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originally posted in:The New Dojo
10/20/2017 12:34:20 AM
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Cain remained silent as he studied the book, putting his spear down and reaching for the glowing pages with his right hand. He gripped the corner, then turned the page.
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[i]Cain would be in for one hell of a ride.[/i] [i]The man's vision would blur as it descended into tunnel vision, magenta lights blasting in his view. The distant singing would end only then, as the truth came clear for him to peer within..[/i] --------------------------------- [i]I remember the day that the Sun King came. Or rather, my adoptive father.[/i] [i]October Seventeenth. The year was Fourteen-Ten. The foreboding, dark kingdom of Zyria had been at war against House Trayven for three years, eight months, and twenty-two days exactly. The Charge at the Black Gate resulted in massive casualties, yet survivors were spared. The Battle of the Boreal Ridge resulted in the death of my corrupt father, Julius Rainier.[/i] [i]I could see them coming, towards our surrounded city. Their purple and white flags hovered above their shining ranks, that prideful golden lion of Trayven in the centerpiece. The black shadow of Ragnarok was casted over the city's tallest towers, our stationed armies being covered entirely by the shadow of his wings while the legendary daughter of Khaom would bear her own lion flag. I thought I could see the King's Trueborn in the distance, golden hair and purple garb; with a claymore taller than I. Gods, the view was.. so terrifying, yet so fantastic too.[/i] [i]When the Sun King came into our halls after our surrender, he looked upon the youthful form of terrible Lucius' son: he found himself looking at me. I felt so.. pathetic, compared to a giant of a man such as him. I was frail and young, only six, while he loomed over me, his beard like a golden mane, mixed with grey whiskers. He kneeled before me, pressing his ungloved hand against my paling cheek, and merely muttered.[/i] "[i][b]Be not fearful, child. I am here.[/b][/i]" --------------------------------- [i]Cain would wake up, afterwards, to a brief shaking. As if there was.. an earthquake.[/i]
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He looked around wide eyed as he found himself in a panic, looking to his right to see he had dropped Lilly. He quickly shook her. “Lilly, Lilly!” He yelled. The girl stirred, then opened her eyes from her unconscious state. “Cain...?” She said weakly. “Did you...did you karate chop me in the back of the head.” “Yes, but enough of that. We need to leave here, now!” He said as he gripped his sister and slung her over his shoulder. “W-wait! Whoa!” Lilly said as Cain grasped his spear and looked to the entrance.
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[i]The entrance had yet to close, yet the shaking would only continue. What wasn't helping Cain would be streaks of blue that scattered his vision, yet he could see clearly to some extent still.[/i]
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“Lilly...” Cain said as he began to run to the exit. “I am seeing...blue.” “Blue?!” “Yes. Blue streaks. What is it?” “I’m not sure?! Your eyes are being more sensitive to light then usual?!” Cain ran out the door, continuing to make his way up the mines.
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[i]Pieces of rubble and debris had begun to fall upon Cain and Lilly, while the soldiers and miners had only begun to stir, one female attempting to rise up in her beaten form.[/i] [spoiler]>Alert the soldiers and miners to escape >Help the soldiers and miners escape >Leave them to die[/spoiler]
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“We need to help them!” Lilly yelled. “I agree, can you walk?” “Ya I can walk! You’re the one who picked me up!” Cain put Lilly down and she immediately ran to one of the soldiers. “Are you okay?” She asked the soldier, her hand glowing with a bright light.
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"The voice is gone.." [i]The soldier murmured, trying to stand. He attempted to rise up to his feet, before staying on his knees, groaning in pain.[/i] "Coldbournes, Dojo.. Trayven, my King.."
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“I...okay, just hold on!” Lilly said as she planted an open palm on the man’s chest. The course of her healing magic flowed through him. Her natural talent for healing would help all of the soldiers significantly, but she would have to treat each one individually. And fast.
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[i]She didn't have much time, though, as the cavern shook and crumbled. At this rate, they had a few options - attempt to heal all of the soldiers out in the freezing weather, or fully heal at least one or two, maybe three, before abandoning the rest of the wounded.[/i]
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Edited by Inflatablepants: 10/23/2017 3:02:20 AM“C-crap!” Lilly said under her breath. “Cain, we have to just get everyone out of here!” “How do you propose we do...oh wait...I have an idea.” “Uh oh. That’s like a really uncommon occurrence Cain. You sure we wanna take this road?” Cain looked at his sister with disgruntled stare. She rubbed the back of her head with an innocent smile and he shook his head. “Yes. Yes I do.” Cain told her before he raised his hands to his lips and whistled. The sounds of hooves beating on the ground filled the cave. They got closer and closer, before their point of origin ran through the wall like a ghost. A blue flaming skeletal horse. Cains steed, Anjelica. He quickly mounted the horse, grabbing Lilly and pulling her up. He looked down to the soldier. “Grab on to her rib cage!” Cain told the soldier as he pointed to the undead steeds exposed ribs. “Now!”
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[i]The steed would draw in only that soldier, while a few would hang on to the horse with whatever strength that they had left. Though the entrance was close enough where they could still manage saving all of the men.[/i]
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Cain leapt off his steed, and the horse ran out with all of the soldiers who had taken grasp of it along with Lilly. Cain ran to each soldier, helping them as quickly as he could until he was able to round up all of them. With that, he lead the way towards the exit of the mine.
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[i]The two's operation would save the group, to say the very least.[/i] [i]As the soldiers and Coldbournes found themselves outside, the team of men and women would ignite a small flame, melting away the ice. The captain from before would stare at Cain, before only nodding at him. Meanwhile, both Coldbournes could detect confusion in the soldier's voices.[/i] "I saw him, the bаstard child.." "No, not the Immortal One.." "That damn singing made me.." "What was that singing?" [i]...A bit of questioning would be good.[/i]
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“Do you guys h-have any connection to what just happened?” Lilly asked them, putting her hood back up to shield her from the weather.
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[i]The few awake men and women sighed, letting each other explain.. to the best of their ability, anyway.[/i] "We don't know. The supplies.. those were ours, yet your supplies as well. But the hallucinations.." "That sounded like Lady Athena's voice.."
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“Lady...Athena?” Lilly asked with a raised eyebrow. “As in...the goddess?”
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"No, ma'am. Our holy priestess Athena, the songstress of the King, Armillion. An honest and kind women, yet she as disappeared from the capitol.." "Was that truly her? Or a shade of evil?"
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“Is she blue?” Cain suddenly asked, without any context given to those around him.
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"...Well, her hair is a light shade of cyan, mixed in with a beautiful silver glamor. And her face, such a-" "Oh, shut it." [i]A soldier would smack his fist over the admirer's head, the rattling of the helmet ringing out.[/i] "Yes, ser. She does have blue hair."
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“And...is she adopted by a “sun king?”’ Cain then asked. Lilly furrowed her brow as she looked up at the towering figure. “Cain? Where is this coming from?!” “The book I found in the mine. You were out cold when I read it.”
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"...Lord Armillion Trayven, you mean.. and a book?" [i]The captain questioned, though he would shake his head.[/i] "No, not adopted. The King would adopt children of the fallen, evil tyrants that he had slain, for their widows despised them.. seemingly coincidental, all have obeyed - Princess Isabella, Princess Freya, and Prince Julien, are all children that he would take in." "Then, there is Arthur, his eldest child. Then.. the bаstard-" "Silence!" [i]The captain would slap the soldier, the same one that had been hit before. Perhaps afterwards, Cain should get to know this one..[/i] "Lady Athena is one of m'lord's subjects. Nothing more. Her sister was as well, until her untimely death.."
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“I’ve...never heard of any of this before.” Lilly stated. “It...begs the question. Where are you all...from? Exactly? Like where on Tatakai?”
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"...Not.. exactly, m'lady." [i]At that, the captain did shuffle around a little. He had something to hide, yet it didn't seem as if he wanted to hide it from his saviors, and his men's saviors. And well.. Lilly was actually remotely kind.[/i] "We originate.. from a separate land entirely. Tatakai is corrupted, by anarchist and power-hungry monsters under the hides of men. Therefore.. ...The kingdom of Trayve has declared warfare upon the Dojo, and those who would support it."
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“I do not think there is anyone smart enough at the dojo to rule Tatakai.” Cain commented. “Ya I’m pretty sure it’s leaders are like, hardly present to begin with.” Lilly added. [spoiler]*pew pew!*[/spoiler] “Then it should be a fairly easy win for this empire. Unless those you serve are as corrupt as the ones you fight.” Cain put bluntly.” “Cain!” “We don’t have a good track record with kings Lilly.”
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[i]The soldiers looked back and forth at each other, out of a certain, equal confusion. Finally, one would break the chilling silence, as one looked up at Cain.[/i] "...Our king.. is not corrupt. I can assure you that. I.. I believe that it is time that we find a better place to speak. This weather is.. freezing."
