Altered Tundra

Wardens of the Glade: A Light Fantasy RP

_{Location — The Grand City of Atutania
@Erode}

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Zyran considered the commoner for a moment. It wasn't like him to take them into any kind of consideration. Zyran was who he was. He was a prince and one who thought of himself above everyone else. His skills proved as much. He could've shot four arrows at four different targets and hit them dead center. Bullseye right on the money, but he chose not to not because he couldn't but because a point needed to be made.

The same could be said about how he chose to respond to the commoner who approached him. He didn't spare any feelings and he gave her the kind of response he would give anyone — archer or not — that asked him any sort of question like it. And her response to that was...intriguing. It was true: a crossbow in the hands of a commoner didn't compare to his longbow and with his training. And yet...

Her form put the smallest of a thought in Zyran's mind, often consumed with his own skill and with the demeaning of others, Zyran felt a surge of...something seeing her draw the crossbow. It almost seemed on par with how he drew his own longbow.

Curse all that is holy in the name of the Siada family, he couldn't keep being that mean. What kind of future ruler would he be if he treated a commoner without some respect? No, respect isn't the right word. That has to be earned. Decency. That's it. That's the word and that's what he'll show her.

"Hm. I admire your ability to find value in such a elementary tool. And, if I am to understand correctly, it must not be top shelf materials that made that crossbow, yet you draw it back as if it were." The Prince smiled and this time there was no malice, at least ten percent less entitlement behind it. "Might I ask how long you have been an...archer? I know you said 'all my life', but certainly you didn't exit your mother's womb with a crossbow in hand." He asked, though it pained him to attach the name of archer to someone using a crossbow.

He would give himself a pat on the back for making attempts to be...not as entitled. If stories of what happened here reached home, that would bode well of him being ruler. Someone of his stature who treated a commoner with decency, that would bode well. It would make for great stories in taverns. The Egomaniac, Prince Zyran, showing decency to a commoner. He is truly great! He deserves to rule!

Zyran liked this idea and he will continue to show more decency...if it benefitted him, of course.

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@Akayaofthemoon See Akaya/Aurora gets it!

It'll come in handy when the hedgemen start attacking.

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@Altered Tundra

Nothing says hello like almost getting your lights knocked out 🤣

@Akayaofthemoon

It's the ranger way, don't you know? especially the rangers with more trauma than anyone else should realistically have

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Yall see this? Power Rangers x Fortnite!!!

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@LG Oh awesome! I do love getting a bit of banter in before the fights start happening

@Akayaofthemoon Jade post is up! Hope Aurora doesn't freak when Jade nearly knocked her lights out cause of getting startled so much

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LOCATION — Angel Grove Hiking Trail
INTERACTIONS — Photographer lady @Akayaofthemoon

Angel Grove...

On the edge of the mountain, there stood a blonde, hair messy but somehow still remaining straight, watching the town she used to call home. It was funny, the way it peacefully appeared. Angel Grove had been the epicenter of a lot of conversation. The topics all ranging from the mysterious monsters that once plagued it, the warriors in bright colors that defended it, but nobody talked about how peaceful it seemed from afar. It was like most towns along the coast of Southern California. If you look to the north, there were mountains, where the blonde was right now. In the south, you would eventually reach the Mexican border. The left was the coast and the right was where she came from.

How long had it been? Everything appeared to be so normal. Over the years, she's kept tabs on the current events within the place she used to call home. Angel Grove went through changes. Mayors from all sides came and went, policies that made it better and worse were passed and enforced. But one thing that was rarely ever forgotten and something that made that knot in her throat always act up was the mysterious heroes who saved their town countless times.

The Power Rangers. The heroes who fought to save them all ten years ago and after they weren't needed anymore, they disappeared.

That was what made Jade Taylor so pissed off. Maybe it was her pessimistic view on being a ranger at all that made her mad or maybe it was the fact that people like to forget about them or critics — because there are always critics no matter what — found a way to put some blame on them because they weren't around. What did they expect? Monsters were no longer attacking. And despite what many claim, they weren't hardened soldiers. They weren't these vets of war that had the mental conditioning to endure the horrors of what they went through.

They were, as painfully cliche as the tagline was among the rangers themselves, teenagers who had attitude. They were TEENAGERS! For some, yeah they might've been able to endure but Jade couldn't. Even if the team hadn't disbanded for the reason the public knew - that they were no longer needed - Jade couldn't stay. It wasn't just the fact that they lost nearly half their team in that final battle but Jade lost a piece of herself. She lost her Parker.

But she was back. After ten years of running away and putting it off, she was back. She stood at the edge of the mountain, taking in the familiar sights. From her vantage point she could see everything: the community center where she and others all hung out after school, the mall that always had the best chili cheese fries, the high school she frequently ditched when she didn't feel like learning about how bad the Nazi's were, and immediately, Main Street that had all the mom and pop shops.

She was home.

Jade took in a big inhale of the crisp morning air and heard sounds that sounded like footsteps near her. Old habits kicked in and she took a familiar fighting pose as her body immediately shifted. Her right foot forward, left back, arms close to her with fists raised, right fist close to her vest and left up ready to guard her face. It was natural instinct. Ten years and she still had the habit of fighting like she did when she was a teen. Only, what waited wasn't a Hedgeman that she was expecting but just a girl. A rather attractive, latina girl who had a camera.

Nearly every muscle in Jade's body that had tensed up relaxed as the relief washed over her. Seriously? They're long gone. It's not like it was before. She reminded herself and allowed herself to have a moment of silence for her almost taking the head off this girl. "Sorry bout that. You just startled me," she said, apologizing in case the girl had a moment of fear of getting her ass kicked. She would then, as her attention focused — and rightly so — on the camera, she smiled. "You know...you chose the best place. This particular shot has such a magical view of the city. You can find any angle just from this spot alone." And it was true. Whether you just wanted to come out here to get away from the world or snap some shots, this spot that overlooked the entirety of Angel Grove was perfect.

"I'm Jade by the way." She said holding her hand out. She may look scary but Jade was, at her core, a very compassionate and polite young lady. Unless you did something to piss her off. Then that fighting pose she took wouldn't stop there.

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@Altered Tundra Ahahaha! And now she won't even have a choice because the Black Crystal is like "Oh you back? WE back!? Let's gooooo! Fuck it we BALL!"

@LG

This is NOT how she thought her return would go!

Also! I'm writing my post right now, should i end with the hedgemen attacking or can me and akaya have some back and forth first before?

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Oh okay cause I wasn't sure if they were, just like allowed to keep their morphers and shit when they disbanded as a team (currently writing my post, so that's why i asked).

...Though, thinking about it, I don't think Jade would've kept hers even if she had been able to keep it. Too many bad memories for her to keep that around. She aint like Adam in In Space where he kept it around and one day figured "eh fuck it, we ball" when he morphed for a brief period :lul nevermind the fact jade is the same color ranger he was

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@LG Oh okay! Guess me and Akaya can hold down that scene until They is around!

Also, got a question. I saw that Charlie has her morpher. Now I don't know if that extends to the other veteran rangers, but would Jade also have her morpher and power crystal or is that being held hostage by HEART?

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Lee is Korean because I was inspired by KPop Demon Hunters.

Even though, I still haven’t finished the movie… The Saja Boys are hot. 👀

@Crimson Flame

I haven't started it yet. I hear a lot of good things and it's just ridiculous enough that i might love it