Let's go find a dragon

[Channelknight Fadran]

53 minutes ago, Random Bystander said:

Veila looked at the boulder. "Wow. I didn't know I had this much luck." She said cheerily. "It literally stopped just in time. Yay! We didn't get squished!"

"Yeah. Wonderful. Doesn't change the fact that we're smushed against a wall." Val grunted and tugged, but to no avail. "Can you reach my spellbook? It's in my pocket."

[Isabelle6060 she/her]

1 hour ago, S4S said:

If you want Cara to notice Ni clinging to a nearby tree soaking wet and covered in mud, that's fine with me, haha!

Cara walked a little within the forest and jumped as she notice a shadow shift a little. Peering closer, Cara made out Ni clinging to a tree. 

"Ni, you gotta get outta here. There is a demon just over there that might try to kill you if he spots you."

[S4S]

1 hour ago, Isabelle6060 said:

"Ni, you gotta get outta here. There is a demon just over there that might try to kill you if he spots you."

Nearly jumping out of his boots in fright at the sudden voice beside him, Ni spun towards the sound that called his name. Trying to duck and turn to face the source of the noise though, Ni’s foot slipped out from under him. Falling away from the tree, Ni had nowhere to grab onto as he fell with a muffled grunt to the muddied earth. In a tarnished effort to achieve safety, Ni warily held out his hand in a gesture of warding as he scrambled away from the voice.

Recognizing it was Cara though, Ni stopped.

Making sure it actually was Cara, Ni shook his head and wiped the rainwater streaming across the eyeholes of his hood to see her more clearly. Dropping his arm back to his side, Ni tried to collect himself between trembling breaths. The pounding rain had masked Cara’s approach in both sight and sound, and Ni still felt disoriented and uneasy from the blast of lightning that had struck nearby. He could feel his hands and legs were still shaking from the combination of shock, cold, and danger he found himself in.

Quickly sliding forward and using the nearby tree to pull himself from the mud, Ni flashed a shaking finger to his hood where his lips were before waving his hand forcefully downward in an effort to get Cara and her steed to stay low and out of sight.

 

Edited May 20, 2021 by S4S

[Condensation she/her]

16 hours ago, Knight of Iron said:

Exodus glanced at Minuet, hesitant to let her without a weapon, but nodded instead. He knew how much damage one could do with just some magic.

A dozen or so silvery elves approached them from the side, armed with maces, chains, and axes. Continuing to run was no longer a viable option.

Minuet turned and faced the elves with a grim smile.

[Isabelle6060 she/her]

15 hours ago, S4S said:

Nearly jumping out of his boots in fright at the sudden voice beside him, Ni spun towards the sound that called his name. Trying to duck and turn to face the source of the noise though, Ni’s foot slipped out from under him. Falling away from the tree, Ni had nowhere to grab onto as he fell with a muffled grunt to the muddied earth. In a tarnished effort to achieve safety, Ni warily held out his hand in a gesture of warding as he scrambled away from the voice.

Recognizing it was Cara though, Ni stopped.

Making sure it actually was Cara, Ni shook his head and wiped the rainwater streaming across the eyeholes of his hood to see her more clearly. Dropping his arm back to his side, Ni tried to collect himself between trembling breaths. The pounding rain had masked Cara’s approach in both sight and sound, and Ni still felt disoriented and uneasy from the blast of lightning that had struck nearby. He could feel his hands and legs were still shaking from the combination of shock, cold, and danger he found himself in.

Quickly sliding forward and using the nearby tree to pull himself from the mud, Ni flashed a shaking finger to his hood where his lips were before waving his hand forcefully downward in an effort to get Cara and her steed to stay low and out of sight.

 

Cara ducked down low and gestured for Felicity to do lay down. Felicity hesitantly complied. 

"We'll just wait for the fighting to be over, and then decide what to do." Cara whispered.

[Quivil]

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Yvris was planning to attack Xeus once she reached the other group but that'll take a while and nobody's saying anything so time isn't passing.

 

[Onimur he/him]

Rylan woke to a very sudden CRASH!

He sat bolt upright on his bed, halfway through casting Light before he realized that he could see just fine. 
 

“What was that!?” Rylan shouted, looking about the room for signs of damage or intrusion.

[Condensation she/her]

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So do we do the fighty thing?

 

[Knight of Iron she/they]

10 hours ago, Condensation said:

 

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Yeah, we can fight and kill as many as we want, I am going to be too busy today to write out a post unfortunately, but Ara or Minuet can go ahead for now

 

[Channelknight Fadran]

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As soon as Val and Vei get out of the tower they're gonna beat the crap outta these things.

 

[Trutharchivist he/him]

15 hours ago, Onimur said:

Rylan woke to a very sudden CRASH!

He sat bolt upright on his bed, halfway through casting Light before he realized that he could see just fine. 
 

“What was that!?” Rylan shouted, looking about the room for signs of damage or intrusion.

Oswald (the ghost servant) arrived to the guest room. The wind howled something that sounded like: "good morning, honored guest. The tower appears to be under attack."

3 hours ago, Channelknight Fadran said:

As soon as Val and Vei get out of the tower they're gonna beat the crap outta these things.

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You are aware that what's attacking next to you is (for now) only one demon, right? The rock was thrown by Gal. Sorry about that.

Oh, and Oswald might return to Val after he finishes with Rylan. Or maybe another ghost servant will come - maybe you can name the next one.

 

[Channelknight Fadran]

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They're gonna beat the crap outta this thing, then.

 

[Quivil]

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Whats a way Yvris could drop out until I can come back? Ideas please?

 

[Onimur he/him]

8 hours ago, Trutharchivist said:

Oswald (the ghost servant) arrived to the guest room. The wind howled something that sounded like: "good morning, honored guest. The tower appears to be under attack."

Rylan felt the presence of the ghost before he heard it.

“Well, perceptive, aren’t we. Now where is my... found it!”

Rylan looked around the room to find his sword, hopping out of the bed to quickly don his belt, drawing his rapier with one hand, and putting on his hat with the other. 

[Trutharchivist he/him]

2 hours ago, Onimur said:

Rylan felt the presence of the ghost before he heard it.

“Well, perceptive, aren’t we. Now where is my... found it!”

Rylan looked around the room to find his sword, hopping out of the bed to quickly don his belt, drawing his rapier with one hand, and putting on his hat with the other. 

"The attacker isn't completely physical." Said the ghost, in his wind-howl of a voice. "Can you find your way from here? I am needed elsewhere."

[Onimur he/him]

9 hours ago, Trutharchivist said:

"The attacker isn't completely physical." Said the ghost, in his wind-howl of a voice. "Can you find your way from here? I am needed elsewhere."

Rylan nodded slowly, returning his sword. 

“I think I can find it,” he said, as he stepped out the door into the hall, looking for the source of the noise.

[Trutharchivist he/him]

4 hours ago, Onimur said:

Rylan nodded slowly, returning his sword. 

“I think I can find it,” he said, as he stepped out the door into the hall, looking for the source of the noise.

Oswald went in the same direction, though a little faster. 

On 20.5.2021 at 4:55 AM, Channelknight Fadran said:

"Yeah. Wonderful. Doesn't change the fact that we're smushed against a wall." Val grunted and tugged, but to no avail. "Can you reach my spellbook? It's in my pocket."

He arrived to Valzwyn. What is your wish, mistress? He howled.

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I decided to make Oswald speech in italics, because he doesn't exactly speak; he's more of making howling sounds that can be interpreted as words, which is why he should usually use less words. All that is because... Well... I imagined the ghost servants to be more of living wind than actual ghosts. Sorry. But seriously, at least Oswald talks. The character he's based off - and named after - doesn't. (It's from Reaper Man, by Terry Pratchett, I believe.)

 

[Channelknight Fadran]

1 hour ago, Trutharchivist said:

He arrived to Valzwyn. What is your wish, mistress? He howled.

"Get us the heck outta here!"

[Trutharchivist he/him]

13 hours ago, Channelknight Fadran said:

"Get us the heck outta here!"

Oswald pushed the rock with a sudden surge of force, and it moved a little, enough for Valzwyn to move. Can't more. Sorry.

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What are we outside watering for? Should Gal act? I'll tag Jester for what he can do with Ara's notes.

@JesterLavorre

[Channelknight Fadran]

"That's enough! Thanks!" Val squeezed out of the way.

[Random Bystander she/her]

On 5/24/2021 at 7:47 AM, Channelknight Fadran said:

"That's enough! Thanks!" Val squeezed out of the way.

"I'm still stuck, but I'm also fine. You don't have to worry about getting me out right now. I'll just eat these brownies." Said brownies had fallen on the floor, and were (barely) in arms reach. She picked one up off the floor, brushed off the rubble, and shoved it in her mouth.

[Knight of Iron she/they]

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Sorry, I typed all this out but the Shard kept eating it.

Orpheus continued to fight, bashing his knife into the demon repeatedly, sending small shards and sparks flying. They began to drift back towards the demon, of course, but much slower than they had been previously. The demon shrunk to Orpheus's size, and the excess matter became a massive hammer. Alaxis smashed the hammer down and Orpheus was unable to avoid it. He panicked and released his control over his powers. Immediately as the hammer came into contact with him, to his surprise, his skin began to glow violently. He screamed in pain as it shattered around him, and yet lunged at the demon, plunging his arm into its chest, clawing at its heart...

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Alaxis grunted as the boy stabbed them, scattering their essence. Their presence in the physical realm began to falter, and they knew they wouldn't last much longer. They needed to win or lose, and quickly.

They formed a hammer and swung at the boy, but the boy seemed to instinctively channel Zanidar's presence, and his essence shattered again. They had spent far too long in the physical, and exerted themselves far too much. Their essence moved toward them too slowly to be of much use anymore. They needed to escape back to the spiritual.

No sooner than they had thought of this then the boy lunged at them, grabbing for their heart. A perfect opportunity to trick them into thinking they had defeated him.

"Nᴏ... ɴᴏ!" they cried dramatically. They let loose a terrifying scream of agony, summoned their last remaining presence, and then bled away slowly and deliberately into the spiritual, where they would remain until they could manifest again.

"Yᴏᴜ ᴄᴀɴ'ᴛ... sᴛᴏᴘ..." they whispered, and then retreated completely into the spiritual.

[Channelknight Fadran]

8 minutes ago, Random Bystander said:

"I'm still stuck, but I'm also fine. You don't have to worry about getting me out right now. I'll just eat these brownies." Said brownies had fallen on the floor, and were (barely) in arms reach. She picked one up off the floor, brushed off the rubble, and shoved it in her mouth.

Valzwyn summoned her Fumes and pulled out her spellbook. She flipped to page three hundred forty-seven, drew upon her colors, and blew the boulder to smithereens.

[Random Bystander she/her]

Just now, Channelknight Fadran said:

Valzwyn summoned her Fumes and pulled out her spellbook. She flipped to page three hundred forty-seven, drew upon her colors, and blew the boulder to smithereens.

"Oh. This works too." She said cheerily. 

[Trutharchivist he/him]

1 hour ago, Knight of Iron said:

Orpheus continued to fight, bashing his knife into the demon repeatedly, sending small shards and sparks flying. They began to drift back towards the demon, of course, but much slower than they had been previously. The demon shrunk to Orpheus's size, and the excess matter became a massive hammer. Alaxis smashed the hammer down and Orpheus was unable to avoid it. He panicked and released his control over his powers. Immediately as the hammer came into contact with him, to his surprise, his skin began to glow violently. He screamed in pain as it shattered around him, and yet lunged at the demon, plunging his arm into its chest, clawing at its heart...

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Alaxis grunted as the boy stabbed them, scattering their essence. Their presence in the physical realm began to falter, and they knew they wouldn't last much longer. They needed to win or lose, and quickly.

They formed a hammer and swung at the boy, but the boy seemed to instinctively channel Zanidar's presence, and his essence shattered again. They had spent far too long in the physical, and exerted themselves far too much. Their essence moved toward them too slowly to be of much use anymore. They needed to escape back to the spiritual.

No sooner than they had thought of this then the boy lunged at them, grabbing for their heart. A perfect opportunity to trick them into thinking they had defeated him.

"Nᴏ... ɴᴏ!" they cried dramatically. They let loose a terrifying scream of agony, summoned their last remaining presence, and then bled away slowly and deliberately into the spiritual, where they would remain until they could manifest again.

"Yᴏᴜ ᴄᴀɴ'ᴛ... sᴛᴏᴘ..." they whispered, and then retreated completely into the spiritual.

Gal stood, stopping his Harvest. "It... Appears to have retreated. Though it still exists, at least in another realm." He could still feel it in the Ideal Realm.

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Sef looked out of the tower again - only to see the creature gone. He ran out, to ask young G what had happened.

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1 hour ago, Channelknight Fadran said:

Valzwyn summoned her Fumes and pulled out her spellbook. She flipped to page three hundred forty-seven, drew upon her colors, and blew the boulder to smithereens.

 

1 hour ago, Random Bystander said:

"Oh. This works too." She said cheerily. 

Oswald threw the smithereens out of the hole in the wall, then made a sound of annoyance. Great. Now have to fix hole. 

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I'll leave what happened to my characters as  reasult in my next post.