Re: The Grand Battle S2G1! [Round Three: Water...place!]
03-05-2011, 01:34 AM
Originally posted on MSPA by Dragon Fogel.
Arkal was lost.
One minute he'd been talking to Jen, the next the damn Ovoid had shifted and she was gone.
He'd considered wandering, but the damn thing was moving so erratically that frankly, his chances seemed just as good if he stayed still and waited for it to drop him off near the others. He picked up his anvil and forge before the damn thing decided to fling them away to god-knows-where, then stood up and waited through all the shaking and stretching and shifting.
Then, suddenly, it stopped. The Ovoid was still.
Arkal waited a minute to make sure it was going to stay that way. It did, but all of a sudden there was a shrieking sound piercing through the walls.
"Nothing this damn Ovoid does ever makes any sense," he grumbled under his breath. "I mean, I'd guess this ghastly noise means it's in pain or shocked or something, but for all I know it means it's decided to take a nap."
Whatever the cause for the stillness, Arkal decided to start looking around. Not that he was sure just what he was searching for, but he reasoned there was bound to be something. Even if it was just Jen or Kracht.
He soon found what seemed to be the source of a river. Or at least, a river of Ovoid. He stared at the large pool of tan liquid, realized he had no idea what it was for, and decided he might as well at least check where it was flowing to. If the Ovoid was hurt, it might be using this to point him towards the cause of the pain.
Not that he had the slightest clue as to whether that was actually the case. Or if he'd have any idea what to do with whatever he found even if it was. Hell, he wasn't even sure if he wanted to help the Ovoid, the damn thing was so confusing.
Still, it was all he had to go on. He followed the liquid trail downriver, and soon came across someone following it upriver.
Xadrez.
Arkal felt the chess piece reacting, and took it out to hear the spirit's words.
the ovoid has kracht under control
consequently the hydra is my top priority at the moment
your assistance is not necessary at present i will inform you if this changes
Arkal considered bringing up Kracht's words, but decided against it; Xadrez wouldn't trust anything from Kracht, and how else could Arkal explain any knowledge of events thousands of years in the future?
It would most likely just establish him as Xadrez's enemy. And, as the smith wasn't sure how to actually harm the spirit, doing so now wasn't worth the risk.
Then he noticed the odd coloring of the knife, and on Xadrez's fingers where he held it - a color he had come to associate with the Ovoid.
"What happened to your hand?" he asked, as Xadrez hovered further upstream. The spirit continued to float away even as he spoke through the chess piece.
that is unimportant
if it is ever necessary for you to be informed of such details i will inform you of them without prompting
Arkal grumbled for a bit, put the chess piece away, then turned around and headed upstream. He wasn't too keen on letting Xadrez just do as he pleased with no one to watch him.
Arkal was lost.
One minute he'd been talking to Jen, the next the damn Ovoid had shifted and she was gone.
He'd considered wandering, but the damn thing was moving so erratically that frankly, his chances seemed just as good if he stayed still and waited for it to drop him off near the others. He picked up his anvil and forge before the damn thing decided to fling them away to god-knows-where, then stood up and waited through all the shaking and stretching and shifting.
Then, suddenly, it stopped. The Ovoid was still.
Arkal waited a minute to make sure it was going to stay that way. It did, but all of a sudden there was a shrieking sound piercing through the walls.
"Nothing this damn Ovoid does ever makes any sense," he grumbled under his breath. "I mean, I'd guess this ghastly noise means it's in pain or shocked or something, but for all I know it means it's decided to take a nap."
Whatever the cause for the stillness, Arkal decided to start looking around. Not that he was sure just what he was searching for, but he reasoned there was bound to be something. Even if it was just Jen or Kracht.
He soon found what seemed to be the source of a river. Or at least, a river of Ovoid. He stared at the large pool of tan liquid, realized he had no idea what it was for, and decided he might as well at least check where it was flowing to. If the Ovoid was hurt, it might be using this to point him towards the cause of the pain.
Not that he had the slightest clue as to whether that was actually the case. Or if he'd have any idea what to do with whatever he found even if it was. Hell, he wasn't even sure if he wanted to help the Ovoid, the damn thing was so confusing.
Still, it was all he had to go on. He followed the liquid trail downriver, and soon came across someone following it upriver.
Xadrez.
Arkal felt the chess piece reacting, and took it out to hear the spirit's words.
the ovoid has kracht under control
consequently the hydra is my top priority at the moment
your assistance is not necessary at present i will inform you if this changes
Arkal considered bringing up Kracht's words, but decided against it; Xadrez wouldn't trust anything from Kracht, and how else could Arkal explain any knowledge of events thousands of years in the future?
It would most likely just establish him as Xadrez's enemy. And, as the smith wasn't sure how to actually harm the spirit, doing so now wasn't worth the risk.
Then he noticed the odd coloring of the knife, and on Xadrez's fingers where he held it - a color he had come to associate with the Ovoid.
"What happened to your hand?" he asked, as Xadrez hovered further upstream. The spirit continued to float away even as he spoke through the chess piece.
that is unimportant
if it is ever necessary for you to be informed of such details i will inform you of them without prompting
Arkal grumbled for a bit, put the chess piece away, then turned around and headed upstream. He wasn't too keen on letting Xadrez just do as he pleased with no one to watch him.
There's no reason for this | Or this | Death is inevitable | You can't challenge fate | The smallest change | I'm overwhelmed
I'm serious | It makes perfect sense | Easy as ABC! | I can't even explain it | Cleaning up someone else's mess
I suck | I rule | I've got it made | Really, I'm serious | This bugs me | It's all lies | I want to believe | Beauty is a curse
I'm serious | It makes perfect sense | Easy as ABC! | I can't even explain it | Cleaning up someone else's mess
I suck | I rule | I've got it made | Really, I'm serious | This bugs me | It's all lies | I want to believe | Beauty is a curse