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Ellise Belmont Vice Captain
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 Posted: Sat Nov 30, 2024 9:23 am
 Etamara Vilisantra Status: Strategize!
Song of the moment: Airflow┏━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━═✥═━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━┓ She couldn't help but enjoy the reaction from Rem, whether negatively taken or not. A reaction was what she got, and it allowed her to better understand the kind of person she was working with. Was she strong willed? Easily shaken up? Unita was a big event for Rem; Etamara knew that, and yet, she had to wonder if Rem was capable of overcoming the trauma. So far, off of first impression, she wasn't impressed. A shame considering where she came from. Perhaps she'd be proven wrong about her though?
Etamara didn't care much to ponder upon the topic as they traversed further into the ruins, looking around for any foraging materials, and means of survival. The place appeared to be decent enough shelter, but for all they knew, this was a haunted burial ground filled with spirits. The thought of it did excite her a little, and she could draw them out with her skills, knowing they would naturally be drawn to her by her very presence!
Her ego had gotten out of control a bit, and with Nyale telling her to check out the ruins, she levitated from the ground and floated up towards the entrance, speaking in a whimsical rhyme. "Fear not Nyale, I shall ensure that this place is cleared out without fail!" She giggled as she made it her mission to find any monster within this domain who may have been hiding.
How?
Well, by music of course!
Traversing through the empty hall of this abandoned church, the cobblestone floor damp from the thick moisture in the cold air. Moss growing through the cracks and benches that ordained the church hall. The seats that filled the church hall facing towards the podium were completely rotted through, easily capable of falling apart just from even the slightest weight pressed against it. Yet, it felt almost untouched in here, apart from nature overtaking it all. How appropriate it felt to play a song within such a place of religion. A thought did come to mind though, in regards to the church. It reminded her of the cult that was brought up, hiding in Centra. "Wonder if there are any cultists hiding around here." She idly thought to herself as she begun to strum her instrumental weapon.
As soon as the notes began to play, the air around her began to vibrate, musical notes forming in the air to manipulate the tone of the strings to fit that of a acoustic guitar over a violin. Even more increidbly unique was Etamara's ability to strum her instrument and play it as if it was as a guitar, though if one were to watch her perform, they could see the instrument was strumming on its own in different places magically, adding an extra layer of speed and ability that she otherwise wouldn't have the precision to perform. In a way it was cheating, but she was also actively using her magic at all times, just as Salem had instructed her to do. A skill she was proud of.
During this time, she slowly wandered throughout the church all, scanning for any monster or individual that may have been hidden among the shadows and corners that she could not see around. Patience was a virtue, after all.
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Posted: Sat Nov 30, 2024 12:06 pm
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Status: Around the Corner.
Location: In The Church.
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Music brought the creature to attention. While it heard it playing, it took a short moment to make sure it's lantern was oiled, before lighting it and picking up it's trusty knife. As the light rolled in from around a doorway, the short statured monster came creeping. It was not long before the short reptilian guy locked it's yellow eyes on Etamara.
It was hear the glow of the lantern seemed to shift. A blinding mist suddenly rolling in as the small yellow flame burned brighter and brighter, and the creature raised it's lantern. It was a clear light in the sudden darkness, although as the fog rolled through it flickered in the cloud. It kept a fixated gaze on Etamara and watched her with intent.
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Posted: Sat Nov 30, 2024 7:57 pm
 Remington Estellise La Faustina Nipal
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Status: oh no
Use her powers. Use them so much, it became instinct. To do what? Gather water quicker? Slow down a bird so it can’t fly, catch it on the ground for dinner? Well, if she got hungry enough…
They look at me like I’ve committed some crime. Is someone to tell me I was born wrong?
Calm yourself. Nyale has been nothing but kind to you. And Eta…ignore Eta.
Rem ended up at a small brook spilling out of the hillside. Clear water, ‘least ‘til it spilled into the mossy soil below.
Maybe I could never be a politician. But I can be a Sorceress.
She made to set down the pack when-
A scream.
”Eta?” Rem slung the pack back over her shoulder and raced back the way she’d come. The shouts were beginning to sound like words. Tom…and Jerry? What in the blazes was-
Tonberry.
Oh.
Rem picked up her pace! She came bursting out over the top of the hillside to the entrance of the church proper whence Eta had gone- and she was fairly sure where the shouts of ‘Tonberry!’ were coming from. No sign of it yet at the entrance, but she spotted Nyale downhill. Gathering berries? Yes. She signaled acknowledgment to avoid making more noise, hurrying down to join Nyale.
”We need to get away from this spot!” she said once she was close enough to speak, not yell. ”The gods of our world are cruel. To create something so cute and so dangerous…”
She waited only to signal for an emergent Etamara! Only once the trio were joined would she move to leave the tonberry lair. To where...? She looked to Nyale for that. Did the girl have a second-best spot?
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The Princess
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Posted: Sun Dec 01, 2024 10:02 am
 Lost in skies of powdered gold
xxxxxxxCaught in clouds of silver ropes
xxxxxxxxxxxxShowered by the empty hopes
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxAs I tumble down, falling fast to the ground
I know I'll wither, so peel away the bark
xxxxxxxxx'cause nothing grows when it is dark
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxIn spite of all my fears, I can see it all so clear
xxxxN y a l exxxxL a y t o s▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬⊰ ✮ ⊱▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬
Whilst listening intently for the slightest sounds around her, the sudden scream that rent the peaceful air at the ruins startled Ny. She dropped the handful of berries she was holding and spun towards the sound, horrified.
"Etamara...!"
Sounds like she's shouting...tonberry?
The girl was about to race back towards the entrance until she spotted Rem above, signalling to be quiet. Ny bit her tongue and hurried to meet Rem, her brows creasing in a worried frown.
Cute but dangerous? "Oh hell, so it is a tonberry then...?" Ny replied to the other girl's comment, shuddering. She tried to quickly think of another spot they could go to, searching desperately through old memories. Sadly, decent places for shelter weren't exactly abundant in a forest of monsters.
"I-I think I know a cave by the river to the North, we can head for that, for now. It's a bit further, about 3 miles-" She peered towards the ruins, waiting on tenterhooks for Etamara to appear.
"-and we'd better hope that isn't also being occupied by any monsters"
Or perhaps they might find something better on the way.
When Etamara appeared Ny would frantically gesture her over and begin the mad dash into the trees, racing North.
▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬⊰ ✮ ⊱▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬T h exxL i g h t w e a v e r Let your colours bleed and blend with mine...xxxxxxxxxx
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Ellise Belmont Vice Captain
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Posted: Sun Dec 01, 2024 10:18 am
Etamara Vilisantra Status: SCREAMING!
Song of the moment: Airflow ┏━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━═✥═━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━┓ She was having a grand time performing in the church, the echoes of her instrument traveling across the halls of what she assumed to be, abandoned church; but oh how she was so wrong. Her music stopped, her hand clutching the handle of her weapon tightly as she realized and sensed a fowl presence. A truly terrifying one.
It came from around the corner, releasing this sickening miasma that emitted from its presence alone. Her skin crawled from the creature, and she knew exactly what it was. As soon as the creature stared her down, she stared back, silent, no longer performing. Every muscle in her body tensed up, and her breathing started to quiver a bit.
She bolted, flying at high speed out of the halls and corridors, making her way back towards the entrance of the church shouting with her lungs. Most of it was unintelligable due to how frantic she was freaking out over the Tonberry, a majority of it being rather obscene and vulgar with profanity, but one thing stood out as she screamed. "TONBERRY!!!!"
She came flying out of the church, practically bursting through the church windows utilizing a mixture of telekinesis and velocity. Glass shattered around her as she practically dove through the window, yelling at the both of them. "RUN!!!" She, having not heard the conversation, flew past the both of them, taking off into the forest to get away from the Tonberry.
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Posted: Sun Dec 01, 2024 6:31 pm
Tonberry
Status: Fear Itself.
Location: In the rearview.
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It watched the girl flee. But it would remember her face. The ruins of the lost and damned were for the green, and she was not of them. The beady yellow eyes glared upon the sorceress, but it lowered it's lantern and returned to minding it's home.
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One hour of travel north. It had been mostly uneventful, only two encounters which was a bunny and a Fastitocalon-F that had only fled upon contact with the three women. However Nyale's remember had proven true, there was a cave not too far off of the path from the river. But a cursory glance in the area should show signs to be concerned. Large imprints of a creatures footsteps, now shallowly filled with water from the soothing stream nearby. Perhaps more importantly was the corpses of several monsters strewn about in scraps, the vast majority of the bodies having likely been consumed by something since there was no evidence the bodies were drug. Or at least not drug very far.
The cave was probably not inhabitated, but perhaps a bad crowd had moved in next door.
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Posted: Sun Dec 01, 2024 7:59 pm
Remington Estellise La Faustina Nipal
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Status: mostly bad things
They didn’t have to run long. Better to save stamina. But Remington took many a look over her shoulder as the trio steered their way north under Nyale’s guidance. The waterway didn’t fill the girl with confidence. Water meant predators. Still, Nyale did indeed produce yet more shelter: a reliable stone cave a little ways from the water.
Not far enough away from the body of a nearby mesmerize. She wouldn’t have been able to identify it if not for its signature curling horn. It was but one of many red and brown splotches in the area. Rem turned from one when her boot squished in the mud. She looked down and-
”Rexaur,” she said to the girls, staring down at the clawed footprint which swallowed up her boot. At last, she yanked it out with a squelch, closing the gap to the girls so they could speak quieter. She eyed the woodlands around them, turning in a slow circle.
”How long are we willing to search for shelter?” she asked. ”This forest feels like it’s been stocked with terrors…” Rem was…dimmer than she had been in the past. Sun behind the clouds. Nyale could see it. Time with her and their friends had helped, but Rem was different.
”Whether we keep running or not, we need a plan for if we get cornered.” That part of her hadn’t changed, at least. ”Etamara, your music can tamper with enemies. Can you do things like put a creature to sleep? Blind it? Stun it?”
”If you can do that, Nyale, you may be able to keep a distance. You can still call up your bow and your arrows, right? Think you could engage at distance and mend us if we get hurt?” she proposed. That would take advantage of both of her teammates’ unique talents. Rem gripped her branch spear tight while they considered. Because that left her role.
”I’ll play the bait.”
And if all else failed, they could all fly, right? Right.
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The Princess
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Posted: Mon Dec 02, 2024 11:50 am
Lost in skies of powdered gold
xxxxxxxCaught in clouds of silver ropes
xxxxxxxxxxxxShowered by the empty hopes
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxAs I tumble down, falling fast to the ground
I know I'll wither, so peel away the bark
xxxxxxxxx'cause nothing grows when it is dark
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxIn spite of all my fears, I can see it all so clear
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The trek to the cave was tense but ultimately smooth. Ny was on high alert, feeling guilty for the appearance of the tonberry at the ruins, so she was mostly quiet the whole way. As the trio arrived at the cave she felt a momentary sense of relief, which was quickly curbed when she noticed the footprints of the T-Rexaur. The frustration in her eyes was clear.
Foiled again...
Rem also appeared to be in a low mood, from what Ny could see in her features. She wondered if it was due to the current situation or whether she'd done something to upset her.
"It is stocked with terrors even without Salem's helpful additions" Nyale commented, attempting a rueful smile.
"Mmm, I can summon my bow, but that...defeats the purpose of the exercise, so I won't do that unless I really need to" She explained. Salem had said no weapons, and she would try to honour that. Mostly because he would probably have some fun punishment for her otherwise. "I don't need it anyway" She had other ways of throwing magic around. "So yeah...I can engage at a distance and heal, if we're cornered into fighting. Close combat is harder for me, but not impossible"
As Rem said she would be the bait Ny shook her head, not keen on that prospect. She was older, and more familiar with her powers, so she couldn't in good conscience let Rem take the heat.
She crossed her arms, looking between the two other girls with a pensive expression.
"So as it stands...our choice at the moment is this: stay here in the cave and risk the Rexaur finding us, or keep searching for a safer shelter and risk...something else finding us along the way. Like another tonberry. Or potentially not finding any shelter at all. Ughh..."
It was a truly crappy choice.
The girl turned towards the river, deep in thought.
"Hmm...if the Rex comes back and decides we're dinner, maybe we could lead it away alongside the river...?" She pointed towards the rushing water, which winded its way off between the trees. "I know it goes to a steep waterfall over the cliff edge that way. Rem, you could speed us up so we can outrun the thing, right? Or slow it down...? Etamara you could disorientate it at the waterfall? And I can distract it from you guys and lure it over the edge by flying..."
It was a contingency plan, if Etamara couldn't put it to sleep. One which involved minimal physical engagement, and hopefully using the environment to their advantage.
"If we stay in the cave, maybe it won't notice us anyway" Her tone was hopeful.
Ny walked cautiously towards the cave mouth and conjured a ball of light that floated above her palm, which would help to illuminate the dark interior. She paused there, looking back and waiting to hear what the others were in favour of doing first.
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Ellise Belmont Vice Captain
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Posted: Mon Dec 02, 2024 12:51 pm
Etamara Vilisantra Status: Scheming and Planning
Song of the moment: Airflow ┏━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━═✥═━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━┓ To say that this training exercise was intense was an understatement. First a Tonberry, now a T-Rexaur nest? At first she felt a little frustrated with the ordeal put before her, but, a thought crossed her mind. Perhaps this was just the test she needed to prove just how great she truly was! She could see the girls asking what she was capable of doing, and a deviant pleased smile formed across her lips as she answered both Rem and Nyale respectively. "Of course! Blinding, stunning, sleeping, doesn't matter so long as it revolves around their body. I haven't had practice performing on real threats like a tonberry or T-Rexuar, but first time's the charm right?" She appeared confident enough at least to give it a shot if the beast came after them.
"You know, I was thinking that if we get chased by the T-Rexaur, and we want the church as our shelter, why not lead the T-Rexuar to the Tonberry? It's an enclosed space, so the church could collapse and kill either one of them, and if not, one of them will kill the other." She suggested. A daring suggestion but if they pulled it off, they'd have both shelter and food for the night. Even if the church was destroyed, they could use makeshift rubble to build themselves shelter. "Or we can definitely do what Nyale suggested and shove it off a ledge, but then we lose out on resources. We have to consider material value as well. T-Rexuar are hard to kill as are Tonberry, but if you succeed, their material are worth a lot of gil."
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Posted: Mon Dec 02, 2024 3:17 pm
Remington Estellise La Faustina Nipal
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The more the girls discussed, the deeper the shadow of discouragement that hung over Rem’s face. What fire had come to her eyes when she was devising a battle plan now flickered and faded.
”I can’t outrun a twenty-foot lizard for three miles,” she told Etamara. The church was much too far to try and involve it in any planning. ”Our best option is to just take wing and get somewhere without a T-rexaur. Failing that, waterfall.” She put her support behind Nyale.
Rem left the waterside behind to join Nyale at the cave mouth.
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The Princess
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Posted: Tue Dec 03, 2024 12:46 pm
Lost in skies of powdered gold
xxxxxxxCaught in clouds of silver ropes
xxxxxxxxxxxxShowered by the empty hopes
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxAs I tumble down, falling fast to the ground
I know I'll wither, so peel away the bark
xxxxxxxxx'cause nothing grows when it is dark
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxIn spite of all my fears, I can see it all so clear
xxxxN y a l exxxxL a y t o s▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬⊰ ✮ ⊱▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬
Ny looked uneasily between Rem and Etamara for a moment, unsure of whatever the weird atmosphere was about and ultimately deciding not to touch it with a ten foot pole. Whatever had gotten Rem in an obviously bad mood, she didn't intend to dig deeper on. She only hoped Etamara wasn't antagonised too much.
"That'd be cool to see" Ny remarked in regards to Etamara's idea. Seeing a rexaur vs tonberry fight would be crazy. The sort of thing Kalen would love to watch, no doubt. I wish he was here, he'd know how to bring the mood up She thought, missing her friend suddenly. He was much better with people than she was.
"And I'm more than happy to take a cut of the profits if you wanna harvest the thing" She cast a grin at Etamara and walked into the cave, hoping the younger Sorceress would follow.
The glowing light in her palm illuminated the dark, rocky interior, casting long shadows on the cave walls that moved with her as she walked through. The temperature dropped considerably compared to outside, and the place smelt of ancient earth, moss and stale air. The cave itself wasn't very big, so after checking that there were zero monsters lurking in any of the shadowy corners, and especially no tonberries, Ny seated herself on a rocky ledge with a weary sigh, leaning back against the cave wall and closing her eyes.
"Well it's not as nice as the church ruins but whatever" She muttered to herself. It was a place to rest. Beggars couldn't be choosers.
"Someone should probably keep watch right? I guess we should build a fire too..." The girl yawned, feeling pretty low energy after the long trek and the adrenalin rush of the tonberry scare. "Rem, can I get some of the water and rations? I'm starving..."
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Posted: Tue Dec 03, 2024 6:49 pm
Etamara Vilisantra Status: On watch duty.
Song of the moment: Airflow ┏━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━═✥═━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━┓ Etamara was liking Nyale more and more as time passed, interacting between the other. Despite her personality, Etamara was more than capable as an ally, and as a support, it was her duty to keep the other two up. When Rem said she couldn't run for three miles, Etamara laughed a little at that, grinning at her. "With me, you can." She appeared confident in that, but neither really knew the depths of her capabilities just yet. Soon, she'd put that to the test.
With that all said, though, it appeared that they would take the risk and stay in the cave. It was only a matter of time before whatever beast decided to show its ugly head towards them. Keeping watch was necessary, and while Nyale mentioned that she was hungry, Etamara spoke up. "I'll start the first watch then while you two eat." She said as she waved to the two, moving out of the cave entrance and keeping an eye out for any monsters that were going to come and cause a problem with them.
She remained idle, fiddling with her instrument, tuning it and assuring that everything was kept up. She had no idea what to make of the two other sorceresses with her, Nyale was nice to her, and managed to also feed into her ego, giving her a bit of a boost in morale and confidence in herself. Then there was Rem, who was a rookie when it came to her newfound gifts. She didn't hold an air of confidence like Nyale, and that made her wonder about her a bit more. For being the daughter of the unbroken leader, and president of Unita, Etamara got the impression that Rem didn't have the same kind of spine as her mom. Maybe in time she'd prove her wrong.
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Ellise Belmont Vice Captain
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Posted: Wed Dec 04, 2024 3:37 pm
Remington Estellise La Faustina Nipal
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Rem kept close to Nyale’s light. She shivered against the drop in temperature and kept her spear ready. Unnecessary; the end of the cavern had nothing worse than a few spiders. For now.
”Mmn,” Rem unshouldered the pack and set it on the ledge next to Nyale, digging out one of the sets Salem had given them. She dug out another for herself, before sitting on the ledge beside Ny. The water was easy enough, but the ration bar she got out just sat in her lap. Looked at, occasionally.
”It’ll be back,” she said to both of the girls.
”Cave’s too big to defend. We could just…fly out of its reach and hit it with spells until it’s dead or runs off,” she said. Not that she knew how to fly. Was it like learning to swim? Ride a bike? After a rest, perhaps. Not that she could use any spells, anyway. Her para-magic choker had been forbidden along with her weapons. Nothing but the magic of a sorceress and whatever her body could do. Would he hold the spear against her? Nnm. Better that than eaten.
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She pushed herself off the ledge, leaving the unopened ration bar behind.
”Nyale.”
”Would you teach me?”
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The Princess
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Posted: Thu Dec 05, 2024 2:10 pm
Lost in skies of powdered gold
xxxxxxxCaught in clouds of silver ropes
xxxxxxxxxxxxShowered by the empty hopes
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxAs I tumble down, falling fast to the ground
I know I'll wither, so peel away the bark
xxxxxxxxx'cause nothing grows when it is dark
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxIn spite of all my fears, I can see it all so clear
xxxxN y a l exxxxL a y t o s▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬⊰ ✮ ⊱▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬
Ny tore into the ration bar that Rem handed her with the enthusiasm of a starving waif, and within seconds it was gone, crumbs and all. She followed it up with the water, equally eagerly having not realised how thirsty she was, but made sure not to drink too much as she knew they needed to conserve the food and water for now. The nutrients gave her an immediate and much needed buzz of energy. "I'm going to start a business making ration bars that don't taste like cardboard. Where's the caramel? A little bit of chocolate? Or lemon, even?? What are we alive for??" She sighed, listing off flavours wistfully.
She was glad to hear Etamara volunteer for first watch. With a Rexaur on the prowl someone needed to be on guard. "Thanks girl!" She called gratefully after the younger sorceress as she left. So far Salem's protegé was proving herself to be a decent and skilled team member who was easy to get along with, which Ny appreciated. She had a unique way of thinking too, which was interesting.
Ny then turned her face towards Rem as the redhead spoke.
"Mm it's a good strategy" She agreed, nodding. She had been reluctant to suggest any kind of plan involving Rem flying, as the girl had no experience. But if she was keen to try, then Ny was absolutely on board. No time like the present.
"Of course! I wish we were anywhere except a damn forest, it's harder in a place like this. But...diamonds are made under pressure right?" She stood up, stretching until she heard her bones pop.
"But I'm not teaching you until you eat that ration bar okay? You'll need the energy" Ny waited until Rem had done as she asked before turning and leaving the cave.
"Flying lessons! Crash course. Hopefully not literally. Feel free to join" She explained cheerfully to Etamara, as she passed by the girl at the entrance. She led Rem outside the cave to where the gap between the trees was largest.
"First, you want to manifest your wings"
She knew Rem had done this before, so there was no need to explain that.
"Some Sorceresses only use their wings when they limit break. They're unique for every Sorceress too, actually..." Ny let her own wings appear, shimmering into existence as easily as breathing. A mass of white feathers, tipped with gold. She remember how amazed Kalen had been when he first saw them as children. The memory still filled her with satisfaction. Rem's wings were stunning too, she recalled, and she was excited to see her using them.
"Now youuuu" She urged Rem, smiling enthusiastically.
"Then, you're going to want to get used to how they feel on you, and how it feels to move them. So try opening and closing, stretching them out, slow at first and then try doing it quicker" She demonstrated, letting her own splay as much as was possible in the limited space before snapping them back in.
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Posted: Fri Dec 06, 2024 4:54 pm
Remington Estellise La Faustina Nipal
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Status: …
”Not until you eat that ration bar.”
Nyale earned a flicker of a smile. Rem gave in and sat herself once more, resigning herself to eat. She worked through the ration bar slowly and allowed herself some water.
Emerging from the cave after Nyale, Rem eyed the glimmer of the sun she could see through the trees. Time carried on. She followed to a…not clearing, exactly, but it was the largest open space available. The forest was dense, with thick cedars which had never known the axe.
Nyale had to urge her. Rem looked around, one hand rubbing the other elbow.
”Never…shown them outside, before,” she admitted. Couldn’t risk it. She had to focus. Shut her eyes. Had to feel the spots in her shoulder blades, where the heat lingered. The river had anointed her in oil which never faded from her skin. If she paid attention to the feeling, tried to move something she had to imagine…
Rainbow light shimmered from her back, flaring into wings of carmine.
She looked at them, over her own shoulder. Vibrant feathers she’d been terrified to show anyone. For what Nyale suspected was the first time ever, Rem reached up a ginger hand and touched the arm emerging from behind her shoulder. She flinched at her own touch, including her wings drawing inward. That troubled her further, feeling them move, and she only grew stiffer. In moments, she was a tight ball of anxiety.
Breathe.
Rem sucked in a deep breath through her nose. Back out through her mouth.
Relax your body.
Rem shut her eyes and took another breath. With this one, she expelled all the tension she could from her muscles.
Now, get up and fight.
Rem opened her eyes.
Nodding to Nyale, she tried. She did. New limbs were hard! Most of what she ended up doing was rolling her shoulders. She furrowed her brow, before shutting her eyes. Breath. Focus.
Rem raised an arm. The wing moved with it. She stretched the arm out. The wing flared, brushing against a bush she hadn’t realized she could reach. The things were enormous, stretched out! She drew it back in and worked with moving her forearm, using the limbs she knew to guide the ones she didn’t. Left joined right, and she stretched them wide, straining more of the tension out of her muscles!
They feel…
She plays with her new appendages, getting a feeling for them. How far they could move, bend, twist. Far more flexible than she’d expected. Once she had built some confidence, she began to work her way up to Nyale’s demonstration. She brought her arms in, stretched them out again. In, out. In, out. A little faster. A little more. Until…
Fwoosh-sh-sh-sh!
The wind from Rem’s wings fanning out rustled the leaves and she jolted from the exertion! These limbs exerted no small amount of strength! She drew them back in, and after a cautious moment…hugged herself. Her scarlet wings drew inward, and in a moment she was swathed in a warm embrace.
”Feels…good,” she said, and braved brushing her fingers through her own feathers. ”Like…a part of me I never knew I was holding back.”
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The Princess
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