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Creative Arts and Media => Roleplay => Serious RP => Topic started by: Kindran Ornitier on May 17, 2009, 03:07:00 AM
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Finally a final fantasy themed rp from your local fanatic: Teh Vampyre Kitteh!! :snicker:
All of the worlds: Gaia, Terra, Spira, Cocoon, Fa'Diel, The Blue Planet, and the Crimson Moon have all merged. The Crystal is whole and is granting miracles and making magic possible throughout the worlds. Some people are treasure hunters, others are merely avid adventurers. Only you and the Crystal control your fate. But alas with a douce of absolute good there mud be an opposite lurking somewhere scheming. None know of it's presence yet, however all will be revealed in time.
Here are the rules:
No godmodding
No autohitting
No character jacking
Please try to type more than one liners. I know it will be hard but try to type with description
Post on the ooc with character info and wait for approval.
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The Crystal awakened and sensed a need for heroes of the world once moreAwaken my children let the life of the world fill you as our story, nay our legend begin. The Crystal starts to glow radiantly and several likely heroes are given the breath of true life and ability.
"Ugh my head it feels like something huge just happened." Kindran said to himself as he woke up in his ancestral home of Quan's Dwelling. He prayed to his Grandfather, a great black Mage Vivi and his great grandfather who had taught Vivi, Quan a gourmand. He walked outside to visit the neighboring city of Treno to see if anyone of his friends had the same feeling.
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"Who sa-OW!" Chrono said as he hit his head on the roof of his cave-like home, then after he got out of his bed, his mother looked sad, almost on the verge of tears. Then his dad, a rather large Dragon for his species, told him..."Its time for you to leave, we can't teach you anymore about swordsmanship...and please be careful, not all dragons treat their kin with the same fairness as our last home-land""I understand father, and please don't cry mother, its going to take alot to kill me, and I never go looking for trouble" He said, embracing her one last time before he leaves the cave, situated just outside Treno, and heads toward the marketplace, hoping to meet with Kindran...
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Kindran saw his friend and ran towards him on the outskirts of the dark city. "Hey! What's up?" he said as he reached his bangaalike friend. He stopped to adjust his hat just like his grandfather had when he stopped and waited for an answer from Chrono.
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"I take it you 'heard' something?" I asked, hefting my sheathed longsword over my shoulders....
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"Hey, I'm the one who's supposed to be able to read minds here. How did you know?" Kindran asked playfully. Suddenly a roc flew up and attacked them "Alright you can answer after we take care of this big lug. " He said as he drew his weapons and started casting fire.
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"I have no ranged weapons, and do you honestly expect me to jump that high?!" I said, dodging a sweeping run from the roc
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Grimsy wakes up on the street to a headache "Who hit me!?" he yelled as he thought someone hit him to the head. "No ones here..?" he said to himself when he saw that the street was empty "Watch out people your valuables are mine" he laughed while he walked to the marketplace hoping to find something to steal
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"I thought you were supposed to be the future dragoon here! Wings of flames shall light the way into the path of righteousness. Fire!!". He said as he finished the spell the roc seemed fazed by the attack and Kindran shouted, "Hey lizard! I know you've been working on some sort of fire breath or something like that! Try it!"
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"But I only have one shot!.....oh fine!" *takes a deep breath, and as the roc tried to sweep strike him again, he finally lets loose a cone of flame that engulfs the roc*
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The roc falls over defeated. "jeez! One morning without being attacked is that too much to ask?" Kindran said as he began searching the corpse for items. Seeing a tiny vial he said. " Hey here you go it's an ether." he also found a potion and 60 gil on the bird and said, " Hiw is it tuatngian birds just happen to have money that we have to kill them for to get? Anyway let's go to Treno and find Grimsy."
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*takes the ether and drinks it all down* "Well, how do you explain how they can have potions and ethers on their bodies?" *follows Kindran, longsword still in its sheathe*
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*while looking around, he managed to lose sight of Kindran in the crowds of Treno, and he decided to head to the market place* "Lets see if I can find some armor here..."
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Wandering around the marketplace Grimsy pickpocketed some people for few extra gil Theres got to be something better to steal then few gil.... he though.
"hmm where should i go next?" he asked himself
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"oh, hey grims!" *notices grimsy and waves*
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Across the marketplace, Xleena spotted a young dragon waving at a young creature trying to steal gil.
'Its all the same here as everywhere...' the lioness sighed.
She looked down at he crystal as it glowed its usual amethyst colour, 'no important treasures here either.'
She looked towards the small party of three. 'they look like residents, i'll go ask where the next village is' she muttered to herself
(Xleena had a strange habit of talking to herself, due to the fact she was always travelling alone)
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"Oh hi Chrono! it's been a while, what's up?" he replied to Chrono and waved back at him
"That reminds me....here!" He pulled out a sword and gave it to Chrono "Someone well...umm.."lost" or should i say "Dropped" his Sword" he laughed.
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"Grimsy...what did I tell you, if you manage to 'find' something, don't give it away, sell it for a profit!" *smiles and pushes the 'gift' away* "I'm good enough with my claymore, but if you can get me a helmet or some armor, that would be appreciated" *looks around and spots a Lioness holding a crystal* "Grims, I'll be right back..."
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Xleena inspected the dragon drawing nearer to her, he was a lot larger than he had looked from far away. She tried to ignore this fact, and as he got closer enough to hear she blurted
'Hello good sir, may I inquire where the next town is?' as she slipped her crystal into her pocket.
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"The next town.....nope, but do know the road to the next town is, I was just about to head that way after me and my friends were finished here...by the way, where did you get that crystal?" *points at her pocket*
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Xleena put a protective hand over her pocket, 'and whos asking?'
Noticing the dragon's large claymore and worried for her own safety, she turned away sharply, and started to walk away hastily.
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*catches up to her and wraps his arms around her midsection* "I was just wondering, because my parents told me that I should start my own hoard, so I'm kinda good at picking up 'shiny' objects" *lets go* "I just want to know what kind of crystal it is, sorry if I seem suspicious"
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Xleena turned to face the young dragon and looked at him oddly.
'Its nothing really, I use it as a treasure hunting tool, probably nothing as interesting as you might imagine... Who are you anyway? And why are you so interested in my crystal?'
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"The second question, Dragons generally are attracted to 'shiny' objects such as money or gems, the first one, names Chrono, and you are?" *smiles*
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Despite herself, Xleena liked his attitude.
'Names Xleena, and I also enjoy shiny things.' *shakes paw with claw*
'You say that you're going on a journey? perhaps you can show me this town as your first adventure?'
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"Sure, don't see a reason to not let someone join, I just have to get my friends, and the person I came here for, then we'll be heading out..."
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Just them Kindran walks up behind chrono, "Heya buddy what's up and who is your new friend?" he said offering his hand towards the newcomer. "And what's this I hear about 'shiny objects'? Grimsy hasn't bees 'finding' things again has he?"
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"Other than that sword I told him to sell, no, now I need to meet a monk and ask her to come with us before we move on to the next town, agreed?"
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'Take your time, i'll wait for you on the outskirts of town, I hate crowded areas...'
Xleena walked off towards the town gate. He seemed to act like he knew more to this crystal than he let on she thought,
maybe he also owns one, but thats pretty unusual, these are as rare as moonstones!
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"what if i did "find" few things? its just extra money to me" he answered to what he overheard them talking
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Giggling Kindran said, "Ah Grimsy you little klepto, what would the world be without you? By the way no one ever told me her name. Did you catch it?" he said as he walked into the auction house.
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*continues walking through the market until she spots a collie walking through the market place* There she is!
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Meanwhile, as Xleena leaned against the city gates, she recognised a group of bandits nearing the area.
She suddenly felt tense. This group looked like trouble. she pulled her crystal out of her pocket, and on cue turned from a lazy purple glow to a harsh red light. This towns in danger! she realised, and slowly began to walk towards the group, pulling a large scythe from what appeared out of her under-cloak. As she stood there ready to defend, the bandits noticed, realising their cover had been blown and readied their short swords as they ran towards her.
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Replying to Kindran "nope i didn't , you should ask Chrono" he walked with him to the auction house "What are you looking for in here anyway? going somewhere? is it going to involve treasure?" he said almost drooling over treasure and items yet to be stolen and found.
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Kindran saw a beautiful pair of twin altaïr assassin knives with a crystal gleaming in the pommels, "Hey grimsy you wanna 'borrow' that set of knives for me?" he says as he starts "bidding" for the knives even though he has no money to spend on them.
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Hearing his friends request wide smile is seen on his face, little later he swiftly "Found" the knives during a break time in the auction.
"I think mine was the "winning bid" 0 gil sure is a good bargain" he laughed silently after leaving the auction house of course
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Golge's hands moved swiftly across the rock face, searching for the hidden switch, suddenly, the jagged rock wall gave way to a smooth push button, Pressing down on it, he stood back and watched as a small opening appeared In the rocks, He gave one last look around him to make sure no one was around and stepped inside.
On the inside, he pulled a lever that closed the doorway behind him and moved forward a couple of feet before pulling a second lever that opened another doorway in front of him. As the secret door opened, light began to spill forth into the entrance room, but this was not sunlight, lining the walls of the large cavern that loomed ahead of him were shelves and containers filled to the brim with Shining stones of every shape, size and colour imaginable, along with various other shiny trinkets he had picked up during his travels and brought back here.
Suddenly there was a loud hissing noise, followed by the sound of something slithering around and a massive snakelike monster came barreling out of a nearby tunnel. Completely unphased by this, Golge reached into his pouch and pulled out a very small loaf of bread, and tosed it to the creature, which promptly snatched it up and returned the way it came.
This always confused Golge, the very first time he found this place he was nearly devoured by that creature, but he had been lucky as he had a similar loaf of bread with him that fell out of his pouch as he tried to flee, taming the savage beast. Now Golge used this knowledge to his advantage, feeding the beast and treating it as a guard dog of sorts.
Turning to his vast collection of treasures, Golge looked around for an empty spot to place his new treasures, and upon finding one, he placed there a rather magnificent looking stone that shone with every colour of the rainbow. Satisfied with his collection, Golge turned around and headed out of the cave the way he came.
Once outside, Golge decided to head towards the nearby city, to check out the marketplace for any stones for sale, and to purchase some more bread.
As he neared the city gates he saw a group of bandits heading towards it and then, closer to the gates he saw a girl pull out a scythe. Pulling out his own weapon, Golge crept closer to the bandits, waiting for either them, or the girl to make the first move.
(sorry for the long post, just kinda introducing my character)
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(don't worry about it I wish I could put as much detail into all my posts as you just did)
"Hey grimsy let me see those for a second. I have an idea." Kindran said indicating the newly acquired blades. "I want to see if I can infuse them with some of grandpas magic.". Just then he saw chrono stalking a monk Hey chrono why are you stalking a monk. This is most unlike you.
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The Crystal sensed its heroes inexperience and said My Children. You have much to learn seek your mastery through the paradoxial twins! (remember Clare and Teresa are on the ooc unless voted otherwise to keep from interfering with story progression)
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Readying her scythe, Xleena began to run towards the bandits.
The bandits wore full black cloth, that was worn slightly loose and held back by various string and belts. They had small armor attachments that had been battered and looked very worn. Their faces were covered entirely by cloth, except for their eyes, that were all so far glaring at the lioness.
The first bandit struck Xleena's scythe with a feeling of hesitance. This is gonna be easy if they're all the same as this guy Xleena smiled, tripping up the bandit and holding the scythe to his neck, and making the rest of the group back off.
'Who are you, and what do you want so badly from this village? Answer or i'll cut this fool's head clean off!'
'...Hmph.' Said a low, snarling voice, 'If you had wanted to, you would have done it by now. Kill him, his weakness is no use to me.' Xleena shifted her eyes quickly to her prisoner, who had started to whimper. Upon close inspection, the bandit was particularly smaller than the rest, and through his cloth mask his eyes looked youthful, and started to fill with tears.
Xleena's face shifted into one of slight horror 'This bandit is only a child! How could he make a child do this??' she muttered furiously to herself.
The deep snarl laughed. The bandits began to separate, and a bandit, presumably the leader and the owner of the voice, came forward and unsheathed his sword. 'If you thought that was easy, you should fight me!' Xleena picked the child up by the rough of their neck and flung them out of the way.
'Fine. Scum like you need to be taught a lesson!'
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damn, she must be busy with something, i'll come back later... *continues strolling around until he hears fighting by the city gates* "Oh...this is going to be fun" *smirks as he runs towards the gates and comes upon Xleena* "Ah, so I'm not the only one who smelled trouble, care for me to lend a hand?" *draws broadsword*
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Xleena heard the dragon call out, but was too focused to reply, she looked pleadingly at the boy to call him over and switched her glare back at her opponent. She fought the mighty bandit with ferocious force, and was quickly getting tired. 'This man's power is ridiculous!' she gasped to herself, blocking yet another earth shattering blow from the dark stranger. She looked into his merciless eyes and started to chant.
Confused, the head bandit kept striking until he realised what was coming. Looking back at his cowardly crew, he beckoned 'SHE'S GOING TO USE A SPELL, COME AND AID ME YOU WORTHLESS LOT, AND TAKE HER DOWN BEFORE SHE GETS THE CHANCE!' The bandits regained their posture and ran at Xleena with full force, minus the youth that had decided to run towards the man running towards the hostile group with a claymore.
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If she gets angry, i'll deal with it later...* runs between Xleena and the bandits * "First you have to bring me down, and I don't go down easily" *readies sword with a sinister smile*
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Xleena eyed the dragon and allowed herself a small smile. Finishing her chant, fire blasted from her left arm, striking the leader in the chest. She looked towards the dragon and shouted 'can you keep this group of trash away from us?'
The bandits' heads turned sharply towards the dragon, clearly intimidated by his size. Half of them moved towards the dragon, but half decided to obey their liege, mostly due to the lioness' insult.
She allowed herself to look around whilst the Bandit Boss was winded, and noticed the young bandit had stayed away. 'Thank goodness, i'll deal with you later.' she whispered.
She turned towards the head bandit and swiped her scythe, striking his clothes, causing them to tear.
The bandit realised the closeness of the situation. 'You think you have all the tricks, but I have one up my sleeve!' he called out as he and half of the group closed in on the unclaimed mage.
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*Smiling* "As do I.." *takes a deep breath, and breathes a sheet of fire at the bandits*
(Out of mp after fire breath)
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The bandit snarled at the now magic empty dragon.
'You two punks think you can take ME down?!' Then bandit snatched a potion from out of his cloak and began to drink it.
Xleena, and the rest of the bandits stopped to watch what was about to happen. The leader dropped to his knees, clearly in agony, much to the puzzlement of Xleena.
The bandit suddenly burst into flames, transforming into a bomb (http://i619.photobucket.com/albums/tt278/Xleena/bomb.jpg) I WAS GOING TO SAVE THIS FOR AN EMERGENCY, BUT YOU FOOLS HAVE BECOME SUCH A GRIEVANCE.
Xleena looked in horror, 'EVERYONE, GET OUT OF HERE NOW!'
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Kindran, bomb, outside town, need help NOW! Chrono yelled in his mind as he got in a defensive stance in front of Xleena, waiting for her to get out of here before he made his own retreat...
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Upon seeing the bandit turn into a bomb, Golge decided it was time to help. Running towards them, he held his hand out and chanted something under his breath and a bolt of ice burst forth from his hand and struck the bomb in the back. as the bolt hit him, a large cloud of steam poured out of the impact site, obstructing vision.
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Coughing through the steam, The lioness looked up at the dragon and claimed 'i'm staying to fight this with you, its just him and us, those bandits ran away into the cliffs!'
She wondered what had made the bomb emit steam, and saw a blurry shadow in the fog. Xlenna started to chant again, a lot faster this time. Water started to formulate into her left arm and cast it upon the bomb, making the heat around it hiss, and the bomb assassin howl in pain.
'YOU FOOLS, WHO DO YOU THINK YOU'RE TRYING TO KILL! I'M INVINCIBLE! I'LL BLOW THIS PATHETIC VILLAGE UP AND STILL BE STANDING!'
Post Merge: June 01, 2009, 08:01:29 PM
(( A bit late, but anyone can act as the bandit, just so people knew :) ))
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"My only intention was to make sure you didn't get killed, if you ran, I would have followed, but if you want to fight, I'll be happy to oblige"
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She smiled 'once again, I can't help but like your attitude.'
Looking up at the slowly expanding bomb, she whispered 'so how are we going to do this?'
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'no idea, but I have extra ethers if you need them' *keeps an eye on the bomb*
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Noticing the bomb expanding, Golge had a last minute idea, reachingbinto his pouch, he pulled out a 'blue fang' and threw it as hard as he could at the bomb, upon impact it exploded in a large burst of water elemental magic, again causing steam to spout every which way as Golge prepared a spell.
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'Chrono! Someone else is attacking the bomb! I might need to restore my MP after this attack, but i'll use another water, and hopefully that will take it out!'
Xleena, feeling slightly exhausted, chanted one final time and a strong jet of water shot from her arm and struck the bomb with a critical strike to the face.
A rumbling started to sound. 'I think we've done it!'
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*raises sword* "or you might have angered it to the point of exploding..."
YOU CAN'T KILL ME, I'LL KILL YOU BEFORE YOU EVEN GET THE CHANCE! *grows even larger*
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'Ugh, you might be right there...'
Xleena started to swirl her scythe around 'I think i've got a better tactic, I need an ether, but i'm going to try and cast a spell I just learned...'
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*tosses her an ether without even looking back, flipping his sword on the broadside to divert as much of the explosive force as possible*
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Xleena drank the ether. Gaining her mp back, she began to swirl her scythe around faster and faster, whilst chanting an incarnation. She ran in front of the bomb as her scythe started to form a large tornado, 'get outta the way, i'm sending this bomb on a trip!'
Finishing the spell, she cast the aero right into the bomb, making it fly into the air and crash to the ground about 500 metres away, making the bomb explode brilliantly.
Battered and bloody, the bandit lay unconscious where he had exploded.
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*Still standing, to his own amazement* "Can you teach me some magic, I'm trying to reach Dragoon, and I need some black magic, along with a few cure spells to reach it..."
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Xleena laughed, much to her own shock probably the adrenaline,she thought to herself.
Smiling from their victory she claimed 'i'll be happy to teach you whatever, but there was someone else who helped us... and I wanna know what that bandit was up to.'
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"Well, dwelling on it too much is tiresome, so can we just find the other 'helper'?"
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'I suppose, and where do you presume we find this helper?'
Xleena gazed into the distance and spotted a figure, 'maybe that yuke over there would like to help, they just helped save our hides.'
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(eep im a Yuke in this rp not a chameleon, sorry O_o)
Golge nodded silently to himself as the bomb exploded harmlessly, seeing the girl and the dragon he decided to approach them introduce himself.
"good day to you both, I am Golge, crystal collector and mage, may I ask you your names?" he said as he came near
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"First let me see what you have on you" *smiles while leaning on boardsword*
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seeing the bright flash of light he ran to the explosion site, noticing a bandit laying unconscious he though Sweet! Free stuff! as he stole anything that was worth something
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Xleena nudged chrono playfully, 'My name is Xleena, I am a freelance investigator, and this is... Chrono, whom i've just met.'
Xleena offered her paw.
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Extending his hand in response to hers he sighed softly, "it's a shame I had to waste a fang on him, it would have looked much nicer on a shelf" then, releasing her hand he looked at chrono "i have nothing of real value on me at this time, i hide all my treasures before i ever come to town, that fang was being saved for an emergency" he chuckled rummaging through his pouch
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"Aw...I wanted to send something to my parents so their own collection of crystals is extended..."
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Xleena gazed at the towering dragon for a moment. 'Speaking of crystals.. Chrono, you seemed to know more about my crystal than you let on.. do you maybe own one yourself? If you do..have you had an unusual dream lately?..'
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"Of course, I tried out every cystal that my parents had, and that was one of them, I even figured out how to make a treasure map with it" *pulls out the same orange crystal that Xleena had, and put his index and thumb on the opposing ends, and then a glowing 'hologram' appears, showing the world, with glowing marks all over it* "The glowing marks are items of extreme rarity or power..."
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Golge stares in awe at the crystal "magnificent, would you be willing to barter for it? " he inquired curiously
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"Nah...its rather inaccurate anyway, its a copy my parents crafted, the blips only show a general area, the real thing shows the exact location" *puts it away*
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'hmm, I've managed to put a treasure mapping system on mine.. it shows where high concentrations of magic, precious metals and jewels.'
She smiled at the yuke. 'I'm surprised you don't have such a crystal, due to the fact you say you collect so many treasures.'
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"it is only a matter of time before i stumble onto one of those crystals in my travels, it will help immensly in my search" he replied staring at the crystal
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'If you haven't got anything better to do, then maybe you'd find one at the auction house i spotted in this town?'
Xleena stretched. 'Besides, i'm tired and I wanna go look for an inn for the evening'.
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Kindran walked some and saw several people on the outskirts of the night city out of breath like they fought something. "Jeez I turn for two seconds and you all destroy a group of raiders or some such. Anyways I'm going home to try something with this new pair of blades me and grimsy 'bought' at the auction anyone want to help. Knowledge in the arcane arts would be a god thing to have though." he said as he handed a potion to each of the combatants. Luckily grandpa had kept a huge stock of minor potions at home.
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Smiling widely "Yeah I'm good when it comes to "buying" things" he said later wondering "Arcane what now? is that some sort of treasure?"
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"I told you grimsy I wanna infuse some of granpas magic into the blades it might be helpful." Kindran said as he finished handing out potions. "anyone else up for it? Spectating even?"
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"I'm already on track for paladin class, I just need black and white magic, so i'd like to watch, then have you help me learn how to..."
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"Nothing i can do about magic but mind if i tag along anyway?" he asked Kindran
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"how to what chrono?" Kindran asked wondering why his friend hadn't finished his sentence. "of course grimsy. I mean if not for you I wouldn't have these in the first place. I was even going to give you one if you wanted it." he said to his thief friend.
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"Enchant weapons, or just spells in general, my fire breath isn't enough for the possible challenges ahead..."
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"Huzzah!" he shouted in joy as he heard Kindran's words "Where was your house again?" he smiled embarrassed as he forgot where he lived.
(yup grimsy is pretty childish at times , that and his happy to go attitude cause nothing but confusion and problems)
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"It's in the cave behind the forest near treno remember grimsy?" he said as he started running home to start the infusion. "Chrino you are welcome to watch if you wish."
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Grimsy stopped to think for minute "ohh yeah now i remember!" then noticing kindran running he shouted "Hey wait up!" and tried to catch up to him.
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Xleena watched their decreasing shapes for a while as they set off to one of Chrono's friend's houses. Unsure of where the inn is, she started to walk around the now dusky town, where the residents had since began their trips into the bars and taverns, or had already gone home.
Candles lightly licked the shadows of the windowsills as she passed, and the first stars of the evening started to twinkle. It had seemed that the day had gone so quickly, perhaps due to it being so eventful, thought Xleena, admiring the cold breeze that seemed to tiptoe past her, and forgetting the reason for being outside.
She missed the starry nights with her grandpa, Vincent, and sitting on their favorite hill whilst he told her the constellations. He taught her many things under those silver specks of light.
Breaking out of her thoughts, she walked further into the town and found the inn that she was looking for, payed the man his gil, and sat at the small bar, by which she ordered a glass of banana juice.
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Maren sent Xleena a thought I don't even know you but I think we are going to see a lot of each other by the time we die. You know I have an extra room in my house right? If you wish to stay there you may. It's free, just follow the outline of the woods. he walked into his grandfathers old workroom. Before this it had been his great grandfathers kitchen. Tales had been told of Qwan the greatest gourmand ever to have lived. Now though it was Kindran's workshop. He laid the knives on the table and started his prayers, "Oh mighty eidolons, may you bless these knives with the power of your savior Vivi Ornitier. May Hess knives have the power of Drain and Slow!" he pulled off his hat revealing the dull red scales on his head and clipped a tiny piece of the leather off and offered it to the eidolons. There was a flash and he thought he heard the voice of Ramuh 'your offering has been accepted. As you get stronger these blades shall grow in power. Only a true spellblader can wield magical blades more powerful than they are.'
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"Wait, wasn't the 'savor' that guy with the tail....wait...what was his name?"
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Grimsy gets momentary blinded by the flash "ugh that was pretty bright flash!" after his sight returned he asked kindran "Did it work?"
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Kindran looks at chrono. "Uncle Zidane wasn't the only savior remember that well."
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"Wait, how is Vivi your grandfather, but the guy i'm talking about is your uncle, Vivi should be younger than him!"
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Xleena was in mid sip when she received the mind message.
Again, she allowed a smile. What's up with me? All i've done today is act like a giddy schoolgirl.
(Clearly an exaggeration, but perhaps not to Xleena.)
She stood up and finished her drink in one, smiling at the bartender. 'Thanks, i'll be back later.' Stretching slightly, the lioness donned her cloak and walked out of the inn. Looking around, she saw the outskirts of the woods in the distance. Weary from her battle, she didn't quite fancy the walk, but had something else planned. Pulling out from under her cloak, she attached two regal purple rods to her cloak fastenings, bent into arcs. Muttering an incarnation, the arcs sprung into a purple light, and formed into magnificent lilac wings that illuminated the space around her.
She sprung into the air, leaving a cloud of dust behind her, and sailed into the twilight ocean towards a small opening near the woods.
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"well don't you normally call friends of the family uncle/aunt or brother/sister? Anyways the truth is that granpa Vivi 'stopped' after figuring out a way to extend the life of black mages. He was eight years old and the prototype. Most other black mages 'stopped' after about one year. Uncle Zidane took my mother and father in and so he is now a part of my family." Kindran said explaining his past he felt a presence coming near. "I think we might have some company. No no lower your weapons it's a friend." he added with a smile.
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(Kindran, I'm talking about the kid in FFIX, but if thats who you're talking about, my bad)
"No need to tell me, I could already tell its her, although I'm surprised she chose that way of travel..."
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(yeah I knew if you've seen the ending of ffix then you'll understand. I just improvved a little.)
"Yes it is quite interesting isn't it. No Grimsy you can't steal it." he said notici g a lust in the thiefs eyes.
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"Steal what?" he asked his friend curiously " and who is coming here?"
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Xleena walked into the workshop of the gathering, already slipping the strange devices under her cloak.
She eyed the slightly glowing weapons. At a glance she could tell the knives were made of pure mythril (being a treasure hunter allows you such knowledge). She also knew that mythril, although a very bright and beautiful material, did not have that type of glow.
She grinned at the party and spoke with slight suspicion 'so whats this gathering about then?'
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"huh who are you?" he asked Xleena trying to resist the urge to steal her items is she the one Kindran was talking about? he wondered
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'Good evening young sir, perhaps you are the theif I saw in the market place earlier?'
She grinned and continued 'I like shiny things too, I just have a more legitimate way of obtaining them, the names Xleena'
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"Since you asked so politely, Yes I'm Grimsy the thief from the marketplace" he replied while bowing gracefully trying to be as polite as he could " And watch your items....I'm little kleptomaniac...." he said in embarrassed tone
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Xleena grinned. 'Its hard to take items from me, they're very well hidden', she said as she pulled out a few gil from under her cloak and placed it into her new friend's hand. 'How old might you be? You look pretty young.'
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"I'm 16 years old at the moment" he answered as he slipped the money to his pocket "ohh and by the way i do believe that my friend there called you here am i right?" pointing at a room where Kindran and Chrono were
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'Yeah, I was just intrigued as to why I was invited, and by what i'm seeing, it certainly isn't a journey wasted.'
Xleena smiled softly, and claimed 'well, how about we go in there and join them, and you can tell me what you guys are up to, because that mythril looks pretty unusual.' She paused for a moment and asked, 'are those the ones you 'borrowed'?' adding a small chuckle.
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I would have to say i didn't 'borrow' them more like mine was the 'winning bid" he replied with a small smirk on his face
"Kindran can explain the details i don't really get this magic mumbo jumbo" he said while leading Xleena into the room
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She laughed, 'my grandfather was like that, he just preferred his guns.'
She walked into the room with grimsy and greeted the other two party members with a shy wave.
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"Ah, hello again Miss Xleena, I trust your rest was well?"
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'Yes thankyou, although I haven't done much resting, I checked out the bar however, they do good banana juice.' unable to hide the smirk over how childish she sounded.
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"Good, don't want you to be drunk during the adventure"
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"During the adventure? We are going on a adventure?! Huzzah!" he jumped in joy almost feeling the items and treasure to be found but then realizing something he asks "Where are we going? nothing too extreme i hope"
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Xleena's ears pricked. 'An adventure? Hm...well I was thinking of maybe going to the next village, but this DOES sound interesting, where did you have in mind?'
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"Well, this might sound crazy, but a crystal said something to me, and I've been trying to track it, the strongest reading I could get on my gem was in the mountains, about 2-3 towns from here, excluding the one we just left...the reason me and kindran want a group to come with us is because we might run into at least twenty different types of monsters and threats on the way there..."
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'Well, considering I said that i'll teach you black magic, then I will, besides, defeating monsters can get you some rare stuff sometimes (haha)' She hesitated for a moment, looking at the dragon and asked him 'I don't know if you heard me after we defeated that bomb bandit, but i'd asked you if you had dreamt something strange recently...'
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"Oh, you did...well I was more interested in reaching Dragoon as soon as possible...sorry..." Looks around "After we get what we need from the Oniteri's place, we'll be moving out, stopping to rest if absolutely necessary.."
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"Monsters,treasure and getting stronger? sounds better every minute! count me in!" he said in exited tone "a talking crystal huh? sounds weird enough"
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Disappointed, Xleena nodded. 'Very well, anything i can do to help prepare?'
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Well first I thought we would test these new baldes out and thenstock up on the potions my grandpa kept here. But first we need a good nights sleep though, agreed?" he said too tired from his feat earlier to go adventuring. He never really slept he just went outside and looked at the moons most nights.
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he yawned quite loudly and asked his friend "Where do i sleep?" while looking for something to sleep in
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'Sounds good, i'll head back to my inn, and perhaps you can train with me? I'm quite good with blades.. my ''uncle'' cloud always said so.'
She looked at the three new allies and said 'I'll wait for you at the field outside of the village at sunrise.'
Xleena gave another awkward wave and walked back into the moonlight lit world, readying her wings.
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"Grimsy, did you see any nice two-handed weapons at the auction area?"
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"I kinda forgot what was there besides the blades.."he replied in embarrassed tone
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"Eh..fine, I'll just go look tomorrow to see if I can get a better weapon..."
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"Grimsy you sleep in the extra room alright? Chrono are you going home?" he asked as he indicated his comfy guest room to be used in the rare case that he had someone over. Kindran decided to check out the blades as soon as he heard grimsy's snoring. "I know it seems selfish but if anything bad happens it should happen to me not my friends." he though to himself.
Kindran walked outside and saw a trick sparrow, not a difficult enemy, and decided to attack it. Be stabbed with the gray glowing slow dagger first. The bird cried in pain as it took the damage and it's voice was deeper wjich meant the slow had taken effect. The bird attacked, it was an easy dodge but Kindran took the hit so he could test the drain blade. He winced as the bird slashed him with his talons. Blood started to trickle and he felt fatigued. He stabbed the bird with the blood red drain blade and instantly felt a little better. They both worked and Kindran didn't want to cause the bird any further suffering. "The wrath of heaven has chosen you as the sole sinner of the world! THUNDER!!" he chanted. The bolt was instantly called forth and struck the bird frying it's tiny brain. He picked up the potion it had been "carrying" and drank it.
Kindran sat outstaring at the moon that was once the planet terra. It was now crumbled since kuja had destroyed it. Luckily all of it's residents, soulless beings called Genomes, had escaped to this world. He sometimes thought he heard his grandpas eight year old voice, "Be strong Kindran sometimes it may seem like we don't exist, but there will be a time when the world needs you." Uncle Zidane had told Vivi that and had subsequently told his children that.
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"I can't my folks kicked me out since I'm at the age of maturity.." Chrono freely said, holding his arms behind his head, heading into the guest room and 'crashing' on the bed... Then remembered that its was Grimsy's, and left, swiping two potions and heading towards Xleena. "Care to fly with another?"
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Before anyone knew it, the next morning had dawned. The dim light of a fresh day glistened through Xleena's window and stirred her to wake.
She washed her face and paws in the small water basin, waking her up completely. She looked out of the window, seeing the town that had not yet stirred. Opening the window, she smelt the fresh air and basked in the slight heat of the morning sun. It would be a hot day.
Getting dressed and finally donning her cloak, she crept down the hallway and down the inn stairs, in consideration of the other guests. Going to the bar, the barkeep was already awake, reading a fresh newspaper. Looking up he smiled and gave a small wave. 'What May I do for you this morning miss?'
Xleena greeted the barkeep with a small smile and a nod. 'I would like a big glass of err.. banana juice please.' she half muttered, a little embarrassed for her childish pleasure.
The barkeeper chuckled warmly, and asked 'would miss also be having breakfast? We have some freshly caught Behemoth if you would fancy?' Xleena hated Behemoths, strong and brutal, she remembered many a close call with either a single one or a pack. A slight shudder quivered upon Xleena's shoulders, and she replied 'erm.. no thank you, but I would not say no to some eggs and toast.'
After eating her early breakfast, she headed towards the front gates of the town, and walked across the plains of the field. There she waited for her fellow adventurers to meet her.
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Chrono wakes up on the ground, and realizing he blacked out while asking Xleena, he tries to get up. then he yelps as his hand gets stuck with a rather sharp object, and when he looks where he put his hand, it was something completely unlike the blade that he thought it was. The object was a crystal, but unlike the ones in his parent's 'vault', it was pure black with a small glow of purple at the center.
'This crystal was ment for you, take it Chrono, before someone else does. Sincerely, a good friend' after Chrono reads the note on the gem, he touches it to see if its one of those prank crystals that put a temporary curse on the holder. But nothing happened, so Chrono grasps the crystal and suddenly feels a rush of power, almost over-powering his senses. "Wow, I can see why people would want it, this feels great!" Chrono exclaimed, and does a test jump, going about ten to fifteen feet in the air, about three times more than his maximum jumping height. Then he landed with little to no shock. "Wow, I gotta show this to Xleena!" Chrono then flapped his wings, another oddity among the Bangaa, and heads towards the meeting place.
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Xleena didn't mind waiting for her new party today. She could hear various creatures singing, as well as the sun starting to rise. Even though she was sat quite far from the small town, she could hear the stirrings of the residents, and imagined the shops beginning to open and the fresh smell of the bakery as sleepy residents started to fill the streets.
Xleena looked into the sky and saw a faint outline flying in her direction. 'Ah, Chrono has woken up, I guess the rest won't be too long to follow.'
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Chrono landed with a thud a few feet in front of Xleena, and got back up with little trouble. "You won't believe what I found when I woke up..." he said as a glint of purple energy flickered in his eyes.
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Surprised, Xleena quizzed, 'what exactly have you found?'
Sensitive to magic, (due to the fact she was a black mage) she felt a strong magical power emanating from the large dragon. So powerful that it made her stomach clench and her ankles feel weak.
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"Someone left this crystal next to me, at first I thought it was a prank, but it really works!" he said, taking out the black-purple crystal, then gripping it as he took his broadsword with the other hand, and swung it at an unusually fast pace. "Its like my whole body just got an upgrade!"
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'Th-thats.. good..' Xleena felt like she couldn't breathe, that magical pressure was a bit too much. I'll get used to it soon enough. She thought. Standing tall, Xleena pulled out her large scythe from under her cloak, asking chrono 'how about we start up a little training?'
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"Sure...Xleena, something wrong?" he asked, noticing some stress in her features.
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With her lion type pride, she smiled and replied 'nothing at all, i'm ready. Have you got any potions, if not, I have a couple.'
Sprinting about 10 feet from the dragon, she readied her scythe. 'I'll let you do the honors, first strikes all yours.'
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"I got about five, and two ethers, always good to stockpile when you have enough gil" he said with a smirk as he readied his broadsword, but before he swung, he started seeing things, like a diagram for a move he never knew, but he figured if it might help, he'll try it. As he started the sequence, his sword started sparking with black and purple energy. Then he lept at Xleena, his sword leaving a purple energy trail as he swung with a vertical strike.
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Xleena panicked. He's going far too fast! The unusual magical pressure was also slowing down Xleena, and all she could do was get her scythe to block, before the dragon's powerful move struck her instead.
A flash of purple and black lightning blinded Xleena for a moment, and when she could see again, the claymore had cut her scythe in half. Horrified, a million thoughts flashed through her mind This scythes made of one of the strongest metals known to this planet!
Defiant not to give up, Xleena tossed the useless half to the ground, readying herself for a lion heart claw attack
Jumping into the air, as fast as she could, she made an 'X' shape in the air, conjuring up a small teal light and fell through this 'X' coming down with the force of an iron hammer.
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Chrono looked up and saw the 'X' come down on him, and swung at the middle of it to disperse the attack, which it did. ~As the fight continues, the glint becomes a faint glow~ "Your weapon is gone, unless you plan on trying to cast a spell, I suggest you surrender.."
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She grinned.
'You should know something about me, I never give up.'
Aware of the newly fromed cuts and bruises, she knew this fight wouldn't go on much longer if she didn't combine her spells with her almost completely destroyed weapon.
In a last ditch attempt, she slashed her arm, resulting it in spewing blood, and her wincing slightly. As the blood flowed in the air, she began to chant, and the fresh lioness blood paused in mid air. Quick-stepping back her chants got louder and faster until she exclaimed 'Blood fang explosion!'
The blood began to form into arrow shaped ballistics, faster than lightning striking Chrono and exploding magnificently, red mist spraying everywhere. Xleena fell to her knees, impressed at her own attack. Looking up, her face turned from slight pain to a mixture of surprise and horror as chrono was still standing.
'What- t-t-th-the--y-yi...'
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"Xleena!" Chrono ran over and tried to help her up. "Why did you do that?!"
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'Hgh-nn.. w-we're trainin'..righ'?..'
Xleena started to go pale 'guh.. t-to c-competitive f-for my own good..' Xleena looked up at the dragon's now fuzzy face, and passed out.
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~The glint, and the glow vanished from his eyes as soon as he realizes the battle is beyond over~ *lifts up her head and un-corks a potion, putting it to her lips and parting her mouth. Then began pouring the contents in. "Xleena, please don't die, I didn't mean it to go this far!"
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Xleena stood on top of a hill she knew too well. 'How on earth did I get here?' A low, slightly frozen voice replied 'You're near death, apparently they say your life flashes before your eyes...' the voice ended with a slight hint of amusement. Xleena's eyes widened... 'Grandpa Vincent!' she exclaimed whilst whipping round to embrace her vamparic relative. He was just how she remembered him. Although he was old enough to be her grandfather (and undoubtedly a lot older), Vincent didn't look a day over 26. He smiled under the cloak that covered his face, '...and how is my favorite granddaughter?' he asked, his voice more warmer now. She beamed. 'Well the last time i checked, I was bleeding to death in a dragon's arms.'
Vincent's eyes glowed. 'The crystal he possesses is worth a million regular ones, and has about as much power than the great ancient Aerith. It holds a lot of responsibility, and right now I am asking you to guide your friend who possesses it.'
Xleena laughed and asked 'well how am I gonna do that while i'm here? Is this a dream?' Vincent explained 'You have a point there, and this is a dream of sorts, but more of a telepathic vision... I will let you get on your way, and don't forget to visit me.. I am an old man now you know.'
Xleena chuckled, 'nonsense! You look nearly as young as me!' Vincent smiled, turning his back, the red of his cloak emitted a strange light, awakening Xleena in the arms of a worried Chrono.
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"Thank the heavans, I thought you were going to die from that attack, what were you thinking using your blood?!"
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Looking a bit embarrassed, she replied 'its an old trick of my families.. judging by your power it was my only resort.. I forgot i wasn't fighting an enemy..'
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"Wait, that was an attack?...I thought that was some kind of smoke screen...."
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Pride hurt, she looked into chrono's eyes. 'Um... yeah...' Getting up out of his arms sharply and looking away, she commented 'guess I need a new scythe.'
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Chrono looks back where the attack landed, and saw the craters. "Oh, then I guess I got tougher too...because the ground definatly felt that...and about that scythe, I remember that theres a specialty shop near the next town, they should either be able to fix your scythe, or get you a better one."
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Xleena followed Chrono's gaze and a dissapointed smile formed on her face. 'It looked like it'd hurt, just not you.' She turned her gaze on Chrono, 'so how on earth did you get so strong so fast? Is that crystal whats the culprit?'
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"All I did was hold it and I felt power rush into me, oh and something wierd happened during the fight, I saw a diagram that showed how to perform that enchantment." Chrono said, looking at the gem, and then looked back at Xleena.
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Grimsy walks to Chrono and Xleena looking amazed "i wake up and first thing i see is you guys killing each other? anyway not too serious injuries i hope? "
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Xleena gazed at Chrono for a moment. 'Nah, nothing serious as you can see. We're clearly both as tough as nails!' She finished with a grin.
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"Grims, check thi...where is it, it was just in my hand!" Chrono said, looking around for the crystal, which was now embedded deep in his right palm.
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"don't look at me i didn't steal what ever you wanted to show!" he said lifting his hands up indicating innocence
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Xleena stared at Chrono's hand. 'That aint good..' she muttered to herself. She still hadn't gotten used to the magical pressure, which was really unusual, and something wasn't right. Her grandfather's words echoed in her mind and made her feel uneasy.
Snapping out of her own thoughts, she asked 'is there any good weapon stores around here? I can hardly train without a weapon.'
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Frustrated at not being able to find it, Chrono gets up and quickly answers. "in the next town, theres a specialty shop thats good with unique weapons like scythes, they should easily be able to have yours repaired or upgraded." Then he returns to search his pockets, then searches Grimsy.
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Xleena kept an eye on his palm and replied 'Well, i'm happy to go anytime soon, but i'd need a guide, and we'd also need to tell Kindran.'
'You better keep your eyes sharp, that crystal might have some bad intention..' Her grandfather's voice stated in her mind.
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after being searched by chrono he could finally put down his arms. "I thought you knew by now i don't steal from my friends." Not being able to get it out of his head he asks chrono "what were you going to show me? not any monster organs or something gross like that?"
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"It was a really nice crystal, it was black and had a purple glow to it, if you saw the fight with me and Xleena, you would understand how powerful"
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Xleena laughed. 'See those craters there Grimsy? That was from an attack I did, and it hardly scratched him..'
Looking into the distance she asked, 'so where is Kindran then?'
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as Xleena points out the craters Grimsy shouts out loud "oh my god!!" out of sheer shock "Attack that powerful could easily kill someone!"
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Xleena shyly smiled '..well.. I guess so...heh'
Clearly flattered, Xleena cleared her voice, and replied 'so where did you end up staying last night Grimsy?'
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"I stayed at Kindran's house in the guest room" grimsy replied "What about you?" while still looking at the craters and wondering how on earth did that crystal protect chrono from such mighty attack
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'I went back to my inn.' She replied 'Can you believe it? They cook monster meat there! That's pretty rare nowadays, and pretty brave. The packs those monsters are in could attack them for that!'
She grinned 'It was called the Gillylake Inn, you know it?'
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"i think i have heard about it before but i never stay in the inn's the streets are good enough for me" grimsy answered in modest tone
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Shocked, Xleena quizzed 'you have no home?? What about your family? Do you have enough gil? Would you like some?'
(although this seems rather pompus, shes rather caring at heart)
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"If Grims needed money, he would have already pilfered it..." Chrono quickly replied, seeing the crystal is now in his hand, literally.
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"That is true also i have no family except if you count chrono and kindran..." he said pointing out the truth in chrono's words "and chrono did you find the thing already?"
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'Ah, well its good that you have those two... they seem kind.' Replied Xleena who was eying Chrono's hand.
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"Well, considering my lack of knowledge as to how this crystal works, I guess it accepted me as a 'host' or user...I think, oh, and is there any spell like this?" Chrono asked, holding his hand towards the crater, then a sphere of purple energy flies at it, making it almost three to four times as deep as it was before. "Its a projectile, and it takes a few moments to charge, but I didn't have to say anything..."
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Xleena paused for a moment, 'Maybe.. its an ancient crystallized magic forme named materia? Materia was crystallized magic that was fromed from the life stream, its very rare and not really needed for magic casters.' She looked at Chrono's hand and thought for a moment. '...Although it does behave like a materia (sinking into the hand, and allowing the caster to use without chanting), it still doesn't explain your ability to learn moves and have extremely increased speed and power. In fact.. i've never seen a spell like that before.'
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looking at the two extremely confused and not understanding half they said he decides not to interupt their conversation. He listens the conversation hoping to get a idea of what to steal next due to his kleptomaniac symptom
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'hmm.. I think perhaps we should ask Kindran, his grandfather was a mage right?' she asked the other two.
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"Your right, we should ask him" he answered Xleena "I haven't seen him all morning, how about you guys?"
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"I left the house way before you did, so no, I havn't..."
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Xleena shook her head 'I ain't seen him neither, I was at my Inn all night, and I came here straight away this morning.'
She looked at the two boys and asked, 'Well why we wait, how about we practice our hand to hand combat?'
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"umm..sure" he replied but he was still concerned about the injuries of Xleena's and Chrono's fight "are you sure you can fight right after that previous fight?"
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Xleena grinned 'I've felt worse in a fight, besides, you've had no fun yet!' Standing in her fighting pose she smirked 'so you ready?'
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"I'm ready to fight again, but I'll wait if Xleena wants to fight Grims first.." Chrono said, putting his sword away and cracking his knuckles.
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"Bring it on!" he said once he redied his fighting pose
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Xleena ran with a fast pace towards the theif executing a sharp kick to the chest and a light punch (not to hurt to much due to the fact they're training) in the face.
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Grimsy got hit with a kick but managed to dodge the punch then by using the momentum he grabbed Xleena by the arm and threw her to the ground
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Xleena sprung up using her arms, and kicked Grimsy in the face, whilst staggering as she stood. She attempted to sweep him.
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Grimsy was kicked into the face and swept down but he quickly sprung up and attempted to spin kick Xleena
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Xleena took the quick, numerous flurry of kicks, making her nose bleed, and making her stagger back. Regaining her posture, she pounced, tackling Grimsy and slamming him to the floor.
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Grimsy was surprised by the tackle and got slammed to the floor he then struggled and broke free from Xleena's grip and throwing few quick punches while attempting to get some distance between them
(did lil' edit so that something actually happens)
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Startled, Xleena ran whilst redying a strong punch. However, her wound hadn't quite healed, and her arm split open. Startled and in pain she knelt to the ground panting. 'D-damnit!' She barked.
(Does anyone know where Kindran is??)
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(Right here)
Kindran woke and found himself next to the decaying body of the trick sparrow. "Wow I guess i had better find everybody..." Hello? Where are you guys? just think about your location and I can find you.
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We're at a clearing in the farm field, and someone sent me a rather powerful crystal... Chrono looked at his partially crystalized hand and smiled, the crystal didn't look odd at all. It felt like it was supposed to be there, bound to him for as long as fate allows...or maybe longer
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Thank you Chrono. I'm on my way. He thought to his adoptive brother and made his way to the field holding the glowing blades still.
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Grimsy noticed the the wound and decided that it was enough "Thats enough, you should really get that wound healed before it gets worse" He said sounding really concerned, he then went to help Xleena up.
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Xleena looked up at Grimsy and blushed a little, 'heh, honestly, thanks. I hate losing though, so how about we call it a draw for now?' She chuckled. 'Anyone got any healing spells or potions?'
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"Yeah I'm fine with that" Grimsy said smiling and helped Xleena up. "Soo when are we going adventuring?" he then said while getting very hyperactive and looking for a potion
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"First..." Chrono blurted out before getting up and stretching his upper body. "First I have to fight Grimsy while Xleena can have some of the potions in my back-pack" Chrono tossed his back-pack towards Xleena before drawing his sword and getting into his fighting stance.
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'I think when everyones here, we'll set off.' She said with a grin and looked at Grimsy in a 'thanks anyway' type of way. She began to walk so she could sit at a distance to spectate without getting further wounded, and then help herself to potions from Chrono's backpack.
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This cant be too good He though as he drew his dagger and waited for Chrono to make the first move "Hey Chrono? not too seriously ok? i would like to keep my limbs..." A chill ran through his spine as he remembered what shape the place where Chrono and Xleena fought ended up.
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Chrono grinned and a glint of purple crossed his eyes. "I'll hold back, about fifty percent" he said before swinging his sword in a wide arc at Grimsy, which ended up going into a whirlwind attack when Chrono couldn't stop spinning as he slowly moved towards Grimsy. "Wai- ho- d- I sto- thi- ?!" part of his speech was lost in the spin.
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Reacting to the attack Grimsy started jumping backwards trying to avoid being slashed to shreds Whats going on? did his sword just act on its own!? If it keeps up i have to try to separate the two..
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Seeing something going wrong, Xleena downed the rest of her potion (much to her displeasure, she hated the bitter aftertaste). Her arm was healing nicely, but she decided to use an energy shield created with magic, and placed it on her other arm. Running in front of a stunned Grimsy, she attempted to block the blow, which slowed down Chrono considerably, but made her shield fly off in a different direction.
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"Phew... that was close, i owe you one!" he said "We probably have to team up to stop that!" while avoiding the attack he observed it, looking for any openings that could be used to stop it
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Xleena unleashed a wind attack to try and counter Chrono's tornado. 'Grimsy, can you see any spots?!' she called out.
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Chrono stopped spinning against the wind attack and his sword flew out of his hand, landing a good ten feet behind him and planting firmly with the blade hitting the ground first. The sword gave off a pulse of the same energy the crystal had, and the hilt had a similar crystal in the center socket. "So dizzy~" Chrono fell down and his head lolled about while his inner balance started to correct itself.
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'...oh, guess we don't need to attack him then.' Xleena gushed, walking up to Chrono and planting her arms firmly on his shoulders, giving him more balance. 'Where on earth has all this power come from?!'
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"could it be that sword? There are cursed weapons that exist, right?" he wondered as he was looking at the sword "is there any way to purify cursed weapons anyway?"
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Xleena paused for a moment, thinink of possible choices. 'Well I do believe that there are a few holy cities dotted about in this country' She thought again for a second and said 'I think there is one about 3 weeks walk away....perhaps.'
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Chrono was still somewhat dizzy when the hand the crystal was embedded in opened out towards the sword. The sword let off a 'ping' sound before ripping out of the ground and the hilt flying perfectly into Chrono's hand. He suddenly stopped feeling dizzy and looked at the sword. "I think my sword just got agumented with the crystal, this is going to take awhile to master..."
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Kindran walks upon the battle scene and sees the scarring on the land. "What in the name of the Ancients happened here?!" He cried as he sprinted the last 150 meters. Taking his companions emotional state into account there had been a battle. But no monster in the continent had that much destructive power.
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'We...were erm, practicing...!'
Xleena managed, feeling a little shocked at the amount of damage they had caused.
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"Um.... Maybe I'm mistaken but doesn't practicing usually involve not trying to kill each other?" Kindran said as he stopped by his friends, somewhat out of breath.
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Xleena chuckled, still feeling a bit faint. 'Well I do see what you mean...' Looking at Grimsy and Chrono she asked 'Is it okay if I get a new scythe before we go.. I kinda...broke mine?'
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Chrono looked back at Xleena and cocked his head to the left. "Scythe...oh, sorry about that... I kinda over-did that attack" he apologized, remembering how his power almost killed her in the process.
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"Ohh cmon we weren't Killing each other just beating to the brink of death.... well those two at least i still cant keep up with them" Grimsy said to Kindran while laughing quietly thinking that he made a good joke
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Kindran laughed at Grimsy's joke and threw Xleena a pouch with enough gil to get a decent replacement scythe. "Sorry it's not much but it should help." he said to her and threw Grimsy the dagger that had been infused with Drain. "Here it should help a bit." he said as the glowing dull red blade landed in his hands.
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Chrono got up and flexed his partially crystalized arm and raised his sword at Grimsy. "I'm ready whenever you are..."
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"Uh, Chrono? Are you sure thats a good idea? Don't you think we, well you've caused enough damage for one day?" Kindran said trying to save what was left of the ground they were standing on.
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Chrono smirked at Kindran "Nonsense, I'm not even that good at using the crystal, so I can't deal that much damage...I think" the last part he mumbled before looking back at Grimsy. "Well, should I swing first, or you?"
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Grimsy slips the new dagger he got into its sheath as he slowly backed away from Chrono "ehh? i don't want to! You almost slashed me to shreds with that spinning attack!" he said while waving his paws around in stressed manner.
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"I won't go that far, I promise!" he said with a care-free grin, his hand still gripping the longsword.
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"Fine then, im going to regret agreeing to this.." Grimsy took out the dagger he got from Kindran "a chance to test this out, so I'll be stealing your health too" he chuckled while trying to hide his nervousness.
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He chuckles before the purple glint flashes in his eyes. He raises the sword up and swings diagonally from right to left, sending a wave of bright purple energy flying at Grimsy. "Aw man, I overdid it again!" he said in a mock sad tone.
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He quickly jumps to the right barely dodging the wave he then quickly runs at Chrono slashing upwards while taking his older dagger mid-slash to hit Chrono a second time
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As the guys began to battle, she smiled at Kindran and asked 'Fancy coming to the weapons shop with me?'
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Chrono automatically leaned back to dodge the mid-slash, while bringing his longsword up to cleave Grimsy at the shoulder.
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"Sure one second. I have to make this fight fair first." Kindran said to Xleena. And with that he nicked Chrono's arm with the Slow empowered dagger. "There you go Grims! Have fun!" He shouts as he thinks to Xleena Come on lets go! I don't want Chrono to figure it out!
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Noticing Chrono swing his sword Grimsy quickly leaps backwards but still gets a nasty cut from the slash ouch.. not the best idea in the world to train using razor sharp weapons.. he thought as he tossed his old dagger at Chrono as a distraction and went for a stab
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Chrono felt the dagger fly right into his sword arm and feel it getting sluggish. "Hey, no intereference Kindran!" he had experience getting slowed when sparring with both grimsy and kindran during his moments of 'superiority', this was how they usually got the upper-hand, slowing down his swings. However, this just aggravated him, and also caused a spike in crystal growth, the dagger being pushed out by a purple gem-like spike.
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This is getting spookier by the second and it sure doesn't help that i don't know any nifty fighting techniques Grimsy sneaks up on Chrono and swings his dagger down in stabbing motion.
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Chrono feels murderous intent, even if it was brief, and turns around. He blocks the dagger with his sword and kicks Grimsy away. "Flare!" Chrono shoots flare magic out of his mouth at Grimsy, and then falls on his knee, smoke coming out of his mouth. "that...hurt, wait... how did I do that?!"
(Current Mana: 0; Crystal mana: 0 [For now])
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Grimsy gets kicked away. He gets up just to notice he has no time to dodge the Flare spell, all he can do is try to guard himself best as he can. This is going to hurt...alot... The flare spell explodes on contact into a cataclysmic explosion that sends Grimsy flying, he falls unconscious and lands on the bottom of the new crater.
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Xleena allowed herself a rare giggle, Linking arms with Kindran and running to the markets. 'Where can you get any decent crafted weapons in this little town?' She asked, hiding the fact that this was the loudest place she'd ever been.
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Kindran saw her obvious unfamiliarity with the city and said, "Why don't we go somewhere where it's a little quieter, but it may be a bit more crime infested. Either way I know a good place to get a decent weapon for a lot cheaper." and started leading her through the crowded auction district until they reached The Riverside. From there they went to a strange shop at the back of a warehouse and a shopkeeper greeted the two. "Hey, hey! If it isn't Kindran! Where's Grimsy and Chrono? And who is your new friend?" He said shaking both Kindran's and Xleena's hands leaving a small grease mark on both. "Sorry about the mess, I've been working hard to get more equipment."
"Thanks Sid, this is Xleena. She just joined our motley crew. As for Grims and Chrono, well, let's just say Chrono ought to be a bit encumbered right now." Kindran said with a wink to Xleena. "Now, we need a good scythe for my friend here who had hers broken in practice, or so I'm told. I would much prefer one that I can upgrade, but the final say is with Xleena."
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Xleena nodded. 'Perhaps one with a drain technique?' She looked around the workshop in awe, smiling at the clear dedication this smith put into each one of his weapons. She continued 'You see, it'll be good to keep pace with monsters as I like my scythes heavy for more damage. I also tend to have special abilities that use my own blood and energy. When I feel a bit tired out, then I can take their energy instead of wasting potions.' She didn't mind paying a far bigger price. After her session with Chrono, she had learned her lesson.
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Chrono got off his knee and rushed to grimsy, taking out a bag of Phoenix Down and sprinkling it over his body. He coughed a few moments before looking around, his blade shaking in his hands. "Of all the times to be tired, I'm out on an unknown field, my mana drained and one of my few friends is currently unconsious..."
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"Ah, I have just the thing for you!" Sid said as he led the two down a long aisle of weapons. He picked out a scythe, "This baby just came to us from Fa'diel. It was originally used for rituals but now it is perfect for your abilities and Kindran's, erm, improvements I guess we shall call them." He handed the weapon to Xleena, "So how do you like it?"
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Xleena stood back, enough so that her swing wouldn't hit anyone or anything. She balenced the scythe in her hand, 'Ah, a slight imbalence towards the head; I like it.'
With a smile, she thrust forwards as if it were a poleaxe, and then moving into a fluid slice motion. The sound of air and metal quivering had a hypnotic feel to it, perhaps fear if you were facing it. 'Its a good scythe, here.' She finished in a kind yet blunt way, reaching for a sack that contained more gold than the other two had possibly seen at one time on a ''traveller''. 'I'm a treasure hunter.' Xleena explained to them both, as she saw their eyes widen.
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The phoenix down takes effect and Grimsy slowly wakes up "That did hurt alot...." he then slowly rose up from the ground still feeling some pain "a bit overkill for a training? no matter you wanna head back to town or something?"
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Chrono fell backwards as his strength left him. "Too tired to move~" he complained as his eyes started to close.
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Grimsy helps Chrono back on his feet and mumbles silently "Lets get back to town..." He starts walking back towards town while helping Chrono walk while still feeling rather weak from the revival.
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"for you milady, no charge. You are a relative of Mr. Valentine right? It's the eyes that give you away. You see he did me a great service a while back, and I haven't heard from him since. I owe him my entire operation." Sid went on.
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It was Xleena's turn to look shocked. 'You knew my grandfather??...' She started. Realising that sounded offensive, she said; 'He never told me of anything in the past, he said it would endanger me.' With a smile she said 'Well, fine, if you won't have the money, give it to the local orphanage -whatever really- just as long as its for good.'
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The crystal on Chrono's arm starts to give off a low hum as energy gathers into its protrusions. These protrusions then send the energy into both of them, invigorating and healing their wounds, although slow. In a few moments, Chrono is able to walk on his own, and his throat is no longer smoking from the previous spell.