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The Nightmare King/Ghost King : one of the three Fang dragons from my story Reaver.

The three Fangs, which are unique swords, contain the souls of the Dragon of Heaven, Hell, and Oblivion, each, governing control over them. Above is the Fang/Dragon of Hell, only known as the Nightmare King, Ghost King, or simply "Nightmare". His name has long since been lost to time (being several millenniums old). Each Fang has a unique skill (beyond able to wreck absolute, worldly destruction). The Fang of Hell is able to command an army of souls, but it does not raise the dead -- a common misconception in the story. Since the Ghost King is just that, he is able to call upon the armies of souls from hell (he does not control them. Think of it as simply asking for volunteers) but, being King, he tends to get a good 1000+ volunteers, haha.

The three dragons can materialize outside their respective Fangs, usually resulting in the size of a cat. However, their true sizes could cast a shadow over an entire kingdom (aka, very very huge). The Nightmare King is winged, just decided to keep it to a portrait shot. I would also like to note that all three dragons are capable of very intelligent (if not somewhat archaic) speech, though only their wielders can hear/understand them. They also have their own personalities and aren't just these dragons that can be thrown around to lop off heads and the like. For instance, they can easily come out of the Fangs themselves in order to assist their wielders by their own choosing. Nightmare King has quite the thousand-year-old crush on the Dragon of Heaven =P

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Each Fang also has requirements, in a sense, to whom or what can wield them.

o Hell: Only one with the blood of a beast but the heart of a human may wield it.

o Heaven: Only one with no ties of mortal soul and tissue may wield it, though they must have a conscious of purity.

o Oblivion: Only one with the darkest soul and heart may wield it, though he who does must possess mercy.

Bit sketchy, since the last two I just made up/worded right on the spot. Hell is easy to decipher, but Heaven cannot be wielded by a human and Oblivion must be wielded by a merciful evil, so-to-speak.

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ZuviosGemini's avatar
Dragons are magnificent and this one is no exception. Beautiful choice of colors. :'D