Editing Scions of Heaven/Act 1/Session 3 (Idyllic Caradeen: Part Three)

<font size="1">(03/12/09 13:13:59)</font> <b>Myllinnia:</b> The hateful woman hisses out a curse... "What is going on ... here."<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 13:15:00)</font> <b>Gale:</b> "What is going on, is your death!" Gale says with spite and hate in his voice. Those who are close can hear a fainter, more subtle voice intermixed with Gales. Picking up his sword again, he advances fearlessly. "Die with dignity, wretch! As is your place."<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 13:15:10)</font> <b>Fox:</b> Unconquered Sun has ordained your defeat.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 13:17:32)</font> <b>Myllinnia:</b> With Fox upon her she struggles and moans to dislodge the newborn Solar her eyes narrowed upon Gale with anger mixed with fear.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 13:19:05)</font> <b>T`zaren:</b> "She's alive, Gale.  Lilly's alive!  You don't have to kill anyone."  He seems a little stunned, though given what they're all going through at the moment it would be easy to assume that was the only reason why.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 13:19:31)</font> <b>Priide Kittee</b> nods, crouching beside Lilly. "He's right, brother."<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 13:20:12)</font> <b>Gale:</b> Flicking his blade as he approaches her, his eyes view her solely with rage as he grips the blade harder. "For my sister." He suddenly lashes out, his blade moving with quickened essence, a fiery green lash about it as he moves to strike through her bones and body, lifting her up with sheer force and strength. It almost seems as if he's going for overkill!<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 13:20:33)</font> <b>Myllinnia:</b> Lilly lies there slightly moving, whispering almost imperceptibly to herself.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 13:20:45)</font> <b>Gale:</b> That is of course, before he wrenches his blade out, and moves to pierce her through in a lightning quick attack, moving past her with an almost careless glance....<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 13:21:26)</font> <b>Fox:</b> Fox holds fast<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 13:22:38)</font> <b>Rai</b> whistles, impressed by Gale's flashy display<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 13:29:33)</font> <b>Myllinnia:</b> The woman falls to the ground bleeding badly, her weapons clatter to the ground.  And really it looks like nothing much can save her.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 13:30:02)</font> <b>Gale:</b> "Leave her." Gale kicks the dying woman. "She's not important."<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 13:30:06)</font> <b>Tai Zi</b> closes her eyes and lets out a soft sigh, the tenseness leaveing her body, the blood flowing from her hand slowly flecked with silver, across her back, skin ripples and slowly a tenseness flows back into her body, a low moan escapes from her.&gt;<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 13:30:14)</font> <b>Fox:</b> Mind if I take her stuff?<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 13:31:25)</font> <b>Tai Zi</b> her skin makes a slight sizzeling sound, slowly lines of silver riseing up on her pale skin, cuting through the black dots bespeckeling her body, hunching down softly, tightly into as small a ball as she can make the rippeling across her back becomes more violent, her moan slowly growing in volume.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 13:31:52)</font> <b>T`zaren:</b> Nothing?  Quite the contrary.  T'zaren is on his feet in an instant, blurring across the room.  It looks to everyone as though he's about to crush her with a powerful blow, something very out of character for him.  What may come as a shock to everyone, though, is that his blow seems to do no damage whatsover -- indeed, her wounds seem to be bleeding significantly less.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 13:31:55)</font> <b>Priide Kittee</b> looks at Tai, blinks, and moves over to her lover. "Are you okay, love?"<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 13:32:08)</font> <b>Tai Zi</b> head throwas back sudently her eyes glowing silver as a coat of small spines erupt from her back, throwing her to the ground in silance a second later.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 13:33:35)</font> <b>Gale:</b> Gale picks up the semi conscious Lilly, briefly closing his eyes as his body fully catches up with what he did. "Ah... Lilly?" He could feel her, she was still alive. And for now, it was *Gale* in control.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 13:35:29)</font> <b>Rai:</b> Are we done playing around?  We've got an airship to raid!<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 13:37:45)</font> <b>Gale:</b> "That ship." Gale opens his eyes... "Lilly, can you hear me?"<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 13:37:56)</font> <b>Priide Kittee</b> kneels beside Tai. "Tai? Tai, can you hear me?"<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 13:38:58)</font> <b>Tai Zi</b> stirs slighly and makes a slight sound, the streaking silver lines traceing patterns through the qills upon her back, yellow eyes flutter softly as she pushes herself up to her hands and knees slowly.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 13:40:19)</font> <b>Fox:</b> Fox strips her armor off and tries it on.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 13:40:44)</font> <b>Rai</b> , having failed to motivate everyone to leave yet, goes over and pokes the shiny quills.  OW, sharp!<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 13:41:18)</font> <b>Priide Kittee</b> raises an eyebrow at Rai. "I'm not bandaging that, you know. I don't waste resources on fools."<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 13:41:42)</font> <b>Lao Zi</b> blinks, looking around, "T... tai?", looking worried at her, much more than Gale's violence.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 13:41:43)</font> <b>Rai:</b> I don't need any bandage, it's just a little prick<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 13:41:52)</font> <b>Tai Zi</b> hisses her eyes going wide and lunging forward turning about to glare at Rai. "Who are you?"<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 13:42:15)</font> <b>Rai:</b> How could you forget me, I'm Rai!<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 13:43:31)</font> <b>Fox:</b> goes upstairs to pick up the other sword.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 13:43:37)</font> <b>T`zaren</b> makes sure that the woman's injuries aren't made worse as Fox removes her armor, though he's perfectly willing to help him remove it. The woman is alive, and she'll live, but she'll also be out of the fight, which suits him just fine.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 13:44:02)</font> <b>Tai Zi</b> frowns softly, a feral look to her face as she backs slowly away, hands clenching into a fist. "I dont know you, I dont know any of you, whats going on, what did you do to me?"<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 13:44:27)</font> <b>Priide Kittee</b> looks worried. "Tai? What do you mean, what did we do to you?"<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 13:44:54)</font> <b>Lao Zi</b> looks very worried, "Tai... it's me, Lao, your brother...", he says, leaning forwards to her, "You... we... those vails, then...", he then seems to be trying to steady himself, again, more-or-less ignoring the injuries around.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 13:45:54)</font> <b>Myllinnia:</b> Lilly slowly opens her eyes looking to Gale with a surprised look.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 13:46:12)</font> <b>Tai Zi</b> blinks at Lao, some of the hardness leaveing her eyes, staying hunced down and creeping twards him slowly. "I know you. But..I dont know why.." She stops a few feet from him, and takes his hand, pressing it to her cheek and closeing her eyes, sniffing at his wrist.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 13:46:55)</font> <b>Gale:</b> "Lilly... Get the civilians to safety here if you can, alright?<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 13:47:07)</font> <b>Rai:</b> I can't believe I'm that forgettable ....<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 13:47:11)</font> <b>Gale:</b> "Can you move?"<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 13:47:24)</font> <b>Lao Zi</b> looks more than a little worried, but, at least calmed a little as Tai seems to have some vestiges of memory, as she takes his hand, he doesn't pull away, "W... we'll figure this out later.", he nods to himself, "...but, first...", then STARES at Rai, "I'm her ~brother~, and you're wondering how she could forget you?"<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 13:47:27)</font> <b>Gale:</b> "I need to go, somethings talking to me. Its in my head. I can't keep like this for long right now."<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 13:47:50)</font> <b>Rai:</b> Well yeah, that's odd too.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 13:48:05)</font> <b>Rai</b> says offhandedly<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 13:48:14)</font> <b>Priide Kittee</b> nods, glaring at Rai. "Not the time, Maidens take you."<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 13:48:18)</font> <b>Rai:</b> I wonder if her shiny was broken.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 13:48:23)</font> <b>Rai:</b> It looked fine.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 13:48:44)</font> <b>Priide Kittee:</b> "I said. Not. The. Time."<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 13:49:13)</font> <b>Tai Zi</b> sniffs at Lao's hand shakeing her head. "Not brother." She slowly starts kissing his wrist and forearm. "Mate."<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 13:49:13)</font> <b>Rai:</b> You're right, we've still got an airship to raid!<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 13:49:40)</font><b> Myllinnia [<em>~Myllinnia@208.83.194.IP</em>] entered the room.</b><br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 13:50:06)</font> <b>Priide Kittee</b> 's jaw drops. "...Mate?"<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 13:50:43)</font> <b>Rai:</b> ... Ok, now I *know* her shiny was broken, because that's just wrong.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 13:51:12)</font> <b>T`zaren</b> blinks. Then blinks again. His mouth moves as if to respond, but no sound comes out, so he closes it again.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 13:52:21)</font> <b>Lao Zi</b> looks, yeah, worried, eyes widening as he looks confused, "Erm... Tai, yea...", shaking his head a little, "..L... let's deal with this later, there's things going on we need to deal with now.", as he looks around to appraise himself of the situation.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 13:52:55)</font> <b>Myllinnia:</b> Another loud explosion rocks the Hill and for a moment the smoke blocks the sun from the orphanage.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 13:53:13)</font> <b>Tai Zi</b> nods standing up straiter and droping Lao's hand softly. "okay." Spines wun the with of her shoulders slowly tapering tell they vanish at midback, they seem to have riped right through her clothing.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 13:53:20)</font> <b>Gale:</b> "Get the people to safety, LIlly..."<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 13:53:46)</font> <b>Gale:</b> Setting her down, gale looked out the window, to the ship before the skys blocked off.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 13:53:46)</font> <b>Priide Kittee</b> whirls, dropping into a defensive position that implies skills far beyond her level of training.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 13:54:12)</font> <b>Fox:</b> trots back downstairs with the loot<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 13:54:22)</font> <b>Tai Zi</b> frowns and looks around at the rest then out the window. "There family, someone is attacking my family."<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 13:54:27)</font> <b>Fox:</b> "we should find out whats going on out there!<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 13:54:29)</font> <b>Gale:</b> "That ship." (First floor, right? If so...) "That ship. That ship. That ship." Gale moves through the window, moving far quicker then anyones ever seen him move. "That ship. That ship. That ship is an eye sore!"<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 13:55:10)</font> <b>Fox:</b> runs outside<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 13:55:30)</font> <b>T`zaren:</b> Lao is right.  They've got to find Scarlet Ruby and save her.  And they've got to protect the rest of the villagers.  Almost without thinking, T'zaren's body moves through the motions of a martial arts kata not entirely unlike his former fighting style, though visible different enough to be clear that it's some new style he's picked up along with these new powers.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 13:55:36)</font> <b>Rai:</b> It'd look much better with us running it!<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 13:55:52)</font> <b>Priide Kittee</b> nods at Tai's statement. "Yeah, let's go." The Sidereal starts moving down the stairs to the ground floor.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 13:56:00)</font> <b>Rai</b> takes off after Fox, finally happy that someone has their priorities straight!<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 13:56:04)</font> <b>Lao Zi</b> leans in and gives Tai a hug anyways, muttering in Flametongue to her, "Don't worry, we'll fix this somehow.", then he nods, leaning back.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 13:56:31)</font> <b>Tai Zi</b> presses into the hug and then is gone, raceing after Fox.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 13:58:07)</font> <b>Lao Zi</b> blinks at T'zaren, as-if picking up the idea from him... as he goes through a few motions of his own, only a low soft style, as his body and all becomes noticably translucent, difficult to see, and, hard to tell his motions or movements, as he then follows after Tai, not letting her out of his sight.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 13:58:42)</font> <b>Gale:</b> Gale dashes off to catch up with the others. He catches up with them momentarily, as even running across strewn rubble, and broken earth, he doesn't seem to go any slower, leaping over obstacles, or his speed just going unbroken as he runs over them, trampling them beneath his feet. "We are breaking that ship. We are sending it crashing down to the earth."<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 13:59:08)</font> <b>Myllinnia:</b> Once outside you find that fires are burning in the village, while essence powered attacks attempt to strike the ship from the sky at the farms.  The ship itself seems more focused on the Hill, as a flash and bang later something hits the HIll.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 14:01:24)</font> <b>T`zaren:</b> The kata invoked, its power invisibly wrapped around him, T'zaren follows after the others.  He can't hope to keep up with Gale's heightened speed, though he's moving more quickly than he would have a few hours ago.  As he goes, those looking his way will note that there's a sudden shift -- he suddenly seems more THERE, somehow, as if the things around him are somehow less substantial than him.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 14:01:57)</font> <b>Rai:</b> Damn it Gale, don't destroy that ship, we could use it!<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 14:03:18)</font> <b>Gale:</b> "you will not order me." He glared with hate at Rai for a moment, as his voice seemed to not be Gales, but another, deeper voice that hid the normal one. "I have waited so long for this. my vengeance will not be controlled!"<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 14:03:47)</font> <b>Priide Kittee</b> blinks and stares at Gale. "Are *you* okay?"<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 14:03:48)</font> <b>Rai:</b> Bah, you suck.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 14:03:56)</font> <b>Tai Zi</b> stops and looks up at the ship. "if we take the ship we can turn there weapons upon themselves."<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 14:04:00)</font> <b>Fox:</b> don't blow up the ship while I'm on it.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 14:04:10)</font> <b>Lao Zi</b> gets up there, more-or-less difficult to see, as he says to Gale, "Whatever the vengence, it would probably be better served by having the airship, rather than destroying it... a better vessel for one's vengence.", almost mused.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 14:04:27)</font> <b>Rai:</b> Also, what they all said.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 14:04:55)</font> <b>Gale:</b> "I am fine. I feel liberated." Gale closes his eyes again for a brief moment, before looking to the others again with a flicker of worry. "No... I'm not okay, keep a distance away from me... I'm not in control right now..."<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 14:06:14)</font> <b>Lao Zi</b> nods at Tai, having een preoccupied with Gale for the moment, but agrees, "Yes, yes, use their forces against them.", as he looks for some kind of gantry-way onto the airship.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 14:06:32)</font> <b>Fox:</b> Fox takes a few mighty leaps and then from the top of the council building he jumps up and into the basket tumbling through an opening almost too small to see from the ground. <br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 14:06:37)</font> <b>Tai Zi</b> looks up at the ship and her eyes narrow she takes a deep breath and a small silver glow emanates from her body, Muscles sewll and her back ripples, this time there is no scream or pain, quills slideing out of her back all the way down to the small of her back, spines rolling down her amrs as her face elongates softly, the silver markingsupon her body seem to bleed coating the qills as long as her nails and teeth in a silv<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 14:08:34)</font> <b>Myllinnia:</b> As you race towards the vessel upon the Tower's tip of the Council building a rather unfamiliar fiery and red aura engulfes someone up there but some of you suspect or know that its Scarelet Ruby.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 14:08:34)</font> <b>Rai</b> nods to Ari, as he switches back into his glorious thunderbird form, switching from a run to a swift flight, Ari jumping onto his back as they both soar up to the vessel<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 14:08:59)</font> <b>Gale:</b> Flicking his gaze back to the ship, Gale runs to the nearest building, kipping up with a quick leap and short climb, parts of his feet breaking through the walls at points... Continuing his undaunted stride, Gale kicks off the roof of the building, partly shattering it as he attempts to launch into a kick that would defy gravity, trying to land on the ship,(C<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 14:09:06)</font> <b>Gale:</b> Or a place on the ship that he can climb up it!<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 14:10:36)</font> <b>T`zaren</b> hasn't a prayer of making it up to the ship under his own power. He can't fly, and he can't leap nearly high enough, even with the aid of a building. But he can certainly put his newfound ability to use, both in opposing any enemy troops in the area and in aiding any wounded villagers.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 14:10:36)</font> <b>Tai Zi</b> looks over at Lao. "Don't struggle, you'll throw off my aim."<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 14:12:18)</font> <b>Lao Zi</b> looks VERY confused, but, doesn't struggle against his spikey-sister?<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 14:12:53)</font> <b>Tai Zi</b> smiles grabs Lao, lifs him easy, and then with a swift spin to build momentum hurles him at the railing of the ship.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 14:13:13)</font> <b>Priide Kittee</b> looks at the girl she'd slept with confusedly. "Er. Any chance you could help me out, Tai?"<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 14:13:17)</font> <b>Myllinnia:</b> Lilly helps with T'zaren on her forehad a strange but faint mark seems to pulse.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 14:13:44)</font> <b>Lao Zi</b> oh-so-stealthily goes 'AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH!' as he's launched through the air, the doppler effect giving the yell a wierd harmonic!<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 14:14:28)</font> <b>Tai Zi</b> blinks at Priide after throwing Lao, blinking and sniffing at her. "You, your important to me too, what can I do?"<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 14:15:03)</font> <b>Priide Kittee</b> looks slightly embarrassed. "I can't get up there on my own." She says, pointing at the airship Lao had just been thrown at.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 14:15:06)</font> <b>T`zaren</b> seems to be a little unsettled by that strange mark of Lilly's, so like and yet so unlike the one upon his own brow.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 14:16:39)</font> <b>Tai Zi</b> looks after T'z and Lilly, decideing that the two of them can easly handel what ever forces are on the ground, she nods and scoops Kittee up in her arms, legs tenseing as she runs and gets som momentum going before leaping from roof to roof heading for the ship, one last jump sending her and Kittee high in the air.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 14:16:47)</font> <b>Lao Zi</b> stands up translucently, looking grouchy as he rubs his rump, looking around.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 14:23:55)</font> <b>Myllinnia:</b> There is a brilliant display of skill and power and athletics as each of you hit the rails at one section of the ship.  A single door sits before you, the shiny metal of the black airship seemingly quite new.  (I will say you all made it up there)<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 14:23:56)</font> <b>Myllinnia:</b> Below a flash of light strikes the back of the ship but the ship doesn't tremble from it.  Granted the fiery anima that you had seen earlier glows brighter.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 14:24:44)</font> <b>Fox:</b> tries the door<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 14:24:46)</font> <b>Gale:</b> Gale approached the door, forcing it open as he shoves the door aside! "Fine. You want to command it. We'll take it from the haert."<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 14:25:00)</font> <b>Rai:</b> Yeah! Now that's what I'm talking about!<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 14:25:15)</font> <b>Tai Zi</b> carefuly sets Priide down and looks in Lao's general dircetion to makesure he made it<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 14:25:29)</font> <b>Priide Kittee</b> smiles at Tai. "Thank you."<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 14:26:01)</font> <b>Lao Zi</b> grumbles a little at Tai, HE got thrown, as he dusts himself off, the light filtering wierdly through his transparent form.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 14:26:03)</font> <b>Tai Zi</b> muzzel makes a slight smile as she presses her lips to Kittee's softly then goes into a slight crouch looking about them.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 14:26:41)</font> <b>Priide Kittee</b> looks over at Lao curiously. "Crystal Chameleon, right? I recognize the style from somewhere."<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 14:27:23)</font> <b>Lao Zi</b> blinks at Priide, "Eh? Oh, it's from one of the books I'm always reading, couldn't ever quite get it to work, until... well...", he shrugs.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 14:28:27)</font> <b>Rai:</b> You people and your martial arts.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 14:28:30)</font> <b>Tai Zi</b> body tenses as she readys herself for battle, expecaly after the door got busted down, staying back with Lao and Priide to protect them.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 14:29:00)</font> <b>Myllinnia:</b> The door screechs and crinkles as if it were just mere paper.  The corridor beyond is lit but strangly no one is here.  Various flickering holo-glyph screens dot the corridor as it goes towards the center of the ship.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 14:29:11)</font> <b>Gale:</b> Gale takes the lead as they enter the ship, his anima still flaring about him, casting an eerie green light about him.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 14:29:26)</font> <b>Rai</b> sidles over to one of the holo screens and tries to find out some info about the ship<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 14:29:32)</font> <b>Gale:</b> "Find a way to command it quikly, before I start driving my sword into the screens and anything that looks important."<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 14:29:52)</font> <b>T`zaren</b> looks a little startled at having been grabbed and hauled on a leap that puts anything any mere mortal could accomplish to shame. He recovers quickly enough, though, and isn't  quite  so surprised when Gale is able to shove aside such a sturdy door as if it wasn't even there.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 14:30:11)</font> <b>Rai</b> rapidly taps through menus, moving on instinct and discarding anything that doesn't look relevant.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 14:31:26)</font> <b>Priide Kittee</b> looks around curiously, staying in the pre-kata stance for Secrets of Future Strife.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 14:31:38)</font> <b>Lao Zi</b> follows up, and slips over, looking over a console...<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 14:32:40)</font> <b>T`zaren</b> looks over at one of the terminals, but unable to puzzle out the language, turns his attention to watching for the crew.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 14:33:03)</font> <b>Tai Zi</b> looks around the room, searching for signs of life. "theres no one here?"<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 14:33:14)</font> <b>Priide Kittee:</b> "Apparently not."<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 14:33:24)</font> <b>Myllinnia:</b> Lao gets one of the terminals to activate easily to his touch.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 14:33:58)</font> <b>Myllinnia:</b> Though you get only the status of the ship and a map location of various important places, such as Essence Core, Command Center, Weapons Block, Engines.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 14:34:09)</font> <b>T`zaren:</b> "There's got to be a control room somewhere.  That's probably where they are."<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 14:34:12)</font> <b>Tai Zi</b> closes her eyes her nose twiching as she takes a deep deep breath.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 14:34:26)</font> <b>Rai:</b> Did I hear someone say command center?<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 14:34:39)</font> <b>Myllinnia:</b> Rai on the other hand not only gets his to go but also gets a strange string of characters streaming across the screen.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 14:34:52)</font> <b>Fox:</b> weapons block sound promising<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 14:34:54)</font> <b>Rai:</b> Can anyone read these? I think they're important<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 14:34:56)</font> <b>Lao Zi</b> looks over it, indeed mumbling the 'Essenc Core, Command Center, Weapons Block, Engines...", and, it's odd, since he's still transparent.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 14:35:21)</font> <b>Fox:</b> If we want to stop them blowing up the village I mean.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 14:35:23)</font> <b>Lao Zi</b> grumps, looking over at Rai's screen, "You're pressing buttons, and can't read the Old Tongue?", he chides.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 14:35:51)</font> <b>Rai:</b> Hey, it got results, don't knock it.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 14:36:25)</font> <b>Rai:</b> And oooh, yeah we probably want some new weapons first. I bet they have nice stuff in here.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 14:37:29)</font> <b>T`zaren:</b> "That's probably the ship weapons, not an armory."<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 14:37:29)</font> <b>Tai Zi</b> looks at Rai. "I.I think I am a weapon, at least his." She points at Lao.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 14:38:03)</font> <b>Gale:</b> "You are all weapons, and yet puppets. Curious." Gale says under his braeth<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 14:38:24)</font> <b>Myllinnia:</b> There is a faint scent of a single person, as well as the scent of a lot of things thngs that make your sense of smell uncomfortable.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 14:38:48)</font> <b>Rai:</b> Don't all get philosophical on me at once.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 14:38:57)</font> <b>Tai Zi</b> growls slighly. "We arnt alone, and there is something here that makes my nose hurt."<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 14:39:31)</font> <b>Gale:</b> "Then we find it, and kill it if it is such an affront."<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 14:40:13)</font> <b>Myllinnia:</b> As to the stream of text Lao finds that they are important system codes to the engines and the weapons, if not a bit scattered.  The order alone might not even be right.  Also it contains something easy to read:<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 14:40:42)</font> <b>Myllinnia:</b> "Core Directive Hunt and Destroy."<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 14:41:08)</font> <b>Tai Zi</b> hunches a bit, ignoreing the smell that stings her nose, focusing on the smell of a person, closeing her eyes and following the secent alone.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 14:41:23)</font> <b>Lao Zi</b> sighs as he then tells people, and gives Rai's hands a swat, "Seems their core directive is 'Hunt and Destroy', lovely folk.", as he pulls out a notebook from his pocket, and starts scribbling information down.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 14:41:37)</font> <b>Rai:</b> Huh, think we could change that if we went to the core?<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 14:41:46)</font> <b>Priide Kittee</b> follows Tai quietly, not wanting to distract her friend.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 14:42:06)</font> <b>Rai:</b> Or is that the wrong kind of core.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 14:42:21)</font> <b>Lao Zi</b> blinks and answers almost absently to Kittee, "Eh? What? Oh, the command center is upstairs, and towards the center of the ship...", as he writes down possible command codes.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 14:43:18)</font> <b>Myllinnia:</b> Tai believes the scent leads towards the center of the ship.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 14:44:13)</font> <b>Gale</b> follows, finding the prospect of imminent battle exciting! Well, part of him does<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 14:44:42)</font> <b>T`zaren</b> continues to keep alert, sticking with the others.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 14:45:07)</font> <b>Rai:</b> Oooh, Lao hurry up and finish writing that, everyones' leaving!<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 14:45:55)</font> <b>Priide Kittee:</b> "He'd probably finish faster if you didn't distract him, Rai." Kittee says wryly.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 14:46:22)</font> <b>Rai</b> has already taken off after Tai T'za and Gale<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 14:46:30)</font> <b>Lao Zi</b> finishes writing up the codes, as he then eyes Rai, "Jus' be glad I don't have a ruler in my hand.", as he slips the book away, and heads after.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 14:46:40)</font> <b>Tai Zi</b> leaves the group to finish moveing forward ahead of the others to scout out the source of the scent.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 14:47:14)</font> <b>Myllinnia:</b> A voice soon is heard echoing at you down the passageway seemingly to be everywhere, a snide male's voice.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 14:48:35)</font> <b>Myllinnia:</b> "I see you little rats," he says.  "What do you think you can do here.  You powerless little insects?"<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 14:48:35)</font> <b>Fox:</b> even rats can bite<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 14:48:36)</font> <b>Tai Zi</b> shows no intrest in the voice her nost makeing small movements as she follows the scents path, her back a glitering mat of silver spines<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 14:48:55)</font> <b>Gale:</b> "Hrmph." Gale strides forward, unafraid. "You want to see who's the rat? come out into the light. And die standing."<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 14:50:04)</font> <b>Rai</b> takes his finger, which trails glowing blue light, and drags it across his face in the traditional war paint of the thunderbirds.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 14:50:28)</font> <b>Priide Kittee</b> nods. "We're not afraid of you, little man, hiding behind minions because you're too scared to fight for yourself."<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 14:51:07)</font> <b>Rai:</b> I hear your challenge and offer myself up in battle in response!<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 14:51:16)</font> <b>T`zaren:</b> "I'm afraid we can't allow you to continue to attack this village.  As such, we offer you the chance to surrender now.  Do so, and I can guarantee your safety.  If you continue to oppose us, I won't be able to ensure your safety."<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 14:51:48)</font> <b>Tai Zi</b> rolls her eyes and rushes forward down the corrador.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 14:52:02)</font> <b>Myllinnia:</b> There is a harsh laugh.  "Surrender me?  Not likely.  It will be you to surrender and die!"<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 14:52:08)</font> <b>Lao Zi</b> follows along after Tai, he's not used to being too-far away from her. :)<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 14:52:19)</font> <b>Myllinnia:</b> Tai finds the scent leads to a pair of doors.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 14:52:22)</font> <b>Priide Kittee</b> follows Tai at a jog.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 14:52:57)</font> <b>Tai Zi</b> stops and sniffs at the doors once to confirm, and then pulls back and rams her shoulder into them.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 14:53:01)</font> <b>Gale:</b> "I didn't say surredenr, I said die."<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 14:53:03)</font> <b>Fox:</b> lets try just opening them<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 14:53:51)</font> <b>Fox:</b> no sense wrecking our airship<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 14:54:03)</font> <b>T`zaren</b> likewise picks up his pace. "Remember that you were given the opportunity. I hope that you will change your mind while there is still time."<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 14:56:44)</font> <b>Myllinnia:</b> The doors clatter into a small empty room.  The room itself is decoarted in rich looking carpet and paintings, if only a few of them.  All of the paintings depict a light mocha girl with dark black hair and black eyes.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 14:58:49)</font> <b>Tai Zi</b> head sweeps the room looking for doors and takeing a deep scent.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 14:58:54)</font> <b>Fox:</b> looks like we have to try again<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 14:59:48)</font> <b>Myllinnia:</b> There are no doors but there is a single button near where the destroyed doors once were.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 14:59:49)</font> <b>Lao Zi</b> looks around for any kind of control pannels, if this is indeed the Command Center. ;)<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 15:00:06)</font> <b>T`zaren:</b> "Almost looks like a shrine."<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 15:00:07)</font> <b>Tai Zi</b> brissels and backs up a bit. "Trap?"<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 15:00:09)</font> <b>Rai</b> hits the button if no one else has by the time he gets into the room.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 15:00:44)</font> <b>Gale:</b> "Of course its a trap. We simply need to survive, child."<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 15:01:28)</font> <b>Myllinnia:</b> As the button is pressed the room shudders and well if you aren't in you watch rise up those inside find themselves soon facing another pair of doors.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 15:01:46)</font> <b>Priide Kittee</b> looks at Gale. "You're not that much older than us, you know."<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 15:02:09)</font> <b>Rai:</b> Woo!<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 15:02:22)</font> <b>Tai Zi</b> moves carefuly along the edge of the room, not crossing the open space to get to the other door, sniffing at them<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 15:02:26)</font> <b>Rai</b> opens the new set of doors and looks out<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 15:02:42)</font> <b>Priide Kittee</b> sighs and rolls her eyes heavenward.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 15:03:33)</font> <b>Lao Zi</b> grumbles, "Oookay, Rai, we will have to have a talk about thinking through your actions..."<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 15:04:00)</font> <b>Rai:</b> They *work*, why would I waste time thinking about them?<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 15:04:37)</font> <b>Myllinnia:</b> The doors open simply and into a much bigger room.  A pair of large windows line the entire room around this one single room.  There is a chair at the front and a large burly man sitting there with his arms crossed and large sword siting at the side.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 15:05:00)</font> <b>Myllinnia:</b> He is a bearded man with dark hair and a scar mars his face, blue eyes stare with mirth at the group.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 15:05:19)</font> <b>Gale:</b> "Finally, the rat in charge. Can we kill you know and get it over with?"<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 15:07:23)</font> <b>Lao Zi</b> is keeping mostly quiet, and moving up along, keeping out of the immediate pathway.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 15:08:10)</font> <b>Myllinnia:</b> The man chuckles. "If you wish, but a mere boy of that rebel queen Scarlet Ruby will be no match for me.  Adamant River!"  He stands and lifts his not so heavy large sword and points it at the group. "Who wants to be spanked first."<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 15:09:05)</font> <b>Priide Kittee</b> yawns. "Bor-iiing. Honestly, spankings has *never* been one of my kinks."<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 15:09:23)</font> <b>Gale:</b> "I am not a mere boy."<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 15:09:34)</font> <b>Gale:</b> "I am the lucid nightmare. I am the soul if the demon city itself!"<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 15:09:44)</font> <b>Gale:</b> "You will not slay me, mongrel."<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 15:09:53)</font> <b>Tai Zi</b> smiles softly licking her lips, razor sharp silver teeth gleaming.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 15:10:08)</font> <b>T`zaren:</b> "Greetings, Adamant River.  My friend is...somewhat overzealous, but essentially correct.  If you insist on attacking this village, we will defeat you."  He looks somewhat startled as Gale makes his introduction, however.  Soul of the demon city? <br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 15:12:46)</font> <b>Rai:</b> You won't be sailing this ship down a river of adamant or anything else when we're done with you!<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 15:23:16)</font> <b>Gale:</b> Suddenly, Gale leaps from where he's at, scrambling over the table to Take the man out. "Adamant river? Adamant is the strongest metal, rat! lets see how tough you are!" Gale moves to quickly and carelessly slice off one of the mans arms, indiscriminate about the damage and pain it could inflict. Raising his blade again, Gale leaps off the table to lunge (C)<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 15:24:20)</font> <b>Gale:</b> Towards the man, his weapon again lashing out as the anima surrounds him. "But of course, you aren't as tough as Adamant, are you?" He whispers, shoving his blade through the mans shoulder, digging it in! (2 attacks, 1st is a combo of 1st malfean exc +3 dice, then green sun flare. )<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 15:30:31)</font> <b>Myllinnia:</b> Gale's weapon cleaves him almost in two but as he falls you find that he doesn't bleed red.  A laugh echoes in the control room.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 15:31:49)</font> <b>Myllinnia:</b> "Did that make you feel good boy.  Cleaving my puppet?"<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 15:32:05)</font> <b>Gale:</b> "Heh..." Gale laughs as well. "It did, now i'll find you and cut you apart like your little puppet, fool!"<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 15:32:06)</font> <b>Tai Zi</b> sniffs softly nose working the air.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 15:32:48)</font> <b>Gale:</b> "Its been such a long time sin...." Its at this moment that gale recovers. "...S....What did I ju...." He looks to his victim, and more or less recoils backwards in stark terror<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 15:33:14)</font> <b>Lao Zi</b> looks around for the controls, sounds like the laugh isn't the poor more-or-less dead-man's.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 15:33:49)</font> <b>Myllinnia:</b> At the back of the room there are a pair of doors.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 15:34:05)</font> <b>Fox:</b> opens them<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 15:34:11)</font> <b>Rai:</b> Whoa, steady there Gale<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 15:34:15)</font> <b>Priide Kittee</b> cautiously moves over to the doors.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 15:34:18)</font> <b>Gale:</b> "Oh my god... Did..." Gale almost drops his balde "I did that... Didn't I?"<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 15:34:32)</font> <b>Tai Zi</b> watches Gale slighly, staying with Priide, trusting Lao to stay with her.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 15:34:46)</font> <b>Rai:</b> It was pretty hardcore, yeah.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 15:35:02)</font> <b>Priide Kittee:</b> "Rai. Be quiet. Please."<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 15:35:45)</font> <b>Myllinnia:</b> Fox finds a pillar of light beyond the doors and consoles of various types around it.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 15:36:41)</font> <b>Gale:</b> Gales breathing seems a bit shallow as he looks at his bloody blade. "Oh god..." He remembers the green fire, and just quietly follows the others, starkly afraid...<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 15:36:46)</font> <b>T`zaren</b> moves to Gale's side, reaching out to squeeze his shoulder. "We'll find a way to get it under control. I won't allow you to just become a soul of the demon city."<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 15:36:58)</font> <b>Myllinnia:</b> The pillar itself takes up half the room and seems to go from ceiling to ground pulsing with a reddish light.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 15:37:08)</font> <b>Gale:</b> "He's out... He's out of my head."<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 15:38:40)</font> <b>Tai Zi</b> lookst at Lao softly moveing to stand next to him looking at the light<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 15:40:21)</font> <b>Lao Zi</b> sighs, as he goes up, "I wonder if there's any interface here...", looking around.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 15:40:48)</font> <b>Priide Kittee</b> takes Tai's hand gently. "You ok, love?"<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 15:41:40)</font> <b>Rai:</b> Yeah, I'll kick his ass too if I need to to keep you safe Gale!<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 15:41:57)</font> <b>Tai Zi</b> blinks at Priide holding her hand, a little confusion in her yellow eyes. "I..I dont know"<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 15:43:33)</font> <b>Myllinnia:</b> "You'll never find me," the voice says tauntingly.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 15:44:02)</font> <b>Priide Kittee</b> bends to kiss her lover on the forehead. "Give it up already. We're better than you. Just hand over the ship to us."<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 15:45:04)</font> <b>Tai Zi</b> closes her eyes, the little disk of silver on her brows glowing softly.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 15:45:27)</font> <b>Rai</b> pats Gale on the back supportively<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 15:45:56)</font> <b>Gale:</b> Gale looks to T'zaren. "He was in my head... he promised me power... I allowed him to empower me. I could feel him controlling me... I was a puppet. He's... He wants me to work for him, work as his instrument. I can still feel his pull. He *did* something to me...." he whispers quietly, still panicking faintly<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 15:48:44)</font> <b>Myllinnia:</b> The scent that Tai follow leads to behind the this room with the pillar.  But its a wall.  Or.. atleast seems to  be one.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 15:49:24)</font> <b>Tai Zi</b> sniffs about the wall and tests the strength of it aginst the strength of her arm.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 15:50:07)</font> <b>Myllinnia:</b> It seems pretty stable, though it does bend slightly.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 15:50:52)</font> <b>Lao Zi</b> laces his fingers together, cracking his knuckles in a forwards-press of his hands, as he moves up to the... pillar-of-light controls, "Here, maybe what-ever is inside the machine or not, how about I shut it down, so it can't have any automated traps for us?", he asks the air.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 15:52:08)</font> <b>Myllinnia:</b> "Even... if you do something with that..." the voice is a bit more nervous.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 15:52:17)</font> <b>Rai:</b> C'mon Gale, pull it together!  You got controlled for a bit, but we can fight it!  If nothign else, we can go bust up your demon city, it's not like it wasn't done before, and we can totally be just as awesome as those guys!<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 15:52:45)</font> <b>Tai Zi</b> smiles seeing the wall bend, she turns back to stand next to Priide, watching Lao intently.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 15:53:36)</font> <b>Lao Zi</b> laughs a little bit at the voice, and wiggles his fingers dramatically at the controls, "C'mon, you aren't the ship's Spirit, are you?", he says.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 15:54:26)</font> <b>Gale:</b> Gale just smiles faintly at Rais words. "Yeah... Yeah, you're right. Thanks Rai..."<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 15:54:43)</font> <b>Myllinnia:</b> "No... I'm not the spirit."<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 15:55:23)</font> <b>Myllinnia:</b> "Just ... don't touch this thing."<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 15:55:25)</font> <b>Priide Kittee</b> smiles at Tai, hugging her lover as the two of them wait.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 15:55:59)</font> <b>Tai Zi</b> stiffens at the hug eyes closeing, she moves carefuly, not wanting her quills to stab into Priide's arms.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 15:56:03)</font> <b>Myllinnia:</b> The ship suddenly shudders.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 15:56:22)</font> <b>Lao Zi</b> shakes his head a bit, and asks in Old-Realm, sure the spirit can speak it too, but, sure most of his party can't speak it, "Ok... Need me to shut you down? Or do you want to tell me who that was that my compatriot killed?"<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 15:56:40)</font> <b>Myllinnia:</b> And shutters close against the windows.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 15:57:17)</font> <b>Myllinnia:</b> The voice speaks again less sure of itself now.  "No, no don't shut me down."  It sighs after a bit.  "That was my former body."<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 15:58:10)</font> <b>Gale:</b> "Stop attacking the village! Or you will be shut down!" Gales voice is still worried, but he seems calmer now, not as afraid as he was a moment ago.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 15:58:14)</font> <b>T`zaren:</b> "The Unconquered Sun said he couldn't answer my prayer and heal Lilly earlier because she'd already been claimed by a darker power.  And he said that you walked a dangerous path as well," he replies to Gale.  "Malfeas may have given you power...but it's up to you how you use it."  He chuckles at Rai.  "And Rai's right, in this case."  <br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 15:58:48)</font> <b>Lao Zi</b> motions towards the shudders, "Alright... so, ok. Now, what is that all about? Stop attacking the villiage, or I'll shut your AI down, and go about dismantling you..."<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 15:58:50)</font> <b>Rai:</b> His most shinyness?<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 15:58:57)</font> <b>Rai:</b> Oh man, we totally *are* Exalts then, I knew it!<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 15:58:59)</font> <b>Gale:</b> "...Later, T'za. This is no time for my fear... But your words are encouraging. Just... I shouldn't be afraid right now."<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 16:00:04)</font> <b>Tai Zi</b> eyes open softly leaning her compact form into Priide gently, nose turnign twards her to sift through the sidereals scent.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 16:00:53)</font> <b>Priide Kittee</b> smiles down at Tai. "Something the matter, love?"<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 16:01:16)</font> <b>Myllinnia:</b> "No please don't dismantle me.  F, fine, I'll stop.  Just don't dismattle me."<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 16:02:14)</font> <b>Rai:</b> That Malfeas doesn't have a chance!<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 16:02:42)</font> <b>Tai Zi</b> makes a soft sound. "I dont rember, anything, but I know you all, i dont understand, I cant rember anything before that room, i dont even know where we are or whats going on"<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 16:04:54)</font> <b>Fox:</b> "That's strange, I remember more than I knew before this,."<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 16:05:12)</font> <b>Gale:</b> "How many other attackers are on this ship or in the village/"<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 16:05:13)</font> <b>Gale:</b> *?<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 16:05:15)</font> <b>Priide Kittee:</b> "Right, well, we're in an airship above the village of Caradeen, our home." The Endings kisses Tai on the forehead. "The rest can probably wait till we're out of here."<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 16:05:22)</font> <b>Rai</b> , satisfied that Gale is back on the road to awesome, heads over to Lao.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 16:05:30)</font> <b>Rai:</b> Hey, you got the ship working for us yet?<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 16:05:56)</font> <b>Lao Zi</b> shrugs, "The voice that's been insluting you WAS the ship.", he says at Rai, and shrugs, as he then looks back at the controlling-light-thing, "Ok, you going to play nice now?"<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 16:06:29)</font> <b>Myllinnia:</b> "There, is no one else... Karai and Arvet was to assassinate the rebel children.  B, but they failed.  So there is no one."<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 16:06:32)</font> <b>Rai:</b> That's cool, but have you taught it who's boss yet or not?<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 16:06:48)</font> <b>Myllinnia:</b> "I'll be good."<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 16:07:32)</font> <b>Rai</b> raps on the side of the column "You need to appologize to everyone too!"<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 16:07:33)</font> <b>Gale:</b> "Land safely away from the village."<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 16:07:49)</font> <b>Tai Zi</b> nods softly her body loseing some of its muscle, the spines along her arm shrining, and the quills along her back dulling slighly sevral of them vanishing entirely<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 16:10:03)</font> <b>Lao Zi</b> shrugs a bit, "So, is the ship mobile?", he asks the ship. :)<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 16:10:46)</font> <b>Myllinnia:</b> "Yes I am mobile."  The ship turns slowly rumbling as it does.  "You know if I do not report to her Imperial Highness by sun down she'll send another Soulship to destroy the village."<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 16:11:32)</font> <b>Fox:</b> "so report success then"<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 16:11:40)</font> <b>Gale:</b> "Report, say you succeeded."<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 16:11:56)</font> <b>Priide Kittee</b> nods.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 16:12:00)</font> <b>Tai Zi</b> looks up at the celling. "Your name is Adamant River?"<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 16:12:08)</font> <b>Gale:</b> Once they're on land, Gal runs to the top side, looking for Scarlet, yelling as the green flames lick about him... "Scarlet ruby! Are you here?!"<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 16:12:33)</font> <b>Myllinnia:</b> "But then I will have to return.  If I don't return what do you think will happen?  Yes that is my name."<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 16:13:28)</font> <b>Myllinnia:</b> Outside A very unhappy Scarlet Ruby storms towards Gale.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 16:13:36)</font> <b>Tai Zi</b> keeps looking up. "So return, if were going to stop who ever this imperial highness is then she wont expect her own ship to be armed with warrios aginst her"<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 16:13:52)</font> <b>Rai:</b> Now *that's* the way to think Tai!<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 16:14:27)</font> <b>Myllinnia:</b> "Well... if that is what you want."  There is a strange tone to his voice.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 16:15:03)</font> <b>Rai:</b> If you know something we don't, spit it out<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 16:15:09)</font> <b>Gale:</b> Gale gives a brief nod to ruby, as he's more visible in the ire. He notices her unhappy look, but stands his ground...<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 16:15:23)</font> <b>Tai Zi</b> makes a slight shrug in Priide's arms. "I dont know what I want." She looks at her blood covered hand. "Actualy I know what I want, is there some place I can wash up?"<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 16:15:48)</font> <b>Priide Kittee</b> nods. "Sure, follow me." She leads the Djala off to the bathing area.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 16:16:13)</font> <b>Tai Zi</b> looks over at Lao. "i'm going to go get cleaned up, okay?"<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 16:16:18)</font> <b>Myllinnia:</b> "Gale what have you done," Scarlet says sharply her tone angry mixed with fear."  Behind her a rather contrite Lilly slowly arrives.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 16:16:47)</font> <b>Lao Zi</b> looks over at Tai, "Well.. sure, sounds okay... not sure what we're doing.", he shrugs.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 16:16:56)</font> <b>T`zaren</b> follows after Gale, and breathes a sigh of relief as Scarlet Ruby answers his call, alive and at least seemingly healthy.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 16:16:57)</font> <b>Priide Kittee</b> waves at Scarlet. "I'm just going to help Tai clean herself up, bye mum!"<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 16:17:00)</font> <b>Tai Zi</b> nods and hurrys off after Priide.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 16:17:05)</font> <b>Gale:</b> "What I had to do." He says calmly, a bit afraid. "I was afraid. I was offered help. I did something I shouldn't have."<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 16:17:18)</font> <b>Myllinnia:</b> The voice is silent for a bit.  "Well I just don't think you can beat the Ebon Empress and her Knights.  Or even a contingent of Shadow Scythes."<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 16:18:02)</font> <b>Fox:</b> You didn't think we could beat you either.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 16:19:19)</font> <b>Myllinnia:</b> "A fair point, but I do not have Her power or her Patron's.  Nor was I designed to hunt Exalted."<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 16:19:34)</font> <b>Rai:</b> So how bout we redesign you to do just that!<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 16:22:06)</font> <b>Lao Zi</b> rolls his eyes at Rai, and sighs, heading off after Tai and Priide then, shaking his head.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 16:22:19)</font> <b>Rai:</b> What, the Empress is exalted<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 16:22:36)</font> <b>Rai:</b> We'll totally beef up our friend here and take her out!<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 16:22:57)</font> <b>T`zaren:</b> "But he and Lilly would be dead now if he hadn't.  The woman nearly killed them both," T'zaren adds in Gale's defense.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 16:23:11)</font> <b>Myllinnia:</b> Ruby stands inches from Gale, its apparent she wants to do more than shout at him.  "That was a foolish, foolish thing.  Not only have the Yozi placed their chips in the pile but so have the Neverborn.  It will be hard  Gale... very hard for you and Lilly."<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 16:23:58)</font> <b>Gale:</b> Gale pauses for a moment... Then laxes down, the one person who he thought would at least give him words of comfort... seemed more as if she wanted to kill him.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 16:25:01)</font> <b>Gale:</b> "Lilly was *dying!* I was beaten and broken on the floor! Was I suppose to die? A martyr for my allies as they powered themeselves? What was *My* place in your plans? To become a corpse alongside my sister? TO DIE?" He was yelling at her, something he had never done before.... "I wouldn't let that happened. I had promised to protect my sister years ago."<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 16:26:00)</font> <b>Gale:</b> "Where was my gift of power? Where was MY help? Nowhere. Would you rather me be dead now? I don't even know what I am, or if I can control myself for long. If you want to kill me... I'm right here... DO IT!"<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 16:27:41)</font> <b>Myllinnia:</b> She stands here and looks to T'zaren and then Gale and sighs.  "You... " she falls silent and slaps Gale across the face.  "I do not want to kill you!  But ... but..."  She turns.  "You and Lilly are under the whimsical powers of beings that ... that..."<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 16:28:12)</font> <b>Myllinnia:</b> "Can you say you can use those powers... for the greater good of Creation.  Can you resist the Patron of your Exaltation?"<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 16:29:11)</font> <b>Gale:</b> "I will try my best not to fall into malfeas' clutches again. I will not be his puppet."<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 16:29:38)</font> <b>Myllinnia:</b> "I want to hear your conviction.  Tell me that you can!"<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 16:30:17)</font> <b>Gale:</b> "I swear to whatever powers are listening now, I will NOT let malfeas control me. I will remain myself, and use these powers how I myself deem fitting!"<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 16:30:53)</font> <b>T`zaren:</b> "We failed them," T'zaren says sadly.  "Both Gale and Lilly.  Fox was the only one who was with them and trying to help."  Never mind that the rest of them were upstairs with problems of their own.  "But we won't fail them again."<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 16:31:41)</font> <b>Gale:</b> "Where..." He rubs his face where she slapped him. "Where was our aid though, Ruby?"<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 16:31:57)</font> <b>Gale:</b> "The others were alright. They got the gifts you intended for them... Lilly and I didn't. Were we suppose to have fallen?"<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 16:33:37)</font> <b>Myllinnia:</b> She turns to Gale a sad look on her face.  "Even I cannot be certain of the power the gods have granted each of you.  Even I had thought the two of you would have be taking those..."<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 16:34:09)</font> <b>Myllinnia:</b> "But never... ever think you were supposed to have failed.  If nothing else this was my fault... again."<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 16:37:02)</font> <b>Gale:</b> Gale shakes his head... "I... I need to clear my head."<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 16:38:01)</font> <b>Myllinnia:</b> She sighs.  "I am sorry Gale.  Forgive me.  I... I will go to the council we must discuss what to do next.  The ship is no longer a threat?"<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 16:39:34)</font> <b>Gale:</b> "No, its not." Gale keeps moving, trying to find solace somewhere!<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 16:40:28)</font> <b>T`zaren:</b> "They seemed to have the ship under control."  He looks to Lilly, suggesting with a tilt of his head that she follow her brother.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 16:41:46)</font> <b>Myllinnia:</b> Lilly nods and head after him.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 16:42:53)</font> <b>Myllinnia:</b> Scarlet Ruby lowers her head.  "I shouldn't have yelled."  With that she turns and starts towards the village.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 16:43:24)</font> <b>Gale:</b> Gale turns to Lil, shaking his head. "I... Ths is my mess, Lilly, i'm sorry."<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 16:44:05)</font> <b>Rai</b> , seeing as how no one seems to be responding to his redesign plan, wanders off to loot the ship and try to figure out how to make it go.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 16:44:07)</font> <b>Myllinnia:</b> "Are, are you sure brother.  You know, she doesn't mean it.  She... she was scared.  I know it."<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 16:45:14)</font> <b>Gale:</b> "Maybe she doesn't mean it, but..." Gale bites his lip. "I can't... I can't shake the feeling out of my stomach. You were there dying, and I was powerless..."<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 16:45:43)</font> <b>T`zaren</b> suddenly seems to return to a state of reality equivalent with everyone else, no longer seeming to stand out so much, as he lets the motes tied up in charms lapse. "He's had the hardest day of any of us, except perhaps Lilly." He sighs. "Things aren't going to go back to normal after today, are they?"<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 16:45:45)</font> <b>Gale:</b> "He taunted me the whole time. 'The only reason you can stand, mortal, is because you amuse me in your struggling', hearing that, or just... him affirming my weakness, over and over..."<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 16:47:04)</font> <b>Myllinnia:</b> Ruby shakes her head her shoulders slumped slightly., "No things won't be so simple anymore."<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 16:49:04)</font> <b>Myllinnia:</b> Lilly nods, "Mine did the same, they were very very angry sounding."<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 16:49:56)</font> <b>T`zaren:</b> T'zaren can only nod.  It wasn't the answer he wanted to hear, even if it was the one he knew he'd get.  "The woman who attacked him and Lilly...has she been taken somewhere else?  She was dying, and I was able to heal her, at least enough to keep her alive.  But I don't think it would be good if Gale or Lilly saw her again."<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 16:51:00)</font> <b>Gale:</b> "T'zaren said you were in a worse situation, Lil... I don't know what happened, but we won't disappoint the others... We won't fail. We will help them as best as we can..."<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 16:53:08)</font> <b>Myllinnia:</b> "Yes she was taken under the Hill."  She says simply to T'zaren, "Why... did you keep her alive?"<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 16:54:58)</font> <b>Myllinnia:</b> Rai finds little to nothing to plunder from the ship.  A few mundane weapons are in a cabinent.  In two seperate rooms Rai finds more of the armor that the two had wore.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 16:56:08)</font> <b>Rai</b> grumbles, tells the ship to play some music, and learns to fly<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 16:57:31)</font> <b>T`zaren:</b> "I know what she did, and...well, I don't like killing at the best of times.  But if I'd let her die like that, then Gale would be a murderer.  And I won't let that happen."<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 16:58:55)</font> <b>Myllinnia:</b> She turns to T'zaren and smiles warmly suddenly.  "So what shall we do with her then.  She will be a threat if let go."<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 17:03:34)</font> <b>T`zaren:</b> "Then we keep her prisoner, for now.  If she's unarmed and under guard, she can help with the rebuilding -- undoing the harm that she helped to cause.  And we try to show her who we are and why we deserve better than to be wiped out."<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 17:03:51)</font> <b>Gale:</b> Gale shakes his head, looking to Lil. "Lets... Just get back to the orphanage, and help clean up. We can at least try and help out that way."<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 17:04:23)</font> <b>Myllinnia:</b> "If you want, Gale.  I can go before you if ... you want to have some time alone."<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 17:04:49)</font> <b>Gale:</b> "Alright... Just make sure the others are okay, alright?"<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 17:04:59)</font> <b>Myllinnia:</b> She nods and bounds off.<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 17:06:07)</font> <b>Myllinnia:</b> Scarlet Ruby nods, "A fair idea."<br><br>
<font size="1">(03/12/09 17:06:23)</font> <b>Gale</b> heads off into the forest to collect his thoughts!<br><br>