adventures in Time And Relavent Dimensions In Space (Closed)

[The Floor Kippers]

"So where do we go from here?" Auros asked the others, "I mean she may have come from the Burning sands but she doesn't seem to hold Ill will against us."

"That's true," Pelorum said, "If she did she'd have tried to kill us by now, like the other interlopers."

"It could be deep cover, she might not even know she's here to kill us until it's too late for us," Galador said, he turned to the Dragoness, "No offence meant."

[Warhaven]

"I don't fall for Deep Magic tricks so easily. The Deep Magic hides your true intent." Draconus snarled.

"And yet, the serpentine Dragon is also correct." The dragoness said.

"You haven't even told us your name. What name were you created with if nothing else?" Nyx asked.

"Castiel Ra. An early attempt at combining our father and mother's name, and still carrying the family name of Ra. Callist always forgets the space. Callistra, or perhaps Nielra adds an unnecessary space. Does it even matter? Perhaps it doesn't." The Dragoness said.

"But you don't deny an ulterior motive." Draconus growled.

"No. You are also correct. I could've gone anywhere, yet I came to this place. My aim was off, but I still made it, to you. Two of a kind, two Gods of The Deep Magic. Two companions, together in the ever-changing mysteries of The Deep Magic's strange order." Castiel Ra said.

[The Floor Kippers]

"Oh," Auros said, "I should have guessed. Companionship."

[Warhaven]

"Lies. If your intentions were peaceful, you wouldn't have bypassed our defences!" Draconus shouted.

"A duel then, and if I win, you let me stay. If you win, I am no more, and precious little will have been lost for my death after a scant day." Castiel Ra proposed.

"Deal." Draconus growled.

A flash, and all were in Sapien form, dressed in Victorian era clothing, walking in a park somewhere.

"Is your heart so cold, that it cannot accept another, locked away in your crystal tower, conducting your experiments, doing your studies, watching over The Deep Magic?" Castiel ra asked, walking beside Draconus.

A flash, and all were on an infinite grassy plane, perfectly flat.

"I NEED NO ONE!" Draconus bellowed, lunching at her with his tail, which was detached and turning into a blade, Draconus in Sapien form. Castiel ra dodged, without any counter of any sort, smiling. So was Sara...

[The Floor Kippers]

So was Auros, who shared a knowing glance with Sara.

[Warhaven]

The Victorian park...

"Is that what you tell yourself, as you watch the others, in their romance? When you find that Gryphox has found someone, he who was eternally on his lofty cloud of Shame? Oh yes, I see much in the stones of this world, and the other worlds. When you watch the children learn of love, do you tell yourself you need no one then too?" Castiel Ra asked.

The infinite Grassy plane....

"I'm not Jealous of them!" Draconus yelled, launching a massive fireball at Castiel Ra, which she extinquished with a flick of her tail.

"I never said you were. That admission was of your own doing." Castiel Ra smiled, not attacking. If he was so desperate to be rid of her, he would have to murder her in cold blood.

[The Floor Kippers]

"I don't think anyone ever thought Draconus could be this, Cold? Is that the right word?" Androzani said.

[Warhaven]

"I need no one, I stand alone. I have been alone since before I hatched, by my own deeds. I clawed my way to the top, alone, and I stand at the top, alone." Draconus breathed.

Victorian Park....

"And these others then, what are they, pests? Accidents? Nobodies, morons needing constant guidance?" Castiel Ra asked.

"Of course not!" Draconus said, outraged.

"And yet, you only visit them when they need you, or when your council meets. You never visit, simply for pleasure of company, like the rest do, and after the action is done, you vanish off back to your precious Deep Magic Home. Action speaks loudly." Castiel Ra pointed out.

And she was right. Draconus NEVER visited, simply for the sake of visiting. The events he'd attended, he either had a reason to be there, or it was imagined obligation on his part.

[The Floor Kippers]

"She's right, even Gryphox paid more social visits in his days of shame," Gallifrey said.

"I am here you know," Gryphox said, "That was the past, I've changed for the better."

[Warhaven]

"Things change, that is Law. Amusing isn't it? Chaos, is Law. Isn't that the very essence of The Deep Magic, the great harmony of all opposites, working together?" Castiel Ra asked.

"I need no one. That does not change." Draconus repeated.

"You say these words, but all I hear is the hollow emptiness of a lonely heart." Castiel Ra said.

The grassy Plane....

Draconus launched another attack, an ICBM from his jaws. Castiel Ra closed her eyes, and spread her arms, in Sapien form, ready to die for her failure. Impact, and all were blinded in the explosion!

[The Floor Kippers]

"I can't believe the mad fool has done it!" Androzani exclaimed shielding his eyes.

[Warhaven]

Sight returned as the light faded. Castiel Ra opened her eyes in surprise, and there on the ground was Draconus, who leapt infront of his own attack.

"I must be a fool, to betray even myself." He said weakly.

....
Sara waved a hand, and a ghostly image of the past surfaced. Draconus, in his crystal spire, either talking to himself, praying to The Deep Magic, or praying to Omnisource. Perhaps all three, it wasn't clear.

"Is it so foolish to want another like me, to understand me, to be with me, who isn't afraid of me?" Past draconus asked, tears in his lonely eyes. Time passed, and he buried his pain so he wouldn't feel it anymore. And then, he couldn't feel at all anymore.

....

"Here I am." Castiel Ra said gently.

Sara had tears in her eyes, and as Melody wasn't with her, she promptly held Auros instead.

"By the agreement, Draconus loses, Castiel Ra may stay, attacking her further would constitute an attack against any of us." Pondera said officially.

[The Floor Kippers]

Auros held Sara, much like a sister would.

"I think we can all agree with that," Auros said.

[Warhaven]

"So, Niel Ra touches an Origin Point, and Draconus gets a new companion as a result? His lucky day, I'd say, even if he was a little hard headed about it." Tiamet said.

"Notably, Castiel ra never once attacked." Bahamut pointed out.

[The Floor Kippers]

"Well, that just proves her feelings," Auros said, "Who wants to hurt one that they love, after all?"

[Warhaven]

"Well, I'd stay and chat, but giant tyrannical empire to run, kids to beat senseless. You know how it goes." Pondera sighed, and prepared to return to Warhaven.

[The Floor Kippers]

"I think we've all got our duties to attend to," Gryphox said, "And our loved ones."
With that he grinned widely and vanished back to Sullivan.

[Warhaven]

Pondera took his family and returned, leaving Draconus with the rest of the Dragon Gods, thoroughly ashamed of himself.

Victor meanwhile, came up to the Amazon palace looking his best. The guards ushered the dwarf in with a knowing smile.

"Victoria, your boyfriend's here!" One of them called in, teasingly.

"Victoria has a boyfriend?" Jezebel and Ziella asked simultaneously.

[The Floor Kippers]

"She has a boyfriend?" Dexal asked, just after the girls.

"Just you see if I let you test my next prototype!" Victoria shouted from her room at the guard.

"So you must be Victor, the boy who managed to break through the fog of metallurgy surrounding my daughter's mind," Charlie said, "She'll be just a moment, she's just finishing up getting ready."

[Warhaven]

"Victoria knows how to wear a dress? Astonishing." Victor gasped, as he'd never seen her in one before.

"Hi!" Garthox said cheerily, shaking Victor's hand.

"I thought she was going to end up all alone during the fun years of life." Aspari mentioned.

"So did I love of my life, so did I." Jezebel said. Aspari grinned at the way Jezebel addressed him.

[The Floor Kippers]

"I know Victor, shocking isn't it?" Charlie chuckled, "Girls in dresses, whatever next?"

"I said it would take someone pretty brave to distract her from her work," Dexal said.

"I know, I know," Victoria said, entering the room, her scales polished, her horns buffed, a pretty red dress on her person, "I'm obsessed! Hello Victor."

[Warhaven]

"Hello Victoria, you're pretty all the time, but that dress suits you fantastically." Victor said to Victoria.

Then to Dexal...

"I had to be brave, the power of the beard demanded it!" Victor explained, though the beard did nothing more than boost his confidence.

[The Floor Kippers]

"Thank you, You look pretty natty in that suit yourself," Victoria said.

"Pretty powerful beard then," Dexal said.

"Alright, enough," Charlie reprimanded gently, but firmly, "Let's leave the two of them to enjoy their date."

[Warhaven]

"So, Victor, what do you want for lunch?" Jezeel asked, leaning out of the kitchen, an offer that didn't occur often, for anyone. Not even Charlie got that offer very often.

"Uh, the choices, so many choices." Victor mused, visions of fantastic lunches running through his mind.

[The Floor Kippers]

"If it makes it any easier," Victoria said, "Whatever you pick will be good, no, better than good, heavenly."