Mountain/Forest Path
Anthony should have waited. At the range he was at, he hadn't been able to do more than graze one of the people. He had to dodge an arrow and what looked like a really big badger. He kept running along the trees and taking shots whenever he could, hoping to keep alive long enough for reinforcement.
Why had he been so stupid? He couldn't handle a group on his own in broad daylight! Every shot of his let them know where he was, and the attacks kept getting closer... He skidded to a stop in front of someone up in the trees and sighed in relief.
"Thank Tapio you're here!" He ignored Nova hissing. "We've got people from another kingdom trying to get through!"
"I know." The teen replied as his hands twisted out a spell. "I'm one of them."
"Well, that makes things easy then..." a disembodied voice says behind the casting student, as it then apparently slashes the student viciously, sending it back to the school, and Ryuzo appears. "How many more are there?" he pauses for a minute "Morrivan and Joneh are close by, let's make sure they make it back to warn Jiminy."
Forest
"You realize a patrol should probably get back-up before attacking, right?" Michael asks as he drops down to the branch. "Or check to make sure they aren't deserters from another kingdom?"
"Thanks for helping out, Ryuzo. I appreciate it."
Not seeing anyone home, Tyga leaps down into the school grounds and goes to lay on the porch. He will remain there until someone appears, sunning himself.
About half an hour passes before the door opens and the Headmaster looks down at the boy.
"welcome to Avalon. Is there something I could help you with?
"No problem. I'll go help the others." he fades out as he runs...silently.
"You know this is my first time actually leading right?" Anthony asks as he spies a straggler. "I'm not really used to it yet."
"You've done a good job so far. Probably shouldn't have froze when that guy was casting though."
"I got caught off-guard. I thought he was one of ours since he was up here too."
Out of the corner of his eye, Michael spies something large hurtling toward them, and puts up a force field to stop it. It passes right through it like it's not even there and smashing the branch they're standing on to pieces. He tries to catch his brother in a field too as they fall, but he's knocked away from the safe landing by the same thing that destroyed the branch. Every time Michael tries to catch his brother, he's knocked away again, and soon Michael can't see Anthony to try and catch him.
Nala had said the 'seed' just encouraged anger and frustrations. That meant that all the things he had done are things he would have done eventually... right?
A wave of... something passes through the collective and Michael smiles grimly as he lands in front of two Mountain scouts.
"My brother getting knocked out of the War is one thing, messing with me so I can't save him and have to watch him get killed is another." They try to run, warned by the look in his mismatched eyes that they should, but find themselves stuck as the ground at their feet starts crawling up their legs, encasing them in a unyielding shell of earth. Slowly, ever so slowly, Michael tightens the shell...
Ryuzo and his clones close in on where the other two were, sniffing the air and ground to find if any others are harrassing them...
A clone of Ryuzo appears near Jiminy...it's eyes devoid of life...
"Contact with the enemy...northern trail."
Then it leaves as soon as it arrived.
Forest
Jiminy glanced over at Casseus. "So, how do you feel about heights?"
Forest
Casseus manifests two huge red, bat like wings.
"I'm ok with em."
Forest
Jiminy nodded. "Good. Come with me and we can take care of this little problem."
He shifted into his dragon form and took off, heading for the north trail.
Forest
Phaezeriel looks off in the direction where the Decameras are fighting, then looks back to Skivven and Casseus.
Before you go, please allow me to bring you into the telepathic collective. It helps me keep you alive, and allows us to speak with each other at will over any distance.
If they give their assent, Phaezeriel will bring them into the collective as well.
Casseus nods his consent, then takes off after Jiminy.
Skivven sits down hard, a funny look in his eyes as he forces himself to take several breaths.
B.. big. To big of dragon for spell... N.. no casting, wrong thaumics... smell to real.... that real dragon! When dragons get real?!
Not seeing anyone home, Tyga leaps down into the school grounds and goes to lay on the porch. He will remain there until someone appears, sunning himself.About half an hour passes before the door opens and the Headmaster looks down at the boy.
"welcome to Avalon. Is there something I could help you with?
"Yes indeed, it might be the case that you have what I need. I get angry sometimes and I lose self control, slashing and biting all worse than a troll. Came here to learn, and to see what I see. Might you be the one who can really help me?" Tyga says, stretching like a cat before loping the few steps over to Ryo and smelling him thoroughly.
Forest
"Yes indeed, it might be the case that you have what I need. I get angry sometimes and I lose self control, slashing and biting all worse than a troll. Came here to learn, and to see what I see. Might you be the one who can really help me?" Tyga says, stretching like a cat before loping the few steps over to Ryo and smelling him thoroughly.
"Well, I am the Headmaster here. I'm getting quite a few new students and visitors today. We offer a Meditation class you might find will help with your anger, along with a variety of other classes. Would you like to enroll? You would have to wear the school uniform."
Forest
Jiminy flew over the forest as fast as he could, following the line of the north trail as it wound through. He saw a hiss of steam rise from a spot just beside the trail and dived down landing in front of a very startled werebadger who had just pinned Morrivan's shoulder to a tree with a spear.
::Get away from her.::
Forest
The werebadger growls and pushes harder on the spear.
"No illusion gonna frighten me off." He says shakily.
Forest
Morrivan screamed and Jiminy growled as he grabbed the werebadger in his claws none too gently.
::I'm not an illusion, and I won't stand by while someone hurts my friends. In thirty seconds I'm going to let you go and if you know what's good for you you'll run back to where you came from and not come back. You won't get another chance. I may be known for jokes, but I always keep my word, and as sure as my name is Jiminy Sunwake, I will not allow you to harm my teammates. Understood?::
Forest
The werebadger looks at the claws holding him, then at Jiminy's face, and nods.
Forest
Jiminy set the badger down keeping his claws between the intruder and Morrivan who was whimpering in pain, just in case the idiot decided to take a final potshot.
Forest
Digging into the ground as soon as he's let go, the werebadger burrows back toward the Mountain Kingdom as fast as he can to report what he's learned.
Forest
Waiting until after the first screams have stopped, Michael applies more pressure to the shells, making each breathe shallower as the last.
"Do you know what you're doing?" A small voice asks him in his mind.
"Using cold rage instead of letting white hot fury use me." He replies. "It's like a catalyst for power."
Forest
Jiminy turned to Morrivan and used his claw to slice off the tip of the spear that was pinning her to the tree.
::Don't pull the spear out yet. Hold out your hand.::
As she did a healing potion appeared in her hand.
::Okay, I'm going to pull out the spear and you're going to drink that potion as soon as I do. Got it? If you pass out before you drink the potion you might bleed to death so this is important.::
He waited until she had the vial ready to drink before yanking the spear out. She gulped down the potion as best she could and wiped away the involuntary tears.
"Thanks, I think," Morrivan said. "I got one of them with a scalding water attack but while I did that the badger guy took out Joneh. And then nearly took me out too. I don't know if there were more of them or not."
Jiminy nodded. ::We'll keep looking. You head back to the fort.::
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Forest
His attacker was fast, and Anthony couldn't spend any breath on shouting out, just dodging. Nova hissed and lit up far brighter than before, causing the blur to stumble and crash into a tree. Anthony immediately pours beams of light into the thing, causing it to slump. Whoever that student was, it didn't matter now, they were out of the War.
"I don't like it when the target moves to fast for me to aim." He tells Nova as he leans against a tree.
::If someone can scout where attack come from, Skivven can provide a thank you near night fall. Skivven just need healer to watch Skivven's body for 8 hours while busy. If not scouted, direction helpful, but Skivven only have so long and so far for spell.::
Forest
::You're new to the Forest's collective, aren't you?:: Michael asks Skivven through the link, his mental voice like a cool breeze. ::There is a path the group followed. Take it, and you'll most likely find their Kingdom.::
::Yes, yes, Skivven new student, just joined Academy. Skivven assigned to Forest, so Skivven help Forest win however he can!::
::Jiminy may have another suggestion, but finding out what Kingdom sent the group is a good way to start helping. Alchemical healing a good substitute for magic when it comes to healing you? I've got a helper in the castle ready with a potent elixir.::
Forest
::Michael, have you found the rest? What's wrong? You seem...upset. We've lost Joneh and I just sent Morrivan back to the fort. How is the rest of the patrol?::
::Any healing is good enough, Skivven even has a few brews in his pack. Skivven just needs someone able to tell if Skivven slips while under spell and give the healing then.::
Forest
::I am. Can you tell if my brother is still with us? He might be unable to contact us if he got knocked out, and my telepathy isn't the kind that lets me check.::
::Skivven, that sounds just like what Cethru is for. A little beetle, made of clear material, is going to crawl up your arm in a few moments. It's got the elixir inside it, and will inject it if you slip.::
"Uniform, eh? I think that's okay. What about coinage, do I need to pay?" Tyga replies to headmaster Ryo, examining his uniform closely.
Forest
After finishing a the angel's requested scroll, and analyzing the fascinating potion beetle, Skivven settles into a dark recess of the fortress and begins a ritual incantation. As the spell is cast, the small mirror across from the Ratfolk no longer reflects the sole occupant of the room, and Skivven goes limp. A few seconds later, a shadowy rat emergs from the still body and passes through the wall, heading north at an uncanny speed and in utter silence. As the spectral rodent reaches the edge of the woods, the sun has set, and the gliding runner dips into the earth, unslowed and only the eyes showing above the ground.
"Uniform, eh? I think that's okay. What about coinage, do I need to pay?" Tyga replies to headmaster Ryo, examining his uniform closely.
"Oh no, this school is more like a non-profit organization. We get our funding from other sources instead of tuition. Come in. Would you like something to eat? I've got it on good authority that the kitchen staff needs something to do."
Lands and looks around.
"Umm...well, pewp. No heads to bust."
"Yes, I am always hungry. You can just give me whate'er's sundry." He waits for Ryo to lead the way, before following behind him staring at everything curiously.
The inside of the school is rather simple, but still elegant. And quite empty, though Tyga can still smell a large amount of different people have recently been in the building. Ryo leads Tyga to the cafeteria and waves the bowls of stew he sent ahead for over to the table he sits at, waving again to pull out a chair for Tyga.
"So you want to enroll in the classes hear? If you could tell me about yourself, I can get a schedule based around your interests and the required classes."
"Tyga abandoned when he was a kitten, found outside a pub in a big furry mitten. Mitten stuffed inside these bracers I wear. Since that time Tyga grow big and strong, make the people sing a fearful song. One time some men make Tyga to fight, so I just kill them and run into the night. Wandering, wandering so much to see. New sights and smells behind every tree. But like Tyga said, people always want fight me. Running angry is my whole damn life G. Never learned nothing about reading or writing, however excellent with the fighting. Hungry now, talk more after I eat. Thank you so much for this excellent treat!" With that he dives face first into the stew eating quickly and noisily. He barely stops to breathe until all the food is gone.
"So you cannot read or write? I could find someone to teach you. I'll have to actually, so you can participate in most of your classes. You said earlier that you get angry and more fierce than a troll, so Meditation is probably a good idea, and we'll see if Basic or Advanced Physical Education is better suited for you soon. Would you like another bowl?"
Tyga nods enthusiastically.