Elliot and Darishan's Test

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Objective: Elliot and Darishan must stay in the Ancient Ruins for one night (100 posts)

Prize: Ability to wander the NS territories

You are allowed to wander the territory around and within the Ancient Ruins.

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Várk landed softly on the ground, Elliot falling closely behind. They were at the entrance of the Ancient Ruins... As he awaited Darishan's arrival, he surveyed the area around him: The Ruins itself was not as bad as it sounded. It was located right in the middle of the Light Forest, and there were multitudes of plants growing all over it. A shadow flashed by one of the upper openings of the building, startling Elliot. He knew beasts would be on the second floor, but he was still nervous... It was like being in a dark room, able to only see for one foot in front of you, and the only way you could no something was comming was the static of your radio.

Freaky.

[Ladd Russo of the Russo Family]

"An interesting place," said Darishan's soft voice out of the gloom. His senses were blurred and shifting ominously, for the undead reading was off of his limits there. All he got were fiery flashes of color on the edges of his vision, nothing he could make sense of. He used his staff as a walking stick, so he'd have it ready to use, though it sunk into the loam soundlessly each time. He stood next to Elliot.

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Elliot pulled out his sword, ready to use it in times of danger, "Okay, we're staying here one night... We should set up a camp of sorts. You'll be in charge of food and water, I know there's a stream nearby, and fruit may be on trees. Get animals if you can? As for shelter, we can go inside where there's a fire. I'll work on getting us stuff like makeshift blankets... That sound good?"

[Ladd Russo of the Russo Family]

"It's a good plan," Darishan approved. "I'm sure you've noticed, but the amount of undead here is off the charts. Don't do anything foolish," he advised. Then he turned and walked off again, towards the sound of the water. There was a small stream, flowing swiftly over the gray polished gravel beneath. He looked for a sheltered spot and carefully collected water into their bottles.

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Elliot nodded as Darishan walked away, then did the same in the other direction. It was obvious that they had to be careful; this was a trial and they'd face dangers of all sorts, ranging from the problems of beasts to the problems of finding shelter. Though, he had a feeling that undead did not lurk in the forest, and rather in the Ruins itself.

An hour passed quickly for the boy, who had finally collected a good deal of large leaves. He had also found a strange plant that had spherical leaves that oozed cotton when punctured. This he brought back to the camp for any use they could have.

A second hour passed, and Elliot had decided to catch a few animals for their fur as well as their meat. Skinning and doing all he could to the hide, he made two blankets just long enough for the two friends. He nodded at his work, then waited for Darishan to come back.

[Ladd Russo of the Russo Family]

Darishan returned with two heavy bottles of water slung over his shoulder and a giant leaf that reached about a yard to each side. He had used it as a makeshift sack, and it was filled with wild mangoes, peaches, onions, and iepe. Iepe was a fruit with a rock hard shell that had to be cracked like a nut and tons of sweet raisin sized seeds on the inside. As far as he knew, it had only grown in his home country, though this forest proved him wrong.
He set the bottles and filled leaf down, looking at Elliot. "So far nothing bad has happened, but I have a feeling that whatever is out there is merely biding its time," he said.

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Elliot nodded slowly, "Probably. Maybe they're waiting for night? Either way, we should enter the Ruins..." He looked at the dark entrance of the broken building with dread, but began walking towards it, his blankets and pillows wrapped in a particularly large leaf.

He stepped inside the building, half-expecting to be greeted by a friendly slash in the throat, but only met silence. Sighing half in relief, and half in the knowledge that there still was something waiting for them in the darkness. Oh, Paranoia is lovely.

There was a tall fire in the center of the room, equivalent to the size of a bonfire one could find at a teenage drunken get-together. The fire fickered like any normal fire, with the exception of the random colorful sparks every once in a while. After all, if you're going to make an Enchanted fire, you might as well put something flashy into it, which is exactly what the wizard who had made the fire had thought. Burning eternally while providing swell light and fire- it was good enough for Elliot.

The lycan set the stuff on the floor, and flew around- arranging their sleeping spots and such, though he assumed the fear of being eaten alive would keep them awake. They might as well be comfortable. He soon finished, and waited for Darishan to do what he wanted to do with them fruits.


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[Ladd Russo of the Russo Family]

(Lol, I likes them fruits. Them fruities be mine....)

His footsteps seemed unnaturally loud on the rough remains of floor, though even they were partially drowned out by the rhythmic crackling of the bonfire. As his eyes swept the area he took note of the branching passageways that the room separated into at regular intervals. They were large, yawning openings in the flickering stonework, and far down one of the closest ones he thought he could see something black and peeling dashed across a wall in some odd language. Inviting much. He once again set the fruits and water down in between his and Elliot's 'beds'.

"The scenery makes you wonder why these are ruins," he commented, glancing at the dancing firelight shadows on Elliot's face. It was very rare that ruins were just ruined by peaceful events.

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Elliot nodded, "Well, we might as well explore. We're missing out on class, so I guess this'd be a good time to 'learn.'" Though the way 'learn' was emphasized, it was obvious they'd do no such thing, especially since they were the first students to, putting it bluntly, skip class. Elliot looked around the room, noting the several entries that led away from their room, reaching all around the colossal building around them.

"We might not want to go upstairs just yet..." Elliot eyed the shadows of the second floor, where not even the light of the fire reached. He sighed as he saw several pairs of eyes joyfully stare back, most likely dreaming of how they'd wretch the skin from his bones. A small little laugh echoed in the room, then silenced quickly. Elliot raised an eye, then looked at Darishan, "Well, let's start with the northernmost room, and try to make our way around until we end up back in this room." He then set off towards the north entry, though how anyone could tell which direction was which in a building like that... well, it must have been his wolf instincts.

[Ladd Russo of the Russo Family]

"I am sure the teachers are wonderfully pleased at our absence," he replied with a light touch of sarcasm. Since moving around was preferable to clinging by the fire like anxious animals, Darishan followed silently after Elliot. He was wary yet calm, ready if anything decided so early as to let itself be known.

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Echoes of footsteps shattered the silence as Elliot and Darishan made their ways down the long hall. The lycan halted abruptly as he realized the light was quickly vanishing. Though he was motionless, the light indeed slowly being sapped away, "We should move somewhere else, fast. I think something's comming..." A clicking noise sounded in the distance, though not as far away as Elliot would prefer. The boy shifted into Wolf form, looked at Darishan, then ran down the hallway as the light slowly sunk into nothing.

[Ladd Russo of the Russo Family]

Darishan's eyes shone softly in the growing shadows as he also started into motion down the echoing corridor.
"We can not keep running forever. There is nowhere to run," he commented. Sprinting all night PacMan style through the maze with a hoard of monsters at their backs did not sound so appealing to him.

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Elliot made a face at the shadows behind Darishan, the low noises of beasts slowly fading into a memory he only wished he could forget and leave in the dusty floors they had ran through, "I'd rather not die just yet." He shifted back into human form and examined the walls, "These markings may be more than just pictures, maybe."

[Ladd Russo of the Russo Family]

The Necromancer slowed as he caught up to Elliot, stopping next to the Lycan. He felt himself wishing for some fresh air already as opposed to the damp, decaying kind of smell around them. (Which was saying something, because he was used to such smells) "A puzzle?" he inquired, leaning forward to examine them as well.