[IC] HCL 2: Twisted tinkers' triumph

[Tyki]

ShadowVentus said
Before the 'angel' can fully leave, he and his men are surrounded by black flames. Leon and Michael face the 'angel', Michael glaring at him while Leon's stare is an icy calm one.

the 'angel' and his men simply walk through the flames as they die to smoldering burn marks on the pavement, not even slowing him as he simply draws his blade and continues walking towards the men, his men setting their halberds in a combative stance as all of their weapons are engulfed by white hot flames yet seem unaffected by the heat that would come from such things. "are you the one that called the dark flames heathen?" the commander asks in a cold tone, his face the picture of calm

[ShadowVentus]

"Why yes, yes I am. Just who are you to injure a woman like that?" Leon asks in return. Michael just continues to look at the commander, still glaring.

[Tyki]

ShadowVentus said
"Why yes, yes I am. Just who are you to injure a woman like that?" Leon asks in return. Michael just continues to look at the commander, still glaring.

"i would be her commander. now come with me and face your punishment for threatening an officer of her holiness's legion" the man says evenly as his men surround them and point their halberds at their necks, encircling them with painful bands of light that silences their mystical arts and holds them in place without rendering them imoblie (they can still move their body they just can't use magic or walk away). "you have two choices of punishment. imprisonment and marking. i'm feeling lenient today so i'll let you decide your punishment" the man says evenly, giving them no choice in the matter of whether or not he would escape corporal punishment

[ShadowVentus]

Michael felt more pain than Leon for he was already injured, but he was doing his best to not let the pain get the best of him. Leon then speaks up. "Imprison me, but leave him out of this. He has done nothing to threaten or harm you." He says, causing Michael to look at him. "What is he doing..!?" He thinks.

[Tyki]

ShadowVentus said
Michael felt more pain than Leon for he was already injured, but he was doing his best to not let the pain get the best of him. Leon then speaks up. "Imprison me, but leave him out of this. He has done nothing to threaten or harm you." He says, causing Michael to look at him. "" He thinks.

"he is a witness and will be held for questioning for the standard three days and marked with a tracer infusion, however you will be held for three months" the commander says as his men start walking, forcing them to walk or be dragged along by their collars

[ShadowVentus]

"So be it..." Leon says as both Michael and him walk with the men.

[Tyki]

ShadowVentus said
"So be it..." Leon says as both Michael and him walk with the men.

the commander sheathes his blade and continues walking, taking micheal and leon with him and his men out of the city and traveling with them in tow for roughly ten hours before reaching what looks like a wooden fort under construction in the middle of a clearing, logging evident as to the source of where they're getting the wood. in it's current state it's easy to tell this is nothing more than about a hundred men and women in a war camp setting up a military outpost. the men take them to some cages and search them for weapons, removing their clothing so they could hide nothing before dumping them into the cages wearing rough burlap clothing. from their cages they could get a good veiw of some men and women in robes stabalizing what looked like a portal in the center of a field of moonglow

[ShadowVentus]

Michael was unable to get up due to his wounds, so he simply lay there on the ground while Leon moved towards the edge of the cage, trying to get a better look at the portal-like object in the field.

[supertinyking]

Akihisa Yoshii said
HIM drops Drac as he stumbles backwards, falling onto his back and hitting the ground, hard. That at least seemed to have done something... Except HIM is barely down for half a second before he's getting back up. "Why you little..." He begins, becoming angrier.

"You can kill me. You can destroy me. But you, nor anyone. Will ever. Hurt. My. Family." He says, before launching several more blasts of energy at him, aiming to blow him to bits. Kilroy sees this as a chance to strike, leaps, aiming to stab Him in the forehead with his blade.

[Tyki]

ShadowVentus said
Michael was unable to get up due to his wounds, so he simply lay there on the ground while Leon moved towards the edge of the cage, trying to get a better look at the portal-like object in the field.

he finds that it appears to be the people in robes attempting to stabalize a seemingly naturally occuring multidimensional rift into a static portal using weystones that appear to be made from a beautiful blue stone that glows faintly the same color. he can see as the people in robes set the weystones in place the portal actually stabilizes and forms a link to another dimension where there seems to already be an established castle, suggesting that there was a portal nexus in the other dimension where links like this could be funneled. a woman smiles as she calls "alright, shut it off" before the men and women under her command close the portal, the link having proved to be established. after the experiment the woman in the robe that had seemed in command comes over to micheal and joins him in his cell, asking "they said you were injured?" as she examines him

[ShadowVentus]

Michael simply cringes when the woman lays a hand on his side, the wound still fresh. The pain prevented him from speaking, so he weakly nodded in response to the woman's question. "A portal...that could be a means of escape, if need be." Leon thinks as he turns to see a woman taking care of his brother.

[Wraithblade6]

Tyki said
the 'angel' and his men simply walk through the flames as they die to smoldering burn marks on the pavement, not even slowing him as he simply draws his blade and continues walking towards the men, his men setting their halberds in a combative stance as all of their weapons are engulfed by white hot flames yet seem unaffected by the heat that would come from such things. "are you the one that called the dark flames heathen?" the commander asks in a cold tone, his face the picture of calm

Damien got up, still holding his bleeding hand. He figured his wound was nothing compared to what Elysia had suffered, but to his surprise, he found she was already setting her own bones and starting to heal. He bowed his head, blood soaking his sleeve. "I am sorry."

[Tyki]

ShadowVentus said
Michael simply cringes when the woman lays a hand on his side, the wound still fresh. The pain prevented him from speaking, so he weakly nodded in response to the woman's question. " Leon thinks as he turns to see a woman taking care of his brother.

she lifts his shirt to check his injury, asking in an even tone "did the commander do this? he's usually quite harsh so it's not very surprising" as she begins to work some healing magic to check what's wrong specifically although the process is painful the oddly cold light is also somehow soothing

[ShadowVentus]

Tyki said
she lifts his shirt to check his injury, asking in an even tone "did the commander do this? he's usually quite harsh so it's not very surprising" as she begins to work some healing magic to check what's wrong specifically although the process is painful the oddly cold light is also somehow soothing

The woman discovers that it's a deep stab wound. Michael shakes his head no at her question and grits his teeth as the painful healing process commences. Leon walks up to the both of them, kneeling beside the woman. "Will he be alright?" He asks the woman.

[Tyki]

Wraithblade6 said
Damien got up, still holding his bleeding hand. He figured his wound was nothing compared to what Elysia had suffered, but to his surprise, he found she was already setting her own bones and starting to heal. He bowed his head, blood soaking his sleeve. "I am sorry."

his voice seems to cause her to stir, her eyes glazed from pain as she'd managed to drag herself to lean against a wall and set the bones in her leg and wing but not her arm which still lay broken and dislocated at her side. after a few seconds she seems to realize he was talking to her before taking another couple seconds to remember what he'd said, the shock causing her brain to move sluggishly as dark patches would be seen where her bones had been broken, hinting at internal bleeding across the left half of her body. "it's alright... i got away easy" she says with a faint smile and a small chuckle that makes her cringe, suggesting that this had been the lightest punishment she'd been expecting to the point she was actually happy that it was this rather than much much worse things left better unsaid

[Wraithblade6]

Tyki said
his voice seems to cause her to stir, her eyes glazed from pain as she'd managed to drag herself to lean against a wall and set the bones in her leg and wing but not her arm which still lay broken and dislocated at her side. after a few seconds she seems to realize he was talking to her before taking another couple seconds to remember what he'd said, the shock causing her brain to move sluggishly as dark patches would be seen where her bones had been broken, hinting at internal bleeding across the left half of her body. "it's alright... i got away easy" she says with a faint smile and a small chuckle that makes her cringe, suggesting that this had been the lightest punishment she'd been expecting to the point she was actually happy that it was this rather than much much worse things left better unsaid

The next thing Elysia knew, she was lying in a bed with her limbs splinted. A healer was there, doing her best. Damien sat at her side, a small cloth bandage on his hand. "Elysia?" How are you feeling? You should have something to drink if you can."

[Tyki]

ShadowVentus said
The woman discovers that it's a deep stab wound. Michael shakes his head no at her question and grits his teeth as the painful healing process commences. Leon walks up to the both of them, kneeling beside the woman. "Will he be alright?" He asks the woman.

"seen worse, but it's good that he was captured with you instead of left there or he would have died from blood loss and shock" she says as she heals him using the painful but effective method, causing the wound to close and scar before she cleans it carefully and applies a salve before binding it and saying "don't move too much or strain yourself too hard or it'll reopen" as she sets his shirt back down before leaving the cages to see to other work

[Tyki]

Wraithblade6 said
The next thing Elysia knew, she was lying in a bed with her limbs splinted. A healer was there, doing her best. Damien sat at her side, a small cloth bandage on his hand. "Elysia?" How are you feeling? You should have something to drink if you can."

she grimaces as she tries to get up only to sink back into the bed and groan out "been better, could be worse..." trailing off as she see's his hand and saddens visibly, saying "i'm sorry" in a soft tone before getting the cup of water off her bedside and taking a sip. "you must have other patients. time will heal the rest" she says gratiously to the healer, obviously more concerned about the patients that were being neglected to treat her than having a speedy recovery

[ShadowVentus]

Tyki said
"seen worse, but it's good that he was captured with you instead of left there or he would have died from blood loss and shock" she says as she heals him using the painful but effective method, causing the wound to close and scar before she cleans it carefully and applies a salve before binding it and saying "don't move too much or strain yourself too hard or it'll reopen" as she sets his shirt back down before leaving the cages to see to other work

Michael nods in understanding. "Thank you...I'm in your debt." Michael says before the woman leaves. Once she's gone, he simply falls asleep. Leon stands up and simply watches the woman..

[Tyki]

ShadowVentus said
Michael nods in understanding. "Thank you...I'm in your debt." Michael says before the woman leaves. Once she's gone, he simply falls asleep. Leon stands up and simply watches the woman..

she seems to move about the camp, making sure everything is in order and all the soldiers are fed and hydrated before before bringing them some bread and water, leaving the plate with leon before leaving and disappearing into a large tent marked with a stylized moon. as the sun sets and they're left in their cages to eat, drink, and enjoy sharing a single chamberpot between them it grows appearent that they'll be left to stay over night. before nightfall however men and women in robes with a crest of a stylized moon the same as the one on the woman's tent go about setting up protective wards at the borders of the camp, forming a perimeter to ward against monsters of the night