Hero

Time Stops For Fire(Altered Tundra and Hero)

"The Dynast King himself must have forseen the abuse of the nethicite." Nadeline stated as the sword came to Wesley's possession. "If so, let us test it, then. Destroy one of the shards. Make haste before we have any unwanted company." She urged him. They needed to be quick, while she hoped Aloa would not have told Grant of them, they were going to find out eventually. It was only a matter of time before the soldiers would converge on them. If they were going to destroy the Dawn and Dusk Shards, they needed to do it right now.

The brunette stared at the Sword of Kings. She was somewhat drawn to it, so to speak. Its power was eminent, comforting almost. She stared at it, thought the feeling of a rough Mist broke her trance. "The Shards...they are burning, trembling." Emiri said as she looked at the Sword of Kings. "They fear the sword. They fear its power...the sword is.the key to their demise, their grim reaper for their immortal life, so to speak." Truth be told, she had no idea how she actually knew any of this. The information just came to her. The Mist from Jaakuna's shard in particular was 'hissing' at the sword, like a cornered serpent.

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Nadeline let out a sigh of relief. The battle had been done, and Grant had not come after them yet. She sheathed her sword as looked to where Mateus once stood. Their business, however, was not finished, and she looked at Wesley. "I believe we need only to go through there." She pointed to the wall behind them as a set of doors slowly opened to reveal another room. "Quickly, let us take the gift and destroy the nethicite."

Emiri was now clinging to Jaakuna for support, if only to keep standing. There was a somewhat mysterious feeling coming from the room, and at the same time, she felt the Shards stirring in their places. Whatever bothered them was certainly in there. The feeling from the room was not a hostile one, however, and she guessed it had to do with whatever could destroy the stones.

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Nadeline groaned, sitting up and rubbing her head. Emiri had hit her like a ton of bricks. She let out a gasp as Mateus converged on them, but with Wesley's timely arrival, it was pushed back. She let out a sigh of relief, then looked at Emiri. She seemed dazed, so to speak--Nadeline was sure that the Blizzaga was a critical hit.Of course it also hit her already wounded shoulder, no doubt she was in a lot of pain. As Jaakuna cast his Curaga over Emiri's shoulder, She asked her, "Emiri? Emiri, can you hear me?" Emiri let out an irritated groan of her own as she threw her head back. That wasn't a good sign at all. Still, the girl forced herself to stand, wobbling from side to side as she stood up.

"Stay here." Nadeline ordered Emiri, brandishing her own blade. She ran forward, concentrating intently. A white glyph appeared beneath Mateus, and at that point, Nadeline pointed her sword at the Esper. "Holy!" The brilliant white light converged onto Mateus, greatly damaging it.

Meanwhile, Emiri lagged behind, her sword still in hand but not quite at the ready. That Blizzaga had gotten the best of her, and as much as she didn't want to admit it, she was in a world of pain. She thought Jaakuna's Curaga would help, but it seemed her exhaustion had caught up to her.

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She didn't really want to admit it, but the more Savayna spoke, the more Nadeline was reminded of Jaakuna. Truly the two were two peas in a pod at one point, and it showed. Except for the fact that she found Savayna to be truly obnoxious. Her disdain for the woman would have to wait as Mateus attacked. She and Emiri would both jump back, avoiding the spells, and waited their turn to strike. Once Mateus had been knocked down, Emiri nodded at Nadeline, and the two went rushing forward towards the Esper. Nadeline made a mad dash, her sword connecting several times as each of her attacks melded together in what was described as a barrage of attacks. Emiri, on the other hand, spun around, gaining momentum, and sliced the Esper once. The two girls then jumped back, and mirroring one another, and both darted forward, their swords both striking the Esper at the same time.

Mateus let out a shriek, and with its spear, sent forth a Blizzaga of its own. Nadeline jumped back and attempted to cast a Shell spell, but Mateus was faster; the Blizzaga hit Emiri with full force, and was sent flying into Nadeline for her troubles. As she got up, Emiri clutched her shoulder, clearly in pain. She thought the Cure would have healed it, but it had been worse then she thought. Nadeline opened her mouth to say something, but at this point, Mateus was preparing another attack.

RWBY - Haze

Be careful what you wish for because you might just get it. Her father always warned her.

She never did understand him. Until now, that is.

Aurelia nearly jumped out of her skin when Maggie approached her. She wasn't expecting her and somehow did not see her coming (she was all too wrapped up in whether or not people would be properly dressed for bed) so when she popped up, the girl nearly screamed in surprise. Luckily (for her) she did not let out that scream, but her expression clearly gave it away. As she tried to calm herself down, she inhaled and exhaled deeply before turning to Maggie. She was actually quite surprised that she had approached her, and looked at her rather curiously.

It then hit Aurelia that she needed to respond to her question.

"Oh, um..." She cleared her throat slightly as she rubbed her arm, nervously shifting her weight from one leg to another. It wasn't like Maggie was a complete stranger, but at the same time, her hyperness kinda scared the girl. But she said she was glad to see her! That meant something, right? She was used to people getting annoyed with her, so it was nice. Sort of. "I...yes, that was..." Just my social anxiety like always. She wanted to say, but it didn't come out. "I am fine, thank you." She responded quietly, finally managing to string together a complete sentence. Even if it was no more then five syllables.

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"Scion of darkness ruling and protecting those who live in the underworld, in opposition to Lahabrea, Abyssal Celebrant and scion of light. In the course of his rule, he submitted to avarice, and the darkness took his heart, transforming him until he was both evil and corrupt. Then in his cowardice did he bind a Goddess of the Demesne of Ice, and using her as a living shield, he challenged the gods. Defeated before their might, he fell screaming into the depths of hell, there to be imprisoned for eternity." Nadeline recited, withdrawing her sword. "I admit my surprise, I did not think it would be here, I thought I read about another Esper being here, but it seemed I was mistaken."

Emiri looked at the freaky mermaid-esque Esper before them. Something about it just gave her the creeps. But from what Nadeline had said, it seemed as if its main elemental attribute was Ice. Somehow, it did not give off the same feeling Zalera had. Dare she say it, it seemed slightly weaker...no, that wasn't it. It was less hostile, that's what it was. It reminded her much of Belias: still, not aggressive unless provoked. It clicked in her head that maybe, just like Belias, it was a guardian of sorts. "This one must be protecting the gift you were talking about." She spoke to Nadeline.

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Emiri looked down the way both Wesley and Jaakuna had gone. It was quite high, making her somewhat nervous. Still, she slowly sat down, trying not to go too fast down. Nadeline shook her head at Emiri, but as she was about to follow, something told her she was no longer alone. "Nadeline." The blonde haired girl cursed mentally as she looked back to see Aloa behind her. Surprisingly, Vlyn was not present, nor did Aloa look on the offense. In fact, she actually looked somewhat reluctant. "I did not teach you to be a fool." The viera stated quietly, placing a hand on her hip.

"You taught me to do what was right, to think for myself, to extend my view beyond what I could see." Nadeline replied, turning to her. "To stay here...to go back to the castle would go against everything you taught me. I have seen the world, and yet there is still so much I do not know."

"You realize, even should I remain quiet, they will come for you and them. Please princess, I beg you to remain here." Aloa urged her. She stepped forward, bearing a sad look. "I cannot protect you from Lord Grant if you leave me. He wants only the girl and will do whatever it takes to get her back."

"And I cannot protect Emiri if I stay." She responded quite clearly. "I already made the mistake of leaving her with Grant twice. I will not do it again."

Aloa nodded, letting out a small sigh. "Best be on your way. A princess is always prompt."

She nodded, grinning. "I will repay you someday!" Nadeline yelled as she jumped out the window.

The viera watched her leave and turned back to the entrance. Vlyn appeared, looking slightly out of breath as he looked around. "The captives...what happened here?"

"They've escaped. Need I say more?" Aloa asked him coyly. "We must inform His Highness."

The blonde had decided to go down on her feet as opposed to Emiri's sitting position. As Nadeline slid down the ice, she noticed she was going very fast. A little too fast. She tried to control herself, only to slip and land on her bum. She resisted screaming but she managed to zip right into Emiri, who had just stood up from getting to the ground. The two actually ended up going quite a distance from the slide, and Emiri glared at Nadeline. "Naddie!" She cried out from under her. "What is your problem?!"

Nadeline giggled slightly as she picked herself up, though helped Emiri to her feet.

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Just the sound of his name made Emiri somewhat nervous, and she looked around to make sure he wasn't there. Nadeline noticed and squeezed her hand, smiling at her then watched as Savayna handed over the other shard to Wesley. This made her feel somewhat safer, so to speak; were Savayna to betray them (yes she was still suspicious) at the very least they would have both Shards in their possession. As she was about to make a comment, however, the airship began to descend somewhat, before halting completely. Emiri looked out the window to see the mountains surrounding them, along with what looked like a temple.

"...It seems we have arrived." Nadeline commented airily, her voice cheerful. "Let us take our leave before a certain Prince finds out we have escaped."

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Emiri was all aboard the 'destroy the nethicite' train, and was more then glad that (finally) the group seemed to agree with her intentions. Except she didn't really care about the actual reason. She just wanted to be rid of them once and for all.

Nadeline, on the other hand, understood Savayna's point. Even removing it from said machine was risky enough, and she did not want to imagine the entire ship going down. "The Stilshrine of Miriam...it is said to hold a gift that the Dynast-King gave to the Gran Kiltas of the time." She spoke slowly, racking her brain to remember. "The gift was said to be able to cut through nethicite, should its power ever get abused...although, I cannot say the specifics...but if we are headed there anyway we may as well steal the Shards and keep them with us. Somehow I doubt even if we were to try to destroy the nethicite, our methods would be useless. It may appear to be just a stone, but..." She then looked to Wesley very seriously. "Remember Nabudis." She said simply and she knew he would understand.

Emiri remembered how Aloa used the manufactured nethicite on Zalera. Nadeline had said the deifacted nethicite was stronger--much, much stronger. Suddenly, Savayna made sense, and she bit her lip nervously. She did not want to be around when the nethicite finally exploded.

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The pair of girls joined Savayna in the search for the Dusk Shard. Once more, Emiri found herself dumbfounded by the machinery within the laboratory. She didn't know what half the machines were for, let along their function, and so she followed Nadeline closely in hopes that she would find it. The blonde hair girl noticed. She looked at Emiri, raising an eyebrow at her, and the brunette offered an apologetic smile. She shook her head, though kept looking, keeping an eye on the sleeping people around them. In all honesty she had surprised herself; she didn't think she would be able to pull it off. But the entire room was asleep, proving that her magicks really were top notch.

"Are you alright?" She found Emiri asking her quietly.

She nodded, though she examined Emiri. The girl didn't look up to par like she usually did. Sure, she was always pale, but her face seemed ghost white. "I should be the one asking you. You look as if you are about to pass out at any second."

Emiri felt tired. The trip through the Barheim Passage and the fight with Vlyn and Aloa (and the resulting curb stomp) had admittedly taken its toll. Combine that with Grant's torture and feeling emotionally drained, she wanted to curl up into a ball and just sleep. Of course, that was obviously not an option, and for the most part she felt fine. The weight of that heaviness had returned with a vengeance, but she was so desperate to escape from Grant she pushed herself to keep up. Though she did remember her wound, and while the boys were distracted, she went to Nadeline.

"Can you heal this?" She asked, pointing to her shoulder. As the blonde was about to pull her sleeve off to examine it, Emiri quickly held it. "U-Um...it's...not too bad...can you just cast a Cure over it?"

"It's easier if I can see it." Nadeline stated, eyeing Emiri.

"Hurry, before Savayna notices we aren't searching."

Against her better judgment, she complied and cast a simple Cure over her shoulder. Emiri let out a sigh of relief, lifting it to look, though refused to let Nadeline see it. She was almost certain that was Grant's work. What had Grant done to her? Unfortunately now was not the time to ask, and she got back to looking for the stone. Emiri did the same, though she admittedly was not trying as hard. However, one machine in particular spilled more Mist than the others--exactly how she knew that was beyond her, but she felt it. The stupid shard was in there.

"Here." She called out to Savayna and Nadeline.

"I assume they were testing it to see if it was the actual thing." Nadeline inspected the machine. Emiri guessed it read its power level or something.