Theallis the Realm Beyond Sea, Sky, and Land

They arose early in the morning because they wanted to reach the end of the tunnel by the days ends.
“Follow me,” Zodiaque said.
“Zod no, we are trying to reach Cape Teriggan, not end up downstairs with all the monsters we were trying to avoid by coming this way,” Aaleel said smiling.
“Go back there and stand with Kero, maybe you can keep each other from getting lost,” she added trying not to laugh.
“Aal,” Kerowynn said from the middle of the group.
“I can start telling stories Kero,” Aaleel said.
“Ok, ok,” Kerowynn said, as Aaleel turned her eyes back to the path.
“Nik, you keep eyes on our rear,” Aaleel said, as Nikoloi nodded his head.
“Come on Noc,” she said, as her and Nocturnus started upon the path, which lead them down hill for a time, and even though Aaleel knew that the goblins would not attack her, there was something about all goblins that she just did not trust. They continued down the hill past the flies for a few hours until the tunnel began to flatten out, and they began to hear the sound of flowing water. There were dark forms under the water that they could not see, but Aaleel assumed them to be Makara. Aaleel held Syuji before her to light the path ahead, which began to climb uphill through the leeches, goblins and flies. They had been about a half an hour climbing the hill, when the tunnel flattened once more, and Aaleel darted ahead of the other. She cast some of her ninjitsu, and walked slowly forward. She heard soft steps upon the sand that would otherwise go unnoticed, and suddenly the shadows stirred to her right. There was a pause, and suddenly a large jaw of razor sharp teeth passed through one of her shadows, and she leapt away. She held up Syuji, and the shadows took the form or a great wyvern.

“Bune, I thought you would be here,” she said, as Nocturnus came up behind her with an arrow upon the string of his bow.
“Ah, a master of the far eastern arts, so the prophecy is true,” Bune said glaring at Aaleel who stood in safety behind her images.
“The lands of the Far East are vast, and though we went through great lengths to find you, the cowardly priests of Elindil did well in hiding you and that blade from the eyes of the Dark Lord,” Bune added.
“Now it is up to his servants in this place to stop you from fulfilling your task,” Bune said flapping his wings and sending a current of wind through the company, which wiped away all of Aaleel’s shadows.
“You will never reach Theallis,” Bune said, as the wyvern opened its mouth and releasing a stream or radiant energy upon Aaleel, who held Syuji and placed her hand against the flat of her blade, as a shield of white light sprang before her and protected her from the attack.
“May the power of the shadows bind you,” Nikoloi said, as his arm moved in a shadowy blur, and a black arrow hummed through the air and landed at the feet of the wyvern, entangling its legs in the dark threads.
“Take him down,” Nocturnus said, as the black mages along with the red mages began to cast magic upon the beast and soon large slabs of stone appeared all around the wyvern and slammed together upon it. Bune staggered away and fell to the ground no longer bound, and tried to stand back up. But before it could seek to recover, Nikoloi’s arm became a blur once again, as it passed back and forth between the quiver and the string, sending six arrows that pierced the skin of the wyvern and sent it back upon its belly. Nikoloi’s body began to shine with a white light as he prepared to let loose the stored power within him, but the wyvern lay upon the ground struggling for the slightest movement.
“It’s done Nik,” Nocturnus said, and Nikoloi took his hand off the string of his bow, and returned the arrow to his quiver, as the body of the wyvern shattered into strands of darkness, and the fallen priest lay upon the ground.
“I see now that there is strength within you all,” he said coughing up blood.
“You may yet complete this task,” he said before his body shattered into fragments of light as well.

Aaleel returned took the point once again, and continued through the tunnel until they began the feel a strong wind carrying rough sand, and soon they could see the end of the tunnel, which signaled the beginning of Cape Teriggan. Weary from their long travel through the tunnel, and their fight with the wyvern, they made camp near the end of the tunnel, and rested for the night.
 
Aaleel’s dreams were filled with swirling questions, as they had been every night since she saw Yuriel in Lufaise meadows. She opened her eyes and sat up into the sweltering heat that was seeping in from Carp Teriggan. She brushed off sand that had blown onto her during the night, and stood to her feet. She reached into her pack, and ate some of her bread, and rice she had made from purified water the night before. She walked to the mouth of the tunnel, while she waited for the others to prepare themselves. She shielded her eyes from the sun resting just above the horizon in the distance.

“Good morning Aal,” Spellbroker said, as he stood upon the watch.
“Good morning Spell, where is Noc?” Aaleel asked.
“He went to scout the cape, and choose our path,” Spellbroker said, as Aaleel turned her eyes to down slope that lead from the tunnel, where she sensed the approach of something.
“What is it Aal?” The taru asked, as Aaleel ran down the hill, and there she saw Nocturnus being chased by two velociraptors. Aaleel drew Syuji and reached into a pouch on her back, and drew her chakram, before she leapt from the hill, and threw it down at one of the velociraptors, cutting it in the chest, and forcing it to the ground. It returned to her hand as she landed on the ground, just as it stood back to its feet and glared at Aaleel. Nocturnus turned around and bound the second fiend with his bow, before he turned to the one Aaleel had engaged. She blocked one of its strikes with the chakram, and rolled out of the way to avoid the velociraptor’s fiery breath, as she slid her chakram back into its pouch and drew Unji. She stood to her feet and darted at the fiend tearing through it with her katana. Seeing that Aaleel had the monster well under control Nocturnus sent a barrage of arrows into the body of the velociraptor, and finally Spellbroker used to ancient arts of the Far East to gather his power, before he leapt into the air, slashing the beast on the way up, and an ancient symbol flashed above the head of the raptor before it fell to the ground. Aaleel watched as the raptor she was fighting fell at her feet, before she returned Syuji and Unji to her hip.
“I am sorry, I was careless,” Nocturnus said.
“It’s all right Noc, everyone is well,” Aaleel said, as the three walked back up the hill to gather the others to depart.

They had been about an hour into the Cape, and it was difficult for the company to avoid the eyes of the many fiends in the openness of the terrain. Those who could hide themselves through skills and spells of concealment went ahead of the others to judge the most prudent path, but soon they came upon a large pack of Cocktrice and Manticore resting just before the tunnel that lead to Valley of Sorrows. The weather suddenly changed from sweltering heat to strong winds, blowing sands through the company, who thought it a stroke of luck that they now had the blowing sand to somewhat cover their passage. Aaleel and Unphazed called images of themselves and used them to distract the fiends so that the others could slip by unnoticed in the swirling sand. Aaleel and Unphazed watched for a moment as the cockatrice tried to silence the images, and the manticore breathed fire, and lashed at them with their tails. They slipped by and joined the others at the mouth of the tunnel, but before then were even fully into the tunnel, and large shadow sprang from blowing sand, and snagged Miyatsumi by the shoulder. Nikoloi drew and arrow quickly, and sent it whizzing through the air until it struck the form, causing it to drop Miyatsumi to the ground.

“Kreutzet,” Nocturnus said, holding his bow before him, as Zodiaque helped Miyatsumi.
“She is unharmed, the bird did not pierce her with its talons,” Zodiaque said.
“You have come far in this place to be standing here seeking to defeat the lord of the Adamantoise in this realm,” Kreutzet said, as it looked through the others to Aaleel who was standing behind Kahlann.
“You seek to hide the child of prophecy, but all know the sense of her very presence now,” it said.
“I seek to hide from no one,” Aaleel said stepping between Kahlann, and Claudhert.
“But your master will be defeated, as will you if you seek to hinder us in any way,” she added.
“Light still flows ever so slightly through those who inhabit this realm, and at all times it seeks to aid you before it is stifled by the darkness,” Kreutzet said.
“What?” Aaleel said, as she looked into the creature’s eyes, which had changed from evil red to a soft clearness.
“Even the slightest control of the weather may be of aid, and beyond the eye of evil,” Kreutzet said, before it began to shake and cringe. Its eyes began to burn once again, but before they could, the wind subsided and the bird vanished from sight with the last grains of blowing sand.

“What’s wrong Aal?” Zodiaque said, as she looked at Aaleel.
“The part of these beings that is still loyal to the light that created them is now imprisoned in these fell beasts, and though I detest killing without cause, I would actually have liked to set that spirit free from Kreutzet,” Aaleel said sadly.
“Well there’s nothing we can do now, let us move on to the Valley of Sorrows,” Duncanrun said, as Aaleel nodded her head, and the company traveled through the long tunnel until they began to the light of the dark sun. There were a few velociraptors scatted in the sand, but the company easily avoided them, as they made their way to the center of the area. They knelt in the short brush, as she large birds walked past, and made their way towards the outer areas of the valley.
“It seems all the sentries have left.” Nocturnus said.
“Or been sent away,” Duncanrun said, as he looked about the area. Suddenly the ground beneath them began to shake violently before their feet began to sink into the sand, as it began to swirl around them. Some of the Elite disappeared into the whirlpool of sand, before the rose again atop a giant shell. Aaleel leapt away from the giant shadow, and held her katana before her.
 
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“Aspid,” Aaleel said, as the Elite leapt from the top of the black shell, setting atop the grey legs and head of the king of the Adamantoise. It turned its red eyes to her, and opened its beak to howl at her.
“So it is you,” the adamantoise said, staring at Aaleel.
“You do not want to call your lesser form to your side?” Aaleel asked.
“It when come when needed,” it said, as Aaleel thought for a moment about her last encounter with one of the Dark Gods, and all that she had been told.
“You cannot call it can you,” Aaleel said staring down the great beast.
“Just as the King of the Behemoths did not appear until the lesser form had been defeated; for only one of you can inhabit this place at a time, just as it is in our realm,” Aaleel added.

“I will not make the same mistake, for my lesser form can not defeat you, and all that will be accomplished is allowing you to release the pitiful spirit of light still within it from its creation,” the adamantoise said pausing for a moment.
“You have become wise child of prophecy, but it seems that the means of unlocking the true power of your blade still eludes you,” the adamantoise said.
“You do not know that for certain Dark God,” Aaleel replied angrily.
“But I do young one, for if you had truly unlocked the power of that blade, I would already be defeated,” it said grinning, as it stared at her.
“I can see your feeble mind working, and you still cannot comprehend the power that resides outside your world,” it added.
“But this blade is of my world,” Aaleel said.
“It seems Yuriel has not told you everything, so perhaps I have said too much,” it said still grinning at Aaleel, who looked upon the blade in her hand.
“Yuriel has sent you on this charge to risk your lives, and you do not even know the events that have lead you to this point, or the futility of your actions here,” it said.
“The Army of the Dark Lord is already amassed and it will soon lay siege to the lands of light, and soon all the lands will be covered in darkness,” it added.
“That is a lie,” Zodiaque yelled.
“Far from it mithra, for no matter the outcome of your quest, your world has feed enough darkness into this realm to amass an army large enough to conquer all the worlds,” it said.

“You have become your own doom,” it howled at them.
“Your words are wasted on us dark one if you seek to deter us from our quest within this realm,” Aaleel said with conviction.
“My words may not deter you but my power will,” it said glaring at Aaleel.
“I will destroy you all, and end this prophecy, and soon our Lord in Theallis may finally tear the seams connecting all worlds so that we may conquer them all,” it added, as it opened its beak, and breathed a wave of water towards Aaleel, who brought the blade of Syuji to light, and slashed through the wave, as water fell helplessly to the ground and was absorbed by the coarse sand.
“Ah it seems that you have discovered some of its power after all,” the Dark God said.
“Now come, show me the extent of your powers,” it added.
“Be careful how you use your power Aaleel, for this may be a long battle, and you do not want to exhaust yourself.” Duncanrun whispered to her, as she nodded her head.
“It may be a Dark God, but it is still the same Aspid that we fought in our realm,” Nikoloi said, as he sent a barrage of arrows flying into the adamantoise.
“We defeated it there, and we will defeat it within this realm as well,” Nocturnus said as he sent an arrow arching high into the ominous sky, where it shined like a star before it descended and passed through the beast. Sanborn flashed behind the monster before he dashed in and slashed it, creating a sphere of light above. A film of haze fell upon Kerowynn and Dantin from the intense heat about them as they chanted their spell. They opened their eyes, which had flames dancing within, and finally they unleashed the power of the dark arts upon the beast, as the very air around it ignited in flame, which enveloped the beast. It fell to the ground, and drew its head into its shell to recover from the attack of powerful magic.
“Again,” Miyatsumi said, as she and Norkio joined the black mages in calling upon the ancient power of the dark arts to rain flame down upon the adamantoise again, as the rangers barraged the beast with arrows.

It had been some time since the beast had taken refuge within its shell, but finally the beast rose to its feet, and extended its head outside once again. Aaleel watched the battle from some distance knowing that she could do little to damage the King of the Adamantoise with her katana; but she held Syuji at the ready incase the battle turned to the ruin of the Elite.
“You are strong, but you will still fall,” it said, as shadow covered its shell, which seemed to grow thicker right before the eyes of the Eltie.
“Let the power of the darkness that abounds in this place remove the magic you have called to protect yourself,” Norkio said, as a dark veil fell over the adamantoise sliding over it and returning the shell to its former thickness. It turned and looked to Norkio as Kahlann and Claudhert stepped before the beast.
“Power of the light protect us,” Zodiaque said, as crystal shield appeared before all around her including Kahlann and Claudhert who used the power of the light to keep the monster’s attention on them, as they blinded it. It rammed its head against their shields, and the vision of the shield of protection given to them by Zodiaque flashed quickly with every strike. Seeing it could not harm them with its strikes, it reared back on its back legs, and slammed upon the ground sending a wall of air that knocked the paladin from their feet onto the hard sand. It raised up to slam its feet down upon them, but it was knocked off balance by a blast of Chi energy from the hand of Eormanric. Spellbroker slashed into the thick shell with his tachi, as the faint vision of blossoms was seen. But it was quickly overshadowed by the image of a dragon, as Eormanric leapt into the air and struck the beast creating a sphere of light above its head once again.

“Ifrit,” Bluewind said, as the sand exploded with the seal of the summoner, and Ifrit climbed high into the sky, where it hovered above the badly beaten adamantoise.
“Inferno,” Bluewind yelled as he clinched his tiny taru fist, and flame rained down upon the beast scorching it all about its body, as it cried out in great pain. It drew back into its shell to recover once again, but the air about it ignited in flame once again from the power of the black mages, and a deafening crack was heard as the shell of the adamantoise cracked under the unrelenting power of the members of the Elite. Aaleel called four of her images to her side, before she leapt into the air, and sent her images crashing into the adamantoise breaking even more of its shell away. It struggled to stand in the face of the onslaught and finally the power of the black mages rained down upon it one last time eroding away most of what was left of its shell, as its body lay smoldering on the sand.

“Well it seems that Yuriel has chosen her pawns well,” it said weakly as black blood dripped from its mouth onto the sand.
“You have defeated me with the power of the dark arts, so you may as well finish it with me as well,” it added looking to Kerowynn and Dantin.
“Gladly,” Kerowynn said pulling her hands before her, as shards of red flame jumped back and forth between her fingers.
“No Kero, stop,” Aaleel said holding out her hand.
“Why, this beast deserves no less, and we must finish it to complete our task in this realm,” Kerowynn said.
“I know that Kero, but I feel that my blade holds power outside of any of the worlds we have traveled to, and that is the power that releases the spirits of light trapped within these creatures,” Aaleel said looking at the blade.
“His seeks to die by your hand so that the spirit he holds within him is not freed,” she added, as Kerowynn lowered her hands, and nodded her head.
“Your Lord Galroth may have amassed an army in Theallis, but they will be banished to this realm just as his last army, and with the seams between our two worlds closed forever, he will never seek to conquer the light again,” Aaleel said gripping the guard or Syuji tightly, as it began to glow radiantly.

“Though it is true that you will not be here to see witness his defeat,” Aaleel said, as she leapt into the air, and slammed the blade of Syuji upon the ground sending a blade of white light towards the Dark God shattering it into the shards of dark energy that jumped upon the newly swirling wind, and vanished upon the air leaving the body of an elvaan priest lying in the sand. Aaleel breathed heavily as she looked to the form, which struggled to sit up upon his elbows.
“You grow wiser and become more powerful which each fight, perhaps there is still hope that you may complete your task, and stop the Dark Lord,” he said before he fell backwards, his body shattering in spheres of light upon contact with the earth. Aaleel watched as the spheres of light swirled about the Elite, and rose upwards upon a current of wind where they disappeared in the sky.
“Now only one remains,” Duncanrun said.
“And now we know that we will not have to face for the dark wyrms at once,” Nocturnus said.
“We can discuss such things later, but now we must depart this area before the fiends of this valley return,” Aaleel said, as the mages began to cast spells of teleportation, and in a flash the Elite vanished in streams of light.
 
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awesome addition Aaleel!!! :) im so pumped to read the next part!

i love it!

Aaleel said:
“Follow me,” Zodiaque said.
“Zod no, we are trying to reach Cape Teriggan, not end up downstairs with all the monsters we were trying to avoid by coming this way,” Aaleel said smiling.
“Go back there and stand with Kero, maybe you can keep each other from getting lost,” she added trying not to laugh.
“Aal,” Kerowynn said from the middle of the group.
“I can start telling stories Kero,” Aaleel said.
“Ok, ok,” Kerowynn said, as Aaleel turned her eyes back to the path.
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aaleel said:
“Nik, you keep eyes on our rear,” Aaleel said, as Nikoloi nodded his head.
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Rawrrr ;)

i also love the description of the light skillchain and MB that was sweet lol

Keep up the good work :)
 
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Awesome Aal.^^ Except for this part:

Aaleel said:
They arose early in the morning because they wanted to reach the end of the tunnel by the days ends.
“Follow me,” Zodiaque said.
“Zod no, we are trying to reach Cape Teriggan, not end up downstairs with all the monsters we were trying to avoid by coming this way,” Aaleel said smiling.
“Go back there and stand with Kero, maybe you can keep each other from getting lost,” she added trying not to laugh.
“Aal,” Kerowynn said from the middle of the group.
“I can start telling stories Kero,” Aaleel said.
“Ok, ok,” Kerowynn said, as Aaleel turned her eyes back to the path.
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Nikoloi said:
awesome addition Aaleel!!! :) im so pumped to read the next part!

i love it!



and...


Rawrrr ;)

i also love the description of the light skillchain and MB that was sweet lol

Keep up the good work :)
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Rofl Nik!
 
This is so good! You made my work day much better aal thanks!

Edit: I'd rate you up again but it won't let me :(
 
Nikoloi said:
truth hurts =P
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Its not quite the truth usually they just wander off on their own they don't follow or listen to directions.
 
duncanrun said:
Its not quite the truth usually they just wander off on their own they don't follow or listen to directions.
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Pfft! We have places to go, people to see. We don't have time for your silly directions. :bb:
 
Kerowynn said:
Pfft! We have places to go, people to see. We don't have time for your silly directions. :bb:
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/looks at kero's sig

which resolve into things that YOU dont see...
 
Sorrow derailed yet another BHE thread. You beat duncanrun to it :)

on topic though - Aaleel, when am i going to kill off duncanrun!? ;)
 
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