[hr] [center][h2]God's Shattering[/h2][/center] [hr] [center][url=https://youtu.be/obkEPvFDbac][b]<>[/b][/url][/center] As Jessi got back to his feet and tried to help Fei while sproutting a witty remark he would find the looming figure of Tegonay waiting for them, ready to smash the Lancer's ribcage with the pummel of his massive sword, Arondight -The Black Blade of the Lake-, following with a kick aimed at Fei's chest. How the hulking armored knight got there without any of them noticing was anyone's guess, but Jessi's enhanced senses would let him get a feeling of something wrong, something not right about Tegonay. There was no signs of life at all coming from the armor, no breath, no pulsation or digestion, no muscles tensing or bones grinding, in fact even the knight's voice as he said "Pardon me, Milady, but this mission was handed upon myself by Lord Yggdrasil, you posses no autorithy to dismiss me. A child's tantrum will not be put before the will of the Imperium!" seemed to ring hollow inside his helm. The meaning of this was for Jessi and Fei to devise. On his part, the Dark Knight would continue the assault by spinning his body using the momentum of the kick to smash Jessi's side with the flat of his blade, just after saying to his peer,"You sure understand, don't you? A knight's duty always comes first. Our oath is our honor and life and I sworn to follow Lord Yggdrasil to the depths of hell and back, if so commanded." Following that, the ground bellow Tegonay's feet shattered and burst as the dark knight used all his strength to do a standing somersault and try to crush Fei once and for all, though as soon as he was about to connect... "What sort of witchery is this!?" Tegonay exclaimed, as an aura of silver flames threw him off balance and frced the knight to retreat, giving Jessi and Fei the precious time they would need to plot a counter-attack. Meanwhile, Vassagus, the Mercenary Sorcerer, used Letty's momentary distraction to aim a spell on her position. [i]"From the pits of hellfire, what I call forth is cremating flames: Taika!"[/i] Vassagus said while drawing a reverse pentagram inlaid in a magic circle in the air and then touching the ground, causing a ten feet wide pillar of dark gray flames to erupt from the ground where Letty stood. To make things harder for the raven dressed woman the last of the wyverns cornered her from behind, lunging with blood lust on the one who got the first of them killed. "You should pay more attention to your surroundings, Lady. There's more than the Imperial love birds on this arena, after all." Vassagus said in his typical raspy voice, while holding another spell at the ready, a magic shield, just in case Letty tried anything funny. That is, if the raven hadn't been turned into roasted chicken by his previous spell. [center][b]* * *[/b][/center] Things weren't much better for the Arcadia exploration party, despite the introduction of an unexpected helper and everyone's efforts, it looked like the Metalodactilus' attack had damaged the ship beyond any hope of salvaging. Tori's efforts coupled with the mysterious helper's, well... help and Alex and the twins assault on the flying lawnmower managed to bring the beast down, but only to have it crash on the ship, sending it in a barely controlled spin until it got smashed against the nearest flying island. Sometime later... [center][url=https://youtu.be/LMGzHTn5Aa4][b]<>[/b][/url][/center] "Pfft! Pfft!" Sienna and Linea coughed, spitting large amounts of water from the, seemingly underground, pool the airship hit on it's downfall, the Metalodactilus was nowhere to be found, which earned a sigh from Linea, even so their priorities were others now. "Hey, everyone! Are you there?" Sienna yelled as they began to search the ship's debris. "Indeed, is everyone unharmed?" Linea called in as high a voice as she could, while taking the time to look are them and take in the details of the place they landed. "Oneesama, I believe we are inside some form of temple, though the maker is unknown to me." The quiet Beastkin said as her animal-like eyes canned the dark and damp cave, noticing what looked like lines and inscriptions on the walls, some of them with figures that looked like planets and stars. The stone blocks composing the old damp walls were placed in a way that the spaces between the formed lines that were akin to electric circuits. A low, machine-like hum came from the depths of the ruins, barely audible over the sound of the running water that encompassed all the visible parts of the ruins, pouring from the cracks between the stones or from the high ceiling that seemed to be taken by some for of plant, most likely the roots of a gigantic tree. While the Aquarian twins searched for their companions one doubt lasted on the minds... Where in the world were they? [center][b]* * *[/b][/center] "A girl gotta have her secrets, you two know it, don't? Also, it's alright Chenny-boy, I'll wait until you talk to your boss. If he likes the relic I can sell it on a discount, since we are party members, or is it not?" Mikoto said while drawing both Chen and Ruxen on a forced hug with a strength that betrayed her size, before pointing to to the interior of the forest. "Alright, we have a relic to find, who's with me?" And so, the brave journey of the Peddler Witch, Mikoto Kanzaki, and her goons through the dangers of Rivenwood began. What would be of them? Not even the Jester himself knows. [hr] [center][@floodtalon][@BlueAjah][@TheWindel][@Noxx][@Flamelord][@ReaptheMusic][@McFazzer][@Awesomoman64][@The ghost in black][/center]