Angelus
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Suzume's Squishy Student - Angelus[M:2120][M:1100]
A Dark Past...
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Post by Angelus on Jan 24, 2007 15:41:06 GMT -5
"No! It can't be, magic?" Angelus eyes filled with horror and he slowly began to step away from the ice. "It cannot be. Ithilwen, this is a trap!"
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Whiteshadow
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Student - Crow[M:-2180][M:-2390]
It's hard to hold a candle, in the Cold November Rain
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Post by Whiteshadow on Jan 24, 2007 15:42:12 GMT -5
"This isn't natural." Crow said looking at the waterfall. "Something in the sence of a power like mine must have done this." he said as he slowly approached the water fall. "Ok, Fwayglin, fly up and meet me at the top." he said to his pet hawk. Then, he fastened his staff to his back, and placed his hand on the waterfall. The ice melted, and gave Crow a solid Grip on the ice. One by one, he made more steeps, climbing up the waterfall. When he reached the top he saw a sight that wast must of a surprise.
Ruins, and lots of them. It looked like a whole city was built along the river at one time. The ice on the river turned black with ash as it reached the town. More corpses, skeletons actually laid within the town, arrows and spears pinning them to the ground through their rib cages. The stone buildings were charred, and the wooden ones were burned to the Ground. Fwayglin flew out of the town with great speed, with a look of horror on her face. It was no surprise to Crow, a sight like this would horrify anyone. A thick fog of soot stood over the town.
Crow slowly turned and look at his friends. He couldn't speak, but his expression showed all. He pushed his hands out forward and made a steep stair case out of the waterfall, and gestured for his friends to come up. He turned back to the town, and drew his sword slowly.
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Angelus
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Suzume's Squishy Student - Angelus[M:2120][M:1100]
A Dark Past...
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Post by Angelus on Jan 24, 2007 15:46:52 GMT -5
Angelus jumped back wards as an ice staircase cascaded down from Crow at the top of the waterfall. Angelus closed in eyes in a sense of pain. He looked over to Ithilwen and whispered, "we have to tell him to be quiet without being too loud. You can fly silently. Fly up there," He pointed to where Crow was, "and tell him to be as quiet as possible!"
He looked back the monsters in the waterfall, sensing that they were all watching him.
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Whiteshadow
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Student - Crow[M:-2180][M:-2390]
It's hard to hold a candle, in the Cold November Rain
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Post by Whiteshadow on Jan 24, 2007 15:55:48 GMT -5
(( once more Dan, u have to start Re- reading ur posts. )) "Hurry" Crow said regaining his ability to speak. "Every thing's dead, we gotta check this out. It's a whole city, burned to the ground!" He only turned his head slightly, watching the ancient city.
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Post by L.A.C.R.I.M.O.S.A on Jan 24, 2007 16:03:27 GMT -5
Ithilwen glared at the frozen soldier in the ice and stepped back slightly.
Did he just....blink?!
Ithilwen snapped out of it as soon as a staircase suddenly formed out of the side of the rock, and the avariel nodded towards Angelus as she listened to his request, her eyes turned towards the top of the waterfall.
Large silver-white wings spread outward as freezing cold air rushed instantly towards Ithilwen's body. Her right wing ached from the inmpact with the clay floor, but it wasn't enough to hinder her flight. She flapped her wings steadily, and eventually, she lifted herself off the ground, soaring higher and higher into the never-ending abyss of darkness above.
When Ithilwen reached the top of the waterfall, she tucked her wings in and landed beside Crow. When she peered about, she did not like what she saw, but there was no time to spare. "Crow," she said urgently. "We must keep very quiet. Something's not right here..." Her voice trailed off into a faint whisper.
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Angelus
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Suzume's Squishy Student - Angelus[M:2120][M:1100]
A Dark Past...
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Post by Angelus on Jan 24, 2007 16:20:27 GMT -5
Angelus looked up at the peak of the waterfall as Ithilwen disappeared behind it. Angelus slowly began to climb the large ice staircase that made its way to the top of the waterfall. As he climbed (yes climbed because the steps are huge) he looked down at the creatures in the ice. He thought he saw that one blinked.
He closed his eyes and shook his head, thinking that he had seen something. The creature looked the same as it always had, it was just sitting there. He climbed some more steps when he thought he saw another one blink. He shook his head again and looked back. It was still frozen in the ice. Ten more steps up the staircase, Angelus was almost at the top. He thought he saw another creature blink, but this time he did not close his eyes, he stared right at the monster. It blinked again...and again...and again!
Angelus stared up the staircase, hoping to see Ithilwen at the top, but she was not there. Angelus gave up on the idea of being all quiet and screamed, "Ithilwen! They are coming to life!"
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Post by L.A.C.R.I.M.O.S.A on Jan 25, 2007 14:04:06 GMT -5
Ithilwen whirled around on the spot, her silver tresses following soon after and falling into her eyes. She stared down the waterfall in the direction she heard Angelus's call. her breathing becoming slightly irregular.
They're what?!
A long, shrill, high-pitched screech came from directly behind Ithilwen, and on instinct, she unsheathed Nim'Gerth, ducked, spun around, and hacked at the enemies lower abdominal area with a long, swift cut. The attacker's body was cleaved cleanly in half, and both parts slipped to the ground with a disgusting slopping sound as the upper half went face-down into the dirt.
Ithilwen stared at the blade of her sword curiously. Initially, she had expected it to be covered with crimson blood, but instead, a thick, dark green substance dripped down the length of the blade, dropping onto the ashen ground. Her eyebrow quirked, and she walked over the the upper half of the course.
With a sharp kick of her boot, it rolled over, and Ithilwen snarled at what she saw. Her attacker was not human as she had first expected, but some sort of lizard-human crossbreed. It's body was covered from head to toe in thick, tough scales of a pale, olive-green color, and two piercing yellow eyes stared up at her lifelessly from under a large iron helm. It wore no armor save for a leather chest and back covering and iron gauntlets, but she supposed it was due to the fact that it was on behalf of its tough, scaly exterior which gave her blade quite a bit of resistance when she sliced through it. A long, spiked tail extended from the creature's lower half, adorned with several three-inch long spikes that ran up and down its length.
The avariel's lip curled in disgust as the potent odor of the corpse flooded her nose with an unpleasant sensation, lashing at her sensitive eyes mercilessly. Green blood spilled from the lizard man' body profusely, and Ithilwen watched as it meandered, like a stream, into the city of ruins, making its way over rocks and other obstacles as if it possessed a mind of its own.
Suddenly, several loud cracking noises sounded from underneath the ground, and soon enough, the very earth lurched and began to tremble violently. Ithilwen paced a hand on a near-by boulder to keep steady as she watched the following events in amazement.
Dozens of lizard-men began sprung up from the earth, bones at first but then somehow acquiring skin seemingly from nowhere. Each one of them was at least six feet tall and fully armed, some bearing swords or spears, and others axes and clubs.
All at once, they gave a great cry of pure hatred, and it rattled both rock and bone with its intensity. Dozens upon dozens of glaring, yellow eyes stared hungrily at Crow and Ithilwen, and they bore their teeth, exposing rows of hundreds of tiny, razor-sharp teeth. A string of curses in Elvish flew from Ithilwen's lips as she assumed a fighting stance, silently wondering if Angelus and Dain were experiencing the same problems.
We /need/ to come back together; separation could mean certain death for us all...
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Post by dain on Jan 25, 2007 14:37:46 GMT -5
Dain had never experienced fear, and he wouldn't now. From what he's seen, dead things coming to life was no big deal. His elbow blades flared out as the small orb of control-metal on his head started pulsing with energy, and a dull sound came from it. He had heard a shriek from somewhere, and could somewhat smell what was scaling the walls from their frozen slumber. Those unique weapons still caught his eyes however. Dain patted Angelus.
"Let's start a cold-blood bath to freedom." He ordered in a not-so-nice voice.
Dain sped up the stairs as his feet struck the sidewal and he ran up it to pass up Angelus. He got up there to reveal Ithilwen and a fallen lizard-man. He turned at that sudden glance to cover his backside.
"Angelus, hustle!" Dain yelled downt he steps as he went near Ithilwen and held his hand on ehr shoulder.
"You alright?" He asked with worry.
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Angelus
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Suzume's Squishy Student - Angelus[M:2120][M:1100]
A Dark Past...
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Post by Angelus on Jan 25, 2007 14:43:19 GMT -5
Angelus heard the shrilling screams from above the waterfall where the avriel, Ithilwen, and Crow were. Angelus extended his hand out to grab the next step in the ice staircase. He grabbed the ice, only to have his hand slip away. He frantically tried to get to the top. He was finally at the final step and saw Crow and Ithilwen surrounded by the lumans. He was ready to crawl to the ground and fight when something grabbed his leg. He looked down too see a luman grabbing his leg. The luman pulled hard, and then suddenly let go, allowing Angelus to tumble a few steps down the staircase.
When he finally recovered, another luman grabbed his leg. The creatures were trying to bring him down to the frozen stream for some reason. He whipped out his staff quickly and slashed at the luman trying to grab him. He blade sliced right through the monster's arm, releasing his grip on Angelus. Angelus leapt off the ice, landing next to Dain on the earth to the side of the waterfall. He looked back at the creature, who was now falling down the waterfall, green blood spattering every way as he fell.
Angelus slid back onto the frozen stream as more and more monsters were breaking away from the waterfall. Each monster either wielded two swords, or a scimitar, or a spear. They charged Angelus, not seeming to be affected by the ice below them.
The first luman charged, holding his spear out in front of him, trying to jab it into Angelus. Angelus held his staff with his left fingers and held his hands together, summoning an air current. The current pushed the creature back a little. He only wanted to buy some time to take an assessment of the creatures around him
"Dain," he yelled, "Crow and Ithilwen can hadle those up there. I can use your help down here!"
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Post by L.A.C.R.I.M.O.S.A on Jan 25, 2007 14:48:40 GMT -5
Ithilwen stared at his hand, and then looked up at him, her face blank. However, her eyes were of an icier blue than ever and the pupils narrowed into slits. "I'm fine..." she stated flatly. "But we must stick together. If we separate from the group, it'll be the end for us."
The avariel ran a hand through her hair and wiped the green blood from the blade of her katana on the ash-covered ground nonchalantly, as if she were merely wiping off dirt from her boot.
"I don't plan to spend much time fighting these creatures, so let us get through this quick as possible." Her voice was oddly cold, coated thickly with bitter malice as her eyes scanned the oncoming attackers tentatively.
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Post by dain on Jan 25, 2007 14:51:17 GMT -5
"GOd damnit..." Dain said as he ran back to where he came, but first he looked over his shoulder.
"You had better be careful, you two." He warned. Dain jumped and stuck his elbow blade in the wall as he slid down then leaped off as he bare dhis knees and knocked down the reptillians, giving him and Angelus some time to situate themselves...but not much time.
"Got any quarrels on me taking the right?" Dain asked, developing himself into a Muay Thai stance.
THe reptillians were already getting back up, looking majorly distraught and angry about being hit by something hard and fast. A couple of them shook their heads from the impact, and another had an eye socket bruised. Though, they all still looked battle-worthy.
This will be great.[/i/ Dain thought to himself.
Blades curved over Dain's knees as he brought himself in a Muay Thai stance called Elephant Beats Coffin. A stance in which the user uses his feet and arms as though they were the elephant's trunk, wrapping around the victim's punchs and kicks to break them and siable them.
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Whiteshadow
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Student - Crow[M:-2180][M:-2390]
It's hard to hold a candle, in the Cold November Rain
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Post by Whiteshadow on Jan 25, 2007 14:58:45 GMT -5
Crow jumped to Ithilwen's side, and kicked a nearby attacker. He stumbled, then suddenly lost balance, sliding down the staircase to the blood-bath Dain and Angelus were creating below. Melting some of the water from the stream, Crow created a long, snake like stream of water what swirled around him and Ithilwen protecting them from more enemies. Any who came close were impaled. "Let's keep a close eye on one another shall we?" Crow said as he broke free of the small safe haven he had created, bringing the water with him. He dodged a few attacks by an attacking brute, and smoothly sliced him across the gut, causing him to shreak in terror. "This should be fun..."
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Angelus
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Suzume's Squishy Student - Angelus[M:2120][M:1100]
A Dark Past...
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Post by Angelus on Jan 25, 2007 14:59:54 GMT -5
"Take the right. I will take the left." Angelus said as the creature he had just pushed away charged again. Angelus split his staff and held the two short swords in his two hands. He ran straight at the reptilian. They were on a collision course. He held his swords out in front as if they were a perfect extension of his arm. The reptilian seemed to not see the blades and ran right into them. The swords went right through the creature and came out the other end.
Angelus pulled the blades out and let the creature fall to the ground. He looked as the blood trickled from the body. He followed the blood with his eyes as it moved its way down the stream. He was too hypnotized with the blood that he did not look below behind him. A creature came to life from under the stream and reached through the ice and grabbed Angelus' foot. "What the he-" Angelus yelled as he swung his arm around and sliced off the creature's hand. "These thing will not stop coming!"
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Whiteshadow
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Student - Crow[M:-2180][M:-2390]
It's hard to hold a candle, in the Cold November Rain
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Post by Whiteshadow on Jan 25, 2007 15:11:04 GMT -5
(( Ok im gonna play WoW, so try not to RP too much ))
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Post by L.A.C.R.I.M.O.S.A on Jan 25, 2007 15:31:36 GMT -5
Ithilwen snarled in frustration as she dispatched yet another creature, rendering it in two with the sharpened blade of her katana and careful aim.
Did I not just say to stick together?! She rolled her eyes mentally. Males...
Dodge. Uppercut. Duck. Sidestep. Slash.....All who came at her met the same fate as the previous one, yet still they came back again and again like a raging swarm of bees. Again and again the avariel swung her sword in each direction to dispose of her next victim, but her sadist self minded it not...It danced and sang in the rain of blood, whispering words of encouragement in the avariel's ear, and slowly, Ithilwen began to lose herself completely, succumbing to the demands of her hungering bloodlust.
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