Euclid

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It is official - Bellua has touched down on Academy grounds.

Sorry, Callum, but you're still sleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeping~.

Welcome Back to the Guild

As they decelerated, Bellua opened his eyes. He could hear Rae next to him. "Is it over?" she asked. He had no idea why she clung to his arm mere moments before, shrugging off the act and deeming it a fit of nervousness. No matter the reason, he didn't care. Rising to his feet, he took his first step onto the Academy's grounds, the feeling of concrete a little coarse against his bare feet. Taking a little survey of his surrounding, he inhaled largely, trying to catch a scent. Then, it hit him. His target was here. Somewhere within the area, his creator was hiding, and they were scared, but the reason for their fear was something he couldn't ascertain.

"He's here," spoke the demon, exhaling sharply. "I'm unsure as to where exactly he could have gone, though. His scent is all over, like he's covered a large area." He inhaled again, catching quite a few new scents as well. "More. Several more are here. Some aren't so close."

Bellua started walking, eyes set on the large castle-like building in front of him. Now began the real hunt. There was just a certain distance between himself and his goal, and no one would stand in the way.

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Bellua grunted in acknowledgement of her question. "Each sigil drawn is of a different element, includes different symbols, requires different chants to activate and bring to unrest the element for which I beckon. This sigil in particular is that of the earth, and with enough of a meditation, I could move the world; bend it to my will. However, my power has waned almost completely during the time in which I was imprisoned. If I were at full strength, the sigils would not be needed."

As he explained this to Rae, he finished the drawing that now enclosed them in its radius. Kneeling at the center of the circle, he placed his palms flat against the earth and closed his eyes. "I suggest you lower your center of mass," he suggested. "This lift will not be comfortable otherwise." Following this, he began to whisper an incantation as the sigil began to glow. A rumbling of the earth cracked an imperfect circle around the sigil before they started ascending, bringing a tower of earth beneath them to rise toward the sky.

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"Those who stay behind are left behind," the demon spat, turning to watch Callum disappear, obscured by a hill down which they traveled. He drew in a long breath and let it go slowly, clenching his fists. "As for the debt, that's something to be settled between myself and the payment. No passersby need know the details."

Minutes passed and he found himself standing underneath where he assumed the Academy was now. Looking up, he saw various crags from underneath the island jutting out from the clouds. Grunting, he kneeled down and started drawing a sigil, one different from that which was used to spawn a flame.

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"Is that where we're going?" Rae asked. Bellua could tell she was reluctant to follow him, and he understood why. "Yes," he replied. "We are to venture there, for I am to pay a debt." Turning, he looked at Callum sleeping on the rock. Shaking his head, he proceeded to walk towards the Academy. "We're close. Not long now."

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Posted. Sorry for the delay. Renovations are almost done, so I should be more present than currently after tomorrow.

Also, nice pic, Kaga. Rhett & Link are pretty cool.

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It was early morning. Bellua hadn't slept, having kept watch on the Academy above. Noticing the sunrise, he rose to his feet, the fire having already died through the night. He didn't need it, anyway. Turning to those who were sleeping, he spoke sharply. "Rise and move if you wish to come. My destination is a small walk from here, and I wish to close the distance efficiently."

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Euclid remained still, more so overcome with the shock that his only method of protection seemed to simply vanish from his hold. He watched the room with hurried eyes, eyeing first Leon, then Rose, then GM, switching between the three as the conversation picked up. He could hear GM asking about something called 'Rin'. He wasn't sure what it was himself, but started to think about the huddled corpse of that animal in the cafeteria. Sickened, he closed his eyes and tried to think of something else.

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My presence will be spotty over the next few days, if I'm here at all. I have to make renovations to my house.

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"Do what you wish," spat Bellua, already back to tending to the dying flame. Placing piles of grass one atop the other, then drawing another sigil in the hopes of stoking what was left of the warmth, the demon grew quiet. He still wasn't used to the first tagalong, let alone prepared for a second. It peeved him. "Do not expect to sleep long if you stay," he added, turning back to shoot a condemning gaze to the girl. "When I wake, I leave - with or without you, so get some rest while you can.

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The voices were much closer now, and they were enough to shake Euclid from his sleep. Half-dazed and disoriented, he shifted from his spot against the couch as he tried to focus his blurry vision enough to make out the shapes in front of him. Soon, there was clarity and, even more so, dread as he stared the Godmodder in the eyes.

"Oh, fu--" he started, jumping from the ground and moving to the corner of the room furthest from what he assumed would be their death. Having nothing to defend himself with, he grabbed a couch pillow and held it in front of his body, knowing it wouldn't save him, but almost hoping it would.

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Hey, sorry for the delay. A lot of stuff fell into my lap, and this came last-tier on my priority list. I'll put in an entry right now, but won't post for a bit, as there's still a lot for me to do elsewhere.

In the meantime, if anyone is interested in the future, I'm collaborating with someone and am hoping to bring an RP back from production hell. If you like high-fantasy stuff, I'll keep you posted.