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Acid Reign
As the moon began
to rise, the sorcerer landed on his usual perch, wrapping his wings around him
like a cape, and was greeted by his two loyal officers. "May the gods be kind to
you, Lord."
He nodded, "May the gods be kind."
"Sire, we have good news
for you this night. You have no doubt noticed the lack of newcomers in the
kingdom."
"I have looked to the stars, and they predict more visitors soon.
We shall have more... fun soon enough. In fact, several arrivals are
predicted... from different lands far and wide..."
The sorcerer grinned.
"Then I shall prepare to make sure they stay for the fun, what game do you think
we should play?"
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Arthur awoke slowly and groggily. His
vision was slightly blurred, and there was a ringing in his ears. Gradually, the
sounds cleared and he realised... it was the sounds of horses and a carts.
"Gods... I'm delusional again, aren't I...?"
He sensed a flurry of movement
beside him, and reflexively sat up, reaching for an inner recess of... but no,
his robe was gone, and his armour as well. As his vision also cleared, he saw he
was on a straw bed in a dark room. A tatered cloth covered a single window, and
the walls were rough wood. There was a doorway at the other end of the room,
also mostly blacked out by a cloth hanging over it. Suddenly, a spectacled man
came in, followed by a teenage boy. They spoke in some strange language, and
when Arthur tried to ask where his clothes were (though, thank gods, his leather
pants had been untouched), he was hushed to silence. The man held Arthur's mouth
shut, and recited something. "...errash, crenatu baren, lear as his own tongue."
The man's words faded and became english, much to the assasin's surprise. "Now,
then. I'm sure you have many questions, the survivors always do. But I'm afraid
they will have to wait until your companion is also awake."
"But... I wasn't
with any-"
"Oh? Well, we found the two of you washed up on the beach and
assumed you were shipmates," he indicated an unconcious man in another corner of
the room, "though you have been unconcious here for a week already, and he
arrived just the day before last. No matter, I don't like to repeat a speech
twice, so you'll have to rest for now."
Moore landed on his
knees as the portal behind him closed,his balance had been slightly off today
but eh probably nothing serious,as he straightened up he looked around where he
was,after a few medievil type worlds he had taken to wearing a flowing brown
travel robe since his usual attire would make him stand out like a sore
thumb.
"hmm...nothing too odd yet...sure that`ll change..and what are
those crunching noises?"
A deep, grey portal
opened up from the skies above the mountainlands. Abyss fell out of the
wormhole, unconscious. The dark sorcerer had subdued the mercenary. The sorcerer
thought it was a just retribution for an attempt on his life.
Abyss
snapped to from the rushing adrenaline from falling from over a thousand feet.
He engaged his feet thrusters and slowed his descent to a halt. He looked over
the landscape of the island. He had never seen such colour before. Most of his
jobs were set in the Urban Jungle, far away from any nature at all.
"This
is too weird. Waaaaay too weird."
In the corner of his eye, he saw a town
at the base of the mountain range. He thought it would be a good idea to start
there about getting info on where the hell he was.
Sting glanced at
the produce. He had no part in their silly little war, nor did he want a part in
it. He picked out an apple and walked off. The townsfolk were too scared of him
to say anything. He spit out a seed at a woman on the street, laughing
maliciously. He tossed the apple at a small child, who missed it, and the apple
splattered all over the ground. He snickered once more. He loved taking
advantage of their fear.
A guard approached him, having run from the
front gates when he heard that a Shrahil had entered the town. Sting bared his
teeth at him, pulled out his sword, and lunged. He gutted the guard then and
there, then turned and bared is fangs at the townsfolk. Satisfied with himself,
he turned and began leaving.
He turned around, however, when he heard
the words "Be gone, fowl beast!", turning just in time to see a large blue,
glowing orb fly right at him.
And then the flash of bright white light,
followed by the feeling of displacement. And then, of falling. Followed,
finally, by a thud, which brought along blinding pain. And he was
unconscious.
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He woke
up a short while later, in the middle of a forest. He was completely lost. His
sword was still there, as well as his knife. Same with his little collection of
shrunken skulls. He wouldn't have forgiven himself if he'd lost those.
He slowly got up, mindful of his hurt back, and started
exploring.
Gotta go.
Dace walked slowly
through the forest, he felt... there it was. Colors and light seemed do bend,
and twist. Centering in to a spastic white orb. As he slowly walked closer to
it, it felt as if he was being stretch thin, over a great distance. He reached
out with a leather gauntleted hand and white light filled his mind, followed by
searing pain. He passed out.
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Saber finished off Moores food and yawned, going to sleep.
Peter woke up and touched his head. "What happened to me...and where am I?" His hands slowly slided over the ground until he found his sunglasses, then he checked for his staff and money bag. "Everythings still here..." he thought while he stood up. "I don't think I've been robbed.." He felt that he was surounded by plants and animals, the air tasted great and was very refreshing. "A real forrest... thats a difference to those artifical tree parks they build up to maintain a certain oxygen level in the citys" he thought and carefully touched a nearby tree's crust. "I can feel something strange in the air of this place, could this be...Magic?" He grapped his staff and decided to search for a village, hoping to get some answers about this place.
Sting was being
watched by a huge eagle perched on a tree branch. Its eys followed the Shrahil's
path as it continued to walk. Suddenly it took off and flew to a spot further
down the path where an armored warrior was waiting.
Neo haqd been
meditating when Aristride landed next to him. His eyes remained closed but he
listened to the bird's cries and nodded. A strange, reptillian creature was
headed this way. Neo opened his eyes and watched the road, waiting to see this
creature.
Abyss tore through
the air as he flew at breakneck speeds to the medium-sized town on the range's
base. He needed some answers to all this, and quickly.
Abyss landed feet
from the landing sign. It was illegible to him though. Whatever island this was
probably didn't speak his language. Abyss sighed and walked into town.
As
soon as he set his foot on the city grounds, the citizens stopped what they were
doing and looked at him. It was like they were looking at an unholy being. None
of them moved a fraction of an inch. Abyss puzzled.
"Uh....hello???" As
soon as he spoke, the citizens ran off in a mad panic, the shopkeeps closed
their doors and such. Brief seconds after opening his big mouth, the citizens
were all gone. *POOF*
"Well this is just dandy, now."
Moore rubbed the back of his head on hearing the yawn and just shrugged it off,looking around.
Sting mumbled to
himself as he walked. Most of what he had to say was utterances of a sort that
are better left unmentioned.
He hacked away at branches and various
foliage in his way, dredging through the forest, when he came upon someone else.
"Grah!" He took a step back and pointed his sword at Neo.
Neo sighed and got up. He looked at Sting for a moment and then walked off.
Sting sneered, grabbed a rock, and tossed it in the air, catching it. "HALT!" He threw the rock at the back of Neo's head.
Aristride flew to
block the rock and breathed plasma in Sting's direction. Neo turned around and
smiled.
"I suppose you want to talk." Neo said. "Or perhaps a
fight?"
Sting leapt back from what he presumed a poisonous gas, sheathed his sword and pulled out the crooked dagger. He snarled. "I want another skull for my collection." He pushed aside his cloak to reveal his collection of shrunken skulls.
Saber ran between
Sting and Neo.
COOKIE!!
Moore followed
after Saber and skidded to a halt on seeing Neo and Sting.
"er sorry
about that,Saber why did you hide in my pack?"
I swear, if anyone gets these names, I will be highly impressed
Abyss saw a woman
in plain, medival-style clothing coming toward him and waving. "Yatarra!
Yatarra!"
She approached him excitedly, yammering gibberish.
"Wuh...? I
don't understand what-"
She immediately grabbed a small bag from her belt,
took a handful of powder from it, and tossed it on him, causing him to cough. "I
saw you come and I went and got the powder! Now hang on a moment..." She took
down a small scroll that had been behind your ear. "Don't worry, the villagers
just haven't seen anyone like you, and they haven't even seen a real demon. Now
then..."
"No, no, no!"
Sting, Saber, Moore, and Neo turned and saw a
tree was yelling at them. What looked like a cracked lump midway up split apart,
revealing it had in fact been crossed arms the whole time, and a woman stepped
out of the side of the tree, leaving a natural-looking gap and appearing to have
been a part of the tree itself. Her skin was a smooth bark-tone, her eyes were
hollow, and there was moss running down the back of her head, neck, and back,
giving the illusion of hair. She pointed a finger at them, "No fighting in my
forest!"
They stared dumbly, and something occured to her. "Wait... I've
never seen someone like any of you before..." She smiled and clapped, "Oh goody,
oh goody, oh goody! You're outsiders, aren't you? Wait, wait, don't say
anything, I can remember it... um... alright..."
A deer suddenly ran past
Peter, followed quickly by a brown-clad hunter with a gray beard, carrying a
bow. He stopped when he saw Peter, and smiled slyly, obviously forgetting the
prey. He immediately fished a small gold bracelet out of his pocket, and offered
it to the confused man. He indicated, as though showing an idiot, how to put it
on, and then pointed back and forth between his mouth and ear, still grinning
like a madman. After a moment, Peter got the hint, and put on the bracelet. "Ah,
it took you long enough. Now then, let me just say my deal first before you ask
any questions."
Arthur waited patiently, and rested. The boy, who didn't
seem to be able to speak, brought him some food. As he ate, the other man also
began to stir, and the boy ran out again, evidently the movement he had seen
earlier. The old man came in and cast the same language spell on the man once he
was fully awake. "Alright, alright. I'll explain where you are in a moment. Oy,
I haven't said this in a while..."
Dace heard someone behind him, and
turned around to see a hunched, elderly man dressed in mostly rags with a grey
cloak over his shoulders approach him. He began to ask where he was, but the man
suddenly began hacking and coughing, cutting him off. "Now then... is this your
tongue? Yes, I see the sparkle of comprehension in your eye. I'm afraid I can't
let you say anything just now, for in these parts there is a very strict
tradition, a welcome speech that all men and women alike must learn by heart.
I've lived here for a long time, and welcomed a few visitors with it, and it
wouldn't feel right if I let you off without it. Then, you may ask away if you
will. Forgive me if it seems a bit impersonal, but as I said, it is quite
traditional."
"You have arrived in the land of Jor-Ah. You may or may not
know of it, but magic exists and quite strongly here. We are a small kingdom,
seperated from the outside world. However, people like yourself(ves) sometimes
find their way here from all sorts of places. There is no way out, not the way
you have arrived, but you are welcome to make your new life here. There are many
different kinds of land here, and you will surely be able to find someplace to
be content. There are five principle cities and towns, four are around the
central capital in the cardinal directions. Odla to the north, Yor to the West,
Ti-Nohd to the South, and Ghot to the west. You have arrived in the forest near
Odla," "The beach of Yor," "The mountains of Ghot," "Now, the first thing you
must do is to come with me to the capital, Kandrona, and register yourself with
the General Ledger. Our leader, Daku, is very interested in outsiders, and will
be pleased to learn of you."
~e~ ((evil, evil tpyos!))
Saber blinked and
looked at Moore.
"You told mommy you were gonna go train! LIAH!" She laughed
and ran up to the tree lady.
"OH! CAN YOU MAKE NEAT LITTLE WOODEN SCULPTURES
AT WILL!?!?!?"
"Jor-Ah...I see"
Peter said after the hunter finished his speech. "Well, I guess everything is
better than this shitpile of a city where I used to live."
I'm glad to hear
that," the hunter replied smiling. So would you please follow me to the capital
then?"
"Sure, lead the way."
Sting scowled all
through the speech, and snorted once she finished. He cleared his throat with a
growl, glanced at each of these strange humanoids, gave a spiteful look
to the small dragon then scowled at the Drow.
"I've never, EVER trusted
woodland faeries before, and I don't think I'll start now. I'll spare your
lives, but only because a woodland spirit insisted I do it. See you in town..."
He turned from them and began to walk off.
Abyss nodded at the
speech and looked calmly around.
"I guess I don't have anything else to
do..." He motioned to the woman, "Can you fly? I would be happy to carry you if
you don't."
"REPTILE WITH GIANT
SWORDS!"
Saber laughed and ran after him, following Sting closely humming "On
the Road Again."
OOC: Why am I suddenly reminded of shrek?
OOC: *is knocked
over by the Shrek reference* I'm green, big, and ugly? -.^ Well, don't feel bad,
I've got the Ork remix playing, and it's that "Far and Away" music in so many
videogames and
such.
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Sting snarled
at the small draconic creature. "Ugh." He pulled his dagger out, and pointed it
at Saber. "Follow me not, or I shall have roast dragon tonight, which, by the
way, is quite tasty." A sneer played about the corner of his mouth.
She studied the
knife.
"I like shinies too!! But daddy won't let me play with them...he says
I'll end up poking someones eyes out." She hopped up on the blade and balanced,
walking up Stings arm and jumped on his opposite shoulder.
She purred and
nuzzled his cheek.
Sting's left eye, along with the entire left side of his face, twitched for a few moments. He turned his head and bit at Saber.
She jumped onto his head and giggled, switching to his other shoulder and licking his face over and over.
Moore ran after
Saber and smirked on seeing her being insanely cute to Crash.
"heh,look I
travel around before I find someplace to train,its simple enough"
Sting snarled. "I suggest getting this creature off of me before I put a hook through it's tail and go fishing with it." Sting looked highly irritated.
Moore rolled his eyes,"even if I tried,its her choice heh,besides try to hurt her and I`ll pretend your a fish and gut you"
She giggled and
kept licking him.
"But I LIKE YOU!"
Sting snarled once more. "OFF!!!" He had begun to lose his temper. If not for the Drow's command, he'd have tried killing them all by this point. "And as for YOU gutting ME, I've taken Trolls easily TWICE your size." Sting chuckled at the memory. "Big and tough, but no brain between any of them. Same as the humans."
Abyss rocketed through the air and down the worn out path to Central City. The lady who told him the information did not like to fly, as heights was not one of her most loved things. Thusly, she walked, and would be about another day from town.
Saber curled up and fell asleep on Stings head.
Sting snarled in frustration, swung his head foreward and back, nearly giving himself whiplash from the swift motion.
"I wouldn`t do
that"
"and why not!"
"she has claws and might use them to keep her
place"
She opened and eye . "I superglued myself on."
The girl finally
caught up to them, "hey! I'm not used to moving fast." She turned to Sting, "And
I'll have you know I'm not a Drow. I am a dryad of this forest. And you
aren't even going the right way. And besides, I have to take you to the city
myself or someone else is going to, and I want the reward! And..." she
took a deep breath, "NO FIGHTING IN MY FOREST!" As she screamed, a strong
gust blew in from nowhere, blowing several leaves past them and shaking the
branches of a few trees, then died down just quickly. "And no, I can't make
sculptures. I hate it when woodsmen come and kill trees and cut them into little
peices and cut more bits away until their shapes are twisted and unnatural. How
would you like it if I did it to him," and she pointed to Sting.
The
hunter grinned widely. "Alright, this way, then."
As they set off, he tried
to make idle conversation. "So, I suppose I can't just call you 'newcomer', eh?
My name's Dunvan, what do you go by?"
The woman sighed as Abyss sped off.
"That's men, always rushing off before they've heard everything." As the other
villagers wandered out to watch him go, she strode to the westernmost edge of
Goht, where, among other things, there was a stone archway to the side of the
road. However, instead of having a door or nothing inside, there was Kandrona.
She stepped through, and then turned and sat by the road and waited. "I'm not
letting this chance of a life-time get away."
Moore rubbed his
ear when the woman had stopped yelling.
"jeezus....besides depending on
the tree used sometimes I enjoy whittling with some trees I helped grow though I
only use branches that are ready to drop off anyway...so...who are
you?"
Abyss continued
down the battered path.
"Ye gods. This path seems like it goes on
forever!"
At that moment, an unknown structure peaked its top out from a
hill in the road. It was the city limits.
"Solid! Onto...what the
hell?!?!?!"
The girl, the same one who greeted him at the entrance, was
standing in the middle of the path about a kilometer away.
"How the hell
did she do that??"
Abyss landed in front of her. He raised his voice to
speak, but before he could, she answered.
"Kandrona. A magical device
used for instant transportation."
KS just stood there, mouth
agape.
o_O
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