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Post by InZanety on Jan 19, 2011 14:33:42 GMT -5
"Hm... I'll try it." Baron responded. "Minervum does have quite a few documents on this curse... hopefully I can find a cure." Baron sighed. "Another person who had this curse found a cure once... he was about to tell me but then his heart stopped... I still have his notes, but its in another script that I can't read."
When Baron finished eating, he glanced out the window... and was rather shocked at what he saw.
As he looked out into the distance, what was supposed to be rain looked like sparks. And he saw quite a few gruesome spirits floating about just outside his window.
Noone could see them but him, but this also reminded him of his mentor's teachings... "One day, you will find yourself looking upon deadly spirits if your curse spreads enough. Do not be frightened by them, as evil as they may be, they are attracted to your curse for a reason. Once this day comes, you will find yourself able to control these entities to aid you in combat..." Baron said these words outloud. If this is the case, would it be because of his demonic eye?
He closed his accursed eye and the spirits vanished as well as the sparks appearing back as rain... He reopened his eye, and found the pitch black clouds spewing their sparks in the blood red sky he saw as well as those spirits.
"This is rather... troubling, yet I feel a sense of power coarsing through my blood...."
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Post by ♫ Orsay ♫ on Jan 19, 2011 16:46:48 GMT -5
Fabia continued eating her food as Baron talked to her. “Alright then lets head to Minervum, its decided. We might have to cover you up. We can easily cover your arm with a coat. I think you’re gonna need to use an eye patch to walk around safely though.” she said referring to his eye. He might know it change so he wouldn’t know it changed she figured. She looked around the drawers and found a handheld mirror.”I don’t think you know but your eye has kind of changed.” She tossed the small mirror on the bed for him to see.
She took the last bite of her plate munching it down. Baron started to talk about spirits. She didn’t understand. She turned to him to find him staring out the window. He started doing something with his changed eye then said something. She looked out the window.”Whats wrong? I don’t see anything out of the ordinary.” She set her chair by the bed again. Taking her seat again she placed her hand on his.”Is everything alright baron?” she had to make sure everything was alright with him.
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Post by InZanety on Jan 19, 2011 16:53:08 GMT -5
"My Eye... has given me the ability to see Hell in this world. My old mentor told me about this before he died, and now I'm seeing the Spirit Demons outside the window..."
Baron let out a small sigh.
"Now I have to deal with them following me around, so much for a good night's sleep..."
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Post by ♫ Orsay ♫ on Jan 19, 2011 17:33:47 GMT -5
Demons and spirits huh. ”Really? I can’t see a thing. Nothings out there to me.” she said responding to his first comment. It must be a weird new experience for him. She hadn’t exactly handled much on this area. So she was unsure how to react. Though this dead intrigue her. The unknown stuff about spells, magic and demons. She knew some magic but not much. It would benefit her to learn more spells.”I think you’ll be fine Baron. I’m here with you. No spirits shall come in our way.” she teased.
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Post by InZanety on Jan 23, 2011 19:57:35 GMT -5
Baron yawned, he's had quite the day...
"I'm gonna turn in... and I'll take the floor. Its better for your back to sleep on the floor anyway, this way I also don't have to worry about you being uncomfortable."
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Post by ♫ Orsay ♫ on Jan 24, 2011 18:15:23 GMT -5
Baron mentioned going to sleep. She thought about it for a few seconds and it did seem a good idea for them to get rest. They’ll need the energy to travel to Minervum. If she remembered correctly it’s located in another land. It won’t be a very short trip. She believes the trip is necessary for both of them.”That’s kind of you. if you’re still in pain or discomfort from earlier you should stay in the bed. Now isn’t a correct time to show chivalry. I’m fine without a bed.” She tried to reassure Baron. She wasn’t sure what kind of toll these transformations take on his body. She wanted to be on the safe side though. Trying to make him get better the best and fastest way.
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Post by InZanety on Jan 24, 2011 18:49:09 GMT -5
"Fine..."
~Later that night...~
Baron saw himself in a dark and twisted world on a stone floating platform. He found himself standing on a glowing circle, the middle being composed of a 5 pointed star... and each of the stars points had one of those Spirit Demons at the end of them. Kazan the Brute, Bremen the Cunning, Rhasa of the Plague, Kalla of the Dark Flame, and Keiga of Illusions.
Then Keiga of Illusions, a spirit with clothing and outlook of a ninja, stepped up to Baron and spoke with no actual voice... Baron just knew he was speaking, and knew what he was saying.
"Now that you can see us, young demon, it is time to face the trials to see if you are worthy enough to let us lend our powers to you... If you fail them all, you will fall into your berserk state for the rest of eternity... pass any of them, then you may continue to prolong the fate of losing your mind and body to the curse. These trials are mandatory, and you will not awake until they are completed...."
"...But-!"
"Trials begin now!"
"!"
Little did Baron know, anyone unconcious and close enough to Baron in the real world will be able to watch every moment of these trials...
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Post by ♫ Orsay ♫ on Jan 25, 2011 17:30:16 GMT -5
Baron agreed to sleep on the bed. She was glad he didn’t resist. She took the chair to the desk. She sat in what she considered would be the most comfortable position. Laying her arms on the desk she rested her head down. At first she was just sitting there with her eyes closed. She wasn’t sure how long being like this would make her fall asleep. Before she knew it she drifted off. Her dreams were black at first with absolutely nothing. Then fuzzy lavender cloud like images surrounded her dream. She felt as if she was moving through the fluffy cotton. She wasn’t sure where she was going. She was just moving.
The clouds began to rumble and shake violently randomly. The abrupt event startled her. The clouds began to morph colors from lavenders to blood red. The clouds kept getting dark turning black. The clouds started to move and form around her. She was started to be entrapped by an enclosing wall of clouds. She couldn’t go through them as they were too thick. She felt as if she were suffocating. Then the pressure was released and everything was black again. She suddenly felt as if her feet had no support and then the overwhelming sensation of her falling.
The next thing she knew was her opening her eyes. Was that a nightmare? she thought. She lifted her head only to find she was on the ground. Did I fall from my chair on the floor? She stood up to find herself not on the floor of a room but stone. She looked around and found herself in some twisted nightmare world. She was standing on a small platform of stone somehow floating in the air.”W-whats going on here?” She said quietly. She looked around and saw Baron on another piece of stone. There was the symbol of the star underneath him. She saw five ghoulish figures surrounding him.
She wanted to yelp a bit but she found herself speechless. She started to connect everything she saw and knew. Barons arm, demons, the star design. She knew that design was often used for dark magic. So this world and those beings must be connected to Barons curse. Then that saying from earlier Baron repeated she suddenly remembered. She couldn’t remember it word for word. His saying had to do with demons though. She quietly went to lay down on the stone. It was best for her not be seen she figured. Her eyes peeked over the edge to watch what was going on.
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Post by InZanety on Jan 26, 2011 11:29:48 GMT -5
All the Spirits except for Kazan vanished, leaving a huge muscular monstrosity in front of him. Baron knew what he was about, usually big and bulky brutes use nothing but sheer strength to plow their opponent, and sure enough, Kazan charged at him.
Baron took his Zanbato and thrust forward into the brute... only to find it passed right through him causing no damage at all, as well as Baron being launched backwards by the blow.
"Well, that was unexpected..."
Kazan readied himself for another attack on Baron, but this time Baron started to charge one of his magic attacks, the Ghost Slash. Baron held his sword behind him poised and ready, when Kazan came close enough he swung his sword forward. The blade itself fell short... but a blast of black and purple energy was released unto Kazan, knocking him off the edge of the floating rock platform.
Trial 1 was completed.
After Kazan fell, Bremen the Cunning entered the circle. A greenish, almost monkey like creature except with horns that stood just a head taller than Baron. Bremen motioned for Baron to attack him, so Baron took on Kazan's idea and charged forward. When Baron slashed in front of him at Bremen, Bremen jumped just in the nick of time and landed on Baron's back, kicking him forward and almost of the platform. Then Bremen lunged at Baron while he was down and Baron swiftly rolled onto his back and thrust his sword forward into the Spirit. Baron stood up and swung his sword to launch the Spirit off the ledge from his blade.
Trial 2 was completed.
Next was Rhasa, Carrier of the Plague. The purple bandaged demon had no legs but a tail, and blood could be seen seeping from his body from under the bandages.
He appeared in the center, and released several Plague Wraiths torwards Baron. Once Baron slashed at one, it vanished and Rhasa simply released more. Baron then started torwards Rhasa, only to find that the closer he got, he felt sickly and became more sickly. Baron had too much willpower to lose to sickness, so he pressed on. As he did, the platform seemed to expand to be larger, making more distance between Baron and Rhasa, but this didn't stop Baron from reaching him... By the time Baron finally got to Rhasa, Baron was bleeding from his eyes and dribbling vomit down his chest, but Baron still managed to slice the demon's head off.
Trial 3 was completed.
Next was Kalla of the Dark Flame, a skeletal figure with the flesh being made of black and blue fire and no legs. He hovered in a circular motion around Baron, projecting fireballs at him as well as creating a wall of its fire around the platform. When Baron moved, so did Kalla, making it impossible to hit him. It was then Baron slashed at one of his fireballs and it ricocheted away... so Baron tried to aim it at Kalla, and sure enough, it hit him. This didn't mean Kalla was finished... so Kalla then formed a Black sword with blue flames and blue symbols running down the blade and used it to slice at Baron. With every slash, afterimages of the sword followed, making it multiple hits with just one slash.
Baron managed to block one and sliced at Kalla's center. Kalla vanished in a surge of his own fire...
Trial 4 was completed.
"Well done, your last Trial is to defeat me..." Keiga appeared, then turned into a wispy black smoky cloud, and spread around the platform. Making it impossible to see his actual figure. As Baron looked around, hoping to find him, a gash appeared in Baron's side as though someone just struck him with a blade. Baron growled in pain, but realised he had another set of abilities that could help him...
Both of Baron's eyes glowed a bright white light, showing he went Asura, which means he also went blind... but that doesn't mean he lost every bit of his sight. As a matter of fact, he gained a new kind of sight, and saw the outline of Kiega rushing about in his mind showing him the location of his opponent... and friends for that matter.
Baron then charged up his sword, and released the mighty Spirit Crescent. A large overpowered slash that shoots forward and into his enemies. Keiga was hit, and the smokey substance dissappated. Once Keiga appeared so did all the other spirits... Keiga gave a quick salute, and all that was seen blurred out...
It was morning, and knocking could be heard on the door along with someone saying "Housekeeping!" behind it.
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Post by ♫ Orsay ♫ on Jan 26, 2011 20:53:47 GMT -5
It was nothing Fabia had ever seen before. Those demons started a battle with Baron. She watched helplessly from afar. Baron started to fight the big one first. The match was over quickly with a few moves. It seemed like it was an easy win for Baron. She wondered if whatever this is was over. Then another demon appeared. Baron charged at it and both began to fight. He has to fight him too? Does this mean he has to fight all of them in a row?? she wondered just as she saw Baron defeat the second one.
The third battle she had a hard time to watch. Baron seemed to be got hurt in the last one. His eyes were bleeding and it looked like he was about to vomit. Baron was getting hurt but he managed to win again. After the third one was defeated some kind of black smoke spread across the platform. She couldn’t see anything. Watching Baron battle these creatures made her realize her true strength. She was proud of being a great swordswoman and of her spells. She knew however she wouldn’t be able to handle the beings that Baron was dealing with. She hated admitting defeat, but she recognized Baron was stronger than her. She needed to train and get stronger.
It made her think of the time when she was a child being helpless. She was weak and couldn’t save her parents from being murdered. She was still weak now. Tears rolled down upon this realization. She trained to be strong so things like her parents murder would never happen again and she failed. The tears tolled all the way down her cheeks and increased. Noises from in the smoke were heard. The next thing she knew she was surrounded by light. Room service called out to the room. “I’m not ready yet!! Could you come back later?” She said. She didn’t want to get caught harboring Baron. She turned to Baron wondering if what she saw was real. She hadn’t realized that the tears were still rolling down her face in the real world.
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Post by InZanety on Jan 26, 2011 21:45:12 GMT -5
As Baron woke up he saw Fabia's eyes welling up with tears. It took him a little bit to respond, as he had such a restless night with that strange dream, and was still a little shaken from it.
"Hey, uh... are you alright? Sorry, I had such a restless night..."
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Post by ♫ Orsay ♫ on Jan 27, 2011 12:14:36 GMT -5
Baron had woken up too just as she did. She wasn’t sure how to ask him. Did what just happened really happen? Or was it just some nightmare of hers? She felt really small and powerless though real or dream. After baron asked if he was alright she noticed her tears. She ignored it. She decided just to ask.”Was that real? What just happened real? You and those ghoulish demons fighting?” she asked him. The silence was unbearable as she just wanted answers.
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Post by InZanety on Jan 27, 2011 12:21:42 GMT -5
"You... You saw that? I wasn't sure if it was entirely real myself. Looks like it was if we were both there. I honestly thought you were just part of the dream..."Baron shook his head. "Lets just leave it alone..."
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Post by ♫ Orsay ♫ on Jan 30, 2011 19:16:49 GMT -5
She nodded upon his question of seeing that weird dream. Well despite the oddity of the dream it did not disturb her. Not as much as she initially thought it would in the very beggining. Baron wanted to leave it alone. She knew he didn't want to let people in his life because of things like this. So she decided to agree. "Alright." she said in agreement. Fabia stared out the window. It was bright outside and she could feel the day's warmth. It was obviously morning or maybe they even slept in til noon. Well she only booked for one night so she couldnt stay any longer at the inn.
She began to grab her things to get ready to leave."We should get going. If we're going to Minervums library we better do it as fast as we can." She secured her sword strap on so her sword rested on her back. She thought again about her revalation from the dream. Her sudden desire to improve herself."I need...." pausing not wanting to say what she needed in Minervum. "Things. I have some stuff to look up in those archives as well. So its a win-win. " She realized that she had tears on her face. She began to wipe them off with her hand. "How are you feeling? she asked about his condition. She never gone through transformations so she was curious to know about his wellbeing.
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Post by InZanety on Oct 16, 2011 1:18:59 GMT -5
"Rather achey but nothing serious..." Baron stated.
Yea right... something tells me I don't have many more transformations left until the last one... Baron thought.
Baron then sat up and started to rummage through his own pack. He took out a bandage roll and began to wrap up his eye and entire arm with it. This is in case people were to suspect him of being a Demon if they were to see his Demonic features.
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