Artemis 2011/04/04(Mon)12:56 No. 293838 ID: 654ecc
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....
Oh god...
Did I die again...?

Maybe just a little.

Really, Morgan needs to work on not killing you. Its a bad trait in a long term relationship.

something about her years of alchemy making her basically immune to all chemicals but you aren't. she probably poured a ton of heal potion on you. anyway try to open your eyes.

>>293838
Umm I don't think so, death is usually more noticeable. You probably got healed up before much damage could be done.

>@demonorwhatever
>She's also stocked with potions and the only one who can bring us back from the dead, and she's hot. It's a fair trade overall, yeah?

When you work with a lot of different chemicals and you want to prepare a meal, wash your hands. It's only polite.

Artemis 2011/04/04(Mon)15:10 No. 293863 ID: 654ecc
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>>293856
Tell that to her...

Oh god my head hurts..

"No no no.... Why does this always happen?"

Artemis opens his eyes and sees Morgan reaching over him for something.

"He must hate me..."

>>293863
Aww she must feel so bad. Reach up and give her a hug.

"Hey, it's okay." hand on her arm. "I'm okay. I think. You never intended to hurt me. You might be a little dangerous to be around, but it's not your fault." Smile.

"Next time, let's cook it together, okay?"

eh, stay quiet a moment, speaking now will likely freak her out.

MOTORBOAT
MOTORBOAT
MOTORBOAT

>>293869
DO IT.
GAMEFACE, HAL.
GAMEFACE.

>>293863
>>293869
>>293871
Resist urge to motorboat.

Hug. No motorboating, jeez.

>>293871
Hal was a different guy. Slightly more awesome than Artemis, but not everyone can be that suave. Artemis, remind us to tell you stories about how ridiculously smooth that guy was sometime when you're bored.

>>293863
Anyway. For now, don't move. When she is no longer on top of you, give weak indications that you're conscious. Your objective here should be to play the sympathy card directly into her pants.

yeah, touching her right now will probably startle the crap out of her and if she is grabbing a flask of ... SOMETHING, she could drop it and art is in pain again.

>>293869
Motorboat: Fuck yea!

Oh, and we're going to need an absurdly powerful healer and one of those feathers. We're going to fix things.

The dragon is living in Art, or something similar. Lets resurrect her on the condition that she hide until the race wars are over. That way nobody will go after her in an attempt to protect their silly plans. [spoiler]Also, plausible deniability prevents unsightly time paradoxes.[/spoiler]

>>293902
Seconding all of this. Especially the spoiler text and the email field.

Hive Mind GP:50 Artemis 2011/04/05(Tue)11:48 No. 294101 ID: 654ecc
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What the heck is a motorboat?

Anyway..

Artemis waits until she's off of him and smiles at her

"hey.."

"Artemis!"

She hugs him tightly.

"Oh god I didn't think you'd wake up!"

>>294101
Tell her it's alright, just a bit of a headache now. Ask her what happened, was it really just that spicy?

Let's be honest, it wasn't difficult to guess at. So are you going to speak up for yourself now, or will we continue to flail about with assumptions and half-assed plans about what to do? Or let's start simpler: what is your name, dragon?

hug her back, state that your alright, and ask what happened.

just tell her you are tough stuff, just can't handle spice too well it seems. :P

>>294101
Tell her you think she should go easier on the spices next time, since it seems you can't handle them.
Also, remind her that she can cure death.

We need to visit the Academy so we can have people start researching a spell that heals any and all damage done to a body - be it living or dead - until it runs out of mana. Something where you can just keep casting it as your mana comes back and gradually turn even the most mangled corpse into a full body of living tissue that only lacks the spark of life, then you can use a feather to return the person to life in perfect health.

This is something important that you need to do for reasons we can't specify.

[Ok, everybody, stop calling her "Dragon". Calling somebody by their species is insulting, and there's no need for that.
Now, Ma'am, now that we know *what* you are, can you give us more details on *who* you are? For example, it would be nice to know your name so we can be polite when we wish to speak with. Beyond that, it would also help to know what race you are matron to; Sable obeyed his orders because Regulus claimed it's the tigerfolk, but the evidence suggests you are Matron to the Dark Elves and Regulus lied because he knew Sable would have refused his orders if he knew the truth.

Could you also share how we can help you? As you can guess, we're putting things in motion so that we might be able to resurrect you if that's what you want. Revenge, Avenge, Justice, etc... We'd be happy to help you, barring things which would bring Art to serious harm of course.]

>>294110
If you think "dragon" is a disparaging or derogatory term and not a title automatically worthy of respect and reverence you're insane.

>>293865

Artemis 2011/04/05(Tue)13:19 No. 294125 ID: 654ecc
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Artemis hugs her back

"So what happened?"

"Oh... I accidentally mixed together some things into the food.. Sorry."

"It's okay."

A bell rings.

"Oh! I'm sorry Artemis, I have a customer. I'll be right back okay?"

He nods. Morgan leaves the room. Artemis can hear her going downstairs.

Hmm... I think I'll take her out from now on.
Hey. Those are my clothes against the wall. What the heck am I wearing then?
Actually where am I?

Check for nudity.

If naked, [Gender switch].

Hehehehehe.

>>294125
Check what you're dressed in, then change into your own clothes.
Tell Mimi you were poisoned and lost consciousness for awhile, and you need to know how long it's been since you left your room.
Also, tell her that it was an accidental poisoning, and that Saisai wasn't the one who did it. We don't want her getting mad and attacking people for your sake, after all.

>>294125
Upstairs of the shop, and probably wearing something of Morgans. You were bleeding before you passed out and might have thrown up all over yourself afterward, so it isn't surprising that you needed a change.

Umm... you probably weren't naked as long as you wear something under those robes.

I'm glad you're happy, but you can't stay there forever. And we still need a name from you.

>>294125
Put on your clothes and leave as quickly as possible. Tell Morgan you have something really important to do and you'll be back later. You're being possessed by the shadow dragon, and we are dealing with this thing right now before it causes any permanent damage.

To hell with this, you're not worth the trouble. Goodbye.

Artemis 2011/04/05(Tue)14:23 No. 294141 ID: 654ecc
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Ah, I'm wearing a nightgown. This must be her bedroom then.
Anyway let me get my clothes back on..

Artemis changes back. He sees a calender and notes he's been out since last night.

>>294132
The shadow dragon? Well... You guys haven't lied to me yet. No reason to accuse you of it now. It would also explain a lot.

Artemis heads downstairs and tells Morgan he's going head out and that he has important things to take care of.

"Ah! Okay! Please come back tonight! I really want to make up for almost killing you again!"

She blushes when she notices her customer staring at them.

Artemis leaves.

So. What do I do. If what you're saying is right then it probably knows what I'm thinking and therefore would try to defend itself.

>>294141
Our best weapon shall be knowledge, to the academy! Oh and it seems she wants your body. As in you not having it anymore. Still trying to negotiate here...

Oh hell no. Look, if you stop short of causing our friend harm or taking him over, we might be willing to help you. We'd much rather have the shadow dragon alive and healthy in the world or just find you another way to exist. But if we have to destroy you, we will. Work with us not against us.

>>294141
Well...

Wait, she saw you naked.

need a clock or sun-dial. need to know when that practice with saisai is. but for now look up possession and ways to counter it.

>>294141
Yep, that's her. She's the reason you should be keeping a supply of bras handy.

She's not being very cooperative, but I'm not worried.

I think what she wants the most is to live. Even she has no idea why she was killed. Perhaps we can find an alternative for her. A new body of her very own?

Of course, that's if she's a separate entity from you. She might be another aspect of you. Part of your soul, starting to mature and awaken as you attain more power, or perhaps in response to having.. us?

Oh man what if we're the one that's possessed right now and its leaking into you?!?

We need to find out WHAT she is first and foremost.

Artemis 2011/04/05(Tue)14:49 No. 294155 ID: 654ecc
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>>294145
Woah... She did huh?

>>294143
My body!? What!?
Ugh.. To the Academy.

Artemis makes his way to the Academy. He's stopped by Regulus.

"Artemis! We've been looking all over for you."

"Yeah, I was accidentally poisoned."

"How terrible. Glad you're better. Anyway we need you for a very important mission. The king does actually."

"The king himself wants me to do this?"

"Correct."

Artemis 2011/04/05(Tue)14:52 No. 294157 ID: 654ecc
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"What is the mission?"

"A man made off with very important documents not to long ago. We fear he is a spy of the light elves. We need you and your team to find him and bring him in. If you capture him, great. Dead or alive, doesn't matter to us. He's still inside the kingdom. All gates outside have been locked and last we heard he was near the slums. Assemble as soon as possible and try to hunt him down. Is that understood?"

>>294157
Oh, nevermind. She IS your female other half, so we can't really remove her.

Go assemble the crew. Saisai, Sonata, and Kasey. You work well together, and it's a team that's both strong and varied.

>>294157
This is incredibly suspicious. Continue with extreme caution. This is the kind of mission he gave your father when he wanted him dead.

Cut the bullshit and give us some straight answers, please.

I'm wary of anything that comes out of his mouth, but agree to it and ask if there is any more information. Tell him to send out Saisai when he gets back to the castle, and to meet us at the church. Then head into the academy and recruit Sarah, I think she may prove important here for a couple reasons and you will want to talk to her anyway. Tell her to bring a means of quickly copying documents. Then we go to the church to get Kacey and Saisai.

Heh, well in case you haven't noticed we find that Artemis to be the more fun one. But eve if it is due to you it is also him. Let's talk about goals here: we want Artemis himself, healthy and happy, kicking lots of ass and getting lots of tail. What do YOU want? I'm sure we can keep things mutually beneficial.

also i don't trust Regulus as far as you could throw him, in your male form. i am actually suspicious as to if the king actually ordered this. need to interrogate him yourself before turning him in.

Artemis 2011/04/05(Tue)19:24 No. 294221 ID: 654ecc
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"Uhm... Can you tell Saisai to meet me at the church."

"Certainly. Good luck Artemis, we're counting on you."

He leaves.

I know it's suspicious but I have no right to question him. Dragon, if you're listening I don't wanna get rid of you. Just try not to kill me and we'll see if we can work something out.

Artemis sighs and continues onward to the Academy library.
Inside he sees Sarah carrying a stack of books bigger then herself

"Hey, Sarah!"

"? Oh! Her Artemis. What's up?"

>>294221
Tell her you have a couple things. First you just got a person finding mission thrown at you on the way here, and you not only need a team member but someone who can very quickly and covertly copy documents without *anyone* knowing, if anyone can you expect her to be able to. The other reason isn't as urgent but still very important, and you'll talk about it after the mission. Working with us or no, we need to do some more research into what is going on with you and what we can do about it and we need their help. Of course anything you can tell us would help.

If she can't deal with the mission perhaps she can at least recommend who would be good at hunting someone down.

Oh by the way Artemis, your stowaway says "Deal" so that's nice.

>>294221
Question? Maybe not, but you have every right to doubt him. We've uncovered what could be evidence of treason.

[Shadow, are or were you the matron of the Tiger folk? If not, then are or were you the matron of the Dark Elves?]

Ask her if she knows of anybody that's researching powerful healing magic. Something that can regrow limbs and turn rotting flesh healthy.

I'm still in favor of picking Sonata as our mage; she seems to be quite powerful, and we're going to want to capture this person alive so we can ask questions on the way to hand him over to the King.
No, not Regulus, the King. Regulus said the King issued the order, so the King should be the one to confirm the criminal's identity and verify the documents have been recovered.

>>294225
yes, good point.

Artemis 2011/04/05(Tue)19:59 No. 294227 ID: 654ecc
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"Well first of all I have a mission from the king that requires me finding some documents. I need someone to help me make copies of them if needed."

"Hmm.... Leona and her sister Fleur can both cast Scribe so that'll be useful to you. I could do that too but I'm super busy at the moment."

"That's okay. Also is anyone working on spells that can like repair bodies? Even decomposed ones?"

"Can't say. A lot of people keep their work secret."

"That's okay. Oh! How's Sonata doing?"

"Uhm... You probably don't want to take her on a mission. She's going through her moods right now."

>>294227
offer to help her with the books and ask her to elaborate

>>294227
I see... we're going to have to learn more about that some time. Ask her which of those sisters is better to take chasing down the guy who has them? And don't forget to mention needing help with some research later.

It takes a lot to talk, I see. Just rest for now then. By the way we just earlier again remembered seeing you when Sable defeated you. Pretty cute~

no time to find out her moods at the moment. let's get a scriber.

>>294227
Ask her to tell Sonata you hope she feels better soon.
Pick one of those, or Gene, and go. Time matters here.

Also: The dragon I am going to call "Shadow" has confirmed that she is the matron of the Dark Elves. That means that Regulus lied to Sable, and Sable fell for it because he's dumb.
We need to get in contact with your adoptive-step-mother-person and find out what happened.

How are relations between Humans and Dark Elves at the moment? Can they pass through each others lands safely?

Artemis 2011/04/05(Tue)21:00 No. 294245 ID: 654ecc
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>>294231
Wait, you call my dad dumb, say I'm adopted and then want me to answer questions? Yeah..

"Is she okay?"

"She'll be fine.. Tomorrow."

"Okay, so which of those sisters would be best?"

"Well they're special. They can both be on your team and they'll only take up one slot since they work so well together and basically only work well together."

"Really? Well can you do me a favor and tell them to meet me at the Church?"

"No problem, see ya later."

She walks off.

>>294228
Oh the books seem to sorta just float there, I'm sure she's fine.

Artemis runs off to the Church. He sees Saisai and Kacey waiting there.

Saisai
>"We were told about the mission. Where's our forth member?"

"Evening Art."

"Good evening Kacey, Saisai. They should be here any moment now."

>"They?"

"A pair of magic users from the academy."

>"That them?"

Saisai points to two small girls in robes running up to them. The reach Artemis and smile.

"You must be Artemis."
"We heard all about you."
"And that you have a mission for us."
"We're really grateful that you picked us and we'll do our best!"

>Oh god..."

Artemis laughs and briefs everyone on the mission.

>"So, where do we start?"

The slums was the last area he was reported in, so that's where we go. Saisai is going to take scouting duty, she can take to the rooftops. Ask the twins what they have up their sleeves that can help to find this person.

Remember the one we're looking for is thought to be a light elf spy, and for all we know is one. Either way tell them be prepared for strange magic, who knows what trickery they have. Actually, ask the twins that too.

>>294245
Your dad IS dumb. We kept telling him to bring a healer with him, or at least potions, or at least somebody friendly who could help him if he was horribly wounded after the fight, or etc...
If I recall, we also pointed out that it makes no sense for the Tigerfolk's dragon to live deep inside Dark Elven lands and suggested he confirm his target.
He then became fed-up with how we were dotting and worrying over a fight with a 'mere' dragon.

Short version? We warned him of many possible ways his mission could go badly and how to prevent them. Then he ignored our advice and proceeded to suffer almost everything we warned him about with none of the protections or mitigations we suggested.

Also, I was speaking of your father's Dark Elf lover when I said "adoptive-step-mother-person". If you can suggest a better way to illustrate the relationship between the two of you then I'm all ears.

So, again: How are relations between Humans and Dark Elves at the moment? Can they pass through each others lands safely?

In more immediate concerns, I doubt those twins are fully human. It's worth asking about the masks after the mission.

Start by telling them what the target looks like, then start searching the last known location.

>>294265
It could be the masks mean they are a mix of psychic and magic. Remember the Captain before had a mash, and it seemed to be related.

>>294265

C'mon guys, let's not be too hard on Sable. I mean, we're pretty sure now that it was a set-up. Sure, he was overconfident, but even if he had followed out advice, I get the feeling he would have met a sticky end.

>>294245

BTW, Art, In case we haven't made this perfectly clear, when you're your female self, you're kinda the Shadow Dragon. Which is why you may say and do things other then exactly intended by you or us.

Artemis 2011/04/06(Wed)12:36 No. 294401 ID: 654ecc
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>>294265
Honestly I don't blame him for not listening to -everything- you said.
Anyway I think Dark Elves are okay with humans but no other species is allowed in our city without a good reason.

"Well Regulus said it would be a light elf spy. Last he was seen he was in the slums."

The twins jump up raising their hands. The one on the left speaks up

"Oh! Oh! Me and Fleur can find him!"
"Yeah! We got a lot of handy skills and one of them is Far Sight!"
"So we can like scan the whole area for you!"
"It's not perfect though so if he's like inside a building we won't be able to find him."
"Should we?"

"Uhm... Sure."

The two of them hold hands and bow their heads.

"We see him!"
"He's at the gate.."
"But what is he doing?"
"It looks like he's making the gate itself rust.."

>>294401
Uh-oh. Get there as fast as possible.

Remember, Regulus gave us this mission. I'm like 125% sure it would be a bad idea to kill this guy.

>>294401
There's a difference between not listening to everything we say and not listening to anything we say. If he did one or two of the things we suggested he would have probably come out of it ok. Some of them would have avoided that travesty completely.

Get over there and have the twins freeze him while the rest of you prepare for battle.

>>294401
Get there at top speed! Send Saisai on ahead to slow him down, and Kacey if he can keep up. Remind her: Non lethal! We want him talking! Break his damn legs if she has to.

That is an odd kind of indirect magic. I guess it's too much to hope all his powers are based on the slow weathering of things, but its hard to guess at what. The twins seems surprised at even this so I doubt they have any more insight than us.

Artemis 2011/04/06(Wed)13:46 No. 294417 ID: 654ecc
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"Saisai! See if you can reach him! And remember, we want him alive!"

"I'm not making any promises..."

She runs off ahead of them on the rooftops. Artemis and the rest of his group follow on foot with the twins leading them to where they saw him. They get there in time to see Saisai and the target.
He laughs a bit and says something they can't hear. Saisai makes a sweep at his legs but the man manages to dodge it.
He points his hand at her and says something else.
Suddenly there is a tiny person standing where Saisai was and wearing her armor/clothing.
The spear falls to the ground.

>>294417
...He made her young. And he makes metal suddenly rust. Time magic. I have no idea how to handle this, except we need to keep him from casting any more spells! Tell the twins to stop him from casting somehow, and have Kacey grab Saisai and get her out of the area.

Ready your staff and let loose a barrage of fire to keep him busy while the twins do whatever they do.

>>294417
He either shrank her or made her younger. If it's reversible then we'll probably need to have him be the one to fix it.
[Flash Step] over there and [Heavy Slash] one of his kneecaps with your staff.
Have Kacey attend to Saisai.
Have the twins try to keep him from casting spells.
"What did you do to my partner?!? Who the hell are you?"

i say the fact that he just did something to stop her rather then kill her means he doesn't WANT to kill anyone. do we have ANY info on what light elves can do? even a rumor could be useful.

Mana: Mid-High Artemis 2011/04/06(Wed)14:33 No. 294426 ID: 654ecc
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>>294421
I can't use heavy slash in this form!

"Kacey, take Saisai to safety!"

Kacey nods and grabs onto Saisai. She yells out to him in a much different voice.

>"Artemis! He uses Time Magic! Watch out!"

I figured as much...

Artemis casts fire at the dark elf. Each blast gets close but simply vanishes before hitting him.

"Artemis!"
"We got this!"

The twins hold hands again and mutter something. Suddenly the light elf is encased in a glass-like pyramid.

That seems to have sealed him.

okay, tell him "i was TOLD you stole some documents, but i was also informed that the man who told me may be a liar. what is your side of this story?"

>>294426
"What did you do to my partner?!? Who the hell are you? What documents did you take? Where are they?"

>>294426
Tell the twins not to rely on just that, work to restrain and subdue him every where they know how. And remind them he has documents we need.

Try to talk to him, ask him what his purpose is and if Saisai will return to normal on his own.

>>294427
Don't give him any information unless we're sure it will work to our advantage. Remember that he may in turn may be interrogated by others, and anything we say might bite us in the ass.

Artemis 2011/04/06(Wed)15:01 No. 294439 ID: 654ecc
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"Tighten those restraints! This man has sensitive information on him, we can't let him escape."

The twins nod and place seal after seal on the fairy. He simply smiles throughout the ordeal.
Artemis moves a bit closer to him, still keeping distance.

"Who are you? What have you done to my partner? And where are the documents."

"Tia basti air Eisol. Os vasaes shor shi tholi. O... Byr mai tes."

Yeah, can't understand that.

The man tries to move out of the restraints.

"mai testaesysti... Sher air sajaer sai sai cyr air. Shas."

Fleur gasps and clutches her stomach. Artemis can hear her retching.

"Fleur! What's wrong!?"

Fleur falls to the ground.

"Fleur!"

"Byrn, jhaeli ti shi."

The restraints fall away.

>>294439
Fuck him and fuck his magic [Change Gender] and [Heavy Slash] him in the goddamn face with your staff.

may need a flash step in there. so [gender change] then [flash step] THEN [heavy slash]

>>294439
[CHANGE GENDER] draw your sword and [HEAVY SLASH] his neck. He's too big a threat to contain with your current resources.

>>294444
Nevermind
"Tia basti air Artemis. Eisol myr caer mi."

>>294448
We... know elvish? Damn our forgetful minds. That's introduction correct? Artemis, if we can negotiate we can keep anyone being killed - or worse - here. Tell Leona to take her sister to Kacey and get healed.

Still [Change Gender] and [Flash Step] right up to him though, before introducing yourself. We want to be right there and ready to beat his head in if it doesn't work out.

Gender Shift -10 GP:60 Artemis 2011/04/06(Wed)15:54 No. 294458 ID: 654ecc
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Artemis shifts gender.

"Tia basti air Artemis. Eisol myr caer mi."

"??? Mai o mael aelor eir shaer? Or. o eisi ei col tysaes? Mysia eirdyr os thol olaes saesi. Caes paer shor shi ces. Ai't eirestol o shal saeri?"

He pulls out several pieces of paper from his cloak.

reach for the papers and if he doesn't pull them away take them and give them a once over. thank him for letting you see them.

and say "can you fix her? de-age her to before you used the other spell?"

>>294458
"Just learning. I need you to heal her; undo those spells. After that we can talk; we won't try to stop you from leaving. I'm calling Regulus's mission a failure; we can't beat you, and my team matters more than my pride."

>>294458
"That was as much as I knew... if you know my language then please listen. I am after you for taking those papers, but my orders are to capture or kill you. Orders given to me by a man I do not trust. Fix what you have done to my allies, first. Then we will talk. Tell me your intentions, if they are noble you may find them served. Please."

Artemis 2011/04/06(Wed)16:30 No. 294481 ID: 654ecc
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"That was as much as I knew... if you know my language then please listen. I am after you for taking those papers, but my orders are to capture or kill you. Orders given to me by a man I do not trust. Fix what you have done to my allies, first. Then we will talk. Tell me your intentions, if they are noble you may find them served. Please."

"Hm... No."

Artemis feels herself being blasted back by a powerful spell. Saisai yells to him

>"You idiot! You should have just killed him!"

The light elf examines his hand.

"Odd. That should have turned you into dust. Tardi Ai't kaerol veria. Air car shael 200 os."

fine, [flash step] then [heavy slash].

>>294481
We should be dead, but aren't? Doesn't matter why. Artemis, [Flash Step] behind and [Heavy Slash] his head!

>>294481
I've got a feeling that this guy or the papers he's after might be related to our own troubles.

Repeat after me: "Tell me what you took, and there's a chance I might accidentally let you slip away before my backup arrives."

Even if it's something completely unimportant to us, it'll at least keep him distracted for the moment.

>>294481
"Undo the harm you've caused my team and you can just walk away."
[Flash Step] up to him and [Heavy Slash] his gut wide open.

Artemis 2011/04/06(Wed)16:49 No. 294489 ID: 654ecc
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"Tell me what you took, and there's a chance I might accidentally let you slip away before my backup arrives."

"As if I needed your permission cestal. I took something for my people. Documents on your kingdom's latest strategy, the Element Project. You should go. I'm not sure how long your friend can survive without her mystas."

[flash step] then [heavy slash]

>>294489
"You can leave after you heal her."
[Flash Step] and [Heavy Slash] his stomach wide open.
"Or you can time magic this entire encounter away."

>>294489
"But you have all the time in the world, elf. Fix her, now."

Unless he agrees immediately, attack him. Flash Slash technique!

Flash Step+Heavy Slash GP:55 Artemis 2011/04/06(Wed)17:26 No. 294498 ID: 654ecc
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Artemis Flash Steps foreword then uses Heavy Slash.
The elf's smile vanishes once the blade cuts clean through him.
He stares down.

"My... Time magic..."

Artemis steps back stunned.

"That blade."

He drops the papers and falls to the ground.

Saisai cheers

"You got him!"

Kacey
>"Artemis I stopped the bleeding! We need to get her to a hospital quick!"

>>294498

Apply boot to throat. "You will undo what you have done or I will END you."

grab the papers leave the body, grab fleur and flash step all the way to the hospital. tell the doctors:
"enemy took something out of her, she needs a new one, can you tell what it is?!"

>>294498
Huh... Your blade stops magic.
"Do it! Now! Leona! Help her! Saisai! Rush ahead to tell the healers, then send a runner to the king!"

Grab the papers, Saisai's spear, and whatever bodyparts of his have detached and shove them in your bag, then grab his body and carry him with you. You'll
Get your ass to the hospital. You'll arrive last, but you're NOT failing this mission at this point.
If Morgan's place is on the way then tell her you'll need a feather or two at the hospital, otherwise send a runner once you get there to pass the message along to her.

>>294498
"Kacey! You're the fastest take her and get her there immediately! We'll take care of things here. Leona, your sister will live, I promise you that. I'm sorry I failed you both."

Take a look, how and where is Saisai, and check if this fucker is alive.

Artemis 2011/04/06(Wed)17:56 No. 294507 ID: 654ecc
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"Kacey! You're the fastest take her and get her there immediately! We'll take care of things here. Leona, your sister will live, I promise you that. I'm sorry... I'm so sorry.."

Kacey nods and takes Fleur and Leona with him away. Artemis picks up the papers and tucks them away.
Saisai walks up to Artemis.

"That was a great hit! I couldn't even track you."

She reaches for her spear but jumps back as the elf rises again.

>"Stupid human... I should have killed you all... Took it easy on you. Stupid me. Didn't realize who I was dealing with."

What the!?

>>294507
Strike. As fast as you can, with all abilities at your disposal. Do not give him any more time to recover and attack.

he is the light dragon! no wonder the sword is super powerful on him. it really is a dragon bane sword. be ready to attack but yell "your sister lives!"

>>294507
Dark Elves are of the Shadow Dragon, Light Elves... GOD DAMMIT. NO WE ARE NOT LETTING REGULUS DO THIS AGAIN.

SHADOW DRAGON WAKE UP, WHAT DO WE DO?!?

"LIGHT DRAGON! I didn't want this! Any of it!" And say more quietly "And my father did not destroy your sister, she is with me." [Shadow Shield] "Please, run, live, and spare us your vengeance. And her."

>>294507
"Healing them would have been better for everybody, Eisol, but you just had to go and force my hand.
Lets not do this. I'd hate to upset your sisters... In another life, I would have called you Brother."
[Shadow Shield]

Artemis 2011/04/06(Wed)18:18 No. 294516 ID: 654ecc
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"Light Dragon! I didn't want this! Any of it!"

"FOOL"
His voice echos through the streets. A brilliant green light erupts from the elf taking shape.

"I am the Dragon of the Wind, Guardian of the Elves."

He winces.

"Had I not been wounded you both would be crushed."

"Y-your sister is still alive!"

"I am aware. Her life is none of my concern. Now, give me those papers or I will crush you!"

>"He's bluffing Artemis! If he wanted he could just kill us and take it! He's wounded! Take him down now before he recovers!"

Artemis looks and notices his wound beginning to heal itself.

Dammit... I..

okay, keep flash stepping and attacking. go for the little man still under the main body.

>>294516
Cleave and smite! Flash step into an attack, shadow shield when he hits back. If you withdraw, he'll heal and be able to pursue. If you wait, he'll heal and be able to beat you. Your best chance is to achieve a decisive advantage here while you still have a shot at it.

>>294516
Please tell me we can take him as we have you.

>Do the following, if she says yes

Cut off the nearest limb.
"I want peace!"

Cut off a wing.
"I want to stop this plan"

Cut off more.
"I want the dragons to live. I want everyone to."

Wound him greater, but be sure he still lives
"Join your sister here with me... please. It is all the mercy I can offer, and the only way you can serve your purpose."

>>294516
"Stop being an ass, Aeryr.
We've got more important things to discuss than those papers you already used Time Magic to read. For example, how the person who ordered me to kill or capture you doesn't care if these allegedly-important documents are recovered or not."

Mission Complete GP:100 Artemis 2011/04/06(Wed)18:52 No. 294529 ID: 654ecc
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>>294519

Artemis begins cleaving at the dragons limbs, cutting them off one by one.
His draconian body is mostly immaterial and seems to just vanish with each cut.
with nothing left to support him the dragon lays onto the ground glaring at Artemis.

"I don't want to do this. You could join your sister.."

"Hm..."

Slowly his body fades away, the physical body withering away just as fast.

Saisai walks up to Artemis and picks up her spear.

"A dragon... Artemis you just killed a dragon.."

"Yeah.. Mission Complete I guess."

>>294529
"Saisai, rush to Morgan's shop. Tell her I asked for a feather at the hospital; she'll know what I mean.
And Saisai? This doesn't change how I feel about you, just how I'll express it."

Look for any left behind after the battle and shove it in Mimi's bag, then hurry to the hospital.

Welcome, Aeryr. Pull up a seat, get comfortable, it's a party in Artemis' head and drinks are on us. The show here isn't all that bad, it's worth a laugh here and there.

Oh hey Artemis, give Saisai a lookover. I'm not sure how much she got youthened back there.

Say our windy friend, can you do anything about that now?

Artemis 2011/04/06(Wed)19:19 No. 294541 ID: 654ecc
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"Saisai, rush to Morgan's shop. Tell her I asked for a feather at the hospital; she'll know what I mean. And Saisai? This doesn't change how I feel about you, just how I'll express it."

"Wh-what?"

She glares at Artemis.

"Stop saying stupid things. You'd better find a cure for this."

She runs off.
Artemis looks around for anything else but there's nothing to be found.
He runs over to the hospital in the church. Fleur is laying down in a bed breathing heavily. High Priest Larks is standing over her with a concerned look on his face while Kacey tries to talk to a crying Leona.
High Priest Larks sees Artemis.

"Ah, Artemis. What happened to this girl?"

"I have no idea sir. How is she doing?"

He moves closer to Artemis and lowers his voice.

"Not good. Her stomach and several small pieces of her lungs are gone. The bleeding has been stopped but there's no medicine in the world that can restore her body. Right now I'm simply trying to make her comfortable."

>Elements
Regulus wants to put all the dragons into one place. After all, if you have all the elements, then you're like a god, right?

>>294541

Uh... fuck. Right, so, we can dash to the library, and gather all resources on Time Magic. Or, we could try and ask the Elves. But somehow I doubt they'll be as cooperative, given that you kinda stabbed their dragon, a little.

actually, at the present time, he dosen't have access to Art's mana I believe...

[Gender Change]

Why what? We gave you a chance to end this peacefully. All sides will always be convinced of their righteousness, and going a long time being unbeatable dosen't mean you should act as if victory is your only conclusion. We all have much to learn here.

we are friends with your other sister, Sharaes, she can read minds, she may be able to hear you directly. i do not take pleasure in you dying, but regulus wants you all dead for some reason.

>>294541
Aeryr, help us out here. Let's call it the price of admission. You have our guardian power, Arts mana, and your own skills. Surely between all of that something can be done for her? Can you at least help us find the missing pieces and put her back together?

It's a grisly task, but if we can find her stomach... We may need a search party. If nothing else, the feather will give us time after she passes to find the parts and bring her back. Let's inform Kacey of the task and situation.

And there is another option... if we can harvest half of her sisters stomach and some lung, heal what remains and give it to her sister that might just work. Bring this idea to the healer, along with the knowledge that we have a feather of life on the way.

>>294541


[Shadow & Aeryr: What? No! I want to ask them to stop this nonsense! Regulus has been behind every dragon killing so far, but we can't do anything to stop him.
For crying out loud, we were trying to talk Aeryr out of fighting so we would be able to cover for him leaving! If we had known about the magic-sealing powers of the blade then we would have beat some sense into him with a stick instead.
Also? We adore Sharaes, and have been plotting how to resurrect Shadow.

Bleh... That's not important right now.
Aeryr, is there any ability you can lend us to help this girl survive? De-age her to before the attack? Un-warp her bodyparts back into place? Anything like that?]

Artemis 2011/04/06(Wed)19:49 No. 294562 ID: 654ecc
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Saisai bursts into the room

"Artemis! Morgan says she doesn't have any, they're still in development."

>"Who's this?"

"I'm... Saisai's little sister... Sai."

>"Ah."

"Sir, is there anyway we can transplant some of Leona's organs to Fleur?"

>"Hmm... Maybe. It would stabilize her. I can do it but they'll still need intensive care for a while. And only if Leona cons-"

"You can do it! I don't care what you need to take from me!"

>"Very well. Everyone, please leave the room. Kacey, I need you to stay here with me."

"Yes father."

Artemis and Saisai are shooed out of the room.

"I hope they'll be okay... I feel terrible for dragging them into this.."

"They'll be fine. For now let's worry about me. And we still need to report back to the king."

>>294562
Find something for her to wear. One of your other robes and mantles should work fine if you pin up the hem.

Sometimes people under your command get hurt Art. They knew the risks when they took this mission I suspect, and if you hadn't acted as well as you had, its more likely they both would be injured or closer to death.

It can be hard to focus on what you accomplished when people are hurt, but that could have easily ended up with you all dead. Try to stay positive.

>>294562
Start walking back to the castle. Idly flip through the document so we can see the pages; you don't need to make a copy if we get a look at each page.
"I'll do what I can to help you, but it might take awhile. You know things are going to get complicated if you don't want people to know, right?"

yes, we gots a photographic memory. look at all of them for just a second.

>>294562
Well shit, where is he?!? Still in the sword? The only other place is... fuck.

"Saisai, there are two ways to get back to normal. One is to... wait it out. The other is to be magically aged with time magic, the only one who can do that is a Light Elf or the Wind Dragon. I'm sure if he still was here he could do something about that. I'm sure he'd try to help that poor girl too, wouldn't he?"

"...Saisai, remember what I said about his sister? I think you're in the same situation now."

Artemis 2011/04/06(Wed)20:28 No. 294588 ID: 654ecc
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>>294569
I know.. Still makes me feel bad. And why didn't Regulus tell me we'd be going against someone so strong? Did he send me knowing it was a dragon? And if so why didn't he just tell me before hand..

>>294584
You think the Wind Dragon is inside her? That's impossible.. And we have no way of finding out either. If he is in there he won't start talking for some time.

>>294573
Artemis looks at all the pages as they walk back to the castle. Most of it is in a odd code.

"I'll do what I can to help you, but it might take awhile. You know things are going to get complicated if you don't want people to know, right?"

"I'm aware. I'm going to room with you until we find a cure. If anyone asks the wind dragon made me vanish or something."

Artemis picks her up

"Hey! Put me down you idiot!"

"Hehe, you're so tiny."

"I can still kick your ass, now drop me."

"Nope."

Artemis takes her upstairs and drops her in his room.

"Stay here for a while."

Now that that's done... I guess I should see the king.

Considering he knew your father, he might have... as he would also know your sword is among the only capable of slaying Dragons.

Maybe he didn't tell you because he was worried you would be too afraid? Who is to say, the only way you can really know is to read minds, or to ask directly and trust you get the truth.

hmm... yeah. when you leave the room send mimi a quick note to stay closed and just keep an eye on saisai, explain she was cursed and you are the only one she trusts.

then go straight to the king and give him the papers and say "i managed to recover the papers from the elf spy sir, but it turns out he was actually the wind dragon in elf form. i managed to get a lucky blow and kill him."

>>294588
I think he's in Saisai, actually. Any way to test that?

>>294595
To this wording I would add: "However, one of my allies was seriously injured, and Saisai's current whereabouts are unknown. It had many strange magics... and my sword proved resistant to them. Sir, what can you tell me about this? If I had known more about the spy the dragons or elves or even my sword this might have gone better."

>>294588
Art, how many knights have training and/or experience fighting light elves? Were you one of them?
Why, then, would Regulus have been looking for you specifically? What would make you a better choice for this mission than anybody else?
If they believed that he was a light elf then you would have been a terrible choice.
Now lets examine that choice going by what factors you DO have going for you.
You're a decent mage and a decent fighter.
You're almost a captain.
You're almost fighting on-par with a captain.
You knew little about Light Elves going into this.
You knew nothing about Time Magic going into this.
You are known for resolving problems through diplomacy and avoiding violence whenever possible.
You are the son of the only human to ever kill a dragon.
You own the 'dragon slayer' sword which is designed to and has successfully managed to kill a dragon.

Selecting you for this mission only makes sense if they knew the spy was a dragon. For anything else you would be the last choice.
From this we can conclude that the person who decided on you knew who the spy was.

When you get to the King's office, tell him this:
"Sire. As per the orders you relayed through Regulus, I have slain the Wind Dragon. I have also recovered the stolen documents."
Then hand him the papers.

Artemis 2011/04/06(Wed)20:57 No. 294607 ID: 654ecc
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I don't think I'll ever learn the truth..
Do I just accept it as is?

Artemis sighs and enters the kings office.

"Artemis? What brings you here?"

"Sir I completed the mission Regulus sent me on."

"Oh? He picked you then?"

"Yes your majesty. I retrieved the documents and killed the spy."

"Well good job Artemis."

"But sire... The spy turned out to be the wind dragon."

The king's face goes pale.

"You slayed the wind dragon?"

"I wasn't aware sire.. I didn't know his true identity until it was too late."

"Like father like son..."

"Also one of my allies was seriously injured, and Saisai's current whereabouts are unknown. It had many strange magics... and my sword proved resistant to them. Sir, what can you tell me about this? If I had known more about the spy the dragons or elves or even my sword this might have gone better."

"I suppose you're right. Artemis have a seat. I'm going to tell you the story behind your blade."

oh man, we are getting some honest to goodness ANSWERS.

Artemis 2011/04/06(Wed)21:14 No. 294613 ID: 654ecc
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Artemis sits down in front of the king.

"Well... Many many years ago the dragons ruled our land. Each of them raised and nurtured their own species, completely oblivious to the others existence. The first one to notice the others was the water dragon Sharaes. To protect her people she raised mountains around their land. Soon the others became aware of each other as well and their species.
Things were peaceful at first but then they began to bicker. To settle their disputes they would convince their respective people to wage war upon each other. Anyone who refused was slain and reborn as someone else. Sharaes saw this battle and while she was glad that she had protected her people she was still very upset at the sensless muder going on in the land. To help prevent it she gave a man named Cheront a special metal. She said if he made a blade out of it it would give the mortals the ability to defy the dragons.
And so the Dragon Slayer was made. Any dragon who went near it found their powers drained away.
Soon the dragons left. Their little problems were not worth losing their life over. They took residence wherever their species was and simply rested, waiting.
While things were peaceful for a while Cheront saw that the others still insisted on fighting each other, even without the dragons telling them to do so. You see, while Cheront did manage to give mortals freedom it happened too soon. Without something to protect them from serious danger the mortals would drive themselves to extinction on their own.
So Cheront made a deal with the dragons. If they simply tended to their species and not use them as pawns then he would never turn his blade against them.
They agreed of course, eager to return.
Most of the tale is missing after that point but the blade has been in our possession ever since."

"So why did my father get it? How?"

"It was given to him to slay the dark dragon many years ago. I was not aware of this tale at that point... It was a terrible mistake.. Artemis, you must try to not kill another dragon. If you kill one the others gain more influence over the world. If that happens..."

"I understand sire."

"Good. Please, if you need to know anything else just ask."

ask him why your father was tasked with killing the shadow dragon in the first place. the dark elves and humans are at peace.

>>294607
"Err... Sir... Regulus knew.
He said he searched all over for me for this mission, but if it had been a light elf then I would have been the worst choice for this mission. I would only have been the best choice if he knew the spy was a dragon.
... And he told my father the Shadow dragon was matron to the tigerfolk, even though that would make no sense... but he had close ties to the Dark Elves and could pass freely through their lands, and wouldn't have harmed their dragon...
Sire... Is it possible that Regulus is a dragon?"

>>294613
I am struck by the sudden suspicion that Regulus is in fact secretly a dragon.

>>294613
"Sire... I have concerns. My father was sent on his mission to slay the shadow dragon, having been told it presided over the tigerfolk. But that was false, she had dominion over the dark elves. That was Regulus who told him that, and it was Regulus who chose me to capture or kill the spy. He had trouble finding me, and didn't think to ask anyone else. Sire... I think it was intentional. Just who is Regulus?"

>>294619
Why does such a ridiculous theory make so much sense.

Dragon or not, he's a lying manipulative jackass that is arranging the deaths of dragons.

Artemis 2011/04/07(Thu)15:42 No. 294780 ID: 654ecc
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"Err... Sir... Regulus knew. He said he searched all over for me for this mission, but if it had been a light elf then I would have been the worst choice for this mission. I would only have been the best choice if he knew the spy was a dragon... And he told my father the Shadow dragon was matron to the tigerfolk, even though that would make no sense... but he had close ties to the Dark Elves and could pass freely through their lands, and wouldn't have harmed their dragon... Sire, who is Regulus?"

>"I think I can answer that."

Artemis spins around to see Regulus behind him.

>"I am nothing more then the king's most loyal Knight. I passed my test and captains test at the age of 14. I've been here for many many years and soon was named Captain General after the previous one passed away. I'm sorry about your teammates being injured. You're right, I did know that it was a dragon. In fact because I knew that the spy was a dragon I sent you to take him down. I'd expected you to take charge and go against the beast yourself, not send out others to do it for you. My apologies."

"i don't have any dragon sensing abilities. i thought it was a light elf, so we restrained him, and attempted it bring him in. if i knew it was a dragon then i would of know that anything other then my sword would not of done anything to it. so i ask you to tell me the truth about what something is when you brief me, not find out mid battle."

>>294780
Manipulative bastard is trying to quietly shift the blame onto you. Call him out on it.

How could he expect you to take charge? He offered you the service of two mages as if he expected that to work, never told you it was a Dragon your dealing with (and thus the only qualified person), and Captains, which you are acting as, are not there to be the badasses of the mission, they are there to ensure the safety of the squad and that the mission is successfully done. This is insulting! By this standard, Knights would never learn except to be babied by their Captains, and it sets a standard of putting the people in charge of safety to battle without relevant information. If this was a known dragon fight, you should have been asked to do it on your own, and fully informed with proper long range support.

>>294780
Okay, what the FUCK.

1. He expressly told you that the king wanted you, specifically, for the mission, when obviously the king would have wanted nothing of the sort because the king doesn't approve of having dragons killed.
2. He explicitly told you to bring your team. I quote, "We need you and your team to find him... Assemble as soon as possible and try to hunt him down."
3. You fought alongside your team because you are not a reckless idiot who thinks he can take on everything himself. If you'd known critical intelligence, like "it's a fucking dragon", maybe you could have used better tactics- but that is NOT your fault.
4. He might claim to be nothing but the king's most loyal knight, but it is blatantly obvious that in this he was not serving the king's will. Maybe he thinks he knows better what the king needs than the king does, or something similar, but that's fucking convoluted logic and it's more likely that he's just a manipulative prick with his own agenda.

>>294780
"Sir Regulus, I know I have a dragon slaying sword, but I don't know a thing about fighting elves. You should have told me, or at least had me go alone. Why didn't you say it was a dragon and how the hell did you know? And to capture it? You know damn well capture wasn't an option, the only way not to kill him was to let him go and let our people suffer. Now both dragons of the elves are dead and the world further imbalanced, by your lying to me... and to my father. Why?"

>>294780
You put lives on the line by assuming my method of completing a mission contradictory to my previous performance! What the hell were you thinking?! Someone is missing their whole damn STOMACH because of you!"

Artemis 2011/04/07(Thu)16:27 No. 294808 ID: 654ecc
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"You put lives on the line by assuming my method of completing a mission contradictory to my previous performance! What the hell were you thinking?! Someone is missing their whole damn STOMACH because of you!"

Is what I want to say. But I can't just yell at the captain general. No matter how utterly retarded the decision is. I can however voice my opinion.

"Sir Regulus, I know I have a dragon slaying sword, but I don't know a thing about fighting elves. You should have told me, or at least had me go alone. Why didn't you say it was a dragon and how the hell did you know? And to capture it? You know well enough capture wasn't an option, the only way not to kill him was to let him go and let our people suffer. Now both dragons of the elves are dead and the world further imbalanced, by your lying to me... and to my father. Why?"

Regulus looks away.

"I'm sorry Artemis... I thought what I was doing was for the best of the kingdom.."

>"Enough."

The king stands up.

>"Regulus, I wish to speak with you later. Artemis, I suggest you go make sure your squad is all right. The mission is complete and the money has been deposited into your account. Again, please see what you can do about your wounded teammates. It would hurt your relationship with the other groups if they were injured badly."

He looks at Regulus.

"Not that I blame you for their injury."

>>294808
You heard the man! See to Saisai, then see if you can check on the twins.

We'll get Regulus later. Trust me, is obvious tomfoolery will not go unnoticed by the king. He's a smart man, the ruler, and he won;t let bullshit slide.

Maybe you acquired his power. Can you use it? Please. Our friends are in pain...

>>294809
Extremely unlikely. Just let the poor thing rest already.

[yeah, no talking to the dragon for now. tomorrow maybe.]
yeah go see saisai. and i guess introduce mimi to saisai, since mimi is the only hiding place that could work.

>>294808
The twins will be in surgery for awhile, so lets go talk to Saisai. We need to get that story straight before we take her to our vigil at the twins room.

Also, if Regulus tries to trick you into killing a dragon he's going to lose 15kilos via impromptu haircut if you get my meaning.

>>294808
Seems like the king is done with Regulus' bullshit, neh? About time, too. Go find Saisai.

>>294808
"Right away Saisai was... teleported, maybe. I'm sure she's ok. I recruited the twins Fleur and Leona, tried to have him and his power sealed. Any human would have been disabled, and I doubt an elf would have fared better. The dragon had no difficulty breaking them. Fleur had her stomach warped out of her body, her sister is undergoing surgery to save her life. Kacey is seeing to them now. If it goes well they will both still be in bad shape for a long time. I can do nothing more for them, not even a feather of life can regrow organs."

He is the last person you want to be around, but wait until Regulus leaves before you do. Follow him until you are around other knights.

Then draw your sword. Demand he answers your questions now. If he refuses, Royal Battle. To the truth or to the death.

Listen Artemis, and listen well. He couldn't answer any of your questions, and there is only one reason for that I can see. He wants the dragons dead. He wants the world torn asunder. He is responsible for Fluers injuries, for both dragons being destroyed, and for your fathers death.

>>294819
no, god damn no.
1. talking more would be ignoring the king's order.
2. regulus is the GRAND GENERAL. he is the second most powerful dude in the kingdom, second to the king. we would be destroyed.

Artemis 2011/04/07(Thu)17:38 No. 294829 ID: 654ecc
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"Right away Saisai was... teleported, maybe. I'm sure she's ok. I recruited the twins Fleur and Leona, tried to have him and his power sealed. Any human would have been disabled, and I doubt an elf would have fared better. The dragon had no difficulty breaking them. Fleur had her stomach warped out of her body, her sister is undergoing surgery to save her life. Kacey is seeing to them now. If it goes well they will both still be in bad shape for a long time. I can do nothing more for them, not even a feather of life can regrow organs."

"I will send my best healer over to see what he can do. You are dismissed."

Artemis bows then leaves.

>>294819
I'd love to challenge him to a royal battle, maybe beat him up a bit. But I get the feeling that he could rip me to shreds before I even cast a single spell..

>>294816
Artemis goes back to his room and sees Saisai sitting on his bed, her feet dangling off the edges.

"Took you long enough. Now, how are we gonna fix me?"

>>294829
Try to contain your smile. Fail at it. And then uhm... we would need time magic. So we need to befriend a light elf, and that seems a little difficult. Unless the wind dragon is around and can do something. But besides probably being very weak he's also a bit of a dick, so we can't count on that.

Artemis, what if Regulus is the Earth Dragon in disguise? Can't we just... poke him a little, to be sure? I'm rather worried about what will happen when Regulus and the king talk.

Hey Shadow dragon, the wind dragon could detect your presence, can you do the same to him? Or for the earth dragon, at that? Also knowing your name would be nice.

only thing to do is ask another light elf for help. time magic caused it, time magic can fix it. need to find the elf that took the 'healing' crystal to his dark elf wife. catch them when they are together, she should make him less angry at everything. tell them the situation. maybe Sharaes can help you find them? explain this to her.

>>294829
"That's the hard part. We need to find somebody who knows time magic, and light elves are self-centered jerks.
If your family doesn't have any connections we can use then we're going to have to find somebody ourselves, and being discreet about it is going to be tough.
What we need to do right now, though, is get our story straight on who you are and why you're staying with me. You can't claim to be a sister that doesn't exist; we need something that people won't think too much about."

Tell her about how the king responded to what Regulus did, ie, screw all of you over. Tell her to hide with Mimi if anyone comes by. Tell Mimi not to eat her.

Artemis 2011/04/07(Thu)18:46 No. 294854 ID: 654ecc
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>>294839
I wouldn't even risk it. Cause if he's not then I'm dead.

>>294842
"That's the hard part. We need to find somebody who knows time magic, and light elves are self-centered jerks.
If your family doesn't have any connections we can use then we're going to have to find somebody ourselves, and being discreet about it is going to be tough. What we need to do right now, though, is get our story straight on who you are and why you're staying with me. You can't claim to be a sister that doesn't exist; we need something that people won't think too much about."

"Fine then I'm a girl from your village who you've decided to train. Okay?"

"That's... A bit better."

She jumps off the bed.

"Anyway we should check the Academy, there might be someone who knows a little about this.."

She examines the chest.

"Mimi, introduce yourself."

Mimi jumps out of the chest.

>"Hi!"

"!!!"

Saisai punches her in the nose.

>>294854
"What the hell, Saisai? That was completely unnecessary! Apologize!"

"well, seems those warrior instincts still work. anyway, you will need to hide with mimi if someone comes here. i can't think of any good reason to have a little girl in my room. first, say sorry for punching her."

>>294856
don't get mad dude. saisai is a fighter and something jumped out at her so she punched it. instinct dude. she should still apologize but she didn't do in on purpose.

>>294854
Saisai has established her superiority. Ask her to stand down, then make introductions.

>>294854
Give Mimi a hug.
"Ah, sorry Mimi! She doesn't like surprises. Or fast movements. Or smiles."
Then turn to Saisai and say "Mimi is a Mimic. She's the reason I can pull so many things out of my bag, and we would probably both be dead without her help.

You're welcome to come to the Academy with me, Saisai, but I think you would be bored senseless. Instead, how about you go get armor and weapons that fit so you can practice and adjust? Err... Something that looks different, though, since you don't want to look like yourself."

>>294854
Err, you should have explained first, I think. Bad start here.

"Ack sorry Mimi! Saisai, this is Mimi, my mimic. She... came with the furnishings, and is really very nice. Nice enough that maybe you should apologize for for punching her in the face. Mimi... try peeking out instead of jumping, if this comes up again."

Anyways, the Academy is the best choice... but think about what just happened. You can't just walk in and start asking favors, you need to walk in, gather who is there so you don't have to repeat yourself, and apologize for your failure to protect their friend. Then make explanations about what happened, in detail. The more they understand the more they'll be able to and most importantly willing to help. They can give us the answers to more than just Saisai's age problem.

Not even to save the others? Or at least prevent the ones at fault for your own demise from benefiting even more? Is there anything you care about aside from continuing your own existence? We're trying to do the right thing here... and besides the more we know the less likely Art gets killed any more surprises.

Artemis 2011/04/07(Thu)19:33 No. 294872 ID: 654ecc
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"Ah, sorry Mimi! She doesn't like surprises. Or fast movements. Or smiles. Mimi is a Mimic. She's the reason I can pull so many things out of my bag, and we would probably both be dead without her help."

"Ah. Sorry."

>";-;"

"So I'm gonna go to the Academy to see if I can get any answers from them."

"I'll just wait here then. Get better acquainted with your friend."

>"D:"

"Okay, I'll be right back."

Artemis leaves the two of them behind and heads to the Academy.
It's getting dark outside.

"Dammit. Gates are closed."

>>294872
Not the same as being empty. Knock.

>>294863
Ok. You're going to stand vigil by the twins side. You can press-gang somebody else into telling your academy friends what you need.

Pass Mimi a note explaining this, then go to Morgan's place and tell her you'll need to eat that dinner with her at the hospital cafeteria, and you'll explain why on the way. She'll understand.

Regulus has been having dragons knocked off one after the other. That is very bad, and something we need to put a stop to.
Motive is the BIG question though, since there doesn't seem to be any reason for him to be doing this; the Dark Elves aren't hostile so killing you just made things worse for humans and thus his stated reason is a blatant lie.
One possibility is that he is or is controlling a dragon and is killing the other dragons off for the sake of power.

We need to talk to Sharaes about this, and any information you can give us now will make that faster and more productive.

i am not sure dinner was what morgan planned on eating tonight. she probably wants some trouser snake. but after a day like this it wouldn't be right.

>Motive is the BIG question though, since there doesn't seem to be any reason for him to be doing this;

[/spoiler]Well... I'll bet money the sword absorbs dragon power. Like I said before - Control all the elements, and bam, super-awesome-incredible power![/spoiler]

Artemis 2011/04/07(Thu)20:10 No. 294904 ID: 654ecc
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>>294888
Trouser snake..? I don't think that exists.
Sounds terrible.

Artemis passes Mimi a note explaining the situation and heads over to Morgans.
She's sleeping peacefully on her desk

>>294904
Aww she was waiting up for you. Gently wake her.

>>294904
It's one of countless euphemisms for "penis". He was talking about oral sex.

Wake her up, explain what happened, and ask her to come with you to stand vigil for awhile.

grab near elbow and gently shake.

Be cute and kiss her on the cheek!

>>294914
This.

>>294914

>>294914

DO IT!

Artemis 2011/04/11(Mon)14:06 No. 295689 ID: e1c764
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Okay okay!

Artemis kisses Morgan on the cheek. She wakes up, looks at him and smiles warmly.

"Hey."

"Hi Morgan. Uhm.. Sorry I'm late. I had to do a bunch of things."

"It's okay."

Morgan stretches and wipes her mouth.

"I wasn't waiting long. So, what happened? I heard a giant wind monster attacked."

Artemis sighs and tells her everything that happened.
----------------------

"That's terrible... Is she okay?"

"I don't know yet. They kicked me out before I could see really."

>>295689
Tell her you're going to stand Vigil by their side tonight, and you want her to be there with you for a time.

You'd done everything you could, even got the king to send his own healer.

>>295691
It would be a small gesture that would tire us and ultimately not help with anything, we can do better things with our time and energy than that. We have Morgan who, despite our current issues doesn't deserve to be dragged through this with us but does deserve our time and energy. And we shouldn't leave Saisai alone with Mimi all night either.

Artemis, I can't speak for how you're feeling right now.... but a nice long hug would probably help, and sitting before you is an open heart with ample bosom to rest on. Take advantage of that, I say.

hmmm... ask if she has anything that can heal a body all the way even if it is so unstable it kills the person while it does so. if so then we just need to finish the feathers then we can kill them and fix the body then feather them. if not we may be able to score a healing rock from shares.

Artemis 2011/04/11(Mon)15:04 No. 295710 ID: e1c764
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"Do you want to go check on her?"

"Only if it's okay with you."

"It's okay. We can come back later. Besides, the castle is closed right now. You're locked out."

"Ah... Right... Forgot about that.."

She smiles again.

"I'll get some healing potions. Maybe that will help."

She goes to the back of her shop for a moment and returns with a basket.

"Shall we?"

Artemis leads her out of the store and to Cheront Church.
They go to the healing chambers and see Kacey outside of Fleur's room. He can hear someone talking inside.

>"Ah, Artemis. Didn't think you'd come back so soon."

"Just thought I'd check in, how is she? Did everything go well?"

>"Ah... Right. Artemis come over here a moment."

Kacey leads Artemis away from Morgan.

>"Fleur didn't make it. She passed away right before we could operate. We're truly sorry."

"What...? Then..."

>"Leona hasn't been taking it well.. We can't get her to leave the room. I'm just here in case she tries to hurt herself, or others."

>>295710
Dammit... even if we use a feather of life, would it matter? We need to restore the body to something that can live or it would be a waste of effort. We would have to operate on the corpse and put it back together, then use the feather. Tell him about that option.

"Hope isn't gone yet. I've been dead before too, after all. Come here and I'll have Morgan explain."

tell him that morgan is working on something to revive the dead. you actually managed to make one but you died making it due to a mana-surge, but it worked and revived you. with more time and help morgan man be able to perfect it. leona will probably do anything she can to help with it.

Can we use the feather and some healing potions to keep her alive long enough to complete the operation?

Or hell, just operate on the corpse and use the feather to bring her back since the body would be whole again.

>>295712
Do it.
Make them use Ice magic on the body to keep it from degrading.
Tell Morgan to prepare a feather of life, and any costs for materials or help will be covered.
Try to contact one of your academy friends and tell them you need somebody to regrow missing organs, and that their costs for it will be covered.

If the king doesn't want to pick up the tab then he'll at least loan you the cash to do so, and this is worth the debt.

>>295722

I wouldn't do the ice thing. Cryogenic freezing requires a lot of care to not damage the body, and I don't think our spells are that precise.

Artemis 2011/04/11(Mon)15:50 No. 295734 ID: e1c764
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"Hope isn't gone yet. I've been dead before too, after all. Come here and I'll have Morgan explain."

Artemis leads Kacey back to Morgan and explains the situation.

"Uhm... I... I need a phoenix feather do make it again. Supplies are limited at the moment.. I can do it though. I just need a week."

>"A week? The body will be decomposed by then. Even if we did the surgery right now unless we get the feather then her body would simply die again."

"That's true.. None of my potions can reverse decomposition.."

"What about freezing her body?"

>"Not sure about that either. The water in her would freeze as well destroying her body even more."

>>295734
How long would the body last? If we use a feather and bring the body back to life, even if unwell due to the time involved maybe other kinds of healing can help repair it. And although we can't safely freeze the body directly, we can apply ice to slow the process. We should get on that immediately.

Ask Morgan if the Academy might have something useful here, maybe that they use to preserve choice monster bits or whatever? Or maybe they might just have everything we need, I'm sure they'd pool their resources for this. We'll need to ask them ourselves I guess. Other than that... if we're looking for magic beyond our kin and specifically related to ice, the only one to talk to is Sharaes. And I'm sure you'd realize that would be awkward right now. But I don't see a better idea if the Academy isn't able to help.

Aeryr, if you're hiding around here and can hear me I would like you to know you're a dick.

>>295734
"There are a few solutions for that.
The first is to freeze her so quickly that ice crystals can't grow, which will keep her body from being damaged in the process. A powerful ice spell would do that.
The second is to bring her down to just below freezing, since the body is full of impure water that will depress the freezing point. Being so cold will prevent decay for quite awhile.
The third is to use a preservative to keep the body from degrading. Flooding her body with anything that prevents decay would do the task.
The fifth is using healing magic to keep her body somewhat alive.

Most of these can be combined, but the chance of success only gets worse the longer we wait. Cool her down to just above freezing and start using healing magic to buy us some time while preparing for further preservation techniques.

The surgery will happen when we're ready to revive her.

Morgan, tell your suppliers this is under the orders of a royal knight if that will get you priority.

I'm going to see if there's anybody at the academy who is doing research on regrowing lost organs.

Kacey, Dark Elves use magic that does things with souls, right? The twins have some sort of strong mind-joining going on, so I'd like you to find a Dark Elf willing to help. Leona's suffering is worse due to the connection being severed, so we want to store Fleur's soul in something so Leona will have that much in the meanwhile, and they'll still be together if we fail. Probably keep her in Leona herself."

>>295748

>The first is to freeze her so quickly that ice crystals can't grow, which will keep her body from being damaged in the process. A powerful ice spell would do that.

Unlikely. We'd need too many powerful, arrogant idiots.

>The second is to bring her down to just below freezing, since the body is full of impure water that will depress the freezing point. Being so cold will prevent decay for quite awhile.

See point one.

>The third is to use a preservative to keep the body from degrading. Flooding her body with anything that prevents decay would do the task.

Most preservatives, if not all, are deadly poisonous. Meaning... We'd kill her when she wakes up again. Painfully.

>The fifth is using healing magic to keep her body somewhat alive.

Yay, one that works.

>>295734
Putting the body on ice, not completely freezing it, will slow the decay considerably. Just put the body in a very cold room. ALMOST freezing but not quite. That will prevent decay, probably enough to be able to res her in a week.

Definitely do the operation now.

Artemis 2011/04/11(Mon)16:51 No. 295763 ID: e1c764
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Artemis and the others discuss the best methods for preserving her body until such a feather can be acquired.
Suddenly he feels a surge of power within him

Artemis can create a new Limit Break:
It is up to the Guardians to make one for him. His current Limit Break, Disjunction of Souls will now only cost 90 GP. This new one will cost the normal 100 GP.
Also Artemis is now stronger, both physically and mentally. He can enhance any of his existing skills to a far greater degree then before.
Please choose wisely when creating a Limit Break as it will be a while before his next one is available.

Let's try a spin on an older idea, then. Hopefully we are strong enough for this one...

[LIMIT BREAK: PHOENIX REBIRTH]
>A powerful ability based on the healing power of the phoenix, inspired by Artemis' magics of Cure and Fire and his experiences of dying and returning to life.

>As a warrior it instantly recovers many of the wounds of the user, and for a small duration cloaks their body and weapon in flames that harm enemies and gradually regenerates the users health.

>As a mage tendrils of divine healing flame extend and surround the target, recovering all wounds, restoring missing flesh, and bringing the spark of life back to the target. This also drains the users mana, and if the target is heavily damaged or decayed they may suffer wounds as well. On the already living a temporary surge of vigor is granted in addition to healing.

>>295770
We are in agreement.

>>295770
Excellent.

>>295770
This seems quite solid. If it's too powerful to be balanced right now, it can completely drain Artemis' mana and/or cause unconsciousness should the required level of healing on the target be particularly great.

>>295770
This looks good. It's multipurpose and has serious drawbacks when used to resurrect a fallen ally to balance that power so we won't be able to abuse it.

>>295775
Also: [Be Male]

>>295770
Sounds good to me.

GP:0 Agreement bonus +20 Mana: Dangerously Low Artemis 2011/04/11(Mon)18:25 No. 295787 ID: e1c764
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"Wait... I think I can heal her."

>"huh?"

Artemis walks past them and into Fleur's room. He can feel Leona's glare from under her mask.

"What do you want?"

Artemis doesn't answer. He raises his staff and points it at Fleur.

"!! What are you-!?"

Artemis holds up his hand to stop Leona. She watches and thin tendrils of fire expand from Artemis's staff. The flames cover Fleur's body, singeing the blanket over her.
Leona stands by watching.
She starts to say something but stops when Fleur gasps. After a few more struggling breaths she she seems to stabilize. Her chest moves up and down, her skin seems more flush.

"H-how..."

Artemis smiles at her. A sudden pain grips him and he begins coughing out black smoke. His vision starts going black when he feels someone shove a potion into his mouth.
He quickly drinks it and stops coughing.

"Morgan?"

He feels himself being dragged out of the room, completely drained.

"It's okay Artemis, I have you."

He hears Kacey running down the hall calling after High Priest Larks.
Artemis closes his eyes to rest.

Artemis 2011/04/11(Mon)18:26 No. 295788 ID: e1c764
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He wakes up sometime later in Morgan's room.

Wow. Something tells me I shouldn't do that often.

>>295788
Yes. Lets keep the teammates dying to a minimum so we don't need to do that often.

Get out of bed! Find out how it went!
Oh, and find out how long you were out. Then send somebody to go get you a watch that shows the date. You've been going unconscious so often that it's simply practical to always keep one handy.

yeah, reviving the dead is a powerful thing, can't make a habit of it. also we don't think her soul is in there. her automatic responses are just going. gonna need to be looked after by someone else, but fleur will probably be more then willing to handle that. just until morgan get's the feather ready.

>>295791
Let's check up on her before jumping to conclusions regarding her status.

Anyway, yeah, if you've got the energy it's time to get up and see what's going down.

>>295788
That was your new limit break, based on your fire and healing magic and the fact that you've died and come back before. But most importantly, the shadow dragon gave you that little push over the edge, so I'd say we owe her one for that.

It wouldn't have been nearly so hard on you if she wasn't so long gone and missing organs, so don't be afraid to use it if an ally falls in battle. Also if you're in fighting mode it'll be a different effect.

>>295798
Eh. THings to do. People to see. Go go go.

Artemis 2011/04/11(Mon)19:01 No. 295811 ID: e1c764
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Huh. That's pretty awesome. Thanks shadow dragon. Let's see.. It seems to still be the same day. So I couldn't have been asleep too long.

Artemis hops out of bed and goes to open the door. Before he can Morgan opens it from the other side. She smiles at him.

"I was just coming up to check on you. Fleur's healed now. They're just waiting on my feather to bring back her soul."

"That's great. How long was I out?"

"Only half an hour. I brought you here since the castle is locked down."

"Thanks."

Wow, she looks so different in her casual wear.

>>295811
Holy mother of mammeries. Praise the goddess of breasts, Mami, for her glorious gift to you. Hug her! Tell her the feather inspired you.

...It might only be partially true, but HEY, it will help. :3

"So yeah, this is pretty much a typical day for me."

>>295811
Ok! Give her a hug, then ask how the feather is coming. Ask what she needs, then go check on Leona.

when the news that she has reviving feathers hits the streets she will be SWAMPED in customers.

Artemis 2011/04/11(Mon)19:28 No. 295831 ID: e1c764
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>>295817
It's only been half an hour, no need to bother her.
A hug sounds good right about now though.

Artemis goes to hug her when his legs give out. Instead he simply crashes into her. She catches him before he hits the ground.

"Please be careful. My potion may have made you a bit disoriented."

She puts him back on the bed.

You know, it's kind of cold in this bed all by myself...

hahaha, good thing she is so understanding. sit down an talk, small talk.

>>295831
It's been a half hour, and right about now Leona is going to be worried about you.
Still, find out what she needs to make that feather and how long it will take. You can request the king's help with procurement tomorrow.

I suppose you can slamfuck Morgan now if you want, assuming you're REALLY sure you want to have that kind of relationship with her for a long time.

>>295831
Wow, she looks great with a high ponytail.

So you can't even get up, but you probably aren't even tired now because of that potion. You might as well take advantage of your time to talk, since you two haven't had much chance to.

>>295840
>I suppose you can slamfuck Morgan now if you want
>goes to hug her when his legs give out
That seems like a ridiculously bad thing to try in his current condition, however appropriate the moment might be.

Thank her for her help, and ask how long you'll probably need to recover. Ask her to stay and talk for a while, since things have been kind of chaotic and you haven't had much of a chance.

>>295840
Would be cool. But he can't really do that, can he? I mean he could start and what not but falling unconcious in the middle would rather kill the mood.

But yeah, you could just spend the time, talking about your lives, what both of you like and stuff like that that you should know if you'd like to be with her one day :P

>>295831
Also: Nice motorboat (now you know what we ment. Kinda ;P)

Artemis 2011/04/12(Tue)14:39 No. 296112 ID: e1c764
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What!? No, I don't want to do -that-! I mean maybe but... No!

"Well I'm not sleepy. Take a seat, let's spend some time with each other."

Morgan pulls up a chair next to Artemis. She stays quite though with a small smile on her face.

"Uhm... That spell was really amazing.."

"Oh, thank you. I... Didn't know I had it in me honestly."

"It was nice. And you made that girl really happy."

"Thanks. Hey Morgan."

"Yes?"

"Why don't you ever wear your hair up in the store or anything?"

"Oh.. Well I.. My hair has always been unmanageable. Putting it up like this just makes it more noticeable. I've thought about getting it cut.."

"No don't, I like long hair."

She smiles again.

"Okay."

The two of them talk well into the night. After a while Artemis begins to nod out. Morgan pulls a blanket over him and tells him he should rest.
Artemis nods and falls asleep.

>>295836
He mumbles something as he sleeps
-----------------------------------

Artemis wakes up and feels something pressing against him. He looks and sees Morgan lying besides him, above the covers

Well, this is a pleasant surprise

just lay there until she wakes up.

>>296112
FFFF
Err... Art? You miiiight want to make sure you know who Morgan's father is before doing anything with her. Just... trust us on this.

>>296112
So um hey yeah shadow is saying something that might be concerning, I'm not going to speculate just yet but you should probably get out of bed. Now.

Heh. Artemis, are you sure you were born male?

I think it's time to just cuddle and enjoy being close to someone you care about.

Artemis 2011/04/12(Tue)14:58 No. 296119 ID: e1c764
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>>296115
Artemis quickly rolls out of the bed hitting the floor and waking up Morgan

What!? What is it!?

Morgan gets up and rubs her eyes.

"Morning. Did you fall out of bed?"

it seems shadow was just messing with us.

so yes, when you woke he her being there startled you.

>>296119
Tell her you're not used to sleeping with others. You're sorta kinda on edge, and she surprised you. It's okay though, hug her again and get back in bed.

>>296119
Shadow (jokingly) implied that Morgan is actually your sister.

Yes, say that you did fall out of bed.

>>296119
It's ok, shadow dragon was messing with us. She really needs some kind of hobby. Luckily Morgan took your response positively... just say "something like that" and lay back down. Maybe nuzzle in a bit. There's things to do but it can wait.

And on an unrelated note, we should perhaps look into a charm of some kind that detects if someone is related to you. Who knows how many siblings may be hiding where and of what species, in light of your fathers habits.

>>296119
Still, check on that. Your father changed bedmates more often than you change socks.

>>296130
Yeah, that's a pretty good idea. For many reasons. Like because it's nice to have some family :D

>>296130

>>296119

It's nothing. That dragon is just trolling the shit out of you. And us. Top tier.

Don't care about it now but do make an amulet that other voice was talking about. Just for when you meet a hot dark elf girl or something ;D

>>296119
The shadow dragon is awesome. Even in death, she trolls. That's all; false alarm.

Go back to cuddling with Morgan and enjoy the sensation of her voluptuous body pressed against yours. Attempt to quietly assess if you're up to something more physical, too; you can probably stand at least some horizontal makeouts.

Artemis 2011/04/13(Wed)23:11 No. 296602 ID: bd0a01
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"Yeah.. Sorry."

Wow. If Morgan were my sister... I don't know what I would do.

He gets back onto the bed and lays next to her. He tries to ask her something several times but stops himself.
She smiles at him.

"Hey, Artemis."

"Yes?"

"Come a little closer."

She pats the empty space between them.
Artemis moves a bit closer. She pats it again, he moves closer.
She does this again until he's pressed against her.
Morgan looks up at him, her lips almost meeting his.

The downstairs bell rings. Morgan jumps out of bed and grabs a cloak.

"Ah! Sorry! This is probably the feather! I.. Sorry!"

She leaves.

If its any consolation, I almost expected you to somehow end up almost dying at that moment Art.

I mean... really, just think of how your luck has been thus far.

>>296602
Follow her!
Also: ASK ABOUT HER FATHER ALREADY!

>>296602
If that wasn't a sign that she wants to aggressively move this relationship forward, I don't know what would be. Next chance you get, back in bed with that woman.

In the meantime, get up and assess your physical, mental, and magical condition. Feelin' good? Mana back? Do you have your gear somewhere nearby? Depending upon how long you've been unconscious/sleeping, Mimi and Saisai might be growing concerned and impatient, respectively. You did say that you'd 'be right back'; looks like that fell through. Might want to send 'em a note that you're recovering from mana depletion after pulling some crazy shit saving Fleur from staying dead, and may not be back for a while.

>>296604
art can't really stand atm I believe.

yeah, need to let them know that you pulled off crazy bullshit.

Artemis while it would please us greatly to see you muck about awkwardly with Morgan all day, you have things to do. Get dressed and send a note to Mimi and Saisai, state simply that "Academy was closed, Fleur died, I brought her back, needed rest and now back to the Academy. You two ok?"

Now before you leave head down and give Morgan a proper kiss. Because at this rate you'll almost die a couple more times before you get any further unless you take the initiative... unless there are people about of course.

Also, didn't we see her dad long before? I think you're in the clear on that end.

>>296606
Nah that was last night, just from the strong potion he had.

GP:20 Mana:High Artemis 2011/04/14(Thu)01:32 No. 296622 ID: aca5e6
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No I should go see them. I'm kinda worried about em..
I seem to be okay. You guys can tell though can't you?

Artemis gets dressed and heads out. He sees Morgan talking to her father, the owner of the Shop.
She waves him goodbye as he walks out, he winks at her making her blush.
He heads back to the castle and into his room.
Saisai runs up to him and glares.

"Artemis. I am going to kill your mimic."

"Eh? What's wrong?"

"That stupid girl kept me up all damn night. First she wouldn't stop talking and then when I told her to stop talking to me she starting singing. I CAN HEAR HER EVEN WHEN HAD THE CHEST CLOSED. Not only that but everytime I opened it it was empty! I think she's messing with me! Also I'M STILL TINY!"

"She's just excited because she usually only gets to interact with me. I'm sorry she kept you up."

Turn to Mimi.

"I know you like having people to talk to, Mimi, but you need to remember that other people need to sleep, like I do. She isn't your master, but if she asks nicely to go to sleep, stay quiet for her, okay?"

Turn to Saisai.

"Sorry about that. It's been crazy. I brought someone back from the dead."

>>296622
"Oh don't worry, she totally is messing with you no doubt about it. Now Mimi be nice. You got her back for the punch and you enjoyed her frustrations long enough."

Explain to Saisai about what happened with Fleur dying and you limit breaking her to life and yourself drained. Maaaaybe say less about shacking up with Morgan. Invite her to go along with you to the Academy (I'm sure she'll agree to) and head back out.

>>296622
Sigh.
"Mimi, I know this is difficult for us; Saisai being here makes things hard on me, too, but you need to try to get along with her. Ok?
I want her to be happy while she's in my bed, alright? Just let her sleep in peace.

Saisai, Fleur died last night. I had to punch death in the nose to establish dominance in order to get her back, and I only woke up a little while ago. I'm going to be spending today searching for a way to help you, but this isn't going to be easy.
Get some sleep, and I'll talk to you later."

Academy, HO!

>>296627
yes, this is perfect!

Artemis 2011/04/14(Thu)02:35 No. 296631 ID: aca5e6
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Artemis turns to Mimi.

"Mimi, I know this is difficult for us; Saisai being here makes things hard on me, too, but you need to try to get along with her. Ok? I want her to be happy while she's in my bed, alright? Just let her sleep in peace. Wait..."

Mimi laughs while Saisai blushes a bit.

"Idiot. So where were you?"

Artemis explains everything that happened to him and Fluer, leaving out Morgan though.

"Huh. Another amazing limit break. Lucky. Remember you only can have three. Well, normally at least. Good for her though."

"Yeah. So we still need to fix you up. Come with me to the Academy."

"What!? No! I'm not being seen like this! You go!"

she pushes him out the door.

She's still quite strong.. Anyway who do I talk to? I mean, even Fleur and Leona didn't know.

just try for books on time magic and age reversing.

>>296631
The first one you should go to would be Sarah, just because she's the best informed. That's including about you, with you asking about matters of demons and tigerfolk so you are already trusting her. Plus she was the one with who you decided on taking the twins so if you are going to apologize to anyone else it would be her.

And as always if she doesn't have the time or expertise she can send us to who does.

>>296631
Art, who did you ask the last few times you needed to know where to find information on strange and obscure subjects?

Oh, also, we were contemplating telling the king that the wind dragon radically altered Saisai's body. Since time magic changes things completely instead of temporarily altering them he wouldn't detect any magical effects on her at all, which would prove her natural form was changed.
However, since her form was changed there's no way to tell what what it used to be. Since her family is appears to be completely human, it would lend credence to the claim that the ears and tail aren't supposed to be there.

That way the king would know about her ears, tail, and loss of years, and would think all of them to be injuries suffered in his service. Because of that they couldn't get her expelled or executed as a traitor if they were to be discovered.
Further, the king would have cause to use his own resources to help her recover. If you can't find a way to get her back to her real age then the King would stand a much better chance of success.

>>296638

And of course that crazy general that has an agenda against tigerfolk totally wouldn't know about her ;P And totally wouldn't do anything.

>>296631
You might have to hit the books again. No telling if light elf time magic is some deep secret, but surely someone's taken notes somewhere.

Saisai might not like it, but this could be an opportunity for her to be free. To start over, and grow up how she wants to, with the full benefit of her prior experiences. If she used her current knowledge of physical conditioning, by the time she's an adult again she'd be a grandmaster.

She could even pursue other interests, try things she never got the opportunity to as the child of a noble. You could be there for her as support when she actually needs an adult, of course, but that won't be long.

Then again it might be ideas like this that have Saisai irritated, besides Mimi's teasing and the actual predicament she's in.

>>296658
Nice idea. But it would probably only work if we show her that we can make her an adutl again.

You know, give her a choice when she is calmed down.

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>>296658
Maybe. But yeah first we gotta find a way to cure her just in case.

He goes to the Academy and finds Sarah. He explains a bit about the situation and asks her if she knows anyone who's familiar with Time Magic.

"Uhm... Felix. She'd know the most about it. I can call her if ya want."

"Please."

She nods and walks off. She returns with another bespectacled girl tailing behind her.

>"This the guy?"

"Yep."

>"All right. I was studying so listen up, I don't have a lot of free time. Time Magic doesn't use up Mana like other spells. It uses up something humans call Time Points. Depending on how long you live you accumulate more of these points. All time magic consumes these points. For this exact reason there can be no human time mage. Their weak bodies simply die off far too quickly to gain enough points to cast a decent spell. So to help out this friend of a friend of yours you'd need to find either a Light Elf, and I highly doubt they'll listen to you, or the Wind Dragon himself, again another being I doubt will listen to you. In other words you're screwed."