DeathKnight

[color=crimson]Ken hugged her as they walked, headed twards the waterfall. Silently, he leaned down and washed his face, waking up completely in an instant. He shook his head a few times, getting it dry again, and hopped up again, stretching. The sun slowly came over the horizon, lighting up the land around them, and he silently stared at the orange hue the sky took within seconds. It was a beautiful sight to see, and Ken wished that it would never end..[/color]

[color=crimson][b]Raven[/b]: Ananda! Ugh. I should have flown. Alaustin, Listen- I'm sorry. I've just had a long hard day... Raven silently looked at Ananda and made a '=/' face. She didnt think Alaustin would listen to her.. But she shouldnt have followed her brother's lead like that. Alaustin seemed to be drifting in thought, as was Ananda- Then she realized that both of them were communicating with each other in Alaustin's mind.. Alaustin had a slightly angry face, while Ananda's was calm and concerned- like a mother's. Raven silently stared on, waiting for them to return back to reality... --- Kenneth slowly awoke a few minutes later, and drug himself to one knee before he vomited onto the dirt. He wiped his mouth off with his arm, and spit a few times before finally crawling onto his feet. He stumbled foreward at first, before finally regaining his sense of balance.. He had to lean against the wall for support after a short distance, and finally realized how much that fire attack he had done took out of him. Silently, he put his back to the wall, deciding to wait intill Raven or someone came along..[/color]

[color=crimson]Ken slowly woke up as Tarlain dreamed. It was still around 4 AM, and he yawned groggily, stretching. He glanced over at Tarlain, whos mouth was moving in her sleep. Shrugging, he got a bit closer to her, and listened to her breathing. The wind slowly blew through the area, and Tarlain shivered silently. He propped up on his elbow, and pulled her blanket over her- It had somehow slid down during the night. He slid back down with his head on his pillow, and listened to everything.. Tarlain was breathing at an accelerated rate, as if she was having a nightmare or a dream of some sort. The waterfall's sound never changed, its constant flow of water calmed your soul and spirit.. The wind rustled the plants nearby.. And slowly, his sleep returned to him..[/color]

[color=crimson]Raven chased after her, feeling somewhat sorry for the harsh tone she had used when she said that. Kenneth tryed to stop her from going, but it was too late. She was jogging out the door after her... and chasing her. Kenneth raised one finger to the others, singling he would be back as soon as possible, and tore out the door after both of them. As soon as he got outside, there were not traces of them. Various workers were carrying off debries, healing those that hadnt died, and making repairs on buildings around the Sanctum. He looked around silently, trying to find some sign of Raven or Alastuin. [b]Kenneth[/b]: Argh. Raven. Where did you disappear to? He jogged off down the street, looking down every side street he came upon- But both of them had disappeared into the town. Giving up finally, he slammed against a wall and used it for support, tired from alll the strength he had used during the day. He began to walk back twards the Sanctum, limping in his fatigue. Finally, after a hard struggle to at least get to the Sanctum before passing out, he fell to his knees, looked upwards, and limped all the way down onto the ground, Where he passed out...[/color]

[color=crimson][b]Zelfoh[/b]: Alright Celestine. The 'Darkness' as she called it is a spell which not only hurts your foe, but it makes them hallucinate. Depending on how strong you make it, it can either wound them and drive them insane, or nearly kill them and let the hallucinations finish them off... Zelfoh went off in a rant about what The Darkness spell did, and Celestine eagerly listened to her. Finally ending her explination, she showed Celestine the basic stance to begin in for the spell. Celestine copied the stance exactly on the first try.. [b]Zelfoh[/b]: Very good! Now repeat after me... "Nekton Vesa.." Zlefoh moved foreward in the stance as she spoke, the exact spell words being "Nekton Vesa Detromos Nesotros.." 3 different stances were involved in the spell, and Celestine copied her exactly. [b]Zelfoh[/b]: Nicely done, Celestine. Now all you have to do is charge some mana into that attack... Her lesson continued on, Celestine picking it up at a truely awesome pace.. even for a Celestial. Zelfoh began to treat Celestine like a sister instead of an aquentence...[/color]

[color=crimson][b]Ken[/b]: Well. We can only wait and see- But I think she'll be beautiful, just like her mother. Ken closed his eyes and smiled. It was a wonderful night, the weather was behaving well- He was having the happiest times of his long life here in Atenae, with her. He honestly did wonder why she ever left this wonderful place. The slowly lulling sound of the waterfall made him quickly fall into a comfortable postion to get back to sleep...[/color]

[color=crimson][b]Death Knight[/b]: ... It's your land that will be burning soon enough if you dont teach her the deepening magic... not mine... He slowly walked off, hating to be around mortals that were like that. He walked around half a mile away, before laying down in the grass, and silently staring up at the sky, the occasional flock of birds passing overhead. --- [b]Zelfoh[/b]: If you need my help Tarlain, please tell me. I'll be over there practicing my weapon handling. She smiled broadly at Tarlain and walked a short distance away from them, far enough away that her movements with her spear wouldnt distruot their training with magic. She closed her eyes, and began a fluid motion of attacks at her invisible foe, keeping from making too much noise, but still fast and hard enough to be a workout for her.. Her spear made light 'swooshing' noises as she continued on.. [/color]

[color=crimson][b]Kenneth[/b]: Hmmm.. Maybe with all the fighting that has been going on around this area, they were forced to stop travelling here for the night- Or at least intill the fighting died down.. [b]Raven[/b]: Or they were killed.. [b]Oracle[/b]: Unlikely, at best child. [b]Raven[/b]: Mm.. Should we go out looking for them? In teams or something? [b]Kenneth[/b]: Would that be a good idea? Who knows what is after us out there... We're popular already, and we just got here...[/color]

[color=crimson][b]Death Knight[/b]: ... Zelfoh silently trained with her spear near the waterfall, kicking and punching with the agility of an assassain. She was jumping and flipping around like any of the shadows could do, and Death Knight watched on. He hopped down from his tree, and landed with the loud 'clank' of his armor. He rose and walked away from all of them, small silver sparkles rising from the ground as his mana regeneration continued. He silently stopped... And clenched his hands into fists, concentrating on the ground underneath him, which began to shake. His aura flashed into appearance, the Silver-Black color whipping upwards around him as he began to train. The ground stripped away, rising up into the air quickly, where it hovered around him as his aura boldened into pure black. Finally, he began to yell, and a shockwave exploded out from him, huge pieces of the land rising up around him, the grass being stripped away by the shockwave. He slowly lowered his mana flow back down to normal, the ground falling into perfect place, the grass being restored by the mana's sympathy for it. Slowly, everything returned to normal, and he reached back, drawing his sword. It's aura flared into life, making the area glow yellow, and he began to train, disappearing from veiw every few seconds from his speed..[/color]

[color=crimson]Ken placed his hand on her stomach, and felt something moving around. Lethe was indeed happy, and alive and well from all the movement. [b]Ken[/b]: If I can help in any way... I will... you know that... Ken let out a smile that only a new dad could shine out to the world, and he silently nodded to Tarlain. His Aura shined out in his happyness, blinding all creatures except for Tarlain with its brilliance..[/color]

[color=crimson][b]Ken[/b]: A huge bar.. Someones foot kicked Ken high into the air, and Asuka could only stare after him as he flew across the room.. his yelled out loud as he soared across the sky... *[b]thud[/b]* There was a sliding noise as Ken fell down the wall and onto the floor. He had landed behind the bar, where a robotic version of Neil was serving drinks to all the patrons. Silently, he rose and teleported back to Asuka. [b]Ken[/b]: Ugh. This is getting stranger and stranger... [b]Asuka[/b]: I know.. But this is so cool in a way. ^_^ [b]Mini-Ken[/b]: *sings silently happy in his dream* [b]Dream Ken[/b]: *drinks a vodka, preparing to get totally smashed in his depression*[/color]

[color=crimson][b]Kenneth[/b]: I have orders to kill the Orcs anyway. I want to head there first... but Isthanae is the leader here. [b]Isthanae[/b]: Pardon? [b]Kenneth[/b]: You are the leader here in my book. I hate being the leader of anything besides my clan. Unless someone else vies for the job of leader of the Saviors of the Known world, I think you are stuck with it. Isthanae looked shocked at first, and then turned more calm. He silently pondered at that fact, and stared at the table that sat in the center of all the furnishing in the room..[/color]

[color=crimson][b]Ken[/b]: Whoa... That's a large load to put on a person who hates mornings. Ken silently smiled at the thought of having a kid, and judged that it wouldnt be so bad. He looked at her, then at her stomach, and then to the ground, where he started to laugh. [b]Ken[/b]: I guess your bloodline isnt in much danger anymore... Haha. He was exuberent, happy, joyous. Like a child almost. He hoped up and stretched from side to side, and looked to the sky and silently thanked the God that had kicked him out of heaven only mellina earlier. He turned back to Tarlain... [b]Ken[/b]: Tell me.. How do you know so soon?[/color]

[color=crimson]Ken thought about it for a moment, then kissed her gently, carresing her cheek with his hand. He had fallen in love... something he had sworn to never do.. He reached down with his other hand and held her to him, silently enjoying the moment. The wind blew through the area, as if celebrating the two.. She placed her hands on his chest, and both of them seemed to glow for a moment, perhaps their auras- Ah. Their auras came into veiw, dancing between them, wisping around each other, and finally molding into one single large aura between the two of them..[/color]

[color=crimson][b]Kenneth[/b]: You're both wrong. We did. The collection of so many mana users in one locale drew the Orcs here, which attracted Lingh's attention since this city is so close to his land. We are all becoming some sort of Transcended form of our race- I'm a Fire Demon now. Isthanae is becoming a Paladin. We are drawing attention by the power that is dormant in us, but that is slowly awakening every day. THAT power drew the evil in the Orcs to confront us.. Kenneth stood up and walked calmly to the only window in the room, that looked out over the landscape outside the city walls. There were a few torches still off in the distance, probably orcs that were wounded or straggling behind. [b]Kenneth[/b]: If the Orcs were attracted by us, what if the Formons come here also? We cant allow that. We have to go on the road, to confront this evil ourselves- Or else more innocent lives will be lost. Kenneth turned and silently looked at all of them. [b]Kenneth[/b]: I propose all of the ones summoned here today, even the ones that havent arrived, join together to form an Adventuring party- And go off on an ethnic cleanising of the Orcs and Formons, before each of our lives is killed at the hand of the endless hordes they command. [b]Raven[/b]: There's his rare intellectual 5 minutes of the day... Kenneth could only chuckle..[/color]

[color=crimson]His metal boots clanked as he walked down the hall into the Nightmare World. He knew of Haddah too well, for when he needed advice the most he always came here for the constructive criticsim that Haddah gave him. They had been 'friends', or whatever the best relationship with Haddah you can have is, since 200 years after his curse. He scanned the walls silently, noting the age since his last visit 64 years ago, and placed a boney hand on the wall, silently feeling the mana that was flowing out of the room. It was a large vast range of mana, flowing from holy to dark, from earth to thunder, showing the power of Haddah merely by the Mana he expelled when in rest. He reached a vast wooden door, carved with symbols of the Dragouret's long lost language, showing a great beast with a glowing crown atop his head, giving advice to the Dragouret king. Death Knight placed his palm on the door, and pushed it open, the old hinges making a creaking noise as he did. He walked into what seemed to be a vast void of nothing, darkness all around him. He silently contiuned walking intill he was in the middle, and he fell to one knee, bowing to some invisible presence that all could feel, if all had been there. A voice broke the eerie calmness in the room.. [b]Haddah[/b]: Hello Kenneth. Looking as 'fit' as usual I see. [b]Death Knight[/b]: Haha. Yes. Indeed, Haddah. I have come for- [b]Haddah[/b]: My advice. I know. What else do you ever come here for? Without me you would probably still be stuck massacreing peasents in England. Death Knight nodded at the harshness of his words, used to it by now. Haddah was like this to everyone, except for the Dragourets he prized like his children. Death Knight slowly rose to stand upright, as Haddah came out of the shadows and looked down on him. [b]Haddah[/b]: Hmm. You seem stronger. That's odd. I dont know many skeletons that gain strength- Lack of muscle usually does that you know, child. [b]Death Knight[/b]: It's probably from the war I've been fighting... but that's not what I want to ask you about. Celestine. What is she? [b]Haddah[/b]: The Child my dear Tarlain is training? [b]Death Knight[/b]: Yes, Lord Haddah. Her. Is she indeed an ancient? [b]Haddah[/b]: No. I cant believe the famed Death Knight couldnt tell that. [b]Death Knight[/b]: A Sigul then? [b]Haddah[/b]: She would have been killed by Ryan already, foolish demon. [b]Death Knight[/b]: Then what? [b]Haddah[/b]: Why dont you ask Tarlain that yourself? I have no intention of spoiling what her training of her will grow into. She is neither a Sigul, or an Ancient. She is something greater. [b]Death Knight[/b]: Then she is an..? [b]Haddah[/b]: Next question, please. You are wasting my time. [b]Death Knight[/b]: How is Skye's soul? [b]Haddah[/b]: It resides in the waterfall, where you killed her so long ago. It isnt a lost soul yet, thusly Tarlain could make an illusion of her. She could be ressurected, if only you werent so weak- Mentally, and pyschically. [b]Death Knight[/b]: That is all I wanted to know, Lord Haddah. Thank you. I shall visit you again, sometime in the future. [b]Haddah[/b]: *snorts* Of course you will be. Now, Begone.. Haddah faded from veiw, and the blackness entered back into entirty. Death Knight silently turned around and walked twards the door, bidding Haddah a final goodbye by a wave of his hand. The creaking door creaked once more, as Death Knight stepped into the hallway. Silently, he headed twards the cavern, with the single thought of Celestine on his mind. If she isnt an Ancient, and she is learning faster than a Sigul, then that only left one thing. Tarlain didnt know what she was getting into, but she was intelligent enough to be picking it up subtilly, Death Knight guessed. He jumped back into the water, and swam to the waterfall, admiring the clear cystalline nature of the perfect water that flowed from the falls. He ascended, and walked out of the waterfall's pond, heading for the tree..[/color]

[color=crimson]Death Knight silently grew impatient about something. He shifted his weight, all the while fiddling his thumbs staring at the waterfall. Finally, he slid off the tree branch, and landed on his feet with a small thud, leaving large footprints in the grass. [b]Death Knight[/b]: ... Where's Haddah? Zelfoh tilted her head, and a confused face came across her face. She looked around briefly, wondering if she missed someone, and looked back to her father. [b]Zelfoh[/b]: Who do you speak of father? [b]Death Knight[/b]: ... Tarlain knows... I need to speak with him... Death Knight slowly walked twards the water, its rippling surface giving off a glint every few seconds. He slowly reached down, and touched the water, instantly feeling pain. He stood back upright, and turned to Tarlain. [b]Death Knight[/b]: ... Does he still reside in that cavern?[/color]

[color=crimson][b]Dream Ken[/b]: ...; I need a vacation. [b]Ken[/b]: So do I. --;; [b]Mini-Ken[/b]: ^_______^ [b]Dream Ken[/b]: Why does he get all the glory. Egh..;; [b]Ken[/b]: Yea. Exactly. Wait. Hmm. Ken jumped up and down infront of the Dream Ken, over and over. He yelled loudly, trying to get the Dream Ken's attention. He grinned to himself, and ran to Asuka. [b]Ken[/b]: Ah ha! None of the dream creatures can tell we are here! We are like watching a movie, but even better- We are IN It! I dont think Mini-Ken can see us either. This is pretty cool! [b]Dream Ken[/b]: Mmmm. Asuirk Nevlor Tronah. [b]Ken[/b]: Haha. I couldnt agree more. [b]Dream Ken[/b]: Es Nevroto Morkil.. -- [b]Ken[/b]: Mmm... Mini-Ken and Dream Asuka continued to dance, and Ken suddenly figured out something. He turned to Asuka and tapped her on the shoulder. She was still frozen in disbelief... [b]Ken[/b]: Asuka! I've got it! [b]Asuka[/b]: That is so unreal... [b]Ken[/b]: You are like a mother to all the plushies right? [b]Asuka[/b]: I... Guess so. Yes. You could say that. [b]Ken[/b]: Duh! Put two and two together! Mini-Ken just really loves his mom. O.o Like any of us do. Thats my theory at least... [b]Asuka[/b]: Huh. Maybe so. o.o;; [b]Ken[/b]: Heh. Ken leaned against the first stair that lead upstairs, and continued to watch the dream that was unfolding infront of him..[/color]

[color=crimson][b]Ken[/b]: I heard once that Dragourets speak literally when they seem to be speaking a metaphor- Are you literally joy? [b]Tarlain[/b]: [i]You could say that..[/i] [b]Ken[/b]: Mmm. So without one of your bloodline, this dimension wouldnt exist. I see. [b]Tarlain[/b]: [i]You arent as slow as you act.. sometimes.[/i] She grinned at him, and he shook his head slowly at her.. [b]Ken[/b]: God once said that there were bloodlines he created especially to keep this whole dimension together. I guess you're one of them. Mmm. So how are you going to keep your bloodline going?[/color]

[color=crimson]Ken looked around, somewhat cautiously, at his surrondings. He looked up to see a giant Asuka come around the corner, with a large crown on. She was dressed in a beautiful white frilly dress, which drug behind her. Ken had to dive out of the way to avoid being caught up in the frilliness of it all. Ken was laying on the ground, and he silently rolled over. He heard the sounds of yelling, oddly. He got up just in time to see Mini-Ken, dressed in a full knight's armor, fighting Mini-Flash in a duel to the death. [b]Mini-Ken[/b]: I will not let you hurt Miss Queen! [b]Mini-Flash[/b]: HAHAHAHA~! The Dream Asuka turned and looked at Mini-Ken fighting bravely for her and smiled to herself. She sat down on the stairs near Ken and Asuka, and watched the fight, Mini-Ken slowly winning over Mini-Flash. [b]Ken[/b]: This is so strange. We're even smaller than Mini-Ken. We're like the size of a CD.. [b]Asuka[/b]: OH MY GOSH! THAT DRESS I HAVE ON IS ADORABLEEEE! ^___^ Ken fell over, hard, and hit the ground with a thud. *[b]Thud... Thud... Thud...[/b]* Dream Ken came around the corner, and he was dressed in a blackplatemail outfit. Ken slowly got up, as Dream Ken sat on the stairs above Dream Asuka, watching as well. [b]Dream Ken[/b]: My queen, shall I assist him? [b]Dream Asuka[/b]: No. He can handle it. ^_^ [b]Dream Ken[/b]: As you wish, my queen..[/color]

[color=ccrimson]Ken calmly picked Mini-Ken off of Asuka's head, and placed him on the kitchen table. He raised his hand, and a small beam eminated out of Mini-Ken's closed eye, and down onto the floor, where a small image appeared on the floor. It was an odd deisgn, and Ken looked at Asuka and nodded silently. [b]Ken[/b]: That's the teleporter to Mini-Ken's Dreamworld. Step on it, and you'll be wisked away to that dimension. Ladies first. ^_- [b]Asuka[/b]: Ummm... Well. It *does* Beat sitting around all day. *sighs* Alright. Asuka slowly, hesitantly stepped foreward onto the rune that was on the floor. A few seconds past, before it began to glow, and Asuka fell through it. Ken nodded to his asleep counterpart, and closed his eyes. [b]Ken[/b]: I hope you're having sweet dreams... He stepped on the Rune, and soon was whisked away was well...[/color]

[color=crimson][b]Ken[/b]: Hmmm. I have an idea... [b]Asuka[/b]: Well? [b]Ken[/b]: We could go into Mini-Ken's dreams. As soon as he mentioned him, Mini-Ken snored a reply to both of them, causing Ken to sweatdrop in embrassment. [b]Mini-Ken[/b]: Zzzzz... [b]Ken[/b]: It might be fun- and who knows. We might find an interesting person in Mini-Ken's dreamworld... [b]Asuka[/b]: dreamworld? [b]Ken[/b]: Aye. Each of us have our own little realities we live in in dreams... Some stranger than others. So we'd basically be in a dream... but with much more freedom..[/color]

[color=crimson][b]Mini-Ken[/b]: Zzzzzzzzzzzzz.... [b]Ken[/b]: He sleeps too much... [b]Mini-Ken[/b]: Zzzz... zzz... ZzZzZzZ... [b]Ken[/b]: Bah. *stretches* Well now that Ian is taken care of... What now? [b]Asuka[/b]: I dunno.. [b]Ken[/b]: I wonder what happend to Mini-Flash's head.. Mini-Ken growled a bit in his sleep, bearing his small vampire fangs. Ken fell over, and got up sweatdropping heavily at his plushie self. Shaking his head, he walked back into his room to take a nap himself... [b]Mini-Ken[/b]: zzzzzzz... I will guard Miss Queen... zzzzzzz... Mini-Ken dozed, dreaming whatever dreams a plushie dreams, atop Asuka's head as she decided on what to do..[/color]

[color=crimson][b]Death Knight[/b]: ... [b]Zelfoh[/b]: I know. I felt it too. [b]Death Knight[/b]: ... Nantukos... Death Knight hissed outwardly at the name of the demonic suicide bombers that Satan had created for optimum efficency when destroying the world. He shook his head silently from the tree and stared at Celestine. [b]Death Knight[/b]: ... She may be our only hope ... [b]Zelfoh[/b]: Our only hope for what? [b]Death Knight[/b]: ... Stopping Armageddon.[/color]

[color=crimson][b]Ken[/b]: You see, theres this guy... his name is Flash, and he owns this place. He doesnt really like anyone but his close 'friends' living here... so to let you stay here, we've come up with an idea. With me so far? Ian nodded silently, somewhat confused. Ken looked to Asuka to continue on. [b]Asuka[/b]: We were thinking of turning you into a plushie- not permentaly of course, so that you could stay with us here. Otherwise, we'd have to send you home... [b]Ken[/b]: So basically, you have two choices... Either let Asuka turn you into a plushie, or head back to your dimension, without the company of Asuka... [b]Ian[/b]: ... Before he could answer, a snoreing sound eminated from Asuka's head. Sweatdropping, Ken turned around to see Mini-Ken lazily dozing ontop of her head again, with a lopsided mischevous grin on his face. Sighing, he turned back to Ian. [b]Ian[/b]: I guess it's the only choice I have if I want to remain in the company of Asuka.. It isnt permenant? [b]Asuka[/b]: Nope. As soon as this is over, we can change you back to your normal self. ^^ [b]Mini-Ken[/b]: zzzzzzz..... [b]Ian[/b]: I guess we have no choice then, do we? [b]Mini-Ken[/b]: Twas... zzzz... Two paths that I saw....zzzzzz... a wide and easy path everyone was on...zzzzz... and a narrow, rocky path no one was on...zzzzzz... I took the rocky path, and after many days..zzzzz... came into God's glory... [b]Ken[/b]: No... We dont have much of a choice in this situation. [b]Ian[/b]: *sighs* Then lets do it...[/color]