aegis borne

now she shines like the rose-fingered moon, rising after sundown

[rpmusings-galore]

                               But I can’t start your  cold  heart  (( BEATING )) 

[ladrc-blog]

  @aigida

       Perched high upon a roof like the bird they were, the character watched as people talked about the chaos currently rolling through all of the kingdoms. Nea wasn’t one to talk with people, nor were they one to care much for the political environment, but the situation at hand was much worse.

     “ Didn’t you hear, everything’s in ruin because of this villain? “                “ Of course I heard, you act like I live under a rock. “

    Such loud small talk as people were concerned for what would happen, not just to them but their home. Nea, however, was more interested in what they could borrow from anyone down below. The chaos ensuing was not something the borrower minded.

    Chaos made it easier for them to hide, who knows what was bound to go missing in such situations? Leaning against a chimney to avoid being spotted as easily as they would against the edge of the roof, they pull out a cigarette and light it, tilting their head back. After a few moments, they slide from the roof, and gently land on the ground, still smoking like the drop from the roof was nothing.

[aigida-blog]

                                  arguing can be heard from inside a nearby tavern. metal arms slam themselves on the bar top, causing the drinks to jump up a bit. within the wooden doors of the keep, you can hear the angry shouts of a fireball of a girl whose volume only increased in competition with her older, burlier male counterparts.

                        “ TH’ HELL D’YA MEAN YA DON’ KNOW WHERE TH’ ‘ELL ‘E IS?! HIS SHOP WAS ON TH’ SAME GODDAMNED STREET AS THIS SHIT-SHOW OF A BAR YOU’S GOT! “ not knowing what to do with all the pent up anger and tension within her, she flips over a nearby table, stomping outside of the pub and flipping off the men as the doors swung open and closed.

                                   reaching a hand into her side-pocket, she pulls out a bright, red gem that twinkles in the sunlight. “ how th’ hell ‘m i s’posed t’ use y’all now? eren was th’ only one who knew how to fix m’ arm properly... how am i s’posed to use yer power like this? god — i’m so goddamned USELESS! ‘m a harpy tha’ can’ fly, and now i can’ even use the one power that made me worth KEEPIN’ AROUN’! gods damn you ya damn hunk-a scrap! makin’ m’ life so hard an’ all that... “ she grumbles and pockets the gem before bringing the phrase, ‘ why are you hitting yourself ‘ to a literal level, as she proceeds to punch her already breaking left arm with her right fist in a fit of fury, springs and bolts flying this way and that.

[aigida-blog]

HI like this post if u want a very late borderline-deadline-date starter for the group event!!! will delete this post after i log off which.. might be in like 5 mins LMAO

[reveriiea]

               Pᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ say     you don’t know what you’ve got                        until it’s ɢᴏɴᴇ

               Tʀᴜᴛʜ is,            you knew what you ʜᴀᴅ

                          — You just ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ thought you’d ʟᴏѕᴇ it

[aigida-blog]

                                 she beams brightly at the praise she received. if it were anyone else, they probably would’ve called her stupid... she jumps a little and bunches her hands into fists in an attempt to calm her excitement.

                       “ gee wiz — ya really think so, selen?! well gosh darn — ain’t you jus’ a barrel o’ surprises! “ patting him on the shoulder, you can tell how excited she is by the minor skip in her step ( despite standing in place ). “ i was sure you’d’a hit me upside the head or somethin’... i means, if i did somethin’ stupid, i would’a jus’ been another person t’ worry bout — an’ we ain’t got th’ time fer all that! i mean, i don’ think many people would care or notice if i died in that place, but.. i told my lil brothers ‘n sisters that i’d be back soon... they’s got a rough life already — i don’ wanna make it any harder on them, y’know? “

                                remembering their sad and worried faces, she looks downwards, her smile turning into one of bittersweet longing. however, at the mention of her rather.. ECCENTRIC fight though, she’s back to normal and laughing along with selen ( at least.. she THINKS he was laughing... ), she leans on him slightly using the hand that’s already on his shoulder.

                      “ beat ‘im straight t’ hades i did! “ puffing out her chest in a triumphant manner, she holds her head up high ( but only for a brief second before returning to her usual resting face — which, luckily, was a soft smile when in selen’s presence ). “ m’ arms do, but not m’ legs since only part of ‘em were cut off... it hurt real bad — y’see, it’s connected by a steel rod that runs through the bottom of my REAL leg — or wha’s left o’ it anyway — so that damn guard pulled it right out my leg! i started bleedin’ ou’, but i.. maybe had a.. TEENY-TINY vendetta against ‘im, so i gave ‘im a wallopin’ b’fore rippin’ off part o’ m’ uniform to stop the bleedin’ — got stitches as soon as i got back t’ civilization; i had t’ crawl some o’ the way, though.. hoppin' is fuckin' EXHAUSTING i tell ya! “ a sheepish laugh as she scratches her cheek, downplaying the fact that the only place she could FEEL with the remains of her once beautiful talons had been brutally ripped from her bone and flesh.

[aigida-blog]

&& quinn is.. being quinn. sadly.

@litcci​

                        “ look selen, i know i ain’t th’ smartest light bulb in th’ bunch, but ya gotta admit i did pretty darn good on the first level! those guards ain’t no fancy-shmancy NPCs like we got in them vidya games nowadays—they ain’t gonna respawn! …least i don’ think they will. well, anyways, even if they DO respawn, i’ll just rough ‘em up again! i know i’m mostly here for defense, but ya shoulda seen me when i tried to kick th’ guy ‘n he pulled my leg clean right off! i started hoppin’ after him and then beat him with my leg before puttin’ it back on, it was a real hoot i tell ya! “

                                   she clears her throat though, knowing that the situation was dire and was no laughing matter ( even though it WAS pretty funny… ). “ …okay, okay, i know, we’s gotta be serious, ‘n it might’ve jus’ been sheer luck by me, but at least now we c’n go to th’ secon’ level no problem, right? now c’mon ya son of a gun, le’s go rescue th’ king ‘n empress! “

[symfony]

                                𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐃𝐈𝐃 𝐍𝐎𝐓 𝐁𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐊 𝐌𝐄

[aigida-blog]

                        “ oh no i ain’t! i ain’t goin’ no where’s til’ you do too! “ why was she going so far for a stranger? foreign relations, perhaps? hah — as if. a person’s status and hometown meant nothing to the harpy. of course, she knew that aletto’s position was probably one higher than hers — she could be easily replaced, but aletto? honestly, it was hard to imagine anyone but her being the kingdom representative of dinacri.

                        “ go now, miss aletto! y’ gotta lead the people outta ‘ere- GAH! “ her red shield crumbling to pieces, quinn falls to the ground with a thud. she tries to use her arms to get herself up, but despite being mechanical, with no strength behind them, she was bound to crumple down once again — and so she did.

                                  beads of sweat roll down her face, her head spinning. one thing was coherent in her mind, though; “ run! NOW! “

[rpmusings-galore]

              Caged away in the dark,                    so far from the open sky she                                      ( d r e a m s )  of.

                                 Oh, but when those bars finally open                                         just watch how she’ll  ~ SOAR  ~

[melligine]

AIGIDA:

⚔;-clenching the empress’ circlet in her hand, she has to resist the urge to throw it on the ground and shatter it to pieces. he was friends with arabelle ( but then again, who wasn’t? ); he even had a nickname for her. and yet.. even so.. he wouldn’t help.

⚔;-if that was the case, why should she care about anyone outside her empire?! her kingdom?! to hell with them all! what had they done for them?! they were left to fend for themselves: just like arabelle was doing right now. fending for herself - alone.

⚔;-she knew this man vaguely. she knew neither his name nor station - only his face. it was the face of a man who had helped her many a times, so if he was willing to help out a complete stranger, then why did he refuse to help out a friend..?!

⚔;-slapping his arms away, quinn’s eyes gloss over with tears but are ferocious nonetheless, her teeth barred as she resists the urge to breakdown. ❝ t’ hell with all of you! don’t y’ dare talk like y’know lady arabelle! she’s strong, but she’s alone! sometimes she acts all regal, an’ other times she acts like how she looks: a kid. you try’na tell me a goddamned kid wouldn’t be scared fer their life if they were alone with some monster tha’ came outta nowhere?! you here… y’all got able soldiers from yer empire and from other empires, but what about us?! what about tilaren?! none of you high ‘n mighty bastards give a damn about us! we had to abandon our homes to help you son’s a’ bitches, and y’ won’t even lift a finger t’ help us look fer our empress! the same empress that sent us to help you! t’ hell with that, and t’ hell with you! i don’ need yer empty words, i’ll go find ‘er myself! ❞ be there for each other her ass… where was tilaren’s support?! alliances weren’t a one-way street! if it was gonna be like this - every man for themselves, then that was fine by her.

⚔;-dropping the circlet on the ground, she looks towards the man with hateful eyes. ❝ she sent me, y'know. she sent all o’ us. and none o’ you will do a damn thing now that y’all think yer safe ‘n sound. if she’s dead, it’s yer hands that have ‘er blood on i’. ❞ as she begins to walk away, she crushes the jewels held within the headpiece. if her empire burned, so would his.

His calmness evaporated in an instant at the smack, not expecting her to respond to his reassurance so aggressively. Hands retreat closer to him as he bristled at her face, her words, the whole atmosphere of the situation as it soured. Even his eyes began to fill with water themselves—and he attempted to talk back or defend himself somehow, but the woman was too fiery, not letting him intercept as she kept speaking at him with impressive spite on her tongue.

Usually Carmi could and would give her the same amount of heat, known to be explosive when angered, threatened, or provoked enough. But he was tired. His stomach constantly churned and his fingertips began to feel numb, a purple tint visible on them since three days prior. He knew he was losing his energy, but had to play a strong role, had to be tough when others couldn’t. Having this person talk to him in such a negative manner when everyone else acted so thankful seemed to be the final grain of rice to tip his scale.

“W…wait—” Too late now, the redhead already several steps ahead of him and not stopping anytime soon. A hard blink to clear his vision and tears started falling, the monarch glancing down toward the broken circlet. Both hands gathered the remains while either knee dropped to the earth.

He sniffled but didn’t wipe his face, water droplets dotting his palms and what he had left of Arabelle’s jewels. Could he run to find her? He needed to do something here, but there were numerous issues, and just one of him. One Carmi.

He wasn’t Carmi if he didn’t take chances, however. It was time for him to go.

[symfony]

                                       𝗂𝗍'𝗌 𝖺 𝓁ℴ𝓃ℊ 𝗐𝖺𝗒 𝗍𝗈 ᴍɪʀᴀᴄʟᴇ

[snaggletoothed]

@aigida

     SO MANY PEOPLE !      Had any of the people that lived within Itarus bothered to evacuate at all ? Or did THIS many people REALLY live here ?       The man hoists his ( giant ) sword upwards, the duller end of the blade resting across his shoulders. He rolls the muscles there to try and relax some, the clinking of his armor only serving to annoy him further. Sighing next, he turns to the group of soldiers on his left.      ❝ Go help with the evacuation effort ! That monster is gettin’ closer an’ I ain’t keen on hearin’ anyone gettin’ crushed ! ❞      The order is repeated to the other large group on his right, the troopers surging past him at a high speed, their boots rhythmic upon the streets they run on. With them gone, he huffs and attaches his weapon to his back before rushing in the direction of the beast, knowing that there will still be people within the vicinity of that monster.      It doesn’t take long before he’s found someone; a child, one that claims to of lost her parents in the stampede from the first exodus of the city.       Internally, the man groans, knowing that a child can neither keep up nor follow directions– But he can’t leave it behind, either.       Which is …. What leads him to this situation that he’s currently in.      A crying child clinging to him, calling for her parents, but with nobody in sight.      SHIT.      ❝ OI !      Ain’t there anyone ‘round ? Need me some help, here ! ❞

[aigida-blog]

                                 gralice was one of the further kingdoms in tilaren, making it the FURTHEST in the world compared to any other empire. of course, this also meant that unless the monster back there was done and dealt with, it would continue its course further inwards towards tilaren until it eventually made its way to the other kingdoms and empires.

                                a heavy burden upon her shoulders with that knowledge, as she was no fighter. she helped mostly with the evacuations and those evacuations slowly led her further and further into her empire as the attacks of the infantrymen dealt no impressive or obvious damage to the monster.

                                she can hear orders being barked some ways away. quinn had a handful of soldiers under her command, but they too were more equipped to save and protect than to stand and fight. she wasn’t a leader, though. despite her temper and lack of patience, she was social and friendly and kept morale high, however knowing that these people depended on her WORDS to keep them alive... it was too much — she was already cracking under the pressure. two men had already died due to her commands.. if there was a leader — a TRUE leader up ahead, she would feel much more at ease knowing that the body count wouldn’t grow because of her.

                                and a leader ahead of her there was. ushering those under her to follow, she rushes towards the sound of the voice. “ king odyssian! “ she shouts, waving her hand in an attempt to get his attention, she rushes towards the dragon’s side.

                      “ king odyssian! “ straightening her pose, she puts a fist against her chest, regarding him as he was — a position higher than her. of course, now was no time for formalities, but it was something akin to instinct.

                      “ secon’ sentinel o’ gralice, quinn asker, reportin’ fer duty! i’ve been makin’ m’ way up through them kingdoms helpin’ with evacuation — ya said you needed help, sir? “

[nyawcat030]

[aigida-blog]

⚔;-clenching the empress’ circlet in her hand, she has to resist the urge to throw it on the ground and shatter it to pieces. he was friends with arabelle ( but then again, who wasn’t? ); he even had a nickname for her. and yet.. even so.. he wouldn’t help.

⚔;-if that was the case, why should she care about anyone outside her empire?! her kingdom?! to hell with them all! what had they done for them?! they were left to fend for themselves: just like arabelle was doing right now. fending for herself - alone.

⚔;-she knew this man vaguely. she knew neither his name nor station - only his face. it was the face of a man who had helped her many a times, so if he was willing to help out a complete stranger, then why did he refuse to help out a friend..?!

⚔;-slapping his arms away, quinn’s eyes gloss over with tears but are ferocious nonetheless, her teeth barred as she resists the urge to breakdown. ❝ t’ hell with all of you! don’t y’ dare talk like y’know lady arabelle! she’s strong, but she’s alone! sometimes she acts all regal, an’ other times she acts like how she looks: a kid. you try’na tell me a goddamned kid wouldn’t be scared fer their life if they were alone with some monster tha’ came outta nowhere?! you here... y’all got able soldiers from yer empire and from other empires, but what about us?! what about tilaren?! none of you high ‘n mighty bastards give a damn about us! we had to abandon our homes to help you son’s a’ bitches, and y’ won’t even lift a finger t’ help us look fer our empress! the same empress that sent us to help you! t’ hell with that, and t’ hell with you! i don’ need yer empty words, i’ll go find 'er myself! ❞ be there for each other her ass... where was tilaren’s support?! alliances weren’t a one-way street! if it was gonna be like this - every man for themselves, then that was fine by her.

⚔;-dropping the circlet on the ground, she looks towards the man with hateful eyes. ❝ she sent me, y'know. she sent all o’ us. and none o’ you will do a damn thing now that y’all think yer safe ‘n sound. if she’s dead, it’s yer hands that have ‘er blood on i’. ❞ as she begins to walk away, she crushes the jewels held within the headpiece. if her empire burned, so would his.

[luvbey]

*Still uses pinky promises as a legitimate foundation of trust*

[aigida-blog]

&& quinn is getting exhausted

@blondestfaun​ via x

⚔;-grunting as her shield took the brunt of another hit, she looked backwards towards the satyr she had quite literally just became acquainted with. 

⚔;-❝ missus aletto, ‘re all th’ citizens gone? ❞ it was part of quinn’s own sense of justice that led her to jump from kingdom to kingdom to, quite literally, become the peoples’ shield. she fought occasionally too when it was necessary, but her primary abilities were only useful in defending others.

⚔;-another hit, and quinn’s foot begins to slip, the color of her barrier starting to fade as it nears its limit, and quinn to hers. ❝ missus aletto, i can’ hold it any longer! any longer and i’ll be no good to no one! we got’s to go now! ❞

[snk-forever]

Idk why but these three together make great coloring canvas for me.