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Post by Saix on Jun 2, 2010 1:25:55 GMT -5
((we skipped to a point slightly after arrival in order to save on time, etc: mention of doing this was made by Axel to another now inactive and removed member, so adjustments were made))
<BlindTaleTeller> Sephiroth: *touches one of the stone markings, sword drawn to teh other side* These would be the stones I was talking about..
<firstsilentGOD> Axel: Didn't even notice those before... *rubs the back of his neck, a slight sigh* ...thought they were native or somethin'. Can't read all of the chinese alphabet yet.
<BlindTaleTeller> Xaldin: *eyeing the narrowing path through the trees and snow ahead* Looks like they travel this quite often. Possibly testing their boundaries... or strength of this outer seal. *looking to the other two* Should I go up and see how wide it is?
<BlindTaleTeller> Hiro: *shook his head* I've already examined the outer seal. It's roughly a half a mile wide, perhaps a little wider.
<firstsilentGOD> Axel: *moved forward a little bit on the trail towards the cavern, tipping to one side trying fruitlessly to see around the bend* ...should we say hello to these guys? If what Hiro says is right, they owe me, something.
<BlindTaleTeller> Xaldin: *could tell the Flurry was getting anxious; he'd been on this particular trail too long not to be: but... his bright eyes went to Sephiroth. One of them, still had his heart* I don't know if the current party is such a great idea. *and more clearly to Hiro* Xemnas would go on the warpath if anything happened to you.
<BlindTaleTeller> Hiro: *sighed softly, but nodded knowing Xaldin's meaning* Perhaps now that Saix is on his way towards recovery; and as he has some experience at the least with the other three like these: he should attend in my place?
<firstsilentGOD> Axel: *brightened visibly with that suggestion* I'm all for that. Sai's pretty smart.. and most of the others are either down, not available, or just plain resting last I knew.
<BlindTaleTeller> Xaldin: *shouldered his lance* All right then, who's going to get him?
<BlindTaleTeller> Hiro: I will, as he's taking my place any way. *sheathing his sword, he made off through the snow, and a portal to Gaia*
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Post by Saix on Jun 2, 2010 1:35:59 GMT -5
<firstsilentGOD> Axel: I need to ask him about that moogle again anyway.. *brushing the snow from a fallen tree to one side, he sat down*
<BlindTaleTeller> Xaldin: And I have to ask him about the waterway mural in Traverse Town. *eyes the bend again, before sighing* You should stop hanging on him though you know. They're married now. Even without the vows -- which you know he won't break -- he only sees Marluxia.
<firstsilentGOD> Axel: Pft. *brushes some of the moisture from the legs of his pants* I know that. I been helping him with that gift of his on and off. He said Marles loved it. I'm not trying to get between them or anything. He's happy, so I'm happy about it. Besides.. he lives on my home world: and you and Xigbar haven't been around much when I'm at the castle. *waving a hand outward for a moment, the other checked his blades* You know how uncomfortable I am around Xemnas too.. hanging with Hiro's gotten a lot tougher with the Vader wannabe attached at the hips ninety percent of the time.
<BlindTaleTeller> Xaldin: *all right, no contest to his list of reasonings.. he couldn't help but notice Axel was still extra friendly with Saix none the less* It just.... looks weird, when you perk up at mere mention of some one else's husband, okay.
<firstsilentGOD> Axel: I know.. *a sigh of his own* Can't help it though. I trust him the most. He really stuck his neck out for me..
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Post by Saix on Jun 2, 2010 2:08:21 GMT -5
<BlindTaleTeller> Xaldin: So did Hiro.
<firstsilentGOD> Axel: Not as far.. and. *shook his head slightly* I understand why, but.. he kinda sold me out to Xemnas, where that letter's concerned.
<BlindTaleTeller> Xaldin: *couldn't argue that point either, knowing what he knew now, and dismissed his lance for now* He told you about it though, almost immediately after. Talked to Xig lately?
<firstsilentGOD> Axel: *deep breath*No ...I need to find you someone, so you aren't poking your nose in my stuff so often. *only joking a little* You really are becoming a mother hen lately.
<BlindTaleTeller> Xaldin: ..... *huffed a single and near breathless laugh, only a brief glance towards the new portal that opened up a few yards back* I doubt you'd find someone who could deal with me on a personal level, or vice versa.. that I approved of.
<BlindTaleTeller> Saix: You're match-making Axel? That's a frightening thought.. though: *caught the end of that as he had come through, dressed for the location as the other two mostly were, eyeing Axel's red leathers: he had intentions of hunting after, and had brought the orb he had aligned on his previous visit just for that reason. He stopped a foot or two from the Third* He may know you well enough to do so. Especially knowing a little of you prior to our current status.
<firstsilentGOD> Axel: See? *waves a hand at Saix as he stood, smirking wide* He thinks I could do it. *poking Xal in the ribs, he teased carefully* You could always go back to your ex otherwise.
<BlindTaleTeller> Xaldin: When down to that option.. I would rather die and you know it. *a slight shiver down his spine at the thought was indicated by the scrunch of his shoulders, and an uncharacteristic 'ew' face as he started down the path*
<BlindTaleTeller> Saix: *chuckles and shakes his head, patting Axel's arm to get him to move ahead* Still, perhaps having some one other than an uncertain occasional random romp, isn't such a bad idea. If it helps you to relax. You've been tense lately, Three.
<firstsilentGOD> Axel: Not enough regular action.. *chuckling a bit, he turned to grin back at Saix as he positioned himself between them on the trail in*
<BlindTaleTeller> Xaldin: Enough already you two. I do not need to hear this from a married man, or a man who hasn't entirely settled himself. Besides.. *his eyes and elemental senses were searching their surroundings for more like the heartless Xemnas and Hiro had encountered last time. He summoned a lance, but kept it over his shoulder as they made their way towards the bend* ..the task at hand?
<BlindTaleTeller> Saix: *was already focusing himself, though he still wasn't using his usual claymore steadily; his hand was on the hilt of the shark-toothed blade just in case* Indeed. Hiro said this lot were very much like merfolk. Has anyone analyzed the stone found in the cavern?
<firstsilentGOD> Axel: Hey, I'm picky.. but.. I think it's more Xig who isn't sure about us than me. I just wanna take things slow. Especially with how they've been going, and his buddy relationship with Xemnas. *he had no intention of even pretending to draw a blade on his way through. The idea was to talk to these new guys, and hopefully get a little more information out of them* Last I knew.. no, not yet. I might be able to do that down in Zexion, or Lexaeus' lab.. maybe. Or you guys could have Xem do it, if he hasn't started already. <BlindTaleTeller> Xaldin: That's a thought. He's only recently been caught up on the rest since they returned from their honeymoon. *looking to the right, he nodded at the fast motion in the trees* There's no telling how far he's gotten on what reports have been delivered to his office either, at this point however. I may ask him later..
<BlindTaleTeller> Saix: That sounds appropriate. If all avenues are blocked at home, I may be able to find someone on Gaia to assess it. *nodded as well, spotting the motion, and it's pause.. the gaze he caught from between the branches some fifty feet off in the dim of the mountain wood was steadily following the Flurry* It seems they've noted you, Eight.
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Post by Saix on Jun 2, 2010 2:35:20 GMT -5
<firstsilentGOD> Axel: Good!~ *looking that way as they rounded the first bend, he leaned a little to see under the branches, smile a bit and wave at the one watching them, calling out* Hi there! We're coming in for a visit! *and straightening up again, a confident stride: if he was worried, he wasn't going to show it*
<BlindTaleTeller> Xaldin: I suppose I should have expected that from you...
<BlindTaleTeller> Saix: This isn't a covert operation, after all. *he shrugged, a very slight smile: this was the kind of situation he thrived at, with or without his ability. It was just his overall personality* Nor are we hoping for a battle. *the creature seemed to be listening intently enough to pick that up, and skittered ahead through the trees and the next, darkened bend.. the smatterings of rainbows in the snow ahead implying the crystal formations Hiro had spoken of*
<firstsilentGOD> Axel: Ex~actly. *a little excited to see for himself even just a hint of what had been behind the wall he had blasted on his last visit here, he was glad he didn't have Mulan and the dragon with him this time as he picked up his pace: whistling at the giant, mildly glowing ice crystals that had formed all around the entrance to the cave. A few up closer to the tree tops caught the afternoon sun, resulting in the refracted rainbows speckling the snow* Wow... that's just.... really cool.
<BlindTaleTeller> Xaldin: *eyes taking in the display, he definitely couldn't argue. It was as pretty as it was somewhat frightening, especially as Hiro had explained that it had been formed very quickly* Impressive.. they almost look like giant salt crystals..
<BlindTaleTeller> Saix: Almost.. *he liked it, himself. The sight made him smile.. the low-lit mostly blue glowing tones reminding him of the butterflies in the Deep Jungle* ...very beautiful. *he reached out without thinking to that affect: and a loud hiss eminated from the near pitch opening a few yards ahead, the sound stopping his hand almost instantly*
Eis: Do not touch. It is poisonous.
<firstsilentGOD> Axel: *had already stopped before he had spoken, spotting the dark patch in the form of.. a person, mostly, and all the easier when those bright golden eyes opened* Thanks for that. I'm Axel.. an ally of mine and his mate came by here a few weeks ago. They told us a lot about you, but I wanted to see for myself.
<BlindTaleTeller> Xaldin: Xaldin. *his only introduction, he shifted to a stop just behind Axel to his left* Poisonous? How poisonous?
<BlindTaleTeller> Eis: *eyes steady on Axel for a few long moments, whatever irritation or malice that had been there melted away before it answered Xaldin* Very. It might make you ill. Very ill. *again his attention shifted to Axel* If you are that one: to you, we owe some respect. Though it may have been unintentional.. it was you who ended our silence. You may ask one boon.
Saix: *tugged his hand back slowly, and sensing the lack in aggression, he also removed his hand from his sword* And an honorable individual to match. *he bowed his head briefly, as his eyes adjusted to the dark. It was far less than the den on Gaia.. and there was other light.. he would see that face soon enough* I thank you for your care. I'm afraid, the scenery is far too tempting in beauty.
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Post by Saix on Jun 2, 2010 3:44:33 GMT -5
<firstsilentGOD> Axel: A boon huh? *he didnt' dare ask too much though* Maybe you can clarify a few things for us. I understand you know what we are. We're looking for ways to become whole again, and we don't want to rely on Kingdom Hearts as an answer this time. *nodded in agreement with Saix, he motioned behind him*Last time I was here, the place was really plain. That's some ability you've got there... *rubs at the back of his head, closing one eye and taking a guess* From what Hiro said.. and what I see here: an earth and cold element combination, right?
<BlindTaleTeller> Xaldin: *simply stood to the side for the moment, examining his surroundings better, and trying to get his eyes to focus on the one they were talking to* Some kind of fluorescent..?
<BlindTaleTeller> Eis: *seemed to take to the compliments very well; or at least those from Axel.. his attention going first to the additive question from Xaldin* ...yes. I believe the terms 'that man' used, was .... sub arctic ice, fused with high level of .....sodium fluoride? *a deep, almost clucking chuckle.. it was an odd, and eerie sound that echoed into the cave* We call it something else, however. *those rimmed gold eyes shimmered for a moment, before moving back to Axel* How, may we who have been trapped so long be of any help to you in that? We have no way to leave this place at this time..
Saix: *finally getting a good look at the face aside from the softly glowing lines that lined it and speckled the sleek fins his 'ears' sported, Eis was most definitely masculine in appearance.. strongly built, and scaled between the more practical kind and stone pieces that very much matched his dark complexion. There were parts that were lighter.. his torso, his face.. and more color, but it was too dark to discern that. Over all, the way he held himself was much like some of the younger village elders he had met on Gaia: experienced, wise, even in expression... and not to be trifled with, if only by the long pike he had loosely at ease in one long-fingered hand, and long sharp looking fins that occasionally fluttered at the end of his tail. If there were two words to describe him he had to choose: they would be elegant, and dangerous* Even a little more information will do..
<firstsilentGOD> Axel: *nodded immediately in agreement to Saix's comment* The thought is, that if we can find our other halves, the ones willing might be able to fuse with them again. We haven't been able to find them up to this point.. so.. we thought maybe they might be in places that weren't previously accessible to us. Like the one you came from behind that seal.
<BlindTaleTeller> Xaldin: The two who were here before relayed your message, however. We don't have much knowledge of most of the things you mentioned. *shifting his weight to one side, he took in and exhaled a breath in mild irritation. He didn't like not being able to clearly make out who he was talking to* We have some clues, but otherwise the knowledge is lost to us at the moment. Our memories since our... split, from our other selves.. aren't what they used to be.
<BlindTaleTeller> Eis: *seemed to take that all in stride, taking a few moments to process it, his tone somewhat uncertain* I ..see. *there was a soft chittering somewhere in the cave behind him, as well as the sound of water, thick, and only a brief glance that way, he returned the sound, far louder.. there were oddly toned words there in it.. but they weren't english: before he finally answered them* Beyond this cavern.. behind the seal: is Shiva's Shawl. It is an underground valley, encased near perpetually in ice from cracks in the mountains above, filled with a lake of our element. There are others there. Whether they belong to you or not.. we cannot say. We do not know at this time, how long we have been sealed. Neither do we know the status of the others whom were.. only that we were among the last, before that man left for battle.
Saix: That man?
<firstsilentGOD> Axel: I know a little about Shiva's Shawl. It was named after the ice goddess, right? There's supposed to be a statue around here somewhere. *rubbing at the back of his head again, he shook his head after* Much of that information, Ansem had: and while we have it in our possession, we can't access it at the moment. Do you have any idea how to access it, open or find the statue? The only clues we have as to how to open the way are locked inside a small box, and what you and... *he looked back to Saix for the name* ..the plants, in Gaia.. what name did they use?
<BlindTaleTeller> Xaldin: *decides to leave this part of the conversation to the other two, though paying a great deal of attention. With Axel with them, they seemed to be getting a great deal more information*
<BlindTaleTeller> Eis: Plants? Strelitzia, and Heliconia yes? *laughed suddenly* The Harpies. We know of them. They are like coral to some extent, many minds and kind, reigned by one mother.. and more of your element than that of a seed. A vexing, duplicitous breed, of flower. You and they, share an element *his hand extended towards Axel with that, and waved to one side as if dismissing that thought* We know them well, they and their keeper were silenced long before we and ours. * soft humph* For -that- man, and his seal.. *a grunt of amused dis-satisfaction* ..he has been here, seeking things. We sent him sputtering back into the dark corner he produced himself from. The holder.. Shiva: we do not know where she is.. only that she is hidden behind an altar, away from our reach. She is likely within another cavern nearby, however.
Saix: Wait. *Saix held up a hand at that* Ansem, was the one who sealed you here? We had the impression that someone else had done so..
<firstsilentGOD> Axel: What he said. *pointing a thumb at Saix over his shoulder* The ..harpies? Were talking to him at one point, according to a moogle. They chased him out too though, right?
<BlindTaleTeller> Xaldin: *glanced to Saxi, noting the nod* -If- indeed it was Ansem that moogle heard.
<BlindTaleTeller> Eis: That, is likely. *another sound of uncertainty* We do not appreciate his presence.. but.. he did not attempt to remove our existence. We were merely sealed. They would no more readily align themselves with him than we, but.. as I said.. the Harpies are duplicitous. They will use him if they can, to better themselves or their situation.
Saix: And you would not?
Eis: I cannot say, in honesty. *he didn't seem to be interested in hiding his indecision about that subject* That is as complicated an answer, as it is a question. He is clearly not whom he was... when we were sealed. He seemed more interested, in whether or not anyone had obtained the keys to these places he had split. *a shake of his head, he seemed irritated at the thought* It is almost as though he has lost them.. and a portion more of himself.
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