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 Posted: Sun Feb 02, 2014 11:52 am
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Nyru remembered getting out of the prison and getting as close to Adi's horse that he could feel Croix's lush fur and breath, but right there and then he could only remember his sister's worried stare at him as he passed out. In the blackness of his mind he dreamed that the queen were still alive and that they had found the Black Jewel, he also remember Laxion, Ruby and Alexis, even Adi was there with himself and Claudia retrieving the Black Jewel. He saw a roaring crowd cheering them on as they brought it to the City of Crows as Declasia slowly stepped up the grande spiral staircase to the Eye of Crows, and then after that there was a bright light and a cold sensation on his face.
Opening his eyes, a dim light passed him as he woke up in another stone building lit with witchlight, crystals that were carefully placed in braziers around the room. They gave off a pure white light that wasn't strong enough to hurt his eyes. The cold sensation was from a wet cloth on his forehead, Isabelle was beside him looking down at him. "You alright?" she asked, Nyru groaned and said "uh... Yeah, pain's gone..." he then blinked some more times readjusting his eyes as he look around on his sister's side. "Where are we?" he said, then feeling a blanket on top of his armoured legs, it must have been pulled down when she put the cold cloth on his head. "We're in an abandoned Inkwell, i remembered it as we fled the city, i don't think it's been used in centuries, looks like one of the originals.
Sighing, he looked around further, accepting the fact he was here, and interested in where Adi and Claudia were. On his other side he surely found Claudia and Adi. He also noted how the building they were in seemed to be under ground, it had no windows, but the brick work looked like it was once polished, now dull with age and missing the occasionally piece of stone. It was a large round room, spacious. There was a circular half-height wall in the center of the room, there were 3 doorways, one at each corner of the circular room accept the one they sat at. Behind the half wall was a forever deep hole.
"If it weren't for your gypsie friend and her remedies i wouldn't be able to tell you that you seem to be okay now" admitted Isabelle, perched neatly on her makeshift chair from giant stone rubble. The beds Claudia and Nyru rested on were the same, but layers with cloth.
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Posted: Sun Feb 02, 2014 12:36 pm
 ━━☽Ɍυɼ'Дɖɩқą Дɖɖąɧąɼɼą☾━━
Once the had gotten Croix, the flee from the city was much easier. He carried both weary and wronged partners out while Isabelle and Adi ran or walked depending who was around. Cloaked in long dark garbs, the armor was never seen and into the early morning they fled. Adi was quiet happen that she had the city behind her and not caught. Though it was clearly a corrupt city, it was still beautiful.
After what felt like forever, they had found shelter, as much as her means could have done well, this place was less obvious and underground. By the end of it, Nyru and Claudia were both eventually pass out comfortably. Some remedies on Adi's part made sure whatever poison in their system was cleansed and they were merely sleeping and upon waking have their powers back.
When Nyru himself rose at last, the gypsy woman was knelt before a small cooking fire she had set up. Supplies laid out and in the end state of preparing a soup for them all. Claudia and Nyru would be hungry and working all night and day now, Adi was as well.
"It was nothing Isabelle..." she said softly and began serving out the meal to the woman and then to Nyru. "Here you are. Eat up, you both need to get your strength back and though we're well hidden, we still have a lot of running to do."
Though running was the last thing she wanted to do, Adi had not caught a wink of sleep since two night ago. She had found herself nodding off while making the soup but she was quick to share herself awake. But her need for sleep wasn't hidden on her face.
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Posted: Sun Feb 02, 2014 1:21 pm
Claudia Vesslia The woman withed semi-consciously for a few minutes until she awoke from her sleep. Her dreams were filled with regret and the reality she entered was the same. It took her a few minutes to actually comprehend the turmoil they had been through, not just the two shadowmancers but the gypsy and Isabelle as well. Claudia laid still letting her vision slowly come into focus as she stared at the stone ceiling. The lighting and the atmosphere in the room were different so they couldn't be trapped in the prison still, right? Unless they were recaptured, but the blonde vaguely remembers being prompted up onto a horse. Adi's horse, Croix to be exact, however, the ride to freedom became a blur.
Sitting up, the female felt somewhat claustrophobic in the non-ventilated room. Although, in a way protection from the outside was clearly provided. The saturated rag that stuck to her head pealed off and plopped onto her arm that rested onto of a clean blanket. It surprised her that this place had probably been abandoned for years, but these beds remained untouched. It must be the work of some kind of magic, of course. The archer suddenly became frantic for her comrade, but when she glanced over he was in the bed a few feet away from her. The twisted felling in her gut relinquished knowing that he was being attended to by his sister.
Adi was slaving over the fire preparing a meal for the tried group. The escape must have taken a toll on Adi and Isabelle the most since they helped and defended the shadowmancers effortlessly. The blonde conjured a reassuring smile and retrieved the wet rag resting on her arm. Her bare branded wrist hovered over the rag before she turned it slightly to examine the now visible mark. It was a claw with intricate designs around it and she knew she had seen it somewhere before. The Land of Crows! Maybe...it's a dream come true if that's what the emblem turns out to be.
She had been silent for a while and she supposed Nyru had already asked all the obvious questions. "How long do you think we have before they can track us?" Adi admitted that they were safe for now, but not for long. The overwhelming pain her stomach had ceased, however, she was still to weak to be fleeing the sanctuary anytime soon.
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Posted: Fri Feb 07, 2014 7:41 am
Isabelle Statem `•.¸ ¸.•´`•.¸ ¸.•´`•.¸ ¸.•´`•.¸ ¸.•´`•.¸ ¸.•´
Isabelle could only express so much thanks in her face, sitting back she accepted a bowl of soup from Adi. Following the gypsy's arm up to her face and lush hair she noticed how tired she were. Sure, they've both been awake, but Adi was the one working hard to keep them well, and more recently, cooking to feed them. "more running?" questioned Nyru, pushing himself up with a little ache in his limbs so he could accept a bowl of soup. And then Claudia raised a better question. Isabelle sighed after one mouthful of soup and replied "They shouldn't, hopefully" her tone confident. "The only way that anyone who wants to find us will find us is if we walk around flaunting it".
After a few more mouthfuls of soup Nyru took a better look around the room and said ".. are we inside an Inkwell?". His sister nodded before swallowing "mhm" was what she had mustered. Nyru noted how even when eating food or in conditions like this she always seemed to keep a sophisticated and lady-like appearance about her. It was something most men admired about her, she often used that to her advantage too. "oh" she then quickly added. "You two should probably take a look at this" she said, reaching into a pocket as she managed to pull out a folded piece of parchment.
Nyru took after placing his warm bowl of soup between his legs. He then shared a glance with Claudia as he took the paper. Then Isabelle handed back her empty bowl and said "Thank you, Adi".
Meanwhile Nyru had tried to lean over towards Claudia so they could both read the note, right away he could tell it was the hand writing of the late queen Declasia.
"Dear Nyru & Claudia,
In the unfortunate events that I may not be able to hand this to you personally, i hope it finds it's way. I feel almost nostalgic writing this, as if I've already asked you of this request before but I distinctly do not remember having done so.
I have come to believe that my reign has become undermined, i sense corruption within our walls and i cannot trust anyone else with this quest. Someone within our ranks is up to something, so i need you two to fulfil this for me. Find the Black Jewel, and bring it to me... and if that's impossible. Keep it, protect it, and only use it if you must. The Darkness Is Coming, and i feel the jewel will be the only hope for the Land of Crows and the rest of the Guildeam. And if it means for the greater good of your lives, give it up to the Injustira Syndicate, i know none other who are better and more trustworthy to hold the jewel besides you.
Yours Sincerely,
Declasia.."
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Posted: Sat Feb 08, 2014 8:56 am
━━☽Ɍυɼ'Дɖɩқą Дɖɖąɧąɼɼą☾━━
As they all accepted their bowls of hot and hearty soup, the gypsy merely smiled softly and nodded. While eating her own meal, Adi listened to what they had to say. Unfamiliar with the land and how they did things, but in general standards, they would still come after them.
"...whether or not they find us yes, is unlikely, but you two are wanted for a serious crime. Framed for it or not, once they know that your not in the cells and the execution no longer carried out...they will look for you. Put up flyers, wanted posters, even rewards and bounties for you I'm sure..." looking to them all, Adi wasn't sure if she was making the situation worse or better by telling them her rather intimate knowledge of being a criminal and wanted. "...am I wrong to think they'd do that? You know your people and that traitor better then I do..."
Turning back to her meal, Adi just chose to shut up and eat. Her mind running wild and paranoid now that they were settled safely, she still felt on edge. Not to mention exhausted, even the meal sat heavy in her stomach and tasted of nothing, but she ate anyway as Adi knew she needed it.
Taking the empty bowls, she stared at the pot. "There's still some left if any one wants some...I'm full."
It was about that time that Isabelle brought out a letter, and Nyru and Claudia began to read it silently. Adi wasn't going to press the matter she was however rather curious about it. The expression on their faces proof enough it was a letter they hadn't expected and held surprising information.
"What does it say? Anything important?" she asked softly.
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Posted: Sat Feb 08, 2014 11:33 am
Claudia Vesslia Taking the bowl of warm broth and soup, Claudia placed her still parched lips on the edge of the bowl and inhaled the food. She acted like she had been starving for days on end, but in reality it had only been about thirteen hours at the most. Her question was quickly answered by the gracefully Isabelle that always maintained her composure even when eating. Both of the woman must had been famished especially from running in the rain and caring for two defenseless shadowmancers. The enemy shouldn't be able to track them in the Inkwell and Adi addressed the fact that their notoriety for their capture wouldn't go unnoticed.
The blonde shook her head and smirked. "No, your absolutely right. Our heads are at stake and there is nothing we can do to change the minds of the citizens. Unless we had some impressive evidence, but I believe that wouldn't work because Darris probably has all those fools wrapped around his little finger." Claudia explained with a wary sigh before the sibling attracted her attention. She placed the empty bowl on the side of her bed for Adi to take, she thanked her with a smile. Pulling out a small white letter and handing it to Nyru, the female leaned over to read the note with her partner.
Ostensibly, Declasia caught wind of the conspiracy for a while, however, failed to mention it to the two before her untimely death. She must have figured the situation was going to come to the worst of terms. The Black Jewel was once again their main priority and if they happened to find it, the jewel will stay in their care. "Smart woman. I have a felling she almost predicted this day. How are we going to find the Black Jewel? We have no leads and we're wanted criminals on top of it." Adi should know what the letter was about now since Claudia announced the information out loud.
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Posted: Sat Feb 08, 2014 12:18 pm
Isabelle Statem `•.¸ ¸.•´`•.¸ ¸.•´`•.¸ ¸.•´`•.¸ ¸.•´`•.¸ ¸.•´
After sharing a glance with Claudia, Nyru replied to Adi "It's a letter from Queen Declaisa" the surprise in his tone made it obvious it was unexpected. "She wants us to find the Black Jewel...", he then replied to Claudia's question and said "I have no idea"he suddenly went into deep thought "That's why she wanted us to find it before, Claudia, except last time we didn't know why, but now we do!" he glared over at Isabelle "where did you find this?" he had to ask. How did she find it?
Isabelle gave an innocent yet shocked look before she found out what he was going to ask. "I stumbled into that drippy Caster of yours on the way out... she was so tangled up in her gossip and probably so petrified by my heels that she forgot to pick it up. I never opened it, i saw it was addressed to you two. "
"So does that mean Darris has read it?" Nyru asked, all of a sudden filled with fear.
"I don't know, i hoped that that is what she was going to do when she came to take you to the Queen. Maybe she bumped into Darris on the way and forgot tog ive it to you?"
Nyru thought for a short while for anyone to voice their opinion. "Adi" he began. "I think we're going to need you more than ever again" it almost sounded like he was using her, but his tone of voice was mroe friendly and requesting than needy and demanding. "The queen also said those same three words. Darkness Is Coming". It was the that he gazed down at the paper again and saw something faint through it, flipping the parchment over her found a sketch of a large tower amongst a bustling city surrounding it. It was the Tower of Torhanc, the one in the City of crows.
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Posted: Sat Feb 08, 2014 12:32 pm
━━☽Ɍυɼ'Дɖɩқą Дɖɖąɧąɼɼą☾━━
The meal was apparently done and over with as everyone moved onto the letter. So while listening with a lot of interest, she cleaned up the mess she had made with food. Adi was about as worried about Darris person finding the letter as the rest of them. Though she hoped not, the gypsy has a feeling that even if Darris had not read the letter, he had been aware of their mission regardless.
"His spies are likely to be everywhere to be able to kill the Queen and frame you two so effortlessly...he's likely to know what your objective was," she murmured, though not wanting to stress everyone out, Adi was being practical rather then hopeful.
When Nyru called her name, said gypsy raised her head fully to look at him. His words and request making her smile as she remembered the last time they asked for her help. "Luckily this time you don't need to threaten me at arrow point to agree. I'll do what I can, you're friends after all." Adi's warm laughter lightly followed after her words.
The mention of those three words made Adi's laughter die out and instead she frowned and remembered. "I felt something on the air just before your fake announcement of treason. I had brought out my cards and got a fortune very similar. 'Darkness is coming'...we didn't stop it like we thought...there's something else out there."
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Posted: Sat Feb 08, 2014 10:40 pm
Claudia Vesslia Nyru re-announced the importance of the letter and then turned to her for further explanation. Now they finally knew the reason why they were searching for the long lost Black Jewel, question is, what are they going to do with it once they have it. Power of that magnitude could corrupt them both if they weren't careful. After all, they witnessed the Red Jewels destruction in one night. That's one memory the archer wished she could erase in her mind along with many others. Laying back, she closed her emerald eyes and listened to the voices of the two siblings converse.
Her ivory skinned companion asked how she could have possibly gotten a hold of said letter. The gossiper became frightened of Isabelle's sudden appearance and must had dropped the letter without noticing. Of course, the woman wasn't exactly the most responsible or reliable person for that matter. The blonde was sure that she had no intention of revealing Darris' master plan to the two highly trained mancers. If they knew, they would have jeopardized the treasonous act before it could even start. She can image the two dirty fiends sitting on the throne of their beloved Queen at the moment and laughing maniacally.
Adi would have to assist them once again and the comment she made forced Claudia to laugh. "Yes, we can't have the same mistake happen twice now can we?" She fully trusted the gypsy with her life since she did save her from a terrifying decapitation. The cheerful atmosphere didn't last long as seriousness set in about the whole, Darkness is coming. She still believed it had already come, but she probably will experience true devastation soon. If Adi could sense such misfortune approaching then they should all be shivering in fear.
Opening her eyes, she glanced over to the turned over note that Nyru was examining. A secret map to the city, Torhanc. She had never been there, but she guessed it was a lead. "That's where we should go. Maybe in a day or two. Let things settle before we travel onward." The girl suggested as she laid back down making herself comfortable.
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Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2014 2:29 am
Isabelle Statem `•.¸ ¸.•´`•.¸ ¸.•´`•.¸ ¸.•´`•.¸ ¸.•´`•.¸ ¸.•´
Letting the conversation converse between Adi and Claudia, Isabelle kept running plans through her head as to what they could do. All she really wanted to do was go to the Occult, tell them what has happened. But with what proof?.. They would surely turn on them and hand herself and the other's over to the High Guild. And then she heard 'Darkness Is Coming'. It was something that had come up at the Occult before, too.
Nyru spoke up and said "Yeah, we're going to have to plan out what we can, and what we can't do." And then his sister cut-in "I think you should be focusing on finding proof that you didn't murder the queen. As soon as you have that i can show the Occult, it would overrule the High Guild's laws and stop any of the guilds from taking bias". She sounded very adamant.
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Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2014 7:58 am
━━☽Ɍυɼ'Дɖɩқą Дɖɖąɧąɼɼą☾━━
As they found something new on the letter, it was a map. Not able to make it out but able to hear them, Claudia was adamant about going there. Where ever there was, as Adi had not see the place they were to be going.
"Exactly where would we be going?" Adi asked, but then Nyru brought up another question that she had to agree was important. The young gypsy had to not and think that over, what would be the does and don't as they moved forward.
In mid thought Isabelle broken in and disrupted them, and Adi had to stare at her. Her words and want to to go to the Occult was understandable but Adi was leery. They had no proof to give the people of Nyru's and Claudia's innocence, if they couldn't convince them with evidence, going to the Occult was just a suicide mission.
Adi shook her head. "...I don't know about that. We don't have evidence now other then our gut and their word. We would need to go back into the City and Black Palace to get it, and there might not be any. We risk getting caught and there won't be a second time of breaking out..."
The gypsy felt he throat at the idea of being beheaded, she was rather fond of keeping it attached.
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Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2014 2:38 pm
Claudia Vesslia As much as Claudia wanted to go back to sleep the room was to alive for her to do so. She sat back up and pondered Isabelle's suggestion. How were they suppose to get within a ten mile radius of the Black Palace? Talk about impossible missions. "What evidence would be left? If we even set a foot in the city, were dead and disguises aren't that comforting." The blonde stated in a rather monotone voice, but she wasn't trying to reject the idea. It sounds way to complicated to even accomplish was the point she was trying to get at.
Adi should be renamed, the Reasonable Gypsy, because even she thought Isabelle's statement was ridiculous. Going back to the raven haired girl's previous question, Claudia answered, "Torhanc, a town in the Land of Crows. The map on the back of this note obviously wants us to go there. I say we go to that location and stay low for a little while. Trying anything drastic now will get us all killed."
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Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2014 3:16 pm
Isabelle Statem `•.¸ ¸.•´`•.¸ ¸.•´`•.¸ ¸.•´`•.¸ ¸.•´`•.¸ ¸.•´
Isabelle was beginning to feel more and more useless, she hated being in a situation like this, never had she been put in a situation like this. She always had the overruling power and freedom of the Occult to dispatch the odd demon or corrupt magic-folk in Non-magic Earth. Now, however, she was locked in a metaphorical cage. She decided to let the others speak for now.
"She made an arrow at the top of the tower, look's like that's the spot we'd have to get to." Nyru said, looking around for their expressions. "Well..." Isabelle said, no longer giving out her old ideas but settling with another. "I think you should all rest before we do anything. I can keep watch." she meant the other three, including Adi, who had been slaving over cooking the food and preparing the beds. "One night should have you two feeling better, and the proximity to the Inkwell will probably help us" she said with an almost mundane tone now, she was now just talking from her thoughts. " these wells do strange things to Shadowmancers."
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Posted: Mon Feb 10, 2014 4:56 am
━━☽Ɍυɼ'Дɖɩқą Дɖɖąɧąɼɼą☾━━
Claudia had a valid point and she had to nod. Though it would have been great to get things taken care of with the Occult on their side, there just wasn't enough for them to believe them. Plus considering, only the three of them plus a few others out there knew what had happened with Zoltan. Adi couldn't tell them that story as no one outside that spot knew.
The darkness was still coming, was he still out there?
Mention of the town and its placement within the Land of crows brought Rur'Adika back to the present. They needed to seek out a tower within that city. Thad didn't seem so hard at least, the hardest part would be blending in and not making a scene. All parties seemed to be in more of an agreement of the plan, resting and then heading to this town pinpointed on the map.
Considerate of Isabelle's offer to take first watch Adi nodded, pretty sure there was no point in arguing. She had noted the looks her way with concerned and weary questions in her companions eyes. If she argued, Adi was sure Nyru would be the one to argue back. Sighing, she rubbed the heel of her hand into a tired eye; feeling the grit and strain of tired eyes.
"I'll get some sleep shortly. I just need to check on Croix; confined spaces don't make him very comfortable. We had to leave him closer to the entrance or he'd be in a constant panic," with that said, Adi rose to her tired feet, she was looking forward to some sleep. Been a while since she had been forced to stay up this long.
Forcing down a yawn, the gypsy made her way through the caverns and weaving trails of this strange place back the way they had come. Croix stood in a pen like area, with a partial and spotty wall of vines and leaves covering the entrance with a short wall of stones more inward. She had to step over the wall to greet her horse and he was very happy to see her. Plenty of gaps between the branches of vines, she was able to stoke his nose and give him an apple from his feed bag.
"We won't be here much longer Croix, just get some sleep if you can," she murmured soothingly. With that she removed more of the saddles bags and things from him so he was more free and comfortable. More hay and oats out for him for the night, Adi just sat with him for a while though struggling not to nod off herself. Couple of times, a worried jerk or huff from the horse brought her attention to him and he was staring out through the opening with ears perked up in alertness. Adi had to sooth him as there was nothing out there but shadows and moonlight.
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Posted: Mon Feb 10, 2014 9:02 pm
Claudia Vesslia The neatly drawn arrow obviously signified that the group had to travel to that destination. The purple skinned queen planned far ahead, probably as the conspiracy transpired. Claudia gentle took the note from Nyru's ivory hands and placed it on the night stand. Isabelle didn't continue suggesting impossible ideas and decided to volunteer for the first watch. Adi couldn't sustain consciousness any longer, but still insisted that she needed to check on her horse. Once the two left the room, the blonde turned to her companion. The sibling adding in one more comment before she disappeared and the woman figured she would ask Nyru about the ominous remark. Later, though because she needed to discuss her inner feelings with the person she trust most of all.
"Nyru, how do you feel. Please tell me the truth because I have this twisted pain in my gut and its not from the poisoned knife. In a way, we are criminals. We could have done more to avoid the terrible faith that befell upon Declasia, I could have done more." She felt so guilty most because she own childish jealously of the woman consumed her judgement.
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