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Welcome to Runaway, a Pinkerlocke about Arc and Gwen. They live in a post-apocalyptic world where one day, everyone just disappeared. Animals were suddenly mutated into beasts, and the two friends discovered they could transform from humans into dragons at will. Now, they have to survive in their new world, where beasts roam and dragons roar.
Runaway is a recreation of my old Pinkerlocke that I started a few months ago and lost motivation for. I decided to start it over again, but keep the existing characters. This time, they have to survive in a post-apocalyptic world because it's a genre I've always wanted to try. I'll probably be updating every day. Probably. I hope you'll enjoy it!
Welcome to Runaway, a Pinkerlocke about Arc and Gwen. They live in a post-apocalyptic world where one day, everyone just disappeared. Animals were suddenly mutated into beasts, and the two friends discovered they could transform from humans into dragons at will. Now, they have to survive in their new world, where beasts roam and dragons roar.
Runaway is a recreation of my old Pinkerlocke that I started a few months ago and lost motivation for. I decided to start it over again, but keep the existing characters. This time, they have to survive in a post-apocalyptic world because it's a genre I've always wanted to try. I'll probably be updating every day. Probably. I hope you'll enjoy it!
[center][img]http://i.imgur.com/oAn6Lxg.png[/img][/center]
These rules have been edited from the original thread.
Basic rules:
A death in the coliseum means that dragon must rest for three real life days before being able to battle again. If no dragons can battle, I must write about one instead.
All loot obtained in the coliseum is irrelevant, as is the loot obtained from gathering.
There are no restrictions about applying apparel to your dragons. Do whatever makes sense to you. Same goes for familiars.
And, most crucially, all nuzlocke activity corresponds with the loot you obtain daily from Pinkerton's Plundered Pile!
Optional sentimental rule:
If a dragon reaches level 25 it "retires." It can join the ranks of your main lair.
Drops of Fate:
Food: Coliseum time!
Plants: 10-20 matches
Insects: 20-30 matches
Seafood: 30-40 matches
Meat: 40-50 matches
Easymode: Choose whichever team and venue you want and go for it. Running from battles, using health pots, and ending the battle streak is fine, as I explained above.
Materials and trinkets: Flex your creative muscles!
Note that there is currently a glitch in which Pinkerton mislabels materials as trinkets. If you obtain a "trinket" from Pinkerton, double check to make sure its not actually a material!
Materials: Do some writing for your nuzlocke. How does your new nuzlocke clan change and develop? What are your dragons like personality-wise? How do they get along? How do they die? Is there an antagonist in this nuzlocke, or are they merely struggling against the forces of nature? Write dragon bios! Make a blog, or a thread for your challenge in the creative forums! Write short stories or paragraphs, or add to one big one adventure!
Trinkets: Do some art for your nuzlocke! Digital or traditional, use whatever medium feels best for you. Draw deaths. Draw dragons. Draw humanized versions of your dragons (if that's your sort of thing). Draw familiars and dragons together. It doesn't have to be that good or elaborate. If you make a nuzlocke thread, post your art there.
Obviously, you might not have time in your day to do something creative. If that's the case, don't worry about it. This challenge is meant to be fun and heartwrenching, not a chore.
Rare drops: Wildcards
Familiars: Buy the cheapest dragon in the auction house of a specific breed. Use a random number generator (between 1-14) to determine which breed you will get! (Optionally: attach the familiar to the new dragon.)
1. Fae
2. Guardian
3. Mirror
4. Pearlcatcher
5. Ridgeback
6. Tundra
7. Spiral
8. Imperial
9. Snapper
10. Wildclaw
11. Nocturne
12. Coatl
13. Skydancer
14. Bogsneak
Apparel: Breed two of your dragons. The dragons you pick are up to you. You can also change one of the genes on a dragon, or use a scatterscroll if you are rich and crazy.
Note: You must flip a coin for each hatchling once they hatch. If tails, the dragon is dead and you must exalt it. This is in keeping with the origional Nuzlocke thread's rule, because I really like it.
Battle items: Uh-oh!!!
Flip a coin.
Heads = DEATH STREAK
Tails = Nothing happens
DEATH STREAK rules: Randomly select three dragons using a random number generator. Fight in the coliseum using the "food" rules 10 rounds consecutively (ie. you cannot leave that arena), quitting midway if a dragon dies. If you are using the easymode rules, switch to the hardmode rules for battlestones.
These rules have been edited from the original thread.
Basic rules:
A death in the coliseum means that dragon must rest for three real life days before being able to battle again. If no dragons can battle, I must write about one instead.
All loot obtained in the coliseum is irrelevant, as is the loot obtained from gathering.
There are no restrictions about applying apparel to your dragons. Do whatever makes sense to you. Same goes for familiars.
And, most crucially, all nuzlocke activity corresponds with the loot you obtain daily from Pinkerton's Plundered Pile!
Optional sentimental rule:
If a dragon reaches level 25 it "retires." It can join the ranks of your main lair.
Easymode: Choose whichever team and venue you want and go for it. Running from battles, using health pots, and ending the battle streak is fine, as I explained above.
Materials and trinkets: Flex your creative muscles!
Note that there is currently a glitch in which Pinkerton mislabels materials as trinkets. If you obtain a "trinket" from Pinkerton, double check to make sure its not actually a material!
Materials: Do some writing for your nuzlocke. How does your new nuzlocke clan change and develop? What are your dragons like personality-wise? How do they get along? How do they die? Is there an antagonist in this nuzlocke, or are they merely struggling against the forces of nature? Write dragon bios! Make a blog, or a thread for your challenge in the creative forums! Write short stories or paragraphs, or add to one big one adventure!
Trinkets: Do some art for your nuzlocke! Digital or traditional, use whatever medium feels best for you. Draw deaths. Draw dragons. Draw humanized versions of your dragons (if that's your sort of thing). Draw familiars and dragons together. It doesn't have to be that good or elaborate. If you make a nuzlocke thread, post your art there.
Obviously, you might not have time in your day to do something creative. If that's the case, don't worry about it. This challenge is meant to be fun and heartwrenching, not a chore.
Rare drops: Wildcards
Familiars: Buy the cheapest dragon in the auction house of a specific breed. Use a random number generator (between 1-14) to determine which breed you will get! (Optionally: attach the familiar to the new dragon.)
Apparel: Breed two of your dragons. The dragons you pick are up to you. You can also change one of the genes on a dragon, or use a scatterscroll if you are rich and crazy.
Note: You must flip a coin for each hatchling once they hatch. If tails, the dragon is dead and you must exalt it. This is in keeping with the origional Nuzlocke thread's rule, because I really like it.
Battle items: Uh-oh!!!
Flip a coin.
Heads = DEATH STREAK
Tails = Nothing happens
DEATH STREAK rules: Randomly select three dragons using a random number generator. Fight in the coliseum using the "food" rules 10 rounds consecutively (ie. you cannot leave that arena), quitting midway if a dragon dies. If you are using the easymode rules, switch to the hardmode rules for battlestones.
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A list of the characters in this story so far. More will be added as the story progresses!
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[nextcol][color=black][size=5]Arc[/size]
Arc is the leader of the group, although it's not a very big group. He is Gwen's mate and his familiar is a Squall Rasa he named Cori. He is skilled at fighting and would much rather battle out a problem than talk about it.[/color][/columns]
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[nextcol][color=black][size=5]Gwen[/size]
Gwen is Arc's mate. She is exceptional at healing. Her familiar is a Steam Gyre named Nor. She joined Arc shortly after he set off on his journey.[/color][/columns]
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[nextcol][color=black][size=5]Izra[/size]
Arc and Gwen's child.[/color][/columns]
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[nextcol][color=black][size=5]Day[/size]
Arc and Gwen's child. She didn't survive her hatching.[/color][/columns]
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[img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/314498/31449729_350.png[/img]
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[nextcol][color=black][size=5]Aeron[/size]
Arc and Gwen's child.[/color][/columns]
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[nextcol][color=black][size=5]Haren[/size]
Arc and Gwen's child. He went missing shortly after his hatching.[/color][/columns]
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[img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/314498/31449731_350.png[/img]
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[nextcol][color=black][size=5]Cadel[/size]
Arc and Gwen's child. She went missing shortly after her hatching.[/color][/columns]
[columns][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=32357895]
[img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/323579/32357895_350.png[/img]
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[nextcol][color=black][size=5]Rene[/size]
Arc and Gwen's child.[/color][/columns]
[columns][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=32357896]
[img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/323579/32357896_350.png[/img]
[/url]
[nextcol][color=black][size=5]Glade[/size]
Arc and Gwen's child.[/color][/columns]
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[img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/323579/32357897_350.png[/img]
[/url]
[nextcol][color=black][size=5]Saturn[/size]
Arc and Gwen's child.[/color][/columns]
[columns][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=30331452]
[img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/303315/30331452_350.png[/img]
[/url]
[nextcol][color=black][size=5]Rain[/size]
A kind, caring, and young dragon.[/color][/columns]
[columns][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=32604407]
[img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/326045/32604407_350.png[/img]
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[nextcol][color=black][size=5]Chandler[/size]
Aeron and Rain's child.[/color][/columns]
[columns][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=32604408]
[img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/326045/32604408_350.png[/img]
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[nextcol][color=black][size=5]Vidal[/size]
Aeron and Rain's child. He didn't survive his hatching.[/color][/columns]
[columns][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=32604409]
[img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/326045/32604409_350.png[/img]
[/url]
[nextcol][color=black][size=5]Smoke[/size]
Arc and Gwen's child. She didn't survive her hatching.[/color][/columns]
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[nextcol][color=black][size=5]Corvin[/size]
?[/color][/columns]
[columns][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=30640024]
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[nextcol][color=black][size=5]Silverspoon[/size]
?[/color][/columns]
[columns][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=31373424]
[img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/313735/31373424_350.png[/img]
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[nextcol][color=black][size=5]January[/size]
?[/color][/columns]
[columns][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=32282616]
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[nextcol][color=black][size=5]Amazing[/size]
Silverspoon and January's child.[/color][/columns]
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[img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/322827/32282617_350.png[/img]
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[nextcol][color=black][size=5]Eskimo[/size]
Silverspoon and January's child.[/color][/columns]
[columns][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=32282618]
[img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/322827/32282618_350.png[/img]
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[nextcol][color=black][size=5]Lucky[/size]
Silverspoon and January's child.[/color][/columns]
[columns][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=32882643]
[img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/328827/32882643_350.png[/img]
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[nextcol][color=black][size=5]Alright[/size]
Silverspoon and January's child. She went missing shortly after her hatching.[/color][/columns]
[columns][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=32882644]
[img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/328827/32882644_350.png[/img]
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[nextcol][color=black][size=5]Better[/size]
Silverspoon and January's child. She went missing shortly after her hatching.[/color][/columns]
[columns][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=32882645]
[img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/328827/32882645_350.png[/img]
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[nextcol][color=black][size=5]Fifteen[/size]
Silverspoon and January's child.[/color][/columns]
[columns][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=32798322]
[img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/327984/32798322_350.png[/img]
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[nextcol][color=black][size=5]Fair[/size]
?[/color][/columns]
[columns][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=33829891]
[img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/338299/33829891_350.png[/img]
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[nextcol][color=black][size=5]Era[/size]
?[/color][/columns]
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[columns][img]http://flightrising.com/images/cms/familiar/art/883.png[/img]
[nextcol][color=black][size=5]Cori[/size]
Arc's familiar. She's wise and guides him along his journey.[/color][/columns]
[columns][img]http://flightrising.com/images/cms/familiar/art/406.png[/img]
[nextcol][color=black][size=5]Nor[/size]
Gwen's familiar. He's playful and enjoys exploring new places.[/color][/columns]
[columns][img]http://flightrising.com/images/cms/familiar/art/16477.png[/img]
[nextcol][color=black][size=5]Mellow[/size]
Rain's familiar.[/color][/columns]
[columns][img]http://flightrising.com/images/cms/familiar/art/727.png[/img]
[nextcol][color=black][size=5]Akala[/size]
Corvin's familiar.[/color][/columns]
[columns][img]http://flightrising.com/images/cms/familiar/art/20030.png[/img]
[nextcol][color=black][size=5]Golem[/size]
Silverspoon's familiar.[/color][/columns]
[columns][img]http://flightrising.com/images/cms/familiar/art/5177.png[/img]
[nextcol][color=black][size=5]Midnight[/size]
January's familiar.[/color][/columns]
[columns][img]http://flightrising.com/images/cms/familiar/art/10759.png[/img]
[nextcol][color=black][size=5]Snow[/size]
Fair's familiar.[/color][/columns]
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[nextcol][color=black][size=5]Violet[/size]
Era's familiar.[/color][/columns]
A list of the characters in this story so far. More will be added as the story progresses!
Arc
Arc is the leader of the group, although it's not a very big group. He is Gwen's mate and his familiar is a Squall Rasa he named Cori. He is skilled at fighting and would much rather battle out a problem than talk about it.
Gwen
Gwen is Arc's mate. She is exceptional at healing. Her familiar is a Steam Gyre named Nor. She joined Arc shortly after he set off on his journey.
Izra
Arc and Gwen's child.
Day
Arc and Gwen's child. She didn't survive her hatching.
Aeron
Arc and Gwen's child.
Haren
Arc and Gwen's child. He went missing shortly after his hatching.
Cadel
Arc and Gwen's child. She went missing shortly after her hatching.
Rene
Arc and Gwen's child.
Glade
Arc and Gwen's child.
Saturn
Arc and Gwen's child.
Rain
A kind, caring, and young dragon.
Chandler
Aeron and Rain's child.
Vidal
Aeron and Rain's child. He didn't survive his hatching.
Smoke
Arc and Gwen's child. She didn't survive her hatching.
Corvin
?
Silverspoon
?
January
?
Amazing
Silverspoon and January's child.
Eskimo
Silverspoon and January's child.
Lucky
Silverspoon and January's child.
Alright
Silverspoon and January's child. She went missing shortly after her hatching.
Better
Silverspoon and January's child. She went missing shortly after her hatching.
Fifteen
Silverspoon and January's child.
Fair
?
Era
?
Cori
Arc's familiar. She's wise and guides him along his journey.
Nor
Gwen's familiar. He's playful and enjoys exploring new places.
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Arc wrapped his tail around his pearl and sprung into action. He shoved every cereal box in sight into the bag hanging from one of his front legs. Cereal didn't seem too appetizing for a dragon, but it was something humans needed, and he was human. Just not at that moment.
He finished his job and squeezed out of the door. His squall rasa familiar, Cori, was waiting for him. She nodded to him.
"I thought you were back at base," Arc said to her.
"I couldn't leave you unprotected," Cori responded, like it was obvious.
"And I can't leave Gwen and Nor alone! They will totally wander off. Seriously, Cori, I can transform into a dragon at will and you think I can't protect myself." He sighed angrily.
"Fine. I'll go back. Don't blame me if you run into any beasts," she turned and sprinted away.
"Stupid familiar," he muttered.
He gently placed the bag and his pearl on the ground. Then he was enveloped in a glowing light for a fraction of a second. When the light faded, he was human again. Arc rubbed at his eyes. Transforming always tired him. He shook his long, bright red hair out. The old store had been filled with dust.
He picked up his pearl and swung the bag over his shoulder. His purple eyes scanned the area around him. It resembled a desert, but less than a year ago it had been filled with life. Now almost everyone and everything was gone, leaving only him and his friends.
Arc started walking in the direction Cori went. It was the way back to their current base. Their base was safe from any beasts. Beasts were the things that appeared after everyone disappeared. Most of them looked like normal animals, but much bigger and more mutated. That's what he called it, anyway. How else could a mouse be half his size and have glowing things attached to it?
When he finally arrived at the base, Cori was sitting with Gwen and Nor. Gwen smiled at him when she noticed his presence. Nor, her steam gyre familiar, chirped and flew over to him.
"You're back!" Gwen called. "How much food did you get?"
"A whole bag full. It should last us until we get to another big city." Arc shrugged, sitting down next to her.
"It bothers me, you know?" Gwen asked. "Now they're just big empty cities. I used to think of them as my favorite places to go, and now I think of them as places to get food."
"Don't be so depressing." He laughed. "You should be happy I got anything at all. The store was almost empty."
"There was no one else to take it from you, though. Everyone else on the planet is basically dead, as far as I'm concerned. Nowhere to be found. There is literally no one else to take it from us." She looked down sadly.
"Come on, Gwen." Arc grabbed her hand and pulled her up. "Let's go."
So they packed up and left. They headed toward the next city, their thoughts only filled with one question. Were they going to survive?
Arc wrapped his tail around his pearl and sprung into action. He shoved every cereal box in sight into the bag hanging from one of his front legs. Cereal didn't seem too appetizing for a dragon, but it was something humans needed, and he was human. Just not at that moment.
He finished his job and squeezed out of the door. His squall rasa familiar, Cori, was waiting for him. She nodded to him.
"I thought you were back at base," Arc said to her.
"I couldn't leave you unprotected," Cori responded, like it was obvious.
"And I can't leave Gwen and Nor alone! They will totally wander off. Seriously, Cori, I can transform into a dragon at will and you think I can't protect myself." He sighed angrily.
"Fine. I'll go back. Don't blame me if you run into any beasts," she turned and sprinted away.
"Stupid familiar," he muttered.
He gently placed the bag and his pearl on the ground. Then he was enveloped in a glowing light for a fraction of a second. When the light faded, he was human again. Arc rubbed at his eyes. Transforming always tired him. He shook his long, bright red hair out. The old store had been filled with dust.
He picked up his pearl and swung the bag over his shoulder. His purple eyes scanned the area around him. It resembled a desert, but less than a year ago it had been filled with life. Now almost everyone and everything was gone, leaving only him and his friends.
Arc started walking in the direction Cori went. It was the way back to their current base. Their base was safe from any beasts. Beasts were the things that appeared after everyone disappeared. Most of them looked like normal animals, but much bigger and more mutated. That's what he called it, anyway. How else could a mouse be half his size and have glowing things attached to it?
When he finally arrived at the base, Cori was sitting with Gwen and Nor. Gwen smiled at him when she noticed his presence. Nor, her steam gyre familiar, chirped and flew over to him.
"You're back!" Gwen called. "How much food did you get?"
"A whole bag full. It should last us until we get to another big city." Arc shrugged, sitting down next to her.
"It bothers me, you know?" Gwen asked. "Now they're just big empty cities. I used to think of them as my favorite places to go, and now I think of them as places to get food."
"Don't be so depressing." He laughed. "You should be happy I got anything at all. The store was almost empty."
"There was no one else to take it from you, though. Everyone else on the planet is basically dead, as far as I'm concerned. Nowhere to be found. There is literally no one else to take it from us." She looked down sadly.
"Come on, Gwen." Arc grabbed her hand and pulled her up. "Let's go."
So they packed up and left. They headed toward the next city, their thoughts only filled with one question. Were they going to survive?
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[size=5]Day 1[/size][/center]
I drew a grumpy Arc, because why not? And yes, I know he doesn't have that beard thing or the whiskers other pearlcatchers have. That's how I want to draw him. At first, I wanted to draw his whole body, but I can't do that. I have to practice drawing dragon anatomy!
[img]http://i.imgur.com/hiPMiKB.jpg[/img]
These bells are often hung around lairs at festival time. Their loud chiming has become something of a holiday tradition. (Special thanks to ViridianSylph!)
26
Day 1
I drew a grumpy Arc, because why not? And yes, I know he doesn't have that beard thing or the whiskers other pearlcatchers have. That's how I want to draw him. At first, I wanted to draw his whole body, but I can't do that. I have to practice drawing dragon anatomy!
[center][item=berserker]
[size=5]Day 2[/size][/center]
It was a battlestone! I flipped a coin, and it landed on tails, which resulted in nothing happening.
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[size=5]Day 3[/size][/center]
Arc and Gwen crept through the trees, listening closely for any sound. Cori silently trotted ahead of them, watching out for anything. Nor was gliding past the branches of the trees up above.
"What was that?" Arc muttered quietly, stopping suddenly.
They heard leaves crunching. It was too loud to be a beast. His heart raced. It couldn't be another person. It just couldn't be. It was impossible.
"Hello?" Gwen called cautiously.
There was a gasp. It sounded like a child. They glanced at each other before slowly walking forward. Cori and Nor noticed and took their place behind the two.
They turned past a tree and saw a little girl. She was dirty and looked very afraid. When she noticed them approaching, she ran away.
"Wait!" Arc yelled after her.
There was rustling in the trees and something shot out in front of them. It was a beast. Bones floating in dark energy. It looked angry and was about to attack. Arc and Gwen transformed into dragons in an attempt to scare it off. Beasts didn't usually attack alone.
Arc glanced back at where the girl had ran and saw that she was hiding behind a tree, watching. Her eyes were wide. Then, she stuck her hand out and the beast froze. It turned to the girl and headed straight for her.
"Hey!" Gwen growled, stepping forward.
"It's okay," she whispered. "Mellow's friendly."
"Mellow? Is he your familiar?" Arc questioned.
"Yeah. Me and him can talk in our heads." She nodded happily and seemingly stroked the energy. Mellow made a deep, growling noise. It was a good thing, apparently, because the girl smiled.
The girl looked up at them and let go of Mellow. She was surrounded by a glowing light, and when it faded, she was a dragon. It wasn't anything like Arc or Gwen had seen before. It looked more rough and scary than them. It was small, as well.
"You're like us," Gwen muttered.
"My name's Rain. What's yours?" Rain asked, pawing at the ground nervously.
"I'm Arc, and this is Gwen." He gestured to his friends and then at their familiars. "These are our familiars, Cori and Nor."
"Familiars. That's what Mellow is, right?" Rain grinned. "He told me he's a somber spirit."
In response, the familiar flew over to the others. He seemed to talk to the others. Cori and Nor nodded to him.
"Why are you alone?" Gwen asked.
"Well, one day everyone disappeared." Rain looked down sadly. "I met Mellow and he helped me survive until now."
"Well, we can help you," Arc offered. "We're looking for something, and we're going to need as many others as we can to help us."
"I'm looking for something, too! I don't really know what it is, but I know it's important." She nodded to herself. "I think it's called a charge."
"We can look together, if you want." Arc smiled at her.
"Sure!" Rain nodded.
So the three dragons and their familiars set off again through the quiet forest.
A bundle of mismatched parts, levitating in tandem through a musty cloud of dark energy.
2750
Day 3
Arc and Gwen crept through the trees, listening closely for any sound. Cori silently trotted ahead of them, watching out for anything. Nor was gliding past the branches of the trees up above.
"What was that?" Arc muttered quietly, stopping suddenly.
They heard leaves crunching. It was too loud to be a beast. His heart raced. It couldn't be another person. It just couldn't be. It was impossible.
"Hello?" Gwen called cautiously.
There was a gasp. It sounded like a child. They glanced at each other before slowly walking forward. Cori and Nor noticed and took their place behind the two.
They turned past a tree and saw a little girl. She was dirty and looked very afraid. When she noticed them approaching, she ran away.
"Wait!" Arc yelled after her.
There was rustling in the trees and something shot out in front of them. It was a beast. Bones floating in dark energy. It looked angry and was about to attack. Arc and Gwen transformed into dragons in an attempt to scare it off. Beasts didn't usually attack alone.
Arc glanced back at where the girl had ran and saw that she was hiding behind a tree, watching. Her eyes were wide. Then, she stuck her hand out and the beast froze. It turned to the girl and headed straight for her.
"Hey!" Gwen growled, stepping forward.
"It's okay," she whispered. "Mellow's friendly."
"Mellow? Is he your familiar?" Arc questioned.
"Yeah. Me and him can talk in our heads." She nodded happily and seemingly stroked the energy. Mellow made a deep, growling noise. It was a good thing, apparently, because the girl smiled.
The girl looked up at them and let go of Mellow. She was surrounded by a glowing light, and when it faded, she was a dragon. It wasn't anything like Arc or Gwen had seen before. It looked more rough and scary than them. It was small, as well.
"You're like us," Gwen muttered.
"My name's Rain. What's yours?" Rain asked, pawing at the ground nervously.
"I'm Arc, and this is Gwen." He gestured to his friends and then at their familiars. "These are our familiars, Cori and Nor."
"Familiars. That's what Mellow is, right?" Rain grinned. "He told me he's a somber spirit."
In response, the familiar flew over to the others. He seemed to talk to the others. Cori and Nor nodded to him.
"Why are you alone?" Gwen asked.
"Well, one day everyone disappeared." Rain looked down sadly. "I met Mellow and he helped me survive until now."
"Well, we can help you," Arc offered. "We're looking for something, and we're going to need as many others as we can to help us."
"I'm looking for something, too! I don't really know what it is, but I know it's important." She nodded to herself. "I think it's called a charge."
"We can look together, if you want." Arc smiled at her.
"Sure!" Rain nodded.
So the three dragons and their familiars set off again through the quiet forest.
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[size=5]Day 4[/size][/center]
More art! This time, I decided to sketch some busts of the human version of the characters. Their designs might change. Arc's wearing a twice dyed mantle, I haven't added it to his dragon yet and I can't draw it very well. xD
I'm still kind of experimenting with this style too, so proportions might be off or something. I hope you like it anyway. :3
[img]http://i.imgur.com/vK1jdME.jpg[/img]
[img]http://i.imgur.com/TtuzL4x.jpg[/img]
[img]http://i.imgur.com/ScUgEb9.jpg[/img]
More art! This time, I decided to sketch some busts of the human version of the characters. Their designs might change. Arc's wearing a twice dyed mantle, I haven't added it to his dragon yet and I can't draw it very well. xD
I'm still kind of experimenting with this style too, so proportions might be off or something. I hope you like it anyway. :3