Katsuya
Magical artist
Name:
Onyx
Appearance whilst a dragon:
For a dragon, she's fluffy with fur and feathers and actually has a lean body despite what one might think. Because of her graceful cat-like mannerisms, she's more for stealth, surprise attacks, and defense. She can somehow squeeze through human doors without much issue since her shoulder blades can fold in like a cat. She can land right-side up in time before landing or continuing to fly. She could even climb on rocks if need be. Her claws are very sharp and has a bite that can cause a lot of pain from her venom. It doesn't kill, but it hurts like no other, making the enemy paralyzed. Her horn are tall and sharp, perfect for piercing her enemies. Her eyes can see in the night, glowing from any light that reflects on them. Her wings are silent like an owl, not making a sound as she flies through the skies. Because of her black and purple-ish coloring, she can blend in the night sky. Her fur can keep her rider and herself warm in cold weather.
Appearance whilst a human:
As a human, Onyx would wear a white tube top and dark brown pants that fit men, a belt to hold it up, and bangles on her wrists, ankles, and neck. The trinkets are a gift from the little kids who gave them to her and she keeps them as a way to remember them. She usually walks in bare feet, enjoying the feeling of dirt between her toes since it's natural than to wear those annoying things called shoes. With her short white hair, ash mauve purple eyes, and caramel tan skin, she is exotic to look at, though she ignores the odd looks she gets from humans. She's 5"4' and is very lean and have a pear-shaped body. Her movements are similar to that of a cat: graceful and fluid. Most would think that she can dance well if she tried to. Thanks her height and thin body, she can go through small entrances without much issue.
Nickname:
Night Wing
Gender:
Female
Size:
Medium
Powers:
- Shadow manipulation: control over the shadows. To use as an attack, defense, and disguise.
- Dark fire: She can spit fire that's blue-purple.
- Shadow ball: It's a ball of flames that comes out of her mouth.
- Absolute darkness: able to create a sphere filled with a thick black mist. It's to trap people in and let her escape.
- Poison bite: venom in her teeth, similar to a snake. It's painful like a hive of wasps stinging non-stop and paralyzes the body for hours.
- Night vision: able to see in the dark.
Dragon Rider:
Antonio AKA: Slick
Personality:
First thing to notice about Onyx is her calm and quiet demeanor. Despite being born and raised in the wilderness, she learned at a very young age that it's better to not put attention on herself when it's not needed and give the killing shot at the right moment. Open-minded to the world's dark side, Onyx can see why people take the routes that they take. It doesn't mean she'll follow them willy-nilly, but she does understand the why's of it. While patient and kind to others who are kind back, Onyx does have a temper when her limit is pushed and will not hesitate on killing others for it. To her, killing is another form of knowing that she survived for another day and she relishes on living as long as possible. It's her choice to be kind. It's her choice to kill. She doesn't take kindly of others pushing their beliefs on her. She wants to give respect to others, but only when they give respect in return.
Onyx craves knowledge of folklore and cultures of any kind. She's very curious, similar to that of a child at times. Though she's cautious about it. She would not push it unless she knows for sure that it's safe to ask. Onyx is social...to humans. Other dragons, not so much because they might tell their riders about her being a dragon as well and be forced to work with them. She prefers working with her terms being considered in an agreement between her and the person who hires her services. She's smart enough to copy human mannerisms, even try them on her own so she can have an advantage when need be. When it comes to anyone who's close to her, Onyx will do her best to protect them. Even more so with her bonded rider. She'll become anxious if bonded rider is hurt, thinking of the worst and hopes for the best.
Biography:
Onyx hatched in a cave where her mother has hidden her away, fearing that she will die like her other kits. After a year with her mother still watching over her, the hatchling played around a field with no fear or worries. Like any other kid, Onyx just wanted to play and explore her surroundings. That's when she got a little too close to a human village and one of them captured her with a dead plump chicken. While crying out, warning her mother where she was, the human traveled long to reach the kingdom, only to die by her mother's blue fire. The soldiers by the gates saw the huge dark dragon and tried to capture her to tame only to kill her instead, deeming that she was too wild. During her mother's fight, however, Onyx managed to escape, scared to be noticed by the soldiers. When her mother didn't come back, the hatchling was devastated and cried in the cave that she called home. It was then that she realized that it's better to not be discovered by humans.
Over a century or so, Onyx grew into a quiet night hunter. She didn't go near the human towns and villages, fearing that someone would try to trick her again. She lived a very solitary life, didn't talk to other dragons, didn't change into her human form. She avoided humans like they were the plague until she spotted a little child going back to his small and unknown village. Onyx hid in the borders of the forest that she resides in temporarily and watched from the shadows of the night. She wondered for the first time in ages as to why this child was alone? Thinking that it's best to leave him be, she was about to leave when suddenly she heard the child cry out in terror. Alarmed that he might have spotted her, she looked back to find that the boy was being terrorized by other humans. A group of men with horrible intentions it seems since the boy was covered in bruises from their abuse. Having a bitter taste in her mouth if she left the boy now, Onyx changed into her human form and lured the rough men away from the child and into the forest. Giggling from their stupidity, she didn't stop teasing the men, dancing away whenever they were too close for comfort. It's when she reached the pond that she hid in the bushes, skulking behind the men when they reached to the pond as well. While they were distracted, she quickly grabbed one the men's heads and twisted it, breaking his head off in the process. The two other drunken men were terrified of this mysterious woman and ran for their lives. She chased after them, not slowing down as she kicked the other down and killed him off with a sharp rock to his head. The last one died at the borders of the forest, being yanked back and screaming for mercy. Onyx only had one choice in her mind: she cracked his neck too.
She looked up when she heard a quiet gasp and saw that it was the little boy from before. He was terrified, fat tears running down his purple and green spotted face, and trembling. The boy...looked pitiful. Onyx was about to leave him be when the boy called out to, asking her if she could walk him home for the night. Hesitating, she stared at the boy and warned him that she will kill him if he does anything strange. Which he quickly agreed to, surprising her with a smile on his face. She followed the little boy to his village, ignoring all of the humans staring at her naked form as they reached to his home. Which was a small wooden hut with a used blanket as a door. A young woman came out and hugged the small child, thanking Onyx for bringing him home. She nodded and was about to leave again when the young lady asked her to come in or at least give her some clothes to wear. She didn't even let her decline as she pushed her in and gave her light clothes: a small white top and dark brown pants that men usually wear. It was all that she had, but the dragon-human thanked her for her kindness. She thought all humans were terrible creatures of destruction, but...maybe she was wrong...Of course, that piqued her curiosity after so many years of not wanting to socialize with anybody.
She visited the little boy named Zackary and his older sister, Melina, from time to time. Learning that they lived in the slums, they worked hard to have a small amount of food on the table, and that they loved telling stories before going to bed. Onyx knew that she has grown attached to these human kids, even want to help them somehow, so one day she came back with a large boar for them to eat. Years goes by, and the kids were turning into adults. They noticed that Onyx hadn't changed and wondered why. She only told them that she has magic to keep her young, making them laugh from her silly response. Then the Dragon Wars happened, Zackary was listed to join the army and he left to fight in the front lines. Of course, Melina was afraid for his safety and Onyx tried to be optimistic, but it came out awkwardly. Then an unexpected thing happened: a battle ensued in the small village. Dragons, humans, and sprites killed their enemies, even killed the innocent humans that had nothing to do with the war. She tried to get Melina away from the battle, but the young woman found her brother, dead and being stomped on by a dragon and it's rider. Before Onyx could bring her back, a lance from soldier killed Melina by accident. Feeling bitter, she ran away and hid in the forests. She couldn't do anything about that in her human form. All can she do is run to live another day and she hated it.
After the war died down and peace finally reined over the countries, Onyx traveled around. She'd even visited small towns and villages to help some of the children who lived in the slums by bringing in her catches of the night. It's a way of keeping her memory of the two sweet siblings she grew to care. Without meaning to, Onyx was known as the 'weird but nice lady' throughout the slums. The kids would even invite her to tell them stories of the war and in exchange, would tell her anything about what's going on with their kingdom. When she heard about the reason behind the war, Onyx questioned it in her mind: Why was the little princess alone? Why wasn't she with her guards? She really doubted that the little princess could even escape the castle. Then there's her mysterious injuries. Why was her and her dragon injured? Who did it? So many questions ran through her head and she wanted to know more about it, but it seems...that not even the little slum children knew the reason why.
During one of her visits, Onyx met a feared bounty hunter nicknamed Slick. They flirted, enjoying the company, until she realized that she's running out of time. So with an apology, she left to an empty space in the fields and changed back. Hearing someone behind her, Onyx was about to bite them until she realized it was Slick and felt very wary. She didn't want to hurt him, but she didn't like the idea of him knowing her secret. Over months, the two kept meeting each other and soon fell in love, made the pact, and became partners of adventure.
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