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NarBloodwolf

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As Rovaan closed the last few steps between himself and Azul, he thrust his blade fourth as Joric did the same. The inn would not contain this battle for long with two demons of such power clashing or so Rovaan thought somewhere in the depths of his mind. But whatever the outcome, there was no going back, the seals had been broken and the demon side of him released. Whatever thoughts the group harbored against him now no longer mattered to Rovaan. All that mattered now was the fight at hand and nothing more.

07-Apr-2016 00:13:41 - Last edited on 07-Apr-2016 00:15:44 by NarBloodwolf

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2011

Annie1227

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Annie listened what the elder demon had to say. She wanted to free this demon but she didn't know how to do it. She said to the two demons,"I am going to free you." She was fusterated that Kuro wasn't going to listen to her. They were dealing with two demons. She yelled,"My name is Annie! it's my job to free slaves! That also goes for demons! That's what I am going to do!" She has to fugure out how to make this portal. So she prayed to Arran to give her strength and teach how to make the portal to free this demons. -Dances-

07-Apr-2016 01:55:31 - Last edited on 07-Apr-2016 02:02:39 by Annie1227

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Siera

Although she was aware of the mechanical contraptions that had been poised to tear her to pieces or not, Siera had not moved, remaining in her sphere of influence as she continued to sing. Running would accomplish her nothing, as she was barely able to find the power to stand and would undoubtedly be caught by them anyways, and so she simply continued to sing. The Song was the only thing that she had right now, all that she could draw on for anything, and if it was going to end then it would have to be torn from her.

And torn from her it would have been, had Charles not stepped in front and began knocking away the mechanical devices. Thankful though she was, Siera uttered not a sound of thanks, for she suspected he would rather have her continue the song than spare even a second.

She did*’t need to say anything, anyways; her thanks was present in the feeling that was coming from the Song. She could feel the emotions; the anger of Sir Charles, the sadness and horror of Alania. They were intertwined with the melody of harmony, each person inside able to tell - although to a lesser degree than Siera, the source – the overarching feelings of those also in the Song. Each in Harmony, with themselves and all else, a Whole rather than fragments.

That is how it was supposed to be, at least. The reality was less drastic, the control of the musician barely even scraping by. The sheer musical skill of Siera and her attunement to the art was what kept her from faltering, what allowed her to discern and interpret sounds that made no sense to the average man and put them into words and music than others could understand, or at least feel. They could all tell the most prominent feelings of the others, but would not be imposed upon by them if they did not wish to let them in. Done in by the dubious doings of destiny.

07-Apr-2016 20:34:39

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Siera did. Reaching out to both of her comrades – if that was the right term – she offered to take on their suffering, to lessen the burdens that had been imposed upon them by this unwelcome dreamstate. The offer was more to Alania than to Charles, only because Siera could tell how hard this was affecting the young woman. Her idealistic view of the world was even greater than Siera’s had been before life had dealt her a hand that tempered such a view. The musician knew that there was evil in the world now, knew that it would consume everything if one did question the apparent friendship of those that bore too much of the demon taint, for those creatures existed to destroy and would always return to such a state.

Even so, the sobbing of Alania made the musician wish she could hold her tight, as one would a child, and make everything here go away. There were too few people in the world that though as this young woman did, and to lose them was one of the greatest tragedies that the world would inflict upon its people. Once the hope that they carried faded from the world, there would be nothing left but despair, and a world like that was one that Siera did not wish to live in.

That was why she offered herself as an anchor, offered her mind, the one most affected by the Song and lifted up into a state of near-perfect harmoniousness, as a bastion against the horrible and sickening sights that this place had thrust upon them. It was offered to both, but it was their choice whether or not to accept. Siera had no power to force such a thing on them, but it was clear to them that all she wanted to do was help. It was almost impossible to hide a lie in this field of Harmony for those that simply stood in it, and the musician couldn’t hide anything if she had wanted to. She could stop her emotions from spilling out, but that was about it. Done in by the dubious doings of destiny.

07-Apr-2016 20:34:51

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Although she did not respond to any of what was being said, she heard all of it. She heard Soahc’s words, and stored them away for later. They were a risk, for the recognized the one who had spoke and knew that to think about what he was saying would bring her thoughts back to a single person. Profound sadness and loneliness emanated from her for a brief moment before she managed to stop the emotions from flowing. There was no time to think about it now, but she would later. Once this was over, she would have quite a lot to think about.

As for the woods witch, the words she spoke were still familiar to Siera. This time, however, they seemed more ominous than they had been before. Maybe it was because of where she was now and who had been with her back then – thoughts of him began coming back into her head and she pushed them back angrily, once again trying to convince herself that now was not the time – but there seemed to be more meaning to the words now than there had been before.

What made it worse was the pointed look at the demon, indicating that one part of this might already have come to fruition due to his efforts. He did nothing to dissuade this, even going on to speak of something he called ”The Eight-Legged One”. It could mean everything or it could mean nothing, and she was afraid that it wouldn’t be clear which it was until it was too late to do anything.

It was his answer, the answer that gave no answer at all, which prompted her to “speak”. Although she could say nothing while the Song was pouring from between her lips, her mind could speak throughout her field of influence, and that was enough to let her say what she wanted.

Don’t listen to him.
Done in by the dubious doings of destiny.

07-Apr-2016 20:35:12

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Her voice was quiet, gentle, the voice of someone that had never raised their voice in their life except to sing. Even without singing, Siera’s voice almost sounded like song, light and melodious as though it was dancing through their minds. It was earnest, caring, and above all else, confident in her words. The smile that one used to be able to hear in it was gone, though, the positivity that had once lived in it dulled by recent events.

In the backdrop, something played, but the effort of the speaker and the Song of Harmony blocked it out enough that nobody could hear more than a faint echo.

All he wants to do is hurt you. Nothing that is here is real. None of it, and it never will be as long as people like you
the way she said it indicating she was speaking to both of them
have the courage to stand up to them. They rely on their ability to break good people, and if they fail then they have nothing.

This is not real.
she repeated, and at this point her mental voice turned to iron, the melodiousness dulled and all compassion gone as anger and sadness took over.
And I am going to end it.

At this point, the Song had reached a point where it was much stronger. No longer was it simply an annoyance to the ears of creatures of Chaos. Now it was painful, a drill into their mind that simply would not go away, boring through them and breaking apart the essence of what they were. Done in by the dubious doings of destiny.

07-Apr-2016 20:35:24

Inferi

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There were no physical effects, but that was to be expected; Harmony wasn’t a trait that held as much physical effect as it did mental effect. That is, unless one of the Spirrys had no physical form to return to once this realm was gone, in which case the Song would begin working its way into the fiber of that being and eroding it just as it would the rest of the constructs. To the real Spirry, assuming one of them would actually be present in the real world, the Harmony would simply be pushing at his mind, an invasive force that wanted nothing more than to heal the damage caused by the chaos of demonic essence.

Sadly, there was no true cure for that, and the Harmony would destroy before it could heal.

It wasn’t solely the beings that were affected, either. The entire realm of Chaos was bending under the strain of the opposing force, everything near Siera having broken apart and disintegrated, leaving herself, Sir Charles, and Alania standing on a floor of blackness. It was still the same footing as when there had been something there, and it was as though the Song had simply removed the offending layer of Chaos - the paint, if you will - and left them with the blank slate that it had been spread over. The mechanical arms were pushed back, the faces upon them intended to cause pain fading, and those that remained in the area of influence slowly crumbling to dust. Unlike physical beings, constructs of a mind were fully subject to Harmony, and constructs of Chaos had no place in its weave. Done in by the dubious doings of destiny.

07-Apr-2016 20:35:34

Inferi

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Rise of the Firebird

They did exactly what she wanted, those poor, predictable creatures of justice and honor.

If her time fighting knights had taught Kira anything, it was that they would run directly into a trap while knowing full-well that it was a trap because they believed that their righteous fury would overcome the snare set and that it was a worthwhile sacrifice to take down an evildoer as heinous as her. They would never back down from the fight, and would fight to the last in the hope that their actions would pave the way for another to finish the task. Fighting with valor and distinction, they were a city’s first and greatest defense against great evil, their lives dedicated to ending it so that the common man could live without fear.

And yet they died just like anyone else, screaming while the fires consumed them hungrily.

There had been many ways for Kira to deal with this assault of horse, man, and steel, all of them ending with the forfeiture of the lives that had thrown themselves so recklessly in her direction. None of them had the flair of what she chose to do, though, her actions stemming from the desire to cause as much chaos as she possibly could. Everyone in the town was flocking to her, Ryokin, and John Black, and that was something that she wanted to continue happening. Even if they fled now, the chaos that ensued would almost ensure the success of the subterfuge being carried out by the remaining members of their infiltration unit.

She waited until the knights were close – too close for the average person to have time to react – before the grin became so wide one might think it would circle around completely and split her head in two. Done in by the dubious doings of destiny.

07-Apr-2016 20:35:55

Inferi

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Then, without a single word or gesture of warning, the circle that had been spreading around her, the circle that the knights were charging into, erupted skyward. A gigantic tower of flame, rising upward from the outer line of flame that had formed * so in a twenty-foot radius around the pyromistress * shot nearly one hundred feet into the air, most likely immolating any of the knights that were unlucky enough to have been the ones charging through the circle. Even if they did*’t die, short of divine protection they wouldn’t be getting out with any less than some very serious burns.

That wasn’t the extent of what she was doing, though, and was in fact not even the main event. It was an excellent overture for the scene that it was heralding, one that led seamlessly from the fire priestess’s first act into the second. She could have done either without the other, but the two placed together made for such an excellent show that she couldn’t resist. It would allow anyone nearby, and perhaps everyone in the entire town, to know that she was here.

When the tower of flame dissipated after several moments, any of the knights that were still alive, as well as any of the adventurers that were still watching where she had been, would be able to see that she was no longer in the center of where the tower had risen. In fact, she was nowhere nearby on the ground, and couldn’t be found anywhere.

It was when they looked up that they would be able to see something new, something that had not been there moments before. Something was flying in the air above them, great wings sending tongues of flame out with every flap, plumage looking to be made of flame itself. It held itself in place thirty feet above them, above the spot where the epicenter of the tower had been located. The red-orange glow that it emanated shone out in the darkness of night, illuminating the surrounding area as it surveyed those below it with the eyes of one about to dive for their prey below. Done in by the dubious doings of destiny.

07-Apr-2016 20:36:29

Inferi

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Above the center of town was a phoenix, a creature of fire incarnate, and as the tower of flame faded it let out a cry that echoed throughout the buildings and across the town.

People could say many things about Kira, could make many rumors about what she could do and what she was good at, but one thing that could be agreed on unanimously by all was that she knew how to make herself the center of attention.

The Scout

Something was wrong here. There was a feeling hanging over the camp that Kat did not like, but neither did she understand why it was there or what she was feeling. It hadn’t been present mere moments ago, hadn’t been visible to her senses until after she had gone around to tell all of the soldiers what the Decan had ordered.

They had taken it as soldiers - or anyone, really - would: some bad, some good, and some not caring about it. They might be zealous about what they were doing here, but only a certain amount of zealousness existed in any specific person, and that could be overruled when they were told they were going to go find and slay a demon that was likely stronger than they. Done in by the dubious doings of destiny.

07-Apr-2016 20:36:43

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