OOC: Yikes. I don't know how to fix them... I'm going to try something, but I don't know if it will work.
Sasha: I have him now!
Eiva: Sasha! Be careful! There are still tons of soldiers around!
Sasha: ...I can feel it... a powerful energy is flowing from a place it shouldn't be. Looks like my next course of action is set. *dashes toward Hetzel*
Darrah: H-hey! Get back here!
Eiva: (...Darrah. Why do you think she's so intent on getting that tome? Do you think there's something she's not telling us?)
Darrah: (...We already know about the "promise." What could she be holding back?)
Eiva: (Looks like we're bound to find out soon.)
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Hetzel: I canft apologize enough for what happened to you while you were imprisonedc
Sasha: Yes, but all you did was apologize and weakly protest. You havenft changed a bit.
Hetzel: Ic Ifm sorry! Forgive me, child!
Sasha: Enough, already! Do you havec it? The sacred yet forbidden tomec was itc Ashunaura? I have to say... that's a clever name for it.
Hetzel: Ic I have no idea what you are talking about!
Sasha: Which, of course, means that you do.
Darrah: *manages to catch up to Sasha* Sasha! Hurry up and get this weakling out of the way so we can get to the REAL fight!
Sasha: cGladly. Get ready, Hetzel. *fires off Asceron, landing a successful hit*
Darrah: (Why would they they give the tome to this guy? He can't even fight back! But that doesn't explain why he doesn't seem to be going down...)
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Sasha: ...I have no choice. Small hits don't seem to be doing the trick... so I must use my trump card.
Hetzel: Please have mercy on me!
Sasha: ...If you will surrender Ashunaura...
Hetzel: ...
Sasha: You who are the keepers of the flames... bring forth the mighty flames of the dragon...
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Eiva: (...She only uses that spell in emergencies! She MUST be hiding something!)
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Sasha: Asceron's Portal! *many dragon-shaped fires envelop and kill Hetzel*
Hetzel: ...Oh, Goddess... Forgive... me...
Sasha: ...Whew... we're... in the clear... this world's mana is too thin for stunts like that... *she faints*
Eiva: Sasha! *runs up* (I knew it! This world isn't as energy-rich as our homeland... this was asking for trouble!) ...I'll give you some of my energy. Darrah! Guard us!
Darrah: Of course! *continues cutting down soldiers*
Sasha: Hmm, this tome has a blank coverc thatfs odd. *she opens the book* Whoa! The energy emanating from this thing isc I think Ifve found gIT!h Ashunaurac in the wrong hands, this was quite a danger.
Darrah: Wow. What are we going to do now?
Eiva: Yeah! That guy was a pushover!
Darrah: cBut why did this guy have the tome?
Sasha: No one would suspect Hetzel. He was a weak and wavering old man. I doubt that he had a strong enough constitution to support a spell of this caliber, but you can see why Lekain would have him hold it till he decided he wanted to use it. *she shifts her attention from Darrah and Eiva to the tome* cAmazing! I wonder if I should take this home to be analyzed. Ifm sure theyfd fall all over themselves trying to unravel every single mystery this tome holds!
Zelgius: ...Now seems to be the time...
Soldier: ...General? Where are you going?
Zelgius: I am needed elsewhere for a short time. Keep everything in place till I get back. *warps into the Cathedral*
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Sephiran: *from some distance away* You will do no such thing.
Sasha: cHm?
Eiva: (Hey, look, Sasha! Itfs one of your favorite guys!)
Sasha: (Eivac can it and act respectfully for a change.)
Sephiran: What you hold is a fragment of the Goddessfs power that must be returned to her. She gave it to the senators of her own will, and I followed her orders to make it accessible to them. However, they have gone against the Goddessfs will with the misuse of this power. I have come to reclaim it. *enters, with Zelgius close behind*
Eiva: (Oh, boy! Both of them! Are you liking what you see, Sasha?)
Darrah: (Ehc Sephfs too scrawny for me. But Zelgiusc wow! They make them strong in Tellius!)
Sasha: (Do you idiots realize what youfre doing?! Shut your mouth and be respectful!)
Darrah: (cYoufre one of our people to the bone, Sasha. But why are you so worried about offending him?)
Sephiran: cOh, itfs only you three. I was worried that the tome had fallen into less reliable hands. Do you remember the promise you made when you were held captive? I said I would remove the seal on your magic and allow you to escape if you helped to defeat the senatorsc and if you could ensure that Ashunaura could be safely returned to me. Are you going to go back on your word? Do you remember what I said would happen if you did that?
Sasha: cNo. This power belongs in this world, and Ifll see that itfs returned to its rightful owner. cDoes anyone have any objections? *silence* ...Good. *hands over Ashunaura*
Sephiran: Youfve made the right choice, but your work isnft done yet. You must kill the senators that have been revived and eliminate any other disruptions. Zelgius and I will head to the Guidance Tower to return to the Goddess what is rightfully hers. *they both leave.*
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Eiva: ...Sasha. What would happen if you went back on your word? What were you hiding from us?
Sasha: ...Let's just say that I don't fancy the idea of being an extraordinarily long-lived human. Or being marooned here for the rest of my life.
Darrah: He was going to seal your magic again? Well, I know you'd want to go home, but losing magic doesn't seem like such a terrible thing. It's bad, yeah, but still...
Sasha: ...Magic makes up our people, Darrah. We consider it our birthright. If we lose that-
Eiva: There's no time for a lengthy and sappy important speech! Sephiran said that there's more senators revived!
Sasha: ...Let's go assist the people outside. *they leave the Cathedral*
OOC: These are my last few posts bundled together. Tell me if they're still broken...
;; This time I tried the Verdana trick.
;; This time I tried the Verdana trick.