Elrandir

- Aura - Outskirts of Mystras - Aura could see Alastor's movement, she wanted to move accordingly, but for some reason her body didn't listened to her commands. While her speed had increased, she still didn't realized that, and it made her difficult to control her own movements, she attributed that to her still being a little tired from battle. Her attack was going to land on Arthur but she managed to stop after she landed and took a couple of steps backwards, until Alastor pushed Arthur and both tumbled on the floor. She stared at Arthur while she was on top of her, well, not at him exactly, she was more lost in thought. What had happened? She moved quicker, she could feel it, she managed to notice Alastor's move, but was unable to counter it. "Uh? Oh, don't worry about it," Aura replied as she stood up and dusted herself, "I agree, but we need to attack him in different regions rather than focus on his upper region. Why don't we try and run around him from opposite directions? divide his attention. It would be useless for the both of us to attack him upfront only for him to dodge just like he did before. "

Perhaps a Visual Novel or Strategy game, like Fire Emblem.

I think I can quote almost all of Lion King. Me and my father love to watch it when it's on tv and we are together. Hercules and Aladdin too. Can't think of another movie at the moment, but Lion King does have a special spot in my heart, it reminds me of my childhood and the bond I have with my father.

- Rabiyu - Mystran encampment - "Like I said before Rufus, I do not have a need for a wish. When I found your lamp all those weeks ago and got it from that greedy individual, I did it in order to help you. A wish was just something that came with that," Rabiyu said, "A wish is meaningless to me because I like to work towards my own goals. I do not want to have something without having to work for it." Rabiyu looked at the djinni with a calm look on her face, like she didn't had a care in the world at that moment. There was also a strange feeling in the back of her mind at the moment, but she didn't give it enough attention, for now. "I told you before. Like you, I also do not have years worth of memories, the difference is that I do not want to recover those, I think," she said, " The Fates will deliver unto us whatever they may have in store for us in time. Just like the Pale Mistress will take our Immortal souls beyond the Divine Gate when our time finally comes." The Elf's face didn't showed much emotions, but there was a very faint hint that maybe, just maybe, she wasn't telling the whole truth. All those years worth of memories were something that made her curious, about how she was like all those years ago, but there was also a feeling that she was going to regret learning about those deeds. "So my offer to you is that Rufus," Rabiyu said to the Djinni, "Do you want to have your memories restored? I would gladly use my wish to help you with that." - Aura - Outskirts of Mystras - Aura was slightly surprised by Alastor's offer. Sure it would be good to get more experience in fighting fey, so that a situation like last day didn't happen again. "That won't be necessary, Sir Alastor. I have my weapon right here," Aura said while patting her sword's hilt while putting her buquet on the ground, " I think it would be nice to gain more experience fighting against your kind." The young woman walked near the two knights and took out her sword. She could feel her heart beating faster, her for some reason she was excited to be able to fight again. She could hear the sounds around her clearly, the scents of the trees too. "I am ready. This should be a good learning opportunity." Without any other word Aura ran towards Alastor. Unbeknownst to her, she left a cloud of dust behind her, her speed had raised drastically for no reason, even if she didn't noticed the change. Before getting closer to Alastor she threw two daggers, that she had on her belt, towards the fey's legs, then jumped into the air and performed a slash downwards to try and hit Alastor's shoulder.

Mystran guard: *knocking at one of the doors in Raiden's villa* Judge Magister? *slowly opens door* The Cyph and the Dreadnaught are still not fou- uh...Judge Magister? Miss Eliltari. Rabs: *wearing glasses and looking at the door* Guard: S-sorry to bother you, Milady. I just want to report that the targets are still not found. Well, uh, that will be all. *slowly close door* Rabs: *faint snore**sigh*

- Aura - Outskirts of Mystras - The young woman had been watching the fight betweem Alastor and Arthur. The difference was quite obvious, but she had to admit that Arthur had good moves. Each time their weapons clashed Aura could feel their heart beats, their muscles getting ready for the next move. How? She didn't really knew how, but she could tell, it was like everything was moving slower that usual, it was strange. "This has been interesting to watch, Aura said without taking her eyes away from the action, "I wonder how well the other knight will do against Sir Alastor." It took a few moments more, but Arthur's next move took Aura by surprise. The look remained in her face for a few seconds. Well, everything was fair in a battle of life and death, but still. Aura looked at Helios who was laughing at the situation. "While I do not think such tactic is acceptable, I suppose that in a real battle it doesn't really matter," she said before once again looking at the two warriors, "you must use everything at your disposal to win in such battle. And I agree that that tactic was, well, quite surprising to say the least."

- Sifrei - Mystran Encampment - Well, it seemed that neither Mariel or Henry had to further prepare for the jouney. Sifrei got closer to Hestia and whispered something to her. A moment later Hestia lowered herself to let Mariel and Henry sit on her back. "Alright girl, our destination will be Lake Kresnik," Sifrei said to Hestia, "you know where the lake is, correct? The winged creature looked at the Archangel for a moment, her eyes giving him an amused look before nodding. "Good. You will take Mariel and Henry with you, I will follow you by myself. Let us make haste, but do be careful." Sifrei waited until both the disguised angel and the former knight were ready. Once in position Sifrei nodded towards Hestia. With a powerful flap of her wings Hestia took to the skies, leaving a cloud of dust, and a few confused faces, on the ground. Sifrei's wings slowly appeared behind him, and with a similar flap he followed the gryphon who was already flying towards Lake Kresnik. "Hold on tight, both of you," Sifrei said with a smile, "it will be an interesting ride." And with that both angels, the ex-knight and a gryphon began their way towards the Lake that witnessed the fall of the Queen of Kilkis Seres.

Rabs needs a fake mustache. Or one of those glasses with eyes and a sign that says "Please don't bother. I am working." while she is sleeping in the job. Rabs: I would never do that. I...think?

- Rabiyu - Mystran encampment - "Oh no, I think you are mistaken Rufus, Rabiyu said to the Djinni, "The ability to fly is possessed by many of us. I am no djinni." The elf felt strangely relaxed while listening yo the strage fey, but something he said made her remember what she really wanted to ask. "Rufus, did I ever told you that I didn't had any desire for anything. Fame, fortune, those things are useless to me," she said in a calm tone, "For weeks I've been wondering if it would be possible to wish for the good of another. That other is you Rufus." Rabiyu looked to the ground below, the many people wandering around the camp. Then she looked back at the djinni, her face completely serene. "For a time I wondered if that wish could prove useful at any time in this fight, but then I realized that you too had wishes of your own. To be free, to have your memories back," she said while looking at Rufus, "Could I wish for that Rufus? Would you like to have your freedom or your memories back now? Is it possible to wish for both things?

Aura: *whispers* Isn't it time someone told him? Sifrei: Well, everyone is having fun. Aura: Not him. Rabiyu: He will find out soon enough. Aura: You casted an illusion spell so he couldn't see the eyes on ant reflection. Rabiyu: I didn't, you can't prove it. And he can't see. Mielinare: Children these days. It has been an amazing ride, that's for sure! I can't wait to find out how this journey will end.

I have three favorites. Lion King because every time I see it on tv and my father is there, we watch it together. Second one is Aladdin. Always loved Genie! And the songs! And Hercules because I love Hades so much. My least favorite one? To tell the truth I haven't seen many disney movies in a long time, so I could tell.

- Aether and Aurion - Outside the Palace - "Keeping secrets? Trust me, I can understand that," Aether said while looking towards the palace. In the end, no sign of Omicron came, and for some reason Aether was slightly worried by the girl, but in their line of work that would only be a hindrance. Aurion looked between the two girls and shook his head. "I think this is the time we split," he said to Aether, "whatever you two are thinking of doing I-" "Silly Aurion, at this point you are a suspect, if they catch you then they will do anyting to get the info they want," Aether said to Aurion, "if they don't find the suspect then they will need a scapegoat. And tell me, who are the first suspects in a party of rich snobs? Aurion didn't replied to the Assassin, he knew that the nobles had a tendency to push their mistakes to the poor. He had to follow these two for the time being. "Alright...I get it." Aurion said with a sigh. "Good boy! Now, let's move out before anyone else comes this way." Aether replied. And without another word the two of them followed this mysterious female into the grove of palm trees.

- Aura - Near Mystras Camp - Aura stared at Alastor for a few seconds, the way he spoke made her think something fishy was going on between him and this other guy, but she chose not to pursue that train of thought. "That was a great nap, that's for sure." Aura answered Helios, " And I think we can stay for some time. I would like to see this training session. Maybe We can learn something useful in the end." While it was true that Aura was interested in trying to learn new combat skills, she also wanted to see if her hunch about Alastor and Arthur was correct. She could hear Arthur's heartbeat, his tone of relief by Alastor's words, like a burden had been lifted from his shoulders. "Besides, there is no rush. Our orders were to wait while Lord Raiden gave his reply to the Prince of Kilkis Seres," she said, "It would be a good way to pass the time until we get new orders."

- Aura - Near Mystras Camp - Aura could hear the sound of footsteps coming to their direction, they were faint, but she could make out the sound of metal. Greaves, perhaps? Then another voice, a voice she had heard around the villa a couple of times. Then came Helios's voice too. "I think that naptime is over by this point," Aura said without opening her eyes, "Well, it was nice, while it lasted." The young human woman yawned and opened her eyes to see the two who had disturbed their sleep. She recognized one as Alastor, if only thanks to Rabiyu. The other one, she didn't really remembered the name, but she knew that she had seen him around. "A question. What was that about training?" she asked as she got up and dusted herself off.

- Rabiyu and Sifrei - Mystran encampment - Sifrei was a little surprised not by Henry asking if he could travel with Mariel and him, but by his way of talking, it was different, soft spoken. The Archangel looked at Mariel before looking back at Henry. "I do not have any issue with that, Master Henry. Although, it would be a little uncomfortable if the three of us were to ride our winged friend at the same time," He said to Henry, "Mariel can't fly at the moment, and you are unable to do so by yourself. I suppose you two could ride our friend while I fly next to you. I hope you don't mind, Mariel. If Master Henry here can track this Assassin's aura that would be a huge step towards capturing him. Perhaps we should procure more provisions before we leave, yes? Just in case. Let's prepare for our journey. " Sifrei looked at Raiden and bowed slightly before looking at Rabiyu and doing the same, then he turned around and went outside the tent. Rabiyu remained behind for a moment, she watched Raiden, he looked different, more tired, but after everything that had happened it was't that surprising. She noticed that Raiden was about to write his response to the Prince. "I will give you some privacy, Milord. I will be close, if you ever need me just send someone to get me and I will return at your side," Rabiyu said calmly, "Now, if you excuse me." Rabiyu bowed slightly and, with silent steps, left the tent. - Sifrei - Mystran encampment, outside Raiden's tent - To his surprise the griffon was already waiting in front of the tent for them, once she noticed Sifrei she walked towards him. The Archangel scratched her neck a little before looking at his two companions. "Mariel already met our friend, but you have not. Master Henry, this is Hestia, and she will take both of you to Lake Kresnik," Sifrei said with a smile, "Should you wish to further prepare for the journey, we can delay for a few more minutes, or we can leave at this moment. The choice is yours." Sifrei watched as Rabiyu left the tent and looked at him, he gave her a small nod which Rabiyu returned before blending into the crowd. - Rabiyu - Mystran encampment - Rabiyu wandered for a few minutes around the encampment. She listened to whispers among the people. Some believed in Raiden's words, others were still a little suspicious, yet wanted to believe in the Lord of Mystras. Thinking about it, it was surprising how a simple business journey to Kilkis Seres had quickly changed into a fight for both worlds. Fate was a strange thing, it could take you to places you wouldn't believe. The Elf then looked at the sky and spotted a familiar figure, that of Rufus the djinni. After all those weeks, she kept wondering if it would be possible for her to free him from his prison, but she still thought about the strange Druid's words. She slowly rose from the ground and floated towards the Djinni in the sky. "Good morning, Rufus, I hope you had a good night's rest," she said with a small smile, "What are you doing all the way up here?"

I've been laughing for, like, 5 minutes! Good one Star

Holy cow! I was deleting old stuff from my hard drive and I found an old photoshop file from 2012. Proto-Rabs from WAY back in the day, before my old hard drive stopped working, and I had more free time It's simple, but I like it. My new profile picture for now.

And to think their goal was to cause some problems for the King and then disappear! Aulea, their mother, was killed by supposed guards from Sondon, which they weren't, forcing those two to search for a new place to call home. The Overworld was going to be that place, but sadly one of them died. It broke my heart to pick one over the other, but I knew Aura was going to be the one to suffer the most, since she always thought that Aurion was going to be there to annoy her. I remember that they weren't going to be related at the beginning, but things changed and I'm glad they did.

Thanks alot, Mystic. I think my favorite would be Helios too. He has grown since the start of this story and it has been awesome to witness that development. So, yeah! Helios is at the top right now, but I like all the characters. Each and every one is very unique.

Thanks, and I'm glad that you like it. I always thought that Aura would like lotus flowers and I always associate the flower with her thanks to its meaning of enlightenment and rebirth. She will enter a new stage in her life now that her brother is gone, she understands that each action has consequences, and she will have to learn to live with her new form, which she will find out soon enough. Maybe one day she will. I'm sure that she would fit in with the painters in the Artisan's guild back in the north. Maybe she could rise to be the court painter! But that's yet to be decided. P.s.: I would like to see some of your art too.

Mielinare: *stares back* Aura, Sif: *looking between Mielinare and Typhon* Rabiyu: Mindovin, Nii fund kos onik wah vuth daar goltnu, geh? Jok hi laan wah genun zos grunir wah mok. Mielinare: Agreed. Once again, I am truly neutral in all of this.

Rabiyu: We of the north have nothing to do with that. Sifrei: We do not condone things like genocide. Mielinare: Don't look at me. I'm just an observer. Aura: Uh-uh,right.

Aura: Oh, I'm...sorry to bring that up. it wasn't my intention. But now I understand that feeling too.

Aura: Why? Don't you have happy memories about your loved ones? Rabiyu: Aurora! be sensible. Aura: What? why? It was just a question. And don't call me Aurora! You're not my mother. Rabiyu: a sister then? Aura: No!More like a nosy friend.

Aura: I used to live close to the town of Daenonia in the world below, we had a farm so we traveled often. It reminds me of the times I spent with my brother and my mother.