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

[CounterAttack]

Gabriel had to hold back a laugh at the sheer absurdity of the older mage's theory. Aden, he thought he remembered the guy's name to be. It was completely ludicrous to even think of something like that. The people in the Kerbones Academy had gotten this far without 'live subjects'; why would they need them now?

"If they wanted test subjects, the Prime Minister would have picked the best mages from each element, or the ones with the most skill. And I'm certainly not the greatest that the Hydromancers have to offer, I'll willingly admit that," he answered. In contrast to the fire mage's hushed speech, Gabriel spoke freely so that anyone could hear him.

"The idea of these people having developed along a different path to mages makes sense. Technology in place of magic. So why would they need us in order to continue their work? I'm of the mind that there's a different reason for us being here." He looked both to the Prime Minister in hope of the man confirming his rebuttal and denying Aden's theory, and to the other mages to back him up.

 

[Mr. Omega]

Drew was silent, taking notes of what to check out later, impressed by certain aspects and more than willing to shrug off others. Then he heard Aden speak. "Honestly, if they planned on using us for experiments, I'd be flattered. Still, you gotta admit they got some pretty awesome stuff around here. Wouldn't mind checking out some of these machines on my down time. You gotta learn to relax, old man. All that stress is gonna burn up your insides better than any fire could..."

 

[PrinceOfShapeir]

"They're -Humans-. Perhaps I'm not correct, but whatever reason they brought us here for, it will be no good for us or our kind. Inevitably they will turn on us. They may seem friendly, they may seem charming and congenial. But they hate us and they fear us, and they'll only stop when their boots are resting on our collective throats. Mark my words. I've seen the nature of Man up close."

 

[UnusualStranger]

"Gods, Aden. You will be telling me that the little girl we saw moments before is going to pull out a bow and arrow and start shooting us. Humans can be just as bad as the mages can be, Aden. Remember history, and that storm we passed through? Mages had a nice little hand in that." Seth said, shrugging as he did so. However, he was happily fascinated with all the interesting things that were going on. The odd chemicals that were being mixed kept his attention for a bit...until the man with boots showed up.

HAH! I think that was HEAT he was using to fly! It didn't work, but I think that is what he was trying! I have GOT to get me some of those. See if he is close, or something. If we are here to help with this, sign me up!

[hr]

The Prime Minister watched, seeming to not know what exactly to say. Giving a small shrug to Nydia, he turned to one of those who was working with the crystals. It was a woman, interestingly enough, who looked somewhat young to be working on such things. But she walked over somewhat gleefully, and noted the strangers.

"New inventors? Well, not surprised that you are impressed by my crystals! Took me a long time to get the shape just right to make it set things on fire like that. Pretty awesome huh? Seems very useful if I can get the light focused right. Maybe some kind of weapon, or maybe it could be some kind of new light source! Or maybe some kind of...."

The woman was interrupted by the elevator coming down once again, this time with some guards and what appeared to be another mage from the Academy. The doors opened, and a pyromancer at about 5' 10'', with a red vest and trousers on, as well as several guards stepped off.

"Sir, mage from one of the other ships. Seems he got on the wrong one." The guard said mechanically, giving a light push to the young mage.

"Ah...Let me guess. Jacob Fue, Pyromancer Mage. Sorry that I did not wait for you to come on over with us, but time is of the essence now that we are here. However, you are here now, so it all works out just fine....Though, are there any other questions or concerns about the Academy? Or perhaps you need to go sort out your....discussions privately. Your rooms should be prepared for you, as well as a general meeting room for your needs."

 

[PrinceOfShapeir]

"Your point being? You're only pointing out that they have reason to hate and fear us. Something isn't right here, they should not be showing us all their most advanced technology without a reason. This has something to do with us, mark my words." Aden said in a hushed tone quickly. He glanced at Fue, a sense of chill running through him. Everything here felt subtly, horribly wrong, daggers hiding in every shadow.

 

[thegamermn]

Jacob visibly restrained himself from reacting to the guard, straightening after he was pressed forward, glancing at the guard from the corner of his eye before taking a deep breath and exhaling. He looked to the guard and grinned a manic grin "Thank you kindly for the escort." Was all he said before returning his attention to the Prime Minister "I have no questions. Thank you." He said curtly before moving to stand with the rest of the mages, taking a position that was as close to neutral as he could, standing with his arms in front of him as though he were in shackles. He stood there, silent for the moment and seeming content to observe.

 

[Mr. Omega]

"Huh. Whose the new guy?" he walked a little closer, looking at him. "Another Pyromancer? Honestly, I'm starting to feel like the odd man out." He smirked, jokingly ribbing the Prime Minister. "So what brings you here?"

 

[blaze96]

Alexander had instead chosen to walk over to the person looking over powders and chemicals. The crystals were interesting but something about the work of the person had caught his eye.

"What is it that you're working on here and what can it be applied to?" He asked genuinely curious as to the answer. A part of him hoped that it may be something of a healing solve or something he could use to distract an enemy. Although Alexander figured whatever it was that was being worked on, he could find a use for it given the opportunity.

 

[thegamermn]

Jacob looked at the Airshifter as he approached, looking the man over briefly and then smiling slightly at his comment "You don't seem that odd to me...and a ship brought me here. Same as you. Except, you know, it turned out to be the wrong one." He said, his smile widening into a grin.

 

[SkyeNeko]

Fei moved from her brother's arm to Seth's, clinging to his sleeve. "Do you think that Jade knows how to use a bow and arrow...?" she glanced at Aden. She didn't understand what he was worried about. It looked like they already had things to make magic. Why would they get mages to use now? "Do you think that they're really going to experiment on us? Does that mean we're going to have wings too?" she asked hopefully.

She didn't even look at the new pyromancer, except maybe staying on the other side of Seth when he walked near. The woman with the crystals though, she looked friendly. Still, she liked to think that mages could do magic better than stupid, pretty gems. Hmm... I wonder if I can chip a little off to help me make ice! Or maybe even just control water better. Would that be cheating?

 

[UnusualStranger]

The Prime Minister grinned as things continued to go the way they did. While he could not hear Aden, he seemed to understand that things had rolled along well enough that they could continue onward once everyone was done.

"While it is fine to display your interests in what happens here, do be cautious, and keep in mind that there are other things that I need to attend to. As well as the reason you are here as well." The Prime Minister said, looking about at the work being done at one of the areas, only to finally begin walking again towards the end of the hall towards a very large steel door. He then pulled several levers, and the door seemed to react by beginning to spin some of the gears on the surface, and then sliding to the side to reveal yet another large metal door.

[hr]

The inventor that Alexander addressed had what appeared to be a protective helmet on, and raised up the front of it to look at him once he was addressed.

"...Eh? Well, this one in particular gives off different colors of smoke when you mix it with certain things. That one over there has a tendency to burn through any damned thing, and that one has so far sent off showers of sparks when I mixed something into it. As to what these things could be used for....Uh, haven't gotten that far yet. Light shows, maybe? Cleaners? Some of this stuff is still in the process, as.....GODS DAMN IT!" The man shouted, running over to another man who was mixing a few chemicals. The mix quickly began to react, and bubbles began to foam up incredibly quickly, with the man in the mask cursing, and the man who did the mixing was laughing, saying "IT WORKED! HAHA!" While the foam seemed to slow rather quickly, it seemed to be very much a cushion for a time, seeming to keep the men floating in the stuff.

[hr]

Seth shrugged at the new Pyromancer, not particularly familiar with the man, and not really caring at the moment. Especially since Fei had run over to him for the usual round of questions.

"I think that would be kind of nice if she did. I doubt it though. She seems like a pretty nice one, not using weapons and stuffs. And I think we will be just fine. Besides...I think those wings are special to these people. Probably a sign for something or other..." Seth explained, just looking about and giving a small chuckle as the two men seemed to get caught in some sort of foam.

"I would think that some time to really look around without any...restrictions would be nice, but I imagine that we are being guided for a very particular reason. That, and seeing this makes me wonder what they needed us for in the first place."

 

[CounterAttack]

"Perhaps there is something we can do that their technology can't..." Gabriel mused in response to Seth, an amused smile on his face at the sight of foam trapping two of the workers in the room. "What that might be, I have no idea... especially given my own lack of talent." The latter half of the sentence was spoken in a quiet grumble.

Gabe still wasn't quite sure of why he had been brought along. Presumably it was for his attitude towards non-magical folk, but he had not yet seen a situation that needed a diplomatic intervention on his part. Of course, Gabriel would first have to get past that Pyromancer, Aden. He seemed to have a particularly large distrust of non-magical humans; that would hamper any attempts on Gabe's part to make peace.

"Just keep in mind that with peace brings those who would manipulate it to their own ends. Humanity has always fought, over one difference or another." Again the words of the benevolent spirit came to his mind. He set the conundrum of his presence in the group aside for the moment, instead turning his attention to the room around him. The Prime Minister had crossed the room to a particularly large door at the other end of the hallway.

Curious, Gabriel made to follow the man, unsure if he would be followed or stopped before he reached the door.

 

[thegamermn]

Jacob looked around, a bit confused. The prime minister had mentioned something about their rooms? Did that mean he was dismissed? Or was there a tour? He shook his head lightly, ending his line of thought and, perhaps, looking a bit odd as he decided to simply remain silent for the time being, though he smiled brightly over at the eager young Hydromancer and her barrage of questions.

 

[Fragrance of Mtn Dew]

Nydia couldn't help but laugh lightly as she listened to the woman talk about the crystals and another inventor speak of his own work. These people seemed to inventing things simply for the sake of doing so and trying to come up with a purpose for their inventions later. It struck Nydia as an odd way of doing things, but she found it interesting. "I see... That is quite... um, awesome." Nydia said, stumbling a bit on a word she rarely found herself using. "But you said you were having trouble focusing the light? I may be of some assistance there."

After she finished, Nydia held out a hand and conjured a ball of light. "Light is something of a specialty of mine you see." She explained before her attention was drawn towards the newcomer. She hadn't thought there would be any more mages coming, so it was surprising to see another.

She also noticed the Prime Minister moving towards another door. Perhaps they were moving on? If so, it would be best if she didn't hold up the group any. "Although that may have to wait... We may be moving on."

 

[UnusualStranger]

The woman shrugged as she saw Nydia manipulate the light. As she sat back and thought, she suddenly gave a quick wave to another inventor who seemed to be waving her over, and it seemed that with Nydia being uncertain, and the other inventor being enthusiastic, led to the woman stepping away.

"Excuse me, lady. I guess you might be moving on, and someone needs my attention!" She said as she raced over to the other inventor, who spun one of the crystals around and then held up a torch to the crystal. The effect turned into one which seemed to cause an illusion of a torch on the other side, causing the woman to give a small whoop as she saw the effect.

"Well mages, I think that perhaps it is time for you to see part of the reason that I brought you here. Come into the doorway, and we will see what I have been doing such a good job at keeping a secret." The Prime Minister shouted, bringing forward all the mages into the doorway.

What happened next was a cycling of doors. With the large metal door closing behind them, and then spinning a few gears shut, only for the other to do the opposite in direction to open the door. As the door finally slid open, it revealed a very different sight from all the technology.

Older ruins gave way to the odd mechanical door. Immediately from the entrance sat a few odd fountains with strange glowing water. With torches lighting the way, it showed way to a much larger area, which the Prime Minister began walking towards. As they did so, the hallway seemed to open up much wider to a very majestic view. Much larger members of the Council. Alainia. Dorrokan. Loriot. Howleson. Jorrano. Sitheria. All majestically designed, showing their full character with how they stood, were dressed and seemed to look upon the entire room. What was most obvious is who stood in the middle. Reaver, who wore nothing but a large detailed cloak, shown with an unnatural light. In fact, the entire figure seemed to be crafted out of a crystal which seemed to play tricks on the eyes, making it seem as if the statue was not really there. The mages could feel the difference upon the statue in the middle, and the odd energies and elements that seemed to flow from each larger statue.

"This, my good mages, is what has brought you to my attention. Can you feel it?" The Prime Minister said, stepping somewhat closer to the middle, which suddenly made appear a shadow of himself. In fact, the several other characters who seemed to be in the room, dressed in religious garb and armed, seemed to have shadows following themselves around as well. Just like the mages.

[hr]

Seth and happily brought along Fei as he had walked along, noting the odd feelings that seemed to pass through him as he entered the odd....temple? Regardless, the sight of the Gods, who seemed to have an incredible....presence here.

"I'll be damned. It feels.....different here." Seth muttered softly, flexing his fingers as he did so. His flames seemed to burn brighter within himself as he gazed about at the gods, noting how close Loriot was to himself. It felt....good. However, a thought suddenly hit him.

GODS. He brought us here to....do something with the Gods? I'm impressive, sure, but the Council? Might as well tell me to control the sun while I am at it!

 

[Mr.Ivebeenframed]

Cale stepped forward sheepishly towards the statues and their mystical wonder. He noted what the others said about their elemental powers seemingly more different here than anywhere else.

"Yeah... it feels like I'm being amplified in here." Cale said, he could feel even powerful as well. Cale could sense the metal and earth throughout the room and even past that. He could even feel the individual clicks of metallic gears or the whine of specific plates if he focused hard enough. It was all jarring but it raised a question into why they were there in the first place. It seemed much to peaceful here to be anything in the fighting area and the entire city seemed stable from what they could make out.

"Prime Minister, if I may ask and please forgive me if we went over this earlier but, why -are- we here?" Cale said aloud.

 

[CounterAttack]

Gabriel let out a low gasp as he took in the sight of the room. It was not just because of the sensation he could feel, almost as if the room was heightening his magical power. He recognised the place. The statues were all in the same places, and the same poses, except for the Reaver statue. That one was new to Gabe. It was... creepy. That was the best way to describe it.

"I know this place," he murmured, turning to Nydia who stood nearby. "This is what I told you about earlier, the place from my dream... it's different, though. No lightning, no stars, no mists... and the Reaver statue is here this time instead of just a swirling blur. What is going on here..." he mused, looking back to the Prime Minister as he did so. Hopefully he would provide some explanation for all of this.

As Gabriel spoke, his shadow stepped forward, looking up to the faces of each statue before turning its impassive gaze back to the male Hydromancer. With the presence of the Prime Minister's shadow, and the others around the room, Gabriel wondered just who was in charge of them. Was it the spirit they had met on the airship? Or was it Reaver?

Or... were they one and the same?

 

[SkyeNeko]

When the large doors closed behind Fei she stopped talking. In fact, she had stopped thinking about strange stones and butterfly wings altogether. It was dark for a little, only a few seconds, but it was so dark. Her eyes focused forward. The door slowly opened to an old room. It smelled musty. Her hands were cold: she couldn't feel Seth's sleeve in her hand, which made her start to tug at it a little.

The next door seemed to take forever to open. When it did, her silence continued. The statues were huge and intimidating. She felt like they were watching her. She couldn't imagine how powerful they were, and how small she was. Alainia. The daughter of the waters. Although it was her patron, so to speak, it made her nervous. Her stomach was churning. She was... excited. She didn't know why. She was downright scared, but she felt stronger.

Her shadow looked around a bit as well, seemingly more relaxed, but it stayed close to Fei. Was it recognizing something? She noticed everyone had shadows now. What did it mean? Were all these people mages too? Did it have something to do with that ghost they saw earlier?

 

[Sehnsucht Engel]

Phebe had remained silent when they had been among the scientists and their experiments. It had been fun to look at, but she wasn't really that interested in it. She had thought about asking if anyone could give her wings, but had gotten distracted by everything that was going on at the time and before she knew it, they were in a different room.

It was a room, with statues of the gods who the mages believed in. Phebe had not been raised to follow these gods, nor could she claim that she had seen much proof of their existence. It was an old room with statues, but it did seem like her powers were stronger in here.

She noticed how there was more than the mages shadows in here. Why? She had kind of forgotten about her own shadow, but she didn't need to search for it for long, as it was standing slightly to the left behind her.

"It's a nice place and all, but I'm hardly one for interior design. Maybe you should get rid of the statues though. Y'know, let some natural light in or something." She said with a faint grin, while flicking the fingers on her right hand and playing with the fire she produced.

 

[thegamermn]

Jacob was not one to be surprised, not usually. This new development, however, managed a rather exceptional job of it. His eyes widened as he stepped in, his arms at his side now as he moved, spinning in place briefly to take in the statues around him and the door behind before focusing on the statue of Reaver. He didn't trust it, not in the slightest.

"I kinda' share the sentiments and confusion of the earthshaper...why, exactly, have we been brought here?"