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

[Mr.Ivebeenframed]

"Stick with Cale, he'll watch your back." Seth said.

Cale did his best to contain a smirk but when Seth also mentioned finding shelter, Cale sobered up a bit. He was right and this wasn't a good place to hold down if any more gargoyles came to attack to for revenge for their friend. Cale didn't even want to think about the creatures that existed at night in this world. Only recently did Cale start to truly notice the dragons as well. He made a note to steer clear of those beasts but at least they didn't mind them all that much for now. He looked to Nydia first who sheepishly apologized.

"Don't apologize, Nydia." Cale said reassuringly before he heard that the girl who spoke to Seth could offer some healing. "That girl is offering healing... even if you're a bit injured a little healing won't hurt, right?" Cale awkwardly said. He rubbed the back of his head as his gaze drifted from Nydia to the castle. It would be a good place to rest but there was no telling what dangers rested there.

"Seth," Cale called out. "I'll go to the castle and scout the place out but I'm going to need some help. Going inside a big castle alone isn't going to help much and I might need some light." Cale said, looking to Seth and the other mages to see if any of them would go along with him.

 

[Mr. Omega]

Anyone want to go to the...hmm...Castle, I guess? I would think if anything it would be the best place to hold up for a night...well, if this place has a night. Unless someone thinks its all a bad idea, in which case I have no reason to disagree with you.

"Well, considering this whole thing is a bad idea, what's one more bad idea on top of it?" Drew shrugged. It was as good a plan as any. He didn't like that they had to stumble around aimlessly, but there wasn't much choice at the moment.

As the dragon flew off into the distance, Drew eased his guard. "Good to know that not everything in this place is going to try and kill us." He saw that Fei had started bombarding Seth with questions, and stepped away. Seth will make sure she doesn't do anything reckless...

He went over to Alexander, who seemed busy with his own activities. "So, what exactly are you looking for?" Before he could even answer, he took a look at the area around them. Now that there weren't a bunch of things trying to kill him, Drew took note of the murals and statues. "I was half expecting some sort of hellish landscape, considering we're in the realm of the Reaver, and yet there's evidence of civilization here. You talk to any of the shadows about this? Anyone else have any bright ideas?"

 

[blaze96]

" Nothing in this realm is as it appears it would seem. As for the shadows, they maintain a limited knowledge of this place...those that talk anyway.As for my search, I was hoping that I might recognize some of the glyphs or symbols on the walls. Some of them are almost familiar, but they don't seem to be a source of much help. I was also hoping to possibly find another chamber of some kind, though there doesn't appear to be any."

He then turned to respond to Cale's suggestion about the castle.

"I'll go with you. I can provide light and perhaps there will be a study with a usable map in it. From what I've seen here it is probably our best shot at getting any information about this place."

 

[UnusualStranger]

Seth raised his hands, taking a small step back from Fei. He honestly doubted the dragon was going to do much, but he wasn't an expert in the first place.

"Hey! I didn't do anything! It just took off!" Seth replied, a small amount of defensiveness in his tone. More of a joke to him than anything. However, when it came to Fei asking if he could do tricks, he gave a quick grin.

"I've always been able to do special tricks, my pretty Fei. And I didn't have to do anything special for most of them. I did get some things from the trials, but it was mostly just good practice. Lots of flames for me, of course, and the other things won't be quite as obvious...but its a secret, so shhh..." Seth said, slightly with a lower tone to keep it slightly between them.

"Seth, I'll go to the castle and scout the place out but I'm going to need some help. Going inside a big castle alone isn't going to help much and I might need some light."

"That sounds like a plan to me, but I don't think we should scout too far ahead if we are going to be doing that. Not quite familiar enough with this place to be wandering around too far. Course, I don't think you need both me and Alexander here to be scouting ahead...So how attached are you to heading off, Alexander? I'm not real particular at this point, as long as we get out of here, cause Fei here seems to be getting impatient!"

" Anyone else have any bright ideas?"

Seth gave a small glance at Drew and shrugged. "Well, seems we got some parties going out. So...choose your poison, I guess? Unless you plan on going out and destroying some more of the landscape."

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Alexander's shadow stepped over to Alexander himself, giving a small affirming nod. "A map and information in the castle would be useful...if there are any left. Might be best to leave the pyromancer here...for the safety of the information, of course." The shadow whispered, obviously intending the conversation to be private.

Meanwhile, Fe's shadow seemed to be more interested in the dragon that normal Fei was, and did a few small jumps, waving to the shadow as she did so. She paused as she noted the dragon just looking down at them, and seemed to look at Fei in askance, as if wondering if there was something more that could be done.

Nydia's shadow, being somewhat annoyed, reached back to Nydia and let the light flow from their hands. The wounds that Nydia had gotten faded some, with some of the aching vanishing along with it. Almost with a huff, the shadow then turned and looked at the other shadows with some small amount of disgust. It would seem that Nydia's shadow didn't quite care for the others, and wouldn't likely be warming up to them much in the light of recent activities.

 

[SkyeNeko]

"Oooh! What's the- [sub]what's the secret???[/sub]" Fei's whispers were still pretty loud. "Like, can you make explosions!? Or fireworks?? Or OTHER ELEMENTS?!?" She bugged. "Can you dual wield now!?!? I think I got more powers i think, too. Well like, more... like... I -could- have more power. Like I just need to learn more, and I could do it!"

Her feathers fluttered in excitement, surprising her. "Oh!" She tried to reach the dragon again, this time a small flap at the end. The small dragon just ended up backing up a little, hissing.

"Hey, since everyone wants to scout places, can we scout somewhere else, too? Like the lake? I wanna go to the lake."

 

[Mr.Ivebeenframed]

"From what I've seen here it is probably our best shot at getting any information about this place."

"I appreciate the help." Cale said but before he went, he wanted to hear what Seth had to say.

"That sounds like a plan to me, but I don't think we should scout too far ahead if we are going to be doing that. Not quite familiar enough with this place to be wandering around too far. "

"Well the only way I see of getting familiar with the place is exploring it." Cale said, crossing his arms. Seth did bring up a good point of them getting cut off and possibly risking their lives even more by venturing out but staying out in the open wouldn't help their chances either.

"We're still going either way unless you want me to start constructing citadels for us to stay in. Let's go, Alexander." Cale motioned towards the castle in the distance.

 

[blaze96]

Alexander turned to Seth.

"I'm set on going. If there is any chance I might learn something about this place I need to explore it. Looking for information has been the most useful thing I've done this far." He then walked over to Cale.

"You're right, we need to get going. Staying here probably isn't the safest thing anyway."

"I trust Seth, he may be eager for combat but he isn't pointlessly destructive. I understand the concern about Seth and his Shadow, but trying to exclude people over these differences in opinion will get us nowhere and actively contribute to our failure. We were all chosen to be here for some reason, I trust that the gods had a plan for all of us. That we all have our role to play and to continue the analogy, we can't go breaking up the troop due to clashing world views." Alexander quietly responded to his shadow. He understood its concern, he honestly did, but exclusion and any amount of mistrust was unacceptable to him at the moment. They all needed to work together more than anything if they wanted to survive.

 

[UnusualStranger]

"I can make explosions, little Fei." Seth teased. "But I don't have anything super extravagant. Could you imagine what a problem I would be using lots of elements, and flying about? I'm betting a lot of people would make a fit of it. Bet even you would think I've gone too far."

Seth gave a small shrug as Cale began to make his way out with Alexander going along with him. They would probably be best heading out like that. Besides, there were lots of other things to look through, and Fei wanted to see what the lake offered. He figured that might be a bit more fun for him, as well as possibly something worth checking out.

"Well Cale, if you feel up to constructing citadels while you are going with Alexander, that would be great." Seth said with a grin, taking a quick look around once more before making his own decision.

"While you two get going to check out the lake, I think me and Fei will go check out the immediate area. See if we can find any information on our own as well. I would like to think that everyone should either stick together here, or choose to come with one of us. Can't get too split up, and three groups is probably pushing it but...might as well try some new things."

With that quick exchange done, Seth checked his sword, and the odd squawking dragon, and grinned. This is what he had been waiting for all those years at the Academy. A chance to go on an adventure, and use his skills for more than putting other mages in their place.

"Well Fei, what do you think? Wanna do a bit of exploring?"

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Alexander's Shadow nodded quietly at the explanation, and seemed to sigh at the end of it. He glanced back at Seth's shadow, who seemed to be looking about at the other shadows before the gaze swept back to Alexanders, and he grinned, causing Alexander's shadow to turn away.

"It is no intention of mine to break up the troop...but recklessness has its time and place, and I can't help but shake that the fire mage is filled with that. But, you are right that we all have our parts to play, and it is not my place to question them. We might as well get going..."

 

[SkyeNeko]

"Too far? That would be awesome" Her mouth hung open as she tried to imagine controlling all the elements. You could probably even come up with really neat combinations that no one else could do, and become masters of those too, like changing the weather to fire rain or making an earth tornado, or something super cool. And you would be like the grand master of the whole Academy, and get to go on cool mission to fight dragons and evil magic people and stuff, and they wouldn't be able to do anything cause you were better than them and could control everything.

"Well Fei, what do you think? Wanna do a bit of exploring?"
"REALLY YES IT'S GOING TO BE SO MUCH FUN!" she could explode with excitement. She took one last look at the dragon, sticking her tongue out and squirting it with some water before skipping towards the lake. There were a lot of trees here, but they were weird. She didn't know how to explain it. They probably had water in them too though. Was controlling the elements going to be the same here too, she thought? Was the water at the lake going to be some completely strange and foreign thing, or was it going to be odd colored water?

"Seth, what do you think we're gonna have to do here? How do you know that all that stuff at the castle is coming from here?"

 

[Mr. Omega]

Drew had been staying back while the others were splitting off into groups. He figured Seth would keep Fei safe, and Alexander and Cale seemed to be heading somewhere where there might be a little more to examine. "Castle sounds good to me. Hope you two don't mind the extra company."

He then turned to some of the mages who seemed to be lagging behind, Gabriel and Silvana. "What about you two? You've been pretty quiet lately."

 

[CounterAttack]

"That'd be because we've been thrown in here and essentially left to our own devices," Gabriel answered. "I mean, what are we supposed to do now that we're here? Find some way of closing the portal in Kerbones? How will we even manage that if we don't know where we should be going? Will we even be able to get back from this side if we close it? As I've said before, several times, I don't feel we have enough information. Whether something's being kept from us, or we're meant to find the answers ourselves... I don't know."

'Course, it's not like I'm of much use anyway... The thought was left unspoken, though Gabe did feel the need to mention it to someone. His vent at the Prime Minister was probably worth discussing as well. The newcomer, Silvana, was probably the only other mage that had heard the latter, being the second of the last two to pass through the portal.

"So yeah. I don't have any ideas myself. I'll just follow you guys, I guess."

 

[NeoAC]

Talk moved on leaving the cavern and going out into the wide open, where the dragons flew freely and the skies dripped with the blood that could potentially spill out. At least in Raven's eyes. I guess I should have expected that Seth and the sheep would want to move on. Where are we going to go though? Are we going to find anyone in the village who isn't a complete asshole and might be able to help us figure out where we are or what we're supposed to do? Are we just going to find this Serena ***** and have to fight again? In the midst of her mile a minute yapping, Fei brought up the possibility of the lake. At least the lake sounds relatively nice.

Raven moved over to where Seth stood. There was no idea what was in store considering the gargoyles practically materialized upon entry into this world and there were still giant fire-breathing lizards outside, so she wanted to feel as safe as possible. "As much as I don't like it, I guess we don't have a choice in this. Typical. I'll go with you lot." She tried to pull up her hood back over her face but felt nothing but her own hair, which had been dried out a bit following her earlier brush with the beasts. Right. Burned off. Lovely. Just what I need. More fucking sunlight on me. Already toasted as is.

 

[UnusualStranger]

"Well, guess its decided then. Most of us going to the castle, rest of us checking out the countryside. Since most of us are heading to the castle, we'll meet up with you guys...later, I guess." Seth said, and with a wave started to get going.

As they began to get going, Seth smiled as Raven moved to join up with them, taking a few slower steps so that she could catch up as they began to make their way along. Fei was excited about the trip, at least. He wasn't sure about the others, but figured that they would be fine, with Drew now throwing thunderbolts of his own. Though...he couldn't help but wonder how Fei felt about that particular scenario.

"Well, I'm pretty sure that we just need to find out someone who is causing a fuss around here, and put a stop to them. We may be going by the info of the Prime Minister guy, but he went through an awful lot of trouble to just get us here, so I would like to think he has some idea of what to do." Seth explained, stopping as he swore one of the trees just did something. Letting it go for the time being, he kept right on going, glancing about a bit more carefully.

"Course, I wouldn't tell you I was absolutely certain. This place is pretty...different, so I get the feeling that things being obvious isn't a big factor here." Seth continued, stopping at what he could consider strange...fruit maybe? "So, what do you think of Drew's new...skills. Quite the change from his original. Course, it came in handy, but I don't think he quite has a good....hold on it."

By the Gods, was that actually tactical, Seth? When did I get halfway good at that? Here's to hoping I can keep it going.

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As the other group began to make their way towards the castle, they had to travel through the ruined town before it first. Though many of the buildings were ruined, some of them appeared to be more intact than others, partially due to some of the overgrowth that seemed to be creeping over them, possibly covering the holes that might have been there otherwise. As they continued, it seemed that some of the buildings had some form of inhabitants, or at least something that would slam a window or door shut as they proceeded along.

From time to time, a dragon would swoop by the group, or a gargoyle would be seen walking through the streets themselves, but for now the only things that seemed to pay any close attention go them was some of the dogs that wandered the streets, or a dragon here or there that took the time to wait upon the rooftops.

Other than the time to time slamming of windows or doors, things were oddly idyllic. Creatures and building alike almost greeted the mages like they were a typical occurrence. The oddest thing that perhaps was seen as the mages began to make their way to the castle was that some of the gargoyles seemed to be using magic as well, lighting a torch, repairing a building, making water flow from a fountain...all kinds of simple things to seem like they were maintaining the town.

 

[Mr.Ivebeenframed]

Cale observed the odd town as they ventured through it. It seemed normal enough until the windows and doors started to shut on them as they passed through. What was even more odd than the dragons flying about was the gargoyles that attended to the town and maintained it regardless if they were there. Cale thought no better of it as he wanted to get through the town as fast as possible in order to get to the castle. If nighttime was a thing in this realm then he did not want to be caught out in the open for it. As he went through, a dog ventured close to the group and Cale responded by flinging a small rock at the dog's direction. It barked at him and scampered off.

"If the creatures are like this, I wouldn't want to see the humans." Cale remarked as he observed the creatures. Still, he kept his eyes on the castle ahead. "Let's pick up the pace. This doesn't seem right..."

 

[SkyeNeko]

"I dunno. I guess it's hard to control things when you're new at them. Like my wings, you know! I'm going to learn how to fly sometime!" Her wings fluttered around, like fish out of water. Or a bird out of air. She tried to watch the dragons that were landing and taking off around them, to little avail. It was a little complicated. "I'll have more time to work on ice, now. And my wings. Ice and wings."

 

[blaze96]

"Judging by the reaction humans are either hated, feared, or don't really exist in any quantity at all. Frankly I'd lean towards the third, even with magic a human surviving in this place seems incredibly difficult to almost impossible. Right now I just hope who or what ever is in that castle is somewhat amicable." Alexander replied as they walked along, nothing really felt right here to him and so he was incredibly on guard through the entire walk.

To be honest he was almost jumping at every slam. He decided to speak to his shadow about their conversation earlier.

"Honestly a part of me thinks that Seth's recklessness and bravado might be a boon here. It may just be enough to keep some of the weaker creatures from picking a fight with us... and perhaps make the bigger ones think twice before doing anything." He said quietly to it.

"Though you may be right and it could end up causing some harm to the cause. I can't say for sure, but right now I'm leaning more towards helping than hurting."

 

[NeoAC]

As the group moved through what could only be described as the ruins of the little town, Raven took in the info around her with equal parts dread and admiration. Whatever had caused the inhabitants to abandon this area had done a very through job of it. The empty husks of homes held lots of welcome pockets of darkness, but the vines creeping over and protecting those pockets were unsettling.

The Nightshade hung close to to the Pyro as the still fresh out of the nest Hydro attempted to spread her wings and fly. She looked more like one of the baby dragons as opposed to the flyers back in the Prime Minister's kingdom. Didn't knock the yap out of her though. "As much as I am impressed at the ruthless way someone snuffed out this village, something is off Seth. You don't think that trumped up ***** the monsters babbled on about serving had anything to do with this, do you?" Cause I'll believe she has this kind of ability with a wanna-be name like "Iron Mistress" when I see it...if I see it...

 

[UnusualStranger]

As the group of mages that had decided to go through the town arrived at the castle, they were greeted by a collection of blue flames within the moat around the castle. They seemed almost hungry in some spots, trying to climb the pit that they sat in as the mages approached the bridge. While the flames were indeed an impressive feat, what was even more impressive was the castle itself.

Water seemed to constantly be pouring from the walls, giving the stone and walls an almost shiny look as if they had always been properly washed from the day they were set up. The water, despite constantly pouring down, seemed to never flow into the moat of flames. With that, the winds also seemed to keep the line of flags at the doorway constantly flowing in a wind that seemed to be localized only to the front of the castle, almost specifically for the flags. And with all that occurring, it wasn't clear what was causing it all to happen, as the windows and holes that were about the castle all seemed to be covered by a blackness, ensuring almost complete privacy.

As the mages proceeded the last few steps towards the large door, several ordinary cats made their way out of the slightly opened door, some paying the mages no mind, the others carefully watching as they proceeded outside. This was followed very suddenly by a string of curses.

"GOD DAMNED CATS! FINE! MISS THE SHOW, YOU MISERABLE THINGS! NO DAMNED GOOD AUDIENCES MEANS NO DAMNED FINE MEALS TONIGHT! UNGRATEFUL WRETCHES!" A man was heard screaming from inside, followed by a loud slamming of a door.

One thing that the string of curses seemed to attract was a small collection of gargoyles, who seemed to group up on the other end of the bridge. As they gathered, some of the dogs slipped past their legs, more interested in the cats that now wandered about than the mages.

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"Well, then its good that he went the other way then. I get the feeling he might...irritate anything that could be friendly. But, you are right that it can have the effect of stopping potential problems...or inviting even bigger ones. This world is different, so I hope we can find some form of consistency." Alexander's shadow cautioned, only to glance about the castle.

"This place is...strong. Protected, perhaps?"

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Seth laughed as Fei gave her wings a small flap.
"Just ice and wings? Sounds like a good accomplishment for the day. I bet thats why you wanted to go to the lake instead, so you could play with that stuff instead. Thanks for telling me about your plan." Seth teased, sticking his tongue out at her.

Though, Raven was there to make sure that he didn't forget what was going on, nor what had just happened to them. As he turned, he found that she was standing a little close, which he almost felt tempted to wrap an arm around her. He stopped himself from doing that, as he got the feeling that was too much.

"You are right, Raven...Something about this place isn't right, but it seems the gargoyles here don't much care for us...mostly. But I don't think our 'mistress' is going to be any problem. Sending a few bits of stones to stop us was quite the underestimation. If she had any bit of guts, or power, she should have sent it first." Seth said, finally stopping at the edge of what was an odd lake.

It was particularly large, and oddly enough, completely clear. It was a shimmering, which was unexpected and unnatural since there was a direct sunlight to really cause that to happen. With the clear water came a view of many of the fishes, slimes, and other underwater creatures.

Around the edge of the lake, a selection of creatures sat around the edge, some hunting for things in the water itself, others just taking a drink. Even some strange fire beasts had stepped next to the water, seeming to be tempting fate. As they had gotten close, a few goo monsters seemed to approach the mages. One seemed to reform itself in the form of Raven, though with the blue form it was not exactly the most consistent appearance.

"Well....I would say unexpected, but I shouldn't be surprised...Hey, your hood is gone. You alright with that?" Seth remarked, noting with the goo appearance didn't have a hood either.

 

[SkyeNeko]

"Of course it doesn't feel right, it isn't. We're not at the Academy anymore, or even in the same world." Fei looked around the lake. Nothing aggressive. Everything was just sort of minding their own business and drinking water. Fei ran ahead to a small floating dock. There weren't any boats or anything attached to it, but the dock went out into the deeper water. Fei knelt over the side, touching the water briefly with the tip of her finger. A big smile broke across her face and she turned and dunked her whole head in the stuff. It was cool, and refreshing, and there were all these fishes swimming and stuff growing under the dock. Maybe they could do some fishing or something! And swimming! The water was pretty normal. Not poisonous or anything, or really anything different than water. Fei was disappointed, she hoped it would taste like juice or something, like, fruity or something.

 

[Mr. Omega]

"If the creatures are like this, I wouldn't want to see the humans. Let's pick up the pace. This doesn't seem right..."

"Indeed. But then again the whole place is wrong, so I doubt our destination is going to make things any better..." Drew said as Cale walked ahead of him, until the castle was finally in sight. Drew whistled at the sight of it, admiring the peculiar properties of the flames and the water. "Well, regal folks here certainly knew how to make a nice castle. I wonder how they got it all to work this way..." His thoughts were interrupted by Alexander.

"Right now I just hope who or what ever is in that castle is somewhat amicable."

"Of course it won't be. Because that would mean something here is going right." Drew said, getting annoyed with himself at his own whining. I can't help it. I know that we're facing stuff like the end of the world, but that doesn't make this any less shitty.

"GOD DAMNED CATS! FINE! MISS THE SHOW, YOU MISERABLE THINGS! NO DAMNED GOOD AUDIENCES MEANS NO DAMNED FINE MEALS TONIGHT! UNGRATEFUL WRETCHES!"

"What did I say?" Drew chuckled, glad to at least hear the sound of another human being at last. The cats certainly caught him off guard, and the gargoyles made him reflexively send a few sparks flying for a few seconds. Take it easy. We have someone inside, and the last thing we need is to send the wrong message by blasting a hole in the castle.