Rescue

[n00n3y0ukn0\/\/]

Tamra moves over to the fire, and looks to the altercation as Levaste looks to Logan.

"Maybe I can't make everyone happy. But I can fix what has been wronged with you. If that is what Hotaru would want."

He looks to her, moving slowly towards her.

 

[NyghtRayne]

"No... You can't give her that choice, she needs to make the choice that will make her happy. You should let her make the choice whether she even wants to be with you."

He looked to Lavaste. "Whatever is between me and you will stay that way." He then looked to Hotaru. "Hotaru, you choose for your happiness and yours alone."

 

[The GrandMage]

Zarl, of the Macrai-Itoche

Zarl had followed Bunny out of the tent. He had closed his eyes, and clenched his fists, letting his anger build as everything happened. He was waiting, it had to be the right moment,....And then it happened. He grabbed ahold of his anger, turning it, letting it flow through his system, powering him, ridding him of his exhaused state.

He turned, and ran a short distance, pulling free his katana as he spun on one foot, bringing the sword up as he ran back towards the Dark Mage. His face was twisted with the rage pumping through his body. Rage at what the mage had done to him, earlier. Holding him back while he himself plotted to relieve his own dark wants and desires. Anger at what he was doing to Bunny.

But most of all, he was seriously pissed that this couldn't have waited until morning, after he'd had some more time with Bunny, and to rest. "Try to nullify cold metal, ass!"

He moved between him and Hotaru, not letting him get his prize so easilly as he put his body weight behind the hilt of his blade, thrusting it forward towards the man, prepared if he should dodge or jump over his head.

You never knew with dark mages,...

 

[n00n3y0ukn0\/\/]

As Zarl rushed him he smiled and looked to him.

"No need to my boy."

He then raises his hand casting his Greater Wind Affinity spell, causing a rush of wind to blow through the camp, seeming to turn and dodge everyone else, coming around Levaste and pushing at Zarl.

((OOC: I'd say he can control the speed up to that of gale/hurricane force. If you don't agree vbabe, let me know and I'll edit if need be. Don't want it to seem like I'm "god-mode"ing.))

 

[The GrandMage]

Zarl, of the Macrai-Itoche

Zarl turned his blade, stabbing it into the ground and using it as a lever. He spread his wings, turning his body so that most of the wind left him by. Just because he did not have the strength to fly, even the males of his species were built well enough to manipulate the air.

He felt himself being pushed, and lifted his feet of the ground, turning his wings to catch and turn the air, creating a draft that threw his upper body back. Using his grip on his sword and the backwards push on his upper body to throw his legs out, his feet aimed at Levaste's chest.

"Bad move, idiot! I have wings for a reason!"

 

[vbabe2001]

Hotaru: "Zarl please stop"

- She looked at Lavaste -

Hotaru: "Free my father and I will go with you, its all I request"

Bunny: "Hotaru, you don't have to give in to this guy, if all of us lock our power and hit him with it.. we can destroy him!"

Hotaru: "Then we would be no better off than he is. "

Bunny: "But he is the BAD guy Hotaru, can't you see that? He is that evil ruler of the kingdom everyone talk's about.. "

Hotaru: "Bunny.... I... "

Bunny: "Father would never forgive me... "

- Hotaru looked at Logan -

Bunny: "And he killed Logan's mother"

Hotaru: "But.. he said that wasn't his real mother.... "

Bunny: "How can you be so sure"

Hotaru: "Lavaste, will you take the group of us to your castle, and prove to Logan that you guys are really brothers?"

 

[n00n3y0ukn0\/\/]

After getting knocked down by Zarls kick, he stands and brushes himself off.

"Well I can see that as acceptable. I'll even call off the attack against his pseudo mother as well."

He looks around to the group.

"Well I'd like Hotaru to be with me at all times, others can be with us if they like, but Hotaru doesn't leave my sight."

 

[NyghtRayne]

"Wait, how can we believe you? You said you killed my mother, and now you're telling me you can stop it from happening? That doesn't make any sense."

"Hotaru it is your choice whether we go or not as we have all agreed to help you rescue your father. It doesn't matter to me if we're brothers, I don't want to be his brother really. I don't want to think I could be related to a monster like him."

He looks to Hotaru... "The mother I was with for 19 years is the only mother I have ever known. She is my real mother for all I know. His mother, the one who quie possibly gave birth to me... from what he says she helped give me away. I don't know if I want to know if he really is my brother or not."

He took a breath and looked to Hotaru's face, when his eyes met hers they held her gaze. " I just don't think it's right of him to force you into a choice. Go with him, with the promise that he'll let your father go and the rest of us as well. We'll go but we have no clue as to whether he'll keep that promise or not."

He looked to Lavaste... "I swear this right now... you do anything to hurt her and brother or not you'll regret it. You're wrong to do this. You would do better to get her to love you honestly and not with threats to her family."

 

[The GrandMage]

Zarl, of the Macrai-Itoche

Zarl fell back, landing hard. He quickly pulled himself to his feet, stretching himself. He glanced over his shoulder at Hotaru. He rolled his eyes. Oh yes, let's all go along with the dark mage! Surely he's trustworthy!

What the hell was wrong with these people? "Oh, yes everybody, good plan! Let's follow the murderous dark mage into the heart of his power and hope he decides to be nice to us later! What the hell is wrong with you people?? Will you listen to yourselves? You want to trust someone with a history of pillaging and killing! You honesty think that your father is going to be more proud of you if you send everyone you care about into a deathtrap because you're to stupid to understand the danger? Oh yes, I'm sure that's what he always wanted from you! I'm sure he spent nights wishing that his daughter would throw sense into the wind and sell herself to a dark mage on a promise he's likely to break first chance he gets."

He took another stance, and rushed Levaste again. The others could stand around, gabbing all day about what suicidal plan of action they wanted. But if he died, he would die in battle, not killed by a dark mage whenever the guy felt like it, or thrown in some dungeon forever.

He liked to think himself as having a little more sense.

 

[n00n3y0ukn0\/\/]

Levaste

He watches Zarl get up and as he rushes...

"What idiocy."

He then casts a force blast, basically point blank at Zarl. As Zarl reels back. ((OOC: Don't worry it's more of a bitchslap feel)) He looks to the others.

"Well I guess we'll have to continue this later, you all know where I live."

He then changes to a raven and flies off towards his land, staying just above the trees.

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Tamra

She moves forward.

"That was kind of odd. So now what are we going to do?"

She takes a seat, wondering how this all happened.

 

[vbabe2001]

- Hotaru heard every word Zarl had said, and they all stun.. hard.. -

Hotaru: "I.. I'm sorry... its just not everyday someone kidnaps your father, I'm stupid.. "

Bunny: "No, your not stupid Hotaru"

Hotaru: "Yes Bunny I am, Zarl is right.. I don't know what I was thinking. I.. I have to be alone for awhile"

- Hotaru wrapped her arms around herself and before anyone could protest, she went off into the woods alone.. and towards the lake -

Bunny: "Dammit"

- Bunny wanted to go after her.. but.. she didn't really know what to say to her. Instead she sat down on the log beside Tamra -

 

[Khadgar]

Dreant Firebane

Dreant sat, chewing on part of a rabit, slowly rotating the other one ofer the fiure on a stick he had found. the rabit was pretty tastym, but then again, it wasn't often he cooked his meals. he had struck it lucky too, he not only had come across people who had cooked food, but they also seemed to be some kind of acting troupe. these mock battles were pretty believable too, but since no one was hurt, there's no worries.

munching on the rabbit Dreant's fur bristled as the gust caught it, making him smile at the cool air, it reminded him of home. but the next time he looked up from his food, the big bad mage, who seemed to play his part very well, had left the damsel in distress, taking off as a raven. this was exquisite, magic users using their power for entertainment, he'd never heard of it. the next step was unsure, he didn't know if the damsel in distress would be taken away by her knight in shining.... green it seemed armour, or the long lost brother of your enemy type person. origionality wasn't a big problem when you had magic to over shadow it, but with the people now talking, he paniced a little, the show was obviously winding up, time for him to make his escape into the trees, he certainly didn't want to be caught seeing a practice, uninvited, and eating what was probably their food. grabbing the rest of the rabbit he had found and heated, he slinked off behind a tent, and to the base of a tree, blending in with it's brownish red bark, he sat, a little ways from the camp, wondering if he wouldbe able to see any more performances soon....

 

[NyghtRayne]

“Well Tamra, I’m not sure what we should do. Lavaste wants to force Hotaru to be his. We have to rescue her father that much I do know. She needs to be able to decide after that on her own who she wants to be with.”

He looked to Hotaru as she spoke. “Hotaru I agree with Bunny, you’re not stupid. You’re right it’s not everyday someone’s father is kidnapped.”

Then before he could say more… "Yes Bunny I am, Zarl is right. I don't know what I was thinking. I. I have to be alone for awhile" Then she wrapped her arms around her and headed for the lake……alone.

He looked after Hotaru, she was determined to be alone, but he still didn’t like the idea of anyone going out in the woods alone. Especially after this shit with this creep Lavaste.

He looked to Zarl, “Thanks for bringing some sense into this.” Then he looked to Bunny and Tamra, then realized that someone was missing. “Um, now where did Eeve go?” He sighed and thought What is it with Girls and walking alone in dangerous places? I don’t get it.

“Ok I know Hotaru wants time alone and Eeve probably went to find her knife. We need to find them. Zarl I know you probably want to get to bed now, but if you wouldn’t mind finding Eeve.” He looked to Bunny, “I don’t know if I should, but I’m going after Hotaru.”

With that he turned and headed in the direction Hotaru went, just incase Lavaste was near and had overheard her, he didn’t want anything happening to Hotaru. She isn’t stupid, just too trusting.

He let his thoughts wander about what Lavaste had said about what he had done, how they were brothers and that he had had the only mother he ever knew killed. He would pay for that, and if Logan had any choice in the matter he would not have Hotaru, unless she was able to choose for herself with out any threats held over her.

 

[The GrandMage]

Zarl, of the Macrai-Itoche

Zarl sat up, blinking. The mage had turned into a Raven. He held out a hand, trying to gather power for an attack, but found his magic exhausted, and his body following. He got to his feet, shaking his head to clear it. The mage had fled. If the others had helped, instead of standing around like fools, they might have been able to win.

He moved quickly, catching up with Logan as he went to go after Hotaru. He took ahold of Logan's upper arm. "Hey, listen, tell Hotaru I didn't really mean that. She's not stupid, just,...well, she's not used to such things. She's just new to these kinds of situations. You tell her that, okay?"

He let go of Logan, and turned, walking back into the camp. He reached up, scratching the back of his head. Who the Hell was Eeve? He scooped up his sheath from near the tent, and put his katana away, dropping it with the rest of his things. He looked at the others, and then looked out into the forest.

"I told you the elf wasn't any damned elf." He wondered how he was supposed to find someone he hadn't even met. He glanced around, his gaze finally resting on Bunny. "So,....ummm,...did I do the right thing?"

 

[NyghtRayne]

He stopped and looked to Zarl as he grabbed his arm and then spoke. He nodded, "I'll tell her, if she'll listen."

He watched a moment as Zarl walked back to the camp, then turned and walked into the woods to find Hotaru.

 

[vbabe2001]

- Hotaru was indeed at the lake, her eyes were soft and reflecting the shiny afterglow of the water. She had her shoes and socks off, dipping her feet into the cold water.

It was hard to tell if she was crying or not, put her knees were pulled up to her face, her head resting gently against her legs.. -

~

::Bunny looked at Zarl and shook her head::

Bunny: "I don't think you quite understand Hotaru the way I do... some of those things you said, although realistic, were badly timed.. "

 

[The GrandMage]

Zarl, of the Macrai-Itoche

He sat down, staring into the fire. He glanced at Bunny, and sighed before turning back to the flames.

"What I said was what was needed. The timing saved her. I would not have lasted much longer in battle, and you all were too busy trying to show the evils of the monster threating her freedom, while not showing that she was walking right into the cage it had for her."

He stood up, and moved to the tent, he looked at it, and then looked out to the woods again.

"Hotaru may be hurt, but it is only an emotional hurt. That you humans can even feel that is a show of the great gifts you were given."

 

[Khadgar]

Dreant Firebane

Dreant froze, the big green knight in scaly armour was looking right at him. maybe he really was a scaly thing. what had he heard, some reptiles ponly see what moves?

Dreant cycled "be one with the tree be one with the tree" over and over, but his clouded mind got a little mixed up and the next thing he knew he was sitting in the mid range of branches, looking through the foilage at the campers. he was proud of himself, untill he realized this was definatly not bewing one wiht the tree.

 

[NyghtRayne]

Logan stepped quietly from the tree line and stopped the moment he spotted Hotaru there by the water. It was almost as if his heart had jumped into his throat, and he couldn’t have spoke at this very moment if he had wanted to.

He stood there a few moments just watching her. The words she had said to Lavaste ran through his mind, she liked him. He smiled and then stepped forward a few steps then stopped.

All he could think of was how beautiful she was here with only the light of the moon shining off the water of the lake. He had thought that before, but thought it even more so now.

It pulled at his heart; he wanted nothing more than to be close to her, to protect her, to hold her. But he also knew she had to be free to make her own choice, he wasn’t going to be like Lavaste, brother or not, that was yet to be proven, he was not going to be that way ever.

He cleared his throat softly not wanting to startle her. Then he spoke quietly, “Hotaru, I’m sorry I followed you. I know you wanted to be alone, but it’s just not safe out here. Especially after that episode with Lavaste.”

He stayed standing where he had stopped a short distance from her. “I’ll just stay over here so you can have your space to think. Zarl, wanted me to tell you he didn’t mean you were stupid, by what he said. None of us think you are, we just think it is wrong for you to be forced into anything.”

He stood watching her, feeling like an intruder, but not able to back away and leave even if he wanted to.

 

[vbabe2001]

- Hotaru turned to him, and rose to her feet...

She walked over to him, one foot infront of the other... and without a word her slender fingers reached to cup his face...

But she didn't say a word,

....

She just pressed her lips against his.... -

 

[NyghtRayne]

He watched her as she stood, and he couldn’t take his eyes off of her as she walked to him.

He smiled as she touched his face, then she caught him by surprise him when she kissed him.

All he could think about was the feel of her soft lips against his. He reached out and wrapped his arms around her, and pulled her closer.

As he held her he brought his hand up and touched her cheek, then ran his fingers through her hair.

 

[vbabe2001]

- Hotaru's heart was beating like a jackrabbits, and she felt so warm inside... when she kissed him, the world seemed to drift away...

She didn't want it to stop, and just the feeling that he was kissing her back had made her almost dizzy with a rush of warm emotions...

~

Bunny on the other hand, was next to Zarl in the tent with her head laying gently against his shoulder.

Bunny: "Maybe a gift.. but I think it almost a curse... "

 

[NyghtRayne]

After a few moments, he broke the kiss, though everything in his mind told him not to.

He wanted this moment to last, but he also knew that even though they were out here together it was not safe.

Logan looked to Hotaru and smiled softly. “Hotaru, as much as I would love to just stay here all night and hold you… We’re not safe out here. Let’s gather your shoes and head back ok?”

He took her hands in his and held her a moment longer. “I think Bunny and quite possibly Tamra are going to share a tent with Zarl. So you can have the other one, and I’ll sleep near the fire.”

 

[vbabe2001]

- Hotaru shook her head -

"Your going to make me sleep alone?"

- Hotaru frowned, a bit disappointed... -

"I mean, if Tamra is sleeping with Zarl and Bunny... who can I sleep with?"

 

[n00n3y0ukn0\/\/]

Tamra

She looks around, as everyone seems to walk off, then to Bunny and Zarl.

"Hey, you two can have your own tent...I think I'm gonna sleep alone tonight. I'll probably bunk in a tree or something."

She heads to the fire and grabs another fish, taking a bite and sitting down.

God...I feel too wierd now, I probably shouldn't have gone in with Bunny and Zarl.