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Black Diamonds and Garnet
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 Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2007 12:00 pm
Lina smiled and nodded and held her stomach, one of the first of many moments sure to come, "It is true. Moneko told me about her just a moment ago." she then turned slighlty as Quinn entered the kitchen, nodidng once again before saying, "Othello, you are part of the Lotus clan. You never need to knock enter the kitchen." the smile widened before settling back to its normal calm state as she turned to face Quinn, "Of course Quinn, we can move now if you wish."
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Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2007 3:22 pm
Othello nodded and replied hoarsely, "I'd rather not walk in on a sensitive conversation Lina. And considering what I heard from the door I'd say my.. paranoia? is well-placed. Congratulations on the baby by the way, both of you."
Quite unlike what his pleasant face was showing, his hands wringed into and out of fists as he crossed over to the fridge to pull out some oddments. Stay with it Othello.. long enough to get away just in case at the least..
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Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2007 4:42 pm
Remus moved around the table and kissed his wife. He was still feeling a little dizzy. "Take care of what you need to first, then," His voice sounded barely restrained, "please can we have some time to just ourselves?" There had been several times where his world was turned upside down, but this one was going to be one of his favorites.
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Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2007 5:08 pm
"Most of those here wish to destroy Troden and he knows it. It is not a sensitive issue...atleast in my eyes," Lina answered, an eyebrow raising slightly as she notived his actions, but said nothing. She would talk to him later about it. Speaking of talking to people later...
Lina returned the kiss and gave him a warm embrace before reluctantly moving away, "We will in time Remus...we will in time." she then stood up and moved out of the room turning slightly to wait for Quinn to come with her.
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Black Diamonds and Garnet
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Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2007 7:23 pm
Remus sat down as she moved away, an odd smile on his face. He looked at his food, no real desire to eat. He just sat there reeling.
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Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 8:13 am
"I want everything out of this place immediately!" an elder Rajen said, barking out more orders as the base began to empty out, "One should be more than enough time, but you're so slow it's sad. Get moving!"
Troden listened only for a moment as he casually walked into his office, his dark eyes scanning over the books and furniture within. Countless times he had walked within those walls and had only read maybe less than a third of his ancient family's history, the battle waged, the wars won...the corruption settling in...
He lifted his hands and let the light filter through his now clawed fingers and examined the tough patches of dragonskin that outlined them. Would they open for him now as he was? A dragon, one created by magic, his undying hate and Isabelle's love, was he truly a Sulla still? A Sulla would have made better use of the advantage he had over the Ten wouldn't they? Or was his choice a wise one?
The sounds of someone entering the room brought him out of his thoughts and back into reality, "Phase one of the preparations are comeplete. Shall we begin phase two?"
Troden nodded, but before the Rajen could move he turned to him and walked towards the man. He was a Rajen elder of course, the only group who could ever walk in his office without introduction besides Isabelle, and a fine soldier...and more resourceful than that traitor Seth..., "Raziel...tell the Az'il's we are leaving. The time for action is now." he watched as the dark glimmer of excitement appeared within the Rajen elder with a smirk, "You are an Az'il yourself. I believe you should have the honor."
"Your kindness knows no bounds..." Raziel murmured, bowing slightly and disappearing right before Troden's eyes. The Rajen Leader's smirk faded slowly as he turned around and began to delve back into his former thoughts, the sounds of more orders being called out still heard nearby.
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Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 12:32 pm
Black Diamonds and Garnet "Most of those here wish to destroy Troden and he knows it. It is not a sensitive issue...atleast in my eyes," Lina answered, an eyebrow raising slightly as she noticed his actions, but said nothing. She would talk to him later about it. Speaking of talking to people later...
Lina returned the kiss and gave him a warm embrace before reluctantly moving away, "We will in time Remus...we will in time." she then stood up and moved out of the room turning slightly to wait for Quinn to come with her.
He followed Lina out the door and headed down the hall. He didn't realize it until he was there, but he had headed in the direction of the training room. It had to have been a sign, or so he thought. Why would he have walked the two to there of all places? Perhaps it was part of what he needed in order to leave the Lotus Group.
As he approached the doors to the Training Room, they opened for him. He didn't waste time or energy manually opening anything any more. Magic was the very core of his being. It was who he was. It was what he was.
"I don't even know where to begin." Quinn stated flatly, turning to face Lina as she entered the Training Room.
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Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 12:40 pm
Othello could only nod silently to show he heard Lina talking as his hands quivered while he was restraining himself. He put most of the food and drink into his small pack and proceeded out of the room towards his quarters biting into an apple to calm him slightly. Everywhere he went the temperature dropped noticeably, sometimes unbearably for some.
I knew this would happen eventually...
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Black Diamonds and Garnet
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Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 1:22 pm
Lina entered soon after, her grey eyes follwing his movements as the doors closed behind him, "Start from where you understand things the most." she said after a moment.
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Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 1:31 pm
Quinn smiled, having fully expected the answer that was given to him. He pulled a silver watch from within his robes, a pocket watch given to him by his father. He opened it and studied it carefully for a time, then closed it and looked back to Lina.
"Time is the one thing that I understand most." Quinn began as he slid the watch into his wand pocket. At the same time, he placed a hand on his wand, "Time. Balance is what I wish to understand. Ashra needs help. In his weakened state he cannot control the balance of the world by himself any more."
He pulled his wand from his pocket and pointed it at himself. The Lotus Mark branded to his heart was forced out, now fully visible on the palm of his hand. He then pointed his wand at the door to the training room and magically locked it. Continuing his magic, he casted several more spells to insure that there would be no interruptions.
"I wish to help Ashra and at the same time better who I am." Quinn continued, "But I cannot do that while tied to the Lotus group. You are my friend, Lina Sec, but I cannot be your ally in the war to come. And so I wish to be tested by you. Magic-to-magic. Allow me to know, allow me to discover for myself, if I can handle the balance. Then, I ask that you let me go to learn more."
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Black Diamonds and Garnet
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Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 1:54 pm
Lina stayed still for a long moment, her gaze calm as she took this all in. He was to be Ashra's apprentice clearly if he used the term balance in such a way, but there was one thing she didn't understand...
Her hands moved towrds her swords, but instead of unsheathing them, she placed them upon the walls. She herself needed this for her own role in balance for the Light was part of the balance Quinn would be holding if he passed this inner test, "Quinn...is this what you truly want to do?" she asked, as her grey eyes lightened, taking the light around them, "To not be a part of the Lotus clan or anywhere else? Balancing the light and darkness or even good and evil within the world is a hard life, moreso than Ashra himself could probably never explain. I ask not because I don't believe in you, but because you are my friend. Being Ashra's apprentice or any one else's is not something you can escape from, not even through death."
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Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 2:00 pm
"I wish to try." Quinn replied coolly, noting everything around him, "I wish to try. If I fail this test, if I fail to understand, then I will not take the apprenticeship that Ashra has offered me. It means that I myself am not ready to. I am touched that you are concerned for my well being, Lina, but for now this is a choice I need to make for me. And you need to make decisions for you, your children, and your husband. Remus will understand my choice. Somehow, he will eventually understand."
Quinn then readied his wand. His heart told him to take the first attack, not make it. There was so much that he had to understand. There was so much that he needed to do. If he failed this test, then he didn't know what would happen. It might very well kill him inside. It all came down to faith in Time.
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Black Diamonds and Garnet
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Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 2:20 pm
Lina nodded and moved towards the center of the room. There were no words that needed to be said as she herself allowed her lotus symbol to appear over her heart, the mark glowing with the light she had kept. Quinn was her friend and a good warrior. If this is what he thought was right, then she would do all she could to help him.
What he thinks is right may not always be so...
An image of Salen appeared in her mind soon after that, making her gaze filled with many emotions before she lifted hands, the light absorbed from her body forming into and energy ball in her hands jsut as she performed the motions to send it towards him.
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Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 2:38 pm
Thank you Lina. Quinn said to himself, although she probably could have picked up on the thought if she tried. She was right. What he thought to be right for himself may not be so, but he needed to find out for himself.
And so Lina moved to the center of the room and prepared her first attack. It was simple enough; it was just a ball of light energy. Was she holding back? Quinn couldn't help but wonder. But then he realized that she had to be building on it all. The stronger attacks were set to come.
Dark counters light. Quinn said to himself, pointing his wand at one of the many shadows in the room. He spoke no words, but still the shadows began to do what looked very much like dancing. And one of them leaped from it corner and attached it self to Lina's attack. The ball of energy got smaller, and almost in reaction to this more shadows charged the Light. Finally, the combined shadows eventually snuffed out Lina's attack.
With Lina's attack gone, he made one of his own. His too was simple. With a flick of his wand he sent three fireballs in Lina's direction. They formed a triangle, rotating as they traveled.
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Black Diamonds and Garnet
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Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 3:56 pm
Lina waited until the last moment to dodge the attack by rotating, one of the fireballs just grazing her long flowing sleeves, but instead of immediately setting it alight, it wrapped around the edges and released the fire as arrows back towards their master.
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