08-08-2007, 01:54 PM | #1 |
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Feudorian Legends: Azure Coil 1
Floor 1, Chapter 1: The Green Trial Floor
Hannah, Ixith, Lyle, Martyk, and Revan have found themselves, for better or worse, partnered up with each other after passing through the gateway located on the "waiting room" floor that clearly lead deeper into the Descent Into Madness. Before them, drenched in the dim glow of a full moon and a dark sky speckled in bright stars, stood an impressive and large japanese style castle, decorated with sculptors and furniture that all focused on a central theme: spiders. Lanterns lit the way up the stone road towards the closed gate. There were only two guards, young females in kimonos. One was a platinum blonde in a brown kimono who shouldered a longbow and arrows. The other girl had raven hair, wore a yellow kimono, and was unarmed. It was likely that she practiced hand-to-hand martial arts or was perhaps a mage that didn't rely on spell focusing tools like sceptors or wands. They seem to be engaged in idle chatter, and were clearly too bored to notice that they weren't alone anymore, though the party was quite a distance from the gate. |
08-08-2007, 06:32 PM | #2 |
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Hannah kept her distance from the main gate, taking a side-middle position in the group. The spiders were kinda creepy, but the two geisha-esque guards didn't seem bothered by it. Hannah ran a hand over her pouch full of medicine, making sure she hadn't forgotten anything. It was enough to treat a few serious wounds without much aid from her special touch, but it still felt largely inadequate to the storehouse she was used to.
"Hey Lyle, do you think you could sneak up there and find out what they're talking about? Maybe they don't want to fight us..."
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08-08-2007, 07:55 PM | #3 |
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"They want to fight us." Ixith said. "You don't stand in front of a closed door with weapons unless you're ready to fight."
The draconian looked over the situation. From what he had heard from those in the waiting room, these women had established themselves as sort of a proving ground; weeding out the adventurers who were too weak or inexperienced to attempt the Descent into Madness. So Anton and Edgar's group must of made it past them, Ixith thought to himself, So we should be able to do this pretty easily... He silently eyed his group once more. He'd probably raided dungeons with a more rag-tag group than this, but he couldn't remember when. Still, the people he sought had a healthy lead on him, so he didn't really have time to recruit from the list of usual suspects. "Some of the adventurers who came back out of the dungeon said that these women won't kill you...just beat you to within an inch of your life. I would prefer to return to favor by not killing them if at all possible" he said, pointedly looking at the necromancer in the group. Of all those with him, Martyk worried him the most. Ixith didn't know what the wielder of the dead wanted with Crimson Throne, but he decided that it couldn't be good.
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08-08-2007, 11:15 PM | #4 |
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Puppets they're all puppets, and I am the puppet master. They will serve me until the throne is mine and then they will be no more. Martyk kept thinking to himself while moving along. When he spotted the Female warriors he smiled, more souls for his collection. "Bah, I say we just kill them all. Then burn the castle to the ground. But since you most likely won’t do that I ask you what do you think we should do." Martyk said outloud directing his question at the draconian.
While waiting for a response the skull ontop of his staff started to glow red at the eyes. Martyk smiled, another soul was just turned into energy. He could start this right now all he needed to do was point his skull at one of those girls and melt one though all he could do after that for a few hours would be to bash people over the head bah he would take the risk. "You better decide soon or I'll just blast one of them into oblivion and start the whole thing" He told the rest of his group. |
08-09-2007, 12:16 AM | #5 | |
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Lyle stood there pondering his options. On one hand, I feel like a good brawl. However, I think not fighting will help me survive long enough for me to sit on the throne. Alright. It's sneakin' time! He took a swig from his flask and said "Stay here and don't do anything stupid, kay?" He than began sneaking up to the geishas.
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08-09-2007, 12:45 AM | #6 |
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As Lyle drew closer to the girls, he could pick up their dialogue.
"It's been a while since that guy came here and he hasn't returned," the platinum blonde said. "Do you think he actually made it through into the dungeon proper?" The raven-haired girl shook her head. "It is highly unlikely. He was merely by himself, and there's no way a man of even his build could defeat Kirie." "Speaking of her, don't you think she's taking this whole 'trial floor' thing a bit too seriously? I'm actually kind of worried that she may have killed that man." "Well, let us also take into account that one must defeat Chizuru in order to even challenge Kirie. Chizuru may be the weakest of us in Team Kimono, but she's certainly no pushover." |
08-09-2007, 02:41 AM | #7 |
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"Ooooh, there's going to be heck to pay if they see him." Ixith muttered to himself. He grasped the shaft of his glaive a little tighter, and crouched in a position that would allow him to dash out and assist he halfling...if it came to that.
All in all, however, Lyle seemed to know what he was doing, so it seemed unlike the women would see him unless they got lucky or he messed up.
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08-09-2007, 11:13 AM | #8 |
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As Lyle drew closer still, he felt something tap him on his right shoulder. As he instinctively turned around, he saw what the others wouldn't warn him in time about: the giant spider statues weren't so immobile after all. Well, at least the giant spider that nudged Lyle with its mandibles wasn't. The two Kimonos turned quickly towards Lyle when the spider let out a shriek. "Popo!" the younger girl in the yellow kimono called out. "Do not attack them until they are through the gate! You know the rules."
Popo the Mammoth Spider froze and then slowly drew back onto its platform, one again remaining as still as a statue. The grey look to it was clearly due to an illusion spell that was broken when the spider made those sudden movements. Now revealed, the spider was jet black with eight red beady eyes and bright green demonic tribal designs adorning its body and long, thick hairy legs. "I wish Chizuru were here to keep those spiders in check. That's gotta be like the seventh time they've attempted to eat someone because we weren't really paying attention." "Sorry about that little incident, sir halfling. My name is Mika*. My friend there with the longbow is Takano*. And this particular spider is named Popo." Mika reached over to pat the giant spider on the head. She had to quickly withdraw her arm when Popo tried to grab a bite. "Takano, did we remember to feed them today?" "I thought feeding them was your job," Takano said. The two Kimonos sighed. "Well, at least they'll be pretty spirited in combat when these adventurers pass through the gate...and hopefully won't chew when they decide to eat them." Mika concluded. Taking that as the clue to open the gate, Takano turned to a plaque on the wall next to the gate. She grabbed the plaque by the bottom and lifted it up, revealing a numerical keypad. Not bothering to hide the combination from the party, Takano entered the code. The ping of a successful code entry was followed by machinery operating that couldn't be seen. Then, the gates swung open wide for all. At this time, every supposedly stone statue of the Mammoth Spiders, eight in all, came to life and hurried over the walls. "Whenever you're ready," Takano said dismissively to Lyle and the others, gesturing to the open gate. It was clear the giant spiders were waiting on the other side to play, but did they have much choice if they wanted to continue into the depths of the Descent Into Madness? Not particularly, no. * Mutsumi Mika - The girl who wears the yellow kimono of Team Kimono and is clearly the youngest girl on the whole team. Mika has a mind that hungers for knowledge and has a natural talent for magical walls and barriers. She lacks real field experience, but should not be underestimated. ** Yoshino Takano - The girl who wears the brown kimono of Team Kimono. The second eldest girl on the team, beneath Master Shizuka. An expert archer and dollmaker, Takano's special power to create an illusory nightmare with her singing voice. Y'know, bleeding walls, disembodied voices of anguish, that kind of thing. Last edited by Astral Harmony; 08-09-2007 at 11:16 AM. |
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Lyle, still a little creeped out by the spiders, but also in awe of them, quickly bolted back to the rest of the group. "They can't attack us while we're outside, but we're fair game for those wicked arachnids once we enter. Therefore, I need a meatshield to go in first for defensive purposes. Any volunteers?" He grinned at them, attempting to appear just a little less of a Self-Serving Friend to the rest of the suckers in his group.
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08-09-2007, 10:35 PM | #10 |
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Cael pointed his staff at Lyle "How would you like to be the meat sheild but in a more literal sense." Cael laughed outloud when he said this. "Oh come on you can't really be afraid of those spiders, sure they may be bigger then us but give me some rolled up peace of parchment and I'll chase them away. Anyway I think our big bad draconian can take them and if anything bad happens I am sure Miss White Mage here will heal unless I get your soul before she can heal you. If that happens I'll make sure you get a good corpse to live in or maybe a good broom."
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