A sideblog of @traderotales, and an ask blog for the characters of the Legends of the Cosmos collection!
[All art shown on this blog is my own, unless stated otherwise.]
Readers-? Stars across, these medium changes are confusing...
Hello dear Readers! I am The Storyteller, your guide to the Characters of our grand Story. This is your chance to ask them, give them, or tell them anything you heart desires. Or, perhaps even have one of your own Characters meet them! Truly it's a garden for whatever you wish!
Though, there are some ground rules and notices for this little... event:
No NSFW
Nothing explicitly hateful
Some messages sent to specific Characters may take longer than others, as their Creator is not the same as my own, and we will need to wait upon His answer. The Characters in question are as follows:
Ryan Gunther
Isabell Casimiro
Katie Gunther
Sebastian Harbinger
Now, I have been given a list of the Characters available to ask things of, which I will put below, alongside their pronouns, ages, species, and possible affiliations. There will also be images for most of them, so this message may get rather long.
Call of the Void
1 - Sam Allen | she/her | 22 | demiflame of Water
2 - Valerie Brooks | she/they | 22 | human | Medium
3 - Ruby Darkshine | she/her | 22 of physical age, has existed for 6 years | alter of Sam Allen
4 - Sapphire Storm | she/her | 21 of physical age, has existed for 5 years | alter of Sam Allen
5 - Caleb Brooks | he/him | 26 | human | Medium
6 - Ryan Gunther | he/him | 22 | demiflame of Flames/Fire
[No images available.]
7 - Sebastian Harbinger | he/him | 22 | demiflame
[No images available.]
8 - Katie Gunther | she/her | 20
9 - Riot | she/her | 22 in physical age | alter of Sam Allen | Agent of Strife, then later Chaos
"Okay, well, hypothetically"—Sam shot a glare at Riot—"I, unfortunately, think Riot's right about Sapphire losing."
"What?" Sapphire shot up from laying on the other couch. She pouted. "Why are you so sure?"
"Look, you can heal, but... fighting wise..." Sam sucked in through her teeth, tilting her head from side to side and not looking at Sapphire.
"Hey! I've gotten better!"
"Yeah, but, compared to the rest of us...."
"She's saying you're not on our level, blondie!" Riot called.
"Riot," Ruby said. "Shut up."
"What? I'm not wrong."
"You're wrong about winning, because I would. I've kicked your ass multiple times."
"Likewise, bitch." Riot glared at her.
"Okay!" Sam held up her hands. "Both of you, cool it. Besides: I'd win."
"I have the literal force of all of destruction on my side," Ruby argued. "I'm an Ambassador now too, you know!"
"Yeah, well—"
They proceeded to argue for five hours. I've been told that without morality in the way and pure power wise, it would be Ruby in her form at the end of Call of the Void. However, if morals did persist... it's between her and Sam.
To the Flame of Strife, what's your opinion on Sam and her alters?
"Mm?" Strife lowers a wine glass, perking up. She leans back against her plush chair. "Ah...them. Well, dear Samantha has always been annoyingly persistent, and it's a wonder she's even still alive. But..."
She swirls her wine for a moment, thinking. "But, it is convenient for me. That one of hers, Ruby...she served me well enough for those few years. A shame, she was...quite important." Their eye twitches, but they quickly paste on a smile. "She'll learn, in due time."
A robot leans down next to her. "There is one other, Mistress," it says.
Strife sips her wine for a long moment, uncaring. "Oh, the blond one?" He tilts his head. "I haven't seen her much... she seems unimportant, really. I'll have to learn more about her when the time comes. I would like to learn about them all, truthfully! Their bond is quite a special one, that much I can tell. I've studied mortals with the same disorder, and the results from my studies are never quite the same..." They tap their chin, then chuckle lightly. "Though, that may be due to their lesser durability. Humans are rather squishy. They make such a mess when I test on them...leaves my labs closed for cleaning for days, unfortunately."
[Out in a field of rolling hills, there is a lonely cabin. Across it, a lone willow tree stands on a low hill. Beneath the shadow of that tree sits a young woman of short stature. She stares listlessly at the sky above her, and is adorned in a large witch hat and long cloak. She doesn't appear to have a care in the world.]
(though I'd wait until after Writeblr live, so you weren't focused on too many things)
(I DID NOT SEE THIS OMG)
Valerie paused, peering at the woman across from the cabin. Slowly, she walked over.
"Uh, hello?" she asked in a British accent, smiling. She pointed to the cabin. "Are you the one that lives here?"
[ooc: That's okay :3 I was a little worried it didn't go through, but then I kind of forgot to say anything（＾∀＾●）ﾉｼ]
The woman glances over listlessly for a moment before emotion finally illuminates her face.
"Oh," she says as she stands and dusts herself off, "uh, yeah! Sorry for not noticing you, I... got distracted."
She taps her fingers together in a fidgeting manner, before her eyes flash with inspiration.
"Oh, if you're travelling through here, feel free to stay. I've got a few spare rooms..." her voice trails into a slightly irritated mumbling, "since people keep showing up here."
Valerie's eyes widened, but she smiled back and shook her hand.
"Also Valerie... Valerie Knight." She chuckled, before she looked back at the cabin. "And I'm not traveling, per se... I got a call a bit ago about this cabin. That it's...haunted?" Her brown eyes flicked to Valerie, trying to guage her reaction at that. "And I wanted to check if everything was alright with it."
"Huh..." a stunned expression overtakes her for a few moments, "and here I thought I'd never run into someone with that name again."
Suddenly, reason caught up to her, and she looked over Valerie's shoulder at her cabin strangely.
"Also, what do you mean by haunted? I-I don't think I let any spirits in recently..." she rubs her chin and glances at the willow tree, "well, there's the tree spirit. But I think you'd have noticed them. There's no way you mean Lin? She's not even incorporeal..."
She gasps, suddenly realising something.
"No..." she groans, "don't tell me it's Mirra again! You haven't seen any black cats, have you? Ugh, she always shows up at the worst times..."
"Tree spirit?" She raised an eyebrow, glancing at the willow. "Interesting... but I haven't seen a black cat since I got here, no. If you don't mind, I'd like to check inside the house? Though the surrounding area we can get to."
"Thank... well, I don't know who to thank, but I'm glad Mirra's not here. Uh, I don't mind showing you the cabin, it isn't anything fancy. Just... my house, and whoever else is staying, I suppose."
She leads Valerie to the cabin. The entrance room is a messily decorated study and living room, kept pleasantly warm by a cosy fireplace. Two wings stretch out the back of the room, leading further into the cabin.
"Feel free to make yourself at home while you're... investigating?"
Valerie chuckles a bit, finding the thought of someone earnestly inspecting her home amusing.
For a few seconds, she is visibly lost in thought.
"There's Lin, shes, uh," a silly, nervous grin creeps up her face, "well, she's technically my daughter."
That warmth remains on her face for a few moments more, before it's shaken off and cast away with the clearing of her throat, but the smile remains.
"She's in the south wing, in her room, and she lives here with me. Mia was here until a few days ago, too. Beyond them, nobody else has been here in about a week or two now... I think."
Valerie frowned, but nodded. "Can you have Lin come here? I'd rather not...ah, have anyone unaccounted for during my investigation. Which, I should warn you: it's a spell I'm going to cast over the house. All it will do is sense if any spirits are nearby."
"I'm a Witch, you don't have to warn me about stuff like that. But, I'll trust your magic."
She calls Lin over. Out walks a shy young girl that appears to be a human of roughly age 10. She has a strange presence to her, but otherwise is fairly unremarkable.
"Lin, this is..." she glances back at Valerie for a moment, "this is Knight! She just wants to know who's here before she casts a spell. You can sit in the corner if you'd like, it'll only take a short while."
Lin glances as Valerie Knight nervously, but nods and sits in a chair in the corner of the room that seems comically just a little too big for her.
Valerie smiled at Lin. "Hi. I'll only be a minute, I promise," she said reassuringly.
Then she raised her hands, veins glowing red as her eyes did the same. She walked to the center of the entry room, dragging her boot across the floor—and bright glowing red flames sparked into existence after her, not eating the cabin. With her feet, Valerie drew a sigil into the floor, which when completed, puffed out its flames and became solid red lines of light.
Valerie chanted in Latin, then spread her arms out to her sides. The sigil glowed brighter, before a wave of red light washed over the cabin, casting in a radius to tell her of any spiritual creatures within the cabin...especially malevolent ones.
[Out in a field of rolling hills, there is a lonely cabin. Across it, a lone willow tree stands on a low hill. Beneath the shadow of that tree sits a young woman of short stature. She stares listlessly at the sky above her, and is adorned in a large witch hat and long cloak. She doesn't appear to have a care in the world.]
(though I'd wait until after Writeblr live, so you weren't focused on too many things)
(I DID NOT SEE THIS OMG)
Valerie paused, peering at the woman across from the cabin. Slowly, she walked over.
"Uh, hello?" she asked in a British accent, smiling. She pointed to the cabin. "Are you the one that lives here?"
[ooc: That's okay :3 I was a little worried it didn't go through, but then I kind of forgot to say anything（＾∀＾●）ﾉｼ]
The woman glances over listlessly for a moment before emotion finally illuminates her face.
"Oh," she says as she stands and dusts herself off, "uh, yeah! Sorry for not noticing you, I... got distracted."
She taps her fingers together in a fidgeting manner, before her eyes flash with inspiration.
"Oh, if you're travelling through here, feel free to stay. I've got a few spare rooms..." her voice trails into a slightly irritated mumbling, "since people keep showing up here."
Valerie's eyes widened, but she smiled back and shook her hand.
"Also Valerie... Valerie Knight." She chuckled, before she looked back at the cabin. "And I'm not traveling, per se... I got a call a bit ago about this cabin. That it's...haunted?" Her brown eyes flicked to Valerie, trying to guage her reaction at that. "And I wanted to check if everything was alright with it."
"Huh..." a stunned expression overtakes her for a few moments, "and here I thought I'd never run into someone with that name again."
Suddenly, reason caught up to her, and she looked over Valerie's shoulder at her cabin strangely.
"Also, what do you mean by haunted? I-I don't think I let any spirits in recently..." she rubs her chin and glances at the willow tree, "well, there's the tree spirit. But I think you'd have noticed them. There's no way you mean Lin? She's not even incorporeal..."
She gasps, suddenly realising something.
"No..." she groans, "don't tell me it's Mirra again! You haven't seen any black cats, have you? Ugh, she always shows up at the worst times..."
"Tree spirit?" She raised an eyebrow, glancing at the willow. "Interesting... but I haven't seen a black cat since I got here, no. If you don't mind, I'd like to check inside the house? Though the surrounding area we can get to."
"Thank... well, I don't know who to thank, but I'm glad Mirra's not here. Uh, I don't mind showing you the cabin, it isn't anything fancy. Just... my house, and whoever else is staying, I suppose."
She leads Valerie to the cabin. The entrance room is a messily decorated study and living room, kept pleasantly warm by a cosy fireplace. Two wings stretch out the back of the room, leading further into the cabin.
"Feel free to make yourself at home while you're... investigating?"
Valerie chuckles a bit, finding the thought of someone earnestly inspecting her home amusing.
For a few seconds, she is visibly lost in thought.
"There's Lin, shes, uh," a silly, nervous grin creeps up her face, "well, she's technically my daughter."
That warmth remains on her face for a few moments more, before it's shaken off and cast away with the clearing of her throat, but the smile remains.
"She's in the south wing, in her room, and she lives here with me. Mia was here until a few days ago, too. Beyond them, nobody else has been here in about a week or two now... I think."
Valerie frowned, but nodded. "Can you have Lin come here? I'd rather not...ah, have anyone unaccounted for during my investigation. Which, I should warn you: it's a spell I'm going to cast over the house. All it will do is sense if any spirits are nearby."
[Out in a field of rolling hills, there is a lonely cabin. Across it, a lone willow tree stands on a low hill. Beneath the shadow of that tree sits a young woman of short stature. She stares listlessly at the sky above her, and is adorned in a large witch hat and long cloak. She doesn't appear to have a care in the world.]
(though I'd wait until after Writeblr live, so you weren't focused on too many things)
(I DID NOT SEE THIS OMG)
Valerie paused, peering at the woman across from the cabin. Slowly, she walked over.
"Uh, hello?" she asked in a British accent, smiling. She pointed to the cabin. "Are you the one that lives here?"
[ooc: That's okay :3 I was a little worried it didn't go through, but then I kind of forgot to say anything（＾∀＾●）ﾉｼ]
The woman glances over listlessly for a moment before emotion finally illuminates her face.
"Oh," she says as she stands and dusts herself off, "uh, yeah! Sorry for not noticing you, I... got distracted."
She taps her fingers together in a fidgeting manner, before her eyes flash with inspiration.
"Oh, if you're travelling through here, feel free to stay. I've got a few spare rooms..." her voice trails into a slightly irritated mumbling, "since people keep showing up here."
Valerie's eyes widened, but she smiled back and shook her hand.
"Also Valerie... Valerie Knight." She chuckled, before she looked back at the cabin. "And I'm not traveling, per se... I got a call a bit ago about this cabin. That it's...haunted?" Her brown eyes flicked to Valerie, trying to guage her reaction at that. "And I wanted to check if everything was alright with it."
"Huh..." a stunned expression overtakes her for a few moments, "and here I thought I'd never run into someone with that name again."
Suddenly, reason caught up to her, and she looked over Valerie's shoulder at her cabin strangely.
"Also, what do you mean by haunted? I-I don't think I let any spirits in recently..." she rubs her chin and glances at the willow tree, "well, there's the tree spirit. But I think you'd have noticed them. There's no way you mean Lin? She's not even incorporeal..."
She gasps, suddenly realising something.
"No..." she groans, "don't tell me it's Mirra again! You haven't seen any black cats, have you? Ugh, she always shows up at the worst times..."
"Tree spirit?" She raised an eyebrow, glancing at the willow. "Interesting... but I haven't seen a black cat since I got here, no. If you don't mind, I'd like to check inside the house? Though the surrounding area we can get to."
"Thank... well, I don't know who to thank, but I'm glad Mirra's not here. Uh, I don't mind showing you the cabin, it isn't anything fancy. Just... my house, and whoever else is staying, I suppose."
She leads Valerie to the cabin. The entrance room is a messily decorated study and living room, kept pleasantly warm by a cosy fireplace. Two wings stretch out the back of the room, leading further into the cabin.
"Feel free to make yourself at home while you're... investigating?"
Valerie chuckles a bit, finding the thought of someone earnestly inspecting her home amusing.
[Out in a field of rolling hills, there is a lonely cabin. Across it, a lone willow tree stands on a low hill. Beneath the shadow of that tree sits a young woman of short stature. She stares listlessly at the sky above her, and is adorned in a large witch hat and long cloak. She doesn't appear to have a care in the world.]
(though I'd wait until after Writeblr live, so you weren't focused on too many things)
(I DID NOT SEE THIS OMG)
Valerie paused, peering at the woman across from the cabin. Slowly, she walked over.
"Uh, hello?" she asked in a British accent, smiling. She pointed to the cabin. "Are you the one that lives here?"
[ooc: That's okay :3 I was a little worried it didn't go through, but then I kind of forgot to say anything（＾∀＾●）ﾉｼ]
The woman glances over listlessly for a moment before emotion finally illuminates her face.
"Oh," she says as she stands and dusts herself off, "uh, yeah! Sorry for not noticing you, I... got distracted."
She taps her fingers together in a fidgeting manner, before her eyes flash with inspiration.
"Oh, if you're travelling through here, feel free to stay. I've got a few spare rooms..." her voice trails into a slightly irritated mumbling, "since people keep showing up here."
Valerie's eyes widened, but she smiled back and shook her hand.
"Also Valerie... Valerie Knight." She chuckled, before she looked back at the cabin. "And I'm not traveling, per se... I got a call a bit ago about this cabin. That it's...haunted?" Her brown eyes flicked to Valerie, trying to guage her reaction at that. "And I wanted to check if everything was alright with it."
"Huh..." a stunned expression overtakes her for a few moments, "and here I thought I'd never run into someone with that name again."
Suddenly, reason caught up to her, and she looked over Valerie's shoulder at her cabin strangely.
"Also, what do you mean by haunted? I-I don't think I let any spirits in recently..." she rubs her chin and glances at the willow tree, "well, there's the tree spirit. But I think you'd have noticed them. There's no way you mean Lin? She's not even incorporeal..."
She gasps, suddenly realising something.
"No..." she groans, "don't tell me it's Mirra again! You haven't seen any black cats, have you? Ugh, she always shows up at the worst times..."
"Tree spirit?" She raised an eyebrow, glancing at the willow. "Interesting... but I haven't seen a black cat since I got here, no. If you don't mind, I'd like to check inside the house? Though the surrounding area we can get to."
[Out in a field of rolling hills, there is a lonely cabin. Across it, a lone willow tree stands on a low hill. Beneath the shadow of that tree sits a young woman of short stature. She stares listlessly at the sky above her, and is adorned in a large witch hat and long cloak. She doesn't appear to have a care in the world.]
(though I'd wait until after Writeblr live, so you weren't focused on too many things)
(I DID NOT SEE THIS OMG)
Valerie paused, peering at the woman across from the cabin. Slowly, she walked over.
"Uh, hello?" she asked in a British accent, smiling. She pointed to the cabin. "Are you the one that lives here?"
[ooc: That's okay :3 I was a little worried it didn't go through, but then I kind of forgot to say anything（＾∀＾●）ﾉｼ]
The woman glances over listlessly for a moment before emotion finally illuminates her face.
"Oh," she says as she stands and dusts herself off, "uh, yeah! Sorry for not noticing you, I... got distracted."
She taps her fingers together in a fidgeting manner, before her eyes flash with inspiration.
"Oh, if you're travelling through here, feel free to stay. I've got a few spare rooms..." her voice trails into a slightly irritated mumbling, "since people keep showing up here."
Valerie's eyes widened, but she smiled back and shook her hand.
"Also Valerie... Valerie Knight." She chuckled, before she looked back at the cabin. "And I'm not traveling, per se... I got a call a bit ago about this cabin. That it's...haunted?" Her brown eyes flicked to Valerie, trying to guage her reaction at that. "And I wanted to check if everything was alright with it."
[Out in a field of rolling hills, there is a lonely cabin. Across it, a lone willow tree stands on a low hill. Beneath the shadow of that tree sits a young woman of short stature. She stares listlessly at the sky above her, and is adorned in a large witch hat and long cloak. She doesn't appear to have a care in the world.]
(though I'd wait until after Writeblr live, so you weren't focused on too many things)
(I DID NOT SEE THIS OMG)
Valerie paused, peering at the woman across from the cabin. Slowly, she walked over.
"Uh, hello?" she asked in a British accent, smiling. She pointed to the cabin. "Are you the one that lives here?"
Ah, shoot! D: I was going to send one of these eariler, but forgot... ;~;
Anyway, I'm curious about Ruby, so I'm sending an ask her way. Or well, an interaction, I suppose.
She appears to have either darkness or shadow powers, so I'll have her meet Dawn :3
[She happens upon a stranger in an otherwise isolated place. The stranger stands at 170cm with pitch black hair, dark eyes, pale skin, and a fierce look of conviction and anger.
"Who are you?"]
(Also, unrelated, happy women's day! :3)
"I could ask you the same thing." One of Ruby's hands went for her hip, only to slip in the pocket of her maroon leather jacket. Ruby stood a few inches taller than the newcomer, her own black hair with red streaks tied in a ponytail.
"I don't want any trouble," Ruby said carefully, though she made a mental note of just how angry the stranger seemed. "I'm just... passing through."
Ruby raised an eyebrow at Dawn's outstretched hand, before she took it and gave a firm shake. "Ruby," she introduced, then dropped her hand again. "You looking for someone?"
Ruby took a glance around, trying to gauge where exactly they were.
"Not necessarily. You happen to look a bit like me, thought we might be related." The world around them darkened slightly, "and everyone related to me has tried to kill me."
Her smile returned, now geniune and far closer to a smirk.
"But enough veiled threats. Want to get out of here?"
Once more, she outstreched her hand. This time, it seemed inviting rather than a simple pleasantry.
"Does it make it better if I tell I threaten everyone? It's a bad habit."
She sighed dramatically.
"That being said, I asked since I think something big is coming this way and I might as well offer help, at least. Also..."
With a shrug, she looked around placidly.
"...I don't the way out of here on foot. So, you're on your own if you refuse. But, I don't lie about helping people. So if you choose to stay, then I'll try to help you fight it."
A bored expression was painted across her face, as if the situation was far from novel.
Ruby studied her with narrowed eyes, then sighed and nodded. "I get it," she said. "The threatening thing, not the big thing coming for us." She frowned. "What is coming, by the way?"
She probably had a good chance of fighting it on her own, but she did wonder what Dawn meant by 'helping' her fight it. That probably meant she had skills, powers, or even magic of her own.
Best to keep Ruby's own on the down-low. It wasn't exactly known for being inviting and cheerful.
"Well, let's see," she clasped her hands together, "I felt a large shadow pass over me a while ago, so I think I'm being stalked by something. Not new, by the way."
She considered her past fights against airborne enemies and grimaced.
"My luck dictates that's it's probably a giant bird or something. Not exactly my favourite thing to fight — I'm not really good at range. Plus, if it's been stalking me, that means it's smart... which is worse..."
She took a deep breath.
"...I could get us out of here pretty fast. No guarantee we'll be somewhere safe, but we won't be stalked by a giant bird, at least."
She carefully looked at the sky, which was empty.
"Best I could do is drive it insane... which would only mildly help in a fight. Unless it's dumb enough to grab me, then we'll be fine... probably."
With an irritated sigh, she pinched the bridge of her nose.
"...the one time both Dusk and Kyr are busy, this is what I have to deal with?" She muttered.
Ruby blinked, her eyebrows raising more and more as Dawn went on.
"Oookay then," she said at last, then her expression turned neutral again as she glanced towards the sky. "Well, I'm decent at a range, better up close. But giant birds is something I can say I haven't been too well acquainted with."
Ruby tilted her head at Dawn. "Wherever you're planning to teleport us to, if this thing is as smart as you think, then it might just find us again. So... maybe it's best if we take it out now." She shrugged.
Dawn stared blankly at her for a few moments, before giving a half-hearted shrug.
"That's fair. We won't exactly be fighting it on even ground, but even if we're weaker, the two of us should be stronger together."
For a moment, she contemplated keeping some secrets close to her chest. But it wouldn't do her good should she take them to the grave, instead.
"...Alright. Well, I can create darkness around me, teleport through shadows, and drive creatures insane. Not exactly good at range, if it isn't obvious."
She looked curiously at Ruby.
"I take it you have something to help you fight it at range? I can give you cover, at least. Maybe act as bait?"
Ruby pulled back the side of her jacket, revealing a sheathed knife at her hip.
"I'm pretty good at hitting my mark with these," she said, smiling wryly. Though Dawn noticed that they did not look like throwing knives--more like something out of a kitchen.
She let her jacket fall again to cover the weapon. "My reserve should be nigh full--I haven't used my powers at all today. Shadows based, too, by the way." She paused, then glanced towards Dawn with a raised eyebrow and half a smirk. "I guess that's something we have in common."
"...I don't trust my chances. That knife doesn't seem to one made for combat, your best ranged weapon is a knife to begin with... and you seem to have one."
She shook her head dismissively.
"If you have a way of making more knives, then we have a chance. It could be worse, I suppose. Our plan could be for me to get grabbed by it. Or to waste all my energy teleporting us as far as possible 2 or 3 times in succession."
With a reluctant sigh, she unsheathed a long one-handed Flyssa sword. It's blade a stark white, as if made from jade, with the handle as dark as the shadows around her.
"...guess I'm bait. Are you ready, Ruby? 'Cause I think I see it getting closer."
There appeared to be nothing in the sky, but a keen eye would spot a swift shadow in the distance.
"If you let me put a hand on your shoulder, you'll have my vision. It'll make your shot easier."
Ruby masked her look of offense at the comment about her knife. She reached for both her hips, and unsheathed both knives at once. Each had a swirling black and silver handle, the long blades themselves pitch black as well.
"No thanks," she said, declining the offer. "It'd most likely to do more to disorient me than help me. Besides, I can Track it if I need to."
Ruby's knives were a blur as she twirled them in her hands, then resheathed them. "If you're bait, then I can probably scale one of these buildings, and get the drop on it. Easier the higher up I am."
Then Ruby tried just Tracking the creature. The dark of her pupils expanded, covering her eyes entirely before a scarlet red swirled in the center, recoloring her once-green irises. And the world changed to smoke around her, screaming with their own frequencies and rhythms, all before she tried to zero in on the monster chasing Dawn.
Dawn watched the process with intrigue, not one to be easily disturbed.
"...Neat trick."
She took a step forward, disappearing from view and appearing a dozen or two metres away from Ruby. Then, like a tide of darkness, the world around Dawn darkened substantially, leaving only a small area around her with light.
She was the only thing visible in a large field of darkness.
...She was bait.
"Here's hoping I get disembowelled again..." she said with a sigh.
Ah, shoot! D: I was going to send one of these eariler, but forgot... ;~;
Anyway, I'm curious about Ruby, so I'm sending an ask her way. Or well, an interaction, I suppose.
She appears to have either darkness or shadow powers, so I'll have her meet Dawn :3
[She happens upon a stranger in an otherwise isolated place. The stranger stands at 170cm with pitch black hair, dark eyes, pale skin, and a fierce look of conviction and anger.
"Who are you?"]
(Also, unrelated, happy women's day! :3)
"I could ask you the same thing." One of Ruby's hands went for her hip, only to slip in the pocket of her maroon leather jacket. Ruby stood a few inches taller than the newcomer, her own black hair with red streaks tied in a ponytail.
"I don't want any trouble," Ruby said carefully, though she made a mental note of just how angry the stranger seemed. "I'm just... passing through."
Ruby raised an eyebrow at Dawn's outstretched hand, before she took it and gave a firm shake. "Ruby," she introduced, then dropped her hand again. "You looking for someone?"
Ruby took a glance around, trying to gauge where exactly they were.
"Not necessarily. You happen to look a bit like me, thought we might be related." The world around them darkened slightly, "and everyone related to me has tried to kill me."
Her smile returned, now geniune and far closer to a smirk.
"But enough veiled threats. Want to get out of here?"
Once more, she outstreched her hand. This time, it seemed inviting rather than a simple pleasantry.
"Does it make it better if I tell I threaten everyone? It's a bad habit."
She sighed dramatically.
"That being said, I asked since I think something big is coming this way and I might as well offer help, at least. Also..."
With a shrug, she looked around placidly.
"...I don't the way out of here on foot. So, you're on your own if you refuse. But, I don't lie about helping people. So if you choose to stay, then I'll try to help you fight it."
A bored expression was painted across her face, as if the situation was far from novel.
Ruby studied her with narrowed eyes, then sighed and nodded. "I get it," she said. "The threatening thing, not the big thing coming for us." She frowned. "What is coming, by the way?"
She probably had a good chance of fighting it on her own, but she did wonder what Dawn meant by 'helping' her fight it. That probably meant she had skills, powers, or even magic of her own.
Best to keep Ruby's own on the down-low. It wasn't exactly known for being inviting and cheerful.
"Well, let's see," she clasped her hands together, "I felt a large shadow pass over me a while ago, so I think I'm being stalked by something. Not new, by the way."
She considered her past fights against airborne enemies and grimaced.
"My luck dictates that's it's probably a giant bird or something. Not exactly my favourite thing to fight — I'm not really good at range. Plus, if it's been stalking me, that means it's smart... which is worse..."
She took a deep breath.
"...I could get us out of here pretty fast. No guarantee we'll be somewhere safe, but we won't be stalked by a giant bird, at least."
She carefully looked at the sky, which was empty.
"Best I could do is drive it insane... which would only mildly help in a fight. Unless it's dumb enough to grab me, then we'll be fine... probably."
With an irritated sigh, she pinched the bridge of her nose.
"...the one time both Dusk and Kyr are busy, this is what I have to deal with?" She muttered.
Ruby blinked, her eyebrows raising more and more as Dawn went on.
"Oookay then," she said at last, then her expression turned neutral again as she glanced towards the sky. "Well, I'm decent at a range, better up close. But giant birds is something I can say I haven't been too well acquainted with."
Ruby tilted her head at Dawn. "Wherever you're planning to teleport us to, if this thing is as smart as you think, then it might just find us again. So... maybe it's best if we take it out now." She shrugged.
Dawn stared blankly at her for a few moments, before giving a half-hearted shrug.
"That's fair. We won't exactly be fighting it on even ground, but even if we're weaker, the two of us should be stronger together."
For a moment, she contemplated keeping some secrets close to her chest. But it wouldn't do her good should she take them to the grave, instead.
"...Alright. Well, I can create darkness around me, teleport through shadows, and drive creatures insane. Not exactly good at range, if it isn't obvious."
She looked curiously at Ruby.
"I take it you have something to help you fight it at range? I can give you cover, at least. Maybe act as bait?"
Ruby pulled back the side of her jacket, revealing a sheathed knife at her hip.
"I'm pretty good at hitting my mark with these," she said, smiling wryly. Though Dawn noticed that they did not look like throwing knives--more like something out of a kitchen.
She let her jacket fall again to cover the weapon. "My reserve should be nigh full--I haven't used my powers at all today. Shadows based, too, by the way." She paused, then glanced towards Dawn with a raised eyebrow and half a smirk. "I guess that's something we have in common."
"...I don't trust my chances. That knife doesn't seem to one made for combat, your best ranged weapon is a knife to begin with... and you seem to have one."
She shook her head dismissively.
"If you have a way of making more knives, then we have a chance. It could be worse, I suppose. Our plan could be for me to get grabbed by it. Or to waste all my energy teleporting us as far as possible 2 or 3 times in succession."
With a reluctant sigh, she unsheathed a long one-handed Flyssa sword. It's blade a stark white, as if made from jade, with the handle as dark as the shadows around her.
"...guess I'm bait. Are you ready, Ruby? 'Cause I think I see it getting closer."
There appeared to be nothing in the sky, but a keen eye would spot a swift shadow in the distance.
"If you let me put a hand on your shoulder, you'll have my vision. It'll make your shot easier."
Ruby masked her look of offense at the comment about her knife. She reached for both her hips, and unsheathed both knives at once. Each had a swirling black and silver handle, the long blades themselves pitch black as well.
"No thanks," she said, declining the offer. "It'd most likely to do more to disorient me than help me. Besides, I can Track it if I need to."
Ruby's knives were a blur as she twirled them in her hands, then resheathed them. "If you're bait, then I can probably scale one of these buildings, and get the drop on it. Easier the higher up I am."
Then Ruby tried just Tracking the creature. The dark of her pupils expanded, covering her eyes entirely before a scarlet red swirled in the center, recoloring her once-green irises. And the world changed to smoke around her, screaming with their own frequencies and rhythms, all before she tried to zero in on the monster chasing Dawn.
Ah, shoot! D: I was going to send one of these eariler, but forgot... ;~;
Anyway, I'm curious about Ruby, so I'm sending an ask her way. Or well, an interaction, I suppose.
She appears to have either darkness or shadow powers, so I'll have her meet Dawn :3
[She happens upon a stranger in an otherwise isolated place. The stranger stands at 170cm with pitch black hair, dark eyes, pale skin, and a fierce look of conviction and anger.
"Who are you?"]
(Also, unrelated, happy women's day! :3)
"I could ask you the same thing." One of Ruby's hands went for her hip, only to slip in the pocket of her maroon leather jacket. Ruby stood a few inches taller than the newcomer, her own black hair with red streaks tied in a ponytail.
"I don't want any trouble," Ruby said carefully, though she made a mental note of just how angry the stranger seemed. "I'm just... passing through."
Ruby raised an eyebrow at Dawn's outstretched hand, before she took it and gave a firm shake. "Ruby," she introduced, then dropped her hand again. "You looking for someone?"
Ruby took a glance around, trying to gauge where exactly they were.
"Not necessarily. You happen to look a bit like me, thought we might be related." The world around them darkened slightly, "and everyone related to me has tried to kill me."
Her smile returned, now geniune and far closer to a smirk.
"But enough veiled threats. Want to get out of here?"
Once more, she outstreched her hand. This time, it seemed inviting rather than a simple pleasantry.
"Does it make it better if I tell I threaten everyone? It's a bad habit."
She sighed dramatically.
"That being said, I asked since I think something big is coming this way and I might as well offer help, at least. Also..."
With a shrug, she looked around placidly.
"...I don't the way out of here on foot. So, you're on your own if you refuse. But, I don't lie about helping people. So if you choose to stay, then I'll try to help you fight it."
A bored expression was painted across her face, as if the situation was far from novel.
Ruby studied her with narrowed eyes, then sighed and nodded. "I get it," she said. "The threatening thing, not the big thing coming for us." She frowned. "What is coming, by the way?"
She probably had a good chance of fighting it on her own, but she did wonder what Dawn meant by 'helping' her fight it. That probably meant she had skills, powers, or even magic of her own.
Best to keep Ruby's own on the down-low. It wasn't exactly known for being inviting and cheerful.
"Well, let's see," she clasped her hands together, "I felt a large shadow pass over me a while ago, so I think I'm being stalked by something. Not new, by the way."
She considered her past fights against airborne enemies and grimaced.
"My luck dictates that's it's probably a giant bird or something. Not exactly my favourite thing to fight — I'm not really good at range. Plus, if it's been stalking me, that means it's smart... which is worse..."
She took a deep breath.
"...I could get us out of here pretty fast. No guarantee we'll be somewhere safe, but we won't be stalked by a giant bird, at least."
She carefully looked at the sky, which was empty.
"Best I could do is drive it insane... which would only mildly help in a fight. Unless it's dumb enough to grab me, then we'll be fine... probably."
With an irritated sigh, she pinched the bridge of her nose.
"...the one time both Dusk and Kyr are busy, this is what I have to deal with?" She muttered.
Ruby blinked, her eyebrows raising more and more as Dawn went on.
"Oookay then," she said at last, then her expression turned neutral again as she glanced towards the sky. "Well, I'm decent at a range, better up close. But giant birds is something I can say I haven't been too well acquainted with."
Ruby tilted her head at Dawn. "Wherever you're planning to teleport us to, if this thing is as smart as you think, then it might just find us again. So... maybe it's best if we take it out now." She shrugged.
Dawn stared blankly at her for a few moments, before giving a half-hearted shrug.
"That's fair. We won't exactly be fighting it on even ground, but even if we're weaker, the two of us should be stronger together."
For a moment, she contemplated keeping some secrets close to her chest. But it wouldn't do her good should she take them to the grave, instead.
"...Alright. Well, I can create darkness around me, teleport through shadows, and drive creatures insane. Not exactly good at range, if it isn't obvious."
She looked curiously at Ruby.
"I take it you have something to help you fight it at range? I can give you cover, at least. Maybe act as bait?"
Ruby pulled back the side of her jacket, revealing a sheathed knife at her hip.
"I'm pretty good at hitting my mark with these," she said, smiling wryly. Though Dawn noticed that they did not look like throwing knives--more like something out of a kitchen.
She let her jacket fall again to cover the weapon. "My reserve should be nigh full--I haven't used my powers at all today. Shadows based, too, by the way." She paused, then glanced towards Dawn with a raised eyebrow and half a smirk. "I guess that's something we have in common."
Ah, shoot! D: I was going to send one of these eariler, but forgot... ;~;
Anyway, I'm curious about Ruby, so I'm sending an ask her way. Or well, an interaction, I suppose.
She appears to have either darkness or shadow powers, so I'll have her meet Dawn :3
[She happens upon a stranger in an otherwise isolated place. The stranger stands at 170cm with pitch black hair, dark eyes, pale skin, and a fierce look of conviction and anger.
"Who are you?"]
(Also, unrelated, happy women's day! :3)
"I could ask you the same thing." One of Ruby's hands went for her hip, only to slip in the pocket of her maroon leather jacket. Ruby stood a few inches taller than the newcomer, her own black hair with red streaks tied in a ponytail.
"I don't want any trouble," Ruby said carefully, though she made a mental note of just how angry the stranger seemed. "I'm just... passing through."
Ruby raised an eyebrow at Dawn's outstretched hand, before she took it and gave a firm shake. "Ruby," she introduced, then dropped her hand again. "You looking for someone?"
Ruby took a glance around, trying to gauge where exactly they were.
"Not necessarily. You happen to look a bit like me, thought we might be related." The world around them darkened slightly, "and everyone related to me has tried to kill me."
Her smile returned, now geniune and far closer to a smirk.
"But enough veiled threats. Want to get out of here?"
Once more, she outstreched her hand. This time, it seemed inviting rather than a simple pleasantry.
"Does it make it better if I tell I threaten everyone? It's a bad habit."
She sighed dramatically.
"That being said, I asked since I think something big is coming this way and I might as well offer help, at least. Also..."
With a shrug, she looked around placidly.
"...I don't the way out of here on foot. So, you're on your own if you refuse. But, I don't lie about helping people. So if you choose to stay, then I'll try to help you fight it."
A bored expression was painted across her face, as if the situation was far from novel.
Ruby studied her with narrowed eyes, then sighed and nodded. "I get it," she said. "The threatening thing, not the big thing coming for us." She frowned. "What is coming, by the way?"
She probably had a good chance of fighting it on her own, but she did wonder what Dawn meant by 'helping' her fight it. That probably meant she had skills, powers, or even magic of her own.
Best to keep Ruby's own on the down-low. It wasn't exactly known for being inviting and cheerful.
"Well, let's see," she clasped her hands together, "I felt a large shadow pass over me a while ago, so I think I'm being stalked by something. Not new, by the way."
She considered her past fights against airborne enemies and grimaced.
"My luck dictates that's it's probably a giant bird or something. Not exactly my favourite thing to fight — I'm not really good at range. Plus, if it's been stalking me, that means it's smart... which is worse..."
She took a deep breath.
"...I could get us out of here pretty fast. No guarantee we'll be somewhere safe, but we won't be stalked by a giant bird, at least."
She carefully looked at the sky, which was empty.
"Best I could do is drive it insane... which would only mildly help in a fight. Unless it's dumb enough to grab me, then we'll be fine... probably."
With an irritated sigh, she pinched the bridge of her nose.
"...the one time both Dusk and Kyr are busy, this is what I have to deal with?" She muttered.
Ruby blinked, her eyebrows raising more and more as Dawn went on.
"Oookay then," she said at last, then her expression turned neutral again as she glanced towards the sky. "Well, I'm decent at a range, better up close. But giant birds is something I can say I haven't been too well acquainted with."
Ruby tilted her head at Dawn. "Wherever you're planning to teleport us to, if this thing is as smart as you think, then it might just find us again. So... maybe it's best if we take it out now." She shrugged.
Ah, shoot! D: I was going to send one of these eariler, but forgot... ;~;
Anyway, I'm curious about Ruby, so I'm sending an ask her way. Or well, an interaction, I suppose.
She appears to have either darkness or shadow powers, so I'll have her meet Dawn :3
[She happens upon a stranger in an otherwise isolated place. The stranger stands at 170cm with pitch black hair, dark eyes, pale skin, and a fierce look of conviction and anger.
"Who are you?"]
(Also, unrelated, happy women's day! :3)
"I could ask you the same thing." One of Ruby's hands went for her hip, only to slip in the pocket of her maroon leather jacket. Ruby stood a few inches taller than the newcomer, her own black hair with red streaks tied in a ponytail.
"I don't want any trouble," Ruby said carefully, though she made a mental note of just how angry the stranger seemed. "I'm just... passing through."
Ruby raised an eyebrow at Dawn's outstretched hand, before she took it and gave a firm shake. "Ruby," she introduced, then dropped her hand again. "You looking for someone?"
Ruby took a glance around, trying to gauge where exactly they were.
"Not necessarily. You happen to look a bit like me, thought we might be related." The world around them darkened slightly, "and everyone related to me has tried to kill me."
Her smile returned, now geniune and far closer to a smirk.
"But enough veiled threats. Want to get out of here?"
Once more, she outstreched her hand. This time, it seemed inviting rather than a simple pleasantry.
"Does it make it better if I tell I threaten everyone? It's a bad habit."
She sighed dramatically.
"That being said, I asked since I think something big is coming this way and I might as well offer help, at least. Also..."
With a shrug, she looked around placidly.
"...I don't the way out of here on foot. So, you're on your own if you refuse. But, I don't lie about helping people. So if you choose to stay, then I'll try to help you fight it."
A bored expression was painted across her face, as if the situation was far from novel.
Ruby studied her with narrowed eyes, then sighed and nodded. "I get it," she said. "The threatening thing, not the big thing coming for us." She frowned. "What is coming, by the way?"
She probably had a good chance of fighting it on her own, but she did wonder what Dawn meant by 'helping' her fight it. That probably meant she had skills, powers, or even magic of her own.
Best to keep Ruby's own on the down-low. It wasn't exactly known for being inviting and cheerful.
Ah, shoot! D: I was going to send one of these eariler, but forgot... ;~;
Anyway, I'm curious about Ruby, so I'm sending an ask her way. Or well, an interaction, I suppose.
She appears to have either darkness or shadow powers, so I'll have her meet Dawn :3
[She happens upon a stranger in an otherwise isolated place. The stranger stands at 170cm with pitch black hair, dark eyes, pale skin, and a fierce look of conviction and anger.
"Who are you?"]
(Also, unrelated, happy women's day! :3)
"I could ask you the same thing." One of Ruby's hands went for her hip, only to slip in the pocket of her maroon leather jacket. Ruby stood a few inches taller than the newcomer, her own black hair with red streaks tied in a ponytail.
"I don't want any trouble," Ruby said carefully, though she made a mental note of just how angry the stranger seemed. "I'm just... passing through."
Ruby raised an eyebrow at Dawn's outstretched hand, before she took it and gave a firm shake. "Ruby," she introduced, then dropped her hand again. "You looking for someone?"
Ruby took a glance around, trying to gauge where exactly they were.
"Not necessarily. You happen to look a bit like me, thought we might be related." The world around them darkened slightly, "and everyone related to me has tried to kill me."
Her smile returned, now geniune and far closer to a smirk.
"But enough veiled threats. Want to get out of here?"
Once more, she outstreched her hand. This time, it seemed inviting rather than a simple pleasantry.
Ah, shoot! D: I was going to send one of these eariler, but forgot... ;~;
Anyway, I'm curious about Ruby, so I'm sending an ask her way. Or well, an interaction, I suppose.
She appears to have either darkness or shadow powers, so I'll have her meet Dawn :3
[She happens upon a stranger in an otherwise isolated place. The stranger stands at 170cm with pitch black hair, dark eyes, pale skin, and a fierce look of conviction and anger.
"Who are you?"]
(Also, unrelated, happy women's day! :3)
"I could ask you the same thing." One of Ruby's hands went for her hip, only to slip in the pocket of her maroon leather jacket. Ruby stood a few inches taller than the newcomer, her own black hair with red streaks tied in a ponytail.
"I don't want any trouble," Ruby said carefully, though she made a mental note of just how angry the stranger seemed. "I'm just... passing through."
Ruby raised an eyebrow at Dawn's outstretched hand, before she took it and gave a firm shake. "Ruby," she introduced, then dropped her hand again. "You looking for someone?"
Ruby took a glance around, trying to gauge where exactly they were.
Ah, shoot! D: I was going to send one of these eariler, but forgot... ;~;
Anyway, I'm curious about Ruby, so I'm sending an ask her way. Or well, an interaction, I suppose.
She appears to have either darkness or shadow powers, so I'll have her meet Dawn :3
[She happens upon a stranger in an otherwise isolated place. The stranger stands at 170cm with pitch black hair, dark eyes, pale skin, and a fierce look of conviction and anger.
"Who are you?"]
(Also, unrelated, happy women's day! :3)
"I could ask you the same thing." One of Ruby's hands went for her hip, only to slip in the pocket of her maroon leather jacket. Ruby stood a few inches taller than the newcomer, her own black hair with red streaks tied in a ponytail.
"I don't want any trouble," Ruby said carefully, though she made a mental note of just how angry the stranger seemed. "I'm just... passing through."
