Aetheiria enjoyed the soft caress of Fraener's hands on her arms, beginning to push her body back into his closing her eyes. She let out a small satisfied sigh only to realize her mistake; she opened her eyes in alert, moving forward and quickly suggested they return home.<br/><br/>It was a short flight home and one that was spent in silence, their bodies tired from the past days. Fraener bid her a farewell, making no remarks to where he was off to, though she paid no mind. She made her way past the main valley towards a smaller one; it had mountains on either side creating waves until it reached to the valley below. The area was filled with younglings, training in both human and dragon form throughout the day. She wanted to observe and she took the opportunity to shift into her human form with a smile on her face. She began walking, noticing a scuffle a short distance away. As she approached she noticed a black haired boy picking on a few young dragons; he was pushing them, as they were smaller, and laughing. It was easy to tell the young dragon was older, around 170, and was using his 'intelligence' to pick on them. She approached quickly with annoyance and yelled, "Are you out of your mind?" and she watched as he stopped, turning to her with a sinister smile. It was obvious he has no idea who she was, though this was not going to stop her. She stood still as he finished one last push to a fellow youngling before he approached her. He got close and she could feel his hot breath close to her skin, she noticed his eyes were a deep black and his face still held a smile while her face was still. He put his hand against her face, caressing it gently and started to push her hair out of her face, "Just for you" he said before she slapped his hand away. He didn't falter as she hit him. He began backing away saying, "Okay, you want to play like that I see?" His eyes began to narrow and he shifted smoothly into his dragon form. He was jet black, his eyes a deep red against his dark colored body. His horns spiraled towards the back of his head, as well as smaller ones that were facing forward. Across his back looked as though he had large dorsal fins, made of the same membrane as his wings, that decreased as it made it's way down his body.<br/><br/>There were only younglings around her and she ordered them to flee quickly; which they did with ease, sending her motivational thoughts as they vanished into the sky. She turned towards the black dragon, and for a second she contemplated go against him as a human, but quickly decided against it. Out loud she said, "It doesn't have to come to this" she got a quick reply, a low growl rumbling through her head<span style="font-style: italic">Oh but it does</span>he said to her. She shifted into her dragon form, noticing the true large size the black dragon was in comparison. She felt a fight coming on, it started not too long after with the black dragon making the first move.<br/><br/>He lunged at her, claws to the face, though she averted it in time and growled. She shot a fire ball and he used his tail to throw it right back at her with magic. They moved around each other in a circle with narrowed eyes. She lunged at him quickly with claws, catching him at the side of his leg and blood gushed out though he didn't falter. It was then that she realized he could send out an array of poison and acid breathe; both of which he used against her nearly missing her as it flew past her head, hot as it neared her skin. She watched as it killed the grass where it landed. She took the moment to take flight, knowing she could grab him and take a plunge, throwing him to the ground. Her plan was broken, as he grabbed her mid flight, pulling her down to the hard floor, his claws digging deep inside of her back leg; poison was in his claws and the pain seared through her body. He held her down, paw to head, growling in her face, his mouth filling up with a ball of fire. Inside her head she heard,<span style="font-style: italic">I'm here</span>of which sounded like Fraener's voice and the sound of beats of wings. The black dragon looked up to an area she couldn't see. He looked back at her saying,<span style="font-style: italic">You just wait</span>. And with that, he dug his claws down the side of her face and neck and took flight; the air from his wings heightening the burning sensation on her body.<br/><br/>Aetheiria's pain was deep, and coursed throughout her body. In an effort to reduce the cuts and pain she shifted down to her human form, only to realize with a smaller body, the poison could work its way quickly through her small body. 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