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drachliebe · 13 hours
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Spring omen.
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drachliebe · 15 hours
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retaliation is expected . the young dragon is quick to take wing-- parrying the icy blasts with shots of fire whilst thinly dodging the rest . just like a snowball fight . don't get hit . the others yelp , limbo instinctively grabbing his friends to shield them from the deadly blast and ducking .
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“ WOAH-- ice breathe ?! ” t.abaluga crows . “ should i be flattered ? ”
“ ˡᵉˢˢ ʸᵃᵖᵖⁱⁿᵍ ᵐᵒʳᵉ ᵇˡᵃˢᵗⁱⁿᵍ ! ” the lucky beetle shrieks from the ice bear's large , gentle paw . “ ᵃⁿᵈ ᵗʰᵃᵗ ᵐᵉᵃⁿˢ ˢᵒᵐᵉᵗʰⁱⁿᵍ ᶜᵒᵐⁱⁿᵍ ᶠʳᵒᵐ ᵐᵉ ! ”
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a.rktos' attack interrupts lilli's suspicion-- the onslaught of the two elements elevating her heartbeat and making her limbs prickle . quickly , she sticks her forefinger and thumb in her mouth , emitting a loud , ringing whistle into the sky . it reverberates eerily in the drake mountains like a dying scream , soon echoed by the alarming cries of corvids . the message was received : stay out of sight if you want to live .
all the while , t.abaluga circles a.rktos like a raptor bird ; ever-moving , aiming two infernal blasts upon the monster's limbs to PUSH him back into his territory-- or to corner him and finish the job . whichever comes first .
Usually when a certain young dragon encounters Arktos these days, it's with a infuriating lack of fear or urgency. Oh, there's wariness sometimes, but often its either jumping around, trying to press-gang him into a game, or a sigh, like he's a nuisance. What are you up to now, Arktos?
So when he sees the blur of green march up, he's bracing for the 'game' variant of that and is about to be waspish about it, blow off some steam, when...
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he chokes on his own words. Is - is he bigger? "What - what sort of spell or trick is -"
Tabaluga would never attack first! Preposterous He makes the first move, this is not how it works! Unless it isn't him and somehow...
...Why is he glowing?
You can hardly blame him for what happens next. He sees an attack coming, and inhales. The blast of ice that comes is short, aimed to scatter.
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drachliebe · 16 hours
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the german dub of the cartoon's closing song hits differently man ;-;
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drachliebe · 17 hours
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There's a friendly, greeting chuff as a shadow stretches little Tabbie. If he turned, he'd see Ratha looming over him, nostrils twitching slightly, head bobbing in a slow nod. He spotted the little drake in the brush, fiddling with something. What did he find? A bug? A stone, perhaps? Was he making something? Ratha is curious!
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“ ratha ! hi ! ” the dragonet cheers when he turns to the shadow . he bobs up and down on his back paws , returning a lighter sounding chuff to the ratholos in warm greeting . t.abaluga had been lying uncharacteristically still for a while now , his long snout pushed into the bush in undying attention .
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“ look , look-- ” he motions the bigger beast over , his voice lowering to a whisper as he lies flat on the ground again . inside the tangle of twigs and greenery was a tiny nest with five blue , speckled eggs .
“ i'm watching them , ” the little one whispers . “ the mama will be back soon . ”
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drachliebe · 2 days
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drachliebe · 3 days
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daimon : preserver of evil , annihilator of light , enemy of fantasy , denier of love . a demonic nightmare and incarnation of hatred that claims to be the son of satan himself in his song .
tblga : don't spit fire when speaking , it's rude >_>
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drachliebe · 3 days
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ah , a musician ghost . lilli stares at the fiddler and his old , well-loved instrument like a cat , laying her white hand upon the monochrome stump-- it holds .
the girl's heart settles a little , thinking that a fiddler ghost is less likely to be a malicious sort . it isn't always easy for the living to know exactly what the dead want .
lilli nods , her gaze lowering as she remembers the dragons in the ice . things can't breathe in the ice .
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“ . . . what is your name ? ” she asks softly . the goat doesn't appear to be a victim of freezing , which saves her an additional crisis , but a ghost is still a ghost ; it must be nice to be heard again , after all .
@drachliebe continued from: x
She's answered with a few tilting notes of bowed music rather than a voice, at first. The figure is sat with his back against the stump. It's unhurried and contemplative, like he's feeling out the notes more than following any sheet of music. He doesn't stir at the hello --- but the statement, I see you, makes him still.
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When his head moves to look at her, his form blurs briefly. There's duct tape on the old, battered fiddle.
He's frowning, but its more resting on his mug than hostility. In fact, he hardly seems surprised to be seen by her. Being dead means you clue into the nature of certain beings a little more.
"You'd be the first in a long while, little lady," his voice is a tenor drawl, strangely lyrical. "I used to be stout about misbelieving'' signs and coincidences, but..."
If she sees him, maybe there's a reason.
"You had much run-ins with those in limbo?"
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drachliebe · 3 days
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since ice is associated with the past , there being a literal "flow of time , " what if instead of prophetic dreams , lilli gets glimpses into the past ?
it can vary from simple experiences , tragedies , to world-altering events that happened back then . and this ability goes unrealized for a while because , unlike premonitions which reveal the future , the past . . . has already happened . and besides , what child doesn't dream of dinosaurs or something referring to a history lesson they might have gotten the day before ? just shows she was listening !
what becomes kinda eerie is that she recalls the exact feeling of it ; specific details , names , or places-- and sometimes the feelings can be very distressing for a little girl to be dreaming of . or she may speak about creatures or places that match a certain time period that have been long forgotten or that she had no prior knowledge knowing about . it's like how little ones "recall a past life," except lilli's just dreaming about the past in general .
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drachliebe · 3 days
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the dragonling nods , his green tail outstretched boldly . he's not afraid ; or rather , he's choosing to be brave . it's funny how often the two coincide with each other .
following behind the commander with soldiers on either side , t.abaluga doesn't say much . he stares at the trees and brush , at each eye of onlooking beastie who watched the army at a safe distance . as they pass through greenland , each leaf blowing in the wind sways like a handkerchief bidding their little gaurdian goodbye .
t.abaluga's tummy twists , but karik's growing hospitality is a comfort . hearing that the koopa's lord had fledglings makes his heart spark hopefully .
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“ that sort of makes us cousins , doesn't it ? ” the youngling offers . only a child's wishful thinking , perhaps-- but when you've been the only one of your kind for so long , any form of kinship is desired .
“ i can fight . ” t.abaluga says surely , giving two pats on his little round , golden belly . all guts and fire , yes sir !
"Good, again sorry about this Darkland is not a nice place."
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Karik whispered that since he didn't want his soldiers to hear him say sorry. Appearances were important to the koopas. If they didn't appear strong none would listen and respect them.
The soldiers began to march with Karik leading the way. The soldiers didn't say a word though did make gestures to one another which was how the elite troops tended to talk so as to avoid being spied upon. Karik himself gave orders that Tabaluga need not be forced or hindered in anyway. Since where they were going they needed to be careful.
"I myself am rather knowledgable about the history of my people. They say we are descended from dragons. Our lord along with his children can breathe many a flame. We are able to cast fire too. Though, for us koopas that is only thanks to magic."
Karik seemed a lot more approachable now. Much differenct from before, This was more Karik's true self rather than the knight mask he wore.
"Not all mages follow our king though. Some are intent of destroying him, we must be careful I fear they might try to stop us from getting to where we need to go."
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drachliebe · 4 days
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🌿 dying legend 🌿
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drachliebe · 4 days
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“ oh , lilli's great ! ” the young dragon exclaims , his eyes lighting up like twin fireflies .
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“ she's cool and smart , ” t.abaluga lists off . “ and fun ! she doesn't talk much sometimes , but she's REALLY nice . ”
“ and she's got-- REALLY long hair , ” he motions his muzzle to mari's head . “ like yours ! but all down her back , and it's white . and these big , blue eyes . ” he emphasizes with his talons . “ and-- ”
there's so much to say about his dearest companion that that young dragon seems to trip over himself . his underbelly feels warmer with every description , it seems this lilli means quite a lot to him .
“ she's good with beasts , like you ! and she can dance and sing-- oh ! she does this-- singing thing with her voice ? i forgot what it's called , but it's kinda spooky and pretty . ”
it was something between a bird's song , a wolf's cry , and the howl of the wind , that carried across the vast landscape of eisworld like a luring echo . t.abaluga knows now what it was . . . meant to do , but nevertheless , it was beautiful and became a sound of comfort and seeking , like a lighthouse in a storm .
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"I WAS STARTING TO THINK I WAS THE ODDBALL in this story," Mari's soft voice is laced with a small giggle. She welcomes to chipper change of subjects—focusing on the silver lining always made her feel better. This would be the first time she's heard of another human in Tabaluga's life, for up until this point, all he had spoken of was his father, and Kolk and Nessaja, and his many other animal friends. It had made Mari wonder if there were others like her in his homeland. If she had been the first human he met, it was probably a little strange to end up in a realm chock-full of them . . .
Then again, it would be just as strange, if not stranger, for a human to appear in his own world then, wouldn't it?
"All this time I wondered if I was the first human you've seen. Some tall, two-legged hairless thing with weird clothes on." Mari tacks on playfully. "Well . . . actually I'm not that tall . . ."
She clears her throat. "Anyway! Tell me about Lilli, and some of your other friends. What's she like?"
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drachliebe · 5 days
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placed upon her father's chest , lilli makes sure the blanket is fixed , covering them both before she nestles into the comfortable cold . her head lays over where the ancient's heart would be , weighing down upon it as if to ground him back to the languid humdrum of the palace at night . it's okay , now . it's over .
it helps with these things , lilli's learned , when she'd too , wake in the dead of night . t.abaluga would be there to hold her close and stroke her hair until she fell asleep again , swearing he'd singe anything that would try to hurt her . at home , she'd seek out limbo's comfort , or some other sympathizing servant . she would always be too timid to wake her father .
she's glad that she made the decision to stay .
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lilli nods . “ i do lots of things . ”
she could ever since she became real . before that , she was the dream ; hoping to be dreamt of . to be heard . only one , had .
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"hm...?"
He is only half-listening, and stares at the girl for a full minute before the request sinks into the permafrost of his snowy skull. If he was his usual self he'd guffaw about maintaining a villainous visage, and make of show of 'allowing' her to cuddle up anyway.
This time, he simply lifted her, like she weighed nothing, and sat her on his chest, resuming his absent staring.
Something about her appearance this late in the night nudged at something in his brain, but he couldn't quite make the connection. Hm. He felt very...forgetful.
"Tell me, child, do you...dream?"
Did he build in the capacity for such a thing? Or was it innate, bestowed by the elements? Felt that way, seeing as not even a snowman could be fraught with them.
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drachliebe · 5 days
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riiiiiight , the young dragon cannot help but stifle a snort , his bright eyes squinting in playful suspicion . not that he doesn't trust you , dear a.rktos . . .
well , actually-- he doesn't . t.abaluga is forgiving , not stupid .
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“ must it ALWAYS be a competition ? ” the dragonet groans , rolling on his spine before he too , leaps to his hind legs . can't they ever play for fun , for a change ? have you learned nothing from before , a.rktos ? t.abaluga swears that the bogey has never played for fun in his entire existence ! it's actually a little sad , in hindsight .
“ but what did'ja have in mind ? ” t.abaluga asks regardless , mimicking the snowman's stance . ( or at the very least attempting to . how does he do that with his arms . . . ? ) he may as well hear what a.rktos has to offer .
Oh no, he wasn't going to run the show all the way. Arkots was on his feet --- for lack of a better description, and folding his arms again.
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"No funny business at all!"
Something sly creeps into his smile, then, at the idea of...playing. Maybe this won't be a dismal day of humiliation after all!
"In fact, how about we have ourselves a game. A competition, even! Eisworld style, all in good fun, hearty relations between realms, and all that!"
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drachliebe · 6 days
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drachliebe · 6 days
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drachliebe · 7 days
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