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Destinium, Elder of Plants

Destinium, Elder of Plants
This wondrous Elder dragon lives deep within the jungle. When I went to try and study her behavior and abilities, I found that she is very well hidden within the lush green foliage. I was wandering through the jungle when all of a sudden I felt what felt like a tree root, but in that instant I felt the very same thing start to move. As I stumbled backwards to avoid falling down, I looked up to see this beautiful dragon. She had a mix of green scales, moss, grass and creeping thyme. Along with a mane that’s pink, purple and magenta, along with two curved horns that make a heart shape under her bottom jaw, she also has two different colored eyes, her right eye is pink and her left is emerald green. Her tail has a fan-like shape of feathers that are purple and pink and the ends of each feather has a color like that of orange zircon. She stood in front of me as her horns barely started to tear into my shirt and my skin, I could feel the warmth of my own blood as it dripped down my abdomen. She stood there staring at me, almost as if she was observing me, she took in a deep breath and she started to breathe a fume. Whatever chemical she breathed out was very potent because not even two minutes after I breathed the fumes in, I passed out. I woke up, I knew not of the time that had elapsed, but I awoke on the outskirts of a semi-hidden cave and the entrance was hidden by large and flowered vines that grew over the opening. I carefully approached the vines and moved them. As I entered the cave the smell of lilacs filled the air. As I carefully wandered further into the cave, the sound of rushing water and the light glimmering on the foliage began to become more apparent. After a few more minutes of walking, the cave gave way into a beautiful glave. There were trees, grass, flowers, ponds and a “path” made of twisting roots. In the center of it all was Destinium, she was resting on a plateau, as I got closer the smell of lilacs grew stronger. It was soon after that I realised that the smell was emanating from her mane, there were also some lilacs on her plateau. I heard her start to stir in her sleep and she started to awaken, thus I ran and hid inside of some thick brush. As I watched on I noticed that some twisting vines covered in large and pointed spines had grown out of the moss that covered her back, she stood in a defensive way as she looked around the cave. She then started to patrol through the entrance to the glave. Just as I was going to follow, I took a step and heard a crack. I looked down to see bones of what looked like a person, but the bones were wrapped in sundew plants. I began to observe the cave when I saw this vine that was purple in color and it was dripping with what looked like water or maybe it was dew. I wasn’t sure, but this bird that flew out of nowhere had flown straight into it and got stuck on the vine, the vine itself began to coil around the bird. The more it coiled the closer it got to some leaves that had chitin spines, once the coiled vine hit the center of the leaves, they closed. I knew I had to get out of this cave immediately, I didn’t feel like becoming plant food. I ran through the glave and into the cave, as I was approaching the entrance, I could hear the sound of metal clanging and roaring. I peeked through the vines, poachers. Insolent poachers such as these, hold the belief that these Elder dragons are nothing but a scourge on our world. The poachers had her in heavy chains and steel nets. Before I drew my .44 Magnum Revolver, the ground shook and the air got heavy. The sight before me became surreal, huge twisting vines accompanied by pod-like openings filled with large spines, more carnivorous plants. The plants snapped and “chewed” on the men as the vines pulled them underground. As for Destinium, her mane changed color to a bright orange and red. Her belly began to swell as she began to spit superheated acid on her attackers. After the fight ended she had acid dripping from her mouth and she wandered back into the cave, she turned and her mane began to fade back to its normal colors. She stared directly into my eyes as she gave a small nod and she continued into the cave. I left the cave that day knowing that she was here to stay, and no one, not a soul was going to change that.-Excerpt from Lucy’s personal journal

Superheated Acid - The acid she spits is around 66 degrees celsius. “The acid she spits upon attackers is enough to leave 3rd degree burns and over time melt you, so beware.”
Nature - Being the Elder of plants, she commands plants to her aid or protection. “When she beckons, nature answers. Those who face her, beware.”