The Tale Of Varathia

Soul Stealing Savior

Zovin hits the ground with a loud and thunder-like crash as a bunch of the king's knights surround him, he tries to flap his wings but the knights use bolas to strap Zovin down deep into the ground.

"Stay back!" Zovin warns 

The knights tighten the circle they have around Zovin, moaning and groaning commands at each other.

Zovin then blows his green mist on the knights in front of him as they turn back into their usual selves and look around dazed and confused. 

"No time to ponder now, please help!" Zovin pleads as the human knights start to clash their blades and weapons with the enemy giving Zovin enough time to regain his energy and break free from his shackles with a huge gust of wind he stumbly flies off to try and seek help with his damaged wing. 

BAM! Something rammed right into the side of Zovin as he soared through the air. once Zovin stopped spinning in the air he realized it was his father. The king's pet. 

Zovins reptile eyes widen as he gasps "Dad! don't worry I'll save you!"

Zovin wastes no time and blows the breath of life on his father but his dad flies right through and rams right into Zovin's neck. His father has massive goat-like horns on his head and a similar design to Zorin's body just red stripes instead of a light cyan. 

Zovin's neck gushes blood as lots of scales rip off his dragon skin falling like huge raindrops on top of soldiers fighting on the ground. 

Zovin has no choice but to fight his father as he pulls his head back and Fires a massive funnel of fire directly at his father's face but his father flies upward swiftly like the wind as Zovin keeps applying pressure to his father firing magma-like fireballs directly at him. His father chuckles as they bounce off his void black scales.

Zovin quickly dodges his own projectiles then with great force leaving a ripple in the ear, rams into his father forcing his father to crash into the ground and picking up the ground under him and some soldiers who were unfortunately in the way of impact. 

The dad roars with anger as he then whips his tail up at Zovin leaving a huge bloody mess on his back. Zovin roars in anger as he pushes his father off him and desperately looks at his father with regret. 

His father's soulless eyes speak a million forms of torture and despair. It cant affect Zovin as he closes his eyes and focuses on his regret.

"Dad this is gonna hurt a bit."

Zovin then opens his eyes as his father rushes at him with great force but Zovin parried to the side and sinks his teeth into the side of his father's neck and squeezes with great force. His father cries for mercy. Zovin tears up as his cyan scales start to illuminate the same color seeming like the souls Zovin has stolen are transferring to his father's body illuminating his father's oranges scales. His father tries to fight it off but the souls of the people are too powerful for the pain and despair to fight off, his father's eyes slowly turn an orange color and a black mist flows off his body and dissipates into the air. 

Zorin slowly lets go of the bite feeling most of the souls leave his body, His teeth are covered in red and black blood, and the taste of iron and dragon meat on his tongue leaves a bitter aftertaste as he watches his father regain consciousness. 

"Z..Zovin?"

Zovin grins showing his bloody teeth

"That's me! Your back!"

Araka comes rushing in after seeing the two dragons fall from the sky like a meteor, she seems out of breath.

"Is everything alright I saw you guys fighting in the air!"

Araka said concerned as she held her blade in her hand just in case gasping for air as her face is a bit bloody, but not by her own blood.

"we're fine thanks Araka," Zovin stated with a light smile.

Araka sighs, "Good cause any more healing and I'll be passed the hell out by now. I had to heal Jasko which took what felt like ages cause he was stabbed by a higher-up."

"Is he alright?" The father asks 

Araka nods.

"Only if I were stronger, I almost had him, but this one attack...It followed my every move, it was like black heat-seeking needles, no matter what defense I used, no matter how much I dodged, they did not stop until I was well...You know. they were the fastest projectile I have ever seen."

Araka looks at Zovin's father with fear in her eyes. "Y-your kidding right?"

Zovin's father shakes his head as he lifts his wing showing a huge circle that has since healed, but you can still visibly see a scar. 

"I gotta get to warn Arilo.." 

"He went in there alone!?" Zovin's father roared.

Araka stayed silent as she looks at Zovin. 

"If he's had any luck he should be making his way to number one, we can catch up to him right before he starts his battle with the king," Zovin stated as he bowed down to let Araka climb on, his neck still bleeding he flies off as Zovin's father follows providing cover fire from any enemy knights trying to shoot down the two fierce and might soul dragons.

"Please be ok Arilo..."