[I’ll be adding a bigger text here in the morning. I’m posting simply because I wish to get this specific reaction placed before anyone else and because I feel ashamed of myself for not having posted in the last 8 days. I apologise for the inconvenience of this short post. An adequate description of the events from the castle to the point of the dragon attack shall be added from Hakuren’s perspective in due time. ] [center][youtube]p8ZUxYTK3F0[/youtube][/center] Sudden wind cut through the calm atmosphere. A deafening roar pierced the already tense air. It took a moment shorter than a blink for the source of the disturbance to become evident. There it was, the mighty beast. Soaring through the sky, the sheer size of its wingspan could make you gaze in awe. It was horrific. The dragon was tremendous in size, greater than what anyone could ever imagine. Despite its colossal titanic figure, it carried itself gracefully, as if it were but a feather in the sky. All hearts stopped at the sight of the monster, many jaws even gaped wide open. Indeed, this was a magnificent creature, worthy of the title “ruler of the welkin”. Spirits fell into a state of panic. Generals yelled out orders. Soldiers began running left and right. Many did as they were told and headed up the steep slopes, dashing forward like antelope escaping a lion’s claws. Bowmen fired the first line of arrows, yet none reached the winged lord, for a mere flap was enough to send those little sticks away. However, the reptilian had not entered the stage simply for making itself visible. An attack awaited the two-legged land-lovers. Opening its mouth, the dragon let out a breath of blue flames, which rained down upon the army. People dodged and ducked out of the way of the incoming firedrops, yet not all were lucky. Numerous were hit and could only roll in desperation as they burned alive within their armor. A symphony of screams of agony and pain played on the mountain side. Such was the song of battle. [quote=someone][b]"Get up this moment now! Find solid ground. If we stay here, we'll get blown off the mountain side."[/b][/quote] [quote=Harper]Harper nodded then turned back to his friends. [b]"You heard him, let's go!"[/b][/quote] Hakuren could not object to the suggestion. It was a completely agreeable one, after all. Leaping from rock to rock, he ran along with the group, not once allowing himself to fall behind. Only once did he turn his head to look upwards at the dark sky above and in that moment he thought: [center][i]’Took you long enough.’[/i][/center] Fortunately for the humans, the dragon had concentrated its attention at the big cluster of shining soldiers and had not pinpointed the little gang of outworldly beings as its target, thus very few balls of fire came down on their way. This would provide a safer route to the cave or to a stable sniper spot. The ice mage fancied the idea of observing the spectacle as a viewer, yet also had the craving to engage in battle at least indirectly. To his delight and most likely to everyone else’s displease, a guard came and gave Harper an amulet, telling him and his team to put it on the dragon. Naturally, the glasses-wearing warrior lost colour and it seemed as though he could crumble down any time soon. The sudden halt was unfavorable in the green-blue-eyed young man’s opinion and watching Riddle’s shivering self only made him wonder if the boy would even survive this even. If the magic didn’t kill him, stress and depression certainly would. [b]“Alright, lets get to work then.”[/b] Hakuren said with a smile. [quote=Riley][b]"We'll be okay, if we stick together."[/b][/quote] Out of nowhere, the ground below their feet shuck restlessly, as if it were a squirming child, which did not wish to have a bath, and every living being was pushed downward by an unknown force. [i]‘Gravity magic?’[/i] Countless individuals, apart from the lost souls, were pushed off the mountain and fell to their death, their surprised and terrified yawls echoing with the distance. Harper had clung onto a tree, whilst the black-blue-haired magician had created a small ice wall big enough only for himself, in order to avoid a fate similar to those, who had lost their footing. After the gravity spell wore off, everyone regained their former stature and brushed the dust off their clothing. [b]“Well, that was interesting.”[/b] Hakuren commented, that smile of his still in bloom. [b]“In any case, how about we get into formation, rather than run like little chicks from a shadow?”[/b] it was a rhetorical question. [b]“We’re supposed to get on that dragon. Leon get ready to-”[/b] he began, yet cut himself short when the only knight among the band left and scurried up the mountain. [b]“Sheesh.”[/b] he sighed and followed suit. It had not been a hard task to catch up to Harper. The student’s feet were still unsteady because of his fear, making it all that more easy for the ‘ice king’ to reach him. [b]“Hey, Riddle, where’s the fire?”[/b] Hakuren joked once he was finally running alongside his companion and proceeded to cut the youngster’s path. “We need a plan here, not chaos” he told him, but added nonetheless “Although the second would be of use.” Once a couple of the others joined them, he continued “We can’t ask that thing to come down to us, so we’ll be going up. What we can use to our advantage is the reaction between hot and cold air. Leon can create an air current, but it will take far more power to single handedly move the flow with the necessary speed. Currently, the air around us is hot, because of the dragon. If I cool the air around the hot flow, it will naturally push us upwards, since it would want to escape to lower levels. How’s that for a start?” (have to go to school x_x might edit the end)