Dark Fairy Event Clutter rps

[10:38:30] The snowy peaks of Frostvale's region greet him from afar.. The walls of the fortress like city standing far above himself, he at the bottom of step. Garb being that of the Viridian's stationary color of green, albeit tweaked by a major account; a prominent black found to be the fundamental in it'smake up now, while green served solely to accent.

The boy gives a squint -- returning to the city after a long while, he didn't know why he came here this time. Maybe it was to seek another smiths help, or possibly to kill time as he sought restitution outside of the safety that Danarium offered him from the dreaded Commander of Nostvale.

For whatever reason(s) he found himself here though, he was here now! Spotting amongst the steps two figures; looking bigger from his persepctive- the assumption they are older, and bigger than him. Ace, and Elaine Deva would see him in return; tiny frame a stationary black dot there atop the white of blanketed terrain.
(Hendrix Este)
[10:42:46] Hendrix Este: [ childrenpls ]
[10:50:27] In silence, Elaine kept her head down as they started to head back to Frostvale from the Wychwood forest. Though as Ace took off in a mad dash, she sprints after him, it had already gotten dark after the sun set so she was scared to be by herself. Especially since she was covered in yokai blood, it smeared all over her left cheek and dosed al over her cloak and bared legs, her right foot specifically coated.

When they finally made it home, the path was light up by flame lanterns. "N..No, Ace.. we need to keep going! D-don't just lay there!" there he was.. pretending to be dead on the stairwell after she was surrounded by dead yokai.."You're such a bully, Ace!" she pouts and sulks as she grabbed his arm and tried to pull him up the stairs.

While dragging her limp brother up the stairs... her attention pulled towards Hendrix who seemed to have closed in on the entrance to Frostvale. His form was barely noticable in the darkness, were it not for the lanterns she likely wouldn't have seen him at all. "W..Who's there..?" it certainly didn't look right.... Elaine was covered in blood dragging the limp body of a boy who was pretending to be dead, anyone could misunderstand the situation.
(Elaine Deva)
[10:53:52] Hendrix Este: [ Grandson. are you rping? ]
[10:54:43] Ace D. Deva: (yeah
[10:59:50] The words of his dear sister went unheard as he allowed his body to be free as she dragged him up the stair; his lounge was even out of his mouth like a dogs as she did so and he kept his eyes closed shut. He knew that this little act wasn't working out in the slightest but, he was very tired so he would prefer to get carried up stair even if it did hurt a little bit. Eventually though he stopped this act and opened his eyes whilst trying to get free from his sister's grip.

"Okay I walk now -"

Golden hued eyes look over to the boy that had walked up to him and all Ace could do was stare, certainly this kid had a reason for being here and looking at them, surely this boy wanted something in Frostvale but what was more odd was the fact that he stopped right there while Ace was attempting to have fun so, maybe this boy wanted to join in on the fun with them, clearly that is what was going on.

"- do you want to play too?"

He continued his words after figuring out what to say and instead of the frown he had on his face beforehand he had a smile now because after all he was a nice kid, tottaly not an occultist or anything like that.
(Ace D. Deva)
[11:08:22] What.

The previous assumption of the scene at hand was wrong, very wrong. With Elaine grabbing at what now was made out a limp body- blood spattered all over here, and the such. It painted an odd picture for the Este-boy; a brow raised in confusion as she inquires as to whom he was.

Of course, instead of answering- he'd walk forward. A foot now upon step, before his ascent could truly begin though, Ace would make himself known as one amongst the living afterall! "Oh." The only sign of surprise he gives, certain at first that he had stumbled upon a murder scene, his idea of it all shifting yet again as he is to find this was some kind of game played by the two younger children.

"Sure, I'll play." Letting his eyes wander from Ace, to Elaine; the girl still covered in those specks, and splotches of blood.. "...What kind of game is this though..?" His eyes are narrowed, the violet of iris nearly completely obstructed by the pallidity of flesh now partially shut, his field of vision singular in concept; hoisting these two upwards as the priority of this area.
(Hendrix Este)
[11:16:03] The ravenette gasped a much needed breath of fresh air when her younger brother finally decided to utilize his working limbs and stand for himself. Although when he shook her arm off she landed on her butt on the stairs behind her. "H..Hey.." her voice was a lot softer than she thought it did in her ears. But that was due to the fact she was still shaken up from what had taken place not even hours ago.

"Stop it Ace! We're not playing anything.. I..I want to go home.." Elaine's eyes were red and puffy, clear indicators she'd been crying, with good reason too considering she's covered in blood. She was just an innocent little 6 year old, what could have possibly happened for her to be coated in so much blood.
(Elaine Deva)
[11:26:17] What kind of game was it? He really didn't know what type of game they were playing right now; he was just playing dead for no real reason probably to bother his sister that really wanted to go home for some reason. Is there actually a game called annoy your older sister while she is having a mental breakdown? He didn't think so but, this was what he was doing right now in an attempt to cheer her up but, it wasn't really working out. He ignored this fact and continued on!

"Do you know any games to play? I know hide and not get found...Don't get tagged...Uh..."

Games, games, games, what type of games did Magi play anyways and why was Elaine so stuck up with going home? Maybe there was a game at home that she wanted to play or she knew about and maybe that would cure the everlasting boredom that plagued Ace often.

"Maybe we have game at home...Do we have game at home, sis?"

He really wanted to find these games so he could play them with this random stranger they found outside the gates of Frostvale. This was actually normal though, it's not like nine year olds murder and kidnap people anyways.
(Ace D. Deva)
[11:35:40] There was obvious tension here, between the brother, and the sister. Much like the older out of this trio; his own sibling moments of bickering with Ariadne coming to mind as Elaine decides to nag away at the younger(?) brother.

"Tag. We can play that then-" He didn't actually like games. Atleast not tag; word games were alright, or puzzles, but tag wasn't up there on his list of 'coveted childhood games.' Still, he accepting the invitation, the right to choose was left to Ace, and so he would follow along with it.

"We should probably get her cleaned up first though, don't you think?" Pointing at Elaine, a lone finger raised, and extended offering her the knowledge that yes, he did infact think something was wrong with her being covered in blood while out in the cold. "It's cold out here, and that's a lot of blood.." Despite that- he was pretty casual about it; desentized even to her appearance, a problem of misfortune on the part of the Este.

"In the meantime- I'm Hendrix. What are your names?" He knew the boy's already, Elaine had shouted it not once, but twice since stumbling upon the two. What he really wanted to know was what was her name. A trained eye lingering on her yet again, he would have taken another step up the steps at this point.

Standing not infront of Ace, but besides him, closer to Elaine, offering closer inspection of her person now.
(Hendrix Este)
[11:48:28] Elaine was getting fed up with Ace. Was it so wrong to want to go home and SLEEP after everything that just happened to her? Her brother was so insensitive and she was looked upon as the bad guy for not wanting to play any games while coated in Yokai blood.

She simply sniffled, her frustration converting to sorrow as tears threatened to pool down her porcelain cheeks. She hadn't the emotional stability to handle all of this. Who actually wants to play a game when emotionally distraught? For pete's sake she's 6 and just blacked out and brutally killed a bunch of Mega Yokai!

"I.. I don't want to play... You guys play.. I'm going home." she tried to gather herself, but as Hendrix drew near she felt uneasy.. Especially when he points out the blood that she'd forgotten painted her flesh and clothing. Now glancing down to browned dried crusty blood she began to cry again, albeit silently this time.

Sniffling and hicking.. Elaine wiped her cheeks with her wrists. Clearly not in a good mental state in the slightest to be socializing. His name went right over her head, and unles Ace tells him her name, Hendrix wouldn't be told it yet. At least not until she calmed down and stopped crying.

The closer Hendrix came to Elaine, the more he'd see the claw marks that pierced into her flesh from when the Yokai group initially attacked and scratched at her. Her wounds stung and whens he moved too much the occasional wound reopened and began to gush bits of blood here and there at a time. It was clear she'd been attacked, and by multiple not just one with how many claw marks and bites she had.
(Elaine Deva)
[11:58:43] Tag was the game to play and when he said don't you think Ace couldn't help but respond in his own mind. No. He doesn't think, he was actually quite dumb and thought that his sister was being a big ole' cry baby nonetheless, it was clear that she was going to continue to be a cry baby instead of trying to cheer up and forget about it so instead of bullying her about it he let out a rather heavy sigh and turned to face the gate. Cleaning her up and bringing her home was the thing to do here...

"I'm Ace Deva and that is my sister, Elaine. WE can bring her home, shouldn't take too long."

IT was only a couple minutes of walking around town to find the home...Wherever it is that home was, really he just wanted to play some games and have some fun but, his sister clearly was really messed up after what happened perhaps she is not as carefree as he is or something like that. So with a shrug he placed his hands in his pocket and his smile went into the flattening of the lips as he started to walk towards the gate.

"We can play after we bring her home; she's got pretty beat up."

That was an understatement really, she got attacked by a monster that she ended up killing but, a monster nonetheless and it was strong! And here he was being a bully about it, what a mean brother.
(Ace D. Deva)
[12:08:57] It really was an understatement.

Closer inspection revealed those still running wounds, and bruises vibrant in their discolorations. Elaine was a mess, and that was being nice saying that. "Elaine.. Okay." She expressed a need to go home, it seeming very urgent a matter.

Crying even, a silent act that he might have missed had he not been extra attention to her already. "I- Yeah, let's get you home first, Elaine." He says, offering an extended arm as he seeks to turn her; ushering the young Deva onward to the gates of Frostvale where she may find someone to tend to her numerous ailments, of the flsh.

"Me, and Ace can always play afterwards- After you're looked after. Do you need a change of clothes?" The scratches, and cuts having ruined her own wear, he couldn't imagine her standing there now in the cold without any proper clothing.

"You can use my cloak.. Just give it back after."
(Hendrix Este)
[12:10:40] Percival Whitefall: (not even 265 md can make holyfire ball's aoe do good damage
[12:10:40] Hendrix Este: [ let me ]
[12:10:40] Hendrix Este: [ use your armor. ]
[12:11:31] Percival Whitefall: (no omg
[12:11:31] Percival Whitefall: (this is
[12:11:31] Hendrix Este: [ and yeah- that aoe is so low. ]
[12:11:31] Percival Whitefall: (DRACO NIVIS PROPERTY
[12:11:31] Hendrix Este: [ LET ME USE IT TRENT. ]
[12:11:31] Hendrix Este: [ come on.. ]
[12:11:31] Percival Whitefall: (nooooooooooooooooooooooooo
[12:12:22] Hendrix Este: [ trenton.... ]
[12:13:13] Hendrix Este: [ oh shit. i was rping. ]
[12:13:13] Hendrix Este: [ we'll continue this later. ]
[12:16:38] Elaine was still a stubborn Deva.. she didn't want to be babied and tended to. At let not blatantly. She just wanted to go home, as simple as that... to go home and see her papa whom will likely scold, and ground her for leaving Frostvale.. But none of that mattered, she wanted to be safe and home meant safety.

At least she didn't remember much of the wounds being inflicted, she only saw the after math of the whole ordeal. She did glance up when her brother introduced them and Hendrix called out her name. Another soft sniffle was given as she wiped her nose of it's dripping mucus.

She didn't know who this stranger was.. but due to how caring he was portraying to be she felt she could trust him. Her fine garbs were tattered and messy, but the Deva family cloak was untattered, and simply needed to be washed. That was more than enough to cover her up. "I..I'm okay.. I have Daddy's cloak..." she politely denied his offering, not needing to get her blood on a strangers cloak.

With their aid she ascends the staircase and began to make her way over to the entrance. Originally hse was able to sprint to keep up with her brother's running pace earlier due to adrenaline, but after that wore off the pain started to seap into her wounded muscles. Home wasn't too far from here.. it was a left turn after entering Frostvale.
(Elaine Deva)
[12:19:12] Hendrix Este: [ whoops. was on youtube. ]
[12:19:12] Ace D. Deva: (same
[12:20:03] Ace D. Deva: (idk where she went
[12:20:03] Hendrix Este: [ oh. there we go. ]
[12:20:54] Hendrix Este: [ I'm wondering if I should beat you both up, and carry you out of here... ]
[12:20:54] Ace D. Deva: (yeah
[12:20:54] Ace D. Deva: (no balls
[12:21:45] Hendrix Este: [ shin shoryuken punching, Ace. ]
[12:22:36] Hendrix Este whispers: [ Your Armor.. ]
[12:23:28] Hendrix Este: [ Hey EoD ]
[12:23:28] Amyas: (Hi.)
[12:23:28] Hendrix Este: [ how much did you increase the shoulder pixels for that cloak? ]
[12:23:28] Amyas: (Have you seen any Ryozo's around)
[12:23:28] Hendrix Este: [ to hide the cloth underneath. ]
[12:23:28] Amyas: (like 1............)
[12:23:28] Hendrix Este: [ and I have not. ]
[12:24:19] Amyas: (to hide the armour)
[12:24:19] Hendrix Este: [ okay, just one. ]
[12:24:19] Hendrix Este: [ shoot, back to rp i go. ]
[12:28:35] Quickly the boy brought up both of his hands; thumbs pointed up and his pointer extended outwards to form some sort of finger guns and a smirk was made on his face as he eyed down Hendrix. His sister on the other hand was running away after denying him hard, well in his mind at least because he was a child, nothing was serious in his mind. So after a short delay he just started to rock his head up and down as he took back steps towards the gate.

"You just got denied...Harddddd..."

After that was said he couldn't help but to burst into laughter and once said laughter hit escaped his mouth he broke into a sort of jog as he attempted to follow after his sister because she was just in such a hurry to get home like the little crybaby she was being, maybe he was so bitter and mean to her because his Father pretended like he barely existed and stuff like that, whatever the case he eventually caught up to her.

"So after you rest a bit you will play, right?"

Clearly Ace wasn't giving up, he really wanted more people to play tag with him, but in reality it would probably only end up being him and Hendrix playing tag because well, Elaine was being a big ole baby as usual.


(Ace D. Deva)
[12:32:51] Hendrix Este: [ oh. are we following? ]
[12:32:51] Elaine Deva: This one is ours. )
[12:43:56] Ace's teasing didn't have a basis besides what a child had saw, and assumed happened before their eyes. Even so, Hendrix was a child himself, and even he thought that was clear denial! "Hmph." All he added- shrugging it off, his offer refused in favor of the cloak Elaine already had on hand; unscathed in regards to the hardships her other clothing face, nothing but a little grime caught on it leaving it in perfect condition otherwise.

"Let's head inside then." Even without need of saying this- they had both sped off anyway, leaving him lagging behind as the two Devas rush to their family home with him tailgating behind in silence, only the crunch of snow underneath boot giving notice of his ongoing presence.

"Why aren't you hurt?" Turning to Ace- the boy really didn't seem any worse for wear despite is sister's implicating appearance. His eagerness to play only adding to the mystery behind it, as Elaine seemed fixated on just getting home to relax instead of moving around any further than what already had been done.


(Hendrix Este)


[14:28:03] Entering the Marshlands with the selected group of people, some of them meeting on ahead due to their status. Each had been given the general idea of what the goal was, even if some may question it and get confused as to why? Erik wasn't going to reveal too much information, all they needed to know was that this dark fairy needed to be captured. Alive.

No direction. No map. No compass or anything. They come based on rumours and general wits, senses excelled by the alluring feeling of occultic nature... and it may take some time to finally discover, but in the end it would be worth it. And who know's, maybe there will be more to come?

''Okay.'' His picks up his voice, sound magic used to make sure everyone could hear him. ''Keep your eye's open and be prepared to defend yourself from anything, out here it's just not the task we've got to be careful off, as anything lurking in the shadows may come out and attack without warning.''

Which way next? signs? feelings? It was hard to say, but he was going to push on and pursue his goal either way. ''Oh... and if anyone want's to back out, now is your last chance to do so. Beyond this point, you'll be in it until the end.''
(Erik Hirano)
[14:28:03] Ryan Kyros: (I need to ask you something
[14:28:03] Effervescent Jay: (Hit me up over Skype.)
[14:28:03] Ryan Kyros: (k
[14:30:36] Turning away frfom those who he would call his kin for the moment, the yokai would make his way over towards the lands which he also claimed as his own territory. Seeing that Erik would be stepping foot into such lands, he figured that it would be best that he join him in this quest. Such a task should make a mutual relationship between the two, assisting each other so that they may both possibly reach their goal and such. Dravus was interested.

So he would lend his hand in this task to attempt to retrieve a particular item, a dark fair that it would seem the ruler sought out. Dravus figured this would be a rather entertaining task. As he met up with the group of individuals he would stare among their faces. Perhaps it was a surprise to see a yokai among the group, but he figured that if they were truly sided with Erik then this would not be much of a problem.

The Kaor would only smirk as he observed the structure in front of them, seeming to be the location where the dark fairy awaited. There was likely to be some trickery and such involved in the task of retrieving such a being, but the serpent was prepared, he didn't need the word of Erik to tell him that.

"Hmmm.' The yokai did not speek at first, only gazing across the many members of the group who were once allied with the Kaor himself. "It is interesting to se most of you again, but now is not the time for reunions of course." It wasn't as if he was all that eager to do such a thing either. But at least they would feel as if he did. Dravus only gazed forward, wondering what would await them upon entrance.
(Admiral Dravus)
[14:30:36] While the group ventured out into the wilderness of the swamp, a vile place where he himself had a few poor memories associated with, the necromancer kept a sharp eye on his surroundings. The last time he'd been here, he was a child, amd he'd been ambushed by a yokai that melded in with the earth as well as a Crellus could, and the place he knew they were trying to find was going to have more dangerous game than that locked within it.

Yet he followed the Commander's lead anyway, the risk was supposedly worth the promised rewards, after all. That didn't mean he had to like the place though. As his boots were pulled from the muck and mire of the marshlands, a sour expression remained on his face as the sucking sound of them escaping the mud softly broke his otherwise silence. Though as commanded, he kept his comments to himself, lest he attract the attention of some nefarious creature, more nefarious than he rather, and his eyes on the shifting shadows of the forest.
(Veradun)
[14:31:28] And so the Oscuri was gathered for a mission. What kind of mission? Well, Ryan hadn't the foggiest, but if the Commander of Nostvale asked him to do so, and if there was a profit to be made, why deny the chance? As such, Ryan packed up a few things and ordered one of his skeletons, Abbot, to follow him on their mission.

After who knows how long of walking step by step through the muddy marshes. His feet were drenched in swampy water, and his whole body was exhausted, but soon enough they arrived at their destination. The location in which the Dark Fairy apparently resided in, or so they thought.

As the group arrived, Ryan began to survey the area, keeping his eyes peeled for what the Commander told him to search for, the Fairy. But would such a small creature be easy to find? Or could it even be found?

"Alright Abbot, your job is to assist us in our search. And well, keep me alive, that's a priority.." That was obvious, but it felt like it had to be said. "So...Where should we look first?
(Ryan Kyros)
[14:31:28] Duty had brought him here.

That's what he would say if anyone else ever asked him why he decided to venture with the legion of Virdian that had followed along after Erik on his personal endeavor. The young Squire without his Knight, this was something initially talked of with him as an expedition they would conquer together.

Now though, he was in the hands of what was seemingly strangers, and a Uncle whom he was only on good terms with occasionally. Whatever the reasons though- They didn't matter now that they had come.

A glance around as he takes a head count of everyone; their group ranging from masked strangers, all the way down to a Kaor-beast with that familiar Jay making up the end of their rag-tag group of adventurers! With no map, they moved, through murky footing, and the cry of rampant beast overhead -- he couldn't help but harbor bad feelings about what was in store.
(Hendrix Este)


{NARRATION} Their arrival marks naught more than solitude and silence. Why? For there is nothing in the Marshlands. Nothing. Absolutely nothing. ... ... save for the pinging throngs of Occultic energies massing at a distance away in expectation. Something powerful. Something... cruel. It's occultic might just seems to dwarf whatever minor pressences are left of idle Yokai, raving cultists and forgotten bandits in the Marshlands. Most importantly, it leads northward in direction of a massive, massing fog. It'll be hard to see anything in here and the group will be prone to god knows what. Will the party go through the fog or turn tail now?
[14:46:49] Ryan Kyros: God damn Abbot stop twerking..
[14:46:49] Octavia Ambrosia: Weirdos.
[14:50:14] Veradun: (im gonna say something @ you dravus, jsyk)
[14:50:14] Admiral Dravus: (Okay
[14:50:14] Nothing!

Just how most things would begin, it began with nothing. Apart from that odd feeling of Occultic energies massing in the distance. As Erik expected, it wasn't hard to pick up on the source of immense power... and if they could feel it from so far away, who else could it be than this tricksy Dark Fairy? Either way, they had no other leads than this trace of occult energy, so they had no other choice but to go towards it.

''Head towards that fog.'' Yes, a thick fog that seemed to be never ending. Easy to get lost in this disgusting mist, maybe it was put here for a reason? maybe it was coincidence that the Marshes has a mist coming through right now? Erik wasn't going to stand around and question it, he had a goal.

''Stick close together, if you get lost... then you'll have to just keep going. In the end we'll all reach the end or whatever this mass of occultic energy is.'' He shrugged, not seemingly too worried about the risk. Erik was going all in, unless the Diabolicon was going to tell him otherwise.

''Oh, a soft reminder. I want that dark fairy alive.'' He smiles. Until he slowly makes his way forwards, preparing to enter the fog and hopefully with seven people behind him also preparing to enter!
(Erik Hirano)
[14:51:56] A shiver ran down the knight's spine as he felt the growing dark power ahead of them, it was clear that they were headed in the right direction to find some sort of being that eclipsed almost any of them by themselves. Though that was the reason they travelled in a small expedition. As the rest of the group idly minced words, his eyes darted over to each of them, a glare that suspected one of them may just fall prey to some sort of surprise by making as much noise as they were, especially as a thick fog began to drift in.

He was not without ideas of his own, though, and before they ventured too deeply into the veil, he called out toward Dravus, the wind yokai, and Erik alike,"Perhaps we should have our friend Admiral Dravus here try to disperse the fog..? A kaor as powerful as he with his gifts with wind magic could likely make quick work of this vision blocking veil."
(Veradun)
[14:52:48] Well, all this chatter was 'fun' he supposed, although some of the topics were testy for the sin. He decided at least from the vagueness of it all that he wasn't supposed to use his aura this time. Or was he? His master was so confusing about these things, but he decided to save himself the risk of another hole in his stomach. His innards would probably never feel the same after having the Commanders hand in them.

Anyways, there was company, there was chatter, and oh, look, mist! He blinked at the feeling and look of the distant fog/mist/spooky white stuff, swaying slightly in place. Eagerly, the sin stumbled after, using his staff as his only support. He stuck close to the Yokai, simply because he was a Yokai. The familiarity was just the cherry on top. "Yes yes.. no squishing the.. fairy... thing.." he hummed.
(Kasha)
[14:53:39] Between the light-hearted antics of Abbot, and the rest of the group all following along. Tensions were low, and a mist creeped over head. As they ventured deeper in, the group- assuming Erik did not give cause for concern- pressed on. With Hendrix himself finding a spot to file in, behind those older, and presumably wiser.

Away from Abbot though- that peculiar clacking comeing from posterior upon vigorous circular movement just creeping him right the fuck out. Watching ahead, for signs of their query; a dark Fairy for his uncle- something he ordered alive.

Not unharmed though, no specifics on that. A nod from the boy, marking his understanding. Left alone otherwise- considering how it was that a fairy looked. "Do fairies have any defining features?" Deciding to ask actually- conversational topic that was absent of twerking, or reference to hound, and one's position being listed as one.

"For future reference. Incase I see it first."
(Hendrix Este)
[14:53:39] There was a light scoff whilst Octavia had such, yet she wouldn't bother pressing on the matter anymore. The staff was hefted upwards for now as she would first do what she thought was good to do before they went anywhere for the most part. She allowed the staff to cause a beacon of sorts to expand itself throughout the area.

A pulse of depravity which caused the draft of yokai to slowly come from the area. Nothing but an intense fog that drawed people in. Some to ruin, others to. . well, exile. And not the kind of exile where you think you're banished from a city, no! Rather the kind that made you lost, unable to ever come back to the all knowing realm of society.

She looked over to Erik for a moment, "Right, right no killing the fairy." She mumbled, eyes a bit distant as she was merely following the lot of them into the fog. . Into the fog they went! . . Along with the small fry of yokai she brought along with her.
(Octavia Ambrosia)
[14:53:39] Kasha: (Gonna go get a cookie brb quick)
[14:54:30] A casual glance is given to the Jay sitting atop his shoulder. Ryan was surprised it came with him to such a place, wouldn't it had been safer in Nostvale? No matter, it was here now, and it didn't seem to be in any rush to leave, at least not with it's claws dug into his armor.

For awhile it seemed like they couldn't find much of anything, save the scattered Yokai that quickly fled upon seeing their group march forth. A shame, was their little venture going to come up empty handed? Was their endless marching for not? It seems like it was a waste of time! But just before he could say anything, he could sense it.

An overwhelming source of occultic energies.

Ryan had been near some rather potent sources of Occultic mana in his life, but this one took the cake. It was heavy, cruel, and for a moment he almost wanted nothing to do with it. But it seemed like there was no turning back, not now anyway, he was in this until the end. In the distance, Ryan spotted the mass of fog and figured that was where the source was coming from. Would they find their prize inside?

And so, he marched forward, the Jay upon his shoulder and Skeleton following behind him. Step by step he headed forward.

Towards what was likely his doom.
(Ryan Kyros)
[14:54:30] Dravus simpyly would stare off into the distance, it seemed the memebrs among the group seemed to be having casual conversation and such. This was rather interesting, but they were getting distracted from what was the main cause. Altough all the catching up and all was good, he would like to get this over with. The serpent would only look at the fog that stood in front of them. There was no other option, so why not go through?

Soon enoug he would attempt to smirk for a moment as he stared towards the fog, he would soon gaze towards the one by the name of Veradun. He figured that such a plan may work, so the yokai may end giving it a try. For a moment he had forgot abotu the being, but he had recalled him from hist last meeting. One of his marked individuals, Dravus should keep an eye on him for any progress.

"Yes, I'll give that a try." Dravus stated. The mighty serpent gazing out into the thick fog that clouded the path ahead of him. The breeze within the surrounding would grow stronger as the one who harnessed the winds would begin to gather that of his element. With a large gust he would blow forward with such power as an attempt to rid the area of cloud. If it was unsuccessful, then oh well.. They would simply venture forward as originally planned.
(Admiral Dravus)
[14:56:12] Kasha: (back
[14:57:04] Erik Hirano: ( Jay
[14:57:04] Erik Hirano: ( Are you going to post this round
[14:58:46] Stop twerking.

While the skeleton despised the thought- the actions of it's body were bound to his will. Suddenly, the grinding of bones began to cease- and then the feeling of occult mana hit the undead like a frieght train. "What is this? Why does it feel familiar? Oh. I can do that stuff. Fucking cool."

Occult skele is best skele.

"Blow the fog out of the way with wind magic. Blow it. Ryan's mother would probably do a better job than the yokai."

Snrk.

"Search for things, search for things. You know what I see, oh great and merciful lordt? Fog and swamp. Did I do good? Can I get a cookie?"
(Abbott)
[14:59:37] Kasha: (I love this skelebro)
[14:59:37] Rosenkov: (Roll me a 1d6, Admiral.)
[15:00:28] Admiral Dravus: (rip
[15:00:28] Kasha: (qq)
[15:00:28] Erik Hirano: ( Dravus turns into a dog.
[15:00:28] Erik Hirano: ( His dream come true.
[15:00:28] Kasha: (Insult to injury)
[15:00:28] Erik Hirano: ( Lmao
[15:01:20] Erik Hirano: ( The bird isn't posting.
[15:01:20] Erik Hirano: ( this round
[15:03:02] Kasha: (When your new roomate offers you weed but you're allergic)
{NARRATION} A blast of wind? More like a breath of wind to a rock wall, for as the loose gusts of the marshlands coalesced together to disperse the fog, all it did was rustle it's tendrils and naught more. It seems that the only way through was to cross the fog and whatever dangers it held inside. Best to prepare oneself for whatever awaits them.
[15:04:44] Admiral Dravus: <*Move forward?*>
[15:04:44] Erik Hirano: Cute winds... now moving on.
[15:04:44] Octavia Ambrosia: <Rustyy.>
[15:04:44] Kasha: <*hums off-key*>
[15:06:27] Kasha: (cold af, jumping under the covers)
[15:06:27] Effervescent Jay: Coo.
{NARRATION} Crossing into the fog that radiates occultism at full swing with no prior preparation or further attempts to disperse it? What could 'possibly' go wrong? ( 1d6 roll time! 3 or higher for success!)


{NARRATION} Things are not easy. Things are never easy and for those who seek power unbridled to attain more than what they have, they will always need to cast their life in the crucible. And this crucible is a sizeable fog in an area filled to the brim with trees and other swamp ground. Fighting here seems like a bad idea. Regardless, that bad idea seems to be the only one the group will stick to for the second the group starts wandering into the fog, they feel something in the ground. Something thick. On closer inspection? Bones. Bones strewn far and wide all across the ground for purposes unknown. Bits and snippets of animal sinew, femurs and slices of human tibias. Skulls of creatures unindentifiable. Even the carcass of a Crellus or two. The entirety of the ground is surrounded by bones and with the group wandering straight across into the fog? They're primed to spring a trap. A very nasty one. The bones clatter together, amassing one by one into strange amalgamations. Bodies humanoid, weapons less sor and creatures gharish in their rapid assembly and assault towards the visitors of the fog. They seem greatly intent on adding to their collection. Starting with those who were standing atop their forming bodies. (Those who rolled less than 3 take a -10 vit nerf for the fight! If you fall twice, it remains for the rest of the dungeon.)
[15:18:24] Erik Hirano: ( Blinks
[15:18:24] Admiral Dravus: (im so scared
[15:19:15] Admiral Dravus: (LMAO
[15:19:15] Erik Hirano: ( LMAO
[15:19:15] Rosenkov: (We should move further back unto the bridge.)
[15:19:15] Hendrix Este: [ bones.. ]
[15:19:15] Erik Hirano: ( Okay
[15:19:15] Ryan Kyros: (LOL
[15:19:15] Rosenkov: (This'll do.
[15:19:15] Kasha: (o-oh
[15:19:15] Ryan Kyros: (how to nerf?
[15:19:15] Abbott: Mom..
[15:20:06] Veradun: (/powerdown vit 10
[15:20:06] Kasha: (o.o)
[15:20:06] Rosenkov: (That.)
[15:20:06] Ryan Kyros: (ty
[15:20:06] Kasha: (tat's a lotta boners)
[15:20:06] Octavia Ambrosia: (dravus)
[15:20:06] Admiral Dravus: (;p;
[15:20:06] Octavia Ambrosia: (remember)
[15:20:06] Kasha: (i mean bones)
[15:20:06] Admiral Dravus: (?
[15:20:57] Octavia Ambrosia: (. . i forgot)
{NARRATION} (This'll be a Best of 3 fight, ladies and gentlemen. Will balance the EC Based on Loss/Victory!)
[15:21:48] Admiral Dravus: (Abbott, is that yo big bro?
[15:21:48] Ryan Kyros: (no its his mother
[15:22:40] Admiral Dravus: (Ahhh
[15:22:40] Ryan Kyros: (LOL
[15:22:40] Ryan Kyros: (WTF
[15:22:40] Kasha: (OMG HAHAHAA)
[15:22:40] Hendrix Este: [ oh my fucking god. [
[15:22:40] Erik Hirano: ( LOL
[15:22:40] Admiral Dravus: (LMAO
[15:22:40] Octavia Ambrosia: (OLAWD)
[15:22:40] Erik Hirano: ( That skeleton is crazier than me
[15:22:40] Kasha: ( I think I've found my waifu)
[15:22:40] Hendrix Este: [ kill it. ]
[15:22:40] Admiral Dravus: (Im done with these event
[15:22:40] Admiral Dravus: (*this
[15:22:40] Octavia Ambrosia: (no mien)
[15:22:40] Admiral Dravus: (Lol
[15:24:22] Pile of Bones's speed increases!
[15:25:13] Crunch. Crunch. Cruuuunch. The moment the sin noticed what he was stepping on, he couldn't get enough. He began to dance around as if the bones were an instrument, giggling away. At least until they began to move. Hopping swiftly on a clean bit of ground with a little help from defiance of gravity, he leaned forward, making an awed sort of sound.

The sin clapped and laughed like a small child, watching the bones pile into wonderful things. He wondered, as he began to pull his backup aura of starlight over his form, if the bones would make even better sounds when he broke the creatures apart. Eager to find out, he looked for direction to see if he wasn't the only one ready to play.
(Kasha)
[15:25:13] Kasha: (I can't tell if its twerking or flexing
[15:25:13] Kasha: (I'm assuming both)
[15:26:04] With Dravus' failed attempt to disperse the winds, it was with great reluctance that he pressed on. Within a matter of seconds, he was swallowed whole by the fog, and could barely even see his hand when raised up in front of his face, this was surely a poor place for them to be within if something were lurking inside of it. A thought reinforced by a skull that he kicked across the ground, thinking it were a rock at first. Yet when he glanced down at his feet, he saw a few more bones strewn across the ground, and his sour expression fell to dread as they began to shift and coalesce on their own.

Another necromancer, more powerful than he or Ryan, was afoot. Unless Ryan was just being a dick, in which case he'd have to punch him later. Yet when they joined to form an enormous bone construct, he knew it wasn't the oscuri's doing, and a nervous gulp was taken. It surely was awe inspiring might, if nothing else, and something he would certainly love to master for himself, but this was not the time to stand in awe, they had to put this creature down, and quickly.

The knight's grip on his staff tightened as his shield was slung from over his back and raised beside him, and crimson bolts of lightning manifested within the blink of an eye and began dancing around him to augment his already great power. A sideways glance was cast over to Ryan as he muttered, hoping they heard him, "Well, isn't THAT something..?"
(Veradun)
[15:26:04] Kasha: (Lol suspecting ryan for pranks xD)
[15:26:56] Things were going smoothly, despite a failure from Dravus; his power not so great, despite his overbearin appearance. The Kaor unable to free them of the confines of misty terrain.

As they travel, none would notice- the defilement they proceeded to do. Until it was too late, when the floor began to unsettle; tremors as piles of begotten corpses would stir. The ire held even in death giving rise to maliciousness in the form of pallid decayed skeletons.

One, then two, and even three- more in the end; countless numbers of the creators do appear. With one in particular, boasting height to match Dravus; taking up the front, Hendrix left looking onward in surprise.

What the -"Fuck." A swear! The boy letting it slip out; his first bad word, this entire scenario just fucked. Clattering, and clanging, the creatures stand to rebel; voicing rage of their rude trading upon the soil which they lay.

To arms it would be, that they find themselves going- earthen mold cast over his body, that of which darkens complexion as he retrieves both 'Bait, and 'Switch' from inside his cloak in preparation for the mayhem that would surely ensue.
(Hendrix Este)
[15:27:47] The darkness had begun to settle around her, the weakness. . The sight and fact of not knowing where she was throughout such a mist. . She should really wear some glasses, but honestly who wears glasses these days, right people? The yokai were kept around her for the most part as she would be prepared for what had awaited them in this. . weird. . weird fog.

Only to hear the clattering and crunching of bones. . . Oh goodness why bones of all things? Just hearing it made her cringe. . But at the same time made her wonder if a pile of bones could even feel pain? Of course, by then she looked over to Abbot for a moment before just hefting up the staff once more as always and allowing the yokai to their thing. .

"Sooo. .bones. . I got a. . bone to pick with you." . . . ANYWAY! Let's move on with this and ignore that cringey pun!
(Octavia Ambrosia)
[15:27:47] Kasha: (<- wears glasses icly)
[15:27:47] And so the Oscuri braved the fogs ahead of him and pressed forward!

Bad idea.

As he crossed the fogs, the ambient occultic energies in the air began to weigh down on him, causing his body to grow more exhausted with each step. It was confusing, why was it draining him so? Was it some magical barrier erected by the Fairy? Or was he simply growing weaker as the years passed. Whatever it was, he didn't have time to find an answer.

As the fog cleared he spotted it. A giant skeleton, an amagalmation of countless bones and corpses into a single form. Was this the work of some powerful Necromancer, one that far outstripped his own power? Whatever it was, it interested Ryan, perhaps if they made it out of this, it was something he could study. But for now, it seemed like he had to fight for his life.

Raising his hands to the front of his body, torrents of water emerged from the nearby river, followed by ample amounts of blood. The blood surrounded him in a protective aura, offering a modicum of defense against the-...Whatever the hell it was.

"It's certainly something, and I think it's going to try and kill us..." And that wasn't something he wanted. "Looks like we're going to fight, so be on your guard other wise you're going to be.."

Oh no.

Please don't.

"Boned!"
(Ryan Kyros)
[15:27:47] Octavia Ambrosia: (. . . ur the cool one kasha you don't count)
[15:27:47] Moving further into the fog, it seems something was odd. The ground below was rough and... messy? Like he was walking on bones and thick mud? Erik wasn't too sure, but it seems he wasn't the only one noticing this... right?

Coming to a sudden halt, Erik kneels down and grasps onto a bone, the thick glob of blood that drips from it's surface, it seem's they had entered a graveyard for people who got lost or failed at this? Erik wasn't too sure, but he wasn't going to mention it either, the carcasses of Crellus were certainly not that worrying.

Then the bone's began molding together. Bone's began to form, pushing together and collecting. It seem's that something was being made, but not just one... many? A large skeleton, huge in size and seemingly powerful in occultic nature. It seemed like a good start, hopefully the dark fairy wasn't too far away... was this one of it's minions? Was this something the dark fairy was controlling? Or maybe they'd accidentally stumbled upon someone grim in the Marshlands.

''Well, I guess this is our first obstacle.'' He grins, grasping onto the hilt of Exodus and withdrawing it. ''Try not to die, don't take this thing for granted either.'' His eyes roll, until his own occult aura flares up around his body. And before he even prepares for combat, a soft whisper only for the Diabolicon to hear.

''Surely this is a good start for collecting occultic energy.''
(Erik Hirano)
[15:27:47] Kasha: (<4)
[15:28:38] Kasha: (... im do cool i use 4's instead)
[15:28:38] Kasha: (Omg all these puns
[15:28:38] Skeletons!

If only Costero and the other nameless piece of shit were here! They could have a nice, joyous reunion! "Ryan, these.....these are my people." It spoke low, just loud enough for the necromancer to hear! "I MUST TEACH THEM THE DANCE OF MY KIN!" The song and dance of his people!

"THE DANCE OF THE DEAD!" Such creativity ran through these bones! This was almost as creative as the term 'human aura'. "I will search for their souls, creator."

Occult flames wrapped around his undying body, fueling him with the desire to maim and slay! To bully his fellow skeletons!

"Do a little dance. Make a little love. GET DOWN TONIGHT!"

(Abbott)
[15:29:29] Hendrix Este: [ I wasn't messing with those puns. ]
[15:29:29] Kasha: (I have the best music for this)
[15:29:29] The Kaor would simply gaze out into the distance for a moment, only observing as he wold begin to enter the fog. Though soon enough it would seem as if this was of course no ordinary frog. The presence of occultism was nothing that bothered Dravus. It was something that he was rather used to, being a yokai and such. Soon enough he would begin to become inflicted by whatever was within the fog. Within him he was slightly weaker, though he wasn't exactly feeling it at first.

With the apperance of bones across the ground he would shake his head. Of course he was sure that whatever was going to occurr, was likely what he had expected. He would only continue to gaze as such bones would begin to amalgamate into what would begin to actually resemble the figures of bodies and such. He would smirk for a moment, only surrounding himself with the winds once again.

Where the winds had failed him, they would come into play now. Dravus would soon begin to empower himself with the likes of such magic, and of course the darkness that resided from within his form. The Kaor was quite prepared for this. He said no words, only a quick gaze given towards these soldiers that were prpeared to fire. He was unware of their strength, but he hoped they would be capable of providing the strength needed.

[16:43:44] With the beast beaten, occultic energy collected and children warned. All that was left now was to pass this thick fog, the fog that had whatever they were hunting beyond it. Everyone seemed alive, for now... and he hoped that's how it would remain by the end of all of this!

Thus it was time to push on. Making his way through the fog, it seem's the end was in sight. The end? No, the fog wasn't exactly ending, but there was an entrance for them to take. Which Erik inspects, making sure there wasn't any sort of trap before he pushed it open, which luckily there wasn't, opening up the door and turning his head, he uses soundmagic to make his voice audible to all.

''This way, this is the end of the fog for now, we'll continue forwards.''

Simple orders, because Erik already stated they couldn't turn and leave now, they'd only die if they attempted to return alone, surely? He doesn't think about it, the annoying voice of Hendrix moping about being annoyed or tired, whatever it was! Erik had to also ignore that too. Which he finally gets inside, turning his three eyes to investigate the area around them..

What was this place? and which direction was best to take next? Or a better question, which direction was that occultic essence coming from?
(Erik Hirano)
[16:44:35] Back and forth flew the banter between nephew, and uncle; it ends on the sour note with Erik seeming to allude to misfortune befalling the youth. The very idea silencing him as he swallows sharply- rude muttering is what he switched too, trudging through the fog again, this time no surprised ancient burial mounds sprouting up this time clap them.

As they enter as a group, single file through the double doors. There came an expansive opening, to which he looks on in awe, absorbing it all, the boy held in suspense yet again.
(Hendrix Este)
[16:44:35] After a quick patch up on his wound, Ryan put away his supplies and quickly followed behind the others. He didn't bother trying to aquire another sample from the skeleton, he didn't want to trip up and get another sword in the spleen. As he walked behind the others, the Jay once more landed on his shoulder and perched their with comfort.

"Somethings off.." He whispered to the jay, but likely would only get a Coo as a response. No matter, they had to press on until the end. They had to find the fairy. As they went further into the fog, they eventually spotted a large Manor, to which everyone entered with haste.

"I wonder if it's hiding in here." He said out loud and began to look around. "Keep your eyes peeled, or we might end up fighitng yet another skeleton.."
(Ryan Kyros)
[16:46:17] Kasha: <Peeling eyes is probably painful.. not that I've tried it yet...>
[16:46:17] Ryan Kyros: <die>
[16:46:17] Kasha: <you first>
[16:46:17] Kasha: (omit)
[16:46:17] Ryan Kyros: <ladies first
[16:46:17] Ryan Kyros: (omit)
[16:46:17] Kasha: (Fear my glitter
[16:46:17] Ryan Kyros: (yea dear
[16:47:08] Kasha: (damn straight)
[16:48:51] Octavia was normally just beginning to slowly motion with the others. Of course, she wasn't really speaking much. She never tried to talk when during such skirmishes. It only made her lose her focuse. . Like she did with the skeletons, damnit! . . Regardless, she would begin to motion a bit away from the fog, finally beginning to feel something that was rather ominous.

"Yeah. . . something. . odd." She mumbled to herself, allowing the darkness to slowly wrap around her body, not yet being diminished.

To be the first curious cat of the entire group. . Which is bad, Octavia had begun to look around, almost like she was trying to find something witin the area. Maybe the strange feeling was a gut feeling or maybe it was just her senses being dulled due to not being in an adventure in a long time. .

Regardless of what it was, she would search around, not having a single care on what would transpired if she was to search. . Hooray for curiousity!
(Octavia Ambrosia)
[16:49:42] Dravus would simply rise to his original state and form and such since the individuals had defeated the skelton. It was rather dissaappointing that he had almost ended up dead in the first place, but it was over with now. With the few burns upon his body, there wasn't much to say. He would simply gaze upon such wounds and such, for the time being they would be nothing. After all, it wasn't as if he hadn't already faced the powers of the commander before.

The yokai would simply stare towards the like of Erik for the moment as they would venture forward, once more through the likes of the place that consisted of much fog. Hopefully this time around they would not be inflicted once more by the likes of such a thing. He would keep up his guard, attempting to prepare for whatever may be thrown at them next this time around.

Soon enough they would enter the building where the fairy would apparently await. Dravus could not wait to get his hands on such a being. Though, that would likely not be the case. Soon he would simply gaze towards Kasha who seemed to still question him. "Well it's not like I can really see that much of you, but I do not remember you."
(Admiral Dravus)
[16:50:33] Kasha: (*kicks the ooc button*)
[16:50:33] Kasha: Oh.. right. <*fixes this identity problem, all grins*>
{NARRATION} From a fog and into a mansion, a mansion kept in relatively well condition against all odds. One would think a place that is left to the elements in the marshes would be naught more than decrepit, rotting logs and floorboards left as naught more than refuge to the inhabitants of the marshlands. Instead? Candle lights. Candelabra. Rugs. Mouth watering scents. A proper Mansion by all regards, through and through. It's clear that something powerful is at work here. ... worse yet, a riddle presents itself before them post haste. A riddle spoken out in hazy smoke whilst two noblemen bicker out before them before a towering door, calling one another Liar. ".... You approach two magic talking doors. One door leads to the City of Truth, while the other door leads to the City of Liars. You do not know which door is which. You are able to ask only one question to determine which door is which. The door that leads to the City of Liars always speaks lies, while the door that leads to the City of Truth always speaks the truth. You want to go to the City of Truth. What question do you ask to determine which door leads to the City of Truth...? " The smoke remains, floating ever stagnantly above the air to remind the group of the question. Besides each Nobleman? A door. One leads to the 'City of Truth' another to the 'City of Lies'. Time to see which door is which.
[16:56:32] Abbott: (2 things
[16:57:23] Abbott: (my bloodsugar is low, so i haven't been doing the red thing
[16:57:23] Abbott: (i'll do that again when my diabetes isn't trying to kill me
[16:57:23] Kasha: (D:)
[16:57:23] Hendrix Este: [ so after you die? okay. ]
[16:57:23] Kasha: (r00d
[16:58:14] Hendrix Este: [ he said when it stops trying to kill him.. ]
[16:58:14] Abbott: (2. i'm sad bcuz i know the answer to this riddle but my character is an idiot. far moreso than Vary.
[16:58:14] Abbott: (bich.
[16:58:14] Erik Hirano: ( dw
[16:58:14] Hendrix Este: [ All I heard is you want me to spank you later. ]
[16:58:14] Erik Hirano: ( I have not even read it yet
[16:58:14] Erik Hirano: ( reading now.
[16:58:14] Rosenkov: (Then you'd better keep quiet.)
[16:58:14] Rosenkov: (I want you all to THINK.)
[16:58:14] Ryan Kyros: (thinking hurts
[16:59:05] Abbott: (saba, i'm not telling them shit.
[16:59:05] Kasha: <*mumbles*> I wonder how many.. broken bones.. until they both.. both tell the truth...
[16:59:05] Ryan Kyros: Hmm..
[16:59:56] Abbott: <*rattles*>
[16:59:56] Erik Hirano: ( This is some alice in wonderland shit
[16:59:56] Erik Hirano: ( hmm.
[16:59:56] Kasha: (ikr)
[16:59:56] Veradun: (wasnt this
[16:59:56] Veradun: (in yugioh?
[16:59:56] Erik Hirano: ( Probably
[16:59:56] Kasha: (It was in a lot of things)
[17:00:48] Kasha: (You got this erik)
[17:00:48] Admiral Dravus: (I was thinking yugioh to
[17:00:48] Erik Hirano: ( Yeah I got this
[17:00:48] Erik Hirano whispers something.
[17:00:48] Ryan Kyros: ...
[17:00:48] Kasha: (Good, or Ere would be ashamed of you)
[17:01:39] Erik Hirano whispers something.
[17:01:39] Ryan Kyros whispers something.
[17:01:39] When faced with magical barriers, one supposedly only ever telling the truth, and the other telling nothing but lies, the necromancer's face contorted with frustration as they were given but a single chance to ask them a question. It was a bit of an aggravating and perplexing task to figure out what they should ask them, though after a few idle moments of thought, he approached the Commander, leaned in and muttered quietly, "What are your thoughts on the matter, Commander..? Asking either which is the liar or tells the truth just goes back and forth, and we get nowhere."
(Veradun)
[17:01:39] Erik Hirano: ...<*Looks at Ryan.*> No one... <*Takes a step forwards... and begins mumbling to himself again.*>
[17:02:30] Ryan Kyros: ...
[17:02:30] The book was a book of forbidden magics, not book of riddles. It was annoyed as Erik had called out to him, and yet it would do so to respond.

"What?" In a slightly annoyed tone it would speak out. "Fine, fine, you want to know? Then I'll give you a hint to deciding. I'm not deciding for you though."

"All truths are a lie until proven otherwise."
(Lucien)
[17:03:21] Admiral Dravus: Simple..
[17:03:21] Erik Hirano: ( LOL
[17:03:21] Kasha: Hm..? Is it?
[17:10:11] Erik Hirano: ( It's late for me, so I apologise for the slowness.
[17:11:53] So the room they had entered was a mansion, clean and kept well actually. Erik wasn't too sure how a place so far into the Marshlands surrounded by fog, was kept so tidy? Heck, this room could be arguable cleaner than his castle, which actually annoyed him a little.

But then a riddle. Smoke, two men... noble wear? They seemed to both be speaking about each other, one lead to the City of Lies and the other to the City of Truth? Erik wasn't typically one for riddles... and he wasn't the brightest either. But the riddle wasn't that hard, right?

'DIABOLICON!'

With Lucien rolling his eyes and whispering into his ear, the entire answer was not given... but a hint? 'All truths are a lie until proven otherwise.' But... that made everything so much more easier. If one was telling the truth and the other was lying, wouldn't that mean both of the men were liars? Erik wasn't too sure, but that's all he could decypher for now.

''Okay, okay... I think I got something.'' He taps his chin. ''One of you test the door we came through, see if it still just leads back out into the fog.'' He nods, anyone is allowed to pick that up. But then he makes his way to the men. ''Okay! so... I want you both to point me to the right door please!'' And in the end... they were going to only point him to the wrong doors, right? which means... the door not pointed at, is the right one?

Right?
(Erik Hirano)
[17:12:44] Kasha: (...fail)
[17:12:44] Kasha: (I'ma roll to see if Kasha is sane enough to remember this one)
[17:13:36] Kasha: (welp)
[17:14:27] Kasha: Wrong, wrong, wrongity wrong wrong... not right.. nope.. that's not it...
[17:15:18] Erik Hirano: WRONG?!
[17:15:18] Kasha: Yup..
[17:16:09] Erik Hirano: Probably, step forwards Kasha.
[17:16:09] Kasha: <*shuffles along, humming offkey*>
[17:16:09] Veradun: Woudln't we want to...I'll just keep it to myself.
{NARRATION} The noblemen in their endless bickering and senseless fighting and insults suddenly stop for a secon, where both of them point in direction of the left most door. After all, he did ask for the door that led to the City of 'Truth', right? Both Noblemen point towards the leftmost door... ... that being said, will the group go through the leftmost door?
[17:17:00] Kasha: (eh?)
[17:17:00] Erik Hirano: They pointed at the same door, but one of them is truthful?
[17:17:52] Erik Hirano: They're both liars... so why don't we take the other door?
[17:17:52] Erik Hirano: Are you sure I am wrong...
[17:17:52] Kasha: (that shouldn't have..)
[17:17:52] Kasha: (*gives up*)
[17:18:43] Veradun: (the question was supposed to be "what would the other guy say" i think xD
[17:18:43] Hendrix Este: Why don't you test it, Uncle?
[17:18:43] Kasha: Huh..? Who knows.. only one way.. to find out.. Hopefully nobody..loses a leg..
[17:18:43] Kasha: (Yeah..)
[17:18:43] Hendrix Este: We'll follow if we don't hear your screams of agony.
[17:18:43] Erik Hirano: Oh! a volunteer!
[17:18:43] Admiral Dravus: Heh..
[17:18:43] Erik Hirano: Step forward Hendrixs, please go through that door.
[17:18:43] Kasha: The hat kid.. seems eager... indeed..
[17:19:34] Hendrix Este: No I don't.
[17:19:34] Kasha: Yup~
[17:19:34] Erik Hirano: I ain't asking either.
[17:19:34] Hendrix Este: You're dumb, Uncle. I'm not doing it- it's your fairy.
[17:19:34] Erik Hirano: It is, but you wanted to come... and that mouth just keeps going! YAP YAP YAP!
[17:20:25] Erik Hirano: Step forwards, test the door they're not pointing at
[17:20:25] Kasha: Like a puppy..
[17:20:25] Erik Hirano: Exactly.
[17:20:25] Hendrix Este: Fine.
[17:20:25] Erik Hirano: Good boy.
[17:20:25] Hendrix Este: Let the -kid- do it for you, Uncle.
[17:20:25] Kasha: Puppies are fun.. fun to fly...wheee... <*monotone*>
[17:20:25] Veradun: Dont worry, he'll save you. Probably.
[17:24:41] It was on him.

The young boy selected by his Uncle, probably moreso due to his mouth, and not his merit. For whatever reason, Hendrix decides to just put an end to it! The Este marching to the front of the party.

He stands between those doormen, both arms extended towards the one positioned to his left. For the other... Well, yeah. "If I get hurt, it's your fault- just so you know." He had a mouth on him that just wouldn't stop when it came to the Commander, due in no small part to their relationship over the passing years.

Stepping forward with that last piece shared with all present, the little bastard braves the contents of the right-most door that had not been chosen by either doormen. Oh boy.
(Hendrix Este)
[17:25:32] Erik Hirano: I hope all this READING. <*Nudge nudge Diabolicon.*> Paid off.
[17:25:32] Kasha: (watch it still be wrong)
[17:25:32] Kasha: Reading doesn't.. save you.. just gives you.. lotsa papercuts... <*plays with one of the stolen bones*>
[17:26:24] Erik Hirano: <*Removes the bone he drained of occultic essence and throws it at Kasha.*>
[17:27:15] Veradun: Throwing them a bone, Commander..?
[17:27:15] Kasha: <*blinks as it bounces off his head, then picks it up*> How sweet.... <*plays with that one too*>
[17:27:15] Erik Hirano: I was hoping it'd knock him out.
{NARRATION} The noblemen did not stop their bickering, their 'lying' insults coming to one another left and right with no pause on end. Time and again was there finger pointing, screams, spitting and comments about roasting the other alive. Neither gave way to the other and the riddle still stood. Will Hendrix' choice remain well? ... .... ..... No more does Hendrix step through the doorway before vanishing. Gone. Silent. Gone. Vanished. The door didn't even lead anywhere! Was Hendrix okay!? Was he... alive?
[17:28:57] Hendrix Este: [ what the f- ]


[18:38:56] It was quite irritating having to sit through such a situation and attempt to solve the riddle. The yokai was growing impatient. He was starting to agree with the likes of Veradun of simply killing the alligators. Of course, why did Dravus care about anything of the likes of a some prisoners. He had some of those all the time. Infact one of his giga-tiered kin had recently consumed one after claiming it as a prisoner. But of course, he had to play along with these stupid tricks that these humans wanted to solve.

The Kaor would stare out into the new area now for a moment, this was rather distant and different from where they had first arrived. Perhaps they were far away from where they had entered, but as long as they were nearing the end of this little journey, then the yokai did not care much for their current location.

"I believe it's abotu time that we get this over with.' Dravus said for a moment, he could tell that the brain of the commander of Nostvale was rather damaged at the time. And perhaps most of the others were as well. It was a rather difficult riddle, even admittedly for the "Great Admiral." But after a while and a bit of explaining he had started to come a long to the actual answer.
(Admiral Dravus)
[18:42:20] OH BOY!

After a long time of Kasha trying to explain it for no reason at all, where Erik had expressed that he didn't care and clearly wasn't smart enough to catch onto this riddle at all, he finally gave the answer! Wow! Erik was amazed! Kasha was moments away from being beheaded simply because he was slowly pushing Erik, closer and closer to the edge, Erik wasn't going to simply stand there and waste time!

But once the answer was given, it seems everything had changed. The entire room warps... and they are all teleported to another place? It was completely different to the mansion, the grass was green and it was outside, it was rather... fresh?

''Fuck riddles, they annoy me.'' He grunts, making an annoy way forwards to take a better look at this place. ''And in future Kasha, you'll be more careful what words you use against me. Human.'' A slight stare, while Exodus still remains in his grip. But he wasn't going to kill Kasha, even if he REALLY wanted to. They had to get this over with, hopefully with everyone alive by the end of it!

''Let's see what's next then.''
(Erik Hirano)
[18:44:03] After Azrael knows how long sitting in that room discussing that single riddle, they finally got the answer right! With a snap of the guards fingers, they vanished, only to reappear in a new location, one that Ryan had no recollection of. Where were they? Were they still in the Marshes? No, that was unlikely, given that there was no swamps or rabid Crellus.

Then where?

"Well uh...That was strange. But one thing's for sure. I hate riddles." That's an understatement. Even attempting to solve one gave him a aheadache. "Anyway, wherever we are, we must be getting close to the end, or at least I hope so. What a long and strange trip this has been.."

And with that, Ryan followed behind the others once more, and prepared himself for what was to come. Whatever that might be.
(Ryan Kyros)
[18:44:03] Headaches.

Hendrix figured those were going around in abundance; the group having had their mental abilities tried time, and again. In the end, the most devoid of sanity seemed to be their savior- Kasha coming through in a surprise stroke of rational thought.

With their task complete, the Warden expresses congradulation just moments before all vanish from the room. Teleported suddenly, the work of another; powerful enough to do such a feat with what could only be assumed was minimal effort considering all else that had happened thus far.

Re-appearing, at the edge of mysterious meadow -- stones standing tall over in the distance forming a neat little circle. All present collect themselves, for there was no longer any sign of the Mansion, nor the familiar swamp land, nor it's beasts that had plagued them prior.

"Maybe we should continue to think before acting. You know- before you lose me again, Uncle." He wasn't letting that shit go- the young Este giving a warning for his uncle. A patient mind the focus of these trials thus far; barging in surely to lead to more hijinks, and who knows -- maybe this time someone might actually die if they weren't careful.
(Hendrix Este)
[18:44:54] Kasha: <*salutes the commander with a floppy sort of motion, humming away and biting his tongue. Lterally*>
[18:44:54] When the group appeared elsewhere, most likely not the inside of an alligator's stomach, a thin smile spread across his face as he exclaimed, "Well, Kasha, looks like you were right! We aren't being eatten by gators, after all. It only took you a thousand years to explain it. Took me two seconds to find out if that door was lethal or not." Yet in relating sentiments to the Commander, he swiftly put that ordeal behind them, and moved out into the prairie, eager to finish their task.
(Veradun)
[18:44:54] Erik Hirano: OH LOOK, A VOLUNTEER AGAIN!
[18:44:54] Erik Hirano: ( omit
[18:44:54] Erik Hirano: ( lmao
[18:44:54] Kasha: (LOL)
[18:45:45] Hendrix Este: [ I won't pretend he's not asking for it. ]
[18:45:45] Erik Hirano: ( ROFL
[18:45:45] Kasha: (lolol)
[18:46:36] Kasha: Doors are so.. soo hard to open... <*unclear if this is sarcasm or not*>
[18:46:36] Erik Hirano: ( I'm going to fking kill saba
[18:46:36] Kasha: (lol)
[18:46:36] Erik Hirano: ( *Pulls up google.*
[18:46:36] Erik Hirano: ( fk this
[18:47:28] Erik Hirano: ( LMAO
[18:47:28] Kasha: (wait what)
[18:47:28] Erik Hirano: ( NO SABA
[18:47:28] Erik Hirano: ( I WAS KIDDING
[18:47:28] Erik Hirano: ( Make it EASY
[18:47:28] Kasha: (was there another riddle o.o)
[18:47:28] Erik Hirano: ( LMAO
[18:47:28] Erik Hirano: ( MY MIND CANNOT HANDLE
[18:47:28] Ryan Kyros: (I missed the narrate
[18:47:28] Kasha: (same)
[18:47:28] Veradun: (I also missed narrate
[18:47:28] Erik Hirano: ( No narrate yet
[18:47:28] Erik Hirano: ( Just saba
[18:48:19] Erik Hirano: ( teasing me
[18:48:19] Erik Hirano: ( and stabbing my heart
[18:48:19] Kasha: (in your own mind?)
[18:48:19] Erik Hirano: ( Yes, in my own mind
[18:48:19] Erik Hirano: ( Saba is just
[18:48:19] Erik Hirano: ( Smiling at me
[18:48:19] Kasha: (evilly)
[18:48:19] Octavia's eyes had widened a bit out of literal surprise. .

The moment she was dazing away almost immediately from the explanations and arguements. .She was beginning to realize that she wasn't really a fan of riddles and this was beginning to feel like a trip from mars back to the promise land. A hippie's good ol' friend, you know? But enough of that!

As she begun to realize that. . The forestation of the area was rather. . It wasn't ominous around them, but the sight of the trees and the look around. Things seemed rather tame for the woman! That or she has been in the darkness her entire life and she only thinks her area is tame because of such a thing, "This is rather interesting. But. . Atleast we're moving forward!" And no one died yet! That's always a good sign of stuff going so well, now wasn't it?

"You know. . I am beginning to realize that this may be the next site to the riddle adventure." She said out loud, grabbing onto the side of her head once more. Were there any yokais aside from Dravus that were around this area? Could she attain them to see if they would work well, depending on the next riddle that was being taken? It might've been a lot easy if it was something that they had to do instead of saying.

If she could draw yokai around the area, she would do so, just for. . safety precautions.
(Octavia Ambrosia)
{NARRATION} And here they were. A distorted place. An eternal twilight hovered the region, with clouds moving around at high speeds, sun and moon eternally spinning around what one can only assume to be Eternia as a whole. A place where time is distorted, rapidly switching and moving over and over again. A temple that remains standing with halls and walls kept clean and spiffy, like that of a King's own fortress. Whatever it is the group has come for, they will likely find it here. Only thing to do now is to move forward.
[18:49:10] Veradun: (are you guys in the same room or something?
[18:49:10] Erik Hirano: ( Yeah
[18:49:10] Hendrix Este: [ Nah. ]
[18:49:10] Hendrix Este: [ Saba's in the states. ]
[18:49:10] Erik Hirano: ( Saba lives in my room
[18:49:10] Hendrix Este: [ That's just Chaz going insane. ]
[18:49:10] Erik Hirano: ( LOL
[18:49:10] Kasha: (going?
[18:50:01] Kasha: (I thought this was an already completed trip)
[18:50:01] Hendrix Este: [ riddles are the final step. ]
[18:50:01] Kasha: (Oh god. Moving stars)
[18:50:01] Hendrix Este: [ We'll be calling him Erik Nygma after this. ]
[18:50:01] Kasha: (a cosmic magi's biggest migrain)
[18:53:26] And of course since there was only one option left to do, the yokai would simply attempt to move forward. And of course the others would likely do the same as well. Dravus was rather irriated by the events that had led up to their current state, but his only option truly was to finish things up. With this decision, he was nearly regretting assisting Nostvale's commander. But in the end he hoped that it would be for a greater purpose. After all the trouble he went through, hopefully this would not go to waste.

Because of course it was not often that he decided to lend a hand to such beings. He would only sigh as he would soon begin to stare towards the others within the group. Soon enough he would begin to slither his way forward and all like the serpent he was. This time not even taking the effort to at least fly and all. Dravus was tired of tricks and riddles, he simply wanted to get to the end of this little 'puzzle.'

Or whatever it was that you could call such a thing. Whatever it was, it was simply an annoyance to Dravus and likely the others who had gathered in this area to assist with such a cause as well. The Kaor only hoped that it would be coming to an end soon. And of course the fact that the dark fairy would be captured. Because that was their whole purpose of coming here. They had not seen any signs of such a being yet besides illusions and riddles and such. Hopfully they would now come across such a being.
(Admiral Dravus)
[18:54:17] The riddle was forgotten by the time the sin magi had picked his face off the floor, and instead the young man was faced with a new dilema. He stared at the sky watching the dizzying spin of stars with wide, confused eyes. Why ere they moving? Where were they going? Where was Phaera? He didn't speak to the star as often as he once did, sure, but this?

This was madness

He stumbled after the group, his gaze locked on the sky, his clumsy footing even worse. The already sanity-fluxuating sin was clearly not taking the sky too well, looking a little more pale than usual, and his lips constantly moving in distracted, somewhat deranged mumbles, something about Phaera, and porcupines, and a billion other things that made no sense if one bothered to even try to listen.
(Kasha)
[18:54:17] A brief moment was taken to draw in their environment, ever shifting sun and moon, the clouds incessantly racing across the sky, but none of that seemed to be relevant, at least to him. As his eyes moved over to the temple, the path was clear, it was an open prarie, and a temple. No fog to block their path, no doors to lie to them any more, no more riddles, everything was right in the world once more, and they could simply plow through the remnants of their task like the steamrollers they were. His own pace was more than a brisk walk, spurred on by a desire to see an end to the scenario and their rewards reaped as he muttered, "Let's capture the damn fairy, cage it or whatever, and head home."
(Veradun)
[18:55:08] And now, an eternal realm? Erik was a little out of it, focusing on things around him wasn't an issue right now, as all he desired to do was move forwards. This place didn't seem to have riddles or traps that can cut someone in half, not yet anyway. Maybe this was the final stage to their adventure?

So he moves forwards, not even giving the word to everyone else, he just lets them decide if they wish to move forwards with him or not. The answer was simple, the only way was forwards... and he expected them to figure that out easily enough.

In other words, Erik was moody still over that last part.

But the temple was interesting, a place of worship? Did people worship fairies? Erik didn't push the thought aside, people could very well worship fairies and it'd be understandable, because fairies are no joke... and they are going to find that out first hand. They may think of some cute little... kawaii thing? But Erik expects this little tricksy monster, that can bite and explode your head with occult magic. Ha!.

''So what next, is this the final steps?! FAIRY?!''
(Erik Hirano)
[18:56:00] Kasha: Furry fairy.. flimsical... flux..flix...flax...seeds.. flax bread... bridge..
[18:56:00] Veradun: Swear to Kraus kasha, straight to that moon.
[18:56:00] Admiral Dravus: (The only fairy I see is Erik
[18:56:00] Kasha: Moons not.. listening well.. wont sit still.. sit..sat...step...stop...wont stop..
[18:56:00] Erik Hirano: ( you'll see DEATH
[18:56:51] Admiral Dravus: (no because you will save me again
[18:56:51] Erik Hirano: Is he singing?
[18:56:51] Admiral Dravus: (im about to be the first yokai to commit suicide.
[18:56:51] Erik Hirano: ( Lmao
[18:56:51] Admiral Dravus: (Wait nvm... Gaea did that already >.>
[18:56:51] Kasha: Sing..song...scritch scratch.. bad songs.. they sing.. the song is wrong..
[18:56:51] Erik Hirano: ( Damn...
[18:57:42] Veradun: (So did KB
[18:57:42] Veradun: (Sort of
[18:57:42] Erik Hirano: Sing song, ding dong.
[18:57:42] Erik Hirano: Blah, blah, blah.
[18:57:42] Kasha: Ring wrong... it's wrong.. bad.. bad songs..
[18:58:33] Kasha: (Kasha.exe has stopped responding)
[18:58:33] Admiral Dravus: (I hope so
[18:59:24] Kasha: (Or at least his brain has)
[18:59:24] Where they had been sent seemed entirely different from anything else thus far. With what assumed to be another planet far off in the bowels of space- not their god damn home thousands of miles away. Yes, not being privy to that knowledge made this all the easier, and it made Eternia from afar look so much prettier!

This realm of magic-clearly that due to the sudden long distance teleportation- was new, and exciting to the boy. Following as he had done, they all venture towards the center; that drive, and desire for his prize tempting Erik to press on despite warning given otherwise.

Content to just watch shit blow up in his face though, Hendrix says no more. Preparing a handful of 'I told you so' s for later when he rubs the Commander's incompetence right into his three eyed having face.
(Hendrix Este)
[19:01:58] Octavia Ambrosia: (qq)
[19:03:40] Admiral Dravus: Hey Veradun,watch your head.
[19:03:40] Admiral Dravus: Or it's head
[19:03:40] Admiral Dravus: (omit lol
[19:03:40] Kasha: <*seems to clear up a bit indoors, but he's still mumbling quietly*>
{NARRATION} Here it was. A tower seemingly stuck between nowhere and somewhere all the same. A sizeable location with naught more than ticking time to keep it company and not a soul to inhabit it. Only one creature lurked it's lavishly prepared corners and prepared hallways, a creature that the group had come hunting for. ... but then came the last and biggest problem of them all. Left or Right?
[19:04:32] Admiral Dravus: (left and right
[19:05:23] Admiral Dravus: (at the same time
[19:05:23] Kasha: (middle
[19:05:23] Veradun: Right.
[19:05:23] Kasha: (Break down the wall)
[19:05:23] Veradun: Let's go right.
[19:05:23] Ryan Kyros: I agree with Veradun.
[19:05:23] Erik Hirano: You choose right, because it's right?
[19:05:23] Kasha: Left.. right.. left.. right.. tick..tock.. the clocks.. are noisy..
[19:05:23] Octavia Ambrosia: . . . Can just bring the yokai I gather one end and see what happens.
[19:05:23] Octavia Ambrosia: *to one end
[19:05:23] Veradun: Alright how about this. Half go one way.
[19:05:23] Veradun: Half the other.
[19:06:14] Erik Hirano: Wait...
[19:06:14] Erik Hirano: An eagle statue is there, it has six toes...
[19:06:14] Veradun: I just want to wring something's neck...
[19:06:14] Erik Hirano: Six toes halfed is how many eyes I have.
[19:06:14] Ryan Kyros: Half life 3 confirmed.
[19:06:14] Ryan Kyros: (omit
[19:06:14] Erik Hirano: And if I...- We are all going right, I solved it.
[19:06:14] Octavia Ambrosia: (LOL)
[19:06:14] Kasha: No more riddles...
[19:07:05] Erik Hirano: <*Literally made up bullshit that made no sense.*>
[19:07:05] Erik Hirano: Let's go.
[19:07:05] Octavia Ambrosia: <Or not. . >
[19:07:05] Admiral Dravus: Sure whatever let's go right.
[19:07:05] Hendrix Este: Are you right this time, Uncle?
[19:07:56] Erik Hirano: This is your choice Veradun and Ryan.
[19:07:56] Erik Hirano: So if we die, you best feel guilty in the afterlife.
[19:07:56] Ryan Kyros: Ha.
[19:07:56] Erik Hirano: Let's go...
[19:07:56] Ryan Kyros: Guilt.
[19:07:56] Lucien whispers something.
[19:07:56] Erik Hirano whispers something.
[19:08:48] Lucien whispers something.
[19:08:48] Erik Hirano whispers something.
[19:08:48] Erik Hirano: Woo! WRONG STAIRS VERADUN AND RYAN!
[19:08:48] Stradivus's speed increases!
[19:08:48] Ryan Kyros: Whoops.
[19:08:48] Erik Hirano: THIS ISN'T A FAIRY!
[19:08:48] Kasha: Wrong stairs.. wrong stars..
[19:09:39] Veradun: NO, BUT ITS SOMETHING TO KILL! OH MY GOD LETS KILL THE SHIT OUT OF IT FOR ALL THOSE RIDDLES!
[19:09:39] Kasha: Loud...
[19:10:30] Erik Hirano: Ugh...
[19:11:21] Hendrix Este: I ASKED YOU UNCLE.
[19:11:21] Veradun: And hey, maybe it's INSIDE the thing? Like some sort of fucking gundam! omit
[19:11:21] Hendrix Este: I ASKED WERE YOU -RIGHT- THIS TIME?!
[19:11:21] Kasha: Too loud...
[19:11:21] Erik Hirano: NOT MY CHOICE.
{NARRATION} And on the right side was... apparently a very, very large Golem? Damn. Where'd that come from? "It's been nice of you all to keep me company! But I'm afraid this is where you all die now." A high pitched voice came out of nowhere, berating the group with an ear grating screech. Atop the Golem, up on it's head, there it was. An idle purple glow of a fairy that has had far too much time in a dimensional distortion to know right from wrong. "So I'll ask nicely. Die for Me!" And with that said, the Golem charged forward with a bloody battle cry. It's a fight!
[19:11:21] Erik Hirano: <*Points at Veradun and Ryan!*>
[19:12:12] Ryan Kyros: OH LOOK.
[19:12:12] Ryan Kyros: I WAS RIGHT.
[19:15:37] When vindication finally came, and the two were found to be right, it could not have been more sweet. The necormancer fell to his knees and raised his arms to either side of his body as he called out, "THANK KRAUS, WE WENT THE RIGHT WAY, AND I GET TO KILL SOMETHING!" There was plenty of time for "i told you so'ing" later, with Hendrix about the whole door ordeal, but for now, it was time to fight.

A hellish tempest of crimson lightning bolts flared into existence around the young knight as he rose to his feet once more, simultaneously raising staff and shield, and shot a smug grin over to the commander, yet said nothing before his gaze was turned back over to the golem. Everything was right in the world once more, and violence was clearly the answer.
(Veradun)
[19:16:28] As they ascended the set of stairs that he and Veradun had chosen, they were faced with something he wasn't expecting. Or was he? Considering they had faced a giant skeletal monstrosity earlier. It was a Golem! And a rather large one at that. It towered above them quite a bit, more than Ryan was comfortable with. But they were here now, staring at the whole damn reason they came here, and there was no turning back now.

"Pfft, as if i'm going to be willingly dying for you, you batshit insane little fairy.." Ryan replied with ample amounts of malice. As he stared at the golem, Ryan began to shape his mana into the form of water, causing large orbs of water to form around him. Soon after, the familiar shroud of blood surrounded him, offering him protection once more.

"Right, let's finally finish this crazed adventure once and for all." And with that, Ryan charged forward with whips of blood in hand, all aimed at the Golem. It was time to end this once and for all.
(Ryan Kyros)
[19:16:28] And as the group wpuld continue on, they happened to make the right decision. Or actually it wa the wrong decision, but of course it was on the right side. And it was the right stairs. BUT that wasn't the point. The point was that they had made towards another area, and it would begin to seem as if they had gotten themselves into quite the little load here. Dravus was growing ever more irritated, but he knew that he would simply have to deal with this.

He had signed up for this, and Dravus had to follow through. This fairy better had be shwoing up soon though. The Kaor would gaze towards the being that would soon stand in front of them. The golem... It was somethign very surprising to him. "Perhaps... This would have what I seek?" What Dravus sought was something to fuel the power for the golemn that they had. So maybe this could work.

But they would only have one way to find out. "We must defeat this first then.." Dravus's ideas were of course rather vague towards those of the group. After all, he was not exactly speaking rather clear on purpose. He was still unsure of whether or not all of those could be trusted here, or if they had also known about such a similar structure that they had within their grasp.
(Admiral Dravus)
[19:16:28] So, the right stairs... was the wrong stairs.

They had walked up into their doom, a large golem controlling winds... and who knows what else it has?! Erik was too sure how strong and powerful it was, but it's aim was to kill them all or... whatever controlling it's mind wanted them all to die. This was Ryan and Veradun's fault and if they all die? Erik will kill them both in the afterlife.

'It's been nice of you all to keep me company, but I'm afraid this is where you all die now.'

''GODDAMMIT.'' He flicks Exodus around in his hand, the occultic flame dancing around his body, while lighting sparks and spits around him. ''YOU STUPID FAIRY, I AM GOING TO DESTROY THIS GOLEM. THEN I AM GOING TO CAPTURE YOU AND YOU'LL BECOME A STEP TO MY ASCENSION!''

He shouts, very loudly. While orbs of decay explode into life, breaking time as they come, causing them to float around his body slowly, pulsing with decay and power. While sound was amplified, of course he made sure to protect his allies ears... but the Golem? it's entire body was going to feel the very restriction sound could do to someone's movements.

''DIE!''
(Erik Hirano)
[19:17:20] It was all so much. His mind felt so brittle, so tumbling, tumbling down a hill, up and down and no returns, no refunds, no give-backs or get backs. He felt his already brittle mind bending under the weight. Under the screams.

The stars were screaming.

Silent screams, grating screams, pulling on his fractures, digging into his mind. Phaera, screaming, calling, names he didn't know, names he didn't WANT to know. His mumbles were so soft, barely above a breath, and for once the sin didn't smile. His eyes were wide, unseeing, buckling under the weight. It was less in here, and more. He wasn't sure, didn't know, his mind felt empty and full all at once.

Die? No. Death wasn't an option. He had.. he had.. what did he have? Oh, right! A master. He had a master. A single driving force, one reason, but the reason was better, more than the others. What use were friends? People? Humans? It hurt. His mnd hurt, and they were screaming, they were all screaming and he just wanted them to shut up. Not the stars.. well, the stars too, the moon, the sun, but more than anything.. he wanted the people to shut up. The things...

A light, flickering. Annoying. Die? He wouldn't die.. but this thing could die. Something had to die. Something to give him silence. Peace. The aura crept over him, and he stumbled forward, with a sort of pained noise. "Too loud... Too... loud.." he hissed lowly, over and over.
(Kasha)
[19:17:20] Joking, and annoyance aside- there wasn't anytime for that.

With a voice echoing down at them, and a hulking mass of earth ready to SMASH all that they were- words were thrown out the door as the boy prepares himself alongside those who had also fallen in line with this very poor choice of directions given.

The immediate thing done was to fish for those daggers yet again, an attempt lagged by his urgency in moving the hell out of the line of stone mass rushing at them with frightening speed. His hands encased in earth, the clumps of rock spreading as soon he sports a second set of skin gifted through geomancy's blessing.

"This fairy better be pretty atleast!" Yes. That was his concern now- that this fabled fairy was not fucking ugly. Otherwise not only was this in vain, and he did this only for the glory of his Uncle, he got no kind of gratifying reward through looking upon something imagined beautiful.
(Hendrix Este)
[19:19:02] Erik Hirano: ( only one dot remains
[19:19:02] Erik Hirano: ( I see octavia's
[19:19:02] Octavia blinked a few times, staring at the golem, ". . . Okay, I get it's arms." she said, silently removing the staff. . The yokai that she had gathered from before were still close by her proximity, but she was still staying silent. Emerald green pupils staring at the golem with depravity slowly wrapping around her essence. . The screams, the whispers. . All of it was covering her mind, almost like it was enthralling her brain.

Her grip on sanity? Actually. . She lost that a while ago. The staff fell at her side as the sound of chitterings would be heard for the most part. It drove the woman mad with rage. She would stare at the sky for a moment, ". . . You know. . It's always a good day to die somewhere. I really want that golem to die. . So fucking badly." Fuck riddles.

She never really liekd them at all anyway. It was only a way to deprive people from the main task at hand. Sometimes the failure was needed. . Other times it was stupid.

The dark thralls all had begun to slowly go closer and closer to the golem before with a screech they had begun to charge towards the golem.

"Die. Just fucking die!" Of course she was gonna keep her word to not kill the fairy. . She just wanted to hit the golem at this point.
(Octavia Ambrosia)


{NARRATION} And here came the war. Battle. Battle atop the towering rock Golem that was atop the Tower of doom as created by this massive bigotted fool piloting it's golem creature. Battle was to begin post haste. Strikes of rock, blasts of lightning, fire and flame dancing amidst the battle ground towards the group! This Golem was armed, ready and dangerous and it's pilot just laughed. And laughed. And laughed. All it could do was laugh. That is... until the golem jammed. "Huh!? You stupid hunk of junk, why did you-" and then boom. An explosion. The golem exploded. It burst into flames and turned into nothing but rock and ash, the magic keeping it together having grown unstable from all the damage. ... but likely many people were striken by the Golem or caught in the explosion. Now? Now was the moment of truth. (Kasha, Veradun, Hendrix and Dravus. 1d6 time for death. The rest of the fallen, 1d6 for injuries.)
[19:40:22] Kasha: (Well fuck)
[19:41:13] Kasha: (Thanks computer)
[19:41:13] Erik Hirano: ( 3 should be good
[19:41:13] Erik Hirano: ( but you may...
[19:41:13] Erik Hirano: ( lose a piece of yourself
[19:41:13] Admiral Dravus: (My first good roll the whole event
[19:41:13] Kasha: (mhm)
[19:41:13] Octavia Ambrosia: (*pats dravus*)
[19:41:13] Admiral Dravus: (Thank you rng gods
[19:41:13] Gestalt: (... Hendrix?)
[19:42:04] Veradun: (praise the CoDcheck for 3 CoD rolls
[19:42:04] Ryan Kyros: (I think he had a phone call
[19:42:04] Veradun: (in one event
[19:42:04] Admiral Dravus: (I better get that good good
[19:42:56] Hendrix Este: [ rip ]
[19:42:56] Kasha: (damn)
[19:42:56] Veradun: (save em ryan!
[19:42:56] Erik Hirano: ( Can I roll to sacrifice something for him?
[19:43:47] Stradivus: Sorry, no.)
[19:43:47] Erik Hirano: ( You aint the Ea remnant
[19:43:47] Kasha: (Turn Hen into a skelebro)
[19:43:47] Veradun: (*Saved one skeleton for this exact reason.)
[19:44:38] Gestalt: (...)
[19:44:38] Erik Hirano: ( yes or no saba
[19:44:38] Gestalt: (... 1d6 me. 3 or higher to succeed. 2 for fatal injury, 1 to trade a life for a llfe.)
[19:45:29] Erik Hirano: ( I
[19:45:29] Kasha: (niiice)
[19:45:29] Hendrix Este: [ gonna test my roll... ]
[19:45:29] Erik Hirano: ( was so scared I aint even gonna lie
[19:45:29] Gestalt: (Lose an arm to save the boy.)
[19:45:29] Hendrix Este: [ THE FUCK ]
[19:45:29] Erik Hirano: ( I was like
[19:45:29] Erik Hirano: ( 1 to trade my life
[19:45:29] Kasha: (Lolol)
[19:45:29] Erik Hirano: ( I was
[19:45:29] Erik Hirano: ( so scared
[19:45:29] Erik Hirano: ( I guess I should rp losing my arm.
[19:45:29] Kasha: (Time to follow in dads footsteps)
[19:46:20] Hendrix Este: [ n-no.. ]
[19:46:20] Hendrix Este: [ Hendrix was an ass all through out this to him.. ]
[19:46:20] Hendrix Este: [ man.. ]
[19:46:20] Erik Hirano: ( exactly.
[19:46:20] Kasha: (feels
[19:46:20] Veradun: (Now hes gonna be guilty forever
[19:47:12] Hendrix Este: [ what's this guilt you speak of. ]
[19:47:12] Hendrix Este: [ what. ]
[19:47:12] Kasha: (lol)
[19:47:12] Admiral Dravus: (Should the rest of us wait for narration to rp?
[19:47:12] Gestalt: (The narration happened. RP.)
[19:47:12] Hendrix Este: [ i'll rp after Erik. ]
[19:47:12] Kasha: (wait, so is a 3 safe or what?)
[19:49:45] Kasha: (...hello?)
[19:49:45] Gestalt: (Sorry, sorry. Got distracted.)
[19:49:45] Gestalt: (Kasha. Lose an arm.)
[19:50:36] Kasha: (k
[19:50:36] Hendrix Este: [ oh. okay- maybe it wasn't just bad luck. ]
[19:51:28] Hendrix Este: [ mmm ]
[19:53:10] Hendrix Este: [ Saba. Can I rp shrapnel scarring me? I want to do something with a new base sprite later... ]
[19:54:01] Hendrix Este: [ your silence only tells me yes! ]
[19:54:52] Gestalt: (Sure.)
[19:54:52] Gestalt: (... this streak of yours won't end.)
[19:54:52] Gestalt: (Ryan gets the finishing blow on the golem.)
[19:54:52] Hendrix Este: [ ...stop trying to ruin me... ]
[19:56:35] The stars were screaming. His mind was tearing. This way, that way, everything was a blur, and then suddenly gray. The gray of the tiles beneath his feet, now beneath his face. He couldn't move, could barely move. There was noise, so much noise... Yelling and swearing and screaming..

Explosions. Fire. Pain. Light, flashing, bits of rock biting into his flesh. His ears rung, and then pain. He couldn't hear himself scream, but he was screaming. Screaming as he felt the jagged rock bite into his arm, and through it. Screaming as he gripped at the tattered shreds of bone and blood. Screaming as all he saw was red, orange, and gray.

Pain.. he'd known pain so much of his life. He'd been scarred. He'd been bitten. He'd been bruised and broken, and even drowned. He'd had his own blood forced through his body, until every nerve begged for it to end. Yet nothing compared to this. The pain was one thing, but worse off? The feeling of something suddenly ripped away. The feeling of where something should have been suddenly being gone. He clutched at it, and that only made the pain worse, and all the while his mind was filled with screams not his own.

The sin curled in on himself, unable to scream anymore. Pain, too much of it for his shattered mind to handle. Too much, so much... darkness, enroaching. He choked on the taste of bile, feeling twisted and sick, and all the while his vision blurred, fading in and out, and all he wanted was to sleep. Sleep... sleep... The sins eyes began to droop, and his throat ached as the screams faded on his lips, faded into pained, pathetic moans.
(Kasha)
[19:58:17] And so the fight began!

What Ryan thought was going to be an easy fight against some ancient Golem that was probably thrown together in a haste turned out to be so much more difficult. His pressurized blasts of water simply bounced off it's stone body, leaving not even a mark behind. It was insanely powerful, so much so that Ryan had no chance on taking it down alone.

Thank Azrael there were others here. But even then, the fight was horribly one sided.

One by one his allies fell at the feet of the giant Golem with ease, leaving Ryan the only one standing against the massive creature. He was badly beaten, and blood was seeping from his earlier injury, accompanied by countless more inflicted by the Golem's terrifying magic. Staring at the golem was akin to staring at death incarnate, and if he were to fall, they would all die as a result.

But Ryan refused to let that happen. He had come so far, and he wouldn't be stopped now. Using the last of his strength, Ryan conjured the last bits of his Reika and shot forth a blast of concentrated green reika which collided into the Golem. At first he thought it didn't do anything, and his death was about to happen, but just as luck would have it, the Golem malfunctioned.

And exploded.

In a horrible show of rock and fire.

They were victorious! If only barely.

"Holy...Shit.." Was all he could say as his heavily injured body dropped to the ground and started to breath heavily. But they weren't done yet, they still had to capture the fairy, and that was likely going to be another near-impossible hurdle.

Oh joy.
(Ryan Kyros)
[19:58:17] Ryan Kyros: (o-oh
[19:58:17] Ryan Kyros: (nevermind
[19:59:08] Kasha: (What's the nerf that accompanies losing a limb?)
[19:59:08] The fight was too much to take, the golem was a bigger problem than expected and now many people were being taken down. Even Erik had fallen in the second round of the fight, but he was completely fine and still able to move.

Using his lightning combined time magic, the golem took a beating from his attacks. Decay balls smash against armor, denting and crushing against its body. While Erik's own body zooms through the air, a lightning fist smashing through the shoulder of Stradivas, causing it to bend and snap. But with the combined might of everyone here, they had defeated the golem. Even if Dravus and Kasha, even some others had fallen too... everyone was alive right?

'Huh! You stupid hunk of junk, why did you-''

Erik's eyes turn, locking onto the Hendrix who had been beaten down just as any other. But Hendrix was still weak, he was still young, undeveloped. And thus he took a much larger scale hit tha anyone else... he... wasn't moving? And the Golem was about to blow, the sound of sizzling and crackling, Hendrix was going to die if he didn't move out the way.

...''Fuck.''

Quickly, time accelerates, Erik's entire body flashes across the room, moving down to block the sudden explosion that erupts from the Golem. Bit's of metal and flames come to spit out of it's body, while Erik wraps one arm around Hendrix and using the other to shield them from the blow. The feeling of adrenaline blocks of most the pain, but the look on Erik's face shows how much pain he was actually in, even if he didn't show it vocally.

''Fuck-...'' He stays down, unable to move. Still shielding Hendrix's body, even after the explosion had passed. ''S- stupid fucking--... human.'' Blood drools out from his mouth, dripping down onto the ground, while he drops Hendrix's body, letting the boy move on his own. The feeling of his right arm was there... but his left?

--His left?

Erik turns his head to view, a small stub at the shoulder, his entire arm having been blow to pieces and taken off during the explosion. Erik had lost his entire left arm, only a trail of blood and pieces of flesh lay across the ground, blood covering over Erik's body and still dripping from his mouth. He just... takes a moment of silence, grunting, groaning. Erik was in pain, even if he tried to hide it, even tears were in his eyes.

''G--... gah.''

He places his hand on the ground, pushing his body up to stand with a stumble, his body wobbling side to side. ''S- someone...'' He waves a hand, falling back to the ground, panting. ''Someone ho--... hold me up... this isn't--...'' He chokes, spewing a little. ''--Over yet, we are getting that-- that fairy.''
(Erik Hirano)
[20:00:00] The battle had been intense, with hellish barrages of occult magic, bursts of cosmic energy, slicing winds, and of course his personal favorite, illusions, yet in the end, they had won. Though not without a price. As the golem exploded, the knight raised his shield up at just the right moment to keep a jagged shard of metal from piercing his skull and ending his life, only to have it be deflected away, while the blast sent him skidding across the floor. Most of them were more or less alright, though the ones who weren't, were wounded grievously.

Kasha had lost an arm, and from the looks of things, Hendrix was next on the chopping block, but then something he didn't expect happened. The Commander had fallen, yet not down for the count, and made a mad dash in order to save the young lad, only to have his arm caught between the projectile and Hendrix's certain death. A move he never would have anticipated, and one that left his jaw gaping and brows raised in disbelief.

Yet this is what he chose. To save his nephew, even at great personal cost. Commendable! Though one that couldn't exactly go ignored, either. With the Commander bleeding profusely, he glanced over to Ryan and gestured for them to come with him as he inquired, "Do you want Ryan to try to mend the stump, and keep you from bleeding to death..? Or would you prefer to keep exorcist magics away from you..? I know it might burn like hell but...the options aren't very wide here..."
(Veradun)
[20:00:00] Dravus would simply allow everything to progress as it was. For the time being it seemed that a fight would be unavoidable. And at this current point and time, the Kaor simply wished to get this over with. Such an individual would simply stare towards the likes of the great golemn that had been bringing down the wrath upon the group of evildoers and such. Although this was a rather serious moment, the Kaor seemed to be caught up within the heat of battle.

He didn't pay much attention to the rest of his allies until it was nearly done. Soon enough the thing seemed to malfunction, and of coursei t caused a lage explosion which could've potentially killed a few members. But Dravus managed to escape, and luckily so did the rest. The yokai would simply stare for a moment towards his surrounding comrades. The serpent was lucky enough to make this out alive.

If it wasn't for the comrade's willingness to save him in the first place, he would have died way back though. So it was a good thing that Dravus had not treated such beings poorly up to this point. The yokai would simply gaze towards the individuals among the areas. This was a rather rushing moment. He had figured that this may be the end. But perhaps there was also other bullshit that would come their way.

He only gazed upon the likes of Hendrix. Although they were a rather disrespectful child to the being who was seemingly his 'uncle.' It would seem as if Erik still would attempt to rescue such a being at the cost of his own life.. or limb in this case. Perhaps this had something to do with the bonds that tied such family members together. This was a strange thing. Dravus of course could not find the ability within him, to attempt to sacrifice himself for any of these individuals. But it would likely be the same for him as well.

"Hmph." He said, scoffing as he gazed towards the allies. But even now that things could have seemed over, it wasn't enough. He would look towards Erik and the others. "Now we may have defeated that, but where is the damned fairy." Dravus stated. He did not want these beings to lose sight of the reason that they came here. The serpent wasn't putting at life at risk here just to come up empty handed.

But another look was given towards some familiar individuals within the area. Dravus gazed towards those who could be recognized as Ryan and Veradun, somewhat eager to have conversation with such beings. "You two, we have some catching up to do! I wish to speak with you once this is over... And of course after we've all had some time to recover." But in regards to the others it seemed that he was rather uncaring for their state. Except for Erik, he had helped him so the yokai would return the favor by assisting him with whatever it was that he needed help with.
(Admiral Dravus)
[20:01:42] Octavia quickly brought her arms upwards for a moment, bringing the staff up, though the moment the golem wasn't moving, almost like something had upset it during it's functioning. .. She was beginning to grow disturbed. THe golem was strong, too strong. It was almost like she had underminded what the real strength of one could even match up to.

The moment the explosion had occured, Octavia's body was sent plummetting into a pillar, crashing against it. The damage was minimal, but the small burns and scorches that fell pray to her body. . It was something she was used to. Her right arm fell limp for but a momet, but taht was all that it could do right now.

". . Shit. . " she mumbled to herself. . Is this the kind of power the man had sought for a golem. If so, she could surely say that golems were infact the strongest of them all. . even though they were built and not natural born life forms. Her eyes boggled wondering if this was over or not. . Was it over? Did they finally win and obtained what they couldn't have obtained?

A moan of pain was echoed from her lips as she pushed off of the ground, giving a drunkard wallk towards the same pillar and grasping onto it, "Ughh. ." she mumbled for a moment, staring up and around, almost like she was looking to find the dark fairy that was around, "Not over. . Not over. ." she thought to herself.
(Octavia Ambrosia)
[20:02:33] Erik Hirano: ( Hit me with my arm nerf Saba... )
[20:04:16] Kasha: (same..)
[20:04:16] Erik Hirano: ( Hey Josh...
[20:04:16] Erik Hirano: ( I lost my arm
[20:05:07] Gestalt: (Done.)
[20:05:58] Erik Hirano: ( thanks.
[20:11:05] Erik Hirano: ( My wifi went out! One sec < Vary
[20:14:30]
{LOAD GAME}

[20:14:30] The battle is a fierce one.

Where magic flies rampantly; Legionnaires not only utilizing the best of their respective artes, but also tasked with covering the weaknesses of each other as well. Acting a single celled organism might in such a situation had they the gift of sentience- all is thought of, and potentially covered in order to prevent loss.

The Golem's might, and that of it's operator were indeed great, but through trial, and blood; there came a breaking point. One not without cost though -- an explosion rings through, the mighty roar of a machine howling it's defiance as it erupts in a blaze of gears, stone, and fire. This fine of masonry meets it's end, and with it.. Grim tidings.

Hendrix, the young boy not so much like the others. While strong, yes- abnormally strong one his age any might say- such a thing never guaranteeing survival though. As a fist does connect, in the end sending him on his way; loose shrapnel released in all directions jettisons it's way into him -- rooted into shoulder blade, a wide diameter stolen by it as it remains there, easily piercing adolescent flesh!

"AAAAAAAH!!!" Came the scream- that cry free of that biting tone earlier that he delivered whenever addressing Erik. This one of pain, of loss; the child gripped in the throes of mortal terror as his life near it's end, all going black. Atleast- it should have?

From admist the magnificent explosions, and trauma surely induced among everyone else, something most unexpected happens! Erik, his Uncle- gripping him tightly, takes on the mantle of savior; the brunt of explosive force having been adopted, and shared by the older male.

A cruel thing, truly. That which hated most, shunting the blow for him, and as a result.. Comes to find a part of himself lost. For what felt like forever, only actually a few moments; ticks of seconds broken up into what felt like individual hours among the minutes- it ends with him separated from Erik, looking on with horror.

"U-Unc..!" The words wouldn't come, what he had so casually called him up to this point, right before battle even! It was lost. Able only to point a finger, a trembling index suspended, and maintained by an extended arm as he looked on at the scene, and what it had done to the Commander, what he had effectively done to him.

"Y-your arm.. w-wh-where is it..?!" Shaking as a result of adrenaline store coursing through him, his own injuries seeming minor now; blood loss, and definitely more than just a few broken bones. The boy is too gone though to even feel it, disbelief hanging over him.
(Hendrix Este)
[20:15:21] Hendrix Este: [ w-whew... ]
[20:15:21] There was some horrific laughter going on inside of Erik's head. Slowly to fade away in echos, but remain as a subtle pressense to hinder his hearing. "Noble?" Spoken once. "Noble?" Again, with continuous iterations until it all fell down abruptly.

A stop, no more laughter to the minds. No more repetition of words, it all just fell down silently. "I'd wish--" Then there was a pause, no grin now, the image would be rather grim. "Ironic. Too much. If I were 'different' I would pity you. However-" Now the twisted smile would form. "Now I can laugh at it!"

An image of clasping hands together, and smile upon visage. "Poor Erik. Poor noble Erik-- Betrayed, and yet noble. People would throw him away, and yet he is so noble." Directly into his ear a sweet mutter would be uttered. "Poor, poor Erik."

A fond stare would be given before there were no more images of the being before him. "Well, you could try to fix this with your ritual, but I won't guarantee a single thing. Not at all-- You need to fix it throughg your strength, power, and drawing out all that you can."
(Lucien)
[20:16:12] Lucien: (through*)
[20:16:12] Lucien: (presence*)
[20:16:12] Lucien: (im slowly going down)
{NARRATION} The golem lied in shambles. Destruction wrought from the battle littered debris from the magicked creature all over the place. There was still one problem. Where was the Dark Fairy? It's massive toy was destroyed... so where did the damn thing go to? Quickly! Search for the creature, lest it try to escape!
[20:24:44] Grunting, Erik forces himself to stand again. Those three eyes turn to stare at Hendrix, while he seems horrified at the missing arm... and as pain is still lesser, due to the adrenaline rush he feels. Erik still grunts and chokes on it, while tears are in his eyes. ''My arm...'' His eyes turns down to the wound, while he picks Exodus up from the ground with the other. ''...Is unimportant right--'' He spurts up more blood. ''Now...''

Then he turns to anyone who had offered assistance. ''No... and no exorcism.'' He looks at the heated blade Exodus, gulping. ''I'll seal it...'' He doesn't even wait for an answer, while he moves the heated shadowflame sword against his stub, the sound of flesh sizzling and flesh burning. While Eriks entire face goes red, drool and blood, tears and snot, his entire neck riddle with veins. ''G- gaah.'' He tries to bear it, until he removes it.

The stub was sealed, a moment taken to wipe any disgusting substances away from his face, panting heavily and the blade sheathed back onto his back. ''I- it's dealt with...'' If Erik wasn't a strong magi, this surely could've easily forced him to pass out. But he was still awake, still ready to move... even if his entire posture was weak now.

The voice of Lucien didn't help or sooth him too.

''Sh- shut up...'' He mumbles to himself. ''W- who cares if it doesn't fix my arm, I... I am going to ascend... beyond all of this.'' The laughter, Erik was going to make sure Lucien paid... the Diabolicon paid... for taking entertainment out of his own loss and pain.

''L- let's move--... move to the other side, to- the passage we didn't take, the fairy has to be there...''
(Erik Hirano)
[20:25:36] Lucien whispers something.
[20:25:36] Erik Hirano: <*A grim smile.*>
[20:25:36] Erik Hirano whispers something.
[20:27:18] Kasha: (fuck this shittop
[20:27:18] Kasha: (And everything it stands for
[20:27:18] Kasha: (fuck its children, fuck its wife, fuck its ham sandwich
[20:27:18] Kasha: (so done e.e
[20:28:09] The knight's eye twitched slightly as Erik raised his flaming sword and pressed it against his wound, searing it shut from the outside. Something that was no doubt painful, from the sizzle and crackling of flesh, and none to pleasant to smell either, yet when they gave the order to move on and check the other passageway, he nodded once before making his way down the stairs and darting to the other side of the floor, only to ascend the other set of stairs in pursuit of the fairy. Hopefully when they got there, there wouldn't be another monstrosity to fight..
(Veradun)
[20:28:09] Pettiness seemed to be rather common among the individuals these days. Especially the fairy who they would attempt to go after. Though such a being had attempted to escape. The yokai would not let this occurr, but more importantly he was sure that Erik would not as well. The yokai would only begin to gaze around for a moment, simply attempting to examine the ruins of what was left of the golemn, and of course the surrounding area.

Dravus simply would await the response of Erik for the time being, after all he was the one who had assisted him and Such. but now was the time to commit the search. He was beginning to grow annoyed and he was beginning to ignore anything that did not have to do with the purpose of attempting to find the dark fairy that was undoubtedly somwhere within this area.

"Yes, let's go quickly." Because of course, this fairy has been rather tricky throughout the duration of this damned quest. He wouldn't stand for anymore of the same ideas. He no longer wished to be fooled by the likes of such a being. He knew that a fairy could likely move rather fast. But perhaps the serpent was faster. But there was only one way to find out...
(Admiral Dravus)
[20:30:43] After taking a moment to catch his breath, a much needed respite from their battle, Ryan slowly climbed back to his feet once more. His helmet was in tatters, revealing his bright orange hair and myriad of Reika lines adorning his face. Normally he would be worried about revealing such a thing, but at this point, he simply didn't care. He was exhausted and was ready to finish this once and for all. And yet, when he looked for the Fairy to capture, it was gone!

"Son of a bitch.."

Turning his gaze towards Erik as he placed Exodus on his arm, Ryan cringed as the skin seared itself shut, a no doubt painful experience by any means. Yet as much as it must've hurt, they had to continue. "I hate to break up our resting time, but Erik is right. Let's get out of here and find that freaking fairy...I swear to Azrael if we didn't have to capture it alive..."

Grumble Grumble.

And so the Oscuri walked along with the others down the stairs in search for the Fairy, wherever it might've gone. Hopefully it hadn't gotten too far yet, or else this would've been a wasted effort.
(Ryan Kyros)
[20:32:25] Ahhh, the wounds of battle were going to be a harsh one during this entire ordeal. Octavia forced herself off of the pillar for now, taking a few curt steps to the side and rejoining the group. This entire ordeal was starting to get rather boring all in all, but it just meant that this wasn't the end. All they had to do now was just find the damn fairy, right?

"Fuck. ."

She mumbled to herself, staff on her hand still amazingly. . Only because it was almost like it was a deathgrip on the poor staff, "Well. . We don't have much of a choice anyway. ." she said, following the group to the new area in question. . Searching for a small fairy. . This was gonna be a rather stupid thing for them to do now. Hopefully there wasn't any other golems that they had to fight that were. . well. . Like that.
(Octavia Ambrosia)
[20:33:16] Kasha found a blank spot in his mind, and clung to it. It was familiar. Safe. The spot he curled in whenever these things happened. He began to move. Began to twist and turn, like a rat stuck in a sticky trap, not caring for the further damage done in blind panic. Flesh tore, still stuck under the jagged rock that both tore into flesh and flattened it.

Giving up. It seemed like an idea, to succumb to the shadows of his mind, to escape from pain. But words, orders given. He clung to words. Slowly, his free hand gripped his staff, and once more the magi stood. His own arm was in tatters, the elbow down missing and the rest shredded into a mess of hanging flesh and bone.

Orders. He had to follow. He blunk slow, his expression empty. He could hear the splatter of blood as he shuffled after the rest, unsure of even where his feet carried him, or how. He didn't question, only followed.
(Kasha)