You have just entered room "The Elements of Balance."
dragonclawsedw has entered the room.
WillBaseton has entered the room.
dragonclawsedw: Dun dun DUN!
Arch mage144: *grins*
Jak Snide has entered the room.
WillBaseton: OHNO TEH ELEMENTS ARE OF BALANCERING?
dragonclawsedw: o_o
dragonclawsedw: SHINIES!
Jak Snide: My shines.
WillBaseton: e.e;;; Ara. Those are eggs.
Jak Snide: Remember, I'm getting paid for this.
WillBaseton: ...you're getting PAID? >.<;;;
dragonclawsedw: Of course he is >_>;;
WillBaseton: ...and I'm not?
dragonclawsedw: *w* Wouldn't come if I didn't pay him
Jak Snide: Can't let my rep fall, can I?
dragonclawsedw: You're my brother!
dragonclawsedw: I shouldn't HAVE to pay you!
Jak Snide: IM: ¬_¬ Even though I'd do this without pay.
WillBaseton: *scratches his head* Oh yeah. Can I at least keep some of the treasure we get?
dragonclawsedw: Yeah yeah fine IM: Damn
Arch mage144: *the GM's presence swoops down on the CI*
Arch mage144: ...>.> <.<
dragonclawsedw: *OHNO!*
Arch mage144: Shall we get this RP started?
WillBaseton: (Hai.)
dragonclawsedw: Let's get this arpee staaaaarted *sings*
Jak Snide: Aye. I want my money.
Jak Snide: IM: ....I sound like Kamos....
Arch mage144: Right then. All are ready...
Jak Snide: *steps on his own foot to punish himself*
Arch mage144: Wait for my intro.
Jak Snide: <Jak, good and proper now>
dragonclawsedw: <Ara, waiting>
Arch mage144: <RP! The GM, and also Hakaril, whose titles take up too much space>
WillBaseton: <Will, not being angsty>
Arch mage144: *the entire group of four has gathered in Hakaril's office for a bit of pre-mission briefing of sorts...Hakaril is idly toying with a lump of metal and leaning back in his chair*
Arch mage144: ...so. *grins*
Jak Snide: You've found a lead?
Jak Snide: IM: He better have....
Arch mage144: I know exactly where we're going and what we're looking for.
dragonclawsedw: *looks a bit more ragged than usual despite her wearing the beads*
dragonclawsedw: That's great!
Arch mage144: *quirks an eyebrow* Something wrong, Ara?
WillBaseton: Sounds good. Too bad the Magus Shot broke down at the last minute. >.<
Arch mage144: ...you seem a bit...disorderly. *smirks*
dragonclawsedw: Nothing nothing, I'll uh...tell you later >.>;;
Jak Snide: IM: If it involves ANY small, annoying critters, I swear....
Arch mage144: IM: I have a funny feeling I know. *laughs*
Arch mage144: Right. Anyway...yes. Ara, tell them where Order's Edge is. *grins*
dragonclawsedw: *coughs and smoothes her hair* Didn't you say that Darin's father had the blade?
Jak Snide: IM: Darin? Do I know someone called that?
Arch mage144: Darin's father. And to be more specific, I'm referring to the Archangel Christopher.
WillBaseton: ...do you think he'll give us the artifact?
Arch mage144: Present and leading the celestial armies at the Battle of the Forbidden Plains centuries ago...
dragonclawsedw: IM: So we're bishounen hunting, hehehe
Arch mage144: ...fell in love with a human woman, a Prandian...
Arch mage144: ...and gave birth to a son dominated by the government out of greed.
dragonclawsedw: *nods, remembers hearing about this*
Arch mage144: And now, he's got an item that's the key to banishing a great evil from the material planes.
dragonclawsedw: IM: And banish it we will >.<
Jak Snide: IM: ...I remember. Time Mage....killed that giant spider way back,
Arch mage144: It kind of figures that it all cycles back. History repeats itself.
Jak Snide: *raises an eyebrow*
Arch mage144: He tried to save all of humanity from the great dragons oh so long ago, and now...he'll save us again.
dragonclawsedw: ....great dragons?
Jak Snide: *smirks, trying to make sure he doesn't make this apparent*
Arch mage144: Centuries ago, the dragons tried to capture the land that is now the Forbidden Plains, driving out the Domans and Nekonians inhabiting the land.
WillBaseton: *smirks* Must've been some primitive dragons. I don't think I'd ever try to invade another country. Just not my style. -.-
Arch mage144: ...the celestials fought them for it, coming to the defense of mortals.
Arch mage144: Will, there are no such things as "primitive" dragons.
dragonclawsedw: *raises an eyebrow* Interesting....
Arch mage144: This was a well fought war. Dragons are greedy just like the rest of us. You're no angels. *grins slightly*
dragonclawsedw: >_> Hey I'm not greedy!
Jak Snide: IM: Cocky dragons...think they can do no wrong.
WillBaseton: ...there are dragons that lack basic intelligence.
Arch mage144: I know a few of them.
Arch mage144: *smirks*
Jak Snide: Will, shut up. Go on Hak.
WillBaseton: ...funny.
Arch mage144: Anyway. The celestials won. And no one wants to live there anymore for fear of dredging up old ghosts.
WillBaseton: I'll let that slide because there's treasure involved. *nods* Go on.
Arch mage144: *rolls eyes at Will* Got your priorities in the right place, no doubt.
Arch mage144: Draconic hording instinct.
Arch mage144: You really think you're better than the first generation of lizards to walk the planet?
Jak Snide: *mutters*
WillBaseton: We evolved to be better. Just like the next generation will be superior to my kind.
dragonclawsedw: >_>;; Hakaril....
dragonclawsedw: <_<;; Will....
Arch mage144: I don't have anything against you Ara. You're a reasonable dragon.
dragonclawsedw: IM: Oh CEIPHIED....
Jak Snide: Will you save your bloody evolutional debate for later?!
dragonclawsedw: ^_^ Thanks...
Arch mage144: *grins and adjusts his hat* You're welcome.
Arch mage144: Anyway. I've located the Archangel in question.
WillBaseton: ...look, Hakaril. If we're going to be allies in this, we'd better stop bickering like children, both of us. Can we call a truce on our little war of egos for a while?
Arch mage144: Astral divination does wonders for the soul, rather relaxing...and when it works, you really hit pay dirt.
Jak Snide: *turns to Will*
Arch mage144: Certainly, Will. On one condition.
dragonclawsedw: Mhmm, so where is he then? o.o
Arch mage144: *holds up a finger to Ara*
Jak Snide: *opens his mouth to yell, then waits as Hak talks*
Arch mage144: Jak, calm yourself. I'm getting to what I need to say.
Jak Snide: ....*nods slightly, and turns back to the archmage*
Arch mage144: After Will does me a little favor, so we can call a truce.
WillBaseton: *nods* And that favor is?
dragonclawsedw: IM: At least Kamos isn't here....
dragonclawsedw: IM: Then I wouldn't hear then end of anything....
Arch mage144: Admit that dragons have flaws. As many as humanity. Even "modern," "evolved" dragons.
Arch mage144: *makes quote signs with his fingers*
WillBaseton: *nods* Absolutely true.
Arch mage144: Thank you. Now...
Arch mage144: ...this might be more difficult than I had predicted. But only a little bit.
WillBaseton: ...how come? Is something in the way?
Arch mage144: Said Archangel is not on the material plane.
Jak Snide: ....
WillBaseton: *facepalm* That's not good.
Arch mage144: Not helpful, no.
Jak Snide: IM: Another plane eh....
Arch mage144: He's someplace that should, at least somewhat, be friendly, though.
dragonclawsedw: O.o ...astral?
Arch mage144: Try holy. The plane of celestials.
Jak Snide: .....
WillBaseton: ...we have to hunt for an angel...THERE?!?
dragonclawsedw: IM: There's a plane for that?
dragonclawsedw: How do we...uh...get in there?
Arch mage144: Planeswalking, of course.
WillBaseton: ...I'm not an expert at leaving my physical body to run around in any astral planes.
Jak Snide: ...aye....neither am I.
dragonclawsedw: You're not? You can't teleport Will? o.o
Jak Snide: IM: I can't even see the astral.....
WillBaseton: I can teleport.
dragonclawsedw: When you teleport you go into the astral plane *nods*
WillBaseton: I just can't sustain an astral form for too long.
Arch mage144: We don't have to project there.
Arch mage144: We can survive and exist there in physical form.
WillBaseton: ...that is good.
dragonclawsedw: We can? O.o
Arch mage144: ...let's just say we're going on what the textbooks call a "standard planar excursion."
WillBaseton: And perhaps I can get that stupid demon part of me removed while we're there...
dragonclawsedw: T: Hey sis, I'm going to a plane full of angels, any suggestions?
dragonclawsedw: T: Yeah, take your sketchbook
dragonclawsedw: O_o;;
Arch mage144: Celestials aren't really very friendly, Will.
dragonclawsedw: o.o They aren't?
WillBaseton: ...aren't they supposed to be goodness incarnate?
dragonclawsedw: But Rissy seems real nice o_O
Arch mage144: Goodness? Hell no!
Arch mage144: Holy energy isn't good! Neither are all angels!
Jak Snide: IM: Fools...there is no black and white....
WillBaseton: True...
Arch mage144: Of course they're not "evil," but they certainly have a lovely, orderly sense of "justice."
Arch mage144: That's what celestials are about. "Justice."
WillBaseton: -.- Wonderful. An entire species of arrogant bishounen.
Arch mage144: Not all of them. Just most.
Arch mage144: They are better than you, after all.
WillBaseton: How can you say that?
dragonclawsedw: >_> Hmph, better how?
Arch mage144: Evolutionarily, of course. *grins*
Arch mage144: They existed before every single mortal being alive.
dragonclawsedw: *sweatdrops and whacks Will* Great, now I'm getting attacked with your arguments...
Jak Snide: *is totally silent, looking ill at ease*
Arch mage144: Don't worry too much about it.
Arch mage144: They're superior, and some of them are arrogant. They've got their flaws.
Arch mage144: What, you didn't think they were perfect, did you?
Arch mage144: Physically, maybe. But certainly not personally.
WillBaseton: Perfection is impossible.
Arch mage144: Being next to god makes you pretty damn close.
dragonclawsedw: *thinking*
Arch mage144: Jak, you're awfully silent.
Arch mage144: *smirks* But you're like that, aren't you?
WillBaseton: *shrugs* If I agreed with you, I'd be pretty close to perfect myself. And I am one flawed creature. Remember, before Ladon went and disappeared, I was one of the top Rune Knights in his service.
Arch mage144: The silent type...who lets his magic do his talking for him?
Jak Snide: Hmm? *looks up*
Jak Snide: Er, yeah, that's right.
Arch mage144: *ignores Will* Makes sense. I appreciate having one with a good feel for the fabric of space around.
Jak Snide: Er....
Jak Snide: *mutters something*
WillBaseton: *w2Ara* He doesn't like me much.
dragonclawsedw: *w* I think it's a guy thing...
Arch mage144: Alright, then. Who's ready to disembark?
dragonclawsedw: o.o Umm.....hmm
WillBaseton: Whenever you guys are.
dragonclawsedw: *pulls out a soft and a mana restore potion from the last time which she didn't use*
dragonclawsedw: Yea, I think I'm ready *nods*
WillBaseton: ...although some supplies might be nice.
Jak Snide: *smirks, forgetting whatever he was brooding over*
Arch mage144: Tell me what you need, within reason. I might have something lying around.
Jak Snide: IM: Got plenty of supplies right here...
WillBaseton: Seeing as I have bad luck around anything pertaining to Nikumu...some potions and stuff. I don't want to lose another limb.
Arch mage144: *rummages around in his desk* Alright...
dragonclawsedw: You lost an arm? That happened to me once *mutter*
Arch mage144: ...speaking of which, Will, you're the one always talking about how superior dragons are...
Arch mage144: *tosses Will a magazine*
WillBaseton: *catches* ......
dragonclawsedw: <.< Eh?
Arch mage144: *the magazine's cover reads "Sexy, Scaly, and Sultry"*
dragonclawsedw: ....Hakaril, you have DRAGON porn?
Jak Snide: .....
Arch mage144: *winks and goes over to some alchemical apparatus on the wall*
WillBaseton: -.- Hakaril, you're a pervert.
Arch mage144: Hey, Ara, this is between the guys. *smirks*
Jak Snide: IM: ......
dragonclawsedw: e_e;;;
dragonclawsedw: Thanks for the warning...
Arch mage144: ...what, do you want a magazine?
Jak Snide: *is desperately trying to subdue a snicker*
Arch mage144: Or are you satisfied with your...artwork?
dragonclawsedw: >_>;; *coughs*
dragonclawsedw: IM: I don't need magazines.
Arch mage144: Ah, here we go. *pulls a few flasks off a rack*
Arch mage144: These two cure wounds...*pulls a quill pen and marks the labels on the bottles*
Arch mage144: ...this one restores astral stamina...
Jak Snide: ...astral stamina?
Arch mage144: For spellcasting purposes.
Arch mage144: Not got a whole lot left. Any special requests? *peering at the many colored containers*
Jak Snide: ..oh. Thought it had something to do with the astral plane itself.
dragonclawsedw: Ah...hmm...
dragonclawsedw: Hmm, I already have a soft reccomended by my sister...
WillBaseton: *mutters something about preventing gender changes and coughs*
Arch mage144: What was that, Will?
WillBaseton: Nothing. Trust me. You don't wanna know.
Jak Snide: Hey, would a magically ungifted person be able to see in the astral plane, even if they couldn't on the material?
Arch mage144: Sure.
Arch mage144: *blinks* What do you mean?
Arch mage144: Oh...*frowns* The astral isn't something you can visit that way.
Arch mage144: You have to project onto it, as it overlaps the material.
Jak Snide: ...right.
Arch mage144: The holy planes are higher, on the planar charts. But there are pathways.
dragonclawsedw: o.o Hmm...where's the path?
WillBaseton: I'd think in a high place, like a tower or a mountaintop temple.
Jak Snide: *nods* Right...but you wouldn't require astral sight or anything to get there, right?
Arch mage144: Not where we're headed.
Jak Snide: *nods, looking at ease again* Right.
Arch mage144: Anyway, the nearest "gate," so to speak, is at the top of the Shuman Mts., in one of the peaks.
Arch mage144: Gunnir set it up.
Arch mage144: However...
dragonclawsedw: o___o You guys going to ride me again or something?!
Arch mage144: ...no.
dragonclawsedw: Ah, okay....
Arch mage144: I have a temporary apparatus I use for personal travel purposes.
Arch mage144: It's in my wardrobe.
Jak Snide: .....
dragonclawsedw: Wait, that thingy?
WillBaseton: ...that portal.
Jak Snide: IM: Fucking weird. But useful.
dragonclawsedw: Yeah, portal, thingy...
Arch mage144: Yeah. But it probably lacks the necessary power to get us back. We'll have to figure that out later.
WillBaseton: We MIGHT be able to power it with the Cosmos Rune.
Arch mage144: *eyebrow quirk*
dragonclawsedw: *eyes Hakaril's wardrobe*
Arch mage144: Explain yourself, Will.
dragonclawsedw: *then blinks at something shiney on Hak's desk*
Jak Snide: IM: Planar excursions...why can't people just stick to their own damn plane?
WillBaseton: ...well, the Cosmos Rune does aid me in making portals for myself. It's possible that we could use its power to make the gate more precise and still let us back here.
dragonclawsedw: *picks up his mythril paperweight* o.o
Arch mage144: Hmm.
WillBaseton: It might take quite a bit of exertion on my part, though.
Arch mage144: ...to maintain the portal, you mean?
WillBaseton: Yes.
Arch mage144: Can you maintain a portal from miles away?
WillBaseton: *m* Not in my current condition...
dragonclawsedw: o.o *looking it over*
Arch mage144: ...then it won't work. Because I could be off on the location of this guy by even more than that.
Arch mage144: ...*smirks* You like that, Ara?
WillBaseton: Ara, I just gave you a diamond yesterday! Do you need to obsess over EVERY shiny object in the world?
Arch mage144: ...IM: Of course she does, it's shiny.
dragonclawsedw: *nods*
Arch mage144: You're the one that was talking about "treasure shares."
dragonclawsedw: *to Hakaril*
dragonclawsedw: *sweatdrops at Will*(
Arch mage144: This isn't a treasure hunt.
dragonclawsedw: I think we should worry about getting back later...
Arch mage144: Hm. Keep it. *smirks*
dragonclawsedw: n.n Yay *slips it into her pocket*
Arch mage144: As do I. I bet with all the power in the artifacts...it won't be hard.
dragonclawsedw: Hakaril, you want me to bring the other artifacts with me?
Jak Snide: IM: ....oh, they can just give away bloody mithril can they....
Arch mage144: (Ara got 1x Mythril Paperweight! :D)
dragonclawsedw: *looks a bit weary at this*
dragonclawsedw: (XD)
Arch mage144: (Dude, Hak was using a lump of mythril as a paperweight, what's Jak expect? XD)
Jak Snide: (He thought it was a prized possession, a memento or such like)
Arch mage144: You've already got the beads...
Arch mage144: ...why not wear them and the cloak? They shouldn't hurt you.
dragonclawsedw: I meant the other ones >.>
Arch mage144: Ah. Leave them. We'll deal with it at a later time.
Arch mage144: Not much later, I assure you.
dragonclawsedw: Nooo problem... *seems greatly relieved*
dragonclawsedw: 'ey lemme go get the cloak...
dragonclawsedw: *runs off*
Arch mage144: Right. *sits on his desk*
Jak Snide: Hey, what if one of these Celstrials gets the bright idea that these "holy" artifacts shouldn't be in the hands of mortals, and rightfully belong with them?
WillBaseton: Then we'll have to find a way to get it from him without getting ourselves "purified".
Arch mage144: Celestials who see you carrying something like that are likely to respect you, I should think...
Jak Snide: Hmm....
dragonclawsedw: *returns, wearing the cloak* o.o
Arch mage144: ...not like I get much of a chance to study them in their natural habitat.
Jak Snide: Good...that's good.
dragonclawsedw: Okay o.o
dragonclawsedw: So we ready to go now? ^_^
Jak Snide: Aye, are we?
Arch mage144: I am.
dragonclawsedw: *pokes Will*
Arch mage144: *opens up the wardrobe and fiddles with some runes, tracing new ones and rubbing out old ones*
WillBaseton: ...I'm ready. *pulls the ring he recieved on his last major trip out of his pocket and stares at it*
dragonclawsedw: *distracted by Will's ring* >.>
Jak Snide: *simply waits, trying to expel the feeling of foreboding from his mind*
Arch mage144: *a brilliant, white portal materializes in the wardrobe, beckoning to the adventurers to step through into its pearled glory...*
dragonclawsedw: O_o Wow... IM: I should learn how to do this...
Jak Snide: *steps forward, and walks into the portal*
WillBaseton: *Will watches the portal open as his Cosmos Rune glows in reaction to the creation* ...amazing.
dragonclawsedw: *follows after Jak*
Arch mage144: ...I hate opening these damned things.
dragonclawsedw: *blinks* Why Hak?
Arch mage144: Thank whoever runs this plane that I've got a few good foci.
Arch mage144: ...it's tiring.
dragonclawsedw: Ah... IM: Never throught of that...
Arch mage144: Will, go. *nods*
WillBaseton: Quite tiring. *nods to Hak*
WillBaseton: *hops through*
Jak Snide: *in transit?*
Arch mage144: *of course*
Arch mage144: *walks through the portal, which promptly winks out behind him...*
Arch mage144: *the party finds themselves being barraged and overwhelmed by sights and sounds, the most chaotic array of colors, smells, and sensations they've ever experienced, as the lights around them grow brighter to the point of being
Arch mage144: blinding*
Jak Snide: *squints his eyes, and raises a hand to shield them*
WillBaseton: ...is this...the Celestial Realm...? How could a living being survive here? *shudders, then closes his eyes*
Arch mage144: *suddenly, the world swirls back into focus...*
dragonclawsedw has left the room.
Jak Snide: (And the dragon takes flight! Shit!)
dragonclawsedw has entered the room.
dragonclawsedw: @.@
Jak Snide: *open a single eye, lowering his hand*
Arch mage144: *...and what a brilliant world surrounds the party...*
dragonclawsedw: *Rubs eyes* >.o
Arch mage144: *for miles, as far as the eye can see, the sky is clear and the earth is lush, green grasses, fruitful meadows, and marble architecture surrounding the party, who appears to be in the equivalent of the celestial countryside*
Arch mage144: *everything is pristine and spotless*
Jak Snide: IM: Oooh, they've got it good "up" here.
dragonclawsedw: ...Wow, the plane has like...stuff in it! o_O
Arch mage144: ...what did you expect?
Arch mage144: I've never been here before myself, actually.
dragonclawsedw: Y'know uh...like the astral plane...
Arch mage144: Ah, no. Not like that.
dragonclawsedw: <.< ... >.> ... Ooh it's pretty....
Arch mage144: This place, as you'll note, is bizarrely clean and neat.
Jak Snide: Aye...
Arch mage144: And it'll stay that way. It totally violates all the laws of reality the material plane follows.
WillBaseton: Hmm...
dragonclawsedw: You mean...it won't go back to chaos?
Jak Snide: Right. So what else should be know about?
WillBaseton: What if something were to invade and cause temporal inversion?
Arch mage144: This place is the essence of everything orderly. *smirks*
Arch mage144: ...Will, you think about the most random and irrelevant things.
Arch mage144: Know about...nothing I can tell you, really. I've only studied the plane to a certain extent, based on traveler's journals and textbooks.
Arch mage144: Back when I was majoring in holy magic.
dragonclawsedw: So this place isn't full of stuff that'll jump out and kill us?
Arch mage144: ...I didn't say that...
Jak Snide: IM: Ah yes, Gunnir. Nothing like the aprenticeships that the "old" mages guilds have.
Arch mage144: There are hazards, granted. But different ones.
Jak Snide: Aaaw shit....
dragonclawsedw: O.o Different ones?
Arch mage144: If you were to die here, your blood wouldn't even stain the earth.
Jak Snide: Isn't there anywhere where you can take a walk without being besieged by danger?
Arch mage144: But you would be dead regardless.
Arch mage144: Don't pick fights with anything that looks stronger than you, of course. *smirks*
Jak Snide: You make that sound so easy.
Arch mage144: This is supposed to be easy.
Jak Snide: Supposed.
Arch mage144: Supposed. Now, I don't have a full map of this place...
WillBaseton: ...perhaps we should only talk when spoken to.
Arch mage144: ...but there's an actual city...that way. *points*
Arch mage144: ...I think that may not be an option. We have to find this guy.
Arch mage144: (Brief BRB, benkui)
Jak Snide: Do you have any idea where he is?
dragonclawsedw: *nods* Indeed....
dragonclawsedw: (GAH STOP LAGGING)
dragonclawsedw has left the room.
dragonclawsedw has entered the room.
dragonclawsedw: (GRRRR)
Jak Snide: (Techie?)
dragonclawsedw: (Please e.e)
Arch mage144: (Back)
Arch mage144: ...a vague one.
Jak Snide: (*pases a Duke techie to Kate, complete with ketchup and salt*)
Jak Snide: Which is?
dragonclawsedw: (*mauls and devours*)
Arch mage144: ...seeing as how I don't have any landmarks...
Arch mage144: What good does telling you do?
dragonclawsedw: We could always just ask around ^^;;;
Arch mage144: We aren't that far from him.
Arch mage144: I think Ara has the right idea.
Jak Snide: Look, I like to be informed.
Arch mage144: So do I, and I'll have you know I'm as in the dark as you are.
Jak Snide: ...
Arch mage144: Almost.
WillBaseton: ...heh.
Jak Snide: Okay, okay. Then let's follow the druid's plan.
Arch mage144: Indeed. *nods and starts walking*
dragonclawsedw: *nods*
dragonclawsedw: IM: "The druid" jeeze, I have a name...
WillBaseton: *follows slowly*
Jak Snide: *follows*
dragonclawsedw: *Follows after Hakaril, leaving the nagivating to him for obvious reasons ^^*
Jak Snide: IM: This place doesn't feel right...just like that temple with that blasted golem...
Arch mage144: *a very gentle breeze blows as the party approaches the walls of a great city...*
dragonclawsedw has left the room.
dragonclawsedw has entered the room.
dragonclawsedw: (e.e)
Jak Snide: (o_O Dude....)
Arch mage144: *the grass continues growing, lush and perfect, right up to the almost crystalline marble walls, and a silvery portcullis stands, imposing and dominant, not too far off from the group*
Arch mage144: *the portcullis is open, and appears to be unguarded*
WillBaseton: ...odd...
dragonclawsedw: o.o Odd?
Jak Snide: ....
Jak Snide: IM: This isn't good...I know it...
WillBaseton: ...well, it IS unguarded. Doesn't that seem foreboding to you, as if they're saying "Come on in, we're not afraid"...
Jak Snide: ....shouldn't we enter?
Arch mage144: ...they have no reason to fear anything.
dragonclawsedw has left the room.
Jak Snide: (Oh my god....)
dragonclawsedw has entered the room.
dragonclawsedw: (Someone's going to die.)
Jak Snide: (Are all the cable connected right Kate?)
Arch mage144: (I think it's the network being gimpy)
Arch mage144: ...why should they?
dragonclawsedw: (It's the network, I'm sure)
dragonclawsedw: Hmm..
Jak Snide: (*nods*)
WillBaseton: Nothing could be the perfect warrior.
WillBaseton: Even Celestials can be defeated.
Arch mage144: ...you really don't understand, do you?
Arch mage144: Yes, they can.
Arch mage144: But they have no reason to be afraid of anything.
WillBaseton: It's unlikely anything foreign would show up here, I agree.
dragonclawsedw has left the room.
dragonclawsedw has entered the room.
Jak Snide: (o_o)
dragonclawsedw: (Grrr...)
dragonclawsedw: *sweatdrops* I think you're reading into this too much...
Jak Snide: Okay, okay...let's just go then. *walks onwards*
Arch mage144: *nods*
dragonclawsedw: *follows after* ^_^
dragonclawsedw: IM: This place makes me feel good....
Arch mage144: *the city is constructed of marble and crystalline structures in a style similar to ancient Greek and Roman architecture of our world, with everything shining and flawless*
dragonclawsedw: *glances around for some sign of life*
WillBaseton: ...I don't like this place...it's TOO perfect.
Arch mage144: *plants and greenery grow all over the place, fountains and waterfalls decorate homes and plazas, and there is a general feeling of stability*
Arch mage144: ...you keep forgetting where we are.
WillBaseton: I KNOW where we are.
dragonclawsedw: Do you always whine about everything Will?
WillBaseton: It's just unusual, that's all.
Arch mage144: And I say again...
Arch mage144: ...you forget where we are.
Jak Snide: Hey, where are all these celestrials then?
Jak Snide: They just hiding and watching?
Arch mage144: *the streets aren't exactly bustling, but there are beings moving about*
Jak Snide: *looks around, seeing one or two...beings*
Arch mage144: *some wear armor and helmets that conceal their faces, and carry enormous weapons*
Jak Snide: ....
dragonclawsedw: Nah... >.> ... <.< ... They just don't seem to care we're here...
Arch mage144: *others wear soft looking robes, and all have wings of some sort*
dragonclawsedw: IM: Wings....reminds me of Wolfe...
dragonclawsedw: *sighs quietly*
Arch mage144: ...pretty, isn't it? *smirks*
Arch mage144: *the crowd seems to increase slowly, the volume of people moving about growing*
Jak Snide: Whatever. Let's just find this bloke, get the sword, and bugger off.
dragonclawsedw: ...hey! *waves one of them down*
Arch mage144: *an armored celestial takes note of the group, in particular the waving Ara, and meanders through the crowds over to her and the others*
Arch mage144: *he stands erect, yet somehow seems relaxed and comfortable, despite all of his armor and equipment*
Jak Snide: IM: All of them look like story book heroes and the like....
Arch mage144: C: Yes?
Jak Snide: (...please no Kate D/C....)
dragonclawsedw: *or tries to at least*
dragonclawsedw: Do you know where I can find an archangel named Christopher?
dragonclawsedw: (GRRRRRRRRRR)
dragonclawsedw: (Yay!)
WillBaseton: Hakaril...?
dragonclawsedw has left the room.
Arch mage144: (HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE...)
EbilRyuuzoku has entered the room.
EbilRyuuzoku: (Okay...)
WillBaseton: (Oh boy.)
Arch mage144: *is just kind of lazily looking at the angel, as he's somewhat familiar with them*
Jak Snide: (*visualises Kate blasting techies with the SoUA*)
Arch mage144: C: ...you request something, maiden?
EbilRyuuzoku: Do you know where I can find an archangel by the name of Christopher?
Arch mage144: C: You attracted my attention with your display.
WillBaseton: IM: Ara a maiden? *cackles*
Arch mage144: C: Why do you seek the Archangel Christopher?
EbilRyuuzoku: IM: Aww, he called me a maiden!
EbilRyuuzoku: I seek the Edge of Order o.o
EbilRyuuzoku: (Test..)
EbilRyuuzoku: (Ah good..)
Arch mage144: C: For what purpose? *the celestial's expression is inscrutable, as he is wearing a covered helmet, and his voice sounds even toned and commanding, but not threatening*
EbilRyuuzoku: IM: Man he's nosy..
EbilRyuuzoku: To use it to destroy a few artifacts of Nikumu...
Arch mage144: *the celestial is silent*
Jak Snide: *is looking at the celestrial with a slightly uneasy look*
Arch mage144: C: You seek Order's Edge for a noble and just purpose.
EbilRyuuzoku: That I do...
Jak Snide: IM: No shit....
Arch mage144: *smirks slightly*
WillBaseton: *nods*
WillBaseton: IM: So far so good...
Arch mage144: C: The entity you seek is currently unavailable to all life...and all that supercedes life.
Jak Snide: *mutters* Oh joy...
WillBaseton: IM: >.< D'OH!
EbilRyuuzoku: ^_^;;
Arch mage144: C: If you dare break his solitude, it is your choice, mortals.
Arch mage144: ...now wait a minute...*gives the celestial a look*
Arch mage144: ...what are you talking about?
EbilRyuuzoku: ...uh...O.o
Jak Snide: The nutcase has probably locked himself away in some ivory tower, to meditate or some crap like that.
Arch mage144: C: He has gone to a place where none shall disturb him.
Arch mage144: C: You are far from the truth, mortal.
Jak Snide: *does not look pleased with the turn of events*
Jak Snide: Go on then. Inform me.
EbilRyuuzoku: Why then?
Arch mage144: C: He has sought Despair in Paradise.
Arch mage144: *raises an eyebrow*
EbilRyuuzoku: O.o
Jak Snide: IM: Can he be any more cryptic? What the hell does that mean?!
EbilRyuuzoku: Despair? Why would anyone want that....
Arch mage144: C: He feels a great weight that hangs upon his very being. He has failed to keep his vows.
Arch mage144: C: He has chosen to suffer for his mistakes, by his own accord.
Arch mage144: ...that doesn't sound too brilliant to me.
EbilRyuuzoku: Oh... IM: Some people are too noble for their own good >.>;;
WillBaseton: Is there any way we can still borrow Order's Edge?
Jak Snide: IM: Bloody celestrials...you'd think they're all crazy
Arch mage144: C: I do not have the artifact you seek. He does.
WillBaseton: *nods* That I realize. But is there any way we can access it without awakening him?
Arch mage144: C: He is awake.
EbilRyuuzoku has left the room.
EbilRyuuzoku has entered the room.
EbilRyuuzoku: (Of all the... eVe )
Arch mage144: (Miss anything past "he is awake?")
EbilRyuuzoku: (Last thing I saw was "Some people are too nobel for their own good")
Jak Snide: Right. Then how do we get to him?
EbilRyuuzoku: Yes, how?
Arch mage144: C: You may travel to him. But he may not welcome you.
EbilRyuuzoku: (Test, ah..nm)
EbilRyuuzoku: I suppose that's a risk we'll have to take...
Jak Snide: Yeah. We need that sword.
WillBaseton: ......
Arch mage144: C: Seek him out, then.
Jak Snide: Any chance you can help us with that?
EbilRyuuzoku: Such as pointing us in the right direction?
Arch mage144: *the celestial points down a road* C: Be prepared. You may have to walk to the edge of eternity.
Jak Snide: Yeah yeah, and dip our toes in the sea of time, no doubt. Let's go.
EbilRyuuzoku: ... *snicker softly*
Jak Snide: *walks off in the direction the celstrial pointed in*
Arch mage144: *smirks, in a very Hakaril-like gesture*
EbilRyuuzoku: C'mon bro, let's go...
Arch mage144: *nods and follows after Jak* Thanks, buddy.
WillBaseton: *nods and follows Ara*
Arch mage144: C: ...your thanks are appreciated, mortal.
WillBaseton: IM: Do they HAVE to point that out constantly?
EbilRyuuzoku: That guy wasn't that bad....
Arch mage144: *the city is adorned in much the same manner throughout, yet it doesn't seem repetetive somehow*
EbilRyuuzoku: *doesn't seem to mind the mortal part*
Arch mage144: *there's just enough variation, variety, and splendor to keep travelers marvelling*
Arch mage144: Pretty, isn't it? *looking around*
Arch mage144: How'd you like to live here?
EbilRyuuzoku: It is o__o I wish Ayenee looked like this....
Jak Snide: *trudges onwards, not giving a damn about the aesthetics of the city*
EbilRyuuzoku: *tail twitches again*
Arch mage144: You know, I don't think you're breathing air, incidentally.
WillBaseton: I'm not sure if I'd like to live here.
Arch mage144: It's not the same air, anyway.
EbilRyuuzoku: O.o Then what are we breathing?
Jak Snide: IM: Whatever. I'm still alive, I don't care...
Arch mage144: Not much. Probably nothing.
Arch mage144: You're absorbing life from all around you.
Arch mage144: The fertility of the land is seeping through your pores. *smirks*
EbilRyuuzoku: Fertility?!
EbilRyuuzoku: IM: This place better not make me ovulate!
Jak Snide: Fascinating. Now, how do we find this bloke when every building in this place looks the same?
Arch mage144: ...not that kind of fertility.
Arch mage144: ...I got the impression he wasn't going to be in just any building.
Arch mage144: *a rather sharp cry is heard*
EbilRyuuzoku: O.o
Jak Snide: Of course. The giant tower at t...eh?!
WillBaseton: Eh...? >.<
Jak Snide: IM: So much for perfect order...
Arch mage144: Voice: ...Jack Soloman.
Jak Snide: o_o *freezes*
Jak Snide: IM: No..it's impossible....that all happened years ago! This can't be real!
Arch mage144: V: Turn around and face me, coward who represses the light...
WillBaseton: ...wha?
Arch mage144: *blinks* ...you know someone, apparently.
Jak Snide: *spins around*
Arch mage144: Or maybe they know you.
Arch mage144: *turns to look...*
EbilRyuuzoku: *turns around* o__o
Jak Snide: (Oh great. "Another Holy War" is playing. e.e )
WillBaseton: *turns as well* ......
Arch mage144: *and Jak finds himself being bathed in the radiant light thrown off by a woman in shimmering silver armor*
Jak Snide: Oh fuck....
EbilRyuuzoku: ...what do you mean oh fuck?
Arch mage144: *her hair is auburn, shoulder length, and well managed to the point of almost perfection...*
Arch mage144: *her facial features are soft, yet hardened somehow, as though she were deadly serious at all times...*
Jak Snide: *doesn't reply to Ara*
WillBaseton: O.O;;;
Arch mage144: *her eyes are pools of blue, accenting her face like ponds and rivers accent a landmark from the sky...*
Jak Snide: *if anyone notices, Jak is shaking slighlty*
EbilRyuuzoku: O.o
Arch mage144: *and a golden aura surrounds her, one of energy, holiness, and devotion to a deep felt cause*
Jak Snide: IM: No....damnit! Get ahold of yourself!
EbilRyuuzoku: ....who are you?
Jak Snide: *forces himself to stop shaking*
Arch mage144: *strapped to her back is a two handed claymore almost six feet long*
Arch mage144: W: ...you recognize me, Jack Soloman?
Arch mage144: W: I can see it in your eyes...you fear me.
Jak Snide: *doesn't say anything*
Jak Snide: IM: Cursed, cursed plane! Why must this happen to me?!!
Arch mage144: W: Go on. Say my name. Let the words pass my lips. Or do you fear my name, too?
Arch mage144: *your lips
Jak Snide: ...you're Cara Geigers. Paladin of Heyl.
Arch mage144: ...an old flame, Jak?
Jak Snide: ....
Jak Snide: Not quite.
Arch mage144: ...you don't have to lie to me...
WillBaseton: *w2Ara* Ignes would love this place. He has a thing for angels...
EbilRyuuzoku: *w* Angel fetish?
Jak Snide: I killed her, along with the rest of the mercanries who were working with her. And myself.
Jak Snide: *does not look proud, his head hangind down*
EbilRyuuzoku: *w* For some reason that seems wrong...
Arch mage144: Cara: You are a murdering villain, Jack Soloman. An enemy of the light.
Arch mage144: C: All that is righteous despises you.
EbilRyuuzoku: IM: Who is Heyl?
Jak Snide: *looks up* I never meant to kill you!
Jak Snide: I...I wasn't myself!
EbilRyuuzoku: *falls silent*
Arch mage144: C: The heavens know your name, Soloman!
Arch mage144: C: They scream it in the pits of hell...
Arch mage144: C: ...foulness hangs like an aura about you...
EbilRyuuzoku: IM: Sucks to be him o___o;
Arch mage144: C: ...and the demons chitter, noisily, begging and beckoning you towards their grimy claws.
Jak Snide: *is trembling, a fist half raised, either in agression, or self defense*
Jak Snide: IM: It...it....
Arch mage144: C: However did you come to such a place?
Arch mage144: C: You do not belong here. You despoil the perfection and glory that surrounds you!
Jak Snide: I came here to seek an artifact, to destroy abominations of darkness!
Arch mage144: ...Great Lord Agnostic. She really hates you.
Arch mage144: C: You lie! You seek to steal the tools of the righteous to serve your own wicked purposes!
Arch mage144: C: I know your lot. Countless men, women and children have no doubt fallen before your vile embrace...
EbilRyuuzoku: No he doesn't, it's the truth! O_o;;
Arch mage144: C: And who are you? His cohorts? Fellow murderers? Cutthroats and thieves who dare walk the streets of Paradise?
EbilRyuuzoku: Nice accusations for total strangers >.>
Arch mage144: C: You wear your paper thin masks to the end.
WillBaseton: I am William Baseton, Rune Knight of the Dragon Gods. I seek Order's Edge to defend my home in Doma from the threat of Nikumu's attacks.
Arch mage144: And I'm Hakaril Silvar, Archmage. I'm a major in holy magic! I have seraphim allies!
Arch mage144: You want to insult my honor some more, lady?
EbilRyuuzoku: Yeah! And I'm Ara Mythril! Eternal dragon warrior of Ceiphied!
Jak Snide: Shut your mouths! Paladin, this has nothing to do with them!
Jak Snide: *scowls* You despise me for what I did.
Arch mage144: C: ...why do you taint yourselves by traveling with this twisted mortal being...?
Jak Snide: You have the right to that. Aye, I murdered you, although it was not my intent.
Arch mage144: C: Who murders by accident?
Jak Snide: If you'd silence yourself I'd tell you!
EbilRyuuzoku: *mutter* He's not that bad...
Jak Snide: You know nothing of me! You know nothing of what'd happened, what'd shaped me and changed me.
Jak Snide: What killed you was not me. It was a black, twisted deamon within. I don't know what it is, but I have no control.
Jak Snide: I remember nothing, save for suddenly being among a wreckage of a battlefield, with everyone but myself dead!
EbilRyuuzoku: IM: Possession? o_O
Arch mage144: C: You cannot make excuses. You seek to assuage me with smooth words. You try to devise reasons why you are less than a foul, twisted, aberration...
Jak Snide: Do you know what that feels like! To know you've killed a dozen innocents, and yet have no recollection of it?!
Jak Snide: Shut up! You're just as arrogent as you were alive!
Arch mage144: C: How dare you insult me!
Jak Snide: I dare! And how dare you accuse innocents of crimes they did not commit!
Jak Snide: I may be a murderer, but they are not.
Arch mage144: C: Then this is between you and I, sorceror of the black arts.
Jak Snide: Aye, it is.
EbilRyuuzoku: ......
Jak Snide: What do you wish? You wish to kill me?
Arch mage144: C: How would you have it settled? Do you long for death so in order to find escape and release from your torment that you would suggest I kill you?
Arch mage144: C: I could slay you where you stand, knowing that you would suffer eternally for your crimes against mortals.
Arch mage144: C: Crimes that offend not only mortals, but all existence.
Jak Snide: Then why don't you? You seem to hate me so, so much that you'd put your own grudges over the "greater good."
EbilRyuuzoku: IM: I wouldn't have to pay him at least....
Arch mage144: C: I am the direct servant of the "greater good."
EbilRyuuzoku: IM: Bad Ara!
Jak Snide: Then use your divine abilities to learn why we're here!
Arch mage144: C: ...being in the company of heroes does not make you any less detestable.
EbilRyuuzoku: IM: Maybe she's dense for an omnipotent being...
Arch mage144: IM: Damn, she's...really...really...not all that smart.
Jak Snide: Aye, I'm detestable. I never depated that fact. I'm a money grabbing bastard with little respect for others, save a few special cases.
Jak Snide: But I'm here to ensure that truly evil artifacts are destroyed.
Arch mage144: C: My honor does not permit me to flay you open on sight. I am forced, by the due process of the law, to offer you a chance to redeem yourself. *exhales sharply*
Arch mage144: C: I will trust, then, that you will achieve that purpose. However.
EbilRyuuzoku: IM: Then piss off and let him go redeem himself..
Arch mage144: C: *pulls her sword from her back, apparently unbothered by how heavy it is*
Jak Snide: *takes a step back, knowing full well how much large swords hurt when swung*
EbilRyuuzoku: IM: It's bigger, no fair...
Arch mage144: C: If Justice truly favors your deeds, you will be able to best me in single combat.
Arch mage144: C: May the will of god be done!
WillBaseton: O.O;;;;
EbilRyuuzoku: O__O
Jak Snide: You speak nonsense!
WillBaseton: Eeep...Jak's gotta fight an ANGEL?
Jak Snide: I "bested" you 10 years ago! Does that mean that I acted in the will of god?!
Arch mage144: C: You murdered me, Jack Soloman. You did not best me.
Arch mage144: C: All of heaven is my witness now. Are you worthy of being a champion of the light?
Arch mage144: ...is it just me, or does something here not match up, logically...
WillBaseton: I agree, Hakaril...this is quite strange.
EbilRyuuzoku: Yeah how does him killing her again make it all right in the eyes of the greater good..
Arch mage144: ...*whispers* I don't think she's acting in the name of her god.
Arch mage144: *w* I think this is vengeance. Plain and simple.
Jak Snide: I am no champion of light, nor shall I ever by. I'm too twisted a wreck to be that. But I swear that I shall never become the demonic creature you portray me to be.
Arch mage144: C: *lowers her sword*
Jak Snide: If you want the debt of your death settled, tell me how I may do so.
Jak Snide: Or do you simply wish to appease your desires for revenge?
Arch mage144: C: Jack Soloman...*a little bit of mortality and falliability seems to slip into her voice, which is slightly less commanding and imposing*
Arch mage144: C: ...revenge is a foolish goal. *sheathes her blade*
EbilRyuuzoku: *smiles a little*
Arch mage144: C: You can settle our debt...
Jak Snide: *doesn't relax*
EbilRyuuzoku: (C: By...FETCHING ME A SHRUBBERY!)
Jak Snide: (e.e Not again...that's third one this week!)
Arch mage144: C: Swear to me, Jack Soloman. Swear to me that you will never take the life of another again, unless it comes down to no other option.
Jak Snide: *Bites his lip, thinking over what has been said*
Arch mage144: C: Before you ask...the gods will be the judge of when you have no other options.
Jak Snide: ....did you have another option back then? When you hired the others and myself to go and destroy the drow that'd raided your town?
Arch mage144: C: You must learn to know in your heart and soul when that time is...and when it is not. You must learn to listen to the voice of righteousness that lives within you.
Arch mage144: C: *gives Jak a hard look*
Arch mage144: C: You bargain not with me, Jack Soloman, but with my god.
Jak Snide: I want to know what is right. But it's never black and white.
Jak Snide: I will follow what I believe is right, good and just, for that is all I can do.
Jak Snide: *takes a breath*
Arch mage144: C: *the paladin stares, resembling one of the great sculptures of the ancient peoples of Gaera*
Jak Snide: You have my word on that.
Arch mage144: C: ...your word is accepted by Heyl.
EbilRyuuzoku: IM: Who is Heyl? O_o;
Arch mage144: C: But should you ever again take an innocent life...
Jak Snide: I know, I know....
Arch mage144: C: ...I will find you, and dispatch the vile creature that you have become. *eyes narrow*
Arch mage144: *watching, more curious than anything else*
Jak Snide: *meets her gaze with his own, and nods once*
EbilRyuuzoku: o__o
Arch mage144: C: Farewell for now, Jack Soloman. I hope I do not have to seek you out again...
Jak Snide: IM: As do I....
Arch mage144: C: ...unless it is to greet you upon your redemption.
Jak Snide: Heh.
Arch mage144: C: *nods curtly, stares at Jak a moment longer, then whirls about smartly and marches off*
Jak Snide: ....
Arch mage144: (Jak recieves 400 experience points.)
EbilRyuuzoku: .....wow.
WillBaseton: ...well, that was an amusing diversion. Now let's concentrate on the matter at hand.
EbilRyuuzoku: *looks to Jak curiously, then shakes her head*
Arch mage144: ...you know, Jak. That was rather insightful.
EbilRyuuzoku: IM: It's probably best not to pry, people can be very touchy about their pasts...
Jak Snide: ...shut up. You'll tell nobody of this.
Arch mage144: *smirks* So there's more to you than just the killjoy.
EbilRyuuzoku: ...right... *whirls*
Jak Snide: Fuck of Hakaril. Damnation is worth it if it means shutting you up right now.
Jak Snide: (*off)
Arch mage144: *laughs uproariously*
WillBaseton: Enough, both of you. We have a job to do here!
Arch mage144: Don't break a promise with a god, Jak.
EbilRyuuzoku: Um, let's get moving before any more vengful angels touch upon painful portions of our pasts...
Arch mage144: It tends to piss them off.
EbilRyuuzoku: IM: Hey that's alliteration o.o
Arch mage144: *winks and starts walking*
EbilRyuuzoku: *walks onwards, assuming a brisk pace now*
Jak Snide: *sighs and shakes his head in disbelief, then turns and walks after the others*
EbilRyuuzoku: IM: Not that anyone I'd know would be in this plane anways...
WillBaseton: *follows Ara, making sure to keep up with her*
Jak Snide: (Voice: Ara du Mithril!)
Arch mage144: (RULE 0)
WillBaseton: Hakaril, is this world connected to every plane? Would people from my world be here too?
Jak Snide: (XD)
EbilRyuuzoku: (*whacks Jak* >.<)
Arch mage144: They could be. How should I know?
WillBaseton: IM: If I could...I could find my mother...
Jak Snide: (*cackles*)
WillBaseton: *sighs* It...doesn't matter.
Arch mage144: I don't know all the planar charts.
Arch mage144: *the group walks for a while, and finally, they reach a portcullis, an exit to the city*
EbilRyuuzoku: Eh, I bet it's mutually exclusive to the Gaera universe or something *waves a hand*
Arch mage144: Yes, it won't be connected to alternate dimensions.
Arch mage144: We're in the same dimension. Just on a different plane.
EbilRyuuzoku: IM: Good.
WillBaseton: This place...reminds me somewhat of the inside of the Gate of Eternity.
EbilRyuuzoku: O.o Damn bro you really get around.
Arch mage144: ...you really don't like "Paradise", do you Will?
EbilRyuuzoku: *heads for the portcullis*
WillBaseton: It's not the same. It just gives me the same vibe, you know?
Arch mage144: I see. *walks out* Well, this is...eternity, in a sense, yes/
Arch mage144: *?
Arch mage144: *the outer countryside appears to be no different from that from earlier*
EbilRyuuzoku: And we are walking along it's edge now huh? *smirks*
WillBaseton: *nods* The Gate of Eternity, in my world...is a doorway to the nether-plane.
Arch mage144: *shrugs* I suppose we have to keep walking, either way...
Arch mage144: (If there's no opposition, I'd like to timelapse through several hours of walking.)
EbilRyuuzoku: This is true *heads along*
Jak Snide: (Go ahead)
EbilRyuuzoku: (None here)
WillBaseton: (No problem. We can just say that Will told Hak the story while they were walking, and I'll elaborate on it later.)
Arch mage144: *it is roughly four hours of walking in pristine landscape before anyone notices any changes...and the changes noticed are definitely significant*
EbilRyuuzoku: >.> ... <.< ....
Jak Snide: *has remained totally silent throughout the walk*
Arch mage144: *suddenly, at some invisible line, the grass cuts off...and replacing it is a brown, weed choked pasture*
Arch mage144: ...aw, hell.
EbilRyuuzoku: O.o ....what happened to all the order?
Arch mage144: ..."Despair in Paradise"...
WillBaseton: ...this is Despair in Paradise.
EbilRyuuzoku: ...Despair's the NAME of a place? Ooooh!
WillBaseton: (Damn, Will and Hak were on the same wavelength this time.)
Arch mage144: *an acrid odor hangs in the air, choking and irritating the party to some extent*
Arch mage144: *Will's eyes water furiously*
Arch mage144: *Ara sneezes*
EbilRyuuzoku: >.<
EbilRyuuzoku: Waachoo...
Arch mage144: ...I feel rather ill.
WillBaseton: ;_; Smells like a morgue that was unsealed...
EbilRyuuzoku: *sniffles*
Arch mage144: *Jak feels dry in the mouth*
Jak Snide: *pulls his hat down a little further over his forehead* Shall we keep going?
Arch mage144: Have we got a choice?
Jak Snide: *tries to lick the inside of his mouth*
EbilRyuuzoku: Probably not... *sneezes again*
Arch mage144: *even Jak's tongue seems to be bone dry, his entire mouth devoid of any fluid whatsoever*
Arch mage144: It appears that even in heaven, there's a hell.
EbilRyuuzoku: Ironic...
Arch mage144: ...how horribly convenient.
EbilRyuuzoku: *steps forwards*
Jak Snide: IM: A practical water spell would be good right now....I shouldn't have snuck away without telling her again...
WillBaseton: Everything has a dark side...
Arch mage144: Nothing is perfect after all, is it?
Jak Snide: Let's just get this over with.*walks forwards*
Arch mage144: *continues walking, holding his stomach and looking slightly green*
EbilRyuuzoku: *sneezes again* >.o
WillBaseton: *rubbing his eyes* How am I supposed to see?
EbilRyuuzoku: IM: It's like that time I ate that wizard...
Arch mage144: ...do you really want to?
Arch mage144: *after a few minutes of walking, the group comes to what looks like a lake*
Arch mage144: *a very LARGE lake*
WillBaseton: Well, I'd prefer to not trip over anything...and if we're attacked, this could put a damper on my fighting.
Jak Snide: ...the sea of time, anyone? O_o
EbilRyuuzoku: >.> .... <.< ...
WillBaseton: ...sea of time...?
EbilRyuuzoku: 6.6;; Doesn't look like anything I'd want to dip my feet in if it is..
Arch mage144: *the waters are murky and polluted looking, muck and filth hanging about, and algae mats coat much of the surface*
EbilRyuuzoku: ...yuck.
Arch mage144: *the water seems rather stagnant*
Arch mage144: ...that's...disgusting.
EbilRyuuzoku: Can't be time, time flows.
Jak Snide: True.
Arch mage144: Har. *chuckles lightly*
Jak Snide: Anyway, what now.
Arch mage144: *a thick fog that hangs over the river breaks slightly...*
Arch mage144: *and the group can see, in the distance, an island*
EbilRyuuzoku: *sneezes again*
Jak Snide: ...don't tell me we have to swim....
Arch mage144: ...oh HELL no.
Jak Snide: Unless...
EbilRyuuzoku: I'm not swimming in THAT...
Jak Snide: *looks at Ara*
Jak Snide: ¬.¬
EbilRyuuzoku: *narrows her eyes at the island*
WillBaseton: ...can't anybody freeze the water?
Arch mage144: ...Ara, I don't suppose you can walk on water?
EbilRyuuzoku: ....what are you looking at me for?
Arch mage144: ...FREEZE a LAKE!?
Jak Snide: You can fly.
EbilRyuuzoku: Walk on water? I can levitate...
EbilRyuuzoku: ...and uh...fly in dragon form >.>;;
Arch mage144: ...that might be helpful.
Jak Snide: ...well then, do the shapeshift thing, or whatever.
Arch mage144: Unless you want to swim.
Arch mage144: And I'm not swimming.
Arch mage144: *picks up a twig and pokes at the muck on the surface, making a few holes*
EbilRyuuzoku: *mutters something softly and levitates off the ground*
EbilRyuuzoku: *tries to see if there's anything on the island from where she floats*
Jak Snide: Oi, you're not just floating across and leaving us here!
EbilRyuuzoku: Maybe there's a boat or something over there...
WillBaseton: ...I can fly, you know.
Jak Snide: Good for you, dragon boy.
EbilRyuuzoku: Yes will but Hakaril and Jak cannot...
EbilRyuuzoku: IM: I guess transforming will be the only way for now...
EbilRyuuzoku: ....all of you, turn around.
WillBaseton: Couldn't we each carry one of them?
Jak Snide: Use "mere humans" will wait her, and let you play tic tac toe with the guardians over there, or wh...eh?
Jak Snide: O_o What're you up to?
EbilRyuuzoku: *makes little turn around motions with her fingers*
Arch mage144: ...and why would I want to do that?
EbilRyuuzoku: I'm going to transform, and I don't like people watching...
Jak Snide: *click*
Jak Snide: Aaah...
Arch mage144: *grins* Aw, fine.
WillBaseton: You'd let TARYN watch.
Arch mage144: IM: Besides. I like my soul.
Arch mage144: *turns around and suddenly appears rather nervous*
EbilRyuuzoku: Yes but none of you are Taryn are you?
WillBaseton: *turns, razzing her as he does*
Jak Snide: *turns around...and walks a good 10 feet, just in case.*
EbilRyuuzoku: -.- *transforms, requiring for a moment that her clothes vanish away, being the reason she made them turn around*
EbilRyuuzoku: T: Okay I'm done
EbilRyuuzoku: (The telepathy is global to everyone)
Jak Snide: *turns around*
Arch mage144: *turns around, looking at the ryuuzoku* Hmmm. I've seen Aya do it before, but I've got to say, it doesn't impress me any less.
Jak Snide: o_o Bloody hell...
EbilRyuuzoku: *crouches on the ground, putting her head down*
EbilRyuuzoku: T: Climb on
WillBaseton: *turns as well* I'll fly myself over, Ara. You shouldn't need to carry unnecessary weight.
Jak Snide: *does so cautiously, not entirely familiar with dragon rides*
Arch mage144: *does so* IM: *mental chuckle* I get to rid...SOOOOOUL >_<
EbilRyuuzoku: *ruffles up a few of her scales for them to grab onto*
EbilRyuuzoku: T: Everyone on?
Jak Snide: *take a moment to realise what she's doing, then takes hold of a scale*
Arch mage144: ...*grips tightly*
WillBaseton: ......
EbilRyuuzoku: *takes off, flapping a above the ground*
EbilRyuuzoku: T: Okay here we go!
EbilRyuuzoku: *flies the two over to the island*
Jak Snide: Bloody hell!
WillBaseton: *takes off as well, flying next to Ara*
EbilRyuuzoku: IM: I hope it's big enough for me to land on....
Jak Snide: *is very unnerved by the entire experience* O_O"
Arch mage144: *the fog is incredibly dense and burns the eyes of all flying through*
Arch mage144: *however, the group manages to make it, and Ara and Will spot land...*
Jak Snide: Fuck fuck! *shuts his eyes*
WillBaseton: >.< I see...land...
Arch mage144: Now's no time to do that...>.o
Arch mage144: (BRB one sec)
Jak Snide: IM: He's just one gigantic pervert, isn't he?
EbilRyuuzoku: IM: Hey maybe I can land there...
Arch mage144: ...if you see land...land.
Jak Snide: Yes, please!
Jak Snide: IM: Get me on land, damnit!
WillBaseton: All right...there it is!
EbilRyuuzoku: *heads down for the land*
EbilRyuuzoku: T: Hold on, I'm about to land...
WillBaseton: *descends as well*
EbilRyuuzoku: IM: I hope I don't throw them off...
Jak Snide: *clings on for his life*
Arch mage144: *the two dragons land, fairly smoothly, and Hakaril hops off Ara's back*
EbilRyuuzoku: *scratches the back of her head, and sneezes again*
Arch mage144: *the fog clears...*
Arch mage144: *and everyone notices two things...*
Jak Snide: *jumps off Ara's back, thankful to be on land again*
Arch mage144: *one being that the island is roughly the size of the average town square...*
WillBaseton: *lands and looks around* Hmm...
Arch mage144: *as in, the square itself*
Arch mage144: *that being no more than like 50 feet on each side*
EbilRyuuzoku has left the room.
EbilRyuuzoku has entered the room.
Arch mage144: (BRB, benkui)
EbilRyuuzoku: (Two things: 1. A dead techie)
EbilRyuuzoku: (2. A very annoyed Kate e_e)
Jak Snide: (Method of techie death, and instruments used?)
EbilRyuuzoku: (What were the 2 things?)
WillBaseton: (The island is about 50 square feet total, I guess.)
Jak Snide: (Dead techie, and annoyed Kate.)
EbilRyuuzoku: (He didn't finish the description?
WillBaseton: (The second thing hasn't been posted yet.)
EbilRyuuzoku: (Ah)
Jak Snide: (Aye.)
Arch mage144: *the second thing is extremely obvious...*
Arch mage144: *...there is a roughly 8 foot tall angelic figure perched on a pedestal in the middle of the island*
EbilRyuuzoku: IM: Kinda cramped here....
Jak Snide: ...that was easy.
EbilRyuuzoku: *shifts back into human form*
WillBaseton: Shit...we shouldn't be here...
Arch mage144: (It's about 50 feet on each side, meaning 250 feet square.)
EbilRyuuzoku: Is that Christopher? IM: He's friggen huge!
Arch mage144: *the angel is wearing a blindfold, has long, dark hair, and is rather toned and built looking*
EbilRyuuzoku: *recalls Darin's appearance* IM: Yes, it seems like him....
Arch mage144: *he is clothed in simple, silver plate armor*
WillBaseton: ......
Arch mage144: *a flaming bastard sword is strapped to his waist*
Arch mage144: ...holy...
EbilRyuuzoku: ... *slowly approaches him*
Jak Snide: Aye, Celstrials tend to be...
Jak Snide: (*Celestrials)
EbilRyuuzoku: IM: Odd, why do I get this feeling....
EbilRyuuzoku: *tail twitches again*
WillBaseton: Is that...Order's Edge...?
EbilRyuuzoku: It could be... *coughs and speaks up* ....Archangel Christopher?
Arch mage144: (You always stick an extra "r" in "celestials")
Jak Snide: *w* Hey, who here knows Darin the best?
Arch mage144: *the celestial does not appear to see or hear*
Jak Snide: (Only at 3:20 am)
Arch mage144: I do...of course.
Jak Snide: Then talk to him
EbilRyuuzoku: *nods*
EbilRyuuzoku: IM: Wow, he looks niiiiiice.....
EbilRyuuzoku: IM: Bad Ara....
Arch mage144: *walks up to the celestial*
Arch mage144: ...*makes a conscious effort to be as polite as possible*
Arch mage144: Excuse me. Are you the Archangel Christopher?
Arch mage144: C: *in a deep, echoing, commanding, and very imposing voice* I am he.
EbilRyuuzoku: o____o IM: Wow...
Arch mage144: *AC
WillBaseton: ......
EbilRyuuzoku: IM: And that big flaming sword is the edge of order o__o
EbilRyuuzoku: *looks to her own sword, then to that one*
Arch mage144: ...I am a friend of...your son.
Arch mage144: AC: *does not appear to respond*
EbilRyuuzoku: IM: It's bigger too...
Jak Snide: *stays back, figuring he won't be much use in diplomatic affairs*
Arch mage144: He is half mortal...his name is Darin Prentiss.
Arch mage144: AC: I have failed in honoring my committments.
EbilRyuuzoku: .... IM: As a father apparently...
Arch mage144: ......*doesn't quite know what to say*
Arch mage144: AC: My chosen life partner is dead. Killed because I failed to protect her and my child.
EbilRyuuzoku: T: Hey sis you gotta see this guy! *mental picture of Christopher*
Arch mage144: AC: I bequeathed my soul to a mortal, and now I must pay the price.
EbilRyuuzoku: T: ....hey wait, that guy almost seems familiar?
Arch mage144: ......
Arch mage144: We wish to borrow a possession of yours...to stop a great evil.
EbilRyuuzoku: *steps forwards beside Hakaril*
Arch mage144: IM: Nice to have some support. >_>
EbilRyuuzoku: Yes ...we need the edge of order....
WillBaseton: *stands next to Ara*
Jak Snide: *decides to lend his presence to the group, and joins them*
WillBaseton: We wish to borrow Order's Edge to destroy a group of Nikumu's artifacts.
Arch mage144: AC: You choose the fate of challenging a god?
Arch mage144: AC: Do you sincerely know the risks? Are you prepared to face the consequences?
Jak Snide: Yes. We're all brain dead, foolish do-gooders.
EbilRyuuzoku: ...wait wait we're not challenging anyone, we're just destroying his artifacts!
Arch mage144: AC: Is anything that simple?
Arch mage144: ...I kind of hoped it might be.
EbilRyuuzoku: ...um...yes me too o___o
EbilRyuuzoku: IM: I don't like the sound of this....
Jak Snide: IM: Oh no, epic quests always has to have some unforseen twist, don't you know. e.e
WillBaseton: ...he is correct...this isn't just black and white.
Arch mage144: AC: I must honor my vows. I must atone for my errors.
Jak Snide: What were your vows?
EbilRyuuzoku: IM: I hope those vows don't include clinging to that sword...
Jak Snide: IM: Something tells me we're going to have to talk some sense, or something like it, into this guy to get anywhere...
Arch mage144: AC: I pledged my love and support to a human woman, and now, she is dead. Murdered.
Arch mage144: AC: I left behind progeny who may have been raised for evil, and could not intervene.
Arch mage144: AC: Years ago, I lead the celestial armies in a great war against dragonkind as the advocate of humanity...
Arch mage144: AC: ...but despite all of my great deeds, I could not protect a single woman.
Jak Snide: And to atone, you sit here for, what, eternity or something like that?
Arch mage144: AC: I deserve to sit at the center of Despair.
EbilRyuuzoku: That really won't accomplish anything....
Jak Snide: Yeah.
Arch mage144: ...no, it really won't...whereas helping us...
EbilRyuuzoku: You'd be better off actually doing something, trying to attone for your mistake...
Jak Snide: IM: Heh...looks like everyone has the same idea for what to say...
Arch mage144: ...I've befriended your son in my time...and I assure you, he is not an evildoer.
WillBaseton: ...I also know Darin. He is not evil.
EbilRyuuzoku: This is true! From what I can tell he's a really great guy ^_^
Jak Snide: Aye...I've only met him briefly, and his primary concern was keeping his companions alive.
Arch mage144: AC: I am pleased to hear so.
Jak Snide: IM: If this doesn't budge his opinion, we're in for a hard time..
Arch mage144: AC: You wish to borrow the artifact known as Order's Edge, the blade that has served me for a millenium...
EbilRyuuzoku: *nods*
Arch mage144: AC: Only a true champion of the light can bear to touch this tool of all that is good.
WillBaseton: IM: EEP...we do not have any of those...
Arch mage144: AC: Do any of you feel yourself to be worthy?
EbilRyuuzoku: Well um...I'm the eternal dragon warrior, does that work? ^_^;;
Jak Snide: *takes a step back*
WillBaseton: I am a Holy Rune Knight.
EbilRyuuzoku: Not associated to those dragons you fought in the past of course!
Arch mage144: AC: *exhales sharply* You bear the other artifacts of the goddess...
Jak Snide: IM: Despite this litlle vow I'm under, I don't think I qualify.
Arch mage144: AC: You have her blessing.
Arch mage144: AC: Therefore, you have mine.
EbilRyuuzoku: Eh? Uh...oh these...yes....^^;
WillBaseton: IM: Ara's always getting the deals...hmph.
EbilRyuuzoku: o.o May I take your sword?
Arch mage144: AC: *pulls the sword away from his hip and hands it to Ara...it's gotta be the biggest sword she's ever carried, in addition to being, apparently, on fire*
EbilRyuuzoku: *takes it with both hands* O___O
WillBaseton: *stares at the sword* ...a bit too big for my tastes...
EbilRyuuzoku: IM: Holy Ceiphied, way larger than the dragon king sword...
Arch mage144: Yeah, Will, I had a feeling you were a smaller sort of guy.
WillBaseton: Hakaril, could you be serious for five minutes?
Arch mage144: I've been serious all my life.
EbilRyuuzoku: *doesn't seem to be too bothered by the fact that it's on fire*
WillBaseton: ...that joke was not funny.
EbilRyuuzoku: *bows her head* Thank you ^_^
Arch mage144: *the sword doesn't even seem to be giving off heat*
Arch mage144: *...it's just on fire*
Arch mage144: AC: The flames of justice burn deep within your soul...
EbilRyuuzoku: *rests the sword on her shoulder carefully*
WillBaseton: *bows to Christopher* Thank you, sir. We will be sure to return it.
Arch mage144: *mutters something*
Arch mage144: I...uh...Will...
Arch mage144: ...nevermind.
WillBaseton: <.< What?
Arch mage144: AC: Champion of the light, be strong, and you shall overcome adversity.
Arch mage144: AC: Even in this place, forsaken by Paradise, there is hope.
EbilRyuuzoku: *bows her head again* I shall IM: Hopefully there won't be any adversity in need of overcoming...
WillBaseton: *m* I can't help but feel that I've been completely useless on this trip...
EbilRyuuzoku: *looks to the massive sword on her shoulder*
WillBaseton: *sighs and turns away, staring off into the sea*
EbilRyuuzoku: IM: This thing's nearly as big as I am!
Arch mage144: ...let's get home. We don't have any reason to hang around...and it certainly doesn't do us any good.
EbilRyuuzoku: .....um, Archangel Christopher, do you know how to get back to the material plane?
Jak Snide: IM: I swear, "standard planar excursions" will do your head in...every matter is deeper than that bloody upside-down pit...
Arch mage144: AC: *is silent again*
Arch mage144: ...IM: I bet he neither knows nor cares.
Arch mage144: IM: Celestials have such alien emotions...
EbilRyuuzoku: IM: Crap, I guess that is a no...
EbilRyuuzoku: Looks like I might have to transform again >.>;; Er..hmm...
EbilRyuuzoku: *turns and walks to the shore*
Jak Snide: *follows her*
Arch mage144: ...Ara.
Arch mage144: I just had a thought.
EbilRyuuzoku: Hm?
Arch mage144: ...touch the water with your sword.
EbilRyuuzoku: ...hmm, okay...
Arch mage144: The sword.
WillBaseton: *stands up slowly and lifts off of the ground*
EbilRyuuzoku: *puts the tip of the edge of order to the water*
Arch mage144: *the muck and scum parts rather rapidly, visibly retreating from the weapon*
Jak Snide: Hmm. Useful.
EbilRyuuzoku: Ooooh! o__o
Jak Snide: Hey Hakaril, how'd you know it'd do that?
Arch mage144: *eyebrow quirk*
Arch mage144: ...this place is an absolute embodiment of disorder and decay.
WillBaseton: *hovers a few feet above the ground*
EbilRyuuzoku: ...then maybe.....
Arch mage144: I was curious what might happen if order were introduced.
EbilRyuuzoku: Stand back guys...
EbilRyuuzoku: I'm going to try something....*lifts the sword high above her head*
Jak Snide: ...right...*darts back a bit*
Arch mage144: *watches intently*
EbilRyuuzoku: *brings it down suddenly, driving it deep into the water* HAAA!
Arch mage144: *as the sword cleaves through the muck, filth, and fluid, the lake itself parts, the two halves tearing themselves asunder*
Jak Snide: o_o Bloody.....
EbilRyuuzoku: O_O Whoah...it worked...
Arch mage144: *a great wave forms as two separating walls of water are cleaved apart...*
Jak Snide: IM: If that's what good magic weapons can do, I need to work on my enchanting....
WillBaseton: *looks down on the display* ...what good was I here?
Arch mage144: *...and dry land is revealed between the two walls of lakewater*
Arch mage144: ...*looks at Will oddly*
Arch mage144: You pick funny things to worry about.
EbilRyuuzoku: o_o So you guys can um....walk accross now *nods*
Arch mage144: *blinking* Damn.
Arch mage144: I'm impressed.
Arch mage144: ...that takes a lot of power.
EbilRyuuzoku: Must be the artifacts....gah just go you guys!
Arch mage144: *starts to walk onward, oblivious to anything that might interrupt him*
WillBaseton: *floats above the others* ......
EbilRyuuzoku: *hasn't moved from where she stood when the lake split*
Arch mage144: (Jak is getting coffee.)
EbilRyuuzoku: (Poor sleepy Brits)
WillBaseton: ...come on, Ara.
EbilRyuuzoku: I'm not movin until they're accross..
EbilRyuuzoku: What if it all fills back in when I lift my sword? I don't want them to drown!
WillBaseton: ...I get it.
Arch mage144: *standing on the other side by now*
Jak Snide: *begins to walk along the newly opened pathway*
Arch mage144: *Jak reaches hte other side...*
EbilRyuuzoku: *remains still for now*
Jak Snide: *looks around, to see if Will and Ara are behind him*
EbilRyuuzoku: *moves the sword back to her shoulder now*
WillBaseton: *is floating above the lake*
Jak Snide: Say, Hakaril, what do you think's going to happen when we try to destroy the Nikumian artifacts?
Ebil Dia has entered the room.
EbilRyuuzoku: (Herro!)
Arch mage144: ...I have no idea.
Jak Snide: (EBIL Dia!)
Arch mage144: I thought it would be...like...over and done.
EbilRyuuzoku: *tries walking accross now*
Arch mage144: *the water stays parted*
Jak Snide: Maybe. But you never know...
EbilRyuuzoku: <.< ... >.> ... ^_^ *strolls on through*
Arch mage144: ...I hope so.
Jak Snide: Some fell sprits may be released....
Jak Snide: Or we may attract the attention of the lord high bastard himself.
WillBaseton: *waits for his sister* ......
EbilRyuuzoku: (JAK IS BREAKING RULE 0 AGAIN!)
Arch mage144: Lovely.
Arch mage144: ...glad you're optimistic.
Jak Snide: (Bah, I'm just gunning for a high exp battle! :D! )
EbilRyuuzoku: *walks out of the lake*
EbilRyuuzoku: o___o This sword is sweet.
Jak Snide: Better to be prepared for the worst than caught off guard by it.
Arch mage144: So I should think.
WillBaseton: *lands next to Ara and begins to walk ahead of her instead of staying next to her*
WillBaseton: Let's just go home.
Arch mage144: ...*a voice booms suddenly*
EbilRyuuzoku: o.o *watches Will* Yeah....
Arch mage144: V: EXCUSE ME.
EbilRyuuzoku: .....?
Jak Snide: Oh bugger, what the fuck now..
WillBaseton: -.- Shit.
EbilRyuuzoku: Jak if this is another one of your "friends"
EbilRyuuzoku: *looks around for the source of the voice*
Jak Snide: I don't think I've offed any other paladins in my time...
Arch mage144: *a celestial in crystalline armor, with blonde, roughly shoulder length hair, stands in front of the group*
EbilRyuuzoku: o.o
WillBaseton: ...can we help you?
EbilRyuuzoku: IM: Mmmm.....
EbilRyuuzoku: IM: BAD ARA
Jak Snide: <_< *looks at Ara*
Arch mage144: *at his side is a prismatic dragon, not quite a wyrmling, but not an ancient wyrm, either*
Arch mage144: C: VIOLATION.
EbilRyuuzoku: ....um....
Arch mage144: C: *stares at the group with narrow eyes*
EbilRyuuzoku: Okay who screwed up this time?!
Arch mage144: C: ANSWERS.
EbilRyuuzoku: ...is what I'd like from you...
WillBaseton: Perhaps...possessing all three artifacts is causing something...?
Jak Snide: Yes, we'd like some of tho...*looks at Ara again*
Arch mage144: *the group sees a vision of the sword...*
Arch mage144: *accompanied by a vision of the Archangel Christopher giving Ara the sword...*
Arch mage144: *and imposed into it all is the archangel standing before them, scowling*
Jak Snide: ...let me guess. We're not supposed to have the sword, right?
Arch mage144: C: WHY.
EbilRyuuzoku: It's so we can destroy some artifacts of Nikumu!
Jak Snide: Someone else explain it...
Arch mage144: ...yeah, er, we're on the side of the good guys here.
Jak Snide: IM: I'm sick of dealing with these uptight zealots.
Arch mage144: C: WRONG.
EbilRyuuzoku: .......
Arch mage144: C: DEFILING.
EbilRyuuzoku: Who are you to tell us we're wrong?!
Arch mage144: C: INFIDELS.
Jak Snide: Can you speak normally, please?! It would make this so much easier to understand.
Arch mage144: *the dragon at the celestial's side growls*
Jak Snide: o_o
Arch mage144: C: MESSENGER.
WillBaseton: IM: I don't want to fight. I don't want my only use to be as a fucking meat shield.
Jak Snide: *w* Ara, can you talk that dragon down?
EbilRyuuzoku has left the room.
Jak Snide: (Coward! Get back here!)
EbilRyuuzoku has entered the room.
Jak Snide: (Techie?)
EbilRyuuzoku: (Please...)
Jak Snide: (*pases a 6 pack of them*)
EbilRyuuzoku: *w* I can try...
EbilRyuuzoku: *to the dragon* =Hey calm down!=
Arch mage144: *the dragon relaxes slightly...but only for a moment*
Jak Snide: *w* ...no luck, huh?
EbilRyuuzoku: =You have no need to fight us, we're not looking for a fight!=
EbilRyuuzoku: *w* Not really it seems...
Arch mage144: *the dragon raises an eye ridge in a curious fashion*
Arch mage144: C: NIKUMU.
Jak Snide: What of him?
Arch mage144: *the celestial draws his blade, a bluish sword of enormous proportions that crackles with thunder*
Arch mage144: C: OPPOSITION.
Arch mage144: *menace is prevalent in the celestial's eyes*
EbilRyuuzoku: O__O;;;
EbilRyuuzoku: =Hey do you know what's going on?=
WillBaseton: I do not want to fight.
EbilRyuuzoku: =You're friend isn't good at explaining things!=
Arch mage144: *the dragon grins toothily at Ara*
Jak Snide: Hey! We're against Nikumu! What sort of celstial are you?!
Arch mage144: D: =He doesn't have to be. He's a messenger of god.=
Arch mage144: C: HATE.
EbilRyuuzoku: ..... =WHAT KIND OF EXCUSE IS THAT?!=
Jak Snide: ...oh fucking hell.
Arch mage144: D: =The best you deserve.=
Jak Snide: Looks like we get to deal with Nikumu's messanger boy.
Arch mage144: C: DESTROY.
WillBaseton: ...fighting...I do not want to fight.
EbilRyuuzoku: =Oh come off your high horse, just because you're immortal doesn't mean you can act like a hatchling!=
Arch mage144: You said you wanted to be useful, Will.
Jak Snide: *back away from the sword wielding bastard, knowing full we'll he's not going to escape without being hurt at least a bit*
Arch mage144: ...looks like you may just get the chance.
WillBaseton: I don't want to be a damned meat shield, Hakaril.
EbilRyuuzoku: *narrows her eyes at the archangel*
Jak Snide: THEN SHUT UP AND KILL THE BASTARD!
EbilRyuuzoku: Stand down.
Arch mage144: ...we don't always have the option of choice...
Arch mage144: C: DAMNATION.
EbilRyuuzoku: You are obstructing our mission to stop Nikumu.
Arch mage144: C: PURPOSE.
Jak Snide: IM: Cara, if killing this bastard isn't "right" then....aaaw fuck it.
EbilRyuuzoku: We're trying to destroy the staff of unrelenting anger, the crest of Nikumu, ...and some crest thing I can't name...
Jak Snide: *is backing off to what he percieves as a nice, safe spellcasting range*
Arch mage144: C: *lowers his blade, pointing it at Ara* AWARE.
Arch mage144: ...Ara...
EbilRyuuzoku: ....yes?
Arch mage144: ...I have...a sneaking suspicion that this guy isn't exactly here to chat...or be friendly...
WillBaseton: He knows of our quest.
EbilRyuuzoku: Then why is he being such a pain in the ass?!
Arch mage144: C: *electricity surges through the weapon violently* FALLEN.
EbilRyuuzoku: O_O W-who you calling fallen!
Jak Snide: Fallen celestial. Oh fucking joy!
EbilRyuuzoku: *unshoulders her sword*
Arch mage144: *the celestial's wings promptly turn black as coal...*
EbilRyuuzoku: .....oh well that clears things up.
Arch mage144: *...and his blonde hair is replaced by a silvery grey*
Arch mage144: *his eyes resemble hot ashes, and his face takes on the color of cool ones*
WillBaseton: We can run...right...?
Jak Snide: Hakaril, what'll hurt him?
Arch mage144: *the crystalline armor covering his body darkens to the shade of obsidian*
EbilRyuuzoku: Yes, this clears things up real good...
Arch mage144: ...*Hakaril stares, mouth open slightly*
Jak Snide: OI!
Arch mage144: ...we're watching an angel fall.
Arch mage144: ...watching...
EbilRyuuzoku: ....wait it's falling...
Arch mage144: ...it made the choice to oppose the right and side with evil...
EbilRyuuzoku: Don't they uh...have to kill something in order to fall? o__O
EbilRyuuzoku: ...oh...
Jak Snide: To hell with this....*begins to chant a spell under his breath*
EbilRyuuzoku: *tries to fall into a good position for weilding her sword*
Arch mage144: ...a conscious decision to oppose the light...within the boundaries of our world...
Arch mage144: C: VIOLENCE.
EbilRyuuzoku: =Hey dragon! You better not make the same choice!=
Arch mage144: (Everyone roll initiative!)
*OnlineHost*: Jak Snide rolled 2 6-sided dice: 5 2
*OnlineHost*: WillBaseton rolled 2 6-sided dice: 1 5
Jak Snide: (15)
WillBaseton: (9. I hate Will's stats.)
WillBaseton: (No, 8. >.<)
EbilRyuuzoku has left the room.
EbilRyuuzoku has entered the room.
EbilRyuuzoku: (eVe)
*OnlineHost*: EbilRyuuzoku rolled 2 6-sided dice: 5 6
Jak Snide: (Ah....techie, or are you good for them?)
Jak Snide: (And holy shit!)
EbilRyuuzoku: (17)
EbilRyuuzoku: =Scram dragon, unless you wanna end up damned also!=
WillBaseton: (Fucking shit. The dice gods hate me.)
Arch mage144: (Have you been sleeping with the dice gods recently?)
EbilRyuuzoku: (No! Of course not! _
Arch mage144: (Well, you've got first move.)
Jak Snide: (LIES!)
EbilRyuuzoku: (This is just AIM's way of saying "I'm sorry I've been assraping you with the rooms for the last three hours")
Arch mage144: (You being Ara, of course)
EbilRyuuzoku: *charges at the fallen, swinging her massive sword at it* Be smitten with the power of ORDER!
WillBaseton: (Watch me get to deal NO damage throughout the entire fight, too.)
Jak Snide: (....should I give Ara a proficiency in greatswords now? o.o)
EbilRyuuzoku: (o.o Hmm...)
Arch mage144: *Ara swings, striking the celestial rather hard, her weapon cleaving straight through his diamondlike armor as though it were nothing more than soft cheese...no blood issues forth, but instead, a brilliant light pours from the wound
Arch mage144: *
Arch mage144: (114 damage. Jak?)
EbilRyuuzoku: (O_O WHOAH.)
Arch mage144: C: NONEXISTENCE!
Arch mage144: ...holy shit.
EbilRyuuzoku: IM: Please say that's what's about to happen to him!
Jak Snide: (Fuck proficiency, she's taking 4 levels in fighter and getting specialisation)
EbilRyuuzoku: (XD)
Arch mage144: (Your move, oh Snide one.)
Jak Snide: *The air around the black mages chills, and two scores of large icicles form around him, aimed directly at the celestial*
EbilRyuuzoku: O.O Hey watch it with that stuff!
Jak Snide: *With a sudden explosion of movement, Jak thrust both his arms outwards, sending the volley flying towards their target*
Jak Snide: (Ice Storm, concentrated on the fallen celectial)
WillBaseton: IM: I KNOW WHAT TO DO!
Ebil Dia: (o.o hay OOC chat?)
EbilRyuuzoku: (There isn't one I don't think o.o)
Jak Snide: (No OOC chat, methinks.)
Arch mage144: *the ice tears through the heavens...and the celestial raises a hand moments before it strikes, and the entirety of the attack melts and evaporates into steam in a split second*
EbilRyuuzoku: O____O Daaaayyuuuumm....
Arch mage144: Holy shit...that's utterly insane...
Jak Snide: ....*mutters, and begins to ready another spell, drawing both hands back by his right side*
EbilRyuuzoku: IM: He just...that strong spell...like nothing... O___O
WillBaseton: ......
EbilRyuuzoku: IM: Hell that one woulda iced me....
WillBaseton: He's no Astaroth, but this guy will be a challenge...
Arch mage144: *the archangel glares coldly at Ara...*
EbilRyuuzoku: O___O IM: Oh shit...
Arch mage144: *and a sudden ripple forms in the air as a wave of energy washes over the dragon, tearing at her aura violently (and painfully)*
WillBaseton: ARA!
EbilRyuuzoku: >.< ARGH!
Arch mage144: (Ara suffers 60 points of damage, loses 30 MP, and suffers from 5th level astral drain.)
EbilRyuuzoku: (Hoooollllly...)
Arch mage144: C: SUFFER.
EbilRyuuzoku: (I'm at 1 hp XD)
Arch mage144: *the prismatic dragon leaps through the air, slamming to the ground a few feet away from Jak, grinning toothily...*
Jak Snide: IM: Shit....
EbilRyuuzoku: *collapses to the ground, holding both of her sides, appearing to be convulsing*
Arch mage144: *the creature almost hurts to look at, its so bright and colorful...*
WillBaseton: *Will's wings suddenly flare up as he tears his bandana off*
EbilRyuuzoku: *every now and then her form almost appears to be flickering transparent*
Arch mage144: *the dragon opens its maw...*
Arch mage144: *...and a torrent of radiant colored lights escape from the creature's mouth, leaping past its teeth, straining to be free...*
WillBaseton: This...can't be happening...
Arch mage144: *Jak is bathed in a white hot spray of energy, and suddenly, the world goes dark and his muscles clench too tightly for him to move*
Arch mage144: (Jak is now blind, in addition to being stunned for 4 rounds.)
EbilRyuuzoku: (OUCH)
Arch mage144: (Will.)
WillBaseton: (We're screwed!)
WillBaseton: *Will's third eye opens up as his aura goes wild* I'll make you pay...
Arch mage144: ...damnit...that...didn't look pleasant...at all...*shakes*
WillBaseton: *the veins on Will's arms turn black as his body glows* I'll RIP YOU TO SHREDS!
Jak Snide: IM: NO! Not again! Why must I be subjected to immobalisation whenever I fight anything tough than orcs and brigands!?!
WillBaseton: Deadly Technique! Atomic Slicer! *Will dashes madly at the fallen one, performing the four-slash technique* SHI! KO! SUI! ZAN!
Arch mage144: *growls with Will* That's it, Will...
WillBaseton: TOUCH MY SISTER AND DIE, BASTARD!
EbilRyuuzoku: *looks a bit pale currently as well*
Arch mage144: *Will hacks violently at the target, slicing and dicing, aiming for unprotected spots...and succeeds in striking the celestial numerous times, drawing more radiant lights out of his body*
Arch mage144: C: PAIN!
Arch mage144: (55 damage.)
EbilRyuuzoku: *groans*
Arch mage144: *Hakaril brings his hands together, chanting furiously...*
Jak Snide: IM: *sighs* Great. Now I can't even see if something's going to attack me. Jus...grah!! I will NOT go down so easily!
Arch mage144: IM: Not much I can do for Ara...damnit...but I might be able to save Jak's ass...
WillBaseton: *sheathes his blade* -.- Ugh...that's...the power of friendship...
Arch mage144: *points a finger at the prismatic dragon*
WillBaseton: IM: If Ara dies...I will destroy that twisted creature's soul!
Jak Snide: IM: ....of course, I can't see my targets, let alone cast spe...wait....
Arch mage144: Light of brilliance, burning hotter than a thousand suns, torch those you deem unjust with your hand! DISINTEGRATE!
EbilRyuuzoku: *mutters softly* =Foolish dragon...you're no better than the ones of past that Christopher fought=
Jak Snide: *concentrates, trying to get a feel of Ara's aura*
Arch mage144: *a wave of holy energy erupts from Hakaril's fingers at the dragon...*
Arch mage144: *...and the blast fizzles out inches away from its target, dissapating as though it had never existed*
Arch mage144: NO! >_<
EbilRyuuzoku: *still has one hand holding onto the edge of order* >.o Uuughh....
WillBaseton: Ara...
Arch mage144: (Jak. Mental spells only.)
Jak Snide: *concentrates, trying to focus on Ara's mind, channeling magical energies into it, making her more alert, and causing the world around her to slow for her only*
Jak Snide: (Combat Sense, Ara)
Arch mage144: (Right)
EbilRyuuzoku: IM: Wha wha...what's going on?!
WillBaseton: IM: If we...lose here...what will this mean...
Arch mage144: (Ara.)
Arch mage144: (Yeah, she can act. But it's at penalty.)
EbilRyuuzoku: *quite promptly casts dragon recovery on herself, straining* >.<
Arch mage144: *Ara feels a bit of nausea as a result of being astrally drained* (and loses 15 MP)
EbilRyuuzoku: (OW)
EbilRyuuzoku: *puts her free hand to her mouth* >.<
Arch mage144: *Ara feels a bit of energy flow back into her as a result of her healing spell, revitalizing her a bit and allowing her to stand...*
EbilRyuuzoku: *gasps and struggles to her feet, using the sword to brace herself*
Arch mage144: *Ara glances up just in time to dodge a massive, cleaving swing from the enemy, parrying the incoming blade with her own, the effort nearly making her fall backwards*
EbilRyuuzoku: O_O HOLY....
Arch mage144: *meanwhile, the dragon, satisfied with itself, turns its attention to Hakaril, leaping at the mage and attempting to scratch him to death*
Jak Snide: IM: ....hate to say...but better him than me. At least he can move out of the way.
Jak Snide: *trying to keep track of the auras around him, and barely being able to do so*
EbilRyuuzoku: *backs away from the fallen as best as she can* >.o
Arch mage144: *the dragons claws penetrate Hakaril's clothing, causing him to yelp as the nails sink deeply into his flesh and are torn out again, ripping with it a chunk of the mage's skin, and causing blood to issue forth*
Arch mage144: (Will.)
EbilRyuuzoku: IM: Shit, that stupid dragon....
EbilRyuuzoku: =YOU STUPID DRAGON=
Arch mage144: *Hakaril screams in agony*
Arch mage144: *and the dragon ignores Ara*
EbilRyuuzoku: =YOU'RE AN INSULT TO DRAGONS EVERYWHERE!=
EbilRyuuzoku: =WHAT ARE YOU, AN ATTACK DOG?!=
WillBaseton: Heh...time for this to end...
Arch mage144: *spits on the ground, backing up as best he can*
Arch mage144: ...*growls some draconic epithet that roughly translates to "you would have been better off an omlette"*
EbilRyuuzoku: *glances over to Jak and narrows her eyes*
WillBaseton: *Will's body arches back as a massive amount of energy seems to be drawn from his heart* Kaiser...BURST!
EbilRyuuzoku: IM: Something seems off with him...
WillBaseton: *Will thrust his arms forward, letting the energy go in a beam headed straight at the fallen one*
Arch mage144: *the energy burst rips through the air, clawing violently as it seeks its target*'
EbilRyuuzoku: (I love Inu Yasha XD)
Arch mage144: *the archangel raises his sword to deflect the beam...*
Jak Snide: IM: What to do next.....come on Jak, think!
Arch mage144: *...and the attack breaks through, blowing a goodsized hole in the being's torso*
Arch mage144: C: ENDURING!
WillBaseton: ......
EbilRyuuzoku: *narrows her eyes and looks at Jak's aura*
Arch mage144: Fucking dragon...*spits*
WillBaseton: -.- I won't forgive you, false angel...
Arch mage144: Second time's the charm...DISINTEGRATE!
Jak Snide: *Ara might note, among other things, that Jak's aura is flaring up, indicating that the mage is clearly quite agrevated with being put out of action*
Jak Snide: (Anything else she notes is up to Brian, I'm guessing.)
Jak Snide: (Also, I can't spell. ;_; )
Ebil Dia: (o.o)
Jak Snide: (Peek a boo to you too, Dia. =P)
Arch mage144: *this time, the same wave of energy erupts from Hakaril's body in a very violent and enraged manner, making the air shudder as the holy burst proceeds toward the target...*
Ebil Dia: (Jak's not hard as nails nor a butcher like Dia ={{{)
EbilRyuuzoku: (XD)
Ebil Dia: (alas!)
EbilRyuuzoku: (atlas?)
Ebil Dia: (alack!)
Ebil Dia: (err, sorry)
Arch mage144: *...as the dragon is struck, its very being begins to be ripped to shreds, scales, flesh and bone melting before the power of the incoming wave of force*
Jak Snide: (Then again, he doesn't get killed in a single blow by a highland snake. >;p)
Ebil Dia: (e.e *mortally CHOMPS Jak*)
WillBaseton: (I'm surprised Will's Kaiser Burst actually TOUCHED the celestial.)
Arch mage144: *as the energy subsides...the dragon is no more, only a bit of shimmering dust*
Jak Snide: (Tjord! I am undone! *deaderz*)
EbilRyuuzoku: (Critical bite!)
WillBaseton: ...good shot, Hakaril!
Arch mage144: TAKE THAT, YOU!
EbilRyuuzoku: O____O
EbilRyuuzoku: IM: Poor dragon...
Arch mage144: (Jak.)
EbilRyuuzoku: IM: ....was a dumb dragon anyways...
Arch mage144: (Er, Ara!)
Jak Snide: IM: .....things suddenly look alot better...
Arch mage144: (Not Jak.)
Arch mage144: ...*turns to focus on the fallen archangel*
WillBaseton: ...a lightning blade. When this is over...
EbilRyuuzoku: *noticing that Jak hasn't moved at all, she winces, turning her attention to the mage and casting disclery on him*
WillBaseton: *turns to Hakaril* When this is over, I have an idea.
Arch mage144: NOW is NOT the time to tell me about this!
WillBaseton: Calm down! We'll be fine.
WillBaseton: <.< I think...
Arch mage144: *Ara's disclery spell does its job...and Jak's vision, as well as freedom of movement, return to him*
Jak Snide: ....
Arch mage144: *Ara suffers aches, pains, and nausea as her aura corrodes from astral drain*
Jak Snide: *GRINS with glee as he realises what's just happened*
Arch mage144: (12 MP lost. Jak's turn.)
EbilRyuuzoku: *coughs up blood* >.<
WillBaseton: (It's Hadouken time...)
WillBaseton: Ara...?
Jak Snide: Outa the way!
Arch mage144: C: AGONY!
EbilRyuuzoku: *staggers backwards* >.o
WillBaseton: *jumps behind the mage*
Jak Snide: *raises both hands above his head, lightning crackling in between his two palms, occasionally arcing off and grounding itself around him*
EbilRyuuzoku: Astral....body.....pain.....
Arch mage144: C: DISGUSTING!
Arch mage144: C: FLAWED!
Arch mage144: Will you just shut UP!?
Jak Snide: *With a cry of rage brings his hands forward and downward, sending a stream of electrical death towards the fallen celestial*
EbilRyuuzoku: >.< SERIOUSLY.
Jak Snide: (Gigira, concentrated, and using that new pendant to full effect.)
WillBaseton: *nods to Ara* Don't worry...I'll make sure you're okay.
Arch mage144: *the surge of lightning tears through the air, clawing like a hungry animal at its prey...*
Arch mage144: *and the fallen archangel serves as a very effective ground...*.
Arch mage144: ...holy...it didn't even BUDGE...
EbilRyuuzoku: >.o *groan*
WillBaseton: ...the sword may have absorbed it.
Jak Snide: Why....why won't you just die!?
EbilRyuuzoku: I'll give him a sword to absorb....
Arch mage144: *the archangel leaps through the air, wings propelling him...*
Arch mage144: *and dives at Jak*
Jak Snide: IM: Death...dea...no...
EbilRyuuzoku: JAK GET DOWN!
Jak Snide: *snaps out of his inner turmoil in time to realises he's being attacked*
Jak Snide: Shit!
Jak Snide: *tries to get the fuck out of the way*
Ebil Dia: (but alas! Jak did not invest any points into the skill Getting the Fuck Out of the Way ={{{)
EbilRyuuzoku: (OHNOING!)
Jak Snide: (But he did! Didn't you see him dodge the Ruby Golem in the Colesseum!)
Arch mage144: *the electrical blade comes down on the diving Jak, slicing across his midsection, and while not hitting anything vital nor mortally wounding him, his flesh is ripped open, and his lifeblood erupts like a geyser*
EbilRyuuzoku: O.O
WillBaseton: >.< UGH!
Arch mage144: *electricity jolts through the mage as he hits the ground*
Jak Snide: Gurk....
Arch mage144: *his teeth feel rather tingly*
Arch mage144: (Will.)
Jak Snide: (Damage? KO'd?)
EbilRyuuzoku: (He slices, he dices, he whitens your teeth!)
Arch mage144: ...bastard! eVe
Arch mage144: (Nope, you're fine, it just hurts like hell. 44 HP left.)
Jak Snide: IM: Not ice...not....lightning...one thing left....
EbilRyuuzoku: (FIAR! :D!)
WillBaseton: *Will calmly walks over to his sister and pulls out the astral restoration potion* Here, drink this... *hands it to her* Drink it. Now.
EbilRyuuzoku: *takes it shakily and chugs it* >.o
Jak Snide: *forces himself to his feet, fighting off the pain and the instinctual urge to go absolutely berserk*
Arch mage144: *Ara feels a bit rejuvenated and less fatigued, and her aura corrosion is assuaged*
Jak Snide: (....and instead, Jak opened up the character editor, and added 15 levels of figher to himself! :D!)
EbilRyuuzoku: (XD)
Arch mage144: I'm not going to get angry...
Arch mage144: I'm going to get even. *eyes narrow*
EbilRyuuzoku: *takes a deep breath*
Jak Snide: (As well as a 50/+5 resistance to slashing damage and electricity)
Arch mage144: *a surge of unseen energy erupts from Hakaril, but the fallen archangel takes no note of it*
Arch mage144: (Jak)
Arch mage144: Goddamnit! DIE, already!
Arch mage144: C: CONCLUSION.
Jak Snide: *turns as quickly as he can to face his foe, trembling with rage*
EbilRyuuzoku: *twitch* Shut up!
Arch mage144: *the archangel appears to be raising its sword to deliver a finishing blow*
Jak Snide: *drops both his hands to his right side...*
Arch mage144: (Damnit, why do I keep saying Jak when it's Ara's turn?)
Arch mage144: (ARA >_<)
Jak Snide: (Looking very DBZ-ish in the process....and waits for his go.)
EbilRyuuzoku: *charges at the fallen, swinging the massive flaming edge of order at the angel, somewhat mimicing her "brother"'s final strike tech*
Arch mage144: (Chop or swing? o.o)
EbilRyuuzoku: (Swing)
Arch mage144: *Ara's blow slices through the archangel's thigh in such a manner that, were the opponent a human, he would no longer have a leg*
Arch mage144: *instead, the archangel maintains its shape, but a torrent of light erupts from the wound*
Arch mage144: (48 damage.)
Arch mage144: (NOW Jak)
EbilRyuuzoku: O_o;; IM: I just cut off it's fucking leg!
EbilRyuuzoku: IM: And he didn't even do anything about it!
Arch mage144: C: TERMINATION.
Jak Snide: *The air between his hands explodes into flame, a glowing orange ball of flame conjured into existance, and with another cry of rage, sent streaking towards the enemy, elongating into a beam of nuclear fire*
Jak Snide: (Meltdown.)
Arch mage144: *the energy building up in Jak's hands explodes with great force towards the target, bathing the enemy in a sea of flames and pain...*
Arch mage144: *...and, calmly, the archangel stands, now nothing more than a being of light, all of his flesh charred away, his entire body reduced to a state of nonexistence by the forceful blast*
Arch mage144: *the figure of light suddenly changes from being too bright to look at to being something more like a shadow*
Arch mage144: C: FINALE.
Jak Snide: *just stares at the creature, not sure whether to celebrate success or mourn failure*
Arch mage144: *the shadow, upon being struck by sunlight, vanishes without a trace*
Arch mage144: ......we did it.
EbilRyuuzoku: ....is it dead?
Arch mage144: I think so.
Arch mage144: It doesn't have a physical body anymore.
EbilRyuuzoku: ....WAIT.
WillBaseton: *looks around, trying to find the sword*
Jak Snide: *promtly drops to his knees, clutching at his wound, the other hand grasping for a potion*
EbilRyuuzoku: *scans the astral plane quickly*
WillBaseton: *meanwhile, Will tosses one of the healing potions he recieved to Jak*
WillBaseton: Catch.
Arch mage144: *there isn't anything there*
EbilRyuuzoku: (GM: The potion hits Jak in the head and induces a concussion that kills him instantly)
Jak Snide: *catches it somewhat haphazardly, and drinks it down as fast as he can, desperate for a means to ease the pain*
Arch mage144: (RULE 0!)
EbilRyuuzoku: .... *relaxes and collapses on the ground, breathing hard*
EbilRyuuzoku: ....ow....
Jak Snide: (.....when Gus gets into Duke, I'm stowing away. eVe)
EbilRyuuzoku: (...eeek)
Arch mage144: *Jak's wounds heal, but the red stains on his robes are going to take a little bit more effort to clean, evidence of the battle still lingering...*
Jak Snide: (Fully healed?)
WillBaseton: ...damn it...
Arch mage144: (No. +34 HP.)
WillBaseton: *looks at the shreds of his bandana scattered across the battlefield* ......
Arch mage144: (Also, everyone gains 700 XP.)
Jak Snide: (Pain for pleasure, I guess. Or HP for XP)
WillBaseton: v_v
EbilRyuuzoku: *lies sprawled on her back on the ground, clutching the massive greatsword in one hand*
EbilRyuuzoku: Eh, it was tainted, you probably don't want it...
WillBaseton: This can't be over.
Jak Snide: *walks over to Ara, reaching inside his robes for a potion*
Arch mage144: ...Will, you're crazy.
Jak Snide: Here. *hands her a potion*
EbilRyuuzoku: It fucking better be over...oh thanks...
Jak Snide: (Strong healing)
WillBaseton: *shakes his head* This...if we destroy the artifacts...
EbilRyuuzoku: *takes the potion and chugs it*
Arch mage144: (Ara's full)
EbilRyuuzoku: And we'll do that soon enough Will...
Arch mage144: ...that was rather painful, all in all. >.o
EbilRyuuzoku: IM: Too bad I really like the sword.....
Jak Snide: IM: Guh...that potion tasted like crap...
Arch mage144: *notes the deep scratches on his chest*
Jak Snide: *looks over at Hakaril*
Jak Snide: .....
Jak Snide: Oi, you need a potion as well?
Arch mage144: ...I'm fine.
Arch mage144: I just want to get the hell out of heaven.
Arch mage144: ...if this is heaven.
EbilRyuuzoku: *laughs softly*
Jak Snide: *smirks* Sound words.
WillBaseton: *calms and the veins all over his body slowly return to their normal color*
Jak Snide: But how do we get out of here?
Arch mage144: Ara...I had a thought.
EbilRyuuzoku: *picks herself up, shouldering the sword again*
EbilRyuuzoku: What's that?
Arch mage144: That sword could be a very potent focus for a gate spell.
Arch mage144: Will, you can teleport, to some extent, right?
WillBaseton: ...while not as well as when I'm near the Eternity Gate...I can teleport here.
EbilRyuuzoku: Ooh, we can get out of here RIGHT NOW then! Good!
EbilRyuuzoku: IM: If I hear one more loud forboding and commanding voice, I'm gonna freak.
Arch mage144: Take the sword. *nod*
Arch mage144: I don't think it'll give you any problems.
Jak Snide: ...well, come on. Hurry up and get us out of here, before even more trouble comes this way.
EbilRyuuzoku: *offers Will the sword*
EbilRyuuzoku: >_> I get it back though.
WillBaseton: -.-
Arch mage144: ...do whatever you do to teleport.
WillBaseton: It shall be done...
EbilRyuuzoku: *wipes blood from the corner of her mouth from earlier*
WillBaseton: *Will generates a ball of blue energy in his hand and places it in the air in front of him* Portal set...
WillBaseton: Now...here comes the tricky part...keying in the coordinates...
Jak Snide: Less talk, more act.
Arch mage144: ...focus, I suppose.
Arch mage144: Everyone focus...
WillBaseton: *he holds his right hand out, where the rune resembling a supernova glows a bright white*
EbilRyuuzoku: I wonder what that angel guy's problem was...
Arch mage144: ...it'll probably help.
EbilRyuuzoku: Eh focus? o.o Okay....
EbilRyuuzoku: -.-
Arch mage144: ...-.-
Jak Snide: *does as Hakaril says*
WillBaseton: Astral...SNAP!
Arch mage144: *the sword in Will's hand suddenly floats free of his grasp*
Jak Snide: -_-
Arch mage144: *seemingly under its own power, the blade makes several slashes in the air in front of him...*
Arch mage144: *...and the fabric of spacetime is flayed open like a fish on a carving board*
EbilRyuuzoku: -.o
Arch mage144: ......that's one hell of a focus.
Jak Snide: *opens his eyes*
EbilRyuuzoku: ....whoah.
Jak Snide: That leads to the castle, right?
Arch mage144: ...you were focusing on it, I hope?
Jak Snide: Aye, aye....
Arch mage144: ...*gives Will a wry grin* Whaddya know. You helped get us out of this accursed place.
Arch mage144: ...you're not just a useless bigot after all!
Jak Snide: Yes yes, we'll crown him prince when we get back.
WillBaseton: ...don't waste your time joking.
WillBaseton: Go in now or the portal will close.
EbilRyuuzoku: >.>;; Give Will a break geeze...
WillBaseton: *steps through*
Arch mage144: Alright.
Jak Snide: *walks through the portal, desperate to get out of this cursed plane*
Arch mage144: *leaps into the portal, awaiting the sensory overload that comes with planar travel...*
EbilRyuuzoku: *follows after, grabbing ahold of the sword before leaving*
Arch mage144: *the group plummets in darkness and light, sailing through a sea of disarray and confusion...*
EbilRyuuzoku: @.@
Arch mage144: *...and finds themselves deposited in a heap in the middle of Hakaril's office*
Jak Snide: *OOF* >.o
Arch mage144: ...*Hakaril is on the bottom*
EbilRyuuzoku: >.o Oooowwww...
Arch mage144: ...ow. Will...Ara...Jak...
Arch mage144: ...could you possibly...get off me?
EbilRyuuzoku: ....*scrambles off*
Jak Snide: Ara...first....
Jak Snide: *gets off*
WillBaseton: *pushes everything off of him and walks over to the wall*
WillBaseton: *leans against it, silent* ......
Arch mage144: (Arch mage144: Jak Snide: *gets off* Shiranai Yuki: WOOHOO!)
Jak Snide: (XD)
Arch mage144: ...*thuds on the ground, not really in the mood to stand*
EbilRyuuzoku: (XD)
Arch mage144: ...we did it. We've got all the artifacts now...
EbilRyuuzoku: ^___^ WOOO!
Arch mage144: ...now to figure out how to use them all at once correctly.
Arch mage144: *finally stands, brushing himself off*
Jak Snide: ...great....
Arch mage144: I'll get to work on that immediately.
EbilRyuuzoku: We don't just...throw them all together and blammo?
Arch mage144: ...probably requires some sort of ritual.
EbilRyuuzoku: Oy... *shakes head*
Jak Snide: ....let me guess. We have to go back to the temple of order, or whatever...
EbilRyuuzoku: ...we'd better not! >.<
EbilRyuuzoku: Hey you gotta mirror Hak?
Arch mage144: Probably not, actually. I don't know for sure. I really hope not.
Jak Snide: *nods* So, what now?
Arch mage144: ...*nods, waves a hand, and a panel in the wall slides open to reveal a mirror*
Jak Snide: O_o
Arch mage144: ...what now? I'm getting to work studying.
Arch mage144: ...you'll be paid, I assume...*smirks*
EbilRyuuzoku: *looks at herself with the sword on her shoulder*
Jak Snide: Right. Ara, I need to talk about my...aye.
Jak Snide: *looks at Ara*
EbilRyuuzoku: IM: OOoh, warrior of balance, I look so badass...
WillBaseton: ...I still think my part in that mission was minimal. I got you out. You could've done that without me.
Jak Snide: *ignores Will, being more concerned with getting Ara's attention*
Jak Snide: Oi, Ara!
EbilRyuuzoku: Eh?
WillBaseton: *stares down at his katana* ...useless weapon.
EbilRyuuzoku: *glances to Jak*
Jak Snide: I'm getting "paid" for this, right?
EbilRyuuzoku: Of course you are... *thinks*
Jak Snide: (or payed.)
Jak Snide: I don't want gold this time.
Arch mage144: (Paid.)
Jak Snide: Is there a library here?
EbilRyuuzoku: Yes, a big one too according to my sis...
Jak Snide: You know if there's anything on enchantment, especially anything involving imbuding items with magic?
Jak Snide: *glances at Hakaril*
EbilRyuuzoku: *shrugs* Probably, I don't know about the library so well..
Arch mage144: ...there is.
Arch mage144: it's all yours to browse.
Jak Snide: Right. I'll come back later and take a look.
Jak Snide: Right now, I need to wash both myself, and this robe...
Jak Snide: *looks down at the large blood stain and tear in it*
Arch mage144: *sits at his desk and begins to pore over some very old, yellowed books*
Jak Snide: *nods to each of the three, then turns to leave*
Arch mage144: *waves idly at Jak*
EbilRyuuzoku: *waves after Jak* Thanks for your help!
Jak Snide: Yeah...seeya....
WillBaseton: ...later.
Jak Snide: *sounds wiped out*
EbilRyuuzoku: *stretches*
Arch mage144: *reads intently*
WillBaseton: ......
Shiranai Yuki has entered the room.
EbilRyuuzoku: Hey Hak you'll have to tell me when find out how we destroy these things...
Shiranai Yuki: []::Crashes the RP::[]
Arch mage144: ...you'll be the first to know.
EbilRyuuzoku: IM: I like the sword though..gah no! I have my own sword...
EbilRyuuzoku: Also...we need to find a way to get rid of the...er... *eyes Hakaril's chest*
Arch mage144: ...*looks back at Ara*
WillBaseton: *removes the plain katana from his belt and tosses it into the corner*
Shiranai Yuki: []...It sucks missing another one. You guys should tell me next time you plan an RP.[]
EbilRyuuzoku: *coughs* You know....
EbilRyuuzoku: (You need to get Taryn a sheet!)
Arch mage144: (I'm sorry, Sean. Shiranai would really...not have fit.)
Ebil Dia: (*huggles Sean and lurks*)
WillBaseton: >.> Yes, Ara?
Shiranai Yuki: []S'ok...it's just Taryn's kinda overpowered for a level 1 in my freestylings.[]
Shiranai Yuki: []::Huggled:: o_o Dia.[]
EbilRyuuzoku: *yawns* Hey where are those cute cats of yours?
Arch mage144: ...damned if I know.
Arch mage144: And I just came back from "Paradise."
WillBaseton: *facepalm*
Arch mage144: (It's a more legitimate IC concern than "OMG I GOT NO MAGIC ITEMS :{{{{")
Ebil Dia: =>\/>= T2H: Will you tell her that I'm NOT a CAT!
Arch mage144: (*gives Will a t-shirt that says "I went to Paradise and all I got was this fucking shirt"*)
Ebil Dia: =-\/-= T2H: I AM a ryuuneko, and it's true that am cute...that makes me a CUTE RYUUNEKO!
Ebil Dia: (/Dragonhalf ref)
WillBaseton: ...why did the angel avoid me? He barely even noticed me.
EbilRyuuzoku: What angel?
WillBaseton: ...nothing. Thought I saw someone I knew in the city.
WillBaseton: (*feeds the shirt to his kitty*)
EbilRyuuzoku: Ah...