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No Turning Back - Surving the Abyss

@Cairo You still there? O_O

The Legend of Gobbledygook

Lily

^{@Girlie1Bomba@Mokley}

Lily was indeed shocked with what happened with Gobbledygook, but when Leaza started talking again she couldn't ignore her any longer. Even though she wasn't welcome in a sanctuary of life, she was acting in such a high and mighty manner that it simply irritated Lily. Did she think she could do whatever she wanted on that place? Even though she was the avatar of death itself, her influence wasn't infinite.

"But there is a lesson here, dear faerie. Are you ready to learn it then, dear faerie? This is a lesson that should cut you to the bone... and further, deeper past the succulent marrow of your Fae and Fair body, dear faerie..." Lady Leaza said, as a sickle as dreadful and terrible as Leaza herself appeared on her hand. Even though Lily disliked Leaza, she could still... tolerate her presence, but that was going too far.

"Heed this lesson well.

"...Now hold still, darling..." Lady Leaza said again, raising her sickle.

"The presence of an avatar of death is not welcome in a sanctuary of life, Leaza!" Lily said, quickly flying up, much faster than Leaza as a powder with a faint green coloration came out of her wings quickly spreading in a cloud in a big area below her, being careful for the cloud to not affect anyone but Lady Leaza herself.

"Do not disrespect this sanctuary of life, Leaza. Your influence has limits. You can't do whatever you want!" Lily said, looking down as she zipped through the air, stopping just above Leaza.

"We are not in your realm, Leaza. Gobbledygook wouldn't be happy to see that if she wasn't on that state..." Lily said, pointing towards the obsidian statue.

While Lily obviously couldn't hurt Leaza or even anything stronger than a human, she was more than capable of incapacitating them, be it with the magic paralyzing spores coming out of her wings or with her enchanted voice. She would do whatever she needed to do to defend the forest and Gobbledygook's body. Even if she had to face an ancient.

But luckily, new arrivals made Leaza stop herself. Before that, Lily's feelings towards Leaza were purely due to her nature as an avatar of life and her being exactly the opposite, but after that, she saw Leaza as a threat. Lily couldn't even begin to think what she could possibly do if someone let her roam around freely, without anyone telling her that the sanctuary they were wasn't her domain for her to do whatever she wanted.

Quickly flying around the area, she used her wings to disperse the paralyzing spores in the air, so it wouldn't affect anyone. She probably had anticipated herself, but she couldn't trust Leaza... Not even one bit...

Sticking her tongue out to Leaza with a grimace and a penetrating stare as she finished, she flew closer to the spiderling, who introduced himself as Ozzy and Edgar, whom Lily already knew. Well... she often saw him speaking with his rocks near the forest but she never spoke with him before...

"Sorry for that! Are you two ok? You can move, right? I hope I wasn't careless enough to affect you guys with it..." She said, obviously referring to the weird powder with a faint green coloration in the air which now it was almost entirely gone, thanks to Lily flying around to disperse it.

"Ozzy, right?" Lily asked, flying around the spiderling, looking at him with curious eyes.
"I'm Lily! Pleased to meet you! It's the first time I've seen a spiderling this close!" She said with a giggle, forgetting about Leaza and the tense situation that happened in the blink of an eye.

When she saw Ozzy putting a hat on Gobbledygook, she gave a sad smile, bowing to him.
"Thanks... She would probably have laughed and liked it if she was... awake..." Lily said, not entirely sure if she should use the word awake or alive, but not wanting to use the later.

She was about to go to Edgar to talk to him when she heard him talking about the obsidian stone that once was Gobbledygook. The few words he said were enough to put a smile to her face. 'They aren't dead...' Those words made Lily so much happier and relieved... Gobbledygook could still be saved then, right? If there was anyone who understood about rocks, it was Edgar!

"Mr. Edgar! So you do know how to bring Gobbledygook back? She isn't dead... right? You said it yourself! Then she can indeed be brought back!" Lily said in a torrent of words, flying around him.

"I sometimes see you and your rocks from inside the forest! But I've never spoken to you... You always seen to be so concentrated talking with them... I wonder what kind of stories they tell... Maybe they know the trees, flowers and plants as well? They do say some interesting things too!! I wish I could speak with rocks as well..." Lily said, obviously much more happier after hearing that Gobbledygook wasn't dead.

Even though some people would consider it to be annoying, it was simply in Lily's nature to be happy like that and forget about bad things in a fraction of a second. At that point, she was almost completely ignoring Leaza.

Ascension 3: A return to Chaos

Lila Moriarty

^{@Rai @13org}

As Anui started talking, Lila simply stood there, silently hearing his words. She knew deep down inside that she wasn't quite herself right now, things were still confusing to her. In only a few hours, she was given not only vision, but a new life, a new purpose as well. But all of that changed when she saw Anui's face. She wasn't used to all those emotions, but it was clear that Anui was very hurt by her outburst. She couldn't help herself but to snap after so many things happened, her life literally was turned upside down in only a few hours. People she thought were allies turned to be her enemies, strangers turned out to be her allies instead...
Without knowing how to apologize and too embarrassed by her actions, she choose to simply be quiet and listen as Anui continued talking.

It was only on that moment, that Lila finally stopped talking and thinking about all that, the moment she lowered her gaze to avoid looking to Anui, too embarrassed to say anything, that she realized how beautiful that cave was. Not only the tree had a light of it's own, but the fishes were also shining underneath the boat. All that combined gave that cave a calming, almost mystical feel to it.

After a good amount of time passed with Lila saying nothing, just hearing Anui and looking at the beautiful scenery around her, her expression slowly changed. All the chaotic mix of emotions was finally subsiding. After such a harsh shock, she was finally in control of her own emotions once more.

When Anui started to talk about the tree and how he went there when he was younger, Lila couldn't help but give a discreet smile. She had just realized how well Anui could read her, even in the chaotic state she was in a few moments ago. Even though they had just met each other, Anui understood her, something that no one had ever tried to do before. Even Mirror, who only tried to 'tame her blood' never tried to understand how she felt about things. Besides that, there were more similarities between them. Even though their past was so different, it was also incredibly similar in a certain way. Both of them were troubled by what they were and their position on this world, their purpose. But now things have changed not only for him, but for Lila as well. When he gently grabbed her hand, kissing the back of her hand as he walked her to the boat, she finally looked at him once more. With a tranquil, but warm smile and a peaceful expression, she answered him.

"Nothing I do or make can change my true nature. I may be still a girl, but I'm also an assassin. I was born and raised as a weapon." Lila said, with a soft voice, almost whispering, as if she feared to break the tranquility and calm aura that place had.

"But I never had a purpose. I didn't know who I was..." She said, smiling to him.

"I am Lila Moriarty. And I will reclaim what I have lost." Lila said with a serious expression.

She knew nothing about the royalty nor even how to be and act as a royal. She was unfit for the nobility, at least on her eyes. But there was one thing she was born and raised to do. One thing she knew very well... To Kill...

"I can't flee from nor change what I am, Anui... I don't know how to be or how to act as a Royal. I don't know anything about politics... But there is one thing I excel in. To kill..." Lila said with a soft voice, almost like if she was accepting that side of her.

"I'm still learning how to be 'Lila Moriarty'... I'm still learning how to 'control' all the emotions and new aspects of me I never knew before, but deep down inside, the weapon I am will never cease to exist and the blood I've spilled will always be there." She continued. In her voice, there was no regret or sadness. She had truly accepted that side of her. Normally, it would be shocking to hear a girl like her speaking about such things with such a tranquil expression, but those words Lila said meant a lot.

Although she was still a weapon, she was not only that... Anui had shown that to her.

"Don't worry. It's in my nature, engraved in my body, in my muscles and reflexes. I am and will always be a weapon... But you also showed me that there is much more about me that I don't know myself." She said, looking to the tree on the middle of the lake, with a distant expression.

"Help me to find out who I am, Anui. Help me to learn, to know who 'Lila Moriarty' would have been if the Moriarty were still alive. I want to know who were the responsible for taking me from my family, but I also want you to teach me how to be a royal so I can be with you..." She said, with a serious expression.

"I'm still uncertain about many things, including about who I, Lila Moriarty, really am, but of one thing I'm sure. Wherever you go, I will be by your side..." She said, looking to his eyes, before looking down for a moment. It was obvious that it was still hard for her to put in words everything she was feeling. After a long silence, she looked at him again.

"I... I know I'm a mess right now... I'm sorry if I hurt you with my words... It's still... hard for me to tell you everything I'm feeling..." She said, in a low tone, struggling to say those words.

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Sophia

^{@Rai @13org}

Queen Allo's words, although serious, were true and Sophia understood that. The situation that they were facing really needed to be dealt with as soon as possible... But that didn't mean Sophia wouldn't be happy if Queen Allo came to her after that. It was just how Sophia was. There was a reason why the monks in the temple often said she was like a big mother due to the way she treated not only the other monks, but the young appendices as well, even playing with them, but at the same time, there is a reason why they said that there is nothing more fearsome than an angry mother trying to defend it's children...

"I agree, Queen Allo. There are indeed more pressing matters at this moment..." Sophia said, with a neutral expression but giving her a very discreet smile before she turned to King Vrondi again, letting her know that if Allo wanted to search for her after the meeting she would have no problems with it.

Going back to more serious things, when Sophia heard King Vrondi saying that the armor was made with the scales of the dragon god, even Sophia froze for a second... Did he really meant that dragon god? Even for Sophia, who was the Dragon of Knowledge, information about the dragon god was still scarce and elusive... Not much was known about him.

Sophia didn't try to hide her surprise when she heard King Vrondi.

"The Dragon God..." She repeated, with a mix of curiosity and alarm on her expression.

"Even for me, finding information about the dragon god and the ancient gods are... scarce... " She said, lost in her own thoughts.
"This can prove to be a problem..." Sophia said. But even though it was evident that she was surprised by that, there was still curiosity and excitement in her voice. Sophia loved knowledge... Having the opportunity to obtain that knowledge, which proved to be so hard and elusive was indeed exciting for her.

But before she could say anything more, a phrase King Vrondi said surprised her even more than the matter about the Dragon God and the ancient gods... As soon as King Vrondi finished talking, both Magnixx and Queen Allo also expressed their desire to send some men of their own. Even though Vrondi didn't accept, claiming that the force he was sending through the lands to search for that seer was made of many different kingdoms, just the fact that not only Allo and Magnixx, but even Tydra had no qualms in working together was simply surprising. It was certainly not like the old kings and queens...

"The band I sent out are formed from all over this land. They will be the beginning of the new allied forces. With each of your agreement they will fly a banner under all of our names. To assemble exceptional talent across the land. With this we will begin the first step to unified power!" King Vrondi's voice echoed through the hall, followed by Magnixx, Tydra and Allo clapping, Sophia couldn't help but let out a satisfied and proud smile.

"Have they really changed so much from the old kings and queens?" Sophia thought to herself. Different kings and queens, different powers and different nations joining forces like brothers and sisters to fight against a common enemy... The thought of kings and queens joining their forces, living in peace and harmony as brothers and sisters surely brought a smile to Sophia's face... That was until she saw Sleeth's frown in the corner of the room...

"In the face of a common enemy, Kings and Queens of different nations joining forces..." Sophia said to herself, with a discreet satisfied smile on her face.

⊰Manifest Anima: Planes Divided⊱

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Just waiting for May and Rich's reply so I can move on with Corinna :-)

The Five Senses

Karina Frost

Karina quietly heard as Gin explained all the situation. If things really went how he said they did, if it wasn't for him, they would all be dead. Obviously, Karina still had her doubts. She didn't know what type of magic the cult used, but she was more than confident on her own skills, both magical and physical.

With so many thoughts running through her mind, she took a while to realize that Chres had been throwing some weird stares at her. Karina knew her appearance was exotic, to say the least, but she had a feeling that it was more than just that... It was almost like if he was trying to remember of something... Fearing being revealed, Karina sat down again on the counter, lowering her hands with an calm expression trying to look more inoffensive and feigning that she was still in shock by the words Gin just said. With luck, that could maybe help to make Chres less suspicious of her.

When Gin started talking about Chres, and how he was already 'touched' by the cultists and felt their 'insight' as the man called it, Karina made a mental note, to keep an eye on him. If what Gin said was true, he could possibly go berserk like the rest again... and she wasn't that naïve to not keep an eye on him...

But the second Gin started talking to her, Karina couldn't help but drop the inoffensive look on her face, looking at Gin with a cold, penetrating stare as he called her 'Karlie'

"While it's obvious now that you're not with the cult, that doesn't change what you are, a wild card." Karina said, still looking at him with the same eyes.

"But seeing the situation I'm in right now, I have no choice but to trust your words." Karina said, sighing almost as if she was regretting saying that. There really wasn't many choices for Karina. She was in a tight spot. Information was hard to come by and they were attacked by the cult in the worst possible time for Karina. Information was indeed half one needs to win the war... And she didn't know anything about the cult...

As she thought, the lowlife, which was apparently called Dirty Bastard, quite a fitting name in her opinion, started talking. He was awfully quick to trust and cooperate with Gin... She somewhat expected him to be more... careful... seeing the type of life he probably took... All the others were still in silence, probably weighting their few options on that moment, including Chres...

Just after that, Gin started a long explanation about the Cult and the sightless. Information. Valuable information. Karina needed that desperately. After she carefully heard him, crossing the information he gave to her and the few bits she had of her own, all he said seemed to be very plausible, and not a fabricated lie. That was, at least for now, a point for Gin. She knew that at least she could place some trust on the man. The enemy of her enemy is her friend. As Gin continued talking about the Cult and the Sightless, he could feel that Karina's cold and penetrating stare eased quite a bit for the better.

The situation apparently was already way worse than Karina had previously thought. The Cultists were really able to do so much in just a brief amount of time? That was a danger not only to the nation of Touch, but to all the nations...

"The enemy of my enemy is my friend." Karina said, looking to Gin.

"But that doesn't mean I trust you, at least not completely. Information is a very powerful weapon. Telling so much from the Cultists and the sightless are more than enough proof that you really isn't one of them." Karina said.

"As Dirty Bastard..." Karina said, raising one eyebrow as she repeated that weird name.
"Said... It would be good to know more about the seed. But I have some other question... Countermeasures..." Karina said, looking to Gin with a serious stare.

"Is there a way to prevent the cultists to simply spread those seeds? This power can potentially turn even a powerful nation into nothing but a pile of rubble and blood in a few days..." she said.

"It's somewhat understandable why this town is in this state... As the cult apparently had a long time to infiltrate itself and do whatever it wanted... But I suppose it requires some sort of... preparation... in order to plant this 'seed', am I right? Is there some way of turning this against their own?" Karina asked, obviously wanting to know not only how to escape, but how to effectively combat and counter the strange power the Cult had in their possession.

She needed more information. The cult was incredibly dangerous. She had to gather as much as possible before getting out of that town and going to the nation of touch's forward operating base to deliver that information. That would change everything... Their war wasn't against the nation of Sight anymore... It was against the Cult, which by that time, probably already had so much influence in the nation that she wouldn't be surprised if they were also controlling the King somehow...

The Five Senses

Was kinda waiting for other ppl to post first but I'll have my post done tomorrow

Ascension 3: A return to Chaos

Lila Moriarty

^{@Rai @13org}

As Lila heard Mirror's words, her hatred only grew bigger. She knew exactly who he was right now, his real face. It was almost that for him, only the fact that someone was a Nayu was enough to kill them and treat them as beasts... It was the same with Lila... It always was like that... He and the other seraphim always tried to suppress her real nature. She was seen as a monster just because she was a Nayu...

His words... All the things he was saying only made the fact that he didn't even see her as a human, but as a beast clearer. Just as he said himself, he wanted to 'tame' her. That her very blood was something wrong... But from all the things he said, maybe the one that made her even more angry was his last words before he fled...

"I hope you know what you're doing. The Aion will be your enemy. I will come for you." Lila heard him saying.

"You always treated me like a beast, a monster to be tamed... All the Nayus are like that to you, am I wrong? The Seraphim are so superior, so much better." Lila said, her voice filled with anger.

"The Aion was never my ally. I was a slave. Only a tool on their hands. You who stole me from my family and created me as nothing more than a weapon... To you, I wasn't anything more than a beast to be tamed..." Lila continued.

"Throw as many as you want at me. I will show you the bloodthirsty beast you have created..." Lila said, looking directly to Mirror's eyes as he disappeared on the portal. She wanted to be sure that her words would be marked on his mind. She wanted to be sure he knew that she wouldn't hold back if he ever tried to interfere on her life again...

Even after Mirror was gone and there was nothing more left at the banquet hall other than dead corpses and blood, Lila still couldn't stop trembling with rage and hate... It was the first time she was experiencing such intense feelings... Luckily for her, Anui was there at her side.

"It's over. He's gone now." Anui said with a soft voice. But instead of embracing her, he grabbed her arm with a firm grip as he looked at her with a serious stare, almost like he was trying to analyze her. Lila couldn't hide her disappointment and her shock when she saw him looking at her like that. He didn't trust her. It was just like the others...

"The others will grow suspicious. Lila. Come with me." Anui said, leading her down a hall away from the banquet, down a spiraling stair. After a moment walking, they were able to hear their own steps echoing. They were truly alone. But the silence didn't help one bit on Lila's mental state. After she saw Anui looking at her with that expression, grabbing her like that... A lot of things were passing through Lila's mind as they walked silently.

It was Anui the first one to break the silence, after they reached the end of a corridor, opening a wooden door that led them to a strange cave, illuminated with a strange blue coloration.

"Please tell me everything.." Anui said, as they arrived in a lake, with a blue neon tree standing in a small isle right in the middle of the lake. Sitting on the only boat that Lila could see nearby, he waited for her to take her where the tree was.

Even though the scenery was really breathtaking, Lila wasn't able to appreciate it at that moment. She had other, more pressing thoughts on her mind. Upon sitting on the boat, she turned to Anui, looking at him with a serious expression.

"You don't trust me, do you? You're just like the others... Why do you look at me like that? After everything that I said to you..." Lila asked, obviously angry at him.

"You want to know everything? Fine then!" Lila said, as tears started rolling down her face.

"I was raised by the Aion to be a weapon. Nothing but a tool for them to reach their goals. I killed many people for them. It didn't matter the race, age, sex... I simply obeyed orders for a long time. Oblivious to the fact that I wasn't an orphan like they told me, but I actually had a family I didn't have a purpose, nothing to live for and so, I simply followed their orders. They brought me here and told me nothing but for me to 'be ready'. I never knew that all this would happen. You know the rest." Lila said, looking down with a mix of sadness and anger on her face.

"When I got here, I heard about the Moriarty family. I still don't know what happened to them exactly, but I can imagine. Mirror was the one I always served. Oblivious to the fact that he stole me from my family... I never cared about that before but now I know his true self... Treating me and every other Nayu like beasts to be tamed. Nothing more." Lila completed.

"Why have you brought me here?" She asked, still with the same expression.

It was clear to Anui that Lila was emotionally unstable at that moment. After so many things happening, after all that she experienced including being able to see the world with her own eyes and after the feelings she suppressed for so long exploding on her mind like that... He could understand why she was overreacting like that when he grabbed her like he did before... At that moment, Anui was her only emotional support. The only thing that was keeping her from going on a murderous rampage. He was the only thing that stopped her from entering the banquet hall before and slaughtering everyone she saw... He had to thread carefully at that moment. Normally, Lila wouldn't be like that, but she was passing through some pretty radical changes on her life and on her mind.

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Sophia

^{@Rai @13org}

Sophia might be the Dragon of Knowledge, and in fact she was much more different from other dragons, both in physiology, character and temper, but it didn't matter how much the Grimorium Verum had changed her nature as a dragon, small bits of it still remained there. As soon as she heard queen Allo's words filled with nostalgia, pleasure and admiration on her voice. Sophia couldn't help but give a motherly smile towards Queen Allo. Sophia knew that she was telling her the truth. It wasn't like her voice and the way she was looking at Sophia could lie. Sophia felt like a child was looking at her with admiration, with it's eyes shining with curiosity and excitement.

"Any question you might have, you need but to ask. I will be happy to answer them." Sophia said, with a soft, warm and motherly smile towards Queen Allo. Even though Sophia had to mind her words and her reactions on that place, for obvious reasons as she didn't trust most of the queens and kings there, Queen Allo would certainly have noticed Sophia's warm smile towards her.

Unfortunately not everyone was that excited with Sophia's presence. While Sophia herself knew that not everyone would be happy to see her, she couldn't help but look towards Magnixx in the eye before continuing. Some didn't display any particular reaction, some simply nodded at her, others, like Magnixx, openly expressed their dissatisfaction. But for Sophia, it didn't matter that much. She wasn't there to make friends or allies after all...

As King Vrondi started talking about his confrontation with the enemy, Sophia carefully heard him. A masked man wielding lightning... Powerful enough to keep up with King Vrondi... He certainly wasn't a normal descended... She looked as he displayed the path their fight took with light. After King Vrondi returned, many of his warriors were slain and his armor, gone. Obviously, the masked man was only fighting with him to divert his attention. Their true goal was indeed Vrondi's armor...

"Penetrating the armor is possible... But I need to have more details regarding this very armor. There are some spells and rituals that can render something virtually indestructible... But those spells and rituals themselves are not. It is merely a way on how to approach and how to attack said armor." Sophia said, thinking.

"I know that said armor is a treasure for your kingdom... But I need to know more details about it." Sophia said, looking at King Vrondi with a serious expression. She knew that he maybe wouldn't want to reveal the secrets behind his armor to kings and queens from other kingdoms, but he had no choice. If the enemy had his armor, they should know how to defeat it.

Blood Act I~ Ghosts of the Past

Henri's mischievous and charming smile was gone, giving place to a hard and serious expression. It was clear to anyone who saw him right now that things were most definitely not ok. He felt like as the time passed, there were fewer and fewer people he could really trust if something went wrong. Reliable companions. Helena, Leith... And about Lyn... He wasn't so sure about her anymore... She was a good girl but...

"Ridiculous... Henri thought to himself, referring to that whole situation as he sighed deeply.

Fortunately, or maybe unfortunately another voice interrupted not only his thoughts but Helena as well... It was Leith. Apparently, he had heard what Henri just said to Helena and wanted to know what happened.
Henri knew about the situation with the shapeshifter already, so it wasn't that big of a surprise when Leith said he was targeting the college.

"You surely heard what happened back in the carriage? How I was treated and threatened. And you surely know what has been happening between me and Tyrael since the very moment I put my feet on the college" Henri said.

"You want the short version, right? It won't help you at all to understand the situation but there ya go: I asked Lyn to give Tyrael, Athalus and Alaira a message for me. It was basically "Fuck off or else". Lyn isn't the one to blame regarding all this bullshit with Tyrael, Athalus and Alaira, but she is the center of it. The only reason I'm being threatened, antagonized and disrespected like this is because I'm hanging around her. Apparently this offends her daddy dearest and it's goons." Henri continued.

"After that, Lyn freaked out, her arms started bleeding due to her powers and she ran away. That's it." Henri said, looking towards Leith.

"If you want to hear a bit more about it, the situation with Tyrael has been driving me on edge. It's not exactly comfortable living nearby someone who is your enemy, someone who is a threat to you, knowing that if something happens, no one will be on your side. Athalus and Alaira were the last drop. Do they expect me to be threatened like that, treated like that and disrespected and simply lower my head and accept it without saying anything? That won't happen. If they want to say whatever they want, they will hear what they don't." Henri continued, as he pulled one of his knives and started twirling it on his hand.

"The same goes for Tyrael. Have you ever asked yourself how I'm still alive? How do I always get out on top even when fighting against dangerous enemies? My tongue is as sharp as my daggers. In many ways." He said, still twirling the knife on his fingers.

"You say about working against our enemies, but I can't help but consider Alaira, Tyrael and Athalus as my enemies after all this. I was repeatedly threatened by them. I don't know if they will attack me or when they will attack me. If something happens, they're definitely not trustworthy. At least not for me." Henri completed.

Just after Henri finished speaking with Leith, Helena finally was able to talk something. Stepping closer to him and taking his hand on hers.

“I also think you're more in need of company now than before. You can't shake me that easily.” She said after agreeing with Leith.

"Yeah... Even if you didn't say that, I don't think I would be able to let you go after seeing this smile." Henri said. Even though he was still pissed off with all that situation, his expression became a bit softer after Helena's words.

"Thanks. I promise I'll make it up for not giving you the attention you deserve." Henri said, with a discreet smile.. Even though he was still upset, his expression was a bit less threatening than before. It appeared that Helena's words were effective.

But before he could say anything more they were interrupted once more. This time it was Ssarak. While Henri had never really talked seriously with Ssarak, he knew Ssarak was a serious guy, and definitely wouldn't put even more fuel on the fire.

Something serious he wanted to discuss with Henri? Henri simply raised an eyebrow after he heard that. He was obviously on the defensive after he heard that. After everything that happened, it would be weird if he wasn't.

"Is it really something so private and important that Leith and Helena can't hear?" Henri asked, looking to Ssarak as he analyzed his reaction.

A Guild Adventure: An RP with Monster Girls! (ENDED)

Bast Ragoczy

Bast simply raised an eyebrow when he realized he was Joshua, but when he started talking again, his amused expression turned into pure disappointment. He really wasn't what Bast expected... He had expected an intelectual, cunning and treacherous man and not a mere idiot, just like the rest. No patience for a good talk, only talking about death and meaningless violence like they were what made the world move...

"So... disappointing..." Bast said, looking to him as he shook his head. Despite de dreadful atmosphere, Bast wasn't paying much attention to that. It simply became so... dull... being there. He was expecting so much but his expectations were shattered when Joshua started talking.

"If that is your idea of something... 'interesting' then I'm afraid that you are nothing but a blind fool..." Bast continued with a long sigh.

"No patience to talk, no wish to learn, no thirst for knowledge, blind to the magic and the secrets that move our reality... The only thing you see and value is death and meaningless violence, isn't it? I'm sorry to tell you this but death is nothing special... There are things far worse than death and things far more interesting. It's amusing how you can find so much fun in something so... trivial... But I suppose simple persons do enjoy simple things..." Bast said, analyzing his reaction.


"So... Do your interests include anything more than such trivial matters? If not, I suppose your sister that it's the brains behind everything, am I right? If that's the case, I would like to speak with her. Maybe she can prove herself to be a more enjoyable company." Bast continued, waiting for Joshua's answer.

"Oh, but don't be mistaken. I'm not here to judge who is right or who is wrong. Even though I find it a... waste of time and potential... But that's only my personal opinion. I am here merely due to my curiosity. I'm here to quench my thirst for knowledge. Who knows... I can even be of some assistance... It only depends on what you show me." Bast said, tapping his fingers on the top of his cane, with a mischievous smile.

Despite the dread atmosphere coming from that room, Bast didn't lose his composure. Sure, he didn't knew what Joshua was capable of, so he was paying attention at every move he made and alert, but he surely wouldn't show that to him.

@PaulHaynek

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Freyr

Freyr heard carefully as the man spoke about the request. Deep inside his mind, Freyr still asked himself if Neil had some relation with that man seeing as how that man seemed to care about Neil and how much they looked like each other. Maybe it was his father or something like that...? He surely would try to ask Neil when he got back to the Guild... But when the man said about the request, Freyr started paying attention on him once more.

A nun going to Varjo by herself? Even though she had good intentions, Varjo wasn't a place where good intentions took someone too far... Usually, being kind in Varjo led people to an early demise... Freyr knew very well how dangerous Varjo was...

"Cant we... Convince her to not go? It's simply crazy for a nun to go there... Even if she wants to do something nice... That land isn't kind and its inhabitants are even less..." Freyr said, looking seriously to the man and Magnus.

When he mentioned robbing her, Freyr immediately raised an eyebrow, judging the man's character. Why would they want to rob a nun?

"I... don't know about that... But I think it would be wiser if we tried to convince her not to go." Freyr said, looking to Magnus, silently asking for his opinion.

As the man tossed a small pouch of gold to magnus and returned to the bonfire, Freyr turned to Magnus once more.
"Leaving an old nun by herself wouldn't be the correct thing to do but... I still think it's a terrible idea for her to go there." Freyr said, looking to Magnus.

@PaulHaynek@The Irish Tree

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@Girlie1Bomba

I know right! It's not even personal. It's more like Lily's nature is exactly the opposite from Leaza. Lily loves life, nature & etc. While it's Leaza's job to take them away.

Lily feel uncomfortable around her it's almost like it's in her own nature to stay away from death & such (the avatar of death included)