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Aria frowned a bit and walked towards Kit. "I...guess one look..." and shyly hid behind him as the others and he talked. She gulped and turned her music down to hear them. One hand on her player, one hand gently holding Kit's sleeve, she watched the others with fascination. They were so...different...like things she'd read in her folklore books at college.

Spirit simply shrugged at the two, seemed safe enough. In theory if it was dangerous he could simply jaunt out of it, unless of course it blocked all magic entirely, in which case himself and the other mage would be entirely screwed.

The human on the other side wasn't instantly vaporized the second they stepped into the middle, so he would assume it was safe for Spellborns to pass through. He entered and walked up to him and inspected him closely, Spirit had been to much of the Otherworld and had never seen clothes quite like his. Nor had he ever heard of this 'Canada' or 'United Kingdom'.

He then turned his attention on the girl cowering beside the man calling himself Kit. She too was dressed in rather odd clothing, neither of them looked that strong nor could he sende in magic in their spirits, if it was there it was to faint for him to read.

He saw no weapons visible on them either. Either they were new to traveling, more than what they appeared, or just plain dumb.

He debated on reaching out to poke the man to see if they were merely illusions created by the portal and its maker, but if he was real it'd just be awkward and weird. He stared into the mans eyes, his own glowing brighter and whispered lowly to himself 'Grant me the power of the Seers'.

Upon doing so his eyes flared up brighter for a moment and then resumed their normal levels of brightness. The man had thoughts and feelings, he was clearly real. The man might feel a sudden invasion of privacy as Spirit picked through his brain, gathering basic information about him. From what he could see, the man was more of a coward than a fighter. He had no clue why the woman was hiding behind him.

He closed his eyes briefly, severing the link between the two, and stood up straight. His eyes resumed their normal dim glow, his interactions with the man complete. Spirit hadn't predicted what the man would do in the future other than have a slight sense of paranoia and ask a few questions as to what he did, but rather he analyzed his spirit to see what he was like.

"So..tell me more about this 'Canada'. Do they have any problems with monsters? Any particular interesting jobs I could do?" Spirit asked, genuinely curious. If everyone in Canada was as weak and under-equipped as this man appeared to be, they were probably crawling with monsters and the like.@fij707

@Shikaru
Aria peered at the man and shyly came out from behind Kit. She smiled a little, looking up at him, then reached out a hand. "It's safe here. The worst we have is bears." She said, answering for Kit. She tilted her head to the side. "What are you? I sense power in you." She blinked, wondering why she felt more comfortable now.

Fumbling in her pack a moment, she pulled out a map. "This is the area around here. It's pretty untamed. But...safe, none-the-less." She gave him her sweetest and brightest smile. "I'm Aria, Aria Hawes. Do you know what an Aria is?" she asked, out of the blue. It was her favorite question, to new people.

@ChristaEinheart "I am a Spellborn, quite few and far between we are.." Spirit replied. "We're born with the power of magic, rather than having to learn it from a book. As for your question..I don't know much about it but I'm presuming it has something to do with music?"

He stared at the map, brow arched behind his mask. This definietely wasn't a map of anywhere he knew, the only similarities be knew between the places so far was that they had bears too.

Thinking more, perhaps there was something special about this girl being able to sense his magic. Perhaps she had latent magical potential, but it was too faint for him to read fully...Interesting indeed.

@Shikaru
She smiled softly, looking down. "It's a form of Classical Composition. My mother...she had a feeling I'd love music, so she named me that."
She grinned up at him, cute as can be, then tilted her head to the side. "I see...I have...Empathy and Telepathy...but I'm not very strong."

She looked to Kit, then gulped a bit. It was nerve-wracking to be surrounded by so many males. She put on her best front and waited patiently for any questions about this place this man might have.

While Mikael was intrigued by the visitors, the arch- or gate -interested him more. The Dwarf was almost definitely right that it was magical, if it wasn't Mikael would be very surprised, yet Mikael's mind was full of questions: where had the gate come from? Who, or what, made it? Why was it made?

Mikael shook his head and turned towards the people who had come through the gate, "I'm from Niorvria, the land you are currently in..." he rubbed his chin, "I suppose we look as weird to you as you do to us, what are those clothes you are wearing made of?"

@ajax6893
Aria smiled brightly. "Mine are all natural cotton, just...processed a little." She self-consciously brushed her shorts and moved her bangs a little. "Where are we?"

@ChristaEinheart "I see..so that was how you were able to sense my magic. Interesting.." Spirit replied, he wasn't quite sure what Empathy was, but he was guessing it was similar to his Soul Seer ability. "I also wasn't far off from your question at-least.."

He had never heard of humans simply having natural ability like that that couldn't be sensed..these people were quite odd, as was this 'Canada' with its bears. "Tell me more about this 'Canada'. Whats it like? What races inhabit it?" He spoke, "Incase you didn't hear the mage fellow we're in Niorvria."

Hrodgar stepped forward and bowed low.

"Mah nam is Hrodgar, in case anyone cares" He said, his beard sweeping the floor. "As much as aam enjoyin' th' small talk, shooldnae we be gettin' awa' from thes hin'? strikes me 'at whoever made thes hin' might come lookin' fur it, ur failin' that someone in charge nearby will dae th' sam, an' Ah dornt hae any desire tae tak' th' blam fur it."

He readjusted the pickaxe slung across his back, and glanced across the faces of everyone else in the area to see how they reacted to his words.

'Nobody listens tae th' dwarf. Hrodgar thought, with another shake of his head.

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Mikael rubbed his head a bit as everybody seemed to talk at once and he sifted through the conversation in his head. After a few moments he looked up and nodded.

He turned to the Dwarf, "I would like to figure out what this is, but you have a point and I do have business to attend to-" he stopped short as the man who had stepped through the gate invited them to follow them through. Mikael was somewhat conflicted at this point. The opportunity to go to a land he didn't know of was very enticing, yet he did have research to do that was important to him. He began to rub his head again, trying to come to a decision.

"I would like to figure out what this is, but you have a point and I do have business to attend to-"

Hrodgar turned to look at what had made the man, who was clearly a mage, stop mid sentance. The thing, pale man from the other side of the gate had stepped back through to his own side and was attempting to get them to come through with him.

"Ah dornt hink that's a wise move" He whispered sideways to the mage. "We hae nae idea what's on th' other side beyond whit we see. an' jist cus he can get through safely doesnae mean we can. fa all we knows, mebbe those things oan th' other side helped create th' gate.

@Shikaru
She made a nervous sound, but smiled sweetly and stepped back so people could come through the Arch. "I'm really just a normal human girl...I'm an artist, but I don't know much about this place..."

Elijah awoke in one of the nicer rooms of his captors well they were their rooms before he killed them. What little stiffness he had the day before was gone. Before his journey back to the gate he figured should get something to drink and shower. After exiting the cave, he made his way to one of the small rivers that flowed nearby. He striped himself of what little clothes he wore, mainly jungle fatigues pants. Once stripped he sat his clothes near a tree. 'For being in the new world it has remarkable scenery a lot better than homes.' He thought to himself. It was obvious that this was a different planet than earth just by the trees and some of the animals but it was amazing. As he got into the river he suppressed a cold chill. He made sure to never fully submerged himself. Once he thought himself clean enough he sat near the edge and allowed his legs into the water giving him enough surface to full quench his thirst. Once sated he dried himself off and got dressed.

Once dressed he made his way back to the cave and got all of his equipment ready. The suspenders that hung off of his trousers were put on properly as well as a battle belt. Once fully clothed and ready he had several straps running up and down his back and chest, those straps would allow him to carry his AWM on his back as well as his Mk18 on the upper part of his hip, his other two weapons being attached in its sheath and holster. Once all of his weapons and other necessities were attached, he was ready to go. Before he left he took a last look at the place. He wanted to remember the spot where he found out that he wasn't fully human anymore. He wanted to remember the spot where his partner died. With that done he left. He found a clearing in the forest where he could see the sun which allowed him to get his sense of direction and once he had that he'd be able to make his way back home. He wanted to see how long it'd take for him to reach the gate using his new abilities. It was still a shock for when using his abilities. After a few hours journey he reached the gate. He stopped before fully crossing. He got to his knees and look down the tunnel. He saw at the end a group of people. They appeared to be civilians but he couldn't tell. He needed to cross to the other side and if the people at the end where from the otherworld and meant harm he'd have to kill them before they could hurt any people from his world.

Before crossing the tunnel he figured he would try out his camouflage ability. He made his way across the tunnel confident that the others wouldn't see him. Once across he veered off to the right to find higher ground. He saw that the only high ground nearby would be the gate. 'Hmm wonder if I can make this jump.' He thought to himself. He positioned himself so that the others wouldn't see him as he de cloaked himself, once done he made a running jump and was able to get onto the roof of the gate. Once up there he cloaked himself and laid down and readied himself to fire if need be. Once he had his rifle sighted on that had grey hair. He appeared to be the most dangerous of them. For now though he would just watch and see what happens.

Aria sensed a new presence nearby and her eyes went wide. The tiny red-head started looking around. "H...hello?" she called. Walking about, leaving the others who looked confused, the girl started searching for the person. She gulped, as her Empathic powers were showing her some dark intentions and emotions in this person.

She started trying to climb towards it, but she slipped and hurt her ankle. "AH!" she yelped, then sat down and whimpered, clutching the painful ankle. "P...Please, are you there? Am...Am I just imagining things?" she called out again, looking up with nervous but innocent intentions.

Through his sites he saw one of the people break off and head toward his direction. It was the only woman of the group. He might've been compromised. Grabbing his rifle he walked to the edge where she appeared to try and climb the wall. She barely made it anywhere before she slipped and fell back down. Elijah didn't know if any of the others would help her. It was obvious she knew he was here. He figured he would be talking soon, so he grabbed the balaclava and put it on. It didn't cover his full face just his mouth to help prevent him from infecting others. He then clipped the rifle to his back and jumped down. The fall would hurt most people but for Elijah it was a small jump. Upon landing a bit of dirt was flung into the air. Elijah then uncloaked himself in front of her. It would probably be a shock to see a half naked man with several guns on him. He hoped this was the right course of action. "Are you okay?" He asked crouching near her. "how did you know I was there? I was only visible for a few seconds at most, before I jumped onto the roof of the gate."

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@RangingWolf
Seeing a shirtless man made her panic and she squealed, trying to jump back. Hitting the rock wall with her head, she whimpered. Closing her eyes in embarrassment, she blushed furiously. "I...I have Telepathy and Empathy. I sensed you." She gulped and tried to stand, then whimpered when her ankle pained her. She opened one eye and blushed more. "J...jeez...where's your freaking shirt???"

"Whit th' heel is comicon? Hrodgar asked to the human having the breakdown, slumped up against the cold side of the gate. He stomped over to the human and rested his hand against the cold stone of the gate, the feeling of masonry always calmed him down, even mysterious masonry such as this.

"It's nae like thes is pure unheard ay ye ken?. teleportation spells ur basic as they come! althoogh beyond a dwarf door it's unusual tae see them sustained fur so lang." Hrodgar leaned closer to the thing humans ear and whispered "Oh an' by th' way Ah believe th' term they prefer is mage, nae wizard, jist sae ye dornt offend anybody"

"Now" He said loudly, pulling the human up bodily by his shoulders and planting him firmly back on his feet."There's nae need tae panic, let's start over an' try tae keep a calm heed on. Mah name is Hrodgar, diz anyain else fancy gettin' their introductions out ay th' way while we're all actually payin' attention?"

With his speech done Hrodgar turned to regard the rest of the ragtag assortment that had gathered around the gate, listening eagerly to make sense of the mental mess they all found themselves in.