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oathkeeper) wrote in middaeg2020-08-07 06:02 pm
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[open] throw away the key and then
Who: Sora + You!
When: The month of Aguril
Where: Where these threads happen!
What: A catch-all for the month of August including closed threads inside. As well as near the end of the month Sora runs into some bad characters on the street and happens to get kidnapped by some desperate Dorchacht smugglers and possibly sold to the underground markets still trying to deal in the shady “monster part” trading business there. More info can be found here.
Warnings: kidnapping, violence, blood, tba
[A: first, we're goin' to set some bait]
[It’s a normal day in Aguril and the city is bustling with life as usual. One puca boy is making his way up the road with a paper bag of various fruits and vegetables in his arms and is heading back home to get them into the icebox. The summer heat doesn’t do much to Sora even with his body now covered in patches of soft brunette-coloured fur. But the heat might do something to his newly purchased greens and treats, so he wants to get them home soon. A rabbit has to have snacks!
He’s not quite paying attention to his surroundings enough and doesn’t notice a pair of cloaked figures just down the road amongst a grove of trees. There is a small clatter of wooden wheels against the pavement and Sora stops for a moment to look up at the cloudy sky.
That is when his vision suddenly blurs, and pain erupts against the side of his head as he's clubbed with a wooden bat. It happens so quickly that Sora falls like a sack of bricks. His shopping scatters on the ground and the two cloaked figures throw a black sheet over him and scoop him up. They start quickly retreating to the back alley where a wooden cart is waiting...
Perhaps you're nearby and happen to hear the clatter or odd noise. Maybe you see the whole thing happen. They are clearly amateurs. But they are amateurs who are now stuffing Sora's knocked out body into a wooden cage on a cart. Perhaps you attempt to rescue him but at this point of time they will get away. But that doesn’t mean you can’t rough them up a bit if you so choose!]
[B: inside a nasty trap and wait]
[People who are bonded to Sora will notice the sudden dullness in their bond with him first. There will be a strange static-like feeling that only gets worse when they try to reach across the bond to him. It is like he's inside the city still but there's something that is muting his monster signature and his location on the magical bond. If anyone tries to contact Sora through alternative means such as their devices no responses will be given. Which is strange because he always answers his messages!
Although there might be some ways to try to find out where Sora is. Witches who know how to tap onto Divination might be able to scry where he might be heading. Or better yet maybe a witch can start some sort of magical conversation with his sleepy mind.
Somewhere along the way Sora wakes weakly in his wooden caged cart and finds himself travelling ... somewhere?? He can feel the temperature drop several degrees so it feels like they might be leaving the city. Because of that Sora tries his hardest to gather enough strength (did they drug him or something??) to create a small little red butterfly with his Illusion magic. Who knows... Maybe it'll be able to communicate with someone. It should be able to write messages or even make a noise or two but it won’t last long!]
[C: when he comes a-sniffing we will]
[If you managed to follow the smugglers into the wilde and towards their den, you’ll find that they haven't left the place unguarded. The den is nestled up in a rocky alcove that is covered in cold heaps of snow and old broken tree branches.
Just outside of the den is a large feral looking hyena creature that isn't happy to see you. Long sharp fangs protrude from its lips and four spider-like eyes stare at you with clear angry intent. It growls at a higher octave than expected and takes a step forward.
You’ll have to deal with this first if you want to get into the den.]
[D: snap the trap and close the gate]
[Inside the cavernous den itself is the dank smell of odd leathers and rotting spices that hang in the air like it is all growing much too old. There are torches lining the cavern walls but it leaves the den dim and hard to navigate. Walking the narrow path that have been dug in is uneven on the feet.
Depending on how one explores the den it all comes to one central spot at the back. There are collections of jars, boxes and crates filled with who knows what. Some jars seem to shimmer with old dragon scales, rusted old weapons line the walls and various liquid and powdery substances sit murky in vials scattered about. ]
"Just get it over with already, bastard!"
[A voice rings out angrily from the other room. If followed, Sora can be found held down against his will across a large wooden table. He struggles weakly but the man holding him has a painful grip and a large meat cleaver held high in his other.]
S-Stop!
[Sora tries to struggle. But he can’t move well. They must have put something in his system to make him feel weak. The other man across the room reaches out and yanks Sora's long rabbit ears with one hand and slaps them against the wooden table with Sora wincing painfully.]
"Get the ears and then take off a foot. Have you heard how much a lucky’s rabbit foot can go for? Hurry up, the shipment has to go out tonight!"
[A rescue would be good! Anytime now!]
[E: wildcard]
[got something else? throw it down here!]
When: The month of Aguril
Where: Where these threads happen!
What: A catch-all for the month of August including closed threads inside. As well as near the end of the month Sora runs into some bad characters on the street and happens to get kidnapped by some desperate Dorchacht smugglers and possibly sold to the underground markets still trying to deal in the shady “monster part” trading business there. More info can be found here.
Warnings: kidnapping, violence, blood, tba
[A: first, we're goin' to set some bait]
[It’s a normal day in Aguril and the city is bustling with life as usual. One puca boy is making his way up the road with a paper bag of various fruits and vegetables in his arms and is heading back home to get them into the icebox. The summer heat doesn’t do much to Sora even with his body now covered in patches of soft brunette-coloured fur. But the heat might do something to his newly purchased greens and treats, so he wants to get them home soon. A rabbit has to have snacks!
He’s not quite paying attention to his surroundings enough and doesn’t notice a pair of cloaked figures just down the road amongst a grove of trees. There is a small clatter of wooden wheels against the pavement and Sora stops for a moment to look up at the cloudy sky.
That is when his vision suddenly blurs, and pain erupts against the side of his head as he's clubbed with a wooden bat. It happens so quickly that Sora falls like a sack of bricks. His shopping scatters on the ground and the two cloaked figures throw a black sheet over him and scoop him up. They start quickly retreating to the back alley where a wooden cart is waiting...
Perhaps you're nearby and happen to hear the clatter or odd noise. Maybe you see the whole thing happen. They are clearly amateurs. But they are amateurs who are now stuffing Sora's knocked out body into a wooden cage on a cart. Perhaps you attempt to rescue him but at this point of time they will get away. But that doesn’t mean you can’t rough them up a bit if you so choose!]
[B: inside a nasty trap and wait]
[People who are bonded to Sora will notice the sudden dullness in their bond with him first. There will be a strange static-like feeling that only gets worse when they try to reach across the bond to him. It is like he's inside the city still but there's something that is muting his monster signature and his location on the magical bond. If anyone tries to contact Sora through alternative means such as their devices no responses will be given. Which is strange because he always answers his messages!
Although there might be some ways to try to find out where Sora is. Witches who know how to tap onto Divination might be able to scry where he might be heading. Or better yet maybe a witch can start some sort of magical conversation with his sleepy mind.
Somewhere along the way Sora wakes weakly in his wooden caged cart and finds himself travelling ... somewhere?? He can feel the temperature drop several degrees so it feels like they might be leaving the city. Because of that Sora tries his hardest to gather enough strength (did they drug him or something??) to create a small little red butterfly with his Illusion magic. Who knows... Maybe it'll be able to communicate with someone. It should be able to write messages or even make a noise or two but it won’t last long!]
[C: when he comes a-sniffing we will]
[If you managed to follow the smugglers into the wilde and towards their den, you’ll find that they haven't left the place unguarded. The den is nestled up in a rocky alcove that is covered in cold heaps of snow and old broken tree branches.
Just outside of the den is a large feral looking hyena creature that isn't happy to see you. Long sharp fangs protrude from its lips and four spider-like eyes stare at you with clear angry intent. It growls at a higher octave than expected and takes a step forward.
You’ll have to deal with this first if you want to get into the den.]
[D: snap the trap and close the gate]
[Inside the cavernous den itself is the dank smell of odd leathers and rotting spices that hang in the air like it is all growing much too old. There are torches lining the cavern walls but it leaves the den dim and hard to navigate. Walking the narrow path that have been dug in is uneven on the feet.
Depending on how one explores the den it all comes to one central spot at the back. There are collections of jars, boxes and crates filled with who knows what. Some jars seem to shimmer with old dragon scales, rusted old weapons line the walls and various liquid and powdery substances sit murky in vials scattered about. ]
"Just get it over with already, bastard!"
[A voice rings out angrily from the other room. If followed, Sora can be found held down against his will across a large wooden table. He struggles weakly but the man holding him has a painful grip and a large meat cleaver held high in his other.]
S-Stop!
[Sora tries to struggle. But he can’t move well. They must have put something in his system to make him feel weak. The other man across the room reaches out and yanks Sora's long rabbit ears with one hand and slaps them against the wooden table with Sora wincing painfully.]
"Get the ears and then take off a foot. Have you heard how much a lucky’s rabbit foot can go for? Hurry up, the shipment has to go out tonight!"
[A rescue would be good! Anytime now!]
[E: wildcard]
[got something else? throw it down here!]
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[The fury in her voice is far more contained than his, to the point of iciness. But her body shakes with it, and her clenched fist is squeezing entirely too tight.]
We'll tear their whole operation to pieces. Nothing left.
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[He can see the rage in her voice, and honestly he welcomes it. This was Not Okay on many levels.]
Why are people like that still allowed to exist in this city, anyway? They're hurting innocent people.
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[She stares down into her mirror, glaring venomously.]
Pity for them they captured someone with a bondmate specializing in Divination.
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That's unacceptable.
[He shakes his head a little hard. No, he has to keep it together; there's legitimate targets he can direct his anger at.]
How long does your scrying take?
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[And why would they? Really, speeding along would only draw attention to them, and that's the last thing they want.]
What I'm worried about is if their base might be shielded.
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[That would be a bit of a problem, especially if Kairi couldn't pick up the trail again.]
Then we should track them down while we can, follow their trail. If they do have some shielded base, we could cut them off before they get there, or figure out where that base might be.
[Maybe he sounds a little impatient, but he's getting restless. He needs to do something to help.]
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[She can do more things than just scry now, but when they'd taken Ven, she'd still been focusing so hard on Divination... having it cut away like that when she was trying to save a friend had been devastating.]
... You're right, we won't get anything done waiting here. I was hoping we could get as many of us together as possible, but time is valuable even if we do know where they're going.
[She rushes back to her room and comes out with Oathkeeper strapped to her back, determination in her gaze as she looks at him.]
Come on. Let's get our boy.
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[He doesn't like this. This feel just like when Sora had gone missing, and everyone had begun to scramble for clues. He felt like he was grabbing at straws then... hopefully he can do more now.]
[He looks up when Kairi gets Oathkeeper. He nods at her; he doesn't even want to go get his Keyblades, more than willing to rely on his claws.]
Let's go.
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They're still pretty close to the harbor exit out of town. We can make it there quickly, I think.
[If only she had a speed spell, or a teleportation one... Well, no matter. They'll work with what they've got. She flings the door open and heads out.]
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[Roxas nods as he looks over at the mirror with her. The harbour isn't terribly close, but it's not ridiculously far. Roxas has run farther on missions before.]
[He nods before following after Kairi, heading out the door behind her. It's easy to keep pace with her, especially now that they're finally on the move.]
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She has no idea how many of them there are, or how powerful they are individually, after all. Every bit of backup they can get is welcome.
As they rush through the city, evading foot traffic and drawing only a little bit of attention from how badly they're rushing, Kairi keeps glancing down at the mirror.]
Still got them in my sights. They don't seem to be moving as fast as we are.
[Probably so as not to attract attention.]
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That's good for us, then. We'll catch them quicker.
[Maybe the kidnappers don't want to draw attention to them. But they've already drawn enough attention when they took Sora.]
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[That and her Divination. Still, she has to wonder why they wouldn't expect anyone to come after him. If monsters need bonds, one would think their bonded would usually chase down kidnapees.
Well, it's working out in their favor, so maybe she should just not worry too much about it.]
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[It's a fault of the enemy he's willing to exploit, if it means getting his friends back.]
[He pauses as his comm goes off, and he briefly checks it.]
The others are on their way, too.
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[She'd be a little more concerned with things like strategy if she thought these rotten pieces of garbage stood any sort of chance against all of them barreling down on them at once. But as it is, she's pretty sure they have no idea what they've just called down on themselves.]
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Sounds good to me. And if we need to split up, there's enough of us to cover plenty of ground.
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[They'll just have to be a little patient. Assuming they aren't distracted by having to fight some sentries upon arrival at the base.]
Sora (npc) > Roxas > Kairi
Kairi's scrying will still prove true as well. Sora's mind is fading in and out of consciousness. But with her magic, she should be able to follow exactly it is that the cart is going.
But there is one man that keeps looking over his shoulder. Like he's starting to catch on to her spying...]