The fire burst into the sky, a wall of heat that nearly singed the tips of Noah’s feathers and seared the air from his lungs. He banked hard, wings straining against the sudden blast. Rage ripped through his chest and he roared again, a reverberating, distraught rage. Even though the dragon did not strike to kill in the half-hearted angle of her assault, Noah still wanted to wage war.
Unfurling, sharp and savage, Noah surged after her. Every beat of his wings was a promise, every turn of his body a vow: he would not be shaken off. With a sudden burst of speed, Noah climbed higher through the smoke and chased the black. He aimed for the softer joint where wing met shoulder, talons outstretched to tear tendon from bone. If the beast sought to rise above him, to look down from her false throne of fire, then Noah would drag her down into the sea.
And as his claws aimed for her, despite knowing it would not do the damage he hoped, he showed her she was not the only volcano--and he let his own fire first from parted jaws towards her face.
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Unfurling, sharp and savage, Noah surged after her. Every beat of his wings was a promise, every turn of his body a vow: he would not be shaken off. With a sudden burst of speed, Noah climbed higher through the smoke and chased the black. He aimed for the softer joint where wing met shoulder, talons outstretched to tear tendon from bone. If the beast sought to rise above him, to look down from her false throne of fire, then Noah would drag her down into the sea.
And as his claws aimed for her, despite knowing it would not do the damage he hoped, he showed her she was not the only volcano--and he let his own fire first from parted jaws towards her face.
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noah
you touched my heavy heart and made it light
