.:|Realm of Fairytales; The Orb Plot|:.

[♥ROSEH♥]

"Demon." He countered smoothly to the silver-haired woman. It was was only natural that most couldn't place his origins just by look. Most were still convinced that demons were imp-like monstrousities with a red complexion and large ram-like horns. Again, he defied that label. Quite a vigilante in a sense. However, he held back a snicker from her last statement. Of course, their would be some who sought out to be Justice. To take away all these orbs to prevent their usage for inadmissible reasons.

Well, he had just met one of them. His eyes laid on the sprightly one once more. "Nothing better to do? So you place yourself at the feet of-"

A black transparent 'smoke' engulfed him, some sort of malicious aura around him. Nearly glowing blue eyes narrowed. A hand then slid to his side, gripped around the very sword that had cut the string of life from a fellow earlier. He recognized this power, and the hatred for this one couldn't even compare to the one for this girl's happy-go-lucky attitude.

"Light." He said, eyes narrowing at the bright looking figure. It was barely there, misty, and rather annoying just by looking at it. His eyes dashed about, looking for the new elemental that openly stated he was there.

[Darkpidgeot]

(*taps desk* Well if no ones going to use them, I will then...*saves ideas*)

"No...I won't. There's no point in telling a name that would be forgotten. Even if remembered, there is nothing to be with an empty name." Zan growled at the water elemental and her...what's the word...giddiness.

Turning back to the dark elemental, he shook his head. "Feet of death? Tch...not that I care. What good is anything if you fight for yourself?" Zan assumed that was what the man...or demon was talking about. Then again, the constant conflicting ties of the elements always brought...interruptions, judging by the male's reaction when another elemental drew near to the area.

[destinyeyes]

OoC: LMFAO -at Aki and Roseh-.

"Demon hm? Buh thas no namey wamey at all, su!" Libria pouted and answered the other nameless elemental, "Me has a really-weal goodie mem'ry, su?" After tilting her head, she blinked up at Kiru as the dark aura surrounded him.
Unfortunately, the light elementals choice of entry was not the the most timely one, "Hai! Fine, su! Don't show your facey-wacey to us, betcha won't tell meh YOUR name either, su!" At that excalamation, she turned on her tanned bare feet and flounced off in the direction of the Earth city. She ran quite quickly too, fluidly.

"Was it beyond the capability of my Father to procure me a less capricrious slave?" Felienne murmured to herself with a sigh, alighting the grass with a frown, literally using the light term, she didn't even seem to disturb the grass. She glanced once at Kiru, and figured two things.
1. This was one of the people she needed to keep the orbs from.
2. This was problematic. Not only did he seem powerful, Libria also liked him, and she was just too innocent.

And an unrelated 3, Libria was so troublesome .__. She looked over at the illusion of a light... Perhaps an ally? He was a light elemental after all, even if his illusionary abilities were questionable.
Annoying that Libria flounced off like the rabbit she dressed up as, she was so much better with people...
So what if Felienne had had a cultivated, sheltered life? Someone had too.

[~Chinchii~]

Mara peeked out at Libria and Feli and blinked. "Scarrrrrry people." She murmured with an o__o expression on her face.

"Hikariiiii." Maraia started.

"I know, I know. No making friends, no talking, no having fun, anything ELSE you'd like to shelter me from? Maybe.. breathing?" She asked dryly.

Maraia rolled her eyes. "Im just trying to keep you safe, little light." She said, crossing her arms.

"Keep me safe, or smother me? Come on Katani. I'm growing weary of this stick in the mud. Let's have some fun!" She grinned and took off into the forest.

Maraia slapped her forehead. This could not be good. Nope, not at ALL.

[♥ROSEH♥]

It was now he realized that he had no time to deal with this Light Elemental. Growling, black wings snapped out, and he swung himself into the air with a hard flap. Feathers caught the air, glistening in the sun like wet tar. This Libria, as the Silver-haired woman called her, seemed to head for the orbs. And no, he wasn't going to let her get it. As he was pulled upwards, rocketed into the sky, he flapped hard and viciously. Zooming across the skies as fast as he could, he figured this girl got a rather good start ahead. And every foot ahead of him counted, considering he didn't even know how far ahead the temple was, entangled in this thick forest. Resting on a current of air, he let the wind glide him ahead before speeding back forwards.

Back in the race, back to business.

[Darkpidgeot]

Nice way to leave. Noting that the male had flown off to the Earth temple after that other wind elemental, he hopped off the branch. He unstrung his bow and placed it in a leather tube. Placing that over his shoulder, he kicked the grass a little before taking off after the demon. Air currents started to bend as he got back into the air skating he did before. He HAD to see the battle out between the two.

[destinyeyes]

Felienne tilted her head, "In any case... I had better catch up with Libria", she decided, before clasping her hands together, "The demon is flying after her... And she is not the very quickest of people. She's a water elemental, not an air", at this deduction, Felienne started running in the same direction also, her hair somewhat like a glinting cloak behind her... Well it was to her ANKLES after all, the longest strands.

"Su..." Libria just kept running in the direction she was, a slight frown creasing her forehead. "Felley-Belle didn't follow... She will soony-soon though! Su!" at this assurance she kept running, covering a surprising amount of distance in her somewhat annoyance. How far was this damn city? And what did it look like? She wished Felle would fill her in when she was dragged half-way across the world...

[michi]

The reactions he recieved were not good.

The largest of the people gathered had suddenly become shrouded in a dark aura, glaring at the illusion he had made. Nicholas jumped backwards at the creature's reaction, eyes wide with fear. His illusion suddenly disappeared, but Nicholas didn't bother to make it reappear. His energy was drained from conjuring the figure (even if it was basically transparent) - he could only watch from the shadows now, seeing the figures leave the area.

It took him a moment to realize it, but Nicholas knew they were after the orb - he had to hurry!

Quickly, he sped off through the forest, ignoring the eeriness of the biome that he was in. Instead, he ran off in the direction of the others, having nothing to really aid his speed now that his strength was drained and he could not fly or anything like that. Good thing Nicholas had always been a rather fast runner....

[F e n i]

The Light sighed deeply, shifting her eyes from one inanimate object to another. Her arms wrapped around themselves tighter, uneasiness growing into a large hole in the center of her being. Ever since she was brought to Akharah against her own will, she had mixed feelings about the whole ordeal. It wasn’t like she missed her previous life.

Like she had one anyway.

Everything was more focused on the topic of magic here. Now this may be a surprise, but the Light-being didn’t really believe in magic. In her world, magic was just a fake, cheap stunts and tricks. She didn’t believe in hopes, dreams, or happy endings either. Those were just fairytales begging to be believed in. The Light-being knew better than that. She did know what she would do with her One Wish, however.

What was ‘One Wish’? Along with gaining the powers of all the Elements, the Great Deity that guarded the Dark and Light Orb bestowed yet another gift upon them. If the person picked a just reason to search for the orbs, one solitary wish would be granted to them. Yet, this was only a myth, cold words etched into stone. Or was it?

"What is it, Hikari?" the Dark Elemental asked when the other stopped in her tracks. She glanced over her shoulder at the younger. Hmmmm, the Light had been acting... unusual lately. Overly withdrawn, sensing things every other minute, both among many other symptoms. Her powers were evolving since she was first brought to Akharah. however, the Dark had no idea it would be this rapid.

She didn't answer the elder as she snapped her head up. Her eyes seemed to gaze into the distance, through the thick forest. There was probably something there that the younger Elemental saw that the samurai couldn’t. The Light-wielder broke into a sprint, leaving the samurai to eat her dust. From what the older could see, it was something important this time. The Dark-blood broke into a run of her own, easily catching up to the opposite Elemental. 'Hikari', dubbed by the other, skid to a stop when she looked at the current situation.

Dandy, just dandy. See, being a Light always got you into trouble one way or another. A huge crash echoed through the forest, startling birds out of their resting spots. The Light-wielder fell promptly on her butt. She looked up, golden irises catching sight of a young boy. Her eyes began to lose their blurred state. “Nicholas?”

[michi]

“Nicholas?”

The teenager skidded to an abrupt stop at this, turning his head to stare at the girl who had spoken his name. He blinked, the confusion blatantly clear on his childish facade - head tilted to the left, brown eyebrows furrowed in thought.

Who was she?

The fifteen-year-old's eyes narrowed slightly, peering at the girl - clearly, the slim teenager was looking over her pale bodies, trying to match it with anyone he knew. No, he was not checking her out - Nicholas wasn't really into that sort of thing. However, after a moment, he registered her pale face and wide, innocent eyes.

"Kiseki?"

The words felt oddly foreign on his tongue, a name that it had been months since the innocent-faced child had spoken. He stepped forward, still confused at her appearance, now forgetting about the orb and the evil man who was chasing after it.

"Why're you here, Kiseki? Do you need something? Oh!"

The child paused to lean forward, extending his right arm foreward and opening his hand for her to take, clearly offering to help her up.

"I bet that hurt... Er, you want an ice pack or something?"

[~Mausu~]

"Huh...So they're coming for it are they? It's about time...I expected them here ages ago quite frankly" he mumbled to himself...He was like them after all, a user of an element...Riku Durand lived alone in Geokran. He was currently residing in a small house on the outskirts of the city. He could have gone for the orb already if he wanted to...But what was the point? It wasn't as if anyone could just walk in there and take the damned thing. No...It wasn't that easy from what he had heard and it wasn't that he didn't want the orbs because that wasn't true at all, in actual fact he wanted them badly.

Riku could hear the villagers outside chatting noisily about people being spotted approaching the city and the male had to chuckle to himself. If they were anything like him then a few guards weren't going to do much at all. Riku stepped out of his...Humble abode and looked around idly, leaning against one side of the small house "you...What's this talk about?" Riku asked, gently tugging a small boy by the sleeve as he walked by, he knew what was happening of course but he wanted to know how much they knew "outsiders are approaching the city, Sir...We don't know much else" "I see...Very well" he let the boy go before suddenly turning his head and staring into the distance...Had his eyes deceived him? Was that...? Riku shook his head rapidly, shoulder-length silver hair fanning behind him as he did but...He was sure. It looked like her alright...There it was again! A shock of pink hair right in the distance and approaching fast...Pink was an unusual colour and he knew of only one person with that hair style.

Riku quickly went back into his house and slipped on a pair of leather, buckled boots. He walked over to a table and began to wrap some white tape around his hands, not because he was injured or his hands hurt, but because it hurt less when you punched someone that way. He quickly pulled on a pair of fingerless gloves and then began to put on his belt. This belt had 3 small explosives hanging from it and also a small knife at the other side, he made sure to tug his shirt over the belt...Nobody needed to see those just yet did they? He then pulled on a second belt with two holsters. One for the pistol he carried with him and the other for the shotgun that had the end sawn off, making it easy to carry with one hand and also made it lighter. Weapons like these were outlawed in such a peaceful city but Riku had bought these from one of the other cities on his travels. He had his reasons for using these, not because he loved to kill or because he wanted to look imposing but because he had made a promise.

After that brief moment of thought, he quickly filled a travelling bag with some ammunition, slipped the bag onto his back and then threw on his cloak...Finally ready to go. Riku left the house as soon as possible, locking the door behind him and then running off in the direction of the pink haired figure "I'm coming for you Briali...Wait for me"

[destinyeyes]

Libria was getting a little tired at the constant sprint speed she was maintaining. Where was Felienne? As much ground as Libria could cover in a short space of time, she had no idea why, but she'd always been able to travel long distances, but not quite as quickly as she was now. She hummed quietly to herself, not just because she enjoyed singing, but because Felienne could pick up the erratic vibrations in the air as she sang.
"Are you proud..? To have founded a brand new behaviour, with hatred and hurt as your saviour. But nobody's choosing to follow... So you choke back your tears and you sw-"
"LIBRIA!" Felienne ran up to her.
"-allow... Mistress, su!", Libria bowed her head.
"Racing off in such a harassed manner, what an impression!".
"Sowwy, su!"
"Refrain from such a practice unless I order it".
"Okie dokie smokie wokie, su!" Libria nodded, and smiled at Felienne, who as usual, looked back without a trace of a smile on her lips.

-

"So's, Mistress, where is this, su?"
"Geokran. The city home of the Earth orb".
"The planny, su?"
"Well. You charm half the guards-" Felienne was quite prepared to use how cute and innocent Libria looked and spoke for her own means, "I'll slip past. Anyone tries to stop you, take them out".
"Drowny, su?"
"Unnessecary hopefully, it is not our way".
"Su, remove the water from their legs so they can't chase or even walks, su?" Libria offered.
"Good", Felienne nodded as they walked, they were very close to the outskirts in any case.

"Su... Mistwess? Why they send us and not Master Kyrao?" Libria asked curiously, a slight catch in her voice, "He stwonga, su?"
"I believe my brother is to be kept at home to be with the air orb, he will help us to retrieve the air orb".
"Ohs..."
"Something wrong?" Felienne's eyes flickered to the emotional eyes of her slave, which showed a measure of confusion... Fear... Another emotion Felienne didn't quite understand. Odd.
"Noesy noes! Su!" Libria's eyes shot up and she grinned easily.
"Besides, my dear older brother might be stronger than I, but we are definately better trackers and thieves", Felienne stated. "We work well together in that area".

Sometimes she regretted that. Perhaps her family would love her more if she were a force to be reckoned with like her brother, instead of a thief. Albeit a moral one.

[~Mausu~]

Sprinting along the ground, further away from the city...Riku was determined to find that pink-haired figure that he saw...He knew he saw it, it wasn't his eyes playing tricks on him. He'd remember that pink hair anywhere "BRIALIII!" he called as he ran, stopping from time to time to just scan the area and see if she was near but alas...Nothing yet. "Where did she go...?" he began to grow irritated with himself for not acting sooner...She could be long gone by now. He sighed wearily and leaned back against a tree, about to curse himself and everything else before...There she was again. Her angelic figure was just walking by and she was with someone else...Maybe they were just mere apparitions? The silver haired one definitely had a unique aura about her. Riku quietly crept towards them, never taking his eyes off of the pinkette...He was certain that this was her, his Briali.

[destinyeyes]

"Yay, good teamy! SU!" Libria giggled, "Should we cover..?"
"Yes, Quickly", Felienne nodded, and they both took out their cloaks from their belts. It was a thin cloak, since it was summer, so it didn't take up much room, they travelled light.
They both put on the matching cloaks. They were snowy white, and had no insignia... It may have drawn attention even here. Libria put on her own cloak carelessly, putting up her own hood and doing up the clasp, before helping Felienne with hers, pulling up her hood gently too.
"How does I lookie, su?" Libria asked cutely, tilting her head.
"Quite ridiculous, remove the ears".
"But... Mistwess!!!" Libria complained. Felienne raised her eyebrows and Libria realised two mistakes.
"Okie dokie smokie wokie, half-sister, su!" she agreed, taking off the pink ears and folding it up, putting it in her pouch.
"Exactly", Felienne nodded, "Hither now", she instructed. Not just to walk again...

Of course, many cities would find slavery a disgusting prospect.

Around Riku, Felienne's awareness of someone's presence was shown by a particurly vicious wind suddenly whipping around and doing it's very best to remove his cloak. Perhaps the other reason for Libria's closeness.
Although was it so Felienne could keep Libria safe, or so Libria could take the shot if something went for Felienne?

[~Mausu~]

Riku looked around frantically for the source of this sudden flurry of wind. His eyes stopped on the two he had been following...How were they doing this!?!? They didn't seem to possess any sort of magical item...Riku gripped his cloak tightly around himself and trudged along, digging his feet into the ground as he approached the two, finding it hard to even speak "st-stop! I'm tr-trying to talk t-to you!" he gritted his teeth and made sure to keep his hood held down...After all, they were wearing cloaks...What did they have to hide, huh?

[destinyeyes]

His yells caught both of their attention, so the wind ceased as Libria turned around, Felienne twitched.
"Who's therey, su? Wanna talky?" she asked, with a blink. Felienne rubbed her forehead, how could she ignore them now..?
Libria was just bound to be-
"NICE TA MEETCHA, SU!"

See?
It was just hopeless.

[~Mausu~]

Riku stared at 'Briali'...She never used to be that loud xD Or that cheerful...She wasn't moody by any means but she was never THAT cheerful "h-hi..." he said softly, slowly approaching the pinkette "do you remember me...?" he then lowered his hood, his turqoise staring straight at her and taking in every feature and every inch of her face...That was her, without a doubt "Bri...?"

[destinyeyes]

Libria blinked rapidly, and Felienne allowed a frown to creep onto her features...
She should have kept him at a distance with the wind... Oh my. She wanted to see Libria's face

Libria blinked rapidly, looking up at him, his eyes scrutinizing her...
She felt so... So uncomfortable.
"Do I... Memba you... Su?" she sort-of repeated, "Bri?"

Who was this Bri? Wasn't that a cheese?
And he was making her THINK. Gahhh!! Libria didn't think, she sort of half thought... Felienne thought for her, it was better that way, as a slave.
"Uh... Who be 'Bri', su?" Libria asked, utterly confused.

Not that that was like... HARD or anything.

[~Mausu~]

Riku gave a frown of his own "Bri...Briali? That's you...How come you don't remember?" there were notes of desperation in his voice.

He looked at Felienne now "you're a...Friend of hers I assume?" he'd never seen her before. She could /apparently/ use air magic though. He didn't like that at all...Too much of a bad experience with their kind,

Riku then turned back to Libria "come on...Please, try and remember yourself...Try and remember me"

[destinyeyes]

Libria blinked still.
*Who is this person..?* Felienne wondered vaguely, rather unamused.
"Please stop harassing Libria", Felienne said calmly, "She's not this Briali you speak of, you're mistaken", a note of coldness entered her voice, "Leave her be".
Obviously, she disliked anyone harassing either one of them, and Libria just wasn't forceful enough to object.

Libria reacted suddenly, stepping back and shaking her head, "Meh namey-wamey's Libria, su, not Briali!" she pouted softly, "Sowwy?" at this she bounced over behind Felienne, who was far less confused.
"Is he erm..."
"COMPLETELY INSANE?" Felienne finished, eying him darkly as Libria fiddled with her hood, getting a headache from all the confusion. "Who ARE you anyway?" Felienne continued.