Games and Roleplay => Elite Roleplay! => Topic started by: Nestec on August 04, 2008, 11:30:09 PM
Title: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Nestec on August 04, 2008, 11:30:09 PM
*****NOW OPEN*****
^^^// S K Y R A Z O R \\^^^
The story of a land fated to chaos and hell, but enriched with the soul of purity and salavation.
^^:: S T O R Y ::^^
A long time ago, in the Age of the Earth ( B.C. to 2666), the people of Earth inhabited the Surface of their humble planet. Five mystic Skyseals hold the Earth in balance: the Water Skyseal, the Fire Skyseal, the Earth Skyseal, the Wind Skyseal, and the Light Skyseal. But in the year 2666, a tragic event known as "Global Warming" took action. This catastrophe of devilish hellfire enflamed the planet in heat, and turned it into a forever-flaming ball of chaos. How was it caused? An evil Shaman known as Pyrus used his Fire magic to amplify the power of the Fire Skyseal, thus showering the land with fire and destroying the Earth, as well as all five Skyseals. The humans would have been doomed; fortunately, as a last second attempt to save humanity, holy guardians of the earth known as "Theos" blessed the humans with wings, with which they ascended the skies to escape the hell. Because of this, humanity was saved from the burning wrath of the Earth, now known as the Surface.
The humans were not allowed to soar too high, however, or they would be intruding into Holia (a.k.a. the Heavens), which was considered a crime by the Theo Gods. So the Theos let humans inhabit Skyrazor, an airborne empire of connected islands that was locked right on the boundary of the Earth's atmosphere, between the Earth's surface itself and the Heavens.
To punish the Shaman Pyrus for his wrong doings, he was banished to the Onirealm, a hellish dimension parallel to the Skyrazor dimension.
~~ T H E W I N G S ~~
To help the Humans navigate Skyrazor, the Theos let them keep their wings, allowing them to fly freely across the lands, without fear of falling. Humans and Theos both have wings hidden inside of them, but they reveal themselves when the person uses their heart to force them out. In a person's early years, their wings first sprout with a great rush of emotion (i.e. anger, hate, excitement). Afterwards, a person may push out their wings whenever they need to, but it takes much concentration. The color and shape of a person's wings are determined by their heart and soul. For example, one with spiky black wings may possibly be an evil person, while a person with beautiful golden wings are most likely a very caring person. Note: It is very rare for a person younger than age fifteen to sprout their wings. RARE, but not impossible.
~~ T H E E M P I R E ~~~
The empire of Skyrazor consists of four main continents in the sky, arranged in a somewhat circular fashion. The North Continent is called Winter Nation, the South Continent is Spring Nation, the West Continent is Summer Nation, and the eastern continent is the Autumn Nation. The Nations are supposedly allies, but often clash with one another for supplies, territory, or riches. Each nation cycles through only one season, and it's pretty obvious which season each nation gets. Each Nation also gets a King and Queen, and a family of royalty.
## T S U N A M I ##
An army of vicious human soldiers with no care for peace and salvation often storm the land of Skyrazor. They are the Tsunami Force, lead by General Nauvi and his daughter Mizu. Their mission is to obtain the five Sacred Skyrunes, for whatever unknown reason. They storm the lands searching for the five Skyrunes. The General has hired Seeker, a personal ninja, to hunt them all down.
~~ T H E P E O P L E ~~
The Theos and Humans both inhabit Skyrazor, though the Theos are generally considered more superior, and worshipped by the humans. They look identical to humans in terms of features. The only differences between them is that Theos may use magic at will, while humans must be equipped with talismans and special jewels known as Skyrunes to do so. Theos also live to be 200 years at an average. Theos also generally have stronger wings than humans, and sprout their wings at age 5 on average.
(((( S K Y R U N E S ))))
As mentioned earlier, Skyrunes are precious jewel-like emblems that are worn to allow humans to cast magic. Magic may typically have any element, depending on what spell you are using. There are two categories of Skyrunes: Basic and Sacred. Basic Skyrunes are the most common, and can be any element. They can be purchased at stores, though they are quite expensive. Sacred Skyrunes come in five different forms: Heaven, Hell, Ocean, Land, and Hurricane. There is only one of each in the entire galaxy. These are the special Skyrunes that Tsunami is after, and give birth to magic five times as powerful as Basic Skyrunes. Ocean Skyrune: powerful water magic. Land Skyrune: powerful earth magic. Hell Skyrune: powerful fire magic. Heaven Skyrune: powerful light magic. Hurricane Skyrune: powerful wind magic. It is rumored that the Sacred Skyrunes give birth to magic powerful enough to regenerate the ancient Skyseals of fallen Earth. The whereabouts of these Sacred Skyrunes are unknown. (**NOTE** No one's RpC should be in possession of any of the five Sacred Skyrunes, with the exception of Mizu and Nimbus, who are two of my RpCs. You are allowed to have your RpC retrieve a Sacred Skyrune sometime later in the story, but not right away in the beginning. Note that since there are only three available Sacred Skyrunes, not everyone's RpC will get one, that is okay.) In contrast to the Sacred Skyrunes, Basic Skyrunes are more common, so I don't care how many of these your RpC starts with, or how many they'll get later.
The form of currency in Skyrazor is Caps. (for example, an expensive sword may cost 600 Caps, Cp when abbreviated).
The story takes place during the year 2966, three hundred years after the Destruction of Earth (DOE). This is known as the Sky Era, for future reference. DOE is the term used to describe the year when Earth was set ablaze. It may also be referred to as The Hell Era.
Your RpC may be either Human, Theo, or a blend of both, which is possible. He/She may also be of Royalty (a king, queen, etc.).
Your character may live in either Autumn, Spring, Summer, or Winter, and in any town. He/she may have an occupation of anything, ranging from a priest to a student to a soldier of the Tsunami Force. They can be equipped with any kind of weapon you can think of, including guns.
Your RpC MUST have wings, though the wings do not have to have sprouted yet.
Review Red's Roleplay Rules for general information of RP rules, if it is necessary to you.
!!! I know all this is very confusing because I've crammed so many concepts into it, so if you have any questions, please ask! I don't wanna confuse anyone. ^__^
^___^ Thank you for your time, and I hope you enjoy Skyrazor.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Nestec on August 04, 2008, 11:33:08 PM
NOTE: PLEASE DO NOT POST RpC BIOGRAPHIES IN THIS THREAD! I WILL BE CREATING A SEPARATE THREAD IN THE CHARACTER PROFILES SECTION WHERE YOU MAY FIND THE CHARACTER SKELETON TO MAKE YOUR BIO!
Thank you!
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Nestec on August 05, 2008, 12:09:29 AM
Tsunami: -Mizu "The Ocean's Angel" (The cousin of the Winter Princess and the daughter of General Nauvi, who is the founder of Tsunami) -General Nauvi -Seeker -Arion -Nimbus (Recently recruited, works under Mizu) -Syth
Wrath: -Draco "The Bringer Of Death" (Leader/Commander of Wrath) -Syth "The Bringer Of Despair" (Man of political affairs for Wrath and Draco's right hand man next to Djin) -Djin "The Bringer Of Chaos" (First General of Wrath) -Ryubi "The Bringer Of Shield" (Second General of Wrath) -Myra "The Bringer Of Cyclone" (First Officer of Wrath) -Din "The Bringer Of The Red Sky" (Second Officer of Wrath) -Hex "The Bringer Of Thorns" (Third Officer of Wrath) -Enyo "The Bringer Of Thunder" (Fourth Officer of Wrath) -David "The Metal Body Assassin" (Soldier/Assassin, works under Din as Private Guard as well) -Rena (Works under Din as Private Guard) -Ian (Works under Din as Private Guard) -Lafayette (Fay) (Works under Din as Private Guard) -Void "The Bringer Of Void" (Works under Ryubi as Private Guard) -Maxui (Works under Djin as Private Guard) -Shin : NPC (Head of Department of Technology for Wrath)
Autumn Empire: -Reios: His fake name is Denith Robinson(Son of the King of the Autumn Continent)
Individuals: -Ed -Nemo "Wildfire" -Resth -Piela -Kenneth (Leader of a group of outlaws) -Azuca -Eden -Edrich Wolfbane -Stefan Dreadston -Alliana Dreadston -Akiko Lieve (Peace Seeker/Maker)
EDITED BY - Red Reason: I thought this would help alot. If you find an error, let me know and I will fix it.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Nestec on August 05, 2008, 12:21:28 AM
Nimbus' eyes slowly opened. A blurry wave of awakening enveloped him, and the morning light blazed through the glass of his window. The blurriness of the room suddenly molded into a crisp clear vision, as Nimbus lifted his head of silver hair from his pillow. The light through the window softly illuminated the dark room. You could always tell it was morning by the way the birds sang outside, and by the way the sunlight seemed to dance into each corner of every room.
Nimbus sniffed the air, hoping to get a whiff of that sweet breakfast aroma of syrup and waffles that entered his nose every morning. It was the sweet cooking of Miss Vesta, the "mother" of the Wingchild orphanage, and the only real mother that Nimbus ever knew all his life. He sniffed once more. But there was nothing.
Hm? Where the hell is the food? Is she not cooking today? Nimbus wondered, leaping off of the top bunk of the bed he shared with three other children younger than him. The bed was now empty.
As Nimbus stood in the room, he could tell something was strange about today. Something strange. He walked into the hallway. It was empty. He next headed into the bathroom. He looked into the mirror to see the tan face and silver hair of Nimbus Hestias.
"There's no one in the bathroom either, eh?" he spoke to his own reflection. Something strange.
He left the bathroom and headed down the steps to the first floor and entered the kitchen. Just as he had expected. No cooking today. Something strange.
When he looked into the living room and at the soft large brown couch, he found out why everything was so empty. There everyone sat around the fireplace, eyes wide and faces struck with anxiety. Their faces didn't change when they saw Nimbus.
"Nimbus, come sit down," Miss Vesta ordered him with a warm smile. "Join us, please."
Nimbus raised his eyebrows. "What's going on? Why are you all gathered up like this?"
No one spoke. They all stared at Nimbus with an awkward dazed expression.
"Why isn't everyone playing around and making a mess like usual?" Nimbus spoke to the younger kids. He then turned to Miss Vesta. "And where's breakfast? I'm hungry."
"You can eat later. Come sit down," Vesta answered.
Nimbus' voice grew to a yell. "Mother, what the hell is going on?"
"The Tsunami Forces are supposed to be coming today," Vesta finally got to the point. "They are searching the village."
"For what?" Nimbus asked. She didn't answer. "So are we just going to sit in here like this all day?"
"Yes. Until they leave," Vesta said. Nimbus then understood why everyone looked so frightened. The Tsunami Forces were not afraid to kill anyone who stood in their way. They destroyed whatever they came across if they needed to. They were not an army to bother. They struck fear into all the people of Daffodon.
"That's bull [shit]," Nimbus laughed. "We're honestly gonna stay in here like this? Just because of those damn soldiers?"
"Watch your mouth, Nimbus," Vesta scolded him. "And come sit down."
"No," Nimbus insisted. "I don't want to."
A nine-year old boy with red hair and freckles stood up. "Quit being so difficult, Nimbus! You're always complaining!"
Another girl about thirteen spoke up. "Yeah. Mother hates when you complain."
A five-year old child with black hair shouted, "That's why Mother hates you the most out of all of us!"
This made Nimbus open his mouth to say something, but nothing came out. Was this the truth?
"Now, now, Silvester--" Vesta began, but was interrupted by the boy again. "No, it's the truth! You said so yourself!"
Nimbus just stood there in awe. She...hates me? Dammit. I should've known...just like all the other humans...
"Nimbus, I..." Vesta stuttered.
"No, you don't have to say anything else," Nimbus closed his eyes. "Hahahaha...I kinda knew it..."
"No, it's a misunderstanding!" Vesta tried to convince Nimbus the truth.
"No, no, I get it. Hahahaha..." Nimbus laughed. He opened his eyes, which revealed a glare of agony. "YOU ALL HATE ME, AND I DIDN'T DO A GODDAMN THING TO ANY OF YOU!"
Nimbus headed for the door, grabbing his sword and bow on the way. Miss Vesta blocked the door, with her arms outstretched. Nimbus stopped. He wanted so badly just to shove her out of the way, and rush out the door, never coming back. But simple obstacles prevented him from doing so.
Memories flooded into Nimbus' mind. Vesta pushing him on a wooden swing. Vesta wrapping a bandage around a scar on his leg. Vesta flipping pancakes above the stove, with himself sitting at the table with a wide smile. Vesta tucking him into bed, beginning to sing a lullaby. Long ago, these things were, but to Nimbus, the moments felt close enough to touch. These memories were and would forever be the obstacles that halted Nimbus in a frozen trance.
He still stood there, his eyes held frozen on the floor. Both he and Miss Vesta stood silent. He slowly glanced up at her. Her green eyes locked onto his the way a mother would when she is lecturing her child. Nimbus spoke softly, "Please move, Mother." Strangely enough, she did just so without a single word. It was as if she too was struck with shock. I apologize, Mother. But I just can't remain here any longer. Nimbus spoke in his mind, as if Vesta could hear him. He walked out of the door without any further words, forcing tears back into his eyes.
"He's gone, isn't he, mama?" A brown-skinned boy about six years old asked. "And he's not coming back, huh?"
Everyone else awaited Vesta's response. They were all thinking the same thing. In fact, they were all hoping the same thing. A tear rolled down Miss Vesta's cheek. She didn't answer, and instead rejoined her children beside the fireplace. I made a mistake. I couldn't stop him from leaving...I'm a horrible mother...
Nimbus didn't know where he was running. Just to get away from the Wingchild Orphanage. The streets were empty. Everybody in Daffodon was afraid of Tsunami, and no one would do anything to resist. Nimbus reached the pier, where the docks stretched out into the ocean of sky. You could see an endless flood of clouds and sky from the docks. There Nimbus sat, staring hopelessly down into the clouds. He launched a strong silver arrow into his bow, and fired it as far as he could out into the sea of air. "If only I could fly. If only I had wings," Nimbus spoke as he watched the gallant arrow split through the clouds, as if the bow itself granted the arrows the ability to grow wings and soar through the sky. "If only I could fly like the arrows. Not even wind would throw me off course."
Nimbus smiled at this thought, watching the arrow disappear into the clouds. His eyes began to close, falling asleep. But a sight made him jerk awake.
A fleet of about five large airships began hovering toward the dock. Nimbus could just about make out their large silver structures. They were huge, in fact, and wore blue insignias. They belonged to the Tsunami Forces.
"Heh. The bastards are here, eh?" Nimbus spoke with a wide smile, and widened eyes.
He didn't know if he should be scared, nervous or excited. All he knew was that something had to be done. The Tsunami Forces weren't about to ruin his entire day, and he was sure of that.
### **** : : S K Y R A Z O R : : ****###
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on August 05, 2008, 06:10:21 PM
A light breeze stealthily carried Din's flaming wings across the sky, leaving heat waves behind him that which swayed the image of the sky. The tremendous speed of his flight created a loud winding noise as he flew. He had just entered the Spring Country near a city named Daffodon. Din's flight began to take a dive towards land and he landed firmly onto a large rock that became instantly charred when he touched it. His wings folded inward but remained out as he swayed his fiery blazing red hair back into it's usual style. A Tsunami aircraft flew over him towards a small village. Din waited a brief moment, then stepped off the massive rock and onto the grassy field that which began to catch fire and burst into flame as he strode through it. "The Tsunami are fools. They have no authority to claim my prey. For that, they shall all perish." Din spoke firmly as he began to progress towards the soon to be landed Tsunami aircraft, leaving his blazing field behind that that began to reflect into the sky a reddish glow from a nearby river.
The Tsunami aircraft had fully landed and Din, only a mile off still approached them with certainty of destroying them for getting in his way. If this is what they call a partnership, then they will all be terminated. The Tsunami aircraft had already began unloading soldiers but, now noticed who had just now arrived in their location, Din, The Bringer Of The Red Sky. A low class sergeant from Tsunami began to approach Din. "What are you doing here? As a partnership, you should understand why we are here." The Tsunami soldier asked as he gave their excuse. "The one thing about partnership you fools overlooked was... You do not get in my way and steal my prey!" Din shouted and just then Din's wings spread and at the same time, the tremendous blazing field behind him shot out in every direction, spreading greatly and at the same time, launching flame towards the Tsunami sergeant and the Tsunami aircraft. The aircraft now becoming engulfed in a hurricane of flame. More Tsunami airships began to fly about above, now observing the situation they got themselves into. Sixty miles off on the other side of the small village Din saw before, Tsunami aircraft, still unaware of the situation began landing more troops.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: ShinamoriAoshi on August 05, 2008, 07:46:38 PM
"Ahhh, I love mornings in the Spring Continent..." Reios exclaimed as he opened his hotel bedroom window and stared down at the streets of Sakura, already bustling with activity. He went inside the bathroom and washed his face, before dressing himself in his jacket and pants.
Minutes later, he had checked out of the hotel and began to explore the town, since he had just arrived the night before, and what a wonderful place it was, everywhere it smelled like a fresh meadow, and everyone was cheery. A while later, he reached the market and found it brimming with herbs and spring fruits and vegetables, and decided to buy some breakfast. Looking through the stalls, he picked out some strawberries and figs on sale, and at them as soon as he bought them. He soon sat down on a bench on the edge of town and looked out toward the edge of the continent thinking of where he'll go next.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: AnimeFreeze on August 05, 2008, 10:22:54 PM
Wildfire roamed the streets of Daffodon, he was walking through the marketplace gathering foodstuffs and materials to build an airship. He had lived in the spring nation his whole life and seeing as he had no wings, needed a way to travel. He was enjoying his day, Spring Nation had to be the most beautiful of all the nations. A strong gust of wind flew his "cape" into the air. Spring Nation was never windy, what was going on? He looked up and saw an invading fleet of Tsunami Airships. He put down his goods and unsheathed his gunblade. A Tsunami operative jumped from the deck and sprouted his wings.
"Those wings...give them to me too." Wildfire said.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Nestec on August 07, 2008, 02:48:06 AM
Nimbus' eyes averted to the blaze of flames swirling amidst the air, not too far from where he was standing. There a man stood in a superior glow that looked like triumph to Nimbus. Did...that man just set that airship on fire...? Nimbus realized how much danger he would be in by remaining there. Watching Din, Nimbus observed that he was definitely not a Tsunami soldier. Then who was he, and why was he here? Not taking his eyes off of Din, Nimbus quickly retreated up into nearby tree with branches and leaves thick enough to hide anyone. He remained there, watching the man who had recently set a wrath of inferno upon the soldiers. Nimbus began to hope that he was there to help.
"Hmph. Doesn't matter," Nimbus grumbled. "I don't know him, so he's no ally to me. He's disturbing the peace here, so I'll get rid of him."
Not knowing the true dangers of the "Bringer of the Red Sky", Nimbus prepared a firm silver arrow in his bow. He held it up in the air, his arms outstretched but being sure to keep hidden within the tree's leaves. He steadied his aim until the arrow's trajectory was locked onto Din's neck.
I don't know what good this will do. I'll at least get a little info on him by seeing how he reacts to this...
The screams from the burning airship still raged on, but Nimbus held his concentration. Just when the screaming finally died out, Nimbus let go of the arrow, launching it out into the air, letting it rip through the air like a knife through butter, and the arrow kept its course towards Din. Nimbus grinned slightly as the arrow approached its target, hoping it would connect...
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After landing on the western coast of Daffodon, Mizu began to get off of the lead airship. She smiled, inhaling a fair gust of air. Observing the town, she noticed the major absence of any children, men, or women. Her smile grew even wider.
"Great, no one to get in our way," Mizu began walking toward the town, speaking to a nearby Tsunami soldier who was unsheathing his Flash-sword, a technologically enhanced blade that emitted beams of light from its tip to help illuminate dark areas. It was daytime, but Flash-swords were still necessary for scavenging in dark houses. "That means I get to go wherever I want without any interruptions."
The soldier spoke, watching Mizu closely. "Lady Mizu, your father ordered you to stay on the ship. It's far too dangerous to wander out here. We're sending troops deeper into town, so you can just sit back and relax."
"I don't give a [shit] what Daddy ordered. I've never been to Daffodon, so I want to explore it as much I possible before it gets blown up or something," Mizu protested, increasing her speed of progress, trying to get as far away from the airship and the soldier as possible, in order to break off on her exploration.
The soldier shrugged, then gestured to three other soldiers to head into the town. "Troops, remember what we're searching for. Don't let it slip from your grasp if you come across it."
Mizu closed her palm around the emblem she wore around her neck; the Ocean Skyrune. "Alright, if we get lucky enough, we'll find out where the Heaven Skyrune is. I'm getting sick of waiting for it to turn up."
She ran her fingers through her blue hair.
"And if someone already has it, then we'll just have to take them as well."
Mizu began her wandering around the town, a smile covering her face, almost ear to ear.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on August 07, 2008, 03:14:08 AM
Din could hear the arrow soaring through the sky. It almost made contact with him when all of a sudden, the arrow burst into flames and then into ashes. Apparently the heat surrounding Din is enough to toast any kind of low quality weaponry. The attacker was no concern to Din so he began to make his way to the town. Orders come first... Din thought to himself as he completely ignored Nimbus.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Nestec on August 07, 2008, 03:29:52 AM
Nimbus' eyes widened at the sight of the arrow bursting in flames. He watched the ashes sprinkle the ground.
Hm. Looks like some sort of fiery force field... He continued to hide himself in the tree's branches, watching Din walk into the empty streets of Daffodon. He has to be an ally. I just know it.
When he was sure that the fiery man was no longer around, he leapt out from the tree, landing softly on the rough earth. He glanced at the airship from before. It was completely dead now, as well as the people inside it, but Nimbus was sure he could still faintly hear engines from other airships.
"Are there some more on the other side of town...?" Nimbus began to head into the town, being sure to stay as far behind the fiery man as possible.
As he walked, he began thinking about Miss Vesta again. He began to regret leaving the house, for he was now alone outdoors, possibly surrounded by lots of danger, especially if there really were more airships landed somewhere in town.
~~~
As Mizu walked, she stared around at the buildings, which were all short in height and were covered in dark moss and vines. The vines extended form the rooftops, and dangled upon windows like natural curtains designed for blocking out vision into the homes. Everywhere Mizu looked, there were vines dangling from something, be it windows, rooftops, or even street signs.
"I see why they call it the "City of Vines". What an interesting place," Mizu spoke to herself, crouching beside a bench to feel the vines that coated it. The vines were soft and green, and felt almost like some sort of pasta noodles. Mizu sat down on the bench, as if it were in fact her own hometown. Comfort enveloped her, as she closed her eyes and almost drifted to sleep in the arms of the soothing vine-bench.
...
A strict voice woke her up.
"Lady Mizu. You must not sleep on the job," a tall Tsunami soldier spoke, his Flash-sword aimed at her face and nearly blinding her. She covered her eyes with a palm.
"Leave me alone. Please," She muttered, standing up. "I was just getting used to this place."
"The troops of Unit E1 request permission to investigate the homes. Do you confirm?" the soldier continued.
"Uh, I thought that went by default. Yes, they can search the homes," Mizu answered with an annoyed glare. "I honestly don't care."
"Alright, then," the soldier walked away, heading even deeper into the town, followed by four other troops.
"Why is this town so empty...?" Mizu wondered aloud. "Is everyone really hiding? Well, I suppose that them being scared of us makes our job easier."
Mizu sat back down on the bench, attempting to regain the comfort she lost just a minute ago.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: AnimeFreeze on August 07, 2008, 12:51:27 PM
Wildfire ran to a nearby alleyway, people were fleeing into their houses or out of Daffodon. He didn't know what the big deal was about these people, but if this many people were afraid of them he had to use some caution. Tsunami soldiers were getting close to noticing him, so he fled through the city's dark alleyways, he put his sword back on his back. The alleyways were too narrow for combat, he would have to resort to using his fists if anything happened. The dark alleyways were full of puddles which Wildfire never ceased to run through, the sky above lit the secret route, slowly the alleyways began to shrink, narrowing as Wildfire proceeded. Surely, he reached the end of his path and slowly walked to the street, things became much brighter, he poked his head out and noticed a young woman resting on a bench.
She was beautiful, but...calm? The town was being attacked and all she could do was sit there. He was a chivalrous man, but he was quite dumbfounded by her beauty and failed horribly at trying to warn her. Her slumped against the wall, their was no point in running anyways, he could take on anyone who attacked him. He growing evermore sleepy and by mistake let out an amazingly loud yawn attracting the attention of the girl, so called great assassin huh?
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: DNAngel on August 07, 2008, 01:40:58 PM
Ed was walking down the street when he heard it. Someone was shouting something, so he went to the sound. It was man shouting the words, he was short and stout, kinda sheepish in a matter of speaking.
"We just got word, Daffodon is under attack! Daffodon is under attack!" Ed walked over to man, he was sweating and full of fear.
"What did you say sir?" Ed asked.
"I said Daffodon is under ATTACK!!!" he yelled. Ed slapped the man's face and he fell backward. Then he bent down and gave the man his hand. He helped the man to stand and put his hand on his shoulder.
"Thank you for telling me this, now go home," Ed said. He walked away from the man and darted upward sprouting his wings. There was a momentary burning sensation where the wings had sprouted, after a few seconds, it had gone. He flew a few feet higher then the tops of the buildings thinking quitely to himself. "Daffodon... it has been a long time."
Then he flew off in the distance.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: ShinamoriAoshi on August 07, 2008, 07:33:30 PM
Reios found he had fallen asleep on the bench, and immediately stood up rubbing his eyes.
"Ahhh, crap, this is what I get for staying up so late..." he complained.
He looked around him and saw more people around him than before he slept, all rushing towards his right hand end of the street. Upon looking to the left, he saw the amber glow of the Autumn Soldiers and their G45ks marching down the street.
"Aww come on, why this early in the day...." he groaned.
The lead officer, spotted Reios near the bench on the side of the crowd, and alerted the troops.
"There he is! Get him before he runs!" and the troops began surging through the crowd pushing through them with their guns and armor. Reios noticed they had spotted him and he joined the crowd, hunching over a bit to hide himself in the mass of bodies.
Once inside the crowd, he heard one of the crowd's people shout, "Oh God! The Autumnians are invading!" and another say "Why God why?!?".
Upon hearing these, he thought, "Man...I'm bringing more grief to these people, maybe I should get out of here." and Reios immediately broke off from the crowd into a side street looking for the nearest airport.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on August 08, 2008, 11:19:18 PM
Din had now reached the edge of the small town and noticed the streets deserted and homes locked up for their own security. Why would Tsunami be here? Those aircraft don't appear to be first-class fighters so, I assume the HE isn't involved in this. That means, it's Mizu, "The Ocean's Angel". I will have a word with her then. Din thought to himself as he now made his way into the town using the vacant streets. After entering and walking a few blocks to the center of the city, he noticed a girl who he assumed to be Mizu since no one else would be so calm in this situation. This was her operation after all. Din approached the girl coming to him and then stopped when in a couple feet of her. "You would be Mizu, am I correct? I am The Bringer Of The Red Sky, I am here to annihilate this city on behalf of Wrath. I destroyed one of your aircraft back a few hundred yards as a warning to back off my prey. But, yet, you still come into the city. Explain the reason your here or I will eliminate you for getting in my way." Din ordered in a serious tone and expanding his flaming wings more as ash gently fell to the ground consistently.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: AnimeFreeze on August 09, 2008, 12:35:48 AM
Wildfire was still out of site even though of his blunder, an assailant appeared. He threatened the beautiful young girl. Wildfire never really had a purpose in life, so he really didn't care if he interfered. The woman was beautiful, and he intended on not letting anyone harm something as graceful as her. He stopped however, why was he so prone to protecting her? She had been in his life for less than two minutes, he was acting quite rash. The sane thing to do would be to wait and see how things work out, Apparently she is an important figure in Tsunami and Tsunami held the keys to his past.
So Wildfire slipped deeper into the alley to keep out of site but close enough to be in earshot, he would wait silently for an utterance of anything important, but in his mind was the face of the young, her name filled his head. Mizu, the name of an angel.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: ShinamoriAoshi on August 09, 2008, 12:47:42 PM
Reios reached the other end of the alleyway and appeared on the street on the opposite side of where he was. He gazed up and down the street looking for traces of the Autumnian troopers and breathed a sigh of relief to see the townspeople still moving about and not a trace of amber in sight. Just to be safe, he reached behind him and grabbed his rifle from his back. He started down the street, eying the windows carefully. Eventually, he reached the main road from that passed through town, which was crowded by merchants, and travelers such as himself, but what was this? Damn, checkpoints had been set up at the beginning of the city limits, as well as at the airport.
He backtracked and found himself at a port city, where air ships give and take supplies in crates. Reios immediately sneaked into a crate and waited.
"Wow, strawberries, I'm glad I chose this crate. :D"
Suddenly, he felt being picked up and dumped into a metal place, since he had heard a clank upon hitting something. Then he heard the horn of a ship ready to leave, followed by a jolt and a rocking motion soon after.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Nestec on August 09, 2008, 05:57:25 PM
Mizu was in no way intimidated by this young man, and she showed this as she thrust her fists on her hips with an indignant stare.
"Who the hell do you think you are? I thought Daddy made a peace treaty with you punks. You're not supposed to break it," she complained, closing her eyes in annoyance. "We're busy in this city. You can blow it up when we find what we're looking for."
Mizu paused to open her eyes once more. She scanned Din, noticing his fiery features.
"Though you do look like you could be of some help here. I have to ask though," She took a step closer to him. "What is your business here? If it interferes with my business, we might have some problems."
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As Nimbus neared the first building, which was the town's bank, he thought to himself. Hmm...I'll get a better view of everything from up there. After Nimbus examined the tall building, he readied himself in front of a long web of vines hanging down the side of the building. He gripped the vines, preparing to climb. His feet left the ground in one final leap, and he was climbing up the side of the bank with mild difficulty, holding on to the vines with much concentration. His bow, arrows, and sword all weighed him down by a great amount, but he climbed nonetheless.
He finally reached the top, and hastily threw himself onto the bank's rooftop, landing with a speedy roll that sent him a decent distance away from the ledge. He stayed low at a crouch, peering over the rooftops front ledge.
From here, he obtained a great view of the town. Daffodon was structured like a cross shape, with four ends extending out from the core. He could not see the entire town, but his view was enough to spot the cluster of home-sized airships perched at the western end of the town. He quickly spotted the insignia of Tsunami Forces polished on each airship's top.
What the hell, they sent more? Nimbus growled in his thoughts.
Nimbus caught sight of five troops in the northern end of the cross-shaped town (he himself was in the eastern part). Nimbus also spotted seven more troops down in the southern end, and two more coming from the airships.
That's fourteen soldiers in all. And probably more in the ships...
Nimbus began stealthily leaping across rooftops, being sure to stay out of the sight of anyone on the ground. As he progressed across buildings, he could occasionally hear voices beneath his feet. They were the frantic whimpers and voices of the panicked Daffodon citizens, hiding in their homes.
Hearing all this fear made Nimbus remember: these Tsunami morons invaded the town and they needed to be punished.
Nimbus launched a nice silver arrow into his bow. He pulled back the string, tightening his pull to charge up the attack even more. His eyes hovered over the group of five troops in the North end of town. They were trying to force their way into an young woman's home. Nimbus could hear her cries behind the door, as she desperately barricaded the entrance with furniture to prevent the soldiers from entering.
Nimbus locked the aim of his gallant arrow right onto the back of the neck of the lead soldier about to knock down the door. In one splitting second, the loud BOOM of the kicked crumbling door resounded, an earsplitting cry escaped the woman's throat, and the arrow raced through the air, seeking the throat of its target...
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: ShinamoriAoshi on August 10, 2008, 07:08:00 PM
Once the swaying had become steady, Reios peered out through the crate looking to see if it was safe before stepping out of the crate of strawberries. Looking around he finds himself in a metal container along with multiple boxes. Feeling his way through the crate, he reached the door to find it wouldn't budge.
"Damn it. Locked." he cursed and felt for the locking mechanism. After seaching for a bit, he found the metal box that held it and pointed his rifle at it, hoping it would pierce and not ricochet back. Boom! The shot rang out through out the crate and the door swung open. Reios stepped out and looked around to find in a corridor holding about 10 more of these crates inside the ship's hold. Warily, he stepped through the corridor and through the main building to find himself on the deck of the cargo ship heading for an island with a city that seemed to be surrounded by aircraft.
"What the hell is going on over there?"
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: DNAngel on August 10, 2008, 11:20:53 PM
Could it be? Was Daffodon really under attack? He had to see for himself, the more he thought about it the better he felt. Daffodon was so small, why would anyone attack it? He was flying over countless trees and villages, his voyage, long and well made. His speed was impeccable once he hit the high winds. Quite soon, Daffodon would be within his sights and he was sure he would be there to meet whatever lie waiting. For now... the sky was his home.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Nestec on August 11, 2008, 03:19:34 AM
Blood sprayed into the air in an arch like a geyser, splattering the ground with the victim's suffering. As the frantic soldier died violently, clutching his destroyed neck, his four comrades became alert, aiming their Flashswords in the direction of the arrow's owner; their eyes quickly spotted Nimbus standing there tall and gallant.
"Look there!" one troop cried out, signalling to attack Nimbus.
"He's wearing something around his neck! Get 'em!" another soldier exclaimed, referring to the mysterious emblem Nimbus always wore around his neck like a necklace.
Nimbus darted over the rooftop onto another, readying another arrow. He turned around to see the four troops, already on top of the building with him.
"Where you gonna go, kid?" a soldier with red hair growled. His Flashsword was pointed out towards Nimbus, emitting a glaring beam of blinding light. Nimbus could hardly see, as he shielded his eyes from the ray.
"Get the hell out of my town, and nothing bad will happen!" Nimbus shouted, drawing his own blade from its sheath on his back. The silver steel gave off a massive glow reflecting the light from the soldier's Flashsword, an effect that caught Nimbus' eye immeidately.
"We're not leaving without the emblem," another black-haired soldier said, approaching Nimbus an extra step.
Nimbus prepared himself. So they want my necklace, eh? Sure, it's pretty spiffy but why would some soldiers want some jewelry? There's gotta be some reason... Nimbus pulled out a small rock from his pocket. It was just something he collected while hunting. He figured he could trick the soldiers for at least a short moment. He tossed the rock with great force, sailing it over the soldiers' heads and onto a rooftop of a building behind them. They all turned around to watch where it landed.
"Suckers!" Nimbus cried out as he jumped from the rooftop down into an alley between two buildings, where he could hide.
All four troops dashed onto the other rooftop to retreive the rock that they thought was the emblem they were looking for. The red-haired man clenched his fist around the rock, realizing the deception. "This isn't the emblem, you assholes. Get that boy!"
At this order, all four of the troops dashed back in the direction of the rooftop Nimbus was just on, seeking out their sneaky prey.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on August 11, 2008, 01:06:15 PM
"As I SAID, I'm here requested by Wrath to annihilate the city." Din assrted, his hand resting on his katana handle boredly. "What is it here you're looking for?" Din quickly asked Mizu, now curling up his blazing wings so they didn't take up so much space for their conversation.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: DNAngel on August 11, 2008, 02:46:17 PM
Edward flew onward reaching a large clifface. He landed, looking out at the city of Daffodon. Then he saw them, ships. What could they be doing here?
Daffodon was indeed under attack, Ed decided. Now that the worst had unfurled itself, Ed feared its destruction. He watched silently as smoke shot upward from the streets. Endless destruction, would it ever end? He was sick of WRATH... all the pain, needless. It would never end. Ed dived down into the streets unsheathing his dual swords.
Now the fight would begin.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: AnimeFreeze on August 11, 2008, 03:18:12 PM
Wildfire waited silently in the alley, The man became much more aggressive and Wildfire couldn't take out his sword, the alleyway was to small to hold it outwards and the man would see it's glare. He noticed an escape ladder further down the alley, if he could climb it without making noise, he could get onto the roof and have an advantage over the man, although it would mean missing a few seconds of the conversation, he would take the risk.
Wildfire proceeded down the alley.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: DNAngel on August 11, 2008, 08:49:51 PM
His wings quickly returned to his body as he landed on a helpless soldier forcing him to collapse. Ed dug his blades deep into the man's flesh causing blood to splash upon them with desire. The blades hungered for it. The man made a few dampened sounds as Ed stood up from the man's back.
He dashed down the alleyway as he overheard some soldier barking commands off. They would taste his blades, Ed thought. They would taste them here and now.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Nestec on August 12, 2008, 10:25:18 PM
Mizu thought for a moment, beginning to grow curious of the entire situation. Hmm...I don't think there is anything wrong with telling him what we're looking for...
"Well," she began, looking at the vine-covered buildings around her. "Do you know of the five Sacred Skyrunes?"
Mizu bit her lip; she had asked the question and it was too late to turn back. She was about to open her mouth to add more, then something grabbed her attention.
She quickly turned her head to see a young man heading down an alleyway. She could see that he had spiky brown hair, and a white jacket. From where he was walking, it was obvious he had just been standing there watching, maybe even listening. Mizu reached into her pocket, then pulled out a small blue stone. It was a skyrune.
"Hey!" Mizu called out to the young man. "Halt! Come over here for a second!"
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The four soldiers stared around as they ran, growing impatient seeking out their target. Their footsteps pounded violently upon the rooftops, resounding thunderous roars of intimidating malice. These drumming echoes entered Nimbus' ears and he sensed the soldiers nearing his hiding spot down in the narrow alley between the two buildings.
He launched another silver arrow on the bow, which by now was growing quite tired. He aimed it directly over his head, pointed at the gap in the air between the buildings he was stuffed between. And just as he anticipated, the figure of a soldier leaped across the gap. In just one split second, the man's jaw was visible from beneath him. In this thread-thin opening, Nimbus released his grip on the arrow to let loose a flawless ray of silver, shooting up through the narrow alley like an exploding rocket. The arrow pierced its target directly in the jaw; Nimbus' aim and timing was indeed flawless.
At the violent pierce of the arrow drove into his skin and jaw, the soldier felt his brain rip. The arrow had ripped its way entire through his head from beneath his jaw; his skull had become somewhat of a human shishkebab, skewered as a blood red pillar of death. Nimbus could hear the thud on the rooftop; the troop was dead. No, killed, in fact, by Nimbus.
Heehehe.... Nimbus could only chuckle in his thoughts. That makes two dead soldiers. I think I've gotten this under control. Three left now.
The other three soldiers yelped in sudden shock.
"Holy [shit]!" the red-haired soldier exclaimed.
"What the fu--!" the black-haired soldier shouted, leaping a step back before taking his jump over the gap.
"Halt, men," the lead soldier ordered. "He's beneath the gap firing from below us." He pulled out a mini-sized bomb from his pocket and tossed it to the red-haired troop. "Drop this down there. But don't get in his sight, or he'll shoot you too."
"Hahahahhaha...My pleasure," he grinned, placing one foot on the ledge of the roof. He reached out over the gap to drop the bomb; only his arm was visible to Nimbus. "If he shoots off my arm, the bomb will fall in anyway. Hehehehe..."
The red-haired soldier grew confident as he prepared to drop the bomb down into the gap with Nimbus. But the white-haired boy was a step ahead of the chickeny soldier...
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: AnimeFreeze on August 12, 2008, 10:49:48 PM
His feet splashed the stagnant water into the air, The dark alleys echoed the traditional "splish-splash". Wildfire stopped, He turned his head back at the girl. It would be stupid if he went back, For one it wasn't a proper introduction; As all gentlemen should have. Two, it could be a trap; why would they let him waltz free after he heard their conversation, and three, He didn't like orders. He was lightly lit, his face glowed in the dim light. He stared at the girl for a few seconds, deciding whether he should stay or go. He quickly chose the obvious option/
"Maybe next time." He said softly, almost as if he didn't want to leave.
He then grabbed the ladder, and propelled himself into the air by a series of flips. He disappeared onto the roof. He was going to stay and listen to the conversation, but they already found him so that was not an option.
He ran from rooftop to rooftop, jumping through the air, all the while deciding what to do. He stopped. He needed to go back. He always tried to protect the innocent, and the man back there had something to do with this "invasion". Wildfire was acting rather rash and foolish but quickly noted that he had nothing better to do today. But now he would have to plan on NOT getting caught, he was still embarrassed by being found the first time.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: DNAngel on August 12, 2008, 10:53:15 PM
Ed noticed a young white-haired man just down the street. He was fighting the soldiers, no doubt a person who lived here. There was a man on the roof above holding a bomb over his head. Was he going to throw it at the man below? Ed couldn't risk it, he took two more steps and threw out his hand, aiming at the man above. He could set the bomb off in the man's hand, but at what risk to the man below? Would the roof crash over on top of him?
Ed hesitated... he couldn't endanger another innocent person, not ever again.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Nestec on August 12, 2008, 11:13:44 PM
Nimbus immediately caught sight of the bomb that was about to tumble into his own lap. He quickly brought his bow back up, aiming an arrow above him at the bomb. The silver arrow glistened under the sun, prepared for its speedy plight.
Nimbus was not aiming at the arm of the soldier however; he was not that stupid. Instead, the silver arrow was pointed at the bomb in the soldier's palm.
The red-haired troop was releasing his grip on the explosive. "Here it comes!"
But the mini-grenade did not make it out of the man's hand; Nimbus' glittering arrow pierced its rubbery shell in less than a second. At the sudden impact, the bomb expoded in the man's hand, erupting as a furious inferno engulfing his face as well. He let out an earsplitting cry and roared at Nimbus, "BASTAAAAAARD!!!"
But Nimbus could not hear him--he was already dashing away from the alley. He would have dashed across the street and behind some bushes, but he found himself colliding into another young man, who had been extending out his arm. He had crimson red hair, and a scar was visible on his face.
"Move, dammit!" Nimbus barked, struggling to get around this guy.
Neither Nimbus nor the young man were seen by the black-haired soldier, who was busy trying to help his ally by dousing him in water (which he had precipitated from a small water skyrune). But it did no good, the man was scorched and dead.
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"Trying to run, eh?" Mizu snapped, her eyes narrowing. "Nobody runs from Mizu Tsunami, the Ocean's Angel!"
Smirking, she flung the skyrune into the air, above the roof on which she assumed (hoped, rather) the young man was on. It exploded as a fountain of water, quite harmless, but extremely cold. The powerfully frigid temperature of the water most likely would not harm its enemy, but it would be sure to slow him down.
Mizu glanced at Din, then back up at the rooftop, hoping she had nailed her target.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: DNAngel on August 12, 2008, 11:30:11 PM
"H@#$ yeah kid, nice one!" Ed said chasing after him. He decided it was best to follow him, after all, he may of known this place better than himself. "So what's their plan?"
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on August 13, 2008, 01:34:42 AM
Din stood and observed the man in the alley's escape and smirked at Mizu's attempt to stop him. "Mizu, let him go. Whatever he could have heard isn't any problem to us." Din said suddenly, reassuring her that it was fine. It would have been a problem if she provoked him into combat. I know for sure he wasn't a civilian since any normal person would have froze up in fear. Din thought to himself. "Anyways, if you're after the five Sacred Skyrunes, then it's no concern to me unless it happens to be the Hell Skyrune. I would like you and all of you're forces to evacuate within twenty minutes since I plan on making this place disappear. If one of the five Sacred Skyrunes happen to be here, you can find it easier within the rubble."
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: ShinamoriAoshi on August 13, 2008, 11:09:40 AM
When the cargo airship neared the city, he could notice Tsunami soldiers breaking through every house and raping the city. Damn it, another Tsunami attack, what are they here for? Unfortunately, the cargo airship noticed also and began to turn back for fear of being raided too. He wasn't going to let them succeed this time. At once, Reios sprinted towards the command tower looking for a life craft to use to reach the island before the cargo ship got any farther.
On the back deck of the ship, he found multiple emergency airboats to use, and immediately leaped in.
"Boy I'm glad I took those airboat lessons..." Reios smiled and started the engine. He reached over and detached the airboat from the cargo ship and sailed off toward Daffodon.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: AnimeFreeze on August 13, 2008, 06:13:27 PM
Wildfire was doused, he lost his balance and fell on his face. "Ahghhh Dammit, what kind of weirdo speaks of themselves in the third person anyways!" He scolded. He soothed his face which was slowly change hue to become a pale red. He tried standing up but kept slipping onto the ground. "Real gentlemen don't use magic!" He yelled, only to shut himself up when he noticed it was in fact Mizu, he thought he heard someone yell out a different. e was frozen, he couldn't run, and he couldn't fight. She was a girl! "...I hope you know I'm doing this out of respect and not because I'm weak." He unsheathed his weapon and dropped it in front of Mizu's feet and put his hands over his head.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Nestec on August 13, 2008, 07:29:37 PM
"C'mon, back here!" Nimbus ran along, pulling the guy with him. He didn't know who he was, but he didn't have the time to stop and think either. He was already dashing away from the alley, crouching low and rolling over into some bushes on the other side of the street.
"They're Tsunami soldiers," Nimbus stated. It was quite obvious, but he decided he should make sure this person knew. "I think I know why they're raiding the town."
He held up his necklace-jewel for the young man to see.
"They want this. I don't know why," he insisted. A frown came upon his face. "It's just a jewel that was given to me by my real parents, who I don't even know. By the way, what's your name?"
As Nimbus waited for the guy's response, he tried to plot out his next strike. Two of those soldiers still remained, standing atop the roof across the street. He kept his eye on the soldiers. But to his horror, he saw the lead soldier staring straight at him in the bushes, his large blue hat casting a cryptic shadow on his face. A wide grin spread across the lead soldier's face when his eyes met Nimbus'. Nimbus remained in the bushes, sweat beating down his face, unsure who would be the first to strike...
The scary lead soldier? Or would it have to be himself......
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Who the hell is that man? He's gonna make this city disappear?? Aah, must be one of those power-freaks.
Mizu nodded her consent to Din, right before dashing into the alley. While she ran, she called out, "I know he may not be important to you! But he just may have what we're looking for!"
Now Mizu was on top of the roof, standing before the young man whom she had just attacked with her skyrune. She watched him give up his weapon.
"You must be a fool. Hell, you're right, you're not weak," she laughed. Then she bent down to pick up the blade, and stood once more, smiling. "You're stupid as a child. What kind of coward surrenders out of respect? Now that I think of it, that doesn't even make any sense."
Mizu stopped to study the young man. She had to admit, he was quite handsome. His blue eyes were most appealing to her, and he looked rather slender and well-built. She brought her eyes to his once more, slightly blushing. Being kept away in Tsunami quarters for so long, Mizu had forgotten what males her age looked like. Even moreso, she had forgotten how to properly speak to them.
"Erm...Listen up, I need you to empty your pockets," she said, her voice a bit softer. "Unless you wanna drown."
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: DNAngel on August 13, 2008, 08:11:56 PM
Ed had followed the man into the bushes.
"It's Edward, Ed for short," Ed said. "And you?"
Ed followed the man's gaze. He saw the remaining soldiers on the roof smiling back.
"I call the left one," Ed whispered as he burst out of the bushes, heading straight for the soldiers.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: AnimeFreeze on August 13, 2008, 10:31:40 PM
"You're a mean one aren't you." Wildfire said as he emptied his pockets, He pulled out his wallet which had a decal of his favorite book "Death Crater", a few pieces of change, a piece of paper, and some lint. Out of his combat pocket were two cases of ammunition and a pocket knife. He threw all of these in front of the girl.
"To you I'm stupid, but to me It's my only choice, well that's not true. I can kill you, but that's not my kind of thing, I kind of follow a m0ral code, it's the basis of my being. Without it I have no personality, no fiber of being." He stopped, he suddenly realized that he didn't know who he was. He stared at the ground. He had no loved ones, his friends were all gone. If he died no one would have cared. He was a nobody. He was "Nemo".
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on August 15, 2008, 06:23:25 PM
Din walked over to a clean looking brink wall and leaned against it lazily. He crossed his arms and closed his eyes. I'll count that as one minute already out of the twenty... Din counted in his head.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Nestec on August 15, 2008, 07:48:26 PM
"Ed? Alright..." Nimbus replied after the young man had told him his name. He said in return, "My name is Nimbus."
Nimbus then watched as Ed dashed out from the bushes and into the open. What is he doing?? So he's willing to fight on my side? Damn, I hope he's skilled then.
Realizing that Ed had left the lead soldier to him, Nimbus dashed out from the bushes as well. He had done enough with his bow; it was becoming tired. Now it was time to fight up-close, with a blade.
The two soldiers leaped from the rooftop, wielding their Flashswords in front of them. As they fell, they swung their blades downward in an arc, slashes that were meant to kill.
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Mizu's face changed into a bit of a frown, as she listened to the young man's words. No...personality...Fiber of...being...?
"Sounds like you have problems," Mizu commented matter-of-factly, bending down once more to observe the items. She took the piece of paper, and then, without reading it, placed it in her own pocket. Among all these items, she had not found what she was looking for. "Hmm...Ha, seems you actually have time to read...And damn, you are poor."
She laughed, then looked up to face him once more. "I'm sure you know my name. But...please tell me yours. Maybe I'll spare you."
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: AnimeFreeze on August 15, 2008, 11:08:05 PM
"The nuns at the orphanage called me Nemo, it's Latin for nobody, they named me it because I scored lowest in class and wasn't good at any sports. Heh, I showed them when I went to University. I've never met my birth parents, All my friends have died because of Wrath, and my identity, they stole that too. I wanted to be a historian when I grew up...What did you want to be? Has your dream ever been stolen from you? Heh, I'm being depressing aren't I? Haha, I'm sorry." He made a forced smile and scratched his head. He tried to joke it off, his was embarrassing himself by confiding in a total stranger. "I shouldn't be telling this to a total stranger, let alone someone whose going to imprison me." He sat down in a pretzel form, ringing out the water from his clothes. "You just had to ruin my clothes, like you said, I'm destitute, even with my education it's hard to get a job as a ex-So-----." He stopped himself. "Ha, I can't spoil all the secrets now, I have to save some for interrogation." A giant grin formed on his face, he stretched his hands outwards readying himself to be cuffed. "I'm not making this too easy am I?
Little did the woman know his true intentions.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: DNAngel on August 16, 2008, 03:02:52 PM
Ed unsheathed his dual swords once more flashing them with every step he took. As the left soldier landed he threw his right sword at him. The soldier spinned and fell, dodging the attack; the sword flew right into the wall, stabbing hard. Ed had planned this however, he charged the man as he tried to recover from the ground and leaped. The man stood up just in time to see the man swoop over his head. Ed landed ontop of his blade and pushed off flipping backwards. Mid-air, he slashed the man's throat diagonally, cutting through it like a stick of butter. The man collapsed as a slice of his head fell off to the right, bouncing on the ground.
He turned back to his weapon in the wall and threw his right hand out. A little circle of brick shattered around the blade as it shot out into Ed's palm. He sheathed his swords and smiled turning to see what had become of the second soldier. Hopefully, he's dead... Ed thought.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on August 16, 2008, 08:07:26 PM
Din still sat calmly and comfortably against the brink wall. He paid no attention to what else what happening around him. He told Mizu she had twenty minutes out of respect to get out of the city, hopefully she had a good memory. That's a good six minutes now. Din thought, his face not changing from it's emotionlessness state.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Nestec on August 17, 2008, 05:59:50 PM
He had done what Mizu had hoped he wouldn't; the young man had softened Mizu's emotions to the point of undeniable pity. As she listened to Nemo's words, she felt her soul crying within her. Crying? For this stranger? Unthinkable. He had almost forced some of her own desires and dreams from her. If anything, Mizu felt that she should have been worried that this young man was trying to deceive her.
Mizu finally straightened to a full standing position, casting a shadow over him as he sat.
"Enough. I'd say you've spoken enough," she said, her voice still light and surprisingly quite friendly. "It seems to me you have nowhere to be, nowhere to serve a purpose."
She waited a small moment, observing his face and expression a little more before continuing.
"You shall come aboard the AX-07 -- the airship on which I came. Whether you become prisoner or assistant depends on how well you behave before the soldiers of the fleet." Then she added, "This city will be eradicated in less than twenty minutes."
She did not even bother asking him whether or not he would come along. It was not like he had any other option. Daffodon was the only city for hundreds of miles., and it would soon be gone. Plus, Mizu was taking his weapons with her. He could in no way, at least as far as Mizu knew, fight back.
She began to descend the ladder back down into the alley.
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Holy sh**! Looks like I found a pretty badass ally! Nimbus exclaimed in his thoughts as he spotted Ed's performance. He could not sit and watch the whole display, however, for the lead soldier was before him, his blade swinging at Nimbus with impressive speed.
But Nimbus was faster; he shielded himself from the slash with his own blade. As Nimbus' short sword quickly slid off of the blade of the soldier, Nimbus quickly performed an acrobatic spin, positioning himself at the soldier's side. Bending his elbow, Nimbus quickly pulled his sword back, then thrust forward, aiming for the soldier's side. Fortunately for Nimbus, this man's reflexes weren't quite as quick; Nimbus was able to place a clean stab into the man's ribcage. He let out a gasp, which came out gargled with blood.
Coughing, the man doubled forward, his eyes wide. His hat slid off his head as he fell forward, revealing his head of greasy black hair.
"You guys have nothing better to do? How long does it take before invading towns gets boring?" Nimbus asked, thrusting his black shoe into the man's face to deliver a strong kick. His tone was half humorous, half annoyed. The man fell over, still coughing.
As life escaped from him, he managed to sigh, "Foolish boy...You cannot escape the hellish waves of Tsunami..."
Nimbus rolled his eyes, turning away from the soldier. It did no good to argue with a dying man.
"I'm thinking there are more airships at the dock on the other end of town," Nimbus said. Before turning to run off, he stopped to give Ed a stare of admiration.
"Your blade-work was frickin' crazy...Who the hell are you anyway?" Nimbus asked the stranger swordsman.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: DNAngel on August 18, 2008, 02:36:54 PM
"A stranger to you, but not to this place..." Ed said, his mind wandered elsewhere for a moment. "So... how will we take out the ships?" Ed asked.
Nimbus may have been younger, but he knew what was going on. For now, Ed would except that following him was perhaps the path he was meant to walk. Perhaps there is something to gain after all... Ed thought. He sensed the ships presence, but even more important, who was among them.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: ShinamoriAoshi on August 18, 2008, 10:25:56 PM
After much senseless driving through the air, Reios landed on a grassy plain not far from Daffodon, there, he found two airships, bearing the mark of Tsunami.
"So its them thats causing the havoc here..." Reios said to himself. Reios dove behind some bushes and slowly crept up nearer and nearer towards the ships, hoping to find a closer look.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Nestec on August 19, 2008, 11:19:18 PM
"Good question. I really doubt we can take down tons more at once," Nimbus said, his tone becoming slightly worried. It was indeed a good question. It was most likely all of Tsunami versus himself and this stranger he had just befriended. Was the challenge one-sided?
Nimbus began to walk, following the scent of gunpowder all the way until he reached the west exit of town. He had ran right past the red-haired man from earlier, though he hadn't even noticed. Two large airships bearing the Tsunami insignia could be seen in the distance, perched right on the coast of the island. Their engines began to blare, as if they were starting up.
"Are you kidding me? Their forces are retreating? But...they didn't get what they came for, did they?" Nimbus asked aloud, half to himself and half to Ed.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: ShinamoriAoshi on August 21, 2008, 12:10:13 AM
Reios slowly crept up near the back of an airship carefully avoiding the searing hot outer engines and sneaked inside one avoiding the guards outside whilst their backs were to him, apparently waiting for someone. He crept to the back that held the mechanisms and controls for the engines outside. He stood near the doorway outside, eyeing the exit, knowing what he was going to do, as he didn't have any explosives or sort. He took out his revolver and aimed for the line of pistons pumping noisily and fast. He took aim at them and with a flash, shot at one, causing a chain reaction setting fire to the engine room, and Reios began running back towards the exit as the fire chased after him through hold. Reios leaped out of the exit and back into the bushes just it time to see the airship implode on itself, taking out some of the guards and causing a panic.
"Well that should give them something to talk about", he smiled as he peered through the bushes at the flaming wreck as pieces and exploded and guards ran about.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: DNAngel on August 21, 2008, 03:23:48 PM
Ed thought about the question, Why would they be retreating? Afterall, it had been a full-on assualt and now, retreat? Ed couldn't make sense of it. After a few moments it finally made sense, maybe they didn't intend to command and conquer, but to destroy Daffodon. But what about the boy?Hadn't they come to take the rune?
"Yeah... funny thing... life is," Ed said looking straight at the ships. Perhaps, they should be retreating too.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on August 21, 2008, 08:00:14 PM
Five more minutes... Din thought, his head leaning upwards and resting the back of his head against the building. He sighed deeply. As long as we’re allies with Tsunami who are looking for the Skyrunes, if they find one, we find one. They’re just doing the work for us. Does that mean I don’t need to worry about searching for the Hell Skyrune? Din thought, his mind seemed to be in turmoil.
-- (Back at Wrath HQ)
"Hey... Hex... When is Din coming back?" A girl with black hair tied in pigtails asked in a whine.
"After he completed his mission, you know that. Missions must be handled with perfection so things take time. But don't worry, if it's Din, he will come back very soon." Hex replied with a grin as he was laying comfortably on a nearby sofa while Enyo was curled up in a chair not too far away.
Enyo sighed. "Why are you in my room anyways? Don't you have a mission to do too?" Enyo asked, her face pouty and irritated.
"I'm already doing it. They said to watch over you and make sure you stay here until Din comes back." Hex said smiling.
Enyo gave Hex a glare. "Fine! I still can't believe that Wrath doesn’t trust me even though I'm an Officer!" Enyo shouted.
"It's not that we don't trust you, it's that we don't trust you without Din around to keep you from doing strange things." Hex laughed.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: ShinamoriAoshi on August 21, 2008, 08:28:58 PM
Reios waited for a bit and soon the guards were occupied with putting out the fire the explosion had caused, and helping their wounded soldiers, leaving the ramp for the other airship unattended.
"Hmmm, the ship would take me back to their base..." Reios thought as he creeped out of the bushes and up into the ramp amidst the havoc. Once inside, he walked to the back of the ship and climbed up a service ladder into the pipes lining the ceiling in order not to be seen. Remembering the hallways, he crawled through the pipes and soon neared a ventilation shaft to provide air into the pipes in order to not cause over heating that over looked the cockpit where 2 pilots sat.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Nestec on August 24, 2008, 02:22:58 PM
Mizu finally passed Din once more, noticing him against a wall. She opened her mouth to speak, but realized she had nothing important to say to him. She merely smiled, then walked off, saying, "Have fun."
Dragging the handcuffed Nemo with her, she finally came upon the airship. Soldiers had been racing about frantically, apparently working to extinguish a fire. Mizu soon noticed the absence of the second airship. Where is the other one...? It got burned down!? Was it some kind of civil resistance?
"What the hell?" she spoke aloud, turning to face Nemo. "What happened here? Is this your doing?"
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: ShinamoriAoshi on August 24, 2008, 11:55:53 PM
Looking down and through the windshield of the cockpit, Reios noticed a woman with a cuffed man appear that seemed to have some power, since the soldiers were apologizing and trying to explain what happened to her and the man, which he thought must have been what the Tsunami was looking for in the town and immediately began thinking of a way to set him free without gathering too much attention.
"Hmmmm, I could free him once they're inside the ship, since this is the last remaining one..." Reios thought and decided to put it into use.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on August 25, 2008, 01:24:48 AM
Din didn't reply in anyways as Mizu past by. Once she was out of sight, Din stepped forward. About a minute now. Time to prepare. Din sighed deeply and then at the end of his lengthy sigh, his flaming wings sprang from his backside, eyes cycloned into it's fiery red, and hair into it's scorching crimson. Din brought his palms together to the point to where they would almost touch and sparks of small cinders shot in different directions until a small flame began to grow brightly. Din held it in place for several moments. Though the flame seemed small, it was extremely powerful and was only small since Din was condensing it greatly.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: AnimeFreeze on August 25, 2008, 01:21:21 PM
"Hahaha I wish." He said teasingly. "Whoever did that is my hero." He said, impersonating a teenage girl. Flutterign his eyes and putting his hands against his face and sighing.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: ShinamoriAoshi on August 25, 2008, 08:11:51 PM
Reios crawled back through the vent back into the service area surrounded by pipes above the walkways and sat near the airship's entrance waiting to see where the woman and the cuffed man would go.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: DNAngel on August 26, 2008, 02:19:52 PM
Ed looked to Nimbus for support, was he going to move? Was he off on some deserted island or something? He was certainly enjoying the view of the city.
"Nimbus?" Ed said, looking at him sadly.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Nestec on August 29, 2008, 10:12:25 AM
"Your hero?" Mizu snapped at him, narrowing her eyes. "Yeah, you are SO going into the cellar."
With that said, Mizu stormed onto the airship, dragging Nemo with her. As they walked, she noticed that he had kept his eyes shut and remained silent. Mizu hoped that he was repenting.
She ignored the many soldiers that tried to grab her attention as she passed. They were all trying to report the same incident that had just happened. Did they think Mizu was stupid or something? She may have been a teenager, but she was the Winter Emperor's daughter. She was always well informed.
After a short walk, the two reached the cellar. It was in the very lowest floor of the airship, just next door to all of the main exhaust engines and pipes. Being so close to such large machinery, the cellar was always pretty well heated.
The particular cellar that was assigned to Nemo looked just like the other three lined up beside it: about seven by eight feet, comprising of a small rigid bed, and an even smaller wastebasket (it was suggested that it be used for your bathroom needs). The bed didn't even have a pillow.
"Have a nice day," Mizu said to him. She added, "You will be met by a lieutenant shortly." With that said, she locked Nemo in the cellar, and made her way back upstairs. She had to make another trip back down when she realized she left the key in the lock. She retrieved it, then stuck it into her shirt between her breasts. She gave Nemo a sly glance, but he wasn't looking at her. She then dashed back to the main floor, feeling a little foolish for her attempt to grab the young man's attention.
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Just after Ed had spoken, Nimbus noticed a blue-haired girl dragging a cuffed man onto the airship. The one beside it was aflame.
"Looks like some chaos. Let's get a little closer," Nimbus said to Ed.
He crouched low into the grass to be sure he couldn't be seen. He began to move farther out away from the town, until he was much closer to the airships than he was to the town. He gestured for Ed to follow him. Almost simultaneously, the airship began to take off.
Smoke bursted from its engines, and the grass sweeped low beneath it, cowering in the prominent rising of the large machine. The warm air flared about from the airship, tossing leaves around. It stirred up little hurricanes of heat, and within seconds, it was in the air, slowly sailing into the sky. Nimbus watched, unsure exactly what had just happened. Weren't the soliders after him? Why did they leave if they hadn't gotten the emblem he wore around his neck? Was the entire event pointless? Who were the blue-haired girl and the handcuffed man? Why had the other airship exploded in flames?
Nimbus still stood there watching the airship float away. It left a mysterious air of wonder in its trail...
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on August 29, 2008, 11:51:57 AM
Condensing complete. That's that... I will continue committing sins so I'm able to obtain my dream. I must do this. Din decided. "In the name of Wrath, the city of Daffodon shall be annihilated!!!" Din roared as he released his condensed power, letting it erupt into a huge ball of flame that continued to grow bigger and more massive by the second until it consumed the entire city in fire. As the giant sphere of flame began eating away at the city from all sides as well as from within, the whole ball completely exploded into a mimic-like imitation of a nuclear explosion. Debris, rock, and ground alike all blasted in all directions as the city was wiped off the wave of Skyrazor. A massive shockwave of wind blew mercilessly all around for miles.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: DNAngel on August 29, 2008, 04:22:55 PM
"Shall we join the party?" Ed asked smiling.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: ShinamoriAoshi on August 29, 2008, 08:14:25 PM
Reios immediately followed the blue haired girl and the cuffed man through the corridors and down flights of stairs through the cramped pipes listening to their footsteps through the humming of the pipes to keep track of them while his view was blocked by ceiling that barred his view across some corridors and flights of stairs. Soon, he heard the blue haired girl say something he could not catch followed by a shoving noise and the slamming of a metal door. Reios waited until he knew the girl was away and he backtracked to the corridor's service ladder and climbed down it. Upon reaching the metal door that seemed to lead into the storage cellar of a ship he looked at the locking mechanism as well as the hinges of the door.
"Damn, the door's reinforced to hold in the heat from the engine room," he cursed, "and the hinges are lined with layers of steel to keep the weight of the door from toppling itself over."
He began to ponder but he soon heard footsteps coming down the stairwell again, and scrambled up the service ladder into the pipes again. The footsteps turned out to be a lieutenant dressed in his orderly uniform flanked by 2 soldiers, when suddenly, an idea dawned upon him, Reios with some difficulty, pulled his rifle off his back and leaned his upper body out from the service tunnel when the group had passed and with a flick of his finger his rifle screamed and once of the soldiers fell over, bleeding from the back of his head. The remaining 2 turned around and was soon greeted by another shot, this time the other soldier right in between the eyes. The lieutenant on impulse began to call for help as he was reloading.
"We have a stowaway near the storage ce-" the lieutenant yelped before he was silenced.
Reios jumped down from the service tunnel and searched the man for the key that opens to door. Once he found it, he proceeded to open the door, revealing the cuffed man in the dark room illuminated by the hallway lights the door had revealed.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Nestec on August 30, 2008, 11:43:08 PM
Sensing the radiation of a powerful eruption, Mizu twisted around in her seat to look out of a window behind her. Daffodon and the island it was perched on was but a mere dot now; a shadowy black dot, in fact. Could this be the ash-stricken remainder of Din's wrath?
"Scoper," Mizu called to one of the soldiers seated on the airship, polishing his Flashsword. "Is there a way you could check out Daffodon from here? Like, with a telescope, or something?" She was curious, and wanted to see this marvel for herself.
"Yes. For what would you like to use it?" Scoper grumbled, darting his eyes at Mizu.
"Just let me use it," Mizu ordered, and without further instructions, she stood from her seat and moved to the shiny black telescope that was positioned in front of the large back-window that revealed the black dot of Daffodon. Putting one of her icy blue eyes up to the tube of the telescope, Mizu observed the magnified view of the town.
Holy Skyrazor! It's just as I thought... Mizu gasped in awe, almost letting her mouth hang open with utter astonishment. But maybe it's like we were hoping. That Sacred Skyrune could be still there. We'll definitely have to check it out later.
The Tsunami airship, now satisfied with its level of altitude, set itself on a linear path. Mizu didn't know exactly where the ship was headed. She was, however, confident that she would get her chance to fully explore the Spring Nation soon.
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Nimbus stood before the great heap of ash and ruins that the fiery man had left behind in his wrath. At Nimbus' feet was a perished mountain of incinerated lives and souls. What rested at the boy's feet was not only a burned shadow of inferno that engulfed the town. It was the destroyed corpse of a small passion in his heart; a passion that until now had buried itself behind thick boundaries of hate and resentment.
It was his home, heart, and past. Nimbus examined the entire ruin as if through a window of revelation; it was like the fiery man himself had wrenched out Nimbus' breath with his own fiery hands. The boy could not speak, could not think, could not feel. In the brief moment in which Nimbus' eyes took in the sight of the destroyed town, he was a mere statue, mortified alive by his own sense of sight, as well as his sudden chaotic impulse of emotion.
His head slowly turned left to right as he observed the tragic scene. Who was to blame for this? Who was responsible for the destruction of his home, his culture, his memories, and more importantly, his soul?
The same memories from earlier seemed to flood into Nimbus' mind. He remembered Vesta. He remembered her putting him to sleep on a cold, eerie night. He remembered the lullaby she sang to him on those lonely nights. He remembered each and every octave, each and every vocal curve in the singing. It was almost like his soul itself was singing its own reqiuem, a funeral song to justify the pathetic life Nimbus had lived.
As those final memories imploded within Nimbus' mind, he fell to his knees, in a psychotic rage of tears and sobs. He knew he shouldn't cry or mourn, that it was not the mature thing to do, but the fiery hands continued to wrench out Nimbus' heart, piece by piece, until Nimbus layed there, sprawled out on the barren land, alone and emotionally destroyed.
Was this really the end? Nimbus' home had been burned down, along with everyone in it, but was it the end? And, once more, who was to blame for this soul-shattering tragedy? Was Nimbus to blame himself? Or was he to blame the direct cause of the fire, which at the moment was still unknown to the boy?
Nimbus staggered to his feet, unable to cry any longer, having lost almost his entire soul to his lament. His eyes left the ruined town, and instead, he turned to gaze out at the sky; the never-ending ocean of blue mystery. Standing upon the coast of the now-isolated island, Nimbus felt ultimately alone on this floating rock of earth, (even though his new ally had been standing behind him), feeling no further intention of remaining there. In fact, he almost felt no further intention of living. Nimbus stepped over to the edge of the coast, where he could look down at his feet to gaze at the sky below.
He drew his head upwards to gaze forward. A mere speck of dark, dark blue could be seen. The dot was moving quite slowly, and it didn't appear to be changing altitude. It could only be an airship. Nimbus knew what he had to do. He would take to the skies and chase after the airship.
"Hey...You," Nimbus spoke softly to Ed, whom he had almost forgotten was there. He didn't even turn to face him, but merely spoke facing the air. "Follow me if you want. I'm going to pursue the clouds..."
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on August 31, 2008, 01:52:33 AM
Din stood triumphantly in the burning rubble of Daffodon. Blackened buildings were flattened and charred to no recognition. Din, with his fiery wings, took to the sky. I'm finished here. Din thought and began making his way back to Wrath HQ quickly, at the same time he passed quickly by Tsunami's airship. Din stared coldly at Mizu as he saw her for a moment looking out a window with a telescope. Din gave a slightly grin and then took flight ahead and into the distance.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Nestec on August 31, 2008, 11:44:13 AM
The flaring wings nearly radiated Mizu's entire face as she followed Din's trace with eager eyes. It looked like he had truly done what he said he would.
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The boy distanced himself at a range from the coast from where he could run and leap, to take full advantage and grip over the air and let himself flow through the atmosphere. It was then that Nimbus remembered that he didn't yet have wings.
Hm. It doesn't matter. Wings or not, I'm getting to that airship. It's my only way off this destroyed island... Nimbus promised himself in his mind. He wasn't sure if he had lost his mind, or if he was just being chickeny; he wanted to reach that airship, and he wanted to get inside of it with all his passion, or rather, whatever passion in him was left.
In a quick purge of agility and reflexes, Nimbus began to run. He ran, with no regards to his lack of wings, nor to the mysterious abyss of blue he would be plunging into. His mind was focused on only three things: flight, stability, and life. And those three thoughts remained even as Nimbus leapt from the island, his eyes closed, tears dried from his eyes. He outstretched his arms, feeling the wind and air whip upon his face and body. Was he falling? It didn't matter to Nimbus; he was in the sky, smiling down at the clouds and raising his chin up to the sun.
It was at that moment of mysterious bliss and inner serenity that they bursted from his upper back --- wings. Large, soft, beautiful wings streaked in rays of gold and silver, with feathers tipped in a glowing vibrant flow of holy golden specks of light, released themselves from Nimbus' dying soul, emerging out from between his shoulders and stretching out gallantly like rays from the sun, lining themselves up to be parallel with Nimbus' outstretched arms.
Nimbus' wings had sprouted. And he was finally flying like the arrows.
* S K Y R A Z O R *
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: DNAngel on September 02, 2008, 06:22:41 PM
Ed smiled, he had chosen to follow the boy to the airships and he was happy with his desicion, his wings fluttered in the air. Quite frankly, he was just happy the boy could fly, that would make things a lot easier.
"Now let the fun begin, aye?" Ed asked Nimbus. It was a moment of happiness he would never forget.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: AnimeFreeze on September 05, 2008, 12:37:19 PM
Nemo eyes shifted and adapted to the new light. The figure standing before him was not of that of Wrath. quite the opposite, he looked as if he were a rebel. Somehow, he looked familiar. Nemo covered his eyes with his arms. The light burned and his had to turn away.
"You know in Death Crater...the world is set into peril when that town is destroyed and turned into a lifeless hole, likewise, Daffodon is the begginnings of the destruction of Skyrazor."
He had no reason for saying this, maybe he jsut wanted to point it out. Nevertheless he wanted his wepons back and maybe even a towel to dry himself off. He had liked Daffodon and would mourn for its denizens, but bwefore anything, The figure before him had to stop blocking his path.
"Would you mind moving, please?"
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Nestec on September 06, 2008, 02:49:49 PM
Growing quite tired over the long trip, Mizu yawned as she continued to observe the sky through the telescope. The feathery clouds wafted about, slowly drifting in and out of view of the scope's lens.
I've got nothing better to do now, so I guess the telescope is enough entertainment. She thought, sluggishly pulling up a small iron chair beside the telescope and sitting into it, where she could comfortably peek through the clouds without having to shift into an uncomfortable position. Mizu's eyelids grew heavy, however, and she was soon drifting off to sleep, the lens of the scope taking in light of the blue sky.
Nimbus' wings did not falter; they continued to hold him on his gentle flight for as long as he kept his eyes open, and his arms oustretched.
The feeling of euphoria hadn't yet vanished from Nimbus' body and mind, and the wide smile still laid on his face. He was, however, quite confident and serious about what he was trying to do. The Tsunami airship wasn't too far away now. If Nimbus kept on his steady course, he would definitely catch up with the slow-moving giant airship. But what would happen once he reached it? Would the soldiers aboard the ship merely let him on with a welcoming embrace? And what about the necklace that he kept hidden?
Nimbus nearly lost his flight balance, his mind wandering off to other matters such as the soldiers trying to catch him. After all, they only wanted his necklace, they didn't want to take him. Or did they?
Turning his head back to face Ed, Nimbus began to speak, "Hey..." When he was sure he had his attention, he said, "Just wondering, but...How did you get your wings?"
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: ShinamoriAoshi on September 06, 2008, 05:53:25 PM
"Sure, but good luck finding your way back to the upper levels of the ship" Reios pointed out as he moved out of the way revealing the dimly lighted hallway and the staircase leading up.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: DNAngel on September 08, 2008, 05:37:26 PM
"The day my master was murdered, one of the killers remained behind to deal with me," Ed paused for a moment feeling reluctant about sharing the information. "I stabbed him 116 times before I was sadisfied."
He did not look to see Nimbus' face, though he was sure it sounded psychotic. "Then I realized the others had flown away, out of sight," Ed continued. "I was so angry I leapt out the window, but just before I hit the ground my wings sprouted."
Ed realized he must have left it on a bad note, so for comfort he threw it out there, "Hurt like bi-,"
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: AnimeFreeze on September 08, 2008, 10:56:48 PM
Nemo squinted. The bright lights of the hallway went out, and now he his eyes had to shift BACK to the the darkness.
"Aye, why don't you lead the way---Uhh, I didn't quite catch your name."
He spoke softly to the stranger, he was helping him after all. Nemo, however still took precautions to protect himself if this stranger decided to betray him. started to move about the hallway, clanking his cuffs against a pipe. He thought it was highly stupid to cuff him inside his cell, how would he be able to wipe his butt after a bowel movement? he finally fell on the floor, the cuffs on his feet really did not help either.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Nestec on September 14, 2008, 04:27:06 PM
"Hah. That actually sounds pretty badass," Nimbus said calmly, turning his body a little bit to steady his flight. "I'm a little more pathetic. I got mine just now only because I needed somewhere to go..."
Nimbus sniffled, squinting his eyes. His mind flashed back to images of his home, his bedroom. The wooden ceiling to which his eyes opened to every morning.
"My home just got blown up...What the hell am I to do?" Nimbus spoke, wiping away tears with his sleeve. He didn't want Ed to see him crying -- it would only make him look even more inferior to the guy. "Ah, there it goes. I almost started venting."
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Something amidst the air woke Mizu up. She quickly opened her eyes, a feeling of alarm rising in her.
Was I dreaming? No, I wasn't...So why am I panicked? Bringing her palms to her face, Mizu felt the moisture of sweat trickling down her forehead. Her body felt unusually hot.
Mizu stood up, glancing around the room. Her fellow soldiers continued to monitor the airships engines; they were too busy to notice Mizu's sudden unease. She turned her head towards the back-window once more, and lowered herself into the chair to gain a view into the telescope again. She felt a strange sensation, almost like the clouds were calling to her. Placing her blue eye up to the lens again, she peered out into the blue ocean of air.
Her eyes immediately locked onto two isolated objects in the air. Were they moving? Mizu observed a pair of large white wings, with tints of gold and silver, on one of the figures. The other figure also bore his own wings. There two people out there flying, that much was evident from the objects' constant balance upon the wind. Mizu continued to observe the objects, as they seemed to become closer and closer...
"Mizu," one of the lieutenants called out. Mizu turned to see his alarmed face. He continued, "I believe I just heard a loud sound come from the cellar. Shall I investigate? I believe there is someone down there."
"Aah, no [ [shit]]. Of course someone is down there, it's a cellar," Mizu snorted, shaking her head at the soldier. "It's a guy named Nemo, he's locked up."
"Are you sure?"
"Are you questioning my intelligence?" Mizu snapped, glaring at the man. "I'll have Daddy kill you in an instant. Stop trying to make me look stupid. I know what I'm doing."
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: ShinamoriAoshi on September 14, 2008, 06:14:28 PM
"Well, I'm...I'm Denith, Denith Robinson, " he lied, "I was born and raised in the Autumn Continent," he told, at least that much was true and puled a cloth scarf out of his small pack which he gave to the man, "Dry yourself off."
Reios then turned and started heading back the way he came with the man he rescued close behind.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: AnimeFreeze on September 14, 2008, 07:07:20 PM
Nemo started to rinse himself off, drying his hair of which was slopped over in front of him, He followed him into the light at the end of the hallway, He didn't care why he saved him or where he was going, It was better than being in a cage. All he knew that since the man rescued him he had to pay him back in some sort of way. However, "Nemo" had his reasons for being on this airship, but before anything could done he had to get back his weapons, and maybe he could even steal some gear.
"Thank you, Denith. Here's your scarf back. I was thinking maybe your had a towel but that is unlikely. I already had my own scarf. So, where are we headed now?"
He stopped at the intersection of the hallway. Beside him was a map. If they went left they would go the engine room, straight ahead was the armory, to the back of them was the cellar, and to the right was a staircase leading to the bridge.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on September 14, 2008, 09:06:48 PM
Din approached Wrath's headquarters, landing onto the nicely paved ground leading up to the massive metal structure. Din's wings disappeared into his back and fiery eyes and hair blended back into it's original color. A nearby camera examined Din and a moment later the titanium blast doors slowly opened with a rumble. Din casually made his way inside. His steps echoed off the rich marble floor on the inside, making his way down the hallway, turning the corner once and into an elevator. Din pressed the button on the elevator panel to go to the lowest basement floor. The doors swung open sideways and he entered a dark room with red carpet leading up to a dimly lit throne where a dark looking man sat, his face shaded with darkness since the light didn't quite illuminate the area properly.
"The Bringer of The Red Sky, Din, Second Officer of Wrath, reporting." Din announced as he lowered himself to his knee and lowered his head.
"Welcome back, Din. Please make your report." The sinister voice replied.
"Mission 0341 completed. The city of Daffodon has been eradicated. Furthermore, no signs of the Hell Skyrune were found. Also, Tsunami showed up and I ordered them to leave. It seems like there may have been a clue to the finding of a sacred skyrune there. I let it go, seeing as whatever they manage to get hold of, we will know about. Please let me take responsibility for any wrong actions I may have made." Din explained.
"Nice work, Din. No need to feel as if there has been a wrong doing. You have done just as you ordered. Your actions will create a new future, be proud." The cold sounding man praised Din.
"Thank you, Draco-sama for such praise." Din replied respectively.
"No need for thanks. You will be given three days off starting tomorrow for your hard work. You have permission to leave headquarters if you wish. You are dismissed." Draco announced.
Din stood up straight, turned around fully and went back up the elevator to the main dormitories. The moment the elevator doors opened, Enyo was there waiting for him. She pounced off the marble floor and onto Din inside the elevator yelling, "Dinnnn!!!"
Din's emotionless expression did not waver, though he was pushed to the elevator floor with Enyo mounted on top of him with a heavenly smile on her face. "I've returned." Din said monotonously.
"Hahaha!" Hex laughed as he peered around the corner of the elevator doors. "The moment she heard the doors open, she electro-stepped to the elevator. She could have pounced on anybody since all she was thinking about was you." Hex laughed again.
"So! It's not like it would be Draco-sama coming up to the dormitories. I just wanted to see Din-sama as soon as I could!" Enyo whined, giving another pouty face and then turning to look at Din again.
"So are you going to get off me?" Din asked, he didn't look like he was in the mood. Din was never in the mood.
"Ohhhkaayyy!" Enyo giggled as she jumped off Din and landed perfectly outside the elevator. Din stood up and began slowly going down to his room. Enyo and Hex followed behind him. "Why are you guys following me?" Din asked, becoming more irritated.
"Actually, I'm escorting you, while she is stalking you." Hex whispered to Din from a distance.
Enyo heard Hex and brought her leg up fast to kick him in the face. Hex blocked it easily like it happened over a million times before. Hex laughed and Enyo glared at him. Soon after they noticed Din took the chance to disappear from in front of them and was already in his room. "Wah!?" They said, quite confused. Din was laying comfortably on his bed, his tan bed sheets were piled up behind his head to rest on. Suddenly there was pounding on his door and it swung open with a bang as the door hit against the side of the wall while opening. Enyo burst into the room and onto the bed next to him. Hex came in slowly afterwards and made himself at home on one of Din's chairs. Enyo smiled and giggled happily as she cuddled one of Din's arms. Din sighed deeply. "Why do you two always need to hang around in my room?" Din asked.
"Because! Since you're Second Officer of Wrath, you have better chairs and food then us. I'm only Third Officer which is only one rank lower, but my chairs are harder then steel!" Hex complained.
"Yeah, and because Din is here!" Enyo giggled, squeezing on Din's arm more, her face pressed against it slightly.
Hex clicked a small button on the what appeared to be a coffee table. A screen lifted up from inside it and turned on. Soon after, a keyboard flipped out from the front. Hex began working with something on the computer there. "Not to mention you're system here is about ten times faster then mine." Hex added to his earlier statement.
"It's getting late, how about you two leave soon? I had a tiring mission." Din said quietly.
"Yeah, yeah, ok." Hex replied, waving his hand in acknowledgement.
"Aw, well, let's go somewhere together tomorrow, ok?" Enyo suggested with puppy-dog eyes even though it didn't matter since Din never paid attention.
"Ok. I have a few days off now anyways." Din replied.
"Yay!" Enyo squealed with excitement. She jumped off Din's bed as she said it.
"I have a date with Din tomorrow. I have a date with Din tomorrow." Enyo kept repeating over and over to herself with joy as she exited the room, closing the door behind her.
"Hahaha! I guess that's what it takes to get rid of her for a few hours just so you can sleep." Hex chuckled.
"Whatever." Din said, turning to his side as he shut his eyes in attempt to sleep. He had especially overdone it today. Techniques such as the one he used to destroy Daffodon are forbidden to most people even within Wrath. Not only that, but it takes an extremely large amount of energy to produce a huge area of flame and spread it to such an extent after condensing it, this adds to the explosion created too. Din then fell asleep earlier then he usually did, even with Hex busy in the room.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: DNAngel on September 15, 2008, 05:13:55 PM
"Sometimes it is easier to have no home, we fight hardest knowing there is nothing left..." Ed added quietly.
The winds had picked up but they were not horribly difficult, it was a much easier ride to handle. Ed recounted his first flight, it was cold and now, remembering it made him feel warm. He had accomplished so much since then. He had even figured out who the assassin was. The one who had made his life Hell.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: ShinamoriAoshi on September 16, 2008, 07:48:12 PM
"I think your weapons might be down there in the armory" Reios suggested as he grabbed his scarf and placed it in his pack, "lets go check it out."
The two of them walked down the hallway towards the armory watching for cameras or guards.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Nestec on September 20, 2008, 09:04:51 PM
Night had begun to fall.
And it wasn't long before the massive Tsunami airship found its way to the airship dock of Blume, the Capital City of the Spring nation. It slowly hovered into the pier-like harbor at the coast of the city, which was filled with tons of workers, most of which worked to operate the loading dock, to grant entrance to the airships that flowed in. They worked constantly, despite the rising of the moon above them.
Three workers guided the Tsunami airship into the harbor, being sure to follow all safety maneuvers to be sure nothing got knocked over by the massive ship. When the ship came to a complete stop, they wiped their foreheads in relief; it was quite surprising they were able to successfully position the airship without any accidents. Remembering the rest of their duty, they hurried to the edge of the dock to fasten the latches from the harbor to the airship, preventing it from floating away in the abyss of sky.
The cat-walk slowly extended from the airship’s side, which faced the harbor. An iron door opened up instantly, and out stepped several soldiers, and a tall man with black hair and cold black eyes, most of his body and face covered by a thick black cloak, and a silver scarf that wrapped around where is mouth should’ve been, and trailed down to the floor behind him. He wore a thick, black turban-like bundle of scarves around his head, hiding even his ears. A short strand of white hair could be seen hanging over his left eyebrow. This was Seeker, the private ninja and assassin hired by General Nauvi to serve the Tsunami Forces.
He slowly walked down the walkway, quite ghost-like, the regiment of soldiers close behind him. They reached the bottom, and finally set foot on the harbor of Blume.
“Private Seeker, we’re very pleased to have you,” one of the workers greeted Seeker, and held out a hand to formally greet this visitor from the Winter Nation. Seeker merely ignored the man, and walked right past him, heading deeper into the harbor.
One of the soldiers stopped beside the worker and said, “It seems Blume is looking pleasant as usual. Have a good day, sir.” The soldier walked off, hurrying to catch up with his group.
Back at the airship, Mizu struggled to try and find the figure in the telescope that she had seen earlier. She lost sight of him when she turned to look out of the window at Blume, the city of forest and wonders. Had the winged figure fell through the sky? She didn’t see him any more. She yawned, then stood up from the telescope, stretching her arms. It didn’t matter any more; she was in Blume now, a beautiful city that was hers to explore. From her standpoint, entering Daffodon had been a complete waste of time, and the visit at Blume was sure to make up for the disappointment.
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Nimbus was very close to the ship now, to the point where he could smell the engines coming from it. Damn, it’s much bigger than it looked from far away… Nimbus thought, pressing his hand up against the bottom of the ship. He was actually beneath it now, realizing that if he was seen, he could be shot from the sky with a single arrow. What confused Nimbus was the dock and city that the airship landed at. He had never read much, but he remembered seeing a similar city of pink and green forest in a picture book once. Could this be Blume, the Capital City of the nation? If so, what were the Tsunami troops doing here?
Nimbus immediately began to consider a very possible situation: were the Tsunami there to set it ablaze, much like what happened to Daffodon? "Damn, they’re taking over the nation. That’s gotta be what’s going on. I’m going into this ship, I’m sure all the passengers are out now. They probably can’t resist leaving to check out the city," Nimbus spoke to Ed.
Starting to get the hang of his wing manuevering, Nimbus glided to the side of the airship not facing the city. He neared a large rectangular window, through which he could see that there was no one inside. The window appeared to be a perfect entrance, given its nice size that would certainly allow entrance to Nimbus and his large white wings. Unfortunately, it wasn’t open, and Nimbus hesitated. Should he break inside? Or would alarms set off?
It didn’t matter to Nimbus, after several minutes of thought. He had no where else to go except for inside Blume, but there was a possibility that troops had already flooded into the city, looking for Nimbus. And Nimbus’ wings grew very tired, and his whole body was exhausted. He didn’t have much choice, so he unsheathed his blade from the strap on his back, then slashed it into the window. The whole pane of glass shattered and fell down into the sky, shimmering like crystals of ice as it all fell past Nimbus’ feet. There was no alarm, thankfully, but the loud shattering of glass was noise enough.
Nimbus leaped into the airship, withdrew his wings, and examined the airship, his sword at the ready. He had entered what seemed to be the armory; weapons, armor, and guns were everywhere, hanging up on hooks, sitting upon shelves. Furthermore, footsteps could be heard from behind the nearby door...
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on September 20, 2008, 11:15:33 PM
Myra had been staying in Blume for the past week and a half now. Her current mission was to study and observe Spring Nation's military affairs and wait for further orders. Myra studied the Tsunami ship landing in Blume from her hotel window. She wasn't particularly friendly towards Tsunami even though they were currently allied. As she watched out her window, Myra noticed Seeker in the docking area. She didn't actually know him in person, but she saw him plenty of times at Wrath and Tsunami meetings and such. Seeker was usually used in assassinations and elite missions for Tsunami. Does that mean they intend on killing an important Spring Nation figure? It's really no concern to me, but if they end up exposing me in anyway, they will regret it. Myra thought to herself defensively. She leaned over the window sill, resting her head on her arms, her red bangs dangled gently over her crimson eyes. I wonder how strong Seeker of Tsunami is... Myra sat in wonder. She was awfully curious since sparring was one of Myra's favorite activities.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: DNAngel on September 22, 2008, 05:10:47 PM
"The whole damn nation?" Ed said more than asked. What kind of person would do that? He knew, but he said nothing. He flew onto the deck seconds later and silently unsheathed his blades observing the deck floor. It was empty... and quite. He followed Nimbus to the armory looking around.
Ed lowered his voice to a whisper.
"Always did want one of these..." Ed took a gunblade from the rack. It was short and stocky, around a foot long with the blade extending a few more inches than the barrel. It was attached to a leg belt that he fastened around his right leg. The voices around the door were loud enough to make out but Ed hadn't been listening. He put his ear out being careful not to get too close to the door in case it opened on them.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: ShinamoriAoshi on September 23, 2008, 07:04:25 PM
Hearing something down the armory hallway, Reios stopped Nemo and they cautiously walked down, with Reios' revolver drawn and ready to fire.
Upon reaching the door, he put his ear to it and heard some faint footsteps for only a moment, before it was drowned out by the noise of the engine not too far below.
Whispering, he told Nemo, "I think there's some guards getting some ammunition inside, I would normally say we should leave, but I think your weapons are inside, what do you want to do?"
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: DNAngel on September 24, 2008, 05:14:20 PM
Somewhere in the distance... a little town burns. The trees are black from disease & decay, and the people are torn and aflame.
The metal body assassin stepped out from the shadows, carrying a folkperson's head in his right hand. The neck was singed so no blood came out and the eyes were still from death. A smaller man appears from around the corner, he is sleaker, and less muscular.
"David... where is he? Hehehahaha! Where is the boy?" the smaller man said creeping to fro. The metal body assassin slapped the smaller man lightly, as if to daze him.
"He is gone... now eat," David says throwing the head at the smaller man. He yanks it out of the air greedily and swallows it whole, his mouth expanding rapidly in the process.
"Ooo, yucky," he says, tearing strings of hair from his mouth. "Overcooked, overcooked!" he shouts excitedly.
David walks forward but stops at a sound from his left. Another townfolk. Rapidly, he pulls his favored gunblade from its waist sheath and fires. The man falls over blood seeping from the now visible hole in his head. David walks over to the man, Snake huddling behind him. He tilts his head and spits on the man, before it hits it becomes flame and so does the man. Snake jumps at the sight of another meal but is slapped once more by David.
"Not yet, glutton," David says quietly. He kneels down and grabs a ring from the man's finger.
"Can I eat him now?" Snake says happily. The metal body assassin nods his head and Snake leaps at the chance.
David walked away, he could just now hear the crunching noises of the man's ribs. After all, Snake liked to eat the heart before any other organ.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Nestec on September 28, 2008, 09:08:27 PM
After a couple minutes of walking, Seeker and his four companions finally exited the harbor and entered the city square, where there were bustling crowds everywhere. Men and women scurried around, working to achieve their errands and get their own business done. Bright colorful lights cheerfully illuminated the darkness of the night. Blume was quite the appealing city, much more appealling than the vine-covered town of Daffodon ever was. Tall, beautiful trees of pink and green towered over everything, the buildings, the parks, the homes, and casted a large shade over all who welcomed the beauty of the Spring Nation. The entire city was arranged like a long road going up a hill. The city began at the foot of the hill, near the harbor, where Seeker and his troops stood, and its street turned and winded up the slope, which appeared to get thinner and more hidden in the clusters of trees. Occasionally, flurries of pink leaves fell from the trees, landing all over the buildings and parks and homes. The citizens didn’t mind; for some people, the leaves were like mental and emotional herbs for those who were suffering in life --- you press a pink leaf against your heart and you could expect to feel happier for a while.
At the very high end of the slope street, a gigantic palace of white marble stood gallant in the breeze, almost as tall as the pink forest encompassing the city of Blume. Like the rest of the buildings, however, a massive crowd of pink and green trees stood around and over the palace, often letting leaves drop onto its lime green, cone-shaped rooftop. Attached to the palace, several narrow pillars of marble reached into the air, some bearing circular windows.
The entire city did not appeal to Seeker however, quite a contrast to his companions behind him, who all gazed in wonder at the sights. One soldier mumbled, “This is definitely a pretty city.”
"We can enjoy the sights in the morning. For now, we shall sleep," Seeker declared. He and his troops headed for the nearby inn, where they reserved a room to rest for the night.
“What a beautiful place,” Mizu spoke quietly, looking out of the opened window at the harbor and the rest of the city. The bright lights looked astonishing. She caught sight of Seeker and the four soldiers, who had just recently exited the ship and entered the inn, leaving her all alone on board, with the exception of the airship main manager, Zephoris, who was most likely asleep somewhere in his office...
They suggested that she stay behind while they handled business. She knew she wasn’t going to obey them, but would they just let her be a rebel? So she decided to let the soldiers get quite a distance away before she would begin to explore. For now, she would have to settle down and head off to sleep...
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"The footsteps stopped..." Nimbus said quietly, after several minutes had passed. Perhaps the soldiers had run off.
Nimbus involuntarily let a yawn escape his lips as he turned to face Ed. "Grab whatever you want, I guess. But I'm tired as hell."
Nimbus knew that he desperately needed sleep. But where could he lay down to rest? In the room of weapons and steel? The situation would've put Nimbus' life at risk very easily. What if soldiers had forced their way into the armory while Nimbus slept, and he was impaled in his sleep by a long, death-tipped spear? Nimbus could not and would not allow himself to remain so exposed in the dark of night. So then what could he and Ed do?
"Listen...We're gonna have to sleep in here for now. This may be the only safe place on the ship, and we can't risk trying to move out to a different room," Nimbus explained. He gave Ed a serious stare. "One of us are gonna have to stay awake for a couple of hours to be watch-guard or whatever. Then we can switch. How does that sound?"
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: DNAngel on September 29, 2008, 07:04:07 PM
"Not like we had many choices anyway," Ed answered him.
Ed weighed his probabilities. He did not know this character well, perhaps it was best to first, for that very reason. Of course, he had no intention of harming this one, it was curious as to why the soldiers had attacked him and left. So much time had passed now, all ed could do was wonder.
"I think I'll watch first, just a precaution..."
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Nestec on October 07, 2008, 10:34:53 PM
"Alright. As long as you're fine with it," Nimbus said, managing to get his words out just a moment before a yawn split into the dim silence. He slowly lowered himself to the rough floor of the armory. As he sat there, looking around, he began to get a little worried. How likely were the possibilities of a stray axe falling from its rack and splitting Nimbus' stomach open? Nimbus hoped that they were very unlikely.
He didn't have any bags. No suitcases of extra clothing or equipment. Just the clothes he was wearing, his bow, arrows, and quiver, his blade, and the "special" emblem that he wore around his neck.
Resting his head onto the hard floor, he slowly closed his eyes. He was thankful for his tiredness; if it weren't for the fatigue, he'd suffer plentiful hours of the night thinking about his lost home, which no longer existed, burned to ashes beneath the ghost of Daffodon. This night, all he had time to think about was the splendor of soaring through the sky. It wasn't long before the spirit of sleep engulfed him.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: DNAngel on October 08, 2008, 06:22:33 PM
Early next morning...
Ed looked around the room. He was bored and reluctant, and suddenly, he thought of something. He had grabbed a gun but no extra ammunition. How foolish, he scoffed and grabbed a couple belts from the table. The gun itself was already loaded, that he knew, but should he need extra, it would be helpful to have the option. He looked at Nimbus wearily, it felt strange. It was like the emblem around his neck glowed in aura, but at the same time, it didn't. For that much, Ed could see with his bare eyes.
For that much, he was glad... for it meant that he wasn't crazy.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Whalesdude on October 11, 2008, 02:23:05 PM
A tall, slender figure steps into the city limits with a small bag, slung over his shoulder at his side and a book in his other hand. He scans the area, observing the trees and rolling hills surrounding the city. He slowly continues walking towards the city of Blume.
"Oh dear, I hope I make it before the gates close... It's so late!" He said to himself, as he quietly quickened his pace. I wonder when the gates close... If I'm late, I'm sure there will be a way into the city. He made it to the gates, after a little quiet contemplation. Noticing that the guards were in fact awake, he waved to them.
"Hello, there! Beautiful evening, isn't it?" He inquired with a bright smile.
"Oh. Uhh, sure. Good evening to you, too, sir. Please enjoy your stay in Blume."
"I will! Thank you!"
He stopped a few yards away from the guards. He took a deep breath through his nose. It's true what they say about this city. You can really feel happiness just emanating from the air. I've always wanted to visit this city, though I've never gotten the chance. A little vacation won't hurt, now will it? He smiled. Just the thought of a vacation brightened his evening. Quietly moving through small crowds of people, he noticed everyone slowly finishing up their chores for the day and closing up. I'm glad I made it before everyone was away. I'd seem suspicious otherwise! After climbing a large set of stairs, he came across his destination: The Inn.
"Ahh! Brilliant! I've found you at last! After 2 weeks of walking, I'm ready to stay in a nice Inn for a change. No more trees for me! Haha!"
Reaching for the knob, he saw a bright reflection in the silver knob. He turned to see the moon, shining in all of it's glory over the tiers of the castle. Beautiful, he thought, Simply beautiful!
After a few moments, the Innkeeper opened the door. Not noticing, the man stood there gazing up at the moon, watching as petals flew past it's stunning light.
"Hey. Buddy. Are you checking in? We're just going to close up for the night."
Startled by the man, he replied, "Oh, terribly sorry. I'm new here, so I thought I might take in the sights. I do apologize. And yes, I am checking in. Are there rooms with many windows? I'd like to observe the moon a little further before I sleep, if you don't mind."
"Err... Sure. I have one right at the corner. 301. I'll get you the keys in a moment. Why don't you come in and sit down?"
"That sounds heavenly. Thank you," the man said, taking his bag and placing it by the chair he chose to sit in.
"Are you from around here? I assume not because of your dress," the innkeeper asked, grabbing the key from the slot in the shelves.
"No no, I come from a small cottage not far from Sunflown. I have a cottage there where I perform most of my research."
"Research, eh? What kind do you do?" The Innkeeper hands the man his key in exchange for a couple of bills.
"Well I--" He pockets the key, noticing the Innkeepers look of distress. "Keep the change. Your city is most beautiful. You've earned the money. But as I was saying, I study Magic and the forces of the Arcane, as well as the study of Alchemy. I know it's somewhat strange, but I do most of my research by reading old text. This is why I've come to Blume. I'd love to visit the library tomorrow, after my rest." He glanced out the window.
"Ahh, I see. That sounds interesting. I'm too humble for that sort of thing. I don't think an old man like me could really take such a concept that serious."
The man laughed. "Hahaha! Don't be silly! Anyone can use and research Magic! It's very fun and exciting. Maybe when you retire, you'll have time to see what I mean. Speaking of which, I should be retiring to my room about now. I've kept you long enough. Perhaps we can chat again sometime; maybe over a coffee." The man got up, grabbing his bag, to give the Innkeeper a handshake. "My name is Lafayette. You may call me Fay. Pleased to meet you."
"The pleasure is all mine, Mister Fay. My name is Edmund. Please, don't hesitate to ask if you need anything. Good night, sir."
"Thank you. A pleasurable night to you, too," replied fay, as he made his way up the winding stairs to his room at 301. He unlocked the door and shut it most carefully, as to not wake any of his neighbors. Laying down on his bed, he left his book on the table beside him and his bag in front of it. Staring out his window, he slowly drifted off to sleep, wondering what sorts of secrets he will discover during his studies tomorrow. I could get lost in the beauty of this town...
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: AnimeFreeze on October 21, 2008, 10:48:00 PM
Nemo kicked out the door as it would not open. He knew he had to be sneaky but he was too cold from being wet to be patient. It was quite dark inside the armory, he looked around.
"Give me light." He chanted.
He eyes turned a misty white, in his vision the objects turned to a white glow. He ignored his partner while he looked for his items.
"Ahh! Some clothing and a battlepack. Just what I need."
He thew the backpack over his should and stuffed it with some soldier clothing, he walked around the room, it was like a store with him having a five finger discount, he took gun ammunition, a dagger, a guidebook, to fully understand his enemy, some topographic maps, and a flashlight; which was useless for him, bu his friend was not blessed with the same vision as he was. He slowly walked the aisles, and came upon the evidence room.
"Ahah! Quite glorious!" He yelled, grabbing his mouth after noticing how loud he was. His sword and extra "stuff" we behind a glass room.
"Darn, no time for safety. "He took the flashlight and threw it at the glass wall and it came thundering down in a waterfall of shards, he grabbed his gunblade and personal things and threw them in his pack, while he came out his vision noticed a man on the floor (Nimbus).
"Oh great." He whispered, he thought it was quite foolish to whisper after all the noise he made. But however he somehow lost his partners in the aisles and the door he entered from was no where to be found.
What does he do now?
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: DNAngel on October 22, 2008, 04:05:36 PM
"Hey, Nimbus... wake up, someone's here," Ed said, nudging Nimbus with his foot. Ed looked back to face the person, obviously they weren't Tsunami.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Whalesdude on October 24, 2008, 09:23:10 PM
((Thanks. Appreciate it. I just want to get this thing rolling. ;) Lol. ))
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Nestec on October 26, 2008, 02:27:47 AM
(( Alright, for the sake of moving things along, it is approximately 6 am, instead of still midnight-ish. I need for it to be morning in order to quickly progress with the other side of the story. ))
Nimbus had been drifting through layers of dream all night, and cryptic images had even made efforts to haunt his slumber. Within his sleep, he felt as though he was reliving the scene of Daffodon's destruction. The flames raged almost demonically, and arms of fire seemed to outstretch in the direction of Nimbus, who stood isolated at the edge of a cliff.
Nimbus recognized the powerful explosion of emotion that was erupting from inside of him -- he was also reliving the sprouting of his wings. But interestingly, Nimbus' wings emerged as red-tipped wings of hellfire. Nimbus roared in agony, and he could very lucidly see his own fiery self, spitting a hellish reflection back into his face. His wings were on fire, and the embers were quickly spreading to his soul...
"Ehh!!" Nimbus snapped awake, reacting quite quickly to Ed's foot.
Ed had been right, however, when he warned that someone was there. Nimbus stood up quickly, because a young man was indeed standing before them. Nimbus quickly reached for his own blade, which was resting gently against the wall behind him.
"Don't come any closer..." Nimbus growled at the young man, quite softly but steadily nonetheless. He really hoped that a clash would not transpire; the man did not appear to be of Tsunami allegiance, but his level of dangerous competence appeared evident. Worst of all, Nimbus was still quite uneasy, having just awakened within an unfamiliar chamber. It was the first time in years that he had not slept in his very own bedroom.
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Mizu awakened peacefully within the confines of her beautiful bedroom, which was decorated with aquatic designs of cora| frames and oceanic shawls. Her bed was soft and majestic; one could easily mistake it for a bed of some sort of underwater sea goddess. The tall, crystalline window beside her bed revealed massive rays of sunlight shining into the room. The glass shards seemed to magnify the rays just before they rested over Mizu's body as she stretched and yawned.
Turning her head slowly, she remembered where she was: the city of Blume. Seeker suggested that she stay behind while he and the soldiers handled business. She knew she wasn’t going to obey them, but would they just let her be a rebel? So she decided to let the soldiers get quite a distance away (considering they had not yet left the Inn, which wasn't far from the port)before she would begin to explore. While she waited, she figured it was a good time to take a bath, restore her body of its perfect hygiene. There was really no other time she could safely bathe on the quarters of the airship; there were so many men on board most of the time, she could never be sure whether there may be someone on board who may want to try and peek at her…But at this time, she had the whole ship to herself pretty much, and she wanted to take advantage of this time. After all, the airship had a pretty expensive looking bathing chamber, one almost as visually stunning as the one in her own room back at her home in the Glaciara Palace of Winter.
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As the Tsunami soldiers checked out of the Inn, and made their way back into the town square, Seeker kept his eyes fixed on the large lime green palace at the very top of the city. His black slit eyes seemed to shine with a hint of triumph, as he pressed onward, his mind and eyes set on the palace…
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on October 26, 2008, 02:46:53 AM
It was still very early by the time Enyo and Din arrived in Daffodon, though street shops and stalls were already filled with customers and the usual hustle and bustle of the capital. Both Din and Enyo kept a low profile entering the city gates, though it was fairly easy to blend in with the massive flow of people coming and going. After a minute or so past the gate, Enyo became less tense and then happily squeezed onto Din’s arm and smiled as if she had no care in the world. Din kept his hands in his sleeves and strode lazily.
“So, why did you want to come here, Enyo?” Din asked.
“Because! This city is perfect for a date!” Enyo replied, not really answering Din’s question fully.
Din sighed.
“How about we get something to eat first?” Enyo suggested quickly after.
“Sure, sure…” Din replied. He wasn’t very hungry at the moment, but he did what he could to keep
Enyo pleased even though he is a bit annoyed by her. The two of them made their way into a nearby restaurant that Enyo had been pulling Din’s arm in the direction of. Din wasn’t paying much attention to the name of the place. He just noticed that their special today was steak dinner.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: ShinamoriAoshi on October 26, 2008, 12:53:58 PM
Following Nemo inside, and meandering down one of the different aisles in the armory, he pulled out his own lantern from inside his bag and illuminated part of the armory, showing the racks of Tsunami weapons that supposedly showed that had been stolen from continental government armories, such as the bronze weapons from the Autumn Continent. Everything was quiet except the clanking of his boots against the metal floors.
Reios grabbed an Autumnian Pulse Rifle, that he slung around his shoulder, along with some ammunition cartridges for it. In addition, he grabbed a machete, that was probably used for forest or jungle treks and placed that onto his belt for later use, when he heard a shuffle somewhere in the darkness of the armory, far our of reach of his lantern. Tensing his nerves, he turned off his lantern, pulled out his new found machete, and began creeping around, hoping to find Nemo before who, or what was in here found him.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Whalesdude on October 26, 2008, 03:20:26 PM
The morning came like columns of light through the window, sending a soft glow of yellow to the far corners of the hotel bedroom. Fay awoke with a small stretch and a great big yawn.
"Oh boy... That was a wonderful sleep..." He yawns again, turning to look at the window. "Hmm... I'm terribly hungry. I just realized I went to bed last night without a bite to eat! I wonder if there's anywhere good that I might go to dine..."
Fay stretches again, after dangling his legs off the side of his bed. "I need to bathe quickly. Start fresh for the new day." He slipped on his slippers and moseyed on over to the bathroom and turned on the hot water faucet in the tub. "It sure has been a while since I've taken a nice bath like this. Almost a week. Bathing in anything other than a river will be nice for a change."
After a few minutes, he strips and immerses himself in the piping hot bath water. Fay sighs will releif. "Whew... That's really relaxing... And what a perfect view of the outdoors," He said, gazing out the window at the bright new day. He thought to himself as he submerged his head under the water, I wonder where I'll go eat today... I'm starved. Maybe seafood..? No, they wouldn't have something like that here... Possibly something vegitarian, like a nice hearty salad? Ah, I haven't the faintest idea. I'll find out when I'm all done with this heavenly bath. He flipped his mane of hair behind him and resumed relaxing in the bath for about another 20 minutes before leaving the bath and drying off. After another 5 minutes or so passed, he was fully dressed and ready for his dey.
"Ahh, I feel wonderful after that bath. Time to find a place to eat! Mmm mmm!" Fay said to himself as he strolled out into the streets in search of cuisine to match his interests for the day.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: DNAngel on October 26, 2008, 03:23:11 PM
Ed had seen the fiery wings sprout from Nimbus, he was not intimidated, but impressed nonetheless. He was begining to wonder if he would ever sleep when suddenly he realized maybe going without sleep this night was the best option.
"Well, this is awkward," Ed began. "So who do we owe first time acquentinces?"
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Nestec on October 26, 2008, 08:31:05 PM
Mizu hastily entered the bathing chamber, and cheerfully began to undress to take her first bath on the airship… There had been quite a loud ruckus going on beneath her as someone lurked around in the Armory, handling weapons. Mizu hadn’t heard it however, for her ears were blocked by the loud rushing of water that was steadily filling up the bath tub.
/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/
Seeker turned his head to glance at the blonde-haired man he was passing. The other soldiers turned their heads as well, but merely ignored the man afterwards. Seeker felt a strange aura emitting from the young man, but he didn't quite understand what it meant. He and his troops pressed onward, toward the palace.
At the large emerald green door, which was decorated with many silver designs that resembled flowers, two men stood. One was a guard, who appeared to be speaking to another guard in the transmitter. The man beside him appeared to be another Tsunami soldier. He had shoulder length blue hair, with dark blue eyes that seemed to reflect the image of an ocean. His long black cloak seemed to sway in the breeze, which had now been tainted with the smell of ashes.
The man held out his hand to Seeker, greeting him. Seeker ignored the approach, and spoke gently to the man, "Greetings, Arion. What do we have here?"
The blue-haired man who seemed to be named Arion stroked his chin, lightly specked with small hairs. "People are saying that some guy just got murdered over in Weedlume," Arion grinned. "If you ask me, these people are taking things too seriously. From what I've heard, the guy wasn't even a Spring royal. And on top of that, the killing didn't even happen in this city."
Seeker stood directly in front of the door, Arion and the four other soldiers alongside him. Speaking to the guard, Seeker said, "Allow us entrance. We are Tsunami officials, we must speak with either the King or Queen."
(( Btw, Fay was the guy that Seeker and co. just passed. And the murder is something that will be mentioned again later, so no one worry about it. ))
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on October 26, 2008, 10:41:22 PM
Din and Enyo had been waiting for their meal to arrive as they say in a comfortable booth with soft red padding. There were quite a few couples having meals around them, but there were more business men and travelers from elsewhere. The conversation was very quiet between Enyo and Din now. Enyo sat on the other side of the table, her face blushing brightly and fingers were fidgeting with signs of some nervousness. The other customers spoke rather loudly and seemed to be discussing a lot of the same new topic around town...
"You hear? The whole city was Daffodon was destroyed!" One man said quite excited.
"What!? No way! By who?" Another asked.
"I heard it was by Tsunami!" The man answered.
"Yeah, I heard that too." A third person said, jumping into the conversation as it spread.
Din's eyes wandered in their direction, listening a little bit to what they were saying. Enyo heard them too. Enyo looked at Din's expression, already knowing. "That was you, wasn't it?" Din nodded. Enyo said in a whisper, feeling very sorry for Din. "I know you must hate it, but you know you have to follow orders no matter what. Please don't put all the blame on yourself. It makes me sad when you are always sad. So cheer up Din-sama!" Enyo pleaded, trying to cheer Din up.
"I'm sorry." Was all Din said. Soon after, a waitress came with their food. Two plates of the same dish, steak dinner with a baked potato and some steam fried veggies. Enyo quickly dug in with an absolutely priceless expression of happiness. The entire situation made her happy. Having dinner alone with Din. Din first went for his water, drinking it slowly and then setting it down the same way. Enyo had already finished 1/4 of her steak before Din started on his.
"You have to try this, Din! It's soooo good!" Enyo groaned happily with some food still in her mouth.
Din cut a piece and chewed it. "It's ok." Din replied with no enthusiasm.
"Just OK? You're insane! This is the best food I've ever had!” Enyo exclaimed.
"Seems like the same food I eat everyday." Din stated.
"Well, not everyone is a Second Officer and gets wonderful food like you." Enyo replied, glaring hard at Din from across the table.
"If you want... You can order food from my room from now on then." Din suggested, slightly cautious at first.
"Really, you mean it!? Thank you Din-sama!" Enyo shouted, her arms were together and she was high up in her seat with excitement. Many other customers stared at her after her outburst. Din surprisingly didn't seem too embarrassed by being with her.
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Myra too had been awake early and she had seen Seeker and the other Tsunami leave the inn when she had been relaxing in the lounge that morning. She then took to the streets and wandered about, quite curious to know where Seeker was headed. She stealthily followed behind the group a good thirty feet distance and usually within the blend of a crowd. Myra noticed the man Seeker and the others were looking at and she also noticed the blue haired man they started talking to. I don't know the man who appears to be a mage or wizard of some kind. The other with blue hair, I think he is who they call Arion. He is also a soldier of Tsunami. If my memory is correct, he is quite important. It looks like Tsunami is really on the move today. Myra analyzed in thought.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Whalesdude on October 27, 2008, 12:47:53 AM
As Fay blissfully walked through the streets with his hands in his pockets, he carefully noted many of the landmarks and respectable places to eat. He scanned many of the menus on his way passed, however none jumped out at him. While making his way through the streets, he saw a strange crowd of people. All in blue? Looks like some sort of gang, or maybe an army? There sure are a lot of them. They don't seem weak, either. Perhaps they're a guild., He thought. Several of them turned to face him, but Fay simply gave them a smile and kept walking. Perhaps the man in the front is important...
As they passed, Fay quickly sat down on a curb. I wonder... If they're emissaries... Ah! Perhaps they're the famous Tsunami forces I've heard about! I've never seen them in person. But what would bring them here, to the capitol of the Spring Nation? Hmm... They didn't seem like they were up to no good... Fay sighed. Should I follow? I believe my curiosity might have gotten the best of me, today.
As he stood up to follow the group, something caught his eye. "Ahh! Fruit! Wonderful!", Fay exclaimed, as he rushed over to a small vendor to purchase some fine produce. With a small sack full of apples, Fay followed the group of soldiers slowly, all the while munching on an apple, tossing the cores into waste bins. Ah. It appears they're headed for the castle. I was planning on visiting myself for a good read... Perhaps it might benefit me to venture further. He continued to follow, making sure to put himself behind the right people and objects in order to remain hidden and inconspicuous.
After many minutes of pursuit, Fay was forced to dash into the bushes and trees beside the large staircase, leading to the giant Emerald Doors of the castle. Fay noticed another man standing with the guards. As he watched and listened, the group of soldiers and the leader conversed with the man standing beside the guards. Murder? You don't hear that every day. Not where I'm from. Perhaps it's commonplace in a big city like this. I should hope not. As their conversation ended, Fay was pleased with himself. Yes! I knew they were Tsunami! Haha! Reading never hurt anyone, did it?, he thought with a smile, carefully walking back onto the street. I should regain my composure and try to see if I can get in there. I want to find out more about what they're doing here... And I still need to read some of these books! I cannot wait! Fay took another bite from a fresh apple as he pondered to himself.
He quietly laughed to himself, walking up the large steps towards the palace doors, munching on some apple. He stopped to face one of the guards and gave him an honest smile. "Good morning, sir. My name is Lafayette, but you may call me Fay. I come from Sunflowne to read your extensive novels within your library here in the castle. Would you bid me entrance?", he asked, before taking another bite from his apple.
((Nestec, it's you or Red's decision here whether I can or cannot enter. Either way, I'll play along.))
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: AnimeFreeze on October 27, 2008, 03:43:42 PM
((Am I waiting on DNA's post or can I act?))
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on October 27, 2008, 06:53:01 PM
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: ShinamoriAoshi on October 27, 2008, 07:24:44 PM
((ask nestec, its his RP....))
Becoming aware of his lack of sleep, his alertness began to dull and eventually turned into a trot around the armory, looking for Nemo so they can get out of there.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Whalesdude on October 27, 2008, 08:45:51 PM
((I'm also awaiting confirmation! ;) ))
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: ShinamoriAoshi on October 27, 2008, 10:44:20 PM
((oh yay, more waiting))
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Whalesdude on October 29, 2008, 08:23:45 AM
((Alrighty! Thanks! Appreciate it. Keep up the good work!))
The soldier watches Fay eat some more of his apple, with a hungry look on his face. "Err... Novels, you say? Well.. Alright. Just don't cause any trouble. And uhhh, how's about you let me have one of those apples? I'm doing you a favor, boy."
"Oh, these?" Fay asked, acting oblivious, holding up the small sack of the few remaining apples. The soldier nods. "Here you go. Thank you for letting me in!" Fay exclaimed with a smile, as he handed the soldier an apple. "I really appreciate it, you know."
"N-no trouble. And thank you, Mr. Fay, for the apple."
"Of course. Take care, now!" Fay laughed slightly as he strutted inside the castle, feeling quite pleased with himself. As he walked through extensive hallways, Fay thought to himself, Haha, everything's going just as I planned! Hopefully things will continue going so well! I don't know what would happen if-- His attention was severed. There before him, lay the most amazing thing Fay had ever seen. The largest library of books in all of the Spring Nation. He stood there in awe for a few moments, however he stopped and remembered why he had chosen to come to the castle now. Fay sighed to himself. Oh dear. If I hadn't stopped myself, I would have been in there all day! Looks like I have some reading to do, once I find out what's going on around here. Fay continued through hallways and up staircases, passing guard standpoints with a smile. He wandered throughout the castle, searching for those Tsunami soldiers who entered earlier.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on October 29, 2008, 04:24:26 PM
After seeing the unkown male follow the Tsunami soldiers inside the Castle, Myra decided to do the same. She lost track of the Tsunami soldiers when she entered, but she did still have sight of the unknown man that followed them. I guess he will do for now. If he is searching for them, he will lead me to them. Myra thought. She then shadowed the mysterious wizardly man, keeping her distance once again, though it was a lot more difficult since there were no crowds to blend into here. As Fay(she still doesn't know his name) stopped a moment to examine the library, Myra peeked around the corner at him. She noticed a crystal on his wrist. She hadn't before since she was too far away, but this time she was able to get a good look at him. She sat in wonder, Who is this guy? That crystal seems to give off a ratiating power... Once he took off again, he quietly followed behind him, shading herself behind pillars and corners as she could so she wouldn't be seen. Stealth was one of Myra's best abilities. Even if she is noticed, she won't be seen very clearly since she has such incredible speed. http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m305/Red_psn/etnaevil.jpg (It's Myra)
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Whalesdude on October 29, 2008, 07:06:03 PM
((My staff is not out at the moment. It's in a small crystal on my wrist. It is summoned when I have use for it. Just thought I'd clarify. ;) You could just edit it to say, "a possible source of his power, a crystal" or something like that.))
As Fay walked, he carefully studied the art on either sides of the walls. How expensive they looked! Fay fantasized about having something half as nice being placed in his small home. But something caught Fay's attention. It's a small girl. She's got some fight in her, alright. I thought the energy I felt was from that fellow in front of the soldiers. Perhaps both have energy that I am unaware of. I should be careful. I'll try to ignore this one for a little while. She doesn't seem like she's got something against little ol' me, anyways. Haha! he thought to himself, continuing to walk as if nothing had happened. Although now he was beginning to think that this issue was much more important now that they have yet another spy after this group of people.
Eventually, after taking a few flights of stairs upstairs, Fay found what he was looking for. He had read about the structure of this castle in many books before, and remembered much of the building's interior. He looked around carefully, so that none of the guards would see him enter. He tried the knob when it was clear, but it was locked. Instinctively, Fay allowed some water from his fingertips flow into the knob, freeze, and then form into a key, conforming to the door's locking mechanism and opening the door. He was about to relock the door, when he remembered the girl who was following him. I might as well leave it open, he thought. I wouldn't want her to miss anything that I'd get to hear. I'd assume it would be much easier to let her hear it herself than tell her, if it requires her to sneak around me. Fay closed the door quietly and walked over to the balcony overlooking the king's chamber. There were 3 chairs, placed next to each other on this balcony. He had a small idea, to throw the girl following him off balance. Fay took one chair and placed it a few feet behind his, to allow his 'friend' to have a seat, while remaining unseen by Fay. He did not think that she would be interested in harming him. After placing the chair in position, he quickly sat down, smiling as he gazed down into the room. There, seated at the throne room, was the King and the Queen. I suppose I'll have to wait for the Tsunami soldiers to be at a meeting with the King and Queen to listen in. I might as well read a little while. Fay removed a small book from his rucksack and began to read, awaiting for something to happen.
((Nestec, when you get back, you'll dictate what is said when the Tsunami soldiers and Seeker enter to meet with the King and Queen. Make sure you address that. You may make actions for me, if you wish. If not, indicate what I should do and I'll follow along those lines.))
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on October 31, 2008, 11:04:27 PM
Myra very quietly made her way up the stairs, her feet carefully being placed on each step. She had reached a door. She examined it. The door to the King’s throne is unlocked? She thought to herself. Well, the only place that man could have gone is through here, so it must have been him to opened it. I need to be careful. Myra stepped out of line of sight of the door, leaning up against the wall beside it as she used her ability to control wind to slowly open the door with a faint creaking sound. Myra then used her immense speed and entered the room through the door, fast enough that she could not be seen by normal means. While she entered, she saw the man sitting in a chair, reading as well as the positioning of the chairs. She ignored him and the chairs and hid behind red curtains that hung on both sides of the balcony and down to the floor below. She leaned slowly against the small space there, not daring enough to peek quite yet. She was to wait just like the mysterious mage before her in the chair, though she hoped not to reveal herself until she heard a great deal of what’s going on.
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Rena had seen the Tsunami airship land the day before and today she was curious to check it out for herself. She had heard rumors that it was Tsunami, not only that, but, this very ship, that destroyed all of Daffodon. She made her way past the unguarded and deserted air dock pathway and studied the air ship from the end of the ramp closely. “This is a Tsunami airship? Hmmm I thought it would have been a lot bigger, what a let down.” Rena said out loud to herself, touching the center of her lips with her finger. “I do want to have a look inside… But… Would it be wrong of me to?” Rena thought out loud, contemplating her next move. This is the only way to find out if the rumors are true or not… I have to. Rena finally decided and precariously went up the airship ramp and into the Tsunami airship.
(( I promise that I will only make up to two more RPCs for this RP. I've been making so many so that instead of waiting on certain people so much, they can interact with my characters that which are quite active. ))
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Whalesdude on November 01, 2008, 12:13:30 AM
((I'm purposely only making one to keep my RPC focused on this RP. Too many is a hassle to remember in a complex RP like this one.))
Fay slowly turned the pages of his book, reading it silently. I wonder if I should just introduce myself. I know she's in here, but... Should I? It appears she wants to continue being hidden... Hmm... I guess I'll let her think she's still hidden. Pretending not to notice her entry, Fay continued to read. To throw her off even more, Fay nonchalantly sauntered over to the door and closed it, before slipping back down into his chair.
Fay sighed. Quietly, he said "Ahh... I do wish they'd hurry up. I want to read more of those books downstairs..." whilst tapping his foot.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Flashwerewolf on November 02, 2008, 04:13:07 AM
((Just letting ya'll know S K Y R A Z O R is in the top ten biggest topics on the 4M))
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Nestec on November 02, 2008, 10:26:43 PM
(( Ah, sweet, thanks for the news, FW. ^___^ Gee, if only it could progress much more quickly. ))
The guard looked annoyed to be interrupted. "Can’t you see the damn place is in a panic!? We’re busy now, come back later!"
Seeker stepped back, allowing Arion to confront the guard. “Now, now, listen, asshole. We’re here for an appointment,” Arion barked quite rudely. “I’m not asking to get in. I’m ordering you to move your fat ass so we can speak with the king.”
“Are you not understanding? An Autumn Ambassador was just killed, it would really be a nuisance to let soldiers into the building--" The guard could not finish his words. Arion had shoved a Water Skyrune into the man’s mouth, threatening to drown him.
“Shut up. You’ve pissed me off; keep it up and I'll fill your lungs with water. Have a nice day,” Arion spoke, pushing the emerald doors open to make his own entry. He turned to wink at Seeker, who followed behind him with an expressionless glance at the frightened guard. The six Tsunami men entered the palace of the Spring Nation, turning their heads about to examine the place. The frustrated guard then spat the Skyrune onto the ground, grimacing at the door. He then noticed a blonde-haired young man eating an apple, approaching the palace...
The foyer room was empty, but loud sounds of rushing feet signalled that the palace was not deserted. Arion and Seeker agreed that everyone was probably on an upper floor, discussing the crisis of foreign relations with concerning Autumn.
“Find the King or the Queen. Everything that is going on here is irrelevant to what we need to do,” Seeker spoke, ordering the four soldiers to head down a candle-lit hallway to the left. They nodded in agreement, then ran off, leaving Seeker and Arion alone in the foyer.
“Let’s go upstairs and check out the situation,” Arion said to Seeker, and the two Tsunami officials began to ascend the flight of spiralling stairs to their right.
~~~
It didn't take too long for Nimbus to notice the young man joining the company of Ed and himself.
The young man wore spiky brown hair, and had eyes of a stunning shade of blue. He appeared quite tall to Nimbus, and was wielding an intimidating-looking gunblade. Interestingly, the young man looked quite familiar to Nimbus.
Silence shrouded the room, as Nimbus and Ed stared at the stranger. Nimbus didn't know how to react; this guy certainly wasn't a Tsunami soldier, so did that make him a friendly stranger? As Nimbus slowly struggled to make a decision of judgment, it finally came to him. He had seen this young man a day ago, wearing cuffs as he was being dragged on to the airship by a girl.
For some odd reason, this realization seemed to alleviate Nimbus' discomfort with the stranger, and gave off an illusion of his harmlessness. "You were a prisoner, weren't you?" Nimbus finally said. "You escaped, I see. Tell me who you are, and why you're here. As it looks to me, neither of us have any right to be in this airship."
(( Arion and Seeker will speak with the queen in one of the next posts I make, most likely. I don't wanna do it all at once cause it's pretty long. I'll post bits of it while the rest of the story ensues between Nimbus/Ed/Reios/Nemo and Myra/Fay. And Red, just to remind you, aside from the "stoaways", the only people on the ship are Mizu and the sleeping pilot in the control room (and Rena, I assume). Nimbus and co. are in the cellar/armory. ))
(( Oh, and Whales, Fay is fine right now. I assume that if he remains on the balcony for a while, he'll witness the meeting between the King and Queen and Tsunami. Which is fine, and in fact will probably make things more exciting. And Red, Myra is beneath the balcony, right? Hidden by the curtains? ))
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Whalesdude on November 03, 2008, 04:43:48 AM
((Yeah, that's what I planned. I wanted to work my way into the story by observing the Tsunami plans. Possibly even get one step ahead of the others before I meet them.
And don't worry, I'm sure it will progress smoothly as the year goes on.))
It's a good thing I'm so patient. Otherwise this wait would be unbearable. The company of this book is just fine. Fay yawned to himself, quietly. "Hmm... -- Oh, I hear some commotion. Perhaps that's them!" Fay whispered to himself, as he marked his book and placed it back in his rucksack. I wonder if those soldiers are here now...
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Nestec on November 03, 2008, 09:40:43 PM
Seeker and Arion were quite lucky with their search, encountering the King and Queen's chamber in mere minutes. Perhaps it was Seeker's extreme skills with locating targets; the two found the King and Queen in their chamber, accompanied by two servants supplying them with sweetened juices. The Queen's wide smile of green lipstick showed that she was quite aware that Tsunami soldiers would be coming. Seeker was quite confident that the woman knew everything about what they were capable of. She was a queen after all, and probably one to be feared. The King, whose long hair was the color of tree bark, was seated beside his Queen. His weak, frail looking face gave Seeker the impression that it was the Queen who called all the shots. His suspections were further verified when she was the first to speak.
"Please take a seat, gallant soldiers," she spoke, her soft, mysterious voice sending chills up Arion's body. Her dark green hair dangling from beneath her massive silver crown, covering one of her eyes, which were bright blue. She held her pale hands out in front of her on her large brown desk. "The table is free for you." She signalled towards the long brown table in front of her own desk. It held room for twenty people to sit in twenty seats, with ten on each side of the rectangular table. However, Seeker concluded that it would only be Arion and himself occupying seats.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Whalesdude on November 04, 2008, 02:24:39 PM
Fay quickly sat up in his chair and looked over the balcony to observe the meeting. Hmm... A Table... Perhaps they'll be having dinner with them? I'll have to see. I'm interested in what's going to be said. He poked his head over the balcony to just barely be unseen by the soldiers and the Queen.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: DNAngel on November 05, 2008, 03:59:01 PM
Ed pulled the gun from it's sheath, aiming proudly at the newcomers.
"Clearly not your lucky day..." Ed said, he didn't shoot though, he wanted a response.
((That should break the ICE...))
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: AnimeFreeze on November 05, 2008, 06:36:36 PM
Nemo clicked a button on his gunblade and the blade shifted back into the gun exposing a barrel, fully loaded. He raised his gun to the man in front of him. He stared down his opponent and did not break eye contact.
"Are you sure you want to do that?" He said, the room was still dark and the man was half covered by a shadow. It was a standoff and Nemo wanted to leave as quickly as possible, he had his fun playing prisoner for the day and he didn't have a second thought of going for another round.
He doubted the other man would put down his gun so Nemo pulled his trigger at his head, he wasn't ruthless, he justh ad to guarantee he and his partner's safety, unluckily however, the gun wasn't loaded.
"Piece of shit..." He muttered. Unable to think of something quick he just decided to pistol whip the man on the head and pushed his ally to the side, He ran to the back to find another door and yelled for his teammate to catch up. Once again he was unlucky, there was no door.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: ShinamoriAoshi on November 05, 2008, 08:13:05 PM
Hearing a call for him on the other side of the armory, Reios immediately went to the end of the aisle and followed the noise that had come, not caring for what might get him, but in order for his partner to not to blow their cover in the event that it was Tsunami soldiers he encountered.
Reaching the origin of the noise, or at least where he heard it, he pulled his flashlight out again and flashing it forward, revealing Nemo and a man on the ground.
"What'd you do?!?" Reios said in disbelief, staring at the man on the ground.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: DNAngel on November 09, 2008, 12:46:51 PM
Ed Laughed [sarcasm].
"Whatever we do, we do now," Ed said to Nimbus. He gave Nimbus his arm to stand forward. He was thinking about the noise, obviously soldiers had heard the commotion, if not the captain. He leaned forward and grabbed two extra ammo clips. He was going to be prepared for the worst of the worst.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Nestec on November 09, 2008, 10:17:21 PM
"Dammit, this isn't necessary!" Nimbus cried out, lunging to the side to hide behind a column of shelves, on which rested plates of shoulder armor. He pulled Ed down with him, hiding them both from the strangers at the far wall.
They're armed...It won't be long before they can acquire some ammo...We need to let them know that we won't harm them!
"Hey!" Nimbus shouted from behind the shelves. He poked the tip of his sword out into the opening, which revealed to him the reflections of the young men standing at the far wall of the armory. He could see them standing still, with one of them fumbling with what appeared to be a flashlight.
"My friend and I are not your enemies! We are not Tsunami soldiers! And we sure as hell are not gonna try fighting you two!" Nimbus barked, his tone growing quite aggressive. Especially since I haven't eaten any breakfast to fuel me...
"Just please, put down your weapons so we can talk," Nimbus spoke out one final time, before falling silent behind the column of equipment. He kept his eyes locked on the blade, where he could safely watch the young men.
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Seeker and Arion exchanged unsure glances, then pulled chairs out at the table to take their seats. Seeker glanced up at the Queen, and spoke, "You received our letter of requested land investigation, correct?"
The queen nodded, lifting her silver goblet up to her lips to sip her sweetened drink. The King eyed Seeker and Arion quite intensely, his gaze dragging from Arion to Seeker and then back to Arion.
Arion laid out some papers on the table. "We'll need you to sign some things to make it official. Legal. Government stuff." Arion gave the Queen a smile, which would have fooled just about any normal human being.
"I would like to ask you a question, however, hasty soldier," the Queen began. Arion glanced at Seeker, unsure whether or not he should answer whatever question was about to be asked. "I would like to know why you all want to search my land."
Seeker spoke up quickly, "We are under suspicions that there is excessively-destructive military weaponry being held and developed in this nation."
(( LOLZ weaponz of mass destruction... ))
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on November 10, 2008, 06:59:44 PM
(( Smaller reminder: You cannot harm anyone else's RPC, giving them no time to react or defend themselves first. If you do, this is called Auto Hitting. ))
Rena made her way down the deserted Tsunami aircraft. "Where is everybody?" Rena asked herself out loud with a dumb look on her face. She was quite calm considering the situation. She was sneaking aboard an Tsunami-owned airship without permission and without a care in the world.
(Rena is somewhere just at the entrance of the airship)
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Myra stood still as she leaned closely against the wall safely behind the dropped curtains from above. Destructive military weaponry? The entire time I've been here I have not located or heard of such a thing in Spring Nation. They may be our enemy, but they are extremely peaceful and very anti-war. But, if this is true, that means they would be likely be developing them in defense against Autumn Nation. Autumn Nation seems to be very aggressive these past few months. Myra thought as she analyzed the information she was currently eavesdropping on. I will remain hidden a little longer, let's see if they approve this search... If such weapons are found, I must report it to HQ immediately.
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Din and Enyo had just finished eating their meal and were just received the bill. Din slowly picked up the paper and turned it over with caution as if it were filled with some sort of danger. 265 Caps for a meal for two? Din thought to himself in amazement. He looked up at Enyo who has at least six empty plate in front of her and only one in front of himself. I guess it's right with someone like this... Din concluded as he totaled up the damage in his budget; though Din was very wealthy even afterwards since he gets paid quite well with his position. Din set his payment on the table with a more than 20% tip and stood up quickly as if in a hurry. Enyo followed suit, though she looked much happier then before they sat down.
The two made it into the busy streets once again. Enyo wasted no time and grabbed onto Din's arm tightly as if to secure him from being stolen. "Thank you for the meal, Din!" Enyo squealed, tightening her grip on his arm.
"Yeah, yeah... It's fine. I don't really have anything to spend my money on anyways." Din replied, his expression and emotion not wavering and remaining in it's usual laziness.
"Where do you want go next!?" Enyo asked excitedly.
"I don't care, I have a day or two until I need to return to my post. So we can go pretty much anywhere." Din replied, swaying in each step, almost appearing drunk.
There was a moment of silence between Enyo and Din as they slowly trotted through the crowded street with no destination in mind. "Let's check out the castle. I heard it has wonderful artwork there. I've always wanted to see it! Come on, let's go!" Enyo suddenly suggested and decided all on her own and began dragging Din at what felt to him like mock speed towards the enormous sculpture of a building.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: StoicNinja on November 10, 2008, 08:07:28 PM
((Umm, not sure exactly how you guys have this world set up, so I'm gonna need some directions here. I'll try and stay nice and vague for a while...))
Ian had arrived in Spring only a few hours ago. He had no real idea of where he was or where he was going. All he knew for sure was that every piece if intel he had managed to scrap together had pointed to Tsunami activity in the area. For that reason alone he did not regret leaving behind everything he had ever known. He would never have been able to live there in peace anyways. Not when there was a chance of finding those that were responsible.
He double checked his belongings. He had the clothes on his back and a duffel bag with extra clothes. His knuckle/daggers, his most reliable weapons, were hidden up his sleeves. He had two actual daggers, one hidden in each boot, and his revolver was in his bag with several speedloaders. He should have everything he needed to complete this latest mission. Especially if it reflected his previous mission which had been comprised of arrive, search, and leave realizing that he had been to late. Once he was sure that his belongings were all in their places he began walking further into the city in search of a hotel.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: ShinamoriAoshi on November 11, 2008, 01:31:02 PM
When hearing the second voice behind the shelves and his demand, Reios immediately responded,
"How do we know that you won't attack us while we have our weapons away? Put yours down first," as he raised his new found rifle towards the direction with the flashlight in his other hand.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: AnimeFreeze on November 11, 2008, 07:01:21 PM
If we keep raising our weapons and not shooting we'll look like a bunch of dumbasses, Lower your weapon. If they decide to shoot at us I'll show them the error of their ways before their bullets leave the chamber. Nemo said in a polite voice somehow. He walked into the light, his "night vision" had worn off by now, he walked towards the light emitted by Reios and stood behind the two strangers, purposely blocking them.
I'm sorry if we threatened you, slash attacked you slash got off on the wrong foot. That man is Reios my "name", he said emphazing the word, is Nemo and we are definitely not Tsunami.
He reloaded his gun.
Now, if you are lying to us or somehow in someway going to hurt us, I swear on my bloodline you will regret it.
Nemo for once in his life lost his tranquility let his anger get in the way of his judgment, This is really the only real type of danger he has been in. So much for having a sword if he never used it.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Whalesdude on November 11, 2008, 11:58:54 PM
Interesting... So the Spring Nation has been developing weapons? Not likely... I haven't heard anything about it. There doesn't seem to be any uneasiness in this city, let alone the nation. Fay shifted uneasily in his chair. Sure the threat of the Autumn Nation is a common topic, but never full-scale war! Perhaps... This is a ploy of some sort? To frame the Spring Nation of it's own destruction of Daffodon? I've no clue. I'll have to find out more... Perhaps by watching the Tsunami more closely... he reasoned with himself. Slowly, Fay peered over the balcony further to get a good look at the expressions of the guests at the table. Perhaps to catch one in a lie? He was unsure. You can tell much from someone's facial expression.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: DNAngel on November 12, 2008, 04:04:50 PM
"If we have similar goals, this should go pretty quickly, nice and efficient," Ed said. "Whatever your motives may be..."
Ed trailed off for a few seconds. He could feel it... the man who had caused his problems in the first place. The man who demonized and terrorized. The Devil among men.
He would kill him, no matter what it took. He would have his revenge.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: StoicNinja on November 13, 2008, 06:35:38 PM
Ian managed to find a decent inn in a relatively short amount of time. He checked into a room, dropped off his bag, and his gun with it; and left. He made his way to one of the shadier parts of the town, and found a pub. He entered the grungy, dank, dirty looking pub and took a seat at the bar. He ordered a drink and sat. He sat and listened. Somehow rumors that circulated through a city always managed to find their way to the lips of those that regularly came to places such as this. He listened intently for any mention of the word 'Tsunami'.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: ShinamoriAoshi on November 14, 2008, 01:23:33 AM
"Well I agree with your idea, simple and quick, now why don't we get out of this dark hole and get out of this ship?" Denith (Reios) suggested, by glancing towards the faint light shining through the doorway on the other side of the armory.
"But before we go, may you grace me with your name?" Denith said in the refined voice he learned when greeting foreign guests at the Autumn Castle.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: DNAngel on November 15, 2008, 05:33:11 PM
"Just call me Black, for now anyway," Ed said throwing his hand out for the shake. He looked at Nimbus, waiting for the look of confusion.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Nestec on November 15, 2008, 08:18:44 PM
The confused look came to Nimbus' face just as Ed had anticipated. He glanced at his friend. Fake...name? But why?
He's hesitated, opening his mouth to speak. "My name is..." Alright, why be fake? I got nothing to hide, I'll go ahead and say who I really am.
"Nimbus. My name is Nimbus," he spoke, deliberately leaving out the last name. He didn't quite feel like a Hestias anymore. "There won't be any need for hostility. I promise, I ain't gonna hurt you."
He turned to face Nemo.
"You two just go on ahead and get off this ship if you want; I won't stop you. I have my own agenda." He began to walk toward the exit door.
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The Queen raised her eyebrows in confusion.
"We mean not to offend you, but we have become quite apprehensive of your military position. We've begun to suspect that this nation may be planning an assault against a neighboring country," Seeker lied.
"I understand your anxiety," the Queen replied, feeling quite offended by the accusation. "But why are you concerned? Even if we are planning an attack, you would still be safe. The territory of Wrath separates Winter and Spring, so you are under no real danger."
Arion began to sweat. We should have come better prepared for lying like this.
Seeker replied, "True, but we've formed treaties of protection with the Autumn and Summer. We cannot allow you to take action against them either."
Arion's mouth dropped open at the quickness of Seeker's response.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Whalesdude on November 16, 2008, 05:25:02 PM
Fay studied the two men speaking with the queen. He's nervous. Nearly sweating. The poor soul. I believe that one is Arion. Not the brightest fellow of the bunch... But that Seeker... He's sharp. I'll have to watch out for him. He's wonderfully sly! He's completely relaxed. Haha, it's great to see someone with brains these days. Fay thought to himself with a smile. He took careful note of what was said between the Queen and the Tsunami Officers.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: *The Pen* on November 17, 2008, 10:55:53 PM
"Alright ladies! Listen up. See that there? It is Sunflown! A.K.A, our next target there is a farm at the edge of the town. We'll raid it, gets supplies, make the men soldiers or servants, and leave the women! Understood!?!" Kenneth Reho, the bandit leader. There was a small mumble from the members. "UNDERSTOOD?!?" Kenneth shouted back. "YESSIR!" they all shouted. Theymounted their horses and took off.
"Mother, Mother! Come quick!!" Piela shouted. "The tomatoes are growing faster than they should be!" Her mother and her father rushed over. "Piela, whatever you do, keep doing it, it's excellent!" her father shouted. They were special to Piela. They were her sister's. She wanted to plant them before she died. All of a sudden, pounding sounds on the ground arrived. Piela looked up. "What's that noise?" About 30 horses showed up with men on them, armed. Kenneth swooped his hammer down and took the head off of a farmer. Piela was knocked unconcious after her horrifying shriek. Kenneth grinned as the barn was destroyed. "Fill up those sacks! Get every Tomatoe, Potatoe, Onion, and everything in between!" the soldiers hopped off of the horses and plucked plants out of the ground. When Piela woke, everyone was dead. Everyone. All of the plants had been taken. Men from the other side of Sunflown were giving people hospitality. Piela looked over at her Tomatoes... ...Gone... She was in rage. "NOoooo! MY beautifil tomatoes...I'm sorry sis..." she began sobbing. She looked up as someone was comforting and in the distance, was a group of horses. She stood, wiped off her tears and let out her beautiful, sky-like wings and took flight after the stampede. "You idiots! Did I order the death of anyone?" Kenneth shouted as they stormed off on the horses. Kenneth, knowing he killed someone first, topped the yelling. He let out a large sigh as many of the soldier began to sigh. Kenneth stopped. "Stop, everyone stop..." he ordered. Everyone stopped. There was a faint sound of osmething moving very swift. All of sudden Piela comes in sight with four light whips in hand. Just as she gets close enough to attack, Kenneth whips out his hammer and the weapons collide...!
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: ShinamoriAoshi on November 21, 2008, 08:52:40 PM
Reios went forward to shake Black's hand and said,
"I'm happy for your allowance to us to go about our business, but if I may inquire, what ARE you doing in the darkness of an armory on Tsunami airship?"
He went back to his place next to Nemo and occasionally eyed the faint light of the doorway, on the lookout for any suspicious Tsunami guards or anyone who might happen to enter the armory.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Nestec on November 22, 2008, 02:24:50 AM
Sitting at a table near Ian inside the bar, a young man and woman were enjoying some sort of alcohol from a large mug, sharing the beverage. They spoke in careful, but slightly loud voices. Anyone within twenty feet could hear their gossip just fine.
"...been here for almost an entire day now. Who the hell knows what they want...?" the young man said, shaking his head.
"Leon, they always want the same thing," the young woman said, her voice quieting a little bit. "They want to take over the world."
"Okay, that sounds just a bit too diabolical and unrealistic," Leon replied. "Think about it, Jasmine. If their intentions were that harsh, someone would've stopped them by now."
"Who would've stopped them? They're the superpower of the entire world of Skyrazor! There is no authority over them that could stop them..."
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Indeed," the Queen spoke, giving the King a glance. "Fine then. My husband and I shall sign your papers, but under one condition. I will be dispatching a small troop of soldiers to accompany your patrols."
Arion and Seeker nodded in unison. Arion handed the Queen the papers, and she began to toggle through the papers, signing the ones that required her attention and permission. Occasionally, she would turn to the King, softly whispering several quiet sentences into his ear. Perhaps the King really did have a say in some things after all.
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Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: StoicNinja on November 22, 2008, 11:32:29 AM
Ian, who was sitting and listening intently while casually sipping his drink, managed to pick up the not so quiet words of the pair at the table. He tilted his head in their direction and listened, attempting to filter out the sounds of the other bar goers, so that he could get some whole sentences. Perhaps he would not have to wait quite as long for information as he thought he would...
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: DNAngel on November 22, 2008, 01:25:09 PM
"Well, if it's not too much to ask we'd rather not say..." Ed said. He realized after he said it that he might be talking for Nimbus, (since he doesn't know what the agenda is) so he said nothing else. He looked at Nimbus for recognition.
"At any rate, it is important, and I am sure we must leave and attend to things very soon," Ed said. He hoped leaving the ship wouldn't become too much of problem, he guessed that was everyone's next move.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on November 22, 2008, 05:22:17 PM
Myra grinned at the sight of the Queen actually accepting Tsunami's request. She is actually letting them search the place? What a foolish woman. Myra commented in her own thoughts. Maybe I should participate in this little ‘search’.
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Din and Enyo had finally reached the castle after dodging through the endless sea of people that flooded the streets in every direction. Enyo dragged Din behind her by the hand as they went up the steps to the door and past the guard stationed there who appeared rather confused by the girl pulling along a young man. “We’re just here to look at the artwork if that’s ok!” Enyo called back to the guard after she pasted him anyway.
Enyo finally stopped when the two got into the castle deep enough and started seeing many paintings and sculptures on the walls. “Look at this one Din! It’s so beautiful!” Exclaimed Enyo in an overly excited girly voice as she pointed at a painting of a sunset..
Din deeply sighed in apparent boredom. How did I let myself get dragged to such a place?… Din thought. “Oh, yeah. It’s quite nice…” Said very monotone and not appearing to be looking at the painting at all.
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Rena began to wonder if there was anyone on board the Tsunami airship at all. Every hallway and stairway was completely deserted. Rena sighed. guess there really isn’t anyone here to talk to. “Hello? Is anyone here?!” Rena called loudly throughout the ship. There was no answer. Rena sighed again. “No one’s here…” Rena said sadly to herself.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Snow on November 22, 2008, 10:34:27 PM
Azuca jumped off the hay wagon that he rode into town on and yelled out a loud "Thank You!" so it could be heard over the city sprawl. He put his hand in front of his face and swung it from side to side it as if to wisp away the smell of dirty donkey. He took a moment to look around the city vista. Victorian in appearance and vibrant in life, he took his guitar and swung it around his back, combed his hair with his hand and started walking down the street. He walked by a street vendor, stole an apple a bit into it and kept walking. The juice dripping down his lip. "Mmm, delicious! Haha well it is SPRING nation." He tossed the core into a trash receptacle and walked towards a small corner cafe, the sun gleamed down directly on it's window blinding Azuca as he passed, his hair shimmering in the light. Across the street a group of people Azuca's age played stickball, and a young male short in height hit a monster of a home run directly into Azuca's cranium.
As he staggered across the sidewalk he tripped and tumbled over articles until he finally fell onto a bench.
"I'm so sorry! Does it hurt?" A girl Azuca's age asked."
Another male came to his aid and stated "Eden, I think that's self explanatory. Here bud, let me help you up." The teen said offering his hand to Azuca.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Nestec on November 23, 2008, 05:20:35 AM
Leon sighed, slowly shaking his head as he gripped his beverage. He glanced up, staring across the table at his girlfriend.
"Regardless of whatever their true intentions may be, we don't want them in our nation," he protested. "And believe me, we're not the only ones who feel this way. As soon as they get done with their little meeting at the palace, they'll be glared upon and maybe even attacked by the people. They will meet resistance from us."
"Protest would be incredibly foolish," Jasmine said, her tone growing cold and depressed. She leaned back in her seat, tilting her head back to stare at the shadowy stone ceiling, her silky blonde hair hanging to the floor. She closed her eyes, speaking, "You heard about what happened about a month ago in Summer nation, right? About the Tsunami soldiers who arrested teenagers for speaking bad about them?"
"It's madness," Leon said, gazing into the drink. "Tsunami absolutely must be stopped, before havoc is let loose everywhere."
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"Aaaah-la-duuuum, dee-daaaaaaa...." Mizu sang, her soft voice trailing into the steamy air of the bathing chamber, as she slowly cleansed her body. She was aware that she had been bathing for almost ten minutes now, but the passage of time did not disturb her. She relaxed, running her soapy fingers through her wet, sapphire blue hair. Lost in wonder, she did not hear the voice of the female calling out within the halls of the airship...
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"Like I just told my friend here yesterday," Nimbus spoke, turning to face Reios and Nemo. "I just lost my home. I got nowhere to go, nothing to do. The only thing left for me is to avenge my town, and punish whoever set fire to it."
He turned once more, finally heading out of the armory and into the hallway. He stepped out into the shadowy hallway, which was only slightly illuminated by the weak morning light that peered through the small window at the far end of the hall to Nimbus' left. To his right was staircase, which most likely lead up the main deck of the airship. "I don't mind if any of you follow me. Your lives will just be at risk if something big happens between me and Tsunami," Nimbus spoke, holding his arm out to stop the door from closing, so that they could hear him.
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After about half an hour, the Queen finally got ready to dismiss the Tsunami soldiers. After she handed them the signed papers, they all stood at the door, prepared to head back to the airship.
"You may begin your 'investigation' after you've received our supply of agents. You'll see a small fleet of green Airpods approaching your ship," the Queen explained. "They will be led by General Pedallus, one of my most honored men. He'll come to you in about a day or two, so know what to expect."
"Thank you for your time, ma'am," Arion and Seeker thanked the woman, then they exited the chamber. As they walked out of the palace doors, Arion laughed and shook his head.
"So it looks like we can't do sh1t until her little agents show up," he said. "Sounds to me like she's giving herself time to hide whatever we might find otherwise."
"It does not matter," Seeker said. "If your speculations of the Queen's intentions are indeed correct, then her efforts shall be futile. I assure you that."
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on November 23, 2008, 01:24:25 PM
"Geez, are you guys trying to create a bloodbath here or something?" Myra asked Seeker and Arion as she suddenly appeared next to them. Myra liked to demonstrate her superior speed and used it to suddenly leave her hiding spot and reveal herself beside Seeker. Her arms were crossed and showed no sign of a nearby threat. "By the way, there was a mouse on the balcony. I'm sure he heard everything. I just thought you guys would want to know." Myra said coyly, tilting her head to the side as she looked at Seeker.
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Enyo skipped to each painting to another with Din staggering slowly behind her. Enyo finally stopped and looked carefully at one particular painting. The painting showed a peaceful little city with the sun shining down on one side of it leaving a dark shadow being cast out from the buildings it contained from the other side. There was a small heading in print at the bottom of the painting that said: Daffodon.
Enyo's cheerful expression faded. "This is that one city, huh?" Enyo asked Din who was now observing it.
"Yeah..." Din replied sounding much more melancholy than before.
"It was a beautiful city. But it looks sad at the same time." Enyo said, not really figuring a way to explain how she felt about the picture.
"Yes, and it will be again someday." Din muttered quietly to himself. There were then footsteps that were heard coming around the corner down the hall. The voice sounded very familiar to both Din and Enyo...
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Snow on November 23, 2008, 01:37:44 PM
Azuca groaned in pain, he grab the boys have and started running in circles and finally fell to the floor, he grabbed his head and yelled:
"Here, let me help." Eden replied. She slowly began to form ice around the bump to reduce its swelling. The boy sat Azuca up straight and asked:
"So you're a musician huh? Where are you from?
Azuca tried not to notice the girl bending over in front of hm holding his head and tried to answer the boy.
"Mabase, it's not anywhere around here. It's on the edge of Autumn Nation."
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Whalesdude on November 23, 2008, 05:54:10 PM
Content with the information he had gathered, Fay quickly sat up and quietly left the castle. Before leaving, he briefly browsed the library in search of interesting books, however... his curiosity caused him to wander off into what could become of the present situation between the Spring Nation and the Tsunami Forces. He could not focus into reading the material. He could only process what data he had gathered. After borrowing 3 books, in exchange for 3 of his old ones, he left the castle, bidding farewell to the guards whom allowed him entry. Fay begun to walk the streets of Blume to find a place for dinner, as it was becoming later into the afternoon. He dared not speak out loud to himself about his findings for fear of other spies. Perhaps the girl he sensed following him would be nearby. No matter, though. To him, she did not appear to be one who would bring harm to him. Although he was curious as to whom she worked with.
Before finding a place to dine, Fay decided to spend the afternoon in the Tavern. He had been anti-social for far too long on his way here and all day at the castle, so thus he decided he would go try to mingle with some town-folk. "A glass of your darkest ale, sir," said Fay, to the bartender. "That'll be all, though."
"Why sure," replied the Bartender. "I'll fix ye right up. Smith, fill'er up!"
The man apparently by the nickname "Smith", responded with a quick "Aye", and went back to work.
With a bright smile, Fay received his beverage and took a nice big gulp. Sighing with satisfaction, he proceeded to pay the Bartender for the wonderful mug of ale. With his spirits in hand, Fay began chattering away with the locals. To find out information, he was unsure. But to have a good time? Sure. It's been a while since I've had fun like this!, Exclaimed Fay, as he spoke with others. He figured he would spend the afternoon there, until it was late enough for a nice bite to eat.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: ShinamoriAoshi on November 23, 2008, 09:01:34 PM
"Hmmm, I think Nemo and I can handle whatever Tsunami can throw at us." Reios (Denith) remarked to the man who spoke.
"Lets accompany Black and his friend up to the main deck, shall we?" turning his torso towards Nemo, before he began walking towards Nimbus' direction.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: StoicNinja on November 24, 2008, 07:26:00 PM
As Ian sat and continued to listen he overheard another group of people sitting at a side table, though not too far away. It appeared that he had indeed come to the right place in his search for information on Tsunami. From the little he had overheard he could assume that Tsunami was a relatively common topic here. Now, if only somebody knew where they were to found...
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Nestec on November 27, 2008, 01:46:36 PM
Arion glared at the girl, clenching his fists.
"It's not safe to just try and surprise a Tsunami soldier like that," he threatened. "You could get killed."
Seeker took a step toward her. "This little 'mouse'. Would it happen to understand Tsunami's intentions here in Spring Nation?" His voice was calm, yet bold and interrogating. He stared at her intensely with his cold, piercing eyes.
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"I'm not trying to accuse of having poor stealth or anything, but I want you to be careful," Nimbus said, already starting to feel burdened. He was not used to working in groups. "One bad move and we'll probably all be thrown off this ship."
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on November 27, 2008, 11:32:01 PM
Myra gave Arion a confused look. "Are you stupid? I could kill you so fast you wouldn't have even realize you died." Myra replied, looking down on Arion completely.
"As for you, Seeker. I'm pretty sure the man was very well capable and could very well know much about what you plan on doing. But what do I know? I'm only the First Officer of Wrath." Myra said apparent sarcasm as they began turning the corner.
Din and Enyo had already been staring in that direction from the familiar voice they had heard. Right away, they both noticed Myra and bowed their heads slightly with respect.
Myra was a little surprised to see both of her subordinates together and at the same location as her. "Oh, well if it isn't The Bringer Of The Red Sky and The Bringer Of Thunder. I heard you both have some time off, though I didn't think I would be seeing you both here." Myra spoke casually now in front of her own people.
"This here is the one who erased Daffodon within less than a minute." Myra mentioned to Arion and Seeker as she pointed to Din with almost a cheerful tone of voice and also rather modest in a chickeny way. "You wouldn't mind if the three of us accompanied you guys for awhile, would you?" Myra asked politely.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: DNAngel on November 28, 2008, 04:33:51 PM
Ed followed suit looking out at Nimbus. It would be interesting, he thought, to see something big happen. He was thinking more than ever now. Green would come soon, come for the fight.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Nestec on November 29, 2008, 03:51:51 AM
Without any further words, Nimbus moved out from the room, quickly heading up the staircase. Occasionally, he glanced back over his shoulder to make sure one of the strangers hadn't made the sudden malicious decision to ambush him from behind. Each time he found that Ed had been following innocently, falling several steps behind Nimbus. Denith and Nemo were several paces behind Ed; the group of strangers were indeed safe to trust for the moment.
Pushing open the door at the top of the staircase, Nimbus entered an entirely new deck of halls and corners. The walls of the hallways were brightened by the several windows circled into them. Creeping through the dark hall in silence, Nimbus could faintly hear the sound of water trickling and splashing about. A sliver of light could be seen at the end of one of the hallways, seeping from a lit room. That was where the sound of water had been coming from, no doubt, but who was in there? A soldier? A general perhaps?
What Nimbus heard next answered his question; the beautiful voice of a singing girl broke through the silence, flowing into his ears like a haze of melodic hypnosis. There was a girl in the room, most likely one his age, he figured, by the gentleness and innocence in the voice. He walked slowly up to the door, lightly pressing his palms up to it to push it open a bit. The thin strip of light widened, and Nimbus was able to press his face up against it to peek inside...
oooooooooooo
Arion and Seeker suspiciously eyed the two newcomers to the scene. The brown-haired man whom this girl identified as the Bringer of the Red Sky appeared familiar to Arion. He could not quite remember his name, though he remembered meeting him at an informal conference between Tsunami and Wrath. The younger black-haired girl, however, did not look familiar at all to either Arion or Seeker. Not only that, but the nickname "The Bringer Of Tunder" did not strike any chord of familiarity with the Tsunami generals either. The two stood facing the Wrath members.
"Ah, yes," Seeker agreed to the request of the lead girl. "We are full aware of the recent alliance formed between Wrath and our very own forces. You may accompany us on our investigation of this land as long as you do not intervene in our affairs."
Arion nodded, quickly adding, "Keep in mind that the AX-07 may not carry enough sleeping facilities for all three of you. Most likely, two of you will be sharing sleeping quarters."
A small period of silence from the two Tsunami soldiers.
"Ah," Seeker began once more, turning to face Din. "I've been meaning to ask you of your recent actions of destroying Daffodon. If you do not mind my inquiry, what were your motives behind the act?"
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: ShinamoriAoshi on November 29, 2008, 03:14:59 PM
Reios glared at Nimbus from behind him as he stared inside the room and whispered, "Well? Who's in there?" He curiously asked.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on November 29, 2008, 03:43:49 PM
"Oh, that's fine. The we can share a room. I'm more than sure that Din will sleep somewhere out sight so we won't worry about a room for him." Myra replied.
Din gave Seeker a blank expression. "Motive behind it? I was ordered to do so. The reasoning behind it is of no importance to me." Din explained.
"Din is correct. As long as there are orders, he needs no reason." Myra added on to Din's statement. "Oh yeah, while we are on topic of rooms, I would like some noodles when we get back to your airship." Myra requested arrogantly. Enyo and Din stayed silent, they knew better than to question Myra despite how rude she was being toward Wrath's allies.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on November 30, 2008, 10:44:49 PM
"Well, I don't know about them having complete control over Skyrazor..." Mumbled Leon in reply to Jasmine. "Anyway, speaking of them I heard they had airship docked here not too long ago. Rumor has it, Tsunami is trying to take over Spring Nation by threatening the king and queen. But those are just rumors." Leon added quickly.
"Rumor or not, it could be possible if you think about it." Jasmine added quietly, not realizing they may have been speaking too loud.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: StoicNinja on November 30, 2008, 11:16:15 PM
Bingo. Knew this was the right place to find rumors...
Ian got up from his seat, leaving his drink behind and forgotten. He walked over to Leon and Jasmines table and sat down next to them in an empty seat.
"Hi. I couldn't help but overhear your conversation from over there." Ian said, and gestured to his previous seat. "Mostly because I was trying very hard not to. I am a person who is very interested in Tsunami. I was wondering; those rumors that say that Tsunami had an ariship here, did they also say where it was?"
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on November 30, 2008, 11:19:30 PM
Leon and Jasmine jumped in surprise by the man's sudden movement to their table. "Oh, your interested? Well, they should be docked right down the street. About two blocks only. You shouldn't be able to miss it once your there." Leon explained.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: StoicNinja on November 30, 2008, 11:44:30 PM
"Yes, thank you. Your help means more to me than you know." Ian said sincerely with a slight smile on his face.
He turned from the two at table to leave and all mirth was erased from his face. His face took on a determined set, and his eyes turned cold, their very color shifting slightly to a frostier shade. He left the bar and turned down the street. He was battle ready at this point and kept one hand clear of his pocket so that he could react to any unexpected assault at any moment.
Indeed, as Leon had said, only two blocks from the very pub he had entered in search of Tsunami information he found an Airship. It appeared to be unguarded. Ian was well aware that appearances could be deceiving. He decided to risk it. Moments later he was through the hatch and aboard the craft, unhindered.
Hmm, easy so far. Don't let your guard down though. There could be Tsunami soldiers around any and every corner. Proceed with caution...
Ian proceeded to advance through the corridors cautiously, peering around corners as he went. Not sure where he was going, but mapping the place out in his head as he went.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on November 30, 2008, 11:58:45 PM
Rena sat down, leaning against the wall of the hallway. "Geez, this place didn't seem so big from outside... On top of that, where is everyone?" Rena asked out loud. I guess I will have to wait here until I'm found by someone and then I can ask them about stuff. Rena thought as she hugged her giant steel sword closely to her as if it her a precious child.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: StoicNinja on December 01, 2008, 06:52:58 PM
What was that?!...
Ian darted silently to the next corner where he had heard the sound coming from. Quietly, cautiously, he peered around the edge of the corner. A girl sat against the wall in the hallway. She had red eyes and silver-grey hair in a long ponytail, but with some loose in the front. She wore a sleeveless black shirt and a white miniskirt. She had black sleeves on her arms, part of which were covered by metal armguards; white leg warmers, and black shoes. And she was hugging a sword...
Weird... She doesn't look like she'd be a Tsunami member. Then again I'm sure that they don't all go around sporting uniforms that announce who they are to the entire world. Caution...
Ian stepped out from behind the corner, fully prepared to unleash all of his skill and strength should this girl show the slightest aggressive action.
"You there, girl. Who are you? What are you doing here?" Ian said, trying to sound authoritative.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on December 01, 2008, 07:09:10 PM
"Huh?" Rena stood up quickly, quite alarmed by the young man who suddenly appeared before her. She took her sword and held it firmly in her right hand instinctively. "Oh, hello!" Rena replied happily, quite cheerful to finally see someone else. "Who am I? Well, I'm Rena. I'm a mercenary!" She announced a little louder than the man would most likely prefer. "Who are you? You know you're inside a Tsunami aircraft, right?" Rena asked quickly after, finally realizing they weren't located in the casual cafe or hotel.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: StoicNinja on December 01, 2008, 07:26:08 PM
Ian almost launched into an attack when she took her sword by its handle, and he winced at the volume of her voice. He wasn't quite sure what to make of her joviality though. Perhaps she was simply happy, or naive. Maybe it was a ploy. He wasn't sure, so he continued on with caution.
"My name is Ian. And yes, I know that I am on a Tsunami airship. You didn't answer my second question. What are you doing here?"
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on December 01, 2008, 07:33:04 PM
"Oh, sorry. I guess I forgot." Rena giggled. Her giant sword in her hand swayed a bit to the side and scrapped the floor slightly. "I... Umm... Came here to figure out what Tsunami was up to in Spring Nation. I was also wondering if I could get a job here." Rena stuttered, still quite unsure of herself. What's with this guy? He is way too uptight. I can tell already. Rena thought as she studied Ian.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: StoicNinja on December 01, 2008, 07:42:21 PM
Ian ignored the movements of her sword this time, beginning to recognize it more as just casual, and careless, movement than anything else. He still kept himself readied, who knew what other people could be wandering the halls and corridors.
"You want to join Tsunami?" Ian said flatly. "That might not be a good idea. These people are not good people, and they will be made to pay for their crimes. Don't drag yourself down with them. Besides, it's contradictory for a mercenary to take regular work like this. A mercenary is a fighter for hire. If you need the money that badly I'll pay you to leave."
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on December 01, 2008, 07:53:18 PM
"Well, looking for a job with them is just a cover for myself to take a look around." Rena replied. "As for being paid, that's just a bonus." Rena added. "So, what are you doing here?" Rena asked, her voice and eyes consumed with curiosity. Rena leaned forward closer to Ian her red eyes scanning him carefully.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Snow on December 01, 2008, 08:10:56 PM
Azuca studied Eden. He noticed her movements were quite awkward as if she didn't know what she was doing, he looked into her eyes. They were a very bright green.
"Eden..." Azuca said in a monotone voice.
"Oh yes!" Eden replied blushing.
"You're blind aren't you?" Azuca stated, Eden stopped what she was doing, her face went blank and she stood up.
"Yes..."
"How did it happen?"
"I don't think this is an appropriate discussion for me to be having with a stranger."
"I'm sorry, I guess I was curious. You deserve a better apology than that..."
She fell silent.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: StoicNinja on December 01, 2008, 09:27:14 PM
"Posing as a jobhunter. Not a bad cover. So, why are you so curious about Tsunami and why they're here? Got a grudge against them or something."
Maybe a little something kinda like myself... Damnit, snap out of it! Now's not the time to be getting sappy. Keep your focus. By now this girl should know that you're not a Tsunami soldier. She could blow your cover any time...
Ian shifted his arms slightly, feeling his daggers in their sheaths as they moved against his arm. The simple motion, and reminder that his weapons were right where he needed them, put him more at ease, but not out of focus.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on December 01, 2008, 09:48:05 PM
“Why to I have to answer so many questions without receiving any answers back?” Rena asked, feeling quite confused and frustrated that she was being seen as such a threat to him. Rena sighed. “Oh well. I guess you won’t trust me no matter what I tell you.” Rena shrugged, her sword moving with the rest of her arm as the blade moved aimlessly through the air.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: StoicNinja on December 01, 2008, 10:13:58 PM
"You're right. I apologize. I am here seeking a man. I don't know his name, but I'll recognize his face when I see him. I don't even know if he's here, but I intend to find out. If he is not then I will leave in peace. If I find him here, though, well, then there will be blood..." Ian said, his voice becoming colder with each word. He realized suddenly that he was reverting to his darker self, allowing his grief and rage to gain a measure of control over him. He averted his eyes from the girl, from Rena, for a moment in order to take stock of himself. When he looked back his eyes were lighter, warmer, and there was a slight smile across his lips. "Sorry about that. I get that way sometimes. So, I've answered your question. What of mine? What is your interest in Tsunami?"
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on December 01, 2008, 10:23:20 PM
"I don't know." Rena said blankly but still in her cheerful tone of voice. In reality Rena was just very curious about Tsunami. She had no real ill intentions towards them so her statement wasn't at all a lie. Rena smiled politely as if she had made no strange comment or reply in such a vague manner. "Tehe?" Rena giggled fakely in a playful way with her left arm coming up to pretend to scratch her face like a kitten.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: StoicNinja on December 01, 2008, 10:32:49 PM
Alright, that was weird... Well, all evidence seems to be pointing to the fact that she's just an innocent girl. I suppose it couldn't kill me to trust he a little. Well, actually it could, but let's assume that it wont...
"Well, then. Since we are both, for all intents and purposes, merely tourists aboard this craft, what do you say we wander together?" Ian asked, still with a slight smile.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on December 01, 2008, 10:38:15 PM
"Ok!" Rena shouted loudly with her arm high in the air. "That way?" She asked Ian as she pointed in the opposite direction in which both Ian and herself came and began walking even before receiving an answer. Things are starting to look up for me! Rena thought to herself, hardly being able to maintain her cheerfulness.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: marrer on December 01, 2008, 10:46:38 PM
Wolfbane crouched amongst the trees as he stalked his pray, the bear skull hood pulled up as he looked at the large elk digging through the snow to get at a small meal. He inched toward the elk, his feet silent as the still wind. Tombogiri in his hands and poised to strike the instant the animal was within its reach, but as he was about to strike a frozen stick snapped and instantly caught is attention. The elk heard it as well, its body frozen as it watched the thick wood the source. Silence.
It took only a few minutes before the elk release from its frozen state and went back to forage for its meal. Wolfbane however, did not take his gaze away from the wood. He could hear the gentle give of snow under the pressure of steps. Was it a simple hunting party from the village, or one that came for him? He couldn’t be certain.
A few more minutes passed by before they came into view five men, two of which he could tell were from the village, the other three certainly were not. The three he figured were mercenaries of some sort, each having some kind of assault rifle on their backs, though one carried a submachine gun, his hand even now on the trigger. It was obvious that they were not here to hunt the local animal game. They were here for him.
Another stick cracked and the elk was off running in the opposite direction of the sound, thrashing through the wood it seemed. ‘That meal will have to wait.’ Wolfbane thought to himself as he crouched low into the thickets, the running elk had caught the group’s attention, but its source was known to them and they let it get away in what could only be assumed as their attempt at ‘stealth.’
The group wasn’t quite moving in his direction, but they would pass within twenty feet of him. He pressed himself lower into the snow, and lower in the thicket, the group’s movements an obscured sight before him, but he didn’t need to see them really, he could tell where they were based off the sounds their feet made. They were heading directly for his home, ‘Odd…’ he thought, Wolfbane wasn’t sure if that happened to be the direction they were heading, or if they actually new the location of his den, a small cave at the base of the mountains a little under half a mile from where he lay. ‘It doesn’t matter.’ He thought, he had traps scattered about the route and they would soon find themselves amongst the dead.
A minute passed and a scream of agony could be distinctly heard. One of the mercenaries had stepped in a bear trap, the metal jaws of the trap biting into his leg. Wolfbane smiled and made his way toward them.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: StoicNinja on December 02, 2008, 07:05:55 AM
Ian again winced at the volume of her voice, if she continued like that she was going to alert every person on the craft to their presence. If she hadn't already. He broke into a quick walk until he caught up to her, then matched her pace and walked beside her.
"You really should keep your voice down while we're in here. You have the job hunting excuse to fall back on should we be question as to why we are here. But, don't you think it would be better to not have to use it, if it can be avoided?" He asked as they walked.
I hope she knows how to use that sword. If she keeps yelling we may have to fight our way out of here, regardless of excuses. I doubt very much that Tsunami members are going to be very forgiving of trespassers on their ship. That's alright though, I know I can handle any of the usual grunts. I just hope I can manage to get us both out if a situation such as that should arise...
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on December 02, 2008, 04:11:50 PM
"Lower my voice?" Rena asked more quietly after hearing Ian's request, though she still appeared to be somewhat confused to the reason why she should lower it. "I'm surprised you trust me. Is this your first time seeing a blood elf? I'm the last of my tribe so you don't hear or see of any anymore." Rena explained in a softer voice, no longer child-like. Rena waved her giant around up and leaned it upward against her shoulder as she walked, almost hitting Ian in the face at the same time...
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: StoicNinja on December 03, 2008, 07:01:24 AM
Ian almost dodged out of the way of the sword as she swung it, but realized that it would miss him by a small margin. He continued walking as it swung within inches of his face.
"So far you have given me no cause to mistrust you. Until such time as you do, I am willing to give you the benefit of the doubt." Ian said. Just one of the small ways that I keep myself from crossing that line between cautious and paranoid...
"And race doesn't matter much to me. You could be purple with spots, horns, and a tail. People are people, and should be judged according to their words and deeds, not by appearances. As for being the last of your tribe, well, I'm sorry to hear that. Sounds like you alone are responsible for becoming the matron mother of the restoration of your people." Ian said with a smirk.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on December 03, 2008, 04:17:52 PM
"M-mother!?" Rena shouted in embarrassment at the thought. "I could never!" Rena yelled, waving her arms up and down along with her enormous sword as if it were a light weight plastic toy.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: marrer on December 03, 2008, 09:13:50 PM
Wolfbane, moved up behind them, one of the mercenaries carrying the assault rifle had found him in the bear trap, and now his compatriot, the one with the submachine gun was attempting to open the trap. The muffled yells and curses of the caught mercenary could clearly be heard by Wolfbane. He held back his laugh; they were looking through the area in front of them, trying to find anymore traps. An advantage that Wolfbane would soon exploit to their dismay; the fact they left the rear flank unwatched. His steps were silent in the approached, Tombogiri poised to strike the mercenary holding the submachine gun.
A second later, Wolfbane felled the mercenary, Tombogiri slicing clean through the flesh of the man’s neck, severing head from body. The spear than shifted in its movement cutting like an axe as it tore the trapped mercenaries torso in two before the formers head even hit the ground. The remaining three were oblivious, but only for a short moment, as the trapped mercenary hadn’t even the time to scream before the cold of the Winter Nation’s air embraced his death. It took a few long strides before the Tombogiri plunged into flesh again, parallel the man’s spine, and cleanly through the other side.
The two that were not mercenaries, had their axe and sword drawn by the time Wolfbane had pulled Tombogiri back from the man’s chest.
With the element of surprise thoroughly expired, Wolfbane took on a defensive stance, Tombogiri poised and ready to parry their attacks. The two men looked at each other, and then back to him. Everything was still. Then the two men charged, Tombogiri launched forward, the man with the sword put the blade out to block, but the blade the niche between the spear head and one of the half crescent-moon blades. The man with the axe had moved passed the head of the spear and was now in the downswing of his attack. Moving quickly, Wolfbane brought the shaft of the polearm up and below the axe’s head. The weapon caught one of the wood hand grips on the shaft and it shattered.
Wolfbane moved his right foot behind the man’s legs and pushed him backwards with the shaft so that he’d fall onto his back. He then moved and brought his left foot across the man’s face followed only by the snap of the man’s jaw. Wolfbane then look up to the swordsman, who had partially been wrestling to free his longsword. It had been free and the man was making his move in an attempt to get close enough to get an attack in. Wolfbane pushed forward, bringing a foot up to make contanct with the man’s chest before he could even shift his weapon to strike. Loosing his balance, the man reeled back, and by the time he got his footing, Tombogiri was on the offensive in a long sweeping blow from above his head. The man managed to get his sword up in an attempt to block, but not well enough to stop the momentum of the polearm. Tombogiri sliced the man from head to about midway down his torso before Wolfbane stopped the cut. The lifeless body fell away from under the weapon, and he moved back to the man whom wielded the axe.
Groans of pain were all that could be heard from the man, his jaw broken and unwilling to move so he could utter words, even still, the man shifted over the snow groaning and coughing as blood came forth from his mouth in small mists. Wolfbane sighed, shifting Tombogiri so that its shaft came up over his shoulder, the spear head poiting at the man. Then it took only one smooth thrust to silence him forever. The battle was done.
They get younger every year…
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: StoicNinja on December 04, 2008, 07:13:24 AM
"You should really watch where you swing that thing, you're gonna destroy something or somebody." Ian stated. "And what's wrong with being the new mother of your people. You're a woman, women have children, it's a biological fact. Nobody ever said you had to start anytime soon. Are you afraid that you'd have to give up being a warrior? You wouldn't necessarily have to, it's been proven that mothers fight harder than anyone, to protect their children."
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on December 04, 2008, 04:23:08 PM
Rena calmed herself. “I guess that’s true… But don’t say stuff like that so suddenly. A girl can get really uncomfortable ya know!” Rena scolded, her free hand on her hip. “Sorry about waving my sword around. It’s pretty light so I sometimes don’t realize.” Rena laughed at herself. Rena heard movement in the hallway above them. “Did you hear that? Seems like someone is here.” Rena said softly. Just a couple feet ahead there was a staircase leading to the next floor that which was where Rena assumed she heard there were people.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Thefifthelli on December 05, 2008, 11:16:33 PM
Maxui walked toward the door of the old ruined building. The mythotical presence of sadness swelled at Maxui's heart. His hand slowly trembled as he painfully reached out to open the door. A small voice came from the corner of the room. " Hmmmm....... I thought you would leave after I told you that." Ultri was leaning against the wall legs crossed with an inquizitive face upon him. " You know you do not have to do this Maxui....."
Maxui's hand was now on the knob of the door. Maxui looked up to meet Ultri's stare. The scruff on his beard and the dust on his face made him looked wore out. " Then tell me what am I suppose to do" Maxui's eyes left Ultri's his dark hair covered the sad expression on his face. " They are out there I can feel it, I can taste it. Every night I sit in that cracked window and think if only I could escape this gloomy town". Ultri also lowered his head looking at his beat up boots rolling around the battered heel.
" I have connections with someone that may know of their location." Ultri's face seemed more grim when he looked at Maxui.
Maxui's face twisted toward Ultri again with a bleak smile." Tell me please anything would help"
The room was silent and dark the only light was coming from the moon in window of the cracked ceiling. Ultri began walking toward Maxui he was old now brittle and sick. Ultri reached out and grabbed Maxui in a strong embrace. Maxui gasped slightly then slowly returned the embrace. Ultri dug out a small note from his back pocket, it was yellow apparently worn, Slowly he unfolded it. Maxui released Ultri and a silver tear rolled down the tip of his nose reflecting the light off his pale skin.
" This is the note that I found when you arrived at my doorstep." Ultri shoved the note lightly into Maxui's chest." remember were you really came from." Ultri grabbed Maxui's shoulder with his left hand and ran his right hand through his hair, and with that Ultri hunched over started back to his small workplace.
Maxui looked sad but regained his senses. picking up his his small pack in the corner he opened the door to the house. The night was like any other in the Autumn nation, the trees were crooked the roads were dusty and the night took control with the looming clouds of smog floating hazily through the area. Maxui sat down on the cracked and dusty front steps of the ruin and began at the note in the moonlight. It read.
" Have not the fear of the oncoming conflict between nations they collide not for the thoughts of riches and splendor. The Nostrus have found this charming, understand that those who are weak can not be trusted those who are strong can only be watched.... The coming years many nations will rise to arms and the caller of Nostrus will remember the promise. Galient he waits...."- Olono Delu
" now what did that mean.....?" Maxui pushed his hair up slowly, He stood and began walking north. " I am taking the first vessel that I see out of here, maybe I could find someone of power far away that knows something." Maxui's walked slowly leaving only a broken man and a broken heart......
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Nestec on December 06, 2008, 08:52:03 PM
"Oh, that's fine. The we can share a room. I'm more than sure that Din will sleep somewhere out sight so we won't worry about a room for him." Myra replied.
Din gave Seeker a blank expression. "Motive behind it? I was ordered to do so. The reasoning behind it is of no importance to me." Din explained.
"Din is correct. As long as there are orders, he needs no reason." Myra added on to Din's statement. "Oh yeah, while we are on topic of rooms, I would like some noodles when we get back to your airship." Myra requested arrogantly. Enyo and Din stayed silent, they knew better than to question Myra despite how rude she was being toward Wrath's allies.
"Ah, then I assume the connection between you and your leader is quite weak. How can you act without any determination or motivation?" Arion said, folding his arms. He gave Din a sly grin. "One who follows no light is forever blind."
"That's enough, Arion," Seeker warned his comrade, slightly turning his head toward him. Then, closing his cold eyes, he turned to face Myra once more. Without any emotion at all, he said, "There will be no 'noodles'. You will be presented with an ordinary meal of soup and carrots. Now let us be on our way."
With that said, Seeker, proceeded past the three, Arion following shortly behind him. As Arion passed, he gave Myra an intimidating stare.
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Slowly pushing open the door, Nimbus' eyes widened as they took in the sight that was upon them, beyond the door of what now seemed to be the bathingroom. His throat tensed, and sweat began to trickle down his face. In the room was a large bathtub steaming with water, and there appeared to be a girl within it, washing and rinsing her body almost majestically, taking careful strokes with each soap-full palm.
Nimbus swallowed, becoming very tense with a sort of se xual curiosity as he watched the girl, her body appearing to be glazed with the heavenly liquids, her shining blue hair hanging beautifully from her head and dipping into the water. Her eyes were closed, and she almost seemed to be smiling...
Damn...Now that's something to gaze at... Nimbus spoke in his thoughts, beginning to grin slightly. He knew it was foolish to stand watching this girl that he did not know, but his mind and eyes stayed glued, and he found it impossible to look away. Who was this beautful girl, and what was she doing on a Tsunami airship?
Nimbus spent the next five minutes watching this mysterious girl, the entire time wanting to just burst through the door and embrace the girl in a tight hug. It was beyond s exual attraction now. Nimbus for some reason felt like he really knew the girl, and that he had been in love with her for years. It was like he was no longer Nimbus Hestias, and was instead some other boy with fulfilled dreams, drowned in the warming sensation known as love.
He had completely forgotten about Ed, Denith, and Nemo behind him. In the depths of his mind, they had been drowned beyond consciousness, submerged in the darkness of Nimbus' ignorance. His mind was a narrow tunnel sloping upwards toward a glistening shine of mesmerizing light. The strangers were overshadowed by Nimbus' hypnotic vortex.
He felt his own eyes close, and his palm reached up slowly to rest on his chest, upon his heart, pounding a soft decrescendo as he calmed himself. He suddenly forgot where he was, and what he was doing. He forgot about the orphanage where he once lived, forgot about the children, and Vesta, the woman he had loved as his mother for all his life. He forgot about the destruction of his hometown, and the bastard Tsunami soldiers that tormented the lives of Skyrazor, and the cold, dry night in the armory. More greatly, however, he forgot about himself. He forgot who he was, and what he thought himself to be. His own soul seemed to have disintegrated into the depths of time and space.
All that existed at that moment of time was the blue-haired girl before him. Who she was, what she was doing, and what she lived for, what she believed in. It was these questions and wonders that controlled his body, as he pushed open the door all the way, letting the light and radiance consume him.
The eyes of the girl and boy fell upon each other at that moment. A small whisper escaped Nimbus' lips.
"...Mizu..."
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on December 06, 2008, 09:12:36 PM
Myra said nothing in response to Seeker's comment about the noodles she requested. She just stared blankly at him, remaining quiet. Seems like even the higher ranking Tsunami are just as brainless when it comes who possesses the most authority.
Din, like Myra, also said nothing in return to Arion and continued walking.
Enyo on the other hand, was more open about her opinion and spoke up to Arion's comment towards Din. "Does that mean you are very well acquainted with what your leader plans on doing once he obtains what he wants? I'm sure you would follow any order given to you without hesitation by him, wouldn't you? So don't go acting like you know what Din has gone through. He's killed over thousands more people than you have, not failing a mission once in his life-!" Enyo asserted, but interrupted by Myra.
"Enyo, silence." Myra ordered and Enyo, obligated to follow a higher up's commands, listened.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: ShinamoriAoshi on December 06, 2008, 09:42:41 PM
Reios eventually grew tired of waiting, and eventually learned it was a shower, after hearing the running water, and the tiles through the little crack Nimbus had opened. Impatiently, he grabbed Nimbus by the shoulder and threw him back.
"Okay, you pervert, you've had your fun, move the f*ck over." he growled, as he was letting go of his shoulder.
Reios lifted up his leg and in one kick, he slammed open the door against the wall it was screwed to, and stormed in. He pulled out his revolver and pointed it at Mizu.
"You, you have some power within Tsunami, I saw you giving orders to the soldiers and taking Nemo into custody." as he glanced at Nemo still in the hallway, "Now come on or I'll blow your brains out, and I'm sure Tsunami won't be happy with that." he demanded as he grabbed a towel on a nearby towel rack and threw it at Mizu.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Nestec on December 06, 2008, 10:47:58 PM
"Listen, my motives reflect those of my leader, since I --" Arion began, his voice growing frustrated, but he was cut off by Seeker.
"Put an end to your foolishness at once," Seeker demanded, not even looking at Arion. He continued to press onward, not even stopping or slowing down.
Arion stopped speaking, just as Seeker had ordered. He shook his head, laughing. Continuing to follow Seeker, he grumbled, "These damn teenagers sure know how to press my buttons..."
L/L/L/L/L/L/L/L/L/L
As Nimbus fell back, he snapped out of his daze, hitting the floor with a THUD.
His eyes widened when he saw Denith pull the gun out on the girl. He immediately rose to his feet, clenching his fists.
"What the hell are you doing? P-Put the weapon away! It's a girl!" Nimbus barked, quite desperately. He ddin't know why, but he couldn't seem to stand the thought of someone harming this girl. He could already envision images of the girl's beautiful face being pierced with bullets...
In a quick flash of movement, Mizu had caught the towel to cover herself up, now standing before the two boys in the doorway. Her face flushed red, and she trembled with a mix of apprehension and embarrassment.
"Who the hell are you?!" Mizu panicked, holding a palm out towards the brown-haired young man pointing the gun at her. "Why are you on this ship!?"
What the hell is going on here?!? Are Seeker and the others back yet? Are these guys trying to kidnap me??? This guy knows Nemo too...but where is Nemo...?? He must've broken out of the cellar!!
Panicked thoughts spiralled within Mizu's mind, and her consciousness became enveloped in a sort of chaotic entrapment. She could hardly see straight. Having never been threatened directly like that, Mizu was petrified by the strangers. Her vision obstructed by the figures of the white-haired boy and the gunman, Mizu did not see Nemo and the other young man behind them, thus she did not realize that she was facing more than just two strangers...
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Whalesdude on December 08, 2008, 08:23:18 AM
As the hours passed, Fay wondered about what he had heard. Weapons? In Blume? Hardly. The Spring Nation is known for it's peaceful attitude towards others' actions. There is no possible explanation... Suddenly Fay made the connection, as his thoughts were severed by the delivery of yet another beverage. "Thanks, haha! I needed that. A lot to think about, you know?"
"Yep. I thought ye could use another one o' them house ales," The bartender said, with a friendly smile.
Quietly humming to himself as he drank the wonderfully stern and dark ale, he resumed his thought process. It's much more obvious to me, now. The Tsunami are planning something here. I assumed the rumors of Daffodon being destroyed by them were a misconception. They are not planning to destroy the capitol, are they? I cannot let that happen... But then again, I cannot be rash and assume the worst. If I were to alert the authorities under false suspicions, It might be... awkward for me. Jail time is not in my schedule. Hmm... I need more information. Fay released a sigh of satisfaction from the delicious ale. I could go try to do a little more... reconnaissance. It is nearing nightfall, and observing their activities should be easier if I can sneak around easier. I'll finish this mug of ale and bid the bartender farewell. I see 2 Tsunami soldiers in here enjoying the merriment as well. Perhaps when they leave, I'll be able to follow them to their ship.
Fay quickly downed the rest of his ale, paying the tab to the bartender personally. He bid him a warm and appreciative thanks for the drinks. Fay commented on the wonderful consistency and taste of the ale, as he awaited the soldiers to begin leaving. He gave the soldiers a few seconds head start before leaving the humble tavern. Haha, this makes me feel like a kid again. Sticking my nose where it doesn't belong; spying on authority. It's quite fun! Fay thought, enjoying the recent turning of events. Listening to their spirited conversations, slurring every few words, Fay continued following the soldiers as they sauntered like sailors towards their vessel. As the sun began to hang heavy in the sky, the red sky slowly crept towards dusk. When the sun goes down, that's when I'll make my move to infiltrate the vessel. Fay said, as he moved to a nearby bench by an oil lamp to sit and read. He attempted to look as inconspicuous as possible; his eyes moving past his book to eye the ship's activities every so often.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Thefifthelli on December 08, 2008, 08:25:42 PM
The note raced through Maxui’s head as he walked with a stiff pace. The night was just beginning to fade as the sun began looming up over a hill that wasn’t too far away from where Maxui stood. The thoughts began even harder than before. Maxui ran his right hand through his red streaked hair and put the note away perplexed at what it displayed to him.
Haven’t people learned not to speak in tongues, The only thing that I got out of that note was the name and the…… “that’s it the name what was I thinking this entire time that name can find out who wrote the note after all they did. I am quite sure someone has heard of an Olono Delu, after all Ultri did say that my parents were people of importance.”
Maxui hadn’t noticed where he was now he had continued on the rough path, which now was stone roads that twisted along side buildings and statues of greats alike. There were people all around walking ever direction. Maxui had been too wrapped up in his thought to have heard anyone or see anything at all. The elegance was all together beautiful trees sat with thick red leaves that hadn’t fallen and swayed with majestic beauty. The people wore upscale clothing speaking with grandeur and aptitude unlike those of the mercenary.
Maxui walked up to a woman that was older she sat down in front of a building with her legs crossed and her head buried in a book. Her body was anything but a wonderland she was fat and out of shape but apparently she was rich for she read with spectacles that were attached to a rod. Reaching out maxui touched her arm. The woman looked up and screamed.
“ oh my god, who are you and what do you want with me?” the woman had a look of disgrace and disgust. Her eyes raced up and down Maxui’s clothing she obviously hadn’t seen someone that doesn’t have too much.
“ well I was wondering if you could tell me what town or city that we are in right now?” The woman stopped eyeing him all together and just stared at him.
“ well you aren’t some mugger than… You really shouldn’t sneak up on someone dressed like a lunatic you could easily pass for one.” The woman uncrossed her legs and smiled. “well of course you are in the grand city of Reddis!” the woman’s face added some tenderness something that Maxui hadn’t experienced from a motherly figure.
Maxui looked around once again and took it all in he hadn’t been this far away from that old ruin town since he could remember. His contracts always would send him off to places on the farther east side of the Autumn nation. Maxui’s face blank looked back down at the woman and said.
“ maybe you have heard of this name…” Maxui paused as he remembered the name. “Olono Delu… A friend of mine said that they were important people so maybe you have heard of them.” Maxui looked down on the woman with a hard face. The woman simply looked up with a smile and said.
“ haven’t heard of them dear.” She said that with a awkward tone and a stressed smile. “ My dear why are you so far from home I can see that you are not from around here”? The woman tilted her head and held the glasses up to her face.
“ I am looking for passage out of this town but I have little money and little food.” Maxui lowered his head and turned away from the woman swiftly. He sat down on the curb next to the building where the woman’s chair was. “ I have to find them.”
The woman let out a irking sigh then got up and walked over to Maxui, gently she put her hand on his back. Maxui reached for Nala but realized it was the woman. Patting Maxui on the back she said.
“ well look were you are my dear, my name is Ria and I own Ria’s fish!” The woman gestured to the building in front of them. Maxui looked up with a confused face. “ see now boy you can take passage on one of my ships they are scheduled to leave today, my brother navigates them.” Maxui slowly stood up and looked at the woman with a serious face. “ The ships are going to the shores off the Spring nation they have the best catches over in those lukewarm waters. Port Pedalorn is where I can have them drop you off its about a week trip.”
“Why are you being so nice to me all of a sudden?” Maxui asked with a unsatisfied tone of voice. “ you just thought I was some criminal now you want to help”? Ria was taken aback.
“ well I just thought I could help you out mister…” Ria’s face dimmed.
Maxui picked up his bag and realized that he just insulted one person out of hundreds that could get him out of the nation without having to pay a thing. “ I am sorry miss I was out of line, please forgive my insolence”. The Ria smiled at this and gestured once again for him to follow her.
" the ships are getting ready to sail off at high noon, you got about a hour.” Ria walked with an arrogance about her. “ now dear refrain from touching things please.” The two were now inside the building in which the were in front of. The inside of the building was enormous and it reeked of fish guts and fish everything. Giant sharks and trout hang from the ceiling, meat hooks and sun dried fish jerky hang above also. Customers were all about moving along the fish and other sea creatures like the giant squids that a man was hacking into malleable pieces from squid balls. One man stood out though because he was larger than the rest of them. He wore a bloody apron and held a clever, the brown of his beard was covered with tiny spots of fish and blood and he sweat like a animal. The man looked like he weighed 200 pounds and he wasn’t too tall portly in fact. He smiled as Ria walked up to the man, but also frowned as Maxui was behind her.
“Riaaaaaaa Now what have you brought into this house now.” The man said this as he hacked the head off the shark he was butchering. The man frowned even more and Ria quickly walked up to the man and whispered something in his ear. The mans face looked grim then he openly smiled at Maxui. “ How are you my name is Baltis, Ria’s older brother and ship captain. You are taking passage on my ship correct?” The man looked down at Maxui.
“ that is the plan you take me to Pedalorn and I give you my gratitude.” Maxui puffed a bit of air up to get the hair out of his eyes.” The man smiled even more now wiping his hands off on the apron that he wore.
“ I’ll have someone else finish that shark Ria.” The man walked further back into the building. The sound of crashing waters filled Maxui’s ears and his eyes got wide as he looked onward. They came to a door that had been closed and baltis opened it forcefully. The door gave way and with it a gust of fresh sea breeze. Outside was a dock with two large fishing boats one larger than the other.” That one is Mary ann we will be aboard that one, the other the swashbuckler that’s for the crew” Ria looked at the Mary ann and smiled obviously one was a fishing boat the other a luxury boat.
“ go ahead…uh…ah I do not think you have told me your name yet get aboard I must round up the crew.” Maxui looked at them both and headed toward the Mary ann with a blank stare.
“ My name is Maxui”
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Nestec on December 11, 2008, 10:04:56 PM
on aimed at you," he laughed, his tone quite cold and sarcastic. He turned to Nimbus, raising his eyebrows. "You know this girl? I thought I heard you say her name."
Mizu glanced at Nimbus, also quite confused. How had this boy known her? She had never seen him before in her life!
Like Ed had pointed out, Mizu was indeed quite brave, even acting to stand up against these mysterious men who had so rudely peeked on her. She stood with her arm outstretched towards Reios, gripping an unused water skyrune. "Put away your weapon and I will put away mine. Tell me your name, because apparently, some of you already know mine."
Nimbus was actually quite unsure about the name he spoke just seconds before he was thrown back by Denith (Reios). Did the name "Mizu" really belong to this beautiful girl?
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Nestec on December 13, 2008, 02:28:06 PM
Mizu's face suddenly turned bright red, standing in the sight of four males, while she was wearing nothing but a towel. But still, she stood with arms outstretched, gripping the water skyrune. Her eyes shifted from the gun-wielding boy to the white-haired boy to the spiky-haired boy with blue eyes, whom she immediately recognized as Nemo.
"You! What are you doing up here?! I thought I locked you up!" She then darted her eyes back to the white-haired boy. "And just who the hell are you three?!"
Nimbus was quite speechless, standing behind Denith, growing a little worried for the girl's life. If she kept speaking so rudely to them all, Nimbus thought, Denith might just make the move to shoot her.
Mizu glanced at the stone the white-haired boy was wearing around his neck, and immediately recognized it as the legendary Sacred Heaven Skyrune. Her eye's widened, and she dashed past the gunman toward the boy, pinning him against the wall with her fists, one of which gripped her own water skyrune.
"I need answers, now!" Mizu barked at the boy, who stared into her eyes with his own confused silver eyes. He seemed unable to speak.
She's...strong....yet, so beautfiul at the same time... Nimbus spoke in his thoughts, quite hypnotized by the girl's grip on him. He was armed with a sword as well as a bow and arrow, but something kept him from striking this girl that held him against the wall.
When she was quite sure the boy wasn't going to answer, Mizu pressed her water skyrune up against the boy's chest. "Remove the skyrune from around your neck, or I will explode your heart with water."
This threat hardly affected Nimbus, who was quite entertained by the girl touching his chest. He merely smiled, then brought his hand up to the stone around his neck. He finally found the will to speak.
"This is just a necklace. Do you want it?" Nimbus said, his voice soft and calm.
"Don't toy with me, asshole! You know damn well that's not just a necklace! Give it here!" Mizu erupted, pressing the water skyrune even harder against Nimbus' chest, where his heart rested.
It was then that Nimbus was reminded of his destroyed home. Those soldiers that attacked Daffodon...They wanted my necklace as well...
Nimbus opened his mouth to confront her about the incident. It was then, however, that Nimbus' speech was halted by a sudden disruption in the room. Almost in a split-second motion, the main door launched open with a series of twisting gears and locks, revealing five figures standing there. There stood the powerful Tsunami general Arion and the lethal Tsunami spy Seeker. But of course, Nimbus had never seen either of them in his entire life. Behind them were two females, one of which wore long crimson red hair, and the other wore her black hair in two ponytails.
Most interestingly, behind them was a young man with brown hair who looked strongly familiar to Nimbus...
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: DNAngel on December 14, 2008, 02:19:17 PM
"Who is that Nimbus? Who are they? And what about her?" Ed asked briskly. His senses were beginning to lie to him. They had to be lying. There's no way Green could be so close. Now was not time or the place for a fight. He wanted his revenge but the recent series of events suggested only the worst of outcomes.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Whalesdude on December 16, 2008, 01:20:23 AM
Fay looked up from his book, alerted by some sudden yelling from within the ship.
"What's that? A commotion. Perhaps this would be a good time to move inside." Fay reasoned, as he slowly marked his page and shoved the novel into his bag. He dusted his pants off of the petals that had fallen in his lap, and began walking down the street, towards the ship. Looking up at the moon and stars as he walked, Fay quickly sank below some shrubs nearby the docked ship. He gazed over at the ramp, leading to the hull. There were currently no guards outside the ship. Strange... You'd think a ship like that would have more guards. Maybe the drunken fools who entered the ship a little while ago were those guards. Fay thought, as he inched closer to the edge of the shrub to make his B&E. Figuring he may not have this chance at an unguarded entry again, Fay moved quickly and moved up the ramp. Peering into the hall as he approached, he noticed 5 figures standing far down the hall, with their backs turned to him. Swiftly, Fay snuck inside, sidling close to a wall in order to remain unseen and still hear the conversation. This is good. From here, should any one of these people turn to notice me, I'm able to escape quickly. Also, I'm easily able to hear what's going on... In any case, what is going on..? Fay wondered, as he inched closer to listen.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Nestec on December 17, 2008, 09:38:53 PM
"Who is that Nimbus? Who are they? And what about her?" Ed asked briskly.
Nimbus turned to his ally, Ed, quite unsure what to tell him. After eyeing each of the strangers, Nimbus began to grow worried that his life was in danger. But after several seconds of further thought, his mind came to a conclusion: this was Tsunami, and it was time for the fight. He even had his allies lined up in front of him (Denith, Ed, and Nemo). What could go wrong?
"These must be Tsunami people," Nimbus said, his voice low and serious. As he said this, his hand reached for the hilt of his sword on his back. Simultaneously, Nemo began to reach for his own weapon as well.
Arion stood with his hand stroking his chin, examining not Reios, Ed, or Nemo, but Nimbus, the strange white-haired boy who almost seemed ready to pounce. "It seems we've got ourselves some stoaways, perhaps?" His eyes widened when they fell upon Reios, whom he seemed to recognize. "Interesting...Where have I seen you before? I recall a child in my memories with a handsome face similar to yours."
Unbothered by the "stoaways" in any way, Arion and Seeker proceeded further into the airship, until they were standing directly in front of Ed and Nemo, who were the closest to them. Addressing the entirety of the room, Arion spoke, "The name is Arion. I'm a high-ranking general of Tsunami. I don't believe I've formally met any of you. Mizu? Care to explain who these mongrels are that have taken a liking to the confines of my airship?"
Mizu slightly backed away from the crowd -- she was still wearing nothing but a towel. "I...I don't know either. They just popped up while I was bathing...But that one there---" Mizu said, beginning to point to Nimbus, but her words were interrupted by Nimbus himself.
"That man over there," Nimbus said, slowly pointing at Din with the tip of his blade. His gesture caused some tension; Arion's arm moved behind his own back, but he remained relaxed. "I saw you before. You were there in Daffodon...right before it was destroyed by these freaks!! You were there, weren't you?!"
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on December 17, 2008, 11:50:02 PM
Rena began making her way carefully, yet quietly up the nearby stairs along side Ian who also appeared quite precarious not only with the situation he was in, but she felt he was also still suspicious of her. Rena didn't mind though and stopped right after the first flight of stairs. She could hear voices up the last set of stairs that would lead to the next floor. She kept low and listened carefully...
"Oh! Looks like your pets escaped from your cages. Maybe you should treat them a little better." Myra jeered at Arion and Seeker. "If these guys are too much for you two, we just might round them up for you if you ask nicely." She added quite provokingly with a cunning grin.
Enyo held close to Din, grabbing his arm. As they entered further inside, she was able to get a better look at Mizu. Enyo studied her, still maintaining her vise grip on Din's arm.
The moment Nimbus pointed his blade at Din, shouting questions, Din glared directly back at him. "What if I was there? I remember you attempting to fire an arrow at me." Din replied in a very direct manner. Din placed his hand comfortably on his katana handle. "I doubt your swordsmanship is any better than your archery." Din commented coldly, slashing Nimbus a glare so sharp it could pierce the skin.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: ShinamoriAoshi on December 18, 2008, 07:25:30 PM
Denith (Reios) turned his head and stared back at the quiet voice he heard, recognizing it from long ago, not moving his arm that held the gun that was still pointed at Mizu.
"As I remember a voice such as yours in the past." Denith replied, "It seems we have met before, which continent do you hail from?"
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Nestec on December 21, 2008, 10:59:24 PM
"It isn't made obvious by my allegiance to Tsunami?" Arion responded to the boy who looked so familiar to him. He folded his arms, beginning to grin. "But I'll answer you anyway. I am of the Winter Nation. Now how about you?"
Meanwhile, Nimbus flashed a frustrated glare at Din. "Wow, aren't we a little cocky?"
Nimbus took a step toward Din and the Tsunami soldiers. As he approached them, Mizu began to sigh.
"Okay, really, kid. Enough of the threatening. You're in no position to challenge Tsunami officers," Mizu declared, taking her eyes off of Reios and his gun. "You'll be annihilated if you keep pressuring them."
"Attempting to pressure us," Seeker interjected.
Finally possessing the ability to speak to the beautiful girl, Nimbus turned to face her. Within his eyes swirled a fierce temper, but he was able to temporarily put it aside as he faced the oceanic innocence before him.
"You're with those soldiers, aren't you? The ones who destroyed my entire city, and killed everyone within it..." Nimbus asked the girl, his voice changing to a more serious, saddened tone, though he still stared deeply into the girl's blue eyes.
Mizu's mouth dropped open, and her eyes narrowed in confusion. Her mind flashed back to the sight of Daffodon erupting in flames, and burning to ashes. Was this boy from that city? And did he really believe that the Tsunami forces had done it?
"Wait, wait, you're from Daffodon?" Mizu said, her voice dropping to a more sympathetic tone as she seemed to slowly ease away from Reios.
"Yeah. But there's nothing left of it. These Tsunami bastards burned it down," Nimbus sighed.
"Hold on, I'm with Tsunami. And I have no knowledge of us being the ones who set it ablaze. You're blaming the wrong people," Mizu replied, shaking her head. She glanced over at the man who had once identified himself to her as the Bringer of the Red Sky. "Ask him over there. He should know everything." Mizu found herself glaring at Din, strangely feeling pity for this boy who had lost his home. She remembered Din's threat, I am here to destroy this worthless city. Those are my orders.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on December 21, 2008, 11:20:40 PM
"Din do you know that girl?" Enyo asked Din quickly after hearing Mizu's ealier statements that indicated they had previous meetings.
"Yes, she is a member of Tsunami, a high ranking one at that." Din replied to Enyo who seemed concerned for some reason.
"I see..." Enyo muttered quietly. She then glared daggers at Mizu. "You stay away from Din." She hissed quickly at her.
Enyo and Din both appeared to be ignoring the young boy's curiosity about his pile of ash city. I'll let him figure it out on his own. If someone ends up telling him I did it, then I'll deal with it then. I'm not in the mood to finish off the sole survivor of a family as well as an entire city. Thought Din.
"Anyway!" Myra started, stepping right into the middle of everyone. "Let's get you clothed." She said, pointing to Mizu. "Din, throw me your cloak."
Din obliged, taking it off over his head and tossing it over to Myra where she then threw it to Mizu who was clutching a towel. It was a rare sight for Enyo to see Din without his cloak on and she was becoming quite red with excitement. Her hormones appeared to be raging.
"What's wrong with you, Enyo? Are you ill?" Asked Din. He had on only a black undershirt that showed off his arms and black trousers that seemed fairly loose and easy to move in.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Whalesdude on December 22, 2008, 02:36:19 AM
Fay listened intently. That young man destroyed all of Daffodon? That's almost impossible, should it be true! I haven't heard anything of it, though... Could one person really have destroyed an entire city? I thought the Tsunami destroyed it... and It would have taken a good number of soldiers to burn the place to the ground. Although many of the gentlemen, even the ladies of that group, appear to be very very strong. I can feel their energy from here; I can't tell specifics, but the entire group seems very powerful ... Chilling. Perhaps one of them really did destroy Daffodon. Fay quietly thought to himself. He wondered as to who the others were, that were referred to by Mizu, the small girl with a lack of clothing.They seemed strange and very powerful, assuming that one of them destroyed all of Daffodon, and also taking into account the powerful aura emanating from the group. They must all be either Tsunami elite or part of that other group... I wonder who they are? Maybe if I listen, they'll say it. ... But some of them are so young. It's hard to believe they're so strong. I hope they don't hurt the ones they are facing. If there is a need, I may have to lend aid... But I doubt I'll fare well against so many powerful opponents. I pray it does not come to that. Fay kept an eye on the lot, making sure the ones facing him did not see him as well. As long as he remained quiet and out of sight, he should remain under an element of surprise, should a situation require action.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: ShinamoriAoshi on December 22, 2008, 06:31:56 PM
Reios pondered for a moment on how to answer the man whom he had just met, and looked away from his eyes for a bit.
He must be powerful, since he's Tsunami and seems to know Mizu, but he does seem different than the rest
"Uhhh, I'm from the Autumn nation." he replied finally, deciding not to lie.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Nestec on December 22, 2008, 11:24:22 PM
Arion stood silent for a small moment, softly stroking his chin. Then he pointed his finger at Reios, almost like he was accusing him of some cruel, unhuman crime.
"Yes. I know now," he said. "I know where I have seen you. But I will keep it to myself for now." He smiled slyly at him. "Unless you don't mind everyone else in the room knowing."
Mizu caught the cloak, eyeing it carefully before putting it on. "Thank you," she spoke softly. Then she added almost instantly, but under her breath, "I'm not just 'high-ranking'. I'm the younger sister of the Princess..."
"Okay, what the hell is going on here anyway?" Nemo suddenly said, turning his head to face Mizu. He sounded impatient. "Am I being thrown back in the cellar or what?"
"Of course you all are," Mizu replied, gesturing towards Nemo, Ed, and Reios. "Arion will deal with you all elsewhere. But you ... Nimbus, did you say? You will come with Seeker and me. Any questions?"
Seeker, who had been exceptionally quiet, was focusing his attention elsewhere in the room. He began to detect sources of life somewhere in the shadows...
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: ShinamoriAoshi on December 23, 2008, 01:07:20 AM
Upon hearing Mizu's statement about jail, Reios suddenly remembered they were surrounded and that Mizu had inched away from his gun while he and Arion were talking.
He put his gun arm down, still clutching the pistol, and turned back to Arion, "And you, it depends what you know."
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Whalesdude on December 23, 2008, 01:23:36 PM
Fay was distraught at the thought of the poor kids going to a jail cell. Those kids in a cell? That can't be good... Either I'm going to need a place to hide, or I'm going to have to bail them out now... He quietly weighed the outcomes. If he were to attack, he could be injured; the kids were far from him, and he would have to pass back through the opponents to leave. If he let the kids be arrested, and stowed away until an hour in which to break them out, he could be found. The outcomes seemed grim to him. Perhaps it would be best to see how they react... Perhaps a few of the superiors here will leave, and my job of 'escorting' this group out will be easier. Fay prepared for the worst, but hoped for the best.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Nestec on December 25, 2008, 12:24:48 AM
Nodding towards Mizu, Arion walked forward, and spoke as he passed Reios. "I know of your status to the nation of Autumn. As in, who you really are."
He kept walking, beginning to head down the staircase from which the "stoaways" had escaped. He pointed his finger first at Reios, then extended his gesture to Ed and Nemo. "This way. All three of you."
He began to slowly descend the stairs without looking back, confident that the young men would not disobey.
Ed looked around at Nimbus, who merely shrugged. "I shall see you again," Ed said to his ally, then proceeded to follow Arion.
When she noticed Nemo's apparent unwillingness to leave the situation, Mizu barked at him, "Go! You will not be harmed. That is, unless you fail to comply with our orders."
Nemo laughed at Mizu's threat, then turned to follow Ed and Arion down the staircase. "Come on," he said to Reios as he passed him.
"Seeker," Mizu said to grab the captain's attention; he seemed to be watching something in the shadows. He turned abruptly to face her, his cold eyes appearing disturbed. "This guy should be handled elsewhere. He has the Heaven Skyrune."
Nimbus' eyes widened, as Seeker shot a stare towards him. "It's only a necklace."
"Follow me, regardless," Seeker said emotionlessly, then began to walk down a corridor to the opposite direction of where the other men had gone. After hesitating for several moments, Nimbus reluctantly followed the mysterious man down the hallway, with Mizu close behind him. She spun around shortly to address Din.
"Come with us. Unless you would like to follow Arion instead, for whatever reason."
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: ShinamoriAoshi on December 25, 2008, 01:37:41 AM
Reios cursed under his breath after hearing Arion and began wondering what could happen, especially with a Tsunami member knowing.
He absentmindedly followed Arion upon his command and continued to think, while staring at the ground below him, unaware he was still gripping his pistol tightly in his right hand.
How the hell does he know? Where have I seen him before? He might hold me for ransom...but Tsunami is already very rich and powerful, they don't need more money, do they? Da mn it... but for now, I'm in his custody, and there isn't much I can do about it.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on December 25, 2008, 02:06:18 AM
Din listened to Mizu and followed behind her and Seeker with Enyo and Myra following behind him, though Enyo was more like clinging to Din then following him.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Nestec on December 26, 2008, 07:04:02 PM
It was a small, rectangularly shaped room, with no windows and a rather low ceiling. The slate floor was cold and unwelcoming, and the lights built into the ceiling were weak, giving the room only a dim lighting.
Mizu and Seeker took seats beside each other, at the large round table in the very center of the room, upon which were stacks of papers and various writing tools thrown about. The table held room for eight more people, not including Mizu's and Seeker's seats. Nimbus hesitated, turning aroud to see Din and his two female allies follow them into the room. He sighed, then took the seat closest to the door. Seeker and Mizu stared at him from across the table.
After Din, Enyo, and Myra were seated, Mizu said aloud, "Listen up, Nimbus. Whether or not you desire it to be so, you are to be held hostage on this ship until we figure out a fate for you."
Nimbus could not find words with which to respond. What could he say? He could've told them right then that he was there to fight, but he knew that would be foolish. But it was apparent that he was supposed to say something, for the five strangers all stared at him.
"I...uh, I want --" Nimbus began, but fortunately he was interrupted by Seeker.
"I assume you have plenty of questions. Ask them, and they shall be considered," Seeker said, apparently noticing Nimbus' confusion.
"Aah..." Nimbus spoke, unsure where to begin. A few questions came to him immediately. One of which concerned his main reasons for being on the airship. "I want to know the truth. Who destroyed my home, and why?"
"You must promise not to become hostile and violent after finding out, however. If that happens, I may be forced to annihilate you." Seeker said.
Nimbus shrugged, glaring at Seeker. "Just tell me, dammit."
Mizu and Seeker exchanged glances, then both turned to face Din. Nimbus looked at him too, wondering why the attention had been shifted to him. Had his suspicions been correct?
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When the small group reached the cellar once more, Arion stood staring down at the unconscious officer.
"Aah, I see you all have harassed my men in order to make your escape," Arion laughed, shaking his head at the pitiful sight.
He then lead the young men into one of the cells, then proceeded to close the door, shutting himself and the "stoaways" inside. After lighting up the room with a small switch beside the door, Arion leaned against door, gesturing for the young men to sit down on the floor in front of him.
"So, Mizu says that it was you who was imprisoned," Arion began, looking at Nemo. "I'm sure your reasons for imprisonment are quite embarrassing, so I will let you keep them private. However, I would like to know who was the leader in your rescue."
"That's an interesting way to say, 'How the hell did you get out"," Nemo said, flashing a demonic smirk at Arion. He folded his arms, glancing down at the floor. "But I'm not telling you anything. I'd like to keep that private too."
Arion laughed, in quite a condescending manner. "Okay then, pretty boy." Then he turned to address Ed and Reios. "Which one of you harbored the idea of coming to the aid of this young man 'Nemo' here? Which one of you fought so desperately to save your Prince?"
Ed shook his head. "Not guilty, sir. I came here with Nimbus. I don't know who the hell these other two guys are."
At that, Arion turned to face Reios, waiting for his response. His eyes were relaxed with patience.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on December 26, 2008, 10:00:26 PM
After heard the question Nimbus wanted to know so much, he knew Nimbus would detest him forever. Din sighed deeply and quite loudly too as he prepared to tell the truth. "Y-" Din started but was cut short by Myra who interrupted.
"Yes, Din was ordered to destroy Daffodon. He had no choice in the matter since it was indeed a direct mission given to him by our leader. The details behind it are top secret and not even I nor Din know why he was given the mission." Myra explained in place of Din. "We all follow orders. No matter what side or organization we are from, everyone everywhere is following orders. It just so happened to be Din's mission." Myra added.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: StoicNinja on December 27, 2008, 11:38:21 AM
Ian stealthily advance up the stairs with Rena, attempting to make not a single sound. They made it up the the landing between the two sets of stairs without any sign that they had been discovered yet. Ian listened carefully to catch every word coming down from the people above them. He slowed his breathing, steadied it, so that it was quieter. All this cautious sneaking about was making him quite tense. He was expecting to be found out at any moment. He also expected a battle to ensue. He almost hoped for it. It would be far less stressful than this attempt at stealth. He, quietly, snapped his arms down and let his daggers fall from their sheathes, inside of his sleeves, down into his hands. If this should come to blows he wanted to be ready.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on December 27, 2008, 05:03:42 PM
"Psst, they left." Rena whispered to Ian. Rena quietly made her way up the stairs and stood right outside the door to where most the Tsunami officers went. She put her elf ears up against the door, attempting to listen in on their little meeting. After some time, Rena heard the words spoken by a female talking about who destroyed Daffodon. Din? Who is that? Rena thought to herself as she heard the words. "Psst, Ian, they say that a man named Din destroyed Daffodon." Rena whispered to Ian once more.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: ShinamoriAoshi on December 27, 2008, 05:52:54 PM
"Well I guess that means I am the leader of this unfortunate rescue." Reios admitted, "I was merely just...doing Nemo a favor." he added.
"I had a feeling Nemo was valuable to you guys, and decided to rescue him. I've always had a want to help put down the Tsunami; especially when your home country decides to have under-the-table discussions with them." he stated defiantly as he glared at Arion.
Reios stretched out his legs on the metal floor and leaned against wall, and realized he was still clutching his .357 Pistol.
"And it is confounding how your captors don't confiscate your weapons."
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Whalesdude on December 27, 2008, 08:08:56 PM
Realizing the coast was finally clear to move, Fay swiftly made his way down the hallway the officers went, trying to locate the area to which the others aboard the ship were being held. Oh... I hope they aren't hurting them. They said they wouldn't, but from what I've heard, How could I trust that? I guess I'm still under the radar, here... No one seemed to notice me. But I won't be safe forever... I might need a disguise, or at least a great place to hide. Fay scratched his head as he thought to himself. He figured that worrying about being caught would eventually lead him to being so. Abandoning the thought, he focused his attention at finding his way about the ship. After many turns and hallways, he was beginning to feel lost. That is, until he turned a corner, to see two figures, One female, and one Male, who appeared to be a Mercenary and a Tsunami Soldier (From a glance). Fay quickly sunk back behind the corner, hoping they didn't notice him. That might have just blown my cover... Those guards outside the door definitely saw me...
Suddenly he realized something. But wait, Fay inched his head around the corner to observer the two. If those two are guards, then why are they facing the door? And the Mercenary has her ear up to it? Hmm... Perhaps these two would be safe to approach... Fay wondered if this could be true, but decided to trust his gut. Quietly, Fay walked down the hallway and spoke suddenly, staying a safe distance away.
"Hello. Umm, might I ask what the two of you are doing on this ship?" He inquired cautiously.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Nestec on December 28, 2008, 12:02:33 AM
Nimbus' chair was almost thrown back as he stood up, with enough to force to brutally injure a child. His expression was aflame, but his anger was held still by Seeker's own cold stare.
"Sit down," he said, as Nimbus began to open his mouth to shout.
"Orders or not! I don't even care!! All that matters is that you destroyed it!!" Nimbus fell back into his seat, feeling frustrated that he could not do anything at that moment to avenge his destroyed home, and his fallen godmother. "I...I just...I just want it all back..."
He sat in silence, his eyes closed. Mizu stared at him with extreme sorrow and pity, wanting so badly to move over to the young man and hug him tightly. She didn't care that she had just met him either -- that was just how pitiful he seemed.
Nimbus slowly wiped away some tears, then sighed. He looked up to face Din, his eyes red. "I...I know that you didn't have a choice or whatever...But I think that that makes it all even worse. What the hell kind of organization are you part? Why would your leader want my town destroyed?"
Seeker interrupted. "I too would like to know. It appears that had your plan been executed any sooner, the Heaven Skyrune would have been damaged."
"Or Nimbus here would be dead..." Mizu said, raising her eyebrows, sadly considering what might have been the outcome.
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"It would be a waste of time to do so," Arion said, his eyes narrowing. "Why must I eliminate what is harmless? It would be like drowning an infant before its teeth have even grown in."
He smirked, beginning to pace around the cell. He scratched his chin.
"However, I am quite glad to hear that Tsunami has gained yet another enemy. And about your home country?" Arion said, turning to meet Reios' defiant glare. "It would appear that you are not very cooperative with it. Autumn has been a faithful ally of Tsunami for years now. It is unfortunate that you are an entire decade behind your kinsmen."
He stopped walking, so that he was standing almost directly above Reios, casting a shadow over him.
"I assume that is why you have left your country in the first place, no?" Arion questioned him, his arms folded.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on December 28, 2008, 12:39:18 AM
"Teh, I just told you guys. The mission was top secret, a direct order from the man himself. No one questions that kind of order. And if you guys have a problem with that, then you can make an enemy of Wrath." Myra replied, her voice filled with confident hostility. "By the way, keep that little ant away from my subordinate." Myra added. What the hell is wrong with Mizu? I heard about how heartless she is. Why does she care at all for that kid? Myra thought.
"Can we please go to the next subject of issue, please." Din suggested loudly, in attempt to calm down the room from the last spoken statements.
"Yes, Din is right. The mission is over and completed. It matters no longer. The only important thing is the situation at hand." Enyo supported Din. She was sitting next to Din.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Nestec on December 29, 2008, 01:49:41 AM
"Din is absolutely correct; there are more important matters at hand," Seeker agreed, rearranging some papers in front of him on the table. Almost immediately afterwards, he turned to Nimbus to say, "Tell us all about your 'necklace'."
Nimbus sighed, sitting up in his seat once more. "It's from my mother. My real mother, not the one from the orphanage."
Mizu and Seeker glanced at one another, then Seeker gave her a slight nod.
"There's something you must understand," Mizu began, glancing down at the table. Then she looked up at him, her eyes giving off a serious tone. "Are you aware of the Sacred Skyrunes?"
"No," Nimbus answered truthfully. "But I know what regular Skyrunes are."
"That is not what we are referring to," Seeker interrupted, almost before Nimbus could even finish his sentence. "Sacred Skyrunes are much more powerful. There are only five of them, each one bearing a different elemental focus of planet Earth, from many years ago."
Seeker paused, giving Nimbus time to process the information. Then he continued, "Tsunami is currently under a mission to collect these five Sacred Skyrunes. One is already in our possession: the Ocean Skyrune."
Mizu held up the sapphire-blue jewel on her necklace. It glowed ominously, like a small capsule of sparkling, angelic water. "We are missing four of them: the Sacred Skyrunes of Land, Hell, Heaven, and Hurricane."
"And you seem to be in possession of the Heaven Skyrune," Seeker said to Nimbus, staring at the golden jewel at the end of Nimbus' necklace. Nimbus had to admit, it did look quite like Mizu's Ocean Skyrune, and gave off a mystical radiance unlike any normal Skyrune he had ever seen.
His stomach sank. If he really was in possession of the mystical Sacred Skyrune of Heaven, it was almost inevitable that he would be forced to defend his life against Tsunami. He would not be willing to give up his mother's keepsake so easily.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on December 29, 2008, 02:27:44 AM
Myra's eyes widened at the sight of the two skyrunes gathered in this room. So, now they have two of the Sacred Skyrunes. Lucky them. Myra thought, crossing her arms.
"The Hell Skyrune..." Din muttered to himself very quietly. Through all the time Din had been with Wrath, we was working to fulfill one task. And that was to obtain the Sacred Hell Skyrune for Wrath. With that done, we was promised to be able to return to the heavens where he belonged.
It's pretty typical of Tsunami to want the most powerful skyrunes... They just better not get in the way of Din's dream. Enyo thought to herself.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: ShinamoriAoshi on December 29, 2008, 01:32:17 PM
"Maybe, maybe not," Reios replied, "we all have our reasons."
Reios dropped the pistol on the floor creating a loud clank creating a calm look on his face as he stared up toward Arion who towered over him while he was sitting
"Every great empire and power in the world has had a rise and fall, such as the Greeks, Romans, and more recently, the Americans. Tsunami's will come, even if I may not live to see the day when it happens.
And I suppose too, my homeland shall see their last dawn soon enough, but I am hoping they will somehow see the light and the error of their ways, my father was always a damn fool."
He looked away from Arion's eyes and stared at the ground to his right in deep thought, glancing at the pistol he had dropped not too far away.
"I still remember that day when I found out..." he mumbled.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: StoicNinja on December 29, 2008, 08:12:16 PM
Ian whirled around, spinning his right hand dagger in his hand so that his fingers slipped into the notches in the handle, the other twirled around and ended with the tip gripped between his fore and middle fingers, his arm chickened back to throw. Simultaneously his stance dropped into a loose stance from where he could defend or attack, charge or retreat.
"Do not move." Ian stated in a calm, cold, commanding voice. "If you move I will kill you. Tell me your name, quietly."
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on December 29, 2008, 10:27:51 PM
"Huh?" Rena murmured quietly as her head turned to face Ian and the new man that was in front of them. Her expression wasn't too worried. Despite being in an enemy and or dangerous territory as a Tsunami airship, Rena was rather confident and laid back. Though it seemed that Ian felt the opposite.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Whalesdude on December 30, 2008, 10:44:50 AM
Fay put a hand behind his head, scratching it, and laughed a little, nervously.
"Kill me? Why would you do a thing like that? Haha," he inquired with an innocent grin on his face. "But I suppose I could tell you my name, seeing as how I'm no one you should fear. My name is Lafayette Eternia; however, you may call me Fay." As fay explained himself, he motioned his other hand, palm facing forward, attempting to calm the angry man with the knives.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Nestec on December 30, 2008, 03:08:45 PM
"Well..." Nimbus finally spoke, after a while. "Just tell me one thing about these Sacred Skyrunes. What the hell do you want them for? I mean, what're you gonna use them for once you got them all?"
Mizu glanced at Nimbus as he asked his question. "Well, you see..."
But Seeker abruptly interrupted her. "It is for the revival of Planet Earth."
Nimbus looked about his captors curiously. Collecting runes? Reviving Earth? What the hell is going on here?
Before Nimbus could say another word, Seeker added, "Any further questions you have about our intentions will not be answered." To this, Nimbus nodded slowly.
Mizu knew that Tsunami had another secret plan behind that one: they were going to destroy Skyrazor. But unsure whether or not Din or the other girls would protest to this, she kept her mouth shut, and instead kept her eyes on the nervous Nimbus.
"I believe Wrath is working to bring down the lands of Skyrazor, from what I have...investigated. Is that accurate?" Seeker spoke gently to Din.
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"What you say about Tsunami is...dare I admit it, quite true. I also have my predictions of Tsunami's fall. But what I question is whether or not Tsunami will be brought down by an outside force, or torn apart by its own believers and supporters. I also ponder whether or not we will achieve our prime goal before our judgment descends upon us," Arino said, followed by a small sigh. "Alas, a storm quelled is another storm reborn."
Arion was about to question Reios a little more, but he was interrupted by the words of one of the other young men in the room. He had almost forgotten about them both.
"If you two are all done with your little chat…" Ed began, grabbing Arion’s attention. He stood up slowly. "…I have a question of my own to ask. Those people up there, I’m almost positive they weren’t all Tsunami. Were any of them among Wrath?"
"Yeah," Nemo joined in, also standing up beside Ed. "I wanna know that too. I have…some business with them."
Ed nodded in agreement, turning to face Nemo. "It would seem that our agendas are quite similar."
"Ah, I see then," Arion said, his voice soft and low. "You are all here to cause trouble. Quite violent boys you all are."
Arion then began to laugh, shaking his head at Ed and Nemo. He took a step closer to them, his shadow receding from Reios. "I will tell you this much: there is indeed a Wrath member aboard this airship. But who and how many, you shall not find out from me."
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on December 30, 2008, 05:33:13 PM
Din remained silent. Myra suddenly spoke, "Ask Wrath related questions to me. I'm the commanding officer here since I am of highest status." Myra announced.
"Myra is correct." Din asserted, supporting Myra on what seemed to be every subject she speaks in.
"Yes, one of Wrath's goals is to destroy Skyrazor. That was the main reason for our alliance. Other information is not even known among the rest of the members besides The Bringer Of Death himself who is our leader and perhaps The Bringer Of Chaos, Djin who is First General.
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"Ian, you should take it easy. It doesn't look like this guy wants to fight. And besides, if you fight, it will alert the people just behind this door." Rena whispered very quietly to Ian, cupping her hand around her mouth in a muffling like action.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: ShinamoriAoshi on December 31, 2008, 12:29:13 AM
"Well then, why are the Wrath consorting with the Tsunami?" he interjected, "If theirs and Tsunami's agendas are different why are they working together...unless one of them is using the other for the other's agenda."
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: StoicNinja on December 31, 2008, 07:02:47 AM
I would kill you because this is enemy territory. It is far safer to assume that you are the enemy until proven otherwise...
"Appearances can be deceiving, Rena. And who's to say that if I were to fight him that it would take long enough to become loud." Ian stated, quietly. He turned his attention fully back to the man who called himself Fay.
He doesn't appear to be carrying any weapons. He could always have a skyrune or a handgun concealed in that cloak though...
"Fay, I want you to turn to the wall there and place your hands on it, then spread your feet apart." Ian instructed in a calm, quiet voice. "Stay in that position until I tell you otherwise."
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Whalesdude on December 31, 2008, 09:41:29 PM
Fay gave the man a stern look.
"Now, now. Let's not be hasty here, sir. I can tell you're not Tsunami. Otherwise you would be apprehending err... -- Rena, was it? -- For snooping around. And based on your equal level of nervousness, I would also assume you also do not belong on this ship. I'm not moving anywhere until you explain your motives on this ship." Fay laughed nervously again. "Besides, you haven't even introduced yourself! How entirely rude!" he added, frowning.
Perhaps to gain the mysterious fellow's trust, fay untied the bag containing his novels and an apple from earlier and tossed it halfway between himself and the man.
"That's all I have on me. What reason would I have of attacking you, anyways? It's clear I also, am not Tsunami."
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: StoicNinja on January 01, 2009, 11:06:55 AM
Ian ignored the bag that had tossed between them. He might give it a look after he had dealt with its owner. Until then it was just a distraction, or perhaps a trap.
"I am not Tsunami, true. I am nervous, false. My motives are my own business. And you will not be getting my name until I am confidant that I can trust you. Now," Ian said, and let a little extra chill enter his voice. "You will put your hands on that wall. Or I will remove you as a potential threat."
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Whalesdude on January 01, 2009, 02:12:26 PM
Fay enjoyed this man's enthusiasm, though his mysterious - almost mechanical - nature was nerve wracking. Fay decided to walk over to the wall and sit down, rather than place himself in an awkward position.
"Is sitting down alright with you," He asked "because I do have my own sense of pride, you know?" Fay frowned. "Although, I'm not sure if you've noticed, but I am a Magician. I do not require weaponry to fight. Observe." Fay's wrist suddenly glowed a bright blue, and a golden staff materialized in his left hand. "I also do not require motion, or even a skyrune to cast my spells," He added, as the gems on his staff suddenly shone the same bright blue as when the staff was summoned. A swift and cold wind blew down the hallway, causing small icicles and bits of frost to appear on the ends of his golden staff, dimming the glow from the gems of the staff.
"As you can see, I am of no threat to you. Trusting no one will get you no where, as it creates an enemy of the entire world. Trusting too many is foolish, sir, which undoubtedly you also recognize." Fay said, removing his cloak and tossing it in front of him, as a small flurry of snow fell quietly to the floor. Currently, he is garbed in black slacks with thin white stripes, as well as a white button-down shirt, with a blue trim. "Surely you do not think I'm hiding anything now, hm?" He inquired, letting his staff fall into his lap as he stared at the man with a blank smile on his face.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Nestec on January 01, 2009, 06:16:13 PM
"You're all going to destroy Skyrazor? Hah, good luck with that," Nimbus laughed, folding his arms. "It'll be you against the three other nations. And maybe even the people of your own nation."
"No one has to know," Mizu said to him, giving him a cold glare.
"At any rate," Seeker began. He paused for a second, eyeing the door. Then he turned to Nimbus. "I am sure your greatest concern as of now is your fate."
Nimbus swallowed, then nervously nodded. He knew he had to be prepared to fight, but his body was not willing to stiffen with courage.
"Eh, ah, I was actually gonna make a suggestion about that, Seeker," Mizu said, slightly smiling nervously.
"Nimbus, you say you received the Heaven Skyrune fro your mother. Was your mother a Theo?" Seeker asked quite suddenly, ignoring Mizu. Nimbus nodded reluctantly, glancing at Din and Myra. "That makes sense then. It is a skyrune. Not only that, but a Sacred Skyrune."
Nimbus didn't know exactly what to say to this. The man seemed to be right.
"The boy is homeless. He has no family now, so he's defenseless," Mizu said, in a way that almost seemed like she supported Nimbus.
"That just makes stealing the skyrune from me even easier, huh?" Nimbus laughed, giving Seeker a defiant stare as he said this.
"Hold your tongue, boy," Seeker said, his eyes darting back to the door for a moment. "I shall make a deal with you."
Nimbus swallowed, his mouth becoming quite dry. What were these people planning to do with him? And would Mizu come to his aid if he was in danger? It had, for some reason, started to seem like she was on his side... He felt some sort of friendly and comforting radiance coming from her.
"We want that skyrune. But you may keep it under one condition," Seeker said. "You must work for us, as a Tsunami follower."
Mizu and Seeker both looked at Nimbus now. Mizu actually quite hoped the boy would agree to this. For some reason, she didn't want him to get hurt, and preferred that he stick around.
"And the other choice?" Nimbus asked, not sure whether he wanted to be part of this "Tsunami" organization.
"If you do not surrender yourself to us, and refuse to hand over the Heaven Skyrune..." Seeker spoke, in quite a scary tone. "Then I will be forced to kill you."
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Arion smirked, giving Reios a peculiar glance.
"I myself do not know what the alliance is for. But Lord Nauvi Tsunami himself suspects it is as you suggest. That Wrath is using us for their own intentions."
Ed and Nemo glanced at one another, both becoming quite interested in the tension between the two super-powers.
"However, we are well aware that we must continue to affiliate with Wrath if we want to achieve our own intentions. In turn, we are also using them. Our loyalty and support to them is certainly indefinite."
Arion abruptly glanced down at his watch, and then frowned. "We have dawdled in here for far too long. What's worse, I have not made up my mind on what to do with you."
He let out a small sigh.
"Aah, no matter. Stand," he ordered to Reios. "Come this way. We will head back upstairs, and I will let Seeker decide your fate."
With that said, Arion began to exit the cell, motioning for the young men to follow him. Ed and Nemo followed, stopping at the door to wait for Reios.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on January 01, 2009, 07:30:10 PM
Enyo yawned quietly as she rested her head against her propped up hand. She was apparently very bored and unmotivated to take part in this conversation. She was spending most her time ignoring everything that was said and paid more attention to the lesser-dressed Din who had borrowed his cloak to Mizu. Enyo just remembered that she was still wearing it. She turned to glared at her, studying her once again. I'm surprised these Tsunami officers aren’t the least bit afraid of us right now... We're half of Wrath's power just right here. Shows what they know. And besides, what is that Mizu girl thinking? She can't just keep Din's cloak! Enyo thought to herself as her expression frowned a bit.
Din too was becoming somewhat irritated that he was stolen from his day off by Myra. He also swore he heard something outside the room taking place. Din suddenly stood up, placing his hands on the table with his eyes shut. "None of this business has to do with me. If I'm needed, just come looking for me." Din announced and began making his way towards the door.
"Request accepted." Myra replied to Din quietly. "You stay here, Enyo." Myra added quickly as she saw Enyo starting to get the idea to follow Din. Enyo pouted and crossed her arms like a child while remaining in her seat.
On the other side of the door...
Rena was too busy observing Ian and the new man named Fay reason with each other to know Din was about to open the door. Suddenly, she heard foots steps very near and Rena's head turned to face the door with her eyes wide. Oh my gosh, we're caught! Rena thought.
Din twisted the door handle and opened the door. Din stopped in his tracks. He saw Rena on the floor right in front of him with male next to her and another man down the hall a bit further. Din's somewhat large stature was enough to block everyone's view of Rena from inside. Din observed within a moments notice the girl was a blood elf and he then noticed the large weapons she had. Three unknown people who were armed were before Din. At first he didn't know how to respond but just stare blankly at the girl. Rena appeared to be doing the same.
In the moment Din's surprised expression washed away, appearing quite calm. He stepped forward a little closer to Rena just enough to get past the door and he closed it behind him. It seemed as if Din spared them? That's what Rena was assuming, but she was more worried about what Ian would think.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: marrer on January 02, 2009, 01:02:30 PM
Wolfbane proceeded to clean their blood from Tonbogiri and looked over their gear finding nothing really of interest aside from the two guns. It wasn’t often that he had to deal with hunters that carried them, even rarer the fact that these two had with them a submachine gun.
I barely ever see a face I’ve known anymore…
He let Tonbogiri hang low in his left hand as Wolfbane started his trek home, the two guns slung over his right shoulder. He wound through the woods, avoiding his own traps and even checking a few of them to make sure they were still set. It didn’t take long before he was on the approach to his caves entrance.
Wolfbane made his way up the small patch of mountain to the entrance and moved in through the plain and empty first chamber and into the next, it had a small fire pit and about five feet from the pit was a bed of hides; each strewn about and woven into each other. Making his way past them he came to a small opening and tossed them in the metal clanking against metal as the guns struck a small pile of various firearms he had taken from the dead over the years. Most of which were single shot rifles, and handguns. There were a couple shotguns, and not with the submachine gun and the assault rifle in the pile it made thirteen total.
He stoked up a fire and went over to the mound of fires taking a small one and cutting it so he could wrap it around Tonbogiri in the place where the wood grip had shattered, he then put it into place with a few small strips of leather he had bought on his last trip to visit civilization. He would be among them again soon enough.
When he was finished the fire was blazing anew again, Wolfbane reached over to the other side of the mound where he had a large deer skin bag. He put inside the bag a few hides and a couple pouches of jerky before he got up and went to the small chamber with the pile of guns. From the pile he grabbed the submachine gun which he slung over his right shoulder again. All Wolfbane had for ammo was in the guns, most of which were emptied in the attempts to kill him. They were merely souvenirs.
I know your still out their murderous swine…I’ll return for you soon enough.
With that promise, Wolfbane made his way from the cave and head toward Glaciara. A trip that could take a fair amount of time should he walk the whole way, but that was not the case. Wolfbane would only walk far enough for any that might be watching to think he was still in the wood. That way they might make their way though his field of traps to learn that he no longer was there. When he was far enough, he would spread his wings and fly to the city.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: DNAngel on January 06, 2009, 04:55:09 PM
Ed was caught off guard, he had to admit it was spectacular. The two of them were like the sun and moon, the dragon and the tiger, both beasts of burden locked in a furocious stand of titans. Time however, did not stand still for him and he could tell that nothing at this point was as it seemed. Perhaps even more frightening, he realized, was his ability to see it all accurately. A most delicate situation indeed.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: StoicNinja on January 09, 2009, 08:18:52 PM
"I've met men who could be wearing half of what you now are and still conceal a plethora of weapons on their person. I'll choose to trust you for the moment. We can't sit about this hallway all day. Let me give you some free advice, though. The next time somebody who is armed and, most likely dangerous, tells you to do something. Do it. Unless you have the conviction to live with the consequences of disobedience. Were I a colder man you would be lucky to walk away from this meeting at all much less fully intact." Ian said and spun his daggers about in his hands and slid them back into their sheathes inside of his sleeves in in one deft motion of each hand.
Almost the instant that his daggers disappeared into his sleeves the door to the room that Rena was sitting outside of opened to reveal a man standing in the doorway. He glanced at each of them and stared at Rena for a moment, perhaps thinking. Then he stepped out and closed the door behind him.
"You." Ian said. He thought he'd try a different approach from how had dealt with Fay. "What is your name?" He asked, though not commanding as he had been before, more like... simply curious. A casual, normal, question. At least he hoped that's what he had made it sound like...
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on January 10, 2009, 03:16:51 AM
Din kept his calm yet serious face and stood very relaxed in front of the three unknown people.
"I'll tell you later, first you have to make a choice whether you want to take this chance to escape safely from here or come with me to the guest chambers where we can have a talk. If you are planning to break out those Tsunami have locked up, you can go ahead and do so. I won't stop you." Din spoke very quietly so those in the meeting just behind the door couldn't hear him speak.
Rena stood up and brushed herself off, feeling quite embarrassed that she had been kneeling so closely to him for so long. Rena, being the trusting herself she is, felt no suspicions towards the young man. She believed that she would be able to trust him. He appeared to have very sad but kind eyes to her. This was one of the main reasons why she didn't feel at all in danger.
"I'll come." Rena replied in an almost whisper. "My name is Rena. I'm a mercenary." She added, winking at him while giving a peace sign.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Whalesdude on January 10, 2009, 06:48:10 AM
Fay held up a finger as if asking for permission. "Uhm, might I do both? The prisoners were my first priority, but... I would enjoy learning a bit more from you." He said, standing up slowly, sauntering over within a few feet from Din, picking up his coat and bag along the way. He's got some power within him. Very strong. And yet so young. I'm curious to hear what he has to say. Fay imagined that this was the person who destroyed Daffodon, but he was unsure. From what Fay was sensing, it could easily be possible.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: ShinamoriAoshi on January 10, 2009, 10:43:26 PM
After a long pause, Reios grabbed his revolver he dropped as well as his leather pack, and stood up and followed Arion out the door trailed by his comrades.
"And may I inquire as to where you are taking us?"
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Nestec on January 11, 2009, 02:19:18 PM
"Ah, you need not worry," Arion sighed, turning to look at Reios as he walked. Then he grinned almost maliciously. "But I would also warn you not to relax. I am taking you up to the conference room, to see if Seeker is finished with Nimbus. Then he will decide what to do with you all."
As the group began to ascend the stairs, Nemo said, "Listen. That blue-haired girl? Mizu? When she decided to take me captive, she had been suspecting that I was in possession of something important. You wanna search me now, so I can go free?"
"Hmm, it actually appears that that boy Nimbus has what we're looking for. And not you," Arion said, reaching for the door handle before him. "So...Yes, you may very well be dumped off in the ocean. I sure hope you can fly." With that said, he chuckled lightly.
"I choose not to sprout my wings. But that's not important right now," Nemo began. "What exactly is it that you all are looking for?"
"The Sacred Skyrunes," Arion answered truthfully. But then he turned to give Nemo a cold stare. "However, our intentions for collecting them will remain a mystery to you. We currently have one of them, and I believe Nimbus is in possession of the second."
As the group reached the main floor once more, another group could be seen standing outside of the meeting room. Arion recognized only the male figure Din. However, there stood two more males and a female, all of whom Arion did not recognize.
"Interesting...Even more stoaways..." Arion said softly, stopping in his tracks. Arion and the young men, however, stood quite a distance from the new strangers. Perhaps they would not be seen...
******
Seeker ignored Din as he stood up to leave, still concentrating on Nimbus. He and Mizu both were still awaiting a response from Nimbus. Would he agree to join Tsunami? Or would he fight against them for a futile attempt to save his life? He would be a fool to throw his life away and fight if he was given the chance to live.
"So what will the decision be?" Seeker said, quite impatiently, as if he couldn't wait to kill Nimbus for the stone.
Nimbus had been thinking the entire time; he valued his life, and was sure that if he opposed Tsunami, he would be forced to fight Seeker, Arion, and maybe even the Wrath officers. Would Nimbus even stand a chance? He did not even know where his allies were. Somewhere in a cellar? Or were they even alive anymore? Nimbus began to feel ill in his stomach.
But on the better end, if Nimbus joined Tsunami, he could get to know Mizu a lot more. That is, if he was allowed to speak to her. And at least then, he would be allowed to keep his necklace. It truly was a gift from his mother that meant a lot to him. And besides, Nimbus would be an extra inch closer to Din, which meant a chance to get revenge for his loss.
"Fine then," Nimbus finally spoke, causing everyone to look at him. The sudden attention didn't cause him the slightest bit of nervousness. "I'll work for you guys. But only if I may keep the...'Sacred Skyrune'..."
Mizu nearly smiled, quite glad the boy wasn't about to oppose the forces of Tsunami. Seeker simply nodded, sitting quite straight in his seat.
"Understood," Seeker said, with quite an emotionless tone. "You may then keep your Skyrune, and will become part of our forces."
Nimbus and Mizu caught the eyes of one another. Mizu could tell Nimbus was relieved, and that he would be satisfied with his "new home". Nimbus saw relief in Mizu's eyes as well, and a strange welcoming glow.
"...But under heavy restriction," Seeker continued. "Since we cannot ensure your loyalty entirely to Tsunami, I must put you under direct supervision of our very own Lady Mizu here."
Nimbus nodded, quite alright with this conclusion. Mizu, on the other hand, felt immediately burdened with the idea. She had to admit, she cared for this boy's fate, but she didn't want to be in charge of him!
"Seeker, that's ridiculous!" Mizu outbursted, causing Nimbus to give her a confused look. "Can't we just put him under soldier supervision?"
"No, Mizu. You wanted this boy to stay, so he is yours to take care of."
Mizu once again felt speechless. Were her feelings imprinted right on her forehead or something? How had Seeker known this? She sank back into her seat, suddenly feeling like she had been slapped.
"Boy," Seeker said to Nimbus, who turned to face him once more. "What was your name?"
"I am Nimbus Hestias," he replied, quite proudly.
"Well, then, Nimbus," Seeker said. "You must from now on recognize our Wrath allies as your very own allies, regardless of what grudge you may now hold against them." Seeker gestured towards Myra, though it was clear that he was referring to Din.
Nimbus found it difficult to even look at the young woman, let alone befriend her. He slowly turned to face the woman who was part of the association responsible for destroying his home, then held out his hand in a reluctant manner.
"What is your name?" Nimbus asked her. Her demonic-looking red eyes sort of frightened him, but there was a sort of beauty to her face.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on January 11, 2009, 03:21:11 PM
"The Bringer of Cyclone, Myra." Myra replied to Nimbus and shook his hand without much hesitation. "This is The Bringer of Thunder, Enyo." Myra introduced Enyo to Nimbus and to anyone else in the room who had not known her. Enyo nodded in acknowledgement.
Enyo then turned her head to Mizu, her face rather serious all of a sudden. "How long do you plan on wearing Din's cloak like you own it?" Enyo asked her.
"Enyo, Din gave it to her because she didn't have any clothes at the time. Don't be so hostile." Myra scolded Enyo to stand down.
"Anyway, it's good to see that you made the right choice in joining up with Tsunami. Now that we're allies, if you need anything, ask me or any of my subordinates and they will help you. Tsunami and Wrath are under an alliance after all." Myra announced to Nimbus alone. It was obvious that she was only treating Nimbus with more respect than Seeker and Arion because he possess a Sacred Skyrune like Mizu.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: StoicNinja on January 12, 2009, 09:24:09 PM
Where do all of these people keep coming from...
Ian could tell by looking at the man that, despite his calm voice, he was a man heavily trained in the art of fighting. Ian could almost feel a tautness to him, as if he were a spring pulled to its limit and ready to snap at any moment. Snap into action, bloody action most likely.
Despite the feeling that this man was a barely sheathed blade, he had not made the slightest threatening word or gesture to any of them. Ian felt he could trust the man for the time being.
"I'll go as well." Ian said and sheathed his blades with a quick spin. He knew he could draw them again in an instant, it was simply more polite to be not holding weapons. "Lead the way."
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on January 12, 2009, 09:50:29 PM
Din listened to each one of the individual's comments and wants. He looked Ian and then to Fay. "Just follow me for now, you can rescue Tsunami's hostages after. I'm very confident they won't lay a finger on them now that they have that boy with the Sacred Skyrune of Heaven in there, sticking up for them." Din commented quietly, still being very precarious about making too much noise. Down the hall, Din had already noticed that Arion was leading them back to where they were now. He was also sure he had heard everything Din had said, though he didn't mind.
"Alright, let's go to the guest chambers." Din announced as he began walking down the opposite direction of the hall he knew Arion was hiding from. "Do not worry, you are under my protection while you are here on this ship. So you can calm that eager sword swing you have there." Din added to no one in particular, he assumed the man knew who he was.
Rena shrugged and then sighed deeply but also quickly as if she didn't even have the time to agree or disagree with that Din said. She quickly hurried closely behind Din as if she were inside a haunted house, being wary of what monster might sneak up behind her. She didn't particularly look scared, she even had a slight smile on her face. She was just a bit confused to have found such a seemingly kind person aboard such a ship.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Whalesdude on January 13, 2009, 03:36:12 AM
Fay nodded quickly and followed Din down the hallway, also sensing that someone else had seen them. However, due to Din's calm attitude, he assumed that nothing would come to pass as long as they were with Din.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: StoicNinja on January 14, 2009, 08:03:12 PM
Ian fell into step behind the others. Ever wary, he kept his hands free at his sides, so that he could draw his daggers in an instant if he had to. He was not sure what he expected from this meeting, but he was positive that he would learn something.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on January 14, 2009, 08:43:00 PM
Din finally arrived at the dormitories along with his petite misfit party standing behind him. To Din’s right was a door. Din opened it and went inside. It the was a fairly large room. It wasn’t too small nor was it too large. There were two beds that could fit at least two people on both sides of the room with a door near the entrance that appeared to be the bathroom. There were only two chairs in the room, but they didn’t seem too comfortable to sit on. The walls were dull as expected of a room meant for temporary use and the lighting wasn’t too good. Din walked to the center of the room and waited for everyone else to crowd inside and sit where they pleased.
“Alright,” Din started, his arms crossed and expression contorted in a way you could tell he was a bit annoyed. “What are each one of you doing on this ship? I can really care less if you plan to do something to Tsunami, they have a lot of enemies and in my opinion, they’re confidence needs some shattering.”
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: StoicNinja on January 15, 2009, 06:56:55 PM
Ian cautiously entered the room, not sure whether to expect some sort of trap or not. He took in the interior, and its bland furnishings. The room reminded him of a cheap hotel. He'd have thought that an organization like Tsunami would be able to outfit their airships better. This implied that they were not quite as powerful as he had thought. That should make it easier to track down the man he was searching for and dispose of him.
Ian roused himself from his thoughts and crossed the room to stand against the wall. From there he would could see the single entrance to the room and all of its occupants. It also put him in a decent position to react to any surprises.
"So, what are we gonna talk about?"
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on January 15, 2009, 07:09:56 PM
Rena entered soon after. She had a hard time quickly fitting her giant weapon through the door but still managed in a decent speed. She ran and plopped herself onto the bed to the right and stretched herself out on it like a little kid getting ready to get tucked in at night.
"I'm claiming this bed." Rena announced with a grin and then stood herself up on the bed with her legs crossed.
"Well, if you're not going to answer the guy, I will, Ian." Rena spoke soon after since Ian seemed to have pretended he didn't hear Din's question. "I'm a mercenary and as you can tell, I'm the last pure blood elf alive. I came here looking for a job..." Rena explained as her voice began to trail off as she spoke. "Is that all you wanted to know?" Rena asked Din while the others finally appeared in the doorway of the room.
"For now." Din replied. "I would like to know all about you guys and why you are all here before I introduce myself. I really have nothing to do so think is just simply killing time for myself since this is on my day off." He added.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Whalesdude on January 16, 2009, 01:38:44 AM
Fay filed into the room, and decided to spin one of the chairs around, facing the middle, and sat down. Though the chair was brisk and plain, he did not mind. He took a quick look around the drab room before beginning his reasoning behind entering the ship, as Din had asked. Fay felt entirely calm and collected as everyone slowly filed into the room, taking their seats about the room. He decided to speak up, after letting everyone sit down.
"I'm here simply to find out a few answers to some questions I had," Fay began "About Tsunami and their subordinates. I had observed a meeting between those two Tsunami officers and the Queen of the Spring Nation; Something about an investigation that Tsunami was planning on executing. I wanted to know why they're spending so much time searching through this City. Their excuse was that the Queen was hiding powerful weapons here in the Capitol, which... I find terribly hard to believe. What's the real reason you and Tsunami are here?"
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on January 16, 2009, 02:35:46 AM
Din sighed. “Well, I guess I’ll tell you what I know. Tsunami is searching for the Sacred Skyrunes. With them, they say they plan on restoring Earth, though I don‘t know how. Right now they now possess two of them, the one of Heaven and the one of Ocean.” Din replied to Fay even though Din still did not even know his name yet. To these stowaways, it seemed like Din was giving away information free of charge and of trust. “As for why I’m here, it’s my day off and my commanding officer so happened to run into me and she seemed to have new work for me right at that moment.” Din explained and then looked to the blood elf girl. “You said you’re name was Rena and you are a mercenary, right?” Din spoke to Rena, making sure he had his information correct.
“Yep, that’s me.” Rena replied, her expression relatively cheerful. “And that’s Fay and that’s Ian.” Rena said, introducing the rest of the group that she also just met not too long ago.
“I see…” Din said quietly to himself. “I guess I will finally introduce myself then. I’m Din, but others sometimes call me The Bringer of the Red Sky. I’m the Second Officer of the organization of Wrath. As some of you might know, Wrath is currently allied with Tsunami. This is why they let us walk around like this and fear breaking the alliance. Any questions?” Din asked as he crossed his arms. He knew it was pretty dangerous exposing himself completely like that, but he felt like laying out all the information at once so he didn’t have to later.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Nestec on January 16, 2009, 07:14:31 PM
Enyo then turned her head to Mizu, her face rather serious all of a sudden. "How long do you plan on wearing Din's cloak like you own it?" Enyo asked her.
"Enyo, Din gave it to her because she didn't have any clothes at the time. Don't be so hostile." Myra scolded Enyo to stand down.
Mizu raised her eyebrows in slight disgust. Is this ignorant girl trying to get aggressive with me? Sheesh, besides, I forgot I was wearing this. It's not like I'm trying to keep it.
"I'll go change into my own clothes in a moment," Mizu said back to her, folding her arms in a sort of bossy, immature way. "Then you can have it back."
"Anyway, it's good to see that you made the right choice in joining up with Tsunami. Now that we're allies, if you need anything, ask me or any of my subordinates and they will help you. Tsunami and Wrath are under an alliance after all." Myra announced to Nimbus alone.
Nimbus was about ready to give her a rude remark, and say that he would never dare ask Wrath for help. But something held him back, and instead he merely nodded. Afterwards, he found himself unable to look the young woman in the eye. She sure was pretty, but certainly not as pretty as Mizu, Nimbus thought.
It was then that Seeker stood up from the table, apparently finished with whatever he wanted to speak about. He stared around the room at Nimbus, Enyo, Myra, then Mizu, to whom he nodded. Then he said, "We are done then. Decide with Arion what shall be done with the other men. It shall be your decision, Lady Mizu."
Mizu returned a nod, also beginning to stand. She gestured for the other three to stand as well. "We're done here. Let's head back out to the main hall to speak with Arion."
With his duty finished, Seeker exited the room, and the entire airship altogether, in a simple flash of silver light. The flash was quick, but nonetheless stunning, and Nimbus found himself having to blink frantically afterwards. All that had remained were small specks of silver dust sprinkling to the floor.
"Alright, let's go," Mizu said, then made her way out of the room. Nimbus followed closely behind her, and turned back to glance at Enyo and Myra as he went through the door.
Arion and the young men stood in the main hallway, waiting and watching as Nimbus, Mizu, and the two Wrath girls came into sight.
"Ah, Ed's okay..." Nimbus said under his breath, catching the glance of his ally.
"Aah, here is our Lady now," Arion said with a grin. He bowed to her unnecessarily, to which she shook her head in annoyance.
"Um...okay, Seeker says it's up to me to decide what to do with the men," Mizu said, gesturing toward Nemo, Reios, and Ed. "So what did you find out about them?"
Arion turned around to look at the young men. "Nothing significant. Although two of them seem to hold grudges against Wrath. One of them is from the Autumn Nation."
Mizu sighed, trying to clear her head. Okay...I know I should probably just dump these guys down to die on the Surface...But it doesn't seem right. Not even to just leave them stranded in this city.
Mizu then glanced at Nemo. His sad eyes seemed to penetrate her soul, just like they had managed to before. Mizu thought back, remembering his words on the rooftop in Daffodon. I've never met my birth parents, All my friends have died because of Wrath, and my identity, they stole that too. I wanted to be a historian when I grew up...What did you want to be? Has your dream ever been stolen from you?
She looked down at her own bare feet. Mizu knew she couldn't do let anything horrible happen to this boy. While the other two she didn't care much about, it seemed that Nimbus and Nemo had managed to gain pity from her. Why is this happening? I'm growing soft... maybe my loneliness is weakening my heart and judgment...
"What is your decision, Lady Mizu?" Arion asked her, although showing patience in his eyes. It almost seemed like he could see Mizu's indecisiveness and inner struggle.
She finally looked back up at the young men, her face strong and confident. "Okay. I want you all to tell me what you would like your fate to be. I'll be the judge of whether or not you deserve your choice."
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on January 16, 2009, 07:51:29 PM
Both Enyo and Myra stood up. Enyo stretched as if she had been sitting in a movie theater for hours watching a boring film.
"Can you show us our rooms?" Myra asked politely to Mizu. Both Enyo and Myra walked towards Mizu and Nimbus, ready to follow. Myra leaned in close to Mizu so hopefully neither Nimbus nor Enyo could hear. "I'm sorry about my subordinate, Enyo, she gets a bit jealous when things involve Din. Try not to get too frustrated with her since I'm sure you understand her type of feelings. The false imaginary emotion called love."
Myra leaned back away and then spoke normally again. "Well, with my experience of it, that's how I would describe it." Myra half smiled.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Nestec on January 16, 2009, 08:51:45 PM
Glaciara, the massive city of steel, snow, and bright lights. The capital city of the Winter Nation. The home of the Tsunami forces...
Glaciara was indeed a magnificent city, worthy of its fame. Being the most technologically advanced city in all of Skyrazor, Glaciara was filled with tall, steel buildings with electrical pipes and machines and flashing lights. Vehicles hovered along electrical roads that stretched up high above the ground, almost parallel with the city's many skyscrapers. Homes were large and beautiful, and soft pure snow covered the rooftops. It was almost always snowing in Glaciara, and the citizens enjoyed the wonderful white "tears from the Heavens". Of course, they were supposedly, "tears of joy".
Friendly Tsunami soldiers always made appearances within the city, highly famous and worshipped by Glaciara's people. Even children were eager to greet them and jump into their strong, heroic arms. The citizens were happy with their lives, not even minding the rather gray sky above them. They also turned deaf ears to the criticisms and hateful cries of the surrounding nations. Life in Glaciara was ever-lasting bliss amidst the snow and technology.
Although the city was one of wonders, it could not be enjoyed by all of its citizens.
Miserable Princess Maris Tsunami, the first-born daughter of the Winter Lord Nauvi Tsunami, was greatly sheltered. Even more sheltered than her younger sister Mizu, who at least was allowed to go out on Tsunami missions. Although she was almost an adult (she was to become eighteen in mere weeks), her father had sternly argued that her place was at home. She was the Princess, after all. Her father had always told her that the outside world was much too dangerous for her. You are my daughter. The daughter of the leader of the Tsunami forces. There are many who would want to kidnap you. And there are even more who would want to end your life. A fallen icicle brings shattered fate. He would utter those cold words to her whenever she pleaded to leave the Palace. Maris had always been a lonely girl, wanting so desperately to break free from the frozen walls that confined her to isolated royalty. Sometimes she would wish that it was Mizu who had been the first-born daughter, rather than herself.
But on this particular day, her father was extremely busy. For intentions unknown to Maris, her father Nauvi had left the Palace, without a single word to her. Nahal, her favorite maid and right-hand woman, ever supportive and friendly, had explained to her that she must stay within the corridors of the Palace. However, being the kind-hearted and somewhat weak-willed woman that she usually was, Nahal had succumbed to Maris' pleas of leaving the Palace. So now Maris roamed the city with Nahal by her side, who uncomfortably stared around and made nervous comments the entire time. Maris wandered in complete mystery as well -- no one had even known what their Princess had looked like! So how would she be noticed? Maris was glad at this fact. After all, she felt that her quest of freedom would be impeded by citizens eager to have conversations with the Princess.
"Aaaah, wonderful cold air... And the snow! It is indeed wonderful!" Maris exclaimed with her arms out, embracing the air. She certainly appeared odd to surrounding citizens. She even scared off some children. She was nearly a grown adult woman, and there she was wandering about like a child.
She jumped into the air, letting herself fall into a small heap of snow off to the side of the road. Her beautiful sky-blue hair, which was normally arranged in a neat braid running down her back, flailed about wildly as she sank into the snow.
"Aah, Milady-- I mean, Maris!" Nahal called out to her, noticing a man and woman who seemed to be trying to get around Maris and the pile of snow. "Aah, I'm terribly sorry. My...daughter is quite rude."
The couple merely nodded, then walked off giggling to themselves.
Nahal pulled Maris to her feet, then began to lightly brush off her elegant dark blue dress for her (which normally went all the way down to her ankles, but was now wrinkled up to her knees). Maris put her hand to her face, her big silver eyes wide.
"My apologies!" she said honestly to Nahal. "I...was just a little overwhelmed."
"No, don't worry, milady," Nahal said softly, brushing snow off of Maris' hair. "Just... please try not to cause chaos. It would greatly pain me to end up regretting this all..."
Almost instantly afterwards, Maris ran off abruptly to observe a nearby Theos man, who seemed to be showing off some kind of small machine to a small crowd. They were fairly entertained, and Maris was eager to see what all the excitement was about.
Nahal gasped, then ran off behind her Princess.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Nestec on January 16, 2009, 09:05:33 PM
"Hmph, she sounds pretty twisted, in that case," Mizu whispered back to Myra. Then she raised her voice to address both Myra and Enyo.
"I can't show you to your room at this exact moment. I'm a little busy... However, if you want to go to it yourselves, I can trust you to follow some directions, yes? Head down that hallway over there, and take the third left hallway. At the end of that hallway will be a dormitory for you two to use. It should be unlocked."
She then turned back to face the young men. She placed her balled fists on her hips. "I'm waiting."
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on January 16, 2009, 09:54:31 PM
Myra sighed. "Well, let's go then, Enyo." Myra said and both Enyo and Myra left the meeting room into the hallway and then followed the directions Mizu gave.
Once Enyo and Myra were pretty much by themselves in an empty hallway, almost halfway to their destination, Myra finally broke the silence. "Do you feel threatened by her?" Asked Myra to Enyo, she was referring to Mizu.
"Threatened by that girl? No way! What could ever make you think that?" Enyo replied, her voice sounding very appalled.
"Well, I could tell that you were getting really jealous of her when Din was acting nice to her. You know, I don't think it was because he might like her. He was doing it only because we're allies. You are Fourth Officer, you shouldn't let such little things get to you. You should know better and learn to set a better example." Myra scolded.
Enyo had both of her fingers locked together behind the back of her head as she walked slowly behind Myra. "Yeah, yeah... I know." Enyo replied. Deep down she knew Myra's words were very much true and that she should shape up a little.
"Anyhow, you did okay at that meeting. You didn't fall asleep even once." Myra said with praise.
"Thanks, haha." Enyo laughed. "I was biting my tongue to stay awake." Enyo admitted.
"Haha, that's just like you." Myra commented in a slight giggle.
"I can't believe you can act so formal all the time. I couldn't stand that." Enyo said as both of them starting turning the final corner to the dormitories.
"Well, that's why I'm First Officer." Myra replied. "But I'm not all the time. I'll admit I gave that Tsunami guy, Arion a pretty hard time. Sometimes I just get in the mood to provoke. I feel bad about it sometimes, but not always." Myra honestly stated and smiled at Enyo who now was walking right beside her.
"Wow, I didn't think such high ranking officers had hearts." Enyo provoked playfully.
"Enyo, you should know me better than that. And remember whose Second Officer if your going to say that." Myra said, sounding a little hurt, but it was obvious that she was kidding too. There was a long silence until both of them reached the first door of the dormitory. They stopped right outside the door.
"You think..." Enyo stammered. Myra could tell she was thinking hard about something. "You ever think about whether what we're doing is the right thing to do or not?" Enyo asked.
Myra turned her head to face Enyo as she held the door handle, ready to open it. "No." Myra replied blankly. Myra's expression was quite serious now and so was Enyo's though her's was more confused. "Just follow the orders." Myra added and then opened the door and stepping inside with Enyo following suit behind her.
"I'm going to sleep." Myra announced and laid down and pulled the covers over her without any concern for the quality of the bedding. Enyo saw down on the bed on the other side of the room and stared at Myra who was now trying to get some sleep. What kind of hold does Wrath have you? Enyo thought as she watched Myra quickly doze to sleep faster than Enyo would during a meeting or lecture.
Enyo then laid down in bed too and stared up at the ceiling. Thoughts consumed her. Why was she part of Wrath? What's keeping her there? What does she want to accomplish? These were the questions she kept asking herself. She knew she was in love with Din and whatever he wanted, she wanted. Those answers alone were enough to finally put Enyo to sleep as well.
Just in the other room across the hall, Din and his three new roommates aboard the Tsunami aircraft were stilling having a meeting of their own...
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Whalesdude on January 17, 2009, 04:19:29 PM
"Ah, yes," began Fay "My apologies. I must have forgotten my name, Mr. Din. What a terrible way to begin a conversation." he continued, laughing slightly with mild embarrassment. Fay's eyes fluttered around the room, reading everyone's expressions, hoping to come up with something to discuss - seeing as how he had already failed at introducing himself properly. Quickly he scanned his thoughts and decided on a new topic.
Fay cleared his throat before speaking, breaking the sudden silence. "Erm, well... Since we're here. I've been hearing this name "Wrath" a lot recently. You're a part of them. Forgive me for being nosy, but what exactly IS wrath? I've yet to come across that name until recently." Fay scratched his head. "You also mentioned similar goals as to that of Tsunami. You didn't sound very enthusiastic about it."
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: StoicNinja on January 17, 2009, 04:50:32 PM
I can't believe she just told that man my name! She can be as naive as she wants, but she doesn't have to drag me into it. Damn woman!... Alright, Ian, calm down. What's done is done. Can't change the past. No matter how much we want to... Get what you came here for. Information.
"Tell me." Ian said to Din, not bothering to confirm or deny Rena's proclamation of his identity. "I am looking for a man. I believe that he is a Tsunami agent. I do not know his name, but I could describe him for you. If I were to do that could, or would, you tell me how to get in contact with this man should you recognize him?"
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on January 17, 2009, 04:57:17 PM
Rena studied Din more closely now. That's him... The one they were walking about in the meeting room. He destroyed Daffodon. Rena thought.
"Well..." Din started. He was a little unsure of where to begin with Fay's question. "Wrath is a super power much like Tsunami except we're more of an undercover super power. I'd say only about three percent of Skyrazor's population knows about us. We're an organization that does almost any job but mainly consists of military jobs which would be things like assassinations, war, and sometimes complete annihilation of a town. These jobs can be offered to us by other military groups or even politicians who just want someone killed. I'd say only half of the things we do are our own actions. What Wrath's true goal is very top secret and restricted to Generals and higher ups only. So even I don't know for sure." Din explained. "For a short example, I would say that Wrath is something like Tsunami's elder brother." Din replied to Fay.
Din now turned to Ian. "A man? I do remember some people. Let's hear it."
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: StoicNinja on January 17, 2009, 05:04:27 PM
Ian proceeded to recount every detail of the man he had fought so many years ago. Unintentionally his voice continued to gain a sharper and colder edge the longer he spoke of the man, and the more detail he went into. He made sure to give only details of the mans appearance, and not to allow any information of how he knew the man to be conveyed through his reiterations.
"So," Ian said when he was finished with his description. "Do you know the man?"
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on January 17, 2009, 05:11:21 PM
Din looked very serious now. That's really him... No doubt. Din thought.
"Yes, I knew him." Din replied. "I know almost everything about him. Everyone called him Duel Flame since he always enchanted both his swords with fire. He could control fire fairly well." Din stated. "What else do you want to know about him?"
Rena listened to the two talk very intently. This is getting a little too serious... Rena thought. And Din... Is he really such a bad person? I'll need to confront him about Daffodon alone later.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: StoicNinja on January 17, 2009, 05:21:31 PM
"I want to know how to get in contact with him." Ian said flatly, emotionlessly. "It's been a very long time since we last saw each other. I'd like to meet with him, catch up on old times."
Finally. Finally, I'm gonna catch the bastard and dispense justice... And maybe just a little revenge...
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on January 17, 2009, 05:53:15 PM
"Old times?" Din asked. He was very surprised by what Ian said was his reason for meeting him. "He isn't one to have old friends. Unless your the kind of person who has friends you want to kill." Din commented. "I know this because... I was the one who taught him how to fight. Despite my age, I train fully grown men how to kill. I'll tell you one thing, he was pretty good with a sword. But his flame was cold in my opinion." Din said, letting the information sink in a little to Ian.
"If you want to contact him, you're out of luck. You can't anymore."
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Whalesdude on January 17, 2009, 08:57:03 PM
"I see. Elder Brother." A bunch of random ideas popped into his head, but he decided to leave them be. Looking like a busy body was not in his best interest at the moment.
Fay quietly listened to the conversation between Ian and Din, as he simply saved his thoughts about Wrath and Tsunami for later, when he would be alone. I guess a lot of people have scores to settle against Tsunami. I'm beginning to wonder if this elf and I are the only ones here who don't have a sort of vengeance calling us. She looks distraught. Perhaps it's what she heard in that room that Din came out of. I suppose I'll ask her in private.
"Can't anymore? Why is that? What happened to him?" inquired Fay. He hoped to give Din have a little more patience with Ian, and not make one person seem to be asking all the questions.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on January 17, 2009, 10:01:44 PM
"Even you're curious, huh?" Din said, looking at Fay. "Alright, I'll tell you what happened to him... His real name was Kurogane. He came to Wrath after being exiled from Tsunami because of some offense he made towards the royal family. Around this time I just became Fourth Officer and I also just turned 15 years old. I was instructed to teach him how to discover his element affinity and then teach him how to use it in battle. As it turned out, his affinity was fire like my own so teaching him was very simple. A few weeks after I dismissed him from my training, he was sent to Autumn Nation with several other troops to assassinate numerous people. It turns out that Kurogane had a secret outside employer and offered him a larger sum of money to kill the rest of his unit after the assassinations and then instructed him to look for something in villages on the outskirts of the nation. I'm not sure of what he was actually looking for, but he ended up burning several villages to the ground while doing it. It was hours later that we were informed our unit was killed and I was assigned to investigate. Later that night I found him. I was the one who killed him." Din finally ended his story and looked to Ian.
"Does this mean you have been searching for someone doesn't exist anymore?" Din asked Ian. Din wondered what his story was now, seeing as he was connected to Kurogane in some way.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: StoicNinja on January 17, 2009, 10:29:24 PM
Kurogane... Ian thought as he listened to the story. Then as Din was finishing, he learned that the man he was seeking was no longer of this world. It felt like an ice-cold fist had just taken hold of his heart. His breathing stopped. His eyes widened and his pupils dilated. He could hear his heartbeat pounding in his ears. Killed him?... Dead?... He's already dead?... But I... I was supposed... to... to kill him... How?... How can I... have my justice... now?... My revenge?... Wait!... Outside employer... The man, Kurogane, was acting under orders. He wasn't the only one deserving of justice. I can still have my sweet revenge...
"Thank you. He was a man that this world is far better off without." Ian still felt his heart clench as he said it. He still felt that he should have been the one to kill him. "The outside employer. Do you know anything about them?"
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on January 17, 2009, 11:19:51 PM
"I honestly still don't know anything about it to this day. I always wondered about it. It seems to me that you wanted to kill him. I'm sorry but it was my duty to finish him. He wouldn't have been able to do most of the things he did if I wasn't the one who trained him." Din sympathized with Ian. Din sighed. "This has been a long day and also one of old memories. We can end it like this for now." Din announced. "Tsunami won't mess with you as long as you stay here and claim you work for me. If any of the hostages they have captive right now are friends of yours, you can feel free to try. But from that point on, you are no longer under my protection and have nothing to do with me." Din added. He was looking straight at Fay while saying it as if he was hinting that it would be the time he should do that soon.
Din opened the door and only moments away from stepping out when Rena jumped up from the bed she was on. "Wait! I need to ask you something... In private." Ren said rather shyly while setting down her massive sword on the bed as if to reserve it for herself. Din stepped into the hallway and held the door for Rena who quickly stepped out as well. Din shut the door behind him so they could talk in what Din thought to be 'private.'
"So, what do you want?" Din asked as if he were in some kind of hurry.
"I heard when I was listening in on the meeting you guys were having... That you were the one who destroyed Daffodon. Is that true? If so, why did you do it?" Rena asked very quickly, her face full of concern and pity. She appeared as if she was about to start shedding tears right in front of him.
Din's expression also went rather sour and depressed. "I've done a lot of bad things. I don't expect to ever be forgiven for them. But if I ever want to return to my true home, I need to follow all my orders. You can't just visit the heavens everyday you want. I was promised that if I ever obtained the Sacred Hell Skyrune, I would be granted my wish to return to the heavens and live where my kind are suppose to live. You should understand what it feels like to be away from where you belong. You're the last blood elf, right?" Din honestly replied.
"Yes... That's true." Rena replied, her voice quivering. "But... It's just so terrible. You hate it don't you? I know you hate doing it just by looking into your eyes. Sorrow radiates from you. It makes me so sad..." Rena said and began crying out a couple of tears but she quickly wiped them away.
"One day... When I'm of a high enough rank, I will rebuild Daffodon. But that seems like that time is very far away from now. I have to continue to deal with my wrong doings until the very end. All I can do is help anyone I can along the way. That's also the reason why I didn't say anything about you, Ian, or Fay in there when I met you just outside the meeting room." Din whispered quietly. "Don't tell the other two about this, okay?" Din added in a more usual tone of voice now.
"Okay..." Rena promised. She sniffled and wiped away the remaining tears she had shed and then smiled at Din.
"Alright. Go sleep now." Din instructed in a way that made Rena feel like Din was like her father.
"Fine." Rena whined playfully. Her mood seemed to have changed relatively fast. "By the way, I may be the last blood elf, but I'm not pure blood either. I'm half Theo too." Rena said with a wink. She was obviously trying to flirt with him a little despite who he was.
"I see..." Was all Din could reply with. Din wasn't the type to understand a woman's heart very well nor their feelings.
Rena gave a quick pouty face to Din expressing her frustration that Din couldn't get the hint that she began taking a liking to him and then turned around to open the door. She was half inside with the door almost closed when he poked her head out one last time. "Where are you going to sleep?" Rena asked very suddenly it even took Din by surprise.
"Uhhh... I don't know yet. I might still be up for awhile." Din stammered while he provided himself with an excuse not to give away the fact he was going to be most likely sleeping in the hallway just outside the door. He knew there weren't enough rooms for everyone now that he gave away a room to stowaways. He already assumed Myra and Enyo were staying in a room together so he didn't even consider taking the one directly across the hall from Rena's.
"Alright then." Rena replied and then ducked back inside the room, closing the door. She then shuttled her way back to her bed that she 'reserved' and hugged her huge weapon as if it were a teddy bear. "I'm going to sleep so please keep it down, thanks." Rena announced to Fay and Ian before they could say a word to her.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Whalesdude on January 18, 2009, 04:42:06 AM
Fay quickly turned to Ian. "I wonder what they talked about," Whispered Fay. "It must have been alright, because Din left us here."
He assumed he would be talking to a wall, as Ian appeared severely distraught. Fay was concerned, but decided it would be best for Ian to work out his impulsive thoughts first, before trying to cheer him up.
Fay turned to face a blank wall, staring off into space. His thoughts raced about the things he had learned, although... he was much calmer than he was before. Now knowing that he was safe aboard the ship (For the most part), he could rest easy. He yawned quietly to himself, before standing up slowly. Untying his cloak from behind him, Fay noticed the two beds ; One occupied, while the other vacant. Being the selfless individual that he was, he decided to sit between the beds and propped his back up against the wall in a lazy, yet comfortable looking position, after gently laying his cloak on Rena. He layed his head back to stare off into the ceiling, again processing information. He was too interested in finding answers in his head to read.
After a long silence, Fay spoke. Quietly, he again spoke to Ian. "If you'd like, I have another apple here in my bag. And a few good books. Take your mind off your worries." Fay assumed he would receive silence as an answer his offer. "I know there's something the matter, or else you wouldn't look so helpless. Sometimes, we need to forget our past and learn from our mistakes; better ourselves rather than try to atone for the wrongs. Nostalgia is a curse. Avoiding that nostalgia is frustrating - I am well aware. It is difficult to simply turn your back on the past. However, rash decisions and actions could cost you much more than your life. You may also harm innocents, like your loved ones or friends, if you let your feelings get the best of you. If you need to take your anger out, channel it. Channel it into something you can use to make yourself grow. Not only will you succeed more often than not, but you will be in an entirely different and positive state of mind; one capable of doing anything to the best of it's ability. Eventually, you will find out that your will can be your strongest weapon, but also your worst enemy." He paused to look at the girl, to make sure she was still asleep. It was then he noticed that he put his cloak around her. Hm. Well, it's cold on this ship, and the sheets are thin. She's better off with it than I am. I'm used to the chilly weather. Even if she's got that huge sword, she's still a lady. They are quite delicate creatures. Suddenly he realized he was distracted. "But, erm, let's chat in the morning, yes? I'd hate to wake our dear new friend Rena from her slumber. You should probably get some rest yourself. You don't need to sleep but... I would try, anyways. It will do your mind and body some good. And please, take the bed. I don't need it," Fay said, as he closed his eyes and breathed deeply, relaxing his body.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: StoicNinja on January 18, 2009, 10:51:34 AM
Ian absorbed the information that Din gave to him in silence, immediately processing it. He did not react in the slightest when Din and Rena left, or when Rena returned. He simply stayed standing where he was. When Fay spoke to him he, again, stayed motionless and silent, though he heard and comprehended every word.
Let go of my past? Never. My past is all I have. That and my revenge. My love, I will dispense justice upon the man responsible for taking you form me. Then I will join you on the other side...
Ian moved to the wall beside the door to the room and flicked off the light so that the other two could sleep more peacefully. He propped himself there, beside the door, against the wall. He did not think he would sleep. Give up the past? His past were the best times of his life. He'd sooner die than give them up. His beautiful wife, she had not deserved to be taken from this world so young. He would see that the man responsible got exactly what he deserved.
Ians thought dissolved into happier memories of the times he had spent with his wife, back when they had been together and happy. A single tear slid down his cheek in the dark. A tear of happiness of the life he had had. A tear of sorrow of what he would never have again...
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: DNAngel on January 21, 2009, 04:13:07 PM
Ed turned looking at them. He felt his brain freeze as though someone held ice to it. David, more appropriately called green, was near. Too close for comfort, in fact. Ed decided it was time to leave, now would be his battle. Now would be his revenge.
"I am sorry, I must go now, there is something that needs tending to," Ed said lip quivering. ?He turned and left the others regretting the misfortune that had fallen upon him.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: ShinamoriAoshi on January 23, 2009, 12:01:42 AM
Reios looked down at the floor pondering about what he should say.
Why is she letting us choose our fate? Its not like we ever did anything for her...I broke her prisoners out of fail, and even held her at gunpoint in a bathroom for God's sake!
Maybe there's something that's keeping her from executing us...anyway, I should make use of what she's giving me.
Reios looked up and stared at Mizu,
"Well I think a proper sentence would be to let me go into the city with my items and possessions...and, uhh, maybe a little money?" he asked as me smirked at Mizu.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Nestec on January 25, 2009, 06:55:23 PM
After watching Ed walk off, Arion simply shrugged and said, "Ah, well. That's one less to worry about then."
Eh, I hope Ed isn't heading into any kind of danger. I just met him, I know, but I wouldn't want anything horrible to happen to him. That Seeker guy might still be hiding somehwere around the ship. Nimbus thought, his eyes trailing from Ed then back to Reios.
After Reios spoke, Mizu raised her eyebrows. She glanced at Arion, then said, "It would unfortunate if we let him go with valuable information. Does he...know anything?"
"If you are questioning whether or not we will regret letting him go freely," Arion began. "then you need not worry. We do not need to keep the boy. Either of them, in fact." As he said this, he gestured toward Nemo with his hand.
Mizu turned to him, although not quite reassured by Arion's words. "Well? What about you? Do you want to go too?"
Nemo, who had been struggling to decide his own fate for a while now, looked up at Mizu when she spoke to him. He had to admit, he was hardly sure what he had wanted at all. Why would he leave? He didn't really have anywhere to go. He knew that he wanted to keep tabs on Wrath, but the Tsunami's company would most likely prevent him from doing an efficient job at it. Maybe he should join avoid the enemy altogether for the time being...
"If...If Reios would not mind, I would like to accompany him," Nemo declared, closing his eyes.
His decision, though quite random, was based purely off of his logical reasoning. If he was to wander off into the world, with no destination, he should at least have the aid of this young man who rescued him. That way, if the opportunity did arise for Nemo to strike upon Wrath forces, he would have Reios to support him.
I see then. I was actually expecting...well, hoping that he would stay here. I don't know why. Mizu thought, then she gave Nemo a nod. "Alright then. Arion, go get their belongings. We'll drop them off down in Blume. Neither of them seem to have wings, so we can't just release them way up here."
"We haven't quite taken off from the port yet, Lady Mizu," Arion pointed out quite coldly. "I will go get the 'belongings' at once."
Arion left, leaving Mizu, Nimbus, Reios, and Nemo in a gentle silence. Nimbus had been observing Mizu, as she spoke and handled the situation almost like a woman. He sighed, reassuring himself that he made the right decision by agreeing to work with Tsunami. He wanted to hold on to the Sacred Skyrune at all costs. If it required him to ally himself with the enemy, that was what he would do. Besides, he looked forward to getting to know the blue-haired beauty standing before him.
Arion returned quite quickly, handing to Nemo and Reios their weapons and whatever other items had been taken from them.
"Well then, so long to you young gentlemen. It was nice to have met you," Arion said politely, moving to open the main door. It revealed the cold, starry nightime sky, decorated with the nightlights of the Blume city port.
Mizu tossed a small sack of Caps to Nemo as he passed her. "Spend it wisely. There's not much in there. 'Nobody'", she said, calling him by the meaning of his name. She gave him a weak smile.
"Thank you, miss," Nemo said, finding himself unable to smile back. He stood by the door, waiting for Reios.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: ShinamoriAoshi on January 27, 2009, 09:14:10 PM
Reios grabbed his satchel and weapons from Arion's hands and followed Nemo out the door. Once on the ramp, he looked up at the starry night, and breathed in the cool air.
He gazed down at the dock and strolled down to it with Nemo at his side, before they left for the city, he turned back at the giant airship, wondering about the fates of Ed and Nimbus...
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Nestec on January 31, 2009, 08:29:09 PM
"Alright," Arion began. "Our next destination is the city of Sakura. We shall begin our search for the Sacred Skyrune there, tomorrow."
Mizu nodded, but she kept her eyes on Nimbus. Mizu could tell that he was a little uneasy. She prayed that in time, Nimbus would grow comfortable with the situation.
"Tomorrow morning, before we begin, we will pick up some of Blume's special guard. They are dispatched by the Queen to...'keep an eye' on us. Understand?"
"So this ship is going to get even more crowded?" Mizu asked.
"It will most likely be about five or six Blume soldiers that come aboard. So, yeah, it will get more crowded. I hope you don't mind being the only female on board with about ten other men." Arion said this with a sly smile, and he winked at Mizu. Then he turned to look at Nimbus.
"You two will be sharing a room," he declared, then headed for the door.
"W-Wait, what?!" Mizu shouted, running up to Arion. "There isn't any other room for him to sleep in?"
"Our other rooms are being used by the Wrath soldiers. You should have thought about that before you decided to welcome him," Arion said, then left the room without another word. He closed the door, then spoke loud enough so that they could hear him through the door. "Maybe you two can have some fun tonight or something!"
Mizu's face flushed a deep red color, then she stomped her foot on the floor in embarrassment. That dumbass! He waits right until I can't hit him, then he says that!"
Nimbus couldn't help but grin. Not only was his life being spared, but he was being allowed to sleep in the same room as this girl? Nimbus had almost forgotten about the Wrath soldiers (namely Din) staying aboard; that was just how excited he had gotten.
"Really, it's not that bad...I won't touch you, or anything," Nimbus said with a smile, then winked at Mizu. Then he mumbled, "At least, not tonight..."
"Listen, you little shit. You're sleeping on the floor, and you're staying there until the morning. Got it?" Mizu barked, to which Nimbus simply nodded.
Not speaking another word, the two left the room then Mizu led Nimbus to her own sleeping quarters. It was apparent to Nimbus that Mizu didn't exactly sleep aboard the ship very often; the room almost looked like a normal office, except with a bed and small closet. Nimbus began to wonder what Mizu's actual bedroom looked like, wherever she really lived...
"There are some blankets in the closet there," Mizu said, then hopped into the bed, burying herself beneath the blankets almost instantly.
Nimbus took out the blankets and made himself a semi-comfortable pilow out of his jacket. He placed his sword, bow, and quiver of arrows against the closet, then sat on the pile of blankets on the floor. He found it uncomfortable having to sleep in his sweaty clothes, so he stripped off everything then hid himself under the blankets. I don't mind if Mizu sees me naked; I might as well return the favor.
He closed his eyes, smiling, then tried to relax. Maybe living here won't be so bad after all. I'll miss my home, and Vesta...But maybe I'll actually be appreciated here...with Mizu...
Nimbus tried not to think about Din, and all the other troubles of his life at that moment, as he drifted off to sleep.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on January 31, 2009, 09:12:23 PM
Enyo awoke with a bright light shining into her eyes from the nearby window. She blinked and groaned as she rubbed her still sleepy eyes. She sat up in her bed and looked around the room. Myra appeared to be awake out of bed. Enyo could also hear the shower going so she assumed it was Myra. Enyo got up out of bed and combed her hair with a brush as best she could and then again put her hair into ponytails. Enyo when stumbled to the door and opened it. She leaned her head out to look around the hallway. Right across from her, she saw Din still sleeping against the door.
Din! Why is he sleeping outside the room? Enyo asked herself. Enyo stepped into the hallway now and shut the door behind her. She sat down on her feet next to Din and studied him very closely while he slept with a grin on her face. Din is so cute when he sleeps! Enyo thought to herself as she tried to keep herself from giggling.
--
Rena rolled in her sleep and fell off her bed to the hard floor. She awoke and stared blankly at the ceiling. "Wa... What? Where is this?" Rena mumbled. She sat up quickly and looked around. "Oh yeah, this is aboard that Tsunami airship. How did I end up down here though?" Rena spoke to herself out loud but in a quiet tone of voice since Fay still seemed to be sleeping. Where's Ian? Rena thought to herself. Then she looked towards the door and there she saw him. "Ohhh..." She said, realizing Ian was looking right at her. "What are you doing up by the door, Ian? Didn't you sleep?" Rena asked Ian.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: StoicNinja on February 01, 2009, 01:49:17 PM
"Couldn't" Ian stated flatly. "Besides, we're on a Tsunami vessel. Somebody had to keep watch."
It had been a long night for Ian, alone with his thoughts, his memories. So many of them so happy that they made him sad. He couldn't wait to get off of the damn ship. It infuriated him that he had searched for so long only to have all of his leads point to the same dead end. He had no idea who he was looking for now, no idea what he looked like, no idea what his name was, no leads. All he had to go on was the fact that the man existed, and that he might still be alive.
He better be alive. He has to be alive, so that I can dispense justice upon him. He can die when I'm done. In fact, he probably will.
Ian didn't notice but a very grim smile was beginning to show on his face as his thought turned to the nastier details of his plans.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Whalesdude on February 01, 2009, 03:45:07 PM
Fay was half-asleep during the short conversation between Ian and Rena. Slowly waking up as his internal clock told him to rouse and get ready for his day, he quietly got up and looked at the two. He wondered whether Ian slept or not, but after looking at his face, he could see the dark circles beginning to appear. Fay walked past the bed which Rena slept in and picked up his cloak, laying it down neatly on the table. He took a chair and spun it around to look at the group.
"Good morning," Fay yawned.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on February 01, 2009, 05:35:08 PM
An expression of surprise came over Rena's face. "You shouldn't worry. You should have just went to sleep you big idiot." Rena scolded. Rena approached the door. "I'm going to have a look around the place." She announced and quickly pushed open the door. On the other side of the door, Din was hit in the back of the head by the door and woken up with his body pushed forward to the floor. Enyo gasped in surprise. "Din! Are you okay!?" Enyo asked, her voice full of worry.
Din's eyes opened slowly and he rubbed the back of his head where he was hit as he stood up. He seemed too sleepy to even have felt the hit very much. "What?..." Din asked with a sleepy face.
Enyo then looked at Rena who stood in the open doorway. "Who's that girl!?" Enyo asked, nearly shouting.
"M-me?" Rena stuttered. She was very confused with the situation.
Din looked at Rena and then back to Enyo. "She's one of my subordinates. There's two more where she came from inside that room." Din explained as he stretched both his arms.
"What are you talking about? I've never seen them before." Enyo questioned. She crossed her arms and studied Rena and kept giving Din continuous glances.
"That's because I hired them last night. I thought I could get more work done this way." Din said very calmly.
"Work? We're on our time off right now." Enyo asserted.
"I know, but Myra brought us along with Tsunami anyway so we're now officially back on the job." Din explained again, mentioning an important detail Enyo had appeared to have forgotten.
Enyo sighed. "Fine. I will believe you." Enyo said, accepting Din's words. "But you! Don't even think about getting all close and stuff to Din!" Enyo warned Rena who was still shocked about the fact she hit Din in the back of the head with the door. Enyo quickly turned around and went back inside her room, closing the door behind her.
Din sighed and looked at Rena. "Sorry about that. You just met one of my co-workers. Her name is Enyo." Din said to Rena.
"Oh... I see... I'm really sorry about hitting you with the door and stuff... I didn't know you were sleeping there..." Rena apologized in a quiet and also embarrassed sounding voice.
"It's fine." Din reassured her. Din looked inside the room Rena was standing in the doorway of and saw Ian and then Fay in the background.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Whalesdude on February 03, 2009, 12:57:47 PM
Fay peered out the door to observe the commotion. Noticing Din in the doorway, Fay waved to him, repeating 'Good Morning'.
Suddenly he remembered a job he was supposed to do. Those kids on the ship. Were they safe? He had no idea. Fay reasoned that going out for a stretch would enable him to really take a look around the place, as well as loosen him up for the rest of his day. Fay wrapped his cloak around himself and walked over to the doorway. Quietly he spoke to Ian on his way out.
"You really should get some rest. We won't be out for very long. If nothing else, you could always come with me or Rena, here."
With that, he poked his head out the doorway to see Enyo leaving around the corner.
"Another one of your 'Wrath' members, I'm guessing." He leaned over to one side and smiled. "It would seem this Enyo was jealous of you, Miss Rena!"
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on February 03, 2009, 04:36:15 PM
"She is." Din replied to Fay's comment.
"J-jealous!?" Rena exclaimed. "Of what?" She asked nervously, her face going red. She looked at Din. She hadn't really thought about it because he was such a powerful figure of Wrath, but he was alarmingly handsome.
"You know, you guys can stay with me as long as you like. As long as you stay you work for me, you'll be allowed almost anywhere in Tsunami controlled areas. I doubt they'd let you inside Wrath headquarters though." Din told the group.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: StoicNinja on February 03, 2009, 09:58:24 PM
Regardless of whether Din or the man I am searching for are responsible in any for what happened, the whole organization still sounds evil... If I cannot dispense my justice upon them, then maybe those responsible for them. It sounds like both Wrath and Tsunami could do with a little justice. And the people that they're working for also...
"Yeah. I don't have anything else anymore. Why not?" Ian said. The sense of loss in his voice truly was genuine. He had lost everything he had ever had. His family, hi life, even his revenge, his motivation. But he had a new motivation now, a new drive, a new meaning. "I don't know how useful I'll be to you though. The only thing that I really excel at is fighting."
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on February 03, 2009, 10:37:24 PM
"Ian. We will have another talk soon." Din reassured him. "I have to go check what's going on upstairs. One of my commanding officers are inside the room that Enyo stayed in. Be respectful to her if you end up meeting her." Din announced and then started for the bridge.
A little after Din was out of sight Rena went back into the room and picked up her massive sword. "That girl was named Enyo, huh? So that means that there's even another one in there?" Rena thought out loud. "Maybe I should apologize to that girl. What do you think, Fay?" Rena asked.
---
Myra finally turned off the water that was running her shower and exited the bathroom. She quickly changed and ignored that Enyo was sitting in a corner by herself.
"What's wrong with you?" Myra asked, now fully changed.
"Din was keeping a bunch of people in his room along with this one girl." Enyo explained, her face full of worry.
"A bunch of people? A girl?" Myra asked, quite confused. "I'm sure he has reasons for this, but I want to check these people out first." Myra added and turned away to the door with Enyo getting up and following behind her.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Whalesdude on February 04, 2009, 11:51:43 AM
"Mmm, well you'd make her feel better, that's for certain," Fay began "Although, she might get angrier, thinking you're doing it out of pity." He studied her a bit, and finally continued, "But, you don't seem so arrogant. Perhaps apologizing wouldn't be a bad idea." Fay decided, adding a smile.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Nestec on February 08, 2009, 02:13:57 AM
Mizu opened her eyes slowly as she woke up, and got out from her bed, nearly stepping on Nimbus beneath his blankets. She stopped for a second to glance at him. He was still sleeping, as Mizu could observe from his closed eyes and relaxed snoring.
Mizu began to wonder about Nimbus and his situation. He had been torn from his home and family, and was now being held captive aboard this ship, forced to work under an army of soldiers he probably feared and felt uncomfortable with. Surrounded by strangers, the boy was fated to this loneliness...
Mizu frowned, once more feeling sorry for Nimbus. She could see the Heaven Skyrune around Nimbus' neck, so she bent down to examine it.
It was quite a visually stunning stone, gold and shining in its glow. So he says his mother gave this to him...And his mother had to have been a Theo for that to be so...So does this mean he's a Theo?
Mizu grabbed the stone, then brought it up close to her face, gazing at it. She made sure not to tug too hard on the necklace; such force would awaken Nimbus.
But he didn't even know it was a Sacred Skyrune...If he is Theo, he certainly is a shameful one... Mizu stood up. Seeker is leaving me in charge of this guy...It might not be so bad after all.
Mizu found herself smiling as she stared down at the sleeping Nimbus, half hoping he would wake up so she could ask him questions about his feelings. She hoped he didn't mind being held captive on board...
Arion's voice could be heard from another room outside. Mizu stepped out of the room to find Arion speaking into a transmitter, seated on a chair near the pilot's office.
"...Yes, that is what your Queeen informed us of...How many soldiers? Six? Understood, we shall make room for them..."
Mizu sighed. Six men of the Spring Grand Special Guard would be joining aboard...This disturbed Mizu quite strongly. Her sigh was pretty loud, for it attracted Arion's attention. He held his finger up to his lips, signalling for Mizu to be quiet.
"Okay...No, no, the pleasure is ours...Yes...Goodbye." Arion shut off the transmitter, then walked over to the window, ignoring Mizu.
"The SSF should be arriving in a little while...I'll be opening the hangar to let their AFCapsules inside," Arion spoke aloud to anyone who was listening, as he stood at the window watching for the Spring soldiers to show up.
(( SSF = Spring Special Forces. They're the soldiers from Spring that are coming aboard. AFCapsules = Aerially-Functioned Capsules. They're just like small airships that have room for only a pilot and one passenger... ))
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on February 10, 2009, 06:56:27 PM
Myra opened the door into the hallway, seeing a girl in a skirt as well as carrying a large sword. She looked into the open room across form her's. She saw man there and then farther back in the room, she saw a familiar face. Fay's. "Hmm..." Myra sounded as she studied the three while they still sat in their respective spots. "I do know one of you, but that doesn't mean I'll trust you. I'm Myra, also known as The Bringer of Cyclone. I'm the First Officer of Wrath. Since you all are working under Din, I heard, you will also be working under me." Myra announced to the three, her arms crossed. Enyo stood quietly behind Myra, still studying Rena.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: DNAngel on February 11, 2009, 04:12:21 PM
Ed hopped over the ledge and onto the ship's wooden deck looking around. As far as he could tell no one had seen his entrance. Although he did see Nimbus and company from a distance. He decided it was best to join them so started to head over. After hearing the conversation about the SSF he wasn't sure what to think. Perhaps this whole thing was larger than he thought it was.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: StoicNinja on February 11, 2009, 06:12:52 PM
"Myra," Ian said, as though testing the name. "You heard correct. Din has offered us a job, and I, for one, have accepted. So far, though, he doesn't seem to have any work for me. Perhaps you do. I will tell you: My primary strength is combat, though. If that helps at all."
Maybe if I can impress them with my combat skill they'll keep me around longer. Promote me, even. If I intend to bring these people down I have to rise to the top. Once I take out the structure from there the rest of the organization will most likely collapse. And if if it doesn't it'll most likely be easy to mop up the dregs...
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on February 11, 2009, 08:12:16 PM
Myra stared at Ian for a moment. She was unsure of what to say. This man was indeed very direct and straight forward, no wonder Din had offered him a job she thought. "SSF members will be come aboard this ship soon. They are suppose to be observing while Tsunami checks out Spring Nation's cities. Apparently Tsunami isn't very trusted by Spring Nation despite the truce they have." Myra said. "Well, more like an unstable truce." Myra added.
"Anyway, Tsunami may ask for our help in this so I might have you go in my place." Myra explained. "What were all your names? I know the blond male back there..." Myra said, gesturing towards Fay. "But I still haven't caught his name." Myra finished.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Whalesdude on February 12, 2009, 10:03:22 PM
Fay stepped forward, running a hand through his hair. "Ah, forgive me," He said, with an earnest smile, "My name is Lafayette Eternia, of the Winter Nation. You may call me Fay. I've also been enlisted by Mr. Din." Fay studied Myra a little and finally questioned, "Miss Myra, the frequency of your energy is familiar to me, as well. I'd say I've met you before, although, I would not be speaking the truth if I said so. You were the one trailing me inside the castle, yes?" He seemed relieved knowing that he could also be making friends with people who are equally as eager to figure out Tsunami's intentions.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on February 13, 2009, 12:27:10 AM
"Yes, It was me who was following you. But that was not my first intention." Myra replied. "It's a good thing I didn't kill you back then." Myra added, smiling faintly. She then turned her head to Rena and Ian. "And you two are?" She asked.
Rena, already very nervous from Enyo's constant glare, precariously stepped forward. "My name is Rena. I'm the last blood elf..." Rena spoke very softly.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: StoicNinja on February 15, 2009, 11:35:19 AM
Ian stepped forward, into the doorway, and leaned against the door frame with his arms crossed over his chest.
I may be working for them, but that doesn't mean I'm going to be subservient...
"My name's Ian Crimmen, from Autumn." Ian said in an almost bored tone.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on February 15, 2009, 01:26:27 PM
"Very interesting." Myra commented. "Well, I will go to the bridge. I'm sure everyone is preparing for the SSF's arrival." Myra said and made her way down the hallway with Enyo following quietly behind her, not having much to say.
"Hmm... They don't seem so bad." Rena stated her opinion after they were out of sight. "I just wonder how people that young could have such a high ranking in Wrath."
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Nestec on February 15, 2009, 02:46:39 PM
Arion began to ponder many things as he watched the clouds outside of the window.
I sure hope General Nauvi knew what he was doing when he formed an alliance with this Wrath organization. Seems to me like they're just a band of merciless killers. Arion thought with a slight smile.
Just then, a small fleet of six AFCapsules came into sight. Arion quickly moved from the window to head to the cockpit. He signaled for the pilot to open the hangar.
"Okay, we're letting you all inside," Arion spoke into the transmitter once more. Then to Mizu, he said, "Let's head down into the hangar to greet them."
Then Arion hurried off down a long hallway that led to a staircase, which led down into the hangar.
Mizu hurried off to follow Arion as if trying to remain unseen.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on February 15, 2009, 07:05:54 PM
Din approached Arion and Mizu from behind suddenly. "What the status?" Din asked quite calmly. Din observed that Mizu still had on his white cloak, but he didn't say anything. Soon after Enyo and Myra approached behind Din. They didn't say anything at all to either Arion nor Din. Everyone seemed to be gathering in one place to 'greet' the SSF members.
----
"Anyway, it's most likely none of my business." Rena said quickly after her earlier wonderment. "I think I will follow our new 'commander' now. You two can stay here by yourself if you like." Rena announced cheerfully and began to skip down the hallway Din, Myra, and Enyo had left to before with her giant sword swinging dangerously in hand.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Whalesdude on February 17, 2009, 07:10:29 PM
"They appear to be gathering somewhere. Perhaps we have more guests?" Sighed Fay, thinking to himself: Just what we need. More people on this cramped vessel. Nevertheless, they might end up being enjoyable ones, much like some of the Wrath members and these two Mercenaries. We'll just have to wait and see, then.
He maintained a quick pace behind Rena, to keep her in view. Fay didn't want to get lost on this ship.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: StoicNinja on February 17, 2009, 07:15:25 PM
Eh, If Myra needs my attention she'll either find me or send somebody else for me. I think I should get some rest...
"Hey, Fay. What are your plans for the next couple of hours?" Ian asked without turning to look at the man. "I'm starting to feel the effects of staying up all night. I was thinking of laying back for a few hours." Ian finally leaned away form the doorway and stood straight, he then turned around to look at Fay, and put his hands into his jacket pockets.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: ShinamoriAoshi on February 17, 2009, 09:38:48 PM
Reios awoke to the shining sun already nearing noon, he sat up in bed and looked around the room, Nemo was still asleep in his own bed to the right of him, and their bag of money still largely unused sitting on the table along with his and Nemo's weapons.
He steps out of bed and proceeds to take a quick shower, changes into his regular clothes, grabs his weapons and leaves before Nemo wakes up.
Walking to a high area in Blume, he finds the Spring people as they always had been, happy, cheerful people, selling their wares and goods. The sunny blue skies and verdant fields outside the city, and the giant air ships that transported goods from nation to nation docked in the air ports including the giant Tsunami Airship of which he was on earlier.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Whalesdude on February 17, 2009, 10:06:07 PM
As he walked out of the room and into the hallway, Fay paused and replied quickly, "Not really sure. I might get some breakfast after I see these new people on the ship. You should get some rest! It'd do you some good."
And with that, Fay quickly headed off to the Hangar, to see the new arrivals aboard.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: StoicNinja on February 18, 2009, 10:54:52 PM
"Alright, I'll see you later." Ian said to Fay as he left.
Ian stepped fully into the room and pulled the door closed behind him. He flicked off the light and crossed the room to one of the two beds, unconsciously choosing the same one that Rena had slept in the previous night, then flopped down on top of it without removing any of his clothing.
He lay there, in the dark, listening to the steady hum of electronics and ventilation within the craft and stared at the ceiling for a while. He thought about everything that he had learned in the last day, about the man responsible and the other that could not be found. He thought of his decision to join them, of the acts he would most likely be ordered to participate in. And of how it would all be worth it when he rose to a position high enough to challenge and destroy the organizations leaders and all other in authority. He grinned, and closed his eyes before falling into a restful sleep.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Nestec on February 23, 2009, 08:18:54 PM
Just before descending into the hangar, Arion had been approached by Din. He quickly turned around to see, aside from Mizu and Din, several other of the airship's passengers following behind. Arion raised an eyebrow, stroking his chin. "I see they are all quite interested."
"That's... kind of annoying..." Mizu grumbled, scratching her head. She would have been a bit embarrassed that they had all seen her in her morning messiness, but for some reason, they didn't seem to matter enough. Mizu had also quickly noticed that Nimbus wasn't in the area; he was still asleep.
"What the status?" Din asked quite calmly.
"The SSF are before us," Arion said, gesturing towards the AFCapsules now settling down and cooling off in the hangar. The hangar was like a massive garage, with a very high ceiling, and gray walls and pipes reaching from every corner. Arion turned around once more, flashing a polite smile to all those following him. "Be on your best behavior. Spring people like to see good manners. Plus, you don't want to make Tsunami look bad."
The six AFCapsules were already parked, so to speak, and their pilots began to get out from the little ships. The Blume soldiers all differed in their appearances; one soldier bore a head of blonde hair and wore thick glasses, another soldier had red hair and extremely thick red eyebrows, while another soldier who was bald wore strange sapphire earrings.
The fourth soldier was a female, and appeared to be the sole female of the group. She had a head of long black hair, and wore it in no particular fashion. She had quite pretty eyes and a smiling face; even Mizu had to marvel at the young woman's beauty.
Captain Solius was the fifth soldier; he stepped from his capsule bravely and almost with a glow of nobility. Loyalty seemed to radiate from this gold-haired young man as he stood beside the female soldier, holding his blade near his waist. He examined the hangar closely, appearing to be trying to adapt to the setting.
The sixth and final soldier stepped out from his pod, revealing himself to be a large man, muscular in every aspect, with neat short brown hair, and a thick black moustache that covered most of his lower-face. He wore an eyepatch over his right eye, and his face displayed battle marks of great experience.
The aura that radiated from this man, General Pedallus, was one that implied an unimaginable strength and skill of a soldier. He even wielded a massive silver sword that matched his own immensity.
The six troops approached Arion, Din, Mizu, and the others calmly, apparently meaning no aggression. They all took turns shaking hands, but none of them really exchanged any words. It was almost as if the two forces were reluctant to be in the same area.
Mizu refrained from speaking only because she was nervous in the presence of these powerful-looking soldiers. Of course, she was glad to be accompanied by yet another woman on the ship, but the superiority that the group displayed intimidated Mizu nonetheless.
Arion winked at the female as he shook her hand, proceeding to quietly ask for her name. "Cassandra," she responded, and Arion gave her his own name, in quite a proud tone as he spoke it.
Among all these troops, Solius was really the only one who bothered to be polite. He approached Din to shake his hand, his face bright with humbleness.
"Greetings, soldier," Solius greeted Din, holding out his hand. Solius was quite good at covering his true feelings; he secretly wished he never had to even set sight upon the Tsunami soldiers.
Meanwhile, just two floors above, Nimbus awakened, reaching around blindly for his clothes...
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Whalesdude on February 23, 2009, 08:53:06 PM
Fay hurried along, just in time to see the soldiers hop out of their AFCs. He watched as the hangar closed behind them, the lights turning brighter, as the 6 soldiers began moving towards Arion's lot. Quickly, Fay moved to greet them. He spoke to Solius first, as he appeared to be the most talkative of the bunch.
Among all these troops, Solius was really the only one who bothered to be polite. He approached Din to shake his hand, his face bright with humbleness.
"Greetings, soldier," Solius greeted Din, holding out his hand. Solius was quite good at covering his true feelings; he secretly wished he never had to even set sight upon the Tsunami soldiers.
"Good Morning," Fay began, shaking the man's hand, "soldiers of Blume. My name is Lafayette Eternia. You may call me Fay, if you please. I am also from the Spring Nation; the town called Sunflowne, as well as a guest on this vessel." He continued down the line, eagerly shaking the hands of each member as he spoke. "I look forward to getting to know you all better." Fay remembered to take a good look at each of the soldiers, perhaps trying to pry into their minds to get a quick glimpse of their thoughts. He paused before Cassandra. Bowing slightly, he took her hand almost like that of a princess or royalty, and kissed it gingerly. "And what a pleasure it is to have more ladies aboard the ship. I do hope you are treated kindly, both as a guest and a lady, by our new hosts." Immediately looking at Arion, as if disappointed that he did not give the same respectful gesture as he did. Fay then stood upright once more, and fixed his shirt, standing before the soldiers.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on February 23, 2009, 09:30:48 PM
Din very calmly shook the hand of Solius. Din said nothing, only gave Solius a strong look like he understood him completely. Suddenly with Fay's appearance, Din took his hand back and turned to Fay who glided across the room to greet everyone as if he lived here.
Din gave Fay a stare of irritation. Din then looked to Arion and Mizu. "This man is one of my subordinates, forgive me for my rudeness." Din apologized. Soon after Fay entered, Rena entered very quietly afterward. She held her giant sword closer to her and tip toed close to Din. "This girl also is under me. There is one more in my room." Din added as he glanced at Rena and back to Arion.
Din looked to Mizu. He noticed she still had his cloak but he didn't say anything, he just studied how it looked on her.
"Where is Nimbus?" Din asked very directly to Mizu, half ignoring the newly arrived SSF.
"Who is Nimbus?" Rena asked, whispering in Din's ear.
"I'll tell you later." Din replied in a quick whisper to Rena, not breaking eye-contact with Mizu.
-----
Enyo and Myra had reached the bridge and from there they observed where they were located from the large windows.
"They expect to find a sacred skyrune here?" Enyo asked Myra.
"They're unsure. That's why Tsunami is here." Myra replied.
"Why were you here in the first place, Myra? You were on a mission, right?" Enyo asked.
"Yes, and I still am." Myra replied, turning to Enyo as she leaned against one of the large windows.
"Can you brief me on the mission?" Enyo asked again, she was quite curious now.
"If it bugs you that much..." Myra began. "My mission here was to watch Spring Nation's military movements and political events. I've been here for several months doing so." Myra stated.
"Oh really? What's the real mission?" Enyo asked aggressively.
"Teh, nosy kids." Myra mumbled to herself. "I was instructed under First General Djin to search for clues for whereabouts of other sacred skyrunes with the cover mission of studying Spring Nation affairs." Myra replied honestly. "Apparently, Wrath is also interested in the sacred skyrunes, but I don't know the reason. Djin failed to mention why we need them." She added.
"So, that's why Din's continuous mission is finding the Hell skyrune. Draco-sama does want them for something." Enyo said, thinking out loud. "What if someone finds the Hell skyrune before Din? Will he never be given passage tot he heavens by Draco-sama?" Enyo asked, very worried now.
"I'm not sure. As far as I know, this mission is the only thing that even gives any clue that we wanted them besides the mission Din was given so many years ago. It could be perhaps that we only need the Hell skyrune. I'm really not sure." Myra said, sighing at her lack of information.
Enyo sighed too. "Well, this means you brought Din and I along to help with your little search mission? And behind Tsunami's back?" Enyo asked, turning away.
"Yes. This has now become a competition. Of who will find the sacred skyrunes first." Myra asserted.
"I understand." Enyo acknowledged.
"Well, let's go join everyone in the hangar. The SSF is here already." Myra suggested and went on her way to the hangar briskly with Enyo following suit behind her as always.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Nestec on February 28, 2009, 01:18:00 PM
"Nimbus is still upstairs, asleep," Mizu said in a bored voice, rubbing her eyes. "He's an idiot, let him be."
Temporarily turning away from the SSF soldiers, Arion spoke to Din, "Ah yes, I think I recall seeing you lead people down another corridor yesterday. It is fine for them to stay aboard, as long as you take full responsibility for them."
Mizu's eyes slightly widened, as she rudely waved a hand in front of Arion. "What the hell? You can't just keep piling people onto the ship!"
"Lady Mizu, please remember that the airship belongs to me," Arion responded quite swiftly. "What goes in and what goes out of it is entirely my decision."
The SSF soldier Cassandra smiled sweetly at Fay after he kissed her hand. For a small moment, a slight blush came to her face, but then her soldier instincts returned, forcing away the show of emotion. Returning to formality, she said to him, "Ah yes, thank you for the warm welcome."
Solius took several steps to stand before Rena, his hand held outward. "Why, hello there, young lady! You look rather fierce with that blade of yours." He flashed her a gentle wink and a smile, waiting for her to shake his hand.
Meanwhile, General Pedallus stood folding his arms, trying to force a smile to his face as he greeted the Tsunami and Wrath members. In truth, he desired to get down to business and begin discussing matters with whatever authority that was present.
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Nimbus hurried to get dressed, then rushed out from Mizu's bedroom chamber. It didn't take him long to get the feeling that he was missing out on something. He didn't hear any voices, and not a soul could be seen. "Mizu? Where'd you go?"
He walked hurriedly down a hallway, somewhat dazed from an apparent lack of sleep. He also felt a little hungry. Maybe he could find someone to make him breakfast. However, somewhere in the back of his mind, he was worrying that everyone was hiding from him, waiting to jump out and land a lethal strike on him.
After turning a corner, he caught glimpse of Myra and Enyo beginning to head down a staircase at the far end of the hall. "Hey! Hold on!" he called out to them, running to catch up with them. When he was right behind the two young women, he said, "Where is everyone?"
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Having woke up soon after Reios, it didn't take long for Nemo to take a shower, get dressed, and follow his ally outside into the fresh air of the capital city of Spring Nation. Scratching his head, Nemo moved to stand alongside Reios. He yawned loudly, then rubbed his stomach.
"Aaah...So what exactly is on your agenda now? There's really nothing for me to do here," Nemo said, turning to observe a nearby flower-selling woman trying to make a deal with a desperate customer. "I say for now, we should go get breakfast. We'll discuss things there. Good?"
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on February 28, 2009, 02:37:01 PM
"No need to worry about space on the ship, Mizu. They all use my room and I don't need one." Din stated to Mizu's earlier comment about the room aboard the ship.
Rena brought her hand not holding her sword and took the hand of Solius, shaking it slowly. His grip was felt strong, but unintentional.
"Arion, please start your briefing with what's going to be happening. I will only observe, though I do give permission to any of my subordinates to participate if they wish to." Din urged for the greetings to be done quickly.
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Both Enyo and Myra turned quickly, hearing Nimbus.
"Oh, it's the lost one." Myra spoke softly. "We're heading to where Din and Mizu and the others are right now, hurry up." Myra shouted to Nimbus.
Enyo looked to the necklace around the neck of Nimbus. It's the Sacred Skyrune of Heaven... And since Mizu already has the Ocean one, then there are only three more. Enyo thought to herself and turned to get moving again with Myra.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: DNAngel on March 02, 2009, 06:49:20 PM
Ed heard the voice and immediately came through a nearby door. Just down the hallway was Nimbus, the boy he had met earlier. He followed in footsteps, he had missed much but for that he did not care. Now was the time to focus on the present.
"Yo, long time no see!" he callled out to him. There were others, and he sure meetings would be held.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Nestec on March 08, 2009, 12:56:54 AM
Nimbus stopped to turn and face Ed, who was a short distance away. This pause allowed Enyo and Myra to leave him behind once more.
"Hey," Nimbus greeted him. Scratching his head, he said quickly, "C'mon, we don't wanna miss anything. We're strangers here, remember? The last thing we need is for us to be oblivious to everything."
Nimbus turned back around to head down the staircase which would lead into the hangar. As he proceeded, he gestured for Ed to follow him.
"No need to worry about space on the ship, Mizu. They all use my room and I don't need one." Din stated to Mizu's earlier comment about the room aboard the ship.
Mizu nodded to this, although she knew that she didn't quite feel comfortable leaving so much into the hands of the Wrath identities.
Arion coughed to clear his throat. "Ah yes, we must get to business."
Before he could speak, however, General Pedallus said, "May I ask who is in charge aboard this craft?"
"This is the AX-07, airship of Third Prime Captain, Arion. That's me, heh." Arion pointed out proudly. "I'm in charge here, but we got some other guy steering the ship. Any of you got any questions?"
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: DNAngel on March 11, 2009, 04:32:23 PM
"Alright, yeah let's go," Ed said rushing down the hall alongside Nimbus towards Mizu and Enyo. He could hear his heart beating ever louder. Mira and Enyo were only a few feet up ahead so Ed kept his head straight and mind clearer.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on March 12, 2009, 05:28:27 PM
Myra glared at Ed. "You know, Tsunami won't just let you stay around and learn whatever you want. I actually could care less, but you better not do anything to irritate them or they won't just let you go like last time." Myra reminded him. "Not to mention they might be little mad that you even came back."
"Who cares! Let's go before they begin briefing!" Enyo said quickly.
Myra nodded and continued on until they entered the hangar.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Nestec on March 15, 2009, 02:42:35 AM
Nimbus, with Ed beside him, hurried along to follow Myra and Enyo. The four eventually reached the stairs, down which they descended into the hangar, where everyone else had already gathered. From the top of the staircase, Nimbus could see the six figures of the SSF. They all looked quite impressive, with their bright emerald green armor and dark gray overcoats.
Whatever conversation that was going on was quickly interrupted by Nimbus, who shouted out, "Are those the soldiers from Blume?!"
Without even answering, Arion clapped his palm to his forehead in shame and slight embarrassment. With a series of points and gestures, he signalled for Mizu to move Nimbus to a different room.
"What the hell?" Nimbus said as Mizu attempted to push him back up the stairs, past Ed, Myra, and Enyo. Her efforts were futile, as Nimbus wouldn't stop squirming. "Why don't I get to meet them?"
"Because you're rude, and insolent," Mizu answered, already quite annoyed.
Down in the hangar, Mizu and Nimbus could be seen at the top of the staircase, with Nimbus scrambling to squeeze past her. It almost looked as if the two of them would both topple down the stairs.
"Please excuse the boy," Arion spoke. "He's a...new recruit. He has not yet been properly disciplined."
"Hey, no sweat, sir," Solius said. "Too much discipline never hurt anyone. It is more a boon than a burden."
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on March 15, 2009, 08:44:47 PM
Both Enyo and Myra went to join Din once they saw him. Enyo grabbed onto Din's arm protectively, but for some reason Rena had his other arm as well. They both glared at each other from across Din but said nothing to disturb the rest of the room.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: DNAngel on March 16, 2009, 01:55:06 PM
"Yes well, we all have business somewhere..." Ed said, his thoughts wandering. "Truth is, I'm not I understand what's going on, is war coming?"
He asked the question to no one in particular, and he was begining to tire. His flight back to the ship had been quick, but distablizing. He had begun to recover nonetheless.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Whalesdude on March 18, 2009, 01:40:41 AM
Fay turned towards Arion and shoved a hand in his left pocket, shifting his stance as if to give himself some extra poise. Nonchalantly, he adjusted his blond locks.
"Well, he sure is a Morning person," laughed Fay, with a bright smile. "Quite the excitable one. Although, it would seem his little mistress is helping discipline to him already!"
Beaming, Fay moved somewhere towards the middle of both parties to make the group seem less divided. Quickly, he scanned everyone's faces, stopping to wink slyly at Cassandra. Content with the new arrivals, Fay awaited further conversation or instruction, now remembering that he was to work under the young man, Din.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Nestec on March 18, 2009, 02:53:13 PM
From the corner of her eye, Cassandra could tell Fay was facing her. She turned slowly, just in time to see him give her a kind wink. Somewhat unsure how to respond to this seemingly flirtatious young man, she simply gave him a small wave of the hand. She forced a weak smile as well.
After Fay was no longer looking at her, she leaned close to Solius and whispered, "What exactly are we getting ourselves into? Some of these people seem far too excited..."
"Heh," Solius laughed, leaning in towards Cassandra. "Don't worry about it. It could just be a front."
"That's why I'm worrying," Cassandra snapped back at him.
"Yes well, we all have business somewhere..." Ed said, his thoughts wandering. "Truth is, I'm not I understand what's going on, is war coming?"
Turning to look at Ed, who had just recently entered the hangar, Arion replied, "Do not fret, there is no such existence of any war. We at Tsunami have merely expressed our interest in making sure the world is safe.
"Well, I will assume that no one else has any questions," Arion said quickly, before anyone could question his response to Ed's inquiry. "Follow me. I shall show you newcomers to your room. Please don't mind the breathtaking extravagance of the airship's chambers." He gave a wide smile as he said this, then proceeded to lead the soldiers to the upper floors, to find their rooms. As he passed Nimbus and Mizu, Arion spoke, "Mizu, I want you two to do some one-on-one training today. We'll probably arrive in Sakura tomorrow."
The soldiers passed afterwards. Nimbus caught a glance at Cassandra, and found he was unable to look away until they were all out of sight.
"I guess we'll do as Arion asks," Mizu sighed. "I'll go get dressed. You can get ready."
With that said, Mizu left the hangar. Nimbus found that he was a bit dissatisfied with the hospitality. Turning to Ed, he scoffed, "Damn, so this is our first day, and we don't get any kind of special breakfast. I wonder what's going to happen today...The guy says he wants Mizu and me to train....I wonder why that's necessary..."
Nimbus glanced at Din as he neared. He couldn't help but glare at him, much like he had done the night before.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on March 18, 2009, 04:47:03 PM
"Ian is still sleeping in my room. Fay, you are free to do whatever you want." Din announced and then turned his head to Rena. "Same goes for you." Din added.
"What about me!?" Enyo whined, tightening her grip on Din's arm.
"You're an Officer, you can do what you want." Din replied, looking to Enyo. "Unless you have an order for us." Din said, looking to Myra now.
"Hmm..." Myra thought. "Go observe the little one's training. I'm going to spectate the new arrivals." Myra said very casually and made her way after Arion and the others.
Din nodded to Myra's request. Rena and Enyo still had a firm grip on Din. I guess these two are coming with... Din thought with slight irritation.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Whalesdude on March 19, 2009, 02:50:50 PM
Fay lifted a finger to suggest where he might be best suited, but was immediately stopped by his stomach. It lurched quite loudly, expressing his hunger. Embarrassed, he laughed and stood up very straight. "Uhm... Haha, excuse my stomach. I seemed to have forgotten dinner last night! ... Would there be any chance of breakfast at any time soon? Perhaps our guests would enjoy some, as well?" Fay asked, meekly. I do hope they even serve breakfast on this ship... My appetite is out of control now that I'm on the road again...
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: sonicDBZlover on March 29, 2009, 10:46:00 PM
Stefan walked wordlessly and soundlessly down an old, dusty path that ran besides a babbling brook. He kept his eyes fixed on the ground ahead in thought, with the babbling brook on one side, and his babbling sister on the other. The pair had been traveling the countryside of the Spring Nation for many months now, yet somehow his sister never ran out of things to talk about. Her words seemed blurred and distant as Stefan thought about the things he needed to trade for in the next town that they where stopping by. His bright green eyes hovered to his sister’s worn-out boots. Stefan let out a small sigh as he remembered how much she needed a new pair. “Stefan?” Alliana called a bit loud while tugging at his sleeve to get his attention. “Yes?” He replied. “You blanked out on me again.” She sighed sarcastically. “Sorry.” he replied in a soft, near monotone voice. “As always.” She giggled. Stefan couldn’t help but smile, even when Alliana was teasing him he felt better. “Oh look!” She cried in excitement as she spotted the town ahead. “Come on Stefan! I’ll race yah!” Alliana went tearing down the path. “Alliana wait!” called Stefan. Alliana nearly tripped at the sound of her half brother’s voice. The fact that he had raised his voice was enough to make her stop dead like that. “What?” Alliana asked in a slightly irritated tone. “Something is not right.” He said aloud as he came up to her side, his green eyes fixed intently on the townscape ahead. Alliana followed his gaze and began to notice it as well. “It’s awful quite for mid-day.” She observed aloud. “Too quite for mid-day.” Stefan added. “We must proceed with caution.” Alliana took her half-brother’s had in hers and gripped his hard fingers tightly.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: marrer on March 29, 2009, 11:01:22 PM
Wolfbane ready to take flight, pulled the bear skull over his head, giving face some protection against the chilling winds he would encounter flying through the sky of the Winternation. Wings reaching out, stretching even, he took flight.
After a long flight Wolfbane lay witness to the wondrous lights of Glaciara, he was getting tired and his skin was reddened from the cold air rushing over his body. Then as he began to make his decent towards the streets below his right wing 'froze' up. It ached with a sharp pulsing pain and no longer did it want moved. “This isn't going to be good.” Wolfbane held his wings out straight as best he could trying to glide down, but he was picking up speed and coming down fast. Twisting his body as best he could to avoid lamp poles, buildings, and the like.
His chest grazed against the side of a building and Wolfbane managed to pull in his wings before passing through a small opening between two pipes, and dropping fast amongst the crowding people below. Thud. He hit the snow covered road below bouncing and skidding past people jumping out of the way. Wolfbane laid there motionless on his back, only a few yards from Maris the crowd that had been around the Theos scattered from Wolfbane's descent. The bear skull having manage to somehow stay over his face through the whole ordeal.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Nestec on March 30, 2009, 12:00:13 AM
"Uhm... Haha, excuse my stomach. I seemed to have forgotten dinner last night! ... Would there be any chance of breakfast at any time soon? Perhaps our guests would enjoy some, as well?" Fay asked, meekly.
Fay's suggestion was quickly supported by several murmurs of agreement from some of the SSF soldiers, including Solius, who rubbed his own stomach and said, "Ah yes, I believe I have missed a meal recently as well."
Arion thought for a moment, then said, "Very well. Would you all like some breakfast before you are taken to your rooms?"
"Please, sir. Thank you," General Pedallus answered firmly. Even he seemed to be pretty hungry.
Arion then turned to head down a different hallway, then he finally reached the kitchen. It was quite large, with cold gray walls and a hard steel floor. It looked more like a factory workshop rather than a cafeteria. Three long tables were placed in rows stretching across the length of the room, and tall iron stools wrapped around them.
"Seat yourselves. I will wake our chef immediately," Arion said calmly, disappearing into another dark room to the side.
The SSF soldiers quickly seated themselves at the center table, with Solius and Cassandra exchanging glances.
"I honestly hope the food is at least decent...heh," Solius joked, to which Cassandra gave off her own shrug of doubt. ________
"Aah, Din. I suppose it would be nice of you to accompany the training. Perhaps you could provide some pointers," Mizu spoke quite nervously. Knowing the frustration Nimbus felt towards Din, she was worried that he would snap and a clash would erupt. "I'm fine with that."
Nimbus shot a glare at Mizu. "No way. I'm not even going to be in the same room as that guy."
"Are you stupid?" Mizu snapped. "Did you not listen to Seeker's words? You and Din will most likely be working together once we get to Sakura. It'll only make matters worse if you two can't even cooperate!"
Nimbus knew that Mizu was right, so he didn't bother objecting. Since he was part of Tsunami now, he would be forced to ally himself with all of Tsunami's affiliates; in this case, that meant allying himself with Din and the rest of Wrath. If he failed to remember this, Tsunami just may throw him overboard.
"Please excuse him," Mizu said to Din. "We would love for you to observe our training." _______
Unfortunately for the Theos man showing off the machine, the attention of his audience was completely diverted when a large man came crashing to the earth, causing people to leap about to evade the destructive landing.
"Whoa!" Maris exclaimed, suddenly no longer showing any interest in the man presenting to the crowd. She once more slipped through Nahal's arms, which feebly attempted to hold the excited Princess still.
Nahal sighed, apparently unfazed by the ruckus of the descending man. She tiredly turned around to follow Maris, who had quickly rushed to the man's ahead. She clearly has no fear of strangers...
Standing over the fallen man, Maris stretched her smooth-skinned arm downward to lend him a hand.
"Sir? Are you okay?" she said, bending down to peer at his face, which seemed to be covered by a bear-skull mask...
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on March 30, 2009, 08:38:50 PM
Myra followed the SSF soldiers and Arion, but broke away to follow the SSF soldiers when Arion went in a different direction to find the chef.Heh... I wonder if these guys are as great as everyone things they are. Myra thought, glaring in boredom at the SSF soldiers.
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Din's expression from Nimbus's comment didn't change much. Din honestly didn't care much about what Nimbus had to say since it was apparent that he wouldn't listen to reason even if Din had attempted to talk with him.
"Lead the way then." Din said quietly.
"Yeah, I am pretty curious as to what this kid's got." Enyo stated. Rena just simply nodded.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Whalesdude on March 31, 2009, 01:29:06 AM
Fay wandered the ship, following Arion, until reaching the Kitchen at last. The look was less than satisfactory, and he severely hoped the food would not match the appearance of the Kitchen. He seated himself in on the right-most table, slouching slightly to relax himself until the food arrived. His eyes fluttered about the room, looking at everyone; occasionally attempting to catch their thoughts. In boredom, Fay threw his arms onto the table with a quiet thump and yawned.
"If the Chef doesn't arrive shortly, I'm going to have to go back there and cook our breakfast myself!" Fay exclaimed suddenly, frowning with disappointment. His stomach rumbled again, causing him to laugh with embarrassment again. "I do have some experience with cooking," he continued. "Though let's hope the Chef gets here quickly..."
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: DNAngel on March 31, 2009, 04:52:32 PM
"So Sakura... I hear its nice this time of year," Ed said, trying to avoid the unpleasantries surroundling him. When Din did not rage out, Ed calmed. There was obvious tension in the air, and he had to admit he was still partially confused.
It mattered not, however. Soon they would reach Sakura and then the REAL test would begin. At least that's what Ed's head told him. Until then, all he could do was wait and follow-up with whatever he could.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Nestec on April 05, 2009, 02:48:21 PM
Cassandra turned her head toward Fay, then gave a sigh. "Yes, I look forward to some satisfactory eating."
It was not long before Arion returned into the room, followed by a short, stumpy man with a thick white mustache. The man carried two large plates, upon which were large piles of what looked like biscuits. He set both dishes on the table, and Arion set a large pitcher of some greenish juice as well. The chef then moved to the cabinet, from which he took out enough cups for each of the visitors.
"Please enjoy," Arion said, standing above General Pedallus, who inspected his biscuit carefully. "When you all finish, I shall show you to your rooms." He and the chef then exited the kitchen.
"Ehh...I guess it's okay," Solius admitted, biting into the biscuit, which appeared to be filled with syrup and butter.
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"It's an interesting city, I suppose," Mizu said, turning to look at Ed. She had almost forgotten he was even there, and had to stop for a moment to recall meeting him. "I've never really been there officially. I've only seen it in pictures."
"Alright, try not to get in the way of my training," Nimbus growled, with a painfully serious expression aimed at Din and Enyo. Noticing this disrespectful glare, Mizu launched a hard slap across Nimbus' face, leaving a wide red mark.
Mizu led the group to one of the upper floors, stopping on the way to grab some breakfast bars (Nimbus glared at Din and Enyo the entire time while he ate his grain bar), then she led them into a large gym-like chamber. It was probably large enough to fit near a thousand people. Pillars of rough leather were lined up neatly in the gym, most likely used for sparring exercises, and weight-training equipment was stationed along the outer perimeter. Several boxes and barrels could be seen placed erratically around the chamber. They contained towels and bottles of water and all sorts of exercising necessities.
Mizu led the five farther into the gym, finally reaching a door which lead to another gym-like room. This one was smaller, however, and did not contain pillars for sparring. Instead, the room was completely empty, with the exception of four glowing pillars of a golden energy that were placed in the corners of the room.
"Those are Anti-magic Locks. They put a limit on how much magic can be used in this room," Mizu explained. When she saw Nimbus' confused stare, she added, "This is the room intended for training magic skills. Therefore, certain restrictions are needed to be placed so some jackass can't just blow up the place with advanced magic."
"So I'm gonna be learning magic?" Nimbus asked, quite eagerly.
Mizu blinked a few times, somewhat puzzled. "You're supposed to already know magic. You have a Sacred Skyrune, after all."
"I don't know any magic! Teach me some if you want me to be of use, dammit!"
Another slap.
"Don't raise your voice at me Nimbus. We have to take this training with focus," Mizu chided him, glancing at Din in embarrassment and shame. "Watch me, you newbie."
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on April 05, 2009, 07:22:08 PM
Din followed behind Nimbus and Mizu with both Enyo and Rena following close behind him, though they were more like clinging to both of his arms. Once they entered the smaller, magic training room, Din somehow managed to get his arms free from the two women and walked over to a wall and leaned against it, crossing his arms. Rena and Enyo both followed Din but managed to keep a fair distance away from him this time and both sat down against the same wall.
I'm pretty interested to see this! Rena thought to herself as she watched Mizu and Nimbus with her crimson elf eyes.
Enyo sighed. "Hopefully this kid is stronger than he looks." Enyo said quietly to herself as she referred to Nimbus.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: DNAngel on April 07, 2009, 05:06:59 PM
"Quite," Ed responded to Mizu.
Upon Nimbus getting slapped, Ed would laugh from time to time. Occasionally he too would train if not along side for ease, privately for comfort. It had been his way of life however. Kill or be killed, and in that fashion.
The time to fight was once again drawing near however, and should he be ready, as he always was, he would fight and they would succeed. If he was not, he would not, and he would die. I suppose there never will be rest for the wicked.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: DNAngel on April 08, 2009, 04:43:33 PM
Ed watched as the two trained vigorously, it had been a few days now. Still, he kept having flashbacks of his close encounter with his mortal enemy...
"Look at the little children," Green laughed devilishly. "He is close now, I can feel it."
It was a sickening sight, smoke flew upwards in the sky. He eyed it cautiously and with an added note to perfection smiled at the sparks that joined the smoke. He heard it, but did not respond, it would mean more this way. A sudden pain arose from Green's right shoulder. He looked over at it, annoyed. A bright twin blade stuck its juts out the front of his body.
"You never did learn to go for the kill, did you, Edward?" Green said, spinning to face his enemy. Ed stood arm out in the posistion of the thrown sword.
"And you never did learn to have respect for the less fortunate," Ed answered, looking at the numerous piles of bodies.
"What does it matter to you, brother?" Green answered enticingly.
Ed charged his opponent with the force of a wild boar. Out of the burning bodies a shadow shot out. Ed was tackled to the side as Snake forced his arms and legs around him, binding his movements. The pain was irrevoccable. The smell was fumid, as though the serpent-like being had eaten something rotten. Green made his way over to the struggling Edward, his dear and only brother fof whom he cared nothing about.
"You are nothing, little boy, you have not even learned to mind your surroundings," he said lecturely. "I on the other hand, was offered a chance to work with the best killers in the business, as you can see, its pretty much free range at my rank. And now, I leave you alone with Snake. Do you know what he is going to do with you?"
After a few seconds, Ed managed to gather enough oxygen to reply, "You bastard..."
David Green ignored the response given by Edward. it found it much better to continue talking down to the enemy, especially after they lost. Even if it was monologuing.
"He's going to drain your oxygen flow until you pass out, then he's going to hyper extend his jaw as he slowly but surely swallows your body whole," Green finished. "Goodbye, brother Edward."
David Green turned away, pulling the twin sword from his back and tossing it to the side. His wings sprouted quickly as he took one leap and darted off into the distance. It only took a few seconds before his figure had disappeared into the sky.
Ed forced his right hand into his sword sheath and brandished his second twin sword slashing off Snake's arms. The tortured creature cried out in pain as Ed twisted the sword behind his back and stabbed upright, piercing Snake up and under the ribcage. Snake's movements of pain stopped and the legs wrapped around Edward went numb falling downward. Snake's body followed suit and blood spilled about the ground voluminously.
Ed turned and after he was sure he had disposed of the man properly, he retrieved his sword from the ground. He wiped the blades clean before replacing the empty slots in his sheaths. The air bit at his skin like ice, even with the surrounding heat of the fires and the burning bodies. He looked up to the sky in the direction Green had left.
"No rest for the wicked..." he said.
The flashback ended there and soon he was seeing images of a brightened sky and a new world in which to live... His dream, would live on. He was back on the ship and his head pained him, but not greatly. he decided it best to take a slight rest from his thoughts.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Nestec on April 11, 2009, 10:43:46 AM
Nimbus stood back, waiting for Mizu to reveal her skills. What she did wasn't exactly something Nimbus was expecting.
Standing quite a distance from Din and Nimbus, Mizu slowly brought her hand up to her collar, clutching her Sacred Ocean Skyrune around her neck. After a couple seconds, it began to glow an ominous shine of blue. Mizu eyes began to flash blue with a fierce shimmer to them, and she shot her arms outward toward the far end wall.
"The walls are made of Restorite, so they'll just repair themselves after receiving damage from my attack," Mizu explained.
After a small moment, Mizu took an enormous breath, then shouted, "Blue Vertigo, Ice-Effect!"
A large spiralling beam of water erupted from her palms with great force, splitting the air with sharpness like an icicle. The beam crashed into the wall, all the while spraying the room with little orbs of sparkling blue energy. Where these orbs landed, small chunks of ice formed.
The icy nature of the move was even more evident in the wall; it remained demolished and torn, with great chunks of it turned into ice.
"That was one of my stronger moves," Mizu said, feeling a bit proud of her powers. "From the perspective of whoever is targeted by this move, looking directly into the vortex results in heavy dizziness. It also penetrates most defenses at close range, and has a great chance of causing freeze. I'd say about 65%."
"Is that good?" Nimbus asked.
"Hell yeah, that's good," Mizu answered. "Now do you wanna learn how to do stuff like that?"
Nimbus nodded. He had to admit, that move looked pretty powerful. All that energy, just from grabbing a stone and shouting some words? Hell yeah, this'll be so damn easy!
Mizu turned to Din. "Don't you just love this kid's enthusiasm?" She said, trying to involve Din some more. "Now why don't you show him one of your moves, just to give him a sneak peek at what Tsunami expects of him. After that, I'll get down to the actual teaching." Then she added, "Rena? Enyo? If you two wanna demonstrate something as well, be my guest."
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on April 11, 2009, 11:44:29 AM
Rena yawned, though not on purpose and her face right afterward flushed red with embarrassment. She jumped a little when Mizu asked if she had anything to show Nimbus. "Oh, uhm... I don't really have any magic... Or any experience with it." Rena stammered and looked down at the ground.
Enyo shook her head.
Din studied Mizu's attack. She didn't need to use her skyrune for that. Someone of her level shouldn't have to. Not only that, but she's also Theo if I can recall. The Tsunami seem to be much too official about things when Wrath likes to cut corners. That attack was about triple the regular strength though by using the skyrune...
When Mizu asked Din for a demonstration, he looked confused. "Nimbus has seen my power before, when he attempted to shoot me with his bow." Din replied as he looked to Nimbus.
Enyo and Rena looked at Din, feeling a little left out since they had no idea what he was talking about.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Nestec on April 11, 2009, 12:27:41 PM
Mizu turned to look at Nimbus. "You did what?! When was this? Did you try to ambush him in the middle of the night? Are you---"
"It was back in Daffodon..." Nimbus grumbled, recalling how Din had incinerated the arrow to a crisp. "...before he set it to flames."
Aside from that, Nimbus had nothing else to say. Deep inside, he was sort of interested in what else Din could, but he did not want to show any enthusiasm. Worst case scenario, he would be learning techniques directly from Din, the man who had destroyed his home! He watched as the training wall restored itself to its original form, in a flash of shimmering pink lights.
"Alright then," Mizu spoke, moving closer to Nimbus to observe his Sacred Skyrune. He hurried to change the subject before a heated argument could ignite. "This is the Sacred Heaven Skyrune, so it should make light-based magic, if I remember correctly from my studies..."
"Don't complain. It's actually quite powerful when used correctly," Mizu said, pressing her finger into Nimbus' forehead. "First, I need you to enclose the Sacred Skyrune with one of your -- no, both of your hands. You're still an amateur, so use both hands."
Nimbus did just so, tightly covering the emblem with his two hands.
"Now squeeze the emblem as tightly as you can. Don't worry about shattering it; you won't."
Nimbus began to squeeze the emblem tightly, and began to wait for something extraordinary to happen...
_+_+_+_+_+_
Finally, after about ten minutes, the soldiers and guests had finished eating. They all began to stand up, some of them stretching and yawning.
"Loved it!" Solius shouted, sticking a thumbs-up toward Arion, who stood waiting by the door.
"Wonderful," Arion said, giving the soldier a small grin. "Now that I have fattened you all up...Come to the dungeon, where I shall feed you to the dragons!!! MUAHHAHAHA!!!"
General Pedallus and Cassandra exchanged disgusted glances, beginning to have second thoughts about the Tsunami officer before them. The bald SSF soldier shook his head in shame, and the red-haired soldier shot an impatient glare at Arion.
Solius, however, appeared convinced. "Wah? We will not be plagued with such a fate!" Solius began to swiftly unsheath his blade, but was stopped by Pedallus.
"Put your sword away. Sir Arion was merely playing a joke," he said. Solius' eyes widened, then he let out an embarrassed laugh as he sheathed his sword once more.
"Not very funny..." Cassandra mumbled under her breath.
"Well done, sir. Quite the comedian," Solius admitted, trying to be friendly with Arion.
"Thank you very much," Arion said, his smile fading as he eyed Solius' blade. "Alright now, come this way everyone. I shall take you to your rooms."
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on April 11, 2009, 01:04:33 PM
Myra silently observed the SSF members and Arion and quietly followed where ever they went without a word. She was just merely there for support and to record any important data since this did have to do with Spring Nation's affairs just as her mission instructed her to observe.
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Enyo was slightly angered by Nimbus's remarks toward Din as if he knew everything about him. Sparks of electricity encompassed Enyo for a moment, indicating she was irritated by Nimbus. Idiot. He doesn't know a thing about Din and his reasons.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Nestec on April 11, 2009, 01:25:40 PM
Arion had to admit, he felt quite uncomfortable walking through the ship's corridors with the six Spring troops behind him. There was not another fellow Tsunami member in sight; if the six soldiers wanted to attack him, they could do so, granted it wouldn't be an easy task, however.
The group finally reached a large chamber. It was the chamber that was normally reserved for slaves and prisoners. It held ten murky, rigid beds, covered with tattered sheets. Several ball-and-chains could be spotted located around the chamber, attached to the iron walls. The room had no lighting, with the exception of the sunlight that seeped through the small windows.
"What the hell is this? Are we being punished?" the red-haired Spring troop commented rudely, quite surprised by this room.
"I do not understand your question," Arion said, smiling with his back turned toward the soldiers as they all stood in the doorway.
"This place is garbage!" The bald soldier chimed in as well, in quite a loud voice.
"Hey, remember your manners," Solius warned his comrades.
"My companions make a fair point. Is this your idea of hospitality, sir?" General Pedallus questioned Arion, who waited a while before answering.
"Why don't you save the complaining for later when it's time for you to sleep in there, eh?" Arion said with a slight smirk, then walked away from the chamber to lead the group further down the corridor. "Follow me to the recreation center."
Arion disappeared around a corner, leaving the soldiers in annoyance and astonishment.
"This has gotta be a joke," the bald soldier said. "Aren't there laws against this? Bad hospitality?"
"No. Tsunami is allowed to treat us however they want, as long as we tolerate it," Pedallus said. "We must make do with this. If we try and argue, the Queen may become upset with us."
"Indeed. Under those circumstances, we shall endure!" Solius said with a beaming face, saluting his General.
The group moved on to follow Arion, who had been listening closely to them from behind the corner. His smirk grew wider. Damn straight. If our conditions are harsh enough, you wimp soldiers may just give up on the job of monitoring us. Heheheee...
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Nimbus continued to wait as he gripped the stone. He waited. And waited. Nothing was happening. Was something wrong with the stone? It was pretty old after all.
"Umm, you can go ahead. I said you wouldn’t break it, squeeze it." Mizu said again.
"What the hell do you think I’m doing?" Nimbus snapped, growing quite frustrated at the lack of progress.
Why the hell isn’t it working? I’m squeezing it as hard as I can? This is ridiculous…I’m good for nothing if I can’t get this down…
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on April 11, 2009, 01:39:10 PM
Myra stood just outside the door that the SSF members were in. She stared in at them. "I have the same room as you guys do so I don't see a problem. As long as you have a bed and a shower you should be fine. You're soldiers after all." Myra commented on their complaining. "Hurry and catch up with Arion." Myra instructed, but tried to make it sound more like a suggestion.
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Din, Enyo, and Rena all sat and watched Nimbus who appeared to have no talent with magic or using skyrunes.
"Is it really the same skyrune you think it is?" Rena questioned.
"It's the one." Din replied quickly so Mizu didn't have to answer.
"Hmm..." Rena grunted.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: sonicDBZlover on April 12, 2009, 01:06:45 AM
(Void's point of view) At first everything was dark, traveling through the seemingly endless portal to the next world. Another place to search, another world filled with evil souls that craved power. A world filled with god-like beings, humans, and strange objects filled with super-natural powers. What a strange new world this seemed to be and he had not even reached his destination. Then after what could have been a life time or just a moment he felt the end of his draw near… A shadow in one of the hallways of the Wrath HQ shimmered with an unearthly energy as a being emerged from his long journey across time and space. His long black hair seemed to float around him like a main as he lower to a hover just above the floor. “Yes…I can feel much hatred in this place, perhaps the one I seek is in this realm.” He said in a soft voice that has an odd echoing quality. Though his eyes where covered by a blindfold he could see with his mind’s eye as clearly as any being. Very slowly did he begin to hover the hallways almost lazily, knowing that some being would stop him. Eventually a being did see him, a female of some sort, a pretty being with nearly glowing white hair. Once he was spotted by the female he stopped and waited for her to approach him, he could feel her slight confusion roll off her in waves. He turn and face her, he found her pale violet eyes fascinating. What was a fine being like this doing in such a place of concentrated evil? He dismissed the thought, like he cared? Once she came up to him he nodded in greeting very slowly and gave a small smile. “Greetings Wrath being.” He said softly to her.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on April 12, 2009, 01:32:18 AM
Ryubi stopped suddenly as she saw a distortion in the air. At first she thought her eye sight was giving out, but after a moment she realized it wasn't her, but something unknown...
Ryubi watched as a man emerged from the dark space. He was very pale but had dark hair. She studied his expression, but couldn't come to a conclusion of what he was feeling or thinking. What is he? How did he get in here? Ryubi thought to herself. She wondered if she should call security and sound an alarm. Despite her mixed feelings, she relaxed a little when the man spoke to her.
"Uhh... Hello. I'm Ryubi, Second General of Wrath. I'm also known as The Bringer Of Shield, but you can just call me Ryubi." Ryubi replied politely though she felt akward doing so to a complete stranger who somehow entered the building undetected.
"Who are you and why are you here?" Ryubi asked quickly. She had her hand on her katana just in case she were to be threatened.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: sonicDBZlover on April 12, 2009, 01:48:52 AM
“Bringer of Shield?” he echoed, he was interested by the fact that she had a title like that. This was a being of high power; this just kept getting better and better. “I am High Source Void of the Shadow-Race, however you may call me Void…Ryubi.” He said her name with a soft accent, saying the R in her name with a hushed breath. Void could tell that this being was having trouble trusting him, this was a good sign, it meant she was loyal Wrath being. “So..Ryubi, who is your Rule Source?” Void realized that she could not understand his native language. He read her mind to look for the proper words so that she could understand. “Leader…Who is your leader? Tell me about Wrath…and…” Void tilted his head to the side in fascination as he gathered more information. “Skyrune? Hell Skyrune? What is Skyrune? This world…the Skyrazor, Theos…Please teach me of these things so that I may understand Wrath.” Void eagerly awaited Ryubi’s answers; he was thirsty for knowledge on this world.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on April 12, 2009, 02:11:29 AM
Ryubi kept her hand on her katana as she tried her best to analyze the situation before her. Our leader? Draco? What does he want to know about him? Ryubi thought quickly. She began noticing from this man, Void, his questions seemed to come from her own current thoughts. Is he reading my mind with some ability? But that's almost impossible. Ryubi tried to conclude within her mind.
Ryubi sighed, calming herself. She looked past the man to the end of the hallway and then back behind her. There was no one else insight. Looks like I have to deal with this myself.
"I don't know how you got in here, Void. But I will be bringing you to my leader, Draco and figure out what to do with you." Ryubi asserted. "Follow me." Ryubi instructed as she began walking in one direction to an elevator.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: sonicDBZlover on April 12, 2009, 02:23:55 AM
“I came here through the Loop.” Void answered her question as he followed her as she had indicated. “I only wish to learn your ways…” Void followed her into the elevator and watched her as she pushed a few buttons. I may not be able to see into the mind of the Leader, but perhaps he will let me become one of his Wrath beings until I find the one I seek. Void looked at Ryubi and began to wonder what she thought of him; there was so much power in this realm, so why did she fear him so? Perhaps if I make an offer she will trust me… “Ryubi? I can see you do not know the art of reading minds, would you like to learn how?”
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on April 12, 2009, 02:41:10 AM
The elevator was slowing descending down to the lowest level of Wrath's Headquarters. Ryubi kept the man in sight at all times in the corner of her eye. She was quite suspicious of him and his abilities.
"Teach me how to read minds? Wouldn't such a thing be impossible for me? I was not born with such an ability." Ryubi replied, his expression distorted with mixed feelings and confusion from this man. Ryubi sighed once again.
Soon after the elevator landed on the very lowest floor and the doors swung open. Ryubi entered the half lit room and followed the red carpet which was set out as a path. "Come. Draco's throne is up ahead." Ryubi said to Void and started down the red carpet to the much darker side of the room.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: sonicDBZlover on April 12, 2009, 03:00:15 AM
“You do not need to be born with this power; you can gain it if you train your mind to reach deeper and farther.” Void explained. “After all, once very long ago I was a mere human myself.” Void hovered behind Ryubi patiently, her emotion hit him like a sporadic winds. She seemed tempted by the idea of reading minds, yet her distrust held her back. “Your leader, does he not read minds?” Void began to wonder if these beings where anything like his own kind. Mind-Reading was a basic skill in his realm, what would her reaction be like if she found out his other powers? Shadow-People depended not only on physical ability but also the control of every aspect in the mind. “This Draco you speak of, do you think he will let me serve him?” Void asked he wanted her to answer him without him reading her mind. He decided to give her a chance to speak for herself. If I read her too much then she may warn her Leader not to trust me… “I apologize Ryubi, I will stay out of your thoughts if that is your wish.” Void said in a gentle tone.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on April 12, 2009, 03:20:48 AM
"Hmm..." Ryubi grunted quietly, indicating she was listening. "And no, he doesn't read minds." Ryubi whispered. Ryubi halted directly in front of a flight of stone steps that led up to a high throne where a dark figure sat. The light within the room was too dim to reveal his appearance.
Ryubi bowed deeply to the dark figure. "Master Draco, sorry for intruding. I found a suspicious man appear out of thin air within the compound. His name is Void and he says he is from another world." Ryubi explained to her superior. "He wanted to know if he can work for you..."
"Different world? Interesting." Draco's powerful and deep voice echoed in the darkness. "Man who calls himself Void, what do you seek? And what would you have to offer to us?" He questioned.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: sonicDBZlover on April 12, 2009, 03:37:32 AM
“Draco… I wish to serve under you so that I may learn the ways of Wrath; you will find that I have many…unique talents.” Void began, he lowered to the floor and walked up to the bottom step. He knelt down to one knee and bowed his head respectfully. “My Lord, if I may I wish to present my powers to you to prove that I will be of use to you.” Void did not wait for a reply, he stood back up and held out his hands with the palms facing upward. “My Lord behold my power that I offer you.” Said Void, his voice echoed around the hall like distant thunder. The chains wrapped around his body flung off his body and spiraled around Void like a metallic vortex. From the blind fold came a pair of glowing blue lights where Void’s eyes should be. At that moment did Ryubi lift off the ground and the stones of the throne tremble. Void made certain not to harm Ryubi in any way, he just wanted to get his point across to Draco. “Do you find me worthy my Lord?” Void asked his voice still echoing across the room.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on April 12, 2009, 09:42:08 PM
As soon as Void began uprising his power, Ryubi began to feel uneasy. She felt some force take hold of her as she began to be lifted into the air. She immediately reacted by encompassing herself within a magical barrier which was her specialty. The barrier was transparent but was of a bright yellow hue that shined brightly within the dark room. Draco's face was slightly illuminated by Ryubi's technique and a grin was seen to be present there.
"This ability of yours... It's similar to our Third Officer's technique but on a much higher scale. You are indeed a worthy men to be reckoned with. I would be honored to have you join us." Draco praised Void.
Ryubi's concerned expression changed as she became aware of her master's opinion of the man. She dropped her barrier and brought herself back down to solid ground with a quick use of her wings and then quickly dismissed them once she landed.
"For now on... You will work under Wrath. You will be known as... "The Bringer Of Void!" Draco announced with a voice embedded with strength and charisma. "You will be working strictly under Ryubi and will receive her same missions. If you prove to be very loyal, then there will be room for promotion." Draco added.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Thefifthelli on April 12, 2009, 10:26:29 PM
Maxui turned and with him his long red scarf lifted in the wind. The entire landscape was bare and level, though nothing grew and it looked like a piece of industrial hardware the island that Maxui stood upon felt new and beautiful. In the middle there was giant fortress reaching upward in a plea with the heavens. Mounted on the fortress were giant guns that would shred maxui if he came in their range but nothing would stop him from getting what he wanted. Toward the top of the fortress there was a slit probably used to watch the surroundings; the slit was just big enough for maxui to fit through.
“I see a way up there now all I must do is dodge the guns, run up the fortress halfway then jump upon that mount to the left. My jump to that slit will have to be without error, I fear meeting the ground at that height will be terrible.” Maxui threw his bright scarf around his neck and headed toward the building full speed.
The guns on the fortress all turned at once to face maxui, and with a slight hum of the guns warming up they began spitting hot lead at maxui full throttle. Maxui cart wheeled and flipped speeding toward the fortress he was close to the building and he made a giant leap onto the building and began his ascend up the side. Maxui quickly found himself working extremely hard because the fortress was smooth without blemishes so he hadn’t grip, he had to rely on speed. Slipping a little maxui jumped narrowly getting to on one of the mounted ineffective guns; the narrow was about twenty feet to the left and it was a long jump to the slit. Maxui gathered himself and with one leap he flew toward the slit getting both arms in but not his body. He was vulnerable and hanging were people could easily see him.
“The worse of my fears have become plausible, I must…. Get up” Maxui pulled hard pulling his lean body through the hole into no-man’s-land. Maxui sat now breathing hard against the wall of the building. He was in some ones personal room he could tell from the personal items like a brush and some other objects. Maxui stood taking a deep breath holding his chest and flicking his head back getting the dark wavy hair out of his eyes.
“Now all I must do is find the leader around here without getting caught and killed.” Maxui thought how to execute his plan and whispered. “Piece of cake!” walking up to the door of the room maxui put his ear up to the door to make sure that nobody was in the hall.
“Silent… too silent to be an head quarters.” Maxi slowly twisted the doorknob of the room; Maxui just remembered he had just infiltrated a building that has security as probably one of its number one priorities. Besides the fact that there was all the noise outside that alerted everyone, there probably on rote to this very room hints the silence. Maxui opened the door and moved out of the room as quickly as possible and into the halls full speed.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on April 12, 2009, 11:26:28 PM
Hex slowly appeared from around the corner of the hallway Maxui was sprinting down. Hex was immediately notified when the sentry system detected an intruder and began firing so he was instantly on the scene.
"My, you're pretty confident to just think you can walk on in here." Hex said with a giant smirk to Maxui.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Thefifthelli on April 12, 2009, 11:36:24 PM
Maxui continued down the hall turning only look at the man that had appeared almost out of thin air. Maxui returned the smirk and answered the man by whispering.
“Confidence is for the pompous know-nothings, now what I have is knowing. That’s totally different.” Maxui picked up his speed knowing that if he stopped it could mean his imprisonment or worst of all death.
The man was behind Maxui he could feel it but it seemed like he wasn’t trying his hardest to keep up with him.
“What am I too fast for you?” Maxui turned around facing the direction of the man. “Or are you not even trying?”
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on April 12, 2009, 11:45:45 PM
Before Maxui was completely out of Hex's range, Hex used his ability of controlling gravity and caused the area to be pressed down hard by immense pressure to slow him down and at the same time, he increased polarity so it would draw Maxui back to him.
"I know those with speed. And you my friend, are not too fast for me." Hex replied in a co cky voice.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Thefifthelli on April 12, 2009, 11:54:17 PM
Maxui stopped dead in his tracks an uncontrollable force was surrounding his body and pushing him toward the man. Maxui tried to run in place but to no avail he was stuck in a extended leg position looking forward. Slowly he began floating back toward the man in a awkward wobble motion.
“What is this? Release me fiend I will not be held here!” Maxui yelled at the man to stop with a high rasp in his voice. He knew the man wouldn’t let him go so he relaxed and when he was close to the man he closed his eyes.
“I have business with your leader Draco I believe is what they call him. I have reason to believe that you guys might be able to help me find some people.” Maxui said as he was in front of the man’s face. “Maybe you could help me ?”
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on April 13, 2009, 12:06:22 AM
"Draco only deals with extremely important matters." Hex replied as he continued with his technique. Hex began controlling several of his daggers and spun them around his body like he was keeping them in orbit. "And I don't think any intruder would ever be allowed to see master Draco unless it was beneficial to us." Hex added as Maxui neared him.
The elevator several feet down the hall swung it's doors open and a tall demonic looking man in a almost all black and a black trench coat stepped into the hallway. His fierce golden eyes seemed to pierce through almost everything he looked at. "Looks like you got to him before I could. Lucky for him..." Djin said in a very dark, cold tone of voice. His words felt like acid burning at your ears, even to Hex.
Hex turned to face Djin, but not saying anything.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Thefifthelli on April 13, 2009, 12:19:53 AM
Maxui lowered his head and began talking in a low tone. Hi voice was heavy and deep unlike his usual upbeat tone of voice.
“ I must ask you, how you came to work for Draco? Actually all of you probably were nothings and intruders upon his presence when you began. Importance…hmm it’s funny how you dictate what is important and what’s not because look here my friend I just got into one of your fortresses many weak spots and if you threw me out I would do it again in another spot.” Maxui opened his eyes and looked directly into the eyes of his captor and smiled. “ I think you are more afraid of me than that fellow over there, you know why I say this?” Maxui struggled to lift his head back and laugh heartily. “ you have me in your embrace, why not let me down?”
Maxui looked at the man behind his captor and frowned, his eyes wandered back to his captor and then to the ground again.
“I am just a mercenary looking for someone, I have the talent test me if you must.” Maxui shook his head then looked up again. “But this is my destiny to do this.”
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on April 13, 2009, 04:33:03 PM
Hex's expressed turned contorted and filled with anger at Maxui's words. "who do you think you a-!?" Hex snapped but was interrupted by Djin.
"Hex. Not a word." Djin ordered Hex's silence.
As Hex kept Maxui held captive in his technique, Djin approached closer. "Are you afraid?" Djin asked, staring Maxui in the eyes. "Do you even know who we are? We are what make up the military force of Wrath which is equal or greater than Tsunami. What makes you think you're qualified?" Djin asked very seriously.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Thefifthelli on April 13, 2009, 06:18:14 PM
Maxui tried a little more to move his body, his hair was in his eyes waving around flickering like a flame. Maxui looked Djin directly in his eyes and began talking in a low voice filled with hatred and sickness.
“Four royal families without heirs and leaders, three underground mobsters, an military project destroyed and countless other peons that stood in my way have found Nala sharper than she looks. I think that’s enough qualifications.” Maxui mumbled his last few words.
Maxui struggled to itch his leg and forced a smirk.
“so are you going to let me see Draco?”
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Whalesdude on April 14, 2009, 07:42:48 AM
After following the group over to the room where the soldiers would be staying, Fay stepped back from the door a bit. He was equally as disgusted with the interior. This is hardly a room fit for a Lady, thought Fay, as he glanced over at Cassandra, Or a soldier even, for that matter. Not even prisoners would be fit in something like this..
The thought of any of these fine soldiers sleeping in such a place disturbed Fay. "I have a bed in Mr. Din's room that I don't use. If anyone would like to take my place, I would be happy to trade. I am merely working for him, and I have no special needs." He looked at Cassandra, hoping she would take up his offer. The thought of a beautiful woman such as her to be sleeping on something like that wouldn't allow him to sleep. He sighed deeply.
Forcing his hands into his pockets, Fay leaned against the far wall and observed the group, scanning their thoughts.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: marrer on April 14, 2009, 09:57:53 PM
“Eh?” His eyes opened reluctantly and the world spun about him, consciously of his dazed state, he forced himself to sit up, having not really been able see the hand extend to help him for a moment. It was certainly a kindness he was not used to, he took her smooth-skinned hand into his rough and weathered palm, and stood up, using her as a guide then a force to get his large heavy form of the snow covered ground.
“Thanks...” Once standing he let go her hand, and proceeded a kind of shook the snow from his form much like a subtle version of a dog shaking off the water after a bath. ((FML, cursed not paying attention to which window I'm posting on.))
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on April 17, 2009, 05:48:35 PM
Djin stared at Maxui for a moment and then to Hex. "Release him." Djin ordered.
"Y-yes sir..." Replied Hex and he ended his gravitational technique he had on Maxui, freeing him completely.
"You have a lot of guts and determination to still stand up to your beliefs in front of me, "The Bringer Of Chaos." I respect that." Djin answered, his expression not changing one bit. Though I can sense his soul was about to strangle itself out of fear. Djin thought to himself.
"You may speak to him later. For now you're coming with me to explain what you plan to do." Djin instructed and motioned for Maxui to follow him down the hall. "Hex, go back on standby. You're not needing anymore." Djin ordered.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Nestec on April 17, 2009, 11:40:10 PM
Although she was somewhat moved by Fay's kind gesture, Cassandra felt compelled to deny him such a misfortune. She was a soldier after all. Why make this young man suffer? Cassandra reasoned that it would not be a problem.
"No, no," she said quickly, her tone somewhat rushed. She gave him a weak smile, her face reflecting her reluctant kindness. "I'll be fine. Don't worry about me. Thanks anyway."
"I'd be willing to trade with you!" the red-haired soldier exclaimed suddenly, who was apparently not as dedicated to his soldier ethics as his female comrade.
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Nimbus closed his eyes tightly as he gripped the stone.
I have to learn this…If I don’t learn those strong techniques, I’ll seriously be useless…What good will I be then? Simple swordplay and arrows won’t be enough…
Nimbus opened one of his eyes slightly, catching a glimpse of Din. His powerful fiery stare was too much for Nimbus; he quickly closed his eye once more.
That bastard…he destroyed my home….I have to be able to match up to his power…To hell with that damned alliance!
Nimbus’ muscles tensed, as he slowly reached his physical limit. He could no longer squeeze the stone any tighter than he had been doing.
There’s nothing wrong with the damn stone!! It’s ME!! I have to be able to achieve that immense power!! I have to be able to master it!! So that people like Din can’t just roam the land destroying things!! Destroying homes!!
Nimbus’ veins began to pulsate from inside of him. He felt something erupting inside of him, right beside his heart.
“Whoa, are you okay there??” Mizu asked, moving closer to Nimbus. She stopped, then moved back, realizing it might not be a good idea to approach him at this point.
I’ll gain that power!! I have to!! I’ll get it no matter what, I won’t stop for a damn thing!!
Suddenly, Nimbus’ wings erupted from his back, enormous and beautiful. The explosion of force knocked Mizu off her feet. The wings glowed their flashing white and gold shine, illuminating the entire chamber, nearly blinding Mizu.
“Y-You have wings? So you actually have wings!” Mizu stammered, on the ground beneath Nimbus and his wings. “And they’re beautiful!!”
But Nimbus did not hear her remark. He wasn’t thinking about Mizu, nor was he paying any attention to the wings he had just shot out of himself. He wasn’t even thinking about the stone in his hand anymore. His mind was concentrated on Din. Nothing but Din. He opened his eyes once more, meeting the powerful gaze of Din. His eyes locked onto to Din’s, and his eyes glowed gold and silver. The stone and his hand shined a breathtaking golden light, possibly twenty times brighter than it was before.
BURN IN HELL!!!
In that split second, Nimbus exploded. He erupted in enormous speed and light like a bullet, directly towards Din, past Ed, Rena, and Enyo. His wings glided behind him, and he held the stone outward in front of him as he glided. It enveloped his hand in a large silver ball of light.
“N-Nimbus!? Get ahold of yourself!! You’re supposed to be attacking the training walls!! Not Din!! STOP!!” Mizu cried, rushing forward to stop the collision.
But she was too late. With all his might, Nimbus thrust the orb of light directly toward Din’s face, meaning to strike a killing blow. He didn’t care what this magical light was that he was attacking with. All that mattered was that Din die, and that he suffer in hell.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Nestec on April 17, 2009, 11:48:38 PM
(( Eh, double post. Just letting you all know, so that you don't skip over my first one. ))
Maris trembled a bit, almost stumbling to the snow as a result of the strong pull of the man. She let out a small giggle, her eyes becoming somewhat squinty.
"You should be a little more careful, sir," Maris kindly remarked, pointing a slender finger at him. She then paused for a moment, leaving a majestic silence in the cold. Then she said, "Tell me your name. I'm Maris!"
Nahal let out another sigh, turning left and right to be sure no one was watching them closely. This was the Princess after all, and she had abandoned her quarters.
"Maris..." Nahal spoke under her breath, her voice becoming somewhat whiny. "Let's go..."
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on April 18, 2009, 11:32:57 AM
Din could tell from the beginning what Nimbus was thinking about while he attempted to conjure his magic. When Nimbus exploded into his rampage and charged at Din, he didn't even flinch, he just simply watched as Nimbus was just moments within attacking him.
Enyo had been watching the entire time and just seconds before Nimbus reached Din, Enyo vanished from her place against the wall and in one quick burst of light, Enyo was instantly in front of Din with her katana drawn and it enveloped with enormously charged electricity as it sparked in every direction. Enyo used her lightning encompassed katana to block Nimbus's outstretched arm which was attempting to attack Din. Enyo's eyes were in rage from seeing Nimbus's actions. "Never raise your fist at Din." She scolded in a voice so fierce that even the soul could be shook.
Enyo then generated more electricity around her body as it seemed to circuit and spiral around her with much static still as she held firmly against Nimbus's attack.
Din ceased to lean against the wall and stood up straight. "I suggest you restrain your subordinate at once, Mizu. Or my subordinate here might kill him." Din spoke to Mizu loudly across the room.
Rena was extra slow calculating the events, but she managed to stand up straight and be within ten feet of Nimbus, large sword in hand. Rena did not attack though, she was too confused with the situation. What should I do!? Rena asked herself in thought as she was in half a panic.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: sonicDBZlover on April 20, 2009, 08:06:55 PM
Void was very pleased his appeal had gone so well, even if it meant working under this Ryubi. This would infect work to his advantage, no matter that he would be an underling, just as long as he could continue to search for the one he needed. “Thank you my Lord, I, The Bringer Of Void, will not let you down.” Void said with a humble bow. Then he turned to Ryubi and smiled. “Well Mistress Ryubi? What will you have me do?”
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on April 20, 2009, 08:23:07 PM
Ryubi gave Void an uncomfortable expression, "Mistress? Don't call me that. You're just my subordinate, if anything, you are my partner." Ryubi scolded. She sighed, folding her arms.
"Ryubi." Draco boomed suddenly.
"Y-yes?" Ryubi answered, quite startled.
"You are to go to Winter Nation and speak with General Nauvi of Tsunami about his future plans and motives." Draco announced. "That is your mission. But one last thing... Void, you are to keep your mind reading ability a secret from everyone. But you may use it freely in order to help us gather information." Draco warned. "You are both dismissed."
"Yes, Master Draco!" Ryubi replied proudly. "Let's go Void." Ryubi said as she began exiting towards the elevator from which they came.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Nestec on April 25, 2009, 06:32:39 PM
(( Quit it with the OOC. XP ))
An outrageously powerful electrical energy surged through Nimbus' body at that moment. He hardly knew how to react to it. In fact, his body didn't give him much of a choice. He halted in mid-air, stopped by the electrical attack.
"ARRRRRRHHHHH!!!!" Nimbus shrieked, then his wings collapsed back inside of him as he crashed to the floor. White and gold feathers still remained in the air, drifting to the floor as shimmering petals of light.
Dammit...that didn't last long enough...I could've killed him right there! I just know it!
Panicked, Mizu stood over Nimbus in a mix of frustration and relief.
"You better take a break," she said. "Relax. You did it. It's okay now." Holy hell, I was sure someone was gonna die right there on the spot.
Mizu glanced at Enyo. Hm. She went easy on him. Maybe Wrath's not so bloodthirsty after all. Nimbus staggered to his feet, his eyes no longer open.
"What...comes next?" Nimbus moaned.
"No, you need to take a brea--"
"What should I do next!? I'm ready for the next lesson, dammit!"
Mizu slapped Nimbus once more, this time harder than ever.
"I said take a break! Sit down, now!" Mizu barked. Nimbus gave a her a slight glare, then took a seat near the wall. "Now would one of you care to tell me what that was all about??"
Mizu snapped first towards Din, demanding an explanation.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on April 25, 2009, 11:13:41 PM
Din stared emotionlessly Mizu who was depending an answer of him, though deep down Din was deeply sorry to Nimbus. Din said nothing.
Enyo remained proudly in front of Din. "Din doesn't need to explain any reason to you for why he does what he does! Stop blaming Din for your destroyed home! Even if Din didn't do it, someone else would have in his place! Din showed mercy by using such a technique in Daffodon!" Enyo shouted very defensively towards Mizu and Nimbus.
Rena stood silently, not sure if she should get involved...
(( Ed alive? lol. ))
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: DNAngel on April 27, 2009, 05:24:42 PM
Ed stared at the party intensely. It was strange the way the woman slapped Nimbus over and over again without retaliation. Of course what had just happened intrigued Ed, he surveyed the scene as he saw the gold and white feathers drift slowly to the floor. Clearly, he desperately wants to fight for what he believes is right, Ed thought intently.
"I don't know, I think Nimbus deserves an explanation," Ed said, more in congruence with Mizu's demand to know what's going on. Ed was more inclined to discuss the history, for he shared such indelicacies.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Thefifthelli on April 29, 2009, 09:11:41 PM
Maxui fell to the ground with a violent thud as hex released him; Maxui lay there in on the ground his legs were weak now he was being held under low gravity. Maxui looked up at Hex and smiled a toothy grin then he began pulling himself up from the ground the reds and blacks that was his hair in his eyes.
“well now that we all have gotten to know who the intruder is how about we go see the guy who runs the show around here.” Maxui walked past Hex giving him a snarky look following behind Djin.
Maxui walked with heavy legs behind the shadowy man, he walked at a brisk pace that Maxui found harder to match at the particular moment. Looking at where they were headed there was a small door that looked like an elevator.
“now we go up or were going down.” Maxui looked ahead not knowing what was in waiting for him.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on April 29, 2009, 10:11:02 PM
Ryubi who was accompanied by Void, were now inside the large hangar of Wrath's mighty internal shipyard. The room always loud and noisy as mechanics continuously worked on new equipment and soldiers prepared airships. A small transfer ship was on deck to embark, with it's large doors wide open and welcoming to Ryubi and Void.
Two soldiers stationed on both sides of the ramp leading inside the small transfer ship saluted Ryubi as she boarded the ship with her head held high as Second General of Wrath should.
After Ryubi and Void completely entered the small yet comfortable transfer ship, the two soldiers turned and followed them on board. They were to be their escorts their entire time away from headquarters. Ryubi sat down in an extremely comfy looking chair that looked to be of a soft leather. She looked out the window and motioned for Void to sit in the seat directly in front of her where a seat just like her own was stationed.
The two soldiers went to the cockpit of the transfer ship to alert the polite to embark and shut the open door. "Did you expect a larger aircraft for someone of my status?" Ryubi asked Void as the door slowly shut automatically from a touch of a button which came from the pilot and the ship began to move.
Djin pressed the glowing yellow button on the small panel next tot he elevator door and they swung open. Djin stepped inside the elevator and turned to face Maxui. "Come." He said firmly but with a blank expression. "You're coming to my quarters which is on the second to last floor." Djin explained.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: sonicDBZlover on May 03, 2009, 10:23:37 PM
Void sat down in the seat that Ryubi indicated and shrugged. “To me it does not matter, honestly why waste time with Ships and such when you could just teleport?” He sighed. “But if bigger means more status then yes, I was expecting more.” Void let his mind wonder aimlessly as the ship continued toward its destination. “Ryubi, you never answered my question. Do you want to learn how to read minds or not?” Void asked in a soft tone.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on May 03, 2009, 11:20:39 PM
Ryubi stared at Void, her new partner. "To be honest, I would rather not know." Ryubi started. "Knowing the truth is one thing, but prying into the minds of others isn't appealing to me. I'm sure any other members of Wrath would jump at the opportunity, but I'm a little different than them. Don't take it personally, but it's just not for me." Ryubi replied to Void.
Ryubi sighed, touching her hand to her head and leaning on it. "It's going to take about a day to arrive. It is too bad that teleporting isn't an option for us. Wherever you came from, the people must have it pretty easy." Ryubi commented. "But I would rather not know about your home world or wherever you came from because it would only flood my mind with useless information that would interfere with the task given to me." She explained to Void.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Thefifthelli on May 05, 2009, 10:52:12 PM
Maxui looked at Djin as he pressed the button to open the elevator doors. Looking at the plainness that was the interior of the elevator Maxui thought to himself.
Well why in the world would he be taking me to his room? Well maybe he will try and silence me once and for all so I can’t talk to Draco. Well if it does end up being that way I will surely give him a fight that he will remember for years to come….. That’s if he survives.
With the last thoughts Maxui stepped into the elevator averting his eyes from Djin’s face and looking straight toward the doors. Maxui’s could hear nothing but the deep humming of the elevator and his heavy breathing.
“Why are you taking me to your quarters?” Maxui looked at Djin from the corner of his eyes.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on May 06, 2009, 08:05:54 AM
Djin didn't look at Maxui as he spoke, he kept his attention forward towards the door. "To listen about more of who you are. Then I can come to a conclusion of what I'm going to do with you. I'm being merciful, which is a rare thing." Djin replied. The elevator continued to drop for a few moments and then the door swung open from both sides. Djin entered into the hallway which appeared to be just like the previous one but it seems to have a more high class feeling to it as the walls had some vibrant looking paintings and the lights were no longer strictly of a fortress setting, but of a regular mansion feeling to them as if this was one big house now and not a headquarters.
"This floor is for Officers and other high ranking members. The lower you go, the high ranking it gets." Djin expained as he made his way down the hallway to the right.
(( That floor is also the same floor Hex's, Enyo's, and Din's rooms are. As well as Ryubi. ))
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Thefifthelli on May 07, 2009, 11:13:15 PM
Maxui looked at Djin one more time before stepping out of the elevator and looking around the floor that all the high ranking officers called home. The whole outlook was spacious with a lot of room between rooms, probably to give them space from each other; people with power that they all posses cannot live in close quarters for too long before they are at each other’s necks. The rooms all had grand doors and the whole area seemed like something that a family’s home would consist of.
“I imagine that all of you are really close… and what not; this little establishment is decent I like it. Which one is your room?” Maxui looked at Djin and threw his scarlet red scarf around his neck as he turned walking down the hall. “ I hope that one fellow that grabbed me will not be on this level…..”
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on May 07, 2009, 11:40:15 PM
"My room is the very last door at the end of the hallway." Djin replied as he approached the door which was staring the entire hallway in the face since it was the only one not lined up against the walls. "And yes, Hex is on this level. He is Third Officer." Djin added as he opened his door.
The room was large, much larger than Ryubi's room or the other Officers. Djin appeared to have his own house with a living room as the room which you entered, a kitchen to the left, and his bedroom to the right. It was a plain setup, yet elegant at the same time.
"Sit down." Djin suggested as he motioned for Maxui to be seated on the large leather couch which made it's way halfway around the room. Perhaps it was used for large meetings and discussions.
"Tell me exactly what you want from us." Djin said.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Thefifthelli on May 08, 2009, 12:03:19 AM
Maxui looked at the chair that Djin just offered him and smiled as he took the seat. Maxui looked around the down at the backside of his hands as he looked up at Djin and then back at his hands. Leaning forward a little Maxui spoke.
“You want to see something? I have a very distinctive tattoo here.” Le’scott stood up pointing to the back of his neck. Turning around he began unwrapping the scarf and keeping his eyes on Djin the entire time. Turning back around Maxui showed off the tattoo of the star on his neck. “I call it a tattoo but my father tells me that when he found me it was there, so he assumes that I got it at birth.” Maxui sat back down on the chair dropping his scarf on the ground.
“I don’t expect you guys to know anything, but there is only two organizations that could possibly know anything about where my true parents are. Wrath and Tsunami…..” Maxui looked up at Djin looking for a response but got nothing.
“I don’t think telling my entire story will be the right thing to do now there is too much stuff their and it probably will bore you but this I will reveal.” Maxui looked the ground. “ the last mark that I had was a general of a army that was going to try to take over the underworld of the autumn nation… when I stuck Nala the Black into his gut and looked him into the eyes he said to me…. He said that everything was as it seemed and that the prophecy was upheld.” Maxui sat back in his chair the crossed his legs. “of course that didn’t mean anything to me in the till recently… it made me think that I am a part of something bigger than just a set of mercenaries. So I set out to find answerers and you guys caught my attention.”
Maxui squinted at Djin and said. “I don’t think someone that has two different kinds of zoom in each of his eyes is normal…you understand” Maxui said in a soft voice that set the whole room up for silence.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on May 09, 2009, 02:05:11 PM
Djin smirked as he saw Maxui's tattoo. "I know what it is." Djin stated. "But if you want to know more, you will have to work for me." Djin added. "Working for Wrath would also mean you have access to our files. You also have a greater chance of figure things out on our missions. What do you say?"
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Nestec on May 10, 2009, 01:46:28 AM
(( Erggh, Red, my computer is not letting me respond to your PM. ))
"Din doesn't need to explain any reason to you for why he does what he does! Stop blaming Din for your destroyed home! Even if Din didn't do it, someone else would have in his place! Din showed mercy by using such a technique in Daffodon!" Enyo shouted very defensively towards Mizu and Nimbus.
"Mercy?" Nimbus snapped at Enyo, exerting is remaining energy into his aggressive voice. "Mercy? A lot of people died in there, and that's mercy?"
Nimbus stopped suddenly, unable to continue speaking. He sat sluggishly on the floor, somewhat dazed. Whatever that outburst of energy had been, it really threw Nimbus into dizziness. And he could hardly even look Mizu and Din in the eye as they spoke to him.
Was that really it? Did I really just do that? Where the hell did that power come from?
Nimbus stood up slowly, trying to regain his composure. His back severely hurt, where his wings had just been. He held the stone weakly in his right hand.
Mizu sighed, somewhat unwilling to even attempt to break up the tension escalating in the room. She turned to Ed, her face twisting into a sort of disturbed glare. "You better do something about your foolish friend here. He's gonna lose his life quick."
///////
"...and finally, here is the briefing room," Arion said, leading the soldiers into a small forum-like office. There were three long rows of tables, all of which included a chair. The tables and chairs were facing toward a large screen. The screen, at the moment, was dark and blank. "Here is where we shall discuss our missions and tasks in about half an hour."
"General, did you hear that sound?" Cassandra asked. She looked upward toward the ceiling as she spoke.
"Hm?" Arion stopped in his tracks. "Hear what?"
"Yes, I heard it too, Cassandra," General Pedallus replied.
"Yeah, what the hell was that?" the bald soldier chimed in. "That loud explosion?"
"I heard no explosion," Arion said firmly.
"Yeah, I heard it as well. And I felt some strange force of energy too. It came from the floor above us..." Solius added, also looking upward. Eventually, the entire squadron of Spring soldiers was staring up at the ceiling.
"Sir, is there a room you have not yet shown us?" Pedallus asked Arion.
"Yes. But nothing that you need to see. Please take a seat," Arion said. "We'll begin discussing our plans with you all soon."
(( For the unintelligent, lol, they were hearing the collision between Nimbus and Din. ))
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on May 10, 2009, 05:48:30 AM
(( Thanks for telling me Nestec, I had no idea. ))
"Yes, mercy. Now you better stand up and start working your ass off like the rest of us who learned to use our skills. All of us have lost something just like you have so stop acting like you're the only one." Enyo scolded Nimbus as she stood firmly in front of Din.
Din took a step forward and then stood in front of Enyo. "It's okay." He insisted. "And I know the problem Nimbus is having to control his power. He's putting forth too much emotion. He needs to calm himself and stop trying so hard with his mind swelled with anger. With that, it disrupts the entire technique." Din explained.
"Nimbus, you need to hold positive emotion in you and then focus on what you want. And with that comes the calmness that you need to execute your ability." Din added finally.
Enyo stared at Din, feeling quite confused. Rena showed the same expression as Enyo.
"Ehhh... Isn't that just common sense though?" Rena said quietly to herself.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: DNAngel on May 10, 2009, 11:25:52 AM
Looking over at Mizu, Ed felt a feeling of hatred. He refrained from showing it though, instead he turned his attention to Nimbus. Here this boy had lost everything, everything. Poor kid.
"Nimbus, now may not be the time, but I promise, a time will present itself sooner rather than later, you need only wait," Ed told him.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Thefifthelli on May 10, 2009, 08:18:03 PM
“Well I am prepared to do anything that will get me closer to answers, trust I have killed so much that I don’t even get the excitement that most people get anymore.” Maxui looked at Djin and smiled.” You look like someone that has had his hands dirty quite a bit, and watch I will gladly rid the world of vermin for Wrath.”
Maxui sat with his legs crossed observing the entire room with open eyes and a open mind. Slowly leaning back onto the couch he began breathing in deeply relaxed.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on May 11, 2009, 05:16:02 PM
Djin stretched. "Very well, I will make it official. You're free to use the couch here to sleep until we set you up a room of your own." Djin suggested. "Also... Just for the record, your rank is only slightly higher than a soldier's. The only time your word can outrank an Officer's is if they are orders directly from me that you are giving. From now on, you are the Private Guard of First General, Djin, The Bringer of Death. But most would refer to you by as my partner." Djin announced to Maxui. "I read just moments ago that Second General, Ryubi, The Bringer of Shield, also was assigned a private Guard today. So I don't see why I can't have one." Djin added as he sat down on the other side of the room.
(( Sorry for mentioning the titles a lot. I want people to remember that these Officers and Generals of Wrath are very powerful and known for what they do. ))
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Thefifthelli on May 11, 2009, 05:45:25 PM
“well this is a pretty cool sofa that you have here and I will gladly take it, hmm but you want to know what I really want???” Maxui’s face lit up and he sat back on the couch even further. “One of those neat titles, I know that I haven’t proven anything to you guys yet but I will and when I do I would like having one.”
Maxui stood up and looked back at Djin and stared a little. “So where are the other officers at, I already met the one that held me in mid air I think it will be cool to meet the others.” Maxui stood looking at Djin waiting for a reply.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on May 11, 2009, 08:31:43 PM
"Hmm... A title? Well, we would have to observe you a bit and see if you're worthy of the title of a Bringer like the rest of us." Djin replied. "The other Officers are on missions or on a short vacation. Second Officer Din got some time off from completing a special mission. He destroyed and entire city. Daffodon." Djin said. "He's quite powerful for his age, a genius in my opinion."
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Whalesdude on May 11, 2009, 09:37:09 PM
"...and finally, here is the briefing room," Arion said, leading the soldiers into a small forum-like office. There were three long rows of tables, all of which included a chair. The tables and chairs were facing toward a large screen. The screen, at the moment, was dark and blank. "Here is where we shall discuss our missions and tasks in about half an hour."
"General, did you hear that sound?" Cassandra asked. She looked upward toward the ceiling as she spoke.
"Hm?" Arion stopped in his tracks. "Hear what?"
"Yes, I heard it too, Cassandra," General Pedallus replied.
"Yeah, what the hell was that?" the bald soldier chimed in. "That loud explosion?"
"I heard no explosion," Arion said firmly.
"Yeah, I heard it as well. And I felt some strange force of energy too. It came from the floor above us..." Solius added, also looking upward. Eventually, the entire squadron of Spring soldiers was staring up at the ceiling.
Fay felt the energy, but heard no sound. That energy; I haven't felt something like that in a long time. The sheer hatred... Fay shivered slightly. Afraid to cause any sort of alarm, he restrained from any specifics. He nodded in agreement to Solius.
"Mmm, I felt something as well, although whatever it was has dissipated." said Fay, taking a mental note of what Arion had said. Things just get weirder and weirder on this ship. I better be careful. Suddenly he realized that he wasn't a soldier, technically. In fact, quite the opposite. Before he took a seat, he cleared his throat in order to draw some attention to himself.
"I don't believe I belong in this briefing, do I? I work for Mr. Din, however, I'm not exactly sure if this concerns me. I do not mean to intrude," Fay questioned, as he pulled a chair up for Cassandra, "However, I have not been briefed yet personally by Mr. Din; I'm rather new. Perhaps this meeting would benefit me?" He gave Arion a blank stare, unsure what his answer would be.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Nestec on May 17, 2009, 10:52:20 PM
Arion at first eyed the young man suspiciously, but after considering his slight affiliation with them, he relaxed. He nodded, waving a permissive hand at Fay.
"Technically, you don't belong in here," he said, his tone quite tranquil. "But I'll let it slide. I'm going to be summoning most of the others in here anyway."
Cassandra, flashing a weak smile which expressed her tiring struggle for stable respect and manners, gave Fay a gentle nod as she sat in the seat which he had pulled for her. "Thank you," she whispered to him.
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"Yes, mercy. Now you better stand up and start working your ass off like the rest of us who learned to use our skills. All of us have lost something just like you have so stop acting like you're the only one." Enyo scolded Nimbus as she stood firmly in front of Din.
Nimbus found himself unable to look at the girl, as his weary gaze dragged feebly along the floor, tracing the outlines of her feet. A fierce presence within him so strongly desired to lash out at her, but he was able to peacefully repress his inner fire, mainly because he knew she was right. Everyone suffered. It was likely that everyone in that room had suffered a similar pain as him.
"Nimbus, now may not be the time, but I promise, a time will present itself sooner rather than later, you need only wait," Ed told him.
Nimbus sighed, glumly understanding the truth of his friend's words but dangerously unwilling to accept it within his heart. "Problem is... I don't have the damn patience."
Mizu was just about lecture him when a loud voicen (which she quickly recognized as Arion) boomed over the PA system.
"ALL SOLDIERS ARE TO REPORT TO THE MISSION-BRIEFING ROOM! I REPEAT, ALL SOLDIERS REPORT TO THE BRIEFING ROOM! SPRING SPECIAL FORCES INCLUDED!"
Mizu and Nimbus looked at each other.
"Well, let's go then," she said to Nimbus, as he rose to his feet. She moved her head to meet the eyes of Ed, Rena, Enyo and Din as well. "You all come as well. This'll be an actual mission briefing. So be sure you all pay good attention."
Nimbus and Mizu walked past through the group, heading out of the room.
Mission briefing, huh? So I wonder if Mizu and Arion will let me be part of this upcoming mission...That training didn't go so well... Nimbus pondered anxiously within his mind.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on May 18, 2009, 12:01:20 AM
Teh, Mizu made zero progress with Nimbus today. Din thought to himself but let it go and began exiting the training room with Rena and Enyo following closely behind him like a magnet.
"Do we really have to attend this thing, Din?" Enyo asked as they made their way to the briefing room.
"In all honesty, no. We're technically still on vacation. The only reason we're aboard this airship is because we were asked directly from First Officer Myra. It's good will and honorable. We don't have to participate, just support her." Din replied to Enyo.
"Uhmm... What about me?" Rena asked quite nervously. Rena had been quite confident coming aboard this airship, but she had now become quite precarious and paranoid of her actions after learning more about who is actually aboard this aircraft.
"You can do whatever you want. I do plan on taking you three back to headquarters with me after this if you would like to continue to work under me. It's beneficial to both of us. You can information, I get more man power. But to be honest, that isn't very important to me at all. That's just a cover up so higher ups will let me do what I want." Din replied with a rather lengthy explanation. "Anyway, you can wake Ian up now." Din suggested.
"Oh yeah! I'll go do that." Rena replied and rushed down a different hallway.
Enyo sighed once Rena was out of sight and they continued heading towards the briefing room. "That girl is a mystery to me. Why do you trust these people so easily?" Enyo asked. Obviously Enyo wasn't a huge fan of Rena.
"As you can tell, she's a blood elf. Probably the last one. She needs protection." Din replied very assertively.
"Is that the ONLY reason why?" Enyo asked very directly as she eyed Din.
"I want to build a foundation of those I can trust. You have to start somewhere." Din replied again, giving Enyo a stern look.
(( Rena is going to get Ian(STOICNINJA) back into the game! ))
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Whalesdude on May 18, 2009, 12:31:34 AM
"Thank you, Arion," replied Fay, as he took his seat as well. This is wonderful! I'll be learning much more about what's going on here, now that I'm being told everything directly. Although, with these soldiers from the Spring Nation here, I think Arion may hold some information... Though, that I'm sure, I can gather on my own. He sighed slightly, wondering what sorts of things may come to pass. As he waited, he began to process the soldiers' emotions and thoughts - out of boredom or subconsciousness, he was unsure - as he sat. His eyes occasionally fluttered between faces, perhaps to compare and contrast them. He took advantage of this hiatus of instruction, as everyone's mind wandered, to find out more about the Spring Nation Soldiers, as well as Arion.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: DNAngel on May 19, 2009, 04:04:52 PM
"Yes of course," Ed answered Mizu whole-heartily. He wouldn't let another round-about start all over again.
Ed followed Nimbus' suit in leaving the room to walk to the mission-briefing room at Arion's command. What now? He kept asking himself, over and over. It wouldn't matter of course, what the mission was, Ed was down for anything, but he sensed a damned air about the place. As if something big was coming.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Thefifthelli on May 25, 2009, 06:38:30 PM
“well he sure sounds like the kind of person that I would like to be around! Can we go see him ohh that sounds like it would be a lot of fun.”
Maxui looked at Djin with wide eyes and smiled at the fact that he might be able to leave and wander around the building getting into all sorts of troubles. Maxui looked at the door and started toward it still looking at Djin and smiling.
“Well what will it be? Can we do something or are we just going to sit in this stuffy room and you look at me with that face of intimidation the entire time.”
Maxui stood straight up and crossed his arms.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on May 25, 2009, 08:32:55 PM
"Hmmm." Thought Djin. "Well, at the moment we have no orders. I will see about planning something within the next few hours, but first... Let's get your katana. All members of Wrath have a Wrath-made katana. These swords are all custom made to fit the wielder. So before we begin the process of creating your blade, we will need to know any special abilities you might have that would effect the blade." Djin said. "Then we can alter your blade so your katana won't be damaged by your abilities and at the same time enable you to encompass your power around your weapon much like Din does with his fire or Enyo with her electricity." Djin explained.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Thefifthelli on May 25, 2009, 08:43:53 PM
“well, silence and stealth is my prowess I can kill a group of thugs in complete darkness without having them make one sound. My eyes both are key to my success as a mercenary one can zoom in on targets from a long range away and the other can tell me which opponent is close enough to me to make a killing blow easily.”
Maxui pulled down on his eyelids and then touched his quivering gray eye, then he did the same for the second one. Maxui looked back up from his cynical nonsense and looked Djin right into the eyes and said.
“well I kind of have a two weapons that help me with all that. See here…”
Maxui took out both of his kukris and began spinning them one after another counterclockwise. The blades made a neat whooshing sound as they spun through the air at the great speed.
“See these never fail me….. I don’t know about a Kanata I always saw them as a cumbersome weapon that hindered ones movements. Since you have to swing down and upwards to get the maximum damage.”
Maxui ran his finger over the black kukri the blade cut into his skin like it was butter and then the blood flooded out the cut and onto the blade. Maxui quickly stuck his finger inside his mouth sucking on the bittersweet mineral filled blood.
“My blade here Nala the Black is a 5 body blade…..”
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on May 26, 2009, 12:39:19 AM
Djin smirked as Maxui explained his abilities. "You may have a good grasp of combat and you do have a point about having to require more effort to wield a katana. But your two blades don't measure up to a katana's range, but you could argue that you could make up for range with your bow... So, I won't force you to use a katana. But we will still force a katana for you as membership of Wrath." Djin stated.
"Besides, it doesn't hurt to have an extra weapon." Djin added as he stood up. "Come with me." Djin requested as he made his way out of his room.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Nestec on May 26, 2009, 10:16:37 PM
"Ah yes, you came as well," Arion addressed Ed. "I was half-thinking you wouldn't come, because I forgot to call for you." He scanned the room checking for the rest of the "stoaways", namely Rena and Ian.
There were four rows of seats, each row containing seven seats. Arion stood at the front of the room. General Pedallus sat in the front row, in the seat farthest to the left. Captain Solius sat beside him, while Cassandra occupied the seat behind Pedallus. The bald soldier sat beside Fay, and in the seat to the right of him sat the blonde soldier with glasses. Finally, the red-haired soldier sat to his side.
Mizu and Nimbus approached the front row. Mizu sat beside Solius, and, of course, Nimbus sat beside her. He began to hope that none of the Wrath soldiers would come and sit by him.
Arion watched and waited as everyone seated themselves.
(( 'k, as soon as everyone can get seated, we can quickly get this thing started... Red, I hope you're on right now. ^_^ ))
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on May 26, 2009, 10:56:15 PM
Rena swung Din's temporary room door open and skipped across the small room and landed with a thud, staring right at the sleeping Ian that lay on one of the beds. "Ian. It's time to wake up. Wakey wakey!" Rena shouted in Ian's ear.
Din entered the conference room accompanied by Enyo and on sight they huddled up with Myra and decided to quickly take their seats. Din whispered to Fay, "You have permission to leave or sit anywhere you like. You work for Wrath now." Din said quietly.
"Where is that other girl?" Myra interrupted in a low whisper.
"I sent her to wake up Ian. They don't have to attend if they don't want to." Din replied, also very quietly.
"You're much too lenient on your new Private Guard. You also have the largest Private Guard in Wrath now, you need to set a good example!" Myra scolded, still trying to maintain the quietest tone of voice as she could.
(( I hope I'm not forgetting anyone. >.> ))
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: DNAngel on May 27, 2009, 04:09:34 PM
"And I thank you kindly," Angel said, in answer to Arion.
Ed sat quietly next to Nimbus. He addressed the woman who had spoken to him with a polite nod of his head. The conference room was quite loud for everyone attending. Several of the people attending Angel recognized, others he did not. However, it did not matter, nor would it matter. They were here to be briefed on an upcoming mission, one in which he was very intrested, one in which he was going to take part in.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Whalesdude on May 27, 2009, 04:50:04 PM
Din entered the conference room accompanied by Enyo and on sight they huddled up with Myra and decided to quickly take their seats. Din whispered to Fay, "You have permission to leave or sit anywhere you like. You work for Wrath now." Din said quietly.
Fay nodded and quickly replied with a whisper, "I suppose I do, then. Although, I would like to find out what this Tsunami organization is up to..." and sat back in his seat, relaxing. I'm anxious to hear what they have to say, but whatever it will be should be said shortly, he reasoned as he scanned the room, noting the new faces, searching for more thoughts.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: StoicNinja on May 29, 2009, 11:20:14 PM
Ian awoke immediately. Almost before he regained awareness his arm snapped up, a dagger leaping from his sleeve into his hand, and had it held up to the womans throat. Only then did he open his eyes, slowly, calmy, narrowly. They appeared almost like frosted glass, dull and empty. As he looked upon her face full awareness came rushing back to him. His eyes cleared and widened slightly, he quickly replaced the dagger in his sleeve with a deft flourish.
"Rena, are you alright?" Ian asked, genuine concern in his voice. "You surprised me."
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on May 30, 2009, 04:12:03 PM
Rena jumped in fright as Ian suddenly woke up and brought a dagger to her throat. She stared Ian in the eyes, her body feeling a bit heavy. She only began to ease up once he had taken the dagger away.
"I'm... Fine..." Rena managed to say in slow intervals. "I'm sorry." She added.
Rena stood herself up straight. "Everyone is having a meeting right now about what their next steps are. Din said we only have to attend if we want to."
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: StoicNinja on May 30, 2009, 05:35:47 PM
"It wasn't your fault, Rena." Ian said looking her in the eyes. "I've spent too long training myself to fight. I guess it's ingrained even into my subconscious."
He swung himself off of the bed and straitened his jacket, deliberately not looking at the young woman. He felt sad at what he had turned himself into over the last years, and ashamed at what he had almost done to a friend without meaning to.
"A meeting about our next steps? Where are they holding it?"
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on May 30, 2009, 08:39:38 PM
"Uhmm... The conference room, but I don't know where that is... Heh, heh..." Giggled nervously. "But it shouldn't be too difficult to find it."
Rena sighed. "And don't worry about the whole knife to my throat thing. I understand. Let's just get going." Rena added, reassuring Ian it was okay.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: StoicNinja on May 31, 2009, 12:27:21 AM
"Well, then, I'm sure you know this place better than I do by now. Why don't you lead the way?" Ian asked.
He was still ashamed and frustrated about the incident with the knife, despite Rena's assurances that it wasn't a big deal. He had trained himself to become a weapon, all for his vengeance. Everything he had had was gone and he had felt he had nothing to lose. Now he had a friend again, something to lose. And he almost took her away from himself. He couldn't help from thinking that even though she said she was fine she might be rethinking her opinion of him. And, as much as he wanted to warm up to another person, to interact, he knew that he'd still need his fighting instincts in the near future.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on May 31, 2009, 03:18:31 PM
"Yesh! Rena will lead the way then!" Rena proclaimed in a very loud and charismatic voice and waved her giant steel sword in the direction they would be going which was just into the hallway since they hadn't even left the room yet. They both exited the room and made their way down the hallway and to the left.
As the two slowly searched the ship for the conference room, Rena stopped to open every door in the process and each time she announced, "Not here either!"
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: StoicNinja on May 31, 2009, 04:48:27 PM
Ian simply followed her. Her endearing charisma, almost childlike, bringing a small smile to his lips. A part of him was very happy to be able to be around a person like her and to experience camaraderie again. Another part of him, however, was afraid that his budding friendships would dull the edge of his tuned fighter instincts. He was constantly arguing with himself that he needed to retain his sense of humanity or all he had done would be for naught, while his other side claimed that he must push them away or he would never be able to complete his mission and gain his long overdue vengeance.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on June 02, 2009, 06:02:59 PM
"Hmmm! We can't seem to locate it." Rena said as she quickly spun around to look at Ian. "Why do you wanna go anyway?" Rena asked Ian. "I mean, they probably don't have anything for us to do anyway. It's not like they would trust us fully all of a sudden when we JUST joined Wrath by working under Din. I still find it strange he let us do that and that he trusts us." Rena said quickly. She apparently was somewhat bipolar and is either very quiet and reserved and then very talkative and active. "Am I talking too much?" Rena asked Ian, not letting him answer her first question yet as she left her large sword over her shoulder.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: StoicNinja on June 02, 2009, 07:18:10 PM
"No. It's comforting in a way." Ian said, still wearing his slight smile.
A little companionship couldn't hurt that much...
"I've been on my own for a long time. It's nice to have somebody to talk with." He said. "And as for Din, he probably wants us as his subordinates to gain power. If he has a loyal faction within the organization then his power and authority will increase. Maybe not officially, but it will. And I'd like to be there so I can learn more about what is going on within the organization and how it will affect us."
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on June 02, 2009, 09:19:50 PM
"For power? You think so? I'm still surprised by how young he is to be such a high ranking member of Wrath. I wonder if he's really capable of erasing an entire city in an instant like they say..." Rena trailed off.
"Anyway, I'm just here because I want to make sure something like that doesn't happen..." Rena added.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: StoicNinja on June 03, 2009, 05:13:53 PM
"I don't doubt that it is possible for a man to achieve that level of power. Though I'm sure it is very rare. I also would like to prevent something like that from happening ever again. Hopefully whatever power and influence we might gain from this organization can be used for good. To protect people, so that nobody will have to suffer the pain of losing somebody they care about." Ian trailed off. He cast his eyes down for a moment while he composed himself. He looked back up to her again. "Anyways, we should keep looking, they've got to be around here somewhere, right?"
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on June 04, 2009, 02:53:09 PM
"Hmm... Well, I'm glad we share the same ideals." Rena said smiling. She seemed to have not been paying much attention and lost grip of her sword as it slipped out of her hand and fell backwards over her shoulder causing a loud metallic clamor to echo every which way. "EHHH!" Rena quickly picked up her blade and held it closer to her and looked to Ian. "I'm sorry. I'm sorry. So sorry. I didn't mean to make such a racket!" Rena apologized quickly, her speech was relatively fast while she was nervous.
"Let's just get going, though I bet they heard me make that noise..." Rena said as she lead the way again but much quicker this time.
(( NESTEC, hurry it up! ))
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Whalesdude on June 04, 2009, 03:15:31 PM
Fay stood up to see what the noise was outside. He poked his head outside the room, looking down either hall. Upon seeing familiar faces, he called out to them.
"Rena! Ian! They're about to brief us, won't you join us?" Said Fay, waving slightly, before retracting his head from the doorway and returning to his seat.
Fay waited patiently for further instruction, gathering what he could sense.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: StoicNinja on June 05, 2009, 10:22:59 PM
The sudden sound had startled Ian, he had not been expecting it at all. He had been surprised enough that he had almost flipped one of his daggers into his hand again. Instead he held his hands up in front of him, palms out.
"Don't worry about - " Ian was saying and was cut off by the voice of Faye as he popped his head out of a door and informed them of the briefing before ducking back in. Ian turned his attention back to Rena again. "Well, I guess that's one way to find the meeting."
He led the way into the room with a slight grin on his face yet again. Being around the young woman was making him feel more truly alive than he had in years.
((Somebody please describe the room I just walked into, I have no idea where I am.))
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: StoicNinja on June 06, 2009, 11:58:53 AM
Ian stepped into the room and took note of the many people situated and seated within. Not seeing an open seat near anyone that he recognized he simply walked around the table and leaned against the wall behind Fay. He was hoping that Rena would come and stand with him, that way all of Din's new subordinates would be roughly together putting forth a unified front.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on June 06, 2009, 12:25:49 PM
"Wahh!?" Rena said, making a strange sound as she saw Fay open a door to show them it was not very far away from them. Her mouth was held open for a moment, feeling quite stupid she didn't find it.
"Alright." Rena said after a moments silence and followed Ian inside. She stood next to Ian and then gave Fay a wave. "Hey Fay! Hehehe."
Din watched as his new Private Guard gathered together. They seem to really trust each other. Probably more than myself. I guess that's better than nothing. Din thought to himself as he sat in his seat next to Enyo and Myra with a rather bored look on his face.
Enyo yawned but then quickly recovered with a quiet, "Excuse me."
Myra sighed. Maybe I shouldn't have brought these two. They're on vacation and perhaps they did need the time off... Myra thought as she studied Din and Enyo's tired expressions.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Nestec on June 06, 2009, 09:45:39 PM
"My apologies for the wait," Arion finally began, his voice not very powerful, but mysteriously piercing nonetheless. As his voice rang, his icy eyes trailed over the faces of the men and women in the room. "I appreciate your patience."
He waited for a brief moment, as the large screen on the main wall of the room suddenly flashed to life. It glowed a luminous green, then dimmed to a gray screen on which a map was displayed.
"As many of you may already know, our destination is the city of Sakura," Arion continued, nodding to add clarity to his words. "If you look here, you will see the lay-out of the town." He extended his right arm to gesture towards the map on the screen. The eyes within the room followed.
"The city is structured somewhat like a cross, with its branches being almost as long as the neck. The port, from where we will enter, is located at the base of the cross. From there, the market stretches out, which is lined with shops and bargaining centers."
Arion traced the neck of the cross with his hand, then used his finger to circle the joint of the three branches and the neck.
"Then the town splits off into three districts: the East, the West, and the Central. The East District is where the average civilians live. The wealthy homes and the town hall are located in the Central District. And the West District is where you can find Sakura's military quarters."
He glanced around at everyone in the room, making sure he still had everyone's attention. Then he continued.
"Our purpose here is to investigate the entire town in search of mass-destructive weapons, which Tsunami speculates to exist in the form of Core-Capsules."
Arion tapped the screen with his right palm, and it changed to display a strange-looking, metallic sphere. It was silver-colored, with dark red orbs entrenched in various spots on its surface.
"This is a Core-Capsule. It is highly explosive, able to decimate an entire city within seconds. This is what we are trying to find. There may be one, two, any number of these hidden. We cannot stop looking until the entire city is searched."
A coil of anxious whispering and murmurs encompassed the room, as the soldiers all spoke amongst themselves. From what Nimbus could hear, they all sounded pretty overwhelmed, and somewhat confused.
Arion brought up his hand to slowly stroke his chin, and to Nimbus it almost looked as though he was fighting back a smirk. "Are...there any questions or concerns?"
"Yeah, I got some concerns!" the red-haired soldier spoke up almost immediately. "Why the hell would Sakura have a weapon like that!? It's the most peaceful city in the nation! Not to mention the fact that their military is much too incompetent and weak to operate such a weapon."
The soldier with glasses joined in, his mouth spraying spit into the air as he forced his words out. "Yeah, and where did Tsunami get this ludicrous accusation anyway?!"
General Pedallus and Cassandra hushed their companions, although they shared similar concerns.
Arion waited until it was absolutely silent to give his response. "Do you doubt Tsunami's intelligence agencies? We have our sources, you should not worry about that," he explained. "Although we are not 100% sure that such a weapon is being hidden in Sakura --" The bald soldier let out a loud scoff at this. "--we certainly have legitimate grounds of reasoning for our claim. Information which is none of your business."
The red haired soldier was about to shout, but he met the highly-serious eyes of his General, and submissively sat back calmly in his seat.
Nimbus leaned over to Mizu to whisper, "Tsunami sure can put on an act. You guys are just a bunch of crooks, aren't you..."
Mizu whispered back, "We're not crooks. We're simply willing to do whatever it takes to achieve our goal. In this world, there are many people that want to get in our way. We have to fight, even if it means lying to get what we want."
As the audience quieted down, Arion tapped the screen once more. It flashed back to the map display. "Well then...Are there any more questions or concerns? I would like everyone to fully understand the situation."
(( Okay, is Shinamori still in this RP or not? I think I might wanna take over his RpC for the next couple parts of the story. ))
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Whalesdude on June 07, 2009, 01:13:16 AM
((Scheming. I like it. C: I'm curious as to what may happen.))
Fay was shocked at the reactions of the soldiers. Their thoughts raced, filling Fay with a feeling that Tsunami's situation was getting shadier and shadier. He had already deduced that Tsunami must not have been up to any good having observed the interrogation of the King and Queen of the Spring Nation, and the kids being prisoners when he had first... 'arrived' on the ship. It did not surprise him that what Arion was saying wasn't entirely honest, although he could be sure about one thing: Tsunami was looking for something, and he had to find out what that something was. Perhaps Wrath knows Tsunami's true intent? And further still, could Wrath have similar goals, or perhaps wish to stop Tsunami themselves, should Tsunami's intent be ill..? I must look for answers. If I can catch Myra or Din alone, I shall inquire about it. Fay thought about the events unfolding, and made mental plans. I may also want to ask the soldiers to find out what they know... Perhaps I can learn more from both sides.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on June 07, 2009, 06:17:23 PM
Din sat in thought... He didn't really have any questions, but he had a lot on his mind. More than half of his Private Guard were all sharing similar goals as they had discussed earlier in his room. All three of these individuals wish for peace... Din thought as he studied his three new recruits, Rena, Ian, and Fay. I need to assess their abilities before I do anything more with them. Perhaps when we return to headquarters...
(( I need to look over old posts and see what everyone knows so far... Such as who knows what about Tsunami and Wrath and what they are going to do... Ugh, that's like six pages back or something... ))
((EDITED: Alright, it seems like Fay, Rena, and Ian all know what Wrath does, but they lack the knowledge of what their goals are. Din isn't a general or First officer so he doesn't know, only Myra knows a little. Rena and Enyo both know Din's goals since they had a talk at some point about it. Ian and Din were to have another talk when they could... Let's see, Ed knows almost nothing much like Nimbus. Lol. And apparently, the Wrath officers half of Tsunami's plans... I think that's enough recap. We've been on the airship for about eight to ten pages. Waiting on Fifth to post with Maxui who is with Djin and waiting for whenever Sonic wants to post who is with Ryubi. And who knows where David Green is. Lol. ))
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: DNAngel on June 08, 2009, 02:27:22 PM
Ed eyed Arion quietly. Such a small, yet powerful explosive in the hands of nation that claimed to peaceful reminded him of the stories he had learned growing up. He wondered if it was possible that there wasn't explosives in Sakura. Afterall if there were, every one of them in that room could be heading to their untimely and unfortunate death. An entire city? Destroyed by the power of something so small, yet so devastating, he thought.
Briefly Ed grasped his dual sword hilts, their was always a time for action. But it would be suggestive to think that such an event would occur while they were there, perhaps the worst of it all was that Ed knew sooner or later they would have to face their opponents in battle, and that included the one he knew he could not defeat just yet... his Brother.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: StoicNinja on June 08, 2009, 09:21:55 PM
Ian took it all in, instinctively coming to the realization that Arion was not telling the truth, or at least not the entire truth. He was not sure what he thought of that. He supposed he would have to speak with Din on the subject, since he was, for all intents and purposes, his commander.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Nestec on June 10, 2009, 06:19:08 PM
(( Red, I read your PM, but I can't respond to it. Now, even AOL isn't letting me operate my PM controls... ))
Observing the hushed silence which ensued, Arion slowly nodded, concluding that there were no more questions or concerns. Or at least, if there were, no one was willing to express them aloud.
"Very well then," Arion said. He turned around to look at the map on the screen. Nimbus could see him glance down at his hands, his fingers moving as though he was counting. "There will be fifteen of you total, searching the three branches of the town. I will search the market strip and the port."
Arion took a moment to scan over the group. Mizu, who knew Arion quite well, could tell that he was focusing intensely.
"There will be three groups -- five people in each. General Pedallus," he said, to which Pedallus raised an eyebrow. "You will lead a group to search the West District. Bring with you... Enyo, Rena, Ed, and Rowan (( the red-haired soldier))."
"Understood," Generald Pedallus responded.
"Captain Solius," Arion continued. "Your group -- which shall consist of Mizu, Nimbus, Din, and Ian -- will search the East District."
Nimbus nodded his approval, quite satisfied with being grouped with Mizu. However, his heart took a small dive when he realized Din would also be accompanying them.
"Captain Cassandra..." Arion said, addressig her with an incorrect title (the SSF only had one captain and one general). "You are assigned to search the Central District. Fay, Myra, Quentin and Hector (( the bald and glasses-wearing soldiers)) will follow you."
Cassandra glanced first at her General, then back at Arion. She nodded, folding her arms.
"Alright...You all understand where you are assigned to search? I hope there are no concerns with the groupings..." Arion said, his tone suggesting that he was expecting there to be some discomfort among the groups.
(( If I'm not mistaken, Nimbus also knows some of Tsunami's plans. And I believe Arion told Ed, Nemo, and Reios that Tsunami is looking for something. ))
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Whalesdude on June 10, 2009, 06:50:39 PM
Fay eyed the members of his group and nodded in approval. Perfect. Myra appears to be in my group; perhaps this would be the key moment to speak with her. I also seem to be lead by the beautiful Cassandra!, he thought, leaning back in his chair and smiling. Things seem to be looking up; perhaps it's luck!
((I'm waitin' on it, hahaha. C:))
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on June 10, 2009, 08:54:59 PM
(( Pfft, LOL. ))
Myra sighed. I guess Tsunami was planning on using all of us while we were here... Myra stood up. "Alright, get with your assigned group and get acquainted! I won't accept any whining or fighting." Myra announced to her subordinates, though she did not specifically say who since she would like the fact that they work for Wrath to stay relatively quiet among the SSF.
Din stood up and at the same time so did Enyo who was staring at Din every moment that passed.
Ugh! I'm not in Din's squad... Enyo whined in thought.
"I guess I'm with lady Enyo. I'll be seeing you around later then, Ian." Rena said cheerfully to Ian. "Good luck with your group."
(( Uhmm... I would like to suggest to group everyone together and then just skip to us already being on the ground? It would save us a lot of trouble. Besides, this is a lot of people to look after. ))
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Nestec on June 11, 2009, 01:59:57 PM
(( RP-Romance FTW. lol ))
(( Alright, I'm skipping to the arrival in Sakura. And I suppose Ian can speak with Din after they split up in Sakura. ))
The Sakura citizens at the port all seemed to slow down whatever they were doing so that they could observe the massive airship lowering from the sky and into the lodge. AirCapsule pilots halted mid-takeoff, and airship engineers scattered to make sure the AX-07 made a safe landing. From the main window at the nose of the airship, Arion stood peering out at the people.
As the port got suprisingly quiet, voices whispered to one another, somewhat wary of the force of Tsunami which was about to greet them, and which they were expected to warmly welcome.
"I can't believe the Queen is allowing those bastards to barge in here like that," one man said to his co-worker engineer. "Although that is an impressive airship...They really don't belong here."
"Yeah, really. What the hell are they looking for anyway?" the other man grumbled. "They just want to put their noses in everybody's business."
A young teenager clad in long black shorts and a dark blue hooded cloak manuevered his way through the crowd to stand at the base of the airship. He pulled back his hood to reveal a head of messy, sand-blonde hair. His eyes, though wide and green, seemed to display a dark demeanor, filled with morbid grimness. He wore a large gold collar around his neck, which was somewhat loose and a little too big for his neck.
"If I were you, I'd watch my words in the presence of the Ocean Nobles," the boy said to the engineers, referring to Tsunami by a more mystic, unofficial title.
As the walk-way (( I still don't know wtf it's called...)) stretched out from the airship to the hard steel of the port, Arion and Mizu emerged from the main doors of the AX-07. As they walked out, the rest of the group followed behind them, with Pedallus and Solius being the very last to reveal themselves.
"Greetings, people of Sakura. Please do not mind us; our visit will merely be temporary," Arion called out to the people of the port. When their attention had not shifted away from Arion and the rest of the party, some of Sakura's security officers commanded the engineers to get back to whatever they were doing. Eventually, everyone continued their business, and the group finally reached the grounds of the port. The walk-way retracted back into the airship once more.
Nimbus and Mizu both scanned the town in a silent daze. It was definitely a beautiful town. It was not quite as bustling and colorful as Blume, but it radiated an air of tranquility that stood to give off an image of the town's magnificent peacefulness. The trees were very tall, and they bloomed with pink, round leaves which together nearly covered the view of the sky. Even the air seemed to give off a pink hue, and an atmosphere of passion was flowered from the land's visage.
"It's so...beautiful," Mizu whispered, more to herself than to Nimbus. He nodded.
"Yeah, but it's a little too much pink," he commented, a remark which thankfully for him was ignored by Mizu.
(( Umm...I'll give someone a chance to make a remark about the city, I guess. I hate making huge posts...lol ))
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: DNAngel on June 11, 2009, 02:57:30 PM
From an equal-viewed position of the airship Ed watched out on the city below. The height of the airship gave a wonderful view of the city stretching for what seemed like a couple of miles long. It seemed peaceful despite there obvious reason for being there. It was true that Sakura was beautiful. Though knowing is as beautiful as home, Ed thought concertedly.
Ed was already thinking ahead to the arduous staring and behind the scenes talking towards them and ship going on down below. He knew if someone came to his home like this he would not relish in their arrival but nonetheless he understood why they must do it. If the didn't find the explosives, the city along with its residents would be in great and irrevocable danger.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Whalesdude on June 12, 2009, 02:04:41 AM
((Hahaha, he is quite the flirt. I'll see where it takes him. And, I believe you're thinking of a jetbridge, Nestec.))
The instant the ship's hatch opened, and the soft, aesthetic air blew gently into Fay's face, almost immediately the powerful aroma of fresh, blooming flowers that seemed to hang over the city like a fog, captivated him. Instantly, he could feel the tension relax a bit in the group of soldiers around him. It'll be nice to get some of this wonderful fresh air in our lungs! Perhaps searching for these 'bombs' will be less of a chore with such scenery, thought Fay. He climbed out of the ship, onto the bridge and followed his small unit onto the terminal at port. He carefully gazed out at the city, to take in the city's beauty - should the worst occur, and the city be destroyed by them in some manner. He couldn't help but think that perhaps he was being used for a devious plot, but put the thoughts aside. His only serious concerns were the true intents and purposes of Wrath and Tsunami, and he was determined to find them.
His eyes fluttered between the people gathered at the port, and other people pouring out of the small airship. Seeing hardened soldiers and intimidating officers on such a beautiful backdrop really lightened their appearance. However, Fay sorely wished he had purchased a camera and kept it with him. So many picturesque scenes lay before him that he could snatch from time, and keep it with him for as long as he lived; The city, with a flock of birds flying overhead, Ships floating sullenly over the horizon, and the gorgeous maiden Cassandra, standing in front of the city with her hair flowing gracefully with the breeze.
Lost in thought, he shook himself from his gaze at the several notable sights, and returned to reality. Stretching, he sighed with relief after getting off of the noisy airship. He was quite looking forward to the mission ahead.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on June 12, 2009, 04:40:59 PM
Rena quickly jumped onto Ian's back and pointed at the city. "Look, look! It looks beautiful! Oh my goodness!" Rena exclaimed to Ian.
Myra and his two lower officers, Din and Enyo, emerged from the airship and exited down to the port without much enthusiasm. They had already seen almost every city there was in Skyrazor so it's wasn't anything special to them. The three Wrath Officers then slip up into their assigned teams and awaited further instructions.
Din stood quietly in a sort of daze, looking up at the sky. Something doesn't feel right...
(( Nestec, is Autumn Nation still coming like last time? ))
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Thefifthelli on June 13, 2009, 11:59:35 AM
Maxui followed with the intent to listen to his newfound leader of sorts, in fact his entire life was based upon a love/hate relationship between him and a leader of sorts, but by now he was use to being told to "come here" or "do this now". Maxui walked behind Djin with feet that were like they had lead in them and his entire body swayed as if he were in a trance.
"Were are we going now Djin?" Maxui said in a sickened bored voice then stopping in his tracks.
Maxui took a second to look around the headquarters of Wrath and then before Djin turned to respond he straightened his back and looked forward intently.
"I made it this far....One more step toward the life i want to live, no more dreams dashed by the simplicity that is circumstance. I think I have found home...."
Maxui smiled
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on June 13, 2009, 05:50:43 PM
I'm going to introduce you to Shin. He's head of Wrath's Technology Department. After getting a good look at your weapons, he might start on a small project just for you. Our main goal there is to pick up your membership katana. Remember, it will be your verification of membership. Similar to a badge." Djin explained as he stopped in front of a large metal door. "Rybui's Private Guard wasn't given one though... Which is strange." Djin muttered to himself as he touched several buttons on a keypad and moments later the door swung up from both sides.
Djin entered the fairly large room. It appeared to be half office setting and half lab. There were more than a dozen shelves and counter tops with chemicals, paperwork, and machinery everywhere. A small man with short black hair was sitting at a messy desk typing furiously at his computer.
He turned to face Djin. "Ahh! What is it First General needs today?" He asked very quickly as he rode over to Djin in his computer chair.
"Custom Katana for my new Private Guard." Djin explained, pointing to Maxui.
"Ahhhh..." Shin replied as he eyed Maxui. "I'll need to take measurements first and then I would like to inspect his equipment. All of it." Shin said as he already had a measuring tool in his hands and was beginning to measure Maxui's arm length and height.
"Do whatever." Djin replied as he walked further into the room, past Shin as he took a look around.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: StoicNinja on June 13, 2009, 10:55:20 PM
((Uhm, I was gone for a while, am I correct in assuming that we have still just arrived in the city?))
"Oof!" Ian exhaled forcefully as his breath was knocked out by Rena. He quickly recomposed himself though as he slid her down off of his back. "Yeah, the city sure is something. Most are, but this one is quite... artistic, maybe. I'm not sure if that word suits it well enough."
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Whalesdude on June 14, 2009, 01:39:35 PM
Fay jutted his head quite close to Ian. The arrival at the new city had made Fay giddy with excitement.
"Of course! The plans for the city were drawn by the most talented masons that heaven and earth both have never seen! It seems like a moving image from a fantasy book; so picturesque!" he exclaimed, motioning the frame of a camera as if to take a mental image with an invisible camera.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Nestec on June 14, 2009, 01:55:59 PM
(( Aah, jetbridge?! Thanks, Whales. ))
(( Red, yupperz, they are. Although not like last time. ))
(( Stoic, yes, we have just arrived. ))
After the jetbridge retracted back into the airship, the group was all finally down on the ground, officially in Sakura.
Arion proceeded to speak to the boy which had stood there to greet them all. "My apologies if we kept you waiting, Laz," Arion said, placing a gentle hand on the boy's messy blonde hair.
"No worries, sir," Laz assured him with a tone that almost sounded like a desperate attempt to be polite. "We are here to search for CoreCapsules, right?"
"That is correct."
"I informed the town mayor of our activity, and of the permission given to us by the Queen."
"Very well. Then I suppose I have no further task for you," Arion said, giving the boy a friendly smile. He gestured up to the airship with an extended arm. "Wait for us all on the airship."
The boy nodded, then began to distance himself from the group. As he crouched low to the ground, the collar around his neck began to flash, and it spun slowly. Then suddenly, a pair of wings flowed from his back. They were very long and narrow, and gold with white tipped feathers. He leaped up into the air, and his strong wings carried him up into the AX-07.
That boy must be a Theo...He has to be younger than me, and he has his wings already... Nimbus wondered, watching the boy in awe. On top of that, he looked like a natural flyer too.
"That young boy was Laz," Arion explained, as he began to walk further into the port. "He is a Tsunami insider."
As the group began to shift out of the port and up into the market strip, Arion turned around to speak once more. "Once we reach the joint-sector, we will split up into our groups. Let us proceed."
Solius spoke to Ian, who was only several feet ahead of him, "Excuse me, sir. I don't believe I have spoken to you. What is your name?"
"Listen up, you," Mizu said to Nimbus, her voice suprisingly fiery and vicious. "Don't mess up anything, okay? Don't let your your temper take over you, understood?"
"I'll do what I do, alright?" Nimbus snapped back at her. "If you're referring to Din, don't worry your pretty little face, okay? I'm not stupid enough to try and attack him in the middle of a mission."
"Good boy," Mizu said, then added a little giggle which she intended to irritate Nimbus. He ignored her, however, and maintained a confident pace.
+++
Nemo and Reios, who, since their exit from the AX-07, had been traveling the lands of the Spring Nation, arrived in Sakura shortly after the Tsunami airship landed. They entered from the east entrance, however, and found themselves in the streets of the East District of the town.
"This is Sakura...I have read tales about this town, back at the palace," Reios explained to his partner, whose heavy eyelids suggested that he was growing tired.
"Listen, I don't wanna rain on your parade or anything, but why the hell are we here?" Nemo groaned, dragging his feet along the petal-covered street.
"I said I wanted to explore the world," Reios answered, somewhat impatiently. "We talked about this already. I'm so sick of being held in one place. I...just want to keep moving..."
Nemo eyed his friend worriedly, unintentionally slowing his pace so that he was no longer beside him. He said quietly, "That's not healthy. Human beings need to settle down somewhere."
However, Nemo's comment was heard, and Reios whirled around to bark at him, "Quit calling me a human, dammit! I'm a half-breed, unlike you. Theos are meant to move around, wandering the endless skies. That's why we were originally the ones with wings!"
Nemo stopped walking. He stared pitifully at his disturbed ally.
"And besides, I can't stop moving around. With the Autumn Nation hunting me down, I have to constantly change location," Reios grieved. He also continued walking, even as Nemo stood still. "I don't want to be found. I don't want to go back to the Autumn Empire."
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Thefifthelli on June 18, 2009, 11:55:11 AM
Maxui followed up behind Djin and looked around the room that they were in now. It was some sort of engineers room with presses and hammers. Fletching and blade heads scattered to the farthest corner of the room. Maxui went up to the table and looked at some blades that were currently being designed. The blade that he held in his hands was extremely long at least on the paper, this was probably just a design a dream something that would never be made.
“Alright tell me what I need to do sir and I will.” Maxui said as he looked at the older gentleman that probably was the head of this place.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on June 18, 2009, 01:18:21 PM
Shin quickly sped across the room in his computer chair and pressed several buttons on the western wall where there was a key pad. A portion of the wall then indented and then opened into another room. Shin wheeled inside and shut the door behind him.
Djin watched Shin and then turned to Maxui when he disappeared. "He got your measurements, he will be back with your sword probably. Then we will want a look at the rest of your weapons when he gets back." Djin said. "And perhaps examine you." Djin added, referring to Maxui's unique bodily abilities.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: StoicNinja on June 20, 2009, 11:40:21 AM
((Sorry for the delay guys, I haven't been feeling great lately. And you guys posting with so many different characters is somewhat daunting...))
Ian turned to the man that had spoken to him. "My name is Ian. What exactly would you like to speak with me about?" He said.
Too many people here... And far to many of them are hard to read, any or all of them could have shady intentions. But I need to act like I'm one of them, until they trust me enough that I can bring them down from the inside, anyways...
((If I don't respond for a while just assume that Ian is quietly following Din, or his orders.))
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Nestec on June 22, 2009, 02:45:44 PM
Ian turned to the man that had spoken to him. "My name is Ian. What exactly would you like to speak with me about?" He said.
"Aaaah, there was nothing in particular," Solius said, shrugging his shoulders gently. "I justed wanted to make sure I'm at least somewhat familiar with my group." As he said this, he turned his head to face Nimbus and Mizu. When they both returned the glance, he gave them a slight nod and smile.
The group eventually came to a stop, at the very end of the market strip. From there, the city branched off into three more sectors, just as Arion's map had displayed.
"Alright, here we are," Arion said, turning around to face the entire group. "I will begin my search in this area. I want you all to head off into your assigned districts. Pedallus, take your group to the west, Solius will take his to the east section, and Cassandra, you bring your people up into the northern sector."
The groups slowly shifted into their assigned directions.
"Return to the airship once you all are finished!"
Before the entire gorup could split up, Arion pulled Enyo and Myra to him. "Now, you both are aware of what we are really looking for, right? I just wanted to be sure you understand."
===
"Who are all those soldiers? And why are they here?" Nemo shouted to Reios, who was still several yards ahead of him. He stared worriedly at the soldiers clad in dark red jackets, scattered around the area. They didn't seem very busy, and appeared to just be on some kind of patrol.
Reios, who evidently hadn't noticed the red soldiers before, whirled around to face Nemo. "Where? What the hell are you talking about?"
Nemo gestured with his fingers, pointing out the twelve or so different soldiers stationed on that lane alone. At the sight of them, Reios stopped dead in his tracks.
"No....no way...It can't be..." he murmured aloud, backing up slowly to stand beside Nemo once more. "...But why are they here? Are they..."
"What? What is it?" Nemo said quickly, noticing Reios' sudden state of panic.
"They're Autumn soldiers..." Reios said, his voice softly trailing off. Then he grabbed Nemo by the wrist. "Listen, we need to get out of here now. Don't ask any questions."
"Hey..." Nemo began, and Reios could see that he was staring at something in the distance. "That soldier is coming this way..."
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on June 22, 2009, 05:50:47 PM
Enyo pulled herself away from Arion and crossed her arms. "Yes, we know." Enyo replied.
Myra nodded quietly. "Let's get started." Myra said to Enyo.
"Ian, we're following Mizu's instructions for now." Din said to Ian quietly. Din seemed to be somewhat on autopilot today. His energy was a bit drained and he didn't care much for what he was doing.
"Ugh! Let's just get this over with!" Rena complained, getting impatient.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Nestec on June 25, 2009, 01:02:05 PM
(( Pssst, DNAngel, there will be a girl in the West District that recognizes Ed from her classes with the deceased Mr. Kuji in the past. Cool? ))
"Alright then," Arion said with a smile, not wanting to disturb the girls' moods. He took several steps back and, making sure that the entire group could see him, he gave them all a nod. Then he turned around and began to walk back in the direction of the airship.
The groups slowly slithered into their assigned districts.
---
The West District, as far as General Pedallus could see, was the ugliest part of the town. While the main parts of Sakura were beautiful and flowery with platinum-pink leaves and blooming trees, this particular section was nearly bare, with only a few trees even in sight. Pedallus assumed that the trees had probably been cut down to make more room for training grounds. Aside from the bareness, the land was also scarred and bruised from years and years of contact with Sakura military training work. If his mind wasn't playing tricks on him, Pedallus was also pretty sure that the sky appeared lower and grayer here than it did anywhere else in town.
"I don't remember it looking like this," he said, almost completely to himself.
"Have you been here, General?" the red-haired soldier asked of his superior.
"Yes, ten years ago. I was here as a guest-speaker for some of the cadets-in-training," Pedallus said, somewhat sorrowfully. He glanced at a nearby building, which, like the others surrounding it, was as gray and ugly as the sky. "Most of them have probably fallen in battle since then."
The red-haired soldier sighed, then said, "It must feel terrible to have spoken to someone who is no longer living."
"Yes. It almost makes you feel responsible for sucking out their last breaths," Pedallus said, expressing his grief from the depths of his heart.
The red-haired soldier gave his General a confused look, and mumbled, "...right..."
---
The Central District was a breathtaking sight. The enormous palaces and mansions of Sakura’s aristocracy seemed to be the epitome of the town’s beauty. In fact, one could reason that the beauty of the entire Spring Nation itself was modeled by this one district of the town. The towering mansions were gallantly decorated with magnificently-decorated windows and arching doors, and gave off a powerful glow that was seductive to the eyes and enticing to the heart. It was no surprise to see that the people which lived in those wonderful mansions, human and Theo alike, were all clothed completely in dresses and suits of quality just as elegant as the homes in which they slumber.
“It’s like they’re celebrating a holiday every day,” the bald soldier gasped, his eyes wide with excitement.
“And these people…their outfits are all so beautiful…” the soldier with glasses joined in, equally as excited as his ally.
Cassandra glanced down miserably at her own clothes; she was growing tired of the worn out, strictly-business style of military Tsunami apparel that was becoming her dominant appearance in life. Suddenly feeling dangerously inferior to the world around her, Cassandra let out an enormous sigh, which expressed her painful feeling that she was not living the way that a woman should live.
---
The East District was like a watered down version of the market strip. There were beautiful pink trees and gardens here and there, but the majority of the area was covered in small houses of the townspeople, half of which were as boring looking as the homes in any other town. The people themselves weren’t nearly as happy-looking as they could’ve -- or should’ve -- been. To Nimbus, it looked as though the the middle class-people of Sakura were caught between the urges of beauty and the restraints of ultraconservative decoration. The houses were tightly packed together as well, which Mizu assumed was intended to create a feeling of “togetherness” within the community. The houses were neatly organized in about ten tight rows of about fifteen houses each. Furthermore, the entire “square” of houses was encompassed by a forest of woods, which was no prettier than the houses which it encircled.
“Damn…where do we start?” Nimbus grumbled. “I ain’t gonna lie, I’m not in the mood for this shit.”
“Then you can shut up and just follow us,” Mizu snapped, turning to give him a cold stare.
Shaking his head, Nimbus leaned over to whisper to Solius. “This damn girl, when is she gonna quit being such a wonderful person?”
Solius laughed, placing a gentle hand on Nimbus’ shoulder. “I’ll tell you one thing about girls. They give special treatment ONLY to boys that they care for.”
Nimbus shrugged, doubting Solius’ argument but desiring it nonetheless. “That’d be nice, but I think I’m more of a pain in the ass to her.”
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: DNAngel on June 25, 2009, 04:41:04 PM
((Is she hot?))
((It's a fair question))
The West district was quite foreign to Ed and he had to admit, daunting at first. But out of all the things that piqued his interest, the landscape he observed caused the most reflection on his part. The pink trees seemed to flow like a living sea of strawberry coconut yogurt and the houses appeared to be giant flakes of granules ready to be crunched in the mouth of an unaccepting young'en.
“Ian, we're following Mizu's instructions for now,” Din said to Ian quietly.
Ed looked wearily at the sound of Din's voice. It still disturbed him, the way he had just followed orders and destroyed Nimbus' homeplace, but he found it could not be helped so he ignored his inner feelings.
As Rena had a short but settling freak out session, someone who was still quite new to Ed, Ed began to think of ways they could begin the search. After all, they were searching for something perhaps somethings, much smaller than them. He did not think asking around was a good idea for their enemies were always hidden in strangest of places, that, and everyone lies...
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on June 25, 2009, 07:08:24 PM
Myra had been walking directly next to Cassandra while she made quick glances in all directions, scanning the houses, people, ground, and looking behind and under small objects as they walked of the Central District. Even while doing her job, Myra had noticed Cassandra's facial expression. She seems discouraged... Myra thought as she continued.
"SSF member, Cassandra, what's bothering you?" Myra asked as she maintained her current work speed of her search in a normal but considerate sounding voice.
-----------------------------------------
Rena had been walking just behind Rowan as they spoke about their small history in the West District. Rena began to feel very guilty, though she knew it wasn't her fault in anyway.
Rena wiped her eyes in order to stop any watering from occurring. "That's so sad..." Rena whimpered quietly at Pedallus' words. "There shouldn't be fighting in this age... It only causes suffering." Rena said quietly, though she was sure everyone in her search squad could hear her. "But that's why we're here. Looking for weapons in order to protect the peace." Rena asserted, trying to encourage herself.
Enyo was walking next to Rena and was looking at her as she spoke. Ehh... This girl is just all ups and downs isn't she? Enyo thought, judging Rena's bipolar personality.
"Then let's see more searching and less crying." Enyo teased.
"Right!" Rena replied, clutching a fist to show her new enthusiasm.
Ugh... She took that seriously... Enyo thought, very disappointed and surprised in a variety of ways by Rena's strange behavior and attitude.
-------------------------------------------------
In East District, Din was trailing behind in the back of his search squad with Ian next to him. Din hadn't been acting like himself lately and wasn't very interested in doing his assignment.
Din sighed. "Ian, after this we will go back to base and get the three of you your membership and certification katana. You three are now part of my Private Guard and you have special rights over most others. You'll be able to obtain the largest amount of information available in Skyrazor." Din spoke very quietly to Ian. Din assumed no one else was paying any attention to him or Ian since they were in the back of the group and he was speaking quietly, though it didn't matter much to him.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Whalesdude on June 27, 2009, 03:10:43 PM
Having been standing behind the group, Fay had not noticed his group as a whole. In fact, though he was trying the thoughts of those around the group, he had not felt the aura of sudden depression surrounding Cassandra. Myra's question was his only alert to the situation. We must know where we're going; I don't think slacking off to cheer up those in need would be unwise. He decided that logistics did not outweigh his personal feelings at the moment. Plus, that poor Cassandra! I'll try to reach her, and see what's troubling her.
Fay focused and funneled her thoughts to his. Recognizing the feeling of inferiority and misplacement, he decided that he should bring her a friendly reminder that she is human; an adaptable and most importantly, beautiful creature. He channeled a quick message to her, in a calm and reassuring voice: Cassandra. Humans are wonderful creatures. Even in less flattering jobs and positions, there is beauty. Have heart.
Immediately following his brief anonymous message, Fay quickened his pace to catch up with her. "I'm sure it's nothing too serious, Myra. She's looking better already," Fay said to Myra, though appeared to almost have said it to Cassandra. Slyly, he gave her a wink and a smile.
"Now, Miss Myra, do you know the exact coordinates to which we are traveling at this moment?"
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on June 28, 2009, 01:39:38 AM
Myra turned to look at Fay, her subordinate's subordinate. "We're currently residing in the Central District of the city of Sakura of the Spring Nation. Our city numerical coordinates are 523, 564. These coordinates are points specified in a graph map, the lower coordinates designated at the lower left and with the higher in the top right. This is if we were actually looking down at the city." Myra said very monotone and unwavering regulation of voice, her work habits taking over her mind. Myra had always been specialized information and special operations due to her speed and stealth.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on June 29, 2009, 03:43:46 PM
(( West - Enyo, Rena, Ed, Rowan(red-haired guy), and Pedallus.
East - Mizu, Nimbus, Din, Ian, and Solius.
Central - Myra, Fay, Cassandra, Hector, and Quentin. ))
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Nestec on July 01, 2009, 02:39:11 PM
(( Alright, well I'll try to post anyway. ))
As Cassandra turned to face Fay and Myra, she was suddenly hit with the awareness of some voice resonating from within her mind. Shocked and somewhat afraid, she stared wide-eyed at both Fay and Myra.
"Did anyone else just hear that?" she asked, her voice somewhat panicked. Although the voice had directly addressed her, she worriedly hoped that everyone else had heard it as well. Otherwise, Cassandra feared that part of her had been going insane. Plus, she couldn't help but feel that the voice sounded strangely familiar.
(( will be adding more in the other districts later... ))
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on July 01, 2009, 03:24:56 PM
Myra became confused by Cassandra's response. "Hear what?" Myra asked and then looked to Fay. She eyed him. Is there something Din failed to mention to me about this new recruit? Myra thought.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Nestec on July 01, 2009, 09:39:51 PM
"Um...nevermind," Cassandra replied, her voice somewhat faint.
She sighed, continuing to walk forward. Was she really just losing her mind? She always figured that years and years in the Special Forces would take a toll on one's mind.
---
Rowan placed a gentle hand on Rena's shoulder, although somewhat hesitantly, as if he expected her to swing her mighty blade at him. "Ah, that's not a subject you should be worrying about," he said, helping to cheer her up.
"Death will become more familiar to you as you grow older," Pedallus said to her, his voice sounding ancient and withered.
As the group neared one of the closest buildings, a moving figure caught Pedallus' eye off in the distance. It was a young woman, with long black hair tied into one large braid. A bright blue ribbon could be seen streaming from her hair down her shoulders. She wore a soft, gray cloak, which wrapped loosely around her slender figure. As Pedallus noticed her, she also turned and seemed to notice the group. Someone seemed to hold her stare as well; she stopped in her tracks, scanning the group from afar...
---
Overhearing the words from Din to Ian, Nimbus turned around to look at Din. Raising an eyebrow, he mumbled to Mizu, "He just met those guys, didn't he? Why is he trusting them so much?"
"It's not your business. Don't worry about it," Mizu said, grabbing Nimbus' shoulder and turning him around to face the direction in which he was walking.
---
"Just hold on a moment..." Nemo said to Reios, tightly grabbing his wrist to keep him still.
"You better let go of me, dammit," Reios snapped, widening his eyes to show Nemo that he was being entirely serious. Unfazed, Nemo simply tightened his grip.
"Wait here, we'll hear these soldiers out," he said, eyeing the approaching soldiers, which were getting very close. "If it turns out that they are here looking for you, we'll make a break for it."
"Why not just run now!? Better safe than sorry," Reios growled, jerking his wrist violently out of Nemo's grip.
"No, we may draw unnecessary attention to ourselves by running off now. They already see us," Nemo reasoned, then he stood straight and faced the three Autumn soldiers which had just stood before them. "Is there a problem, officers?"
"No, not at all," the taller soldier assured him. Then he held out a small piece a paper. An image of a CoreCapsule bomb was displayed on it. "We are looking for one of these. Word on the street is that Sakura is hiding some of these destructive weapons in their quarters."
"What the hell is that?" Nemo asked the man, his tone unintentionally rude.
"It is a CoreCapsule. A very small bomb capable of decimating an entire city," the shorter, rather fat soldier explained. "You seen one?"
Nemo let out a small laugh. "Sir. If the Sakura government is hiding one of those suckers around here, why would I know where it is? Furthermore, even if I did know, why in the blazes would I tell you that?"
Dammit, Nemo, so much for drawing unnecessary attention!! Reios panicked in his head, about ready to ditch his friend. "Nemo, that's enough. We answered their question, now let's go!"
As the two began to turn away, the middle-height soldier, which had until now remained silent, spoke aloud, "Hold it."
Nemo and Reios slowly turned around to face him. It was then that Reios noticed his ominous, glowing red eyes. The soldier also seemed to be missing a tooth, and an intimidating curved scar ran from his right eye down his cheekbone. As Reios stared this man in the eye, he felt pounds of sweat begin to trickle down his body. A ghostly feeling consumed Reios as he began to get feeling that he recognized this Autumn soldier...
"You. Young man," he said, his voice powerful but calm. He was speaking directly to Reios. As a wide grin (which highlighted his missing tooth directly in the front) developed across his face, curling the scar on his face, he added, "You look very, very familiar to me. Tell me...what nation are you from?"
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on July 17, 2009, 08:17:28 PM
(( Nestec, you around? =_= ))
Rena looked Rowan in the eye. "I'm very well acquainted with death." Rena replied to Pedallus though not taking her eyes away from Rowan as if to provoke him.
Enyo kept quiet, but observed Rena's strange behavior. She hadn't known Rena very long or liked her one bit, but she already had a good understanding of how she acted. And this new event began to bother Enyo and gave her a feeling that there was more to Rena than meets the eye.
Just how dangerous is she? Carrying such a large sword like that... Just like a toy or something. Enyo thought but also tried her best to continue with her job.
(( I guess we could have a little more input from everyone now and I think Ian should reply to Din. ))
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Nestec on July 18, 2009, 02:16:45 AM
(( Yeah, I'm around. Hey guys, I might have to sacrifice a little of the quality in my posts so we can get moar done in less time. Kewl? ))
(( SIGH, FINE YES, Angel, the girl is hot. Control your friggin hormones, man. lol ))
Rowan nearly halted in his walk, glancing somewhat awkwardly from Rena to Pedallus. After a short pause, he said in almost a hopeful tone, "Aah, too many horror movies, you youngster. Hahahaa..."
Pedallus, who had been ignoring the conversation, watched closely as the girl from afar seemed to change her direction of stride. Just as Pedallus was becoming quite sure that she was headed for their group, the girl called out, in a strong but friendly voice, "Ed? Ed, is that you?"
---
"You. Young man," he said, his voice powerful but calm. He was speaking directly to Reios. As a wide grin (which highlighted his missing tooth directly in the front) developed across his face, curling the scar on his face, he added, "You look very, very familiar to me. Tell me...what nation are you from?"
Nemo turned to face his friend, showing him with his eyes that it was absolutely crucial that he keep his cool. However, as the cold stare of the red-eyed soldier majestically pierced somewhere into him, Reios felt his face heating up, as a sort of panic began to overcome him. As his arms trembled, his posture and balance faltered as well, and he almost fell backwards into the dirt. Visions of his life back at the palaces of Autumn began to haunt him that exact moment, and he was overwhelmed by the urge to run once more. The same urge that had been leading his life the entire time.
"You planning on answering me...?" the soldier said, and flashed another grin which was the push that toppled Reios over the edge.
They know. Dammit, they know it's me. They're gonna take me back. NOO! I'm not going back! Dammit, they can't make me go back!!!
In a quick flash of movement, Reios dashed off down the city street. He didn't know where he was running to -- it did not matter. His top priority was losing the Autumn soldiers. Even if it meant losing Nemo in the process.
"Get him! He has information about the CoreCapsules!!" the shorter soldier shouted, and the three all darted after Reios.
"The panicky bastard...We were gonna be fine, too," Nemo said, watching helplessly as the soldiers ran after his friend. "Aah...this is the least I can do for him, I suppose."
In a flash almost as quick as Reios' dash, Nemo pulled out his gunblade weapon Risetime, bringing it up in the air. With as careful aim as possible, he focused the target point directly into the back of the taller soldier, who seemed to be taking up the rear.
"Risetime...work your magic."
(( Uhh, Angel...The girl's name is Lelia. ))
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: DNAngel on July 18, 2009, 03:08:21 PM
((I have jedi-like control man, I'm just trying to hook Edward up, he needs it. lol.))
At the sound of his name, Ed whirled about, searching around. When he saw her face he had to admit, he did not recognize her, a few moments later however, he realized who it was, Lelia.
"Hey, I uh, (mumbled fragmentation)," Ed said quizzically.
He could not place her name with his relationship to her however and soon found himself trying to remember how he knew her and from where. Surely she would know, after all she picked him out from a distance.
"Lelia... it's been like what, how many years?" Ed asked her monotonously.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Nestec on July 19, 2009, 03:33:56 PM
(( Lol, yeah you're probably right. You said you designed him off of yourself, right? OOOOOOOOO BURNED!!!!!! ))
The girl laughed a bit, her face turning bright red in the cheerfulness that resulted from being glad she was recognized.
"Yeah, it's been a while," she said. "I graduated from the academy quite some time ago. So what have you been up to?"
---
The explosive sound of Nemo's gunfire alarmed the surrounding citizens, and many of them let out shouts and screams when they witnessed the spectacle of the Autumn soldier being shot in the back. A small spray of blood gushed from the impact, and he fell forward onto his face without a sound.
"Got him," Nemo said under his breath. He whirled around in time to discover two more Autumn soldiers which had emerged from a gathered crowd of people. They both wielded their own swords, which were quite large and mechanical-looking.
"Get that boy! He just shot one of our men!" shouted one of the soldiers. He and his companion then began to chase after Nemo, who started running down a street different from the one on which Reios was being chased.
Damn, we're split up. Oh well, if we both can get away safely, maybe we'll meet up again... Nemo thought, weaving through the thick crowds of people in the streets, all of which had crowded together in fear of a lethal gunman.
"See? This is the kind of chaos that ensues when we let foreigners into our city!" one woman shrieked.
A man turned to her saying, "But I thought we were supposed to be being visited by Tsunami soldiers...? What is Autumn doing here...?"
Reios, who struggled to leap over fences and was now trampling across people's yards, hardly had time to look back to see what his friend had done. Turning around temporarily as he ran, he saw the short soldier and the red-eyed soldier still chasing him. Knowing he had to do something to cut them off, he kicked over a barrel of large fruits as he passed an old woman's home. The fruits toppled and rolled into the street, and a small group of citizens hurried out to clean the mess. As Reios has planned, the scene created an adequate obstacle to slow down the Autumn soldiers. He used the chance to take a sharp left turn into an alleyway...
Nemo...if that was you that just got shot...I'm sorry I couldn't save you...I just have to get away. I told you, I cannot stop moving...You just couldn't keep up with me, I guess...
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: StoicNinja on July 21, 2009, 06:10:30 PM
Ian was also very disinterested in their current assignment. He simply followed along beside his new commander. He figured if asked he could simply claim that he was staying close as part of his new duties a private guardsman. Besides, if Din really had a problem with him simply walking near him and not really helping with the assignment he surely would have given him an order to be more diligent in his searching.
"The highest level of information in all of Skyrazor?" Ian said thoughtfully. "That must be convenient, being able to find out almost anything you'd like to know." He paused for a moment. "A certification katana? What's all that about?"
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on July 21, 2009, 08:22:47 PM
Din maintained his current walking pace with Ian, but changed his tone of voice to become more friendly sounding. "The katana is a sword specifically made for each member after calculating the person's weight, height, and his or her arm or leg lengths. Also, if you have special abilities, we can design the katana to endure that ability and even allow you to use your ability along with the sword to enhance your attack just as mine is able to withstand heat due to my flame skills." Din explained to Ian. Din paused for a moment to let it sink in.
I really doubt we're going to be finding what we're actually be looking for... It's probably more likely that we actually do find weapons of mass destruction... Din thought to himself as he glance around here and there, not trying too hard.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: StoicNinja on July 21, 2009, 08:28:33 PM
"Well, having a new blade made that's perfectly sized and balanced will be a new experience. I've never had one designed for me before. As for a way to make it able to coordinate with my abilities... My abilities tend to coordinate with my weapons anyways." Ian responded to Din. "So, I'm curious, What exactly do you intend to do with Rena, Fay, and myself. You've established us as your personal guard, but do you have a purpose in mind for us, or are we simply a precaution?"
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on July 21, 2009, 10:13:22 PM
Din gave Ian a rare half smile. "I haven't decided yet. You three can do whatever you want. Making you my Private Guard was just something I decided to do for you three since it helped you all achieve what you want to do with your life..."
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: StoicNinja on July 22, 2009, 12:15:53 AM
"Well, that was very considerate of you. despite that fact, I'm sure you'll find some way for us to make ourselves useful to you. I cannot recall if I said as much earlier, but I am fairly skilled with weapons and in hand to hand combat. So you could always make use of me in regards to me acting as an actual guard, Though I am sure that anybody that I could handle, you would probably handle with ease, though it does save you the trouble." Ian said.
I need to make this man trust me. He's my key to gaining greater influence within Wrath. I need to get as close to the top as I can. That way when I aim to sever this monsters head it will be more likely to be a fatal blow.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on July 22, 2009, 02:33:36 AM
"You can never be sure of one's skill. Just because I have a high rank doesn't mean I'm that all powerful. You could be stronger than me. We've never fought." Din replied, hand hand gripping his katana handle lightly. "I could used magic, but swordsmanship is much more of a challenge." Din added.
"Also, don't worry yourself about being useful to me. I have to accomplish my goal by myself." Din asserted. I must be the one to find the Sacred Hell Skyrune and bring it to Draco... So I can be free to return to the Heavens.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: StoicNinja on July 22, 2009, 05:27:26 PM
"Maybe someday we'll have to have a match, find out for sure one way or the other." Ian said.
If what they say about this guy destroying an entire city is true I don't think I'd stand a chance. Hopefully it's false, or it was just a fluke...
"I have some skill with magic also, so it would not be unfair for you to use it, but only enough to have incorporated it into my combat style."
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on July 22, 2009, 05:40:09 PM
Din sighed, still walking as he spoke with Ian casually. "Magic is helpful in combat, though skyrunes are a pain to carry around, probably. I wouldn't know much about it since I've never used them except when I first learned magic."
Din looked ahead at Mizu who was walking next to Nimbus.
"Mizu." Din said louder to call to her. "Is there anything else you want me to do? Or do you got this pretty much covered?" Din asked.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: DNAngel on July 31, 2009, 10:29:45 AM
"Yeah, it's been a while," she said. "I graduated from the academy quite some time ago. So what have you been up to?"
"Well, u know same old same old, actually..." Ed paused. He realized that in all emotions against his gut feelings, she could very well have something to do with the explosives planted around the city.
It scared him to think that after everything, he had become so suspicious, even of the people he knew and trusted the most. But when Night passed away... that was the worst.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Nestec on August 03, 2009, 10:39:30 PM
"Hahaha, well, I'll just pretend I know what the 'same old' is," Lelia joked, her wide grin pressing her eyes tightly as if she was squinting. Then, somewhat dramatically, her eyebrows raised and she exclaimed, "Oh! I just remembered...Do you know whatever happened to Mr. Kuji, our sensei? I remember he just disappeared one day, and we suddenly got a new teacher..."
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"Mizu." Din said louder to call to her. "Is there anything else you want me to do? Or do you got this pretty much covered?" Din asked.
Mizu glanced back at Din, looking somewhat perplexed as she took a moment to think. Then she finally said, "Ya know, that's fine. I don't need you."
Nimbus, becoming puzzled, turned to look at her.
"Actually...stop for a second. Check those crates right over there," she added, pointing towards three crates stacked atop one another next to a man's house. "I'm getting a weird vibe from them."
The owner of the house, who had been sitting on its porch, called out at Mizu, "You damn soldiers just wanna meddle in the lives of us normal people. There ain't nothing in them crates. Can't you freaks just take a hint? We don't want you here."
"Check them regardless," Mizu repeated to Din, Solius, and Ian.
"Wow, I'm amazed. It was hard enough for me to deal with people disrespecting me like that, back at the orphanage," Nimbus said to Mizu. "How do you guys handle it without getting mad?"
Mizu ignored his comment. She watched Solius, Din, and Ian closely. As they neared the crates, and as Mizu was sure they could not see her, she quickly dashed ahead and into an alleyway, dragging Nimbus with her.
"...What's the deal?" Nimbus gasped, clutching his arm which had become sore from Mizu tightly pulling on it. "We ditching them?"
"Yes," she responded. She made a disgusted face, then added, "I just can't get anything done with that SSF soldier around. Especially if he doesn't know what we're really looking for."
(( Um, the contents of the crates are up to you guys. Just no CoreCapsules, and no Sacred Skyrunes. ))
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on August 04, 2009, 12:31:01 AM
(( We need to figure out what is going on around Myra, Ed, Enyo, and Fay and Cassandra and whoever else is with them. ))
Din stood still for a moment. "How does Tsunami benefit from her?" Din asked himself quietly. "Royalty is a strange thing these days..." Din muttered.
"Ian, just forget about checking those crates, Mizu just said she didn't need us so we're free for now." Din said as he sat down on a giant rock that was for display next to a shop.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: DNAngel on August 06, 2009, 12:48:58 AM
Ed paced forward, motioning for his long-lost friend to follow. He begin to scan his memory like a machine. School, had been quite long ago indeed, and to remember the sensei. But no, alas he could never forget, Sensei.
"Indeed I do remember, though it was something I tried to forget..." Ed answered calmly, without expressing his inner feelings.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Nestec on August 11, 2009, 12:48:11 AM
Lelia followed Ed, neglecting to acknowledge the rest of Ed's group, which he was leaving behind.
"Aah, I suppose we shall let him get reacquainted with his old friend," Pedallus said respectfully, turning to face the rest of the group. "To begin, shall we inspect the Administration Office?" Pedallus gestured towards one of the small buildings ahead of them.
"Indeed I do remember, though it was something I tried to forget..." Ed answered calmly, without expressing his inner feelings.
"Well...surely you can tell me," Lelia said, lowering the volume of her voice as if to maintain some secrecy. "I won't lie -- I spent many nights worrying about my Sensei." Her tone grew serious, and somewhat grim. "If...there's anything that you know...I'd like to know about it as well."
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Nemo leaped and dodged past citizens and through various alleyways. The loud crashing and toppling sounds behind him let him know that the Autumn soldiers were still on his tail, chasing him ever so persistently. One woman nearly thwarted Nemo's escape as she wheeled her cart of fruits directly in front of the opening of an alleyway. For it was too tall to be simply jumped, Nemo dropped his body to the ground, into a roll which allowed him to slip past the cart. The Autumn soldiers however, apparently not so agile, proceeded to slash violently at the cart. As it split open, the large melons tumbled everywhere, impeding the efforts of the soldiers.
Nemo took advantage of the temporary confusion; reaching the end of the alleyway, he came to a tall brick wall, ridden with moss and leaves. Grabbing onto the moss and vines, he was able to pull himself atop the wall, and proceed to fall to the other side, where he came across two familiar figures.
"...Y-You?" Mizu gasped, as Nimbus scanned Nemo with narrow eyes. "But...how did you...?"
"Aah, how fate seems to sing so loudly beside me," Nemo managed to say, in between several short pants of exhaustion.
"That's the guy that we dropped off, isn't it? After we left the Blume?" Nimbus questioned Mizu.
Before either Mizu or Nemo could answer, the area was battered by the explosion of moss and bricks, as an earsplitting cry of blunt gunfire resonated within the air. The three quickly acted to shield themselves from the explosion, also covering their eyes and ears in the process. As the smoke slowly faded, two figures could be seen standing in what appeared to be a massive hole in the brick wall. One of the figures carried a massive hand-cannon, while the other wielded two mech-blades.
"Autumn soldiers...?" Mizu said, trembling with a mix of nervousness and shock.
"Heh...long story," Nemo groaned, keeping his eyes on the soldiers. "Listen, help me get rid of these guys. Short and sweet." As he said this, he pulled out his Risetime weapon.
What is going on here? I really don't think it's smart to get caught up in Autumn affairs, but if it's to help a pitiful soul like Nemo... Mizu wondered, slowly pulling several Skyrunes from her waist-pouch. She turned to Nimbus. "Listen. This can be your first real test as an honorary Tsunami member. Help us out."
Although he hardly understood the situation, Nimbus obeyed Mizu, readily unsheathing his blade.
(( Okay, maybe next post I'll move over to Central District. Red, Din and Ian will also get some action in a little while. ^.^ ))
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: DNAngel on August 19, 2009, 12:19:40 PM
"Indeed I do remember, though it was something I tried to forget..." Ed answered calmly, without expressing his inner feelings.
"Well...surely you can tell me," Lelia said, lowering the volume of her voice as if to maintain some secrecy. "I won't lie -- I spent many nights worrying about my Sensei." Her tone grew serious, and somewhat grim. "If...there's anything that you know...I'd like to know about it as well."
Ed took a step back in his mind. Could it be that she really didn't know? They had sent out letters afterall. He had to admit, he hated talking about his past, let alone reliving it.
"The truth is, Sensei...-" Ed started looking at Lelia calmly. He could barely help himself to tell her. "-He just... he was murdered."
((Well, I guess I'm going to have him die... unless you had something else planned?))
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on September 21, 2009, 05:47:56 PM
(( In order to save the RP, Nestec, you and I will take half of the characters and god mod them. They people still want to RP with their character they will have to pick up where we put them. I'll take Ian, Maxui, Void, David Green, and anyone else Wrath related. Nestec, you take Fay and Ed and whoever Ed is talking to. We need to get past this part and then see if there will be characters that will be needed to be killed off. So, I need you to post Nestec. ))
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: DNAngel on September 23, 2009, 04:01:14 PM
((Dude... I'm still posting, I've been waiting for a very long time for this to start again, if Nestec comes back, I will continue to post, but he's the one I'm talking to.))
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Thefifthelli on September 24, 2009, 09:18:01 PM
(( I will retake Maxui as soon as someone tells me that its ok to reclaim him and to start posting with him, but it seems like since i have left there hasn't been too much that i have missed.)))
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on September 24, 2009, 10:07:01 PM
(( Everyone attack Nestec if you see him! ))
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Nestec on October 06, 2009, 06:55:46 PM
(( Lol, I'm so sorry guys. It's just that, the next post I'm making is supposed to be a big one, and I have not yet been ready to make it...It's just so much WORK. T__T I promise you this RP will get moving again, I dunno when though. Maybe during the five-day weekend coming up. [clefairy]))
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: DNAngel on October 08, 2009, 04:14:15 PM
((Yay!))
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Nestec on November 27, 2009, 10:01:16 PM
(( [bowser] ))
"The truth is, Sensei...-" Ed started looking at Lelia calmly. He could barely help himself to tell her. "-He just... he was murdered."
Lelia's mouth slowly dropped open, and her eyebrows at first trembled with an uncertain shiver of shock. After several seconds, her eyes slowly closed, and she brought her hands quickly to cover her face. From behind her closed palms, she let out short sniffles.
"So...the rumors were true..." she sobbed. "I had been told that Sensei was killed. But...I couldn't believe it. I refused to believe it."
She removed her hands to reveal her reddened, distraught face, turning her head upwards to peer into Ed's eyes.
"Do you...happen to know who killed him? I will not be able to sleep until I find out..."
/>/>/>/>/>/>/
Hmm. I do not know why, but these soldiers seem a bit different from the rest. Solius thought, silently observing Din and Ian as the two of them finished searching the heap of crates, even though he was pretty sure that they were aware of him watching them.
"Alright," Solius spoke, after it had become apparent that there was nothing worthy of notice in the area. "Where to now? It's your call, you're the search party."
At that moment, the gentle silence was broken abruptly by the crashing of glass and panicked shouts from women. Solius whirled around immediately, with his hand rushing to clutch the hilt of his blade at his side.
Reios came dashing down the street, with what appeared to be a mob of soldiers behind him. Closer inspection revealed the identity of the soldiers to Solius -- they were Autumn soldiers.
What in the heavens are they doing here?
Reios slowed to a temporary halt once he caught sight of Din. His eyebrows creased in slight confusion, as his eyes darted back and forth among Din and Ian.
"You guys? What in the--" Reios began, but his words were interrupted by the monstrous bark of the lead Autumn soldier.
"Grab that boy!"
Before Solius could react, Reios quickly positioned himself behind Din and himself, with some burst of assurance that they would defend him from the soldiers.
(( SIGH, now get off mah co_ck. ))
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on November 29, 2009, 11:57:41 PM
Din recognized Reios right away and allowed him to hide behind him. Din stepped forward toward the chasing Autumn soldiers, letting his foot drop with authority and as a signal of cease-fire or he wouldn't hesitate to strike as he held his katana hilt in his hand as if he were ready to draw it.
"Halt!" Din asserted, sending a cold wave of words through the street.
"Tell me what you're chasing this man for. What law has he broken that causes even soldiers from another land would pursue him?" Din asked the Autumn soldiers.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Nestec on December 05, 2009, 01:22:10 AM
The leading Autumn soldier stopped his progression, then quickly raised a commanding hand to halt the movements of his two companions. He stood silent for a moment, studying Din, almost as if he could somehow detect the massive force of power radiating from him. Then, as his eyes confidently closed, he said with a smile, "Initially, we had only been meaning to question him about some matters involving our nation."
He then opened his red-shining eyes, staring directly beyond Din, at the hiding figure of Reios behind him. "However, circumstances have changed. Your friend here has inflicted harm upon one of our men. He must be immediately arrested."
Understanding that he could not continue to hide behind Din, Reios stepped to the side so that he could face the man directly. "It was actually my friend Nemo who attacked you. What an excuse. I know why you're really trying to capture me."
The leading Autumn soldier raised an eyebrow, showing an expression of obvious confusion.
"You'll never take me back there. I...don't belong there anymore," Reios said, his voice shaken but indignant.
The three Autumn soldiers all exchanged perplexed -- and somewhat suspicious -- glances, then as the leading man raised his blade, the other two followed.
"You fool. You are delusional," he laughed, shaking his head at Reios. "Nonetheless, you shall surrender to us. The Autumn military refuses to tolerate such disrespect and abuse!"
In half a second, the red-eyed man had pointed his blade menacingly towards Reios, and the two soldiers at his side reacted to the gesture. With their own blades pointed outward in front of them, they pounced viciously at Reios, who held his unloaded rifle out in front of him for meager protection.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on December 05, 2009, 11:50:24 PM
Listening to the Autumn soldier, Din realized it didn't really matter to him what happened to Reios.
"Well, that's good enough reason for me." Din stated bluntly and moved out of the way of the battle as if nothing had happened and continued looking over shopping carts and the like for whatever it was they were looking for.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on December 24, 2009, 05:00:52 PM
(( SIGHHHHH, Nestec. =_= ))
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Nestec on December 28, 2009, 03:41:50 PM
(( Not making any promises, but I'll try to post tonight. I gotta go to work in less than an hour, and I need to eat some lunch. >__< ))
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Nestec on December 30, 2009, 12:51:56 PM
Dammit. I knew he couldn't be trusted... Reios thought, just before the blade came into contact with his rifle. A sharp CRACK sound screamed from the impact as the blade sliced the rifle in half. At the same time, the second soldier's blade swooped dangerously close to Reios' neck. He was able to drop his gun and leap backwards quickly at the same time.
Weak and weaponless, his eyes darted from the two soldiers to the lead soldier, then back to his broken rifle on the ground. This is it. My only other option is to run. If only I could fly...
Just as Reios was turning his back on the soldiers, the gallant, strong voice of Solius stopped everyone in their tracks.
"Raphael!" he called out, causing the leading soldier with the red eyes to look at him. Solius smirked, then continued, "Please tell me why you've decided to show your face in Spring once again. I was sure that you were exiled from here."
The leading soldier, who was apparently named Raphael, brought his blade to his side, and straightened his stance with a grin. "Sir Solius. My, I had hoped you would not remember me."
"I go by Captain Solius now," he replied, his smirk fading. "And how could I forget those demonic eyes of hell?"
For a small moment, there was only silence between the two. Reios felt that it would be the perfect time to escape, but something kept him still.
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on December 30, 2009, 05:33:02 PM
(( Nestec, if you want to be able to finish this RP, bring the attack on Spring as soon as possible. And get whatever you had going in Winter Nation to happen. ))
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Nestec on January 01, 2010, 03:01:53 PM
(( That one guy bailed, so I don't know if the Winter Nation stuff can happen... ))
Title: Re: S K Y R A Z O R
Post by: Red on January 01, 2010, 06:47:39 PM
(( Well, Void and Ryubi are arriving in Winter Nation soon to meet up with Syth. Syth is a double agent, remember? So he worked in Winter Nation as well. ))