The Crystal Kingdom

[The GrandMage]

Lawerence

He smiled. Good Ol' Flint. He threw the axe at Flints legs, and it spun through the air. Flint had to leapt in mid-charge to avoid it, and he fell flat on his face. Before he could get up, Lawerence planted a foot in his back, and put the point of his sword at the base of his neck.

"You lose, old friend." He smiled, and sheathed his sword before helping Flint to his feet. Then, he picked up his axe, and tucked it away in his belt.

"Okay then! Let's be off!"

 

[Lady_Siren]

Ariana stood up looking around sensing something but she couldn't place her finger on it. "Lawrence, Flint wait. Something is wrong" she tried to search out the darkness but it was to thick. Something incredibly evil and stong was coming their way at a fast speed. "I suggest we get out of here before innocent people get hurt" one of the men in the hall tried to open the door but it would budge. A mage stepped up and hit it with fire balls and yet nothing happened. Shaking her head Ariana felt an intense feeling of unease. Just then the door burst open and a black cloud floated in when it dissapated a man stood there his eyse black as his soul as they searched for something... or someone. They settled on Ariana and a chilling smile curved across the mans face. He seemed to float as he moved forward stopping a few feet from Ariana who seemed enthralled by his eyes. "Dear girl, at last we meet. I am Drakire high general of the dark riders. You have become a pain in our sides and I have been ordered to get rid of that pain" finally snapping out of it Ariana tilted her chin up a notch and narrowed her eyes "You will defeat four sages? All alone? I think not" she said her tone hostile. Drakire laughed the sound sent a chill into everyone's soul. "Not I alone girl" he clapped and almost twenty dark soldiers appeared armed to the teeth. "My friends and I of course" he stepped back and with a clap the dark soldiers began advancing.

Aneke:

Aneke smiled at Garret but her smile quickly turned to a frown as she felt the darkness getting closer. So close she felt as if she were weighed down by a black cloud. Then the door burst open and a man entered. Aneke made a sound in the back of her throat and backed up. She knew that man, that man was the reason that the faery kingdom population was so low. He was why the northern elves of Aralia were extinct. Shaking her head she mouthed the word no. Then her fear quickly turned to anger when she thought of all the people he had hurt and she felt an intense rage. Looking to Garret she gazed for a moment at him then without another word she left to join Ariana's side.

 

[The GrandMage]

Lawerence

He turned. Four? Garret, Ariana, Flint....? Oh well, wasn't his to question. A grin split his face. "Well, Flint, looks like the good ol' days have decided to pay a visit."

His sword hissed as he unsheathed his sword. He pulled his axe out, and held the two weapons before him. He stood tall, and let out the Vengence call of Terislie's Royal Guard. He pulled his sword back, and lifted the arm holding the axe as he charged into battle.

They looked tough, but really, only twenty of them?

What would the others do while he and Flint had their fun?

 

[Darklord]

Flint

After conceding the match, Flint had gone back to his armor and was just finishing latching it all back up again when Drakire arrived at his monastery's doorstep, literally. Even as Ariana and her nemesis talked, Flint motioned his students to get the high priest from the room out the back way. Even as he did so he walked forward to join his friend Lawrence.

When Lawrence commented "Well, Flint, looks like the good ol' days have decided to pay a visit." Flint could only roll his eyes at that. Sighing he said "Vernt protect us all today." as his friend strode forward unlimbering his sword and axe. Rolling his shoulders a little Flint could only think. "When in all the 90 Hells of Fulcor is this SHIT gonna end Vernt?" as he pulled his weapons free also. Flail spinning slowly, the three heads setting up a low moaning as they passed through the air, he went forward and stood between Ariana and Drakire.

Looking at Drakire, Flint first of all spit on the floor in front of his boots then spoke. "You have violated my house and sanctuary. You are now on the holy ground of Vernt, and I ask you to leave before I must make you leave, in many pieces." Drakire's answer seemed to involve some very impossible sexual positions and partners to Flint's mind. Sighing again, Flint spoke "then you must die." and charged.

 

[Lady_Raisa]

Victoria's mom had left the room. Victoria sat on her bed with a scowl on her face and her arms laying limply at her sides. Merton sat at her feet and purred with the warmth of the room.
"well,"Merton said sitting up. "I must be going."
"what do you mean? you can't just leave. "
"Yes i can, I'm Merton. not a slave to my mother. " MErton jumped off the bed and went to the window and pawed at it .
"I'm going with you. " Victoria said after much thought.
"I knew you would." Merton put a cat smile on his face and waited at the window They climbed out the window together. But not before , Victoria grabbed her two daggers. They were small but they were stong and sharp. Her mom has been teaching her how to use them and Victoria taught herself to do really cool tricks with them. She placed them in the belt of her dress and slid open the window quietly. The afternoon sky bright agaisn't her face.Merton jumped on her back and they were off.
Victoria didn't know where they were going but Merton . He lead the way though the forest.

 

[The GrandMage]

Lawerence

He only smiled. That was Flint. He may complain your foot off about it, but he was a fighter nonetheless.

Lawerence grinned, and bent his knee, leaning forward as he charged, preparing to cleave two of the foul looking bunch into fourths in his first attack.

 

[Lady_Siren]

Ariana pulled her fans out of her belt flicking them open. Her eyes narrowed at she looked at Drakire. Calling to Flint she said "Flint, take care of his minions, Drakire is mine!" with that she moved towards him. He smiled that chilling smile again and said "You are a feisty one, if you weren't an Aralian I would think you were worthy of me" she laughed bitterly and spit at his feet "I'd rather die a thousand deaths" his eyes narrowed "Your wish is my command" with that the fight began.

 

[The GrandMage]

Lawerence

He grinned, and was met in battle by his victims. His sword struck the steel of a partner blade, and his axe cut deep into the wooded hande of the mace brought up in defense. He allowed his legs to slide from his running, slamming into the mace-weilders led as Lawerence fell on his back.

He moved his sword from the other steel, catching the man as he fell upon the blade, using his axe to block the attack the swordsman used to retaliate.

 

[Darklord]

Flint

Unlike the stalking of Ariana or the running charge of Lawrence, Flint seemed to FLOW across the floor. First to engage him was an overly excited warrior with a broadsword. With a slight flick of his wrist, Flint sent the flail's heads spinning at the weapon in his foes hand. The enemy managed to defend that, but even as he parried another swing, the war hammer came crashing down on his skull. Flint spun to meet the next attack even before the now foot shorter enemy hit the floor.

As he met the next attack he saw that Ariana had engaged Drakire. As the two circled each other and Flint fended off another foe, he kept an eye on Ariana. For a few moments he kept the enemies at arms length, and then moved into one of them. Hammer looping over and drawing his foes shield up, Flint used the flail to crush his foes knee caps. Howling the foe fell to the floor. As he fell Flint turned to meet the next enemy even as the spike on the war hammer jabbed down into the fallen foes skull.

 

[Lady_Raisa]

Merton turned left. So victoria turned left. They followed a trail that wasn't there and she fell twice. Her left leg felt like it was cut and her dress was tattered and torn with twigs and leaves stuck to them.Victoria rolled her eyes and grunted as she relized about her dress. "what am i soppose to do now?" she whinned looking at the cat. he stood there looking at her for a moment before breaking the silence.
" why don't you ripe most of it away."
"you mean tear it off?"
"yes. "
"no!" Victoria cried holding her dress at her knees so she could look at the blood that trickled down.
"why not?" Merton said staring . " your mothers not here to stop you."
"it will be short."she said urgeing to go on.
"fine. but i think it will be a riot watching you try to fight with it on. "Victoria groaned because she relized he was right. She tore upward and cut it at her knees. Luckly the dress was loose and was loose enough to fight in . She thought as she imagined what she looked like.
"not to bad. " she said moving her free legs. they walked as Merton told her more about the Crystals

 

[Lady_Siren]

Ariana and Drakire danced together in a morbid sort of way. She jumped avoiding his lower thrust. Spinning she swung out with her right fan missing him my a hair's width. He chuckled obviously enjoying himself. This went on for quite some time until finally Ariana gained the advantage. He stumbled over a body of a fallen soldier. Though he quickly regained his balance she was able to get a hit in. She kicked him square in the chest and he stumbled back she then swung around knocking his feet out from under him. He fell back landing hard. She was about to finish this once and for all when he spoke "You are stonger then I thought and I underestimated your power. It will not happen again. This is not over little child and when we meet again and we will, I will show you your grave" With that black smoke filled the room causing her to cough and cover her eyes. When the smoked cleared Drakire was gone.

 

[Lady_Raisa]

Victoria traveled on . free from her long skirt and her knobby knees learned to walk with out giving in every two seconds. She started singing a little song her mom had taught her and when Merton finally got the hang of it he joined in also. There they go singing meerlily when they reach the first town .

 

[The GrandMage]

Lawerence

He rolled over, and jumped to his feet, kicking the corpse over and pulling out his sword. Steel flashed as he went into the attack. His axe cut deep in one's lance, and the sword cleaved his skull in two. Turning, he kicked one in the gut. Then he noticed the smoke. Once it cleared, the soldiers began to retreat.

"hey! Come back here!"

But they were gone. He sighed, and wiped his sword and axe on a corpse, and sheathed his weapons. He walked over to Ariana, and looked the situation over.

"Well, that sucked. You'd think they'd have stayed. Oh well. So, where to now? Where's the next sage? Terislie maybe?"

 

[Lady_Raisa]

Victoria picked the cat up and entered a tavern. She asked for some food and they gave it to her . She asked for some meat and they gave it to her . she feed it to Merton. She looked outside and sighed as she pulled her money out and left three pences on the table . Merton and Victoria left the tavern and sat down in front of the tavern

 

[Darklord]

Flint

Flint had justed finished crushing a warriors skull when all the rest of them began to run from the room. Closing his eyes in exasperation at Lawrences complaint at the end of the battle, Flint began to set the monastery back into order.

While Ariana and Lawrence debated on their next destination Flint quietly went about examining the equipment of the dead enemies. Looking it over he came on something he hadn't expected to find. "Lawrence, perhaps you'd like to see this old friend." he interrupted their heated debate by calling to Lawrence.

 

[The GrandMage]

Lawerence

He held up a finger, and went to Flint. Flint, as always, had unearthed something important. And would probably worry them all stupid with it.

"What now?"

 

[Lady_Raisa]

Victoria sighed again and looked at the cat."next town?" She asked.
Merton looked around. "I think this is the place." Merton looked around. "over there." he said and started away. Running after whast seemed to be a mouse . A mouse leading the way? Victoria thought. How odd. "Why Ariana. I was just looking for you . "The cat mewed happily .
"I thought he only talked to me?" Victoria rounded the corner and saw Merton rush up to a lady and rubb her legs. "can she hear you?" she asked quietly hopeing that no one thought her crazy.
" no, but she knows what I'm saying . she has the talent to see what i say through my actions. "merton looked back at the lady . " something you'd have to learn if you couldn't speak to us "

 

[Lady_Siren]

Ariana sighed softly shaking her head. Damnit! he got away... Looking to Lawrence who had approached her. "I don't believe we need to go far, the sage is here in town. Some how she managed to find me. She is near by and will arrive here soon I believe we should just rest"

OOC: Anyone know what happened to Garret?

 

[The GrandMage]

Lawerence

He looked over his shoulder at Ariana. "Yeah, but that only makes four! Where's the last one?"

He turned his attention back to Flint. This was obviously important. "Well?"

 

[Darklord]

Flint

In reply to Lawrences question Flint merely seized what he had looking at, and pulling tore it from the neck of the dead opponent. Tossing it to Lawrence it glinted of gold. As he snagged it, Flint stood and looking him the eye said "The seal of the Queen's Knights, from Tarten, and believe me, I know you can tell that too. Something is definently wrong if one of them is taking up with someone like Drakire.."

 

[poohlive]

Ooc: I'm here, just haven't found a reason to post. Everyone else seems to be handling things just fine, lol.



Garret sighed, finishing his coffee, "Are we done throwing areound the testosterone? Some of us haven't gotten our sleep yet."

 

[The GrandMage]

Lawerence

He frowned. This couldn't be...The Queen's Knights? But it was the seal. He pocketed the seal, and reached over to the body it had come from, pulling it forward and wiping the blood away.

He growled, and threw the body down, standing back up. He turned away from Flint, and looked at the door. "His name's Linden. He disappeared about a year ago. He was wanted for...well, I told you about it. It's not important...."