The Alien Wars 6: Da Capo

Geyze: Record of Spirit War Session 76

01[19:33] <@DS> Date: 10-661.6.21
01[19:33] <@DS> Location: The Academy
01[19:34] <@DS> *It is a hot summer day at the academy, however the school is now allowing students to leave it as long as they tell the teachers where they are gong; the Peacemakers are now going on daily patrols and reports of monsters in general are rising*
01[19:35] <@DS> *Melodie and Aimee have moved their ship to the woods to work on as to be sneaky and Shion is currently working on getting the day's activities ready*
01[19:36] <@DS> *Gwen stretches and picks up his kid*
[19:37] <@Seraphna> Alt> Hiii!
01[19:37] <@DS> *Sylph lays in Lana's lab table*
01[19:37] <@DS> <Gwen> Today's activity is going to be rather dangerous - but something tells me you'll want to be part of it
[19:37] <@Jackieness> <Lana> *stands near Sylph and pulls on a rubber with a snapping sound*
[19:38] <@Seraphna> Alt> Ooo?
[19:38] <@Jackieness> rubber glov
[19:38] <@Jackieness> e
01[19:39] <@DS> *Sylph appears to be dead, not even giving signs of breathing, yet if one takes magican scans she is indeed alive*
03[19:39] * Joins: Ariel (~KAS@hlfxns018gw-134-41-48-26.dhcp-dynamic.fibreop.ns.bellaliant.net)
[19:39] <@Seraphna> Terra> I not think playing dead working. She’s gonna look deep.
[19:40] <@Jackieness> <Lana> *pulls out a dropper and then tries administering a drop of fruit punch*
01[19:41] <@DS> *outside her stats spiking for a moment. nothing else happens*
01[19:41] <@DS> *Shion approaches the students, with Alouette having Anyata carry her*
01[19:42] <@DS> <Shion> We're going to be traveling to the Spiritalist territory and having some adventure there
[19:42] <@Jackieness> <Lana> to recording* "Subject vitals respond momentarily to administration of fruit punch, presumably as it combines her favorite things. This suggests some awareness on the patient's part* *then rolls over some equipment*
[19:43] <@Seraphna> Alt> Will Alt be saving the Spiritualists from naughty Goblins?
01[19:44] <@DS> <Shion> If any of you spot a single Goblin, you are to run and tell a teacher
01[19:45] <@DS> <Shion> Infact, if you spot any monster outside what we tell you can deal with, run to us
[19:46] <@Jackieness> <Lana> *sets up one of her spirit energy capacitors and tries using its energy to 'jump start' Sylph*
[19:46] <@Seraphna> Alt> Crab monsters too?
01[19:47] <@DS> *Sylph's scans indicate that Lana is having an effect, but whatever poison was put into her system remains fully rooted throughout her body*
[19:48] <@Seraphna> Terra> Worries me. Momma is supposedly immune to all poisons, so though other Momma Spirits were as well.
[19:48] <@Jackieness> <Lana> *recording* "Patient responds to momentary spirit energy infusion. Preparing for full spirit transfusion next."
01[19:49] <@DS> *Shion prepares the carriage, which seems to have supplies for Kalam, as well as dragon stuff*
01[19:49] <@DS> *Gwen checks everything over*
[19:50] <@Seraphna> **Talia piles on new books and some spirit stuff from Alita**
01[19:50] <@DS> *Zayne leans in behind Terra* Yes, they should be immune to poisons, but this curse magic thta was used seems to have gotten around it
[19:51] <@Jackieness> <Lana> *sets up a more complex setup involving another charged capacitor alongside an empty one*
01[19:51] <@DS> <Zayne> Even with it gone, it's effect remains
[19:52] <@Seraphna> Terra> Pillows, make Momma Sylph better or Fae Fae be sad.
[19:53] <@Jackieness> <Lana> "...working on it..." *starts attaching wires to Sylph*
01[19:53] <@DS> *Zayne glances at the bad wind weather they have right now* Hm. I hear Undine is still not in the best shape either. *she turns to head to the carriages*
01[19:55] <@DS> <Gwen> Alright, do we have everyone? *Alouette signals she is on with Anyata*
[19:55] <@Jackieness> <Lana> *takes a deep breath and then tries to infusion fresh spirit energy while siphoning out the bad spirit energy into the empty capacitor*
[19:56] <@Seraphna> Talia> I packed the kids that would probably sneak along if not in the back.
01[19:57] <@DS> *Lana would note with her scans that over time Sylph is charged up, but continues to seem to show little signs of movement. Not even breathing, though thinking on it, have they ever shown that. It almost appears the curse magic has frozen her in time*
01[19:57] <@DS> <Shion> And who did you pack in on this trip
[19:59] <@Seraphna> **Talia hands her a list of characters people likely will want along if they speak up too late**
01[19:59] <@DS> <Shion> I see
01[19:59] <@DS> *Shion takes off for Kalam's, navigating the bad winds*
[19:59] <@Jackieness> <Lana> "Some sort of...temporal paralysis them?" *goes digging for some of Simon's tech*
[20:00] <@Seraphna> Talia> I put juice boxes and crackers back ther too. They'll be fine.
01[20:00] <@DS> *Lumi leans on the door way*
[20:00] <@Seraphna> Alt> I want juice now...
01[20:00] <@DS> <Lumi> I've noticed she hasn't been getting thinner the past week
01[20:01] <@DS> <Lumi> Is she in danger of dying on us from lack of food and water?
[20:02] <@Seraphna> Terra> If in state of stasis then no.
01[20:03] <@DS> <Lumi> Is there a spell that can manage that?
[20:03] <@Jackieness> <Lana> "...if its some sort of temporal effect...then she's not going to get hungry...but it may also point at a potential suspect if I can confirm it..."
[20:03] <@Seraphna> Terra> Ice Aunties and Aurora can freeze someone into thhat state.
01[20:04] <@DS> *Lana's scans point out no real temportal effect, thankfully, but it does seem she's been put into some magical placement where she is not able to move her body, but is aware of everything*
01[20:04] <@DS> <Lumi> Remind me not to tick off the Ice Spirits then
[20:05] <@Jackieness> <Lana> "Not temporal,, so not a super time spirit... looks like a spell...which means...I can probbaly pick the spell apart." *lets out a breath* "...thi is going to take some time..."
01[20:05] <@DS> -SHIFT-
01[20:05] <@DS> Location: Kalam's Monestary
01[20:06] <@DS> *the carriage arrives outside the large building; it being summer, most of the snow has receeded but there is still a chill in the air and areas where the snow is still about, somehow*
01[20:06] <@DS> *Gwen immediately looks lethargic as he steps out as Kalam waits outside to greet them*
[20:08] <Ariel> * Nicolette casts a small spell, to dull the coldness on their party.
01[20:08] <@DS> *Alouette hops out and spins*
01[20:08] <@DS> *Zayne exits and Shion packs the dragon stuff up for now in the carriage; Gwen puts Alt on his head*
01[20:09] <@DS> <Kalam> Welcome everyone; Nicolette. Allow me to entertain you all by walking you through the facility
[20:09] <@Seraphna> **Talia carries Gwen inside**
[20:10] <Ariel> <Nicolette> "Thank you for having us."
01[20:11] <@DS> *the long haired dragoon, lacking the typical stripe of white in her hair that Tarehian Dragoons have, has her black hair done up in ponytails and seems to be wearing a sort of cleric type outfit, her green eyes seeming to be mirthful as she opens the large doors*
01[20:11] <@DS> <Gwen> Thanks, Tal
01[20:12] <@DS> *Zayne glides inside where they stand in the great hall, spying many other summoni and monks moving about the halls, carrying books*
01[20:13] <@DS> <Kalam> Is everyone ready?
[20:16] <@Seraphna> Alt> I am!
01[20:16] <@DS> *she walks along, passing areas of the building where they see the dorms and the places the people here eat - the food smelling and looking to be plain soup* <Kalam>I have been looking into the books you were interested in and think I might have what you might be interested in. *she continues to lead them further, less and less people showing up as they go down the stairs into the lower levels*
01[20:16] <@DS> *Gwen eyes the walls and the dampness in the air*
01[20:16] <@DS> <Kalam> We moved them here after the last attack scattered so many books. *she glances at Zayne*
[20:17] <Ariel> <Nicolette> "We should really invest in a better site for materials such as this..."
01[20:17] <@DS> <Zayne> I have been told I am often a problem. It is one reason my daughter spends her time with the Maka
01[20:18] <@DS> <Alouette> Like a site just for the books?
[20:19] <Ariel> <Nicolette> "Don't beat yourself up over it Zayne, you really weren't yourself at the time." She pauses, then adds, "And no, not a different location. Just... a better facility."
01[20:22] <@DS> *they pass several more doors, with various labels on them ranging from "Relic Room" - "Dangerous Relics" = "Unknown Relics", then the doors begin to have warnings on the books within, including ancient books, the eras of the books within - some going very far back, and then books with magic in them for reason not being at the magi tower, and they stop at the "Dangerous Books"
01[20:23] <@DS> *Kalam brings out a strange key to unlock it and as they step inside, the room seems to be very different within in compared to the damp hallway - almost like stepping into another area entirely. It is properly clean and the atmosphere is maintained to preserving the books, and it has that old book smell*
01[20:23] <@DS> *inside there are rows and rows of book, all behind a safety shield*
[20:23] <Ariel> <Nicolette> "...well, maybe you don't need as much of an upgrade as I thought."
01[20:24] <@DS> <Kalam> It is still not as good as it could be
01[20:25] <@DS> *she motions at the guard on duty there who is standing near a table and some chairs - it looks like Kalam has pulled out 2 books ahead of time*
01[20:25] <@DS> <Gwen> .... *eyeing the other books here he sends Lana a picture to see if she'd like to join them*
[20:27] <Ariel> <Nicolette> "Mmm... we'll have a talk about that at some point."
01[20:28] <@DS> <Shion> ... *eyes the cover of the book on top - the title reads: Diray of the Unknown*
01[20:28] <@DS> <Shion> For a Black Magic book that seems innocent enough
[20:28] <@Jackieness> <Lana> *sends a wide eye drooling emoji back in response*
[20:29] <Ariel> <Nicolette> "So what can you tell us about these two?"
01[20:29] <@DS> *Terra is conned into bringing Lana upstairs, and so she has to run downstairs*
[20:30] <@Jackieness> <Lana> *is pulled along*
01[20:32] <@DS> *Kalam grabs them both; the second book looks to have it's cover made with some unusual material and looks creepy. It's cover reading: Black Arts Vol 3* <Kalam> The first is a diary by a Magi that wanted to dabble in the dark arts; it chronicles some of the people he got involves with and the spells he learned. Toward the end, he had become a full fledged member of their order. This was a long time ago before they vanished. Around 3 to 4,000 years ago
01[20:33] <@DS> <Kalam> The second one is book made by someone and it's believed to be the third in a series of 3 books. *she flips through it and most of it is encoded, though sometimes the author speaks on a spell plainly* It is suppose to help those who know the path to learn more spells
[20:34] <@Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhh...I'm here!"
01[20:34] <@DS> *Alouette turns* You look like you are sweating
01[20:34] <@DS> *Gwen pulls Lana over and catches her up*
[20:35] <@Seraphna> **Talia squeaks and leaps on Lana, dabbing the sweat** Protect the softness!
[20:35] <@Seraphna> **Alt peeks over books** Any spells for summoning giant fish?
[20:35] <@Jackieness> <Lana> "hhhh?!"
[20:36] <Ariel> <Nicolette> "Yeah, they seem like a good place to start."
01[20:36] <@DS> <Kalam> I can't say if there aren't more black art books here, since they might be listed under names to fly past inspection
01[20:36] <@DS> <Gwen> I think if you want to find a book on fish
01[20:36] <@DS> <Gwen> You'd want to look in another room
[20:37] <@Seraphna> Alt> But giant demonfish won't be in the normal books.
[20:37] <@Seraphna> Talia> She's a good girl.
01[20:38] <@DS> *Zayne walks along the book cases silently*
[20:38] <Ariel> <Nicolette> "That sounds about right. Hiding in plain sight."
01[20:38] <@DS> *Kalam sets the two books on the table for them to look at* I suppose if there is a such a book
01[20:38] <@DS> <Kalam> Look under F or D
01[20:38] <@DS> <Kalam> Maybe even G.
01[20:40] <@DS> <Kalam> The library was originally put together by my mentor and the person who ran this monestary before me. Sadly, he likely knew this place bettre than me.
[20:40] <Ariel> <Nicolette> "Do we have permission to take these two with us? We'll return them, of course, but if you prefer they stay on site... well, we can make arrangements."
[20:41] <@Jackieness> <Lana> *goes to examine the curently selected book* "Ahhhhh..."
01[20:41] <@DS> <Kalam> I see no reason not to allow you to have them. If you are dealing with Black Magi, you should be equipped
[20:42] <@Jackieness> <Lana> "...this information might be useeful for Sylph's condition..."
01[20:42] <@DS> <Kalam> Delgi might be able to tell you more and can point you to other books
[20:42] <@Seraphna> Alt> Is there an all good magic that counters black magic? Like Cat Magic?
01[20:43] <@DS> <Kalam> Of course there are magiks that are good at countering it
[20:44] <@Seraphna> Talia> So Cat Magic is real!
[20:45] <@Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhh?!"
01[20:45] <@DS> *Though the book is encoded, and hints toward Vol 1 having the decoder, there seems to be 7 spells that are plainly open to read - such as bringing forth the undead, unleashing the power of nature by seizing it and usnig it in a destructive way instead of working with it - thus causing way more damage to the target, (cont)
01[20:46] <@DS> *a type of spell that allows one to connect to a person and spy on them, poisonous fog to settle in and kill people at night, and curses - which it goes into detail about how to curse someone and take them over if one has their true name, and the other to let it seep into their body and hold them*
[20:47] <Ariel> * Nicolette picks up the other book, "We'll make sure the knowledge isn't used inappropriately, of course."
[20:47] <@Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhh! This one!"
01[20:47] <@DS> *otherwise, the only other unusual thing is te book is made from some sort of flesh, and there appears to be someone's crest*
01[20:47] <@DS> <Kalam> I am sure the diary will be an enlightening journey; just make sure it doesn't lead you to want to follow his steps
01[20:48] <@DS> <Gwen> Found something you two?
01[20:48] <@DS> *Zayne steps in front of a case and leans in to stare at the book*
[20:48] <@Jackieness> <Lana> "A curse to seep into the body and hold them.... imilar to what happened to Sylph."
01[20:50] <@DS> <Shion> Sounds good
01[20:50] <@DS> <Alouette> Is there anything else we can do? Can we each check out a book?
[20:50] <@Seraphna> Alt> I wanna summon a Fish Demon for dinner.
01[20:51] <@DS> <Alouette> I don't see you lookng for a book on Demon Fish
[20:51] <@Seraphna> *monster
01[20:51] <@DS> <Alouette> I want a book on how to fly
[20:51] <@Jackieness> <Lana> "The rest of the book is protected by a cipher... so why are these specific spells not likewise protected? Very strange..."
01[20:52] <@DS> <Gwen> Hm, I'd becareful then
[20:54] <@Jackieness> <Lana> "The cipher reminds me of the Voynich Manuscript."
01[20:54] <@DS> *Zayne returns, closing her pack*
01[20:54] <@DS> <Gwen> The what?
[20:55] <@Jackieness> <Lana> "Its an ancient artifact from Earth history. An illustrated codex...a book that is just mysterious. I studied it obsessively when I was in my Goth phase."
01[20:56] <@DS> <Gwen> I ... huh
01[20:56] <@DS> <Zayne> What is a goth phase?
[20:58] <Ariel> <Nicolette> "Hmm..." *tries to picture Lana as a goth*
[20:58] <@Seraphna> **Alt checks a datapad**
[20:58] <@Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhhh?! When I was doing the witch thing when I first got here!"
01[20:58] <@DS> *Gwen seems to be just staring at Lana, as if he too is trying to fo so*
[20:58] <@Seraphna> Alt> Momma Lana was a Barbarian that attacked the Roman Empire?
01[20:58] <@DS> <Gwen> Being a witch is a goth?
[20:58] <@Jackieness> <Lana> "Those are Visigoths, who did, in fact inspire the name...but no..."
[20:59] <@Jackieness> <Lana> "When you're a teenaged poser..... ... ....ahhh, leave me alone!!!!!"
01[20:59] <@DS> *Zayne tugs on Lana
01[21:00] <@DS> *Zayne tugs on Lana from behind*
[21:00] <@Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhh?" *looks at Zayne*
[21:00] <@Seraphna> Talia> **helps alt** Oh it's dressing in black and something about an Addams Family.
[21:00] <@Seraphna> Talia> This looks like stuff Soon To Be Momma Shinobu wears.
01[21:00] <@DS> *Zayne seems to have manifested a witch's hat and dress* Am I goth phasing now?
[21:01] <@Seraphna> Talia> So Pillows was once Empress Sheik style.
[21:01] <@Jackieness> <Lana> "...I...I..." *tries to look really small*
01[21:02] <@DS> *Zayne keeps the witch look*
01[21:02] <@DS> <Kalam> Do you all need me to help find any more books?
[21:02] <@Seraphna> Alt> Fish Summoning!
[21:03] <@Seraphna> Talia> Crab Summoning!
01[21:03] <@DS> <Kalam> ....
01[21:03] <@DS> <Kalam> Follow me, you two
01[21:03] <@DS> *she pulls them along out of the room*
[21:06] <@Seraphna> **They follow**
01[21:06] <@DS> <Zayne> If we are not going to gather more books and you wish to read those two at home, we should leave. *even as she says that, she eyes more dangerous books on the shelves as if she plans to take them*
[21:07] <@Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhh...we should check for more...just in case..."
[21:08] <@Seraphna> **Terra walks by in a clever librarian disguise**
01[21:08] <@DS> *the guard eyes Terra - since she is a spirit he allows it*
[21:09] <@Seraphna> **Terra gives him a magic apple**
01[21:09] <@DS> *the guard puts it in pocket*
01[21:10] <@DS> -JUMP-
01[21:12] <@DS> *after the group finishes, Kalam leads them to the upstairs where she gives them some soup to eat before setting out. It seems Talia and Alt both have a fish and crab summons - but its actually just a real fish that is summoned and a real crab that is summoned, and they take up summon slots for these mighty little beings.*
01[21:15] <@DS> *Gwen eats his soup slowly*
[21:15] <@Seraphna> **Cat Familiars everywhere will find this the most valuable spells known**
01[21:16] <@DS> <Zayne> Did you really waste power on such things when you could just fish?
[21:16] <@Seraphna> **Alt demonstrates that Zayne is silly by summoming instant fish**
[21:16] <Ariel> <Nicolette> "So Kalam, if you can get a list of things that need approvement, I'll see if we can get the Academy to come to an agreement."
01[21:16] <@DS> *for each fish summoned, though, Alt loses spirit energy*
[21:16] <@Seraphna> Talia> It is every parents dream love. Our baby will never go hungry again.
01[21:19] <@DS> <Kalam> Of course. I will be glad to. As for Delgi helping you locate any books, I would bring Sasha
01[21:20] <@DS> <Kalam> Delgi and Sasha have a connection
[21:20] <@Seraphna> **Aurora poofs in and looks about, then moves over to stand behind Kalam's legs**
01[21:20] <@DS> <Delgi> Yes, Aurora?
01[21:20] <@DS> *Kalam
[21:21] <@Seraphna> Aurora> Came to see Auntie Kal.
01[21:22] <@DS> <Shion> I'll turn the carriage over to you, Nicolette
[21:22] <Ariel> <Nicolette> "Huh? Me?"
01[21:22] <@DS> <Shion> I'll be remaining behind to hunt some dragons with the kids
01[21:23] <@DS> <Shion> I figure you all want to do your quest with the books
[21:23] <@Seraphna> **Aurora regards the visitors with a look reminiscent of Ben**
[21:23] <Ariel> <Nicolette> "Quest... heh, feels a bit more like collecting donations for charity."
01[21:24] <@DS> <Gwen> It seems weird to me we're getting books on Black Magic yet we're not suppose to use it to defeat the enemy
01[21:25] <@DS> *he glances at some of the spells* Some of these seem like they could be useful
[21:25] <@Seraphna> Talia> Best way to know how to piece armor is to know how it's made!
[21:25] <@Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhh...knowledge can be used to prepare defenses against them or to undo the curse they used on Sylph."
01[21:26] <@DS> <Zayne> I have thought on your question, Lana
01[21:26] <@DS> *she bites into a fruit*
[21:27] <@Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhhh?"
01[21:27] <@DS> <Zayne> Why are those spells visible to the eye
[21:28] <@Jackieness> <Lana> "What is your thought?"
01[21:28] <@DS> <Zayne> How do we know the spells are correct, or barring that, safe. Or maybe some of them are safe and some are not. Only a true black mage would know
[21:28] <Ariel> <Nicolette> "It's... a dangerous thing. It might be useful, bit I don't know if it's more useful than magic that you don't need to tiptoe around."
01[21:28] <@DS> <Zayne> All you'd have to do is change one or two things in the incantation
[21:28] <Ariel> <Nicolette> "It's like taking shortcuts through unfamiliar terrain."
[21:28] <@Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhh... a good thought. Maybe they are a trap."
[21:29] <@Jackieness> <Lana> "Or like how Leonardo daVinci supposedly made designs that were intentionally flawed so no one could steal them."
01[21:29] <@DS> <Gwen> That is true. You two have been gathering spells for how long now?
[21:30] <Ariel> <Nicolette> "Oh, wow. I don't even know. Almost as long as I've been on Geyze."
[21:31] <@Jackieness> <Lana> "...a long time..."
01[21:31] <@DS> <Kalam> You know
01[21:32] <@DS> <Kalam> This is advanced spellcasting which you two probably have dabbled with before
01[21:32] <@DS> <Kalam> But you can make your own spells if you are careful
[21:32] <@Jackieness> <Lana> "Well, we are certainly the most qualified to follow up with it, yes."
[21:34] <Ariel> <Nicolette> "Yeah, I really haven't been keeping up with spellcrafting or artificery. Those things take a big time commitment, y'know."
01[21:36] <@DS> <Kalam> I imagine. But if you ever find need of it, keep in mind that you can take parts of a spell and see if it's compatible with another to create something. *Shion meanwhile has gotten Alt, Alouette and the other students out the door, leaving just those plan to go*
01[21:43] <@DS> *outside, Shion leads the kids toward an area where the dragons nap*
01[21:44] <@DS> <Shion> Before we hunt them, keep in mind you all should target the green ones- they are more pacify. Blue are middle of the road, red are more dangerous and black are the elite and you should avoid them. The goal is to grab an egg for yourselves
01[21:44] <@DS> *Gwen taps his blade on his shoulder, standing near his cat*
01[21:45] <@DS> *Gwen hands Alt with a huge dragon egg net, as well as net, while Alouette plots with Anyata*
[21:46] <@Seraphna> **Alt waves it about**
01[21:47] <@DS> *he also puts gloves on her* Remember don't go after anything dangerous. I'll be your back up. *Alouette motions for the two to get the black dragon egg*
01[21:47] <@DS> -SHIFT-
01[21:47] <@DS> Location: Magi Tower
01[21:48] <@DS> *The carriage comes in toward the village, which for once isn't under snow*
01[21:48] <@DS> *Zayne leans forward behind Nicolette, having changed her outfit again toward a black goth one*
01[21:50] <@DS> *a usually buried landing site can be seen for once*
01[21:51] <@DS> <Zayne> Lana
[21:52] <@Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhh?"
01[21:52] <@DS> <Zayne> You need to land us. Unless you want me to
[21:52] <Ariel> <Nicolette> "You know, I think this is the first time I've been here without snow..."
06[21:53] * @Jackieness ;ana "Ahhh!" *brings the carriage in for a landing*
[21:53] <@Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhh!" *brings the carriage in for a landing*
01[21:53] <@DS> <Zayne> I believe there is only a few months out of the year there is a "summer" here, Nicolette
01[21:54] <@DS> *the carriage lands without and snow related accidents; Zayne climbs out and a villager, a young boy, runs out to greet them*
01[21:55] <@DS> <Villager> Welcome! Do you need a guide! i can show you all around the village for just a copper!
[21:56] <@Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhh? We're repeat visitors."
01[21:56] <@DS> <Village Boy> Oh. My pardons
01[21:56] <@DS> *he slinks off, shoulders slumped*
[21:57] <@Jackieness> <Lana> *fidgets*
[21:58] <Ariel> <Nicolette> "Hey, one sec." She steps forward, and slips a silver into the boy's hand. "Don't tell anyone~."
01[21:58] <@DS> *The boy brightens up* I won't. Bless you, ma'am. *he bows his head several times and hurries off*
01[21:59] <@DS> <Zayne> Hm. *she studies Nico out of the corner of her eyes*
[22:00] <@Jackieness> <Lana> "...let's go to the Spire, now." *points*
[22:01] <Ariel> * Nicolette smiles as she waves after the boy. "Yeah."
01[22:01] <@DS> *as they travel through the village, it seems like always it's devoted toward magic shops and supplies, a travern to get warmed up by, as well as some store places selling wood and syrup and other goods from the nearby woods. The rest still being residental as they near the large magi academy with the Magi Tower rising up in the center of it*
01[22:02] <@DS> *the students seem to be exiting the school and heading either home or preparing to return to the main Academy back home at Hapian. They barely notice the two as they pass by, though two teachers are standing by the doors to check all the students leaving*
[22:03] <Ariel> <Nicolette> "I think I need to visit more in the summer. It's quite pleasant here."
01[22:04] <@DS> (ignore)
01[22:04] <@DS> (sorry I thought I typed something)
01[22:04] <@DS> (I just flung me up)
01[22:05] <@DS> <Teacher> Welcome, Nicolette - Lana
01[22:06] <@DS> <Teacher> Have you come for lessons to day or to explore the archives?
[22:07] <@Jackieness> <Lana> "We are here for archival research."
01[22:08] <@DS> <Teacher> I will let the Headmistress know then *one splits off while the other guides them toward the massive underground library, which has been upgraded to actually have chambers built now with rooms and shelves, almost like a hobbit
01[22:08] <@DS> <Teacher> I will let the Headmistress know then *one splits off while the other guides them toward the massive underground library, which has been upgraded to actually have chambers built now with rooms and shelves, almost like a hobbit's place*
01[22:10] <@DS> *the restricted archives though seem to be locked and a guard put up; while students can be found still flipping through books at the tables, none pay attention to them until Delgi arrives and takes over from the guide* <Delgi> So, what type of book are you seeking
[22:11] <Ariel> <Nicolette> "Ah..." She lowers her voice, "We're looking for material on black magic."
[22:11] <@Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhhhh..." *lowers her voice* "...we're trying to counter a threat from black magic users."
01[22:12] <@DS> *Delgi looks at the two of the two of them both acting the same*
[22:12] <@Jackieness> <Lana> *fidgets at that*
01[22:13] <@DS> <Delgi> *speaking in the same hushed tones* You are aware that this topic is far deadlier than even Blood Magic. The latter can be benefital while the former has rarely been used in good ways
[22:14] <@Jackieness> <Lana> "I know...but...Sylph is udner a black magic curse...and they tried to do the same to other spirits."
01[22:15] <@DS> *Delgi nods and motions to the guard to step aside then steps up to the door; unlike a key, Delgi whispers into the door some sort of phrase and it clicks open*
[22:16] <@Jackieness> <Lana> "I wonder who they selected to stay inside with the black magic items..."
01[22:16] <@DS> *pushing it open reveals a massive room full of books; some of them are organized on shelves from A to Z, some are in stacks on the floor, othrs are pushed against the wall as if in fear of them. The room at a glance seems to go on and on*
01[22:16] <@DS> *the atmosphere also feels heavier*
[22:16] <Ariel> <Nicolette> "Our interest is purely understanding it, so we can deal with it. Neither of us have any interest in using the magic ourselves."
[22:17] <@Jackieness> <Lana> "...feel that?"
01[22:17] <@DS> <Delgi> That is good then. This is the room for the most dangerous of our tomes; students who are allowed in here have to be graduated already and be trying to reach the higher levels of magic.
01[22:18] <@DS> <Degi> Even then its very selective who we lt in
01[22:18] <@DS> *she motions at the names of the students and what they were looking on a desk*
01[22:19] <@DS> <Zayne> This room feels evil
[22:19] <@Jackieness> <Lana> *goes to esamine the list of students* "..have any of these students gone off the grid?"
01[22:20] <@DS> *she whispers and shudders almost like a little girl*
[22:21] <Ariel> <Nicolette> "Are... the wards the cause of this atmosphere, or is it the books?"
01[22:22] <@DS> *the students list seems to go back decades, their book choices looking sometimes odd - one of them even checking out a book called Fishing and Farming.* <Delgi> Over the many years, students have vanished from the grid. Some turning up dead later. As for the feeling it is the books. The wards is to keep their influence from spilling out
01[22:22] <@DS> <Delgi> Now you wanted black magic specifically - not cursed books or anything, just black magic?
[22:22] <@Jackieness> <Lana> "Any missing students not confirmed dead?"
01[22:23] <@DS> <Delgi> If you compare the student registery with the list, you could learn for certain
01[22:23] <@DS> <Delgi> We try to keep tabs on our students
[22:23] <Ariel> <Nicolette> "What's this about cursed books?"
01[22:24] <@DS> <Lana> Oh there are many books here that are cursed and try to curse the reader when they open it; it might have the most innocent title to lure you in. Like .... *she walks along the rows and grabs one, revealing a children's book*
01[22:24] <@DS> *Delgi
[22:24] <@Jackieness> <Lana> "Let's do that then...because we have a renegade black magic user around."
[22:25] <Ariel> <Nicolette> "Well... we don't need to look at those yet. Black magic, particular that which causes curses, are our interest right now."
01[22:26] <@DS> <Delgi> Of course, let us browse then. Try not to open any books while we do without confirming with me if they are cursed
01[22:26] <@DS> -SHIFT-
01[22:26] <@DS> Loction: Dragon Cave
01[22:26] <@DS> *Gwen sneaks in slowly*
01[22:26] <@DS> *Alouette rushes past Gwen toward where the black dragon eggs are at*
01[22:27] <@DS> <Gwen> ... *looks down to see if Alt is following him toward the nice green dragons*
[22:28] <@Seraphna> **Alt looks torn and pouts**
[22:28] <@Seraphna> **Aurora walks to the blues confidently**
01[22:28] <@DS> <Gwen> Mmmm? *offers hand*
01[22:29] <@DS> *the ice dragon part of the cave is super cold, the eggs looking like ice*
[22:29] <@Seraphna> Alt> Black would be cooler. **she mews, but takes his hand**
[22:29] <@Seraphna> Talia> Hmmm.
01[22:29] <@DS> *meanwhile, Alouette grabs the egg and aggros the Black Dragons. Suddenly, fire begins to be felt all across the cave as Alouette begins to run back*
01[22:30] <@DS> <Gwen> .... Ah shit. *he runs with Alt inside heading toward the greens, who are also aggrevated now*
01[22:31] <@DS> *The heat begins to upset the ice dragons and they begin to get upset*
01[22:33] <@DS> *Alouette hurries outside with the egg, when the black dragon opts to just eat her whole, leaving the egg behind for whoever is lucky enough to find it*
[22:33] <@Seraphna> **Aurora cools the ice dragons off**
[22:34] <@Seraphna> **Anyata rips into the Black dragon protecting Allouette**
01[22:34] <@DS> *the ice dragons seem less aggroed and land near their eggs again*
[22:35] <@Seraphna> **Talia shields Gwen and Alt and then slips deeper into the caves**
01[22:35] <@DS> **Talia points at the green egg* Get it
01[22:35] <@DS> *Gwen
[22:35] <@Seraphna> **Aurora begins to have an egg slip to her as she cools the dragons off more and more**
01[22:35] <@DS> *The black dragon roars in pain and gets into an epic battle with Anyata*
[22:35] <@Seraphna> **Talia snatches one and warps it to them**
01[22:36] <@DS> *a green dragon appears behind Talia*
[22:36] <@Seraphna> **Anyata uses full Reploid Assassin skills on it**
01[22:36] <@DS> **it uses full fire breath and dragon claws on her*
[22:37] <@Seraphna> **Talia tosses a huge crab egg at the dragon and cuts the flames, then starts to go for it’s neck**
01[22:37] <@DS> *the green dragon seems to go down much easier*
01[22:38] <@DS> *Gwen guides Alt back out where they witness the black dragon fight*
01[22:38] <@DS> *the egg still sitting there*
01[22:40] <@DS> *the sky seems to open up and an old man wearing dragon skin falls from it and lands on the black dragon, driving it into the ground and makes a crater*
01[22:41] <@DS> *the impact being so great Alouette pops out of the wounds Anyata made and falls out*
[22:41] <@Seraphna> **Anyata works at getting Allouette back as Alt eyes the black egg and her green egg and picks them both up.**
[22:41] <@Seraphna> **Anyata catches her**
[22:41] <@Seraphna> **Aurora steps out with her egg**
01[22:41] <@DS> <Gwen> Taking both are you? That seems a little mean
[22:42] <@Seraphna> Alt> Saving one for them.
01[22:42] <@DS> *Alouette pants and leans on Anyata* My hero..
[22:42] <@Seraphna> Alt> Not want someone else steal.
01[22:42] <@DS> *The old man stomps on the dragon's head and rips it off, then joins the others, becoming cheerful* <Brandr> Hello there, kids!
[22:43] <@Seraphna> Alt> High Uncle Dragon Terror!
01[22:43] <@DS> *Shion brushes her hair back* Did everyone finish?
01[22:43] <@DS> *Brandr offers Alt the prize of the dead dragon*
01[22:44] <@DS> <Shion> Lets get you all cleaned up and back to Kalam's place
01[22:44] <@DS> -SHIFT-
01[22:44] <@DS> Location: Magi Underground
01[22:46] <@DS> *going thruugh the books, even with an index of what books are there, is tedious. Zayne finally begins to move around and help, but during it she has begun to weird and more aggressive. The group would find a lot on books on dragons, curses, and the like*
01[22:46] <@DS> *there even appear to be books on deadly weapons and cursed locale*
01[22:47] <@DS> *one book is labeled Twisting True names*
[22:47] <@Jackieness> <Lana> *nudges Nico* "....I think Zayne is still senstivie to negative energy."
01[22:48] <@DS> *another is a Blood Magic book and another talks about Dark Arts
[22:49] <Ariel> * Nicolette considers a moment, then weaves a bubble of spirit energy around Zayne, to better isolate her from the ambient malevolence. "There's more books here than I counted on. It's hard to know where to start."
01[22:50] <@DS> <Delgi> Most of these books were gathered to keep them safe from the outside world
[22:50] <@Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhh, this is an archive for a reason." *pushes over the book of weapons* "They had cursed spears."
01[22:50] <@DS> <Delgi> There was, however, one problem with that idea
01[22:51] <@DS> *Delgi adds it to the pile for the team to take*
[22:51] <@Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhh?"
01[22:52] <@DS> <Delgi> When the Academy was attacked by the Legion, and everything was almost destroyed outside what the Magi hid and I protected
01[22:52] <@DS> <Delgi> Many Magi ran off with tomes and many were taken in the confusion
01[22:53] <@DS> <Delgi> The Legion probably burned or enriched themselves to many things that night
01[22:54] <@DS> *Delgi sets down something - it looks a small black book with no title*
[22:54] <@Jackieness> <Lana> "What is that?"
01[22:54] <@DS> <Delgi> I am not sure, but you mentioned decoder. Please take a look
[22:55] <@Jackieness> <Lana> *pulsl the book over and opens it up*
01[22:57] <@DS> *There is a the same crest drawn on it and it appears to be part of a decoder written down, but it seems to either be incomplete, or maybe it is for Vol 1 or Vol 2. There are notes written on the side that might be Daemon*
01[22:57] <@DS> *Zayne meanwhile looks to be feeling better and begins to move faster*
01[22:58] <@DS> <Zayne> It might take that, and cover all the shelves, Nicolette
01[22:59] <@DS> *Delgi opens a book and immediately makes a face and closes it*
[22:59] <@Jackieness> <Lana> *takes the book they got from Kalam and lays it side by side with this one from delgi and sees if she can make any sense between them two*
[22:59] <Ariel> <Nicolette> "Yeah, that might be the key we need to work out the other book. But... hmm."
01[23:00] <@DS> <Delgi> Here. Read at your own discretion
01[23:00] <@DS> *she sets it down*
01[23:01] <@DS> *the two books indeed look connected. Even with the partial decoder, Lana can decode some words with enough effort*
[23:01] <@Jackieness> <Lana> *starts making notes* "...do we know who the creat belongs to?"
[23:01] <@Jackieness> crest
01[23:02] <@DS> *Delgi looks to take a look* I do not know it offhand. But there is a book on family crests for all the kingdoms
01[23:02] <@DS> *Delgi steps out of the room to get ---- a normal book*
[23:03] <@Jackieness> <Lana> "Nico, check on that while I work on the cipher, please."
[23:04] <Ariel> <Nicolette> "Ah, sure."
01[23:06] <@DS> *Zayne is glancing at the second book, staring at it for a long while on each page, before flipping it*
01[23:07] <@DS> *Delgi returns holding two huge tomes*
01[23:08] <@DS> *setting them down, she motions at Nicolette* Feel free to take these so you can study them; both books cover all the houses up until a around a few thoustand years ago. Due to the extensive nature of them, the kingdoms are split between the two books
[23:10] <Ariel> <Nicolette> "That... okay. I might need to redeligate this work."
01[23:10] <@DS> <Delgi> Each Kingdom's noble families have many crests based on the number of nobles and how many branching families there might be and so on. Plus how many might have been added over the years. You should probably pick the Kingdoms you feel it most likely to be then start looking through them
01[23:11] <@DS> <Zayne> Students are useful tools
01[23:11] <@DS> *she puts the book in her bag*
01[23:11] <@DS> <Delgi> I will put my own staff through the books to see if we can find more of what you seek
[23:12] <@Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhh...thank you."
01[23:12] <@DS> *Delgi then hands Lana the list of students that have left and not died in the past few decades*
[23:12] <Ariel> <Nicolette> "I'll have to ask Selena if I can borrow a couple archivists. They at least have some background on this sort of thing."
01[23:12] <@DS> <Delgi> Your list
01[23:13] <@DS> <Delgi> It appears to be around 7
01[23:13] <@DS> -SHIFT-
01[23:14] <@DS> Location: The Academy
01[23:14] <@DS> *both groups arrive at the Academy, Shion having her students do whatever they want now that they are free*
01[23:15] <@DS> *Gwen flops on the grass while Zayne steps out of the carriage, holding the two books she took*
[23:15] <@Jackieness> <Lana> *steps out with her own research materials* "To the lab!"
[23:17] <Ariel> <Nicolette> "Of course we'd set up operations there..."
01[23:17] <@DS> <Gwen> Have fun dear
01[23:17] <@DS> <Zayne> You planning to return to the castle?
[23:17] <@Jackieness> <Lana> "...where else would we set up operations?" *seems stumped*
01[23:18] <@DS> *Alouette sighs* I smell like dragon breath
[23:19] <Ariel> <Nicolette> "Well, I'm just saying, if we're going to be doing a lot of research, more natural light would be nice."
01[23:21] <@DS> *Zayne glances at the labs at the Academy*
01[23:21] <@DS> <Zayne> I will return to my room to study the material we have, but before I go
01[23:21] <@DS> <Zayne> I thought what you did was ..... very nice, Nicolette
[23:22] <Ariel> <Nicolette> "Hmm?"
01[23:23] <@DS> <Zayne> The village boy. Little acts like that are not forgotten
01[23:24] <@DS> <Zayne> He will always recall your kindness.
[23:24] <@Jackieness> <Lana> "I guess we can start outside..."
[23:25] <Ariel> <Nicolette> "Oh, heh... that was just... I wish I could do more, y'know? I know what that life is like."
01[23:26] <@DS> <Gwen> I'll help you research outside then so you remain calm
01[23:27] <@DS> *Zayne pauses, then grips her hand before moving to her room*
01[23:27] <@DS> -END-
03[23:27] * Retrieving #TAW-Geyze modes...
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Session Time: Thu Oct 24 00:00:00 2024