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Adventures of the Blood Rose Irregulars

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HEY HEY HEEY!!!!

Don't go plotting things behind my back, Aimée doesn't like to be ignored XD

Adventures of the Blood Rose Irregulars

Changed the color again. It was getting pretty confusing with Odessa using almost the same tone of orange XDD

Adventures of the Blood Rose Irregulars

Aimée Bellerose

"Stefano Di Lucca..." she repeated his name, looking at him curiously.
"You are a mysterious one, Mr. Stefano. Especially with the noble name." she said, continuing to watch the fight, apparently entertained by it.

"Oh, and don't worry about it. If things start getting bad I can go in and out very quickly. Although it might be a little hard to move fast while carrying an unconscious person, so i'll try to get there before anything happens." she said, dangling her legs excitedly while watching the fight. She seemed to be very entertained by it, as her expression and cheering obviously showed.

"Show him to not look down on humans!" she yelled, cheering Silas. Although she had heard Stefano's plan, which was noted by her reply shortly after, she was obviously entertained with the fight as well. As the time passed, the girl's quirky personality was even more evident. Although she had a very beautiful figure, obviously using it together with her charm both in her dances and on her somewhat flirty personality, she is also unexpectedly ingenuous and innocent. She was almost like a teenager, dangling her legs on top of the man's shoulder and cheering while watching the fight.

When the orc swung at Silas and he fell on his knees, Aimée let out a girlish yelp, covering her mouth with her hands.
"You can do it, just hold on a little bit more!" she mumbled, still covering her mouth as the orc pushed Silas back under the weight of his axe and his strength. She was almost holding her breath watching that scene.

Just as Silas threw the orc on the ground, getting up and walking around the arena triumphantly with his arms raised, Aimée jumped on the man's shoulder excitedly.
"YEAAAH!!" she yelled very excited, jumping up and down in the man's shoulder.

"Miss Lala would you mind carrying our plan to that knight? In my experience men of honor find me... displeasing."

"Sorry... I forgot we are actually in a battle." she said, jumping out of the man's shoulders.

"Thanks a lot, you're a real gentleman." she said smiling.

As she walked towards the knight though, she saw that not everyone was as happy as her. It was a battlefield after all, even if she had forgotten about that, others had not.
The knight was standing in front of his fallen comrade. It seemed rather inconsiderate and disrespectful to interrupt him while he said his last farewell to his friend, and as such, Aimée waited patiently.

"I'm sorry about your friend..." she said, awkwardly. "I... wish I could do anything more meaningful than just say that..."
"We... need to get together with the others to discuss what are we going to do regarding this situation." she said, delicately grabbing his hand and escorting him to Stefano.
"I know that things aren't always as happy and exciting as I make them look..." she said, obviously uncertain on how to act on that situation.
"He must have been a good person to have such a loyal friend. When this is over, I would love to hear his stories. If you don't mind telling them, that is." she said, with a gentle smile.

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Adventures of the Blood Rose Irregulars

@Arthanus
Fixed.

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Although I want to reply to Stefano and go ahead to talk with Jehan, but maybe we should wait for others to post.

What do you guys think?

Adventures of the Blood Rose Irregulars

Aimée Bellerose

Aimée watched amazed as the colored guy dealt with the orc archers. He didn't look or acted like a soldier. But he had the experience of someone who was no strange to the battlefield. He moved with confidence as he intimidated one orc, sending him running back to his commander and finished off the second one. Sure, he was lucky that the orc didn't realized that his weapon was unloaded, but the way he held his ground on that moment wasn't something that everyone could do. Aimée was getting more and more interested about the weird group of soldiers she stumbled upon.

After the colored man wrote something on a parchment and sent it to their commander, the battlefield changed quickly. His quick thinking in challenging the commander to a singular duel probably saved their lives, seeing as the orcs would easily best them if they sent all their army.

"Alright I'll take your challenge, Pull back Boys let us see what kind of Champion these puny humans can put before me!" The commander yelled, as the orcs formed a circle, chanting and cheering their commander.

Aimée was still rather preoccupied about the situation when she heard the man calling her.
"My champion! Would you like a box seat to the dual of the century? I seem to have a extra twin with a strong set of shoulders!"

"Would you like a seat miss?" One of the twins asked, looking to her.

"My my... Your silver tongue and your sharp mind have just completely turned the tides of this battle!" she said to him with her hands on her waist.

"Such a strong man as yourself wouldn't be bothered to help a small and fragile girl, would you?" she said to the twin, winking to him as he extended his arm.

Gracefully leaping on the man's shoulder, she sat on his biceps, almost like it was a chair, dangling her legs innocently.
Although she looked pretty calm, she still held the ring blade on her arm, the silk strip wrapped on her hand, ready to throw the weapon and defend herself.

"Aren't you worried about what will happen after the duel? If we kill their commander, the others may get out of control, and losing is not an option if we want to stay alive."

"You still haven't told me your name, colored man." she said, looking to Stefano.
"I'm Aimée, but everyone calls me Lala."
"I was going to your camp to hear stories about battles and what happened with the blackstone fortress. Although i may be too early to hear stories about the battle, and instead ended up participating in it." she said, sticking her tongue out playfully.

"Anyways, I know you said that it would be a duel, but i want to celebrate and have a big party after this. Any plan in mind if things start to go bad?" she asked, getting the ring blade and reflecting the sunlight in the orc commander's face, hoping to help their champion.

"It might be a good idea to call all our allies to discuss a plan while the orcs are entertained with the duel though." She said, whistling to call the others nearby.

"We should be near our allies. Especially due to the fact that the our troops are already tired from the previous battle." she said, still concentrating in using her ring blade to reflect the sunlight on the orc commander's eyes.

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Adventures of the Blood Rose Irregulars

I'm holding my post till Arthanus post again, but since things are still going (and I really want to post XD) can i do another post?

Adventures of the Blood Rose Irregulars

Sorry for making y'all wait.

Adventures of the Blood Rose Irregulars

Aimée Bellerose

As Aimée continued to dance, she felt her allies fighting more energetically. She never understood why her dance had such a dramatic effect on others. Maybe was due to the uniqueness of her dance.
Seeing them look at her, feel that her dance was having an effect on them made Aimée really happy, after all, there is nothing better for a dancer than see others enjoying her performance.

Her first surprise came soon after she helped the colored man. His falcon came flying on her direction, carrying in its beak beautiful blue bells. When the falcon got nearby, she stopped dancing as he dropped the flowers on her hand. On the distance she could see the colored man looking at her.

Aimée held the flowers, putting them on the folds of her dress, decorating it. She looked at him back, making an artistic bow.
"Thank you very much!" she said with a big smile on her face.

Looking to the battlefield in front of her she saw as another wave of orcs charged towards them. The group she was nearby was easily dispatching the new wave, as the girls used magic to freeze and deal a mighty blow to one of the armored orcs, not only cracking its armor, but damaging his internal organs.

Things weren't going so well for the colored man though. His gun was being very effective against the orc troops, and their commander noticed that. The next wave was comprised of archers, standing behind an orc with a huge shield, big and thick enough to stop his bullets.
Maybe she should go to him to say thanks for the flowers.

Moving through the battlefield with grace and agility, she got nearby the colored man. Sneaking up behind him, she got one of the blue bells from her dress and put it behind his ears.

"Hello again! Shouldn't it be the other way around? You should be the one saving me!" she said, with a playful smile, sticking her tongue out of her mouth.
"This is my thanks for the beautiful flowers, and a reminder that it doesn't matter how beautiful it may be, every rose has its thorns." she said, unwrapping the silk strip that covered the weapon. The bright metal reflected the light of the sun as she grabbed the silk strip and thrown the ring blade, making a wide circle around her, grabbing it in front of her, pointing its edge to the orcs that were charging into their direction. The sound produced by the ring cutting the air was simply terrifying.

She began to dance once more, but this time, the dance was very different from before. fast movements, cutting motions and strong swings composed that martial dance. The blade danced together with her painting silver streaks through the air as the steel reflected the light, the terrifying howl loud enough to all the battlefield hear. It wasn't an ordinary performance. There was no happiness on that dance. Completely confident on her movements, she danced with the sharp ring blade. The dance included powerful kicks, imprevisible cutting motions that appeared to change directions mid air, creating a chaotic, yet graceful dance. The howl continued to soar through the battlefield, each time she swung her weapon, it sounded that the very air was crying as the weapon teared it. The hypnotic movements continued in the same rhythm, fast and lethal. Enough to generate a small air current around her, making the red silk strip that was hanging from the ring blade swirl around her, following the blade's imprevisible movements. The red color made it look almost like it was blood flowing from the blade, only contributing to the already disconcerting dance.

Aimee's eyes were different from before. Her confident expression and her fiery red eyes gave her a dangerous look as she stared to the charging orcs. Anyone who looked closely enough at her body now would see her muscles tensing up, marking her delicately white skin, betraying her apparent fragility. She was using every single muscle of her body on that dance with an incredible efficiency.

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DragonFall - The Leviathans Are Coming

Did something,

New keyboard, still getting used to it (different switches, a little harder to press. Although it has a better feedback and I find it more responsive than the soft switches from the old keyboard, may he rest in peace, i'm still getting used to it.)

I hope its ok.

DragonFall - The Leviathans Are Coming

Lila & Jörmungandr

In a big hall decorated with all sort of expensive furniture, sumptuous carpets and curtains, two lone figures were the only ones inside. A beautiful maiden, wearing a black dress and a young man wearing a hunter's jacket. The scene was truly unusual. The two figures were almost the polar opposite.
The young man had a wild aura on him, sharp and penetrating eyes that made others tremble when met his gaze. His movements were quick and calculated, almost like he was always hunting.
The maiden had serene and tranquil eyes, passing a noble, pure and regal aura. Every movement she made was filled with grace, her steps were light and beautiful, elegant.

Their steps were the only sounds on the hall.

"Like this?" The young man asked to the maiden.

"No, put your hands lower, on my waist." she answered, gently grabbing his hand and putting it on her waist.
"No! Not like that! Don't be afraid of getting near your partner. Don't touch me like I'm made of porcelain, get a firm grip, feel my muscles while I'm moving, hold me so you can move together with me. While we are dancing, we need to be literally one with our partners." she said, getting closer to the young man, who was visibly flustered by the situation.

"But other nobles and merchants sometimes do it differently, I don't get it..." he said, trying to understand the dance.

"If you really want to dance, then you want to be close to your partner, both physically and mentally, synchronized."
"Ok, you'll take the lead this time." she said, putting her left hand around the young man's shoulder, embracing him.
"Look into my eyes, not to your feet. You are leading the dance, make your move and feel my body responding to it." the woman said.
"Yes! Perfect! Now lets try something new, We will move a little bit faster, turning always to the right." she said as the two started to dance faster.

At the beginning the young man had some difficulties with the smooth, but agile turns, but when he got the rhythm of it he started alternating with the woman as they used their bodies to assist with the half turns as they danced through the hall.

With a giggle and a big smile, the woman looked to the man
"Jör, I didn't knew you could dance like this. And all it took was some small tips I gave you!" she said laughing as they danced through the hall. You could see in her eyes that she was genuinely happy.

"I wont lie to you Lila, it was a little hard on the beginning, especially getting used on being so close to each other..." he said, looking at her, smiling.

"I can teach you so many more dances, if you want, of course. I would love to have an experienced pair to dance sometimes. Talking about that, why is the great and ferocious Jörmungandr suddenly interested on dances?" she asked, as they continued dancing through the hall.

"Well... I know you always loved to dance... It was how we met, remember? As your partner, I think I should be able to accompany you on dances as well, so you won't need to search for others..." he said to her.

"Jör, are you... jealous?" She asked with a mischievous smile on her face.
"You are!! You are really jealous about me dancing with other men, aren't you?" she said laughing.

"Hmpf... If those humans can do it, I can surely do it better than them. And you shouldn't spend more time with other men than with me, your partner."

"You are so cute when you are jealous!" she said smiling to him.
"Don't worry my little jealous lizard, you are very special to me and you know it." she said, giving him a small kiss on the cheek.

"J-just don't forget it that you already have a partner. Even for dancing."

"Miss Suda, don't forget you have an arrangement marked in twenty minutes." the butler said after opening the dancing hall's door

"Oh my! I had almost forgotten about it! Come on Jör, we need to go. They're probably already waiting for us on the docks." Lila said, getting her signature weapon, the ring blade, grabbing Jörmungandr's hand.

"When we get on the docks I'll let you go into the water." she said while walking rapidly.
"I know you don't like being in human form for too long."

"Its not that bad... the human body I mean..."

"What's wrong with you today Jör? Feeling comfortable as a human? I never thought I would hear you say those words!" she said, laughing.

"Stop provoking me Lila, you know I still prefer my true form. But its undeniable that the human form has its... advantages. Of course,
it is nothing is compared to my true form, but... I cant learn how to dance while I'm a gigantic dragon, can I?" he said looking at her with a smile.

"Well, you better prepare yourself! I'm a very exigent teacher!" she said with a mischievous smile.

After darting through the town, they finally got to the docks. The familiar smell of salt, spices, the exotic smells brought by merchants that came from far away lands, the sound of money... that was literally the blood that kept Wildeshore alive. Goods from all around the world could be found there. Nothing was too exotic or too rare to be sold at the Wildeshore docks.
Money attracts a lot of merchants, and every single one of them always brings a little of their homeland and culture with them. Stories, legends, myths, dances... And that was what Lila loved the most about Wildeshore, she loved to dance at the parties organized by the merchants who visited Wildeshore (Almost a tradition. They were organized for the merchants to meet each other, tell stories, rest a little bit from the long journey.) That day wasn't different from the usual. The docks were teeming with merchants, each one of them bringing different smells, different stories and cultures.

"Go ahead Jör, I promised you I would let you go to the water." she said smiling to him. She always liked to watch him as he went to the water. It was truly a wonderful sight.

Upon hearing those words, Jörmungandr immediately ran to the end of the pier, jumping on the water. As the young man's silhouette disappeared on the deep, dark waters, a gigantic silhouette of a serpent appeared. Moving extremely fast through the water the silhouette was becoming bigger and bigger as it approached the surface. A blue horn, so sharp that even staring at it passed a dangerous sensation, followed by red eyes that seemed to pierce one's soul as the dragon surfaced in all its glory. Beautiful but at the same time frightening, the beast let out a piercing roar to the sky announcing its presence, shaking the air itself.

"Well, after this little show, i'm sure that the people we need to meet already know where we are.." Lila said, looking at the dragon, giggling.

Walking to the end of the pier, she extended her hand to the dragon. As the beast gently put his head down, almost covering the entire pier, Lila hugged the creature, not even a little afraid of the terribly sharp teeth, big enough to terrify anyone who sees it.

"It doesn't matter how many times I see your true form, I always get amazed by its beauty and strength." she said, looking to the creature's fearful and piercing eyes, which looked back at her with a kind and caring gaze. Closing its eyes, the dragon gently used its nose to gently touch the woman's cheek.

"Now behave yourself, they already know we are here, now we need only to wait for the people who sent us that message."

As soon as she said that, the dragon used his nose to playfully push her to the water.

"No, stop it! I cant get wet! we're waiting for someone!" Lila said, laughing and pushing his nose, trying to avoid being pushed to the water.

In response to that, the creature opened his mouth as he tried to lick her.

Jumping away from its tongue with an agile and fast movement, Lila looked back at the dragon, who was literally laughing as it nudged her with his nose again.
"Don't even think about it! you'll get my dress all wet!" she said to the dragon with a serious face, but laughing afterwards as the creature nudged her.

The scene was so incredible that all the fear that the dragon's mighty roar could have caused disappeared in a second, giving place to heartfelt laughter as the merchant and others who passed through the docs saw the stupidly big creature playing with a human. The dragon's eyes were calm and happy as it played with Lila, everyone who looked at it could see that he really enjoyed being with the tiny human.