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Post by PFA on Jan 5, 2008 15:19:12 GMT -5
So I went on this total scripting spree and... well. Here's the next two scripts.  ((Taa'kan is shown running. He eventually spots the group of knights who are on their way to find Kit, blocks them, barks fearsomely and turns to Kat)) TAA'KAN: What has happened to his lord, King Wolf? SHADE: What...? Who are you? What's your name?
KAT: And what is your business here? Give us a reason to trust you, and we'll fill you in.((a pause as Taa'kan thinks)) TAA'KAN: My birthname cannot be spoken by your tongue, but you may call me Taa'kan if you must. I am here to find Wolf; not many minutes ago, my senses of him in the castle vanished without cause, and I worry for his wellbeing. ((another pause)) TAA'KAN: ...I know of no reason that I may give you to gain your trust, though whether I have your trust or not, I shall find Wolf, and ensure that he is unharmed and living still. KAT: ...Well, Taa'kan, we will trust you... for now. As for King Wolf, I am afraid we're not sure where he is at the moment. We last saw him in the War Room, but... he ordered us out of there, as he believed it was too dangerous.TAA'KAN: He... what? KAT: ...Well... Sir Shinobi was acting strangely, and he started attacking us... and...((a pause)) SHADE: ...Lady Kat, I don't mean to interrupt, but we really should find Kit.
KAT: Yes... yes, we should.TAA'KAN: Who is this Kit you speak of? SHADE: Sir Kit is the Grey Knight, titled The Wild Card. He is a friend of both us and Lord Wolf.
KAT: You can come with us to find him, if you wish. Kit is a clairvoyant, so he might know where Lord Wolf is now.TAA'KAN: I thank you. I think I shall come with you. If Shinobi is really as you have described... then something must be happening, and I must know what. KAT: We thank you, Taa'kan, for your assistance.PYRO: Come on, let's go find Kit. ((the knights continue on their way to find Kit, Wolf following them. The knights notice that Kat's dragon is getting bigger. Scene changes to Keng at Mage Manor)) KENG: Err, I think I'll help with the search. It was my head that got thonked after all. ((Keng starts to reach for the device on the back of her neck when she pauses and looks at the mages)) KENG: Um... I hope I don't startle any of ye, but I'm about to turn into a werewolf, and don't want anyone panicking. I won't hurt anyone, I promise. I've just got a better nose with my fur on is all. ((Keng triggers the transformation, transforms, then goes and finds Omni)) KENG: Find anything? OMNI: Well, I've found an odd scent; one I don't recognize...((Keng sniffs the spot Omni was sniffing at)) KENG: Aye, that's the fiend's stench alright. ((Keng sniffs a little more, then looks up at the ceiling)) KENG: The trail leads up... haven't got any secret passages in your ceilings, have ya? OMNI: I don't think so... of course, I don't know very many of the secrets of the Manor, so I wouldn't know for sure. It's possible that they crawled along the ceiling; you know how ninja can do that... but still. I suppose we could check.((Omni looks up at the ceiling, thinking for a moment. She starts jumping up at the ceiling, trying to sniff at it. She then decides that wasn't working, and looks at Keng)) OMNI: ...Do you think you could hold me on your shoulders?KENG: Yeh, sure... ((Keng bends over so Omni can climb on her shoulders. Omni does so)) KENG: Alright, hold on tight. ((Keng stands up, and Omni starts sniffing at the ceiling. Scene changes to where Kit and Ikkin are)) KIT: Ikkin. IKKIN: That girl there... her magical signature wasn't as strong, but I could tell it was still her. That girl... it's Shadow, isn't it?! ((A whirlwind begins to form around Ikkin. Ikkin draws her sword and points it at Kit)) IKKIN: You murderer! I will never forgive you for this... and I will never forgive the knights, either! ((Ikkin pulls out her magical summons. The summons begin to glow. Scene changes to where Salah is)) SALAH: Wha...? Ikkin?!((Scar comes running in)) SCAR: Come on! Ikkin's in trouble! SALAH: Scar?SCAR: You got everything? We need to go ASAP! SALAH: Uh, yeah, I--SCAR: Then come on! ((Scar grabs Salah and presses a button on his pocketwatch. A portal appears, and Scar goes through it, dragging Salah with him. Scene changes to the ninja HQ, where Fj0rd and Zaha are. Fj0rd stops whatever she is doing)) FJ0RD: Zaha... Zaha, find the other ninjas. Tell them to come find me. There's trouble. ((Zaha nods. Fj0rd pulls her ninja mask over her face, then teleports to where Kit and Ikkin are. Zaha goes to PFA's room, where PFA is)) ZAHA: Fj0rd. Trouble. Come. PFA: Huh?((Zaha beckons PFA)) ZAHA: Come. ((Zaha dashes off)) PFA: Okay... wait. Fj0rd... trouble? Fj0rd's in trouble? Fj0rd says there's trouble? Fj0rd's causing trouble...?((a pause. PFA shakes her head)) PFA: Well, whatever it is, I guess I should go find Fj0rd!((PFA grabs her stuff and dashes out of the room. Scene changes to where Ikkin and Kit are)) KIT: You do not understand, Ikkin. You never have, you never will. What has happened here transcends this war. Perhaps it is beyond you to even begin to grasp the meaning of it all. ((Ikkin looks a bit angrier. A black mist circles around Kit's feet, arranging the tarot cards into a circle around him. A five-pointed star is etched in the circle. Kit then pulls out a vial of demon blood, pouring it into the etchings)) KIT: Fool, Magician, High Priestess, Empress, Emperor, Hierophant, Lovers, Chariot, Justice, Hermit, Wheel, Strength, Hanged Man, Death, Temperance, Devil, Tower, Star, Moon, Sun, Judgement, World...((Kit looks at Ikkin)) KIT: Perhaps... the time for words and justifications is over. IKKIN: I'd say it's long since passed! ((Ikkin shoots a fireball at the circle of cards around Kit, just as Scar and Salah emerge from the portal)) SCAR: Whoa! ((a barrier appears just before the fireball touches Kit's cards)) KIT: You obviously have no notion of what lurks in the lower planes below the Earth. ((an even larger circle (that is revolting yet beautiful... however I'll draw that >___>; ) begins to form around the circle around Kit. Kit appears to be under intense pain as some cards flash and more demon blood comes to fill the pattern. Then the blood bursts into color-changing flame. Finally, swords appear in Kit's hands; a crysral-clear sword and an obsidian scimitar)) IKKIN: You did all that just to create some weapons to fight with? ((Ikkin stands her ground. A bolt of lightning zaps one of Kit's tarot cards (Major Arcana 16 - The Tower), and a valkyrie riding a wolf is summoned. The valkyrie turns to Kit)) MIST: Are you the one who summoned me? KIT: Yes, Mist of Valhalla. And by the bond of this circle, I command you. ((Mist, the valkyrie, looks at the circle on the ground, then at Ikkin)) MIST: Very well, then. ((Ikkin continues to stand her ground. Fj0rd poofs in and throws a kunai at Kit's back. Mist slices the kunai in half, and knocks out Fj0rd. The knights arrive)) SHADE: What is going on here?PYRO: No... not Kit, too... ((Zari starts fighting, Zaha runs in and starts fighting too)) PYRO: ...Stay back from my sword. It’s very temperamental; even I’ve been hurt by it. KAT: Lady Pyro...PYRO: Lady Kat. Maybe you can do something for Kit. He has to be stopped, so we can find out what really happened. ((Kat looks a bit thoughtful. Pyro draws her sword and charges at Ikkin. Scene changes to Keng and Omni at Mage Manor)) OMNI: I think I feel something... could you move a bit to your right?((Keng moves as Omni tells her)) OMNI: Okay, now half a step back... right there, thanks.((Omni pushes on the ceiling)) OMNI: It feels like it's locked from the other side. Not with a magic lock, though... and thankfully, I know a spell for that. Alohomora!((a click. Omni moves the stone and climbs into the hole in the ceiling. She finds a crawl space. She looks down through the hole she just came through at Keng)) OMNI: You can come up here. There's enough room for both of us.KENG: One moment. ((Keng grabs a stool (that conveniently happened to be there!  ) and places it under the hole. She then climbs on it, then up through the hole)) KENG: Well found. ((Keng starts sniffing)) KENG: I suppose we better hurry. He'll have a good headstart on us. And speaking of heads, I owe his a lump. ((they start sniffing around, following the mysterious scent)) ((The demon flames begin to die down, the demon blood turning black. Black mist surrounds Kit. Kat tries to squint through the mist))
KAT: Charon! Where's Kit?
((The mist around Kit begins to dissipate. Kit now looks very demon-y, with dark-red eyes, skeleton-y wings, deep-blue skin, claws and a metallic tail. The purple dragon spots Kit, getting a bit bigger. Kat touches the dragon and finds that it is solid))
KIT (with a black-mist-y voice): It's a shame it had to be this way...
KAT: Kit! What's going on? Why are you fighting with Ikkin? WHY?
KIT: ...She has thrown her accusation against me for the last time.
((a swirl of black mist around Kit. Kat grimaces))
KAT: Charon, mount!
((Kat hops on the dragon and holds up her staff))
KAT: Let's go! For King Wolf!
((Charon roars, and the scene changes to show Pyro holding her sword to Ikkin))
PYRO: Ikkin. No more. Let us all find out what happened before we go attacking without cause.
((Ikkin glares at Pyro, takes a deep breath, then transforms into a nine-tailed fox and scurries between Pyro's legs))
PYRO: Wha...?
((Ikkin zooms behind a bush, soon emerging in the form of human!Shadow))
SHADOW (actually Ikkin, but she uses Shadow's voice): Kit, how could you kill me like that? I loved you!
((Kit looks over at illusion!Shadow))
KIT: Shadow...
((a pause. Kit gets an angry look on his face))
KIT: You trickster! Have you no respect for the dead?
((he slashes at illusion!Shadow, who transforms back into fox!Ikkin and leaps out of the way. Fox!Ikkin then turns back to regular!Ikkin and slashes at Kit. Pyro zooms toward Ikkin, sword readied))
SCAR: Hey! Don't you dare touch Guildmistress Ikkin!
((Scar attempts to shoot a sphere of stopped time at Pyro when he suddenly... lets loose. Everyone stops for a moment to look at Scar))
SCAR: ...It wasn't me?
((a plume of demonic flame behind Scar suddenly flares up and sets Scar's booty on fire))
SCAR: AAIIIIIIEEE! MY BOOTY'S ON FIRE!
((Kat zooms down toward Scar and casts an ice spell on his booty))
SCAR: MY BOOTY'S ON ICE!
KAT: Just scrape the ice off!
((Kat zooms off again, Scar smashing his pocket-watch on the ice and sending random bursts of stopped time throughout the field. Pyro ignores the flaming booty incident and zooms toward Ikkin again, attempting to block Ikkin's swing. Ikkin's sword swings over Pyro's blade, knocking Pyro back and putting a gash in her shoulder. Ikkin pulls out a dagger and rushes off to attack Kit. Kit charges at Ikkin, swords readied, his tail swinging at Ikkin's side. Ikkin blocks the swords with her sword, and the tail with her dagger. Ikkin does a dash-kick (I think? D:), keeping her sword in place, and stabs at Kit. Kit growls as he is slightly stabbed and constricts Ikkin with his tail. Ikkin's sword (as well as Kit's swords) drop to the ground. Ikkin superheats her dagger and stabs at Kit's tail. Kit hisses and throws Ikkin at a tree, causing her to drop her dagger. Kit is about to go kill Ikkin, but Mist runs toward her instead. Shade shoots a dark blast out of Savucu, distracting Mist. Savucu becomes a bit shorter. Mist glares at Shade, and this part of the scene wins the prize for longest part without dialogue. *nodnod*))
MIST: Foolish demon, you dare try to deprive me of my feed?
SHADE: Demon? I am not a demon. My father, however, is.
((Mist angrily slams her spear into the ground, sending bolts of lightning at Shade. Shade fades into the shadowlands to dodge. Mist starts charging toward Ikkin again. Pyro notices, suddenly decides she has to help Ikkin, and runs in, hoping to stop the valkyrie))
PYRO: No! You can't kill Ikkin! She's a knight, too!
IKKIN: Pyro...?
MIST: Foolish mortals! You still dare to stand in my way!
((Mist continues to charge, intending to hit both Pyro and Ikkin. Kit's eyes widen, and he charges in, attempting to stop Mist))
KIT: Stop!
((Mist doesn't stop, and ends up stabbing Kit through the side. Kit bleeds, and brings his sword down on Mist's head. Mist tosses Kit back, then dies. Kit crashes on the ground, beginning to turn back into a human. Ikkin glares at Kit, managing to stand. She walks over to Kit, pulls out another dagger and grabs Kit by the collar, holding the dagger to his throat))
IKKIN: I'm going to make you pay for what you did to Shadow.
((Ikkin starts to slash at Kit's throat, but stops before she could break the skin))
IKKIN: No, I'm not going to kill you yet. That wouldn't be suitable punishment.
((Ikkin slams Kit into the ground, then jerks him back up to her face))
PYRO: Ikkin, no!
IKKIN: No one gets away with killing a kitsune's friend, no matter how sorry they claim to be.
((Ikkin stabs Kit's shoulder, twisting the dagger as she pulls it out))
IKKIN: No one.
((Ikkin stabs Kit's shoulder some more, Kit grunts in pain))
IKKIN: Do you know what ninja do when they're dishonored? No? How about I show you?
((Ikkin holds her dagger to Kit's stomach, Pyro and Shade dash toward Ikkin))
SHADE: Ikkin! Don't!
PYRO: Leave him alone!
((Ikkin growls angrily, a huge windstorm picking up around her. The flames from Pyro's sword shoot at Pyro's face, Pyro grunting in pain. Shade pulls out her other dagger, leaping toward the center of the storm))
SHADE: Revenge is one thing, but you have gone too far!
((Ikkin throws Kit at Shade. Shade is startled for a moment, catching Kit and trying not to hurt him too much by doing so. She frees one arm and throws her dagger at Ikkin. The winds knock the dagger off-course. Shade grunts, draws some runes on Kit, then takes him to the shadowlands. Scene changes to show PFA running through some fields, trying to find the battlefield))
PFA: Okay, okay... she said Fj0rd. And trouble. So... look for Fj0rd in a place where there's trouble. But where would that be?
((PFA comes to a hill, where she can get a good view of the area around her. She notices a group of people in the distance, a windstorm flying around them))
PFA: That... looks like trouble.
((PFA starts running toward the battlefield. Scene changes to show Kat flying on Charon, above the battlefield))
KAT: Come on, Charon!
((Kat flies toward the windstorm, but Charon stops. Charon goes crazy, then suddenly disappears in a puff of multicolored smoke. A flash of purple, bordered with red and black. The light is absorbed into Kat, who screams in pain. Scene changes to the shadowlands, where Shade is performing a ritual. She pricks her finger with a dagger, dripping the blood into Kit's wound))
SHADE: Blood of Daemon, Blood of Man. Spirit twines, twising path. Air and water, stone and fire. Blood to blood, life to life, spirit binds.
((Shade looks up, seeing some other demons))
SHADE: I am Silirshadi, known as Shade. This is Kit, a demonologist. I require assistance healing him, or at least keeping him from dying.
((one of the demons nods. The runes drawn on Kit glow with white fire, and Kit's wounds begin to heal. Shade wavers a little))
SHADE: Thank you...
((Shade takes Kit back out of the shadowlands and collapses. Kit stares at Shade for a moment before closing his eyes. Scene changes to above the fight once more, where Kat stops glowing. She is now all dragon'd. She roars. Scene changes to show a very angry Scar))
SCAR: Alright, that's it! I've had it with all your elemental magics! I can take the lightning, I can take the fire... I can even take the wind messing up my hair! But no one, and I mean NO ONE, freezes my booty and gets away with it!
((Scar charges up a huge chronomancy attack, aiming at dragon!Kat))
KAT: It was all I could do! If I'd used water magic, I'd have drowned you!
SCAR: That doesn't mean you're going to get away with it!
((Scar tries to shoot a huge beam of chronomancy at Kat. Kat dodges, then roars and vanishes in a burst of purple flames. Scene changes to show Pyro flying backwards out of the windstorm Ikkin made. A purple flash in Pyro's hand, the one not holding her sword, and suddenly there is a purple sheet of scaly paper there. Pyro gasps in surprise, not able to do much else because of the pain, and glances at the paper, which reads:
"Pyro/Shade/Taa'kan,
You will find me in my quarters at the castle. I did not run away from the fight to save myself; I did it to save you. King Wolf knows how out of control my temper and emotions are; and if I stay any longer I will end up obliterating everything until all that is left are me and my life-force.
I will try to recover from the rush of demon magic that has claimed the reserves of my power, as little as it may be, it can do quite the damage. I cannot keep fighting in this form, or else I will end up taking more lives than I want to save.
One of you must find me there. Perhaps Taa'kan should be the one for the job. The rest of you - figure out what is going on, and this time, you may have to use force. It's hard, especially for me, but I guess when the going gets tough, it's time to get rough.
My sincerest apologies and my regards,
Lady Kalianne Triss Lunara"))
PYRO: Lady Kat...
((Pyro stares at the paper for a couple seconds, then shoves it in her belt and stands up shakily. She notices Ikkin walking toward the unconscious Shade and Kit. She clutches her sword with both hands, then charges at Ikkin, placing herself between Ikkin and Kit))
PYRO: You've gone way too far, Ikkin. It's time to show you how a true knight battles... and dies, if I must.
IKKIN: Since you keep insisting on getting in my way... I'll be looking forward to the demonstration!
((Ikkin raises her sword and dagger, charging at Pyro. Pyro holds up her sword to block. Scene changes back to Omni and Keng crawling through the tunnels... since I've been kind of leaving them out of this mess. >_>))
KENG: Say, I wonder how the masked guy found these tunnels if even those of your guild don't know about 'em?
OMNI: Well, I can think of some possible reasons why the mages didn't discover them, but I'm not really sure why he would've found them...
KENG: I can't imagine anyone knowing Mage Manor better than the mages... have there been any mages that have been kicked out of the guild before?
((The two come to a dead end. Keng blinks, then tries pushing on the stones. Nothing happens))
KENG: Must have doubled back. Guess he doesn't know his way around as well as we thought... 'less he's trying to throw people off his trail...
OMNI: Ugh... I hate crawling backwards through small, dark spaces...
((the two start crawling backwards, waiting for the nearest room or fork in the road))
OMNI: And about your question... there are probably some mages who left, but I don't think anyone's been kicked out. I don't think this is a mage, at any rate... I can't sense any magic other than our own and that of the manor.
KENG: Hmm... man, it's dark in here. Do you have any spells that can help you see? I mean, I can see fine, since I'm a werew--
((a pause. Omni blinks))
OMNI: What's--
KENG: Shh! I think I heard something...
((a pause. The scene changes to Ikkin and Pyro fighting. They are swordlock'd. Pyro grabs a dagger from her belt, jabbing the hilt at Ikkin's head. Ikkin steps backwards, dodging the attack forcing Pyro's sword to crash into the dirt below. Ikkin then tries to slash at Pyro's head, Pyro forcing her sword upwards and blocking, knocking the sword away from her head. Pyro then tries to stab at Ikkin's sword hand, at the same time trying to kick her in the shins and knock her down. Ikkin pulls her sword away, and tries to slash at the oncoming kick with her dagger, when suddenly the light around them disappears. Ikkin growls and glares in the direction of Salah's aura))
IKKIN: Salah, cut that out! I thought you were a loyal mage!
((scene shows Salah standing there, completely scared and confused))
SALAH: Just... stop fighting! Calm down...
((Pyro grunts, ignoring Salah and trying to stab at Ikkin with her dagger. Ikkin, not being able to see anything but Pyro's aura, brings a huge firestorm and sends it toward Pyro's aura, trying to block any attacks she couldn't see. Pyro gasps, feeling her dagger melt, the molten blob of steel cooling just beside her feet. Pyro tosses the hilt aside, then swings her sword around, sending flames into the firestorm, keeping it away from her, somewhat. She tries to push into the firestorm, trying to attack Ikkin. She uses every ounce of strength she has, and tries to slam her blade into Ikkin. Ikkin notices the huge increase in fire magic, and brings her sword up and blocks the huge swing. She grunts in pain, the force of the swing almost unbearable))
PYRO: I can't... let you... hurt Kit anymore...
IKKIN: I didn't... I didn't think it would... it would have to come to this...
((Ikkin forces Pyro's sword to the side, and stabs at Pyro with her dagger, who couldn't see the oncoming attack. Pyro screeches in pain. Scene changes to show Salah, who gets startled by the screech and loses her concentration on the darkness around Pyro and Ikkin. Scene changes back to Pyro, who looks to see the dagger embedded in her right shoulder, the same one she's holding the sword in. She grunts, then grabs on to her right wrist with her left hand, to keep the sword from dropping. She barely can stand now, her knees shaking in pain. She grimaces, and slowly falls to her knees, Ikkin's sword still forcing her down. Pyro yanks the dagger from her shoulder, blood spilling onto her armor. She grunts in pain, then drops the dagger and grips her blade tightly. She forces herself into a defensive crouch, and glares straight into Ikkin's eyes))
PYRO: I'm not moving. Go ahead and kill me. But I will not move.
((scene changes to show Kat lying on the floor of her quarters, completely exhausted. She points toward the window with her claw, shutting it magically. She sighed, then breathed purple fire onto the door. It wasn't actual fire, though. It was magic that would let her know who knocks at the door. It would look on fire to Taa'kan. She looked tiredly to the bookshelf, her eyes stopping upon a tiara))
KAT: Shino...
((a pause, then a sigh. Kat then uses wind magic to grab a book off the shelf. She sets the book in front of her, magically flipping through the pages. She stops on a page labeled 'Telepathy.'))
KAT: I need to... drain the rest of this demon energy out... this should do it...
((Kat starts to concentrate, the black and red fading away from her scales. She starts her message, directed at Pyro))
KAT: *telepathically* Be brave, Lady Pyro. Be strong, but stay just.
((scene changes back to Pyro, who is listening to Kat's message))
KAT: *telepathically* A knight's true heroism is tested in the face of fire. Do not be afraid; I am here, but not physically. Show them how knights fight and set things right... set things right...
PYRO: *muttering* Do not be afraid...
((a pause, then Pyro stands up, holding her sword as tightly as she can))
PYRO: I'm not moving.
((Ikkin grimaces, then jumps backwards and shoots a huge gust of wind at Pyro, sending sharp blasts of air at her. Pyro yelps in pain, the flames disappearing from her blade. The blade falls to the ground, as well as Pyro. Ikkin pants, then starts walking toward Shade and Kit, just as Shade starts to wake up))
IKKIN: I'm... going to get Kit... if it's the last thing I do!
ZAHA: So be it.
((scene changes to show Zaha and Zari. Zaha opens up a pouch on her belt, and pulls out an obsidian stone. Zari's eyes widen))
ZARI: Zaha, no! You know the costs of using the Sylian Stone, don't you?
ZAHA: Yes I do!
((Zaha drops the stone on the ground, causing it to shatter. The fragments become distorted, swirling into shapes and crumbling down even further. Some flames melt the stone until it becomes like liquid, then covers Kit and Shade in an obsidian dome. Zaha sighs, then slowly becomes obsidian herself, becoming a black statue. Zari gasps, running over to Zaha))
ZARI: No! No, Zaha! Zaha! ZAHA!
((Zari collapses to her knees, upset. After a moment, she glances back up at the statue, glancing at the writings on the statue's back (which I'm assuming are in Krahian?). Zari starts reading them aloud))
ZARI: 'My sacrifice. I will become flesh, when one request is filled. End this war. My life is in your hands. I was always too trusting for my own good. May luck follow you, truth be in your words, and your ruler have long life. Zahaere Emaya, High Preistess of Feliastion.'
((a pause, then Zari gets all emo and flies off in an emo rage)) Previous (and squeeful) script here. Next script here. |
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Post by PFA on Jan 20, 2008 11:27:28 GMT -5
Amongst all the GW2 madness, the first GW feels kind of like... old news. XDD;; But that's not going to stop me from working on the movie! Speaking of which, here's the next script. I would've done two, but that apparently breaks the 25k limit. >_> My scripts are steadily getting longer, it seems. ((Ikkin completely ignores the little emo moment she just witnessed, growls at the dome in front of her and tries to bust it open with her sword, which does nothing. She then tries to blast it away with wind. Still nothing. She growls in anger, trying to set the dome on fire. Still nothing. Scene changes to Scar, who's watching Ikkin try to get to Kit. He sighs, then walks over to the frustrated Ikkin))
SCAR: I've got a better idea.
((Scar uses his pocketwatch, and teleports Kit and Shade outside of the dome. Shade looks around, a bit shocked at the sudden change in surroundings. Ikkin smirks, then limps over and grabs Kit roughly before Shade can respond))
IKKIN: Come on, Scar, Salah. Let's go.
((Scar and Salah walk over toward Ikkin. Scar readies his pocketwatch))
SHADE: No!
PYRO: Kit... no... Kit... cowards! Don't... take him!
((before the knights can do anything, the mages vanish in a flash of chronomancy. A pause, then Pyro pounds her fist into the ground and sobs. Scene changes to Mage Manor, where Ikkin, Kit, Salah and Scar arrive. Ikkin collapses, Kit falling limply beside her))
IKKIN: Are there any... healers... around?
SCAR: I'll go get Ginz!
IKKIN: Ginz... that's great... thanks, Scar...
((Scar runs off. Scene changes to show Omni and Keng in the tunnels))
OMNI: Yeah, I think I hear something, too...
((a moment of quiet. You can hear some scurrying sounds for a moment. Tension rises, when all the sudden the creature reveals itself to be a Meepit))
OMNI: ...A Meepit?
((Keng laughs, a laugh that was louder than she wanted, as the person they were tracking might have heard. Omni jumps))
KENG: Gosh, I thought you were the attacker, lil' fella! Scared me for a moment there.
((the Meepit meeps))
OMNI: Are you lost? Would you like to come with us?
((the Meepit nods, then hops on Omni's shoulder. Omni chuckles a little bit))
KENG: Well, this is all well and good, but we really should get going... we need to find that attacker. Actually, now that I'm thinking about it, he might have left the manor by now, seeing as that whole attacking thing was kind of a while ago, and I definitely wouldn't want to stick around an enemy's place for-- ACK!
((Keng leans on the wall, suddenly falling back as a stone shifted. She blinks, then looks, seeing that she'd just opened up the way into another hallway in the manor. She sniffs a couple times, realizing that the attacker's scent continued through that opening))
KENG: Well, guess we know 'ow he got out now, eh? Lucky for me this didn't lead out to the top of a ceiling, like the hole we came in through...
((Keng climbs out the hole Keng just opened up. Omni follows, the Meepit still riding on her shoulder. Omni sniffs a couple times, then points further down the hall))
OMNI: The attacker went this way.
((The two start walking down the hall, in search of the attacker. The scene changes back to where Ikkin is. Ginz comes running in, Scar close behind her))
GINZ: Ikkin! What happened?! ...No, don't tell me. It's better that you don't speak.
((Ginz takes a deep breath, then kneels down, clutching her staff. She swings it around a couple times, then mutters something. The tip of the staff starts to glow. Ginz then presses the staff gently against Ikkin's chest, letting the magic do its work))
IKKIN: Thanks, Ginz...
((a few more moments, then the staff stops glowing and Ginz pulls it away. Ikkin stands up, stretching a bit))
GINZ: You might want to take it easy for a bit... you may feel better, but it will still take some time for you to fully heal.
IKKIN: You're right... thanks for all your help, Ginz.
GINZ: You're welcome.
((Kit starts to stir. Ikkin's attention immediately snaps to him))
KIT: Where...?
IKKIN: Sorry I can't stick around, but I have this... criminal... who needs to be taken to the basement.
((Ginz blinks as Ikkin grabs Kit and drags him over to the basement of Mage Manor. Scene change to Maya and Kya playing chess))
MAYA: Knight takes F6.
((Kya sighs, then moves the piece for Maya. Kya then gets a thoughtful look on her face, trying to decide where to move her next piece))
MAYA: Kya...
KYA: He'll be fine, Maya.
MAYA: Kya... we really should go and check on him.
KYA: He told me to stay out of sight...
MAYA: He could be dead.
KYA: Maya...
MAYA: Kya, please?
((a brief pause. Kya sighs, standing up))
KYA: Alright. I guess I could check.
((Kya walks over to a weapons rack nearby. She grabs a longbow, four dozen arrows, a sickle, and three dozen shuriken. She sighs, then heads out of the cave. Scene changes to Ikkin and Kit in the basement. Ikkin wills in some chains to hold Kit to the wall. Kit groans, trying to figure out where he is. He soon spots Ikkin, and starts glaring at her))
KIT: Hello, Lady Ikkin.
IKKIN: So nice to see you decided to join me, Sir Kit.
((a pause. Ikkin then pulls out her dagger))
IKKIN: It's time for everything to be set right. What do you think is the proper punishment for one who kills a kitsune's friend? In the past, scorned kitsune would burn the houses of those who crossed them... but, we're talking a life here... that seems a bit too... lenient, don't you think?
((Ikkin places her dagger at Kit's throat))
IKKIN: A life for a life. Sounds fair enough... except that it wasn't just Shadow's life that you stole, was it? You had something to do with the curse that made Shadow's life a living torment!
((a pause. Ikkin then pulls her dagger away away from Kit))
IKKIN: But even I couldn't bring myself to do something like that... so, a life it shall be.
((Ikkin raises her dagger again, using the magic of the basement to make the dagger flame. She stabs it at Kit's chest, but stops just and inch from it. A pause))
IKKIN: ...Thought I was going to do it, didn't you? That would be... too easy, wouldn't it?
((more pause. Ikkin's hand is shaking. Kit looks suspiciously at Ikkin, who grimaces and pulls the dagger back. She then stabs at his side, where Mist had wounded him earlier. No hesitation this time, but Ikkin gets a sick look on her face as Kit's blood spills over her hand. She takes a step back, eyes wide))
IKKIN: I... I... didn't... what did I...? No...
((Ikkin falls to her knees, almost burying her face in her hands, but decides not to, as her hands are all blood-stained. She then points angrily at Kit))
IKKIN: You'll pay for this! You're not going to get away with it! I'm going to kill you, you hear?!
((another pause. Ikkin grimaces, drags herself to her feet and starts toward Kit. She scoops up her dagger, getting ready to stab him. She slows down as she gets closer, until finally she stops. She just stands there for a moment. When tears start to well up in her eyes, she quickly turns around, so Kit won't see her crying))
IKKIN: Enjoy your little reprieve; you'll be dead soon enough.
((Ikkin then walks back up the stairs, leaving Kit confused. Ikkin passes Ginz on her way to her room, stopping for a moment to speak to her))
IKKIN: Ginz...? Could you possibly... treat our prisoner? He doesn't look as if he would survive without it...
((Ginz looks Ikkin over for a moment, surprised to see her all covered in blood, but nods and heads toward the basement. Change scene to show Kat at Castle Kestrel. She is napping))
PYRO: NO!
((Kat wakes up suddenly, then looks at herself, relieved to see she's not a dragon anymore. She fiddles with her hair for a moment, smiling. She then remembers the voice she heard a moment ago, realizing it was Pyro's. She glances at the book, still open to the telepathy page))
KAT: *muttering* Oh yeah... I never turned that off...
((Kat takes a deep breath, then starts to speak. Scene changes to show Pyro, still sobbing all emo-like in the clearing where she fought Ikkin))
KAT: Hang on, Pyro. Come to Castle Kestrel. Come to my quarters. Bring Shade and all the other knights you can find. Taa'kan is already on his way. Please come.
((Pyro blinks after hearing the words, then grimaces and slowly stands up, scooping up her sword on the way. Once up, she sets the sword back in its sheath. She then limps over to Shade, who is also sitting around emo-like))
PYRO: Come on... Shade... we need to get back to the castle...
((Shade looks up at Pyro, noticing how hurt she looks. She then nods, standing up))
SHADE: ...Yeah.
PYRO: Come on... it's a long walk.
SHADE: I have a faster way back, if you don't mind me taking you through the shadowlands.
PYRO: Yeah... that sounds great. I don't mind.
SHADE: Alright. Hold on tight.
((Shade gives Pyro her hand. Pyro holds on tightly. Shade takes a breath, closes her eyes and takes Pyro into the shadowlands. Scene changes back to Kat, who looks to be concentrating. After a moment, she sighs, then falls to her back and pants for a moment))
KAT: Good... the spell's over now.
((after a couple more moments, Kat's eyes slowly close, and she drifts back to sleep. Scene change to Ikkin walking toward her room. She tears off a strip of her shirt and cleans her dagger with it as she walks up the stairs. A shadowy figure is briefly seen stalking her. Once Ikkin is up the stairs, she finishes cleaning the dagger and sheaths it. As she approaches her room, she glances at her blood-stained gloves regretfully, pulling one of them off just before opening the door. She takes off the other glove as she enters her room, then tosses the gloves, along with the shirt strip, into the garbage can. She then closes the door, looks over the rest of her blood-stained clothes, sighs, and walks into her personal bathroom to wash up. Scene change to Taa'kan walking through the halls of Kestrel Castle. After some time, he notices some purple flames lining the hallway. He follows them, eventually coming to Kat's room. He looks at the door, which is labeled "K.T. Lunara, Knight-Mage." He nudges the door a couple times, then bangs on it with his paw. Scene changes to show Kat inside her room, waking up to the sound of the knocking. She reaches for her staff, but pauses. She then smiles, points at the door, opening it for Taa'kan))
KAT: Hey, Taa'kan. You found me... and not as a dragon, thankfully.
TAA'KAN: Indeed.
((Taa'kan walks in, and Kat shuts the door behind him))
KAT: Well, my powers have been purified of the demon magic... but right now, I'm at a loss as to what's next. I don't know what's become of the other knights, and I don't know if I can ever face the mages again, and...
((another knock at the door interrupts Kat. She glances up, fixing her gaze upon the door))
KAT: Who goes there? Friend or foe? Identify yourself!
ZARI: It's Zari, Lady Kat.
((Kat pauses for a moment to check the magical signature. Sure enough, it's Zari))
KAT: Alright, Zari, I'll let you in.
TAA'KAN: If I may ask...
KAT: Lady Zari is a fellow knight. I know that's her, and not some impersonator.
TAA'KAN: I see...
((Kat opens the door, letting Zari in))
KAT: Close it behind you, please.
((Zari walks in, closing the door behind her))
KAT: Sorry about all the security. With all the suspicion going around, well... things could get ugly if we're not careful.
ZARI: It's alright, I understand.
((Zari settles in and takes a seat. Taa'kan also gets cozy. Kat sighs))
KAT: Let's... let's wait for the others to get here.
((some sort of transition, to reduce awkwardness. :3 Scene change to PFA at the empty clearing. She is looking across all the nasty marks left by the battle, i.e. Kit's demonic circle thing. She notices Fj0rd unconscious by a tree. She runs over and tries to help Fj0rd for a bit, but stops when she hears Kya approaching. She runs to hide behind a rock before Kya could spot her. Kya arrives, noticing Kit's circle first-off))
KYA: Kit... but where could he be?
((Kya looks around a little, eventually sighing. She continues on her way, eventually opening the pothole thing that she's supposed to crawl through))
KYA: Apparently these can take me to the Knights' Castle...
((Kya climbs into the hole, and is soon enough gone. PFA glances from behind the rock curiously, eyes fixed on the strange pothole. After a moment of pondering, PFA hops into the hole herself)) Previous scripts here. Next script here. |
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) and places it under the hole. She then climbs on it, then up through the hole))
It'll be a while before any Angel lines pop up, though.
