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 Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2012 2:46 am
Aki glanced around the room. The images of fire and destruction... "You, this is familiar to you?" She asked Nien. The weapon made a noncommittal noise. She dragged her fingers across the glyphs, across the cold stone. The words were foreign to her. She thought to ask Nien, but the sword too, was speechless. He let out a puzzled buzz, not so much as a sound but a feeling. Nien was thinking, he was good at that. Calmer and more studious than Aki ever could be. It reminded her a little of Nico. Thinking of Nico made her made and sad at the same time. Aki pushed those thoughts away and traced a glyph. To the side, she noticed the Death and Life leaders gathered together. She had always had a bad habit of eavesdropping. Sometimes, she strayed a little too close, sometimes she got a little too curious. Nico said she had sharp ears, Flair said she was a busybody. Either way, Aki over heard the "We are the heart..." She repeated to herself under her breath. "We are the heart. We are the heart. We are the heart. Does this mean anything to you, Nien?" But who is we?Repeating Nien's word, the hunter blurted out, "But who is we?" I'm sorry if I'm overstepping my bounds or something. If I am, feel free to delete this post or something. q__q
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Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2012 2:49 am
"We is them...the end...or possibly the end speaking in royal plural, they're like that you know." The life leader answered, voice distant. Moving close to the Death leader, Velda traced the series of glyphs, speaking softly as she did so, "The phrase...not from any lore, as such, but... the heart...in this context, possibly referring to the central organizing factor of an existence. And judgement. The soul. Or at least...the Egyptians... but then..." Her voice trailed off, though the line of reasoning continued on her head. The Life Leader's expression took on a slightly dreamy cast as she traced the rune, over and over again. OOC The center of the labyrinth is covered by a series of glyphs and images. Only Liam and Velda seem able to read the few words, though the images of hellfire and destruction speak for themselves...
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Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2012 2:56 am
"I'm afraid there's not enough context," Liam sighed, kneeling next to a particularily graphic image of a person being eaten by a large sea creature, "'We', as Velda mentioned, in the Four Clans text could mean 'I', such as 'myself' or it could represent a location, or even the artifact itself."
He suddenly stopped, sweeping his fingers against the ground before examining them, looking around at those already in the center. "Has anyone encountered any ...hostiles yet?" The already thick miasma of Fear made it hard to pinpoint anything.
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ktqueen rolled 1 100-sided dice:
44
Total: 44 (1-100)
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Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2012 3:00 am
[[DEAD ZONE B]]Oh god, he had seen the tears in Mya's eyes. She never cried, in fact he could count the number of times to Runic hunter had cried on one thin hand and still have several digits left over. But she hadn't cried, she had kept it together like only his Mya Jones ever could. The problem was maybe Julien couldn't keep it together. Maybe there was this ever sinking feel in his chest that just burned the more it went down, and his mind kept rolling around the fact that he was going to die. He was going into this portal, and he was going to die. But at least Mya knew how he felt. Mya knew what to do if he never came back. He had told her to move on if it had happened, and that was something he was proud of his damned self for saying. It wasn't right to leave such a lady lonely for the rest of her life even if she could never find anyone as wonderful as him ever again. She had to have some happiness after all. And so he went through the portal because Julien Reginald Bond was a hunter with a job to do. Foppish man or not, he didn't back don't just because he honestly didn't want to die. There were monsters to kill and the end of the world to stop. Things had to be done even if a man didn't want to do them.
There was suddenly whispering, and Julien followed it quickly with Robert in hand. The sword got silent, and the tall man knew it was because the possibility of action. If there was one thing in the world Robert loved, it was killing monsters. Instead of a monster however, Julien almost barreled into what could only be called a dead end, and a group of people already there. Apparently they had wandered this way too. Chatter buzzed in and out on his headset, but instead he offered them an awkward grin companied with a slight wave of his sword.
"Well, hello all. Fancy meeting you here."
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Carhop Cavalier rolled 1 100-sided dice:
32
Total: 32 (1-100)
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Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2012 3:02 am
Jared's smug smile was removed once the portal was opened, Sloan reverting immediately to weapon form. He could die in this labyrinth, and never see those around him again. He gave Cael a pat on the back before he stepped in, wishing him good luck. "See you on the other side."
The other side, it turned out, was rigged. A whole quiver of arrows was launched from the walls, whistling as they flew for Jared's prone form. He ducked, and tried to deflect most of the arrows with Sloan. He was mostly successful, save for one arrow that caught him right in the knee shoulder. Dammit.
With a hiss and clenched teeth, he ripped the arrow out, allowing his blood to flow freely, staining his coat. With an angry huff Jared tore a piece off his under shirt, and used it as a tourniquet to stem the flow of blood.
"We got a proper medic around here?" His voice crackled over the open frequency channel of the headsets. "I just got arrowed."Anyone who wants some interaction
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Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2012 4:11 am
Grammar. Semantics. Neither were her strong suit. Aki nodded, though not really understanding what had just been explained. "We" could mean multiple things...could be this or that or something else entirely or maybe it was nothing else. She didn't know. The Light leader seemed to drift off, almost as if she were absorbed in the glyphs. "I didn't run into any, but I got here rather quickly. I'll check with Flair from Life, since she still hasn't showed up." Syusaki headset: Flair, can you hear me? With a respectful nod, Aki stepped away from the two leaders and stared at some of the other images on the wall. The glyphs were unreadable, but pictures, at least, she could understand. The hunter stared at a carving of a rising wave. Antediluvian; before the flood that swallows worlds. Nien sounded amused, he was always one to like these kinds of things. Let's go little one, leave them to their pondering. I wonder if righteous judgement is up here too. Lightning has always been my favorite.Once again, sorry if I'm overstepping my bounds or something. If I am, feel free to delete this post. q__q
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Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2012 5:36 am
 [ LABYRINTH CENTER ]Billie may have been pleased when she managed to shadow Warden so easily, but she was not idle as she waited. While the others were searching and speaking with the superiors, she was pacing. The thick FEAR present made her antsy and years on outposts kicked in some very important battle instincts. The moon hunter was pacing the circular area, continually sweeping between the entrances to the clearing. She would peer around each corner, looking for hostiles and looking for fellow hunters. Dekina's top glowed green in the light, a beacon to friend and foe alike who may be seeking them. The runes and glyphs meant nothing to her but she did what little part she felt she could play. With each step she tapped the end of her staff on the floor tiles. She was looking for any sort of reaction, switch or just a a tile that didn't sound right when she struck it.
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Pales rolled 1 100-sided dice:
32
Total: 32 (1-100)
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Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2012 6:08 am
[[REUBEN IS CURRENTLY IN: TRAP ZONE A.]]
His picture taken and a last minute goodbye via a large goofy grin and a wave he went to attend to his part of the mission. He found himself in a place he couldn't rightly define but that didn't frighten him at all. The large man was ready to roll with whatever this place had to throw at him, or so he thought.
As he walked along his foot scraped along a tile that then indented inwards triggering a trap. The next thing he knew there were some rather needle like projectiles coming at him. He lifted up his arm as quickly as he could to try and bat them away. A few of them got embedded into his forearm.
"Son'uv'a'b***h, " he growled deeply with disapproval.
Kon let out a grunt of his own, {Gotta be more careful.}
Reuben cursed under his breath as he had to pause to try and get some of the projectiles out of his arm that had managed to pierce him and stay in.
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Baneful rolled 1 100-sided dice:
1
Total: 1 (1-100)
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Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2012 6:11 am
[ DEAD END ZONE A ]
It took a bit for Dave to get up and moving again, well limping again, irritated at himself for being caught out on his very first foray into the maze. Frustration however was never condusive to progress as he quickly found himself at a dead end this time, looking around in irritation.
David I don't like this at all. Argyll suddenly spoke up, spooking him, the creature one of very few words, when she spoke on a mission it often wasn't lightly. He blinked in surprise all senses on high alert, looking around, but nothing appeared, only a soft almost maddenning hissing met his ears, and though he started to move around in an attempt to pinpoint its source, he was none the wiser, speaking aloud to Argyll in some attempt to break the silence.
"I don't see anything."
We should leave.
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Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2012 6:14 am
[Dead End Zone A] Elaine was mildly surprised by how...friendly the moon hunter seemed, then again this place was creepy and friends might be welcome. She tried to smile and managed for a moment, but soon her 'mission face' was back. "Elaine, Life Division...I suggest we turn around and then try left. Actually I suggest we try any path that isn't hissing, or am I hearing things?" Her arm gave a slight throb of pain reminding her, one bad move and it could all be over. She turned and slowly started to walk not used to waiting on anyone but herself.
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ktqueen rolled 1 100-sided dice:
60
Total: 60 (1-100)
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Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2012 6:27 am
[[DEAD END ZONE B]]Julien needed to move. Keeping on the move would keep the tall man from thinking about things he didn't need to dwell on. The pale man saluted the group who he had been standing in front of and did an about face. His steps took off and he went in search of... well, anything. The need to slice into something was growing within him, the need to do something... anything. He had to make a difference, if he was going to die then he needed to make sure it was worth something.
Yeah, Robert?
True enough to the sword's words, Julien was suddenly back where he had started. This place was crazy, confusing, and rather annoying to the lean man. The blonde didn't like it one little iota. He growled under his breath and lifted a hand to his headset so he could concentrate on it.
"What is going on around here? Anyone see anything that needs to be slapped around?"
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Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2012 6:47 am
Oh thank god! Em had bounced away to flirt team up with someone else. Damien could breathe now, and concentrate on the task at hand. Although, overhearing the leaders deciphering the strange glyphs, he felt way out of his league. He didn't deal with all the technical mumbo jumbo, he just shot things. Still, he moved around the area looking for anything out of the ordinary. "Can you sense anything" he mumbled to Celestine.
"Dammit" He mumbled, before his headset crackled and came to life. "...Double dammit". Someone was already injured, and while this was not out of the ordinary, he never liked to hear it. It made it all the more worse since they were in a maze, there was no way they could reach him.
Carhop Calvalier headset Can you still move? try to reach the end of the maze, we can help you further. If not try to go back the way you came. Theres a medic team outside the portal.
The headset then buzzed into life with a new voice.
ktqueen headset Nothing yet. But I can't image it will stay like this for long
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Syusaki rolled 1 100-sided dice:
28
Total: 28 (1-100)
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Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2012 7:02 am
Cody Headset: Yeah? Okay. I just...got by some arrows. Be careful. There're traps.
Except this time she managed to trigger a trap. "Oh come on---!" This Labyrinth was a real pain. She sucked in her breath when a flurry of arms came at her. While she managed to dodge most of them, a couple were embedded in her arm. Cursing, Flair sat down and began to tend to her wounds.Aki Headset: Yeah. I can hear you.
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Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2012 7:21 am
[ LABYRINTH CENTER ]Billie's pacing was swift but she didn't feel confident with just herself watching the entrances. Since Ward was still over with the bigshots, she looked towards the other Sun hunter. She wasn't familiar with him but he seemed just as boggled by the inscriptions and glyphs as she was. "Hey Sunnie..." She didn't know his name but there was nothing mocking in her tone. The petite woman had a kind face which was hard to find anger with. "I'm Billie.. " She approached him, resting her hand on her chest to indicate herself. "You seem just as confused by these things as I am." She spoke softly, so as not to allow her weak point to be broadcast to the rest of the group. "Help me watch the entrances?" Her FEAR staff was as tall as her, a large runed circle glowing green at the top of it. She held the large weapon with ease though, so she had obviously been bonded for a while. The lines on her face revealed her to be at least 30... anyone alive that long had to be capable.
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Carhop Cavalier rolled 1 100-sided dice:
74
Total: 74 (1-100)
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Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2012 7:58 am
poke mattix Headset Affirmative. I'll keep on.
Jared clenched his teeth, heaving Sloan onto his unharmed shoulder. The wound wasn't so bad as to keep him from reaching his goal, as long as he didn't get another bunch of arrows volleyed at him. His pace quickened, anxious to reach the center. He couldn't very well wield Sloan with one hand.
Were his footsteps echoing more? Everything started to feel smaller. What was this like? Oh, that scene with the trash compacter in Star Wars. No, not that cruddy new one (though the red guy with the black face paint was pretty awesome), but the originals.
Righ. Walls. Closing in.
Jared booked it, really not wanting to die by wall. Not a glorious death whatsoever.
Quote: Headset Hey, Damien, that you? How are things going at the center?
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