Demons and Angels (Lastinginthenight X Eldarwen)

(yay selene can't do it. sry i felt the need)

Kono glided over a forest watching the sun as it started is final descent to the ground for the night. He pulled his wings in letting his body fall rapidly towards the ground, he watched the trees grow at an alarming rate but kept his wings shut until the absolute last moment he could before his weight would bring him crashing into the trees and his wings wouldn’t be able to pull him up. He snapped them open grunting a little as he felt his flight muscles strain the wind rushing up to them. As he pulled himself into a horizontal position the speed he had gained during his dive transferred into a spectacular speed making the trees shake beneath him as he sliced through the air. He enjoyed the speed, the thrill of flight. He also liked scaring squirrels. He didn’t exactly see them but he knew that they were there. They were always in forests scrabbling about at jabbering annoyingly in the trees.

As he lost seed he pulled himself into a large loop flipping so he wouldn’t be flying upside down and retraced his flight for a few moments before letting the air beneath his wings slid out and brought himself to the ground with a softish thud. Though he didn’t know it he had brought himself close to Selene’s location. Close enough to be seen, well.

Kono looked around him looking to see weather he could spot any squirrels that would make an easy catch but instead he spotted a pale human shaped figure under the tree line. He lowered his head to look through the line of trees and sure enough a girl was standing there a rather petrified look on her face. He smirked and rolled onto his side so his spikes fell away from her and sighed.

He looked at her again and chuckled, though it sounded more like a fit of even coughing. “No need to be scared little one. I don’t eat humans.” He smiled and closed both his eyes letting his wings fall loosely against his body.

His eyes flicked open and a paw flashed out as he heard the sound of a squirrel nearby. He smiled as he felt the small furry body between his claws. He dropped it in his mouth and ate it in one bite. It was a very miniscule creature, though it still amazed him how something so small could be so annoying. He looked at the human and decided to give his name, “I’m Kono. May I ask of your name?”

Kono rolled his head to look at her directly as she answered his question, it amused him how her voice sounded so even but her body protrayed that she really didn't beleive his first statement. She still beleived he would pulverise her body and drop it in his mouth like a tasty snack. That was one of the few things he didn't like about humans, they never seemed to beleive what he said. He knew humans lied often but he saw no real point to lie about something so petty.

He watched as Selene scooted closer he moved his head closer as well placing it against the ground and looked straight in her eyes trying to show here me meant no harm, but her next questions made him laugh his coughing laugh. "What am I? Now thats an intresting question. I don't think I've heard that one very often. I am a Spine Razor dragon. As for What I am doing here in this... I wouldn't call it God forsaken. This place is full of life and a very sustaining environment. Not to mention it has lots of squirrels for me to bother, and kill. But I enjoy it here. Lots of open sky, the sound of birds singing in the morning, not to mention the odd visitor or two." he said pointedly. Obviously refering to her as the odd visitor.

Kono grinned, "why yes, It just might." He replied sarcasm thick in his voice. he watched as she slid closer. A few more steps and she would be close enough to touch his nose as he looked at her. He saw her eyes flick towards his back then when she asked the question he couldn't help but laugh. "Depends on how fast I'm going. They aren't very sharp all over. The only point where they actually sllice is at the top and the back, but if it's going fast enough even a grain of sand could be deadly." He said lightly.

he looked in the direction she was looking and spotted the small furry rodent standing on a branch almost what seemed like gaping. He growled and His paw flashed out from his side clenching the form between his claws and narrowing his eyes with satisfaction as he felt the creatures body give then dropped it down his throat and resumed looking at Selene the curiosity almost plain in his eyes as to what her reaction would be.

Kono blinked in suprise as a growl errupted from Selene. "A decent meal? It sounds like you havn't eaten in a lifetime." He rolled back onto his stomach making sure not to hit selene, and looked around raising his head. He could probabaly find some good meals around here that were bigger than squirrels. He knew there were some deer in the forest. They would probably make a decent meal for a human. Then there was the abundance of squrrels, but they were puny not at all a good meal. He looked back down as she started to hit him with multiple questions at once. It took him a few seconds but he did find his voice to answer the questions. "They are sharp at the top and the back, but yes I can use them, yes I DO use them, but mostely for attack or defense in a fight. I prefer to use my claws, teeth, and fire for hunting." He smirked as he saw the curiosity buzzing in her eyes. He sighed and closed his eyes. He would probably get asked tons of questions for a while, but he didn't mind that much. Selene was a good form of entertainment.

He thought about her next question for a few seconds, "Why don't you climb on. You can touch them all you want while we find you something decent to eat." he suggested He put his head on the ground so he was as flat as possible so Selene could use whereever she wanted to climb on. As long as it wasn't his face or his wings he would be okay with it.

Kono glared at her letting out a soft growl but his glare lightened as a thought creeped into his head from listening to her question, "No I won't show you my fire... not until We find a meal. Your not the only one whose hungry. Maybe a deer or two would be good." He raised his head above hers imposing on her his ability to easily make her do what he wanted. He then smirked and lowered his head, "Get on!" He insisted. "Anyways I think it would be fun to take you for a flight." He added as an after thought. He himself was actually slightly hungry. Squirrels were not enough to fill the stomach of a dragon his size. They weren't even decent snacks. As if in response he could hear the ever so slight gurgle of his stomach starting up. He then smirked as he listened to her thanking him for offering, "Oh and no need to thank me. It wasn't an offer. It was an order." He smiled exposing his sharp curved teeth.

Kono couldn't help but laugh his coughing laugh He slid his head down next to her, "You can climb up my neck, just don't try getting on my face. Then there is a spikeless hollow where my shoulders meet my neck, that should be a decent spot for you. And you can lean against the spikes. They are rounded in the front." He explained.
He grinned wide showing off his teeth, "I chew on human bones." He joked his voice thick with sarcasm. "But I DO chew on bones. They act like toothbrushes do to humans f you chew on them right." He flicked his tail so that it rested on the other side of his body away from Selene. "What do you think of Roast deer?" He asked his eyes sparkling with humor.

Kono laughed, "Thank you. I havn'e ever been called comfortable before, but I've never had a human on my back before either." he watched her settle herself down. "If you get scared you can hold onto the little spike in front of you. Just be careful of the tip. We wouldn't want you hurting yourself." He looked about at the trees caculating how hard he needed to push himself before he could get above the trees, "Man I should have paid more attention, to where I landed. Oh well." He mumbled under his breath.

Kono lifted his head and stood up, "Hold on tight. The first few seconds are a ride." He warned then unfurled his wings slightly. The muscles in his legs, bunched up under him and he pushed off the ground as hard as possible vaulting himself into the air. He then snapped his wings open as wide as the would go, throtling them downward, he slowely pushed himself higher, straining his flight muscles as hard as he could, Selenes extra weight wasn't a problem, he almost didn't feel her, it was getting out of trees. The wind is usually dull there. But he quickly got above the tree line and he felt the wind leap up under his wings. He pushed down hard one last time and he beggan soaring high into the air. To him it felt like minutes but in reality it had only been maybe twenty seconds. He lifted himself high into the air to his usual coasting height, far above the ground. "So what do you think of flight, Selene?" He asked turning his head slightly, until he could see her out of the corner of his eye.

Kono smiled, "Thats good..." He smiled He pushed down, his flight muscles relaxed slightly under his skin and he started to notice Selene a little more. It was kind of weird feeling her legs hanging around the base of his neck where it met his shoulders. The strange change in weight, which didn't disrupt his flight paterns at all, it just felt different. He checked her position then leaned ever so slightly so that his left wing sat lower than his right and he beggan turning. He looked down at the ground as she mentioned the brown things in the forest floor. "Yeah those are deer..." He felt his stomach churn but ignored it, "Do you wanna feel what it's like to go fast in the air?" He asked straightening himself out and flapped once to steady himself. "Like I was before I landed and saw you." he explained.

Kono laughed, "This is very true, the only problem is I know they are still there." He watched the landscape pass beneath him mapping out the positions of the deer and what direction would be the best to chase them in so that he could hunt them without worrying about the trees. There was a wide clearing ahead of the deer which they most likely grazed in on calm days, that would be a good position to go for the kill. It wouldn't be hard to chase them in that direction either. Deer were easily frightened and didn't think about the direction they were running. Just ran.

Kono smiled at Selenes answer and pushed hard with his wings speeding up just slightly before he decided to do something else, "Hold on tight." He warned then pushed quickly with his wings then pulled up doing the loop he had done earlier, the G forces against his body would keep Selene on him, he knew that. He then folded his wings and went into a dive. though it wasn't straight down like his earlier one had been, this was so Selene wouldn't get hurt or thrown off.

He snapped his wings open at the last possible second and pulled his fllight muscles tight as the air rushed up under them filling them up like sails. He used that speed to slice through the air above the trees making them rustle and wave. He watched the ground until he spotted the heard ahead of him still unaware of his pressence. He dipped his wings and circled back a few paces getting ready to start the chase.

Kono grunted at the thought of throwup on his back, "That wouldn't have been fun for either of us. Nor smelt any good." He stuck out his tounge for a breif second. He then flapped once silently and slowed down even more until he was basically hovering in the air flapping his wings silently.

Kono screeched rather loudly hitting the tops of the trees just behind the heard with his claws, sending the deer running at full speed toward the clearing. He chased them beating his wings to keep up, going form an almost stand still to speed took a lot of flapping. knocking trees with his feet to keep them running. Once they got close to the clearing he screamed behind them again and veered off to the side following the line of trees until the deer were well within the clearing, which was when he beggan circling the heard like a hawk huddling them together. He counted the number of deer a few seemed to have actually been smart enough to run the other way, or just lucky.

He Swooped down plucking one of the older ones from the heard with his claws. At this time he was more focused on hunting than what selene thought of his hunting techneques so he threw the deer a little ways away from the heard still alive then landing on it letting out a stream of flames form his mouth quickly and painlessly killing the deer. He quickly lifted himself and took two more deer from the heard, killing them, then scorching them. Once he had finished hunting he screamed, sending the deer bolting into the forest. He landed and lowered his head to let Selene slide off, "Time to eat..." HE looked at the darkening sky, "Should we make a fire first? It getting dark out." He settled down to the ground then turned his head to look at her questioningly.

Kono watched as Selene slid off his back stiffly, or rather tumbled off his back. He smiled then chuckled at her comment. "Don't worry. I will be eating at least two of them." He settled into a more comfortable position and carefully moved two deer away from the pile with his claws. "Yes this area is nice I guess. It is also easier to take off from. The air isn't as dead as it is in the forest." He moved the deer he had inteded for Selene so that it was laying on it's side belly exposed. He motioned toward the front half off the deer. "Usually the meat towards the front is better. BUt the stomach usually has some juicy meat as well. I don't know what you humans like most though."

He looked around at the surrounding forest as she meantioned wolves and other preaditors and couldn't help but laughng his coughing laugh, "No creature would dare steal from a dragon ... except maybe a few foolish humans, though if they escape they usually don't escape unscathed..." He shifted and lowered his head as he stood, "I'm going to get some wood." He was pretty sure humans eyesight wasn't as good at night as many other creatures. He stood lookiing to her to make sure it was okay with her if he left for a few seconds.