Grim picks himself off of the ground and dusts himself off as he tries to catch his breath he looks back at Midori and then back at Renkai and gets in a defensive position in front of her. he then without taking his eyes off of renkai reaches behind him and casts his second to last cure spell he had that day on her.
Grim picks himself off of the ground and dusts himself off as he tries to catch his breath he looks back at Midori and then back at Renkai and gets in a defensive position in front of her. he then without taking his eyes off of renkai reaches behind him and casts his second to last cure spell he had that day on her.
Renkai is standing right next to midori.... and is not going to let the death magic user between the wounded girl and himself...
Renkai however doesn't make any overtly hostile movements...
Summoned a shadow, ray of exhaustion, lost a level to you....
Before Ace goes to get Micheal he asks "Keme, is there anything I can do to help you? I'm well versed in both forms of magic, as well as psionics."
"Sooooruuuun. Are you here? Are you OK?!"
She calls while walking toward the sound and holding Zilla's hand. If Zilla looks actually hurt she'll use her heal power on her.
Not stopping, I ID 'd the spell and allow it....
"Sooooruuuun. Are you here? Are you OK?!"
She calls while walking toward the sound and holding Zilla's hand. If Zilla looks actually hurt she'll use her heal power on her.
your swimming.... and also.... its just over a hill
"Permission granted, but keep the pod and the girl in stasis inside your ship. We don't have an iso unit prepped yet."
"This is the Carl IronFist Capt-in of the Hammer Shaft, requesting permission to land in the school anger"
"Roger that"
Carl lands and the rest carrys on as before. But then returns to the ship to keep an eye on the bits
Not stopping, I ID 'd the spell and allow it....
Not stopping, I ID 'd the spell and allow it....
I said I didn't let you between me and her
Sara (and I assume Zilla) set off across the lake bottom, calling for Sorun.
Sara (and I assume Zilla) set off across the lake bottom, calling for Sorun.
Sara (and I assume Zilla) set off across the lake bottom, calling for Sorun.
what's weighing you down?
A.giant serpent head pops over the ridge
** spoiler omitted **
a female voice replies "yes, in our coils
"And is he OK? Lots of bad stuff happened at the school and we were worried about him."
"And is he OK? Lots of bad stuff happened at the school and we were worried about him."
"Come look" it says, looking backward...
After a moment's consideration, he shrugs and listens as Fei speaks.
"I shall speak to a Professor Sunwake then, thank you for your assistance, Fei. I shall tarry a moment longer here."
While apparently looking around, her attention drawn to things beyond the two gentlemen, or perhaps the 'chit chat' that the conversation had gotten too, Anahita pauses suddenly in her sweep of the landscape nearby to look first at Fei.
"Do not let me keep you from your duties, or choice in life, Fei, Champion of Courage. May your journey be swift, as if with wings of a griffon." She attempts some poetic sounding words.
The young monk smiles briefly at both of them.
"I should be in either the Cafeteria or (hopefully) the Infirmary if either of you should require my assistance."
Fei then teleports back to the Cafeteria, which is in a decidedly...less organized state than when he left. Mentally chiding himself for tarrying too long away from here, he immediately goes about getting things organized again (especially when word reaches him that the Infirmary is almost ready to take patients again).
As he continues to make his rounds, he finally comes across Keme, Kitty, Phaezeriel and the others in one of the corners. When he notices that Keme is bleeding and Phaezeriel looks fatigued, he immediately steps in.
"Keme...you need to sit. What has happened to you? And Kitty - where is Michael? Is he alright?"
Fei can easily sense the level of anxiety in this area (though he has no idea yet why). He is trying his best to be a source of calm in the middle of all of this tragedy...but is unsure whether that will work here or not.
"Zilla, she says she has Sorun with her. Over there."
She points behind the serpent.
Turning to see the young monk whose presence seems to so often be rather comforting, Ace flashes Fei a quick grin. "Glad to see you're OK. Not sure what's going on with Keme, but it has to do with his protectiveness of Kitty. Michael is elsewhere in the cafeteria, while I think poor Phaez has tired himself out trying to heal the entire school"
Mel looks to those around her I should go find kai, maybe talk some sense into him. but i really don't think I should go alone.
"Yeah, I'll stay with you."
Mel looks to the three of them Thanks guys. I really don't know what i did to deserve such great friends
Mel straightens up trying to look brave. and starts to follow the arrows glancing toward Ginni I hope you will come too Ginni, I really could use your support also
Phaezeriel offers a weak grin to Fei, and raises an arm, pointing, ::Michael is over there. There are some memory shenanigans going on with Kitty and the attack on her, so he is waiting until it gets sorted.:: With a small shrug he continues, ::Ace is pretty much right, I am pretty worn out from healing.::
Aridient and Raelle's arrival was as uneventful as the last teleport room event. A quick and sudden shift of location, when peering out, all the scenery was changed.
Given the directions that were provided though, historically speaking, the abjured Firebird they sought, a Villem Del Helios, would most likely due to high intelligence and various other 'judiciary' warnings and rulings against, not be an immediate one to find.
What they hadn't accounted for, however, was the sprawling township up ahead, made of various structures that looked more ransack then anything else. Various metal walled and brick buildings, far in the distance, numbering some thirty or more odd shapes, none taller than three stories at most, with a single 'tower' in the middle, gleaming in an odd dark hue of grey, or so it appeared.
The weather here was over cast, there were clouds lingering in the air, and the air itself, was a hint 'dirty' in scent, as if some stink of burnt material lingered after a massive fire-- or constant fire.
The township itself, had various smoke plumes, of grey and black, a few miles ahead against the mostly hillish and near mountain terrain.
"Well, I can totally see why a firebird would find this place appealing....although I've definitely never seen a city quite like that...and it's pretty big. Might not be the easiest thing to find this one," she said, a bit uncertain.
Before Ace goes to get Micheal he asks "Keme, is there anything I can do to help you? I'm well versed in both forms of magic, as well as psionics."
"Won't. work. Get. Michael. He'll. Protect. Kitty." Keme ground out between clenched teeth, the shaking getting notably worse.
"Keme...you need to sit. What has happened to you? And Kitty - where is Michael? Is he alright?"
Fei can easily sense the level of anxiety in this area (though he has no idea yet why). He is trying his best to be a source of calm in the middle of all of this tragedy...but is unsure whether that will work here or not.
"Tried to tell you..." Keme swayed, the effort of speaking too much for him and he crumpled to the ground, convulsing.
Mel looks to the three of them Thanks guys. I really don't know what i did to deserve such great friends
Mel straightens up trying to look brave. and starts to follow the arrows glancing toward Ginni I hope you will come too Ginni, I really could use your support also
"Of course I'll come with you. Really, maybe he'll be feeling better, Mel. Maybe it was just the shock of the injury?" she said, trying to be encouraging. "It might not be so bad if he's snapped out of it after getting away from the situation."
"Well, I can totally see why a firebird would find this place appealing....although I've definitely never seen a city quite like that...and it's pretty big. Might not be the easiest thing to find this one," she said, a bit uncertain.
"Definitely. I wonder if this is some kind of mining town or similar? Maybe the one we're looking for is well-known. We should begin by asking around." Ardiente says casually, trying to 'play it cool' as he had been since he and Raelle had departed the cafeteria.
At least there was good, solid earth here to bend. If there was one thing he disliked about flight was the lack of earth or stone to bend.
Ardiente takes the lead, striding down and into the township. His Firebird heritage should be immediately apparent, given his red-coloured hair and orange, flame-coloured eyes. With Raelle's assistance, Ardiente begins to systemically ask about - any folks walking around the township in particular, though if those aren't immediately successful, he'll make for any central areas to ask about. Typically he will simply ask if people have heard of a firbird living here or nearby, by the name of Villem.
Ardiente's brusque and soldiery manner might be a bit offputting...
Once Renkai releases grim and steps away Lang goes to midori.
placeing a hand on her shoulder.Are you alright? Sara sent me a message, it sounded serious, I came as fast as I could.
Lang can feel the tension and adrenaline in Midori's body as soon as he places a hand on her shoulder. She's holding herself pretty stiffly, and there are shuriken in her hands. As the tense standoff ends and Grim delivers his healing spell, at least some of Midori's tension melts away, her broken rib knitting itself up. Midori takes a deep breath. "Thank you, Grim-kun. And thank you for trying to protect me, senpai, even if it wasn't Grim-kun's fault."
Looking to Lang, Midori remembers that Sara-rin had been trying to get a little bird to go and contact Lang. "Hai, it was serious, Lang-kun. The school was attacked... alot of people were hurt or killed. Most of our friends are safe though, it's just Sorun-kun we're not sure about and Zilla-chan and Sara-rin went to check on him." Midori says soberly before turning back to Grim and the senpai. She bows to Renkai formally, the shurikens formerly in her hands making their way back into her pouch. "I am sorry that I disrupted your training session, senpai. I was curious about was clan you are from? A kasurigama is a shinobi weapon, in my experience."
Then glancing at Vare, then focusing on him, she asks, "You dismiss that your contingency spell triggered without your control as a wizard, and yet you ... seem indifferent to this? We were attacked. What if you were somehow attacked and did not or cannot remember? I do not know you well enough to realize if this is your normal manner in living or--" she pauses a moment as if 'hearing/seeing' something else and shakes her head while talking to herself, apparently.
After a few moments, she focuses on Vare again and says, "I have been chided for questioning you and your methods, my apologies. You are a professor after all, I am but a student." With a frown though, she looks off again, falling quiet to her thoughts, and most likely, continued chatter of Jivana in her mind.
Vare waves his hand dismissively at the 'just a student' part of what Anahita said, obviously not caring overmuch for the distinction. "Do not recant of your opinions, Anahita, and certainly not for the sake of one who clearly overvalues such titles. If I've understood the objections that others have raised considering our... relationship, then we are /not/ to consider you my student, in any formal sense." Vare rearranges his robes and looks up at Anahita's huge form, not seeming overly worried at her massive size.
"As for whether I should be concerned - I do not think so. This must have happened yesterday at some point. Perhaps a student enjoying a prank, or some ability stripping me of it. I do not believe it is related to the attack. In any event, I recast it this morning, and it is still active."
His hand does come up to chin again though, in that way he has when he is thoughtful. "Further, I do think I would be targeted so directly, and not simply eliminated. From what I have heard, the attack was brutal and few that were attacked actually survived. Even further is the fact that I am far from the most powerful being at the school." he seems intent on explaining all that he had considered about his seeming carelessness regarding the Contingency - perhaps Anahita's critical eye had such an effect on him. He did not want her to think him a fool, after all.
Tyrrin grimaces. Her attempt at representing three dimensions on a two dimensional sheet was lackluster as best, and didn't really seem to make sense to anyone other than herself, so she improvises instead, drawing on her inborn talent with illusions to bring forth a three-dimensional representation of the maze, though transparent enough to see the cross-sections.
It was indeed a bird, though one wing was curled upwards over it's body, and one wing curled downwards underneath it's body. The image is roughly the size of a full-grown firebird, though that is likely Tyrrin's own choice. There are three brighter spots on the 'map' - one at the beak, and one on each wingtip. "This is the Maze as I saw it. You'll note there is no exit at the tail extremity."
"It is possible that it is any of those are correct David, but my intuition says that this modified and constant Maze is somehow related to our objective. I suspect that we must solve it's mystery before we can advance - unless you have another suggestion? This is where we just exited from the Maze." Tyrrin says, pointing to the beak exit.
Tamrin's youngest daughter is there outside shortly after the infirmary is once again accepting patients, taking to her blue dragon form (which still has a saddle on it), and immediately begins to conduct 'heavy lifting' operations. She offers to have as much as she can carry strapped to her for quick transport, or she will aid in unloading the heavier crates with her increased size and strength, grasping things with her claws and stomping around on her hind legs if the packages are too heavy to take wing.
What ought to stick out is the feverish pace that Vai seems to be pushing herself at - attempting to sprint through a marathon is her plan apparently. A Swunwake trait, there is no doubt, and even though Vai is adopted, she's picked it up with the rest of them.
When a flock of bird arrives followed by a giant owl, Vai only takes a moment to glance in that direction, ensuring that they weren't a threat before returning to her work.
Repparyn manages to get to sleep fairly quickly - the day's events having been quite exhausting. Despite all that had happened though, Repp sleeps fitfully and soundly for the first time since he arrived at the school, content in knowing that the wards were safely up again.
"Zilla, she says she has Sorun with her. Over there."
She points behind the serpent.
"Oh I should have thought this through more." Zilla tells Sara while trying to ajust her now she through cloths to cover her self more. "He's over there, good. Lets go see him." She makes her way toward the serpant while trying to keep her modesty.
Phaezeriel offers a weak grin to Fei, and raises an arm, pointing, ::Michael is over there. There are some memory shenanigans going on with Kitty and the attack on her, so he is waiting until it gets sorted.:: With a small shrug he continues, ::Ace is pretty much right, I am pretty worn out from healing.::
Fei nods.
"...Then let me shoulder the responsibility of healing for a while, Phaezeriel. My own energies have been...replenished somewhat, and you must rest yourself..."
"Won't. work. Get. Michael. He'll. Protect. Kitty." Keme ground out between clenched teeth, the shaking getting notably worse.
"Tried to tell you..." Keme swayed, the effort of speaking too much for him and he crumpled to the ground, convulsing.
The young monk turns back at Keme's last comment to see his fellow Champion buckling over. He quickly drops his shoulder and gets an arm around him right before he hits the floor.
Lowering him the rest of the way and rolling him to his side, he grabs one of the blankets from Kitty's cot and gets it under Keme's head.
"Ace - please get Michael over here now...and I need that medical supply pallet over here as well!" Fei asks Ace (and the others present) as he sits on the floor and gently holds onto Keme to ensure he does not injure himself further with the convulsions.
Fei sends his healing energies into Keme's body to at least stop the bleeding and prevent him from choking (though he knows it will probably not stop the seizure).
Tamrin's youngest daughter is there outside shortly after the infirmary is once again accepting patients, taking to her blue dragon form (which still has a saddle on it), and immediately begins to conduct 'heavy lifting' operations. She offers to have as much as she can carry strapped to her for quick transport, or she will aid in unloading the heavier crates with her increased size and strength, grasping things with her claws and stomping around on her hind legs if the packages are too heavy to take wing.
What ought to stick out is the feverish pace that Vai seems to be pushing herself at - attempting to sprint through a marathon is her plan apparently. A Sunwake trait, there is no doubt, and even though Vai is adopted, she's picked it up with the rest of them.
When a flock of bird arrives followed by a giant owl, Vai only takes a moment to glance in that direction, ensuring that they weren't a threat before returning to her work.
Vai will briefly get that look from her adopted father - the one about pushing herself too hard - but it is quickly replaced by the obvious pride of a parent in watching their child step up and shine in a crisis situation.
For his part, the Sunwake patriarch uses his magic to move supplies along more rapidly (or to create means for them to be moved while inside the school).
Lang can feel the tension and adrenaline in Midori's body as soon as he places a hand on her shoulder. She's holding herself pretty stiffly, and there are shuriken in her hands. As the tense standoff ends and Grim delivers his healing spell, at least some of Midori's tension melts away, her broken rib knitting itself up. Midori takes a deep breath. "Thank you, Grim-kun. And thank you for trying to protect me, senpai, even if it wasn't Grim-kun's fault."
Looking to Lang, Midori remembers that Sara-rin had been trying to get a little bird to go and contact Lang. "Hai, it was serious, Lang-kun. The school was attacked... alot of people were hurt or killed. Most of our friends are safe though, it's just Sorun-kun we're not sure about and Zilla-chan and Sara-rin went to check on him." Midori says soberly before turning back to Grim and the senpai. She bows to Renkai formally, the shurikens formerly in her hands making their way back into her pouch. "I am sorry that I disrupted your training session, senpai. I was curious about was clan you are from? A kasurigama is a shinobi weapon, in my experience."
Renkai bows back formally.... "I.... was trained by the last member of the O'Nagi family...."
"Oh I should have thought this through more." Zilla tells Sara while trying to ajust her now she through cloths to cover her self more. "He's over there, good. Lets go see him." She makes her way toward the serpant while trying to keep her modesty."Zilla, she says she has Sorun with her. Over there."
She points behind the serpent.
You see sorun entwined in the coils of the enormous Hydra, being nudged and pushed by the many maws of the creature
"Permission granted, but keep the pod and the girl in stasis inside your ship. We don't have an iso unit prepped yet."
"This is the Carl IronFist Capt-in of the Hammer Shaft, requesting permission to land in the school anger"
"Roger that"
Carl lands and the rest carrys on as before. But then returns to the ship to keep an eye on the bits
Yrrin is there, sitting unarmored, sword on lap, shield leaned against his thigh, watching the tank with one eye while scanning the ship on occasion...
when you come back inside he grasps the sword hilt, then relaxes...
"Did you find what you went looking for?"
Lang looks at Midori and back to Grim, I'm so glad you are alright.
Lang goes to Renkai I do not know what happened to warrent you needing to defend Midori. but she is fine, as is Grim, so I thank you
Lang bows to the older Renkai.
I am Lang Fei of the Eastern Sky temples and a student at this school. These are my friends Midori and Grim.
Lang looks at Midori and back to Grim, I'm so glad you are alright.
Lang goes to Renkai I do not know what happened to warrent you needing to defend Midori. but she is fine, as is Grim, so I thank you
Lang bows to the older Renkai.
I am Lang Fei of the Eastern Sky temples and a student at this school. These are my friends Midori and Grim.
"I am Renkai, also a student..." He says offhandedly as he turns and walks a few steps away to quickly gather up his kisurigama...
when he walks off grim relaxes his stance, though still looks weary at the older student.
Lang looks back toward grim. silently trying to convey to Grim to watch Lang's back, just in case.
Lang looks back to Renkai watching him sensing something might be amiss.
Master Renkai, You seem troubled. I think I can sense anger and confusion in your spirit. Can we help? Did you loose someone close to you in the attack?
grim nods at lang, but mistakenly believes him to think that renkai could be the source of the attack.