forum At War // OxO // Closed

Started September 19, 2021 by @ElderGod-Icefire

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Seren raised an eyebrow. "Well?" he demanded, flexing the whip in his hands. "Answer me, Kaylum."

He stayed silent, trying to keep his mind away from the pain in order to focus on what he would do. It may be unwise to try and hurt Seren; who knows how his army would react. It may be best to just try and protect Nikolas, once he was brought over.

"Fine. Have it your way." he snapped, gesturing to a guard, who left the tent. "Stubborn beast." he muttered, dragging a hand down his face.

If Nikolas got hurt because of him, Kaylum didn’t know if he would ever forgive himself. He stared after the guard, then closed his eyes.

It was a few more minutes before the guard came back, hauling Nikolas. The human prince already looked exhausted, pain still in his features from the whipping he had received earlier. Seren smiled. "Ah, good."

Kaylum opened his eyes when he heard the sound of the tent shifting and footsteps. He tried to meet Nikolas gaze, his eyes filled with apology and regret, but also determination. His muscles twitched.

Nik looked from Kaylum to Seren, and sighed faintly. "What?" he demanded of Seren, voice rough and tired. "What do you want now?" he grimaced, shaking his head.

Kaylum shot Seren a glare, but nothing more. Timing was important here. His muscles where tensed, but he didn’t know when to let them propel him into motion. Perhaps he should let this be a test. See what happens.
“He decided to be a cowardly little son of a b*tch,” he shrugged.

Seren arched an eyebrow. "I'm the coward, here?" he said dryly. "You are the one willing to let someone else take your pain."

“Oh, am I?” Kaylum said, barely above a whisper. “Am I really?” It was the one warning he would give him. He was close to failing the test.

He arched his eyebrows. "Yes." he retorted, shaking his head and picking up the whip again, playing with it gently.

His gaze fell on the whip. In a moment, he shifted, his draconic form taking up a more significant portion of space in the tent. Taking a few steps, he swatted the guard who was holding Nikolas away, then shoved the human prince underneath him, and crouched so he could protect him with his body.

Nik couldn't help the faint sound of pain that escaped him at the shove, staring up at Kaylum and Seren. Seren straightened, glaring at Kaylum. "Prince Kaylum." he said slowly. "Just what do you think you are doing?"

Kaylum rolled his eyes. "I'm not going to dignify that with an answer."
If he was being honest, he didn't think he would make it this far, so he absolutely had no idea what he would do beyond this point.

Seren shifted the whip in his hands. "Switch back to your human form, prince Kaylum. Now." he ordered.

He snorted. “I’m afraid I can’t.” He stayed still, his wings quivering slightly.

"Now, Kaylum." Seren snapped, glaring at the dragon shifter.

This was starting to amuse him again. “No.” He shook his head.

"And what do you think this is going to accomplish?" he asked, arching an unamused eyebrow.

That was a good question. “Maybe you’ll get so fed up with me that you’ll leave me and Prince Nikolas alone.” Kaylum shrugged his wings.

"Not going to happen, Kaylum." Seren shook his head faintly.

“Well, who knows?” His voice had an ironic amusement to it. “Who knows what could happen?”

"Not that." Seren retorted. "Now go back to your human form."