*protects the part of my side thats between my rib cage and hip and runs into the fray, poking like crazy*

NU! not the ticklish spot! *falls from laughing*

*covers secret ticklish spot and pokes the mess out of tiamat and catc*

D8< *pokes dspice's secret ticklish spot*

*laughs crazily then pokes back* hey tiamat didnt we have an rp on another page we didnt finish? *hint hint*

oh yaaaa.... rp! *pokes*

BUT WAIT! do you think we could move to a shorter page if we havent already?

How beautiful! This is amazing! I love the radiant glow coming from everything. It has a very angelic feel, and gives off the feeling of awe and reverence. The ghostly figure in the distance gives a slight chill... Overall, very well done.

*pokes back* did someone say an rp?

but i have a question: is it a horse/dragon or is it a pegasus? 0,o

It is a Dragonhorse. This is Delbin's creature, Celestia, the white Dragonhorse. The dragon in the background is Burnwing, her long-lost love. *Had just looked this up*

ohhh ok. thanks nighthawk! oh, but thats so romantic... is Burnwing dead or something? (hence the name gathering souls)

Nae, exact opposite. Celestia is dead, but her husband Burnwing had to leave her, and she has been mourning and lamenting his departure, even after death. Once she died, she watched over him as a spirit.

oh, now i get it. thanks again, nighthawk.

It's naut a problem.

it's a beautiful and romantic story though... it's sweet that Celestia watched over her loved one even after death...

Yes, indeed. But doesn't everyone? Don't you think that your loved ones are watching over you as well?

well, i dont exactly know anyone who has died AND who loves me... my family isnt exactly lovely to me...i would however like to have someone who DID love me to be watching over me right now...

This picture is absolutely beautiful, however the quality is slightly blurry, so I can't make out what is going on. I love the color scheme though!

that is a beautiful story... @DSpice, i'm sure somebody loved you, just didno voice there opinion out loud...

I think it would be better to have someone who loves you in real life rather than someone who loves you in death. Although that would be cool! I don't think anyone who is dead "watches over me" but I'm ok with that b/c everyone I love is still alive!

someone who loves u in life never really leaves u, and death is only the begginning okay, srry, just had to write that, anyway i agree w/ you Jenu, i think that having somone alive and loving u is slightly better than nowing someone dead loved you

Thank you. However, this is a very cool story. Have you written it out??

not entirely. just a summary on the pic on devART. im still writing my other story which wont be done for a while. ^^;

Can I start an rp here? I have a good idea for one, that no one seems to be following through with... Jenu: *It is a dark night, and Jenu is resting from her wanderings near a mountain pool* *The half moon above is giving her little strength, but Jenu has no problems with that, for she has been gathering strength for a while now* *Nearby, there is a campfire, where all who wish to join are gathered, chatting and eating and laughing* *In the blink of an eye, the moon is eclipsed in front of Jenu, and then appears again, leaving little sign of the flyer behind. It was far too big to be a bird, and too fast to be a dragon. Only a dragon flying at top speeds would be able to go across the large moon that fast* *Jenu peered up, looking for the source, but did not see anything* *After several minutes she layed back down to rest, only to have another disturbance* *A human, male, tall, seemingly young, with semi-evil eyes and wrinkled hands walked calmly into the circle of firelight where her friends were gathered* *Jenu draws closer, preparing herself for anything* *After firther examination, she notices more about the human than she noticed before* *The man has shoulder length dark brown hair, which is unkempt and ragged. His face is almost contradictory to itself. His eyes are a dark-green almost black color, and seem to be gaurding the secrets of his soul. His cheeks and face are drawn, like he has had little food for a long time, and covered in dirt. His ears are slightly pointed, not quite like an elves, but rather as a human trying to look like an elf. Yet despite this, his face is attractive, with a strong chin and nose, and evenly curved expressionful eyebrows that seem to twist with every word he says, and a ready smile that lights up his face, except for his eyes. The man has a strong build, without being muscular or stocky, and medium height. He wears a long black cape that looks like it would billow in the wind, but now is drifting lazily around his calves. He wears a brown tunic and dark green breeches, both of which have had their share of rips and tears. He wears a wide belt, wide enough to carry several blades, yet smooth enough to show the bulges if he were carrying any. He also wears tall brown boots made of fine leather, yet this also is covered in mud.*

*is in front of the fire* *does not notice the flier or the man* (jenu, it is obvious that the flier transformed into the man!!!) *accidentally burns marshmelow* phoey!!! hi jenu!!!

*The man speaks to all positioned around the fire, and Jenu sends a silver probe to listen in* Man: Hello, and welcome to my mountain! Tis a beautiful night, is it not? Would you mind if I sat down? *without waiting for an answer, he sits down anyway* So, what are all of you fine dragons doing here this evening? I confess, I did not just coincidentally stumble upon you. I was wondering if you would like to help me out on a bit of knwoledge I am searching for. Surely you fine dragons qwould be able to help me? Jenu: *thinking to herself* He's so strange... He could be anyone, meaning anything. I have no way of telling whether he means good or evil toward us... And his appearences can't tell anything! He could be the kindest man in the world with a sad past, or the evilest man in the world with an attractive face and knows how to put on a good smile. I just can't tell...

(hi jenu!!!) *glares at the man* what do you want? *scales ripple angrilly* *tries best not to grow larger, but still goes to iron element*

Man: I'm sorry if I seem rude. *he smiles rather kindly, but glares at Nayru all the same* If you don't mind, I was wondering if you all would accompany me to Lord Darenuh's cave, where I shall learn the knowledge that I seek. I wouldn't be troubling you all in the first place, but it seems that I cannot enter without the company of highly reputable dragons as my aid and guide, so I was wondering if you could help me. Do not worry, you shall be highly rewarded for your trouble. I'm richer than I look. Jenu: *thinking* Richer than he looks... that could mean trouble, or just that he's an important guy... Probe: *speaking in tinny voice* I cannot reveal the location of my sender, but my sender has two questions. One, why do you call this "your forest" and does this relate to your hidden wealth, and two, what is this knowledge you seek? Man: I call this my forest because every where I travel becomes mine by loyalty, if not of the people then of the animals. The animals with the dimmer minds sucumb first. You dragons are nearly completely immune to my "loyalty spell." Humans take a while, and at close range, but eventually they succumb too. So, everywhere I step is mine, by right of loyalty. As for your second question, I'm afraid I cannot answer that.

*plops out of nowhere by the fire* OOC: this one? let me read it to catch up..

OOC: Tis not very much... just a couple of REALLY long comments... lol

aw poo, gotta go! bye! 8glomps* later be on..

OOC: Please help this rp get started! IC: Probe: *still in it's tinny voice* Well, if you cannot disclose your information, then my master says we are not obliged to help you. Man: Is that so? *he looks rather downcast* Ah well. Would you mind terribly if I stayed long enough to eat a decent meal? I haven't been able to use a fire for a long time. Probe: My master says go right ahead, but I'm here to watch you. Man: It saddens me that we must start our relationship with such distrust. Maybe I can break the ice. My name is Buran, son of an elf and a human. What are your names?

OOC: *reads whats happened so far* ok got it IC: *looks suspiciously at buran, and stays silent*

OOC: ready? Just start talking to the man and we can get started!

(sorry i have to eat dinner now. be back later!)

OCC:*reads the comments* IC: *whispers to jenu* i don't trust him.... should we give him our names?

OOC: Tiamat, you always manage to leave just when you can get started! *sigh* @catc: Jenu herself is several feet away, you'd be talking to my probe. IC: Probe: My sender's name is Jenu. OOC: I have to do something, brb!

OOC: its not my fault my mom chooses inconveniant times for me to have dinner! and yes, im back IC: *snorts*

OOC: lol! See ya later then?

OOC: no, i just slurped down my mac and cheese really fast

oh.... nice ta meetcha probe! jk! and geez that was aquick dinner! so are we with you jenu? and ur in the same room as the probe, right? or....a different place? me's confused!(don't worry though i get confused easily )

OOC: i was surprised by how fast it was too O.o IC: @buran- im not sure if we can even trust you with our names

yes buran how can we trust you?

OOC: The setting is in the middle of a mountain, near a mountain lake. I am hanging out by the lake gathering power, and I sent a probe to the campfire so I can see what is going on. IC: Buran: *sighs, and sort of pokes the fire around a bit* Well, since I seem to be completely untrustworthy at the moment, I suppose I must tell you what I am searching for. *As he continues poking the fire, a story seems to appear in the fire, although the fire is not really making images, everyone around the fire can understand it* "It started a long time ago, when I fell in love... *Now, Buran continues to poke the fire, so that the story is completely carried by the fire* *The fire shows a younger and cleaner Buran walking and gazing at a young beautiful girl. The viewers get a sense of this giong on for a long time, be it several months or several years is hard to tell. Then there is an image of the girl growing wearier, and uglier, and iller as time goes on, until eventually she is captured in the clinic of her tribe. The viewers get a sense of overwhelming sadness and despair, followed with much weeping. After a short period of time, and image appears of a man, old, wise, ugly, and somehow extremely evil. The man speaks, and although there is no sound, the viewers hear every word very clearly. "You must make your love immortal, and then you must make yourself immortal, so that neither of you will die and you can live and love each other for all eternity. You must search the world over for this immortality, any lacking on your part, and it will spell disaster for you and your love." Then after this there are several images of flipping through books, talking to many people, a single image pops up over and over again. Lord Darenuh, the Wise One Dragon. With these images there is also an underlying sense of extreme deep love, which seems to fade into complete desperation as the search goes on and on. After another long period of time, the images change into that of forest travelling, and then a sign which reads in dragon letters, and yet perfectly understandable to the viewers, "Lord Darenuh, the Wise One, all ye who wish to enter may do so on two conditions. One, ye shall not be armed, and Two, ye shall be accompanied by at least one reputable dragon. Any who do not follow these conditions shall be killed on the spot."* *Suddenly, Buran stops poking the fire, and the images stop* And that is how I came to meet you. Can you trust me now???

wat? (i found it! your profile on deviat) awww....it looks really sad.....*continues watching the flames*

OOC: yays! IC: *watches the fire*

how sad! i can help! my name is Catc.

IC: Probe: But... what happened after you saw the sign? Buran: Nothing but searching for a highly reputable dragon, and I do believe I have found some. Will you please help me gain the knowledge to save my love? Probe: My master says yes, she will help you as long as she can fully trust you. If you ever prove to be untrustworthy, then be warned, for she can kill humans as easily as blinking if she wishes. Buran: *nods his head* Thank you. You shall not regret it!

ill help. my name is tiamat

Buran: *bows his head very deeply in respect to the dragons, then sits up and claps his knees* Ah good! Thank you all my friends! Lord Darenuh's cave lies south of here, closer to my village than this mountain. We shall have quite a ways to go! But first I would like to rest before we begin our journey. *without waiting for a reply, he walks several feet away, rolls out his sleeping mat, and promptly goes to sleep* *the probe follows him cautiously, and Jenu approached the fire* Jenu: Please, do not trust him so easily. Fire images are easy to fake, and I do not like the gap in his story. Also the man who told him about immortality is DEFINITELY not to be trusted, and I saw something flying over us a moment before he came. Be kind to him, and help him, but stay on guard!

okay, though that was really cool with the fire! i never saw that before! What did the thing look like that went over us?

*mutters to jenu* im not so easy to give people my trust as i appear to

Jenu: *speaking softly to catc* The fire-image is rather easy to do, if one knows the secrets of the fire language. What I know of it is the person doing the spell will speak to the fire through either touching it (poking it), or speaking to it in fire language (this is harder to do, takes more skill and knowledge, but gets a better result). The speller speaks to the fire and tells the fire a story. Fires being what they are, they share the story with everyone around. The tamer the fire, the better this works. ALso, fires don't care about truth-telling, but tale-telling, so the speller can lie to the fire rather easily if they wish. And I couldn't see the flyer very well, but it was too large to be any kind of bird, and too fast to be a dragon. *Jenu turns to Tiamat* I know you aren't. Just for future reference, however, if Buran seems to try to lure you in, don't trust him completely.

OCC: the fredward awakens! IC: so what do you suppose he's hiding from us? oh and will do!

i wont *glances at him*

IC: I have no idea. That's the point of hiding something, isn't it? But generally, dragons being rather unsocial creatures, and not very trusting of each other, why would a dragon need another dragon to accompany a visitor? It doesn't really make sense. That and that I have never heard of Lord Darenuh before. One more thing to think about, and then I am going to get some rest as well. Dragons do not degenerate, some can live fore a very long time, some are immortal. It is not uncommon to think that using a dragon body-part, such as a heart or something, will cause a human to be immortal. Now I am off to sleep, OOC: not really IC: I hope you will think about what I said.

there are exceptions though... *i think about what jenu said. suddenly, my eyes flash orange, and a look of shock crosses my face*

*sits and leans a gainst a tree to try and get some rest as well, but thoughts keep me awake for while, but slowly my eyes begin to droop* OOC: well that was short lived, he ate and went immediately back to sleep....

*i eventually fall asleep*

IC: *night passes, and we all have different degrees of restful sleep, until the first crack of morning dawn* Buran: *is already up and packing his pack* Probe: *sends this image to Jenu* Jenu: *wakes up, and walks over to Buran before the others wake up, to ask him something* "Buran, I have one question from last night." Buran: "Oh, you must be the infamous Jenu." *he smiles mischeviously, but as usual, this smile never quite reaches his eyes, although the rest of his face seems to brighten up* Jenu: *is rather unnerved by this* "Yes. I have one more question. That man, who told you about immortality, who is he, and what is he like?" Buran: "He is Orank, the village shaman/ priest/ wise person/ elder, whatever. For several years, he has served our village faithfully, but these last few years he seems to be withdrawn, and he searches our library and the libraries of other villlages continuously. No one has ever really found out what he's looking for though..." *Buran gets a mysterious look on his face*

*as usual, i sleep in late*

OOC: Lol! IC: *Jenu nods at Buran, then goes to wake up catc and attempt to wake up Tiamat*

srey g2g!

OOC: get used to my laziness xD bye catc! *glomps*

OOC: Bye byes catc! IC: Jenu: *finds that catc won't wake up for a while, so she goes to pester Tiamat*

OOC: NUS! IC: *mutters something in my sleep, troubled by my dream*

*pokes and prods Tiamat, but then finds that it is of no use* *sigh* OOC: Oh shoot, I need to go. Bye bye all! *waves&*

OOC: my girl scout troop enjoys the challenge of getting me out of my sleeping bag O.o bye! *glomps*

OOC: False alarm, lol. Can't you please wake up so we can continue?

OOC: fine -_- IC: *i stretch, yawning*

OOC: oo! what's happened? *reads and tackle both*

OOC: *is tackled* OOF! IC: AH good! You're awake! Come on, we need to go, the sooner the better1

i had to stay home from school today!!! i got sick

OOC: @pinkdragon- you threw up, and i silently laughed at you all the while

Hey, I never commented on this one, did I? Well, it's excelleant! Oh yeah, and Happy Thanks Giving All!

What about the roleplay??? *cries*

what roleplay?! 0.0

OOC: Basically what has happened is that a man came across a campfire around which were a few dragnixians, including Nayru, me, Tiamat, and Catc. He came asking for some help so he could opbtain knowledge about how to become immortal. He is the sort of person that one can't really tell whose side he's on just by looking at him. Anyway, we found out that and evil-looking wise person told this man, Buran, that he needed the secret of immortality to save his loved one. From there, he found that the only dragon with the secret to immortality was Lord Darenuh, but Lord Darenuh needed a visitor to have dragon guides for them to visit him. Then Buran found us, told us this story, and I cautioned everyone that it might not be true. Anyway, it is the morning after Buran came, and we are in the process of setting off. IC: *Looks at Buran* So, how are you going to be keeping up with us dragons? Buran: I have learned the secret to flight. *He says this in a quiet manner, as if he wants to speak no more of it*

OOC: so you mind if i join this rp?

OOC: Nope. IC: Jenu: Alright then! What direction is this... Lord Darenuh? Buran: North of here I believe.... wait... *peers into the surrounding forest* Is it just me or are those leaves shiner than most... Jenu: Oh! Hello Dragonspice! Didn't realize you were going to be joining us!

YES! my camo-ness cannot be seen by the naked eye! heh heh... hello there. im dragonspice, incase you haven't noticed, and um... im jenu's friend! *i extend a claw for a hand/claw-shake*

Buran: *shakes Dspice's claw* It is very good to meet you. Now I really must be going, my love awaits. *without any ceremony, or hardly any conspicuous acting at all, Buran leaps into the air and starts hovering there* Come on! *he flies of, northward and slightly westward, following the mountain range*

0.0 *i turn to jenu* he... what... um... *i stare after buran*

Jenu: "Obviously, he knows a lot of things that were sealed from humans long ago." I sigh, then leap after him. Come to think of it... I think to myself, the art of human flight was lost even before I was around. I knew existed, but I never knew anything else. Either he knows exactly where to find things or he's even older than me!

*I fly after jenu* seeing as you're pretty old, i would guess he knows exactly where to find things! *i chuckle, hoping jenu won't kill me*

Jenu: I glance back at Dragonspice. "Me being old and him being able to find things have nothing to do with each other. Besides, just because I'm ancient doesn't mean I'm not still beautiful and can't kick booty! Remember that young one, OR ELSE!"

it's weird hearing you call me "young one"... you don't look a day over... um... 23? 45? 79? ><' *and of course, buran has no clue what we're talking about*

Buran: He looks over his shoulder to see Jenu and Dspice squabbling. "Hmmm..." he says quietly to himself, "It is best not to meddle with dragons" Jenu: "Of COURSE I don't look old! I'm not supposed to! I am as close as possible to being immortal as can be!" I stick my tongue out at Dspice. "So THERE!"

*winces at jenu's rage* to self: i really need to learn to shut up... >< of course, jenu. you're um... young and beautiful... >.<

Jenu: "Of course, but I have wisdom and maturity to go with that! Hmph!" I turn back around to fly faster, Buran seems to be gaining distance on us. OOC: I have to go now, bye bye!

OOC: b-eyes!! *waves and sprains wrist* ow ow ow ><'

OOC: Awww... what happened??? IC: Jenu flies faster to catch up to Buran, but her mind seems to be going even faster. If Buran is old enough to know how to fly, or knows how to find out how to fly, then he must know how to, or already be immortal. So why does he need us? Why couldn't he just give his immortality to his lover? And for some reason, that wise-one... the one in the fire... he seems... too real. Like there's no doubt about his existence in my mind now. But nothing else strikes me quite like that. What is he up to? Buran: He stops, and hovers in the air, far above a mountain peak, and turns around. "We are here! Lord Darenuh's cave lies just below us! Come, if you still wish to hold to your promises of help and aid!" Jenu: She responds testily, "I know what we promised. From now on, I lead, and Dragonspice and the others will be behind you, to make sure you do nothing foolish!" Jenu turns around to Dspice. "You ok with that? I still don't trust Buran very much, so I want you to watch him."

I hate not being able to join in the rps, no one is ever here when i want to talk, except Jade dragon occasionaly.

OOC: you can join if you want silveera! IC: *eyes buran* no problem...

MWAHAHAhahaa..ha...ha.......ha......*looks around* Anybody home?

Nope...

Botheration...*goes off to look through art*

lolol! XD