The Newcago Court

[Queen Elsa Steelheart she/her]

(You are now Princess Delightful Sedai)

The King chuckled at Delightful's frankness, and turned to face Elsa, "I'm aware of most of the things in the dungeon Elsa, I used to live there remember?" With a smile he summoned his Black Shard and removed his cloak, freeing his Shardplate, "Tell me Queen, is my Brewery still down there? I swear if the break a single flask I'll have all of their Honorblades hanging on my wall by nightfall."

"Come to think of it, BT, I am certain that they may be a couple of barrels down there, especially of Orange Dream, one of my favourites. I can assure you that any flasks broken will be paid for immediately." The Queen pulled out her ice shardblade as four servant placed on her steel shard plate and armour.

[Delightful]

Delightful closes her eyes and straightens her back. A dark shadow of a cloud coalesces into being behind her.

 

"Good thing," she mutters, "that's its not only trouble the whole Herald experience brought me."

 

She lift her chin, holding her arms out, and the shadow swirls around her arms. Two long, icy blades, half again the length of a shardblade drop into her hands, matching scabbards appearing at her waist. She immediately slides them away, still within easy reach and instant draw.

 

A low growl resounds, and two wolfbeasts, with thick, matted hair and jagged teeth, emerge and crouch at Delightful's knees. For a moment, the smell of wet dirt and thick blood fills the air. She blinks, and her eyes flick a murky colour, closer to the beasts' red than her usual brown.

 

"Right." she says, "We need a battle plan. We don't know what we're facing and we need to play to each other's strengths."

She clears her throat and raises her voice.

"All those who do not wish to fight or are unable to do so, please make your way to the Scholar's Base. Leftinch lived there, and he knew the most about the Heralds. He may have put extra precautions into place. I assure you that you will be under the protection of Newcago. We will allow no harm to come to innocents, not on my watch and not on my account. This I swear."

Edited November 22, 2014 by Delightful

[BreathTaker he/him]

BT's Sonoran Grey Wolf and his Timber Wolf also joined the group as well as the King's two armored Cuervos. Shardblades don't really have that much of an effect on them. "I am ready to fight by your uh... sides." As he spoke a black helmet materialized around his head with a long red spike sticking out of the front and one eye glowed red.  (Like Nightmare)  

 

(Two Ravens and two Wolves... get it?)

Edited November 22, 2014 by BreathTaker

[Queen Elsa Steelheart she/her]

The Queen snapped her fingers and four horses appeared, one for each of them. After two servants placed a blue helmet on Elsa's and Delightful head, Queen Elsa turned to them. "Our best chance is to head to the dungeon first, and continue from there. Usually I would never ride horses in the castle, but this is a great exception. " She turned again "Guards, please bring me defense and attack knight group 2 please, just in case we need backup."

She turned to the remaining guests and moved her hands and ice clouds appeared. "These will be the fastest way to take you to the Scholars Base. We will return soon with victory." As they moved away, a great clanking of metal was heard from the armour.

[Queen Elsa Steelheart she/her]

"Excuse me." Pirh sighed. "I don't need a horse. I'm in wolf form." A dozen other various wolves ran through the door and stood by her side.

 

No problem. The Extra Wolves are extremely helpful, Thank you. 

Edited November 22, 2014 by Queen Elsa Steelheart

[Queen Elsa Steelheart she/her]

"No problem." Pirh shrugged, or did a very shruglike gesture. "Where are these enemies?"

 

They are most likely to be in the dungeons, which is where we are heading, but hopefully they will be there, because if they have already escaped, We could be in great danger. 

[Queen Elsa Steelheart she/her]

"Danger." Pirh snarled. "Danger is good. If I had more time, I could probably bring the other packs living in and around the area, but no time."

 

"Delightful could bring in some more wolves for you, she has her two wolves as well." They are just about to go to the door of the dungeon, at the bottom of the castle, when one of the Heralds lunges up and swipes Queen Elsa directly off her horse. 

[Queen Elsa Steelheart she/her]

Pirh's wolves pounced. She slipped behind the Herald, ready to be sneaky, but there was another Herald. A sword blew through the air above Pirh, but Pirh switched back to "human" form. An obsidian dagger hit the sword, but the sword cut straight through it. Pirh misjudged the Heralds. One of the swords past through Blaze's leg. She fell to the ground, the limb turning gray. Pirh jumped towards that Herald, transforming as she leapt. She knocked him to the ground and switched to human form. The sword was dangerous and just before it sliced through her, Pirh grabbed it. 

 

In a hurry the Queen jumped back on her horse and pulled out her shard blade. The room began to fill with snow as an attempt to slow down the Heralds but one jumped on the Queen's horse and began a fierce battle. "MARSHMELLOW! I SUMMON YOU!"

A enormous ice and snow monster formed out of the ground and began to fight.

[Queen Elsa Steelheart she/her]

Pirh pulled the sword away from the Herald, then stabbed the Herald with it. An ice monster formed. Pirh wondered, vaguely, what it would be like to spike one of them. She decided against it, it might hurt the Queen. A sphere of glass on the Herald's body glowed faintly and that light streamed towards her. Was there something wrong with her?

 

The Queen stared at the sphere for a moment, before stabbing the Herald and knocking it off the horse. "What is that? Is that supposed to be there?" They rode their horses to the lowest part of the dungeon, and couldn't believe what they saw. 

[Queen Elsa Steelheart she/her]

Twelve dragons watched the pair. 

"What?" Pirh asked, confused. Then, of course, twenty five other dragons cut off their escape. 

 

"I do not in any way remember putting any dragons here. Thats rather strange." She moved her arms and two ice dragons began to form.  

"Is there any way you can call more wolves for backup?"

[Queen Elsa Steelheart she/her]

"Yeah, it will take a very long time for the other packs to get here, though. I summoned them earlier. Coal, did they arrive?" Her mate nodded. 

"They're waiting up top."

"Tell them to come down."

"Okay."

 

"What was that glowing sphere before? Could it somehow help us get out of this situation?" they said as the dragons moved closer.

[Queen Elsa Steelheart she/her]

"I dunno." Pirh admitted. "Should I throw it at them?"

"Why not?" Coal suggested. Pirh did that. It exploded in their faces and then one of the dragons ran around screaming "Purple! Purple! Purple!" Another yelled. "Squirrel! Squirrel!" A group of 5 black wolves leapt onto another dragon. The scouts of the Midnight Pack.

"Thanks, Blacksky." Pirh called. "Glad you could come." The biggest wolf, Blacksky, nodded. Pirh was the alpha of the Lordship Pack, initiator of the Domination Pact. She wasn't really glad. It was their duty. 

 

"Thank Pirh! Keep it up!." Queen Elsa began to throw ice shard at all the dragons and summoned more ice dragons. "If this is only the beginning, I really don't want to know what else waiting for us.:

[Queen Elsa Steelheart she/her]

"Is the Dawn Pack here?" Pirh asked. "And where is the rest of the Midnight Pack?" 

"Fighting a demon." Blacksky shrugged. "Anyway, Dawn Pack is on its way. The farther away packs might take anywhere between twenty minutes to an hour. 

 

As the Queen stuck her shardblade into the heart of the last dragon she turned back to Pirh. "Hurry! We don't have much time!" and they began to race into the dark, gloomy dungeons.

[Queen Elsa Steelheart she/her]

A pair of silver globs with sharp blades sticking on top of them leapt at them. One of them formed into a chain around the Queen's legs. Coal slashed the other one. 

 

The Queen struggled with the chain, but the more she moved, the tighter it became around her legs. 

[Queen Elsa Steelheart she/her]

"Pirh!" she screamed, but the words simply floated out her mouth, useless under her control. The Queen tried to struggle with the chains once more but with a final movement the chains flew up into the air and smacked down on the ground, with the Queen smacking her head on the cold hard dungeon floor, and fell into unconsciousness in an instant. 

[Queen Elsa Steelheart she/her]

Slowly and wearily, the Queen regained consciousness. "Delightful?" she said, looking around. Her hand went to her head. "Ow. My head is killing me." She noticed she still had the chains around her legs and the cuffs up to her wrists on her hands and most of her armour was gone and her shard blade was missing. She looked around, "Pirh. You're here too?" We are in the darkest and most remote part of the dungeon. I only send the most serious of criminals here." Queen Elsa tried to get up, but almost instantly fell over again. "Smacking my head didn't exactly help with my balance. How are we going to get out?"

[Queen Elsa Steelheart she/her]

"I have no idea. It is your dungeon." She shrugged. She hit the wall with her fist, frustrated. "What happened? What was that silver thing?" A snake slivered in front of the cage. Suddenly, the ground beneath their feet disappeared. Pirh grabbed a bar, but her strength from the pack sense was gone. Her dominance was over. Would Dustvoid and his faction rebel against the Pact with her gone? She fell too, dangling by the chain. They were hanging above a pool of...something. It was black and purple. People walked around the edges, occasionally looking up and jeering at the two.

 

"After that chain wrapped itself around me, it wrapped itself around you and you lost consciousness. Then It flew me up and smacked me back down, and I smacked my head on the dungeon floor. But we need to get out of here, that pool is full of poison. I've seen it before! Pirh. I have an idea. Can you somehow start swinging on your chains and I'll swing on mine to gain enough momentum to grab onto something on the other side of the pool and break the top chain?"

[BreathTaker he/him]

BreathTaker and his two undead Cuervos burst in to the room, the King cut through one of the Dragonkin guarding the two women while the Huginn and Muninn mobbed the other guard. Behind those three came Geri and Freki as well as Pirh's entire pack, killing or maiming most of the remaining Dragonkin. 

 

Finally after all the enemies had been dispatched the Raven King started for the imprisoned women but before he could make it, a large snake lunged at him. Before he could react Munnin was there in it's black plate armor being squeezed to death by the serpent, without thinking BT slammed his Shardblade against the snakes body but the blade was deflected off of the now metallic creature. Munnin was crushed like a can within seconds, it's animated skeleton sparking as the magic left it, after the spell wore off a large raven climbed out of the crumpled armor.

 

Enraged at the loss, the Raven King's armor began to glow with black flames in sigils etched into the armor. The man reached out, grabbed the snake's head in his mighty paws and began to tear it in half from the mouth all the way to the tail. 

 

After BreathTaker dropped the body he continued on his path to Elsa and Pirh when he heard the booming voice, he stopped and thought for a moment before speaking, "Who speaks against these two and for what crimes?" The King's helmet melted away and reformed into his silver crown, his sword shifted into a long bladed spear, both of his Cuervos had reverted back to plain ravens and alighted on his shoulders while Freki and Geri sat at his side. Again one eye remained black while the other glowed a fierce red.

 

"Who speaks?" The booming voice asked after a moment, "I am BreathTaker, King on the Raven throne, Son of Durin and Grandson of Odin! I am King of the dead and those who prefer the shadows! I demand to know what crimes these women have committed!" BT's voice also boomed now, matching the unseen judge's volume in a rumbling bass. 

 

(son of Durin not son and grandson of Odin... ew)

Edited November 22, 2014 by BreathTaker

[Queen Elsa Steelheart she/her]

"Thats YOUR MAJESTY to you!" Queen Elsa screamed back at the man. 

 

Edit: Sorry BT, didn't see your last post till now.

Edited November 22, 2014 by Queen Elsa Steelheart

[BreathTaker he/him]

(Yes, yes it is. The Raven King has Slept too long)

[Queen Elsa Steelheart she/her]

BreathTaker and his two undead Cuervos burst in to the room, the King cut through one of the Dragonkin guarding the two women while the Huginn and Muninn mobbed the other guard. Behind those three came Geri and Freki as well as Pirh's entire pack, killing or maiming most of the remaining Dragonkin. 

 

Finally after all the enemies had been dispatched the Raven King started for the imprisoned women but before he could make it, a large snake lunged at him. Before he could react Munnin was there in it's black plate armor being squeezed to death by the serpent, without thinking BT slammed his Shardblade against the snakes body but the blade was deflected off of the now metallic creature. Munnin was crushed like a can within seconds, it's animated skeleton sparking as the magic left it, after the spell wore off a large raven climbed out of the crumpled armor.

 

Enraged at the loss, the Raven King's armor began to glow with black flames in sigils etched into the armor. The man reached out, grabbed the snake's head in his mighty paws and began to tear it in half from the mouth all the way to the tail. 

 

After BreathTaker dropped the body he continued on his path to Elsa and Pirh when he heard the booming voice, he stopped and thought for a moment before speaking, "Who speaks against these two and for what crimes?" The King's helmet melted away and reformed into his silver crown, his sword shifted into a long bladed spear, both of his Cuervos had reverted back to plain ravens and alighted on his shoulders while Freki and Geri sat at his side. Again one eye remained black while the other glowed a fierce red.

 

"Who speaks?" The booming voice asked after a moment, "I am BreathTaker, King on the Raven throne, Son of Durin and Grandson of Odin! I am King of the dead and those who prefer the shadows! I demand to know what crimes these women have committed!" BT's voice also boomed now, matching the unseen judge's volume in a rumbling bass. 

 

(son of Durin not son and grandson of Odin... ew)

 

A look of happiness and relief crossed the queen's face. "Raven King! I can't thank you enough!" But the queen knew, it was escape first, and chat later. 

[BreathTaker he/him]

BT looked down at Elsa and Pirh hanging from the chain and nodded, there was nothing he could do but fight this "Court" either physically or verbally. 

[Queen Elsa Steelheart she/her]

Pirh was glad, everything would be okay. Her pack sense still wasn't there, but that would come back. It had to. Except...Were the chains loosening? She looked up and then the two fell. Blue lightening flashed all across the room.

"Death to the false Queen!" Yelled a large group of flying...pandas? The pandas flew across the room, straight towards the falling pair. Coal leapt across the pool, knocking Pirh out of the way. Moonstorm, a silver wolf, grabbed the Queen. However, a panda grabbed Moonstorm. The panda started to strangle the wolf. Pirh ran towards Moonstorm, but she was locked in combat with the panda. 

"What's up with the Pandas?" Pirh muttered. "Anyway. Pack, protect me!" The pack surrounded her, the pack sense rekindled. She transformed, growling in annoyance. "Attack and kill pandas. Has the other packs arrived?"

"Yes." Coal nodded. "They're waiting outside. Those cowards thought you were already dead." 

"Dustvoid." Pirh growled. "I am going to make an example out of him."

"Of course." Coal nodded. Suddenly, a bright yellow flash illuminated a giant panda across the room. 

The Queen looked a little uneasy as Moonstorm grabbed her. She wasn't used to riding on wolves, but she was glad she was being rescued from the weird looking pandas. As the queen hit the ground after Moonstrom started to fight the Panda, her cuffs broke and shattered and her hands were free. A nearby wolf bit through her leg chain. The fight had began. 

With her blue eyes glowing with rage, she floated on a ice cloud towards the judge and shot a shard of ice at him. Looking into his eyes, she said "If it is an ice queen you want, then an ice queen you shall have." She picked him up amounst a mound of snow and flung him across the room. There, in his coat, was Elsa's shardblade and Pirh's spike. 

Edited November 22, 2014 by Queen Elsa Steelheart

[BreathTaker he/him]

BT burried his face in his hand, he had everything under control... with a sigh he jumped into the pit, blade reforming in to the BlackShard. He threw the blade and knocked Elsa's ice spike wide, the man was dazed enough that she recovered both items but BreathTaker took the man and slammed him against the wall, "WHO ARE YOU?!" his voice boomed, his Shard reforming as a large black spike with the tip almost touching the man's throat.

[Queen Elsa Steelheart she/her]

BT burried his face in his hand, he had everything under control... with a sigh he jumped into the pit, blade reforming in to the BlackShard. He threw the blade and knocked Elsa's ice spike wide, the man was dazed enough that she recovered both items but BreathTaker took the man and slammed him against the wall, "WHO ARE YOU?!" his voice boomed, his Shard reforming as a large black spike with the tip almost touching the man's throat.

 

The Queen retrieved her shard blade and stood behind BT in front of the man. "And how DARE you call me a false queen and danger my life!" The man trembled in front of the Raven King and the Ice Queen.

 

Slowly, the man began to speak. "I'm the leader of the Heralds." He said.

Edited November 22, 2014 by Queen Elsa Steelheart