Fall of Mana

Rhon looked over the counter, thinking he heard someone come in. Unfortunately, the only one in the inn was him. He sighed and laid his head on the counter.
I wonder if the other inn in town's having any business, he thought.

 

Aly took a quick break from drawing to scrub the counters, making them clean. Then she went back to drawing, listening for any sound of someone intruding. She knew enough to keep one or two people back. That being said, she didn't know how to contorl her other power, the greater one. It scared her. Her long black hair drifted over her shoulder, tickling her cheek as a breeze gently played with it.

 

Claru could now hear the small whispers of the summon spirit.

claru...claru

He heard the voice of luna. The summon spirit was visible now, it flew around leaving some sparkles in its wake. Claru was somewhat contempt that he atleast could see the summon spirit. Yet the power was somewhat out of his control.

 

Finishing up the drawing, Aly cleaned out the beer taps and made sure the food was stored so it would keep for a long time. She sighed. No money again....its not like the owner was making a lot, and she wouldn't take his extra money, though he offered it. So she was a little too thing. Her grey eyes sparkled. She wouldn't take money, she could make it.

 

Nox awoke in the shade of a tree, the hot air beat against his face and the sun tampered with his vision. He put a hand infront of his face as he sat up blocking the sun out so he could see. He was on the edge of the forest by a wide open field, if he continued to move forward across the field he would finally of left home. Being a sprite he rarly had reason to leave the trees but this time he knew he must.
He lay there for a moment watching leaves be plucked from branches by the wind and dragged across the sky.

 

Evelyn stepped into the sun and stretched her arms out above her with a short groan. Her long black hair cascaded down her shoulders; the back tied short with a small black bow. She would probably have to cut it again soon. She could never have the same look for too long. Her dark eyes lightened to a gentle shade of silver in the light, and she pressed her pink lips together as she gazed around her. Where am I now...? Her eyebrows furrowed as she looked around for a sign.

The girl took a small step forward, her white and blue dress moving with her as she did and she crossed a short bridge. Still, she had no idea where she was. Great... Her looked around again before noticing others beginning to see her. With a fake smile plastered on her face, Evelyn started to stride past them, her bow cold against her back. She couldn't be seen fumbling around, she'd draw attention to herself. So even though she was terribly lost, she walked through confidently.

 

A young man with dirt riddled on him but a mysterious and frightening look in his eye made his way inside Aly's bar, noticing that there was little to no one inside. Perfect, no drawing attention to himself then.He had stolen enough money from the rich, stuck-up folks of society, and even slit a throat or two. Though they deserved death. Allen was an individual who believed that he served justice among the citizens in Pandora whom he saw undeserving of their riches and power.A corrupt soldier or politician wouldn't be missed.

His dark eyes meeting Aly's, he slowly moved forward, brushing some of the dirt from his shoulder.He took a seat in a stool directly in front of her and placed his arms on the table, folded. "..The best drink you've got." he muttered, eyes fixated on Aly.

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"--And so m' dwarven friends, I bid ye' farewell for now!" Boramir shouted just outside the Dwarven Caves, atop his White Ram mount, Phyllo.More than half of the cavern dwellers came to bid him farewell, wishing him the best and promising to keep the throne ready for him. Of course it was just a joke..at least Boramir thought so. Him, a Dwarven King? That would be the day, but he'd be lying if he said he never dreamed of being a symbol of hope for his people.

Heavily armored and filled with happiness, Boramir gave them one last wave and turned around, heading for the Human kingdom of Pandora to see if their was anything good up for trade. Behind him he heard men taking swigs from their mugs and women doing about the same.

 

"Luna...You don't have to be here any longer at my side..for all it's worth i'm no longer a royal" Claru crouched next to the water, his neat long hair tipping on the waters surface. He looked sideways, next to him a simple wooden staff, no good for major battles.He though. Luna kept circling around the boy silently. He looked at where his silken robes lay, followed by grabbing the staff given to him for his escape.

"Claru...You must help this world. The mana...You need a better weapon"

"Well...I have you on my side, but that alone isn't enough...I'd figure I could find the other mana spirits and reclaim my title, but that task is far too advanced for someone like me" He looked at the reflection in the water, a wild rabbite ready to fight.

"Claru you must fight"

"Yes. for now" He sighed, grabbing the small staff. His grip was strong enough to defeat such a weak enemy. The rabbite launched himself against Claru, but he dodged the blow nimbly, followed by a smack given by his staff on the creature's head.

The rabbite ran away the instant it knew his opponent was stronger, leaving Claru alone with Luna.

"I guess...I should do something" He looked at luna once more, but this time he leaned to grab the things he had brought with him.

 

After a few more hours of fumbling through, Evelyn took a deep sigh and sat down upon stone steps. She closed her eyes and cupped her chin in her soft palm, glancing down at the stairs as she did. Maybe she should just turn back around and cross the bridge; but that of course would bring her back to where she started. And she didn't want that. The girl felt pressure on her shoulder and she glanced up, scoffing a bit when someone moved her to the side rudely.

"You're in the way." The person spat before making the rest of the trip down the stairs. Evelyn hated the way she had bowed her head and stayed pressed against the side of the concrete wall to stay out of the man's way. She hated how used to bowing down to other's she had gotten.

Evelyn stood up and began to walk again, furrowing her eyebrows and huffing in frustration.

 

Rosette stepped into the small shop she works at, seeing her boss already attending a customer. She walked passed the two men, heading to the back of the store to finish some paper work.

"Wait a minute, Rosette." her boss said. "I want you to take that package over there to a small pottery shop not too far from here. They accidentally sent it here." he added pointing at a small package on the counter.

Rosette turned her attention towards the box; as she walked towards it, she noticed it had "Fragile" stamped on the side. She placed her hands on her hips, nodding. "Alright." she simply responded grabbing the package and leaving the small building. She lowered her head, seeing it had an address on the top of the box, but it was the address to where she had just came from. Rosette stopped for one moment, frowning. "Great...There has to be more than one pottery shop in Pandora." she sighed in frustration, continuing to walk. "Ah well...It'll keep me busy, I suppose."

 

Claru was now in the small hut, which was given to him, for him to stay the rest of his days like common folk. He felt some guilt over leaving it, seeing as he had gotten used to the small structure.

He tydied everything as best as he could, grabbing a small bag filled with important items and such...first he needed to obtain a staff that could give him the upper hand in the workings of mana spirits, and what better one than the mystical "mana staff" this was his best bet. The royal family of taniska knew of the temple where the staff was kept hidden; a small man-made shrine in the outskirts of pandora. he would stop at pandora and gather some supplies, from there he would go to the shrine and obtain the mana staff. His immediate goals were set, once he was ready he closed the hut thightly, and without looking back he began his walk towards pandora.

OOC: btw....The last rule doesn't make sense at all..If I remember correctly, only some people could use magic and/or mana spirits. But, then again...I understand where this is going too. But, not all are able to use spirits now, are they? Well...I have no problem with that either way, so...

 

This is getting tiresome... Evelyn thought to herself. She had figured out that she was in Pandora, at least. But she was still trying to find her way to somewhere safe. She wondered if everyone around would be so rude, but then she realized how overly-sensitive she was being.

She sighed and and gazed up at the blue sky, pulling her bow off from her back and laying it down beside her before she leaned against the rough bark of a tall tree. She pulled the dark bow from her long, black hair and tilted her head downwards. She would have to find somewhere to sleep for the night, since she wasn't too fond of sleeping outside. She began to hum quietly to herself, gazing at he unfamiliar territory before her. Maybe she was too close to the castle (ooc:?). She didn't like being near royalty, but she would only rest here for a moment, then she would be on her way.

 

Aly watched him warily, filling up a tall glass with a brown amber colored liquid. She set it down in front of him, watching him out of the corner of her eyes. He was dfferent, and not in the good way. "Payment up front is appreciated." she murmured, waiting.

 

Ignoring Aly and focusing instead on his drink, Allen grabbed his glass and brought it up to his face, examining the liquid closely.Seemed fine..but, how did it satisfy? Smacking his lips once, he brought it to his lips and drank..and drank..and drank..until the glass went empty.

He set it back down on the counter with a nice *Clank* and stood up, reaching behind his back and digging in his back pocket, pulling out a sack of coins he kept. Digging into it, he tossed a few onto the table, just enough to pay for his drink.

"It wasn't bad, I'll say that much..have a name, miss?" he questioned, turning to leave but awaiting her response.

 

Aly took the coins, setting them in her pocket. "Alianne." she murmured. "My name is Alianne."

 

After stopping to over five different pottery shops, Rosette had stopped by a nearby park, deciding to sit down on one of the benches to rest. She leaned against the bench, letting out a loud sigh as she closed her eyes. "This is harder than I thought." she said aloud. "None of the pottery shops are even nearby." She rested the package on her lap, as she deeply inhaled, trying to catch her breath. She could just end up spending all day out looking for the right pottery shop. "I wonder if it can wait." She lowered her head, staring down at the small box. Might as well do this before nightfall. Rosette took one more deep breath before standing up and continuing her search.

 

"What!" Rhon exclaimed as he jerked his head up off the counter. Oh, I must've dozed off... he thought as he got up. He had no idea how long he was out for. Realizing that there was still no business, he walked outside, locked the door, and stretched as he turned around. If anyone needs a place to hit the hay, they waited too long! He started walking down the road, thinking about different ways to spend what was left of the day. He made sure his daggers were hidden under his clothes. Never know when I"ll run into trouble...

OOC: Sorry it took so long to post!

 

Successfully getting her name, Allen took the time to look around her bar, as if ignoring her entirely. It was empty, that much was certain. No business meant no money, and no money meant poverty, which would lead to starvation, and in the end, death. Allen helped the poor, and stole and murdered from the rich and corrupt. The least he could do is offer her some assistance.

His eyes finding themselves back to Alianne, the Thief made his way back toward her. "..Looks as if you need help getting business, Alianne."