Dawn of the Third Age/IC Logs/Session 03

Dawn of the Third Age

Session Start (Anshu:#celestialdeliberative): Sun Sep 05 10:15:02 2010 -0600
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[11:04] *** dakkareth is now known as Nomoe_Hideaki
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[11:46] <@Taurus_II> Nomoe receives a response to his letter from the Deliberator in residence; in summary, it thanks him for alerting her to their presence, and inquires to whether they believe their current location to be sufficiently private for a meeting to be held.
[11:49] * Nomoe_Hideaki returns a reply stating that yes, the group's current location at a luxury hotel where they pose as wealthy tourists would be sufficiently private, but they'll defer to her in the choice of location.
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[11:56] <@Taurus_II> Soon, another response arrives, this one very brief: "I'll be there shortly."
[11:57] * Shadow_Phoenix_Ruby sits in the room, legs and arms crossed with a thoughtful look on her face.
[11:57] <@Taurus_II> And a short while after that, a pecking might be heard at one of the windows.
[11:57] * Nomoe_Hideaki has his servants prepare a room and call for refreshments while he goes to gather the various Exalts of the group.
[11:57] <Nomoe_Hideaki> Minus Noldarr, whom he can't find.
[11:58] * Brazen_Sand leans against a wall with his arms crossed, his spear shining a bilious green
[11:58] <Brazen_Sand> *as well as his armour
[11:59] * Inkwell bathes. The South is messy.
[11:59] * Nomoe_Hideaki has returned his attire to their usual colors, a blue so dark as to be almost black and the white haori with the Mon of house Nomoe
[12:00] * Brazen_Sand goes to open the window
[12:00] <Nomoe_Hideaki> As there is a pecking sound at the window, Hideaki motions for one of the servants to open it ... but stops as Brazen Sand goes to do it.
[12:01] <@Taurus_II> A white dove flutters in, and quickly transforms into a stunningly beautiful woman.
[12:01] <@Taurus_II> (( (Link: http://wiki.rpg.net/images/a/a2/Dove_Lunar_2.png)http://wiki.rpg.net/images/a/a2/Dove_Lunar_2.png ))
[12:02] <Brazen_Sand> "Hello Steward."
[12:04] * Nomoe_Hideaki bows politely. "Deliberator Luyu, a pleasure to meet you. I am Nomoe Hideaki."
[12:04] * Shadow_Phoenix_Ruby stands and bows gently as well. She regards the Lunar with slight curiosity.
[12:05] <Inkwell> "It is nice to meet you," says Inkwell, bowing formally.
[12:05] <@Taurus_II> Luyu bows back. "Hello, Ambassadors and fellow Deliberators. Welcome to the Lap. I'm grateful you decided to inform me of your presence here. Could you perhaps elaborate on your purpose here?"
[12:05] <Nomoe_Hideaki> His servants close the window again, bring in the refreshments provided by the hotel's servants, then leave the room.
[12:05] * Brazen_Sand goes to eat some of the refreshments
[12:08] <Nomoe_Hideaki> "As you will be aware the Purists are uncommonly active in your beautiful city. A number of important members of the Deliberative have asked us to look into a matter that we believe is related to the Purist activity here."
[12:10] <@Taurus_II> Luyu nods. "It is good to see the Deliberative taking a more active interest. I have done what I can, but their efforts have become more effective of late, and with my mate off in Autochthonia... Can you tell me more about this related matter?"
[12:11] <Nomoe_Hideaki> "Therefore as a part of our larger investigation into their resistance movement we thought to look at their cell or cells here. We have arrived today incognito to do so."
[12:12] <Inkwell> "A number of pamphlets enchanted with mind-bending magic have been distributed in the area. The magic is derived from the Ebon Dragon, which mean that Reclamation interests are involved."
[12:13] <Brazen_Sand> "Plus the Wyld Hunts."
[12:14] * Nomoe_Hideaki inclines his head slightly. "The related matter ... a general increase in activity and effectiveness, indicating increased resources at their disposal."
[12:16] <@Taurus_II> "A risky to manipulate them so... the Purists deem Infernals as Anathema as Solars and Lunars. Do you have any recommendations on how to deal with these enchanted pamphlets?"
[12:17] <Inkwell> "They can be destroyed simply enough. But they'll continue if the source isn't dealt with."
[12:17] <Nomoe_Hideaki> "As they are but a symptom of the larger disease ... cut the supply off at the root, burn the remaining ones, and take steps toward counter-indoctrination."
[12:19] <@Taurus_II> Luyu nods. "I take it you are aiming at the root? Is there any aid I might give you, resources of the city that might be useful?"
[12:19] <Nomoe_Hideaki> "On the larger scale ... that will depend on the manner of Infernal interaction with the Purists. Investigating the details of that is what we are currently doing."
[12:19] <Brazen_Sand> "How did you miss all this though?"
[12:19] <Brazen_Sand> "The tracts are everywhere, and this is your city."
[12:19] <Inkwell> "Information on known sightings of demons would be helpful, if there are any."
[12:20] <Inkwell> "Probably Deliberator Luyu simply doesn't read pornography, being a person of refinement."
[12:20] * Shadow_Phoenix_Ruby laughs gently and softly at Inkwells response.
[12:21] <Brazen_Sand> "That's inexcusable. It's her job to administrate and rule this place as part of the Deliberative. There's a difference between not reading something and not even acknowledging it's existence!"
[12:23] * Nomoe_Hideaki turns to Brazen Sand, for once actually speaking to him directly. "And it is not your place to criticize our host." His tone is cold.
[12:23] <@Taurus_II> Luyu smiles a little. "I've known about the problem, but the increase in efficacy is relatively recent, and I'm afraid some of the agents I had working on the issue before succumbed to the new, more potent influence. And if you noticed their pamphlets, you must have also noticed the counter-efforts we've put up."
[12:23] <Nomoe_Hideaki> *in such a rude tone."
[12:24] <Brazen_Sand> "We're here to clean up the mess that her and her mate left to fester." Brazen responded.
[12:24] <Brazen_Sand> *to Nomoe
[12:24] * Shadow_Phoenix_Ruby shakes her head at Brazen Sand.
[12:24] <Nomoe_Hideaki> "That is most emphatically not what we're here for, though we will of course gladly offer our help if Deliberator Luyu would have it."
[12:25] <@Taurus_II> "Criticize my handling if you wish, but leave Lokke out of this. What could he have done, from the embassies in Autochthonia?" Luyu retorts sharply.
[12:25] * Brazen_Sand sniffs contemptously, but stops talking.
[12:27] <Nomoe_Hideaki> Turning away from Brazen Sand Hideaki addresses Luyu again. "Their effects are particularly insidious and extremely difficult for mortals to resist. The Ebon Dragon excels in perfidy such as they are designed to accomplish. Once the source of new propaganda is cut off I am sure however that your counter-efforts will prevail in time."
[12:29] <Inkwell> "Our wisest course is probably to get as much information as possible out of the Immaculates who act as suppliers. That should lead us to the Reclamation agents present here. Of course, anyone well-verse in the Ebon Dragon's magic will be difficult to identify."
[12:31] * Nomoe_Hideaki tilts his head slightly. "I wonder. What punishment is prescribed for being a member of the Purist movement in your domain? What punishment for being an Infernal member of the so-called Reclamation? And for undermining your authority?"
[12:32] <Shadow_Phoenix_Ruby> "That would be a good method. If we can deal the Source a fateful blow then Lady Luyu can once again bring order to this place." She looks to Nomoe then Luyu curious of the punishments as well.
[12:33] <Nomoe_Hideaki> "And would you be willing to extradite the perpetrators, or some of them, to us if it seems that we may be able to use them towards greater gain for the Deliberative as a whole?"
[12:38] <@Taurus_II> "Thank you." Luyu's eyes narrow. "And since it seems to have been lost in the shouting, is there anything you might need from the city? Soldiers to cut off escape routes? And yes, certainly I can extradite any of them you can take alive. The Purists prefer death to capture. The Infernal will be put to death, should he be taken. And as for the last, it depends. Reeducation is the prescribed method."
[12:40] <Shadow_Phoenix_Ruby> "It might be wise to have the city forces able to keep escape low," she says glancing to the others.
[12:40] <Brazen_Sand> "Then again, we might not want anyone who could be hurt nearby, in case of collateral damage."
[12:41] <Inkwell> "We won't know what we want until we know who we're after. Then we'll be able to make informed decisions."
[12:42] <Brazen_Sand> "What kind of soldiers do you have?"
[12:44] <Nomoe_Hideaki> "Involving mortal soldiers might not be the best course of action at present. We don't want to make them suspicious and it is hard to mobilize sufficient numbers without the fact of the mobilization being detected." He bows slightly. "Thank you for your offer, though. If we can think of something that would help us we may take advantage of it."
[12:46] <@Taurus_II> Luyu nods. "Then perhaps the local Immaculate Temple? A Wyld Hunt of your own might be useful..." She smiles wryly. "I don't think I'll eve quite get used to that."
[12:48] <Brazen_Sand> "We need to get to the meeting, and if we have too many people with us, or even nearby, they'll probably just not show up.:
[12:51] <Brazen_Sand> "by the by, you will want to try to get that space cleared, in case the worst comes to pass."
[12:51] <Brazen_Sand> "Just do it subtlely"
[12:51] * Nomoe_Hideaki considers that. "If we can be absolutely sure that their temple is 100% free of Purist sympathizers and not watched, that might work. Still, not spooking the Purists or the Infernal who may be lurking nearby, is the key to doing this. If the Infernal goes to ground, then as the ambassador says, it would be extremely hard to find them."
[12:52] <@Taurus_II> "Which space, precisely?"
[12:52] <Nomoe_Hideaki> "And making an effort to clear a location would be the worst thing to do. If they have any brains between them, which sadly is quite likely, they would recognize it as the worst sort of warning sign."
[12:53] <Brazen_Sand> "They'll expect it to be deserted anyway. They aren't going to hold a meeting for a terrorist cell in a crowded area."
[12:53] <Nomoe_Hideaki> "The meeting is set precisely to avoid too many witnesses anyway, I suspect."
[12:54] <Brazen_Sand> "For once, I agree. Just make sure that no innocents get in the way. You're a Steward, you can figure something out."
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[12:55] <Brazen_Sand> "You've got a few hours."
[12:56] <Nomoe_Hideaki> "If the Deliberator will allow us, that is our job while attending the meeting."
[12:57] <Nomoe_Hideaki> *would be our job
[12:59] <@Taurus_II> Luyu nods. "If you feel you can handle it, I will leave it in your hands.
[12:59] <@Taurus_II> "
[12:59] <Nomoe_Hideaki> "If there are collateral fatalities that would be regrettable, but it would be much worse to fail in arresting the Purists due to misguided attempts to avoid any and all collateral damages."
[12:59] <Brazen_Sand> "Don't worry, I can be very precise when I have to be."
[13:00] * Nomoe_Hideaki inclines his head. "Thank you, Deliberator."
[13:00] *** Hattori is now known as Noldarr
[13:03] <@Taurus_II> "No, thank you, Deliberator. ... If there's nothing else, I should excuse myself. There are many demands on my time."
[13:03] <Brazen_Sand> "Oh, one thing, Steward."
[13:04] * Shadow_Phoenix_Ruby gives a warning look to Brazen Sand but knows that's a fruitless gesture
[13:04] <@Taurus_II> Luyu looks at Brazen, smiling politely.
[13:05] <Brazen_Sand> "Be careful. I might not be in favour of your actions in this situation, but we can all only play the cards we're dealt in life. A Fiend in this city is like a living cancer, one that's only too eager to spread infection. Take care of yourself, and this city."
[13:06] * Shadow_Phoenix_Ruby raises an eyebrow in surprise.
[13:09] <@Taurus_II> "Thank you, Warlock," Luyu says. "I will certainly do my best." She rises to her feet. "Luna's blessing be upon you, and good hunting," she adds, and moves over to the window, opens it, and is out in a fluttering of white wings.
[13:13] <Shadow_Phoenix_Ruby> "Well that's done. Shall we prepare for the next piece of excitement in our day," she says glancing to the two infernals.
[13:13] * Brazen_Sand smiles. "Of course."
[13:14] * Nomoe_Hideaki nods.
[13:15] <Nomoe_Hideaki> "The Infernal and the ambassador will be at the meeting. The rest of us will either be exceptionally stealthy or wait at a good distance to move in only once things become violent."
[13:15] <Brazen_Sand> "Should we bother to try 'arresting' everyone there?"
[13:16] <Nomoe_Hideaki> "We will need to capture every one of the Purists. No one can escape."
[13:17] <Brazen_Sand> "How many do you need alive?"
[13:17] <Nomoe_Hideaki> "Since we don't know which of them has contact with the Infernal, all of them."
[13:17] <Nomoe_Hideaki> *... we will need all of them alive."
[13:18] <Brazen_Sand> "Makes sense."
[13:18] <Nomoe_Hideaki> "So, who will be stealthy and who will be watching from a distance until it's time to subdue them?"
[13:19] <Shadow_Phoenix_Ruby> "I am capable of stealth. My currently Loadout should allow me greater ability in the department of not being seen."
[13:23] * Nomoe_Hideaki nods. "Very good. I myself will remain at a medium distance and hidden."
[13:24] * Noldarr looks down at himself.
[13:25] <Noldarr> "I am rather noticeable. Concealing clothing will help a bit, but it would probably be best if I remained far away and waited for a signal of some kind."
[13:26] <Shadow_Phoenix_Ruby> "I should have requisitioned a Hidden Assembly Conclave module," she says with a tone of regret.
[13:26] <Noldarr> "Don't be hard on yourself."
[13:27] <Brazen_Sand> "We work with what we have. No regrets."
[13:27] <Nomoe_Hideaki> "Yes, probably. At what distance will you be able to tell the signs of battle and how quickly can you move in?" Hideaki looks at Noldarr. The Dawn will no doubt be better able to plan his entry strategy.
[13:28] <Shadow_Phoenix_Ruby> "Still its an inefficient method, I should have been more prepared. Ah well," she sighs a bit.
[13:28] <Noldarr> "At night, I should be able to detect such things at least within a few hundred meters, provided enemy Charms are not used."
[13:29] <Noldarr> "If we are fighting a Fiend, they may possess some sort of occluding Charm that works especially well in darkness."
[13:29] <Brazen_Sand> "Hrm, you seem to know a lot about them." brazen remarks
[13:30] <Nomoe_Hideaki> "We aim to be subtle to avoid spooking the Fiend. If he is there to be captured then stealth becomes a lesser issue."
[13:30] <Noldarr> "One must understand one's enemies to truly defeat them. Strength is truly understanding them, and striking nonetheless."
[13:32] * Brazen_Sand nods
[13:35] * Nomoe_Hideaki looks to be calculating something, then nods. "Let's all move into place then. Better that we wait for a few hours than that we draw attention by moving out after dusk."
[13:36] * Brazen_Sand hoists the Hissing Wyrm's Tongue and rolls his shoulders. "I'm always ready."
[13:39] <@Taurus_II> You all move into your places around the teahouse and wait. The afternoon and evening pass uneventfully, and dusk comes quietly.
[13:40] <Brazen_Sand> The table at which Brazen and Inkwell are seated is littered with mugs of alcohol
[13:41] * Inkwell is trying to drink a mug of alcohol. But it's hard!
[13:41] <Brazen_Sand> "No no, you do it like this." *Brazen shows Inkwell the right way to drink it.*
[13:43] * Nomoe_Hideaki has chosen for himself a high place in the vicinity from where he can keep an eye on the surroundings of the tea house, watching out for any essence channelers with his Sorcerer's Eye.
[13:43] <Inkwell> "But it's awful!" I whisper.
[13:44] <Brazen_Sand> "That is because you are *weak*" Brazen mumbles back.
[13:44] * Inkwell is sad.
[13:45] * Inkwell wants to turn the horrible stuff into milk, but can't in case someone is watching.
[13:45] * Shadow_Phoenix_Ruby sits in an adventageous spot outside keeping herself as still as a statue and completely invisible. She sits and waits, her her hand playing with her scrying device.
[13:45] * Nomoe_Hideaki is clad in flowing clothes of mottled black and gray, blending in with his surroundings
[13:49] <@Taurus_II> Soon, the monks arrive. They look disapprovingly at all the empty mugs, but sit down at the table with them. "So you both came. Good."
[13:49] * Brazen_Sand nods and smiles. "How could I resist a chance to help the true Immaculates?"
[13:51] * Inkwell has let his hair fall down heavily over his face, and says "I do like to be helpful."
[13:52] <@Taurus_II> "So, you are a bodyguard and guide, yes?" the fire aspect, who seems to be the spokeswoman, says. "How do you think you can best help our cause? How far are you willing to go?"
[13:53] <Brazen_Sand> "You tell us. We owe everything to the Immaculates, and these Anathema who think that they can just take over our land make us sick."
[13:54] <Inkwell> "They have more power than anyone can be trusted with, demon or no," adds Inkwell. "It will end in madness." Session Close (#celestialdeliberative): Sun Sep 05 13:55:35 2010 -0600

Session Start (Anshu:#celestialdeliberative): Sun Sep 05 13:57:05 2010 -0600
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[14:14] <Taurus_II> The fire aspect nods, satisfied. "It will end in madness and suffering like that before the Great Uprising. It is our duty to end their wickedness before things come to that point again." She pauses. "I sense that you are curious to meet the person who leads our efforts here. That's understandable, but you must do more to prove your loyalties before we can allow you to meet her, you understand?"
[14:14] <Brazen_Sand> "That's only reasonable."
[14:15] <Inkwell> "Obviously."
[14:16] <Brazen_Sand> "what do you propose?"
[14:24] <Taurus_II> "There is a hostel near here - not the one across the way, but in this row - owned by a woman named Aniela Ksena. She is an Anathema sympathizer, who rounds up our pamphlets wherever she can find them and turns them into the authorities or burns them herself. She's resisted all our attempts to make her see reason and stop helping them. Now she must be made an example of," the Fire Aspect says harshly.
[14:25] <Taurus_II> "Kill her and her family, burn her home and her place of business, and leave the bodies in front of the Heretic temple or the Trickster's palace."
[14:25] <Brazen_Sand> "I see..." Brazen says tonelessly
[14:25] <Inkwell> "Of course she won't see reason," says Inkwell calmly. "Her mind is enslaved by their black magic. It's pointless to assign blame."
[14:26] <Inkwell> "Indiscriminate slaughter is a poor way to win hearts and minds for your cause, as well."
[14:28] <Brazen_Sand> "I have to admit that I didn't imagine I would be slaughtering someone who's only fault was having their soul ensnared by the Anathema's dark magic."
[14:28] <Taurus_II> "When many others have been able to break free of it? Perhaps it was their magic at first, but now she is colluding with them of her own will. She has been given enough chances to break free of them if she wished."
[14:30] * Inkwell wants to say "That's not how it works," but that would probably break his cover.
[14:31] <Inkwell> So he just says, "Tell me more about this leader who's so interested in making examples."
[14:31] * Inkwell uses Conceptual Context Expansion.
[14:31] <Brazen_Sand> "Never the less, we can do better. To rule, one must make the citizens bow to your will, as is only right and proper. Surely the light of the Five Immaculate Dragons is up to the task of showing everyone the way?"
[14:33] <Taurus_II> "When those on the fence see in Hesiesh's light the consequences of aiding the Anathema, they will flock to us. The Anathema, in their malicious cunning, wish to appear merciful. Given the choice, they brainwash those who oppose us rather than kill them."
[14:35] <Brazen_Sand> "Does this not seem a little unambitious?"
[14:36] <Brazen_Sand> "Surely killing a family won't help, if so many Anathema have been killed lately?
[14:40] <Taurus_II> "True, a few Anathema have been falling. That means that they will redouble our efforts to crush us, and to survive it, we must ensure that our roots here are too deep for them to uproot - that even if the five of us, and Dragons forbid, our leader, are slain, they will not find their hold on this city so tight as they would like."
[14:41] <Brazen_Sand> "Then I'm sorry, friends, but the Immaculates that saved me would never have sacrificed one of their own like this. It is too cruel."
[14:41] * Inkwell decides he's had enough.
[14:41] * Inkwell marshals invisible energies! JOIN BATTLE
[14:41] * Inkwell gets one success.
[14:44] * Brazen_Sand gets up and sighs.
[14:45] <Brazen_Sand> "I just know that I'm going to get bitched out for this." He mumbled, then drew the Venemous Wyrm's Spear
[14:48] * Brazen_Sand then threw off his cloak, revealing his vile moonsilver armour
[14:48] * Inkwell remains idly seated.
[14:50] <Taurus_II> "Anathema!" The Fire Aspect snarls, whipping out her short daiklaves as wamr orange flame bursts from her body.
[14:51] <Brazen_Sand> "Who do you think has been leading your little movement, you stupid fool?"
[14:51] * Inkwell sits calmly and sips his milk, sending out a tendril of invisible energy to strike the Fire Aspect unexpectedly in her stupid mouth.
[14:51] * Brazen_Sand says, moving into a martial stance
[14:54] <Taurus_II> The Wood Aspect leaps back out of her chair, unlimbering her powerbow as she strikes her chakras, glowing green as Wood Essence begins to flow through her body unhindered.
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[15:04] <Taurus_II> the Earth and Water Immaculates also jump back, readying weapons and putting up their Form Charms
[15:08] * Noldarr drops his post officer's hat and pats his horse on the rear, pulling sword and shield from the delivery satchel in one smooth motion. "Go!"
[15:08] <Inkwell> Inkwell flung himself backward through the air, still sipping tea, as chains of brass and steel shape themselves out of the air and wrap themselves toward the Wood and Water Aspects.
[15:09] <Nomoe_Hideaki> Seeing multi-colored streams of elemental essences flow from the windows of the tea house Nomoe Hideaki stands up, looking one last time over the neighbourhood. Then his black clothes flutter briefly and he is gone - only to appear inside the tea house, a masked, black-cloaked apparition.
[15:13] <Brazen_Sand> A mad grin cut across Brazen Sand's face. Finally, an opportunity to let loose. He stomped the ground with enough force to crack the marble tiles of the teahouse, grasping his bilious green anima like clay in his fingers, then thrust them into his chest...into his heart.
[15:14] <Brazen_Sand> The sound of mad piping and impotent rage flowed from a miniature sun that grew inside his body, and suddenly he was torn apart in a miniature green supernova
[15:15] <Brazen_Sand> When the blinding explosion faded, there was a 15 foot red-scaled monstrosity where Brazen once was, 3 eyes glowing madly, a muzzle full of jagged tusks, and a scorpion's tail
[15:17] <Taurus_II> The Wood Aspect is quickly bound up in Inkwell's chains, but the Water Aspect merely flows between them, smoothly evading their grasp.
[15:21] <Brazen_Sand> As the now brass-tinged wreckage of the nearby furniture clatters to the ground, Brazen speaks in a sonorous, cutting voice. "I HAVE A FORM CHARM TOO."
[15:21] <Brazen_Sand> Then laughs
[15:22] <Taurus_II> The air immaculate backs up and dons the Air Dragon Form.
[15:26] <Taurus_II> The Fire Immaculate, however, leaps forward, unleashing a flurry of sword strikes, her blades flickering in and out like tongues of flame.
[15:31] <Brazen_Sand> Brazen flicks his spear, now significantly smaller looking, easily batting aside the Immaculate's strikes. Only the first one hits him, and it bounces off of his invulnerable armoured hide. What matter of ant would dare to damage him?
[15:32] <Brazen_Sand> The breath of the Demon City falls upon the Immaculate, filling her ears with teh sounds of slaughter and dance and music and utter insanity.
[15:34] * Shadow_Phoenix_Ruby frowns at a single shout and the disappearance of Nomoe Hideaki. She slowly stands and turns to the door way. Giving a sigh she makes her way slowly to door, her Scrying device now in pocket, and her hand going to her grand beamklave's hilt.
[15:38] <Brazen_Sand> "RUN BACK TO YOUR MASTER, SHE IS BY FAR A GREATER ANATHEMA THEN WE."
[15:42] * Nomoe_Hideaki gives the abomination that Brazen Sand has become a cold look of disapproval, then in a flowing movement he is beside the Air-aspected Immaculate and while he is distracted by the Infernal's monstrous transformation and the flying splinters of wood sends a sequence of open palm strikes at him.
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[15:46] * Noldarr thunders into the teahouse on his steed, blade flashing like a crescent moon. Before the Water and Earth Immaculates can react, they are subject to a tempest of lacerating death.
[15:59] <Taurus_II> The Air and Earth Immaculate go down in a heap from the Solars' blows.
[16:00] <Taurus_II> Noldarr's sword plunged deep into the Water Immaculate as well, but emerged form his bottomless depths without a trace of blood.
[16:01] <Noldarr> "Hm. So it's that defense."
[16:07] <Taurus_II> The Fire Immaculate looks at the ease with which her allies were brought down, and the towering monster before her, and with a cry of rage and desperation, flares her anima bright and hot, its flames roaring around her as she turns and dashes away.
[16:18] * Noldarr turns his steed in a circle, sending table debris everywhere, and uses the cloud of dust to conceal his blows.
[16:19] <Taurus_II> The Water Immaculate takes a big gulp of air and unleashes a terrible shout at Noldarr and his mount.
[16:27] * Noldarr raises his shield, a golden bastion of steel, and absorbs the blast like a stone wall fending off the tide.
[16:32] <Taurus_II> The Wate Aspect again accepts the blows bloodlessly - but that it strains him is becoming obvious.
[16:39] * Shadow_Phoenix_Ruby deactives her optical shroud and races to the door activating her sword as she does, the nearly invisible blade gleaming eerily in the light of the area. Quickly she scans the battered room amazed at Noldarr's attacks on horse inside a building, and brings her eyes to the Fire Aspect.
[16:42] <Shadow_Phoenix_Ruby> As the Fire Aspect speeds by her Ruby turns her large weapon upon her and gives a cruel, compassionless, and silent cleave with the grand beamklave.
[17:03] <Brazen_Sand> The roof of the teahouse rumbles, cracks forming along the walls, until finally, with a great thundrous crash, the roof collapses in on itself, raining firey shards of rock onto the floor. A monster out of humanity's nightmares rears up and bellows into the sky, unfolding membranous wings into the cool night air.
[17:04] <Nomoe_Hideaki> Moving past the Water aspect with the rushing sound of fluttering cloth Nomoe Hideaki throws out his arm in passing and aims a finger flick at the Dragonblooded's head - a condescending gesture that despite its appearance carries deadly force. Reaching the fleeing Fire Aspect he aims the five fingers of his right hand at various pressure points, turning his attack into a paralyzing touch.
[17:06] <Brazen_Sand> It leaned down and followed the flames of that cowardly terrestrial with it's three-eyed gaze. The draconic head breathing in and out, stoking a vitriol-tainted fire deep within it's body.
[17:12] <Brazen_Sand> It quickly found it's prey, and moved much faster then anything that large had any right to. It smashed through the fire-engulfed walls of the teahouse like it was made out of the fragilest of pottery and drove it's massive dire lance down upon her head, the tip exploding in a burst of firey green essence, leaving a small molten crater on the street.
[17:17] <Nomoe_Hideaki> Standing beside the crater the the street the black-cloaked figure that is Nomoe Hideaki looks up at the monstrosity that perpetrated this destruction. "Did I not explicitly state - multiple times for those of slow reasoning - that this was a mission where *subtlety* was key? Is *this* your idea of subtlety?"
[17:17] <Brazen_Sand> "I DIDN'T START THE FIGHT" Brazen responded.
[17:18] <Noldarr> "It's only been four seconds since he assumed that form."
[17:18] <Brazen_Sand> "TALK TO INKWELL"
[17:18] <Noldarr> "Change back quickly, and then we can talk about this."
[17:18] <Nomoe_Hideaki> His voice is like the cold wind announcing a storm. "Return to your human form at once and stop waking the neighbourhood or I shall become annoyed."
[17:18] <Brazen_Sand> "FINE"
[17:18] <Noldarr> "Hopefully events will have transpired at such a speed that even the most deft will not have much chance to take notice."
[17:18] <Brazen_Sand> The mosnter shimmered and folded in on itself until Brazen stood before them
[17:19] * Nomoe_Hideaki stares down the monster until it returns to a more human form - though still a monster inside
[17:19] <Brazen_Sand> "I didn't start the fight. Inkwell got pissed off at them or something."
[17:19] * Brazen_Sand stares back Nomoe, who is pretty much always an arrogant pretty-boy.
[17:20] <Nomoe_Hideaki> "He didn't see fit to break the tea house to pieces though, did he? Nor bellow for the whole city to hear, nor appear as a giant demonic monster outside where everyone could see him. Or did I miss him doing that?"
[17:20] <Brazen_Sand> "Results matter. If anyone asks, tell them that it was the Steward."
[17:21] <Brazen_Sand> "And I wasn't the one who rode into the teahouse on a horse made out of sunlight."
[17:21] * Nomoe_Hideaki sighs. "Well, I couldn't have expected anything else, I suppose." He swishes his sleeves. "Go then and help tidying up. I'll see if your stunt called up unwanted attention."
[17:21] * Shadow_Phoenix_Ruby is quite stunned at everything and just tilts her head at everyone.
[17:22] <Noldarr> "It hasn't even been a minute since the battle started."
[17:22] <Noldarr> "I seriously doubt anyone heard anything except for a very rapid series of booms."
[17:22] <Nomoe_Hideaki> Black wings sprout from the back of his cloaked and masked form and silently lift him into the sky with astounding speed where he disappears in the night.
[17:22] <Brazen_Sand> Brazen snapped his fingers and Launjilla appeared. "You called, master?"
[17:22] <Shadow_Phoenix_Ruby> "Why would you blame the Fair ruler of this city with what you did? That doesn't speak well of your responsibility in this."
[17:23] <Brazen_Sand> "She's a Steward, turning into monsters is what they do."
[17:23] * Brazen_Sand started loading the unconscious DBs onto Launjilla's back.
[17:23] <Nomoe_Hideaki> Circling high above the scene of the battle he strains his essence sight to the utmost, searching for any witnesses so that he can silence them.
[17:23] <Shadow_Phoenix_Ruby> "But she didn't. It would be a lie."
[17:24] <Noldarr> cake's a lie
[17:24] <Brazen_Sand> "Yes it would. And everyone knows there's no such thing as cake, Noldarr"
[17:24] <Nomoe_Hideaki> And most importantly of course to search for any sign that the Infernal might have been in the area.
[17:25] <Shadow_Phoenix_Ruby> "If we are blamed for this, then why not accept your part in it. Are you not at all proud that you helped?" She finds his willingness to place the tea houses decimation blame elsewhere.
[17:26] <Shadow_Phoenix_Ruby> *...distasteful.
[17:26] <Noldarr> "Let us hope that no one will have observed enough of this to even assign blame."
[17:26] <Brazen_Sand> "Oh please," Brazen scoffed. "I can barely take a piss without someone looking down their nose at me."
[17:26] <Noldarr> "The important thing is that we stopped these Purists, for now."
[17:26] <Brazen_Sand> "So even if I was, would it really matter?"
[17:27] <Noldarr> "Hopefully they will be able to tell us where their leader is."
[17:27] <Shadow_Phoenix_Ruby> "So it suits you better to lie place blame on the innocent."
[17:27] <Brazen_Sand> "Place blame for what? It's her city, and they're corrupting her citizens. She has every right to root them out."
[17:27] <Shadow_Phoenix_Ruby> "On that, I hope some of you are able to get the information. It would take me to long to requistion the appropriate modules.
[17:28] <Noldarr> "I have looked over the Water and Fire aspects."
[17:28] <Noldarr> "I think I will be able to convince them of the righteousness of our cause."
[17:28] <Noldarr> "As for the others," Noldarr looks at the other members of his circle, "I am not so sure."
[17:30] * Brazen_Sand swats the DBs on teh forehead, creating a brand of green fire on their foreheads taht quickly disappears
[17:31] <Shadow_Phoenix_Ruby> "Why are you doing that," Ruby asks curiously. "Is it some sort of custom?"
[17:31] <Brazen_Sand> "It's insurance."
[17:31] * Shadow_Phoenix_Ruby tilts her head with a curious look.
[17:31] <Shadow_Phoenix_Ruby> "How does... that bring insurance?"
[17:31] <Brazen_Sand> "If they try to attack us or disobey us, then they'll burst into flames and die."
[17:31] * Nomoe_Hideaki lands beside the others. "We should leave here and take our prisoners with us."
[17:32] <Brazen_Sand> "Find anything?"
[17:32] * Shadow_Phoenix_Ruby raises an eyebrow.
[17:32] <Nomoe_Hideaki> "And quickly. Tales of this can't reach the Fiend's ears before we have found him."
[17:32] <Nomoe_Hideaki> "Nothing of consequence."
[17:32] <Brazen_Sand> "if you say so."
[17:35] <Shadow_Phoenix_Ruby> "Then let us be off," she says with a heavy sigh.
[17:36] * Brazen_Sand hops onto Launjilla's back, who is eagerly awaiting the prospect of carrying it's master
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