Returning to site, returning role-player. Looking for immersion and escapism in most settings (fantasy, sci-fi, superhero or anything inbetween and different.)
There wasn't much Blin could do at this height and by himself, but he did his best to keep any strain on his glider to a minimum. He looked the frame over but couldn't see any obvious signs where he heard the crack. Taking it very slowly he eased the glider upwards to slow his descent, no problems there. No way he could fly in a straight line so blin tried a gentle bank anti-clockwise and immediately the glider screamed at him in protest. He eased of and banked clockwise, at least he knew waht not to do now.
Blin cast his eyes about to grab someone's attention, but there was little he could do except fly straight, bank clockwise or hope an island would be floating in his path before he landed. "The one time I fail to check my glider and this happens!" he sighed and was glad he got enough rest to hit the surface safely (if not literally.)
"No, no,no,no...." Blin was at first amazed at the guards bringing the individual wings into the crowd and then shocked when he heard what he thought was a battlecry.
"We're heading out first!"
All thoughts of "Naughty" Nikki's crazy dive left him as he rushed back to his tethered gilder, "[color=bc8dbf]Why did I have to doze off....again. Come on, don't be last to leave." Blin tore at the ropes, freeing his glider and ran to the cliff edge before he could change his mind. He forced the glider into a dive, faster than he was used too, and surprisingly caught up the monster of beast that left first. He wasn't the last to leave, but he actually managed to pass someone before he spotted Lord Gaius and then his mouth dropped open.
The blood drained from his face as he saw Lee holding onto to Gaius, he could have carried her, he could have got her a glider, he could have done something. He pulled up, straining the glider and slowing his descent. He heard something snap behind him, the glider slowed but he frantically started to look about it to see what had happened.
Blin shook the sleep out of his eyes with a quick shake of his head, it wouldn't do to be this late especially as he got up in the middle of night to be here. A quick look still showed him that gliders were arriving around the area where the balloon was floating. He checked his glider and gear, giving them the quick once over and took off to join the launch. He hoped it wasn't too late, almost wishing his glider was sleek and swift like Eli's, but then it wouldn't be able to carry the goods he would normally transport.
Still out by a good five minutes, he spotted a crazy glider taking off from a buff and speedily heading straight into the gathering crowd. Just at the last second the glider folded, Blin hoped no-one was hurt, but it looked like that Nikki's glider. The girl could be so much more nicer if she wasn't always cusing trouble to those around her. He hoped the were no injures there, that would be a bad omen for the quest start. he took a slow descent, landed well clear of the people gathering, tethered his glider (since it didn't collapse) and made his way to see who else had gathered.
Blin cowered in the library, the tremors finally passed and he rushed outside. The few people there were either peering over the edge of the island down below or gawking at the ruined bridge to the main island. Blin had no idea what had happened, he went to the bridge and found the sky-knights had already managed to clear the bridge before anybody was hurt. It turned out that two of guards had flown down when an unlucky man fell over the edge. blin looked down as they bought him back up, seeing a dim light that was quickly fading in the clouds below was all that remained of the sight that Blin missed. He just had to know what had happened, nothing like this ever occured in Heron.
Blin returned into the library and collected the school's order of maps and scrolls, he quickly tied them to his glider and took off. All his thoughts were on the events, so most unlike him he dropped off the delivery with a quick bang on the school doors and flew of to the market and castle.
The market district was abuzz with gossip and the king's messengers, proclaining the forthcoming quest. Blin got all the details quickly, and spent the remaining afterrnoon walking about in a daydream as himself as a member of royalty, and somewhere during this he managed to purchase three rolls of light blue thread in different shades. It didn't even register on his mind that he had bought them.
That evening was maybe the worst and best in his life that Blin ever remembered.
For maybe an hour at dinner, his mother dispaired of Blin taking control of life and being responsible. Blin was ashamed that he had totally forgotton to get his mother's lunch to her at the farm. His father was so infuriated that Elspath had to beg and share lunch from other farm hands. The meal ended up in silence as everyone steamed in their own thoughts. As the last morsel pased their lips, Blin blurted out "The king offered a reward for delivering the fallen to him. It's something I can do...so I'm going to do it." He stood up and cleared the dishes away. His parents sat there stunned.
Elspath muttered "No" under her breath and Jared reached over to hold her hand while he whispered in her ear. Blin had tears running done his face as mind tried to sort out if leaving was for the best or trying to undo the mistakes he had done. When both his parents hugged him as he attempted to wash the dishes, he simply broke down and let his emotions run free.
"Blin, you're always the biggest dreamer in this house," his father said gently, "so if you're absolutly sure of this. Go with our blessing. Everybody has to leave at some point and you actually lasted years longer than me before I left home." Now Blin was stunned, but he thought of the rewards that were offered, "Ti do this and one of us becomes an heir and the rest as royalty. Even with the lower reward we would all be set for life. I'm doing this and sticking to it till the far end."
"Just remember to keep yourself safe, came back win or fail, this house is always open to you." Both his parents hugged him and only his mother had nothing to say as she quietly wept. Blin finally finished washing up, with help from his parents, and feeling emotionally exhaust he turned in.
Day of the Quest
Blin's eyes opened, the light outside was non exsistant when he looked through the window. He was well rested and so quickly got up to check the time, he slowly opened the door to peek at the small clock at the end of the hall. "A full three hours early," he went back inside shaling his head as he went to wash and get dressed. Elspeth, his mother, would still be asleep and Jared, his father would be as well.
He crept out into the main living room, as quietly as possible, wincing at at every squeaky floorboard that sounded with each footfall. The table had a package on it. Blin lit a small candle and looked it over, a small neat label read "Come home safe, Love, Mum and Dad." He partly opened the plain wrapping, a blanket, a tarp, some dried food, something else under it. He closed it up and went back to his room and fetched a pouch. All his savings since he started his delivery service. He took out ten coins and left the rest in place of his gift.
His family hardly ever wasted anything, and though he wanted to take the small label with him, he turned it over and wrote on the back "I will thank you, love you both, Blin."
Blin loaded up his tools and package onto his glider, checked it one last time, before taking off in one of the most dangerous timeslots on Heron. The stars gave a little light and Blin was wide awake for once as he headed to Heron island for the meeting. He did the only thing he knew and just landed on a close island he knew well, just realising as he took off that the kings message had no meeting place arranged. He found a tree, it seemed familar to him and in moments he dreamed and dozed.
Lord Brytag the Mighty flew across the night sky that was slowly being lit by an orange light, beneath him glowing in a dark orange in the strange light was the great sky-dragon Kalikorix. "It's nearly here, we must hurry Kal." The sky lit up as if it was in daylight as the pair dove down towards the surface far below.
The night sky was quickly turning into shades of orange and red, a faint roaring was heard above and behind the pair. It sounds painful to their ears. Faster than ever the sky-dragon plummeted to the ground, only at the last possible moment did it open it's wings wide to slow the valiant pairs descent. As soon as Kalikorix touched the ground, Lord Brytag was off the beast and facing the clouds above.
The roar became deafening and he shouted, "This is not going to work." the clouds above parted and a collossal meteor hurtled towards them both. Brytag was a warrior and he knew only strength of arms, perhaps it would be enough to stop this, he doubted every word he thought. "It was nice knowing you Kalkorix." He braced himself as if he had the might to catch it with both his hands and behind him, Kalikorix spread it's wings and breathed a fine multicoloured spray over his friend.
The gigantic star struck the ground and burnt every living tree for ten miles around the impact, the shockwaves toppled trees for another forty miles. In the centre crater where the light was brightest.
A young man awoke under the tree with daylight steaming onto his face, way past dawn and the weaatherman's balloon was flying in an unusal place. Blin stared at it blankly before using a phrase said by farmhands as he gathered his gear.
Posting Blin very soon, i've tried my best to not give a time when he actually wakes up (also apologies if my later post resets the time a little eariler than a few previous posts) so anybody that posts after doesn't have to interact with Blin waking if they don't want too.
@mokley and everyone else (sorry for not pinging your names)
Only my quest for Lee for the blue thread, sent @Acromantula a tell over this. Other than that and interactions with @LostBrotherGrimm and @Rekaigan I'm good to go.
Let me know if this or anything else needs posting before the main event.
[b][color=fff200]Returning to site, returning role-player. Looking for immersion and escapism in most settings (fantasy, sci-fi, superhero or anything inbetween and different.)[/color][/b]
<div style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><span class="bb-b"><font color="#fff200">Returning to site, returning role-player. Looking for immersion and escapism in most settings (fantasy, sci-fi, superhero or anything inbetween and different.)</font></span></div>
