Time misplaced (Open)

[Enosch Di'en]

Hurrying back, she was glad that the others hadn't left her. As she joined the rest of the group, she noticed that Slanglant was looking at her. She smiled to herself as his gaze drifted a rather low, lingering longer than was necessary to just acknowledge her prescence before turning his head back to the water.

She crept up to the elf and knelt beside him. "What's going on," she whispered, placing her slender arm on his back, feeling the muscles that rippled under his skin like tight cords. She grinned as she thought of the effect her new attire must be having on him. Her kneeling position had caused the makeshift skirt to rise a little, giving a very flattering view of her smooth, olive coloured legs. She wiggled her toes, enjoying the free feeling of her bare feet. She had to admit that hovering was definitely better than walking on the tough ground.

 

[Sky Jade]

Fayt stoped behind the other three, holding his sword back.

"What's going on? What do you..."

He pushed forward a little so that he could see what was going on, and stopped in mid-sentence as he took in the scene. The burning boat and the strange creatures, only they weren't strange to him. They had followed him here somehow, to this planet..but why?

The creature was a Vendeeni. They wore white masks, so he wasn't sure what they looked like underneath it. The mask was dome-shaped, the front narrowing down to a snout without air holes. The only visible holes were two large holes for their eyes. They stood just under six foot and wore robe-like clothing. On their feet were box-like boots and each carried a pulse rifle. They talked among themselves and then one of them pointed in their direction, towards the hidden pod.

"Not good...We might wanna be careful..."

Someting caught their attention because Fayt dives towards Sabera, Sanglant, and the druidess, pushing them to the ground as one of the soldiers fired the rifle in their direction, the laser fire seering the bark off of a tree only a few inches from them.

 

[Enosch Di'en]

Lying on her back, she was a bit startled to find Fayt lying on top of her. Wow, he smells good. I guess they must take regular baths where he is from. Now THAT doesn't sound like a bad idea. I am feeling a bit travel worn at the moment. Wait, what was that noise? She grinned as she pushed Fayt off of her, and glanced up. Then, she saw it.

The mighty oak stretched high above them into the sky, its branches spread over them, shading them from the sun's warmth. The summer had been good to it, and its mighty boughs were full with rich green leaves and little brown acorns. This tree was pure, standing proudly on ground in which it had set roots long ago and called its own. For years, it had been here in this place, giving shade to the creatures of the forest, feeding the greedy squirrels to keep them during the cold winter, offering a welcome home to the bluebirds who needed a safe haven from the harsh wind and rain.

And now, as she stared up at this mighty embodiment of goodness, she saw the scar, charred and still smoking from the blast that had hit it. It was undoubtedly sorcery, a cowardly mage that had missed his mark, striking the innocent tree instead. A rage burned deep within her, filling her eyes with hatred. She flew to her feet, grabbing her staff in her hands. Words bubbled out from within the boiling cauldron of her enraged spirit, her righteous indignation burning in her soft brown eyes. She barely realized that she was uttering the words she felt, an ancient incantation to an older power than this foolish mage could ever imagine. Her power welled within her, as she finished the incantation, walking to the edge of the bluff and raising her arms above her head, barely noticing as the beings below pointed their black sticks at her. She raised her arms above her head, shaking her staff with a power she did not understand. Looking up into the azure sky over her head, she released the final words, calling her anger to all that was nature to avange the innocent tree. "Eldin Caramere, Et` ramah el caramesh. CARAMESH!!!" Screaming, she fell to the ground exhausted, just as more bolts of energy zapped overhead to splash onto the poor oak, sizzling as the heat burned another three smoking gashes into its masive trunk.

Suddenly, the ground began to tremor, as the clouds rolled across the sky, blackening the sun. Rain began to fall in sheets over the robed figures below, soaking them completely. The three friends huddled over the young woman, afraid to look at the chaos that was happening below. Thunder boomed and lightening flashed, as the wind screamed like a banshee all around them. Then, suddenly, it was gone.

Slanglant peered cautiously over the small bluff. Looking down, grinned as he saw the beings. The other three looked over the bluff to see the destruction that the girl had just wrought on their enemies. Gazing down to the banks of the river, they could easily make out the forms of the robed figures. They stood there shaking their white masks and looking around at each other confused. Slanglant grinned as he looked at the others. "Well, we have much to be thankful for. It would seem that our druid friend has made our enemies a field of flowers." Sure enough, surrounding the beings was an enormous field of the brightest and most beautiful flowers one had ever seen. Slanglant just shook his head, laughing.

 

[katalynn]

Glancing at her for a moment, for as amusing as it was, it was still foolish of her to do act in such a rush.

"They could have killed you...."

A smile crept on his lips, not wanting to express how he felt about her

"Then what would Luathas do?"

using the big white furball as a scapegoat to his own emotions. Then the seriousness sunk in. These things are unknown to him...

This.. Fayt.. the man from the skies.. he knows of them. They had to have followed him..... but how? He came from the skies.. there was only one ball of flame that streaked the skies.... Only one being came out of the ... thing... Where?.. How?.. who?.."

"You know these fools don't you? Fayt?!?... Can they be killed? If so how? I may not be welcomed in these lands, but I will not let such unknown creatures with unknown.... Magic?!?! roam free... How do we kill them?"

Slanglant nudge the others to follow him. It was no longer safe in this very spot.. Those things know they were there. They kept low as possible, he would watch as the creatures just now reached the spot they used to be in.

"I can tag one, but the others will follow.. or.. shoot whatever magic comes for those .... things..."

This was becoming to much for him; a human that does not use magic came from the skies in something that has never been seen before. A female that with ever touch brings in an unwanted flashblack. Least right now, they were unwanted memories, this wasn't the time or place for them.

And now this... these creatures.

"Damn. What a day this is turning out to be."

Spoke under his breath, unsure if any of the others heard it.

"Stay here.... At this moment, I might be the only that can kill these things...."

It wasn't about an ego trip, or wanting to take control of the situation. It was just how he saw things. Fayt had a sword, but these things had some powerful magic that had a pretty good range. He felt Sindera might be able to do something. And he saw what the druid could do.

flowers?!? A feild of Flowers!

It still amused him enough to forgive her and judging by a few things, he felt that she really didn't know what she was doing. Thinking back to the blood he saw on her head, the way her clothes were torn, she had to have been through some ordeal.

"Yea.. .stay here if, it looks bad... Then you can either help.. or leave me."

He shrugged it off, if they left him, he wouldn't blame them. At least it would distract the creatures enough for one of them to tag one from behind. If nothing else.
Slanglant took to the trees, climbing them as easily as a cat. Finding a spot that gave him a perfect shot for his first kill... least.. he hoped it would be a kill. Taking a guess that they would be vulnerable at the neck like any other creature. He them facing away from the other three, having his arrow already locked in place and aimed at the neck of one...

He shot the arrow at the his prey.....

 

[NyghtRayne]

Sindera looked on in shock at the creatures, she was not familiar with them at all. She had no idea of how to attack them. She was srue they were not friendly or the boat would still be in tact and they would not be there laughing.

She hit the ground hard as Fayt knocked her off her feet, just as the bolt of energy flashed past and above the group. As the druid cast her spell Sindera was readying her own.

She harumphed as Sanglant spoke that he might be the only one able to kill the creatures. "I think you speak too soon there on that. I have spell smore powerful than the pepper spell I used back there."

She brought the spell she would use to mind, then flipped through the book in her hands. She could cast it frem memory but it would be weak. If she used the book it could be devastating.

"Ok now when he acts I will be ready." She whispered softly so that only those closest would hear.

She kept an eye on Sanglant, losing sight of him a few times as he moved in the trees. She finally spoted him as he readied his bow. She began to read from the book, as he loosed the arrow she raised her hand, palm to the creatures and let her spell loose.

A bright red fireflash leapt from her palm in the direction of the creature's the fire bolt was focused on one such creature. It hit the thing square and erupted around it, catching anything it was wearing along with it's hide aflame.

 

[Sky Jade]

The others probably didn't understand the soldiers language, but Fayt's communicator translated for him.

"Is this a joke?"

"I think that's the boy we're after. Spread out and capture him alive. Don't worry about the others."

Fayt sighed for a moment and looekd at Sanglant as he began rambling off questions.

"Now's not the time for that. I'm going around another way."

He watched Sanglant notched the bow and then ducked, moving through the bushes further down the embankment to get closer to them. He moved down behind the burning boat, using it for cover. That put him only a few feet from the nearest one.

The arrow flew straight on it's course, hitting the collar of the soldier. However, it didn't sink into the robe since the mask extending beneath the collar of the robe to protect the neck. It looked comical for a moment and then the soldier lifted his rifle, firing a few blasts at Sanglant, mostly hitting the bushes with several near misses.

The second soldier was hit quare in the chest with Sindera's fireball, catching part of the robe on fire. The soldier quickly patted it out before firing at Sindera quickly. Fayt waited till the third soldier was only a couple of feet away as it moved towards the embankment before attacking. The soldier barely had time to bring up his rifle to try and block the sword, which was cut through and sparks flew for a moment blinding both of them. Fayt rubbed at his eyes as he backed away for a moment before he recovered before the soldier. He lunged forward and thrust the sword into the vendeeni's abdomen, blood spurted for a moment. The soldier kicked at Fayt, knocking him back a couple of feet.

 

[katalynn]

Slaglant growled as the arrow didn't get through. Now he had the attentions from this creature. Theres always time to react, there just wasn't time to land another arrow before the creature reached him.

Quickly pulled out his daggers following Fayts lead into a physical combat. RAcing up to the one that Fayt already wounded, Slaglant stabbed both daggers into its back right at the spine.

 

[NyghtRayne]

Sindera was shocked as the fireball hit and the thing put out the flames just as fast as they had ignited it's robes. She jumped out of the way as it fired upon her. She hit the ground hard as she jumped away.

Her book flew from her hands to land a few feet from her. She went to scurry towards the book to retrieve it to be able to cast more of her spells in quick sucession. As she moved she felt a sharp pain in her right leg, she looked back to find her ankle entrapped in a fallen branch, pinned, keeping her from moving.

She also noticed a searing pain in her hip, she looked closer to where she was feeling the pain. There was a place in her dress where the beam from the creature's weapon had tore through the dress. As she moved she realised she had more problems, it wasn't only the dress that had been torn through, revealing plenty of soft white skin. The weapon had managed to sear the skin of her hip.

 

[Enosch Di'en]

The woman sat up, trying to clear away the bleary cobwebs behind her eyes. A low chanting brought her sense back into focus. Sindera! She shook her head and looked up to see Sindera finish he spell and a ball of flame explode from her extended palm. She saw Slanglant drop from the tree with his daggers drawn and run down the hill. She looked around, but didn't see Fayt anywhere. Suddenly, Sindera turned and dove to the ground as light-blasts from the creatures screamed past. She hit the ground hard, her ankle tangled in a root.

Sinder crawled over to her and grabbed her ankle. She pulled it from the root quickly, suddenly smelling the sickeningly sweet odor of burning flesh. She turned Sindera's leg over and found that one of the light-blasts had hit her thigh, rupturing her skin. She gasped at the sight of the wound, which had started to bleed and ooze a clear liquid. She grabbed the charred robe and ripped it, exposing Sindera's creamy white legs to the thigh. She grabbed the open wound, trying to hold the two sides together.

Tears welled up in her eyes as she noticed the look of pain on Sindera's face. "Oh gods, Sindera! I don't know what to do! What do I do?!" She looked at the burn, trying to decide how she could help her friend. Tears rolled down her face, dripping to the grass below. She leaned over Sindera and began to blow lightly across the wound, hoping to take some of the sting away. Her tears dripped from her cheeks, mixing with the blood and clear liquid. Closing her eyes, she tried frantically to think of how she could help the other woman.

She grabbed the piece of cloth she had torn from Sindera's robe and tore it again, creating a long strip. She turned back to wrap Sindera's leg, then gasped in surprise. The deep, bleeding gash on Sindera's leg had disappeared, leaving only the smooth, milky white skin along her thigh. She began wiping away the blood and clear liquid from Sindera's leg, an emabarrased look on her face. Then, she sat back and wiped her cheeks with the other piece of material.

"That was a bit mean if you ask me," she said, sniffing lightly. "I was all upset that you were hurt. You could have just told me that you know healing spells."

 

[NyghtRayne]

Sindera looked up to see the druid approaching. She winced in pain as she helped free her leg. She did her best not to cry out and reveal their position as she tore away the cloth to reveal more of the wound.

She didn't really know what to do either about the wound on her leg. The only thing she could think of was to wrap it until they could find a healer. She was about to mention that when the woman tried to hold the open wound together and started to blow on it. Her warm breath felt good, but then her tears mixed with the blood there and seeped into the open wound, burning slightly.

Sindera's eyes widenend as the druid looked away, she herself watched the wound seem to close on it's own. "That was a bit mean if you ask me," she said, sniffing lightly. "I was all upset that you were hurt. You could have just told me that you know healing spells."

Sindera's eyes met the woman's, "I didn't heal my leg.. I think you did somehow." She shook her head slightly. "I know Druids can cast healing spells, but they usually don't pretend it wasn't them that did it."

She noticed the look of hurt on the woman's face and reached out a hand to touch her arm. "I'm sorry... I really didn't do it.. you did somehow. And thanks..." Then it dawned on her she had never given anyone her name.

"I would thank you by name, but I don't recall you telling anyone yet." She smiled softly.

 

[Enosch Di'en]

"I would thank you by name, but I don't recall you telling anyone yet." She smiled softly.

The young woman looked at her, a puzzled expression on her face. She searched her mind, but somehow, she could not answer such a simple question. "I... don't know." And she really didn't. It felt very strange, but she could not remember who she was. "I'm sorry, but I just don't know. Oh my, this is very strange. I'm sure I sound silly, but I really don't know! And how could I have healed your leg? I didn't do anything! Oh, gods! Am I going crazy?" A frightened look came over her face as she realized that she could not remember anything. At least, not before...

"The crash. I remember something about a ball of fire hitting the trees. Then I woke up in the clearing close to where I met you. I'm not even sure if that is real, or just a dream. But that is all I can remember." Her eyes welled up again in tears, as the realization hit her that she had no idea who she was, or why she was in these woods at all. And how had she done those things on the bluff? Or healed Sindera's leg. It was all too confusing.

"I just don't know, Sindera."

 

[NyghtRayne]

"Shh shh shh.... we need to move away from here." Sindera looked to her worried about her not knowing her name. She didn't look injured when they had first met, but if she was a healer it may occur naturally.

"Once we get away from these guys we can get with the others again and find out what we can do about finding out what you do not remember." She smiled softly. "I promise we'll try to figure it out."

 

[Enosch Di'en]

"You're right," the woman said, wiping her eyes. "But I suppose that you will want something to call me. What about... Marin? I like that name." She stood shakily to her feet. "Yes, that will do for now."

She crouched lower as she and Sindera made their way to the edge of the bluff. Looking over, she saw that Fayt and Slanglant had everything under control, though they both seemed to have taken a bit of damage. Fayt heaved his huge sword, crashing through any defense the monsters might have had, the huge blade's own weight and momentum adding to the power of its weilder. Slanglant was a fluid blur, weaving between the unknow beings, his daggers kissing each one sweetly and lightly before moving away from the crimson stain they left behind.

Marin looked on, noticing the way the dark elf's lithe form seemed to dance among the beasts, like a ghost. He appeared only to touch his daggers to their chest, then was gone when they lunged at him, only to reapper behind them and tap their backs with his razor-sharp blades. A dance of death. That was what she saw, and she was entranced by it.

 

[Sky Jade]

The soldier went taut for a moment as Sanglant's daggers sunk into it's back, trying to grab at them. Fayt used the distraction to move forward and took ahold of his sword. He lifted a foot and braced it against the soldier's stomach before jerking the sword backwards. Fayt stumbled back a bit as the sword came free, the blade covered with blood. The soldier fell foward to the dground dead.

Meanwhile one of the other soldiers had noticed the commonation and came up behind Sanglent, pressing the barrel of the gun against the ranger's head. He spoke, but it would have been undecipherable to Sanglant.

"Don't move."

A part of the burning boat fell forward, suddenly seperating Fayt from the other two. He coughed as smoke filled the air and he held an arm up to shield himself from the fire, moving backwards. His only choice was to go the other way around the boat, which he started to do.

The last soldier was moving towards where Sindera and the druid were hiding, his weapon at ready.

 

[katalynn]

It caught Slanglant off gaurd when the boat shifted at it burned. All he could smell was the smoke and hear the shifted of wood as it fell onto itself. Felt arms grab him, sound of a thick voice of unknown words reaching into his ears. Slanglant could only assume it meant *Don't move*, seeing how that would be typical for this situation.

Irritation caught in Slanglants' eyes when the unknown object pressed into the side of his head. Still having his daggers held, he was tempted to stab them both into the creatures legs on both sides. Slanglant knew he couldn't stay in postion for long, the feeling of being trapped was not his way of thinking.

It was a risk he had to take. Very light movements he flipped the around, faceing the creatures legs, gripping them tightly making the muscles in his arms tense and in one movement both daggers landed in each thigh of the creature. Before Slanglant could react, he was knocked down as the creature punched him in the side of his head. In that same moment, Slanglant saw a white haze landing ontop of the creatures back. Claws digging into it deeply as the big white cat sunk its teeth into shoulder of the creature, making it land face first into the dirt. Luathas clawed and tore into creatures' back till it stopped flailing and screaming, lifeless underneath the blood covered paws and jaws of the mighty beast.


Slanglant was stunned and was barely able to get to his feet with an easy step. The blow to his head was pounding, his vision was slightly blurred only catching blobs of colors and movements.

 

[NyghtRayne]

Sindera looked to the woman.. "Marin it is then." She looked back in time to see the one creature headed their way, with it's weapon ready.

She looked to her tome and flipped quickly through the pages... stopping only when she came to the right one. She looked to Marin, "Shh... hopefully this will work."

She began reading from the book and not long after her words stopped, several little white lights appeared from out of the trees. They began to dart in and out and about the creature's face. They were pushing it back or away from the two women hiding in the bushes.

The white lights began zooming faster at the creature, easily avoiding any weapon's fire. When hit they would only reform and continue their distraction.

 

[Sky Jade]

It was a blur of white attacking the soldier as Fayt came around the other side of the boat, along the embankment. He blinked and it was over, the mangled body beneath the beast. Fayt took a moment and then realized the color of the aliens' blood was blood. Oh things were getting better by the moment. He groaned for a moment before he called towards Slanglant for a moment.

"You ok?"

Meanwhile the last soldier was busy with the wil-o-wisps, trying to fire at them. Laser fire hit several of the trees, a couple of blasts starting small fires. He began chattering in his language, cursing through Fayt's translator. Fayt turned to see what was happening and dove to the side as a shot narrowly missed him.

"Damnit."

 

[NyghtRayne]

Sindera never expected the creature to start shooting at the will-o-wisps.. She decided it was too dangerous to let him keep going and focused on cancelling the spell. The lights quickly danced away from the creature and faded as the spell's power dwindled.

She looked about seeing the thing and moved away a short distance. She looked to Marin and whispered. "Lets move away as quietly as possible." She began crawling in the direction that would keep them hidden but moving away from the creature.

 

[katalynn]

Slanglant shook his for a moment fighting off the disarray of the blow.

"Aye, I'm fine.."

Just as he said that, he noticed the will-o-wisps disappearing from around the creatures head. Its back was towards Slanglant while it searched for the girls. He told Luthas to stay put, not wanting to worry about him getting the way as Slanglant pulled out his bow and started to shoot arrows into the back of the creature. Soon it became the front as well when the creature turned around. Slanglant was shooting arrows into the creature that it was to stunned to react. Yet, the creature never fell. When it tried to raise his arm to shoot at Slanglant, an arrow landed right into the shoulder of that arm. The next arrow he aimed and shot for the arm itself, to either damage the arm or the weapon it held.

 

[NyghtRayne]

As Slanglant started firing arrows upon the creature and it turned it's attentions away from the two women, Sindera grabbed Marin's hand and moved away. She was hoping to get the two of them to where Fayt was, knowing safety was in numbers.

 

[Sky Jade]

The soldier's back wasn't as fully armored as his chest was. Most of the arrows stuck in it's back as it turned around to face Sanglant. The ranger's arrows penetrated the robe, but that was it as they hung down, held in only by the arrowheads. As the last arrow hit it's arm, the soldier dropped his weapon. He stood there for a moment, and then fell to his knees and then onto his front, dead.

"Not bad, now can we get out of here?"

Fayt moved down the embankment to stand over the soldier for a moment, tapping it's head to make sure he was dead. Satisfied, Fayt looked at the others for further instructions on where to go.

 

[katalynn]

Slanglant nodded to Luthas to lead the way. Following the bank of the river they came up to a path that lead across the river, a rope was strung from one end to the other as the rocks were slippery and people have used this path before.

Part of him was worried about the great cat, but with slight hesitation Luthas kept leading the way, half swimming and half using the rocks that he could use to cross the river.

Shortly after making sure Luthas would be fine, Slaglant took hold of the rope, looking back to see if the others did as well. Then began to proceed across the rocky path.

It was difficult in some areas, but once they all made it safely across and took a moment to relax a little.

"We are not far from town now."

Just as he said that, Slanglant casted the levitation spell once more and they were off. About half an hour later they came across town and he lead the way to an inn. Spoke to the innkeeper for rooms and hot baths and food to be brought up.
Slanglant turned to the others with a coy look on his eyes...

"Well... it appears that there are only two rooms left. How do we wish to do this? If nothing else, I can give up the room and let his use it, give the other room to the females."

 

[NyghtRayne]

Sindera wanted to more about this man, Fayt but figured it improper to offer to share his room so soon. She didn't know if the men where he was from would take that as being too forward.

"Maybe the girls sharing a room would be best. We can get cleaned up and meet back downstairs for dinner and talk alittle. I am sure each of us has an interesting tale to tell."

 

[Sky Jade]

Fayt took the lull after the battle to search the three dead soldiers. He came up with three small bags, jiggling them for a moment. They probably contained some sort of currency, but he could figure that out later. He shoved the three small bag into a couple of his pockets before he rejoined the group and they all headed into town.

At the inn he nodded for a moment.

"I will go with what you guys think is best. I'm new to this place, so I'm not sure about your customs. That's ok with me if the girls take one room and I go in the other. You can share the room as well Sanglant, unless you have other plans."

He looked down at his clothes for a moment. They had managed to be cut free from the fight, but he knew he couldn't wear them all the time.

"I don't have any extra clothes, so would you know of a place I could get some extra?"

 

[katalynn]

"No, I don't hae other plans. I do have some errands I must attend to though."

Took a quick glance around, seeking out the person he was suppose to meet here for the payment. Once Slanglant spotted him, making eye contact with them.

"I'll get you all some clothes, something more resonable for you Fayt, something that will make you fit in more. Also need something for that sword of yours too. Can't have it out in the open like that, guards don't like that."

"Go ahead to the rooms, I'll be up shortly. Take a bath, get cleaned up, whatever. See you guys in a bit."

Glanced down at the druid girl before he turned to walk off, a name was starting to linger in his thoughts, it was still to distant to be sure of, but it was becoming clearer that he knew her.

Shook his head, trying to clear the thoughts and be more focused on what he had to do first. And Slanglant walked off towards the person he was to meet.

"I want double the payment. Here is what you seek, but I had to kill the man in honor to get it. And you know I don't like killing for other peoples' prizes. I kill for myself only."

slanglant whispered to the strange person, as he sat down.

"Aye, I heard about the death of the poor fool. But, it was a well deserved death. Here, this is the money I owe you. And this is the money for the his death. A very well done job M'lord."

The elvish accent was very smooth, flowing like the air itself as the he spoke. But, Slanglant seemed a bit irritated with him, didn't stay to talk once the money and the item was exchanged. It was only moments till Slanglant stood and walked out the door to do some shopping.