The Invasion of Arias Chapter 4: Massacre

[Mintaro]

Aquila made a sound to express his irritation. "As I told Shirin, if you had not been a fool and simply done as I asked their would not have been any problums. I would have destroyed the entire villiage. I would then have allowed the tornado to continue, more or less, on its own. Keeping it away from any other populated areas and then dismissing it after it had been around for an apropriate amount of time." Aquila then sighed knowing that it really didn't matter and just walked away from Pende and began talking to Vargus.

"You mentioned that they already got what they wanted. Do you know what it is? Or perhaps where? Or something that would be even more important. What the hell are we going to be fighting."

[Ryu Kurai]

Vargus glared very simply at Aquila. Aquila felt as though he had been stabbed in the heart with a shard of pure and undeniable hatred upon the look, but the gnoll shook his head, and Aquilla stopped feeling it, though the memory of it remained. "They seem to have done something to my mind, I can't even remember how I escaped. I do remember..." He trailed off, wincing agian for a moment. "...They had something massive and powerful, I can't remember what it was though, only that I defeated one. I appologise once again for not being capable of providing more help. We should, however, be on our way. Obliterating the occupants of an entire village will not go unnoticed." With that he turned and began walking toward where Shirin had disappeared beyond the treeline.

"Gnoll is right. Should get going." Karvan said, making his way towards the trees as well.

[pendejochy]

{Hmmm, I recall a shed full of death making tools. The door was left open and I saw it before Bossy bird cast that stupid tornado. I wonder if it is still around here.}
I looked over to where the shed was and saw that it was unaffected by the tornado.
I put my head between my handless arm and my ribs, to hold it in place. I used my free arm to grab a random death tool and rejoined the others.
{Just thought I'd take a souvieneer to remember this by. Maybe one of the others will know what this is good for.} I walked with a brisk walk, speedily making my way towards the caravan, not bothering to talk to anyone. I couldn't even if I wanted to.

[MNMinion]

Vex followed the others through the forest and wondered at what Vargus had said about something big. That worried him, beceaues if it was bigger than him then it was a problem, like the worm. But if Vargus defeated one then they werent unstopeble, or maybe there was more to Vargus then meets the eye. He followed silently and thought about several things.

[Gineko]

Aiera followed the others and the caravan. She walked along and looked at Vargus. She had seen gnolls before but never one quite like this one. He seemed to have a different kind of air surrounding him. He intruiged her, but she turned to face forward and just kept on walking. She didn't have time to be infatuated with gnolls.

[Rhiya Ravenwing]

OOC: I'm still alive!

The stench of half-vamps had disoriented her during the slow travels of the earth-bound group, and she had disappeared for a while, lost and uncertain until she left the village at some distance.

Instead, she was found by the others later perched on top of the caravan brooding, her mind full of profanities best not described lest it taint the air. A few opened their mouths to ask where she'd been, but she held up a hybrid, feathered arm in a gesture of Don't bother, I won't comment, before jumping down lightly.

"You found the culprits," her tone was flat, a statement instead of a question. Naturally, it was probably because the horses were standing there, pawing the ground with their heavy hooves, stark visible right in front of her, obviously taken back from the ones that had taken them. Of course, she had also noticed a lot of blood splattered on some of them, and a new member: Vargus.

She was suddenly all smiles, her mood suddenly brightening in a frightening manner, as if she had switched off one mood and turned on the other in an instant. She bowed in her hybrid form, a graceful sweep that caused the air to whisper around her feathers.

"I believe you have been well acquainted now by the others, no? I am Tantalum, slightly lost - well... was slightly lost. And you are...?"

[Mintaro]

Aquila moves up next to the albino gnoll and, smelling just a touch jealous, he introduces him to Tantalum. "He is Vargas. The hero to the Gnoll tribe my brother swore to help. He is one of the few creatures to actually survive an encounter with this mysterious enemy of ours. To only then survive an encounter with those half vampires." Aquila then walks behind Tanta giving her a sort of pained look and making a bird sound in his throat to say 'I was worried about you.' Before taking up a sort of possessive posture behind her.

[pendejochy]

{I'd better myself healed, I'm not very capable right now.}
I walked to the other side of the caravan, out of the gnolls sight, and had Girito lift my head. It strained under the weight of my head, but managed to keep afloat. I climbed on top of the caravan, somewhat slowly with one free hand. Girito followed. {Now that I'm up here, I'd better ask if Vargus knows what this death tool does.} I gave Girito the death tool . It flew on to the ground with the death tool and approaced Vargus in a submissive way, to not surprize him.
<Hello, Vargus. I am a member of the group that was sent to save you. I'd like to enquire a question. This death tool looks like it goes in the mouth.> It said holding a tube-looking thing. <What does it do?>

[Rhiya Ravenwing]

Tantalum grinned mentally. This were-bird was really trying hard to impress her.
Outwardly, she smiled sweetly, though it sent a shiver down Vargus' spine. There was something odd about her... treacherous, even.
"It is a pleasure to meet you, Vargus. Aquila," she turned her soulful eyes towards the protective figure behind her as she rose from her bow, "we should help hitch the horses. Shirin looks like he's in some trouble there," he indicated the healer struggling with the horses.

[Ryu Kurai]

Vargus eyed Girito with a bit of uncertainty, but glanced at the weapon from where he was standing. "Looks to me like a war-club withm small grooves on the extending edges of it to allow for more blood to be spilled. A fine weapon. I'm not surprised you haven't seen a greatclub before, They're usually produced in Yujiro or the dwarves make them by request. Well, I shall converse with you more once I assist your friend in hitching up the horses." He walked over to Shirin, and hooked the horses with great care. Shirin looked at him strangely, then shrugged and went back to coaxing a bridle into the mouth of the last horse.