NationStates Jolt Archive

"Oh," he replied, his tail twitched nervously.

Mitch jumped back a bit and was alert, yet scared, "You mean.. you know him?! Oh.. no.. you aren't going to turn me in are you?!" He started shaking slightly, and backed up slowly "How do I know if you aren't going to turn me in or if you are?" He kept looking about and back at Braun as he slowly took steps back.

"Cool it Mitch, I said I'd help you, and I've never broken my word. It's just you've put me in a hell of a position. For the moment let's keep moving. I have to think."

Gabriel dropped the anti-grav board down the sub's hatch. "Come on Kurt, you're about to see the sea up close and personnal."

"Sounds good," Kurt smiled, wondering what was in store for him.

Gabriel cloased and dogged the hatch behind them before dropping down into the sub. Small, the front end conisted of a large canopy and a cockpit. Seating himself in the left hand chair he motioned for Kurt to take the other one. "Let's see now, engines at 100%, weapons are good, auxillary thrusters are go, ballast tanks operational, diving planes moving freely. OK we're go to go." Gabriel grabbed the control stick in front of him that looked like it should belong in a fighter cockpit and pushing it forward the sub began to submerge.

OOC Gah, the servers really not liking me today :(

IC:

Kurt sat nervously in the other chair. This was his first time in a sub and he had no idea what to expect.

"Are we going anywhere in particular?" he asked.

Mitch took a deep breath and an audible gulp, and said, while shaking slightly still, "O.. Ok..." He started to walk twoards Braun as he continued to lead the way again.
Thinking to himself, Mitch looked around the scenery a lot, 'I hope he doesn't do anything.. And I can't believe he knows this Kaz guy.. O man, I hope i get out of this stupid thing alive..'

"Just a trip down to the bottom of the ocean. We'll be stopping on the way to observe the scenery." A quiet, almost unaudible hum filled the sub as Gabriel engaged the engines. The sub passed by a school of tuna, and then swerved to avoid a large shark. A few minutes later it pulled alongside a Humpback and Gabriel slowed the sub to follow it as it's mournful song filled the sub.

Kurt was utterly amazed by what he saw. The only times he had every seen such things were either on the telly or at a boring aquarium. This however, this was a real habitat full of wonderful sealife. Unknown to the prince, his mouth was hanging open as he watched the whale beside them.

As nightfall came Braun found found a small cave made up of large boulders. A few pulls on the strings and a smokeless fire sprang up. Braun watched as Marciel flew off in search of dinner. "I've made a decision Mitch. My home city of Sabina is the capital of the island Mythria. If we can get that far you should be safe. Feuds started within the island are allowed, but none from outside. If someone were to carry a feud from outside the island into the island, they would potentially have the entire island come down on their heads. At least half the island's population is refugees because of these laws. It's the only place they can be sure of safety. Unfortinately we can't just teleport to the island or the law is rendered null and void. We'll have to go the hard way."

As they came to the cave, Mitch took a seat quickly by a rock, and huddled there.

After Brauns words, he looked up to him, still shaking slightly with both ears down, and a sad expression upon his face. "So what if they find me before we reach this Sabina? Would you willingly fight this Kaz guy?"

After some minutes Gabriel arced the sub away from the whale and dove it even deeper. Schools of squid pursued by dogfish swam past as the light from above began t grow gradually dimmer. Eventually all light from above disappeared, leaving the submarine in darkness. Suddenly Gabriel hit the sub's exterior lights and powerful beams flashed out. Catching for a moment a group of large fish that suddenly displayed a rainbow of colors before heading for the safety of the darkness. When they disappeared Gabriel turned the lights off again.

Braun nodded glumly. "I won't like it, and I hope I can talk him out of a fight, but if it comes to it yes. I said I'd help you and by all the gods that remain I will do just that."
Marciel flapped back into the cave at that moment, a trio of rabbits in her claws. Reaching into his backpack Braun pulled out a pair of forked metal poles and one straight pole. Setting them over the fire he set the rabbits to slowly roasting.

"What fish were those?" the young prince asked.

"I'm not really sure. At this layer there are a lot of things that live their lives in utter darkness. The only way anyone ever finds them is doing exactly what I did, throwing on the lights without warning and hoping you catch something in them."

OOC gettin close to gettng kaz back in this thing.. i reread the parts a while back with him in it, so i got him down, next couple posts, he will be coming back ::evil grin::


IC Mitch just sighed and burried his head in his knees, and rocked slowly back and fourth, thinking about everything. Then he looked back up, then to the stars and just stared at them with a sigh.

OOC: Anyone ever tell you that you're an evil, evil bastard?

IC: Braun judged the rabbits sufficently cooked and pulled them out of the fire. He gave one to Marciel, took one himself, and offered another to Mitch. "Here, you need to eat, we've got at least a couple months of hard traveling ahead of us, and winter is coming soon."

OOC: YAY! Would be great to see Kaz back in the thread :)

IC:

"There are cave creatures that are just the same," Kurt mentioned. "I couldn't imagine never going out into the sun."

Gabriel merely nodded as he drove the submarine even deeper. Noticing something on the passive sonar he altered course. Suddenly he hit the lights, revealing the flank of a massive sperm whale that was in the process of sounding. As Gabriel looked around he realised that there were at least twenty of the giant mammals surrounding the sub as they dove for the bottom. Gabriel whistled. "They must be hunting for squid, but it's been a long time since I saw this many togeather."

OOC You better believe it Grim!


IC Mitch slowly took the cooked rabit and bit into it, chewing up his first piece. "So.. What led you to meeting Kaz?" He took another bite of rabit and looked up slowly.

"Having had squid I can understand why," Kurt laughed.

"Pure chance, it actually all started in that tavern back there." Braun said as he proceeded to tell Mitch the entire tale.

Gabriel noticed a curious reading on the sonar, but before he could react the entire ocean around the sub erupted in fury. Struggling to fight the sub out of what had become a battle area he realised exactly what the sperm whales had been hunting. Giant squid, and they had run into an entire school of them. Just as they were about to clear the battle area something latched onto the rear of the sub bringing it to a sudden stop.
"Dammit, something's got us." Gabriel followed this with a multilingual string of curses.

"Shit," Kurt swore, knowing that they were in trouble. "Can you get it to let go?"

Gabriel smiled grimly. "I've got a few tricks up my sleeve. Let's see how he likes a twohundred thousand volt welcome." Gabriel hit a button on the console and the squid that had grabbed hold began shaking the small sub like a leaf in a storm. It's thrashing merely caused more of it's arms to attach. By now Gabriel was swearing a blue streak. "Fine, let's see how you like this then." Hitting another button on the consol the sub's powerful sonar blasted out directly at the squid. As if struck dead it shuddered once and then limply began to drift downward, but it still hadn't let go. "We'll that's a little better anyway." Gabriel mused as he hit another button. A small torpedo shot out from a tube on the sub and hitting the squid detonated. Finally released the submarine shot forward.

Kurt bit his lower lip as the sub shot forward. Suddenly he wasn't enjoying the ocean as much as he first had.

"Sorry about that Kurt." Gabriel said as the sub went ever deeper, leaving the battle of the leviathans behind. "The sea is a dangerous place. And if you don't treat her with the proper respect, she'll kill you."

Kurt could only nod.

The sub drove itself ever deeper. Occasionally the bioluminesence from the rare deepwater fish could be seen. Gradually however another reddish glow appeared and it continued to grow in intensity as the sub went deeper.

OOC: Drognan, you out there?

The red glow began to interest Kurt. He couldn't imagine what should be letting off a glow like that in the bottom of the ocean. Gabriel proberly did, hence the reason for taking him near it.

Back in the town with the 'Red Cow', 3 figures went to the taveren. One stayed outside at the door as the other two went to the bar. As they removed their hoods, the faces showed Kaz and Vor'en.
About ten minutes later, they came outside, back with their hoods on, and went down the street.
"Dont worry brother, we will have that fool soon." Vor'ens destinctive voice vcould be heard.
The center figure only nodded as the third looked to him, while they were still walking. "We should be coming up on Zephyr soon, as well as Feron sir." The voice of vox was heard to say that.
"Good.." Was all that was heard thereafter, the voice seemingly deep and dark....

Gabriel brought the sub to a hover a mere few feet above the sea bottom. Checking the depth gauge it could be seen that they were several miles down. The source of the red glow was revealed as the sub coasted over the bottom. Slow waves of magma were pouring out of a crack in the seabed and rolling over the seafloor. At a nearby vent could be seen a communitty of tube worms, crabs, and other vent dwellers.

Braun finished his story long after he had finished his rabbit. "So what do you think of our story Mitch?"

"Wow, that looks amazing," Kurt said, his eyes wide with amazement.

"These things can only live near these vents. They live on the methane bacteria that survive here." Gabriel looked over at the clock. "We'd best be going, it's starting to get late."

Mitch sighed, "I dont see how you could possibly fight him.. After so much you have gone through... Something tells me from what you say about him is that he wont fight.. But something else tells me he will.." He sighed and looked down. Then after a minute, Mitch turned his headin the direction of town. "I can feel him.." He jumped up and looked to Braun, "He is coming, I can feel the aurora of one of his men that tried to get me several days ago, and more, we need to get out of here... or confront him.." Mitch shuddered.

In an instant the fire was out and Marciel alighted on Braun's shoulder. "Come on then, Marciel can see in the dark, and my sight isn't half bad either." Braun smiled ruefully. "One of the perks of having demon blood in your veins."
Braun raced through the forest, having to slow his pace so that Mitch could keep up.

"Ah OK," Kurt sighed with slight disappointment, he had been hoping that he would be able to see more of this strange new world.

"We can come back another day, but using an anti-grav board in the dark over open ocean is not something for an inexperianced user to try. By the way, you might want to strap in tight."
Gabriel tilted the nose of the sub straight up and firewalled the throttles, once at full speed he hit the button that released the sub's ballast and it went up as if shot out of a cannon. The gauges showed that the sub was doing well over a hundred knots when it broke the surface. For several seconds it was actually airborne before crashing back into the sea.
"YAHOOO!!! God I love this job!" Gabriel yelled after the sub came to a rest.

Kurt was surprised. The way Gabriel usually was, meant that that 'yahoo' was very out of character.

"It's good to know that there are still a few things that can get the adrenalen pumping in this old body. Come on Kurt. We've got some distance to cover."

"OK," Kurt nodded.

As they left the submarine behind Gabriel watched as it sank back into the depths. Still flushed with adrenelen from the whole bit with the submarine he raced between the waves, riding them almost as if he was on a surf board.

As the three figures, now seemingly known to be Kaz, Vox, and Vor'en, walked down the road, they cameupon another figure. This figure was in a normal dress of black, but very destinct features were seen. Above his temples were two small horns, and a wirey demonic tail wavered around behind him.
As the three aproached, he bowed. "I am sorry sir that I didn't catch him before, I wasn't expecting him to be so sneaky."
The middle figure shook his head, "I dont like it when people fail Feron. You should be punished for that." The voice was still dark.
"I am sorry sir" Felon said, and bowed again.
"You best be, now go and get him, he is in the forest ahead, now go!"
Felon took off in a sprint and seemingly slid throught the trees into the darkness.
The three continued to walk again, and went into the forest.
The voice of Vox spoke up again, "Vor'en, where is Zephyr?"
Vor'en replied, "In here somewhere, I can feel him."

They continued to push through the forest trail, without slowing.

Kurt followed close behind. He was going at it in the same way Gabriel was as he was still getting used to it.

OOC: Well off to bed for me

Mitch kept up with braun easy, "You know Braun, i aint human, you can go, i can see in the dark far enough and i sense someone coming close on us.. so lets go then."

"Dammit Mitch keep up. If I go any slower I'm going to be going backwards."
"Marciel, stay here and keep an eye on our trail for a while.
"Right."
Marciel lifted off Braun's shoulder and settled herself against tree. After a moment her skin changed from it's normal redish brown to match the tree.

"I didn't say i wasn't keeping up, i said go! Your going to slow for me." Mitch said as he sped up on braun.

Braun's view of the world was suddenly eclipsed by another. A black figure hurried by and disappeared into the night. As suddenly as it had come the vision passed. Braun shook his head as his own view replaced that of his bond partner's.
"Damn, I knew they were close behind us but I didn't realise how close Marciel, you'd best get back here quick."
"Step on it Mitch, at least one of them is right behind us." Braun said as he increased his speed to the point where he was in danger of running into a tree. The forest on either side blurred with the speed of his passage.

As Feron came across a small cave like den, made of large rocks, he stopped to check the ground. "Hmm.. Dogie boy has been here..."
He stood and started to run in the direction Braun and Mitch had gone.


The three figures continued to walk their path. When out of nowhere an elf ploped down from a tree above, right infront of them. "So what do you need me for guys?" The elf said.
"We need you to find the attempted assasinator of Aurora, Zephyr, you know what he looks like, now go." The deep dark voice of the third figure said, as he pointed out down the path.
The elf smiled, "Alive or dead?"
"Alive"
He frowned, "Damn you Kaz, i wanted to kill this one, fine, Ill bring him to you later." He jumped up into the tree above and was heard slightly to be going down the path within the trees.

The three figures continued. Vor'en spoke out. "There is something I need to discuss with you brother."
"Why?" The dark voice said.
"Because something is wrong with you, thats why."
"I am perfectally fine, now lets go."
"No, there is something wrong with you, take your hood off." Vor'en pushed to remove Kaz's hood, but he evaded.
Vox just stood out of the way, avoiding all the movement.
"Leave me be brother." Kaz began to walk down the path, and the two seemingly followed anyways.

The ground suddenly disappeared from under Braun's feet as the ground gave way to a deep canyon. Reacting with skills honed over the years he hit the opposite wall feet first and backflipped to hit the other wal and spring from there back to the otehr wall, actions he repeated all the way down to the ground, landing on all fours before standing back up. He looked up to see how Mitch had managed.

Mitch came to see the cloud of dust and halted right before falling in. "Shit are you ok Braun?!" He yelled down.

"What the Hell are you waiting for Mitch, hurry up and get down here. If nothing else it should buy us some time."

OOC: Being the son of a demon has it's advantages doesn't it? You only think you've seen Braun's full abilities.

"Your kidding!" He looked down and got a hard stare from Braun. "Ok then.." He flung his wrists out and a blade came out of each one, then he jumped across to the other edge and climbed down quikly, and hit buttons on each wrist, retracting the blades, and sighed "Lets go then!"

Feron heard a small clash ahead and darted twoards it, hoping to reach them in time.

While on the treetops, Zephyr saw a small cloud of dust, and he swung his way over.

Marciel relighted on Braun's shoulder as they continued running. Without warning Braun broke into the open on the edge of a field of grain. Without a moment's hesitation he ran in and raced through the rows.
"Any bright ideas Mitch? Even I can't run forever, we're going to have to stop at some point."

"Well.." He said as he pushed through the field "I dont know, we need to get them off our asses tho! They are not going to give up!"

Feron jumped into the hole, and landed on all fours, as Zephyr did the same. "Nice to see you again" They both said as they darted into an large field.

Braun thought on that for a moment and then came to a skidding stop just as they broke out of the field next to a road. Putting his autoharp around he began to plunk a complicated tune out. "One, two, three, four and more. Where the is one there shall be many, to the winds, to the winds scatter."
Twenty images of the small group appeared and proceeded to run off in all directions.
"Come on Mitch, for the next thirty-seven hours our pursuers are going to be chasing us through field and forest. Each of those is an exact duplicate of us in touch, smell and feel. They'll keep running until something tries to stop them. Then they'll fight, though they can't actually hurt anyone since they're just illusions. That should buy us some time, now let's move."
Braun suited actions to words and dashed into the woods on the otherside of the road.

Mitch stayed close behind on Braun, keeping his pace up as he checked his side pouch, then cliped it back. "Nice trick by the way."

"Thanks, it's been a long time since I've had to run rather than being able to fight so I'd nearly forgotten about that spell."

Feron and Zephyr came upon Mitch and Braun close, and Feron suddenly stopped and growled, as Zephyr came to a screeching halt behind him.
"Damnit that aint them, something is wrong here, i sense to many of them, but they are false.."
Zephyr looked to see two other sets of clones and growled as well. "What do you suggest we do Felon?"
the two continued to boserve and think.

As they continued running Braun reached into a small pouch at his side and pulled out a handful of small metal disks. Throwing them on the ground behind the group they instantly vanished. "Flash disks, as soon as someone steps on them they'll all go off with a blinding flash of light. If our pursuers manage to find our trail they're going to wish they hadn't. They'll be blind for at least an hour."

OOC: And I've only just started reaching into my bag of dirty tricks. :twisted: Mwahahaha!

Feron growled as he chased in the direction he could feel a scent of magic from. "Damnit Zephyr get in the trees and find them." He said and Zephyr hopped up into the trees, followed by Feron.



Back at the beginning of the fields, The three could be seen, still walking slightly apart.
Vor'en again started his arguement, "Why wont you show your face Kaz?"
"Because there is no need"
"Why is that?"
"Because I said so, now drop the issue."
"No Kaz, tell me now"
"Why do you press the issue so?"
"Because Something doesn't feel right about you know."
"Oh really now?"
"Dont play games Kaz"
"Shut up Vor'en" Kaz spun around and punched Vor'en in the face, and he stumbbled back. "Now stay quiet."
Vor'ens hood was back and a visible stream of blood was coming from his nose and side of his mouth. Vox turned away so he would not be tempted by the blood.
Then Vox spoke, still turned away, "Why do you changs so much Kaz? Always changing.."
"Dont make me shut you up Vox, now lets go."
The two seemingly still, followed.

OOC MUHAHAHAH I HAVE THE TREES!

The group hit a treeless stretch that went through a small canyon. Stopping just inside the canyon. Brian sliced his hand across his auto harp and the air across the canyon entrance simmered for a minute before returning to normal. Braun turned to continue running, seemingly begining to enjoy the chase. "Invisible wall, they won't be coming down that canyon anytime soon, they'll have to go around. With any luck the first they'll know of it is when they slam into it."

Mitch grinned at the thought "Nice.. Now where will this cave lead to Braun?"

"Don't know where this canyon is going, and I don't really care so long as it's away from whoever's after us."

Feron hoped down from the tree after Zephyr, and started to run towards a visible cave. He stopped and growled, and Zephyr didn't hear him. He continued to run and at the entrance to the cave stopped suddenlt, flat, and fell back.
Feron growled again, "You dumbass..."

OOC my bad

OOC: It's a canyon, not a cave.

IC: Exiting the canyon the first thing the group saw was a port town down below in the distance. "Looks like we've got our ticket out of here, with any luck there's a captain down there ready to sail. And with my magic providing the wind, nothing will catch us."

Mitch looked back then kept running. "I sure hope so.."



Back with the three, the figure seemingly Kaz came upon the edge of the forest. "Vor'en, fly Vox over, I will meet you there."
Vor'en didn't even argue, took of his cloak, chanted to make his wings, and took Vox over.

Kaz stood there, sensing for anyone to be around, and removed his cloak. His features changed. His once blue wings were now slopply striped with black, his long, once icy hair had several black strips in it, and his eyes had a deep burning feeling. His build was much stronger. He stretched out hiw wings, and he chanted several words, and a strip of spines came down his back, ranging from the longest being two feet, to the shortest on the tip of his tail at several inches. He took off and surveyed the land from above, thinking of all the possible ways to destroy this assassin.

OOC my my, how Kaz has changed...

Feron was sitting on the side of the mountian as Vor'en came down, setting Vox down, and stretching.
No words were said, but they started to run down the road to the town, as they saw Zephyr join them again, and he quickly informed them, "They are in town, we need to catch them now or never."

The group had entered the town and stood in front of a dockside tavern called the Captain's Table. "While I generally prefer subtly in a situation like this, time is of the essence, so we'll just have to go for the brass balls approach."
Braun shoved the tavern door open with a bang that caused every head in the room to turn towards the hooded figure. "I'm looking for a captain with a fast ship, who won't ask questions, and can leave immediately. I intend to make that captain very, very rich. Is there such a captain here?" Braun asked in a booming voice that echoed throughout the building.
The looks on the faces within varied from astonished to calculating. Finally one asked, "How rich is rich?"
Braun reached into his backpack and pulled out a large and obviously heavy bag. Giving it a shake it jingled with the sound that only high quality coin made. "This rich."
"Done!" The man declared.
"Excellent, you can leave immediately I take it?"
"Give me ten minutes to collect my crew and we're gone."
"Good, you'll get half payment upon boarding and the rest upon arrival. I will also guarrentee your making a record time to your destination."
"Pier 37, I'll expect the money." The man said.
The Captain rushed past the group and out into the darkness to collect his crew. As Braun turned and headed for the designated pier he spoke to Mitch. "I'll never cease to be amazed what absurd sums of money can accomplish."

Mitch followed Braun, "Ten minutes is to long, they will be here, i can feel it.."

Braun pulled out the bag of money he'd used to entice the Captain. He also took out a small metal disk. "Here take these, use the money to pay the Captain and keep the disk on you at all times. It will let me locate you. If they catch us before the ship casts off get onboard and I'll keep them busy."

The now group of four arrived in the town and headed twoards the docks. "Find them, Zephyr and Feron, the docks, Vox, come with me" Vor'en said, and everyone did their thing, as Vor'en went into the tavren.
"Who just bought a sea passabe by chance?" Vor'en yelled in a thunderous voice.
A few people paid heed, and he yelled again "I said who just got a passage?!"
People looked to him, and one responded, "Some dog guy and a hooded figure.."
"What dock?"
"Its pier 37."
"Good" They ran out and met feron and zephyr, and they ran to the pier.

OOC this ought to be interestering...

IC

Mitch gulped "Ok.." He turned to run but was halted by a voice.. "uh oh.." He turned to see Vor'en, Vox, Zephyr, and Feron, all three standing before Braun and Mitch.

Vor'en was shocked, "Braun..? Is that you? It cant be.."

Seeing the two figures approach Braun yelled at Mitch to get on the ship. Standing in the center of the stone pier Braun brought his staff around. "You shall not pass!" He said in voice that shook the pier to it's very foundations.

OOC: Damn, we both posted at once. Wait one please.

Braun pulled back his hood and nodded. His eyes glowing in the darkness. "For better or worse friend he is under my protection. I gave my word. The one time I could not keep it the one I loved died. The least I can do for her memory is see that it is never again broken. If you wish to get to him you'll have to go through me first." A warning tone entered Braun's voice that was almost apologetic. "And I can't hold back this time Vor'en, I'm truely sorry it's come to this."

OOC: Now we sit back and watch all Hell break loose.

Vor'en stepped down "I wont fight."
The other three seemingly gasped at the hearing of that, and Vox looked to him "Vor'en, your kidding right?"
He simply shook his head and turned back, "I will not fight Braun."

Feron growled, "Asshole.." He looked to Braun. "I will kick your ass to my own hells" He laughed at the remark
Vox began to speak, "As much as Kaz will kill me for this, I wont fight.."
Feron growled again, and he looked to Zephyr, "You too?"
Zephyr simple nodded.
Feron shook his head, and turned away from Braun.
Vor'en could only laugh as he walked away.

OOC weren't expecting that were ya?

OOC: No not really.

IC: Braun nodded in respect to the retreating backs. He knew they decision they'd made was not an easy one and he had nothing but respect for those who could make it. Turning he boarded the ship. "Cast off Captain, I fear we've only a respite for the moment." As the lines were cast off and the ship glided out of the harbor Braun put his hands to his strings and a stiff breeze filled the ship's sails, causing her to race over the waves. Before long the coast began to recede in the distance.

Mitch, once shaking, now sighed relief and looked like a lazy bum now the way he was standing, with his ears folded over.. "thank the gods.."

In the skies, Kaz flew, seeing the little rebellion against him, he became angered and flew twoards the boat, keeping an altitude so he would not be sensed. He could not believe that Braun was taking place in this, and he didn't care if he had to get through braun, he wanted to get to Mitch..


Vor'en and the rest of them went back to the tavren, and sat down, all just seemingly waisted. "We are in a heap of trouble with Kaz.." Vor'en said, and they all just nodded.


Mitch sat down and relaxed, feeling safe for the time being, and he sat back.

OOC ok, gtg, need sleep, more tomorrow, cya grim

Braun put a hand on Mitch's shoulder. "Don't relax yet. This time old friendships prevented a fight, I fear that next time it will not be the case and I will be forced to hurt or even kill one of my friends. You are not out of danger until you reach Sabina, and this boat will not take us all the way there. And I fear that I shall have yet another who wishes me dead before this is over."

OOC: My, my you two were certainly busy last night :D

OOC: You can say that again.

IC: As they approached the shore Gabriel pulled up along some surfers riding the large waves. "Hey dude, what's up?" He said with a laugh to one startled surfer as he rode just above the surface of the inside curl of the wave. With only seconds to spare he raced out the end as it came crashing down behind him.

Kurt shook his head. He was seeing a whole new side to Gabriel, one that he hadn't thought possible.

"Come on Kurt, let's take a short cut." Gabriel said as the city around the castle appearered. Witha swoop he dove in among the bright lights of the city in the dying daylight. Gabriel put the board up on one side to slide between a pair of wires and then immediately barrelrolled out and went through the middle of a half completed building. Aside from having to keep half an eye on Kurt, for once Gabriel had little to worry about, and could enjoy himself.

OOC I thought I said it was a palace :?

IC:

A shortcut, shortcuts were never good. Though on this occasion, it wasn't a bad one. Kurt stayed steadily behind Gabriel, he was still trying to get comfortable riding an anti-grav board.

OOC: Sorry, my bad.

IC: The palace walls finally came into sight and Gabriel set down before the palace's main gate.

Kurt set down just behind Gabriel. It did feel strange hovering over the city like that, he had felt like an easy target. Gabriel wouldn't have let anything happen to him though.

"You better not let your sister see you with that or she'll be demanding one," came a voice from the main doors of the palace.

Kurt looked up to see the Queen standing in the doorway. "Hello mother," he greeted.

"I wish her good luck your majesty. I'm the only source of supply and I'm not handing them out to anyone I can't keep an eye on. We've just gotten back from Kurt's first field trip and I think it was rather successful."

"Well in that case you'd better keep them out of sight for our sake," she then told him.

"I give way to your superior experiance where your children are concern. Kurt, you'd best give me that board, I'll keep it same until next time." Gabriel took his own a proceeded to put it into a shoulder bag that was seemingly much too small."

"OK," Kurt sighed. He had hoped that he'd be allowed to keep it with him. Then again after the mini-scooter incident, his parents would never trust him alone with it. He wondered if they ever did get the mini-scooters handle out of the horses head.

By then the Queen had gone back inside.

"Kurt, tomorrow you're free to do as you wish, just let me know before you go anywhere so I can accompany you, and if necessary provide the transportation."

"OK I will," he said.

At the present time, Kurt had no plans for the next day. Still it would no doubt change overnight, like his plans usually did.

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Gabriel shut the door behind him and hung his weapons on the hooks set aside for them in his room. Checking the clock he decided that there was time for a swim before dinner. A quick fifty laps and a drying off later Gabriel was ready for dinner. Deciding to skip cooking hit he went over to the replicator in the kitchen and dialed in the code for a steak and potato dinner. Finishing his dinner he retired to the lounge and pulled out the small wood carved dragon he'd fashioned earlier in the week. It was nearly morning when he finished painting it. By then it looked as if it would fly off at any moment. Gabriel held it up to the light to admire it once more before he went to put it on a nearby shelf to finish drying. From what he knew of Kurt, Gabriel expected it would still be sometime before he woke up. Retrieving his weapons from his room he set out to walk through the garden while it was still dark.

Kurt groaned as he awoke from his sleep. He hated being in the middle of a good dream, then suddenly being torn out of it for no reason. he rolled over and looked at the clock by his bed.

"5am," he sighed to himself. He lay his head down and closed his eyes, he tried willing himself to sleep. Today he wanted to sleep in as long as possible.

OOC: I swear this server was either created or cursed by Satan himself.

IC: As usual Gabriel's subconscious mind was in turmoil, doing a thousand things at once. The peace and quiet of the darkend garden helped still such thoughts, though it could not surpress them entirely, but that much was a welcome change for Gabriel. Out of the corner of his eye he watched as a guard made his rounds on the wall. The moon peered out of the clouds, low on the horizon, while at the same time the first hint of the sun's rays crept upward. Suddenly Gabriel felt something wrap around his left leg. Looking down he saw a thick vine had grabbed hold of his leg and that several more were approaching. Gabriel gave a tight smile that would not have been out of place on a shark inviting someone to join it for dinner. "I suggest you let go or I'll be adding salad to my usual breakfast fare." He spoke softly, and there was no emotion in his voice, other than perhaps a hint of amusment, but something in it made the vines first hesitate and then retract as rapidly as they could. Chuckling softly to himself Gabriel continued his walk.

OOC: I assume you're in Queen Wanda's garden

IC:

"I thought I heard someone else out here," came a female voice, one that Gabriel would instantly recognise as that of the Queens.

She then appeared on the path in front of him, having stepped out of a small open area.

Gabriel gave a slight bow. "I apologise if I intruded on your solitude your Majesty. I was merely out seeking some peace and solitude of my own."

"You are the first person other then myself to come here after the Kurt incident, even my husband refuses to come out here," she replied, "So it is good to find someone else out here for a change."

"I am glad that my company please you Milady. I find that most predators, be they animals or otherwise, tend to recognise their own kind and leave them alone. Hence I was not particulary worried about taking a stroll through here."

*Smacks server with a dead rattlesnake*

"These plants, dangerous as they maybe, know what I am capable of and in most cases will not harm me. They also know that I do take care of them as well."

"I find that most things can be reasoned with once they realise it's in their best interests. Gods know I far prefer that to the methods that are usually needed by the time my intervention is required somewhere." Gabriel said, his voice heavy with frustration and regret.

"It would be better to never resort to violence, but unfortunatly not everyone understands non-violence," the Queen sighed.

Gabriel nodded sadly. "And that Madam is my greatest regret out of the many I carry."

OOC Double Posted again :x

The Queen gave out a small laugh. "Funny coming from me though," she said, "When I was a teenager, I used violence to vent my anger toward my father and twin brother."

The corners of Gabriel's mouth twitched up in sardonic amusment. "As ironic as you say that is coming from you, it is even more so coming from myself. I have spent nearly my entire life fighting one enemy after another. I have personnally spilled enough blood to fill an ocean. And yet at heart I'm a pacifist." A dangerous laugh forced it's way out of Gabriel's throat. "The fates must have they're amusements I guess, but I wish that we didn't have to supply it."

"Well if the fates did that then the fates wouldn't really be the fates anymore," she remarked, tying her hair back. "We are just their playthings in the end."

Gabriel's grin grew somewhat larger. "I'm working on that. I apologise for my reaction the first time we met. I'm afraid my children are my weak point. Even after they've been dead so long."

"That's OK, I'm sorry about your children," the Queen then said.

OOC: Gah damned server, I reckon Loki's escaped and is currently hiding in the NS server

"No need to be sorry, they all lived their lives the way they wished, though a few had them cut short, those ones knew the risks when they took their professions. Unfortinately none of them ever inherited whatever twisted gene I posses that grants me my longevity."

Queen Wanda slowly nodded. Looking up, she could see the sky was getting lighter as the morning grew into day. She always loved sunrise, unlike her husband, the King, who prefered to sleep in for as long as possible.

"It is my sons day off today isn't it?" she queried.

Gabriel nodded. "I don't expect he'll be getting up anytime soon, but I should probibly get back since if he decides to go anywhere, I'll be accompying him. With your permission Madam I'm afraid I'll have to take my leave. Perhaps we can talk again sometime."

"Yes I hope we do," she replied, "You may come and go from the gardens as you please."

IC:"Thank you, I'll be sure to use such a privledge wisely." Gabriel said before he started back.

OOC: Diplomacy is everything in the world.

The Queen went back to her gardening. It was her way of letting out any anger that may have been pent up inside of her.

Back inside Gabriel examined the painted wood carving and nodded to himself. Definately one of his better pieces. He'd leave it out for a time before it went into storage with all the other projects he'd completed.

Kurt was fed up, he still couldn't get back to sleep and it was gone 6am. He got out of bed and decided to teleport to the kitchen and get something from the fridge. Once there he began rumaging through all the food stored in the fridge while drinking milk straight from the carton, something he had always been told not to do. Not that he really took notice of it anyway.

OOC: ::Waves a cross and sprinkles the computer with holy water:: "Begone yea evil spirts, trouble this server no more!"

IC:Gabriel decided to cook breakfast and spent the next hour putting togeather a spread more suitible to a team of lumberjacks than a single person, everything from a mountain of flapjacks to a platter of still steaming bacon, a giant bowl of scrambled eggs, and just about everything else one could think of having for breakfast.
Looking the massive amount of food over Gabriel couldn't help but shake his head. There are simply some days when one should never start a project, because it will take on a life of it's own."
A sudden thought occured to him. "Arthur, is Kurt up by any chance?"
"Yes, at the moment he's ransacking the kitchen."
"Well give him a yell and tell him breakfast is served."
"Right."

A moment later Arthur popped up dehind Kurt. "Kurt, Gabriel would like to invite you to breakfast."

Kurt jumped and dropped the carton. He teleported away to the ceiling and looked down on Arthur.

"Don't scare me like that," he complained.

Arthur grinned up at Kurt. "Get used to it, that's the way I do things, now you'd better hurry, breakfast isn't going to stay hot forever. ANd nothing that's going to crawl off the plate either."

"I hope nothing crawls off the plate," Kurt remarked, before climbing down from the ceiling. "So is he in the dinging room or somewhere else?"

"In his dining room, yes. Best hurry before he changes his mind and decides to attempt eating everything. Bye!" Arthur said just before he disappeared.

Kurt shook his head and made his way to Gabriels dining room.

Gabriel looked at the full length dining table that nearly creaked under the weight of the food placed on it.
"Yeah, definately over did it this time." He thought again. He'd only just managed to make room for two people to sit and eat when Kurt came in.

Kurts eyes widdened at the site of all the food, "Having more guests?" he asked.

OOC tis almost 3am better go to bed.

OOC: Night, I'm going soon, myself, 8:00am finals.

IC: Gabriel looked over at Kurt. "I wish, I'm afraid I got a little over ambitous when I went to make breakfast this morning. Regardless, I hate to see all of this food go to waste. So feel free to dig in."

OOC: Night, I'm going soon, myself, 8:00am finals.

IC: Gabriel looked over at Kurt. "I wish, I'm afraid I got a little over ambitous when I went to make breakfast this morning. Regardless, I hate to see all of this food go to waste. So feel free to dig in."

"Heh, my mother says I eat too much," he said patting his stomach, "but look, no fat."

Gabriel dumped a large pile of pancakes on his already full plate and proceeded to liberaly cover them with maple syrup. "That's because you're young and need the calories, it's not the same when you get older."

"Well as long as I am teleporting and being very active, I can eat as much as I want without getting fat," he grinned, before pilling a plate with pancakes and speading maple syrup over them.

Gabriel didn't answer, having already finished off his stack and starting in on his eggs ham and sausage. Food disappeared from his plate with a speed that was almost firghtening. Clearing the plate he went to fill it again.

Kurt wolfed down the pancakes and anything else that was edible that he could get his hands on. For a prince, his table manners were atrocious, they were worse then that of a pig. When he'd eaten his fill, he sat back and belched.

"Kurt, slow down already, it's not going to get up and walk off."

"Umm sorry," Kurt apoligised, looking at the ground.

OOC Early night for me, 800th post :D

OOC sorry i wasn't here yesterday, my sis had her baby.. so just let me know where were at and ill continue.. that ok?

OOC sorry i wasn't here yesterday, my sis had her baby.. so just let me know where were at and ill continue.. that ok?

OOC: Congradulations, btw Kaz was following the ship. But I'm not posting tonight because I'm sick.

OOC ok its all good, cya later

OOC Hope you feel better soon.
And congrats for your sister Drognan :)

OOC: I'm still not feeling well, but am up for at least a while tonight, so I'm good to game. And again, Congradulations Drognan.

OOC im all good, just i need a brief overview of where i was last with Mitch...

OOC: Kaz was following the ship Mitch and Braun had boarded and was about to attack.

Mitch stood up and went to the front of the boat, then looked back at braun "So why do you think thoes four guys stepped down back there?"

Mitch stood up and went to the front of the boat, then looked back at braun "So why do you think thoes four guys stepped down back there?"

Mitch stood up and went to the front of the boat, then looked back at braun "So why do you think thoes four guys stepped down back there?"

Braun rubbed his chin. "I don't really now, my friendship with Vor'en might explain some of it, but not enough to make him go against his brothers wishes. Something's going on, and if it weren't for my promise to you, I'd be making my best time to Drognan to learn what."
Braun, we've got company, I can sense that Kaz is nearby but I don't where." Marcile 's thoughts entered Braun's head.
"Blast it, I do not want to have to duke it out on a boat. Mitch, you'd best get below, a mutual aquaintence of ours is around."

Braun rubbed his chin. "I don't really now, my friendship with Vor'en might explain some of it, but not enough to make him go against his brothers wishes. Something's going on, and if it weren't for my promise to you, I'd be making my best time to Drognan to learn what."
Braun, we've got company, I can sense that Kaz is nearby but I don't where." Marcile 's thoughts entered Braun's head.
"Blast it, I do not want to have to duke it out on a boat. Mitch, you'd best get below, a mutual aquaintence of ours is around."

He sighed, "Im tired of running, but ill see what i can do, because i want to see who it is." He ran over to the hatch and opened it, getting down in slightly. "So who is it you say is coming..?"




Kaz looked down, trying to spot the boat. 'I know its here somewhere.. Braun and that damned dog are going to get it..'

OOC Umm isn't Gabriel going to say anything?

OOC: Sorry Draconis.

IC: "That's alright, it's OK to eat fast if you're in a hurry, but otherwise slow down a bit."

"I don't have anywhere I need to be," Kurt explained, "I was gonna spend all morning in bed but I got bored."

"It's Kaz, no doubt about it, Marciel would recognise his mental signature anywhere, but something's wrong with it, and we can't figure out what."

"Well just remember Kurt, if you go anywhere to let me know first."

"I will," he promised before calmly biting into an apple.

"Well then.. ill be right here.." closes the hatch half way.




Kaz spotted the boat from above, and sighed, 'such a waist for braun's life..'
He darted down to the boat, and hit the water near it, making a large splash, and making the boat rock.

Mitch was shaken up and fell down in the hatch, and at the bottom was complaining... "that hurt!"

OOC: Note, it's a sailing ship, do you want to retype that?

IC: "Good, just don't forget it." Gabriel said

Braun leaned over the side of the boat and yelled down. "Come out here Kaz, it's not like you to try and kill someone without facing them."

Kaz had flung himself out of the water, and landed on the deck with a loud clash, cracking a few boards, but he was still standing tall. "Give me the dog Braun, I need to teach him a lesson or two." He twitched his seemingly cursed wings.

Mitch came up to the hatch after hearing a loud clash. "What the?" he saw Kaz and was stone cold.

Braun stepped between the two. "If want him Kaz, you'll have to go through me first, I gave my word I'd help him and I don't intend to see it broken." Braun gave Kaz an apraising look, noticing the changes in his friend. "And what happend to that familar you were supposed to find Kaz?"

Kaz gave off an evil grin, "He never came.. Now give me the dog Braun, you have no need to defend such a pathetic creature."

Kurt yawned and cracked his knuckles, he was still tired.

"So what are your plans for today?" he asked.

Braun's eyes narrowed in understanding as the pieces of the puzzle came togeahter. "The power, it's consumed and corrupted you, as it would havedone to me were it not for Marciel. Fight it Kaz, even you have to realise that you've changed, and not for the better. Do you really wish to end up like Toren?"
Marciel, head back to the port, find Vor'en, tell him what's happened to his brother, if I can't convince him to fight it, Kaz will be threat to the rest of the world, and no telling what kind of damage he'll do before someone manages stop him."
"Can you hold on in fight like that without me Braun?" Marciel thought with concern.
"I'll have to, now get going, we don't have much time."
"I'll be back as soon as I can, I promise." Were Marciel's last thoughts as she took off and headed for the port.

"Not much, I was going to run my training course today and work on a few projects." Gabriel said.

"Ah," Kurt replied, standing from the table, "I think I'm gonna take a walk through the gardens."

"Just be careful, the plants are a little agressive this morning."

"Oh don't worry," the prince assured him, "As usual I am avoiding that area. So you've been there then."

"Indeed, I actually ran into your mother and we had a nice conversation."

"Oh?" Kurt said, raising his eyebrows.

"She is certainly an interesting woman, quite persceptive too."

Kurt just shrugged and left the room. His walk led him to the other side of the pond from his mothers garden. There he crouched down and watched the garden. He hated it being there and could never understand why his mother liked it and kept it, he didn't even understand why his father let her keep it either.

Kaz grinned as Marciel flew off, "So Braun.." His voice seemed deep and mean, "..Why do you think I should fight this.. power that has, yet corupted me, but made me much stronger? I dont need a famaliar, I can hold the power myself..." He grinned again, "Tell me though Braun, why should I fight back such strong power?"


Mitch was shaking slightly and stared at what was looking to be Kaz.



Back in the tavren, Vor'en and the others sat back, still talking about what was seemingly strange about Kaz now, and why he hasn't shown up. They all just went about talking for some time.

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IC: Braun had brought his staff around and braced himself both externally and internally for battle. Inside, the dark part that he always kept surpressed found itself relieved of the restraints Marciel placed on it and began to batter itself against Braun's now unassisted defenses.
"You should fight it for the same reasons I do, because your old self would be horrified at the acts you'll commit and almost as bad enjoy commiting. And besides, I would never have thought you'd enjoy becoming what Toren was." Braun's voice was filled contempt and loathing, but strangly it wasn't all directed at Kaz.

OOC: DN, will post response later, late for dinner, mom's getting impanent, and damn the server.

OOC okies


IC Kaz grinned "What is the use of repressing world destroying strength when you hold it all in one hand? And its not my fault my famaliar did not come, maybe if it had, i would fight back, but right now, i am here for two reasons, 1, to take my dog back, and 2, to destroy you Now Why dont you let your bad self out Braun, we can have a nice little fight.. And by the way, i am not becoming what Toren was.. I am becoming better than he was.." He began pacing around Braun, "So let your bad self out Braun, you know its in there, calling to be released... Let it out." He gave an evil snicker, and paced around some more.

Mitch shivered and looked up at Kaz, and a slight moment Mitch could tell Kaz had glared at him, and he cowered down.

Gabriel finished clearing the table off by simply dematerializing the remaining dishes into nothingness. "Arthur, could you set up the training room please, a light workout will be sufficent for today."

"You want to see it, you'll have to try and draw it out. And I won't hold back Kaz, you're not getting Mitch without dealing with me first. So take your best shot." Braun's staff began to glow black again as Braun redied himself for Kaz's attack.

Kurt didn't know how long he had been by the pond, he had lost track of time. He was still in a crouching position, watching, hating, his mothers garden. He had watched her leave, but she hadn't seen him. The young prince wasn't taking notice of the presence of anyone else either, not unless they went near the wild garden.

"Well would you like magic or melee then Braun?" Kaz snaped his fingers and a little ball, the size of a golf ball apeared in his hand. "This can, right there.." Showing the ball "Split this ship in two.. So make your choice on fights... and why dont you come at me for a change?"

Braun shook his head. "Before you never would have threatend innocents to force a fight. Very well then."
Braun's right hand moved blindingly fast and a trio a knives flew at Kaz, Braun was right behind them, staff posed for a blow to the head.

Kaz flung the ball out into the ocean, creating a huge explosion in the water, and making large waves, rocking the boat. As the blades came at him, he grabed his now, two swords, from his sides, blocking them off, and catching Brauns staff within the crossing cress of the blades. A high pitch sound came from them, and energy sparks jumping about. "I expect better Braun.."

Gabriel stepped inside the training center. Immediately the door behind him vanished, leaving him standing on a platform seemingly suspended in space. "OK Arthur, start the training program, bring the gravity upto three hundred Gs, and kill the safties."
A stone corridor appeared in front of Gabriel which he dove through, Behind him part of the ceiling crashed down, before he could he stand up a pair of blades slashed out of the walls to go spinning down the hallway as their necks were cut by Gabriel's sword. Turning the corner Gabriel only just got out of the way as a hail of lead slugs blasted down the hallway from an autocannon. A fireball lazily cast around the corner eliminated the problem. Jumping over the smoking remains Gabriel only just missed being impaled by spikes coming out of the wall. Out a doorway and the terrain opened up, a twisting staircase led up to a platform. A pair of laser beams ripped past Gabriel's head as the air filled with drones. Running, dodging and shooting Gabriel raced up the staircase as it started to rapidly collapse behind him. One drone in particular zoomed close by and rather than shooting Gabriel grabbed it and flung it a group of drones, all of them exploded and went crashing down into the empty abyss. Reaching the top, Gabriel dove under a pair of flying, spinning sawblades and grabbed a golden key. Instantly everything disappeared and the door opened behind him.
"You're slipping Gabriel, that run took you a good fortyfive seconds."
"Hey, I'm not as young as I used to be." Gabriel shot back.

Something dark flashed behind Braun's eyes as he answered. "I haven't even started yet." Suddenly one hand let go of the staff and punched Kaz in the face with enough force to strike a cow dead.

Kaz stubled back, and grinned. "Good.. good.." He wiped a little blood starting to trickle down his nose. He took a few strong but reconazibally weak to normal swings at Braun. After that, he took a few fast and hard swings at Braun, hitting his side with the blunt of the blade on the last. "Damn, i didn't get the blade.." He grinned evily again.

Braun pushed the attack, striking time and again with his staff, but unable to get past Kaz's swords. Suddenly he chucked a small bottle at Kaz that exploded on contact.

Meanwhile Marciel had reached the port, and following Vor'en's mental signature dove through the doors of the tavern.
"Vor'en, it's me, Marciel."

Kaz flew back some 10 feet from the explosion, and tore up some floor boards from the stoping of himself. "Little trickster are we?" Kaz charged Braun, swing a few shots at his legs while keeping his other sword to block any attacks.

Braun lept backward against the foremast of the ship and using it as a springboard jumped to the mainmast, jumping back and forth he quickly made his way to the top of the foremast. "Let's see how well you can keep your balance fighting on these sails Kaz"

OOC: Any response by Vor'en to Marciel?

Kaz jolted up, using his wings, and landed on one of the ropes crossing the sails. "Bring it Braun.." He motioned Braun to come with his index finger.

Mitch, below the deck, was worried as he heard all the different sounds, and being as scared as he was, he still came up to the hatch, and looked out. He noticed Braun and Kaz on the ropes and masts above, so he stayed in the spot he was in.


Back in the tavren, Vor'en jumped up at hearing the voice. He noticed as Marciel landed on the table, and spoke mentally, as everyone else at the table shook their heads, and ignored her. 'Whats wrong? and why have you come here anyways?'

"Braun and myself believe in repaying our debts. Despite the risk to himself he sent me to warn you that the power Kaz aquired is corrupting him with a familar to help control it. He's already suffering the inital phsyical and psycological changes. It'll be like Teron all over again, but worse." A sudden psychic fist struck Marciel. "Braun, no!!! Don't give in, fight it!" Maricel's mental cry was completely unguarded and could be heard throughout the building. Like a reddish-brown streak Marciel was out the door.

Back on the ship the darkness finally found a hole in Braun's mental defenses in his worry of what would happen if he didn't stop Kaz. Anger flooded Braun and he welcomed it, but it was only the crest of a wave of darkness. Outwardly Braun grew bigger, gaining several inches on top of his already substancel height and muscles could be seen under his clothes. A black aura identical to the one surrounding the staff came to life around him and the symbols on his arm began to glow brightly enough to be seen even through his sleeve. And his eyes had become two black whirling vortexs. The sky overhead darkend and the skies thundered and lightninged. A cruel sneer crossed Braun's face as a wind came up that whipped his cloak around. His voice was enough to send most people running for cover by it's mere tone. "You wish to see power Kaz? You puny mortal, you shall know true power!" A bolt of lightning slashed down from the heavens and into Braun, silhouetting him in a brief flash of white fire. "DIE!!" He yelled as white fire lept from his staff towards Kaz.

Kaz could only grin in delight of seeing Braun give in, and he fliped back, avoiding the blast, and he darted to the clouds. "A fool you are to create a thunderstorm, I have full control over the electrical currents around here.. You led yourself to a even greater death..." Kaz put his swords away, and held his hands up to the clouds, and a small opening was seen in the little spot. As he continued, a huge bolt of lightning came through and struck him, as the same as Brauns, only this time, electricity was jumping all over Kaz, even a few lose bolts jumping off to far creating lightning strikes. As he drifted down slowly, his wings began to become a pure electrical substance, and his eyes grew a bright white, even though his darkness. He then came up to braun, face to face, and said slowly, "Let us see, who will sink this boat, and kill both the dog and the opposer... But in your fury, I am sure you will soon, mistakenly strike this boat.." He gave another evil grin, the electricity even jumping around his teeth, and his now, even more elongated fangs. He bolted back, looking like a flash of light, and apeared to be at least a good 200 feet away.

His voice turned to thunder, "Lets go Braun.."



Mitch was shaking badly and fear was driving him insane, he was almost about to run out and giv himself up, for he did not like seeing the two of them like this.. he could only hope for the moment.


Vor'en ran out of the tavren folowing Marciel, as did Vox. Vor'en looked back at vox as he was casting his wings, and said, "If you can find a way to get to the ship go now, Kaz has gone crazy with power from his fathers increased power, we need to stop him and get him some sort of mental restrictor, let Aurora know.. She might even be able to calm him, now go!" Vor'en took off towards the boat, hoping to reach it in time.
Vox took ahold of the two others and teleported into drognan, running back to the Manor that Aurora lived in....

OOC so doesn't this rp seem exciting again Draconis? lol, and Grim?

IC: Braun laughed. "And why should I care about such minor concerns? They mean less than nothing to me. This world shall be mine to rule!" A massive fireball appeared in the sky over Braun and threw itself at Kaz. Off to one side of the ship a waterspout formed and began to circle the stricken vessel. Braun's twisited laughter could be heard even over the howling fury of the storm.

OOC: That's it for me tonight, goodnight.

OOC: Yeaa it is :)

Kaz took a possible communication advantage at this moment, after simply diving through the fireball at lightning speed, leaving no singes, and he was still crackleing with lightning and thunder.
He spoke again in a voice of thunder, overbearing the storm and his laughs, "So you mean to say, after all that work of trying to keep this dog safe, you dont even care anymore?" A large bolt of lightning hit Kaz again, but after he said that, he didn;t grin, but he stood there in the air, "So you dont even care about the dog anymore, aafter your quest was to protect him at all costs... That sure as hell isn't like you.."


Mitch was freaking out on the boat, until he finally ran out into the middle of the deck and grabed the main mast. "What the hell!!!" He yelled out as he was getting soaked and thrown about. "Someone save me!"

A few seconds later, a tall slender elf teleports in, her hair of a sliver, and her eyes of gold, on the boat. She was hit from water, but kept herself at a level pace as she walked over to Mitch, "Hello again doggy.."
Mitch saw her and froze on spot, Then he slowly said.. "Aurora..? Oh no.. please..." He whimpered and got down on his hands and knees.
She smiled, as her own race was of all good, "Dont worry, you are to be punished, but lets get you out of here..." She pulled out a seemingly collar and put it on mitch, with the chain to it in her hand. She looked up to see Kaz. She could see and feel his changes, but she felt the good im him, his darkness was somewhat repressed at the moment, and she could only sigh, as she teleported away with Mitch.

As she left, Kaz could tell she had gone and left, he could feel her, then he looked back to braun, "Tell me braun, why do you back out on your own word, and why would you let the innocent parish, and consdering you were the one who said you would save this.. dog no matter what, why do you not care anymore?" Kaz spoke these words, his voice still of thunder, but to a large suprise, you could hear the good in him, for maybe this is some test he needed to supress his evil.
"Dont back out on your words Braun, I do not know you to do that.." Kaz gave a hard, piercing stare at Braun.

"Fool, you understand nothing!" Braun thundered back. "You've only ever seen the human side of Braun's heritage. Did you honestly think that the only parts of that where physical? There's a reason he's kept me locked down so long, I'm his darker side, his father's heritage you might say. His pitifully weak human side is still in here, but for now and forever I'm in control, it took four decades to rid myself of that annoying flying lizard and it's mental restraints, he blessed her for them, I cursed her for them. And you gave me the opening I needed, he sent her off to insure you were stopped before you became an even bigger threat than Nerull ever was, like the big hearted fool he was. Always more concerned about others than himself." He gave a cruel wicked laugh that seemed to gather the power of the storm around him. "And in doing so he unleased an even greater power on this puny world. ME! I should thank you for giving me the oppertunity to free myself, in thanks I'll kill you quickly."
Braun put away his staff and now both his hands glowed an even darker black than the rest of him. "Let's play shall we? How long can you avoid my touching you and claiming your soul, hmm?" The smile he gave was the same one a cat wore when playing with it's prey before moving in for the kill.

Meanwhile the small disk Braun had given Mitch, activated by the presence of a magic other than Braun's own, melted it's way through everything it's path to M itch's skin where it disolved nito the skin, spreading the tracking magic inseparately throughout Mitch's body.

OOC: Braun's played this kind of game a long time, don't be surprised if he has backup plans to his backup plans. Most likely won't be able to post tonight, I'm going to pick up my Uncle at the airport and I may not be back until midnight. If I'm back sooner I'll try and post. Btw, great job so far everyone.

At last Kurt broke out of his trance. He looked up at the sky and noticed that the sun was high, had he really been out by the pond that long? It wasn't until he looked at his watch that he realised how long it had been.

"Shit!" he swore, "It's nearly midday."

Gabriel stretched, he'd run through increasingly more difficult training programs until even he was sweating hard. "OK Arthur, kill the program, and return the gravity to one G." The gravity had been gradually increased until Gabriel had been working under close to nine hundred gravities. The sudden release of pressure made Gabriel feel as light as a feather and he took a moment to readjust his movements to reflect the sudden ease of movement. "I'm going to clean up and then get start on some projects Arthur, let me know if Kurt shows up."

Kurt headed back to the palace. There were plenty of guards on watch, but he never liked talking to them. They always seemed somewhat cold to him. He went into the TV room, but found no one there. No doubt his sister had been taken to her horse riding lessons so she would be gone for the day, he was glad for that. His father would proberly be at the government buildings, no doubt dealing with preperations for the terrorist trials. He had no idea where his mother might be, she may have gone with Talia, but he didn't know. Not wanting to bug Gabriel, he went to sit down and turned on the telly.

"Looks like it's just you and me," he said to himself.

Gabriel pushed himself out from under the hull, the small hoverboard easily gliding over the floor. Getting up and walking over to a nearby workbench he picked up another tool and went back under the hull. The small schooner was nearly complete and Gabriel was making the last few adjustments to the rudder. Finally finishing he stood back and surveyed his work, it had taken him a couple months of actual time, but it was finished. It's bright white paint stood out clearly against the workshop walls, it's tail mast, already equipped with sails stretched straight and tall. Her deckhouse squat and streamlined poked above the hull. Across her stern in gold lettering was her name, Storm Runner.
"Now I just need to take her out for a run. Hmm, maybe next field trip day, should be interesting." Gabriel mused as he left the cavernous vehicles bay in which sat vehicles of all sorts, most of them dwarfing the small schooner.

OOC He's gonna stay there watching the telly until Gabriel or Arthur pay him a visit, or at least until he gets hungry :D

"Heck with it." Gabriel thought. "At my age I'm allowed to rush things if I feel like it."
Gabriel headed out to find Kurt.

Kurt was still in the TV room flicking through the channels, but nothing was on. Everything was either repeats or just plain rubbish made on the cheap for idiots. He finally had enough and turned off the telly, slaming the remote down.

"Dammit," he cursed, his plans for a very lazy day suffering a setback.

Gabriel leaned against the doorframe. "At least you have enough common sense to turn that thing off when there's nothing on. That's a lot more than I can say about most people. Come on, we're going sailing."

"Sailing? I hate water," Kurt remarked.

"Kurt, are you telling me you can't swim?" Gabriel asked, the slightest hint of disbelief in his voice.

"Kurt, are you telling me you can't swim?" Gabriel asked, the slightest hint of disbelief in his voice.

"I can swim, they made me learn," Kurt replied, "I just hate water."

Gabriel smiled at that. "Well if you end up in the water, we'll have much larger concerns than merely being wet, however I don't think that's likely to happen."

Kurt folded his arms and scowled. "Better not, I don't want to have to spend hours drying my fur." he replied.

Gabriel cocked an eybrow at that. "I think you'll enjoy it, we're taking a power boat, we're taking a sailing ship, I just finished her today and she needs to go for a test run."

"Ah," Kurt nodded.

OOC hey guys, sorry no posts of late, i got my wisdom teeth done yesterday.. (OUCH!!) and so ill be posting a little bit in a while.. so just so u know im alive guys, ill be posting later, cya till then

OOC Ouch :(

OOC: Been there, done that, missed three Christmas dinners and my birthday, got infected and then missed New Years, best of luck, I feel for you.

IC: "You don't get seasick do you Kurt?" Gabriel asked as they headed back towards his place.

"Of course not," the young prince growled at the suggestion.

Gabriel smiled. "Good."
When they entered the cavernous vehicle bay the lights came on automaticaly. Gabriel led Kurt past a much scarred battletank, off to one side was a warship propped up on a giant set of support beams. cutting across the bay they passed an old prop fighter and next to it a sleek jet. Finally walking around what could only be an intersteller vessel they came to the Storm Runner. Even sitting in her cradle she looked to be racing over the waves. Gabriel hopped up on deck and pulled a lifejacket out of a locker and threw it down to Kurt. "Put that on and get aboard, we're casting off in a minute." There was a glint of mischift in Gabriel's eye as he spoke.

Kurt put the lifejacket on and climbed onboard. Gabriel looked to have planned something and he wondered what.

"Hang on Kurt, this can be a little disorienting the first time." Gabriel said just before the world blinked out of existance. After a time that could have been just seconds or hours the world reappeared around the small ship, waves rocked underfoot and water covered most of the horizon, with land being only just visible off the port side.

Kurt shook his head. "Wasn't that disorienting," he remarked, survaying the land on the horizon.

OOC: The mods will be locking this thread down in a few pages, you should ask for them to archieve it, that and you'll have to start another thread so we can continue this RP.

IC: Gabriel busyed himself running around the ship, releasing the sails and tying down lines. After a moment the Storm Runner started to cut through the waves. Within a few minutes Gabriel had taken the wheel and they were moving along at close to twenty knots with a following wind. After seeing that she was holding togeather well he yelled to Kurt.
"Grab onto the starboard railing and hold on, I'm going to put her on her side and we'll really start flying."

OOC Definatly want to keep this thread archived :)

IC:

Kurt did as he was told and said nothing as he held onto the starboard railings.

Gabriel adjusted the sails and the Storm Runner leaned over until her decks nearly touched the water, spray crashed over the bow as the seas got rougher. Rounding the point a large collection of sails came into view ahead. Gabriel's face broke into a grin. "Hey Kurt, it looks like there's a yacht race on, how aboout we show them what speed really means?"