Out of all the mighty beasts that roamed the lands - from the infernal Dire Miralis to the ethereal White Fatalis - it was the menial human that seemed to, simultaneously, epitomize the most malevolent of malice and the most righteous of virtue. What astonished Belial the most about this observation was that humans possessed not the abilities to inherently control anything. Of course, nature had gifted them a guile unmatched by many creatures, but nature also cursed them with transient lives - at least most of them. Just how could a short-lived species prove capable of overcoming nature as much as it did, cleverness notwithstanding? The crimson destroyer, in all his years of destroying humans, had never viewed the species in general as lesser beings. He figured that, in his attempts at decimating the humans, eventually one truly worthy human would stand to topple the dragon of fate. Until then, of course, being a destroyer of such a worthy species was a pleasant occupation.
If there was one thing he disliked about the species, however, it was their propensity to swarm a foe; like pathetic little ants, they sacrificed individual confidence and powers for the false comforts of the collective. He could remember very little, if at all, about the armies that stood against him and failed. The encounters all fit the same general narrative and merged together in his mind to form a monotonous memory. Perhaps that is why he preferred the guild's routine of only sending four hunters against beasts like himself. Each individual had their own unique song of bows, guns, swords, hammers, lances, and axes, and each individual had their own unique perspective of their demise. Some of these nuances were less than flattering (Belial could remember many a time a hunter would burst to tears and be reduced to a whimpering child at the sight of Belial), but at least they were memorable.
Belial's mind processed the tone and words of the female. He had expected the other dragon to be of an ambitious sort, but now he was beginning to see the extent of her aspirations. She was the embodiment of conquest - a true matriarch in the making! He had heard before that each Fatalis embodied a certain concept or feeling of their choosing, and that idea seemed to ring true now, at this greatest of meetings. He may not have understood the monarch's drive of conquest completely, for his was a path yearning for absolute destruction, but he could not help but be attracted to her will to dominate.Â
He nodded his head approvingly to the monarch's words, "You are quick to comprehend the true beauty of conflict. Truthfully, often the outcome makes little difference; it is, as the humans have written, the 'journey' that defines an experience like battle. If you do not mind me inquiring, what has stood out in your quest for conquest? Ours is a kind that surpasses almost all other creatures in our time in and knowledge of these realms; our combined knowledge must surpass those of even the humans and the ancient father of the tower. Ah yes, that reminds me: have you ever had encounters with the ancestor? The ancient father is not one to leave his throne often, but I have had my . . . dealings with him before."