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Post by demonsblades on Jul 30, 2013 16:46:10 GMT -5
it had been 10 years since she had started her quest to regain her memory and she had finally completed her mission and found out a few perks about her parentage along the way at first it would manifest by accident when she was scared or angry but then she learned it acted like a pet and she learned control over her power and bent all the darkness of the world to her will. her power was strongest if she "submerged" herself in complete darkness, but to do that she had to put a thick black cloth over her eyes so she couldn't see. her sense would become greater but at the expense of her sight. all these thoughts went through her head as she walked towards the battle field that had been dictated by what ever forces were trying to oust her control over darkness. "what fool dare challenges me........" said Thorn her red eye shimmering in her anger her shadows rising up to walk with her instead of laying flat on the ground.
"FOOLS who dares challenge me!?!" growls Thorn swinging her arm a a tree splitting it neatly in half from tip to base she smiled grimly noting that that was almost her best effort without her blinding herself as she stod there her mind raced among people she knew that would call her out to battle sensing her personal force she had...............liberated from magnus in grandis having done the impossible and usurped his control of spectres leaving him at the mercy of the novans.
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Post by CJWrites on Jul 30, 2013 20:44:22 GMT -5
Evan looked over the battlefield. It had been 12 years since she found Mir, now a fully grown dragon, as an egg. Now 26 she looked as old as Mercedes, who now wouldn't stop reminding her how old she really was and nevertheless try to take care of her like a mother. However she was no longer the naive child the Heroes had taken care of. Now she was treated like an equal, bringing contemporary and liberal ideas to her traditional and conservative comrades. Her first goal after hitting 250 was to find more onyx dragon eggs. Surely others must have hidden more as well. Surely Freud wrote something in his scriptures. She had finally been able to understand the scriptures only a year before and was going about decoding the messages Freud left behind. But alas, she had been on the brink of a breakthrough when the war broke out.
Her cloak was slipped over her shoulders. She glanced over one of them to see her brother smiling. "Here you go sis."
"Thanks Utah" She said.
"No prob" Utah grinned. He had tried his hand at being a dawn warrior, although he had never done any better than average, often working below it. Even after his sister pulled a card for him to personally train under Mihle. Evan had hoped he'd go for a magician but she realized Utah was more suited to be a warrior with his strength and slow movement. Not to mention he couldn't learn from her anyways. Not having a dragon of his own. Nevertheless, Evan had made him her lieutenant, which many stronger members attributed to favoritism. It had been favoritism in part but also because he was pretty good at running around and fulfilling errands, as well as the added bonus of being able to understand her, strategizing better and more charisma and leadership than any other person she was in charge of. "Just looking out for our number one general"
Evan smiled "I'm sure there are people more worthy of that title" Indeed, all the heroes as well as most others at the head of the Maple Alliance Conference, had been made generals, or to be more specific major generals, when war broke out. Mercedes was against Evan basically leading a tenth of the army but even she had to agree that Evan was more than capable. The actual General was Neinheart, who had organized the forces in the first place. The roles of lieutenant general was taken by the leaders of the groups. Luminous (Mercedes and Phantom almost threw a fit right in the meeting room), Claudine, Edea and Athena Pierce. She remembered that meeting. Finally she had decided to have some champagne (which Phantom had "Procured") and gotten a bit more than tipsy. But she found out how much she had in common with Cygnus and Tear, aka Angelic Buster.
She had more than one thing in common with both of them and the three of them often hung out before the war. They have matured as well. But... there was one friend she never stopped thinking about. Thorn.
She and the black mage's daughter had lost touch over the years. Between holing herself up in the library or the forests of Leafre and all the Alliance meetings, she barely had time to write to her family, much less her friends. When she was younger she truly believed Thorn would join the alliance with the other dual blades but she hadn't seen her around and nowadays she feared the worst. If Evan had been as shunned as she was she would've probably joined the black mage, even more so if she were his daughter. Those who followed the black mage were misfits, those bullied because they were too weak and those shunned because they were too different or strong. Thorn definitely fitted into the latter. She would've fought for their cause too. If they weren't intent on annihilating everything she loved.
"Why so quiet? You're not thinking about Phantom again are you? I told you he's nothing but trouble."
Evan blushed. It was common knowledge she had more than a crush on her fellow hero, whom she had all stopped addressing with titles a long time ago. "I know. he probably will never get over Aria. Its just the way he is." It was a bit sad actually, he never talked about it but you could see it in his eyes.
"Master. Do you sense that?" Mir asked. Evan had also stood up abruptly.
"The Black Mage. With.... specters?"
"Impossible!" Utah shouted "We're miles from the front lines! We're scheduled to switch out with Kaiser's group in a few days. There's no way he could've made it past them. Specters disappeared when Magnus was "
But Evan wasn't listening. There were talks of a mysterious figure who controlled nothing but darkness who brought down Magnus. Neinheart had written it off as ranting and imagination but now Evan knew better. "You're in charge, I'm going to check this out. Mir lets go!"
She pulled on her cloak and grabbed her wand as she sped off on her dragon.
"If that's really the black mage." Utah whispered. "She can't go alone. She'll die!" He ran back to the tent where the other faction leaders were hanging out "General Evan's going after a mysterious aura she believes to be the black mage. I'm going to follow her. I'll contact you if something goes wrong, if I haven't called in an hour, come after us." He quickly shouted, then ran off to get his mount and take after his sister.
Meanwhile Evan had landed in the forest. "Stay close." she whispered to her dragon. The two silently crept their way through the woods.
She got to a clearing where sure enough, a girl with silver hair and a red eye was swinging her blades and tearing down trees. She backed off, slightly fearful and remembering the spar the girl had with her comrades. *Snap* A twig splintered under her feet.
She decided there was no point in hiding anymore. "Thorn."
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Post by demonsblades on Jul 30, 2013 22:22:06 GMT -5
Thorn quickly turned to where she heard a voice chuckling somewhat darkly "my my if it isn't general evan herself! the years have treated you better then they have me." said Thorn "and also I don't really use my blades anymore unless I have to" said Thorn as she held up her hands showing them to be truly empty the moonlight reflecting eerily off her red eye "what started as random occurrences is now almost fully under my control" said Thorn as she stepped back into the shadow of a tree stepping out nearer to Evan the she had been "are you the one who called me here? I grow impatient waiting" said Thorn her years away from civilization having rendered her nearly emotionless the only emotion she felt was that for her....no she couldn't think of her now she didn't know how much Evans powers had grown but she knew the youngest hero wouldn't have been slacking off in the ten years they had been apart "OH! that reminds me I have something I wanted you to give to the maple alliance as a token of my last mission I received no doubt they assume I am dead since they were the ones that sold me out!" spat Thorn as she dug into her pocket pulling out two different sized horns one a deep black that was easily recognizable as Magnus's only horn he had left.................HAD. and the other a dark brown color having already had a run in with Kaiser who had attacked her for no reason and had defeated him but spared him only taking a small bit of his right horn. "no doubt rumors of magnus being defeated has been spread across maple world! but with no name attached to who beat him" said Thorn still annoyed at what the alliance had done to her.
"the entirety of maple world shunned me............even though I was the unsung hero giving the alliance information inside enemy lines risking my own life to help the people who reject me and they wonder why I suddenly fell off the map!" said Thorn laughing somewhat evilly her red eye glowing. let the maple alliance know that I am well and alive and also give them those little souvenirs!" said Thorn throwing the horns inhe ground sticking their point in the ground at Evans feet, "and let them know that any one else who crosses me shall wish they hadn't I would prefer to stay out of this war but the alliance and my father are giving me little choice in the matter! and if forced to I will destroy both factions form the inside out.............." said Thorn staring at Evan still devoid of all emotion "my power is even greater then that of luminous not even he could stand against me with his light magic but you...........you however are the only threat to me do not make me choose a side Evan you may not like what I choose to do..........and mir don't even think about trying to blast me.............I would prefer to keep the last onyx dragon alive and well for unlike some heroe's I know a little secret that fraud never told anyone!" said Thorn backing into the shadows having said her bit leaving Evan and Mir alone in the clearing her spectre's pulling back................for now.
her coat whipped in the wind on the plateau she was perched on finally deciding she had hidden who she really was long enough and taking the somewhat childish bunny clips out of her hair letting it for the first time flow freely behind her in the wind "BEWARE ALLIANCE AND BLACKWINGS ALIKE COMMANDER THORN WILL NOT BE YOU'RE PAWN!" yelled Thorn knowing both camps could hear her yell for she was literally in the middle ground................no mans land.................a place no side went unless there was a battle to fight.
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Post by CJWrites on Aug 1, 2013 21:40:37 GMT -5
"Thorn" Evan muttered. She wasn't joining the black mage because of her.
Utah stopped his horse beside her. "Who's that?"
"The daughter of the black mage." Evan grimaced "And a personal friend. I have to go." She got on her dragon and flew towards the plateau. Her mind was racing. What secret of Freud's? How would she find out something like that. She had called Mir the last Onyx Dragon though. Her heart sank. No it couldn't be. Years of research down the drain.
She landed on the plateau. Opposite of Thorn. What should she ask first? About her allegiance, or rather the reason for her allegiance, or the Onyx Dragons.
She was burning with curiosity about the latter but decided it would be rather insensitive. "Thorn. Are you.... are you truly going to destroy both sides."
"If... if I'm truly me who's holding you back from choosing a side, then its fine." She said. Her hands were clenched in fists as she was trying to hold back the tears overflowing in her eyes. "After all.... we fight for what we believe in right? We fight for ourselves. All this talk about justice and hope and equality, its all just bullshit isn't it. So... if I were you i would've gone to the Black Mage a long time ago. But.... know that if we do meet on the battlefield, I won't let you destroy my squadron. I care about every single member there. You could be one of them." Evan looked up. The tears had stopped but her eyes were still rosy from crying. "Its the only offer I'm going to make and even if you refuse, I'll leave without incident. But, if you threaten my men in any way, shape or form, I won't hold back."
Meanwhile on the ground Utah sighed. His horse wouldn't be able to make it up there as fast or as easily as Mir. That girl had called herself commander. All he knows is that commander was the rank corresponding to general in the Black Mage's army.
A cloud appeared before him and Luminous's face appeared. "Oi. Where's Evan? She's blocking out all telepathic magic."
"She went to confront that girl." Utah answered "I don't even know who she is! What does she have against my little sister?"
Luminous sighed. "Its a long story but I'm sure Evan's central to Thorn's decisions and Thorn will be central to how Evan leads her army from now on. Listen. Go tell her that we're holding an emergency meeting at main base in a few minutes. Tell her to come."
"Oi. You haven't answered my questions yet!" Utah almost shouted. "You may be almighty Luminous but you haven't told me who she is yet! That's my little sister you're talking about!"
Luminous looked dead serious. "Don't go. As I remember, she has a very bad emotional record and is quite powerful. Even I can't stand up against her, as she is resistant against my magic. Evan would probably put up a very good fight, maybe even beat her if lucky."
Utah's mouth dropped open. "I have to go. Go save her. See you." Utah rode off, leaving Luminous shouting after him in his cloud. Thorn wasn't the only emotional one. Evan could barely stand against Empress Cygnus during that Illusion of the Black Mage's. Even when she knew it wasn't her friend. How would she, a general who often pulled out prematurely to ensure minimal losses, be able to fight a close friend.
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Post by demonsblades on Aug 1, 2013 23:59:55 GMT -5
"I would much rather stay out of this war as a 'casualty' besides I think my Naphalem have grown attached to me" said Thorn her mind again darting over to the woman she loved..........Serenthia then there was also Luminous....... how could she keep her friends in the alliance happy without outright joining with them. "give the alliance leaders my little "gifts and I wil have a reply for you shortly after you give them the two horns..." said Thorn her hair still down blowing in the wind her coat whipping as the wind picks up. "COMMANDER THORN!" yelled a voice that sounded barely out of his child hood as a young boy who couldn't have been a day older then fourteen ran up to the edge of the Plateau his short hair in a disheveled mess since he had been running trying to find his leader all day and most of the night. "commander an envoy of the Blackwings is here to try to get us to join them again!" said the young boy, "the tenth time today and the fifthieth time total since I resurfaced....." muttered Thorn "tell them I will not be see'ing their envoy I do not wish to take part in this war unless I am forced..........you are all to young to even see violence of this caliber......" said Thorn whispering the last bit to herself concern making her voice crack slightly still knowing Evan is next to her. "all the children who lost parents to this war have flocked to me countless ages ranging form 10-19 have come to me seeking comfort........and revenge but they are still to young for the brutality of war......" she whispered to Evan the moonlight shimmering off her eye again but instead of it bee'ing eerie it instead seemed like a mother would look at her children "I only use my power to protect them I want to keep them out of this war Evan please do not make me choose a side in this unless the alliance wishes to take care of those children while I am off fighting..........even my specters are spread thin because there are so many.........", she loked down at the young man.
"William go tell the envoy I will not see him OR her which ever gender the daft creature is and if they cause any trouble in MY camp they will deal with me personally and I am not one to trifle with" said Thorn earning a nod of acknowledgement from the boy. "that's William my second in command.......the only one that does any fighting in my group is me since I am the oldest......by the way if I am figuring everything right..........I am almost as old as the legend of the hero's." muttered Thorn not caring if Evan heard her or thought her mad, "what else is on you're mind? I know you didn't come here just to confront me spit it out my time is valuable now...." said Thorn not meaning to cause any offence but also giving Evan a sense of urgency to get what she needed to say over with so she could watch her "children". not even four minutes had passed before she heard what sounded like a scream come from the way William had run. "that sounded like lily......." gasped Thorn "Evan come with me if you want but I need to go NOW!" exclaimed Thorn jumping off the plateau into the shadow of a boulder stepping out behind lily's tent "LILY!" yelled Thorn urgently noticing more then a few of the children missing.
"Lily, Adam, Niho, Rose, and terra........all missing.." said William panting heavily having tried to protect them and failed his voice cracking as tears threaten to pour down his face giving Thorn the full report. "they will PAY for this insult!" exclaimed Thorn outraged at the black wings striking the first aggressive blow "William.......go to the maple alliance camp tell them............tell them I will join them temporarily until the children are recovered after that I am splitting off to be out of it again" said Thorn glaring in the direction she sensed her fathers power coming from. it had been three years since the black mage had had lotus orchids own brother take over orchids body in an attempt to snuff out Thorn and Thorn having no choice............did what she had to do even if she would have to live with her regrets for the rest of her life she had no other choice...........she sometimes stopped to wonder what her mother would have done if this happened to her and the only answer she could turn up was to keep the children out of the war.
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Post by CJWrites on Aug 3, 2013 20:50:18 GMT -5
Evan just stood there for a moment. Listening to Thorn talk about her kids. She was right. There was something bugging her.
"You said Freud had a secret, that you somehow found out. Could you tell me?"
Utah rode up to her. "Hey sis, slow down. Not all of us have a dragon you know." He panted. "Luminous called he said an alliance meeting will be held in a few hours. And by what he implied you're pretty important to it."
Evan sighed. "Don't worry I'll be there. For now there's something I have to do. Utah could you take William to the Alliance meeting first? I'll be fast on Mir. Tell them I'm on a special mission." She turned her back to her Lieutenant but then faced him again. "Here give them this." She gave Utah the 2 horns. "And tell them its from the Black Mage's daughter."
Evan turned to Thorn. "Quick, get on Mir. We might be able to catch them. You can explain yourself further on the way."
Evan hopped on. "We've gotten faster since the last time. Hold on tight!"
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Post by demonsblades on Aug 3, 2013 23:14:59 GMT -5
Thorn looked at Mir trying to decide if the dragon would try to blast her if she mounted with Evan and noticing no sign of him wanting to blast her YET takes Evans hand and climbs in behind her. "as I said before I know a secret freud never told anyone the black wings over the years were searching for anything they could use whether it be old battle plans dairies and even any type of living thing they could turn into a weapon one of the last things I did before the alliance decided they didn't need me anymore I was trying to help you out some since I had already recovered my memory I stole all their research into everything regarding hero's and dragons Evan they were onto something............luckily I stole everything they could use and hid it away I copied it all down onto a stone the very one that is in the base of my katara now." said Thorn her voice not changing once form the monotone she had since Evan had met back up with her, "Evan they were close to finding a clutch of dragon eggs. whether they are Onyx or not they weren't able to figure out but form what I understand Mercedes hid them away as a last request from freud so only Mercedes, Freud or Afrien might know if they were Onyx eggs or not I trust Afrien is well after all these years.............Evan you can pick you're jaw up off the dragon now." said Thorn scanning the ground while she speaks.
"and as for explaining myself well...........after we lost touch I continued doing my alliance duties and dualblade duties while on the side figuring out why things would happen when I was scared, angry, or sad and after the war broke out all the adults in the village I was in up and left to join the fight I could tell they didn't want to but they felt...............obligated to protect their village and the kids flocked to me awaiting their parents return but........none of them returned.....and when the first of the black wings arrived I used my power to protect them and then we started to make our way to the alliance but.........then I remembered what they did to me so I went to Grandis, once there Cartellion watch the children and I took Magnus down the only condition I gave him was if I let them have Magnus he kept quiet that I was there.........I try to stay out of things only for the sake of the children I am protecting..........otherwise I would have ended this war as soon as it started........" with the Thorn gets quiet focusing her gaze somewhere to the right letting out a sharp gasp "DOWN THERE 4 O'CLOCK RIGHT!" exclaims Thorn finaly losing her monotone voice for one filled with rage her red eye shimmering errily again as she locks her gaze on her targets.
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Post by CJWrites on Aug 10, 2013 18:37:50 GMT -5
"Got it" Evan shouted. "Mir!"
The dragon dived. Air rushed past Evan as she leaned forward closer to her other half. "Hold on!"
How dare he? The Black Mage. Children are not supposed to be involved. Evan grimaced. She remember Orchid's story. "I suppose he has gotten even further in sin" she muttered.
Mir quickly opened his wings, just before they were about to crash into the ground right in front of the person they were pursuing. The force knocked back his passengers. Evan hung on, used to this, but was kinda worried about Thorn.
A bit dazed but fully aware of her surroundings she jumped off her dragon and faced their opponents.
The figures stopped, eyes widened in recognition of the legendary Hero. "Oh, General Evan. I didn't know the Maple Alliance was in cahoots with the black mage's daughter"
"I'm here on my own accord" Evan's voice boomed though the clearing, demanding authority to its listeners. It was fully evident now what she had gained when she had grown up and why exactly she had been chosen to lead. She wasn't the only one. All of those at the conference had manifested the ability to lead rather quickly. "One does not need an allegiance to free kidnapped war orphans. Both sides are to blame and both sides should attempt to atone. That yours could be so heartless to anyone other than yourselves is sickening."
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Post by demonsblades on Aug 11, 2013 1:17:59 GMT -5
"YOU WERE FOOLS TO THINK YOU COULD GET AWAY WITH THIS!" yelled Thorn walking slightly dazed form where Mir had landed pulling out her well known black strip tying it over her eyes a red glow emanating form her red eye through the cloth. indeed her power had grown much over the years but her greatest power was when blinded and became a double edged sword she could sense those near her but NOT what they would do so she had trained herself to feel their movements "and you can tell you're little friends to come out! I know they are hiding with the children a few feet behind you! and if you turn them all over peacefully I will spare ONE of you to deliver a message for me!" growled Thorn feeling all the children except her daughter Lily "leaning closer to Evan she whispers "I sense all but one of the children..........she is..........a special connection to me.....we have to get all of them back......." said Thorn her voice cracking slightly concern for her daughter.
as she had heard Evan "reprimanding" the ones who kidnapped her children. after not sensing Lily with the other children her mind darted to all the possibilities that could happen hoping that her father would have enough sense and mercy to not try to use the innocent as pawns..........no she couldn't afford to think that way.........she raises an empty hand at the "envoy" darkness gathering around her and the envoy swirling around them like a small vortex feeling the other black wings in her darkness as well. "one last chance give me the children peacefully OR suffer my wrath!" growled Thorn not caring what her friend thought of her methods.................the time for diplomacy was LONG gone now was the time for action gasping sharply sensing something flying at Evan pushing her out of the way taking the object in her right shoulder raising her hand up to where the pain blossomed barely even feeling any pain at all feeling the shape recognizing it as an arrow shaft. "it seems that's another one you owe me.....it feels...........maybe poisoned............so the hard way it is then!" exclaimed Thorn her outrage from her injury only fueling her rage a wide area of tree's suddenly falling over from being cut by darkness all the black wings vanishing into..............well...............where ever they went when swallowed by her darkness panting from the effort and from the strain of her injury and the strain that controlling that much darkness at once put on her body collapsing falling in a heap on her left side not moving from where she fell the cloth falling off from coming loose in the very short fray.
the four children that were present stayed where they were scared out of their minds before coming out slowly to see their adopted mother on the ground with an arrow in her shoulder. "Thorn!" cried Adam the oldest of them his short disheveled blond hair sticking out every which way from how fast the black wings had been moving them tears welling in his stormy grey eyes. "w-who's the other girl?" said a small voice belonging to rose the youngest of them at only five years old. "I............I don't know the bad guys called her general Evan and said something about an alliwence?" said a voice belonging to Terra her red hair falling behind her her blue eyes averted form the sight of Thorn on the ground she didn't look a day over nine. "well if she is with Thorn she can't be bad can she?" said Niho the middle child of the ones present at eight years old and also the most reasonable of them all "don't you remember? she would tell us stories of a girl called Evan and her dragon Mir and the trouble they helped each other out of! that must be her!" said Niho excitedly but still being cautios incase she WAS a bad person and not their "mothers" friend.
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Post by CJWrites on Aug 13, 2013 8:15:33 GMT -5
Evan smiled. These children were so naive. Like she once was. "Listen Thorn. Is it alright if you go bring back Lily on your own? I should get these kids to safety. Mir can't carry all of them but its easy to forget who I really am."
She concentrated her energy and drew up a projection. The Maple Alliance meeting had started some time ago. "Oi Evan! Where the hell are you?" Luminous scolded. "Your little Lieutenant came and brought Magnus's and Kaiser's horns without explaining anything other than that it was from the Black Mage's Daughter."
Evan laughed sheepishly. "Sorry about that. Something came up"
Luminous looked livid as his red eye glowed but calmed down as a serious expression crossed her face. "I already told Utah I'd explain everything when I got back. But rest assured that she will not join her father, there's too much bad blood. However she has good reason not to join us either, not with the way we sometimes raze villages and how many on our side, many of them with families, die as a result of the war." Luminous looked a bit ashamed. He often left it to his darker counterpart when he was in battle.
She turned around "Well then. The maple alliance probably could wait a bit since I'm still trying to get her to join. Also as I've said. What I'm doing now has no relation with her joining the alliance. Its a moral duty." The projection faded
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Post by demonsblades on Aug 13, 2013 16:16:28 GMT -5
"I..........can get them out myself." Thorn says while reaching up to break the shaft of the arrow in her shoulder "I told you I would have an answer for you when you gave the alliance those horns and an answer I shall give......" Thorn said stumbling off in the direction she had seen this 'Utah' take William her children glued to her now that she had them back. "the Black mage has made this a PERSONAL fight, he kidnapped my only...." she stops herself what would she tell Luminous..............her mind raced one of the days she was ready to join the maple alliance Luminous had started to take a shine to her and invited her out for a drink and well............I think anyone could figure out what happened next. out of her shame for being so easily tempted to do something of that caliber she had vanished without a trace afterall she was by technicality only about twenty eight not counting the centuries she was trapped in ice.
"well...........I guess now is as good as anytime to tell him........." said thorn putting her arms around the four children walking into a shadow and stepping out in the alliance camp and right into a startled guard "INTRUDERS!" yells the guard pointing his spear at Thorn and the children. "I.........am not an intruder I am expected.......I am Thorn daughter of the black mage" said Thorn reaching her left arm up to grasp at the arrowhead still in her wound, "the leader of William of the Nephalum?" asked the guard, "the one and only there are more kids in the eastern most region of the battlefield get some gaurds there to help guard them.............Evan was helping me reclaim these four but............I need to speak to Luminous now.............and alone" said Thorn falling on her left side again this time blacking out.
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Post by CJWrites on Aug 14, 2013 23:00:56 GMT -5
"Wait what about the last child!" Evan asked on the way. "What is she to you? Why is she so important to the black mage? Oi! If you're going to be in the alliance, you'll have to give up all relevant secrets." Evan's eyes narrowed. "Including the one about Freud."
When she collapsed right into Luminous's arms, Evan frowned. Luminous blushed. "She's pushed herself too much again." Evan commented.
"Lieutenant-General Luminous." Neinheart stood there. "What's going on."
"I don't know" Luminous said. "But I believe we've just secured ourselves an ally. Evan. Can I trust you to take care of her during her.... lapse?"
"You can count on me" Evan smiled.
"And when she wakes up, tell her WE, that is Neinheart and I will listen to what she wants to say." Luminous dumped Thorn in Evan's arms. "Good luck."
They were back in Evan's camp. Thorn was currently sleeping on her bed. Evan sat at her bedside, reading over battle and spy reports. She glanced up.
"I won't let you see Luminous until you explained yourself." She muttered. "Especially about the Onyx Dragons and Freud."
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Post by demonsblades on Aug 15, 2013 8:19:37 GMT -5
Thorn mutters in an almost hallucinogenic state turning over rapidly "mother............don't do this!...........I-it's me Thorn d-don't you recognize me!?!?" muttered Thorn again haunted by the same memory...........and dream "mother please don't make me do this!" her voice cracks as tears pour down her sleeping face all the emotion she had felt that day coming back ten-fold. suddenly snapping out of it as the actual memory ended sitting up looking around wildly panting heavily only calming down when she see's Evan "where's Luminous! I must speak with him urgently!" exclaims Thorn getting out of bed as quickly as she can falling on her face in the process getting up quickly charging out of the tent and going the way she sense the magic of Luminous hearing a familiar feminine voice ring out "what are you doing here traitor?" asked the voice in a snobbish tone that just made Thorn want to bash her face in, "I betrayed no one Mercedes, it was the alliance who betrayed me now if you will excuse me miss priss I need to find Luminous to speak about an important matter" said Thorn walking off leaving a stunned Mercedes. "m-miss priss!?! HOW DARE YOU! YOU INSULANT CURR!" yells Mercedes as she lets off one arrow form her bowgun which Thorn had sensed from the start and sidestepped "you're aim is as horrible as ever little miss ice cube" chuckles Thorn earning an angry scream/yell from Mercedes.
"now if you will excuse me ice-cube I must find Luminous" chuckles leaving Mercedes tied up in a tent as a sort of revenge plot for trying to attack her behind her back. "now then this way I go" muttered Thorn following the feeling of his magic, stopping at the edge of a clearing sits Luminous alone staring up at the moon. "Luminous............we need to talk it's..............it's important are we alone?" asked Thorn trying to keep her voice calm. "I don't feel anyone else here so I would assume so why? what's the matter?" asked Luminous turning around to look at Thorn. "y-you remember...............the night before I disappeared.............you invited me to have a drink or two with you and then we................well...........you have a daughter Luminous.........she was taken by the black mage along with the children I brought with me but............she wasn't among them which means he already has her.........." said Thorn unable to keep her voice calm as she sinks down to her knees on the ground and cries. Luminous was speechless she had disappeared for ten years after having spent one night with him and she tell him that he has a daughter, "w-what is her name?" asked Luminous not sure if he should go over and try to comfort her, "her name is Lily...........and after I get her back.............either with or without the alliances help I will PERSONALLY destroy my father or die trying! now the question that begs to be asked will you help me rescue her? will you help me rescue our daughter?" said Thorn looking dead into the eyes of Luminous her look of sheer determination sending shivers down his spine.
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Post by CJWrites on Aug 16, 2013 21:55:01 GMT -5
"Hold it." Evan followed Thorn out of her tent and grabbed her arm after the Mercedes incident. "First. Explain yourself."
She held her grip, not allowing her friend free herself. It was surprisingly strong.
"You can't just come waltzing in here, demanding an audience and allegiance without telling us the whole story. Especially if you're his daughter. Right now the only reason you're here and not in custody is because I'm your friend. One bad word. You can explain everything to Luminous and Neinheart but there's something only I need to know. Tell me about Freud and the Onyx Dragons. Everything you know. Including what you think I know. You're not telling me everything"
She waited for the answer. Narrowing her eyes. If all went well, she would let go and Thorn would go see Luminous.
During the time that Thron was spending in the tent with Luminous she turned to Mercedes, who was in the process of yelling at fellow generals to let her go. Phantom found it funny how nobody would help her. Well... it was kinda right to see the prideful, snobby queen sit there tied up.
"Shouldn't we let her go?" A voice rang out beside her. Tear stood there. Nervously clutching her soul shooter
"Wait I have something to ask her."
"Oi! Evan." Mercedes practically ordered. "Untie me. NOW."
"You're not the boss of me" Evan stuck out her tongue playfully "I only answer to Luminous and Neinheart. Major General."
Apparently the fact that they were the same rank struck a nerve.
"However. Answer my question and I'll let you go" Evan said, getting serious. "Thorn said you were the one who hid the remaining Onyx Dragon eggs. Where was that?"
"And you trust that asshole over me?" Mercedes muttered. "But yeah I did. It was in a hidden room in the Temple of Time. That is all except for the one that is your partner. Freud sealed it and everything so nobody would find them. Perhaps you, as his successor will be the only one able to unseal it"
Evan cut her free. "Thanks. You know... just because someone wounded your pride once doesn't mean that you're supposed to hold a grudge against them forever. Especially not if they can blast you into bits. And it wouldn't hurt not to be so haughty and demanding all the time."
Mercedes muttered something about being the elf queen. "Are you sure trusting her is a good idea? I mean... you don't exactly have the best track record. And her cutting off Kaiser's horn and killing Orchid, our main informant, doesn't add to hers either. She's strong. I'll give her that and she would be a great asset but I don't want to make a mistake. She could easily raze this place to the ground." Even though Mercedes didn't like Thorn, Evan could always count on her to put aside personal feelings for the greater good. Even if those feelings could cloud her judgement.
Evan looked down. "I think so. Don't you? You remember her right? I don;t think she would join the black mage, she said he got Lotus to posses his sister and she had to kill her." The maple alliance hand't put together all the pieces of the puzzle but there were no signs of a struggle and she looked like she had just gone out and got cut to shreds and burned by black magic. People had summized it could only have been Thorn and to some it just more proof that she had turned against them but some, including Evan, weren't sure.
"You know that afterwards Kyle felt guilty" Tear injected. "He did attack Thorn during that fight with Magnus. As far as he knew the only one on our side that used black magic was Luminous who wasn't participating in that battle. So he attacked Thorn and she cut back."
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Post by Spitfiremar on Aug 17, 2013 0:53:45 GMT -5
Its interesting,i could get used to a story line like this...the story told here is very interesting,it has a subtle approach,but,then again,it leads for more,and there isn't a single skipping moment missing other then the first 10 years,and you describe that,so it fits in naturally,i don't have any complaints as of story line and the role of the characters.It uses a good approach from the original maple story line,including the black mage and his commanders,also the infamous Cygnus Knights,also more selective characters like the even(big fan),and a lot of names added into it to give them a little bit more..personality then in the game,where you are referred to by your class,and not your name,so as far as i'm concerned,this story is a good fit of classic and modern.Good Job.
-Spitfiremar the Phantom
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