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Post by Javal Zarrias on Oct 23, 2023 3:25:18 GMT -5
Javal is quickly brought to consciousness as he feels a large exploding pain coming from his back and head as he hits the floor with Cantio and the golden crab.
He rolls over and winces in pain as he struggles to open his eyes from all the exhaustion he is feeling. He felt a strange snapping at his leg and squinted down to see some sort of golden crab.
He in his daze heard a familiar voice say his name above him as someone placed their palm over his shoulder instantly filling his body and mind with much-needed relief. His eyes fly wide open as he sits up and hugs Cantio tightly in his grasp shouting, “YOU DID IT MY FRIEND! I KNEW YOU COULD DO IT I HAD TOTAL BELIEF IN YOUR ABILITIES” before letting go of the other fellblood not wanting to overwhelm him for too long.
He looks around at the chaos and carnage that the dragon had left in his wake and cringes at the terrible state of things around them, “Oh no, were we too late? Where's the dragon? Where's all the crabs? Where's that dastardly villain the Lobster Head at? We must bring him to justice for his crimes against the Citizens of Sol City” he says, still sitting with his right hand pointing into the air at nothing.
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Post by Cantio von Lumen on Oct 23, 2023 20:11:04 GMT -5
“ Oh, thank the gods.” He whispers, shoulders drooping in exhaustion and relief when Javal finally begins to move— and then, he is nearly knocked backwards when the fellblood springs up to hug him. Cantio makes a few incomprehensible noises before hugging Javal, flustering over the compliments, “ I didn’t— I really didn’t do that much!” He objects, releasing the fellblood, “ I’m just glad you’re okay— when you didn’t answer when I called to you, I thought the worst…” he trails off, not wanting to think of Javal and his energetic nature being… silenced.
Cantio perks up when Javal starts asking questions and shakes his head, waving his hands as he does so. “No, no! I mean— it still kinda… rampaged a little, but it’s okay! We… hey, come back here, you—” The golden crab, on the verge of scuttling from the scene of the crime, is picked up just before it gets out of arm reach. It snaps its claws in the air at Cantio, but Cantio just winces and holds it carefully. “This was what made the dragon, and now that it’s been pulled out— no dragon.” Cantio remarks, then blanches when Javal speaks about Lobster Head.
“Oh! Oh, no no no no, Lobster Head is a friend! He helped me get you out of the Dragon! And even showed me how to take it down to get you!” Cantio gestures at the golden crab. “ I would’ve never known it was this thing without him… He’s done some bad things, yeah, but he’s not actually a real villain, he just… wants a chance that no one wanted to give him before. I think we can help him turn his life around, Javal— if he wasn’t a good person, he never would’ve helped me get to you the way he did!”
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Post by Javal Zarrias on Oct 24, 2023 2:06:18 GMT -5
Javal’s head turns in puzzlement as Cantio tries to explain, “Rampaged a little?”, he then waves his hands motioning toward the destruction around them, “It looks like that bestial crab that wreaked havoc across the city as it held me in its grasp”.
He looks past Cantio and to the golden crab as Cantio grabs although try to squirm and pinch out of the fellblood’s grip.
He places his eyes next to its shell as he observes it for a second admiring its shiny gold coat, “Woah, you're telling me this little fellow caused all of this chaos and destruction? How was it pulled out? Was it like the dragon’s heart controlling this whole chaos? Lobster Head? A friend? Cantio please tell me that this fiendish fellow doesn’t have some sort of crab-crushing mind control on you my friend”, he then still sitting down grabs Cantio by the shoulders and shakes him very vigorously around looking right into his eyes searching for any trace of mind control in his dear friends eyes.
After seeing no trace of mind control Javal lets go of his friend and sighs before saying, “Apologies for that Cantio I just had to be sure this Lobster Head fellow didn’t poison your mind with miniature crabs. If you placed your word and honor on this fellow’s rehabilitation and promise of turning a new leaf then I have no choice but to believe you”, he stares deeply into his friend's eyes waiting for a response before smiling and saying, “Alright, I believe you Cantio with my whole heart if you saw this Lobster head fellow’s a misunderstood villain then I have no choice but to see your words as truth”.
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Post by Cantio von Lumen on Nov 2, 2023 20:46:05 GMT -5
“Okay, rampaged a… pretty impressive amount before I was able to get to it… I really hope they don’t charge us for damages.” Cantio pales at the thought, because he is as broke as half the buildings around them currently are.
When Javal leans in to look at the crab, Cantio nods sheepishly, “Apparently this was kind of like… the heart of it, I guess? Or maybe it pulled all the crabs to it? I don’t really get how it works, but… huh? Mind control? No, I don’t thi— JaaA a aAaA avV Aa AL Ll—” Cantio is shaken vigorously and stares back at Javal, a bit dazed; he places a hand on his temple and rubs a bit before blinking quickly to get his thoughts back in order.
“No, that’s… um… after today, that’s a fair question. I’m pretty sure I don’t have… crab mind control… My mind feels very un-crustaceous.” he jokes, but he’s not actually sure that’s funny. He’s pretty sure it’s not. Maybe his brain is still a little scrambled from Javal shaking him; he’s strong! “I do, I think… I think that he’s had it really hard, and he snapped; but I really do think there’s some good left in him, and we can help him with that.” Cantio says, tail swaying; he smiles sheepishly when Javal looks back at him, and says that he believes him.
“Thanks, Javal… I want to keep my word— he was the one who helped me get up to the dragon, y’know? I may not have been able to get to you in time if it weren’t for him. We should go find him, before… uh… before the guards do.”
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Post by Javal Zarrias on Nov 4, 2023 2:12:22 GMT -5
Javal’s eyes widen as he realizes that they may be culpable for the damages done to the city, “Oh goodness I do not believe I have the funds required to pay for the damages. However, if it does come to that I’ll happily provide me and my crew’s manpower to do the reconstruction ourselves even if we have zero experience”.
“Heart you say?”, the fellblood says, glancing over at the golden crab, “How can that be? A crab is not a heart? What makes it golden? So many questions this ‘crab magic’ provides truly if what we saw was anything to go by, crab magic is very strong. Heck, I wouldn’t be surprised if maybe in a couple of years, crab magic becomes a well-recognized domain of magic".
He stands up and holds his hand out for Cantio to get up with a smile, “No problem friend I trust your word, and if that's the case then we indeed need to find him immediately before anyone else does".
Javal begins jogging around looking for any signs of a lobster-headed magician after a couple of minutes they find him sitting on a destroyed bench with his hands in his head.
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Post by Cantio von Lumen on Nov 6, 2023 22:55:50 GMT -5
Cantio laughs nervously, "I don't have the money or the strength to help rebuild the city... I've got kids to feed..." he admits, tapping on the golden crab's shell to get out his jitters. The crab does not appreciate this. If it could make a face it probably would; but it can't, so it just sort of tries to snap at his fingers instead. "Mm, I don't... really understand how it works, but it did work exactly the way that the mage said it would, so... clearly he understands it." he laughs sheepishly; the idea of crab magic is... silly, but Cantio has seen it work— and it works well! Too well, in fact!
Actually it's quite scary!
He takes Javal's hand and heaves himself up to his feet; he smiles, golden eyes glittering with relief when Javal says that he trusts him; and he nods, rushing after the fellblood to search for the mysterious crab mage. It isn't long before they find him; it's pretty hard to not notice a crustaceankin, after all... and he looks pretty downtrodden. "Lobster Head?" Cantio chirps, "I got your golden crab— and Javal's okay! Sol City is... well, it's less okay, but, that's probably a really good reason to get you out of here before the guards show up."
Cantio looks over his shoulder at Javal, before looking at the downtrodden crab mage. "You, um... you okay? I couldn't have gotten Javal out of that bad spot without you."
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Post by Javal Zarrias on Nov 7, 2023 20:20:28 GMT -5
Lobster Head raises his dropped head in complete shock as he hears his new friend Cantio’s voice, “Oh Cantio you’re still here, huh? Oh, you found it, the Heart Crab thank goodness that’s the main conduit of my magic. It’s a special type of crab that can improve the people who hold its connection to beings of the sea domain. I got it from fishing and some private research that was never respected by the Arcane Academy".
He reels back a bit as he looks over the other fellblood fearful of him hurting him for his crimes and raises his hands in panic.
Javal only holds his hand out and places his thumbs up with a large smile, “Don’t worry my crab magic lobster friend, my friend Cantio here has vouched for your innocence and not wicked nature”.
He relaxes a bit although he still has an air of melancholy as he responds to Cantio, “I’m perfectly okay Cantio don’t worry about me and worry less about me getting out of here. There's no use just leaving me here to face my crimes and rot in prison like I deserve. You two should get out of here though save you want to be blamed for the damages”.
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Post by Cantio von Lumen on Nov 9, 2023 18:12:34 GMT -5
Cantio’s tail wags back and forth, and he offers Lobster head a small smile, “ I did! It was hard to find, but, with your help we got it.” He encourages. It really is impressive the kind of things Lobster Head can do— like, the crab magic thing is wild. He never would have thought this existed. At all. Not in the slightest. When he sees his reaction to Javal, though, Cantio holds out his hands, “ No, it’s okay!” He remarks, glancing at Javal as he encourages the crustaceankin. He smiles sheepishly before looking back at Lobster Head, although, his words are a bit discouraging. “ Huh? You’re going to stay?” He repeats, shocked, “B ut… they’ll lock you away, and that… come on, Lobster Head.” Cantio’s tail flicks back and forth restlessly; he reaches out and places the golden crab in Lobster Head’s… uh, claws. “Let’s just get out of here, all three of us, okay? Sol City did you wrong, and… what you did wasn’t right, but that doesn’t mean you can’t change. Listen, I’m from Sol City, I know this place— the crown isn’t… the crown isn’t lenient. They might not let you that second chance, and you deserve one… Let’s go, okay? Right? We can’t just leave him here, Javal.” Cantio looks at his companion, dropping his voice a little, rather nervous.
To be honest, he's not really... one to encourage the breaking of laws, but... Lobster Head clearly shows some desire to change through his help, and Cantio's... well, Cantio knows that the habits of the crowns aren't always fair to those who threaten the capitol.
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Post by Javal Zarrias on Nov 10, 2023 13:41:59 GMT -5
Lobster Head just sighs and takes a long deep breath, “It’s fine Cantio I have to take responsibility for my actions, I messed up”.
He waves his hands around and motions to all the damage, “This, all of this is my fault”, he winces as he says that a piece of building crashes down.
“I have to stay here and take charge of my crimes against humanity, even if I tried running away from all this, what's going to happen? I don’t think somebody like me can slip through the radar looking the way I do. No matter what I do or how far I run, I'll never be able to run away from this. This will be my legacy, not my research, or advancement on sea domain magic, but this. A bumbling Lobsterfolk mage who was broken down to the point of nautical terrorism. You think the crown is going to let me off the hook, I’m going to rot in prison for the rest of my life. I’ll die in a cold cold cell without even making a difference in this world. Go Cantio and Javal before the guards get here it should only be a matter of time before this is all over”.
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Post by Cantio von Lumen on Nov 19, 2023 16:21:23 GMT -5
Cantio’s tail swishes back and forth, the expression on his face growing increasingly anxious when Lobster Head says he should pay for his crimes something proper- which, sure! Under normal circumstances, Cantio might support that, but… this is Sol City. The guards are avid about protecting the crown, here, and they don’t always take that task with mercy.
He might have been born here, but he can’t say he agrees with the all-or-nothing habits of Sol City.
“But…” Cantio stutters, tail curling between his legs. “Sure, you messed up- but the fact that you understand that you messed up is still a sign that you can change for the better, right? Why squander that chance with the gallows?” Even if Lobster Head may have a point about being particularly recognizable - there’s got to be… wait. “Javal??” Cantio looks pleadingly at his fellblood companion.
“Surely you don’t think he should stay here, right? The guards are going to call this a threat to the crown and it’s going to be bad- you have a ship, right? What if Lobster Head could lay low with you for a while until the security in Sol City calms? I’d owe you one.” Cantio claps his hands together, tail swishing as he looks at Javal.
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Post by Javal Zarrias on Nov 19, 2023 21:36:37 GMT -5
Lobster Head shakes his head, “Perhaps the gallows would be a better fate than whatever the crown will plan to do to me. All of it is deserved though I did wrong I must be punished, I hurt people and have almost destroyed about half of Sol City with my silly dangerous stunt”.
As Javal listens to Lobster Head he taps his feet thinking and thinking, “This guy doesn’t seem half-bad honestly with his power it would be a waste for him to rot in prison”, he thinks to himself before hearing Cantio call out for him and express his concern.
“I agree with my friend, I don’t think letting yourself get caught only to serve life in prison or die is the best use of your talent. No need to convince me Cantio my mind already set, Lobster Head I’m going to make you an offer to join my crew and sail on the high seas with me. I can’t promise you everything but you’ll have your room and space to conduct your arcane research, so what do you say?”.
Lobster Head stays silent for a moment before tearing up, “I don’t want to die, yes please help me take me away”.
As he finishes saying that the guards have arrived and are yelling to span out and look for the lobster monster.
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Post by Cantio von Lumen on Nov 22, 2023 22:45:51 GMT -5
The fellblood’s golden eyes glitter when relief when Javal speaks, agreeing with him that Lobster Head surely doesn’t deserve such a poor fate. The moment does not last long, however, when Cantio hears the call of the guards; he frowns, glancing over his shoulder towards the destruction behind them.
Shoot… He takes a breath, then looks back at Javal; he takes the swordsman’s hands and claps them together between his. “ Javal!” He whispers urgently, “ Take Lobster Head and get back to your ship; I’m an entertainer, I’ll keep the guards busy and they won’t be any the wiser, yeah? I’m going to lead them away. It was good to see you; let’s meet up and get drinks sometime soon, we still need to catch up.” Cantio smiles, tail swishing lazily before he releases Javal’s hands, dusts off his overcoat, and takes a breath. The fellblood waves to the both of them as he scurries quickly back towards the destruction, disheveling his hair, and looking very much caught up in it all. “ Guards! Guards!” He calls, intending to gain their attention and lead them away from Javal and Lobster Head while the duo make their break for safety.
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Post by Javal Zarrias on Nov 23, 2023 2:00:51 GMT -5
Javal’s eyes focus as he listens to Cantio holding his hands and looks at him, “Alright I got it Cantio we'll book it down at the docks alright? I can get and keep Lobster's head safe, don’t worry my friend he’s in good hands. I look forward to the time we meet again hopefully not under the same crabby or dangerous conditions”, he chuckles before saying, “Goodbye Cantio I’ll see you some other time good luck and kill it out there”, he then picks up Lobster Head quickly into his arms and sprints away into the alley.
Lobster Head is only able to let out a, “THANK YOU CANTIO FOR EVERYTHING, I HOPE WE CAN MEET AGAIN” before the two of them are out of sight.
The fellblood sprints as fast as he can thankfully it seems that Cantio had done as he promised as most of the guards were heading opposite of them making it easy to get to his ship undetected.
He quickly ran up the ramp and yelled, “Guys we gotta go, set sail, bring up the anchor now. Meet your new crewmate, Lobster Head”.
Lobster Head shyly jumps out of Javal’s arms and says, “Well it’s nice to meet everyone, my name is Huvert Knifen, Lobster Heads is just a nickname. It’s a pleasure to be on board and I look forward to getting to know you all”.
Nadia then sighs, “Captain what’ve you brought us into this time”, only to have Javal chuckle nervously.
Soon enough the Sword of Abaddon is on the high seas with Javal and Huvert looking back towards Sol City hoping their friend is alright.
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