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"how about that grassy patch to the right that some people were practicing with thier swoards a few moments ago."

"No, too much potential for pointless destruction." Klelt replied

Ichiro watched as Klelt searched for a suitable spot.

"I take it this is going to be big," she says, "good thing I am of Fire. I don't need that much space to do any of the things I know. Well, the things I know are mostly tricks I figured out to amuse myself. I only know, currently, two offensive attacks. But, to use them, I'll need my other eight tails."

"What do you mean. It is an open grassy area no posible permenent distruction. Do you want a place over stone or a wooded area to be distroyed."

"It's neither messy nor flashy." Klelt replied, "And for a casual demonstration, I'd prefere a barren wasteland." He said to the troll.

Ichiro was getting more curious by the moment.

She asked, "A barren wasteland? Why? Do I need to get behind something?"

A small smile played across her face as she asked the last question.

"You could always get behind me." Klelt said with a grin, "Or infront." He then braced for the inevitable slap, he was sure was coming.

Rahegalhoff had left. In his place though, was a woman. This woman was beautiful. Birds and various animals seemed to want to be near her, and Roses seemed permanetly intangled in her hair. The scent of a thousnd woodlands seemed come from her direction. Her eyes, heled wisdom and knowledge beyond comprehansion, and a feeling of peace seemed to permeate her aura.

Her skin was as a pink pearl, only whiter, Her hair, was the softest Red, her eyes, were of emerald Green, sparkling in the light of the Stars, her voice, soft and Gentle, entrancing, and all goddesses were beautiful, and she was no exception.

"Welcome to the Tower, I am Arianna, Goddess of Nature, Knowledge, and Peace. I understand you seek a baren wasteland. On this world there are none, for it is well kept. However, If you take the Train to Kamigawa, it is an Evil world, destroyed by its inhabitants, barren wastelands are bountiful. I will go with you, to ensure your safety." Arianna said.

"Well Klelt shall we take the offer?"

"I think I'll avoid an evil world, if you don't mind ma'am." Klelt replied

Ichiro flushed scarlet at Klelt's comment. But, before she could react, a circular ring opened in the ground and several ring shaped objects rose into the air with no obvious support. There was a flash of light inside the rings and then they sunk back into the ground. The hole closed without a seam. Standing where they appeared, though, was a man.

Ichiro curtsied when she saw him, "Nice to see you again, Dragonlord Eragon."

Eragon nodded and said, "Just thought I would stop by and see how you were doing, Ichiro."

OOC: Picture the Stargate ring system and you will get the basic visual effect of Eragon's teleporation trick.

"Hello, who are you?" Klelt asked of the man Ichiro identified as Eragon. He was curious of who could cause her to curtsy.

"Well hello Mister Dragon Sorcerer." Teji gives a bow of respect to this newcomer. He obviously holds some power where ever Ichiro comes from. "Was that teleportation through magik or technology?"

Eragon says, to Klelt, "I am the head of the Saethe, the Dragonlord Council," he smiles, "but don't let that intimidate you. As far what you can call me," he makes a gesture to include Klelt and Teji, "lets dispense with rank and just use my name, Eragon," he turns to face Teji, "Magic, though the visual aspect was based off a technology," Eragon replied to the troll, "and no, I'm not a Dragon. Dragonlord is a title of rank. Of course, it only applies to members of a single race, the weredragons."

"So I see we use technology to teleport we have even slimed down the technology to fit inside a watch as you can see mine." He then takes out his pocket watch switches a few knobs and a rectangular opening appears infront of him. Right next to the fountain another gate appears which is looking right at the place the first gate opened up. He then shuts it off and the gates swivile closed. "As you see that is how I got here. One thing I do not understand though is if you are a dragon lord and dragon lords are only weredragons how can you not be a dragon."

Arianna gives a nod of courtesy to Eragon.

"Welcome, Dragonlord Eragon. Magick, can appear as many things, this we all know. However, I know of one who seeks to combine Magick and Science. The Results, remain to be seen." Arianna said.

OOC: Would any of the main people on the thread mind if I were to get myself a magical animal companion??

edit: post coming

OOC: Keep it within Reason of your Character's Current Skill. This will allow for more RP chances, prevent Godmod, hopefully, and allow your two Characters to Grow and Develop Combo abilities with Each other.

ooc: Anyone mind if I join in?
OOC: By all means Jump on in.

Feind Pisces looked around him confused. One moment, he was on the Verge of victory against the Puny Shadow thingie, now he was here. Where was Here?

Pisces Feind had no Idea he was in Death's Temple, for Judgement.

Other souls were flowing by. Death wasn't going to seek out this idiot. He could come to her like everyone else.

Pisces Feind went with the Flow, and soon ended up in front of her Throne. Pisces Feind had no Experience with Death, and thought she was some Costumed Trickster.

"Haha, aren't you a Cute little Girl? now be a good sweetie and point the way back to the White Tower like a Good Toots." He said with a Grin, Still unaware that Aras was infact the Real Reaper.

"Actually, records show that you're due in Hell. Have the bureaucracy direct you from there. That way...down the hall and to your left."

Pisces Feind was taken aback.

What? Hell? but, but.." Pisces feind fell silent.

"Grrrr. I'm not going to Hell and you can't make me, Real Reaper or not. I would sooner be Destroyed than Go to Hell." Pisces Feind said Defiantly.

But the Dead have no powers, save for the Reaper. So Pisces Feind instead lunged for Feath to Steal hers.

She batted him away with her scythe, then called her dog.

"See to it that this one gets where he belongs. The big door to the left."

Cerberus picked up Pisces Feind and Dropped him off in hell. Pisces Feind would never escape.

Cerberus returned and wagged his Tail for a bone. The Middle Head gave Death a look that plainly said he wasn't in Controll, and he was the intelligent one. Left and Right barked, loudly.

Midle Head felt Degraded.

Death gave her pet the treat it wanted, and then waved it off in dismissal.

Middle head looked at Left and Right.

"I so have to teach you two some new Tricks. Some that aren't so Degrading." it said as Cerberus trotted down the Hall.

Loki (http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b360/DMG2005/vivi.jpg) walked up to the tower that he had seen in the distance, with staff in hand. "What is this place?" he asked himself as he walked to the main door.

A passing Wizard stopped.

"this is the White Tower, a place of Knowledge and Learning. Come on in, Visitors are always welcome, provided they come in peace." She said.

Piekrom']"So I see we use technology to teleport we have even slimed down the technology to fit inside a watch as you can see mine." He then takes out his pocket watch switches a few knobs and a rectangular opening appears infront of him. Right next to the fountain another gate appears which is looking right at the place the first gate opened up. He then shuts it off and the gates swivile closed. "As you see that is how I got here. One thing I do not understand though is if you are a dragon lord and dragon lords are only weredragons how can you not be a dragon."

"There is a difference between a truedragon and a weredragon," Eragon says, "a truedragon is born with only a dragon soul, while a weredragon has both a dragonsoul and their birth sou, mine happens to be humanl. Weredragons also contain half of a third soul, our soultwin carries the other half," a lop-sided grin appears on his face, "and their are somethings that weredragons can do that truedragons can't, such as communicate vocally. A truedragon must relay all messages through mindspeak," he pauses, "though, for some odd reason, I happen to be the only weredragon whose birth soul and dragon soul merged into one. This fact gives me abilities other weredragons don't have, including a longer life-span."

Arianna gives a nod of courtesy to Eragon.

"Welcome, Dragonlord Eragon. Magick, can appear as many things, this we all know. However, I know of one who seeks to combine Magick and Science. The Results, remain to be seen." Arianna said.

Eragon nods, "The technology the visual aspect of my teleporation is based on, is one of the many such devices left over by the Ancients. Another technology they left behind were the Sun-Stones and various other devices powered by them."

"Sunstones. I have yet to Read of them, in a Certain Library. What are they?" Arianna asks.

A passing Wizard stopped.

"this is the White Tower, a place of Knowledge and Learning. Come on in, Visitors are always welcome, provided they come in peace." She said.

"Oh..." Loki said. "Well this seems like the place for me." Loki was always eager to learn since "Grandpa" dissappeared. He proceeded to follow the wizard inside. "By the way... I'm Loki," he said as he adjusted his hat.

"I'm Marina, a Warhaven Water Wizard. Nice to meet you. Was there anything in particular you wished to Learn?" Marina asked.

"Um... everything," said the ambitious Loki. "I don't know... Grandpa just taught me what he thought I needed to know."

"Sunstones. I have yet to Read of them, in a Certain Library. What are they?" Arianna asks.

"From what we know about them," Eragon said, "They appear to be able to collect solar energy and store it. Different colors are used to indicate each Sunstones storage capacity. The red ones are the most powerful. A clear one is the standard one. A fully charged standard sunstone is able to power one of the Ancient mechs that we have found in the World Beneath. If the mech wasn't damaged by rocks falling on it, the mech will operate as if its brand new. We are still learning new things that our Ancestors knew and we have yet to relearn."

OOC: Got to dissapear for a couple hours.

"then tell me, what is it you do know, it would seem that expanding upon that would be the best place to start." Marina said. She had black skin and brown eyes, though she was not Drow. She wore Blue Wizards Robes of a Steriotypical fashion.

"From what we know about them," Eragon said, "They appear to be able to collect solar energy and store it. Different colors are used to indicate each Sunstones storage capacity. The red ones are the most powerful. A clear one is the standard one. A fully charged standard sunstone is able to power one of the Ancient mechs that we have found in the World Beneath. If the mech wasn't damaged by rocks falling on it, the mech will operate as if its brand new. We are still learning new things that our Ancestors knew and we have yet to relearn."

OOC: Got to dissapear for a couple hours.

"Hmm, Cid might be able to help you with your Mechs, as to the Sunstones, perhaps I could take one and research it for awhile." Arianna said.

OOC: If you send me a TG explaining what they are, I can tell you ICly all about them. Arianna has access to all the knowledge of Creation.

"then tell me, what is it you do know, it would seem that expanding upon that would be the best place to start." Marina said. She had black skin and brown eyes, though she was not Drow. She wore Blue Wizards Robes of a Steriotypical fashion.

"Um... well, he taught me lots of things. Mage stuff... like elemental spells and stuff," Loki said as he struggled to say what he meant. "Sorry... I am not very good at explaining."

"Ahh, so you are a Wizard then. Take your time, Tell me, what exactly did he Teach you, any one element in Particular, or a mix of them all?" Marina asked.

"Um... a mix of everything," Loki said, "Some fire, some water, some ice, some electricity... a little bit of everything."

"Where do your powers manifest Strongest?" Marina asked.

"Sunstones you say. Sounds like our biotech batteries. Our biotech batteries are a combination of plant and tech meant to store solar energy. It relies upon the chlorophyll process of plants or at least an imitation of it. We have only been able to make them on a small scale and none larger then a finger due to stability issues."

OOC: This sun stone wouldn’t happen to be from Chrono Trigger would it? Oh and biobatteries are curently in development for real so we are not that far off from such technology.

"Umm... I don't know... I think its pretty equal" Loki said as he adjusted his hat. "I haven't really used magic except when practicing it..."

"Ahh, a complete beginners course should show where it manifests strongest. Good control is important, lest you harm someone you care about." Marina said.

"I have good control... I just haven't fought anyone..." Loki said. "Anyway... what should I do..."

"Well, for now, meditate. After all, before you can control that which is without, you must first learn to control that which is within." Marina said.

She looked around.

"then later, you will spar an Energy Wizard." She said.

"Umm... okay," Loki said as he plopped down on the ground. "Come get me when I am going to duel... ok?"

He then closed his eyes and began to harness his energy through concentration.

Marina walks off, to let him meditate, for an hour.

OOC: until tomorrow, goodnight y'all.

"Hmm, Cid might be able to help you with your Mechs, as to the Sunstones, perhaps I could take one and research it for awhile." Arianna said.

OOC: If you send me a TG explaining what they are, I can tell you ICly all about them. Arianna has access to all the knowledge of Creation.

IC: Eragon responds, "We don't know much more about sunstones. We originally thought the ones that were at the top of the Towers were one-of-a-kind objects. Then, when they began to lose their ability to store energy because of extreme age, a panic nearly overtook the nation. Anarchy was averted, however, when an intrepid young lad found out that the crystals occur naturally. Though, that is all that is known of the Sunstones. We don't know how through what process they form or how they are able to do what they do," he pauses, "personnally, I think it has something to do with the Crystalline Entity that resides deep in the caverns that make up the World Beneath. That being, for some odd reason, even though it likes to help people, is very secretive about its past. Though, unlike the Sunstones, the energy that gives the Entity life, is internally provided and doesn't come from an external source."

Ichiro says, "I never did meet that the Dominion's rocky friend."

Eragon smiled down at her, "I was waiting for you to get a little older, my dear."

OOC: Actually, I'm using the Sunstones from the Dinotopia series. As for TG all the info on them, there isn't much more than what Eragon has already said that I have worked out on them. I haven't read "The World Beneath" in a long time and I am pretty much working on what was mentioned in the book, stuff from the Dinotopia mini-series, and from the short lived Dinotopia series. So, with that as a base, I am working out what I know about them IC'ly.
As for the Crystalline Entity Eragon spoke of, keep an eye on the Dragonskeep thread 'cause it is part of the back-story I'm weaving that interconnect's Eragon's past with that of the island.

"So, do you still want the demonstration Ichiro?" Klelt asked

"I would definitly like a demonstration, but were will you do it? You already refused to go to another planet and there are no wastes around so that leaves you with the grassy plain to the right like before. I feel pretty certain that the goddess here can restore any damage you cause without a problem. If she will is another matter."
OOC: Where is that other post dragon.

"It's up to Ichiro, she was the one who asked for it." Klelt replied

ooc: Somewhere here
http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=449669&page=42

Ichiro says, "Sure, Klelt. Go ahead."

Eragon looks at Klelt, "Young man, you would let me know if a teleportation was was needed. I can alter the diameter of the rings I use in my Kohenkyo to fit as many people as I need to."

Eragon gave Klelt a look that said: "If something happens to Ichiro because of you, I'll have your head." Of course, no words were needed to exchange this message, either verbally or through mindspeak.

"Kohenkyo?" Klelt said, stumbling over the odd word. He ignored the look as he'd make sure nothing would happen to Ichiro because of him.

"Kohenkyo?" Klelt said, stumbling over the odd word. He ignored the look as he'd make sure nothing would happen to Ichiro because of him.

"Its the name of the teleporation spell," Eragon said, "every Element's is unique."

"Seems somewhat cumbersome." He replied

"Well I would like to know were your planet is Eragon. These sunstones sound simular to our bio batteries. If we were to examin them we could probably find a way to make them bigger and easier to produce. We would of course share freely the developments that we accomplish. Our biocomputers might also help you a lot."

OOC: If all this technology sounds wild crazy and stupid and no way that it will ever exist think again. There is definetly some research going on in this stuff but still in its early stages. Might take anouther 50 years.

Piekrom']"Well I would like to know were your planet is Eragon. These sunstones sound simular to our bio batteries. If we were to examin them we could probably find a way to make them bigger and easier to produce. We would of course share freely the developments that we accomplish. Our biocomputers might also help you a lot."

OOC: If all this technology sounds wild crazy and stupid and no way that it will ever exist think again. There is definetly some research going on in this stuff but still in its early stages. Might take anouther 50 years.

Eragon replied, "The Dominion originates from an island. Circumstances have led us, and others, to the conclusion that it occupies a pocket universe that opens up occasionally to let shipwrecked sailors wash up on our shores," he paused, "as for the Sunstones, I'm afraid you misunderstood me. We don't make them, we mine them. If the Ancients had a technology to make artificial Sunstones, we have yet to find it."

OOC: The Dominion's stance on technology is if it can't be made aesthetically or hidden in plain sight (like the patch covering Eragon's left eye), then it is hidden away (like in secret rooms behind walls).

"Well then I guess I will just have to rely on you to take one of our scientest there. After Klelt does his demonstration I will take you before our councle and then get you one of the best scientest to go with you to give your people knowledge of our biotechnology. Some of these things look very beautiful considering that we combined cells with electrical equipment."

Piekrom']"Well then I guess I will just have to rely on you to take one of our scientest there. After Klelt does his demonstration I will take you before our councle and then get you one of the best scientest to go with you to give your people knowledge of our biotechnology. Some of these things look very beautiful considering that we combined cells with electrical equipment."

Eragon (http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Kvess/Character%20Pics/Darcia.jpg) nods, "We shall see," he grins, "after the young lad does his demonstration, would anyone care to see what makes me unique amoung Dragonlords?"

OOC: Last post for the night.

"Nope." He replied, "Ichiro want's to find the top dog as well."

"As do I, I have to say the hospitality leaves something to remedied. I have been left here standing next to a troll. The Mage Thrael will hear about this."

OOC: Glavendor- Fingal doesn't know anything about magic, hes a beurocratic (sp?) idiot. it is a helpful explaination when I make mistakes in RP.

Arianna looked at Fingal.

"So your saying the presence of a Goddess is not good enough for you? you could have freely entered you know without all this standing around next a Troll business. This Troll is a Very nice Troll, Decent and Civilized. I'm happy to stand next to such a fine upstanding citizen of Creation. Why can't you be happy too? Are you prejudice against Trolls?" Arianna asked, feeling insulted.

OOC: Well... it's offical, you leave for a week, and actually find you no longer have a place here. Damn.

IC: Eldrad wandered the halls of the Tower seemingly at random, but in fact it was an intricate pattern that was engraved on his memory, a pattern from his childhood, over six hundred years before. He had his hands clasped behind his back, and spent his time either walking the pattern or looking into the future. He could see great distances, follow the infinite streams of time with a mastery that baffled those who did not understand. Centuries of training had made him constantly check every possibility of any major decision. He was rarely seen during the days, moving mostly by night. His feet made no noise on the floors of the Tower, regardless of the surface.

On this day, however, he was looking out of the window at the things, at least his body was. In his mind, he was watching the interactions between the newcomers. Loki, a dwarf from DMG, who wished to learn all. A newcomer from Theao... the nation had not had one since Costh had ascended. Two people from Dragon Emperor... he watched them with interest, having fought dragons of some description throughout his long life. Artemis, who came without a country. And, of course, the battle between Renor, one of the people who had known of Eldrad's true nature before he revealed it, and the infiltrator in the service of Kajeenith. Even now, he could see the afterimage of the fiend, walking the earth still. Eldrad was a necrovoyant, a medium if you will. He could see, and speak with, the spirits of the dead. They were only representations, as the true soul resided in the Underworld, under Death's supervision. However, he could still glean important information at times, and also learn of happenings from far afield.

Arianna looked at Fingal.

"So your saying the presence of a Goddess is not good enough for you? you could have freely entered you know without all this standing around next a Troll business. This Troll is a Very nice Troll, Decent and Civilized. I'm happy to stand next to such a fine upstanding citizen of Creation. Why can't you be happy too? Are you prejudice against Trolls?" Arianna asked, feeling insulted.

"Civillised? A TROLL! they're monsters!"

OOC: Fingals never meet a troll before, and Avarhierrim has only the old stories of exiled bad trolls.

"Civillised? A TROLL! they're monsters!"

OOC: Fingals never meet a troll before, and Avarhierrim has only the old stories of exiled bad trolls.

"Enough!" boomed Eragon, "Thats sterotyping at its worst and I won't stand for it," the corner of his mouth tweaked up a little, "Just imagine how you must look to him. As they say, beauty is in the eye of the beholder."

"As I see us trolls have a long way to go to correct the mistakes our exile policy has created. Fingal I feel sorry for your ignorant bigoted ways do to the harm I see you causing yourself. If I was a monster as you claim you would have been crushed with your first utterance but obviously you are still alive to argue the point."

arianna began to Glow Blue around the edges.

Everyone would find all feelings of outrage, Anger, hatred, and all other negitive emotions were forcibly taken away.

"there will be no yelling within this Tower, unless it is a Verbal componet of a spell, is that understood?

Secondly, I will personally tolerate no Prejudices against any Creature, Civilised or not, intelligent or not, Evil, Bad Good, Living, Dead, Chaotic, Neutral or any other kind of Creature. Further incedences of this Nature and I promise you will not like the results Do I make myself Clear?" Arianna asked, Clearly upset.

OOC: Its just the way she feels, don't take it personally, or oocly.

Loki continued to meditate and concentrate on his powers. The argument that was going on not far away was quite annoying, but Loki blocked it out of his mind.

arianna began to Glow Blue around the edges.

Everyone would find all feelings of outrage, Anger, hatred, and all other negitive emotions were forcibly taken away.

"there will be no yelling within this Tower, unless it is a Verbal componet of a spell, is that understood?

Secondly, I will personally tolerate no Prejudices against any Creature, Civilised or not, intelligent or not, Evil, Bad Good, Living, Dead, Chaotic, Neutral or any other kind of Creature. Further incedences of this Nature and I promise you will not like the results Do I make myself Clear?" Arianna asked, Clearly upset.

OOC: Its just the way she feels, don't take it personally, or oocly.
Eldrad merely looked on impassively, before sending a message to Arianna:

These children do not have the levels of control that we are accustomed to. Calm down.

OOC: You won't be able to hear this, except Warhaven

OOC: what is fingal and what does he/she look like. I do not remember seeing an intro post if there was one and I missed it please point it out for me.

"Yes your lady goddess." Klelt said as Ariana made her proclamation.

"Thankyou goddess"

arianna began to Glow Blue around the edges.

Everyone would find all feelings of outrage, Anger, hatred, and all other negitive emotions were forcibly taken away.

"there will be no yelling within this Tower, unless it is a Verbal componet of a spell, is that understood?

Secondly, I will personally tolerate no Prejudices against any Creature, Civilised or not, intelligent or not, Evil, Bad Good, Living, Dead, Chaotic, Neutral or any other kind of Creature. Further incedences of this Nature and I promise you will not like the results Do I make myself Clear?" Arianna asked, Clearly upset.

OOC: Its just the way she feels, don't take it personally, or oocly.

"I apologize, m'lady," said Eragon, "I got carried away. Normally I am not so loud."

Ichiro nodded from behind the tree she had hidden behind when Eragon had yelled at Fingal.

"That's the truth," she muttered.

Arianna sent a mesage back to Eldrad.

But Eldrad dearest, Gods are steriotypicly slaves to their own whims and passions, I only wish to make a good impression.

Arianna was obviously being sarcastic.


Then, a second later, another message.

I know they don't have expert levels of Control, but Prejudice is something I cannot tolerate even the least little bit. I promise I won't go over the edge though.

Arianna sent a mesage back to Eldrad.

But Eldrad dearest, Gods are steriotypicly slaves to their own whims and passions, I only wish to make a good impression.

Arianna was obviously being sarcastic.


Then, a second later, another message.

I know they don't have expert levels of Control, but Prejudice is something I cannot tolerate even the least little bit. I promise I won't go over the edge though.
Prejudice exists. They must learn to control it, but it cannot be eliminated completely

Eragon yawned. Bored, he created fifteen balls of coldfire and set them to weaving about each other in the intricate dance that had entertained so many children over the centuries.

"So," Ichiro said, "Can we get back to the topic of Klelt's demonstration?"

Arianna stopped glowing.

"Now, lets see that demonstration. I have Gardens to attend to. I do not want the Man Eaters to get hungry again and Eat me, but that's a whole other story." Arianna said.

"Why would a Man eater eat both a female and a goddess?" Klelt asked

"I raised them. Their not ordinary Man Eaters. Of course I try hard to keep them from cross-breeding with the Walking plant. Imagine the results, how disasterous." Arianna said.

"Why would a Man eater eat both a female and a goddess?" Klelt asked

"He has a good point," said Eragon, "if one ate you wouldn't it be a Goddess-Eater instead of a Man-Eater?"

"All Semantics aside, I do have many things to do, including tending to my Rare and unusual plants. Quite Squabbling and get the Demonstration over with." Arianna said. She waved a Hand, and they were on a plain on almost the exact opposite side of Hoeth.


"Now, you may proceed." Arianna said.
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Back at the Tower.

Energy Wizards where whispering near Loki. Who would get to Spar with him? A dwarf Wizard, what an oppurtunity.

An hour was nearly up.

"If you have better things to do, how come you wish to watch this demonstration?" Klelt asked the goddess, before turning to Ichiro, "What kind of demonstration would you like?"

"Because from what you've said, its likely that I'll have to Heal the Planet after your done." Arianna said.

"If you have better things to do, how come you wish to watch this demonstration?" Klelt asked the goddess, before turning to Ichiro, "What kind of demonstration would you like?"

"A general one will do nicely," replied Ichiro, "and if I can't figure out which of the seventeen Elements it goes in, Eragon can."

"Its eighteen Elements now, Ichiro. I'll fill you in on the newest one later," he looks at Klelt, "You're up, kiddo."

Klelt began pacing while thinking of what to do for the demonstration.

Eragon banished all of the coldfire orbs he had summoned earlier. He found a rock to sit on while Ichiro sat cross-legged on the ground next to it.

"I tell you what, if your Demonstration can cause a Hole 300 Feet wide and 500 feet deep at its deepest point, I will give you a Gift. However, you may not Directly attack the Ground." Arianna said.

"Define directly attacking the ground, and define gift, please?" Klelt asked the goddess suspiciously. He knew the gifts of gods were often double-edged swords.

"What do you mean 17 or 18 elements. Are you talking about magikal elements? What are they. I am only knowledgeble of the 98 natural atomic elements."

"Your attack must be at a 90 degree angle from the Ground, and, as to the Gift, I will give you a Stack of Leaves from My Garden, that will give you Regeneration for 24 hours per Leaf." Arianna said.

"So straight up?" He asked

"Pardon, I ment a 45 degree angle, straight accross. My mind was on my son for a moment." Arianna said.

All the Energy Wizards near Loki began talking louder.

"Loki, Wake up!" An excited beginner shouted.

Then he Ran away in embarassment. Loki would see a crowd of young men and women waiting for him to wake up.

"So do you mean parallel, as in 0 degrees, or at an angle, as in 45 degrees from the ground." He asked as her words were contradictory.

Loki slowly opened his eyes as he came out of his intense state of concentration. Rubbing his eyes with his hands, he noticed the group of people who were murmuring about him.

"Oh... hi everyone," Loki said politely, 'So.... um... am I supposed to do something?"

"One of us will spar with you!" An excited student said excitedly. They were all inexperienced beginners. They had no Stars or moons or suns on their Robes.

One Wizard moved to the Front. His Robe was highly decorated, it was obvious this Wizard knew what he was doing.

"Teaching an inexperienced wizard, or one who is unsure of what he knows, requires one of experience. I will spar with him, and teach him." Said this Wizard.

The other wizards nodded. They stood five feet away from him.

"I am the Head of the Order of Energy Wizards, I am Xos, the Archwizard of Energy. Come with me, to the Courtyard, young loki." Xos said. The Student Wizards suddenly cleared a path.

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OOC: Xos, is my most dangerous Wizard, and my most knowledgeable.

"So do you mean parallel, as in 0 degrees, or at an angle, as in 45 degrees from the ground." He asked as her words were contradictory.


I mean, ah, uhh, Darn. why can't that child stay out of Trouble?" Arianna asked imaptiently. She disappeared. Aldur, had gotten himself trapped in a pocket of Time.

Gypsy appeared in her place.

"she meant at a o degree angle, but the joys of motherhood introduded upon her mind." Gypsy said.

Gypsy was dressed to the nines, looking like a very wealthy fortune Teller.

Her hair was currently Black, as was her eyes, but her skin remained Olive.

She held a stack of Leaves.

Loki followed him down to the courtyard but had a few questions to ask first. "Umm... are there rules ro this?" Loki asked. "And should I take off this ring?"

"No Killing. No permanet alterations. Other than that, do your best. As to the Ring, what does it do?" Xos asked.

"Umm... its a shield charm - it blocks low and some medium level spells," said Loki as he raised his hand to show it (http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b360/DMG2005/Ring1.jpg).

"Alright, and before I get started, if you don't mind me asking, who are you?" Klelt asked

"Umm... its a shield charm - it blocks low and some medium level spells," said Loki as he raised his hand to show it (http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b360/DMG2005/Ring1.jpg).

"Yes, Leave it with that Paladin over there. I wish to see your ability without accessories." Xos said.

"Alright, and before I get started, if you don't mind me asking, who are you?" Klelt asked

"Me? I am Gypsy, Daughter of Warfare, Goddess of Fate, and all forms of Art and Entertainment." She said nonchalantly, as though it were an everyday thing.

"Okay," Loki said as he walked over to the Paladin. He removed his ring, the pendant around his neck, and handed them to the man along with the staff he held.

Walking back over to Xos he said, "Okay... I am ready."

"Me? I am Gypsy, Daughter of Warfare, Goddess of Fate, and all forms of Art and Entertainment." She said nonchalantly, as though it were an everyday thing.
"So, do you view magick as an art form?" He asked

"I can take Quite a Beating, Give me your best." Xos said.

"Um... ok," Loki said as he stood there.

He raised his arms, in one hand formed a ball of fire and in the other a ball of ice. Suddenly they flew at Xos with great speed, growing in size and energy as they did.

Xos Reached out and Grabbed them. He stopped their Growing.

"Hmm, good binding, nice formulation, speed leaves something to be desired though. All in all, a nice beginner's spell. Fire and Ice, opposite ends of the Pyros Element. A common mistake is thinking that fire and Ice are two seperate Elements, they are not but to ends of the same spectrum. Is not Fire a Source of Heat? It makes a Great part of spells, because Fire was the beginning, and it will be the End. It Creates, and it Destroyes, and a Fireball can become an Iceball, just as easily as Fire can become Ice, simply by switching their ends of the Spectrum. Cool it off, Heat it up. It matters not, it is still Pyros. Now, lets see you block." Xos said.

He mixed the Fire and the Ice together, threw the ball in the Air, and batted it away with his Hand. It flew straight for Loki's head.

"So, do you view magick as an art form?" He asked

"Only the visual aspects. Get on with the Demo before another Fiend attacks." Gypsy said.

She obviously had very little fighting skills.

As the ball of energy came at him, Loki made an energy shield appear in front of him to abosrb the attack.

"I know they are the same..." Loki said, "Everything is related... as death is to life... white to black." Providing another example Loki said, "As a curing spell or potion could be lethal to the undead. I was merely using a basic spell I knew."

"I didn't know what level I should use..."

"Only the visual aspects. Get on with the Demo before another Fiend attacks." Gypsy said.

She obviously had very little fighting skills.

OOC: Ohh, is the Wittle man afraid of a challenge? My my, and I thought you were Braver than that Warhaven. We share many things, but obviously not a spine. Perhaps I should advance my Plans and Give you one.

OOC: Ok let me get this straight Kajeenith you are a multi acount of warhaven correct.

"Alright, oh, and for the challenge, I'll wait till the end to do it." Klelt said as he waved his hand, causing the local area to fade to black. As the entire area dimmed till visibility was close to zero.

As he made another gesture, this time concealed in the darkness, a spot-light appeared on a illusionary, thought to any none magickal examination it would appear perfectly real, maiden inside a crypt. As they watched, a young man appeared and walked toward the girl. Seeing her lying in death, the man drew a vial from his clothing, drank it and fell to the ground, the flush fading from his face.

As the girl awoke, she saw the young man, she took the vial to drink the liquid, save there was none left. Failing demise throught this method, she bent and kissed his lips, hopping to drink of the poison that may be remaining on the man's mouth. Again failing in her attempt, she drew his dagger and plunged it into her breast.

As the scene faded, a vicious storm sprang up hail, sleet, lightning, and powerful winds lashed the planes. He then gestured and the storm faded, flowers sprouting where the hail had fallen, and trees where the lightning had struck.

Klelt then stopped as the beautiful, and fragrent garden continued to grow. "Is that sort of what you had in mind for my demonstration?" He asked, "Either way, I'll be doing the 'test' in a few minutes."

As the ball of energy came at him, Loki made an energy shield appear in front of him to abosrb the attack.

"I know they are the same..." Loki said, "Everything is related... as death is to life... white to black." Providing another example Loki said, "As a curing spell or potion could be lethal to the undead. I was merely using a basic spell I knew."

"I didn't know what level I should use..."


"Give me the best you have." xos said.

OOC: Ohh, is the Wittle man afraid of a challenge? My my, and I thought you were Braver than that Warhaven. We share many things, but obviously not a spine. Perhaps I should advance my Plans and Give you one.


OOC: Dear me, I though I was cured. Peikrom, do me a Favor, simply Roll with it.

"Alright, oh, and for the challenge, I'll wait till the end to do it." Klelt said as he waved his hand, causing the local area to fade to black. As the entire area dimmed till visibility was close to zero.

As he made another gesture, this time concealed in the darkness, a spot-light appeared on a illusionary, thought to any none magickal examination it would appear perfectly real, maiden inside a crypt. As they watched, a young man appeared and walked toward the girl. Seeing her lying in death, the man drew a vial from his clothing, drank it and fell to the ground, the flush fading from his face.

As the girl awoke, she saw the young man, she took the vial to drink the liquid, save there was none left. Failing demise throught this method, she bent and kissed his lips, hopping to drink of the poison that may be remaining on the man's mouth. Again failing in her attempt, she drew his dagger and plunged it into her breast.

As the scene faded, a vicious storm sprang up hail, sleet, lightning, and powerful winds lashed the planes. He then gestured and the storm faded, flowers sprouting where the hail had fallen, and trees where the lightning had struck.

Klelt then stopped as the beautiful, and fragrent garden continued to grow. "Is that sort of what you had in mind for my demonstration?" He asked, "Either way, I'll be doing the 'test' in a few minutes."

Gypsy took them all back to the White Tower, and Gave Klelt a Single Leaf for Effort, since he had not met the conditions.

OOC: Until tomorrow...

"Um... okay," Loki said as he thought what to do.

ooc: Just to tell you, Loki's greatest power and attack comes when he is in an strongly emotional state - so if you want to see that, try to get him emotional (be it anger, love, or something along those lines)

OOC: Dear me, I though I was cured. Peikrom, do me a Favor, simply Roll with it.

OOC: I will I am just trying to understand what is going on.

Gypsy took them all back to the White Tower, and Gave Klelt a Single Leaf for Effort, since he had not met the conditions.

OOC: Until tomorrow...
"Oh, alright, I guess you were impatient." Klelt said as he accepted the leaf.

As Loki thought, a realistic illusionary memory of Xos murdering his parents formed in his mind.

Loki's whole attitude changed as he now pictured Xos to be his enemy. Loki turned his large yellow eyes and stared into the eyes of his enemy.

His jaw locked as an intense ire shot through his body igniting flames in his eyes. Clouds were whisked in and filled the skies as bolts of lightning shot down from the sky; an intense flame engulfed Loki before blazing out in a ring of fire; the water in the air froze into solid stones of ice and shot down at Xos; the earth shook and pieces of the ground broke off and began rising ominously into the air; a violent whirlwind whipped up, causing the ring of fire to intensify, as it rolled over the earth causing the rocks to begin spinning in a circle of death; the clouds overhead turned black as a ray of unholy energy shot down from above his enemy; Loki began glowing with an aura of light energy called Holy Shield. Over Loki’s head a massive ball of energy formed, twenty feet in diameter. Loki’s emotion finally poured out as he let out a deafening roar and as he did so the sphere of energy shot forward at the enemy.

Xos sheilded himself as best he could, but such a strong attack could not be entirely blocked. Xos was knocked out.

After the onslaught, Loki was almost completely drained and was extremely exhausted. Nevertheless he waddled over to Xos' limp body and tried to bring him back to consciousness. First he tried prodding him to wake him up... but when it didn't work he knelt next to him and used the last bit of his energy to chant a prayer.

OOC: Let us share with you, a little something very few people know.

When we were one Year old, we somehow sustained a Double Fractured Skull. This isn't good ofr a Child, but the pain, we remember Pain, from Long ago. We only know of the double Fracture, because our mother told us. That, we believe, is how it happened. How we gained Split Personality Disorder. There are many things wrong with us in the head, things that aren't right, things that shouldn't be. Most people have one conciousness, with a subconcous part, We have two. however, at the time we split, my Good "brother" became dominant, perhaps the regulars notice Warhaven likes to control everything, that's the dominant part. I tried to become the dominant force, but he defeated me, he was stronger. So I was forced to sit, and watch. Over time we gained more understanding, through knowledge. We came to understand, Warhaven somehow gained all the positive aspects of a human being, and I, well, there must be a balance to everything, right? no wonder "Brother was such a good little boy, he didn't have it in him to be naughty and break the Rules. Well guess what, everything has a will to live, a need for controll, to make themselves known. One of the oldest fears is the Fear of not meaning anything, to go through life, and not have it mean anything. Everyone faces it at one point or another, sooner, or later. Each must come to their own conclusion, yet what could I do? I was not the dominant force, but then, sweet liberty, the Teenage years hit. I began to get stronger. We've known alot of positives in out life, but theirs more Evil than good in the World. all things must come to an end sooner or later. and So I began to test brother, to Fight him. I need control, I need to Destroy him. Yet he had grown weaker than I remembered over the Years, the once shining morals had been dulled down to a bright glimmer. The Darkness of my concousness, began to take over.

Then, he discovered NS. It is here, that the main struggle for dominance comes into play. He thought he found a place where he could be without me coming into play. Yet out of a need to find a force that would make everyone sit up and take notice, he turned to me. The Fool. My part started out as an ugly part of his nation. A brother, long sealed away, that got free. Sound famililier, older players? Are the Vets reading this too? I hope so, perhaps they'll gain insight. We both manifest on here through two diffrent Characters, but I had to sperate from his nation, so I lost willingly, in a battle. Yes, I was the Brother, long sealed away, in RL, and what do you know? Warfare has an Evil brother, long sealed away, yet we're both free.

Warfare and Kajeenith are not a pair of made up characters, Surely those that have been reading this, and remembering the posts throughout the thread finally reallise the Truth. Brother, the good side, manifests through Warfare, and I, manifest through Kajeenith. Thus it is, you see our Battle, Held in secret, for no one knows of this, no one that knows me in RL, yet the battle is in full veiw of the world, carried out in NS.

I have to defeat Warfare, I have to defeat the Good side. I would Rather cease to be by having no meaning without a Goodside, than to exist only to be Held back, the goodside's the enemy, Warfare doesn't understand. Things could have been diffrent, if only I could have had a Turn at dominance, but now his Destruction is the only way. He said just play along, as if I'm some sort of child to be humored. He has no Idea, he's, away right now. I Share all his memories, yet he has none of mine. That's my advantage, he has none. He's inferior, meaningless, and the enemy. He is no better than a Dictator.

You want to Help? Stay out of my Way when the Time comes to Defeat him.

heh, 14 feinds left. only 14. 14 until the sweet, sweet bliss of freedom, 14 until he's gone, all, gone. 14 until my voice is the only Voice, 14 until he ceases to be, 14 until I win, 14 until he dies. I've been waiting a long time for this day, paitently playing the Chess game reading the moves. I will not be outwitted, I cannot be out smarted. No one will stop me, no one can stop me. I figured out a method by which I can defeat every man woman and Child in the NSverse if that's what it takes to Defeat him. But you won't know, none will know until the Time is will past to stop me. Already I walk the sands of time to get to my destination. We agreed, whomever destroys the other ICly wins, and the other goes away. I must win.

Heh, out of all the players on NS, you had to find the Crazy one. don't you feel Lucky?

OOC: And yet, I know things my Darkside cannot even begin to Grasp. If Warfare wins, then we will be healed, and it will be as if nothing ever happened. Fight with me, not against me, and Help me Heal. I know as well what Kajeenith Plans, yet I cannot write of it, for I do not have the ability.

IC: The Paladin came over with Smelling Salts and Revived Xos.

As Xos revived Loki was relieved. "Ooh... I am so sorry..." Loki quickly apologized before attempting to explain everything, "Its just one moment I was thinking of what to do and then the next I saw this horrible vision... and then... you know."

"I didn't mean too..." he said ashamedly.

Klelt saw the mage, who'd been revived by the paladin. He walked over and bent over, "Would you like this?" He asked, offering Xos the leaf.

OOC: Ouch you just hurt my head with crazyness but i got the idea I think. You are like a pair of yingyang twins that were once one in the same but manifest as different people.

Oh and Loki love the name Norse god of mischief if I am not mistaken correct.

Xos looked at the Leaf, a Regenrative Leaf.

"Sure, Thanks." He said. He took the Leaf, and Chewed on it. The Juices flowed through him, soon, he felt like a mountain of Gold.

"Don't worry young man. You have Great potential. Your loss of control is exactly why you need to Learn control. Imagine if you accidentally used that against someone you loved dearly, yet were greatly upset at. Better yet, don't. you must work first, on basic Self Control. As Marina had you doing, this starts first with Meditation. I know it might seem boring and pointless, but you need to be able to Feel your magick without using it. Its like looking at a ball, but not touching it. This takes great practice, and usually occurs in the Early stages of the morre advanced stages of Meditation. First, Concentration, then Meditation, and finally, Masters can achieve Contemplation. Anyways, You need complete Awarness of Self. This in and of itself will will mean you have acheived a minor degree of control.

Self Control is a good thing. with Control you can feel Extrem emotions all day long, and not do THAT again. So, for now, Rest, and try to achieve meditation. It will probably take awhile." Xos said.

The Paladin handed Loki back his accessories.

"Ok," Loki said as he took his stuff back from the Palidin. "How long should I meditate for...?"

I could have sworn that image of Xos was real, Loki thought.

He then heard a voice, You are doing well, m' boy. Just a little prodding to help you in the right direction.

"Huh?" Loki said but apparently he was the only one who could hear the voice - that familiar voice...

"As long as it takes. Self-awarness promotes Greater understanding, not only of yourself, but of many things. Just don't forget to take care of yourself. Tomorrow, down her, same time. I want a report on how things are going.

"Okay," Loki replied as he bowed his head to Xos. "I will work hard and meditate by clearing my mind. Do you have anything to teach me for now?"

Just noticing the stranger for the first time he turned to him and ask, "Um... hello. Who are you?"

"Okay," Loki replied as he bowed his head to Xos. "I will work hard and meditate by clearing my mind. Do you have anything to teach me for now?"

Just noticing the stranger for the first time he turned to him and ask, "Um... hello. Who are you?"
"this is the First Lesson." xos said.

"Me, I'm Klelt." He replied

"Thank you," Loki said as he again bowed his head to Xos.

Turning to Klelt again he said, "Hi, Kllelet." He struggled to pronounce the name. "Where are you from?"

Piekrom']"What do you mean 17 or 18 elements. Are you talking about magikal elements? What are they. I am only knowledgeble of the 98 natural atomic elements."

Eragon nodded, "Yes, the Dominion of Dragon Emperor currently recognizes eighteen Magickal Elements."

"The seventeen I know," Ichiro says, "are Fire, Water, Earth, Air, Stone, Electricity, Gravity, Sound, Darkness, Light, Chaos, Order, Life, Death, Ice, Emotion, and Nature. What was that new one, Eragon?"

"Metal," supplied Eragon, "and that provides an explantion for one of the un-named vision modes this," he indicates his Predator Eye (http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Kvess/Eyes/Predator.jpg) hidden underneath the 'patch' hooked on his left ear, "provides me."

"Illusion," said Eragon in reference to Klelt's demonstration, "An interesting mixture of the Elements of Light and Darkness," he paused, "now its my turn."

"As where I come from, you'd have to talk with my mother." Klelt replied, "And as I commented to Ichiro when she first asked, I'm not limited to a single element."

"...Well I guess that makes sense," Loki commented in response to Klelt's mother comment.

Loki stood there with his staff looking at the unknown figures who had arrived.

Eragon said, "Young man, like I said, you used a mixture of the Element of Light and the Element of Darkness to create that image," he grinned, "now, as I said earlier, its my turn to do a demonstration. Though mine will be a bit more...destructive as I embody the Elements of Chaos and Order."

Loki headed off to continue his meditation. He cleared his mind of all thoughts and began trying to set up barriers to block out any unwanted interactions. He would meditate and concentrate very hard so as to be able to control his magic better, and the next day he would return to Xos for more lessons and practice.

ooc: if anyone wants any more information about Loki, just ask him.

Eragon closed his eyes and cleared his mind. Starting to concentrate, a red mist appeared around his form. His form faded from view as it became part of the mist. He knew that this was the critical moment, if a piece of iron should pierce the mist he had become or he should loose his concentration, he would be unmade, forever. Slowly the mist soldified and he stood there in his Chaos Form (http://photobucket.com/albums/y131/Kvess/Character%20Pics/?action=view&current=shadow1.jpg).

"This," he sent to all near-by on a general mindspeak channel, "is my Chaos Form (http://photobucket.com/albums/y131/Kvess/Character%20Pics/?action=view&current=shadows.jpg). In this Form, instead of one of the other five Forms, my control over the Element of Chaos is at its most powerful. Allow me to demonstrate."

Using his abilities, Eragon formed a sphere of pure Chaos Energy in his hands.

"Step back, please," he sent, "I don't want anyone to get hurt in this demonstration."

He looked around for a suitable target. Choosing a large boulder, he launched the Chaos Sphere at it. The Sphere bored a perfect hole straight through the boulder. When it reached a safe distance, Eragon released the bonds containing the Chaos Energy in spherical form. Without any restraints, the Chaos Sphere expanded until it was at equilibrium with the local environment. Though, it did leave a pretty big whole in the ground.

"That was only a simple Chaos Sphere," he sent over the general mindspeak channel, "One of the lesser things one with control over the Element of Chaos can do."

The six red-orange eyes his Chaos Form (http://photobucket.com/albums/y131/Kvess/Character%20Pics/?action=view&current=shadows_small.jpg) had glowed briefly. He used the red mist to return to his human body.

"Using the magick of the Changing," Eragon said, "I can become one of six forms. Though, unique amoung Dragonlords, I have the ability to control the size of these forms."

OOC: I had three pics of the Chaos Form, I used all three.
Also, last post for the night.

A dark figure appeared. His cloak and mask were shorter than those of his master, but he was an imposing figure, nonetheless.

He addressed Eragon.

"Do not unleash Chaos energy in the open. The nature of chaos is that it is too unstable to unleash in its pure form upon the terrain. If you feel you must engage foolhardily in an activity with that form of energy, find one of the rooms designed for it."

Eldrad closed his eyes, and appeared next to the dark man, his eyes still closed. He hid his power well, but it was obvious he knew exactly what he was doing,"Unleashing Chaos is punishable by death in my society. I will ask you once, and only once, to never do that in my prescense again. You do so at your own peril."

His eyes opened then, and then blazing fury within them had not come out with his voice. Eldrad was an Eldar Farseer... his race had inadvertantly created one of the four main chaos gods, that of Slaanesh. Now, they paid dearly for it, every day. He was a Black Guardian... sworn to protect the Black Library, and everything within it. It was a place hidden away from most mortals, controlled by the Eldar. Even gods could not access it. There, they studied how to defeat Chaos. But Eldrad knew more than he let on.

Rahegalhoff Came down, He simply watched, playing with his sword pointedly. Trouble came to those who did not obey the Masters of the Tower. The Council was not to be Trifled with.

Chaos... a Chaos Form. I feed off the Chaos Energies.

"You shouldn't get in the way of a Demonstration. Let these young students show off what they will, it can be fixed." A misterious young woman said, with Red hair and Black eyes. She was barely covered, and proudly wore the Black Mark of Kajeenith.

" I am Aquarious Fiend, and I feed off the Divine Chaos Energies. Oh, but I'm not here to Fight, I was simply drawn here by this Nice young man's Chaos Form. I love Chaos." Aquarious Fiend said.

Vedt bristled.

"Get OUT."

OOC:
It's spelled Aquarius

Chaos... a Chaos Form. I feed off the Chaos Energies.

"You shouldn't get in the way of a Demonstration. Let these young students show off what they will, it can be fixed." A misterious young woman said, with Red hair and Black eyes. She was barely covered, and proudly wore the Black Mark of Kajeenith.

" I am Aquarious Fiend, and I feed off the Divine Chaos Energies. Oh, but I'm not here to Fight, I was simply drawn here by this Nice young man's Chaos Form. I love Chaos." Aquarious Fiend said.

"Another fiend... you are quite tiresome."

Vedt bristled.

"Get OUT."

OOC:
It's spelled Aquarius

Fiend Aquarius simply looked at her Nails.

"No, I don't think I will. its nice here, so pretty." She said.

"So, madam fiend, what would it take to convince you to leave?" Klelt asked

"I warn you only once more, get out or be destroyed."

"So, madam fiend, what would it take to convince you to leave?" Klelt asked

"Well, your lives and the complete destruction of this tower would be pretty convincing, I admit, but I'll probably have to take that. No, I'm not ready yet. You see, I'm only half way to Feindom, I still have more to go through, then I'll return." She said.

She was tall enough to have to lean over to look Vedt Square ijn the Eye.

"And I want yours first when I return.

She Blew him an infected Kiss and disappeared.

The Virus in this Kiss would make Vedt's powers slowly disappear forever, unless reversed within 24 hours. however the Cure was difficult to do.

A dark figure appeared. His cloak and mask were shorter than those of his master, but he was an imposing figure, nonetheless.

He addressed Eragon.

"Do not unleash Chaos energy in the open. The nature of chaos is that it is too unstable to unleash in its pure form upon the terrain. If you feel you must engage foolhardily in an activity with that form of energy, find one of the rooms designed for it."

Eragon replied, "I did not unleash it, as you put it. I drew the energy from the surrounding environment. The Elements exist in a balance, they can not be created or destroyed, only moved around," a pause, "as for doing outside, I apologize. The Element of Chaos makes for a more effective demonstration than the Element of Order."

Not really. It was a virus, and therefore a skilled healer could easily filter it out.

Vedt teleported to Mithdelmar, and was out within an hour.

Knowing that he had made a mistake by manipulating the local Elemental balance, Eragon decided that perhaps he should show them the other main Element he could control.

He once again became the red mist, but, this time, he Changed to his Order Form (http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Kvess/Character%20Pics/mkosh.gif).

"I guess I should have gone with this, my Order Form, in the first place," he sent over a general mindspeak channel.

"I think they object to too much of anything in one place." Klelt said to Eragon.

"I think they object to too much of anything in one place." Klelt said to Eragon.

"Then perhaps I should Change to one of the three forms you haven't seen that don't have control over a specific Element," Eragon sent over mindspeak before Changing back to his human form, "that way, I can display some of what I can do, and not make anyone unhappy," he finished over voice.

"I have a feeling their's probably an Order Feind somewhere as well." Rahegalhoff said dryly.

Teji then turns to Eldar who he does not know quite yet. He then says, "Hello my name is Teji. Master Rahegalhoff told me that I could com in freely in order to learn. Are you one of the heads of this tower? If so I would like to know were do I begin with my training of magik? Here is the proof of my potential for magik but I have no previouse experiance." With that he pulls out the extreamly bright glowing stone from one of his vest pockets.

"If you need me," Eragon said, "I'll be up amoung the clouds soaking up some of the sun's rays."

With that he Changed to his Draconic Form (http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Kvess/Character%20Pics/Escaflowne_21.jpg) and took to the air.

"I'll be back later," he sent via mindspeak before winging upwards.

OOC: Here are five different views of Eragon's Draconic Form.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Kvess/Character%20Pics/Escaflowne_19.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Kvess/Character%20Pics/Escaflowne_20.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Kvess/Character%20Pics/Escaflowne_21.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Kvess/Character%20Pics/Escaflowne_22.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Kvess/Character%20Pics/Escaflowne_23.jpg

Loki continued to sit nearby the others although very unattached to what was going on. He sat cross legged on the ground with his mind in a deep state of concentration - he hadn't even noticed the chaos energy being released.

OOC: Well darn, perhaps its time I introduced the Psionic side of my nation.

IC: A lone traveler walked into the Tower, carrying a Walking stick he occasionally tapped on the Ground before him. Though this was unneccasy, as he walked with unerring precison. This was rather unnatural, as he had Cloth completly binding his eyes. His clothes looked frayed and worn, though they were quite common. they were blue which were fading away to white. the pants were faded brown. His sandles seemed almost worn to nothing.

He simply stood there, as though waiting for something, or someone.

"Umm, pardon me," This man starts, "but uh, can anyone direct me to the God Warfare?" He asks quite nicely. His voice is soft and sweet, and sounds as though it had never been raised in anger, or used in several months.

A little Silver Class mage looks up.

"He hasn't been around here in a while...doesn't look like he'll be coming back for a while, either."

"You mean, he tricked me? He told me, whispered to me in a dream, that the help I would need could be found, If I simply followed him. I followed him all the way here, but then he disappeared. Not that i could physically see him, for I have been blind since birth, but I could see him with my mind." This man says.

He turns and seems to be looking directly at the Silver mage.

" You, you have spacial energies about you, you are a space mage, are you not?" The man asks.

"You could always try chasing down his Daughter." Klelt commented to the blind man.

OOC: Kaymiril just forget about that before

IC: Artemis made his way back to his room. He was aching from the sword practise that he had just been through.

He went into his room, and flooped down on his bed. He soon fell asleep. He dreamt.

He dreamt of his families death again, and relived it. It was during his first fight with the scimitasar, that in his dream he noticed a pair of eyes looking out at him. Eyes that were neither human, nor animal.

They seemed almond shaped, elvish even. As he watched, a face, then a body formed around the eyes. The elf came towards Artemis. He backed away, unsure of what was happening.

Stay where you are young one. I mean only good things for you Said a mind inside his head.

Artemis gasped, and a mental conversation quickly formed between the two.

The elf showed Artemis a small adamantine figurine. It was in the shape of a leopard. A single word escaped the elf's mouth

"Mooshie"

*************

When Artemis awoke a few hours later, he got up and got dressed again. He felt a weight in his pocket, and pulled outm the figurine. Artemis did not know how, but he already knew what to say.

"Mooshie"

A brownish mist formed around the figurine. Artemis dropped it, and backed off. The mist condensed, and then solidified, leaving a very real leopard . The larger than normal leopard looked up at him with it's intelligent eyes. Artemis gasped, and picked up the figurine.

He truied to commmunicate with the animal, and found he could speak to it in his thoughts, in a very basic way.

After a couple of hours getting to know the magical animal, Artemis and Mooshie left the room, to go and look around the woods.


OOC: Anyone mind that??

"You mean, he tricked me? He told me, whispered to me in a dream, that the help I would need could be found, If I simply followed him. I followed him all the way here, but then he disappeared. Not that i could physically see him, for I have been blind since birth, but I could see him with my mind." This man says.

He turns and seems to be looking directly at the Silver mage.

" You, you have spacial energies about you, you are a space mage, are you not?" The man asks.
"Many tricky things have been happening, this past decade. And yes, I am a space mage."

OOC:
Wow, very subtle FS. [/sarcasm]

"Gods can have children?" he asked.

"Pardon, allow me to introguce myself. I am Damus, It is a Pleasure to meet both of you."

"As to how I can tell your a space mage, I am blind physically, but not mentally. I can somehow "See" energy, sometimes, I can even peer into another's mind. This frightens me. Warfare came to me in a Dream and promised me I would find what I needed if I followed him, thus, I have come all this way, but he disappeared here. I have been traveling for nearly ten years, if I guess correctly." Damus said.

"Well Gypsy claimed she was Warfare's daughter." Klelt replied, "I'm Klelt, and that's a dang long time."

"A lot's happened in the last decade. A lot."

"Yes, ten years is a long time. Along the way I met the Summons, at least, they claimed they were summons, even let me summon them, that's probably what took me so long. Were all these side journeys. Like you said, alot has happened in ten years." Damus said.

She shrugs.

"I don't know when Warfare'll be back, or even IF he will."

Loki finished meditating for the time being. He stood up and walked over to the new arrival. He stood, without saying a word, slightly to the left and farther back than Klelt.

"good Evening Master Dwarf Wizard. How are you this evening." Damus greets Loki pleasantly.

"Huh?" Loki responded after a quiet moment, "Me?"

OOC: Well i am sorry, even if I had not read the books that have a loose connecytion,. I still would have done that. I have always done it, and I only found out thst what i was doing had been done before about 2 months ago.

IC: Mooshie was bounding along ahead of Artemis. He looked back, then when he was sure that Artemis had not seen him, he crouched low.

Artemis went past the tree that Mooshie had climbed up, and instinctively ducked, Mooshie landed heavily on his back, and buried him. Then Mooshie simply went to sleep, watching as a dragon type shape flew away miles and miles away.

"you are the only Dwarven Wizard around here at the moment, are you not?" Damus asked.

"Oh... I think so," Loki said, "I was confused when you said Master..."

"Master does not always imply level of Skill Loki." Xos said.

Damus seemed taken aback.

"Wow! all the Energies around you. Are you one of the Legendary Energy Wizards?" Damus asked.

"Well, I don't know about the Energy part, but I am an Archwizard of Energy, yes." Xos said.

"Oh," Loki replied to Xos, "But it is generally used as a term for reverence... but considering my age, it didn't sound appropriate to me."

"Not always. They way he was using it implied acknowledgement of your presence. He does not know your name, so what else would he call you, Stumpy?" Xos asked.

"Not really, if I took a few minuets, I could probably read it from his mind." Damus said.

Loki giggled at being called Stumpy, "Well, my name is Loki..."

"Its a pleasure to make your Aquaintence, Loki. my name is Damus." Damus said. He took a seat on a Bench.

Rahegalhoff walked up to him.

"Alright, what i can't figure out is, how did you get here, if you can't see, but can see Energies. You say my lord and master, Warfare lead you here, yet disappeared here. Something is amiss about this whole situation. Speak up man, tell me more." Rahegalhoff demanded.

Loki climbed on the bench next to Damus, intrigued to here is story.

"alright, well. It all started 11 years ago, when I was 10.

There was fire, Fire Every where, I could feel its heat. All my Life, I've seen Random flashes of things, usually Fire, but only its energy. This time, there was so much, so much fire. I was scared. I wanted my mother and father to come rescue me. Instead, no one came.

Then I saw him. This Figure of a man walking through the Flames. He told me to get up, and follow him. I thought I was hallucinating. But he picked me up. I could see all this Energy from him. Truely he was Powerful.

He told me my Parents were no more, but that he would help me find my way, if I would but follow him. He took me somewhere, and everything went Dark, as he sheilded his energy from me. I could see nothing else in the Area.

I told him I needed his help, I could see nothing, my abilites had left me again. He said I needed no help, they were there, I had but to learn to use them. He told me to learn to see with my Minds Eye. He told me to open up my Eyes and look at the world around me." Damus started.

"So what happened after that?" Loki asked as Damus' story reminded him of his own. "Could you see?"

Piekrom']OOC: what is fingal and what does he/she look like. I do not remember seeing an intro post if there was one and I missed it please point it out for me.

page 791 I think. Fingal is a Avarhierrim beuractat (sp?) he has never been outside his nation. Hes short and rather round with normal features. He staring at Arianna and Klelt right now, and when he sees Eragons dragon form hes going to freak. guys he just needs to find out that your not dangerous.

"Well, I've never been able to see as you can see, or Space mage can see, or even the holy man with the divine aura infront of me can see.

However...

I stumbled around the Glade for days. Warfare kept changing it on me, so i couldn't memorize it. He told me, Meditate. He said that before I could see that which was without, control that which was without, I had to first see that which was within, learn that which was within. He said self-awerness enhanced learnig capacity. Well, I don't know about that, but slowly, after weeks of meditation, I learned to see Energy. Everything has Energy, flowing through it, flowing around it, stored in it. and there are many types of energy. First I saw Energy, then I learned to deferentiate it all. Thus, I could see him again. His energy, his power. I followed him and he lead me on." Damus said.

"there's more, what is it?" Rahegalhoff asked.

"So what happened during your journey?" Loki asked excitedly.

"haha, many things. My journeies for the Summons were unintresting, but its the places along the way dear man.

I remember a Town on a planet that nothing but trees. I was there about the same time the Kaymirillian princess was there to get the summons on there. i heard from the Rangers that she had gone to Chocobo's forest. so they took me there at my request. Fat Chocobo, the summons on the Forest World I mentioned, was more than a little upset. No one had challenged his honor in a little over a century and won, and suddenly this young upstart Drow out races his best Chocobo.

He was a master of mind tricks such as confusion, and causing people to go beserk. So he decided to play three Card monty with me. Thought he had it made. But I discovered I could read his mind with concentration. He set three blank Cards on the Table, and put three diffrent but very similar energies into them. He tried to get away with three diffrent forms of fire energy, but he failed. I could read in his mind, which card he chose to be the Card to choose. he said that If I could choose the card he had his wing over, i one. He could not beat me, and I became a Summoner, with Chocobo as a a summons.

"Oh... summons!" Loki said as he heard the story, "I have heard of those... "Grandpa" knew some of them... he even took me to meet some of them."

"My name is Vierna. And Kaymirilian princess....the most recent two were Dora'nes...married to the Crown Prince of Newtdom...and Annastrianna...crowned Queen, about nine years ago."

On the ground

"An interesting story, sir," said Ichiro after hearing the 'blind-man' speak, "please, do continue."

She sat cross-legged on the ground next the bench. Her tail curved around her.

In the air

Eragon glided through the clouds. His scales glisten as he soaks up the sun's rays.

"Ahh, the freedom," he thinks, "of the open sky."

OOC: If you want to get the summons later, let me know, I control them. The only ones Loki could have met, were some of the Weaker ones his Grandpa could summon, or were good friends with.

IC:" Yes, Loki, Summons, I gained them all, I am a Master Summoner, just like Princess Anna. Your Right Vierna, I was on the Trail right behind the Princess, though news is, she became Queen. Anyways It was on that forest world, i left Chocobo's forest, and i saw a magnificent work of nature, a naturel wormhole to another world. He stepped through it, Warfare did, so i followed, on Faith alone. It was hot on the other side. Hell can't be as hot as it was in this place. I saw Fire, everywhere, at least it seemed like Fire. Warfare sheilded me with a Temperature spell. He told me that i was on a Desert world. The world of Desria, home to Ifrit, the Fire Spirit. Water does not exist naturally on that world. neither does cool Air. I wandered, and i walked. I was lost, yet Warfare kept me alive. Eventually I found Ifirit's Temple. Warfare levitated me to it, for it was in the center of a natural lake of liquid glass, a Feat in and of itself. God, the Heat, it permeated even the Frost sheild. I was hot to the verge of boiling alive in my own sweat, yet i was frozen to the point of Death at the same moment. Then the Temple. Ifrit was chattering his Teeth, as though the very recent victim of powerful ice Magick. Ice is his weakness you know, He and shiva are very bitter enemies it turns out. No Summons is ever overly fond of being out witted, and Ifrit especially so. He was Required to allow me to be able to let me enter his sacred Chamber, but he didn't realize I was Blind, and tried many, many illusions. He failed though, I could se it comming. Then i found his Chamber. Ifrit's quite a Fighter, and his Skin Burns at the Touch. I did not know at the Time how to fight though, but he made me Fight. It took me three hours to land three blows. Once with my first staff, wich Caught fire, once with my Right fist, which Scarred permanently, and once with my Left. I could not fight any longer, but still i pressed on. After Another hour, a Sank to my Knees unable to go on, yet still I struggled to get up. Ifrit Gave in, for he could see the Fire in my Heart. unfortunatly, he proceeded to throw me into the Frozen Domain. Heat and ice are opposite ends of the Same thing. In the Heart of the Plane of Fire, where the Planes of Fire and ice intersect, lies the Frozen Domain. A section of the fire Plane, where it is Cold beyond beleif. It was here Shiva retreated too when Princess Anna somehow melted her Glacial home on Aquais, and started a War between the Surface people and the Merfolk." Damus said.

He showed his hands, and the terrible burnt Scars on them. It must hurt him terribly to use his Staff.

ooc: Well I only he said he met them, not that he summoned them. Either way, yes I would like to have Loki become a summoner also.

IC:
"That sounds terrible," Loki said sympathetically as he saw the scars. He waited momentarily before saying, "...Please, go on."

OOC: After you finish the tests in the council.

IC: Damus took a breath.

Rahegalhoff took his hands in his. there are select few spells availible to Paladins, and their only Healing spells. While its true any good healer worth their salt can out heal a Paladin, to those a Paladin heals, the results are miracals.

A white Glow surrounded Damus's hands. The Scarring vanished.

"you have had a terrible journey to get here, rest, I will Trouble you no more, though i would like the rest of the story." Rahegalhoff said.

Damus felt his hands in amazement.

"Th, thank you Milord, this is a fine gift indeed.

As i was saying, I had to go to the Frozen domain. the Plane of Fire is Vast, and the Frozen domain seems to stretch forever. Here, I questioned Warfare, why was he leading me on this strange journey? Where was I going? Why did I have to get the Summons? Warfare appeared and told me, since did not have the faith to follow, he could no longer lead me. So he left me, to wander Blindly in the Frozen Domain. Yet still he took pity on me, for he enchanted me with a Warmth spell, and a Magickal Table Cloth that provides a Banquet once a Day when Spread. It either provides one meal and drinking water for three people, or one days rations for one person.

I wandered the Plane of Fire, in the Heart of the Frozen Domain. I began to Question everything. I meditated more, gained Deeper understanding, and learned the secret of telekinesis, and Levitation. I came to my own conclusions, about Life, the universe, and Everything. I would tell you what they are, but I've learned one person's answers will not work for another. No matter what, I'm not you, just as much as your not me. We have diffrent paths, and diffrent choices to make. In the end, I cannot answer for you, so you must answer for yourself.

As i was saying, I wandered that plane for two years coming to those conclusions. I stumbled accross Shiva's palace by accident. She did not recognise me as the Summoner who had previously fought Ifrit and out witted Fat Chocobo. Eventually she did though. I told her I wasn't entirely sure I wanted to be a Summoner, that a Being known as Warfare wanted me to become one. She told me that surely if Warfare Himself selected me, there must be some purpose yet to my Life.

She agreed to give me a Break though. We talked everyday and I lived in her Palace. She taught me the art of Hand to Hand combat, incase I ever had to fight again. That however, I doubt A place such as this must surely be free from attacks. One day, I felt the need to move one. I asked Shiva to come with me. We had become close friends. She told me she could not come, but that if I so wished, I could call upon her at any moment and she would come to my Side. And so I left, on the Trail of summoning once more. I Walked, and found the exact spot where the Plane of Water, and the plane of Fire intersected, there, one could literally walk from one plane to another, and so i did. warfare was watching out for me though, because i landed in a boat of some kind.

I spent another month just drifting on that boat. I meditated, and come to more conclusions.

Tell me, if you gave a Wild Animal the Choice of a Life of Comfort, Health, and security, but it had to live in a Cage, vs. a Life without a Cage, but without Health, and security, and no comfort, which would it choose? Would it Live in a Cage with no Freedom, or would it live In freedom?" Damus asked.

He tooka breather before going on.

ooc: Okay, though Kaymiril hasn't responded to my magickal test.

Although Loki wasn't sure whether the question was rhetorical or not, he decided to give it his best shot, "Umm... I believe that the animal would choose freedom, if it was an intelligent being that is, as you can't really decide to give up your freedom," Loki paused. "Though if it was a truly wild animal that was not as we call, intelligent... then it would choose the comfort, health and security, because that is its natural instinct." Loki stopped wondering whether or not he was making sense.

"Bah," scoffed Ichiro, "when caged, the heart will always yearn for freedom. Haven't you ever been to one of those old fashioned zoos where they have the animals in cages? The reason the animals in those places are restless is that their spirts yearn to be free," she pauses, "Trust me, I know from experience."

"Freedom. can you explain to an animal that it will safer in a cage when it sees a cage?" Fingal interrupted having thought spoken to animals

Teji walks up to see the new stranger to the tower. He then introduces himself saying, "Hello sir my name is Teji."

OOC: Good grife this thread goes fast on weekends.

"You guys forget... wild animals are not intelligent beings... they do not think the same as you and me..." Loki added

Artemis and Mooshie were walking up. They heard the dwarf's comment.

*Cheeky little* Artemis heard from Mooshie.

*Now now* Was his reply

"Well now, that does always depend on what animal you are talking about doesn't it?" Artemis asked as he drew nearer.

"Not if you are talking about non-intelligent animals..." Loki replied.

*I suppose he is right, all that cats say is milk, fish, butterfly, purrrr, but an elephant is a wild animal*

* well yes*

" Well what would you do if you were attacked by a much more powerful wizard, if you had kids and a wife with you?

Also if you have ever been to a zoo. Go to the lion pens. You can tell the ones that have been captured from the ones that have been bred in captivity by their eyes. They have a glint in them, and they always seem to be waiting for the cage door to open, not for food.

But after a while, that glint dies, and they sytop looking for the door, they end up, just lying there, and you can tell that they are remembering what was once theirs."

"Not if you are talking about non-intelligent animals..." Loki replied.

Ichiro asks, "And what defines an animal as intelligent or not?"

Loki grinned, "Now that... is the real question."

The Silver Clad mage spoke up.

"There is not a creature in existence that does not have some degree of intelligence."

Loki became frustrated, "You don't have to be so literal... you know what I mean. You are just tyring to be argumentative..."

Damus just sat there Quietly.

"Haha, don't worry."

"My name is Artemis, I'm training to become a ranger, and I am also learning a bit of Geomancer magick. What about the rest of you?

Oh yes, this is Moosie, he's from another plane of existence, and for the while, I think he belongs to me, but I don't think of him as a possession, more of a friend."

He settled himself on the floor, and was immediately buried by the large leopard.

" I am Damus, a Traveler on the Road of Life." Damus said quietly.

Loki just turned and looked at the leopard as it reminded him of his lost friend Nilrem. Loki sat quietly hoping the man would continue with his story.

"Sorry If I interupted your story Damus. My leopard friend has already filled me in on the gist of it, he has quite sensitive ears. Please carry on"

Klelt decided to listen to the story as well, so sat down, and wrapped his wings around him, as he listened.

*I suppose he is right, all that cats say is fish, stroke.

"there, there Pushkin he didn't mean it." said Adaine stroking a small chocolate brown cat. "hes a foriegner and you know how their all stupid. By the way, I am Fingal, form the Avarhierrim Ministry of Information"

"What is a ministry of information?" Klelt asked

"What is a ministry of information?" Klelt asked

"a ministry that collects information, small furry winged one" said Fingal

"I am not small, and what's the point of a ministry of information, just collecting information seems rather senseless." Klelt said

OOC: That was a mental thought from my leopard to Artemis, but then it doesnt matter, I will let it go this time :D

IC: Artemis crawled out from under the leopard, and edged his way around.

"Greetings Fingal"

He was buried again, the big cat having heard his words realised he was not under him anymore, and having leapt upon him again.

OOC: Is it just me, or are none of you, bar Fattie Slug, actually making any attempt to learn magick whilst here? That's kind of the idea now. We revamped it, the four remaining original members, and now we teach others what we have in turn learned, and we learn from others.

ooc: Actually Loki is too (Me), I am awaiting for Xos to meet with him again

"As I was saying, I was floating on that boat. Unfortunatly, a Pirate ship came accross me, and they took me prisoner. They decided Blind men were only good for beating and rowing. That's alright, their safety record hit absolute zeros when I came on board, because Remembber, I had Levitation. I did not want to escape just yet though, because they must know the waters better than me. That didn't stop me from Levitating them overboard though, I got in a lot of practice, and eventually managed to begin hurling them overboard. Took them three years to discover it was me. They thought I was possessed. Normally, they only beat me daily with a regular whip. Afterwards they thought the could beat the possession out of me by hanging me by a Rope and beating me with a cat-o-nine tails until their arms got tired. After wards they deserted me in a little Island town in the Plane of Water, you may have heard of the legendary Town of Cove? A ghost town that sailors sometimes find lost in the Fog? Well, there I was. The Towns folk took pity on me, and in return, I helped them out. You see, they were trying to build a Wall against the Sea, but they had to carry heavy blocks great distances. I had grown much stronger in my Levitation, so i was able to carry two of them with some effort. I spent maybe two years on that project, but Jormangundr, lord of the Seas did not approve. He came on misty night and knocked it down. He said it is not good to fight your benifactor. I stood up to him, and he ate me.

It feels funny Levitating yourself, knowing the only thing keeping you up is a sustained thought. I never made it to the Belly of the beast, though the journey is long. I made my way out, maybe, three days after he ate me. He was very surprised. I summoned Shiva and she made a Platform for me to stand on. Jormangundr is a very, very intelligent Fish. He asked me what I believe. I told him Many things. He asked me, which is better, to Know something is true, or to have faith something is True? I told him Faith, because Faith, above all else can never be conqured, as long as it is held true. Then he Told me, I was not true to that which I believed in then. He said, It is far better to know something is True, Because to know something is True, is to have True Faith in something, or someone, as Fact. To simply have Faith, is to know something may not be True. Then I told him, Many species believe in something that cannot be proven True, yet they are true to what they believe in, are you saying they are not true to what they believe in, simply because they have faith? He looked at me, then he spoke again. Ask them, he said. Ask them if the simply believe it to be True, or if they have Faith it is true. How many of them that truely believe, would say they believe, when a Belief can be changed. Most would tell you, they know it to ne True. Look above you, you see the Sun, you know it is there, yet you cannot touch it, when it sinks beneath the Plane at night, you cannot see it anymore, yet still know it exists. Why? because you truely believe in it as Fact. for many years before Technology, the Races of Man could only see Space, they could not Touch it, they could not go there. Yet they knew it to be True, for those among them with the Mind to learn, the mind to see, Saw the other planets, and even nearby stars. Look inside yourself. How much of what you believe is Fact, and how much of it is not? If you can Look me in the Eye, and tell my with complete honesty, everything you believe is True, then I will Give you the Power of the Oceans.

I looked, and I wanted so much to tell him everything I believed in was True, yet some of what i believed, I knew wasn'tt completly True. Thus, I looked him Full in the Eye, and Responded. I told him, That while not all of what I believe is True, that which I do Believe in, I will firmly back up and follow all the days of my Life. If someone can prove to me, beyond any doubt that, that which I do believe in is not True, then, and only then, will I humbly admit my mistake, and change my beliefs. However that which I do believe in, is that which I have come to believe in only after much thought and consideration. Afterall, when one has none but the Demons of ones own mind for company, one must take a stand for something, or become nothing at all.

I thought he was going to Eat me again, for he came nearer to me.

To my surprise, he did not, but he spoke in the Barest of whispers.

You have arrived at one of the greatest truths there are. You understand that Truth is a many sided thing, and that what others believe are just as equal, just as valid, yet you can remian loyal to what you believe. I pass onto you my powers to use when you will. This plane is not for you, Returnn now to your own world mortal, and come to my plane no more.

and so, with his aid, I left the Plane of Water, a little smarter, a little wiser, and a little older." Damus said.

OOC: Is it just me, or are none of you, bar Fattie Slug, actually making any attempt to learn magick whilst here? That's kind of the idea now. We revamped it, the four remaining original members, and now we teach others what we have in turn learned, and we learn from others.

OOC:
Learning will come soon enough. Right now its story time with Warhaven.

"Where did you go next?" Loki asked as he was enthralled in the story.

OOC: Warhaven, are you being seriuos about having a split personality disorder?


"that's amazing" Whispered Artemis, he was only 23, and all he had seen in his life was the forest of his home, and the White Tower. He was amazed when he heard that this person had actually travelled all of these places.

I found myself on a vast neverending plain, A Thunderstorm growled overhead, yet it never rained. I was lost, I had no idea where I was, so I walked, and I walked. I think i was walking in circles, though i don't know. Eventually, I came accross a Funny old man. Lightning buzzed around him like an angry hornet. He said he knew I was wise, Jormangundr said so, he said Shiva tought me how to fight. He said a Wise man knows how to fight intelligently. He said he wanted to see, what kind of a fighter was I.

I whipped my staff around to knowck him upsude the head, but he blocked it with his. I swung it around and held it under my arms. I had since gained a nice wooden staff at Cove. Now I weilded it against Ramuh, the Lightning master. Ramuh was Quick, but so was I. He swung his around to clobber me in my side, but a whirled around him and brought my palm agianst the back of his head, he whirled around and caught my fist and I poked him in the Gut with my staff. He let go and I jumped away. He teleported us to a great canyon on a world known as Riptide. I was on one ledge, he was on another. I Levitated into the air, and lunged for him. He dodged,and i whirled and stopped and kicked him in the back, he reached around with his staff as he went flying and knocked me in the head. I reeled while my vision cleared, then I flew after him, our staffs tumbling away into the canyon. Thanks to my years of Levitation practice, I could go for quite awhile. We fought hand to hand like two enraged tigers. I went for the gut, he jabbed me in the eye, I kicked him in the knee, he punched me in the gut I kneed him in the Groin and like a rock he fell into the canyon. I went for my staff.

You know, wood can block lightning attacks? I found this out as he started blasting me with Lightning. I ran for him, whiling my staff, and knocking away his lightning. He punched me in the face and I knocked him with the Staff. suddenly, we we're back on the plains, in on the Ground. He had his staff, though where he got it, I had no Idea. I had an Idea, why not use the force of my mind against him. I used a special confusion attack, making hiim see nothing but darkness. I seemed to be all around him, yet i was not. After all, If I could see into somebodies mind, why not mess with it. He lunged at the fake mes wildly. with a Great leap i got in close knocked his feet out and pinned him to the ground with my staff.

Yeild he cried, I yeild. And so I let him up, the victor, with the power to summon Ramuh. We rested in his house somewhere to the north of where we was. a whole month I rested. Then, I went on, and fell living, into the world of the afterlife, taken there by Warfare, to find the three headed Guardian of Hell itself. I journyed the afterlife to Find, Cerberus, Death's personal Guardian.

"Well... did you find him?" Loki asked anxiously.

Artemis gaped.

Mooshie thought to him

*Hey, I saw Cerberus once, he was summoned by the summoner who owned me 5,000 years ago. Nasty end to him, I hated my next master.*

"Well... did you find him?" Loki asked anxiously.
"Paitence my good master Dwarf. I've been talking for nearly 5 hours now. surely we can take a break for dinner."

With that, Damus sat on the floor, spread a Table cloth, and suddenly their appeared on it, delights enough for everyone. There was a wide variety of things to.

"Well, don't just sit there, come, get some. I can''t eat all of this myself." Damus said.

He levitated a glass of water to him, and took a drink.

"Thank you for the foodstuffs." Klelt said as he sampled one of the delicacies. "Oh, they are quite good." He commented with relish.

Artemis grinned

* thats a good point my friend, I would like to go for a hunt on my plane*

*OKay, i shall send you back*

Artemis said "Begone Mooshie" oput loud, and Mooshie disappeared from sight. He had been looking tired, and Artemis decided he would leave the creature to rest.

"This looks good" He said, before he helped himself to a leg of roast bird. He added some wild berrie paste of his own making, and began to tuck in.

For Drinking there was, Water, Wine, Juice, and milk.

Damus had a little of everything.

Loki looked slightly dissappointed when Damus said he wanted to take a break. Loki was so enthralled that he hadn't even noticed that five hours had passed while listening to the story.

However, when Loki saw the food appear his spirits quickly raised again. He sat down on the ground next to Damus and before eating he said, "Thank you, mister."

Loki didn't know where to begin... eventhually he took a piece of everything and put it on his plate. Even the stuff he hadn't tried before, Loki was trying now.

OOC: Night all

IC: Artemis took some juice, and some berries. He walked away, drinking the juice, and put the berries on the floor a few metres away from the cloth. He walked back to the rest, his cloak flowing out behind him.

He sat down again, to watch as the first birds arrived to sample the berries he had put out for them, he grinned.

OOC: Assuming everyone has had a Chance to eat, I'm moving on.

Damus eventually noticed, all was gone, and everyone seemed, satisfied. He folded up the Cl;oth, Dishes and all, and the Dishes, disappeared. He stood up, and sat back on the bench. He reached in the Cloth, and pulled out a stiff cup of Coffee

"Now then, where was I?" Damus asked.

"I believe you were off to search for Cerberus." Klelt replied as he snagged another lump of food, just before the storyteller folded his blanket of food.

OOC: I'll finish tomorrow, I need a break.

OOC: Is it just me, or are none of you, bar Fattie Slug, actually making any attempt to learn magick whilst here? That's kind of the idea now. We revamped it, the four remaining original members, and now we teach others what we have in turn learned, and we learn from others.

OOC: Well, Ichiro still has the letter of introduction to the Headmaster of the school and nobody else has asked her anything involving what she needs to learn. Kind of hard for a character to learn without a teacher.

IC: Ichiro put up a ball of coldfire over her shoulder to provide some light.

"So," she asked, "where's the calamari?"

She lifted a lid of a pot with her tail. Inside was some kind of sauce.

"I love calamari with cocktail sauce," she said, "but eggrolls with duck sauce are quite tasty too.

"And I still have to give some one in charge around here that letter."

She snatched her tail back, using it to grab a chicken leg, as the man wrapped up the cloth.

"Of course," she said before taking a bite, "I'm not that picky.

"Please, continue with the story."

After Loki had finished eating he sat restlessly waiting to hear the rest of the story.

Teji calmly waited for all to finish eating so that Damus may continue with the story. He had kindly refused to eat explaining that he had already eaten yeasterday before he left of a type of food that keeps one full for up to ten days.

Piekrom']Teji calmly waited for all to finish eating so that Damus may continue with the story. He had kindly refused to eat explaining that he had already eaten yeasterday before he left of a type of food that keeps one full for up to ten days.

"I learned long ago," Ichiro said between mouthfuls, "to never pass up food as you would never know when your next meal would be."

OOC: I got a colorful history in the works for her.

"I am not small, and what's the point of a ministry of information, just collecting information seems rather senseless." Klelt said

"I apologise vertically challenged. and the ministry of information exists to collect as much knowledge as we can and hide it from our enimies (sp)."

Artemis yawned, and said

"I am sorry, I would love to hear the rest of your story some time, but I need to go and try to find a Geomancer to continue my teachings.

He got up and walked off towards the doors, his cloak flowing out behind him.

"Well, I still want to hear the rest of your story, mister," Loki said to Damus, "I have to meet with Xos again some time... but I think I have some time before that."

"Most assuridly, it is not yet tomorrow. besides, I too wish to hear the rest of his story. You had left to find Cerberus..." Xos said and left it hanging.

"ahh, yes. Cerberus. Well, as I said, I fell, living, into the afterlife. The souls are so thick there, it is like walking through a fog. I had no idea where to go, so I followed the Dead. I walked, for hours. Was it hours? I don't know, for Time seems to stand still there. I came, upon a massive temple, obscured by the Fog. Its shaoe, its design, I don't think any mortal could ever truley know the truth of it. I think even the gods have trouble truely understanding it.

Anyways. There are few things I fear. One, is the Temple of Death. It is hard to stare your own mortality in the face, and not take a breath of fear. So i came closer, drawn on, knowing I was close, to Cerberus.

And there I was, in the Archway of Death's Temple. I sawm nothing but archway, and two Dark entrances. I walked forward, nervously, and I was inside, Death's Temple. Before i could see anything, I was on the floor, Cerberus had caught me, beneath one of his massive paws.

So what'll it be boys? This one ain't dead, Said the middle head.
I say we split him three ways, I'll take the meaty torso, said the Right.
I don't want the head, its bony and usually empty, said the left.
no, no, no. We'll let Death split him three ways down the middle. I'm sure she won't mind. said the middle head.
Yeah, that sounds fair, said the other two heads.

No, wait, you don't understand. I came here to find you.
Oh, so your volunteering to get eaten? asked the middle head surprised.
No, I'm a summoner, and I want the right to summon you.
Oh, you are huh? you don't smell like a summoner, so what's the deal homeboy, you lying to us? The middle head asked.
No, I just came from Ramuh.
I thought I smelled that old man, figured he finally gave up the ghost to become my chew toy, all three heads said in unison.

So, I'll tell you what, you want me to allow you to summon me? you gotta work for it. We have three heads, and three diffrent tastes.

Bring me the meat of a Red Dragon, that died of old age, but only a dragon who gave you permission, prior to his death, The left head said.

Bring me the meat prepared by the Gods of the hunt prior to the great feast on all hallows eve, the middle head said.

Bring me the meat of a Troll, nasty and old. One who lives under a bridge, and near a cave, the right head said.

Bring us our meat, all at once, but keep it fresh, as though it was just killed.

Meet this condition, and summon us you can.

I left, for Cerberus showed me a door, to the world of the living. My task was great, and my burden was heavy." Damus said.

"I apologise vertically challenged. and the ministry of information exists to collect as much knowledge as we can and hide it from our enimies (sp)."
"I am not vertically challenged either, are you blind or somesuch?" Klelt asked

"I am not vertically challenged either, are you blind or somesuch?" Klelt asked

"Shhh..." Loki said quietly, "I want to hear the rest of the story..."

"How did you manage to get all of the meat and still keep it fresh?"

"I am not vertically challenged either, are you blind or somesuch?" Klelt asked
"At least try not to insuult me indirectly in my presence. I would appreciate Blind comments be held. I have worked hard for many years to overcome my physical limitations, and comments like those are very insulting, irregardless of who their directed at." Damus said, very insulted.