Zhao Yun
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I am Zhao "Zilong" Yun Dragon of Chaing Ban
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Post by Zhao Yun on Jun 6, 2008 14:48:50 GMT -5
Zhao yun opened his eyes the moonlight entered into the room he was in from a small gap where the blinds were faulty slowly sitting up the cover to his futon slipped down to rest on his lap looking through the small creases in the blinds he could tell what time it was "11:32 that gives me 28 minutes to get to the desired lovation i was told to go to on that letter" he thought standing up the cover fell to the floor in a slightly folded mess.
knealing down infront of his armor he pulled out a strange envelope marked with strange characters the only ones he could read where those that said his name turning it around he opened the envelope again and pulled out a smooth pieace of paper that felt like silk on the touch on the sheet was characters from a language that he didn't know yet strangely he understood what the characters said
"Dearest Warrior of Chang Ban Zhao yun
We write to you today to request your presence at the Docks South east of your home town at todays date ewxactly 1 month from now at midnight!
We require that you do not use any means of travel other than your own two feet as this is our way to reveiw your pysical limitations.
Thank you for reading this and we hope that you arrive safely
Twilight Moon Academy"
he folded the silk paper back up and returned it into a pocket in his breastplate lowering his head to his armor he began to mutter something "Pleae give me strength to help those who need itevery day. I wish to be stronger" returning to his upright knealing position he began to put his armor on the chinc of the metal as he picked it up and placed it on his body to fasten them in place was quiet so no one beyond his room could hear it.
about 5 minutes passed and Zhao yun stood in the room he was staying in the moonlight reflected off his armor giving him a radient glow about him he began to walk to the door to the room he was in again knealing down and bowing this time to his spear he began to mutter something again "Please give me the strength to pdefend those who need defending. Gret Dragon fang grant my wish!" standing back up he grapped the long handle to the spear with his right hand gripping it tightly.
opening to door to the streets zhao yun hastilly began to run towards the docks that he was told to go to from the letter as it became closer to midnight the sky began to become clouded and a thin mist began to raise from the ground cauiously Zhao yun continued towards his destination.
with only a few minutes to go Zhao yun just arrived a the docks the once light mist was now a thick fog the once calm docks seemed to be screaming with life as the waves began to break agaisnt other boats stopping at the end of the peir he scanned his eyes to and fro from his left to his right trying to find where he was ment to go.
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Post by demonfire on Jun 7, 2008 19:34:13 GMT -5
"What's the rush?" came a voice from the docks in a lazy tone. A heavy series of 'Clanks' and 'Thuds' pierced through the fog like bullets only growing closer to Zhao. While the image was greedily hidden by the fog, the noise made it unmistakable that the man was armored heavily. His appearance only added to any anxieties that an enemy might have with the behemoth walking his way.
He was now in view of Zhao. The mystery man was tall--very tall, about six and a half feet. His facial and hair features were something that were most likely Germanic: blond hair and blue eyes. On his neck were gills that pulsed in and out with each breath the behemoth took; although, they weren't in use at the moment. A large, bluish shark tail swished behind him as if it were swimming through the air. It was littered with reminders of battles and war, even small parts of the end of the tail were missing.
His armor was large, heavy, and loud, and only exaggerated his muscular build. Larger-than-needed shoulder-pads were used, and the only imperfections of the metal was the impromptu paint job on his right arm guard. A large broadsword almost as tall as the shark-man himself was strapped to his back, as well as something else that couldn't be seen quite yet. "So, where's the fire? I hope there's not one, or else we'd have to tell you to get out of here yourself," came from Shark's general direction, but his lips made no motion whatsoever.
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Zhao Yun
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I am Zhao "Zilong" Yun Dragon of Chaing Ban
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Post by Zhao Yun on Jun 7, 2008 20:44:03 GMT -5
"What's the rush?" Zhao yun's eyes focused upon hearing these words unsure where they were coming from he gripped his spear and readied for a possible bout, a slight "Ching" came off his armor and spear handle as he adjusted his stance and positioning of his hands. He held the spear slightly diagonal the blade pointed to the ground.
As the Behemoth of a man came closer and closer a shadowed figure began to appear through the fog unsure if the shadow was friend or foe keeping his guard up again the same voice spoke.
"So, where's the fire? I hope there's not one, or else we'd have to tell you to get out of here yourself," the voice came from the direction of that of the man who still hid in the fog "To speak to someone and to remain hidden in mist is a cowards way of talking! Show your face and come out." Yun replied in a calm, strong voice.
He remained on guard as he awaited the shrouded figure to finally come out from the fog into Yun's limited view.
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Post by demonfire on Jun 7, 2008 21:07:00 GMT -5
"Already insulting your Master Teacher? Guess you've got no want to head off to the Academy, then," said the voice as Shark stepped into view of Zhao Yun. "I'm Geoffrey, and this will be your teacher, Shark. I'm just his translator, he doesn't talk much," came the voice again, strangely not from Shark, "Now, you can stop threatening me with that spear." Geoffrey didn't seem to speak for Shark on that note, partly because he'd seen scarier things than that.
Shark pulled a couple straps off of his shoulder, revealing a fishbowl on his back whose occupant was a single goldfish. He threw the fishbowl like a medicine ball at Zhao Yun, as if testing his abilities. "Whoa! Careful with the merchandise!" came Geoffrey, presumably the fish in the bowl.
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Zhao Yun
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Post by Zhao Yun on Jun 7, 2008 21:41:59 GMT -5
"Already insulting your Master Teacher? Guess you've got no want to head off to the Academy, then" upon hearing this Zhao Yun somewhat lowered his head "my greatest apologies master it is that i was unsure who you are and the only way for one to truly know who friend or foe is by looking at them" he explained raising his head again.
as the figure appeared from the mist like an assassin ejecting themselves out from the shadows "I'm Geoffrey, and this will be your teacher, Shark. I'm just his translator, he doesn't talk much. Now, you can stop threatening me with that spear." Yun listened as the man introduced himself and his teacher upon hearing the request about the spear he spun it around quickly and stabbed the wooden floor way, forming a fist with his left hand he cupped it with his right and held his arms out with a slight curve to them.
Lowering his torso down he bowed to him "My name is Zhao yun, Dragon Knight of Chaing Ban, I am pleased that you arrived Master" he replied formally although he already knew that both Geoffrey and the shark knew him by his name already.
Returning to his upright stance he watched curiously as the shark produced a glass bowl filled with water and what appeared to be a small fish with scales of gold swimming around peacefully.
His eyes locked onto the bowl as it was shot towards him from the arms of the shark "Whoa! Careful with the merchandise!" with that Yun stepped forward lowering his body he quickly twisted his right arm to catch the bowl with an open palm spinning his body around, he gracefully got the bowl to land gently on the boards of the docks stopping with the bowl resting between his right hand and this left leg "I think it would be wise if master left this with Geoffrey" he spoke letting a slight sigh pass his lips as he stood back up with the bowl in his hands.
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Post by demonfire on Jun 7, 2008 21:52:20 GMT -5
"He's trying to kill me! He's always trying to kill me!" Geoffrey screamed in bloody murder. He swam erratically in his fish bowl like he could escape from its glass prison walls. Shark shrugged, almost acknowledging the fact that he was trying to kill Geoffrey 'accidentally'. "Jeez, some people-things just can't let grudges go," the goldfish said with a scoff. Shark restrained himself from breaking the bowl and letting the fish gasp for air.
"That's really not funny!" Geoffrey yelled again, as if he knew what Shark was thinking, because he indeed did. Shark smirked, revealing slightly pointed shark-like fangs that only served as a remainder to his namesake. "Zhao, first order of business is to not let me die by that brute's hands!" he said, actually stretching his fin forward like an arm and pointing at Shark.
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Zhao Yun
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Post by Zhao Yun on Jun 7, 2008 22:06:48 GMT -5
"He's trying to kill me! He's always trying to kill me!" hearing this Yun looked down at the Fish bowl to see the fish starting to swim as thought someone fed it some drugs instead of it's usual fish flakes.
"Jeez, some people-things just can't let grudges go," Still in amazement of seeing a talking fish he quickly went to shield the bowl from the shark as he restrained itself from harming the glass chamber of the fish.
"That's really not funny! Zhao, first order of business is to not let me die by that brute's hands!" nodding he looked back at the shark then to the fish as to try and still get the idea of a talking fish properly through his head.
"Master Geoffrey, Zhao is my family name, Yun is my birth name. the name that i get referred to as my unique is Zilong, please if does not cause any trouble would it easier to use that?" he said in a suggestive way although there would be no point since he was going to a place where no one knew him he would only be know as Zhao Yun his unique name only his adopted family and his real parents knew this.
Gripping the bowl under his left arm he reached out and wrapped his fingers around his spear lifting it back up into his hands "Master well Masters as i think it would be properly said what is you biddings?" he questioned as an army general would ask his Strategist
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Post by demonfire on Jun 8, 2008 10:36:51 GMT -5
"No problem, Zilong," Geoffrey said as he swam around in the fishbowl. "And I believe my large friend prefers Haifisch. Haifisch, right? Yeah, real creative," the goldfish said nodding and Shark standing still. He began to whisper to Zilong, "It's just Shark in German." Hard to believe that Geoffrey wasn't the real teacher. "Yeah, yeah, I'm getting to it," he said as if Shark had said something.
From out of a puff of smoke in front of Zilong was a half-completed crossword and a pencil. "No, that's the crossword..." Geoffrey said as Shark seemed annoyed at his ineptitude, "Although, number three down is Charybdis..." The pencil filled in the appropriate boxes. The crossword puzzle disappeared and was replaced with a school schedule that read as follows:
For the first 6 periods of the day, everyone will have the same schedual: 1: Magic 2: Weaponry 3: Alchemy 4: Beastry 5: Master 6: BREAK
Then comes the optional classes.
For period 7 classes, students choose ONE of the three: Music, History, Potionry
For period 8 classes, students choose ONE of the three: Holy, Flare, Summoning
For period 9 classes, students choose ONE of the three: Dragoon, Samurai, Thievery
For period 10 classes, students choose ONE of the two: Puppetmaster, Survival
"If you have any questions don't hesitate to ask," Geoffrey said.
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Zhao Yun
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Post by Zhao Yun on Jun 8, 2008 14:14:51 GMT -5
"No problem, Zilong. And I believe my large friend prefers Haifisch. Haifisch, right? Yeah, real creative," nodding Zilong looked up to the shark "Master Hai..Fi..Sh? is that correct pronunciation?" he asked looking down at Geoffrey nodded raising the bowl up he listened closely as he hear him whisper "It's just Shark in German." quirking an eye brow he looked at the shark then to the fish.
"German? is that a code people use out of this country?" he asked rather confused on the fact that he only knew Chinese and some English, he lowered the bowl to his side as he looked back at the shark.
Looking at the crossword he saw 9 spaces blank after the answer for 3 down was filled in "7 across is "Prototype" he added watching as the puzzle faded away revealing a timetable "1: Magic 2: Weaponry 3: Alchemy 4: Beastry 5: Master 6: BREAK 7: ONE of the three: Music, History, Potionry 8: ONE of the three: Holy, Flare, Summoning 9: ONE of the three: Dragoon, Samurai, Thievery 10: ONE of the two: Puppetmaster, Survival"
"If you have any questions don't hesitate to ask" spending some time trying to read the timetable he raised his hand "sorry but i have a few questions, first can i have it in Chinese i don't know much of the language that is there, and second is i can read the four am i to pick the ones to which corresponds with me?" he questioned
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Post by demonfire on Jun 8, 2008 15:26:23 GMT -5
The characters on the page didn't seem to change, but somehow Geoffrey knew that his student would now understand it. "And for your electives...you can choose any one that you want, but I have to warn you...the History teacher is a bit 'off' to say the least," the goldfish said. "But I suggest picking as many of the easier classes as possible...if I hear Shark correctly, your Master Class will be more grueling than watching Mannequin," Geoffrey said as Shark smirked. Intense physical training was the part-shark man's specialty after being forced to do it for most of his earlier years and then willingly throughout his older days.
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Zhao Yun
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Post by Zhao Yun on Jun 8, 2008 15:40:35 GMT -5
Zilong looked at the paper somehow he could understand the writing on it "And for your electives...you can choose any one that you want, but I have to warn you...the History teacher is a bit 'off' to say the least. But I suggest picking as many of the easier classes as possible...if I hear Shark correctly, your Master Class will be more grueling than watching Mannequin" nodding he replied "well i can handle most things thrown my way" reading the list of classes again he knew that he was bound to ask some more questions about some of the classes tightly gripping the paper he lifted his head.
"I have more questions, for the classes i pick do i cross the ones i do not wish to do out? then is there any way you could tell me what these classes do?" he asked taking a pause lowering the paper to Geoffrey he pointed at "Alchemy, Flare, Holy and Summoning" he already most likly knew what was being taught in the other classes
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Post by demonfire on Jun 8, 2008 15:50:11 GMT -5
"Alchemy is transmogrifying aka changing stuff, and well...Music is fusing Music and magic, History is learning about past stuff, and Potionry is magic potions and what-not. Period 8's stuff is magic-things, Holy is light magic, Flare is dark, and Summoning is summoning magic. Ninth entails Dragoon, which is battle with a dragon partner, Samurai is a combat class focusing on repulsions and counterattacks and using your enemies powers against them, Theivery is stealing things, though that doesn't sound like the class for an honorable fellow like yourself. Then comes Puppetmaster and Survival--puppetmaster is using your soul or other medium to control inanimate objects and Survival is just learning to survive," Geoffrey said after which he took a rather large breath through his mouth and gills. "I know you didn't want all of them, but I still said them all!"
"You can just make check marks next to the ones you want to participate in, then the others should just disappear," he said.
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Zhao Yun
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Post by Zhao Yun on Jun 8, 2008 16:17:32 GMT -5
"Alchemy is transmogrifying aka changing stuff, and well...Music is fusing Music and magic, History is learning about past stuff, and Potionry is magic potions and what-not. Period 8's stuff is magic-things, Holy is light magic, Flare is dark, and Summoning is summoning magic. Ninth entails Dragoon, which is battle with a dragon partner, Samurai is a combat class focusing on repulsions and counterattacks and using your enemies powers against them, Theivery is stealing things, though that doesn't sound like the class for an honorable fellow like yourself. Then comes Puppetmaster and Survival--puppetmaster is using your soul or other medium to control inanimate objects and Survival is just learning to survive, I know you didn't want all of them, but I still said them all!" after a break he hear Geoffrey continue to say "You can just make check marks next to the ones you want to participate in, then the others should just disappear"
Nodding occasionally he listened carefully making notes of the ones he didn't want to attend and which he wanted to "thank you if I didn't ask i would have most likely gotten myself into the wrong classes" he replied slightly laughing placing the bowl on the floor Zilong gently tapped the top of the spear's edge allowing some blood to seep out of a small cut crossing out the lessons he didn't want to go to he was left with.
"1: Magic 2: Weaponry 3: Alchemy 4: Beastry 5: Master 6: BREAK 7: History 8: Holy 9: Samurai 10: Survival"
as Geoffrey said the lessons did vanish off the list along with the blood he used to mark the lessons he didn't want to go to .
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Post by demonfire on Jun 8, 2008 16:37:25 GMT -5
"Now just keep that handy and you'll be fine!" Geoffrey said from his fishbowl, "And I do believe that your Teacher has a welcoming present that he will give to you."
Shark produced a blue orb that gave off a salty water aroma from an unknown area. He tossed it to Zilong light enough to make it to him without breaking it. Attached to it was a note that described it and its powers.
Oceanic Orb The orb is comprised of various shades of blue, and smells distinctly like the sea. The Oceanic Orb summons a Sea Elemental. This creature is made of salt water and can take various shapes; however, it can still take damage. It can attack with various water-based moves, and can turn fresh water into salt water by coming into contact with it. One can be summoned at a time, with a maximum of two. WARNING: Practice summoning first, or risk experimenting during a real battle.
Shark himself began readying the transportation by removing his armor and placing it in a boat. He wore a once white t-shirt as well as a pair of dirtied, tan slacks. The shark-man tied a rope around his waist that was also connected to the front of the boat.
"To the Academy! With Shark's superior swimming skills, we'll be there in no time!" said Geoffrey as his bowl began to move toward the boat like metal to a magnet.
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Post by Zhao Yun on Jun 8, 2008 16:58:07 GMT -5
"Now just keep that handy and you'll be fine! And I do believe that your Teacher has a welcoming present that he will give to you." with that Zilong raised another brow at the goldfish a dim light and a strange smell seemed to catch his attention looking over he watch a strange glowing orb get tossed his way catching it he began to read what was written on the card attached to it
Oceanic Orb The orb is comprised of various shades of blue, and smells distinctly like the sea. The Oceanic Orb summons a Sea Elemental. This creature is made of salt water and can take various shapes; however, it can still take damage. It can attack with various water-based moves, and can turn fresh water into salt water by coming into contact with it. One can be summoned at a time, with a maximum of two. WARNING: Practice summoning first, or risk experimenting during a real battle.
as he finished reading the note he looked up to find the shark attaching himself to some rope tightly tying it around himself "thank you Master HaiFisch" he said still some what curious to how the orb worked.
"To the Academy! With Shark's superior swimming skills, we'll be there in no time!" looking down he watched the bowl slide gently towards a boat nodding he walked onto the boat placing his spear and orb among the sharks armor for safe keeping picking the bowl up he firmly gripped it and sat down in the boat "so before he swims is there any ritual i need to do?" he asked nervously
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