Elements of Nature - 2

[NeverNeverland 1,940]

"Heat left in the golem? If you say so..." Agent questioned as he rushed back towards the golem. He went back towards the base of the monster and entered a hole through his chest, only to find a dimly litted light.

 

As he approached the light, the area started to get even more hotter than he expected, causing Agent to sweat again. He finally approached the light, to find a fire slowly burning. Agent then took out the previous two metal fragments and put the tips of each into the fire, being careful not to burn his coat in the process.

[Authetius 30]

Sforzando took a swig from the bottle and replaced it into his bags.

 

"Whenever everypony is ready to move on, give me a shout. I'll just go play mah instrument some."

 

He wandered over to a hunk of metal protruding from the ground, sat upon it and proceeded to unsling his lute and start playing a ancient song that rose quickly from the ashes of Largo to a tempo closer to Allegro and danced around several octaves.

 

 

 

 

Melody shivered.

 

*Both Terra and Ignite at once? That definitely is inconvenient.*

 

She rolled over and softly hummed music a song that would weave perfectly with Sforzando's piece, Upbeat, yet graceful and soft.

[Skullbuster 1,906]

Jack yawned "well, im going to take a nap, i like staying well rested"

 

Jack laid down and closed his eye

[Linguz 140]

Gesboiath walked up to Sforzando.

 

"I'll tell you about our lore and such when we're done with Ignite."

[Skullbuster 1,906]

Jack found himself in the familiar dreamland he had been visiting the past few nights, it was the forest clearing, his hooves covered in blood, he was holding a bladed instrument, this time a machete, that was also covered in blood, all his friends dead around him, and a dark figure in front of him

 

"WHAT IS THE MEAING OF THIS?" jack yelled at the figure, but got no response the figure then darted at him

[Authetius 30]

(way to dodge a bullet)

Sforzando nodded and continued to play.

 

"I'll be holding you to that."

 

 

 

Melody's humming slowly faded to silence, at which point, her sensitive ears picked up the sound of the stallion's troubled sleep - a near silent barrage of sound she had grown used to after the years spent with Sforzando. She sympathized with the pony and did the one thing that had calmed Zando's slumber: She sang a soft song through the silence, using her magic to conceal the personal song from Legacy and project it directly into Jack's ear without having to move. She suddenly felt tired as the last few restless nights caught up to her and she fell into a dreamless sleep. Silently, she hoped that the ancient tune had done its job, piercing the dreams of the pony and relieving some stress and pain.

 

(off to bed. you do what u want (cuz a pirate iz free), I'll be back tomorrow morning.)

Edited December 17, 2011 by Authetius

[Linguz 140]

(It's mostly because I'm on my mom's computer and I don't feel like making up a story right this moment.)

 

Gesboiath laughed.

 

"Don't worry. I won't forget."

[NeverNeverland 1,940]

(someone give me an indicator on when we continue, I don't want any jumpcuts or anything along those lines.)

 

After a while of exposure in the heat, Agent took out the two tips and laid them on some nearby debris which he assembled to work as a table. He then took out a rock and, as hard as he can, smashed the two tips together. The metal slowly started to attach with each hit, and after a consecutive amount of hits Agent stopped and pulled out his bottle and doused the heat omitting from the metal. He then swung around the two shards or metal, now dubbed his new sword, to test for any faults. He searched his saddlebag for his second of five bottles of water for a drink, then putting away both the bottle and his rock only to pull out a third shard. He then took his brand new sword and held most of the metal in the flame, making sure he didn't catch any fire on him again.

[Skullbuster 1,906]

The dark figure disappeared just before it hit him, every thing went black, and could hear a strange tune, the next thing he saw was a celing, it looked familiar, he looked around the room he was in, it was his old house, from 10 years ago, he got up and looke din a mirror his beard was gone, and he had 2 eyes, he walked out of the room and saw his wife and kids waiting for him, it was the first time in a while he had been truly happy

 

For the rest of his nap, he slept peacefuly

[NeverNeverland 1,940]

Agent took out his sword from the fire, now glowing a beaming hot red, and pointed the tip towards the ground. He took out the third piece of metal, and stuck it inside the metal before pulling it out, causing an opening slanting left in his sword. He continued this a few more times before he took out his bottle of water and doused the heat off. He had now finished the development of his sword.

 

"Oh, I'd kiss you right if you weren't gonna burn my skin off deary!" Agent said as he looked at the sword with amazement. He put the bottle and the sword away before leaving the golem. He continued off to where Sfozando was and sat down beside him. "The metal you could get here is a welder's dream! And the fire's not too shabby either!" He chuckled.

[Authetius 30]

Sforzando looked at the blade in Agent's possession without even breaking tempo in his music.

 

"That's some curious metal. I'd like to know more about its properties, especially if you're going to go start waving that thing around in my area. For all we know, that might create a toxin when exposed to water. Though I must say, I'm impressed with your work on the metal - Have you done such a task before?"

[NeverNeverland 1,940]

"If there was any toxins to be exposed from this metal, it would've killed me moments back." Agent said. "I tested it out it's capabilities, it's very light, and durable. Then again, you should already know about that since this metal came from the golem itself."

 

He puled out the shard he used to cut the openings in the sword. "...and the welding skill. I've done it for a few years before the drop, and I still call myself decent. This was more of a combination between observation, imagination and actually doing it."

[Authetius 30]

Sforzando nodded.

 

"Oh, and I think someone might wanna douse that flame in there once and for all. Who says it can't grow back into a full flame from the embers its at right now?"

 

He looked over to Silvermane.

 

"Hey, you done screwing around with that scrap heap?"

Edited December 17, 2011 by Authetius

[Linguz 140]

(Slendermane? Where?)

 

Gesboiath got closer to the embers andunleashed a blast of air, shutting them down permenantly.

[Authetius 30]

(he made a single post a bit back, and I think we may just need to kill him off - IDK, I'll speak to him bout it. According to my memory of his last post, he was digging through the golem for parts or something.)

[AbstergoTempest 0]

(Dont even try it. Its just been a busy december for me. and its Silvermane. not slendermane.)

 

Silvermane pulled out of the heep with some metalic fragments that shined like his metalic limbs. He then opened up a small compartment built into his front left hoof and placed the fragments inside.

 

"Yeah, just picking out certain parts for my limbs. They require specific materials to function, and these may do the trick."

[Authetius 30]

(Stop having a life outside the internet, makes you better than me. And sorry bout hte name.)

"Well, ya done?"

[Linguz 140]

(You got me excited over nothing. Slendermane is an awesome person.)

 

Gesboiath jumped up onto a nearby rock and looked out at the world.

 

"When you're ready to move, tell me."

[Skullbuster 1,906]

(evilshy needs to get here and advance the plot)

 

Jack woke up from his nap feeling great, he felt his beard and eye patch, having a quick sad moment before standing up and saying

 

"that was the best sleep I've had in days!"

[AbstergoTempest 0]

"Yeah, I'm ready. These shards will come in handy later on. Lets move."

[Authetius 30]

Sforzando nodded.

 

"OK then! Who knows where the fuck we're going anyway? I'm a bit turned around since the golem came."

 

 

 

Melody looked up at Jack knowingly and nodded.

 

"Everyone deserves it some time."

[Linguz 140]

Gesboiath pointed his paw in a direction.

 

"I know these lands well. Ignite's base is that way."

 

(He's lived here since the land was changed. I'd think he would know something about the terrain and where Ignite is.)

[Evilshy 5,090]

(sorry. Forgot that the small group was just chilling in the cave.)

 

Legacy has finished her scan of the surrounding area and found that there wasn't much in the way of enemies between them and the actual stronghold. She turned to jack. 

 

"could you go scout out a path to Ignites stronghold, and maybe see what kind of defenses he has? I'll keep a mind link to you, so we can communicate telepathically."

 

 

 

Rigel looked out over the ruined landscape and scratched his mane. 

 

"so, how long has it been like this? I didn't think the fire realm would be so... metallic..." he asked gesboiath. 

 

 

 

Nightshade righted herself a few feet from the ground and didn't waste any time getting out of the way. She judged this right, since Garth was close behind her. She flew erratically, trying to keep Garth guessing to give her time to clear her head. After a few long seconds of loops, shape turns, and weaving through buildings, she was back to her normal self, and began to assess the situation. in a straight fight, he'd win so I can't just stop and try to subdue him. it'll be hard for me to surprise him when he's behind me like this. If he's like most griffons, he can fly longer than I can, but couldn't match my top speed, so ill need to end this soon if i don't want to tire out. I know the city better than he does. I don't have any allies in the city, but seems to be alone as well. she dodged around for another few seconds before having a general plan. She turned into a long street and sped up, trying to put some distance between herself and Garth, hoping to lose him. 

 

Garth had been able to follow the smaller, more agile pony until she had gotten onto the straight path and was able to use her speed to her advantage. I need to stop her from getting to far ahead. If i lose her, who knows where shed turn up next... He snagged a sign from a store as he passed by and threw it as hard as he could at Nightshade. It clipped her flank, and she was thrown off course. 

 

Nightshade wasn't expecting to be hit from behind. shit, he's good. she slammed into the side of a building and was attempting to right herself when she felt sharp claws sink into her leg. She kicked hard and freed herself. She drew one of her blades and flew backwards, fending off garth's strikes. She saw a large window out of the corner of her eye and acted quickly. She suddenly darted forward, surprising Garth and allowing nightshade to land a hard kick to his stomach. As he regained control, nightshade broke the window and flew into the building. She began making her way to the ground floor. 

 

Garth cursed as he landed in the building. dammit, I lost her. And I can't even fly in rooms this small. he quickly went through the only open door and ran down the hall, trying doors on the way. They were all locked. at least that eliminates that possibility. he looked down the hall. stairs... he ran as fast as he could down the stairs and out on the street. He looked back and forth, trying to keep his back to a wall to prevent Nightshade from sneaking up on him. He couldn't see any hoof prints in the mud, of course I can't, she can fly. He looked into the sky, trying to figure out where she might have gone. gah, I have no clue where she might've gone. I don't know anything about this city.

 

His thoughts were interrupted by a knife sinking into his wing. He roared in pain and lashed out with his claws, knocking nightshade off his back. I can't let her fly with my wing injured. he leapt on top of her and pinned her down, and began trying to bite her. She kicked on of his legs, trying to get him to let go. His grip lessened for a second as he balanced himself, but that was enough. She rolled out from under him and kicked him in the face. He threw a clawfull of mud into her face, and grabbed one of her wings while she cleared her vision. He sank his beak into her wing, and she screamed in pain. Her dagger slashed across his face, inflicting a large gash and forcing him to back off. 

 

They slowly circled each other. Garth laughed grimly. 

 

"now neither of us can fly. It's just you and me, and I believe that give me the advantage." 

 

He charged at her, roaring loudly. She backed up and jumped over him, landing behind him and attempting to slash his hind legs. He kicked her away and followed up with a powerful uppercut. Nightshade was launched into the air, but she flared out her wings and directed her fall away from Garth, grimacing with the pain caused by moving her injured wing. She brought her dagger up and went into a defensive stance, ready to react to Garth's next move. Garth decided the best course of action was to simply power through her defenses, and threw a powerful punch directly at her face. She dodged it and went at his face with her dagger. good he thought, and brought her into a headlock. She struggled to free herself, but was powerless against his strength. She cried out, with a fearful voice. 

 

"Help! I know yo-" Garth clamped down over her mouth and whispered in her ears. 

 

"no. No one is coming to help you. You're going to die here." He pulled her in further and tighter. 

 

But strangely, she had stopped struggling, her hooves going limp on his arm. hmm... Is she giving up so soon? he held his grip. Then he felt something wet touch his claw. what the hell is th- oh fuck. suddenly, the limp hooves that had been hanging off his arm were holding it there as she drained his life into her rune. goddammit. How could I be so stupid. he fell to the ground as legacy laughed. She out her hoof on his face. 

 

"you idiot. Did you really think you could beat me?" she leaned in closer. "you survived as well? You're friend was a solid one, too. He didn't taste as good as you do, though. It's a real shame to kill you like this." she was about to bring her dagger across his throat when a hissing voice came from the shadows. 

 

"then don't."

 

Nightshade straightened up quickly. "Master?"

 

A cloaked figure walked into the moonlight. He looked at Nightshade and shook his head.

 

"I thought you wouldve found and easier way to take care or him. One that resulted in less damage to my most prized servant." he rubbed his hand gently over her injured wing before giving it a sharp tug. Nightshade cried out in pain and fell to her knees, then got up shakily. Anarchy rubbed her wing again, his hand glowing this time. Flesh flowed together, feathers grew, and the wing was healed. 

 

"don't let it happen again." he hissed. The. He turned to the griffon on the ground. "however, your blunder has given us an unforeseen bonus. Bring him to our hideout and keep him alive. He may be of some use to us."

 

With that, he disappeared, leaving nightshade to bind the now unconscious griffon and find a way to carry him 50 miles to the east without anypony noticing. 

[Skullbuster 1,906]

Jack said "no problem"

 

He headed out the cave and began his stealthy approach to the stronghold

 

He then thought to himself *mind link? This must be one powerful unicorn*

 

He continued on to the stronghold

Edited December 19, 2011 by Skullbuster

[Linguz 140]

Gesboiath thought for a bit.

 

"I can't remember when, but the metal came sometime after Ignite came. The lava came the moment he did though."