit the sandbar. She jumped out, though one hand was still on the bow. "Aw, well it seems you've scared him away, Shui!"
From the water before Siana rose a female dragon of a similar breed to Tikaro, "Looks that way, though he seems a little too grouchy to be a good playmate." responded Shui. "He was a strong one, though no sense of humor in him. That cyborg you found at least could laugh." The spirit was a little disappointed, and she turned her head to look back at where Tikaro was in the air, waiting to see what he would do.
He flapped furiously for those first few moments, heaving himself into the air. Once he was safely airborne, however, he simply glided. His form wasn't terribly large, and it was almost as though he belonged in the air, though any who saw him in the water would know better. he watched the two from above, doubting the reality of the dragon beside the woman but intrigued nonetheless.
After a few moments of watching and thinking, the Ocean Dragon began a lazy spiral downward, eventually landing on the sandbar with a dull 'thump' and a small cloud of sea-fog. He lowered his head in a draconic bow while projecting his thoughts.
He raised his head and sat on his hind legs, looking all the regal dragon he was as his midnight blue scales glittered.
After a few moments of watching and thinking, the Ocean Dragon began a lazy spiral downward, eventually landing on the sandbar with a dull 'thump' and a small cloud of sea-fog. He lowered his head in a draconic bow while projecting his thoughts.
The undine watched the dragon fly with grace throughout the skies, her eyes following him the same a cat would do to a mouse. She leaned onto her boat and crossed her arms. It had been an age since she had last laid her eyes onto a dragon. And, of course, Shui had been preferred the form of a dragon, but she meant a true dragon. The real scaled beast, not only the imitation, though the Nek did so quite well.
As the dragon came down, she came back onto her feet, one hand still touching the precious wood. "I did not mind so much, though I believe Shui might be a bit taken aback," she told him, ever-smiling even in the presence of the beast. "I am Siana, an undine, another spirit of the water. It is wonderful to make your acquaintance, really, it is."
As the dragon came down, she came back onto her feet, one hand still touching the precious wood. "I did not mind so much, though I believe Shui might be a bit taken aback," she told him, ever-smiling even in the presence of the beast. "I am Siana, an undine, another spirit of the water. It is wonderful to make your acquaintance, really, it is."
"You already know my name, tell me, what do you prefer to see," said the Nek, otherwise content with its current form as a female of Tikaro's breed. Though the dragon already knew her secret it was still a game to see how others reacted to certain forms. Like the cyborg from the night before, perfectly content with the swim suited young woman he had seen, until her hair went from auburn to blonde. "The chase was fun, though you need to work on laughing more." she added.
He laid himself down, stretching his body out to it's full length while doing so. An Undine and a Water Sprite, huh? Well, at least the three of them all had a connection deeper than any ocean. He grinned wolfishly, rows of gleaming white teeth showing.
He thought about changing to his human form, but figured that he should remain comfortable amongst creatures of the sea. He had no reason to fear them, yet, and he figured that he could be himself around them without any cause for concern.
"We were just sailing along, looking for trouble, as always. Shui and I, here, have found that we often find ourselves amused when we travel together. We have run into moorgan, robots, troops...and now a dragon. We came with thoughts that there might be a few sirens around. They have been giving troubles to humans lately, so the rumors go, otherwise the chatter of the sprat lie." She told Tikaro, gathering her tresses as her hair floated downstream, so long that it seemed to disappear into the depths.
"But we have found you instead. Quite interesting, seeing as I have not found a dragon in a while. Not even in Madeva do we have them anymore."
"But we have found you instead. Quite interesting, seeing as I have not found a dragon in a while. Not even in Madeva do we have them anymore."
Shui chuckled, melting into water and letting most of it rejoin the sea as a young man solidified in the dragon's place. It was the surfer that had been with Siana before, just a nice simple form without anything special to speak of. "Is this more to your liking?" he asked, not adding to the Undine's story since there was nothing for him to add.
the dragon nodded to Shui before responding. In truth, he'd spent the better part of the last two months sleeping in his cave to the north, avoiding contact with most everyone. He'd recently woken after he was reminded about his need for food.
"Madeva is far, far away. It is a different world than this, though this place is not too different. It is filled with fantastic beings, though androids and human-made's are foreign to me." She told him, landing herself onto the beach, the ball of her foot planted on the side of the boat. It seemed as though she could not part with it, or wouldn't.
"It is a sad thing that you cannot share, though that is something I can understand. I think we all have secrets we must keep locked away. For how long is the question, however." She said, nodding. "Tinethus? I have not heard of that place in all my travels. I would not know how wonderful it would be going by the name 'Death's Gates.'"
"It is a sad thing that you cannot share, though that is something I can understand. I think we all have secrets we must keep locked away. For how long is the question, however." She said, nodding. "Tinethus? I have not heard of that place in all my travels. I would not know how wonderful it would be going by the name 'Death's Gates.'"
"I remember those islands, how very long ago it was. Though I believe it was after you had departed them." said Shui, he was so scatterbrained in his questing for fun that he hadn't returned to his waters of origin in so long he didn't know what name they currently went by since humans like to change things when a new group moved into the area.
"Fish from downstream always carry a story with them. It is often broken and scattered, but it is possible to form a picture with a school. Many sprat will rush upstream, and with them the images of human flesh being ripped and torn, along with the enchanting songs of the maneating mistresses of the sea." She told Tikaro, looking to Shui. "Though not altogether fond of human pollution, I do not believe this is a good way to remedy it."
The spirit shook his head, "I like a good bit of mischief but when has a siren killing a sailor stopped fishing? It only brings hunters to remove the siren so that fishing may continue." he said. "I too have heard stories of the siren here, some where captured by a woman in red after attempting to take a man and a woman to the depths."
He thought for a moment, rolling their words around while thinking of where the stories might be coming from.Deciding it might be easier for him to figure things out as a human, he shifted.
His entire body began to ripple, as though a stone had been dropped into a small pond. The Size of his body shrank drastically, until where once had lain a dragon stood a deeply tanned man with hair to his waist.
"A bit better, but it's been a while," he muttered to himself. "So, how about we go and search for this Siren then? You two probably have a good idea where she might be, from what you know, and I've been swimming this shoreline for almost a year now, so I've found many of the smaller hiding places."
His entire body began to ripple, as though a stone had been dropped into a small pond. The Size of his body shrank drastically, until where once had lain a dragon stood a deeply tanned man with hair to his waist.
"A bit better, but it's been a while," he muttered to himself. "So, how about we go and search for this Siren then? You two probably have a good idea where she might be, from what you know, and I've been swimming this shoreline for almost a year now, so I've found many of the smaller hiding places."
"I am afraid there are more than one. They come in schools, similarly to morgens. They aren't much alone. Not against the more powerful beings that live here," she said, watching in fascination as the dragon began to shrink and turn into something much more mammalian. She smiled. In the presence of two shifters, was she? What a jolly thought, indeed.
"I did not know you had a more human form, as well. I suppose I learn something new every second," she said, fingers sliding down the wood of the gondola. She could exit the water, but could Shui? She did not think so. She did not think they would need to, either, as they were looking for sirens, but that meant she would need to suppress her own magic.
"I did not know you had a more human form, as well. I suppose I learn something new every second," she said, fingers sliding down the wood of the gondola. She could exit the water, but could Shui? She did not think so. She did not think they would need to, either, as they were looking for sirens, but that meant she would need to suppress her own magic.
Shui laughed, "Well it seems we have too good pieces of Siren bait right here," he said, nodding at Tikaro's human form. "You know how they like strapping young men." he said, still laughing. He could make himself even more enticing if he wanted, taking the form of a sailor rather than the surfer he was now.
"I only have three forms. My native form, the one you see now, and a lupine form that I use to travel outside of cities with, when I'm not going far. As for being bait, I've always been one for fishing." He smirked and stepped forward a few paces, a slender blue sword sliding out of his arm and into his hand. "And it's always fun when the bait fights back." He winked at Shui, wondering if the Sprite would get the joke, not understanding fully that Siana would likely be just as witty, if not more so, than the Nek. He may have been one of the more courteous dragons in the area, but he still had a slight, and unintentional, bit of his personality that came simply from what he was.
"Strapping young men, indeed. It is the second time within the week that I have found myself within the presence of two at the same time. I do not know if I will be able to control myself!" Said the undine in jest, raising her hand to indicate the both of them. "I am sure any signs of siren were temporarily frightened away at the dragon chase, but they could not be far." The undine grasped the side of the boat and closed her eyes, willing her presence to lessen. The boat itself excreted a large amount of her own power and alerted others of who she was, the reason the morgen were so afraid when herself and Shui went to give them a visit. With a ripple, both the boat, the pole, and Siana herself, dissipated and joined to the water.
Shui laughed and joined her in the water, melting as well. Strange existence like that with in the same state, he literally became whatever water he joined, did she do the same? If that was the case they should be able to feel the consciousness of the other. "Hmm, what do you think Sia, do you thing a big brawny sailor and an islander will draw the school?" he asked.
The human watched, mildly impressed as the two simply melted away. Knowing he couldn't do the same, he dashed forward and leaped out over the water, plunging into it almost twenty feet from shore. He quickly surfaced and began to swim, his movements both effortless and tireless. He wished, and not for the first time, that he could mind-speak in human form. "So, where to, or am I supposed to just swim around all day?" he asked with a laugh, not even bothering to pay attention to the waters beneath him. He was certain that, should a siren appear, he wouldn't be dragged below immediately. She would play first, then go for him. Surely.
Beneath the waves, Shui would see the image of a young woman come together beneath the waves. Tikaro would see it, as well. It was a splitting image of the same undine, but now without the long cloak and with hair that only brushed her shoulders. She wore something akin to a swimsuit, though in all manners it was a great deal more modest. Siana was not a charmer, and they could probably tell by now.
"Oh, I believe so, Shui." She said, voice easy reaching the spirit and the dragon. Her voice was easily transferred through water. "Enough splashing should peak some ears if they are not too afraid. Just listen to a voice more charming than my own. I may be able to start a spark..."
Before their eyes, it would seem Siana disappeared again. In reality, she had swam far down to the bottom as a current, another preferred form. She reformed there, crouching onto the sand as if she were on the surface.
"Let us see what we can do..." She placed her hands on the ground, and the dragon and the nek might have been able to feel a strong power emanate outwards.
After minutes of silence...there was singing.
"Oh, I believe so, Shui." She said, voice easy reaching the spirit and the dragon. Her voice was easily transferred through water. "Enough splashing should peak some ears if they are not too afraid. Just listen to a voice more charming than my own. I may be able to start a spark..."
Before their eyes, it would seem Siana disappeared again. In reality, she had swam far down to the bottom as a current, another preferred form. She reformed there, crouching onto the sand as if she were on the surface.
"Let us see what we can do..." She placed her hands on the ground, and the dragon and the nek might have been able to feel a strong power emanate outwards.
After minutes of silence...there was singing.
A large well built man surfaced near Tikaro, complete with a piece of driftwood to hang onto. "That ladies love a half drowned man." he said with a smirk. He could hear the singing, it wouldn't be long now until they had what they would looking for. Shui for his part was busy trying to decide on his next form, perhaps the kraken would be fun again, but a leviathon, that could work and he hadn't been on in a long time.