Cassandra PendragonOur small gathering quickly dispersed afterwards. “Come on,” I said to Ahri. “I smell like a tavern and you’re sweaty. Let’s hit the bath, I think we can skip another teleport trial, it works just fine. Maybe the elves are done by the time we come back up, they haven’t even looked up from their runes during our battle.”The following hour was quite enjoyable. We relaxed in warm water and talked nearly the entire time, mostly about our fight. I wanted to know as much as possible about what I had done wrong and how I could improve. Unfortunately what I lacked were experience and training, both things had to be gained through exercise and time. I had quite an advantage, I could already use a weapon, but learning how to fight was apparently an entirely different cup of tea.“How come you’re so good at it?” I wanted to know.“I’m older than you, we might look the same age now, you might even appear a little older if I’m honest, but you only had 7 years to get used to yo

Cassandra PendragonWe all watched the events unfold through the fiery images, frozen and terrified. My heartbeat thundered in my ears and sweat started to form on my brow. That wasn’t what I had bargained for! The scene reminded me too much of what had happened on Boseiju, friends and family dying left and right as I was forced to watch, unable to protect those I felt responsible for. My stomach turned into a hard lump and when two of the kitsune kids clambered to their feet, ready to take the punishment for the others I just lost it. My wings unfurled, already crackling with more energy than I had ever applied. I could feel the strain on my body this time as transcendent energies rushed from my core but I didn’t care, not even when I felt the skin around my wings sizzle and burn. Reaching forward I closed my eyes and grabbed the spell Astra had conjured. I was ready to tear it apart, to forcefully rip a gateway to the children through space, the consequences be damned!I heard gasps

Cassandra PendragonI felt like a deer caught in the headlights, my body froze and all I could do was stare into its eyes. Huge, glowing orbs of gold with pitch black slits in the middle fixed on me and with the sound of breaking planks it pushed itself up and flared out its wings. It was snake like, maybe 10 meters in length and covered with scales that shimmered like molten gold, every movement of the huge muscles underneath sent ripples of light along the deck. It didn’t have a set of wings but rather a form of ruff that surrounded its neck and ran along its body on both sides. Directly behind the neck the ruff protruded maybe 4 meters out and became slimmer the further towards the tail it got. The last 3 meters of its body were said tail, sleek and agile like a huge golden whip. Its face was… beautiful I couldn’t describe it any other way. Predatory and alien for sure but also regal and elegant and I thought it had a feminine grace to its features. It had a protruding but rather s

Cassandra PendragonMy energy danced along the edges of my wing, sparkling brightly. I strained and fought and with a final shove I pushed a tiny mote of silvery light into her. Her carbuncle sealed instantly, silver and gold mixing in an iridescent fountain of magic while she absorbed what I had offered. Blinding flashes of lightning crackled along her skin and I felt a growing pressure in the air like static electricity. I didn’t want her to damage the ship even more, so I wrapped her tightly in my wings, pulled my tail away from the girl that still clung to it and soared into the sky. I kept her close and through the silvery veil I could see more and more energy circulating through her while the first physical changes manifested. Her hair became shot through with streaks of blue and silver, her skin kept its lustre but a distinct silvery sheen blinked from behind the gaps in the cocoon I had covered her with and a glowing mark appeared on her forehead, shining like a star in the n

Cassandra Pendragon“Before we go for another round, are you by any chance able to talk?” My voice was hoarse, somewhere along the line I must have screamed more than I had realised. Which was one of the reasons I tried to communicate, I needed a break. The other reason was that he had already started to shove his instincts away and to actually think about what he was doing. He wouldn’t come after me blindly anymore if his circling was any indication at all. He was looking for an advantage.He stiffened and I thought he was about to attack but instead I felt a tingling of magic in the air. Sound waves manifested seemingly out of nowhere and a cold, grating voice rolled over me like a wave. Pressure mounted in my ears and I had to actively strengthen them to prevent injuries and deal with the onslaught. I might even have gone cross eyed for a moment. “Why are you opposing me?” Pure malice and distain oozed through his words and battered against my mind but he wasn’t rushing at me and