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 Posted: Wed Sep 25, 2013 5:43 pm
Change In Plans Eventually, the songs grew silent and the fires died. The company enjoyed a restful night under the stars, rich with peaceful dreams. At dawn, there was still no sight of Songhua's tribe. The company began to pack up, none of them in any rush to head out: and they weren't scolded for it, either. Rath kept an unrelenting watch north, towards the plains, half-expecting that any moment he would be able to see a group of horsemen, Songhua at the lead. However, he knew that if they had not arrived by the time they were ready to depart, they would have to leave their friends behind... In the meantime, everyone just focused on getting ready to go.
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Posted: Wed Sep 25, 2013 9:25 pm
Where had Marina been the entire night? She'd been virtually absent for the last several hours, had she even been at the campsite that night? No matter. She was brooding. And if anybody could brood, it was her. She brooded with the best of them. At some point in the early morning, she had mysteriously appeared, ready to get on with things. Sitting still for too long made her anxious, and when she became anxious she started being a pain in the a**. This manifested itself in ways that gave several people a rude awakening that morning, for instance a punted frog into one tent, a clanging of her armor by another, a casual "accidental" disruption of a tent's structuring causing its collapse at a third. Once people were roused at a fair time, whether they wanted to be or not, Marina became a bit more vocal, hissing at people to light a fire under their a** or she'd be the one to literally do it.
Nobody could blame her, though. She had been fairly distant so far, a contrast to her usual crazed overworked self. She was on edge. She quietly wandered up to join Rath, keeping her voice low as to not disturb him at least. "It's not looking good, Boss."
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Posted: Thu Sep 26, 2013 9:05 pm
The rest of Roy's night, up until everyone retired for the night, was spent making small talk with Ora and poking at the campfire he was resting beside. Despite this peacefulness and a good night's rest, the young lord was irritated by the time they had started moving out the next day. Someone had 'kicked' a frog into the tents he was sharing, and the resulting freakout from his tentmates had him expecting an ambush.
But there was no enemy. Only a frog.
He did not like being woken up to by screams in the morning, especially when it was something as trivial as-- okay, maybe waking up to a frog on your face wasn't exactly trivial. It could have been worse things, so perhaps they had gotten off lucky that it was just a misplaced amphibian instead of, say, a serpent or a bear. The unlucky individual went to scrub his face with whatever water was available (apparently the frog urinated on him from the shock of being punted) while Roy and the other roommate dismantled the tent once they had gotten dressed and emptied the structure. Other minor catastrophes struck other tents, although a tent collapsing on a group was pretty serious.
Still annoyed about his rude awakening, Roy went to help the others pack up. Supposedly they were to meet up with Songhua and a tribe of nomads, but for whatever reason they were running late. Hopefully, nothing bad had happened to them.
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Posted: Fri Sep 27, 2013 10:27 am
A Challenger Badass Approaches!
From over a hill near the camp people start to hear an angry voice yelling a name "...wood...iwood...Eliwood! If this is a prank I swear I am going... to..."
"...Oh s**t." Over the hill came a majestic b*****d in dark blue armor and a red cape. On seeing the camp down the hill from his position, which was a terrible tactical decision really, the stranger yelled, "Oi! Down there! Yes you! Who's in charge of this camp? And why are you in what, now that I think about it, doesn't actually look like Lycia at... all... where is this place anyways?"
~“Me? Don’t worry about me. I’m fine. I’m built tough, you know. A little too much is just enough for me.”~
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Posted: Fri Sep 27, 2013 9:09 pm
"You ask why do I not talk much?"_______←« _____ ←« ____ ←« ___ ←« __ ←« _____"...Because there is nothing to say."Rath
------------  Rath sighed at Marina's comment. "...I don't understand. Not even a messenger.... Maybe I should send a scout about a mile out, just to see if they're near."
As some bellowing came from behind him, Rath turned around to see Hector suddenly there. "...You've got to be kidding." He turned back around and pretended he didn't notice him. "Maybe I should just go scout, myself..."
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Vice Captain "The future remains most uncertain, Nino."_____
»→ __»→ ___»→ ____»→ _____»→_______ "...But if this is your wish, then so it shall be."
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Posted: Fri Sep 27, 2013 10:04 pm
"Eliwood!"
Roy suddenly spun around at the sound of his father's name being shouted, nearly dropping the heavy load he was carrying to the wagon. He glanced up into the distance towards where the voice had come from.
It couldn't be...
He squinted.
Blue hair. Blue armor. Friend of his father. This had to be
Lord Hector?!
Process that information now.
"Ahaha no way. Last time I saw him, he was telling me to protect his daughter with his dying breath. There's no way he's here. Besides, his beard is too short. It's not Lord Hector without the beard. Even if he is from an era from before my time..." the young lord muttered, shaking his head before going back to work.
"Nice try, hallucination. You fooled me once with my father years ago. You're not pulling the same stunt on me this time. I may miss Elibe, but I'm not that homesick."
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Posted: Fri Sep 27, 2013 11:01 pm
A rude awakening?
Oujay experienced nothing of that sort unlike many of the other soldiers within the campsite. Luckily for him, Oujay had already been awake before any of the small catastrophe's happened and had already been ready and packed unlike many of the other soldiers at the campfire sight. His body was accustomed to waking up earlier than others, so he just relaxed and waited for the signal to start moving.
However he did notice that some people weren't as fortunate as him, as he spotted Marina kicking the frog into the tent that he shared. Along with other small events, it caused more people to wake up. The swordsman felt pity for a good amount of them, but the damage was done.
That's when the fire nation attacked a loud voice erupted from behind. He looked behind him to see a a dark blue armored man screaming. For some reason the man seemed slightly familiar, but the words Lycia quickly caught his ear.
"Another one like us?" he thought. However, it was possible he might have heard it wrong. Either way, the man seemed to be completely lost and stumbled onto the campsite. Thinking that maybe he can give a lending hand, Oujay began to walk towards Hector.
"Excuse me sir, but are you lost?"
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Posted: Sat Sep 28, 2013 8:20 am
Wil had been standing beside Rath when the woman had put into words what everyone was thinking. "Are we going to leave without them then? Was a secondary rendevouz mentioned?" he asked, however his voice was drowned out by a sudden booming voice.
Wil turned in unison with Rath, however when the nomad turned away the sniper continued to stare. "Oh hey! Rath it's Hector! Whats he doing here? ... is he who we were waiting for?"
His friend clearly wasn't happy to see their old comrade, causing Wil to snicker at his expense.
"If you wanna scout you should take either me or Marina with you, wouldn't be good for you to run into the same trouble Songhua did without a bit of back up... whichever one you don't take can errr.... handle.... Hector, oh no... Roy is accusing him of being a hallucination now...." Wil's face fell.
"He's not going to like that."
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Posted: Sat Sep 28, 2013 8:41 am
Julia "Excuse me, sir? I feel like this is something that needs to be addressed by you, and with Chief Songhua unaccounted for..."
She might have been absent for the campfire, wanting to stay far away from the watchful eyes of that pigheaded Kierkess and the non-stop stream of Pegasus insults, but the mercenary was quick to volunteer for the assignment. "I don't like to invite such thinking, but with the situation as is...I don't think it's too far-fetched to think that something has occurred to our allies. If that is the case, I don't think it's wise for any key members of the party to venture off scouting till we learn more about the situation. Calliope and I can search from the skies, and quickly report back. This...Well..."
She turned back to look at the 'hallucinating' Roy and quite bewildered stranger that they had encountered. "This looks to be like quite the reunion of...friends?"
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Posted: Sat Sep 28, 2013 10:13 am
Hector
Marquess Ostia
"Well of course I'm lost! Why else would I where this place was? Now tell me where in Elibe I am because this is not the sparring chamber in Castle Ost..."Hector then saw a shock of red hair in the midst of the camp.
He moved past the man who had talked to him, going towards who he believed to be Eliwood, and yelled again, "Eliwood! It's me Hector! What're you doing here? Wherever the hell here is."
~“Me? Don’t worry about me. I’m fine. I’m built tough, you know. A little too much is just enough for me.”~
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Posted: Sat Sep 28, 2013 12:21 pm
"You ask why do I not talk much?"_______←« _____ ←« ____ ←« ___ ←« __ ←« _____"...Because there is nothing to say."Rath
------------ Rath sighed again, knowing Hector had the potential to be a hassle. "In any case, Wil, you're not going anywhere. You shouldn't even be walking around yet."
Rath turned to the pegasus knight, when she called for his attention, and listen to what she suggested. "...A flier would be better a better choice to search, they're faster and can see further...." Rath took a moment to think and ultimately decided to put away his personal feelings of wanting to go look for his friend himself. "Alright, I'll leave it to you. Go out about a mile, and then return. We should be ready to go when you get back..."
Taking the advice to handle the camp situation of their new guest, Rath turned around and approached Hector. "Take a closer look, Marquess Ostia. No doubt there's resemblance, but you're off by one generation."
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Vice Captain "The future remains most uncertain, Nino."_____
»→ __»→ ___»→ ____»→ _____»→_______ "...But if this is your wish, then so it shall be."
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Posted: Sat Sep 28, 2013 12:42 pm
It seemed people had sharp ears if they could hear him mutter to himself like that. However, it also seemed like others could see Hector up on that hilltop. The question now become 'Is he real, or a mass hallucination?' It couldn't be the latter anymore because even people who weren't from Elibe could see him. That meant this really was Hector in the flesh, albeit younger than he remembered him to be.
And now this same individual was approaching him, having confused Roy with his father. It was understandable. If this man was from his father's generation and kept his youth, that meant that he was probably from the years either during or after the battles against Nergal and his morphs. Roy wouldn't have existed yet.
The way this man kept calling for his father, and even confused him to be his father, had to be Lord Hector. There was no other explanation, or at least, there shouldn't be. The young lord placed the package down onto the wagon before turning to face the Marquess of Ostia.
"I'm sorry, Lord Hector, but you have me confused with my father. I am his son, Roy. Pleased to make your acquaintance." the youth said, giving a small bow.
Though this isn't the first time I've met you. I suppose that doesn't matter though. he thought weakly.
"I'm afraid you aren't in Lycia anymore, or Elibe for that matter. Currently, I believe we're near the border between Learania and Adliana. Learania I suppose can be likened to Lycia with Bern's wyvern forces, and Adliana can be likened to Sacae if we use countries from our world." Roy answered. "I'm certain that you're lost and very confused about this sudden change between worlds, and I promise I will do my best to answer any questions you may have once we finish packing."
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Posted: Sat Sep 28, 2013 1:09 pm
((CLEARLY I AM SO OUT OF DATE SO I'M JUST GOING TO WING IT WITH 2% INFORMATION THAT I CURRENTLY HAVE, THAT SOUND COOL? xDDDD ))
WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH, This was not what Kalilah had in mind when she was to go meet up with Rath and reinforcements! Army of undeads coming after her little nomad a**! No! Do not want!
She's tired, she's a bit cranky at the moment which is rare even for her....AND....SHE'S HUNGRY...there better be some treats for this because that sure as hell was not a short run! Kalilah couldn't even keep count of how many were going after her, but she knew one thing for sure...she just ran into one of em and tripped on her face.
The swordmistress sat up quickly, rubbing her nose and quickly got back up on her feet. Aw man, how much longer did she have to run? This is getting ridiculous! Of course, the little...undead had to make things worse by appearing in front of her and causing her to shriek out in terror...then having her sword lop off his head in the process.
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Posted: Sat Sep 28, 2013 1:35 pm
Julia
She saluted, holding her lance at the ready to the side of her, before making a call for Calliope. Her partner landed gracefully next to her, ready for the mission she knew that Julia had for her. It was nice having a bond like this she could rely on, which was more then she could say about a certain redhead she had to sneak a obscene gesture towards for a comment he had yelled out on Calliope's landing. "I shall return momentarily, for now...We fly." She leaped onto her partner's saddle, settling in before Calliope began at a slow sprint. She had to start out slowly, making a nice pace before making her way into the air. Once she was airborne, there was barely a beast in the sky that could out-maneuver her, something that Julia was more then ready to rely on.
"Careful girl...Our allies are known to be skill-shots with a bow. If anything took them down, I shudder what they can do with an arrow in their possession. Let's just hope-"
Julia brought her mount to a stop, a word of disbelief muttered at the sight. There we signs of struggle from as far as she could see, with the center being a lone combatant. That itself wasn't shocking, it was more her undead opponents that worried the knight. Fabulous...Wait, her attire...She was another nomad! Perhaps a member of Songhua's forces? This might hold promise yet! She beckoned Calliope to the ground, making a dive bomb to intercept the "Risen" making a mad dash for the exhausted nomad. It fell quickly to her lance and a strong kick of Calliope's hoof, what remained of its skull shattering on impact.
"Looks like you've gotten yourself into a bit of trouble. I'm Julia Morrows of the Learania forces, Cloak forces under Vice Captain Rath. I understand that you're one of our nomad allies, perhaps under Chieftan Songhua? Maybe you'd like to fill us in on what's going on back at camp."
Even if she didn't do it intentionally, Julia was more then a fan of flashy entrances. If she had to pin it down to something, it was the cool 'holding your hand out for them to take' portion that she couldn't get enough of. Ah...Memories. "Go on, you're safe with us."
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Posted: Sat Sep 28, 2013 1:37 pm
Elibe.
Once the man spoke that word, Oujay realized this man was in the exact situation many of the guild members had experienced in the past. However, the man quickly moved past him and started walking.
"Umm sir!" he tried calling out to him.
Oujay quickly paused for a moment in a small amount of shock as the man mentioned the man of Roy's dad, but the bigger shock was when he called himself Lord Hector, the Marquess of Ostia. The man that died during the battle against Bern was in his presence. Also, he was a lot younger than he remembered too.
However, he paused his train of thoughts for a moment to quickly follow the Marquess. Eventually, he caught up to Hector who was talking with Roy and Rath confirming that he was indeed Marquess Ostia. It seems they just did the explaining already to Hector so Oujay just stood nearby Roy as he explained the situation that he was in another world.
"M-My name is Oujay, L-Lord Hector," he introduced himself weakly after Roy finished. Though he used to be a mercenary who worked for Ostia, not once has he actually interacted with the Marquess before.
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