The Woods of Agrebach

[Joshua, the Wayne]

He came in the distance. it was the woods he remembered in stories his mother used to read to him. these were the woods so ancient...so darkly, that men would come back insane and berserk. there was so much mystery in these woods. there isn't a place you can look without wondering something.
The moon shown over the tops of the trees like a pearl over a sea of emerald sapphire.
he walked through the endless sea of trees. he was beginning to get lost...he had no idea where he had come from before...
power...
he staggered. where did that voice come from?
...
he started walking again. this time alert for anything...strange...
he was searching for answers. there were rumors in folklore and fairytales that he had heard before rumoring that there was one who knew all, saw all, and was all. he was searching for one simple answer. Who?
he wanted to know about his father. he recalled reading in the domain of the gods something referring to "the Crimson Knight". it was a dragoonian warlord who was banished from his tribe forever. he wondered, could this be his father? but then there always was the voice in the back of his head saying "no, your father hated fighting. he only wanted to live in peace...he did this to protect you...if you knew the truth, he knew it would destroy you!" but destruction, dameus knew, would already be coming.
and so he journeyed through the forest searching for an answer he knew he would fear...
for on that wall, it referred to the Crimson Knight as the one who ruled all with evil and-
power...
dameus ripped out abberroc from its scabbard and began darting his gaze everywhere, looking for where that voice had come from yet again.
power...obtain more power...
"SHOW YOURSELF COWARD!!" yelled dameus to the still night air.
he began his trek again into the forest...fearing the answer he already knew...

[Joshua, the Wayne]

it had been a few hours...he was still searching.
this voice...what had it been?
his walk was now pitiful. he was tired out from his trek so he decided he would try a little meditation to get back to his normal self.
he stretched then sat down and crossed his legs. he placed his hands firmly on his knees and relaxed.
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they shall all burn...
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kill them all....make them suffer for what they did to you!
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KILL THEM!!
dameus screamed. his scar was burning hotter than a flaming whip. he screamed in pain yet again. these voices...what were they?
he opened his eyes.
there was a humped, short, dark cloaked figure standing to the side in front of him. spikes were erupting from his back like jagged rocks on a mountain and he had long claws sharper than a generals daggers.
dameus could see no face through the hood. it was a dark blank space.
speak ye who cometh to thine woods of dark kin
what be thy purpose?
...
was that...thing...the one speaking...or not even speaking, thinking...into his mind?
"i...i come for answers..."
the figure turned its head towards him.

He lies within the flames, forever corrupted
his cape he flies far into the blazing sun
a blade in his hand to pierce those who oppose him
whom to the great being he seeks to grant his whims

you he shalt pierce
a stone 'till death
as he quests after the brother
to make one of pure twili

what shalt ye do?
he merely seeks the great one
but to you he shalt do
to merely stop his other half

one who shall oppose him
blade of power within his grasp
but to thee with thine own journey
that shalt be locked within the past

~*~
the figure ends his speaking, then gazing off into the night.
dameus falls silent...
this...answer...what did it mean?
as soon as dameus blinks, the figure is nowhere...
he just sees a ghostly light fading far off in the distance.
...
but to thee with thine own journey,
that shalt be locked within the past...
...
dameus shakenley gets on his feet and begins walking out of the woods...he doesn't know where exactly he is going, but he knows it is the way...
somehow, he knows...
that shalt be locked within the past...

dameus walks out of the woods as silent as can be.
he begins walking towards the jerall mountains.
power........more power....
it still rings within his ears.
*dameus exavior has left the woods of agrebach for jerall mountains*

[Leroy]

Leroy begins his journey to the woods of agrebach. He thinks, this place is great its good to get out of the mountains for a change. Well its been a long time since ive been here, said Leroy. I think its finally time to begin some serious training. *Walks over to an apple tree*
Still theres nothing wrong with getting something to eat first ;D.
*begins chanting a spell* surataru Then an apple begins to levitate and falls into Leroys hand. *begins eating* delicious says Leroy. Now back to buisiness.
First I think ill try working with my spell aim. *chants spell* surataru. 6 apples begin to levitate and move to different places in the trees. Now time to begin.

[Joshua, the Wayne]

dameus arrives in the distance flying towards the woods.
he darts to the very middle. and lands hard in the soft grass.
he begins changing back to human within the mist.
...
dameus decides he'd be using magii quite a bit in the future...so he decides it would be best to train that.
dameus turns towards a rock and levitates it with his mind and then forces it to shoot towards one of the trees. it made a dent, but hardly anything noticable.
dameus lifted another rock yet again and instead forced the feeling into his hands.
he breathed stiffly and surged power through his hands into the rock, flinging it towards the tree. the rock was considerable size..and made a considerably large gash within the tree.
fatigued now, dameus decided he'd make fire and practice with it.
like before, dameus surged with his mind and felt the feeling of fire within his blood.
"Pyroa!" shouted dameus.
flames erupted upon him, but since he was the source he felt no pain.
"Pyroa un Ignis!" they turned blue and surged even higher, spreading throughout the grass. since it was blue fire, it burned none, but the area was now a raging blue inferno.
dameus released his mind from the grasping spell and breathed deeply, now sweating.
he brandished abberroc, about to try something.
he raised it in front of him and began focusing.
he felt the blade in front of him...he felt the sun...
"Sol Prominence!!!" flames out of nowhere erupted through abberroc and raged through him too. now not only was he alight with dancing holy flame, but so was abberroc.
"Pyroa un Ignis!" the flames turned blue in the center.
"Pyroa un Igniara!" green flames erupted from the ground and spread rapidly.
"Infernia thermill!" all of the fire that danced around him suddenly raged into a flaming tornado of holy blue, golden, and green fire.
at this, dameus lowered his blade, both hands grasping the hilt. he sent energy into his legs and jumped into the sky. he then pointed abberroc within the flaring inferno of rage towards the ground and fell through the flame as it streamed on his face. he hit the ground with his knee and foot, abberroc completely in the ground up to the hilt.
the flaring rage then gathered onto dameus and burst into nothing.
at this dameus was so very fatigued, he could have fallen asleep right there on his knee.
but no, he was here to learn more...gain more...he had to.
dameus raised his blade and ran towards a tree. when he reached it, he ran up it and kicked of when about 2 yards up. he muttered a spell and suddenly was levitating...
that was it! he would focus his mind on that one spell by levitating. he levitated through the air. he wouldnt dare open his eyes and possibly lose his focus...
suspended in the air was boring to him...there was nothing else to do...
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he decided he would try...he slowly opened one eye and was staring at a tree...of course...
he felt his body shake for a second...but then it steadied.
he then opened his other eye quickly...
he was fine...wow...about twenty minutes and he already gained great focus...
he then told himself to move towards that tree. he slowly, gradually, was moving towards it.
once dameus reached the tree, he took abberroc and began slicing at the tree.
he uprighted himself to get better swing. he felt confident now, after doing all of that.
he took abberroc and began jumping from tree to tree, and casually swimming through plain air towards one.

***

now he flew freely through the air. he jumped and darted to one five trees away. he stuck abberroc within it and then jumped to another, stuck it in there and so on...
dameus leaped into the sky with abberroc raised above his head and let out a cry of happiness.
suddenly he fell to the ground....he fell asleep...a great night of training...
it felt good to rest....so...g..........
***

[Joshua, the Wayne]

*** dameus woke from his sleep about five minutes into it. he focused as he had before and turned into a dragon, curled up, and then fell asleep...
it was so much better....ah........
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***

[Zeth Gurido]

*Walks into the woods*
Now where is he?
*Sees a dragon in a clearing*
Is that Kari?
*walks closer*
Oh, It's Dameus. Couldn't tell in the shadows around here.
*walks over to a tree and notices Leroy*
What is this, a party?
*Sits down next to a tree*
Better take a snooze myself.
*Yawns and falls asleep*

[Joshua, the Wayne]

opens one eye and notices zeth.
Hello there zeth.
thinks dameus to zeth.

[Joshua, the Wayne]

you saw him...
dameus turns his head to the trees depressed.
dont say you feel sorry. sorry won't fix anything. if you really want to make a point, how about ye kill me? aye, that'd be grand. your father never killed off his family for 'power'...hmph... dameus retorts to nothing. he grunts as smoke streams from his nostrils.
if you don't mind...i'd like to be alone. i don't need anyone's pity for anything. i don't need any friends at this moment. leave me and my father to myself. thinks dameus to zeth offensively.
he draws his face close to zeths and glares at him.
ye'll not interfere in me and my father's affairs. he is my father and i will deal with him myself, got it?? now goodbye! dameus grunts loudly and then spreads wing and flies into the sky far deeper into the woods.

[Zeth Gurido]

*Wakes with a jolt*
Who, What, Where?
*looks at Dameus*
Oh, hi.

[Joshua, the Wayne]

dameus flies quite deep into the woods, noticing that now there is no light escaping from the top. it is very dark...the trees have a bluish luster and the grass looks dead...
he can't see anything far off in the distance. its just pure black...
dameus decides the place needs a little light. he fells a large tree, breaks it into smaller logs (which are fairly large, if you were a human.) and he laies it in a pile of rocks. he then musters the fiery breath he had used before and blows it onto the rocks, lighting them so that they draw flame deeply.
dameus then curls back down and begins dozing into his own private thoughts...of which have nothing to do with anything...
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[Zeth Gurido]

*watches him fly away*
Someone who can escape my eyes....
*Looks to the sun*
....Must be powerful.
So he is related to you, I should of known.
*Looks at the spot where Dameus flew though*
Be careful though, if this is for revenge, then you will surely fail in your attempts, unless you can gain power, that is not through strength.
*falls asleep again*

[Joshua, the Wayne]

dameus decides that now since he isn't fatigued anymore he ought to try practicing his magic. so with one eye open, he began picking leaves off trees and gathering them into a pile that he could change into human and sleep on them.

dameus finally finishes plucking and stacking leaves with his mind. he walks up to them and turns back to human. he thankfully si-
***
*dameus has been captured and taken to the dragoon ruins*

[Zeth Gurido]

*Silently awakes*
I know your there.
*a rusuling of leafs makes Zeth more suspuicous*
Very well.
*Draws Ragnarok*
Luna Fenrir!
*Sends a shockwave that knocks a dozen of creatures out of the trees*
What are you here for.
*The monsters just growl at him*
Then sink unto oblivion!
*Sends another shockwave that elminates the creatures*
I wonder if Dameus was attacked.
*Thinks for a sec*
He's probebly fine.
*goes back to sleep*

[Zeth Gurido]

*Jolts awake*
What the...
*gazes into the sky*
Dameus?
*runs to the Valus Mountains*

[Leroy]

Well i guess its time to get back to buisness. Ill continue with this warm-up then ill get to the harder training, said Leroy. Alright here we go *begins chanting spell* Blazeru. *Then fire balls appear all around Leroy* Alright here we go, says Leroy.
*Fires all the fireballs at every target* SPLAT!!! BOOM!!! CRUNCH!!! SCRUNCH!!!
Perfect, thinks Leroy
Then an apple falls on Leroys head
Oh come on, says Leroy while wiping apple off his face and head.
Well i guess that was good enough regardless of the apple hitting me on the head, I still hit all of the targets, thinks Leroy. Now its time to work on some higher level spells. Alright here we go, says Leroy. *begins chanting spell* [glow=red,2,300]Taiyu Blazerusen[/glow] giant fire balls appear around Leroy
Alright so far so good ill keep going higher, thinks Leroy
[glow=green,2,300]Taiyuko Blazerusenso[/glow] The fire balls double in size and change green. I cant believe ive made it this far so i guess ill keep going, thinks Leroy alright time to take it higher, says Leroy [glow=orange,2,300]Yukatio Senrublazeso[/glow] *The fire balls quadruple in size, turn orange, and begin to rotate* Well the spell seems to be....
AHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!, screams Leroy
[glow=grey,2,300]Voice: yes your surcuming to the fire.[/glow]
Oh no how did you get free i thought my father put you in the fire seal before he died, said Leroy
[glow=grey,2,300]Voice: who said he didnt, but where do you think he had to put that seal.[/glow]
No father wouldnt have put it on me, my father had put the seal on himself, said Leroy
[glow=grey,2,300]Voice: oh yes he put the seal on himself, but he didnt finish the seal. He died before it was done.[/glow]
So then how did you get in my body, said Leroy
[glow=grey,2,300]Voice: well right before the seal was about to be finished he died and when that happened the seal weakend, but even though the seal weakend I needed a vessel to keep myself in to stay alive, so when you started casting the pyroblade clans high level spells the fire started to fule and heal me to the point where I can talk to you right now. Also right now i have control of you to where i can force you to go higher with your clans spells.[/glow]
WHAT!!! how can this be your not controling me at all, says Leroy.
[glow=grey,2,300]Voice: you think just look at your fireballs and notice what will happen.[/glow]
*notices that the fireballs had became 10 times biger and the rotation is faster*
Even though you cant make me use the next level of my clans spells, said Leroy
[glow=grey,2,300]Voice: Thats where your wrong.[/glow]
[glow=blue,2,300]Tioyuka Rublazesosen[/glow]
*the fireballs become 20 times bigger and the rotation has gotten so fast it seems to be progressing to speeds to start a tornado*
Wait father said if the demon ever got out of control there was a word to say to make it stop, but that word can only be said 4 times in a persons lifetime before they die, thinks Leroy Well here goes, said Leroy
[glow=teal,2,300]EXCESSUMADURO[/glow]
*then the demon weakened and Leroy fell to the ground and fainted*
((oh and this is a picture of the fire demon
www.geocities.com/morgaynelafey/fire_demon.jpg))