beyond cloudfall
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Amidst the blooming flowers in Tarus City, the dragon claims his beloved.
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“Let me put it this way. If a perfect soul is a delectable feast, then you,” A long, clawed finger curled in her direction, pointed tip resting just above her heart, “are a crumb dusted off the table.”
A falsely incarcerated princess is sacrificed to the monstrous dragon who has terrorized her kingdom for centuries, only to find in him an ally, a friend and even a father.
A prequel/myth to Of Crows and Dragons.
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Kyrie Eleison, literal translation "Lord have mercy": A latin song in prayer for forgiveness in mass. Many versions exist across all practices of Christianity from the fourth century through to today. Haunting melodies are often used with pure tones in these prayers, long open phrases of song that ring well through places of worship.
Sylus whispers, lips feather soft against my skin. “Keep singing.”
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His eyes flitted all over her, taking in the pallor of her lips, her closed eyes and the dark shadows around them, the haunting paleness of her skin…
The almost serene smile she wore in death.
Sylus’s lips parted, but whether to sob or to scream, he didn’t know.
She was dead. That much was certain.
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With the shedding of skin comes the shedding of apprehension. As the seasons change, so does the walls Stayrus keeps up in front of the mortal that now roams his mountain home.
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How the seasonal molting of skin shows Stayrus that he too can allow himself the indulgence of softness.
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“You’re still here,” He breathed. He reached up to stroke your jaw as he usually did and you couldn’t help but bat your eyelashes and relish in his touch.
“You shouldn’t have done that,” he said as he tilted your chin to gaze on him.
“Why wouldn’t I?” You asked, confused.He started to chuckle as he pulled his hand away from you and instead rested it on your waist. Your skin prickled at the sensation of his warm hand on you, but you didn’t move it.
“Because for dragons, tending to another’s wounds is part of our mating ritual… and you are making it very difficult for me to control myself,” he explained as his fingers tightened around your waist.
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This is loosely based off of the Sylus myth: Beyond Cloudfall. Its not 100% canon but, if you don’t want spoilers, do not continue!
What would’ve really happened if Sylus trapped you in his cave of treasures?
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It is hard to relinquish a name, especially a name of times long dead.
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Stayrus' true name is used after all; and how he grapples with something he through lost to time coming back to him.
(Sylus/OC)
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- Part 1 of Chefeng (Baifeng/Sylus)
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(AU of Alternative Darkborne) When the unstable anomaly in the abandoned church sends Sylus and Ariadne to a place lost in their past, Ariadne finally remembers how she first met Sylus. But will her memories remain when they return to their own timeline?
For Whumptober Day 9: Touch, Flashbacks
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- Part 6 of Whumptober 2025