originally posted in:The Roleplay League
John just grinned.
"Sorry but that one belongs to me. I can't give it up without forfeiting my rights as a Guardian"
He walked over to the statue and got down on his knees. He carefully placed the tablet down and adopted a praying pose
"Lig Beidh mo thástáil mise. Féadfaidh an Solas sruthán ar do díobhálacha."
A deep growl from somewhere in the Dreadnaught is heard.
"Do comblacht briste agus do anam rindreáil. Ní bheidh aon dorchadas maireachtáil seo a rith agusgan aon chréatúr an durnhaih fantaidh sé."
The ruin cracked and the statue began to glow.
"Tástáil do miotail gcoinne mo chlaíamh. Féach mar a shatters sé d'uacht agus doirteadh do chuid fola. Dearbhófar do bheith Ann a scriosadh ó stair."
The green fire began to swirl out the Court around the statue. A small flame still sits at the base of the portal.
"Mo Solas neamhtheoranta agus do dorchadas comhoiriánaithe. Beidh aon dia seasamh i mo bhealach. Ní bheidh aon gcomhshocrú shábháil tú as an mortlaíocht."
The statue fell silent and the flame at the portal erupted and tore a hole open. The portal spewed a heavy, black fog that ran along the ground.
"Tá mé do namhaid. Seasamh mé i gcoinne do chumhacht agus a chruthú mo féin. Is é mo theideal fíoragus ní bheidh tú ná duine at bith a stopadh mo buile"
The fog reached them and John fell into a coughing fit. The edges of his robes began to singe and his armor began to erode.
"Labhairt liom mo theideal... Mo focail fearg agat... Is é mo cruthánas an t-ainm.
John began to cough more and blood spattered the ground.
"Is é... Mo... Teideal... Hivebane"
The fog wrapped around the sword and began to drag it towards the portal.
"Don't... Let go"
John forced himself on his feet and grabbed her shoulder
Suddenly he drew a ragged breath and coughed violently.
"That seriously sucked. Not to mention it burnt my armor. Just keep walking forward and don't stop blocking"
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Reya didn't look up at him but he could hear her slightly sob "I...I thought..."
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John stopped his slight smirk and tightened his grip. "Hey now, there's no reason to be crying. I'm a little tougher than that" He just stood there for a second and pulled her close. There was no reason to go quite yet.
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She pushes her face against his arm Sobbing "I'm sorry...you have to see me like this...I already lost someone I cared about..."
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John just held her closely. It was nice, having this feeling again. But that part of him still screamed she was going to die. "We all have. But we have to keep moving forward. To honor them. To never give in to the guilt or depression. Otherwise their deaths would mean nothing" John's face was hard as stone. He felt the memories flood back. The Taken. Phobos. One after another his team died. Until it was just the two of them. Then she left him as well. He was alone. They all died and the Darkness spared him. Why? Cio, Adam, Recheten-6, Mable-12... So many more. Dead. So much blood. He couldn't stop crying. But when she died there were no tears. Just shouts until his voice was hoarse. He was spattered with blood. Over and over and over again. Until he stopped feeling all together. There was no way he would let it happen again. He would die a thousand times over before he let someone else sacrifice themselves for him.
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Reya Wipes her face And Walks over to her helmet and sets it back on When he ghost Singe Appears in front of John "Intresting mind you have there, Sorry Because I'm taken I see between realms so I saw yours. Anyways The ogre will appear about....10o feet to the north of here through a gate And So if we want to get a trap set it would be time to move now"
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John managed to compose himself and he turned towards Singe. "Thank you, I'll begin work on a binding spell. Hopefully it'll be strong enough to last me however long I need." John drew his sword and spoke "You lead the way Singe, I'll have the ruins drawn in no time"
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Singe starts flying in the direction quietly humming a song to himself Reya with her head down follows behind her ghost
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John elects to walk beside her and taps her backside. "You shouldn't be so down. Don't let the past haunt you" He quickened his pace and pulled ahead of her a little. Then he looked behind him and grinned.
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"That's not the reason, I let you down with such a simple task. I could of restrained the ogre but...i..."
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"There's no problem. Maybe it's for the best. A Taken Ogre requires considerable summoning power and will be tired when exiting the gate. Makes it easier for us" John twirled his sword and whistled a tune. It was light and catchy. But it sounded different. Unlike any other heard.
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She puts her head up watching her ghost. "Wrong side of heaven and the rigtious side of hell" Singe sings as they are almost near the gate. "Singe what is that?" "Oh old song He's humming one so I might as well sing one" Singe says
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Edited by cloudless9: 12/8/2015 4:59:14 AM"Don't challenge me, Singe. Averlia, you know what I want" "[i]Please don't[/i]" "I didn't ask for your opinion" "[i]Let them keep their eardrums. They don't deserve torture[/i]" "Just do it" A sigh is heard as a rather strange looking device is summoned. It appeared to be a sack with random pipes jutting out all over. With years of practice, he slung it under his arm and seemingly plucked a random pipe from the jumble. This one had a mouthpiece. He took a deep breath and blew. A horrible, rancid music filled the air as he continued to play. There was a semblance of music but most people thought it sounded like a series of cats killing each other with fog horns. John skipped around lightly in sinc with the music. He quite clearly loved it.
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"Oh my god what in the bloody fricken hell is that?" Reya asks putting her hands on the ears of her helmet. Singe stops and looks at John "Oh traveler Please help me from Throwing him into the black abyss"
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Join continues to play for at least 5 minutes and then finishes it with a long, droning note. "Well, what'd you think?" He grinned manically and saw her shaking with rage through the armor. "It's decided! Time for an encore!" He took a deep breath...
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Reya walks over and covers his mouth quickly "Do it again and I break them with my two hands or I rip out your vocal cords"
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John just looked at her and released his breath. "No one appreciates the pipes. This is pre-Golden Age technology! Show some respect!" John just cradled his pipes. "They loved your beautiful melody. Just like I did. They didn't mean offense"
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Singe floats over and scans him "He is perfectly sane, hm" Reya Laughs a bit "Look maybe you can use that to trap the ogre, it's enough to make me wanna run away"
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"I want to capture the Ogre, not entertain him. And for your information, I just like the bagpipes" John got huffy and strode away. "I've had enough of your insults to the pipes. Where's this gate?"
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Singe flies up to the gate "Here, it should be out soon"
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"Alright, no time to lose" John still had his sword out and touched the point with his finger. "Ow! Damn sword is still razor sharp" The sword's point now glowed slightly. He put the edge to the ground and began to draw a series of complex runes that began to look meaningless. "A rachaidh isteach bhfearann seo, lig dóibh bahri tu srianta ag mo uacht" The runes scrambled all over the place, settling into a perfect circle. "I'm not sure how strong a quick one like this is going to hold but we'll see soon enough"
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Reya watched the warlock with her arms crossed Observing
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"That's there... And that goes there... Alright. It's all set. Now I just need to charge it" He walked in the middle of the circle and planted his sword into the ground. He took a few deep breaths and began to chant "Glac mo solas agus ag fás" He repeated this several times until tendrils of Light unraveled off his body and flowed in the sword. The runes began to glow brighter and brighter til you could only see a ring of light. He stopped chanting and withdrew his sword. He walked out towards where Reya was watching and collapsed. "I'm tired... Wake me up when the Ogre gets here..." He proceeded to fall asleep.
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Reya Walks over and picks him up and props him up against a rock and Kneels down next to him and watches the door for the ogre. About an hour or two later The doors start to open and Reya Starts shaking John gently "Hey, it's time. Hes Comming through"
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John launched himself forward only managing to fall on his face. "Wha-? What's going on?!" John looked around and saw the rumbling gates. He also looked behind him and saw Reya just sitting there. "You were watching me sleep?... Thanks. For covering for me. I'll drive next time" John slowly rose and drew his sword. He spun it a few times with ease and narrowed his eyes. "You're not getting away"
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She giggled at him falling And stood up "With that wound on your chest I wanted to make sure you were still breathing"