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St George and the Dragon by Briton Rivière

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The dragon's favorite treasure

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Apollo kills Python by Virgil Solis for Ovid's Metamorphoses, Book I

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“CHORUS: And the grace of the gods (I’m pretty sure) is a grace that comes by violence.”

— Aeschylus, Agamemnon (tr. Anne Carson)

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❛ how do you rate my chances? ❜

“ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛʜᴇ ʀɪꜰᴛ? ꜱʟɪᴍ. ”

Grigori peers at the witch, taking his measure. There is a certain strength to him, certainly. He made his way here, after all, through the very same means. But the Rift was no trifling thing. Manifold were the heroes twisted into monstrous shapes while trying to traverse its endless expanse - shapes not unlike his own, reptilian, winged & destructive. Souls greater than Alexander's have succumbed to it, time & again. The Dragon does not lie, nor exaggerate.

“ ɪᴛ ɪꜱ ᴀ ᴅᴀɴɢᴇʀᴏᴜꜱ ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇ, ᴀɴ ᴜɴꜰᴀᴛʜᴏᴍᴀʙʟᴇ ᴀʙʏꜱꜱ. ᴍᴀɴʏ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʟᴏꜱᴛ ᴛʜᴇᴍꜱᴇʟᴠᴇꜱ ᴄʀᴏꜱꜱɪɴɢ ɪᴛ. ᴇᴠᴇɴ ɪꜰ ʏᴏᴜ ꜱᴜᴄᴄᴇᴇᴅ... ʏᴏᴜ ᴍᴀʏ ɴᴏᴛ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴇʟꜰ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴀᴡᴀɪᴛꜱ ʏᴏᴜ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ꜱɪᴅᴇ. ”

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❛ your face shows you unwell. ❜ from eritvita?

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ᴛʜᴇ ᴅʀᴀɢᴏɴ'ꜱ ʜᴇᴀᴅ ᴄᴀɴᴛꜱ ᴀꜱɪᴅᴇ as it stirs from its dejected lounging. Like a scolded cat, the great beast is, ears flat against its horns, wings folded shut around its body & tail wrapped tight about itself. When it speaks, it is with a certain listlessness, but no small amount of surprise.

“ᴀ ᴘᴇʀᴄᴇᴘᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴏɴᴇ, ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ, ᴛᴏ ɢʟᴇᴀɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇꜱɪɢɴꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴍʏ ʜᴇᴀʀᴛ.”

Rare are they who dare to look upon the wyrm at all, & rarer still are those who can find the mortal expressions hidden beneath his scaled, reptilian mien. But this one does so, & with perhaps unearned confidence even goes as far as to speak to him of it. 

“ ᴛʜɪꜱ ꜰᴀᴄᴇ ɪꜱ ᴀ ᴍᴏɴꜱᴛᴇʀ'ꜱ, & ꜱᴘᴇᴀᴋꜱ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴏꜰ ᴄʀᴜᴇʟ ᴛʜɪɴɢꜱ. ɪᴛ ᴡᴀꜱ ɴᴏᴛ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏꜱ ꜱᴏ. ᴅᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ꜱᴇᴇ ɪᴛ, ᴍᴏʀᴛᴀʟ, ᴛʜᴇ ꜰᴀᴄᴇ ɪ ᴏɴᴄᴇ ʙᴏʀᴇ? ɪ ᴍʏꜱᴇʟꜰ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ꜰᴏʀɢᴏᴛᴛᴇɴ ɪᴛ. ”

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⚡️"Did it hurt when you fell from the heavens?" Winks.

“ ʜᴜʀᴛ? ʏᴏᴜ ᴀꜱᴋ ᴍᴇ ɪꜰ ɪᴛ ʜᴜʀᴛ? ”

Oh, the wyrm remembers. He was a half-thing, unborn, yet to truly awaken. But he remembers. The warmth of the first heartbeat, the soft embrace of the heavens. The sky, so blue, so bright against his red scales. Unfolding his great wings to the kiss of the sun as if for the very first time. Coccooned in clouds, a second star in the sky, crimson & ablaze. & then he fell.

“ ɪᴛ ꜰᴇʟᴛ ʟɪᴋᴇ ꜰʀᴇᴇᴅᴏᴍ. ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜ ɪ ᴡᴀꜱ ʙᴜᴛ ᴀ ʙᴇᴀꜱᴛ ᴡʜᴇɴ ɪ ᴡᴀꜱ ʙᴏʀɴ, ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜ ᴜɴᴛᴏʟᴅ ꜰᴜʀʏ ꜰʟᴏᴡᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴍʏ ᴠᴇɪɴꜱ, ɪ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ꜰʀᴇᴇ ᴛʜᴀɴ ɪ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴇᴠᴇʀ ʙᴇ ʜᴇɴᴄᴇꜰᴏʀᴛʜ. ᴍʏ ᴘᴜʀᴘᴏꜱᴇ ꜰɪʟʟᴇᴅ ᴍᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ɪɴᴛᴇɴꜱᴇ ᴅᴇꜱɪʀᴇ, ʙᴏᴜɴᴅʟᴇꜱꜱ ᴇɴᴇʀɢʏ. ᴍʏ ᴡɪɴɢꜱ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʙᴏʀɴᴇ ᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇɴᴅꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴀʀᴛʜ, ʟᴇᴀᴠɪɴɢ ɴᴀᴜɢʜᴛ ʙᴜᴛ ʀᴜɪɴ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴡᴀᴋᴇ. ᴀ ɢʀᴇᴀᴛ ꜱʜᴀᴅᴏᴡ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴀɴᴅ. ɴᴏ, ɪᴛ ᴅɪᴅ ɴᴏᴛ ʜᴜʀᴛ,” the Dragon shakes its massive head, something akin to wistfulness in its eyes as it looks to the skies above. “ ᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴅᴏ ɪ ʟᴏɴɢ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴛᴜʀɴ. ”

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A warm laugh sparkles like flint between his wide jaws. “ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ʏᴏᴜ ɴᴏ ꜰᴇᴀʀ, ᴘʀᴇᴄɪᴏᴜꜱ ᴏɴᴇ? ᴘᴇʀʜᴀᴘꜱ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴋɪꜱꜱ ꜱʜᴀʟʟ ᴛᴜʀɴ ᴍᴇ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴀ ᴘʀɪɴᴄᴇ, ʟɪᴋᴇ ɪɴ ᴄʜɪʟᴅʀᴇɴ'ꜱ ᴛᴀʟᴇꜱ. ʜᴏᴡ ᴡᴏᴇꜰᴜʟ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ. ”

ah. what a sweet giggle that leaves her. daphne leans, giving the bow of his maw an ever gentle peck in return.

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slowly, sloooowly approaches and boops her with his giant nose.

who's gon'a kiss the doll huh??? WHO??? KISS HER!!!

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(     *     ELDEN RING PROMPTS   !    

feel free to change pronouns / details as needed  !

❛ put these foolish ambitions to rest. ❜

❛ thou art of passing skill. ❜

❛ the fallen leaves tell a story. ❜

❛ arise now, ye tarnished. ye dead who yet live. ❜

❛ you will witness true horror. ❜

❛ cower in fear. of the night. ❜

❛ the fear simply assures me the ordeal is worth undertaking. ❜

❛ feel free to go off and die in a ditch somewhere. ❜

❛ i have given thee courtesy enough. ❜

❛ warrior blood must truly run in thy veins. ❜

❛ someone must extinguish thy flame. ❜

❛ i knew victory was impossible. ❜

❛ together, we will devour the very gods. ❜

❛ we continue to struggle. unto eternity. ❜

❛ life endures. births continue. there is beauty in that, is there not? ❜

❛ thy strength befits a crown. ❜

❛ i command thee kneel. ❜

❛ i will kill you. as sure as night follows day. ❜

❛ you scheming little thief. ❜

❛ deliver me unto greater heights. ❜

❛ i have never known defeat. ❜

❛ lend me thy strength. ❜

❛ one day we'll return together to our home, bathed in rays of gold. ❜

❛ time to be born anew. ❜

❛ have no fear, i will hold thee. ❜

❛ send word far and wide. ❜

❛ foul trespasser. ❜

❛ may i have a word? ❜

❛ i was entrusted this for thee. ❜

❛ now it is thine. to do with as thou wishest. ❜

❛ i doubt we shall again meet. ❜

❛ trifle not with me. ❜

❛ didst thou merely forget? ❜

❛ no sense in arguing, i see. ❜

❛ thou'rt a wild one, indeed. ❜

❛ what hopest thou to profit? ❜

❛ again we cross paths. ❜

❛ what business hast thou here? ❜

❛ i have no memory of inking thee an invitation. ❜

❛ mayhaps fate hath steered you to this reunion. ❜

❛ well? has that roused thy interest? ❜

❛ not many would have accepted the offer. ❜

❛ i anticipate good work from thee. ❜

❛ and why should i reveal that to thee? ❜

❛ away from my sight. ❜

❛ soon must i begin my journey. ❜

❛ let us speak of the past a while. ❜

❛ this is farewell, my dear. ❜

❛ would you allow me to hold you, but briefly? ❜

❛ i will take you in my arms as often as you need. ❜

❛ you must kill me. ❜

❛ you deny us, do you not? ❜

❛ will your kind never stop? ravaging the weak? ❜

❛ if i am to flower into something other than myself, i would rather rot into nothingness. ❜

❛ if you are wise, you will leave, immediately. ❜

❛ i would rather trust you, than simply continue to spoil from within. ❜

❛ would you mind averting your eyes for a moment? ❜

❛ well. that was easier than expected. ❜

❛ call upon me again in battle, should you have the need. ❜

❛ with your help, i was able to live as my own person. ❜

❛ this is where things end. ❜

❛ help me! i'm stuck. ❜

❛ put those doubts to rest, i'll be fine. i'm very well trained. ❜

❛ are you willing to help me out after all? ❜

❛ however you slice it, it seems we've reached a dead end. ❜

❛ it seems my calculations might have been off. ❜

❛ it's my destiny. and the reason for which i quest. ❜

❛ it is my ordeal, you could say. to test myself, better myself, to fell ever greater foes. ❜

❛ how do you rate my chances? ❜

❛ i can hardly stand to face one such as you. ❜

❛ i'll be a mighty warrior again in no time. ❜

❛ i have a terrible feeling about this. ❜

❛ to you and your razor sharp wits. ❜

❛ what an incredible place we find ourselves. ❜

❛ you're certainly a force to be reckoned with. ❜

❛ the gods demand repentance. ❜

❛ you'll get what's coming. ❜

❛ well... it was bound to happen some day. ❜

❛ how about we play nice from now on? ❜

❛ you've really been there for me through thick and thin. ❜

❛ view it as a learning experience. ❜

❛ at any rate, it's nice just to see you safe. ❜

❛ i'm untethered by nature, and it's about time that i moved on. ❜

❛ despite my best intentions, i've done you wrong, i have. ❜

❛ you didn't listen last time, but i'm warning you again. ❜

❛ i don't believe it. didn't think you had it in you. ❜

❛ we're on the same side now. we'll do good work together. ❜

❛ a shame you had to see me like this. ❜

❛ i should have stuck to what i know best. ❜

❛ you are about to sacrifice something precious. ❜

❛ may chaos take the world. ❜

❛ a crown is warranted with strength. ❜

❛ you no longer interest me. ❜

❛ i've been long without peace. ❜

❛ i asked you not to disturb me. ❜

❛ let me out of here. ❜

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He is worse than wrong. He is, may Heaven forgive him, right but being annoying about it.

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Vermund 8

Dragon's Dogma II

Masterlist

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Yves Olade, from Bloodsport; “When rome falls”

[Text ID: “You can have my heart if you have the stomach to take it.”]

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Grigori Dragon's Dogma I love you, you are the best dragon out there

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the resurrection of thought.

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also if anyone knows dragon age hmu. iirc on my old version of the blog, in his da verse he was a demon of pride, taking the shape of a dragon, and offering bargains of power. but i dont know shit about da

anyone on here up for helping me set up some verses for the boy? especially looking for LOTR or game of thrones people

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ᴇɴᴏᴜɢʜ! ʜᴇʀ ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ ᴠᴏɪᴄᴇ ʀɪɴɢꜱ, & against all reason - all natural order - the wyrm obeys. An immense, clawed hand rises over Daphne’s head, & the harpy’s life is snuffed out beneath it at her command. Bloodied feathers & gore stick to his scales; his fingers close upon the remains with a quiet, unnerving tenderness. The fruit of his violent display is so small in his palm; yet, he thinks, there is enough to paint the false pawn red. Oh, how pretty would she look, her pale face soaked crimson - how furious she would be! Perhaps she would order him, as she just has, to cease his taunting play.

The girl stands defiant beneath the red wyrm. 

“ ᴛᴇʟʟ ᴍᴇ ᴛʜᴇɴ, ᴘʀᴇᴄɪᴏᴜꜱ ᴏɴᴇ - ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴏꜰ ʏᴏᴜ, ᴡᴇʀᴇ ɪ ᴛᴏ ᴄʀᴜꜱʜ ʏᴏᴜ ʙᴇɴᴇᴀᴛʜ ᴍʏ ᴄʟᴀᴡꜱ? ɴᴏ ʙʟᴏᴏᴅ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ꜰʟᴏᴡ, ɴᴏ ʙᴏɴᴇ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙʀᴇᴀᴋ. ᴏɴʟʏ ꜱʜᴀʀᴅꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴇᴀʀᴛʜ, ᴘᴀɪɴᴛᴇᴅ ᴡʜɪᴛᴇ. ”

His ears fan in her direction, & a single black claw slowly reaches towards her, it’s sharp point hovering above her chest.

“ ʏᴏᴜ ꜱᴘᴇᴀᴋ ᴏꜰ ᴀ ʜᴇᴀʀ�� - ᴏꜰ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʜᴇᴀʀᴛ. ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ᴅᴏᴇꜱ ɪᴛ ʟɪᴇ, ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ ᴅᴏʟʟ? ᴅᴏᴇꜱ ɪᴛ ʀᴇꜱᴛ ɪɴ ᴀɴᴏᴛʜᴇʀ'ꜱ ᴄʜᴇꜱᴛ, ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴇʀᴏ'ꜱ ɪɴ ᴍɪɴᴇ? ”

❛ how its heart beats! how it struggles to get away! ❜ @evigilar. ⸻ °｡

A passive expression of vacancy watches as the being writhes and squirms away. Whatever noise it makes, it's drowned out both by Grigori's booming voice and the ringing building into Daphne's ears. Her composure betrays the rattling rage that stews in her chest, brews around a great storm she cannot convey with such painted delicacy. Deep breaths   ( that never expand lungs that don't exist in her ribcage )   and her gaze flits back to the great dragon.   What a pointless demonstration!   Daphne lives.   Lived...   Or at least, maybe she had once. She remembers what a beating heart feels like, what a pulse feels like. She remembers the warmth a body holds and the warmth a body can give-   how cold it becomes when the life leaves it. She felt. She could feel! Her fear may not be so potent as the being scrambling away from the pair, but it had once been so paralyzing...   Once...

       ❝ Enough! ❞   A command, though she held no power. Daphne steps between the retreating figure trailing blood and that of Grigori just above.   ❝ You know not what my heart has seen, nor what I have been witness to!   - I live just as any of you do! ❞