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 Posted: Mon Mar 20, 2006 4:29 am
Lady Arian? So that was the name of his bow, or what he assumed the name to be now Walter mentioned it, but he also had this 'Elemengal Eye' placed in the socket that had been covered by the patch for so long. Ofcourse, even with this equipment and the location of the Entrance to Hell in mind, it still didn't help him get any closer to getting into Heaven.
"So how do I get to the Northernlands, is there another Airship due or do you have some transport of your own, Walter?"
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Posted: Mon Mar 20, 2006 10:23 am
::A few hand motions to flip over, flipped bowls.::
I'm afraid not Master Ruuvan, I'm afraid that is something, the Master and his four friends will have to work out.
::And he gestured toward the bow, Ruuvan, and D.::
Master Ruuvan and Master D are welcome to stay until they do though.
::Its an unfortunate thing, but one man simply can hold all the answers.::
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Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2006 4:24 pm
"I don't know how long that'll be, but thank you for your hospitality." Ruuvan smiled and bowed his head, graciously accepting the generosity given to them by Walter, even if it was by request of Maximos. Still, if Walter couldn't tell them anything about what they had to do, perhaps he could enlighten Ruuvan as to his past and other such endeavours, "What do you know about me, Walter? What did Maximos tell you... just tell me everything you know that could possibly put my history together. I remember nothing and it frustrates me to no end having a blank spot in my memory."
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Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2006 9:31 am
Ruuvan "I don't know how long that'll be, but thank you for your hospitality." ::He said with a smile and a bow.:: Ruuvan "What do you know about me, Walter? What did Maximos tell you... just tell me everything you know that could possibly put my history together. I remember nothing and it frustrates me to no end having a blank spot in my memory." ::His hands folded across his chest as he settled into deep thought. He and Maximos had enjoyed several conversations about the Masters exciting quest, arguably it was the defining period in his life. After a few seconds of thought his right hand gently rose and ever so slightly adjusted his monacle.:: The sea green eye is a dead giveaway that your an Elemengal Elf, anyone who's been to the Alora Forest can tell that. The Elemengal Eye is a trademark of Master Ruuvans people, I believe the rite goes...
"To see what the trees see, what the ground sees, what the land sees. To see without seeing what can be seen, what cannot be hidden, what musnt be shown...truth is in the eye of the behold. Behold my truth."
Its done during the rite of passage for Elemengal Rangers, it gives them full access to the eye...as I'm sure Master Ruuvan has.::He paused again, scanning over the information in his head, like a computer over a file.:: I have never looked through one such eye as that, but I know that it allows sight of almost all things. Some say it even allows one to see magical aura, but thats rubbish, if it allowed that this poor would be billowing with purple smog, just for Master Ruuvan. And I dont see that.::His eye scanned downwards.:: As for your bow...her mystery is still a mystery to me. Lady Arian was the name Master Maximos reffered to her by, but I understand that in the time of the quest Master Ruuvan liked to keep such details to yourself and so the Master was quite clueless. You do wiel--::He stopped himself in mid sentence, his teeth practically slamming into his tongue.:: No. Im afraid thats all I've been told. Master Ruuvan was an established archer, his shots bouncing from here to there off trees and walls. At one moment his arrow was a flame, the next, his arrow was ice. But...its functions, its secrets, were kept only by Master Ruuvan...and told to no one else.::One final pause, to confirm all he said above, and then a nod.:: Perhaps Lady Arian would know more?
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Posted: Fri Mar 24, 2006 5:13 am
An Elemengal Elf, so that's what he was. The eye that had come back to him upon setting foot on this island was one of his true eyes, one that allowed him to see further and add to his talent with the bow, but why did it wait until now to come back? Ruuvan found it strange when Walter cut himself off, though it sounded like he definitely wanted to say something, he didn't pursue it and let it lie for the moment.
"Maybe she will..." Ruu left Walter to do his duties for the time-being and walked over to the bow propped against the table, sitting there on its own as if it were nothing but an object, but he knew it was more than that.
"Lady Arian?" He didn't know what effect him using her name would have, but it was a good start, "I wish to know more about my life... you're the only one who knows about me more than Maximos did. So please, tell me what you know about me..."
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Posted: Fri Mar 24, 2006 10:23 am
Ruuvan "Lady Arian?" He didn't know what effect him using her name would have, but it was a good start, "I wish to know more about my life... you're the only one who knows about me more than Maximos did. So please, tell me what you know about me..." ::The answer was simple, and dark, and scary. It was like the scare voice of a child hiding in the corner with the boogeyman stalking around her bed.:: ...Its dark I cannot see.....help.....me...
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Posted: Fri Mar 24, 2006 11:48 am
Ofcourse, Ruuvan had been caught up in learning of the death of his friend and his past to remember he could see through this new eye, meaning everyone else was left in the dark, if you'll pardon the pun. So it made sense for Ruu to use a little bit of light magic in order to shed light on the subject.
With the bow still held in his left hand and his right palm facing upwards, Ruuvan focused his magic into that open palm, the light energy trickling from the necklace and from his fingertips. It didn't take long until a large orb of light sat there, not emitting any light for the moment, but it soon erupted as a flare would, casting light in a ten metre orb around its location.
"That any better, Arian?"
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Posted: Sat Mar 25, 2006 7:35 am
Ruuvan Ofcourse, Ruuvan had been caught up in learning of the death of his friend and his past to remember he could see through this new eye, meaning everyone else was left in the dark, if you'll pardon the pun. So it made sense for Ruu to use a little bit of light magic in order to shed light on the subject.
With the bow still held in his left hand and his right palm facing upwards, Ruuvan focused his magic into that open palm, the light energy trickling from the necklace and from his fingertips.-- ::For a moment Walter looked a bit surprised. Light in the Shadow Realm!? It cannot be! He had been in that realm for so long, he forgot that his wards took longer to enact than the anti-light dispell that Nocturne had put on the Shadow Realm. He shielded his eyes for a second, and then turned back to cleaning, and making a slight bow as he left the room to toss the trash he'd collected away. Ruuvan, would notice the light energy trickle...and then slowly fade, and finally just plain vanish. In the place of the ball of light, was nothing. Which honestly, was for the best. This house had never existed in the light, thusly why it was placed inside the island. Should it touch the light it would simply dissolved under its glow, meaning should Ruuvan had casted that spell sucessfully, it would have likely removed the lower half of the room they were standing in, and cause the house to fall atop their heads. Besides one thinks Lady Arian might need a bit more light than that, and perhaps real light.:: Glows....glows...it doesnt stay...please l-let me see the light of day...
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Posted: Sun Mar 26, 2006 9:57 am
Once again the eye had fooled him, his mind assuming he was in a light-friendly environment that would allow his magic to work, but that was not the case. So, still with Arian in his hands, Ruuvan turned to Walter briefly and bowed his head.
"If you'll excuse me, I'm going to go topside for a while." With his absence declared, Ruu started on the many stairs that would eventually take him outside.
The instant the door opened and allowed light to flood his right eye, RUuvan had to bring one hand off the bow to shield the light intensity from blinding him outright. It took a few seconds to fully equilibriate, but he soon stood there witha smile.
"This bright enough?"
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Posted: Tue Mar 28, 2006 8:56 am
::Walter simply nodded, and surprisingly enough their were no odd encounters on the way back to the surface. Once there, all that could be heard was the sound of scattered breath as Lady Arian tried to calm down. She wanted to talk, and that could be heard in the scattered half breaths that escaped her lips. But, nothing came out.
Finally the scattered breaths and shakey vocal chords settled and she was set to speak.::
I'm very very sorry my dear, I could not speak nor could I hear, I was frozen with fear...But yes, the cleansing taste of fresh clean air...what would you like me to share?
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Posted: Tue Mar 28, 2006 7:33 pm
Ruuvan was relieved once Arian started talking about, her voice setting his mind at ease; the amazing power of a female's tone.
"I just want to know more about my past and you seem to know me better than Maximos, so you hold more information." Short and to the point.
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Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2006 12:11 am
I guess mayhaps, I know you more...
::She paused, it wasnt irritation on her voice but rather....uncertainty. Its not that she did not want to tell Ruuvan the truth, it was that she wasnt sure if he was truly ready for it. She knew Maximos had a....a way with words, that she truly didnt feel she was gifted with. There was a pause which seemed to span for 30-40 seconds, a moment in which a sort of pain seemed to eminate from her. It wasnt a physical pain, it was emotional. It wasnt meant to hurt Ruuvan but rather it was something she had to bear on her own. After a bit more delay, there was a perk in her voice as if she had found the strength and now it was time to confess.::
Yes, of course, I must know more...after all thats what wives...are for. You see, on your journey I was no mere passenger, my full name love...was Arian...Anora...Lassenger...
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Posted: Thu Mar 30, 2006 8:00 am
Shocking? No, that wasn't a word one would describe this situation as. Downright confusing would be a more probable one. His wife from Aria in a bow, it made no sense. Why couldn't he remember anything! If finding out hsi friend was dead wasn't enough, his past wife now lay trapped inside a bow... he didn't even know he had a wife!
"Wha... how is this possible?" What more was there to say?
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Posted: Thu Mar 30, 2006 2:53 pm
Silly silly little boy...
::She paused, meloncholy swirling about her voice.::
When I died, I entered this little toy.
::She paused again.::
Love is not such a fragile thing, Maximos saw that even dead I could keep on loving...
::No. No tears, she wouldnt let them flow. As much as they would not show, the facts had to flow, her feelings had to go.::
As I lay die, in your wonderful arms, he placed me hear to forever keep you from harm...You dont remember, I know...I know...dont worry dear, I still love you so. I know we'll never be together, but for all your arrows, I'll be the feather. Like cupid shot, so long ago, I'll make all your arrows, go where they need to go....now...what else would you like to know?
::One could hear the chipper on her voice. She was cheering up, afterall she had sat in a void for almost 5000 years while Ruuvan was time hopped to Gaia. She had time to prepare herself for this.::
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Posted: Thu Mar 30, 2006 7:23 pm
How should Ruuvan react? He was already holding the bow close to his chest in a childlike embrace, as if he were clutching to a teddy he had lost some time ago, but he had just found out that a woman he loved was put inside the bow. Of course that was a better choice than simply dying, what with her being able to stay by his side and protect him, but it was still a lot to take in.
Once she had finished speaking and Ruu had the time to let it soak in, he decided to ask one of the many questions that was swirling about his brain about Aria.
"What can you tell me about my... our home in Aria?" He had slumped back against the windmill and sunk to a sitting position, the bow still cradled in his arms.
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