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Post by SwordMasterEX on Feb 16, 2014 21:57:29 GMT -6
Pearl let's out a cute yawn, staying in his lap, "Ok master. Carry me to the room I showed you last time." She continues resting on his shoulder with a smile.
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Jet smiles understandingly, but decides she wants to take Elia anyway. "Don't worry about swimming, we'll walk there." She led Elia by the hand into the water surrounding the field. "Feel that? This water has special properties. You can't drown in here anymore than you can up there. Plus it doesn't muffle your speech." She takes Elia to the largest spire and opens the door to a grand spiraling library. "Your clothes might be a little wet, but other than that nothing happened, right? Ready to see the secret room of the fifth floor?"
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Post by Golurkcanfly on Feb 16, 2014 22:00:54 GMT -6
"Well, I guess it's alright..." Arcturus told her sheepishly as he stood up carried her with him as he began to walk away.
"Oh, Mr. Alucard," he remembered as he turned his head to face the vampire. "Elia's safe, right?"
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Post by GX1997 on Feb 16, 2014 22:03:53 GMT -6
"Uhh..."
Secret room? After what happened earlier, I have to question what's really going on here. After all, Jet brought me here anyway, even though I didn't want to come.
Elia's face showed how nervous she was about the whole thing, despite her best efforts to hide her emotions.
I don't want to do this. I hope that's not what this is. I don't want to do this! Kryla, help me!
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Post by SwordMasterEX on Feb 16, 2014 22:08:36 GMT -6
"She's with Jet right now. But if it makes you feel any better, I vow as a king, that no harm shall befall her while under my providence. We will do everything in our power to protect her." Alucard had a serious expression as he bowed towards Arcturus. "Now get some rest mister Galantine, tomorrow is when it truly begins."
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"It's not that kind of secret room. You'll see inside." She takes Elia up a few flights of stairs and pulls on a book that pushes in the bookshelf and reveals a stone hallway. "Come, Artificial wonderlands await." They continue walking until they reach a room where the walls are lined with what seems like endless portraits. Under each painting is an alter with a golden orb floating with the power it radiates and four platinum bangles with ruby colored stones inside. Similar to Jet's golden one. "So what do you think? Want to take a wild guess as to what this is?"
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Post by Golurkcanfly on Feb 16, 2014 22:14:35 GMT -6
Tomorrow...
Arcturus sighed as he looked back down at Pearl, who looked like she was just about to pass out, and then carried her to the room from a month before. The room was still red and pink along with the strange odor emanating from the heart-shaped bed, but something about it gave him pause.
Is this where Pearl has been all her life? Within this room? Strange, I only met her a month ago, but I already feel as though we've known eachother for a lifespan. I wonder why...
He stopped as he set Pearl down on the bed before hopping in himself and pulling the covers over both of them.
"Good night, Pearl." he spoke to her softly as he turned towards her. "I hope you have a good time with your ceremony."
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Post by GX1997 on Feb 16, 2014 22:25:34 GMT -6
"I'm not sure. I really don't know too much about magick and the things it's used for," Elia said.
How many more strange things are in this place? I really just want this whole thing to end already so I can get away from the lake. Far, far away from it. |
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Post by SwordMasterEX on Feb 16, 2014 22:45:55 GMT -6
"Good night master, I love you." Pearl feel asleep cuddled in his arms.
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"Those orbs are each enchanted with type-5,4, and 3 magic, mostly type 4. If your wearing one of the bangles when you touch it, it simulates a new world far away from here. The kicker is there are no real consequences, no death, no riches. The bangles here only initiate the scenario, and it is the same one each time. Mine is different. It remembers where I last was and takes me back. Of course some simulations are longer than others, so a golden personalized one is preferable for those, but the standards one work too. Basically, it's a game room where the games are worlds created by imagination, Fancy anything here?" Jet swept her arm to show the wide variety of paintings they could enter.
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Post by Golurkcanfly on Feb 16, 2014 22:49:17 GMT -6
"I love you too." he whispered into her ear as he held her closer.
Before long, he too fell asleep on the plush, pink bed.
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Post by GX1997 on Feb 16, 2014 23:21:09 GMT -6
"Well...I guess I could try it out. If I don't like where I end up, I can just go someplace else."
Elia followed Jet's directions and went into one of the paintings, where she found herself by a river in the evening. Small wisps of some sort of light floated around, changing colors as they did. She was amazed by it all and how beautiful it was, so she was shocked when she turned and saw a strange creature that was obviously used for ferrying people across the river, and another creature that she had no idea what it was came up to her.
"Ride ze shoopuff?" it asked.
This place seemed nice at first, but...
Elia quickly left, and found herself in a different illusion. The world around her was bright, and once again she saw strange creatures, but they were somewhat more normal then the one's at the last place. Some were purple rats, others were some type of bird. Near her was a young boy in outlandish clothing, at least compared to the clothing of Austur. He took one glance at her and seemed to be confused by her outfit, before he seemed to speak about his own.
"I like shorts, they're comfy and easy to wear!"
Shorts? Are those what those pants that end above his knees are called? Hmm...maybe I should come back here later to find out more about this place.
Leaving that world behind for yet another new one, she found herself on some sort of battlefield. While that world seemed similar to Austur, Elia didn't have time to think about that, because she had to dive into a nearby trench to avoid being trampled.
"Pick a god and pray!" said an armored knight on horseback.
"I don't want to be part of a fight! I'm out of here!" Elia said as she transitioned to yet another place.
Before Elia could even look around to see was she was then, she heard a group of people talking. She could clearly make out the sound of a man speaking in an eerily positive way, considering what he had to say.
"The worst that could happen is that we all die."
Forget it, I'm going back to Austur!
Elia took of the bracelet and found herself in another place. She just waited for some indication that she was in the library, not even moving or opening her eyes.
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Post by SwordMasterEX on Feb 16, 2014 23:36:01 GMT -6
"Hey Elia." Jet shook her shoulders just enough to get her attention. "Half-immersions and world hoping on your first try? That's gonna lead to jumps in the story. Usually it takes you to a well defined starting point when you do a full immersion. But you can hear about this later, let me show you to your room, you must be tired." Jet takes her back out to the library and closes the portrait room. She leads them back to the castle and up to the seventh floor where Jet's room is. The room had two beds both blue and silver paint on the walls. It was rather plain compared to most, but there was some art and light furnishing to make it seem more complete. A painting of the stars was above the bed on the left and above the right was a painting of a battle.
"Well take your pick and get some rest. You seem rather shaken up."
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Post by GX1997 on Feb 16, 2014 23:55:28 GMT -6
"Yeah," Elia mumbled as she walked to one of the beds and sat down on it.
That whole thing was almost as crazy as the dinner.
"Hey Jet, thanks for helping me stay away from Wha-Wha today. And I had fun with the archery match too. I haven't been able to just be myself and have fun...in almost a month."
Elia took off her shoes and put them beside the bed, before she leaned back and thought about something.
"So...how long will I have to be here?" |
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Post by SwordMasterEX on Feb 17, 2014 0:05:07 GMT -6
"No need for thanks. A guest should be allowed to enjoy themselves. We just want our Pearl to do what she must, what she wants. There's at least four more days of the ceremony, so brace yourself kid. Maybe you'll find more fun moments waiting." Jet took the unoccupied bed on the right and looked at the painting. She then layed back on the pillow and let her thoughts drift around.
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Post by GX1997 on Feb 17, 2014 0:18:27 GMT -6
Four more days?
Elia hated the thought of that, and she spent most of the night tossing and turning, before finally falling asleep early in the morning.
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Post by SwordMasterEX on Feb 17, 2014 0:24:25 GMT -6
Jet remained awake most of the night due to the sound of moaning from above. Damn it Rhea, this is why I hate my sensitive ears. Once it ends with a satisfied shout of 'Oh Yes!', she finally finds sleep in the morning.
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Post by SwordMasterEX on Feb 17, 2014 10:14:16 GMT -6
Pearl slightly stirs in her mans arm. "Mmmmm..." Why do I have to get up... I want to stay right here in masters arms. It's so comfortable. Maybe just a few more minutes. She nuzzles her head onto a comfy spot on his chest, waiting for him to get up or a wake up call.
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Jet comes back into her room with a revitalizing drink and sleepless eyes. "Are you awake yet miss Elia? We have the second private bathhouse ready if you care to wash up. We'd let you use the first, but Sunshine, Layla, and Wha-Wha are in there, so you probably want to avoid it. We can have Love bring over a fresh change of clothes while you're in there, and I can wash your current set of clothes."
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Post by GX1997 on Feb 17, 2014 10:29:34 GMT -6
Elia woke up as Jet tried tl tell her something, but she didn't catch it. She sat up and yawned, before stretching her arms.
"I didn't quite catch that, but I know you'll ignore my wishes if you really want me to do something, so I guess it's not really important anyway."
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Post by Golurkcanfly on Feb 17, 2014 14:50:09 GMT -6
"Guh..." Arcturus moaned quietly as something soft brushed up against his chest.
His body curled up as he pulled his arms in due to a natural reaction to the nice feeling. Still mostly asleep, he reeled in Pearl's body like a fish on a line towards his own before wiggling side to side, trying to get a little bit more under the covers.
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Post by SwordMasterEX on Feb 17, 2014 20:13:02 GMT -6
"I was just notifying you that a bathhouse has been prepared. Stay in bed all day if you want, I'm just giving you options." Jet drinks from the cup and looks around a shelf for a small box.
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"Ahhh..." Pearl feels Arcturus bring her in closer. She begins drifting off into sleep again when the door opens. Rhea calls out softly to her from the foot of the bed.
"Pearl, it's time to get up. We need to get started soon."
"Just a few more minutes. That's all I need."
"As you wish, but no more than five, got it?" Rhea walks out the door gently closing it behind her. Pearl continues resting on Arcturus' chest.
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Post by GX1997 on Feb 17, 2014 20:18:58 GMT -6
"Oh, thank you. Could you give me directions to the bathhouse?" Elia asked as she stood up.
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Post by Golurkcanfly on Feb 17, 2014 20:24:21 GMT -6
Arcturus groaned some more at the background noise before rolling over onto his back, bringing Pearl along with him. Holding her on top of himself, he unknowingly wrapped his arms around her hips and hugged her tightly.
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