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How do you think the war will end?

Saur wins: everyone's a slave to the mighty kingdom of jerks!	8.3%	[ 1 ]
Togath wins: kicking some saurian a**, but things get back to normal eventually.	8.3%	[ 1 ]
Mephisto wins: you're all dead, bacons!	0.0%	[ 0 ]
Nobody wins: because the love of Mayu and Kai is so big, they'll just elope together before the war even starts and have lots of babies.	33.3%	[ 4 ]
Potato.The ultimate winner, Emperor of the Universe.'nuf said,	50.0%	[ 6 ]
Total Votes:			[ 12 ]

[opalescent087]

~Falleryn~

Her Side of The Story

The sun had once again risen as it did the day before. Falleryn's morning wasn't pleasant. The day seems cold and unwelcoming to her, yet she still managed to keep a smile on her face. Today, she will be taking over Madam Esmeralda as the resident healer of plants. Of course, she isn't good enough but she always tries her best.
Madam Esmeralda's quarters [office, if you will] is small yet lovely. A green flame eternally burns at the fireplace. Herbs of many kinds are lined by the window sill in pots made of glass. There are a few cobwebs by the bookshelves which are full of books of different sizes, thickness and colors, maybe even languages.
Falleryn sat by the spindly legged chair and waited for her first customers to arrive. They are usually gardeners and farmers who live by the countryside.
"Miss Falleryn," an aged man said as he entered the office, "my dear petunias are withering, they are gifts from an old friend and I will be very much disappointed if they die."
"Where are they from, Sir?" Falleryn asked with a monotonous tone. She didn't want to do this. The man spoke continuously but Falleryn wasn't listening anymore. It was like a student who is trapped in a class and is forced to listen to an uninteresting teacher.
"Oh, yes," Falleryn said, "from a distant land, I see. Hmmm..." She looked around the room and found a small bottle of potion. "Yes, this should do it, essence of rosewood and honeydew. And remember, just one drop a day."
"Thank you," the man said as he took the potion and left.
"I see you are quite busy for the day," Sage said. He is standing by the doorway and looking at the girl.
"Yes, I am at the moment," Falleryn said. "I do hope Madam Esmeralda goes back early. I want to take a look at my garden."
"I think she'll be quite a while," Sage said crossing his arms, "Miss Emma needs her assistance after all."
"Yes, I know," Falleryn said. "What about you Sage? What are you doing?"
"Actually its none of your business," Sage said. "And I think I shall leave now."
Typical. He didn't even give her the chance to retaliate.
The day bore on. And thankfully, less and less people are coming in as each hour passes. Outside, she can hear noises of people busy with the coming festival. She assumed that they must be planning to go all out on the celebration.

[Kitsune_Lord_Kai]

๑۩۞۩๑ S .L ๑۩۞۩๑

"Half light...half dark...

you never know what I can do."

After a long time walking,Sei made a stop to look around.It was strange..Usually,the flames of the spirits could be sensed and seen even outside the forest.Where were they this night?
He continued his walk,looking here and there,sometimes making stops again to add some fire in the lantern,then walking deep in the darkness of the forest.
After a while,everything around him was silent.Not even a night creature's sound could be heard.And then,a bark.One of the most terrifying sounds he ever heard .
He sensed a deep dark aura behind him..and turned around.Big green orbs were watching him with curiosity,as this creature wasn't quite visible in the darkness of the night.
Sei didn't knew what was this.For the first time in all those 70 years of his living he shivered in fear.In fear not fo himself,but for what will happen to the people if he wouldn't be able to destroy it.
But he shoved his fear away,turning his back to the creature and walking forward.He didn't knew how to react,what spells or incantations to use against him,so he just turned away and walked deeper in the forest.
Now he understood why there were no light,neither dark spirits tonight.They too sensed the creature.Sei grabbed his stuff tighter,and when he reached a glade,he stopped and turned around,facing the creature.
" I'm afraid our little walk ends here.What do you want from Pathur and it's people?"

{ OOC: SuckerPunch!,please try not to play with my character as well,or try to reduce it to minimal actions. }

[MiniShimi]

○◘.§◘.○ Ɛlνιrɑ ○◘.§.◘○

"Đaughter of Shadows..."

"Mother of Malevolence..."

The moon rested high in the sky, a small silver nickel among the brilliant star-studded darkness. The dark sorceress was calm, traveling down the path that neared her first destination. She still did not like the feel of the land around her, since it was vastly different to her home land, but the night made it just a little more bearable for her.

The area was quiet, save for a few crickets chirping in the air. Her feet crunched softly against the gravel road and noticed that she was at the beginnings of a forest. She ventured down, until the forest became thicker and the scene notably darker. Her eyes quickly adjusted and they scanned the area. She saw in the distance a faint light, seemingly bobbing up and down in the air.

Curiosity took better hold of her, and it usually doesn’t, and she walked towards the source of light. She got close enough to se who the carrier was, but far away enough to remain hidden and undetected. She saw that it was a being holding a long lantern, presumably male, and looking at his face, he was quite young as well. He seemed to be in a defensive pose, talking to what appeared to be a creature hidden in the bush not too far from where he stood.

Her silver-sapphire eyes flashed in the light as she observed the male, and the familiar feeling of sadism crept slowly into her veins. She now wanted to have a bit of fun with this curious person. She lifted her right hand and a black orb appeared in the center of her palm. It grew bigger and bigger until it was as big as her hand. A black mass made its way out of the orb and took on a mysterious shape.

She sent it forward and it drifted towards the young male, shifting slowly but surely, changing the warm atmosphere of the area into one of cold mystery.

((OCC: ))

"Ƈome with me..."

"Ąnd succumb to my lure..."

[Papilusion]

—⎝ Chaya Firmwood ⎠—

Chaya followed the others after Aleister into the alley where his master lay unconsciously against the wall. The young forest demon stared at his face which was covered in blood. It was an awful sight since Chaya wasn't used to seeing blood. Back in Kratos, it was her father who would do the fighting against evil creatures. She felt a bit dizzy for a moment but recovered immediately.
Aleister called the name of his master, but he did not respond. The cat then jumped onto his chest and scratched his cheek with his claw. The male reacted to that and slowly woke up. He shoved Aleister from his chest. The cat then jumped onto Chaya's shoulder.
Tyonis introduced himself to Mayu, Kai and her. Chaya tried to repeat his name in her head, so she would remember the rather long and difficult name. He lifted up his sleeve to reveal the blood on his hands, explaining why he couldn't greet the three properly. The light headed feeling returned to Chaya when she saw the amount of blood and tried not to look at it

Mayu told Kai to help him up and they both supported the wounded male from the left and the right. 'Would you be kind to show us the way, dear?' Mayu asked and Chaya nodded, turned around and walked out of the alley. She looked around the corner to see if there were still some people left on the streets, but since the shops were closing down, or already closed, most of creatures of Mirth were already gone.
Chaya looked at the three behind her and the cat on her shoulder, 'My parents shop is just at the end of the street, so we will be there in no time!' She said and stepped on to the street, turning left.
They past by the different kind of shops which were now closed and dark, while they were full of people during the day. Chaya shoved aside an empty barrel, that smelled like fish, that stood in the middle of the street and the demon waited of the three to get close, 'It's just a bit further.' She said and continued to walk to the shop. Before they reached it, Chaya spotted her father and mother: they stood in front of the store staring at the roof, pointing upwards.
'I'm going to look whats going on.' Chaya said to Kai and Mayu and quickly walked towards her parents.
'What's going on?' She asked while she stood a few feet away from her father who turned around. Instead of a worried face, that she would have expected, he looked furious.

The bells on his horns rang like crazy as he walked straight at his daughter, noticing the other three in the background and shoved the cat of Chaya shoulder. In a demon tongue the man started yelling at Chaya.
Where have you been!
It sounded more like the moaning of trees as they suffered from a storm. There were no words, just tones and while he spoke, he made signs with his hands, clenching his hands into fists and bending his fingers in many different ways, some quite simple and others almost painful.
Who are they?! More of your so called friends?!!
He glared at the four, not noticing one of them was wounded. He shook his horns in rage and a few bells fell on the stone pavement. He then pointed up to the roof of their store.
Look what some kind of monster did: it ruined our roof with his claws! This will cost us a lot of money to repair!

Chaya did a step back, confused that her father started speaking in the language they used to speak before they moved to Mirth. It was almost declared a forbidden slang in Kratos, but their Demon tribe refused to give up on their habits and their precious tongue. But since then, they rarely used it.
Chaya's mother stood in the background, nervously puling a petal out of her flower crown. She looked from Mayu to Kai, to Tyonis and frowned at the sight of the cat. Then she threw the petal onto the ground and stared at the roof while starting to pull another petal.
Chaya stared up at the roof too: trails from big claws were left onto the roof, creating holes. What kind of monster could have done that?, she thought.

Chaya shook her head: the holes in their store weren't important now. She replied to her father in the same language, making quick hand movements, which were faster and more elegant than her fathers signs.
It's not my fault I was out so long! I helped a few strangers today! They need our help! Now!
She quickly showed her father the ring she got from Mayu, the stone sparkling around her pale finger.
They are prepared to give us a reward. She finished her sentence with a weird and difficult hand sign that required her to hold her right hand diagonal, bend her index finger upward, almost perfectly vertical, pressing her middle finger and thumb against each other, stretching her ring finger upwards and her pinky downwards. She then held her hand against her chest, the place where her heart was.
It meant 'reward'. Chaya shook her hand to relief her of the pain that the stretching of her fingers caused and made the hand sign again and her father slowly calmed down. If there was one thing Chaya knew of her tribe, it would be that 'reward' was almost a magic word for them. She, too, agreed to help Mayu after hearing she was promised a reward for helping them out.

Chaya's father grabbed his daughter by her shoulder and pulled her away from Mayu, Kai, Tyonis and Aleister. 'Who are you, and why do you need help from my daughter?' He said in normal language, still angry.
'Father!' Chaya said and pulled herself free from her fathers protective grip, 'This man needs our help: he is wounded!' She pointed at Tyonis.
Chaya's mother then noticed the blood on Tyonis' face. 'Oh dear!' She exclaimed, her face turning even more pale. She ran towards to young male and looked at Kai and Mayu. 'What happened to him?' She asked as she cleaned the blood of his face with a dust-rag that hung from her belt.

[ OOC: Enormous post is enormous. xD!! ]

[bugybugy]

☆═━┈┈━═☆ Mayu Sou and Kai Yung ☆═━┈┈━═☆

Making your life impossible...

..is part of my everyday job

Kai looked at Mayu with confusing eyes.He had no idea what was going on,watching Chaya making weird signs to her father.Mayu leaned closer to Kai,whispering." I guess it's a secret language.Let's wait until they finish..err.. talking" She noticed her father pointing up at the roof.It was almost entirely destroyed.
When their "conversation" was over,Chaya's father talked to the group in normal language,and Mayu noticed Chaya's mother as well,when she talked.
"Kai,hold Tyonis,I'll go talk to them." She let go of Tyonis's arm,then reached Chaya's shoulder,and patted it. "Leave this to me.If you can,go and help Kai.We should get Tyonis inside."
Mayu coughed,reaching for her hand,and getting out two of the rings - a rare kind of diamond,from Togath's ice caves,and a red dragon-eye,mastered by an alchemist from Saur.This were enough to close the shop and live without worries.Or to repair the roof,at least.
She took Chaya's father's hand,and left the rings in his palm. "My friends and companions are in the need of your help.Please..We have nowhere to go."
She smiled,and then made a small bow.Chaya's mother smiled back,but her father was still a cold statue.His eyes sparkled,and were still looking at the stones.
Kai returned to Mayu,after leaving Tyonis and Chaya inside.
"Everything allright?" ]he whispered. Mayu took his hand." As usual,my dear." He stared at her hand again,and frowned."Che..You gave another two rings. .Idiot,why do you bother to help strangers? And to pay such a hight price for it.."
Mayu hade a sign with her hand. "Tsk! It's for us as well.We're going to spend our night here.Now let's go see how we can help Tyonis."

[SuckerPunch!]

The shadow looked up at the elf with a tilted head as he spoke to him. It had been the first time anyone had spoken to him before and he did not understand. But he felt happy, and in the spur of the moment made a very human-like gesture. He smiled, bearing two rows of knife like fangs that from an outside perspective looked similar to the smile of mad man. His tail beat against the ground in excited glee making the barb at the end click against the cobblestone path. There was an awkward silence and soon Kopie's "smile" faded, but his tail still wagged hopefully as he watched the elf with curious wonder. Would he speak again? Would he reach out to him? What could this being do?

The fire flies that silently buzzed about the two, pulsated calmly. Kopie stood up on his hind legs, the tips of his ears only reaching up to the elf's lower stomach. Maybe if he stood like the elf he could establish some sort of connection with him. A little wobbly at first, the spectral hound wavered his tail, letting the barb scrape against the ground below and stared up at the elf patiently. Then suddenly, Kopie's tail stopped and the small shadow twisted his upper body around and stared down the road, towards the shop he'd wrecked. His sensitive ears catching the angry yells of the demon from before. As they died down, Kopie turned his attention back to the elf and continued to wag his tail.

[OOC: I am so sorry, Kai. I totally missed your post before and thought the character was just an NPC Violet put in there to stir things up xD Deepest apologies.]

[Drathi]

Guy Hamon

A young man roamed the streets of Mirth, taking in all of the scenery. Although he lived in Mirth his whole life, he had never strayed far from the Port, where he lived with his father. According to his old man, his first stop should be his father's first shop, in the marketplace, where he makes most of his money; his second shop is at his house, where he takes on personal projects, such as the man's birthday blade.

"Paska is a holiday of rest," his father had told him. "You're lucky your birthday falls near it. Your first rest stop can be at the other place." His father had given him the keys saying, "Leave them there, on your way out. You'll have to find a place to stay, after this."

"But I can't find it!" whined Guy, to the sky. He wore his newly forged katana on his back as if it were a claymore, unaware of the more convenient ways to draw the blade. It had taken him all of his birthday to be able to actually draw the blade from its scabbard. He lifted up a small map of the city, which his father had given him, and scratched his head. "Agh, come on, he expects me to read this and--" he noticed a small red circle on the map-- "Oh!" Guy entered the marketplace, wading through the sea of people, bumping shoulders with other as he tried to make his way to the buildng, where his father's shop was.

((Yeah, I'm not sure what time of the day it is, in the RP, nor am I sure where everyone is, so erm... help?))

[bugybugy]

[[ OOC: Drathi --& It's night time now everywhere,and I will also add if it's night or day in the first page from now on.
Now,for the story..oh,boy..Mayu,Kai,Chaya,Tyonis,Chris,Junko,Lucy,Eos are in Mirth.

Sei,Elvira,Fauxian,Kopie and Falleryn are in Pathur. ]]

[Drathi]

((Hooray~ Thanks~ *hugs* I might as well make Guy's father and assistant working the Smithy at Mirth. That fine with you? Though, I'd have to make a profile for them... I wanna save that extra slot.))

Guy Hamon

As Guy approached his detination, he placed the key into the lock and turned, but as he reached for the nob, the door opened on its own. Standing before him was a very, bery, VERY large man; he seemed as if he would have a hard time fitting through the door.

"OOOH! If it ain't th'boss's son!" His body was massive and his arms were gigantic and muscular. His arms wrapped around guy and lifted him up and off the ground, bringing him close and hugging him--the sound of Guy's ribs and back popping could be heard. "Th'las' time I saw yeh, you were a wee one! Oh, you've grown so much!" He dropped Guy back on his feet and chucked as the boy stumbled backward, dizzy from just the bear hug. "Th'name's Vance! I worked for yer dad since before ye'were born!"

"N-Nice to meet you,"Guy said, shaking as he held out his hand. Vance took it--his hand was twice the size of Guy's-- and squeezed. Guy made an effort to not offend and just endure the pain by gritting his teeth.

"It's-a pleasure ta meet ya too!" Vance let Guy inside and took the key from the lock. "Boss said to let ya enjoy Paska! A Blacksmiths work ain't never done." Guy laughed; his father said the exact same thing. "He told me ta tell you this as well: After Paska's over, he wants you out of Mirth. He wants you to see the world"

"I know, I know," Guy said, setting his stuff down. Guy could see how Vance and his father got along. Both were really big men--well, his father was even more muscular and bulky than this guy. Both men were also rather hair and had unique facial hair-- but Vance's beard was nothing like his father's moustache. "Well, Mister..."

"Jus' call me Vance, m'boy!" Vance replied. "Yer th'boss's son!"

"Well, then, Vance, I guess I'll see you later tonight?" Guy asked.

"Until then!"

Guy headed back out into the Maket, waving to Vance as he shut the door behind him. As he headed around the corner, from the smithy's backside, Guy could see it open up. All of his father's best swords were on display-- but the cream of the crop were in glass containers that his father had crafted himself. He recalled how his father explained how, if the glass was broken, the theif that had broken it would ALWAYS cut themselves on the glass, due to its construction. He looked back at the map and then noticed that there was a backside.

"Hmm..." He flipped the map over and looked at the back, where he saw a map of the world. His eyes widened. "Wow..." He noticed the closest place to go to was Pathur, so he made that his first stop, after Paska ended. As he folded the map back up, he looked around for other travelers to mingle with; he wanted to get some tips from them and know a bit more about Pathur and what he can do there.

[Kitsune_Lord_Kai]

๑۩۞۩๑ S .L ๑۩۞۩๑

"Half light...half dark...

you never know what I can do."

{ooc - No need to apologize,my friend wink I thought you knew about this guy's existence as a character xd }

Sei turned his head in the direction of the voice.And a familiar one,as well.His eyes fell on a tall white-haired elf,and Sei sighed in relief. "Quevral..Oh,thank you,dear Lord.." He almost wanted to run and embrace the woman,but restrained from such action.He coughed,trying to control his voice.The creature sure scared him to death,but he shouldn't show the leader of Emissaries such pathetic behavior.He was a royal prince,after all.
He smiled to the woman,making a small bow."I have everything under control now,chief.It seems this creature is not going to harm us in any way.At least in this moment.." He tried to keep his royal nature and tone,but he knew very well she saw him scared just a while ago.He sighed,scratching his head.
He knew her very well,even though most of the time she was on missions.She was a rather popular character in Pathur,and his brother Avraal was always talking about her to Sei.
He remembered the times he watched her from his usual balcony in the palace, giving orders outside the palace to her man,scolding or praising them.He always chuckled at the scene.

"You're going to Mirth,at this late hour? "

Oh,who was he kidding? Quevral was an assassin,and he was sure she could survive even in Kratos in the middle of a war.As usual,he smiled like a total idiot like he always did in those situations.

[Kyress]

Xx ----- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ------xX
.::Raksia::.
Xx ----- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ------xX
Location: Mirth
Xx ----- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ------xX

Raksia closed the thick cover book of which binding and workmanship dated back a hundred years ago. She looked at the books lined up on the shelves and noted those that she never seen or read before. She smiled as she thought of what could be hiding behind those cover, the secrets inscribed on the paper, waiting to be revealed. Raksia has made it a habit of visiting Mirth's national library every few decades. And when she does, she would take her time to go through the new addition to the collection though she never finish reading all of them in one visit.

Being a dragon, you live long. With that amount of lifetime however, you'll find that life offer very little entertainment worth one's attention. Raksia had, now and forever, loved arts. She knew how important it was to keep herself up to date with the present changes. In a mere hundred years, more books were produced. In a hundred years,new kingdoms would rise and fall. In a hundred years, the earth change, and new maps are drawn. That thought alone reminded Raksia of an errand she planned.

Raksia have left the library and now made her way to the market. She looked down on the old parchment in her gloved hand. The air of festivity was everywhere but it wasn't enough to get her distracted. Her map was old, that she was sure, and for that Raksia would need to get her hand on a new one before she could continue on with her travel. She looked around. She doubt the store where she bought the map in her hand is still where she remembered it would, it has been two hundred and fifteen years since then. She might as well ask a local.

[hear ed roar]

"I don't wanna live, I don't wanna breathe
'Less I feel you next to me
You take the pain I feel
Waking up to you never felt so real

Clementine sat down calmly on a mountain of Togath. She admired the view from were she sat as she gazed over fields of ice and green. Something that would seem a little strange to foreigners but it was something she grown accustomed too. Including the weather which could get quite cold in Togath. Clementine laid back on the lush green grass and closed her eyes. Thoughts fluttered through her mind. Some of living back with her master Constantine and some of what she planned on doing.

She recently decided to move away from one of the villages she lived in to travel around the different lands. She hadn't quite made it out of Togath yet but was between the border of Togath and Pathur. Clementine set a schedule in her mind that she would arrive in Pathur at least before nightfall or tomorrow.

Clementine opened her eyes again and sighed. "I better get going." She said rising from the ground. She took her messenger bag that held her food, a few jars of mystic things she might need, clothes, and a simple dagger. Clementine continued her journey towards Pathur, filling her mind with thoughts of how it might be. She never had been outside Togath so this was a new experience to her.

<<Fast Forward a Few Hours>>

Soon it began to get dark. From afar, Clementine could see the lights of Pathur. A sigh of relief escaped from her lips. She had finally arrived. Hopefully I can find a place to sleep the night, Clementine thought as she scaled down a road that lead to Pathur. The land was lush and green. Even in the dark she could tell. Clementine arrived towards the more populated portion of Pathur were there were many shops. Her stomach began to growl. She wondered where she could possibly get some food.

"I don't wanna sleep, I don't wanna dream
'Cause my dreams don't comfort me
The way you make me feel
Waking up to you never felt so real"

[Require]

(( Holy s**t thats a lot of new people.))

[Drathi]

((Ummm, time to do the classic and ever so cliché way of meeting characters~ ))

Guy Hamon

Guy scratched his head as he wandered around Mirth. The map he was reading, it was difficult for him to read it; he had never really looked at a map until now. As he came near the library, he bumped into someone. What Guy did not know was that he had something that this person was looking for: an up-to-date map; Guy's of which was dropped as he stumbled back. The map was in plain sight, the woman could see it and very well steal it from him.

"Sorry!" Guy said, as he picked up the map. "I-I suppose that trying to learn to read a map, while walking is not the best idea.

((: D Raskia should travel with Guy! She seems experienced enough.))