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Post by Michelle on May 15, 2011 23:58:50 GMT -6
As Michelle ate her food, at a pace one would consider too recklessly fast, she began to start thinking of ways to complete her mission as fast as possible as having to spend another day with this playboy of a knight would definitely kill her. Instead of waiting for another 3 days, she could just head over to the bandit's camp now. It would take her only slightly over 3 hours to reach, maybe a couple of hours to route out the bandits and another 3 hours or so to return. One day would be enough for her. If she left now, she might probably make it back before sundown or she could just leave straight for the military baracks to give her report from there. The only thing needed was an excuse to leave, with her baggage too.
And then, just as Michelle was trying to think of a reason to give the knight, he came over to her and said, "Alright princess I'm getting increasingly bored so I decided why not start the mission sooner. I know where we are suppose to be going and Vyer could take us there in no time. So what do you say want to start our mission sooner?"
Michelle was slightly taken aback, but she recovered quickly and contemplated the knight's suggestion. Well, at least it would be much easier to reach the bandits' hideout on his wyvern. "It would be great! Another day of being with you would kill me! Just don't think of doing anything funny unless you want an arrow in your eye or heart!", Michelle answered the knight, with contempt obvious in her voice.
OoC: Know what? The funniest thing would be for them to have another mission with each other again after having completed this mission. Probably because the military thinks that grouping the two of them together makes for a very efficient team.
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Ether Alzen
Wyvern Rider
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There's nothing faster that Vyer! He's the fast thing in the air and I'm the best rider there is.
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Post by Ether Alzen on May 17, 2011 11:52:14 GMT -6
(OOC: I would like to see these two in another mission which would probably happen because yes the military finds these two a efficient team.)
Ether sat back in his chair as he listened to the female archer go off about him trying anything. Ether felt as if deep down she just wanted an excuse to try and kill him again. He chuckled a bit at the image of her trying to kill him.
"Listen sweet cheecks you probably couldn't hit the broad side of a barn and you definately can't hit such a handsome face like mine so just follow me and keep quiet pearly eyes," Ether said as he got up and walked outside. As he reached outside he couldn't see Vyer anywhere. He had hoped his wyvern hadn't got into any trouble. So Ether let out a high pitched whistle and Vyer came flying toward his rider.
"Now here is where the fun starts," Ether muttered to himself as he mounted Vyer and waited for Michelle.
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Post by Michelle on May 19, 2011 23:28:50 GMT -6
Michelle stood up and went after Ether as he went out to call his wyvern over. What he had just said had made her quite angry and she had to resist the urge to smack him again. And she had only just barely been able to resist that urge.
Before Michelle left the building, she opened her bag and checked through its contents again, making sure that she did not miss anything important. Yup, her arrows were here, medicine was there, bandages were around, her trusty bow was slung over her shoulder as always, yes, there was nothing missing.
Once she had confirmed that she had everything that she needed in place for the mission, she went out and just sat on the wyvern, without waiting for the knight. She had needed the mission completed, and she needed it completed fast.
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Ether Alzen
Wyvern Rider
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There's nothing faster that Vyer! He's the fast thing in the air and I'm the best rider there is.
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Post by Ether Alzen on May 23, 2011 11:53:26 GMT -6
Ether smirked as he watched Michelle mount Vyer, now he was going to have a little fun. He was still mad at her for punching him in the face and he was gonig to have his much deserved revenge so he was going to get Vyer in on it. So to get his plan into motion he leaned over to Vyer's head.
"Hey Vyer let's give Michelle a "special ride" alright let's not hold back," Ether whispered to his wyvern who nodded in argeement. As Ether began to slowly command Vyer to lift off the wyvern extended his wings, lowered his body and looked to the sky. As soon as Ether shook the reigns a bit Vyer had abruptley taken off into the sky going so fast it nearly knocked Ether off.
"Yahoo! Do some tricks buddy!" Ether exclaimed as they flew straight up. Vyer then began to spin as they flew up and the followed up with some loops. He was going a bit to fast even for Ether so the wyvern rider pulled hard on the wyvern's reigns to get him to stop.
"Are you still with me?" Ether asked Michelle not even looking back at her to see if she was still even on the wyvern. Vyer let out a what could say a chuckle as they now smoothly cruised through the air.
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Post by Michelle on May 27, 2011 17:52:28 GMT -6
Michelle could feel the wyvern speeding up, and knew that the knight was trying to use the wyvern to scare her. It was such a childish act, but nonetheless, the man would be disappointed later on to find that it did not really have so much of an impact on Michelle. Michelle, however, did hold on to the wyvern a little tighter, just to be extra safe that she didn't fall off from the wyvern's back.
OoC: I don't think I can post much until the point where they land.
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Ether Alzen
Wyvern Rider
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There's nothing faster that Vyer! He's the fast thing in the air and I'm the best rider there is.
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Post by Ether Alzen on May 31, 2011 12:05:01 GMT -6
Ether's smirk disapeared as Michelle didn't seem really phased by Vyer's arieal acrobatics. Wanting to reach there distanation quicker Ether shook Vyer's riengs signaling him to go faster. As Vyer sped up Ether's mind went onto what he was getting himself into hopefully not many bandits.
For the next few quite hours they had reached the bandit stronghold which was just a small little fortress. Ether landed Vyer behind a large tree not very far away so they could discuss a plan.
"Alright Michelle we're here now it's almost night time and me and Vyer work best in the dark so I propose during the night you use your archer skills to take out those bandits patroling on the walls and then me and Vyer will swoop in and take care of the rest leaving none alive," Ether said as he dismounted Vyer and grabbed his lance from its resting place on the side of Vyer's saddle.
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Post by Michelle on Jun 2, 2011 1:00:23 GMT -6
Michelle got off the wyvern and was slightly glad to have her feet touch land. They had been travelling quite quickly for quite some time and even if Michelle hadn't been afraid of the wyvern's aerial display or of the altitude and speed that they had reached when flying, she had to admit that being able to touch land again was a reassuring thing.
Michelle looked over at the bandit's stronghold. It was not that heavily guarded. And why would it? The stronghold was not easily accessible, with normal people having to climb over several mountains. They had reached it easily just by flying over the few mountains.
"Its not that heavily guarded or well defended but they probably have quite a bit of backup inside. We might be able to go by the element of surprise at night while they're tired out after the day's activities though. At best, we should be able to kill the guards before any kind of alarms activate. At worst, we might not and reinforcements would come from the fort, but even so, we would still have the night at our side." Michelle responded, giving the situation a quick lookover.
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Ether Alzen
Wyvern Rider
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There's nothing faster that Vyer! He's the fast thing in the air and I'm the best rider there is.
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Post by Ether Alzen on Jun 2, 2011 11:54:24 GMT -6
(OOC: After you next post I will do a timeskip to the night) Ether smiled a bit it seemed for the first time they agreed on something. So now they had a plan and Ether wanted to make sure he had everything ready. He went to Vyer’s saddle and made sure he had all his medical supplies just in case something happened. He practiced with his lance a bit showing off his skills and then sat up against a tree and stared at the necklace his sister gave him.
“Hey Michelle I got a question for you do you have any family back home rooting for you?” Ether asked as Vyer walked up to his rider and laid down next to him rubbing his head against Ether’s leg.
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Post by Michelle on Jun 4, 2011 8:55:52 GMT -6
Michelle went off to one side to practice her archery skills as the wyvern knight picked up his lance and started practicing and showing off his own battle skills as well. Michelle couldn't care less of what the knight was doing, but something, something in his battle form caught her attention. It was just for a slight moment, a brief glimpse, but it was enough for her to lose concentration on her archery as all her attention was focused on the knight in just that one moment.
Her shot having missed, Michelle tried to act nonchalant and sat down, pretending to rummage in her bag for her supplies, trying to hide her reddening face.
"Hey Michelle I got a question for you do you have any family back home rooting for you?", the knight said suddenly, bringing Michelle back to her senses.
At his question, Michelle looked up, then looked down as she tried to think of an answer to the question that would not show any of her weaknesses or past.
"Yeah... Well, they're waiting...", was all Michelle could say, her normally fierce outer composure disappearing then quickly appearing as she tried not to show weakness. "Well, what about yours then?"
OoC: The beginnings of a Michelle x Ether love, lol. Or maybe its one-sided.
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Ether Alzen
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There's nothing faster that Vyer! He's the fast thing in the air and I'm the best rider there is.
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Post by Ether Alzen on Jun 4, 2011 10:29:14 GMT -6
OoC: I think the two would eventually be together but Ether would probably never admit to liking her at first
Ether smiled at Michelle's question, he did have someone back at home rooting for him his sister Holly. He had forgetten how long it had been since he had last seen her. She'd probably be a lot bigger next time he see her. Ether then took out the pendant that his little sister gave him the last time he say her and held it tight in his hand as he looked toward Michelle.
"I have a little sister named Holly who wants me to become some big shot hero in the Bern army," Ether said as he put away the pendant and then leaned his head back up against the tree.
"So my goal is to become a high ranking officer in the army which shouldn't be that hard," He added as Vyer then got up from his position and started chasing a butterfly. Ether then looked toward the sky, it would get dark soon and he was ready to start his mission.
"Anyway try to get some rest before we start the mission you'll need your strength," Ether said as he noticed that Michelle's face didn't seem as serious as before. He smirked and then fell deep into sleep.
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As Ether woke up again he was greeted to the chill of the night and Vyer licking his face. It was time for Ether and Michelle to start their mission and take out any bandits at the fortress.
When Ether looked over to check the status of the fortress he noticed that there were three times as many guards and there were more men pouring into the fortress.
"What the hell is going on over there?" Ether asked himself as Vyer came by his side.
"This mission is going to be a lot harder than I thought," He mumbled to himself as he petted Vyer
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Post by Michelle on Jun 4, 2011 18:37:40 GMT -6
Michelle could not sleep, and had spent that last hour before darkness arrived patrolling around the bandit stronghold. She had observed that as darkness came by, more and more bandits entered the building, while even more bandits filed out of the building and took guard.
Something about the whole situation seemed weird to Michelle. The fort was not that easily traversed by any pursuers, even the path up the mountain was extremely long and winding that any pursuers would have to know the mountain path well or they would be lost within the mountain.
Michelle's thoughts were answered when she saw a group of 10 or so bandits walk up from the mountain, 4 of them carrying a large box containing what Michelle at first thought was gold, but then realised that it was probably something very valuable and important to the stronghold. Was this theft the reason why they were dispatched to the stronghold in the first place.
"What the hell is going on over there?", the knight asked as he woke up and saw the increased number of guards.
"I'm not sure. They seem to be guarding a certain package that they have brought here, probably stolen", Michelle responded, reporting what she had seen over the last hour. "For now, we'll have to make even more use of the night at our backs and keep ourselves hidden."
Michelle looked around, glancing at her surroundings. The night was still young, it was not dark enough to hide them. Luckily for them, the guards were holding torches, which would allow them to attack the guards easily, while the guards would fluster to find them in the dark.
"I'll climb up this tree and fire off from here. You can swoop down from the darkness and quickly kill a guard before anyone notices you. This way, we'll be able to stay hidden as long as the battle happens outside. We'll still have to wait a while though, the night is not dark enough."
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Ether Alzen
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There's nothing faster that Vyer! He's the fast thing in the air and I'm the best rider there is.
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Post by Ether Alzen on Jun 4, 2011 20:23:46 GMT -6
Ether listened to Michelle tell him her plan and about the package the bandits have brought in. He figured this bandits probably were rebels maybe or even Illian mercenaries either was Ether didn't like the large number of bandits at this fortress. Ether mounted Vyer and then looked toward the sky. Michelle was right it wasn't really dark enough for their mission to go as smoothly as Ether pictured it but it was dark enough for Ether and Vyer to fly above to get a bird's eye view of the fortress.
"I'll be right back Michelle I'm going to get a good look at what we're up against," Ether said as he pulled on Vyer's reigns and the wyvern took off.
The two flew into some clouds to cover themselves just in case the bandits were looking into the sky. Inside the fortress Ether noticed even more bandits than he had originally thought were in there but even more surprising he saw someone he knew, Jack. Ether was shocked to see the wyvern captain associating with the bandits was he a traitor?
"Oh man Vyer it looks as if Jack is a thieving spy and he even brought his own squad of wyvern riders with him this is going to be tougher than we thought," Ether said to his wyvern as the two landed back near Michelle.
"Michelle we've got a situation. I saw Jack in the fortress speaking with the bandits I suspect he's a traitor and he also has his own team of wyvern riders," Ether said as he dismounted Vyer.
"We're in for one hell of a party tonight with those goons we could always back out," Ether said leaning up against a tree.
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Post by Michelle on Jun 6, 2011 18:11:06 GMT -6
'Hmmm..... That complicates things..... Is there a chance that he and his team of Wyvern Riders would be leaving anytime soon?", Michelle inquired as soon as she had heard the news.
So, the Wyvern Captain was a traitor. Michelle had a very strong urge to just rush into the building now and shoot the Wyvern Captain in his neck, but she knew that she could not be too reckless as it could jeopardise the entire operation.
"A change of plans might be needed then. We'll start with our original plan, but as soon as the first Wyvern Riders come out, I'll switch to attacking and grounding the Wyvern Riders with my bow. You'll help me ensure that none of the bandits get too near me, would you?" Michelle smiled as she said this, becoming all too eager to kill the traitorous captain, although she knew that it would not be easy.
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Ether Alzen
Wyvern Rider
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There's nothing faster that Vyer! He's the fast thing in the air and I'm the best rider there is.
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Post by Ether Alzen on Jun 7, 2011 20:19:44 GMT -6
"Well judging by the fact that two out of the seven riders I saw with him actually on the wyverns I highly doubt he'd be leaving any time soon probably sending some out to scout," Ether said answering Michelle's question as he began to pace. Things were looking bad real bad Ether could probably take on a few of those riders but Jack was another issue. He was Ether's trainer, his mentor, he highly doubted he or Michelle could take him.
Michelle's change of plans didn't sound bad but it was just the issue of the mass numbers of bandits at the fortress that concerned him. He'd be able to keep an eye on her but having to deal with that and Jack would just only put her life at greater risk. Maybe he could just sneak in and take them all out one by one it was dark enough that no one could probably see Vyer in the skies anyway due to his jet black scales. No, Michelle's plan sounded the best thing to do so Ether would just go along with it. Just then he noticed the two Wyvern riders he was talking about before fly out of the fortress and start circling above. This was Ether's chance to take them out and he was going to take it. He then quickly mounted Vyer and then looked toward Michelle.
"Michelle stay here and keep hidden I'll take care of these two Wyvern riders and I'll be back real soon but if something happens to me I want you to run and get backup," Ether said with a serious tone to his voice as he pulled on Vyer's reigns. The wyvern the spread its wings and quickly took off into the air.
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Post by Michelle on Jun 10, 2011 19:37:59 GMT -6
Michelle nodded, noting the serious tone that had just crept into the wyvern rider's voice. She looked up as the wyvern rider took off, herself climbing up the tree that she had indicated earlier.
Up in the tree, Michelle realised that it was a perfect vantage point, much better than she had hoped for before. The branch that she had chosen was somewhere in the middle of the tree, ensuring that the leaves of the tree hid her from both the wyvern riders flying overtop and the bandits who were on the ground below, especially in the darkness of night. Also, since the bandits were carrying torches, it would make it easier for Michelle to aim for and shoot them as well.
Michelle smiled at her suddenly almost perfect vantage point. However, there was one thing she realised, if someone who realised where she was came over to the tree undercover of darkness, she wouldn't be able to see him.
So the tree is a double-edged sword..., Michelle thought to herself, smiling as she prepped herself for the raid.
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