Andia: The Revolution

[Kerr]

Gladro laid down covering fire to help Aarys and Valentin. Ashriel you son of a [&@%!]. he thought to himself as he saw the elf sneak away.

[Eltee]

Aarys shook her head, and managed to drag him a few feet, behind a relatively large rock. "I'm not leaving you." She said firmly, laying her hand on his wound. Her hand glowed blue, and Valentin's flesh began to knit back together. Aarys's face grew extremely pale, then she cut off the spell. "I... I think I stopped the bleeding and maybe fixed some of the internal damage, but not all of it. I..." She faltered. The spell had weakened her. "We should be able to get back."

[Duh]

Spoiler:

What's up, Duh?

How's it goin'?

I can stay for 10 more minutes. My sister just called King A and said I have to be at my parents' within the next hour. Uh-oh.

Aarys' shots killed 2 of the dogs. Dragovan hopped over the rock and grabbed Valentin by his shoulders. "Not dying on us this easily, soldier!" he said reassuringly to Valentin. "Aarys, help me get your little boyfriend to the cart! We'll put him near the One!"

Logan pulled the cart towards the area. The One was waiting. "Come on!" shouted the old man. "We don't have much time!"

Lyra was firing at at Shards, attempting to give the others cover. "We're running out of ammo!"

- - -

As Ashriel went farther and farther away from the scene, the gunshots became more and more faint. Everything went quiet. The snow continued falling throughout the wilderness.

[Eltee]

Aarys nodded, slung her rifle and drew her pistol, and helped Valentin up. She draped his arm across her back. "Can you walk OK?" She asked nervously.

[Kerr]

"Now what do we do?" asked Gladro.

[King Acunasti]

A strange smile spread across Valentin's face. "You are a really beautiful woman." he said to Aarys dazedly. "Really, really gorgeous. Look at those eyes!"

The things he was saying didn't make sense. The blood he had lost was causing him to become extremely confused and fatigued.

[Arch-Mage Matt]

Ashriel calmed down when the sounds grew quiet. He looked back, expecting to see everyone behind him, but soon realized that everyone was still fighting. "Damn," Ashriel cursed under his breath.

[Duh]

Spoiler:

ONE MORE POST!!!!!!!

With Aarys' help, Drago easily placed Valentin on the cart beside the One. "I think I may be able to heal him!" said the old man. "But we must leave before the main bulk of Shards appear!"

Lyra reloaded her weapon. Only one Shard and two dogs remained alive. The Shard retreated as the hound dashed forward. Lyra fired a bullet into the animal's head. "Let's go!" she said.

"Let's run!" Logan cried as he pulled the cart forward.

- - -

The whisper blew over Ashriel once again. "Kill..."

[Arch-Mage Matt]

Ashriel hung his head and slapped his knee, hard. "DAMN!" He shouted. "Not this thing again!"

[Duh]

Spoiler:

Ahh! Matt, why'd you post so fast?! It made me come back for a minute!

The One slowly began casting complecated spells on Valentin's leg. "He will survive." the old man reasurred Aarys. "It is not the Old God's will for him to die on this night."

They were quickly getting farther away from the campsite, and farther away from the Shards.

- - -

"Where's DADDY?" said the mysterious whisper. "Where did he go?"

This was followed by a loud cackle.

[Arch-Mage Matt]

"Oh, dude, so not cool." Ashriel said.

Spoiler:

Sorry, but I must go as well. See ya in a few hours. Keep Ashriel alive and in this situation, I want to see how this plays out.

[King Acunasti]

Valentin, still in his strange state of mind, smiled as he looked into the sky. "Did you ever just watch the snow fall?" he asked aloud. "Isn't it just crazy how snow is really extra cold rain?"

The things he was saying were beginning to sound childish.

[Eltee]

Aarys ignored Valentin's rambling. She could see how pale he was, and how much blood he must have lost. She fired a few shots from her TT handgun at one of the Shards.

[King Acunasti]

Valentin suddenly sighed as the One's spells began to take hold. The pain was going away a bit, and it felt as though he blood was being restored. "Aarys," he said weakly. "Take my hand."

[Eltee]

Aarys heard the clarity returning to Valentin's speech, and clasped his hand. "Are you OK? Are you feeling a little better? I can't..." Her voice was tentatively hopeful.

[King Acunasti]

Valentin nodded. "A little better." he said soothingly. "You saved my life. Wasn't I supposed to be your guardian angel?"

[Eltee]

"Well... We have to look out for each other." She kissed him, then drew away. She looked preoccupied. "Where's Ashriel? He was with us a little while ago..."

[Kerr]

"I saw that rat run away once Valentin was shot." said Gladro who was clearly angry with Ashriel for leaving the group.

[MARS]

Spoiler:

I missed too much. What happened?

[Duh]

Spoiler:

Here's a detailed summary.

Logan, Lyra, and Drago found out in the middle of the night that Shards are tracking the group down. Lyra and Drago each climbed tall trees to keep watch while Logan threw a small stone at each of you guys to wake you up. Aarys and Valentin started being all romantic n' stuff when they woke up, and Hremai was being a pain in Logan's arse. Logan had just having everyone gather their stuff and put it on the large cart he made out of the cars' remains.

Meanwhile, Valentin and Aarys had their first dance. Ashriel started making wise-ass comments about it, and Valentin gets [&@%!] off. Hremai also became [&@%!] by one of Ashriel's comments. As a result, she kicks Ashriel in the nads. Ashriel starts Hremai's hair on fire, and they start brawling. Logan breaks up the fight and threatens to "bash Hremai and Ashriel's skulls together if another fight starts".

Aarys and Valentin are sent to the edge of the other side of the camp to keep watch. Suddenly, a whisper is heard saying "Kill...". A hooded figure then appears strolling through the woods. Ashriel throws a dagger at it, but the figure disappears before the blade makes contact. Just then, 5 ICA dogs appear with several Shards behind them. Valentin is hit by a sniper bullet, leaving a serious flesh wound. Ashriel, in shock, flees into the woods like a coward ( ). The One gets on the cart carrying the mortals' equipment. Aarys and Drago bring the wounded Valentin to the cart as well, where the One starts treating him with powerful healing magic. The group successfully escapes the ICA, and they are now wandering about the wilderness.

Ashriel is still lost in another region of the woods where the strange whispering is beginning to antagonizing him. As far as I (the DM) know, Eru is with the others.

[Arch-Mage Matt]

Spoiler:

I'm telling you, I want my rogue training.

[Duh]

Spoiler:

I'm telling you, you'll get it later.

"He is lost." said the One. "Lonely. Unable to find his way back to us. But the Old God shall guide him. Do not worry."

The One finally finished his treatment on Valentin. "Valentin has been healed. He will feel fatigued and will be unable to walk properly until tomorrow morning."

- - -

"Ashriel?" asked the voice of Barvel Vega. The voice was very clear, and sounded like it was coming from behind Ashriel. "My son...You're alive?"

[MARS]

"Why is it that I only seem to do something when all the action is over?" Eru asked bitterly.

[Duh]

"There will be plenty of chances to fight in the future." the One confirmed. "But for now, I must keep watch over Ashriel."

The old man closed his eyes, viewing Ashriel's actions through supernatural means.

[Arch-Mage Matt]

"Wh-what?" Ashriel gasped. He spun around to meet what was imitating his father. In his Frost Elf settlement, they had a word for this. Imago, meaning demons taking the form of mortals.