Sireace
The "Before" years
Likes cowardly cavaliers[M:0]
Our world is filled with people who are diffrent,difficult, and deranged.
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Post by Sireace on Nov 15, 2008 17:41:56 GMT -6
Sireace was startled by Ritcher's sudden tone of..friendlyness? She pushed it away, figureing she had simply imagined it. "Right." She said, removing her cloak which would pull her down into the murky depths. "What about Rayl's horse though..?" She asked with a mild smile, "And.....what about you? Can you swin..?" She asked, keeping her hands busy as she undid her shoe laces.
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Post by Rayl Torien on Nov 15, 2008 19:38:59 GMT -6
"I'll hold onto the stuff you can't swim in, you two. Once you bring the boat here, myself and my horse will get on." he dismounted from his horse, before standing besides Sireace, silent for a moment before continuing," Just make sure you both don't get...ummm...eaten by a shark or something, eh?" with this, he oh so stealthily/casually put a hand on the sacaen's shoulder," Good luck both of you."
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Post by Alexia on Nov 15, 2008 21:14:46 GMT -6
"I'm not--!" Alexia paused, openmouthed, as she realize just who this mage was. Lumino? It had to be, for him to remember all this. And to refer to Kenshin in such a way. The two of them had never gotten along, if memory served. Lumino hadn't behaved in a manner like this though. Alexia wracked her brain, trying to remember Matthias's "resurrection."
She turned to Katara as the other girl spoke, "You might as well stop calling him a fiend," her eyes went back to the mage, "I'm fairly certain he has a name."
She gripped her lance all the tighter, staring into the mage's eyes, "Lumino, is that you? Why would you do this? Why serve Hargus?"
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Post by Richter Abend on Nov 16, 2008 1:24:39 GMT -6
Richter grunted. "I had to learn a lot of stuff, being a mercenary and all," he said as he untied his sword from around his waist. "Swimming was just part of the job description." He tossed his over coat to Rayl. "I try to travel light," said Richter strapping his sword over his shoulder, "and I never relinquish this."
Richter dived into the water, and when he surfaced he turned to Rayl. "Try to stay low," he said. "I wouldn't want to get dragged into that." Richter gestured his arm towards the army, the mage, and the travelers on the other side of port. He nodded to Sireace, then began swimming to the boat.
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Lumino
Sage
The Green Flame Damned Wizard DEAD
To fool your enimies, first you must fool your friends.
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Post by Lumino on Nov 16, 2008 7:57:11 GMT -6
The young mage pulled down the hood, revealing the familiar head of green hair. But now instead of the innocent smile he wore, it was a twisted expression of rage.
"Alexia, always the smart one. I should have guessed you would have seen through the illusion."
He then turned to Katara, with an evil grin.
"This is for you. Don't you like it? The burning flames are like the mane of his hair that trailed as he ran, and the frozen winds as his words, cutting through everything with no falter or delay. I thought this would remind you of him, and yet you call me a fiend? Nothing is ever appreciated anymore."
He looked to the side at the couple he had frozen. "Alan...I do wish he was here, he saved me once. Saved me from a foolish mistake, but I do need to repay him for that. I wonder if he will survive the day? No no...I imagine not, so I'll have to settle for reminding you all what happens when you just leave your friends behind and run away to the mountains."
As he said this his eyes burned as he glared at Katara. "Heroes...psh, just a villianess with a pretty face."
He snapped his fingers, and several other figures moved from the burning streets...
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Post by Katara on Nov 16, 2008 9:51:37 GMT -6
OoC: Wait, what happened to Aerious? Katara was talking to him. Edit: Oh, i get it. Aerious was narrating what Lumino was doing! I though he was doing it! Hahaha...
IC: Katara was frozen in place. She remembered the time she had spent with the mage, he was so kind and caring. "You... Why? How could you compare such a sight to someone who cares for nothing but the well-being of his allies? What has happened to you, Lumino?" Katara's grip tightened on her sword. His last remark truly stung. "I know you, Lumino. I don't know what has drove you to such treachery, but I know you. I don't want to, but if you will stand in the way of justice..." Tears crept out of the corner of her eyes as she said, "I will have no choice but to cut you down."
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Lumino
Sage
The Green Flame Damned Wizard DEAD
To fool your enimies, first you must fool your friends.
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Post by Lumino on Nov 16, 2008 11:42:35 GMT -6
A fit of laughter. But not innocent laughter as was a custom from this boy, no this was a wicked, mirthless laughter.
"Cares for the well being of his allies? Hahahahahaha! Oh how glorious this is! Even still you can cling to those lies, your little fairy tale. Tell me, does ordering a battle hardened soldier to murder a young boy on a battle field, and to kill YOU in the process, that is something someone who cares for their allies would do? Oh and leaving his people behind to run away with a women into the mountains, also something a 'hero' would do. I thought you'd like to know, because it might interest you, that your entire clan is now dead because of that. The armies of Bern destroyed Santaruz completely, and all because you chose to run away alone instead of standing to fight. But then, faced with information like that, I don't doubt that you had it in you to kill me, after all, lay down with strays and you will catch fleas." He added with a twisted grin.
"I hope you do. Strike me down here, cut this young body open with that blade, let my blood soak through it and burn the image into your mind of a young boys body lying at your feet in a pool of blood. Let it fester and linger in your nightmares for the rest of your life, every morning you awake to the sight of the lifeless body on the ground. Though it won't bother you, because you sold you conscious off long ago."
"It's easy to murder scores and scores of people as long as you are 'right'. So don't question what you do, don't think about it, and it won't be a problem. How many innocent people die because of you? How many families lost fathers, sons, daughters and mothers? How many children lost their brothers because of you. You, I gave everything to you, and what did I get in return. A painful death burning in the outskirts of Bern. But now, I have been given one last chance to set everything right. And to repay you for all you have given me, all you have done for me."
"The loss of my innocence I have already returned to you. The loss of my family is being finished up as the last great hero Hartmut cleaves that devil in half. And finally, the loss of my life."
He grinned. "I think I shall enjoy that most of all."
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Post by Matis on Nov 16, 2008 12:02:53 GMT -6
Matis couldn't take it anymore. Upon seeing Lumino's face, he remembered the boy he had talked to in Arcadia. Back then, the boy seemed pretty sensible, but they had parted ways when the groups divided to go and find help.
He heard the boy's tale with great care, finding out about Kenshin's and Katara's escape to the mountains. The fall of Santaruz. The death of Lumino at the hands of who he thought to be Alan. He didn't want to believe it.
Battle-hardened soldier? I don't think anyone else in our group fits that description, but...
"No..." he muttered. "And what do YOU think have just done? You just took the life of sons, brothers, fathers and husbands, just like you claim we do" he shouted at Lumino. "What makes you any different than us? You kill men left and right thinking that what you do is right. Just like WE do".
It was hard to accept this truth, but he knew that was exactly what they did. That was what everyone did.
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Dirk Karavalenge
Nomadic Trooper
Mr. Opportunist[M:-25]
A man of very few words
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Post by Dirk Karavalenge on Nov 16, 2008 12:22:56 GMT -6
"You are right Lumino, a 'hero' is just a fairy tale. But, Kenshin, and everyone who has been fighting Bern, we are not heroes. We are Warriors, Heroes try to save every little life, no matter their wrong deed. But Warriors, fight for what they truly believe in, and their may be some unfortunate victims of that belief. But, there is also a difference between Warriors and Murderers. Murderers kill, just for the sake of watching their victims. Warriors know that each person had their own life, and we are burdened with the souls of all we kill. That is the Way of the Warrior!"
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Sireace
The "Before" years
Likes cowardly cavaliers[M:0]
Our world is filled with people who are diffrent,difficult, and deranged.
Posts: 86
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Post by Sireace on Nov 16, 2008 14:12:27 GMT -6
Sireace smiled at Rayl, turning around slightly she nodded to him, placing her hand over his. "Same to you." She said, quickly she removed her pack and jumped into the water, hoping that Rayl hadn't seen her blush. She swan smoothly after Ritcher, her pale hair streaming out behind her. She looked intetnly at the boat, "Is it just a simple knot? Or..?" She asked, looking at the small-ish boat.
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Post by Alexia on Nov 16, 2008 14:31:43 GMT -6
Something wasn't right here. The words didn't feel quite like Lumino's, they felt as though someone else were putting them into the boy. Forcing him to say things that truly was not him. Katara seemed to see a bit of that as well.
Alexia listened while Lumino ranted, listened while her companions answered. The words sank into her, influencing her thoughts and swirling about with her emotions. When she finally looked up, it was with clarity in her eyes.
"I refuse to call myself a hero," she said, looking to her friends. Her words were softer than theirs, and could barely be heard over the fire. "I'm also not a warrior, not as Dirk would say. I fight to protect others, that is all. Each time I lift my blade I feel it within me, that duty. I must finish this now, because it is what we have started. But a warrior? I am most certainly not that."
she shook her head, then nudged her horse forward a few steps. "I claim only to be myself, nothing more, nothing less. And I know that who I speak with now is not Lumino, or at least, not the Lumino I once knew."
She leveled her Killer Lance, again locking eyes. For not the first time, she wished she wore her heavy golden armor, felt the need for that protective shell.
"We need to stop him, but we don't need to kill him. I believe he's under some enchantment, much as Matthias was some time ago. Athos should be able to save him, and we need to save him," Alexia adjusted her grip on her Lance, and adjusted her position on her horse. "I have a feeling this will be my last battle, I wish you all the best."
With that, she charged forward, lunging the lance at the boy-mage.
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Post by Richter Abend on Nov 16, 2008 14:57:41 GMT -6
Richter hoisted himself onto the boat, then wrung most of the water out of his hair. The mast was in good condition, and there were piles of ropes lying around. But what about a sail? Richter dashed into the storage area below and found a bunch of barrels. Where was a sail? Searching a bit harder, he found a piece of white cloth sticking out from under one barrel. Pulling it out, Richter revealed that it was, indeed, a sail. How convenient.
He brought the sail out to the deck and grabbed a few ropes. "Here," he said to Sireace, tossing her a rope, "help me get this sail rigged up."
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Post by Katara on Nov 16, 2008 19:31:44 GMT -6
Katara's face was streaked with tear lines now. "No... I am not a hero... I do not know how others suffer, yet I know how I have. I cannot pretend to be perfect, I know that the people I kill are just pawns to a truly evil person, and that they did not choose to die..." she didn't know what to say to the boy. She remembered Lumino's actions from before, now it all made since, his actions now... "Lumino... I care for you dearly. Or I did. Seeing you warped in rage... it makes me question the goodness of the world. If there is any hope for good. If there will be any hope for my child." and with that, she drew her sword and threw herself at the soldiers surrounding Lumino, her tear-soaked face as grim as death itself.
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Lumino
Sage
The Green Flame Damned Wizard DEAD
To fool your enimies, first you must fool your friends.
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Post by Lumino on Nov 16, 2008 20:01:57 GMT -6
Alexia darted in, her spear ripping through the air, and a small medallion on Lumino's cloak gleamed for a moment, partially deflecting the spear. What would have been a devastating blow, was reduced to a minor injury. And Alexia would see the spear scrape off of the flesh.
"Oh, did I neglect to mention? Death has a way of making you tougher." He said with a sick grin. "I thank you Alexia, for the kindness you showed me in life, and I will repay it to you with a quick, painless death. Chains of Hell, entangle and break my foes! Fimbulvetr!" He said thrusting his hand out towards her.
"Poor Matis, don't you realize yet? All this pain, all this suffering is because you fought. If nobody fought the ruler, then none of this would have to happen. You will be ruled by another man, what does it matter who it is? If you had all layed back and stopped fighting for a moment you would have seen that you had the power to end all of the suffering! But no, like a headstrong child you chose to press on, and that leaves you where you are now. Fighting simply because that is all you know how to do, fight, kill and take. I am merely a caring human being cutting out the plague that contaminates this land. And when you find such a festering wound, you must indeed cut out the entire area around it to save the body."
He stepped back, not caring if his attack hit or not.
"This town will be your tomb!" He roared, waves of magic erupting from the young body in pulses. Where he had attained such power would be anyone's guess. The raw magic ripped up the ground and splintered wood, though narrowly missing all gathered there.
"But first, how about a few long forgotten friends. After all, you let them die, and I don't think they are terribly pleased about that...perhaps they should return the favor."
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Post by Rayl Torien on Nov 16, 2008 20:12:52 GMT -6
All the magic flying around...well, let's just say Rayl was once AGAIN having flashbacks of Aerious blowing the crap out of that Bern town. His horse two was probably a combination of startled and flashbacks, with it being sheer chance that the cavalier was able to calm the steed down, before looking out to the boat that his friends were heading to, then back to the rag-tag group and the magic spewing kid, and the little army of soldiers with him. Obviously Rayl was thinking of charging on in, though the chances of him getting hit by stray magic, intentional magic, bows, or even the people he would be riding in to help stayed him from doing so...but he couldn't just sit around though...Choices, choices...
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