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IchigoMontoya (Don’t ask) Relationship Status: Not caught up in your love affair
#355376: Jul 14th 2021 at 3:43:59 PM

Realizing that he was coming up on the Throat of the World, Ben briefly contemplates driving his bike all the way up the side of the mountain, only to decide against attempting such a risky ploy for the sake of winning a lighthearted race. Instead, once he's passed Honningbrew Meadery, he maintains his course towards Ivarstead and the Seven Thousand Steps that awaited him.

Rbade [PASIO] from Woodstocks Since: May, 2015 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
[PASIO]
#355377: Jul 14th 2021 at 3:47:21 PM

She smiles, and takes it.

"Thanks. It's my favorite flavor."

Miyuki reclines back into her chair, and starts to eat her ice cream.

These two are all right. Very poggers.

/\。。/\
KiriK The Grey Pilgrim from across time and space Since: Mar, 2015 Relationship Status: Singularity
The Grey Pilgrim
#355378: Jul 14th 2021 at 4:25:56 PM

Omega

"... I'm not sure what he's having," PC!Megan quipped upon landing and seeing Grog be... well, Grog. "But I'll have some."

Calling on her understanding of Corros magic, she formed her hands into a triangle and slammed them into the earth, setting up an Acid Ground trap, before hopping back and letting off 10 or so rounds with her rifle to draw the Fanged Wyvern's attention.

KiriK

Aqua locates the path towards Bleak Falls Barrow and takes it. From there, she scales up the hillside, reaching as high a point as she can, then completely cuts all thrust and lets the Glider sllllliiiide down towards the river below, before gunning it once again to add to the momentum. She hits a nice incline and jumps off it, hurtling up the side of the Throat of the World.

Jedi Knight Raeii is climbing the mountain on the back of an armored varactyl when he sees Aqua rush by. "... What could she be doing?" He shrugs and just continues his slow climb.


Unfortunately, Grog ruins Megan's grand scheme by smacking Magnamalo hard enough for it to stumble. It roars as spiky scutes flare up over its back, and more of its body is covered with hellfire than before.

Fortunately, however, Deimos gets the hook off, and promptly reels Magnamalo right onto the trap. The solid, yet corrosive, nature of the ground burns the Fanged Wyvern's feet. Bjarik runs in with the opening granted, attempting to stab and slash away at the monster's left foreleg.

Edited by KiriK on Jul 14th 2021 at 6:28:23 AM

"A wizard is never late, nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to."
Bolded1 Fate, guide me from behind you!!!!!!!! Since: Mar, 2015
Fate, guide me
#355379: Jul 14th 2021 at 4:34:08 PM

Hahaha! Grog defeat you again, big dummy monster! When Magnamolo proceeds to light ablaze, he suddenly get a realization, and gulps loudly. ... Maybe Grog is given time to reload first?

However, the trap then works! Confused on what happened, Grog decide to strap the massive gun to his back and pull out his bike sword instead, which he use to also attempts to attack the forelegs.

GROG KILLS!

Nautolan picture belongs to Bonesmarinated on twitter
IchigoMontoya (Don’t ask) Relationship Status: Not caught up in your love affair
#355380: Jul 14th 2021 at 4:41:45 PM

Upon reaching Ivarstead, Ben pushes his foot down on the accelerator, and his bike begins zooming up the Seven Thousand Stairs that encircled the great mountain. As he makes his ascension, he catches sight of Aqua scaling the Throat of the World on her Glider.

"Heh... if she ever decided to take up swoop racing, she'd probably win enough credits to purchase the finest suite on Coruscant!"

Chuckling, the young Jedi continues on his own path towards the top of the mountain, the wind whipping at his brown hair.

Rbade [PASIO] from Woodstocks Since: May, 2015 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
[PASIO]
#355381: Jul 14th 2021 at 6:25:07 PM

Morthal

There is a Cyrus.

"..."

He seems to be... Cyrusing? I don't know. What does one without a soul do during their downtime. Thinking, I guess.

/\。。/\
KiriK The Grey Pilgrim from across time and space Since: Mar, 2015 Relationship Status: Singularity
The Grey Pilgrim
#355382: Jul 14th 2021 at 7:10:49 PM

Aqua's straight shot is shorter, but Ben's smooth path lets him maintain a steady high speed while Aqua quickly decelerates, slowly climbing up the rest of the way. Who will prevail?


Morthal

The Sovereign of Sorrow bawoops in behind Cyrus. Unlike last time they met in a very similar fashion, this time she is not bothering with the guise of Cynthia, nor does she have an apparent hostile intent. That being said, her deathly aura is far stronger than it was before.

"Hello."

"A wizard is never late, nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to."
IchigoMontoya (Don’t ask) Relationship Status: Not caught up in your love affair
#355383: Jul 14th 2021 at 7:19:10 PM

As his bike streaks past High Hrothgar, Ben guns the accelerator one last time as he nears the top of the mountain. Regardless of whether he or Aqua make it there first, he immediately hits the brakes upon arrival, bringing the vehicle to a stop.

Rbade [PASIO] from Woodstocks Since: May, 2015 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
[PASIO]
#355384: Jul 14th 2021 at 7:22:48 PM

Cyrus doesn't even blink.

"You again."

He turns around to face her.

"I suppose I should ask what you have been up to. Have you been well?"

/\。。/\
KiriK The Grey Pilgrim from across time and space Since: Mar, 2015 Relationship Status: Singularity
The Grey Pilgrim
#355385: Jul 14th 2021 at 8:53:19 PM

Omega

Calling out to her weapon with her mind, Megan called it back to her. She didn't strictly need it to cast magic, but she found the motion of it in her hands helped her sharpen her mental focus — and if she found a weak-point, she would want the acidic enchantments of the blades to be able to best exploit it.

She vaulted backwards, and held her whirl up in front of her, focusing on her understanding of both Muta and Cardinum magic to probe the possible actions the Magnamalo would take — and if she could find an opening to strike at a weakness, she was prepared to jump into action.

KiriK

Aqua decides to pull a questionably-legal move. Reverting her Glider back into its normal Keyblade form, she hurls it at the peak and teleports up towards it, returning it to Glider form just as she comes over the edge and lands mere moments before Ben. I mean, technically it's not her magic, just the Keyblade doing weird Keyblade things, but the temporary dismount...


Magnamalo's left foreleg is now similarly wrecked to its right one. This doesn't stop it from flipping into the air with an upwards tail swing before it rears up and divebombs Deimos.

Megan will see her opening right at the end of the dive - Magnamalo creates an explosion of hellfire upon impact with the ground, and at that moment it needs a second to recover. The spikes protruding from its back to accompany its enraged state - those seem incredibly frail, and the hellfire currently engulfing them makes them even more susceptible to damage.

Bjarik is tossed like a ragdoll from Magnamalo's tail-flip, and Deimos doesn't fare much better against the subsequent divebomb, cracking his rocks and sending him tumbling.


"A lot has happened, but... I suppose you could say I'm at least feeling better about it. I've accepted my prior defeat, and at the same time I've regained a lost artifact containing more of my former power."

She looks away for a second, but glances back at Cyrus. "I still think your ideals are wrong, but I'm willing to talk rather than fight it out."

"A wizard is never late, nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to."
Rbade [PASIO] from Woodstocks Since: May, 2015 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
[PASIO]
#355386: Jul 14th 2021 at 9:06:13 PM

Cyrus nods, and snaps his fingers. A small table with seats materializes between them.

"Let us talk, then," he says. "Do you prefer coffee or tea? Or plain water."

/\。。/\
IchigoMontoya (Don’t ask) Relationship Status: Not caught up in your love affair
#355387: Jul 14th 2021 at 9:54:58 PM

Ben offers Aqua a goodnatured smirk, deciding to let the suspect manner in which she'd beaten him slide. The entire point of this race had been to have fun and take his mind off of the Sith, after all.

"Consider yourself lucky that I'm in a great mood right now, Aqua. Otherwise, I would've had half a mind to contact Terra and inform him of your treachery," he jokes, his smirk giving way to a genuine smile as he approaches her. "In all honesty, though, the way you piloted your Glider could've given Master Skywalker a run for his credits. And I'd be lying if I said I wasn't impressed with how clever your unexpected ploy just now was."

Bolded1 Fate, guide me from behind you!!!!!!!! Since: Mar, 2015
Fate, guide me
#355388: Jul 15th 2021 at 4:27:40 AM

DAD NOOOOOOO! Enraged at Deimos being sent flying, Grog hold his ground and fire away with his Minigun, hoping to pour his rage into every single bullet to try to overwhelm the giant beast.

Nautolan picture belongs to Bonesmarinated on twitter
KiriK The Grey Pilgrim from across time and space Since: Mar, 2015 Relationship Status: Singularity
The Grey Pilgrim
#355389: Jul 15th 2021 at 12:17:35 PM

Omega

"I can see..."

Megan vaulted off the ground, combining her augmented strength, Whirl, and enhanced maneuverability to launch herself towards those juicy, juicy spikes — and activated the enchantments in the blades of her whirl as she did so.

"YOUR WEAKNESS!"

And in a flurry of swings, she aimed for the protruding spikes, aiming to deal as much damage as she could, before then trying to cling onto the back of the wyvern!

KiriK

Aqua gives Ben a thumbs-up and a slight chuckle as she properly dismisses her Keyblade Glider. "The fact that I had to do that to win shows your own aptitude for racing."

A rock bonks her on the head from high above. There, on the very very peak of the Throat of the World, sits Raeii on the back of his varactyl mount as it clings to the rocks.

"Oh, Sentinel Raeii. What were you doing out here?"

"Filling out my holomap," he replies matter-of-factly. "The more of this particular land I've surveyed, the more easily I'll be able to lead you around if the Masters aren't there to help. Plus I'm trying to find fast travel points."

"Fast... travel?"

"Calling a Republic shuttle, useful for getting around quick but you can't go out of or into danger."

"How do you contact Republic shuttles in another dimension?"

"A very good question."


When Magnamalo's protruding scutes are broken by Grog's wild gunfire and Megan's slashes, it rears up on its hind legs, flailing its forelegs before falling onto its side.

Deimos takes the opportunity to jump on it as well, planting a time bomb on the monster's body with a ten-second countdown.

Bjarik picks himself up from his ragdolling, runs back to the fray and attempts to finish Magnamalo with a simple downwards sword plunge through its head!


"I'd love some coffee." The Sovereign bows and takes a seat.

Edited by KiriK on Jul 15th 2021 at 5:25:47 AM

"A wizard is never late, nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to."
Bolded1 Fate, guide me from behind you!!!!!!!! Since: Mar, 2015
Fate, guide me
#355390: Jul 15th 2021 at 12:22:02 PM

Grog runs up to the mad beast and attempts to help his guard friend finish it off, with a mighty downward blow using both of his fists!

Nautolan picture belongs to Bonesmarinated on twitter
IchigoMontoya (Don’t ask) Relationship Status: Not caught up in your love affair
#355391: Jul 15th 2021 at 12:50:59 PM

Ben shows Aqua an appreciative grin.

"That, or the clones must've seriously modified this bike prior to giving it to me. Either way, I'm looking forward to telling the others about our race."

Then Raeii arrives atop a varactyl, prompting him to regard his fellow Jedi with noticeable confusion. Surely, Republic comms wouldn't be able to receive their transmissions from all the way out here.

"And where in blazes did you get that varactyl from? Did the Council send you on a mission to Utapau?"

Edited by IchigoMontoya on Jul 15th 2021 at 1:07:54 AM

Rbade [PASIO] from Woodstocks Since: May, 2015 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
[PASIO]
#355392: Jul 15th 2021 at 1:55:06 PM

Cyrus manifests a pair of cups of black coffee.

"I prefer coffee as well. The strong flavor and the chemical effects of caffeine ensure an alert mind that is able to complete its given duty."

He takes a sip.

/\。。/\
KrampusTheTherapist Filia, Final Lucifer. from A Galaxy Far, Far Away (Fifth Year at Tropey's) Relationship Status: A cockroach, nothing can kill it.
Filia, Final Lucifer.
#355393: Jul 15th 2021 at 5:51:59 PM

The Avenger - Prison Deck

A scarred and bruised Wrustoiz is sat in his cell, head dropped down and his hands clasped together by a pair of stun cuffs. Weeks of torture had left his body scarred, his mind shaken by the perversions of the dark side.

He slowly rose his head, a pair of Imperial soldiers interrupting his concentrated silence. The two stopped at the Imperial Officer sat at the terminal not too far outside his own cell.

He couldn't make out their conversation, but by now he knew exactly what was going to happen.

   "Sooner than I expected."   

He muttered to himself, concentrating on the cuffs binding his hands. The metal and the mechanisms beneath it formed an image within his mind. He closed his eyes, and took a deep breath in.

His cell door opened, the pair of Imperials stood right at the entrance,

"Get up, we're going on a trip."

Wrustoiz sat motionless for a few moments, prompting a more aggressive response from the Imperials. They stepped into the cell, and one rose his blaster butt to hit the Sith. Wrustoiz seized his opportunity, using a controlled burst of force energy to unbind himself, unleashing a wild torrent of force lightning through the whole cell.

This completely fried the two guards, and the officer reached for the console in an attempt to lock Wrustoiz back into his cell. Wrustoiz gave him no such opportunity, snapping his throat with a loud crack with a force choke.

He stumbled out of his cell, and to the control terminal at the center of the room. Wrustoiz grasped the collar of the dead officer and threw him off of the terminal. He quickly navigated through the menus and called an elevator, looking down at the dead officer.

Wrustoiz bent down and grasped the fallen officer's blaster pistol, looking at it with a glare of discontent. The elevator arrived, Wrustoiz continuing to stumble, but he manages to get into the elevator.

He had no intention of fighting his way out, concentrating deep into the force. The elevator door shut, rising through the ship. It came to a stop a few moments later, opening to reveal a large group of Imperial soldiers.

He stared at them as they entered the elevator, and he exited, turning to face them. The elevator closed, and it began to move once more. A smirk stretched across Wrustoiz's face, the Sith walking away.


Reprium - MOC

Joshua was sat on a crate outside the stolen Imperial tank, in conversation with Jedi Master Zeloai and Sovereign.

"This is the only lead we've gotten since he disappeared."

"It isn't a coincidence there's a 'leak' in their communications as the biggest ship I've ever seen waltzes back into this place. This is most definitely a trap."

"Regardless, he has the most information regarding them. His help in planning any of our operations has been beyond valuable, and we'd be fools to pass this up."

Zeloai had been standing in silence for most of the conversation, finally speaking up,

"I do not share your same confidence in this Spartan. This is almost suicide."

"And that's stopped us before? You said the same thing about Raeii."

Zeloai sighed,

"The dark side of the force clouds Wrustoiz, it clouds the fleet and the ship, ever since Laxin returned and this fleet came with him..... It has been difficult for me to see what may lie ahead."

Joshua groans,

"Well I don't feel clouded, I think it's quite obvious that we should take any chance we can get. You've been afraid to do anything since he came back, and they're only getting stronger."

"There is a difference between fear and caution."

The Spartan stands up,

"Your caution is going to get us killed, we have a solid opportunity here."

The Spartan storms off, Zeloai's gaze moving to Sovereign.

"You have my vote sir."

Beat

Zeloai sighs,

"Perhaps it is time to take action and roll the dice."


Several Hours Later

"I'll get into contact with Ben."

Joshua grasps for a holo-communicator,

"No need, I already sent out a message, anyone listening, besides the Imperials, should hear and be on the way."

"Now, we wait."

KiriK The Grey Pilgrim from across time and space Since: Mar, 2015 Relationship Status: Singularity
The Grey Pilgrim
#355394: Jul 15th 2021 at 5:55:38 PM

Omega

Rolling off the Fanged Wyvern's back, PC!Megan flourished her whirl, making a quick slash to weaken whatever natural armoring it may have had protecting its head, in an effort to make Bjarik's strike even more effective! Following that, she then vaulted over to the tail, and tried to get out as many slashes as she could to sever or break it.

KiriK

"It was a gift from a Jedi Master who saw potential in me," Raeii explains. "Apparently, he raised a few himself. We never actually met in person, he sent the deed of ownership over mail."

"Quite a generous Master."


Magnamalo roars and thrashes, then falls still.

Quest Complete!

"We... We did it?"

Deimos 'shrugs' and heads off towards Whiterun. He pulls out a cigarette and snaps his fingers to make a lighter flame... only to realize he no longer has a mouth with which to smoke.


"I just like how it tastes."

The Sovereign sipps.

"So. What do you even consider to be 'spirit'?"


MOC

Terra is riding on his Keyblade Glider, Angel presumably in tow.

"Finally found them."

Edited by KiriK on Jul 15th 2021 at 7:56:23 AM

"A wizard is never late, nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to."
Bolded1 Fate, guide me from behind you!!!!!!!! Since: Mar, 2015
Fate, guide me
#355395: Jul 15th 2021 at 5:59:12 PM

Thank you mother, father! But now Grog abandon you both, as you abandoned Grog!

He suddenly runs off.

Nautolan picture belongs to Bonesmarinated on twitter
Whoma The Great Herrscher of Sentience from Earth Since: Feb, 2021 Relationship Status: Armed with the Power of Love
The Great Herrscher of Sentience
#355396: Jul 15th 2021 at 6:05:48 PM

MOC

Angel looks a tad conflicted, for whatever reason. The emotion on her face is difficult to read.

Could she help them? Of course. Would she help them? That was the real question. She has no real plan, after all, and as positively simple as ending whatever problems her new allies had in quick and simple fashion sounded, she knew that in practice there was subtlety to this. In the end, she suspected this would end up as it usually does.

"Finally found... who?", she says to Terra, tilting her head. "I'm assuming the same people we came out here for, but it's always good to check."

Yatta!
Rbade [PASIO] from Woodstocks Since: May, 2015 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
[PASIO]
#355397: Jul 15th 2021 at 6:18:42 PM

"Impulsive urges. Emotional responses. Illogical courses of action that humans are wont to follow. In essence, the elements of the human psyche which can be attributed to Azelf, Mesprit, and Uxie. Consciousness."

"Have you read Blindsight? It purports that consciousness as humans (and Pokémon) experience it is an inefficient anomaly. Its anomalous status was, in hindsight, almost certainly untrue in regards to my home universe - Arceus, the definite creator of the original world, was almost certainly Conscious and intended for such a condition to be propagated."

"However, the point of its inefficiency holds water. The elements of willpower, emotion, and knowledge intertwine to create hideously complex psyches which can seldom be counted on to perform their duties perfectly, or even to the best of their ability. They can be irrational, fickle, rebellious, and often simply fail to be up to their task. Contrast this with non-conscious machines or alien life, which can utilize perfect rationality to complete tasks and run their systems as efficiently as possible."

He sips his coffee.

"I have created a world in which humanity exists in an more efficient mental state. Society runs smoothly, problems are dealt with quickly and cleanly. Willpower is replaced by a function of societal inertia and momentum, emotion as it dictated actions is eradicated, and knowledge is learnt and employed subconsciously."

Edited by Rbade on Jul 16th 2021 at 3:35:04 AM

/\。。/\
IchigoMontoya (Don’t ask) Relationship Status: Not caught up in your love affair
#355398: Jul 15th 2021 at 6:32:17 PM

"Agreed. I don't think I've ever heard of a Master gifting another Jedi with a varactyl before. Truth be told, I have always wondered what it would be like to ride one..."

Before he can say anything else, Ben hears his commlink going off. He takes it out and activates it, an ever-so-slight chill running up his spine as he listens to Sovereign's message.

"I have a bad feeling about this..."

After forwarding the transmission to Warrick, he returns his attention to Aqua and Raeii, then clears his throat to get their attention.

"I just received word from Sovereign. Unless the transmission was garbled, he and the others are preparing to... move against Laxin," he says, trying his best to keep the dread out of his voice. "And while I was hoping we could enjoy the view from up here a little longer, they're undoubtably waiting for us to join them as we speak. So, heh, let's not disappoint them."

Edited by IchigoMontoya on Jul 15th 2021 at 6:33:35 AM

KiriK The Grey Pilgrim from across time and space Since: Mar, 2015 Relationship Status: Singularity
The Grey Pilgrim
#355399: Jul 15th 2021 at 7:16:50 PM

"Fast travel time."

"Wait, wh-"

A Republic shuttle descends from the clouds.

"Here we are." Raeii dismisses the varactyl, which crawls away, and climbs aboard the shuttle.

Aqua shrugs and hops in with him. If Ben does so too, they will be ferried directly to the MOC in mere moments.


The Sovereign sighs.

"Think of living like... Oh, I don't know, a cake. Life is the cake itself, and what happens during life is the frosting. Spirit is... the freshness of the cake. Remove it entirely, and the cake is just slightly sweet, stale bread. It doesn't feel right to partake in it - to call it a cake anymore. Robbing people of the ability to enjoy the cake might as well be just as bad as burning it, like what I wanted to do."

"A wizard is never late, nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to."
OmegaShadowcry Spooky Scary Boneheaded Man from The Arena Since: Mar, 2013 Relationship Status: Gay for Big Boss
Spooky Scary Boneheaded Man
#355400: Jul 15th 2021 at 7:23:49 PM

"Whew... Hell of a fight from that— thing...? What the fuck did the big guy say before he ran off...?"

She tried not to think about that as she knelt down next to the beast's body, and examined it closely, searching for... something, but not finding it.

"Damn... I was kinda hoping your were a new element of magic or something," PC!Megan said. "... Maybe I can still make somethin outta ya though. Wonder if there's any smiths familiar with this stuff around here..."

Though this land was different from Bjarik's own, he would undoubtedly know of the Skyforge and of Eorlund's work — and smoke still rose from the Skyforge here. Perhaps that was something worth indicating to this strange woman, in her strange armor?

"The Stick has sentimental value. It's like an enormous, hideous teddy bear we can kill things with." -rikalous

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