EVENT | LANDFALL | KITHIKA | DRAGON

[cherrywood]

Characters: ALL!
Date: February 12th - 28th
Location: Keeliai
Situation: The discovery of an artifact from the first war against Malicant reveals the land of Kithika within a dimension of the Death Plane... and just happens to be contained inside a bottle.
Warnings/Rating: Please indicate content warnings in subject headers as applicable.

OOC INFORMATION ♦ CITY OF KEELIAI ♦ INSIDE THE BOTTLE ♦ THE WORLD EATER
For nearly two days the brave quest takers have been sequestered at the sullied Temple and its grounds, the thick jungle and swamp preventing them from leaving. There are faint tremors that run through the ground and in the middle of the third night, the ground gives a great heave, jostling everyone from their rested states. In one of the Temple rooms, a sinkhole has appeared to reveal not spongy ground beneath, but a dark tunnel leading down into the earth. It doesn't take much to widen the entrance and follow the gentle downward slope that leads out to the north, and a walk of about two hours (which surely would feel like longer to those who don't enjoy being trapped in low, dank places) leads them under the swamp itself. By the time the tunnel slopes upward, the muddy ground has turned hard and packed with small chips of rock and sand; the terrain above is changing and as they emerge upward through a fissure in the ground...

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OOC NOTE: The Aftermath comment will be unfrozen and its direction posted on February 23rd, based on the outcome of the other threads.

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OOC INFORMATION
Landfall Questions | Approved Item Requests | Player Plot - Kryptonian Rampage OOC

CITY OF KEELIAI
Emperor's Orders: Miasma Explained | Marshaling the Forces | A City Under Siege | Halting the Scourge

INSIDE THE BOTTLE
Crossing the Swamp | Decayed Grounds | The Sullied Temple | Stone Idols | Item Discovery

THE WORLD EATER
Battling the Dragon | Soul's Poison | Kryptonian Rampage | The Guarded Pool | Weighing the Options | Aftermath

Comments

[andaway]

And we don't kill you. [You were saying, Jor?]

We'll actually protect you. Our side has a couple of powerful enemies, you'll do good to keep powerful allies by your side.

[backwordscompatible]

[A snort.]

Like you could.

[It was one of the reasons she maintained just enough of a distance back. Her fingers twitched in anticipation of activating another spell, should it become necessary. Although Jor-El's proposition warranted the faintest of second thoughts, it was Kal's explanation that caused the grin on her face.]

I do enjoy the idea of having bodyguards. You should've seen the trash I had to dispose of earlier. I could've done without that one altogether.

[lookedtothestars]

['Bodyguards'. His expressions are carefully controlled, and his disdain at the thought is controlled, not visible. A family so strongly associated with the highest echelons of the Science Guild doing the busywork better to a lower member of the Military Guild...]

Spare Kal-El the temptation.

[andaway]

Don't be a killjoy, father.

[Kal-El doesn't exactly appreciate the idea of being a bodyguard himself, but his fear of magic is so deep into him he can take a few quips here and there about it if it means keeping the little girl happy and on their side.

Unless she gets to the point where killing her becomes easier, and less of a hassle anyway. But he knows Jor-El already anticipates that.] What we need from you, though, is to deal with any magicians that come our way.

[backwordscompatible]

Done.

Unless they're a bore. Then I'm sure a big, strong guy like yourself would have no problem stopping them all by your lonesome. You wouldn't even need Grandpa over there.

[lookedtothestars]

[Kal-El may have a fear of 'magic'; it's a pitiful weakness, but it's not one he possesses. He glances at Kal-El meaningfully- if she expects to live, she needs to control her mouth.

As it stands, she's nothing worth paying attention to, beyond the cursory minimum needed to ensure she wouldn't betray either of them.]

[andaway]

He is my father. [Jor might have plenty of flaws, and they might be becoming more obvious with each second that passes but he still won't stand for someone insulting his family. The look his father gives him only accentuates that- he wouldn't want him to get rid of the magician.

She's a) powerful and b) fun. And his father is his family, but his sense of humor leaves much to be desired.]

But you are right. We should be able to handle most of it ourselves. [He should be able to handle most of it himself, actually.]

[backwordscompatible]

Father. Right. I had one of those once. He spent his life trying to protect me. [A roll of the eyes accompanied the heavy sarcasm seeping through every syllable.] The idiot. All he ever did was hold me back. Because he was afraid I'd out-power him.

...well, I can't say he was wrong.

[lookedtothestars]

[This has become tiresome enough.

There's a burst of movement, and in the next moment, he's picked her up by the throat, lifting her to look her directly in the eye- the only pressure coming from gravity.]

You're valuable, but not so valuable to allow you to think you can keep getting away with not listening.

Keep your future words in mind.