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Anyways! /smile.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile.gif" />Chapter Four: Gely sighed. He was cold, wet, and very hungry. They had been going through this forced march for nearly a day. They had stopped the previous evening for a few hours to catch up on sleep, but it started to rain in the middle of the night. Here, of all places. Rain. He would have at least expected snow, but no. Various examples of this strange weather included their first day here in this timeline, when they were hit with a mind and body numbing combination of hail and wind. A few days after that, the sun was so intense that everywhere you looked, you would be blinded, and yet it was still too cold outside for even Emi to bear. And now this. The rain that fell on them that night was about the temperature of a warm bath. The warmth was welcome, but after the rain stopped, the cold air soon seeped through their soaked clothing and nearly gave them one hell of a cold. Sisily had dried them off with a quick blast of Firey Flowers, although she had miscalculated the mana required, and accidentally singed Gely's hair a bit. He was not amused, although Nera simply laughed at him.he thought. Gely kept this all this inside, though. He didn't want Nera to get the wrong idea if he all of a sudden burst out like that. Instead, he just looked ahead and kept walking. ?We're almost there,? Emi said. ?It should be only a few more hours from here.? ?Yay!? shouted Sisi. She skipped out from behind Nera up to Emi's side. ?Will there be time to eat when we get there?? ?Of course,? ?What kind of food do you guys have here? I've seen the bread that you guys eat, and it's already pretty funky. Oh, and what kind of juice do you guys drink? Mom and Dad drink 'juice' at home. Do you guys have that here? And I don't see many animals around, so what do you do for meat? Do you hunt? Do you raise animals? Do you...? Emi cut her off. ?Let's just say, when we get there, it's my treat, okay?? Sisi blinked. ?Oh. Okay Emi-jie.? The group walked for a little longer in silence. Step after step they trod through the ankle-high snow. As with everything here, the snow was actually quite comfortable. It was almost like an entire field of cotton wadding, except you got wet if you stood in it for too long. The group walked on, leaving hundreds of small footprints trailing into azure distance... Hirst swung Skylar with deadly precision, slashing at unseen enemies. The double-bladed pole-arm flashed crimson and silver, it's red ribbon flapped in the wind. Hirst knew that he should keep chasing his prey, but he didn't want to get rusty. He pulled the weapon close, blocking the imaginary attacks from his enemies before sending Skylar in a lunge, spinning on it's axis. Hirst held this stance for a minute, maintaining this balance. To be a Polearm Master was no small title, and it came at the cost of constant discipline. He closed his eyes, relishing the perfection of his balance with Skylar. The smoothness of the wood after years of use, the gentle flapping of the ribbon in the wind, the near weightlessness of the blade. After a full minute, Hirst returned to his ready stance. Hirst's stomach growled. He realised that he hadn't eaten in a couple hours. Walking back out of the clearing in which he was practicing, he found his pack sitting on a stump. He reached into it and grabbed a small bun out of a plastic container. Before he left, he had raided Reciful's fridge and found these strange white buns. They felt heavier than they would be if they were simply bread, so he assumed that there must be something in them. Hirst sniffed tentatively at the bun, not sure whether or not to trust what was in them. His stomach growled again. And with that, he took a bite. He spat that mouthful out. ?What the hell...?? he said, wiping his mouth. ?Nutella?? Hirst had, unknowingly, picked up one of the Nutella buns that Madelaine made for Reciful. It wasn't so much that it tasted bad, it was just that Hirst was a bit shocked at the taste. He was expecting meat. he thought. Hirst picked up Skylar and walked on, munching on the overly-sweet bun. The city of Vanagard loomed on the horizon. The town port loomed up in the fading sunlight. The dock, stained with salt and cracked with old age offered a familiar home for seafaring vessels. The ancient wood creaked as soon as you looked at it, and the boats tied up on the dock looked just as old as the dock. The old, tired ships were losing their colour; the once vivid blues and yellows now only a shadow of their former glory. All this was perfectly offset by Errant Venture's pristine paint coat and perfectly streamlined hull. The waves broke over the ship's prow silently. Errant Venture pulled up next to the dock and drifted to a stop. A pair of ropes were flung out of the side, followed by Jack, who landed on his rump. ?Ow,? he said. Rubbing the spot where he landed, he turned his head down into the ship. ?You didn't have to throw me after the ropes, you know. I have nerves, they do not.? ?It wouldn't be fun if I didn't,? Kayla replied cheerily. ?Besides, that's payback for whacking me with that bat.? Jack rolled his eyes. ?I said it then, and I'll say it now: you deserved it.? ?How?? ?You poured rum down the barrels of my pistols.? ?Because you left them in the cup-holders. I thought they were cups!? ?They're , for Tosl's sake! How could they be cups!? Their barrels are a hell of a lot narrower than the brims of cups!? Kayla clapped her hands over her ears. ?Lalala, I can't hear you and your logic. Lalala...? Jack seriously thought whether he should just shove his sister overboard. He sighed, and tied the two ropes to the empty peg on the dock. Jumping back down into Errant Venture, Jack shuffled past his sister as she was climbing up onto the dock and went straight to his cabin to pack. Despite being a small ship, Errant Venture had an unusually large cabin space that comprised of four separate quarters for deck-hands. Since they only needed two, Jack and Kayla used one of the rooms for storage of weapons. The other room was used for their private rum stash. Kevin had argued against this, saying that there was no need to keep the rum this close to the cabins because he and Kayla were the only ones who were ever on board. Kayla had, as usual, irrationally stated that the stash had to be a secret stash of rum. When asked why it had to be secret, she simply replied, ?Because we're pirates?. Jack was not impressed. The rest of Errant Venture was just as unusual. Having a total of three masts on a 40 ft. ship meant that they could achieve amazing speeds, even when the weather was calm. The ship was just wide enough for four people to walk side by side. The only reason Errant Venture didn't tip over was because of the two pairs of out-riggers attached to the side, providing better stability for the ship. With two separate decks, the ship could hold twice as much cargo as others of comparable size. The hull was painted a deep aphoristic blue, making it blend into the water and sky at night. At the top of the mainmast, two jolly rogers flew, one with crossed pistols and one with crossed knives. Jack strode to the back of the ship, walked into the cabin area and entered the first door on the left. The familiar smell of the old Bl'or Ash wood calmed his nerves a bit. Breathing in the cinnamon-like scent, he closed his eyes to calm his nerves a bit. It was always a sort of mental battle when dealing with his sister. Her carefree attitude combined with her stubborn stick-to-it attitude make her impossible to reason with when she decides to do something, whether it's actually intelligent or just amazingly stupid. Like the time when she decided it would be a good idea to try and cook calamari in their galley. Jack had spent the better part of the next week cleaning dried up bits of exploded octopus off the galley walls while Kayla was off doing other things. Kevin snorted as he pushed the memory out of his mind. Yes, Kayla was a handful at times. Truth be told, however, he really couldn't live without her. Although he may not seem like it, Jack knew that he depended on his sister whenever he could. Jack opened his eyes and got back to packing for their time on shore. Pulling out a rough burlap sack, Jack tossed in a pair of trousers, a beige shirt and a sack of Auradium coins. He then tied the sack to his belt, making sure that the knots were tight. Being a thief had taught him how to protect against pickpockets. Finally, Jack holstered his two pistols into two holsters in his boots. The guns fit perfectly in their customized holsters, and remained concealed from sight. Satisfied that he had packed all he needed, he stepped back out of his cramped cabin and walked off to join Kayla, who was waiting for him patiently at the dock. ?Nera, I'm ? wailed Sisily. Nera tried to ignore Sisily for the third time in a row. Sisily's Greek Tragedy wails had been going on for about fifteen minutes now, and it was seriously starting to get her nerves a bit. Nera walked a little faster, trying to distance herself from Sisi. Sensing that Nera was trying to ignore her, Sisily turned her attention to the closest victim. ?Gely, I'm ? When this attempt at attention was thwarted as well, Sisi turned to her last resort. ?Emi, I'm ? Emi nodded calmly, a small smile spreading across her face. ?I understand, Sisily. We've been walking for a while, haven't we?? ?Yes. Yes we have, and I wanna rest.? Sisi put on her best pouting face. ?We only have a little farther to go before we get there, so if you hang in there, I'll buy you something tasty to eat, okay?? Sisi's face brightened up. ?Yay! Thank you Emi-jie!? ?But you can't complain anymore, alright?? Sisi snapped off a sharp salute and replied, ?Yes ma'am.? Nera breathed a sigh of relief. They were saved from dealing with Sisi's whining for at least another thirty minutes, and, according to Emi, that would be enough time for them to get to town. The walked on. The landscape was slowly changing around them. The snow became thinner, and the trees grew more numerous. A slightly warm, salty breeze washed over them as the passed a grove of dead Voorak trees. The sky grew clearer as the evening approached, the white clouds slowly fading into the darkening sky. The lower of the two suns kissed the horizon, sending rays of blue light bouncing off the mountaintops. They reached the town just after the sun fully set. Tired and sore, the weary foursome trudged towards the nearest building. Exhaustion was beginning to set into their limbs, and they needed a place to stay the night. Although Sisi insisted that they find a big fancy hotel, everyone else overruled her and decided to find the smallest inn available, since they didn't want to attract attention. ?I have enough Auraudium on me to pay for our night here,? Emi started. ?But...? ?But what?? asked Sisily. Emi hesitated. A slight shadow of doubt flickered over her face before she said tentatively, ?I may be unable to pay for food at the same time.? Nera clamped her hand over Sisily's mouth before the Greek-Tragedy wails could start. Emi continued, ?If I had a little bit more Auraudium, I could buy us a small meal.? Sisi's eyes widened, and she tried to speak through Nera's hand. When that didn't work, she tried something else. ?Ow!? Nera flung her hand off of Sisi's face. ?You bit me!? Sisi stuck out her tongue. ?You hand wasn't too tasty, either. You should wash them.? ?Well, I'm sorry I haven't been able to wash my freakin' hands while we were going through our little forced march.? Ignoring Nera completely, Sisily took the piece of Auraudium that she had been playing with out of her pocket and held it up to Emi. ?Will this do?? she asked. ?Nera said she found it in one of the Cloudhopper nests, and she gave it to me to shut me up for a bit.? Emi smiled and flicked her eyes towards Nera. Nera was still ranting to Gely about how sore and tired she was, and Gely was desperately trying to calm her down. A lost cause, really. Nera would finish ranting when she got all of her feelings out. ?Yes, Sisily,? she said. ?That will do just fine. In fact, I think we can get a little bit more than a small meal. I might be able to get us a full course, as well as provisions for a few days.?I WILL UPDATE AS SOON AS I CAN. In the meantime, you might want to look out for a new installment of "Momentary Lapses in Judgement (MLiJ)" soon. I've got an interesting one in m
chamomileess
QUOTE (Eksodus @ Jun 16 2010, 08:41 AM) quotecI mean that if you want make other people than fans of Ge.ne.sis read this(i think you said somewhere that it can be good that other poeple than fans of Ge.ne.sis would be able to read it), then best is make description, but I dont need it, I know how she looks. And now Sisily.. this not about what she is doing, but that other in team got annoyed and trying silent her(and where is her crazy ideas like that what she done to lure Sky Lord[it was funny]). I just think that whole party like themselves(here I cant see it beacuse of some scenes like they didnt want to help Emi till she said that they will get something, this says that they are very egoistic what wasnt appear in past). I just want to know why some things changed, like Gely is more sadistic beacuse he killed Cloudhopper(remember that they in past didnt killed anyone!), whole team want make Sisi silent and Nera is seen by Gely like someone who he dont like, I think that that this should be reversed(beacuse in my opinion Gelyan likes Neraine). And in the end... Plague will want to kill me or Chamo(need to know for sure that i need or not to count days in what I will live)QuoteEndQuoteEEndEk, if you want me to give you a detailed analysis of how I see the characters to help you better understand the story, I'll give you one. Just PM me.Roamer, I will rectify my error immediately. Also, I do stalk you, in a way. If you look at my "Location" spot under my picture, you'll see how /happy.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="^_^" border="0" alt="happy.gif" />In reality though, I pretty much took how my younger brother and sister act towards each other, and multiplied it by, like, 17.43 .
eksodus
done it two times and I think that you didnt get it or you dont want answer. So maybe I dont know how to use it... but it said that sended... I dont kno
rainen
hen are you going to get back to your writing cham? Im interested in
plaguexroamer
Even I am getting a bit annoyed with the delay. It's been almost four months, and you didn't have this long a delay before.
chamomileess
University is a TIME WHORE.That is all. In the meantime, I have been steadily writing about a paragraph a week since the "downtime". I'm at a bit of a writer's block right now, so I might be throwing out a creative plea for help sometime... we'll see...I'm SORRY FOR ALL THE DELAYS D: I really want to finish this, but It's gotten pretty whacked since University star
mokona96
can help if you need me. However, the story will be in my style of writing, so you'll need to edit/rewrite it. I'd like to help if I'm nee
