Legend of The Emerald Sword

[Luccas Hunter]

"That sounds almost impossible; how did you do it, survive in the dungeon that is?" Luccas asked as they both entered the tall bath house, the whole room layered with a small amount of mist. He pulls a few coins off of his person and hands them to the canine attendant and walks slowly towards one of the many baths.

[tangletail]

The feline followed the other into the bath house, and allowed his eyes to wonder while he was inside. He inspected every single person inside, and left no single peble unnoticed. “Now now,” the cat began in very relaxed tone, “I do not brag.” He waited for the other to find a bath before joining him inside.

 
The moment he stepped inside, the dried blood and torn fur that clung to his body had began to pull away from him. When he submerged himself deeper, the bath became a little more polluted with enough fur for the water it's self to have a fur coat of it's own. He studied this for a moment and began to run his hands through his fur to scrub himself clean with a sigh.

 
 “But if you must know. It wasn't a cake walk. The dungeon was deep below the earth. To the point where frost could collect, and it was a hot day in summer in the surface world. The dungeon was fourty-two levels or so deep, and you entered by being pushed off a hole into a small pool of water. I saw the ancient footsteps of everyone before me, and the density of their presence faded by a half about thirty minutes in. Skeletons of the damned littered the hallway with the lives claimed by what ever took them.  Puzzles and traps awaited on each floor above the other, and finally monstrous creatures roamed as if it was their home. How do they live... I am not sure seeing as not many people were banished to it... unless they feed them of course. It would only make sense as such. Which was the dungeon's own oddity. The prisoners were free to attempt the escape, but shoddy and keen equipment lied in wait. And the footsteps shown that they went for the tools.” The feline began in a thoughtful tone as he continued to scrub away any form of damages in his fur, or dirt and grime he might have picked up while in prison.

[Chronic Payne]

Finding himself deeper in the woods, on a mountain side overlooking the kingdom, stops on a branch, moving some leaves to get a look at everything below, "Hehe... as pitiful as this kingdom is, it's my home.", with a grunt hops down and takes a seat on the ground, reclined back looks up toward the sky and yawns, "Time is drawing near, for the revealing of today's fools to take the quest is close."

Stretching and laying down under the tree shaded by the sun, "I guess I should make a stop by... might be interesting.", putting hands behind head, crossing legs, and closing eyes, "Right after a nap...", slowly dozing off from last night's encounters. It's calm and quite and the sounds of the wind blowing through the trees, birds and wild animals sounds from a distance, a small grin spreads over his face, "Emerald Sword... yeah right..."

[Luccas Hunter]

Stifles a laugh as he notices all the fur and dirt. "There may be enough fur in there for both you and me! When have you bathed last?" Luccas asks as he circles around the bath, grabs a small net from the wall, and begins cleaning out the fur from the water.


"you better hurry fool. you have thirty minutes until the death bell tolls" The little demon said with a hint of glee.


"shut up already, I know when the bells ring, and I don't need you to remind me." Luccas retorted quietly to himself, looking up at the cat quickly.

[tangletail]

Leo smiled to himself as he now submerges himself entirely in the water, easily washing away the rest of the filth that clung to him. He eventually rose at the other end of the bath and crawled out of the water. “Well, I was heavily chained and hung in a jail cell for I think... a month before a parole,” He hummed idly, not seeming to notice the small out burst from the other man. Instead he was looking around for his sack for a moment, and quickly plucked it up. In moments, then man disappeared with a small wisp of smoke in his place. The smoke wasn't large enough to fully cover the man's exit, nor did it seem like natural smoke.

[Luccas Hunter]

Groaning, Luccas sprints after the cat, pulling his claymore out and uttering a charm so his sword will unleash a stunning blast on everyone in a wide radius, causing his weapon to shine brightly.


"Stop, thief or I will use force!" He shouted after Leo, preparing to use the charm.



"If you wasn't yelling at me, I would have told you" The voice said mockingly

[tangletail]

Leo seemed to be absent from the area. That was till a soft voice could be heard from all around. “Why are you yelling? I am just donning my gear,” the feline sighed in a disdain tone as he now seemed to have sprang from the shadows and landed softly on the ground.

 
His stance was clearly not meant for ill will, and the feline even had his hands up to show that he really meant no harm. His regular prisoner clothing was now left on the floor, and his body was now covered with a new set of clothing and light weight armor.

 
He now wore thin black pants that clung tightly to his legs, on his thighs were black embroiled leather pads. His boots Were also mostly made of leather, with metal toes, and heels to help provide some support to the form. A pair of embroiled gauntlets. Then finally, over a black sweater was a grayish black leather plated vest with strange embroiled patterns on the front and back. The vest had an abnormally large collar, and sat on top of a black sweater with the sleeves rolled up and hidden underneath. Around the feline's neck dangled a small mask that resembled the head of a displacer beast.

His fur and body, which was previously in poor condition, now showed some signs of life once more and seemingly naturally well kept for a feline. His fur hid any previous scaring he had taken during his stay in the prison. Yet oddly enough, his hair seemed to remain in the same nappy condition.

On his belt were several long daggers, that dangled from loops along his belt and finally a basic short sword.

 
“Did you really not trust me enough to draw your weapon to my first disappearance? My... we might not get along to well,” the cat stated in a tone that sounded almost like a whine.

[Luccas Hunter]

Groaning, he slides the claymore back into place on his back and disables the stun charm. "it's not distrust  You are a criminal, and you have been put into my care. you can't just disappear like that and expect me not to try and go after you. Were you to gain my trust, I would be more relaxed with things like that." Luccas takes off his helmet and grins, taking in your outfit "Looks nice, but we have to go. The bell is about to ring." He motions for the door and hands a few more coins to the bathhouse owner, apologizing for the mess.

[tangletail]

“Disappearing is what I do, I am a thief not a barbarian or an assassin, nor a warrior, or squire. Plain sight is rough hands, and out of sight is for the gentle mind.” The cat rolled his eyes with a playful smile and quickly slid the mask over his face, then finally the sweater's hood. He slid the buckles through the hood, and strapped them down to help seal the mask in place. “Ah yes... the public ceremone of the death march yes,” the feline asked as he followed the paladin. 

[Luccas Hunter]

The bells begin ringing, once every 3 seconds. As the bells sound throughout the town, a crowd begins to build. Unlike earlier, There are at least one thousand people crowding the square as the sun beats down on all of them. The sound of trumpets can be heard over the sound of the crowd, and as more people begin packing in, The king has been sighted heading down from the castle towards the square.


Luccas walks through the crowd, pushing his way through every so often as the crowds thicken. The sound of the demon mind has been drowned out, putting him at ease for now. When Luccas reaches the front of the raised platform, he turns around, looking for the feline theif.

[tangletail]

The thief was nearby, his horrible mask still worn over his face, and causing some unease within the crowd. Some people whispered to each other as they looked to him, others seemed to hold some form of scowl from his appearance. Clearly he was well known, and hated among the people. But not a single matter had actually passed over the cat, he stood calmly, and almost seemed at ease with the boiling fury. “Well,” He began, looking to the man next to him with a coy smile behind his mask, “you asked for loyalty, and here I am... standing in the middle of the fire pit.”

[Luccas Hunter]

"Don't worry about them-" He speaks up loudly enough for the crowd around the two of them to hear "There is no way they would attack a seeker of the shard, and hand picked by the king himself, would they?"
Luccas grins and replaces his helmet, pointing to the left "Here comes the king now!" He shouts, causing a roar of applause.

[Chronic Payne]

Groaning and rubbing his eyes, "Huh, aww! get off!" sitting up quickly as he shoos away birds pecking at his shirt and animals sniffing him, "SHOO!! GO!", snickers and yawns then suddenly his ears perk up to the sound of the bells ringing, "Oh crap! I'm gonna be late to see the chosen fools!", hopping right up does a quick stretch and takes off down the hill tripping up but keeps going, soon running on his hands and feet for more momentum towards the sound of people clapping, getting there in record time.

Slowing himself down and jogging around the crowd sees the king and pushes himself forward into the crowd some patting him on his back and saying hello and greetings being know for his past actions, "Heh, hey there... Oh hello... Ummm... thanks, excuse me... pardon...", til finding an old stone well close by, taking a step up getting over the crowd, "Heh, better...", crossing arms and standing up straight keeps balance and watches over the crowd noticing a couple faces, soon the crowd all settle down as the king prepares give his same speech every time they chose more people for the quest.

[tangletail]

The feline lets out a low whistle. While yes, he was selected by the king it was more of a way to finally destroy the feline that so many other lords and holds have failed to do so. He had no real intention on heading on a mad goose chase for a single piece of a weapon that may or may not still exist. Even then,  while forced his own dedication to a task at hand useually cost him his freedom, and thus enslaves him to the current task. “Yes... selected by the king, and I am not quite happy with the results. If so... he just wants me dead because I believe he was a... target of mine in the past so to speak,” the cat said in a matter of factually tone. At least he was an honest one.

[Luccas Hunter]

The crowd becomes silent quickly as the king walks up on to the stage. He is wearing a thick green robe, despite the heat of the day, and his bright gold crown, adorned with a small amount of colorful gems. Looking over the crowd, the elderly dragon clears his throat and begins his speech in an unusually loud voice for his age.


"Today, we gather here, as we have for many years, to celebrate the war of the Emerald War. A war fought, angels against demons, to keep the world at peace." The crowd cheers, forcing the king to wait before continuing.


"But, today is not just a celebration, it's a sending away party! Six brave people have been selected to search for the legendary shards of the Emerald Sword!" The crowd begins roaring with approval as the old king motions for the list.


"These pepople, regardless of their background, race, or gender will be Ahh, looking at this list, I am sure that there will be something big that will happen, I can feel it in my old bones!" the crowd laughs, but quiets quickly as the king begins at the top of the list.


"First, Hanna Smalls!" The crowd cheers as a blue bird walks up on the stage, wearing tight leather armor and a steel bow with blue feathered arrows. she hops up and smiles at the king, waving to the crows happily.


"next, Shinji Cotagawa!" a tall thin Dalmatian jumps onto the stage, seemingly out of nowhere. He looks like a noble wizard, wearing a dark purple robe with embroidery on the torso of it. He sneers at the crowd, moving next to the bird.


"Third, Connor Hue!" A large brown bear lumbers onto the stage and stands, facing the crowd. He is wearing long pants, green short sleeved shirt, a crossbow strapped to his chest. a long sword, covered in a leather sheath on his waist, and a giant backpack.


"Fourth, Luccas Hunter!" Luccas walks carefully up the steps, standing close to the king as he takes off his helmet and ties it to a leather strap on his waist.


"Fifth, Leo Cyrule!"