Karasu lets out a deep sigh and for once he looks almost angry "The castle is in ruins despite all the protective spells.. The Bastille has sufferd serious damage as well... And I cannot understand how this could be allowed to happen."
Further more, I want to see the queen and the guild leaders to discuss this... Emediatly."

"It's needed... What if the dragon starts attacking the villages? None of magic seemed to have any greater effect on it. And so we have to think of another way of working against this."

*he nods even though he doesn't like it* Sword doesn't bite on the dragon either...trust me, I've tried...*there's a slightly annoyed growl in his voice*

Karsu nods "That's comonly known, the only place swords or weapons can harm a dragon is if you manage to push it between the scales on it's chest." he said with a sigh to then smile slight as a large one eyed and one leged raven lands on his shoulder he looks at Akita as if to apolegise to then turn to the bird "Get me the queen, Victor, Maki and prince Damon." he said and the bird nodded to then fly away to get everyone.

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Victor walked in eventually, sighing while massaging his forehead. "What a darn mess that dragon made..." he mumbled.

Karasu nods at him, sitting in what was left of the Royal garden since their usuall meeting room was no more.

*Akita nods at Karasu accepting the apology and sits down under a tree quite close to where Karasu sits. he looks up at Victor as he comes and nods in greeting*

*seems to jump out of the only window in the Stag tower, fall then glide over to them* A bird called.. *he looks even worse then what little had shown of him last

"Maki-san.." he said and nods politely "I'm sorry to pull you out like this."

*pulls the hood of, showing how he's deteriorated even further* it wasn't as if I was resting..

*Akita looks up at Maki as he pulls the hood off* Did the dungeons survive the attack? Are they still as strong?

Titania comes walking in after a while, looking very exhausted "….."

Damon walks in right after his mother, looking a bit bothered while staring at the ruins of the castle. He too, didn't say a thing.

Karasu nods as maki anwsers to then look at "I would think they are, the dragon didn't bother to land enough to destroy what's underground... But best have it thoroughly looked at..." He nods at the queen and the prince as them came in "My queen, my prince."

I didn't feel my spells breaking.. they should very much be intact..

Karasu nods calmly "That's very good but it would still be good to make sure, don't you agree?"

*sigh* g-give me a moment... *he collapses on the ground*

While Maki is gone one of Karasus ravens somes flying cawing seeming almost paniced... Karasu frowns deeply listening to it before nodding "I should have forsen this happening.." he sighs deeply and turns to Tatiana "My guild have worked on saving what can be saved from the castle.. But it's now come to my information that the crown jewls and most of the royal familes treasures are missing. And considering dragons love for gold and jewls I can think of no other who would have taken them."

Damon frowned slightly. "Figures..."

*attempts slowly to get up*

"Indeed it should have been expected, but this means the royal family doesn't have much money left to rebuild the castle..." he stated before looking at Maki with a slight frown "Can I help you?"

Nngh.. probably not.. that wasn't.. planned

Karasu nods looking worried.

*struggles up best he could* I apologize gentle men.. but as I mentioned last time.. I am.. deadly ill.. and with everything under threat.. I don't know how much longer I'll survive

*he frowns some as he listens to what Maki says* You're dying? You can't fix it with magicm *he shakes his head some*

Heh.. its my magic thats killing me.. one of the.. ngh.. prices of no longer being human.. *manages to sit* even if I've lived for so long

Titania sighs tired"I was fearing that would happened…for know leave the castle alone tills we can rebuild it but try to restore the walls if it possible, we don't want to be defenseless if someone would deiced to attack us "

Frowns deeper hearing Akitas and Makis discussion to then turn to the queen "I understand the way you think my queen but dragons.. Once their eyes are set on something they do not give up easily... The dragon will most likely come back and attempt to drive us out of here when we are weakend... And when it does the time and effort placed on rebuilding the wall will be a complete waste."

Victor looked worried at Maki, feeling a bit of pity for him.

"We shouldn't rebuild anything before we know the dragon's been taken care of...Ok, got it." Damon nodded.
"So that dragon will probably come back for more sooner or later...and if we're unlucky, that dark lord will attack us head on...?" Damon mumbled as he seemed to think deep about something.

*Akita shakes his head and looks at Damon* The dark lord is locked into a cell in the dungeons of this castle. He's no threat at all right now. *he grins slightly*

Damon grinned back at Akita. "Well, well. I don't need to worry about him, then."

Heh that is if I don't die~ but as long as I'm alive.. he can do nothing in there.. he nor his son.. all you need do is keep his people out of that place.. I don't think I could bare anymore fighting against that barrier in my weakened state.. regrettably I can not help much more then to keep him in.. not in my state of health..

Karasu nods when listening to what Damon says and then looks a bit calmer hearing that he was detained and safe for now "For now no one should be able to enter the city if they have bad intentions, me and my guild are keeping up a barrier..."

My mages are still working in the forest.. its getting better.. but our best healer is still here if in case

*Akita listens to what Maki says about the lord and the cell* Then we should put some strong men on protecting the cells. We can't have any mislead dark followers trying anything stupid then. Especially not in this chaos.
*he smiles slightly as he hears that the forest is getting better, even if he doesn't really like the methods* But what should we do about the dragon? Slay it?

Karasu nods for once agreeing with the suggestion Akita came with about the cell.. "I think that is a good idea, I can spare two ravens as well since some of his men know magic... And that is hard to fight with strength alone." he said and then smiled hearing the forrest was getting better "Now that is a relif..." but hearing about the dragon he sighs deeply "You say slay it as if it is an easy task. As I already have said, magic has little effect on them since they are such magical beings themselfs... Swords break against their scales.. According to the myths I have heard and read you need to pierce the heart to kill it and that can only be done by getting a sword inbetween the scales on it's chest."

I could.. have a look at it.. if I.. got some rest.. *sounds faint*

"Very much apriciated... If there is anything I or my guild can do please let me know..." he said looking as calm as always.

*Akita snorts slightly as he hears about how to kill the dragon* Then I guess we find a good sword, find the dragon, sneak up and then kill it. You say there is a way, so we just have to find the right means. It's not impossible. *he shrugs but then he frowns some* What brought the dragon here though? I haven't heard of dragons in this kingdom before...or well, not in generations at least...

Karasu keeps from sighing once more "Sneaking up on dragons are no easy task either, and did you see the size on that? You can not just jump up and hope for the best, we will only have one chance. It takes a bit of planning to do this, you can not just run and look for it and when finding it simply hope for the best."

*he sigh* I know it takes planing. That's why I said we need to find the right means to do it. We need a distraction and then someone can sneak up on it and kill it.

Karasu nods slowly, hiding the fact that Akitas way of reasoning suprised him a bit.. "Indeed.. So has anyone dealt with dragons before?"

mmh.. one..

Titania eyes narrows when the mention of the dark lord "I rather have him dead then lock up in our dungeon…"

Damon shrugged. "Well, I've seen dragons before, I've never actually killed one. There was a bunch of tinier dragons in the mountains of Baldera, my teacher brought me there once." he said as he sighed faint.
"Don't we have anyone who can speak with dragons?"

How do you think I dealt with one?.. I'm not really a fighter now am I

"I must agree with the queen, the Dark Lord is to dangerous to keep locked up for a longer time.. But for now I do not know how to kill him.." he frowns deeply.
"Well this dragon is far from tiny.. And I would guess that it is still growing." he sadi with a deep sighto then add "Dragons can speak just like you and me as far as I know, but they often choose not to..."
Karasu looks at Maki and nods "I know Maki, but anything that can help should be told."

I know a spell.. can make demon speak turn to dragon communication.. but it takes a lot

*Akita snorts and keeps leaning against the tree* The bloody thing can talk like us...disguised as a human child as well sometimes...bloody lizard...

"Disgused you say?" Karasu raises an eyebrow.

*he nods and looks disgusted* Yupp. Blond little girl...seemed lost. And then turned into a bloody lizard. Almost broke my sword. Gave me a bloody headache too knocking about on trees. *he shakes his head* So yeah, we need no bloody spell to talk to her. Save your strength. I know what she looks like...

"Ah yes, I have heard of some dragons learning to take diffrent forms, everything from humans in diffrent ages to animals." Karasu frowns deeply and shakes his head "And if this dragon can transform in such a way it can get very trouble some."

Heh I would if it could be done.. hha.. you need too figure out how to possibly kill the dark lord or something close too it.. if I die the spells will be broken..

"It's still WE Maki.." he said tierdly "And I have put up spells as well, as a precation."

*he snorts* Trust me, we are working on how to kill the lord. Though at the moment it seems easier said than done...maybe we should just starve him out in the cell and hope for the best. *he shrugs*

"I doubt that would work but I do wonder if.. If he has some sort of spell placed on himself to keep him from dying... And what can be done about it.
And I do wonder about his shadows, I have yet to see them for myself but I have heard of it..." he said thoughtfully.

Hm.. think you can contain powerful dark magic without it?.. and it won't be we.. I can almost feel my brain going.. heh those shadows.. Aren't easy.. I have such as well.. if one of my spells go.. all guards down there would be in danger

"I assume your guild as well as my own will be more then willing to help..." he said calmly "But my spells have detained similar things." he said calmly and looked at Maki.
"Can you explain more about them? The shadows that is..."

Shadow magic is.. as you must know a very powerful dark magic.. they handle people in our dimension from theirs.. meaning they're almost impossible to fight if you don't have your own or make a light shield.. but a light shield is only temporary.. the only way you'd be able to actually kill them is killing what casts them.. after that there isn't much I can say before I know how he's casting them.. mine come from the demons I contain, the shadows are different depending on how they're attached too you.. of course it is also possible to cast them without they being attached but then they will die from light magic and are temporary..

Karasu nods as he listens sighing deeply as what he suspected gets confirmed "I see, thank you for your information Maki-san."

*he frowns as he listens and doesn't really follow what's being said. he can't really understand how Karasu could understand. he runs his hand through his hair some* So...no cutting his head off then?

"No cutting of his head would not do any good." Karasu said with a sigh.

"how about burning him?"