Magis

Current Party
Lupis - Leader - Knight
Yura - Thief



Lupis follows Yura as they run through the halls. "Since you've been gone, there have been a few changes to say the least. Basically, Cheri leveled the entire town and has been crying about it since. We don't know where a lot of the adventurers have gone. It also seems that everyone's pets have gone missing. Even Treblig's pets." Yura throws a knife into one of the soldiers while you run past him. It seems to have paralyzing toxins in it as he falls over on the floor, unable to move. "I better be careful. I only have a few of these. Picked them up off of some bandits on my way here. Anyway, I ditched everyone at their camp to go find you. I would have been here sooner if it didn't take so long to figure out where you were. So, as you can tell, we're all wanted criminals in every town. All of us adventurers anyway. Somehow, the Dark Lords convinced everyone WE were the Dark Lords. I guess the destroyed town was enough evidence for them." Yura knocks out another guard while you run down the halls. "Too bad I can't sneak you out the same way I got in. So now the question is where is everyone? My theory is that we've all been scattered across the continent by the Dark Lords in an attempt to weaken our forces. Some of us back in Terran, some in Magis, some in Rainfall, some in Mechanis, and everyone in bad positions." You both kick down a door before knocking out a couple more guards and continuing to run. "I don't really blame Cheri for this. I mean, the Dark Lords probably would have caught us all no matter what happened. It was pretty clear they were trying to get her to destroy the town once they found her power anyway." Yura quickly dodges a surprise attack from an enemy before knocking him out as well. "I'm starting to run out of these. I think that about covers everything. Oh, yeah, and I forgot to tell you it's nice to have you back." The two of you continue to break through guards and doors, hopefully getting closer to the exit. This is likely a good time to ask questions.

"Well, let's see...

A lot of people were missing. I haven't seen your sister since the incident. All the shopkeepers and townspeople were evacuated in time, so they're all safe. There's a bunch of adventurers though. I can't remember all of them from memory though. It seems like so many people have been coming and going." Yura throws the last of her paralysis knives. "We're all out of those. Better get out of here soon!" The next door you two break open leads outside and you both start running through the streets with a hoard of guards running up from behind. "So, how should we lose these guys? Got any plans, Mr. Leader?"

While running down the road, Lupis knocks down a statue. That was probably a historic thing. It seems to block the guards and slow them down though! Yura knocks over a farmer's stand of fruit and vegetables, sending the produce flying all behind the two of you to slow the guards as well. "Sorry!"

You both keep running down the streets before reaching the gates out of the city. They're closed! The enemies must have known you were coming this way. Better think of something quickly!

Yura keeps the soldiers busy, dancing around them and dodging weapons while kicking them out of their hands. "Better make this quick! We don't have much time!" She jumps on top of a couple of the soldiers' heads and knocks out a bow wielder with a kick to his face. "I can only hold them so long!" You focus in deeply before smashing the lock to pieces and knocking the gate open. "Let's get out of here!" Both you and Yura run through the gate, knocking it down so that it breaks apart and blocks off the guards completely. "I feel kinda bad for those guys. Well, not really. Anyone that tries to hurt you is dead in my eyes!" The two of you continue to run across the desert until you're both stopped by a man wearing a rather extravagant crown.

"Looks like I found you." The Magigen takes out a royal rapier and points it toward you. "The Arcsage of Magis, Imperion. Nice to meet your acquaintance." His eyes flash before he dashes forward, using a deadly piercing attack! Lupis is nearly stabbed right in the head, but the sword is blocked by a magic barrier.

"Your work is sloppy. Your technique is pathetic. Your every bit as weak as I imagined you." It seems a Verian has come walking toward you. He calmly approaches. His cloak hides his face so you can't see him. He takes out a tome and faces the Arcsage. "But I guess I can't focus on hating you right now. Currently we have similar goals. I'll handle this fool for you then."

"Ha! What does a CHILD know about combat!?"

"More than an old fool."

"I'll make you eat those words!" The man runs toward the young Verian and unleashes many sword slashes as barriers appear, deflecting every one of his attacks.

"Is that all you've got?" The man's eyes flash again as he switches to casting powerful spells. Fire, water, lightning, earth, wind, plants, and even dark and light spells are casted!

"Shift." The barrier changes color as all the spells are deflected. They're completely blocked out. "I believe we're done with you."

"What!? I'm not letting you get away that ea-" While he speaks, suddenly, another cloaked figure appears. She punches him across the face and knocks him right on the ground. She then unleashes multiple other punching attacks before using a powerful kick to launch him off into the town over the gates. She then dusts herself off.

"Thank you, Yzza."

"Kardus! Yzza! Are you okay!?" A girl comes running in and looks around worried. Her cloak is different from the other two. Instead of black, she wears a white cloak with a red pattern on it. "Is that Lupis?"

"Yes. The one we came for. Now let's go. More guards will show up soon." Yura seems a little speechless right now...

"Um..."

"We can't tell you our names. I know your name because someone I was once very close to died by your hand. We saved you because we have the same goal currently. Restoring Terran and saving the king. I need to speak with that king. Cyrin. It's been a long time since we last saw each other..."

"...It's nice to meet you. Um...my name is Layor."

"...Fine. You may call me Kardus. The quiet one here is Yzza."

"I hope we can get along. I heard you were a skilled knight."

"He's a terrible failure. He just looks good to people because he's got a necklace and some goddess that fancies him." It seems this Kardus doesn't like you.

(I assume that Kardus is a tiger Verian?)
Lupis quietly nods in response to Yzza's statement that they should go somewhere else. He has a fairly good idea of what Kardus is talking about, but there's no real way to being up what happened that day on the Verian island without making it worse.

Current Party
Bane - Leader - Gunner
Balynka - Pirate
Sylvia - Mage
Paul - Spellsword
Joey - Freelancer
Rumbles - Knight
Tren - Mage

Everyone shows up at Magis, preparing themselves to go in. They've got to be convincing here. Everyone takes on their different roles while in disguise and enters through without the guards being suspicious. Cheri, disguised as a merchant woman, walks up to them and explains. "We're a group of traveling merchants, here to browse some of the rare magic wares here."

"Very well then, ma'am. Be careful though. The Dark Lords may be running around nearby. They just recently escaped and could be anywhere...it's my biggest failure as a guard..."