>:*Imonia: Story One*:< {T}[PM] £NOW STARTING, but will still accept members!£ - Page 6

(OOC: If anyone feeels like killing Civ, they can. He was a character created to die, so if you think it would add to the story you can kill him.)

Alt and Civ continued investigating the area, until more people began to show up. Both of them hated being in crowds, and quickly made an exit.

They began walking towards Ghost. "Did you see any of what happened before this?" Civ asked Alt.

"I've told you a thousand times no. I was really pissed off at Ghost, you think I was paying attention to anything?" she asked him.

"I suppose you're right. Ghost must be the only one who saw." By this time they had reached where Ghost was standing.

"So.. uh... what the hell happened here?" asked Alt.

Ghost snapped back to reality as everyone started questioning him. Apparently he was the only one who witnessed the event. He must have also been the only one who felt the cloaked man's power. Ghost tried to speak.

"I...he just died...none of you saw anything?"

"Obviously not."

"I'm more worried about the first man. There was something strange about him. I suppose you should take a look at the body and find out how he died." Ghost turned his attention towards the man who had just walked up to him.

"Who are you? Do you know anything about this?"

Raven tryed to catch his breath after running from the now repelled worm. it wasnt what he had expected, being saved from the worm. he looks over to the girl who had saved him. she was already walking away. Raven decided to catch up to her and thank her.

"hey, wait!"

he ran to catch up to her, his body didnt run often, only walked, and his limbs would ache if he ran great distances, which he already did.

"Thank you for the rescue... that particular worm was immune to my defenses...I would have been done for."

(hehehehehheehhAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAH! finally! post number 4,000!)

"Well monk, i need allies, as hatefull as it is to say. And you monk, could use a bit of strength. Alright, I will join with you. After all, I don't think anybody should be alone when whatever is about to happen hits Imonia. I have a feeling that something BIG is about the happen, and I am not about to tackle it alone." Dergo shook Ghost's hand and turned round as the guards started shoving through the crowds asking questions. Dergo looked a little worried as the guards came closer. "Um... what say we find a better place to discuss this mess eh?" he said leaning out wards towards the opposite direction.

OOC: Sorry about the short post.



"Oh, excuse me..." Albert mumbled as he bumped into a man with a black vest and brown hair outside the portal into Orme. He bowed slightly as the man walked by him.

Albert continued walking, deep in thought. Where would he begin searching for this Rera? As he reached his town, he immidiately headed to a bar; A thief as notorious as Rera Tato would surely have at least one wanted poster. Or perhaps a shadey barkeep could give him the area to find her, if persauded with a coin or two.

He gets them a way from the scene.

"well now, I see we have a nice little group here. suitable i suppose. Might i ask somthing?"

Ghost, still not entirly trusting him, as no one else does, "What do you want?"

"Well, I was wondering if anybody else here has any explanation of whats going on? I mean, the thief even? I was sent to gather all information. Now, were exactly were you guys going anyways? I myself, have no clue where in imonia i am. Somewhere in Drakend is what i know." He looks around. "Tis been a long while. All i know, is a thief, is being targeted by orin himself. And thunder users have lost there powers. And to top it off, people in drakend are dying? Of all the most secure places..." He stopped as guards started spanning the area.

Dergo thought a minute about telling them his REAL self. "Well, if they could be the only ones to use thunder, maybe they are absorbing the power. My contact is nearly never wrong. But not somthing like this. The thief, I am guessing, might have an idea as to what is going on. I don't think many people except a few and orin know WHO the thief is" Dergo looked at his black sword, wich was now silver in the light of the sun. Its shadow powers had totaly left it. "By the way, I am a dark user. And a Knight if that means anything."

After successfully ridding the Org tribe and their spawning grounds, Leo and Zankoro sat around a pond, resting up before heading back to Stardust city. The ice fused from his water element had drained the knight greatly, but the feel of the small pond's aura was gradually refreshing.
Leo looked at the exasperation on his face and stared back into the pond on his own reflection. The earth all around him was comforting his soul, as a sense of pity was running through him. Zankoro had almost grown less lively as before when they were taking on the Org Nomads. He had nearly thrown himself in the pond from such deprivation of his water element.

"I've never used as much magic as I did today."

Despite the groggy expression on his face, Zankoro managed a smile. "Nor have I. Perhaps I was overly excited to test my techniques. A lesson learned." He leaned over to the pond as he dunk his head in. The moment he had, several fishes swam around his head, eating off the debri from his long set of hair. He raised his head, and the groggy Zankoro had vanished back into the full hearted knight Leo was aware of.

"Myishi was right. Ryudo is as true as his apprentices." Zankoro complimented as he drained the water from his hair onto his body. Normally when people get wet, the water tends to stay in clothing and on skin for a while, but for Zankoro, it was different. He was like a spongue absorbing the water, only his body would dry in a matter of seconds. As Zankoro pulled his hair away from his back, Leo had witnessed the tattoo of the 4 horned demon. It's skin was black, yet it's mane was light blue. It almost looked like a demonic lion, though it's snout was more pointed and it's eyes were more gruesome.

"What is that?"

Zankoro blinked rapidly as he had realized what Leo was talking about. "Nothing. Just a tag, from a pact long ago."
His greyish azure eyes beamed back at Leo as a hint to not question any further. The look he gave was the most intimidating Leo has seen so far.

"When we get back to Stardust, Ulasko will give us our award, and then what?" The young knight spoke in an attempt to break the uneasiness.

"Perhaps another operation, or another adventure. I have a feeling we'll be seeing those three we saw back at the city again. Come, we better leave."


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"HALT!" Victor commanded, his spear weapon ready as ever. The two got off their horses and tied their reins along the metal bars of one of the walls hugging the gate, ignoring the guard completely. At first the little man's presence was admirable, but it quickly grew to irritation.

"I'm not letting anyone in since the incident!" The guard continued, aiming his spear between Leo and Zankoro.

"What's going on?" Leo asked, looking over the guard's head to see the townspeople conversing among one another. One of them was Ulasko.

"ULASKO!" Zankoro called out, spasing the little man from shock. After two calls, Ulasko caught on and ran over to the gate.

"Damn'it Victor let them in, they're my employees!" He spoke through the otherside. The guard slipped the key through the bars for Ulasko to open. "I got locked out and couldn't finger the key through the bars, my arms are too small."

Ulasko swiped the key from his little hand and opened the gate in a hurry. "Some man is dead on our streets and I have no idea who he is. Looked strong, tall and bulky. He had hair almost like yours. Almost thought the bastard was you."

"Who witnessed this?" Zankoro asked like an interrogation. Leo walked behind them, listening in on their conversation as they neared the city.

"Some guy, out-of-towner. Was with two others."

"Monk?" Zankoro quickly shot out.

"Yeah, how'd you know?"

Zankoro looked around through the cluttered faces of people.
"I saw them in the morning."

Ulasko's eyes widened. "You think they killed him?"

Zankoro smiled as he slapped his shoulder.
"You know better than that." Ulasko frowned, but shrugged it off.

The city was in a state of panic. It's reputation as a quiet, peaceful star, simply could not be seen by today's sudden incident.


This message was edited by Nameless Monk on May 24 2004.