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Post by Henry Bloodwrath on Aug 28, 2008 21:27:06 GMT -5
(OOC: Continuing from the Strip, the Wishing Well, another wish to be ungranted)
The fire reappeared in the main cavern of the cave system. Since the location was on the ground instead of in the air or in water, the fire formed a pillar instead of a sphere.
As the fire died out, Henry, a bit unwillingly, slowly released his tight hug on Jacklin, and then suddenly released her entirely. Smacking his forehead with his hand, he said, "Ah, sorry Jacklin. I have to disarm the security systems I have in place." Crafting a few short fiery sigils (signs) in the air, Henry alerted the golems in the main cavern and released Jacklin from their targeting mechanisms. Creating a few more signs, he thrust those towards the farther reaches of the caves, so that most of the rest of the golems would not attack her. He still left the food storage golems and the treasury golems active, though with diminished attack strength.
Returning to Jacklin, he said, "There, I've stopped most of the golems from attacking you. The others are stationary and are protecting some...private places. Well, how do you like it?"
The main cavern itself was natural, even if the rest of the tunnels and caves were crafted by his spells. On one wall, 7 small fireballs, of varying strength, kept track of which day of the week it was. (OOC: Henry created each ball to last 7 days, and then he renewed it, so as to be able to more accurately mark the passing of time.) There was a large fire pillar, seemingly trapped in glass or clear crystal, in the middle of the cavern and stretching up to the ceiling, for light. However, there were a lot of salamanders and wyverns around as well, and they were all crowding around in a circle around their Master and the newcomer. They were trained as guards, but since Henry had crafted the safety sigils, they were reassured as to the safety of the visitor.
Although all the creatures were watching them, they kept out of sight. Henry waited for Jacklin's answer, while taking off his cloak and folding it up on his arm, incidentally revealing the rest of his armor.
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Post by amanda on Aug 30, 2008 17:24:31 GMT -5
Jacklin looked around as the golems lowered their guns, she shook from the chills that just ran down her back. Looking up at henry she smiled but then it disapeared. "Personaly, I gives me the heby gebys." She replied knowing that it might hurt him, it was true. She hid behind him as she saw more golems alone the sides of the cavern. "Other than the creepiness, it's quiet nice." She replied once more as she twisted around to meet his face. "Um so what is there to do? River Rafting?" She said childishly and smiled.
OOC|- My heads empty I think. *knocks on head* Yup!
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Post by Henry Bloodwrath on Aug 30, 2008 19:42:40 GMT -5
In reply to her question, Henry replied, "It depends. If you are a magic user like myself, I have a laboratory and workshop. If not...there's always lava surfing and getting a great view of the outside."
(OOC: The golems are basically moving boulders...they don't have ranged weapons, unless you consider throwing an arm at intruders a ranged weapon. I've described them in one of my Journal Entries...I think the spell list.)
Henry went to a small obsidian desk that had been carved out of a nearby wall, and put his cloak on it. He also inserted the base of his staff into a small indentation next to the desk to hold it there. Taking a few strides back towards Jacklin, he noticed the magical emanations of his creatures/pets. Shaking his head while smiling resignedly, he called out to them, "Come on and meet Jacklin!" Taking the last few steps to Jacklin, he grasped her shoulder gently, saying, "Don't worry, they won't harm you."
At Henry's call to his pets, they swarmed out of the various caves and crevices where they had been hiding, all heading towards Henry (their Master) and Jacklin. The creatures that came were the adult salamanders and wyverns that were not on guard duty or on other duties, as well as the younger ones. (OOC: See my other Journal Entry about my creations for more details.)
The wyverns flew towards them, while the salamanders crawled towards them, with C'tarl (Henry's favorite wyvern) and K'zin (his favorite salamander) leading their respective races.
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Post by amanda on Aug 30, 2008 21:14:44 GMT -5
OOC|- Yes I do.... lol
Jacklin nodded at the fact that she did not want to do either of his sugesions but she would love to chat. Jacklin toughened up and stud tall and faced Henry to tell him that she was uncomfortable but then she looked into his eyes and saw a weakness of somekind. A weakness that came over Jacklin, like she would do anything for him. She leaned closer almost kissing but then snapped out of it. She didn't know what she was thinking or not thinking, she was out of it. Watching him but his stalf and cloak away she heard him call out his pets. "What Won't Hurt Me?" She asked consonlessly and backed up to the entrance of the cave.
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Post by Henry Bloodwrath on Sept 1, 2008 19:58:37 GMT -5
"My pets of course." Henry held up his right arm so that it was parallel to the ground, so C'tarl could land on it. "This is C'tarl, my favorite wyvern." C'tarl, and the other wyverns, looked basically like bat-winged snakes with 2 forelegs with claws/talons. K'zin didn't need an arm, it just came and laid down near Henry. "Heh, and this salamander is named K'zin."
"Er, it might be kind of tough to go up through that hole to the entrance unless you know the way up." Henry offered that caution kind of lamely, and then smacked his forehead. "Can't believe I forgot. Um, another reason why I asked you if you wanted to come here was..." Henry trailed off, and then resumed. "I wished to know if you would like a salamander or wyvern for a pet and/or guardian. I've trained the majority to be guards already, but you could take a smaller one and raise it if you want." Mentally going through a checklist in his head, Henry thought out loud. "Hmm, they don't eat much, they are extremely energetic, well, some of them, um, I'd have to offer those that already can control their abilities at least a bit..." Trailing off, Henry focused on Jacklin and smiled sheepishly. "Um, did I just say that outloud? Sorry."
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Post by amanda on Sept 3, 2008 20:20:22 GMT -5
Jacklin glanced at the animals and felt safer as they smiled up at her. She then leaned over and stroked the back of one that she had never seen before. Her ears flicked and her head flintched to the right, "Whats that?" She asked as she heard a noise of banning. Then she was drawn to his thinking out loud and laughed as he spook. "Yes you did say that a loud, but thats fine. I don't care, I can tell what you are thinking anyways." She said and smiled. Even thought she dosn't pay attention to what he thinks she ussaly is to busy looking at his eyes.
((short... *whips for-head*))
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Post by Henry Bloodwrath on Sept 3, 2008 21:55:49 GMT -5
Hmm? Henry started to send, with a couple of hand gestures, 2 wyverns out to scout the noise, before he stopped, as a magical ward of his was triggered. "Ah, some rogue creations have attempted to come in to the tunnels. That banging noise was probably the golems defending the entrance. Don't worry, I'll send these guys to help the golems defeat the outsiders quickly."
With a couple of hand gestures, as well as a magical rune that hung in the air for a moment before disappearing, Henry sent all of the adult (guard) salamanders and wyverns to the cave entrance. He also reactivated a nearby golem that was near the tunnel to the entrance. This golem was shaped almost like a tree, with the main trunk stationary in the ground, but with massive numbers of rocks, ranging in size from pebbles to boulders, acting as the branches and leaves of the "tree", hovering in the air. Of course, Henry had altered a bit of its targeting protocol so that it would include Jacklin as a friendly, rather than as an enemy.
"Oh, telepathy, eh? Quite a useful skill indeed." Forgive my skepticism, but of course I want to test you on that. I'm thinking of my last name, of which I have not told you yet face-to-face in verbal communication. What is my last name?
After a moment of thought, and attempting to think it "loudly" yet silently, Henry looked back towards Jacklin, Henry asked, "Could you tell what I was thinking of?"
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Post by amanda on Sept 4, 2008 19:08:31 GMT -5
Jacklin watched the rather odd creatures walking about and she frowned as the creature that she was petting leaft. Then he thought of a question, she smiled at him as he thought. She was about to talk but then raised a finger, "You are tricky, but not tricky enough." she smiled and then answered in thought,
It's BloodWarth it's it?
She asked kinda but then she felt more proud that she thought that she had forgot it from her other talks with him.
((Hehe....))
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