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  KogaHarine > 08-21-2018, 03:36 PM

  Myth Reborn Sequel
   
  DF/u]
  Breckenridge Colorado
   
   
  It's been eighteen months since both human/born-a-new dragon, fought for their will to live on, after living most of their lives serving an vicious and ruthless leader known as Shayim.
  Yet such frivolities are unheard of, as time it self propelled it self forward, allowing their new forms to grow at an incredible speed.
  Yet what seemed like a dream come true, it also meant earth it self aged at an incredible pace, enough to make a cataclysm to the East, while the Western side worried them self of what the world would become.
   
  After all, the whole mystery around this innocent act, didn't affect the people, but everything around them, as if mother earth was dying at an unbelievable rate.
  Hellish minions rising from enormous holes in Asia, seeking out whatever resistance earth it self could muster, before slaughtering them one by one.
   
  Something, or rather someone was the cause of this.
  Heroes in some eyes, villains in others. Defenders/adventurers who had all this time endured, fought for the very existence of these humans, back then embracing their dragon forms, until even they must've realized there was no turning back.
   
  One fell in the heat of battle, while the other retreated, having the audacity saying his farewell before sacrificing him self, to save humanity.
   
  Reminiscing about their fallen comrades, they each went their own ways.
  What they didn't know, was that it may have repaired what damage have been caused, it hadn't completely restored time it self.
  In fact, it may very well have been a temporary fluke, as time it self couldn't venture back to it's original state, and thus, whatever people may think about mother it self, mending her own wounds as time passed, they may very well witness the conclusion what back then, seemed like the end of days.
   
  It wasn't until one morning that one unfortunate incident broke loose in, what appeared being an unfortunate old man's backyard.
  Professionals had no real conclusion why a great black hole had been created, as the ground it self, when established had received approval of the soil being in brilliant condition for constructions.
  Media hadn't taken this out to the people, as to avoid panic, yet as only a few days by an increasing amount, more black holes started appearing, they knew it was inevitable.
   
  Earth it self was literally crumbling, and it may very well disintegrate in a matter of a few weeks if they can't find the source behind this.
  Could it be that whatever had created those two into this world, wasn't the main cause behind it all. No one could tell, but it's clear there's little time before an instigating conclusion comes to an end, if nothing is done about this.
  If it's even amendable that is.
   
  Question is, what should they do?
  Without enough technology, there's no way they could travel back in time, repairing what's been made. Unless there's a way to restate what may have originally caused this.
   
  Volunteers are now asked to come forth.
  Yet these aren't normal circumstances, as the government aren't exactly looking for simple minded adventurers. No this would be proper heroes as they were called back in the days.
  [u]Tux/u]
  (Allow me to make the first post; mind you, am rusty, so beware my low-tier writing, haha. )
   
  "Arc. Are you with me, pupil?"
   
  The alligator blinked before viewing his mentor, a staggering seven-foot-tall rhinoceros, clothed in The Order's majestic robes; the two stood in the Grand Hall of the cathedral, a spherical room adorned with few stained-glassed windows, large windows, stone walls and a marbled floor, as well as a brilliant painting at the ceiling, depicting conquests over the greater evil. The reptile grunted and gave him his full attention. "I am."
   
  "Good. I have called you here to discuss a potential assignment to you." The rhino folded his arms and stared out of one of the stain-glassed windows. "This mission will be perilous."
   
  "As is the duty of a Crusader." Arc pressed his left arm against his chest and bowed his head slightly.
   
  The rhino turned to see him and nodded. "Somewhere, a land is in peril; black holes have begun to engulf and swallows regions, even as we speak. We fear they may grow to gargantuan proportions, enough to even breach here."
   
  The alligator was taken aback by the comment. "Enough? To even consume our home?"
   
  "If it has consumed other homes, and left unchecked, ours, as well as many others, will be next." The mentor sighed to this and gave his pupil a stern look. "I would like for you to investigate the cause of this; no matter how over-the-top the situation is, there is always -someone- behind chaos."
   
  "I will gladly accept the challenge; no unholy matter will reach here, and nowhere else; you have my word." The reptile cracked his right hand's knuckles, forcing a small chuckle from the rhino.
   
  "I am glad to place my trust upon you, Arc."
   
  The alligator relaxed his body and stance. "Where is the threat located at?"
   
  "Earth. You will go to the region of Breckenridge, Colorado." The mentor bowed his head before raising it up to look at his pupil. "If you are ready now, I will lead you to the portal for transport."
   
  "My axe is all that I carry." Arc was positive that he needed nothing else for the journey.
   
  "Very well. Know this, be careful on how you utilize your earthen magic, for the very land itself crumbles; you do not want to speed up its process." The mentor lead his student further down a hall and towards a small area, fitted with brimming technology, as well as an active portal.
   
  "This room never ceases to amaze me, Master."
   
  "Contain your excitement, danger is ahead of you." The rhino asked one of the available researchers to assist him and setting the coordinates for Breckenridge. Moments passed before the portal was attuned to its location, ready to send anything and anyone there. "I will have you set just outside of this area; any closer to it and you might be caught by a black home."
   
  "Mm, thank you." Arc sighed and approached the portal, still shaking off his uneasiness of utilizing it, for the majority of his missions were near The Order.
   
  "If there is anything I, or the researchers can do to aid you, do not forget to use your communicator!" The rhino began to yell over the whirring of the engine and the crackling of lightning.
   
  "Understood! I will get to the heart of this, post-haste!" The alligator formed fists and exuded a faint aura on his back, in the form of his axe.
   
  "May your journey be a blessed one!" The mentor's final words rung through Arc's head, as the reptile stepped forward and traveled towards Breckenridge.
   
  [u]DF/u]
   
  

  ((Sorry for the amount of time, had to work on this for a while.))

   

  Paranormal activities was once unheard off.

  Nowadays it's become natural even if they live in denial, in fact it's become a controversy.

  Once he used to travel side by side, with creatures of wonders, no one ever thought existed, excluding our very own culture.

  This world is brittle, and the very essence of life, hangs upon a thread, which has already begun withering away.

  No one knows what tomorrow may bring. Another disaster, such as the one in Breckenbridge, perhaps even at an greater impact, meaning casualties.

   

  If there's a chance to redeem what was once made, a wolf around his late twenties, had one strong desire. Namely, make sure past friends didn't sacrifice them self for nothing.

  Much as stability proven one major factor in all of this, it wasn't entirely up to them. There's more to it, and such is, why he ultimately joined this special incognito governmental force.

  Of course, their identity is highly classified, but on their travels, their looking for viable targets, such as unique characteristics out of the extraordinary, ready to make a difference.

  As well, investigate current matters, such as mysterious holes appearing out of nowhere. Law enforcement's are involved in matters such as these, creating what some may consider, supervision.

   

  Arriving at the scenery.

  Already the local authorities have made this an restricted area, as well taking care of civilians living nearby, evacuating and giving them a temporary home at the nearest hotel.

   

  One seated next to the wolf, with both hands on the wheel, feeling nauseous, as if memories keep on returning, yet for some reasons, it feels awkwardly absurd.

   

  "Hey! You okay?" Wearing traditional clothing, a human around his mid-forties. Joined out of free will, after being part of the military since he turned legitimate age.

   

  Briefly checking on his mate, before simply nodding.

  "Yeah... Just had one of those flashbacks."

  Both quickly exiting the vehicle, making their way toward this old man's backyard. At first, needing to clarify their identity, which for the most part goes without trouble.

   

  "Damn. That's steep." Careful hovering across the edge, as if trying to find the bottom.

   

  Not taking any chances, the wolf simply holds onto the man's shirt, making sure he doesn't do anything stupid.

  With that subtle moment clarified, they can finally get working.

  Thankful the local unit being helpful, strapping both canine and human tight, before they make an controllable leap of faith into the darkness.

   

  Of course the occasional interest, as well media tried to get exceptional shots on the action.

   

  It felt like an endless fork, until they both had their feet firmly on the ground.

  "Let there be light!" Jason tried to compose an humorous way, by using a popular sentence from one of his favorite movies.

   

  "If only if hadn't been so hot down here." Barely humid temperatures down where they stand. That smell made both worried, sulfur. On top of that, walls were decorated by some sort of red fungus.

  Of course, curiosity led the former military officer putting a hand on the strange substance.

   

  The wolf tried to analyze the air, with his back, unaware that in that second.

  The human quickly pull his hand away, realizing it's quickly become swollen.

  Rather terrified, as if bullets and amount of explosions hadn't made fearless, this was different.

  "My hand..."Crying out, putting Jason focused at the frivolous partner.

   

  It quickly became an infection as it continues to course upward his arm.

   

  Instinctively Jason pulls out an rather sizable sword, not for a moment, believing there's any means of repairing what's been damaged.

  Brief eye contact sent fear, as if pleading him not to. But it felt inevitable.

  A quick stroke, cutting the arm were he may think the infection hadn't reached yet.

   

  Not taking it lightly, the human knocks the wolf over, screaming.

  "What the fudge." Blood oozes out from his arm.

   

  Nimble, it doesn't take much effort, before he's on his feet again, pulling his own shirt, using it around, as if to prevent the amount of blood leaving the guy's body.

  "I'm so sorry." Not caring much about Trent's reaction. All he wanted was to make sure they get up, so that he may send his companion to the nearest hospital in a jiffy.

  Pulling the ropes, as if signalizing they wanna get out.

  Doesn't take long, before they are back on the surface.

  Immediately asking one of the officers, taking his friend away toward the nearest medical station.

   

  [u]Koga/u]

  [u] 

  Aurora awoke suddenly to the sound of a loud booming thud that rang throughout the caves that she had recently occupied to weather out a sudden storm that had kicked up nearby. She had been tracking a strange antelope-like creature that had come from the rifts that were popping up suddenly everywhere around the world. The creature had eluded her for quite some time and when the storm suddenly came in it darted into the caves and hadn't been seen since.

   

  She took a moment to grab her pack and her bow before quietly making her way to the entrance nearby to check on the storm. When she dozed off several hours before it was raging wildly and had knocked over several trees and debris was littered everywhere. The storm was not quite past but it was slowly making its way westward toward the coast on the other side of the mountains where the caves twisted and turned branching out deep underground.

   

  As she was looking over the terrain, movement caught her eye in the distance. At first it was hard to make out due to the scattered debris of trees, rocks, and more but after staring for a few moments she could make out the form of the antelope-like creature she had been tracking. The cave she had been occupied was on a small cliff face with a small dirt path leading down to the ruined forest below. She quickly made sure her pack was secure on her back and then gripped her bow in her left hand before leaping of the cliff face and shifting through the ether to land on her feet and go straight into a run. As she came closer she quickly shifted up into a nearby tree, all the while keeping the creature in her line of sight.

   

  The creature was tall and almost looked like a cross between a giraffe and an antelope combined into one. Its horns were long and sharp as well. Its skin was a dark blackish brown with small red spots along its back. Aurora readied her bow and pulled the string back as a white arrow whisped into place between her fingers and notched into place on her bow. The creature was grazing in the field nearby and she was waiting for its head to pop up so she had a clear line of sight.

   

  Just as its head started to rise and Aurora started to release the arrow, the earth shuddered and another loud boom could be heard off in the distance. The arrow clipped the creatures ear causing it to startle and dash off immediately. Aurora, frustrated by the turn of events, gave chase hoping to follow the trail of blood left behind by the creature. It ran zig-zags through the forest and ended up by the cliff face from before which gave Aurora the perfect opportunity. She lined up her shot as it hugged the cliff face wall, fear in its eyes. Just before releasing the arrow she chanted, "Blind the wicked and raise your banner of hope, shine on! Light!"

   

  The arrow burst forth from her bow with a blinding light and flew strong and fast at the creature causing it to stare directly at the arrow's brilliance as it pierced right through its head. The beast however was not immediately killed and let loose a horrendous screech before limply dashing about trying to get away. Just as Aurora started to prepare another arrow a small disc appeared underneath the creature and it suddenly vanished as if it had fallen into a hole. She quickly stowed her bow and released the arrow back into the air and shifted over to where the creature had just been. On the ground was the hole it had fallen into but she couldn't see it inside nor could she see anything for that matter. Her instincts screamed for her to run and just as she was about to sigh and give up the chase another loud boom shook the earth and she stumbled forward right into the hole.

   

  After that she only could see darkness and her mind felt like it was under immense pressure, almost like it could explode at any moment. She closed her eyes and hoped this terrible feeling would pass but as quickly as it had come it was gone once more. When she opened her eyes she found herself lying in the middle of a city with several police officers around and a small medical station nearby. Her head felt groggy and her balance was way off making trying to get on her feet rather difficult. She wasn't sure if anyone had noticed her sudden appearance but she didn't have time to think of that. She made her way over to the medical station but before she could say anything her body gave out on her and her mind slowly drifted as she saw several nurses trying to help her into a stretcher before blacking out entirely.

   

  [u]Tux/u]

   

  The neighboring mountains beside Beckenridge could have seen better days; the upper halves were cracked, some even broken, exposed to the winds and the sky. The trees that assisted in guarding the mountains, have now laid to rest, finished with their duties. Sudden bolts of electricity crackled from an odd, tree formation of a triangle, producing a large orb that shone, large enough for a living being; after a few moments of appearing, the orb burst and spat out the alligator, who took a knee to the deadened soil, the electricity fading.

   

  "Even our Mother is asking for help," the gator whispered to himself, as he stood up and looked to the helpless area. To his left laid the cracked mountains, to his right were seas of fallen trees. Ahead of him was the city of interest, seemingly looking fine from the distance. "The city does look fine, it is more of the current area that troubles me. No black hole could have done this, could it?" He began to question the theory, seeing as the trees remained. Before he could press further, a violent tremor occurred. He thought about using his magic to ground himself, though remembered about the warning of his conjuring; instead, he immediately called upon his axe, reached for his back, brandished it, struck the nearest tree and held on to the hilt as firm as he could.

   

  "It, it stopped." For how long, the reptile was unsure of. He retrieved his axe from the tree and carried it in both of his hands, stepping forward to vault over the struck tree. He picked up an unusual sound and looked to find the source; the sound amplified behind him and turned to find that portions of the mountains began to fall towards his direction, further into the distance. He shook his head in disbelief, cast a spell to allow the axe to vanish, and focused his attention on racing towards the city before the landslide caught up to him.

   

  The rumbling picked up a minute later, the reptile thinking that he may have been slow to press forward. Several trees began to roll downhill, some blocking his path, and barely leaping over the trunks of those rolling towards him. His breathing quickened, brows furrowed, still focused on the target city, to reach there, no matter what the cost. "H-how!? It should have been another minute before the landslide hit my location!" He questioned in mid-run, already throwing off his balance some; he managed to regain it, though worried that he would lose it and face severe injuries. The alligator took a glance behind himself and found the landslide, nearly several meters from his location, yet it advanced at a rapid pace.

   

  "Unbelievable! Something has to--!!" Before he could finish his statement, he took another step and found himself stepping through the earth and falling into a large pitfall. The landslide soon reached his location and began to pour itself into the pitfall, along with a few of the large trees to accompany it. The rest of the debris continued their way downhill, though it was doubtful that it would reach the city, thanks to numerous hills that were laying at the bottom of the slope.

   

  [u]DF/u]

   

  Situation quickly arouse, with dozen of personal, whether it's officers, medics or firemen, each having trials of their own.

  Amidst all of this, the very earth it self, weakens. House walls suffering, with cracks exceedingly spanning in size and altitude.

  Doesn't take long before people start's panicking, creating havoc, whether it's looking for an accessible vehicle, or simply running in fear, caring little for what traffic already stays in motion.

   

  The tremor doesn't last significantly long, yet that immense sound, like hordes of titans rushing towards them.

  Quickly spurring chaotic events into even worse, as people comes rushing out from their apartments, screaming landslide.

   

  Jason felt helpless where he stand watching as what appeared a simple routine of investigation, quickly turned into something only mother earth could muster.

  With hills dotted around most of the city-perimeter, there's a slight chance it will never reach the border, but ascertain speculations may differ.

   

  Brief moment of shock, the wolf doesn't turn a blindside, rushing in to aid, rather then seek shelter, furthest away from where the landslide comes from.

  Shoulder versus shoulder more then often, as people neglect any form of substance between them and safety.

  Not all of them seem affected and does much like the canine.

   

  The amount of force is unheard of, doesn't take much then a few minutes before buildings starts collapsing.

  Realizing that whoever is attended to one of the nearest ambulance vehicles, must be averted.

  "Stop....!" Crying out, as if that would even help in amidst all static noise, and people screaming in fear.

  Getting closer, it doesn't take much effort, grabbing onto one of the sick-personal's shoulder, as if preventing them from putting this woman inside. Too much at risk, he asks them instead to change direction toward one of the tallest buildings, perhaps also the sturdiest.

   

  Of course there's more then a few thinking the same.

  However, certainly any landslide can't consume the whole town. Not exactly the biggest out there, though it suffice.

   

  At first trying to resist, yet quickly alerted by the rumbling noise fast approaching north of their location, deciding to trust the wolf's instincts.

   

  Not all may be as lucky plummeting down a hole, hoping that the fall doesn't squander each bone there is, some are squashed as tree's take people along, smashing them into more physical objects, whether it be cars or house walls.

   

  Once more it felt like another tremor beneath the wolf's feet, who at this moment had two hands, carrying the stretcher with the human female on top.

  She's one lucky woman, considering the circumstances.

  Didn't take long before he heard people being pulled away by the muddy stream, the way out, destroyed, yet the building it self, seemed sturdy enough, even if windows at the lower floor, shattered into thousand of pieces, yet the foundation it self, maintained.

   

  Many had fallen as of this day, what would be a normal day, turned into a natural catastrophe unlike any, excluding events back in Japan few years back. But that's beside the point, being here, breathing, alive and without clue what's next.

  Not even sure if his friend made it.

   

  The event eventually subsided, and what matters of soul, tree's and more littering the roads/streets, it didn't take long before officers occupying inside made it outside through the upper windows.

  Jason needed a moment to subside, before attempting to aid those in peril, or wounded.

   

  [u]Koga/u]

   

  Aurora slowly regained consciousness as she was being carried into the large building that wasn't being completely destroyed by the ensuing chaos. "What's going on?" she muttered as she slowly took in the scene around her. Dust floated in the air as rubble and more flowed outside in the streets and swallowed people whole. She looked to the being carrying her and was shocked at the sight of the wolf man. She'd seen them before but never had been so close to one. At first she almost thought about shifting away but decided to remain still as he carried her while she tried to figure out what had happened.

   

  "This doesn't seem natural. Where am I?" she tried to ask as she was being carried. She didn't know where they were headed but she felt safe. She figured the shock of going through what most likely was a mini wormhole was too much even for her which was why she had collapsed so suddenly. She checked that her bow was still in tact and relaxed into the stretcher as she waited for the wolf to respond and hopefully shed some light on the current situation and how she came to be in his care.

   

  [u]Tux/u]

   

  (Happy New Years, guys xP)

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  All was calm in the mountain region, the sea of fallen, naked trees decorating the deteriorating land. The sinkhole that formed began to expand, bit by bit, with each second; the same sinkhole that engulfed Arc.

   

  [Is...is it over?] The alligator coughed out as he held on to the hilt of his axe, which was struck against a portion of the titanic, earthen wall, stuck and holding well the reptile's mass. He could not help to look up into the light of the surface, and the unknown chasm below him. He used his left hand to keep himself on the axe and had his right arm free for a moment. He thought about how exactly he would escape, being so deep into the sinkhole. [Curse this--!] He thrusted his right leg to the wall and felt it crumble; from there, an idea came to mind as he pulled his foot out from the cracked portion of the wall.

   

  In slow, careful 'swings' of his body, he tried to kick the crumbled portion a few times, watching it open up to him, revealing a strudy-esque tunnel-way. The alligator continued his actions and created a gap big enough for him to fit through; he also felt the axe beginning to slip from its position and needed to bring his plan into fruition. [No quarter.] He breathed in a few times, counted to himself, waited until the third swing of his body, and with his own will, the axe vanished from the wall, yet still kept his momentum as he flung himself toward the edge. He exhaled sharply and managed to rematerialize his weapon to use it again as a makeshift pick, hanging over the edge of the gap and slowly climbing up. The edge gave way and forced the gator to sheath the axe once more, leaping upward and rolling into the tunnel a good distance in, before coming to a halt and looking at the new entrance.

   

  Arc shook his head, gently waved his hands, patted the earth with his palms, and rubbed them against each other to get some friction back. His robes were caked in the earthen color, though he paid no mind as he ventured into the tunnel, the vision diminishing. [Light, I require your aid.] He closed his eyes and started the process of materializing his axe, though kept it in its ethereal form to produce the light necessary to see in the dark; he held it in both hands and pressed forward. Along the way, he spotted a red-like substance on the wall to his right and held the axe up to it; it began to react violently towards the weapon and 'shot' towards it. Arc slain the substance and wondered about its behavior. [What was that? Some sort of fungi? This deep in the earth? Amazing, yet I should avoid it as best as I--] He cut himself short as he saw the fungi pulsate and glow a low crimson, heading towards the west, led by many more fungi.

   

  [Oh dear. I have to follow the dangerous trail to, I hope, lead me to the city. Just, keep the axe away from it and it will be a smooth task from here.] He reassured himself and advanced cautiously to the west. The cut pieces of the fungi, from earlier, had emitted the same crimson lighting, though eventually gave out.

  [u]DF/u]

   

  Actual service personnel didn't maintain stationed long, with current events seizing to exist.

   

  "What's going on?"

   

  At that moment, he wasn't sure what to make out of the situation, other then things had quickly turned around for the worse.

  Arriving at the scene which he found suitable, it didn't take long before she were allowed to stand and walk freely on her own.

   

  "This doesn't seem natural. Where am I?"

   

  It's as natural it can be, however it seems odd she have no query on her whereabouts.

  "Your at Breckenbridge, Colorado." Whether it was specific enough, that's difficult to comprehend, yet after a slight pause.

  "If that doesn't make sense, your on planet Earth in the USA. And we've had a natural disaster... In truth, it's mere coincidence that you where on that stretcher."

   

  Hopefully that'll clear out a few things on her mind.

  And that he hadn't chosen her out of everyone else requiring assistance.

  However was it fate, as clearly her clothing wasn't natural among everyday citizen, as if a potential candidate.

  Leaving with that thought, he took a moment looking out the window.

  Such carnage.

   

  "One of the worst kind in fact." If this is only the beginning, then it won't take long before all of earth is lost.

   

  Not staying much longer, Jason had that strange gut feeling, leaving nothing out of the extraordinary.

  "Say, do you believe in the unnatural?"

   

  -----

   

   

  Out on the streets, there's much activity, mostly people trying to find survivors among the rubble.

  Just about every stationary vehicle had ether been completely decimated, or out-of-order. Electricity in town has also been cut short, leaving further aid from outside, at least a few hours from becoming reality.

   

  [u]Tux/u]

   

  [Curses...] The gator stumbled forward, more than halfway of his trek through the reddened fungi path, carefully moving his spiritual form axe to avoid another bursting of the red substance. [I need, to escape, now...] Another quake occurred and brought him to a knee, using his hands to prevent his entire body from falling to the ground; the gator then picked himself up and ventured ahead, determined to leave the cold darkness of underneath the earth.

   

  A long while passed, though there had seemed to be less fungi than earlier's findings. A wide, circular area of light beamed from above, causing the gator to stop in his tracks, dumbfounded from another phenomenon. [Hmm. The fungi seem to hate the natural light; where the sun shines, whatever portion of it was in the area, burned away. I'm not sure how, though good to know this. Perhaps...] Another idea crossed the reptilian's mind as he inhaled, then exhaled, gaining a momentary burst of energy, advancing into the lit, radial area, standing in the middle of it. He then looked up and shielded his eyes, trying to adjust his vision and found a faint strain of smoke rising from beyond the opening.

   

  [Here it goes.]

   

  "HELLO! HELLO! IS ANYONE UP THERE!?" He gave it a moment a silence before resuming his cries for assistance, unaware of what else may be lurking in the shadows below.

   

   

   

   

  [u]Koga/u]

   

  "Breckenridge..." she mumbled as she hopped off the stretcher and lightly stretched her limbs before reaching into her bag and pulling out a small golden horn flask with which she quickly downed the contents of. Immediately she felt her body being soothed as the tonic wove its way into her veins. She licked her lips before turning to the wolf with renewed vigor and said, "I'm honestly not sure where that is. I'm also not familiar with this 'USA'. Guessing whenever I fell through that hole it warped me to some alternate dimension. Not that it matters since your planet seems to be suffering the same issues as mine."

   

  She sighed with relief as she checked her equipment and found nothing had been damaged or destroyed in the chaos. When the wolf started to leave and questioned her she said, "I mean I just fell through a hole in the ground and wound up in a different place entirely. Unnatural is probably an understatement for me hahaha." She laughed as she walked behind the wolf. Her strength had almost fully returned to her and she felt like she was ready for anything. "Well regardless what's the plan Mr..." She trailed off realizing they hadn't exchanged names, "How rude of me to forget to introduce myself. I'm Aurora. I work for the Hunter's Guild of Aarunedal, not that that means anything here." She decided to leave it at that for now as not to give away too much about herself right away without finding out more about the situation.

   

  [u]DF/u]

   

  Jason ears perked out of interest upon the mentioning of an Hunters Guild.

  No matter it's origin, this couldn't have just been a coincidence.

   

  "Well regardless what's the plan Mr..."

   

  "Name's Jason... Nice to meet you Aurora."

  Upon reaching outside, looking at the mess. Looking for survivors could've been an alternative, however there's more then dozens of men/woman taking care of such matters.

  Sure he thinks about whether his lone partner made it out before potentially being buried. Perhaps selfish ignoring the result, both knew there are more important matters at hand.

   

  Another matter which Aurora mentioned is that these problems exceeding here in USA, equals earth is spanning worldwide. Different planets even, meaning whatever amazing adventure he had taken part in, few years back, would be devastating too those around.

  A moment to reprieve, yet if telling his story, perhaps she'll be convinced joining in search for....

   

  Aftershock made citizens panicking, while service personal tried at their best taking care of matters at hand without loosing control.

  Glass shattering, certain already weakened house-foundations crumbling, before the whole event seizing.

   

  It's obvious earth is suffering, leaving no more thoughts aside, the wolf had to ask. Problem was how, without.. No, matter are, it may very well be telling the truth concerning his background.

  "In fact.. perhaps you may wonder why I even asked about the unnatural in first place."

  It didn't take long, before ears picking up sound from nearby. A call for aid.

  Sighing, realizing it's best finding out where it's coming from.

   

  "HELLO! HELLO! IS ANYONE UP THERE!?"

   

  Before him, what looked like a crater, yet much narrower, a man's plea could be heard. He never questioned whether Aurora followed behind, assuming only that if she had heard the same, there's no need for such trivialities.

  Upon finding him self looking down, it was difficult seeing, yet better to respond, whilst having a chance, as the words repeated.

  "HEY, Stay calm, I'll get some rope."

   

  At least have the audacity rescuing at least one, would make him feel so much better. Luckily having one of the firemen not to far from it's location.

  Running back and forth, with the man at his heels.

  Wouldn't take long now, before a small loose ladder was thrown down the hole.

  "Are you wounded?" Shouts the fireman, whether he needed, going down there him self.

   

   

  [u]Koga/u]

  Aurora followed Jason as he talked and made sure to keep here ears open in case of emergency. Not long after they had arrived outside chaos ensued and her immediate reaction was to get a better vantage point. She quickly phased out of existence and appeared high in the air. Landing on top of one of the intact buildings she saw what could only be an avalanche heading their way once more. They had maybe, five or ten minutes tops before it would arrive causing more devastation. She heard the cries of the man Jason was trying to help but since he had the fireman helping him she decided to survey the area and get an idea of what their best course of action was.

   

  There were several places they could go if they could organize everyone to move to higher ground outside of the city but they didn't really have the time. Once she had decided on a good spot she shifted again and appeared next to Jason to see if she could help speed things up. "We don't have much time before this place is hit by another avalanche. Between the earthquakes and debris this place is getting more dangerous by the minute," She said as she readied herself to help as needed.

   

  [u]Tux/u] The gator sighed as his throat began to dry up from the cries for help and stayed quiet. Clearing his throat seemed to have helped a bit, if not cause a bit of trouble at the same time; he remained vigilant and idly stood in the light. He then squatted to prepare himself to sit down, until...

   

  "HEY, Stay calm, I'll get some rope."

   

  [A voice from above? Thank the heavens!] From beyond the tunnels that the crusader traversed, there slithered an unknown being, making its advance toward Arc. Meanwhile, he sprang up to his feet and exhaled smoothly at the sound of another voice. He waited for the rope to come down, yet never saw one strand descend through the crater. He was to shout once more until a loose ladder began making its way through the crater and touching the sunlit area that Arc patiently waited for.

   

  "Are you wounded?" A fireman shouted from above, now making his way to rescue the alligator.

   

  "I am fine! No need to worry!" He carefully placed his hands to the sides of the ladder, steadying it for the fireman before he picked up a sloshing type of sound coming southbound and looked upward to see the fireman continuing his climb down. The sloshing sounds became louder, accompanied by a short hiss. [Is--!?] "No! Climb back up! Climb back up right now!"

   

   

   

  [u]DF/u]

   

  This whole event had turned around for the worse. Two avalanches, what's the likeliness of that ever occurring. Dozens will die this day, but Jason ain't one of them. At least that's what kept his morale up.

  Giving the fireman a hand, pulling the ladder up, along with whoever had been down there.

   

  "Can we make it?" Jason looked to Aurora having had the best surveillance round their nearby vicinity. Perhaps running would be better off, rather then idle chatter. Yet without a plan, surely they'll get caught sooner or later.

   

  The imminent rumbling continued to increase in altitude, making it even harder making much sense between mouths.

  "Better yet, you lead... WE FOLLOW!" Leaving little in form of debating, or further acquaintances, assuming everyone have similar goal. Survival.

   

  Terrified screams from behind, meaning three minutes or less, getting away from mother's terror.

   

  [u]Tux/u]

   

  "Back!!" Arc conjured a blinding light towards the source of the sloshing and heard it hiss back angrily. He grunted and looked to the ladder being hoisted back up, the fireman in one piece; he quickly grabbed hold of the final step and was brought up to the surface, leaving behind what now lurked from under the earth. Ignoring how the ladder was able to carry his weight, as well as the fireman, the two reached the surface and the gator looked to the wolven savior.

   

  "I...I thank you, and you." He turned to the fireman next, grateful for the rescue. Before he had a chance to speak, let alone warn of what could lurk from underneath, the ground began to quiver in a violent fashion, nearly knocking the alligator down to his feet. [A-amazing...this force will not be halted...yet.] "Guh! They--is everyone--!?" The ominous screams of the frightened answered the alligator's question-to-be, as they each fled from the force that is from Mother Gaia herself.

   

  "Better yet, you lead...WE FOLLOW!" Arc saw that the wolf directed his statement towards a female human and guessed that she may know the topography of this area more than the others, based on the clothing and weaponry. [A huntress? Map maker?]

   

  "I will lend my strength as well!" Arc roared out in kind, ready to aid in however he can.

   

  [u]Koga/u]

   

  Amidst the chaos that was quickly growing worse with each second the people in the immediate area turned to her as Jason had essentially put her in charge of getting them the hell out of there. She nodded reluctantly and immediately turned on her heel and started into a dash in the direction she had previously decided would be the safest route. "Don't get too far behind!" she called looking over her should to make sure everyone was following her. The earth cracked and the city groaned from all the stress it was being forced to bare.

   

  She turned down several streets, avoiding the sinkholes and rolling rocks as she went and shortly they had reached a winding road leading up the nearby mountain. "We need to get to higher ground. There's a hill nearby that should be safe for now since the rocks seem to be falling around it," she stopped for a second to catch her breath and point out the hill to Jason and the rest. Where they stood the rocks weren't as bad since there were small bluffs and sidewalls to take shelter beside.

   

  "I'm going to get a birds eye view. Catch your breath and prepare to move forward once more," she said to Jason as her body phased out of sight and reappeared in a nearby tree. The trees seemed to help slow and deter the rocks and debris which would make the trek to the hill easier. From what Aurora could tell the area they were in must be pretty sturdy for it to not be shaking as violently from the quakes. Aurora pulled out her bow and started to chant as she aimed toward the hill, "Blind the wicked and raise your banner of hope, shine on! Light!" The ether arrow notched firmly into her hands and immediately started glowing a blueish gold color right before being sent flying through the air. It was incredibly bright but it struck true and landed at the peak of the hill they were moving towards leaving a beacon for those who might have gotten lost or were struggling to find shelter.

   

  After she made sure the arrow wouldn't leave she shifted again and landed next to Jason. "We should be good now. I've lit up a beacon for us and know a path through the trees to get there safely." She knew they needed to hurry but at least the path through the trees should buy them some extra time.

   

  [u]DF/u]

  Hesitant at first, the fireman had to look back briefly, aware that he's abandoning all duties protecting those in need.

  Yet his survival instinct led him accompany the unusual fray. After all, no man would ever attempt staring mother earth in the eye, having the slightest belief of remaining alive.

   

  Such path isn't without it's dangers, having too take an occasional leap of faith, or use whatever evasiveness his body may quell, from various rocks loosely rigged, making every step important.

  Fortune smiles upon each soul, as indeed a nearby hill, proving their ticket from the abysmal catastrophe.

   

  Flashy moves inheriting this human, while once at an arms reach, now at an nearby tree, creating a beacon toward safety past them tree's.

  Admittedly it was terrifying not hearing anyone else, but each one nearby catching their breath, and the continuously rumbling from behind.

   

  It didn't feel like more then a few seconds, before she leveled her self back at ground level. True words, they all hurried past the forest, arriving at the scene, only too witness once a city, buried and most likely lost forever.

  The local fireman hadn't taken his eyes from the carnage ever since they arrived. Not sure if he felt grateful being here, but he knew as soon things may calm down, he'll head back down, looking for anyone which may have survived. After all, if they could save a gator from a bottomless pit, there's bound to be even more.

   

  Finally feeling at ease, the wolf took a moment.

  "Thank you Aurora." It may not feel like she's done them all a service, after all, they all had their own feet carried toward safety, however if it hadn't been for her surveillance beforehand, they probably would've flailed around without much any clue on their whereabouts.

   

  Taking his eyes at the alligator, who seemed very much capable protecting his own hide, at least now's time for introductions.

  "Hey big guy, you ain't from Breckenridge are you... No matter, name's Jason."

   

  It felt odd, all this time, he had been looking for volunteer's joining his quest upon finding the source, in which case both Earth and other similar worlds are slowly dying, as the human female had explicitly mentioned.

  No offence, counting out the fireman, surely with goals of his own, he may have two well equipped adventurers, sharing similar goals.

   

  If they'd knew that he once had been part of this fantastic journey, yet also responsible for settings things in motion, that could very well mean life as we know it, being extinguished.

  "Am I mistaken, but do you also come from another world?" Referring the question at the gator.

   

  [u]Tux/u]

   

  Arc followed the group without hesitation, wondering if he could have been able to stop and save those in need along the way. The constant, literal, earth-shattering tremors proved to be too much, for even a disciple like himself, to protect the innocent; he sighed as all he could do for them now was to pray. "Look out!" A bystander shouted and caused the alligator to snap out of his train of thought, yelling as he leapt over a sinkhole.

   

  [My word! This is...this isn't the time for idle thought!] Arc regained full focus of the situation and soon made a stop at a winding road, watching as the human surveyed the area, towards the hills. He gripped the hilt of his axe and looked behind himself, the chaos still unraveling before him and everyone else. [Soon, a miracle will come, and this will be--] A wondrous bluish-gold light dawned around the area, shining the brightest behind him, where the winding roads lay. This took him by surprise as he turned right back and found the female present, beside Jason and noting that the way to the hills should be much clearer. He then kept up with the group until they arrived at the aforementioned beacon and rested for the time being.

   

  [...rest.]

   

  "Hey, big guy," Jason's voice directed itself towards Arc, whom at the time, was the largest in the group.

   

  "Hm?" Arc turned to the wolf and gave him his undivided attention.

   

  "You ain't from Breckenridge, are you?...no matter, name's Jason."

   

  "I am Arc, and no, I am but a visitor." Arc then turned his attention to Aurora and nodded in her direction. "I must thank you for providing the way forward, young Miss!" [I, I can barely stop shaking, though must remain diligent in front of my comrades if we are to survive this turmoil.] The gator exhaled through his nose and calmed himself down, taking on an almost stoic position, with axe in both hands.

   

  "Am I mistaken, but do you also come from another world?" Jason grabbed the gator's attention, to whom the latter glanced over to.

   

  "I hail from an organization known as The Order; in a sense, you might say I am from another world." The gator decided to leave things as is, wondering if Aurora, or any of the other survivors had anything to ask one another.

   

  [u]Koga/u]

   

  Aurora nodded at the gator, "No need for thanks just yet. We might be fine for now but there's no telling how bad this will get." She slung her bow back over her shoulder and pulled out a small bottle of water from her pack as she rested on a boulder nearby while the rest of the group caught their breath. After finishing off the bottle she stowed it away in her pack and took off, then folded her jacket to put it away as well.

   

  Turning to the gator and wolf she decided it was time to figure out a more thorough plan of action, "Judging by the amount of people we have here we definitely need to find someplace safer cause those tremors will definitely get worse sooner rather than later," she said taking in the surroundings and keeping an eye on the now crumbling city. She hoped more people made it out but it was unlikely considering how bad the damage was all around.

   

  "Do either of you have a map of the area? We're going to want to get a move on soon. If what is going on here is anything like back home the tremors may not be all we are dealing with and we definitely don't want to be out at night with this many people if that is the case." Almost as if on cue a loud shrill screech could be heard from the nearby forest as she had finished speaking.

   

  Her first instinct was to quickly get her bow at the ready and aim toward the sound with an arrow charging up but the sound dissipated as quickly as it had happened and silence fell in the surrounding area as the crowd of people started to cluster together in fear. She kept her ears perked up and her bow ready to intercept if necessary.

   

  "I was afraid of this. Looks like those 'things' have made it here as well though I'm guessing in smaller numbers at the moment, otherwise they would be attacking by now," she said as she relaxed a bit and released the arrow back into the air without firing it. She kept her eyes on the woods as she spoke, "How quickly can we be ready to go? If that was what I think it was we don't have long before more show up."

   

  [u]DF/u]

   

  Worse case scenario continues to swell as if time works against any means of reprisal. Acknowledging the gator's whereabouts, must admit, all oblivious things considered, a hint of positivism endured.

  Yet what form of resistance emerges when you'd least expect it, there's also a bad omen, with distant screeches, as if mother earth's unstable core isn't all they need 'd worry about.

   

  "Do either of you have a map of the area?"

   

  Matter of fact, pulling out from his jacket, nothing more then a basic outlay, yet it'll do for now.

  "Matter of fact, there's an abandoned radio station not to far away from here." That could very well mean equipment still do, making contact with pretty much any other populated station. That would by any normal standards, delivering them a swift passage away from this hell hole. That is, if this local event hasn't spread out much further that is.

   

  Delivering the map to Aurora, showing marked location which should be eligible making it there by foot, that is, whatever made that horrific sound, doesn't catch them first.

   

  "How quickly can we be ready to go? If that was what I think it was we don't have long before more show up."

   

  He loved knowing the answer to that, but afraid not with most of them petrified by fear, unwilling to move.

  "What are these? And what's our chances for survival, be honest."

  Never liked the odds, if this had been about twelve months earlier it could've been so much easier, but that wasn't the case.

   

  Looking to the big guy.

  "Any ideas big fella."

   

   

  ---------

   

   

   

  Somewhere in Europe

   

  Several weeks before what now devastates Breckenridge, a building mysteriously collapsed, dozens of civilians died on that day, yet they never fully materialized it's cause, in fact the cause was abandoned.

   

  Present time... A foolish boy, in fact a thief ran for his lief, with whatever valuables, rattling from every pocket he'd may have stuffed full.

  He didn't care about loosing precious jewelry, as long he lived tomorrow, a free man.

  Entering a restricted area, for a moment deciding the better option looking back, rather then on were his feet came in touch with.

   

  Of course it turned out reckless, tumbling forward, breaking his ankle in the process.

  Crying out, for a moment, before realizing what had obstructed his path lying before him.

  Quite fascinated by what appeared being black, yet now terrified as it moved, striking a paralyzing stare into the whimpering boy, now begging for mercy, yet shunned away in a matter of seconds.

   

  [u]Tux/u]

   

  Aurora was right: the tremors are not the only threat to this region and Arc knew this very well from his time underground. He was unable to assist in presenting a map of the land, though Jason revealed it and gave it to the human for further studies. The alligator had a moment to reflect on the current situation.

   

  [The spore-like substance from beneath the earth. The massive tremors that bend the very lands we walk on. The...'being' that nearly got me and the fireman. More importantly, its affinity to the light. Was it specifically the holy light my axe emitted, or could it being attracted to any source of light? Maybe--]

   

  The shrills of the beings echoed from beyond, breaking the gator's train of thought and putting the rest of the survivors in a state of concern. [Had, had they caught up to us? Are their sense of smell that great? No, I think...] He was listening to the conversation between the wolf and the female human, even at the same time contemplating their next move, though there was something he could not shake off.

   

  "Any ideas, big guy?"

   

  Arc blinked and just caught on to the last bit of information, on what is to happen now that the shrills continue. What could they do?

   

  "Hmm. I believe we should leave, post-haste. Something tells me that whatever else is out there, may be drawn in to light. It could be a specific kind of light, though while I was underground, one definitely wanted to get closer towards me. How would we go about telling the others, if now happens to be a good time to leave?" Arc waited for a response, though he felt like he may have dragged on long enough for something to happen.

   

  [u]Koga/u]

   

  "Well if they are anything like the ones back in my world that was most likely a scout wolf though they don't look like normal wolves and they are much meaner and crueler. I think that radio station would be a good start. We definitely will need the supplies if this is only going to get wor- " she was cut short as a scream came from the crowd. Aurora immediately shifted into the air with an arrow already materializing into her readied bow as she reached the peak of her jump and released it, sending it flying straight into the skull of a large black bipedal creature. It had a large jaw and muzzle which dripped blood from the victim it had claimed. It quickly fell lifeless on the ground but this caused a panic among the crowd who began to scatter just as more of the creatures came into view and started attacking at random.

   

  "Well I hope you boys are ready for a fight, cause we got one now," she said just as she landed next to Arc and Jason and started readying another arrow. Some of the crowd had started fighting back by this point but several of the weaker civilians had already been claimed by the beasts. "Embrace the bite of the chilling frost, hold fast to your hope as you are lost in its touch! Ice!" Aurora's arrow changed from a dull white to an icy blue and as she held it the arrow grew a small icy crystal that formed into spikes. Once it was formed she let the arrow loose at a small group of the beasts that were trying to sneak up on some of the civilians who had backed up against a small boulder trying to seek cover from the attack. The arrow hit the ground right beside the beasts and the ice crystal shattered and released shards directly into each of the creatures sides, gravely wounding them.

   

  "We need to make a retreat. These things travel in large packs and the rest will be upon us shortly at this rate," Aurora yelled as loud as she could hoping the panicked crowd would be able to hear her. She was able to pick off several as she backed up, making sure to keep close to Jason and Arc, but the beasts just seemed to keep coming. "Any bright ideas, fellas?"

• RE: The Myth Reborn Sequel

  KogaHarine > 08-21-2018, 03:37 PM

  DF:
  
  While not as versatile, he isn't as utterly useless, as firearms can offer about anyone with a tad bit of aim in their arsenal a fair chance versus any kind of foe.
  Or so he believed, upon witnessing the horror that cause the amount of panic among the crowd, scattering, leaving even more vulnerable against another attack.
  
  "Well I hope you boys are ready for a fight, cause we got one now,"
  
  Like if there'd been a choice, of course he wasn't ignorant what is steadily increasing in numbers, while the resistance, as such, dwindled down.
  One overly sized shotgun, while much more suited for one hand, and in the other, a 44 magnum revolver, handed from his very own grandfather.
  No matter, it deals a fair amount of punch, even for it's age.
  
  "We need to make a retreat. These things travel in large packs and the rest will be upon us shortly at this rate,"
  
  Everyone still alive at this point, should agree, considering their chances for survival out here is slim.
  "You heard the lady, best be moving out." They had already rooted out which way they needed to go, as long it's doable.
  
  What's troubling though. is that it may not only be these hunters, there's also cave dwellers, such as what Arc had witnessed and then the bloody fungus which may very well have been the main reason behind this catastrophe.
  
  Those who could, made whatever effort pulling back, while at the same time, watching their footwork.
  Jason pulled the trigger, upon visual, as one of the civilians were about to get targeted.
  Slightly staggering upon impact, it was still enough for the human, distancing him self from an lethal blow.
  
  The radio tower wasn't that far off, if they could make it inside, there's a small chance they could hold off, perhaps even draw these hunters attention away, and what's most important, getting contact with someone able to send help.
  But clocks ticking, and those screeches didn't exactly disappear.
  
  "There...!" Jason took the audacity, making a run for the nearest door, along with the fireman, prying them open.
  "Hurry, get inside." Upon seeing another unfortunate survivor becoming a victim, as blood splatters, scattered upon it's head been torn from it's body.
  
  With everyone inside, they would also have to muster those doors shut, before having anyone unwanted coming inside, causing more mayhem then it's worth.
  
  Tux:
  
  It was too late; their time had run out. An ambush would have taken place, had it not been for Aurora's quick thinking and sleight of hand with her quiver and bow. [A bipedal? Wolven? They exist even here??] Arc noticed the first blood drawn when a survivor fell by the same wolf that laid with an arrow through its skull, and from there, the chaos ensued; more stepped forward and began the attack, leaving the survivors to fend for themselves.
  
  It was not long before Arc stepped in to take on the defensive as Aurora continued her attacks, accompanied by Jason's firearms. The alligator brought forth his axe and swung in heavy, horizontal strikes, finally using vertical, downward swings to ensure the kill. He received some scratches and a bite mark and growled in determination to wipe the foul creatures from the earth.
  
  "Fall back! Fall back!" Arc produced a mighty roar as he echoed Jason's words of retreat to anyone still able to move. Moments later as the new group fled the makeshift campsite, a radio tower was spotted, with Jason leading the charge to get any and all survivors through the shoddy doors and into the new fortification. It was when Arc witnessed an unfortunate survivor meeting an unfortunate end that stirred a drive within the gator, as his raspy breathing and sharp eyes caught sight of Jason and others shutting the door, including finding the pack of assailants headed their way.
  
  He knew what he had to do there: he turned the axe head flat and charged at the group of wolves, flying towards them and tackled the front line down, but not without a few bites to the arms upon falling with them. "GOOOO! SEAL THE DOORS! I'LL HOLD THEM OFF!" He rolled over to the left, panted, pressed his right arm against his chest and closed his eyes, feeling the weight of his axe hold him down.
  
  [Grant me Your protection.] A ghostly, holy aura wrapped itself around the gator, in the form of medium-plated armor, and the gator took charge once more, acting as the survivor's Vanguard.
  
  Koga:
  
  Aurora kept backing up with the rest of the group as they made their way to the tower. Several of the creatures lay dead but more started to appear from the shadows of the surrounding trees. As it became apparent that they had no chance of fighting them in this way, she quickly turned on her heels and shifted high up into the air, landing atop the tower and surveying the area as she loosed arrows into the beasts to allow Jason and the crowd to get inside the tower and fortify the doors.
  
  As they were sealing the doors she watched as Arc flew forward and suddenly was covered in a light that seemed to be creating some sort of armor. Taking this as a sign of a chance to distract them she started chanting to ready another light arrow. As soon as it was fully charged she loosed it behind the crowd of beasts that were trying to overtake Arc and watched as it burst into a blindingly bright light that caught several of the beasts in the flanks and seemed to draw their attention away from Arc.
  
  "Arc! If you can hear me try not to get too close to the light! I have an idea and I don't want you to get caught in it!" she screamed at the top of her lungs hoping he would hear her and be able to push the beasts toward it and turn away. As soon as she had caught her breath again she started prepping a different type of arrow, "Burn away all desires, searing flesh and bone, burst forth! Fire!". As it charged she made sure to aim it right on top of the light arrow so it would hopefully not hit Arc with the blast. When it was ready the arrow flew hard and fast and immediately burst into a ploom of smoke and fire as the creatures below started to hiss and melt away due to the blast's intensity.
  
  The blast was far enough away from the tower to avoid any damage to it but the surrounding trees were immediately burnt and turned to ash in an instant. Any remaining beasts that hadn't been fully caught in the blast started to turn and run though a few stragglers remained who seemed intent on fighting Arc though they looked weak from being singed by the flames.
  
  Aurora focused on the fleeing beasts hoping to reduce their numbers by as much as possible in case they tried to return for a second assault and hoped Arc would be able to handle the rest that were targeting him.
  
  DF:
  
  Among the survivors, there's a few willing to aid, and does act accordingly upon making it inside. Doesn't take long until the whole building is enlightened.
  Reaching out toward the nearest active link, it continues going in their favor, upon making contact.
  Someone roots, while others are still in shock and doesn't know how well to act, or feel upon the news.
  
  Help is coming, but they'll still need to hold whatever is out there until whatever is been sent out, reaching their location.
  
  Jason witnessed far more then enough, that whoever has emerged from these alternate dimensions, have already proven their usefulness and what a nick of time for their arrival.
  Yet he couldn't exactly leave all the glory too these outsiders.
  Pulling out both firearms, he used what opportunity while the enemy was weakened. Launching not one, not two, not three, but all bullets available, of course he wasn't triggering without a certain aim to each one released.
  
  Bull's eye, as one fall, another appeared, before being shot.
  Yet they wouldn't be able to hold them off, sooner or later another, probably bigger group might emerge, turning the table around for the worse.
  So without further ado, he asked or rather ordered both Arc and Aurora getting inside, as with every last survivor tucked inside, it's no other then the three remaining outside.
  
  The fireman still alive back at the door, making a lot fuzz, flailing with his arms in a fashion, he wished to see them all safe and secure.
  
  Jason was the first to enter, while in fact hadn't step very far from the entrance.
  "Any luck?" With a prompt nod in return, a faint smile shed across his muzzle.
  Relived to hear this has only turned out locally, for now. But it's something that needs to be addressed sooner rather then later.
  
  Checking quickly at the infrastructure, as in making sure were direct access to the roof is.
  Another voice could be heard from the other radio station.
  
  Help is on it's way, should be there, half an hour or less by chopper."
  
  For once their in for a treat, as long these bastards doesn't go aggressive at the appointed windows, which is surprisingly secure with prison bars being attached inside.
  
  Finally some time to get acquainted with these two. And if only he could make contact with those he once traveled with.
  "So... Your out of the extraordinary ain't you?" Laughing heartily, yet he was well aware of the serious atmosphere, it felt good nonetheless, also being slightly impressed. Their like super heroes, brought out too Earth when they be needing it the most.
  Tux:
  
  The ethereal armor the gator donned began to show wear-and-tear, to the point of becoming shining dust to be scattered in the winds. Arc managed to hold his own against the swift fiends, though he was to reach his threshold before matters became dire. With one more strong exhale, he prepped to swing his axe in full force until he heard the heavens scream to him, in the form of a blinding flash of light.
  
  "Arc! If you can hear me try not to get too close to the light! I have an idea and I don't want you to get caught in it!"
  
  His mind clicked and, instead of going for a full-swing horizontal slash, he held his axe facing out and charged to shove the remaining wolven forces back, as he retreated and waited. He was unable to hear the arrow that carried the light, though he heard another flying towards his direction. He moved back in a swift fashion, away from a few stranglers, saw the second arrow head towards the light arrow, and unleashed his tactic.
  
  [Reroute!] He forced his armor to 'break', then took a knee and held his right arm out, rerouting the energy from the armor into an ethereal shield of sorts and braced himself; a massive cataclysm erupted and seared the remaining numbers of the threat, causing some to retreat had they not been consumed by the smoke and flames first. The gator felt warmth from enduring the outer radii of the attack, though soon rose to his feet and peeked through the shield to find survivors, still wanting blood.
  
  [This may hurt you, Mother Gaia, though they must atone for the suffering they have caused.] With his left hand, he placed it on to the ground, spotted the survivors, gently pushed down into the earth and watched as the ground began to swallow them up to around their torsos, leaving their upper halves to breathe what air is present, yet to be trapped here until their time is up. [It's...it's done.] He thought to have rest, there and then, had Jason's firearms not gone off and gave the order of withdrawal; Arc snapped out of his trance and made his return to the tower.
  
  A while passed since the dreaded ambush, though all became well for the moment. Attempts to call for aid were made, and what seemed to feel like a victory, Jason laughed and looked towards the regrouped Aurora and Arc, even so much as to compliment them, for witnessing such odd feats that rescued some of the townsfolk. "Really, I thought you were handling the role of Leader quite nicely, and, Aurora? Thank you very much for your aid."
  Koga:
  
  "I wouldn't be thanking me just yet," Aurora sighed with her brow furrowed in thought as she made her way down the stairs. "We may have a small respite but a lot can happen before they get here to rescue us and I'm not sure if all of us will be able to fit into one chopper unless they send something big enough for a small crowd... If we have to we may need to send people who can't fight first and prepare to defend this place in the meantime" she took a seat on the stairs and reached into her pack for a small water bottle and took a couple swigs to quench her dry throat. She needed to take it easy for a bit to recharge from all the chaos and running before she collapsed.
  
  "I hate to say this but I feel like that was only the beginning. We need to plan for a second attack just in case but we also need to refill our energy. Have we checked to see if there are any rations stored away in here for us to use? I know I won't be able to fight more unless I can get some food inside me cause this day has taken a lot out of me... Plus I haven't eaten since I found myself in this world..." she said this with a bit of a somber tone knowing this would not be an easy task ahead of them. Almost as soon as she had said that her stomach let out a long loud growl accentuating her hunger. She laughed a bit to try to hide her aching stomach and to ease the tension in the air.
  
  Another tremor shook the ground but it felt fairly far away though the aftershocks of it could be felt for several minutes. Aurora tried to close her eyes and rest shortly after they stopped hoping to get a few minutes of sleep before they had to decide what their next plan of action was. To her this was already a dire situation considering that their chances of survival hinged directly on how coordinated they could get the crowd to be. They had already lost a lot of people who had no hope of fighting back and they hadn't even had time to bury the dead due to how dangerous it was outside the tower walls.
  
  DF:
  
  Upon mentioning rations one of the locals had already found such, it wasn't much. Cans filled with beans, peas and tomato variations, but hey in case of an emergency one shouldn't shy away from anything that might fill up your belly.
  Upon hearing Aurora's request, one of them approached with one of the bean packages, grateful for what they've done for those still breathing, no matter if they've lost loved ones out there.
  
  Appreciating the folk's gesture, Jason didn't waste much time filling his belly with tomatoes. Taste wasn't everything, but at least they would've regained strength against another potential attack.
  
  "Really, I thought you were handling the role of Leader quite nicely, and, Aurora? Thank you very much for your aid."
  
  "Pleasure is mutual Arc, I don't think ether one, sees us as a leader."
  Upon taking a seat, getting comfortable as far the floor may provide.
  Taking some time reminiscing about his past adventure.
  "In fact, this whole ordeal that's happening on Earth and apparently your home as well, I feel sorta responsible for this even taking place. As I used to travel, accompanying two humans, who had this wild dream shape-shifting into majestically beasts. Dragon's in fact. I witnessed them sacrificing their human lives. The evolution from hatching, growing rather rapidly, I should've probably sense something was awfully wrong, but we didn't realized it until we were to late. And such, we were being hunted. One of them fell in battle, while the other thought this whole time flux was his and his friend doing, and such sacrificing him self, thinking it would restore what they may have wronged.
  Such wasn't the case apparently, and here we are, lingering for survival, waiting for rescue, and most likely having to prepare for another assault, unless they send out more then one chopper."
  
  If Aurora nor Arc felt as affected by this, some of the locals did. He could see it in their eyes. Whether it was anger, sadness or a combination of the two. Yet they surprisingly remained neutral in all of this.
  In fact, the sound from several rotor blades in the distance, as if they hadn't saved on expenses. Perhaps they could all get out from here.
  
  The wolf leaned his head out through the window. There's at least three on their way. Considering the amount of fallen, they might just make it out of here all in one piece.
  "Looks like we need to escort these men and woman out on the roof." Only accessible route was to be found outside in form of a ladder, on the northern side.
  This meant they would have to exit outside, and considering their luck, it's most likely those shadowy creatures would launch another offensive.
  They need to be prepared for it.
  
  Tux:
  
  A temporary Sanctuary was established, which brought relief nevertheless in the group's current situation. Rations were brought up as both a topic and literal, though they were scarce and passed around in tiny portions. The gator was offered some, mostly due to the fending off of the wolven fiends, yet refused so that the food would go to those in need.
  
  [My will cannot keep me fed, though I won't eat just yet; these folks must regain their energy. My time for nourishment will come.]
  
  His attention was focused on Jason's story, of heroes who had conquered hell and brought relief, at the cost of their own lives. When dragons were brought up from the tale, this caused concern to Arc. "Dragons? Dragons existed in this time and place before? I thought they were from an ancient time long ago." He glanced over to Aurora, who seemed to be doing her best to conserve her strength after what she had pulled earlier to save the gator; he nodded towards her and looked back to the wolf, curious on what his answer could be.
  
  Koga:
  
  "Thanks... I really need it," Aurora said with a bit of relief in her voice as she reached for the can of beans. As soon as she grabbed the can her stomach made a long loud growl and she immediately went red in the face, "Sorry about that. Guess I was hungrier than I thought." She opened it quickly and scarfed it all down while listening to Jason's story. "Dragons, huh? Never heard of humans becoming them before. I've heard of dragons taking the form of humans to mate but those are rare cases and the half-breeds spawned from it all are just as rare though they are held in high regard considering their affinity for magic and their long life expectancy. Though that does explain quite a lot about the problems we had been dealing with until recently," she spoke while they prepared to escort the civilians onto the roof as the choppers approached.
  
  As if in response to the choppers approach a large loud roar echoed through the air and several tremors could be felt as if something large was slowly making its way toward their location. "Well I was afraid of that," Aurora said with a sigh as she shifted high into the air and landed on the roof. "bowl of poo... So much for taking a breather..." she sighed long and slow as her eyes fell upon a large black creature slowly toppling trees in the distance. It looked like an oversized version of the wolves but walked on all fours and was just barely taller than the trees. Its eyes were like bright red gemstones and its maw was made entirely of bone jutting out from the black mass that was its skin and it oozed a purple liquid from the sides of its mouth. It had a long spiked tail that it dragged behind it causing debris to fly in all directions in its wake. At its current pace it would reach the tower in a matter of minutes which made the matters far worse because they needed to protect the people and get them out of there.
  
  "Guys we've got company. If we're gonna get these people out of here we better do it fast. I don't care which one of you does it but I'm gonna need some assistance. We've gotta slow that thing down or we're done for," she screamed down toward Arc and Jason and immediately readied her bow and chanted to create a light arrow, aiming for the creatures face. Once the arrow was fully charged she unleashed it with as much strength as she could and watched as it flew right into one of its eyes causing it to howl in pain and forcing the air to create a shockwave of sound. As the soundwave hit the choppers they lurched slightly but were able to right themselves and the closest one approached the tower as it was readying itself to receive passengers. Aurora prepped another volley and hoped they would have enough time to get everyone out of there before things got any worse.
  
  DF:
  
  "Dragons? Dragons existed in this time and place before? I thought they were from an ancient time long ago."
  
  "Hmm.. sounds unlikely, yet I've witnessed them and anything surrounding their lore is believable now."
  Finishing his can, he looked to Aurora who also had her theory about them, no matter, their moment of comfort isn't about to last.
  
  In the flash the hybrid-human was overlooking the shivering terror resulting in numerous panicking, while the situation requires everyone maintaining an rather calm, yet set mind on getting board those choppers when the time's right.
  Relying more on Arc being an essential asset in form of combat when the need arise, he'll quickly assume the role, ushering people start moving up those ladders.
  
  The ever so helpful fireman who's been more then helpful, urged Jason getting up on that roof, using whatever firearms he may have in his possession, as every bit of lethal force, no matter the impact, might prove a life saver.
  The wolf leaves a hand on the aiding man's shoulder and quickly scurries up the ladder, further jumping at the highest peak accessible on the building.
  
  He couldn't show fear in a time such as this, but that's one enormous creature marching towards them.
  This is a time when a dragon would've been quite an essential ally if there ever was such a time.
  However such luxury ain't in their favor, and such, out from his essential backpack, pulling out two attachable gear, forming an rather sturdy sniper-rifle. Priceless, as ammunition is scarce, and he's had a hard time finding the materials for further crafting.
  Now's the time for it's use, yet time wasn't much in his favor, hopefully Arc and Aurora might prevent it from getting to close, or it's effect will drastically reduce.
  
  At the same time, folks started to make it inside, as if the fireman continuously ordered them to focus on getting inside the chopper, ignoring what's approaching. Yet off course, there are exceptions, and those who do, make's a scene of disaster, as when one of them realizes, another follows.
  
  Screams... Combined with rotor blades, and enormous stomping leaves any form of communication through words almost impossible.
  
  "Damn idiots." Jason muttered under his breathe, as he would have to choose continuing setting up his weapon, or help out getting those people scattering back to their one ticket away from this hell hole.
  
  Effortlessly the helpful employee continues to surpass any normal citizen, barely managing them in check.
  "GET ON THAT CHOPPER, OR DIE!"
  
  That message surely brought those attention, yet not everyone turned the wise-guy, attempting to run from their one ticket away from here.
  Painful screams shortly after led them knowing it was nothing they could've done.
  
  No were near optimal distance, yet there's no time wasting, releasing the trigger, a seemingly explosive sniper bullet was released toward the towering creature.
  Most likely not killing it, but maybe a chance for last minute retreat, if such is allowed.
  
  Last chopper approaching at that moment....
  
  Tux:
  Jason's story provided the information to the ancient lizards, if only for a short time before another threat emerged from beyond the hills. Thump, thump, thump, the ground shook as Aurora made her way to the vantage point to spot, none other, than a giant of a wolf, brimmed to the teeth in malicious intent. The gator climbed his way to meet with the human and spotted the creature, whose advancement roared its way to the feeble tower that they, Jason, and the rest of the survivors rested; it would not be long it made its way to the tower and succeed in demolishing it.
  
  One chopper approached, then another; it felt like hours before a final one would arrive as Aurora and Jason unleashed a volley of steel and lead towards the lumbering beast, providing a bit of time to everyone as it began to lumber about. Arc noticed this, yet needed to help in calming down the survivors as they wait for their final escape.
  
  [Too many to provide assistance to...! That beast will surely be here by the time...! No, wait...!] The gator froze and looked around his surroundings, the deafening sounds of the weapons fired, the beast's roars, and the chilling cries of the unarmed, lost in confusion and fear, all clouding his cognitive skills.
  
  "What are you doing!?" Arc's worried eyes stared at a woman's tearful face, whom had her hands at the tall gator's sides and did her best to shake him. "Save us, please!!"
  
  [I...I...]
  
  His focus clicked and stared out to the last chopped pulling in; he then bared his teeth and gently moved the woman to the side, regrouping to the female archer and the wolven gunslinger, an earthy aura surrounding him. He approached the edge of the roof and held out his left claw, now fixating his eyes on the being.
  
  "I...I need time to muster up enough energy! Doing so will cause great harm to the ground below, and may bring down this tower should I strike a critical point...! I will attempt to halt, and if need be, drop the creature to the abyss...!" His biceps twitched and breathing became louder, feeling the fatigue on his starving body.
  
  Koga:
  
  "You need time? Well then you've got it. Jason, protect him and the civilians. I'll run distraction!" Aurora said just before jumping off the roof and then shifting just before the landing to go into a full on sprint toward the behemoth in front of them. She started readying a fully charged arrow as she ran between its legs and fired a volley of arrows into the beasts soft underbelly causing it to yelp a bit but it continued its movement forward.
  
  Just as she finished the first volley she immediately shifted high into the air once more and started chanting, "With shock and awe, come and shake the earth like thunder and burst away all feeling! Lightning!". She aimed directly for the creatures spinal cord on its neck to try and paralyze it. Static electricity burst from its body as it stopped moving and howled in pain from the shock. It lumbered forward and fell to the ground with a groan though it seemed only to be in shock and would most likely resume its path upon awakening.
  
  Aurora made her way back to the tower but as she did so she landed next to its head and witnessed the trees bubbling and boiling into its saliva. To her horror several of the wildlife was caught in the debris and saliva. The smell was horrendous and near vomit inducing and the creatures seemed to be slowly dissolving though they seemed alive which made it worse to watch. Aurora's head became light the longer stood still there which she assumed was from the fumes of the poisonous goop dripping from the creatures maw.
  
  The creature writhed a bit as it tried to regain its footing which Aurora knew meant that this was far from over. She immediately shifted away from the pools of saliva and death, making her way back to the tower to check on the rescue efforts. Luckily it seemed that most of the civilians had already been loaded and the first two choppers were almost ready to leave. Save for a few stragglers and the main attacking group of herself, Jason, and Arc, they seemed to be doing quite well though that alone made her wary because things usually aren't this easy and her gut was telling her something was wrong.
  
  "Anyone else think its weird how only one really big creature showed up instead of the rest of the pack we saw earlier?" Aurora spoke to the two as soon as she reached the roof again hoping to confirm if she wasn't the only one thinking things seemed off.
  
  DF:
  
  All for it providing sufficient protection if need be.
  Quickly reallocating his sniper rifle, swapping it out with his pair of pistols. They'll suffice for the time being.
  Witnessing such a massive creature take a turn for the worse, was joyful to watch, however his facial exterior didn't show much, remaining subtle and serious at the same time.
  
  Last helicopter on it's way, the remaining villagers, including the three of them was meant to be the last ticket away. Quite frankly, as long the situation doesn't turn for the worse, they would do this planet a much appreciative service by taking down this beast.
  
  His weapon remain untouched, focusing on restraining any citizen from abandoning the roof, thinking their much safer on their own.
  Patting the fireman on his shoulder, as his help has been much appreciated.
  "Arc, how much more time do you need."
  
  Not sure if he couldn't even respond during his preparing move, yet as the female hybrid returned, she brought up a good point.
  Where's the rest of them?
  
  "Let's hope they all scrambled in fear of their superior version." Wishful thinking he knew, but they wouldn't need more then a few minutes max before they could all abandon this roof.
  
  Such weren't the game however, as a sudden scream emerged near the ladders. One of the woman was first scared half to death, before being pulled down, without having ether the wolf, nor the fireman able to assist.
  "Incoming...." As now they would have to defend them self from both sides, and each second felt like forever.
  
  The wolf like shadowy creatures finished off the human, while more then a few quickly escalated toward the roof, where everyone were gathered.
  Jason quickly pulled the triggers, on both firearms, taking one, but two of them out, yet he wouldn't last long with limited firepower.
  
  The remaining alive on the roof, was about seven.
  Also wouldn't take too long now before the colossal beast were on it's destructive path.
  "Hey...!" Quickly drawing attention from the fireman.
  "Hold onto these, and use them." In return the man was relatively in shock, yet it couldn't be more difficult then hold onto a fully loaded water-hoist.
  
  At the same time, Jason pulled out his last weapon of choice for close quarters.
  This was a sword he'd picked up from travelling the earth, now's the time to use it. Yet he's no master, so his skills with a handed weapon is fairly limited.
  "Tops one minute left." Quickly glancing toward the chopper, readying to make a move, allowing for the remaining to enter.
  
  Tux:
  
  The beast underwent critical damage, due to the efforts from Aurora and Jason, and took on a grotesque appearance to showcase, yet it still shown signs that it was able to move and continued to drag its advance to the tower. Unbeknownst to the group, the ploy turned out to be a distraction as several creatures appeared from beneath the tower and claimed a life by dragging the poor soul down from the roof entrance ladder.
  
  The alligator strained all throughout his body and growls turned into an escalating yell, his preparation complete. There was no room for error and he had to make the one shot count. The reptile lashed both arms outward, focused on the foul giant, and mustered a deafening roar, almost blocking out all sound around him.
  
  "FALL!"
  
  An earthquake commenced and the tower began to shake; where the creature staggered, it was now being held in place as its paws were grasped from the earth below, restricting its movement. Veins pulsed from the gator's arms, as well as him breathing heavily to control himself. Just as the creature was trapped, Arc positioned his hands as if he were to tear away and slowly moved them, hearing the crackling of the earth beneath the beast. He roared once more and lashed his arms to the side, ripping a large pocket of earth from under the giant's being and enveloping it into the darkness below. Doing so, however, caused a massive disturbance and put the tower, and everyone at risk.
  
  After his stunt, he just remember how he has yet to eat and fell backward, landing on the concrete of the roof, hard. He did not even think of any remaining choppers coming for them.
  
  Koga:
  
  An ear splitting screech rang through the air as the creature tumbled into the abyss below. Arc's attempt may have proved too much however as the tower was on the edge of the now open chasm in the earth. The civilians had all managed to get into the chopper but this left Jason and Aurora to try to heave Arc onto the chopper while also maintaining their balance as the tower loudly creaked and moaned from its own weight as the chasm grew attempting to swallow it and the three remaining into its depths.
  
  "We need to go. NOW!" Aurora screamed as the wind from all the chaos made it hard to hear. She grabbed Arc's arm and beckoned Jason to do the same as they edged closer to the chopper in hopes of making just before the tower collapsed. Several of the civilians grabbed Arc as they pulled him into chopper but just as they had managed to get him in the chopper a chorus of loud "snaps" signaled the towers destruction as it began to tumble. Aurora's immediate reaction was to do the only thing she knew best for this situation despite how dangerous it would be. "Ethereal Break" she had spoke the words though she instantly regretted it for how terrible she knew she would feel afterwards. Everything felt like it was moving in slow motion as she cleared her mind and focused intently making sure the affects came on in one quick burst. A glowing aura surrounded her as time for her slowed to a crawl. Her body was covered in a tendril-like tattoo that seemed to come from the center of her back and writhed with each movement she made. To everyone else her movements would be a blur but in an instant she managed to lift Jason and use the tower's roof as a kick board to vault up to the chopper and land inside.
  
  As soon as she landed she set the wolf down and immediately collapsed onto the chopper's floor. Everything still seemed to stand still as she heard the pilot scream several inaudible things. She looked down at the tower as time seemed to speed back up and watched as it fell into the abyss below. Down in the pit she saw flames and magma bursting up to fill the lower depths of the chasm but looking closely she could see the giant creature amongst the brimstone and fire. It let out another roar as it sank into the fire and melted away. The image of that horrifying visage burned into her brain as the chopper gained altitude and she slowly blacked out from the stress and pain she felt after all that had just happened.
  DF:
  
  If it hadn't been for Aurora, Jason would've been dead by now. Words cannot describe his gratitude, rest assure once she awakens, she'll know.
  All safe for the time being, leaving nothing but destruction behind. All this time, the wolf hadn't been able to solve the grand picture behind it all.
  If this ordeal continues further elsewhere, a natural safe haven is hard to come by, and such time is of an essence. Yet without knowing the exact source it's more or less the end of the world.
  
  The pilot informs the arrival near Fort Lewis, Washington, there several ambulance vehicles are looking to transfer civilians toward the nearest available hospital.
  
  Once landed, one soldier arrive making sure everyone's okay, taking note of the hybrid, who's probably been out cold after such massive surge of power she might've used in the end.
  Jason simply asked whether they could lay low until next morning, allowing everyone the much needed rest. Such wasn't an issue, and so they were transferred to a small visitor hub/area, each with their own bed.
  
  The ever so helpful fireman, decided it's time to split, and such he made sure to shake hands with Arc and Jason.
  "Thank you guys for all you've done, but I'm not made for these kind of adventures... He he! Dousing fire's, more then enough action for me."
  
  Jason had already approved of this man's services, least he could do, was give them a name.
  
  "Oh yes, with all of this, it's been little time for introductions. Name's Keith, also in case your ever in the neighborhood again, give me a call."
  Of course he was more or less relieved moving to his regular activities, at least for the time being. Who knows, when the big cities will be targeted by immeasurable climatic changes, and monsters of pure evil.
  
  "Take care Keith. You should be rewarded a medal for what you did out there." And that he meant, wasn't mistaken, his courage had saved several this day. Such acts makes you a hero, no matter what anyone else say.
  
  As such, he also made sure to shake hands with Arc, and leaving a hand on the hybrid human's shoulder, before waving his hands, departing with one of the leaving vehicles.
  
  "Guess I'll see you by tomorrow Arc." Yawning as if a good night's rest would help a lot, as thinking straight after what they've been through is difficult.
  
  
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  Two weeks earlier, Svalbard, Norway.
  There at the center where it all began as two humans sacrificed them self to become a dragon, lies two mysteriously looking eggs, each with it's own vibrant color.
  One was red, while the other black as a shadow. Yet each revealed a distinguishable reflection toward the stars, making them glimmer brightly in the darkness.
  
  Found by a notorious treasure hunter, both were safely secured in a valve, yet one mysteriously disappeared in the flash without as much a single trace.
  The red one still lies within these walls, yet it's rumored the black one has already hatched. Yet within the matter of two weeks, it's already grown into one of those airborne monsters, yet pure evil.
  
  First victim was none other then the treasure hunter, from there, dozen more has been ether been butchered or torched.
  It now makes way toward one certain location, namely Breckenridge, or what's left of it anyway.
  
  
  Current Time
  
  There's still traces off monsters still scattering about upon it's arrival, yet all it seems interested in, is that same hole which this all had transferred from.
  Upon even the smallest fraction of contact, the scales that dominates on this creature flared into bursts of energy, submitting an enormous shock-wave being sent outwards, nearby cars on the highroads stalls, as if the battery had decided to stop functioning on their way back home.
  Frustrated some may be, attempting to leave, left every piece of organism inside their body explode, leaving nothing but splatter of blood and guts.
  
  For a brief period the very air nearby have the same effect which led to Jason's previous college loosing a hand in the process, just the impact much greater.
  As such, the creature stretches out it's large wings, roaring, before launching it self in the air, in search for even more victims.
  
  What's horrific, is that none has ever laid an eye upon it, as if it constantly avoids the unwanted eyes, yet those who becomes it's prey, might be so lucky getting a glimpse of their killer.
  
  As such, what happened with the red one?
  Well it's still secure in one of the very few museums in Berlin with it's fantasy theme. Is it waiting for it's owner, then who is it...?
  
  Tux:
  
  Numerous voices flood the sleeping gator's mind, reminding him of the dangers of using his innate magicks in the current mission, as well as to take care of his own well-being. The reminder he made to himself about not eating, before using the literal, earth-shattering technique to bring the beast to its demise, weighed heavily and took a toll on his now-depleted stamina. [...help...] A whimper he emitted, echoing off the seemingly booming voices in his hunger-deprived sleep. No one listened, no one there to see him through.
  
  His eyes begin to open, vision hazy, body shaking, yet he was no longer at the tower. "...Am I...dead...?"
  
  "No, but your vitals are erratic, and good that you are awake so that we can finally feed you."
  
  The gator became puzzled and focused his eyesight to view a doctor and two nurses, bringing a small tray of assorted food to him, including a small carton of milk. Before the gator had a chance to speak, a nurse brought a slice of cornbread to his mouth and gently pushed it against his lips, to whom the reptile accepted and coughed immediately. He looked for the carton, opened it, and drank the entire thing down. "Guh!...ohh, um, th-thank you."
  
  "Hahaha, at least your appetite is working there. Now, eat, then you can join your colleagues." The doctor waved farewell to the recovering gator and left a nurse to watch over him, bringing the other nurse with him to see to other patients.
  
  Thirty minutes passed as the gator stood to his feet and out into the hall of a smaller hospital, wondering where Aurora and Jason were. He staggered down the hall and found the wolf speaking with the fireman who lent his aid many times over. He grunted and rejoined with them, now learning of the fireman's departure from the group, as he wished to return to his regular duties. "So, Keith is it? It has been an honor to serve alongside you. I wish you a safe travel." He bid the human farewell and turned his attention elsewhere, assuming that Jason would be called over for other duties before focusing on Aurora and him. [Hmm, she should be in one of the rooms here; perhaps a nurse would know? Maybe the one who took care of me from before? I have to find her, or someone.]
  
  He took his leave from Jason and began to search for Aurora.
  
  Koga:
  
  Aurora remained unconscious as she was taken into an ICU wing of the hospital right after leaving Arc and Jason's side. Her body was weak and she would need to rest for a short while before she could walk straight. Her sleep however wasn't long as her eyes fluttered open slightly at the sound of voices outside her door. "I can't make hide nor tail of it. The girl should be dead if she actually did what they say she did. I've never heard of someone lifting someone as big as that wolf she came with let alone moving in an instant to do it while plummeting to what should have been their deaths," said one voice, presumably the doctor by his tone and confusion at what likely was unnatural to this world. "Do you think she will recover? We definitely can't keep her here for too long, especially with all the calamities striking around the globe. This situation just seems to get worse the longer we deal with it and I hate to say it but we should start considering our own plans. I don't want to be eaten alive by whatever those creatures were that the survivors of Beckenridge keep chattering on about," came the sound of a woman's voice that was a little too high pitched for trying to talk quietly.
  
  Aurora tried sitting up in her bed and immediately felt a bit sick and vomited into the trash can next to the bed. She took a moment to look around the room and assess her location since the last thing she remembered was collapsing on the helicopter. There was a cup of water and a small tray of food sitting by her bedside though the food looked like it had been there for a while. She chose to ignore the food and down the water which helped quite a lot. Her limbs felt weak and slightly numb though she was able to move them slowly albeit a bit rigidly. Her clothes and gear lay neatly on a small counter in the corner of the room closest to the door and the room was dimly lit with the curtains drawn, most likely to allow her to rest without any interruptions.
  
  "There are already some plans for evacuation, not that it matters though. With the way things are right now we'll be lucky if we can survive the next month or so. Those holes are popping up all over the planet and who knows what it is doing to the atmosphere as a whole. If things keep up like this too much there won't be anywhere safe to run eventually unless we can somehow figure out how to use these creatures own portals against them," the doctor spoke sullenly, "Either way we need to hope for the best and prepare for the worst. Leave the girl alone to rest for now. I'm sure her friends will be around soon anyways and honestly her physiology is much different than anything I've ever seen. I did what I could to heal her wounds but the rest is up to her at this point considering how little we know about her makeup compared to most normal humans." The sound of their footsteps echoed down the hall as they left.
  
  Once they had fully gone Aurora got out of bed and refilled the cup of water in the sink and quickly downed more of it as her strength regained. She would be sore for a few days but she'd be able to at least walk and do small tasks until she was fully recovered. Her rune abilities would be too risky to use at the moment due to the ether imbalance she would be suffering from over the next few days so she would have to rely on her other weapons in the event of another attack. After she had downed the water she got out of the hospital gown she was wearing and donned her regular clothes and checked her gear for any missing parts. Luckily everything was intact and in order so she made her way out of the room and went to look for Arc and Jason hoping to get a status update on the situation and what had happened since she was unconscious.
  
  Tux:
  
  "No, I haven't seen her," a young nurse replied to Arc as she whisked by with supplies.
  
  "Th-thank you." His voice trailed off as he noticed how quickly she left, yet resumed his objective in finding Aurora. He continued for a while, mostly getting "no's" and "I don't knows" for responses; he patted his grumbling stomach and scratched his head, wondering where else he could have missed. [I may have checked this facility numerous times by now, judging by the amount of no's I've been getting. She has to be well, I just have to find out.]
  
  His travels eventually took him to the ICU wing, where tasks became a little more hectic from recent events, aside from the evacuation of Breckenridge. Arc began to brought his hands together and made a circle from them, ready to call out for the human, until several doctors burst left and right out in the hall, rushing patients. Nevertheless, he pressed forward, doing his best to find her.
  
  "Aurora! Aurora! Are you here!"
  
  "Excuse me, please!" One doctor quickly rolled his patient past the lumbering gator, while two nurses trailed behind.
  
  "S-sorry! Aurora!"
  
  Koga:
  
  Her room seemed to be down one of the hallways at the end of the ICU wing. As she moved along the wall her head began to spin. She took a moment to breath and let her body adjust itself while she watched several doctors rush past to put patients in several rooms nearby. Soon though she heard her name being called as Arc made his way through the halls. They didn't pay her any mind which was probably for the better. Once she righted herself she walked toward the sound of Arc's voice and turned the corner to see him lumbering through the hall with an almost frantic look in his eyes.
  
  "I'm over here Arc!" she called and tried to wave toward him though her body was definitely fighting back now. Her arms felt heavy and a tad numb, most likely from the medicine she had been given to sedate her. Her stomach let out a low growl, reminding her that she would need food asap to replenish her energy and hopefully gain a much needed vitality boost. Suddenly a man shrouded in a large brown overcoat bumped into her knocking her into the wall and onto the floor shortly after. He continued without a thought and was gone before she could see his face. "As.shole..." she murmered under her breath before righting herself and making her way toward Arc.
  
  Tux:
  
  "I'm over here, Arc!"
  
  The gator spun his head towards the feminine voice and spotted Aurora's battered, yet relieved body, flagging him down to her location. "Aurora! I'm on the way--!!" His train of thought interrupted as, when the crowd began to hug the walls to traverse through the hallway, the gator noticed a large fellow in a brown overcoat collide to the human and continued walking, leaving her more weak as she laid against the west wall. He began to storm his way towards Aurora, keeping his eyes fixated on the overcoat's back, subtly uttering a few words to conjure up a weakened magick strike...
  
  [-Not- in a hospital.]
  
  Arc was conflicted with morality for the moment, though growled out of defeat as he let the man continue his walk and headed down to the human's slumped state. "Aurora, I am glad to see you well, aside from the certain buffoon who is sadly evading capture."
  Koga:
  
  "I wouldn't let it get to you. With everything going on we've got more pressing matters to attend to than some idiot who can't watch where he's going," despite her words Aurora did feel a bit angry that someone would just bump into her like that and not even try to apologize. "So I'm assuming Jason isn't with you at the moment. I kinda hoped he'd be here but I'm guessing he has other matters to attend to. You hungry?" she asked and as if in response her stomach began to growl.
  
  
  In the cafeteria the man who had bumped into Aurora sat down in a far corner away from everyone and slowly picked at his food. He kept his face down and covered himself further with the overcoat to avoid attention. Once he was done he leaned back into the chair and relaxed. "I'm surprised she didn't recognize me. Must have been a bit of a crazy ride for her to be that inattentive. Looks like she picked up at least one strong member, although I'd better watch out or else that gator might eat me alive. Never thought she'd end up here of all places," he sighed and pulled out a small cube that he proceeded to pull apart, piece by piece and then put back together as if he'd done the same task a million times before. He continued to do this while sitting in the corner, watching and waiting for the two to make their way down to the cafeteria. "Knowing her she will be down soon. That girl always gets hungry after going all out and wearing herself out," he chuckled lightly under his breath as he waited.
  
  Tux:
  
  "I am actually famished, yes; all of this running around and I never stopped to find the cafeteria, nor caught wind of Jason after I bid my farewell to him. If you happen to know the way there, please, lead the way, yet let me assist you there." The two made their way to the cafeteria to refuel, and the alligator could not help himself to conjure multiple ideas, if not, theories. Was the threat to Breckenridge magical? Was it due to an uncontrollable force? Is something, or someone behind it? The only possible theory he continued to keep on his mind, was the third; that some-one- has to be responsible for the chaos.
  
  [But whom? How could this one person, or group of people, cause so much in a small amount of time? That...that substance from beneath the earth, it wasn't natural either; those growls, that giant -thing- back at the tower...what in the hell is truly going on here?]
  
  He blinked furiously at the thrashing gurgling of his stomach and chuckled sheepishly. "I...all of this thinking is just making me more hungrier, hahaha!...hah. Hey! I do believe that it is just ahead now! First!, we feast!"
  
  DF:
  
  His feat carried him forth like a wildflower blossoming in season. For what reason, he hadn't the curtsy finding out, as all this eerie time, both eyes was fixed upon the center in front of him. Upon reaching the designated location, everything halted to an seemingly slow phased sequence taken from a movie. For the first time he was allowed to flick his eyes all around him. For the moment it felt almost surreal standing in a thick decorated forest, at it's best seasoning. Suddenly a mush sensation crept up beneath him. At once he stared into what seemingly appeared like a black hollow without as much off a trace what's below him.
  In an instant, all that once surrounded him, was no more then pitch darkness. However in all it's mysterious glory, yet terrifying, a pair of eyes looked straight into the wolf. A connection, however it was...
  
  "Excuse me Sir..."
  
  The visuals vanished at an instance. Upon looking at a stranger. Shocked, the wolf immediately shakes loose from the man's grip, tumbling down from his bed with a loud thud.
  The man continues.
  
  "Wait... What's the matter.. I mean you no harm." The wolf found a seemingly random object on the floor, picking it up, as if still in a trance, which he couldn't escape.
  What looked humane, was an horrid shape, and words uttered in unspeakable manner.
  
  Whether it was brought here and forgotten, getting back up, with a baseball bat in his hand ready to strike.
  At first he merely acted a strike, as if wanting whoever was before him to stand back, allowing him to exit.
  
  "Wow.. wow... Take it easy with that." Now almost as terrified as the wolf, it wasn't for the armament being pulled out from his waist. "Lower down that weapon, and none shall be hurt... Understand?"
  It's obvious the man was trained professional, yet this whole act still seemed intimidating.
  
  Each word uttered out in the wolf ears was "Kill... Death..Sacrifice..."
  Suddenly they where arms reach from each other, the bat clashed with the soldier's arm, screaming in agony, as if it became broke upon contact.
  
  "You idiot." Countering the wolf with a jab with his melee weapon straight up at the wolf's chin.
  Yet quick reflexes the wolf avoided barely, using all strength of his body pushing them both over.
  The sound from inside had already caught enough attention, as several more rushed inside, pulling the wolf away from their fellow comrade.
  Attempting to juggle away from their grip to no avail, Jason cried out.
  
  "Bring him to our officer, this wolf is mad... How did he even make it here without anyone noticing his strange behavior." Yet none could really answer as he seemed perfectly fine last night when the whole crew arrived.
  "Make sure to tie his hands tight, wouldn't want any effort of escaping." And such, the wolf was escorted through the hospital area, past the cafeteria. exiting the building with the wolf unable to move, nor reflect upon any familiar voice which might've gone through.
  Also the soldiers seemingly ignoring those around them, as if a direct order should not be trifled with.

• RE: The Myth Reborn Sequel

  KogaHarine > 08-21-2018, 03:40 PM

  Koga:
  Aurora had followed Arc as they made their way to the cafeteria. However her hunger would have to wait for as soon as she had laid eyes on the entrance to the cafeteria she beheld a group of soldiers escorting Jason outside. Her immediate reaction was to stumble forward as quickly as she could after the group. "Wait! I know that wolf! What are you doing to my friend?" she called out to them trying to get them to stop. She could tell something was amiss with Jason but she couldn't quite place it.
  
  The shrouded man watched the commotion as it occurred and slowly stood after finishing his meal. He lumbered out of the doors and watched as the girl he had passed earlier stumbled her way after the group of men. With his cloak still pulled over his face he grunted a bit as he walked forward and found a spot outside the hospital doors to watch as the events played out before him. "This should be interesting," he mumbled under his breath as he watched the girl stumble her way closer to them, "If things should turn south I guess I will have to intervene." He leaned against the wall and tried to stay out of sight for now.
  
  Tux:
  
  Something halted the gator's advance; he could have moved freely, yet felt the need to stop, as if he sensed that an omen of sorts were to happen. He grumbled in his semi-famished state and looked to where Aurora called out to 'a wolf'. "Wait...blast this eyesight!...isn't that--?" Jason was all he could think of, but who was the other wolf? He then caught on to her lumbering advance to the group of officers, hauling in the savaged wolf to who-knows-where, then strained to place his hands on the human's shoulders.
  
  "W-wait! Not on an empty stomach! You cannot act promptly without the proper energy in you!" His gaze turned from hers to the officers, trying to pinpoint on who the other wolf could be. [Why...why do I feel like, by him being here, something -will- happen? For the worst?...]
  
  "Come, Aurora, we must eat before we--" He grunted and let go of the human, dropping to his left knee and holding on to his chest, coughing harshly.
  
  DF:
  
  The wolf was too be escorted, no matter what. However, not too cause further conflict one of the men uttered out.
  "Your friend attacked one of out soldiers, he's to be taken too out officer, awaiting judgement for assaulting."
  No further information was to be given. Hence their leader ushering the one talkative keeping his mouth shut. As if such matters shouldn't concern visitors.
  
  None were blinded as condition of the crocodile sudden worsening. It wasn't long before someone were all over him, looking to his health/condition.
  
  Yet none of the soldiers seemed conflicted and carried out their duty.
  At this time, Jason, confused as to what's going on. He couldn't move his hands, one soldier on each side holding, while another one before him.
  "Where you taken me?" Yet they weren't about to trust someone who's literally attacked one of their own.
  The wolf were about to continue, yet he realized there's no use. Whatever man he's taken too, he'll have a chance to explain by then.
  
  It wasn't far, as the office building appeared before them due north from their location.
  It's easily recognized by the symbol above the door. Once inside he was looking at a room which was decorated with white walls, hardwood flooring with a two carpets on the floor in a dual fashion. Before that a desk, with a man behind filling in reports which is to be sent too the white house.
  "Yes?" Looking at the wolf which had been escorted before him.
  
  "This man attacked one of our soldiers..." One of the soldiers answered
  
  "Yes, yes I know. It was reported to me...." Looking casually at the canine, whether unsure if it's any reason to ask or listen to his reason for assaulting one of his men.
  After some consideration however he asked.
  "If your sane enough, explain your self." His facial expression was stern, not in the mood for lame excuses.
  
  "I... I cannot." He had no memory whatsoever attacking recklessly. Sadly that won't help in his case.
  
  "Then I shall trust in my soldiers, off with him to the isolation cell." Without further ado, he was brought outside, shortly there after a vehicle approached about to transport him back to the military fort, which is where he'll spend the next few days.
  
  Yet he ain't about to surrender freely. After all, there are things way more important then sending useful fighters away were they might be needed the most.
  "Listen, I'm sorry about whatever I've caused, but I was clearly delusional, now.. surely you don't wanna send me behind bars. I'm having wast knowledge about what's happening to earth. In fact, release me, and I shall leave this country by free will."
  It was a desperate move, something which would probably not work in his favor, nor his friends, which he hadn't seen since yesterday during their arrival, after having their lives surveying on the brink of destruction and monsters looking to prey upon the weak.
  
  None bothered to listen. And soon he was tucked inside the truck.
  He continued a futile effort, but what can he do. Act of violence would surely just make things worse. If he's lucky, he might be out from jail in matter of a week. Yet does earth have that much time too spare.
  Doors were closed. The canine had dropped his case. They would simply not listen to reason. Nor give a man a second chance.
  
  
  
  It was a short run from their current location. Soon he was escorted outside, and carried inside the fort. Upon entering he was taken down a few stairs, and far inside the hallway was a cell meant for him.
  "Think about what you've done sonny, and we might tarry you out sooner. May that is. Ha ha ha!"
  
  Jason simply ignored the soldiers who had within a flash turned around from kind and helping, into dickheads, prying on those they feel not worthy.
  Taking a seat on the bed, it was hard, uncomfortable, almost the better alternative on the floor. No matter, as he laid down, he tried to reminiscence what had happened.
  He did indeed remember his dream as it was so real, scary even. He wished that he could talk with whoever had been assaulted, so that he could at least hear his story, as clearly no memory on his own, as all he ever remembered was waking up outside the cafeteria.
  
  Is he going insane?
  Well there's little he can do in his situation but wait. Yet he couldn't stop thinking about Aurora and Arc as in had they been informed as to why the wolf's been taken prisoner.
  Also where's the next catastrophe going to occur. He could only hope nothing happens until he's outside again.
  
  Koga:
  
  The soldier that had spoken to her turned and looked like he was being scolded for talking to her as they carried Jason away. She however was too weak to pursue and it seemed Arc was having problems on top of it all. "This is just great..." she groaned as she slowly picked herself back up and checked on Arc who had fallen next to her, holding his chest with a pained look on his face. "We gotta get you inside. This is not a good situation to be in right now..." she said as she tried to help the gator up on his feet but only managed to stumble and fall next to him, her stomach growling and her limbs as weak as noodles by this point.
  
  "I knew you were always a hard headed little git but I never expected you to be this weak Aurora," boomed the voice of the cloaked man as he made his way toward the two from the shadow of the hospital. "You... You're the guy who knocked me down earlier..." she glared at the man though she couldn't see his face. "Aye though really didn't mean to knock you over so much as bump into you and hope you'd recognize me. Guess you musta did a real doozy to yer head there, lass. Either that or you spent way too much ether doing something reckless as usual," the man laughed as he strode forward and pulled the cloak back over his head revealing a rather large mane of messy white hair on top of the man's head. He was about 6 feet tall, with a thick white beard, a pair of rounded glasses, and a scar right over the bridge of his nose. "Krag?!" Aurora exclaimed, "What the hell are you doing here?!"
  
  "Tell ya what, kiddo, I'll tell you all about it later but first we need to get you two inside so you can rest up and get some grub in ya. Otherwise you ain't gonna be much use going forward," he said as he lifted the gator and helped him to his feet. Aurora helped as best she could though she wasn't much use and mostly held onto Krag for support. "Never thought I'd see him here of all places..." she thought as they made their way into the cafeteria. The one thing on her mind though was how they were going to get Jason back and what could have possibly happened to make him attack a soldier randomly out of nowhere when he had been just fine not even a day ago.
  
  Tux:
  
  There was no denying the fact that Aurora knew the cloaked man from earlier; he could not believe that a man of his caliber would dare offer help after the way he treated a wounded woman, yet he could not do anything else to stop it until he ate and regained his strength. The gator was then helped to his feet, a second time, by the human and was escorted to the cafeteria. "I am...fine now, Aurora, I can carry myself from here." He gently broke from the human's caring hold and staggered his way.
  
  "...wait, that wolf from earlier, was not a new wolf?" He asked Aurora in a haze, unsure if he had heard a different name, or if he heard Jason's name be uttered by the soldiers that carried 'him'. [I--no, I cannot allow myself to think multiple theories on an empty stomach; I will soon crash like I did earlier. Must, salvage, my strength.]
  
  "Mm, I, you happened to know this man?" Arc quickly shifted the topic to the man named Krag.
  
  Koga:
  
  The three made their way into the cafeteria to sit down and try to calm down from the mornings events. "I believe so by the looks of it. Jason seemed like he didn't understand what was going on but I trust he will be okay for now. We need to get some food in us and once we've regained our strength we can find out what is going on," Aurora spoke in response to Arc as she threw a bunch of different things on a tray from the line of food laid out on a buffet next to the kitchen. "And it's okay Arc. He's a bit of a brute but he's not necessarily a bad person," she shrugged seeming a bit indifferent to Krag, "Though he definitely needs to work on his manners cause they seem to have been lost over the years."
  
  Krag chuckled as they sat down before chugging a rather large glass of an unknown liquid he had poured from a canister he procured from under his cloak. "You always did have a fiery tongue and temper, kiddo. Glad to see you've still got it in you cause the path you're taking you're going to need all that brimstone and fire," he laughed again and turned to the gator, "The names Krag Krillgore, I've known Aurora since she was a wee babe. Trained her a bit in hand to hand combat once she was old enough to start learning to fight for herself though she gets the bow skills and ether powers from 'er mother 'n father, may they rest in peace," he sighed for a moment afterwards as he stared down into his mug. He quickly recovered his composure and turned toward Aurora, "I've been hearing a lot of talk about what supposedly happened before you came here. I'm assuming you overdid it as usual and knocked yourself out again. Luckily I heard you had some reliable friends to keep you safe afterwards," he looked toward Arc then back at Aurora, "I've been looking for ya ever since ya left home and I happened across your tracks which lead me to a giant hole in the ground. Never thought it would take me somewhere but I jumped in after seeing your tracks end going into it. Not sure where you had gone though cause I ended up here..." he finished off the glass of the liquid he had been drinking and let out a low burp under his breath, though the smell of it wafted around them giving off a distinct smell of honey mead.
  
  Aurora seemed a bit annoyed that she had been being followed but she was grateful to some degree that someone cared enough to come looking for her. She hadn't expected Krag would be the one considering how important was back home and this made things far more serious than she thought because now one of the leaders of the citadel was most likely accounted for as missing. She had finished a decent portion of her food by this point and remained silent for the rest of the meal as she contemplated several things, most important of which was how they were going to free Jason and figure out why he would have attacked someone, but also what could have possibly opened up the portals in a way that multiple people could come through the same portal and end up in different places.
  
  Tux:
  
  The speculation regarding Jason put the gator in an uneasy mood, but without a proper meal, or a mess of a plate, he could not come up with a decent thesis on how to go about in rescuing him. "Hmm! You can say that again," Arc responded to Aurora's statement about Krag's mannerisms needing improvement, all the while portioning his food, although there was plenty on his plate as he was able to get a second drink. Soon after, the three found a table and began eating.
  
  A few bits of grain and whatever meat was available at the time, as the gator consumed them and sighed in relief, Krag began to introduce himself to the reptile and proceeded to wipe off any crumbs on his lips. He inhaled to introduce himself though stopped as Krag continued about his role and assistance towards Aurora, even so much as learning about her mother and father, given the short pause of mentioning them and resending his condolences. A while passed as he was glad to have caught up to her, and moreso relieved that, in his absence, she was taken cared of. Arc then waved his left hand some, when the towering man burped, though dared not questioned why the faint scent of honey mead was present. "Mm, I am an acolyte from The Order, Arc," the gator finally seized the opportunity to introduce himself to Krag, while drinking from his first container.
  
  "It is true that Aurora possesses great strength; I can even say that she has saved me countless times, more than I had her. I am grateful; there is something that is on my mind, if you are willing to answer: are you a family friend to her?" His curiosity peaks, now feeling relieved in the food and drinks consumed.
  
  DF:
  
  The vision returned, this time stronger then ever.
  Everything repeated it self, however this time there was no interference.
  
  With no substance beneath his feet, you'd think eventually his journey downward would come too an end.
  
  Theories about death circumstances in dream come to life, would he ultimately never wake up?
  Maintaining constant observation, both men watched as the wolf nervously tumbling around the hard surface which he lied upon.
  "Nightmare perhaps?" One of them uttered, while the other merely nodding in return.
  
  Abruptly forcing the fall too a close. It was as if someone had lifted him by his shirt, yet not in a comfortable way, as if sharp objects tugging at his back. He was in the air, however the very substance surrounding him was black and red, as if the whole ground beneath him had burst into a flaming, scorching, wasteland. Courage as his eyes fixed upward, it was black as everything surrounding him. A dragon... Why is he seeing this?
  
  The wolf tumbling down from his bed, abruptly awakening looking rather shocked and terrified.
  Had he been able to foresee what's coming.
  Shortly after an alarming sound from above rioted across the whole base.
  "WE ARE UNDER ATTACK" Voices from above, as if alerting every available man, woman to move upstairs, aiding in what had suddenly appeared above their base.
  
  It was as if the air had received an gashing wound, poring out, evil shadowy creatures, very much similar from Breckenridge, about to make havoc on the military base.
  Dozens turning into hundreds, as guns actively abandoning their muzzle, countering whatever creatures had emerged. The situation quickly went out of hand, as the soldiers being overrun quicker then bullets piercing flesh and bones.
  
  Jason listened from below, unable to escape, or provide aid.
  A mighty roar almost creating havoc on the ceiling, as if whatever bides it's entrance.
  "No... It cannot be?" Was it the same dragon he had seen in his dream/vision. What now?
  His hands wrapped around the bars, as if attempting to force them to slide, yet it was no point. Suddenly the door opened nearby, as the canine looked toward what's coming, it was one of those vicious shadowy creatures, making an hasty advancement toward the prison bars.
  Quickly stepping back, Jason didn't have anything to defend him self, apart from his own fists, how much would that be good against such menaces of darkness.
  
  It didn't make a difference, as it carried forth, ignoring what physical awareness surrounded it, upon entering the cell. It was a reckless decision, yet Jason forced him self, forth with a strong fist toward the creature, attempting to knock it over, yet second later, everything turned dark.
  
  
  
  Koga:
  
  "Arc, eh. Well I don't quite know what this "Order" is about but I'm glad to see Aurora has found a reliable companion here.," Krag mused as he took out another canister and refilled his glass with the same liquid as before before continuing, "You could say I'm a family friend hahaha! More accurately I'm her godfather and her father was my best friend. We fought many battles together, storming the battlefield back to back and constantly surrounded. There were many close calls but we always pulled through. It was only when..." he trailed off as his face grew somber.
  
  Aurora finally broke the short silence, "My father was killed trying to save my mother from a group who'd been trying to usurp their positions within our people's society. They were the leaders of a nomadic tribe of magical arts and rune specialists and the attacking group was a small subsection of the main tribe that betrayed us all for their own selfish purposes. Krag was the one who finished them off though my father had already done most of the groundwork in a fit of rage after he had found their location only to find they had kidnapped my mom and murdered her before his eyes. I was only a child then so I only have heard the stories but supposedly the aftermath was not a pretty sight," she sighed a bit as she swirled the water in her cup before taking a long look out the window with a look that hinted at a mix of anger, sadness, and a bit of pain. "I... Try not to think too much of it... It's been hard without them even though they died when I was fairly young... As brash as Krag can be he is still the closest thing to family I have left..." She finished off her water and continued to stare out the window looking at the clouds off in the distance. Her expression changed a moment later as she saw smoke in the distance out the window and the sound of a siren started blaring in the distance.
  
  "That can't be good..." Krag finished off his drink in a single gulp and stood up to stretch, "We'd bett'r go and see what the ruckus is about. If the recent encounters are any indicator we're in for a rough ride." He strode toward the door to the cafeteria with Aurora in tow, readying themselves for whatever lay ahead of them.
  
  Tux:
  
  [Remember Arc, you are still a fledgling when it comes to understanding what it is we strive for here. We ensure the safety of all living beings, while eradicating the tainted, the unpure...I can see that you have many questions in the magic that we practice, just know that...you have to go, now! Quickly, before it's--! ]
  
  The gator relived a few memories in what led him to the warrior he is today; this happened at the climax of Aurora's parents' tragic passing. True that he is tactful when the battle presents itself, though outside of it, he felt blinded, felt that he should have analyzed situations more carefully. He rubbed his right index finger and thumb together, nervous at the mentioning of betrayal from a fellow brother and sister. His thoughts cried out in his mind, wanting to be answered, yet could not bare to listen to them; he experienced ringing in his ears and stared blankly for the moment, wanting to be free of it. How? How could this be achieved; ignorance is one method, and a popular one at that, but not a viable solution to a long-term issue.
  
  The sirens. The alarms. The only ringing in his ears were of that from the entire military base, blaring out that it is under attack; he blinked, twice, thrice, then bared his teeth and shook his head violently as panic enveloped within the cafeteria. "Damn, and we were just getting the moments rest. Wait, Aurora! Jason is--!" He was cut off as he saw one of the beings from Breckenridge off the corner of his eye and stood still to not alert it; he hoped that still movements would allow it to pass without recognizing him.
  
  DF:
  
  You would consider it a bold move launching a full-on mass attack toward one of the highest secured bases in United States. Yet as numbers increased for both sides there was two differences between them that made this an unfair battle. Knowledge and experience. Those who had encountered these monsters before was scattered, one in fact below kept like an animal in a cage. Criminal in fact at least from the general's point of view.
  Yet at this moment of time, perhaps he'd might have regretted his decision. Also the other two, still recovering from an already massive attack at Breckenridge, completely ruining the place along with mother earth's unstable wit, throwing nature at them.
  Whatever tactic they mustered, several couldn't stray from one of these viciously creature strikes, before dismembering them. Resulting in far too many losses, and with an ever increasing number of shadows pouring down like an awful hailstorm, it's all inevitable.
  Shortly after an might roar causing the very ground to shake, while some held their masks, there are those who panicked making wrong decisions, leading to yet a few casualties, or if lucky, wounded yet in need of medical assistance. Who would dare making a run for it in the middle of a blaring fight were bullets swirl all across mid-air, while on the other side, fiends moving at such a crucial speed, that one spot might change from secure too a deathtrap in a matter of a few seconds.
  
  It's not like the enemy didn't suffer casualties on their own, as some learned quickly how to handle them, with mostly a well positioned shot in their head, the rest of their bodies weren't physical enough, sending most of the gunpowder through their shaded bodies.
  
  Yet it didn't take long before what had almost launched a minor earthquake on it's own, by merely using it's vocals, appearing above them.
  Most men and woman who still had their triggers blasting those fiends back to oblivion could hear their general, rather safely at the back, yet not out off the fight, crying out. "DRAGON!!!" Rather shocked as what he was seeing.
  
  In fact this wasn't the first time he had seen one of them, as he was leading the assault on these so called anti-heroes who thought to have been the ones involved in starting this whole mess to begin with.
  He even remembered giving the orders killing that bluish lizard out of existence.
  Yet apparently after all this time, they weren't the last ones, clear as the sky, this was alive and more vicious then ether those he'd seen before.
  
  Following his rather outrageous burst he knew the situation was at great risk, yet he demanded every available arm, shooting at the aerial beast.
  
  Time was essential as bullets now swirling in ether direction were threat may be found.
  
  The aerial lizard didn't hesitate one bit, launching a full on breathe of ice. Yet those unwary who weren't quick enough bracing it's offensive move, felt so much alive, yet unable to move.
  Not even feeling the faint of cold, such an odd feeling for those trapped inside. Yet upon the lightest touch from one of the shadow creatures rushing past, the icy atmosphere exploded, as well the one inside. Only a fragile of second the intensity of pain made an almost surreal host of people scream before vanishing into a pile of intestines and worse.
  It wasn't without result as the creature had an almost impregnable scaled body, able to sustain most firepower, there was those bold enough using rockets, which staggered the creature out of commission, large amounts of blood fell down, while it kept airborne seeking the one responsible having such heavy artillery before ending up mortally wounded.
  
  Question still eludes as to it's reason for arriving in the midst of a dangerous situation even for a vicious beast of carnation. Is there a connection with these shadowy creatures, or was this a mere coincidence?
  
  Yet the base was quickly swarmed, it's only a matter of time before they would be consumed.
  Only positive was that the sky had cleared, and no more seemed to spawn from that exact location. Yet with the amount of fiends, there's always those straying toward those vulnerable, away from the actual base.
  
  Below the wolf had been knocked out of commission for a brief minute or so, as one of the guards suddenly calls out toward him
  "Hey you." Unlocking the cell door. "Are you able to fight?" Looking to aid the wolf back on his feet.
  
  At first his vision almost intoxicated in a flare of greenish smoke, serve only a few seconds before it all became clear. "I...I think so.. From what?"
  He should've known, but he couldn't remember previously having one of those strange close-encounters with what continues to consume earth with their existence.
  
  "Uh!" It's no time explain, just be sure to use this gun okay. I mean it is yours isn't it." Indeed his equipment had been lying rather nearby in a chest, one locked, now in his hands, Jason looked frantically across the helping soldier left shoulder, as another of those beings appeared, about to lunge from the back.
  
  "Watch it.." Jason used all might pushing them both away, as barely averting the creature's black claws.
  Not even blinking twice he immediately pulled the trigger, looking to blow the creature's head to smithereens.
  
  One out off the count, now to get up there and give whatever personal still fighting for survival what aid he might provide. It isn't much, in fact he wished both Arc and Aurora was here, they'd have those strange powers that may shift the balance around, but for all he knew, they might have their own problems to solve, considering how agile these black critters are.
  
  "Thanks." He had already proven his loyalty towards him, but perhaps that's expected when he had released the prisoner out from his enclosed cell.
  
  "Don't mention it. Yet we'd better be moving, whatever time we may have is not worth spending lazying around down here." A foolish courageous speech, but hey it worked as both parts dashed their way toward the upper level.
  Blaring gunfire continuously increasing in altitude as they made it closer, unlocking the one safe door between them and the firefight. Surprising it was still intact, no matter as both burst through quickly one after another, quickly finding cover nearby.
  
  The wolf never made it to his destination, upon first having to handle yet another lethal strike which created a flesh-wound on his left arm. At that brief moment, it didn't seem to affect him, as he was way more focused on finishing his foe off, before submitting another blow, which at that point, aimed at his head. Luckily he was faster, blasting the fiends head off.
  As soon what seemed fragile of a second, safe from anyone's imminent reach, what he hadn't foreseen was he had been chosen. The amount of force knocked him out cold, wasn't sure if he was still alive, as all he could hear was that same guards voice calling.
  "No..." More sound from bullets and then it suddenly became quiet and everything became pitch dark.
  
  Another rocket about to be used, marking that black dragon a second time.
  Yet this time, he hadn't paid enough attention as one of the shadow creatures emerged, leaving an rather random launch, which was quickly evaded as it was never much of a threat really.
  Quickly panicking, dropping his big weapon, yet when nervous, things just doesn't always go your way if you can't play it cool.
  Before he had any chance to avert, the creature sliced the man abdomen, before another finished him off with pincers through his head.
  
  Koga:
  
  Aurora had heard Arc calling her name and turned just in time to see the creature he had noticed slowly creeping toward a helpless little girl who had huddled behind a small barricade of tables that had been knocked over in the commotion of people running from the cafeteria. Her immediate reaction was to try to reach for her bow which had been hanging loosely from her shoulder but before she could Krag put a hand on her shoulder and handed her a small vial with a purple swirling liquid, "You're not fit to be fighting just yet. Drink that and give it a moment to settle in before you start fighting again. Don't overdo it though or you'll regret it later. Now..." Krag leapt forward and bellowed loudly at the creature startling it and causing it to stumble into the wall. He chuckled a bit before saying, "These things aren't much of a threat when they're by themselves. Now you two get on out of here and try to find your friend. I'll clean up here," he grinned as he unclasped his cloak and let it fall to the floor with a heavy thud. Under the cloak he appeared to be wearing several layers of clothing topped off by a set of heavy armor that covered all his vitals. He had a metallic belt that crossed his back and front with several items clinging to it by what seemed to be magnets. Most of the items on his front were small metal and glass bottles filled with different things ranging from herbs to spices to unknown liquids of varying color. On his back was a single large battle-axe with several runes embedded across the blade and the hilt. In one quick motion he pulled the axe from the metal belt and swung it over his head to draw attention to himself so the creature would focus on him.
  
  "Arc let's get a move on!" Aurora yelled from across the room hoping to snap Arc into action and turned on her heel to run out the door. Her muscles still felt a bit weak but she would be able to manage for a while. She quickly popped open the bottle Krag had given her and swallowed the entire thing as quickly as she could. Immediately her body started to tingle as she felt her energy skyrocket and within an instant she started feeling the effects of the potion. "Stamina potion?" she mused knowing full well how powerful the stuff she had just drank would be. "Thank you Krag..." she thought as she ran down the hall and out the door, bow in hand, ready to face off against the black beasts that lurked outside. Bursting through the door she already had several arrows flying in all directions, downing several of the beasts in one blow and wounding several others. Civilians and hospital staff scattered in all directions as the scene quickly turned into chaos at the sight of the large black dragon descended upon the base nearby. "Jason..." Aurora whispered and broke into a sprint weaving around and through the crowd as she ran toward the base as fast as she could.
  
  Krag had already split the creature in two by this point and made his way to help the little girl who had been crying loudly in the corner. Just as he lifted her a tall slender male ran in and immediately set his eyes on the girl, almost bursting into tears as he stumbled toward Krag who had just picked her up and tried to calm her. "You should keep a closer eye on your kin. Might have been much worse had I not been here, especially with all the chaos that has been happening. Now get out of here before something worse happens," Krag scolded the man as he handed the girl over and lumbered out of the cafeteria afterward trying to catch up to Aurora and her friends. He too laid eyes on the dragon and pushed forward toward the base as fast as he could pushing people out of the way and crumpling the attacking creatures as he went. The push forward was slow at first but he made it work as creatures fell at his feet. "Come on, is that all you got!" he boomed with a laugh and a grin, fully enveloping himself in the call of battle. The creatures seemed to leave the civilians alone for the most part as he made his way forward in full berserker-like fashion, drawing attention to himself. His axe sliced through the creatures like butter and even when they got hold of him he was easily able to shake them off thanks to the armor he was wearing and the fact that his axe wasn't the only formidable weapon he wielded. His bare fists alone were enough to shatter the skulls of the creatures with a slam and wack to the head and this made the onslaught a bit one-sided though he was definitely outnumbered considering how many kept showing up to be felled by his destructive might.
  
  To Aurora it seemed like time was slowing to a crawl as she watched the dragon take several hits from the military men without much trouble at all. Everywhere she looked there was chaos and no matter how many creatures she shot down more turned up in their place. She felt like she could easily continue thanks to the potion but she knew she needed to conserve her energy for the dragon which would be the biggest problem of all. "How could a dragon show up here... And why do I feel like these creatures and the portal anomalies are tied to it somehow," she thought as she continued forward keeping a watchful eye on her surroundings hoping to get to the base in time to help fight the dragon that was tearing it apart with ease.
  
  Tux:
  
  [The Vanguard...] / "The Vanguard...", Arc could not help himself but to utter those words aloud in his head and speak them upon witnessing Krag's reveal of his armaments. [It's as if he carries the impenetrable shield of the Vanguard, while wielding the ferocity of the Marauder's axe...this man that Aurora knows, could he--?]
  
  "Arc!! Let's get a move on!!"
  
  Aurora's call to him snapped him out of his trance as he watched Krag defend the young child, with finesse and lethality, wrapped in one. Another quake seemed to knock him down to his knee and growled as he pushed himself up and ran past the fight to rejoin the human. Madness spread throughout the hospital, screams that reminded him of Breckenridge, yet the gator continued to make his advance as he shoved past a few people. "Aurora!! Aurora, can you hear me!?" He continued to plow through the denizens until he found some being attacked by the creatures; scoffing, he quickly brought out his ethereal axe, made a war cry, charged forward and tackled the small group of creatures, stomping and slicing them into the wicked dust that created them. "Goooo!! Head for safety!!" was all that he could muster to those in dire need, desperate to catch up to the human. [They keep appearing...they're everywhere! What is the meaning behind this assault!?] Many thoughts raced through the gator's mind, smashing a few more creatures with his axe head before delivering the finishing blows. Finally, he made his way outside of the hospital and out into the field, where his next target is to be the base.
  
  "By the gods..." He brought himself to a halt as he witnessed chaos incarnate: Aurora was nearby, perfectly able to fight and skewering several creatures; the military doing their best against the creatures, while also focusing on the major threat: a towering dragon. [No...could -you- be what I saw back in the tunnel? Are those your eyes, or are those growls yours?] "Nooo, not now!" he snapped himself out of the trance and immediately went to work, charging towards the human's location. He took a deep breath, leapt skyward, gripped his axe's handle and thrust it into the ground, making sure that the small fissure would impact the creatures around Aurora, and praying that those would not be careless enough to run in its direction. "Aurora, jump now!!"
  
  DF:
  
  Bodies littered everywhere, however each soldier still breathing has slowly shifted the balance in their favor. As each soldier trained for extreme encounters, even if lives are lost, those shall at least not have died in vain, as with each second the tables are about to turn.
  Greatest nuisance however also the most terrifying opponent yet have taken off with their prisoner. Question eluded the general as how he had escaped, figuring it must've been one of his own. No matter, with the dragon further creating distance between them and the base, probably lost it's appetite.
  
  If they survive this heated battle, and with enough men/woman they once again will hunt for dragons. Once taken care off, surely another one to his office wouldn't hurt. Perhaps even receive a title as dragon slayer.
  Almost a smile crossing his face, yet it was quickly torn aside as one of the critters attempted striking him from the rooftop, while the second making it's way from behind.
  Quickly making a leap of faith further down toward his right only realizing he had chosen poorly. Gasping for air, as if loosing momentum before his feet made contact with the floor. The amount of pressure was too much, both ankle was broken. The pain too much for him, screaming out for help didn't do much but further pain as several of the shadowy creatures swarmed him all over, leaving but few scraps left. Some of his men came to the rescue but to late, realizing their own chief had fallen short to the monsters.
  
  
  
  Further toward the east Jason awakens, realizing everything he had seen in hid dream, had come to life.
  Confirming his theory, ignoring whatever floats below him, looking up finding the black dragon bringing him further away from those he could now call friends.
  Checking whether his gear still attached below his waist, unfortunate must've been lost.
  "Now what?" Questioning why he hasn't already been digested, in fact rather surprised he was still alive. Perhaps he/she's just bringing him to a nearby nest were it can eat without all the disarray around him.
  
  Without much as a word, Jason made sure every limb was still attached, upon looking to his left arm, so much blood. Having to confirm it wasn't all a major fluke, he touched it, smelled upon it and then taking a sip.
  Quickly the wolf tried to empty his mouth of such an disgusting taste, even making nauseating noises almost wanting to vomit.
  Realizing that'll probably make it aware he's awake.
  At the same time, this dragon could be mortally wounded. Weakened, perhaps an easy match if... he had his weapons that is. Surprised still staying airborne.
  
  With questions and theories on how he could escape, potentially finish what none of the soldiers could do back at the base. Then there's that, all experience with dragons has been opposite of what their appearance may prolong.
  His eyes fixed at the ground slowly creeping up on his feet.
  Rather nervous, as he wasn't sure if he had enough strength giving in. His eyes frantically paying attention toward tree's swaying beneath him. Passing the last treetops he could've sworn his shoes had made contact, quickly afterwards he was released down like a melon about to be squashed. Fortunate as whatever substance he had fallen into, made him look like a grease-bomb. Water in the brownish fashion had abated his uncontrollable drop.
  
  Blinded at first, he quickly realized he was a sitting duck watching the dragon landing firmly ahead of him, before quickly shifting it's attention towards the wolf.
  There's no use to hide. And without any of his armaments he's all for the taken, rather juicy in fact.
  Not wanting to look the beast in his eyes, Jason closed his own, wanting to think about all them good memories, thinking he's about become this monster's appetizer.
  
  Koga:
  
  Aurora watched as the dragon lifted up into the air and began to fly eastward away from the battle. "Lucky for us I suppose," she muttered as her gaze turned to the beasts slowly surrounding her. Before they had a chance to lunge at her she heard the call of her friend Arc telling her to jump. In a flash she shifted up high into the air, the potions effects making her fly even higher than normal. From such a high vantage point she could see the battlefield laid out before her. The creatures were coming from all over and as many that had fallen more seemed to flow from every nook and cranny. She made note of Krag and Arc's positions before readying a volley of light arrows aimed at several points among the battlefield with the most concentrated amounts of the creatures. Right before she shot them the arrows grew in size, being fueled by the excess of energy she had gained from the potion and created several balls of light that engulfed the creatures, searing them into oblivion.
  
  Krag leveled the group around him as he witnessed Aurora take off like a lightning bolt and in one fell swoop douse the terrain in a brilliant swath of light, "That's the Aurora I know," he grinned from ear to ear with pride and bellowed a war cry as he channeled ether energy into his axe, making it glow with a bright red hue, and swung down at the ground knocking a swath of the beasts over and then erupting the cracks from his brutish swing with flames. He lifted his axe onto his shoulder and crushed any remaining monsters beneath his feet as he stepped forward readying for more.
  
  The battlefield suddenly was filled with the sound of a war horn as four large holes popped up in four different locations around the area. Each hole brought with it several more creatures as well as four large bipedal beasts with large wooden clubs in hand. Each one had red beady eyes and jaws of snarling teeth that dripped black ooze from the sides. Aurora was the first to notice them as she was still in the air able to witness their arrival. "We've got more company!" she yelled over the field, mainly toward Arc and Krag. She was worried about Jason but for the time being they'd have to find him at a later time.
  
  Krag had taken notice of the one nearest him and stepped toward it prepared for a fight. "Now this is more like it. Come on you brute. Give me a challenge! RAGH!!" he yelled as he ran toward the towering beast that was even larger than he was. He slammed his axe right into the beasts leg but it stuck in the blackened skin and wouldn't budge. "Yer a hardy one, eh. Well let's see how you like this?!" Krag spoke and poured more ether into his blade as it burst with energy and blasted away part of the creatures skin. It tried to reach for him as it's leg buckled slightly but he already was on the move as he bounded backward and slammed his clenched fist into the beasts leg causing it to stumble. In an instant Krag blocked with his axe as the creatures wooden club swung toward him while the beast struggled to steady its feet. Krag was barely moved by the impact of the club on his axe and he grinned once more as he bounded backwards once more and swung at the creatures club and poured energy into his axe, this time turning it an icy blue hue as frosty smoke rolled from the blade. In an instant the creature's club was shattered as it flash froze and hit the ground. The creature's hand that held the club turned to ice as it let go of the club causing the creature to howl in pain and glared menacingly at Krag. Enraged, it flew at him only to be dodged and crash to the ground, its leg snapped in half from the weight of its body growing thanks in part to the ice that weighed its hand down. It cried out in pain once more while flailing about trying to attack Krag in any way it could. By this point several of the other creatures had surrounded the two's battle and started trying to poke at Krag, making sure to maintain their distance as if they knew now to not get in close. Krag turned and fought them as the beast from before continued flailing about, ooze dripping from it's torn appendages though it wouldn't be able to do much at the moment unless anyone got close enough to be enveloped in its flailing.
  
  Two of the beasts made their way toward Arc and Aurora's position while the last one took on several of the soldiers. The one fighting the soldiers had large horns that the others did not, possibly signifying it was of a higher rank than the other three though they would have to deal with it in time. Aurora was on the ground fighting off more creatures nearby keeping an eye on Arc in case he needed her. She knew the two beasts would reach them in a matter of a few minutes as they fended off small groups of soldiers that barely put dents into them with their guns. "Got any ideas Arc?" she called hoping the gator would be able to help in what was surely about to become a much worse situation by the minute.
  
  Tux:
  
  The volley of arrows helped to thin the enemies' numbers, much more useful after Arc executed the fissure from earlier, though the tactic hardly brought panic to the creatures. Still, the gator resumed his offense and managed to rid of a few more creatures, until the earth opened several pockets and spat out more of the hellish beasts, including a quartet of heavy, club-wielding creatures. Arc glanced over to their arrival, barely noting the one with large horns sprouting from its head and simply watched as all four spread out. He did not keep watch of three of them, yet noted the one who dared to engage combat with Krag and lost horribly, while trying to fend for himself at the same time. Upon its agonizing defeat, two more came into view and headed towards the woman and gator, Aurora stating on what could be the best plan of action. Before Arc could come up with a plan to dispatch the two headed towards them, he found the horned beast ripping through the military effortlessly and came to an impasse. There will be casualties regardless of the decisions he could make, just which ones would lead to less of them is the bigger question; whatever was the case, he had to choose, right here, right now.
  
  "Aurora, I need for you to stall the two advancing our way; I will stall the horned one and attempt to weaken him!" He observed how very well the rations worked for her, when given to by Krag, and was confident that she can handle herself; if the major threat can be dealt with, there would be a slim chance that the creatures would halt their advance or be thrown into chaos. A -slim- chance at that, yet it was a possibility for the gator. He thrust out his ethereal axe and began to scathe the earth with it, the purpose being that the whole axe slowly began its metamorphosis from a spiritual weapon to a physical weapon, coated with the love and turmoil of Mother Gaia herself. The handle became smoother, yet the jagged edges of the now-earthen axe looked as if they could pierce, if not dent scales. With haste, he let out a roar and charged towards his target, whom turned its gaze from the military and with a quick swipe of its club, struck the defending gator and was sent rolling sideways, his earthen axe 'broken".
  
  "Ugh...you certainly are a tough one...aah..." Arc winced as he stood up and held his axe out, watching as the earth coats and reforms itself once more to the weapon. "THEN PRAY YOUR RESOLVE IS JUST AS TOUGH, OR FALL!" Arc let out a thunderous roar before engaging in combat with the head honcho of the beasts.
  
  DF:
  
  Should've been dead by now...
  It cannot have been a mere coincidence, he had been chosen. Naturally resolving in one mouthful wouldn't do, it made no sense. A brief yet insignificant moment, as both eyes clocked at each other.
  Wasn't intimidating at all with those teeth baring in an slightly aggressive manner.
  What's the fuzz leaving your prey bathing before being served, it made no difference, as the wolf's sudden courage brought him adjusting him self onto his knees, while constantly keeping eye contact, to a certain degree. Wouldn't want to provoke him further.
  Snaring at almost every single movement it almost became a ridicule, enough to leave a strain of frustration. In the end, the wolf snapped out of his trance.
  "Get on with it then you big oaf." That was probably the stupidest thing he has ever come up with saying, I mean it's not like he hasn't seen a live dragon before. Perhaps the exception of being intelligent.
  
  A mistake by the wolf, as the rather enlarged head forced it self forth like a moving train, knocking the wolf over, yet further more keeping his jaw closed.
  
  He was like an oversize kitten playing with his meal.
  Jason wasn't having it though, not after getting mushy water inside his mouth, gurgling, spitting out whatever was still floating the boat, cursing out loudly.
  In fact this time he was allowed to get all the way standing. All fear for this being had been completely diminished. In an outrageous and foolish attempt, stretching his right arm going for a lowly effort punch at the creature's chest area, yet it was quickly interfered as both hands, different in size connecting with one another.
  In a futile effort the canine attempted removing his hand from the dragon clutches, and yet again able to free him self without so much of an effort.
  It left him with a clueless mind, enough to question. "What do you want with me then?" Clearly annoyed that he had been taken so far away from the scenery which needed him the most. Basically friends, and soldiers alike fending for their lives, while he remains this dragon's plaything.
  
  "Your more valuable to me alive then dead mortal."
  
  So he can speak. Yet it made no sense as to whether he wanted the wolf alive.
  "Really...? So am I.."
  
  Without further absolve the time for idle chitchat was ended, as a sudden leap forth taking the air out of the wolf, as they left the ground beneath them, while Jason literally hanging, relying that his clothes was holding, otherwise a fall to his senseless death is a likely occurrence.
  Still very much alive, he was allowed to curse making silly demands being dropped down.
  Seconds later further instability through the very ground which they had rested upon was swallowed whole into what clearly resembled that from Breckenridge.
  
  He had been saved, even if he wasn't sure whether too stay thankful or ungrateful considering the situation he's having.
  Krag continued to lay waste to the creatures in his wake though by this point they seemed to be focusing on blocking him from grouping up with the others. His breathing was calm despite how many creatures tried to swarm him as he swept through them making his way toward Aurora, albeit rather slowly. He watched as the gator moved toward the lead beast and made a note to join him if needed.
  
  Aurora focused on trying to get the attention of the two that lumbered toward her and Arc's position as Arc made his way toward the lead beast. Her bow seemed to almost sing as she released arrow after arrow into their midsections. She felt small droplets start to fall as the battle went on, signaling rain was on the way. One of the beasts tried to swing at her with its club but missed as she jumped into the air and landed on the club in mid-swing. She quickly pulled out one of her daggers and dashed forward using the momentum from the swing to jam her dagger into the beasts chest and slashed downwards leaving a trail of ooze flowing from the wound as it howled in pain. The creature reached for her with its free hand and grabbed her by the leg as she landed on the ground. It held her close to its face and bellowed a roar then tossed her into the air and prepared another swing, causing it to gush more ooze in the process.
  
  "bowl of poo!" she muttered as she flew into the air and readied her bow once more as she fell aiming directly at the beasts eyes with a charged light arrow. Time slowed as she released the arrow and it flew right between its eyes, blinding it and causing it to change the trajectory of its club. Aurora took no time in landing and immediately jumping off the club, aiming her dagger at angle so she would fly by the beasts throat. Her dagger connected with enough force to blow open the beasts neck, sending it toppling down and slowly dying from the inability to breath. Her breathing by this point was heavy as she landed with a thud and lay still for a few moments in pain from the fall. The potion seemed to still be in effect but its effects were slowly waning.
  
  The other beast lumbered toward her but was quickly met by a blow to the chest as Krag reached Aurora's location and roared in anger before slamming himself into it forcing it to lose its footing and fall backwards. Krag took this opportunity to scoop Aurora up and move her a short distance away from the fight without a word as without realizing it, she had suffered minor injuries on her leg where the beast had grabbed her. She'd be fine but she needed to rebuild her energy for a few moments before going back in for another fight and she'd need to be more cautious going forward as the potions effects started wearing off. Knowing full well that the potion was most likely coming to an end, Krag wanted Aurora off the field to recover for a short bit or else she'd be back in the same condition as before. Krag stopped behind a crumbled wall nearby and set her down then, without a word, stepped back onto the battlefield his smile slowly fading into anger at what was happening to his god-daughter as he assessed the area and made sure none of the creatures were nearby before moving toward the beast who was starting to get back on its feet.
  
  The gator swung first and watched as the horned demon withstood the impact and shrugged it off, grabbing the reptile by the neck and began to choke him, forcing the acolyte to drop his axe. Arc grunted and wiggled about, now spotting an opening as he quickly lashed his right hand towards the creature's feet and performed a yanking motion; the earth rumbled beneath them and violently shook, throwing the stalwart beast off-balance and letting go of the gator. He coughed out as struggled to his feet, bringing his axe back to his right hand and tried to circle around the creature; he let out a short bellow and parts of the earthen axe broke apart, floating beside Arc and tracking the hellbeast by having the sharp sides point at it.
  
  The foul beast was unimpressed as it laughed at Arc's tactic to defend himself, soon charging straightforward and attempting to swing its club downward; within seconds, the gator used this opportunity to sprint forward, form a makeshift shield in front of him via the earthen pieces, and tackled the creature, knocking it back from the full impact. The gator rolled to the right as the pieces crumbled and slowly reformed; [Another opening!]
  
  He nodded and jumped to his feet, summoning another coating to the axe head and striking with the blunt end to the beast's back. He heard it wince, but refused to move and suffered minor damage; Arc found its left arm in mid-swing and ducked as he grasped the axe handle and thrusted towards the underarm, taking solace in watching its left arm twitch from the impact. [I must keep at it! Glad that they feel as we--!] It was not long before Arc realized that he was rolling away from the beast, whom proceeded to let out a dangerous warcry, rampaging towards the weakened gator. Arc suffered ringing in the ears, not used to receiving many blunt attacks, especially those at full force. He shook his head and saw the savage beast barreling its way towards him; he summoned his axe, broke apart the coating and hurled the pieces its way to try and halt it; the creature did react to them upon hit, yet kept moving, despite a strange substance oozing from its arms and legs. [How--how are you this strong...] He panted and struggled to move, though felt he was too careless in his current tactics that he was unable to think clearly and presented himself as a target; he was not even sure if he weakened it as he tried to move away from it.

• RE: The Myth Reborn Sequel

  KogaHarine > 08-21-2018, 03:41 PM

  DF:
  
  Anointed heroes, shifting the battle around, boosting the morale of mere soldiers when they'd be needing the most.
  With their chief dead, it's only legit the next in line takes charge. A female human, wearing her basic military outfit, with a few medals attached for her deeds in earlier endeavors facing danger such as this.
  Numerous creatures are exposed off much easier as time, meaning more experience dealing with such an massive threat. The bulk of their army being handled profoundly well, as one brute after another is taken out. Hopefully no further conflict shall rise.
  
  It's almost difficult too transcribe that each one's bravery almost comes out triumphant, if it hadn't been for their continually aggressiveness still seeking out whatever heart still beating inside each one's chest.
  
  Yet it doesn't change mother nature's instability shifting the very ground beneath them. Several cracks in various sizes causing a devastating tumor.
  Doesn't help that further darkness seeps out from the holes which are created. Most which are no different then what they've already encountered, yet there's also a few massive beasts very much the like being disposed off by our heroes. Armed with heavy based weaponry, as well another seemingly generated general with horns, as if this had only been the beginning.
  
  The army was targeted, while two more making their way toward Krag and Arc.
  Throughout all of this, more cracks emerged, enough causing a sudden instability throughout the whole base architecture. Several loosing balance, tumbling over the edge to an imminent death.
  Once again morale dropped as this was already massing becoming to much even for one of the most secured facilities in the United States.
  
  
  
  Nearing the battle, Jason watched as the dragon bringing them back into the midst of chaos, as if this had all been a ruse. Yet in all it's darkness, he was almost glad being back, as a grin forming around his muzzle, readying him self for another round.
  Question arose as he was still unarmed, what could he do.
  "What's the meaning of this?"
  
  For once in his lifetime he wasn't ignored.
  "No matter your futile effort fending these monsters to oblivion this will be consumed by an increasingly numerous army of enlarged beasts as well it's minions causing havoc to this minuscule structure which these fellow citizen of yours call an impregnable base. Now make your choice, choose those who shall be escorted, and I shall serve a swift route away from here."
  
  All this time he thought this dragon being an enemy, might actually be quite alright, which is hard to comprehend considering what he accomplished.
  His eyes, looking everywhere as fast he possible could.
  The sound of someone shouting dragon, as well a few bullets seemingly whizzing by didn't make much a difference as they were almost on-top of the base.
  
  "There.." Jason managed to spot Arc from the distance. Wasn't hard considering he wasn't much different then the wolf, they both stood out from the crowd. Yet in all it's thick glory, he merely wished that Aurora was also relatively nearby, as this unconventional transport won't stay long.
  Also what if they act aggressively upon their arrival. He wouldn't exactly blame them, also the situation that he was still in the clutches of this beast doesn't make things any more favorable.
  
  Upon witnessing two enlarged beasts making way toward the gator and another one already proving his efficiency, would they even make it there in time.
  "Get ready."
  
  Was that a warning, Jason didn't know, and simply acted accordingly as he was dropped down, at the same time the black lizard used it's hind legs thrusting them into the unwary trolls heads, crumbling them forwards off balance. Quickly making an u-turn, snapping their heads off, before nether managed to get back up.
  
  Jason making several roll forwards before making a stop.
  Unarmed, he wasn't sure what to do with the current situation, yet he took note of the enlarged beast with the two horns. Getting back up on his feet, Jason used whatever momentum making an distraction at the beast's back, as if trying to draw it's attention away.
  Hopefully the dragon had already proven it's alignment by taking out two of those ogre looking creatures out of existence. Nor how long they have before they'd be swarmed. Alas thinking they are looking to abandon everything behind is outrageous, but he valued this dragon's knowledge above any.
  
  Koga:
  
  Aurora rested her head against the wall she was hiding behind. The pain in her leg slowly subsided to a dull numbness as she caught her breath, and tried to stand. She heard the flap of the dragon wings that would soon bear down upon them. "This... Can't be how this all ends..." she muttered as she pushed herself to a standing position and peered around the wall at the battlefield. The dragon from before had returned and laid waste to the beasts nearest her, finishing off the one she had been fighting along with the one Arc was dealing with. All that was left was to take out the leader but her gut told her that something was off about the situation. "Why is this dragon suddenly turning on the beasts? Are they not aligned together or was the dragon's arrival the cause of this mess?" she thought this as she scanned for Krag and Arc who both were in the midst of their own fights.
  
  
  
  The beast that Krag was about to fight had been suddenly taken out by the dragon which he turned his attention to and nodded toward as if in acknowledgment of it's power. "I know not whether you are friend or foe, but I thank ye," he boomed as he turned on his heels and made his way back toward Aurora to check on her. He spied her peering from behind the wall he had left her at and turned to see Arc taking on the big beast with two horns.
  
  Aurora checked her leg to make sure she would be able to move and made her way to Krag who was nearby. "We need to get out of here. This place is lost..." Aurora spoke first and gestured toward the dragon, "I don't think we can fight that and win in our current states. We've got to evacuate before more holes appear and summon more of these... Things..." she fired several arrows into a few beasts nearby that had dared to come near their position. The smaller creatures were starting to thin out but who knew how long that would last for before more showed up. Suddenly Aurora noticed the form of Jason trying to distract the two horned beast and immediately started running toward him despite how dangerous that would be. Krag followed suit though he fended off the creatures that tried to attack them as they made their way toward the wolf, though he had no clue who he was aside from a friend of his god-daughter.
  
  Tux:
  
  It was over before the alligator knew it; the beast that dared to hunt and end his life, met its end through an unknown force. The vision began to slowly clear itself for Arc as he witnessed on what it was that saved him and possibly a few others that were in peril:
  
  [...Is that...??] / "...Dragon...", he clutched at his chest and brought himself to his feet, hacking as his recovery started. He blinked and rubbed his eyes, all the while shaking his head, still in the midst of more chaos upon witnessing that even more creatures emerged, yet of all enemies present, why did the mythical creature save them? The gator thought it best to conserve his energy, for he halted himself in conjuring a quick spell that should thoroughly protect him, but would cost him his life had he gone through with it. He took a few extra deep breaths before his vision returned and witnessed the gargantuan creature once more, along with a smaller one accompanying it, one that both he and Aurora had been searching for: the wolf.
  
  "Jason...? Jason!" The gator tried to call out to him, but was drowned out to the voices of pain and horror and from the brilliant swings of the dragon. He had to get closer, but by himself? He only wished he knew were Aurora and Krag were, if only his memory was not too fuzzy from the impacts received from the creature he fought from earlier. [Have to...press forward...for their sake...] He began his search in the opposite direction, hoping to find the female human and her godfather, claws clenched and teeth bared.
  
  DF:
  
  The enormous ogre shifted it's attention toward the wolf. Revealing his disgusting teeth, as well grunting disapprovingly, tad frustrated looking too charge head-on.
  Giving the leader's ignorance a simple tap upon the big-man's shoulder, before decimating him with teeth baring down it's abdomen. Attempting to strike back at the dragons head turned a success, yet blood were gushing out from both sides, already weakened yet unwilling to stand down. Roaring violently, which sounded more painful then terrifying. It wasn't intimidating, rather wanting attention from several of his own league, ready to fight for their leader.
  Upon doing so an rather loud chant from several ogres nearby, drawn toward the heroes current location.
  
  Slightly blurred vision, yet fine the dragon wasn't about to stay as even he wouldn't be able to combine forces, destroying an almost overwhelming force of these monsters.
  "Get on, we need to move now."
  
  At the same time, Jason had visual contact with Aurora and some stranger fending off whatever midgets as that's what they are, after experiencing a completely different adversary.
  "Easily for you to say, they don't know your intentions."
  In fact, nor did the canine, yet after allowing him to live, as well taking out a few of these monsters, that's enough, yet he can't answer for everyone. Yet at least he could give it a shot.
  
  Sighing heavily as continuing this futile conversation doesn't help. The black dragon looked toward the suffering beast who ultimately suffered from the amount of blood seeping out from inside it's abdomen.
  His head straightened up looking past whatever shadow creature was within his vicinity, there.. indeed several giants rushing their way towards them, along with another prudent leader by it's sizable horns to show.
  "No time, if they trust you, they will follow."
  
  True as Jason felt the urge maintaining on the ground until they were at arms reach.
  With the giant lizard lowering his guard, allowing for those willing to trust getting upon it's back.
  "Trust me, he's on our side." Jason hollered toward Aurora and whoever seemed bent on keeping her protected.
  Arc, if by any chance has the strength getting on, on his own, or he'll have the same explicit joy of getting strapped between the dragon's legs while hoovering thousands of feet above the ground. Accelerating that's for sure, but not for the faint of heart.
  
  Koga:
  
  Aurora turned to see Arc not far from her position looking a bit dazed and figured their best course of action would be to help him or else things would turn for the worst with incredible speed.. "I don't know how he turned that dragon to our side but I trust him," she spoke toward Krag, "get ready to get on it. I'll get my other friend and we'll get the hell out of here." Krag nodded though a look of worry crept across his face as he stared at the large beast before him not sure if he could really trust it. In an instant Aurora was dashing toward Arc and tried to give him a hand so they could get on the dragon before it took off. The earth beneath their feet started cracking in all directions as the strain from the holes slowly tore the earth apart. "We need to get on the dragon! I'm going to focus on clearing out these enemies, you go!" she pulled a small vial from her pouch and handed it to Arc, "Drink then run. It'll give you enough of a boost to get you out of here!"
  
  Krag leapt onto the dragons tail and began to run up its back to find a spot he could grasp and prepare for lift off watching as Aurora defended the gator from the swarm as more holes began to pop up around the battlefield. Bodies that previously had littered the area disappeared with each hole and smoke plumed out of the ground where lava began to rise. "Dammit, we need to get far from here now! The ground can't take much more of this!" he yelled not really directing it at anyone but more as a sign of how desperate this escape was proving to be.
  
  Aurora fought multiple enemies at once as they swarmed near her and Arc trying to prevent their escape, her body slowly growing fatigued as each released arrow felled a beast. She was mostly uninjured aside from the dull pain from her ankle but she knew she'd be sore from all the energy she had used up. As soon as Arc had made it on the dragons back it started to lift off as the ground beneath its feet fell creating a chasm between Aurora and her friends. "JUMP!" Krag screamed as he watched the earth crumble beneath Aurora's feet and she disappeared from their sight. The battlefield echoed with screams of pain as helpless civilians either fell into the magma below or were being devoured by the shadow beasts left on solid ground.
  
  For a moment Aurora was dazed from her fall but she had landed safely on the rockfall a decent ways above the rising lava. She could see the dragon slowly rising as Krag screamed though she couldn't hear his words. Everything seemed to stand still as time slowed to a crawl. Her body, though it was dull, moved on its own as she dashed up the rockfall and tried to catch up to the escaping dragon. Several beasts tried taking swipes at her but she nimbly dodged them without much thought. Her only thought was that she wouldn't be left behind. She would make it or die trying. The ground continued to crumble everywhere she looked but she used what little solid ground was left as she gained momentum and shifted high into the air above the dragon just as the land she stood on was destroyed as lava burst into the air behind her. As she fell she reached out her hand to grab onto its back but the fall made her bounce and slide down its back. She almost made it to its tail before she was able to catch herself on one of its scales. With as much strength as she could she managed to pull herself up onto a more firm section of its back where Krag had managed to slide down and hold onto her. She held on as best she could as her breathing finally calmed down. "That was damn near too reckless, lass. I... I thought I'd lost you..." Krag wiped tears from his eyes as they both turned and looked back at the place they had been, now a pile of rubble, smoke, ash, and lava ridden. Not long after they had been airborne Aurora passed out from exhaustion. Krag held onto both her and the dragon as they flew off into the setting sun.
  
  Tux:
  
  [How many more times must I show weakness in front of my comrades?]
  
  His thought interrupted as the ground spoke violence and began to crack immediately. His strength began to regenerate at a slow rate, until Aurora stepped in, having found him. She retrieved a vial and handed it to the alligator and whispered: "Drink then run." He saw that she took up arms and faced the enemies. "It'll give you enough of a boost to get out of here!" There, she began her dance of war against the remainder of the enemy force, not before Arc opened and consumed the contents of the vial, now feeling a surge of energy flowing throughout his body.
  
  [I...I can escape, but what about her?] He looked to the dragon, then to Aurora, finally exhaling as he conjured up a spell, while advancing toward the dragon. [I will trust you this time, Beast. But, okay; Divine Gaia, guide this soul as if she is to become the future Vanguard.] Arc dodged some of the creatures, making sure not to break his concentration as he left claw glowed, and within the next minute, two small chunks of the earth rose up and formed tiny diamond-like shapes, surrounding the gator. [Go to her, become her Shield.] His thoughts spoke to the floating diamonds and watched as they shot through multiple enemies in an attempt to reach Aurora. He soon reached the dragon and began to climb up its left leg, and finally, aboard its back, now in awe that, in a sudden burst of adrenaline and replenishment, is mounting such a mystical creature; he smiled upon this and looked down to the ground to watch many creatures subdued by the diamonds and Aurora, until...
  
  "AURORA!" The gator watched in horror as the earth split open and consumed not only the enemies, yet her as well. [Follow her! No matter the cost! ] He still had a connection with the diamond-like rocks, yet felt that his strength would be taxed out once more if he kept the resonation intact with them any longer. His body began to quiver, breathing must faster than before, praying that her well-being is safe. What felt like an eternity was cut short, once a lone body rose high into the skies, higher than even the Beast itself. [...Thank you.] He cut off the link and the diamond-like rocks fell into the chasm and simply held on to the dragon. He only let out one more shout: "Onward!", before he closed his eyes and held on for dear life.
  
  DF:
  
  The weight upon his shoulders, having to maintain enough altitude while crossing the Atlantic Ocean.
  Most of United States has been decimated, ether from the sheer amount of destruction mother nature has shown, or dead bodies littered from chaotic enemies literally spawned from hell it self.
  
  Jason felt unable to move as he literally witnessed Aurora barely making it.
  Grateful however each one of them is alive and safe, if that's any consolation.
  
  Admiring the scenery looking in ether direction, it was both beautiful and terrifying. Bringing out the worst, yet in an most colorful spectacle. Eyes piercing down, witnessing what remains of humane resistance, scattering about, looking for shelter, if there is any? Yet it's ultimately no use, as if this mess continues too bend, earth will shatter and none shall be left alive, not even those airborne should feel safe.
  
  "Where you taking us?" Questioning the dragon set mind, as he must've had a reason helping them out.
  
  The black creature simply retorted with a short reply."Berlin, Germany"
  
  "Your bringing us to Europe...? How come?" More questions littered out from the wolf's mouth, yet if there's one thing he'll soon acknowledge is that this mythical being, prefer very much the silent treatment.
  
  Wasn't long before they loomed above the gigantic sea, it'll be at least a few hours before their arrival, yet it was surprisingly reassuring.
  Looking backward, wanting to make sure. "You okay back there?" Not sure if he'd retrieve much for an answer, considering this entire feud they had, rest was ultimately a welcoming change.
  
  In the end, even Jason felt an urge sleeping, even if temperature was exceedingly low, considering their altitude above such majestic waves.
  
  
  
  About five hours later they reached their destination, or at least too some degree.
  The ground was mostly flat, with surrounding tree's and the seemingly active highroad not too far away.
  "Now I can answer your question." The dragon shifted it's rear, taking a seat, well it was comfortable to him at least.
  "However this doesn't concern you as much you'd might want to believe. Your simply but a pawn in this great picture. I'm more interested in your friend." Whether awake or not, his focus was at the human-hybrid.
  
  Jason wasn't ignorant, taking his eyes directly toward Aurora. Yet for now he remained at ease.
  
  "Whether or not you may wanna believe me, but do you happen to remember what happened upon the day of your arrival here on earth? Not much depending on her answer or not, the dragon's speech carried forth with his ever so dark yet subtle voice.
  "This creature that allured you here in the first place." Assuming she'd remembered piercing an arrow through it's head, yet averting her grasp by simply disappearing.
  "Well, what if I say this was all part of her great scheme.... As whoever lies within an highly secured museum, however not meant for the public, is now waiting for a chance to awaken in her true form."
  This was surely much to bare at such a short notice.
  
  "What about Arc. Why was he summoned here, and this new guy, it..."
  
  "Silent infidel, I'm not here on your behalf, as much you may wanna believe. In fact, I'd kill you for being such an nuisance, yet in this whole ordeal, there's something about you I wanna exploit before deciding whether your worth living or not." Threatening, and intimidating at the same time.
  
  Out of respect, as he wasn't ready for a fight, he lowered him self, turning his attention elsewhere, in fact toward Aurora.
  
  
  
  Koga:
  
  The air felt stale as they arrived at their destination. Krag carried Aurora over to a nearby tree and sat her against it so she would be able to rest her aching body. As soon as she was settled she noticed that attention seemed to be on her and just as she was about to speak the dragon locked eyes with her as he spoke. She remained silent as it spoke, contemplating her next words carefully for she couldn't really tell if the dragon was a friend or foe despite being carried across the ocean without an incident. She slowly got to her feet and walked forward slowly into the center of the group, her eyes following the dragon as she went. Her body felt numb but she held strong and stopped directly in front of the dragon so she could see its eyes clear as day.
  
  "I do recall the day I came here though I don't quite recall the time between falling into the hole the creature disappeared through and waking in the city of... I believe it was called Breckenridge?" she glanced toward Jason. "I know my vision was blurred and I fell unconscious upon arrival. If what you say is true, my coming here was of no coincidence? How can that be? And why?" she pondered this as she stared into the dragons eyes, waiting for a response.
  
  Krag remained silent as not to anger the beast before him but he kept his hands unclasped and his mind wary in case things turned south.
  
  
  
  Off in the distance, several miles away from the group's location deep in a dark forest, something peculiar was stirring as their conversation began. The woods were quiet and no creature could be heard as the setting sun fell upon the land. The silence however was broken by the sounds of a hole appearing inside a deep cave hidden behind a waterfall, scattering a scared flock of birds nearby. Unlike the holes before it caused by the calamity this one emitted a glowing light that faded away as soon as it had deposited a large chest and quickly disappeared without a trace. The chest was golden in color and was adorned with a rather entrancing design with several glowing runes embedded across it. On the front clasp holding it together was a rather large lock with a snake curled around the locking mechanism. The snake itself had gemstones for eyes and despite how much it was a part of the chest it almost seemed lifelike with its eyes glinting off the reflection of the setting sun hitting the waterfall and filling the cave with a bright glow the more the sun set. Once the sunset was at its peak the chest, alight with the suns rays, created a beam of light that refracted through the waterfall and back into the setting suns sky creating a large aurora over the land stretching for several miles.
  
  
  
  Before the dragon could respond Aurora noticed the brilliant lights appearing in the sky as the sunset glowed with a beautiful rainbow hue. Her attention became completely enveloped by the light before her as if she had seen it before but she knew not of where she had seen such an amazing sight. She continued to stare at it until it disappeared with the suns light and she looked around the group, hoping someone would break the silence while her mind raced with a multitude of thoughts, least of all the fact that her being there might not be just a random chance encounter and that something much bigger was brewing.
  
  "It can't be..." Krag muttered and sat down, staring off into the sky as if trying to figure out what he just saw. He too had seen it before but he didn't dare speak out of turn with the dragon still nearby though he wasn't even sure if what he saw was real or not with everything that had gone on the past few days.
  
  Tux:
  
  Arc recalled another memory as he slept aboard the dragon: one where he gained temporary access to another chamber within the library of the establishment that he holds dear to his heart. He remembered how he asked his mentor, the Maruader, if he could gain entry within, to study up on his skills as a student of the earthern magicks. He could only gain the basic knowledge from the books already present, yet could delve deeper unto hisself if he were able to gain access to the forbidden chambers. The gator came to wake upon witnessing his past self smiling, just as he stepped through the chambers for the first time. He was on solid ground, laying on smoothed dirt and rock, created by himself subconsciously as the dragon forced the others to depart; from there, he only took a moment to gather himself before standing to his feet and feeling the magick crumble back into the Earth below.
  
  He wanted to question the group, and if need be, the dragon itself, where they were at currently, but paused for the moment as he began to 'feel' the presence around his scaly form. Something serene. Something, unfamiliar with. Something...malicious. They have escaped the horrors of Breckenridge, yet wherever they landed their feet on, that horror lingered, followed them. Arc shut his eyes and wanted to wish it away, for he knew how strong this new darkness presented itself, yet he felt that this could no longer be the ordinary Extermination mission he was originally sent on, that this could be much bigger than him. "Where...where are we?" The gator finally spoke, devoid on all knowledge for the time being.
  
  DF:
  
  The scenery on which this all took place felt almost sincere with the additional aurora light blossoming like flowers during high season. Yet it's difficult to comprehend where such phenomena comes from during these obscure times. There's been little hope after all ever since the event at Breckenridge.
  Briefly taking note, before returning it's attention toward the half-breed.
  Your answer lies within, only then will you find your true calling."
  
  Really, that's all he had, all that suspense. Jason pondered for a brief moment, filling in the gator on their current whereabouts instead.
  "We're in Berlin, Germany, it's middle of Europe if you want the specifics."
  And apparently they, or at least Aurora has been selected for snatching a precious artifact.
  "You know they won't simply hand over whatever we are supposed to find inside the city?" That being directed toward the dragon.
  
  Snorting through his big nostrils, slight smoke coursing through.
  "Who said anything about asking?" Retorting, clearly offended.
  
  Idea is simply, go stealth, uncover what they've come for and then leave.
  Yet it's also less strategics involved, as time aren't on ether side, due to the chaos will surely not be far behind. Also this phenomena by the aurora light clearly tells there's more to it then simple monsters spawning. Perhaps one with the wary mind know it's meaning. Yet that much knowledge doesn't even befall the mythical creature.
  
  Still there's so many questions. One which the wolf would really like to know is.
  "Why us? I mean sure, excluding Aurora here, what about Arc, and that fella." Pointing shallowly with his hand in the direction of Krag.
  "Another thing, surely you have a name, and are we even supposed to trust you? For all we know you could be waiting for the moment to snatch ether one of us while we're sleeping." The more his words pored out from his mouth, the sooner he realized that had already been confirmed.
  
  Not prepared, the black scaled creature shoved the wolf with his wing, sweeping him down without a moment's thought.
  "Would you still be here if that was my intention?" Snapping, clearly not much left over for this wolf. In fact, a sudden move, on all four, his huge mouth quickly residing on top the knocked down canine.
  With a simple snap of his jaws, he'd be filling the dragon with a mouthful. Yet his actions was almost immediately retracted upon, as he clearly didn't want the anger anyone of his friends.
  
  "Show me your trustworthy, I will tell you more."
  
  Says he. Jason shivering slightly in fear of his life, however he quickly shrugged it away, getting back on his feet.
  "So what's the plan?"
  
  Koga:
  
  Aurora stood silent, taking in all that she had just learned and contemplating their next move. "I'm not particularly happy about the circumstances but we may need to split up for a short bit. Krag, I'm gonna need you to figure out what's going on with that aurora. I don't think it's a coincidence to say the least. If it is what I think it is we are definitely going to need it in the future," her brow furrowed with worry as she ran through her thoughts.
  
  "Lass..." Krag spoke but silenced himself quickly before standing fully upright and putting on a grin despite the worry in his eyes, "You have my word kiddo. Judging by the look of it I'm fairly certain it's not too far but you all better take care of her or so help me," he shook his fist before letting it fall to his side. "Once you've completed the task you'll need to send out a signal so I can find you. Most likely I'll stay in the area and guard it so you have somewhere to return afterwards, if the chaos hasn't reached here by then that is," He knew he didn't need to really worry too much judging on their last encounters but he still had to fear for their safety considering the odds were stacked against them. Looking around the group he took a moment to remember their faces and turned toward the direction of the light and made his way forward without another word.
  
  "May the light 'ever guide you," Aurora whispered as she watched him fade into the trees out of sight. "Alright. So... Shall we get a move on? This artifact you spoke of isn't gonna steal itself," she said turning toward the dragon and Jason. "I'm sure it's not gonna be easy but what has been easy so far? At this point we've gotta just keep going or else we'll be swallowed whole."
  
  
  
  Tears streamed down Krag's face as he burst into a sprint. "Why now?" he thought as he burst past the terrain with a booming stomp with each footfall. "Even in death you still find a way to torment me, eh brother," in anger he stopped and slammed his fist into a large boulder splitting it in two. He didn't stay there long as the darkness slowly grew thicker with each passing second. Before he moved on he pulled out a small crystal from one of his pouches and flicked it, causing it to burst with a bright light. As soon as he did though he immediately started to hear the snarling sounds of the shadows lurking nearby. "I knew this was going to be a bad idea," with a sigh he quickly readied his axe and began moving forward at a slow pace waiting for the beasts to strike as he went. The creatures laid low though, most likely due to his size and the fact that the light from the crystal seemed to keep them at bay. "Ah you don't like these do ye. Good, good," he thought though in reality they most likely just were being cautious due to his size and the fact that the light from the crystal wasn't natural. "Too bad these crystals don't last long or else they'd be mighty useful as a deterrent." His movement was slow but unhindered for the most part which was a good sign for now. But how long could he keep this up for and how long would it take for Aurora and the rest to complete their task and rendezvous with him. These were questions that stuck with him as he moved, keeping his hope in check, knowing full well how dangerous this all really was.
  
  Tux:
  
  Arc could not place an idea on how to proceed, upon watching the wolf converse, for the lack of it, with the dragon and viewing the human and her godfather separate as he ventures off to retrieve an item of importance, so the gator thought. [Germany? Hm, I hear the soil should be firm here, though with what it happening elsewhere,] he paused mid-thought, found a suitable spot on the grass and sat down on it, [then it might be weakened here as well. Is not Germany on the far eastern side of the world, whereas we we on the western side just hours ago?] The alligator closed his eyes and brought his left hand to his temple, gently shaking his head to all that is happening.
  
  [I...I suppose everyone is caught in their own matters; I shall reflect upon past battles and hope to execute better tactics. I should hope that this earth here is as rich from before this incident occurred.] The gator then thought best to meditate as Jason and Aurora had their own tasks at hand. He placed his right hand to the soil and felt the blades of grass caress his scaly limb, watching out for any anomalies that hit as they rested for the time being.
  
  DF:
  
  Jason uttered "your right" contemplating Aurora.
  
  "No... this task at hand is more suitable for the likes of you." Clearly referring to the two individuals which holds mutual interests on finding whatever is secured within the city limits.
  
  Nonsense Jason felt compelled retorting, yet he refrained from doing such, out of fear. Instead he looked to the gator, "you coming?" already set on walking away as far from the beast, allowing for some privacy, even allowing to speak up his mind on all of this.
  
  Without nether one of them knowing, this dragon had already made up it's mind on Arc.
  "He shall remain here, as he as well have a part to play in all of this."
  
  Clearly that's every man's own decision. Also it doesn't make sense that he seemingly wish on separating them apart. Had it all been an vicious foreplay.
  Hesitant moving further, as he wouldn't want to leave anyone behind, specially now.
  Alas he could only do so much, it's entirely Arc's own decision whether he'd accompany Aurora and him self into Berlin.
  Whether the half-breed had anything more to say, Jason only knew one thing. He would have to protect her with his life, or he'll end up suffering the wrath of Krag.
  
  At the same time, casually the black drake looks down upon the gator, which can decide on his own, whether he'll remain put, or accompany his friends into the city.
  "What will it be, warrior of light."
  
  Tux:
  
  The alligator undergoes another memory, one where this took part during his second mission from The Order, from an instance that nearly jeopardized it entirely. This was before the gator knew how to handle situations clearly, if not at times, on rash impulses. A said impulse led to an ambush on his squad and the separation, caused by catastrophic tremors unleashed by the fledgling gaia-caster. A choice imposed on him: shield his squadron from the ruthless ambush at the cost of leaving him wide open to attack, or to cause another tremor in hopes of sending everyone to the abyss below, even if it meant himself and his squad. He knew what had to be done and cringed at the consequences...
  
  Sudden blurs of unknown locations echo throughout the reptilian's mind, though the mention of Berlin, from Jason, Aurora, and the wicked dragon, may help him to pinpoint wherever he needs to go.
  
  He shall remain here, as he as well have a part to play in all of this.
  
  The gator opened his eyes and completely missed out on the conversation from earlier, though noticed that Jason and Aurora looked ready to leave and began to make assumptions as to what is to happen next; the gargantuan drake had ideas of its own, as stated promptly.
  
  What will it be, warrior of light.
  
  [What will what be? Am I to separate myself from the group soon? Or now?] He rose from the ground, head fogged with thoughts, yet cleared his throat and spoke: "I, I will accompany the two of you into the city, though I must ask for a momentary leave when we reach a destination of sorts while there." He only waited for an answer, hopefully from Jason and Aurora, and not from the drake.
  
  Koga:
  
  "I have no objections to it though I feel that once we hit a certain point I will probably be going it alone. It'll be faster and easier for me to slip in undetected since I'm smaller than both of you," Aurora turned to look at the dragon, "Splitting us up better not be some tactic to kill us all, though really if you wanted to you'd have already done that so I'd guess that we'll be fine if he comes with us unless you needed him for something pertaining to something we may need later. Either way that decision is yours Arc but don't wait too long. We need to hurry. The darkness is closing in and who knows how bad it is here compared to where we were last at." Her eyes flicked from the dragon to Jason and with a nod she started walking away from the hilltop toward their destination knowing they would figure it out. In an instant she pulled out her bow and aimed it skyward, readying an arrow of light and spoke the incantation, sending it flying with nary a delay. As it reached its peak Aurora snapped her fingers forcing the arrow to burst midair and create a bright lingering light with which they would be able to see the way forward. She then spoke, breaking the calm of the night air, "I can keep this up for a while as a distraction but that may only keep the creatures at bay for a short while. We should get moving."
  
  
  
  Krag watched as the light lit up the night sky knowing full well who had created it and knew the others must have started their journey as well. "They had better take care of her or so help me..." he grumbled as he passed through the trees. The light seemed to attract the beasts that had been following him making it easier to move. He waded through a small stream before arriving at a fork in the river. The light from the Aurora came from upstream but he knew he needed to figure out which way it came from. The right side of the fork seemed to be flowing down from a small hill so he took that path hoping it would lead him to higher ground so he would be able to get a better idea of how the water flowed in this area. Something seemed off though as he made his way. It was quiet. Far quieter than it should. Something was here, he knew that but what it could be he wasn't sure. "This is only gonna get rougher, huh?" he thought as he stood at the top of the hill and began to survey the land around him. The rivers seemed to have multiple branches but one stood out from the rest and seemed to come from a small cave that looked to be a few miles from his position. "That must be it. I'd bet my boots on it," he grinned and set off making his way slowly once again as the light disappeared from his view as he went down the hill into a low valley toward his own destination.
  
  DF:
  
  "As you wish." Whether there'll be consequences for choosing such, only time will tell.
  Quick as a flash, he took a turn, ascending into the dark looming sky.
  
  Relieved for the privilege of finally living free from an ultimate death wish, further spending time with a bloody ruthless dragon. No matter what knowledge it may pass, he simply couldn't trust there's nothing more then ill content while in it's presence.
  "Glad you've chosen the obvious path, as I don't care what he said, he's full off it." Clearly not approving of it's choosing of company.
  
  Luckily they weren't far from the boundaries of the city.
  Illuminations stretched all across it's streets, while traffic rather dormant, you would think they've already scattered in fear from the apocalypse which has literally destroyed north america, assuming it's still spreading.
  Most of the buildings cast little but shadows from the moon's gaze.
  "You'd think this was normal..." Jason couldn't avoid checking every little cranny for even the most fragile form of life. "But it ain't, I dread what's happened here." Without further ado, he wasn't going idle by, readying him self with the only thing still in his possession, none other then his faithful pistols.
  
  Fortunate it seems they've been dispatched at the nearest junction whereas the museum actually lies.
  "Sure you don't wanna have me come along, knowing Arc's on his own quest." Not at all ignoring the gator's presence, as in merely looking not getting abandoned, specially when it's so quiet.
  Truthfully all this time, he felt like a useless doodle, with no reason being here, other then his past knowledge.
  
  The museum was unlike most of the city, rather enlightened, excluding all the lampposts which scattered the various roads that is.
  Entrance seemed locked as you'd expect at an hour such as this. Yet it doesn't take away, there's something guarding it outside, yet Jason couldn't figure out it's presence from such a distance.
  Inside there's little more then security, whether with turrets or cameras which will easily draw any form of personal guards too the vicinity if exposing any unwarranted movement.
  The public area lies in darkness, as it should during closing hours.
  Within lies what needs to be found, if it's even true. Jason had his doubts all over his face. In fact, if he had any saying at all, they would abandon this task at hand, and use this dragon getting them to the very birthing place of his old friends. Maybe that holds more of a clue then whatever Aurora has been chosen to find.
  
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  The trio eventually made their way into one of the city junctions, with the encroaching darkness lingering from all corners of the earth. Arc felt uneasy by how 'peaceful' it felt in the vicinity: streets littered with cars, trash thrown about, lamps dim, and all keeping the looming abyss company until they become one with it. The gator let out a deep exhale as they approached a museum, though frowned when he learned it was locked, due to Jason's findings. "Unbelievable; I figured this would be a welcoming sight for once," he muttered to himself in learning the doors were locked, yet could not shake off the possibility of something else lying in wait.
  
  The gator gave a smug look towards the wolf in just hearing his words; "Afraid there? Do not fret, I will not be gone for long, though I may have to postpone that side track until there is a way to enter the museum...if it can be breached." Arc looked over his shoulder and watched bits of streets and other miscellaneous objects enveloped into the void, knowing that if he does halt his side quest, so to speak, it may cause him to lose possible information on the abrupt visions he had seen, let alone if any would tell him about the darkness. He gave it some thought and decided to wait a moment; he wanted to believe that the void would move at a slow rate, given its alarming presence worldwide, and hopefully, just worldwide.
  
  "Perhaps, I may grant a pause on my own findings for the moment, until we find shelter, and this museum would prove to be adequate, unless we come across another solution. Once we do find a haven, then I must quickly dive towards the darkness while there is still time," he folded his right claw into a fist and began to conjure a low-level light spell, one that dimly illuminated, himself for the moment, then to a small radii in front of him, expanding two meters.
  
  
  
  Koga:
  
  Aurora scanned the building they had arrived at, looking mainly for any possible places to get into. The roof seemed walkable but with the spotlights surrounding the main tower she'd have to infiltrate from within. "You guys should probably try to stay hidden and keep an eye out for my signal. I have an idea but it's a bit... risky. If I can deactivate the power I might be able to sneak in quickly enough to get to what we are looking for without too much commotion. Only problem is that I don't know how large the artifact is so I may need you guys to either create a distraction or breach the place and help me at some point. If I have any trouble I'll send out a light arrow. It'll give my position away but at that point it won't really matter," she sighed before turning on her heel and shifted into the night air, landing on the roof near a small ventilation duct. Bow in hand, she quickly slid down into the vent, her small body easily fitting inside with little issue.
  
  Once inside her vision was fairly low due to the buildings interior not being fully lit up. Making her way through the vents was easy though she had to stop several times to avoid alerting any guards to her presence as they patrolled the halls. After a while she ended up hitting a dead end which seemed to overlook a large storage room at the back of the building. With a swift kick the vent dropped from the ceiling landing on top of a tarped box that she used to climb down out of the vent from. "So far so good," she muttered as she surveyed the room. It didn't have much light and there weren't any cameras so she was able to move freely without issue. At the back of the room there were several pipes leading into the ventilation system as well as a large breaker box and pieces of equipment. "This could be useful," she took note of the labels on the box. As she was doing this she noticed a map of the building which corresponded to the labels on the breaker box showing each section. "Very useful indeed," she mused as she looked over the map. The building interior was built like a large circle with a main tower structure at the back with the label 'Main Exhibit' in bold red letters. "Bingo," she thought as she pulled the map from the wall and folded it up to place in her bag.
  
  Once she had everything secure her first move was to setup a small trap using several precariously placed boxes next to the door leading out to the hallway. Once that was done she made sure the breaker box door was left open and made her way back up to the vent she just came through and crawled inside. "Now for a little commotion," she whispered, turning herself around and readying her bow with an electric arrow. As soon as she had the shot lined up she unleashed the arrow which flew without a sound and hit its mark causing the breaker box to burst with a loud thoom as sparks flew in all directions and the lights immediately went out across the entire facility right as the arrow dispersed. Without wasting a beat she turned and quickly crawled through the vents as she heard several guards yelling down the halls trying to figure out what was going on. They didn't seem to hear the box explode which would give her plenty of time to get to the main exhibit hall. "Seems like the powers on the fritz. All this damn darkness and chaos must have caused an out. Wait for further orders while I check with the power company and see what's going on. Over," a voice on the radio spoke from a nearby guard's belt. "Roger. Seems so strange to just suddenly happen. Do we not have access to the backup generators? Over" he said with a slightly annoyed tone. "Doesn't seem so. The whole grid is on the fritz according to what I can tell. Stand by, over" came the voice once more.
  
  Aurora didn't wait long to hear what was being said. Her mission was going smoothly but it almost seemed a little too smoothly or so she thought as she made her way into a small shaft that lead to a floor vent inside the main exhibit hall. Quickly kicking open the vent grate she noticed there was no sound or lights within the room. "Must not be guarded very well if no one's even in here," she thought as she stepped into the center of the room. Her fears were realized however as soon as she saw the artifact in the center of the room which was much too large for her to be able to move on her own. The doors in the room were all shut meaning no one would be able to come in without making a sound so she quickly shifted high into the air and landed on a small balcony looking out onto the glass domed roof of the main exhibit hall. With a quick twang of her bow a single ether arrow was shot into the air, aimed at where Arc and Jason would hopefully still be letting them know she had made it to her destination and hopefully get them to come in and help with retrieval of the artifact. "Hopefully they make it in time before they figure out how to fix the breaker box or we may have to fight our way out of here," she thought as she sat on the balcony and stared up at the night sky, wondering if Krag was still alright.
  
  
  
  Krag steadily made his way toward his own destination as events occurred elsewhere. The darkness surrounding him seemed to grow thicker with each passing minute but still nothing stirred to attack him. "This is not what I was expecting. Ya'd think at least some of these ornery creatures would try to do something," he mused a bit paranoid at the ease of his task. His footsteps seemed to echo as they hit the stones below him. The river he was following trickled slowly as the water flowed downstream from the cave that slowly appeared in his view. Just as he arrived at the entrance the moon began to rise over the valley slowly illuminating the entire area and reflected off the waters surface creating a dance of shimmering dim white lights. Not a single creature was in sight save for a loan wolf-like figure overlooking the valley from where he just came. Or so he thought for as quickly as it was there it was gone, making Krag question his own sanity for a moment before shaking his head and pressing onward into the cave.
  
  The cave itself was rather shallow save for a small crack at the back where water flowed into the cave and out the entrance into the river behind him. Inside sat an all too familiar chest that Krag himself had seen hundreds of times before. It was an old war chest adorned with intricate levels of detail and seemed to glow from the light of the moon. "Brother... Even in these dark times you still find a way to torment me, eh," he grinned as a single tear dropped from his eye. Without any hesitation he reached back into a small pouch at his waist and pulled out a small key adorned with a snake similar to the snake on the chest itself and put the key into the lock. As he turned and the click of the lock sounded his face was met with a brilliant light as the chest's glow brightened due to the interior having a gold silk filament layered at its edges. Inside was a small crystal orb filled with smoke that seemed to be shifting and flowing inside at a constant pace, "This must be some cruel joke..." he whispered the grin immediately replaced with a look of pain and worry. "She's strong... But I can't imagine she's strong enough to handle something like this..." he slunk down next to the chest. His heart burned from the sight of it but he knew he couldn't sit long. With a heavy sigh he pulled the gold silk around the orb and tucked it away inside an empty pouch, praying all the while that it wouldn't need to be used. "This was not what I had hoped for... This world is far too cruel..." his heart sank as he lifted himself onto his feet and he strode out of the cave into the night, back toward the rendezvous still yet to see any signs of life as he made his way back into the valley once more.
  
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  "Gotcha!" Acknowledging the half-breed's advice/request.
  Watching her go, quick as a flash, disappearing down the vents, now all they had to do was wait. Checking back on Arc, "you okay?" Realizing whatever prior quest had been brought to a delay, due matters at hand with the infiltration.
  
  Every minute felt endless. What if she doesn't return? Realist or no, everything they've accomplished had been near death experiences, not once but several times, yet in all it's devastating glory, they all still live, ether from fortune or skills alone. Fearing that it may not last.
  Every muscle, reacted in an shivering feeling, ether from cold, nervousness or lack of nutrition. At first he didn't take them as a warning, nor did he indulge about it.
  
  Watching the signal flare up the evening sky, they knew what needed to be done. "Y..you t..take le...lead." It was only then he'd realize everything had gone worse. Even the trouble of speaking, and upon getting on his feet, it was as if everything around him, blurred in an intensifying effect.
  Stumbling backwards, barely able to make out Arc already way ahead.
  
  Past time, 48 hours earlier, about same time while still lingering inside prison bars.
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  It didn't make a difference, as it carried forth, ignoring what physical awareness surrounded it, upon entering the cell. It was a reckless decision, yet Jason forced him self, forth with a strong fist toward the creature, attempting to knock it over, yet second later, everything turned dark.
  
  
  
  Shadows from all sides whooshed all around the host, little measure reaching the individual as it served an physical awareness blocking any form of activity nearby.
  Another surge of pain lashed out like if stabbed by dozens of knife cuts all in the matter of seconds. Crying out in pain, as it only worsened, until knocking him completely out of commission.
  Continually the foul shadows kept forming like an evil twisted tornado. Even weather shifted quite rapidly into an violent storm.
  
  It was at least some sort of distraction, as men now sought to leave the closed quarters of the museum, looking to investigate current change.
  It was an evil omen, one of them shouts.

• RE: The Myth Reborn Sequel

  KogaHarine > 08-21-2018, 03:42 PM

  Tux:
  
  The gator and wolf witnessed as the human initiated her infiltration and only hoped for success from here on out; her after-words, concerning the possible weight of the artifact, did worry the reptile, in terms of how would Jason and himself approach the soon-to-be shadowy museum. "Hm? Oh yes, I am fine; perhaps the darkness will not have reached the locations, upon our current mission's completion," Arc responded to the wolf's question about his well-being. What felt like the slowest seconds passing them by, the two were then greeted by brilliant flash of light in the sky, signaling two events: Aurora has made it to her destination and, as this confirmed the gator's worry, she requires assistance in retrieving it. "We must make haste," Arc announced calmly before he began to trot over to the western side, yet paused at the wolf's, what Arc felt at the time, terrified command:
  
  "Y..ou t..ake le...ead."
  
  "Are you, are you feeling well?" Aurora might have very well endangered herself with signaling the two to her aid, though Arc needed the entire group to be in tip-top shape, and unless Jason could snap out in whatever he was going through, the whole mission could be jeopardized. His assumptions turned out to be true as the wolf began to stumble backwards, just about to lose footing; Arc rushed back to him and took hold of the wolf's left forearm, soon bringing him back to his feet. "Oh no, the darkness might be affecting you here...hmm, maybe..." He thought and thought, shutting himself into his mind, while also holding on to the wolf, in case he thought he might try to escape due to panic. He took a moment to remember what low-to-mid level Holy magicks he could cast and tried to remember how their effects would affect either the user, or the target. From what he witnessed, he concluded that Jason could be undergoing a form of fatigue, and that because their last meal was at the encampment, and the fact that a large dragon gave them passage regions away to their current location through, more than likely, the coldest of skies, that sloth has entered the wolf and impaired some, if not most, of his motor abilities.
  
  "I'm going to try something to help you power through whatever it is you are dealing with," Arc placed a hand on the wolf's left shoulder and closed his eyes to concentrate. [It might not last long, but with every second I'm spending to heal Jason, Aurora could find herself in a more dire situation; we might be able to make it to her in time, though hopefully Krag will pull through the thickness of the void beyond.] " Through the Shield's Boon, guide this soul to peace; warm the body, the soul, spirit; repel those that attempt to attack the vessel; return the light that is yours. " His attempt of casting a mid-level Holy boon wore the gator down some, as he transferred his own magick to the wolf's; a dim warmth of an aura began to coat the canine, in hopes of purging, if not halting, any ailments that the target would undergo. This boon was only meant to provide temporary relief, as the effects could not last long enough to do the intended job; only a high-level Holy boon could perform the strenuous task, though there were a few cases that using the mid-level Holy boon satisfied upon its limit.
  
  "I do not know how long this will last upon, but I hope it is enough so that we may continue onward, to Aurora, to Sanctuary. I heard that if a user were to bestow this upon a target, the target, or in this case yourself, would gain half of the intended strength that the user would gain from this boon." He opened his eyes and huffed out a breath of air, before inhaling and regulating his air flow. "Now, for the next question: how do you feel?"
  
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  Embraced by holy light, an affliction torn awry, yet not without a sounding sizzling in return, resisting the urge giving in, alas for the shadows for the moment being, purifying.
  For a moment, every word, blurred and incoherent, before the eventful returned clear as the sky.
  
  "Now, for the next question: how do you feel?"
  
  His eyes fixating on the gator, muscles felt surprisingly flexible. Joyful about his awareness, though compelled as in they must regroup with Aurora at the museum with all haste.
  "What did you do? ... nevermind I haven't felt this in years." Whether that's true, he couldn't answer, however it's time, carrying out what they've been waiting for, the half-breed's signal must be answered with haste.
  
  "Let's move." Giving out an easy smile, before having his feet carrying him self forwards.
  Eyes spotting a few men by the entrance. Having to approach in whatever stealthy manner both could manage, using what shadows there may be covering their path.
  Able to glimpse Aurora on top the balcony, while she may remain agile enough covering such a gap without much effort.
  
  While within distance, having to gain access, or a way on-top. Further toward their right near the corner is a ladder accessing to the roof. Quickly taking decisions on hands, nor looking for compliancy, Arc is a man of his own decisions.
  Arriving at the scene, both hands attached, quickly escalating upwards, until the most ridicule way of approaching the meeting point is by accessing roof, avoid any beacon which may be attached ontop, or the potential unwanted movement from those guards stationed outside.
  
  Bout halfway up, a few men suddenly crept out from the back, wielding flashlights, looking.
  Damn it. Jason tried to make his friend on the balcony aware of the approaching men. Perhaps she had anything in her arsenal keeping them at bay, until they could find, or at least the wolf, a way, reaching the upper floor. With no other entrances nearby, this was all he could think off in a matter of seconds.
  
  Upon reaching the roof, Jason looked warily from one side too another.
  Clear to move out, and hopefully they can lower them self down from the roof without making a scene.
  
  As if there's every bit of moment with a tad of tension, another man suddenly popped out of nowhere on the far side of the roof, as if they were all looking, suspicious that something were off.
  Checking back if Arc still following, making a hand motion they are right above. Yet the guard already closing the distance, fortunate haven't flicked his flashlight their way... yet. But they'd best hurry.
  
  Why not the most comfortable approach true, it's ether this, or access the went's which is time consuming, or walk toward the entrance and literally ask to enter. Figures what they needed, (or Jason him self) to do.
  Sliding down with his legs, while using whatever strength of his arms, before sliding downwards, dropping an considerable drop, yet what few scratches he may have received, it's nothing comparable to what he experienced out there, even though his mind wasn't aware of the situation until his savior, Arc pulled out a magical wonder.
  
  "Hey." Jason kept his voice low.
  
  "Show us." As time is of the essence, they need to be quick, otherwise they may use force entering the room which they are currently inside.
  
  Koga:
  
  Aurora stood and watched as the two made their way up to the balcony. Despite their large sizes they somehow managed to make it past all the guards with little issue, mainly due to the fact that the guards were more focused on checking connection lines as they tried to figure out how to get the power on.
  
  "Glad you both made it. Looks like we found what we are looking for but I don't know how we are going to remove it from here without causing a scene. It's kinda large by the looks of it..." Aurora spoke as they all hopped down and made their way into the center of the room. As they did the small red lights flickered on around the base of the room causing the room to glow a bit. "Looks like they managed to reconnect their backup. It won't be long til they stumble upon the breakers I destroyed at this rate. I setup a trap in that room with a bunch of boxes but that will most likely only deter them for a short while. Jason, do you think you can move this?" she gestured toward the artifact which wasn't behind any glass. The security system seemed to still be off as no alarms had been tripped yet but once the guards figured out a way to fix the electricity they'd be in for a fight. Thanks to the glow of the lights the room was illuminated enough for them to see a set of double stairs running along the walls with small paintings along the walkways leading up to the balcony area. A glass dome covered the top of the room with a large chandelier hanging from the center that reflected the red lights back down into the room which is what caused the room to glow further.
  
  
  
  Outside the wind began to pick up, slowly at first but eventually it began to blow fiercely and intensely as a sudden rainstorm enveloped the area, stretching out for several hundred miles even outside of the city. With it darkness crept in as the clouds covered the moon and starlight. Several hundred miles away a large titan-like black mass moved with the storm almost as if it was in the direct center of it. It moved with purpose but it would be several hours before it reached its destination though with how dark it was and how massive it was it was hard to tell what it was or even how large it was though it definitely towered over all before it. Two bright red orbs sat atop its head, piercing the land with its gaze as if it was hunting for something. Devastation was all that was left in its wake as it slowly crushed and demolished the land surrounding it leaving large ravines as it slowly destroyed the earth beneath its massive feet.
  
  
  
  Krag watched as the landscape before him was slowly taken over by the storm. His immediate instinct was to continue back to the rendezvous and find a place to hole up for the night until his friends arrived. He wasn't far from it by this point. Nothing had attacked him on his way back which seemed odd but he couldn't help but feel as if he had only been so lucky because the creatures stayed clear of him due to the crystal he clutched tightly in his hand. It's glow however was slowly diminishing and wouldn't be of much use for long. Upon arriving at the rendezvous he found a small hut nearby which he busted the door down into immediately. The place was small but empty. Whoever had lived here had fled long ago, leaving behind only furniture and plenty of dust. Krag put the door back in place and pushed a nearby dresser in front of it to hold it in place for the night. The windows had all been boarded up already so not much else was needed to be done to keep it secure.
  
  After a small amount of time had passed Krag took a seat on the nearby bed and pulled out the orb he gained from the cave and stared at it without touching it by holding it with the silk cloth. "I still can't believe this is still around. I thought it had been destroyed ages ago but seeing it again only brings back bad memories... Brother... You must have hid it well for it to suddenly appear and especially when we could use more power but I can't imagine she will be ready to wield it... She can barely manage her own powers as is... This could kill her if she's not prepared... I know I trained her on how to delve into her own mind but I never expected her to actually need to do it while trying to not be consumed by such an entity..." as he spoke the smoke swirled viciously as if it was alive, waiting to be let out of its glass prison. Krag quickly rewrapped the orb and carefully placed it into his pouch and leaned against the wall for a short while before a light snore was all that could be heard from within the hut.
  
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  Arc was more than happy to see Jason in better spirits; the gator took a sigh of relief in learning that the incantation worked. Time was back on their side, though the inhabitants seemed to be more on edge and patrolled the museum urgently, now was the time to regroup with Aurora. A ladder was seen from one side of the museum, thanks to Jason's efforts and, seeing as there was no other way aside from barging through the front door, the two began their ascent to the rooftops. It was not until lights were shone in their direction, from one of the many windows, that almost gave them away. Jason was quick to react, much to the gator's surprise, and made his way at the top; he made out a hand wave from above and attempted to follow suit, though a heavy barrage of lights flashed in the middle area of where the ladder is, more than likely where a source of power remained, Arc thought. He saw no other way upward, other than a seemingly open window to his right; with a careful tug and throw of his body, he leaped through the window and landed in one floor of the museum. [I'm taken back on how I fit through there with ease,] the gator thought before noticing the sounds and whispers of the patrolmen approaching the room he was in, [but now isn't the time. I must get to Jason and Aurora!]
  
  The room belonged to a myriad of artifacts, from vases to little statuettes, and finally, to portraits. Two patrolmen secured this room currently, and the gator, despite his size, underwent stealth precautions. [If only there was another way upward...wait. Is that what I think it is?] As guard moved eastward, the gator moved towards a statuette bust, hid behind it, and peered at the west end of the room; [Stairs. How simple can this be? Perhaps I should be thinking that, once I'm out of here.] Onward he moved, Arc noticed that one guard urgently left the area, no doubt radioed to wherever he was to report to. [At last--] The gator pressed forward and his feet caused friction to a certain portion of the ground, creating an unpleasant noise that caused the other guard to be on high alert.
  
  " Dammit, hurry it up in there! " the second guard's walkie-talkie echoed.
  
  "Negative, something's...not right. Going to investigate," the aforementioned guard radioed back and cracked his knuckles before brandishing his baton, keeping sure that the firearm was holstered on his back to not damage anything else in here.
  
  [Not. Good.] The gator laid low and saw that he could make a break for the door, yet risk being seen, but there was no possible way of hiding from the guard. [What am I to---oh??] There was an empty, ground bust, something that a large statue could fit upon. [Blast it all! I've...no choice.] The gator gently stepped aboard the bust, kept his head up and tilted to the right, while baring his teeth, formed a fist right his right hand and held it up, made himself comfortable and stood still. [A prayer would be nice.]
  
  The guard walked around to where the gator was previously and scratched his head. He was to leave until he walked past what should have been the empty ground bust. "Hm? You...weren't there before."
  
  [Oh no.]
  
  The guard crept closer, tightening his grip on his baton. "Maybe, maybe you can only be seen at night? Then again, I -would- have seen you from nights before. So what are you supposed to be?" The guard read the inscription for the bust: Knight of the Nile. "The Knight of the Nile?? Hell kind of title is that? But, damn, if I ever tried to fight against you, you'd be trouble," the guard sheathed his baton and slowly reached for his back, "or would you?"
  
  [By the gods...]
  
  "I won't tell you again, get your ass up over here, NOW!! " the walkie-talkie blared and startled the guard, and while the guard wasn't looking, Arc as well.
  
  "Grrr, that idiot! Gaaah! You got off lucky, Knight; just damn glad you're already stuffed," he leered towards Arc one last time before fleeing the area.
  
  [Never. Again.] The gator broke pose, placed his right hand to his chest, and exhaled while shaking his head. He bolted for the door, checked for any possible maps, then entered carefully. He found a placard where certain locations lay if on the corresponding floor and found the balcony area on it; he then darted up the stairs to a nearby window, opened it, found the fire access ladder again, climbed out to ascend the ladder, zoomed past the guards up on the rooftop, found an access hatch leading to another part of a darkened room, and soon dropped to the balcony area where Jason and Aurora remained; he could have not felt more calmer in his life, outside of combat purposes. Next came the harder part of the mission: figuring out how to move the artifact before the security systems are back online; he waited to hear Jason's answer first before replying.
  
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  There's little time for surveying much any antiquities excluding the artifact. Jason looked at it warily, simply confirming it by approaching, reaching both hands around the edges before carefully lifting it from the plateau.
  An sounding click, the wolf swiftly took a stance backward.
  Whatever this artifact had been attached to, created an seemingly old fashioned security protocol with several small triggering mechanisms releasing foul gas through small holes in the floor.
  
  Several voices from the main hall looking to enter, while one of the electrician guy still tinkering getting the facility back up and running, so that they may enter.
  "Damn thieves, we cannot allow them to leave, send out a small attachment outside below the balcony." This would ultimately take a matter of minutes on foot, but their on high alert, and every second counts.
  
  The wolf looked aimlessly at the stairs, while keeping his mouth shut looking to the others getting the hell out. Obvious with the item in their possession, there's little time wasting.
  Following at the back, all this time thinking. This better be worth it.
  
  Upon reaching the balcony floor, it remains on how they would be able to move from here carrying such a heavy burden. Whether it was fortune in the distance, their ten foot tall ally approaching with haste.
  At the same time, electricity returned and the door was knocked over with several men rushing forth with their heads covered by masks and heavily equipped, not just the standardized tools in their arsenal.
  Shortly followed by another dispatchment of men around the corner.
  One of them shouted with eyes gazed upon the balcony. "HALT OR We WILL USE LETHAL FORCE."
  
  Another one quickly spat out, "Uh, Men DRAGON." Such nonsense, but they were indeed alerted by the flapping of wings, and the vicious growl.
  No wise shots, they all considered it a threat and pulled their triggers, yet their aim was thwarted out of fear and panic, as well drastically stupid measures such as forgetting to release safety.
  
  This was no more a stealth mission, it's all about survival, as the dragon made short process of the resistance below breathing an very bluish liquid from it's mouth, the very same Jason remembered seeing back at the military base.
  Those quick enough averting, rolling sideways, or jumping forwards lost their will to fight, abandoning those petrified by the icicle form which each of their comrades suffered from.
  
  "Throw it off, it'll hold. Promise." The dragon tried it's best communicating, while another dispatchment from the roof revealed it self.
  
  Jason used whatever strength in his arms sending it across the balcony ledge, realizing his friends are surely trying to defend their position, until deemed otherwise.
  With a sounding crack, the artifact on the ground burst open into pieces, while all this time it was what lied within what was the interesting part.
  Another dragon egg, this was in a red crystallized form.
  
  "You'd best move, these men aren't worth our efforts." As if all other matters can be ignored as long they can avert enemy fire.
  It's ridiculous how much they value such a measly looking item when all this time we have other matters such as shadowy creatures both from the east and west, rapidly consuming the earth with their presence.
  
  Jason felt he couldn't just let it fall into enemy hands, making a leap of faith, tumbling down getting a hold of the egg, with eyes sent back, assuming his friends would follow, hopefully without to much issues.
  
  At the same time, the dragon on the ground just another couple of feet between them, waiting so that he could bring them back toward the meeting place.
  
  The wolf felt useless as his eyes now glancing upward toward the roof, as men now bolstering along the ledges ready to fire.
  Without much hesitation the dragon simply launched a round of arch flares toward them, as if steering their attention elsewhere. Every second counted, as they weren't without guts releasing a round that grazed both it's wings and back.
  "Get a move on. Can't hold them much longer."
  
  Koga:
  
  As the gas had released Aurora quickly jump backwards avoiding its spray, then turned on her heel to head up the stairs and maintain a vantage point all while everything went into chaos. The door below had been breached shortly after the two had made it up to the balcony so they didn't have long to get out of there or so she had thought as the sound of flapping wings roared through the night air and the light of flames burst forth. "We gotta go. We can't stay here or we're in for a rough time. You two get on and I'll hold them off," she spoke hoping the two would focus on getting onto the dragon's back quickly.
  
  The dragon most assuredly wasn't wasting time attacking as the arch flares smacked two guards right in the chest sending them reeling backwards. Aurora, with her bow already strung unleashed a volley of ice arrows their way freezing the air around them to the point that the balcony burst forth with ice crystals freezing most of the guards in place. "I'd rather we don't kill them if possible. They haven't exactly done anything wrong," she spoke at the dragon hoping to avoid casualties.
  
  As soon as the two had hopped on the back of their would be savior the dragon kicked off and beat its wings as it prepared to take flight. Aurora didn't waste any time and immediately shifted back up to the balcony and shot a light arrow that burst into a brilliant display of blinding glory, stunning the remaining guards and allowing their escape. As her friends took flight she bounded from rooftop to rooftop and shifted high into the air onto the dragon's back. "I'd say that was a mission accomplished wouldn't you?" she laughed with a hearty breathe as they flew onward back to the rendezvous as the rain picked up slowly. The wind howled at their backs as they flew pushing them onward with each beat of the dragon's wings.
  
  
  
  The Titan continued on its path leaving nothing but ruin in its wake. As it moved the earth below grew barren and lifeless as if it was being sucked into it's long and tree-like legs and then expelled from it's branch-like arms as the storm that surrounded it. Lush plains and forests burned as lightning struck fiercely in all directions. Small towns were besieged by monsters as their homes were either blown away or destroyed by the quakes of the earth from each step the Titan took. Chaos ensued across its path as more places were swallowed by the holes and the entire landscape became nothing but molten magma and death as life flickered out with each passing moment. It wouldn't be long before it crossed paths with the group who by now were approaching their destination.
  
  
  
  Krag awoke with a sudden start, the sound of the wind howling against the walls of the shack he took refuge in. It had most likely only been a few hours that he had been asleep. The light from his crystal had gone out so the shack was fairly dark but nothing seemed to have entered since his nap. The sleep wasn't long but it would help or so he hoped. With a low grunt he righted himself on the bed and readied himself for the journey back to where he was to meet up with the group and hopefully find out what the heck is going on.
  
  The door flew open as Krag removed his barracade. "This storm seems... Unnatural..." he grunted as he picked up his pace, heading for the top of the hill and setup another small crystal to ward off the shadows. Once that was set he pulled out a small whetstone and began to sharpen his weapons and prepared for the worst as he waited in silence watching the horizon for signs of life or danger, whichever presented itself first.
  
  Tux:
  
  "What in blazes...?!" the gator was taken back from a security measure, as Jason retrieved the artifact with minimum effort, in the form of a neutralizing gas of sorts. He growled once knowing that this alert system told the entire museum, and the entirety of the guards, that the three of them infiltrated and are currently inside. [Damn, can barely...see through this!]
  
  Arc's friends soon took to a staircase, one that the gator was able to see, and gave chase after them, now hearing thrashing against the entrance to this very room. [Not here...] Arc gave one final look at the thrashing door before ascending the stairs, to catch up with Aurora and Jason to the balcony. The sound of wings threw the gator off, though glanced at a glint of what looked to be scales and wondered if this was the callous dragon they hitched a ride with; the panic of the guards and smashing sounds later confirmed his own suspicions. It was clear that the group had succeeded in obtaining the artifact, and even with the aid of the dragon, it would not be long before they were overrun. "What should we do?" an unarmed Arc looked towards the two. Aurora proposed that she would hold off the advancing forces, once she caught on to the drake lending itself as an escape route, with Jason sprinting over to it, artifact in hand. "Hurry soon, this is no time for heroic display!" Arc spat towards the female human in a hair-triggered fashion and followed Jason towards the large drake.
  
  He leapt forward and regained his footing on the edge of the building, looked back to Aurora, nodded, and gave one more leap towards the dragon's right hind leg, scampering as quick as he could upward, now up on his back. "Quite an army that was nestled there!" he chuckled to Jason as he held on tight, for the dragon began to maneuver away from the museum. Soon, Aurora rejoined the group and this brought a sigh of relief to the alligator, as well as a few coughs from the sudden altitude changes. "Could not agree more!" he responded to her, laughing while they were swept up and flying back to their rendezvous point; he took a glance at the artifact Jason held, focused on it, and felt the visions of the "empty" locations play back in his head. He blinked and shook his head, striking up a curious thought.
  
  [How...are they related??]
  
  DF:
  
  With haste the team made it back to the rendezvous point. Before descending, an foul interpretation perhaps, but there's something ominous about that storm which can be seen in the distance. Decided to refrain from mentioning it, Jason was well aware that this artifact wasn't entrusted to anyone else but... Looking at Aurora for a brief second.
  "This is yours now." No matter the burden it may give, one of us would have to carry it. It serves the question.
  "Why?" Looking disquiet upon the dragon, who still hasn't given them answers, only more questions.
  
  Quite aware on the arrival of the lone adventurer rejoice with the rest and the mutual success of their mission.
  Words among friends, before having their attention, which he so sorely had sought after.
  "Before I give in on any information and why this, among countless precious valuables out there, I wanted to see this in free spirit, outside fascistic control." This time, his eyes thwarted toward two completely different personalities, yet without them knowing, being summoned as earth's last defenders.
  "There's little time for it's exact reason, as you and I, are all aware something is coming, and we need to prepare the best of our abilities. Yet that dragon spirit that's just waiting to be hatched into this world, has chosen you Aurora."
  
  Despite the familiarity, Jason couldn't ignore the fact it hasn't even hatched, meaning the time that'll take could be catastrophic considering their already in trouble, time-wise. At least his old friends, they had some sort of connection to their human-shifting dragons. It's more of a burden, not sure if she thought the same, but he should have a reason as to why this shall make any difference changing the ultimate doom of this planet existence.
  Also there's but one cue, there's but one egg. Questioning why he keeps on referring Arc. Perhaps a sudden realization drove his eyes staring at the menacing creature.
  "And let me guess, your Arc his..."
  
  With a stern look facing the wolf. "There's a difference however." As what the wolf insinuated was indeed the truth, but he couldn't wait for it's exact reason, on how this would make much any difference, other then he's already fully grown, and there doesn't seem like there's any connection between them, otherwise, the gator would've insisted to stay, rather then accompanying them with recovering the egg.
  "I have chosen Arc due to his background, while we may be the complete opposite, concerning our ways of dealing with certain affairs, he is also the reason for why I'm even speaking, and not looking to tear you apart, as that was within my nature those past weeks, months and years."
  
  Wasn't sure whether Arc, or Aurora, even Krag had any saying in this, but it's true, Arc has this enigmatic holy aura about his very existence. He's literally purging this world from the evil, yet the evil that seeps into this world, is even beyond his powers, thus we have this dilemma, where humanity's existence is at the verge of extinction if they can't help it.
  Jason decided to keep his thoughts to him self, allowing others a chance to shine in all of this. Yet the dragon hadn't finished, there's one more thing.
  
  "I know we have little time for further pleasantries, but my name isn't dragon, but pronouncing it by your tongue would be impossible, so I've taken the opportunity figuring out something that would classify me as my race. Inseniar. What little in common speech the dragon seems ever more humble then he'd ever been since they met.
  
  Koga:
  
  As they flew to the rendezvous Aurora's mind began to cloud over with many thoughts. Her position in all this seemed far greater than she had anticipated and the weight of everything seemed to come crashing down on her at once. In such a short time she had quickly gained more control over her abilities and it felt like her body had completely grown accustomed to flexing it without wearing her thin but as she watched the horizon and took in the rain that splattered across her she tried to calm herself and hope for the best.
  
  When they arrived and the egg was given to her, Aurora stayed quiet for the most part and took in everything, listening intently as she collected her thoughts. She hadn't even noticed Krag who had joined the group and stood at her side. "Inseniar? I don't know what stake you have in this nor do I know if I should consider you friend or foe but you seem wise and understand more than you let on. I can't tell if this is good or bad but I choose to trust you," she spoke finally allowing herself to calm down. "Honestly we can't stay here. This world is falling apart and it's only a matter of time before everything collapses in on itself. What do you say to taking the fight to them?" she knew how crazy it sounded. The option wasn't great to begin with. Their lives were already on the line as is and there really wouldn't be anywhere to go if they didn't do something to fight back. "It'll be hell and it's a huge gamble but if we can rely on you, Inseniar, then we might stand a chance. At least then we're not running from all this. Whatever this is," she indicates toward the storm, "It doesn't feel right." The rain and wind picked up as she said this and lightening cracked like whips across the land for several seconds.
  
  Krag looked to Aurora as she spoke with a small hint of a grin but his grin turned sour as soon as the lightening cracked as his thoughts turned to the orb at his side that only seemed more ominous as he thought about what it meant. With a glance he noticed the smoke inside the orb swirling faster, as if it could tell that it was close to the person it was meant for, almost as if it was alive in some way. "If we're going to do something, then I have to agree with the lass. We've been fighting these things off for far too long. Eventually they will get far worse to the point we may not even be able to return home." he spoke with a serious tone, trying to force himself to stay focused on keeping him and Aurora safe. He then turned to Aurora, "I know you have a lot on your plate. But I believe in you lass. You've always been strong headed, like your mah and quick witted like your dah. I must burden you with more however child, but we will speak of this later. For now I think we should find shelter and come up with a plan of action. There's a small farm nearby that we can use. The barn should be big enough for all of us, including... Inseniar, was it? Either way we have a lot of work ahead of us."
  
  Tux:
  
  As usual for Arc, the alligator had much to reflect on in regards to the egg they found back at the museum, and the hazy images on where he should have been before agreeing to assist in the heist. He soon pushes the thoughts aside as they arrive at the rendezvous point; Arc climbs down and off of the dragon and gives a sigh of relief, within an instant, taking a knee and placing both hands to the ground to keep himself supported. [Haa haaa...ahh, wonder what worn me out more: the escape, or the posing?] He came to his senses as he heard the dragon speak to the group, rose to his feet, brushed his armor and robes off, and lended his attention to the large-scale creature.
  
  "I'm...sorry??" Arc was thoroughly confused as the dragon began to explain why retrieving the egg was important; a bit more that it should be trusted to one of the four members of the group, and even moreso that just existing beside the drake, allowed the group to understand it, let alone to not be consumed by it. He would have imagined to recollect previous thoughts, in order to escape being paralyzed by the heavy amount of confusion he endured, though in a rare case, he drew a blank. What was there to talk about? This is a job first and foremost; is his being here chance? A coincidence? [My background?? Does...does The Order truly know anything about this happening??]
  
  It did not take long before Aurora spoke for herself, if not a bit for the group, with Krag giving her his full support; Arc would once again leave it to chance as to what Jason would say, at least what he would think he would say, and slowly began to process this insane moment. "Aurora, Jason, Krag," he then looked to the dragon and simply nodded in his direction before turning to the group, "this may be a shot in the dark, but I wanted to at least share why I needed to break from the group momentarily." He paused for a moment, waved his hands outward, then outright took a seat on the scattered patches of grass remaining on the fields here.
  
  "I felt, something . That there were places needed to be checked with here before helping to retrieve, what we now know of, the egg of a dragon. Back in Colorado, when I fell into the abyss," he took a break and held on to his right temple, exhaling through his nose, "something was watching me . I don't know what, but when I was being rescued, and as I yelled to flee the premises, it felt like diving into hallowed grounds. There was a vine-like substance, coated in crimson, I want to say, I only wish I knew which creature those growls belonged to." He furrowed his brows and stood back up.
  
  "Whatever that was, it cannot be allowed to live," he then looked to Inseniar, before looking to the egg Aurora carried, "and I truly think that he speaks the truth. When that hatches, we can turn the tide of this battle, but we cannot let anything happen to it; to her; to you; to us," he spoke firstly about the egg, then Aurora, Jason following afterwards, and finally referring to Krag and himself. "How can we improve ourselves to fight this unknown?" He looked towards Inseniar and waited for his response.
  
  DF:
  
  A moment of absolute silence, Inseniar seemed for a moment disinterested, but in the end.
  "I'll do what I can on my end." Matter of fact, he was as loyal as a puppy. Considering their alternatives, while listening in on Arc's description of vines tattered against the walls, in an seemingly burrowed state beneath the crumbled town of Breckenridge.
  "I believe that's the main reason for the destruction of that town, your very lucky getting out alive." Summarizing what he believed had been the ultimate source that instigated the incredible amounts of earthquakes and havoc which in the end, destroyed most of the living.
  
  Jason took note, as he as well had experienced those wines, it was also at that moment he and his friend was investigating the source of this sudden hole appearing out of nowhere.
  "Those wines are lethal, I had to cut off my friends arm or else it would've infected him."
  
  They all seemed to agree on something though, that egg needs to be kept safe, and with Krag's knowledge on a nearby farm, they shouldn't delay much, as that storm seems only getting closer. What else follows, none could tell.
  "I'll take you to the farm, then I hope you don't mind, I'll take a look at the approaching storm, see what's this fuzz is all about, then I shall return." Clocks ticking, there's little more time for casual talk, now's the time act and prepare.
  
  Jason, followed by the remaining group tagged along as they where transported safely toward the farm, landing on all four, lowering the back, allowing for an easy descent.
  Upon having his feet on the ground, Jason was more then willing to carry the egg, more so, as he felt Aurora had a much better chance without having to constantly keep it safe. That and the included bag, which he so happened to find nearby. While it may have been overused, it was still rather intact, he could easily carry it at his back. Also, he was pretty much useless unless he could uncover some weapon lying around, as he had basically been stripped of off his equipment when he was arrested.
  
  As Inseniar did as he had told, no one really had a saying what he can, or cannot do. As much this connection between Arc, it didn't root out his own will making decisions, but it was at a certain risk when having something tagging along, and he can literally cover miles much faster then any simple storm that is.
  Flying straight toward the storm, it would only take a matter of time before he reached it's eye.
  Rather staggeringly so, as what the cause of this, wasn't exactly normal. Even he was frail to this monster, he used whatever momentum of clouds clearing sight of the creature, in case it would get alarmed.
  
  This was way to important holding back, and so he used an much higher altitude, flying high above the clouds returning back to the others, this could at least give them a better understanding what's coming before the unnecessary surprise encounter.
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