Quick Comic - Dragon Damsel
When I was told to rescue a damsel in distress, this was not what I was expecting...still though...I guess the reward was nice.
Category Artwork (Digital) / Fantasy
Species Dragon (Other)
Size 2800 x 3200px
File Size 2.06 MB
The knight stood in the massive cave hearing nothing but the wind coursing through the stone passageways accompanied by his own breathing. His shield and sword in hand ready for battle, his body covered in armor prepared to fight whatever threat he faces. But at the moment those things are forgotten as he stares at the being before him.
A huge blue dragon lay in front of him, bound and gagged, with a look that begged him to help her and looking very distressed. Her smooth skin was a lighter blue on her front, belly and the soles of her feet. A darker shade of blue colored her tail, the back of her neck and the top half of her feet and the two horns on her head. Spots of darker blue dotted the back of her neck and the top part of her thighs and buttocks. Her size alone gave her an aura of power as did the sight of the muscles beneath her hide as tight as the chains binding her ankles. Plus he couldn't help but notice that she was bipedal, unlike the dragons he recalls being taught about as a youth and tried to keep his mind off the more feminine traits she possessed.
In spite of all this, he tried to keep his eye on hers as deep brown connected with vibrant aquamarine and he could hear muffled speech coming out of her mouth as she begged him to help. She struggled more to show how difficult it was for her to move like this and looked at him, waiting for him to take action.
Now he wondered how a creature of such strength and size had been tied up like this and most of all who had done it and why .
Another muffled call brought him out of his thought and back to the situation at hand.
He set about thinking on how to free her as he knew all he could do was get the gag from her mouth but couldn't do anything about the chains. Giving her reassurance, he climbs up onto her legs and up her back to reach the back of her head where the gag's knot was tied. Examining it carefully, he toyed with it before getting grip on how to untie it and after a push, a pull and another push, the cloth gag falls free much to the relief of the dragon.
"Thank you." Comes the powerful yet pleasant voice of the dragon as he climbs down and goes to the chains binding her ankles.
He nods to her for being able the help her thus far but thinks his assistance is at an end with the soot black chains around her ankles. He looks up at her silently asking for help but she can offer none as she turns her back to him and he sees her hands are bound, but to his relief, it is not by a chain but instead by a heavy rope tied neatly around her wrists. Smiling, he brings up his sword and begins sawing away at the rope's fibers. his efforts intensify as the rope begins to fray and snap one fiber at a time until he hears:
"Stop."
He looks to the dragon as she smiles at him then gestures to the rope and he sees his efforts have succeeded in cutting through nearly half of the rope. "Oh." He says bashfully then backs off of her after she gestures him to step away. After giving her room she grunts and with a sudden dry SNAP! the ropes fly apart freeing her hands and letting her flex her arms grateful to have most of her mobility back. She stretches and the knight looks away in embarrassment trying to be a gentleman. The dragon notices this and giggles but is grateful for him trying not to stare. She rubs his head with a finger, ruffling his hair and causing a blush to bloom on his face which brings a hearty chuckle from her throat.
The knight shakes his head to regain his composure then goes to face the last challenge in freeing the dragon: The chains.
The chains are solid and he knows he can't move them even if he used his full strength. Still, he's not going to give up and taking his weapon he jams the blade into one of the links in the chain and tries to pry it apart using the blade as leverage. He gives it his all for a few minutes adjusting his grip as needed and looking for any sign of weakness he can exploit. He knows from training that using your sword in this fashion is one of the best ways of bending the blade out of line or worse, breaking it. But he has no other options and it's either he breaks the chain or his sword, but he won't stop until she's free. He keeps pulling and jamming the blade in a number of ways to hopefully weaken the chain enough so he can break it or she can break it.
His grunts and groans echo in the cave as his efforts continue, but so far he's only managed to make a mess of his sword and only put a few new dings in the chain link. He continues tirelessly for the next few hours before sore hands, sweat and exhaustion overcome him and he reluctantly gives up. His breath coming out is gasps and sputters he looks at the chain, still solid, then at his sword, bent completely out of alignment and stained with the black coating from the chain itself and the sharp edge of the weapon has been worn considerably with several dents on either edge and even a crack can be seen. He glances at her apologetically, his face showing disappointment as his efforts seem to have gotten him nowhere. He holds his head low saddened. That is until he hears a metallic pop and looks up to see the smug dragon holding the chain around her finger and beckoning him closer.
"No need to feel down my little knight, after all, you helped do this." She shakes the now broken chain in her hand. "All of that prying you did weakened the chain so all I
had to do was break it with my finger. And it's all because of you. Thank you." She tosses the chain out of the cave and he hears it clatter noisily upon hitting the ground. Not thinking for a moment he quickly runs to her as she lifts her former gag up like a napkin and clambers up her back. Her eye turns to him as he climbs up and when he reaches her shoulder he asks:
"Are you all-"
She gives him a surprise kiss.
"-right?"
A blush explodes on his cheeks as his brain loses all track of what words were coming up next. She chuckles at his loss of speech.
"Yes, my knight I am quite allright, thank you. And if you would like maybe you could stay with me for tonight besides it's not everyday that a dragon is rescued by a knight."
"Oh, um, well..." He stutters. He's never gotten an offer like this before and is torn between saying yes and accepting her offer or refusing and heading for home. But his thoughts are interrupted when he hears a rushing noise outside and turns to see the land darkened by a storm as it gains a grip over the land. The weather had been at the back of his mind when he arrived here and the day had started clear but warm and muggy. Now it seems the day's heat has given way to a storm. One that is growing worse by the minute as he hears the wind roaring outside. With little recourse now he accepts the kind dragon's offer to her apparent delight.
"I shall make your stay as comfortable as possible. Enjoy."
She takes him further into the cave and into a living area where both enjoy a meal, some idle banter, and few laughs before heading to bed at dusk with the little knight clutched to the dragon's chest while she lays on a self-made bed. She bids the knight a good night as she falls asleep with him following suit comforted by the warmth of her body, steady breaths, and powerful heartbeat. The pair bid the day farewell.
The End.
Whew. I haven't done this in awhile but it feels good to write something down, even if it's short. I hope you like this little tale I've done for this picture, if not I can do something else for this if you want. Tell me what you think.
Ciao for now,
Obikion.
A huge blue dragon lay in front of him, bound and gagged, with a look that begged him to help her and looking very distressed. Her smooth skin was a lighter blue on her front, belly and the soles of her feet. A darker shade of blue colored her tail, the back of her neck and the top half of her feet and the two horns on her head. Spots of darker blue dotted the back of her neck and the top part of her thighs and buttocks. Her size alone gave her an aura of power as did the sight of the muscles beneath her hide as tight as the chains binding her ankles. Plus he couldn't help but notice that she was bipedal, unlike the dragons he recalls being taught about as a youth and tried to keep his mind off the more feminine traits she possessed.
In spite of all this, he tried to keep his eye on hers as deep brown connected with vibrant aquamarine and he could hear muffled speech coming out of her mouth as she begged him to help. She struggled more to show how difficult it was for her to move like this and looked at him, waiting for him to take action.
Now he wondered how a creature of such strength and size had been tied up like this and most of all who had done it and why .
Another muffled call brought him out of his thought and back to the situation at hand.
He set about thinking on how to free her as he knew all he could do was get the gag from her mouth but couldn't do anything about the chains. Giving her reassurance, he climbs up onto her legs and up her back to reach the back of her head where the gag's knot was tied. Examining it carefully, he toyed with it before getting grip on how to untie it and after a push, a pull and another push, the cloth gag falls free much to the relief of the dragon.
"Thank you." Comes the powerful yet pleasant voice of the dragon as he climbs down and goes to the chains binding her ankles.
He nods to her for being able the help her thus far but thinks his assistance is at an end with the soot black chains around her ankles. He looks up at her silently asking for help but she can offer none as she turns her back to him and he sees her hands are bound, but to his relief, it is not by a chain but instead by a heavy rope tied neatly around her wrists. Smiling, he brings up his sword and begins sawing away at the rope's fibers. his efforts intensify as the rope begins to fray and snap one fiber at a time until he hears:
"Stop."
He looks to the dragon as she smiles at him then gestures to the rope and he sees his efforts have succeeded in cutting through nearly half of the rope. "Oh." He says bashfully then backs off of her after she gestures him to step away. After giving her room she grunts and with a sudden dry SNAP! the ropes fly apart freeing her hands and letting her flex her arms grateful to have most of her mobility back. She stretches and the knight looks away in embarrassment trying to be a gentleman. The dragon notices this and giggles but is grateful for him trying not to stare. She rubs his head with a finger, ruffling his hair and causing a blush to bloom on his face which brings a hearty chuckle from her throat.
The knight shakes his head to regain his composure then goes to face the last challenge in freeing the dragon: The chains.
The chains are solid and he knows he can't move them even if he used his full strength. Still, he's not going to give up and taking his weapon he jams the blade into one of the links in the chain and tries to pry it apart using the blade as leverage. He gives it his all for a few minutes adjusting his grip as needed and looking for any sign of weakness he can exploit. He knows from training that using your sword in this fashion is one of the best ways of bending the blade out of line or worse, breaking it. But he has no other options and it's either he breaks the chain or his sword, but he won't stop until she's free. He keeps pulling and jamming the blade in a number of ways to hopefully weaken the chain enough so he can break it or she can break it.
His grunts and groans echo in the cave as his efforts continue, but so far he's only managed to make a mess of his sword and only put a few new dings in the chain link. He continues tirelessly for the next few hours before sore hands, sweat and exhaustion overcome him and he reluctantly gives up. His breath coming out is gasps and sputters he looks at the chain, still solid, then at his sword, bent completely out of alignment and stained with the black coating from the chain itself and the sharp edge of the weapon has been worn considerably with several dents on either edge and even a crack can be seen. He glances at her apologetically, his face showing disappointment as his efforts seem to have gotten him nowhere. He holds his head low saddened. That is until he hears a metallic pop and looks up to see the smug dragon holding the chain around her finger and beckoning him closer.
"No need to feel down my little knight, after all, you helped do this." She shakes the now broken chain in her hand. "All of that prying you did weakened the chain so all I
had to do was break it with my finger. And it's all because of you. Thank you." She tosses the chain out of the cave and he hears it clatter noisily upon hitting the ground. Not thinking for a moment he quickly runs to her as she lifts her former gag up like a napkin and clambers up her back. Her eye turns to him as he climbs up and when he reaches her shoulder he asks:
"Are you all-"
She gives him a surprise kiss.
"-right?"
A blush explodes on his cheeks as his brain loses all track of what words were coming up next. She chuckles at his loss of speech.
"Yes, my knight I am quite allright, thank you. And if you would like maybe you could stay with me for tonight besides it's not everyday that a dragon is rescued by a knight."
"Oh, um, well..." He stutters. He's never gotten an offer like this before and is torn between saying yes and accepting her offer or refusing and heading for home. But his thoughts are interrupted when he hears a rushing noise outside and turns to see the land darkened by a storm as it gains a grip over the land. The weather had been at the back of his mind when he arrived here and the day had started clear but warm and muggy. Now it seems the day's heat has given way to a storm. One that is growing worse by the minute as he hears the wind roaring outside. With little recourse now he accepts the kind dragon's offer to her apparent delight.
"I shall make your stay as comfortable as possible. Enjoy."
She takes him further into the cave and into a living area where both enjoy a meal, some idle banter, and few laughs before heading to bed at dusk with the little knight clutched to the dragon's chest while she lays on a self-made bed. She bids the knight a good night as she falls asleep with him following suit comforted by the warmth of her body, steady breaths, and powerful heartbeat. The pair bid the day farewell.
The End.
Whew. I haven't done this in awhile but it feels good to write something down, even if it's short. I hope you like this little tale I've done for this picture, if not I can do something else for this if you want. Tell me what you think.
Ciao for now,
Obikion.
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