[Location] - Ember Arena

// The Ember Arena is a large structure with the landscape of the Ember, closest to their largest volcano as they use the heat and lava source to provide challenging environments even for their kind. Mostly used to train yet at times events would be held, leading to groups cheering on their favour challenger.//

OPEN

Oh god, it was hot.

Neptune's scales were slick with sweat, the stuff dripping off him like a waterfall, especially when he flapped his wings. Then it sprayed everywhere.

Neptune eyed the huge volcano with respect as he passed it, knowing all too well how much power it wielded. To think that such an inferno was resting, slumbering, inside a rock formation like that.. It was frightening, even to him.


Landing inside the Arena, Neptune looked around, clasping his strong wings to his sides. Confidence and almost indifference was in his stance and eyes. Calm. Silent. Powerful. Much like the ocean at night.

Stepping further into the arena, Neptune blinked, searching for other signs of life. He was panting, but kept it quiet. He was no drama-queen, he hated having attention attracted to him. He had come here both out of just plain curiosity and the need for a good spar. So far, he had not found a good fighter to oppose him, and Neptune was looking to meet his match, something most competitors like him didn't want to find.

His tail sweeping back and forth across the hot floor, Neptune stopped, awaiting for signs of movement, a soft purr escaping his jaws at the idea of a spar.

Soaring dangerously close to the volcano, Freyja swooped around it's massive frame before continuing to approach her destination. The Ember Arena. She hadn't seen many dragons around there recently. None at all, now that she thought about it. Then again, she preferred to train on her own, so that was no issue.

Spotting the arena, Freyja folded her wings a few inches and angled herself down, allowing her to drop slowly and smoothly. As the ground approached, she looked up, and saw.. a dragon?

Raising a brow, Freyja flapped her wings a few times as she touched down on the ground, running a few feet before slowing to a smooth stop. Panting softly from the heat, Freyja raised a brow as she watched the dragon from behind. She wasn't too sure if it was a male or a female..

Then, Freyja smirked.

What was this dragon like in a fight, she wondered.

Well, time to find out.


Tensing her hackles, Freyja stretched her wings a bit, before dashing straight at the male, pawsteps light. When she got close enough, she pounced at him, grinning as she unsheathed her claws.

As Neptune watched the arena and the skies above, he heard the soft sound of delicate wings beating softly. Eyes narrowed, his eyes darted behind him to see something moving in the very corner of his red eye. Neptune looked forward again. If this dragon was kidding, he didn't find it very funny.


It was then he suddenly heard the sound of unsheathing claws.


Neptune's eyes narrowed into slits and he snapped his head around. Jumping, he spun around and took the blow, but clung to the dragon as he was sent flying halfway across the arena with a draconic shriek.



For a moment, it was just him and the air, then the ground slammed into him from behind.


THUD!

Neptune snarled as he flipped them over, trying to slam the dragon into the ground as he clung to it's sides, teeth bared as he snapped at her face.

Freyja yelped as the dragon flipped over and grabbed her. She snarled as the ground slammed into the dragon, but suddenly she was the one below. The world spun, and then the ground punched her in the back, and it stayed that way as her back received scratches and marks that would bruise horribly later on. She saw the flash of white as the dragon snapped at her face, but luckily it didn't bite her head off.

Finally, they stopped, and Freyja laid on the ground, panting. As the dust cleared, she raised her eyes, and felt her breath get stolen from her.

He was..cute. No scratch that, this dragon was hot. He had to have been the cutest dragon she'd seen in a while.

Dazed for a moment, Freyja gazed up at this dragon, his angry expression hurting his appearance a tiny bit, but other then that, Freyja was.. enchanted.

She purred, and raised a brow, a seductive smirk appearing on her maw. "You fight well," she complemented. Deciding to be subtle, she chuckled. "I can tell you fight a lot," she added, gesturing to his delicious shoulders. Her tail moved from side to side, slowly sliding along the ground to and fro beneath the other dragon's tail.

He was so cute. Freyja couldn't help but fangirl for a moment as she gazed into his enticing red eyes. She tilted her head slightly and exposed her neck in a suggestive manner.

(#FLIRTALERT, FLIRTALERT XDXD)

As they slid to a stop and the dust cleared, Neptune's vision sharpened and focused, and then he saw a FireClaw, around his age, lying there. Raising a brow, his expression became one of extreme annoyance and surprise, which was then replaced by a mask of indifference.

Then, the female made a sound that surprised the young male.

She.. purred?

Neptune's brow furrowed very slightly as the FireClaw smirked in a way that wasn't familiar to him. She then complemented, which confirmed his hopes that she was just joking. Not because he was afraid, no, but because he didn't wish to kill somebody on foreign tribe grounds. Lest she was important to them. He didn't need to start a war between his tribe and this female's tribe.

The female chuckled, and Neptune's left brow raised as he opened his mouth slightly. She can tell I fight a lot? His brain echoed his inner thoughts quietly.

As he stood over her, Neptune's tail brushed against the FireClaw's, and he met her gaze with his cold, sea-like, icy stare. Why was she exposing her neck like that? "Um.. My name is.. Neptune," He introduced himself as he stepped away, peering at her with slight wariness. This female.. unnerved him. To a great extent. But he didn't let it show. She could be toying with him, waiting for the perfect moment to strike-

Chasing the paranoid thoughts out of his head, Neptune blinked and spoke again. "And.. you are?" he inquired.

//It is clear Neptune does not have a CLUE about females xD//

His reactions were.. priceless. Hmm.. But it seemed like he didn't get what she was trying to do. The vixen watched as he stepped away, introducing himself as he did so. Freyja's tail twitched at this name as the syllables entered her head. Neptune.. It fit him, for a reason that she couldn't quite put a claw on.

Freyja grinned at his expression as she rolled onto her stomach and pushed up, rising to her feet. It was clear they were around the same height. This was just getting better and better by the SECOND! Neptune asked her of her name, and she spoke it as she turned around, movements almost.. Hypnotic. "Freyja," she introduced herself as she faced Neptune. "So, Neptune.." she drawled after a moment of just staring at him, studying him and reading his face and eyes, his name rolling off her tongue in a way unique to her voice and accent.

She unsheathed her claws and stepped back, getting into a battle stance, smirking lightly. "Let's dance."

Neptune looked on with wariness in his crimson eyes as the female stood, introducing herself as Freyja, twisting around in a way that forced his eyes to stay on her. He just couldn't take his eyes off her.. Of course, he wasn't because she was clearly dangerous, and was probably toying with his mind, but there was something else..

Shaking his head slightly in an attempt to rid his mind of such thoughts, Neptune raised a brow as the female spoke, saying his name in a way that irked him. He bared his teeth slightly as she stared at him. "Draw a painting, it will last longer," he said, tone stating he was indifferent to her words, but of course, save for the acid dripping off the corners of his sentence.

He didn't know why he was angry, but he didn't bother to try and categorize his emotions, what mattered was what was happening in front of him. She unsheathed her claws and Neptune quickly stepped back, soon regretting that show of fear. No, he wasn't afraid, just.. nervous. Wary. Wasn't much better, but it was better then stating he was outright frightened of her.

Freyja smirked and then spoke two words that made Neptune bristle. Stepping to the right, his head tracked her, eyes trained on her face for any glint in her eye, or a twitch of a change in her expression, a tensing of the facial muscles. His tail lashed to and fro as he stared her down, inclining his head slightly to protect his neck.

"Ladies first," he said, a sneer in his tone as he gave her a smirk, lashing his tail as he awaited her response, claws sheathed.

Freyja chuckled at this male's sass, noting the ice that underlined his tone. He seemed.. confused. Perhaps paranoid about her.. forwardness. Adorable. Grinning, she observed as he stiffened at her choice of words. He was easily aggravated, it seemed. She wondered how long it would take for him to snap. He didn't seem to have a lot of patience, as if he were internalizing it, waiting to burst like lava from a volcano, bubbling and brewing like a witch's potion.

"Ladies first," he sneered at her and his tail lashed, keeping his claws sheathed. Interesting.. were his claws weak? she wondered. For a moment, she studied him. Strong, wary, a worthy opponent, it seemed, judging by his swift reactions earlier. But no matter. Now, she would test him.

Grinning again, Freyja lowered her head slightly so she peered at him like a vulture would. "Such a gentleman," she drawled, before she began to pace back and forth, like a panther stalking it's prey.

Midstep, she turned and pounced. No fire yet. She would wait. She didn't want to actually injure him. Not yet.. With the speed of the cheetah and prowess of the tigress Freyja leaped at him, aiming to tackle him to the ground.