Brightsky

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Brightsky
6 DY
Female
Straight
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Rainforest
Student / Princess
Becoming the strongest SkyWing
ESTJ
Appearance
Brightsky looks like a standard SkyWing, but she inherited her mother's peach-red colouring, and her father's orange scales on her underside. Her wing membrane is orange as well, just like her father's, and her claws and teeth are slightly sharper than the average SkyWing, due to intensive training to become stronger. Her wings are also a bit sturdier as well due to intensive flying to try to achieve higher speeds in the air.
Personality
Brightsky is a rather haughty SkyWing. She is extroverted, and isn't scared to approach dragons stronger or bigger than her. She likes playing rough and fighting more than anything, constantly looking to sharpen her claws or make her fire breath hotter and deadlier. While she is disappointed to not be one of these SkyWings with too much fire, she is still optimistic and stubborn enough to believe that extreme training and sheer determination can and will make up for her lack of special powers like some dragons of Pyrrhia have.
Her goal is to become the strongest SkyWing of Pyrrhia, and she is ready to fight hard for such a title. She only gives up on fighting if she is on the border of very serious, potentially lethal injuries or if one of her friends gets in the way of the dragon she is duelling. She looks down on physically weak dragons and those not looking to fight, believing that they are not honouring their tribes.
Deep down, however, she has another face. When she is hungry or tired, she actually becomes more gentle and sociable, and open to talk; in fact, she even stops thinking about fighting and talk more about her motivations for trying to become so strong or why she wants to become the strongest SkyWing in Pyrrhia: she simply wants dragons to look up to her and be proud of her.
History (Warning: very long - Click to open/collapse)
Brightsky's history is the story of a SkyWing who was meant to achieve greatness.
Her father, Skyripper, was a popular SkyWing, who fought countless dragons back when he used to fight in the arenas of the Sky Kingdom. His fighting style, the way he dramatically fought made every single one of his fights entertaining to see, and he was adored by many SkyWings. So much that in fact, even the SkyWing royalty had taken a liking to him, sometimes summoning him for private duels in the arena, for their own entertainment. They also hired him from time to time to teach potential SkyWing heirs how to fight, how and when to use their fire breath, how to fight in the air... He basically was a fighter, and a teacher.
However, his occupation had one major caveat: one day, you would eventually fight someone stronger than you, and it could put you in danger. This day happened sooner than he thought. Skyripper was once called for a major tournament, featuring SkyWings looking for the title of the strongest SkyWing of Pyrrhia, but also captive dragons from other tribes who would be forgiven for their crimes against the Sky Kingdom if they were to emerge victorious. On one hand, you had SkyWings looking to get one of the most honourable titles in existence, and on the other, there were dragons from other tribes, filled with determination and the rage to fight for their lives. The stakes were high.
There also was another rule, which had been added quite a while after the end of the SandWing Succession War: fights would end if any of the dragons' lives were endangered, and trying to continue the fight to kill your opponent, or aiming for vital organs was seen as dishonourable and bad sportsmanship, and would get the perpetrator captured and sentenced to a trial, depending on the gravity of the act. Such rules applied to both criminals and SkyWings.
Rounds after round occurred, with winners obviously proceeding further while losers got eliminated. Among the losers were some popular SkyWings that the crowd loved, which made the tournament even more impressive: it was like no matter who you were, anything could happen, even the most improbable course of events. And this just kept making the crowd heat up more and more, they enjoyed seeing such exciting, high-stakes battles.
By chance, Skyripper had managed to reach the final of the tournament, not without some efforts, as he had faced some dragons that all had their own advantages: some were clever, some were fast, and some had impressive physical strength; and at times, Skyripper had been on the brink of losing, only managing to win because of sheer will; he was going to get the title, he had to !
His final opponent, the only dragon keeping him for reaching the height of his career, no, the highest, non-royal position in the Sky Kingdom, was a MudWing. However, it wasn't a run of the mill MudWing; it was one born from a blood-red egg, one that resists fire. On top of this advantage, the MudWing looked calm, and looked very strong. Skyripper wasn't going to let this get to him: he might be at a disadvantage, but he believed that he had seen tougher foes by the past !
So he thought. He tried using the sky at his advantage, watching and attacking as the MudWing instead remained static on the ground, deflecting Skyripper's fire breath as if it was nothing. Even claws and bites were barely putting a dent on the MudWing's tough scales. In fact, they even felt tougher than regular MudWing scales, which intrigued Skyripper. What could be the source of this dragon's exceptional strength ? Why wasn't it attacking ?
Such questions were quickly answered while, in a diving attack, the MudWing revealed his true nature, and managed to swiftly grab Skyripper and slam him right into the ground. The slam was so violent that Skyripper felt his mind drift, and it felt like his entire body vibrated from the intensity of the projection. The MudWing then revealed the reason why it was so eagerly letting Skyripper breathe fire on it: it was warming itself up.
Knowing the SkyWings' natural advantage in the air, the MudWing took advantage of a stunned Skyripper to perform a cold-blooded action: He breathed fire right at the SkyWing's wings. The membrane making up the SkyWings' wings is quite sensitive and can easily be damaged, and the MudWing knew it; by breathing fire, he was damaging them on purpose, but he didn't stop right there, he went as far to further damage them.
Skyripper was feeling excruciating pain, and no matter his resolve, it was too much. He fainted from the pain, and laid on the ground, motionless. But the MudWing didn't stop. It kept going and going, and soon, the crowd's excitation became horror. It was no longer a battle, it was becoming public execution, and it was what the MudWing was seeking: revenge for being captured, even though it had been captured for killing dragons passing by the Sky Kingdom, including some of his own tribe. It was taking pride in removing life from his preys, and Skyripper had a front seat to be the next one.
By the time the SkyWing royalty had dispatched guards into the arena to prevent the MudWing from killing Skyripper, the MudWing had already badly injured the unconscious SkyWing: his wings' membrane had holes inside them, and some of the bones had been broken; Skyripper had been removed his identity as a SkyWing: he wouldn't be able to fly any more. It took several guards to stop the MudWing, and due to the sheer cruelty it had shown, and due to his past offences, the SkyWing queen roared that the MudWing would be privately executed, as a punishment.
As a result, when Skyripper woke up, he had been crowned the title he sought and fought so hard for, but at the cost of never feeling the wind, touching the clouds or even doing figures in the sky. It was when he realized how meaningless this had been. Bitterness and sadness took him over, and he found himself mourning his new life, as a disabled SkyWing. Not only this, but, who would even want to love a disabled SkyWing ?
His injuries were serious, but his situation interested many SkyWings who had been studying SkyWing anatomy and body, and since he had been declared the strongest SkyWing of Pyrrhia, he was being treated in the SkyWing royalty's palace. Rounds of SkyWings came to study him, touch his wings, their membrane, and ask him questions he found stupid: "Does it hurt ?", "Can you move your wings ?", "Did your situation improve ?"
Only one SkyWing was acting differently, and she was different from the others: she looked more regal. She would spend her time talking to Skyripper, and in fact, she also often brought him food by pretending to be one of the servants. She looked caring, and she liked being with Skyripper. And Skyripper appreciated her too: she wasn't asking dumb questions, she was nice, and she would keep him company in a room where he was unable to move due to his injuries, and was alone most of the day.
Her name was Erythrite. She once told Skyripper her parents named her like this because when she was born, her parents lined up many red-coloured minerals, and the one she chose was the erythrite, and it matched the colour of her scales, which were crimson, with patches of peach-red. She soon revealed that she was a SkyWing princess, which didn't surprise much Skyripper, he was in the palace where SkyWing royalty lived.
They would spend days together, talking about their lives, reminiscing about Skyripper's performances back when he used to fight in arenas, or even debating about how their daily life was boring. Sometimes, Erythrite would escape the guards' attention and even read stories to Skyripper or sleep in his room on a makeshift bed made out of pillows, cushions, or other soft furniture she would find in Skyripper's room.
When Skyripper eventually started to get better and be able to walk, they would also roam the palace and its surroundings together. Erythrite knew about Skyripper's condition, and didn't seem to mind; in fact, she also deliberately wouldn't fly and walk next to him, which was something the disabled SkyWing appreciated. They eventually fell in love with each other, and became inseparable.
But, this love didn't exactly please the SkyWing queen: Skyripper might have been the strongest SkyWing in Pyrrhia, or at least have the title, she feared that Erythrite's romance with Skyripper would give birth to disabled SkyWings. Ignorance truly was a curse, and while Erythrite knew that Skyripper being now disabled wouldn't mean her dragonets would be, the queen refused to hear more, asking for proof every time. Eventually, she forbid Erythrite from seeing Skyripper.
This wasn't without one of Erythrite's oldest brother intervening; he pretended to be a guard and led the two outside the palace: he knew what was going on, and he had talked to the SkyWings in charge of Skyripper's condition, and knew Erythrite was right. With a comforting smile, he said "I'll just keep our ignorant mother, or should I say queen, busy. You two flee and live your lives. If, by chance, your dragonet isn't disabled, I'll be counting on you to come back and prove you know who that she, too, can hit the books, even at her age!".
Erythrite held her tears back and fled with Skyripper as fast as they could. They arrived in the Rainforest after days of walking, and due to news spreading quickly about her disappearance, she had to hide her true identity; she kept her name, but denied being of SkyWing royalty. As for Skyripper, since he was only popular in the Sky Kingdom, he was sure to blend in any other territory, with most dragons believing he is just a weird SkyWing not using his wings.
The two of them asked the RainWing queen for the permission to stay, this time with Erythrite revealing her identity to the RainWing queen. To request such a favour from the royalty of another territory, you would need to have faith in them, she thought, hence why she revealed she was from SkyWing royalty. She also explained the reason of her escape here, and how her brother helped her, and while the RainWing queen was reluctant to let two SkyWings live in the Rainforest, fearing that the SkyWing royalty would throw a tantrum and possibly erode the slowly trust the two kingdoms were building, she accepted. She had already helped a few dragons from other tribes, two more weren't going to be the end of the world at this point.
Eventually, Brightsky's egg came into existence, and to keep a low profile, Erythrite and Skyripper decided not to return the egg to the Sky Kingdom, fearing the reaction of the queen, but to raise it in the Rainforest until the resulting dragonet is old enough to be shown to the queen. Then, they would prove that a disabled SkyWing is like any other SkyWing, despite their limited abilities.
Brightsky's egg hatched during a full moon, and she was the fourth dragonet to be born on that night, the first being a MudWing-RainWing hybrid, the second being a NightWing-IceWing hybrid, and the third being a pure IceWing dragonet. She was barely born that her father's ideals and determination were already flowing through her, and naturally, as if her mind had already found a rival, she started to try to pick on the young IceWing that was standing in front of her, taking the newly born MudWing to stop her.
Currently, she still lives in the Rainforest, and considers herself the leader of her self-proclaimed "winglet", which consists of the dragonets born on the same night as her. Her parents still haven't told her she is from SkyWing royalty since she is the child of a SkyWing princess, fearing this would cause her to become arrogant and become careless. However, her father still teaches her how to properly fight as best as he can, while her mother teaches her how to properly act in public.
Relationships
Soil
The bigwings of Brightsky's self-proclaimed winglet, however, Brightsky doesn't acknowledge her as the leader, saying "Only the strongest gets to be the leader!". She is annoyed by her tendency to cover the other dragonets, but she also forgive her about this behaviour, since Soil has helped Brightsky quite a few times when she was in what she calls the most difficult situations (mainly being terribly hungry after being served a plate full of vegetables without a single piece of meat), so she still sees her as a "big sister" in a way.
Stargazer
Brightsky often picks on Stargazer and blames him for his lack of will to fight. Every time she tried to fight him, he ran away, hid in bushes or in trees, or Soil interrupted her before she even had the chance of landing an attack. Because of this, she believes that Stargazer is a "SoftWing", an "insult" she had invented and she uses to describe dragons with absolutely zero will to fight and who always have to hide behind others. Her frustration towards Stargazer's pacifist nature eventually turned into total disinterest towards him, and she now ignore him.
Blanc
"My chosen rival, the one I am born to defeat!" is Brightsky's description of Blanc. Since the moment she was born, she has been fighting with the young IceWing, and the IceWing certainly wasn't going to let him be defeated by the female SkyWing. Blanc may not follow a training as intensive as Brightsky, but they both have the same strength, with Blanc compensating the physical difference in strength with tricks and traps to get the upper hand, which annoys Brightsky immensely. Regardless, they also often hold contests about who can prank Sandstorm or Stargazer better, and Brightsky's inflated ego always make her accept Blanc's challenges.
Sandstorm
The last addition to the winglet, and a dragonet Brightsky have difficulty judging. His mysterious personality have made Brightsky interested in him, and what interests her even more is that, when they fight (or at least, when Brightsky tries to fight or play rough with him), he doesn't fight back and just dodge most of her attacks flawlessly, without breaking a sweat. She also reads the stories he writes, and did mention loving the stories where strong SkyWings were main characters. Sandstorm also once caught her reading one of his romantic stories, something she actively denies, though her voice becomes shaky, and her face becomes redder than her scales when doing so.
Erythrite
Brightsky's mother, and princess of the SkyWing royalty. Always looks out for Brightsky and tries to convince her not to actively pursue her father's path, mentioning how even he regrets it, to no avail due to how stubborn Brightsky is. She tries teaching Brightsky how a royal SkyWing should act, but she hasn't told her yet that she is, too, from SkyWing royalty, fearing it would cause her to become arrogant or blow Erythrite and Skyripper's cover before they are ready to head back to the Sky Kingdom with Brightsky to show her to the SkyWing queen.
Skyripper
Brightsky looks up to her father as an example. She has heard about his story and knows that her father lost the ability to fly, but regardless, she wants him to be proud of her, and defend her father's title and pride. Therefore, she trains hard and asks her father to subject her to harsh training so she can be the successor to the "Strongest SkyWing of Pyrrhia". When they aren't training however, they have been shown to have a touching father-daughter relationship, with Brightsky looking to help him in any way she can.
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Brightsky.OCs.30.jpg|Art by Hunjintemple
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