06-12-2004, 12:02 AM
Double post! Oh well. Bloody chapter number 2! I'm done up to chapter 12 so far xD
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Chapter 10 - Orios
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The massive creature that stood before them nearly reached the ceiling. All six of its legs ended with thick points, that dug themselves into the ground. It's skin was creased, as if it was clothes, and it was a mixture of green, blue and purple in different places. It's body, massive, with the same skin. It's back spiked out around the tail bone and just before the neck, makeing two long spikes. It's shoulders did the same, only leading up and falling horizontally. Its arms, massive, bulging muscles, veins could easily be seen throughout his arms. A massive seemingly organic sword was held in both of his hands. Its handle was his skin colour, and the blade a deep purple, almost pulsing. Its face, almost human, as if someone was wearing a helmet, that surged onto their face. It smiled and branded the sword diagonally across its body.
"Orios, attack the intruders!" The King commanded. Orios smiled and brought his sword beside his shoulder, and swung the massive blade horizontally across the room, cutting some of the warriors in half. Their bloody bodies fell to the ground, bathed in their own blood. Orios prepared his sword again. Carissa thought quickly.
"All units, fall back!" She yelled loudly, the warriors and archers scramble backwards, narrowly escaping the massive blade swing of Orios. Carissa, Veron, Darren and the Bladen Knights looked at the massive monster, as he prepared for another attack.
Gaia sat outside, his eyes closed, cross legged. Zent leaned against a tree, holding his claws loosely as the draped at his sides. "Are we going to help them?" Zent asked curiously, Gaia shook his head. "Why not?" Zent asked as he stood straight, "Aren't they your friends?" Gaia didn't move, and kept his eyes shut.
"Someone's talking to me." Gaia said plainly, Zent looked at him as if he ws insane. "don't give me that look, Zent. Someone is talking to me, and they are telling me to stay still. However, he says if you so wish you can go in." Gaia explained, still unmoving. Zent looked up at the castle.
"Nah....Someone has to stay out here and make sure you aren't mauled while you're in your trance." Zent resumed leaning on his tree, Gaia spoke up again.
"I don't need your protection, but Idris is going to." Gaia said, but his voice was different, harsh and raspy. Zent looked at him, suprised, then he nodded slowly. He gripped his claws and ran into the bloody castle.
Idris ran through the hallways, his hair waving in the passing wind. Bodies of knights and warriors were scattered across the ground, their blood stuck on Idris' shoes as he ran through the long halls. He heard a loud grunt, coming from the left. He turned, only to run into one of the warriors, sending himself to the ground. "What's going on?" Idris yelled at the warrior, who had his hand on a head wound.
"The...the creature....Carissa told us to run....she and the Bladen Knights stayed to fight it...." The warrior muttered, Idris got up.
"Where are they?!?" He yelled angrily, the warrior pointed down the hall. Idris took off running faster than before.
Carissa ducked under the massive sword, Veron jumped over it, lifting his knees. Darren was out of range, along with most of the Bladen Knights, however two wielding an axe and a spear were thrown against the far wall in a bloody mess. One of the Bladen Knights and Carissa got out of range and brought out their bows and fired arrows into Orios' hide. The arrows pierced his skin, lodging themselves in him, but Orios didnt even flinch. Orios swung the massive sword again, narrowly missing Veron. Darren made a jump at Orios, swinging his mace vertically downward from him shoulder, its skin was torn, but no blood.
"What does it take to hurt this guy?" Darren yelled angrily, as he took another shot, only to be thrown away by one of Orios' legs. Darren fell backwards, cutting one of his arms open. He winced in pain and grabbed at it with his other arm. Darren looked up, to see Orios standing over him his sword above his head, ready to strike. Darren closed his eyes and braced for impact as Orios brought the sword downward on him. There was a clinking of metal, and no pain. Darren opened his eyes, to see that Veron had slid under the blow, and held it up with his two blades. Darren let out a sigh of relief, but Veron's arms began to give out, weakening.
"This is it...." Darren said quietly, sweat ran down Veron's face as he tried to hold off the massive blade.
"I'm sorry my friend....I...can't hold on...." Veron said in pain, as he fell to one knee, blades still holding above his head. Carissa attempted more arrows, with no luck, she cried to herself, knowing she was helpless against Orios. A sudden yell came out of nowhere, and Idris came running like lightning past Carissa, one hand on the KaoKara, one on its sheath.
"KaoKara!" Idris yelled, as he drew the shining sword out of its sheath, and cut diagonally upwards, across Orios' right shoulder. Orios' screamed in pain, as his blue blood poure forward and he stumbled backward. Idris looked at the two Bladen Knights. "You owe me." Idris said mockingly, as he let a smile through. Orios' let his right arm hang limp, as he swung his sword vertically down with his left. Veron, Idris and Darren all rolled out of the way. Carissa ran over to Darren, helping him up and getting him out of the room. Carissa propped him up with her knee by his back, and held him sitting up by picking him up under his arms.
"Idris, I'll distract him!" Veron yelled, Idris looked at him suprised, and nodded, regaining is serious look. Orios swung it vertically between them, they rolled across the ground. Veron got up and ran over to Orios' right side, jumping up to his side and taking multiple slashes, makeing little impact. Orios turned his attention to Veron, and two of his legs throust themselves at him, Veron thought quickly, blocking them with his blades. However the block wasnt totally sucessful, as Veron flew back into the wall, making a large indent in the wall. Veron fell unconsious to the floor, Carissa nearly dropped Darren at this site. Idris didn't hesitate, he had to strike now. Idris jumped up, lining his right hand with the back side of the blade of the KaoKara, brining it to his right side. He aimed for the monsters neck, and swung the blade quickly. Orios smiled as he spun around, the blow landing on his immobile arm instead, severing it from his body. Orios barely flinched at the blow, and thrust his legs forward, catching Idris in the stomach. Idris screamed in pain as the legs pierce through his side, pinning him to the wall. Orios smiled, as he picked up his sword and brought it to his side for a vertical slash
"Freeze ugly!" Zent yelled, as his left claw flew from his hand, and lodged itself in Orios' back, he flinched at the pain, but focused on his trapped opponent. Zent jumped up from behind him, landing on the claw, balancing himself with one of Orios' spikes. "You can't hit..." Zent rose his claw, "what you can't see!" he finished as he brought the claw over Orios' massive face, cutting it severly. Orios let out a scream of pain, the sword attack going just over Idris. Orios stumbled backwards, bringing his hand to his face, trying to cover the blood. Idris let out another scream as the leg was drawn from his side and he fell to the ground. Orios began to swing around wildly, hoping to hit Zent.
"Orios, wa--" the king's words were cut off as his head fell to the ground, his crown rolling under Orios' leg, to be crushed. Zent grabbed the claw he was standing on and flipped over the monsters head, landing in the doorway.
Veron got up, slowly. He let his eyes focus. As the image came into focus, he saw the wild Orios, flailing around. Veron picked up his blades, and ran into the doorway with the others.
"Wait, Idris!" Zent yelled at Veron as he came through the door. Veron stopped in his tracks and looked over his shoulder at the young knight attempting to get up. Veron let out a look of disgust as he turned around and went for Idris. Veron stuck one leg forward as he slid across the blood streaked floor, catching himself on the wall by Idris. He let out his hand, Idris nodded and reached for it. Gripping eachothers hand, Veron looked at Darren. Darren nodded twice and picked up his mace.
"Listen Idris, attack the sword...." Veron said, as he helped Idris up, and gripped his blades, and ran into the center of the room. Orios turned, the blood from his face stopped flowing fiercly. Orios caught sight of Veron, and let a vertical slash down on him. Veron crossed his blades and caught the blow, driving him to a lying position. He let out cries of pain as Orios pressed harder.
"Attack, knight!" Darren yelled as he stood up with his mace in his left arm. Idirs looked, stunned, at the Bladen Knight. He gripped the KaoKara and slashed upward at Orios' sword. The sword lifted up quite a bit, so that it was diagonally faceing upwards. Darren spun and threw his mace at the sword, upon contact, it lauched the sword backwards. As it flew out of Orios' hands, it cut through his head, and flying to the back of the room. The mighty Orios fell to the ground in a bloody mess, alond with all the bodies previously executed. Veron, Idris, and Darren all fell the floor from exhaustion. Awaiting their allies help.
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Chapter 10 - Orios
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The massive creature that stood before them nearly reached the ceiling. All six of its legs ended with thick points, that dug themselves into the ground. It's skin was creased, as if it was clothes, and it was a mixture of green, blue and purple in different places. It's body, massive, with the same skin. It's back spiked out around the tail bone and just before the neck, makeing two long spikes. It's shoulders did the same, only leading up and falling horizontally. Its arms, massive, bulging muscles, veins could easily be seen throughout his arms. A massive seemingly organic sword was held in both of his hands. Its handle was his skin colour, and the blade a deep purple, almost pulsing. Its face, almost human, as if someone was wearing a helmet, that surged onto their face. It smiled and branded the sword diagonally across its body.
"Orios, attack the intruders!" The King commanded. Orios smiled and brought his sword beside his shoulder, and swung the massive blade horizontally across the room, cutting some of the warriors in half. Their bloody bodies fell to the ground, bathed in their own blood. Orios prepared his sword again. Carissa thought quickly.
"All units, fall back!" She yelled loudly, the warriors and archers scramble backwards, narrowly escaping the massive blade swing of Orios. Carissa, Veron, Darren and the Bladen Knights looked at the massive monster, as he prepared for another attack.
Gaia sat outside, his eyes closed, cross legged. Zent leaned against a tree, holding his claws loosely as the draped at his sides. "Are we going to help them?" Zent asked curiously, Gaia shook his head. "Why not?" Zent asked as he stood straight, "Aren't they your friends?" Gaia didn't move, and kept his eyes shut.
"Someone's talking to me." Gaia said plainly, Zent looked at him as if he ws insane. "don't give me that look, Zent. Someone is talking to me, and they are telling me to stay still. However, he says if you so wish you can go in." Gaia explained, still unmoving. Zent looked up at the castle.
"Nah....Someone has to stay out here and make sure you aren't mauled while you're in your trance." Zent resumed leaning on his tree, Gaia spoke up again.
"I don't need your protection, but Idris is going to." Gaia said, but his voice was different, harsh and raspy. Zent looked at him, suprised, then he nodded slowly. He gripped his claws and ran into the bloody castle.
Idris ran through the hallways, his hair waving in the passing wind. Bodies of knights and warriors were scattered across the ground, their blood stuck on Idris' shoes as he ran through the long halls. He heard a loud grunt, coming from the left. He turned, only to run into one of the warriors, sending himself to the ground. "What's going on?" Idris yelled at the warrior, who had his hand on a head wound.
"The...the creature....Carissa told us to run....she and the Bladen Knights stayed to fight it...." The warrior muttered, Idris got up.
"Where are they?!?" He yelled angrily, the warrior pointed down the hall. Idris took off running faster than before.
Carissa ducked under the massive sword, Veron jumped over it, lifting his knees. Darren was out of range, along with most of the Bladen Knights, however two wielding an axe and a spear were thrown against the far wall in a bloody mess. One of the Bladen Knights and Carissa got out of range and brought out their bows and fired arrows into Orios' hide. The arrows pierced his skin, lodging themselves in him, but Orios didnt even flinch. Orios swung the massive sword again, narrowly missing Veron. Darren made a jump at Orios, swinging his mace vertically downward from him shoulder, its skin was torn, but no blood.
"What does it take to hurt this guy?" Darren yelled angrily, as he took another shot, only to be thrown away by one of Orios' legs. Darren fell backwards, cutting one of his arms open. He winced in pain and grabbed at it with his other arm. Darren looked up, to see Orios standing over him his sword above his head, ready to strike. Darren closed his eyes and braced for impact as Orios brought the sword downward on him. There was a clinking of metal, and no pain. Darren opened his eyes, to see that Veron had slid under the blow, and held it up with his two blades. Darren let out a sigh of relief, but Veron's arms began to give out, weakening.
"This is it...." Darren said quietly, sweat ran down Veron's face as he tried to hold off the massive blade.
"I'm sorry my friend....I...can't hold on...." Veron said in pain, as he fell to one knee, blades still holding above his head. Carissa attempted more arrows, with no luck, she cried to herself, knowing she was helpless against Orios. A sudden yell came out of nowhere, and Idris came running like lightning past Carissa, one hand on the KaoKara, one on its sheath.
"KaoKara!" Idris yelled, as he drew the shining sword out of its sheath, and cut diagonally upwards, across Orios' right shoulder. Orios' screamed in pain, as his blue blood poure forward and he stumbled backward. Idris looked at the two Bladen Knights. "You owe me." Idris said mockingly, as he let a smile through. Orios' let his right arm hang limp, as he swung his sword vertically down with his left. Veron, Idris and Darren all rolled out of the way. Carissa ran over to Darren, helping him up and getting him out of the room. Carissa propped him up with her knee by his back, and held him sitting up by picking him up under his arms.
"Idris, I'll distract him!" Veron yelled, Idris looked at him suprised, and nodded, regaining is serious look. Orios swung it vertically between them, they rolled across the ground. Veron got up and ran over to Orios' right side, jumping up to his side and taking multiple slashes, makeing little impact. Orios turned his attention to Veron, and two of his legs throust themselves at him, Veron thought quickly, blocking them with his blades. However the block wasnt totally sucessful, as Veron flew back into the wall, making a large indent in the wall. Veron fell unconsious to the floor, Carissa nearly dropped Darren at this site. Idris didn't hesitate, he had to strike now. Idris jumped up, lining his right hand with the back side of the blade of the KaoKara, brining it to his right side. He aimed for the monsters neck, and swung the blade quickly. Orios smiled as he spun around, the blow landing on his immobile arm instead, severing it from his body. Orios barely flinched at the blow, and thrust his legs forward, catching Idris in the stomach. Idris screamed in pain as the legs pierce through his side, pinning him to the wall. Orios smiled, as he picked up his sword and brought it to his side for a vertical slash
"Freeze ugly!" Zent yelled, as his left claw flew from his hand, and lodged itself in Orios' back, he flinched at the pain, but focused on his trapped opponent. Zent jumped up from behind him, landing on the claw, balancing himself with one of Orios' spikes. "You can't hit..." Zent rose his claw, "what you can't see!" he finished as he brought the claw over Orios' massive face, cutting it severly. Orios let out a scream of pain, the sword attack going just over Idris. Orios stumbled backwards, bringing his hand to his face, trying to cover the blood. Idris let out another scream as the leg was drawn from his side and he fell to the ground. Orios began to swing around wildly, hoping to hit Zent.
"Orios, wa--" the king's words were cut off as his head fell to the ground, his crown rolling under Orios' leg, to be crushed. Zent grabbed the claw he was standing on and flipped over the monsters head, landing in the doorway.
Veron got up, slowly. He let his eyes focus. As the image came into focus, he saw the wild Orios, flailing around. Veron picked up his blades, and ran into the doorway with the others.
"Wait, Idris!" Zent yelled at Veron as he came through the door. Veron stopped in his tracks and looked over his shoulder at the young knight attempting to get up. Veron let out a look of disgust as he turned around and went for Idris. Veron stuck one leg forward as he slid across the blood streaked floor, catching himself on the wall by Idris. He let out his hand, Idris nodded and reached for it. Gripping eachothers hand, Veron looked at Darren. Darren nodded twice and picked up his mace.
"Listen Idris, attack the sword...." Veron said, as he helped Idris up, and gripped his blades, and ran into the center of the room. Orios turned, the blood from his face stopped flowing fiercly. Orios caught sight of Veron, and let a vertical slash down on him. Veron crossed his blades and caught the blow, driving him to a lying position. He let out cries of pain as Orios pressed harder.
"Attack, knight!" Darren yelled as he stood up with his mace in his left arm. Idirs looked, stunned, at the Bladen Knight. He gripped the KaoKara and slashed upward at Orios' sword. The sword lifted up quite a bit, so that it was diagonally faceing upwards. Darren spun and threw his mace at the sword, upon contact, it lauched the sword backwards. As it flew out of Orios' hands, it cut through his head, and flying to the back of the room. The mighty Orios fell to the ground in a bloody mess, alond with all the bodies previously executed. Veron, Idris, and Darren all fell the floor from exhaustion. Awaiting their allies help.
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Kinami - Lvl 121 - HUmar
Kyoneru - Lvl 103 - HUmar
Velaria - Lvl 87 - RAmarl
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Kyoneru - Lvl 103 - HUmar
Velaria - Lvl 87 - RAmarl