Ra nodded in agreeament with Charlotte. It would be a good plan to investigate the native people living on the Island. "We should go prepared, in case the curse has spread to more than their bodies. Their minds may have been turned demonic as well. In addition...We may want to look into some form of countermeasure to prevent ourselves being taken by the curse. While it's apparent the effects aren't instant based on the captain, we do not know how much time we'll have. Best case scenario, we are able to break the curse before we begin to be affected, and return the inhabitants to normal." He didn't have much to say in regards to the argument between Gaius and Dale. Ezekiel was something of a sensitive subject for him. He wondered if he would ever be released from that prison. If not...then perhaps it was for the best. if he emerged at all, then he would be a changed man. One he could be proud to call his brother. Ra looked over the railing of the ship, awaiting arrival on the Island. "Together, we will overcome this trial. S-class or no, this mission will prove to be no match for us." ~~~The Outlands~~~ Walking along the endless expanse of desert, the man had a hooded mantle to shield him from the harsh sun and sandy winds. He raised an arm, marked with glyphs to his forehead to block the light from his eyes as he looked up into the sky. There wasn't a cloud in sight, just the sun beating down upon him. In his hands, he conjured a small pool of water and sipped it up. He was by no means an expert in the field of water magic, but he knew the very most basic spells. Enough to keep him hydrated in this desert. Between the need to keep himself sustained, and the battles he fought, his magic wouldn't last forever. He had a large pool of it, but of course it wasn't endless. Not to mention physical exhaustion had begun to take its grip. In front of him, an image of salvation appeared. An oasis, in the midst of the desert. As he approached, he grew suspicious of it. This place was torment. There was no way something like this would be here. Sure enough, as he bent over to scoop up some of the water, a tentacle latched onto his wrist. The image of the oasis melted away, revealing a pit which descended deep into the earth. He wouldn't be surprised if it had lead to hell itself. If he hadn't been cautious in his approach, the tentacle would've pulled him in. However, it was soon turned to ashes by a blast of arcane energy. "The prison made by the first master to force repent onto the wicked. One can't help but wonder how pure of heart they were themselves to have devised a place like this. Nevertheless, i can see it achieving its purpose." Ezekiel stood and continued to walk. This desert was endless. He knew it wasn't figurative. This was a separate dimension, closed off from the outside world. No matter how far one walked, they would never reach the end of this place. Taking another look into the sky, he felt the sun beating down onto him. It seemed to grow hotter with each moment, and night never came to this place. He had to have been in there for days, at least. "So, that which finally defeats me will be the sun. This dungeon has a sense of irony, it seems."
Spoiler: LvD2 Abridged Ghost had the most peculiar thing imaginable happen to him. His sword flew out of its sheath and began dancing. Now normally one would find it strange that a sword was dancing, but Sapphire this thing was a good dancer. It was a tool for murder, and it was ripping up the dance floor. Beuce scratched the back of his head. Yeah, mission accomplished. Well, this time at least. "Knowing that guy, he probably walked right off and got himself into more trouble, but we can't babysit him the whole time obviously. Hmm...Well, we could defect and work for Sapphire. I mean, she's not really evil. Not even really doing that bad of a job even. I mean sure there's still evil in the worlds, but hell, hasn't there always been? There's been a ton of people that probably never got the chance to do any serious damage because of her. Light and dark aren't even really fighting. No one cares about your alignment so much anymore." Beuce said, describing option one to Stratos. "Or we could totally just head back to Disney Castle and wing it. I could probably talk our way back in. Then we can go and take down that goddess who is a total bitch for some undiscernible reason. I'm up for whatever. So, where we headed?" Event choice >Let's go to Riel to help the goddess Let's go to Disney Castle to help the Rebellion Let's go gamble Confess to Beuce Stratos' destiny was in his hands.
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Ra made no sound as Dale chewed him and Gaius out for their attempt to steal the boat. Not a claim to defend himself, an excuse, nor an apology. The past was unchangeable. Whether the course of action was right or not, there was nothing that could be done about it now. In any case, it had actually proved useful, and identified them as wizards for the boatman to take them. Gazing across the water, he saw the sky turn dark in the distance, seemingly all at once, as though a line were drawn to mark the boundary between day and night. As Calxiyn pointed the phenomenon out, he began thinking of possible causes. "I've never seen the island in question, but it's entirely possible that's our destination. If a curse lies upon it, it may also have cast it into perpetual night." He suggested. Curses had a habit of causing various negative side effects. Especially if it were one powerful enough to envelope an entire island and turn the inhabitants into demons, it may well be strong enough to permanently cast the area into night. Approaching Dale, he asked about their plan of action. "Upon arriving on the Island, our objective is to simply find out more about the curse, then think of a way to break it." He had a feeling this wouldn't be so simple as it sounded. There had to be a reason this was an S-class mission. "Dale, there has to be more to this than we're being told. If that were all there were to it, this wouldn't be an S-class mission. You don't seem the type to charge in recklessly while barely knowing anything about the job you're going on. What else is there to this mission?" Ra asked, suspiciously. If Dale truly did know nothing more about this mission, then he had sorely misjudged the man for overlooking this. ~Whatever mansion or something. You know the one.~ When Beucette was told to make herself at home, she did so. Casually flopping onto the nearest seat, she took off her shoes and sat back. "I hope he hurries up. I'm starvin'." She was surprised at the short length of this post, but then remembered who her writer was, and briefly swore under her breath about what a lazy ******* he was.
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It appeared that Gaius' recklessness had both been unnecessary, and proven useful simultaneously. As Ra had cast thunder, it alerted the apparent captain that they were wizards, and agreed to give them passage to the island so they could lift the curse, as the mission requested. Ander, meanwhile, said one of the stupidest things Ra had ever heard. He proposed that they simply make a boat....What? Did he have any idea how idiotic that sounded? Evidently not. He chose not to even respond. Nevertheless, they'd managed to secure passage to the island. However, they were warned by Bobo of the dangers this mission held. A curse that turned people into demons...Now he realized why this mission was an S-class. Ra gave a glance to Dale, though through his ornate falcon mask, his expression couldn't be read. What was Dale thinking? There was the possibility he simply wanted to prove himself by completing an S-class mission, but he didn't think him the type. There had to be more to it than that. Deciding against investigating further, Ra simply listened to the conversations the others would have with the ship's captain. They would be going on this mission, and Ra had faith they could accomplish it and successfully remove the curse. After all, the members of Team King had been against the odds when they battled Orpheus, and had come out on top over the demon he'd summoned. The only member they were missing was Thomas. He wondered what the boy was doing right now...Likely attempting to throw himself at every female within a 30 foot radius.
Ra looked suspiciously at Dale. Why would he take them on an S-class mission? He would bend the rules so much, and risk penalty for going on it. Not to mention the danger which would surely accompany such a mission. Dale didn't strike him as particularly foolhardy or reckless. Not like Gaius anyway. "If we must acquire a ship to take us to our destination, then it's best we split into pairs of two. We can evenly go towards each of the bo-" Ra was stopped by the sound of commotion from a little bit away. Please for the love of god let that just be a random criminal. Just let it b- nope it's Gaius alright. The red-haired mage had done what he did best. Run off on his own to do something stupid which Ra would likely have to participate in cleaning up. The man gave a heavy sigh before walking over to the scene of action. "What do ya mean we can't have the boat? I'm not about to let my shot at S-class go down the crapper because some sailor doesn't want to give us his boat!" "Sir, please go away." "Sure! Just give us the boat and we'll be on our way!" "I'm calling the guards!" "Gaius." "Yeah Ra?" "Do you know what is more detrimental to your chances of success on this mission than lack of passage?" "Huh?" "Prison." Gaius stopped for a moment. This...was true. "Well then i guess we better not let him get away!" "You are truly the vessel of my destruction..." Ra raised his staff and a volley of lightning rained from the sky down onto the fleeing sailor, scaring the hell out of him. "I'm afraid we can't let you do that. We need to book passage, and refusing us may be bad for your health. You'll find it's in your best interests to oblige our request." "Th-the rest of the crew isn't gonna go along with this! They're greedy bastards! Don't do nothin' without a paycheck!" "Guess we better do a little convincin'" Running onto the ship, Gaius began to lay into the workers. In fact, several of them he threw overboard into the harbor. Ra sighed. Well...they technically weren't supposed to be doing any of this, so why not go all the way? "Dale! It would seem that Gaius has...Obtained....a ship. Meanwhile, this man here was kind enough to offer to take us there free of charge. Is that correct?" Ra stared down intimidatingly at the sailor, who nodded furiously. "Y-yeah! That's right boss!" "Then we'd better head out."
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