Journey of the Elementals RP (Pm if Interested, Started)

[Fragrance of Mtn Dew]

Nydia's awe and horror over the magic cloud didn't last long, as the creatures emerging from it quickly captured her attention. My role is to support... Blind them when possible, but I should focus on healing and protecting my allies. Yes, I can do this. I promised. Nydia thought as she moved towards the center of the deck, a place where she could both strike at the enemy and reach any allies in need with ease.

Things seemed to be going well at first, with the guard ships and her fellow mages handling the drakes quite well. Eventually though, the began to break through and Nydia knew she had to do something. Living in that horrible cloud of magic had changed these creatures. They had seemingly adapted to to intense magical energies they had been subjected to, consumed it even. No, made it their own was the better wording. The elements spewed forth from their mouths, making their attacks much more powerful. Several of the soldiers had already fallen to their attacks. Nydia had to keep the casualties to a minimum.

Seeing a few more drakes approach, Nydia stepped forward determined to stop them before they could cause any harm. She was reluctant to use lasers since if misfired, they could severely damage her allies as well as her enemies. Thankfully, there were plenty of soldiers armed with crossbows taking fire at the drakes. Nydia conjured a ball of light in her hand and threw it towards the closest drake, making it explode into a brilliant flash of light just to the right of it's head. The light caused the drake to veer to the left, directly into a bolt that finished it off. Pleased to see that her technique had worked out so well, Nydia continued to blind more of the drakes as they approached.

 

[blaze96]

Damn, it seems that plan will need to happen now. Alexander immediately started to shout so he could be heard over the others.

"Get the wounded to the side of the ship opposite of where they are coming from. If we start to get surrounded move them below deck." A few of the men listened to him in the heat of battle. Alexander figured this was just because they were used to taking orders as opposed to him having any authority.

He immediately started moving to the wounded since he was on the bow now. He gave up using light to try and blind them, there were too many for that to be effective. So instead he switched to firing lasers at the creatures, he still didn't aim to kill them, instead focusing on their wings to try and keep them from flying. If he could force them to ground then the ship should be safe from his targets.

By the time he got across the deck a few men were already lined up. The suns were glowing noticeably with the constant use of his powers. He remembered what he had done with the wounded at the arena; marking those that would heal on their own, those that needed attention, and those he unfortunately couldn't help for whatever reason. He set to those he could help and began healing them.

 

[NeoAC]

As some of the overgrown lizards started to approach the ship, Raven could actually get a good look at what exactly the ship's passengers were engaged with. I guess it is one thing to actually see these ugly things up close. Oh well, makes them easier to hit.

She took aim, keeping her index finger trained on one of the blue ones flying near the ship, and hit it with a ray, square in the eyes. The drake reared back unsure of it's trajectory as Raven hit a red one that had been flying near it. It did not rear back and the two ended up colliding in mid air, before falling down to the invisible ground below. Haha. That's right. You die for your stupidity. You can have all the pretty scales and funky breaths you want. Doesn't matter now that your dead. Raven continued scanning for any other monsters foolish enough to get close.

 

[Mr. Omega]

There were only two situations Drew could use lightning. One was when there was a storm, and even then it'd be hard to keep stable and not risk stray bolts. The other condition was if Fei was there helping him, and she was skilled enough to create the conditions where he could use it with ease. He managed to make a small spark in his hand, firing it towards the cloud, starting to affect the air around it. After a couple quick jolts, a lightning bolt cracked out from the cloud, striking Drew. The electricity crackled around him, but seemed to continuously move around his body, from one arm to the other, arcing between his fingers before retreating and going to his other arm, discharging off his beard and the hair on his arms, smaller bolts jumping from his fingers.

Keep it flowing. Constantly moving. Never stopping. As flowing as the water, as ever-changing as the air. It cannot be manipulated like the other elements. It cannot be bent to ones will. If you try to stop it, it will be gone. Keep it moving. Always moving. A never-ending current. He tried to focus as the beasts approached, letting himself relax a little. He was counting on Fei as well, knowing that if the storm affected him in any way, she could save him. He looked up at the dragons, then smiled at Fei "So, which one should get the honors, sis?"

 

[Mr.Ivebeenframed]

The battle flourished all around him. One moment fire and brimstone sparked the area around him then ice and even rocks cascaded near him. He watched several of the humans around him perish but he didn't have time to mourn or drag them to safety. Cale launched several more stony shards at the flying beasts, doing all he could with what little he had.

He leaped back down the hatch to bring out some more of his "ammunition" until he hatched an idea. He took a medium-sized boulder that was about as large as his torso. He fast-cracked a hole in the middle that led down all the way to the center. From there he cracked again with the fissures of his cracking going about the entire rock. It now looked like an egg that was about to be cracked. He made sure that when it would explode, the shards would be large enough to disrupt a wyvern in flight, maybe even killing it.

Cale lugged the boulder up the deck and he spotted his target. A large drake was strafing the deck of the airship. He waited until the thing was going to make another pass for Cale to launch the boulder. Once it was a safe distance, Cale let loose. The boulder whistled in the air and the drake predictably saw it and tried to avoid. Once the drake banked, Cale released the boulder sending improvised shrapnel in every which way. The drake was blown away by the rocks and was sent to the rocky bottom of the canyon. Cale smiled at the sight as he went back down to fetch more boulders.

 

[SkyeNeko]

"That one!" She grabbed her brother's hand, the electricity surging through her arms and making her hair stand up on end. Her other hand reached for the quickly darkening thundercloud. A crack of lightning crashed down on a passing drake, hitting it square between the wings. It screamed and convulsed, crashing into another dragon. "Yeah! We got it!"

The more excited she got, the faster the lightning sparked, slowing down again when when it got to her brother. "Yay! Go! Hit that one!"

 

[CounterAttack]

Gabriel kept up his efforts with the crossbow, doing his best to aim at where the target was going to be rather than where it was. But the dragons were fast, and his shots often soared past the tips of their tails. It was starting to frustrate him, how he missed every time. There had to be some kind of knack to it, maybe a trick the regular users learned in training.

Gabe turned his attention to the loud thunder roaring from somewhere nearby... it was the cloud Fei had created. She and her brother were working in tandem to bring lightning to the battle. Even as he watched Fei released a surge of power that smashed straight into one of the winged beasts, causing it to crash. Perhaps the two of them could be helped out a little, in some way. Gabriel didn't much fancy his chances with the lightning, given his inaccuracy with the crossbow, so perhaps a more supportive role was in order.

With that thought in mind, the young mage sat down on the deck, eyes locked on the thundercloud as he began to concentrate, shutting out all else. With his magic, he was hoping to augment the force that the lightning bolts delivered... though he wasn't sure if it would work.

 

[UnusualStranger]

Seth was now openly cackling, grabbing a fireball that had been thrown at him to return it to another drake that had been unfortunate enough to be in Seth's general proximity. He couldn't help himself, as he hadn't been able to let loose on anything at the Academy in a while. Sure there were hunting parties to stop wildlife from getting dangerous, or the time to time pack of...well, anything that threatened the nearby town. There had always been others, and there had always been limitations.

A drake had attempted to get close and see if firing a bunch of rocks would push him back, but Seth would have none of it. He focused his flames to rip through the rocks and go after the drake, sending it flying as fast as it could as flames licked at it's thick skin. He quickly noted the thunder now rolling about, and saw Fei and Drew doing what they apparently did best.

"HAHAH! Get them Fei! Show them how we mages work!" Seth shouted, turning his attentions back to a drake who had just managed to light one of the crew on fire. Gathering the flames from the man, who looked as surprised as you could be as the flames leaped from himself to the mage standing over him. He then proceeded to throw it back.

[hr]

Aaron had begun unloading as soon as it was prudent to do so. His arm mounted autocrossbow was a work of art. That is what the others said anyways, as he continued to fire bolts out at a fast pace, dropping wyverns and drakes without so much as a pause except to reload. As he continued his assault, he noticed that the mages seemed to handle themselves well enough. And they kind of fit their roles as well, with the Pyros seeming to love the flames they spread, with the Lightdwellers preferring to keep from doing too much harm to the creatures.

"Aaron! We are almost to the point. Are the items ready?" The Prime Minister shouted over the sound of multiple crossbows and the other elements and creatures swirling about.

"Yes sir. All set!" Aaron replied, turning his attentions for the moment to the Prime Minister's protection. Noting no harm coming their way at the moment, he stepped closer.

"And....what of the mages? Shall they?" Aaron asked, and the Prime Minister simply nodded. With an understanding reached, the Prime Minister made his way to the front of the ship, and Aaron went back to firing at the creatures around them.

The Valley seemed to be getting closer to the ships....or at least there was more spillover from the elements on the other sides. From time to time an ice boulder would roll over the sides, or molten rock. Sometimes even the light and dark rays would shine or hinder down the sides.

Up farther ahead in the Valley, there seemed to be something odd that was within the valley keeping almost a marker post. Glowing sticks, which seemed to emit a strange constantly changing light. While it was not obvious what they signified, what was apparent was that they were put there purposefully along the walls in the Valley.

 

[Mr. Omega]

Ok... focus... let it build. He looked at the dragon Fei pointed at, extending his arm out and pointing at it. After a second, the bolt flew out of his hand, heading straight towards the behemoth, striking it in the wing, sending it crashing into another dragon. "Damn. I missed... still need to work on directing it." He focused again and made another spark, another surge starting. He turned to the others "How many more of these things are there, anyway?"

 

[Sehnsucht Engel]

Phebe didn't have the problems she did at first anymore. She was firing with much better accuracy now. Another drake came flying straight at her. She fired another arrow, hitting it between the eyes. Phebe grinned as she saw it fall over the edge of the ship towards the ground.

She noticed how the valley seemed to be getting narrower.

It would be just great if we crashed after fighting these "dragons" off...

She fired another arrow at one of the creatures.

 

[UnusualStranger]

As the drakes and wyverns seemed to continue to be relentless, they just as suddenly began to thin out and back away, either being shot by the bows or the mages as they did so. With all the smaller creatures now gone, there was a cheer that echoed from the troops among the canyon as they all seemed to give a victory shout upon beating their flying foes.

With the areal fight at its end with a few more shots being taken by those near the rear of the ship, Aaron finally lowed his weapon and sighed. It seemed to be another fight that had tired him out. Though he still seemed pleased, it wasn't the same as the many other crew members who got to work resetting their weapons and loading them if they needed it for a second assault.

"MAGES." The Prime Minister's shout seemed to have a very strong tune, or at least carried quite well through the ship.

"I NEED TO SEE ALL OF YOU. IMMEDIATELY. FRONT DECK."

Aaron turned, seeming to be somewhat confused at the announcement, only to shrug and got to work tossing one of the drakes who was a little crispy over the edge, muttering "useless" as he did so. Other soldiers had begun to work on the few drakes and wyverns who had died on the deck of the ship, seeming to cut at some parts, with some of the others just being tossed aside.

"Well, I'm not sure what he needs you for now that the way seems clear, but I guess you guys better go pay him a visit. See what is so important so soon that you get to skip out on cleaning up these few guys on here." Aaron said to the mages, getting to work himself on a particularly larger drake who had ended up slamming to the deck after a large bolt had pierced it's skull.

 

[Fragrance of Mtn Dew]

The battle was starting to grow progressively worse from Nydia's perspective. The air was thick with drakes and wyverns with no end in sight, to the point where Nydia didn't waste any effort blinding them. No soldier could miss when there where so many targets to hit. Instead she turned her attention to the wounded soldiers that were beginning to increase in number. She had been able to help most of them, but there were some who were beyond her help. It wasn't that her healing powers were lacking, she simply couldn't help those whose mechanical parts were damaged rather than their flesh. They needed a repairman, not a healer.

Just when she was on the verge of being overwhelmed though, the noise around her began to die down slightly and the skies that were once thick with enemies had been cleared. The creatures had retreated? Perhaps they were more intelligent than one might expect and had realized they were fighting a losing battle. Either way, the danger was over for now it seemed. Nydia finished healing those she could and stood up to survey the leftover chaos around her.

That was a mistake. The sight of wounded and dead allies and enemies alike was unlike anything Nydia had witnessed before and was greatly disturbing to her. I thought my practice battles and my fights in the arena the other day could prepare me for this? How naive of me. Nydia thought as she felt her hands shaking and desperately surpressed the urge to be sick.

"I NEED TO SEE ALL OF YOU. IMMEDIATELY. FRONT DECK."

The Prime Minister's voice snapped Nydia out of her daze momentarily and she quietly made her way to the front of the ship. Hearing him speak of her fellow mages reminded her to check up on them. Thankfully, none of them seemed to be harmed. She arrived in front of the Prime Minister and bowed slightly, afraid to say anything should she suddenly lose the battle with her nauseous stomach.

 

[SkyeNeko]

Very happy that they didn't have to clean, Fei dissipated the small thundercloud, drawing the water back into her body. "That was AWESOME!"
"I NEED TO SEE ALL OF YOU. IMMEDIATELY. FRONT DECK."
The last thing on her mind was listening to the Prime Minister. She danced around her brother. "Did you see that lightning? That was the best thing we've ever done! This trip is sooo coool!"

She went up to the closest wyvern, trying to secure a souvenir in the form of a scale.

 

[blaze96]

Alexander had splatters of blood on him from tending to the soldiers which he continued to do until he heard the call to move to the front deck. He quickly marked the rest of the men at his makeshift aid station, which was basically just men propped up against the side of the ship with light on them. A few medics from below decks had joined him in aiding. Once he had marked the last man with a color of light he turned to one of them.

"You've learned the system by now, just remember what the colors mean and you'll save many men today." He got up and walked to the front deck.

'Damn, now I'll need to change this robe. Hopefully they have a way to wash these things out.' He thought as he looked down. He looked to the prime minister, hopefully what he had to say was important because he could either be patching men up or at least cleaning his robe.

 

[Lizmichi]

Nat and Nina finished off the drake just as the Prime Minister called them back to the ship.

"I NEED TO SEE ALL OF YOU. IMMEDIATELY. FRONT DECK."

"Well, it seems the slaying is done for now." Nat said wiping drake blood off of her face. As annoying as you can be Nina we still make a good team." Nat said patting Nina on the back.

"Please Nat I know you don't mean that but thank you." Nina said hugging Nat.

"Ok please let go." Nat said pushing her off then headed to the Prime Minister.

 

[UnusualStranger]

Seth sighed, somewhat happy while at the same time disappointed that their enemies had fled. While he couldn't be sure of why they all started to pull back, it was good to let the flames fly about for a while longer. As they creatures went farther away, Seth couldn't help but give a small chuckle as he noted Fei trying to get herself a prize. Couldn't blame her, as he was going to do the same, as it seemed some soldiers were as well.

Stepping over to only a half burnt drake, he knelt down and looked it over. While he wasn't sure what he should really want to take, the claws seemed to be particularly deadly, and perhaps something he could use later. Focusing his fire into a single point, he tried his best to make it as clean a cut as possible, taking a decent sized claw with him.

Good thing that it already kind of smells from the cooked drakes already. Otherwise, this could be unpleasant.

Rising from where he had been working, he now hurriedly made his way to the front of the ship, finding a few of the mages beating him there.

[hr]

The Prime Minister looked over the edge of the ship, intently looking at some odd signs which seemed to be slowly starting to pulse as they got closer. Turning around to see which mages had arrived, he seemed to be in somewhat of a hurry.

"A few quick things. First, do not test the power of what you are about to encounter. Then, do not fear for the rest of the crew, they will be fine upon the end of this meeting. Finally, beware of any deal or information that they are going to give you. Cooperate, pay attention, and be vigilant." The Prime Minister said quickly, giving the information to the mages which had arrived.

Meanwhile, the deck was being cleared off of the drakes and dragons as the soldiers proceeded to clean off what they wanted from them. The work seemed fast and mechanical workers had also gotten to the decks to help fix up some of the mechanical parts that had been broken, either of weapons or limbs that were damaged.

 

[CounterAttack]

As soon as Fei released her hold on the stormcloud, Gabriel got to his feet, his supportive role over. He returned the crossbow to its rack, seeing as the fight was over and he no longer had a use for it, just as the Prime Minster's words reached his ears. Something was up... but what required all of the mages on the ship to be in the same place? Gabe's curiosity hastened his feet as he made his way to the airship's bow.

A few of the others had already gathered: he was late by comparison. That fact bugged Gabriel: he had now shown up late for two of these special occasions. He made a small note not to do so a third time, by keeping an attentive eye and ear open. In that sense it was kind of like being back in class.

 

[NeoAC]

"MAGES. I NEED TO SEE ALL OF YOU. IMMEDIATELY. FRONT DECK."

Raven was busy looking for another weak little dragon to blind when that call rang out through the ship. She hated that voice, it was too soon after her breakdown in front of everyone for it to be bellowing like that again. Bastard thinks he can just order us all around like this, like we're his own little army. Well fuck him. I'm not going to...

As Raven looked around it seemed like everyone else was making the move to the front of the ship. "Well, fuck," she cursed. Not wanting to stand out any more than necessary, she followed the group, heading towards the stern.

She arrived just in time to here the bastard's spiel about...something up ahead? What the hell is he going on about? Deals? What are we flying into a shopping mall? Great, I can buy some snacks, since there aren't any on here. Great preparation, Prime Moron.

 

[Sehnsucht Engel]

"MAGES. I NEED TO SEE ALL OF YOU. IMMEDIATELY. FRONT DECK."

Phebe looked at the man shouting at her and the others. She lowered her bow after making sure that there was nothing left to shoot at in the air. She put her bow back over her shoulder and walked over to where the others were gathering. She didn't say anything and didn't hear all of what the man said, since she arrived in the middle of his speech.

 

[UnusualStranger]

The Prime Minister sighed, shaking his head as a few mages did not arrive as fast as he had wanted them to. But it was far too late to be repeating himself. It was time to see if the mages would be affected by the magic that this place gave off. He almost was hoping they were now. It would be much easier than having to explain himself, or hope the mages didn't screw everything up.

As the airship continued its flight, and the rest of the mages arrived to the front decks, the ship suddenly seemed to pass through something invisible. All of the mages felt an odd tingling as they apparently crossed this threshold, a strange creeping feeling over their skin. As they continued onward, the rest of the crew members all seemed to be slowing down. Their movements got slower and slower, seeming to move at a sluggish pace until they finally stopped. All but the mages and the Prime Minister seemed to have frozen in place, and the eerie silence due to the now lack of shouting for orders, or movements to clean the decks or do certain tasks.

As this all finally settled in around the mages, a small growing light appeared in front of the ship. While at first it appeared to be more of a trick on the eyes than anything, it eventually showed itself to be a book, which floated over to the deck, and sprang open. The old book, covered in a large amount of glowing runes, simply began flipping pages until randomly seeming to stop on one which then sprang an odd figure. Human-like, is probably the best that could be described to it, because it otherwise seemed to not even be standing upon the deck, holding the book in one hand, seeming to constantly be reading it, the robes of the figure billowing about as the wings upon it's back did not seem to even move as they stretched to the sides. They eyes of the figure at the moment seemed to be a clear white, gazing over the Prime Minister and the mages.

"Greetings again, Traveler. It would seem that you have finally found appropriate company in which to take upon your dreams and tasks. Impressive. But you know as well as I do that I cannot simply let you use the pass unopposed, and without asking about your odd guests." The figure said, the voice seeming to whisper through the air, carrying to all that were present even with the low tones.

Drifting past the Prime Minister, the figure seemed to shift itself so that it stood where it could best address the mages, the gaze sweeping across them all, weighing them accordingly. Nodding at some, tilting the head at others.

"So, Mysterious Travelers, what do you seek from this adventure? Answer me truthfully, for I will know if you try to lie. Or one of the other parts will find out, and I know they will not be as gracious as I." The figure spoke again, the wind still seeming to carry the voice to the ears of all. What was obvious is that it expected answers from all of them, with the gaze not even blinking or seeming to stop staring at each of them.