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Post by Queen SD on Apr 14, 2009 19:13:26 GMT
OWA:
After walking around the Castle doing nothing, Chris decided it was finally time to go back to his quarters. He entered and lay down on the bed, staring up at the ceiling. He closed the curtains, making the room nearly pitch black, just as he liked. He snapped his fingers, and knowing what had to happen, he immediately said
"Reaper, i'm so bored... there's nothing to do anymore." "There's always something to do, You think you've done a lot? You haven't even lived the tiniest fraction of my life," "I didn't want your life story, i wanted something to do,"
Reaper's glowing eyes turned to slits, but he reluctantly made Chris' trunk float to the side of his bed.
"Take a look in there," he said mysteriously
Chris cautiously opened the latch and started pulling out random black clothes, and a multitude of knives. He felt a squishy, mushy thing, luckily in a plastic bag, and just held it out in his arm and let it burn up in fire, then tossed the ashes on the floor. He took another look and saw the glint of a vial. His heart skipped a beat. He summoned an explosive gust of wind that blew open the window. He picked up the vial of red liquid in his hands.
"You seem to have forgotten that you brought one of these back with you, just in case," "Wait, what are you suggesting i do with this? Even if i were to take it, it would only last about half a day at most," "I know you, how you desire power, don't tell me you don't remember what this does?" "More than double," he said quietly, his mind racing through thoughts of what would be possible. "With this, you can finally get what you seem to be seeking, you will be incredibly powerful, one of the strongest beings in this world, and definitely the strongest in the Island,"
Chris head shot up and he stared at Reaper. He knew that there was a mouth under that hood, grinning. Chris smiled and stood up, the vial held tightly in his hands. He threw it and it shattered on the wall, contents dripping slowly down the wall.
"What the-!" "Reaper, if you truly knew me, then you'd know that i'm done taking quick fixes like this, If i will get power, from now on, it will the the traditional way, training, and eventually, i will get the power i desire," "But that would take AGES! It would take you a thousand years, or more!" "So be it, and you should definitely know that i'm done with doing anything to harm the Dark SiDe," "Grrr.... Well it seems you threw away your ticket out of boredom at least," "That's where you're wrong, now that all this has been brought up, that little vial reminded me of a very special person who i'd like to meet again," "And that would be?" "Baal, i think i've let that backstabbing demon live long enough, I think i'll head over to the Underworld right now,"
Chris started putting is stuff back in the trunk, and went off to the kitchen to pack flasks of pineapple juice and a couple boxes of pineapple pie. When he returned Reaper greeted him with an interesting question.
"What about that Nailah girl you met in Atrum?" "What?" Chris said, hiding his slight surprise "Wasn't she taken by Baal?" "Oh yeah, you're right. I'll look around for her while i'm there, see if i can save her,"
Chris heaved his trunk up, and let it dissolve into swirling pale blue lights. Now he could travel wherever he wanted and summon it to him at will. He started down the halls when he heard a voice behind him. It was SD.
"Chris!"
Chris turned and saw SD running at him, he braced himself for a random hug, as he seemed to be getting a lot nowadays, but she stopped.
"Chris, Sethus, he knows of the Island," "What?!" "Yes, he's going to be here soon," "How did he find our location?" "Well... I accidentally.." she said shyly "It's okay SD, i know if you could have helped it you would, so when exactly is he going to get here?" "We don't know exactly, a day, a day and a half, all we know is he's going to get here soon, and i wanted to ask you... to lead the army,"
Chris thought for a moment, but just a moment. He knew he would rather go off to the Underworld, but the Dark SiDe needed him, and that was where his allegiances lay.
"Okay, SD"
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Post by Queen SD on Apr 14, 2009 19:14:09 GMT
Queen SD:
After Queen SD had informed Chris about the battle that would follow, she went on to call a Dark SiDe meeting in the council room. She had strictly ordered every single Dark SiDer to be there, no exceptions. Even so, she was distressed to find out that one of the seats was empty.
"Where is HebrewB?" she hissed at Nolana. "I thought I said everyone should be here." "My Queen... Jason is working as an agent in the Light Side, remember?" "Oh... that's right. Sorry Nolana, it's just that so much has happened in so little time that I can barely keep up with everything." "Would you like me to send a messenger?" "No, I trust him to be back soon enough. He will sense the danger the Dark SiDe is in; a messenger would take too long to find him anyway." "As you wish." And with that, they proceeded with the meeting.
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Cho dared not move a muscle. He held his breath and looked into the woman's eyes, until she held down the knife.
"You are no enemy." she said, then simply turned around to leave. "Wait!" Cho shouted after her, causing the woman he once knew as Tundra to pause. "Who are you? What have you done to Tundra?" She let out a laugh, obviously amused by the man's ignorance and took a few steps towards him. "I already introduced myself; my name is Estella. Tundra is here alright, hidden in the subconscious part of my mind and that's where she'll stay until all her memories are transferred to me." "You mean... you've taken over her body?" "Taken over is such a harsh term. I'd rather say 'borrow'. For as long as I please." "So you're not letting her have it back?" "I have a job to do, one I should have finished a long time ago and I will not allow you to cause me any further delay."
Estella turned around and started walking away, with a quicker pace this time. She didn't seem to think that the man was important enough for her to waste her time on him. Proving her wrong, with a flash of light Cho had transformed into his dragon form and had pushed his claws around the woman's neck.
"Ah. Perhaps we can reason for a bit after all. Mind you though, time is limited. Ten minutes, no more." She gave away, acknowledging the spirit's position and power. "Fair enough. So why in such a hurry?" "I have an important task, nothing you should know of." "The hidden object." It was not a question, just a statement. For a second, shock sparked in Estella's eyes, barely noticeable, then a smile formed on her lips. "Who are you again?"
And so Cho explained everything. About him being the guardian of the Queen as well as half her being, about the Dark SiDe, its quest for the objects of doom, Sethus and their adventures so far. Finally, he talked to her about Tundra, the woman who hosted Estella's soul in her body. Of course their talk lasted for longer than the ten minutes they had first agreed on, but that did not matter anymore. As time went by, Tundra's memories merged with Estella's and they were soon one person, with equal access to the conscious part of the mind.
"So what now?" Tundra's voice came out of her mouth. It sounded somehow different from Estella's, even though they were sharing the same body. "We should seal the doors as soon as possible, this way, even if Sethus gets to the library, it will be too late for him to reach the powerful crystal." Cho explained. "Agreed." both elf and woman, as one, exclaimed.
They headed to the deepest parts of the library, until they reached the forbidden section. The dragon expanded his wings and mumbled the spell which would unlock the passage and soon they were through, leaving the safety of the castle behind.
"Estella, you lead the way." Cho turned to her. "Okay, but keep in mind that there will be all kinds of dangers." The elf's voice replied. "I can handle danger. Are you a good fighter?" "I dedicated my life to knowledge and study, I am sorry." "Alright, then make sure you let Tundra out whenever there is danger." "I do the fighting, you do the leading." Tundra spoke this time. "Deal." Estella agreed and they moved on.
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Post by Queen SD on Apr 14, 2009 19:14:32 GMT
Tundra:
"Right, now this is weird..." Tundra thought to herself... At first Estella had kept her 'locked up' in her own subconscious, able to see, but not able to do anything, like a paraleptic dream-like state. Everything had seemed muffled, and, even painful...she hated being locked up.
Now however, as Estella led them forward, Tundra was able to have more control. She was able to think and speak freely, though how Cho was able to tell the difference, she didn't know.
So much had happened, again, in such a short space of time. It was difficult to know what was real and what wasn't.
As they walked, Tundra could feel Estella pulling her lips into a sly smile. "What?" Cho asked, looking concerned, as if unsure whether to be concerned or wary... "Nothing, just, you're quite a dish aren't you?" Estella's voice spoke. Cho blushed very slightly, but Tundra fumed. "Shut up!" She snapped, taking the other two by surprise. "Ah, so little girl can speak for herself then...maybe you won't be such a disappointment after all!" A giggle hiccupped out of Estella's control.
Further along, the rather, odd, group noticed they were being followed. "Grey? What are you doing here?" Tundra managed to ask. Her faithful hound was acting very, very strangely. He was circling them, as if he could tell Tundra was not quite, well, not quite herself. "Go back!" Estella snapped. But Grey continued circling them, letting out a defiant bark. Tundra felt something twinge in her stomach, as if Estella was trying to block something from her. "Are you alright Tundra?" Cho hurried over, touching her shoulder delicately.. "She's fine.." "Don't you dare hurt her." A grin formed slowly, until it let Tundra's white teeth show. "Grey can come with us." Estella's voice called out from inside Tundra's body.
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Post by Queen SD on Apr 14, 2009 19:15:18 GMT
TwilightDreamer:
The trio, Jull Light and Twilight, got out of the portals, alongside four other dark figures, in a big, shady cathedral with big colored windows.
Twilight spoke first.
"We got little time. You, get back to your work, and make sure you are monitoring each and every one of this man's actions. In the mean time-"
"Stop it! Stop it stop it!"
Twilight was interrupted by Jull, who looked angry for some reason.
"What is it, Jull?" Light asked, with a voice scared to the bones.
"I don't even know who this person IS. I was just attacked, twice, by a demon and a madman, and now I was kidnapped! And you won't even explain how you two relate to each other!" Jull stopped, catching her breath after her outburst and sitting down on a chair, after which she quickly got back up.
"Miss Ree, we do owe you an apology. Let's sit here and explain all about our past..." The trio sat, and Twilight began talking.
"You see, Light and I were once a single person. We had another one with us, called darkness, but we shall not talk of him. We were sent on a mission to retrieve an artifact - not very much unlike Koorvaya."
"If I may, what object exactly was it?"
Light quickly answered, as if prepared for the question.
"It is a very powerful artifact, called The Crown of Worlds. It allows mere humans to channel energies of whole worlds and other large objects to their will - of course, not as freely as one's own energy. Nevertheless, it is a powerful artifact when used correctly."
"Thank you, Light. Now, we have gotten to the artifact's throne, when we set a trap. A statue to the left of us began talking to us, when suddenly, we were cleaved away from ourselves -"
"Cleaved?"
Again, Light was prepared to answer.
"Yes, cleaved. As in, brutaly seperated."
"Ow."
"Anyhow, we woke up, with our new names: Light, Twilight and Darkness. We were each a part of the former person's soul, combined with a new body wich only weakly resembled the old one. We then decided to part our ways - I became a demon hunter, attemting to prevent first class demons from entering this world and taking it over. Light joined thye Light side, while Darkness joined the Dark SiDe. Ever since, we only share a weak telephatic connection, and certain memories"
"Don't worry Jull. The light side was not compromised"
Jull looked a bit astonished but quickly got back to tranquility.
"So, how did you know we were in danger?"
"I posed the core of the soul, a reason for which I can create a strong telephatic connection with any of them whenever I want, with them being unable to resist. I also sense their feelings especially the strong ones"
"You know, Jull, it could have been quite astonishing, was it not upon us..."
"Yes..." Jull's gaze wandered, pondering...
"Miss Ree, I would like to know how far have you advanced in the light side..."
"Me? I am now a Field Officer. That's as high as you get without licking anyone's boot in the Light Side... But I dn't complain. We are going to root those darklings soon enough."
"Soon? What do you mean?"
"Oh, you were not told, Light? We are starting a campaign against the Dark SiDe next fall..."
"But how are we going to mobilize to war in so little time?!"
"Don't worry. We are ready..."
"Ladies, please, we have more important matters to attend to. Sethus's army is growing daily. He is going to make a pact with several demon lords - some of it might cause their summonings. The magical defense they provide to him right now is nearly unbreachable. He hides amongst his army and his bodyguards, which is nigh impossible to pass without a direct assault. We need to take him down."
"I don't think the Council will want to help. After all, he is going to attack the Dark SiDe..."
"What? Jull, why do they never tell me anything? When is this going to happen?"
"This coming week or so, he is going to finish his preparations and march."
"We must do something, Jull! Go to the Council, convince them he is our enemy as well. If anyone wants to join me - I'll be here with Twilight, planning our attack."
"At once, friend... Just Twilight, where is the door to this place?"
"Here." Twilight pointed down, revealing a portal to the light side peninsula.
Ligt suddenly shrieked in pain.
"Light? Light?!" Jull got extremely worried and sat with her on one of the benches.
"Are you ok, Light?"
Light hesitated, still unfocused on reality.
"Wha? Yes, yes, I'm fine. I just got an extremely urgent call from the light side base, someone broke into heaven!"
"We must go there!"
"No, Jull! There is no time! Gabriel is there for a reason, don't forget that!"
"Maybe you are right... I'll leave at once..."
Jull jumped through the portal, which closed soundly right after.
"So, Twilight, do you have a plan?"
"Yes, I do -"
at that moment, a messenger entered the room.
"Master! Our spies registered movement within Sethus's army. They are moving toward a small shrine dedicated to baal."
"Do you have a plan?" Light asked, pale-faced.
"Yes. I'll explain it to you, and then get to find The Crown. But I need to relay the message to Darkness, first."
"And Light? I'll need your new sword."
Meanwhile, in the council chambers of the Dark SiDe, Darkness erupted with knowledge, cutting down the queen in her speech.
"Sethus is moving toward Baal! The Light Side will attack! Her name is REE!"
While the rest were trying to make sense of that knowledge, Darkness started to explain what he could. That is, he explained Sethus is moving toward the Shrine of Baal, and that a battle with him is better now than after he gets there...
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Post by Queen SD on Apr 14, 2009 19:15:40 GMT
HebrewB:
Sarah and Barry were still fighting, but HB knew he had no time to help them. More would be coming, and he had to reach his child before they got here. He held his sword out and attached it to his back. There was nothing to attach it to, but it stayed there anyway, held by magic.
HB ran once more. He ran towards the location of his child, and before long he found himself at the doors of a large building made of clouds... He knew there would be guards at the doors, and they would summon more help. He had to find another way...
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Post by Queen SD on Apr 14, 2009 19:16:11 GMT
Queen SD:
Queen SD listened as Darkness shared his newly acquired knowledge with them. She bit her lip for a second but then quickly tried to shrug her worry off. Already, a plan was beginning to form in her mind. So Sethus was going to find Baal. They could use that against him.
“Dark SiDers, I wish I speak with the five… four… names of power.” SD shut her eyes, pushing the feeling of loss that had overtaken her once more away. “In private.”
The tone in her voice was enough for all the Dark SiDers to quickly shuffle out of the room. Nolana turned to leave as well, but SD stopped her. When Queen was left alone with Chris and Liam and the elf, a wave of silence covered them. They didn’t need to say a word, in an instant they had all understood Samantha’s plan and they simply nodded.
“I will lead the final wave, the army, and take them out.” Nolana was the first one to speak.
“Seeing how things have changed, I’ll go with the air force and surprise them.” Chris offered.
“And I’ll lead the first attack, the elite Dark SiDers. Block them while we can.” The third voice came from Liam. Queen SD clenched her fist. It was not something she had wanted him to do. He had placed himself in a very dangerous position, but she didn’t argue. Now was not a time to be emotional about anything.
“As you wish. Now we must announce our plans to the rest of the Dark SiDers, there is no time to waste.” Said the Queen and walked towards the door.
“Samantha.” The voice made her pause. “What is it Liam?” she asked, not having the heart to turn around. “What will you do?” SD had hopped that they wouldn’t question her on that. Still, she decided to answer truthfully. “Sethus… He will not be with his army. He wants us to think so, but really, he’s planning to sneak into the castle, while we’re all distracted and get to the power crystal. Tundra and Cho are on a quest to seal the doors to it and they need all the time they can use. Sethus must be delayed, till they complete their task.”
Liam noticed that she used the word “delay” instead of “stop” or defeat”. He felt a knot form in his throat, preventing him from uttering a word. The three Dark SiDers simply walked out of the room, not once questioning their Queen’s plan. The others had to be informed.
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Cho felt uncomfortable with Grey around them for a reason. It almost felt as if the dog was watching him. Even so, he kept close to Tundra, as he did not know what kind of dangers could be hiding in every corner, every shadow.
The had been walking for a long time; their surroundings seemed to be getting older and older as they went along, till there were books on the shelves written in ancient languages not even he could understand. And then it was gone. It was like the library had completely vanished. Any source of light that had been aiding them so far was lost and they were engulfed by darkness. Cho, still in his dragon form, readied himself to create some light for them to see, but Estella stopped him.
“No. Magic should not be used in this chamber.” The elf whispered. “use this instead” she handed him a torch. Where did she get that? the dragon wondered as he switched to him human form to take it.
With some light now they could make out the outlines of their surroundings. The library was indeed gone; they were now standing in the middle of a vast chamber. Two rows of six pillars each held the ceiling at its place, so high above their heads they could barely see it. From what little illumination they had, they could tell that they were painted blood red, while the walls were the colour of rust.
“Something tells me we shouldn’t be here” Tundra whispered.
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Post by Queen SD on Apr 14, 2009 19:16:39 GMT
OWA:
Chris left the Council Chambers, with his duty set in his mind.
Leading the Aerial assault eh? Hehehe, this should be fun, Haven't had a large air fight in centuries
He got back to his room and begun getting all the things he needed. He summoned his trunk and pulled all the knives out. He made sure had had all 6 of them and placed 2 in his sleeves, 1 in his boot, and 3 behind his back.
He knew that the others were already mobilizing so he hurried down the halls to the Aviary. He walked in and saw everyone ready for battle. There were hippogryphs, demons with wings, huge eagles mounted by demons with bows, and a multitude of other flying beasts.
Chris headed towards the large double doors and opened them to let them fly out and get ready. As they were pouring out the doors, one hippogryph began nudging him to ride him. He noticed it was the one that he rode long ago, and the one that he asked SD if he could kill it. Seeing as it wouldn't leave him alone, he reluctantly got on, and held tight, as he didn't like flying with someone or something else's aid.
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Post by Queen SD on Apr 14, 2009 19:17:07 GMT
Liam:
Liam stared into Samantha's eyes, they had always reminded him of deep crystal clear pools of water reflecting the summer sun. But at that very moment, it was as if the sun had been taken away. He could see it, the worry, that filled to pool sucking away all the life.
Tearing his eyes aways from hers, He swiftly left the room with out uttering a single word, not even a goodbye. As much as he knew she didn't want him to go, deep down he knew that he had to do it...
The sound off footsteps could be heard as the three walked through the castles corridors to the outside, none of them showing any signs of emotion. As Liam burst through the main door, he were greeted but the sight of a towering storm cloud slowly sifting around the sky, as if it were about to bounce on its prey. Strikes of light shot out of it, creeping its way to the ground.
Still, in perfect silence, Liam slowly waked down the steps and continued to gaze at the sky, when the sound of footsteps sounded from behind him. Turning he saw, Stefan along with Darkness, And three of the DarkSides top warriors. After quickly greeting one another, Liam refereed to "Teleportation for dummies" Before following the instructions.
A veil of darkness surrounded them, and disappeared leaving them exactly where they wanted to be...
"How long till they get here and we can distract them?" Stefan said.
"I'm not sure but-" Liam replied, before being cut of by a sound. Silently they listened as it came closer and closer. It wasn't long before they recognized it as the march of hundreds of men in unison, coming straight at them.
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Post by Queen SD on Apr 14, 2009 19:17:40 GMT
TD:
Darkness went along with Liam's Squad. Liam started to read from the book "Teleportation for Dummies" when they were engulfed in darkness. When the darkness vanished, they noticed a loud sound, that of a hundred feet marching along.
"And I though we were supposed to be Elites!" Darkness muttered.
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Meanwhile, Twilight and Light finished working out their plan. Twilight was to go get the Crown in order to create a last line of defence between earth and Hell. It might just delay the communications enough between Sethus and Ball that Sethus could be stopped. At the same time, Light will travel to Darkness and help the Dark SiDe fight Sethus. Or so they thought.
Twilight took the sword from the table and felt its power. It was not very strong - but it did had enough power to shield the wielder, Twilight.
Light went to the portal after Twilight had set it to the right point, and passed. A moment later, a sword nearly hit her, and she noticed Darkness along other members of the D-SD fighting a company of soldiers. She threw a shout to Darkness, dodging a sword, and he told the rest she was a friend, nearly getting hit by an axe. It was, indeed, a fight to the death.
Jull Ree, was standing in front of the big doors of the Light Side Command. A small servent came and asked her to come inside.
She didn't believe she could even make them listen to her.
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Post by Queen SD on Apr 14, 2009 19:18:01 GMT
Stefan:
"How long till they get here and we can distract them?" Stefan asked. "I'm not sure but-" Liam started but didn't have to finish. for there was a sound of hundreds of footsteps, coming towards them. "oh that soon," stefan grumbled, "not even time to plan!" if things didn't go well here Stefan had something to get them out, but it was something no one but him and his deceased master knew about, from his day in the temples. the amicilla scrolls of magma.
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Post by Queen SD on Apr 14, 2009 19:18:18 GMT
Queen SD:
It was quiet. Too quiet. The kind of silence that made you want to start screaming right away, to break it, but at the same time formed a knot in your throat making you unable to utter a word.
Estella… Are you sure this is the right way? Cho transferred to the woman telepathically. Yes, I am. Though we mustn’t spend too long in this chamber. she replied and started marching forward, giving no explanations. Every step they took echoed around them like the sound of the boots of thousands of soldiers marching. Yet they were the only ones there. Or so they thought.
From deep within the shadows, a dark figure watched, with its red eyes wide open, not blinking once. They were set on its next victims, a group of two humans and a dog. At least that’s what they seemed in the beginning, but, as they approached, it could sense a lot more power hiding in them than met the eye. Originally, he would not have attacked them. Occasionally – once every 100 years – people would come his way but they were weak and lost. He would pay no attention to them and sooner or later, they would all die of thirst or hunger. But this time it was different; they were not just any travelers trying to find their way back, they had come here with a purpose and his job was to stop them, before they got too far. The creature lay there, still hidden. It would wait for them to get to the center of the room, where the doors to and out would be too far away for them to reach in time. He could not let them escape, as he was bound by a spell to be unable to leave that chamber.
When I tell you, I want you to change into a dragon, Cho. Estella turned to him. Is everything alright? Tundra questioned. Tundra, take control of the body and keep walking. Be on guard. came the reply from Cho. And so they were halfway across the chamber.
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Everyone had departed and Queen SD was left alone, in the now empty walls of the castle. Even Cho, who always kept her some company through their mental connection, seemed to somehow be out of reach. They were all gone and she couldn’t help but wonder if she would see them again. And what pained her most was that she had not even been able to say a proper goodbye. She had been through this a thousand times; war was not something new to the Queen. Each time people would die and each time she’d find others to replace them, fill in for her loss. Because that was what people did, they died; death was inevitable, it would come sooner or later, so why sweat over it? But this time something was different. The Dark SiDers were not just some “people”. They had changed from followers to companions and from companions to friends. And Liam… the very thought of losing him almost brought tears to her eyes. Almost. Because this was a war and there was no room for emotion. Once more she would have to lock her heart up in a little box and ignore its cries.
You’ll see them again, a little voice in her head tried to reassure her.
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The Elite Dark SiDers were losing ground. The narrow pass gave them an advantage, but the enemy numbers were just too many for them to hold. Every time they would kill a row of men, new ones would trample over their unconscious bodies and eventually take their place. They had already lost one of their warriors, which left only five of them fighting off thousands.
“We need a plan!” Liam yelled at the top of his voice, hoping that one of his companions would make out his words, despite all the chaos erupting around them. The reply didn’t take long to come. “We need them to come less at a time!” it was Stefan, fighting his way closer to him. “Wait… give me your strength.” Liam was about to ask why, when an enemy sword gave him a cut on his left arm. He swore under his breath and beheaded the man that had attacked him. The wound was not big enough to cause him any trouble in his fighting, but it was enough to shock him and make him grit his teeth in pain. He tried to concentrate, as much as it was possible and let his energy flow to his companion, who obviously had a plan.
It wasn’t long before Stefan was emitting a powerful orange glow and with a swing of his right arm, flames erupted from within his body and shot out towards the enemy. The first ones in the lines were engulfed by the fire, the rest, thirsty for blood, charged at them, but they were cut off by a powerful wall of red and yellow swirling around like crazy. “Contact the others; we can’t hold them for much longer. And be quick about this, the fire wall wont last forever.” Stefan yelled to Liam, his energy levels running low due to the amount of magic he had used. The man simply nodded and tried to reach a telepathic connection with the Queen. Angered faces of men could be distinguished behind the wall of flames and shouts full of rage reached their ears.
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Queen SD lay down on the grass looking at the sky. Or rather what bits of sky she could make out through the clouds, which gave the day a special gray shade. It was like the sun had hidden away somewhere, denying shining on this dreaded day. The birds were not filling the air with their lively songs and not a leaf in the trees would stir. It was like the god of Wind was all out of breath and decided not to blow anymore. Like the whole world around her knew what was to come; the fight, the blood, the deaths.
Will we make it through this? SD questioned herself, shutting her eyes. Sure we will. You are strong and so are the other Dark SiDers, a voice in her head replied. But what if that’s not enough? she shook her head. It has to be, came the reply. Great… now I’m talking to myself. How low can I go? at that point she brought her palm up to her face and rubbed her head. Oh please… you’re not crazy if you talk to yourself, everyone does! You’re crazy if you hear someone answer you… she replied to herself. This monologue helped her get her mind off things, distract her for a bit and pretend that she had some company. What am I thinking… she brought her other hand up to her face as well, hiding from the world. Come on, don’t be weak! They all believe in you! WHO ARE YOU? Let me hear you shout it! the Queen encouraged herself.
QUEEN SD! a voice shouted.
Oh yeah! That… Wait. That wasn’t my voice. SD quickly got up and opened her eyes. She knew better than to ignore things like that.
SAMANTHA! the voice shouted again. It was a male one, quite deep. Liam! she realized and held her breath. Her heart felt like it would explode with joy that he was still alive. But something in his tone made it sound like something was wrong. Yes it’s me! Listen we haven’t got long. We can’t hold them, they’re too many. The air forces must come at once! They’re on their way. They have to fly because the army’s too big to teleport but they’ll be there in fifteen minutes. Samantha, you don’t understand… We don’t have fifteen minutes. I am injured and Stefan is exhausted. Light and Darkness are doing okay but they’re too many! As for the rest of the warriors, only two are still breathing but they’re badly injured. Well can’t you just defend yourselves while Chris and his troops arrive? We’ll try… But- his words were cut off by a loud explosion. What’s happening? the Queen shouted in his mind. Samantha…… we’re…… they……. So now….. no…. can’t…. She couldn’t make out what he was saying, just caught random words. Their connection was dying, though she could still hear the chaos erupting in the background. Then her blood froze. A scream. She recognized it as Liam’s. Was he hurt? Was he… dead? Was it too late? She bit her lip and tried to block that thought out of her mind. Liam…? she whispered, trying to get their connection going again, but all she got as a reply was a grunt of pain. Then, like smoke dissolving in the air, it was gone. The Queen was left alone once again in the quiet of the garden, the distant shouts of rage gone, just like Liam’s voice. Tears crowded in her eyes but she brushed them away. I’m coming there, hang on. Her own words echoed in her mind with uncertainty. Would she be able to save him? What about Sethus? But now was not a time to ponder, it was a time to act. She quickened her pace, heading to the castle, and summoned the book “Teleportation for dummies”.
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Post by Queen SD on Apr 14, 2009 19:18:47 GMT
OWA:
Chris held on as he hippogryph flew through the skies with the rest of the Dark SiDe's air forces. He truly hated assisted flying, and this flight was going to take a while longer. He held back his urges to push his sword through the beast that was forcing him into this for a little longer.
Right when Chris thought he was about to snap from the constant undulations and the burn of air flying past his eyes, he heard a demon cry out behind him. He looked back and saw a demon falling off his ride to the ground below. It had an arrow imbedded in its shoulder.
Chris yelled out and informed the rest of the army of the new threat. He looked past the forces and saw a, luckily, small group of dragonriders and bat-horses. He told the archers to fire upon them, hoping that they didnt have to resort to close range aerial combat. He didn't want that many casualties before the main fight even began.
Chris held on tight as his mount swerved around to dodge incoming arrows as they flew in. Chris saw a group of about a dozen riders all fire at once in his direction. Luckily, he threw out a large fireball and turned their arrows to ash.
When the coast was clear for the moment, Chris looked around at a couple demon archers that were flying by him. One in particular appalled Chris with his horrible aim.
"Gimme that, you stupid....wasting arrows..." he said as he forcefully grabbed the bow and quiver from the demon.
He took aim and fired, nailing one dragonrider in the chest, knocking him off.
"Dam..." Chris whispered under his breath. "What?" the demon that he had taken his bow from said. Chris eyed him suspiciously, but said quickly, "I was aiming for the head"
Chris took a few more shots, all not as accurate as he had hoped, but still quite accurate. When the battle was nearly over, he gave the bow back and hoped the demon learned something by watching him.
After the force was dealt with Chris ordered them on to get back on track. In a moment, he realized that they wasted a quite a bit of time. He yelled at them to quicken the pace.
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Post by Queen SD on Apr 14, 2009 19:19:07 GMT
Queen SD:
Just when they thought it couldn’t get more silent than it already was it did. It was like they had all gone completely deaf; they couldn’t even make out their own footsteps. Then a distant bell started ringing in their ears, so faint they could barely notice. “…..” Estella moved her lips but no sound came out. “….!” Cho blinked and opened his mouth, but again they could hear no voice. They both attempted to shout at the top of their voices, though it proved useless. There was nothing, no sound reaching their ears except the strange ringing noise, which seemed to be getting louder by the second. They looked around nervously. Estella signalled to the man something that could be translated as “keep your eyes wide open”. So he did. Before she could even realise what had happened, she was lying on the floor with her back, while a huge, black mass flew over her and landed on the other end of the room. It let its teeth show, possibly growling but they couldn’t tell, as they could still make out no sound. Cho had dragged her down with him, just as the creature jumped at them, saving her life. This was enough for Estella to allow Tundra have full access to the body. They got up in a hurry, before the creature attacked again, and pulled out their weapons.
Fighting that demon was harder than they thought. The fact that they were completely deaf put them in a great disadvantage, especially in a room as dark as that. They had no idea from where the enemy would appear and strike next. The creature had thick black fur, which blended well with the darkness around and the shadows, making him almost invisible. Meanwhile, the ringing in their ears had gotten so loud it was impossible to think straight. It pierced their minds and drove them crazy, they’d give anything for it to stop.
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Post by Queen SD on Apr 14, 2009 19:19:33 GMT
Tundra:
Tundra thought that her ears would burst. She clenched her teeth to try to block out the pain. She had to concentrate, she couldn't let Cho and Estella, and..well, everybody down. This was finally it, her chance to prove that she wasn't just a waste of space. But it hurt so much.
Right, so we've lost most of the senses that we rely on... Tundra thought to herself...narrowly avoiding a dive bomb from the creature. You don't rely on them all the time, do you Tundra? Estella's voice suddenly crept into her head, it was very faint due to the intense ringing in their ears, but because Estella could creep into her mind, she was able to translate it/ What do you...mean. A sudden realisation sunk into Tundra's mind. If only she could let Cho know...hopefully his keen dragon senses could pick it up.
Tundra took a long deep breath, and stood still. She felt everything that was around her, just like she did when she was in her glider, and flying. She felt the gush of the creature like she felt the gush of the wind. She tried to build up a mental picture in her head.
Suddenly, she felt a strong breeze pass round her back. She swung her sword with all her might. It hit something, the something withdrew. That's more like it.... Estella congratulated... Right, now we've just got to keep this up.
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Post by Queen SD on Apr 14, 2009 19:19:55 GMT
Queen SD:
Queen SD looked around. She had teleported in a narrow passage and she could hear swords clanging in the distance, as well as powerful spells being uttered. SD cursed under her breath, for teleporting in such a distance from the battle. Then she brought two fingers in her mouth and blew; a high whistle sounded. It wasn’t long before the sound of a horse trotting on the stone ground reached her. As it got closer, she readied herself and at the right moment, she pushed against the ground and shot up in the air. With her left arm she grabbed the horse’s neck and pulled herself on its back. “Thank you Evenice” she smiled at the black unicorn, which was now carrying her on its back.
It wasn’t long before she reached her destination. She was not prepared for what she witnessed there. Two of the warriors were lying on their backs lifeless, with horrible burns on their bodies, while the third one was impaled by a small knife on the head. Light and Darkness were standing in the front, holding a faint force-field which prevented more enemies reaching them at their weak state and Stefan was on his knees, helping them hold it as much as he could. They were all covered in cuts, bruises and burns, but they would not give up. And there was another man on the floor, in a puddle of a red liquid she identified as blood. She recognized him instantly. “Liam!” she shouted out, her heart skipping a beat; or two. She got off the unicorn, which then galloped away in the distance. The other Dark SiDers, along with Light, were so surprised to see her there, they almost let their defense drop and the force field nearly disappeared for a second, but they quickly concentrated and had it back up once more. The Queen ignored it all and ran straight to the side of the injured man. A sword had gone right through his left shoulder, not too far away from his heart, though he was still breathing. “Liam, can you hear me?” she whispered to him and held his hand. No reply. “Please… just look at me. You can’t leave yet! You have to hold on!” At that point she let go of his hand and placed hers on the sword buried deep in his flesh. Okay… slowly does it… The blade moved, causing the man’s breathing to quicken and his face was one of agony. He was clearly in a great deal of pain. Again she pulled, as carefully as possible, until the whole sword was out. She threw it aside in anger and placed her hands on the wound, transferring all her energy to him. It took a while, but slowly it begun to heal. Then she mumbled a powerful healing spell which stopped the bleeding completely. At least you’re not going to lose more blood, but it’s impossible to heal all the internal damage at once. Seems like the blade was enchanted or something, quite powerful, SD whispered in his mind. Liam was now breathing regularly again; he would even stir at times. Where is Chris?! The Queen hit the stone wall with her fist. He was supposed to be there. The force field would not last for much longer and she couldn’t whatever energy she had left in a battle there; Sethus was still alive.
“Stefan!” she shouted, the man turned around, “I want you to get Liam out of here. Light and Darkness will have to hold on their own.” “But my Queen-“ he started to object but she cut him short. “Do as I ordered.” She said with a cold voice. “As you… wish.” He gave away and made his way towards the injured man. But then Liam suddenly opened his eyes. He looked around and let out a noise that sounded close to “NO!” “LIAM!” Queen SD shot up and landed on the man, almost crushing him under her weight. “How are you feeling? I knew this was dangerous… Can you talk? Say something!” “Yughmarmh” the man moaned. “What? Are you alright?” “ICAMGHUGH!” “Wha-“ finally the man managed to push her off and gasp. “I said… I can’t breathe!” “Oh… sorry…” the woman felt guilty. “Look, you must leave at once, you are in danger.” “And you all aren’t? I’m not going anywhere.” The man coughed and tried to stand up. His legs gave out under his weight and he tumbled on the ground. Queen SD and Stefan quickly caught him and held him up. “See… I told you I can make it.” He said in a weak voice, his arm resting on the wall for support. “You are clearly in no state to fight.” “Well I am not running away! I’ve made up my mind, you should too.” He shot back, sounding a bit more aggressive than he had hoped. Queen SD felt slightly hurt, but she didn’t let it show. “But-“ “No. I need you to trust me on this. I’ll do fine.” Samantha sighed. She could tell from the tone of his voice that there was no changing his mind. She did the only thing she could at the moment and shared her energy with him, until he was able to stand on his own. “Take this, you’ll need it” she threw her diamond sword at him. “This is a fine blade Samantha. Won’t you be needing it?” Liam caught the sword in mid air. “I know it is. But not now, I’ll be using other methods of fighting.” “Got a name for it? Or is it just ‘black diamond sword’?” the man let out a laugh. “Yeah... I call it Evenice.” The woman smiled.
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