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Post by Raikadin on Jan 4, 2007 10:23:25 GMT -5
"Well, he said there were four guards so I'd assume he'd be the guardee, or the onlyone not trying to kill us. From what I know they only keep one to two guys prisoner in each building so it shouldn't be hard to figure out witch one he is." As the group pressed on, Lidnus moved a good distance behind grabbing Dissonances arm as he went. When they were out of ear shot he whispered, "I can tell something's up with you, don't leave me in the dark."
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Post by Halthorn on Jan 4, 2007 18:41:39 GMT -5
He turned his head to face his friend, "You know, I'm always in the dark." he said joking about his blindness. After a second of silence from his terrible joke, especially given the circumstances he spoke quietly. "I don't know what it is. I've been getting this strange dreadful feeling in the pit of my stomach. It's not just nerves either, this is different. It's not too serious, I'm just worried I guess. With five of us what could go wrong I guess. So long as we cover each others back's."
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Post by Raikadin on Jan 4, 2007 20:57:10 GMT -5
"We seem like a fine team," Lidnus replied, "The only one I'm worried about is that guy who tried to shake my hand, he hasn't said much at all, but the four of us should be good enough that he shouldn't get in any trouble." Lidnus stood in silence for a bit, and wanting to cheer us his friend he asked him, "Hey, don't you want to know how my little walk with Angel went?"
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Post by Halthorn on Jan 4, 2007 21:15:48 GMT -5
Dissonance smiled a bit and looked down at the ground, "Ha, I may not be able to see the expression on your face, but I can hear the excitement in your voice and your heart. And I know it's not just from your little race too. You give me too little credit, I think I know how your little trip went." he paused for a second, "You kissed her didn't you." he said with very little emotion in his voice.
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Post by Raikadin on Jan 4, 2007 21:30:58 GMT -5
"I shouldn't have even guessed you of all people wouldn't have figured it out. I don't know why I even thought about it, well I guess that's it I didn't really think. I just got caught up in the moment." He blushed again. Then he decided his new choice of topic wasn't going so well either. He couldn't think of another topic to switch to, so he just stayed silent, rejoining the group to avoid any further discussion of the topic. Because now that he thought about it his actions were rash and fool hearty, though he didn't regret them, he was embaressed by them.
The group exited the tunnel through a very natural looking opening in the cliff. After a short decent, they found themselves in a small wood. The city could be seen over the greatly spaced trees. It was in fact very close they would be there in less then half an hour at their current pace. Though the trees were distant from each other they still provided great cover. The land surrounding the city was desolate and rocky, their cover would be lessened there though night would be more then adequate for the group to remain unnoticed.
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Post by thirteenthbreed on Jan 6, 2007 14:26:48 GMT -5
As Lidnus caught up with the group, Toxin quietly shifted over to him and bumped into the man, trying but failing to look him in the eye, "So, had a fun talk?" he whispered hopefully, "Anyways, I just want to appologize for the prank before, I swear it would have only made your hand numb for half an hour or so, but I guess I shouldn't of tried." Extending his hand, this time black gas free, he waited as they plodded along.
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Post by Raikadin on Jan 6, 2007 14:36:33 GMT -5
"It's not a problem, man I know you were just joking around." Lidnus took his hand with a smile and shook it firmly. "Sorry for my friend there he's kind of a stickler when it comes to rules. Sorry if I'm imposing but you seem kinda quiet, is that just your nature or is there something you're not telling us?" Lidnus gave Toxin an inquisitive look.
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Post by thirteenthbreed on Jan 6, 2007 14:51:49 GMT -5
"Well," started Toxin, "I've just always pull pranks, so naturally..." he let his voice draw out, hoping the man would catch on. Giving Dissonance a baleful glare, he continued, "Normally, getting yelled at for it is no problem, but sometimes it bugs me, expecially when I have to spend a lot of time with the recipient."
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Post by Raikadin on Jan 6, 2007 15:16:31 GMT -5
"Yeah I guess that would be a bit awkward." Lidnus responded with a small laugh. Soon after, the group exited the woods. As they did so Lidnus whispered, "Were getting close we should keep the volume to a minimum now." He walked straight behind a wall of rocks so as to stay out of sight of anyone in the city. He checked around the corner and after a few seconds of his head creeping back and forth he signaled for the rest to follow.
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Post by Kage Chaos on Jan 6, 2007 15:18:27 GMT -5
Ghaste followed quietly, keeping a look out for anything that Lidnus may have missed.
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Post by thirteenthbreed on Jan 6, 2007 15:41:07 GMT -5
Toxin fell behind at the command, pulling out two small balls from his belt pouch as the group approached the city's outskirts.
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Post by blossom on Jan 7, 2007 7:58:02 GMT -5
Angel moved forward and whispered, "I could scout ahead, if you'd like."
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Post by Raikadin on Jan 7, 2007 9:37:59 GMT -5
"I'm pretty sure there's not that much to see anyway. Were not trying to save the most prestigious of hostages here. I think the rocks would be the safest bet just in case." He turned and gave her a wide smile, finally able to look and talk to her without blushing. He moved past several more rocks as they neared the compound. The building was coming into sight, it was only a quarter mile from them now.
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Post by Halthorn on Jan 7, 2007 22:29:12 GMT -5
Dissonance had been following behind in silence, repeating the little talk he had with Lindus over and over again in his mind. He had prepared to take on mission like this his entire time and even went on test runs te get a feel for sneaking around he city like this. The masters would have been displeased had they ever caught him but he was sure they knew. That ruled out the feeling of being outside, and it wasn't even the mental realization of actually being on a mission. There was this indescribable dread in the pit of his stomach he could shake and it irked him. "You know, looking out like that is pointless with me here," he whispered, "I can see everything in a sizty foot radius. If something is about to ambush us, I'll know."
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Post by Raikadin on Jan 9, 2007 16:54:54 GMT -5
"Yeah, I know but it still makes me feel better to see what were up against as soon as possible. I wanna see what power the guards in front have before we have to fight them, if that's possible anyway. We're getting close enough now to be able to see them so if anyone can figure out what they can do before we attack them let the rest of us know alright. Also we'll need a plan, we can't just go in and start beating things." Lidnus stopped as they came within earshot of the building. "I'm thinking that if Angel here could take me to the roof first, while you four work from the bottom up, I can work from the roof down. I'd assume they reinforced the room were there keeping him. By lighting my staff, I'll be able to melt through the roof into the room. so in case we can't, for whatever reason, beat the guards then we can still get him out through the roof. Anyone else have any objections or ideas of their own?" Lidnus looked from face to face with an inquisitive look.
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Post by thirteenthbreed on Jan 9, 2007 20:57:31 GMT -5
As Lidnus finished speaking, Toxin silently laughed to himself, "If the guards have breath masks on, we could have a problem, but if not, I'll take care of them." He pulled out one of his gas gernades and showed it to the group.
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Post by Kage Chaos on Jan 9, 2007 22:36:16 GMT -5
"Ehem," Ghaste spoke up, "I could simply take over one of their bodies. It would be quite easy, and there would be no way for them to detect me."
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Post by Raikadin on Jan 9, 2007 22:39:02 GMT -5
"Could you tell us what powers they have by doing that?" Lidnus asked Ghaste
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Post by Kage Chaos on Jan 9, 2007 22:39:45 GMT -5
"Only the people whose bodies I take over," Ghaste answered.
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Post by Raikadin on Jan 10, 2007 11:37:00 GMT -5
"Awesome, well lets get going then." Lidnus put on a serious demeanor. "The entrance seems to be on the opposite side from us. So Angel and I shouldn't be noticed getting on the roof. While she taking me there Ghaste you go from guard to guard and let everyone know what were up against. As soon as you know and have a decent plan go and take them on. I'll join you in fighting them when I have the door open from the inside. Sorry for assuming leadership but no one else seemed to be going for it." He dropped the seriousness and replaced it with his usual friendly smile, then continued, "Angel and Ghaste whenever your ready."
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Post by blossom on Jan 10, 2007 14:23:24 GMT -5
Angel nodded, and quickly made sure her braid was secure, so her hair wouldn't get in her face. Satisfied, she moved behind Lidnus and slipped her arms around him, lacing her fingers so she wouldn't lose her grip.
She then unfurled her wings once more, carefully making sure noone would get hurt, and with a few powerful beats they were again in the air. She let herself gain some height, but kept below the canopy of the trees for now.
"Here we go." she murmured to Lidnus. The mission was about to begin.
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Post by Raikadin on Jan 10, 2007 14:46:08 GMT -5
Landing softly on the roof, he turned to her quickly saying, "Thank you, now go help the others," quickly he grabbed her arm and added, "I'm sorry for before...I...got caught up in the moment...I'll be fine up here go help the others." As he finished, he gave her a smile and took out his staff. He unfolded it, and with a twist of one of the end a small hissing could be heard. He engulfed the hissing end in flames, causing the gas that was being emitted to ignite. He placed his staff on the concrete ceiling, the white hot flames causing the material to melt quickly. Slowly, he started to make a circle, his progress greatly slowed as he hit the metal that was reinforcing the room below him. "Tell Ghaste to get moving if he hasn't already." He said to Angel.
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Post by Kage Chaos on Jan 10, 2007 14:55:22 GMT -5
Ghaste turned to Dissonance, "Someone will need to protect my body, as I'll need to leave it in order to take over the guards' bodies."
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Post by Halthorn on Jan 10, 2007 15:05:35 GMT -5
"Yea, I'll watch your body. Don't worry about it." he said giving Ghaste the thumbs up.
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Post by blossom on Jan 10, 2007 15:09:21 GMT -5
Angel nodded, then making sure she was out of sight of anyone, took off from the roof again and headed back towards the others.
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