Lyla

The Magical Planet - Ecetopia - Open

@Lmpkio - Though it was Scarlett that originally wondered if the swords are magic... but just a minor mistake. =3 That's why I color the dialogue. ^-^

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@Lmpkio ... without spoilers of why, yes, she does.

Knighthood (Closed)

@Fairess I am not worthy, lol... that was one amazing post!

The Magical Planet - Ecetopia - Open

@Lmpkio - I don't think so. Nak & Fionn are heading a different direction from what I know.

The Magical Planet - Ecetopia - Open

Elise Hartell & Scarlett

_@Lmpkio

"Yes, I'm.. pretty sure.." she responded to Elise, stepping back for a moment, not complaining about the small breather as Elise regarded the sphinx for a moment.

"What?" she first responded to Shi. "You.. want to help us?" she questioned with some measure of surprise. "... guess Scarlett was right.. I mean.. if you wouldn't mind. There is no real telling what he might find down in the ruins." She paused, before pursing her lips and smirking ever so slightly. "Though careful with your words.. Scarlett is prone to flattery.." She smiled at the redhead teasingly, apparently showing some measure of being more comfortable with the creature.

Scarlett could only roll her eyes slightly, though her body language suggested the slightest measure of shyness, indicating that Elise knew her apparent pupil rather well - they had been traveling a couple months, after all. "Let's just continue?" she suggested, gesturing to Elise's wooden blade. Despite the light-hearted feeling that surrounded the trio, the woman seemed determined to learn.

"Hah.. very well. I suspect that perhaps you may have been a warrior before that memory loss of yours.. that or you read and learn movements like you breath air.. either way, let us test it!" Elise seemed in her element when fighting, unlike before, even relaxing more and finding a flow of sorts as she lunged at the other woman. Swinging and spinning, Scarlett seemed to parry most of the blows, taking only a couple hits here or there - surprisingly she didn't yelp or wince, but instead pushed herself past the pain like a true warrior or at least someone who was serious about learning. Before long, Scarlett started to fight back, little by little, as if picking up techniques and moves as the two just battled. It even got to the point where it forced Elise to try just a bit harder.

Then Elise spun and hit Scarlett square in the face, across the lips. She groaned and held her mouth as both paused, Elise smiling as she enjoyed the duel, though breathing more heavily than her companion. "Damn.." was all she could say for a few moments before realizing that not only was Scarlett bleeding, but the blood was.. blue? It made the warrior sober up a little more as the redhead wiped the blood from her lips and looked at her hand, also a bit puzzled.

".. are these wooden swords.. magic?" she asked, holding the back of her hand up for Elise to see the blue smear more closely. Elise could only shake her head, her brows furrowing softly at the sight. She couldn't think of a single creature that bled the color blue.

The Shackled Relic

@Noodles - Hmm... she seems awfully cold for sure. How do you see your character progress or growing within the story?

Knighthood (Closed)

Whisper

Lyla, @Themerlinhawk

Ayala, Henry, Crow

Day 1, Morning

"Nope," she replied simply, following him into the elevator and leaning herself against the back end, hands still lazily resting in her pockets. She glanced over, more so seeming to inspect the man, not seeming all that phased by his presence like many of the others. Though her eyes glanced to the vulture once more, noticeably so, before addressing him again. For a few moments, she seemed to consider something, wondering how much the man really knew about her. In truth, not many people did actually know what she was capable of, but not many people stuck around long enough to figure it out.

Her eyes went back to the elevator doors before sighing and closing her eyes for but a brief moment. "Yeah, spirits have a habit of doing that.. kind of makes things difficult.. all the loops, fractured memories.." With a light shrug, she continued, "kind of forces you to play detective. It really sucks though when you just don't get it. Hope one of us will anyways. Hopefully it's one of those aware spirits, that kind of knows what's going on." Seeing as the man clued himself into knowing about spirits, it wasn't much of a leap to conclude he could also communicate with them on some level. Ayala, well, she saw them all the time. She heard others had to do magic to peer into the spirit world, but it was second nature to the woman, though she had yet to figure out why.

The Magical Planet - Ecetopia - Open

@Lmpkio - Just curious... you saw that I replied to your post, right? ^-^

The Magical Planet - Ecetopia - Open

Elise Hartell & Scarlett

_@Lmpkio

"Well met, Shi.." Elise responded, still seeming very wary of the creature, despite Scarlett's apparent relaxed attitude about the whole thing. She kept her distance before finally relaxing her stance a bit, seeing as the sphinx didn't mean any harm, though she continued to watch Shi carefully.

"I'd imagine so.." she replied softly, sounding almost like she did know. Before long though, she smiled warmly. "Thank you! I like your name as well!" she beamed for a moment before settling into a more serious expression. As if acting like Shi was but a friendly vistor, she turned to Elise with a hard stare. "I don't blame you for not trusting her.. but I assure you she doesn't mean any harm. We really should start training."

Elise furrowed her eyebrows at Scarlett, gripping the handle of her blade for a moment and taking a step back. "... and how should you know? You lost your memory! I've never seen a real sphinx before - have you?" She cast a sideway glance to Shi. ".. no offense.." she added, realizing how it might've come across.

"I.. think I have.. I get glimpses sometimes.. of images and thoughts.. you don't have to trust me, but don't you think she'd be a bit more... aggressive, if she meant us harm?" She gestured to Shi, who was just calmly watching the pair - if anything, she had been nothing but absolutely pleasant thus far.

".. ugh, fine.. you've got a point," the warrior muttered before sighing. She reached for her back and produced two wooden short swords before throwing one to Scarlett. She really didn't expect the woman to catch it, seeing as Scarlett had never fought before, but it was meant to give her a taste of the training that was about to begin. To her surprise however, the redhead caught it with unusual grace, causing Elise to raise an eyebrow. 'This day is just getting stranger and stranger..'

Scarlett then glanced to Shi with a soft smile. "Sorry if this is distracting.. but we're heading to ruins to fight the undead.. and.. well, as far as I know - I need training in swordsmanship. Kind of important." She nodded to the sphinx, almost apologetically, but it was clear she was serious about pursuing the lesson given by the other warrior. Seeing her distracted, Elise lunged at her, not even bothering to give any instructions. She needed to understand Scarlett's reaction speed, to which she found herself gasping slightly as the seemingly innocent girl managed to barely parry her blow.

".. damn, are you sure you haven't wielded a blade before?" Elise asked, stepping back and slowly circling the common girl. Scarlett could only nod, though looking unsure of her own answer. The warrior smirked softly. "Well, if it's true, you've got amazing reflexes. First lesson, be aware of your surroundings.. opponents will never go easy on you, so you need to pay attention.." For fun, Elise swung again, though slower this time. Still, the woman parried, almost like she knew naturally how to react. 'Maybe she's a prodigy and no one knew,' she thought to herself, glancing to the sphinx once more.

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Elise Hartell & Scarlett

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Elise paused, offering Fionn a soft smile. "Yeah, sure, don't worry about it." She was just relieved the girl finally decided it was a good idea to train. Before long though, they were gone into the woods, which of course they happened to be heading the same way that the sphinx had landed only a few minutes after. As the pair finally found the clearing, Elise instantly tensed up, her hands shooting to her blades as she stared at the creature. She had not heard any pleasant stories of the creatures, though this one certainly looked different than she imagined - having a beautiful woman form instead of the usual humanish head she read about in fairy tales. Which put her in some ease at first.

She blinked again however as Scarlett seemed to be walking right up to the creature! "Scarlett! Shit! J-just wait!" It was a tad too late though as Scarlett had made her way over to Shiluuki, causally, as if not fearing the new arrival. Seeing as the creature didn't immediately attack her, she lowered her guard somewhat and also came closer, though her hands seemed ready to draw her blades with a moment's notice.

"Hello.." the redhead said at first, glancing around the sphinx before glancing around and looking confused - though unphased as per normal. "This is an unusual place for a sphinx, right? Aren't you more comfortable within the desert sands?" she asked, forcing Elise to raise an eyebrow. The warrior quietly wondered how the girl even knew that, as if she had encountered sphinx before, but where would an average girl encounter such an exotic creature? Mayhaps Scarlett was not so average.

"Pardon the interruption.." Elise finally said, seeing the woman sphinx looking at them calmly. "We only meant to come here for some training. Scarlett is.. well, curious.. as always. I am Elise, by the way." The fighter figured it might be best to be polite to the woman creature, lest they invoke it's possible wrath. She wasn't excited to see what a sphinx was capable of, after all. On the other hand, Scarlett just smiled softly, folding her hands in front of her.