Horizon Walkers (Game Thread) Dead

[Terratina.]

The meat puppet gave Des a nod and assumed a sleeping position. Afterwards, the mindscape filled with strange imagery. What Id could see puzzled the being. A heap of organs? Naming them? Some sort of twisted anatomy lesson?

Whatever it was, it seemed pretty wasteful. That simply wouldn't happen in Yetzirah when common illusions could do the trick, besides, conjuring flesh was pretty taxing by itself - no wonder the other girl looked so thin. Regardless, Id saw no reason to stay and left at dawn. Having a body would've been nice but the host's thoughts and memories seemed a little scattered, in short, it wasn't worth the bother. If she were still alive, its mistress would snicker and wonder if Archinets did have the capacity for laziness. Then again, Id had killed her in cold blood. But could that be called cold-blooded murder? Even now Id felt nothing at all in regards to killing.

When the arcane experiment did feel was curiosity. It felt being drawn to the outside world, for the background energies felt a little more active than the world of The Liemian Empire. And so, Id hovered near the fireplace for a while.

 

[Josh123914]

Dalrel stood back from the wall, intrigued by the creatures that seemed to inhabit the walls. Then he remembered he had no clue whether these things were a danger to the group.
He looked outside, as a the sun cracked a reddish sky open like an egg, and then nudged at Alex, being careful not to disturb the others that settled around what was now a pile of hot ash.

''Alex?'' He asked, nudging the man, with no response. ''Aaalexxx'' He said again, this time trying to lull him out of sleep. After several moments of this he sighed, ''Alex.'' He said firmly, this time hitting the other one across the face.
''Come take a look at these for me.''

 

[DarkRawen]

"Come take a look at these for me."

Des hadn't been sleeping, just resting, but it wasn't until Dalrel tried to wake Alex up that he opened up his eyes. He sat up and looked at the eyes on the walls. Why and how they had appeared seemed to be a mystery, and so was the simple quiestion of what they were. A mortal device, or some sort of creatures? They were odd, certainly, but his own eyes went to Kes instead.

She had sounded rather... offended, before going to sleep, Des hadn't approached her after that, but he sort of wished he had. He decided to explain it better to her when she woke up, say that he didn't have any ill intents.

I wonder if I should word it less forward... or perhaps more?

Mortals all reacted differently to words, after all, and this one didn't seem swayed by his looks either. Des really didn't have any intentions apart from being friendly, though, would he be able to make her believe that?

Serragish woke up not long after Dalrel had spoken. She was yelling at first, then speaking, though, what she was saying was unknown to Des.

"Segsastal forng galcis? Cem Serragish selt,"

Des looked at Serragish, confused. He didn't understand the language she was speaking, but he walked over to her, smiling. "Hey, Serragish, are you okay?" he asked, his tone concerned. "What language are you speaking?"

 

[Anti-American Eagle]

As the sun rose Kyras eyes opened to the world. It was cold, he looked around for a moment wondering where he was. He wasn't in a cage so that was good. He remembered escaping to a desert, but he wasn't in a desert. He smelled burning, and saw charred grass and buildings. He didn't remember doing it so he doubted it was him.

Nearby were people, they appeared to be the people he escaped with. He saw a fire. He needed to be warm again.

After a minute of staring he stood up and walked over to the fire. He pulled his gloves/gauntlets off and set them down before crouching infront of the fire and shoving his hands in.

It felt good, electric to be out of the empire. He assumed he was anyway, he'd be manacled if he wasn't.

 

[Lunar Templar]

Riviera also noticed the strange eyes watching them during her watch but wasn't sure what to make of them, but kept an eye on them none the less. Besides that, the night was uneventful, she got a decent amount of rest but as the sun rose so to did she once more, stretched in the way all feline and feline like creatures do then sat down. "Where does one hunt in these parts, I'm rather hungry."

 

[IFS]

''Come take a look at these for me.''

"What is it?" Alex said, waking quickly and turning to see the wall covered in eyes which now sat perfectly still and unblinking "Did you carve those? I don't remember them being there before..."

Then all at once the eyes blinked and vanished leaving untouched wood behind. Alex tensed for a moment then forced himself to relax. Did the plague survive? How could they have burned the whole town and failed to destroy the source, or maybe... I need to look into this.

"Where does one hunt in these parts, I'm rather hungry."

"I was speaking Jaladarzix, who are you and how did we get here?"

Alex's train of thought was interrupted by the questions, "We came here from a horizon, don't you remember?" he said to Serragish, then turned to Riviera "You might be able to hunt in the forest, be careful though there may still be traces of the plague in the area." Though I can't be sure it would even affect a creature like you.

"In fact I would like some volunteers to help me explore the town, both for supplies and because the inquisition may have missed the source of the illness," he said "The source will look like some sort of rotting mass, and will have powerful magic about it, only fire can truly destroy it and it is very dangerous so if you don't want to help search I understand."

 

[Josh123914]

''only fire can truly destroy it and it is very dangerous so if you don't want to help search I understand.''
''Well,'' said Dalrel, exhaling loudly to emphasise his point. ''If only fire can destroy it, I'm morally obligated to join you'' he told Alex, immediately wary of what amorphous being could emit omniscient eyes that attach to the walls. He also made a mental note to get some sleep immediately after this.

He rummaged through one of the bags near the fire and pulled out a cold cut of fish (presumably stolen from the last feast) and left it to heat over the fire for a few minutes. ''Just, lets make this quick. I've been up all night after all.''

 

[DarkRawen]

"I was speaking Jaladarzix, who are you and how did we get here?"

Des frowned. "I'm Des..." he felt rather disappointed, he hadn't considered himself as that forgettable, not at all. Then again, Serragish appeared to be confused on other accounts as well. Des wasn't sure where to start, though, Alex did that part for him.

"We came here from a horizon, don't you remember?"

"Yeah, we did. We've been travelling together ever since that world with the--- well, the ones were we were kept prisoner." He tilted his head. "Does that help you remember?" Des smiled again. He wasn't eager to give her a lot of details, the woman would probably be happier if she didn't remember having killed -or at least seriously wounded- another mortal.

"If not, don't worry, we'll figure it out. Even if you don't remember me, you can trust me, I promise."

"In fact I would like some volunteers to help me explore the town, both for supplies and because the inquisition may have missed the source of the illness. The source will look like some sort of rotting mass, and will have powerful magic about it, only fire can truly destroy it and it is very dangerous so if you don't want to help search I understand."

"I'm immune to illnesses," he told Alex as he turned to the man. "They're not dangerous to me. Although... I'm not sure if I should leave when Serragish isn't feeling well." Besides, he wanted to be there when Kes woke up, though, he didn't tell Alex that.

"Perhaps I should just stay here and look after her?"

 

[Mr.Ivebeenframed]

Vaery's watch was uneventful except for the eyes he heard that seemed to look out from the woodwork. The sunrise brought another dreary day onto them. He went through his pack and fetched some jerky he found at the bottom which sadly was the last of it when he left his land. He would have to hunt or else...

"In fact I would like some volunteers to help me explore the town, both for supplies and because the inquisition may have missed the source of the illness. The source will look like some sort of rotting mass, and will have powerful magic about it, only fire can truly destroy it and it is very dangerous so if you don't want to help search I understand."

Vaerys detested any sort of magic. If the lad said was true then he didn't like the sound of them looking for a rotting mass of pure magic. If he couldn't destroy it with his axe then he didn't like it. He wondered what to do next and weighed the risk of going out there once more.

"Then you won't be needing me then." Vaerys declared. "Unlike our fiery friend here, the only way I can conjure fires is if I put match to my arse. I'll guard the camp in case anyone comes a knockin'. We're not alone out here."

 

[Anti-American Eagle]

Kyras listened to the conversations around him, it seems he wasn't the only one in the dark about where he was. Then the topic of some kind of corruption and inquisition came up. It would explain the char around him. He had control of fire, if it was particularly threatened by fire there was a good chance it was malevolent.

He pulled his hands out of the fire and started putting his gloves/gauntlets back on. "You've made me curious, I'll go."

He found an errant piece of charred wood on the ground and stuck it in the fire, he manipulated the fires to burn it as slowly as possible and give off little light. He only needed the spark itself, he then began to draw the heat from it directly into himself. The wood didn't need it and it felt cold around here.

 

[hiei82]

"In fact I would like some volunteers to help me explore the town, both for supplies and because the inquisition may have missed the source of the illness. The source will look like some sort of rotting mass, and will have powerful magic about it, only fire can truly destroy it and it is very dangerous so if you don't want to help search I understand." Alex said.

As he was saying this, Kes awoke and pulled herself up. She folded up the blanket shed been given and put it away from the fire. Having heard his words, Kes reached down to the edge of the fire and pulled up a sizable, still aflame log. Thereafter, he made her way toward Alex (though keeping a little distance from Des) and spoke up. "Any suggestions on where to look?" she asked, implying she was volunteering by the nature of the question.

 

[DarkRawen]

"I'm feeling fine I need answers not rest, I don't know how long it was out but it was too long. Now if fire is what you need, I think I have something you'll find useful."

"Ah, okay, if you're sure..." Des pointed at Alex. "I think he'd be the best to give you answers if you need them. I'm not exactly the most intellectual here." He chuckled, though, only for a short moment. He was about to ask if they did want him to come along, but stopped as Kes awoke and joined the group.

"Any suggestions on where to look?"

Des noticed that Kes seemed to be distancing her a little from him, and looked at her, hesitantly. Making a sound that could almost be described as a whimper -though, it was very likely that no one would hear it- he felt the same kind of sadness he had earlier. Disappointment, perhaps. Would she be even more bothered if he spoke to her now? Or was she over it by now?

I don't want her to dislike me. I really don't want that.

The best way would be to try to explain the misunderstanding to her, he supposed, though if it would make her dislike him even more...

"Hey, Kes, I'm sorry if I gave you the wrong idea yesterday," he finally said, speaking loudly enough for her to hear him without him having to step closer. "I only wanted to let you know that the clothes suit you, I didn't intend to offend you or take anything from you." He spoke with a humble and careful tone, whatever confidence he normally possessed seemed to have withered away for the moment, brought on by the thought of not being liked. Besides, he didn't want Kes to feel uncomfortable or sad either.

"Really, I complimented you because I felt that it was worth complimenting, and that was all. Please forgive me if I went overboard."

 

[hiei82]

"Hey, Kes, I'm sorry if I gave you the wrong idea yesterday, I only wanted to let you know that the clothes suit you, I didn't intend to offend you or take anything from you. Really, I complimented you because I felt that it was worth complimenting, and that was all. Please forgive me if I went overboard." Des said,without closing the distance.

For her part, Kes eyed Des suspiciously as he spoke. She wasn't quite sure what to make of the strange man. The fact he was denying any desire to take anything seemed odd to her. That certainly wasn't the usual way of doing things in the slave pits, but then she wasn't in the slave pits. After a long silence she spoke. "I... don't know. I've only known those words as a way to get things."

She thought a little longer before speaking again. "It's forgotten... for now. I'll be watching to make sure you're words are true." she finally said, before turning back to Alex. "So... places to search?"

 

[IFS]

"So... places to search?"

Alex smiled, glad to have so many volunteers though he was uncertain as to how to handle Des. Immune to disease? Yet he claims to be a demon, clearly one very different from those here. Either way it may not be safe to leave him alone with someone else... but then the others can clearly handle themselves, hmm.

"I'd suggest looking for damp spots but that's just about everywhere now," he said, thinking for a moment "Some of the homes may have had cellars that survived the blaze, its possible the source is in one of them, a few of the fields have their own wells so checking in those would be advisable as well, mostly we should split into groups of two or three and spread out to cover the most ground."

He knelt and drew a simple map in the dirt, depicting the town with the town hall to the north, the houses to the east and west, and the fields to the south.

"I'll go north to the town hall, whichever way you go be careful the source may manifest demons or other entities to defend itself so keep your wits about you."

 

[DarkRawen]

"I... don't know. I've only known those words as a way to get things."

Des tilted his head, unsure of just what to say. He didn't like the sound of it. How would one have to have lived, if compliments were simply tools to gain something? Even he, who traded pleasure for vitae, didn't use compliments like that.

Mortals should be kinder to each other.


"It's forgotten... for now. I'll be watching to make sure your words are true."

He smiled. "I'll make sure you can make sure of it, then." Des was visibly feeling better when he heard that, last thing he wanted was for Kes to feel like he was after something. Alex spoke again, this time telling people what they should do. Des listened with more interest this time.

Better to have him explain it than to wander around aimlessly.

"I'll go north to the town hall, whichever way you go be careful the source may manifest demons or other entities to defend itself so keep your wits about you."

Des turned to Kes. "Do you want to go together?" he asked, eagerly. He figured that forgotten was forgotten, and if he did go with her, he could prove that he had only good intentions. "I'm not really at risk, so you can tell me where to go, and then I'll see if I can find anything. If there's fighting... well, you're stronger than me, but I'll do my best to help!"

 

[hiei82]

"Do you want to go together?" Des asked. Kes shrugged; there wasn't really a reason to say no. Looking down at the rough map Alex had made, it wasn't clear which ways would be the most productive so she just chose a direction. "I guess we'll go west then." she offered before pivoting on her heels and heading in the direction.

 

[Lunar Templar]

As the others began to look around town, Riviera headed into the near by woods to hunt. She moved swiftly and silently through the brush checking. She'd stop now and then to sniff the air and ground for any hint of prey, which she did find after a long bit of searching.

She eventually caught up with the heard, she assumed it was called a heard, though was disappointed with her find. The beasts she found looked like they would do, but they where far smaller then she was hoping for, from the size of the beasts she'd need to bring down two, one for the group and one for her.