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3 yrs ago
Current I just can't. This is too much. Berserk was so influential on so many things that I love. Goodbye, Miura. You'll be missed by many.
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4 yrs ago
Migraines ew
4 yrs ago
Welp apparently discord servers are having some pretty bad Latency issues.
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5 yrs ago
Well I just got my mitts on the Links Awakening remake. Excus eme while I disappear for a weak while I relive my childhood
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5 yrs ago
Migraine killed me today. Posts tomorrow.
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Bio



Hello! Welcome to my little bio.

Not much to say, really. Just a horror game protag that likes writing and playing vidya games when I'm not being chased by the cosmic forces of darkness. (I'm a security guard that works night shifts usually).

Have some dancing medjed.

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Team Nippon
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Keeping Lazhira’s explanation in mind, Misaki attempted to make a small ball of light herself. Of course, knowing how light works scientifically, and then putting it to practice with something slightly unscientific, would prove a bit difficult, but doable. Trying to copy what Lazhira had done, Misaki would find a similar sensation as the girl had shown her, the magic flowing into the spell she was attempting to weave.

A small spark of light, no bigger than a bouncy ball would form should she eventually direct it somewhere with those thoughts in mind. Nothing impressive, and certainly not like Lazhira’s own example. The light was less intense, gentle, and almost welcoming with a small aura of rainbow colored light surrounding the core.

Perhaps Leannah should have also not decided to start with something other than just light. focusing inwards, feeling the flow of ‘mana’ within. Like water, it flowed within, gently through her body with each beat of her heart, slowly flowing from somewhere within her chest. Directing it proved simple enough, she just had to try. It was somewhat difficult at first, trying to direct it. Slowly however, it began moving as she wanted it too. Instead of simply being dispersed through her body, the energy began slowly moving towards her arm.

Her palm began heating up as the energy gathered in the point, the gentle warmness of a pleasant spring day. More energy was poured, Leannah slowly understanding the ability to not draw on too much too quickly. Soon, it reached a point where the energy flared outwards causing her to involuntarily flinch, the sound of whooshing flame igniting in the palm of her hand.

A small ball of fire, sitting right in the palm of her hand. It wasn’t quite the perfect thing she had imagined. The core wasn’t quite solid, shifting and changing, not quite able to settle. She had at least, succeeded in making a seemingly small fireball-

Before she could react, suddenly more magic began flowing into the spell. She wasn’t doing that, was she? Try as she might to calm the sudden influx of mana, she couldn’t stop it. The ball of fire began growing rapidly outwards, until it was the size of a basketball, pulsing violently and angrily as it gave off more and more heat until -

“Wha! Hey that’s dangerous!”

Was all Lazhira could say before the inevitable happened. Misaki’s might find some small amusement in proving her own thoughts correct.

There was a blinding flash of light, a loud bang.

A concussive force slammed into everyone present in the room. Leannah herself was knocked off her feet, along with various artifacts being knocked from their resting places and joining her on the ground. Thankfully, no one would seem hurt. The only who did was Leannah, who seemed to suffer small, but painful burns.

“H-hey! Are you okay!?” Lazhira shouted. “You can’t just do something like that to start with, jeez! Even I know better than to do that!”

The Roma Mob
@Pyromania99@PaulHaynek



Octavia bolted after the stick, the pup chasing after it as it sailed through the air not too far away from Nick. She leaped into the air as it sailed, catching the object in her mouth. Unfortunately, she was also not quite looking where she was going. As she landed, her feet sank into a pile of soft snow, the action catching the pup off guard and sent it tumbling face first into it, so her back legs were sticking out while she frantically tried to wiggle herself out of the predicament.

Augusta would have a fairly easy time tending to the fire. Her magic could easily light a flame, and it didn’t seem as though her magical fire couldn’t persist once it was cast upon something. All that was left for them to do really, was either wait for their companions to return, or attempt more practice at something. Rest was equally good, but perhaps honing their skills would prove beneficial in the long run.

Octavia had finally pulled herself free, shaking her head and body to fling off snow before grabbing the stick and bringing it back over to Nick, dropping it at his feet.



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The fox tilted its head, almost giving the impression of taking Novak’s challenge of carrying everything at once. For a moment it looked as though it might bolt again, but instead of doing so it cautiously approached the outstretched hand and viscera that he was holding. As it was placed on the ground, the foxes tail swayed gently, sniffing the offering silently as it seemingly mulled over the offer.

Malphas’ approach caused the best to tilt its head towards him, silently observing him with its green eyes. The same feeling of force that built in his legs that one time, that lifted him above the earth and over obstacles could be felt building in his lungs. He released the energy, the words quickly following suit as they both passed his lips, giving a single command to the beast. Even as far as Novak could tell, the words were...heavy, almost. As though there was a certain weight to them. The fox however, didn’t seem too impressed. It looked up at Malphas, narrowing its eyes at him...and then dropped the fish, grabbed some of the viscera and bolted into the building through a small hole near the bottom of a wall.

Well, if there was a question about its intelligence...it did drop what it was holding. Was it mocking him?

They could follow it inside if they wished. Assuming they did, they would find the door open and no one barring them entry. Assuming the two followed it inside, they would find a somewhat surprising sight. The place seemed to be a storage hut of some sort. Immediately upon entering the smell of fish and...alcohol? Would greet them. A number of wooden boxes were stacked, fishing nets and line hanging on the walls and ceiling. Of course, this in and of itself wouldn’t be too surprising.

No, the surprising thing was the source of the alcohol smell.

A woman, at least, she looked like a woman. She was fairly short if so, not even reaching a full five feet from looking at her. Two large, furry fox ears flicked curiously at the noise they made as they entered, a large bushy tail swayed lazily behind her from where she was laying on her side on a pillow that had been placed on top of a stack of boxes. In one hand, she was holding a large bowl, the other had a long pipe, smoke gently rising from an opening on its end. Her green eyes stared at them lazily. She was dressed fairly lightly save for a large cloak covering her body seemingly of oriental design. A pair of boots had been knocked to the ground some distance away, leaving her feet exposed to the air, though she didn’t seem to mind.



“Tsk, don’t you know its rude to make so much noise? Its bad luck to interrupt someone drinking ya know.” She harrumphed, tail flicking in an annoyed manner as she took a small sip of her drink from the bowl. “Ahhh, don’t suppose it matters though. Not like I have room to talk about causing trouble, heh. Could you not tell anyone I’m here by the way? I’m not anyone suspicious, just a traveling little fox that’s currently slightly drunk, fufu.”

The similarities to this girl and their previous quarry were obvious, but that was a far-fetched idea, wasn’t it?

“Not that anyone would believe you if you did tell them. I’m a bit ahead of schedule after all.” She sat up, balancing the bowl on the ends of her fingers, grinning mischievously at the pair. “Haven’t seen you in this village before, and from the weird way you’re both dressed you’re travelers. Wouldn’t happen to be looking for something, would you?”
Well, uh damn

I didn't even know this was a thing, but I just woke up this morning and apparently received two. I'm guessing its some fools from my RP trying to get on my good side. Thanks you guys, if it was I'll continue to do my best as your gloriously infallible GM and next time when I wanna murder a player character, I shall remember this moment and then maybe let you live for one more post~

No really, if you're reading this, thanks and happy holidays.
Team Nippon
@VitaVitaAR@PKMNB0Y@Click This@Crusader Lord



“Wouldn’t have made the offer if I wasn’t gonna.” She replied with a grin to leannah. “Learning new stuff is fun, right? Never taught anyone before though so I’m not sure how well I can do, eheh.” Good, it seemed they were all willing to learn about it.

Of course, being interrupted by Nobunaga was a derailment of the conversation.

“Oh, uhm...” Lazhira glanced off to the side. “I dunno what you mean, I don’t know any more than anyone else. W-well, aside from legends. They say it looks like a really tall deer, with antlers that hold up the sky as it walks the earth, commands the winds and even has the ability to make the sky fall upon someone should it want too.”

A pause as she seemed to internally debate something.

“But those are just some oral legends. I doubt it’s actually that powerful.” Her expression brightened as she held out a hand and pointed a single finger upwards. “But enough of that. You guys wanna learn, I can teach ya! First thing you need to know is that all magic comes from either two sources. Either within someone, or by being gifted by some source. Like say, the Goddess Delpithi giving some of the Elves the ability to foretell the fate of someone’s endeavor. Elder Beasts also sometimes grant people a part of their power if they worship them, too. As for how you do it...uh...”

A small, palm sized sphere appeared at the tip of Lazhira’s finger, perfectly smooth in appearance yet it pulsed lightly in time with her breathing, filling the immediate area with a light.

“...there! Uh...wait that probably didn’t help. Hold on, give me your hand. I won’t do anything weird, promise!” She said, walking over to Misaki. Assuming the fox girl let her, Lazhira took the other girls hand gently, breathing in and ‘pulling’ on the other girls mana. Misaki herself would feel a slight ‘tug’, as though something was uncomfortably trying to pull her towards something. “That’s sort of..well, I dunno what to call it. But that’s what it ‘feels’ like a bit. To actually do something with it you just have to sort of attempt to grab it and do something with it.”

She would release her hand next.

“Like say, you want to make a fire, you just need to sort of figure out how much you need to put into it and just sort of ‘give it a shape’. Like with this little light ball here, I just sort of condense the energy into a sphere and put enough energy until it well, lights up! Uh, does that help? Sort of the best I can do.”

Assuming she now wasn’t interrupted by Nobunaga for objectively dodging the question, she would go around the room and attempt this process with everyone.

The Roma Mob
@Pyromania99@PaulHaynek



Octavia rubbed her head against Nick’s hand as she was petted, at the mention of ‘fetch’ the pup backed away, eagerly wagging her tail. It seemed at least she knew what that was, and likely she was entirely up for it. She however, did not seem keen on following Augusta’s order of digging a pit. When she was asked, Octavia tilted her head whining a bit as it apparently didn’t want to go through with that request. Still it didn’t seem like it was going to refuse.

Walking in a circle, the pup trotted to a place where the snow was shallow and got to work removing the snow and digging up some of the earth under it. It wasn’t exactly easy. The ground under the snow was densely packed, but by the time Augusta had finished, a small pit had been constructed.

And once she had come back with the sticks...Octavia immediately snatched one from the elf, knocked any she had put into the pit out, barked, and ran off to Nick with her tail wagging.




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“A small bit shouldn’t hurt, but it’s odd...we don’t normally see foxes in this area.” The craftsman frowned, but left it at that as he let the two of them take care of the problem. As Novak decided to go for a more intelligent approach, Malphas went directly after the small vermin. The fox was swift, and seemed to know the town better than they did. It ducked down narrow paths between houses, slipped between a few peoples legs as they passed, and at one point climbed up a pile of logs and managed to get onto the roof of a house.

If this fox was just a simple fox, it seemed to be quite the intelligent and clever little animal.

After stealing a fish from a fisherman, Malphas would eventually chase the fox to a small building near the edge of the northern part of the village. It circled the building once, still managing to evade Malphas’ clutches. Each time he would make an attempt at catching it, the little vermin seemed to even somehow manage to grin slightly.

It however, was now standing still and seemed to be waiting for Malphas or Novak to make another move, bag of tools and a newly acquired fish still in its possession.
Team Nippon
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“The temple is pretty safe.” Lazhira replied to Narkissa. “Some small animals occasionally go there, but for the most part its fine! probably.” That 'probably' wasn’t going to give them any confidence in the safety of the place. “As for uhm, what I’ve gathered...w-well, its kind of nonsense.”

She paused for a moment, a hand nervously scratching her neck.

“Like I’m sure you guys know the pretty basic stuff about the Delpithi, the Goddess of the Moon. How her Oceans birthed all life right after humans left the tower?” Lazhira shifted on her feet uncomfortably. “A lot of things say something about the ocean, the goddess tears and sealing a path.” She frowned, poking out her lip and tilting her head in thought. “The rest is just something about the God of Knowledge, Lord Iva just up and leaving, leaving his people tt just sorta do their own thing and how they slowly just sort of left.”

She cast a glance towards Leannah.

“Uhm, and that’s sort of why I think its a curse. There’s this huuuuuge,” She made a sweeping, overhead motion with her arms. “Stone pillar in the middle of the temple that I think basically says ‘Tears dry, ancient fog obscures. The Illuminator guides.’ Lazhira shook her head. “The Illuminator obviously is the God of Knowledge, but I don’t know what everything else is.” She smiled. “Buuut if you wanna see everything yourself, I might be able to show you a few tricks in not getting lost. Should be easy if you...eerr, someone here can use magic right?”

Lazhira gave the group a few moments to respond, however upon seeing most of the travelers collective gazes of both mild curiosity and questions, her enthusiasm dropped slightly.

"...uh, well, I can teach ya! Probably. Shouldn't be too hard."

The Roma Mob
@ERode@Pyromania99@Guy0fV4lor@PaulHaynek



Unfortunately for Nick, his attempts at magic would be met with what could only be described as utter failure. Try as he might, it seemed almost as though every time he tried to coax some latent ability as Augusta had described it, it literally felt as though it was slipping right through his fingers. He could feel something just beyond his grasp. Like trying to grab water. Towards the end of his attempts, he could feel something accumulating, but before it could finished he ceased his attempts.

At least it didn’t seem to blow up in his face. Could it do that? Maybe he should be careful.

Augusta’s help seemed to be only marginally helpful from here, too.

It seemed as long as they remained here nothing was going to bother them for the moment. Octavia though, not content to stay put decided to sit up and start running around. Cautiously, the hound approached Nick and started playfully barking and wagging her tail as though she wanted to play.




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“Good.” He replied simply, motioning them to follow. “If you’ll follow me to the back, there’s a few things.” Assuming the two followed, Bolcha would lead the two to one of the back rooms of the workshop. While the front was where they seemed to do most of the butchering and handling of the skinning and other parts of the animal, the back seemed to be where most of the other crafting endeavors took place.

The room specifically seemed to be used for leather working.

“We do a lot of trade with someone from up north that should be arriving soon. She’s been a godsend for us since our troubles started. Preserved meats, alcohol from her homeland, she’s gotten us through a lot, but we have to keep up our end of the bargain too-”

Walking into the room, however, it seemed it was already occupied.

A fox with fur black as soot, eyes as green emeralds with a tail tipped with fluffy, white fur. In its mouth, was a leather pouch - noticeably containing some leather working tools.

It yipped, bolting out the door right by their feet with the belt of tools in its mouth.

“...Well don’t just stand there, after it! It’s got some of the tools!”
Team Nippon
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“Ah, It’s fine.” Lazhira replied with a grin. “Most people here don’t really care for this sorta thing, so if you wanna look I’d love to hear your thoughts on it. Just eh, be a bit careful. I had to lug some of those all the way back from the old temple. Some of that stuff is really old. Oh, and its uh, Lazhira. My name, that is, ehe.”

While the trio began inspecting the various things around the room, Lazhira began setting the table. The relics themselves, if they could be called that just seemed to be various objects of questionable importance. Pots, vases, a mask or two, but the most notable however, were a few stone carvings, the largest ones the size of a large book. The writing on them, if they were indeed that, were entirely unreadable to them.

“Ehm, if you’re wondering about the writing on some of these things, its supposed to be the God of Knowledge’s runes. I have no idea what they mean though - weh!” Lazhira spoke up, almost tripping and dropping a plate she was carrying. “I was trying to work on a translation, but I’m not really...good at it.”

The tablets at least, seemed to depict both words and human figures occasionally, roughly carved into its surface, though it also seemed much was missing from each piece, being only a fragment of both. Alongside those fragments, were a small idol of some sort, expertly carved from stone. Fitting in the palm of ones hand, It seemed to be a bust of some sort, seeming fairly similar to a human save for the smooth, polished shape of the face and the large horns adorning either side, one being larger than another.

Nothing seemed to stand out more than normal to the three curious onlookers. Of course, all of these relics would be equally strange, as they were completely uninitiated in the history of this world, or the village of Dawn itself. Perhaps further examination was required.

“So uh, about what I said earlier.” Lazhira looked at Nobunaga. “The er, curse thing...I think it has something to do with the old temple. You probably saw mention of it in those scrolls, Misaki. Some weird things have been happening there lately, and last time I was there, there was this really thick fog that’s not normal there. If I didn’t know the area or a few magic tricks I’d probably have gotten lost.” She grabbed a piece of a fish, slowly starting to eat. “I’m not an expert on anything, but that was weird.”

The Roma Mob
@ERode@Pyromania99@Guy0fV4lor@PaulHaynek



Magic seemed simple enough, if Augusta’s explanation was anything to go by. The capability was already within, he just had to find a way to push it out. Easy, in theory. He just needed to try and do it, it seemed. Perhaps he could attempt playing around with that, while they waited for night to fall. But then, it might also be prudent to try and find some sort of shelter. The sun was already dipping behind the horizon, and with it the temperature.

But a brief rest couldn’t hurt.

Upon hearing her name, Octavia poked her head up from a nearby pile of snow she had somehow managed to cover herself in. The demon pup walked over to the elf, taking a seat by her, loudly yawning and settling down next to her. As she did so, perhaps she’d scan the pup again with her eye to see how it was doing -



For the most part, it seemed she was fine, but something else had been added since the last time she scanned the pup.

Donovan’s own worries seemed to be somewhat founded - upon placing his hand upon Nick’s wound, it felt...off. Not in the physical sense, just off. Placing his hands upon the wound though, and using his own abilities - that feeling vanished near instantly. It seemed as though while Augusta could heal the physical, she couldn’t cleanse the ‘corruption’ the plants brought.

Isidore, meanwhile, decided to meet the Boar’s charge with a steeled stance. His hands met the boars tusks, his armor doing their job of keeping him mostly unharmed for now. Yet, his body groaned and protested the repeated use of such force - still, it held for now. His feet slid across snow, wet ground. With leverage and momentum, the pig squealed, its feet kicking and flailing as it was pulled from the ground and launched into the air.

In the next instant, Isidore drew his blade.

Fresh blood stained the snow.

The weight of the boar's body fell into his own. The weight forced the pig further down the blade, fully impaling the creature upon it, right through where its heart should have been, yet it wasn’t dead yet it seemed. It thrashed and flailed, twisting and craning its neck, a tusk tearing lightly into Isidore’s neck as it attempted to wrench itself free of its hunters grasp, but it was a vain attempt. The boar’s heart had been pierced, and soon its struggling would cease.

The quiet crack of a twig would draw Isidore’s attention next.

Standing not far away, was...a tree?

At first his eyes thought he might have been looking at a tree or a large, barren bush. Long branches extended far into the air, reaching just below the branches of the other trees. Upon them seemed to grow various foliage and plants, a small squirrel or two seemed to even have made a nest in them - yet as his eyes followed the branches down, he’d come to a realization.

It wasn’t a tree - it was a deer. A large, massive deer with a luxurious looking fur coat as white as the snow that surrounded it. Swirling patterns of grey fur decorated its flanks. A long, bushy tail dragged behind it, long, thin legs, carrying it gracefully across the ground. Indeed, if he hadn’t been directly looking at it, one might have simply missed it entirely against the forested background with how still it was standing.

It stared at him, then turned its gaze to the Boar, then back to Isidore.

It pawed the ground, raised its head. A loud, echoing, shrill call resounded through the forest, a wind beginning to stir. The deer began walking towards Isidore, each step causing a flurry of wind to move snow from its path as it approached.

Donovan wouldn’t have much trouble finding Isidore, following the sound of that call, stumbling upon Isidore the moment the Deer began walking towards him.



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“Leather? We have some pelts in the back...I’ll see what we can do.” Bolcha grunted, nodding to Malphas. “Shouldn’t be too difficult, come back tomorrow afternoon, it should be mostly ready by then.”

“Well, Novak, I should get back before something else happens.” Unless stopped, Akando would leave Novak and Malphas at the workshop on their own. Bolcha continued to work for a few moments, before stepping out to the front of the store and eyeing the two of them.

“Hm...if you two got time, I need a favor.” He motioned back to the beast they were butchering. “You’re the travelers that killed that thing right? That thing is gonna take awhile to fully get through, so I’m not gonna be able to handle some things I need doing today, and the hunters are winding down for the day. If I could have a few extra hands, I could maybe even get yours done faster - and I’d be willing to give you a few extra things too.”
Team Nippon
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“We make use of everything we hunt, if possible. Bones are used as tools, meat has its obvious uses. While armor isn’t something we’d make out of it usually...hm, I can’t say it’d be too difficult to fashion something out of it. If you want, they took the beast to Bolcha’s - he’s the one that we normally have handling the skinning and butchering of large animals.”

“I’ll show you the way now, if you’re interested.” Akando interjected in with a nod. The decision, of course, was Novak’s. Should he choose to follow

“I’ll see if I can’t find anything else that may prove useful.” Enli responded with a friendly wave as they left, allowing them to leave unhindered. As they stepped out into the snowy air once more, they were seemingly greeted by another traveler. Another one from earth? That was either good luck, or not depending on how you looked at it.

“Heeeey!~”

Before they could begin discussing things, however, a voice familiar to Nobunaga and Misaki would interrupt. After getting their attention, Lazhira waved energetically, running up and giving them a friendly greeting.

“How’d it go? You guys wanna head-ah...” She just now seemed to notice Narkissa, pausing a moment and giving her a curious look over. “...we’re getting a lot of visitors today huh.” She idly commented. “Uhm, is she a friend of yours? Well! She’s welcome to come along to my place too if you want. I got some food going, it should be done soon and we can talk about that uhm, thing I mentioned.”

Assuming those who wanted to follow did so, Lazhira led the party away from the longhouse that served as Enli’s residence towards a smaller building a small walk away from the rest of the village. It was a small, one room building without much in the way of space - not because of the small size, but rather, it seemed Lazhira had stuffed every corner of the place with something.

All manner of odd objects seemed to litter the room. A tall, wooden what seemed to be a mannequin of some sort, odd stone pots and vases lining the walls. A large stone slab with odd runic carvings upon it. A number of other seeming, what might on earth be described as archaeological objects were cluttering the room.

“Sorry for the mess, hahah. I find interesting things in the forest - especially around the old temple and I like to just kind of...bring it home. Feels kinda a shame to let it lay there. ” As they entered, the smell of cooked food hit their nostrils - the source a pot over a nearby fire pit, with a number of fruits and vegetables upon the table with what seemed to be seasoned fish.

“I’m not exactly the best at this whole cooking thing, either but I hope you guys like fish.”

The Roma Mob
@ERode@Pyromania99@Guy0fV4lor@PaulHaynek



Octavia barked happily in acknowledgement from Augusta, but sat obediently by its new owners side. A brief exchange of words with Nicholas, Isidore headed towards the forest, suggesting that Augusta may test her new limits on their friend. Supposing he would let the elvish woman perform, the ensuing test would prove fruitful.

As Augusta lay her hands on his wounded shoulder, a warmth spread from the flame in her hand. It wasn’t as one would expect fire - it burned, but gently, a warm, welcoming fire. The dull pain in the wound faded slowly, the bleeding stopping and eventually coagulating. No doubt it wasn’t healed fully, but at least he wouldn’t have to be careful about aggravating the wound.

As they spoke and got their bearings, Isidore headed instead towards the forest, intent on finding a meal for them before night fell. Indeed, it was likely a good idea. The sun was sinking ever lower on the western horizon, with two moons beginning to show themselves in east - the same ones they had seen in their previous location, albeit they were both much smaller.

Snow and foliage crunched under his shoes as he walked. Normally in a forest, it wouldn’t be odd to hear the odd animal or two. Oddly however, this forest was quiet. Eerily so. Isidore would keep walking, much of the forest seeming the same as he went deeper, eventually the treeline of the forest fading from view.

Soon, the forest's terrain turned from relatively flat to small hills further in. Not far in front of him was...a boar? If the distinctive oinking noise it made was any indication to go by at least. It was of a similar size to what ones might have had on earth, its rough, grey fur coat unkempt and coarse. What was concerning however, was its two long, foot long tusks that were easily visible. The bony protrusions seemed to turn black towards their tips.

It had been digging in the ground, but when Isidore approached it paused and turned towards the man. Noticing the man, the Boar squealed, turning to face him and charging!




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Leaving his companions behind, Malphas began meandering his way through the town. It seemed as rural as one might expect of some medieval, fantasy village. The people so far paid him no mind, going about their evening business. Fishermen near the docks were wrapping up their operations, bringing in a bounty from the sea. Passing near the forests, a number of craftsmen were busy finishing bringing lumber into a pile. Some of the hunters having some practice sparring as well it seemed. People heading into houses done with the days work, the smell of freshly cooked food finding its way out of their doors and into the air.

Oddly, it seemed most of the people here were already adults. Not many kids or young teens seemed to be living here. There were a few - but for the most part it seemed this village had an aging population.

Eventually though, he would find himself standing in front of what seemed to be where they had taken that beast from earlier. From a brief look from outside, a number of men were busy cleaning and skinning the beast, sorting different materials from it into separate piles.

It was then, a warrior with another man in tow would show up not long after. Clearly, even to Malphas’ eyes this man was not a native, either.

“Bolcha!” He bellowed. “One of those who helped slay the beast has a request.”

“Hm?” A rather gruff looking man currently skinning the armored hide glanced in their direction. “What’s he want?”

“Armor, from that things hide.”

“Armor? Hm...doable, but It’ll take some time.”

This might be a good time for Malpahs to interject, and ask about something he wanted as well, if anything. Seemed like one of the few places he might be able to get something.
~Suzuka~

@Pyromania99@PKMNB0Y@VitaVitaAR
Fusang Streets



Suzuka watched as the rain of blades fell upon the specters, impaling and ripping apart any that were within her line of sight. Really, what were these dumb things? While she was definitely glad that all of the main threats were taken care of...

"Tch, I missed her." Not a hit of remorse as Suzuka landed on the ground just a few feet away from Melt. She was a little miffed the ballerina got away completely unscathed. That was probably a good thing, though. While the rest of the specters had been taken care of, the caster herself still remained. Ugh, really what was with that creep? It was making the fur on her tail stand on end. Something about here was just...wrong. Like, totally wrong, and she was soon proven correct.

That specter thing, was totally out of season.

"Hup!~" In one swift motion, one of her blades was lobbed at the giant specter just as it had finished manifesting.

"What edgy outdated internet hole did you crawl out of?" Suzuka smirked with a light chuckle, not too impressed at the caster. Whatever that specter was though, it was just as wrong as the caster. "I dunno about you, Ballerina, but that thing gives me the creeps."

~Charlotte~

@VitaVitaAR@Rezod92@PKMNB0Y



Well.

That was unexpected, to put mildly.

As much as the girl tried to hide it, whoever she was...the striking resemblance to Artoria was not lost on Charlotte. She might have worn glasses, but she wasn't blind. Now that left the question of what exactly was going on here, and what was she going to do. She felt like this was going to get incredibly tiring to get caught up in. When it came to things like servants and stuff like this, it always was...she was however, mildly curious herself. She bore so much of a resemblance it couldn't be coincidence, and as much as both the girl and Waver were trying to hide it.

Well, she doubted there wouldn't be anyone who wasn't a little bit curious.

"Well...Saber," Charlotte addressed her servant. There was obviously a reason they were trying to keep it a secret. Respect? A potentially volatile outcome? "I'd say we should ask later, but I'll leave the decision to you, since this is something concerning you." She could at least, hopefully trust Saber's own judgement regarding this for now.
Team Nippon
@VitaVitaAR@PKMNB0Y@Crimson Paladin



“I am aware of this...problem of ‘slowly bleeding out’” Enli replied with a sigh. “But any rash decisions would only hasten the amount of resources we lose. The Kyrnith isn’t even showing itself to us...” He held a hand to his chin, considering Nobunaga’s and Misaki’s words. “But...hm, perhaps you are right. As outsiders with no connection to our village, perhaps it might be more willing to speak with you.”

He sighed.

“I can’t imagine it would be easy...Elder Beasts can be quite...fickle, but If you are able to somehow resolve this issue, the village will be extremely grateful. Of that I am certain.” Enli smiled softly. “But enough of that! It’d likely be best if you started on this tomorrow. The light of the moon is already slowly burning away the daylight. It’d be unwise to travel there at night. Do you need accommodations? I can arrange for something easily enough.”

Perhaps it would be prudent to rest for a bit, or maybe find something else to spend the evening doing. They indeed had a rather eventful day and rest always does one good. Perhaps they’d even find something to make their search easier.

Lazhira was likely done with whatever it was she was doing when they had left, too.

The Roma Mob
@ERode@Pyromania99@Guy0fV4lor


Thus, the enemies were dealt with. The fell creatures slain at their feet. A brief moment of respite for the party. Aside from one mishap, they had fared well against the creatures, but surely there were even more slinking about in the shadows, likely woken by the gardens’ attempt to restrain the stone giant.

As the wound burned in pain, Augusta decided that if she could use this magic offensively, perhaps she could use it in another way. Placing her hands upon the wound, she focused on that same energy she used offensively before. This time, however, she redirected it into her own body using her hands as a conduit for the ability. If the bodies ability to heal was merely cells knitting back together, then perhaps all she had to do was imagine her body doing so, but at a higher rate?

A slight itching sensation on the wound was all she’d need to know she had somewhat succeeded. Flesh began regrowing on the wound, slowly knitting together and closing the open gash. It wasn’t perfect, and it still throbbed with pain, but the bleeding soon stopped, and as she removed her hands she’d notice the flesh had knit together, if somewhat crudely It’d likely leave a small scar once fully healed, but at the moment she was in no danger of aggravating the wound further, for now. Donovan’s efforts, however small, didn't seem to be in vain either. Even though Augusta shrugged him off, his brief attempt at healing seemed to work - though in this case, less on the wound itself, and more on whatever demonic influence that blade may have had upon Augusta. Or perhaps it was a combination of both her healing attempts, and his.

But their respite would soon come to an end, unless they wished their deal with that plant to be for naught. The ground continued to rumble and shake as the two beasts above them clashed. Soon, they would exit from the confines of the prison and back into the crisp air above to behold the sight with their own eyes.

The giant had been immobilized, one of its feet ensnared by tendrils and thorns from the garden. raised its stone blade, blue light filling the engravings upon its ancient surface. A mighty swing as blue energy was expelled from the edge of the blade, rushing along its surface at high speed as the blade slammed into the stem of its opponent. The plant shrieked, the energy ripping and tearing into its neck.

Yet, it seemed as that was exactly what its opponent wanted. Countless vines grew from the wound, ensnaring the titanic stone giant’s blade arm. Numerous vines traveled up its arm, and pulled.

The giant growled, a mechanical,dissonant shout as more energy convened on its fist. Light streaked from its hand as it slammed into the ‘mouth’ of the massive plant, an explosion of sparkling, blue light as the demon shrieked, recoiling back from the impact and losing its grip on the titans blade. Earthen pillars accompanied it, severing several of its tendrils and loosening its grip.

Of course, they didn’t have time to watch the show. They had to leave. Neither of the enemies noticed them, and they had a more or less clear shot to the exit so long as they avoided whatever stray blows came their way.

Once they did leave, they would find a sight familiar to the others who had already came before them.

The sounds of the stones moving, heaving, and the plant lashing out vanished in an instant. Atop an ancient cliff, where more ruins sat all eroded by time save for a single, stone obelisk. Behind was nothing but the sea. South, were large mountains that pierced the skies. North, a beach as far as the eye could see. East was a forest, stretching further than they could make out from their vantage point.

And Nicholas, laying exhausted upon the ground...asleep?



@PaulHaynek
The Traveler


And so the weary traveler fell against the ground, exhaustion eating at his body. Indeed, he was safe as far as he could tell. There was nothing in the vicinity that seemed to be dangerous. At least, immediately so. A brief respite upon the welcoming ground as the sun was sinking lower
down the horizon.

He laid back, eyes turned to the clear blue sky.





A pang of adrenaline would shock him from his respite.

The forest.

Something was watching him from the forest’s edge. How long was he asleep? Had he even fallen asleep? He couldn’t have been out of it for long. As he gathered his thoughts, he would likely become aware of others around him, now. It had seemed as though his previous companions survived that encounter.

Feet Pics
@Click This@Cu Chulainn@Crusader Lord



Leannah attempted to make peaceful contact, but it seemed Malphas had other ideas. He approached the apparent guardsman of some sort that Leannah had just spoken too. The exaggerated movements didn’t seem to impress the gathered hunters, though neither did it make them wary.

“...wha-?” The moment he sprouted those wings of his, however, something changed. The hunter’s eyes widened as he gripped the spear at his side. “Sovereign...of the skies and ruler of the earth and the sea?” He laughed. “The Shadow Elves and the Mountain Folk would mount your head on a pike for saying that.” He turned his attention to Narkissa. “Best you’re not with him then if he does.”

The hunter sighed lightly, relaxing his posture a bit.

“Don’t cause trouble, outlanders. Especially you, Bastelian,” He narrowed his eyes at Leannah, suspicion and mild curiosity in the hunters voice. “You’re a long way from your vast hunting grounds, but as long as you don’t cause trouble, you’re welcome here. If you want to know more about what happened...” He cast a glance back to the large, armadillo like creature that was being gutted and moved to a more suitable location. “Not long ago, a black haired woman in a strange outfit weilding an odd, long sword, with two companions arrived. Its not a very dangerous beast as long as you don’t let it catch you off guard, but still...she slayed it with ease. They are currently in a meeting with Enli,” He pointed to the large wooden building off in the distance. “Best wait until they’re done if you want to speak with them.”

A brief shout from one of the other hunters. Something about needing help.

“Once again, stay out of trouble. I’ve got to help the others.”

And with that, he began walking away from the three and helping the other hunters lift the carcass of the massive beast towards a large building near the sea.

So there it was. Someone perhaps, similar to them, had already made it to this place. What did that mean? Either way, perhaps they should seek maybe more information.
Team Nippon
@VitaVitaAR@PKMNB0Y@Crimson Paladin



The older man frowned, studying the two with a measured gaze.

“Even if I were to accept your aid,” Enli said after a few seconds. “I wouldn’t even know where to begin to solve them.” He sighed. “I said that we once worshipped the God of Knowledge, up until he left, taking much of the advancements and things of our ancestors with him. For a time after that, we nearly didn’t make it. It wasn’t until one of my more recent ancestors struck a deal with the Kyrnith did we begin to even prosper slightly again.”

He paused, considering how much he should explain.”

“The Kyrnith is one of the more docile Elder Beasts which live upon this land. It stalks the forest, protecting and ensuring that even in the harshest of winters bounty can be found within.” Akando interjected. “Recently, however, its turned hostile and violent towards anyone...including the animals within.”

“Which is why I am hesitant to send you after it. Rather than your safety...perhaps rather, I am gripped with indecision.” Enli continued. “If I were to send hunters after it, there is a good chance they will die. No one can fight an Elder Beast and expect to live. Even if we were to succeed...then the forest will no longer be able to sustain us.”

As they conversed, Misaki continued pouring over the scrolls.

Many mentions of this God seemed to mostly give Misaki a general sense of this so called God. Erratic, eccentric, and a penchant for trying to experiment and discover as one perhaps, might expect as well as potentially knowing everything there is to know about the world. Past, Present, and Future. One of his most easily identifiable traits however - was something that Misaki had seen before. An silver half crescent emblem with four spikes upon the top.

The same emblem on Enli’s robe and Lazhira’s arm.

Curiously the notes make no mention of when exactly this God supposedly left the village, only that one day he was just gone leaving with a number of people and nearly everything that he had brought in the first place. There was however, not much more information on him aside from that. Apparently he wasn’t overly fond of worship.

After that, was the history of the village up until what seemed to be several generations ago. One of the past chiefs struck a deal with the Kyrnith to ensure the village's safety, though the details seemed rather sparse - apparently there was a promise on both sides, yet...the paper detailing what that promise was, however was missing. In fact, it almost looked like someone had purposefully ripped it.

The Roma Mob
@ERode@Pyromania99@Guy0fV4lor



The creature shrieked, its pitiable life ended as its torso was bisected by the force of Isidore’s furious blade. It hit the ground, black blood boiling away. Two down, three to go. He lunged forwards, his next target decided as swiftly. His feint proved effective, the creature moving to parry and use a strike of its own, but Isidore’s clever brutality proved far more effective.

Blood spattered across the flower that served its face. Sparks of fire bloomed across its surface, before igniting in a display of small crackling explosions. The creature convulsed, its legs stumbling backwards as his blade drove into his neck, but the creature was already a corpse once again.

Three down, two to go.

The moment of respite was soon lost, however. The fifth one was making a move for his more defenseless companion. Just as well, his muscles were starting to complain a bit from exertion. It wasn’t serious, but just a small reminder that even if he couldn’t be injured, his body may fail him in other ways.

Augusta quickly moved to aid the pup. Instead of a concentrated bolt of either fire or pure energy, she focused that energy in her hands, allowing it to spread...the prison lit up with another source of fire. The creature howled in pain, but Augusta’s assault was soon halted.

She’d see something just out of the corner of her eye, moving too fast for her or Octavia to react too. The other one had apparently decided Isidore was too much of a threat, and was instead going for someone who looked weaker. Augusta would feel a sharp pain in her side. A tearing of flesh as the creature's blade sank deep into her side as it made to kill its quarry.

Octavia growled, quickly leaping to its masters aid, the other arm and trying to wrench it off of Augusta before it could do more damage.



@Click This@Cu Chulainn@Crusader Lord



It was probably nothing. If it was something, it didn’t seem to bother with them.

So the group continued down the beach, soon finding evidence of civilization. A few spear wielding men wearing light armor were seen walking around the perimeter. As they made their way into the seemingly small fishing village, it was easy to tell something had just happened that had the people a bit on edge and giving them a few wary looks.

The forest was still to the east, and towards the northern end was a large house. In the center square was a large armored beast, lying dead in a pool of its own viscera. Some men were preparing to seemingly carry it off somewhere.

But aside from a few odd glances, they didn’t seem unwelcome here.

@PaulHaynek
The Traveler



Nick decided to make a break for it.

The stone Giant tilted its body ever so slightly, eyes shifting towards him as he came around the corner of the building. Yet, if it had issues with him escaping, it quickly focused back on the plant. Perhaps it realized that was the bigger issue here. The mass of vines and foliage lashed out towards the stone behemoth. Thick, long tendrils attempting to ensnare the behemoth, thorns gripping and tightening around its stone armor.

The behemoth reacted swiftly, its stone blade meeting the vines, severing it from its host as they fell to the ground, quickly wilting without a source of life.

The ground under his feet split, more vines pushing through the frost laden ground. It would slow him, but not enough to halt progress. Thankfully they didn’t seem focused on him, instead ensnaring the giants feet.

But the outcome of this battle?

Nick wouldn’t see.

Just as the ground shifted beneath him, he would be thrust forwards, crossing the threshold of the archway.

And silence.

The sounds of the stones moving, heaving, and the plant lashing out vanished in an instant. Soon, he would find himself standing atop a cliff. More ruins surrounded him, but behind was nothing but the sea. An obelisk with the carving of a Moon the only point he could see. South, were large mountains that pierced the skies. North, he could make out figures moving upon the beach, just about to move out of sight. East was a forest, stretching further than he could even see.

His shoulder burned lightly.

As he made his decision, he would notice something odd. A certain...fragrance coming from a cool breeze coming from the mountains. The smell of burnt coals and a strong, metallic scent. There didn’t seem to be anything in that direction. Or any direction, for that matter.

But he was safe. The only question remained, was now where would he go? Would he wait for his former comrades? Perhaps he should rest a moment.
@PaulHaynek

Hey friend! Sorry for the lack of posts from me. Was sick monday and just have generally haven't been existing the past two days

I'm gonna try and get back on track tomorrow though!
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