Mullison

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Zirra's Return

*"Not a day has gone by that I didn't think of you."*

**Mullison** is a character that appears in *Zirra's Return* and *Connected Bonds*. He is the father of Frisha and Colta.

## **Personality & Character**

As a teenager, Mullison was friendly, energetic, cheerful, and somewhat goofy and naïve. He gets along very well with his best friends Illuzo and Terria, even though he finds Terria somewhat odd at times.

As an adult, Mullison is much more serious, though he still seems to be rather naïve as he was completely unaware that Phonorius was possessed by the Hermit. He also shows regret and guilt over being separated from Serinus and not having found her and he believed her to be dead. According to Phonorius, losing Serinus left him lonely, depressed, angered, confused, and desperate to find happiness again. Losing his childhood friends also appears to have had a strong impact on him.

## **Background**

Mullison grew up in the Warfang city orphanage. He never knew who his father was, but was told of his mother and how she passed away shortly after giving his egg to them.

Eventually he met Illuzo and Terria who became his best friends. After surviving the Warfang Massacre, he lost faith in the city's protection and chose to leave. His friends went with him so he wouldn't be alone, but also because they only had each other at that point. They became quite efficient living on their own, but eventually each wandered towards different interests. Mullison wished them well, but couldn't help feeling alone without them.

Soon after, he had met Serinus in the Emerae empire. He saw her sneaking around the marketplaces under a cloak which naturally made him curious. When they finally met and introduced each other, they eventually fell in love. She had told him of the bounty put on her because of her affiliation with the old dragon soldier Frillisean. So in order to be with her, Mullison would have to live in hiding with her, which he didn't mind at all.

Soon the two of them had three eggs together and started making plans on raising their family. They wanted a more permanent and safer hiding place in order to do so, so Mullison would travel out alone to find it. As he searched inside of a cavernous mountain, a rock slide blocked the entrance and it took him days to escape the dark cave. When he finally did he flew straight back to their current hiding spot, only to find it empty but with very obvious signs of a struggle. There was blood where their eggs had been, and as he looked closer he saw very tiny bits of egg shells.

His world crumbled as he realized that the worst had happened. And all he could do was collapse, laying immobilized by the realization.

When his anger replaced his horror, he charged towards the lands of the Well of Souls, where the main encampment of Apes lived. He tore through their villages in a fury, killing males, females, children, elderly, all that were in his way. His fury blinded him to only see monsters. But as his flames started to dim with exhaustion, his paw froze before it slashed down on three ape children. Finally he could see them as they were, crying and staring up at him in horror. The realization of his actions hit him immensely, and his flame extinguished as if in utter shame. His actions here were cowardice, even though his anger at the time convinced him that it was a fair exchange. But this wasn't who he was. There were no ape soldiers in this village to stop him. This massacre was cowardice.

Mullison sat on the spot, hanging his head in shame and accepting anyone to come execute him on the spot. But unexpectedly instead, a magenta dragon paw gently held his chin and pulled it upwards to look at them. Mullison saw a female Fire dragoness, smiling at him inquisically.

Mullisons shame dimmed most of his memories at this time, but the dragoness took him with her almost as if he were under a spell. For years he would be at her whim. Nothing she had him do was of particular interest other than gathering materials or fuana. He felt robotic at the time, finding it peculiar how seemingly easily she commanded his will. That or his sorrow left him with no strength to question or disobey. Even when he would inquire of her motives, she would give rather innocent answers such as she was crafting remedies to sell. He never felt reasons to question further. Something he did find strange about her though was that she slept a LOT. Sometimes even for days. She again passed this off as having a special health condition.

Eventually the dragoness would start to convince them that they should have eggs together, that she was his mate now and they were in love. And as usual Mullison obeyed, convincing himself that it might be true. He had no real desire or passion with this dragoness however. His heart was forever to Serinus. He missed her and the children they would have had. He missed his friends and the times they had growing up together. He dearly wished to relive all those times again.

The birth of his son brought back love in his heart, and his world then became about him. For that moment, he would live for him.