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Post by Sprow on Jun 5, 2013 8:04:26 GMT -5
Damien didn't waste anymore time once he had gotten a hold of Orion. As soon as he wrapped his arms around the guy, he pulled him back through the portal he had torn open. As the pair of them made it through, a few arrows made it through but Damien managed to close it off before more could follow and get either of them. Unfortunately, that didn't mean that their trouble was done and over with. Aiden, whom saw Orion and Damien, called out to them but Damien, upon releasing Orion, held out a hand at him.
"Stay bac-!"
Damien was cut off when Orion's fist made impact with his face! Boy, did he ever see stars! Sent staggering back a few feet, Damien shook his head to clear his state of mind. Aiden, who had been watching from the sidelines, did not expect that to happen. In fact, something seemed to have come over Orion then. He wasn't acting like himself at all. Either that or Damien had done something to really tick off Orion. Aiden had never seen the two actually fight before.
"Orion! Stop!" Aiden called out in attempts to try and get him to calm down. He even went to try and grab a hold of one of Orion's arms to try and tug at it to pull him out of his fit of anger. Damien, at this point, had just recovered from the punch. When Orion was mad, it were as if his physical strength went up a notch. Then again, Damien had just prevented him from pulling on his armor. No doubt, the armor summoning was what probably threw him into an angry frenzy.
"Aiden, no!" Damien called but most likely, his call of warning would have been too late and Aiden would have probably been knocked aside by then. How the hell were they going to calm him down? "Orion, snap out of it! You're no longer in danger! You can calm down now!" Yeah, like that was going to work. "ORION!" Damien tried to call out his name at a higher volume to try to get to him. "PRINCE PANSY!"
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Post by Deleted on Jun 5, 2013 9:39:49 GMT -5
As his fist made solid contact, Orion felt a rise of elation within himself. It could be best described as a sudden feeling of pleasure that was accompanied by an increase to harm Damien more. Certainly he heard the words of those around him. Yet, they seemed so far away in comparison to the need for violence. This was the poison doing its work on the young man.
Doctor Shutter, who was absolutely livid about this entire situation, assumed that this was the poison working. The tests had shown a slight increase in testosterone. No doubt it was increasing even more so at this very moment! When Aiden approached Orion, it was too late for anyone to do anything. Orion lashed out, swiping at Aiden with the back of his hand.
His attack was no ordinary slap though. There was increased power behind that attack. Doctor Shutter quickly sorted through what knowledge he did possess about this poison. Was there a way to calm Orion?! Or were they destined to simple let himself rampage out. The doctor saw the swipe towards the young boy, and he knew he couldn’t just stand by. Regardless if Orion made contact, Doctor Shutter closed the distance between himself and the enraged young man.
For being such an old man, he was able to move at a brisk pace. Reaching into his pocket he pulled out a small one inch vial with a clear liquid inside. Popping the stopper off the cork, Doctor Shutter came within range of Orion. As would be expected, Orion reacted the same way he had with Aiden. He sent a straight forward punch towards the Doctor. His opponent had been ready though for the attack. Orion’s attack missed!
This allowed Doctor Shutter t close any remaining distance between himself and Orion. A sweeping kick aimed at the legs sent Orion falling back! Doctor Shutter leaped onto Orion and slammed the vial of liquid up to Orion’s list. Before Orion could even react the liquid was in his mouth and scratching his throat.
Still filled with strength, Orion shoved the doctor off him. His increased strength sent the doctor flying off him. The poor old man crashed into the ground a few feet away. This time when Orion tried to force himself to stand he felt a wave of dizziness. “Wait!” A voice shouted in the distance. Orion couldn’t figure out who said it, but the vice was the doctor’s. “I gave him a sedative. He’ll be out in a matter of moments.”
Staggering, Orion managed to push himself up, but dizziness clouded his vision and senses. ”What.. What’s going on?” A clear thought broke through in Orion’s mind. On the outside the people watching him would notice that the black kanji letter on his forehead was starting to dim.
Trying to take a step forward towards one of the people, Orion made it only a step before the sedative took full effect. He fell to the floor, knocked out.
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Post by Sprow on Jun 6, 2013 2:01:27 GMT -5
While Damien had been busy recovering from the punch, his eyes practically seeing stars right now, he didn't see Aiden approaching Orion from behind. It wasn't until Aiden called out to Orion was when Damien realized what was happening. Coming out of his daze, Damien had called out to the teenager but it was too late. Aiden had already made it right up to Orion. In Orion's enraged state of mind, he turned on Aiden next when the kid had called out to him. As expected, Orion had lashed out at Aiden and sent the kid flying through the air at least seven feet from where he had last stood. The sound of Orion's hand making contact with the side of Aiden's face had been alarming to hear. Thankfully, he hadn't appeared to have hit Aiden fatally.
Damien felt his own anger boiling as he saw the kid get hit aside as if he were merely a toy. Turning on Orion, whom had returned his focus onto him, Damien glared at him. Before the two could clash though Doctor Shutter had closed the distance between himself and Orion. Orion had noticed him like he had Aiden and turned to swipe at him like he had Aiden. The doctor had been prepared though and avoided the attack. Even still, why was it that Aiden and the doctor seemed to be just as suicidal as he was? Neither of them were as physically fit as Damien. Doctor Shutter was too old and Aiden was still too young and was therefore, still growing.
What the doctor did next could only make Damien think of just how dangerous it was. The old man had done a sweeping kick and knocked Orion off of his feet. 'Hm, this old man still has some fight in him,' Damien though as he watched Orion fall backward. As he had landed, Doctor Shutter had leaped onto Orion and slammed a vial of liquid into Orion's mouth or something. Whatever he had done, Orion reacted by pushing the old man off. The result was Doctor Shutter flying several feet into the air before crashing down hard.
As Orion made to get back up, Damien took a step toward him to intercept him. As Doctor Shutter recovered a bit, Damien gave pause when the old man had shouted at him to wait. Furrowing his brows, he glanced over at the elderly man as he had announced that he had given Orion a sedative. So that's what that vial had been! "Um...if you say so..." Damien looked toward Orion then. He seemed to be feeling the effects of the sedative and finally, seemed to have collapsed. On Orion's forehead, Damien had seen that black kanji letter again. Any longer and Orion would have summoned that armor and then they would've really been in for it. Orion had managed to get backup on his feet. As he started to head toward them, Damien got into a battle ready stance. He wouldn't use his sword on Orion but if he had to, he'd throw back punches. Instead, Orion had taken but one step and fell to the ground, out cold.
Aiden, recovering from being hit, slowly got up as Damien tentatively walked over and prodded Orion with his foot. Seeing no movement, Damien turned to Doctor Shutter. "I suppose I should thank you. You just saved all of our necks."
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Post by Deleted on Jun 6, 2013 9:00:32 GMT -5
Doctor Shutter was slower to get up in comparison to Aiden and Orion. He might have gone in there kicking, but he was still old. ”These bones are just not what they used to be.” He thought to himself. No doubt there would be a bruise where Orion had punched him. He would have to worry about that later. Right now he was only concerned with one thing.
Doing his best to seem alright, Doctor Shutter joined Damien and Aiden. “Thank me by sending me home. I’ve already been in this weather too long.” Indeed he had. His skin was heating up from the sunlight! Doctor Shutter came from the Frozen Tundra, a place where igloos, heavy clothing, and little sun, were common. Over the years his body had not built up the natural resistant to sunlight that many others had because of it. He sunburned and got hot easily. For this reason he chose to stay in his new home.
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They stood in front of him. There were four of them, all submerged in black cloaks, conversing with one another. They had not yet noticed his arrival. They stood to his left. Behind them Orion could feel a very dark evil presence. It currently had no form, but Orion could feel it watching him as surely as he could feel its presence. The four who hadn’t noticed his arrival before suddenly turned to him. They held out a hand that Orion somehow knew what it meant. They were inviting him to come join them.
Finding himself suddenly facing them, Orion was surprised by the actions of his own body. He had turned towards them without even thinking about it! The blood in his body burned with desire. His body wanted to join them. And in this place Orion had very little control over his body. He moved forward towards them even though he knew he shouldn’t. Fear struck him then like never before. This was dangerous! That evil presence was not something to trifle in! He needed to stop!
Orion fought against the pull, screaming at his body to stop. But in this place he had no control for this was a place of darkness.
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Post by Sprow on Jun 6, 2013 12:04:45 GMT -5
Orion was out cold. Damien, after prodding him, had ceased, looking down at him while he had remained still. Thanks to the doctor's quick thinking they had all been saved from a rampaging Orion. Whatever was wrong with him, Damien wasn't sure. All he could guess at was because of that strange armor. The strange armor threw him into a frenzy. As for the poison, Damien didn't know how that happened except that maybe Orion got stabbed with something poisonous. Maybe Ivan's weapon?
Damien was forced to take his eyes off of Orion's form to look over at Doctor Shutter as he spoke. He wanted to be sent home. It was odd to see that the old man looked as if he were burning up as if he had walked on the beach without sunscreen on. "...Wouldn't they catch you there?" Damien had asked him. While the two were conversing, Aiden had wandered over to where Orion lay. The side of his face, Aiden's face, had some blood dribbling lightly down the side. Orion had hit him pretty hard, after all.
"...How long is he suppose to be out for?" Aiden had asked the doctor. Damien allowed the doctor a moment to answer either of those things.
"If you're sure you want to go back and get captured then I won't stop you. It wouldn't feel right though to send you back to that." As Damien said this, he tore open a portal with the mere extension of his hand. The portal opened up in a room in the docor's office away from the main room. It might give Doctor Shutter a chance to avoid anyone if they had remained in his office searching for them. None of them knew the horrors that Orion faced thanks to the sedatives.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 6, 2013 13:13:49 GMT -5
Doctor Shutter glanced at Damien. He hadn't thought about that! "Damn these kids!" He thought to himself. Why'd they have to go and involve him like this? He wanted nothing more than to enjoy his retirement. "I'm too old for all of this." He thought to himself with a sigh aloud. "No close it. No doubt there going to tear apart everything! I'll just stay here for the time being." Later he would return. Perhaps in a few hours or something.
Seeing Aiden studying Orion, Doctor Shutter approached him. "Three to four hours I'd imagine. It was a pretty powerful sedative. He should be back to his somber self by than I'd imagine. Hopefully I'll be gone by then though."
Glancing up in the sky, Doctor Shutter raised his hand to block the sun. It was high overhead, placing the time around noon most likely. "Perhaps we can find some shade or something?" The doctor asked. Damien was probably strong enough to move Orion if he wanted. Orion couldn't do anything about it, that was for sure.
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Maggie swore as she went through the different files in the research room. They had found absolutely nothing about the Order of the Destroyer. "I should have recognized that emblem before!" It had been her mistake of not noticing it. In the back of her mind she knew that the emblem was familiar, but she just didn't place it during the time when she first met Damien. Now he was out of their grasp. Where they had gone exactly she did not know.
"How'd they just disappear?" She asked aloud, but to herself not anyone in particular.
Because she spoke aloud, one of the soldiers who she had instructed to look for anything suspicious, replied. "I don't know mam. There's no trace of them anywhere." And indeed there wasn't. Maggie had the majority of the guards turning the place over looking for any secret passages, hideouts, etc. There had been no back door to her knowledge, and she had four of the guards circle the place.
"Well if there here we will find them. Keep looking. Make a pile for all of these files. Perhaps well find some clues about what they were up to there." She ordered.
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Orion continued walking forward. With still no control over his body, he was outright panicking. Just what the hell was going on?! Why couldn't he stop?!
He had crossed half the distance in no time. As he had gotten closer he could feel the pull from that dark presence increase. He was walking right into the darkness out of his own accord! "It's not supposed to happen like this!" He thought.
As he glanced over to the four figures he realized that he recognized one of them! It was Ivan, Damien's foster father! "Is this his doing?!" He was not the one who had his arm outstretched though. It was another, a towering figure of over seven feet. Orion could not see who he was, but he towered high over the rest of the other three including Ivan.
Taking another step forward, Orion tried to tell his limbs to stop moving once more. "I need to get out of here!"
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Post by Sprow on Jun 6, 2013 22:53:51 GMT -5
Damien knew the old man would see his point of view. However, if the man wished to be stubborn, Damien had opened the portal anyway to see what he would do. Thankfully, the elderly man had realized what Damien had meant. Without thinking further on the subject, Doctor Shutter told Damien to close the portal. Damien immediately shut the portal in case someone would notice it. "Good to see you've made the right choice..." It wasn't long before their attention returned to the unconscious Orion with Aiden bending over him, studying him.
While he looked down at Orion, Aiden wiped away at the blood on the side of his face. The doctor walked over and told him that it would take three to four hours before Orion would wake again. Aiden wasn't sure what the doctor meant by leaving before then though. As the doctor suggested they find some shade, Damien and Aiden looked over at him quizzically. Aiden, more so out of amazement and Damien with a skeptical expression on his face. Still, the old man did look like he was getting sunburn despite the fact it wasn't even that hot outside.
"Uh...sure!" Aiden got to his feet then as Damien wandered over to the unconscious Orion. Not even aware of the horror Orion was facing, Damien grumbled to himself.
"Prince pansy goes and gets himself into a rage and now look what I have to do!" Damien said in a low tone of voice, barely audible for those around him to even hear. He rubbed the side of his face, recalling the punch Orion had given him earlier. Before Orion had fallen unconscious, Damien had hoped to return the favor but it looks like there was no use in doing it now. Glaring for a moment down at Orion, Damien gave a sigh and bent down. Doctor Shutter was correct in thinking Damien to be strong enough to lift Orion up. Slinging the ex-prince over his shoulder, Damien looked to the others. "Let's go. You can fill me in on what we're doing along the way!"
It didn't take long to keep pace with the others, putting his hands behind his head as he spoke. "Well, Orion couldn't be cured by Doctor Shutter so we're going to see the Enchanted Forest. The elves would probably know how to cure the poison in Orion's system."
Damien had stopped abruptly then to look over at Aiden. "The Enchanted Forest?! What makes you think the elves would bother helping us?" Damien responded. Aiden just gave a shrug in answer, trotting ahead.
"I don't know but we can't give up! Now come on!" Aiden called over his shoulder. Damien watched the kid's fleeting back and shook his head, cursing slightly under his breath before righting Orion on his shoulder and moving on. Nearby, there looked to be a forested area. If they got in there, they could hide away from the eyes of the kingdom here. It was where they were headed.
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Ivan had certainly been one of the ones standing there. While Orion was moving of his own accord, Ivan hadn't bothered to look at him. He was turned to him but his gaze did not fall on Orion. He said nothing as Orion made his way toward the towering figure that stood well over the other three present. If Orion recalled, the woman that seemed to follow Damien around had also been present. Unlike Ivan, she was giggling a little, placing a hand on her hip as she watched Orion walking toward the towering, dark figure.
Since Ivan had left Lakari's company, he had returned to his fellow heads and they had discussed amongst themselves what they would do. They had brought forth the proposal that Lakari had suggested. Surprisingly, the Dark God had agreed to it. The worlds had no idea just how much trouble they were in. Ivan only had to relay to Lakari that his proposal had been accepted, the alliance, anyway.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 7, 2013 9:18:41 GMT -5
"Come on ya stupid legs! Stop moving!" Orion felt so helpless. He was getting closer and closer to those four and he could feel the darkness in this area surrounding him. It battered against his mind. "I won't allow it! I will not give you my body and mind to do with what you wish!" Orion mentally told the darkness. He couldn't control his lips to move and speak the words.
"Need some help?" A voice spoke in his mind. It was a male's voice and Orion swore he recognized it from somewhere. It was not his own voice, and that scared him. Was this one of those figures?! Were they trying to attack his mind now? "Get out of my head!" Orion screamed!
The voice simply chuckled. "You better hurry. Things don't look so promising in this place." The voice might have been right, but no way in hell was he going to accept its help. He had no clue as to who he even was! "Ah but you do know who I am." A picture appeared at that moment in Orion's mind. It was the elf from before! The one who had attacked Ivan! The Emperor!
"Like hell I'm going to listen to you! Your the reason I'm dying in the first place!" Orion was now ten feet away from the figures! Those watching him would be able to detect Lakari's presence if they had met the elf before.
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Doctor Shutter found relief from the sun in the form of the other side of the hill. The sun overhead cast a shadow on the southern side of the hill. He had to go all the way to the bottom of the hill to feel it, but it was well worth it. The sun was no longer on his pale skin. Taking in a deep breath he spent the next few hours answering any questions that Damien and Aiden might have had about Orion's condition. He could not tell them much about the actual poison and what it was doing. But he relayed the information that the variety tests had shown them. Doctor Shutter assumed that organ failure would be the cause of death. The poison in his body had corrupted his white blood cells into thinking that his cells were foreign pathogens.
"It's like when you put on colored lenses. It shades everything into a certain color. You see everything with a colored tint. The poison has done the same thing to Orion. It's put a colored lens over his body's eyes and made everything think its that colored. Now to fix the problem you would simply take off the lenses. But what if you don't realize you have lenses? Can't fix what you don't know is wrong right? The body's the same. So instead of taking off the lenses you have to find a colored lenses that will negate it. But your looking for a pair of lenses that's going to turn red to white. That ain't easy. It's like trying to find what color plus red is going to equal white!"
Realizing that he had gone on for quite some time, Doctor Shutter looked up to the sky. A couple hours had passed now. "I think it's time I go home. Can you open a portal for me in the center market of Immagrant's Town. They should be gone by now, and this way I can go find out myself if they are still there without running directly into them. Your friend should be waking up very soon." Soon as Damien opened a portal, he would leave so long as no one stopped him.
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Post by Sprow on Jun 8, 2013 7:00:44 GMT -5
Ivan, as Orion finally neared where they were, had finally lifted his gaze and looked upon the twenty year old. He was no older than Damien and from the looks of it, terrified to find himself here. How he got here was a question in of itself. There was no real clue as to how his consciousness was summoned here while his body physically lay back in Cornelia. Damien was probably there unaware of the fact that Orion was going through this.
However, when the elf's presence turned up, Ivan was the first to speak. "Milord, the elf known as Lakari appears to be associated with this one..." Ivan trailed off, looking towards the seven foot tall being whom could only be the Dark God. It would make sense given the fact that he towered over the other four and had a very powerful vibe about him. Where he hadn't yet spoken, Orion would surely sense the terribleness in this being once he did start talking. His voice alone was difficult to listen to without wanting to shield one's own ears from it.
"You think I did not already know this?" came the voice. It was akin to listening to the rumble of a garage door, gravelly and gruff but powerful. The four withstood his voice but even they gritted their teeth hearing their Dark God. Ivan went silent, bowing his head in response to the Dark God's words. He did not wish to invoke the wrath of the Dark God that he served, his creator. It could mean the bane of his existence.
"So what is it that we want with this one? Shouldn't we be meeting with Lakari rather than summoning the consciousness of his associate to us?" It was the woman's voice.
"Because he is one of the four you were created to destroy except this one has changed his element. Something that hasn't ever happened before and it turns out to be one of darkness. Isn't that right, Ivan?" Ivan gave a nod in answer to the Dark God's question. "Since you are present, Lakari, I'm sure you're now aware of the fact that your proposal was accepted?" The Dark God had directed that question toward Lakari's presence in Orion.
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As they walked, Damien was filled in on what happened with Orion. His blood tests all pointed to a poison that the doctor couldn't cure. Orion's last chance would be to make it to the Enchanted Forest in hopes that an elf would be present. One that would be willing to help cure Orion of his poisoning. Knowing that elves were elusive, save for the two they kept running into, Orion's chances were obviously much slimmer. Still, Damien didn't complain. It wasn't like he had anything to do except go wherever. He might as well accompany Aiden and Orion for the time being until he figured out what he wanted to do with his life. Sure, he started an organization meant to counter the Organization of the Destroyer but that didn't mean he intended to stick with it. He could very easily leave someone else in charge and take his own path in life.
With the former prince still slung over his shoulder, Damien barely seemed to notice the other's weight. The way the doctor described Orion's illness, Damien wasn't sure whether he understood or if the old man simply confused him all the more. All he could get from it was that the poison had made Orion's white blood cells think that Orion's body was a foreign pathogen and needed to be attacked. The poison was making Orion's body turn on itself. In a week or a few weeks, Orion would most likely be feeling the effects of his poisoning. He only had one month left or so. Orion's condition was pretty grim.
"We can't give up though. I know it seems slim but we've got to try!" Aiden piped in. Damien chose to say nothing about his thoughts on the subject. He wasn't optimistic about this whole affair but for now, he would help. Portaling would save them a large amount of time as opposed to traveling by foot. The thing is, Damien needed to know what mountain range to look at. Gazing into the distance, Damien searched his memory for what he had been told about Cornelia. He hadn't really seen or known the name of the royal family here but he did know of places in this world. The forested area should be beyond that mountain's peak that he could see in front of them. All Damien would need to do was portal them on the opposite side and look at where they ended up.
Doctor Shutter soon announced that he believed now was the time for him to go back. Turning to the old man, Damien gave a nod. "Alright, I'll tear one open in a street not far from where your office is." With that, Damien extended his free hand and tore open the portal to permit Doctor Shutter entry. Before the old man left, he had told the two that around this time, Orion should be waking up. "Alright, we'll be mindful of that."
"Thanks, Doctor Shmutter!" Aiden had thanked him before the old man had set out through the portal on his own.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 8, 2013 10:20:29 GMT -5
As Lakari was addressed by the Dark God, Orion felt the presence within him exit. Next to him Lakari fizzled into existence. He used Orion as a link to himself in this place. Doing so allowed him to enter.
He came dressed as he always did. In his signature cloak with the outline of a red hawk on its back. His hood was pulled back to reveal his long blond hair, sharp pointed ears, and cunning green eyes. His sudden appearance should have startled Orion but it hadn't. It was odd. As he could feel the darkness of this place he could also feel Lakari as well. He knew he was coming before he had even appeared.
Lakari's aura was different in comparison to this place. It was a darkness, but it had a very different sort of feeling. In a way it clashed against the natural darkness of this place. "I have a feeling something bad is about to happen."[/i] Faced with a feeling of disturbance, Orion was taken aback. "I've stopped moving!" Orion came to the sudden realization!
A smile creasing on his lips, Lakari strolled forward with a look of pure jubilance. "Hello my friends!" He told the four. To the fifth, towering figure, Lakari even went as far as to go down onto one knee. "Your greatness." With his head bowed in respect it was hard to tell if Lakari was being serious or mocking the dark god. Either way the smile had never left his lips.
Rising he approached the four without one bit of concern. Standing between Ivan and the woman, he addressed the dark god. "I am aware. That is why I have come. I wanted to make sure that our agreement is in accord. I shall have access to the organization's resources including these four heads? And in return I shall bring the seven locked worlds back into existence."
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Doctor Shutter smiled as he took one last look at Damien and Aiden. Finding the elves would be no easy task. He had heard of the horrors of the Enchanted Forest. But if they were to save their friend, finding the elves is what they would have to do. Waving goodbye, Doctor Shutter ignored Aiden's comment as he entered the portal.
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Post by Sprow on Jun 9, 2013 1:16:38 GMT -5
Damien watched as the old man left their company. He gave a bit of a shake of his head at Aiden's mispronunciation of the doctor's name. For the life of him, Aiden just couldn't seem to get the guy's name right. Now, it was just down to them three once more. Orion was still out of it as Damien looked toward the mountain range. Furrowing his brows, Damien tore open a portal again before signaling to Aiden to follow him as he stepped in first. There was no telling what they would find on the other side of that mountain range and if Aiden went through first, that would have been a very bad idea regardless if the kid was a Wilder or not.
"...I hope we'll be able to find an elf..." Aiden murmured, following Damien's lead through the portal. The pair of them stepped out on the other side of the mountain range. Neither of them were aware of the struggle a group had gone through before them heading in the same direction. None of them knew of the friends that the group had lost either and what other struggles they were now facing. All these three knew was that a cure was what they were searching for and in order to do that they needed to get into the Enchanted Forest. No doubt, the difficult part would be once they stepped into the forest.
"Alright, the forest is just on the edge before us. I think it would be wise to wait for Orion to wake up before we step inside the forest. There's no telling how the elves will take to strangers and I've a feeling my abilities won't get us further into their domain. The place has a strange vibe to it."
Aiden gave a sigh before sitting down on the ground where Damien had placed Orion. The kid searched Orion's face for signs of waking but so far all he could tell was that Orion seemed to be having a bad dream. "This is taking forever!" Leave it to the kid to be the over dramatic one of their group. Sighing, Aiden lightly nudged Orion in attempts to wake him. "Wakey, wakey! Cornelia to Orion, come in Orion! You've been sleeping for a few hours, time to wakey wakey!" While Aiden was doing this, Damien looked back at the kid with a flat look. If he angered Orion and caused Orion to go into a fit again, Damien was just going to stick the two of them in a dimension away from him.
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Ivan remained put, silently watching as Lakari removed himself from the body of the young man that seemed to be his associate now. Ivan had remembered him from back in the Land of Dragons HQ. Their last encounter hadn't been a pleasant one. If Lakari hadn't interfered, Ivan might have been killed right then and there. Ivan merely nodded to show that he acknowledged Lakari's presence. The girl sized the elf up from where she was standing. It wasn't clear what she was thinking as she finally greeted the elf in kind by giving him a nod. The other two heads present also gave inclines of their heads before the elf addressed the Dark God.
The four heads made no hostile moves toward Lakari as he stepped in amongst them. They were all looking at the elf curiously, save for Ivan, wondering why he would want to associate with them but if he was as useful as what Ivan had said and what the Dark God deemed then they wouldn't dare touch him. None of them wished to provoke the Dark God's wrath, after all. As Lakari stepped in between Ivan and the girl, they both merely peered at Lakari before looking back towards their lord.
"Yes, you may have access to them as per the agreement. They will work along with you to obtain the destruction of the worlds in which my forsaken brother had created. I have yet to locate all four of his creations he had made from himself to counter my power. I only know of two and have yet to find the other two. Where separated, they aren't of much threat to my plans, if given time and allowed to awaken their full potential they may become a thorn in my side and by extension anyone associated with me. So if you should encounter any, be alert. Just something you should be aware of since my four heads were created to counter my brother's four. Now that you are aware, what plans might you have that we may lend a hand in? A means of us to show that we are genuine in what we agreed to."
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Post by Deleted on Jun 9, 2013 9:56:25 GMT -5
Well Orion had stopped moving. But that didn't mean he had much control over anything else. He was still planted to the spot. Almost as if instead of being forced to move he was now being held in one place. "This is getting slightly ridiculous." He thought to himself.
All attention on his person ceased when Lakari spoke to the tall figure. Orion listened carefully to the conversation between the two. What the two said frightened him. "There teaming up?!" Orion asked himself in disbelief. Orion knew that those four had to be the heads of the Order of the Destroyer. And the person behind them, most likely their leader. Orion now knew that Lakari was the same Lakari from the Great War. "Are you all idiots! Why would you give a ruthless tyrant your leaders and armies. He's going to destroy worlds with them?!" Orion wished he could ask them that aloud, but he had no control of his lips.
When the tall figure responded, Orion was left with more worries and more questions. He didn't understand everything he meant about brother, two of the four, etc. But one thing was clear. "They want to destroy the worlds!" Orion needed to get out of here and quick. He had to warn somebody. He had to do something!
Lakari responded to the dark god. "Grant me the power to control these four heads now and that shall be proof enough to show that you are genuine. Do that now and I will unlock the seven worlds the moment it is done." Suddenly Lakari turned to Orion. "I think that you have heard enough, Black Prince. Remember our deal young prince. Soon I will be requesting that boon." Lakari held up a hand and summoned a keyblade! It was a weapon that he had only read in books! It was a different sort of weapon than what Orion had seen pictures and read about. The keyblade seemed almost darkened somehow with all of the skeleton bones and what not.
As Lakari raised the keyblade and pointed it at Orion, the young man's eyes went wide and he braced himself for some sort of pain he thought would follow. A bright light did erupt from the blade as it pierced Orion's chest. However, no pain accompanied it. Orion suddenly blinked open his eyes to find himself awake. He had a terrible headache, and his eyes were locked on a grey sky. "Is someone poking me?" He made to say it aloud, but instead it came out as a sort of grunt.
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Post by Sprow on Jun 10, 2013 1:35:37 GMT -5
The Dark God cared not if Orion had heard him. His arrogance made him believe that the four wouldn't, right now, be of much threat just yet. According to his sources, Damien was one too which came as a bit of a surprise considering the youth once faithfully served under his adoptive father. Only until recently had Damien turned his back on them by attacking Ivan. Such disobedience will not go ignored. If either of the four heads spotted him, they would try to kill him. Right now they weren't bothering with him since Damien didn't know what he was. Only when the other two were found would they start picking them off one by one. Until they knew, they decided keeping the current two alive would only draw the other two near eventually. It was all part of the light god's doing where they would eventually get drawn to the others by some means.
Orion was right about the worlds. The Organization of the Destroyer wished to kill all of the worlds. According to the Dark God, it was to start the worlds anew. Where it was to begin them anew, it was to begin them anew in such twisted forms that life before would not be as it were now. Everything would be twisted and dark. Nothing of light would possibly survive such an environment. One thing was certain, if such an alliance existed and the sleeping worlds were wakened then they were just as much in danger as the current five worlds that were awake. The forces of evil would have to somehow be stopped.
The Dark God looked down upon Lakari as he spoke. He tended to look down upon everyone anyway given the fact that he was larger than those around him anyway. "They are under your command. Neither would go against you since that would be breaking the allegiance we have made. They know enough to obey me and now that we are are teaming up, they will listen to you as well since they would not want to cause any problems lest they wish to incur my wrath. They are under your control. I trust enough that you will place them where you feel you would require them to be and use them as you see fit. I'll be watching."
Ivan said nothing. He was a subordinate and didn't have the capability of disobeying his lord. Niether did any of the others which made them different than normal, living beings. Living beings had a right to choose what they wanted to do in life. The four heads, on the other hand, did not. Sure, they could do things on their own but they all had to obey the Dark God's will or they would be punished and their disobedience eliminated from them. The Dark God hadn't had to resort to doing any such thing with them all so far save for the female. The woman had once disobeyed an order where she had been severely punished for it. Of course, this was during a previous life and not the current one. Much like the Four, the four heads also went through reincarnations.
None of the four heads moved, nor had the Dark God, as Lakari returned his attention onto Orion. The Dark God had looked upon Orion then. A dark smirk spread upon his face at that moment as Lakari had the keyblade appear in his hand and aimed it at Orion. When the light had hit Orion, nothing was certain what else had happened after that while Orion finally woke.
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Damien had half the mind to tell Aiden to stop poking Orion but he didn't have to. Aiden's persistent nudging and poking had been enough to finally rouse the unconscious prince. Well, former prince. Orion no longer had the title despite being one of royal blood. When Orion started to come to, he had opened his eyes and let out a grunt. Aiden, not expecting Orion to respond, nearly fell over in his surprise. The kid recovered quickly though as he smiled over at Orion. Relief written all over his bruised face where he had been smacked.
"Finally! You're awake!" Aiden exclaimed, ceasing his prodding. Aiden sat back to let Orion sit up or do whatever. Damien, for the time being, simply said nothing. Instead, he allowed his gaze to fix on the now waking Orion. Would he be clam again or would they find themselves having to fight him in an enraged state again? Like Aiden, Damien also had a bruise where Orion's fist had connected to the side of his face.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 10, 2013 8:42:31 GMT -5
Orion forced himself up to a sitting position. Yes he finally was awake. And he had an awful headache as well. While the world around him slowly exited its spin, Orion tried to make heads and tails of where he was and how he had arrived here. The last thing he remembered was being in the doctor's office. Then Damien had arrived. That was followed by...
With the memory of Orion's outburst hitting him like the smack of a baseball bat, Orion looked up at Damien and Aiden. He had hurt them in his loss of control. They both looked all right physically, but that did not make Orion feel much better. Feeling guilty, Orion thought that he should say something. "Should I apologize?" He asked himself.
Deep down he knew that he should. Damein and Aiden both deserved an apology for what he did to them. Orion had punched Damien clear across the face! And poor Aiden... He had sent the kid flying when he was trying to help him. Glancing down at his hands Orion was faced with a feeling of disgust with himself. "I seem to hurt everything and everyone. Perhaps it is a good thing that I am dying." Such a horrific thought accompanied doubt in the grander scheme of things.
"This is all their fault! That damned elf and the Order of the Destroyer!" Orion shifted the blame from himself to someone else. It was a defense mechanism that Orion was quite comfortable with using, and had used a lot. Thinking of Lakari and the Order of the Destroyer reminded him of what had just occurred.
"Guys! You'll never believe what just happened." Orion then proceeded to tell the two about everything that had just happened in the dream.
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With Orion gone, Lakari turned back to the dark god and his disciples. It was now time. Raising his keyblade straight up towards the outstretched sky, Lakari sent a bright light from his keyblade and up into the air. It traveled through the air until it struck a keyhole of light that had appeared in its path. With great effort, Lakari began to turn the keyblade.
There was resistance when he began to do so. It was like combating against someone in an arm wrestling match. It required determination and great effort to turn the weapon in his hand. When he finally did though he was rewarded by a loud clicking sound of a lock being pushed back. In the distance seven new lights blinked into existence.
"It is done." He said with a sigh of relief. That had been harder than he thought it would be. With his back turned, if the dark god really wanted to get rid of him now would be the time to do so. He would never see it coming.
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Post by Sprow on Jun 10, 2013 16:04:31 GMT -5
Damien remained where he was, watching Orion closely as he sat up. It looked like he wasn't about to go into a frenzy. Figuring this out, Damien was able to relax somewhat. He had half a mind to yell at Orion for going into a rage like that. Before he could, however, Orion had turned their attention onto something else. The subject of the elf, Lakari and the Organization of the Destroyer. At this, Damien stood up. The elf was in allegiance with the Organization of the Destroyer? Still, he had to wonder if it were even true. Orion had been out of it after all, who was to say what he saw was even true? Yet, it was all so vivid. Maybe there was some truth to it?
"Then they have to be stopped! Er...not until we're done finding you a cure though." Aiden wanted to go running but he had no idea where to run to begin with. On top of it, they still needed to get Orion a cure. If they didn't, he'd expire and their trio would be down to two. Aiden didn't want Orion to die. Sure, he had hit Aiden pretty hard in his rage but Orion couldn't control himself then. It wasn't Orion's fault with what had happened. Yet, Orion didn't apologize for it yet. Maybe he didn't remember whenever he went into fits of rage?
"Let's focus on getting into the Enchanted Forest first before we go running off trying to find truth behind that dream of your's. We don't know where any of them are and considering the condition you're in and our small numbers, it wouldn't be a bright idea to go running at an enemy with clearly more people behind them than us three." Damien pointed toward the forest before them then as if trying to indicate to Orion that they were here.
"This would be that fabled forest. The issue is finding a way in. I won't try to teleport us in there because they're sure to have made a barrier to prevent all forms of entry into here. So, we either hope we find an elf or wander around on our own which might not merit us much either in the long run."
Aiden frowned over at Damien then. "Hey! Just because our chances look slim doesn't mean it's not possible! Never give up!" Aiden said before getting up and then looking down at Orion. "Need help getting up? Are you ready?"
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The Dark God could sense the looks his four heads were giving him then. They were wondering if he was being genuine or intended on stabbing Lakari in the back after all was said in done. Even now, they were waiting for any orders that he would give them. Instead, none came as the elf raised the keyblade and awakened the slumbering worlds. Those who had been unfortunate enough to be stuck on those worlds during the worlds being put into slumber would awaken as well. It would be good fun to finally eliminate everything his brother had created and then make it his own. Lakari, since he was the only known keyblader, still had his use. That was why he chose to not have him killed right on the spot. Besides, if Lakari ever turned on the Dark God, trying to absorb an actual god wasn't the smartest of things to try. The Dark God's power would be far too overwhelming for those who weren't even a god.
"Now that sound is music to one's ears. You have done well, Lakari." It was the Dark God that spoke to Lakari then. "Now, everything can go into full motion and the beings of the worlds won't know what hit them. In the end, my brother did not think that he would lose. It will be too late for the four to assemble now." Or so, the Dark God thought.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 10, 2013 19:56:52 GMT -5
Lakari turned back to the dark god. It was done at last. The seven worlds had awoken from their slumber. "And with them the seven generals that were sealed there." The truth behind the sealing of the seven sealed worlds was known by only two people. The first was Lakari of course. The other was dead. "And he thought he had won by killing me!" When would they learn? Lakari would never die, no matter how many times they ended his life.
"Oh they will know it. I plan on announcing to the universe of my return in three days. But first I must complete my army. In three days meet me in the Keyblade Graveyard. I shall assess your armies. In seven days the universe will shake with fear once more." Pausing Lakari turned to the Dark God. "And it will be your banner that I fly oh great dark lord." Lakari dipped into a bow that seemed a bit grandiose by nature. However that is not to say that Lakari was superficial with the bow. Rather that Lakari was naturally a grandiose person, as was evident by his speech, mannerisms, and personality.
Coming back up to a stand he waited for the dark lord's response.
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Orion listened to their responses of his story. He could understand their reluctance to believe what he said was true. "Heck I don't even know if it was a dream or not?! Still..." There was no doubt that the place had seemed very real at the time. Not only that but he remembered everything that had said about it. Normally he only remembered bits and pieces of dreams, never an entire dream from start to end.
Damien was right about finding a cure. "I only have a week left..." At least that was what the doctor believed. If Orion wanted to help he had to help himself first. Suddenly reminded of his master's words, Orion chuckled aloud to himself.
Of course the chuckle had escaped from him the moment after Aiden had asked if he had been ready or needed any help up. "Oh no! I'm alright. I can get up." Picking himself up, Orion felt like he should apologize for the chuckle. He didn't want Aiden to think that he was laughing at him or Damien. "Sorry I was just remembering something that my master once told me. I'm ready to go. Damien you lead the way."
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Post by Sprow on Jun 10, 2013 22:11:54 GMT -5
The four heads held their tongues as they listened to the conversation between Lakari and the Dark God. Their lord appeared to have more use for Lakari than they had expected. No doubt, their allegiance would escalate the speed of how things were done. Plus, with a keyblade wielder it meant that battle would be more advantageous on their side. Their foes would have a hard time contending with them. The worlds had no idea what they were up against, that was for sure. As Lakari spoke, the Dark God gave a nod.
"Then so be it. My forces will arrive at the Keyblade Graveyard as requested in three days. May good fortune fall upon your end of things and we shall begin the destruction of the worlds."
At this, all of the four heads had bowed to their lord and Lakari. "See you in three days, Emperor Lakari." With this, their meeting as concluded. Of course, if there was more to be said then so be it. Once Lakari would leave, the Dark God would send out his four heads to gather their own forces.
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Damien patiently waited, crossing his arms as he looked over at where Orion and Aiden were. Orion, for some reason, had been chuckling. What was so funny? Had he gone mad? Damien wouldn't doubt it considering what Orion was facing. Death could make people a bit mental upstairs. Aiden, on the other hand, blinked down at Orion in confusion. Why was he laughing?
"Do I have something on my face?" Aiden asked Orion then, crossing his eyes as if he were straining to see his own face. Damien, even though he couldn't see Aiden's face, rolled his eyes at the youth's question to Orion. Orion seemed to realize the previous question that Aiden had asked him before stating that he could get up. Without aid, Orion had gotten to his feet before telling Damien to take the lead. Damien looked back at Orion questioningly before giving a nod and then starting the way down the stone path that lead right into the forest. It was dark and foreboding but they had to trek through to find that domain!
"Say, if we meet an elf...what should we say?" Aiden questioned the other two. "Ask them for help right off? Not sure if they'd take offense to that though...Hm..."
"We'll do what we can. If we should meet an elf, well, we'll try what we must. Elves have been isolated, so they say, for a reason. I think they don't like the idea of interacting with us other races because of that war years ago. They don't seem to trust us." They were making quite a trek through the forest already. Despite the gloom, Damien was able to navigate through the hard brush that surrounded them upon entry. As for the Enchanted Forest, Damien wasn't sure what dangers that were ahead of them nor what they would face coming here.
"...This place is creepy!" Even as Aiden said this, he seemed to walk much closer to Orion and Damien then as if he suspected something were going to pop out at them at any given moment.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 11, 2013 9:06:35 GMT -5
Dark and forbidding. Those were the feelings that transpired in Orion as soon as they started into the forest. With tall trees overhead, dim lighting allowed them to see only about twenty feet in any one direction. Add an abundance of surrounding trees to that and one couldn’t help but feel a little overwhelmed.
Orion hadn’t thought as far overhead as Aiden when it came to the subject at hand. ”I don’t think we are actually going to find any.” He realized. Orion didn’t seem to have much faith in anything really these days. It was understandable though given his circumstances. If he didn’t find anyone within the week he would be dead.
”I’ll never see my family again. How will they even know I’m dead?” Orion hadn’t even thought about that! He had no plans as to what would happen after he was dead. Who would tell his family and friends?
Glancing over at Orion and Aiden as they walked, Orion was resistant against asking anything of Damien or Aiden. He hadn’t known them for long. ”No doubt father would send Aiden to dungeouns the moment he started opening his mouth!” The thought of his father trying to sit and listen to a rambling Aiden made him carese a smile. He’d pay good money to lock his father into a room with Aiden. His father would pull his hair out after two minutes!
And Damien! Orion could picture what his father would say. ”Who is this snot!” Orion’s father was a man of few words, and often they were never pleasant. Orion’s mother though would like Damien. She was one of those types who saw the good in everyone. And Julian…. Damien would like Julian. They would both like him. Orion’s younger brother had that quality about him that you just couldn’t help but like the guy.
”I miss them.” Orion realized he missed his family. It had been two months since he had last seen them. ”And they want nothing to do with me anymore…” Which was his own damn fault. All because he… ”Max…” What the hell had he done?! He had stabbed someone who had been a part of his life since the beginning! And why?! Because he was too worried about trying to prove himself.
Not having realized that he had been quite for some time, Orion glanced around. They had traveled for an hour or so now. Any conversation that had taken place between Aiden and Damien had gone amiss in his thought process.
”We must have traveled for quite a ways. I’m getting tired.” Orion thought. He was behind the group lagging a bit. His legs and muscles ached and his breath came in slight irregular heaps. They hadn’t really traveled that far in reality. Inside Orion’s body the poison was beginning to show physical side effects. This was just the beginning of hardships for Orion. He would soon find out what it really meant to be dying.
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Post by Sprow on Jun 11, 2013 13:11:54 GMT -5
Damien nor Aiden had any idea what things were running through Orion's mind. All Damien was focused on was reaching their destination and finding a way in with or without an elf. He wasn't sure how nasty the barriers were but he wouldn't risk them trying to breach the barriers and then getting hurt or killed in the attempt. Portals would surely be blocked off by some means and elves, Damien wouldn't put it beyond them being able to prevent them. Elves had to be the only ones that could do such a thing and thus, he was cautious.
So, here they were, wandering through the woods. It was really dark in here. They were only able to see twenty feet ahead of them. As they went further in, Damien only half heard the things Aiden was saying. "Stop fretting. If you keep acting like a frightened animal, you'll attract the violent ones since they'll sense your fear!" Damien had answered Aiden since Orion hadn't. In fact, Orion was oddly quiet. At a quick glance, Damien was able to see that Orion hadn't wandered off on them. He was still here with them, just quiet. Furrowing a brow at him, Damien continued on ahead. He wasn't exactly sure where he was going but he was certain that if they kept pressing forward that something would pop up. With them so close to the domain of the elves, there was a chance an elf could be just outside of the barrier.
What Orion must have been thinking would probably prove to be true. Aiden was a chatterbox and anyone that was forced to listen to the kid's rambling would surely go insane or pull their hair out. Orion and Damien, however, somehow seemed resistant to Aiden's rambling. Which was odd where Damien was concerned since he wasn't the type with that kind of patience and yet he did. In silence, they had traveled for some time now. Damien didn't even realize just how much time had been spent the further they went into the woods. It couldn't have really been too long but it had felt like it with no track of time on either of them.
Aiden, whom had been walking alongside Orion the whole way, noticed that Orion was slowing down considerably. He could hear Orion breathing heavy as well. Granted, their walk was sort of long. Aiden could feel some faint traces of sweat on himself but only faint. Orion, however, looked as if he had been running a marathon.
"Uh...Orion? Are you alright? Should we slow down bit, Damien?" Aiden called to the other. Damien, whom had been practically twenty feet away from them by now, took pause as he heard Aiden's voice. Turning, questioningly, Damien found Orion in a not so grand state. Inwardly, he cursed. Sure, he hadn't exactly come to like Orion but he didn't want to jeopardize the guy's health either. It wasn't fun to watch someone slowly deteriorate. Would they find him this cure? Or was this all in vain? Walking back over to them, Damien gave a silent nod in Aiden's direction. He'd slow their pace so Orion could keep up. Once he was done checking Orion's condition, Damien turned and walked at a much less brisk pace so Orion could keep up. It was startling how fast it seemed the poison was going through his system.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 12, 2013 10:35:38 GMT -5
"I'm fine." Orion protested. It was a total lie, but Orion was not about to let his companions think he was week. He had to be strong in all circumstances. "A prince must lead his people. He must be stead and strong." Orion might not be a prince anymore, but the words still applied regardless.
To prove that he was just fine, Orion forced himself forward at a brisk pace. It required more energy than it should, but he managed to do it none the same. Catching up to Damien he walked right past him. Continuing the pace despite his labored breathing, Orion simply kept to the path they followed. He walked about ten paces ahead of the group until he was forced to slow down. His breathing came out in huffs and puffs.
"That wasn't a smart idea." He realized. Hearing Damien and Aiden catching up, Orion held his head up high and did his best to control his breathing. It was like trying to tell yourself to stop holding your breath underwater. It didn't happen.
Glancing at the forest floor around him, Orion found himself standing in a low mist. "Where did this come from?" Orion didn't remember seeing any mist ahead. One moment he had just been walking and now there was mist surrounding them in all directions.
The mist did not obstruct their vision because it clung to the forest floor. It did stretch in all directions though, even back the way they came. Unbeknownst to the group, they had just reached the mythical trap wall that separated the human realm and the realm of the elves. Even now, on the other side, the elves watched from the nearest watchtower on their side of the domain with interest. Just what were three humans doing here in their forest? The watcher tower was hidden from view of course. Nothing of the elvan domain could be seen unless they lifted the illusion of the mists.
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