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Shiallia - Tower - Ferondir and Zeph

Shia glared at him, not saying anything for some time. She stepped back when he shoved her and knocked her knife away, glaring at him. I need a better strategy, just running at him won't work. Wait- What the- What's he doing?! Idiot. She strided closer, fists clenched. "You jerk," she growled, aiming to kick him with all her might.

[AngelOzwin]

Journeyman Ferondir of Mira ~ A Tower ~ Nothing is certain.

He took the kick.
That's going to bruise.
He looked up.
She hadn't stabbed him.
That must be a good sign, right? In any case, it was proof that she was doubting herself.
"I will not hurt you. Not you." He remained kneeling. "Our world is at stake, remember who the real enemy is. Kill me later, if you must."
He covertly readied a sleep spell on his fingers just in the case that he was wrong.

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Shiallia - Tower - Ferondir and Zeph

That looked like it hurt. Good. She glared down at him, but figured that kicking him again would be a bad idea. She looked away, she couldn't handle looking him in the eyes knowing that he was only pretending to care to save his own skin. "Stop looking at me like that." She slowly backed up and picked up her knife watching him to make sure he didn't move. Won't hurt me? Right. His next words just infuriated her more. She made a snarling sound, and squeezed her knife. "Well maybe I never cared about the world! The world screwed me over, why would I want to save it? I didn't stay because I cared about the world, I stayed because I cared about you." She stared at the ground for, furious with herself and him. "But now that I know that it was all a lie, that you good guys are worse than I ever got... I'd rather watch your precious world burn."

[AngelOzwin]

Journeyman Ferondir of Mira ~ A Tower ~ Nothing is certain.

Mostly on the dot, he thought. I can work with this.
"Are you really believing a demon over me right now?" he asked. "Demons lie. I don't."
He didn't have time for this.
Master Veneficus told him to hurry.
"I'm not going to try and trick you. You can go your own way if you think I've been lying. I was never your enemy. If you ever cared for me, just let me try to save the world I love."
He turned to the demon, his back to Shia, he'd just have to hope she wouldn't stab him in the back. "The Zeph I know may be an arrogant bastard, but he would never destroy a girl's hope like this, demon." He moved toward it and threw his hands back, letting the auratic energy collect in his palms. "The fun's over. Don't touch her again." He threw several balls of raw magic at the thing, knowing they wouldn't hit, knowing he was betrayed and out gunned. Guzore seemed to be in shock, Saph was nowhere, Shia hated him now. His hatred for this creature was growing by the second. He knew it could feel that. "ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED?!"

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Shiallia - Tower - dem bois

Shia hesitated. "I don't know. I don't know what I'm supposed to believe," she murmured, looking at her hands. She paused, then looked up, silently walking towards Ferondir. I'm done with this. I'm done with having my emotions played with. I'm done with being so upset all the time. She raised her weapon, aiming to injure, but not kill. I wish I could feel NOTHING. She used her weapon for its intended purpose, on someone she never intended to hurt on purpose.

[AngelOzwin]

Journeyman Ferondir of Mira ~ A Tower ~ Nothing is certain.

He heard her clothing rustle behind him and tried to dodge to the side, but the blade buried itself in his good arm.
He twisted away, the dagger was pulled from Shia's hands.
He caught her arm, and placed his palm on her forehead. "Dormio," he whispered. He let her fall slowly and laid her head on the ground.
"I'm sorry," he said. "I'll make it right."
The dagger still in his arm, he stood, turned on his heal, ran at Zeph, and threw handfuls of fire at the abomination, using wind to speed him and keep his path unpredictable.

[portal2lbp2]

Zeph continued to lay across his throne as he watched the two fight- though, maybe fight isn't quite the word. More like Shia playing right into what Dark Zeph wanted, and Ferondir defending himself tirelessly.
It was annoying.
Hm. Well played. Zeph said, slowly clapping, when Ferondir put Shia to sleep.

I'll make it right. Ferondir said, heroically.
My god how unoriginal are you. Zeph said, rolling his eyes.
Ferondir began quickly running towards Zeph, throwing a few fireballs as he did.
Zeph merely blinked, and twirled his index finger, causing the fireballs to halt- freezing in mid-air.
Dark Zeph cleared his throat, now sitting up right on the throne, as Ferondir neared him.
Well. Playtime's over, everyone. Zeph said, his eyes now gleaming a fear-inducing red. His voice now filled with malice, and a grim satisfaction.
Once he finished his statement, he snapped, and launched himself up from the throne.
As he did, tendrils of deep red lightning surged around the room, accompanied by time really slowing down, because of his speed.
The amount of power that child before me had stored up was a real waste.

He took a moment to observe the incredibly slowed lightning, and then surged over in front of Ferondir. (Which would have looked to be about 1/8th of a second to Ferondir.)
Zeph quickly grabbed onto just below Ferondir's neck, and sped over to the wall, slamming him against it- returning time to its normal speed in the process. He released his grip on Ferondir, but pinned his arms to the wall with a supernatural force.
He laughed slightly, not at all hiding the dark origin of the amusement.
This is what it feels like to be... powerless. He said grimly, to Ferondir- not showing much emotion in his expression.
He leaned in fairly close to Ferondir, and whispered- just so he could hear.
Get used to it. He said, his demonic grin now returning.
He waited a half of a second, and gently put his hand on the knife still in his arm.
He saw Ferondir flinch, looking quite nervous, as he gently rested his hand on it.
Don't worry. Everthing's going to be- Zeph started to say, softly- almost methodically.
Okay. He said, louder, and full of more malice- as he pushed the knife backwards, which caused a magical searing sensation on Ferondir's chest, burning lines through his possession tattoo.
Dark Zeph took a step back, to see what he had done.

[AngelOzwin]

Journeyman Ferondir of Mira ~ A Tower ~ Nothing is certain.

"I'm not here to be your plaything."
As he neared the thing, it seemed to explode in red lightening, and in an instant, he found himself pinned to a wall.
It looked at him.
"...get used to it."
Powerless...
Power...
The sword.
No sonner had he thought of this then the demon pinned his arms to the wall.
Ferondir’s eyes grew wide as the creature touched the knife.
"Everything is going to be..." sang the melodic voice. "...okay!"
The knife ripped the skin where the tattoo had been, and the dying spell released a wave of spiritual force, knocking Zeph back.
Ferondir fell to the ground, coughing, and disoriented.
He put his hand to his chest. It came back bloody.
How had the creature known?
Out of caution, he'd never told Zeph about this particular spell.
It apeared it could hear more then emotion from his mind.
He put his hand on the hilt if the sword of power, intending to draw it. He knew he'd be too slow, but he'd already gone to far to quit.

[TurboBrycerox]

>>When Jakub and Della don't post



Day 8 (Noon)/Jakub/121/Where: Badlands Bridge/With: Jack and Tenebris

Jakub drew his sword from it's sheath and faced Tenebris with a stern look on his face.
It would seem as though fate has finally brought me back to face the mistakes of my past.
Tenebris frowned in disgust.
Do you know how long I've been waiting for this moment, Jakub? How long I kept you alive with that curse so I could watch you suffer? How long I've spent thinking about how much THIS will hurt?
Suddenly, Tenebris shot out dozens of spears made of darkness from her mouth. With litle time to react, Jakub rolled and dodged most of them, but was struck on the edge of his back by two.
You still blame me for this, despite the blatantly evident corruption your soul has endured by your refusal to let go of your resentment.
Red bolts of magic radiated from Tenebris' black wings as her frown slowly turned into a grin.
Corruption?
Balls of dark energy began to form in each of her hands.
You're talking about the corruption of my soul?
She raised her arms up and combined the two forces of energy.
You have the audacity to call me corrupt when you've been addicted to the energy of that sword!?
A beam of red-hot energy shot out of the orb Tenebris held up and followed Jakub's path on the ground as he struggled to outrun it. He stopped after awhile and held his sword out at the beam, reflecting it onto Tenebris.
AUGH!
Tenebris fell to the ground gasping for breath as the dark energy around her grew smaller.

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Day 8 (Noon)/Della/13/Where: Badlands/With: Drimaethor, Shinceon, and her parents

Della froze in terror as she saw her parents in their corrupted state.
Where have you been, Della?
They spoke in unison, their voices both sounding demonic.
We've been looking ALL OVER for you...
Suddenly, their eyes began to glow red as they stared at Della. Suddenly, she saw images of them searching town to town looking for her. Missing child signs, hiring search parties, hours spent praying at the temples. The guilt hit her like a boulder as she dropped to her knees.
Come back home with us now, Della... Take our hands.
Each of her parents held out one of their hands as a red flame appeared over them. Della leaned forward, shaking in fear and hesitation.

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Day 8 (Noon)/Guzore/20/Where: Dalgar's Tower/With: Dark Zeph, Ferondir, Shia, Cassie, and Sapphire

Guzore ran around the room of the tower as Dark Zeph fired his various attacks. He did his best to maintain a clear head throughout all of this the best he could.
This is just one of those stressful parts of the adventure that always ends soon...
He tried to reassure himself.
Everything's gonna be alright, just like it always is...
He witnessed Shia stab Ferondir in the arm and Dark Zeph push it in further. Panicked, he grabbed his Megaton Hammer and swung it as hard as he could at the back of Dark Zeph's head. He closed his eyes, not wanting to see what happened next.

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(Am I posting for enough characters here? XD)

Day 8 (Noon)/Veneficus/156/Where: Dalgar's Tower (Roof)/With: Lord Dalgar

Veneficus reached the roof of the tower and saw Dalgar facing away from him towards the Bordix mountains. There was an eerie wind that blue up at this height off of the ground. Behind Dalgar, the ingredients for the Fused Shadow were being combined in a magical device in the center of the tower roof. Veneficus removed his cloak, revealing a suit of armor underneath.

Dalgar Spoke.
You have quite the audacity coming at a time like this... Vengar.

[AzuniCatto]

(By the way, can Sapphire see Ferondir and Shia?)