Adikartika was excessively confused. First the winged man with swords had appeared, then vanished away. A few seconds later a water spout had deposited an enormous Minotaur upon the ground near himself. Although he had never meet a Minotaur before, it was clear what this creature was with its bovine like body and horns upon its head. Then the creature walked right up to himself and Evanesca with out fear. Dragons where intimidating creatures with their huge size, powerful breath weapons, and incredible physical prowess. Then the Minotaur surprised Adi even more.... It spoke.
. "Hello. I was wondering if you could help me. I seem to be lost and perhaps a little confused. Where am I, for this strange range grass is clearly not a common sight."
Adi blinked slowly, them a grin slowly spread across his lips. "Hang on a second. We meet before! In France I think, or some other European town. Some guy was looking for some kind of bird or another! Great to see you again....Ba'alzamon wasn't it?" Adi looked the male being over hard, certain it was and he felt the approval of Eva confirming his question even before the Minotaur confirmed it himself.
Adi extended his hand to the creature. "It certainly is a pleasure to see yourself here again. However...you seem to be a little wet. Would you like it if Eva dried you off a bit?"
Helping her up onto the horse Thanatos put a arm around her side and held onto the reigns. His right arm holding his scythe off to the side he pulls the right reign and barely nudges the horse with his feet as it began to gallop back towards the lake. He knew to make this journey quick for the beasts would be on the hunt again soon.
Letting go of the reigns for a second he reached up and grabbed Morrigan, placing her in his lap he knew she would be safer there. Nudging the horse again to get him to gallop harder their speed picked up greatly as they continued on the straight path back to the lake, looking around them he noticed the trails in the grass. Tightening the grip of his scythe he swings the scythe towards the beasts and watches as they slow down, the festering wounds on them were probably working away and caused to much pain for them to bother chasing any longer.
Relieved the chase was over he could see the lake and a large object in the distance, it was small but growing in size quickly. As they rode up to the others he noticed a new face, the large Minotaur, pulling back on the reigns to slow the horse down to a trot when they reach them the horse stopped. The horse was unfazed by how far and how fast it ran. Looking over at the men and the dragon he let go of the reign and let his arm drop to his side to let the woman off if she pleased.
Ba'alzamon frowned as the male spoke his name in clear remembrance of the Ungrith'tar. However the bovinesque male couldn't seem to place his finger upon the other male until he mentioned the strange bird like thing they had been looking for. He remembered now and chuckled deeply, bobbing his head in greeting causing his horns to sway up and down almost ominously but he meant it as no threat. "Well, it has been a while and I am pleased to know I have at least one ally amidst this strange place."
The Ungrith'tar male clasped Adikartika's hand in his own enormous paw then released and glanced around as he heard hooves. He spotted a sickly grotesque horse riding towards them with skeletal fiend upon its back and a female behind that. Ba'alzamon gripped his axe until he recognized the female upon the back of the horse and grinned. Not once, but twice before he had hunted with the female. A sphinx in Egypt and the Mongolian death worm in the Gobi Desert. She was a intelligent lass with the power locked away in her mind to do incredible things.
Relaxing a little the male still kept his hand upon his short axe upon his left hip unsure of the other male. He glanced back at Adi and shook his head from side to side. "No thank you, to your offer. The water will dry eventually and it does not bother myself." Turning to the female, he racked his brains hard to remember then chuckled deeply. "A pleasure to meet you again, Stilia."
Post by Kyrian Tidus on Feb 17, 2013 13:56:14 GMT -5
Kyrian watched as the reaper returned. The elemental was sitting in the grass a little ways off from the group, making sure not to be seen. He had not yet decided whether or not he wanted to join, and the site of a minotaur added even more confusion. Kyrian had only heard vague rumors of their actual existence, so to see one was something completely new for him. And now the reaper and the female were back, yet Astaroth had not accompanied them. Had he left the female behind as well? Did they leave him behind?
Kyrian had no idea, but everyone seemed to be getting acquainted again, and it was getting dark. Not a good time to get chummy, they should be preparing for their first night in this strange new land. The elemental teleported over to the group and forced a casual smile, "Guess we all ended up back together again, huh?" He looked over at the dragoness and her partner and bowed his head in apology, "I'm sorry for insulting you earlier." He then nodded to the minotaur in greeting before looking about. At least they would have a good place to camp at for the night, next to a lake.
Kyrian addressed the group, putting up a suggestion since the last time he had tried to take charge in a way had led to disaster. "Umm, guys? It's kinda getting dark, so we might want to start setting up some sort of camp for the night."
Adikartika watched as the skeletal being rode back up upon a diseased horse, raising his eyebrows slightly. Something like that should not exist. A disgusting, anorexic looking thing it was. However it seemed to have gotten the being and the female back to them with out incident so it must be stronger then it looked, or able to do more then simply carry people upon it's back.
Evanesca agreed in the back of his mind, however her attention was more focused upon the darkling who had also returned. He had proceeded to make a half hearted attempt at trying to apologize, and her large magnificent eyes narrowed at him, however she dipped his head once shallowly to show she had accepted his apology, even if she did not trust or like him.
Adikartika walked over to Stilia and offered a hand to help the female down, always the gentleman then listened to words of the male who had so upset Evanesca earlier. His words where of making a camp, settling down. This sounded like an absolutely horrific idea to Adi. He parted his lips, and informed the male of such instantly. "That is not a wise idea. Think about it, there are five of us here and Eva. That is six beings for those quilled monsters to sense and find. We faced only one of them. If they attacked in mass, we would surely fall before them. Not to mention we would be surrounded with no avenue of escape, except for that lake. Judging by those quilled beasts, I don't even want to make an attempt at thinking about what could possibly be living in that strange water."
He finished speaking, unsure of what else to say for he had no actual ideas. Staying was not something he was going to do and reassurance in his mind let him know Evanesca approved of his words and thoughts. However it was fool hardy to split up once again and go separate ways making easy targets to be picked off one at a time. Yet they still had the same issues that they had before. Not a single one having been solved. Evanesca could fly slower, allowing the skeletal being with the horse to keep up with one other person riding, but that left the minotaur and another person to be dealt with. The minotaur might be able to keep up, however Adi was unsure of how quickly they could move.
Although Stilia is usually in a human form, it often mimics her true face. She has large, round eyes, but otherwise her features are quite sharp. She smiles much more then she used to, but usually only out of politesse.
Post by Stilia Medusa on Feb 20, 2013 12:07:21 GMT -5
Stilia was lifted onto the horse by the aid of the skeleton’s bony grip. It felt odd, holding only bone, with their smooth texture that had indications of wear. They were slightly cool to the touch. And the fact that they moved, and held together despite the lack of skin and muscles, was most amazing. She settled down in front of him, being the smaller of the two, and felt the swish of cloth as he put one bony arm around her as to keep hold of the reins. It was slightly uncomfortable, she wasn’t used to such close contact with a stranger. Usually she’d be weary that they would stick a knife in her back.
But no such thing happened as they rode through the orange fields, at a quick gallop that did not seem to faze the odd horse even with time. She noticed the fact that the beasts around them all began to sicken, and the Reaper behind her would slash any that came too close with his scythe. It was an interesting sight, as if he was harvesting souls. The horse impossibly went even quicken, a stranger to the effects of fatigue. Soon enough they reached the lake, where the dragon could be seen with it’s rider, alongside a newcomer… A large furry Minotaur on two feet.
Stilia had seen such a creature before, and even somewhat trusted a certain member of their kind, Ba’alzamon. Surely this was not he- and yet he looked so much like the beast with whom she used to hunt dangerous creatures. As Stilia approached with the Reaper on the plagued horse, the great furry beast confirmed his identity by saying her name. The horse came to a stop, and she was about to hop off, but the dragon Rider approached. Figuring she should set up a pretense of a bit of friendliness and trust (despite the almost impossibility to ever see Stilia trust a stranger) she took his hand before getting down, thanking him. She moved away from the horse and the two men a bit, out of caution, before dipping her head to Ba’al. She was quite surprised he remembered this human form, she has taken many, but this one had always been one of her more popular ones and she figured she had used it in front of the Minotaur before. “Ba’alzamon! I would say it is a pleasure to see you, but considering the circumstances I would rather for your sake that you were elsewhere.”
Darkness began to settle over the land, and with it came the appearance of the one who smelt like it. He spoke to them all, sounding as cocky as usual despite the situation they were all in. She cast the approaching elemental a mixed look, halfway between a glare and curiosity. He seemed intend on joining them once again. For once Stilia did not hold back her viper tongue, albeit she did restrain some of it. “Vlakas, anói̱to agóri! As to thialo!” She spat out, reverting back to the language of her native Greece before saying the rest in English so that the annoying boy would understand. “You were with us, but you decided to leave. The second demon died, and that may have been prevented if you had stuck around. Now you wish to be with us once more? You are flippant, obviously unable to decide on simple matters, and you have not given us much ground for which to trust you at all to be beside us. Who knows, you might change your mind and leave as we sleep, while you should be guarding, and get someone killed.”
The dragon Rider also seemed to have something to say, but it was more about the idea then the person who uttered it. She agreed with his words, but at the same time disagreed. They did not know if there was anywhere else that was safer to sleep. It was unwise to push themselves trying to find one, as then they would all be too tired to defend themselves properly at night. Plenty of contradictory arguments flowed through her mind, but she kept silent on them for now.
Last Edit: Feb 20, 2013 12:39:39 GMT -5 by Stilia Medusa
Looking at the minotaur he saw the being grab one of his many axes, when the woman got off the horse with the help from the dragon rider he adjusted his self on the horse and placed Morrigan on his leg. Looking behind them at the ever darkening sky he wondered what was out there look at them. Listening to the others speak he kept with the conversations but stayed quiet, when the woman went off on the elemental he contained a laugh but still shook his head slightly. She was right, he disapeared and they couldn't trust him if he was going to stay with the group or not.
When the rider spoke of not staying there for the night he turned to look at him before speaking. "It would be best to keep moving, but only if the others can keep up for long periods of time and still be able to fight. We don't need people dying off just because they were to tired to fight. My steed will deter most creatures that wish to harm us but not all of them. I can also see in the darkness where others cant, I will stand guard if needed." Stroking Morrigan on her back softly his eyes kept glancing over every one and the tall grass around them, even the water for he didn't know what lies in the murky depths waiting.
Ba'alzamon looked between all the beings gathered around them. He knew none of them, and trusted none of them. All, except the female he knew as Stilia and the dragoness for dragons where loyal trustworthy beings unless angered. However her rider he knew not so thus he moved his considerable size and weight and walked directly over to Stilia. He stopped beside her and crossed his arms, watching the rest of the group argue about staying out or moving along. Completly oblivious as to where it was they where suppose to be going, how far away it was, or what the purpose of getting there would be, he still had his own opinions.
"We should not remain in such a unsafe, unsecured position. Having hunted many mighty beasts in my time this spot would surely result in the death of one if not more of this parties number. I suggest we move along, to where ever else it is we should be going. I do not need sleep for a while, nor do I tire easily. Stilia could ride upon my back, and I would still be able to keep up with that horse foray leagues. As long as the mighty dragoness checked her incredible speed she would also be able to see many leagues from her aerial vantage and warn of danger. The other male can ride upon the horse and we can all make good time to whatever it is you all wish to get to."
Baal went silent, half squatting to be upon the same level as his 'friend' and watched the groups decision making. He had no dear of whatever it was around them in these strange grasslands. Mighty they might be, skilled they could even be slightly, but not as skilled or powerful as he. Nor as well versed in hunting and tracking. He could pin several of them with mighty chains from the earth to slay at his leisure if he had to despite the dishonorably move that would be. However to save his one true friend's life, he would do as he had to do.
Post by Kyrian Tidus on Feb 24, 2013 15:54:50 GMT -5
Kyrian listened to the Draconian speak and he nodded his head in agreement. He had no knowledge of how to handle situations like this, having always been one to work by himself. And, after listening to the other male speak, he decided that he would no longer propose any ideas and simply listen instead. Looking at the water, curious now as to what could be lying in wait within, the male was about to ask the Draconian what he would propose as a plan of action. But, before he could, the female spoke out at him.
Her first words were in a language that Kyrian did not understand, however he felt the venom within them. When she spoke of the second demon dying, Kyrian was shocked by the news. However, he had no time to think about his friend's death as she continued with her rant about him. A voice spoke into the elemental's head as he stared at the female, Just kill her now Kyrian. Let me take control and rip out her tongue for that. She has no right. Kyrian, however, ignored the voice and fought against it taking control of his body as he tried to keep calm.
Looking back to the female, Kyrian sighed before replying. "First off, I do not understand why you are angered with me for leaving and no one else. From the beginning I was planning on going on my own, and I expressed that with you. So unless you have something meaningful to say, please leave me alone." With those words, the elemental turned his attention away from the female, already dismissing her, and listened to what the reaper had to say.
It was sound logic, though they'd need an actual plan on how to get to where they were going. And weariness could potentially be a large issue. After all, they had no idea how far they would have to travel, and what they would face along the way.
The minotaur then spoke up and suggested a plan for the female to ride upon his shoulders, the dragoness and her partner to fly and keep an aerial lookout, and for Kyrian to join the Reaper upon his steed. Not sure of whether or not the reaper would agree, Kyrian raised one questioning eyebrow at the being.
Adikartika helped the female down from the horse, then when she walked away he walked back to Evanesca and leaned against her, feeling her warmth against his back and crossed his arms over his chest, watching them all again. Well, here they all where, back as a group and once again putzing around getting nothing done. Then the minotaur spoke of an idea and Adikartika watched the large male being. The creature seemed vastly more intelligent then people lead them on to be. He seemed like a strong sort of chap as well, both physically and leadership wise. He also made note that the minotaur was a hunter, a bonus to their side he supposed. So, having offered the only viable option for them all to get where they needed to quickly, fairly safely, and with out unnecessary fuss Adikartika had to agree with him.
"That sounds like a fairly good idea to me Ba'alzamon. We don't have any other half way decent ideas leaping out from people after all." He cast his eyes meaningfully around the group letting them rest upon them all individually. Then he glanced over at the Reaper last and raised an eyebrow. "Well, what about it sir. Would you be willing to ride his majesty around so he can keep up and not die?" He chuckled and glanced at the male known as Kyrian then back at the reaper. Then he simply turned and climbed up on to Evanesca and looked back at everybody and waited. He was ready to go, and was going to go. Whether they all where or not.
