Arthur, Baro and Rosianne were on top of the dragon's back, riding across the vast skies; the cold air brushed their faces. Baro was scared of heights, he felt like vomiting.
"I might throw up...blegh!" Baro had covered his mouth. His face was pale.
"Human! Don't you dare throw up on my back or I'll kill you!"
"Dragon girl, I never caught your name?"
"My name is.." The dragon girl remembered Arthur cutting her off when she was going to tell her name to him. "Not telling.." she was very petty.
"Hah? Why?"
"No reason. Just don't feel like it."
Rosianne had woken up, seeing blue. Completely blue skies. She took a second...
"Where are we?!?"
"On top of a dragon," Arthur replied.
"HAAAAAAAH?! WHAT DO YOU MEAN ON TOP OF A DRAGON?!?" She clutched her staff. Looking around.
"Ah! Human girl! You finally woke up."
"Who was that?"
"It's the - blegh!" Baro then pointed down at the back of the dragon, covering his mouth, making sure he didn't throw up.
"...The dragon speaks?!? Ah! Where's Craft?"
"...He's no longer with us anymore."
"Arthur, you don't mean to say that he-"
"He's dead." Arthur looked down at the floor, unable to look at Rosianne.
Rosianne was devastated, trying to catch her breath. She tried to speak. Say anything, but she couldn't.
"Humans are fragile, small and weak creatures. They live for a very short time yet they spend their time despairing over losing another person. I won't ever understand it." The dragon girl thought to herself.
"Where did you come from, dragon girl?" Arthur grew curious.
"Ah! Enough with the 'dragon girl'." She mocked Arthur's serious voice. "Call me by name, Lyriana!"
"Lyriana? I see. Lyriana then, where did you come from?"
"Nowhere really. These skies are mine, and I just went down to get some food, but I found you humans stealing my food. I'm still upset!"
"Your skies?"
"Mhm. Do you see any stronger animal that can kill me? A creature soaring these skies that can truly battle me! No? Haha! Then these skies are mine!" She said with pride.
"Wait? Where are we going?" Arthur just wanted to get off the mountain, but it seemed that they were very far away.
She came to a realisation. "Ah! Where are we going?"
"Hey. Are you an idiot or something? Don't bother answering. Stupid dragon girl."
"Arthur's insults could use some work. Haha..Blegh!" Baro had suggested.
"Anyone who calls someone else an idiot is an even bigger idiot!" Lyriana retorted.
"HAHH! Where's the logic in that? Idiot! Idiot! Idiot!" Arthur replied.
This went on for quite some time. Both of them calling each other stupid. They both weren't very good at insults. However, Baro was relieved; Arthur wasn't so distant and cold as he thought he was, and it was thanks to Lyriana.
"You guys make for a cute couple! Kyaah!" Rosianne exclaimed; she had a tendency to ship people. They both blushed, and steam came out of both their heads. Flying the rest of the way in silence.
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"Land here! At this forest!" Arthur exclaimed. "This is my home, where me and my master live!"
"You live here?" Baro was confused.
"Yep!" Arthur wore a great big smile.
Lyriana descended, the trees had swayed as she landed. The ground had cracked.
"Follow me!" They all got of Lyriana. She then transformed, taking on her human form and wearing Arthur's cloak.
They all followed Arthur back to his home.
Sedah was sleeping, then he woke up sensing a great magical presence coming towards him. He was getting ready to battle. Strangely, he sensed Arthur too. Still, he made grabbed his blade. Walking out of his cave.
"Master Sedah!!" Arthur ran to Sedah. "I'm home, and I brought my companions with me; they helped me in fighting the S-Class Direwolf."
"Arthur..I'm glad you're back safe and sound." He then pointed his sword directly at the dragon girl. "Why did you bring this monster here?"
"H-Hey..Arthur just said Sedah, didn't he?" Baro asked Rosianne.
"Y-Yeah..I think he did. That couldn't be..could it?" Rosianne was as confused as Baro.
"Ah! Master! Calm down, ok? She's strong, I know, but I promise you she's nice, and you probably already know, because of the tail, but she is a dragon. She helped me so don't worry about it."
"Arthur. Enough talking." Sedah's eyes glared at Lyriana. "What's your name?" his face and voice was filled with disgust.
"My name is Lyriana." She grinned at Sedah.
"Lyriana, what a sick joke. Tell me your name, before I behead you."
"Master...what are you talking about?"
"Arthur. Listen to me. I'll only say this once. I'm going to kill her. Dragons don't deserve to live; all of them must go extinct. I thought I had killed every last one of them, but it seems I missed one."
"My true name is Seraphina and I will kill you. Demon Sedah. You killed my parents. My species went extinct when I was just a child. I am the last living dragon, and I promise you that today, you will die."
"Enough. Seraphina...you've committed two crimes against me. First, you adopt a name similar to that of my murdered wife. Second, you were born a dragon. You don't stand a chance against me. I'll give you one chance to repent for your crimes." Sedah threw his sword at Seraphina's feet. "Kill yourself."
"Master! I don't know the details, but don't kill her! Please! I've already lost someone I cared for! There must be some kind of misunderstanding!"
Sedah hadn't heard Arthur's cries. Hatred and disgust filled his body, drowning out his voice. Killing dragons was ingrained into his mind.
"Fight me! Seda-" Instantaneously, Seraphina's head rolled onto the ground, leaving a trail of blood as it stumbled. Her eyes had become lifeless. Her body fell flat. The edge of Sedah's hand was covered in blood, it had sliced right through Seraphina's neck.
"It's over." Sedah's eyes were cold.
Baro and Rosianne were in shock.
Arthur had felt a great distance between himself and Sedah. He dropped to his knees. Traumatised.
"W-Why master..?" Arthur glared at Sedah with hatred. "Tell me why!" Arthur had become angry at his master, his idol. His father-figure. He gritted his teeth, firmly clutching the handle of his sword, still sheathed at his side.
Both Baro and Rosianne had become on guard.