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We need more Archons/gods! (an Otherworlds Story)

@Infamous Empath "potential"? Do we fill this one out first?

The Elemental King: All Hope Lost!

“You can see Peberholm from here!”

Jakobe dipped her aching toes in the warm Danish waters. She half considered fully dunking herself into it. But she was able to resist the urge. She’d jumped in the water when she made it to the Malmö coast before crossing Øresund, the bridge that connected Sweden to Denmark. It was the first sea water she’d seen in her entire life. It was just so… blue. The salty smell of the sea was intoxicating, the soft sound of the waves seemed to call her. She was more than happy to answer their call. She was less happy about the next couple of hours it took her and Mattias to dry off. She’d changed her clothes and left her wet outfit lying on the beach so she could spend the time it took to dry doing something useful.

One look down the Øresund Bridge and she knew she would not step foot in it without first finding a bike. It took her two hours to find one and another hour to figure out how to ride it. By the end she had scraped knees and damaged pride, but that bike was providence. Walking the five mile length of the Øresund would have taken her eight hours. Biking it took one hour. Mattias kept up with her, bounding by her side. He seemed more than happy about it. It was the most exercise he’d gotten in the seven years of his life.

The Øresund Bridge became an underground tunnel when it reached Peberholm, an artificial island on the Danish waters across from Malmö. It was this underground part of the journey that had most unnerved Jakobe. Not because of the two miles of dark, eerily quiet road. She was born and raised in dark, eerily quiet metal halls. But she had never been below sea level. What freaked her out was the weird feeling in her ears. It made her head spin and her trek longer than it needed to be, as she had to make multiple stops so she wouldn’t fall over on her bike.

Mattias almost trampled Jakobe on his way to the water. “Mats, no!” Jakobe had time to little but flinch before she was splashed with salt water from the elkhound’s cannonball. “Mats!” she groaned, “Do you have any idea how much you stink when you’re wet?” Mattias ignored the rest of her chastisement, paddling in a large semicircle before climbing unto dry land once more. He shook himself dry, spraying water all over the place, and returned to his owner in his usual happy bound. He’s been doing more of those ever since they left their jättetrakt. Crossing Sweden’s width had given him plenty of space to run around and release his energy in. It was a comforting sight for Jakobe, Mattias shaking his tail so vigorously his body seemed to contort with every swing. She couldn’t stay angry for long.

“Fine” she giggled and threw her arms up in the air in surrender, “Fine! Do whatever, I guess.” She put on her socks and boots and picked up her bike. These were her first footsteps outside of her home country, and despite her eagerness to see the rest of Copenhagen, she wanted to soak in them for a few more moments. She shifted her weight from foot to foot, letting as much Danishness as possible seep up her legs. The warm, fuzzy feeling it sent all over her body was almost enough to make her forget the fear and sadness tugging at the back of her mind. Almost. That fear and sadness are what finally pushed her unto her bike and sent her pedalling as fast as she could.

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I've got a rough draft made. Some corrections and it'll be up today

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@Ryuji Sakamoto So yeah Nick might just be hanging out somewhere in Asia before Master Grey finds him, in which case it might be fine to start off with him leaving Australia. More space to write :D

Which reminds me, @Duthguy, where is Adam at? I Google Stahl peaks and it takes me to multiple places

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@The One I figure Jakobe doesn't really know the extent of her powers. She hasn't really trained in them. Teleporting might not be entirely viable through her superpowers, plus she has a dog to worry about (unless she can teleport the dog too, but that sounds kinda op). Also idk how she could've gotten her hands on a handheld teleported. Not that I'd knoe much in that front anyways...

Plus, we're planning on using trains Jakobe reactivated and that's so fun!

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@Ryuji Sakamoto depends on where our focal geographic point is. But getting anywhere from Australia in a sailboat is a But of a challenge lol. I think first need to figure out this 'focus'. @The One Where is the Elemental King based, exactly?

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@Duthguy Naw, Jakobe's trust issues are mainly with older people. They're the ones that can hurt her or worse, turn her in to the Elemental King. She's never seen other kids before and figures she's safe around them, seeing as how they're in as much danger as she is. Honestly, the moment she sees Adam (or any of the Chosen Ones) she'll trip over herself in excitement :D

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@The One So exactly how low of a population are we talking, particularly for Europe? Conch Shell and I are pretty close to figuring out our characters' meeting, but we need a clearer picture of what general life is like in Europe. Our current version of the story involves a mostly desolate Europe since kids are mostly gone and old people stay put, meaning our girls can safely avoid attention from anyone. People being around and using the transEurope trains might be an issue for Jakobe.

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@Conch Shell VIIawesome! take it to a pm?

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@Conch Shell VII Hey, I was thinking it'd be cool if Amèlie and Jakobe meet up. They're in the European vicinity (even though they're like 1217 miles apart I checked T.T). Interested in making that happen somehow?