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Post by jyo on Jun 12, 2006 14:47:25 GMT -5
"Interesting. A couple of possibilites spring to mind. That was a familiar to the person behind this. Or the man can polymorhp. But I doubt it's Persmega. Not his style from what I saw." he said.
"Well let's head off then. No point in dilly-dallying." He said and they went the way they were told. He kept is senses on alert as they walked
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Post by Ziare on Jun 12, 2006 14:55:22 GMT -5
"Could be a messenger of some type." she said walking along side Jyo. She pulled her hair up and tied it with a black ribbon letting the breeze hit the back of her neck.
She walked for a good while not really talking but more concentrating on heading east and not falling over as the ground wasn't exactly flat.
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Post by jyo on Jun 12, 2006 14:59:29 GMT -5
Jyo an Ziare managed to move well all things considered. But he could tell the terrain was not well suited for them "Jyo let me come out. We can travel faster with you two riding instead of walking." Said Ember. Jyo nodded and stopped Ziare.
He let Ember out. The normal flames shooting out and forming the fire-wolf in front of them. "Get on you two. We really should get moving." He said. jyo helped Ziare up onto Ember and then he climbed on to sit in front of her. Ember made sure they were secure and then ran with them on his back making faster progress than they could hope to right now.
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Post by Ziare on Jun 12, 2006 15:05:29 GMT -5
Ziare was only too pleased that Ember was going to let them ride him. She knew this was a big step for him considering how he cringed a bit still every time she hugged him but if she had her way he would get used to it.
Ember loped away and carried them the rest of the three miled to the east in no time at all. The fire wolf was fast and Ziare held tight to Jyo her arms wrapped around his waist. She didn't fear falling she knew Ember would not let them fall but still it was instinct and hey can you blame a girl for wanting to hold on to her man? No.
Ember pulled to a stop and a red ribbon long and fluttering in the breeze could be seen tied to a tree branch not seven feet ahead. Attached to it was another letter like the first.
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Post by jyo on Jun 12, 2006 15:09:48 GMT -5
Jyo used his levitate spell and brought the ribbon with the letter to his hand. he handed the note to Ziare letting her open and read it.
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Post by Ziare on Jun 12, 2006 15:13:57 GMT -5
Ziare opened the letter and read it out loud this time.
"To prove your worth you must face a foe. One that cannot easily be beaten. You are strong and wise use your skills to defeat the one we send." Ziare looked up at Jyo her eyes wide.
"Lovely.." she whispered before she heard a loud noise coming from the north.
A large troll like being came over a small hill at a run heading straight for Jyo and Ziare. Without thinking Ziare summoned Armenius and Sheeta and was ready for battle in an instant. She looked to Jyo. The green skinned giant was on its way.
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Post by jyo on Jun 12, 2006 15:15:36 GMT -5
Jyo readied his weapon and Ember's hackles rose as he stood between Ziare and Jyo. Jyo looked over. "So did it say anything about us not being allowed to help out in this one?" he asked her.
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Post by Ziare on Jun 12, 2006 15:21:41 GMT -5
She looked at him.
"Nope, and by my book that means help away." she said. She would have laughed but somehow the situation was not going to allow that.
She readied Sheeta who had a very good ranged attack she had found out on her quest with Joseph. Sheeta held her arms in front of her one supporting the other as the dark purple light of her element concentrated around her hands. Suddenly a dark chakram formed three feet in diameter and she was already spinning in the air using her wings. She let the weapon go and it flew towards the troll slicing his left arm off before returning to her Sheeta spinning to absorb the blow of catching it again.
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Post by jyo on Jun 12, 2006 15:24:31 GMT -5
"Good because I really don't feel like wasting any time if I can help it." Jyo said and casually raised his left arm. "Just masterd this one. I call it the Light of the Heavens" He said and a brilliant white beam shot out slamming into the troll's face. Jyo put alot of power behind it. If the creature wasn't headless it's face wouldn't be looking to good right now.
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Post by Ziare on Jun 12, 2006 15:34:40 GMT -5
Ziare watched as the troll's face got eaten away by Jyo's powerful spell.
Sure enough when the spell ended the beast fell to the ground. Ziare sent Armenius over and he blew his fire from above in the air down on the troll whose body still moved. The fire covered him like a thick blanket and when finished the troll no longer moved jolted or even breathed. He was gone. His ashes floated away on the wind and the hill was empty except the scortch marks left by Armenius.
"Well all right." Ziare said and smiled at Jyo.
The same bird as before flew down and Ziare caught it again.
Worth in strength but what of wisdom and trust to find these out travel to the north you must. With that the bird flew away and Ziare told Jyo what he had said again.
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Post by jyo on Jun 12, 2006 15:37:59 GMT -5
"Interesting test. But we are able to pass all of them if we just be ourselves." He said A test of character He thought. he looked to Ember remembering that he went throug something similar. A test of character. He wondered if Ziare was facing something similar. He and Ziare hopped on Ember's back and took off north
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Post by Ziare on Jun 12, 2006 15:43:46 GMT -5
Ziare hugged onto Jyo holding on again as Ember carried them away. She was grateful he was here with them and he was making this much easier on her.
They traveled for two hours this way before another ribbon could be seen this time at a level Ziare could reach. Ember stopped and she pulled the new letter from the tree and opened it reading aloud again.
"The greatest test is one of trust. You've brought a companion and you seem to be a team. But trust is more than fighting together is it placing your life in anothers hands." Ziare looked up but before she could say anything else hands grabbed her from behind. A man stood just as tall as Ziare and had her in the strongest hold imaginable. It hurt bruises already forming on her arms.
He stood covering his own body with hers and could not be seen easily from the front.
"Fight me." he said looking at Jyo with one red eye. "Fight me or she dies. Trust me it would be only to easy to snap her neck."
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Post by jyo on Jun 12, 2006 15:49:39 GMT -5
Jyo's eyes flared up. Flames appearing. How dare someone threaten Ziare? his hand quickly went to his sword but stopped as it rested on the handle. "What agurentee do I have that fighting you wouldn't harm her anyways." he said stalling for a second. If he even moved she could still be harmed before he could even do anything. A fight could be on several levels. He wasn't sure what to do. If he moved Ziare migh die. If he didn't she would surely die. He said fight not kill He thought and his eyes closed He used a mental probe to cause the creature great pain through it's mind. So great it wouldn't even be able to walk much less harm Ziare and keep hold of her. Jyo used his leitate spell on Ziare pulling her too him and embraced her briefly and then moved her to his side. "Be careful. I don't think the test is over." He said as he let loose the hold on the creature's mind.
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Post by Ziare on Jun 12, 2006 15:57:03 GMT -5
The creature stood alone for a moment a dark evil laughter coming from him his chest shaking. With a flick of his hand he teleported Ziare back into his hold easily and laughed running his free hand through her hair keeping his eyes on Jyo.
"Now, you see that isn't trusting at all is it my dear. See the test isn't for him to trust me it is for you to trust him. Try that again and it won't work. Fight me!"
He pulled Zaire back closer to him and she yelped slightly.
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Post by jyo on Jun 12, 2006 16:02:52 GMT -5
Jyo's eyes lit up again. "Bastard." he said pulling his weapon free. How do I fight him without hurting Ziare or getting her killed? He thought. He hadn't had to face a situation like this before in his life. He never minded his own life being in his hands. But to have Ziare's life or death being his esponisbility was enough to drive him to being irrational.
Fine. He asks for a fight. Well be careful because when someone asks me for something I'll give it to them. He thought activating his hypertime spell. Let's see how you hold my love when you haven't any arms. He thought. He moved too quickly to be seen. nothing more than a shift in the winde and circled the creature once severing both arms one after the other. The exchange didn't even take a full second.
She's depending on my. I tried a peacful solution first. But that didn't work. Once she's free that thing is going to die wheather the test is over or not. He thought as he chraged his Light of the Heavens spell again.
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