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Aori
Aori
stirs a bit on the bed a bit uncomfortable, and then she opens her eyes.
She's not supposed to be in a bed, she's supposed to be on Enrai's back.
Frantically she jumps up shouting, "oh my god! Oh my god, OH MY GODDD!!!
Where the hell am I!!???!!" She quickly ran out the room and up to the deck
looking around with large eyes, quickly seeing two guys get tossed overboard she
screams, 'DEAR GOD I'm DEAD!!! This must be purgatory!! Those guys are going to
hell!!! AHHHHHH ENRAI!!!!!!" She frantically ran around until she
spots a guy with a trident. Her eyes go even wider, 'I'm not in purgatory!! I
must be in hell!! I'm sorry mommy that I never ate my peas when you told me
too!!" She quickly sank down to her knees and begins to cry a bit,
just like a little girl.
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Archer
Arch
sat in his room, watching a decently built man throw some sailors around.
It was very amusing for him, a dragoon of fire. He stood at the window; just
watching the town simply astonished at how humans were able to learn so quickly,
the technology they needed. "Looks like the people are starting to learn...
why can't they figure out that technology is really Armageddon?" Arch sighs
as he sits on his bed. His sword in the red sheath, leans on the low-white wall,
with the straps swirled to the floor.
Some time passes, as Archer realizes he as fallen asleep. He wakes himself
quickly, and then straps on his word. Over his sword, he puts on a dark-black
cloak and steps out of the inn for a while. It turned to sunset quickly, and
then there was a building that got his attention. "A party? I'll see if
there's anything that interests me here," he thinks as he walks in and
orders a drink...
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Kosuke
Looking
with morbid curiosity at the crowd on the ship, Kosuke decides
to lets them all know how it is. He announces, "Just a lesson to
learn here today. Do not commit crime in Furni, my hometown. If you
do you will be tracked down like these dogs here today."
He then turns to the captain sitting on a staircase and says, "Captain
Harrison. Give my regards to your wife."
He then walks to the edge of the ship looking to fly off into the mist.
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Enrai
"So..."
Enrai spoke under his breath from where he was, around a corner on another part
of the deck. He had watched the scene with this guy tossing the two frightened
men overboard and raised an eyebrow in interest and thought, "This is what
the other dragoons do for fun, eh? Not very sporting, picking on people who
don't know better. Spirit my butt..." Enrai was suddenly awakened from his
thoughts as a scream echoed into the air. Sounding strangely familiar, he took a
chance to peek around the corner only to see Aori crying and shouting about
being in hell. "Aori...what the..?" Cautiously, Enrai stayed back,
watching closely. If the dragoon started something...
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Aori
After
she finishes crying and screaming, she finally calms and looks
at the guy blinking a bit and wiping her tears away. Afterwards she got up
after recognizing what he is and started walking straight towards him her
eyebrows creased. She places her hand on his shoulder turns him around and
smacks him across the face. She flips her hair from her face and glares at him
for a bit and
finally says.
"What the hell did you think you were doing?! First of all, your
a dragoon, and you shouldn't be parading around like some hot shot scaring the
pants off of people like myself! If you're going to get someone do it on
your own time. Damn it, your not suppose to do that! We aren't
supposed to instill fear in people, we're suppose to help them!!"
She places her hands on her hips waiting for a response, she was pissed now
that her fright done up and left.
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Kosuke
Kosuke
regards the girl silently. He quietly asks, "What do you mean
'we'?"
He looks the girl up and down and silently says, "Well you may have a point
where you come from, but the only way to suppress crime in these parts is to
invoke fear in those who would ever dream of such things."
He announces to all on the ship, "Let this be a lesson to any who would
steal, rob, or plunder these parts. Swift watery death awaits you."
He whispers to the girl, "I cannot be found here. Perhaps we will
meet up at a later time."
The dragoon quickly lets from the side of the ship, flying off into the mist.
Once out of view he says to himself, "I wonder what she meant by we".
A bubble floats up to him containing his two prisoners. He smirks looking
down at them, but quickly returns his gave to the direction the ship had
departed in.
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Aori
"Oh
no you don't!!!! Your not just gonna run off like that! Not till I'm done
talking to you!" She holds up her hand and a ray of light envelops
her, then the wind engulfs her body and she stands there in
her armor of the green-tusked dragoon. She quickly lifts off into the
air her wings spreading elegantly as she flies up after him with utmost speed,
not letting him escape.
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Enrai
Enrai's
eyes widened a bit at the site of Aori running and then flying after the
dragoon. "Damn it...How could I let this escape my view...?" He
mentally berated himself as he took off in a run after Aori, his own light
engulfing him with crackling lightning. By the time he had jumped off the deck,
he was in full Violet Dragoon regalia and his wings spread, lifting him into
flight, "Cripes...so much for trying to be incognito...Aori! I'm coming
too!" Besides...this other dragoon may know something. As he flew up to
Aori, he couldn't help but smirk at her just a bit, "Uh huh, nothing in
Basil eh?"
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Aori
"ORO???"
She quickly glanced over at Enrai who seem to have caught up with her. She
smirked at his comment about the whole, "nothing in Basil" bit.
"Well there was nothing interesting in Basil besides the fact that I came
out of it." She continued to fly after the blue haired guy. The
people down on the boat were gawking now, there were 3 dragoons...
not one or two, but THREE. Aori stifled laughter from this sort and continued to
go after him. "I suppose now you know what I meant by 'we'? Eh blue
boy?" She glanced back over at Enrai; she was a bit surprised by his
actions as well. "Well Enrai, I'm not the only one that's been keeping
secrets eh?"
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Kosuke
Kosuke
gawks at the two dragoons. He yells at them from below, "Stop putting
on a show for the poor people onboard the ship. If you insist on this
madness come with me. I'll explain later."
He calls over his shoulder as he takes off at his top speed, "By the way.
Did I mention how much I love the water? Welcome to my turf."
Without further ado the other two dragoons get a firm soaking. The waves
crash into the turf as if directed in some magnificent symphony. Kosuke
flies low to the water, clearly headed to a cove on the mainland. When he
gets there he allows the two hapless men in the bubble to drift off. He
waits for the other dragoons to get past his distraction and follow him. He
stands majestically on a cliff 100 feet above sea level. The boat sails
off
into the horizon, heading toward the town without the dragoons.
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Aori
Aori finally
lands on the cliff coughing a bit as water had come into her
throat. "Who are you calling a show off Mr. 'If you mess with my home
town...cough cough...I'm gonna come and beat you up because I have to instill
fear and wear my armor and blah blah blah.' I just got into my armor to
get after you!" She shook herself a bit getting the water out of her
hair and off her face. "Even if it were meant as a lesson, dragoons weren't
meant to be used by people to instill fear, we are respected beings, we should
uphold that honor..." She clamped her mouth shut for a moment and then
cleared her throat after realizing she was beginning to sound like old Macky.
"Eh, anyways... My name is Aori." She holds out her hand for him
to shake it.
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Kosuke
Kosuke
looks at Aori, eyes wide. He doesn't take her hand right off but
proceeds to walk around the girl. He looks at her from every angle,
scoping her out. He says, "Um. You're a dragoon too! I
didn't know there was more than one of me! As for those criminals, they
had to be brought to justice. That's how I earn my keep around here. As
for your hometown I suppose you don't have to worry, seeing how I've never
left these seas."
He then takes her hand and shakes it. I'm Kosuke, some call me the sea
serpent of these parts."
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Enrai
Enrai landed near Aori, coughing slightly from swallowing a little bit
of water. He looked at the two of them before flapping the wings on his back,
sending droplets of water everywhere, and running his hand through his hair. He
wasn't paying much attention to their speech in particular, only noting Kosuke's
mild surprise at the fact of another dragoon. He cleared his throat. "Ehem,
must we really be so formal as to be in armor? Ugh..." Enrai flipped a wet
piece of hair off his face muttering curses and "I dislike getting
wet..." He looked at Aori and Kosuke again. "Now now, Aori, no need to
snap to blue boy there just for defending his home. I do it all the time."
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Kosuke
Kosuke
smiles in the light of Enrai's comments, replying, "Good. Well I'm
glad to see at least someone understands. You wont get many complaints
from Furni. They happen to like when thieves and robbers are brought to
justice. As for being in this form, just give me a few more minutes while
my magic does its work. We wouldn't want out bandits drowning before
reaching their prison now would we?"
He wonders if the others can see the strain that his ongoing spell has put him
under. He then waves toward a beat up, but remarkably well built cottage,
mentioning, "That is my home. You are welcome to stay the night, and
we can walk to the town at first light."
He finally returns to his normal form. The blue tunic he has on accents
his messy blue hair and his light blue eyes. The trident towers over his
back, as it is a good foot taller than he is. He calls over his shoulder
as he walks toward his home, "So what exactly is it about the water that
you dislike? I find it to be quite relaxing."
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Aori
She blinked for a
few seconds at the guys' actions. She eventually shook his hand with a
confused almost like, "ok..." type look on her face. "Well
still... even if it is justice, just handle your business... it's not like you
have to threaten everyone on the boat you know." She eventually
turned back into her regular regalia. She quickly undid her braid on the
side of her head and shook the water out of her hair, she sticks her hair piece
in her pocket, and let's he brown hair straggle all over her shoulders and
partially down her back. "Water and getting wet are two different
things bud..." she finally replied listening to the guy babble on about how
great water was. "Well, I guess since you offered for us to stay, I
don't think I'd mind to much... what about you, Enrai?" She blinked
her gold and green eyes.
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Enrai
"Water and
lightning don't mix too well." Enrai recalled his armor and rung out his
long, dark violet sleeves, "And besides which, as feminine as this may
sound, I don't like getting my hair wet." He wasn't gonna mention that
ships made him seasick as well. Enrai began to walk after Kosuke when a sudden
realization struck. From the corner of his eye, Enrai looked Aori up and down,
quirking an eyebrow. Dragoon, from Basil, fancy head piece, clothing too nice
for any ordinary commoner, one's people honor talk, same name as the
queen...gee, lemme think about this...As Enrai walked by Aori, he called to her
casually, "Coming your highness?"
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Archer
It was nighttime
for Archer, wherever he was. He sat in a bar, drinking away, contemplating his
past problems, as others do in a bar. He drank some fine liquor, and ate a few
pieces of walnuts. He walked out, totally unphased by the poison of alcohol that
seeped through his veins. "I must find other dragoons... I sense that there
will be danger coming, and unless we don't join soon.... I must find them. But,
I haven't even see one yet," Arch mumbled as he passed a few people on the
moonlight road. "Bastard... Why did you leave me," He said to the sky
as he looked up at the stars, thinking of whom who died for him.
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Kosuke
Kosuke
really doesn't like explaining things to anyone. Personally he had spent
most of his life dreaming. Dreaming of becoming a legendary warrior who
saved the damsel in distress. His vision floats above his head. The
heroic blue knight swooping in to save the day from evil. He sees how most
of the people relish in the fact that they were being ridded of the scum of the
Earth. Had Kosuke stopped to think about it, this was how he saw things
but not entirely how things were. While most aboard the ship knew Kosuke
would visit, those few others, including the villains had no clue. Those
people were confused and frightened. Continuing his fantasy, Kosuke sees
Aori. The supposed damsel shows no fear or relief that her knight had
come. INSTEAD she begins to yell at him, her head twice its normal size.
Then he runs in fear, fearing for his life, and the girl becomes a knight
herself chasing him. When he looks back she breaths fire from her mouth at
him as lightning strikes all around her.
His mind clearing from the little vision Kosuke looks back at Aori who was just
called "your highness." and he gasps, "And she's royalty too?
Kowaii!"
He opens the door to let them in. He says, "I'm sure its nothing
like what you're used to, but it's my home."
Inside the house Kosuke owns a bed and other basic furniture. Its
perfectly clear that only one person lives here.
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Aori
Aori,
stopped in her tracks as soon as she heard the words, 'your highness.'
"I don't know what you're talking about..." Her voice was all
nervous and she kinda twitched a little until she heard Kosuke call her 'scary'.
She quickly turned her gaze back over to him and stomped over once again
grabbing his shoulder and turning him around facing her. An annoyed
statement was on her face. "And what perchance is scary about me?"
She raised an eyebrow looking at him. "And I mean jeez... I may be
wild and all but I'm not all that bad... and besides the castle isn't all
what… it's...cracked...up... to be..." She coughed a little and just
proceeded to walk past the two up to the cottage quietly. Her face was a
bit flushed. She exposed her secret... at least well it was apparent that
Enrai figured what she was... she just proved it...
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Kosuke
Kosuke watches as
Aori makes her way into his house. He replies to her, "If you are a
princess then that would mean that your father is a
king. Which would mean that you are responsible for the high taxes.
Meaning that you are responsible for the crime people commit. The list
goes on and on. My hometown is made to suffer by people of royalty".
He sighs again lowering his head saying, "But you probably have nothing
to do with all that huh?"
"Say",
he continues, "What brings you two way out here? I don't think I've
ever seen a dragoon out in these parts ever before."
He disregards the fact that he is a dragoon. He then says, "Ok for
tonight Aori can use the bed. I have a hammock that I can set up for you,
Enrai. I usually use it when traveling or if I just feel like sleeping
outdoors.
Then he asks, "So what leads you to these parts? Are you off on
some sort of adventure? Personally I have never left my hometown, but I have
been meaning to go on some kind of a quest for some time now. I just never
figured out where to go."
He sets up the hammock for Enrai before having a seat on the floor, looking
at his first two houseguests ever.
