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Post by Lady Keyke Runi on Aug 8, 2023 22:13:14 GMT -5
I didn't stay too close; it's not intelligent to do that, especially when you trust someone enough to handle the other half of the plan. I was waltzing to the front while they approached the side away from the main gate. When I arrived at the bend on the path to the camp, I stepped out and skipped to the door guards, smiling brightly. The two guards at the front were startled at the happy little sight before them. The left one raised his spear and pointed it at me, "Kid, leave now, or I will kill you." Finality in his voice and everything. I giggled, my eyes glittering as raw energy flowed to them. "I thought you might threaten me, but who knew the guards of this group would be so unknowledgeable." My smiling face turned to a pout. "I even brought some interesting news for you."
The right guard, stunned when I arrived, held fear in his eyes as recognition was in his mind. "G-grey, step away," he bows quickly and drops his bow, "Please forgive him, Grim! He is still new!" The left, now identified as Grey, looked back and forth with confusion as I smiled once more. "Tell them to report to Death." My voice held a solid finality to it. The right one ran inside, grabbing his partner to yank him back.
"Priest Moon! Priest Moon!" they yelled as they ran upstairs through the gate side steps. I calmly followed them through their path, noting every other path we passed. I arrive at a room with the two, approaching a man wearing a silver and black slick suit while wearing a golden cloak over his shoulders. He looked slightly young but old enough for numerous battles; his gruff voice invites me in, "Welcome, Grim Reaper, to our humble abode." We share a smile, "What information did you think to b so interesting to come here?" I giggled, glancing at the two still in the room. "Ah, yes." He glares so hard it could kill them if it were magic-infused. The two lower guards ran out of the office, closing the door behind them. I happily skipped up to the desk in the room and flicked a wrist, summoning my black book on the table, open to the newest entries in there. "I heard you had a family member held up that's oh so dear to a debtor of mine." We share a look, "I would like to meet this man and perhaps get him for myself. In exchange, you will drop twenty marks off yours."
Down in the area, Nit sees Celeste's questioning glance at him. He gives a light smile before answering the question, "I do have some helpful aids to crack through the wall without the ruins falling on us." He raises his hand to the wall and energizes the wall to mold weight around before even starting a hole.1 He turns to the group, tilting his head, allowing his white hair to add an effect to his eyes, expressing a light madness in them. From what precisely this crazed glimmer was, it's hard to tell from people who do not know him well. Those who could tell of his emotions could notice a bit of this showing around the time Keyke entered the compound.
He glanced at the two, waiting for the go-ahead. At the mark, his smile was not of politeness or business covering, rather it held a cardinal passion only arsonists seemed to have. With the initial rush, he gives a bow while activating his flame2, "A pleasure to meet you, sadly this meeting will need to be cut short."
1. Mold Earth 2. Fire Bolt
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Post by Arashi Tento on Aug 15, 2023 13:00:04 GMT -5
As The group got to the abandoned fort being used as hideout, Arashi Noticed Arashi was getting ready for the inevitable fight, As the twig snaps Arashi's hand instinctively goes to his Katana, but before the guard arrives Celeste pulls both him and Nit into hiding on some bushes next to the wall. Once the guard goes by, Celeste looks at him and wonders how they'll go about this. Arashi smiles nonchalantly placing a hand on Celeste's shoulder "Don't worry Cely" he says with a bit of nostalgia, "We'll get him out no matter what" he nods at Nit giving him the ok to open the wall, "Just, please stay safe..." he turned towards Celeste one last time before summoning his lightning spear to his hand, and heading in.
Once inside Arashi spots a few grunts going through the hallways who also spot him almost immediately This is why I should've practiced stealth He sighs and as they begin sounding the alarm he just throws his lightning spear at them, Piercing them both and pinning them to the wall on the other side of the room the hallway led to, which kills them almost instantly, still it is not a silent affair and he's sure more are on their way to his position.
And he'd be right as when he steps into the room there's already several people looking at him, weapons drawn, ready to slash him to pieces... getting into a bare handed combat stance, Arashi stays still waiting for them to charge him. they look at each other and laugh thinking the guy who just busted in delusional, well to their credit he kinda is... but he has his reasons. "Come at me!" He yells confidently as they charge. Hopefully his distraction will give Celeste enough time to look for her brother... hopefully she's sneakier than him...
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Post by Celeste on Aug 16, 2023 0:33:33 GMT -5
This is when she realized both of them were idiots. She sighs to herself as Arashi throws himself into the fray. She assured herself he could handle it, as she slowly moved past while they were distracted. It seemed everyone had gone into a bit of a panic. If either from intruders, or from something else. Part of her wondered where Keyke ran off to when she heard her voice. Good, she wasn’t far. Slowly, Celeste made her way through, taking a moment to disguise herself as a guard on her way through a hall. She ‘patrolled’ all the way to the necessary location, resting around the corner as she finally caught up with Keyke.
Of course she knew these people. Part of Celeste was annoyed. If she knew them, why didn’t she just save them all the trouble and get them inside the same way she did? Why did she have to be all mysterious and disappear like that? Celeste took a moment to seeth about it as she listened.
She didn’t trust Keyke one bit. So quietly, she started her way into the large room, and she glared at Keyke.
Echoing in her head, Celeste’s voice rang in Keyke’s ear. “What are you doing?” She questioned. Though she dare not approach.
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Post by Lady Keyke Runi on Aug 26, 2023 15:06:32 GMT -5
The voice echoing in my head was nothing for me to stutter at. Instead, kept my business manner up. I tilt my head as I form a more thinking pose, as it is evident that he would try to increase the price. "I don't have all that much time. I may feel more inclined to negotiate price after seeing how damaged the, how to put it nicely, the creature is?" I give a smile as I had stopped him from changing the rhythm of the conversation, keeping me in control. I focused on the link given to me by Celeste, 'Trying to secure your brother and to keep him from being used as a hostage. Go fight for your revenge and to make a path for him. The less fighting on the way out, the better.' Priest Moon speaks, "Very well, twenty five marks for looking, additional if buying." I shifted my black book to be very noticeable; on a page, five groups of tally marks fade away. I close the book, "Payment made!" I release a giggle as he stands and opens a passage behind him. As I walk forward, I send a message that will keep her in at least the shadows, 'There is no telling how harmed he is, and I intend to keep such a family together.' As I walk down the stairwell path, Priest Moon stays back and forces the bookshelf to close again. His eyes glow slightly, obviously a night vision spell, but my lantern allows perfect sight, even in complete darkness. I give him a curtsy, my voice echoing along the walls, "Lead the way."
Nit groups his fire and lashes it out with great precession and speed. With Arashi drawing attention to himself, Nit grew out a vine from his hand before whipping the thorny plant at the mages. As he heard an arrow being shoot, Nit quickly shifted slightly to dodge before sending a fire bolt back at the sniper. He noticed that Celeste went the same direction Keyke was in, but left it there, both knew that attacking the other would ruin this whole process. Nit shakes his head, snapping him out of his thoughts. With a quick flick, the whip slashes around an arm about to strike Arashi. Nit smiles, if Arashi was a wonder at martial fights, supporting was his job.
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Post by Arashi Tento on Aug 28, 2023 1:53:31 GMT -5
As the Barely trained 'Bandits' closed in towards Arashi, he stood in his unarmed combat stance, not deeming it necessary to take out a weapon just yet, They looked at each other seemingly amused at the madman intruder, Nit apparently got a bit nervous as the armed men approached Arashi, he shot his fire bolt at one setting him ablaze. Arashi grinned and shook his head "Don't worry about me! focus on yourself, I can take on these guys!" They laughed at him, and Arashi just stood still and waited while grinning. Was he a crazy? probably. But was he bluffing? no, not really...
As they finally charged a man with a spear was the first to attack, he thrust attempting to impale Arashi's chest, with a small sidestep forward he dodged the business end of the spear and grabbed it with his left hand before pulling a bit and stomping on it with his right foot, bringing the spearman closer and kicking him in the face, Without a break second fighter did a downward slash towards him, sidestepping to his left Arashi used his left hand to slap the scimitar away, and spun on his heel to deliver a hook kick to his opponents face. a third 'Bandit' attacked with two diagonal slashes, weaving to each side Arashi ducked under them before punching him on the face, and grabbing his arm, using his to block an incoming slash from another man, a knee to the stomach of the man he grabbed got rid of some resistance as he pulled him around throwing him on the way of an incoming arrow.
As they surrounded him, One of them almost managed to slice him, but he sent his dancing Wakizashi to slice the tendons on the hand holding the sword making him drop it, "Gonna need to try harder than that!" He took out his katana holding it with both hands as the Wakizashi flew around him, at that point we could truly say the fight had begun.
three men attacked, two were felled with a double slash from his sword another stabbed in the throat by the smaller flying blade, before he could get a hit in. then a few Archers released a Volley letting out a gust of wind from his person Arashi blew the arrows away, he pointed his finger at one of the Archers as he nocked another arrow, but before he could release it, a lightning bolt struck him, and stopped his heart "I'm sorry but... You're too slow." Arashi smirked. And Bullet Dashed stabbing his Katana into the other Archer's stomach.
More and more 'Bandits' kept appearing as just as quickly as he dispatched them, Very few of them proved to actually be proficient with weapons, but someone stronger was bound to appear eventually, he couldn't let his guard down... Hopefully Nit Could keep Safe, and Celeste and Keyke could Find Soren...
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Post by Celeste on Sept 12, 2023 0:51:13 GMT -5
Celeste scowled a bit, but she stayed back, sending a simple message of, ‘Keep me in the loop.’ to Keyke.
She paused to look around. There were many people here. Despite her reluctance to admit it, she had a solid plan. She just had to make sure they had a safe way out of here… So she turned around, heading back towards the boys so she could decide on a better plan. It wasn’t hard to find them, after all. They were making plenty of noise, and the people who were paying attention, panicking, were heading towards the chaos.
As she fell under a shadow, her visage changed, back into her normal face. As she turned the corner, closing in on the boys, she saw a group of five more men run towards them. She arrived to the scene right behind them, and without a word, sent air bullets straight through two of their skulls. Celeste stepped up behind them just as they fell to the ground, and waved at them. “The other one has her own plan. She’ll find a way to get him out, we’ll find a way to clear the way as much as possible…”
Celeste smiled over at Arashi, because for once, the two matched energies. “You seem to be having fun, Want to move the party inside with me?” She proposed, pulling a katana from one of the men laying dead on the ground.
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Post by Lady Keyke Runi on Sept 16, 2023 21:03:28 GMT -5
Darkness, pure black. That's what we had to walk through. Step by step, stone by stone. We both descend into the element we know all to well. A silenced void, many paths surrounding us, but none of them what we know holding a different goal at the end. We just keep moving forward, stepping down and shifting left at the bottom. I could smell the waste down here, obviously no one caring of the excretions from prisoners. I didn't allow my mind to focus on the little things connected to that. I focused on what I could see in front of me. Cages on cages of people. Many of them majorly injured, others are... objects at this point.
The fact it was only a little bit since her brother was taken gave me the sincerity over how hurt he could be. A few of the people here were not injured much outside of what can be believed from the initial kidnapping. That in connection with the worry laced in the eyes of the least injured when they saw me showed they haven't been here long at all. It was a slow progress, Moon trying to stop me from going straight there, trying to divert my attention else were by showing some of the other people off. I play along with him for a moment each time before twisting him back to my goal. With in a much shorter time than Moon had hoped, we arrived at the cell where he was supposed to be. It was empty. I drop my smile as I turn to look at Moon, "Priest moon, were is the person I wished to meet?" A tone dripping venomous bite to each word. The oh so collected Moon dropped his mask for a moment, a moment was all I needed. "You told me he would be here." I pushed, feeling my magic mental restraints being pulled back and forth. My mini me started to drip,
drip drip
But non could see just was was dripping. They were focused on my eyes, ones that glow and shift slightly as my voices gains a lower and deeper tone with every word pushed out. "I was here to get him, so tell me, Where is he?" Moon was shaking like a dog in the wind. "W-well, this is his cell. We were just testing his capability with-"
"With a ritual for your god, I'm aware of what you do around here. I am not to keen on religious activities or reasons. It's a worship of people born of better standing than you." I shake my hand in front of me. "Bring him here before I loose my patience." I grow my smile back on, "Warning, I have not been having a good day."
The upstairs was a blast, pun intended, for Nit. It was a good practice of stamina for his magic. H had been lacking on that end for a bit as I had taught him more precision and strategy than long term fighting. This quick little blasts of fire here and there, molting the earth around him to force melee to trip into each other. A quick waltz to dodge around everyone in the chaos. as the number being drawn to him lowered to almost nothing, he looks to the two fighting below him. It was only now he realized just how much he moved upward. He grinned as the realization the people he took down were probably the only people above him at his point. He reaches over the ledge, releasing another fire ball to help out those below. "Arashi, Celeste!" He grins down, "Want me to come down to help or do you need me out of the way?" He flicks his wrist to shoot out a thorny whip to slap someone who started to climb the wall to him.
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Post by Arashi Tento on Sept 26, 2023 15:08:02 GMT -5
Sidestep, parry, slash. dodge, push, stab. Arashi had entered a trance, he was fighting sure, but his movements were effortless, he weaved one into the other perfectly, almost like a dance, although improvised and with the risk of getting stabbed if you were too slow, rather an getting a foot stepped on... Expertly moving through the battlefield avoiding stepping on the bodies of those that had fallen, he was focused in a way rarely seen, he was there, focused solely on the moment, on his survival and on ending the life of his opponents.
Slash, dodge, stab. sidestep, block, slice. His movements precise and effortless, he had practiced most of them thousands of times before, some even more. Admittedly this deadly dance, was the only kind he could perform, he was never a good dancer truth be told, he knew a bit due to his background, but he was never too good at it. Always fearing he was not careful enough or that his nervousness would have people making fun of him... Here it was different, he didn't have to worry about not stepping on someone's foot, if they tried to make fun of him he could silence them by slicing their throat, it was easier. At least for him.
At that point he felt someone else enter the fight, as he saw two of the bandits fall to the ground, his focus and concentration gone. "Celeste! I thought you'd stay hidden... Yes let's go!" At that point Arashi heard faint whistle from behind him, he turned around raising his sword to deflect the arrow upwards, although he managed to strike it, it began to glow and let out an incredibly bright flash right in front and above of Arashi's face, Blinding him and hurting his eyes. "Damn it!" He knew something bad was about to happen but he couldn't see where it would come from, he wouldn't have to wonder for long. He felt a sharp pain on his back... He was stabbed with a dagger, but something felt wrong... it shouldn't hurt that much... he turned around to swing his sword he was still blind but if whoever stabbed him was still there... they weren't, he didn't hit anything... For some reason he began feeling nauseous and weak, he stumbled back 2 steps before he realized, the dagger was poisoned. as he began to open his eyes, he could see a big silhouette the person who stabbed him was a big man, with a Greataxe, his dagger still in Arashi's back, the axe was also oozing poison as he began recovering his sight, he could see he was smirking as he lifted his axe ready to bring it down on Arashi's head, he would try to dodge but the poison was making it's effect known and he felt sluggish...
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Post by Celeste on Oct 4, 2023 18:06:46 GMT -5
“Rashi!” She yelled, in a feeble attempt to warn him about the incoming attacks. As she watched him fall, her breath catching in her chest, she glared at the person wielding the great axe. She gestured for Nit to come down. “Would love your help! We have to make sure Arashi is safe too.” She said, stepping up, forming a small circle of wind to deflect his next attack, and bulletting two air spirals towards the person who downed her best friend. What she did seemed to definitely take him aback a little. She stepped forward again, grabbing the katana roughly in her hand.
“You’re going to regret touching my best friend. Your bosses are going to regret touching my brother. It’ll be even worse if he touches my friend in there. Unfortunately, you won’t live long enough to see if he does or not.” Her eyes flash, almost a blinding white. She doesn’t wait for a response of fear, her blade just simply slashes across the man’s throat. She doesn’t hold back, stabbing him through the chest, then pulling out and holding out her bloodied blade to the rest of those surrounding them. “You will all leave, or die. Up to you. Feel free to tell your friends what’s happened, yeah?”
One by one, the men scatter, either back inside, or toward the forest. She turned back towards the boys, and rested next to Arashi. “Hey Nit? Got anything to help with poison?” She asked nervously.
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Post by Lady Keyke Runi on Oct 18, 2023 17:09:33 GMT -5
The silence in the area could be a solid wall, but, sadly for the others, it couldn't stop the glowing yellow eyed glare I gave in the hall. Then I could hear the movement, the dragging of another on stone. My eyes wondered over to what I could tell to be the mysterious sibling. Luna relaxes as my gaze no longer focuses on him. Even while in chains, I could get the hint of regality each had. From other vampires I've met, this seems to be a bit of a common factor they have. Looking over the body, I can see the light damages done to him. Based on the placement, the damage was more for playing on nerves than actual destruction of the body. Enough pain to make it harder to walk, but not enough to kill.
I nod and look over to the group. "Acceptable damage and use of force," I tilt my head, "There is just one problem." Luna freezes up once more, "W-what would that be?" It seems my glare left enough intent to make him shake even when I seem to be calm. I smile, "You're still alive." I snap my fingers and two throwing knifes appear. With a flick of my wrist, I launch both of them. One with a powerful fire enchantment at Luna and a water enchanted one at the head holding the brother. I mentally grab his shirt as so he doesn't drop to the ground. Luna screeches in pain, feeling the wound cauterize as quickly as it appeared. I walk to the brother and let a true warm smile show. "Your sister is here, be patient, I'm here to guarantee the outcome of this battle." I glance up as more people arrive, the word "Intruders!" on their lips. I let go of the brother mentally as I grab the masks covering them and forcefully chokes them till they pass out.
Nit flashed a smile as he quickly descended, mending the stones till he reached the bottom. The smile went away as Arashi gets poisoned. With a whip of his thorns, Nit flicks away the person in between him and the injured. On his side, Nit opens little pouches and adds bits of herbs together. He looks up to Celeste, "Nothing as foolproof as a cure. But being friends with Keyke long enough grants you some skills. Herbology is another I gained, poisons are another." Leaning over the wound, Nit starts to place different herbs along it before pulling out a piece of charcoal. Crushing that in his hands, he lays it over the wound. With a nod, he lights his hands on fire for a moment before stopping it and reaching back into the pouch, hands clean of the charcoal. Out comes a bandage. Nit glances at Arashi's face, "It's not enough for the rather of your wounds, but this one definitely needs it." He lets a smile grow once more as he wraps the wound. "Your wounds are all still there, this will only be able to help you for a bit till we get a real doctor."
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Post by Arashi Tento on Nov 4, 2023 21:36:16 GMT -5
As the axe rose above the bandit's head, Arashi readied to lift his sword and put it in the way while dodging, hopefully gaining enough time, he gritted his teeth as man recoiled to let his axe down on Arashi's head, but the man was interrupted by stinging pain from air bullets let out by Celeste who promptly dispatched the him.
Arashi slightly surprised at her outburst, fell on his knees and promptly tried to sit down properly, as the poison was beginning to paralyze him, He looked at Celeste as she approached looking concerned. "Hey, don't worry about me... I'll be fine." He smiled albeit weakly trying to reassure her as Nit arrived next to them "You have someone else to worry about and take care of, I'll be fine." Arashi told her, before looking at Nit and nodding as he began to bandage a bit, the charcoal helped neutralize the dagger's oozing venom but the effect would still take a while to clear, thankfully he knew a spell to get rid of the effect but it would've been useless with the dagger still there applying it...
Now that the dagger wasn't a problem he could use his remove condition spell... Clearing the nausea, sluggishness, and pain of the venom. He was still slightly hurt as the bleeding or the dagger shaped hole in his back weren't healed... But he definitely felt better.
He got back up stretching his back a little "Go look for them, we'll cover the exit. if you are in trouble don't hesitate to call on me remember you have the dart so I can get to you immediately"
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