Conversation with Rose wrote:After checking out the kitchen for some reason, Mace led me to a surprise room. When we entered, I saw this girl with long, blue hair who can't have been much older than ourselves. Maybe a college graduate? She was glistening with sweat as though she just ran a half marathon.
She was trowing daggers at a target on the wall, hitting the middle circle every time. Mace knocked on the wall and she turned around, dagger in hand.
Rose: Oh, hello, Mace. I was just training. That attack was gruesome. *Looks at me* Ah, would this be Isabella? *Mace nods* It's a pleasure to finally meet you, Isabella. My name is Rose Gladstone, Head of the Ordinance. Mace has told us a lot about you.
Me: Yeah, that's me, but everyone calls me Izzy. What does the Head of the Ordinance do?
Rose: As Head of the Ordinance, I send everyone on missions to kill demons, handle rogue Lowlanders and the like. I also keep this place up and running and everything under control. As Head of the Ordinance, I also meet with the heads of the werewolf and vampire clans. And if needed, I sometimes meet with the Oslay Queen. She's the leader of the pixie's Oslay Court. There's also the UnOslay Court, but I don't handle them.
Mace: She also represents the Sioux Paws Ordinance during Claw meetings in Salcate. *Looks at Rose* Why don't you tell her what we do in here? I was just giving her a little tour since I'm going to have to train her. She's in danger and is wondering whether she wishes to Arise or not.
Rose: Of course, of course. Always happy to see another Arisen. If Mace has not already told you, this place is the training room. This will be where he will train you, unless on some days he wishes to take it outside or do on-the-job training. We store weapons here as well as in the weapons room to use for practice. We have daggers, swords, throwing knives, knives, bow and arrows and more. *Points to the targets on the wall with dagger* We use those targets to practice aim.
As though to emphasize her point, she threw her last dagger at it and struck it exactly in the middle. She is definitely someone I would not want to mess with.
Rose: They can also move to work on hitting moving targets. There's also, of course, the beams running along the roof. We use those for agility, balance and to practice falling. For training, the first bit will be getting you physically up-to-par. You'll be wearing loose-fitting workout clothes and be doing exercises and learning the basics on how to fight and use basic weapons. Later, you will practice in gear. Gear is the tough, leather "armor" we wear into battle. It helps protect us from weapons and demon ichor, though not always well. When you practice in gear, you'll be nearing the end of your training. That's when you'll work on harder stuff and less basic weapons. Though, we Shadechasers tend to keep practicing throughout our lives to get better, stay in shape and keep from getting rusty on one thing or another. Any questions?
I just stared at her. That was a lot of information to take in... Why does she making the training sound so complicated? Ah, well.
Me: Um, no. I don't think so, at least. Thanks.
She nodded and walked down to the target to fetch her daggers. I looked at Mace with a raised eyebrow and he shrugged, leading me off to another room. Why would there be a ballroom?
Speaking of Demons wrote:Mace was pacing in front of me, sweaty, a dagger in hand.
Mace: There are many different kinds of demons, and many are extremely deadly.
He was flourishing his dagger to emphasize his point.
Mace: There's the behemoth demon, which is basically a giant worm whose face is a giant mouth, there's the gorsuk demon with it's spiked body and razor-like claws, but then there's the zurgak demon. Zurgaks are among the most deadly demons of all time, almost as deadly as a Greater Demon, but not as powerful as a Prince of Hell. They're rare, but if you happen to encounter one, you have to run. A lone Shadechaser cannot defeat one, and it's very challenging, even with a group of five. Aiden knows that better than anybody. His parents were out hunting demons with three of their friends, one being my mother and the other two the Swiftnight's parents, when they encountered one. Aiden's parents were slaughtered, and so was my mother. The only survivors of the group were Anna and Kaydin's parents. The blasted demon died, but it fought back.
Me: I'm so sor-
Mace: Zurgak demons are among the most deadly because of many reasons. One is their poison, which there is a cure for. It is a painful process, but so is having the poison coursing through your veins. All of the spikes on its tail and its teeth have poison. This poison is the definition of torture. It keeps you awake while you experience excruciating pain, while your body deteriorates. Your organs begin to stop working late in the process, the last being your brain, lungs and heart. It makes for a slow and painful way to die, but there are so very many other ways it can kill you, as they are powerfully strong and merciless, so if you ever see one, run. Run and call in reinforcements.
Phone Call wrote:Me: Cinnamon, Cinnamon, please pick up!!
Cinnamon: Hey Izzy, what's up?
Me: Cinnamon, get the others! A zurgak demon attacked my roommate and I at the Paratoin boarding school, and Mace, Tosh, Batille, and Rowan probably won't be able to hold it off for much longer.
Cinnamon: A zurgak demon?! We're on our way! Try and hold it off!
dustwolf wrote:One question? Did eva die or something because I haven't seen her in like 3 posts xD
20lait1 wrote:Are we allowed to enter one more pet? To be honest, I merely skim through the entries instead of reading it carefully like I used to because I feel that Skylar (I call him Ryker now) is not exactly my best work. I'd rather enter a girl now, too. You did say there weren't going to be too many Shadechasers... It seems like most of the posts contain Shadechasers. I can enter a normal if you want, if I'm allowed one more... You can never include Skylar again if I can enter one more pet... Sorry to bother you, but this seems really exciting anyways. I can enter another guy (better dressed) if you think there are too many girls... Thanks!
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