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Rings of Fate

Krunk Fortress, Lobby

_{Lord Krunk speaks!}

"YOU'LL KICK MY ASS, EHHH!?"

Lord Krunk's hoarse, raspy voice resounded through the room, coming from one of the high-up darkened corners from what appeared to be a very small speaker of some sort. It looks like this crummy old castle was actually quite-well equipped with modern technology! What a bothersome sound.

[color=darkgray]"How dare you trespass in my fortress!!!"[color]

As Krunk spoke, Jenso poked his head into one of the west-most doors, finding himself peering into none-other than the kitchen itself! It was lined with what appeared to be krunklets... Except they had no spikes, no markings on their armor to signify that they were soldiers, and they all seemed terrified when they turned to him.

"I'll make an example out of you pesky little pests myself! _{Spike, could you rally the other two generals} Come face me head on, of you dare, you blithering idiots! _{Could you also tell Lala that my coffee is getting cold, I need a refill} Venture forth, if you dare! Bwah-Hah-Hah-Hah!!!"

With an electronic buzz, the speakers fell silent.

Wings Askew

Gaius Stronurr

_{The Marketing District}

Gaius huffed as Nikki and Blank wandered off towards the castle- Or towards wherever the hell Nikki had decided to lead them. But with his path clear, the iron giant trudged onward, out of the market district and towards the castle grounds. Hopefully nobody else would get in his way.

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For a moment, the arched entrance way felt alien. It'd been a while since Gaius had been summoned by the king, and longer since he'd felt an unease gripping his throat. He looked up at the morning sky reflexively, but there was nothing there. Nothing except the low-hanging clouds and local feathered friends twittering about, anyways. Gaius huffed again, forcing his body into motion through the castle courtyard, and past his fellow guards, who all greeted him with a subtle salute. What a happy bunch! The guards were usually like that. Life up in the sky was quaint, and crime was sparse. A shimmer of sunlight caught water in the courtyard's fountain before striking Gaius's helmet. He rose one hand to block his eyes and picked up his pace ever so slightly, hailing each guard that he passed on his way to the castle's main entrance.

Arriving inside, it was a straight path through a set of double doors and up a small ramp that lead into the king's chamber. Hopefully his highness would be there, and Gaius wouldn't be left waiting for his return.

Rings of Fate

@Letter Bee Np, I'll kill ya off ASAP and make the slot available.

Wings Askew

@Alina13

Things like:

Being extremely intelligent, unlike others around her, naturally she is not understood.

And

She feels she has a bigger purpose in life that no one else could accomplish

Make me VERY uneasy. But I'm not one to judge until I see characters in action!

Rings of Fate

@hatman1801 You've got 24 hrs before execution there bub

Rings of Fate

Krunk Fortress, Lobby

_{And What a Lobby it is!}

Upon stumbling into the fortress, both doors shut behind the crew and were sealed tightly. Given their size and thickness, blasting through them wasn't about to become a reality any time in the near future. Had they just walked into a trap? Who fuckin' knew.

The Lobby area was massive, nearly 3000 square feet in a perfect square, with a massive arched doorway at the far end opposite to where the party entered from. On either side of the arch-way, there were two smaller, rectangular doors on the same wall, and 4 more doors on the west and east walls of the room's layout, giving the party a total of 11 options for exploration! Golly gee!

Well, 10, actually. As soon as the fleeing krunklets and krunklites exited through the main archway, it slammed shut, blocked off by a set of close-set bars, disallowing access to what appeared to be an open court-yard. It was obscured by the long tunnel that the archway initially allowed entrance to, only letting the party see a large fountain at the edge of a long brick pathway through the bars.

Looks like they were trapped in this domain!

...Well, everyone except Eleanor, who was trapped outside the fortress walls now.

One Piece: New Age

The man's smile disappeared and he begun walking towards Abigail with slanted eyebrows. "Blah blah blah, I've other things to do with my time! Where the hell do you get off lying about your piracy?" He asserted, summoning a small gavel in his right hand and patting it across his opposite palm. "Let yourself be judged by my Judge-Judge-Fruit! The truth will come forth regardless of the legitimacy of your words!" The man continued to approach abigail, patting the mallet in his hand against the air between them. It started to grow bigger, and bigger, changing color from a light green to a deep yellow, until it was blood red.

"It won't hurt if you're innocent!" He assured her, raising his hammer above his head once it reached the size of a small boat, nearly 4 meters in diameter. It was almost comedic to behold.

One Piece: New Age

"An autograph?" He rasped, stuffing the wanted fliers into his pocket, "That depends, kiddo. 15 million berries aint nothin' to be too proud of! But still, havin' yer face on a poster... Hmmm..." The man rubbed his chin with a smile and turned towards where Zypha had run off to, suddenly widening his eyes. "30 million berries is pretty nifty though, that Zypha is pretty interesting! Especially for a startin' bounty! What'd you two do to catch the attention of the government? Kill some marines? Hmmm?" The man bent his knees rhythmically and hummed to himself. "Regardless of whether I'm a fan or not, I don't, or rather can't, bring in pirates that have a pure heart!"

Wings Askew

@Mokley Hey you should totally join the skype group we made.

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Gaius Stronurr

_{The Marketing District}

Gaius stopped hard on his right foot for a split second when Nikki fell from the sky, jostling his armor with the sudden loss of momentum. Twice in one day? How many times did he have to tell people, flying close to the ground in populated areas was a major hazard! He rose a finger to injerject, but stopped himself as she started speaking with Blank. It would've been a pointless refute on his part. That blasted woman was worse than Forrest. Everything he'd have to say would go right over her head, woosh.

Suddenly, Blank turned to address him directly. It took him by surprise to see an unfamiliar face. Well, he'd seen Blank before, it was impossible for him to miss a trainee, but his name wasn't coming to mind immediately. "Hm?" He grunted, and stepped forward to continue following Blank and Nikki, "Ah, right- Um- Ah! Shifts!" Gaius remembered, tapping his right hand into the palm of his left. "Sorry there, friend! I'm not keen on swapping shifts with such short notice, and if you're still a trainee, it'd be a little irresponsible to post you somewhere so important! Besides that though, I'm not so sure how the king feels about people dropping in unannounced," Gaius explained, glancing at Nikki through the grates of his helmet suspiciously, "So I would advise not trying to slip past the guards. There's a lot of newbies on patrol today, and they're awfully loose with their weapons." Gaius chuckled at the innuendo that accidentally snuck into his empty warnings, but stopped himself and cleared his throat right afterwards. "I'm on my way to see the king myself, though. If he's not too busy, there's no harm in asking him if he'd be alright with a couple of visitors!"