Red

The Red "Devil"

Main Theme: Human

Red was born to a small nest. His parents, leaders of the clan had been waiting for their heir. Red was not that heir. He had no desire to fight and was even the runt somehow. His parents didn't mind though. All they cared about was that he could survive on his own. He did this well, finding food for himself when the time came for him to prove his skills. He even found clean water. His parents were proud of their runt son. He had done more than anyone expected, and soon the clan thought he could become more than they expected. They came to him for water if they couldn't find any and he always found it. It seemed his gift, and they nicknamed him Water Scout. Red enjoyed this for a time but soon found it annoying being everyone's water boy.

He left his home, saying he needed to explore the world. He went to nature, it being the ideal place. Water was easy, but survival wasn't a guarantee. He enjoyed staying in the flight opposite to his own, the challenges of living harder than he expected. He lived there for a long time until clans began to settle. The nature dragons who claimed land near him didn't like him. He was a plague dragon leeching up their resources to them. He was a sickness they needed to cure. Red didn't know how much they disliked and distrusted him. They seemed nice, trading with him and even allowing him to stay the night in inns. One night though he was kidnapped, appearing before their leader. They were a cult clan, determined to make all of nature spread. Red tried to explain he didn't care much for elemental squabbles, but they started to do something to him. Horns sprouted from his head, his body gaining red patterns on it.

He was cursed by them, becoming a half demon of sorts. The process left him in a fury. He tore out of the cuffs and killed them all, or so he thought. When he woke up he saw the pattern on his body absorbing their blood. It made his body ache and feel revived all at once. He cried for a day, making graves for each member. He hated them, but the idea of them being left to rot made his stomach turn. As he left, the last survivor told lies about what happened. In these lies, he forced their clan to make him a demon and killed them so they couldn't do it again. The cult came out looking like a heroic clan who had tried to stop the evil plague dragon and Red became the Red Devil. It was a hard life, leading him to acts of theft and even armed robbery. He became cold inside, the demon blood inside him feeding on his hatred. He became the Red Devil and didn't care who tried to face him.

Soon he had a bounty on his head, and dragons claiming to use holey magic pursued him. Light magic seemed the most painful to him, even if it normally hurt plague dragons. It burned his skin, and the red markings had to move onto the wounds for them to heal. After a long time living in the shadows, he called all challengers to face him. He fought them in the Coliseum. If he won, the bounty would be removed. If he lost, the winner would be rewarded and he would become a specimen to study. Red fought hard but lost to one light mage that used cheap moves to win. Red was taken away to a lightning clan. They picked him apart and put him back together. Because of his red markings, they could never fully kill him. He lived in hell, constantly having dragons trying to get a sample of the red that seemed to move across his body. Sometimes they'd make him go into a state they called berserker mode, and see what it entailed. After a while he'd pass out, every part of him pushed too far.

It wasn't until a kind dragon helped him that he started to find some light. The dragon was kind of like him, but he was not a demon like Red was. Soon Red saw the dragon being abused, often thought as a play toy for guards. Red found his anger grew more and more as he watched his friend suffer. The dragon never complained though, saying it was just how things were. Red finally had it one day, forcing himself out while in berserker mode. He grabbed his friend and fled. The two didn't get far with Red trying to attack everyone within eyeshot. Soon his friend was forced to knock him out, and flee while Red slept. The two woke up in a dense pine forest. Red was sore for a while, so his friend had to hunt for them both. Soon though they were found by Gencentric. Red and his friend, who became mates, found a home with Nickolas.

The often grumpy imperial found it hard to turn down Red's kind friend, his eyes like Amaira's. Nickolas didn't trust them at first, but Red quickly proved his worth. No matter what, he'd defend his leader. He quickly became Nick's right-hand dragon. If Nick needed something done, he'd turn to Red. While Red knew his place, he did enjoy paling around with Nick. The two often enjoy drinking and complaining about other dragons and how much most dragons stink. The only thing Red will ever fight for is the small clan Nickolas runs and his mate lives in.

Lore by DemonKid

After the fall of their clan...

Red lost Jay, and an eye. He has no clue if Jay is alive or dead. Red's anger seems all that remains, as he is now just bitter and lonely. Having his sister with him helps, but he constantly battles his inner demon for control of his body. Due to it though, he was promoted to Beta guard of the clan that settled in the ruins of his old home. The queen asked him what happened, but his trauma of the event makes it impossible. All they know is Freakshow is behind it, along with Mara.

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