Chains of Dragons (No LSU's)

[Mew Master]

Smeargal: *arm hurts from Smeargal's poking* Of course, PM it to me, and I'll add it to the fic when ever I get that started. So far I've gotten Part I: Secret Evil. Mystic Pendants, Powerful Weapons printed out and I'll just have to wait until I put up a notice for Part III to print Part II. Each part may be broken down into several chapters, but who knows. Now I have to come up with a past for Faile Thundersong. Confusing? Don't worry, I'm insane enough to remember it all o.oU.

Darkmaster: Uh, Amal's a girl.

EVERYONE: Okay I don't want things to move too fast. Yes Garm's soliders (as well as the scary silent ones) are mucking things up but we have to try and wait fro everyone. My next post (Tuesday night mostlikely) will be the turning point of our adventures in Termania. Just one thing till then. DON'T HAVE GARM'S SOLIDERS ATTACK THE INN RIGHT AWAY. It is important that we are all there and mainly in the tavern until they launch their attack.

If the others aren't there by then, then I throw them in and explain it later.

Oh, I don't have Nuri done yet. mostly because my 2nd Hour Govt class wants me to draw them before the year's over so that pushes all of my other projects aside untill I'm finished. Actually they wanted a rough draft today! o_O!! It's almost finished and I should get more work in on Nuri. I'm also working on some termonology as well as Character Lists so when we get farther I'll post that and help save you guys some confusion as well as headaches. So if you guys have any names or occupations for your families I would like them.

*Yawn* It's gonna be a long day. I'll check in at lunch and then see ya tomorrow.

Later!

~ Mew Master

[Mew Trainer Rose]

three words for ya all: I. Hate. School. especially college applications. Luckily it's Spring Break now.

Vared
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I had little interest in shopping or cheking out the beach, so I just wandered around town, looking for something interesting.
"Let's see what there is in this town." I said to myself. I looked at the various buildings in town."...I'm not hungry, I don't need any new clothes, I don't want any tourist's trinkets...hey, a library. Those are always a good place to kill some time." So I went into the Termania Public Library.
It was nice and quiet inside, and had a faint smell of old paper. The librarian's desk was off to one side, where it didn't block thne view of the rows upon rows of bookshelves. Not having any particular book in mind to read, I walked around to see if a book caught my eye. Before any of them could, I found the card catalogue. (I assume they wouldn't have computers to serve the same function. hmmm, come to think of it, it's been a while since i last saw a card catalogue, much less used one...)
After wondering a moment about what to search for, I decided (predictably ^_^) on dragons. I wasn't surprised to find that most of the books on the subject were fiction, and sounded like children's books. I was about to give up the search when I saw the last card on the subject. It was for a book on a collection of myths from over 4000 years ago titled simply Legends of the Ancient Dragons (so sue me, i couldn't think up anything more creative. ). After writing down the title, author's nam,e, and call number on one of the pieces of paper left near the card catalogue for that purpose, I went to find the book.
It was a very old, dusty book in a section full of other old, dusty books, a few of which were actually scrolls. It was bound in cracked brown leather, and the thing felt slightly brittle. I picked it up off the shelf and carefully started flipping through. The writing was faded in most places, but I could pick up some of the writing here or there, sometimes up to a full sentence.
demon...Necrosan...ultimate (something) will bring peace to the world...Dragons...
I was trying to puzzle out a phrase that looked almost readable when the doors of the library banged open. I wasn't in view of the door, but because the building was so quiet I could easily hear a gruff voice talking to someone, probably the librarian.
"I have reports of a young woman coming in here a few moents ago. We have reason to beleive she may posess an item that belongs to my employer. Do you know where she is?"
The librarian said something in a much quieter voice, but I didn't need to hear any more anyway. After spending a second trying to decide weather or not to take the book, I decided I'd rather not be stuck with legitimate charges of steeling and quietly put the book back on the shelf. If I was lucky I might be able to get it at an antique store somewhere. Then I walked as slinetly as I could toward a window I had seen in the back of the building.
The window was open, but there was a guard nearby. He seemed to be just patroling around though, so as soon ashe was out of signt I pushed the window farther open.
Or at least i tried. It was stuck, and after a lot of pushing and wiggling the window, I managed to only open it about another inch or two.
"There she is!" the gruff voice caled from behind me. I glanced over my sholder to see a soldier running down a narrow row after me. As quick as I could, I formed a ball of flames in my hand. The soldier didn't hesitate a bit, but the attack wasn't for him.
"Fireball!" I shouted as I tossed the flames at the window and jumped to one side. Whatever glass and wood that didn'y immediately burn or melt to nothing went flying in all directions. Before the shrapnel even finished landing, I jumped through the window and dashed away. I had to get back to the inn fast, but i couldn't let the guards catch me. I ran in a diferrent direction than the inn, started darting into streets at random to shake them off, and doubled back a few times. I eventually made it to the forest around the edge of teh town, then stayed inside that untill I got back to the Black Forest.

[Shadow Djinn]

Zera
I grasped my katana even harder as I watched the soldiers run around the streets of Termaenia. They had no clue we were here.Me and Chamel were the only 2 to have their weapons.
" Damn." I thought. Then something snapped my mind.
" Chamel." I snapped. He turned.
" You can camouflage right? Turn invisible?" I asked. He rubbed his head.
" Kinda." He muttered.
" Nevermind...Even if you COULD get the weapons invisibly, people would see a bunch of weapons floating in the air." I shook my head.

[Mew Master]

Uh, Templar, Mark's character is Chamel. I call him Mark because he's an old buddy of mine and we went to school together and know eachother. Please try and remember that everyone...

[Mew Master]

Okay, here's my post so we can wrap this all up.

3rd Person POV
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Saké, Kage, Zera, Chamel, Sora and Amal tried to think when they heard a long droning sound flying through Termania.

"What's that?" Zera asked.

"It's a fire alarm, they say the library was attacked with a Fireball." Leena reported immediatly.

Just then Vared dashed upstairs and the others stared at her.

"What?"

"Starting fires now?" Kage asked.

"It's not my fault! I had to get out of the library so I blasted through a window. No real damage was done to the books." she assured, waving her hands.

Then Horus came in, followed by Seylin as well as Elena and Faile.

"What's going on?" Elena asked. "I've spotted Garm's soliders all over the place."

"They managed to get here really quick though." Faile added. "How did they know?"

"Who cares, what matters is we get out of here ASAP." Seylin said.

"One problem," Saké stated. "Only three of us have our weapons and the others are in the storehouse in the back yard, about 20 yards away."

"We'll bust them up on our way." Kera boasted.

"Only if you're suicidal," Horus finally spoke. "There are more soliders gathering around here."

"Everyone! In the tavern quick!" Gleen shouted.

They rushed downstairs, Saké thinking. "We need to get outta Termainia, quick." They reached the tavern and Saké went for a map of the town and laid it on a table. "Okay, here we are." he pointed to a small square that showed the Black Forest Inn and Tavern. "We're close to the middle of town and there are several ways out of Termania." He pointed to several points on the map. "Unless of course we take the sea route and then that's a new one, but the soliders are checking the boats so that's pointless."

"So your plan?" Vared asked.

"We split up and split." he continued. "We can split into groups or go on our own."

"Yes, if we stay in a group we're more likely to end up caught than free." Kage added.

"But where do we meet?" Vared asked.

Leena brought over a map of the continent and dropped it over the map of Termania. "This should help."

Saké looked over the map and picked a spot. "Here," his finger landed on the scribble that looked like ruins. "The Draconian Ruins."

"Those ruins?" Horus asked. "Why?"

"But how are we gonna get outta here without our weapons?" Elena interupted.

"I'll get them." Chamel finally said, and everyone looked at him.

"How, I thought you couldn't camoflouge fully." Amal asked.

Chamel rummaged through his clothes. "Simple," He pulled out several paper charms. "The Chameleon's Seal."

"What do they do?" Denisu asked.

"They allow anything that touches them to be camoflouged along with me." Chamel replied, a big smile on his face.

Everyone fell over in stupidity.

"Then why didn't you mention them before?!" Kage demanded.

"My sensei told me to use them sparingly, it's not like these are easy to make."

"Okay so do it."

"Not yet," Chamel stated.

"What?! Why not?" Zera asked.

"I need your cloak Kage. I can't carry those weapons in my hands."

Kage unwillingly took his cloak off, reveiling his wings, and haded it to Chamel. The Chameleon Demi-Human placed the seal on the cloak and went into hide mode. The only thing we could see was a walking bunch of clothes, that began to take themselves off.

"You hold them off and I'll be right back to get your weapons to you." With that, the invisable Pendant Bearer was gone as the rest heard a window open and then close.

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I will continue this in a bit, because I have to go and record Kenshin.... I hope it will. So I'll finish this up in a bit.

Later!

~ Mew Master

[Shadow Djinn]

GAH! Sorry O_o. I got confused since ya kept callin him Mark XD. *goes to edit*

[Mew Master]

Time to continue!

3rd Person POV
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They watched as the window closed and then turned back to the question at hand.

"How do we get past them unarmed?" Amal asked.

"We are not unarmed." Zera said. "You and I still have weapons."

"But what about the rest of us?" Vared asked.

"Watch out!" Horus shouted and pulled a couple of the others to the ground.

Then the windows to the Tavern shattered inward and soliders started pouring in. Soon, the small band found themselves surrounded.

"Great" Kage muttered. "This is just great."

"Don't move, or we will be forced to attack." the general said, holding up a hand. The palm had a swirl of flames in the center.

"Sir! There are only 10 here! One of them is missing!"

"What?!" the general's attention was diverted for a second, and the group wasn't going to waste any time.

Saké jumped into the air, avoiding a barrage of fireball and Photon Ray attacks that just hit other soliders. He flipped and started to fall. His flipp had aimed for a square table by the edge of the tavern and he was falling towards it, feet ready to land.

His feet touched the far edge of the table, and the table tipped with him on it! Denisu had miscalculated and had hit the far edge of the table, causing it to fall over infront of him and block several element attacks from the soliders.

He lay and rubbed his butt, which was what he had landed on when him misjudged his jump and flip. "Ow, my butt."

"YOu allright Saké?" Kage asked as he rolled behind the barrier Denisu had made.

"Except for the fact that my rear's gonna hurt for a few hours, I'm fine."

"Your butt's fine Saké." Horus replied as he jumped over the table and behind it. "and So is everyone else." he commented as they ducked as more fire and rays blasted over their heads.

"Now what?" Kage asked as we continued to hide. "We stay here much longer and the whole place goes up in flames.

"I know," Horus agreed.

Saké stole a peek of the situation. Seylin, Vared, and Sora were behind a table, Faile, Elena behind another, and Zera on his own.

"They've got us pinned down. Unless we do something." Saké said and got ready to push the table. "Help me out."

The three began to push.

The soliders shooting at the tables were surprised when one of the tables began to scoot towards them. The three pendant Bearers pushed about seven soliders against the wall, the close quarters and legs of the table keeping them from moving their arms.

"Tight enough boys?" Kage asked with a smirk.

"That should hold them." Saké stated.

"For another five minutes." Horus replied.

Blasts of energy flew over their heads and the boys scattered. Kage ducked behind a table with Zera, Horus jumped over one with Vared and others, while Sake tipped another one over.

"This is hopeless," Vared muttered.

"The Calviry has arrived!" we heard a familiar voice announce.

"Chamel?!" Amal questioned.

"None other!" The Masumoon appeared out of thin air and cut down a group of four soliders in one swipe. "Okay, who ordered the large cashe of weapons? We've got swords, claws, daggers, arrows and an assortment of more daggers and long range weapons with very sharp points. Ow!" Their weapons clanged to the ground and Saké raced for his.

He grabbed it, tucked and rolled, before ending on his feet and his sword unsheathed and ready to fight. Kage flipped in, clutched his Dragon Claws and then flipped onto his feet, gauntlets in place around his arms. Horus just mentally called his weapon to his hand. And so the others, except for Chamel, Zera, and Amal dashed in and grabbed their weapons.

"Let's go!"

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The windows were busted out again, this time soliders flew out them instead on in. When the last solider was kicked out Saké found Gleen.

"Thanks alot Gleen, I think you saved our lives."

"Don't worry, just get going. I'll check in on your father." he replied as he grabbed a broom. "Just get going."

The group headed out of the Black Forest, weapons sheathed but ready to fight. They ran up a street and ran into a blockaide.

"Now what?!" Seylin asked.

"Split up!" Saké shouted and the group split apart. "Head to the Rondevouixs point!" he shouted as he headed down an alley. I hope I make it. he thought.

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Okay, now we escape from Termania and head to the Draconian Ruins, east of Termania by about two or three miles. This has a lot of fighting, and remember this is a town so there may be some unexpected obsticles in your way. I'll add another post sometime later this week.

Later!

~ Mew Master

[Mew Master]

Okay here's Nuri!!

Nuri, the Fire Dragon God

The two red stains? That's blood. I had a bloody nose one day while I was working on her and just realized those were there. Sorry mtr.

EDIT: Stupid typos. Man I ws typing fast.

[Darkmaster Kagemusha]

Sorry guys, I'm leaving for a short vacation tomorrow and won't be back until sunday. Sorry I didn't tell you sooner. I'll try to get on while I'm gone but it probably won't happen. I think you can handle Kage well enough MM. Also, I can't think of anything good to do right now. I hope you get on here soon MM so that you can give me your e-mail address, just incase I atleast get access to that, so I can keep up to speed and I can give you my posts.

[Mew Master]

Well I can't type what I want to right now, so I'll wait until Sunday when I have 5 hours to type it all out, so now I'm in control of three chars, Sake, Faile, and Kage, as well as a new character I'll introduce later.

Mark, take control of Horus and really anyone else who hasn't contributed in the Termania Storyline much. Vared, Sora, Amal, and Zera have posted but Elena, and Seylin have been quiet. If they post about getting out of Termania, delete the posts you made in their behalf.

We're still in the process of getting out of Termania, and you can have it all in one long post or several shorter posts, it's up to you really.

But please, if you cannot get on for extended periods of time. Tell us please (Like Kage just did) it really saves us some headaches.

Later.

~Mew Master

[MechAlphaChamel]

Yeah, no problem there Denny. Say, what do you all think about the new quote that I got?
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[The_Missing_Link]

*looks around* Well, I guess it's my time to go too as I'm leaving tomorrow for Las Vegas and won't be back until this coming Thursday night. If someone will just include me in their dialogue or something, that'll be cool. Even better if there's a 4-liner from my point of view. Anyway, I'll try to post as soon as possible when I get back

Cya till then

[Mew Trainer Rose]

I like the pic of Nuri. I'm assuming all the little spiky things on her are scales, to go with the long ones on her cheeks, elbows and tail. Nice, they give her character. And it looks like she's got paws!

Vared
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I dashed down a street and turned the next corner i could find. One or two others might have been following me, but I didn't pay attention. Trying to remember the map, and wishing i had thought to ask if there was another coppy i could have, I headed in what i hope was an easterly direction. I cut through alleys and side streets, and backtracked quite a bit to avaoid soldiers as much as possible, but more than once I had to force my way past a group of soldiers. I eventually got just a few blocks from the edge of town.
Crouching low to the ground in a thin alley between two buildings, I peeked around a corner to see a large group of soldiers standing at the interesction of a pair of small streets. I inched away from the corner, then stood up and turned to backtrack again when i heard another group of soldiers coming down the street at the other end of the alley. I looked frantically around, not wanting to be caught in the small space between two groups of soldiers. There weren't enough boxes in here to hide in, and i couldn't climb up the sides of the buildings fast enough, if at all. Spying a small metal hatch set in the ground and drainage holes cut into it. An opening into the sewer. Better than nothing.
Wasting no time, i knelt down next to it, stuck my fingers in a few of the holes, and pulled up. I pulled so hard that I almost fell over backwards when the hinges swung open easily. Extracting my fingers from the holes, I turned and crwaled into the opening feet-first. Standing on the ladder below, I carefully lowered the hatch so that it didn't make much noise. Then i just stood there for a while as the soldiers passed by, and i waited for my heart to stop pounding. Then I carefully climbed down the ladder, having decided that my chances of getting out of town would be better if i stuck to this unconventional route.

[MechAlphaChamel]

Ok, for those of us who own a Game Cube and play melee daily, I have one thing to say: My Samus OWNS, don't argue unless you can pay for a ticket up here and then able to take a humiliating defete... Try this at your own risk!
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As Chamel distrubuted the weapons to the eager battlers, the Goons started to close in on their position. Chamel finally noticed that he was still undressed (and still invisiable). The goons began to storm the inn, coming up the stairs, at the door, hammering... and when the door came down, all that awaited them was a pile of cloths, they began to leave when all of the sudden the clothes began to move, they began to take shape of a human. Then Chamel began to slowly fade into view. The solders stood with there jaws open until the general came up and commanded that they take the pendate from its cold dead hands. Split second later, lay half the squad sent up to investigate the inn, all cut at the waist and their guts spilled out of them and they fell. The general was next to taste cold dragon bones...

The remainers (Sake, Amal, Horus, ect...) had gone out throught the window and were awaiting the goons to be finished off in the room they were just in seconds. An arrow wissed by Amals head, another by Horus, which he grabbed out of thin air. "Foolish!" shouted Horus. With that, more arrows came to him. Each was plucked out of thin air with grace, which were given to Vared. Kage couldn't resist testing his reflexes, so he gets up to the plate and an arrow comes at him. "Gravity!" he shouts, and the arrow is compressed to nothingness... "Nice." commented Horus. "Ah, just let them waste their arrows!" boasted Kage. "All the more for me boys." said Vared. "Don't go getting to cocky now, we will still have to fight to get out of here." said Sake.

Chamel came out onto the roof and signals that its safe to come in. "Why did it have to be the chameleon that got the good action?" whinned Kage. "He had the element of suprise, something that we need to get out of this rat maze." commented Sake. "Well, I got arrows." said Vared out of no where. "Thats nice." said Chamel.

(listening to Chris Rock... Laughing...)

Elena was almost has got to the edge of town when she gets sprung by three Garm goons. "Lady, you have what we want, give it to us and we'll give you a quick death..." said one of them in a dull, monotonus, robotic voice. " "Yeah, here you go..." as she takes off the pendant and hands it out to the goon, as he reaches for it, she goes in for the nuts (ouch, yeah, that just ruined his weekend...) one goes for her hands and the other went for her head the one that went for her hands got foot to stomach, and the other got palm to nose (dead). The other was getting up and there stood Elena. "Please, spare me!" wispered the goon. "Yeah, here you go..." and with that, Elena clocked the guy right in the temple. "You are spared." said Elena. When she finished hiding the bodies, she precieded to spy on the goons around the coner and then down the drainage shute...
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Someone else continue, its 2:57 A.M. up here in Montana... and I need to play some PSO. And then beat Dan into the ground with Samus... Check back in the morning and chat with you tomarrow... er today Denny

[Mew Master]

Denisu “Saké” Wamiyazen
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I ran through the alley, as fast as I could because I could hear the sounds of a fight behind me. I hoped everyone would make it out all right. The end of the alley was coming up and I saw that it was blocked by crates. At the rate I was going I should be able to break through without a problem. After I did I should head north, it was the quickest way out of Termania.

I held up my arms to protect my head as I slammed through. My arms spread and I pushed several crates out of the way as I went. “Comin’ through!” I shouted. A tuck and roll later I found myself on my hands and knees and ready to keep going.

“There he is!” someone shouted and I looked up. In front of me was a line of soldiers their swords raised and hands up, each charging up a variety of attacks. “Ready. Aim!”

Uh, oh. my mind screamed. NOT GOOD!!

“FIRE!”

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Kage Igaide
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My hands slashed and brought down several of Garm’s idiotic soldiers down. This was pointless, everyone else had scattered while I was still holding my own, but for how long I had no clue. I ran and jumped, high above these idiots. My feet came crashing down on one soldier’s face and knocked him down as I just started attacking some other’s before they could get a blow in.

“Gravitone!” I shouted, my hand pointed to the sky. All the soldiers within a ten foot radius of me started to become heavy and couldn’t hold their bodies up. They plopped to the ground, unable to hold their weight up. I used this opportunity to run, heading towards the sea. Once I got there I should have a plan.

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Faile Thundersong
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We had left Kage behind as everyone had split. I hope he was okay. I meanwhile, had several of Garm’s men following me, launching Photon Rays and Fireballs around me. Quickly I spun and pulled a arrow taunt and released it at them. One man in front sliced the arrow in half before it hit anyone.

“Crap!” I spun around and ran some more.

Running through Termania’s streets I managed not to run straight into people. I step here and jump there, and they remained safe and I could keep running. Garm’s men didn’t care either way, they just ran straight into people without remorse.

I ran past a man standing by some barrels. “Water! Water! Get your fresh water right here!”

Water. That was it!

I stopped and faced the soldiers running at my and they slowed as well. The people on the street started to clear is as the soldiers started to come for me.

“Finally decided to give up?”

I pulled out several arrows and angled them on my bow. “Whatever!” I aimed and pulled the string taunt, then let them fly. The man who had deflected my last arrow was expecting them to head for them, but they didn’t. The arrows hit the barrels that the man was standing by earlier, right next to where the soldiers were now.

The soldiers looked at that and must of decided I had missed big time and started to laugh.

“You need practice missy! You couldn’t hit the broad side of a …ack!!”

The barrels broke, drenching each of them in gallons of water. Soaking wet, they were somewhat dumbfounded. I readied another arrow and aimed for them.

Sparks of pure electrical power began to blast from the arrow I was holding. Soon the entire arrow was glowing bright. “Thunder Arrow!” I let it go and the sound of a thunder clap wasn’t far behind. Instead of hitting them, I hit the puddle of water under them!

All of the soldiers received a severe electrical shock, until smoke pillowed from their bodies and they plopped into the water puddle, mud literally on their faces. I smiled and then ran the way I was headed.

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Denisu “Saké” Wamiyazen
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“Outta my way!!” I shouted.

I was running as usual, this time Photon Rays and Fireballs blasted past me as I dashed through the streets.

“Not good! Not Good! NOT GOOD!!”

“Forget that. Meteorite!!” someone shouted and it caught my attention. I looked into the sky and a point of light started getting bigger.

“Crap!” I muttered and ran faster. I looked, searching for a way out of this. There was another alley, not too far. The whistling sound of the Meteorite attack got louder and I didn’t know if I could make it. I lunged for the alley entrance just as the Meteorite was right on my tail.

An explosion knocked me forward and I rolled along the ground, somewhat dazed and my ears ringing. I looked behind me and saw a pile of rubble where the entrance to the alley once was.

“Barely made it.” I sighed as I realized just how close that was. A few seconds later and I would have been under that rubble, or blown to bits. I stood up and shook my head to be brought back to my senses. “Time to get moving!” I said and ran along the alley into another street and I continued to head north.

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Well that’s what I have so far as far as Kage and google’s characters. I’ll add more to mine later. So it’s important that no one interferes with my Char until after my next post. Got that? Good.

Later!

~ Mew Master

[Mew Master]

Denisu "Saké" Wamiyazen
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The set of streets I had turned onto weren't occupied by any of Garm's soldiers. Heading north should get me out of town, then it was a matter of going east for several miles before I would reach the Draconian Ruins.

I continued to run and turned another street to avoide a mass of people, only this time I saw the soldiers setting up a road block!

"Hold your positions men! There is no way he is going to escape!" the general ordered.

"Yes sir!"

I didn't stop running, instead, I had a plan that might work.

"Weapons at the ready!"

"Yes sir!"

Several spears pointed forward to meet me.

My right arm was pulled back and light particles started to gather. A ball of light energy formed around my fore arm. The sphere grew until I was ready.

Still running I pointed my open palm towards the ground. "Photon Blast!!" THe attack aimed at the ground blasted chunks of it away and forced me into the air. My forward momentum allowed me to continue moving even after I had left the ground.

Flying through the air, I did a flip and landed on my feet ready to keep moving. The soldiers behind me were stuck because they had so packed the street they couldnt' turn right away.

"Heh, that was easy.." I commented and started running.

WHAM!!

I ran into some one that knocked me back. I looked at who I had ran into and gasped. It was Karsh! The guy who lead the force that attacked the Keikami shrine! MY HOME!! He had the mean look as his hair was blown in the wind.

"Well well well. What do we have here. " He said glareing at me. "Is it the same kid who beat me?!" his voice almost roared. Behind him was a line of guards.

I managed to stand up and face him. "Beat you? I don't know what you're talking about!"

Karsh drew his sword and pointed it at me. "YOu may have caught me off gaurd then, but I assure you it won't happen again. Draw your weapon."

Reluctantly I drew my sword and got ready to face Karsh once more. Last time I lost, but according to him I beat him. What the heck was he talking about?! I took a defensive stance and remembered how I had jumped in without thinking.

"Now pay!" Karsh shouted and lunged for me.

I parred and blocked his attacks, but the force of his blows knocked me back several inches. His power was unbeleivable even though I was blocking he was still getting the upper hand. I blocked his latest attack and he tripped me, dropping me to my back, and my sword away from my hand.

"Ouch." I muttered. He was way better than I was.

I openned my eyes and stared at the point of his sword, pointed at my head. "Now, give me your pendant before I kill you."

I glared at him. "Kill me first, there's no way you're getting this pendant!"

"As you wish." he raised his sword over his head and was going to thrust it down. "Now die!"

In the next instant too many things happened for me to remember exatcly. Karsh thurst down with his sword, meaning to lop off my head, but the sword had been cut in half and the attack never met me. There was something above him before he thrust down, a girl twirling a Naginata above Karsh was now standing to the left of me. Her naginata was long, almost 8 feet with a 2 foot blade at the end. The dress and hair looked familiar, like I had seen her before...

She turned around and it hit me. She was the gril I had run into earlier!

"You guys are pathetic. So many against one warrior, you are weak."

"Shut up girl this is none of your buisness!" Karsh roared back.

"I think it is. It isn't fair to gang up on someone." she replied. "So me joining in should even the score."

I took this time to jump up and get my sword. And stood next to her.

"Kill them both!" Karsh ordered and soldiers rushed us.

The gril twirled her naginata and knocked some gaurds back with the butt end and sliced some swords in half with the blade. I cut swords in half and kicked and punched the soldiers so they were out cold.

"Go! Get out of here!" the girl shouted at me.

"What?" I blocked a thrust. "I can't leave you on your own!" And I slashed at a guard.

"Just go!" she told me again.

I started to go but something told me not to. It was the look in her eyes I had seen earlier, and I turned back.

"AAAAHH!" she screamed and I saw Karsh in the air, another sword ready to attack.

I don't remember exactly what happend, but I charged up a Photon blast in my right hand, the hand that still held my sword. The light gathered in the blade of the sword instead of my arm and I could feel my body being lifted into the air. The sword was pointing towards the girl and Karsh in the air, as well as the other soldiers we hadn't beaten yet.

The blade of my sword was shining brightly and I pulled it back, for some reason I wanted to throw it. Words came into my mind and I shouted them out. "Lightforce Sword!!" and I threw the glowing sword straight at a spot in the middle of the cunfussion.

The sword struck the ground and a bright flash of light illuminated everything, blinding the soliders, but I could see. Karsh ended up crashing away from the girl. When the light dissapated the girl was still standing, somewhat confused.

I ran up grabbed her hand. "Common!" We ran, and I picked up my sword on the way. The forest was comming up and we dashed into it.

It wasn't too long before we heard the sound of men comming after us and I jumped into a tree with her in hand. My jump was shorter than usual but we were still hidden by the leaves.

We crouched and waited for the soldiers to run past and Karsh yelling, "Don't let them escape! After them! I'll kill him!"

Their sounds died down and we decided it was safe to come out. She jumped down eliquantly but I just fell and landed on my head.

"Ouch. That hurt." I commented

"Well, they're gone at least. Who are you?" the girl asked.

"Huh?" I stood up and tried to look dashing. "I'm Denisu Wamiyazen, but just call me Saké"

"God of Wine? DRink for the God of Wine?" She gave me a weird look.

"So? Who are you?" I asked.

"My name's Setsuna." she replied with a smile on her face.

There was something in the back of my mind as we headed inland, that maybe she should come with the rest of our little group. It was something that I didn't know then, but would impact everyone not too far in the future.

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Hew, that parts over....

[Mew Master]

Mark, your timings off again. Vared had already split and I already left before you posted. So I think most of your post is out dated. Heh heh. Sorry bud....

Okay when everyone is out of Termania, the next part is... this:

Part III: On To Garm's Castle: March Through the Hydra Jungle

~ Mew Master

[SmearGal]

XD MechAlphaChamel, Samus is AWESOME, though I wouldn't say no to a nice Roy. *huggles* He's so cuuuuute....

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Sora Hibari

Our group headed out of the Black Forest, weapons sheathed but ready to fight. I held my kama tightly, eyes darting this way and that. We ran up a street and came upon a blockade of Garm's soldiers.

"Now what?!" Seylin asked.

"Split up!" Saké shouted and we split apart.

I took to an alley on the right. Using my Kama for balance, I jumped over the miscellaneous items that blocked my path. I heard a couple've soldiers blundering behind me.

Ha, too easy to dodge those guys. Just a simple game of chase, I'll just--DOOR! OPENING!

"AAAAAHH!!" I yelled, jumping sideways to avoid being hammered in the face by the opening door. The man exiting dropped his basket of fish and glared at me angrily.

"Watch where yer goin', missy..." The owner growled, shaking his fist at me. "That cost 20 pounds, that did..." He looked like he was going to raise a ruckus when he noticed my kama. He instantly became nicer. "Now, then, what's a nice lil' girlie doin' back here in tha' alleys?"

I just shook my head quickly and hurried past him into the street. I looked back and forth, wondering which way to go. I have to go east...and that way's...north... I turned right and ran down the street. The soldiers burst out of the alleyway behind me.

"Stop that girl!" They cried, pointing at me. Lots of civilians stopped and stared at me running past them, but none made any move whatsoever. I saw the forest dead ahead, and rushed inside to hide.

Many voices were filtering through the trees, some crying "This way!" or "That way!" or "I have to kill him!"

One of us has been here, I thought bemusedly, and looked around.

"Saké?" I whispered, looking around. "Kage? Faile? Anybody?" The forest seemed eerily quiet. I grabbed my kama again, looking around in case anyone was sneaking up on me. I also dug around in my pockets until I grabbed a shuriken. Might as well see what they could do, if I met anybody.

I continued forward, sometimes having to slice my way through the foliage, when I heard noises up ahead, and a little whispering. I paused, debating whether to hide or to explore. If they are Garm's soldiers, then why would they be whispering? I thought. It could be one of my friends!

"Yoohoo?" I asked quietly, looking forward. The whispering ceased, and I heard a muffled, "Sora?" Saké's head appeared out in front of me.

"Saké!" I exclaimed happily. "Yay, I found one of you guys. Y'know--"

"Shh!!" He ordered frantically, and waved me over to where he was standing. I noticed he had anothe person with him, but I didn't recognize her.

"Quiet, Sora. Have you seen any of the soldiers about?" He asked me quietly. I shook my head.

"Nope. Stopped hearing their voices a few minutes ago." I nodded to the girl. "Who's this?"

"Oh..." He paused. "Er...yes, this is Setsuna." He looked at Setsuna. "Setsuna, this is Hibari Sora. She's one of my companions."

"Pleasure," She said, nodding her head in greeting. I did the same, turning back to Saké. "Have you seen any of the others yet?"
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*pokes Mew Master* You're it. And also, I'll send you the post later. I can't find it. XD! I'd leave it out, unless you think it's dire. I'll keep searching, though.

[Mew Master]

Denisu "Saké" Wamiyazen
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"I haven't seen anyone since we split up at the Black forest." I replied to Sora's question. "Setsuna helped me out just before I got out."

There was a rustle to our left and Sora and I got ready to grab our weapons. Out of the foliage, Faile Thundersong stepped out, leaves in her hair and a disgruntled look on her face.

"God I hate running like that." she commented.

"It's better than being caught." we heard someone else comment. It was Horus, right behind Faile, more leaves in his hair than anyone. "Consider it lucky that we got out in one piece."

"You guys are all right!" I almsot shouted, happy to see them still in good health. "Now where's everyone else?"

"We still have to head to the Draconian Ruins, remember? It was your plan." Faile commented, somewhat annoyed at my short term memory.

"Uh, right.. Let's go then."

We started heading east, going as fast and as quietly as we could. All the time, I didn't know it then, Horus was staring at Setsuna as we went.

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Okay, no comments as why Horus is staring at Setsuna, that's my little thing that will show up later when everyone meets up at the Draconian Ruins.

EDIT: *pokes SG for the hell of it, because she seems to enjoy poking me...* *POKE* *POKE* *POKE* *POKE*

[Darkmaster Kagemusha]

IIIIIIIII'M BAAAAA--AAAAAACK!!!!!!!!! Sorry I couldn't e-mail ya Denny, didn't have access. But hey, I got to feed apple blossoms to a cow and make plans to build a fort in the woods . Now then. **Sets "Conflict" by Disturbed on repeat and begins**

Kage Ikagaide
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I had run almost to the edge of the city when I was once again surrounded--but this time, there were at least 80 of Garm's soldiers around me. I felt more adrenaline than I'd ever had pumped through my veins begin to flow. My blood boiled with frustration, black lightning raced over my body and a black-gray aura hung about me in the air. The lightning gathered on the blades of my Claws and I let loose my fury. "DARK DRAGON!!!!!!!!!" I yelled. Suddenly, the soldiers hardly moved at all as I raced between each of them, slashing them five times each as I went. As quickly as my rush of incredible speed began, it stopped and I skidded forward thirty feet to a gate in a stance of a finished move. The lightning discharged and I began to shake slightly as my vision blurred. I shook my head and stood for a minute to recover--I heard dead silence. There was no more noise of an army moving about, people were not talking. The wind made the only sounds I could hear. I couldn't quite understand it, but I sensed something and I whirled around, my Claws up to block an attack and at the same time take off someone's head. I found my move blocked my someone dressed in a loose black coat with a black hood. Whoever it was had claws as well. I jumped back. "Assassin!" I said.

"Very good, you noticed," said a rough, but feminine voice. The hood was pulled back, revealing the face of a pretty, red-haired woman.

"No one but a well trained assassin could sneak up on me like that," I said simply, putting a violent edge in my voice. I rushed up, using what was left of my adrenaline rush, and made three quick slashes at her--all of which, she blocked. She then attacked. The woman made two slashes and a deft stab at my side--I blocked them all as well. We were too evenly matched for my liking. I now understood some of my power and used it to my full advantage. I forced the same extreme adrenaline rush as before, and the aura and black lightning returned to my body. I growled angrily and yelled at her. "BLACK COMBINATION!!!!!" (OOC: Not a new move, you'll see what it is here in a second). I bolted around her in an erratic circle, making quick slashes or stabs at her as I went around. She managed to barely block all of them. I rushed in and took one downwarb blow to her head, which she barely blocked by crossing her claws over her head. I used this opportunity to push myself up into the air and I then pulled my arm back as if I were going to use Gravitone. I punched forward and opened my hand at the end. Instead of Gravitone however, the lightning around my body collected into an orb of crackling energy and suddenly, a deluge of black needles of energy. She was taken by surprise and most of them hit her--though only her arms, legs, and shoulders. I landed and shook off the shock of the rush instantly and walked up to her as she started shaking violently herself. I waved my hand quickly and she was blasted back, but the needles dissapeared, along with their magic venom. "You put up a great fight," I said, picking her up and leaning her on a wall. "I look forward to fighting you again," I told her, and walked away, to the gate of the city.

"My name is Cassandra Lashana. I look forward to fighting you again as well, Kage Ikagaide," she said, grinning. I turned my head a bit to grin and nod, as she leapt off into the shadows.

"Amazing woman, that Assassin," I said to myself. I looked up the map in my head and ran through the gate of Termania and towards the Draconian Ruins.
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Looks like I'm back in the game.

[Darkmaster Kagemusha]

Okay, in case I screwed anyone up, I'll explain. Cassandra Lashana is a character that I have included into the storyline, and she will come into the story many more times to come, and might just become important . Now, the Black Combination is merely using the Dark Dragon technique to increase the potential of another of his techniques by making it go faster. The Shadow Needle technique he used was actually performed in less than the blink of an eye, and that is all. I hope I didn't confuse anyone. Also, Kage is now quickly on his way to the Ruins, where all of you should also be arriving at as well.

[Mew Master]

*Yawn* Oh! Hey everyone! Sorry I haven't been on for the last week. Lots of crap happening.

Monday, Thursday, and Friday the internet was deathly slow at school and I could't even check my E-mails. Tuesday I had a science Club Meeting and got out early, but I had to work, plus my Gf was over so... neah. Wensday I had an Art Club Feild trip to Kearny and had to work till 9. That and We had prom last night, so I'm kinda outof it because in about an hour I have to run to concordia and drop off my tuxedo. I looked so suave.

Western with a cowboy hat and boots. White as well I might add. Okay... let me see where we are......
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WHAT?! We only had two posts since last SUNDAY!!!!!! Damn what happened to everyone?

Okay, I now have about 30 minutes to type where we are

Oops, ran outta time... darnnit! I'll try and get back quickly so I can post something. Sorry for bugging out on you guys like that.

Later.

~Mew Master

[MechAlphaChamel]

Ok, yeah I know I haven't posted latley. Been spending alot of time over at PSOquest and Smashboards... but the Chameleon is back!
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[Mew Master]

Quick thing. New pics of Elena Kai-Prae.

Elena Kai-Prae

Denisu "Saké" Wamiyazen
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Through the underbursh we came onto the Draconian Ruins.

A large stone building, circular in design, stood in the center of a large clearing. Moss covered and hung off of every ledge and ran down the walls. Vines curled around poles and posts, as well as around the weathered stone. Huge bushes sprouted around the sides.

The Building itself, under all the plantgrowth, was built as a large domed structure. The dome had groves that ran up from the start of the curve to the top, at the top was a spire that rose two meters into the sky, a sculpture of a dragon curled around it. The stones were a weatehred, beaten, earth brown.

There was a doorway, with a flight of a dozen staris to the enterentce. Engravings of the 11 different Elements litered the sides, and the enterance way.

"The Draconian Ruins," Sora muttered. "My parents used to tell me about them, but I can't believe I'm actually seeing them."

"I've only been here three times." I replied. "The spot is secluded and supposedly sacred. We usualy do a ceremony out here as part of a tradition during the festival in Termania. It's a show of respect to the ancient lore fo Jakarta."

(OOC: Okay, Jakarta is the name of the planet where the RPG is taking place. I have more stuff but I have to get more details worked out. If you want to drop me a line about what you think would be a good idea, just PM me here or at my E-mail)

We stopped at the base of the stairs into the Draconian Ruins.

"What's in here?" Setsuna asked.

"I'll show you." I pulled out my sword and concentrated so light gathered around it and we entered.

The inside was larger than the outside would lead someone to think. Not as weathered there was still the same earthy brown coloring of age inside and the smell of mildew. I concentrated more and the light from my sword illuminated the entire inside.

11 statues, each similar, and yet different lined the walls, starting from the enterace and going along the walls, back to the enterance. The underside of the dome was marked with fading paint that showed a creature with a rainbow of colors, with gaint bird-like wings and robes, or clouds. The mural was so tested with age it was impossible to tell. More engravings of the 11 different Elements were at the feet of the statures.

The Statues were like Demi-Human Versions of Dragons. Standing on two reptilian legs and arms with five-clawed hands. Long tails and wings of different shapes. The head was elongated with five horns jutting out from each side, connected to a long neck with sharp spines that ran down the back to the ends of the tails. Their arms were folded across their chests with the necks curled up and the heads half hidden.

"What are they? Statues? Engravings?" Faile asked, looking at the different statues.

"I'm not sure, but there is something strange about these statues." Horus admitted.

There came the sound of footsteps on stone and we turned to the door. There stood Kage, somewhat battlescared.

"Damn, I don't wanna do that again." he commented, breathing hard.

'What happened? Did you see anyone else?" Sora asked.

"Na. I barely made it out when an assassin almost sliced my head off, so I havne't seen anyone yet.." he replied, making the gesture with his hand about slicing his neck. "I saw the light from Saké's sword when I started for the enterance."

"Where is everyone?" I asked, of no one really, worried about them.

"Who'se she?" Kage asked, pointing to Setsuna.

"Oh," she gave Kage a short bow. "My name is Setsuna."

"She helped me out in Termania." I added. "I guess we just wait.....

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Yuo, hurry up ppl!

~ Mew Master

[Mew Trainer Rose]

Vared
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I stepped off the small ladder onto the brick walkway along the side of the sewer. (OOC: I have a sudden urge to have 4 humanoid turtles with brightly colored headbands run by craving pizza. I think I've been watching old Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movies/episodes too much recently. ^_^") The light that shined down from the hatch above me wasn't really enough to see my way to travel through the sewer, it was barely enough to see the area directly below it. For a moment I wondered how to get a light source, then smiled when I got an idea.
I held my hand out in front of me, palm up, and formed a Fireball on it. The sphere of flames was small, not much larger than a chicken’s egg, but it lit the area around me adequately. With it's help i could travel thrpugh the sewers without falling into the water, crashing into a wall, or tripping on anything. I just hoped nobody above ground noticed it.
The tunnel ran east for a while, so I followed it untill it turned north. I saw that to contiune heading east, I would have to get across the deep river of dirty water in the sewer to reach the walkway on the opposite side. Since there didn't seem to be any easy way across the water, i did the only thing i could think of. I jumped.
Turns out that wasn't such a good idea. I only just made it to the other side, and one foot landed on a loose rock, which slipped away and dropped the foot in the water. Moments later I was leaning agains a damp wall, trying to take of my shoe and shake the water out with one hand while keeping the fireball burning on another. I got some of the water out, but got more on myself from the damp wall, so in the end i was pretty much worse off. I continued on, slightly annoyed at the dampness and wishing i could dry off.
After a while, I found a smaller tunnel running east, so I turned into it and followed it a while. It got steadily smaller, untill I found that my head nearly touched the ceiling. At that point, I decided that i must be able to get out of the city by now, and I looked for a way out. I walked untill i had to crouch slightly before i found an opening large enough for me to get out of. Peering through the holes in the hatch, i saw a couple small buildings, which probably meant I was on the outskirts of town.
Letting the fireball go out, I listened carefully for any sound of guards. I heard none, so I cautiously lifted the hatch a little bit and peered around. I saw a shape move to one side so i ducked, but it turned out to be a small dog running by. Taking one last look around, i climbed out.
"Hey, what are you doing?!" a voice yelled.
I was off in a flash, letting teh hatch slam shut on its own, running for teh forest. I glanced back to see it was only an onld man with a cane, staring at me bewildered. I felt a bit silly for being so jumpy, but didn't slow down untill i was far enough into the forest that i couldn't see the buildings.

[The_Missing_Link]

I've been back for a couple of days now but I don't know what's going on. Where are the characters now, including mine?

[Arnen]

OoC: Ditto here.

[Mew Master]

Oh, I'm sorry. I guess I should put more Play-by-plays.

Okay. After we were ambushed at the Black Forest in Termania, some of us basically split up. Saké went down an alley, Kage and Faile split up down a street. Vared ran and then jumped in a sewer, and Sora took to an alley.

As for the rest of you.... you haven't posted on that as of yet. We are supposed to meet up at the Draconian Ruins east of Termania, there we'll figure out what to do.

The following people are at the Draconian Ruins: Sora, Saké, Setsuna, Faile, Horus, and Kage.

Vared is in an eastern part of Termania, and Chamel's missing, presumably in cloak mode.

Seylin, Elena, Zera, and Amal haven't posted as to where they are in Termania, or they managed to get out.

You have to get to the Ruins, ASAP! Becasue there is going to be a lot happening within the next few posts if we time it right.

Later!

~Mew Master

[Shadow Djinn]

I got writer's block ^^;. Well, I madeup a new move for Zera so can I let him use it? Ill put it in the signup form later...Ill wait for an answer...I have only like 20 mins of comp time left and I'm planning my post for this rpg..not done with it yet

[Mew Master]

Yes, you can add a new move. I did say you could learn new ones along the way didn't I?

Denisu "Sake" Wamiyazen/Setsuna
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We looked closer at the statues, wondering how long they had been there.

"Hey," we heard Sora almost exclaim. "This is Draconian."

"Draconian?" Kage asked.

"It's an ancient form of launguage. My father researches old dialects and I managed to pick up on this one. See these markings?" She pointed to several strange brushstrokes on the wall, as well as . "The angle of the stroke gives you the cule as two what word it represents. YOu have to be able to tell subtle differences between the angle of the strokes, where they are, and where these small dots are located. All are situated inside a box like restriction."

"Can you read what it says?" Setsuna asked.

"Maybe, the symbols have been eroded a bit so I may not be able to know several words." Sora replied and started to read.

"It was a time of rejoycing. For the .....(I can't read it) has left her successors and the ones who protected her are sealed (it looks like sealed) for all time. Be known that who ever ventures here may find peace and harmony through the eons. This ...... erected for her .......... and those who have their blessings. That's all I can read." Sora admitted.

"Who could it be talking about?" Faile wondered.

"Dont' look at me, I can only see the future, not the past." Horus stated.

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Well that's it for now, should ad moe later.

later!

~Mew Master

[Mew Master]

Okay,. I'm at least getting Chamel and Vared here, the rest can get here on your own, or if you want I could add you and you could tell of how you got out of Termania...

Wamiyazen Denisu "Saké"/ Setsuna
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We all pondered over Sora's translation.

"It's a rough translation, but that's all I could make out so far." she admitted.

"We can worry about these ruins later," Kage stated. "Right now we need to find everyone. I think Garm's resorted to hireing assasins after us."

"But we have to wait here, that's were we agreed to meet." I protested. "We aren't leaving until they get here."

"Well you don't have to worry about me." we heard a familiar voice from inside the building. "I'm fine, but I was worried whether you would make it out or not." I caught a movement close to the far wall and something was moving. It was Chamel, climbing the walls like a spider, his bare hands and feet giving him a good grip. "Good thing you guys are in one piece..." he saw Setsuna. "Whose the babe?" I whacked him over the head.

"I think we should save the intro until everyone is here Chamel."

"Ouch. That hurt," he commented, rubbing the fairly large bump on his head.

"Anyone here?" we heard Vared's voice from outside.

"In here!" Sora replied. "We're inside already Vared!"

When she walked in everyone had to hold their noses.

"Where have you been?" Faile asked, barley breathing.

Vared had a sweatdrop.

"Smells like my grandmother's peasoup." Sora admitted.

"I WAS IN THE SEWER!!" Vared screamed and shut up everyone's complaining. "Hush up before I slice a few heads off!"

"Calm down Vared." Chamel tried. "It's not everyday you can smell like a dump and... AHH!" Vared punched Chamel out the doorway and back out to the medow. "Jerk...."

"All right Vared, calm down. We won't bug you about your new found sent.." I started.

"But can you stand downwind?" Horus asked.

Saké, Kage, and Horus got punched to wait outside the Ruins.

"Jerks..."

"Ow, my head..." I stated

"Why'd you have to say that Horus?" Kage asked.

"Don't ask..."

"My Back. I can't feel my back." Chamel commented.
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[Darkmaster Kagemusha]

Kage Ikagaide
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"Yes you can Chamel, get over it. I didn't even say anything and I got hit, you actually deserved it. Now, everyone is--UH!" I let out a short groan as my breath suddenly left me. The others started to speak, but all I heard were clouded mumbles. I stumbled without thinking, my muscles relaxed, up to a partially ruined, blackened pillar, and fell forward. Instead of hitting it like I expected, I went through it and began to float. I saw my body fully dissapear into the pillar and the moss and overgrowth was blasted away by dark energy. I realized that the pillar wasn't blackened--it WAS black! And there were 11 partially ruined pillars, all of them had their own color. Suddenly, I saw time reverse. Winds blew the other way, rain suddenly appeared and reversed itself as it went. Vines and trees became smaller and greener. The colors of the obelisks became more vivid as the damage done to them over the years was undone. I saw people appear, running in reverse, and suddenly it all stopped, and everything went into a normal flow. There were 11 dragons--one in front of each pillar. I slowly floated down to the large, black dragon in front of my pillar.

Congratulations Kage Ikagaide, you have discovered the Draconian Trance and the Ruins in time...
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Woooohoooooo!!!!! After this I get to make a narrative paper for english about something significant that happened to me in my boring little life. What fun.

Anyway, Kage's seemingly-unconcious body will fall out of the pillar and have all the appearances of death, and his eyes will be completely black. He will, however, be breathing a little and have a pulse. It's his Draconian Trance, which was brought on by the pillar, which contains some of the knowledge of Blackthorn. When Kage revives he won't remember much, except little bits of it. I hope you don't mind, but I had to do something interesting before I go kill myself to find something less-boring in my life to write about for my evil english assignment.

[Mew Master]

Mind if I step in......

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Kage floated infront of the black tinted dragon, who started at him with glowing eyes.

"Who. WHo are you?"

"My name isn't important now. Kage Ikagaide, you and the other Pendant Bearers have a difficult fight ahead of you. As a matter of fact, you will forget most of this first trance."

"What do you want us for?"

"Kage, To the east."

The world seemed to shift around Kage and the dragon, until the direction the Dragon was talking about was directly behind it.

"To the east you and the others must head, for there is where Garm resides. Garm has more answers than you could possibly imagine. About the Pendants, about the weapons, and about us."

"Us? Who else is there."

"Within each pendant resides other dragons. My brothers and sisters."

"Brother's and sisters?"

"Listen well. There is one among you who will betray everyone. At what time I cannot say, but you will know when that time comes. Farewell Kage."

The Dragon reached up with its forearm and popped its jaw hinge out of place, making its bite radius larger. With a roar it bared down on Kage as it seemed to become larger than life. Kage could feel something pulling him back.

Time went in fastforward. Faster and faster he went until he felt the slam as he returned to hsi body.....

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Sake/Setsuna
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We saw Kage take a deep breath and open his eyes.

"Hey! you're alive!" I remarked.

"You allright Kage?" Sora asked.

The girls who were inside the ruins had come out when we shouted that something happened to Kage.

He sat up, and rubbed his head. "I... I don't know what happened. I can barely remember. But... I think we need to head to Garm's home, there may be more answers there..."

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It's short I know.......sorry, can't work on it any more today....

[MechAlphaChamel]

Yeah, I'm here at school, not much time left. I'll get on and post when I get home today. Till then!

[Shadow Djinn]

Zera-Steel

I soared through the air, kind of. About a few yards actually. Actually, as high as the buildings of Termaenia. Soldiers fired arrows at me, and that lost my temper. I turned and faced them flapping my wings. My gloved hands powered up with energy. An orb of white energy formed in both of my hands.
" HYAH!" I yelled. " Metal Blast!" I triumphed. Launching them through the air, they exploded and they flew back. Metal scraps pelted them hard and I quickly flew off. I was near the Draconian ruins. I could see some rocks and stuff. Then I couldn't get any closer. I flew back into town, and saw a large hole. The sewers? I stepped inside and saw dirty water. Gingerly, I walked through the rocky trail until I saw light. I rose into a green meadow and I saw Vared beating up Sake, Horus, and Chamel, I think. I flew over to them.

[Mew Master]

Sake/Setsuna
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We helped Kage sit up and he was still holding his head, probably from whacking his head on the pillar. There came a flap of wings and Zera landed nearby.

"Everyone here?!" he shouted.

"We're still missing Elena and Amal." Vared replied. Just then we heard a rush of bushes and there they were.

"Speak of the devils, How are you two?!" Chamel asked.

"We're fine, but it's notsomething I want to keep doing." Elena replied, slightly annoyed.

"Agreed, but I think it's best if we stay here for the night," I suggested. "The sun's only going to be up for a few more hours so we should rest here."

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[Mew Trainer Rose]

Vared
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Annoyed that everyone made such a big deal about my recenly aquired odor, I went back into the forest to see if i could find a river or pond to wash in. The first thing I found was a small stream, maybe two or three feet wide and barely deep enough to come up to my ankles when I stood in the middle. Oh, well, better than nothing. I rinsed of as much muck and foul-smelling sewer material as i could before i headed back to the Ruins.
"Happy now?" I asked the guys who were still nursing the lumps I had given them. They didn't comment.
I turned my attention toward the giant Dragon-like statues in the building. I was particulary interested in one made of reddish stone, with looked a bit like the Dragon on my pendant. At the base of teh statue was an engraving like a burst of flames. As we settled down for the night, I decided to sleep near that statue.

[Mew Master]

Okay, here are those basic Terms I promised. I'll update them as I add more..

Jakarta: A Planet with three moons and an abundance of creatures, on the far reaches of the Milky Way Galaxy. Many creatures inhabit the planet, Humans, Reptiles, Mammals, Fairies, Fish, Birds, Demi-Humans (Humans who evolved from animal ancestors), Dragons. Demons, and Monsters. This is where Chains of Dragons takes place.

Innate: Every creature has an Element that it is born to be very excellent in. This is considered their Innate, or Element background. This is important because only Innates can use a few selected spells from their own Innate Elements and no others. It is also to tell their innate because there are symbols that appear anywhere on the body of the individual.

Elements: There are 11 Natural Elements on the planet Jakarta. Fire, Water, Ice, Forest, Lightning, Earth, Sky, Psychic, Metal, Shadow and Light. As well as a rare 12th Element known as Rainbow. The Rainbow is strong against all other Elements, no matter what they are, and absorbs all Element attacks. Elements are used like Magic attacks. There are many different ranges of attacks that can be used by every Innate, but there are a few that only the Innate of that Element can use.

Zeeam: The Main continent of the Western Hemisphere of Jakarta. Fairly large and has an abundance of environments. Spots to be noted are: Termania on the west shore, the Keikami Shrine and the towns of Hano and Zean four miles to the southeast of Termania, far inland is the ancient city of the Saurians inside Hydra Jungle, atop the mountains of the Pire Range (volcanic) is a well guarded fortress that is said to be the residence of Garm as well as the base of his operations through out all of Zeeam. A special note is the Draconian Ruins hidden deep in the jungles east of Termania, a place where no one knows its true reasons.

Dracoen Archipelago: A chain of dozens of islands to the west of Zeeam. Rumor has it there are strange shrines scattered around this mass of islands.

Draconian Ruins: A strange set of moss-covered ruins deep in the jungle east of Termania. There are 11 statues of strange Humanoid looking Dragons, each engraved with the symbol for each Element, and covered with strange armor. Their true purpose is a mystery.

The Pride (The Pack): The Pride is a group made up of several families of Feline Demi-Humans. Called the Pack by several towns, they have been viewed as a nuisance by humans who dislike Demi-Humans. Lynx and Elena are from this group.

Shadow Marshes: Not a friendly place to be. These dark and murky marshes are home to some of the most dangerous creatures on Zeeam, the Thunder Lizards, as well as several unknown types of creatures that are resting here.

Direwood Forest: The Forest surrounding the Keikami Shrine and area.

Light: An Element that personifies the virtue and healing powers of all life. The Light Element uses the forces of the heavens and light to vanquish all evil and ensure peace and harmony, as well as to heal. Such attacks that utilize this power are: Revive, Photon Ray, Meteorite, Recover All, Photon Beam, Meteor Shower, and Ultranova.

Shadow: Hidden in rumor and mystery, the Shadow Element has always been seen as evil, when it is truly anything but. Although some attacks are directed towards the opponent’s soul as well as going to hell, such attacks will not work if the target is pure of heart and free from malice. The main attacks that harness this power are: Gravity Blow, Blackout, Hell Soul, Gravitone, Hell Bound, Free Fall, and Blackhole.

Fire: The true power of the inner workings of the planet. Fire has scared the land for eons and has brought life as well as been able to destroy it. This awesome power of life and death can be used to protect as well to oppress. Some skills of the Fire Element are: Fireball, Magma Bomb, Fire Pillar, Magma Burst, Inferno, and Volcano.

Water: Without water, there would be no life. What comes from the sea shall eventually return to the sea. Water has the amazing ability to adapt to a variety of situations and is passive as well as destructive. A few abilities are: Aqua Beam, Aqua Ball, Cure, Cure Plus, and Flood Wall.

Forest: Mother Nature’s beauty at its peak. Forests harbor beauty as well as beasts. Poisonous plants as well as medicinal herbs can be found where ever there is green. Be careful where you step now. Some Forest attacks are: Bushwhacker, Bushbasher, Carnivore, Heal All, and Sonja.

Ice: The frozen form of water, ice is the main force behind the valleys and rivers all over the planet. It is the center force of erosion and will continue to carve its image into the planet. Some devastating abilities are: Ice Lance, Ice Blast, and Iceberg.

Earth: The ground we walk on holds its own power. The force that can destroy cities in minutes in rare instances of rage and torment. It struggles against its own confines in order to truly be at peace. The attacks that harness this power are: Uplift, Upheaval, Earthquake, and Golem.

Sky: The sky is a force to be reckoned with. Winds can blow anything into the air and then slam it back down to earth. Sky Elements are: Aero Saucer, Aero Blaster, Heal Wind, and Tornado.

Metal: Metals help shape the world and are both priceless and cheap. It can be bent into different shapes and forms using fire and water. There are only four attacks of the Metal Element: Recharge, Magnify, Mag Negate, and Mothership.

Psychic: Prophets have influenced the flow of human history for centuries. Sometimes helpful and sometimes harmful, psychics have shown abilities far beyond human comprehension. Although they cannot truly read minds, they can sense the auras of people and animals and tell what they are feeling and can guess as to what is bothering or wrong with them. They also have premonitions of future events, which can be seconds, minutes, or days away from happening. Because most of our limitations are based in our minds, Psychics pass those limits that our minds set and unlock our true abilities. Such spells are: Heal, Heal All, Low Res, High Res, Strengthen, Weaken, Seal All, Eagle Eye, Bat Eye, Nimble, Numble, and Psy Burn.

Rainbow: The mysterious Element that is so rare, only a few Innates have been known throughout time, and even less attacks have been created. The Rainbow Element can absorb any kind off attack and the only kind that is effective against Rainbow, is another Rainbow attack.

Dark Assassins: A group of assassins that will take the highest paid offer above all else. Their main pleasure is killing and will not hesitate to kill women and children as well. They are feared throughout Zeeam and anyone who knows their true identities never lives long enough to tell.

Pendant Bearers: A group of young warriors who posses the pendants of the 11 Dragon Gods. They also posses weapons made from the body of the Dragon Goddess.

Pendragon Seal: A Magical seal found on all weapons, armor, and items made from the body of the Dragon Goddess. They allow a person to absorb attacks that are of the same Elements as their own Innate, to heal and recharge their own magical energy. They also enable them to attack with the feeling that the one being attacked is attacked with the same element that the weapon absorbed.

Dragon Gods: 11 Dragons that are the highest authority and control the 11 Elements of Jakarta. Sealed up in Pendants 4000 years ago, most tales about their wisdom and nobility have been tarnished and whipped from memory. They also helped govern societies long ago as well. Large in size, the females are always bigger than the males, and bulkier as well. Most standing about 3 meters tall at the shoulder and can be as long as 20 meters from nose to tail. Offspring of the Dragon Goddess, they are immortal until they reproduce, then they will die.

Lesser Dragons: Smaller Dragons that are the subordinates of the Dragon Gods. They are about the size of a cow or horse and have similar physical appearance but their coloring is the same as their Element Innate. They will always respect the Dragon Gods and will aide anyone who has the Dragon God’s divine protection.

Dragon Warriors: 11 Dragon Demi-Humans that are higher than the Lesser Dragons in the Dragon hierarchy. Very skilled they are able to attack swiftly and quickly and will come to the aide of those with the Dragon God’s protection. Currently sealed in stone at the Draconian Ruins east of Termania.


Wamiyazen Denisu "Saké"/ Setsuna
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It was official, we would stay at the Ruins for the night.

"But where do we go? I've never heard of Garm before, so how will we know where to go?" Horus pointed out.

"I remember something from when I went into the trance, something about, heading east." Kage stated.

"East?! Are you sure?" Elena almost screeched.

"What's wrong with heading East? THe ocean's the other way.." Seylin said (yes I know, we missed him for some reason.....).

"Yeah, what's the deal Elena?" I asked, curious about her reaction.

"You don't know? Directly east of here is the Hydra Jungle."

"And?" Amal didn't know...

"I can't believe you guys. The Hydra Jungle is large and extensive, barely anyone has gotten out alive. The reason they call it the Hydra Jungle is because there is supposed to be a Hydra inside the deepest part of the Jungle, of course I've never seen it.."

"Then what's the problem? It's only a myth right?" Kage asked. "There's nothing to be afraid of if it's only a myth."

"You know, there are always some truths behind even the oldest myths.." Zera added.

Elena still didn't like it. "Still, why head east at all. Just because Kage saw it in his trance, doesn't mean anything right?"

"We should head east. That is where Garm's castle is."

Everyone turned and looked at Setsuna, we all had an impression of shock.

"How do you know?" I asked.

"My father is a merchant who moves between here and Garm's caslte, we live in the village next to it." she replied.

"So you know a way through the Hydra Jungle?" Chamel asked.

"Yes, and it's safe." she replied with a smile.

"Okay, we head there at first light. But We should have someone stand guard, right?" Zera asked.

"I'll do it." Kage volounteered.

"Same here." I said. "Two different shifts, right?"

"Yeah, I'll take first." Kage said.

There was a fire going and everyone bedded down by the ruins. Vared was back in the ruins, doing who knows what. I slept curled up by the wall, my sword laying next to me, we were all scattered around the campfire, except for Kage, he leaned against the wall, his eyes concentrated on the fire.

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Kage stared into the flames, trying to remember more of his vision. The only things he could make out were Betrayal, and East. Everything else was a blur.

Betrayal, what could that mean? he thought.

"Something bugging you Kage?" someone asked.

Horus was sitting next to Kage, how he got there no one knew.

"Quit trying to read my mind."

"I didn't have to. YOur face says it all. Besides, I can't read the minds of anyone who is a Shadow Innate." Horus replied.

"If you have to know, there is something bugging me." Kage said. "In my trance I can't remember really anything, except a blured image of black and two words. Betrayal and East."

"We can figure out the East part. Garm's fortress is directly East of here. But betrayal... I think.... know, I don't think, I only have one clue." Horus replied.

"And that is?"

"I cannot read the minds or emotions of Shadow Innates. I know you are one because all I sense is a black aura around your body. But, Setsuna is different. As much as I try I cannot figure out even what Innate she is. I can sense everyone's Innate, it's like a thin aura that surrounds their body. But I can't sense her's, it's like something is absorbingmy powers every attempt I make to try and find out."

"So you think Setsuna may be the one who will betray us?"

"I don't think anything." Horus replied as he stood up. "But I probably wont' trust her just yet. Night Kage.." Horus went and layed down on the other side of the fire, as Kage stared into the flames again.

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Okay, there's that, I'll add something for my Char next...

[Mew Master]

Wamiyazen Denisu "Saké"/Setsuna
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I was running down a hall. A long hall that extended into the horizon, no end at all. I could hear, but then I couldn't, footsteps, shouting, the clash of weapons. It scared me, and I kept running.

This wans't strange at all, in fact I think I had been here before. Running down a hall, people running too, after me. That's why I was so scared.

There was a light. A light at the end of the tunnle. I ran for it, but not getting any closer at all. THen I saw something. My mother.

My mother was standing in the hall, surrounded by the light. Her eyes were closed but I could tell it was her. She openned her eyes and turned towards me, her pure green eyes flashing the love that I had known to be in them.

I got closer to her, but as I almost reached the warmth and comfort of her arms, shadows erupted all around from the halls and engulfed her. I skidded to a stop and tried to run, but my feet were frozen and I couldn't move as the shadows moved towards me. They grabbed me and started shaking.....

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"Hey Saké, wake up."

I openned my eyes and looked up, It was Kage, standing over me, his hand on my shoulder.

"Common Get up. You were shouting in your sleep, and besides, it's your shift anyway.."

I forced my self up. "Thanks.."

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I really hate to leave it at this but can you guys post dreams or somethign until I've finished my post. T-Storms are heading my way and all that jazz.

Later!

~Mew Master

[Darkmaster Kagemusha]

Funny how the Shadow Innate and Light Innate get along perfectly well, and you would think they'd hate each other. Anyway, don't expect much from this post, I've been sick all weekend and I'm not my usual creative self.

Kage Ikagaide
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I laid down at the very edge of the clearing, farthest from the fire and tried to go to sleep. Unfortunately, it wasn't too easy when I was frustrated. I laid there for what seemed like forever, trying to replay my vision in my head--maybe Shadow Innate's aren't supposed to see things, since that does seem like Psychic terrirory--but I should still have been able to remember more than two words and a black blur! I was about to stand up and blast something in frustration, but suddenly, I felt like I got jerked up into the air. I was floating. I rolled around like I was under water, only to see my body--eyes open wide and completely black--not breathing, or at least, I couldn't see it if I was. Before I knew it, everything around me was moving erratically. Is this the trance? I thought to myself. It was--suddenly I stopped, and everything had gone back in time again, and this time, instead of a blur, I saw a hulking black dragon...
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I woke up with a start, looking around frantically. I'd had the trance-dream-thing again. I stood up quickly (Too quickly) and ran back to the fire (Blindly). "Saké! I had the Trance again! I remember more now! There was a black dragon talking to me, and he said something about 'the Draconian Trance', and I think that's what I've been doing on accident. He also said something about 'the mysteries of the rest of the Innates'. I don't remember anything else from that one that was different though."