Zeiss
The "Before" years
Mysterious, Sarcastic Shaman[M:-5]
"I herd u liek Lotus Tilez?"
Posts: 256
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Post by Zeiss on Oct 18, 2007 13:10:39 GMT -6
They had travelled for many days now and the snowy mountains of Ilia had been replaced by the plains of Sacae. Zeiss nervously looked back at the host that followed them. The pegasus riders seemed rather carefree, content with flying without knowing the destination. The mercenaries one the ground seemed less then happy, eyeing Matis warily. Matis hadn't revealed the destination that he was leading them too yet. Zeiss wasn't sure whether that was a good idea.
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Post by Matis on Oct 18, 2007 16:41:35 GMT -6
Matis too had taken notice of the angry stares, and, after checking the surroundings for any spies or enemies, he turned to the group, telling them to gather round.
"Sorry for keeping you all in the dark, but I had to make sure no one else was following us around. For the moment, we'll head to Santaruz. Our 'army' was to gather there originally, so I see no better place to go to."
The mercenaries were still suspicious but looked somewhat more relieved. "Now, let's keep moving. There's still a couple of hours before dusk comes by."
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Ralph Meglane
Rogue
The Sightless Wanderer
Dishing out his own brand of justice.
Posts: 276
Etruria Fame: 1
Affinity: Wind
OoC Alias: Sarria
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Post by Ralph Meglane on Oct 21, 2007 20:03:57 GMT -6
"You know, it has been a long while since we saw Kenshin and the others, you think they went ahead and started attacking the heroes without us?"
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Post by Matis on Oct 24, 2007 20:55:24 GMT -6
OoC: Yes, that's right. FINALLY an idea.
BiC: "Who knows, Ralph..." "Who knows...". He kept thinking about it. Dusk had found it's way into the plains, as the group made a fire, caught a few animals for dinner, and drifted off to sleep. Matis felt uneasy, but he couldn't figure out why that was.
"I think he's asleep. Go, now." a voice came from behind him, whispering. Just as the blade was going to cut his neck, Matis rolled to the side, stabbing whoever had tried to kill him. "W-what? One of the mercenaries? Zeiss, Ralph, wake up, fast!"
Traitors. Among his own group. "Damn...I knew I shouldn't have followed the high counselor's orders." "The high counselor? Which high counselor?"
"Why should I tell you?", "Because..." he said, twisting the Mani Katti inside the man's body. "I can make your death be twenty times as painful." The man coughed up blood, and gave up. "The...the one in charge of the Pegasi *cough* Knight counsel back in Arphen." And with that, the man's face became expressionless.
"So that's why so many mercenaries appeared out of nowhere to join us..." No one had moved while they were talking. Zeiss and Ralph had just woken up. The Pegasi squad was as surprised as them. Apparently, they weren't involved in this "plan".
"Run. I don't want to shed unnecessary blood." he said, pulling the blade from the man's body and cleaning it with the mercenary's clothing. As expected, the scared mercenaries ran, not expecting the Sacaen to be this fast and strong. Only a few remained, pleading for their lives, swearing to give their own lives to help him. He accepted them back into the group after only a moment of hesitation. "Why must I be so...forgiving?"
OoC: Now, that was long. >_>
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Zeiss
The "Before" years
Mysterious, Sarcastic Shaman[M:-5]
"I herd u liek Lotus Tilez?"
Posts: 256
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Post by Zeiss on Oct 25, 2007 1:10:25 GMT -6
'There might still be a sleeper amongst these people. We can't trust them Matis!' Zeiss said agitated. 'But we have too keep moving, those mercs might reconsider and decide that they want to complete the mission. We'd be sorely outnumbered.'
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Post by Matis on Oct 25, 2007 12:04:04 GMT -6
"No worries, Zeiss." Matis said, calmly. "They've seen what happened last time. Now, with only 5 mercenaries left, even if they tried to do the same, they'd have twenty Pegasus Knights, a Shaman and a Thief to take care of afterwards. They wouldn't think twice before deciding not to do it."
"What DOES worry me, though..." he went on, "is that, if what the mercenary said is true, then we might see a monarchy in Ilia soon. We don't want a Hargus-wannabe in control of the second biggest aerial force there is."
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Zeiss
The "Before" years
Mysterious, Sarcastic Shaman[M:-5]
"I herd u liek Lotus Tilez?"
Posts: 256
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Post by Zeiss on Oct 25, 2007 12:23:41 GMT -6
'If you want to stop it, then we should act now. If we let those Ilians return to perort this and we don't get back there until after Berns next attack or what ever might be going on right now, then we may not be able to do anything about it.'
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Post by Matis on Oct 25, 2007 12:45:54 GMT -6
"Very well, then. I'm going back. Zeiss, think you could take the pegasi all the way to Santaruz? Ralph, you may do as you please. Either way, with me or Zeiss, it'll be dangerous. We don't know what we'll find in Santaruz, and I don't know what I'll do once I get back to Arphen. I just hope to find a way to solve this peacefully."
Matis knew this was a rash decision, but he had no choice. The pegasi had to make it to Santaruz, but the high counselor had to be stopped as well.
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Post by Matthias on Oct 25, 2007 12:57:59 GMT -6
OoC: Sorry to Crowley and especially to Aerious. I wanted to hook up with this group before they left Sacae, so I had to move things along.
They were lost. Matthias didn't want to admit it, but he had absolutely no idea where he was going. He could've sworn that Bulgar was in the northern part of Sacae... or the Western part. Maybe it was in the Eastern part... Hell, Aerious's deep talks had messed with his sense of direction. "Okay, I've got no idea where the hell we are!" he finally admitted, leaning on his bow. He pointed in a general direction. "For all I know that could be Ilia." It was... He could see the snowy land from here. "Damn..." he cursed. Then he noticed a rather large group of mercenaries. "Hey, that might be Matis, c'mon, let's go!" he waved for Crowley, Aerious, and the others to follow, and starting running towards the group, praying they were who he thought they were.
OoC: Yeah, I know, it's a bit of a coinincendence... but heck, it's for the story
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Zeiss
The "Before" years
Mysterious, Sarcastic Shaman[M:-5]
"I herd u liek Lotus Tilez?"
Posts: 256
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Post by Zeiss on Oct 25, 2007 13:02:10 GMT -6
Zeiss turned his neck so fast that he nearly broke it. A dragon is nearby. I must be getting sloopy, for not noticing it earlier. 'Erm.. I think someone's coming.'
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Post by Matis on Oct 25, 2007 14:33:32 GMT -6
Indeed, someone was coming. And not just anyone. Matis recognized the scruffy ranger instantly. He couldn't figure who the other two were, though.
"Matthias!" he shouted, and walked towards the incoming group. "Where are Alexia, Lumino and Sergey? And...who are these?"
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Ralph Meglane
Rogue
The Sightless Wanderer
Dishing out his own brand of justice.
Posts: 276
Etruria Fame: 1
Affinity: Wind
OoC Alias: Sarria
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Post by Ralph Meglane on Oct 25, 2007 14:47:27 GMT -6
"Matthias? Wow, I wonder how long it's been since we've seen the others. I'm coming with you back to Ilia, boss."
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Aerious
Manakete
The Foul Destroyer
It takes pressure and time to make diamonds.
Posts: 496
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Post by Aerious on Oct 25, 2007 17:55:30 GMT -6
OOC: Dragon sensing powers?
IC: Aerious ran up with Matthias, convinced that these were some of the friends he mentioned. Wasting no time he sought to introduce himself to the sword wielder who had walked up to him.
"Ah, my name is Aerious, I'm uh...trying to avenge my family, they were killed by Roland." He figured he'd best leave the explanations as short as possible, so they didn't leave too many holes.
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Post by Matthias on Oct 25, 2007 19:05:55 GMT -6
"Lumino left the group. Alexia headed out this way, she must be out further east tryin' ta find Kenshin... Sergey's... dead," Matthias rubbed the top of Ralph's head, smiling. "Yeah, that's Aerious. Fancy name for some common Ostian naive." "That gang..." he pointed at the gathered mercenary crew. "Is a bunch of ruffians. I killed their leader after he attacked me. An' I paid them more than they've ever seen. They're solid now, if a little rough." He grinned, happy to be reunited. "So, I see things went well, where ya headin' next?"
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Ralph Meglane
Rogue
The Sightless Wanderer
Dishing out his own brand of justice.
Posts: 276
Etruria Fame: 1
Affinity: Wind
OoC Alias: Sarria
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Post by Ralph Meglane on Oct 25, 2007 19:45:03 GMT -6
Ralph slapped Matthias's hand away and glared at him.
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