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Post by Lovely on Jan 27, 2018 23:08:25 GMT -5
The girl was very naive she still had much to learn especially when it came to what the queen wanted. "Young one, it's not good to stay put for long especially around these parts. The world of a Treset is a dark and tormented place trusting anyone can lead to your downfall. Also...if any enemy caught wind that the Princess if Forelock is here many would be in line to remove you from existance, you'll be best to follow." Art pulled herself off the bed and proceeded towards the door she stopped for a moment her head turning to look over at Ari "the sunlight is an illusion princess it's always darkness I'm Treset don't get use to it I'll see you downstairs in 5mins" she finally left the room heading towards the lobby where Svein had been waiting.
"Oh Svein been waiting long?"
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Post by mtdew4kiri on Jan 29, 2018 15:35:08 GMT -5
"You're 15 minutes late." Svein stated. He easily could've been mistaken for a statue with how still he had been standing. "Is she coming now?" He asked, without turning his attention from her. "Have you forgotten your concept of time, Art?" he questioned and took a few large strides to the door and pulled it open.
"Wait for me!" Ari called out as she rushed down the stairs and stood behind Art while panting softly from the rush. She quickly pulled her hair back, stood straight and look at the Tiefling.
A snort issued from the door, as Svein had turned to look at the women. "She isn't very... princess-like, is she?" He rhetorically asked. "Her father would be having a fit with all that ruckus."
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Post by Lovely on Jan 29, 2018 15:41:13 GMT -5
Ari wrapped her arm around the bend of neck pulling the princess closer to her chest and under arm, proudly holding her close the Tiefling was a lot taller then she was "this is going to be the hero of this story" she pointed at the girl, pulling herself off of her but not before ruffling the hair on her head with the hand on the very arm that held her closer. She continued towards Svein who still stood by the door. Walking pass him and turning to look at him over her shoulder, "and may I add, you never specified time just when its still morning is it not...?" she left her hips swaying on the way out almost trying to allure Svein.
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Post by mtdew4kiri on Jan 29, 2018 15:47:03 GMT -5
"And that is where you are wrong... I did say I'd be ready at sunrise." Svein correct and waited for Ari to rush after Art. "She is more like a lost puppy." He mused as he pulled up the hood to his cloak. "And you're sure there is no other supplies we need? Perhaps some heavier cloaks for travel?" He suggested as he followed the warlord's lead.
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Post by Lovely on Jan 29, 2018 16:07:48 GMT -5
"You know how I work whatever I need is already on my person...and along the way we can gather the things we require, but from what I see I have everything" She continued on, "that shrine is a good start" her hands held her sword firmly leading the way to where the shrine Svein pointed to the night prior. She knew that most of her answers lied in the tombs of those that had died fighting. She required warriors to fight for the child that followed them. There was much that Ari didn't know and she prayed that her questions would soon be answered.
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Post by mtdew4kiri on Jan 29, 2018 21:27:19 GMT -5
"The shrine? What do we need to go to the shrine for?" Svein questioned as he continued on after the two women. The shrine was very rarely visited. The monks and sages did a good job of keeping the shrine; doing repairs, keeping the graves, tending to the grounds. From a distance, it seemed like a cold and icy place, but at the shrine itself, one could tell it was deeply cared for. The crypts on the inside, however, were a different story. There was something sinister in them, especially in the shadows. Down in the crypts... not even the monks and sages wished to go.
"Unless... you are going for them.... specifically, though, she might be there... are you willing to try to go to talk with her if she is? I'm sure the sages and monks wouldn't stop you... even they fear going..." Svein whispered softly.
" 'Her'?" Ariesti chimed in and lifted an eyebrow. "Who is she? Why do they fear her?" She suddenly asked.
Svein merely chuckled and kept walking. "You'll find out soon, little one." Was his simple reply. "You don't have anything to fear... you have two guardians."
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Post by Lovely on Jan 29, 2018 21:41:50 GMT -5
Art was ahead of the group she needed answers and deeper in the tomb was the answers she was looking for. "She's buried here I know it and I'm going to bring her back..." Art had a determined look on her face. Overhearing them talk behind fueled her hope. "She may not be happy to see me but princess I will assure your safety."
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Post by mtdew4kiri on Jan 29, 2018 23:13:17 GMT -5
Ariesti tried as hard as she could to rush and catch up with the Tiefling. Svein had assured her many time as they walked that Art wasn't leaving them behind, and he knew where she was going. "I... don't think she's dead, Art." He called after the Tiefling. He wouldn't, however, argue that she wouldn't be excited to see her. It had been so long since anyone had tried to communicate with her. "She may be angry, or she may actually be happy. All I know.. is that the shrine is kept... I strongly think she is the one residing there. It has been years since I've been to this shrine."
And years it truly had been. The trio finally parted out of the forest and stood before the shrine. It was a rather beautiful sight, despite much of the dead wood around them. The shrine was made out of stone, carved and pieced together. At the top, in the steep, a large copper bowl shown bright as the torch. However, the once neatly kept grounds were not as neat as before. In fact, the only thing that looked like it may host someone was the fact the torch was burning. While all of Treset had an eerie feeling, the vibe coming from the shrine was heavier. It felt thick with evil, hate and malice. A frown pulled on Svein's lips and he pulled Art back some.
"This is not the same as before.... We should stick together if you plan on going in. It's much too quiet... something here isn't right. There are no living beings tending the yard as it should have been." He explained and put Ari between them.
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Post by Lovely on Jan 30, 2018 4:46:04 GMT -5
"It's got to be blessed, all shrines tend to be" Art replied looking over at the two, "I heard to the sleeping warrior...shes gotta be that warrior it's the only way it make a sense I can bring her back" determination strong on her face purely convinced that this being was still dead. "I mean there's got to be a reason why this place is so well kept, come closer" she implored tilting her head hinting for the group to be closer for safety.
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Post by mtdew4kiri on Jan 30, 2018 14:59:38 GMT -5
"But this isn't as well kept as it should be." Svein explained and guided Ari quickly toward Art. "I honestly don't think she's dead like you're thinking Art. I think she's just down in the crypts. You can't feel all this negative energy?" He asked and put a hand on Ari. He could feel the tension in her. "Just need to calm down. It'll only stir the energy more and draw more attention. It's possible she could've changed her powers, she may be able to bring up dead as well, but not to the extent of Art's power."
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Post by Lovely on Jan 30, 2018 19:06:15 GMT -5
How was that possible she couldn't stop and think. She went further into the crypt in front of her was a tomb inside the tomb would be the reason she came here. She looked at the two "She was dead I saw it with my own eyes" so she convinced herself she pushed the cover off exposing emptiness. She paused, at a loss for words "this can't be...no someone must have looted and stole her body it as to be" Art looked around, her eyes returning to Ari and Svein. Confusion evident on her face.
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Post by mtdew4kiri on Jan 30, 2018 22:55:58 GMT -5
"Princess, Watch out!"
The crack of a whip....
Ariesti looked at just in time as a sword took the brunt force hit; metal hitting metal echoed around the dull crypt. It was nearly pitch black inside. Her heart was racing, how did Svein see that? Svein struggled to keep the hold on his sword. The black metal links of the whip was wrapped around the blade of his sword, and was held in place by a claw at the end. After a few moments- what felt like an eternity in the standoff- the whip was recoiled back.
"You... are the last person I imagined would come here." A familiar velvet voice greeted their ears; at least familiar to Art and Svein. "You are also the last person I wanted to see." She growled, and she slowly stepped out of the shadows. Svein finally managed to find suitable wood for a torch, and stuck a fire. The orange glow filled the crypt.
The first thing Ariesti noticed about this woman was the large horns that crowned her head, followed by the tiny horns on her forehead. The orange glow flashed off silver on the woman's face and at the end of her horns. Her eyes were glued to Art, her fingers wrapped around the handle to the whip.
"Who was dead?" The woman asked her. "I certainly wasn't, although at one point I wished I was." Her voice was thick with resentment. "And you..." She slowly turned to look at Svein. "You're not better. What do you two want?"
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Post by Lovely on Jan 30, 2018 23:09:28 GMT -5
Art's eyes were wide. The body she was seeking stood before her. She didn't know what to say at first. The woman evidently mad at her. She clenched her hands into two tight fists. "But how...I don't understand I saw you die that day" she surely was convinced considering she was originally coming here in hopes to bring her back and ask her to join her cause she glance over to the empty tomb and back to her. Her face from shock to now stern and serious. "I request your assistance"
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Post by mtdew4kiri on Jan 30, 2018 23:26:50 GMT -5
"YOU SAW WHAT YOUR EYES WANTED TO SEE!" The woman screeched and slammed her fist in to the crypt wall, causing new cracks to radiate. "You saw me collapse, but I DID NOT DIE!" She continued on and pointed an accusing finger at the woman. "You, like all the other commanders and soldiers merely kept marching on! I lied there for days! I heard the groans of those dying because they had been more seriously injured than me! That forsaken King cares not for those who serve under him! He cares not, even now, for those who have died for him! What thanks did those dead get! What of those who had survived, but were eaten alive by vile creatures?!" She continued on, then she pulled her shirt up, exposing the bottom of her breast, but more importantly a scar near the edge of her rib cage where she had been stabbed. "You saw me receive this... and like everyone else, assumed I was dead because I was not up and walking around. I had fallen unconscious." She growled and put her shirt back down.
"Now you have the nerve to come to me, asking for aid, and with his damned offspring?!" The woman continued and gestured her hand to Ari with a sharp-nailed, almost claw-like, nail. "I should kill her and send her body to him!"
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Post by Lovely on Jan 31, 2018 0:01:09 GMT -5
"Cinder I came back...I did. I can honor my word, when I arrived there was no site of you and people claimed to have put you in a tomb with those that cared for you. That is what I was told---" before she could proceed with her words, Cinder began to threaten Ari in which Art stood before her before anything else could escalate. "I search long and hard for you, traced back your routes to Esfrodante Cinder. I looked. It wasn't until I came back to Treset that Svein finally found your apparent resting place...but here you are alive. I never meant to leave you like the others I came to pay my amends and apologize for the troubles I've caused you" her body still blocking Ari from arms way. She didn't know how to place her words to prevent this clearly aggrevated person from harming the one destined to make the world great again. "I cannot allow you to hurt her though, she serves a greater purpose Cinder...and I need you to listen to me"
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