by Wolfe » Wed Dec 25, 2013 10:56 pm
Dante hadn't thought anything about the portal. His father, Alduin, had explained the way they would travel through it, time and time again. It had been burned into Dante's brain. His father's instructions ringing clear and strong throughout his mind. He knew what to do, and he would do them flawlessly! It had really been easier in theory, then in practice.
He remembered entering the time stream. The rushing sensation tickling every nerve in his scaly body. He could remember his wings tucked closely to his sides. He could, also, remember the blur of things passing him by in a rush of strange, thundering noise and color. It had been one of his most strangest experiences... Well, until the pain took over. His father had told him nothing about pain. It was a pain, which he had never felt before. Of course, the only pain he ever remembered taking was that of his father's training. The dragon was brutal and harsh, yet that training had been what made him who he was; his sister too. His sister, however, was the last thing on his mind. The pain... that excruciating pain had his mind in shambles. He couldn't even think straight, let alone be focused on trivial matters of pinpointing his sister's location.
His body felt strange. For a moment, Dante didn't fully comprehend what was going on. Though, he could hear the language of the dragon's babbling within his ears. It was being chanted... though in the tongue of something that had once been human. That was for certain. He could always pick out when a non-dragon decided to try to speak his kind's language. Sure, it sounded genuine, but it was flawed, as all human's were when trying to speak in dragon tongue. Again, his body sparked up in a series of pain. It almost felt as if his very essence was being stripped from him. His form melting away, and being replaced with something new. Something foreign.
Everything was suddenly jerked from his mind when he struck the earth. It just wasn't a simple thud, but with such force that where he lay, it left a small creator around him. Dante felt as if his entire body had been torn apart and pieced back together. It felt odd, to say the least. He dared not move, fearing he had broke something. Now... that was a funny thought. A dragon breaking something...
A loud groan slipped from his lips, and he moved to try to push himself up. It felt nearly impossible. His body felt as if it had fallen asleep, and now every nerve was revolting, sending small twinges of pain shooting all throughout his body. With a much smaller thud, he landed back on the ground, refusing to move. Dante would have lay there all day, if not for a familiar voice calling out his name. The voice of his sister sounded rather muffled, as if he were a good distance under water or in some sort of magic trance, neither of which he was. His icy blue eyes rolled, but he decided it was time to try to move again. Finally, gaining some sort of control over his new... appendages, he was able to sit up. It probably would have looked awkward to most, seeing as the Imperial was very jerky... as if this were his first time using his arms and legs.
"What in Oblivion do you want, woman?" Dante asked, not seeing any reason to be any different to his sister, given the circumstances. He hadn't fully taken in the change, not as his sister had. He was surprised he recognize this human chatter so well, and began to move his mouth, testing it out. Honestly, he looked rather silly. He became rather impatient when his sister didn't answer him quick enough. With one great swing of his arms, he had found his way to his feet, stumbling around like a newly birthed fawn. He stretched out both arms to his sides, trying to balance himself. It was only then, that he really took notice of himself.
He tripped backwards, landing on his rear end, one of his hands shoved in his face. His eyes had grown wide, a panicked look plastered upon his face. He nearly sprang back to his feet, not caring to dust off the dirt that clung to him. He spun around, trying to catch a glimpse of his wings and tail. He was completely void of either, even his horns and scales had disappeared and had been replaced with a set of iron armor. "What's going on!" he shouted, nearly having a mental breakdown, "What do you do!" Of course, this had been directed at his sister. It had to be her fault! It just had to be! What good was a woman, anyways? They were always doing things wrong and getting into trouble. This was her fault! "What in Oblivion did you do to me! Answer me, or so help me..." he began, but he was cut short. Off in the distance was a person on horseback. They seemed to heading their way, or so it seemed. Dante let out a small growl, feeling around on his person, trying to find some sort of weapon.
((OoC: I shall bring Crowe in shortly. Didn't want to make my into awkwardly long... ^-^))