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 Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2009 7:12 pm
Ro'ark sighed softly and smiled, giving frei a small shrug "I'm fine I guess, just scratches really, so long as your alright" the fiery twilif said easily enough, reaching over unconsciously to pick a small piece of wood from frei's long black hair. "Hah..honestly my friend I think this is all just plain nuts..We should though, just to ensure her safety." ro'ark followed along at freis side, taking heed that the little twilifs words were wise..
Having to look twice just to try and comprehend, one moment they seemed intent on destroying her and now they were what buddies? Had a simple conversation done that much..Still..Ro'ark didn't trust seir as far as he could throw him. "Your right..somethings very wrong here, who's this ruin their talking of?" he asked curiously of frei, anything with the name ruin couldn't possibly be good, and the tormented haveni wanted to go to see it. Poor thing..she had so many troubles.
His attention caught so many places, between the small children and rosel, the deadly lightning castor. She seemed lost and the ranks of seir's little group seemed in a bit of shambles at the moment, at least so far as his unsure allies went. What in the world was going on.
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"This is insane" daskri growled softly to himself, seir that conniving devil..He couldn't believe that a pair as cold hearted as seir and aeos truly had nothing horrid planned for Haveni, did she not see the trap in it all! Maybe too blinded by her own pain and the sorrow for the chaos that had befallen the town that she felt a need to somehow fix it.
This ruin creature, daskri did not know who it was haveni was speaking of, this person she wanted to see so badly. He didn't like the sound of her though, and would be damned if she just went along without a word of protest otherwise. "Miss Haveni.." brushing his bright golden braid back over his shoulder to dangle down his back swaying a bit as he moved. Daring to push up past aeos to haveni's side. "My dear lady is there honestly any sane reason behind this? Do you truly think that going to see this..this ruin might fix things." daskri tried to reason giving her a warm friendly smile, his paintbrush loosely in his hand hanging closely to his side.
"If you really believe something good will come of it then I imagine you'll go no matter what stand's in your way. I think its a foolish idea though" he really did think it was pure madness on her part..or maybe guilt? Guilt drove people to do strange things, this mess wasnt even her fault though! Seir had even laid claim to the destruction caused so why did she want to see ruin!
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Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2009 7:42 pm
Gaze darting between the ruins of the village and the battle-torn enemies and allies both,
Zahara did not even register herself slowly backing away from it all.
Stumbling over some wreckage, her unplanned escape was stopped by a solid weight.
Heart in her throat at the new potential threat, her head whipped around only to see the familiar green of Daskri Mal.
Relieved, Zahara offered a slight smile before casting a glance at the dark water wielder who seemed to lead the Cursed.
As long as this group is leaving and taking the cursed with them...
following would be foolish, we should regroup and organize ourselves:
I do not think we have seen the end of our troubles.
When the giant stone golem landed in the middle of the former village square,
Zahara found herself pressing against Daskri's side, seeking protection in her surprise.
But she did not hide.
The constellation that jumped down from the golem was lovely yet seemed cold, distant...
but in general appeared to be on the side of the 'good.'
And surround her were a number of some of the most elegant creatures Zahara had ever seen.
Curious, but on guard, Zahara waited to see what new developments this arrival would bring.
Cocking her head at the creature's request, Aulora managed to drape herself comfortably across the proffered back.
High enough now to see over the bushes, the phyrefly directed her companion's attention to the gathering of 'lores.
"Looks, everyone is over there now... and it's all quiet again!
I'm not so scared anymore, should we go see who all those people are?
And...oooooooooh, what is THAT??? And are those... they look like you!
Are all those your friends?"
Aulora wriggled in place, anxious to go see what was going on;
clapping and giggling when the flood of glowing blue butterflies swirled toward a beautiful constellation.
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Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2009 7:47 pm
Noctis looked up at the lady who gave the warning. She was gorgeous! What the hell, was this a day when beautiful women appeared all over the place? Just his type of day. From her words, she seemed like.. an enemy? Most likely. At least from Noctis's side, they were the enemy. But she was warning them. No time to figure out the complicated stuff--- Apparently, they had to go. They had to go now. "C'mon guys, let's go!" He extended a hand towards Haveni in a gesture to help her up and carry her, if necessary. She was .. 'part of their side' now after all. It seemed so, for now, anyways.
"Need help, candle lady?"
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Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2009 8:17 pm
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A resounding crash echoed throughout the village, the ground undulating against its will. Fire-weaked wood crumbled beneath her, tumbling to the ground. Ash billowed upwards, dark clouds of black swirling around a figure floating in the air.
This stupid ash is going to get my hair dirty.
With an audible sigh, she she thrust her hands outwards. Air surged from her fingertips, catching the ash and forcing it away from her body. She nodded, happy with the results, dusting a few particles of ash that had landed on her body. She looked downwards, the rippling wave of air supporting her distorting the scattered boards below.
Now what in the name of the stars above caused that earthquake?
She cast her eyes about, the golem in the main square quickly and easily catching her attention. A small smile grew on her face. With a quiet grunt, she launched herself forward.
Wind ripped past her body as she propelled herself forward, jets of air blasting from her palms. Her dress rippled behind her, the plethora of feathers attached to it dancing through the sky. She slowed as she neared the golem, adjusting her hands so that she stood upright, leveling herself a few feet above the earth monster's head. With slow deliberatness, she walked down to its shoulder, her feet confidently placing themselves on stairs that didn't exist. Stairs made of air.
Reaching up, she adjusted the skull on her head. She looked downwards, surprised to see a blue woman surrounded by multiple cat-like creatures.
What, is she some old cat lady or something? She looks like some type of freakish glowing fungus.
She gathered air around her face, ready to use it to project her voice.
"Hey! Mr. Dirtclod here is in my way. Does he belong to you?"
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Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2009 8:53 pm
A look of relief spread upon the Espion's face at the appearance of Eisha, as well as the others of its own kind. She galloped up to them, Aulora still on her back.
"You came! Thank the heavens! This is surely getting out of hand, Miss..!" she called out, happy to know that her silent calls had been answered. She was glad to see her brethren gathered there in such numbers, because alone she wouldn't have been able to affect the outcome of this battle.
She turned her gaze back on Haveni and the Constellations that had started this mess.
"Are you okay, little one?" she asked Aulora. "We shouldn't go too close, lest you get hurt. I can make myself disappear at will, but sadly that ability would not shield you, if we were in danger." She chuckled uneasily, knowing that her powers were more defensive than offensive, and as she said, sadly they did not affect others around her.
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Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2009 9:20 pm
The crash nearly shook Rosel's feet out from under her, and she gripped the tree anxiously. Finally back on her feet, she had to preserve at least some of her dignity. She had had nearly enough of mysterious newcomers, and who knew what crossing this one might bring. She looked sideways out from under the tree up at the massive golem that had landed with this new girl in tow. She certainly couldn't bring down something like that, and she doubted even with Seir, Aeos, and the despicable Noctis that they would stand a chance. Though with the appearance of yet another new female, with a mouth to boot, the woman with the golem would perhaps be distracted away from the rest of them.
Looking fully over at Seir, she lowered her head a bit in acquiescence. She hadn't realized she'd been included in the invitation to find...Ruin? But she certainly wasn't going to pass up an opportunity to learn more about the pale Constellation that nearly undid her sanity in just a few short moments. Hopefully Noctis's idiotic pandering would release some further information along the way.
Stepping out from under the tree, she raised her voice to Seir, forcing herself to put on a calm face; she had a rather serious embarrassment to make up for. "It does seem like our work is being somewhat cut off here. Travel seems like a fine remedy for the moment. Where is this Ruin?"
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Silent Comet Vice Captain
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Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2009 9:21 pm
Aeos bristled faintly as Daskri brushed past him in favor of talking to Haveni. However, the green constellation
didn’t seem to have much more intent than to attempt to persuade Haveni to not go to Ruin. He glanced towards
the white constellation’s face, gauging a little. Her expression was forlorn, but set. It was much more likely that she
wouldn’t change her mind, even if more people attempting to keep her here. After the bout of insanity, how much
would the village trust her anyway?
The ice constellation also wondered briefly, does Ruin have that large a hold on her?
Shaking his head lightly, the giant earth quaking BOOM made Aeos jump in front of Seir protectively. His swords
instantly gliding in front of him in a tight grip as his pale eyes regarded the newcomer with a baleful blink. He
looked between the golem and the lance, mind already jumping to conclusion to file away for later. “An army of
beasts?” Aeos repeated, cool tones riding over the destruction of the village. The ice constellation knew as they
were now, they wouldn’t stand too much of a chance. While there were many of the cursed still alive, they had
probably tired from the rather one-sided battle and wouldn’t put up much of a fight. Still, the next few words out of
the intruder’s mouth struck against his pride as a fighter.
“Who are you to tell us what—“
Seir had to chuckle quietly as another woman dropped down from the sky. “My, my,” he murmured to himself,
crossing his arms across his chest. His glowing blue eyes turned between the two before he tossed Daskri a little
note. “She’ll come with us,” the dark constellation purred, gaze tilting towards Haveni as well. “Because we are
your best chances of finding Ruin.” Whether it was true or not remained a mystery, but Seir’s tone held only fact.
“It does seem like it, doesn’t it, Rosel? …What happens here and now,” Seir glance briefly at the girl standing on
top of the golem’s shoulder and then at Rosel, who seemed to have recovered from her lapse. He looked highly
entertained, but he continued. “…Doesn’t really matter any longer. The village can rebuild of they want, but another
invasion would do well to decimate it again. Now,” he would have offered Haveni a hand if Noctis had not already
done so. “I will gather up my toys,” Seir grinned. “And we shall leave. As for where Ruin is… well, we’ll find out
when we get there, won’t we?”
“Oh, and, Noctis,” he blinked at the gunslinger, amusement clear in his tones. “I know you would want to stay here
where beautiful women apparently fall from the sky, but if you end up behind bars, you’ll only catch glimpses of
them through a barred window for the rest of your life.” The dark constellation drew back in the air, floating still, and
darted off to gather his army.
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Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2009 10:15 pm
Haveni turned her back, only giving Daskri a vague glance back. "Things...will be okay," was all she said, before she accepted Noctis' hand and crawled into his grasp. She didn't know if she could trust them, but at this point, she felt it didn't matter. As she gave one last glance back, her eyes caught azure ones watching her.
A familiar feel came over her as she looked at this person, who was watching her with such heartache. She couldn't recall who she was, but somehow felt she had met her, somewhere, sometime. Somehow.
 
Her lance lowered as Espectra approached her. "Unfortunately, I've arrived a little late with your friends." The group of espion were quiet as they glared outward at the retreating group, hissing and snarling at the cursed who left with them.
A sudden harsh female voice distracted her attention, and Eisha turned her cool gaze towards the constellation who had stepped upon the lifeless pile that was once her golem.
"'He' is simply a pile of rubble that belongs to the earth," she said calmy. "Until I will it to life."
Her eyes turned back to Aeos, who questioned who she was. "I'll tell you my name, frozen one." She raised her lance at him again. Not a threat, but more of a fighter's gesture or addressing someone. "It is Eisha, the Dragon Born."
Of course she wasn't REALLY born of dragons. It was just a name others had given her through out the centuries, from multiple times where she had led the charge into battles, wars, one after another. She fought with the ferocity of dragons, baring her fangs and claws as she came down upon her opponents, rending their flesh with her blue fire. Of course, she didn't have fangs or claws, either. It was just a figure of speech.
Her eyes again went to Haveni, retreating in the distance, before returning to Aeos. Now her lance seemed threatening in its stabbing gesture. "Don't let her die." she ordered, before drooping her lance to her side again.
Another building collapsed somewhere behind. She had a lot of work to do here.
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Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2009 10:43 pm
"You know me all too well, Seir. Unlike you, I'm sure I can get a pretty women under bars as easily as I can get out of those bars. But point taken." Damnit, Noctis never regretted leaving more than he did now. There was not one or two but there were at least three beautiful ladies around. At the very least, he could stay in the company of one lady. Rosel didnt count since she seemed to obviously despise his company. The feeling was mutual, he thought with disgust. She wasn't even that useful.
As he leaped forward, he could see Haveni glancing back in his arms. "She's nice. Warning us like that." He commented dryly, leaping up on rooftops, away form the area. He needed to wait for Seir's directions but he could gain a little distance from the village at least, from the army.
"How... are you? Up for the ride, I hope?" His humorous attempt at playing the nice guy seemed a little awkward, especially when she seemed to uncertain and confused.
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Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 7:17 am
Avaron couldn't help but be happy when Eisha appeared. But, she was late, as she had mentioned. Avaron sidled up towards Eisha.
"You are late?" She squeaked. "With friends or her's?" She gestured towards Espectra.
"What are they? Can they help?" She looked around at all the hissing creatures. They seemed to hate the corrupted as much as the other good Moonlore.
Avaron watched as the group retreated from the scene. She wondered if she should follow or stay here. But, she should probably stick with the good and shy from the bad. It all depended on this new blue knight. If Eisha took after them, Avaron could follow too.
Her body trembled at the sound of the rumbling building. ".... My tea house." She reminisced, a single tear stinging her cheek.
Sadako crawled after the group with Haveni and the corrupted. They had power, and there was sure to be lots of death in their wake. She would thrive with these beings for a little while and then kill them all. It was simple as that.
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Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 7:53 am
Rylia had decided not to try anything,e specially when everything for the most part seemed to be under control. Although the 'bad camp' appeared to retreating, she knew they would eventually and most likely, start this all up again. It was just how things went. She was still confused and sad though, that the once cheerful and nice candle-maker could turn and follow such a group. She felt a little sad for her, but it was her decision and it's not like she, herself was known to any here really. If anything, someone may have recognized her face if at all.
Looking over towards this new character, Eisha, she wondered exactly who she was, as well as her companions. Surely, they had a strong presence in the area, but for the other side to retreat, there had to be more to this group and the beasts slowly gathering. She brought her hands up to the moon shaped pendant on her chest and twirled it about in her hands as she stared at Aeos swords and then at Eisha's lance. They appeared to be well crafted and interesting weapons. Something that might come in handy later....maybe.
She walked a little forward, not really caring anymore since she wasn't a topic or even a subject of interest. She had no power so why would she be glanced at or paid attention to anyway? From where she stood, she watched Haveni and that Noctis character before glancing at Seir for a quick second and then at Aeos. She wondered for a few seconds if...the way he acted at the festival was a farce or perhaps an act he put on. She wasn't sure but, she wasn't going to dwell on that for long, looking at the rest of the retreating party and the moonfolk who stayed behind with this new group.
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Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 8:53 am
Epona fought back a few tears as Avaron took her away from the adults when things got confusing again. A new creature appear then a female knight. She looked up to Avaron.
"What are we doing now?" She would follow the twilif. She was kind enough to take care of her and---
Epona blinked and looked around. Where was Sage?
"Miss, have you seen my brother? He's a little bunny boy named Sage. He has to be around! SAGE!! WHERE ARE YOU?!"
But the little bunny has since left. Not because he didn't like his sister anymore, no. He wanted to know more about the curse everyone was talking about and that new creature that appeared. It was risky...but he decided to follow the adults in secret.
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Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 10:39 am
Daskri flinched slightly startled as something bumped into him, eyes traveling down to the smaller feminine frame at his side. A genuinely happy smile appearing on his face as he recognized his fellow constellation "Zahara.." wrapping his arm around her side, tossing a small curious look at the golem and its owner..what an odd looking woman..ah no another warrior with a rather fierce looking army full of odd cat like creatures, another person who knew of Haveni. The numbers on either side just seemed to keep growing.
"My dear I hope for your sake that your right" daskri huffed softly, glaring at noctis back as he lept away with the maiden in his arms. He honestly wanted to snicker, the fact that the warrior had asked aeos of all people to protect haveni from death when he was the one seeking it for her. It was a twisted joke if you asked him. "Zah-Zah...I think it might be best if we follow along" he murmured gently to zahara, knowing that they would go whether they were welcome or not. There was nothing for them in the village now, not with the cursed trailing off with seir, and this Eisha of the dragons seemed to be taking control of the devastated situation here.
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Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 12:43 pm
"I'll be okay." Frei nodded in thanks as Ro'ark helped him pluck debris from his hair. It was so long, and he hadn't had the time or thought to tie it up into a bun or ponytail even. He sighed, as he began to try and explain what he knew. "Ruin seems to Haveni the candle maker's dark half; one side that was hidden away after Haveni was killed.... She was released not to long ago. That's all I know." His voice trailed off. It was a somewhat depressing matter. He couldn't imagine what it must be like
Suddenly there was a large earthquake, sending him stumbling around again, most likely looking like a fool as he tumbled over again. There was a loud BOOM. He brushed long bangs out of his face as he glanced behind him to see the focus of the noise. A large golem covered in beasts? "What...what on earth?" A woman had appeared. She was seemingly in control of the giant. And here she was ordering the others to take Haveni away? At least she had ordered them not to kill her. But Frei was worried. Just a moment ago, they had seemed like the bad guys. And she was trusting them to find Ruin? "Why in god's name would they want to find Ruin? She's dangerous."
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Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 1:44 pm
“Eisha, the Dragon Born,” Aeos murmured, testing the words in his mouth. His gaze was narrow, as the ice
constellation looked the blue woman speculatively. She did not look like a dragon. He shook his head lightly before
turning away, pale eyes flicking away to watch Noctis carry Haveni away. The constellation of ice also watched as
two Twilifs, the strange Sadako and the rabbit Sage, attempted to trail along. They could follow the army if they
wanted, he supposed. Nothing he could do to stop that.
Did they think he wouldn’t notice them tagging along? He could tell that Sadako didn’t have Seir’s goals in mind
and Sage… well, what was a rabbit trying to do with the army? He slid the point of one of his blades at Eisha,
nearly mirroring her lance’s action with the exception of that threatening jab. “If I wished for her death, I would have
ended her when I had the chance,” Aeos murmured, watching the last trail of cursed moonfolk wander past the
village boundaries. “I will protect her… for now.”
He opened his wings and leapt in the air. His gaze sifted through the number of cursed moonfolk, but eventually
followed Noctis’ trail. “Seir and Rosel should be coming momentarily,” the ice constellation murmured quietly.
“I’m here now,” Seir murmured in the same amused tones. He had just separated from the army, directing them to
head towards one of the villages they had devastated more thoroughly than this one to wait for further directions.
“The army will head back a town and camp there. Our current goals have changed so we don’t require their
abilities,” his bright aqua gaze slid towards Haveni, mouth curving into an amused smile. “Though a large gathering
of the cursed bent on destruction would be rather entertaining, I’d say.”
“Our appearances are rather ragged; shall we head to the next town--” the next, oblivious village they had planned
to invade, “and take time to recover (and get new clothes?) before we begin our… ‘journey’.”
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