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The Things We Do For Love
~@Restalaan (YNG), @13org (ADA)~

Yang and Ada went to the entrance of the port with almost lightning speed. In mere moments, they were at their destination.

What they found there was a readied wagon filled with various items alongside a bound and gagged Nero who began squirming to get your attention, presumably asking for help. Surrounding the wagon were four Kikimoras, all of whom looked exactly alike making it nigh impossible which one of them participated in the cooking contest.

They all noticed the arrival of the two girls and they all dropped what they were doing to greet the newcomers. "Hmm, it seems I have been caught." One of the Kikimoras uttered.

"I loathe violence, but I fear I may have no choice." Another said, taking a bundle of arnis sticks from the wagon and distributed them to the other Kikimoras, tossing two sticks for each of them.

"This attempt may be farfetched but..." Yet another Kikimora said, catching two sticks with one hand. "May you please leave and never speak of this to anyone? No need for a fight to occur here." She politely asked Yang and Ada.



~@13org (FYR), @Stern Algorithm~

Freyr would go to the cooking contest and find Neil along with the Altissima sisters there. "Ah, Freyr! Someone's been kidnapped and Talia said it was a Kikimora." The Viera would be reminded of the Kikimora who competed in the archery contest. "Yang and Ada went to the town entrance to see if they intercept them. Kira went to get you and the others, I guess she already told you, huh? Anyway, me, Sylvia and Vivian will alert the local authorities."

"Hey, Freyr. You're all red, dude. What's up?" Neil asked, noticing Freyr's flushed face.

As soon as Neil asked though, Haley would come land near them. She was also flushed and blushing like Freyr but then did something that could make it worse. The Siren planted a tender, long kiss on the Viera's lips. Neil, and possibly the Altissima sisters, was dumbfounded. "Now we can talk about this later." Sbe gave him a seductive wink. "Alright then, what's with the kidnapping."

Neil was still in shock to answer when a panting Sir Reed arrived. "Hey all, I heard there's trouble. What's up?"



~@ShwiggityShwah, @Rezod92, @Restalaan (DIT)~

"Also, did Ozzy see the rest of the guild? Ditzy wanted to see Freyr beat the arrow competition. Freyr shot an apple that someone was holding on their chest before without injuring him, so Freyr definitely should be the best!"
Ditzy Stoneclub


"Fraid not. We just finished here. I was going to find them afterwards, but I promised her to show her around. I'm sure Freyr won. The others too. I guess I still have alot to learn. We'll meet up later Ditzy."
Ozzy Skyway


"By the gods, another male monster?" Margaret gazed at Ditzy, immediately figuring out what he was. "Sir Skyway! You didn't tell me that you had other male monsters in your midst! Just what other secrets are you hiding?" She demanded from Ozzy. "Are there other male monsters I should know about?"

"Errr, am I interrupting something? You know what, on second thought, that's not important right now. One of the contestants of the cooking contest has been kidnapped!"
Kira Gigas


"Oh, dear." The news was shocking, to Margaret at least. "Should we... should we tell someone about this? Like Miss RiƱas?"
Riventor




"Mayor Uma I take it, Eh? Zasada from the Haynek institute. Apologies for the sudden intrusion but my team and I seem to find ourselves crashed and somewhat stranded and in need of a bit of information. I volunteered myself to speak with you on my teams behalf."
Zasada


"Haynek Institute? Ohhh! Yes, yes, we've been expecting you!" Mayor Uma lit up as she remembered. "I received a missive from your organization that several teams would be coming for a research expedition. Welcome, welcome!" The Kuranta woman grabbed your hands to shake. "And you crash landed? What? How? Are you alright? Are you the sole survivor?"

"It's the forest, Mayor. It got to them." The Archosaur answered. "And there's more of 'em. Mostly unharmed, they're just... you know."

Mayor Uma understood what he meant and her face grimmed. "I see. Well, let me know how I can help you and your team. Anyway, welcome to Riventor! It's not much, but it's home." She finished. "Umm, where will you be staying if I may ask?"



North Riventor




"I agree with Iby-chan, this could be big yeah? I'm not an expert on oripathy or anything...but surely something that has these kind of affects has that potential yeah to be useful yeah? Even if it itself doesn't prove to be involved in the cure, maybe it could help lead to something to help treat Infected? I mean..regardless this is a big discovery!"
Will-O-Wisp


"Well, if you put it that way..." Wu replied.

"Ah! Wisp, wait! Be careful!" Wu and Ibon sprinted after Will-O-Wisp towards the two houses in the northern outskirts of Riventor. They soon got to the house that reeked of chickens only to find two people there knocking on its front door.

Meanwhile, Medivac had knocked on the house's door with Radiant carrying the mad woman clutching a key. The door was unanswered when a Vulpo girl arrived and met them. "Wisp, hold on! We shouldn't separate!" A male Feline with a shield followed after her alongside a Liberi girl.

"Ah, sorry about this, Mister and Miss. We're just..." Wu was about to apologize to Radiant and Medivac when he realized they didn't exactly look like the locals. In fact, they were familiar to him. "Wait a second, you're Haynek Institure Operators. Yeah, you're part of the research operation." He smile was wide. "Thank goodness, there are more survivors. Err, who's that girl you're carrying?"

"...W-Where's Dragonheart?" Ibon said as she searched around for the Operator. Indeed, it appeared that Will-O-Wisp's landing partner was suddenly missing.

"Damn it! Damn it! DAMN IT! Not again!" Wu furiously kicked some dirt. "This is why we shouldn't separate!"



Swamp




The two Operators stayed put for the moment. The ripples in the swamp's waters increased. The things that lurked underwater were converging on the duo. When they were at the water's edge, they all stopped.

*WHOOSH*

A large black monstrosity leapt out of the water and hurled itself unto Scathach. Fortunately, the Operator was quick and she managed to evade it. The creature landed back into and under the swampy water. It was but a glimpse but the two Operators definitely saw that the creature was reptilian with scaly claws and tail. It was no crocodile or alligator though, it looked more like a black-green lizard or salamander. Scathach certainly saw the rows of jagged teeth when it attempted to take a bite out of her.

But most of all, the swamp creature's limbs and body shape wasn't that of a typical reptilian. Instead, it looked humanoid. Regradless, the swamp was full of them and they appear to think that the two Operators were meals. Scathach and Cardinal should probably vacate the area soon.
Hey guys!

I suddenly found myself having work so the weeks where there's no update might increase in frequency. Sorry about that but an update will come tomorrow.
Hey guys!

I suddenly found myself having work so there might be weeks where I cannot post an update. Sorry about that but an update will come tomorrow after @Rune_Alchemist posts.

P.S. Nice cake.
~ Cal Family Mausoleum ~




The first chain was deflected but the second chain was successful. Unfortunately, the vampire's strength was many times Jarde's own. With one mighty tug of the chain, Damon sent Jarde flying right towards him. Jarde thought that they really should've seen this coming. He saw the vampire's teeth already bared and he dared not imagine what could happen to him in the undead's clutches. Was this going to be the end of him?

Probably, but Jarde won't go down without a fight. The vampire may be speedy, but so was him. As Jarde flew in the air, he quickly unsheathed his remaining weapon: A shortsword. In a second, he was in Damon's grasp but then something splashed over him and the vampire. Some sort of water? He didn't have time to think about it. With the blade, Jarde attempted to jam it right up Damon's head.

Vampires can heal mortal wounds, but surely this has to do something, right?
The Journey Begins


~ Unknown Location ~


Interacted with: @ERode, @Pyromania99


The magical tug-of-war ended in their victory. Albeit one that sent them tumbling to the ground, but a victory nonetheless! Nick was just happy that they avoided danger, even when he was lying down on the ground. There was something heavy on his chest, though. It was Augusta. No surprise there, he was the one physically pulling her earlier after all. Having a beauty like her so close, elicited a slight blush from Nick but alas, he was taken.

She quickly got off though and the three got on their feet just in time to see the results of their efforts. The ground beneath and around the slab rumbled and cracked, splitting open as the snow covering it quickly melted and evaporated into the air. In its place came a black sludge that seeped from the cracks, bubbling up into a pool around the slab. The liquid soon rose, veins of it crawled atop the slab. Nick was a little horrified by the sight. Just what have they done?

The sludge began forming shapes once it was atop the slab. It first formed a stem then it gathered mass as it formed a huge ball or head over the stem. It almost looked like a flower, or perhaps it was one just not the usual kind. The bulb grew and grew until it blossomed open, releasing a creature in front of the three. With its purpose served, the sludge flower withered away and leaving only a few of its 'petals' behind.

Nick took a look at the creature. It was a black-furred puppy. No, demonic black-furred puppy dog. Look at those bloodthirsty eyes and that long snout full of jagged teeth. It was small though so it was still pretty cute but Nick was sure that if this thing grew up, it would be the stuff of nightmares.

"With that probably colossal thing out here, perhaps we should follow the dog inside? Just to make sure we don't get crushed under foot? Besides, Octavia there is much too adorable to mean anything bad. Doesn't she seem friendly?"
Augusta?


"Yeah, we should get out of here." Nick agreed with Augusta. His danger sense was flaring up, but not from the demonic puppy. Rather, it was probably from that giant thing that Isidore mentioned earlier. Still, there might be no danger from the puppy right now but Nick did not trust it just yet. "Hold on a second, did you already give that thing a name?"
@LiverisGood

I see, that's unfortunate. Will you be taking over Medivac or should I, you know.... *index finger slides at the neck*
Gonna wait for @Krayzikk to post but I will go ahead if too much time has passed.
@LiverisGood @TinyKiwi

Are you two still up for this?
Riventor




"Umm before that, what was your name? And her name for that matter. The mayor. I'm Ki-Will-O-Wisp, but you can call me Wisp if you prefer. That's Wu, Ibon, Zasada and the gloomy one out back there is Dragonheart! Oh, and if any of the others from the Haynek Institute turn up can you direct them our way please?"
Will-O-Wisp


"The mayor's name is Uma Vulront. Her ancestor founded the village way back when. A long time before the forest came and ruined everything. As for me, well, I'm not keen on sharing my name with people I don't really know so for now, just call me the Archosaur." The Archosaur boy replied. "Don't look at me like that. None of you are using your real names either, right?"

"But still, it's a pleasure to meet you all. And sure, I'll keep an eye out for your folks and send 'em your way."

"Thanks friend, Hm, if that is the case...take me to your mayor, hm? I'm uninfected so the miasma won't affect me, and I'd like some more information regarding this situation."
Zasada


"Sure, but, what about your buddies?" The Archosaur asked.

"We'll probably just hang out where the miasma is the weakest." Wu interjected. "I'd say we head on over to the Radio Tower but there's an evil forest sitting in-between and I don't think it's a good idea to go to the Radio Tower separately in such a case."

"You catch on fast, Wu. Haha!" The Archosaur was impressed. "Very well, Zasada come with me. Meanwhile, you guys can head north until you reach the house that's full of chickens and the burned house next to it. The Miasma doesn't reach that far but it's pretty safe. Err, just don't mind the... broken people over there and everything should be fine."






Riventor




You and the Archosaur went to the mansion in the middle of Riventor. The mayor's home stood out from the rest of the village, being well-kept and mostly pristine and even having two floors compared to the other houses and buildings in Riventor. Up on the roof was a brick chimney that spewed black smoke into the air, spreading a bit before fading away as it dissolved into the air.

"Hey, before anything happens, can I just say this?" The Archosaur began. "You're probably looking for a way out of here, right? Well, so am I. I'm not looking to stay here any longer. Whatever this place has going, it's not gonna last. I can feel it. I know it." The boy remarked. "So I've got a proposition for you and your folks. Show me evidence that you have a way out of here, and I'll supply you with information about the village. I snoop around here a lot so I know a lot of things. What do you say?"

Regardless of your answer, the two of you reach the mansion with the Archosaur leading you to the front doors. "Mayor Uma's pretty hospitable but even she's got a stake in this village. You can expect niceties from her but I doubt she'll be... cooperative if you try to dig deeper." After warning you with the mayor's limits, the Archosaur knocked on the doors.

In a few moments, the door opened and out came a Kuranta woman with long, straight silver hair. Her attire was simple like a common villager's despite being a mayor. She had a nice smile on her face when she answered the door that turned into a frown upon spotting the Archosaur. "Oh, it's you. What do you want?" She then saw you and raised an eyebrow. "Who's the Ursus girl?"




Riventor ---> North Riventor




You, Dragonheart, Wu and Ibon went north as the Archosaur instructed. The stench of the Miasma grew weaker and weaker until all of you could take in huge gasps of air again. "Ah, this is much better. Man, screw that Miasma. I don't care if it wards off Originium and its dangerous properties. If the Infected is outside of its protection then it can go to hell!" Wu voiced out its complaints.

"Wu, please, this is an incredible discovery." Ibon softly retorted. "It's indeed unfortunate that it wards off Infected too but if it can be studied more closely, perhaps it can be harnessed or changed or refined. Maybe it could even be a way to cure Oripathy." The Medic Operator was more optimistic.

"What do you think about all of this, Wisp?" Ibon then asked.

The four of you approached the northern outskirts of Riventor. The smell of poultry filled the air. An unpleasant smell but not as bad as the village's Miasma.




Skies of Kazimierz ---> Swamp




Scathach and Cardinal were Operators of the Haynek Institure of Research and aboard the VTOL desginated Raven Two. They were part of an investigation of the strange presence of Originium in a remote village in Kazimierz called Riventor. There were three teams on the operation but originally, there was only supposed to be one. The additional teams were a last minute change by Mr. Haynek himself, and the extra two teams saw the inclusion of Scathach and Cardinal.

They departed from the institute's mobile base once it reached Kazimierz. The base would soon move away, however, since there was business elsewhere. Fortunately, the VTOLs would keep close by. Once they have delivered the teams, they would refit and refuel at a nearby Kazimierz city and wait there until the teams request extraction.

"It's a freaking storm out here!"

The three VTOLs, however, were caught in a bad storm that seemingly came out of nowhere. Despite the attempts to avoid it, Raven Two and the other aircraft entered extremely turbulent weather. The VTOL violently rocked back and forth, forcing the team to buckle up on their seats. Alarms blared as the pilots could be heard still attempting to evade the storm.

"It's following us!"

That was the last line heard when communications to the other VTOLs were broken. The doors to the aircraft suddenly opened as well as the doors to the cockpit. The team then watched as their two pilots jump out of the VTOL, without their parachutes, to their apparent deaths. The situation was so unbelievable that the team took a few moments to process what just happened.

The team leader, a Liberi man with short brown hair, ordered an immediate evacuation while he tried to keep the aircraft flying as much as possible. Parachutes were issued to the team and two of the members, a Draco and an Oni, were the first to jump. Scathach and Cardinal were next but a sudden rumble delayed the jump but fortunately, they exited the aircraft without much problem.

The thick clouds of the storm meant they never saw their VTOL or if anyone else jumped.

Scathach and Cardinal descended into the the large swamp southeast of the Riventor village. They landed on some solid but moist ground within the wetland but they found themselves surrounded by bodies of swampwater. Fortunately, they could see a trail of dry ground that could lead out of the swamp and towards Riventor, or at least the path to Riventor. However, there was also a trail that lead deeper into the Swamp where the two Operators could see a cabin.

The waters that surround sometimes shifted. There were things that lurked beneath the swamp's waters.
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