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Posted: Sat May 19, 2007 9:27 am
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Posted: Sat May 19, 2007 9:31 am
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Posted: Sun May 20, 2007 1:03 pm
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Posted: Sun May 20, 2007 2:42 pm
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Posted: Fri May 25, 2007 10:22 pm
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Posted: Fri May 25, 2007 11:19 pm
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Posted: Fri May 25, 2007 11:19 pm
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Marten spat sand as he crawled out of the dune. Flying was alot harder than the birds made it look. Of course, it didn't help that the spell was designed to use eagle feathers; vulture feathers didn't stick right in the mold. He reached back and used a brief spell to get the sand off before leaping off the dune again, determined to get airborne this time. He puffed the feathers out as he had seen the birds do, trying to catch the massive desert thermals that would lift him into the air. He felt his left wing puff out, but the right one just didn't want to stick right. With a puff of sand, he was swallowed by another dune. By the time he had clawed his way out, his motivation to learn any more flight was gone. He sprang into the air, using his wings to glide from dune to dune back to his camp.
He arrived in time to salvage his fire, which saved him time. He hated the solitary lifestyle he had been forced into, but after Miles and Emile had left he was forced into hiding. Word got out that he had used magic to destroy an immortal, and the monastary had come after him for 'misusing their power'. He looked through his bag for something to eat. Dunelizard. Again. For the 15th time this week. He yelled, venting his frustration to an empty desert.
He lept into the air, forgetting he couldn't fly in his frustration. He was going to find something else to eat, even if he had to fly into town on the vile wings. He banked, flapped wildly, and hit the top of a dune glancing off of it and crashing headlong into ground below. He let out a long string of curses as he pawed the grit from his eyes and mouth. Wait, why is there grit? Shouldn't there be an oasis here? He stood up and surveyed the landscape. Where once there had been a broad streach of refreshign water, the land now resembled a large sludgy puddle. He flapped his wings, gliding foreward a few paces with each beat as his bare toes skimmed the muddy ground. He reached the small remnant of the pond and grimaced. The water was filthy! He cupped some in his hand and attempted to purify it, but all he could do was make the dust settle out of it. Some deeper corruption ran through it, something beneath the surface. With disgust he cast it back into the pool of refuse, turning to look for somebody - anybody - to explain what had happened.
He ghasped at the sight of a dragon. Dragons! Here! What the... He began to beat his wings, again forgetting that he couldn't fly. He was several meters out over the lake before he realized that there was nowhere to land except across the lake. He struggled onwards, forging an almost straight flight path toward the mythical beast. Whatever was happeneing, if there was a dragon involved it had to be important. He landed a few paces off, surveying the group. "What hap... Emille, is that you? What happened here?" he said, noticing his old friend standing nearby.
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Posted: Sat May 26, 2007 5:55 am
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Posted: Sat May 26, 2007 7:05 pm
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Posted: Sat May 26, 2007 10:34 pm
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Karasu looked irately from Yousei to the onlookers that she seemed to be attracting. Her stare was swift and harsh, and was obviously a sign for them to be quiet... She turned back to watch Yousei as she cried silently on the shoreline. The crowd surrounding them was growing larger. The murmurs steadily grew hostile, and soon, one of the villagers called out, "You've destroyed us!!" Immediately, angry shouts and jeers could be heard throughout. Soon after, several of the villagers began advancing. Karasu looked back at them, quickly leapt to the air and let out an impassioned roar. The village fell silent, as each of its inhabitants stepped back in unison. Satisfied, Karasu gracefully returned to the sands of the oasis shore and regained her original position.
Even Yousei had winced at the sound of her cry, but she knew that the villagers would be at their throats soon, regardless of their having a dragon on their side. She wiped her eyes and cheeks and turned back to face them all with a look of authoritarian grace, "Let's leave." Karasu got to her feet as Yousei approached her and the two stood beside one another, looking to the others.
Suddenly, Yousei heard Emille speaking a short ways away. She looked to Emille and shut her eyes, bringing a hand to her mouth. She took a deep breath and walked up to her, attempting to maintain an adequate air. (After all, if you must receive bad news, it doesn't help for the messenger to be unstable)... "Emille.." she began in a low tone of voice, "Miles...." She quietly inquired of herself as to whether she would be able to continue, ".... is gone.."
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Posted: Sun May 27, 2007 7:26 am
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Posted: Sun May 27, 2007 10:13 am
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Posted: Sun May 27, 2007 9:48 pm
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Marten muttered a quick spell, looking over the waters. "He may not be dead, there are still some things down there alive. But the debris is too thick, I can't see him very well. It wouldn't matter if I could though, not even a merman could navagate that mess." He paused, thinking. "As to the villagers, I can't intimidate them but I could force them back into their huts. For a while anyways, I doubt anything would stop this mob for too long. Tell you what, I'll trade you food and companionship for getting rid of this mob. Deal?" He reached down, then cursed. The sand here was still to wet to use, he needed it to seperate or the flies would get tangled up with each other. He scratched his head, then laughing he pulled a handfull of sand from his hair. He realized he was probably a mess from his flight training earlier.
He hurled the sand into the air at the crowd. It hovered in a giant cloud for a second, then slowly the individual grains began to form into a swarm of biting flies. Like a plague, they descended on the angry masses in a stinging frenzy painful enough to drive even the most vengeful of the peasants from the pool. "That should keep them busy for a while, at least until they change into heavier cloathing - which they probably don't have in this desert. Do you want me to keep searching for your brother? Or should we be leaving? Those villagers will be back soon, and for blood next time." He beat his wings, partly out of impatience but mostly to provide a weak breeze for his head.
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Posted: Mon May 28, 2007 11:22 am
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Posted: Mon May 28, 2007 6:24 pm
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