"Yes sir." Anthea responded in a quiet obedient tone, as she followed Aston's signal to head inside. The young girl waited nervously for her turn to go talk to the woman, Lyra, that she was instructed to speak to. When it was her turn she approached shyly, keeping her eyes to the ground. "Hello, my name is Anthea Romero. I was told to come to you and tell you my name." Anthea explained. She wasn't so used to being out like this or really having to talk to people except Garson and the other servants around his manor. It was clear the girl was not well educated in social graces, but it also showed that she was trying her best to follow what she believed that she should do. "Please do not call me that. I am by no way fancy, noble or anything along those lines. I am simply a former city guard, now here to join this... Adventurer's Society. My name is Laurentinus, if you don't mind calling me that instead." Laurentinus explained, clearly not please with the choice of name given to him. Was it really that wrong that the sound of metal dragging was annoying? He realized he could have mentioned it in a nicer tone, but still, was it really that bad to comment on it? As he thought about it Laurentinus heard Sanderson request they go inside and give someone their names. He supposed he should follow instructions instead of arguing with someone else. Perhaps if he did that, they would get fed soon, like promised. In all honesty Laurentinus was on the easily annoyed side because he was hungry and hadn't actually had anything to eat all day. Approaching the woman he was supposed to talk to Laurentinus straightened up like he was about to talk to a commanding officer. "My name is Laurentinus Quick. Former city guard, requested to join this Adventurer's Society. Pleased to meet your acquaintance." Laurentinus rattled off what he believed to be standard introduction type thing. He assumed it would be similar here to how he was supposed to introduce himself to a superior in the guard.
It was like he could read her mind, Jayce moved her order from a general kill order to one of a more stealthy kind. He wished her to sneak past while Kalak killed and secure not the armoury but the room behind it. She was more than certain there would be people in it, that was fine by her. She had to have a little fun didn't she? After all what was life when not lived covered in the blood of her enemies? However this plan also involved her working with another person in a sense. However given that this person was Jayce's nephew, well she figured working with him was a good way of getting on his good side and that would always be helpful. She did after all, just suck up so she could rise in the ranks. However somewhere along the way that stopped being so clear and just became her life. She fought for Jayce due to some kind of certain adoration for him, that she herself had trouble explaining. Rose gave a nod of understanding to Jayce, remaining silent as ever. There was little use for words here, and soon enough they would each be going their separate ways for this battle based on what needed to be done, Rose of course mostly going off on her own. The woman tightened her gloves a slight bit and checked her sheaths for her swords. Everything was tight to her body, perfect for stealth. She was ready to head out, just as soon as it landed. Unlike some certain idiots, she was not going to go jumping out a window to leave the ship. "Well lets see. My sister I haven't seen since she was eight, but I know she was taken to join the hammer heads. She is my twin so she looks like me for the most part, but less awesome and has female parts." Aster explained to the best of his ability what his sister looked like. In the end he didn't know but he had heard rumours about an assassin called The Black Rose. He had not seen her himself to confirm his suspicions but he had a feeling he was about to see a very long lost relative in this battle, and that would be interesting. "I hope you are ready to lose." Aster said as he walked towards the window, staring out at the ship in a close distance. It was almost time for this bet to be placed in action, and he was excited.
"Validated? Ha, you really think that the difference in minutes between our births is what I need to validate myself? You are just looking for flaws because you can't stand how perfect I am." Aster pointed out. He was pushing her buttons, he knew it. He took great pride in irritating the Huntress this much, not many could do it. Meanwhile he found it rather fun to see how riled up she could get over simple things he said. He was sure that the more angry he made her now, the more reckless she would be in battle. When she got reckless he would get two things out of it. First when she inevitably messes up and gets herself in trouble, he could step in, save her and be seen as the hero. And when she messes up he could ensure his lead in the bet and on top of being a hero he would get a maid for the day. It would be amazing. Then the terms of the bet were brought back up. "I guess I could live with serving you for twenty- four hours. At least I wouldn't have a bad view. But even so I don't plan to lose. But tell you what Huntress, I will give you an advantage. Each demi-god you kill will be worth three points, while normal kills worth one. However I have one stipulation. If you come across my dear sister, she is to be captured not killed. Three points for her capture. If you kill her you forfeit. As much as I don't like my sister, she is still family, I cannot condone her death." Aster stated. "As soon as the hammer heads are let on the loose the bet begins. Do we have a deal?" Aster asked sticking out his hand for a hand shake to seal the deal. If she took it, then it would be official and he would get to have his fun.
Karina watched the events of what was going on from the far side of the room. In all truth she admired Steel for what he was doing. He just handed himself to this insane man in order to help them get out of here. On top of that it didn't seem like a simple process to get what they needed. Karina wouldn't say any of this to anyone of course, but she could at least think about it. She could never do something like that, though she had nothing to offer either. Karina was not good enough to be of any help to anyone really. She had nothing going for her. She had lots of strength, but that failed her enough times, and besides that who would want her around, at all. After the entire thing with Steel, something else somewhat interesting happened. Oswald was giving a keyblade to Mickey. Karina had never seen a keyblade passing ceremony before. She didn't truly understand it either. She watched knowing that she would never have reason to use it. She didn't deserve her keyblade, how was she fit to pass it on?Mickey and Oswald. They both seemed more than fit to bare a keyblade, but her, not a chance. The other thing Karina got from watching that was the friendship the two had. Something inside of Karina ached, but she ignored it, pushing it back. Part of her was wishing for a friendship like that but Karina knew it wasn't worth it. She didn't need friends and it would only end up with her being alone in the end anyways, so what was the point? Ultimately people could only put up with so much of her, so may as well save them the trouble of trying to get close first before they decide she wasn't worth it. Finally something had happened with the machine and after the Mad Doctor hit a button or two, she was surrounded by some sort of green mist. If she had heard correctly the power that they needed was being transferred in an airborne pathogen. Karina inhaled deeply as it entered her lungs. She could feel something happening when she did. Blot form, what was needed to beat the Master blot. Now it was just time to decide who was to go fight it, and who was to stay behind and fight off the smaller things that would threaten them just as much. Karina didn't particularly care which group she was in, as long as they got out in the end. Standing up Karina finally made her way towards the group, speaking up. "So what are we waiting for, lets get moving. Why don't we discuss who is going to fight on the way. After all we want to get out as soon as we can, don't we? We won't do that by standing here, time to get a move on." Karina stated, her voice was cold and unfeeling. She was sick of just standing around, it was time to get some action. Karina summoned her keyblade to her hand then went to go forward, hoping the rest would get the point and follow close behind her.
Seth cringed at the question of what was offered. He was trying to avoid that, but at the same time he didn't wish to lie to Tessa. Letting out a big sigh, Seth began to speak after a moment of awkward silence. "He offered me a place to stay for the night... if I walked you home, he said you guys would have a room for me. Though I am not entirely doing it for that reason. I do owe him one, so walking you home is the least I can do." Seth admitted. He hoped that Tessa would assume his home was just somewhere too far for him to get to tonight, not the fact that he had no home, no place to stay at all. "So I ask one last time before we go, is there anything I can do to help?" He asked again, seeming tired of just sitting around and discussing this point. With numerous dopplers dead at their feet but it seemed more were to come, Aaron followed Veera's motion to get out. He trailed behind her, watching their backs while Veera was just steps ahead of him going towards the door and preparing to shut it and lock it behind them. Aaron's eyes then turned to the mage that brought them there, the one humming a tune, so carelessly. Aaron went from seeming calm and a little tired, to attacking in a split second, using Aarid, Aaron pushed Solomon against a wall and holding him there by a forearm to the throat. "What the hell is your damn problem. First off stop humming like this is okay. Second why lead us here? Why throw us into a situation where we slaughter without sense. That is not our way. What do you have to gain from it?" Aaron asked, his bloody arm still holding strong to the mages neck. He hadn't hesitated to attack or speak. But now he hesitated, looking back at Veera for how she would react to it all. After all they had come because she wanted to slaughter all dopplers, but not like this. This was not in the plan, and Aaron only wanted to slaughter one. He wanted to kill the one to hurt his sister, not slaughter everyone in sight. However back there he was given no choice. They were being attacked and if he didn't kill, they would be killed. It was all because of this damn mage.
Alexis will put one point into Sexual inducement and one point into her bullwhip
Karina is spending 2 points in power Karina is spending 20 Crowns in 1 point Strength 20 Crowns in health (+3) and 7 Crowns for 1 point defense
"I guess that is true enough. Thanks again." Alexis said as she pulled the coat even tighter around her. It wasn't because she was cold, she was used to it by now. She did it to hide the tattoo that she was forced to bare that was to mark her as a belonging of owner number four. She did it to hide her slightly too skinny frame and the ribs you could see outlined in her skin. The temperature was the least of her worries, but she was more than happy to let people think that she huddled in the coat for warmth. She would rather not have to explain the real reasons. She would rather not have to tell anyone of her past, even though it seemed some in the tower already knew. Speaking of, Alexis wondered where Operator went off too. He had walked away when she was talking to Remy. As much as she wanted to look for Operator, Alexis decided it best to turn her attention back to Remy, despite not having much to say.
"Infuriating as me? Sweet cheeks I am not infuriating, you will learn the meaning of that work when you meet my sister. She is eight minutes younger but 8 times more annoying. But I can't blame her, growing up in the shadow of someone as awesome as I, who wouldn't be a little annoying to try to get noticed." Aster commented, paying no mind to the rest of what she had said before, and certainly taking no insult from it, that would be beneath him. A smirk appeared on Aster's face as he adjusted his armour waiting for the moment that the Order of the Hammer was going to start it's attack. "So how about a bet? Whoever kills more hammer heads win. If I win, you will spend an entire day completely in my service, like one of the maids in my fathers house." Aster suggested. Oh he liked that idea a lot, right down to the ****ty outfit she would have to wear. He would not lose this bet if she took it. How fun would it be humiliating one of the highest in command here. On top of that at the end of her service he might have a little fun. It would still be in the terms of his bet too, plenty of his fathers maids had lay with him before. So a kill order it was, Rose could get behind that no problem. Though the idea of capturing people didn't sit well with her, that was not in her nature. Perhaps she would simply stay away from those who needed captured. Besides when Blood Rage took over there was little control who lived and who died. A kill sense in a way took over and it would only calm when there was no one left to kill or Jayce called her off. He could activate the blood rage, which he had started it going already, so he could also make it stop. This killing force was not something of her own choice but it came in handy, and if the man she was trying to impress, trying to get him to rise her in the ranks could influence it, then so be it. However, in her own mind that make her no slave like her mother was, in reality however, she was equally as much of a slave as her mother. Rose waited patiently for the ship to land so she could start her attack. In the meantime she remained in her dark corner, a red ring forming around her eyes. She watched as a dwarf entered the bridge as well. She couldn't help but think about the fact if she wasn't supposed to be his ally, how he would be dead because he didn't keep his eyes open enough to take note of her. However telling him this would reveal herself and if this was battle it would also get her killed. But she was not careless, Rose was never careless because that would get her killed. She was cold, calculated, and cynical, everything needed to be an effective killer. Plan after plan Rose ran through until she found one she liked. A goal was taking over the armory, so that was her goal. As much as Rose enjoyed being covered in her enemies blood, senseless killing in the open was not her style, though she could do that too. Sneaking through the shadows, and killing without being noticed until it was time for her victim to say good bye, that was her style. She liked to be close enough to feel her victim's last heart beat, hence the swords, but calculated enough that no one else was around so she could savoir the moment, their dying breaths. So Rose planned to stick to her calculative ways and make use of her chameleon like ability. While everyone was busy fighting, and drawn to the battle field, it would leave the halls of the tower relatively silent, allowing her to sneak in. She could secure the armory before anyone realized she was inside the building. Perhaps she could even utilize their own weapons to destroy them. A wicked smile crossed Rose's face as she looked towards Jayce, waiting till they were allowed to leave.
Silvia didn't want to follow, she wanted to help people, but she understood why she couldn't. Reluctantly the girl followed along till they reached there first obstacle. What could they do about it? Silvia thought through her recently acquired magics before speaking up. "Well I have got earth magic. I haven't tried it so I don't know what it does, but perhaps I could use it to raise the ground to make steps up?" Silvia suggested. She felt confident about her Sky Dragon Slayer magic, but not nearly as much so about her earth magic or her Card magic. She would just have to learn along the way what she could do. Thea shifted on her feet. She wished that she could help. She wished that she could do something but she didn't know how. "Sorry, I don't know if I can help with this. I don't know how." Thea stated not having anything to contribute to the conversation but feeling awkward not saying anything at all. She looked at the bridge far above then looked around. "Is there a way around, a natural mound of rock or something around that we can climb to get to it's level and then find a way towards the bridge from it's level?" Thea asked as she looked. Battle plans? Right just what he needed now, a battle. Well he supposed it was for the best in the end. But of course there had to be discussions first, discussions with a girl he had seen wandering around the guild but didn't particularly like. "Must we talk to her. I am sure we can handle whatever they throw at us no matter what it is. We all have cool new magics. They stand no chance against us! Why should we bother planning with her?" Thomas stated, making is dislike of her known. He had been given no reason to dislike her, but he just got a weird feeling around her, he couldn't explain in so he wouldn't try. Of course that woman would lie. Trevor had a strange feeling about her, just the way she acted. Then again this entire town seemed strange. As they stood outside a girl was singing about birds and looking at Dale, and meanwhile another was giving a vague warning about the judges house. There was a lot going on, a lot to figure out, and despite the warning Trevor felt drawn to the judges house to find out what happened from his view, if there was danger, well he was sure the judge wouldn't plan for a team of wizards. "I don't know about the rest of you, but I think this man, this judge, we need to talk to. Listening to the words that woman in the window was singing. I get the feeling she isn't allowed to leave, something is off here." Trevor explained his thoughts to the group. "What do the rest of you think? What should be our best course of action here?" He asked them. He had a few idea's of his own but he liked to hear what the others had to say first, then they could truly figure out what to do.
Hikaru, steel, Beucefilous, Kel, and Glen
Anthea shifted her weight uncomfortably from one foot to the other as she stood there listening to the people discussing who her master was. She wasn't aware that these other people didn't know, but the one man did. The one must have been the son of a friend that Sir Garson spoke of, the reason why he was willing to send her here. Anthea kept quiet and to herself, until she was addressed once again. It was bad manners to speak when she wasn't spoken too after all. The young woman stole a glance up at one of the man when he began talking to her. After she saw his face, her eyes returned to the ground before she started to speak. "I have served Sir Garson for eight years now. I don't expect you to remember me though, I am just a servant girl, my job is to be unnoticeable." Anthea's voice was soft and sweet, it carried an undertone of shyness to it. The girl had the mannerisms of a servant, something that would not be ideal for an adventure, but also something she would find incredibly difficult to break, after all, she knew little else of how she was supposed to act. "Your the first adventurer I have seen that looks like that. Excuse me for it being a bit off putting. I see plenty of characters in my line of work... a lot of which find themselves arrested, yet I have never seen anyone like you." Laurentinus commented to Aedan. Even how calm this man was, was off putting to Laurentinus, he had met few that calm. Either way, he wouldn't let it get to him, instead moving on inside. After a moment Laurentinus couldn't help but get annoyed with the sound of the hammer scrapping with every step. "Can I help you with that before it makes all of our ears bleed. I am sure Mr. and Ms. Bracklewood appreciate the sound as little as I do, and they are our gracious hosts. We should me respectful and not drag a hunk of metal everywhere." He suggested with a scowl on his face. He needed to do something about the noise already, and he had to do something fast before he lost his normally uncaring demeanor.
I will have Anthea going on Darklight Disturbance and Laurentinus on Big Game Hunt, cause sure why not.
Aaron was slightly startled by the movement behind the door followed by the stabs caused by Veera. He looked at the dead body as he felt his own medallion react. On Veera's command Aaron entered the battle as well, but unlike Veera he couldn't dual wield. He held his silver sword with two hands and he began his own slaughter, watching Veera's back. If it was up to him he wouldn't attack right away but examine the situation first, but given the surprise they got, causing Veera to jump into action, instantly killing a doppler, Aaron figured that if they didn't fight there wasn't going to be much mercy for them. With each stab and slash Aaron felt the warm blood coat his hands, arms, and body. Unfortunately not all the blood was blood of his enemies, some was his own. Aaron switched to wielding his sword with one hand as he reached back to find his sack of water. After chugging it he threw it on the ground and continued to fight, not nearly as many as Veera, but she was more experienced and he was trying to watch her back. Even still he did his fair share of murder as he followed the experienced witcher. "Listen I made a promise and I really don't want to get on Bryce's bad side more then I already am." Seth told Tessa to try to convince her to let him stick around and walk her home. He didn't however mention the other part of the deal, what he got out of it. Seth didn't feel like mentioning the fact that he was offered a warm safe place to stay, something he had not had all his life. It wasn't her business what went on in his life, nor was it Bryce's for that matter, but Bryce made it his business. "So if I am going to be sitting here waiting for you to be ready to go, I may as well give you a hand so I am a little more than just a waste of space." Seth remarked as he stood up and began to help collect glasses and set them on the bar for Tessa to do with them what she pleased.
In the silence of the chambers in which Rose had locked herself, the only thing that could be heard over the hum of the engines was the sound of steel against steel as the young woman oh so carefully sharpened her blades. While everyone else might walk around the ship, talk to others, plan things, Rose preferred to keep to herself. If it wasn't a Demi-god talking to her, then she didn't care what anyone had to say. There were very few people out there who were worth her time, heck, not even her own family deserved it in her opinion. She hated them all. Her father who preferred her brother over her. Her perfect angel of a brother. And her weak, pathetic, slave of a mother. None of them deserved a moment of her time. If she could she would simply kill them all. Rose's rhythm of sharpening was broken when an announcement came on through the ship, at last it was time. Taking a cloth Rose wiped the shards of steel from her blade before sheathing them. Soon she was on her feet, prowling quietly towards the bridge. Her steps were more quiet then most, as she slipped mostly through shadows. Even among those she was supposed to consider allies, she was a little cautious. She did not trust anyone and would rather have the first opportunity to strike from the shadows then let others get it. It wasn't long before the young woman found her way to the bridge and slipped in, still keeping to the shadows. She ignored most in the room, her eyes narrowing in on Jayce, she was sure he would know she was there, and it was up to him to give her orders, very few others she would listen to, so why make herself known to them? There was no point, and if they were observant they would know she was there. If not, well they were lucky she wasn't ordered to kill them. Currently her blood lust was focused on the tower below them, soon enough she would be able to have her fun, she was sure of it. "Must you go around yelling like that Caris? We heard the announcement the first time, don't worry. But lets face it we will be fine even if not everyone heard it. We aren't completely incompetent you know." Aster walked up beside Carissa, an air of confidence and arrogance radiating off of him. "Stop being so uptight, geez you remind me of my sister, and that isn't a good thing, she was a b*tch. I am glad that mom took her, I couldn't imagine you two in the same room." Aster said with a chuckle before stepping over to the wall where his lance was leaning against. "So what do you say we go kick some Hammer heads *sses, eh?" He asked as he ran his fingers through his long hair, pushing it back out of the way. Aster Suryanarayanan, also known as His Royal Pain in the Arse, was an interesting character to get along with. The man had spent most of his life traveling and was well versed in the way the world worked. On top of that he was quite wealthy, which ended up giving him quite an ego. Aster was the older twin of two, his sister Rose, had been taken by his mother when his parents separated. Last he had heard they both went to The Order of the Hammer, the people that he was currently trying to stop. However just the idea of running into his sister again made him all the more eager to fight. He wanted to prove that he could still kick her butt at anything, any day of the week. Anything to boost his ego after all. This fight was a perfect place to prove how good he was, then maybe he could even kick Carissa off her high horse. Wouldn't that be fun?
"Again!" Garson demanded as he watched the girl attack a target in the courtyard of his estate with magic. "You are doing good but your form is sloppy. Do it again!" He ordered. The young girl did her best, concentrating her magic the best she could. She attacked again. "Was it better that time?" She asked in a quiet, shy tone. "Yes much better, do it again though. We don't get to practice much anymore so we have to do what we can in the time we have." Garson ordered her. The man stood tall, hands behind his back. He paced back and forth as he watched the girl practice. The girl he was training doubled as his servant. He had picked her up off the streets many years ago, drawn by her interesting magic, ever since he had been training her. She made an interesting investment as he saw it, something that he wanted to see how it would turn out. "Excuse me sir, but there is a note for the lady." A well dressed man said as he carried it to the courtyard. "Thank you." Garson took the note and waved the man away, reading it before the girl had a chance to. He always double checked the notes going in and out of his estate just in case. "Anthea, here." The man ordered the girl. Anthea obeyed right away and stopped what she was doing to go to her master. She stood in front of him and bowed slightly. "Yes, sir?" She said in a curious tone. "It seems like your assistance is requested. There is some sort of expedition that your assistance is requested for. I assume it is because of your talents with magic. Normally I wouldn't give you the okay to do this, but well an old friend's son is helping with it. I owe his father a lot, if it wasn't for him I wouldn't be where I am today. For that reason I am sending you to go help with this expedition. However there is a few things you need to remember. First is this, you are still my property, through and after this. Once it is over you are to return here. If you find anything you are allowed to keep bring it to me, I will judge if you keep it or if it belongs to me. I will compensate somewhat for anything that you bring me." The man told her. "Second you are to listen to Sir Venger and any one else leading this. They are your leaders on this since I won't be there. And third, do not go off on your own. I do not want you wandering off and getting hurt or lost." He instructed. "Yes sir." Anthea responded without much else to say. "You are allowed to take whatever you want with you from your room, but remember, you will most likely be traveling around, so pack light. I will send for the coach, it will be around in ten minutes to pick you up." "Yes sir." Anthea responded again, this time to be met with a reassuring hand on her shoulder. "Be safe Anthy. I don't want anything happening to you. You should know I see you as more than a servant girl or a business investment, though you are both as well. You are a good kind soul and you are special. If you got hurt or didn't come back I don't know what I would do. So please be safe." Garson said with a warm smile as he sent the girl off on her way to pack then off to her coach. The ride to the manor was filled with anxiety. It had been a long time since Anthea had really done anything on her own. She had mostly stuck around Garson's manner, serving and training there. That was all her life consisted of until this point. She didn't know what to expect from what she had been sent to do. She was just a servant girl, nothing more. What could be expected of her? With trembling hands she climbed out of the coach, looking up the long driveway towards the house that she had been told was her destination. The girl held a small bag with a change of clothes in it as she walked up the driveway. As she approached the door Anthea noticed the people standing in front of it. Stepping up in front of them, Anthea set her bag on the ground to allow her to bow properly to those in front of her. "Greetings. My master Sir Garson Winterburge, has sent me to aid in this objective you have. I brought the letter too if you need to see that." Anthea offered up to the people in front of her. The entire time she kept her head low and eyes averted, just like she had always been taught. She might have been a mage, but at this point she seemed not much like a mage but just a servant girl who stumbled into the wrong place. Laurentinus looked down at the note once again, wondering why he was doing this. The man decided that he would leave his post at the guard for the time being in order to join this "adventurer's society" however he wondered why at times. When it came down to it he wanted to know if the reason his father never came back was because he was outside the mountains, but more than that, he wanted to know if more power lay beyond. He needed more power so he could protect people. No one else would be taken away from him. He had promised himself this long ago. He was willing to do whatever it took to become strong. The man approached the manor to see a nervous seeming girl standing in front of the people offering up a note. Laurentinus rolled his eyes at her, pathetic. He then looked over at another recently arrived man who seemed to be covered in vines. "And just what are you supposed to be?" The rather moody seeming individual asked Aedan. He ended up paying very little attention to those who invited him in the end, he was too busy watching everyone else arriving. Ooc. I will have proper banners when I have time to make them. This is just place holders to keep me from going insane.
The King let out a long sigh when he heard that Flame was safe. She had come to help that was good, even better was the fact that she had already scouted things out. He could not figure out why she didn't just approach the group given what she was sent to do by his daughter, however it had always seem like Kala was a but of a shy person. She probably preferred to help from the shadows. "We should return to the others so we ca-" The King was cut short by the sound of something or someone moving. The King had fast reflexes, but apparently not as fast as Kala as she pressed him into the shadows, hiding. The man slowed his breath to make it quieter, waiting for something to happen or pass. It was quiet for a long moment before Kala spoke. "I think it is safe." The king whispered right before Kala gripped his wrist. The King didn't realize what happened at first. Pain in his wrist told him that something was terribly wrong and he was not in danger by an outside threat. His magic worked hard on stopping the drain and fixing the wounds in his wrist, however there was only so much it could do. He tried to struggle and move, he tried to throw the woman off of him, but life was draining from his body fast enough that moving became difficult as he weakened. He was powerless to do anything as Kala's lips moved towards his neck. Her warm lips connected with his neck and began to kiss it. Though his mind was filled with horror, his body was filled with a sense of delight as it drained of energy. How long had it been since someone kissed him? However no matter what his body was feeling through the horror and delight that came with the situation his mind slipped back to his daughter. Quicker than ever expected all light started to fade from the King. His breathing grew slow, his head falling to the side, making it easier access for Kala to take the last sips of his life. "Amber... for." The King died there, the name of his daughter left on his lips as his entire body went limp, the light faded from his eyes. The man who had kept the city safe for so long was nothing more than a lifeless corpse. His careless trust left the group he had lead there without a leader and the responsibility of the city on his daughter, someone who was not ready for it. King Rhysand Rouge the VI was no more, leaving Kaynta with a new leader. Queen Amber Rouge the I.
"Thank you." Flame said as she put the gun into a holster on her belt. With that Flame moved forward, a small knife in hand. She slipped up behind one of the guards who had been speaking about Drake. She placed the knife to his side. "Listen here, you are going to take me to this prisoner now." Flame ordered. "Why would I do that? Who are you anyways." The guard asked not seeming so scared at that time. "You will do that because I am am the princess of a city of people who can take care of your titan problem, and the person who you have in captivity can help save your damn city. Now unless you want to die now, then you should listen to me and bring me to them." She demanded, snarling at him, baring her elongated teeth. "You know what I am and you know that I can kill you and escape before anyone can come for you. So I would suggest you listening to me." Flame then threatened. The man finally started to move and bring her toward the building where they held the captives. Entering the building Flame made sure everyone could see that threat she posed. "I want to speak to your leader, you try to make a move against me, he dies." Flame threatened, trying to too look to nervous due to the fact that her friend seemed to be bleeding out on the ground and Drake was in quite a predicament himself. They couldn't have just waited to be rescued, could they. "I am the one in charge here, what the hell does a fae B*tch like you want?" A brute of a man asked as he stepped out from the shadows, hand on a sword but it was not drawn yet. "I am here to make a deal." Flame stated "And why would we agree to that when we could put you down here and now?" He asked her with an amused smile. "Why? Because your city is over crowded now. You lost your outer wall to the titan's and no one is willing to go out and get it back. However in Kaynta we are not afraid of titan's. We are trained to kill them. You release Veera and Drake to me and we will take care of your titan problem. Reclaim the outer wall for you. You get what you want without loss of your men, and I get what I want. You will have to allow the man to come with me first though, he is a valuable asset to saving the wall. As for Veera she will stay here, you will bandage her up, and I will send my healer in. We will not move her out of here till the job is done. Consider it a sign of good will. Send who you please to watch us to make sure we won't escape, I don't care. Just let them go." Flame stated her bargain straight up, this caused the man to think. "If we agree, then the moment the wall is back in our possession and you leave, things will go back to the way they were, we are by no means friends or allies with the likes of you." The man snarled. It was clear he hated the idea of bargaining with a fae, but even still he did so. "I wouldn't have it any other way. So it is a deal?" She asked to receive a nod from the leader. Flame the released the man she was holding hostage. "Unshackle them now." She ordered before flashing her eyes at Veera. "Get someone to clean and patch her wounds. It will take a minute before my healer can get here. If she dies before she does, consider it a statement of war." Flame declared as she began to pace watching the guards get to work. The king had not made it far into the city when he heard a whistle of a familiar tune. Very few people would have known the tune, only his daughter, his wife, and perhaps Kala might have heard his wife singing it to Amber when she was younger. Something was wrong and he knew it. He could also tell my the fact the call was so cryptic that the whistle was probably meant for him and him alone. Worried about what might be happening, the King turned to Gale. "Lead the charge from here. I will join back with you in a moment, there is something I must investigate first." He stated. With the instructions given the king wandered off on his own. He made his way through the dark streets, using his advanced hearing to track down where the whistle had come from. Eventually he spotted Kala in a dark corner, almost like she was hiding from something. "Kala? Are you alright? What are you doing here? Shouldn't you be back at the house with Fla- Where is my daughter?" The king asked approaching Kala, concern more than apparent in his voice.
As everyone began to gather up, the king began to get himself ready for what was to come. With people approaching ready to go, he addressed them. "Everyone, grab your equipment that you need, as soon as you do that then we will head out. It is time we rescue our friends from the humans that have taken them. Waste no time, the horses are ready to head out as soon as you are. This will be dangerous, so if anyone wants to back out, do so now. If not, good, lets get a move on." The King commanded in a leaderly tone. He was not afraid to take charge and he was not afraid of what was to come. Amber was safe at home and if anything were to happen, she would make a great leader. ~Time skip to when they arrive at the town~ "Stick together, we don't know what the humans have been doing. We need to be prepared for anything. Lets get going. Keep your ears open for anything that might give a hint to where they might be." With that they king used his 3DMG to get to the top of the second wall. He slowly walked around and looked around at the ground level. He then motioned people forward as he made his way down. It was time for things to become a little more quiet, but not completely be silent, there was still some stuff that they needed to work out. Flame was about to get up and go after the people who where speaking about Drake, when she heard something else. "F*ck." Flame cursed under her breath. "Kala, my father is already here. We have to move quickly. I need to rescue Drake and Veera and get out before my dad catches me. If he catches me, he will be pissed." Flame cringed as she said that. She looked forward at the guards as they left. "I have to make a move now." Flame stated as she looked ahead, getting clearly stressed. ~Time skip for them too cause why not~ With dinner finished and cleaned up from Adelina found her way out of the kitchen and to get ready to meet with Zack. She ran home and got changed into her favourite golden dress and brushed her hair out nicely. After that she headed towards the main square of the small city that they lived, sure that Zack could find her. Adelina's heart raced with nervousness and excitement about this date. She had never really dated anyone, so this was something new and nervous for her. Her wings fluttered behind her as she couldn't control them from doing so. She looked around trying to watch for Zack to come meet her. It shouldn't be long now.
Terra was a light sleeper for the most part. After years of her life being in constant danger followed by years of her being paranoid by everything, light sleep came naturally. Given that when her bed sheets caught on fire it didn't take long for Terra to wake up. The sorceress acted on first instinct. Clouds began to form about Terra's head as the woman waved her hands around conjuring a small weather system in her room. It didn't take long before it started to pour down rain. At first the rain sizzled and dissipated when it made contact with the flames, but slowly the flames went down. When the weather system was in full effect Terra got out of her burning bed and stepped away, doing her best not to choke on the smoke. Her legs were in great pain as she stood due to them getting burned from the fire. "How could I be so stupid?" She mumbled to herself before turning to see Sarah standing at the door. "Sweetie? What are you doing here? It is dangerous." Terra said as she walked over to the girl, doing her best not to show the pain on her face. She bent down next to Sarah and put her hand on the girls shoulder. "Sarah I need you to do me a favour, okay? Please just go back to your room and go back to sleep. Tell no one of what you just witnessed. No one needs to know what I am, okay? Can you please do this for me? I will deal with whatever is left of this mess myself. Just don't tell anyone. Can you do that for me?" Terra asked as she waved her hand to make the rain stop seeing that the flames were gone. With everyone leaving Seth looked over at Tessa. "Well I promised to stay long enough to walk you home, so is there anything that I can do to help. I am not going to claim to be particularly good at anything but I can try." Seth offered in a monotone voice. He didn't seem to be caring about much at the moment, but that was not true, that appearance was the only way for him to hide what was truly going on in his mind, which was a lot of things. Damn he hated talking to Bryce sometimes, the man knew how to get to him at times, though Seth was not convinced he actively knew what buttons to push, he just got lucky most of the time. Aaron was on the same level as Veera when she asked why they needed to go further. The mans explanation did make sense, but Aaron was still a bit wary. "I actually think settling here would be better. It is abandoned so it doesn't matter, but it would allow for better view of what is going on. Between Veera and I we can watch everything better from here and be sure Crow doesn't find us." Aaron suggested, however the mage didn't seem to be listening to him at all as he opened the door anyways. As he did that the man was yelling something about looking what was behind the door. Aaron wasted no time drawing his sword and preparing for battle as he looked towards the door to see, something cause I don't know what is behind the door. That is up to you guys to decide. Annabelle was shaking and crying under her shield made of sand as she heard footsteps head towards her. "Please. I am not doing this. Please don't hurt me!" Annabelle begged as the grew ever closer to her. The girl was terrified and didn't know what to do anymore. It looked like her life was about to end there. She supposed it was just as well, she didn't actually have anything to really live for, in the end everything she cared about had died and she had been living a miserable, scared life, and it was now time to let it end. Annabelle let down her shield to accept the inevitable death. However instead of feeling pain or the cold of death, she felt nothing, rather she heard Yana. Soon after the air was filled with screams of people on fire. Annabelle looked up in horror, as she watched so many burn. "No..." She said quietly, her voice horse. Because she tried to run, so many were suffering now. It was all her fault. Annabelle didn't have time to mourn over what her mistake had cost however due to Yana walking over to her demanding something else of her. Slowly Annabelle got to her feet, she didn't bother dusting herself off though she probably should have. She turned to face back into the ally where she had come out of, planning to try to make the portal in there. Focusing her magic, Annabelle out all she was into trying to create the portal, unfortunately she had no luck. "I can't do it... I am sorry.... Your greatness." Annabelle added the last part at the end hoping to appease Yana even slightly, because she knew she was not out of hot water yet.
