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[Elvario]

Regula Caelia

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She clicked her tongue, annoyed that the construct would still continue and ready to take her out of needed. Yet it wasn't needed, as Leos seemed to do so already. “Right.” She'd reply upon Leos warning her about the crystal. She was already careful just due to how freaky it looked, but now even more so. She figured she'd hold it down with her blacksmith tools as she was cutting it loose, rather than trying to take it out with her hands, as that felt like the safer option. Turned out that was correct, as it failed to jump at her and latch onto her thank to the earlier heads-up. “Yikes.” She mumbled.

Contemplating what to do with it, she'd call out. “Someone find me a bottle or jar. Or anything that can be closed up to contain this thing!” She ordered her soldiers and everyone else that'd listen alike. She felt like they'd better try study it before just getting rid of it. Especially as they weren't sure if this was a singular existence or if there were more of these. In the latter case, having a live specimen to study would be crucial. Just to be safe, she'd call over to Teuihua if they had. “Please keep an eye on this. Even if it would escape or pull some tricks, it's least likely to latch onto you. I've half a mind to attempt killing it to just be safe, but until we know more about it, we might need it alive in order to better study it.”

An unamused eyebrow was raised upon Leos' response. “You are aware that you're talking to a baroness that has been extraordinarily generous in not simply annihilating you and everyone with you for putting harm to her citizens?” It felt the man was getting far, far too relaxed right now. Telling her off with the excuse of it being a long story? That was simply annoying.

“Fine, how about this. Order your men to surrender their weapons to my guards and I'll assure you that they'll retrieve fair and merciful judgement once I know what's been going on.” She looked over. “Retili, if you would, please send out your men to help ensure all of the bandits stand down and that none of them gets any funny last minute ideas. Try to avoid violence unless they start resisting with it. Also, have them on the look-out for the mayor and see if you can get a head-count going regarding the citizens.” She sighed. Clean-up was almost as tiresome as the battle itself and she hoped for the sake of these bandits that none of her citizens had been killed or gravely wounded.

Turning back to Leos, she'd repeat herself. “Now that those things will be taken care off, I'm sure we have a long enough time for a long story. So start talking. I'm sure you're smart enough to know what is relevant to me and not stupid enough to withhold anything if importance.” She made it very clear she wasn't eager to go ask him any specific questions or to repeat her demand a third time. She'd played games on Bradley's terms already, she wasn't going to play them on Leos' terms as well now.

 

[TheTimePiece]

Teuihua
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Mentions: Elvario Rev IX

There was a lot which happened quickly which Teuihua while he was on alert for, did not need to act personally as Regula and the others handled it, since the main enemies had been defeated who were the biggest threat, he was vigilant about the others who remained, the ones who looked like they had been under duress, perhaps because they were afraid of being blown away too if that construct had gone off. But now he was free to move. There were enough hands to go around that he wouldn't have to go and try to take care of the wounded himself thankfully, so instead he could focus on the tasks that were laid out for him.

Teuihua heard Regula tell him to keep an eye on whatever the strange living thing was, and he'd make his way over to do just that, assuming a [Sentry] stance near it to ensure there was no funny business.

"You handled that situation excellently Lady Caelia, I take it you are okay?" He'd ask briefly before resuming back to business, having a certain presence which he wanted to maintain to show that if anyone tried something funny to oppose Regula's clearly stated terms of surrender they'd be in a world of hurt if Teuihua had anything to say about it.


"Understood I'll ensure security in this area then." Having been given his task while others did there's."

 

[Rev IX]

Elvario | Regula Caelia - Aid Yemaya
RavenSong | Aria - Aid Yemaya
conman2163 | Retili Loxinofican - Aid Yemaya
TheTimePiece | Teuihua - Aid Yemaya, help Regula with her goals, keep people safe if necessary

Spoiler: Leos

Spoiler: Slinger

Spoiler: Bradley

With the battle being over for some time now, some of the foot soldiers on both sides slowly regained their ability to move. One of Regula's picked up on the order, and soon enough, he provided a jar to the baroness.

Meanwhile, a Leos who was back on his feet took a step back upon heeding Regula's frustration. It was both understandable and intimidating, based on all the potential destruction she endured without as much as a single sliver of damage. "I apologize, Baroness" Leos casted his eyes in Bradley for a moment, as if unsure on how to not make this the death of them all. There's a reason why he was just a muscle in this operation. Subtleties weren't his strong suit, and yet he had done plenty of those today.

Leos sighed, as he glanced towards the ruins. "No need for me to say much about that, Lady Caelia. Look." Sure enough, the few soldiers that managed to overcome the paralysis simply walked around checking on their comrades, no arms in sight. The rest were either paralyzed, or simply sitting down, not wanting to be turned into pin cushions by Regula's gun. But he did call out to them once he overheard Regula ordering one of her own to check them "Nice and easy, folks! No sudden moves! Got that?" just to be safe. Leos turned back to Regula "As for me..." The gladiator's claws retracted, and with a loud discharge of steam, both of his gauntlets dropped to the ground. His own body also steamed, losing the big stress his muscles seemed to be in. "...No tricks from me either."

Should the Caelian foot soldiers follow Retili's lead, they would face no resistance whatsoever. The non-immobilized rogues slowly handed what they had in reach.

While Teuihua, now in possession of the trapped crystal, also had the chance to aid whomever he saw fit. With the strange object he held trying to toss roots at the construct, though it lacked the strength to break through. It eventually stopped, and opted to simply stare at Teuihua. "I'm sorry, again. The gray and red at your feet is the one which did the talking... normally." Leos stated, pointing at the scarred body of Bradley. He then glanced at the towering figure near the baroness, which made him be a lot less willing to try anything sudden.

"Let's see... I'm sure you're well aware of the major monster issue going on south of here. We are what's left of a few spots that were annihilated by those... Things. Bradley, Slinger, a couple others no longer with us, and me were the main line of defense between those monsters and the rest of the people escaping with us." Leos visage grew more and more grim as the memories came back to him. "We lost a lot of our own. We were tired. Bradley was our shining light. He was a great leader, though that did get to him. At some point, suffering from exhaustion, he found that damn crystal. It made him strong, but he grew angry, paranoid, mad... Just like you witnessed. At some points he'd even lose his ability to talk. Looking like a deranged beast." Leos paused yet again, this time looking regretful in tone and expression. "We had nothing to return to. So Bradley forced us into looking for a settlement elsewhere. We made it across the board at some point. And him and the always loyal Slinger basically forced us to take these ruins. He took all the civilians with us and locked them along with the rightful residents of this place... And a bomb. Whether we liked it or not, Bradley pushed us to this. I should have stopped him sooner, but as your fight with him clearly showed, collateral damage was a given if it came to that..." Leos pinched the bridge of his nose for a moment "I tried to make that as clear as possible, but again, if you have further questions... I'll be glad to answer."

 

[Elvario]

Regula Caelia

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“Thanks.” She'd reply to Teuihua. “Yeah.” She answered his question. She'd rather not say that she was still a bit short on breath and felt like she'd been pushed to her limits for a bit there. Best keep up the air that she'd got it all under control with ease. She was also glad he was going to keep an eye on the crystal-creature-thing and the general area. That'd save her some worries for now. She stuffed it into a jar, made sure it was close three times over, before handing it to Teuihua.

It seemed like the bandits were eager enough to surrender peacefully, at least, which was good. It'd have been a waste of risk-taking behaviour and effort if they'd still do something stupid. “Good.” She'd nod.

It was a bit surprisingly to hear the one she'd beaten normally did the talking. “He must've lost his mind then.” He certainly hadn't been much a talker form the moment she first met him. “The bugs... You're Otenzian, then?” That made some more sense.

She'd take out a map from her pocket dimension. “Note down where you think he found it as accurately as you can. We'll need to sent someone to ensure there's not more of those things.” That was the first thing on her mind. More of people like that would definitely be horrible. Especially with how strong he'd been.

Upon being asked if she had further questions, she thought for a moment. She'd wish to see her civilians and do a head-count first. If they were all present and not too badly injured, it'd make the future for these bandits a lot brighter. For now, there was one pressing matter. “This bomb, where is it and how can we defuse it? Or was it just what the construct tried doing?” Best not take any risks there either.

Actually, another question came to mind. “You said you defended the rest of your group whilst they escaped. Are your families with you as well?” That might also change things up a little. She was having some thoughts on what to do next, but she wanted a few more answers first.

Should Aria or Retili be present to listen this time around, she'd ask them some things. “Aria, where did you head off to?” That was one thing she hadn't followed. She was just hoping for the best. “Retili, could you arrange for some people to go scout out the area where this crystal was found? Perhaps a job best done by the adventurer's guild. Pay them a premium to make sure no novices take it and make sure they're well-warned about the risk of these crystal-creatures.”

 

[RavenSong]

Aria would have to make a tactical decision it seemed. But the mayor was right, the fighting in the distance certainly did seem like it stopped. "Very well, we shall head towards the battlefield, I'll scout ahead to make sure it's safe. If it is, await my signal to come forward or retreat through the cover of the trees." Aria would show him the hand signals necessary.

The marshall wasted no time in scouting ahead, yet wouldn't lose sight of the citizenry as she occasionally looked back.

She teleported once towards the last tree bordering the clearing placing her delicate hands on the bark and peering through it's side. It appeared the enemies were defeated and Leos was there as well, unarmed, and with a surrendering dispositions. Aria sighed in relief before moving forward and just within range appearing next to Regula right as she wondered out loud where she'd been. "I've found the Yemayans and Otenzians my lady, they are currently on their way here, they have orders to stay within the tree line until my signal." She saluted and kept a firm posture. "I would also like to extend my gratitude to this.. Leos. If it weren't for him, I truly fear the worst would have happened. I suspect an explosive device, in design and construction made by my father's factory would have been used to kill all of the citizenry. The results of such a device would have been catastrophic."

Stepping over to Leos, she saluted. "Your bravery, and duty to your people is demanding of respect. To have to betray your own for the better good is a fading rarity in this world." Then she couldn't help but soften, her eyes clearly becoming a bit watery as she suddenly hugged the man. "Thank you.. Thank you so much for helping us."

 

[TheTimePiece]

Teuihua
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Elvario Rev IX RavenSong

Teuihua stood on standby and listened. He accepted what Regula handed him carefully and kept an eye on the specimen, wondering exactly what it was even, he didn't remember seeing anything identical to it from his time, never mind this one.

"Of course my lady not a problem. I am pleased to hear you are not hurt, particularly given the intensity of that fight."

For now he had a job to do and that was to keep security in the area, if there was anyone around where it seemed he could be of help while keeping that primary objective of keeping an eye on whatever..the monster? was As well as keep the area safe then he might lend some aid, otherwise he was focused on the tasks at hand, listening to what was said.

If he were privy too it he would be a bit surprised to see Aria of all go in for a hug, but regardless Teuihua stayed on high alert and kept what information seemed relevant from the conversations around him, as well as any would be visual information.