You have just entered room "The Elements of Balance."
THENinjaRabbi has entered the room.
EbilRyuuzoku has entered the room.
Will Baseton has entered the room.
EbilRyuuzoku: OMG YAY!
THENinjaRabbi: Yarr!
Will Baseton: WAIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII-*heart attack, dies*
EbilRyuuzoku: Is there going to be an OOC chat?
Ganon fro has entered the room.
DarkLordKelne has entered the room.
Arch mage144: Mmm'kay.
Arch mage144: *drags up sheets*
Arch mage144: An OOC chat, yes.
THENinjaRabbi: Oh, lemme exit the main chat, then.
PocketDragon Dia has entered the room.
Will Baseton: <William Jonas Baseton>
EbilRyuuzoku: <Ara!>
THENinjaRabbi: <Kerov>
EbilRyuuzoku: *after making a short trip home to put away the groceries, Ara and Kerov make their way to the castle*
THENinjaRabbi: Where did you get the fruit?
Will Baseton: *Will leans on the door to Hak's office, yawning*
EbilRyuuzoku: The market...
EbilRyuuzoku: Nice melons, aren't they?
THENinjaRabbi: Yeah.
XStrike8 has entered the room.
THENinjaRabbi: I think I'll shop there next time.
EbilRyuuzoku: *approaches the castle* They have good prices....
EbilRyuuzoku: IM: I hope Hak doesn't mind that Kerov is here..
THENinjaRabbi: *nods* You have to teach me to cook later..
EbilRyuuzoku: >_> Yes.
THENinjaRabbi: <_<;;
EbilRyuuzoku: There won't be another disaster like last night.
THENinjaRabbi: Yeaaaah. >_>
Arch mage144: *Hakaril's door swings open a bit, creaking slightly*
THENinjaRabbi: Do you feel better now...oh, hello!
Will Baseton: <.<
EbilRyuuzoku: o.o *arrives at Hak's to see this*
EbilRyuuzoku: >.>
Will Baseton: Hey sis.
Will Baseton: Hello, Kerov.
THENinjaRabbi: Hello Will.
THENinjaRabbi: *removes his hood*
Arch mage144: *the door opens up the rest of the way, and Hakaril glances over from his chair*
EbilRyuuzoku: *peers inside* Hak?
Arch mage144: ...I knew you'd find someone appropriate for the job, Ara.
THENinjaRabbi: ...>_>
THENinjaRabbi: IM: What's that supposed to mean?
EbilRyuuzoku: ...eh heh... >.>;;
Arch mage144: *grins*
Arch mage144: o_o Nice melons.
Arch mage144: I picked one up myself today. I think they're in season.
XStrike8: (*sings* I've got a lovely bunch of coconuts....)
EbilRyuuzoku: Yeah they are, nice and firm
THENinjaRabbi: The bananas were nice too.
Will Baseton: *walks into Hak's office*
THENinjaRabbi: I must admit.
Arch mage144: *nods* Have a seat, you three.
THENinjaRabbi: *nods, and sits*
Will Baseton: *sits*
EbilRyuuzoku: *sits*
Arch mage144: ...*stares wordlessly for a moment*
Arch mage144: Alright.
Arch mage144: I think we all know why we're here.
EbilRyuuzoku: *solem nod*
Will Baseton: Correct.
Arch mage144: *headshake* I hate dragging all of you into this...
Will Baseton: I volunteered.
THENinjaRabbi: I once owned the Lens.
EbilRyuuzoku: I'm every part as much of this as you are Hakaril.
EbilRyuuzoku: -_-
THENinjaRabbi: *sighs*
Will Baseton: I can also get rid of that gun while we're at it.
Arch mage144: I don't think it's a concern.
Will Baseton: Still, I'd like to get rid of it if at all possible.
Arch mage144: *reaches down and opens up his desk, pulling out several very familiar objects...the lens, the crest, the weave, the beads, and the sword*
Arch mage144: That's fine. We'll see that it gets done. *nods*
EbilRyuuzoku: *shudders*
THENinjaRabbi: IM: Where's the staff...?
Arch mage144: *sets them all out on his desk and sighs*
THENinjaRabbi: IM: On second thought, I don't want to know.
Arch mage144: Shamayu help us all...seeing as without her we're sunk.
Will Baseton: Hakaril?
Arch mage144: Yes?
Will Baseton: You've only got five artifacts.
Will Baseton: Where's the sixth?
Arch mage144: ...I made a point to leave the staff in the vault.
THENinjaRabbi: *nods* >_>
EbilRyuuzoku: ...I'm not touching that one.
Will Baseton: All right.
Arch mage144: We do have to go down and get it.
THENinjaRabbi: Later.
EbilRyuuzoku: *looks to the sword, almost longingly*
EbilRyuuzoku: IM: I really like that sword...
EbilRyuuzoku: *winces*
Arch mage144: Now...
Arch mage144: The location where we're going to perform the ritual is more than a bit out of the way.
THENinjaRabbi: Where is it?
EbilRyuuzoku: Yeah, where? o.o
Arch mage144: ...the Far North.
THENinjaRabbi: ...I see.
THENinjaRabbi: That is a little out of the way.
EbilRyuuzoku: ...it is.
THENinjaRabbi: But it IS secluded...
EbilRyuuzoku: *shudders again* .......
EbilRyuuzoku: IM: One of the first places I went to on Gaera.
Arch mage144: There's an ideal magic circle laid out on a frozen lake up there that I was able to locate.
EbilRyuuzoku: ...really?
Will Baseton: Wow.
Arch mage144: I can get us there quickly via a transport portal. I think we'll be within five miles of the target area.
Will Baseton: Frozen lake...what happens if the ice melts?
Arch mage144: It hasn't melted in a thousand years, or so say the texts I've been studying.
Will Baseton: Hmm...
EbilRyuuzoku: IM: At least we don't have to walk, or fly....
THENinjaRabbi: Well, it should be fine.
THENinjaRabbi: ...hopefully.
Arch mage144: The circle is constructed with runestones that amplify magic power beyond anything I've ever studied before.
EbilRyuuzoku: How old is this circle?
Arch mage144: They act as a very effective focus for mana channeling, allowing us to contain the hordes of hatred...or so I hope.
Will Baseton: I hope we don't get sucked in...
Arch mage144: Millenia, I estimate. It was supposedly constructed and used by a group of semi-nomadic moon-worshippers that always returned to the spot during the winter solstice.
Will Baseton: Sounds like a race of penguin people.
Arch mage144: ...a brilliant insight, Will.
EbilRyuuzoku: >.>;;;;;
THENinjaRabbi: ....
EbilRyuuzoku: Riiiiight
THENinjaRabbi: o_o;;
Will Baseton: ...sorry, felt the need to be funny. Guess it didn't work.
THENinjaRabbi: This is a serious matter, Will.
Will Baseton: Oh, I know.
Arch mage144: Penguin people. *facepalms*
Will Baseton: Well, please continue, Hakaril. I apologize for interrupting.
Arch mage144: Anyway. We need to retrieve the staff, secure a way back, and get moving whenever everyone's ready.
Arch mage144: Will, you have some knowledge of teleportation magic, right?
Will Baseton: Correct.
Arch mage144: I figure the circle will amplify your powers enough that we can get back without any trouble.
Will Baseton: All right.
EbilRyuuzoku: That's good... don't want to get...
THENinjaRabbi: Hmm? o_o
EbilRyuuzoku: ....stuck somewhere I don't want to be *shoots an accusing glare at Kerov*
THENinjaRabbi: >_>
Arch mage144: ...IM: o_o
Arch mage144: Er...
THENinjaRabbi: ...uh.. o_o
Arch mage144: Problem, Ara?
Will Baseton: *nods* Yes, what's wrong?
EbilRyuuzoku: Not now it isn't >_>
Arch mage144: ...ah.
Will Baseton: Oh.
Ganon fro has left the room.
THENinjaRabbi: o_O
THENinjaRabbi: IM: What did I do?
EbilRyuuzoku: Will, mind getting the staff?
Arch mage144: It's in the vault. The guards are cleared to open it up for anyone who bears an official writ.
THENinjaRabbi: IM: Was it her birthday or something?
Will Baseton: ...all right.
THENinjaRabbi: IM: I need to remember what day it is. >_<
Arch mage144: *hands Will a wax-sealed scroll*
Will Baseton: *nods* All right. I'll be back in a few minutes.
Will Baseton: *heads off for the vault*
THENinjaRabbi: *waits*
Arch mage144: ...*seemingly out of the blue smashes his face into his desk repeatedly*
THENinjaRabbi: ....o_O
THENinjaRabbi: Hakaril, are you okay?
Will Baseton: *stops at the doors* Uh...I've got this writ.
Will Baseton: Hakaril said I can get into the vault with it.
EbilRyuuzoku: ....uh...
EbilRyuuzoku: o__o
Arch mage144: Guard: *takes the writ, breaks the seal, scans it*
Arch mage144: G: OK, you're clear. *opens the vault*
EbilRyuuzoku: Hak? o_O
Arch mage144: *stops abruptly and looks up at Ara*
Will Baseton: *nods and steps into the vault, looking for the staff*
Arch mage144: ...what. *eyes narrow*
EbilRyuuzoku: ...why were you smashing your head on the desk?
Arch mage144: *it doesn't take too long to find the staff in the vault, seeing as it's about three and a half feet long and made of shiny ebony materials*
Will Baseton: *picks up the staff carefully and walks out of the vault* I'm all set, you can close up now.
Arch mage144: *looks at her oddly*
Arch mage144: G: *nods and sets to it*
Will Baseton: *returns upstairs to Hak's office*
EbilRyuuzoku: o_o; Like...two seconds ago...
Arch mage144: ...*screws up his face a bit* The voices are getting obnoxiously loud.
EbilRyuuzoku: .... *cringes at the sight of the staff*
EbilRyuuzoku: ...that's disturbing.
Arch mage144: *rubs his nose* You have no idea.
Will Baseton: Voices in your head...yes, that IS annoying...
THENinjaRabbi: o_o
Arch mage144: No. Idea.
Will Baseton: It's happened to me before. But you've probably got it worse, what with the sheer magnitude.
THENinjaRabbi: *mutters* I sorta do.
Will Baseton: Well, let's go get stocked up and we can leave.
Arch mage144: *shakes his head violently and stands up, walking over to a cabinet and pulling it open*
EbilRyuuzoku: *remains quiet in the "me too" conversation*
Arch mage144: *pulls out a very large sack and proceeds to stuff the artifacts into it*
Arch mage144: What do you need, Will?
Will Baseton: You mentioned something about Spillover.
Will Baseton: Shouldn't we get some potions just in case?
Arch mage144: I suppose that's not a bad idea.
EbilRyuuzoku: Yeah I guess..
THENinjaRabbi: Yeah..
Arch mage144: *rummages around in his drawers*
Arch mage144: Uh...let's see here...
EbilRyuuzoku: We need a soft.
THENinjaRabbi: *chuckles*
Arch mage144: ...*digs out what looks like a Rubik's Cube and tosses it aside*
Will Baseton: What's that?
Arch mage144: The most frustrating puzzle ever.
THENinjaRabbi: o.o
EbilRyuuzoku: I think I've seen one of those before...only it wasn't a cube...
Arch mage144: *pokes around a bit more* Mandrake root, werewolf teeth, dragon scales, dire hornet stingers, medusa eyeballs...
EbilRyuuzoku: >_> Dragon scales?
Arch mage144: Yes, dragon scales. *looks over at Ara*
THENinjaRabbi: >_>
EbilRyuuzoku: ...where did you get those from? >_>
Arch mage144: I don't remember.
EbilRyuuzoku: IM: How convenient
Arch mage144: *shuts the drawer* Must not be the right one. *opens another*
THENinjaRabbi: From a still living dragon, RIGHT?
EbilRyuuzoku: >.> Calm down Kerov..
THENinjaRabbi: ...right, sorry.
THENinjaRabbi: >.>;;
Arch mage144: ...a pewter statue of a shadow mephit. o_O
THENinjaRabbi: o.o
Arch mage144: *tosses the object onto his desk and keeps looking*
EbilRyuuzoku: You have some of the strangest things in your desk....
Arch mage144: Oh, so THIS is the drawer where I put my...
Arch mage144: ......*shuts the drawer*
THENinjaRabbi: .........
Will Baseton: *LAUGHS*
Arch mage144: *opesn another one*
EbilRyuuzoku: *picks up the statue and looks it over* This is a mephit?
THENinjaRabbi: I remember those things.
THENinjaRabbi: Well, they were different when I saw them.
Will Baseton: Those things are a pain if they attack in groups...
THENinjaRabbi: ...yeah.. >_<
Arch mage144: *pulls out a flask*
Will Baseton: Usually, they're easy to take out if they're alone, though.
Arch mage144: I'm not sure if this is incindiary fluid or pain numbing ointment.
Arch mage144: I suppose they'd have the same effect.
EbilRyuuzoku: o_o;;
THENinjaRabbi: ...okay...
Arch mage144: *sets it on the desk*
Arch mage144: Oh, perfect. *pulls out a set of four vials labeled "Wound treatment elixers"*
THENinjaRabbi: Ah, there we go. ^_^
EbilRyuuzoku: Those ARE the right potions right? >_>
Will Baseton: Excellent...
Arch mage144: Let's see. *produces a flask of greyish liquid* An anti-petrification solution.
EbilRyuuzoku: Not something like "Wray's Greater Acid bath"?
Arch mage144: No, no, that's this one. *shakes a murky green vial*
THENinjaRabbi: I'm glad you label your potions.
Arch mage144: I don't always.
EbilRyuuzoku: o_o;
THENinjaRabbi: ...Uh..
THENinjaRabbi: >_>;;
Arch mage144: Once, back at Gunnir, someone confused burn ointment with a skin-absorbing aphrodisiac.
Arch mage144: ...that didn't go well.
Will Baseton: ......
EbilRyuuzoku: ...yipes.
Arch mage144: The poor guy. *shakes his head*
THENinjaRabbi: *shudders*
Arch mage144: Anyway.
Arch mage144: *pops open one of the potion bottles and wafts the odor towards his nose*
Arch mage144: Yeah, these're the right bottles.
EbilRyuuzoku: Gooooood >__>
Will Baseton: Good, good.
Arch mage144: You don't have to worry about liquifying your throat or anything.
THENinjaRabbi: Good.
Arch mage144: Someone take these. *motions to the useful potions*
EbilRyuuzoku: *takes one of them*
Arch mage144: o_o *stares intently at a small vial containing no more than a few drops of an almost invisble fluid* Oooh.
Will Baseton: *takes one as well*
Arch mage144: o_O If I remember right, this stuff makes you lighter than air for a while.
Arch mage144: ...not a good idea to use it outdoors.
THENinjaRabbi: o.o
Will Baseton: Heh...
EbilRyuuzoku: o__O
EbilRyuuzoku: You'd float clear into the heavens with that...
Arch mage144: Anyway. *puts the extraneous vials away and shuts the drawer*
THENinjaRabbi: Yes...
Arch mage144: *grabs one of the potion vials and stuffs it in his coat*
THENinjaRabbi: *grabs one, and pockets it*
Arch mage144: You probably want to take the anti-petrification solution, Ara. *chuckles*
EbilRyuuzoku: Yes, yes please.
EbilRyuuzoku: *takes it*
EbilRyuuzoku: IM: Mine.
EbilRyuuzoku: IM: Mineminemine
THENinjaRabbi: IM: Well, at least she's prepared..
Arch mage144: Alright.
Will Baseton: I guess we're all set.
EbilRyuuzoku: Yes, let's get going...
Arch mage144: Let's be on our way, then, if everyone's feeling prepared. *grabs the bag of artifacts*
EbilRyuuzoku: IM: Anddestroy these things...
THENinjaRabbi: I'm ready.
Will Baseton: I am.
THENinjaRabbi: Well, as much as I can be.
Will Baseton: *places the Staff over his shoulder*
Arch mage144: *of all the places to go for such a thing, Hakaril pops open his wardrobe, revealing a currently unpowered portal*
Will Baseton: Ah, the portal in the wardrobe.
THENinjaRabbi: ...wow..you have everything. o_o
EbilRyuuzoku: I've seen that before...
Will Baseton: Now if only it led to some magical land where lions CAN'T talk. *chuckles*
Arch mage144: ...I've never been to that plane.
THENinjaRabbi: ...
EbilRyuuzoku: ....right.
Arch mage144: *fiddles with the portal, resulting in a gateway opening in the wardrobe in the form of a shimmering opening*
Arch mage144: Tuning it now...
THENinjaRabbi: Yes, make sure it's right.
THENinjaRabbi: >_> I've been in some bad warps before.
Arch mage144: I think it's right.
Arch mage144: It'll be really easy to tell.
Will Baseton: I have too...in fact, it was one that brought me here to begin wit.h
EbilRyuuzoku: I've been put through some bad warps before too...
EbilRyuuzoku: *another glare at Kerov*
THENinjaRabbi: ....what did I do?
THENinjaRabbi: o_o;;;
Arch mage144: Well I'll keep fooling with it until...
EbilRyuuzoku: You sent me through a portal to the last hell with no way back!
Arch mage144: ...*snap*...oops.
THENinjaRabbi: ...No, I put a gate on the opposite side..
THENinjaRabbi: ..didn't you see it? o_O
EbilRyuuzoku: ...NO!
EbilRyuuzoku: There was no gate!
THENinjaRabbi: O_O
THENinjaRabbi: I'm so sorry!
EbilRyuuzoku: >.>
EbilRyuuzoku: *looks to the portal in Hak's closet*
EbilRyuuzoku: ...oops?
Will Baseton: ...what happened?
THENinjaRabbi: I don't like the sound of that.
Arch mage144: Uh.
Arch mage144: The focusing crystal is kind of...misaligned.
EbilRyuuzoku: ...er...misalinged...?
Arch mage144: It's focused on the right place, but I can't adjust it anymore.
Will Baseton: And...where will it land us?
EbilRyuuzoku: o__o
THENinjaRabbi: Yes...what does that mean?
Arch mage144: It means I'll have to fix it later and hope I was right with my original targeting.
Will Baseton: GREAT...
EbilRyuuzoku: ...yeah I hope you were right also....
Arch mage144: I'm positive I was right!
EbilRyuuzoku: Only one way to find out though...
EbilRyuuzoku: *rubs a gem on the back of her hand*
EbilRyuuzoku: *or rather, the gem*
THENinjaRabbi: Well, best way is to just go through.
Arch mage144: Yep.
Will Baseton: Who's first?
Arch mage144: I'll go.
THENinjaRabbi: *nods* I'll go next.
Arch mage144: ...I've walked through this old thing enough that I trust it.
Arch mage144: *leaps through the portal*
THENinjaRabbi: *follows him*
Will Baseton: *sighs and follows*
EbilRyuuzoku: *follows lastly*
Arch mage144: *and the group finds themselves in the middle of a frozen wasteland, or something very much like one...snow stretches out in every direction as far as the eye can see*
THENinjaRabbi: *shudders*
Will Baseton: <.< 5 miles away.
EbilRyuuzoku: *winces* >.<
Will Baseton: Which direction should we head?
Arch mage144: Five miles was a good estimate, I hope.
EbilRyuuzoku: IM: I don't like this place...not at all...
THENinjaRabbi: *takes off his cloak, and puts it on Ara*
EbilRyuuzoku: IM: So cold....
THENinjaRabbi: Here...
EbilRyuuzoku: *huddles into it* Thanks >.<
THENinjaRabbi: No problem. ^_^
Arch mage144: ...we walk...that way. *points*
Will Baseton: Okay.
THENinjaRabbi: *nods, and begins walking*
EbilRyuuzoku: *nods, shivering again, sticking close to Kerov*
Arch mage144: *marches through the snow wordlessly*
Will Baseton: *follows*
THENinjaRabbi: *keeping Ara warm as best he can*
EbilRyuuzoku: IM: So cold....
THENinjaRabbi: Don't worry, we'll get out of here fast.
EbilRyuuzoku: R..right...
EbilRyuuzoku: IM: Why did it have to be in the far north >_<
Will Baseton: *trudges on*
Arch mage144: ...this could be so much worse.
THENinjaRabbi: it..could.
Will Baseton: Definitely. It could be raining.
Arch mage144: ...raining?
Arch mage144: It would snow, most likely.
Will Baseton: Kidding.
Arch mage144: ...I never can tell.
Will Baseton: It's obviously too cold for rain.
EbilRyuuzoku: >.>;;;
Arch mage144: I'm glad I wear insulated boots.
Arch mage144: ...we should've brought warmer clothing.
Arch mage144: *mutters something softly*
THENinjaRabbi: How far is this?
Will Baseton: We should've.
EbilRyuuzoku: I should have bought way way warmer clothing >.<
THENinjaRabbi: *cuddles up Ara*
Arch mage144: How far is what?
EbilRyuuzoku: T..thank you *^_^*
THENinjaRabbi: The lake.
Arch mage144: *suddenly, the snowy fields stop, explaining why nothing was visible beyond a sea of white--there wasn't anything to see--and the group is standing at the edge of what looks like about a ten foot slope down to a frozen lake*
EbilRyuuzoku: ..w...wow! We found it!
Arch mage144: Well. Apparently, we're not only a little far out, we're just a tiny bit too high. Won't be hard to climb down.
Will Baseton: Amazing. You mention it and we get there. Lucky.
THENinjaRabbi: Good, good.
EbilRyuuzoku: Yeah... *approaches the edge carefully*
Arch mage144: It's not that bad.
THENinjaRabbi: *spreads his wings*
THENinjaRabbi: I can help you guys down.
Will Baseton: I'll be fine. *flaps his wings*
Arch mage144: That'd be helpful.
Will Baseton: I can carry you down, Hak, as Kerov will probably take Ara.
THENinjaRabbi: <_<
Arch mage144: That works as well.
Will Baseton: Grab my arms or somthing. I'll bring you down.
THENinjaRabbi: *picks up Ara*
Arch mage144: *grabs Will's arms* Right then.
EbilRyuuzoku: *lifted* o.o ... ^_^ Thanks!
Will Baseton: *attempts to ferry him down*
Arch mage144: *no problems there*
THENinjaRabbi: *flaps her down*
Arch mage144: *the ice is remarkably stable, yet still slick...*
Will Baseton: Damn, kinda slippery.
THENinjaRabbi: Careful, Ara.
THENinjaRabbi: *puts her down*
EbilRyuuzoku: *stands, then starts to walk onto the lake*
Will Baseton: *steps onto the lake*
THENinjaRabbi: *keeps careful footing*
Arch mage144: *Kerov slips suddenly and ends up in the "splits" position*
Arch mage144: *and Will falls flat on his ass*
THENinjaRabbi: O_O
THENinjaRabbi: >_< OWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOW
THENinjaRabbi: *immediately gets out of that position*
Will Baseton: OW! *scrambles to his feet*
THENinjaRabbi: >_______<
EbilRyuuzoku: O_O Kerov!
EbilRyuuzoku: IM: That..HAS to hurrt
THENinjaRabbi: I'll...live.
THENinjaRabbi: *slowly tries to stand*
EbilRyuuzoku: *offers him a hand up*
THENinjaRabbi: *takes it*
Arch mage144: *carefully shuffles along* The footing here is going to be rough.
THENinjaRabbi: *slightly higher pitch* I see.
Arch mage144: ...*shuffle, shuffle*
EbilRyuuzoku: *pulls Kerov up and shuffles along after Hakaril*
THENinjaRabbi: *shuffles even MORE carefully*
Will Baseton: *decides to be daring and fly just a little above the ground*
Arch mage144: *kneels a second and taps at the ice*
Arch mage144: It's gotta be at least a foot thick.
EbilRyuuzoku: I better not try transforming though...
THENinjaRabbi: hmm.
Arch mage144: Probably a good idea...
Arch mage144: *inches along*
Arch mage144: This might take a while.
Arch mage144: ...and I'm freezing.
THENinjaRabbi: We can try some magic...
Will Baseton: I could create a fire.
Arch mage144: Yes. On a frozen lake.
Will Baseton: Not on the ground.
Will Baseton: Anyone have a torch?
EbilRyuuzoku: ...no Will >.>;;
Arch mage144: ...er, no.
Arch mage144: *slide slide*
Arch mage144: ...ow. >.O
EbilRyuuzoku: ...ow? *shuffles up to Hak*
THENinjaRabbi: ..what's that mean?
Arch mage144: ...anyone go astrally blind?
EbilRyuuzoku: ...astrally blind?
THENinjaRabbi: umm.
THENinjaRabbi: *checks*
EbilRyuuzoku: *tries to look into the astral plane*
Arch mage144: Go ahead, try looking.
Arch mage144: *the overwhelming amount of magical energy nearby is almost painful to the eyes*
Will Baseton: *opens his third eye*
Will Baseton: AGH! *closes it* OW!
EbilRyuuzoku: >.< Ouch...
THENinjaRabbi: >_<
EbilRyuuzoku: It's like staring into the sea of Chaos...
THENinjaRabbi: Okay, that's bad.
Arch mage144: It's a sign that we're close.
THENinjaRabbi: *nods*
EbilRyuuzoku: That's good then...onwards!
EbilRyuuzoku: *gives herself a good slide forwards*
Arch mage144: *tries running and looks very silly*
THENinjaRabbi: *flaps up in the air, and follows*
THENinjaRabbi: IM: I should've done this before.
Will Baseton: *flies after the others*
Arch mage144: *after about ten minutes of such travel...*
Arch mage144: *the group finds themselves staring at a set of eight stones arranged at the points of what would be a perfect octagon*
THENinjaRabbi: o.o
Arch mage144: *each stone has a sigil of some sort carved into it*
Arch mage144: *in the center is an altar-like pedestal*
Will Baseton: Hmm...
Will Baseton: We put everything on that or something?
Arch mage144: ...if I remember right...*pulls out the bag of artifacts*
EbilRyuuzoku: *peers at the sigils* o.o
Arch mage144: Alright, we need to form a circle, with the opposing artifacts across from each other on this altar.
THENinjaRabbi: *nods*
Arch mage144: *sets the lens across from the beads, the sigil across from the folded cloak, and the sword by itself to form part of the circle*
Arch mage144: Just set the staff there and fill in the gap.
Will Baseton: *places the staff across from the sword*
EbilRyuuzoku: *nods* Go on Will..
THENinjaRabbi: It'll be over soon.
THENinjaRabbi: *smiles at Ara*
Arch mage144: Alright, now.
EbilRyuuzoku: Yeah, it will... *grins*
Arch mage144: *motions to everyone* Stand at each of the four corners of the a diamond shape, across from each other, facing the artifacts.
THENinjaRabbi: *nods, and moves into a position*
EbilRyuuzoku: *takes a position next to Kerov*
Will Baseton has left the room.
Will Baseton has entered the room.
Arch mage144: Ara, stand across from him.
Arch mage144: Will, across from me.
Will Baseton: *does so*
EbilRyuuzoku: Across? Okay...
EbilRyuuzoku: *stands at the position accross from Kerov*
Arch mage144: ...now.
Will Baseton: *nods*
Arch mage144: *closes his eyes and puts his hands over the artifacts*
EbilRyuuzoku: *does the same* -_-
Will Baseton: *follows the others' lead*
THENinjaRabbi: *monkey see, monkey do*
Arch mage144: *and we all know Adam is a monkey*
Arch mage144: .........
EbilRyuuzoku: -.- .........
EbilRyuuzoku: o.- ........
THENinjaRabbi: .........
Will Baseton: ......
Arch mage144: *hums slightly*
THENinjaRabbi: ............
Arch mage144: Spirits of order and spirits of hate, this is the final battleground!
EbilRyuuzoku: >.>;; So where's the ghost of Ishmas past?
EbilRyuuzoku: *shuts up*
THENinjaRabbi: IM: ...
Arch mage144: Here you shall settle your differences once and for all, annihilating each other in the wastes...all the bloodshed and sacrifice of the forces of darkness shall come to naught!
Arch mage144: The struggle ends here!
EbilRyuuzoku: IM: Wow, very impressive sounding and stuff..
Arch mage144: No more shall suffer as a result of the existence of the tools of hatred and destruction!
Arch mage144: No more shall live in fear!
Arch mage144: No longer shall I be a man marked by hatred! My redemption is nigh!
EbilRyuuzoku: IM: That's a challenge to the gods if I've ever heard one
Arch mage144: ARTIFACTS OF THE DEITIES, UNLEASH YOUR POWERS!
Arch mage144: SHOW ME THE COMBINED MIGHT OF BALANCE AND HATRED, AND LET US SEE WHETHER THE VICTOR IS HEAVEN OR HELL!
Will Baseton: -.0
EbilRyuuzoku: *peeks an eye open*
Arch mage144: *a rather loud rumbling is heard suddenly, and Ara feels the ice underneath her feet shift*
THENinjaRabbi: o.-
Arch mage144: *the sigils on each of the stones in the ring begin to glow intensely*
THENinjaRabbi: IM: This is going to suck.
Arch mage144: *Hakaril steps back from the altar momentarily*
Arch mage144: ...oh, no.
THENinjaRabbi: T: Yep.
EbilRyuuzoku: ....what do you mean "oh no"
Arch mage144: *each of the artifacts erupts with light to match the stones, the artifacts of order glowing brightly and the artifacts of hate soaking up the emanations like powerful sponges*
THENinjaRabbi: ...I don't like the sound of that...
THENinjaRabbi: ...GAH! *closes his eyes*
EbilRyuuzoku: >.<
Arch mage144: *in the air, a good twenty feet above the altar, a huge gash rips open, and a surge of energy crackles loose as the artifacts begin to float off the altar*
Arch mage144: ...*Hakaril himself begins to levitate slightly*
Will Baseton: ...this can't be good...
Arch mage144: *and, decisively, the artifacts all explode with a shattering noise like the breaking of a million wineglasses*
Arch mage144: *sparks fly and fissures crack open in the ice*
EbilRyuuzoku: ...whoah shit!
Arch mage144: *the sound of thunder roars ominiously, and the shrill screech of demons fills the air*
THENinjaRabbi: O_O
Will Baseton: Shitshitshitshit...
THENinjaRabbi: >_<
EbilRyuuzoku: ....I have a feeling the forces of hate are winning...
THENinjaRabbi: No! They won't!
Will Baseton: I think something else is happening.
Arch mage144: *the gash in the sky begins to pour out hordes of twisted bat-like creatures no bigger than a small bird, followed by an army of winged humanoids armed with flaming two-handed swords*
Will Baseton: 9.9 Mephits and...what the hell are those?!?
EbilRyuuzoku: They...look like angels?
Will Baseton: Fallen?
Arch mage144: *the batlike creatures and the sword-wielding beings seem to be fighting each other viciously*
EbilRyuuzoku: ..no, I think those are angels..
Will Baseton: ...angels.
Arch mage144: *Hakaril hangs limp in the air a few feet off the ground*
Will Baseton: Remember how badly they treated us when we went to their plane?
THENinjaRabbi: ....
THENinjaRabbi: Hn.
Will Baseton: ...what's up with Hakaril?
EbilRyuuzoku: Hakaril! *runs over to grab him*
EbilRyuuzoku: Hakaril's up, that's what's up!
Arch mage144: *and a pair of portals, one white, one black and swirling with tinges of purple, rip the air behind him*
THENinjaRabbi: Watch out, Ara!
THENinjaRabbi: *dash-flies over to her*
Arch mage144: *out of the white portal steps a somewhat familiar woman, roughly eight feet tall and wearing a flowing, silk-like white dress that shimmers brightly*
EbilRyuuzoku: O_O Jeeze! *tries to dash around the portals to grab Hak by the middle*
Arch mage144: *blonde hair cascades over her shoulders like an infinite waterfall*
EbilRyuuzoku: ..S..Shamaya!
THENinjaRabbi: *looks at the woman*
Arch mage144: *from the other portal...*
THENinjaRabbi: ...Shamaya? o_o?
Will Baseton: Who's that?
EbilRyuuzoku: Goddess of Balance....then that means..
EbilRyuuzoku: *stares at the other portal*
Will Baseton: Nikumu.
Will Baseton: *turns to face the black portal*
THENinjaRabbi: ....oh, no.
Arch mage144: *a being of roughly equal height, drow-like in appearance but with coal black skin, firey red eyes and blindingly silver hair dressed in armor that seems to act as a vacuum for light emerges*
EbilRyuuzoku: ...oh crap.
THENinjaRabbi: Yes, crap is the word of the moment. >_<
Arch mage144: *the figure reaches behind his back and pulls loose an enormous, serrated sword at least six feet in length wreathed in swirling purplish-black energies*
Will Baseton: ...wonderful.
EbilRyuuzoku: IM: I'm always meeting the wrong gods...
EbilRyuuzoku: O_O;; *grabs Hakaril*
Will Baseton: Should we RUN?
THENinjaRabbi: *Grabs Ara*
THENinjaRabbi: I think getting out of here would be good.
Arch mage144: Nikumu: Who will have him, Shamayu?
EbilRyuuzoku: Not without Hakaril! O___O;;
THENinjaRabbi: No! You take him!
Arch mage144: Shamayu: He decides that.
Arch mage144: N: Does he really? *sneer*
Arch mage144: N: I was always under the impression that he had already made his decision who he preferred.
EbilRyuuzoku: .... *remains firmly latched to Hakaril*
Arch mage144: S: The aeons have not changed you, Nikumu Lord of Hatred.
KnightsofSquare has entered the room.
Will Baseton: I'm not leaving without the others...
THENinjaRabbi: >_<
THENinjaRabbi: IM: I hate these god matters.
Arch mage144: *Shamayu's voice is echoing, even-toned, and smooth, unlike Nikumu's, which grates with a deep disgust for all who live*
Arch mage144: N: ...nor have they changed you, Shamayu, Queen Bitch of Order.
EbilRyuuzoku: IM: ...yowch..
THENinjaRabbi: ...
Will Baseton: ......
Will Baseton: IM: DON'T laugh.
Arch mage144: S: *closes her eyes and begins to glow* Unlike you, I am openly supported in this world...
Arch mage144: S: This is not your plane...brother.
EbilRyuuzoku: IM: BROTHER?!
THENinjaRabbi: IM: Great, family feud.
Arch mage144: N: We are as related as a cloud and a sea urchin.
Will Baseton: We can't get Hakaril out until they're done...
Arch mage144: S: It is easy to see who is the cloud.
THENinjaRabbi: Shh!
Arch mage144: N: Make up your mind, human...*rests a hand on Hakaril's shoulder*
EbilRyuuzoku: *glares at Nikumu*
Arch mage144: S: ...has he truly made his decision...?
Arch mage144: S: Is that his choice?
EbilRyuuzoku: ...he can't possibly want to be your angel of death!
THENinjaRabbi: Indeed!
Will Baseton: He brought us here so he could escape your control, not yield to it!
Arch mage144: S: ...Nikumu! HE decides!
Arch mage144: N: ...I have decided.
THENinjaRabbi: Hn.
Arch mage144: N: *removes his hand from Hakaril, kicking his limp body to the ground, causing the ice to crack*
THENinjaRabbi: O_O
EbilRyuuzoku: ...Hakaril!
Arch mage144: N: Who are you worthless vermin!?
THENinjaRabbi: Vermin?
EbilRyuuzoku: *sneers* None of your business.
Arch mage144: N: Are you...*gagging noise* friends of this man?
THENinjaRabbi: Yes, we are.
Arch mage144: N: How disgustingly unproductive.
EbilRyuuzoku: Gotta problem with that?
Arch mage144: N: I'll bet you want to keep him.
THENinjaRabbi: Yeah, we do.
Will Baseton: *runs over to Hakaril and hefts him over his shoulder, or attempts to, at least*
Will Baseton: We do.
EbilRyuuzoku: Of course we do...
Arch mage144: N: *airy sigh* Very well.
EbilRyuuzoku: IM: I wonder if he's like a mazoku...and can't stand positive emotions..
Arch mage144: N: You can have him.
THENinjaRabbi: >_>
EbilRyuuzoku: IM: Then again, I'm not very interested in messing with this guy...
Will Baseton: ...what's the catch?
THENinjaRabbi: IM: It can't be that easy.
THENinjaRabbi: IM: THis guy's like Malachias.
EbilRyuuzoku: IM: Yay!
EbilRyuuzoku: *kneels beside Hakaril*
EbilRyuuzoku: Hey...wake up....
Arch mage144: S: *stares longingly at Hakaril*
Will Baseton: You're the god of HATE. There's got to be a catch.
Arch mage144: N: Of course there's a catch, you fool. *spits*
Arch mage144: N: You're going to have to take him from me!
EbilRyuuzoku: ...........
Will Baseton: Fight YOU?
EbilRyuuzoku: IM: Oh. Shit.
THENinjaRabbi: ...
Arch mage144: *Hakaril abruptly stands up, his eyes opening*
THENinjaRabbi: Mithra's power has defeated demons before!
Will Baseton: We can't possibly fight a GOD! Malachias was one thing, but you're the embodiment of pure hatred!
EbilRyuuzoku: Hak?
Will Baseton: ...or...no.
Will Baseton: You wouldn't.
THENinjaRabbi: .......
Will Baseton: *steps back from the archmage*
Arch mage144: *the color of Hakaril's hat changes to the shade of charcoal, and the feather stuck in it shifts hues to a lovely blood red*
EbilRyuuzoku: Hakaril...are.. you...
Will Baseton: ...I knew it.
EbilRyuuzoku: ....yeeeeeh *steps back also*
THENinjaRabbi: ...
Will Baseton: Not this AGAIN!
THENinjaRabbi: You are a sick, sick man, Nikumu.
Will Baseton: *clenches his left hand* Chaos Rune, grant me your power...
Will Baseton: *soon after realizes that nothing is coming from his hand* ...shit.
EbilRyuuzoku: *glares at Shamaya* You're not just going to let him DO this are you!
Arch mage144: *Hakaril snaps his fingers, and a large scythe floats in the air beside him*
Arch mage144: S: Good has already won a victory here today...
Arch mage144: S: I cannot influence another.
EbilRyuuzoku: ...what are you TALKING about?
Will Baseton: ...this isn't fair...
Arch mage144: S: *raises her eyes skyward, pointing to the fact that the skies are now filled with anglic riders on gryphons, and no sign of evil is afoot*
Arch mage144: N: ...I don't lose.
THENinjaRabbi: 9_9
Arch mage144: *angelic
THENinjaRabbi: Oh, you'll lose.
Will Baseton: ...that doesn't count! What about US?
THENinjaRabbi: You'll lose BIG time.
EbilRyuuzoku: *quietly starts to charge a chaotic disintegration in her hand*
Arch mage144: *Hakaril grips the scythe*
THENinjaRabbi: As the Archangel of Mithra, I judge you an abomination. Unjust to the core.
Will Baseton: *twitching*
Arch mage144: *and assumes a very aggressive stance*
THENinjaRabbi: And as a result..
Arch mage144: ...YOU WILL ALL DIE!
THENinjaRabbi: Your sentence is guilty.
EbilRyuuzoku: Um...guys..
Will Baseton: *bandana catches on fire and burns off*
Arch mage144: (Rolls!)
*OnlineHost*: THENinjaRabbi rolled 2 6-sided dice: 3 3
Will Baseton: *third eye opens and his veins turn green*
*OnlineHost*: EbilRyuuzoku rolled 2 6-sided dice: 4 5
*OnlineHost*: Will Baseton rolled 1 6-sided die: 3
*OnlineHost*: Will Baseton rolled 1 6-sided die: 4
THENinjaRabbi: (11.)
Will Baseton: (11.)
EbilRyuuzoku: (..woops *goes to get her sheet*
EbilRyuuzoku: (15)
Will Baseton: Not fair...
Arch mage144: (Ara is first.)
Arch mage144: N: *crosses his arms and glares coldly*
EbilRyuuzoku: *the gems set on her skin all glow brightly as she charges the blast of energy in her hand, narrowing her eyes at "Hakaril" before unleashing the blast at him* Chaotic disintegration!
EbilRyuuzoku: (With dragon's tears)
Arch mage144: *the energy erupts from the sword towards Hakaril, catching him in the torso and sending him sprawling across the ground as he cries out in an all-too-familiar voice*
Arch mage144: (Will.)
EbilRyuuzoku: .... *winces*
EbilRyuuzoku: *mutter* I'm sorry....
Arch mage144: *almost apparently ignoring the slippery nature of the ice, Hakaril pushes himself back up, and proceeds to levitate a few inches off the ground, scythe in hand, glaring coldly*
THENinjaRabbi: *eyes the situation*
Will Baseton: *growls*
Will Baseton: I can't hate you.
Arch mage144: My enemies suffer agonizingly painful deaths!
Arch mage144: You will hate me!
THENinjaRabbi: ...
Will Baseton: No. That would just make you stronger.
Arch mage144: HATE ME!
Will Baseton: Nope. I think...I'll go for the knockout this time. *rushes him* Atomic Baptism!
Arch mage144: You pathetic excuse for a dragon!
EbilRyuuzoku: >.< Stop Hakaril!
Arch mage144: *Will dashes forward, slashing violently...but Hakaril parries both attacks with the blade of his scythe deftly, and spins it in a circle, creating a barrier against the finishing blow*
Arch mage144: WEAKLING!
Arch mage144: (Kerov.)
THENinjaRabbi: *flies out*
Will Baseton: ...not too shabby. But I don't hate you.
THENinjaRabbi: I don't HATE you. But I know you've got to be stopped.
THENinjaRabbi: For Justice!
THENinjaRabbi: Indeed!
THENinjaRabbi: JUSTICE! *both fire the same spell at Hak*
Arch mage144: *Hakaril holds out his hand, and both spells are nullified with a fizzling sound*
THENinjaRabbi: ....impossible.
Arch mage144: Hardly!
EbilRyuuzoku: .....yet it happened... *mutters quietly*
THENinjaRabbi: ...
Will Baseton: ......
Will Baseton: It's clearly possible.
Will Baseton: He's drawing power from floaty-boy over there. *points to Nikumu*
Will Baseton: IM: The only thing that can bring him down would be a blast of pure Balance energy, most likely...
Arch mage144: *Hakaril sprouts his incubus wings, one set thin and semi-transparent like a dragonfly's, another black and much like Sirvix's, and a third in a shade of gray*
Arch mage144: Now...you will hate me.
EbilRyuuzoku: ...never!
Will Baseton: We don't play your game, Nikumu.
Arch mage144: *points his scythe at Will*
Arch mage144: *then lunges forward in midair, swinging it downward with great force*
Will Baseton: ...holy shit...
Arch mage144: *at the last second, the blade changes direction, coming in with a sideways cleave, and embeds itself in Will's side*
EbilRyuuzoku: Will! O.O
THENinjaRabbi: Are you okay? O_O
Arch mage144: *Will's world goes dark for a moment, and a stabbing shiver runs through his body*
Will Baseton: >.o Gh...
Will Baseton: ...I...still don't hate you...
Arch mage144: (Ara)
Arch mage144: You do...I can feel it...don't lie to yourself...
Will Baseton: Hate...is a strong word. You're not...Hakaril...
EbilRyuuzoku: *closes her eyes, bringing both hands in front of her, sparks dancing between them, both gems on the back of her hands glowing brightly before she casts her hands upwards....*
EbilRyuuzoku: *...a large dragon shaped lightening rifling upwards from her hands, then crashing down upon Hakaril* DRAGON THUNDER!
Will Baseton: >.<;;;
Arch mage144: *the thunder dragon, unlike some previous spells, manages to get through "Hakaril"'s defenses, slamming him again to the ground...and as a result of all the heat buildup, the fissues in the ice beneath him widen*
Arch mage144: *Hakaril's scythe has not been removed from Will yet*
Arch mage144: (Will.)
EbilRyuuzoku: Hakaril loves lightening doesn't he...his favorite element....
THENinjaRabbi: Watch out..
THENinjaRabbi: The ice..
Will Baseton: *winces* ...bastard... *reaches down and pulls on the scythe, trying to remove it*
Arch mage144: *with a little effort, not that it feels good, Will removes the scythe*
Will Baseton: I...*wince*...don't hate you. Right now, it's just a little anger...
Arch mage144: *glares up at Will as he gets to his feet* I hate you, you overstuffed dragon...
Arch mage144: And your obnoxious sister, too.
Arch mage144: The one that needs to be beaten and left in an alley somewhere.
THENinjaRabbi: o.o
Will Baseton: You hate everybody with Nikumu's power flowing through you. I don't believe a word you say.
Arch mage144: (Kerov)
Arch mage144: When I'm finished you...*holds out a hand, and the scythe flies to it*
Arch mage144: *with
Arch mage144: I'll see to it that she suffers. *eyes narrow*
THENinjaRabbi: *grabs Goel*
Will Baseton: I don't think that will be a problem.
THENinjaRabbi: *dashes up to him, and swings at him*
Will Baseton: You'll be back to normal before you know it, old friend.
Arch mage144: *Kerov's sword cleaves through Hakaril's flesh, resulting in the archangel being sprayed in the face by a torrent of blood as Kerov nearly chops off his former ally's leg*
Arch mage144: *Hakaril's screams echo through the wastes*
EbilRyuuzoku: O.O
EbilRyuuzoku: NO!
EbilRyuuzoku: No! We have to STOP this!
Will Baseton: >.< Ow.
THENinjaRabbi: >.o SHIT.
EbilRyuuzoku: We're killing him!
THENinjaRabbi: I'm sorry! >_<
THENinjaRabbi: I forgot!
THENinjaRabbi: *hops back*
THENinjaRabbi: ....forgive me. v_v
Arch mage144: *Hakaril roars with rage, and a spray of radiant lights erupt from his body in Kerov's direction, tearing through the air with murderous intent*
THENinjaRabbi: O_O
Arch mage144: *luckily for Kerov, the majority of them seem to fizzle out before they reach him*
Arch mage144: (Ara)
THENinjaRabbi: >_<
Arch mage144: I WILL spill your blood!
EbilRyuuzoku: IM: It's times like this I wish I knew whirlwind...
EbilRyuuzoku: ....I...can't do this... >_<
Arch mage144: *reaches down to touch his own wound, then brings his fingers to his face to examine them*
Will Baseton: You have to do SOMETHING!
THENinjaRabbi: I'm sorry Ara...
Arch mage144: ...am I really...wounded?
EbilRyuuzoku: Hakaril! You can't do this! You can't be this way!
Arch mage144: *licks the blood off his fingers idly as he glares at Kerov*
THENinjaRabbi: ...
EbilRyuuzoku: *halfheartedly flings a fireball at Hakaril*
Arch mage144: *Hakaril manages to avoid the fireball, deflecting it downward with a spin of his scythe...*
EbilRyuuzoku: Nikumu! Stop this nonsense!
Arch mage144: ...*but the heat energy in the burst of flame causes the fissure in the ice to become a gaping hole, vaporizing the ground beneath Hakaril's feet*
THENinjaRabbi: Shit!
EbilRyuuzoku: ... O_O
Will Baseton: >.<;;; *scrambles back, not wanting to end up in the water*
Arch mage144: *without waring, he falls out of the air into the newly created crack, jamming his scythe into the ice wall in a desperate attempt to avoid falling*
Arch mage144: *warning
Arch mage144: ...no...it can't end this way...
EbilRyuuzoku: Hakaril!
Arch mage144: N: You HATE them! You HATE everything!
Arch mage144: S: ......*silent*
EbilRyuuzoku: *starts to run/slide/scramble/fall on her ass to Hakaril*
Will Baseton: He does not!
Will Baseton: YOU hate us! YOU hate everything!
Will Baseton: Let him go, and see what happens when he chooses for himself!
THENinjaRabbi: *flies over to Hakaril* Take my hand!
Arch mage144: *the crevasse isn't really that deep--maybe 15 feet at most, and Hakaril is barely hanging onto the pole end of his weapon*
Arch mage144: ...why.
THENinjaRabbi: So you don't die.
Arch mage144: ...*reaches out a hand*
THENinjaRabbi: *takes it, and begins to flap to a safe spot*
Will Baseton: ...it IS just water, Kerov! DOn't risk treachery!
Will Baseton: He has WINGS!
THENinjaRabbi: Treachary to WHO?
Arch mage144: *pulls his scythe out of the ice as he is pulled up*
Arch mage144: N: You say let him choose, mortals?
EbilRyuuzoku: *edges closer* Careful...
Arch mage144: N: Let's see what he decides, then.
Arch mage144: N: He can have everything...
Arch mage144: N: ...or he can struggle under the bounds of mortality.
Arch mage144: N: He can feign security and happiness, finding false comfort in other mortals.
EbilRyuuzoku: False comfort....
Will Baseton: Or he can murder mercilessly, only serving to increase YOUR power.
EbilRyuuzoku: Who are you to judge what comfort is, one who has never felt any yourself.
Arch mage144: N: He can ascend what he is, becoming my avatar of destruction!
THENinjaRabbi: It's not worth it!
Arch mage144: N: Mortals may be dim, but humans are the least foolish of all of them!
Arch mage144: N: They know what they want and what it takes to get it!
Arch mage144: N: Go ahead, mortal, choose!
Will Baseton: ...you know what I want? This to END!
Arch mage144: *walks away from Kerov towards Nikumu, scythe in hand*
EbilRyuuzoku: ...Hakaril!
Arch mage144: *then turns back to look at Kerov, Will, and Ara*
Arch mage144: ...I'm sorry.
THENinjaRabbi: IM: I don't like this.
THENinjaRabbi: .....
THENinjaRabbi: IM: Not like me. NOT LIKE ME.
EbilRyuuzoku: ....HAKARIL!
Arch mage144: *faster than the eye can see, Hakaril whirls around and launches the scythe at Nikumu at a blinding speed*
Arch mage144: *the bladed weapon impales the Lord of Hate through the stomach, causing him to wince slightly*
Arch mage144: N: ...fool.
THENinjaRabbi: o.o
Arch mage144: *Hakaril smiles thinly*
THENinjaRabbi: IM: Could that have done damage?
Arch mage144: N: ...I will have to find a more worthy candidate.
Will Baseton: ...impaled on a weapon made of his own power. That wouldn't hurt most gods...
EbilRyuuzoku: *stares*
Arch mage144: N: *pulls the scythe loose, snaps it in half, and watches as it incinerates itself in black flames*
Arch mage144: N: You win twice today, "sister."
Arch mage144: S: So I do.
Arch mage144: N: You know as well as I do that that means two losses down the road. *sneers*
Arch mage144: S: So it does.
THENinjaRabbi: >.>
EbilRyuuzoku: ......
EbilRyuuzoku: So game over today kids, time for both of you to go home.
Arch mage144: N: ...*spits in disgust and vanishes*
THENinjaRabbi: Indeed.
Will Baseton: ...this can't already be over.
THENinjaRabbi: It seems it is.
THENinjaRabbi: You see, the gods can't kill each other.
Arch mage144: S: *stares at the four* ...a difficult decision.
THENinjaRabbi: And...well, I seem there'll be balance..
THENinjaRabbi: *it seems
Will Baseton: *his veins slowly fade back to normal*
Arch mage144: S: *extends her hand and Hakaril's clothing shreds, revealing the mark of Nikumu on his chest*
Arch mage144: S: You have chosen your path.
EbilRyuuzoku: *watches quietly* .....
Arch mage144: *the mark glows for a moment before peeling off his skin and disintegrating in the air*
THENinjaRabbi: *nods happily*
EbilRyuuzoku: IM: And he is redeemed...
THENinjaRabbi: T: REDEMPTION!
Will Baseton: *holds his wound* ...ow...
THENinjaRabbi: IM: Yes, yes, Goel.
THENinjaRabbi: T: Justice!
THENinjaRabbi: IM: ....Indeed.
Arch mage144: S: ...may you all live simple lives ruled by order and the laws of balance.
Arch mage144: S: *closes her eyes and fades away*
EbilRyuuzoku: IM: My life is far from simple....
EbilRyuuzoku: ...we did it....
Will Baseton: ...you know, for something of this magnitude, that was surprisingly easy...
THENinjaRabbi: We did.
THENinjaRabbi: Easy.
THENinjaRabbi: Bah.
EbilRyuuzoku: ...I wouldn't say it was easy...
Arch mage144: ......
EbilRyuuzoku: Now let's get out of this frozen wasteland.....
Arch mage144: *looks down*
Arch mage144: ...ow.
THENinjaRabbi: *walks over to Hak*
THENinjaRabbi: Here, hold still.
Arch mage144: *collapses*
THENinjaRabbi: O_O
THENinjaRabbi: *immediately begins casting healing magic on Hak*
EbilRyuuzoku: *joins in by casting regrowth on Hakaril*
Will Baseton: *aids with Soul Healing*
Arch mage144: *Hakaril's wounds heal rather rapidly due to the amount of regenerative spells being cast on him, and the leg wounds seal up, along with any others*
Arch mage144: *his eyes flutter open a moment*
Arch mage144: ...*cough*...W...Will?
Will Baseton: ...yeah?
Arch mage144: ...y...you...uh...use...
Will Baseton: Use what?
Arch mage144: ...let's...go home.
THENinjaRabbi: *nods* Good idea.
Will Baseton: All right...
Will Baseton: *begins the chant for the portal*
Will Baseton: *holds out his hands, hoping to conjure an image of a correct destination*
Arch mage144: *yeah, no problem there*
EbilRyuuzoku: *shivers, offering a hand up to Hakaril*
Will Baseton: *the portal springs open before them, then*
Arch mage144: *there's something here helping Will to focus his energies better*
Arch mage144: ...*groans*
Will Baseton: Take Hakaril through first.
THENinjaRabbi: *nods*
THENinjaRabbi: *picks up Hak, and walks through*
Arch mage144: *goes almost completely limp*
Will Baseton: Ara, you next.
EbilRyuuzoku: Right *follows after*
Will Baseton: *sighs, looking at the landscape, then walks into the portal, which closes behind him*
Arch mage144: *and the group returns to the (relative) safety of the castle hallway...*
EbilRyuuzoku: Thank Ceiphied, it's finally over....
EbilRyuuzoku: And those damned artifacts are gone...
Will Baseton: ......
Arch mage144: ...can you...put me down...?
EbilRyuuzoku: ....we need to get Hak to a bed...
EbilRyuuzoku: ...eh? o_O
THENinjaRabbi: Uh..sorry.
Arch mage144: *coughs*
THENinjaRabbi: *puts him down*
Arch mage144: ...my head...does not...feel good.
Will Baseton: You just had a lot of bad voices ripped out of it.
Arch mage144: ...it was...such a tempting offer...
Will Baseton: It should hurt.
Arch mage144: ...do you know...what he offered me?
Will Baseton: Infinite power, immortality, that whole deal?
Arch mage144: He said...he said I could torture him for eternity...
THENinjaRabbi: ....
EbilRyuuzoku: ....what? o_O;;;
THENinjaRabbi: ....amazing...
EbilRyuuzoku: I...just don't understand that.
Will Baseton: He was lying.
EbilRyuuzoku: ...oh....
EbilRyuuzoku: D'vinn.
Will Baseton: Eh?
EbilRyuuzoku: Tourture D'vinn for an eternity....
Will Baseton: Who's D'vinn?
THENinjaRabbi: .....
THENinjaRabbi: I see...
THENinjaRabbi: D'vinn was a horrible person. >_<
Arch mage144: ...but you know...
Arch mage144: ...he lost...because I let go of that hatred.
Will Baseton: By living and getting on with your life, aren't you already torturing him?
EbilRyuuzoku: *smiles a little*
THENinjaRabbi: Will's got a point...
Arch mage144: ...he does.
THENinjaRabbi: Aren't you glad this is over?
Will Baseton: ...too bad my attempt to just knock you out back at the beginning didn't work.
EbilRyuuzoku: The voice of the staff...
EbilRyuuzoku: That was his voice wasn't it?
Will Baseton: Most likely...
THENinjaRabbi: Hm.
THENinjaRabbi: The staff is gone now.
THENinjaRabbi: So it doesn't matter.
Will Baseton: *nods*
EbilRyuuzoku: Yes... *smiles*
THENinjaRabbi: *smiles back at Ara*
THENinjaRabbi: *W* Do you feel better now?
EbilRyuuzoku: *w* I do...
THENinjaRabbi: Good...^_^
EbilRyuuzoku: Nikumu...he was horrifying...*shudders*
THENinjaRabbi: He was.
THENinjaRabbi: Hopefully, that's the last we see of him.
Arch mage144: ...you aren't alone on that.
EbilRyuuzoku: I'm not sure...he mentioned...
EbilRyuuzoku: ..two loses...
Will Baseton: ...two losses. That doesn't necessarily involve us.
THENinjaRabbi: Indeed.
EbilRyuuzoku: I know but still...what's that all about anyways...
Will Baseton: For all we know, they could happen elsewhere on the planet.
Will Baseton: Keeping the balance, Ara.
Will Baseton: Every time Good wins, Evil has to win to balance it out.
EbilRyuuzoku: ...I hope it doesn't happen anywhere near us...
Arch mage144: ...*tries to stand and ends up falling to his knees*
Will Baseton: *drags Hak to his feet and places him in a chair*
THENinjaRabbi: Don't overexert yourself.
Will Baseton: IM: DON'T ask for a reward.
EbilRyuuzoku: Hak you should rest...
Arch mage144: *leans back in his chair* You know that spot where you cleaved my flesh and tendons in when your sword basically sliced off my leg by intersecting with my lower hipbone and sliding right on through, and it made that awful scraping
Arch mage144: noise?
Will Baseton: I heard that. It was disgusting.
THENinjaRabbi: ..........
THENinjaRabbi: >_>
THENinjaRabbi: I recall.
Arch mage144: ...it kinda stings.
THENinjaRabbi: I'd imagine.
Will Baseton: Maybe it didn't heal all the way?
Arch mage144: ...or maybe it's the fact that magical healing isn't perfect.
THENinjaRabbi: Umm..sorry about that.
Arch mage144: ...you did what I would've done.
Arch mage144: ...and you probably were more gentle.
Will Baseton: *dripping blood on the ground*
Arch mage144: ...WILL.
Arch mage144: Get that fixed. *facepalms*
Will Baseton: If you hadn't thrown the scythe at him, I was going to knock you out.
Will Baseton: Sorry, I was busy making sure you were okay. *channels a Soul Healing into himself*
Arch mage144: ...yeah, alright.
Arch mage144: *thuds onto his desk and sweeps off a load of yellowed parchment*
THENinjaRabbi: Ara..
THENinjaRabbi: Do you know where his room is?
Arch mage144: I sleep in here.
EbilRyuuzoku: He does, I've seen it.
Will Baseton: With all of the talking artifacts? Wow.
THENinjaRabbi: o.o
Arch mage144: I have most of them in muted cases.
Arch mage144: ...what do you mean, you've seen it!?
PocketDragon Dia: (ToD: *whimper* ;_; )
Arch mage144: Are you spying on me?
THENinjaRabbi: ...
Arch mage144: *bangs on his desk and a bed folds down out of the wall*
Will Baseton: That's kinda cool.
Arch mage144: I wonder where Vixxy is...I need a massage.
EbilRyuuzoku: I am not >_>
EbilRyuuzoku: *rubs her head* I think I might need a drink...
Arch mage144: ...you just watch me sleep, then.
Arch mage144: Look in the cabinet over there.
THENinjaRabbi: >_>
THENinjaRabbi: IM: I don't like where this is going.
Arch mage144: ...there's a bottle of Alexandria DeChavet in there somewhere.
EbilRyuuzoku: *peers inside*
Arch mage144: *sure enough, there's a bottle of wine that's gotta be something like a hundred years old in the cabinet*
Will Baseton: (Disembodied head: *SCREAMS in Ara's face*)
THENinjaRabbi: Hey, that's good stuff.
THENinjaRabbi: I remember when it came out...
THENinjaRabbi: Well, I had to age it for ten years or so.
Will Baseton: You weren't BORN yet, were you?
Arch mage144: It was a graduation present.
EbilRyuuzoku: I wonder if time mages could do that stuff...
EbilRyuuzoku: You know, like age wine for you
Will Baseton: (Brb. Nosebleed.)
THENinjaRabbi: I was born. >_>
EbilRyuuzoku: (Stop looking at Ara hentai >_>)
THENinjaRabbi: I was 126 or something.
Will Baseton: (It's my allergies, meanie.)
EbilRyuuzoku: *takes out the bottle* ...glasse?
EbilRyuuzoku: *looks to Hakaril expecting him to conjure some*
Arch mage144: ...what...?
Arch mage144: (Hey, give me the hentai)
EbilRyuuzoku: Glasses?
Will Baseton: (I HAVE ALLERGIES!)
THENinjaRabbi: For the wine.
Arch mage144: ...drawer.
Arch mage144: Other one.
Arch mage144: *points*
Arch mage144: ...don't tell Vixxy about this.
THENinjaRabbi: *opens the drawer, and takes out three glasses*
THENinjaRabbi: You want, Hakaril?
EbilRyuuzoku: The wine? Why?
Arch mage144: ...please.
Arch mage144: Because she's not allowed to drink.
EbilRyuuzoku: Oooh...
EbilRyuuzoku: ...why not though?
Arch mage144: Because demons are very, very adversely affected by intoxicants.
Arch mage144: And they get addicted quickly.
EbilRyuuzoku: Oh...bummer...
Will Baseton: I'll take some, I guess.
THENinjaRabbi: *nods*
THENinjaRabbi: *puts down the three glasses*
Will Baseton: I just hope it's not a mislabeled potion or something.
Arch mage144: It's wine, damnit.
THENinjaRabbi: I doubt it.
THENinjaRabbi: It's got the color.
Arch mage144: I don't keep potions in that drawer.
Arch mage144: The potions are in the other drawer.
Arch mage144: ...you probably don't want to drink the potions in that drawer anyway.
THENinjaRabbi: True.
EbilRyuuzoku: Yeah, could be something dangerous...
Arch mage144: ...oh, I'm sure it's dangerous.
EbilRyuuzoku: So pour away! Let's celebrate!
Arch mage144: There's some Liquid Frostbite and a flask of all-purpose scouring fluid in there.
Arch mage144: ...among other stuff.
Arch mage144: *crawls over to his bed and takes a seat on it*
Arch mage144: ...somebody bring me a glass when they get a minute. *flops down*
THENinjaRabbi: *nods*
THENinjaRabbi: I'm sorry, Ara, but I don't drink anymore.
EbilRyuuzoku: Aw you don't?
EbilRyuuzoku: *brings the wine to Hakaril*
THENinjaRabbi: Last time I got drunk..
Arch mage144: *sips at it*
Arch mage144: ...that's...good wine.
THENinjaRabbi: I slung magic at a bug for being an "affront to Justice."
Arch mage144: Yeah, those bugs.
THENinjaRabbi: >_>;;
Arch mage144: They're major lawbreakers.
Will Baseton: *sips his*
THENinjaRabbi: I was young and reckless.
Arch mage144: I was under the impression you didn't ever drink, Will?
Will Baseton: Eh, it's a special occasion.
THENinjaRabbi: Alright, I'll have a sip. >_>
EbilRyuuzoku: *drinks* ^_^
Will Baseton: Besides, as long as I don't swallow it, I'll be fine. *spits it out into the glass, as wine-tasters do*
THENinjaRabbi: *takes out a glass, and pours himself a touch*
THENinjaRabbi: ....this IS good. Better than I remember.
Arch mage144: It's probably older than you remember.
THENinjaRabbi: Well, it is.
EbilRyuuzoku: Ugh....
Arch mage144: ...what's wrong?
EbilRyuuzoku: I don't feel so well...
Arch mage144: ...*raises an eyebrow*
EbilRyuuzoku: *puts the wine down*
Arch mage144: Perhaps...you ought to rest.
THENinjaRabbi: Yeah..
THENinjaRabbi: What's the matter? o_O
THENinjaRabbi: *moves over to her*
EbilRyuuzoku: I'm not sure...my head really hurts
Will Baseton: ...could it be the wine?
THENinjaRabbi: Maybe we should go?
EbilRyuuzoku: Maybe I'm just tired....
THENinjaRabbi: Or perhaps we should borrow a room in here..
Arch mage144: Yeah, go ahead.
THENinjaRabbi: The last time you didn't feel good, I thought you died. >_>
Arch mage144: ...there're guest rooms all over the place.
Arch mage144: It's a fucking castle.
EbilRyuuzoku: Yeah...
EbilRyuuzoku: *groans softly* I'm gonna go lie down..
Will Baseton: Am I the only one here who feels fine?
Arch mage144: ...*nods, sips wine, sets the glass down and leans back on his bed*
Arch mage144: Well, let's see.
Arch mage144: She's not feeling well for some reason.
Arch mage144: I could've died from blood loss.
Arch mage144: ...hmm...
THENinjaRabbi: *puts his arm around Ara* Here, I'll help you there.
Arch mage144: Feel free to stay there if you'd like. *chuckles*
THENinjaRabbi: ...okay.
EbilRyuuzoku: *staggers off to a guest room with Kerov's help*
Will Baseton: Hm...
Will Baseton: *heads out*
EbilRyuuzoku: </Ara>
THENinjaRabbi: </Kerov>
Will Baseton: </Will>
EbilRyuuzoku has left the room.
Arch mage144: </RP>
PocketDragon Dia has left the room.
THENinjaRabbi has left the room.
Will Baseton has left the room.