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Post by Matis on Sept 21, 2007 20:37:10 GMT -6
OoC: Why must it always be me the one making the new topics to move on our story? Oh well.
BiC: A beam of light went through the body, as it fell down with a loud thud. Blood spilled everywhere, as the person lay there, stiff. Lifeless.
Matis woke up, almost drowned in sweat, a chill down his spine. It was just a dream. He had seen the person in the dream. He knew who that was. But, as with all dreams, he simply couldn't recall it.
It should be around...8 AM? he thought, after seeing where the sun was at. Nyme, a nice village he had been to in his last trip to Ilia, was only a couple of kilometers away, and they would probably be there by midday, assuming they were to start walking in an hour or so.
There was enough deer from the previous night, so he felt no need to go and hunt for more. He was thankful for that too, because it had taken him quite a bit to catch that one, and the fuzzy, but rather heavy clothing didn't help much.
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Zeiss
The "Before" years
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Post by Zeiss on Sept 22, 2007 0:47:15 GMT -6
'Are you okay?' Zeiss asked. He was on watch and had been watching Matis turn and mutter in his sleep for a while now.
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Post by Matis on Sept 23, 2007 13:52:27 GMT -6
"Y-yeah, I'm fine." he said, jumping up to his feet, startled by Zeiss, who was leaning against a tree to his back. He tried to look into the distance through the woods. Knowing that snowstorms were common around those lands, he and Zeiss had decided the previous night that camping at a forest would be the best course of action.
"All seems clear. Let's hope it stays that way through the rest of the trip." he said, picking some deer, which had been resting close to the fire, so it wouldn't freeze from the cold. "Ugh...over roasted. Oh well. I've had worse." he said, laughing, trying to clear his head from the images he had seen. That person was familiar. Not the face, but rather the clothing. Those were the clothes you would expect to see from a commoner.
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Zeiss
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Post by Zeiss on Sept 23, 2007 13:55:02 GMT -6
'Well let's get going then.' Zeiss also picked up a piece and while trying to bit a piece of it kicked Ralph in an attempt to wake him up.
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Post by Matis on Sept 23, 2007 14:01:18 GMT -6
Ralph wake up, knife in hand, ready to stab someone, in case of a bandit attack. He let it on the floor as soon as he saw it was only Zeiss. He too grabbed some deer, and ate it. Not as tasty as it had been before, but it was the only thing they had.
Matis took lead yet again, cutting branches, trying to make a path towards the outside. Nyme was close now, as it could be seen in the distance, the roofs of the houses covered in snow.
Half an hour was all that was left to get there.
OoC: Might have been a bit more...aggressive than the normal Ralph, but meh.
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Zeiss
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Post by Zeiss on Sept 24, 2007 11:22:34 GMT -6
(OoC: He's suppose to be fiesty, so we're good.)
'Thank St. Elimene, finally; civilation, on those God-forsaking plains I was starting to wonder whether the whole world had gone mad and decided to live in huts... No offence, Matis.' Zeiss said clattiring his teeth.
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Post by Matis on Sept 24, 2007 15:16:49 GMT -6
"None taken." he said. The village got bigger and bigger the closer they got. It was actually a small city, surrounded by a wooden stockade, probably to defend themselves against things such as wolves, since who the hell would even think of coming to attack this area? Or that's what they thought, at least.
"Halt! Who goes there?" one of the guards shouted, him and his partner crossing lances to stop the travelers from going inside town.
"We are simply wanderers. We wanted to know if we could stay here a day or two." Matis said calmly, trying to be friendly, but not utterly suspicious.
"You will have to leave your weapons here while you are within these walls. No violence is allowed in this city."
"Fine." Matis said, untying the Mani Katti from his waist, and grabbing both of his lances from his back. Somehow, he had got used to the weight of all the weapons, and now felt very light. Those lances sure were heavy.
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Zeiss
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Post by Zeiss on Sept 24, 2007 22:29:34 GMT -6
'Ah, but you see: I'm opposed to violence all together. I don't bear arms.' Zeiss tried, there was a possibilty they had to do some fghting yet still.
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Post by Matis on Sept 25, 2007 15:46:56 GMT -6
They had taken Ralph's Slim and Steel Sword too, but hadn't found anything on Zeiss, other than a book or two, which they deemed as "too hard to read". Apparently, these guards had never heard of magic.
Good. Now we can defend ourselves if anything happens.
"Now, let's look for an inn."
"There's one just to your left.", came a grunt from behind. The man was still against the idea of letting them pass, but they had agreed to leave all the weapons behind, so he had had no choice.
"Thanks.", Matis replied, and checked all three of them at this place. It looked like a rather good and warm place. Much what they needed. "Remember, it's only for a day. Two at most." he added, before parting ways with Zeiss and Ralph on the hallway.
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Zeiss
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Post by Zeiss on Sept 27, 2007 5:31:53 GMT -6
Ralph also went to a bedroom and went to sleep immediately.
Zeiss checked into the nearest to the stairs and kept his door open as he read, should anything happen it would be up to him to defend the others. After hour or two, Zeiss fell asleep in his chair anyway.
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Post by Matis on Sept 28, 2007 8:47:22 GMT -6
Matis limited himself to resting in his room, thinking about the situation, and what to do next. Ilia's capital, Arphen, wasn't that far from Nyme. They would make it there within a day at most.
The wounds he had from the last battle didn't hurt anymore, but scars would remain from them on the left hand and right leg. A night of good sleep would get him into full health again. He hoped to find some support from Ilia this time around. Last time, they had only got a handful of Pegasus Knights, but only because Sain happened to be the long lost son of one of the higher Falco Knights.
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Zeiss
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Post by Zeiss on Sept 29, 2007 11:35:07 GMT -6
Zeiss woke up with his face in his book that morning. He wiped the drool of the page he had been reading and stood up. He first checked Matis, who was sleeping fast still and then on Ralph who had just finished getting dressed. 'Let's go!' The thief said energetically.
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Post by Matis on Sept 29, 2007 12:24:52 GMT -6
Matis woke up with a yawn, quickly washed his face and dressed up. As he left his room, he found Ralph and Zeiss who were coming his way from the hallway. "Ready to go, guys?" he said. Ralph nodded furiously. The night of sleep was perhaps a very good idea.Zeiss simply gave him a thumbs up.
They walked up to the city's entrance, and retrieved their weapons. "How can we get to Arphen?" Matis asked one of the guards. Though he had been there, his memory was quite fuzzy, what with all that had happened since then.
"Just walk northwest from here. You'll get there eventually.", the man said, and pointed to his left.
"Thanks!" Ralph said effusively, as he and Matis got their weapons.
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Zeiss
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Post by Zeiss on Oct 2, 2007 11:30:57 GMT -6
The three travellers were now pushing northwest for one last time.
Zeiss could clearly see the snow white city through the snow. Each one started to fasten his pace. They had travelled the greatest distance one could without going over water. Zeiss personally wanted in all to be over.
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Post by Matis on Oct 2, 2007 13:20:04 GMT -6
Matis still remembered Arphen from the last time he had visited it. The roads were covered in snow, as everything else in that freezing land. They walked into the local pub, as Matis stepped on top of an empty table.
"Your attention, please", he said, as everyone slowly turned to where he was at. Whispers could be heard everywhere. "Who's that guy?", "Hey, wasn't he the one that was with the lost son of Floloria?", "Yeah, it's him...but why is he here?".
Matis waited for everyone to be silent, which took a minute or two. "Apparently, you remember who I am", he said, having heard some of the whispering. "You might remember how we took a large number of Pegasus Knights with us. Pegasus Knights that fought bravely alongside us. We have come here" he said while pointing at himself, Zeiss and Ralph, "because we need your help yet again."
Several of the girls, most of which carried lances, looked ready to fight, but the men by them had a concerned look on their faces. "We want to help, but we are not letting our wives and daughters go with you yet again."
"I see..." Matis said, saddened. But he understood the worries of the people, so he said no more.
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