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Post by taron on Oct 27, 2009 10:40:20 GMT -5
place: near to Stella, on one of the roads that leads to the city (outskirts)
Gariel stared at the wagon. From his hiding place up behind a rock, he could make out only one. He could hear voices, but they were drowned out by the continuous grate of the wheels on the rocky ground, and the clip-clop of hooves. Gariel bit his lip in thought. If only there were more trees around here. They were much easier to hide in; more comfy and difficult for others to see you. These rocks were so...bulky and defined against the landscape, anything that wasnt rock stood out unbearably so.
The wagon was quite big; and Gariel's guess was that it contained new slaves, +anima to be sold to the wealthy people of Stella. They must be very unique, else they would have just been gotten rid of at the market town. It was sickening, the idea of deciding who was important enough, and who wasnt, to be sold where. Slave trading in general was terrible, and Gariel gritted his teeth, though his face remained calm as he watched the cart with slaves inside.
His options were limited; the wagon could have a great number of guards hidden, well protected perhaps. A straight assault would probably not give great results. Maybe he could cause a distraction, long enough for the poor +anima to escape. With his wings it wouldnt be difficult, but there was always the risk of being shot out of the sky. He'd learnt that some wagons carried weapons, and more importantly, people who knew how to use those weapons well.
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Post by wanderingchild on Oct 27, 2009 13:54:07 GMT -5
Yuuta was lying on the ground. Flattening himself as much as he could. He had covered himself in a thin layer of dirt, to hide from the slave trader gaurds. as soon as the caravan had passed he jumped up from his hiding place silently sneeking up behind the gaurds, ready for an attack. as soon as Yuuta was close enough he turned into his crocodile +anima and slipped his short sword into the back of the throat of the backmost gaurd. After that he proceded to scream "You will not get away with any of this treachery!" and attack the rest of gaurds.
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Post by taron on Oct 28, 2009 10:23:52 GMT -5
Gariel blinked, staring in disbelief as the stranger struck down one guard and moved onto the others. The wagon moved faster as the horses panicked, and screams erupted from inside. The young boy yelled, scaring some off, and revealed his +anima. Not good, what was he doing? Gariel knew what he was doing; he was making +anima look bad, for one, and he was sinning, by causing the guards harm, even if they deserved it. Murder was a very bad thing indeed. Gariel had to step in now, before the boy almost secured a fate in hell.
Spreading his rainbow wings wide, Gariel made a running take off, and circled high above the wagon. When the boy lunged again, Gariel tucked his wings in quickly and dived, cutting the attack off and landing right infront of him. The boy looked surprised, but also anoyed. Gariel smiled calmly, as if this wasnt a dangerous situation. 'Leave them, help the others' he said firmly, pointing to the back of the wagon, where some +anima were breaking loose. Gariel admired the Crocodile features, but only for a second, before turning to face the angry wagon drivers.
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Post by wanderingchild on Oct 28, 2009 14:12:10 GMT -5
Yuuta stared at Gariel for a second before rushing to the back of the wagon to help the trapped +anima. "Get back." he said before breaking open the wagon, leaving a gaping hole for the prisoners to escape. After that he ran back to Gariel to assist him in the fight. "so whats your name?" he said before blocking an attack from an oncoming gaurd "I haven't seen many +anima in my life"
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Post by taron on Oct 28, 2009 14:37:13 GMT -5
Gariel was pleased that the boy had obeyed without question. Atleast it would keep him out of danger for a few moments. The guard before him made to attack, but Gariel stopped him with a wide-eyed stare. He could see the greed in the mans face. This guard wanted to capture Gariel, not harm him. That was always the case, and it was both a gift and a curse. He'd be saved from major injury, but wouldnt be left alone.
'You're wrong, to capture and attempt to sell the lives of those prisoners' he said quietly, looking straight into the mans face, just as the crocodile boy returned to his side. Gariel risked a smile at the boy. 'Gariel' he replied, but that was all he had time for, before doing a verticle take-off, stunning the guards with a flurry of colourful feathers.
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Post by wanderingchild on Oct 28, 2009 14:44:30 GMT -5
"Mines Yuuta" The crocodile boy said before smacking a gaurd in the chest with his tail, knocking him down and injuring him. "Are we just going to stay here or would you like to go?" he said questioningly at the bird +anima "I think there'll be more in a few minutes, we probably can't handle them all" Yuuta continued before parrying a strike from another gaurd and kneeing him in the head, knocking him out
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Post by taron on Oct 28, 2009 14:55:13 GMT -5
Gariel nodded, but cringed when the boy, Yuuta, unnecessarily hurt a man, quite badly, with his tail. Was it for self-defence? or was Yuuta just doing it because he enjoyed causing pain? With a +anima like that, it was hard to tell. Well, whichever, it was time to stop the fighting.
'No more' he said simply, and turned back to the wagon and its protectors. It seemed all of the +anima were on the escape. Good, but what happened now was up to them. 'Let this be a lesson to you!' he called, before turning and taking Yuuta's hand. 'Shall we?' It would be too slow to try and get away on the ground...some guards weren't giving up the chase, and would probably target Gariel and Yuuta. Giving Yuuta a hard stare, he spread his wings and hovered a few feet up, still holding the boys hand. 'Your choice, by land or by air?'
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Post by wanderingchild on Oct 28, 2009 15:23:09 GMT -5
"By air, if you can carry me." yuuta replied to Gariel's question. a gaurd was running up too them and yuuta kicked him in the head also knocking him out. "c'mon we really should get going!" Yuuta announced, noticing some more gaurds riding up in the distance
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Post by taron on Oct 28, 2009 15:35:10 GMT -5
'Very well, but please, stop that!' he said, more firmly this time. 'Its wrong to attack this much' Giving one hard thrust of his wings, Gariel took off, albeit with some difficulty with the extra weight. He held Yuuta below, with both hands and the boy's legs dangling. The guards aimed arrows, and Gariel looked over back, his heart pumping fast. When he saw them, he upped the speed and climbed higher, praying no arrows would hit poor Yuuta.
'How you doing?' he called over the rush of the wind. his red hair flew everywhere, getting his his eyes. It was hard to hear any response from Yuuta, but the boy's grip was still firm, that was a good sign.
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Post by wanderingchild on Oct 28, 2009 15:42:15 GMT -5
"I'm fine!" Yuuta screamed over the rushing wind "You seem to be apalled to violence!" He said, screaming again "Just to let you know, I didn't kill anyone!" Gariel seemed unnerved by all the fighting and Yuuta just wanted to explain his actions to him. After all yuuta has had to fight most of his life, and didn't know how other people thought about it
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Post by taron on Oct 28, 2009 15:49:41 GMT -5
Gariel stared down at Yuuta, an unreadable expression on his face. Oh course he was appalled at violence! Was that supposed to be funny? Violence was awful, Gariel was about to lay into Yuuta, when the boy spoke up again. Gariel bit his lip, his eyes narrowing.
'Fine, i understand, but still, such things can be solved with an absence of violence, you know' he half-shouted in reply. Eventually some houses came into view. A small village? Or maybe just some little isolated cottages. It didnt matter which. Gariel set about slowly making his descent. Maybe they'd be able to get some food or something. Flying, especially with having to carry another person, always made him hungry.
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Post by wanderingchild on Oct 28, 2009 15:53:34 GMT -5
"I geuss your right..." Yuuta said, sort of dissappointed in his previous actions "I was just so angry when I saw them herding our own kind into those wagons as slaves that I lost it." Yuuta noticed the houses coming up ahead "I still never killed anyone!" he responded in a pitifull atempt to shirk off some of the guilt
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Post by taron on Oct 28, 2009 16:06:19 GMT -5
Gariel landed, shaking some hair out of his eyes, and turned to a rather pathetic looking Yuuta, which made him soften, being the sort of person Gariel was. 'i know that, and thats good, so well done' He laid a gentle hand on Yuuta's shoulder, flashing the boy one of his rare smiles, stopping anymore bad feelings. 'Nevermind, its in the past now'
Looking back at the houses, Gariel sighed, stretching his legs. He could smell cooking...these houses must get their food from somewhere, and Gariel had been saving money. 'Fancy something to eat?' he asked.
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Post by wanderingchild on Oct 28, 2009 16:14:50 GMT -5
"yeah sure" yuuta said, somewhat eagerly. "So how did you get your +anima, I got mine when I was attacked by a boar near a river." He questioned, dismissing his +anima crocodile "I can't tell you how useful it is when somebody tries to hunt me." It was true. for being an +anima, and a fearful one at that, many people had tried to capture him, or kill him. Each time he'd done the same thing, either knocking them out or knicking their neck with a small cut from his sword that made people black out instantly.
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Post by taron on Oct 28, 2009 16:24:06 GMT -5
'I asked for the lords help, and my prayers were answered' Gariel said simply, shrugging. He stared at the sky for a second, his mind wandering, but soon the smells of food brought him back. A boar, huh? That must have been nasty. 'Surely the boar did not mean it....it must have just been frightened' Gariel told Yuuta. Animals are never evil, humans always take care of that. 'Have you any money on your person?' Gariel didnt mind paying, but he wanted to know Yuuta's situation in a bit more detail, for example, was this poor boy outright broke?
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