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Post by Lady Keyke Runi on Aug 15, 2023 2:38:47 GMT -5
I was having lot of fun; rarely do I actually use my skates for much outside of kicking. Without anyone to really try controlling what I was doing, this task was not that bad. I mean, Gwen and I know how to do our jobs, and rarely do we get in the other's way. It was a partnership that worked, each person with their strengths and the other covers the weaknesses of the other. It was balance, a rare thing to see in this world. I was slightly interested when they mentioned the little misfits in Frost Gale. Wind and Ice, opposites to earth and water, were loose in the wild causing more chaos. I look over to Gwen as I keep skating around, watching her vigilance before turning back to my watchful eye of the areas around us. I couldn't wait to find the little guys, that's probably why I was assigned this task. One small mischievous mastermind against tiny little pranksters with no morals. A perfect match up for fun in the snow. As I was thinking over this, I could see the little nightmares themselves. I stop a head of Gwen and point down to the snow, "You want to start, or should I?" A smile present on my face. Quest Name: Little Frost Bite
Participants: Two or more
Location: Frostgale
Post Requirements: 6 post per person, 200 words per post
Reward: +1 Renown, +1 Ice Catalyst, +1 Wind Catalyst
Description: A group of cold weathered Mephit's have been terrorizing local villages up north, causing blizzards and snow storms to batter the area more than normal. Ice and wind Mephits are flooding the region and causing all kinds of mayhem. These are tricky, devious creatures that love to cause trouble and mess with people. While they are not super dangerous alone, they can be a handful when in large packs, and we are in desperate need of a solution before they populate beyond our control.
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Post by Gwendolyn on Aug 15, 2023 2:53:06 GMT -5
Gwen smirks at the question. An opportunity to demolish a small group of imps that have been terrorizing her families donor villages for months? Yes please… She lifted the fuming maul and offered a small prayer. The light it cast illuminated the snowfall surrounding them, giving away their position. She could tell that the little bastards had noticed when the wind began to pick up, blowing her veil effortlessly against her face. She cast a small sigil at her feet, picking her up and blowing her backwards slightly as she began to hover slightly above the snowfall. (1) Her eyes opened, her maul let loose to hover behind her, and one armoured hand stretch backwards. She offered only a short “It would be my pleasure” Out of politeness to the short woman before activating the gauntlets and launching herself towards where the wind was blowing from.(2) The speed at which she flew was incredible, but she could already feel the frost biting at her nose and ears. It was hard to see in the blizzard that befell them, her eyes squinted as she searched for the mephits in the growing storm. In the middle distance, there, a flap of icy wings. She adjusted her momentum and rocketed towards it in due haste. 1 Levitate 2 Gauntlets of the Howling Gale
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Post by Lady Keyke Runi on Aug 15, 2023 3:25:38 GMT -5
At the beginning of the snow growing and howling around, I was happy that none of the snow could touch my eyes. I kept my skates activated and slid forward, weaving around the small holes to reach where Gwen rushed to. I let my smile turn to a smirk as a wind mephit slid right in front of me. 1 With a graceful slide, my right foot collided with them, freezing the area cut. With the quick damage dealt, I swiftly switch feet to do a double strike 2, but this one is on the face. The little guy quickly went down, but that was not close at all to what I wanted. I pushed hard3 and sped along the area to a little ice nightmare. I slid my skates to zoom past them, but before I did, I summoned my little Ulmiyda4 and sliced through him. I swiftly stand up to look at the damage I caused in my zooming wake. There were some light marks from my skates, but my first target was down for good; my main boost had shoved three more forced into trees behind me, not to mention the little ice guy being sliced down the middle with a pure fire knife did some major damage and pain that caused his to drop down permanently.
1. Skate kick- ice damage 2. Cat's grace 3. Bull strength 4. Throwing knife with Scalded enchantment
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Post by Gwendolyn on Aug 15, 2023 3:37:29 GMT -5
Gwen shot out Enlightened Redolence to where she saw the icy wings, only to have them shatter upon contact. An illusion, of course. Dubious little tricksters, hiding behind the blizzard. She could hear keyke tussling with one nearby. Just how many were out there? Distracted by thought, she collides face first into a wall of ice, erected out of nowhere by the profane magic of the tricksters. (1) Still levitating, it bounces her backwards into a pine tree. Gwen grasps onto a branch, regaining her orientation, whilst just as she were to get settled a spike of ice shoots out from the storm. “Bastards!” She shouted out to the demons, who chuckled maliciously in response. With her free hand, she withdrew a small glass vial from the pouch on her hips. Cracking, then inhaling the salts within, she could now see perfectly through the storm. (2) Three ice mephits, two air, and one that Keyke had already taken care of. Nice. She had the advantage of surprise, whilst the mephits could probably see through the blizzard, they had no idea that she could now too. Arkanon Aurelia manifested itself behind her, floating in the air and aiming at the bugger that had tried to skewer her with an icicle. The glow of the tubes erupted into three shots of magic blasting towards it, shattering it’s icicle heart and crashing the demon to the ground. (3) “Keyke! Two ice, two air left. Theyre scattered throughout the storm. The ones in the back look like theyre keeping the storm going!”Ice bridge Ice spike Eagle Eye potion Arkanon Phase 1, 3 shots
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Post by Lady Keyke Runi on Aug 15, 2023 4:09:56 GMT -5
At the call out from Gwen, my focus began to hone in on the back ones. With a giggle, I turned my attention to the nuisance ones. "I'll handle the storm ones them!" With a flick of my wrist, I shifted my power into my throw on my knife, skewering the little guy in the chest. I looked at the color, one wind down, one more left. I shift my hand to mentally grab at the knife and twist it and turn to it's buddy. I sensed the other ice ones sending out ice spells, so I quickly shifted the blade to fly fast through the body and into his little friend. 1 I then leaped into the air and allowed my skates to cut some of the ice to gain a new standing on the freshly created platform. I can tell a separation tactic from a mile away, but that doesn't mean I can't mess with them. "From one lover of fun to another, I'd say let's have a competition." The other two shared a glance before grinning. I matched their energy, ready with a little plan. We both stood still, expecting the other to move first. With a flick, I summoned my knife and sent it flying to the left one, ice was nothing compared to the heat it gave. Ridding it of the ice wall with quick precession.
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Post by Gwendolyn on Aug 15, 2023 4:22:45 GMT -5
Another Icicle rocketed towards her as the mephits chuckled in the storm, this time she could see which of them was throwing them. She dodged it, sticking into the tree with her boots before jumping off directly towards the one on the right. It laughed, almost startled at her precision, before erecting another ice barrier directly in front of her. This time, the smacker became the smackee however, as she used the momentum from the tree to give the ice wall a spiral slam with her maul. It shattered into a million pieces, and with the help of the seeing salts Gwen could see a faint moment of fear crossing the mephits eyes. It shouted out in infernal to it’s comrades, who increased their efforts to make the storm as brutal as possible. The wind was enough to push Gwendolyns levitating body backwards, having lost most of it’s momentum with the strike, but there were still a few tricks up her sleeves. The first, of course, was more boolet. Arkanon Aurelia began spinning faster and faster, it’s glow everpresent in the blizzard surrounding them. Six shots rocketed forward, five of which were off target due to the unstable surroundings, but the sixth landed on the Mischevious Mephits right wing. It attempted to take flight, only to spiral along with the storm and skid across the ground. Gwen smirked, a small taste of the mischief that it had been dealing out all this time served back to it. And boy, revenge was best served cold. Ice Spike Ice Bridge Arkanon Phase 2 6 shots
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Post by Lady Keyke Runi on Aug 15, 2023 5:03:18 GMT -5
On the other side of the wall, I looked at the final one working with the storm. I could feel his tension building in the air, quite literally in the case of cold air. I figured I could do a little to shift me to control. I close my eyes and allow my true voice to echo out, "Stand down." My voice holds a strong calm tone, but anger is hidden beneath. That was not what I was aiming for, no, those works unless a radius of magical energy that forces fear upon those who oppose me. The little brat did it immediately to go against me. In an instant, the force strikes his mind and his body cowards away from me.
Without any movement on my end, they had to stop the storm. The entire spell forced them to lower beneath me, and I used it for the best. I repeated what I had done to the others. I mentally twisted the knife and pulled it through the chest of the little creature. It was a quick death, but something that worked. While holding the knife, I stabbed the ice between me and Gwen, melting it quickly. What I saw behind there only helped to improve my mental choice to keep Gwen as a friend.
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Post by Gwendolyn on Aug 15, 2023 5:19:40 GMT -5
The barrier melts, showing her companion on the other side. Offering a slightly weary smile, she turns back to the final Mephit. The storm subsided, though the natural wind of the Frostgale still persevered. Gwendolyn took a deep breath, trying to regain feeling in her face, before the demon dashed forward. Hardly enough time to react, he grabbed gwendolyn and vaulted her in the air. His hellish cackle wrecked the sky as the still levitating Gwen floated upward, above the treetops. The mephit flew up to meet her, slashing at her armour and gouging it’s steel. Gwen recoiled at the onslaught, reeling as the pair tumbled through the sky while she had nothing to jump off of to return to the ground. It was at that moment, she regained her bearings on the situation. Her, 50 feet up, the mephit, now descending to go attack Keyke at around 40 feet. Gwendolyn broke the sigil on her feet that kept her aloft, and began descending at a rapid pace. She summoned her Fuming Maul Enlightened Redolence, and with a massive windup, crashed it into the back of the mephit, destroying it’s wings. The creature fell at full pace towards keyke, the perfect ending to the mission. The real question is, how would she arrest her own fall before hitting the ground?
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Post by Lady Keyke Runi on Aug 15, 2023 5:46:30 GMT -5
While I had trust, helping out would never hurt in this case. Looking upward, I focus on the clothing around Gwen. Reaching out with my magic, I grab at the edges to cover shift clothing as needed but mainly focus on the majority of where the weight would fall. I push on them to slow down her descent to the ground. It was slightly slow but fast enough to allow Gwen to shift her own weight to make it into a standing position. After landing her safely on the ground, I glanced around to double-check for any more of the little bugs. Seeing none, I slide right back over the Gwen, a happy smile on my face after I stop in front of the taller girl.
With a clap, I flick my fingers in a counting motion, "It looks like we got all ten mephits, just like the request said." I do a little jazz hands to show all the ones we battled against. I realized I got a bit too close on my end position and forced myself to back up. From there, I lifted my face to see her reaction. "Awesome job taking care of those mini nightmares."
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Post by Gwendolyn on Aug 15, 2023 5:58:27 GMT -5
She could feel the energy slowing her fall, honestly a load of her back because most of her solutions would have been alot more abrupt. She gently floats back down to the snowy surface, touching down with her feet once she was close enough. “Is that truly it? Little buggers will think twice before clawing themselves back from wherever they come from.” She returns a grin back to the young girls enthusiasm. “Has anyone ever told you that youre awful mature for your apparent age. It’s alright to live a little, just be a kid.” She takes a breath, before waiting for Keyke to turn around just for a moment. Bending down to the soft snow, she picks up a hefty ball of snow and pelts it at the girls back, before quickly running away. Gwen laughs, taking the moment after battle for some much needed levity. “It’s not every day you have a snowball fight right after a snow devil fight!” She takes cover behind a pine tree, hoping only that she hadn’t misread this Keykes actual age. Some of the girls that wander Charon could be impossibly old, if that were the case here Gwen would practically die of embarrassment.
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Post by Lady Keyke Runi on Aug 15, 2023 12:59:24 GMT -5
The nudge at my age was something that sparked my interest. It was something so close, yet so far from what I was needing to unlock my phases. I was about to speak up about my age before getting pelted with a snowball in the back. While I may be 20, I am still a child at heart for such things. I turned around and felt the little click in my mind hold firm, limiting what exactly what I wanted to do. I let my swift nature quickly maneuver me through the snow as my hands cup up snow, knife tossed in my magical pocket during my mental block moment. I quickly move and turn as I catch sight of Gwen hiding behind a tree. Without losing momentum, I swiftly drop low and throw the snowball at Gwen's chest. I create a sharp turn, using my speed and small body not to hide, but to shift as needed to dodge the snowballs coming my way. I quickly take stock of the area around me before slipping behind some trees to call out, "Any rules you want? otherwise, I'm gonna use magic!" I felt it proper to warn her, as I did not want to end up like the mini pranksters that were in her way.
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Post by Gwendolyn on Aug 15, 2023 14:20:09 GMT -5
“Go for it!” She shouts, slapping her armour from behind the tree. It’s metal rang hollow, reflecting the damage it had taken from the Mephits earlier. Shrugging, what was the worst that could happen. Bending over and picking up another snowball, she left her cover only to be hit by a meter wide snowball going about ten miles per hour. The look of surprise on her face was only filled with snow a moment later as the telekinesis wore off and plastered her to the ground under a mound of snow. She laid there, accepting her fate as a few more smaller ones began to pelt her feet. Letting out a hearty laugh, it was nice to just relax every once in a while and just have fun. It felt like it had been months of hard work leading up to the upcoming conflict in darkveil, so this was nice. They spent the rest of the afternoon enjoying the snow before heading back to the nearby village for hot chocolate and warmth.
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