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((Dice or rp battle imminent unless you make maneuvers to retreat, Brian. If you want a dice battle I'll roll next post.))

The creature hissed again and backed up several steps, clicking its claws in tandem. It wasn't the only scorpion that had noticed Brian however, several others were quickly and quietly approaching from behind. The realm of Chaos was all but a wasteland and could not naturally support life. So, for sustenance, the monsters that lived there relied on whatever organic life that happened to drop in...

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For a moment, there was only silence and the far off rumble of Chaos' troubled skies as Eris contemplated what had just been said. This was different. Eris knew she owed him a favor, she had likely sworn to return it. This request however, was not exactly what she had been expecting. She wasn't quite sure what to think of it.

"You want me to protect your daughter?" Eris replied, a little incredulous. "Are you quite sure about that? I'm not accustomed to playing the guardian angel."

Eris laughed a little. Things seemed a little clearer now.

"So, more simply put, you want me and my own to stay as far away from your little offspring as possible? Is that it?"

She rested one hand on her chin thoughtfully. Her words had to be very carefully chosen here. When a goddess swears an oath, she is bound for all eternity. Her word obligated her to return the favor, but she didn't want to bind herself up further if it was at all possible.

"As to what I thought you would ask?" Eris spoke again. "Well, I had hoped it would be something fun, you know, that involved destroying things."

Haew fell from the entrance, hitting the sand with a loud thud. He groaned for a moment before picking himself up, making sure the cloak-wrapped object at his side was safe. He muttered some curses under his breath before looking around. "Why is it that I get dropped in strange places whenever I decide to sift through tombs? I mean honestly, it can't ever happen when I'm bored and not doing anything?"

Brian looked at the scorpion and pondered his options. It was unlikely the beasts were any threat to him and he was currently in his hero persona. Randomly killing the wildlife wasn't a very heroic thing to do. He frowned at this and looked at his outfit. Glancing back at the skies he shrugged. It wasn't like it really mattered. Especially not here. A grin spread slowly across the man's face as he lowered himself with in stinging and snapping distance of the creatures. He had nothing better to do at the moment after all.

((RP battle please. I'd rather not have Brian lose to a bunch of arthropods if the dice gods decide to hate on me.))

The scorpion facing brian, suddenly stopped backing away. It issued a final low hiss and curled its sharp tail forward, the stinger dripping with venom. The three scorpions that had gathered behind Brian, were less cautious. They crawled forward quickly started snapping their claws at him. The smaller, more nimble of the three sprang forward and landed on his back. It arched its tail, preparing to sting him on the neck.

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"Perhaps those days will come again," Eris replied, a wicked smile settling on her lips.

There were already a couple plans spinning around in her mind to ensure that.

"Now," Eris said suddenly. "I don't like to make things too formal, but its important to make these things official. Don't want any loose ends mucking things up."

Throwing her shoulders back, Eris drew herself up to her full height (her normal height, anyway) and began to speak.

"I, Eris, swear by the river Styx, to do no harm to the daughter of the Lady and Lord of Bainbridge, and to use what power I have to ensure her safety till the time of her natural death. In so doing, I pay my debt and fulfill my oath."

Eris grinned and traced her index finger over where her heart should be.

"Cross my heart," she added, playfully.

((Finished. Got called away.
@Grim: For now its just there. I'm afraid I haven't thought too far ahead. Sorry if I wasn't clear.))

He took her hand, placing a chaste kiss on the back of it. "Thank you, milady. Though I doubt those days will have a resurgence anytime soon."

Silver-blue light gathered around him as he released her hand, signaling the release of his side of the debt. "If you would like to stop by after the child is born, I'm sure Emma would love to see you again."

((Just checking))

Haew Walked to the edge of the chasm, looking down. "Well, if this was hell, there wouldn't be anything lower than me, and I don't think I died. Must be a goddess or something, otherwise Kingforge would have warned me of the magic...." He theorized out loud, looking down. "Now, is the city and mountain an illusion? Does the chasm contain beasts unknown? Or is it merely something that appears through moving earth....Dammit, where is Gemi, he would be able to tell..." Haew moves so that the chasm is still in sight, but not at the edge.