[2:09 PM] ColdToiletSeat: Fort Ikkigane
All throughout the fort, a sort of organized chaos seemed to ensue as several different kinds of Khlinese rebels ranging from Ninjas to Diviners and even the Pegasus riders all lent a hand in getting ready for the possibly imminent battle. As the threat of war hung over the fort like a dense fog, some of the rebels were busy sharpening blades, others made sure their inventories were organized and the random bouts of cheering could be heard emanating from the occasional congregation of rebels playing cards.
However, amongst all of the excitement in the air sat a lone spear fighter, seeming to be snoring his time away as he lay asleep atop one of the lounge chairs scattered throughout the fort's main arena.(edited)
[4:23 PM] Kwakado: A thick leather boot rammed into the back of the chair, sliding it out about a foot and almost certainly ejecting its occupant. Behind it, a stocky, silver-bearded man in a mix of furs and chainmail looks down with folded arms. On his back is a thick, angular Iron Club, yet hanging out of his arms is a Naginata in a completely different style. A strange glow emanates from the hilt.
"..Well, well. Look what we have here."
[5:53 PM] ColdToiletSeat: The spear fighter let out what sounded like a spooked noise as his seat was ejected from the chair and promptly relocated to the floor. While certainly a rude awakening, it proved quite effective as the shaggy-haired rebel soldier rubbed at the back of his mop of black with a slow groan and a dragged out "ow"
Looking up from his impromptu reseating, the spear fighter threw the man a quick scowl before shaking his head and raking a handful of hair out of his face.
"C'moooon maaaan, What was that fooorrrrr?" The slightly stubbled rebel asked, instinctively reaching for his naginata to help himself up, only to find that it's not there. With this new information, he pushed himself up and onto his feet using his hands.(edited)
[6:09 PM] Kwakado: "..It's finished." A few moments later, the Naginata was sent whirling through the air at its owner, without even a grunt from the old man. "Wasn't easy getting ahold of one of those gems, ya know."
[6:16 PM] ColdToiletSeat: "W-wuh!" The spear fighter fumbled in an attempt to catch the spinning naginata, only to have it clatter against the ground. Cringing at the sudden loud noise, the rebel reached down to pick up his weapon only moments later.
Taking a moment to examine the weapon that wasn't even his, he eyed the gem before it seemed to send a small chill down his spine.
"Thanks, I guess... y'old geezer."
[6:20 PM] Kwakado: Resting a thick hand on the back of the seat, the old blacksmith walked past, grunting gruffly at his comrade's remark.
"You'll find it a hell of a lot sharper now. But that gem eats up danger like a horse...so whenever you get in a fight, make it quick."
[6:30 PM] ColdToiletSeat: "Well alright then, so long as it gets the job done I suppose..." The younger male commented, examining the sharpened blade as he rotated it around. With a nod to the blacksmith, he spun the weapon in his hand before sticking the pole into the ground and leaning on it.
"So... what else did you need from me, Panshu? Because man do I have a story to tell you."(edited)
[6:38 PM] Kwakado: "You'll have plenty of time to tell it, Yuuya."
The rebel craftsman gave him a slap on the back as he approached, far too friendly to signal something good.
"They're sending me to Kranhai to double-check the defenses there...And you're gonna help watch my back."
He turns away, heading a few steps towards the barracks before stopping abruptly.
"Be at the gate in fifteen minutes. And that story better be good."
[6:46 PM] ColdToiletSeat: "I uh... siryessir!" Yuuya spoke, using the slap on the back to stand straight up and give the blacksmith a proper salute. As the man turned away, the spear fighter slumped back over and rubbed whatever sleep he could out of his eyes. As Panshu made his closing comment though, the younger rebel gave a smirk and a quick salute before pushing some more hair out of his face.
[6:47 PM] Kwakado: ==Twenty Minutes Later==(edited)
[6:49 PM] Kwakado: Panshu took another long puff of his pipe, adjusting the bulky backpack. It seemed like it got a little heavier every trip.
[6:54 PM] ColdToiletSeat: The sound of heavy footsteps could be heard as Yuuya made his way over to the gate. With the newly forged naginata in hand and a single strap of his bag hanging loosely over his shoulder, he let out a bout of nervous laughter as he approached the superior.
"Heeyyy Panshu, fifteen minutes, just like you said!"
[6:57 PM] Kwakado: "Yeah, sure." And with a shrug of the shoulder, they began walking down the bright, dusty path ahead.
"..So?"(edited)
[7:02 PM] ColdToiletSeat: "So, my story..." Yuuya said, trailing off before his mouth curled into a grin.
"Yknow that one pegasus rider? Sakano? The one with the goddess-tier thighs?"
[7:06 PM] Kwakado: Panshu sighed, kneading his face in his hand with a pressure that could nearly mold steel. "...gods, what did you do.."
[7:18 PM] ColdToiletSeat: "Heheheh..." Yuuya giggled, quickly tapering off at the thought of something incredibly perverted, like stealing some of Sakano's panties for instance... Gods above, what he'd give for a pair of those...
Regardless of that however, the spear fighter shook his head and waved his hand dismissively in the blacksmith's direction.
"Nononooooo, you got me all wroooong heeeere. I wouldn't do anything baaad, you know me, I'm a genuine enough guy."
[7:23 PM] $Bemoney$: "Are you know?" A young voice comes up behind them.
Donned in some dirty monk robes, worn from time and the occasional battle, Hiro, a young monk caught up to the two.
"Good day, Panshu." He bows politely, shifting his arm so his wooden staff stays on his pack without slinging around.
"Yuuya..." He says with a hint of dissaproval. "What did you do?"
[7:31 PM] ColdToiletSeat: "C'mooon Hiroooo, I didn't actually do anything this time around!" Yuuya retorted, throwing his hands into the air briefly, quickly catching his naginata moments later before it could fall to the ground.
"Geeeeeez... it's like you guys are making me out to be a bad guy every chance you get..." The spear fighter commented, pouting as he scratched at the back of his black mop of hair before giving it a little shake and raking some of it out of his face.
"You guys have got me completely wrong here, this story isn't bad..." He added, starting to taper off, looking away from the two gentlemen as his cheeks took on somewhat of a rosy tinge. "I just uh... think I found the one for me."(edited)
[7:36 PM] Kwakado: "Hah! Ya think so..." Panshu shook his head, snorting in amusement with squinted eyes. "Well kid...you never know. Ain't that right, yer eminence?" The beefy blacksmith prodded the monk with his elbow.
[7:43 PM] $Bemoney$: The monk laughs aloud. "we jest Yuuya...just all in good fun." He says with a chuckle.
"Ah-! Well, not exactly, I'm a simple monk...no bit of eminence within me." He rubs the part that was nudged
[7:49 PM] Kwakado: "But you know which end of the Festal to point at the bleeders, don't you." This time, Panshu beat his fist on an old war wound across his side, now only a scar.
"That's the only bit of eminence I need."
[7:51 PM] $Bemoney$: "I see...then I shall carry that title the best I can." he nods, before turning to Yuuya.
"So what is this about 'the one'?"
[7:58 PM] ColdToiletSeat: "I uhhh..." Yuuya responded, trailing off into what seemed like incessant giggling as he thought about his crush. He scratched at the back of his head before finally gulping down whatever air and spit was in his throat.
"Yeah... I'll admit it. I got a crush on Sakano."
[7:59 PM] Kwakado: "Alright..."
Tossing the backpack up with a shrug of his shoulders, Panshu folds his arms together as they continue on.
"...so what about that story?"
[8:02 PM] $Bemoney$: Using his own naginata to lean on as they walked, Hiro nodded, smiling slightly
[8:08 PM] ColdToiletSeat: "Alright, so my story..." Yuuya answered, clearing his throat and standing himself upright with a dopey grin on his face.
"I finally got around to talking with Sakano... and she uh, heh, she told me that I'm a definite maybe."
[8:11 PM] Kwakado: "Well." Panshu shook his head lightly, but kept it up and alert. "That's...more than I'd give ya."
[8:11 PM] ColdToiletSeat: "Thanks..." Yuuya responded, turning himself to face forward and raking some hair out of his face once again.(edited)
[8:13 PM] $Bemoney$: Hiro gives him a firm slap on the back. "Ey! See? I told you all you needed to do was to just talk to her!" He says cheerfully. "and to think you were so nervous before.."
[8:13 PM] ColdToiletSeat: "Heheh... yeah..." The spear fighter commented, looking off to the side.
[8:16 PM] ColdToiletSeat: "So aaaaanyways," Yuuya spoke, placing his hands behind his head as the three walked along.
"This is may be it, this Luna chick's forces may be what we needed."
[8:18 PM] $Bemoney$: "I've caught only a few glances of them...but they do seem like they have the strength we need to win this war." He follows that statement with a weary sigh. "So much has been lost already.."
[8:24 PM] Kwakado: "Heh." But Panshu's face was actually quite glum. "She's just a kid. And her little posse, well...they make us look like goddamn Gallian Paladins."
[8:26 PM] $Bemoney$: "heheh...well, I would imagine they are quite capable...considering the calamity that happened at Freyzenwald."
[8:27 PM] ColdToiletSeat: "Oh yeeaah... That whole mess with the purple fog, right? Yeah, I've heard stuff about that..."
[8:28 PM] Kwakado: "Hmph. Sounds like a bunch of royal propaganda to me. Trust me, you get to this age, and all these 'dragon blood' stories stop sounding quite so clever."
[8:30 PM] $Bemoney$: "Still....this is a group that was able to make it out, I'd like to think that they're the determined type of people."
[8:33 PM] Kwakado: "Maybe. Maybe we're better off if they ain't." Panshu leaned in close. "Rumor has it they might be planning a sneak attack. We weren't the only side of this war trying to win the new Queen over...and she hasn't said much about which way she's leanin'."
[8:37 PM] ColdToiletSeat: "Well, heeeere's to hoping she leans our way." Yuuya commented, stretching his arms out before pressing the pole of his naginata into the ground, leaning on it more like a crutch rather than a walking stick.
[8:38 PM] $Bemoney$: "Here, here." He imitates a toast. "Well...I know little of her so I can't say...but all we can do is hope...hope and fight."
[8:42 PM] bREWlager: Leodin had not been doing much around the fort, but saw the small congregation of soldiers, and overheard something about Queen Lunarea and Freyzenwald. Upon hearing them, the masked vigilante approached the group, just listening in for now.
[8:44 PM] Kwakado: "Well well well, if it isn't the golden boy himself!" A stony sneer comes off of the blacksmith's face, as he gives a quick salute to the vigilante.
[8:46 PM] bREWlager: Leodin returns the salute.
"I couldn't help but overhear you talking about Queen Lunarea."
[8:47 PM] $Bemoney$: "O-Oh! I-is he the Masked Vigilante I've heard of?" His eyes widen as he gives a half bow, stopping when he sees the salute, and then proceeding to imitate the salute
[8:52 PM] ColdToiletSeat: Golden boy...? Yuuya thought, lazily turning around to see Leodin before his head perked up.
"Oh! Well, look at that. It's Leodin The Bold himself!" The spearman smiled, giving the vigilante a salute as well.
[8:56 PM] Kwakado: "We were all just saying how dependable her men look, ya know."
[8:56 PM] ColdToiletSeat: "Of course, of course."
[8:57 PM] $Bemoney$: Hiro gives the blacksmith a momentary glare before looking back at Leodin. "What brings you here? I-I mean, how's your health?" He says, eyes widening as he realizes how silly he may have just sounded
[8:58 PM] Kwakado: Panshu eyed over a faint bit of damage in Leodin's armor. "Yeah...You look like you got shot to death and back, kid."(edited)
[9:01 PM] bREWlager: "Queen Lunarea's group has been through a lot since Freyzenwald. But that won't change my mind about helping the rebellion."
[9:06 PM] $Bemoney$: "Are you alright?" He puts a hand on his festal. "No lingering injuries?"
[9:07 PM] bREWlager: "Heh, no. I'm okay. Thank you though. What about all of you?"
[9:09 PM] Kwakado: "Buddy, I'm not about to die til this war does." Panshu's beard twitches.(edited)
[9:10 PM] $Bemoney$: "I believe we're all tired of war..." He rubs the back of his neck while giving a weary smile
[9:12 PM] ColdToiletSeat: "We're just on our way to Kranhai," Yuuya answered, adjusting the naginata so that it's resting on his shoulders. "Just hoping that we can all live to see the end of this whole war."
[9:14 PM] bREWlager: "I believe we're all hoping for this war to end soon... And with Queen Lunarea's forces joined with ours, hopefully we can make that happen."
[9:20 PM] Kwakado: Just like ol' Godfried... Gets me every time.
A hint of a smile crossed Panshu's face, fading quickly.
"Welll, at least you're back in one piece."
[9:21 PM] $Bemoney$: "What was it like? Fighting out there?"
[9:25 PM] bREWlager: Leodin remembers the part out where he had to retreat after only a few seconds, but decides to leave that out.
"It's truly just a great feeling to be fighting alongside your friends... especially for a cause you believe in."
[9:30 PM] Kwakado: "...."
Friends...
Panshu gives a heavy nod.
[9:31 PM] $Bemoney$: "Right." He nods. "Having such friends must make each battle that much more bearable, yes?"
[9:32 PM] bREWlager: Leodin nods.
"I almost couldn't imagine going into battle without my friends anymore."
[9:36 PM] ColdToiletSeat: "Absolutely!" Yuuya nodded placing both of his wrists on top of the naginata on his shoulders.
"Having people you can rely on is a great feeling."
[9:38 PM] Kwakado: "But keep training.." Panshu glances over to Yuuya. Then to Hiro. Then Leodin.
"You never know who you're gonna get stuck with."
[9:39 PM] $Bemoney$: "Of course Panshu..." He looks to the side. "I'm not the best at fighting...but I've been improving...at least I can hold my own against one or two enemies..." He says, looking at his naginata briefly.
[9:40 PM] bREWlager: "I used to be terrible at fighting... but over the years I taught myself how to use a sword."
[9:44 PM] Kwakado: "You've sure picked up a thing or two in just a short time." Panshu leans back, tugging on the cords of his pack. "But my back ain't what it used to, and it's a long road ahead....We'd best get going."
[9:48 PM] $Bemoney$: "Ah....right." he nods before looking back at Leodin "we must get going...I would imagine you would have your own agenda, yes?"
[9:51 PM] bREWlager: "I believe we're all headed to the same place, but our group will be seperate from yours, yes."
[9:57 PM] ColdToiletSeat: "Wellllll then, it was nice talking with ya, Leodin. Weeeee'll be seeing you there." Yuuya smiled, giving the vigilante a wave before turning off and starting to walk away.
[9:59 PM] $Bemoney$: "Let us meet again!" Hiro waves before following behind Yuuya
[9:59 PM] bREWlager: Leodin waves.
"Yes, of course! Anytime!"
[10:04 PM] $Bemoney$: "Panshu? We're going to leave you behind if you just stay like that!"
[10:05 PM] ColdToiletSeat: "Yeah, c'mooon y'old geezer."
[10:05 PM] Kwakado: "zzzz....."
[10:05 PM] Kwakado: He somehow managed to fall asleep standing up.
[10:06 PM] Kwakado: "hhwha? Ah, shit....you guys didn't even wake me up..."
Grumbling, Panshu continued on behind them towards Kranhai.
Oh well. I could do this job in my sleep anyway. Just a routine mission...In and out.
[10:07 PM] $Bemoney$: "Well how would we know you've fallen asleep!" he sighs. "Although, that is quite the feat, sleeping while standing."
[10:08 PM] Kwakado: "Ya pick up a lot of skills, standing guard for 20 years."(edited)
[10:08 PM] ColdToiletSeat: "Haha, that's a good one, old man. You'll have to teach me that one sometime"
[10:09 PM] $Bemoney$: "Ah geez....both of you."
[10:10 PM] Kwakado: "Well, at any rate...Won't be much longer before it's all over. And we can really get some rest." The true meaning of Panshu's words was unknown even to him.
[10:12 PM] $Bemoney$: "Rest....I've haven't felt at home since I've joined the resistance...oh how I miss my home.."
[10:18 PM] ColdToiletSeat: "Heh... maybe when this war is over I'll be able to call this place my home..."
[10:19 PM] ColdToiletSeat: And like that, the three rebels walked their way to Kranhai, unaware of what their fate would be once they had gotten there.(edited)
[10:22 PM] Kwakado: ===END RP===
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