The Mountains

@Wooyoung Before she could correct him that his opinions on the subject weren't facts he just walked away and that was fine with her. To her he was just another entitled brat god who didn't give a about anyone but himself and she didn't have time for that. Her only regret was that she wasted her breath on him for so long but she couldn't let him think he had the upper-hand by any stretch.

"You have got to be the most hypocritical, self-centered that I have ever met. I answered all of your questions, mostly politely and was nice so you can treat me like this? So that YOU, whom I had helped, can insult not only my people, my family, and my life? What? Then you walk away like you're the victim?" she called after him and shook her head. "You are a truly lost soul and I pity you."

It was Dara's turn to leave and she wasted no time in changing. Shifting into her full dragon form again she took to the skies and flew back to where she had stashed her clothes. There seemed to be nothing and no place that she could go to hide anymore, nowhere she could be at peace without someone or something trying to take it away from her. Maybe she should reconsider the destruction of the world but deep down she knew somehow men like that would survive it.

@Dara Wooyoung just raised an eyebrow as the woman hissed at him, it was more than obvious that she was pissed, though the demi-god was not fully understand how someone could get enraged this easily. Maybe it was just true that gods and demi-gods shouldn't be talking to any other species, simply because either way it was ending bad. A soft and slightly annoyed sigh left his lips, before he shortly closed his eyes.

"My, my... no need to reply this y. I wasn't saying what the gods do is good, I just stated facts. And I honestly don't care how many bastards are running around there, it's not like it would help me in any way. But as I can see you are not really the type to have a conversation with without reacting emotional, so I will just leave and look for what I have been searching and you can continue your hunt and revenge or whatever you are now planning to do." His voice was sharp and the soft smile had disappeared. Nothing else he hated more than getting not the needed respect and how she reacted was more than disrespectful in his eyes.

Without even letting her time to reply, he just turned a little and walked to the water, which suddenly transformed into ice as soon as he placed a foot on it. He was unwanted here, so there was no need to stay any longer, since he was pretty sure that nothing around here would help him to find his damn memories. A low growl left his lips, while he was straightly walking away from the were-hunter.

@Wooyoung The way he spoke about the gods enjoying watching her people kill each other and suffer made her growl. Baring her teeth she let her anger show plainly towards not only him but the gods themselves. There were times when she wished that Jaejoong would truly end the universe, like right after the death of her parents, she could have watched the whole world burn and been fine with it. "They should find a new source of entertainment." she mumbled and clenched her fist. If she had the power she would make them suffer.

Again, the more he spoke the more pissed off she got. "I don't care what you think is boring or not and it's not like I have a ing choice." she hissed. Now she had wished she had stayed a dragon and just left him without even speaking. "This is my life and I am actually quite proud of it. I am the last of my kind but I have no shortage of friends and loved ones."

"Hades has more bastards, you just haven't met them yet." she corrected, knowing all too well how the gods liked to play around and seduce mortals. At the mention of her she gave him a look like he was completely stupid. "No. I wear clothes at work and at home. I only am like this when I change because they don't change forms with me."

@Dara "Hmm I see. Well it makes sense in some sort of way, I guess the gods are having then quite a lot of fun watching you guys kill each other", he said, nodding then a little. Though he never really met any gods so far, he could imagine that they were more than amused about something like this. They were gods after all, it wasn't like they had anything else to do.

"So you are fighting now to save your clan? I don't really know, but sounds like a rather boring life... just fighting and hoping you will survive, there should be more waiting for you, don't you think?", he said then, his head slightly tilted. Actually he wasn't the one who should speak up here, after all wasn't he really having any reason to life right now, since there wasn't anything he could remember which could be important to him. But Wooyoung knew that he still could make new memories in the end and get to know people which were worth to be protected by him, though that maybe was getting a little difficult, since Wooyoung was quite picky.

"The last black dragon...? And I guess I am the only son of Hades, so in some sort of way we know both how it feels like to be the only one of our kind. I guess it's nice meeting you then", Wooyoung said with a soft smirk. "By the way, are you always walking around like that?" He pointed on her body.

@Wooyoung It also didn't surprise her that he knew next to nothing about the current world and she nodded. He was in for a somewhat scary and rude awakening, that was just the Kardashians. There was no way to prepare him for the intense geopolitical struggle of the world nor the crazy social media bombardment but maybe he would be able to ignore it all. "I am Dara." she answered.

"The war isn't something new, at least not the one between the were-hunters. It's been thousands of years and we are not technically the same species." she clarified. "Katagaria and arcadians are mirrors of each other. Katagaria have the hearts of animals and arcadians have the hearts of humans. We have been cursed to hate each other for all eternity because our very existence offends the gods."It wasn't something that anyone could change or hide so she thought she would explain it to him.

"I am arcadian, a dragon, and one of the last. Most of my clan were killed in a betrayal and then surprise attack from the katagarian side." she explained and looked down sadly. "And I am the last black dragon."

@Dara "I'm not that familiar with the current world actually, so I guess were-hunters are not the only thing I don't know about yet", he said and shrugged then once again, though a soft smile was visible on his lips. "My name is Wooyoung. And how should I call you?", he said then with a soft chuckle followed, before he started to carefully listen to her explanation of what were-hunters were doing and what they actually were.

It sounded quite complicated, though he at least understood now more or less what those creatures seemed to be. Of course there were different personalities among them, each creature had it as well as the some of them were good and some bad part. Wooyoung knew that not all demi-gods were like him. Some were nicer and some far more cruel, while he himself was right now just trying to adjust to this world. He didn't even know what kind of person he had been in the past, it was possible though that he was an ... since a few people tend to call him that even today.

"Sounds like an intersting creature, but sadly it seems there is as well a war happening... I guess I will never understand how people from the same species can kill each other for their own benefit, without any higher reasons. But maybe that's just because I'm a rather special case", he said with a soft shrug of his shoulder. "And to what kind of them do you belong? I guess not the cruel ones, since you didn't attack me immediately."

@Wooyoung The fact that he didn't know how old he was didn't surprise her. Dara had known many demi-gods and dark-hunters who lived for so long that they just lost count. Depending on how on top of things he was and how good his memory was then there was no telling how old he was. Just because he didn't look past his mid-twenties didn't mean anything. Hell, Dara was over 150 and she still looked young.

"That's fine. I don't expect most people I run into to be experts on this sort of thing." she replied and shrugged her shoulders. The fact that he was the son of Hades made perfect sense to her with the shadow manipulation and she nodded. "So, son of Hades, do you have a name I can call for you or shall I just make one up out of nothing?"

Describing were-hunters was difficult. "We are as varied as different cultures on the earth. Each clan has their own concerns and goals. Some are peaceful and only want to keep their own safe while the others seek to destroy their other halves. It isn't even as simple as that. Each were-hunter is as different as any person. Some can think for themselves and see beyond their little world and some just follow the tradition."

@Dara Wooyoung just shrugged his shoulders after her first question, though he couldn't deny that he really didn't know that dragons didn't exist anymore. His memory was gone, he just couldn't know like that, but there was no reason for other people to know that. "I didn't count the years I am here", he said simply with another shrug, while he kept looking at her curiously. He had heard of them by people talking about it, but actually he hadn't really been thinking about it.

"Well I'm sorry to say this, but except the name of what you tell me to be I don't really think I know what you are", he said, shaking his head a little. Looked like he had missed quite a lot with loosing his memory, though he still hoped that one day he would get everything back. Right now he almost felt like a newborn in a whole new world with new rules and new creatures and he needed to explore everything right from the beginning. "Me? I guess i am what you would call a demi-god. Though I never met him, Hades is my father", he explained casually.

There was no reason to hide the name of his father, as far as he knew there were a few demi-gods outside here anyway. "And what are you were-hunters doing usually?"

@Wooyoung It was clear that her changing had been unexpected for him and she had to laugh a bit at his expression. Maybe he wasn't much of a threat after all because he clearly had no idea what he was dealing with. "Dragons, pure dragons, haven't existed for thousands of years." she explained, feeling almost sad that the male didn't seem to know that already. "How old are you?" He was either very old and had just woken up or something or very young but powerful.

His eyes on her didn't escape her notice but his lack of response to her comment meant she had been at least a little accurate. He was familiar and comfortable around the female form, probably a playboy. The dragonswan tucked away that knowledge for potential use at a later date and reserved her judgements.

"I am a were-hunter." she explained. "Arcadian. The arcane combination of man and beast to escape the curse of Apollo." Part of her wondered if that would have any meaning to him but if he thought she was a real dragon she truly doubted it. "And what are you then? Warlock, god, demi-god, or something else entirely?"

@Dara Wooyoung stopped in his tracks as the shape of the dragon suddenly started to shift. He knew about the world he was living in, well mostly at least, but he wasn't fully aware of all the creatures around. Till now he had believed that a real dragon was standing there in front of him and nothing else than a dragon, therefore he was slightly confused as the huge lizard suddenly took the shape of a young woman. His eyebrows raised and his lips slightly parted, he scanned the woman from head to toe, trying to find out if this maybe was just an illusion.

This really confused him right now. Was she a shapeshifter then or something like that? "I was actually believing that I found a dragon and not a girl", he replied and sighed then a little. This world was sometimes more than just strange and complicated. Although she was right now, he wasn't caring that much. He had seen a lot of women already, there was no need to totally freak out because one figure in front of him, though he couldn't deny that her curves were not bad at all.

"So what are you hm? A witch? Shapeshifter or simply someone who is able to use illusions?", he asked, tilting his head a little and looking at her more with a sharp gaze. It was really about time that he finally got to know all of the creatures around and maybe like this he could even find what he had lost.

@Wooyoung Judging from his reaction he was not human and that just irritated her all the more. The dragonswan was not at all impressed with his attitude as he stepped closer to her and she wished that she could have spoken to him at that point to give him a piece of her mind. That was when she realized that if he wasn't surprised by her being a dragon he was probably already initiated into the world anyway.

As he moved forward so did she but she was shifting as she did so. Wings diminished into her shoulder blade, claws and fangs shrank, and dark scales gave way to soft white flesh. Her dark hair fell upon her bare shoulders in waves as she glared at him, the once red serpentine pupils once again becoming the warm brown.

"More like annoying." she clarified as she looked up at him, completely ignoring her . "Seriously, what is your problem? Are you so bored with your followers and that you have nothing better to do than to bug me?" Dara didn't actually know who he was but she could guess either a demi-god or a warlock and they both tended to collect wanton people and the lost.

@Dara He wasn't really amazed that the dragon seemed to have noticed him finally, but he was indeed a little surprised that it wasn't immediately attacking or disappearing. He didn't flinch though as the fire ball was coming right into his direction, since it disappeared right before it reached him, letting him guess that this was some sort of warning. But Wooyoung wouldn't be himself if he just stopped right now and left. Being a demi-god did not eventually mean that they were not up for games and Wooyoung actually even loved to play some games.

"Seeing me already as some sort of danger?", he asked with an amused but deep voice, while he smirked a little at the creature. Pushing himself off the tree, he walked a little closer, his hands now buried in his pockets. There was no reason do hide any longer, since the dragon already noticed him, therefore he could just reveal himself fully or at least his appearance. Rarely anyone guessed just by his looks what he really was, often they even mistook him as a mere human.

Curiously he kept looking at the dragon, not moving afterwards, since he wanted to see what the creature would do now. He was ready for a fight if needed, though he was not really aiming for one.

@Wooyoung Sleep wasn't really on Dara's mind as much as letting her stomach settle and digest before she flew again. Sometimes that much motion after eating so fast left her feeling ill and she wanted to avoid that. As she opened her eyes again she noticed a darker shade within the night that was slowly surrounding her and she growled, showing her teeth. Shadows didn't move like that on their own.

The dragonswan stood up immediately and shot a quick fireball at it as she backed away. If someone wanted to toy with her she was having none of it. Gods and witches were not something she cared to ever deal with and she would kill them if she had to. Unfortunately she wasn't entirely sure where her possible enemy was hiding.

With her keen eyes she scanned the darkness of the trees, almost missing the form of a man among them. He didn't look like much of a threat but she didn't know if she could trust him or not. A growl came from as she spit a small ball of flame towards him which exploded with a puff of smoke. It was a warning shot and a declaration she wasn't in the mood for games.

@Dara What happened next wasn't as interesting as Wooyoung had hoped, since it looked like the dragon was about to just sleep now, right here and without really caring if anyone else was around. Well true, a dragon didn't really need to worry that much about other people, they were strong and powerful enough to defend themselves and usually people didn't dare to get too close to them.

Wooyoung himself was staying away too after all, though he was tempted to get closer to the dragon. Looking down on the ground, he instead then just used one of his powers to get some more entertainment. Slowly he let a thin shadow linger along the ground like a snake, moving directly towards the dragon and surrounding it as soon as it reached the lizard. He wasn't really planning to do anything, this here was just a little test, cause he was curious if the dragon would even notice the shadow swirl around it. It wasn't like shadows made any sounds or were able to cause a feeling in someone's skin, but Wooyoung had seen already quite a few times now that people sometimes just sensed that something was different.

It was the first time he tried this with a dragon, but well, it could be very interesting. Either the dragon was noticing it or he was simply not interested in stuff like this, since it couldn't harm him anyway.

@Wooyoung Once the creature was dead Dara made quick work of the carcass, wanting to enjoy every last piece of it while it was still warm. Efficiently she tore flesh from bone and swallowed it with minimal chewing. Even if she had wanted to she didn't have the proper teeth to do so. The meat was lean and had a faint taste of the grass the creature had been eating which she enjoyed. There was honestly nothing better than an successful hunt.

After she had eaten her fill, which was pretty much everything but the bones she waded into the river to bath. The almost ice cold water felt amazing on her scales as she let the current wash her clean. In her joy she to her back and floated a dozen feet down river before she righted herself and returned to the bank. With a shake she tried to rid herself of the excess water and looked for a nice place to lay down.

Once she found a spot she opened and inhaled deeply. With her breath she exhaled, fire coming with it as she scorched the earth. Ash and embers floated in the air until she finished and then she curled up in the hot spot like a cat, wrapping her tail around her. With a sound similar to a purr she closed her eyes and relaxed.

@Dara This was definitely nothing people became to see often, simply because it was actually quite dangerous to watch a dragon hunting, since it was possible to end up as the meal. But wooyoung wasn't worried about himself, he was strong enough to defend himself if needed, even though he surely wouldn't have the power to knock a dragon down, but that wasn't the case right now. After some minutes he arrived the spot where the dragon had been arrowing down. Looked like it was the last day this buck would be living, but at least he died quickly and didn't need to suffer from anything.

Fascinated kept Wooyoung to watch the creature how it was feeding itself from the meat and blood of the animal. He didn't really have a problem to see blood and other things like that, though he heard that humans often tended to faint when they see things like this. Wooyoung couldn't really understand why, after all was this here just life. Once again Wooyoung shifted his position a little, making sure that the wind wouldn't be coming from his direction, since he wasn't really fond of making the dragon notice that he was here. Those creatures were quite unpredictable sometimes, depending on their mood they could react in each possible way.

He suppressed another yawn to stay silent, guessing that after this hunt the dragon would disappear anyway and he once again would be left here without anything interesting to do. Sure, he could take the risk and approach the huge lizard, but right now he didn't have the feeling that this would end in a good way. All creatures were fighting over food, there was no exception and it could be possible that this dragon would believe that he was going to steal it's meal if he came too close or that he was in any other sort of way a danger.

@Wooyoung With her wings spread she rode on the thermals high above the trees. Deep in something like a hum or a laugh rumbled and she closed her eyes happily. Sometimes being cooped up in the Sanctuary all the time was claustrophobic, suffocating even, and all she wanted to do was break out and fly. That there was her life, her heart's song, and the essence of her soul that resonated deep withing her: freedom.

The flight itself wasn't the sole purpose of her outing though, she was also very hungry. As much as she loved human foods there were times when the beast side of her craved for something more primal, something more fresh. Only the hunt would suffice and quench these yearnings, something she had learned a long time ago. Dara was craving blood, pumping right from the heart, and flesh torn right from bone with her own fangs.

From her position she turned her gaze below her in a predatory manner and quickly honed in on her prey; a nice 12 point buck drinking from one of the mountain streams. He would do nicely and she wasted no time. Tipping her wing down she shifted her course with breakneck speed and dove straight for it. The creature didn't even know she was there as she wrapped her claws around its body and took it to the ground. With one swift move she craned her neck down and locker her powerful jaws around its throat before jerking her head quickly; snapping its neck.

@Dara A soft yawn left the male's lips while he shifted his position a little to make himself more comfortable. A tree was maybe not the best choice for a nap, but it was at least a place where Wooyoung usually was just able to have his peace, without anyone interupting him or getting differently on his nerves. His neck cracked a little when he stretched his muscles and just when he opened his eyes, he was able to see something he couldn't remember he had seen before. Of course he knew what kind of creature looked like a huge lizard with wings and definitely more deadly claws and teeth, but he couldn't remember when he saw one the last time.

His head turned a little to get a better look on the beast in the sky, his curiosity now fully awake. Casually he jumped down from his tree, wearing only a pair of jeans and some shoes. There was no need for the male to wear anything more, since he wasn't really able to feel something like heat or coldness, at least not that intense like humans or other creatures did. His eyes focused on the dragon, he followed the creature through the darkness, curious where it was heading to. If he wasn't mistaken it looked like it was hunting, a sign that he better shouldn't get in the way. Picking up a fight with a dragon was never really smart, no matter in what case.

Wooyoung made sure to stay in the shadows, adjusting them a little to his movement to make sure he wouldn't get noticed that soon. It wasn't really making any difference, but he preferred to stay hidden most of the time and as long as possible. Another yawn left his lips, while he continued to chase after the creature, wondering where this little chase would end.

@Wooyoung The dark of night served as he cloak and mantel as Dara stripped down in preparation for her hunt. It was always better to remove her clothing before the shift or they would be torn to pieces. Of course that made things awkward between the changes in form and being dressed, especially around humans but that was just how things were for the were-hunters and she had learned to live with it. Around other arcadians she wouldn't have even bothered with clothes at all but the world she lived in was full of those who weren't as accepting of .

Getting down on all fours Dara began to change shapes. Her skin hardened and turned jet black as scales formed upon it. The bones of her body cracked and moved as her muscles shifted around them. Wings sprouted from the backs of her shoulders and spread out wide, flapping a few times to test them. The last thing to change were her eyes, from a soulful dark brown to red serpentine ones with black irises.

Once her transformation was complete she turned her head to the sky and curled her legs up underneath her, like compressing a spring. With one large flap of leathery wings timed with her jump launched her much more massive form into the air. If looking up at the night from beneath her she wouldn't even be noticeable except for the void of stars that her body blocked out. It was time to hunt and she was hungry for something big.

@Krystal "Okay, believe want you will, but if you ever run into a dark-hunter as them about her. She's the reason they exist. And if you really want to hear stories, then ask Jaejoong specifically." This girl was something else, but what could she expect from a child that wants to believe her mother isn't a bad goddess. She'll find disappointment soon enough.

@Gain "you're wrong..my mother is not a . my father said she is a nice woman. well my father's life kinda screwed up i think but obviously not because that reason, you see now..she left. she leave me and my father alone" krystal always heard rumors about her mother but she believed in her father's say. because if she isnt belive in him, who should she believe again.

@Krystal Did this girl really not know anything about her mother. Goodness how oblivious could a girl get. "You're mother is known as the goddess for a reason. Once you get involved with her, your life is ruined, because she'll never leave you alone."

@Gain krystal blinks at gain words "ah really? i thought you have...problem?or something like that with my mother. but if not why are you trying to avoid e then?" she tilted her head in wonder.

@Krystal "Oh I don't have a past with your mother. I just tend to avoid things that are troublesome. But you're cool and hopefully it doesn't come back to bite me on the ." She could understand her plight enough to know that she shouldn't judge her for being her mother's daughter, but that didn't mean that Artemis wouldn't attack her for it later.

@Gain krystal sighed and soften "hhhh can we stop with this tension?im tired of all the about my mom. and again i read mind but i dont read past" she shakes her head and sit on a rock. "you know when they knew who i am some of them say cool things i dont even trust and some of them look at me like an enemy even because mom's twin" she said in annoy. "like oh come on i dont choose to be like this did i?"

@Krystal Gain was quite surprised at the girl's command. "Well if it's no use hiding anything, then why do I have to say it out loud? You should already know."

@Gain krystal dont say anything. she just stare blankly at gain. "spill it" she finally said. "you know its no use to hide anything from me right?"

@Krystal Artemis? Oh crap. She turned her head away for a moment. Her mother is the goddess herself. Holy was she in trouble if she ed this up. Turning back to the girl, she just smiled like nothing was wrong. "That's umm...I can't say cool, but Artemis being your mother sure is something."

@Gain krystal chuckles a bit "pretty cool hmm?yeah most people told me so but you know..its not that cool when they just treat me like a weak mortal" she shrug thinking some of people she met always make fun of her. "and for your question, my mother is artemis"

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