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Post by DataNinja on Apr 28, 2018 23:10:05 GMT
Both the dryad and the dog go into their respective spheres quickly, snapping shut. With that, the battle seems to be over, the forest quiet once more, with only the sounds of the river drifting through the air. Lucas caught a Taillow and a Petilil. Species: Taillow Level: 10 Gender: Male Nature: Gentle Moves: Growl, Peck, Focus Energy, Quick Attack, Rage Ability: Vital Spirit Species: Petilil Level: 10 Gender: Female Nature: Decisive Moves: Absorb, Growth, Leech Seed, Sleep Powder, Ingrain Ability: Own Tempo Iga caught a Spinarak and a Rockruff. Species: Spinarak Level: 10 Gender: Male Nature: Serious Moves: Poison Sting, String Shot, Scary Face, Constrict, Sonic Boom Ability: Insomnia Species: Rockruff Level: 10 Gender: Female Nature: Hardy Moves: Leer, Tackle, Sand Attack, Bite, Thunder Fang Ability: Vital Spirit Superbia caught a Rockruff. Species: Rockruff Level: 10 Gender: Female Nature: Composed Moves: Leer, Tackle, Sand Attack, Bite, Fire Fang Ability: Vital Spirit Everyone gains 60 EXP. Roll perception, please. (Except Superbia, obviously.)
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Post by Robot on Apr 29, 2018 23:36:48 GMT
Iga knelt by Superbia's side and felt for a pulse along the demon's neck. It wouldn't do to lose two of their number so quickly with this task yet unfinished. His eyes wandered, even as he counted each individual beat of the man's heart. He was alive, thankfully. The defenses in these wood were well coordinated and unpredictable.
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Post by Pandora on Apr 30, 2018 0:29:14 GMT
Though watching Iga attend to the unconscious Superbia, Lucas first gingerly picks up the Petilil's pokeball from the grass and brushes off any dirt that might have gotten on it, then walks over to the men. From his back pocket, he digs out another metal flask like the one he gave Superbia earlier and offers it to the ninja, carefully speaking in a soft but raspy voice, "He'll wake up faster with this, but we need to go back." The boy looks guilty as he glances over the group's condition, being the only one untouched. "I'll pick everything up," Lucas mutters as he excuses himself from Iga's presence. Meanwhile, Seraphine continues snoozing atop the tree, and though he notices the bird up there, the boy lets her rest as he gathers all the remaining stray pokeballs off the ground. Lucas gives an Enriched Water to Iga to use on Superbia. Lucas will be retrieving his Taillow's pokeball, Superbia's Rockruff's pokeball, and the broken parts of the pokeball he first threw at the Taillow, assuming Iga's already gotten his stuff from his side of the battlefield.
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Post by DataNinja on Apr 30, 2018 0:36:30 GMT
While the forest may be quiet... it seems like the trio isn't alone out here. The conscious pair, out of the corner of their eyes, catch a glimpse of... what seems to be a small, humanoid - maybe six inches tall - with gossamer wings, floating above a branch high in a tree. It panics and dives behind the trunk when it seems to realize its been spotted.
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Post by Robot on Apr 30, 2018 1:38:41 GMT
"Thank you Lucas." Iga offered the trainer a wan but appreciative smile. He hurt, and the hound he had arrived with was too injured to continue. Even with the presence of this new subject, rather then pursue the creature, he poured the contents of the bottle into Superbia's mouth and massaged his throat to force swallowing.
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Post by Pandora on Apr 30, 2018 19:55:42 GMT
Lucas blinks a few times to make sure he's seeing things correctly, then turns away from it as if he's seen nothing and returns to Iga and Superbia, though he glances back curiously in the shy creature's direction. They are presently by the woods; could this be one of the fairies the children were talking about? He certainly doesn't recognize it as any pokemon he knows, but he's had a lot of surprises today. Whatever it is, it looks scared of them, so they can probably just leave it be. "Do you see it? There, high in the tree," Lucas whispers, wanting to confirm it with someone.
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Post by DataNinja on Apr 30, 2018 21:59:04 GMT
The forest stays quiet. Nothing seems to come out to attack them, and the creature hasn't popped its head out again. But, neither has it seemed to leave. So, it's probably at least listening. Planning, perhaps.
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Post by Robot on Apr 30, 2018 22:54:46 GMT
Iga nods slowly at Lucas, eyes wandering up to the treetops, raising a finger to his lips for a moment, just listening. Superbia's breathing was improving, and his color had returned, the demon would wake in short order. That left their host, if this was the greatest of their number. He weighed his options carefully. They were wounded and down a man, still unfamiliar with their surroundings. A decision was reached. "If you will speak with us, I will not harm you. It is my impression that you, too, are not of this place."
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Post by Pandora on May 3, 2018 2:13:29 GMT
Lucas holds his breath at Iga going ahead and addressing the 'fairy'. Though nervous about letting the ninja try to negotiate talks, the boy keeps quiet about his uneasiness and instead turns his attention to Superbia's condition. Though the demon has yet to wake up, the enriched water seems to have helped significantly. Knowing that, Lucas hopes that the town has a similar level of medical progress so that the group can patch up their injuries quickly and he can refresh his healing supply, though whether he can trust the quality of any liquid medicine made here is a different matter. Doubting the safety of the town's water source definitely makes it difficult to rest easy.
Well, now that Lucas thinks about it, nothing strange has happened to him yet, even after he willingly drank more of the lemonade. Perhaps there's a different between drinking regular water and mixtures? Or it could be that it simply hasn't been long enough after the fact? Maybe even that the reservoir hasn't been tampered with at all? Too many possibilities and not a bit of proof for any of them. There's no point in thinking about it right now. At the very least, maybe the 'fairy' could shed some light on the situation, though he doesn't know if it can even reply.
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Post by DataNinja on May 3, 2018 2:40:57 GMT
"I'm more of this place then you are," comes a snappish female voice, before a head pokes its way above a branch. "But, I don't know if I can trust you. The both of them," a small arm points at Lucas and the fallen Superbia, "have corruption in them. And you are using one of its harbingers. But..." the voice does grow a little bit more pensive sounding, "I guess you did fight off some of those that had already fallen prey to it."
At last, a little humanoid makes its way out, with translucent butterfly wings flapping at its back, before she sits down on one of the lower branches in the trees, clad in a shirt and pants that look to be woven in the colours and pattern of autumnal leaves. "So, tell me, One Of Contradictions, who are you, and why are you here?"
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Post by Robot on May 3, 2018 23:22:33 GMT
"I am No One." Iga replied, understanding the concepts of names carrying power when offered to Yokai, he believed he was being clever, or at the very least cautious. "Something much greater then ourselves saw fit to deposit us here to deal with the selfsame corruption you take issue with. We know not it's purpose, name, or face. Tell me of this 'corruption', answer for an answer. The townsfolk spoke of a Faerie Queen."
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Post by Pandora on May 4, 2018 5:29:52 GMT
Well, there's a few of the questions already answered. Lucas finds it strange that Iga has chosen to go anonymous, though he doesn't openly question it, since he figures the man must have his reasons. As for the 'fairy'... looking at her more, she looks somewhat like a small human with Butterfree wings, which is a little disturbing, he must admit. Since the creature doesn't seem very interested in talking to him, probably because of his 'corruption' of drinking contaminated water, Lucas merely keeps silent, allowing the ninja to continue talking to it uninterrupted. In the meantime, the boy looks down at Superbia and debates if he should use another healing item to try to wake the demon faster, since he seemed to have prior knowledge of fairies as well, perhaps even a familiarity of this type. Conceding that his immediate participation in the conversation would probably useful, Lucas takes out a small, pale yellow, diamond-shaped piece of medicine from his pocket and carefully feeds it to Superbia, hoping that it does work on the otherworldly being. Just gonna go ahead and use the revive on Superbia, so he's back at 20 hp and immediately gets to wake up.
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Post by Breakthelevee on May 4, 2018 5:46:14 GMT
As the Revive takes effect, Superbia opens his eyes and frantically gets up, looking for the beasts that had brought him down. Assuming a more feral fighting stance, on all fours and low to the ground, his eyes search the surroundings and only saw Lucas and Iga at first.
Before he fully let his guard down however he saw the Fairy floating and speaking to Iga. A wave of mana escaped from the Demon in preparation for a fight and he nearly hissed at it "One of the Fae, are you behind the attack on us then?" He stood up and brushed off his clothing, internally cursing himself for letting his base instincts take over for even just a moment "Impressive that one so small should command so many beasts. Or are there more of you in the woods around us? I know your kind tend to come in large squads, sending a few scouts out first"
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Post by DataNinja on May 4, 2018 6:33:23 GMT
"Your parents must have hated you, then, with a name like that," the fairy quips sarcastically to Iga. "You speak of giving answers for answers, yet you don't speak straight." She shakes her head before sighing. "Uuuuuuugh, are you going on about Titania again? I swear, how many times is it going to take to get it through your thick skulls that she is just a legend. A unicorn tale. Made up, never lived, a story!" After a little tirade, she takes some breaths, and proceeds in a calmer voice.
"And you humans wonder why we live in the deep woods, and you never see us. Too much freaking stress out here, I tell you. But, to answer you, the corruption has infected the spring that supplies the river. Those that drink from the river - even those who eat the plants that grow from its waters - all begin acting... unusually. Eventually casting themselves into its banks. If you are seeking to clear it at its source, though..." she seems to ponder, "I suppose I could grant you some aid. It's not something that's traditionally been done, but maybe..." She trails off as Superbia begins to stir.
She sighs as Superbia begins his spiel, before eventually yelling, in a surprisingly high volume for such a tiny little thing, "SHUT UP!"
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Post by Pandora on May 4, 2018 7:14:50 GMT
Flinching from the creature's outburst, Lucas regrets ever thinking that waking the demon was a good idea, and Seraphine is rudely startled by it as well. Making a disgruntled hoot, the ruffled bird finally flies down to the boy and lands on his left shoulder. Attempting to mediate the situation, Lucas first speaks to Superbia in a soft but raspy voice, "Please, calm down. She hasn't tried to hurt us, and you're in no condition to fight, so don't provoke her." He follows up with an apology to the 'fairy', hoping that she's still willing to help them with whatever it is that she was about to offer. "I'm sorry. Let's start over? My name's Lucas. What's yours?"
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Post by Robot on May 4, 2018 23:55:21 GMT
Iga waits for the small winged creature to answer Lucas, as it seems to prefer high etiquette but has a temper all it's own. This was not uncommon among Yokai. "Finding and removing this influence from your spring appears to be our sole purpose here. Why some greater power saw fit to pluck us from our lives to tend matters in a place we've never imagined is beyond me, but your assistance would be welcome. We are in no condition for further battle today, however."
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Post by Breakthelevee on May 5, 2018 2:30:17 GMT
Superbia looks on in shock as the little fairy screamed in such a crass manner. It seems it was not trained properly in any manners of how to act to nobility. But he was more shocked as Iga and Lucas seemed to be making friends with the Fairy. The thing they had previously thought was causing these problems! Maybe they're under some sort of spell? The Fae WERE masters of Enchantment. Focusing for a second to see if he could feel any sort of Mana influence on them, he quickly gave up. That was not his area of expertise and he was getting nowhere.
"I am Superbia Dein Nomos. And I will ask that you don't speak to me so crassly and I will do the same for you, small Fae. I apologize for my initial behavior, but I was just awoken after a battle. I did not know it was over." It seemed the Demon was taking Lucas's advice, at least as much as he could.
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Post by DataNinja on May 5, 2018 2:41:15 GMT
"Fine," she says to Superbia, "as long as you don't make more stupid accusations." Taking a deep breath, she brushes off her clothes, and says, "I am Leilenillia Auspeinore Othransti. But, given that I know you humans prefer to not repeat entire names when addressing people, you may refer to me as Leil."
"Well," Leil turns to Iga, "That is what I was going to suggest that I aid you with. A... actually fair ways from here, there is a font, a spring where several ley-lines cross. It is a place of relief, and it has avoided being tainted by the corruption thus far. It would be a safe place to rest and recuperate."
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Post by Pandora on May 5, 2018 3:44:46 GMT
Lucas sighs in relief when Superbia backs down without causing a bigger incident, and the 'fairy', who thankfully shortens her name to Leil, doesn't look too upset. In fact, she gives them something better than he expected. He doesn't really know what 'ley-lines' are, but apparently a spring nearby can help everyone heal up without too much trouble because of them, so he's glad she told them. Speaking of the corruption, though... "Excuse me, Mademoiselle Leil? How did you know we'd drank some of the water? We only had a little, considering it was mostly lemon juice and sugar in those cups," Lucas asks in puzzlement. He doesn't think they've shown any weird changes in behavior yet, unless he just hasn't noticed since he's affected.
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Post by Breakthelevee on May 7, 2018 5:28:53 GMT
Superbia listened, his eyes still narrowed in distrust, though he stayed quiet as the Faery talked. He knew deep down that he would drop in a near instant if another fight broke out. The creature may be small but he knew they carried powerful magicks within themselves. He grabbed a nearby tree and pulled himself up.
"Well Leilenillia Auspeinore Othransti, I can't speak for the others, but personally I would prefer nothing more than going to a healing spring" His words are barely more than a pained grunt at this point, having reopened a wound when he first woke up.
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