

*Folken's words finally rang a bell to him* Mystic Valley *He shoved a hand into his pack, and pulled out an old book* I knew it sounded familiar ! *he flipped through the many pages and found a passage talking of the first guymelefs. Dryden began to read, the others pondered* Ahh... here ! *He began to read out loud to the surrounding people.* It says that the first melefs came from Atlantis, only a few were transported safely through the Gate of Atlantis. It says that they were buried deeply in the rocks of the Valley. And the people who created them, rebuilt new ones, considering remains of Atlantis as a dark part of history that should be forgotten. And from that day, they worked at creating new melefs for their needs. Which lead to what we have now. *He closed the book, and looked up* Some pages are missing from the book, passages that talk of something else lying there. No other grimoire talks of it. Maybe the Valley holds a city of some sort, or a relic of ancient times. I don't know if these passages are even true, or even refer the Mystic Valley to their terms. Since the language is nearly dead, most words were lost. So these are only assumptions. But its our best lead.
=unearth magic ?=
Can we all please get our acts together! *Tugs Merle away from Dryens pants and stands her between him and Dilandau - reconsiders this* =looses patience=
*Dryden began to think on a better deal that might be accepted by the Strategos, him being a merchant and all. But he rarely traded with Zaibach, nothing much came to mind. You looked down at Merle who was pulling down on his pants. He grabbed his pants and pulled them up a bit* Now where is that young girl ?
=...=
When do you expect it to be complete ? In the next few months, it will be completely unearthed. Then we will only need the sorcerers for total completion. Excellent. *Dornkirk noded in approval to a cloaked man who was displayed on a large circular screen. Then cloaked man noded and the communication ceased. The large screen when dark.* Once we get this bloody vessel off the ground, the main operation can commence... *he smiled from the corner of his mouth* Yeesssss...
=It=
OCC: oh my gosh i'm so sorry i didn't post for a long time! i totaly forgot because i was kind of busy in my new school. anyways, i'm kind of confrused right now...so van, escaflowne and schezhared are dranking tea. everyother good ppl are together trying to find them. where? i'm reaally confrused...
=daydreaming while others are talking about importand stuff=
*lifts eyebrow ... sigh* Allen I am in no position to give you any Dragonslayer as a slave ... ahem .. they all .. um belong to Dilandau.
=see icon for emotion - that sums it up=
-_-; Soo bored. Where the hell are all my Dragon Slayers at. *See Gatti still actting like a fool and talking with the Mystic Moon girl.* Stupid idiot. *An idea comes to him and he moves his guymelef over to the Crusade and grabs Gatti* Enough with the German accent and the stupid name. I'm going to go insane if I have to listen to you talk any more. *Walks his guymelef over to the other side of the docking bay, lays Gatti down on the floor, jumps out of the cockpit, and sleep ontop of Gatti* Goodnight.OCC: Ok, I wanna act silly now. So don't mind me as I make Dilandau Bi muahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!
=*Blushes*=
"s...s...slave...?? OMFG.... @...@
*eye twitching, mouth dropping* b..b...but i dun wanna go anywhee... TT.TT i mustn't leave lord Dilandau alone, i'm his only remaining DragonSlayer! Yes, I have to stay at my master's side! *heroic look* are just about to hide away when realising. wait a sec... if i am able to sneak into the enemy's nest, i might get revarded... *sly look* oh, and i might be able to get that stupid gattinspleigh back also. tsss! Lord Dilandau will be so proud! ^o^/ leaps over to Folken, Allen and the others.
=yay me! ^o^=
*Dryden smiled from the corner of lip, trying not to laugh at his amusing demand.* A slave !? Since when does a Knight of the Heaven own a slave ? You must of received a serious trauma to your head for such behavior. *Dryden turned around and stared for a short moment at the dancing Slayer.* You are demanding for him ?
=Allen must of had a bump on his head=
Escaflowne ignored the boy's angry inquiries and chose to focus on his brother. He laughed pleasantly at Schezarade's innocent surprise, "No, no, my brother. I have no intention of sacrificing the boy like some lowly animal. And you are quite correct when you say he has bound himself to me. Both in mind and body. It is a bond, which I am very fond of and not likely to ever forget. This bond is also the reason why he is the one I must use and no one else." He sighed and paused for a moment, "But the time for pleasantries has passed. Our business is at hand." =getting to the point=
*holds dainty cup in large hands. speaks in native guymelef tongue XD* The boy? What sort of donation? *suspicious* Not like those crazy naked lamb candle sacrificial rituals my ex-pilot used to like watching.... Right? *shifty* I mean; this boy must mean SOMETHING more to you then... Just... He did bind himself with you, did he not? *chokes and starts to feel woozy* =Bad allergies, poor Schezzy ^_~=
Hitomi stared blankly as Allen made his challenge for a token of loyalty. As her jaw hung open; Allen beamed proudly; much to the groups dismay. Looking down at the crumbs of her schnitzel, Hitomi contemplated the fact that perhaps the food was drugged.... Looking to her left, as Gatti did an odd little folk dance; apparently amusing himself, Hitomi shook her head. Nope. It was just Allen. =Um. Okay. o_O;;;=
*get's brilliant idea* how can i be sure that you're not going to trick us? I want something to... something to make you stay loyal *evil smile* and i know what i want... or perhaps it's better to say: "who i want", hahaha =uh, i'm such a genius=
Van shifted uneasily in Escaflowne's metal hands, trying to turn around to glare at the guymelef. "What's going on?!" he blurted out, frustrated that he had no clue about what was happening. "What do you mean you need the pendant to assume your true form? And why do you need me?" (*cough* spazzing out here!) He sent Escaflowne an angry glare when the giant metal robot did not answer. Frustrated and confused, he let out a groan, and watched as his guymelef, which was not listening to him anymore, took its tea.=gaah. what's going on?=
*Approves Folken's demands. He hands the book to Merle and indicates her to stay with Hitomi.* I shall see what I can do. *Approaches Folken's side and turns to Allen, awaiting his response*
=ok then=
*raises eyebrow at knights anitcs* Maybe Gatti should offer him a schnitzel? =o-k then=
uh, i'm so confused. folken...with us...searching for van.. needs help... from me... the cool knight... *smiles and tries to look cool* So, mr strategeo need help... allright.. why should we help you? schezarade, my dear friend, how i miss you. i need you here -___- You always helped me with hard decisions *gets a distant look in his eyes and a second of madness strikes allen* SCHZERADE!!!*screams and fall to his knees* *looks around, realizing what he just did. standing up again* ano..eto..So, stratego-san, where were we? right, you needed my help *looks horrible cool again*
=uh..am i going mad=
*Folken meets Eriyas eyes - blinks slowly and glances at the book - mouths* Lying...
=getting impatient - need to find Van!=
*After his warm welcome. He looks around at the wreckage, trying to wonder what happened. But his attention was turned to the two cats who seemed to be fighting over a book. He slightly saw the cover, which seemed old and quickly interested him. He approached the catgirls, and ripped the book out of both hands. He flipped the cover open to see what was written. It was a bizzare language, he could not understand it, but he had seen it before. He quickly thought up a lie to trick the the older catgirl in thinking its a childs book* Why are you fighting for a child's book ? *He looks at Merle for a split second, trying to make her get along with the situation* You are too old for these kinds of books *Merle crawls behind Dryden. He gives the book back to Merle*
=interesting book=
Eriya could sense the tension. Almost so well she could cut it with a knife. I might as well make myself useful. She pushes Hitomi violently aside and strides over to were Merle was standing. "So...." She gives Merle the elevator looks and stops when her cat eyes reach the book she's holding. "What do we have here?...." She ran her finger down the edge of the book. Not surprised as Merle jerked it away. "Anything of great importance to you Lord Folken?" She said grabbing the book tightly so that both Merle and herself had a good grip on it. She smirked to herself knowing that she could easily win if a fight arose. =Ready to rumble! Lol.=
*sighs heavily* Greetings Dryden. What an unexpected surprise *glares a bit but then thinks this may a golden opportunity* =reverse psycology=
"This pendant is one of our ancient relics. It was stolen from us when our kingdom was plundered. It is one of the items we need to assume our true forms. The other is this young boy here." Escaflowne opened the hatch to the pilot seat and took Van into his hand, "With a small donation from him, we will be on our way to reclaiming what is rightfully ours! But first thing's first!"=We must keep things civilized.=
"Everything will be alright, Merle," Hitomi smiled weakly, and she turned to Allen and Folken. What are they talking about? Frowning slightly, the young girl dropped the cat girl's paw she was holding comfortingly and padded over to the two men. Throwing Allen an inquisitive look, Hitomi nibbled on her lip as she caught the word "Van". Van... I pray that you're alright. But wait, why did she care? She didn't care about Van, she loved Allen.... Right? Blushing profusely, Hitomi widened her green eyes and began babbling to a very confused Merle, pushing aside her feelings and thoughts. =O_O Gyahhhh!!!!!=
oh van and the others.......i wonder if they will be ok.......plz............ occ: i have no idea of what to say....sorry but um...i don't really get the part where they were telling about the story. is it by any chance related to the book? merle right now, well i don't think at a time like this she can be annoyed again because of all this that happend, but she's not mature either...so i really am running out of things to say. but even tough the actoin's where van is, but i want to post something anyways! if it sound stupid, so sorry!
=speechless....=
*After some time, Dryden and his troupe finally find a ramp leading inside the floating fortress. The others stayed outside as Dryden went in alone. As he entered he stumbled upon the final words of Folken and Allen's discussion.* I salute Sir Allen. *Dryden noded of head. He then turned to look at Folken, to whom he noded as well* And the Strategos. *he simled from the corner of his, while keeping in mind the fact of those soldiers that blocked they're way. He gazed into Folken's eyes for an instance, seeing that he is quite bothered of the fact that Dryden had passed the camping soldiers* I wish not to interupt your conversation, nor be to uh..... but anyway, what has happened here ?
=the plot thickens.....=
*takes in his surroundings* I....We....Were...Human? Human? Was I human before? I was brother... To a king? *the thoughts running through the guymelef's head too much too bear, schezarade stiffen's momentarily, feeling something almost possess him for a moment, before returning to normal* the pendant... "brother".... continue.
=woah... too much information *dies* XD=
[OOC: I realize that Escaflowne is speaking to Schezarade in their native tongue, but let's just say Van could understand him/it/whatever too, because Van is probably there to here the story anyway.]=what?!=
*When the men went to it, Dornkirk returned to his quarters and took the time to meditate. His visions weren't as precise nor good compare to what his machines were able to do, but in cases such as these, its better then nothing. After some time, he finaly receives some images. He was expecting visions of these living melefs are this prophecy the've been chattering about. But it was just as interesting. He saw to men, winged men, working together, fighting a large shadow in front of them. He quickly stopped, understanding much of it already* So it is true of him, he will be my death....
=another stick in the gear=
*Dryden bit his lip as he thought a way out of this without wasting any time, including that of the detour.* Take them *Ordered the lieutenant. A guard approached Dryden's horse and grabed the sattle. The horse reacted aggressively, thinking something else. The horse raised its front feet and slammed them into the lieutenant, crushing him under the weight of the horse. The solider that was handeling the sattles gets propelled to the ground. The other guards reacted violently by charging. Dryden's men charged towards the guards.*
=...=
*sees Allen talking to Gatti out of the corner of his eye (does NOT hear the conversation)- tuns to face them both* =lesser of two evils ... ?=
*allen looks around, a bit dissapointed* uh, i had expected them all to jump on their feet and give me a million ideas... darn!=what is this wierd craving for schnitzel?=
*gets into his alseides* hai, dilandausama @.@ *shyly sneaking over to the crusade (wherever it might be..??) ummm... don't move!eh..or something...aww, crap >.< we'll don't try any dirty tricks you... scumbags! hah, i'll keep an eye on you, so don't you dare! mwahaha! *doing his best to look scary* õ.Ô *nibbling on his schnitzel*
=am i scary or what! ^ ^;;=
Eriya walks up to Folken and squats down next to him. Not having eaten for a while she picked up the 1/2 of the weiner schnitzel and finishes it off. "Oh no!" She realizes what she just did. "I'm sorry Lord Folken. I just...the weiner schnitzel and ...and....I was hungry and...." sigh "Please forgive me..." She waits for his answer. She realizes the look on Folken's face. Oh no....was I supposed to be somewhere....or do something important????
=In trouble....but mmmmmm schnitzel=
Millerna eyed her weiner schnitzel oddly. "Umm....thanks but..." She lays down the plate to her side. "I'm good, for now...." For a minute Millerna just stands there, staring at gattinspleigh's jerking guymelef. Ok, I don't think we have time to deal with that... "Anyways, what did you ask Hitomi?" Oh right........Dryden She coughs brushing the subject off. She glances at Allen. "But Allen and Hitomi are right. Action is better than just sitting here....." But what action are we going to take???
=Weiner schnitzel? o_O=
*sitting crosslegged in a corner slowly eating his Schnitzel talking to himself* =hmmmm ...=
[OOC: Thanx....]
=what is that towering object at far=
Escaflowne addressed Schezarade in their native tongue, "We're standing on our home soil. Long ago this was our land. We were a peaceful people only desiring to be left to ourselves," the white guymelef took in the landscape, "I was a king here once," he mused absently. He straightened and continued, "But then, the Draconians came. The refugees of the cursed world. They ravaged our land and took us prisoner. They used the Ispano clan to turn us into these hideous, mindless metal monsters. But one of our treasures survived," he drew the pendant from his energist and held it in his hand. He extended his arm in front of him. The pendant began to glow. The space before Escaflowne and Schezarade began to warp and shift until a great castle-like structure emerged. Escaflowne turned to Schezarade, "This was our royal family's home. Yours and mine...Brother.
=how's this for proof?=
[OOC: Gotax, you may login now and play Dryden! The avatar has been made and uploaded! A profile has been added! Huzzah!]=woah! what just happened? o_O=
*Notices the two guymelefs glowing and takes a swipe at them with his crema claw, but it passes right through the two. Then the guymelefs vanish.* -_-# Dammit, took too much time to react. Now they're gone and the Vione is fucking trashed! *Growls turning to where the Crusade is and starting to move toward it. On Comm Link* Dragonslayers! Advance toward the Crusade and capture all those stupid gimps before something else happens!! Hopefully this ship won't crash with all the damage it has sustained. We'll need to dock soon for repairs.
[OOC: *Smiles sheepishly* I know, I know... it's been WAAAAY too long since I've posted, but you know the whole deal with work and school. I'm back now.. I think. :)]
=Oh geez..=
*hears hitomi* gattinspleigh knows military shtuff! *puffs out chest proudly* gattinspleigh thinks that the vione is in shambles right now, and that they do not expect much from us. with mr. shiny hair man we can attack! *grins moronically* but first ze schnitzel for lunch! is not good to fight on an empty stomach, ja? *magically whips out some weiner schintzel and tosses everyone a plate full, as his guymelef continues to jerk oddly in the background*
=food O_O=
Hitomi nodded at Allen, and bit her lip. =Where now?=
*is shaken as a pillar of light engulfs him* Where are we-- =hrm=
[OOC: This will be most interesting, playing Dryden.]
=...=
*raises an arm to shield his eyes from the intense light* =dont ... abandon .. us ...=
*allen gets a sudden shimmer in his eyes* this is my chance to show the ladies what a cool guy i am =yay, i'm such a hero=
Escaflowne cursed mentally, Damn, I need to get out of here now. Looks like I'll have to take my acquaintence along for the ride. I hope he agrees, it would be a pity to have to kill him later...=asking for a little faith=
Dragonslayers! Where is Dilandau? Someone find him - fast -we have to stop the Escafolwne from escaping the Fortress! =starts dishing out orders=
[OOC: Alrighty! Everything is back up! You can now all post! If there's any more problems, just tell me, and I will get on it asap! And thank you Gotax for fixing the html, and Cinderella for getting the avatars back up! And now I shall make a post. And please call me Steph, though I wouldn't mind Duo. Oh and Gotax, if you would like to play Dryden, just say so!]=everything is a-ok!=
[OOC: Hey Duo, I fixed the format of each entry for ya ! I also worked on the html of the page itself, its cleaner. Ya just need to switch the links to the images and I think your OK]
=heres a hand=
OOC: Hello :D. Uh......nothing more to add. Stressed for time here and i dont want to pay 20 bucks for being on so long on these shitty comps. Oh ya, its cards incase anyone forgot.
=:o=
OOC:=announcement!=
Hey you guys! Finally got an application for someone who wants to run this place... It's now Duo's joint! Duo plays Van btw ^_~ Erm, something freaky's going on with the format of each entry... But hehe, not my responsibility! *grins and runs around shouting no more responsibility* It's Duo's! ^______^ Hehehe, well ttfn!
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*looks up and sees lord Folken. Getting up from the floor quickly and salutes* "Lord Folken!" he looks kinda pale..@.@=any orders..? @.@=
*Allen wakes up from his coma-state and the first thing he hears is Millerna obsessing over Van, gwaaah, deep jealousy* oh, I’m so confused. Where am I, who am I, and what am I? *terrified he looks around and tries to fins something familiar, his eyes lands at Hitomi standing beside him* that girl defiantly looks familiar, who could that be? A sister, my wife, a maid? Damn she wear strange clothes… *allen looks slightly confused* -AHA! *Everything returns to him and he makes a mouse-sort-of-sound (-squeak-)*. “What have I missed?” * allen jumps up from his bad and feels the pain…everywhere.. but he is a knight and has to be strong so he keeps on standing though he looks kind of pale* =lost=
Eriya .. *gently strokes her cheek* There you are. *manges to stand up using a wall for support* Its the drug that I used to heal my wing - my body can't fully handle it *coughs up some more blood* It will wear off soon - do not worry about me. *gives Eriya a small smile* =...=
For a second Eriya just stands still absorbing what she has just saw. "LORD FOLKEN!!!!!" She rushes to his side. "Lord Folken are you ok? Talk to me!" What am I going to do? She tries to pick him up onto his feet but he's too heavy for her. She grasps his hand and looks down at his eyes. "Master Folken, I'm so sorry I wasn't there. Please forgive me...I....." She waited for a response...her heart beats quickened... "Say something Lord Folken..."
=Say something=
All the talk of monsters and being possessed got to Millerna. Stones???? "What are you all talking about. I'm .....I'm sure Van can protect himself from...." Her lip trembled as she took a look at the monster consuming the guymelef. She swallowed to lump in her throat. What is that? It can't be real! "- from...that.........thing......Besides-" She tried to look confident and strong. "How do we even know it's real? I mean no one here can even read this language! I mean little children have fairy tail books in Asturia." She said this to herself over again. Actually it looks pretty real but....no She shook the idea out of her head. I refuse to believe it... Feeling satisfied with her conclusion she turns to Hitomi. "I don’t know what to believe, but I do know something. No matter what's in that book....I know that we have to save Van.....but how?......."
=A plan???=
[OOC: Gyah! Things have been busy here in the world of me.. LOL, anywhoo, I've been totally overwhelmed by work and such, so I was thinking... And thinking... And *sniffs* I'd like to hand Vision, this awesome RPG, to someone else. I'd still like to play Hitomi, however if anyone would like to take the reins and run this thing, own it, whatever you want to call it, please e-mail me.... I'd never want to see this thing shut down, as Escaflowne is such an awesome anime, and it's rare to find an Esca RPG, so I just want to hand this over to someone else, not shut it down. Never EVER shut this place down, guys! *hugs Vision* Just need some one to bear the load ^_~ I'M NOT QUITTING OR THINKING OF IT! I just want someone else to be the responsible one XP I just want to be Hitomi, hehehe....]
=I'm still Hitomi! ^_^=
*Is relieved to see Dornkirk wake up. Covers him with a light blanket* =I knew it, I knew it, I knew it!=
*After some time, Dornkirk woke up, the sorcerers had taken over the repairs of his chair. A sorcerer noticed his awakening, and lifted up a back to the table for Dornkirk to lie up against. Dornkirk looked down at himself, he was robeless, his body was pluged to the bone with life support devices.
=must commence my alternative plan...=
Hitomi leaped up from her position beside Allen and almost tackled Merle into the wall. =Prophecies o_O=