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 Posted: Thu May 04, 2006 6:18 pm
"In the most dire of conditions." Replied the drow. HE didn't really know, and he knew better than to even think that for a moment. He forced himself to believe that he knew, which he did in fact know. He definately knew were she was.
HE walked slowly away from the dragon, and back outside the gates. "Sorry about him, he used to be such a good guy." HE smiled and pulled out a hand crossbow which was load with a single dart. He fired the dart into the air, which became a flare (magnesium dart). A moemnt later, three drow appeared beside him. Using the hand sign language of his homeworld, he instructed these three to find Meilikki, and bring him her location. They vanished, and returned shortly later with a map.
"Orko." One of the drow said.
"Neat." The general chuckled. "Return."
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Posted: Thu May 04, 2006 6:29 pm
In an instant, Malvolence was summoned, and sent to himself, getting up and putting piper on her feet and smirking at Tanundra's human form.
"Oh dear. more company."
Then a glance at Kieran, and Piper and putting her firmly behind him.
"Your Oracle is not here. But, I think you know where she is, Tanundra. I know whom has her. Dimitri does. you know the name. she's been cut off from you, so you know who's influence is being used to blockade her. the Sky Father. Where she is...if she is where you might think..we can't go. not without those masks. I'd be more than happy to assist you in your endeavor otherwise. I have a score to settle."
Though how did he..wait. there was another presence here. and five to one said it was one of Kimmuriel's meddling crew or allies. Great. couldn't leave well enough alone.
"So get a grip on your rational mind, or what's left of it. Help us to help you. if we are to go to that dead city, we need those masks. or we can't help you get her back."
Of course that wasn't to say that Malik wasn't already preparing himself physically, mentally, and mystically for a fight with a dragon. not one he could really win, but he'd be damned if he was going to not put up a fight.
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Posted: Thu May 04, 2006 6:34 pm
Malik damn well better only be referring to it as an example. She did have the grace to look sheepish at her outburst when Kieran simply pointed out how attached she was becoming. It was true, she'd always liked the little one, she had her looks and all but now she was actually concerned for the faerie's wellbeing. Still petting lightly at her feathers until suddenly a scream reverberated and she winced at the sound. Her fingers tightened slightly on Toharu but she forced herself not to squeeze as a reflex, just keep on petting. If it was murder to her ears, what must it sound like to the poor little one. "What in the name of Lloth...?" Staring in shock at the dragon turned human before her mouth snapped shut and Toharu was plopped in her skirt pocket, those daggers drawn and resting on her lap. Damn fights, they always seemed to occur here, didn't they?
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Posted: Fri May 05, 2006 8:32 am
The day she decided to wear a dress, there was going to be trouble. She figured that that was in some way a cruel cosmic joke of various elvish Gods who needed a good little laugh. Yeah that sounded about right. Though feeling quite the bit of vulnerability from lack of pants and weapons at that, she didn't put up protest when Malik pushed her behind himself, sheilding her. Yes she'd stand down for the time being and let Malik be his protective self. Though okay yes, she was peeking slightly from behind him to keep an eye on what had decided to happen, one hand of hers grasping at the back of Malik's cloak slightly.
Kieran stood up as well, turning to face the human turned dragon. Like any seasoned fighter, he didn't like his back to potiential enemies. Though he did rest his right hand on his opposing shoulder in that fashion he did, ready to draw his blade if need be, while taking care to Raziel's own safety with his holding him in his other hand for the time being. A look to Zahara, that old 'protect women and children first' instinct cropping up, but he knew better than to act on it with a drow. She was fine unless she was half dead already.
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Posted: Fri May 05, 2006 9:01 am
Aella and Onyx ran into Roarke on his way too his room, just as the house shook with a crash. Aella stood enarly dumb withc shick..simce hse didn't expect either a crash or Roarke to ro accompanied by another man and several half wolf half children...uh children. A look back at Onyx. "What the hell is going on?"
Raziel was quite used to this position by this point, he also knew how to get out of it quickly ig the need arose. And rise it might, with a mad dragon in the room. Raziel was ready of course, to put his life on the line ofr Kieran. It was a mutual understanding between familiar and master, even if they did act more like good freinds.
Toharu weas plopped into a pocket, and there she gladly stayed. Her fingers curled over the side of the pouch, and she peeked over the top to watch everytihng that happened. She couldn't help but be curious aobut it all.
How much of Malik's speach got through to the dragon was questionable, since the red fire in his eyes did not diminish. He lifted an arm and pointed at the group, he couldn't supress the claw that tore out of the finger's tip.He wanted to kill them...kill them all and find his mistress in the rubble of their flesh.
you come NOW his mouth parted in a terrible sneer on the last word.
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Posted: Fri May 05, 2006 9:29 am
"Poisonious gas... That might prove to be a problem." For everyone else. The drow chuckled. He waited at the entrance, calmly leaning against a wall. Should all go well, they would be off very soon.
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Posted: Fri May 05, 2006 11:22 am
Malik walked over to Tanundra, Malvolence unsheathed and at his side, and backhanded him.
"This is MY house. and you will show some respect to me while in it. I respected your mistress and you in your home, I expect the same courtesy in mine. You want help, that's fine. but you need to supply those masks. magic doesn't protect from that poisonous mist, as Ton pointed out to me when I tried it. I am not going to just follow you blindly and have you dive into that place and get all of us killed in your stupid one track minded crusade. If you wanted someone to just cowtail to you, you should have picked Kimmuriel. he's the one who loves your precious Oracle, and is willing to take stupid risks. I am not going anywhere until you supply those masks so that I can be sure of our safetly in getting there."
Dragon or not, Malik was not going to be ordered about in his own home. He'd sooner let the oracle remain right where she was than be intimdated into doing something stupidly dangerous.
"Tanundra. The dragon..He went after the academy, didn't he. that's why you had it evacuated. if the Lich was after you, he wouldn't care about the others. Tanundra is insane, he would kill everything."
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Posted: Fri May 05, 2006 1:50 pm
The girlsih slap stunned Tanundra for all of five seconds before he burst out laughing that loud, barrel chest laugh belonging a dragon. Drow with a sword or not, Tannundra didn't care, he reached out, grabbed a fistful of Malik's hair, and pulled him out into the main foyer. I SAID NOW!
"How right you are, Onyx. The academy is gone, save but a few rooms. And If I'm not mistaken, that is the scream of the dear dragon now." He looked utterly exaughsted.
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Posted: Fri May 05, 2006 3:11 pm
She should have taken great pleasure in watching the scene that began to unfold before her, but she couldn't. Jolted from her blissful state by the current events she raised an eyebrow. Malik slapping Tanundra was nothing new, even though the dragon turned human was yelling unnaturally loudly, murderous on her sensitive ears. He was rather interesting to see him grab the Tierdal by his hair and drag him out. Piper wasn't going to be thrilled with that. "Well...do we follow?" Her fingers were still clenched on her daggers, ready to toss them or shove them into someone who decided to tangle with her.
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Posted: Fri May 05, 2006 3:26 pm
She wanted to yell at him for slapping dragons the way a mother wanted to yell at her child for poking snakes in the eyes with sticks. Really he was too much sometimes. But at the dragons yanking and pulling an Malik, well she felt protest coming, even if she couldn't understand him actions were loud enough. "Tanundra, you're going to kill us before we're any help to you." Think think think think....hm. Had to be something that could work...it was just poisonous gas after all...allm those masks were were basic filters of air. They had things like that laying around right? Idea. Turning on her heel she trotted off downstairs, only to come back, shoving two masks into Kieran's hands while taking Raziel. She knew they had those lying around downstairs somewhere. Yay for good inventory. "We only have two, you go with Malik." Malik wouldn't appreciate her going, she knew that and Kieran was next best.
One look at what was given to him before he nodded to Piper, patting her should a moment at the obviously worried attitude she had going on. Then a pet to Raziel for his own comfort and the faerie's. "I'll watch his back." A look to Zahara and a point to Piper. "Don't you let her be rash." That said he turned on his heel, following out after a dragon turned human dragging a Tier'dal, masks in hand. Good thing he hadn't unpacked himself yet.
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Posted: Fri May 05, 2006 4:23 pm
Aww she was getting left home again. Oh well, it wasn't like she would be a whole lot of help in her current state anyway. After all, instincts weren't completely gone, just appeased. They would be back to continue to wreak their vengeance upon her and she was not looking forward to it at all. She gently stroked the little faerie peeking out of her pocket and nodded to Kieran, "I'll keep her out of trouble, I promise." Then pushed herself to her feet, sheathing one of her daggers and walking over to Piper. "Looks like it's you and me, while the men go off to fight." She snorted, "Not that we probably couldn't do the job a whole lot better but that aside, whatever shall we do with ourselves until they return. " She was mindful of the fact that Malik was Piper's lover, soon to be husband, and Kieran was her father which meant Piper had a lot more riding on this than she did.
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Posted: Fri May 05, 2006 5:49 pm
Malik got dragged to the main foyer, before sticking his sword into tanundra's foot, and jerking his hair away. Damn that dragon.
"We can't survive in that place without those kinds of masks. You know that. and I'm not going to just go and die so you feel good about yourself because that drow princeling couldn't keep the Oracle out of Dimitri's hands."
hey look. another Drow. bald too...that was an interesting look.
"And I take it your the underling that Kimmuriel is letting play with us in this situation?"
Onyx just lead Roarke to his room, and opened the door.
"Then you get some rest. let malik and the others deal with Tanundra for right now. besides, we got some maps and some things to show you that might be useful, and we have some questions maybe you can answer about them. You need to relax though, before you passout from exhaustion."
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Posted: Fri May 05, 2006 5:55 pm
"You shouldn't make assumtions, you are bad at it." Replied the drow. "By the way, we have the masks you need, enough to go well enough around here. Then again, you don't seem overly interesting in saving the Oracle, I guess I could always just go with the dragon alone, and eventually allow her to fall back into the Princeling's hands... Didn't you enjoy that, having her meet his every need?."
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Posted: Fri May 05, 2006 6:06 pm
Yeah, a sword stabbed through your human foot hurts alot, it also makes your fangs grow out a bit an snap at Malik's hand. The concentration needed to hold this form was quickly losing. Without a word, Tanundra went outside and reverted back, his tail crashing through the already splintered doorway.
Aella took a hold of the one she didn't know, and pointed to all the pups around him. "We'll grab a servant to fidn the other rooms, okay? I'll be right back." If she remebered the way that is. She left, taking the strangers with her. More males...it was creeping her out.
Roarke sat on the bed and rubbed the bridge of his nose. "What do you want to know?"
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Posted: Fri May 05, 2006 6:11 pm
A look over to Zahara with a sigh. She really didn't like getting left home anymore than she did but what could you do when you had less options than you needed."Get ourselves into trouble with our own misadventures?" Distraction was a wonderful thing for a mind that didn't want to think about what was going on. Yup wolves to blood, every time they seemed to stop and try to breath in this place. Really needed to wash off that blood. For a moment she fiddled with the bandaging on her arm before looking back to her companion as of late, then petting at Raziel slightly. "Or faerie sitting."
Kieran was merely standing as background filler for the time being, quiet and observing, holding his own set of masks from Piper in one hand, other hand resting on his shoulder with fingers drumming slightly. Oh look another drow. Then again this was the Underdark.
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