Thinking: The black dragon was addressing itself as Fayuro and this person as Master Kazuhide when it growled, so he must be...
"I don't want to fight. I merely want to talk. Giving you your sakkat is proof of that. You could leave, now that you have regained your treasure. But if you do, then you won't hear how I came to acquire it, or my plans for the dragons.", Kazuhide elaborately negotiates, his words administering every morsel of my body, his tacit gestures indicating his comprehension & application of my secular hunger. My eyes close in contemplation.
Thinking: However, in my favour this occurence edges as well.
"My options have been conveniently minimized; I shall pursue your life no more.", I say, after weighing my alternatives, a shade of indigo upon my opening eyes, "On the condition that you immediately reverse our course of flight."
"If you insist...", Kazuhide sighs with a relief of satisfaction and orders Fayuro to make a turnabout.
"Now..."
Coupling with the sudden transition of turbulence and altitude, the clouds of night mist veils our sights, performing a blinding grey dance of despondence. In the twitch of a muscle, my legs join nature in its timely play.
"...what is it you wish to convey?", I finish... right beside Kazuhide!
Aptly acknowledging its cue, the fog relinquishes its bind over us, enlightening the night of two individuals braced for forging a grosteque war between themselves.
Both of us stand synchronized in a line, our bodies side by side, our irises glaring belligerently into the other from the corners of our eyes.
"Heh, I can never predict what's on your mind, Swiftant.", Kazuhide lets out an embarassed chuckle and lowers his freshly-drawn naginata. Glimpsing into the verdant distance, he enters into a rant of explanations.
"Despite my trying courtesy, denial escapes me Swiftant. I dislike you, you and your kind alike. While civilians cowered in fear of the vitriol dragons pinned unto them, you held your humanity in outrageous suspense and contempt, and atrociously furnished the wretched monsters in absurd conspiracies!", Kazuhide verbally vents his vexation to the air, then pointing his weapon to me all of a sudden, his armed hand shaking with anger. I can see hatred dulling the colour of his eyes.
"And yet... In spite of your preposterous defiance, my elven master has perforated all your sins and chosen to cut a traitor such as yourself off from your prime of betrayal. to the extent of even depressing his position to be in need of your services... It was truly beyond my anticipations...", he drops his offense again, his eyes fading from reality.
"Thus, either killing me or abiding by your master would put to a brim what you can fathom, since you've already divulged the matter.", I daringly raise my voice above his, "...Those are the only way you can let go, right?"
"Swift..."
"Hmph, if you wanna carry on spouting masonries of rhetorics, be my guest. But before you derogate yourself any further, let me tell you this: Perservance does not merely apply to one party. Our lives feed on diverse emotions and the people revolving around us, just like a foodchain. Without life, this chain is broken, affecting everyone adversely, because they'll have so much piled up they won't be able to contain their loneliness. Humans consume one another's loneliness, it's in our blood. It's a principle that includes you, your master, and I, Swiftant. It's also the same reason why humanity has survived the wrath of the dragons until today, and why... they will never beat us down."
My mind has been vibrating uproariously in awe of what I just said, or rather, how much I said. Somehow, something had compelled me to release an astounding amount of grievances I had bottled up for years.
Thinking: First time for everything huh?
Unlike his previous penetrating glare, I notice Kazuhide is staring at me, with compassion and empathy.
"Anything to protect what we desire I guess...", he smiles, "First and foremost, you gotta protect yourself, wiseguy."
"Wha..?"
"During your high and almighty pretentious speech, I could have sliced your head clean off your shoulders through your conspicuous openings Swiftant. If anyone should heed your advice it's yourself. I am not about to let someone who hasn't let anyone consumed their loneliness to lecture me.", Kazuhide smiles, his grin growing wider on reciprocation.
He and I certainly have reached a mutual understanding. Our noble audience of stars twinkle in unison, as if cheering the humans to march on victoriously, and proudly.
"Swift, watch out!!", a feminine voice hollers through the night, in a cry for help.
A humongous golden wall takes up the entire space in front of us and the sound of flapping wings against air currents intensifies.
"No! Thrandos!", I scream, anguished by the thought of being unprepared and more so by one of alerting Shakura.
"Did you forget I was guarding this fortress Swift? Together with the elite dragons?", the golden general growls egoistically, "Oh, wait, don't mention it, because you're dead!"
"Swiftant!", Kazuhide's voice spins my attention toward him, "Use Fayuro... Flee from this place, with Suzette! I'll handle Thrandos and his soldiers."
"No way in hell, you can't win against this many of them!", I protest in agony.
"I'll be the decoy for you to make your getaway," Kazuhide proposes, clearly ignoring me.
"SWIFT!!!", Suzette cries, louder than ever.
"She may be a warrior, but she's still a vulnerable girl, Swiftant. Remember our pact tonight. Everyday in the future carries a glimmer of hope... C'yah soon then, and thanks for ridding me of
my loneliness.", he bids an ending note.
Kazuhide pets Fayuro hard on its head, and jumps off, propelling himself towards Thrandos's.
"HYA!!!!"
"KAZU!!!"
**Glad you're back SS aka Suzette!! I was about to go hunt for you if you didn't return! Remind me to PM you the details tomorrow! WootS!! ^_^
Aoshi's and Kanji's writing still rock like usual... 
Please forgive this old piece of sh** though >_< I was listening to something emotional, couldn't resist XD
Btw, the elite dragons consist of: the water dragon, nature dragon, the fire dragon and the lightning dragon, like I posted much earlier on on this thread.**