Dark Age Legends

[Cesque]

(didn't Dude Man's last post go against the new rules?)

(blood brotherhood grants telepathy? whoah! *grabs knife*)

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"I am no worse than Dark Emp-...!" - Scorch began as suddenly something exploded behind him. He leaped back, turned in direction of blazing trees and

"Draven, huh...?"

Scorch began to gather energy for his lightning spell, but he noticed Draven wasn't where he was supposed to be. He propably escaped after the attack... Scorch looked carefully for slightest movement within the forest... But there was nothing.

"Hold on, comrades! Draven can be here any minute... Where is that demon when we need him? Cheetah! We'll make an ambush on our own. You see this tree? Get us there." - wizard pointed a high tree a bit deeper in the forest.

After listening to Scorch words, Gepardi changed into a wyvern, grabbed Scorch in claws and they flew silently over the forest, then landed and freed Scorch, who situated himself in not-too-comfortable position on a tree. Cheetah in wyvern form, green, was almost invisible among the leaves...

If Draven will come (and propably slay Duilin who was supposed to finally die since a long time, as Scorch thought, this all action and people made him somehow more aggresive), he will find no sword... He will look for it... And they'll have follow him, entering action to take sword when time comes... or before this happens, if a need arises.

(I won't be here propably for next 2 days, so I had to get Scorch and Cheetah somehow out of direct action Laughing)

[Dude Man]

//No it went with them, I went to a from in 3 posts! Nothing wrong about that!//

"Cowardly bastard!" Duilin says about Scorch "Okay, so, Asian fighter dude and Hot elf girl, who are you two?" Duilin asks

[Cyber Wolf]

Nevina blushes a bit at being called 'hot' and says, "I do believe I already introduced myself, as has Shin.."

"Anyways, why are we sitting around here? That tree is going to ignite the whole forest.."

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Seth came out from behind the stalagmite and kneeled down onto the cavern floor. He stared at the ground and stuck his left hand out from his side, and pointed his other at the burning tree. A blue aura swirled around his left hand and on his right hand a ball of water formed, as though gravity did not exist. Seth commanded the ball and sent it hurtling at the tree, dosing the fire for the most part.

[Dude Man]

//Isn't the other guy Shin? Your charactor is Nevina!//

"Right...I must have missed that." Duilin says. He smiles abit when she blushes. He then looks over to Seth.

"Whoa, cool move dude!" He says "That was awsome....have an apple!" He tosses an apple form his backpak to Seth.

He then empties out the food onto a flat rock. "Eat, we might as well have some food since Zeros' and Draven are probally killing each other as we speak, frankly all I'm interested in is getting back the sword and finding the cave, we really should get back to that....If Zeros' dies then we will just have to find it ourself...maybe we can do that now?" Duilin says wile muching on a carrot

*the types of food he got were apples, carrots, peaches and turnips*

[Cyber Wolf]

//Yes, but you asked about Shin and he had already introduced himself to everyone, then Nevina said that he's introduced himself already, and so has she//

Seth caught the apple Duilin threw and ate it in 2 parts, core and all.

"Blah.. what is this? It's good, but half of it tastes like a twig.." //Seth has never eaten anything but Rice, Potatoes and different forms of meat and soup, so Apples and most other fruits are new to him.//

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Nevina got a carrot from the pile and munched happily.

After she had swallowed she said, "Thanks Duilin." and continued eating.

[Dude Man]

"Your wellcome..." Duilin says.

He looks over at Seth "Ha ha! You don't eat entire thing, you eat it untill you get to the twigy stuff and then toss it away!" Duilin says finishing his carrot. "Now these things" He says picking up a peach "Are very juicey! A very good, you eat them hole, but not the big wooden thing inside" He tosses one to Seth and then grabs one for himself and then starts eating it. He then takes two more and then walks into the cave to were Quei and Zev are, he sees them sleeping.

//I accually eat apples whole but Duilin dosen't. Heck, I only like the green ones//

"Cute..." He then places the peaches beside them and walks over to were his old room was. He sits down on his bed and then takes of his backpak and then opens it up. He takes out an ether and then drinks it down and then places the vale on his small drawer. He then takes out a peice of folded paper, he didn't remember putting this inside, it must have been in there for ages.

Pophin found out were we hid the Talonscar's bronzed skull again, this time he took the damn thing away. He probally gave it to Veronika but I got no clue, let's just forget the damn thing, Nex. And yeah I'll make sure Draven that will think that Duilin is against us, but I really think you should do it since you bull shited him about thinking you liked him. But if this plan dosen't work, make sure you kill the kid allright. Pophin probally knows the whole plan because he's such a sneaky bastard, we should probally kill him to, even though Veronika would be pissed, we would just have to make sure Draven wouldn't find out that's all

General, Darion

"Holy crap! Nex wanted me dead this whole time...that bastard!" Duilin then ran over to Nex's grave and took out his mace and then smashed the grave stone.
"He then looks back at the note, Bronzed Skull.....that's right...my grandfather's bronze skull....I wouldn't mind finding that...But who the hell are Pophin and Veronkia? I hope there not super demi gods like Nex and Draven!" He then goes back to his bed and lies down and starts to think

//I'd add a flash back but I think I'll save space for the rest of you people Wink //
//Add you will find out about Pophin and Veronika in chapter 3//

[Zeros']

Zeros' leaned back agianst a tree also, he folded his arms. He closed his eyes for a second and then his head turned and faced Draven.

"My name? Why do you ask? If you shall know, it is Zeros'. And the reason I fight, is so the two children I have sworn to protect can live in a place without war and fighting. They have already been through alot, I want them to grow up with a better childhood then mine...500 years ago, yes. I remember it, it is but a memory of my past locked away within the depth's of my mind."

He closed his eyes agian. He spoke, without opening his eyes. "I told you why I fight, now tell me why you fight." He paused for a moment. "Tell my why you and your soldiers want to control this conntinent, Draven."

[Xorlak]

Money and power were the two easiest lures of enlisting a new warrior.  This one would be a bit more difficult... but not impossible.

"For protection...  Hmm, yes... you would give your life for them, would you not?"

He shot a glance through the trees at the two children playing in the melting snow.

"But what if you didn't have to? What we seek here is the simple blade you've hidden... The Dark Empire ultimately seeks a united world of peace. Fighting is merely an unnecessary transitional phase... Those that resist must be exterminated. A shame, really... But it doesn't have to happen to you. You've proven yourself a competent warrior. It would be shameful to snuff out such skill, if not by me, then by others... What I'm saying is, join my side, Zeros'. I'm in need of competent commanders. Join us and the children will come to no harm, I swear it."

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Iduran blinked in confusion at all the Haraldurs, but then nodded and followed the young man, studying his surroundings with interest.

[Haraldur]

After walking for a while, Haraldur stops at a pool. He kneels down and sips at water from his hands.

"Care to join me?"

[Zeros']

Zeros' laughed. "A world of peace eh?" He put one of his hands on his sword. "A world of peace with mear humans as slaves I presume.." He stopped leaning agianst the tree. He put his hands to his side. "Well Draven." he started "Lets see if you are worthy of getting this land of 'peace.' I will be your next obsticle. There once was peace, a time when the Dark Empire ruled, it was a time of dispair, but when Romme came, the people saw hope."

He stood there, with his arms down, waiting for Draven to attack.

[Xorlak]

"How disappointing..."

Draven's posture remained unchanged.

"I'll cut you a shorter deal, then.  Give me the blade and we won't kill you or the children.  A simple exchange.  Really, is all this violence worth it?"

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Iduran stooped down and looked at his reflection in the water.

"Well, I suppose..."

He cupped his hands and dipped them into the cool water, but realizing he was quite durty from the previous day's battle, he began to wash them instead, afterwards splashing water on his face.

[Haraldur]

After Iduran had finished, Haraldur carried on walking, they were half way there now.

[Zeros']

He reached behind his cloak with his right hand, he started to conjour another one of the fake blades behind his back. He pulled it out and stabbed it into the ground.

"There." He turned around and started to walk off, leaving the "blade" with Draven.

[Cesque]

"What the hell are they doing?" - thought Scorch, who with his imperfect sight couldn't actually tell what people before the cave were doing, especially that smoke rising from burning forest began to blur his vision.

"Standing there, chatting..."

Draven must be somewhere else, he thought, as he began to scan area with eyes. Ah, crap, he has time, after all. It's better to use element of stealth than rush into yet another unwon battle...

[Xorlak]

Draven eyed Zeros' as he walked away.  He stepped to the sword and pulled it out of the ground with his right hand, examining it.  He had only seen the sword once before, and this one did indeed have a red gem in the handle, although it didn't shimmer quite as brilliantly as he remembered... but perhaps it was just the shadows of the forest.

"My thanks, o winged one..."  He said, not looking backwards as Zeros' walked away.

An aura of flame appeared around Draven as he held the blade in front of his face, laughing to himself.  It was much more trouble than expected, but it should be worth it...  Draven shot up into the air above the tree line, in full view of those assembled in front of the cave, though his back was turned to them. After a second, he shot southward at full speed wrapped in fire, the assembled party, the cave, and Romme castle behind him.

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(Just because it takes a number of posts to get somewhere doesn't have to mean it has to be boring.  Heh...)

Iduran followed the boy down the path as thicker and thicker vegetation appeared on the sides of the road.  The plants were foreign to Iduran and he looked from side to side with interest at long tentacle-like vines and spade-shaped leaves as he walked.  As the two progressed, the vegetation grew higher over their heads as well, almost blocking out the sun.  The boy continued on, obviously comfortable in this area he knew well.  But Iduran slowed his pace a little as his interest turned to unease...  His eyes shifted back and forth.  Were... the plants... moving...?