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Post by Dju on Jan 14, 2011 19:53:16 GMT -5
Cassile arrived at the palace with, her hair and clothes were soaken wet and she had some scratches on her right knee, but a big grin in her face. She sneaked inside the widnow of her room and placed the board under the bed, so it could dry in peace. The lupe fixed her hair with a ponytail and returned her attention to Xandra, once again she was missing. "Master Gnorbu won't be pleased...' she whispered, worried. Cassile ran to the main hall, it was a good place to begin searching for that xweetok, but something stopped the lupe on her way. There were voices coming from the throne room.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 14, 2011 20:04:44 GMT -5
"Remember what I told you?!" Kalara was saying. "Katriana was perhaps the most spoiled princess ever to walk Neopia. She was about ready to rule, too! Who knows what that spiteful - "
"I'm sorry, Kalara, but I don't know where you're going with this!" Altador's voice echoed through the room.
"One day," the Queen continued, "Queen Miarra disappeared, so Katriana took the throne, and she came to my mother disguised as a housekeeper. Her room would glow orange at night. I remember that my sister was very afraid. And then she disappeared along with our housekeeper, and I thought I had lost her until - "
"What happened?!" the King demanded.
"Katriana stole Alyxandra! She has the power to possess people, you know, and so she made her do all sorts of horrid things under the ever-watching eye of the Faerie Queen Evanna, who knew nothing of it! My sister saw your new guard climb the wall today, and...well..."
"WHAT DID SHE DO?!"
"She came running to me, for fear that Katriana had sent us her spy."
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Post by Dju on Jan 14, 2011 20:21:22 GMT -5
Cassile gasped what she heard, she wasn't used to this kind of treatment. Back at Shenkuu the emperor trusted his life to Cassile, and here she was considered nothing more than a spy. With fury, Cassile let her fangs out a bit...her master wouldn't be pleased about that, he always said emotions are the weakness of neopets. "Focus, Cassile...they're wrong about you." she said to herself but she wanted to pack her stuff and leave so badly! Focus, if you leave Xandra might try something against Neopia again! a little voice in her head said. Cassile nodded to herself and ran back to her duties, after a long run through the palace she saw Xandra, the lupe simply watched her.
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Post by Fang of the Dead on Jan 15, 2011 21:29:28 GMT -5
Character: Kass Picture: *INSERT EVIL PSYCHOPATHIC PICTURE OF A DARIGAN EYRIE HERE* Past: Kass is the youngest ruler of the Citadel... Or was. Monstrous and cruel, Kass sought nothing more than the genocide of Meridell. After making a deal with the Three to overthrow "that old, self-righteous fool" Lord Darigan, Kass's reign of terror was cut short by the son of the late Sir Arthur, Sir Hunter. Current Activity: It's been rumored that he somehow talked the Three into making a second deal; one that would make him their agent in Neopia, bringing lost souls into their thrall. Now free of any repercussions, Kass has effectively become a demon.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 15, 2011 22:42:16 GMT -5
Xandra didn't notice Cassile at all as she stood at a window looking out.
"Katriana isn't going to find me again," she said to herself in an angry tone. "And if she does, this time I'm not letting her get away with anything. Not after she stole me from Mother and Kaly, and certainly not after she - oh, Miss Cassile!"
Great. That Lupe had heard every single word she'd said.
"I'm sorry to...bother you," she continued, not doing a good job of hiding how annoyed she was. She was never good at covering up her true emotions. One might of reckoned that that was how she became such an easy target for the malevolent princess of Altador's past in the first place.
With a sigh, she walked down to the end of the hall and sat in the spacious library. She'd always liked libraries. Her mother, Katryca, had built one especially for her and her sister when she'd seen how fond they'd grown of books. Of course, that library was now smoke thanks to Katriana.
She sighed again and began to read a book on something that had nothing to do with Fire Faeries: the Battle for Meridell story, featuring the two brave knights Sir Jeran and Sir Hunter and the horrifyingly evil Lord Kass. At least he didn't have orange braids.
(EDIT: I'm so glad you joined us, Sango! You are a wonderful Kass, mwahaha.)
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Post by Fang of the Dead on Jan 15, 2011 23:30:10 GMT -5
(I think I'm going to put one of my new pets in here: Kaya.)
Name: Kaya Picture: A tall female Electric Kougra, with lean muscle and moderately long, unruly cyan-and-navy blue hair. She wears the outfit all Battle Faerie disciples wear; combat-ready padded tunics. Her weapon is a spear. Past: Kaya is the Battle Faeries' strongest follower. After being selected to train under the Battle Faerie at a very young age, Kaya has become an expert on Faerie magic. Although she can sometimes seem distant, she tries to do right by others, and seeks to mentor younger warriors. Current Activity: It's been rumored that she and Maraquan Battlemaster Zarkos get along very well...
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Post by Deleted on Jan 16, 2011 13:46:47 GMT -5
Xandra was by now lost in her book. She was up to the part where the Court Dancer was putting King Skarl under her spell. She couldn't help but imagine the flowing dances described done by Katriana, and that was what made her sympathize. With her extraordinary power Katriana had lured Xandra into her trap. After all, any shapeshifter who could make anyone her forced accomplice had to be a bit of a hypnotist.
And then - oh my! - a little Aisha was able to break the dancer's spell. In stories, Xandra, much like her sister, had always adored the cleverness of the innocent mind.
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Post by Dju on Jan 16, 2011 15:17:56 GMT -5
(( Yaaaaay! You joined us, now my two fave role players are here! )) Cassile didn't understood what Xandra said at first, something about Altador's unknown past...she sneaked inside the library and saw the xweetok was just sitting in a corner, reading a book. Cassile decided it was better not irritate her again, who knows what could happen? THe lupe grabbed a scroll about the past of the city, it mentioned something about a fire faerie, but Cassile couldn't make something out of it. " In her magical prison, which has not key, She stands as a statue under the sea.
Queen of Nightmares, Altador's bane: Her name is gone, but her evil remains.
Submerged in the ocean with a skin made of slate, She plots her revenge with terrible hate.
To Queen Fyora and legends of the past, Not a single one will escape her wrath.
Nothing will be forgiven, no matter how small. For she is the Darkest Faerie, the darkest of all..." Cassile finished reading the poem, talking about a certain sotry of Altador...even though what she readed, it seemed the Darkest Faerie wasn't the one who destroyed Altador long ago... (( And YES! I totally did copy from The Darkest Faerie PS2 instruction guide XD ))
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Post by Fang of the Dead on Jan 16, 2011 17:19:06 GMT -5
(I think I'll put Hunter in here instead of Kaya.)
"Um... Hello? Anyone he- XANDRA?!" Hunter readied his sword for a battle. He knew what Xandra was capable of, and he made sure he was ready.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 16, 2011 17:24:44 GMT -5
Xandra gasped and dropped her book. She looked up to see one of the very knights she had been reading about.
Then she saw he had his sword drawn, and squealed in fright.
"What are you d-doing here?!" she asked as a single spark flew from one of her fingers. It landed on a rug and fizzled out.
"I'm sorry if I - " Wait. Think, Alyxandra. Why do you think he's here?
She sat upright in her chair.
"Cassile sent you, didn't she?! Are you - " No. It couldn't be. Not him.
"Sorry." She let out a sigh and sank back into her chair. "I thought you were...sorry...it doesn't matter." She picked up the book again.
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Post by Dju on Jan 16, 2011 17:35:42 GMT -5
" Excuse me? "Cassile sent you"?' the lupe herself showed up, leaving the scrolls behind. "Listen! I'm tired of you and this place, I'm tired of everyone here being against me! I'm leaving this palace as soon as I can and go back to Shenkuu, where at least the royal family respects me! Princess Miraja NEVER doubted my loyalty, Princess Lunara befriended me, the emperor trusted me!" Cassile exploded, showing off her fangs. "You take care of her, good luck." she said to Hunter and stormed out of the library. "Master Gnorbu will HAVE to forgive me, he can send Bowe on my place!" she hissed and entered her small room "I couldn't last ONE single day." she grumbled, packing her stuff. (Nyah, drama queen )
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Post by Deleted on Jan 16, 2011 17:59:58 GMT -5
"Wait!" Xandra said.
But Cassile was gone. Great. All this time she had not been Katriana's spy and now look! Xandra had suspected the wrong thing and treated another Neopet like a Pinchit. Way to go.
A tear formed in the corner of her eye. She couldn't do anything right. It was all Katriana's fault. If that spoiled brat of a Faerie hadn't seized the throne from Queen Miarra, if she hadn't scared Xandra and Kalara, if she hadn't set fire to Katryca's house, if she hadn't petnapped Xandra, and finally, if she hadn't possessed Xandra one last time just to strike down an innocent Chia, this would never have happened. She could just see it - attending her sister's wedding to the Lupe that would probably have been Miarra's choice of successor, moving into Altador Palace, rocking the baby princess, being there for Saeryennan when her prophecies got out of hand - why did this have to happen to her? Why, oh why, oh why?
(LOL Rabbit (from Pooh) reference there)
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Post by Fang of the Dead on Jan 16, 2011 18:09:14 GMT -5
"Wait... Xandra... You aren't going to try and kill me? I thought you were evil-" Hunter was interrupted by Xandra.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 16, 2011 18:22:37 GMT -5
"No," Xandra said to Hunter. "It's not me who's evil..."
She didn't know if she should mention Katriana or not.
"Well," she said, "it all began when..."
And then the whole story poured out. Altador before it was Altador. A kingdom of light ruled by a kind Fire Faerie called Miarra. Then one day, she disappeared mysteriously and her daughter Katriana took over. The next day, a housekeeper had come to Xandra's home. She had struck great fear in Xandra and her sister Kalara because every night they would see an orange glow behind her door. Then one day, Xandra found out that this housekeeper was really Katriana, and then Xandra's house was ablaze. Her mother escaped, but she had had to go back for Kalara, and thus she was carried away by Katriana, who could possess Neopets and cause them to do horrible things. King Altador and his Dark Faerie companion had managed to drive Katriana away, but she took Xandra with her. Finally the Xweetok had had enough and turned every Faerie to stone just to free herself from this curse. It wasn't over yet, though. That sneaky, spiteful Faerie had taken over her mind one final time and through her struck at Hubrid Nox. Xandra then dove into vengeance, bringing Faerieland to the ground.
She gasped for breath.
"So Queen Fyora sent me here to live with my sister..."
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Post by Fang of the Dead on Jan 16, 2011 18:26:22 GMT -5
"I'm sorry. I didn't know that your life was so horrible." Hunter embraced Xandra. It was in his nature to provide comfort to those who were hurting.
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