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Valley of the Dead (Open) Oct 21, 2023 20:17:27 GMT -5

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Post by Sen on Oct 21, 2023 20:17:27 GMT -5

After his last encounter in the Diablo Desert, Sen had been during his best to map the location. He had come to discover that large swaths of territory had gone without much human activity for so long that people had forgotten to write anything down. He had figured that there was probably an alternative way into the Blood Ruby mines that meant he could avoid dealing with any of the workers there; all he had to do was find it. With enough diligence and time it should have been an easy enough job.

What he didn't expect was to get himself lost in a cold and dark area of the desert, with the bones of the dead littered all around him. At first he thought the cool might do him some good after being out in the heat for so long, but the further he went in the worse he felt about the place. About an hour into the trek he came across an old, weathered sign which revealed the name 'Skull Valley' but that was about all he knew.

And his body? Oh his body was not feeling good right now. Aches and pains that he was sure shouldn't be there after just an hour of walking. What was up with that. It was like something was... draining him? It was hard to describe, but he knew he didn't like it. At one point he was forced to sit down and rest, and even grew desperate enough to put out a signal on the hopes that there was someone else around. Reaching into his rucksack, Sen retrieved a small radio and sent out his SOS to all nearby receivers.

"Hello? Is there anybody out there? Over."

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Last Edit: Nov 22, 2023 18:05:12 GMT -5 by Sen

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Valley of the Dead (Open) Nov 24, 2023 23:47:54 GMT -5

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Post by Paiyas on Nov 24, 2023 23:47:54 GMT -5

    It must have been at least 4 hours now that Paiyas roamed this damn desert. Hiding from the locals was starting to get troublesome enough, but the last time he was in town he spotted an article for the local newspaper containing a blurry photo of him. He wanted to lay low for a while to minimize the hassle and that lead him to where he is now.

    Paiyas was ill-prepared for meeting anyone in such a place, and yet that seemed to be just his luck. There was someone sitting out in the open, talking into a device that looked like it was meant for communication.

    "Shit." Paiyas said under his breath. He really didn't want to cause any more issues than he was already dealing with. The fact that he was clearly communicating with someone else meant he HAD to deal with this person in some non-volatile manner, especially since there was no place to hide in the cold bareness of the desert. Paiyas wiped the blood from his mouth and tossed the rest of his "meal" next to some other corpses lying in the desert. He takes his jacket, which is torn and also covered in various stains from who knows what, and tosses it over the body before approaching this new character.

    "H-hello?" Paiyas calls out to notify of his approach. "Who's out there?" He tried his best to hide his hands behind his back to avoid showing the blood stains.

    Paiyas carefully observes the man for anything that would signify any of the local authorities. Once he is relatively sure he's gotten the attention of whoever it is, he finishes his search for badges and approaches more briskly until he's a comfortable 10 feet (3 meters for you non-metric users) away. "May I ask what you're doing in such a place, mr...? umm..." He strongly implies he wants their name with a movement of his hands.

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Valley of the Dead (Open) Nov 24, 2023 23:58:21 GMT -5

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Post by Flax on Nov 24, 2023 23:58:21 GMT -5

FLAX'S PL: 74,548

ACTIVE TRANSFORMATIONS: None

Flax didn't have a radio of any sort to pick up on the distress signal that was going out, but what she did have were a keen pair of pointed ears, and a dark void inside of her that needed to consume the energy of powerful fighters. So, if what the tired, worn-down man wanted was a fight, great! If he wasn't up for that... He was going to need to shift his perspective.

The people of Earth, or, the more powerful ones, at least, seemed keen to come out to these remote areas of the planet to train, and so Flax had begun to wander them as well. She would find them, ambush them, drain them, and then be on her merry way, and this one looked to be no different than all the rest of them. He did seem stronger, though! Stronger than her, possibly, but Flax felt confident in the potential her shadows could reach. They'd see her through any fight, it seemed.

Behind the man, Flax would jump down from above, having approached from a rocky berth overlooking this leg of the desert. She made no attempt to conceal herself. "Lost, little lamb?" she coyly teased the clearly exhausted traveler. "Vultures roam these parts of the desert, you know. And they'll swoop in on anything they determine as prey. You should be keeping a more watchful eye."

Was she playing things up a bit, to the point that it was kind of hammy? Perhaps, but she liked to think if she acted cryptically enough, rumors would start to spread of some sort of 'evil witch' who roams the desert, and draw in even more fighters for her to feed on. It was kind of up to her victims to spread those rumors, though... Maybe this one would talk when he returned to town?

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Valley of the Dead (Open) Nov 25, 2023 0:10:20 GMT -5

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Post by Sen on Nov 25, 2023 0:10:20 GMT -5

Sen repeated the message into his radio every few minutes, and in-between he snacked on some assorted fruit and chugged down a shake in order to try and get some of his energy back. This place had a foul energy to it, but slowly he began to felt some strength return to him. The bigger problem was now that in his fugue state he had managed to get lost, and found himself unsure of where to go to get out of this place, and he didn't exactly have the energy to just fly.

So he went back to the radio, continuing to try and get hold of anyone who might be nearby. "Is anybody out there? Over." No response. "Hello? Please respond. Over." No response. He was about ready to put his radio away when he heard a voice coming from afar. Looking he spotted what appeared to be a regular looking Earthling, who wasn't holding any sort of radio from what he could tell. How did they know to find him? Was it just a coincidence?

"My name is... uh... Daniel." His most used disguise. Daniel was a poor lad from the north that found himself in an unfortunate encounter with Sen a while back. The Tuffle buried him in an unmarked grave, though not before extracting every bit of information about his life from him first. The best disguises were based in reality.

He might have said more, but another approached. A stranger leaped from the ledge above; her power was enough to make Sen a bit anxious. His energy would take a while to be fully recovered, and from the sounds of things this one could be dangerous. The Tuffle forced himself onto his feet, unwilling to appear weak. "In my experience Vultures make for a good snack." Maybe that was a bit too standoffish. "Did either of you receive my message? Are you here to help?"

Sen wiped the sweat from his brow. "I'm afraid I've gotten a bit... well, lost. I was, uh, treasure hunting truth be told. Apparently the desert holds a great bounty if you know where to look. Guess I don't know where to look, huh?"

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Valley of the Dead (Open) Nov 25, 2023 1:35:32 GMT -5

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Post by Paiyas on Nov 25, 2023 1:35:32 GMT -5

Current PL: 5,000

Anti-sense: Active (forgot in last post)

Ki sensing: Active.

This “Daniel” character, as he called himself, seemed genuinely lost. There was no reason for Paiyas to think anything of it until another person showed up. She had a dark complexion with pointed, elf-like ears. It’s like she appeared from thin air.

“Where the hell did you-?” Paiyas has never seen someone like this before, and he’s immediately put on guard. This is when he realizes that the energy radiating from these two were multitudes higher than his own, and he subconsciously takes a step back.

The elf-woman especially put him on edge from her forthright, conniving attitude that - paired with her power - told him he would get destroyed in an instant if he isn’t careful. He was now stuck between a rock and a hard place.

“Message for help?” Paiyas heard as he was finally able to focus back on what “Daniel” was saying. “Oh umm… no I was just…” Paiyas struggles to find an excuse for why he was in the middle of the desert, so when Daniel brings up treasure hunting he tries to make it the main focus of the conversation.

“Treasure you say? All I’ve seen so far is a bunch of bones and the occasional- well…” He takes a glance over to the dark elf-eared woman before finishing his sentence, “vulture.” Paiyas was not completely lying. The only thing he saw in this desert were the victims he brought in, the messes of bones already buried in the sand, and the vultures who would every so often swoop in and claim a piece of meat that had yet to be picked off of its bone.

“That treasure sounds like a folktale that someone probably made up to mess with tourists. This desert is barren and empty as far as I can tell. That is, except for us three.” Paiyas again looks to the one with pointy ears, ready to move on a moment’s notice if she tries anything. It was frustrating to see that she was clearly looking down on them and he couldn’t do anything about it. And to make matters worse, Paiyas’ hunger was creeping up on him again. He could start to feel himself cramping up like he always does when he goes for too long without a substantial meal. Having to give up his food from earlier is definitely starting to affect him, though he tries his best to hide it.

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Valley of the Dead (Open) Nov 25, 2023 11:39:54 GMT -5

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Post by Flax on Nov 25, 2023 11:39:54 GMT -5

FLAX'S PL: 74,548

ACTIVE TRANSFORMATIONS: None

Oh, wait... There was someone else here? Flax blinked as she glanced to the side and realized a third party, a young man, by the looks of him, had also been present. Had he just arrived, or...? Flax frowned at the prospect that she hadn't even noticed him, though as she wondered how, she suddenly realized her sense couldn't pick up a single thing off of him. No aura, no power, no nothing. It was as if he was a small void in the weave of the universe. "Hm," Flax mumbled as her dark eyes gazed over the blond boy, though she wouldn't linger on him for too long. The weary traveler was far more enticing, even if the young man incited her curiosity.

She'd been more than willing to simply attack and drain the tired hiker right away, though the appearance of the third made things a bit more complicated. The last time Flax had encountered a man whose power she could not sense, he had put up a surprising amount of resistance to her, and while she felt confident enough in overpowering the traveler on his own, could she really take on two at once by herself? If she were to be injured badly, alone in the desert like this, there was no guarantee of her survival.

Flax's eyes slowly bounced back and forth between the two others present as she weighed the pros and cons internally. The shadows weren't that hungry, yet - they could wait another day or two without needing to be fed. Yet there was also no guarantee of finding a meal like this within that span of time.

...Fine, she'd stay her hand. For now.

"Treasure, you say?" Flax replied after a good few moments of silence. "Well, the desert is vast, merciless, and without many landmarks to distinguish one dune of sand from any other. If it's a bounty you're seeking, you'd do poorly not to have some deeper inkling of where it lies." She'd move on from the 'vulture' talk, for now. The two others could just chalk that up to a local custom, or a poorly-phrased attempt at genuine advice, or however else they'd like to have interpreted it. "So... have you any leads beyond rumors? I won't deny curiosity... And I can always help you out with your predicament, if you do."

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Valley of the Dead (Open) Nov 25, 2023 19:09:56 GMT -5

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Post by Sen on Nov 25, 2023 19:09:56 GMT -5

Well, apparently this was all just some coincidence. If these two hadn't heard his message then what the Hell were they doing all the way out here? Perhaps they were here for the same reason he was, except they didn't feel so open about revealing it. "This desert may be empty, aye, but trust me when I say that parts connected to it are not. I've seen some of the treasure with my own eyes." The stranger of the two appeared interested in the treasure; did she know what he knew?

"Blood Rubies is what they're called. Certainly about of the folklore of the land, but they're most definitely real. I encountered a young lady who carried one herself. They're said to carry magical properties, which for the longest time I didn't believe myself. Seemed to me that it was just a story tacked on by the locals to drive up the price, yet this lady showed me in the flesh what the Rubies were capable of. She told me she found hers in the western deserts, so I got to looking."

Sen had already decided that he'd have to kill these two, but it was worth trying to get any more information out of them that he could. "So, either of you two heard anything about these Rubies? Or maybe know where I should go? If we're able to come across a cache somewhere then I'm more than happy to split the treasure with you."

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Last Edit: Nov 25, 2023 21:52:48 GMT -5 by Sen

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Valley of the Dead (Open) Nov 25, 2023 21:51:01 GMT -5

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Post by Paiyas on Nov 25, 2023 21:51:01 GMT -5

Current PL: 5,000

Anti-sense: Active

Ki sensing: Active.

Both of the strangers in front of Paiyas seem to be more interested in each other than in him, which is good considering Paiyas wants to avoid confrontation of any kind at the moment. Though it still hurt his pride when the elf-woman gave him a glance with an intrigued look and nothing more. The fact that it took as long as it did for her to even notice his presence was the worst part. His annoyed expression faded quickly though when the conversation turned more interesting.

    “What kind of magical properties?” Paiyas has never heard of blood rubies before. “You make them sound like weapons.” Paiyas was definitely paying attention now. A way to get stronger? Maybe this fateful meeting wasn’t something he wanted to run away from. The clear difference in strength between him and the other two is still bothering him though, and he’s ready to bolt away at the earliest sign of trouble.

    “I appreciate the generosity, but why? Neither of us have helped you, nor have we even mentioned helping you.” He points at Flax, “And she seemed ready to kill you only moments ago. Would you really be so willing to share if we helped you?” Paiyas had already assumed that the stranger would not be so charitable, but as long as the man was willing to act the part he might be able to get away with one anyway. That is, if the elf-like girl is also of the same thought process. She sounds as interested in these gems as Paiyas is. Though Paiyas thinks it likely that she’ll try to take them all for herself once they find any.

    Paiyas lets out a sigh as he thinks for a moment. Could such a gem really exist? He’s heard stories of magical items granting strength such as that one sword that was trapped in a boulder of some sort. After some deep thought Paiyas finally answers Sen’s question, “I don’t know where to go or even where to look, but I might be able to help scout out anything interesting in the area better than you can.” He doesn’t want to show his hand too early. First he wants to see how the other’s react.

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Valley of the Dead (Open) Nov 26, 2023 1:28:10 GMT -5

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Post by Flax on Nov 26, 2023 1:28:10 GMT -5

FLAX'S PL: 74,548

ACTIVE TRANSFORMATIONS: None

A 'Blood Ruby'? Such an item sounded of vague interest to Flax, though if it was some sort of magical artifact, she wasn't sure it'd be particularly useful to her. She did sort of already have all of the magic power she needed - more than enough, actually. If they were worth money, though, then they'd still have merit, for Flax's coffers were running light lately. The shadows may have been able to feast on the life force of others, but Flax still needed normal, people food. She had just been stealing groceries from small stores here and there to live off of, but what she really desired was a proper, restaurant-cooked meal. That was something she couldn't just steal.

"No," she replied to the man, "This is the first I'm hearing of them." As the pipsqueak spoke up too, Flax shot them a small glare. "Quiet, you. If I actually wanted to kill anyone here, I'd have done it already." The last thing Flax needed was for this runt to start causing her trouble. Besides, if they actually did manage to track down these gems, Flax needed the other two to trust her enough that she could sneak attack them and gain the upper hand in a fight. If she could just take out one, the other wouldn't be too difficult to handle on their own. Then she'd have both a treasure trove of gems, and her fill of their essence. It was a win-win.

As for what she could do to help... "Hmm. If they really are magic, I should be able to get a feel for them out there," Flax stated after a moment of thinking. "What sort of magic are we talking about, here? Something demonic? Black magic? Or some of the more whimsical sort?" If she could single out a specific sort of magical energy, she'd have a much easier time getting their scent. If only they had a blood ruby already that she could use as an example of what to look for...

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Valley of the Dead (Open) Nov 26, 2023 1:47:06 GMT -5

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Post by Sen on Nov 26, 2023 1:47:06 GMT -5

Neither of the two strangers seemed to know much about Blood Rubies, though both were interested. Sen did his best to describe what they were to them. "I'm no expert in magic, so I'm afraid I won't be able to give you a definite overview on them, but yes they are sort of like a weapon. Not like a gun or something like that though; they way that I saw the Blood Ruby used was to enhance the properties that the fighter already possessed. It allowed her to move faster and strike harder, if that makes sense."

Perhaps leaving the Earthling woman behind in such a rush was a bad idea; he assumed getting his hands on another Blood Ruby would have been easier now that he knew what he was looking for, but evidently he was wrong. The man's questioning took Sen by surprise. "I offered to share if you could help me find some in the first place. If you can't help me then none of us get anything. As for her..." Sen wasn't a fan of this one's attitude. She'd definitely have to go first.

"You need to learn some manors. If you could kill me it would only be because I'm not quite at full strength. Either make yourself useful and 'feel' out a Blood Ruby for me or be gone."

PL: 80,000

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Resources: Tenacious
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WC: 225
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Valley of the Dead (Open) Nov 26, 2023 22:28:18 GMT -5

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Post by Paiyas on Nov 26, 2023 22:28:18 GMT -5

Current PL: 5,000

Anti-sense: Active

Ki sensing: Active.

    When the man in front of him describes the gems as a way to enhance one’s powers, Paiyas becomes very invested very quickly. He stifles his reaction so that the others don’t realize how desperate he is for such an item. He still wasn’t willing to trust either of these people more than a broken clock, but as the saying goes...

    “I’m willing to help, sure.” Paiyas finally decides. Even if they don’t find any, or if they end up taking his share, the possibility that he could get stronger entices him. Also, he’s getting bored and hungry sitting here talking. His cramps are getting worse again and the distraction would be nice. Not only that, but the strangers are starting to get heated with each other. Paiyas would rather be far away from them if they ended up exploding on each other. “I’m going to take a look. Don’t mind me. keep doing whatever it is you’re doing.” There’s a flash of blue and black, and all of a sudden Paiyas is… flying? No, he’s climbing. He’s lifting himself up into the air with a giant hand, leaving behind strange occurrences that look like he’s tearing the sky.

    He’s satisfied with his height once he’s roughly 500 feet off the ground. He hangs there and takes a look around for anything that might be of interest. The man who told of these mystical gems didn’t give him much to go on, but surely he’d see something to tip off their location in a place where the only landmarks were sand dunes and bigger sand dunes. Even with that thought, the only thing Paiyas sees that is of any interest is a glint in the sand. Something shiny must be reflecting the moonlight. Paiyas takes one more look around himself to make sure that’s the only thing he can see in the area before dropping back down. His hand-claw-thing recedes back into his now normal-looking arm and the “tears” he used to climb the sky close up as if they were never there. “I umm… saw basically nothing. There was a glint over in that direction that might be worth checking but other than that I saw… sand.” Paiyas isn’t quite sure what else to do other than wander the desert, checking even the smallest of leads. “You able to sense anything, witch lady?"

KP: 6/6 - MP: 0/6 - HP: 000/250

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Items: Bansho Fan 1/1, Armor Lining 1/1

WC: 394
TWC: 1,488

Last Edit: Nov 26, 2023 22:28:33 GMT -5 by Paiyas

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PL: 80,000
XP: 11,518
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Valley of the Dead (Open) Dec 1, 2023 17:02:47 GMT -5

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Post by Flax on Dec 1, 2023 17:02:47 GMT -5

FLAX'S PL: 74,548

ACTIVE TRANSFORMATIONS: None

Despite the tired man's prickly response to Flax's own cold attitude, she couldn't help but develop a very slight smirk at his insistence she develop better manners. It had been quite a while since she had carried a conversation with anyone that hadn't just been side chatter to a grueling and brutal battle, and the vaguely standoffish attitude with which the three of them were all addressing each other reminded her somewhat of her military days. Of course, this was all still going to end with Flax devouring the two of them, but... They didn't know that yet.

"Blame my mother," Flax replied after a moment, the smirk still not wiping from her face. "She always told me I needed to be tough if I wanted to play with the boys." Aside from the banter, the blond boy had gone off to search for the bounty on his own, and quickly returned with little in the way of news, other than a potential glint off in one direction. It was something to try first, at least.

"Hm," Flax mused when prompted, and shut her eyes as she took a moment to reach out with her senses in the direction of the supposed 'glint' the young man had directed their attention towards. It took a moment to search, but she quickly locked onto... Something interesting. It had a strange aura to it, unlike anything she'd quite felt before. Not human, nor demon, just a strange ooze of vicious, apparently untamed power.

"I believe I have felt something," she stated after a moment. "Off towards that 'glint' you mentioned. Since I've never sensed the aura of these 'Blood Rubies' before, it could be anything, but I think it's worth checking." She gestured for the injured man to lead the way off towards the supposed rubies - she wasn't about to have him walk behind her, of course. Not when either of them still seemed rather keen to off the other at the first opportunity. "At your lead," she graciously insisted of the man.

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Valley of the Dead (Open) Dec 1, 2023 20:26:13 GMT -5

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Post by Sen on Dec 1, 2023 20:26:13 GMT -5

Paiyas was the first to move, producing some sort of strange magic to propel himself into the air and up onto a ridge above. While he searched Sen remains locked in place; his eyes never moving off of the other one. She would be a problem if left unchecked, and if the boy was able to find some sort of Blood Ruby then he had no doubt she would try and kill the two of them over it. He would need to find a way to separate the two, in case Paiyas for some reason tried to intervene.

When the boy returned he made note of some sort of glint he saw off in the distance. Flax confirmed that she could sense 'something' coming from the glint, prompting the three to follow it. "Very well. Not like we have any other leads to follow." Sen took off into the air, not waiting around for the others to follow along. Once he got as high as Paiyas had he was able to see the glint as well, and quickly moved to it.

Once he made his way there the Tuffle bent down and dug his hands into the sand, pulling out the small red rock before emptying his hands of any other debris he had brought up with it. When the others caught up his made his thoughts known. "There was a Blood Ruby here, once. What remains is just a shard of what was. I doubt it still holds the same sort of power that it once did. Why don't you give it a try?" Sen tossed it over to Flax, hoping that she might be able to use the shard to sense something more valuable.

At the same time he instructed Paiyas to continue his search. "Maybe you want to go look around a bit? Could be another glint laying around somewhere."

PL: 80,000

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Resources: Tenacious
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WC: 306
TWC: 1543

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Valley of the Dead (Open) Dec 3, 2023 14:24:01 GMT -5

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Post by Paiyas on Dec 3, 2023 14:24:01 GMT -5

Current PL: 5,000

Anti-sense: Active

Ki sensing: Active.

After Paiyas returned from his brief search, the witch confirmed his suspicion about the glinting object he saw in the distance. Though, she still didn’t quite understand what she sensed either. The man suddenly flew up into the sky after the witch confirmed this feeling, and he took off to the object.

Paiyas turns to the witch. “I guess we should follow then?” He then takes off again, using his claw to follow after the man and to sait his curiosity surrounding an object that sounded so mythical to him. The man was hunched over, inspecting what Paiyas could only assume was the object they had seen earlier. “Anything interesting?” The man shows him the shard that he found and explains that it is indeed a part of what he was looking for. Now that he was next to it, Paiyas could feel the faint traces of power that emanate from the red shard in the man’s hand. He started to reach for it before the man tossed it next to him to the witch who had now caught up to them. It made sense considering she could sense it better than him. The man then requested Paiyas to look around once more. “Oh. yeah I could take another look.” It seems like he is just trying to get Paiyas out of the way for a moment and Paiyas doesn’t mind the excuse to get away from the two powerhouses while they look for the next lead.

KP: 6/6 - MP: 0/6 - HP: 000/250

Resources: N/A

Items: Bansho Fan 1/1, Armor Lining 1/1

WC: 247
TWC: 1,735

Item Malus Cont.: 4750

Flax
Rising Soul

STATS
STUFF
SIDES

PL: 80,000
XP: 11,518
Bloom (x3)
Wither (x6)

Tag: @flax
Posts: 74

Item Malus: 3,500

Valley of the Dead (Open) Dec 10, 2023 7:24:42 GMT -5

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Post by Flax on Dec 10, 2023 7:24:42 GMT -5

FLAX'S PL: 74,548

ACTIVE TRANSFORMATIONS: None

Flax watched as, after her prompting, the tired traveler suddenly rose into the sky and flew off in the direction she had stated held the strong magical signature, and a moment later, the other young man took off through the air as well, leaving Flax behind. "Alright, sure," she grumbled to herself after a moment. "I'll just... Walk." It had been a surprise to her just how many people on Earth could fly as if it were nothing more complicated than a light jog. Flax had not been blessed with such abilities, however. And so she walked.

A few minutes after the other two had already arrived at the destination, Flax arrived as well, looking slightly sweatier than she had been before, but otherwise no worse for wear. As soon as she arrived, she was disappointed to find there was in fact, not a host of blood rubies to be found. Rather, the traveler tossed her a small, red shard that was apparently all that remained of the powerful gemstones, which she caught between her hands and then closely examined. "Hm," she mused as she examined it. There was certainly a powerful aura lingering in this area still, so she could only imagine an actual trove of the rubies would stand out like a spotlight.

Still, now that she had a piece of one in her hands, it shouldn't be too hard to get a track on something with the same sort of aura, just more intense. Unless it was too far away. Flax breathed in through her nose and reached out with her senses as best she could, searching for the same sort of aura in any direction she could... But the only place she could feel it was where they stood. Could this small piece of ruby be blocking out the signal of any nearby?

...Actually, a thought occurred to her. "Why not dig a bit deeper?" she offered. "This is the only place I can feel anything. But it feels a bit too potent for such a small shard."