Olivia's pov: View attachment 43799 Derrick said that he would be happy to go on an adventure with her. That would be nice. What was he like out there? She had no idea. Derrick seemed to be a stay in one place type of person. So it would be interesting to see him out there fighting. Derrick then said that he would meet her in Oxenfurt. She let out a sigh. "You better or I will personally hunt you down." She was not sure if she was joking or not she could not say. 'You came back at a bad time. Don't get too worried about it' "A bad time! A bad time! I came to see the masters, but most of all..." Her voice trialed off. She had come back to see them. All that they did was ignore her. She came back to see everyone, but she could not tell Derrick that it would be show him some sort of weakness or something. After loosing her first family to the monster and everything elce she did not think she could put up with losing the Witchers. Part of the reason she let herself become a witcher was too protect people so that they did not have to go though what she did. To grow up with out a family she could not think about it. "There are other Witchers here." She then turned to leave. "If I do not see you in a few days I am going to come back and kill you." She said jokingly. "I.." She did not know what to say. She worried about the Witchers and Derrick being by himself. Again she would not tell him that. It seem like a bad idea just to leave him. Witchers can die and Derrick was no different. She decide to stay long enough for him to respond then headed out the door to the stables.
Ander's pov: View attachment 43772 He continued to watch the tournament. He watched as several people went down. First was Ra. He made his way over to him and used Cure on him. Where was Caliborn? He was to be watching the tournament, but was no where to be seen. He continued making his way around to the various people that were down and healed them. He reached Conrad and healed him them moved onto Zephyr The final one and used cure on him. "Are you alright?" He asked not really expecting an answer. It did not seem real it was almost like a dream. There should not be fighting. Fighting across the whole guild was so unlikely it had to be a dream. There was not any other explanation. Really he was just glade that no one had died yet. What kind of person does this to there fellow guild members? This should not be like this. It was almost like the people that destroyed his first family were not happy with the first time around and had to come to this guild. They used some sort of magic spell to force everyone to fight each other. Clearly that no only wanted to destroy his first family they wanted his second too. So, far it had not worked. Everyone was alive. So no one died from the grand scheme. Maybe they wanted for everyone to die. Perhaps that just wanted to bring great pain. Well who is to say? If it was death they had wanted it backfired big time and the path of death was not going to happen. He could see that he could not stop this fighting, so he would just have to wait it out. Whatever insanity caused this it would end soon and he would be there to make sure no one died.
I got up this morning and was like it is Calxiyn's birthday today I will tell her Happy Birthday on skype. Then the more I thought about it, I did not like the idea. Then I thought I would make a forum about it and by time I got to it it was already here. Well Happy Birthday.
Karen's pov: View attachment 43765 She stood by the king waiting for what he had to say. The king then went on about most people being on a mission. The king then asked her go on a mission. That the mission was dangerous. That was when the king gave her bad news. Drake and Veera have been captured and are in the walled city. What? The king wanted her help getting them back. The king wanted her healing powers. "What" She was in shock. "I should have been there. I should have been here. I was sopost go with them. I could have saved them. I could have prevented all of this from happening. It is my fault they they got captured. If I would have came back sooner then they would be safe. I will do what ever I have to get them back. What is it that I have to do? I am sorry that I was not here for them or you."
Ander's pov: View attachment 43762 'You clearly don't understand what intimidation is, are you even human? You don't seem like it' He did not know he was sopost to be. "There is nothing you or anyone can do to intimidate me. I have seen more then most will ever see and that can not be undone." 'When was the last time someone actually enjoyed talking to you?' "About eight years ago. I do not do things for enjoyment. I do things because they have to be done." 'I never wanted to in the first place.' Yet here he was. He must have or he would not be here That was when he was asked to go away. "I have a job to do." He turned to watch the tournament. "I am not strong enough to go through that again. Not strong enough for what will happen if I turn away. So I stay so no one has to go though what I had to. That intimidation no one can do again, because I will not let it happen again. I made a promise and I intend to keep it." He then turned back to watch the tournament.
Ander's pov: View attachment 43761 Malkira reached out to grab him. He showed no fear. 'You dare call my followers dark?' "I did no such thing. It could be, it could not be who to say. I do not know them so I can not say one way or another. I can only see what is told." 'You act like you know everything' "I would not say everything, but I do know quite a bit. Time does that." 'know everything but you know nothing of me! You know nothing of my past life!' "I do not need to know. It in your power to say what others will know about you." 'Where there are no guilds, where we have to fight to survive as individuals! There is no light or dark, only SURVIVAL!' "Light and dark can be there just sometimes it is more of a gray. Some guilds are hidden where you would not think one would be." 'To tell me that my hopes and dreams are impossible' "Nothing is impossible. If you have strong enough belief then the impossible becomes possible. To say something is not is just not right. There will come a time when what you want will come and you just have to believe that it will." Then Malkira went on about not wanting to be this rock thing anymore. "I can help you malkira. I know about curses and there effects." That said he was sure Malkira did not want it. "Malkira the Oracle told you could be human once more. That the curse on you would be gone. That not how curses work. Once a curse is broken you are put back into the sate that you were in before the curse was put on you. So in this case if the curse that was put on you made you to this then you would be what you were before which was dead. The oracle said that you would be human again, it said nothing about you being alive for it. That said if it is a curse then the two can not be the same. You can not have a curse and be alive if the oracle was right. Which would mean that the oracle was wrong, but that is not possible." He then thought some more. "The way you describe how you came to be it does not sound like a curse at all. It sounds more that it was magic and nothing more. A curse is typically put on a person that is alive and goes away if they die. Your body died, but the people moved your soul to this. Curses are on a person, I do not think that they are on there soul. A curse while normally put on a person can be put on a object. Ah, but you do not want my help." That was when Malkira asked him What he was. "I am a person without a path. A person who is lost, but can not be found. Malkira the curse is not you, you are the curse. If you truly believe that a curse is on you, then you have to break it. You can make it what you want to be. A curse is on everyone Malkira. It can be from your past. Everyone has one, but it is your choice to make or break it. In the end it is up to you."
Ander's pov: View attachment 43749 Malkira said his name and what not. 'I suppose this is more like a blessing. I was killed, but some of my devout followers brought me back in this form. I am grateful, but I miss my human body. At least I have this second chance' Malkira said. "Hum... A blessing or a curse? Bringing people back to life is not something that is easy to do. Magic while powerful is not something that people should do what ever they want with. Bring people bag and what not. Bringing some back to life takes lots of power and really should not be possible. Sounds like dark magic to me. A dark guild perhaps." 'The ones who reanimated me in this form did not know how to bring me back as a human, but now I know. I asked the Oracle, and now I know that one day I will be human again' "Oracle? Tell me more. It seems like a wasted answer to a question to me. You wish to be human, but I am not sure how possible it is. Curses are a rather tricky thing to deal with. Braking it may kill you. It just depends on the curse. There is rockojlj a rather nasty one. Then there the blood death one that make you sneeze out blood. There is a sleeping and death ones. Then there is the Suppressive curse and many others. Do you truly want to be human? I do not think it is worth the risk of possibly dyeing." He was talking like he knew quite a bit about curses. Then malkira asked him why he had come to the guild. He had to say he has not really thought about it. "I rather not talk about it. I came for a better life to find the answers to the questions that been locked away. In the end I do not think anyone can truly know what it is to be." He then put the key around his neck away.
Ander's pov: (during the tournament) View attachment 43748 The rock thing asked him for his name. So not only could it move it could talk to. "Ander, Ander Windwifre, and you are?" 'A fellow failed combatant of the tournament? It seems luck is not on our side.' "Winning it not everything. People get hurt when they fight and really it is not necessary. It is point less in a way." He then looked at the rock thing once more. "Not to be rude, but what is it that has made you into this form that you are in now? Magic or perhaps a curse?" Changing someone to a rock was not that good. This was a type of dark magic.
Ander's pov: ( During the tournament) View attachment 43747 He stood by a wall over looking the tournament. He looked up where the s class members were sitting and noticed that Caliborn was missing. He slightly wondered where the man was. He wondered what the man thought about all of this. The tournament and this fighting. He looked back at the tournament going on. Luckily no one has got seroursly injured or killed. He looked at Evanora, this was some game to her. It was a stupid game. It was a dangerous road. He had seen things that no one should see. With Caliborn gone the chance of someone getting hurt was increased. If something happened there was not much that could be done. He continued to watch the tournament looking for any danger. Someone getting seriously hurt was bond to happen. He would continue to watch the tournament until it was over or until Caliborn cam back. He could not let anyone get hurt and the best way to do that was to heal them. Evanora was not going to change her mind about the tournament so the next best thing was to make sure that no one got hurt. He continued to look and watch when he spotted a strange rock thing. It was unusual in a way. (Malkira) He watched it move and do things. It could be an act of magic from someone, but it seemed to move with a soul. There was something to it. What ever this was it was a person in some way. Magic did this to what ever this thing was. He could help this thing, but how to do it. Call out hay giant moving bolder seemed a bit rude. He did not now the name of the thing so calling it by name seemed out. "Hello," he said to the thing (Malkira). He pulled out the key around his neck. 'You are sopost to unlock the answers to everything,' he said to himself. Does every question rely have an answer? He was not so sure anymore. He did not know he was meant to find the answer. Maybe he was just to live, by and just let it come and go. He could not say. He wondered if the rock thing would make its way over to him.
Olivia's pov: View attachment 43716 Derrick said it was alright for her to go to Oxenfurt. It was not like she need his permission anyways. "You could come with me you know. It would be an adventure." Derrick then said he had been busy. "Derrick you never been really about the rules. What has changed?" She the began to think about why she was back. "I came back to see master. Then I came across you and I thought we could catch up, but you changed so much. Is the past really gone? What use to be not there?" She then thought back to when she was younger training with the other Witchers. Derrick was a full Witcher at that time. She wanted to know what happed to her masters in the time she was gone. Part of her did not want to find out, but the other did. She then brushed the hair out of her face. "I wanted to see master, but sense I been back no one noticed me. You know my past or the stories of it I guess. You do not know what it is like." As far as she knew Derrick had a family he did not have to go through the pain she did. She lost her family at a young age. Sure she was lucky to get to become a Witcher, but part of her wondered what would have happened with her family if they were alive. She knew Derrick longer then most, but she was not sure what he could do. Witchers could only do so much and he was just one person. She did not know what else to say. Ethan's pov: View attachment 43717 The group that ran the inn said he could get some sleep. He could stay in the chair if he wanted. There was some sort of main room off through some doors. The inn people then went on about food and of course paying for it. He did not have much money. Lucky his family in the bag he had put some food in it. Despite not eating most of the day he was not that hungry. "I do not want any food, but thanks for the offer."
Ander's pov: View attachment 43715 He saw beucette standing there with a smirk. There was stupid speed bs afoot here. There was one thing he could do and that was keep her away. Fire spread across his body. Hopefully the heat would be enough to keep her away. Ander used Fire Dash
Ander's pov: View attachment 43698 He had been waiting for Evanora to give him some sort of answer. That was when some girl went on about his mother. How dare she. He had not realy been around his family growing up that said he did talk to her from time to time. "My mother taught me many things and one of them is that you don't need to be attacking others for no reason." Well he got that from being in the training guild, but what ever. The girl was still running at him. "This is your chance to stand down. To work on a better solution." The girl kept coming a him. Then she let go of her weapon throwing it at him. He let out a sigh he had to told her, but there was no getting around no fighting. He staff glowed with power then dimed a little. He had to defend himself from this crazy person. Ander used Binding Strike.
Ethan's pov: View attachment 43670 The Buttler's or where ever he was had said that the women that cam in before him was served and her food is on the way. So, they could talk. He was no a mind reader and there was no way he would have known other wise. "I did not know and.." his voice trialed off and he let out a sigh. Being older was such a new thing. He did not know anything about it. One minute he was young covered in ash and the next he took a hold of a orb. That was when he somehow got older. He did not know how it worked or anything. Being older was new to him and he did not know how things are or was to be. He was confused by the whole thing. What was he sopost to be like? How was he to act? He had no idea, he had been young and he had not aged how a normal person does or how he did in the past. He could explain everything, but it was unlikely that anyone would believe him. his birthday was tomorrow and if today was anything to go by he was not going to have a good one. That people then asked his name or something to that effect. "Name is Ethan, Ethan Mau." That was when they asked for money, they sure were persistent. "OK," He then reached into his bag and took out 10 coins, giving it to one of them. Now what was going to happen he could not say. He did not know where to go or what to do or what was next. Olivia's pov: View attachment 43671 Veceslav had thanked her and that was about it. She then watched him go. Tatiana then said something about Aaron. "You have to be there for Aaron, be strong for him." Derrick then left heading off to look for Veceslav. Derrick then came back tell her to listen to him. He then went on about Veceslav going off to stop Veera and Aaron from murdering every Doppler they can find. "I had not planed to follow anyone, but to go off to Oxenfurt." That was when Derrick had asked her to stay. She then folded her arms over her chest. "Why should I? So I can be ignored some more?" She had no reason to stay. She was angry at Derrick. He had promised to talk to her and he did not even attempt to have any conversation with her. She felt like she could was good reason to be angry at Derrick. "Don't make a girl a promise you cant keep."
Griffin's pov: View attachment 43668 Adelina said that she knew Karen and said that she thought she went to look for the king. She did not where she had gone. Welp he did not know what to do. He had to find Karen and did not know where to start looking. It was clear that the women was not here. That was when he walked down the stairs and stood by the tree. He was going to have to think on where to go next. Karen's pov: View attachment 43669 She sat in the tree when the king said to hunter that they were leaving in two hours. Where were they going? It was rather interesting. That was when the king had told him to find someone by the name of Griffin. That was when the king had asked for her to come down. Oh no was he mad that she was gone so long? There was no time limit so she did not know. That said she was to be back days ago. Come to think of where was everyone? That was when she used her 3d maneuver gear to get down from the tree and landed perfectly. "Yes what it you need?? Come to think of it where is everyone at?"
Olivia's pov: View attachment 43655 She stood at her horse a moment more. She stood by and brushed the horse. She guessed that she should tell the others what was going on and if they ignored her then she would get on her horse and head out. "Soon," she told the horse. She walked away from the stables and back into the Witcher library. Then she walked towards the evening hall. She continued to walk to she got to the evening hall entering then looked at Derrick and Veceslav. Derrick and Veceslav were talking about something what she could not say. They did seem deep in conversation. What had happened sense the moment she had left? Tatiana seemed to be resting or was and was just getting up from a rest or something. "You should know that Aaron and Veera's horses are missing." They probably ignore her it would not surprise her at all. She stood by the door waiting to be ignored. Then she could go off to where she had planned to go. She would know what to do next time and it depended on what happened now. Ethan's pov: View attachment 43654 The strange people in the house stood by talking about if he wanted to work for coin to go ask a farmer. Really he could do a lot here, but what he could not say. He did not fancy sleeping with some random drunk. The owners of the inn then went on about the nearest shop that was owned by Wilfred Hoover and was a blacksmith and general handyman. It really was not what he needed. he could use information about the sword he had found in the forest, but more then anything he wanted some new clothing. "You should really take care of that women before me. She was here before I was." What kind of place helps the next person that comes in before they are done with the first. It did not make much business sense. So really he did not know what to say. "Once you take care of that women we can speak. I really prefer not to sleep with some random drunk." He then walked over to a chair and took a seat to wait for the owner to be done with the women that came in before he did.
Ander's pov: View attachment 43641 He looked to Silvia and watched her go something was wrong that much was clear. Silvia did not want his help so there was not much he could do. You cant help people that do not want it. He turned to the cat on his bed and gave it some food. He then left the room closing it behind him. He then made his way back to the guild hall and spotted Evanora. She went on about fighting against each other for the championship prize. He let out a sigh, he was staring to get rather anger at this whole thing. "Evanora you expect you to fight each other. There are other ways of doing things then just fighting someone. Not everything has to be about fighting. There were better ways than fighting everyone. Why does everything have to be about fighting? People will get hurt from this game, from this tournament. I do not wish to hurt anyone." His voice was full of concern. He was all about self defense and could not hurt anyone, unless they were a danger. This tournament was none of that and hurting someone for entertainment was wrong. Now that he thought about it Evanora was all about not much and it kind of make sense in some odd way that she was doing this tournament. That said he did not have to like it. "Do you want people to get hurt to perhaps die? I am sure we can figure something else out other then to attack each other in this tournament," His voice and everything said he did not want anyone to be hurt. He really did not know what to say to the women. It was unlikely that she would change her mind if at all. Evanora seemed like the type to come up with something and stick with no matter what anyone said, but he need an answer to this stupid tournament of fighting each other. Perhaps there was some thing from anyone getting hurt or killed, but he did not now anything about this tournament other then that they had to fight each other. If he did not know better he would say there was something more going on then just this tournament. Knowing and being apart of this guild for so long there was probably something more going on.
Ander's pov: View attachment 43640 He was getting board of just standing around. He figure that maybe he should get some rest considering there was not much else to do. He also had to check on the cat that someone left in the room. So without anything else to do he headed to his room. He continued to walk to he got to his room and saw Silvia standing there. She was probably looking for Caliborn. "If you are looking for Caliborn I believe he left the guild hall with Cal. If you do find him will you let him know that I need to speak with him. It is of utmost importance." He then opened the door and entered the room. That cat was where he last saw in right on his bed. Well the plane to get some rest went out the window.
Griffin's pov: View attachment 43638 The king had asked him to go find someone by the name Karen. There was only one problem he had no clue where to start looking or where Karen would be. He thought for a moment. He had no clue what made the king think Karen was back. Karen could have died or still be out for all they knew so, he really did not get it. This was the first time that the king had said anything about Karen. He would have asked the king these questions, but he was now talking to hunter. Well he guessed that the first place he would go when he got back was the kitchen. With that thought done he followed Tessa and Gale to the kitchen going up the stairs shortly after them. She spotted Adelina working in the kitchen making some food. She must have started that shortly after they left. There must be some food back in the kitchen or someone brought it to her. He began to wonder if the women ever got a break. It was said in a way always in one spot. Never leaving and never getting the chance to see the world. The world was somewhat unforgiving, but still she should get out. "Adelina do you know anyone, by the name of Karen? Has she come back and if so do you know where she went?" Karen's pov: View attachment 43637 After waiting for some time at the kings house she tried to think of where else the man would be. Hum, if he was home he was not answering. It was best to look somewhere else, but where? Well when she had gone off they was some people planning to go off which she was sopost to go with them, but she had gotten back to late. There was also talking about training coming up soon so perhaps the king was at the training grounds. She knocked one more time at his door and waited a few minutes. She then decided that it would be best to go check somewhere else. She left the kings house and headed to the training grounds taking the trees there. She got to the training grounds only to see the king talking with someone. She sat in a tree and waited. She did not want to interrupt. She did not think he would miss her landing. Elves among many things had rather good hearing compared to everyone else. If the king did not hear there was someone in the tree she did not know what to say.
Ander's pov: View attachment 43636 With Tessa not saying anything or doing anything it was time for him to go. The table was full and there was no reason to stay. It was up to Tessa to take what he had said. "Enjoy your self." He then turned and walked away from the table. He wondered if he would ever find what Tessa clearly found. People to be your friend to enjoy life with and to just talk. He was now did not have anything to do. Caliborn was still gone so it just left him to do nothing. (Ander is free to talk to anyone)
Olivia's pov: View attachment 43635 She stood at her horse hoping someone would come looking for her, but none came. She was beginning to have second thought about going. She did not where she would go or what to do. She wanted to continue to fight the monsters for what they did to her all those years ago, but Veceslav's words were still in her head. He had told Aaron no to go by your emotions to think about what was to come for the dopplers. Was she going off emotions or was she thinking clearly she could not say. She would just have to think. What would happen if she stayed? What would happen if she left? That was what it had come to. Will's pov: View attachment 43634 (according to peter's post he some how left the tavern, but he was standing by the door waiting for a response so Garrett went with it) He had somehow walked out of the tavern. He stood in the shadows by the tavern waiting for Evander to appear again. Asking the man did not work so the next best think was to have some fun. He spotted Evander leaving the tavern and quickly followed him. He watched the man enter. He could not have a repeat of the last tavern. Somehow people in this city knew him. He pulled the hood of his shirt over his head to cover his face and entered the new tavern though a different entrance. He took a seat where he could easily see Evander, but not be spotted. He then gave the bartender some money to get Evander a drink. At the other tavern he had noticed that Evander liked to drink so what better way to get the answers he wanted then to get the man drunk. He had given the bartender a large amount of money so the drinks would continue to come to Evander. Now all he had to do was wait. Ethan's pov: View attachment 43633 A women said that the owner should take care of him first. "That women was here first. First come first serve." That was when the owner ask for some Crowns "I can sleep wherever need be, like the floor." He did not really want to sleep with some drunk person. There was the money issue. He had money, but it was best not to have to spend it if he did not have to. "How about I work for you for a day for a night here? I will do what ever you ask. Plow the farms take the crops, whatever you like." There was also something he would like to know. "Where is the nearest shop to here?" He needed to new clothes.
