Ra let out a soft chirp as he slowly ruffled his feathers. The heat of the sun felt like some soothing balm as it cascaded down his body, warming him from head to foot in its tender rays. Soon my love Ra though softly as he stared up into the beautiful clear sky, Soon i will be with you again. The sun didn't answer, it just continued to hover overhead as it released rays of warmth to all it could see.
Ra let out a painful sigh, one filled with sadness and regret as he tore his gaze from the sun above. He was currently a hawk, the form he preferred to take when he wasn't in his Human, or even more rare his God form. He relished the feeling of being a hawk, the feel of the wind ruffling through his feathers. The power coursing through his veins as his wings pumped up and down, launching him higher and higher into the sky. He could see and hear everything when he was a Hawk, and it made the human world feel almost... smaller in a way.
He knew however that he had to get moving once again. Word was that Lethero's son had been kidnapped, which meant that the great wheel had began to turn. It also made sense with what the stars were saying, they spoke of fear, death, and the destruction of magic, which meant that the time was soon upon them.
With a loud screech Ra pushed off from the branch where he had been perched. His powerful auburn wings tore through the air as he was launched into the sky. Swirling around in mid flight he took off like an arrow toward Lethero's cabin, screeching again with joy at the freedom he felt.
Time seemed to fly by as fast as the land scape below, but Ra paid little attention to it in general. His eyes were focused on the Horizon ahead, where he knew that Lethero would be. Pining away in his cabin as he fretted and worried over his grandson. As Ra neared the cabin he paused in mid flight and began to circle the clearing right by the forest. A young girl was moving steadily through the grass, heading toward the forest and in the direction of where he believed Scado was being held.
Deciding it couldn't hurt to get a better look he swooped down and alighted upon an overhanging branch, peering down at the girl below. A witch, he realized at once. He could smell the magic all over her. Studying her he let out a loud caw, alerting her to his presence. She noticed him at once, and waved over at him calling, "Hello there, how are you doing."
Another sign she wasn't some moronic human, she actually bothered to talk to him. He let out another shriek and she waved him over, holding out her arm as she called, "Come on, I won't hurt you."
Cawing tentatively Ra looked down, acting almost bashful as he pushed off and floated over to her arm. He alighted with care, making sure that his razor sharp claws didn't slice her arm to ribbons as he settled himself down. Cocking his head to the side he looked into her eyes, blinking as she giggled at him. "There you see," she said, "Nothing to be afraid of. My name is April, pleased to meet you Mr. Hawk."
He let out a soft chirp before slowly sliding his way up her shoulder before settling himself on her shoulder like it was a perch. "Very well," April said with a grin, "You may accompany me for as long as you wish, I always love having a friend to keep me company."
Suddenly a couple of large shadows passed them by overhead and Ra let out a warning shriek as April turned to the sky. "What in the world..." she whispered as the sound of people landing came from the field. "Looks like we have some more company my little friend," April whispered as she turned and made her way back towards the house...
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Okay this just introduces Ra, and since you said in April's bio that she is friends with all the animals I figured this would be a good way to introduce him Lizzifer.
This also brings in all you people who were flying...
Oh and everyone, when Ra is in his hawk form he seems like a normal Hawk. He looks, smells, and magically seems like a genuine bird since he is part hawk anyways!
He sat down a safe distance away from the creature, watching it closely. His father had always stressed that he should not trust their kind, especially the ones he visited in jail. Lord Crayas didn't like the thought of his son visiting their kind, but Meer felt that he had to do his best to make them repent for whatever they'd done, and Crayas couldn't prevent him from doing it.
"I'm Scado." The other - a werewolf, he'd been told - replied, giving him a cautious look.
Meer returned it, it seemed that neither fully trusted the person before them. After a few moments, Meer finally spoke again, "Why did you do it? Father says you slaughtered a town full of innocents, and you weren't even provoked. But you'd have to be evil to do that." He looked Scado up and down, "And you don't seem to be evil. So why would you have killed all those innocents?"
**I'm getting tired, I'll post for Traystal tomorrow**
He had decided to live forever or die in the attempt. - Yossarian, Catch-22
Wide-eyed stupid.
If you're gonna rule the world, you've gotta get up early! - Joel S. Dickens
Me and Peace walked down the dirt road that ran through the middle of the town. Peace was deep in thought I knew from experience that this wasn't a good time to try and spark up conversation. So we just let the silence continue until a gruff voice broke the calm.
"halt creatures you are under arrest" A peacekeeper said he was with ten others but Peace could still probably take them.
"look were just passing through thei-" Peace was cut short as a crossbow bolt screeched into his chest.
"dam" I said before diving to cover across the street. On the other side Peace pulled out the crossbow bolt that had just missed his heart he looked at it and saw it had a golden point. Their were only two ways to kill a vampire tear him up and through him in a fire or shoot him through the heart with crossbow bolt that has a golden point. He nodded at me and I nodded back. I ran across the street just dodging crossbow bolts. Peace cupped his hands and I stood in it. then Peace flung me up and I caught onto the top of the building, scrambling a little to get over the edge. A few seconds later and Peace had jumped up but we could both already here the peace keepers running up the stairs.
"run" I suggested.
"always" Peace purred back. We both ran for the edge of the building and jumped the gap, Peace with ease but I stumbled little bit on the landing. Only a few second later we heard the door to the roof burst open and then a audible thump as they landed on the building with us. Me and Peace jumped two more building before we came to a large gap that I couldn't cross but it was alright Peace could jump it and he could throw me. I nodded and Peace started to swing me wanting to get the angle just right but as he started to throw me another crossbow blot ripped through his chest. sadly he had already let go and I was flying through the air, but I could also tell that the angle was wrong I wasn't heading toward the window I was heading towards the window on the first floor of the the very fancy house. I held my head as I crashed through the window and landed on a soft bed but I his the wooden bit at the end of the bed and it broke off making the bed brake and flop towards the floor. A rather Fat man and a beautiful blond rolled out of the bed.
"ouch" I said aloud pulling out a long piece of glass from my arm and a little piece from my rib cage it hadn't hit anything vital. The fat Man got up and glared at me I looked around the room and realised whose house I was in and who I was staring at. Lord Crayas. Bugger I thought as he shouted for more peacekeepers I kicked open the door knocking the peacekeepers who had been coming over. Across the hall was another window and across from the window was another window if I could jump it, well I had to try. I made a sprint for the window and jumped crashing through it and then through the other window but as I got up I felt a crossbow bolt hit my shoulder and the force of the impact knocked me over I hit my head and everything went blank.
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I rubbed my eyes and opened them to see a hollow cell Peace wasn't dead but he wasn't stupid either he wouldn't go up against sixty peacekeepers because he wouldn't be able to. I peered out of my cell bars across from me a man was talking to someone I recognized as Scado I called out to him and the man jumped a little bit.
Whoa! OMG I totally forgot I was in this storybook. Can someone bring my nymph or elf in? If I can post once or twice I'm sure I'll be able to keep up. So please?
If I can impact one person, just one, with my writing before I die, then I've lived a great life
"What in the world..." April whispered as the sound of people landing came from the field. "Looks like we have some more company my little friend," she whispered as she attempted to turn back towards the direction of the house.
"Hey You!!" A voice called from behind her, April ignored it and kept walking listening to warning cries of the Hawk.
Two winged guys?!
She felt the rush of air on her back as one flew over her and the other followed swiftly.
"Your a human right?"
"Not by nature no.." She attempted a smile as the bird man got closer.
"Wheres the closest grub?"
"A town nearby.." The hawks calls got louder.
"You are a filthy lying human I can see it in your eyes!" He charged April and she jumped out of his way.
She looked at them in astonishment, they can't be..She stared at the winged people, they couldn't be alans. In the texts she had read about them they always spoke of Alan's being rare and always living in secluded mountainous areas. She corrected herself, one was a dragon by looks but the other was defiantly an all out Alan.
"Your pretty fast..." But april wasn't looking at him she was reaching into her bag for her wand, she hadn't had to use it it in quite a long time.
"Rhett.." The black haired one was trying to make the Alan stop with words.
"ABEO AVERTO!" She waved the wand around her and the bird man bounced off.
"Now will you believe me?" April asked.
Mr. hawk cawed happily and was answered with a growl.
The one who smiles the most has something to hide.
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*Sorry I haven't posted in a while. I've been away from the computer for a while.*
-Scado-
"So why would you have killed all those innocents?" Meera asked.
"Is that what they are saying?" Scado said weakly. He covered his mouth as his body was racked with coughing. When he removed his hand he found it covered in blood. "I was just enjoying trip to the city when I was hit over the head. Next thing I know I wake up in a torture room and they commence beating within an inch of my life."
"Who was it, can you describe him to me? I'll immediately report him and have you released. My father, the lord of this area, doesn't like your kind, but I'm sure he'll see the injustice in this and free you."
Scado laughed weakly. "Good luck with that. The person who beat was your father, Lord Crayas."
Meero looked shocked by this revelatio, but was distracted when someone yelled, "Scado!"
"Adam," Scado said back. "What're you doing here?"
-Lethero-
"Lethero!" Lane and Pippa yelled as they ran in through Lethero's front door. "We heard what happened to Scado, and thought we could help."
"I already have someone, a witch, handling it," Lethero said tiredly, "but I fear one person won't be enough for this. I would go, but I have grown too old."
"We can go help," Pippa said instantly.
"I wish two more people would be enough, but it won't." Lethero walked over to a cabnet, opened it, and and removed a heavy iten wrapped in black cloth. "I will assemble the pack and send them with you. When you get him out give him this." He handed the item to Lane. "Do not open this and do not let anyone one else handle it besides you. It is the Blood Blade and the Blood Paw armor and only a member of the Blood Paw Pack can use either one." He turned and walked out the door with Lane and Pippa on his heels.
*Mabel, you can skip the pack summons and get straight to going to the other town and freeing Scado.*
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Ra let caw happily as the Alan stumbled back before struggling back up to his feet. His eyes were narrowed into slits as he glared at April and hissed, "You'll pay for that!"
He took a step forward but the other boy stopped him. "No Rhett, stop!" the dragon boy said as he planted his hand in Rehtt's chest, "They have done nothing wrong, we attacked first."
"Who gives a damn Keenan," Rhett snapped, "She deserves to pay for what she did."
Ra let out a slightly nervous screech as he turned his head to look at April. She didn't appear panicked, she held her wand at the ready, calmly assessing the two boys as they argued and griped over what had just happened. They were both magical, it was obvious by just looking at them. But the dragon... he smelled like a cool summer night, magic practically oozed of him in waves. The most shocking thing about him was that he was young... very young. At least Ra thought he was, it was so hard to be able to understand how people on this planet aged and he had given up trying to figure it out a long time ago.
Finally the two seemed to find some peace in their quarreling and Keenan, the dragon boy, turned to April and said, "Sorry about that, we honestly didn't mean you any harm. Humans haven't been the... nicest to us in the past so we just kind of assumed you would be an enemy."
April hesitated for a moment, studying the two boys. It ws obvious she was debating whether they could be trust now, especially the Alan boy who was still glaring at her. April glanced over to Ra who sat on her shoulder and whispered, "What do you think Mr.Hawk?"
Ra let out an approving screech as he nodded his head. "See," Keenan said with a lopsided smile, "It was an accident and we're sorry."
"It's fine," April sighed as she stuck her wand back into her bag. "And i'm sorry but I don't have a lot of time to talk, I need to get moving."
"Where you going?" Keenan asked as he scurried over to them. He seemed generally interested in them, or maybe more interested in the fact that April was a witch, Ra wasn't sure which one. The boy had an almost innocent curiosity, yet there was also a deep strength in him, one that can only be born from trials and hard times.
"There is a werewolf named Scado who has been captured in a town not far from here. There saying he slaughtered an entire town, and he is set for execution."
"Well did he do it?" Rhett asked as he sauntered over.
"Of course not!" April admonished, "Scado may be a werewolf but he is still a gentle person in most regards. He is being set up by Lord Crayas who runs the town."
"Of course some filthy human is behind it," Rhett spat, his fist clenching in anger.
"We could help..." Keenan offered, "I mean a town means food, plus if he is truly innocent I am sure you could use a hand."
Ra cawed eagerly, hopping up and down on April's shoulder as he bobbed his head in agreement. "Your hawk friend seems to agree," Keenan said with a grin.
"Yes he does," April laughed as she patted Ra's head, "Calm down, i get it, they can come." Ra let out a screech of triumph as they turned and began to head back through the words toward the nearby town. This is truly turning out to be quite fascinating, Ra thought with glee as he snuggled down on April's shoulder. A witch, dragon, and an Alan. Such a team has not been seen for years, I can only imagine what trouble they will stir up!
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TNcowgirl you can have your characters just catch up to us in the forest if you want!
Altu landed lightly in the thick boughs of an oak, not far from where the scent was located. He breathed deep, and was surprised to smell what was now a strange mixture of scents. The same dusty bird smell, and the too clean human-like one. There scent of strong magic burnt his nose.
He shook his great feathery mane, and took into flight to get closer to the scents.
Landing this time on the ground with a loud thud, he raised himself on his back legs and began to walk, dinosaur-like.
The sound of voices made his feathers stand on end. He extended his wings out as he entered the clearing.
His technicolour head tilted curiously at the creatures he saw. A hawk, an Alan, a dragon boy and...
"Human!" he hissed.
He didn't even have time to match the scent of magic to the witch. He reared up, roaring and kicking like a tortured soul, before charging the girl.
“Poetry is old, ancient, goes back far. It is among the oldest of living things. So old it is that no man knows how and why the first poems came.”
"what are you doing here?" Scado asked me from across the hall.
"It's a long story you know traveling with a vampire when your not one it's harder than it looks" I said smiling and the Man looked at both of us confused.
"you know this Man he broke into my fathers house and then tried to escape" The man said.
"no, no me and my vampire friend were running away from peacekeepers and Peace accidentally threw me into your fathers house" I said feeling confident but the man frowned.
"how is that suppose to make me feel better" He said and I realised that he had a point.
"oh I'm Meer" He added and I nodded in return.
"how's Peace?" Scado asked.
"I heard that you two got taken down by a hunter on the west coast" Scado added it was true we had run into a hunter on the west coast.
"Peace is fine you know as fine as he's ever been if you know what I mean, That Hunter was an ass I tell you peace kicked the out of the that guy and he just wouldn't die, sliced his head off, burnt him stabbed him. in the end we decided he had some kind of invincibility enchantment on him" I said nodding my head and remembering the countless fights we had with him.
"so what did you do" Scado said intrigued.
"oh we tor him up into little pieces and put him in separate coffins so he couldn't come together again" I said Meer now had a look on his face that suggested he wasn't use to such harsh truths.
Peace
The prison Adam was in was way to well protected for me to be able to brake him out. However I had already heard of a group that was going to brake a young werewolf called Scado out I remember meeting with his father after his father and many others had made sure that magical creatures had good rights and I had in fact met Scado only a while after meeting Adam.
After running many miles at my incredible speed I had come across the group. A Alan, a part dragon, a witch and a hawk.
"Hey" I said walking from the shadows, for some reason the hawk looked like he recognized me but the Alan approached me aggressively.
"Rhett not again" the part dragon said as Rhett raised his hands about to punch me.
"if I bounce off him then I'll no he's not human" Rhett said as he punched me in my face his finger clicked quickly Rhett pulled his hands away.
Lane flew quickly beside Pippa who was running below her. She carried the items in her small stachel, now shrunken sense anything that was in it would shrink or grow with her. She could hear the others in the pack that were behind them, keeping up as they all ran. She heard voices,
Must be the witch Lethero was talking about. She said in Pippa's mind.
Let's hope. Was the reply. Lane shot forward ahead of the others just in time to see a creature that looked at least part griffin shooting towards the witch, well who she thought the witch was. She quickly yanked the earth the witch was standing on up in the air so that they griffin sailed below the now floating witch. Soon as he had slipped by she set the witch back down and she landed on Pippa's back who was now standing below her. Pippa shifted and Lane sat on her shoulder.
***I'll let everyone show their reaction, Lane'll be a tad tire dsense she was flying at top speed and then stopped suddenly and controled a mass of earth. ***
Ra couldn't remember the last time he had so much fun. If he was capable of having heart attacks he probably would have had one on the spot. The sudden appearance of Peace had thrown him for a bit. To be honest he had nearly fallen off April's shoulder as the Vampire had come stalking up to their group. And of course there was Rhett, who had taken it upon himself to make sure that Peace wasn't a human. Ra winced as he heard a popping sound come from Rhett's fingers, Vampire skin wasn't exactly... soft.
That was all fun, but they were of course interrupted again. Maybe it was the witch's fault, he didn't know, but she sure did seem to stumble onto the oddest group of people. A sudden screech of rage caused them all to spin around as a griffin like creature came plowing out of the woods, shrieking with fury as it headed for April, and well... him.
Ra let out a squawk of fear as April struggled to once again yank out her wand, something she was having to do to much Ra decided. Next time he was a human he would tell her to carry it in a more accessible place. But as the creature came flying towards them they were both yanked up into the air as the ground they were standing on hopped up about ten feet.
April gave a cry as she fell on her butt while Ra let out a screech of panic as he tried to stay on her shoulder, the whole time he was thinking that maybe this witch wasn't the best person to catch a ride from. As the ground they were on once more plopped to the ground Ra looked up to see a somewhat exhausted looked fairy go flittering on by to land on a girls lap... a werewolfs lap to be exact Ra realized as soon as he saw her. There was no mistaking that magical aura that was for sure.
April had finally managed to stumble to her feet, and as she yanked her wand out she pointed at the griffin creature that was once again turning to attack. Waving her wand in the air she called, "GROWLETHIA!" Immediately the grass around the griffin sprouted up, growing longer and thicker, more like vines as they wrapped themselves around the griffin creature and pulled it to the ground.
The beast let out a roar as April looked down at her wand in surprise, "I actually managed to do it," she said with a smile and a small giddy jump.
Actually managed to do it? Ra thought, picturing them both lying dead on the ground if she had failed.
The sound of the vines tearing could be heard as the animal yanked itself free, but instead of attacking it stopped, glaring at April. "You're a witch," it asked in a bird like voice with a bit of screech thrown in.
"I am..." April tentatively replied with a weak smile.
"My mistake, I thought you were human," the griffin said, its beak corners turning up in a hungry smile.
"Seems to be a common mistake today," April said with a laugh. If Ra could have he would have rolled his eyes, it was an all to common mistake in his opinion.
"You okay?" the girl, who Ra knew was a werewolf asked as she came hurrying over.
"I'm starting to think maybe this isn't the best place to come of help" I said helping the witch girl up.
"your cheery" She said sarcasticly as she brushed fires off her clothes.
"it's just how he is dosen't talk to many people" The werewolf girl said.
"at least that's what my grandma said when I asked her about him he came to one of her party's" She added. Me quietly taking note of the fact that this was big gathering.
"all I'm saying is I need to save my friend" I say in a polite tone. April nods.
"so your friend with Scado" she asks as the hawk hops back onto her shoulder.
"no my friend is just in the same prison" I say before going back to my silent type being with Adam for so many years gas made me more talkitive than I should be. We all continue to walkthrough the forestthe griffin tolerating are slow Pace.
The feel of the sun beating down on my back and the rush of wind against my face was a welcome relief from the chill darkness I had been kept in nearly my whole life. I spread my wings farther and glided on the wind currents, letting them lift me as they pleased.
But my freedom didn't come without a price. My mother had sent me to find Lethero, and that is what I intended to do. She had looked after me my whole life, and now that she was sick, it was my turn to do the same for her.
She had told me the village Lethero lived in wasn't a far flight from the cave we lived in near the Magestro Mountains. Perhaps half a days flight, at the most. I had been flying for a few hours now, I knew that, but my speed was faster than normal today. In the distance, I could see thin strands of smoke rising from within the forest, and my mother's earlier instructions were clear in my mind.
When flying over the forest you will see smoke rising from the trees. As you grow closer, you will realize it isn't the trees, it's a small village. Look for the most secluded house among these and it is there you will most likely find Lethero. You'll know him when you see him.
I pushed my small wings faster, shooting through the sky faster than I ever had before. I pulled my wings in towards my body as I neared the small clearing that housed the village and dove towards the ground. At the last second, I pulled up, flapped once, and touched the ground lightly.
Looking around, I quickly picked out the one house that sat apart from the others. There were a few other people milling about that I could see, their eyes fixed on me curiously, but I paid them no attention as I changed into my human form, reached the door and raised my hand to knock.
There was a gruff voice from inside. "Who is it?"
"My name is Joran. My mother sent me to find one named Lethero. Does he live here?"
The door was opened to reveal an older werewolf standing there, looking exhausted and slightly annoyed. "Who is asking?"
I sucked in a deep breath and raised my head defensively. "Alje's daughter."
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My mom is kicking me off. I'll post as Amistin sometime tomorrow.
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