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 Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2016 4:06 pm
Moira laughed a bit more as more questions were asked and the children spoke among themselves to try and figure out what she meant by the words she was speaking in common. "Technically, yes. One of them. He gave me the necklace before I had to leave him for a little bit.." She looked a little said remembering what had happened after that but shook her head, only smiling a bit when they mentioned something known as the "ksh-fea, though she could ask about that later.
"My parents weren't the same in the sense that one was an Angel, the other a Demon... I haven't spoken to either in years, though." Moira sighed a little bit, "But my brothers and Sister and I were all the same though - but some of us took more after the angel or demon side depending on something.." she waved her hand a bit.
"What's this 'Ksh-fea, though?"
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Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2016 4:33 pm
The girl's eyes widened in wonder. "One of them? Ed' i'ear ar' elenea!" she looked very surprised by the notion of there being more than one. The boy shot a curious look at the girl as she did the same back to him. They both listened to Moira speak of her parents, the wonderment still in their eyes as they heard of things that had never been spoken of before. Interesting and new concepts that honestly seemed so out of this world, but then it was completely feasible.. maybe. As Moira then asked about the 'Ksh-fea, the two kids looked to each other and then to Moira, as if trying to figure out how to explain what it is. "It's a giant monster..." the boy answered suddenly then looked to the girl, "...it lives in the woods and it spirits you away and eats your soul if you are filled with doubt..." the girl continued. "...Or if you're a bad person!" the boy added enthusiastically. "You shouldn't wander off... everyone that gets lost, doesn't come back.." the girl warned. "It's not even real... It's just a legend." the boy assured. "Yes it is. Kailani has seen it!" she insisted, an angry look in her eye of being doubted. "Just ask her, Kailani knows about the 'Ksh-fea! She knows everything!" she demanded, pointing over to the dancers.
There was a pause. "Where's Kailani?" the boy asked, blinking as he looked at the dancers and looked over the people at the site. The girl straightened up looking around, "Nethig!! Manke naa Ingolëien?!" she called out to the other kids. The other girl came running to the oldest with a slight panic. "Ingolëien rime tuulo'!" she answered suddenly. The older girl grabbed her by the shoulders, practcally shaking her. "Rime? Manke?!" she demanded. "Ingolëien rime tuulo' i' salka ar' Sigen rime ale' he` e'a i' taure!!" she answered, pointing toward the forest. "Lle lakwenien?!" she shouted and the smaller girl shook her head.
There appeared to be a panic as the kids were trying to figure out what happened and deciding whether to tell parents. The older girl started moving toward the forest, a determined look on her face. "Mani naa lle umien?!" the boy demanded as he grabbed her arm. The girl turned to look at him then looked to Moira and frowned. "I'm going to look for her."
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Broken_Illumination Captain
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Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2016 4:46 pm
Listening intently to the kids story about the 'Ksh-fea, Moira wasn't aware that Kailani had vanished until they had mentioned it. Looking up as the fear started to set in, she stood up suddenly and watched the older girl run off. "I'm coming with you!" Moira said quickly, setting off behind her, not wanting someone else she was growing fond of to be lost if she could help it. Fear gripping her from her past mixing with the recently told story about the 'Ksh-fea, she started to worry about what could have happened to the girl.
'Please, don't let this be like I fear...'
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Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2016 5:17 pm
The older girl, not looking older than five on the cusp of six nodded at Moira then leaned over to kiss the boy on the cheek. "Tenna' telwan." she spoke then looked to Moira, then moved towards the forest quickly followed by Moira. "My name is Vesta... my sister said that Kailani ran off into the forest and Sigen ran after her." As they moved through the forest, it was hard to see for those without keen senses. Vesta stopped for a moment, looking around then down to something as she picked the sash that Kailani had been wearing earlier. "Kailani! Sigen!!" she called out into the quiet forest. Even the music from the festical couldn't be heard through the density of the trees somehow as all there was was silence. "...I see something up ahead!" Vesta spoke softly then took off running towards what she saw, someone that was walking towards them. Sigen.
"Sigen!" Vesta called out as she looked him over, noticing a flower crown of red poppies clutched in his hand, a look of guilt on his face before looking up to meet the gaze of the small child that ran towards him. "Vesta... why are you out here, it's too dangerous for a child to be in the forest..." he spoke with concern as he then looked to Moira and frowned. "Where is Kailani?!" Vesta demanded. "Vesta, she's been in this forest dozens of times... if there's anyone that knows this place, it is her. As much as I would pursue her, she will only continue to run from me... and you are much too young. We can wait until the sun breaks the sky once more and the others can help find her if she has not returned." he suggested as Vesta frowned, looking past Sigen with worry. "But the 'Ksh-fea..." she insisted quietly. Sigen frowned as well, unsure of what to do from here. He really didn't want to risk the safety of a child just to find Kailani, but he was unsure if Kailani would even be okay out there in the dark forest that legends had only spoke unkindly about. "I'm taking you both back.." he finally decided, albeit reluctantly.
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Broken_Illumination Captain
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Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2016 5:33 pm
Eyes narrowing when Sigen had suggested that they wait until the sun came up, Moira took a step forward, "You can take Vesta back to the village, I'll keep looking for her." she took another steps forward then turned to look at the two, specifically the boy. "Did you chase her out here?" she asked, her worry and fear slowly starting to build into a slightly flickering fire of anger in the pit of her stomach. If the boy that she had started to pity was the cause of this, she was not going to be happy.
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Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2016 5:43 pm
Sigen frowned as she asked him if he had chased Kailani into the forest. "I offered to dance with her at the merende and she ran off. I never intended any harm to come to her nor did I think she'd run into the forest. There is a local legend of the forest that paints it as a very dangerous place... I merely tried to stop her, calm her to her senses but I did no help at all...." he explained with a pained look on his face. "She is my lirimaer... I would never want to see her hurt..." he sighed, "..even by me." He looked to Moira, as if understanding the part he played in upsetting Kailani, an innocence about the situation that showed he meant no harm. "Come, Vesta... let us tell the others." he spoke calmly, offering a hand to the girl before looking to Moira. "Quel marth... please find her... Amin hiraetha." he spoke softly then turned to leave with Vesta back towards the village. As they walked, Vesta turned back to mouth "..he said he's sorry.." then continued on with him.
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Broken_Illumination Captain
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That One Halfling rolled 1 20-sided dice:
2
Total: 2 (1-20)
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Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2016 6:03 pm
Narrowing her eyes as he spoke on why Kailani had run off, she frowned and looked back towards the thick of the forest, "You never meant it, but you did it still. Your words mean nothing if you do nothing by them." Moira looked back towards Sigen, looking none too pleased with him. As the two started to walk off, seeing Vesta mouth the words, she sighed.
Running her hand through her hair, she looked about and went deeper into the forest, "Kailani!" She shouted, cupping her mouth with her single hand. She didn't want to lose this girl, she already meant a lot to her, and losing her now would be another thing weighing down on her.
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Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2016 7:07 pm
It was almost pitch black as Moira moved deeper into the forest. The call of her voice only echoed back in the silence. With limited sight, Moira would have to rely on what little senses she had left. There was some distance glowing speckles of dim light like fireflies that collected quite a ways from her. There was the sound of twigs snapping in the distance, something moving calmly and unnatural rustling in the opposite direction. Ahead of her, she could smell a faint metallic scent among the aroma of familiar flowers as the wind blew past gently. Past that, there were no indicators of where the girl could have gone, or at least none that she could see if there had been.
Which direction will Moira go: Toward the speckles of dim lights.
Toward the sound of something moving.
Toward the smell of metal and flowers.
Back towards the village.
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Broken_Illumination Captain
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That One Halfling rolled 1 20-sided dice:
5
Total: 5 (1-20)
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Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2016 7:21 pm
Squinting in the darkness, wishing her eyes could adapt to the darkness faster than they were, Moira still and silent. Feeling the breeze brush past her, she closed her eyes and took sniffed the air, only getting the faintest whiff of flowers and metal. Cursing that she didn't have the same keen senses that Arno had, she followed the direction of the metallic, and flowery scent, having remembered that Kailani had summoned a sword...but if the sword was out, that would mean she was in trouble. Picking up her pace, she was soon running towards the scent.
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Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2016 7:41 pm
Moira moved further into the forest following the smell of metallic and flowers, as she moved, she would feel the plant life about her getting more slick and wet as slowly the smell of rain overpowered the previous scent and all that was left was soft rain that increased into a downpour. There were no lights now, and the forest was filled with the sound of falling rain against thick leaves.
After a few moments, there was a scream, a female one in the distance but it was hard to tell which direction it came from as the rain was drowning out all other sounds. There was not much to go off of until she felt something brush past her legs moving forward, something with fur as there was a quick sound of feet across the mud before a large crash of lightning illuminated the area just enough to see multiple sets of glowing eyes of creatures moving fast to her left and another group moving forward as something else brushed past her other leg in the same direction as the last. It was such a quick flash of light that she couldn't exactly tell what it was and whether they were pursuing or running away.
Which direction will Moira go: To the left
To the right
Forward
Back the way she came
Stay still
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Broken_Illumination Captain
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That One Halfling rolled 1 20-sided dice:
16
Total: 16 (1-20)
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Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2016 7:52 pm
Feeling the rain starting to fall, Moira cursed under her breath and had to slow down her pace so she wouldn't fall or slip on some of the slick foliage below. Hearing the scream, she looked around, brows furrowing as she tried to pick out which way it came from. Lightning crashing, she looked around and sucked in a breath as things started to brush past her legs, a feeling she didn't really like.
"Goddamnit.." Moira muttered, sucking in a breath as she decided to keep going forward, hoping that it was the correct direction. Then again, she had no real way to tell if she was heading the right way or not. "Kailani! Where are you?" She called out again, trying to get her voice to carry over the rain.
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Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2016 8:01 pm
There was a silence within the white noise of rain that seemed to last forever before a voice called back. "Moira! Where are you?" a female voice broke through the noise of everything else.
The rain died down just enough that Moira could hear growling in front of her as golden piercing eyes faded into view at chest level to Moira. As a dim roar of lightning struck once more, Moira found herself face to face with 5 very large black wolves beginning to circle her. Teeth barred and a loud but low growl from the wolves as they pushed closer to Moira, ready to attack.
"Moira!" the female voice called out again, as though searching for her. The voice was definitely Kailani's and Moira could tell it was just further up ahead, beyond the wolves that blocked her path.
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Broken_Illumination Captain
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Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2016 8:14 pm
Smiling when she heard the call back, heading towards it, though she stopped suddenly as the five wolves circled her. Narrowing her eyes and looking at them all, she frowned, though as she heard Kailani call again she took a deep breath. She needed to deal with the wolves before the girl came closer, or it could end badly.
"I guess the puppies want to play.." Moira muttered under her breath and brought her hand up to where her left arm was, thinking that she would summon the rock arm, but decided against it. Lowering herself into a horse stance and preparing herself for a fight, she glanced at all the wolves before growling back at them. Stomping her right foot against the ground, she brought up a single pillar of earth behind her, around her height, to block the wolves from flanking her [Stone Wall].
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Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2016 8:26 pm
The wolves seemed unphased by the stone pillar that erupted from the ground as they lowered for attack as well. Growling and barring teeth as a few of them were yipping low, threatening and obviously marked Moira for prey despite her size. They moved closer, their warm breath on the slightly cold ocean air as they focused in on Moira, waiting for one of them to make a move.
"Moira!! Where are you?!" Kailani called out again, the voice getting closer. The two wolves on the ends twitched their ears in response, aware of the girl that would eventually approach them but appeared to be completely focused on Moira. The center wolf, now close enough to notice the difference in the color of eyes, red eyes among the other gold ones, lurched forward to n** at Moira's legs, get her move, to run, as the two on the sides circled back around the stone wall for an opening and found none as they made way back to the front and back into their formation. The center wolf began to bark viciously, moving to n** again as the inner two wolves began to howl out loudly, return howls in the distance, signalling even more wolves not to far from there.
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Broken_Illumination Captain
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Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2016 2:34 pm
"Playing some wolves, apparently!" Moira shouted, laughing a little bit, only baring her own teeth at the the center wolf. Though as she noticed the difference in eye color, she frowned, gripping her stump of an arm and bringing up the gem arm [Stone Fist] and batting at the wolfs snout. "I will fight you if you want me to fight you." She stated, as if the wolves could even understand her, though it was a stretch, she figured she might as well try. If dogs could generally understand, why not their more feral brothers?
Her stance still low, her left gem-arm outstretched towards the wolves, her right tucked close to her with her hand balled into a fist, she was mostly focused on the wolf in the middle, the one that seemed to be the leader.
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