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Illuna Forest

At the...disturbance?


Sulfrax took a long pause to stare at the tiny drunken man with an odd-looking gun running around in circles and spouting nonsense. He had been distracted by this? Of course it would start a fire. It was likely too stupid to use whatever sort of cannon that was in the first place, let alone use it safely. Even its arcane network looked like a strange jumbled mess that he didn't care enough to make heads or tails of. There was only one thing he came to care about after his quick analysis.

He didn't like it.

"This little...thing, is already annoying me, and I don't even know its name. I thought there was a chance of being ambushed by a beast or assassin. I'd rather be in Illon facing Dictator Yvin right now. I'm tempted to kill it, if it doesn't make itself useful and leave." Sulfrax's fingers twitched a little. His disregard for life was showing, although it could be arguably justified against the smelly dwarf.

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Sorry I went quiet again; between some school and admittedly Pokemon Sun, I've been a teensy bit distracted. Posting now.
Illuna Forest

Towards the disturbance


Sulfrax's mouth turned in curiosity, and he picked up his pace as he began heading in the direction of the smoke. He could feel magic in their direction. Different than the unusual beings he had battled previously, so it wasn't reinforcements for them. Still, the energy had a strange flux to it, consistent only in its inconsistency. A mental checklist of commonplace spells didn't match the tempo of what he felt.

"Odd indeed," Sulfrax mused as they made their way towards the source of trouble, albeit slowed by his own lack of speed. "Whatever happened, there was magic involved. It's not another attack from the same enemies we were up against before. I can't put quite my finger on what sort of magic was used, though. Curious, curious. Even if this is a chance threat, it could be an interesting one."

He hurried himself as best he could now, driven by newfound interest. It wouldn't be far before he and Rem would reach the source of discord. Ah, yes, Rem. Sulfrax glanced over at his travelling companion(s). Should he have told this man so much? He decided it didn't matter. Whether or not Rem found a reason to spread his secret would be an amusing little experiment in and of itself.

As would be whether or not Rem could be even more useful with that information. A way to heal your limbs. Wouldn't that be something...

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Sorry for my lack of posting; between the recent election and six assignments that were due on Tuesday, I haven't had a lot of time to sit down and focus on a post. I'll have one up by tomorrow afternoon, now that homework is all settled and the storm of day-after-election shit has died down slightly.
Illuna Forest

Entering the forest


Sulfrax was both tired and energized as he made his way into the Illuna Forets with Rem. He didn't look the sort to be comfortable walking long distances, but he'd have traveled to three different nations in nearly as many days. He'd had quite a bit racing through his mind since leaving Hyznia, not all of it relevant to his upcoming task. Still, enough of it was focused on the upcoming ordeal: confronting Dictator Yvin. Illon's leader couldn't refuse his proposal to ally with Hyznia against CMAS, but asking for the assistance of his Seven Sins...

His thoughts were interrupted by Rem. A question about his condition. He let out a somewhat exasperated sigh; he tried to give off the impression that he didn't like talking about it. Considering the scope of the tasks at hand though, and how he was specifically ordered by Sydney to not tell anyone, it was as good of an excuse as any to defy his old co-worker. "You might already know. Or maybe not? Sometimes I think others assume the truth, but have difficulty accepting it based on scale and probability." Sulfrax paused, pulling back his sleeve to reveal the leather wraps. Running a finger along their length made the runes grow vaguely before he unwrapped a few, revealing the flesh for a closer look.

The flesh was dead. Withered with a loss of muscle mass, and flesh burned so badly it looked like coal. It didn't make sense that he could even move the limb, and it probably would have been healthier to have the limb amputated... but with a motion of his fingers, which seemed unnatural considering the condition, cracks became visible in the flesh. Raw arcane energy flowed beneath, like magma within stone, glowing a faint white-blue and pulsing with energy. "The first arcane node project was a failure and a success. A failure because it wasn't moved to a stable, appropriate vessel suitable for Sydney's use. A success, because of what it did to me; I passively draw in and generate my own source of arcane energy. I am, effectively, a living arcane node."

Sulfrax wrapped his arm again once Rem had gotten a good look, and let the limb fall back to his side as he began moving again, without missing a beat in his speech. "When my original attempt began to destabilize, it was going to explode. There would have been a crater in the middle of the capital with my name on it. Instead, I made an attempt to stabilize it. An effort to suppress the node before all of its generated power exploded outwards. I succeeded. The damage was contained to the lab itself and my body. My arms and legs didn't make it; the raw intake of power was both drawn in and expelled first through my limbs, and the living tissue didn't fare well. My organs became nearly fully integrated with my arcane network. I move myself around with magic like a puppet, I hardly need to eat or sleep, and I've barely aged a day in the last ten years."

Sulfrax's mouth turned, looking up as the tree cover became thicker, perhaps confirming to himself that they were still moving in the right direction. "I have ranted out a worthy explanation of what I am for you now, yes? You should do the same for me at some point. And I would prefer it if you didn't go repeating what I told you. My story is classified information among the heads of CMAS and King Thrallmor's circle. Even Yvin isn't prone to the full details. Wouldn't want a slip of the tongue getting you in trouble in Illon. That is...if something else doesn't kill us first?" Sulfrax paused, looking off to the side suddenly, tilting his head a bit. Smoke in the distance. The beginning of a forest fire? Or were they to be attacked again?


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Is Hatman back to take full control of his arch mage? I was a little bummed when he had to dip out because of real life troubles. I really enjoyed his insanely confident style of character.


Yeah, I am. I've just been doing college stuff since the start of the RP; my posts will probably be on Thursdays - Mondays. Tues and Thurs I have classes, and Wed I do homework.

I have weekend homework too but those are group assignments and tend to get mostly done in class.
I'll submit a sheet soon.
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Okay, so I went and got myself physically ill now, a direct upgrade of being stressed. I went ahead and posted for Ulimani and Hyznia tonight, but I'll be holding off my Z-ATV post until tomorrow or so. I need rest.
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