2nd Lure [Video / Action for anyone in Fayren]

[dragonform]

[It's been quite a few days since his arrival, but he's settling into living in his new surroundings fairly well.  Ultimately Ryu has set up a camp within Fayren, though a fair distance away from the city.  It's a quiet evening that finds him practicing with his sword.  Anyone examining the surrounding area can tell he's had time to settle the immediate area around his tent.  It certainly looks a bit more hospitable than one might initially find on wandering through a forest.  If anything, this is the closest Ryu has found to home.]

It's nothing like Cedar Woods, but with enough time and money I think I could come to make something here.  I'd like to extend an offer to anyone interested.  If you have a desire to become strong, or brush up on your swordsmanship, I wouldn't mind showing a few pointers.  All I ask is that you use your skills to better yourself, or only use them to defend yourself in case of trouble.  I'd really prefer not having to draw against you if you use what I teach to assault others.

[To that end he enters his tent, returning to the camera's view after a moment with a wooden sword in hand.]

Chihiro, this is yours.  I've been working on setting aside some space out here in Fayren.  It's a little distance to walk, but consider it part of your training.  The sword itself is yours to keep.  I'll be waiting for you here.

[There's a set of instructions here on how to find Ryu's tent once one passes through the Archway to Fayren.]

And I suppose I'd like to ask all of you a question, if you don't mind.  What are dragons like in your worlds?  Are they good?  Evil?  Or something else?  Let's just say I'm a little curious.

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[celestial_wizard]

[ Wherever Lucy is, she's somewhere in Fayren too, though she's not alone. Nope, there are two kids with her, running around playing with their dog; she's keeping an eye on them for Regina today. ]

Hmm. I guess you could say a little of both? Dragons have more or less disappeared from our world - or not so much disappeared as they've...gone somewhere away. The few dragons we have seen, Acnologia and the others - they seem to be evil. The ones I've spoken to anyway -...

But there are at least three people in our guild who have been raised by good dragons. SO maybe you could say the good ones are in the minority. Most of the dragons I've seen were from 400 years ago, and they don't live in our time anymore.

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[dragonform]

[Funny she should mention four hundred years. It's a strange little coincidence that makes Ryu chuckle.]

I've met a little of the same. There are dragons in my world that have given into malice, or were angry at the situation they were forced into. But many of them spoke out of hurt and anger, rather than truly wishing anyone any harm. Though I imagine our circumstances are a little different there.

[He smiles at the sight of the kids. He's rather fond of children.]

I'd like to meet your friends someday. I'm sure we might a thing or two to talk about.

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[celestial_wizard]

Just a bit, yeah. Apparently years ago, dragons ruled over humans and saw them as nothing more than cattle. Until some of the dragons allied with the humans, and taught them Dragon Slayer magic. [ Then things got really nasty. :/ ]

I'd love for you to meet my friends too. If you like you can stop by the guild?

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[dragonform]

Dragon Slayer magic?

[It's difficult to hide he seems more than a little alarmed, as if he'd be under some sort of personal threat.]

Er... What do you mean by that?

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[shslprogrammer]

[Chihiro had just gotten back home after buying a few things that were needed before he saw the message. Switching on, he was sitting at a table for the moment.]

Oh... thanks you. I-I'll be there as soon as I get changed. I-If that is okay of course?

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[dragonform]

[He nods.]

I'll be here, and the path to the camp site should be safe enough for you to travel.

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[shslprogrammer]

Okay... Would you mind if I had directions. I've never actually been there before?

[So he would get lost so very easily.]

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[soldierofloveandbeauty]

Well, honestly in my home world there aren't any dragons, but in the place I was in before I arrived here there were some. [Minako crosses her arms over her chest, giving a firm nod. She is acting like she knows something when in all honesty she doesn't.]

From what I know of they were very quiet and only came to speak to us when they wanted to. One also ate worlds. [Yeah...] That was rather unusual I must admit though.

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[dragonform]

I'm sorry, ate worlds?

[Yeah, for even as powerful as he is, that sounds kind of insane.]

So they mostly stayed out of human affairs then?

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[soldierofloveandbeauty]

Yeah, he ate dying worlds but in this case he was going to eat ours, so a group of people got together to stop him.

It worked in the end and I believe he's back to eating only dying worlds again.

[She can't say she remembers 100%. She is pretending she wasn't there.]

I believe so. Only getting involved when they bring us to or from our world and that is when they decided. Or if they need to tell us something. Apart from that they left us well alone.

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[ukidokiotaku]

Dragons in my world are creatures created from the imagination and used for fairy tales and stories alike.

But I must admit they are fascinating stories if you ever want to read them.

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[dragonform]

What kind of stories would have been told? I wonder if they're similar to what I've been hearing from others so far, or similar to my home?

[He shakes his head.]

Where I come from, they've been all but considered dead and gone after a war some centuries back.

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[ukidokiotaku]

Usually dragons in stories are scary creatures who enjoy hoarding treasures and will attack anyone who comes across them.

[Though there were dragons in his world, or at least there use to by the sounds of it.]

I see...So is this why you are asking others?

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[beautifulmidboss]

Dragons? Well, let me see…they are powerful monsters for certain.

[There seems to be no malice or hostility in his tone with the word 'monster' - no more so than if he was talking about plants, animals or demons.]

Whether they are good or evil depends on the dragon, or on who they work for.

Why the question, if I may ask?

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[dragonform]

Just like any other person, right?

[He spends a moment mulling over an answer that might satisfy his curiosity.]

I was involved in finding out the truth about them where I come from. People believed they almost destroyed the world when in reality they were completely innocent.

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[beautifulmidboss]

Indeed~ After all, dragons are no different to the other demons and monsters populating the Netherworld, although they are stronger than the average.

[That was a story he's heard before.]

It would not be the first time a group are unduly seen as evil by those who refuse to understand their true nature.

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[greenmagick]

Hello Ryu.

[Her voice is as soft as usual but she is trying to extend a hand to the people that she has met within the city.]

When you say Dragon... do you mean a large lizard?

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[dragonform]

It's a little more complicated. The people I knew could transform into different kinds of dragons. Though as I understand it so far, not many worlds have such a race.

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[greenmagick]

I see. I guess I don't really know then. My world has monsters and they can take many shapes but their only goal is to prey on the living.

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[melonsaregreat]

Can you can teach someone to be strong?

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[dragonform]

I can teach them to be strong in a fight, but if you mean strength of character, then that's a little more complicated.

[He's learned first hand that being tenacious as hell just kind of comes by circumstance.]

I can teach someone how to hold a sword and defend themselves or others with it, but the resolve to do so has to be in the individual.

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[melonsaregreat]

'Resolve' is oversimplifying it, but that's more or less right. Skill in combat is necessary to exercise strength in that form, but aside from that they are distinct.

I hope you aren't planning on making a living by taking students, though. You can't go a week here without someone blathering on for everyone to hear about being a master wizard or monster hunter or martial arts robot or the like. It's almost laughable.

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[whiteas]

Anything resembling a dragon would be a creature of Grimm in my world. So they're definitely evil!

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[dragonform]

What exactly is a creature of Grimm? And what would you have to say if you encountered a dragon here with no ties to them?

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[whiteas]

Grimm are soulless monsters that try to destroy humanity for no other reason than the purpose of destruction. And since I don't know any dragons here, it would depend on whether or not they tried to attack me.