Fantasy Swords, Sorcery And Whatever That Monster Torching The Town Is

[Freshet]

“You mean it?!” Trinity eagerly declared as she looked up at Mickey with a twinkle in her eye. “For real and for true?!” That announcement of being alright with him struck a cord with the spelunking shepardess who began fist pumping with her unarmored arm.

“Yippie!” declared Trinity who after bouncing for a short while stood triumphantly. She focused her gaze to the lead homunculi, “Yeah uh, would you mind repeating your name again,” said Trinity seemingly unaware the lead homunculi was not the mage girl who was known by multiple names one of them being Zharkov, “Yeah! Feel free to stick around! Place is real quiet since damn near everyone supposedly leading stuff around here just vanished! I’ll be here to bath and I guess a bit after to keep watch since someone oughta. But I’ll definitely leave if I need to do a booze run!”

KnightOfNight Zerohex

 

[DarkstarUchiha]

Lucas hopped onto Snow and Followed Izuru and smiled at the new ally. "I believe you will do well." Lucas pulled out a new hood and put it on. "Izuru I'm going to conceal my identity."
Lucas looked at the girl's Injury. "My name is Lucas and yours?"
He smiled for he had found new friends. That didn't try to send him back for the bounty, his father had put on him. The reward was huge ,but it was so he would be taken home.
Lucas looked at Izuru, he was also royalty, maybe Lucas could speak to him later.
Lucas looked at the guards at the gate waiting to see if they would open the door.
Gaius Danius Griinia
RubyZoo

 

[Gohan510]

Kuto listened to her go on and on about the questions he already knew that was coming to him. Everything that happened was probably put her into shock and it was sooner or later till she was told the truth. Or at least most of it. “I let her do that.” He responded to what Yuki was saying about Cypher. “She’s an old lover that only lasted for a couple months, sometimes you got to allow yourself to be captured to keep the ones you care about safe.” In a sense ge was talking about how he held back on his diablo on Kai. He could’ve seriously hurt his brother and Yuki, but because they are both important to him he had to tone down the spell. He said mark two, but it was only mark one.

“If i fought her back we would’ve been in a worse situation, because it would be three against one. I don’t want you fighting knights yet. Out of the three though she’d give me the roughest time, or my...” He paused. “Kai is my younger brother. He hunts me down because of an incident that happened.” He started walking towards the forest assuming Yuki would follow him he continued on. “As you know I’m apart of a league of “bandits” or if you’d like to say “villains”. My master told me the only way i could grow stronger is by cutting the tie that put me in most distraught. Which was our mother. She’s the reason my father isn’t alive.... she left him to go with Kai’s father, a dragon. At fact a Fire Dragon King. A powerful dragon type and a rare one. Don’t ask where he’s at now no one knows what happened to all the elemental dragon kings. He doesn’t look demon because it’s complicated. I’m going to try my best to explain to you.”

Kuto sighed as they drawer closure to the village. “Kai is technically a dragon in the body of a human. That body isn’t his, because of a specific ritual his father was able to seal a baby dragon into a baby boy body. So let me make it simple for you.” He stopped walking before they got closer to the village. “Our mom is half human and half demon. She had a baby with a lowly human, that agreed to the conditions. He would probably never see his son again. The dragon had a baby with another dragon. Yet we don’t know what type of dragon it was, if I remember Kai was red and yellow when he was a dragon, besides that though. The ritual commenced and the human babies soul was lost and the soul of a dragon rested in a boys body. Because our mother is demon he gained that blood. The tricky part was the sealing process. My brother has so much power sealed up that he could probably kill the emperor if he was pushed beyond his limits.” Kuto looked at the palm of his left hand. “In a sense Kai has 4 parents.” Kuto explained to the Kitsune.

A women walking to the same location she spotted the two noticing one was hurt. “Are you okay?” She asked the man he gave off an odd vibe to her but it didn’t change the fact there was younger girl with him which meant there was no harm.

Kuto looked up at the women and took this opportunity to look sick. The women instantly ran to him trying to help.
Juju
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Did the knight of 0 really just thank me for saving her just know?! Woah i got real recognition from her! That’s wild as hell! I thought she was the ice queen out of all the knights. For some reason he remembered when he first met Rinzler when she asked him to be the first knight that would risk their lives for the emperor. Wow. Just wow Kai thought to himself he never expected Rinzler togjve him that type of sympathy. No matter though they had to go back to the camp, but Kai couldn’t do that yet. That defeats the purpose on his arrival. “You guys go on ahead I gotta see if the tow-“ He could smell scents from miles away. It was thanks to his dragon instincts he can smell people from afar. “Never mind your right.” He called for his steed as Shadow came from afar in the dark forest coming to Kai’s aid. Kai hopped on top of the horse. “Let’s go back to the camp.” Once the night sky would come he will areange to meet Rinzler alone. His horse stepped by Rinzler and Septimus. He looked back at the burned tree as he gave off a sigh. “Brother...”
Amaya Himura RatKing

 

[KnightOfNight]

Zharko Serafim Bogdan Miroslav Kostadin Gerasim Vaska Trajan Apostol Zharkov XXXVII heard the words that came out of the large man and the even smaller girl's mouths, but the meaning was lost on her due to her thoughts being elsewhere, until one snapped her back. Zharko. Just Zharko. The glorious, illustrious, honored name of the original patriarch was shortened, and thus, disrespected. Her eyes lost focus, her body trembled, and she snapped her head back and thrust her arms into the air and let out what surely would have been a blood curdling scream if she had allowed any sounds to leave her. The host of trumpeter homunculi rushed to her aid and begun fanning her while the lead homunculus tried to fix the offender's ignorance.

"Please, the name of my Lord and Creator, Zharko Serafim Bogdan Miroslav Kostadin Gerasim Vaska Trajan Apostol Zharkov XXXVII, the Lord Librarian Of The Most Completed Sanctum Of Lore In This World And The Next, Most Honored Of Scholars, Shaper Of Reality, Bender Of Wills, Wizard Of Wizards, and Master Of Homunculi must always be spoken in full and never, in any circumstances be cut short. Like any of her noble bloodline, the respect she places on the previous patriarchs is absolute for all they have done. Even you, Most Magnificent Specimen Of Humanity, would not be allowed to tarnish their legacy."

After the lead homunculus finished his explanation, Zharko Serafim Bogdan Miroslav Kostadin Gerasim Vaska Trajan Apostol Zharkov XXXVII let go of the horrifying pose she held and scrawled with a shaky hand on her slate. "If you ever fear you have forgotten The Most Glorious Name, ask to be reminded. Please." She then wiped the board and wrote another message, this time in the same dignified handwriting as before. "I seek any texts the Fool Lizard Grigori held." She held it out to both the man and the girl and gave them plenty of time to read it before wiping it and writing again. "I have long suspected he held lost lore that Zharko Serafim Bogdan Miroslav Kostadin Gerasim Vaska Trajan Apostol Zharkov XIX could not claim in time." This time she let the slate float in the air and clasped her hands together in a pleading gesture.

Zerohex Freshet

 

[Juju]

Yuki blinked in surprise. He didn't just know the knight... he had loved her at one point. No, that wasn't right. He still loved her. Yuki peered at him curiously from the corner of her eye as they walked. It was extremely unusual for him to be this open about his past and with his typical air of indifference you'd never expect him to fall in love with anyone. Maybe he wasn't always that way. I've changed since the Faelands, she reminded herself, briefly stirring a memory in the back of her mind.

The kitsune was as quiet as the falling snow as Kuto continued, even when he told her she wasn't ready for knights (which, although true, was prime bait for a defensive retort). The moment was just too fragile, as if speaking would somehow scare away the recluse that was Kuto's past. A human and a dragon? she thought in surprise, one ear tilted to the side. She couldn't imagine what it would be like to kill her own mother. It must have been hard for him, not to mention fighting his brother. Yuki had no siblings of her own, but she liked to imagine that family bonds were stronger than hate.

When Kuto had finished his tale, Yuki had a lot to think about. She realized that before this talk she didn't even know Kuto's motives or past, and even now still wasn't sure what he really hoped to gain from the destruction of the empire. Maybe she would never know. Hearing his story sent a pang of guilt in her stomach, as she had only told him fractions of her past. Although she hadn't given him any direct lies, she was highly selective on what he knew and had told him only half-truths. Most specifically, the words Inkblood and empress were never linked to her name.

After the woman rushed over to help Kuto, Yuki stood to the side and feigned shyness. Warily, she watched the woman help Kuto stand up properly by allowing him to lean on her shoulder. Her brown hair was streaked with grey in a few places and her age was beginning to show in the corners of her blue eyes but it only seemed to enhance her simple beauty. She must have sensed how tense Yuki had become, for she gave a soft smile and said, "Don't be afraid child, your father is safe with us. Elder Farwind is a skilled healer, she will mend the wounds."

"He's not my..." Yuki started, but realized the woman had begun to walk off with Kuto and did not hear.

When they entered the village a few of the inhabitants stood around them, curious of these new faces. One of which was a young girl. "Anya, who's this?" she asked the woman who replied with, "Guests. I found them in the woods by the old cave. The man is badly injured, go tell Farwind" With a quick nod of her head, the child ran off

Gohan510

 

[ColdCash]

The Saint stood up as the... Creature entered the tent, carrying a man who could only be described as extra crispy. It certainly wasn't human, even if it was trying to look like one- the Holy Hammer practically vibrated with fury as the thing approached. She debated debated confronting it but... No, not here. These men had been through enough today. She gestured for the tent staff to take the crippled man to a bed, picking her way carefully to the back of the room.

"Private, hand me that bottle to your left."

"This one, sir?", he asked, holding up a bottle full of yellowish, transparent liquid.

"That's the refined spirit. The green one."

Pulling a clean handkerchief off the drying line as she ducked beneath it, Rosario snagged the bottle from the Private's outstretched hand, pouring a small portion into the handkerchief. It smelled oddly, sickeningly sweet, like the odor of rotting fruit. Crossing the room again, she closed the gap between herself and the burned soldier, pressing the cloth into his face. The man's eyes rolled back, Rosario catching him as he collapsed backwards. Holding the man in a kind of awkward half-princess carry, she gingerly moved him onto a cot adjacent to the recent amputee. Wiping her brow- or, rather, her visor- with the back of her hand, she eyed the creature cautiously, putting name to face. So this was the thing that had burned it's men and, if it's words during the battle were in earnest, itself.

Looks like oblivion wasn't all it's cracked up to be.

As much as she'd have liked to refuse the thing treatment, it'd have gone against the vows of her order. Opening a tin of burn ointment, she spoke without looking back up.

"I'll not ask who you are, or why you did such a thing... But I will ask you to have your hand splinted and leave before you drive the injured to a panic. Understand?"

Blood Born Angel

 

[Freshet]

"...So it is, so it is written. We, I use the the royal variant of this term so indulge me in that if you will, shall accept the transaction of moving particular commodities up river and then into Gramzow proper where the proper cleansing shall occur. I have discussed the matter of fees earlier for this service, and I still reserve the right to reduce the cut of your side or terminate the deal if the situation grows too dangerous, such as by too many prying eyes upon the shipments, but I will notify you in advance if I intend to invoke my rights. So do we have an arrangement?"

The fishmonger gave a single nod towards Maximilien Von Hahnenhorn. "It is fair and even with the cut, we'll still make more of a profit than we have been." Maxmilien smirked as he flaunted his staff and arose from the chair. "Then may I suggest you start preparing, if for some reason you haven't already, to move these goods. I can assure you these materials will recieve the finest care, as soon as they get close enough that they get into our hands. I begin sending out notifications for those stationed around this area to look for goods located..."

Sir Hahenhorn strolled a few meager paces back as he began tapping the barrels with his shoulder listening closely to the sloshing occurring within each one and taking notes of differences between the sounds. Upon hitting the sixth barrel, Maximilien smiled as he flourished his hand at the fishmonger and smiled. "A performer never reveals his secrets. It's acceptable, simple but acceptable, I do not imagine anyone would give it a second thought let alone find it that suspicious."

Raising his staff upwards he gave a bow to the fishmonger, "To the future!" And with that The Lord of Thieves exited the building with a smile upon his face. Strolling out of the building shutting the door softly, while soundlessly walking as was his way, Sir Hahnenhorn walked towards the river and observed that the ferryman was not present. Well that was of no real concern at all considering that he could easily return back at any time he wish, but best not to take any chances in a somewhat populated area.


For now the Lord of Thieves decided he would simply wait; but until then he could at least amuse himself.

Sir Hahnenhorn began to croon to himself while snapping his fingers.

"Oh come all arouuund
And listen to me.
Listen to the story I will weave.
There is a man so charming and sly!
Every single lock he is going to pry!
And man, does he keep those scoundrels in line!
Ruling in the shadows and biding his time!
Now who is this man I hear you cry?
Well wouldn't you believe...
Hail, Hail The Lord of Thieves!
The underworld beckoning for your decree!
Hail, Hail The Lord of Thieves!
The underworld beckoning for your decree!"

Hm, thought Sir Hahnenhorn to himself as he finished up a few bars, It is not quite the same without backup vocals...

 

[Blood Born Angel]

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"Emissary of Oblivion"
Knight of Six

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The aura the woman gave off made Stigma's skin crawl. She had felt this feeling before, from various mages and warriors calling upon their gods for strength or protection. This woman, however; probably exuded the most divine energy she had ever witnessed thus far. It wasn't that holy magic really bothered the Knight of Six, it was more that feeling of an unseen presence that made her uncomfortable. Perhaps it was her origins that made her senses more keen to whatever well of power people like the Saint drew from, or just another faculty she wasn't really aware of. It could have just been the heebee-jeebees. Whatever the cause, Stigma did not feel comfortable in the field hospital and was fully prepared to leave after the burned soldier was laid down.

At the pointed comment toward her hands, however; Stigma took a hard look at them for the first time since the battle with Grigori. Crimson hues blinked down at ragged skin and cracked bones. She attempted to close her fists and found her hands shaking with effort. Truth be told, it hurt quite a bit. Every twitch of her muscles sent pain screaming up her arms. The torn flesh and slightly burned skin reached nearly to her elbows, and while Stigma was fairly certain she'd have full use of them after a couple weeks, her hands would forever be scarred by the idiotic attack she performed this day.

"Just make it quick."

The Knight of Six held out her arms and made a point to look directly into the Saints visor; fiery eyes cut through the dark slits, but her face gave way no emotion except for a small frown.

"Mind my skin, it's quite hot."

ColdCash

 

[Gaius Danius Griinia]

Izuru sat across from the medical bed of his new friend, Skyler. Lucas was near him, Izuru had specified that the three of them would not be separated. While it was kind of them to give shelter to Izuru and company. The steely cold gazes that most of them gave Izuru unsettled him. The healer, a dwarf named Raxis looked over Skyler's bite wound and cleaned it thoroughly before pouring an antidote made from high quality ingredients on it. Izuru had given Raxis some ingredients he couldn't get in this region as payment for treating Skyler. "There you go, lass. Just rest for a while and try not to put too much pressure on it" Raxis smiled at her before packing up his tools. "Sorry about the others, laddie" Raxis says as he turns to Izuru. "The reformation of the Old Kingdom into the Empire was hard on a lot of us. Happened during an attempted takeover by Frost Orcs. The internal conflict meant that no reinforcements could be sent to aid in repelling them. As such, we lost a lot of good men" Raxis nodded at Izuru before leaving. The next visitor was the leader of these Rangers, Drake Frostelus. A skilled Cryomancer and leader, he had held the position of Ranger Commander in the North for over eighty years. Raxis had told the three all about Commander Drake while he worked on Skyler.

"Nice to see you're doing better, young lady" Commander Drake said in a surprisingly warm voice. Folding his arms, Commander Drake began to ask questions about their presence in the North. Izuru took careful care not to reveal Lucas's heritage while explaining their story. It seemed as if his friend wished to remain anonymous. For a while Commander Drake just stared at the three. Eventually he sighed and turned his gaze to Izuru. "A word?" He gestured for Izuru to follow him. Izuru gave something to Lucas, a small slip of paper and some powder. The note told Lucas not to be wary of these Rangers and that help was on the way. Then he left to follow Commander Drake. "First we have an invasion during a regime change, then we have Kiet and his bandits and on top of all that. The werewolves are gathering an army" Izuru was surprised to hear that last part. "An army?" Izuru asked as Commander Drake picked up and apple and bit into it. "Yes, they aren't just attacking villages at random. Its targeted, precise movement" Commander Drake walked past a Light Elf stringing her bow. The Elf sneers at Izuru before placing a hand on her knife. "Talisa here lost her brother in one of the first battles. This would be just after you began your campaign against Izaya" Izuru kept his eyes forward as he and Commander ascended a ladder onto a rampart. Below a couple argued while pointing and gesturing at Izuru. "Those two are my left and right hands. Pilkins and Wylkox. They lost their best friends to Frost Orcs" Commander Drake's voice had undertones of bitterness. Izuru and Commander Drake then wandered past a group of wounded men and women. Some of them were missing eyes, some had missing limbs, all of them were battered and bruised. Drinking heavily, they all stared at Izuru with hate in their eyes. "I guess I'm not very popular here" Izuru lamented while Commander Drake walked inside a stone watchtower. Izuru wandered in behind him.

"No...you aren't. If I may be frank, Your Majesty...No one cares for you here" The door behind Izuru suddenly slams shut as Werewolves and armed Rangers wander out of the shadows. Even Raxis is holding a deadly looking axe while staring Izuru down. "So now what?" Izuru said as he placed a hand on his axe. "We kill you for what you did... or more importantly, what you DIDN'T DO laddie" Said Raxis as he clenched his teeth. "As long as a Kamukura sits on the throne. The people will suffer. So we'll take care of you and reform this nation as a Republic" Said a Dark Elf wielding a pair of short swords. "Our fates will no longer be decided by the latest member in a bloodline of madmen and tyrants" Said Talisa who climbed in through the window. "We lost a lot of friends and loved ones because you were too busy having a spat with your decrepid fool of a father. Where was the Hero-King Izuru when we needed him?! Where was the Imperial Guard when our walls were brought down by Frost Orcs?" Commander Drake spoke with a venomous tone. If you do not apply just as much pressure to your pack as you do your prey. They will attempt to take your spot as Alpha Lupa's voice echoed in his mind. "You think this land would be better under the control of a senate?" Izuru asked simply. "We can elect somone logical and wise as our first Supreme Chancellor" Said the Dark Elf from before. "Lord Darte of Fendal or even Lady Rinzler would be suited for this task! Better one of them than YOU!" Talisa drew her knife and thrust it under Izuru's throat. "So why work with the Werewolves? What do you gain from this deal?" Izuru asked. "Like I'd tell you... kill him" Commander Drake drew his sword. From out of nowhere, an arrow came through the window and pierced Talisa's hand. Outside the sounds of conflict arose. Grabbing Talisa's head, Izuru snapped her neck. Punching the ground, Izuru created a gust of wind that blew everyone onto their asses. "Its treason then" Izuru said as his hands crackled with electricty. Grabbing the Dark Elf, Izuru threw him out the open window before disarming Raxis. Using his axe, Izuru quickly dispatched a werwolf before kicking the wall down and tossing the rest off of the cliffside. Raxis tried to tackle Izuru but the young Emperor grabbed and held the dwarf in place. "Why Raxis... Tell me why you would help me if you were going to try and assassinate me?!" Izuru leapt onto the top of the broken watchtower with the dwarf in his grasp. "MY VENDETTA IS AGAINST YOU. THE GIRL HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH IT, I DID IT FOR HER" His face was red with fury. "Who did you lose?" Izuru asked with sorrow in his eyes. "MY WIFE... MY SVETLANA WAS RAPED AND KILLED BY THOSE BEASTS BECAUSE YOU AND YOUR BIG ARMY WEREN'T HERE FOR US... YOU'D RATHER GO AND FIGHT DRAGONS THAN HELP YOUR OWN PEOPLE" Tears streamed down the dwarfs face. Izuru let Raxis go as the dwarf fell down the mountain to his death. Marching on the Fortress was Erika and the Twelfth Legion. Commader Drake turned into a cold wind and disappeared.

"Twelfth Legion! Testudo!" Izuru raised his axe and the footsoldiers bearing shields banded together with archers and mages in a locked shield formation. The arrows were deflected by the iron walls while magic exploded against the protective spells used by the designated Barrier Mage for each Cohort. "Black Meteor!" Izuru yelled as the tops of the walled formation opened and the Black Mages in each group created a massive fireball together, launching them at the fortress. Erika ran over to Izuru with Otonashi following her. "MASTER!!!" Squeed the sacred sword as she hugged Izuru. "I just got to the camp near Grigori's lair with Chi when Erika told me you were bringing a Legion to conquer your enemies. Also we found your friends Skyler and Lucas... they seemed useful" Otonashi deflected a few incoming arrows with his sheathed sword like it was nothing. "These people are traitors to the Empire. They may have their reasons for mistrusting us. Though that doesn't excuse some of the decisions they've made" Izuru had Erika turn into her sword form and leapt onto Ghost. "Twelfth Legion! Arrow Rain!" Izuru flew to the back of his Legion and pointed his sword at the enemy. Thousands of arrows rained down upon the fortress and wiped out anyone who wasn't well protected enough. Soon the Fortress was down to half strength as many of its Rangers lay dead. Those who were still alive charged at the rows of shields. "PILA!" Screamed Izuru as the soldiers shoved their polearms through the chinks in their defense. A few Rangers were killed by this tactic as the Twelfth Legion slowly advanced towards the remaining Rangers.

"You see men?! This is what the Kamukura do to us! They force their rule on us and slaughter us when we resist! SUCH A WORLD CAN EXIST NO LONGER" Said Commander Drake who appeared and raised his sword in defiance of Izuru. "RANGERS! GIANT FALCONS!" Yelled Commander Drake as his remaining mages gathered and summoned falcons the size of Ghost. These falcons began picking Izuru's men up and dropping them to the ground. Izuru lost about fifteen of his soldiers before Otonashi took care of it. Otonashi leapt onto the ramparts where the assembled mages where and they tried to attack him. "Omae wa...Shinderu" Said Otonashi as he sheathed Yamato after striking with lightning speed. The mages were too slow to realize they were already dead. Cutting through their spells, Otonashi duelled and finished off the rest. The Giant Falcons vanished as they could no longer be sustained. Commander Drake and his best men ran away. With a simple gesture, Izuru had his men throw javelins at the remaining Rangers. Dropping like flies, some of them opted to surrender rather than die. Izuru clamped them in chains of silver, which burned ALL of them. This proved that all of these Rangers were both traitors and Werewolves.

Izuru grabbed Lucas and Skyler, wanting to finish things with Commander Drake...
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Chiho sat in a pavilion she and Erika had set up. Looking over a map, Chiho was looking at the locations of Stormageddons missing Venti. The ferocious storm spirits had escaped from his control and set their sights on razing entire towns and cities. Their ability to use powerful lightning magic meant they could do that and more. Resting her hand on her staff, Chiho's naiad maid Celestis brings her some tea.

"Something wrong Miss Chiho?" Asked Celestis as she poured tea

"Well we have rogue storm spirits on the loose and both my brothers and Cy aren't here to help" Responded Chiho as she tapped her finger against the oaken table.

"Well you could ask the Knights to go after them" Proposed Celetis as she began to dust around the pavilion.

"HA! Leading people places is something Izuru and Cy are good at... not me" Chiho began scrawling a rune in the air to see if her brothers or her best friend were in the vicinity. Otonashi had disppeared with Erika, Izuru's sword to go help Izuru with something. They had even taken Izuru's Legion with them. Which made her wonder if Izuru had gotten himself into trouble. According to her search, Cy was closer to Chiho than her brothers were... Izuru and Otonashi were in the North for some reason...

DarkstarUchiha
RubyZoo
Amaya Himura

 

[Amaya Himura]

Cypher bowed her head slightly at the appreciation expressed by Septimus. Maybe her compliment didn't come off as fully appreciative, as he was the one to warn her of what had occurred. What her words meant, and probably weren't fully relayed, was how she thought Septimus was wise in bringing at least another Knight along. Had he left alone, or perhaps had she gone alone, much worse would've transpired.

She did believe being a Knight of Sumaru took teamwork and effort from every individual. She frowned at this. Everyone is being so separate and distant. Even myself. Perhaps they're working with one or two people like myself, but today hasn't been a good first day as the collective force to protect the nation... I've been a terrible leader. She mentally beat herself up for leaving camp without giving further orders.

Looking at the now burnt tree, Rinzler knew that if she attacked Kuto first, she would take the brunt of the damage. Unfortunately, Kai had taken much more before the two of them could even get to the scene. Because of the explosion and the possible damage Kai could have and did receive, she didn't want Septimus in the same shape as the Knight of One. She didn't want either of them in any more danger than what they've gone through today: Grigori, Izuru's idiocy, Mickey "Champ" McRory's retaliation, and now Kuto and his newfound friend. Yes, she will be needing a moment to relax when they returned. Alekzander also seemed like he wanted to get back even more than she did. "It's alright, buddy, we're going back soon."

Rinzler sighed as Kai said he'd almost wanted to follow the two runaways. It was no use now. They'd left camp for too long, and who knows if someone's burned it to the ground already. She patted her horse's neck to hide her moment of pondering from the other two knights. Her stoic demeanor came back as she hopped on top of the saddle. "Let's go." she said with much less emotion than before as she proffered her hand once more for the Knight of Seven to take it.

She didn't mean to sound rude or indifferent, it's just that she's shown more emotion and appreciation today than in a normal week, and she needed to make sure they knew who the real Rinzler was. She wasn't a weakling, or someone to hold onto a time gone past, especially one that lasted a mission. She was an assassin trained to not feel much for the target or to be unfeeling to not become attached. Clearing her mind of what happened, she made sure that Alekzander was more calm to take them back to camp. It would take a bit shorter time now that they knew how to get back, and Cypher hoped that no one has yet died.

RatKing
Gohan510

 

[DarkstarUchiha]

Lucas has watched everything go on and he shook his head in disbelief. Lucas crossed his arms and pulled away from Izuru. "I will not be assisting you in this next fight for it is a battle that you must fight on your own."
Lucas looked at Izuru eye to eye. "I will not be thrown into a war when, their own king is the one displeasing them.
Lucas looked at Skyler, "I suggest you do the same."
He than started to walk away and stopped. "I will stick around to watch ,but I will not fight your battle for you."
Gaius Danius Griinia
RubyZoo

 

[RatKing]

Taking the Knight of 0’s hand, Septimus was pulled atop her horse once again though he had noticed that she had sounded more serious now than when she had complimented him. Perhaps something was on her mind or maybe she was simply tired. It had been a long day after all and Sept himself was looking forward to taking a rest and eating something warm.

With the way back to the camp more familiar the three swiftly traveled through the forest as they headed back to the camp atop horseback. During the trip Septimus had hoped that in their absence the job of burying of the fallen and healing of the injured had gone well. He had promised the Knight of 3 that he would help her bury the dead, but he had only helped dig a few graves before he had spoken to Rinzler and the two set off to find Kai. Hopefully she would not be too upset with him leaving all of a sudden.

Upon their arrival back to the camp everything had seemed to be relatively alright. The mass graves looked to be completed and the medical tents were not completely inundated with injured. In the middle of the camp Sept spotted the Knight of 2 and 3 who were talking to someone he did not recognize. The mystery individual that was being spoken to was being comforted by numerous creatures that stood nearly as tall as him and had appeared to not possess any eyes, which unsettled Septimus just a tad.

Whoever it is must have something important to do or say if they took the time to make their way in the middle of our camp in all this snow. he thought to himself as he looked over the scene.

Gohan510 Amaya Himura

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[Gohan510]

Listening to Rinzler get serious was a sign that she was hurt to even see that Kuto had arrived after so many years. It was because this all had taken her outta of surprised of course she was overwhelmed, but like Kai once thought it came back. Cypher, no Rinzler was the ice queen the coldest of them all. The one that’d protect all the other knights with her own body. Including any fiber or muscle within her body. Kai looked up to that about her, beside being forced as an assassin and the emperors personal manager, she had a side about her that Kai wants to bring out. A side that was hidden beneath that beautiful straight face was a brightening smile, with a crying suffering soul from her past. Kai seen it all in her, he’s good at making friends and making them open up to him, he carries that positive and childish vibes that hardly anyone can resist. Even those who’ve fought him have ended the fight with a smile or smirk of respect.

He jumped on Shadow and road side by side the other two, in the back of his mind he can see a memory once that shined bright a happy family of three. He shook his head and kept going. Kai felt pain in his chest, but it soon faded. He couldn’t think what had caused it.

As they reached the camp Kai noticed the attention was on a small girl sitting on air. Her minions seemed as tall as Septimus which made him giggle. Sept was really short huh? The pain came again but stronger then before. Kai placed a hand on his chest, taking deep breathes. The pain echoed all throughout his body. “What was that?” He said quietly.

The explanation to Kai’s body is his demon magic trying to burst out. Because of the attack from Kuto his inner seal that kept the demonic magic dormant was broken from the empact of the blast that was of similar property. Meaning Kai was in big trouble. He can’t enter any fights for a while that will draw him into a corner unless it will come out. A voice kept ringing through the back of Kai’s head.
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Spoiler: Demon within Kai

Name: Zan Zan
Appearance:
Zan appears to be virtually identical to Kai, except inverted in color. He is a fairly tall and lean-built being with white skin and hair. His eyes consist of black pupils, white irises, and black screla. He has black nails. Opposite of Kai’s clothes which are black he wears white. With black outline.
Personality:
Zan’s most distinguishing features are his maniacal laughter and psychotic grins. He is brutal, arrogant, disrespectful, and sadistic. Though he taunts Kai as being a weak and unsuitable counterpart of himself, he relishes the idea of Kai growing stronger as he also grows stronger as a result.Unlike Kai, he battles like a berserker, ignoring injuries and overpowering his enemies with brute strength and force. He protects Kai’s body when he is about to die because if Ichigo dies, he will as well.Due to Zan being a mere spirit within Kai he doesn’t partake a physical form. Zan doesn't get much opportunity to fight and gets really excited on the rare occasions he does get to fight. Meaning if anyone entered Kai’s inner mind or faught his corrupted demon form.
Skills:
Master swordsman
Deadly Dart-Zan uses the chain on his blade to swing his sword. and toss it at opponents for mid-range combat. The blade moves very fast when thrown, and its impact can damage a building. If the person dodges the attack, Zan can use the chaib to manage the sword's direction and try to hit the target once more. By gripping the chain, he withdraws the blade and swings it to attack again.
+Expert hand to hand combat
+Highly perceptive combatant
+Enhanced strength
+Enhanced speed
+Enhanced durability
+Advanced growth rate: Whatever Kai can do. He can do in the inner world.
Possession:Zan can take over Kai’sbody and powers when Kai falls unconscious in a fight. When this occurs, Kai’s sclera blacken, and his irises glow golden-yellow in combination with strange markings all over his body and a half of a strange skeletal mask with black markings. If the mask is broken or torn off, Kai will regain control over his body. During his time as the dominant spirit inside Kai’s mind, Zan could call out to Kai, eventually interrupting his thought process, and try to take over in the middle of a fight. If Kai manages to drive him back, only his eyes will change for a moment, and the mask will not begin to form.Zan’s influence is great enough to force Kai’s eye to blacken while Kai is in his human form. It cane even shift Kai’s eyes when he is dragonoid. Meaning when his eyes are reptilian they shift to normal but blacken.

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Kuto’s acting skills were merely on par with an actual actor in this instense. It seemed he had gotten him and Yuki in the village without much effort. Kai coughed to act like he was badly injured but he obviously wasn’t, awaiting for their assistance he let them take the lead to his aid.
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[Freshet]

"He had like books and stuff?" Trinity said tilting her head while now noticing the real Zharko Serafim Bogdan Miroslav Kostadin Gerasim Vaska Trajan Apostol Zharkov XXXVII, the pleading wizard with a slate of some description, she smirked while scratching the back of her head. "Ah, well, you see..." She began laughing a bit while idly twirling on of her twin-tails before shaking her head. She clasped her non-armored hand with the artifact armored hand and breathed out.

"We really wrecked up the joint. Like I sent rocks down, there were explosions, lots of frying of people, swamp water. I'm not sure how many books, books proper survived." Trinity paused for a moment before snapping her fingers together. "But I did remember seeing some weirder rocks while I triumphantly fell down to strike at the beast! Like I know they weren't natural cause they had weird markings on them, couldn't tell exactly what they were because uh, I was totally plotting on how to strike the beast and not yelling in fear or anything. Though I can safely say there were tablets present. They're probably still in the rubble alongside; cause most of what we excavated out was bodies of our own and I think maybe a few gems, but it was mostly bodies."

The Knight of Three gave a thumbs up as she smirked at the black clothed witch; "Oh..." Trinity began wracking her brain to remember exactly what the wizard wanted herself to be called. It would be important to address her as such for a few reasons; one, it was just polite to refer to people by what name they wanted to be referred to as, and secondly wizards generally knew things about artifacts beyond the weird tidbits and lore behind it that dungeon divers might've missed. And if there was one thing Trinity figured would be useful, it was knowing even more about the strange and magical world of artifacts than she knew on her own either by creation or by lore uncovered by slaying enough rodents to find the missing papers or pieces.

"Zharko Surafem Bogdan Meerosluv Costaden Garuseem Vaska Trajon Apostle Zharkov XXXVII, Lord Librarian of The Mostly Finished Study Of Lures In This World And The Next" Trinity began before shaking her head and snapping her fingers trying to recall the rest of the spiel, that she would have to continue in order to get to the matter of 'hey let's finish graverobbing'. "Most Bothered Of Scholars, Caper of Reality, Mender of Wills, Wizard of Wizards and Master of Homunculi, you wanna come grave-robbing with me so we can get you the stuff you need?" Trinity pointed back in the direction of the mountain, "It's not far away at all and the hard part is done, all the skeletons are dead again. Not partly dead and partly real; like they are gone and dead for real and stuffing coffins!"

Trinity glanced to see that the others, who had gone missing for whatever reason had finally returned. The Knight of Three began waving at them. "Hey uh, it's cool that you just got up and left. I think the rest of the team were cool you didn't want to help finish the graves or, let anyone really know where you were going! Like really! But since you're here again, you can watch the camp while I go back to finish up looting with my new pal here!"

"So whaddya say!?" Trinity Tercet Thricecoined eagerly declared as she walked towards Zharkov and offered her a hand to shake on the deal.

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[Noct]

This part of the job was complete. It was a step to pay respects for the young soliders they lost. Pentario sat in silence. He smiled at the finished grave but thought it needed something more. The others had come and gone and few stayed for the entire burial. Most were off playing the hero in unneedes situations. Some of these things would have turnes out better if they didn't go.

Pentario Brought out sheets of paper from the pockets of his armor. These papers were meant for dire scenarios where he needed to send a message to another via pigeon or thrown sword. He pulled out a pencil and began writing several notes. Each personalized to the families of soliders in his troope that got killed in the action. Each apologetic that he, the one who was known for being the protective one, failed at doing so. He failed to react in time. He failed to realize.

Although these apologizes were necessary, it did not detract from the fact that each Knight still has their duty. The time sorrow was now. The future needs no more.

 

[Amaya Himura]

Returning back to camp, Rinzler was met with the sight of the graves completed and a few Knights speaking with someone dressed in complete black, surrounded by what looked like small, eyeless humanoid creatures. She decided to join them in conversation in a minute.

Pentario was completing something on his own, and she walked up to him and lowered her head. "My sincerest regrets for leaving without much notice, Sir Pentario. I did not want to cause a panic; however, I should've given more information at the very least to the other Knights. It is much appreciated of you for taking care of things around here." Once again, she wasn't one for saying thanks, but she did appreciate his work. Rinzler lifted her head, and her attention was drawn to the Knight of Three waving.

Cypher walked towards the group and was hit with an immediate request from Trinity to stay and watch camp. Tying her horse's lead to a nearby tree, she approached Trinity and this new person with which she heard the Third's struggle to say their name. She bent her head down to Trinity and again to McRory acknowledging that she left without another word or reason; she believed the Second and Third did not need to be bothered with their venture. "My apologies, Knights of Two and Three, we will remain to preside over camp. I'm grateful for your stay and control here." Her tone had not changed much since earlier; she was remorseful for not notifying the other Knights of her and Septimus' leave. It was the least she could do to make up for their sudden absence.

"Please tell me if there were any issues that arose with our leave, and please address me with these concerns. It was my idea for the Knights of One, Seven and myself to leave." Rinzler didn't want to cause any more problems for Kai or Septimus today. They've dealt with more than what she could've asked them for. She wanted them both to rest or occupy themselves with their legions, and to not worry about the backlash that may be coming their way from leaving camp.

Turning to the newcomer and her eyeless followers -- which honestly didn't surprise her that much after today's events -- and introduced herself. She bowed and stated, "I am Rinzler. The Knight of Zero at your service."

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[RubyZoo]

She remembered when she ignored Lucas about telling her name. When the medic finished cleaning up her wound and the person who seemed to be leader took Izuru out, she turned towards Lucas but then heard a cling noise. When Lucas told Izuru that he wouldn't fight, she thought that was a good Idea. When he told her to do the same, she nodded and watched the fight commence. She stood in front of Lucas and said, "My names Skyler but I'm not going to let Izuru know that. Being a person in hiding from Empire, I don't want to expose myself know until I know I can trust him." She turned away, without waiting for a respond and looked at Izuru. "I will not help you fight either but just so we don't wait for later, my name is Jewl, just for future reference."

She had a weird feeling, lieing to someone. She knew it was for her own good though, but it still felt weird.

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[RatKing]

It didn't take long for the Knight of 3 to notice the return of Kai, Rinzler, and himself as she was quick to wave at them while expressing her and the others feelings about the three suddenly leaving and not helping finish the graves without telling a single one of them.

Ah goodness, we should have really told them where we were planning to go. If something had happened to us no one would have known where we had gone or what could have happened.

Having expected a more angry reception especially after seeing first hand how angry the Knight of 2 could get when it came to carelessness, Septimus was surprised to hear that for the most part, at least according to Trinity, everyone more or less put up with their absence. Though they were requested to look over the camp while Trinity and some of the others took care of something. A fair deal from his point of view for all of the frustration and work they must have had left the other knights and soldiers with by just up and leaving like they had done. But what was even more surprising was Rinzler taking full responsibility for their absence as if it were her idea for them to leave when it had in fact mostly been his idea to go check up on the Knight of 1. His only guess was that she had wanted to take any of the underlying feelings of frustration among the soldiers and knights caused by the absence of the three knights upon herself so that Kai and himself would not have to deal with it.

She didn't have to do that...I’ll have to make sure to return the favor somehow. Least I can do for the two times now today that she has gone out of her way to help me out. He thought to himself, contemplating a way to return the favor as he turned to the individual surrounded by the unsettling eyeless creatures. "Septimus, The Knight of 7" he said following Rinzler's introduction.

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[Gohan510]

Kai scratched the back of his head from the mentioning of them leaving. He had to do the right thing and the others arrived to assist him. He didn’t need them but they came anyway to make his life easier. Kai was capable of course but more the help the easier the challenge get. He pat Septimus’s head and smiled. “We should come up for what Rinzler-senpai did huh?” Kai looked at the new girl and waved. “Yo! My name is Kai Ace Takeshi! Knight of One!” He said with a bright smile.

Then he heard it again the voice from the back of his head that came before. It was weird really. Dang near had a echoey voice. What was that? Kai thought to himself. Kai considered Sept a good friend of his even though they just met. The two seem to get along well. “Yo sept. So back there in the forest you spat fire, can you show me that again?! I can do that too!” Crouching down to Septimus height.
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[KnightOfNight]

The Wizard of Wizards contained her rage at everything the little girl said as best she could and forced a smile that came out more like a pained grimace before taking her hand, but before she could have her homunculus correct the girl, they were approached by another group of three. The obvious leader introduced herself first and piqued the Lord Librarian's interest right away. She seemed smart enough, she didn't stare in awe at her homunculi, spoke clearly, and even offered her services. Clearly she could tell when she laid her eyes on greatness, at least more so than anyone else here. Perhaps she deserved one of the highest honors, a title from Zharko Serafim Bogdan Miroslav Kostadin Gerasim Vaska Trajan Apostol Zharkov XXXVII.

Next it was the kobold's turn to introduce himself and immediately seemed distrustful. He wasn't much taller than her homunculi and clearly followed the woman's lead. Perhaps he was The Rinzler's servant or perhaps he was intimidated by the obvious power the Wizard of Wizards exuded. Regardless, she felt confident in her decision to not think much of him and kept her eyes moving past him to the man that quickly revealed himself to be a fool. He was tall and fairly athletic, but nowhere near the level of Most Magnificent Specimen Of Humanity and his personality was childlike in her eyes so she responded to his smile with a tight frown before looking back to The Rinzler.

The lead homunculus stepped in front of its master, unrolled his scroll, and spoke to the woman directly. "Presenting my Lord and Creator, Zharko Serafim Bogdan Miroslav Kostadin Gerasim Vaska Trajan Apostol Zharkov XXXVII, the Lord Librarian Of The Most Completed Sanctum Of Lore In This World And The Next, Most Honored Of Scholars, Shaper Of Reality, Bender Of Wills, Wizard Of Wizards, and Master Of Homunculi." The Wizard of Wizards placed her hands on her hips and raised her head high before recalling her slate to her and quickly writing a message for The Rinzler. "I thought The Rinzler was a ruggedly handsome man."

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[Zerohex]

"Uh, yer name's real long lass but we'll deal, can't say I know nothin bout big scaly havin books or anythin of the sort", was Mickey's first reply to Zharko Serafim Bogdan Miroslav Kostadin Gerasim Vaska Trajan Apostol Zharkov XXXVII, the Lord Librarian Of The Most Completed Sanctum Of Lore In This World And The Next, Most Honored Of Scholars, Shaper Of Reality, Bender Of Wills, Wizard Of Wizards, and Master Of Homunculi, after which he let Trinity more or less explain the situation, nodding along the way. "The boy and one of his blasted the place like a buncha nitwits like I said, dunno how much of whatchu want'll still be there, n the whole place should be a proper steam bath right now".

"Magic ain't none'o my business but if ya need help then sure, I can help. Better n sittin around with me thumb up me rear", Mickey shrugged again, never one to back away from an adventure or much of anything really. His attention then snapped towards the returning trio, and unlike the others he could notice the telltale signs of battle on them, that air of physical and mental exertion that you can only get from a good punchout. His life consisted in large part of just that so he flashed them a knowing smile, stroking his beard and making a show of looking at them up and down he did so. "Off t'have a scrap on yer own, eh? I get it, sometimes ya gotta do what ya gotta do", he answered to Rinzler.

"But dun give me any bullshit about yer idea this or that", he continued, having the temerity to give the ever so respected Knight of Zero a firm but playful poke at her forehead with his index finger. Far as he was concerned, this hellhole he had gotten himself into could do with less sticks up arses. Also with some more actually competent people and leadership, but that was neither here nor there. "This is a right shitshow, y'know it and y'know it ain't on ya, y'know damn well who ain't doin their job. And who knows what'll happen if this here army keeps runnin aboot like a headless chicken. And again, I'm just Mickey. You wanna get fancy you recognize I'm the champ, but the name's Mickey".

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[Gaius Danius Griinia]

Izuru bowed his head slightly in acknowledgement of their actions. "I respect your wish to stay out of this matter. Thank you for all you've done, both of you" Izuru hands Lucas a magical cloak with a concealment charm. For Jewl, Izuru gives her a runic silver hunting knife so she can protect herself if any werewolves find her. "If ever you need my help. Use these" Izuru handed them each an oaken rune. They were made by his sister Chiho to teleport the person right to Izuru. Izuru had these made so people could get to Izuru if the need arose. Then with a nod, he walked over to his men and ordered them to occupy this fortress and strip it of all valuables. Commander Drake would get away if he took the time to muster his men. Jumping onto his Griffin, Izuru took to the air and flew over a neaby snowy forest. Sure enough, Commander Drake and his men were trying to hide there. Once they saw Izuru approaching. Both Wylcox and Pelkins assumed their wolf forms and prepared to battle him. Leaping off of his steed and onto the ground, Izuru drew his sword and got ready to fight. Just as Pelkins tried to pounce at Izuru, Ghost picked her up and threw her against a tree. She regressed into her true Demon appearance before passing out. Wylcox and Izuru circled each other before Wylcox leapt at Izuru too. The werewolf managed to sink his teeth into Izuru's arm. Then he noticed his teeth weren't breaking the sleeve. Izuru sunk a flaming Erika into his gut which cooked Wylcox's innards. Izuru then began eating him. Izuru tasted his love for Pelkins, his fear of Commander Drake and his hatred of Izuru. Izuru then walked over to the comatose Pelkins. Picking her up, Izuru devoured her and used both of their Atma to fuel his own demonic power. Izuru could taste her love for Wylcox, her hatred for him and her desire to be physically dominated in bed. The last one left a sour taste in his mouth. Summoning his Griffin, Izuru had a Ranger to kill...


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Otonashi was getting tired of all the Ice Golems that were thrown at him in a foolish attempt to kill him. Former Commander of the Northern Rangers, Drake Frostelus was currently using all of his power in an attempt to beat back Otonashi. Sidestepping an attacking Ice Golem, Otonashi slammed the sheathed tip of his sword against the point where its torso connected to its waist. The Golem split in two and shattered against the ground. Otonashi then eliminated the Golems blocking his path to Drake with such blinding speed that all Drake could observe was Otonashi vibrating for a bit before appearing in front of him as Drakes Golems lay broken. "I am offended that you think these parlor tricks will stop me" Otonashi said coldly. "It can't be.... the speed of his Iaido...are you....the Divine Blade of Nagara?!" Asked a terrified Drake. Without answering, Otonashi sliced Drakes eyebrow with such speed and precision that a bloodless groove was left there. Fumbling with his belt, Drake managed to draw his own sword. Gesturing for Drake to strike, the Ranger swung his blade diagonally. With a single movement of his hand, Otonashi blocked it with his scabbard. Slamming the butt of his katana into Drake's gut, the Ranger flew through a tree. "When I heard Izuru was bringing an army to the North. I had assumed it was for some big threat. I get here and it turns out you and your men are throwing a tantrum because people DIED" Otonashi warps over to Drake and slams the bottom of his sheath into the torso of the injured man. "THEY DIED BECAUSE YOUR BROTHER WASN"T HERE FOR US!!!!" Drake made large icicles rise from the earth to try and pierce the young swordsman. "Not my problem" Said Otonashi as he scrawled a symbol in the air 溶. The ice immediately melted and Otonashi took this chance to write another one on his scabbard 電. Tapping it against the melted ice, its electrified and shocked Drake. "If you care not for my plight...why do you bare your fangs at me...why do you serve...the Tyrant Emperor?" Drake spat out blood, red droplets fell from his lips onto the white snow. "Izuru makes things interesting" Otonashi knocks the tree next to him down on Drake before writing 柱 and 燃. A small pillar of fire ignites the tree and Drake begins to slowly burn. Pulling something out of his pocket, Otonashi drops a silver coin onto Drake's throat. It melts and Drake howls in pain. Walking away, Otonashi hears the familiar sound of a Griffin yelling "FREAAAAAK". Izuru lands and runs over with his sword drawn. "You didn't miss much" Said Otonashi as he prepared to open a portal with Yamato. "Apparently not..." Said Izuru as the air grew colder around them. Otonashi turned around to see Drake wasn't done yet.

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Sleipnir ate grass in silence as he waited for something fun to happen. Ever since he came here with his master, Chiho, all Sleipnir had done is wait around. Many of the other horses kept staring at him. Four Leggers… Thought Sleipnir as he saw a group of horses roam by with their riders. They all gave him the same look, as if he was something that shouldn't exist. Sleipnir may be rare as mounts, but they existed and they had feelings. A mare he met earlier had asked him about bearing the same name as his species. His response was that "I'm Sleipnir because I am the very definition of what a real Sleipnir should be". Though the truth of the matter was that Chiho's brother tried to give him a really embarrassing name, so he just decided to call himself Sleipnir. Feeling a cool touch, Sleipnir turned his head to see an old Dwarf touching one of his hind legs. "Sorry... I just had to know if this was real. My people would tell me stories about the Eight Legged Sleipnir" Said the Dwarf as Sleipnir eyed him up and down. Let me guess...you're gonna share those stories with me regardless of what I want?. Sitting down, the Dwarf poured himself a drink and offered Sleipnir an apple. Sniffing it, Sleipnir inhaled the apple and lay down. I guess a story will be a good way to kill time until something interesting happens Thought Sleipnir as he nibbled on a flower.

"I once heard tale of mighty Valkyries riding down from the heavens on powerful eight legged steeds. Their armor was golden and they wielded spears of light which smote the unjust. The horses they rode could fly and dwarfed mortal horses in size, speed and strength. Together, rider and steed were the scourge of all evil. They would appear upon the Earth in times of trouble and reap the souls of the fiercest warriors. Personally I like more local stories about Olaf Erikson. I can relate to the main character if they bleed, shit and drink like I do. He was supposedly the first of us to tame a Sleipnir. He used golden apples grown in an elven garden to befriend the beast. Olaf stole the apples, of course. Though he did put them to good use taming the Sleipnir, which he named Balin. Balin and Olaf took on a Chimera together. Balin was so fast that the Chimera's firebreath couldn't get it. Eventually it got tired and Olaf put an axe in its head. Another time, Olaf and Balin rode from one side of the world to the other by popping in and out of dimensions. The Witches say it was temporal magic of some kind. We dwarves prefer to think the two were just trying to get there faster. My favorite story about the two is actually the saddest one. The other Sleipnir made fun of Balin for becoming domesticated under Olaf's care. To prove them wrong and defend his honor, he raced them around the world. Unfortunately, Olaf was gored by boars with no Balin to save him. When he returned, Balin realized the error of his ways in ditching his closest companion when he needed him. As such, Balin became a tree so that he would stay by Olaf's side forever. Its that story which gave me my name...Balin. It was after I was told that story that I developed a fascination with horses, especially Sleipnir" Said the Dwarf named Balin as he finished his drink and his story. Soon another Dwarf came around and collected Balin. "Thank you for humoring an old man" Said a smiling Balin. Sleipnir let the elderly Dwarf pet his mane as payment for the story.

"I am Rinzler. The Knight of Zero at your service." Sleipnir heard a familiar voice. Following the sounds of talking, the large eight legged horse found the source of it. It was Cypher Rinzler. She was Chiho's closest human confidant and a skilled assassin. Wandering over, Sleipnir also kept a look out for her trusty steed Alekzander. They had a long standing rivalry over who could eat the most apples. The last time they compared apples, Sleipnir had 10,008 and Alekzander had...what did he have again? Sleipnir forgot and just went over to greet the Knight of 0. Maybe she can make something happen so I don't die of old age while I wait Sleipnir snickered as he approached Rinzler.

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[DarkstarUchiha]

Lucas nodded as Izuru flew off. Lucas than looked at Skyler, "Wanna ride somewhere?" Lucas hopped on top on Snow. Lucas reached out his hand to offer to pull her up.
Lucas looked at Skyler and smiled. He examined the area and than looked at Snow and with the other hand petted the soft white fur.

 

[RubyZoo]

"Sure. I'm not busy at all" she said, taking his hand and hopping up. "Where are we going?" she asked, sitting behind Lucas, ready to go anywhere

(short, sorry)

 

[DarkstarUchiha]

Lucas smiled and held on to Snow, "Hold on tight Snow will go fast."
Snow jumped off the ground and took off in the air flying towards the opposite direction of the fight going on with Izuru.
"So, you said your name was Skyler right?" Lucas watched the town under them as they flown through the air.
Lucas loved the breeze flowing against Lucas's hair. Lucas smiled and started petting Snow.
"Anyways my name is Lucas Lee, Prince of the Eastern Pronvinces.........................And this is Snow."