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Post by Midnight on Aug 4, 2004 14:52:27 GMT
*Midnight watches what happens though her vision is blurry.*
*Did she really see what she saw?? Another shape-shifter or was it just Mog that had caused the change??*
*Midnight slowly transofrm back into her human form and runs over to Mog's unconscious form. Her body aches from the fight with the tiger but her concern for Mog over rules anything else.*
Mog??
*Midnight slowly picks Mog up then walks over to the form of the shape-shifter.*
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Post by Coriolis on Aug 4, 2004 15:07:42 GMT
*His 'corpse' is right across the other side of the waterfall... A young man, taller than 'Midnight'...... He wears simple clothes:- a cloak of forest green a jerkin and foresters boots of brown leather. His britches, (tattered and torn as they are) decorated in a subtle design showing dragons inter-twined along his right thigh.
*A blade, one that the celts may refer to as a 'Dirk', lays on the ground next to him. The blade is partially drawn, revealing an engraving of sharp thorned foliage along it's length...*
*Closer inspection shows a thin stream of blood... Trickling away in the current of the falls...*
*Slowly the figure wakes and rolls over... a hoard of battle scars across his body, torn into the very fabric...*
The order and your Mother taught you well young one...
*he coughs and hacks up a rivulet of red into the water, he is clearly badly hurt*
...they taught you well!
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Post by Madmogsue on Aug 4, 2004 15:51:36 GMT
* the moogle comes too, and her vision is very unclear... she thinks to herself....what happened.... terra... the tiger.... the light.....*
mid....midnight,.... wha... where... tiger.... huh....?
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Post by Midnight on Aug 4, 2004 16:13:03 GMT
I have no idea who or what your talking about. I can only assume that you have confused me with the girl you call Rhiannon.
*As Midnight get's closer and closer to the stranger the feeling she had before grows stronger. Despite how worried she is over what is going on and what it all means she knows the man needs help.*
*Slowly placing the now conscious Mog on the floor she cautiously approaches the man.*
Look I can help you. If you want?
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Post by Coriolis on Aug 4, 2004 16:30:53 GMT
*As she approaches, her pendant begins to glow with bright blue light. It is returned with a similar Green glow from Coriolis' necklace... A knowing smile plays across the injured mans lips*
You really don't know who you are young one.........
We thought we had lost you for ever when the darkness came...
It's been a long time... Rhiannon... a long time indeed.
What happened to you?
*The travellers eyes suddenly jerk upwards in the unmistakeable way of a man losing conciousness... If left alone, he doesn't have long...*
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Post by Midnight on Aug 4, 2004 16:48:13 GMT
*Midnight watches in amazement as the mans necklace glows.*
*Thinks*
What is going on??
*When seeing the man loses consciouness Midnight knows what she has to do... though she hasn't done it for a long time.*
*She kneels down by the man and holds her hands several inches above his body. Closing her eyes and concentrating she gets lost in the thought of helping and healing this stranger. Who ever he is?*
*Suddenly her gem glows brighter and beneath her hands a orange light appears. She slowly moves her hands over the mans body. In some places she stays for several minutes and in others she quickly moves on. After a while Midnight begins to tremble as tiredness begins to invade.*
*Minutes more pass by and then the orange light fades and goes out. Midnight opens her eyes and then moves back. Knowing all that can be done has been done but is it enough........*
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Post by Coriolis on Aug 4, 2004 17:30:30 GMT
*his eyes flicker momentarily before opening and beholding the face of his opponent turned healer*
[barely a whisper]
The....... order....never taught .....you...that one...
*A goblin horn sounds off in the distance, it is countered by another... much closer this time.*
*Still hurt, a faint glow surrounds Coriolis, very slowly his features morph back into the familiar visage of the hunting cat. It's fur still heavily stained from the fighting.*
Those of Faerie are coming Rhiannon. We must find shelter before we find discovery. The cat is lighter than the man...
*The Tiger struggles to regain it's footing, leaning heavily on Midnight in the process*
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Post by Midnight on Aug 4, 2004 18:13:14 GMT
My name is Midnight not Rhiannon Who ever she is and I have no idea about the Order you talk of.
*Taking most of the tiger's weight she drags him into the cave where her and Mog slept the night before. Placing him down gently in a corner of the cave she then goes back to get Mog but she has already fluttered into the caveand watching the stranger with great interest,*
*Midnight's stomach rumbles again and she remembers what was happening before all chaos broke out.*
*Wanting time alone to think about the last few hours she turns to Mog.*
Keep a eye on him. Come and get me if anything happens.
*Saying no more Midnight just walks out of the cave. If anyone comes looking then all they would find is a simple woman fishing.*
*Going to the lake she slowly walks in and stands still. Doing fishing old style by grabbing fish that are too slow to move.She then throws them to the side. Many hours pass and several fish are caught.
Luckily no one passes during this time.*
*As night falls she takes her catch into the caves. In silence she leaves again and begins to gather wood for a fire to cook the fish.*
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Post by Madmogsue on Aug 4, 2004 19:13:38 GMT
*within the hour, the three are sitting around a little campfire at the entrance to the cave, with the smell of freshly cooked trout filling the cave... minutes later, the fish is all but gone, appart from a few fish bones...* * The moogle licks her paws and lets a deeps and bottomless burp... breaking the deafening silence created by the trio.*  ooops.... excuse me...... |
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Post by Coriolis on Aug 4, 2004 19:58:50 GMT
[Back in Human Form]
You have a way with words that few can argue with little one...
*again a wry smile*
Your power was immense... hopefully I have done what I can to disperse it.
No single being should have a strength as that. I has corrupted the strong and would easily destroy all in it's path...
The makers would not tolerate such an imbalance of power...
*Turning toward 'midnight'*
My thanks to you... You left quite an 'impression' on me back there.
I see your studies have not been disrupted since your dissappearance...
*a look of genuine concern crosses his face*
What happened to you Rhiannon? I returned from the hunt to find nothing but ruins... no-one was left alive...
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Post by Midnight on Aug 4, 2004 20:08:11 GMT
*Midnight smiles at Mog's manners.*
At least you've recovered from earlier.
*Turns to the man and the smile disappears.*
I already told you I'm not this Rhiannon.
*Her voice raises in tempo as she starts to get annoyed.*
Besides who are you? Since we've met all you do is ask about me. Yet we have no idea of who you are or where you came from. If anyone should be asking the questions it should be us.
*A cold hardness appears in her eyes.*
So who are you and who is this Rhiannon? Because she isin't me.
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Post by Coriolis on Aug 4, 2004 20:23:03 GMT
*The coldness is returned straight back to her on a plate of determination*
Believe me young one, you ARE Rhiannon. No matter what you call yourself today... You always were a stubborn little warrior...
*He removes the small gold necklace over his head and holds it by the stone, motioning her to do like wise...*
*He then raises a hand toward Midnights pendant, now glowing a bottomless blue.*
[The gentle humour in his voice replaced by a schoolmasters hard tone]
We will need yours for this as well...
May I?
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Post by Midnight on Aug 4, 2004 20:37:48 GMT
*Midnight watches this man.*
You still haven't answered either of my questions yet expect me to take off my necklace and trust you.
I don't give trust freely especailly after the last few days,
*The feeling seems to increase every second that goes by. Feeling sure that she will prove him wrong she slowly takes off her necklace and hands it over
very reluctantly.*
Now what?
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Post by Coriolis on Aug 4, 2004 20:47:19 GMT
*He, gently and politely, takes her pendant and places it in his other hand. Both are now glowing with an Irradescent light casting dancing shadows all around the small cave.* Take a necklace in each hand... *Huffily, still not trusting this strange interloper she does so. both are now sitting, cross-legged and facing each other, holding the 2 necklaces aloft. Now......'Midnight'..... i simply want you to relax and prepare for the truth to return... *The glow becomes a blinding glare and for them, the world around swirls savagely* [OOC Continued, still in DunnsFalls:- 'Arios'] [ModNote: Because the 'Arios' thread is entirely set elsewhere, I have moved it to the Otherlands section, which hadn't been set up at the time the thread was written.] |
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Post by Madmogsue on Aug 5, 2004 0:58:45 GMT
(OCC: returning from Arios... it is 2 hours later....) * the moogle is sitting in fear. She has been calling Midnight's name for the last hour and had no reply. The two humans have been sitting facing each other in a trance-zen-like state all this time, and just as she is about it give up, Midnight snaps backwards jumping away, with tears rolling down her face and fear in her eyes.....* *the moogle leaps with fear as the cave has been so quiet, then sudden burst of noise is a shock to her.* Midnight! midnight! are you ok? what did he do to you? why are you crying? why... why are you so scared.....? what... wha.. what are you soooooo scared of??? |
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ooops.... excuse me......