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Post by Razgat on Sept 5, 2009 22:57:04 GMT -5
Thomas immediately drew his sword as he advanced towards Carter, but he faltered as he saw Galiana. She had pinned herself against the wall, clutching a basket her her chest. She had a hood of her cloak over her head, but it didn't hide her frightened face. She stared, terrified, at her guardian.
Any strategies Thomas had considered immediately became irrelevant. After seeing Galiana, he placed all of his attention on Carter. He still held his sword, prepared to strike the wolf in front of him, but he spoke to Carter. "You have murdered one of the royal guards. I cannot ignore that. If you come with me, you will only have to spend a few years in prison, considering your position. If you decide to fight back, I will have to use force."
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Post by Mizagium on Sept 5, 2009 23:03:32 GMT -5
This time, Carter really did laugh. A soldier was challenging him? Had he forgotten about Friga and Fenrir? Evidently so... Carter made a *snick* noise with his tongue and teeth. Friga pounced on Thomas, sending him to the floor. Fenrir stood by, waiting, should his sister require assistance. Carter, meanwhile, flexed his arms and cracked his knuckles.
"Go," he sad to both Galiana and Myrxxan, but not one or the other.
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Post by Razgat on Sept 5, 2009 23:16:14 GMT -5
Thomas fell harshly to the ground, struggling to move the massive wolf off of him. Thomas had managed to raise his arm up to block the wolf from biting anything but armor, but he couldn't get in a good position to use his sword. He struggled to push the beast off. He glanced at Galiana who had screamed after the wolf had pounced at him.
Galiana had raised both of her hands to her face, trying not to look. Her basket dangled from her arm, and she began to sink down the wall a little. She wanted to help her guardian, but she didn't know what to do. She became a little dizzy, and her nostrils flared when she caught a whiff of the meat she had in her basket. It was starting to spoil because of the heat. The meat...
She grabbed the meat out of her bag and unwrapped the cloth. She firmly gripped the soft flesh in her fingers and threw it at the ground towards Thomas. The sticky juice remained on her fingers, and bits of the flesh had stuck to them. She stared at the meat, hoping the wolf would be distracted long enough for her guardian to get up.
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Post by Mizagium on Sept 5, 2009 23:22:25 GMT -5
To Carter's unending annoyance, the meat did distract Friga enough to allow Thomas to push her off and get to his feet. She hadn't gone after the meat, Carter noticed, it merely caught her attention. He rubbed his temples in thought. "Look," he began, "I'm not unreasonable. I'm not here to cause any of you harm." A lie. Once Thomas turned his back, he would snap his neck. "I won't apologize for Friga's actions, as you threatened her, but I will allow you to leave with your lives. All of you. Fair?"
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Post by Razgat on Sept 5, 2009 23:28:01 GMT -5
Thomas knew he shouldn't take the offer, but with Galiana involved he didn't have a choice. He grabbed her arm and lead her away from the man and wolves. He gave one last stern look to Carter before turning away and leading Galiana away. She kept her head low and was breathing heavily. He turned to look at her, but she turned away from him and stared back at the meat she had thrown. All her savings, spent for her father, were rotting in the hot sun on the street.
Thomas loosened his grip on her arm and gently pulled her along.
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Post by Myrdraxxis on Sept 6, 2009 8:31:21 GMT -5
"The arrogance!" The voice hissed inside Myrxxan's skull. "How dare this worm speak to you this way. Show him our power. Spill his blood from here to the palace!"
Myrxxan clutched his head with one hand, steadying himself. "It's MY power." he whispered. Looking up at Carter he withdrew his staff. "I'm afraid your kind does not belong here, trash." he spat. Wind began whirling around the boy and his eyes began glowing with arcane power.
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Post by Mizagium on Sept 6, 2009 8:44:00 GMT -5
Myrxxan's insults kept Carter from running after Thomas and killing him. "My kind? Trash? I don't think you know who..." He noticed the wind beginning to pick up. "You don't frighten me with you tricks!" He signaled for the wolves to stay back and jumped on the boy himself.
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Post by Razgat on Sept 6, 2009 9:07:03 GMT -5
Galiana felt the sudden breeze, and she turned to look back. She gasped when she saw Carter jump on Myrxxan. She pulled on Thomas' arm and got him to turn around. Thomas paused when he saw the fighting, but he knew there was something odd about it. Now isn't the time for me to intervene. I have to get Galiana away.
He pulled her around again and picked up the pace, dragging her along by her arm. She thought they should help, but she didn't protest. She only looked back, watching, as she was led away.
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Post by Myrdraxxis on Sept 6, 2009 12:21:34 GMT -5
Myrxxan lashed out with his staff, catching Carter in the chin. "Tricks?" he muttered. "How about this then?" he thrust out his hand, and a bolt of lightning shot forth, headed for Frigga.
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Post by Mizagium on Sept 9, 2009 14:47:31 GMT -5
Frigga skidded out of the way, but got the fur on her leg singed. Carter took Myrxxan by the shoulders (since there was no collar). "All right, punk, what do want with me?"
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Post by Monika on Sept 10, 2009 17:04:52 GMT -5
"Ah, yes...Her Imperial Majesty wanted to make amends with the Really Cool Royal Family and sign an alliance with you all. Making up for what Former Emperor Veralice did so long ago." Winston muttered, eying more documents in his briefcase. He found yet another on Leon detailing his theft of the Beauty Mirror. The document made mention of Leon's desire for the other 3 objects as well as his betrayal by the Time Keeper.
How interesting... Winston thought before hastily shoving the papers into his pocket.
"So...Your Majesty. What do you say?" Winston asked, retrieving more papers from his briefcase. They were handwritten by Aurora herself in very large, very fancy British like handwriting. The top of the front paper bore the words "AGREEMENT FOR THE ALLIANCE AND PEACE BETWEEN REALLY COOL LAND AND AWESOME LAND."
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Meanwhile, back in Awesome Land:
Aurora stepped away from the Alspire very slowly, almost as if she was glued to the area. She overheard a commotion in the background, something she wasn't very fond of.
"What is all of that noise?" she asked herself. She was about to send one of her Guardians to examine the scene when she realized she had sent them all on other errands, save for Laurine. "If I send her out, something obviously will go wrong." Aurora mused over the idea, thinking to herself the chaos Laurine would inspire. "I suppose I will...take care of this myself." And with that, Aurora appeared near the battle between Carter and Myrxxan with the same unholy agility that she had used to jump from her tower.
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Post by Razgat on Sept 10, 2009 17:12:12 GMT -5
General Bara fought the urge to yawn. It wasn't that what was currently going on didn't excite him. It was really very important. He had been up late the night before, and barely had any sleep. He was looking forward to going home soon.
He glanced towards Touleint and Typhos.
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Post by Mizagium on Sept 10, 2009 17:14:49 GMT -5
Carter glanced sideways at Aurora. "And just who the hell are you lady?"
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Trey reached into his memories...searching...searching... He groped for Dante's memories, his life, and found nothing. Slavatore's memories also eluded him. It was troubling, not being able to find another's memories. Never before... Never had he been unable to reach someone's memories...
Unless they weren't dead.
The thought was chilling. He had seen them destroy one another, for reasons he was not entirely sure of. But they seemed intent on it... and yet...
He suddenly noticed where his feet were taking him. A massive pillar rose from the ground, surrounded by four smaller ones.
Alspire, his past lives whispered to him. But how did they know that? It was brand new... some on his lives did not recognize it. It seems that the further back in time he went, the more remembered it. But more recent lives knew of nothing close to.
Strange...
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"I think..." the king began, "I think I must sleep on this one. It is terribly late, and I feel a tad bit overwhelmed this day, what with my children suddenly appearing after a year's absence, and this now." He looked apologetic. "Forgive me, but I think the final decision must wait until tomorrow. You may stay if you like," he gestured at Walter as well. "I can have rooms arranged for you."
Finally, he thinks about things, Johnny mused, with some irony, remembering how rashly he had acted only a year ago. Patience and the necessity to think before acting had become instilled in him quite secretively.
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Post by Monika on Sept 10, 2009 17:23:57 GMT -5
"Hmm...Very well then, Your Majesty. I would be most honored to stay here." Winston said, trying his hardest not to betray his inner feelings of annoyance through his facial expressions. He was accustomed to getting things done efficiently in the lowest amount of time possible; it was evident that his current job did not cater to his habits.
Leon began to twitch, still unconscious.
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Aurora was not at all taken aback by Carter's brashness, having grown accustomed to it in her days in Draterran, Leon's dimension of choice when banishing people.
"Hold your tongue, Boy." she commanded forcefully in the same soft, just-barely-above-a-whisper voice. "I am the Grand Imperatrix - or Empress, if you prefer - of the land before you. "What is going on here?" she demanded, slightly angered but still maintaining her calm demeanor.
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Post by Mizagium on Sept 10, 2009 17:31:33 GMT -5
"Well," Carter began with a measure of annoyance, as though her status did not giver her the right to butt in on his affairs. "This little ass-wipe here said something about my kind not belonging here, and me being trash, and then used some kinda magic-lighting-trick on Frigga there." He jerked his head in the she-wolf's direction. Frigga had rejoin her brother. "So I saw it was time to teach this little snot a lesson."
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Touleint noticed General Bara's look. "Yes, General?"
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Post by Razgat on Sept 10, 2009 17:43:55 GMT -5
General Bara spoke in low tones, not wanting to interupt the current conversation concerning politics. "Perhaps we should return home. It wouldn't be right to impose on them when we are merely soldiers of another country."
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Post by Monika on Sept 10, 2009 17:47:26 GMT -5
"I am not sure of either of your identities or backgrounds, but Awesome Land is from my rule forward to be an internally peaceful nation. If - for whatever reason - we decide to go to war with another country, so be it. But here inside the barrier sealing Awesome Land, there is to be no conflict. Now, settle your differences with words, please." Aurora demanded softly.
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Post by Mizagium on Sept 10, 2009 17:48:03 GMT -5
Touleint looked at General Bara indignantly. "We are soldiers of this country, sir. Common infantry or not, I wish to know of our nation's state of affairs," he hissed.
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Post by Myrdraxxis on Sept 10, 2009 17:48:47 GMT -5
Myrrxan scowled at Carter. "I was doing something you should have bee doing, miss 'Grand Imperatrix' lady." He scoffed, bringing his staff up and pointing at Carter. "I wasn;t aware that wanton murder was allowed in the Imperatrix." He narrowed his eyes at the two wolves that accompanied the man. One still had blood caked on its face.
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On the rooftops overhead, two figures watched the interaction.
"Our new boss is kinda brash, don'cha think?" Konnig asked, glancing at his comrade. Viper made a noncommittal grunt of agrrement but kept his eyes trained on the scene below.
"They are startin' to attract a crowed." Konnig said. Sure enough, people were beginning to stop and loo on at the confrontation in wonder and fright. Again Viper grunted, but this time rasied an arm. The air shimmered and a long, dangerouslooking trident appeared in his hand. He waved it in a small circle, muttering quietly.
Again the air shimmered, though this time around Myrxxan, Carter and Aurora. The spectators suddenly blinked, as if waking from a dream and went about their business. Konnig snickered . "Giving them some privacy, are we?"
Another grunt.
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Typhos glanced at Bara and his fellow soldier. "Sir?"
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Xadam came to a stop at the top of the hill, panting slightly. He stared down at his goal with a small smile. Finally.....Bill Nye's tower.
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Post by Razgat on Sept 10, 2009 17:49:46 GMT -5
General Bara mantained his composure. "Suit yourself. You may stay here, Typhos as well, but I need to get home to tend to....other matters."
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