RPG Rain of Fire(pg-13)

[Squall]

Here it is. I meant the first post to be descriptive enough to give you a general feeling, yet not too constricting. Enjoy!
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The dim small church hardly stirred in the early hours of this day. Dozens of people lay in the isle and on the benches, anywhere there was room. Blood and bandages decorated most of the sleepers, and the corner roped off for first-aid was completely full.
The sun pierced through a sea of black clouds, and spilt through the stained glass windows. At the front of the church sat a small altar- a black candle on either side of a tall white one. There was sobbing in the medical section.

Two figures sat in the medical section. One was a girl with her face in her bloody hands, and the other was a man kneeling beside a bed. In the bed was the masculine figure of a soldier. He did not move when the man kneeling beside checked his pulse once more. ?Joselin.? The man wispered, drawing a cross on his chest. ?The Red Bear Joselin seeks no more.?
The woman spoke in a quivering wisper. ?I thought?I thought I could cure his wounds?? She said. ?It?s not your fault,? The man replied. Then he added, ?I?m going to see if the beast is gone.?

The hinges whined in protest as the heavy church doors were pushed open. A layer of crusted sand broke off the doors, and a wave of hot, musty air swirled into the church. The man peered across the horizon. Crumbling buildings and black sand were all he saw. He sighed. ?It?s gone now.? He shouted across the just-awakening church. ?We can go out now.?

[I]Log 1

Today marks the fifteenth and final day the few survivors of the attack and I have spent hiding in the local church. A mile of wreakage in every direction is all that remains of the black winged beast that has suddenly destroyed our village. I had never seen anything like it. I?ve heard some even call it a dragon.
While the origin of the beast is unknown, I cannot help but hold the eastern tower responsible. Perhaps it?s from being locked into the church for two weeks, but I feel the tower is?getiing closer, in a way. Am I insane?
Our town is in ruins, and a second attack is possible. Joselin, the captain of the guard is now dead, and I fear we can do little without him. All we can do is pray.
~Starfe[/I]

[Skye]

[font=veranda]A young girl stumbled, fell, and didn?t move in the middle of the road. She had almost made it to the church, when her legs suddenly failed her. Somewhere ahead of her she heard the doors to the church open. Without looking she knew the man had turned to say something to the people inside, and she knew he turned back to look again.

?Wha-??

Her baby-blue eyes were clenched shut against the dirt of the road, and she started coughing. Someone?s hands were helping her sit up, and her head fell back, staring into the sky. She couldn?t speak, her throat hurt to much. She was even to dry to create a spell.

Arms lifted her, and she ceased to see.

The girl woke in a bed in the church. Someone was watching her, and she realized her throat not longer hurt. She tried to sit up. ?What- where am I?? The boy ? man?- at her side said, ?You know perfectly well where you are. Who are you?? The girl was slightly agitated by the boys rudeness. ?Kovu. And you are??

OOC: Whoo! So sorry it took me so long to reply, Taylor![/font]

[Lilt]

[font=Book Antiqua][size=2][color=red]Nelle woke and sat up suddenly. She remembered that something had tried to attack her and Kovu. Something with black wings...They had both run off in opposite directions. At first, the creature chased after Kovu, but Nelle had managed to keep it away from her friend by throwing rocks at it. She would've used a spell to distract it, but she wasn't thinking clearly, and she didn't want to risk hurting Kovu. Nelle knew it was impossible to outrun the winged beast, so she decided to use a different strategy. She would play dead. Puffing up her jean jacket so it would be away from her body, Nelle ran away. Then, she braced herself for the creature's attack. It's claws scratched the back of her jean jacket, and Nelle fell to the ground, pretending to be dead. Luckily, the creature seemed satisfied with it's work, and flew off. In the time that she had spent waiting for the creature to leave, Nelle had fallen asleep.[/color][/size][/font]

[font=Book Antiqua][size=2][color=red]Now, when she tried to stand up. She felt a burning pain in her back. She tried to touch the source of her pain, but it just made it feel worse. It seemed that the creature hadn't only torn through her jean jacket. It had made it's way through her shirt as well. The only good news was that the cuts didn't seem to be that deep. Nelle walked off, calling Kovu's name on the way. She had no idea where she was going, or if her friend was even still alive. She tried calling her name again, but was stopped by the choking dust that was flying around the empty streets. Nelle thought she saw a building in the distance, and decided to head towards it. Maybe Kovu had seen it as well, and that was where she was right now. Nelle picked up her pace, and started running.[/color][/size][/font]

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[Skye]

[color=indigo][font=veranda]Kovu?s head snapped up, and her sudden attentive look silence the boys response. ?Is it???

The girl struggled to her feet, and ran to the church doors, the boy on her heels. ?Your to weak to get up!? Kovu shot him a glare, and flung open the doors. She saw the figure of a girl running for the building, and her baby blue eyes widened. Her mirror image came into focus, and she rushed into the road.

?Nelle!?

A look of relief washed over the other girls face. ?Kovu!? The two rushed into each others arms, and the boy made it out to them. Kovu held Nelle at a distance. ?Nelle! Are you okay?? Nelle flashed her friend a small smile. ?I?m-? She made a little gasp of pain, and clenched her eyes shut. Kovu instantly knew what the damage was, and gently peeled the jacket off her identical?s back.

Kovu placed a hand on the wound, and a flash of ice came from the hand. Nelle gasped as her wounds were numbed. She smiled weakly. ?Thanks, Pepper.? Kovu smiled. ?No problem, Kestrel,? the girl replied. Pepper and Kestrel were their nicknames for one another.

OOC: Tag. And don't ask about the nicknames. Totally random. o.0[/font][/color]

[Squall]

lol, it's tyler, not taylor.
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The boy watched the small embrace for a moment. It made him wonder how many reunions would never take place because of that...thing. The entire town guard had been murdered at the church gates, attempting to keep the monster at bay. They were killed before the doors were barred, but a few men, including Joselin, managed to hold the beast back long enough to bar the gates. When the boy checked a day later, nobody was left except for Joselin and one other man, and Joselin now lay dead.

The boy shook his head and turned towards the medical section. All that mattered now was getting out of this town, before people started accusing each other. he knelt down by Joselin's corpse, and picked up his spear and sword, which he fitted onto his back.

"You at the door! Hold!" An old priest stood at the front of the church. He had a bony old finger pointed at the two girls by the door, who were apparently about to leave. Two men with swords pushed through the crowd of survivors, and stood in front of the door. "Nobody leaves!" The priest bellowed. "Until the person responsible for unleashing that beast upon our town is found!" The boy swore under his breath, and ducked into a corner. He saw the two girls confused, but he paid them little thought. "That monster destroyed everything in a mile of this church. The master of that beast is either already far away, or right here in this church!" The priest said dramatically. "Oh Piss off," the boy said from his hidden spot in the corner. His eyes wandered to a waist level window on the east side of the church...

[Lilt]

[b][font=Book Antiqua][size=2][color=red]OOC: Love the nicknames, Skye. ^.~[/color][/size][/font][/b]
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[font=Book Antiqua][size=2][color=red]The old priest turned in the direction of the boy's voice.[/color][/size][/font]
[b][font=Book Antiqua][size=2][color=red]"Be quiet, you imp! For all we know, you could be the reason this beast is here!"[/color][/size][/font][/b]
[font=Book Antiqua][size=2][color=red]A murmur of agreement started to rise from the crowd. Nelle watched as the boy did his best to stop the crowd from getting too upset. If they did, then who knows what would happen next.[/color][/size][/font]
[color=red][size=2][font=Book Antiqua][b]"Why would I help all of you, if I was the master of the beast?"[/b] The boy asked.[/font][/size][/color]
[font=Book Antiqua][size=2][color=red]The crowd had a surprised look on their face. They had obviously never thought about that. But though the priest was old, he was still quick-witted.[/color][/size][/font]
[color=red][size=2][font=Book Antiqua][b]"A clever ruse, to throw us off the trail."[/b] He answered, as he folded his arms.[/font][/size][/color]
[font=Book Antiqua][size=2][color=red]The crowd seemed to be back on the priest's side now. The old man then turned his attention to the two girls.[/color][/size][/font]
[color=red][size=2][font=Book Antiqua][b]"Or what about these two over here? If they are really two people, and not my old eyes playing tricks on me."[/b] The crowd laughed at this comment. They became silent, when the pirest pointed his finger at Nelle.[/font][/size][/color]
[b][font=Book Antiqua][size=2][color=red]"Perhaps it's you young lady, as innocent as you look. Perhaps you are the master of the beast..."[/color][/size][/font][/b]
[font=Book Antiqua][size=2][color=red]Nelle quickly winked at Kovu. She knew that her double knew what she had planned, but then again, neither did she. Suddenly, tongues of fire started growing on Nelle. They didn't hurt her of course, since she had control of them. She started screaming.[/color][/size][/font]
[color=red][size=2][font=Book Antiqua][b]"What are you doing?! Stop it, stop it! Put it out, please!"[/b] Nelle dropped to the ground, and continued screaming. Kovu tried to get the people to grab her a bucket of water. The old priest was looking at his finger in surprise, while the crowd was staring at him in shock. Nelle looked up, and saw the boy staring at the window. Possibly planning an escape.[/font][/size][/color]

[Skye]

[color=indigo][font=veranda]Kovu dropped to her knees beside her friend, a pained look on her face. ?Nelle! Oh, God, help!? She was trying hard not to laugh. Nelle gasped in sudden pain as she rubbed the scratches on her back. Kovu was suddenly angry, and turned to look at the priest. She yanked Nelle into a sitting position, and showed the priest her back.

?And, if we were the masters of that beast, would we have let it do this??

Kovu pointed to the claw marks, and Nelle let the flames drop. ?We are not demons, sir. We are no more special than you, or any of them.? She nodded to the people in the church. She could see she was influencing them; she had that effect on people. ?I don?t even know what that beast is called.?

She knelt beside her friend, and said, in the girls ear, ?We need to get the hell out of here.? She shot a glance at the boy.[/color][/font]

[Squall]

[U][B]ATTENTION: Anybody else who plans to take part in this Rpg needs to introduce themselves IMMEDIATELY. It will be a little hard to drop in soon.[/B] [/U]

The boy praised the girls momentarily for their quick wit. At the very least, they qualified as candidates for his mission. That meant he would have to take them with him. He frowned for a moment, trying to think how this could work. If they were to go out the window, then the boy would have to make a hole through the crowd so they could get to it. That was too much blood on his hands, he didn't want to kill next to Joselin's dead body. Then he remembered the spear on his back, and an idea started to form in his head.
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The priest started to sweat. If these girls were innocent, then the crowd would probably start to suspect the priest...
A grin came to his lips. lucky for him, he was a cunning man. He had to be, he had to uphold the illusion of a god for people who were obviously forsaken. He pointed a bony finger to the air, and let his eyes roll back into his head. "GOD!" He shouted in a commanding voice. "Grant me vision over thy enemies! Let them feel your wrath by my hand!" He waited until he had everyone's attention, when everyone went silent. His arm started to wobble, and then spiral outwards towards the ground. Kovu and Nelle knew what he would do, he would point at them and profess that god had given him the answer. They waited.

His hand never made it to the girls, though. A sudden movement caught their eyes, and they saw the boy just as he dove out the window, his jacket flapping behind him. Kovu was furious for a moment, thinking that he had left the girls to save his own skin. But Nelle realized it when the boy was suddenly behind them, jacketless with a dagger in his hand. "Halt!" One of the door guards noticed him as well. For some reason, the boy was careful to sheath the dagger and bring up his sword before attacking the guard. The guard raised his sword high, and the boy rolled forward and stabbed his knee cap. The soldier screamed, alerting most of the crowd. "It's a trick!" One of them said, turning from the window. "Don't let the traitors get away!"

It took all three of them to remove the heavy door bar which had been loaded on as a precaution. The crowd was on top of them when the door swung open and they burst out. "Hurry!" The boy shouted. They were faster than most of the crowd, and the ones that did come too close were hit back. "Who are you?!" Kovu yelled at the boy while they ran, slowly dropping the pack. "K- uh, Rain." He shouted. They ran hard for a mile, Nellele getting along harder with her wound. Suddenly they came to a gate which the flying beast had earlier obliterated. On the other side was a thick forest, demon territory. They had no chice but to enter.

[Skye]

[size=1][b]Kovu slowed to a walk, Nelle leaning on her heavily. ?[/b]Rain, we need to stop. Nelle won?t make it much farther.[b]? The boy nodded, and right at the edge of the forest they stopped to rest.

Kovu helped Nelle ease onto the ground, and then she asked sharply, ?[/b]Okay, what is the deal? Don?t try to pretend you don?t know what I?m talking about. You know our names, now give us yours. Call yourself Rain in front of others if you want to, but we deserve to know the truth.[b]?

Rain looked at her, his face betraying shock, then outright rage. It soon settled, but he still said nothing. Kovu was starting to get irritated. ?[/b]Okay, don?t answer me then. Be I need a little help here.[b]? Nelle was white with pain. Kovu gently tore her friends shirt off, and cupped her hands. Water pooled at her command, and she had it hover in the air beside her. Taking her bandanna off, she dipped it in the water, and began cleaning Nelle?s wounds.

Kovu was so intent on her friends hurt that she didn?t realize the boy was watching her. He was watching her, suddenly realizing how much she and Nelle looked alike. Without the bandanna, and with Nelle?s hair down, the two were nearly indistinguishable. The duo also looked older, and gentler.

Abruptly, Kovu straightened, and looked straight at Rain.[/size][/b]

[Squall]

"What?" Kovu asked when she caught Rain staring at them. He thought about Joselin dying slowly two weeks after being attacked by the beast. "Listen. I don't know anything about that...monster that attacked our town. But I do know that my mentor died two weeks after being hacked open by that thing. I don't know if it was internal bleeding or what, but..." He nodded at Nelle. A look of horror came over Kovu's face. "You mean...Nelle might..." Rain nodded. "I'm not sure though. Joselin's injuries were much more severe than hers. It's possible that Joselin died from blood loss, or something like that.

"Nelle..." Kovu looked at her, a great saddness in her eyes. Rain heard a crack in the woods. Two cracks. Time was of the essence. "I don't know what we're going to do, but we need to hurry." He let his sword ease silently out of its hilt. "We're in demon territory."