Redemption and Revenge - It's time to find Airius

[Reverend]

Lucas was running. He didn't even know where he was going anymore, he just knew that it was away from them. His legs throbbed, his shirt was in tatters, stuffed against his stomach, trying desperately to stop the flow of blood, to keep his stitches intact. Can't stop, must go faster, must keep on. Rounding a corner, Lucas fell face first over, smashing into a vendors' stand of produce. He picked himself up as best as he could and fought his way into the crowded market place that stretched ahead of him. Risking a glance backward, he saw nothing.

"Did you think you could run from us Lucas?"

"Lucas found himself off the ground, being held in a massive hand around his neck. His feet dangled inches off the ground, and he dropped the remains of his shirt to claw at the massive paw.

"Tsk tsk, I expected more from you Lucas, much more. I thought you had seen the light, and understood what it was that Father was doing for us all." The hand tightened around his neck, cutting off all circulation. "He's sacrificed so much, taken you in off the street, hoped that you could help him as well in finding Nefftouren."

Lucas was gasping for air now, and his throat was burning from the heat. Blood was trickling down his legs, pooling underneath him. [i]"Now I'm afraid, you are a liability."[i] His assailants eyes turned a pale yellow and Lucas felt the flesh on his neck burning. With a final gasp, Lucas went limp, and his body was dropped to the ground, becoming caked in dirt and blood, completely unnoticed by the passerbys. They had learned long ago never to involve themselves in matters not relevent to them.

The hulking brute turned around, and began to walk away from the scene of his grizzly work, parting the crowd as a Collie Dog would walk amoung it's charges. Stopping only to pull out a small rock, he conitnued to fight the market crowd till arriving at the footsteps of a local temple. "My Father, Lucas has been taught his lesson, I'll be waiting for your next task."

[Tobias]

After the small skirmish against sciler, tobias continued to walk with the group that was abound for the location of their lost friend, Airius. He felt something he had never though the would have felt in a long time...that rage that overcame him when he attacked sciler...but he would try not to let it take the best of him, and he kept walking.

to take his mind off of what had happened to him, and his emotions, Tobias wondered where Airius could have gone, or where to get information...then he had an idea:

"hey, why dont we go visit the person that trained Airius...i mean, he could possibly know what happened, or where Airius went."

he awaited a response from someone, hoping that no one would ask about his sudden release of rage.

[Sperrit]

Sperrit, who, with the others, is still on the feild of the proposed battle, looks at the setting sun. He turns to Tobias.
"That's a good idea... unfortunately no one knows where that is. I seem to recall that Arius once told me that it was built high on a mountain somewhere and that only those who live there know where it is, like some kind of magic barrier. I'd love to go there, but I think that without Arius with us it'd be futile."
Sperrit pulls out a small sliver orb and touches a button on the bottom. The orb flattens out and turns into a silver disk with many points of light on it. But only one glows green. Sperrit points to it. "That's Arius. It looks like he went... east. I just wish I knew how far." Sperrit shakes his head and sighs. "There's no help for it. We have to find him. Let's go."
Sperrit spurs the horse to the east, hoping that he can find his lost friend soon.

[Reverend]

"Father Ardonais, you sent for me?"

"Yes Eriks, yes I did. I need you to leave the Abbey my son, and run an errand for me."

"Yes Father, you know that I'd do anything for you. What is my charge?"

"This gauntlet my son. It must reach someone."

"Who Father?"

"I don't know son."

"...Father?"

"I don't know because I have never met them, but Mod has shown me that they are in need of it. This person is travelling with other companions, they are searching for someone. They are west of here."

"Father, I don't know how it is you expect me to complete this task. I could spend the rest of my life looking for this person, and still not know what I should be looking for."

"Do you doubt that Mod would not deliver a true follower to his destination my son? Have my words fallen on deaf ears?"

"NO Father, but-"

"Ah, do not say anymore. Your supplies are ready, and a horser waits for you. Believe Eriks, and you shall complete your task."

"Yes Father."

[Tobias]

Tobias...running alongside sperrit, who is on a horse wonders...

"Sperrit, i do remember a mountain range nearby here...it was rather secluded, so maybe that can help us on our journey. I never traveled up the mountain, because i felt something strange about it...so im taking a wild guess that something on that mountain has a great influence, and could very possibly be Father Ardonias' home, and temple...what do you think?"

He continues running

[Aiman]

Aiman holding Nacht tight from the waist while riding Arislem. He looked at Sperrit and said, "Hey Sperrit, why dont we try using the mainframe on Asina HQ to get an exact location of Airius using the GPS software. We can try... But its a long way from here to the building... OOOHHH, Let me borrow the orb. Ill connect myself wirelessly from my suit computer to the mainframe and use the mainframe GPS to find him !!! HA! Im full of ideas and solutions." Aiman smiled. He holds on tight to Nacht and whisper something on her ear.

[Tobias]

as Tobiasis running along side the others, he feels the same feeling he felt before he scaled these mountains. He knew that there was something odd about the mountains in teh distance.

Now, night was approching.

"So, u guys think we shoudl camp for the night?"

[Sperrit]

Sperrit, walking along with the others on the mountain slopes, looks down at the orb and then at the retreating sun. He hands the orb to Aiman. "If you can get a better lock on Rev then go for it. Any and all information about where he is will only help. And while you're doing that I guess we might as well rest. Something tells me this quest is going to be more challenging than any of us think."
Sperrit concentrates Earth energy and soon several small shelters made out of plants and rock and soil spring up. Sperrit summons some dead branches from the forest and places them in a pile. He grins at the others.
"Someone else is going to have to look after the fire. It's not one of the main teachings of the Earth Elementals."

[Tobias]

Tobias sits down

"I will watch after the fire...i've got some things i need to think about, and i know how to work fire well. If anything were to happen at night, i'll warn everyone. And dont worry, I won't fall asleep.

[Nacht]

Nacht sits down and leans back on Arislen where she is laying with her legs underneath her.

I hope we can find Rev soon. I am worried about him. I can't help but feel responsible for his outburst.

She sighs and lays her head back to rest on Arislen's shoulder, staring up at the stars in deep thought.