Lunar: A Story Forgotten 2 Session 11 Log Session Start: Mar 02 22:45:55 ============================================================================ Cast of Characters: Dragonmaster Lou as Gamemaster, Selene, Villager, Feng Xu, Pilot, Voice DNW as Kodah Lucca as Samantha Nadia Hemady as Yuuwaku Nicole Peters as Varemi Rune Lai as Jan Scott Kroush as Galen Seath as Marcus Storen as Chrissy Tim Peters as Ambush 6000 ============================================================================ ===GAME ON!=== --You are still in the underground lab, just after viewing the video log that indicates that Eris and Varemi are sisters...-- "Varemi puts her hand to her face --;" * Samantha blinks once. Twice. Samantha: "... Well." * Galen paces, thinking. * Chrissy is working the monitors still, seeing if any more of the logs are recoverable, still a bit shocked... --The other logs appear to be too damaged to recover.-- * Kodah looks nonplused, apparently not seeing the implications just yet. Galen: "if Eris gets her hands on the Sword of Zophar... I doubt anyone'll be able to stop her." * Yuuwaku holds the letter and looks over at Varemi a little blankly. * Varemi looks back at him and narrows her eyes imperceptibly. * Yuuwaku shrugs. Yuuwaku: "Do you want the letter?" Jan: "So... what now?" Samantha: "Yeah... good question." Galen: "What now? We have to find that sword before Eris does." Selene: "We could see if Feng Xu has returned to town..." Varemi: "What would I -do- with it?" Chrissy: "Well that's all she wrote for this thing, at least. But I think we saw enough." Kodah: "I guess we go back to town then." * Yuuwaku scratches the back of his head. ^^; Galen: "Yeah. If Feng Xu knows where to find that sword, that's where we've gotta go." Yuuwaku: "I guess I'll keep it then." * Samantha nods, "Let's head back, then." * Chrissy rubs the side of her head wearily, and retracts Dante's interface back into her innocent looking necklace once more. Galen: "A Dragonmaster and Demonmaster on the same side would be disastrous for this world." * Varemi almost sighs and looks at the ground. --The elevator leading back up to the ground level is behind you.-- * Yuuwaku: "We should go in the elevator." * Galen heads to the elevator. * Samantha heads back to the elevator, anxious to leave this place. Jan: "I thought Teal said he wasn't approved by them though." * Varemi points. * Yuuwaku takes Varemi's hand and leads her to the elevator. * Selene nods in agreement with Jan. * Varemi is staring at the floor while she is being dragged. Kodah: "Maybe that's not an issue for them." * Marcus follows Galen, "Bah, Dragonmasters and Demonmasters are trouble no matter what side they're on." Yuuwaku: "..." Galen: "Still, both of them on the same side is nothing but trouble, Marcus." Yuuwaku: "Marcus. You're ugly." Galen: O_o; Kodah: "..?" * Samantha snickers despite herself. ^^; * Yuuwaku smiles cutely. * Ambush 6000 scurries along after Yuuwaku, stopping for a brief moment halfway to the elevator in order to chase after an errant particle of dust. * Jan blinks. * Chrissy checks a few things over to make sure the records of this place are in order, and follows along to the elevator, looking a bit less cheery. "Well, right now let's just see about that weapon, eh?" Kodah: "Oooookay..." Marcus: "Have you looked in the mirror lately, Yuuwaku. You're not much to write home about either." * Ambush 6000 continues, having apparently lost track of it. --Once everyone enters the elevator and the button is pressed, it returns to the ground floor.-- * Kodah stumps into the elevator. Yuuwaku: "?" * Yuuwaku shrugs. Galen: "Jan, do you realize what would happen if they were to use Dragon and Demon magic at the same time?" * Varemi furrows her brow, "But..." Kodah: "Things would get higgledy-piggeldy?" Samantha: "There'd be lots of pretty, flashing lights, Galen?" Galen: "It would create an incredibly powerful chaos force that could possibly destroy both worlds, Sam." Yuuwaku: "I would hide behind Varemi." Samantha: "... Well, that's peachy." Kodah: *glumly* "Naturally" * Varemi frowns and looks at the ground (if she isn't already). * Jan shrugs. * Yuuwaku: "Maybe Kodah." Yuuwaku: "Or Chrissy in a pinch." * Varemi takes her hand back. * Chrissy holds up her hands guiltlessly. ^^; Varemi: "Are we leaving here yet?" * Ambush 6000 maneuvers in front of Yuuwaku and rustles. --You can see the exit of the lab in front of you once you reach the ground floor.-- * Kodah looks at Varemi, and then a the spot on the ground she's staring at, wondering what's there that's so fascinating. Galen: "It's rare that anyone learns to combine the power of the gods and monsters... but when it happens, the result is a chaos force of incredible power." Yuuwaku: "Let's go." * Yuuwaku walks into the elevator. Chrissy: "Much as I'd love to stay in this place and talk about big booms, let's get a hold of this scientist Feng shoe or whatever pronto." ^^ * Jan nods. * Galen heads out of the laboratory. * Ambush 6000 bounds into the elevator. * Marcus heads for the exit. * Kodah looks back up at Varemi, "What are you looking for down there?" * Varemi, not looking up, "A reason to live..." * Kodah raises an eyebrow. Kodah: "Can I offer you a piece of advice then?" Kodah: "Yer not gonna find it on the floor." Galen: "Something tells me that we're going to have to talk to Teal soon." * Varemi tilts her head, eyes half lidded and bitter and shrugs sharply. Chrissy: "Yeah, keep that head up high, Varemi... cause right now there's a lot to look forward to." ^^ * Kodah shrugs in return, and moves off. Varemi: "Oh yes." * Yuuwaku blinks. --Once you leave the lab, the village is just down the slopes...-- Yuuwaku: "Eh?" ^_^; * Samantha nods, smiling, "You're Varemi... and that's all that matters. Past or no. Live in the moment." :) Marcus: "Come. Let's hurry and find this Feng Xu." --You soon arrive at the outskirts of Zulan...-- * Galen reaches in his pack, and pulls out that map he and the Ambush came up with, using ancient legend and recent maps. He looks it over, looking at different locations marked. Marcus: "Alright, let's find this person." Varemi: "And the moment is so very very wonderful." Varemi: "I am skipping through a field of daisies." Galen: .oO(the Canadian Rockies... or the Himilayas... where to go?) --There is a villager near the town entrance...-- Yuuwaku: "But it's snowy. There aren't any daisies." * Samantha waves to the random villager. Varemi: :... Yes Yuuwaku." * Villager whistles innocently. :P * Kodah walks up to the villager Villager: "Hello!" Kodah: "Feng Xu. Where?" Varemi: "Hello sir." Samantha: "«ooc: Holds up the miracle whip jar for Kodah. "HERE!" »" * Villager is a bit startled at Kodah's direct question... but regains his composure... * Galen waves. Villager: "She just got back in town. You'll find her in the library. Oh, and hi miss." Galen: "Excellent." * Marcus starts heading for the library. * Chrissy flashes a grin. "Library eh? Wonder if she got the note." * Kodah stumps off in that direction. * Galen follows Marcus. * Varemi adjusts her leather pants. * Yuuwaku blinks at Kodah's stumping. Yuuwaku: "Um." * Samantha follows Kodah, shaking her head, "... So angsty..." ^^; Yuuwaku: "This is getting kind of.... sad... and stuff." * Jan sighs and follows. Varemi: "... He's probably gone off to find the daisies, Yuuwaku." Yuuwaku: "That's not so sad." * Galen is now in deep thought. Yuuwaku: "Do we have to see Feng Xu?" Yuuwaku: "I guess we don't have anything better to do.... but I'm getting bored." Galen: "Feng Xu knows something about the Sword of Zophar, Yuu." Yuuwaku: "So?" --The library isn't far from here... When you step inside you can see a middle-aged woman peering over some books near the back...-- Yuuwaku: "I don't care about the Sword of Zophar. I couldn't wield it. It would probably be too heavy and I would get hurt." Samantha: "Excuse me, Miss... Feng Xu?" Galen: "If Eris gets a hold of that sword, I dare not think of what kind of forces that she and Ares can unleash on these worlds." * Kodah stops, takes a deep breath, straightens a bit, and walks over to the person. Chrissy: "But it's a little more than that Yuuwaku... we sure don't want certain other people gettin' their mitts on it." ^^ Yuuwaku: "I want to sit down somewhere with... well..." * Yuuwaku looks down at his feet. Yuuwaku: "Oh. Now I want daisies too." Feng Xu: "Yes, may I help you?" * Yuuwaku goes off to the library. Yuuwaku: "Kodah!!! Kodah!!! Where are you???" --This library happens to have a section marked "yaoi."-- Samantha: "Ah, great, we've been meaning to talk to you." :) * Yuuwaku blinks. Yuuwaku: O_O Feng Xu: "Did you leave the note?" * Yuuwaku prances. Galen: "Yep." * Samantha nods. Galen: "That's us." * Kodah stops, turns around, "Over here Yuu." * Chrissy waves a hand. "That'd be me." Yuuwaku: "Gleeee!" :D Feng Xu: "So, what do you want to know about the Sword of Zophar?" * Yuuwaku turns around to see Kodah. * Yuuwaku turns back to look at the yaoi. * Yuuwaku bites his lip. Galen: "Any clues to its location would be helpful." * Yuuwaku whimpers and edges towards the yaoi. Feng Xu: "Well, it was shattered by Dragonmaster Lou, so it really has no location anymore." Chrissy: "We're mostly looking for clues to it's whereabouts... We heard you're the expert on it." Samantha: "Or any basic info... just... anything that could help us." :) Samantha: "... Shattered?" O_o * Yuuwaku gives Kodah the "I'll be back in one minute" hand sign and goes to browse the yaoi. :D * Jan rolls eyes. * Kodah blinks at Yuu, then gives up trying to understand what just happened. Feng Xu: "Yes, Dragonmaster Lou managed to shatter it in his battle with Demonmaster Kane." * Selene wanders off in search of Varemi... * Yuuwaku: "Inspirational soccer." :D Galen: "Is there any chance a second sword exists with the power of the Sword of Zophar?" Feng Xu: "No, however, it may be possible to re-forge the Sword of Zophar..." * Chrissy blinks. "So that's the way it went, huh..." Marcus: "Or if the original has been reformed?" * Yuuwaku ponders abandoning the group and just staying in this library. * Kodah sits down somewhere and lets the others handle the interview. Yuuwaku: "I wonder if there's a bathroom anywhere..." --There is a bathroom opposite the yaoi section of the library.-- Galen: "Feng Xu, have you any idea what consequences would occur if the power of a Dragonmaster, and a Demonmaster were combined?" * Yuuwaku takes some books and tiptoes off to the bathroom. * Chrissy scratches her chin in thought. Feng Xu: "That's an odd question, as there isn't much difference between a Dragonmaster and a Demonmaster." Chrissy: "Hey, ah, Miss Feng Xu, would you need anything special to re-forge the sword?" Feng Xu: "Well, first, you'd need to get the ashes of Zophar, or possibly his brother, Nephar. That's what the sword was originally forged from. However, it isn't enough." Galen: "Good question, Chrissy." Galen: O_o; * Ambush 6000 shuffles off to a secluded corner of the library and starts making nearly inaudible electronic clicking and beeping noises. Feng Xu: "You see, the Sword of Zophar also had the property of being able to absorb Dragon magic. That's what made the Demonmaster so deadly..." Marcus: "Well, what else would be needed? Some kind of sacrifice?" Galen: "The Dragon auras." * Chrissy rolls her eyes. "Hooo boy." Feng Xu: "Not quite. When the Sword was originally forged for Kane, it was tempered in water that contained a few drops of his blood... That gave it its unique properties." Samantha: . o O ( ...Ashes of Zophar... ) * Kodah looks up with renewed interest. * Yuuwaku exits the bathroom looking quite cheerful. * Yuuwaku carefully replaces the books on the shelf and goes to stand nonchalantly by the group. Feng Xu: "Demonmasters are merely Dragonmasters who have somehow been turned against the Goddess. They have all the abilities a Dragonmaster could possess, including the ability to control Dragon magic..." Feng Xu: "By tempering the sword with a few drops of Kane's blood, it gained some ability to cope with Dragon magic itself..." Chrissy: "This sounds more like a magical ritual than a simple smithy job..." ^^; Samantha: . o O ( ...I wonder if Ares may already be the true Demonmaster, then... ) Feng Xu: "It is a magical sword. Your average blacksmith cannot forge something of its nature..." Marcus: "So having a Dragonmaster and a Demonmaster is really just like having two Dragonmasters running around?" Galen: "If you knew who forged the original sword of Zophar, then you'd know how much of a magical ritual it was." Feng Xu: "Sort of, but they are polar opposites..." Galen: "Fusing their power, being polar opposites, could prove chaotic... like fusing white and black magic." Marcus: "Or they could cancel each other out." Feng Xu: "Not necessarily. Their powers tend to cancel each other's out. Demonmaster Kane wasn't defeated with Dragon magic... He was defeated with a simple blade spell." Galen: "So... it's possible that they could forge a new sword of Zophar... or maybe a Sword of Nephar." Yuuwaku: "We should talk to Teal about... no wait, we should talk to Sephina." Feng Xu: "Indeed, however, the ashes would have lost much of their power... In order to improve their power, they would need to forge it with personal items belonging to multiple Demonmasters." Samantha: "... I sense fetch quest." Galen: "Remember that show we saw in the Mystic Ruins?" Feng Xu: "At this point, a few drops of blood in the tempering vat will not be enough to fully restore the sword." Jan: "How many Demonmasters were there? It doesn't seem like there would've been many." * Chrissy looks at the group, especially Yuuwaku after that comment. "If you're thinking what I'm thinking, this is waaay out of my personal league..." Yuuwaku: "Gabe was a Demonmaster." Yuuwaku: "So was Kane." Galen: "So was Kane..." Feng Xu: "According to history, there have only been two previous Demonmasters -- Kane and Gabe." Galen: "And one more.." Feng Xu: "If there was one more, it was never recorded in the history of this world." Galen: "That light show we caught in the Mystic Ruins showed one more Demonmaster." Feng Xu: "Which may be a good thing... At least three Demonmasters would be required to restore the sword to full power." Galen: "One BEFORE Kane." Yuuwaku: "Ohhh." Feng Xu: "One before Kane!? If that is truly possible... Then the sword COULD be re-forged..." Galen: "And that may be the reason they're looking for the Ordak Crystal." Yuuwaku: "Why?" Galen: "Time travel." Feng Xu: "The Ordak Crystal has the power to allow limited time travel, if I remember correctly. It is not my area of expertise." Yuuwaku: "They want to go back to get the sword?" * Samantha shakes her head at Galen. Feng Xu: "It's more likely they want to go back to gather personal items from the prior Demonmasters." Samantha: . o O ( How the HELL could have figured this out so fast?! ) Yuuwaku: "Like a stuffed toy?" Chrissy: "Makes sense, I guess." Feng Xu: "A stuffed toy, a lock of hair, a fragment of armor... Something that has a close meaning to the Demonmaster would have enough of his magical aura on it to do the job." Galen: "So I guess we know what we've gotta do. Find that Ordak Crystal before the Church does." Feng Xu: "Or stop them from gathering the ashes... Without the ashes, no matter how many Demonmaster items they have, they cannot recreate the sword." Galen: "Well, that's the hitch. There's two dark lords they can use. Zophar and Nephar." Yuuwaku: "I think we should give up. I think they'll get the sword anyway. I think we should figure out a way to stop them afterward." * Yuuwaku blinks a couple times. Feng Xu: "But both sets of ashes would most likely be in the same location." Galen: "The Pentagulia Ruins." * Chrissy smacks her fists together. "Yuuwaku, then they'll have all sorts of wicked evil powers and stuff. Bad news. Don't put off in the future what you can do right now!" Yuuwaku: "And someone's going to tell me there will be no way to stop them once they get the Sword of Zophar, but that's silly." Yuuwaku: "We should plan deviously." Yuuwaku: "No one would suspect." Feng Xu: "Excellent guess." * Chrissy winks. "Not like I always don't have a backup plan of course." ;) Yuuwaku: "I want a backup plan..." * Kodah listens for a while longer, then stands and leaves the library, thinking to himself. * Yuuwaku watches Kodah leave. Feng Xu: "All evidence indicates that all the ashes of the dark gods would be located at the Pentagulia Ruins." * Yuuwaku looks around. Yuuwaku: "Where's Varemi and Selene?" Galen: "Feng Xu, I know you may not be an expert on these matters, but could it be possible that the Church could locate and use the power of the dark lords prior to Zophar?" Feng Xu: "Possible, perhaps. Likely, I doubt it." * Yuuwaku freaks. Yuuwaku: "We shouldn't be leaving them alone." >_< * Kodah leans against the exterior wall of the church and closes his eyes, rubbing his temples a little. Yuuwaku: "They're likely to umm..." Yuuwaku: "They're mentally disabled people!" ^_^;; * Yuuwaku calms down and walks out. * Chrissy sweatdrops. ^^; * Marcus looks at the leaving Yuu, "And he thinks he can help them?" * Samantha blinks. Samantha: "Hey, Selene isn't mentally disabled." O_o "Neither is Varemi... geeze." Feng Xu: "Anyway, I suggest you decide what you're going to do and find a means of transportation to do it. If you're going to the Pentagulia Ruins, you'll need a ship." Chrissy: "I think we're all becoming mentally disabled the more we hang around here... So we going to the ruins or not?" Samantha: "... Let's go." * Samantha winks at Chrissy. Galen: "If they're going to get ashes from the ruins, that's not hard to do. But we can possibly do more good in finding the Ordak Crystal." Marcus: "It seems to be our only lead. We don't have the foggiest idea where the Ordak Crystal is." Galen: "It is rumored that the Ordak Crystal may be in Atlantis... off the coast of Dragon City." Feng Xu: "Good luck finding the crystal, then. Atlantis has never even been proven to exist." Chrissy: "Well, why don't we get a move on back to Nota. I bet our VTOL shuttle is all gassed up and ready to go." ;) Galen: "Good idea, Chrissy." Samantha: "Sounds good to me." Marcus: "Fine." Galen: "Okay... let's head to Nota." * Samantha heads outside.. --There is a Goddess statue near the south exit of the city that leads to Nota.-- * Galen heads out toward the space port, touching the goddess statue on his way out of Zulan. * Ambush 6000 spits out a sheet of translucent paper with writing in light blue ink. Everyone's HP/MP/Status restored. * Samantha touches the goddess statue briefly before heading out of the city limits. * Jan looks at the ambush's paper. * Kodah notes the group leaving, and follows along in silence. Galen: "Go on ahead. I'll fly back to Zulan and get the others." Galen: "And meet up with you, okay?" * Galen heads back into town, to find Yuuwaku, Varemi and Selene. --After a fairly long walk, the rest of the group arrives at the space port.-- --Galen, Yuuwaku, Varemi, Selene, and the bush arrive at the space port. The VTOL is gassed up and the engines are idling.-- * Chrissy knocks on the side of the shuttle. "Hey pilot? What's the status... all green to takeoff? We got a new destination for ya." Yuuwaku: "I feel strange." Pilot: "Ready to go... I was just about getting set to head home, but I can give you guys a ride on the way." * Kodah notes the stragglers approaching, and nods to them. Samantha: "That'd be great if you could do that, sir." :) * Yuuwaku glomps Kodah. Yuuwaku: "I missed you." ;_; * Galen lands and boards the shuttle. "Let's get going." Pilot: "All aboard! So, where to?" * Yuuwaku lets him go and goes over to give Samantha a hug. * Selene smiles sweetly at the rest of the group. * Samantha blinks at Yuu, "... Uh hi?" ^^ Yuuwaku: "Samantha is nice." Chrissy: "Greeaaat... can you get in close to the Pentagulia Ruins? Might be a little rough, but this could handle it. Something important over there..." * Jan finds a good seat where he can look out the window. * Kodah is glomped, and released. o_O Samantha: "... Thanks." :) * Yuuwaku goes to give Chrissy and Selene hugs too. * Yuuwaku eyes Jan. Pilot: "Pentagulia Ruins, eh? Shouldn't be a problem." * Yuuwaku: "Do you want a cookie?" Pilot: "As long as we stay above ground, anyway..." * Yuuwaku produces one. Yuuwaku: "I found you one." * Marcus takes a seat in the back. * Samantha sits down next to Jan absentmindedly. * Kodah shrugs, and climbs aboard, sitting next to Samantha. * Galen sits down near Chrissy. * Ambush 6000 hops after Yuuwaku and attempts to dive for the cookie! Pilot: "I'm not going to mess with the curse..." * Yuuwaku moves his hand. O_o * Chrissy is hugged mid command, blinking. "Uh, love ya too Yuuwaku." Galen: "The ruins, eh, Chris?" Samantha: "Curse?" * Yuuwaku goes to sit next to Marcus. * Yuuwaku smiles at him. ^_^ * Chrissy fastens her seat belt. "Yep, that's where the ashes are! Two for one on our list, right?" Galen: "Oh, it's cursed with creepy organ music... according to legend." Pilot: "There's been rumors of an undead creature haunting the subterranean tunnels at the ruins. Legend has it that this creature was cursed by Zophar thousands of years ago." Kodah: "What curse?" * Jan looks up belatedly at Yuuwaku. "Huh? No, sorry." * Marcus pays no attention to Yuuwaku. * Yuuwaku waves the cookie at Jan. * Ambush 6000 flomps down, shakes itself off, and hops in next to Yuuwaku. Yuuwaku: "A present for you." Jan: "Hm?" * Pilot ups the throttle and takes off, heading for the Pentagulia Ruins. * Yuuwaku's ears twitch. Galen: "An undead creature, eh... that should prove interesting." Yuuwaku: "Hmm... I thought I heard something..." Jan: "What sort of undead creature? Most were originally human." * Yuuwaku shrugs. Galen: "Dunno, Jan, but we'll find out when we get there." * Ambush 6000 appears to physically struggle as it attempts not to maneuver in the direction of the cookie. * Yuuwaku puts the cookie away, deciding to give it to Jan later. Samantha: "Hmm." * Jan lapses into a silent bout of pondering. Galen: "Wait a minute... cursed by Zophar?" * Yuuwaku closes his eyes and relaxes his breathing. Pilot: "Apparently, this creature was a human who sold her soul to Zophar in exchange for eternal life and youth. All Zophar offered was life, however, and a tortured life at that. She is doomed to guard the god's ashes as long as they exist within the ruins." Galen: "But aren't Nephar's ashes supposed to be there too?" Pilot: "The ashes may have become mixed. They are very similar as they are sibling gods." Chrissy: "Yanno, this is exactly why it's not good to strike deals up with dark gods. There's always a hitch." * Jan looks up. "Then we'll just have to release her." * Varemi glares out of a window from where she is sitting, elbow resting against the window and cheek resting on her fist. She has not spoken much the entire time she's been back with the group. Kodah: "Sounds like a good place to start then." Samantha: "... If she wants to be released..." Yuuwaku: "I wouldn't mind if the dark god was cute." Yuuwaku: "Zophar was ugly." * Yuuwaku goes back to meditating. * Jan turns to Samantha. "I can't imagine that she would choose to remain like that. She probably had no idea what she was getting into back then." Galen: "Oh, both Zophar and Nephar were major league bad news." --Within a short while, you are flying over the ruins...-- Chrissy: "Yeah, he was fruity, I'll give you that." ^^; * Kodah looks at Jan, "Can you release her then?" Jan: "I will certainly try." Pilot: "Hmm, this is odd... It looks like someone else is down there..." * Yuuwaku opens one eye, "No, Ghaleon was fruity. Zophar was a fairy with a purple afro." * Chrissy looks out the window. Galen: "what?" Chrissy: "Someone else?" * Galen looks down. Kodah: "... That is not what we wanted to hear." -_- Pilot: "Church troops..." Marcus: "Lovely." Chrissy: "Geeze... what horrible timing!" Jan: "That's no good. We'd better find a place to land ourselves." Pilot: "I can set you down on the far side of the island... It looks like no one's there." Jan: "Thanks." Kodah: "Let's do that then." Galen: "Hmm... head after the ashes, or go for the Ordak Crystal..." Pilot: "Don't mention it." Kodah: "We're here now. We should deal with the ashes." * Yuuwaku shrugs. * Samantha blinks, considering all this. Chrissy: "Put 'er down there, man. Looks like we'll have to do this the sneaky way after all..." * Yuuwaku: "I want to go home. I don't care much for destiny." Pilot: "You got it, ma'am!" Samantha: "Well, looks like we're going to have a confrontation... sooner or later." :/ Yuuwaku: "Maybe we'll all be lucky and I'll die." Kodah: "We couldn't run forever anyhow." * Pilot lands the shuttle as far and hidden from the troops as possible. Galen: "Not if I have anything to say about it, Yuu." * Kodah grits his teeth and ignores Yuu's comment. Galen: "Okay... let's get moving." * Yuuwaku blinks at Galen. Galen: "No one dies on my watch." Yuuwaku: "You're a funny man." ^_^ * Kodah unstraps himself from his seat, and makes for the exit. * Galen follows Kodah. * Chrissy sideglances at Yuuwaku. "Hey, if you go and die here, you'll have to be a servant of the fairy with the purple afro." :p Yuuwaku: O_O * Yuuwaku meeps! * Jan sighs. * Marcus shakes his head and exits. Yuuwaku: "I LIVE!" * Samantha follows Kodah, giggling at Chrissy's comment. * Kodah hops off the shuttle, looking around warily. * Jan exits the shuttle. * Chrissy folds her hands. "Now that's what i wanted to hear!" * Yuuwaku trots after Jan. * Galen leaves the shuttle, getting a feel for the astral plane in this area. * Ambush 6000 unlatches itself from Yuuwaku's arm and leaves the shuttle. --There are apparently two entrances to the inner layers of the ruins. One is near the guards, but there is a partially buried hole on this side of the island...-- * Chrissy exits, looking slightly smug, though the Church troops nearby aren't exactly peachy... * Kodah indicates the partial hole to the group. * Galen nods. * Varemi sweeps herself off the aircraft somewhat miserably and follows the group as they enter the ruined city." Galen: "That's our entrance." * Jan nods. "Yeah, better try here." Chrissy: "Works for me." * Kodah counts faces to make sure everyone is together this time. --The hole needs to be dug out a little before you can enter it.-- * Chrissy hauls a few of the medium sized rocks blocking the entrance to clear it. Pilot: "I'm going to finish up my errands. Hopefully I'll be back when you're done here." Galen: "Hmm..." * Yuuwaku watches Chrissy work. * Pilot takes off. * Samantha begins to haul out some of the heavier rocks. Yuuwaku: "I would help, but I'd probably get hurt. A rock might fall on my toe and it would rupture my spleen." Samantha: "Don't sweat it, Yuu." :) Galen: "Hang on... allow me to try something." Chrissy: "You just... need... some... training... Yuuwaku..." ^^ Yuuwaku: "I've been training my whole life." :( * Kodah keeps watch while the others dig, hoping that they don't get spotted and interrupted. * Galen gestures toward the rocks. "Infinite earth, mother of all things... gather thine power in my hand." * Ambush 6000 is about to push Chrissy out of the way when it hears Galen, at which point it immediately stops. * Varemi attempts to move some rocks. Varemi: "Mmph." --Thanks to the combination of Galen's spell and everyone else's hard work, the hole is cleared!-- * Varemi manages to move a fist sized rock over to the side a couple inches by pushing it and exerting all her force. Galen: "Knew learning to channel an earth spirit would work." * Yuuwaku combs his hair. Chrissy: "No, like... cross training. Build those muscles with some good old fashioned hard labor." ^_^ * Ambush 6000 shakes itself free of dust and debris, and makes a cute warbling noise. * Kodah ushers everyone into the hole. Selene: *gulp* "I guess this is it..." * Selene nervously climbs down the hole. * Galen jumps down the hole and breaks his fall by levitating. Yuuwaku: "Don't worry Selene." * Samantha heads inside, leading the group, "Don't sweat it, guys. We'll be okay." Yuuwaku: "Umm..." Yuuwaku: "Wait..." Samantha: "Yuu. We'll be FINE." ^^ * Kodah stops. Yuuwaku: "I was going to offer to protect you with my life, but I guess that's not very reassuring." Samantha: "It's the thought that counts, right?" :) Yuuwaku: "I don't know. Maybe I could ask Varemi to do it." * Chrissy sighs, and slips into the hole, skidding down most of the way, not that she minds much. ^^ * Galen looks around the ruins. --There is a green shiny object half-buried nearby...-- Yuuwaku: *confidentially to Samantha* "I think we should buy her toys. She had a stunted childhood." * Galen checks out the green shiny object. --You are in an underground tunnel that's angled downward. Toward the end you can see some sort of spiral walkway heading further down...-- * Marcus takes a close look at the object, "What's this?" * Varemi points at the shiny thing and says in a monotone, "Shiny." * Kodah slips inside after everyone else is in. --The object seems to resemble a small shield.-- Galen: "Hmm..." * Samantha goes to investigate. * Galen grabs the object and examines it further. Yuuwaku: "I want a piggy back ride." Galen acquires Gypsy Crest - Enables Dopple Dance - 9 MP - OS: Summons a ghostly helper for 3 rounds... Yuuwaku: "My master used to give me piggy back rides when I was smaller." Galen: "Samantha, you want this spell?" * Ambush 6000 rolls into the hole and digs into the ground at the bottom hard to stop its movement. * Kodah looks around after joining the group. Samantha: "Yes..." ^^ Samantha: "I mean..." ^; * Galen hands the crest to Samantha. Samantha: "It'd be nice?" ^^ Samantha: "Thanks." :) Kodah: "Anyone got a light or something?" * Samantha equips it. * Ambush 6000 begins glowing. Galen: "Hang on... I'll think of something." Kodah: "Never mind." * Chrissy pats the Ambush. ^_^ * Galen puts his hands together. "Source of all power, light beyond crimson fire." * Ambush 6000 pants at Chrissy. --The chamber lights up.-- Galen: "There we go." * Kodah draws his weapon from that same disturbance in the air as before, looking nervous again. * Yuuwaku looks around boredly. Yuuwaku: "I don't feel like fighting." --You can clearly see the path leading into the large chamber with the spiral walkway around it...-- Galen: "Well, looks like that's our destination." * Ambush 6000 growls at Galen's magical lighting. * Kodah heads slowly for the stairs. * Samantha heads down the stairs, sword drawn. * Galen follows Samantha. --There aren't really any stairs here, it's just a downward sloping spiral, though some parts of it are step-like.-- * Chrissy tries to reassure the bush she trusts his light a lot more than Galen's, and proceeds on... Galen: "Sam, once we get into a battle, I'll boost your power, okay?" * Ambush 6000 adjusts itself to emit a bright shade of green. * Kodah glances at the spiral, working his way along it slowly and carefully. * Yuuwaku follows mechanically. --As you head down the spiraling walkway to the floor of the chamber, you can hear, just barely, a raspy voice crying out as if in pain.-- * Ambush 6000 quietly makes a "Phbbhbhbhbttt..." noise at Galen and trundles down the spiral path. Kodah: "..?" Kodah: "Do you hear that?" * Samantha blinks, "... Hmm. Looks like we may be reaching our undead diva." Yuuwaku: "You people really don't know how to cheer a person up." * Chrissy perks an ear. "Hmm .. you hear somethin'?" * Ambush 6000 quickly dims itself! * Galen searches for an astral presence. Voice: "Master Zophar... Why... Master Zophar... I didn't deserve this! I served you faithfully. Master Zophar... MASTER ZOPHAR!" Yuuwaku: "I wonder how long she's been saying that." Kodah: "... Doesn't sound happy." Samantha: "Yep. Angsty undead divas at six o'clock." Yuuwaku: "Don't try to cheer her up. You'll make her more upset." * Samantha sighs and shakes her head, "Get ready, everyone." Galen: "This thing has a very creepy aura on the astral plane." Samantha: "Well, yeah Galen. Probably it does cuz she's DEAD." ^^; --There is still a long way to go before you reach the bottom of the chamber. There is a hole in the wall at the bottom leading to an adjacent chamber. The voice emanates from that chamber.-- * Kodah grips his staff tighter in his hands and continues forward. * Selene gulps and marches on. * Ambush 6000 suddenly grows a spiky halo around itself before it continues along with the group. Galen: "Still, her aura feels human, but not quite human..." Chrissy: "Hey, I'm not letting some ghost scare me away from this find. I'll let the pro's handle what needs handling." *nods to Jan a bit* Yuuwaku: "After this, can you leave me at some town for awhile and come back for me later?" * Samantha ignores Yuu for now. ^^; No offense and all... but she's focusing on big undead lady. Kodah: "Can we talk about this later Yuu? We're about to have a crisis." Galen: "No joke.... a major crisis." * Yuuwaku stares at Kodah blankly. --Eventually, you reach the bottom of the chamber, after circling around it more times than you can count... You are probably at least one hundred feet underground at this point...-- * Chrissy pokes a head testingly near the opening, to see the source of the wailing farther in... --You cannot see the source of the wailing, although it is noticeably louder here...-- * Yuuwaku sits down on the stairs and waits. * Galen taps Samantha on the shoulder. "I've got your back." * Samantha blinks, "Thanks, Galen." Chrissy: "No sign of her yet..." Samantha: "Dude, can that lady WAIL." O_o Galen: "I'll boost your power with my magic... once I've buffed my speed and power." --There is a strange dark "glowing" (for lack of a better term) coming from the far end of this second chamber.--" Galen: "I'll buff Chrissy and Yuu too." Kodah: "...?" * Chrissy looks back to the bunch. "Yuuwaku, don't sit down on the job... we need every hand we can get if that girl is as strong as her undead voice is." ^^ * Ambush 6000 glows red, but the color of its dimmed light source remains unchanged... Galen: "Yeah, last person I heard that could wail like that was Steven Tyler of Aerosmith." * Samantha prepares herself. * Galen readies his talismans. * Kodah keeps moving forward, not really looking forward to this. * Varemi stands at the bottom of the stairs with her arms folded, watching the group and waiting for an order." * Yuuwaku shrugs at Chrissy, "I don't care." Selene: "Varemi, I think we should go in with them. They may need our help..." Selene: "Is that okay with you?" * Yuuwaku glares at her, almost in challenge for a moment, before going back to an indifferent expression." Varemi: "I'm going." * Selene nods and walks over towards Yuuwaku. * Ambush 6000 returns itself to a greyish-green pigment and makes a faint low blip noise. Selene: "Yuuwaku, we might really need your help in there." Chrissy: "Yuuwaku, what happened to the whole bit before? You really going to not help us?" * Yuuwaku smirks slightly. Yuuwaku: "If I fight with you here, will you leave me alone after this and let me go on my own?" Selene: "If you want, but I'll miss you." :( Yuuwaku: "Alright then." * Yuuwaku stands and descends the stairs gracefully, moving to stand beside the rest of the group with a hand on his sword. * Chrissy looks vaguely disappointed. "Yuuwaku, if that's whatcha really want..." Galen: "Don't worry about a thing. I've got the buffs covered." --As you get further inside the second chamber, you notice that the dark glow is coming from a black stone that appears to have been compacted together from ashes...-- * Chrissy tries to buck up, raising a fist. "Then let's give that whiner the beating of her life... er... well, death. You know." Samantha: "There's our ashes. Where's the undead diva?" Kodah: "... Is that it?" --You are still too far from the stone to grab it, however.-- * Varemi sighs, walks up to it and tries to grab it. * Ambush 6000 starts moving towards the rock, but stops abruptly the instant it detects the "glow." * Galen looks around, scanning the area, and the astral plane for the undead chick. * Yuuwaku draws his sword and begins preparing his attack. --Before Varemi can grab the stone, the ground trembles, knocking her back!-- Kodah: "Here we go..." Galen: "Let's get to it." * Chrissy steadies herself as a mini quake rocks the immediate area. * Ambush 6000 roots itself into the floor, hanging on for dear virtual life! * Varemi is thrown backwards. She lands on her little leather-clad ass but shrugs. The tiger bikini underneath is such good armor." --A strange creature pushes itself out from under the ground. It is a strange, scorpion-like being with a humanoid face and two serpents coming out of its back. It is also holding a cane...-- * Samantha draws her sword. ===SESSION END!===