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[AG3-4] There is Always Another Way
Featuring: Claire, Jean, Leodin
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[7:33 PM] Bemoney: Continuing her search for the monk, Claire lept from tree to tree.
If I was a monk...where would I be...
She repeated the thought over and over as she searched every corner of this forest.
Soon, she eventually found herself scaling the Angrim Mountain ranges.
"It's as cold as they said it was..." She noted, fixing her hood and mask in place as she sat perched on the mountainside, taking a rest from her search.
[7:56 PM] Abyssal John John 🔥💪: Meanwhile on top of his wyvern, Jean scouted the surrounding area not on anyone's orders but more for his own reassurance and to try and find the man he needed to apologize too. At this point Jean had made it to the Angrim Mountain Range.
What's even the point of trying to find him? Knowing Sula he'll just pop out of nowhere whenever he feels like it acting like nothing happened at all.
Eventually Jean spotted a masked figure perched on the mountainside.
"Huh? Now I wonder if this is just some avid mountain climber or if there is something more going on...." The wyvern rider lead Angard over to the Masked Figure close enough to be recognizable if the person knew him but far enough to be able to fly away if any danger arose.
"Hello there friend! What are you doing rock climbing at this time of night?"
[7:58 PM] Bemoney: "Hm? Jean?" She stands up, peeling her hood down. "I'm...." She hesitates.
"I'm looking for Sula...I have been for a bit now actually..."
She sheepishly rubs the back of her head. "Obviously...I've had no luck."
"What about you? Isn't it really late?"
[8:06 PM] Abyssal John John 🔥💪: "Claire? Well color me surprised and as to why I'm up so late well....I'm usually always up this late and I was searching for Sula as well. I needed to apologize to him. Why are you trying to find him?"
[8:07 PM] Bemoney: "Oh are you? Did you have a fight with him too?" She keeps her clothes secured around her. "Have you seen any hints? Ideas as to where he may be?"(edited)
[8:14 PM] Abyssal John John 🔥💪: "Well it's less of a fight and more like I messed up big time back in Yuki Jyoru and I felt like I needed to be a man and apologize instead of avoiding him." Jean then looked up the mountain range.
"As to any hints I haven't gotten any direct ones but I've heard of rumors of a temple of monks in the mountains. If it exist it just seems like the type of place Sula would spend his time so I wanted to confirm if it existed or not."
[8:18 PM] Bemoney: "A temple in the mountains? Hm...I've just gotten into this area...They said it was cold up here..but I didn't imagine it'd be this cold."
She rubs her arms briefly. "Here, why don't you fly around...I'll just...look on the mountain-surface."
[8:19 PM] Abyssal John John 🔥💪: "Are you sure Claire? There's always room for two on Angard." Jean patted on the second seat of his mount's saddle.
[8:20 PM] Bemoney: She chuckles hesitantly. "Oh no...I'm fine.."
[8:23 PM] Abyssal John John 🔥💪: Jean nods.
"Alright then. I'll come back to you if I find anything." Jean flew off as continued to survey around the mountain range and its surrounding areas.
[8:24 PM] Bemoney: "Right. Good- I mean, sounds good!" She gives him a thumbsup.
WHew
[8:36 PM] oƃǝlʍǝɹ: Leodin was on a small peak, looking down towards the prison. There were taller mountains, but he couldn't reach them on foot. He was just about to go find a new location when he saw the Wyvern flying overhead. From this distance, he couldn't tell if the rider was friend or foe, so he just set his hand on Morderrand and waited.
[8:43 PM] Abyssal John John 🔥💪: Flying over Jean looked below and saw a familiar masked man.
"Hmm. Looks like everyone is out and about tonight." He has Angard land in front of Leodin as he stares at the young man.
"I'm guessing that you're looking for Sula as well Leodin unless looking down at the prison is some kind of nighttime ritual for you."
[8:44 PM] oƃǝlʍǝɹ: Once he realized who the Wyvern rider was, Leodin brought his hand off the hilt of his blade. "As well? Did Vivi ask you to help too?"
[8:48 PM] Abyssal John John 🔥💪: Jean shook his head.
"Not necessarily. I'm looking for him because I need to be a man and apologize to him. It's no surprise that Vivianna has asked for people to find him though. It's clear as day that she still cares for him."
[8:49 PM] oƃǝlʍǝɹ: "Of course. So do you have any idea where to look?"
[8:51 PM] Abyssal John John 🔥💪: "Yeah. I've been trying to find that rumored temple that's around here. I believe that's our best bet for finding where Sula is."
[8:52 PM] oƃǝlʍǝɹ: "Well, you'd certainly have better luck than me." He motions towards the Wyvern.
[8:55 PM] Abyssal John John 🔥💪: "And perhaps Claire might have even better luck than the both of us combined. I should probably check on her again to see if she's found anything. Do you want to ride on Angard. It would probably be leagues better then you walking around all night."(edited)
[9:03 PM] oƃǝlʍǝɹ: "That would be quite a bit faster, yes. I didn't realize Claire was searching as well."
[9:06 PM] Abyssal John John 🔥💪: Jean nodded.
"Yeah I didn't realize there would be three people searching for him. Who knows perhaps even the legendary Pete is searching for Sula as well." The Blonde man patted on the second seat of the saddle.
"Anyway hop on. With any luck and with three pair of ears perhaps we can find something."(edited)
[9:07 PM] oƃǝlʍǝɹ: "Thank you." Leodin pulls himself up onto the saddle. "I've never ridden a wyvern before..."
[9:11 PM] Abyssal John John 🔥💪: "Hmm really now? If you've ever ridden a Pegasus it's basically the same thing." And with that Angard was quickly back in the air again.
[9:14 PM] oƃǝlʍǝɹ: "Ah, makes sense." He has to yell in order for Jean to hear him over the sound of the wind.
[9:18 PM] Abyssal John John 🔥💪: Jean nodded.
"Well at least you're not terrified like the other people I've given rides to recently." With that their search continued.
[9:19 PM] Bemoney: Meanwhile on the ground, Claire forged onwards until she found a path. It was barely visible, but it was there. She finds cover behind the mountainside and waits to see if Jean will fly by
[9:25 PM] Abyssal John John 🔥💪: Jean continues flying by with Leodin in tow slowly getting frustrated with not finding anything.
"Hmph. Perhaps I should try and find Claire again and see if she's having better luck then us." By this point Claire should have caught sight of Jean flying around with a second person behind him.
[9:26 PM] Bemoney: She waves at the two, gesturing over to the path.
[9:30 PM] Abyssal John John 🔥💪: Noticing the wave Jean had Angard land close to Claire. The young man quickly hopped off of his wyvern.
"Hey there Claire. Have you had any luck with finding any clues? Also I picked up a friend on the way." He pointed to Leodin.
[9:31 PM] Bemoney: "I found this path here...it's barely visible. But it's there..." She points back at the path. "It goes along some ways..."
[9:32 PM] oƃǝlʍǝɹ: Leodin hops off the wyvern. "Well it's good a start as any."(edited)
[9:37 PM] Abyssal John John 🔥💪: Jean nods in agreement.
"It's the best lead we have at the moment. At the worst it just means we'll waste some time and have to head back."
[9:37 PM] Bemoney: "Right." And with that, the 3 (fine four cause Angard) begin following the path.
[9:38 PM] Bemoney: ====To be continued====
[8:14 PM] oƃǝlʍǝɹ: PRE-CHAPTER 8: ANGRIM MOUNTAINS
Claire, Jean, and Leodin had been walking though the Angrim Mountains with no sign of Sula. The group had made quite a bit of distance from their starting point, but vigilante was starting to think that this trail could be a lost cause. However, he kept holding out hope. He primised Vivianna that he'd find Sula, and if it wasn't tonight, then he might never find the Dwabi.
Leodin eventually turned to his friends to try and offer up a conversation to break the silence.
"So...Claire, did Vivi put you up to this as well?"
[8:18 PM] Bemoney: "Yeah, so you too huh..I paid Vivianna a visit and she told me about the fight the two had."
"I take it you've been searching for him too?"
[8:20 PM] oƃǝlʍǝɹ: "Indeed. As you can tell, I haven't had much luck thus far."
[8:24 PM] Bemoney: "Same here...I heard she and Sula has a bit of a...falling out, would you know anything about it?"
[8:27 PM] oƃǝlʍǝɹ: "Not much, no. I just hope they'll both be okay."
"But if he is okay, then he probably wouldn't be all the way out here."(edited)
[8:34 PM] Bemoney: "Oh I don't know...Jean, you said you had a fight with Sula as well?"
[8:40 PM] Abyssal John John 🔥💪: Jean shook his head.
"Well not a fight. It's more like I failed to do something that he asked of me. Back during the battle Kranhai Sula asked me to find Vivianna and take her to Gennuir. While I did find her I failed to save her and all I did was get us captured instead. So I felt like I wasn't worthy to face him or Vivianna after everything that happened."
[8:48 PM] Bemoney: "Oh...right, that..." She pulled up her mask.
"That...wasn't a good time for any of us..."
[8:57 PM] oƃǝlʍǝɹ: Leodin stopped responding as he remembers what happened in Kranhai. He hadn't had time to really think about what happened there. So many of the friends he made in the rebellion were killed there. All of those people looked up to Leodin and he couldn't even save them. The thought plagued his mind and he would never forget it.
The vigilante took a deep beath and continued walking.
[9:00 PM] Abyssal John John 🔥💪: "Yeah it wasn't. Long story short I meet up with Vivianna while she was in the infirmary and we talked for a bit. And after hearing about her current plight and wanting to man up and apologize to Sula myself I decided to try and find him."
[9:06 PM] Bemoney: "And now we're here..." She looks at the two, and then the unforgiving landscape they were in.
"Yknow...I've visited the Ice Tribes in Nohr...so I'd thought there couldn't be anything colder...but goodness this weather is something else, isn't it?" She tries to find a subject
[9:17 PM] oƃǝlʍǝɹ: "I agree. I'm not used to cold weather in Khlin, but I normally don't get up to this altitude."
[9:19 PM] Abyssal John John 🔥💪: Jean shrugged.
"I feel decently fine. I don't have anything to complain about."
[9:25 PM] Bemoney: Claire grumbles a bit, before she could hear humming.
She puts up a hand, whispering to them.
"You hear that right? Humming?"
[9:28 PM] oƃǝlʍǝɹ: Leodin pauses for a moment to listen.
"Yeah... it's faint, but I hear it." He whispers.
[9:29 PM] Abyssal John John 🔥💪: Jean nods.
"I do as well. It quiet but elegant. I wonder if finding its source will lead us to Sula."
[9:42 PM] Bemoney: The humming abruptly stops, before slowly returning.
Claire slowly approaches, putting a hand out to signal the two others hold as she investigates.
[C] "H-hello?" She calls out, seeking the voice out
[N] "A wyvern, and 3 fighters...an odd group." The voice notes. It's obviously female, and there's a bit of a dull, bored almost, tone in her voice.
A figure approaches in front of Claire.
A young girl, seemed to be close to Claire in height and build, if not just a bit smaller. She had two katanas sheathed in her cloth belt. Her face seemed bored, sleepy even, but for some reason her eyes betrayed her tone, as they seemed to be carefully scanning the three.
[N] "I assume you are all lost?" She tilts her head as she questions the group
[9:43 PM] oƃǝlʍǝɹ: Leodin rests his hand on Morderrand just to be safe, but tries not to jump to any conclusions just yet.
[9:46 PM] Abyssal John John 🔥💪: Jean shakes his head.
"No we're looking for a friend, a Dwabi named Sula who rides a Falicorn as black as the night named Shimi. Have you seen him around here dear maiden?"
[9:56 PM] Bemoney: "Ah, yes, I do know of him..." She fixes her gaze on Leodin.
"I had to help bring in his unruly pegasus." She nodded.
"Regardless of his condition at the moment-- or your relat-...Please, come with me."
She gestures over to the path that leads off the one they were on.
"I shall lead you to our temple...where your...'Sula' rests." She speaks, already moving along the path.
Claire looks at the two, shrugs, and begins to follow
[9:58 PM] oƃǝlʍǝɹ: Leodin lowers his hand and follows the stranger behind Claire.
[10:03 PM] Abyssal John John 🔥💪: Jean and Angard follow behind the two.
[10:08 PM] Bemoney: Soon, she leads them to a temple.
"We are here..."
She puts her hand on the door.
"It is a time of rest for many of the people here...so I shall lead you all to your rooms. You shall meet your friend tomorrow."
She opens the door once she was sure everyone understood and began leading them through the building.
[10:13 PM] oƃǝlʍǝɹ: Leodin finally speaks to the stranger.
"Would you at least tell us who you are?"
The vigilante doesn't want to be overly trusting, although he is eager to find Sula. A cautiously optimistic approach seemed best.
[10:14 PM] Abyssal John John 🔥💪: "Yeah a name would be nice and if it's fine with you I'll just sleep with Angard in the stables."
[10:17 PM] Bemoney: She looks blankly at Leodin for an uncomfortable amount of time before saying her name.
"Nin"
She says this before turning to Jean, giving him a similar look. "May I advise against that? The cold of this are is unforgiving. I'll be held responsible if any of you fall ill, so please, sleep in the room I bring you to."
[10:24 PM] Abyssal John John 🔥💪: "It's either that or I'm allowed to bring Angard inside. I'd rather face the cold then be separated from her if need be."
[10:27 PM] Bemoney: Another long, blank stare, this one appeared to have the tiniest hint of annoyance.
"very well, I will bring you bedding and blankets after I lead these two to their rooms. You may go ahead and find a comfortable spot in the stables."
[10:30 PM] oƃǝlʍǝɹ: Leodin gives Jean a slight smile.
"See you tomorrow."
[10:34 PM] Abyssal John John 🔥💪: Jean nodded.
"Yep see you two in the morning then!" Jean waved to the two as he and Angard headed towards the stables.
[10:35 PM] Bemoney: And so Nin lead Claire to her room first, and then Leodin. After saying their goodnights, Nin brings an impressive amount of blankets to Jean, before resuming her night watch
[10:35 PM] Bemoney: ===continued to be====
[7:03 PM] Time Travel? I'm in!: "Good morning!"
The same voice from the night before - only brighter, livelier - greets Leodin from the guest room. "Did you sleep well, Mister?"(edited)
[7:08 PM] oƃǝlʍǝɹ: "Oh, good morning...Nin, was it? Yeah, I did, thank you." Leodin says, still half-asleep.
[7:09 PM] Time Travel? I'm in!: "Hm?" The girl leans her ear a little closer towards him. "What did you say?"
She even has the same outfit on as before, a humble monk's garb.(edited)
[7:10 PM] oƃǝlʍǝɹ: "Oh, uh... Yeah, I did sleep well... thanks for asking." He repeats himself, although he thought he was loud enough.
[7:13 PM] Time Travel? I'm in!: "That's so great." She give an uncharacteristically-bright smile to him, then turns around. "I'll go get the other visitor." Without waiting to see if he'd follow, she walks over to the doorway.
[7:16 PM] oƃǝlʍǝɹ: Leodin follows, a bit confused about her change in demeanor from the previous night.(edited)
[7:21 PM] Time Travel? I'm in!: They soon reach Claire's room. Their host pokes her head in, then comes over to the bed and repeats her gracious greeting.
"Good morning!"
[7:33 PM] Bemoney: The Nohrian lazily raises her head, groggily opening her eyes and blinking a few times.
"Hmmmmmggg...wha..?" She muttered, still half-asleep
[7:37 PM] Time Travel? I'm in!: "Did you get your rest for the night, Miss?"
[7:38 PM] Bemoney: She lets out a grunt of a yawn, rubbing her eyes some.
"I....thinkso..." She mutters before awakening to a realization.
"Oh! Goomorning!" She says quickly, straightening up
[7:40 PM] Time Travel? I'm in!: "Um...you're up in the mountains. This is the Earth Pagoda. It's a safe place." Though about as polite as last night, her tone was strangely inviting, if lacking in conviction. "Are you sick?"
[7:43 PM] Bemoney: "Oh nononononono!" She waves her hands, quickly fixing her hair.
"Eheheh...I must've been really tired last night." She chuckles. pulling herself up properly.
"Just really tired."
[7:44 PM] oƃǝlʍǝɹ: "I think we all were." Leodin says with a yawn.
[7:45 PM] Time Travel? I'm in!: "That is all right...it's quite a long way to get all the way up here." She looks at both of them, a little unsure.
"S-so...you want to see Mister Sula?"
[7:47 PM] Bemoney: "Yes, yes...is Jean up yet?" Quickly making sure her hair wasn't too messy, Claire stood up, putting on her cloak and bag
[7:51 PM] Time Travel? I'm in!: "...Jean?" She blinks, confused now. "That's his...last name?" She stopped to consider whether his given name might have been just an abbreviation for something like "Suljaun", but that didn't seem very plausible. "H-he's awake, but still not feeling well. So we mustn't be too loud or anything...okay?"
[7:54 PM] oƃǝlʍǝɹ: "I guess that's the risk he took for sleeping in the cold with Angard..."
[7:55 PM] Bemoney: "Er, no, a wyvern rider was with us as well...he slept, as he said, outside."
Claire eyes the girl oddly. "Nin, right? Are you feeling well?"
[7:56 PM] Time Travel? I'm in!: "No." She shakes her head with an expression that looks oddly healthy. "I'm Min."
[7:57 PM] oƃǝlʍǝɹ: Leodin blinks a few times. "Oh, we must have misheard you last night. I also thought you said Nin."
[7:58 PM] Bemoney: "Right...Nin...Min?" Claire juggled the words in her head, her confusion wearing more and more on her face
[7:59 PM] Time Travel? I'm in!: "Oh! No, Nin is my sister. Sorry!" She looks even more embarrassed than them. "But it's nice to meet you two."
[8:01 PM] Bemoney: Claire stifles a giggle. "I see...." She smiles. "That's why it felt as if we were talking to another person."
[8:02 PM] oƃǝlʍǝɹ: Leodin nods. "No wonder I thought you were acting differently."
[8:04 PM] Time Travel? I'm in!: "We don't normally get this many visitors at once...Sometimes I forget that most people can't really tell." Min scratches at her ear. "Nin is sleeping right now, she had the night watch. If you're ready, I can take you to see Mister Sula right now."
[8:05 PM] Bemoney: "Oh, first we should get Jean. He should be out in the stables if I remember correctly."
[1:27 PM] Time Travel? I'm in!: "Jean? In the stables? W-w-why would someone be in the stables?"
[1:28 PM] Bemoney: "Ah, he's very close with his wyvern. I guess he didn't want to leave her...or him alone at night." Claire nodded.
[1:31 PM] Time Travel? I'm in!: "Wyvern? Aren't those just.... In the legends?"
[1:34 PM] Abyssal John John 🔥💪: "Wyverns in legends? No no they are very real my dear." Jean came into the room with a yawn as he looked at the group.
"Morning." He then turned his attention over to Min.
"Hmm. I don't think we've ever meet before. I assume you must be a relative of Nin."
[8:47 PM] Time Travel? I'm in!: "A...wow, yeah...."
Min looks around, slowly coming to realize that her patient has three visitors.
"..oh my...Morning, mister Jean."
[8:49 PM] Bemoney: "...Jean? How did you know?"
[4:20 AM] Abyssal John John 🔥💪: "Come on Claire what kind of man would I be if I mixed up two completely different ladies with each other. Though if you want a hint Nin has an extremely sullen look on her face which this woman lacks."
[8:42 AM] Time Travel? I'm in!: "Extremely...sullen?" Min gives a startled blink.
This guy's weird...
"...a-anyway, I can take you to Mister Sula now." She turns to Jean. "But he is very sick, so please be patient."
[8:44 AM] oƃǝlʍǝɹ: "Of course. We haven't seen him for a while, so we're just glad we found him."
[8:45 AM] Bemoney: "Lead on, Min." Claire glances around a bit.
[8:45 AM] Abyssal John John 🔥💪: Jean nods.
"After you my lady."
[8:50 AM] Time Travel? I'm in!: The maiden scampers down the hall, checking every few steps to see if the crowd is keeping up. When she reaches one particular door, with a prominent metal lock, she slides it ajar, holds a hand up to them, then slips in and shuts the door behind her.
[8:54 AM] Abyssal John John 🔥💪: Jean just scratched his head.
"I'm guessing Sula is in there? Seems more like a place hiding a caged monster then a Dwabi Diviner."
[8:57 AM] oƃǝlʍǝɹ: "Last I heard, Sula was...not himself when he last spoke with Vivianna. I hope this isn't because of that."
[8:58 AM] Bemoney: "Only one way to find out....Uh, Min?" Claire knocks on the door
[8:59 AM] Time Travel? I'm in!: The door slides open once more, and Min's head pokes through the gap with a shy smile.
"Come on in."
She opens the door the rest of the way.(edited)
[9:03 AM] Time Travel? I'm in!: Inside is a humble, lantern-filled chamber with ornate floor mats and strange symbols coating the walls. Towards the back, a round, raised bed of sorts contains a familiar face. Yet his body is wrapped in bandages, as if brutally injured, or even soon to be buried, and his weary eyes make it clear that he has not slept much in the past day.
The Dwabi's gaze turns to each of them with a look of surprised recognition. "Clair-i...Jean-ni....Leo-a."
[9:08 AM] Abyssal John John 🔥💪: Jean wanted to react he wanted to say something but the words seemed to be unable to come out and all that replaced was just more shame. Jean looked away from Sula.
[9:11 AM] Bemoney: Claire glanced at Leodin and Jean before taking a few steps towards Sula. "Well...how've you been?"
[9:13 AM] Time Travel? I'm in!: "Ha...it has been...complicated." Sula smiles grimly. "A lot of trouble."
[9:20 AM] Abyssal John John 🔥💪: Jean is barely able to stammer out. "I...I can tell. What happened to you after we escaped from the prison?"
[9:21 AM] oƃǝlʍǝɹ: Leodin decides to stay silent, not sure if Sula even wants him to be there.
[9:24 AM] Time Travel? I'm in!: Sula hesitates, giving Leodin a silent glance.
"..I betrayed you all. First in the prison, then after, when I ran, but before..." He shakes his head, starting over with the explanation.
"I tried to run away with Vivi-anna. But she would not go."(edited)
[9:25 AM] Bemoney: "So that's why you fought." Claire folded her arms.
[9:26 AM] Time Travel? I'm in!: "..then she has told you the rest." Sula looks down to the floor.
[9:27 AM] Bemoney: "She's mostly told me how sorry she is. And that she wants to see you again."
[9:28 AM] Abyssal John John 🔥💪: He betrayed us in the prison. So that means he pressed the red button as well.... Jean snapped back to reality when he heard Claire's voice.
"That's right. She's been worried sick about you Sula. She hasn't been herself since you've disappeared."
[9:40 AM] Time Travel? I'm in!: Sula frowns. "I have not...been myself, either. Some kind of spirit has...taken hold of me. The holy men here cannot remove it."
[9:42 AM] Bemoney: "What do you mean?" she looks to Min. "Do you know anything about this?"
[1:33 PM] Time Travel? I'm in!: The curate nods. "Yeah, um..Have you heard of 'possession'?"
[1:39 PM] Abyssal John John 🔥💪: "I've read about in fairy tales and the like but I haven't heard of any actual cases of possession." If this was before Jean had joined Luna's army he wouldn't had believed Sula was actually possessed but with all the things he has seen recently it seemed all to plausible.
[1:44 PM] oƃǝlʍǝɹ: "So you're saying that Sula has been possessed by something?"
Finally speaking up, Leodin decided that staying quiet wasn't helping anyone.
[1:57 PM] Time Travel? I'm in!: "Mhmm..."
Min did her best to speak on the behalf of older and wiser people.
"From what he's said, you all have been in some spooky situations lately. We don't know when it happened, but it seems like it was connected to those...purple smoke monster guys."
[3:19 PM] Bemoney: "Purple smoke monster....you know about them?" Claire frowns glancing back at Sula
[8:11 AM] Time Travel? I'm in!: Min sinks back into the wall, not sure what she can safely say. "Well...I-it..."
"I became one of them." Sula cuts her off with a low, blunt voice. "That is how she knows."
[8:15 AM] Abyssal John John 🔥💪: Jean just gave Sula a confused look.
"What do you mean by that? The monsters that we've faced have been nothing more then mindless creatures with no intelligence to do anything other then killing the nearest human. But you still seem like you have your humanity Sula."
[12:24 PM] Time Travel? I'm in!: "He un khraiti, I stay human."
Sula brings a hand to his cheek, as if to confirm the truth of his words. Min stays silent, too scared of how these friends will react.
"But the next moment, the next day, that could change again. Just like before, with Vivi-e. Nothing but another danger to you all." Sula clears his throat with a low cough, facing the three of them directly with a sober expression.
"Only way to be sure, is to seal my magic. Seal my memories. Disappear from this war, and your lives."(edited)
[12:51 PM] oƃǝlʍǝɹ: Leodin decides to step forward. "There has to be another way Sula... Vivi would never forgive any of us if we returned telling her that you've forgot all about her."
[1:51 PM] Time Travel? I'm in!: "Leo-u?" Sula is visibly surprised at the boy's insistence. "After everything between us, you ask me to come back to this war?"
[2:08 PM] Bemoney: "I mean, you're still you. You're talking to us right now, aren't you?"
[2:31 PM] Time Travel? I'm in!: "Yes...and though I see only doom in the path ahead..."
Sula flashes a weak smile to them.
"...the future is not written. There may be another way."
[3:31 PM] Abyssal John John 🔥💪: "There is always another way Sula. And just like all of the other times we've faced hardship we'll find our way through this as well."
[3:32 PM] Time Travel? I'm in!: "..so...It was Vivi-e, who brought you all here?"
[3:33 PM] oƃǝlʍǝɹ: Leodin nods. "She had asked Claire and me to find you, so Jean joined us."
[6:39 PM] Abyssal John John 🔥💪: Jean nodded.
"Yeah I decided to try and find you for reasons of my own."
[6:50 PM] Time Travel? I'm in!: "Mm...I wish that we could have met...somewhere warmer than this." Chuckling weakly, Sula plants his feet on the floor beneath the bed and slowly stands. "Min-ni, I have decided. Stop me now, or bring the tools to make the scroll." He bows his head to the girl. "The choice is with you."
With a look of anxious understanding, Min starts for the door, but keeps her gaze fixed on the Dwabi.
"Ba-bi, Do not worry..."
He smiles encouragingly.
"My..friends, here, can change the future. Kwemo."
And as she leaves, he turns back to them. "Thank you all...I will need your help, to be able to leave this place."
[6:59 PM] Bemoney: "What do you mean? Will they not let you leave?"
[7:02 PM] Time Travel? I'm in!: "No, and neither will I...Until this spirit has been cast out." Sula moves to his robe, folded up in a neat pile with the rest of his belongings. "It may have a strong hold on my soul, but our bonds are stronger. And if it can take control of Sula-o, then all I have to do is take control of it."
[7:10 PM] Abyssal John John 🔥💪: Jean smirked.
"Now that's the spirit. You control your demons after all and you don't let them control you. And of course we won't let it have a chance to take control again."
[8:33 PM] Time Travel? I'm in!: "Yes, if this works..."
Sula holds up a stack of paper talismans. "These magic scrolls, are like a home...a gate, for great spirits to come out and follow the holder's will. So, if we make a gate for the Nanyo spirit, then it can stay locked inside the scroll."
[8:38 PM] Bemoney: Claire nods, but decides to not answer, her limited knowledge on these arts making her realize how big the world is
[8:41 PM] Time Travel? I'm in!: "...but, to be true, this is not a ritual these monks do in this way. Or the Dwabi...truly, I am making everything up. Many things could go wrong here."(edited)
[7:35 PM] Abyssal John John 🔥💪: "Well any option is a good option. We're destined to fail if we don't try but we have a chance to succeed if we do."
[8:23 PM] Time Travel? I'm in!: With an anxious sigh, Sula nods.
"...alright. This is our option: Jean-ni!" His steely eyes lock with the nobleman's. "I will need your strength. Once we make the scroll, you must hold onto it until the spirit is completely sealed inside. Do not let go until it is done. Clair-i!"
Sula gives the young knight an embarrassed look, and hands her a small music box.
"I will need...your song. This may sound strange, but the melody inside that box can keep me in control, and not the spirit. Just keep it clear..I may have trouble hearing it. And...Leo-e."
Sula walks directly up to the vigilante, with a solemn stare.
"Forgive me, but....I will need your sword. Whatever goes wrong, I cannot be allowed to leave this room while bearing the spirit. If it takes me, and our option fails, then you must..."
Sula waves a palm toward Morderrand's scabbard.
"...stop me. Whatever the cost. Promise me you can do this."
[8:25 PM] Bemoney: "Wait What?!" she looks at the box. "What song?"
[8:26 PM] oƃǝlʍǝɹ: Leodin looks like he's about to object, but knows that Sula is more knowledgeable about this than him.
[8:31 PM] Time Travel? I'm in!: "Open it up." Sula gestures to the box. "I, uu, forgot all the words, but it...it was a gift from Vivi-e."
[8:32 PM] Bemoney: She opens it slowly, moving her ear close to the opening
[8:33 PM] Time Travel? I'm in!: https://soundcloud.com/calvin-miller-46438316/strange-lover
A soft melody plays, as a dark pegasus twirls within the box.
[8:36 PM] Abyssal John John 🔥💪: Meanwhile Jean waited for the scroll to be made.
[8:37 PM] Bemoney: "W-wait, what are the words? D-do I even know the words?"
[8:39 PM] Time Travel? I'm in!: "Just the notes..should be enough. I think."
Before long, Min returns with some paper and ink, and together she and Sula craft a Calamity Gate, which he hands to Jean.
"Is everyone ready?"
[8:39 PM] Abyssal John John 🔥💪: "Uuum. I'm ready when everyone else is..."
[8:44 PM] Bemoney: Claire continues to listen to the music box, humming the melody over to herself.
She looks to Sula and nods after a few repitions
[5:47 AM] oƃǝlʍǝɹ: Leodin nods and takes a deep breath, clasping Morderrand's hilt.
[3:25 PM] Time Travel? I'm in!: "Omm.....Wommm......"
Sula begins the impromptu invocation, standing at the center of a chalky circle. As he clears his thoughts, and draws his power to the limit, an eldritch purple mist spills from his hands, chilling the air around them. Illusory flames fill the lines of the circle, and the mist shrouds most of Sula's form.
An uneasy sensation tugs at the souls within the room, and an unearthly voice rings out from within the cloud.
"Release me....ReLeAsE mE nOw!!!"
A howling vortext swirls around the center of the room, seeking to pull the scroll and the people into its clutches.(edited)
[4:13 PM] Bemoney: Claire takes a breath and begins singing as singfully as she can.
[4:22 PM] Abyssal John John 🔥💪: Jean not flinching from the demonic voice holds on to the scroll with all of his strength.
[4:25 PM] oƃǝlʍǝɹ: Leodin draws Morderrand and points it towards the mist, ready to strike whatever may be doing this...or even Sula himself if it comes to that.
[4:36 PM] Time Travel? I'm in!: A silhouette steps out of the fumes, with a hairy, horned head and a ravenous maw. But just before it lunges at Leodin, Sula wrenches the demonhead with his own hands, tossing it to the talismans in Jean's hands. With a force that nearly knocks him off his feet, the spirit - and the miasma surrounding it - are all devoured by the Calamity Gate.
The dazed Dwabi can only stand, swaying, with a lifeless look on his face. For a moment, it seems as if his memories are gone after all. But then he turns to his rescuers, and mouths out a silent "thank you" before he collapses to the floor....finally free.
[4:36 PM] Time Travel? I'm in!: =======================================
[4:38 PM] Time Travel? I'm in!: A pair of fliers soar over Ikkigane, the rebel forces stationed there already well on their way to the final battle for Intetsu. The eastern sun continues to rise, but the air is cold - and strangely thin, like the whole land is holding its breath in anticipation.
[4:38 PM] Time Travel? I'm in!: Sula, much less disoriented now, looks back to his passenger on Shimi's saddle. "Again, I cannot thank you enough, ha ha."
[4:41 PM] oƃǝlʍǝɹ: Leodin, riding behind Sula on Shimi's saddle replies.
"You would have done the same for me, Sula. I'm just glad you're okay."
[4:41 PM] Abyssal John John 🔥💪: Jean looks back to Claire who has been holding onto him quite tightly.
"What about you Claire? You doing alright back there?"
[4:42 PM] Bemoney: Keeping her face buried into Jean's back, giving him a nod.
[4:44 PM] Abyssal John John 🔥💪: Jean nods.
"Yeah you're not fine...." The young man then averted his attention to Sula and the Black Pegasus in front of him.
"How much further Sula? I don't think Claire can take much more of this..."
[4:47 PM] Time Travel? I'm in!: "We are close. Within a few hours, we..."
Sula looks over at Claire, releasing the reins for a moment. Shimi veers lazily to the left while her riders eyes widen a little.
"...we should stop to, uu, plan the approach right now."
[4:59 PM] Bemoney: Claire nods again, trying not to look at anywhere.
[5:04 PM] Abyssal John John 🔥💪: "Alright. I'm fine with that."
[5:06 PM] oƃǝlʍǝɹ: Leodin nods.
"Sounds good."
[5:08 PM] Time Travel? I'm in!: Sula turns back to Leodin. "Hold tight...Heko, Shimi-e-!"
And with fiercely fluttering wings, the beast descends to the parched grass beneath them.
Apart from a small town off in the distance, there isn't much to their flat, barren surroundings.
[5:10 PM] Abyssal John John 🔥💪: "Let's descend as well Angard! Though let's try to make it as comfortable as possible for Clair here." The black wyvern as it slowly made it's descent to the ground landing softly on the grass below.
[5:11 PM] Bemoney: Claire's grip shows no signs of letting go
[5:13 PM] Abyssal John John 🔥💪: Jean just chuckles a bit.
"You can let go now Claire. We're back on solid ground."
[5:17 PM] Bemoney: "Hm?" She opens one eye, moving her face away from his back for a moment before looking around.
"O-oh...so we are.." she quickly lets go of Jean.
"Er, sorry." She blushes a bit, hopping off of Angard
[5:19 PM] oƃǝlʍǝɹ: Leodin dismounts Shimi and heads towards Claire and Jean.
"Not used to flying, huh?"
[5:25 PM] Bemoney: "Never have, never will." She looks somewhat pale as she's hunched over.
"Just trying not to spew, I'll be good in a moment
[5:26 PM] Time Travel? I'm in!: "Our kind was not made to fly, ha ha...no need for shame." Sula kneels down, with a hand on the ground, pondering the tasks ahead.
[5:35 PM] Abyssal John John 🔥💪: Jean nods.
"Of course. It takes a lot of time to get used to flying especially for long periods of times. It's not so easy to get over a fear of being in the air."
[5:51 PM] oƃǝlʍǝɹ: Leodin waits for a moment before addressing the group.
"Okay everyone, let's start planning this."
[5:53 PM] Time Travel? I'm in!: Sula stands. "In-tetsu is just to the south-and-east of here. If we move now...we can reach the gates while the attack is still fresh. But Leo-i and Sula-o must go over the walls first...there is, something we must do."
[5:54 PM] Abyssal John John 🔥💪: Jean gave another confused look.
"There's something else you need to do? What would that be?"
[5:58 PM] Bemoney: Claire shakes off the nausea and joins the discussion, she sits across from Sula
[5:59 PM] oƃǝlʍǝɹ: Leodin gives Sula a glance before turning back to Jean.
"I don't believe I've told you before, but I used to be nobility in Intetsu. Sula and I need to fly to my previous home...and rescue my sister.
[6:03 PM] Abyssal John John 🔥💪: "You're nobility huh?" Jean couldn't say he was too surprised though. Leodin always did have something of a noble air to him.
"But you're rescuing your sister? Is she being held hostage by the nobles?"
[6:05 PM] oƃǝlʍǝɹ: "Well, yes and no..."
Leodin glances at Sula again.
"She is ony four years old now, and probably doesn't even know that I exist, but with the incoming attack, I don't want her to get caught in the crossfire."
[6:05 PM] Bemoney: "Where will we take her? I'm not sure our company is the safest one."
[6:08 PM] oƃǝlʍǝɹ: "It would be better than where she is now...and I want her with me so that I know she's safe."
[6:10 PM] Time Travel? I'm in!: "This family has...many enemies, on each side of the war." Sula frowns in agreement with Leodin. "Whatever fate brings today, there is too great a danger for her. Anywhere else is safer."
[6:12 PM] Abyssal John John 🔥💪: Jean nods.
"That makes sense. Being with the army at least means she has someone to protect her. But I guess the question is now is there anything me and Claire can do to help?"
[6:18 PM] oƃǝlʍǝɹ: "If you want, you can just head back to the group and go off to battle... You don't need to involve yourself in this mission."
[6:20 PM] Abyssal John John 🔥💪: "But knowing that a child is in trouble I couldn't rest until I knew they were safe and sound. And plus four heads are better then then two in my opinion."(edited)
[6:24 PM] Bemoney: "I'm going to help too. I'm your friends, friends help each other when they can. And right now, I'm more than able."
[6:26 PM] oƃǝlʍǝɹ: "Okay... Thank you for choosing to help, but that does mean we're going to need to start planning how exactly we're going to get into Stormblade Manor and get her out."
[6:30 PM] Bemoney: "Well..how much do you know what the inside is like?"
[6:31 PM] oƃǝlʍǝɹ: "I haven't been there since I was fourteen, so Sula will probably be able to give us a more detailed description."
[6:33 PM] Time Travel? I'm in!: "The front door is the most simple...but it will have the most guards." Sula takes a stick, drawing a sort of diagram in the dry dirt. "But the windows on the west side are large, and they can fit even a Wyvern... but it could be trouble getting that close."
[6:33 PM] Bemoney: "How is the discipline? Is it possible to distract anyone?"
[6:35 PM] Time Travel? I'm in!: "Hard to say." Sula furrows his brow. "They have been bringing in many new staff since I left for Freyzen-wald...planning to expand to the government center, perhaps. But I do not know the new faces at all."
[6:36 PM] Abyssal John John 🔥💪: "Hmmmm." Jean thought for a bit before speaking up.
"How long has it been since the nobles have last seen Leodin actually?"
[6:38 PM] oƃǝlʍǝɹ: "It would be about five years now... But the people that have been there a while would probably still recognize me."(edited)
[6:41 PM] Abyssal John John 🔥💪: "Perhaps I can go in impersonating as you. We do have a passing resemblance so I could probably divert attention away while you guys go and save your sister."
[6:42 PM] oƃǝlʍǝɹ: "Hmm... there's still no way they'd think you're actually me, but maybe if you wear my mask and armor they'd believe you're the vigilante."
Leodin starts to think of ways they can use this to their advantage.
[6:44 PM] Time Travel? I'm in!: "But the vigilante would be enough." Sula raises a single finger, in a moment of realization. "Lady Satomi lost her trust in me because I could not capture the man with that armor...but such a gift could let me in through the front door."
[6:45 PM] oƃǝlʍǝɹ: "But then again, you would be our best bet of convincing my sister to come with us..."
[6:46 PM] Time Travel? I'm in!: "Nnn...." Sula tilts his head. "We would still need a way to release Jean-ni...one person is not enough."
[6:48 PM] Bemoney: Claire thinks. "What if...instead of disguising as someone as important as Leodin...what about the staff?"
[6:50 PM] Time Travel? I'm in!: "Huu? The staff?"
[6:52 PM] Bemoney: "You know...guards, butlers, maids."
She ponders back home. "I'm not sure, but I've been in the houses of noblemen before, and they've had staff like that walking all about."
[6:58 PM] Time Travel? I'm in!: "Mm...I could not go unnoticed by my masters, I am afraid..." Sula looks to the blonde boys across from them. "And no one would think these two are servants."
[6:58 PM] Bemoney: waitaminute
Iregretalot
[7:01 PM] Bemoney: "Well...what about me?" She asked in a defeated tone
[7:16 PM] Time Travel? I'm in!: "You would pretend to be..." Sula looks at her outfit. "A guard?"
[7:19 PM] Bemoney: "A guard?"
Yessss
"But..hmm...." She thinks deep, she furrows her brow.
"Wouldn't that be suspicious? A new guard suddenly appearing."
[7:19 PM] Time Travel? I'm in!: Sula nods grimly.
[7:22 PM] Bemoney: "What.....about as a maid?"
[7:22 PM] Bemoney: "Do you think it will work if we say I'm new?"
[7:25 PM] Time Travel? I'm in!: "Perhaps...if we had enough time to find a proper uniform..." Sula shrugs, deciding to move on. "Crossing the wall will not be difficult, but..."
[7:27 PM] Bemoney: "What....if I said...I know where one might be..."
[7:27 PM] Bemoney: "A uniform."
[7:27 PM] Time Travel? I'm in!: The Dwabi lifts an eyebrow, saying nothing.
[7:29 PM] Bemoney: "Uh...so...Tori and I...we went shopping for clothes...and...we've found a maid's uniform..."
[7:30 PM] Time Travel? I'm in!: "Ba-bi...so you already found one."
[7:31 PM] Bemoney: "But! We're not to mention this to anyone. Got it?"
[7:31 PM] Abyssal John John 🔥💪: Jean smiled.
"Of course. It's only right to keep a ladies embarrassing secrets under lock and key."
[7:36 PM] Bemoney: "We're going to have to get back to Ikkigane..or back to the base at least."
[7:37 PM] oƃǝlʍǝɹ: Leodin turns to Sula.
"Do we have the time to make the trip back there?"
[7:37 PM] Time Travel? I'm in!: "..if we hurry, we can."
[7:39 PM] Bemoney: "Here...wait...who's faster?" She looks at both Angard and Shimi
[7:53 PM] Abyssal John John 🔥💪: Jean sighed.
"Hmmmm while it does pain me to say this Shimi may be the faster of the two...." Angard let out a sharp cry clearly offended by the statement.
[7:57 PM] Bemoney: "Well..Jean, will it be alright if we take Angard then?" She meekly twiddles her fingers. "If we go too fast, I might not be able to, yknow...not pass out."
[8:02 PM] Abyssal John John 🔥💪: "Of course Claire. If there's anything Angard clearly has over Shimi she is the more graceful out of the two." Angard let a confident and quiet shriek clearly enjoying the compliment.
[8:04 PM] Bemoney: "Good..Sula, Leodin, we'll be back shortly." She gets up
[8:04 PM] Time Travel? I'm in!: "Kwemo to you. May the wind guide us to victory."
[8:05 PM] oƃǝlʍǝɹ: He nods.
"Sula and I will work out the rest of the plan before you get back."
[8:07 PM] Abyssal John John 🔥💪: "Alright then. Good luck to you two then." Jean hops onto Angard.
"Are you ready to go Claire?"
[8:09 PM] Bemoney: "Uh....yup." She shakes her head as she climbs on behind. "You don't mind if I...hold...on...right?"
[8:13 PM] Abyssal John John 🔥💪: "Of course not. Hold on as tightly as you need to." Jean turns back to Sula and Leodin.
"Anyway we'll be off now! See you soon!" And with that Angard flew off back towards Ikkigane.
[8:22 PM] Bemoney: ===one conversation late===
[8:23 PM] Bemoney: With the uniform in her pack, Claire waves bye to Tori and hops back on Angard. "Huh...it was oddly convenient for Tori to have the uniform..I wonder how she got it though..."(edited)
[8:26 PM] Abyssal John John 🔥💪: Jean just shrugged.
"Perhaps she wanted to use it for something in the near future. You never know when a Maid Outfit will come in handy."
[8:28 PM] Bemoney: "I guess...I mean, we do need it right now." she promptly wraps her arms around him. "This...fine, right?"
[8:31 PM] Abyssal John John 🔥💪: "Yep. Not a problem. Hold on as tightly as you need to. The real question is if you're ready to get back into the air."
[8:32 PM] Bemoney: "Yupmf." She nods, quickly burying her face into his back.
[8:37 PM] Abyssal John John 🔥💪: "Alright. We're off Angard!!!" And yet again the black wyvern flew back into the skies to meet back up with Sula and Leodin.
[8:44 PM] Bemoney: And so, they meet up again with Sula and Leodin, where they continue to discuss how they shall retrieve Leodin's sister
[8:44 PM] Bemoney: ====TO BE CONTINUED====
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