Thinslayer

The Faraway Land: Resurrection

@AtomicNut@StormHeart
Haven't forgotten you guys. I'm super-excited for your story arcs! I can't wait for Sykes and the Reaper to team up and start kicking tails together. And I really want our second Marked Hero, Kiera Akello, to make her debut soon. Waiting on you still, StormHeart.

The End of the World on an X

I know, right? Sometimes we gotta catch up with life. :P

The Faraway Land: Resurrection

@Samdragonx@Darkwatck01
Caradras glared at Edward for another moment longer. It seems he now resembles humanity in both stature and foolishness. He is lucky I need him alive.

Annoyed with the man-dragon, he turned his attention back to pretty boy, who busied himself trying to sneak away. The young man's humility in the face of power carved out a Ravadon-sized soft spot in the old dragon's heart.
"Ravadon..." the dragon rumbled, pointedly ignoring Edward, "If you desire true glory, and not the vain pretense thereof which you have spilt thus far, stay your ground."

He looked to the Reaper.

"Mark him."

The Reaper nodded, and stretched out its hand. Golden dust poured out from the wrist and swirled around Ravadon's entire body. The dust entered him from every pore, from his eyes, nose, mouth, sweat glands, everything. In a moment, his every nerve burned as this otherworldly magic rewrote every cell. On the back of his hand there appeared a mark resembling a diamond star. Then the dust surged out through his mouth and returned whence they came.

The Reaper lifted him to his feet. Caradras spoke again. "Arise, Hero Ravadon. Open that letter you carry in your pocket, for it is addressed to you. Earn your glory, and fulfill your destiny."

With that, he rose to full height and resumed his march toward Midhaven Palace.

The Faraway Land: Resurrection

Location: Midland Haven Settlement

"Come on, Doc. Leave him."
"Wait, I can still-"
"He's gone. We have to go."

Morrison took my arm and tore me away from the young man. He was so young, so full of hope when he first joined the refugee group, but now...the only breath I heard was of the earth weeping over the desolation brought upon her. I deconstructed my multitool and jogged behind Valentine. Kent still sat rocking that child in his arms. "Come on, Kent," I called out. "He's right. Let's go."

Kent stood up and followed. "Don't worry, little one," he murmured to the child, "everything will be okay. Just you wait."

There were treatments for his condition, I supposed, but what would they do for him except rob him of his reason to fight? The only thing that drove me was little better - the farfetched idea that somehow, somewhere on this forsaken world, there were civilians we still hadn't extracted yet.

We ducked into a building as a pack of Voidspawn rumbled by. Lady Valentine sat with her back to the wall and her eyes closed, doubtless sensing the pack through the wall and devising a strategy.

The cut in her arm was closing nicely. Sometimes, I wished we could all have rapid regeneration like the Immortals did. But then again, their jobs were infinitely more dangerous. "We clear?" I prodded.

Gwen Valentine opened her eyes. She couldn't even look at me. I wished she would. "For now," was all she said. For a fleeting moment, she tried to look me in the eye and forced herself to smile. "For now. We should be okay. But they are headed in an odd direction. I am inclined to follow. Are you all coming?"

We all nodded. My heart began to race again at the unspoken prospect:

There may be civilians still alive after all.

The Faraway Land: Resurrection

Here, have some lore to chew on.
___

Dust.

There was nothing but dust for miles beyond the border of the ruined town. Four soldiers clad in powered armor huddled behind a building, waiting for doom to catch them. One soldier cradled a civilian baby, shushing it and whispering words of encouragement as if it were still alive.

Lady Valentine looked to the skies.

What more could I have done?

medieval /fantasy

But it's not my interest check! :3

Eh, okay. If I'm to start this thing off, I'll need some time to prepare.

The Faraway Land: Resurrection

@Avali You're off to an excellent start. The backstory is a little cliche, but cliche is fine in a setting like this. You may want to find an alternate profession for her besides healing, though, since we have two of them already and one is a Master Healer capable of resurrecting people if they died within the last seven seconds.

Light Magic is actually a very different animal from healing magic. Its applications range from simply lighting up a dark room to revealing lies and deceit. Advanced users can even predict the future with it. That could be useful to a trade caravan.

The Faraway Land: Resurrection

@AvaliOr...I could write an intro scene just for you...

medieval /fantasy

I hope nobody's waiting on me to start...

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Right... Sounds like a plan ^^;

@Avali

Alrighty! Wait to begin until the princess is captured and the King issues a kingdom-wide bounty. In the meantime, work on Grace's full character sheet and submit it for review. :)