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Fantasy Howl's Flying Castle (Finished! ---Whoo! (*＾▽＾)／)
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Zer0
Haiku Hitman
- Rebel Hideout -
" Under the Temple, City of Agraba "
" Under the Temple, City of Agraba "
"No, nothing like that. Just the one through eating or drinking, and the ones we shoot. But we have only two doses enough for two darts left. So that's two chances." said One. He scratched a furry ear. "If you want a shot at him, we've memorized his usual daily patterns. If you can get to the keep's north tower at seven in the morning, you'll have a chance to shoot him when he passes by the third window from the left on the fourth floor, then some time between eight to eleven in the evening when he comes back up and passes the same window. The opportunity at night doesn't happen all the time, and with what just happened today, his habits may have changed. He's probably just staying in his room or avoiding windows and other open areas."
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Eternally Awkward
Looking a bit disheartened, he looked to Sen. They didn't have very many options when it came to how they would actually poison Ogar and taking him head on was obviously suicide. It was to be expected that the group's options when it came to how to deal with Ogar were very limited and part of Ricket wished that they hadn't tried to poison him so many times, upping his security and paranoia.
"What we do, Sen-it?" He did want to help the group and thereby help all of Agraba and while sneaking in seemed the safest means, it didn't actually seem like the most effective, "only for eating, drinking, and shooting..." Ricket mumbled to himself as the thought about the possibilities and how limited they were.
"Maybe...." Ricket said, his eyes narrowing thoughtfully, "maybe if we make distraction on street, guards not pay enough attention and we sneak in to poison jar?"
Zer0
"What we do, Sen-it?" He did want to help the group and thereby help all of Agraba and while sneaking in seemed the safest means, it didn't actually seem like the most effective, "only for eating, drinking, and shooting..." Ricket mumbled to himself as the thought about the possibilities and how limited they were.
"Maybe...." Ricket said, his eyes narrowing thoughtfully, "maybe if we make distraction on street, guards not pay enough attention and we sneak in to poison jar?"
Zer0
Zer0
Haiku Hitman
- Rebel Hideout -
" Under the Temple, City of Agraba "
" Under the Temple, City of Agraba "
"Yes, and save our friends." said Sen. "We'll do it, but only if you and the rebels distract them long enough for us to rescue our friends too, otherwise it's a no deal."
One thought for a while, his tail swishing absentmindedly. "How long do you need?"
"One hour at least." said Sen, holding up a finger.
"One hour is a full battle." said One. "We will lose many lives."
"Not if you do it at night with heavy artillery. I'm good at making things. I can teach you to make weapons, armor, and machines to fight, but we must start immediately. You'll see. So, do we have a deal?" he extended a hand to shake. "Me and Rrricket are at risk the most since we'll be going in. You'll only be outside."
" . . . Deal." said the canine, and shook hands with him.
Roleplay Skittle
Roleplay Skittle
Eternally Awkward
Ricket gave a firm nod to Sen, his furry faced marked by determination, "and save our friends," he looked back to One as Sen continued and listened to the exchange between the two of them before tacking on, "many lives lost... but many lives also freed if we successful."
He looked back to Sen for a moment before nodding thoughtfully and smiling once the deal was struck. From there it looked like it was all preparation for the following night, but first he had some family to see and possibly some sleep.
It was easy enough to find Minuette, he simply asked where the rambunctious and outspoken cat girl was and sure enough he found her when he followed the directions given. He invited Sen along to meet his brother, mainly because the feline was actually pretty decent with his hands and Ricket had dubbed him 'Fix-it,' long ago. His actual name was Felix and he was what could be called the clan's mechanic when it was still whole and he had been working as a sort of handyman since they dissolved and moved to different cities.
When he arrived at the little alcove - with Sen if he chose to follow - where Felix had set up shop, repairing whatever items of use that the rebels could scavenge to aid their cause, he paused at the entrance and quirked a slight smile. Standing at the opposite side of the table which was piled with an assortment of gadgets and doodads was a feline humanoid that looked just like Ricket, only he had a long fluffy tail and was bulkier when it came to his musculature. Minuette was standing on a small stool and leaning over the table, looking at whatever he was working on with interest, her long and fluffy tail swaying lazily behind her, "Fix-it... Moonie-it say you be here... but why?"
The other male feline looked up briefly from his work, his expression somewhat gruff as he glanced briefly to Minuette whose little mouth formed an 'o' shape as she saw the intensity in his expression, her tail ceasing its motion as Felix set down his project, "because Minuette insisted on coming and I couldn't let her go alone," his voice was just as gruff as his appearance and he looked tired as he gave what appeared to be a motor of some sort a once over before he set it on a shelf behind him, "of course she wouldn't have if someone had settled down and given her some kittens."
Minuette climbed off the stool and bit her lower lip as Ricket winced slightly before shaking his head, "it... now not time for it, Fix-it... Rrrrrrricket and friend, Sen-it... he good at building things," he smiled awkwardly and held his tongue on continuing, not wanting to irritate his brother any more than he already had, "Sen-it might need Fix-it's help... help for building things to help rebels... helping rebels to make distraction so's Sen-it and Rrrrrrrricket can poison Ogar-it."
Felix looked slightly surprised, the gaze of his golden eyes falling on Minuette who shrugged her slender shoulders slightly before offering Felix a smile, "it's alright Felix... I'm okay, really," she laughed slightly and patted his arm before heading for Ricket and squeezing his shoulder slightly, "it was good to see you," she then left the area to leave the boys to their chat. Ricket gave her a half-hearted smile as she left before returning his attention to Felix, "where Ooma and Abee?"
The conversation seemed to turn to what was most likely their parents and Felix seemed rather guarded the whole time, like he was avoiding saying anything too harsh, probably saving it for another day. He didn't talk for long, reminding Ricket that he had work to do, especially in preparation for the following evening because he wanted everything ready. Ricket told him that he looked like he needed to sleep and urged him to do so, genuine concern in his eyes to which Felix acceded on the grounds that he was only going to take a short nap because there was just a lot to get done.
Zer0
He looked back to Sen for a moment before nodding thoughtfully and smiling once the deal was struck. From there it looked like it was all preparation for the following night, but first he had some family to see and possibly some sleep.
It was easy enough to find Minuette, he simply asked where the rambunctious and outspoken cat girl was and sure enough he found her when he followed the directions given. He invited Sen along to meet his brother, mainly because the feline was actually pretty decent with his hands and Ricket had dubbed him 'Fix-it,' long ago. His actual name was Felix and he was what could be called the clan's mechanic when it was still whole and he had been working as a sort of handyman since they dissolved and moved to different cities.
When he arrived at the little alcove - with Sen if he chose to follow - where Felix had set up shop, repairing whatever items of use that the rebels could scavenge to aid their cause, he paused at the entrance and quirked a slight smile. Standing at the opposite side of the table which was piled with an assortment of gadgets and doodads was a feline humanoid that looked just like Ricket, only he had a long fluffy tail and was bulkier when it came to his musculature. Minuette was standing on a small stool and leaning over the table, looking at whatever he was working on with interest, her long and fluffy tail swaying lazily behind her, "Fix-it... Moonie-it say you be here... but why?"
The other male feline looked up briefly from his work, his expression somewhat gruff as he glanced briefly to Minuette whose little mouth formed an 'o' shape as she saw the intensity in his expression, her tail ceasing its motion as Felix set down his project, "because Minuette insisted on coming and I couldn't let her go alone," his voice was just as gruff as his appearance and he looked tired as he gave what appeared to be a motor of some sort a once over before he set it on a shelf behind him, "of course she wouldn't have if someone had settled down and given her some kittens."
Minuette climbed off the stool and bit her lower lip as Ricket winced slightly before shaking his head, "it... now not time for it, Fix-it... Rrrrrrricket and friend, Sen-it... he good at building things," he smiled awkwardly and held his tongue on continuing, not wanting to irritate his brother any more than he already had, "Sen-it might need Fix-it's help... help for building things to help rebels... helping rebels to make distraction so's Sen-it and Rrrrrrrricket can poison Ogar-it."
Felix looked slightly surprised, the gaze of his golden eyes falling on Minuette who shrugged her slender shoulders slightly before offering Felix a smile, "it's alright Felix... I'm okay, really," she laughed slightly and patted his arm before heading for Ricket and squeezing his shoulder slightly, "it was good to see you," she then left the area to leave the boys to their chat. Ricket gave her a half-hearted smile as she left before returning his attention to Felix, "where Ooma and Abee?"
The conversation seemed to turn to what was most likely their parents and Felix seemed rather guarded the whole time, like he was avoiding saying anything too harsh, probably saving it for another day. He didn't talk for long, reminding Ricket that he had work to do, especially in preparation for the following evening because he wanted everything ready. Ricket told him that he looked like he needed to sleep and urged him to do so, genuine concern in his eyes to which Felix acceded on the grounds that he was only going to take a short nap because there was just a lot to get done.
Zer0
Zer0
Haiku Hitman
- Revolt -
" Night Time, City of Agraba "
" Night Time, City of Agraba "
Sen marveled at how sometimes the worse thing you think could possibly happen, doesn't happen, and events just turn out alright. They poisoned Ogar's drink, and none of the guards were the wiser --- but that's probably because they were all in an uproar at the rebel uprising outside their gates. The people were revolting!
BOOM, BOOM went a giant clockwork cannon, wrecking havoc outside, turning orcs and foes into marshmallows; the clash of sword and shield rang in the night, as dissenters in the army, uplifted by this chance of freedom, released the prisoners and took arms against the garrison in the walls and watchtowers. There were also angry mobs of peasants wielding pitchforks and torches, throwing stones from the roofs of their houses.
"They are really good!" said Sen to Ricket glancing outside as they passed a window on their way to the dungeon. He was slapping on timer bombs on the walls as they ran.
Meanwhile, the guards in the hallway were panicking. Vassal Ogar, the mighty Vassal Ogar, was on the ground frothing and twitching uncontrollably, his flask at his side, acid green brew spilling over the stone floor. "Get him to the shaman immediately!" said a guard. Off they hauled the limp body of the orc.
"What in the world is going on?" said one soldier to another. But at that moment, smoke bombs went off in the dungeons and everyone was coughing, eyes stinging and watering from the pepper in the gas. There were many footsteps, a lot of yelling, and no one noticed two people sneak out of one of the cells. Random explosions rocked the keep.
"Minnie! Seth!" cried a soldier with a familiar voice as they ran up a flight of stairs through all the chaos.
"Brotha?"
"Brotha!" the twins hugged. "Let's get out of here!"
But their good fortune was probably too good to last. As they made their way back to the secret tunnel Ricket and Sen had used, someone caught Seth.
"Hey! Where are you going, deserter?!" said another soldier.
"Fool, that's no orc!"
"You're right. I'm your worse nightmare." said Seth, unable to resist a touch of dramatic flair, and pulled off his disguise. He engaged them in combat, leading them as far away as possible from the others who managed to get inside the tunnel.
Katsuya
Roleplay Skittle
Katsuya
Magical artist
Everything happened so fast! After hearing a commotion outside her cell, Minnie did what Seth told her and let the smoke bombs do their job. Then when the lock on her cell was picked on, she ran out behind Seth, listening to his footsteps and remembering where to go to the tunnel.
As they ran up the stairs, now she can see again, Minnie heard a very familiar voice and smiled happily. "Sen! Ricket! You're okay." She hesitantly ruffled Ricket's fur before backing off, hiding her right side behind Seth as if she didn't really want to catch anybody's attention on it. On her left hand is a pistol that one of the dissenters gave her as she ran by.
She followed Sen and Ricket to the tunnel only for Seth to get caught by the orc guards. Minnie cursed quietly before turning around and aimed, ready to help ninja twin in battle.
Zer0
Roleplay Skittle
As they ran up the stairs, now she can see again, Minnie heard a very familiar voice and smiled happily. "Sen! Ricket! You're okay." She hesitantly ruffled Ricket's fur before backing off, hiding her right side behind Seth as if she didn't really want to catch anybody's attention on it. On her left hand is a pistol that one of the dissenters gave her as she ran by.
She followed Sen and Ricket to the tunnel only for Seth to get caught by the orc guards. Minnie cursed quietly before turning around and aimed, ready to help ninja twin in battle.
Zer0
Roleplay Skittle
Zer0
Haiku Hitman
- Sen Pendragon -
" Revolt "
" Revolt "
Sen had gaped when he saw Minnie's missing arm. Stunned, he went over and held her shoulders, swishing the air where her arm should be. "It's not here . . ." he said blankly. "Your trigger arm which you used to bonk us on the head and eat your cereal isn't here! Who did this to you?" said Sen, gravely, brows furrowed.
He saw all her wounds and bruises and clicked his tongue in annoyance. "My secretary . . . nobody does this to my friends, Seth, we are stringing everyone up like Christmas hams, burry them neck deep in that fire anthill and watch them get eaten by the little nibblits!"
"Er, that might be too graphic, but I'm okay with snuffing them out."
"Too merciful! They deserve a painful send off to the realm of the dead!"
"But we don't have time ---"
"We will make time! Minnie, who cut your arm and hurt you? Tell me everything about them."
Katsuya
Katsuya
Magical artist
Minnie flinched when Sen grabbed her shoulders, her whole body started to tremble lightly as he swishes the air where her arm should be. Her brows furrowed in worry when she heard his tone, her face paled as he looked over her bruises and wounds; she tries to take a deep breathe only to cough.
She tugged on his shirt sleeve when Sen talked with Seth, but that didn't work. So the little gunner wrapped her arm around his waist; that light shudder becoming more apparent as she hid her feverish face on his chest. She squeezed him meaningfully.
"Va-Vassal Ogar-r. R-red orc and leader of the t-town." Minnie muttered. If Sen pulled her away a bit, he would notice how scared she is by her expression. "H-he ordered his men to beat me up for i-info...I-I had to tell him about the governor knowing where to es-escape or else..." Her other arm would have been chopped up too. She sounded a bit guilty for giving up but she couldn't handle it anymore. Every touch is making her flinch as dread slowly pooled in her stomach. Even now when she's hugging Sen, Minnie wanted to back away but she stayed in place.
Zer0
She tugged on his shirt sleeve when Sen talked with Seth, but that didn't work. So the little gunner wrapped her arm around his waist; that light shudder becoming more apparent as she hid her feverish face on his chest. She squeezed him meaningfully.
"Va-Vassal Ogar-r. R-red orc and leader of the t-town." Minnie muttered. If Sen pulled her away a bit, he would notice how scared she is by her expression. "H-he ordered his men to beat me up for i-info...I-I had to tell him about the governor knowing where to es-escape or else..." Her other arm would have been chopped up too. She sounded a bit guilty for giving up but she couldn't handle it anymore. Every touch is making her flinch as dread slowly pooled in her stomach. Even now when she's hugging Sen, Minnie wanted to back away but she stayed in place.
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Zer0
Haiku Hitman
- Sen Pendragon -
" Revolt "
" Revolt "
Sen's look of pity was rare, reserving it only for the uncommon occasions he accidentally fished the pockets of a good person or swindled a softie. Right now, though, he looked like he didn't like the way Minnie was hurt and scared.
He clapped her back gently, frowning, green eyes overshadowed by his auburn hair he had dyed black ages ago. "Ogar's dead, Ricket and I poisoned him. We'll get them back for this, Minnie, don't worry."
Seth nodded at her and punched his knuckles together. "Nobody messes with our family."
"Do you have injuries?" added Sen to his brother.
" Just my heart." he curled up dramatically and laid a careful hand on Minnie's shoulder, rubbing it comfortably. "How'd you like 'em served, Minnie? Christmas ham anthill, medium rare spear barbeque, or death by face lift?" he flipped one of his knives.
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Katsuya
Magical artist
Minnie flinched from the twins' comforting and careful touches, freezing up, her back straightened, and stared widely at the hand that's on her shoulder. She gulped. As she listened, the little gunner continued to stare at that hand until something clicked in her brain. 'They don't hurt unless necessary.' is what she thought, slowly but surely she relaxed, releasing the breath she held back when she tensed up. The trembling stopped.
She looked at Seth with a small frown. "Just snuff 'em out. I don't care how." Then she looked at her right shoulder. "Torturing them won't change anything and it's not good for anybody." Minnie looked up at Sen. "So d-don't be like the red orc...please..."
Zer0
She looked at Seth with a small frown. "Just snuff 'em out. I don't care how." Then she looked at her right shoulder. "Torturing them won't change anything and it's not good for anybody." Minnie looked up at Sen. "So d-don't be like the red orc...please..."
Zer0
Zer0
Haiku Hitman
- Sen Pendragon -
" Revolt "
" Revolt "
Sen gave her a knowing smile. "Toughest looking one in the group, but the biggest softie." he chuckled, ruffling her hair. "Alright, we'll just snuff them out --- Seth, no secret torture."
"I won't. My blows are just going to really, really, hurt." said his twin.
"You want me to carry you, Minnie?" asked Sen, turning back to her. "You can shoot from my back, and if we encounter a huge group as we escape, just throw my clockwork turret at 'em." he showed her the discuss shaped box that held his portable turret.
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Katsuya
Magical artist
Minnie gave him a deadpanned expression, letting him ruffle her hair into a mess. "I'm not soft..." Though there's a hint of pink on her cheeks. It could just be fever but-...
She did feel a sense of relief when they choose not to, more secured being around the twins now. The gunner looked conflicted when Sen offered to carry her. Sure her injuries might be an issue when they run, but she didn't want to slow Sen down too...
"Are you sure?"
Zer0
She did feel a sense of relief when they choose not to, more secured being around the twins now. The gunner looked conflicted when Sen offered to carry her. Sure her injuries might be an issue when they run, but she didn't want to slow Sen down too...
"Are you sure?"
Zer0
Zer0
Haiku Hitman
- Sen Pendragon -
" Revolt "
" Revolt "
"Why thank you! Hear that brother, dear? I got taller." said Sen hoisting her up carefully.
"She said us."
"We got taller." he grinned. "Ready for us to kick the door down and start running from here?" he glanced up at Minnie as his twin got ready to slice and dice.
Katsuya
Roleplay Skittle
Eternally Awkward
It would seem that Bastet was with them that day as their luck couldn't have been better. The rebels successfully distracted the garrison, their allies within the keep that had otherwise been mentally beaten into serving a tyrannical ruler rose up, and Sen and Ricket successfully poisoned their target. They even managed to get away undetected.
Ricket nodded to Sen, an excited and hopeful grin on his feline face as his furry feet carried him swiftly along the hallways towards the dungeon. His eyes lit up when Seth and Minnie ran up the stairs, it was good to see that they were safe, but he frowned when he saw that Minnie's arm was missing. His eyes glistened slightly and as he listened to the ensuing conversation of the three, his sadness turned to rage as an uncharacteristic snarl made it's home upon his feline mouth. How could they do that to her? She was a girl, and just a child at that. He inevitably agreed wholeheartedly with everything that the twins decided for the worse concerning the fate of those that had done this to her.
It seemed that all had gone according to plan as they made their escape until Seth was caught. Ricket cautiously and stealthily sidled up to Minnie and handed over the ring that he had been holding for her, giving her a reassuring smile, "Minnie-it stay careful..." and with that he prepared to help Seth ward off the guards that had picked him out.
Zer0
Katsuya
Ricket nodded to Sen, an excited and hopeful grin on his feline face as his furry feet carried him swiftly along the hallways towards the dungeon. His eyes lit up when Seth and Minnie ran up the stairs, it was good to see that they were safe, but he frowned when he saw that Minnie's arm was missing. His eyes glistened slightly and as he listened to the ensuing conversation of the three, his sadness turned to rage as an uncharacteristic snarl made it's home upon his feline mouth. How could they do that to her? She was a girl, and just a child at that. He inevitably agreed wholeheartedly with everything that the twins decided for the worse concerning the fate of those that had done this to her.
It seemed that all had gone according to plan as they made their escape until Seth was caught. Ricket cautiously and stealthily sidled up to Minnie and handed over the ring that he had been holding for her, giving her a reassuring smile, "Minnie-it stay careful..." and with that he prepared to help Seth ward off the guards that had picked him out.
Zer0
Katsuya
Katsuya
Magical artist
Rolling her eyes in amusement and exasperation at the two bantering like usual, Minnie leaned in a bit as she let her arm be over his shoulder and tightening her grip with her legs on his waist so she doesn't fall off while they ran. Her usual blank expression came back though there was a determined glint in her eyes.
"Ready..."
Minnie accepted the ring back on her finger and hesitantly ruffled Ricket's head lightly. It was kind of funny to see because she had to reach down to do it from a taller Sen's height. "Thanks. I will..." She somehow doubted that Sen would let her off on her own for now...
Zer0
Roleplay Skittle
"Ready..."
Minnie accepted the ring back on her finger and hesitantly ruffled Ricket's head lightly. It was kind of funny to see because she had to reach down to do it from a taller Sen's height. "Thanks. I will..." She somehow doubted that Sen would let her off on her own for now...
Zer0
Roleplay Skittle
Zer0
Haiku Hitman
- Revolt! -
Smoke bombs went off in the keep grounds, as a black blur leapt above the heads of the blind and coughing soldiers, blood arching up from a whirlwind of blades. They couldn't see what was happening inside, only heard the death throes and the thud of bodies; archers from the keep shot into the smoke, just as streaks of silver were shot back, throwing knives right between the eyes.
Meanwhile, Sen slipped through all the chaos in the shadows, heart hammering, but breath very steady and quiet as he carried Minnie to one of the Rebel's safehouses. "These rebels are with us, Minnie." he said, "They'll protect you. I'm helping Seth, see you later!"
Katsuya
Roleplay Skittle
Katsuya
Magical artist
While Sen ran, Minnie tried kicking an orc that was coming their way, but she miscalculated and instead pushed the monster; mouth on her bare foot.
She shuddered when she felt it's lips and teeth, disgusted and a bit scared.
The little gunner blinked when he explained about the rebels before shaking her head a bit in disbelief and amusement. "Only you guys would find a rebel group." She got down when they entered the rebel's safe house; she quickly wiped her foot on the dirt like she wanted to rub something off as she patted his arm lightly.
"Okay...See ya later, Sen." Minnie set him off, looking worried for her friends and Co-workers.
Zer0
Roleplay Skittle
She shuddered when she felt it's lips and teeth, disgusted and a bit scared.
The little gunner blinked when he explained about the rebels before shaking her head a bit in disbelief and amusement. "Only you guys would find a rebel group." She got down when they entered the rebel's safe house; she quickly wiped her foot on the dirt like she wanted to rub something off as she patted his arm lightly.
"Okay...See ya later, Sen." Minnie set him off, looking worried for her friends and Co-workers.
Zer0
Roleplay Skittle
Zer0
Haiku Hitman
- Victory -
The archers in the keep did a number on Seth, there were arrows sticking from his armor and front, before he made a majestic running leap from one of the towers and on to the keep's roof where he took a breather, before leaping back down into the fray again. He rejoined Sen whose clockwork turret he mechanically linked to the cannon and watched as its shots turned walls and towers into marshmallowy goo. The rebels were really good at keeping the enemy busy, they had the most casualties, but it allowed the four heroes to do their jobs well which was take out the main garrison. The battle lasted until dawn, and in the end, the remaining enemy troops surrendered.
The four really cleaned out the city. They had moved on to the walls and towers of the city, striking fear wherever they went, as if the hands of death himself just appeared out of nowhere and massacred hundreds, and the people cheered and followed.
Seth was talking about he didn't need to be scared of these chumps after all, their fighting skills were nothing. The four liberated an entire city. Sen and Seth couldn't believe they did this, all those weeks of hiding, the two thought they weren't ready for this sort of thing, having only had bandits, the occasional dune worm, and other desert monsters as practice. The four were hailed as heroes of Jahara, and for added flair, Sen showed off the head of Ogar as the new morning cast its light upon the cheering citizens of the liberated city of Agraba.
Katsuya
Roleplay Skittle
Katsuya
Magical artist
Minnie ran out as soon the enemy troops tried to invade the safehouses, still armed but she couldn't get good shots at some; so she fought barehanded. The tiny gunner kicked and punched as many orcs as she could, dodging the arrows and blows as she stealthly ran around.
Minnie even found the witch doctor, the one that liked poking her bruises and cuts while healing. She took great pleasure in axe kicking his face in and knocking him out with a headbutt. Soon enough, the four of them freed the city as the remining orcs ran out of the gates and she scoffed, glaring dangerously at them.
When she reunited with her friends, Minnie was listening to Seth and nodded in agreement. While she is surprised that they managed to do this, she wondered if the short time of training with Prince Pretty Boy's army was the cause of that. If it was, he's nuts to assign that sort of training regiment...but it worked so she's not complaining.
As they were hailed as heroes of Jahara, Minnie puffed up her chest and held her head high. A little smug grin spread across her round face, looking very much like a pleased cat who caught a bunch of mice.
It's like she was saying 'These wimps are lucky that I only have one arm now' to the cheering crowd of Agraba, standing proudly next to her friends in that morning.
Zer0
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Minnie even found the witch doctor, the one that liked poking her bruises and cuts while healing. She took great pleasure in axe kicking his face in and knocking him out with a headbutt. Soon enough, the four of them freed the city as the remining orcs ran out of the gates and she scoffed, glaring dangerously at them.
When she reunited with her friends, Minnie was listening to Seth and nodded in agreement. While she is surprised that they managed to do this, she wondered if the short time of training with Prince Pretty Boy's army was the cause of that. If it was, he's nuts to assign that sort of training regiment...but it worked so she's not complaining.
As they were hailed as heroes of Jahara, Minnie puffed up her chest and held her head high. A little smug grin spread across her round face, looking very much like a pleased cat who caught a bunch of mice.
It's like she was saying 'These wimps are lucky that I only have one arm now' to the cheering crowd of Agraba, standing proudly next to her friends in that morning.
Zer0
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Eternally Awkward
-Ricket-
"City of Agraba"
-Victory!-
"City of Agraba"
-Victory!-
Ricket focused mainly on retaking the keep because he figured that gaining a foothold in the enemy headquarters would be a good blow to their defenses and also gain the rebels a better advantage in retaking the city.
While struggling in his moves and generally missing with his attacks but also as evasive when being attacked, he figured at least he was providing a good distraction and adequately aiding those that were attacking other parts of the area surrounding the keep. It looked like he was right and as he dealt the final blow on the remaining troops and realized that they had been the last, he looked around with a somewhat surprised look, followed by a satisfied smile.
Though their victory in the keep wasn't the last to be had and he was glad to join up with the increasing amount of rebels as they ran through the city, causing mayhem and destruction for their enemies as they went, the loss of the rebels diminishing as their ranks grew and inevitably overtook the city.
Liberation. The joyous looks on the people's faces as they beheld the falsely accused heroes had begun a healing process in the feline's heart upon wounds he thought couldn't be healed, and he felt the sunlight I little more acutely as he took note of Minuette's cheerful face amongst those that had fought and won.
-Lydia Dubois-
"Sea King's Shrine"
"It doesn't taste like chicken," James said in a voice that seemed like he was betrayed."Sea King's Shrine"
Lydia giggled and shook her head, "who told you that it would?"
"... Thomas."
"I told you not to listen to him! Frederick's opinions are much more reliable, he won't try to fool you."
James nodded and set the dish of roasted frog legs aside, which while it felt like it was totally okay they had brought the dish with them on their picnic, she questioned why she felt that way because she wouldn't normally eat that kind of food let alone bring it on a picnic. She smiled as James lay his head on her lap which was covered by white lace layered over pink satin, as was the rest of her dress, the neckline cut low and the sleeves reaching to her elbows. James was wearing a Victorian era suit like what her brothers and father commonly wore, and there was nothing unusual about that in her mind either.
They were enjoying the weather outside of the family's vacation home out in the countryside of Frankia and Lydia took to running her fingers through James' hair tenderly as he lay on her lap, commenting on how one of the clouds looked like Renee. Each of the clouds seemed to morph in shape until they looked like one of their friends or family or one of their summons and they all started mingling together like some sort of play in the sky.
Lydia sipped her tea while James ate some grapes, the warm sun shining down on them both.
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Lydia woke on the third day at the Sea King's shrine smiling. Her heart filled with a sort of nostalgia and longing that occupied her thoughts for most of the day as they roved over the first time she and James met to the first time that she really saw him and on wards to the day he had decided to gift her Sasha. She remembered her thoughts when she had first summoned the little owl and her heart ached. Echo was a good friend and nice to talk to, but she missed Sasha snuggling against her neck and reminding her of the bond they shared that was also shared with James.
There was a woosh as Lydia curled up in her tent, hugging her pillow against her and a moment after, Lydia felt her hair being gently tugged. Her eyes opened in surprise and she slowly and cautiously turned her head, afraid that there was a mouse or some sort of large insect that had crept in her tent, only to see Sasha gently preening her as she sometimes liked to do, "S-Sasha?!" Lydia carefully sat up despite her surprise, rubbing her eyes and blinking, "are you really here?!"
Sasha hooted and puffed up her chest, her little taloned feet carrying her a bit closer to Lydia, she looked a little confused and seemed to be wondering why Lydia was surprised she was there. Lydia showed her the sealing cuffs and said that she didn't even say the words to summon her, but she soon pushed those thoughts aside and gently lifted Sasha to her neck where she softly snuggled her, "I missed you."
Following her joyful reunion with Sasha, Lydia was terribly excited by the fact that she had summoned Sasha without words, she hadn't yet taken into consideration the fact that she had done so with the sealing cuffs still fastened securely around her wrists; so when her declaration was greeted by bouts of wariness from the soldiers, a concerned gaze from Echo, and the serious scrutiny of the prince, she realized how serious it actually was that she had cast a spell regardless of the wards granted by the cuffs.
Lydia's expression lost its enthusiasm as - without a word - Kenren's soldiers turned their weapons on her as the prince of the Orients sternly requested that she show him her sealing cuffs. With shaking hands and a gaze that declined to directly look at anyone, she held out her arms so that her cuffs could be easily inspected as Sasha huddled closely against her. There was no sign of any sort of tampering on the cuffs, they were the same as they had always been though this was not evidence enough for the prince and at the harsh sound of his voice when he commanded her to look at him, Lydia jumped slightly before doing as told. Kenren's eyes narrowed on her as his gaze directly pierced her own and he scanned her eyes intently before his features eventually smoothed, though he wouldn't completely drop his guard and assigned several of his soldiers to watch over her at all times.
The cuffs were not removed from Lydia's wrist seeing that they weren't certain if they affected the potency of her magic, perhaps allowing her to summon Sasha because of her emotional attachment to the little owl but possibly not allowing her to use other schools of magic because she didn't have the same connection with them. Of course this theory didn't cause the prince to neglect the possibility and so whatever magic users he had under his command were assigned to designing more potent runes for the cuffs to block her magic ability entirely once more.
After the situation concerning the potency of the sealing cuffs, or lack thereof, was summarily dealt with, Lydia returned to her cleansing sessions with the Sea King. Of course these sessions were now done under the watchful gaze of the soldiers, but with Echo and now Sasha, Lydia only felt all the more need to be rid of the dragon and did her best to open herself to the Sea King so that he could pull the hateful creature from her.
The following day, King Aelin informed everyone that he could no longer sense the dragon's presence in the young witch, which was the truth, though he wasn't completely convinced because for him it seemed like the dragon had been scarcely present at all following the discovery of the cuffs and he hadn't thought that it was because the beast's hold was diminishing. He decided to keep a careful eye on Lydia afterwards, being perceptive as he was, Kenren also ordered his soldiers to continue their watch of Lydia because he took note of how the Sea King was acting. The presence of the dragon was known to King Aelin, he recognized the creature and so for the next two days he took careful consideration of how she was acting and as it would happen, on the next day Lydia approached Kenren innocently enough, asking a question about their plans from then on, nodding in response whether or not she was actually given an answer and turning to leave him again.
Though she seemed to want to add a thought as she turned back around, only the thought wouldn't be so much a thought as an action, and it was this unusual behavior that the Sea King acted on, immediately jumping into action and throwing a wall of water up between Lydia and the prince, the fireball she had launched at him dissolving in a hiss of steam once it struck the cool water, the water then engulfing Lydia, protecting her from any oncoming attacks as well as protecting the soldiers from any attacks she may have otherwise made on them. King Aelin put her in to a sort of stasis to help calm her soul and to make her fight the dragon internally. She was nourished through the water and for the most part she seemed like she was asleep, but she was fighting with her full heart, soul, and mind against the dragon and by the end of the thirteenth day, her soul was clean and she was no longer tainted by the presence of the black dragon, Valdanr.
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- The Rift -" 10, 000 Years Ago "
Among the first deathwing's that roamed the realm beneath Yggdrassil, none were as dangerous as Curse-striker, the dark serpent who cracked the three great roots of the great tree, and devoured the root that reached over the freezing mist and darkness of Niflheim. He tore a pit through the wounds of the tree and thundered out with the giants after the Rift War, when the stars had already come down and became the manna trees that sung to soothe the chaos.
He was a cruel, malicious titan of flames, cloaked in shadow and darkness. His breath was death, and he had a hunger as unquenchable as the grave. He threatened to devour all of Midgard, and it began here in the other side of the Storm Wall.
One by one, the lands fell and were devoured, but in the midst of the chaos, an alliance of men rose to challenge his power. They were led by the kings and queens of the seven kingdoms, who marched out against his armies of monstrous giants, and in the plains of Awashima fought for the freedom of Midgard.
Victory was near, until Curse-striker rose from his feasting of Yggdrassil's second root, and with his servants sundered the armies of men.
It was in this moment when all hope had faded, that Draco, friend of men and bravest of the dragons in Midgard, took up the spirits of the fallen kings and queens, and with a thundering roar that roused the manna trees, summoned the hearts of dragons all over and defeated the enemy, sealed him and his servants deep underneath the earth, forever bound by the hearts of dragons and the spirit of the fallen kings and queens.
Draco himself was mortally wounded, but in his last moments, gave his heart to seven new guardians who were to carry on guarding the cage of the Devourer, because he knew that this peace will not last forever. And the land was at peace.
They later found out that he had created a wall of Storm and Mist around the scarred lands, a barrier to keep the destruction caused by Curse-Striker from spreading to other lands. And since then, the men inside have been toiling to heal the scars of the war ever since.
"But we have never been able to fully heal the land." said Izanagi to Chenglei and James. "The death of the manna trees has thwarted our efforts and now the old rift, that had been sealed, is causing disturbances again, causing our lands to float into the sky, making ice and magma erupt from the ground. The manna flow of Midgard is fluctuating, hence in many places of the world now magic has become as rare as myth, and yet in some lands it is as common as you see here."
"The prophecy foretold that the death of the trees will cause the rifts to open again, and that Curse-Striker, he whose name was taken away for his atrocities, would rise again and devour Midgard. This is the prophecy of Ragnarok, but it was also said that the seven guardians will once more rise up to challenge him. We thought, they were going to be descendants of the first guardians whose lineage have continued on these past ten thousand years here on the other side of the Wall. We have been waiting for their birth, but they were never born. We didn't know the guardians would come from the other side. You, Chenglei Zhou, look and behave exactly like one of them. You and the six companions you've told us about: Lydia Dubois, Echo Muses, Johnny Caprice, Renee Pendragon, Serena Lock, and Kenren Taisho."
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Chenglei sat there, frozen from shock as he listened to Izanagi, the cup is held near his lips but the drink itself never entered his mouth. If it did, he would have spited it out in disbelief.
"Wat?" He said in his sultry accent, his eyes a bit wide as he lowered the cup down. Then he cleared his throat before asking, trying to process the whole legend.
"Pard'n but how do ya kno' dat meh an' meh friends are these...seven guardians? I-I really doubt dat ya would kno' by lookin' and yet ya say dat I look and behav' exactly like one of dese guardians? How-?" This is hard to swallow.....
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"Wat?" He said in his sultry accent, his eyes a bit wide as he lowered the cup down. Then he cleared his throat before asking, trying to process the whole legend.
"Pard'n but how do ya kno' dat meh an' meh friends are these...seven guardians? I-I really doubt dat ya would kno' by lookin' and yet ya say dat I look and behav' exactly like one of dese guardians? How-?" This is hard to swallow.....
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