Thread: For Your Smile ((Velvet Stars + Ecchi Kunoichi))

While the girl struggled to free herself, the massive rumble of the beast's laughter faded. She had managed to shift the wand into her hand, but couldn't maneuver her arm well enough to aim if she fired an attack at the moment, it would likely be dodged or miss entirely. If it even worked...and the more powerful an attack was, the harder it was to aim. If the creature was aware of the girl's thoughts, it did not show in the moments between the end of its mirth and the rapid downward swing of its head. When that broad snout hung mere feet away - and with its size, feet felt to her like inches - it began to speak. Each word was accompanied by a wave of hot breath with a strange scent of ozone, like the smell of wind after a storm. How quaint! To think that the children of man have become so unaware that one would confront one of my kind without knowledge. Your foolish courage amuses me, thus I will inform you of whom it is you face. Perhaps then you will know to avoid tampering in the matters of a storm drake. Her confusion only increased at the use of that phrase, but before any more of an explanation could come, an interruption arrived in the form of a rock. It bounced off the drake's scaly head with less impact than even the girl's magic, but it did serve to get the creature's attention. The dragon of thunder blinked then its eyes narrowed, and the sinuous neck swiveled, turning its head toward the street. There, another human stood like the others that had scattered in such a panic, that one was clad in the barest of rags. Unlike them, this human had not fled the area entirely, but instead seemed to be threatening it with a fragile bit of metal. When it snorted, a cloud of heavy gray jetted from both nostrils - one that released a tiny lightning bolt into the sky as it floated off. Hmph. You, mere mortal whelp, are in no position to call me a freak. Perhaps I shall teach both of you a lesson in humility... The dragon's tail unwound from its lazy mid-air wave with the speed and grace of a snake preparing to strike. Its focus remained on the ground below because of this, he did not see the way the girl's eyes widened at the sound of that second human voice. Despite being trapped, she tensed, one hand clenching hard around the wand. Don't you dare ! A split second from the fur-fringed and steel-scaled tail-tip reaching the figure on the ground, an explosion took place on the rooftop. Rather than fire and smoke, this blast took the form of brilliant light and a spray of sparks both golden and azure, all radiating outward from directly beneath the dragon's feet. It reared back, tail lashing upward with enough force for the wind to dislodge structures from at least five buildings as it passed by. Its roar was echoed by the crack and boom of thunder above, lightning lancing across the sky in apparent sympathy with its pain. The glow that formed the center of the explosion seemed not to harm anything in comparison. When it flickered and died, the dragon hovered above the roof, the pale scales of its underbelly darkened as if coated with smoke. The girl had gotten to her feet, though her figure swayed dangerously for a moment. The front of her shirt was ragged and tattered, barely covering her chest at all the layer that covered her sides seemed a bit tougher, but that only resulted in drawing more attention to the bared curves of her top. Her side was also largely exposed, revealing part of a full figure with a trim waist. It was amazing that any of her clothing remained with the damage it had taken, and any vigorous movement would probably dislodge more of it. Leave her alone! She visibly panted with exertion from the attack she had just unleashed, but still brought her wand about, gesturing at the dragon with a look of determination. One of her sleeves - the one above the hand that still clutched her unusual weapon - split apart and fell, leaving her arm bare to the shoulder. I don't care what you are, I'll do whatever it takes to keep you from hurting anyone! It seemed that the dragon would have lashed out at her in response, but suddenly a mysterious orb of ghostly blue zipped between them. Unlike the other strange creatures, it didn't speak, but a high pitched sound seemed to follow it through the sky. After a speedy rush past the dragon, it stopped to hover inches before the creature's face. The girl watched it, her posture cautious, yet she didn't seem startled when a smaller but similar bit of energy glided over to her. After a concerned look toward the stormy creature and the girl on the street, the odd pair dashed away across the rooftops. It wasn't long before the dragon gave chase, the weird storm of acid rain remaining until the clouds slowly faded. Where it passed, the sky became overcast, though it held back from raining.