Protectors of the Earth

[Alice The Necrofox]

Shiro was watching Chrono, and laughing his head off.
"Wow... really? Come on!" he went over and took the book.
"Sheesh..." he opened it and the illusions reappeared and stabbed Shiro through the head and torso. He shook it off and the illusions vanished.

"You just need to know how to talk to spirits" he said grinning, and handed the book back open.

[Grace.E]

Emrelda raised an eyebrow. the spear transformed into a female...something, she wasn't human lets put it at that. she was beautiful though. she looked down at the unconscious Chrono.  she felt irritated that he went through her library without permission. with her unnatural strength, she picked up Chrono bridal style. she knew they looked funny a human woman carrying a dragon looking man. she walked past Zoraida, eyeing her with molten amber eyes that met the maroon irises that stared darkly at her.
"Come on now...can you walk or should I carry you too?"
Careful Emrelda... Io's voice spoke in her mind from the sword. she could still feel the faint pulsing of raw power at her hip. it was not unusual to see a weapon take on its true form, during her traveling days she has seen worse. she walked up the stairs that would lead her to the library. once entered she carefully set down Chrono in a chair. she looked at the book Shiro had. she then sighed. "oh...that book, that was a gift from a Sultan in Sudan" she walked closer to Shiro "its not a book to take lightly, lucky here that Chrono survived" she looked back at her roommate "anything yet Shiro?" she asked "personally I think that book should be burned and left forgotten"
a violent pulse of Io's raw power shot painfully up her side. she didn't flinch though, just gritted her teeth.

[Chrono Blackwyng]

Zoraida kneeled next to Chronin, and held a hand over his head as black-red energy covered his forehead, and then vanished as she took her hand away. She then lifted him up before sitting in the chair and cradling his head next to her face, nuzzling his face with pure concern, then shot a look in Emrelda's direction, but her sight was more focused on the blade she had nearby. He saved me from your prison, and treated me like I have something other than power to offer. Fate be damned if Gaea, Aphrodite, Taea, or any of my other sisters dares to touch a single thought in my Evrin's head!! she 'growled' at Io before re-directing her attention back to her now recovering 'owner'. He opened one eye, then groaned as he got up and looked right into Zoradia's eyes before she wrapped her arms around him.

"Malj'nahal, what happened?"

"You only bumped your head, nothing truly serious..." she said while still holding onto him.

[Grace.E]

Emrelda looked out the corner of her eye, Zoraida was holding Chrono like a passionate lover. then something clicked, she had seen Taea hold Chrono like that, it was identical. but she wasn't any of the elemental ones...it was the Spirit Oonagi. Io's voice chuckled in her head your very sharp Emrelda, I am pleased Io stopped and said something to Zoraida but Emrelda could hear him You were never prisoner my beloved...In case you were wondering, I a also sealed in this sword  because this is the Dragoness I've been waiting for...you have seen her in previous visions before you have ever met Chrono yet you are wise not to attack the one who can bring you to your Destiny  Io's voice was smooth yet fatherly. Emrelda looked confused What do you mean I'm the one to bring her to her Destiny?! Io sighed In time Emrelda...in time his voice faded. what he said sounded insane but the Spirit one who sat just a few feet away.
I'll let you go this time Zoraida, for now...but if you lay a violent finger on anyone, ecpessially Shiro, it will be your blood that will be shed
"Nice name...Malj'naha "Demon Striker" kind of a misplaced name for a spirit possessed spear" Emrelda gave Chrono a sympathetic smile "you had quiet a tumble when you fell down that flight of stairs, lucky for you that book also didn't decapitate you either" she walked over to the self since Shiro still had the book that she hated. she pulled out a scroll and opened it. she smiled in satisfaction.
"hey Shiro, listen to this...Zoraida, Taea, Ursala, Haanuna and Sita, the five diamonds of the Earth, Daughters of Io and Gaea...are the sisters that kept the balance with the world, Zoraida other wise know as 'Spirit' was betrayed by her closest sister Taea, who was suddenly blinded by the powefrul demon Lust...as for the other three, their tale is unknown"
Betrayal huh...I know exactly how you feel sistershe thought to herself.

 

[Chrono Blackwyng]

Chrono was a bit lost when her 'name' was mentioned and translated for him, and then he looked right at her with shocked eyes. "Demon striker?" she looked at the ground for a moment while trying to remember the reason, then looks right back up at him. "It was supposed to mean Demonic striker, but our language isn't as varied as yours." she pushed her sleeves together as her hood hid her lightly glowing features. She then turned to look at Emrelda, and had a spark of worry in her eyes before she calmed herself down. "Fire and Water were at war with eachother for the simple reason that each was a great threat to the other. Earth might know what happened to Wind, but she will be difficult to rest-." she stopped for a moment as Chrono got up and held his arm around her shoulder. He then just realized Emrelda was in the room, and suddenly pulled back his arm, and got off the chair before gripping his forehead and walking out of the room, mumbling to himself all along the way.

He ends up at the spot where Zoraida confessed, and sat on the rock with both hands on his head. He constantly fought over the pros, cons, and experiences he had, and his attraction was completely even on both sides. "Zora. Emrelda. Zora. Emrelda. Why can't I have both and just spare myself the heartache?!" his question was more like a plea, since he doubted that Emrelda would willingly be with him and Zoraida...

[Alice The Necrofox]

Shiro flipped through a book and listened to Emrelda. "Sounds romantic, not" and grinned. "So, sis went mad with lust, then where does that leave Zora? Hell, where IS Zora now? We know where a couple are, but the rest..."

[Grace.E]

Emrelda stared at Chrono. she didn't believe her ears...Chrono confessed that he liked both her and Zora, Zora? weird. Emrelda had to say this calmly...after she told Shiro what he wanted. dam her sensitive hearing
"they are still sealed I believed." she handed the scroll to Shiro "try to find a hidden map or something" she strolled over to Chrono. she sighed, calmly and quietly she spoke
"Listen...I am somewhat attracted to you, but unlike Zora over there, I don't know anything about love or romantic attraction...its new" she gave a wary glance at the entrance, she knew Zora was listening she sighed "I have no idea what you like about me? its weird to have someone like you to feel some amount of attraction to..." she hated the word 'runt' but she was going to use it anyway "a Runt Dragoness that has some serious issues..." she smiled, then turned around to leave, she began to regret what she told him...she was EXTREMELY attracted to him...not somewhat...this was getting out of hand
do you want to know why Chrono likes you? Io asked, humor laced his voice. Emrelda rolled her eyes as she walked into the Library. but her curiosity took over why?
he laughed Simple, you are extremely beautiful, you can make any man feel proud and also you posses a human heart which is all the more desirable in you he chuckled thats just what I think
Emrelda walked back over to shiro I am not beautiful Io, besides how much does he really know about me? who would want a dragon with a human heart? Io let out a belly laugh. the sword pulsed in rythem with his laugh Maybe more than you think...Emrelda you are beautiful she had the sudden urge to throw her sword across the world as his voice faded with the last word.
she pulled back her now shoulder length hair. tied it into a tiny bun, gracefully she climbed a latter that reached a top shelf.
"Shiro, off topic but I have a gift for you...its a journal I found in Japan, might be useful" she grabbed the small black leather journal and threw it on the desk next to him. she shook her head, her mind was needing to be cleared. "why and how does chrono like me?" she said in a low whisper that was only barely audio able for her to hear. Right now the most important thing is that we figure this case to see what it actually going to happen...

[Chrono Blackwyng]

Zoraida walked over to Chrono and sat down on the ground in the fetal position, not making eye contact in fear of keeping him from speaking his mind.

"Is there a problem with my name since you didn't say it all?" He looked down at her and chuckled a 'bit at the question, finding it somewhat humorous that the same entity that tried to pass itself off as a demon was now acting so conservative about her image.

"Zoraida fits someone who is of royalty or high social standing, but you look more like a 'Zora' since you never seem to be on a high-horse, or insists that her needs come first."

"So where does Emrelda figure into your fifty-fifty mentalty?" He was visibly shocked at how quickly she changed the subject, but tried to recall all the reasons why he liked her.

"The first impression I got of her was someone that didn't need the help of others to defend her own honor, then she also came across as strong since she could break out of my enhanced bind spell. Shes also very kind for telling me about her horn, which told me that I shouldn't give it away for some foolish notion like money since I already have a horde that rivaled England's wealth." Zoraida yanked on his tail since she could tell he was beating around the bush.

"She could be all that, but you would have already gotten rid of the horn if she wasn't beautiful, right?" Chrono was next to enter the fetal position, muffling his mouth and covering his face with his knees.

"Yes..."

"I didn't catch that, you said 'no'?" she couldn't help but smirk as he pulled his mouth away from his knees to almost yell his answer.

"I said yes, she is beautiful!" Zoraida got up and wrapped her arms around his chest while leaning her head on his shoulder.

Just remember, I'm fine with playing second to my Half-sister, I'm just relieved you actually find me attractive even though my robe covers so much of my body.

[Alice The Necrofox]

Shiro looked up from the book that Emrelda tossed at him.
"Well thanks... if its from japan then i don't know if i can read it... russian maybe, but.... OH." his eyes widened."It s using Morgan's runes... THAAT i can read..."
"Well... this wizard was a caster of sealing magic. He wrote down the formulas for his spells in here. It looks like a major seal for something extremely powerful. Almost godlike powerful."
he pored over it for a few minutes.
"Hm.... well i know where it is and how to open it, but not what is in it... it refers to the target as the giant Wyrm. Not worm, but Wyrm, like a giant...." he paused.
"Like a giant snake..."

[Grace.E]

Emrelda froze. she was beginning to wonder how she acquired all this stuff about this particular topic, intuition she guessed. Emrelda moved some of the ancient books and scrolls around. suddenly she heard a loud CRACK and Emrelda barely dodged a trap. the pointed stick landed on the other side of the wall and landed clumsily on the ground. she shook her head, she climbed down the stairs of the latter
"Chrono,Malj'naha ! if you are going to be here, might as well help out please" she called out,she gestured Shiro to wait as she escaped the library and into the treasure room. her treasure room though was not filled with gold coins and jewels...she hated those things. her gold a jewel chest is small and she only opens the tiny chest it when she is going somwhere...which he last time she went somewhere was 100 years ago. she walked straight over to her grand prize, the shelf that had scrolls from the library of Alexandria from her scholar days. lets just say...her treasure was knowledge. she wouldn't care if someone came in and took her useless gold and jewels chest. however on the other hand...knowledge was the one thing she did want. (for a dragon she is odd) nothing there. she looked around. something caught her eye that moved. it rolled around under the single Persian rug she had. she lifted it up. there laying under the rug with a bag that jingled with the sound of coins...was a funny looking gnome. the gnome opened his eyes and let out a high pitched shrieked. before he could run away Emrelda grabbed him by the collar of his dirty shirt.
"someone like here doing in a Dragons cave is pretty stupid" she said. he dangled there. squirming to get away from her grip. "SO!" he spat. "So what  if I like to live on the high side of life" Emrelda let out a loud, bell like laugh. she was laughing so hard that she began to cry.

[Chrono Blackwyng]

Chrono heard Emrelda, then nodded to Zora as she turned back to her spear form. He followed Zoraida's tracker to the treasure room, and resisted oogling at the books before heading over to the gnome that Emrelda held in her hands. "Oh, I know of a good recipie of gnome fillet, I just need to conjure up the spices with earth magic... that I currently can't access."

[Grace.E]

Emrelda was still laughing, the gnome had his arms crossed and stuck his tongue out at him "Emrelda wouldn't eat gnomes, were too greasy for her taste" he grumbled. Emrelda now giggling, covered her mouth. "And besides" the gnome gave Chrono a mischievous grin " if you eat me, I wont tell you the details of some of the things I have seen" he wiggled his bushy eye brows in a perverted way. Emrelda stopped laughing and began to squeeze him in a death like grip "and just how long have you been here" Emrelda's voice was now low and deadly. the gnome gasped a nervous laugh "about a year or two" a nervous smile played at his chapped lips.
"The Gnome fillet doesn't sound too bad now" her voice still low and deadly. the gnome lifted a finger "do know by any chance know how seductive you look right now Emrelda?" she only rolled her eyes, disgusting, why do all men have to act like this...she dropped the gnome on the table, but with her elegant index finger. she held him down.
"Anything else you wish to tell" he shut his trap and shook his head, stubbornly lifted his chin.

[Chrono Blackwyng]

Chrono thought this entire situation was something out of a satire, and held up his spear, Zora could tell what she was supposed to do, and turned into a burning mythril sword, and let Emrelda drop the gnome into his left hand as he took grip of the 'demi-human's legs. "Miss Emrelda, in my pack there is three small bags, the red one has the spices." He said as he put Zora down and slid the pack off then picked up Zora again.

[Grace.E]

Emrelda knelt down next to the pouch, the gnome shouted in terror. "Wait, wait!" he pleaded "what id I over heard something from one of my gnome friends" Emrelda ignored him and she found the red spice bag, she opened it and took a sniff. nodding in approval "High quality" she gave Chrono a wink "seems like you have been to Middle East..." she sniffed again "Nutmeg, Tumeric, Allspice...a hint of Cinnamon and..OH! sea salt and black pepper" she walked back next to him "By the way, don't call me Miss" she shuddered "its to Formal, the servants in the heaven palace call me that, drives me nuts"
"Emrelda.." the gnome reasoned "you need to know something before I before your delicacy" Emrelda didn't look at him as she, put her thumb and index finger into the bag "and what is that?" she replied. the gnome sighed "what if there was a threat coming" Emrelda snorted "what is it then?" she dusted him lightly with the spice. he began to snap his fingers "it starts with an V...umm." he snapped his fingers again "Vakeed! thats his name, a powerful sorcerer!"
Emrelda's blood ran cold, her eyes grew so wide they bulged. Gnomes were cursed to tell the truth...she set down the spice bag. she bit her lip to keep from shaking...Vakeed was not only a sorcerer...but also a demonic dragon that was after her, she gulped "who is he?"
how did you get involved with him?

[Chrono Blackwyng]

Chrono raised an eyebrow at Emrelda then tossed and cutting the gnome in mid-air. He handed the fillet to Emrelda on a plate, then handed her a drink of water. "Zora, extract the gnomes spirit if you will?" he heard her gumble in his mind, then the gnome's after-image appeared before Emrelda. He seemed rather startled that he was standing next to his cooked remains, but still able to see Emrelda. "Obviously he is a powerful sorcerer, and from the name I can only guess he is of draconic origin. You can ask the gnome anything you want before we send him on his merry way."