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Picking Up Stars Vice Captain
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 Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2006 12:11 pm
Zahara was ready for her and she wanted to test and see just how powerful this Sphinx really was. She let the cat woman slam into her and was shocked when she was actually knocked back a few feet. Hmm, more weight than she'd originally thought. She had a feeling this cat could use the trees as well, definitely have to be on her guard. Zahara pulled herself to her feet before those claws could rend her flesh and spun her daggers, "First hit goes to you? So I get the second." And she lashed out, slicing one dagger pretty lightly, enough to casue a bit of damage, but not a crushing blow by any means, along the beast's back.
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Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2006 12:15 pm
It is the amazing ears of an imp, who seems to always know when he is wanted, or not wanted. Not being wanted kind of made things mroe fun, but being wanted by Malik? Well, now they had to see what was going on, didn't they? Popping into existance on either saide of Mailk, the two imps smiled, tugging at his pant legs, or armour, whivhever happened to be available at the time.
"What might ew do for you, mighty Sahibe?"
"Ye ole powerful Sultan, what task have you for us to preform?"
"Shall we head to the sands of time, and find the ruby locket that will capture the love of any fair fair princesses?"
"Or perhaps to the ghostly castle ruins of a city once glorious, and find the glowing blue Moon Stone, that will capture the life of a dead body, slowy restoring dead or decaying flesh to perfect health?"
"Or perhaps you wish for our fine company, to laugh and tell stories under the influence of good ale?"
A nice slash along the back of her shoulders, bleeding crimson, the Sphinx danced backwards, laughing. She pawed at the dirt, head bobbing. "Oh how very cruel and viscious of you, little Drow." Launching, she attached herself to Zahara's shoulder, biting and knocking her over, pushing off quickly to the side. One of the Drow's daggers caught her just udner the flank, but she ignored it as she ignored the wound on her back. She turned, looking at Zahara.
"Are we not alike, little Dorw? take a close look now." And before her, the air shimmered, an illusion reshaping the Sphinx's face, until it resembled's Zahara's own drowish features. "Are we not alike?"
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Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2006 12:21 pm
A look at them both, though hmm...that moon stone thing sounded..interesting, if it wasn't some made up object. though it was strictly buisness at this point.
"As you are well aware, during that little..episode inside the fortress Zahara was not present in the battle. however she was also not in her room. and since we don't have time to be running all over the underdark, is there anyway for you to use this, phasing ability of yours to find her quickly?"
Then another thought.
"Is that moonstone thing something you made up to be sarcastic or does that item really exist and does what you just said it does?"
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Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2006 12:25 pm
Zahara hissed as teeth tore at her skin. "Cruel and vicious? I'm neither...simply teaching you a lesson." She wasn't cruel...she hadn't been in months. She wasn't going to be now either. Although, chopping up the worm into bits hadn't been entirely angelic now had it? Of course she'd needed to kill it but she hadn't needed to take it to the extreme she had. She rolled and jumped to her feet, daggers ready. And then she faltered, she saw her face on the Sphinx's..."No! I'm not like you. You play with your prey, kill for fun. I don't, at least not anymore."
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Picking Up Stars Vice Captain
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Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2006 12:34 pm
"Sure, we can find her. Process of illimination. We can find her pretty fast, once we know we've been everywhere else." they smiled.
Jaun pocked a claw at his lip. "The Moon Stone? That's true, if my history is correct..."
Jell elbowed him. "What history?"
"I ate a history book once."
"I remember that. it gavce you indigestion."
"Not a good night. Yeah, the First Oracle used it. It's deffinatly real." But not relaly waiting for anything else, they hopped up on Malik's shoulders and started phasing. Soon, they were popping in and out of reality all over the fortress grounds, with hardley enough time to see what was around them. "Shouldn't be long." Juan smiled.
The Zahara's Sphinx smiled. "Oh really? Not like me at all, hmm?" She strestched out her paws, flexing. "Hasn't there been somone you wanted to rip limb from limb? I bet it's not about survivle either. I know," cooed the Spinx, "there is someone doing some great, personal injustice. But it's not surivle to kill them, is it? It's malicious, it's cruel, and in the end, you would enjoy it all." Faultering was good, and she took advantage of it. She stepped, swiped at Zahara's legs.
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Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2006 12:42 pm
"The first Oracle, hmm? and where might this wonderful little treasure been hidden?"
Gears were moving. a jewel that could hold a soul, and restore a body back to health. that might have many, many applications. Provided these two had the facts straight. First Oracle...might have to ask Tanundra for another visit there. after he dealt with Tarathiel.
"I don't think she's on the grounds. Someone woudl have seen her, even a glimpse."
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Picking Up Stars Vice Captain
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Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2006 12:48 pm
"I'm not like that!" she was losing it and that wasn't a good thing. It was disconcerting to see her own face on the face of that beast, "I dont' belong in that world anymore!" The Spinx's words were catching her off guard, making her think too hard, forcing her to lose her control and because of it she was suffering. She cried out when the beast once again lashed out at her legs. Now both legs were bleeding and her shoulder as well. She heard a great riiiippp as her skirt was torn, doing quite a bit to even out the hem. Violet eyes narrowed and her grip on her daggers tightened and she lashed out at the Sphix aiming for her face. "I may kill you but it won't be cruel!"
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Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2006 12:53 pm
The bed post was paying the price of Piper's mood. Things were kinda of falling apart around her, or so she thought anyway. Malik would be in a mood till he got his way with Tarathiel, her mother wasn't any better off...she had been having trouble in the Underdark before, but now she was worse off, having stressed herself. Zahara was missing with no idication of where seh'd gone off to, provided that she did in fact go off by herself. Half of Piper's mind was trying to convince her to not worry about the drow...she said she would be leaving, why would she need to tell her? THough they were friends and she couln't help but worry...it was nice having someone her own age around the place. A knock on the door drew her attention but she knew who it was before he even knocked. "Come in..."
Kieran pushed open the door, letting it swing shut behind him. For once, Raziel wasn't with him, he'd left the familar with Fianna as he needed a talk with his daughter. For a moment he stared at her as Piper sat on teh corner of the matress in front of a bed post, hacking up the wood with her dagger. Clearly she wasn't the happiest person. "We need to talk Pip."
"About mother?"
"Sometimes I forget you're telepathic. Or was that just a lucky guess." He smiled lightly despite her tangible bad mood and the not so happy discussion that was ensuing.
"Lucky guess. Her body wasn't hadnlign the Underdark well before and now that she's not top notch, it will affect her more. You're leaving soon then?" All said in a rather low monotone voice as she continued to hack away at the bed post for an anger, frustration, and worry vent. "You're not leaving immediately are you?" Yeah Malik would fuss over that too.
Well she was certinally a mood killer wasn't she? "Unfortunately you're right. But we won't be leaving immediately. Have to pack and goodbyes must be said, right?" Walking over to her her petted a hand through her hair and down her cheek, tracing two fingers under her chin to tilt her head up to look at him and stop concentrating on hacking the poor defenseless bed. "We're invited back for the wedding, right?"
"If we have one...we haven't decided. Or rather we haven't just had time to talk about it and decide. But if yes, of course you are. Wedding, births, random drop bys...anything you want to drop by for. Besides with this trade route going in we'll see you a lot more now right?"
"Of course."
"Good...because I've really missed you both." And having them leave was going to hurt. But isn't that what she had done to them when she left?
Again telepathy proved useful for inner thoughts. "Parting is painful...but it's all more joyus when we all meet again. You remember that. Remember that along with everything else I've taught you, and never forget it. Vesta amin, a'mael tinu."
She watched him a moment before nodding to him, setting her dagger on the bed and turning to him, hugging him around his waist with her head resting on his chest. "Amin vesta atar."
He hugged her back and pet at her hair again before dropping a kiss on top of her head. "Good...I wouldn't expect any less from you." A look to the bed post as he pulled back from her, ruffling her hair in affectionate gesture. "Now stop hacking your bed...you wouldn't want that falling down on you in the middle of the night. I'm going to go attend to your mother and other things now. Don't forget your promise." Another little hug to her before he stepped out of the room.
She watched the door shut, looking back to the bed. Well Malik would certinally wonder why she hacked up the bed post. But father was right...better quit it before she brought it down. Another look to the door with a sigh. "I won't..."
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2006 12:53 pm
Jaun shrugged. "Whereever they were living before things went to pot I'd imagine."
"Yeah, we did say "the ghostly ruins of a city once glorious." Find some ruins, and there ya go."
"Only way to know for sure is to go and see. or ask the Oracle."
"Can we come? Please of please? there are bound to be lots of traps, and scarry dark rooms and hallways, beasts and spiders and things...please, pelase?"
"Okay, expanding to outer perimeters, then." The were phasing in a bascil circle function, branching outward. They'd find Zahara soon enough.
The Sphinx seemed to be in sate of extasy, as Zahra's blood poored out over her claws. She paused a moment to lick at them. "Oh really? You will always be Drow, little one. There is nothing you can do to change your heritage." She laughed, a dagger catching the side of cheek. The illusion wavered, but stayed in place. "We are the same, little Dorw!" She shouted. And lashign out again, her teeth barred and drooling. Her aim now was to take Zahara down, and eat her of course, but laugh while doing it.
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Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2006 1:08 pm
She saw the flash of fur, saw the fangs looking to sink into her neck and spill her blood and she waited until the beast was just about to strike before she moved in a flash and dragged her dagger along the Sphinx's sensitive underbelly. she was going to vanquish this foe dammit. She flipped around to make sure she was ready for her next assualt. "Killing yo umay give me pleasure but not taht kind. My heritage doesnt' define who I am!"
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Picking Up Stars Vice Captain
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Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2006 1:12 pm
"Are you so confident?" said the Spinx. Her innards were spilling onto the ground, intestine and stomach slurping it's way out of the long slice down her udner belly. "You are Drow!" She laughed manically, her life quickly slipping away form her. "You are all the same. You take as much pelasure in killing me as I would have you." She took one final lunge, claws reaching out for Zahara's front, teeth looking for ahold, arm, neck, leg, anything for that one last sweet taste of blood on her tongue. Laughing the whole time.
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Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2006 1:18 pm
She'd thought the Spinx was finished and as such didn't anticipate the last leap and wasn't prepared. She felt sharp teeth dig into her right arm as claws slashed at her chest and stomach. Karma really. Zahara had sliced a nice long gash in the Sphinx's stomach and now there was one in Zahara's. She hissed in pain and started attacking again with her daggers, digging them in again and again as she stumbled and fell under the attack of the large animal. "Lolth...get off of me...I am not like you!" Warm blood coated her fingers, pouring out on her clothes and skin and the smell of death and blood rent the air.
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Picking Up Stars Vice Captain
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Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2006 1:20 pm
The Sphinx was dead before she hit the ground, features returning to normal, jaws locked around Zahara's arm. She had no parting words, but had gotten the last taste of bood on her tongue. Now there was notihng but dead weight holding Zahara pinned, notihng but dead weight to make her think aobut this whole ordeal.
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Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2006 1:34 pm
"Any luck yet you two?"
Malik was getting a just bit impatient, and rested his hand on Malvolence, seeking out Piper.
I'm having the imps search for Zahara...so...what did the cleric say that got them backhanded?
"Try to be a bit more quick. the last thing we need is to find what's left of a half eaten female drow. won't look good to Piper, and not only will I get blamed, but you can guess who will also get it."
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Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2006 1:37 pm
"You're so demanding."
"And impatient."
"We need to have a serious talk about our relationship."
Phasing in, and almost phasing out agian before they found Zahara. Jell pointed. "She right there. Underneath that...um....is that a bladder?'
"Looks like some lower intestine too."
"She's under that pile of organs."
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