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Post by SwordMasterEX on Mar 25, 2014 19:30:52 GMT -6
"Well then let's catch up with Pearl. She's already left us in the dust." Rhea gestured up the path ahead where Pearl was quite a ways away from them.
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"You're here for me. That's all I need." She cuddled even closer to him as the tears slowed down.
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Post by Golurkcanfly on Mar 25, 2014 19:36:30 GMT -6
"Okay, I think I'll just-BLURGH!" Arcturus lurched as the anxiety started affecting his physiology. "No, not now..."
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"You should go back to sleep." Arcturus told Pearl as he laid down fully and pressed her head gently against his chest. "I'll be here for you if that happens again."
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Post by SwordMasterEX on Mar 26, 2014 6:29:39 GMT -6
"Well I'd probably avoid doing that in front of mother." Rhea states as she looks back. A more introverted and quite Nymph approaches Arcturus, almost squeaking like a frightened mouse, "I-it's ok... I felt that way when I met my first human, but I overcame it, and now I'm sometimes a traveling priestess."
"Although I still can't approach too many boys." Warrant finishes quietly.
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Pearl stayed up for a little while longer before resting contently with her husband.
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Post by Golurkcanfly on Mar 26, 2014 9:19:59 GMT -6
"I think I-HURK-see why." Arcturus' mouth bloated as he lurched again. "A lot of smaller-BLURGHK-guys like shy girls. They make them feel bigger and more powerful."
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Arcturus sighed as he gently stroked Pearl's hair as she slept soundly before drifting off into a dream himself.
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Post by SwordMasterEX on Mar 26, 2014 15:54:15 GMT -6
"Alright I think we need to take a break." Rhea announced as she saw Arcturus vomiting again. "What exactly is causing this?"
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Post by Golurkcanfly on Mar 26, 2014 15:56:24 GMT -6
"I think it's just nervousness-GURGH!" Arcturus puked before falling on his side. "Maybe something I ate. I don't think Cream's used to cooking for humans."
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Post by SwordMasterEX on Mar 26, 2014 16:07:44 GMT -6
"It's not something you ate. She is very experienced in cooking for about 100 different species. What is really causing all this nervousness? Did you do something to Pearl?" Rhea narrows her eyes in suspicion.
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Post by Golurkcanfly on Mar 26, 2014 16:16:31 GMT -6
"Nothing at all." Arcturus managed to sputter out before puking his stomach empty. "I think that's the last of it. Anyways, it's just that I've always made really bad impressions on my friends' parents, so I'm really nervous about this, and I really don't want to upset a practically immortal being who may or may not be able to use an entire lake to fight me."
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Post by SwordMasterEX on Mar 26, 2014 21:11:41 GMT -6
"We're telling you, you'll be just fine. Mother is very accepting and kind. You'll know it's her when you see the other beautiful woman hugging Pearl." Rhea finally signaled for everyone else to continue.
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Post by Golurkcanfly on Mar 26, 2014 21:29:18 GMT -6
"But how will I know that she doesn't hate me!?" Arcturus cried again as he stood up and followed Rhea. "It's just that I don't what her to be mad that I'm not better!"
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Post by SwordMasterEX on Mar 30, 2014 5:26:16 GMT -6
Rubbing her forehead, Rhea used her other hand to signal some nymphs with a powerful rope to hogtie Arcturus in a comical fashion and sling him over their shoulders. "Well then let's just get it over with already if you're gonna be like this." the path led to a cave in the hollowed out mountain, and that cave in turn only led into one room where the mountain's crater was. The removal of the mountain's top allowed silvery moonlight to shine down on Pearl being cradled by her mother as if she was still only a child. There was a look of pure child like joy on Pearl's face to match that of a mother's joy painted on Nivian. There was one notable difference on Pearl: A stream of light coming from her lower back that looked like a dragon's tail.
Pearl's look of joy did not fade when she turned and saw her sisters holding her husband as if he was a fresh catch. It did however become shock when an image of the man from her dreams appeared between her and her sisters. Leaping from her mother's lap, she ran over to the ghost, crashing into a tangible force. It returned her embrace with a smile. For once he didn't leave. Zappa's hug brought strange tears to Pearl's eyes. They were filled with confusion, sorrow, joy, loneliness, and fittingly enough fulfillment. A word naturally came to her lips that had never been used before. "D-daddy! Why'd you leave me all my life?"
"I'm sorry dear." The ghost said wiping away a tear. "I didn't want to leave my newborn baby girl all alone, but there was something I had to do,and it helped save a lot of people." The ghost hoisted her up into it's arms and gave her a smile. "My you've grown so big and strong. You'll have to tell me what the past 20 years have been like." Pearl never had the best sense of time, so she didn't know to correct him. And her family never mentioned they're proper ages. Thus leading him to base the time off a rough estimation of her appearance. And Zappa was never the best at guessing ages. The ghost laid her down before placing a hand over her stomach and tickling her. In a split second, Pearl went from supressing a giggle to laughing uncontrollably. While one image of Zappa's ghost tickled Pearl, another manifested in front of Arcturus. "Soooooo, who are you?"
Sometime before entering the room, Alucard's illusion vanished.
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Post by Golurkcanfly on Mar 30, 2014 6:59:42 GMT -6
"I'm Pearl's wife, wait no husband!" Arcturus stumbled over his words as he struggled in the hogtie. "Sorry, my name's Arcturus. I'm a Type-3 like you. I specialize in gravity and space manipulation. Pearl's sisters have told me quite a bit about you. Mainly how you were one of the few humans who actually did anything for them."
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Post by SwordMasterEX on Mar 30, 2014 16:35:27 GMT -6
"Well it was a one time gig against 3,000 water mages, no biggie. These girls mostly take care of themselves." Another Zappa ghost appeared reconnecting with Nivian while yet another was catching up with Rhea and Wha-Wha. The original with Pearl was now hugging her in her water form. The serpent like tail was no longer light but part of her form. The one with Rhea and Wha-Wha stumbled upon a revelation that shocked the rest of the ghost. Zappa suddenly asked very nervously, "H-h-has it been over 500 years?"
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Post by Golurkcanfly on Mar 30, 2014 16:41:40 GMT -6
"Taking into account Pearl's age, and from what I know of the reproductive cycle of water nymphs, I'd say yes." Arcturus rolled onto the floor before inching towards the closest image of Zappa. "Could you take these off? They put them on because I am quite nervous when it comes to meeting the family of a friend. Especially if said friend is my wife."
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Post by SwordMasterEX on Mar 30, 2014 18:39:27 GMT -6
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Post by Golurkcanfly on Mar 30, 2014 18:55:16 GMT -6
"We met at the castle. She was the nymph that guided me there, but she did something wrong." Arcturus explained as he stood up and stretched his back. "Alucard sent her away with me, and we've been living together. We fell in love quickly and married just a few days ago."
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Post by SwordMasterEX on Mar 31, 2014 3:17:44 GMT -6
[Yet another intermission from the Angel of Plot Progression]
"It matters not how golden dragon." Alucard speaks as he flings Van Halen to the wall. The purple sword suspended above the lake loses it's chaotic cloud. It plummets down through the castle and into his hand as Tafl watches in shock. The hyperdimensional cube that sealed exotic matter and the scrambler waves it gave off dispersed as it rapidly solved itself. The darker Alucard smiled now that he was no longer restrained. "Finally, 500 years learning to tame my body and magik, 200 years suffering the threat of death from the sun, and 300 years confined by a mere mortal, after all that waiting I'm finally free!" Bolts of pure white lightning strike down all across the forest. "I've been biding my time with endless patience, I hope you're still there Dalthia. My sweet revenge, is yours for the taking." The shadowy figure creates a visible pressure around himself before vanishing into nothingness. Van Halen gets back up with a struggle, using the nearest wall for additional support. The glowing blue sword plummets into his hand as he crashes back down with blood across his chest. Running over Talf kneels down and lifts up his head, "Seriously, What's going on Van Halen?!"
The vampire weakly tells him, "S-some-something I-I can't r-remember. Pain, immeasurable pain, then, nothing. Help from him, to stop me. We need to get to Dalthia, to home, before it's too late."
"Not in that condition." He tells him with a serious tone.
"There is a way to remedy that." the vampire tells him before draining a little blood from his exposed wrist. Tafl allows him to do so until the wound seals back up.
He continues, "That was, no is, a part of me. Something I've always neglected, but now it seems we must strike before it does."
[At the mountain]
Zappa almost faints before recovering himself, "The Cursed Master of Seven is awake!? Well I guess it could make sense, but then who was I locked in that room with?" As he wonders aloud streaks of lightning rage throughout the area. "Putting that aside, it's good to meet you son." The ghost extends a hand to Arcturus.
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Post by GX1997 on Mar 31, 2014 8:06:49 GMT -6
"The 'Cursed Master of Seven'? Who is that?" Elia asked curiously
So, that's Zappa. And that beautiful woman over there must be Nivian. Pearl has her entire family here, she must be overjoyed!
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Post by SwordMasterEX on Mar 31, 2014 11:12:48 GMT -6
A different Zappa ghost answers, "I guess you would know him as Alucard. But in my time that is how we knew him. Prior to that it was something along the lines of Shadow of Dalthia and prior to that it was Van Halen, but the more dated the record I found, the less accurate it got. We called him that because he somehow broke the one magik barrier, but he also seemed miserable from a distance. I actually think It was Dredd who came up with the name.
Which reminds me to ask, who are you? You certainly don't look like a nymph."
Meanwhile with Pearl, "Daddy did you know Parasol's are suppose to protect you from rain water?"
"A parasol? Sounds strange. Why would anyone want to hide from the rain? In Jafet we rejoice when that happens."
"I thought it was strange too, but then I held it upside down, and found out it could be used like a big soup bowl!"
"Brilliant! I knew you had to be my little girl."
And now a sixth one for Alto, "And may I be inclined to ask who you are?" A dragon's roar can be heard in the background rattling the forest.
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Post by GX1997 on Mar 31, 2014 11:53:33 GMT -6
"My name is Elia, and I'm Pearl's friend. I'm also still a little disoriented from running out of mana yesterday, so if I say or do something strange, that's probably why. It's nice to meet you!"
Does that mean that Alucard... Wait, the name Van Halen, didn't I see that somewhere once? Where could I have seen it...it wasn't a history book, was it in some sort of record-...
Elia's thoughts were interrupted by the sound of a dragon roaring in the distance. She turned around to try and see what was happening outside.
What was that?! Is something bad happening?
"That roar...I think something is happening outside! Should we go see what it is, or should we try to wait and see if it stops?"
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