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Post by Flaccus Hellfire on Jun 15, 2008 4:59:11 GMT
*Flaccus looked at the group of Aurak Draconians talking to him. His gaze went from each one, trying to figure out which one was real. He then closed and rubbed his eyes. Still speaking in common, he kept his gaze down.*
"Brother, please dispel your Mirror Image. I can't tell which one is real. It's driving me insane. And, you know that I am still learning Draconic."
*After Addis gave a chuckle and dispelled the Mirror Image. Now, it was only Addis sitting under the shade of a tree and Flaccus standing right next to him. Flaccus looked, gave a sigh of relief, and continued.*
"I can speak about half the language. You know why. Anyways, do I need this anymore?"
*Flaccus taped his sword, which he now leaned on his shoulder. Flaccus took a glance behind him and then fully turned around in a Defensive Stance.*
"Heads up, one disappeared. Quick, cast Haste on me! What are you - OW, what the hell?"
*Flaccus got some random debris to the back of the head. He looked at Addis, who was calmly reading his book. Rubbing the sore spot, Flaccus re-shouldered the sword and turned so that Addis was on the left and any possible enemies were (hopefully) on the right. Flaccus gave a growl and tried to find out where (Wren) went.*
"Ya' better have a good explanation for doing that, or I may be tempted to cut you in half."
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Post by Addis Hellfire on Jun 15, 2008 5:17:03 GMT
*Addis barely lifted his gaze from the book when Flaccus took his defensive stance. It took him a while, but his eyes eventually locked on Wren's outline and the sparks in the trees. Using MageHand to hopefully knock some sense into Flaccus, Addis continued to flip through the book while speaking, now in common.*
"You may try. Go ahead, kill me. I die a good chunk of this forest dies with me. 'Tis an Aurak's curse - or gift, depending on how one looks upon it. I still think it is dreadfully ironic that we, a draconic race, do not naturally speak the language of dragons. Anyways, you do not need that anymore. Oh, I am speaking to both of you, Flaccus, human [OOC:Human, right, Wren? No pointy ears?]. You both can put away your weapons. Flaccus, that was an order."
*Addis, waiting until Flaccus begrudgingly let go of the Swordbreaker and it disappeared into flames wrapped in darkness, spoke out loud so Wren and anybody else actually listening could here..*
"Human, I see that your arm was damaged. I have experience with repairing artifice. Would you like me to repair it, or do you not trust big talking lizards?"
*Not waiting for - or expecting - an answer, Addis once again stopped at a page of the book.*
"It seems I did not write down much about our experiences here. We do have a room in the 'Wolf's Howl Inn', apparently. It has been around fifty years, I wonder if it is still there."
*Addis began is usual hissing chuckle, which quickly died down and he whispered to himself a bit.*
"Time travels differently from realm to realm, plane to plane. What was. . . I do not know . . . about one hundred years? About that . . . anyways . . . what may seem like a long time where we were may have been only a day or even less here. I find that to be quite disturbing . . . "
*Addis flipped to the end of the book and hovered his hand over a blank page. He repeated what he had said - word for word - in a normal tone and the words appeared on the page in his hand writing.*
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Post by Lady Mercury on Jun 16, 2008 12:11:51 GMT
*Lady Mercury's eyes fluttered opened, for a second, the blue was replaced by black, but then it turned almost instantly back to blue as Lady Mercury shook her head slightly. She looked directly at Midnight and smiled weakly*
"Thank you... I owe you my life, I will not forget the debt."
*She winced as she moved slightly, and her muscles pulled from the recent healing. She managed to sit upright and glanced round at the group*
"I'm sorry for all the trouble I've caused... I definitely seem to be becoming a burden to the group..."
*She looked around at Leytan distraught face and winced*
"Sorry love, for the near heart attack, wasn't my intention to fall out the tree!" She added with a wry smile, attempting to comfort Leytan, when that didn't work, she reached out a hand and touched his face, "Really, thanks to your healing friend, I'm OK. By the way, are you alright, you looked strained after all that healing.." The last was towards Midnight
*She looked to Coriolis, "Sorry, you left me in a safe place, and I managed to fall out of it..."
*She looked around at the clearing and spotted Flaccus and Addis, but couldn't see Wren*
"We seem to have gained 2 strangers but lost one friend..."
*Lady Mercury attempted to stand upright, she managed to stand, but swayed dangerously, and she leaned against the tree for support, as her body adjusted to the healing.*
"Nice work on the spells!" Lady Mercury said admiringly as she looked down at herself than at Midnight, it looked as though she was not going to mention what had caused her fall*
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Post by Coriolis on Jun 16, 2008 20:57:07 GMT
*Looks upward, His ears still locked onto the steady "thwump, thwump, Thwump" of dragon wings.* Don't worry about it Lass. At least yer in one piece thanks to Rhiannon. *He pauses...* I just hope you're not afraid of heights because straight back up that tree is where your going. I believe our flight is waiting at the gate and it's getting impatient. Leytan, you're the one that got this Girl mixed up in our games so She's your responsibility. I'm under oath to keep our transport and Her charge in one piece. *Just As He'd done with Lady Mercury a short time before, Coriolis returned to the White Tiger and sidled up to Midnight before patting the scruff of his neck with a paw.* Grab on... We've got a little climbing to do. *Just as He spoke, the all too familiar sound of a Goblin Horn rang out among the trees. More than likely attracted by the Dragon flying low overhead....* Aw come on... Does this never end?!?
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Post by Midnight on Jun 17, 2008 23:08:32 GMT
*The blue light shimmered for several moments as the magic seemed to meld together a brief faint vision of silver traveling along the web before it faded as the woman woke up and begin to rise. While the woman looked better even if only some Midnight on the other hand currently looked as if she had aged a few years in the process, her skin as pale as snow , where her eyes were as bright as the winter blue sky but tired and glazed over as if not quite aware of anything going on. None of this helped by the wild look she had gained from falling through the trees, her body was still tense for several minutes until she felt the paw to the back of her neck and she slowly stood up though she shook badly , the few steps she managed to take were slightly zig zagged as she approached Coriolis, her mouth open and closing a few times but nothing coming out, she heard the goblin horn in the distance her gaze briefly locking onto Coriolis's green ones.*
Black fog man....coming....
*She managed to say quietly before her eyes seemed to roll up into the back of her head and what appeared to be holding her body up seemed to snap as she suddenly falls forward heading for the ground.*
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Post by Addis Hellfire on Jun 17, 2008 23:26:48 GMT
*Addis and Flaccus exchanged looks - looks that pretty much say "Goblins . . . again!?. Addis got up, snapped the book shut and hurridly re-cast the seals on it. After that was done, he slipped it into his robe's hidden Bag of Holding and muttered to Flaccus.*
"We had to fight a war against these small freaks back home, and now we hear their horns? Honestly, although I would be all for slaughtering them, I am running low on spells. You could only do so much damage to a large group of enemies with spells under the fifth circle. So. . . I will let you decide . . .fight or flight? By the way, I mean flight literally."
*Addis saw something falling. He pointed a claw at it and hissed a word - and casted Feather Fall.*
[OOC: Its kind of like having an instant parachute, but you literally fall like a feather (hence the name).]
"One less spell for me to cast. Luckily, I have about twenty-plus more of those. Speaking of fight or flight . . ."
*Addis hissed another word, and began to slightly lift off the ground, enough so that he was just a foot off the ground.*
"I may not have wings, but I can still fly. Well, what is your decision, brother?"
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Post by Coriolis on Jun 17, 2008 23:35:04 GMT
Whoops! *Coriolis ducks underneath and replaces the unforgiving tree roots with pliable and soft pelted backbone as Midnight ragdolls herself to the ground like a bag of sand... He can't help but flinch under the impact.* *Sighs* Great... *He lays down and gently rolls Her to the floor.* Ok... Anyone else want to have an encounter with a deity, head to head with random scaley traveller, play jump rope with a judge or generally muck about in a realm once used for the culling of young blindfolded kids? * The Tiger straddles over the top of His Step-Sister and prepares for the flack He'll no doubt get for the latest indignity.* It's been a long day, a longer night, the sun is once again rising in the sky and we're barely halfway to where we're supposed to be... *Still muttering to himself about having to travel with "Amateurs" and other various oaths, Coriolis bows his head and bites down on the folds of cloth behind Midnights neck. Lifting Her like a piece of prey, He starts to claw His way up the tree and toward the Dragon still circling overhead. No-one could call his ascent "Graceful" (and He knew He was likely to get MORE trouble for Wrecking Rhiannons travelling clothes) but it was efficient and this wasn't the time to get fussy.*
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Post by Flaccus Hellfire on Jun 17, 2008 23:41:36 GMT
*Flaccus watched the "freaky cat" climb back up the tree and chuckled - both at the cat and Addis' folly.*
"Leaving me to make an important decision? Wow, we must really be doomed. Sure, I'm up for a game of whack-a-goblin. But first, I get the feeling like there is something over us . . . and I could have sworn I heard wings . . . or it may be the throbbing from a certain pain in the arse brother of mine."
*Flaccus summoned his blade, and rested in on his shoulder.*
"My only issue is taking on a whole army, despite how much fun it would be. Make sure none stab me in the back, will ya?"
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Post by Leytan on Jun 18, 2008 20:18:35 GMT
*Leytan tried to regain his own composure and get his head back together. both Lady M being in a weakend state, Midnight fainting anc all coupled with the sound of a Goblin Horn didn't realy do much for his course but he still had enough wits about him to know Coriulis was right about getting out of there and fast.*
"WREN!!!"
*He called out not knowing were his freind had got to.*
"Where ever you are get a shift on and get here now...we got us a flight to catch and a Goblin Hunting part on our tails!!!"
*He then turned to Lady M and put his arm around her waist.*
"Don't ever scare me like that again!!"
*he said and kissed her on the lips.*
"Now lets get out of here before we end up a Goblins snack."
*He moved in front of her put her arms around his neck and then bent his knees slighty and leaned forward so he could put his arms around her legs at the knees. He lifted her off her feet and wraped her legs around his wasit.*
"Now hold on tight Isabel."
*He said and started to climed up the tree with her.*
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Post by Addis Hellfire on Jun 18, 2008 21:18:03 GMT
"I am afraid that part may be difficult, especially if there are Hobgoblins mixed with Goblins. I suggest we leave this place. I know I need to rest, and I can do so within an hour. Come, I know a place we can go to." *Addis looks at Wren and the figures in the tree.* "Fare thee well. I hope we do not leave you with the impression of uncivilized monsters." *Addis motions for Flaccus to follow, and speeds out of the forest canopy. He does stop and look over his shoulder. Looking the dragon in the eye, Addis pauses. Then he closes his eyes and shakes his head, muttering something about there not being enough time. Then, he flies off to where he first stepped clawed foot in Knightmare.* [OOC: Continued for the Hellfire Brothers in "Trapped in a weird realm . . . ", still the Path to Wolfenden and beyond section.]
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Post by Flaccus Hellfire on Jun 18, 2008 21:29:51 GMT
*Flaccus gave a frusterated growl, then unsummoned his blade. Taking a few steps back, then runing forward while spreading his wings, Flaccus took flight.*
"Why'd you let me get my hopes up, huh?"
*Flaccus was using the strange air currents to catch up to his brother, when he heard something weird behind him. Looking over his shoulder just as his brother had a few seconds ago, his eyes widened. Then he turned his head to his brother's fading form, then the dragon, while flying.*
Hey, brother, there is a DRAGON near me. What the hell do I do!?
Calm yourself. Just keep flying towards me.
How the hell are you so damned calm!?
Just shut up and keep flying, brother. We can discuss things after I get some much needed sleep. You would not want to keep me awake. You know how things tend to spontaneously combust when I am grumpy.
*Flaccus flapped his wings harder, wondering about where they were going and why the hell Addis was so calm around a dragon.*
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Post by Lady Mercury on Jun 20, 2008 8:05:37 GMT
*Lady Mercury siged at Leytan's words*
"I didn't plan on falling out of the tree you know! Believe me, I could;ve done without it! And what's worse, that girl has over reached herself healing and placing protection spells on me, which I feel terrible about, I should;ve been better prepared for this! She's going to need a lot of rest after this, to recharge her batteries. We'll need somewhere quiet to stay as well."
*She looked around for Wren*
"I can't see him at the moment, I could try a grab spell, but I;'m not sure I want to risk it, with him not being used to travelling by magic."
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Post by Vyrrian Wren on Jun 25, 2008 21:22:30 GMT
Wren breathed a sigh of relief as the two creatures flew into the sky. He was grateful for being spared another bout. It was becoming more and more difficult to move his hand.
Remembering his name had been called, he gracefully lept down from his branch and began sprinting full pelt towards the direction of Leytan's voice, not caring that he had lost the hold on his fade and was once again visible.
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Post by Coriolis on Jun 25, 2008 22:16:10 GMT
[Shouting over the sound of leathery wings]Come on!!! Move it or lose it! *Having reached the top of the tree, Coriolis carefully balanced His Step Sister in the upper branches and loosed a whistle into the sky that seemed to travel to the horizon and back. The Green and Blue stones around there necks flashing in sympathy to the sound. In response, the Dragon that He was dreading so much tightened it's line and came towards them. It flew high until only a few hundred yards out before stooping towards them with wings folded back. To the untrained eye, it looked like the Dragon was going to attack but Coriolis knew better and stood his "ground" amongst the treetops.* *Returning to Human form, He picked up Midnight in his arms and waited as the Dragons dive pulled up sharply into a lumbering and uncomfortable hover. He quickly placed Her into the cup formed by it's front claws and clambered up the foreleg and onto it's back. The great beast immediately climbing away from the trees and resuming it's circle. It's unconcious passenger held back under it's belly and the entire beast flying in a "Superman" pose.* *Once back in the air, Coriolis reached back down to the retracted foreleg and lifted Midnight up and onto the scaly back. Not the most comfortable of moves for a Watcher who, truth be told, HATES flying. He settled Her between the wing roots before hunkering down as the Tiger to brace Her in flight. With another whistle He got the Dragons attention...* [Shouting over the wind noise] Around again! 3 more and 1 of them is hurt! *... It's with these words that a stomach churning realisation hits. With Rhiannon in trouble, HE has taken the charge! a hundred memories and thousand bruises all came back at once to haunt him... and this overgrown knapsack with wings isn't the most placid of creatures either. Anything can happen in the next half hour...* [thinking] ooooh gods...
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Post by Midnight on Jun 26, 2008 11:49:51 GMT
*The dragon lets out a hiss of breath, a faint steam rising upwards as the cold breath fills the air.*
You travel upon me in your human form Watcher or you do not ride me at all.
*The dragon all but growled out the words some of the cold air hitting the leaves and giving them a frosty white shimmer and sheen almost as if winter had suddenly arrived in Wolfenden. She began to ascend into the air a few feet and away unable to hover for too long in one spot.*
And do not dare to give me orders , you may be of Watcher kin but your not my guardian so do not dare to talk to me as such may do or you will find yourself riding the air once more.
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