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The Death of Rayith, the Red Dragoness.
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The Death of Rayith


After the Cracking of the World, Rayith found herself alone. All those she held dear were gone, seemingly vanished in the chaos. Perhaps they were dead, or simply left without her. It mattered little really, the fact was, she was without family, friends, and even enemies.
The red dragoness was old, too old and too tired to go chasing after those lost in time. So, haggard and haunted by the demons of her past, she fled back to the isolation of her lair to live out the rest of her days. She had had a magnificent journey with Malfurion and Lillith, fighting against Keade and Bowen. Many times she had thought they had bested Bowen, and that this time he would surely fall, and the rebellion with him, only to have him back in their faces the next time they met. She was sure they had felt that way about Fury as well. Fury broke the world, with slight help from her father, Divine High Red Dragon Lord Xarthens. She paused by a tree and leaned against the rough bark, reliving the days of old. Even the years before Fury were action filled. She lost her first mate to a mage who wanted their lair treasure for himself. Little did he know Rayith was there with their young hatchlings. The dragoness fought the mage, well not really fought, he began casting a spell and she ate him in one gulp. Satisfied she had dealt with the intruder, she set about hunting for her young the next day. When she came back, something was wrong. The iron smell of blood filled her nostrils as she drew near the mouth of the cave high in the mountain. She dropped her kill outside and went into the cave. Her young had been slaughtered, and one was missing.
Rage filled her, blackening her heart as she flew from the cave, vengeance following her like a death shroud. She destroyed five of the small towns around her lair, then branched out, destroying the nearby capital city. Her rage sated for the time being, she took human form and began to travel. There was nothing left for her in the lair, nothing left to keep her chained to that location.
She joined Bowen and his crew in a battle. The Imperial soldiers were defeating them badly. They had filled her wings with holes from their wretched bows, stabbed their swords into her, collapsed one of her lungs, and nicked her heart. She fell, her breathing labored, resigned to her fate. She shrank back to her human form, her eyes slipping closed. Then suddenly, as the soldiers inched toward her to finish her off, a commanding voice made them stop in their tracks. It was Fury. He wrapped her in his cloak and carried her to his ship, The Leviathan. She slid in and out of consciousness. Once she was healed and rested, she decided to stay on with Fury, even though it meant that she would now fight against Kaede and the crew of Xena.
She was introduced around the ship, and quickly became a valuable friend to some of them. The longer Rayith stayed on the crew, the greater her feelings grew for Fury. Malfurion Zarkanand…what a man… As smile spread across her lips she left the tree and walked across the meadow. The mountains loomed across the way. Home. Her home was in sight. She began shifting as she was walking, red scales spread over her body, then slowly, her full red dragon form took shape. Long horns jutted from her head as she lifted her chin and let forth an ear splitting roar. The queen was back where she belonged. Large wings spread, then began flapping. The grasses below her bent, touching the ground as the large ancient being took flight. Higher and higher she flew, light glinted off her scales as she banked toward the cave opening. She let the wind glide her to the mountain, her wings fanning out, then pushed the opposite way, her talons touching down on the soft soil at the mouth of the cave. A strange scent fill her nostrils. She knew that scent…it was the once young male who had pursued her before she had went adventuring. A low growl filled the long winding cave. She would tolerate none of this. Who did he think he was anyway? She heard him shift, the treasure under him clattering and clinking as his weight lifted, a low growl answered hers. She then let out a more menacing roar, one of challenge. It was answered as soon as hers died away, echoing back to her. She backed up, allowing this ignorant male to come to her. She wouldn’t fight him in the cave. She launched herself back into the air, circling the mountain she had called home for so many years. He emerged, larger than she remembered, but still no match for her. She was far older and more heavy than he. He too took flight.
"Rayith, long time no see. Why would you come into my home and offer me challenge?"
"You filthy worm. She answered. You know that is my home and I’ll not stand for your filth to fill it!"
Once again he roared and dove at her. She turned her belly to the sky at the last moment and grabbed two clawed feet full of his soft underbelly. Her mouth rose and clamped around his neck. Once she felt her teeth strike home, she applied pressure. He howled out and sank his talons into her stomach, his front feet ripped at her neck. She pulled away from him and circled around for another attack. Both of them were now bleeding, but not enough to cause any real damage. She curled her lip, baring her teeth as she came closer to him. He inhaled, his mouth opening wide as fire erupted from it. Rayith smiled and flew through the flames. Since they were both red dragons, their breath weapons wouldn’t work. Both of them immune to fire damage. She grabbed his neck again, but this time she didn’t get a good hold. He did, his mouth clamped down over her neck and sank in. She grimaced, but wouldn’t give him the satisfaction of crying out. She simply began raking her talons along his chest. Her front feet gripped his and ripped them away from her. She felt a crack as his arm gave way to the pressure, his mouth let go of her neck as he let another howl go into the sky. She grinned and pulled her mouth away, the taste of iron on her tongue was sweet to her. He pulled from her and landed on the ground near a village. Hobbled and bleeding, he looked like hell. She tucked her wings back and free fell toward him. He looked up just in time to be hit by her, two tangled dragons crashed through the town, destroying nearly all of it and wounding over half the population. She ripped and tore at him, wanting him to die. He managed to get free of her once again and took flight. She gave chase and grabbed hold of his tail. She pulled against him and he started to fall. She held fast to his tail and once again they landed on a town. This one slightly larger than the last. He gave a loud roar and clamped his mouth over her arm, the break sounded like a cannon. She howled out, despite herself and growled. His smug grin made her even more angry and she charged him. Once again a tangle of dragons crashed through a populated area, leaving hell in their wake. Her talons were doing their work, but so was his. They both looked like they had been through a blade barrier. She snarled and clamped her mouth around his neck by his head and gave his neck a hard twist. He went limp as the sound of it breaking filled the air. She dropped his lifeless body near the rubble of the gates and managed to get herself air borne, flying her way home once again. She felt weak, he loss of blood was nearly too great despite the fact her body was already healing itself. Landing in the meadow near her home, where she had earlier thought of her days adventuring, she would have to rest if she wanted to be able to make it to her lair.
She lay down, her thoughts turning to Fury. If he had been here, she wouldn’t look this way now. She closed her eyes before tears could fill them. She missed him, no words would ever be able to convey how much. She relaxed, her body sagging toward the earth.
Sleep had nearly taken her when a twig snapped not far from her in the forest. One amber hued eye opened to scan the tree line. She didn’t need another fight, but now the smell of several humans filled her nostrils. The knights had came to try to avenge their towns destruction. She sighed, and slipped her eye closed once again. Even if they thought her dead they would cut her body to pieces for the market value alone. She gave a long sigh and stood, readying herself for the coming battle as best she could. If they were smart, it wouldn’t be one or two men, but several hundred. She wouldn’t let them take her easily. She inhaled and let forth a roar, this one as loud as the other two, then inhaled again, letting loose a long stream of fire that went many feet into the woods. She heard men scream in agony as they fell in the burning timber. She spread her wings wide to launch herself to her lair where the men would be easier to cut down. As she did so, arrows filled the air, nearly blocking out the sun. Her wings were instantly in tatters. She grimaced and folded her wings. She hadn’t felt this much pain since…. She inhaled again and turned, filling the wood behind her with fire, more screams filled the air as more men became her victims. She growled low in her throat, it had become hard to focus. Knowing her end was drawing near, she charged the forest, meaning to take as many with her as she could. She let loose one more breath weapon before her strength was sapped. She stopped in the center of the wood. There, on the other side of the fire and unaffected by its heat was a line of mages all chanting. She knew these words, they would spell her fate. She turned and made it to the meadow once again before the men stopped casting. The last image in her mind was of Fury’s smiling face. She collapsed in the soft cool grasses, her last breath was a labored sigh.
The men did eventually cut her body to pieces and they rebuilt the towns using her lair treasure. Her death is celebrated every year by the towns people. Her bones are left in the sun, bleaching as the years pass. She had fought hard and died harder. None of her crew mates know of her passing, if they do, none have made an effort to pay their last respects. She was born an orphan, and died forgotten, such is the life of a dragon queen.

Edited by Kia, Jun 26 2012, 12:14 AM.
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