Sailor Moon Medieval - IC
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				Title: <strong>Sailor Moon Medieval - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>MissFire</strong> on <strong>17-07-2014, 00:08:38</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://i61.tinypic.com/96wdi0.jpg)</div><br>Queen Beryl's tower loomed heavily in the background. It was once the majestic central spire of Lunarius Keep and now it was a beast of living stone, the building itself corrupted and turned into the sorceress' prime defender. With massive stone claws it repelled any invader and it's glowing gaze watched over the dark one's new kingdom. It has been a year since Beryl brought the kingdom to heel and the land has grown twisted and dark, the evil seeming to radiate out from the keep, corrupting everything in around it slowly, but consistently. It was this dark keep that lurked in the distance as a woman in a ragged brown cloak pounded on the door to the Tower of Hermes.<br><br><strong>"Please! Let me in, It's urgent!"</strong><br><br>The voice was desperate, pleading. It belonged to Serenity Solarius, former princess and now wanted fugitive. Under her cloak, a small gem shard attached to a chain around her neck glowed with a soft light. It pulsed warmly against her chest. It was telling her that another stone bearer was here, somehow. It was confounding, as the Order of Hermes was composed entirely of men, but Serena was certain the stone was not wrong. It had always been hard to communicate with the Order of Hermes - they were secretive even in the best of times - but now it was all but impossible. They seemed to be shutting themselves away from the world.<br><br>Creak..<br><br>The door swings open on squeaky hinges. Serena steps back as a trio of hooded mages step out, surrounding a fourth mage. The fourth, the one in the center of the formation, has his hood down, his face wrinkled and wizened, a long white beard nearly reaching his waist spilling down.<br><br><em>"Begone, girl! The Order has no time for the fairer sex, especially in these dark times. We have important research to do!"</em> he spat, waving a hand dismissively, <em>"Cease your mewling at our door, lest you draw the ire of Beryl's forces to our keep!"</em><br><br>Serena frowned, but remained resolute, <strong>"But I must come inside! I... there is something within your keep I need!"</strong><br><br>The old man glowered,<em> "And that is?"</em><br><br>Serena frowned deeper. She had not planned this far. She could not expose her real identity, nor could she tell them that a woman was probably lurking in their midst. For one, the old man would probably not believe her. For another, if he did believe her, she'd be getting whomever was inside in trouble. Serena kicked herself. Should've come up with a story <em>before</em> approaching the keep!<br><br><br><br><em>"Bah!"</em> said the old wizard, having grown impatient with her silence, <em>"If you want to beg for help, go up the road and ask Father Avarus! He's been taking care of the wayward sheep in these parts!"</em> With that said, he retreated into the keep, the hooded mages trailing behind him and slamming the door shut. <br><br>Serena sighed and clutched her piece of the Star Crystal. She would have to return here at a later point, when she had a plan. For now, she decided, she'd have to do as the old wizard said and find this Father Avarus. Perhaps he would have some information? Someone who comes into contact with so many people would doubtless have heard many stories. One of those could be of a woman with a piece of the crystal. Resolving to return, the princess started away from the Order. Unknown to Serena, however, someone had been watching the conversation from one of the high windows. <strong>Someone who could help her.</strong> <br><br><hr><br>Not far from the Order of Hermes, fate continues to conspire. It draws a former knight and a former bandit together. Four roads begin to converge into one and here near the village of Darthmoor, two of those roads start to join. <br><br>At The Happy Stallion, a roadside inn and tavern that was once bustling with visitors at all hours, a few stalwart travelers and a smattering of villagers from Darthmoor gathered around tables, nursing beverages and drinking their misery away. There was once a time when the Stallion would be packed to the gills, day or night. Now, most were afraid to travel the roads thanks to Beryl's packs of marauding monsters and the spreading corruption radiating out from her dark castle. One of the patrons was garbed as a traveler, but she was, in fact, <strong>Raye Ignacia</strong>, former bandit and current hunter of Queen Beryl's monsters. With her shard of the Star Crystal, she could conjure fire itself and use it to bring justice to the dark monsters that roamed the land. She listened to conversations around her, attentive for any juicy bits of information. One such tidbit came to her from just a table over.<br><br><em>"..and all the villagers are bein' robbed, like!"</em><br><br><em>"Cor! Wot, on the roads?"</em><br><br><em>"Not even, mate! Some of 'em wake up an' find theys houses picked clean of valleybulls!"</em><br><br><em>"VAL-YEW-BULLS, ya idiot."</em><br><br><em>"Whatev, guv! Point is; picked clean! Some of 'em get robbed on the roads by a mysterious figger! Somes of em just wakes up an' bam! All gone!"</em><br><br><em>"Cor!"</em><br><br><em>"Right? Word has it, though, that the man at the 'ol chapel, that there Father Avarus is the only one wot got a good look at the robber, so 'e says. I bet if yew could track that robber down, like, he'd 'ave gobs of gold on him!"</em><br><br><hr><br>And not much further down the road, at the village of Darthmoor, a fighter stands around a crowd of peasants. Her armor is old and worn, the regalia of Lunarius worn off of it. It looks like it has seen many battles, but she wears it with honor and pride. Her weapon looks equally worn. To any, she looks like a simple sellsword, a mercenary out for coin. The profession has seen much growth in the past year, with the rampaging monsters. It takes a hardy fighter to keep the roads clear of Beryl's more mindless minions. Yet she is more than a simple mercenary; she is <strong>Makoto Tormenta</strong>, former knight and the last of Lunarius' military. She is a Star Crystal bearer and one of the strongest women on the continent. <br><br><em>"Please, miss, we don't 'ave much to pay you, but if'n you could help us... I... we can't farm out here so well anymore, not with the blight taintin' the ground.."</em> pleaded a villager.<br><br><em>"We need our money to buy food and supplies, but 'alf the village has been robbed! Even if we lock our doors an' windows, everythin' we have vanishes!"</em> said another.<br><br><em>"Miss, venture to the chapel over the hill, ask Father Avarus! He's the only one who's got a good look at the robber! If'n you can get our belongin's back, we'll pay you proper!"</em> asked the first.<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Sailor Moon Medieval - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Sinestra</strong> on <strong>17-07-2014, 11:43:17</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://i60.tinypic.com/2ro3ifk.gif)</div><strong>"Relax..."</strong> Makoto said in a stern and calming manner. She had no desire to fleece the townspeople of their money, she just needed enough to keep going or weapons to rearm herself. Some of Beryl's monsters really wore out the weapons she had picked up along the way. At her hips hung a few scavenged swords, at her back a large and worn maul that still bore the Lunarius kingdom seal and a large two handed bladed, decorated of the royal guard of Lunarius Castle. But yet her most potent weapon hung on a small chain beneath her armor, a strange crystal she had found in her pack one evening after having fled the destruction of the castle. It gave her phenomenal power, power she used to destroy Beryl's monsters by the dozens... she was fairly certain the lightning that shrouded the weapons she wielded came from her crystal... a power she was immensely thankful for each new day.<br><br><strong>"I've no wish to see anyone go hungry just because you feel the need to pay me. We can worry about payment after I solve your problems, alright?"</strong> she said with an optimistic and friendly tone that was no doubt growing ever-more rare in the days since Beryl's reign began.<br><br><strong>"But I will go and see him. If he can point me in the right direction, hopefully I can find this monster and put a stop to it before it hurts anyone else!"</strong> she says with a clenched fist and focused gaze. <strong>"You guys do what you can to keep things safe here. I'll be back as soon as I can."</strong> she said with confidence and pride. She wouldn't give up on the people of the kingdom, and she hoped in return, they wouldn't give up on the kingdom itself. And with a few handshakes and thanks given, Makoto sets off down the road and over the hill. If this Father had any answers at all, she was going to need them...
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				Title: <strong>Re: Sailor Moon Medieval - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Sessha</strong> on <strong>18-07-2014, 11:43:11</strong>
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				&nbsp;Rei had been relaxing in the tavern towards the back of the main room. A place she always took as it gave her a view of the whole place for any potential threats. As she nursed a flagon of mead the rumors of thieves in her territory began to circulate towards her. THAT did not sit well with the former bandit herself. She chugged back the rest of her mead before getting up her sword hanging on her hip next to her dagger as she slid her bow and quiver onto her back. As she passed the barkeep she flicked him a gold piece before leaving through the front door. <br><br>&nbsp;As she walked up to the stables she waved to the stable boy. "Boy prepare my horse." she barked to him as two small ravens fluttered down to land on her shoulders. In her days as a bandit because of these two companions she had been called the raven outlaw. Now-a-days though that didn't matter to her not since that fateful day. During one of her return trips to her home in the mountains did the crystal appear. It shot from the flames of the shrine's tribute to the spirits of fire to land in front of her as she offered prayers. <br><br>&nbsp;As soon as she had touched it she had felt it's power suffuse her body. She felt the warmth and the strength of the fire fill her body and her own soul. As that had happened she knew what it was she needed to do. She had used it's power to slay demons in and around the surrounding areas trying to at least carve out something decent for people. It didn't take the stable boy long to saddle her horse. "Here for your troubles. " she said flicking the boy a silver shilling before mounting and heading towards where she had heard this priest was suppose to have seen the thieves themselves.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Sailor Moon Medieval - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ChaoticSky</strong> on <strong>19-07-2014, 05:04:47</strong>
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				Ami, or <em>Armin</em> as she was known, had been drawn to her window by the commotion outside, along with quite a few others. A woman was a tempting prospect for the many repressed young men within the Keep's confines, especially one in distress. Whatever they may have said around the instructors, she could all too easily imagine the ribald jokes they would tell amongst themselves about finding the lass and offering her a place for the night. Not that they would ever act on such fantasies, the punishments for sneaking out were... <em>severe</em>, and would be doubly so if it was discovered that they were off tramping about and polluting their minds with a member of the 'lesser sex'. Bringing her here would probably send the old masters into apoplexy, which might be funny to watch but she wouldnt want to be on the other side of whatever task they invented to punish such a infraction.<br><br>And yet.... Ami lifted her hand to the light, letting the rays shine through the liquid-blue crystal on the back of her glove to paint her room in rippling aqua hues. The crystal had come flying through her open window one day, and smacked right in the center of her scrying bowl... shed been trying to see her future at the time, but that was rather more of a omen than she had wanted. While she had initially suspected some kind of prank, no one fessed up and no amount of magic she directed at it seemed able to damage or ferret out its nature. Picking it up on the other hand... had showed her a great deal. She had only experimented with its power very carefully in private... fortunately flashes of light were not a uncommon occurrence at the Keep, but as yet had never truely put it to use.<br><br>Hermes its self was a studiously misogynistic organization, Boys Only, so when her parents had died leaving her with nothing but magical talent and a keen mind, Ami had little choice for her future but to pass herself off as a boy and apply. It was with some smuggness that she had aced their Trials Of Entry, and gender issues aside, was everything she could have hoped for... there was a great dedication to their craft here, the distractions of publicity and politics were as firmly rejected as the female gender. She could perhaps have spent her life here... wandering among the stacks of tomes, learning more of the Arts and eventually teaching others, resigned to spending her life living as a man... since truthfully she had been young enough that she would probably be totally lost at this point trying to be a proper woman.<br><br>But now things were different. She felt restless, it was hard to focus on her studies, her mind kept going in circles, could she not learn more about the world by living in it, than cooped up here? Could she not achieve greater heights of magic by using it for a purpose than by merely learning it? To make matters worse things she had long since gown used to were coming more to her mind recently; her chest and sides ached from her binding, and the wraps she used to cover the fair skin of her arms itched, the deeper tone she had trained herself to use was hurting her throat. It was the crystal, she was sure, but she could not bring herself to throw it away.... because most of all, it made her want to do something... something <em>good</em>, and she liked that feeling.<br><br>Ami could feel the sympathetic connection through the crystal, and maybe even knew more about the metaphysical mechanics of such things than the strange woman did; what she did not know was how and why there was a connection. Did she know something that Ami did not? Something she couldnt find among the books here? Could she help the woman?<br><br>The thoughts sent a thrill down her spine and she shivered slightly.<br><br>In the end, letting go was as easy as.... letting go. Ami dropped to the ground, using alittle bit of magic to slow her fall, satchel full of magical paraphernalia under her arm. Almost painfully aware of the scores of eyes on her back, she hurried after the departing woman. <br><br>Whew, when had she last run? She ran out of breath embarrassingly quickly, and huffing, she was eventually forced to call out to the departing figure. "Hey, wait!"<br><br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Sailor Moon Medieval - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>MissFire</strong> on <strong>20-07-2014, 02:57:58</strong>
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				<strong>Ami</strong> would discover the woman under the tattered cloak was Serenity, wayward and fugitive princess. Though she looked dirty and had at some point traded her noble garb for tattered cloak and peasant wear, the blonde's features were regal and noble. As the two of them locked eyes, their crystals seemed to warm and glow faintly. There was a tangible, but invisible connection between the pair, the threads of fate binding them. The pull had been faint when they were apart, but now that the two stones had 'found' one another, the pull was impossible to ignore. Ami could be sure she'd know where Serenity was even if she was miles apart now. There was a faint 'pull' in another direction as well - the direction of the church Ami had overheard the mages speaking to Serenity of. <br><br><strong>"It's.. you! It's really you!"</strong><br><br>Serena's exclamation would probably shake Ami out of her reverie and sap the quiet moment between them. The princess seemed exuberant, almost overly so. She smiled broadly and clasped the other woman's shoulders, then drew her in for a tight hug, their bodies pressing together. Serenity squeezed. <br><br>Quiet murmuring from behind them. The mages, still watching.<br><br>Serena flushed dark and quickly stepped backwards, blushing. She pretended to brush herself off and then leaned forward slightly, speaking in hushed tones, <strong>"You have it, I can feel it. Part of the crystal. Destiny brought us together! Please, come with me! I need you to help me find the rest, help me fight Beryl!" </strong><br><br>The princess was excited, her voice rising a bit even thought she was still trying to keep the conversation quiet. She grasped Ami's hands and squeezed them, her eyes pleading. Serena looked at the end of her rope, her face hopeful. <br><br>Not far from the Order, <strong>Raye</strong> and <strong>Makoto's</strong> paths were converging. The walk to the church would be short, but to get to it, one had to pass through a small wooded area. It was on this path, that the bandit and the fighter would feel that strange 'pull'. Their stones would begin to glow warmly and give off a faint light, growing warmer and brighter as they drew closer to one another. Though they might not know what it meant, it was hard to resist the sway of the crystals. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Sailor Moon Medieval - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ChaoticSky</strong> on <strong>21-07-2014, 04:19:46</strong>
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				Her eyes went wide as woman hugged her, her word trailing away, forgotten on her lips, as her brain completely stripped a gear. It was no exaggeration to say that Ami couldnt remember the last time shed felt the touch of another woman; that had been before puberty and over a decade of having nothing but adolescent young men to listen to. The stranger's body pressed flush against her own, <em>Shes so Soft...</em> and Ami's cheeks flushed bright red while her hands twitched, unsure of if she should hug her back... or what sort of hug to give in this situation. There were, admittedly, other things on her mind as well, more lewd things, but she had been raised far better than to start groping the first woman who gave her a hug.<br><br>That said, she continued to stare dumbly for a long moment after the woman let her go and grabbed her hands, dazed, before she finally shook herself out of it. "Woah. Sloow down." she begged, slipping one of her hands free to stall the woman's outburst. "I'm...-" she glanced back at the school.... she couldnt go back there now. "-I'm coming with you. But your going to have to explain the rest of that... especially the part about fighting the Witch Queen. Oh, and this too." she said, turning her hand so the girl could see the blue crystal on the back of her glove. "I have alot of questions~" she added cheerily.<br><br>...Then awkwardly added "My name is Armin.... er, um, <em>Ami</em> by the way."<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Sailor Moon Medieval - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Sinestra</strong> on <strong>21-07-2014, 07:04:01</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://i60.tinypic.com/2ro3ifk.gif)</div>Makoto came to a full stop as she saw the shadowed figure traveling down towards the fork in the wooded area on which she was traveling. The roads looked like they came together in this small wooded area, joined and turned sharply to head towards the church further on. It was as she stared at the oncoming figure, walking at a modest pace just as she was, that she felt the warmth beneath her armor. Her crystal necklace pulsed with power, as if a warning or signal. She couldn't quite understand it's meaning, but it had never saw fit to warn her before about strangers on the road. She would need to be careful... and to Makoto that meant only one thing.<br><br>With a supernaturally strong grip and strength the armored knight pulled free the large maul emblazoned with the heraldry of the Lunarius Kingdom, gripping the weapon tightly in hand she took a readied stance and called out to the figure partially hidden amongst the shadow of the surrounding trees. <strong>"In the name of King Solarius, who goes there!?"</strong> she calls with force and authority to her voice, a few faint sparks of electricity moving across the faces of the maul held tightly in her hands.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Sailor Moon Medieval - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Sessha</strong> on <strong>21-07-2014, 13:42:02</strong>
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				&nbsp;Rei had made haste from the inn in which she had taken shelter for the evening. However then had come word that the thieves which had been tracking had possibly been spotted by the priest at the church up the road. Having come from the mountain villages Rei had never believed in the religion of the valley, she had been raised to revere the spirits themselves. That however was pretty much a lifetime ago for her. As she ushered herself on the down the road her faithful ravens flew above keeping their watch. It would not be their warning that would make Rei rein her horse to a stop.<br><br>&nbsp;As she moved down the road she suddenly the crystal pendent around her neck glow and pulse, something it had never done before. Just as she slowed the horse to see did she here a declaration from up there road. It was a voice, a voice with all the authority of Knight of the realm. Her suspicions were proven when she rounded the bend and saw the woman clad in plate armor and carrying a large maul, with inscriptions of he former kingdom. At ay other time Rei would have turned and run from such an opponent. After all the knight before her was her antithesis. Now though as she beheld the knight she felt the warm of the fire from the crystal beneath her armor. <br><br>&nbsp;Rei took the measure of the woman in front of her, she could feel the power the knight held. She watched the lightning course along her weapon was more than enough to tell her the Knight had been blessed by the spirits. So she decided to answer her call. "Lower your weapon Knight of the Realm! I bring you no harm!" she called back as she gently dismounted her horse and turned to face her. As she did so both Phobos and Demos landed on her shoulders. "I am Rei Ignacia, The Raven of Cherrywood Forest. she said as she pulled the hood on her grey cloak revealing locks of hair as black as the feathers of her companions belling her claims. Her deep amethyst eyes bellied the inner fire that could be seen within them. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Sailor Moon Medieval - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>MissFire</strong> on <strong>22-07-2014, 01:36:31</strong>
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				Serena's cheeks flushed as she realized she was being a tad excitable. She laughed nervously. <strong>"S-sorry." </strong>The wayward princess stepped away from the robed girl and nodded. She led<strong> Ami</strong> away down the path and when they were well out of earshot of the mages, she continued, <strong>"What you -and I- have is a piece of the Star Crystal, one of the kingdom's greatest treasures. The crystal itself was shattered during-"</strong> Serena paused momentarily, wondering if she should reveal herself to Ami. Could she trust her? Serena had revealed herself to strangers before and had been turned in. Beryl had promised rewards to those that pointed her troops to 'enemies of the Queen'. This was the crystal, though. The girl had to be trustworthy. Serena nodded to herself and sighed.<br><br><strong>"During my escape from the castle. I am Serenity Solarius. I've been going by Serena so Beryl's forces won't catch on to me."</strong> Serena frowned, awful memories of that dark night briefly flooding back, <strong>"The Star Crystal split into pieces, each shard seeking out a worthy person to posess it. The shards bestow upon their user wonderful power. Power I hope to use to avenge my father and restore the kingdom."</strong> <br><br>She looked up at Ami, eyes hopeful again. <strong>"That's why I need you. We have to find the other shards and the people who bear them. It's the only way to save our land."</strong>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Sailor Moon Medieval - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Sinestra</strong> on <strong>24-07-2014, 12:32:02</strong>
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				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=209038.msg10284389#msg10284389">Quote from: Sessha on 21-07-2014, 13:42:02</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote"> Rei had made haste from the inn in which she had taken shelter for the evening. However then had come word that the thieves which had been tracking had possibly been spotted by the priest at the church up the road. Having come from the mountain villages Rei had never believed in the religion of the valley, she had been raised to revere the spirits themselves. That however was pretty much a lifetime ago for her. As she ushered herself on the down the road her faithful ravens flew above keeping their watch. It would not be their warning that would make Rei rein her horse to a stop.<br><br>&nbsp;As she moved down the road she suddenly the crystal pendent around her neck glow and pulse, something it had never done before. Just as she slowed the horse to see did she here a declaration from up there road. It was a voice, a voice with all the authority of Knight of the realm. Her suspicions were proven when she rounded the bend and saw the woman clad in plate armor and carrying a large maul, with inscriptions of he former kingdom. At ay other time Rei would have turned and run from such an opponent. After all the knight before her was her antithesis. Now though as she beheld the knight she felt the warm of the fire from the crystal beneath her armor. <br><br>&nbsp;Rei took the measure of the woman in front of her, she could feel the power the knight held. She watched the lightning course along her weapon was more than enough to tell her the Knight had been blessed by the spirits. So she decided to answer her call. "Lower your weapon Knight of the Realm! I bring you no harm!" she called back as she gently dismounted her horse and turned to face her. As she did so both Phobos and Demos landed on her shoulders. "I am Rei Ignacia, The Raven of Cherrywood Forest. she said as she pulled the hood on her grey cloak revealing locks of hair as black as the feathers of her companions belling her claims. Her deep amethyst eyes bellied the inner fire that could be seen within them.<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br><strong>"Ignacia? Ignacia?"</strong> Makoto says with a faint ponderous pause to her voice. It took her but a moment to remember the name, there was a poster in the garrison of the castle, a handful of them in fact on a single board, pronouncing the bounty on the woman's head for countless acts of banditry, robbery and assault upon the nobility. Makoto had always wondered though, why non of her instructors or the senior guard captains, ever seemed concerned with such a powerful bandit. They would talk of her exploits but would never form parties to seek her out, always waving off her questions and insistent pleas on how she could lead a small group of guardsmen to bring her in... but always was she rebuffed with dismissing statements and how the bandit would be caught eventually, to focus on her training.<br><br>But now she stood, some sizable distance from a woman proclaiming herself the bandit queen herself. The legend was true, confirmed when she pulled her hood down to reveal her face, a perfect match for the drawings she had seen. Makoto's resolve hardened, her grip on her maul tightening quickly. She didn't know what was going on, but if the town she had just come from was suffering from an unstoppable thief, here stood the bandit queen Rei Ignacia herself.<br><br><strong>"Surrender, Bandit! I know who you are, and this town has suffered enough from thievery. Even if you're not responsible, it is my sworn duty to apprehend you for the crimes you've committed against the Solarius Kingdom! The lands suffer enough under Beryl's rule, I won't have these people suffer! This is your last chance!"</strong> she called with rising power, as if readying herself for the woman's obvious answer to surrender...
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				Title: <strong>Re: Sailor Moon Medieval - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ChaoticSky</strong> on <strong>27-07-2014, 04:41:58</strong>
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				<em>Oh stars, shes a crazy person...</em><br><br>Was the first thought to cross Ami's mind upon hearing Serena's explanation, and really, what would anyone think after hearing that? And yet.. she glanced down at the crystal on her hand, it made some sense. At the very least it explained the sympathetic connection between the crystals, if they were once part of the same whole, though shed certainly never learned any magic of this nature before; why would the fagments fly off like that? Was it because the woman holding them was crazy? Well, there was nothing to do about it now, 'helping the princess save the land' sounded alot better than 'following the crazy lady into certain doom', so she would console herself with that.<br><br>She gave the crazy -er, Serena a firm nod "I'll help you Princess. Now lets find these others!" Stars know, I'm going to need help with this.<br><br><em>Please dont be more crazy people, please dont be more crazy people...</em>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Sailor Moon Medieval - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Sessha</strong> on <strong>28-07-2014, 10:14:38</strong>
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				<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=209038.msg10298304#msg10298304">Quote from: Sinestra on 24-07-2014, 12:32:02</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote"><strong>"Ignacia? Ignacia?"</strong> Makoto says with a faint ponderous pause to her voice. It took her but a moment to remember the name, there was a poster in the garrison of the castle, a handful of them in fact on a single board, pronouncing the bounty on the woman's head for countless acts of banditry, robbery and assault upon the nobility. Makoto had always wondered though, why non of her instructors or the senior guard captains, ever seemed concerned with such a powerful bandit. They would talk of her exploits but would never form parties to seek her out, always waving off her questions and insistent pleas on how she could lead a small group of guardsmen to bring her in... but always was she rebuffed with dismissing statements and how the bandit would be caught eventually, to focus on her training.<br><br>But now she stood, some sizable distance from a woman proclaiming herself the bandit queen herself. The legend was true, confirmed when she pulled her hood down to reveal her face, a perfect match for the drawings she had seen. Makoto's resolve hardened, her grip on her maul tightening quickly. She didn't know what was going on, but if the town she had just come from was suffering from an unstoppable thief, here stood the bandit queen Rei Ignacia herself.<br><br><strong>"Surrender, Bandit! I know who you are, and this town has suffered enough from thievery. Even if you're not responsible, it is my sworn duty to apprehend you for the crimes you've committed against the Solarius Kingdom! The lands suffer enough under Beryl's rule, I won't have these people suffer! This is your last chance!"</strong> she called with rising power, as if readying herself for the woman's obvious answer to surrender...<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br>&nbsp;Rei stood off from the knight who was calling for her surrender for the crimes she committed against the crown. What the strong-hearted knight didn't realize was that those who had fallen victim to her bandit ways had been officials who were stealing and exploiting the common people all to fatten their own pockets. It had been part of the reason she had remained on the loose for so long. She was doing the job that the actual knights another guardsmen couldn't do because of the protected status of nobles. In essence she being outside the law gave her the advantage of playing by a different set of rules than the knight across from her. <br><br>&nbsp;A warning kaw from Demos made her shift her eyes as she reached up and gave his head a gentle pet. "Do not worry Demos I will be alright." she said to the black winged animal before turned back to Makoto. As her amethyst eyes met the other girl's emerald green orbs she felt the crystal under her shirt pulse with power once more. "I am not your enemy this day Knight nor do I wish to quarrel with you. I seek an audience with the Priest of the Church on the matter of the stolen goods. But if you need further proof you and I come from two different paths seeking the same man. Now I must ask you Knight of the Realm how can I have stolen anything?" she said&nbsp; as she slowly and non-threateningly drew the two long swords from hip. "However if you wish to continue your mission then I as a Priestess of the Spirit of Fire I will meet your challenge Knight of the Realm. The choice is yours" she said as she placed the two swords point down in the ground but still in hand and ready to be used.<br><br>&nbsp;As she stared down the knight she could feel the fire within her rising. She and had come from the mountain villages where they still worshiped the ancient spirits of the elements. Rei's passion and determination had garnered her the attention of the Spirit of Fire who bestowed upon her the crystal that hung under her shirt. She could feel the resonance with this Knight somehow, what that was she could only guess. Though she was quickly forming an idea in her mind how all this was connected together, she was after all a priestess.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Sailor Moon Medieval - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>MissFire</strong> on <strong>29-07-2014, 21:47:09</strong>
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				<strong>"Thank you, thank you! You have my gratitude!"</strong> said Serena, obviously overjoyed. <br><br>Together, the princess and the mage began their walk to the church. As they walked, both of them began to once more feel the sympathetic 'pull' of the crystals, urging them onwards. It was strong - very strong. Serena could hardly believe it. Truly, this was fate drawing them all together! But as they got closer, the pair would hear what would sound like angry conversation. <br><br>As they moved up the path they'd see Raye and Makoto there. One, a raven-haired bandit of guile and cunning, the other, a righteous knight of iron will and unflinching loyalty. Serena had no idea who Raye was, but recognized Makoto instantly as one of the castle's guardians. Former guardians, actually. It was no longer her castle. The two of them seemed to be ready to do battle, the words exchanged growing heated. <br><br>Serena exchanged a worried glance with Ami and then tried to intervene. She stepped forward and held up her hands in a calming gesture before trying to get the attention of knight and bandit alike, <strong>"Please! Cease your fighting!"</strong> 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Sailor Moon Medieval - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Sinestra</strong> on <strong>29-07-2014, 22:39:13</strong>
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				Makoto's grip had tightened, her eyes narrowing slightly as her muscled tensed in preparation to charge the bandit that had eluded her kingdom for so long. The rear of her heel had just come up from the road to burst ahead when a voice called out, reaching her ears just in time to bring her out of 'the moment' and look for the source. Two women, running up the road... and something about that voice, Makoto felt it familiar but the realization was so faint, so behind in her mind, she failed to place it. And yet, beneath her armor, she felt the spark in the crystal that hung around her neck. The same sensation as when she had come across the bandit. Did that mean these 2 newcomers were enemies as well?<br><br><strong>"Stand back! This is the notorious bandit Rei Ignacia. She's stolen a near limitless fortune for the Kingdom of Solarius, and now the city behind me has fallen victim to a peerless thief who can not be caught. Just like her, who none in the Solarius kingdom could catch or stop. The coincidence is too great, she must be apprehended!"</strong> she calls out, still grasping the giant hammer-maul bearing the Solarius kingdom's heraldry, the occasional spark and trail of electricity snapping across it's surface.<br><br><strong>"The people of the Solarius Kingdom have suffered too much, they have already lost too much! I can't fail them, I can't let you bring them any more suffering, bandit!"</strong> she calls, her voice still full of power and conviction.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Sailor Moon Medieval - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Sessha</strong> on <strong>01-08-2014, 01:50:04</strong>
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				&nbsp;Rei sighed mournfully as she had figured things would turn out like they had. She had hoped the Knight would be more agreeable than she had been. She resigned herself to fighting this Knight for whatever good it would do. "I truly do not wish to fight you Knight of the Realm but if that is your choice then I let us be done with it." she said to her as she pulled her swords from the ground and assumed a fighting stance ready to take the Knight to task. However it seemed things would not be as Rei felt the crystal beneath her armor spark to life.<br><br>&nbsp;As she felt that spark Rei heard a voice coming up the road itself. As she turned to look at the woman who had called to them her mind was struck by what she saw. <em>"It can't be!"</em> she thought. The girl from a distance looked exactly like the Princess. As she neared closer to them Rei's eyes did go wide. <em>"It is her!"</em> Rei thought before she lowered her weapons and turned to Makoto when she spoke with authority and conviction to the woman to make any of the Knight Masters proud, however it was unwarranted."Knight of the Realm I would lower your weapon. For how can you brandish a weapon to your Master?" &nbsp;she asked Makoto before lowering her own weapons and walking over to her.<br><br>&nbsp;As she approached Serenity she thrust her swords into the ground as she bent the knee to Serenity. "It is well to see you Princess." she with her own head bowed. "I Rei Ignacia Priestess of the Spirit of Fire pledge myself to thee Princess. My sword and my bow are yours to command, as they have always been. When I wielded them in the name of your mother so to do I wield them in your name." she said to Serenity with as much conviction and sincerity as Makoto had declared her intentions to bring her to justice moments before.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Sailor Moon Medieval - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Sinestra</strong> on <strong>03-08-2014, 14:17:09</strong>
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				Makoto's eyes narrowed even further as the bandit-queen suddenly got a little 'too' into instantly worshiping the new figure who arrived at her side. <strong>"How DARE YOU!"</strong> Makoto called out in frustration. <strong>"Princess Serenity perished when Castle Solarius fell, whatever imposter you've found yourself will do you no good! I have stood in the Princess' presence, and no criminal impersonator shall stay my hand, nor escape their due punishment!"</strong> she called, clearly not able to make out who the Princess actually was from the distance and through what small disguise she was wearing so that she wouldn't be noticed and discovered by Beryll's minions, after all it would be impossible to travel otherwise.<br><br><strong>"You dishonor my Princess' memory through your crimes and trickery! I will put a stop to this and whatever scheme it is you're forcing this town to suffer through!"</strong> and with a single spark of electricity that arced from her boots into the dirt road beneath, Makoto surged forward with great speed and power, her large maul raised to strike. Ever closer she got, and strangely enough with each step she felt the crystal beneath her armor grow more insistent, throb with a greater urgency, as if trying to tell her something. But she couldn't worry about that now, she had to put a stop to whatever was going on here. <strong>"For Solarius!!"</strong> she shouted, leaping high into the air at the peak of her charge, hurtling down towards the assembled group of three...
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				Title: <strong>Re: Sailor Moon Medieval - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ChaoticSky</strong> on <strong>03-08-2014, 15:57:49</strong>
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				Ami resisted the strong urge to pinch the bridge of her nose as the crazy-lady-or-maybe-princess tried to stop the two scary looking people from fighting, though she herself could feel the tug of her crystal, which atleased leant some evidence to her claims so she followed, trying not to let the blonde get too far ahead of her. "Em... princess are you sure thats a good idea-" she started to ask, when the dark haired woman, Rei, all but abased herself on the ground before them, "Huh... so you really <em>are</em> a princess?" she asked curiously, likely to serenity's chagrin. <br><br>Her position however, left her the only one facing the heavily armoured and rather irate looking stranger with Rei's attention on Serena and Serena's on Rei. So she got a eyefull of charging mountain of metal and hammer barrelling down on them and had slightly more time to react. With just enough time to wonder if <em>she</em> was the crazy one, Ami sharply stepped around the pair and swiped one of her hands over her head, ripping ambient moisture from the air and building it into a translucent dome, even as she drove up the pressure to make it denser and harder, and with a flick of her hand, she sent a narrow trail of water into the ground. For she had seen those sparks, and for a water-focused wizard, lighting was a hazard that one learned out to counter, or get fried.<br><br>The blow, when(/if) it came would strike the shield with the force of a thunderclap, making it ring deep and harmoniously like a huge bell, even as the electrical discharge was grounded out. The whole shield rippled and bowed absorbing the force, and just as it reached the tipping point, when all the force was used up and it would either fling the armoured woman back, or break, Ami snapped her fingers and the dome exploded outward in a fine spray. Harmless, but it would soak the knight, and hopefully calm her down.<br><br>She had a moment of satisfaction, right up until she realized that, robbed of her momentum but still in the air, the knight was going to fall on her. <em>ah, so this is why my instructors always warned us against letting people get too close. Good to know.</em>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Sailor Moon Medieval - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Sinestra</strong> on <strong>03-08-2014, 16:22:31</strong>
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				Clad in heavy armor and wielding a heavy maul, dropping like a meteor from the modest distance in the air that her powers had thrown her to, Makoto was not a force to stop easily. However the forces of the arcane were not bound by simple mortal concepts like weight and mass, and so as the two forces collided a great thunderclap of energy erupted around the four gathered survivors. As the dense shield of water thrust back against the metallic meteor of a young woman, the concussive force of the thunderclap sent the shower not back, but all around them. The shockwave significant enough to shove the branches of trees even as they were soaked in the life-giving rain flung away from the road.<br><br>However, with all the energy of the blow soaked by the shield, there was little else but gravity itself to carry the armored knight forward and down, and with the mage stepping forward to summon the shield, there was only one unfortunate outcome fate had in mind. While certainly not the force that could have been, Makoto quickly dropped forward and without the original trajectory she had thought, quickly lost her balance and all control of her armored body for the sake of landing. Her heavy hammer pulling her body forward even more such that she toppled head and shoulder first into the mage before the pair suddenly shot back and past Serenity and Rei like a fired crossbow bolt, skidding and tumbling intertwined with one another some ten feet down the dirt road before coming to a stop in a heap, their limbs intertwined in a rather comedic fashion if the situation hadn't been born of violence.<br><br>Five feet between the two groups sat the Solarius Kingdom Maul the knight had attempted to strike them with, and though not her only weapon, and though not the weapon of the Solarius royal guard, it had obviously been the knight's preferred weapon at least. From the pile a groan came from the knight as she appeared trying to gain her bearings once more, slowly planting her hand against the dirty and trying to push up to entangle herself. A slow realization came to the knight as she opened her eyes, finding her face flush against the young mage's own, their lips gentle touching each other. For a split second her mind stopped, wondering what in the world she was doing, why she was doing that, before quickly resuming her struggle to untangle herself, as if the incident had never happened.<strong>"Get... off of me... bandit!"</strong> she growled, unable to reach any of her other weapons for the moment until she had untangled herself...
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				Title: <strong>Re: Sailor Moon Medieval - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>MissFire</strong> on <strong>03-08-2014, 21:21:23</strong>
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				The next thing Serena knew, Raye was throwing herself down at her feet. She blushed considerable and stammered a bit, laughing nervously (thought really, she quite enjoyed the flattery), <strong>"N-no, no, that's okay. You can get up. Really. It's an honor to meet a Priestess of-"</strong> she paused a moment, then blinked, the name sparking some recognition, <strong>"...Wait. Raye Ignacia? The bandit my father kept talking abou-"</strong><br><br>Cut off by Makoto's zealous speech and subsequent leap into the air. She yelped and cowered a little, afraid she was about to get squashed by one of her own former guards, her quest pancaked just like her skull was about to be. Ami came to the rescue with a deflecting blast of magic that sent knight and mage tumbling. Serena looked over at Raye, then at the pair of tangled ladies. Pushing her hood back away from her face, she made her way to the pair and bent down, offering a hand to help them up. <br><br><strong>"Um.. are we done fighting now? This isn't quite how I envisioned our first meeting going."</strong>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Sailor Moon Medieval - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ChaoticSky</strong> on <strong>07-08-2014, 06:08:52</strong>
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				'The cost of wisdom is pain'; one of her instructors had said that once, and Ami was getting the <em>feeling</em> that he had been correct. <em>New Fact; Inertia is a most terrible enemy.</em><br><br>Or thats what she thought as a metallic shoulder-plate speared her in the chest, knocking the wind out of her and sending her tumbling along with the very un-soft knight across the equally unsoft ground. Had the world operated on sane, logical principles, or was overseen by a benevolent deity, then the much heavier knight should have ended up on the bottom. However, Ami was already beginning to suspect that this was not the case, and once she managed to get her breath back, she would start considering a thesis on the subject. As it was, her attempts to get her breath back were impeded by two factors, the first was the weight on her chest, and the second was the lips on hers.... <br><br>The mage coloured brightly at the realization... though that could have been a side effect of lack of oxygen, and began flailing quite vigorously, trying to dislodge the ruffian. Unfortunately, there was little she could do in this position, fortunately on the other hand, the other woman backed off almost as soon as she realized what was happening, breaking the kiss and pushing her weight off, allowing Ami to finally get a breath of air, which is sucked in with great relief. And now that she could think again... she rather abruptly realized that that had been her first kiss. Though, logically speaking it probably didnt count, she turned red anyway and only a lifetime of schooling herself to act like a man kept her from 'meep'ing at the thought. Ami opened her mouth to say something conciliatory when the woman had the gall to call her a bandit! A bandit! "I am not a bandit! I am a mage of the Hermes school!" she declared renewing her struggling attempts to get away from the brute, though when combined with the woman's own effort, it only seemed to somehow tangle them more.<br><br>At leased untill Serena showed up and somehow effortlessly separated them with nothing more than a gentle pull with a offered hand. Once she remained her feet, Ami patted herself down thoroughly... nothing broken or torn... but bruises, oh the bruises, atleased untill she had a chance to sit down and tend to them. "Yes, though im still not a bandit." she declared
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				Title: <strong>Re: Sailor Moon Medieval - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Sinestra</strong> on <strong>07-08-2014, 14:44:02</strong>
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				Makoto had heard the words of the Princess, though her eyes were diverted away as she scrambled to untangle herself, her mind did grasp ahold of the fact that the woman's voice did sound strikingly familiar. Makoto had been present for a dozen speeches by the Princess, had met her on numerous occasions when she had spoken to the trainees and so on. She had been a caring young woman, and Makoto had never forgotten her kindness... which is what made that damn bandit's use of the Princess' name all the more infuriating!<br><br><strong>"You are TOO a ba-!"</strong> Finally untangled, Makoto leaped to her feet and had a hand partially pulling her great royal blade from her sheath when her eyes finally met Serenity's own, and her entire body came to a stop. It was as if time itself had halted her body, her mind reeled and for a few seconds it became simply impossible to react. She tried to rationalize that this was all a trick, some magic, some kind of prank, but the gentle insistence of the crystal beneath her armor and her own eyes quieted all of those thoughts. <br><br><strong>"P...P-P-P... Princess Serenity!"</strong> Makoto exclaimed, throwing herself down to a knee as the blade on her back returned to the depths of it's sheath. <strong>"Princess! You, you survived! How... how... did anyone else in the Royal Family escape?! Then all I have done has been for this, the Solarius Kingdom can return!"</strong> she said in praise, her eyes, slowly beginning to water as she looked up to Serenity in praise.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Sailor Moon Medieval - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Sessha</strong> on <strong>09-08-2014, 12:05:04</strong>
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				&nbsp;Things in life seemed to take some interesting twists. Rei had been ready to respond to her Princess about why she knew her father before she would be forced to defend her princess from the charging leaping knight. Said Knight had of course in her mind turned her weapon on the princess when her mage stepped in the way and blocked the other woman from completing her charge. Rei had been in the process of coming up to push Serena out of the way when Ami had stepped in. She watched the Mage's powerful water shield bunt the attack but not before said attacker ended up on top of the mage and their lips pressed together. For all intents and purposes it was quite amusing. It was then that Serena walked up and helped sort the mess out. It was then the Knight came to her senses. <br><br>&nbsp;Rei sighed as she herself lowered her own weapons before walking back over to where Serena was standing. "I think we are quite done your highness." she said to her as she once more bent her knee to the princess ""Yes your father and I had many conversations. Your father had long suspected that the local lords of the outlying areas of the kingdom were exploiting the locals of the mountain villages. I agreed to become the instrument of his justice." she said explaining her actions to Serena and the other knight as well. She looked up at Serena. "I would never betray the loyalty of my King or my Princess." she said once more lowering her head in service to Serena. "So as I pledge myself to your father and mother so to do I pledge myself to your cause my Princess." she said.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Sailor Moon Medieval - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>MissFire</strong> on <strong>09-08-2014, 14:30:28</strong>
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				The Princess flushed deeply at all the attention heaped upon her. She laughed nervously. Serena quite enjoyed it, but wasn't really able to fully bask in all of it; the fear of one of Berly's minion's creeping around the corner, seeing this scene, and then dragging her off to be drawn and quartered kind of killed the mood. Her disguise has helped her evade the patrols so far, but this scene was kind of blowing the ruse. She ushered Makoto and Raye up to their feet again.<br><br><strong>"Ah, please, please, get up. There's, um, really no need for this. Seriously. I don't want one of Beryl's monsters finding people kneeling before me."</strong> she said, flushing again. She was delighted, though, to have two more to her side. It was amazing that they were all in such close proximity. Perhaps their threads of fate were all connected and they'd been slowly drawn to each other over time. <br><br>Serena smiled, <strong>"With the four of us, we may stand a chance at defeating Beryl. First, though, I think we should perhaps aid some villagers..."</strong> she said, explaining to the others that she had heard of the priest that lived nearby, the only one to witness the bandit that had been terrorizing the local populace. The very bandit that had, ironically, drawn them all together. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Sailor Moon Medieval - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Sinestra</strong> on <strong>11-08-2014, 13:22:22</strong>
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				Makoto quickly stood, nodding to Serenity. She was a little leery as there was no answer to her question regarding the royal family, but yet more questions were rising with every moment of thought from the royal knight. <strong>"Princess..."</strong> she said softly, motioning down the path towards the church and the priest beyond, as if to signal for the group to continue on that way. <strong>"...you said with the four of us, we could defeat Beryl... but how is that possible? If she took the castle, how can just the four of us defeat her?"</strong> she asked with an unsure tone, a little confused as to how the four of them could do what the Solarius army and guards could not. As they began walking, Makoto made sure to pick up her royal hammer, resting it across her shoulders as they began walking.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Sailor Moon Medieval - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Sessha</strong> on <strong>14-08-2014, 15:30:39</strong>
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				&nbsp;Rei nodded her head when Serena had bade both her and the Knight of Thunder to rise so as not to draw attention to herself. "Of course Princess." she said standing up and taking her two swords and sheathing them at her sides. When she spoke about wanting to fight monsters and then the evil Queen who had taken over their land even Rei had to wonder about that one, but then she remembered the crystal hanging under her shirt and mail. "Actually I think I might know how that could be possible." she said as she reached into her coat pocket and produced the crystal amulet.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Sailor Moon Medieval - IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>MissFire</strong> on <strong>23-08-2014, 00:15:49</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://i59.tinypic.com/fuap9x.jpg)</div>Serenity nodded to Raye. She explained to the group about the Star Crystal, the power it held, and about how it was shattered during her frantic flight from the castle. The pieces of it had scattered, seeking out worthy recipients of each fragment. Serenity knew that the shards held great power but she was sad to say she didn't know the full extent of it - only that her father was adamant that the Star Crystal not fall into Beryl's hands, and that it could be used against her. As she explained, the group walked through the forest. After a short journey they emerged through the other side, and just before them on a small scenic rise lay a quaint church. <br><br>Out front an old man in brown robes with a long white beard was tending to an herb garden, hunched over with a watering can in one withered hand. As he saw their approach, he slowly straightened, setting down his watering can as he made the effort to right himself again. He bowed his head as the women approached, a small smile apparent under all that white beard.<br><br><em>"Greetings, travelers. How can I help you today?"</em>
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