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Airheart: The Beginning https://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?topic=32685.msg412952#msg412952
« on: October 20, 2011, 05:15:46 am »
((For those of you who went and signed up in the Signup thread, this is the same beginning intro from there. Skip down to the '-------' for the beginning first post.))

The year is 9 FE(Flightless Era). The capitol of my home country, Araceli, has fallen from the Skybane War. A war on flight, on control over the sky, on the one place we all felt finally free from any sort of tyranny and could live in peace. Araceli was a country known for its superior aeronautical technology. Because of it, it was often thought of as the heart of the sky, despite being a land country. Araceli ruled the skies, and there was rarely ever any trouble. They ruled openly and peacefully, letting all partake in the free sky that rested above us all. That was, until 9 years ago...

Tarrania, once a place as peaceful as Araceli, though it lacked it's skyward expertise, was a strong country. Although militaristic, it never tried to expand it's border in a violent way. But Tarrania had gained a new leader, and she was a dreafully tyranical woman. Smart, beautiful, cunning, and now one of the most powerful people in the world. With Tarrania under her control, she began to use its superior military. Starting small, she conquered the surrounding countries, but quickly escalated to around the world. Spies, assassins, it seemed like she had people everywhere. Everywhere but in the sky. She was envious of one element in this world she could not tame, and set her sights on doing just that. Within the first year war had been declared and in several countries that did not wish to fight, all air control was handed over to Tarrania as apart of a surrender agreement.

Slowly, Tarrania began to amass large armies, not only on the ground, but in the sky now. Despite the advantages Araceli had, it couldn't match up to the sheer quantity Tarrania now had. It took 8 long years after the start of the war before Araceli finally fell. Tarrania had done it. As every supervillain in every book I read growing up, Tarrania had indeed taken over the world.

No one can rule the world completely. There will always be patches that rise up, rebels that ban together, enough to be heard, but never enough to make an impact. You see, this is where I come in. It is almost impossible to fly the skies annymore. But I've found a way. My name is Ava, and I'm the lone successor, true princess, of Araceli.

When the ground capitol was seized, I was currently on our skybase working on the lastest modifictations to my airship. I found a way to perfectly disguise a ship of almost any size from any source of detection, well, aside from visual detection. But I'm working on that. Being the Princess of Araceli, I grew up in the sky. Learning about what makes an airship fly. Why an airbus stays aloft despite the tremendous weight of so many people on board. I learned the ins and outs of every piece of almost every model ship we had.

When I learned that Araceli had fallen, I escaped on my airship. I knew I would be the one with the biggest bounty on my head, so i took my small crew and left. Now I travel around this forcefully seize world, looking for those who will rise up with me and take this world back.


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The sound of the wind rushing past Ava's ears drowned all sound or thought out. She was lost in the clouds, but it's nothing new. She might as well have been born there, for it's one of the few times she can ever fully feel at peace.

"Princess! Princess!" Tenro, the only aeronautical engineer she trusted to also work on her airship Narice, called out to her but it was useless. She couldn't hear him at all. 'Knock knock knock' He pounded on her door. Eventually he knew he would just have to enter her quarters. Pulling out his skeleton key, he unlocked her door slowly and peaked in. There was a strong gust that thrust the door open. Tenro placed his goggles on his face so he could see easily. Ava was was standing up on top of a bunch of boxes and chests that she stacked on top of each other so she could look out of the window on the top of her room. Her white dress was blowing wildly in the strong window, and though she was wearing her pants, Tenro still averted his eyes.

Looking down, Ava noticed Tenro in her room, finally. Grabbing the hatch on the window, she pulled it back so it closed the window once more and turned the latch to lock it.

"Oh, Hi Tenro. Are we close to the base yet?" She asked.

"Yes milady. We will be arriving within the next 20 minutes."

"Wonderful. Alert the crew. We need to get the supplies off the ship fast. They are running terribly low. We also need to be on our way back to Araceli. I've received word that there are still some Rebels stuck within the country's borders." She quickly placed the boxes and chests back to their original location and followed Tenro out.

"Right away milady." Tenro rushed off to the bridge ahead of her.

"Stop calling me milady!" She yelled annoyed after him. Making her way to the bridge, without a word, Dana moved out of the way. Dana was a skilled pilot, though her skill was not comparable to Ava, they were good friends. Dana was in charge of flight when Ava was not around.

With Ava at the seat, most people seemed to brace themselves and you could hear echoing through Narice nervous voices chiming to hold on to something. Suddenly, Narice jerked to the side. Ava took Narice down quickly and to the side. Ava was one of the most skilled around, but she was also a bit reckless. As Narice neared the Western Skybase, Zypher, it could be seen that there was frantic running and moving of large steel platforms. It seemed as though they were opening large doors while extending a runway for Narice to land. The frantic looks actions of everyone on Zypher was for Ava's piloting.

Narice neared the runway but didn't make touchdown. Instead, it wasn't until halfway down it that any wheels touched. Once they did, the brakes were immediately applied and Ava shifted the planes direction slightly to the left. It began drifting until it entered the large steel doors where many people were waiting. When Narice came to a stop, Ava was unsurprisingly one of the first off.

"The supplies are in the cargo area. Everyone grab everything you can carry we are in a hurry." As she told that, everyone imemdiately reacted. It wasn't 20 minutes later when the cargo level was clear of all supplies.

Narice's crew was allowed some time to talk with their friends and family. Once everyone was back on ship, Narice was re-gassed, and some minor problems were fixed, Narice was back in the air headed for Araceli.
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Re: Airheart: The Beginning https://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?topic=32685.msg413445#msg413445
« Reply #1 on: October 20, 2011, 11:00:29 pm »
(here are images of Wi's glider:)

(I'll have all OOC comments in either parenthesis-es of spoilers.)
(Wi’s POV)
   Due to his bird genes, Wi was able to ascend much farther into the sky than most others in a non-pressurized aircraft. Because of this Wi rarely ever dropped below 24,000 ft. while traveling, but talking to the princess of Araceli was as good of a reason as any. He adjusted his wing flaps slightly and turned off the jet assist, causing him to drop in speed and altitude. He dropped until he was slightly above the princess’s craft, hidden by cloud cover. Suddenly, a mischievous thought entered his head. He angled his glider until it was directly over the machine, dropping until making a noiseless landing on top of the machine. He strapped the glider to his back and folded the wings in, making him less air-resistant. He crawled along the aircraft until he was right in front of the cockpit. Suddenly, he popped his head out in front of the windshield and yelled as loudly as he could. “Boo!”
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Re: Airheart: The Beginning https://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?topic=32685.msg413460#msg413460
« Reply #2 on: October 20, 2011, 11:39:49 pm »
My past...? Why would you need to know such a thing?

Believe I lack a past for now, and play along.


"Report." Ankh's eyes hardened as he observed the black-haired man, who frowned right back at him.

The guard robot stepped forward, but a brunette female pushed it aside as she walked up to him.

"This prankster is apparently a Rebel  who fled from a recent firefight, or so he says. He noticed me flying and apparently wanted to scare me."

"Did he, Gia?" Ankh raised an eyebrow.

"If 'being scared' counts as nearly shooting him to a pulp, yes." her blue eye glittered bitterly as she smirked. "His story checks out so far - he apparently is an outcast Sky Nomad who just went for a quick skim of the sky."

"I had hoped for a bit more action, but I suppose the Tarranians just didn't enjoy our time back in the Bogi Desert." He turned towards the Nomad. "You're free to go, Mr... Wi."

"You know, we're both Rebel groups, so why not join forces for while since we're both raiding the inner areas of Araceli?" Wi asked.

In these rough times, cooperation was often encouraged and Rebels groups usually put aside differences... if they stared into the face of the enemy.

Ankh remained silent.

"I believe he's declining you, Mr. Wi. I am sorry." Gia sighed. "Are you sure that this is a good idea, Ankh?"

Silence once again.

"Well, you're quite cheerful." Wi said, turning to leave. "Goodbye for now."


His leave, however, was interrupted by a recruit running into the room.

"Commander, commander!" The recruit yelled, panting out of breath. "We've been found by a Tarranian Patrol Squadron, identifying itself as Patrol 34-ZI! It is demanding that any Rebel groups nearby surrender, or be brutally slaughtered in the name of the Tarranian Empire!"


His eyes.... changed there.


"Give me the status on the enemy's numbers, as well as our own!" Ankh snapped, as if he was hawk who had spotted prey.

"They outnumber us about 2 to 1, sir! They don't have many aerial fighters, though - most of the army is piloted Golems."

"That's just going to make them clumsy, given the crowded environment..." he muttered. "Any allied Rebel forces nearby?"

"Hello." The three of them turned to see Wi standing in the doorway. "So it looks like you need my help after all."

"Well, I accept. Tell your friends to get ready." Ankh replied, pulling out a deck of teal cards, which slowly shifted into what resembled a hologram of a hawk.

"We'll have the Sky Nomad group launch a quick assault on the sides as they enter the city on land. They'll most likely send out the fighters once they realize we're using air forces. Send Captain Olen on a hit-and-run with a few Skimmers and we're going to pull back and eventually outrun them eastwards." He turned to Wi. "Sound okay with you?"

"You said things pretty quickly, but it sounds like you want us to harass them and then we'll all pull out. Fair enough."

"Good. Recruit, wake Captain Olen and get the troops ready. We're moving ou-" Ankh was cut short, as a tall, muscular man ran into the room half-dressed with his pants over his pajamas.

"Funny you should say that, Ankh. Olen, you're a mess! Why'd you forget to properly change clothes before you ran over here?" Gia exclaimed.

"Don't worry about my clothing, Gia, something much more important has come up! A nearby southwest Rebel group was also discovered besides our two and has mobilized in response to the enemy brigade."

"So?" Ankh snapped. "Change your clothes and meet up with them!"

"I would if they were just a bunch of ragtags, Ankh, but our hackers have discovered that their ID's bear a scrambled Royal Seal of Araceli!"

"Royal Seal? So, some former government loon?" Wi asked.

"Dude." Ankh turned to him. "Only 3 people hold the Araceli Seal. 1 of them's dead. 1 of them betrayed the rest of Araceli to Tarranian forces. 1 of them is actually not confirmed dead... well, to the Rebels at least."

"So?"

"Argh." Ankh wiped the sweat off his brow. "Funny how I just let all my energy out, but you'll understand when we get there. Change of plans, everyone - we're going to flee, but not east. And I'm going into the field."

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Re: Airheart: The Beginning https://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?topic=32685.msg413479#msg413479
« Reply #3 on: October 21, 2011, 12:36:44 am »
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   Wi took his glider back from the Araceli guard. He stepped over to a hatch, opening it, before jumping off. While still in free fall, he unfolded its wings, and turned on the jet-assist, leveling out and going full speed towards the Tarranian forces. He zipped under an approaching ship, attaching a small device to its belly. He went into a steep dive just as the ship blew apart into a glorious explosion, shrapnel flying everywhere. “This battle had gotten to a good start” Wi smiled to himself.
   Continuing his offensive, Wi darted around, attaching similar devices to two other ships. On one ship, the device exploded as planned, but on the other, a metallic hand punched through the steel, removing the device from the ship and dropping it downward. Wi gaped at the hand.
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   Tisp muttered to herself darkly. This was exactly why she didn’t like flying. She detested the fragility of the airships, she detested their rocking motion, and most of all, she detested the pilots. She hated knowing that her “life” was in the hands of foolish organic humans. She threw down an explosive device, more proof of how foolhardy flying was, before striding over to a gun port. She hadn’t liked revealing her metallic body, but as the only part she had shown was her hand, she could calm it was merely a very good prosthetic. Instead of aiming, she merely opened fire in the general direction of the Aralcelian’s ship. “I hope I kill as many of those bastards as possible” she thought. “They’re the reason this is necessary.”
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Re: Airheart: The Beginning https://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?topic=32685.msg413497#msg413497
« Reply #4 on: October 21, 2011, 01:02:57 am »
I sat at the rebel base, gazing up at the sky. Oh how I wish that everyone would let me onto an airship, just once!

The thought of flying free in the great sky, not tied down by anything, drifting amidst the clouds...

But they say I'm too young. I guess I can't be surprised, but still, somehow, I know I'm ready for it.

I remember nothing except for the past few weeks that I've lived in this base. All I know is my name, Evaria. The people have been nice of course, and I'm very grateful for them taking me in, but somehow it can be a bit lonely. There's nobody else here my age, and nothing and nobody to play with, only the adults hustling about with their jobs.

The only things I have is the stories... And oh what stories they are!

I've heard of the great kingdom of Araceli of which we are fighting to bring back from the clutches of Tarrania. Of Ava, the princess of Araceli who leads the rebellion. Of battles, adventures, all happening up there in the sky. And I think to myself, I want to be part of it too. I want to---

My train of thought is interrupted as I see an airship in the distance, headed towards the base. And then I hear gasps of astonishment.

"The princess is coming!"

I could hardly believe my ears! THE princess, who I've heard so much about is coming right now? That's her airship?

Suddenly, I'm overcome with a huge determination. I'm not going to stay here. I'm going on that airship, I'm gonna see the adventure for myself if it's the last thing I do!

As everyone scrambles about to make way for the landing, I ready myself. Then I saw my chance. I quickly scrambled inside before anyone noticed.

I made it on! Now I just need a place to hide until we take off. I look around a bit, and find the hangar. I quickly locate a small aircraft in the corner and climb in.

This'll do for now. I'm overwhelmed with satisfaction in knowledge that my plan succeeded. I'm actually in the airship of THE Ava Araceli! Then I let my mind drift, thinking about the exciting times in store for me. Soon, curled up in the back seat, I fall asleep...

And little did I know just WHO's aircraft I just chose to take a nap in...

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Re: Airheart: The Beginning https://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?topic=32685.msg413535#msg413535
« Reply #5 on: October 21, 2011, 01:53:04 am »
The blue sky is out even with many recent deaths of the rebel fights.From area to area trying to find someone who was alive and for the rebels.The last group Greaulex found ended up dead after 3 days after his appearance.

He inspects the staff again trying to figure out if it has any power.He then notices an airship in the distance.Greaulex makes his way over quickly and notices that Princess Ava is about to leave and it seems like she is in no rush to stay.He then banged the staff against the cave wall saying "Why won't you do anything?". Just then the staff glowed a bright green light.Just then an emerald dragon landed right outside the cave opening.Greaulex stepped out finding out the staff can summon some  :life monsters.He jumps on and heads towards the aircraft.

Before he is noticed,he spots Tarrania soldiers trying to stop the escape of the princess.Greaulex then jumps from the dragon and tells the emerald dragon to take out the solders.They fight back but they are killed before long.The dragon hurt touches the staff suddenly gains its strength back.

Greaulex then runs onto the aircraft right before it takes off and encounters someone who he knew before the war.


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Re: Airheart: The Beginning https://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?topic=32685.msg413900#msg413900
« Reply #6 on: October 21, 2011, 09:47:26 pm »
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   Wi blinked. A dragon had just appeared out of nowhere! WI shook his head slightly. The energy needed to produce a time space portal would be monumental, and they would still have to raise the dragon and have the millions of :electrum in funding to actually develop a dragon that could actually fly. Noticing that the dragon was fighting the Tarranian forces, Wi smiled slightly. At least the weird, science-defying dragon was on his side. He didn’t envy the Tarranians. Noting that he had run out of spare explosmers (which was what he called the explosive devices) he zipped up his pouch before drawing his pistol and aiming for a ship, breaking the windshield but missing the pilot.
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   Tisp screamed in frustration. First the insane gliding human, then the Araceli skycraft, then the dragon. If she had been an organic life form, she might have had an ulcer! One of the lights in her eyes shorted out. Sh*t she thought tiredly. That would need to get replaced, something she didn’t want to deal with right now. She involuntarily grinded her teeth before aiming her weapon at the dragon, hoping to hit its rider.
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Re: Airheart: The Beginning https://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?topic=32685.msg415790#msg415790
« Reply #7 on: October 26, 2011, 12:40:45 am »
           After saying who he is and how he came in on a dragon, Greaulex head towards one of the rooms when he found a girl trying to hide.He persuaded her to come out.He left her with the pilot and then went to the back to see what was going on down below.He saw many more Tarranian forces trying to fire at the ship.Greaulex then tried to use the staff that summoned the emerald dragon.This time at the ground he saw a large wave of Giant Horned Frogs running at the soldiers.Greaulex then ran and told the pilot to hurry before they get caught in the battle below.

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Re: Airheart: The Beginning https://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?topic=32685.msg415843#msg415843
« Reply #8 on: October 26, 2011, 02:30:43 am »
Valo sat nervously amidst a group of rebels. Safety in numbers was the only reason he was there, he didn't want to talk to anyone, and most especially, he didn't want any one to realize who he was. He sat around the camp fire holding his glaive close to him while listening to others talking.
   "Did you hear? They say the princess is alive and well!"
   Valo twitched. He heard this many times before, and every time he heard it further heightened his hope that it was true.
   An man stretched his legs and cracked his knuckles, "my son, who is very active in the fighting lines, told me that she was heading Areceli the last he heard of her. Imagine! Her majesty in the great city once again, even if it is only for a little, I do not know what she is doing there."
   Even if they did know, Valo was not about to stay and listen. As soon as the man was finished speaking he had slid of of the fire light like a wraith and began to run the distance to Areceli, his glaive strapped firmly across his back.

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Re: Airheart: The Beginning https://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?topic=32685.msg415852#msg415852
« Reply #9 on: October 26, 2011, 03:11:59 am »
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Biography/Background: I come from an unnamed, resolute island in the ocean.  The island only had six inhabitants: my mother, my father, a close friend of my parents, my older brother Alex, my younger sister Julia, and myself.  The nearest land is the coast of a much larger island known as Ourania.  Since the age of five, I practiced the art of assassination there under my father, who was a skilled weapon smith, and my mother, a graceful assassin herself.  My brother trained crafting weapons out of metals that washed ashore, and his sister was an assassin like I was.  In my youth, I trained day and night, practicing sneaking up on large beasts that roamed the island and killing them for food, along with crafting makeshift weapons from loose sticks and twigs with my sister.  I could never practice my trade until the time was right, my father always told me.  I felt that my skills were being restricted from me on the tiny island in the middle of nowhere.  At the age of fifteen, I grew restless with constantly honing my tremendous skills for nothing and decided to leave the nest.  I wouldn't just disappear overnight; I would go out with a blaze.
When the sun went down and everyone went to sleep, I put my skills to work.  I left no survivors except my sister, a skilled cartographer, who I decided would be a key component of my plans.  Julia complained that, had I not killed them before telling her, she could have helped.  We felt like captives stranded on that island.  Our brother was the shining glory in our parents' eyes, even though he was too nonathletic to sneak up on a boulder, much less another person, so he stayed in the makeshift forge with our father.  The two of us used an old bed as a raft to swim to the shore of Ourania, where we found a man that they could purchase a helicopter from.
We killed him and stole the helicopter, flying to Tarrania to find work.  It seemed that the easiest place for two mercenaries to get simple work would be in the winning side of a war.
When we arrived at the first port in Tarrania, we found ourselves in an absolute slum.  We were immediately approached by two thugs demanding money who held us at gunpoint.  I shrugged and gestured toward my sister, who pulled two small darts from her back pocket and threw them with incomparable speed, piercing through the eyes of the two criminals, killing them on the spot.  When they hit the ground, she stepped forward and retrieved her weapons of choice from the corpses, cleaning off the blood on one of their shirts.
"I don't think we are just going to get an application handed to us that easily," I said to my sister.  "We might have to keep looking for a better client."
"And a more difficult target," my sister replied with a grin.
Continuation:
I found a small journal lying on the filthy streets of Tarrania.  I decided that I wanted to write a legacy of our adventure from the small, forsaken island where we were born, raised, and trained as assassins to our grand conquest in the war.  I stole a package of pens from the nearby store and began to write.

"Julia and I have been roaming the slums near the coast of Tarrania for about three days now.  We have found no work so far, but I have begun to steal from stores and their customers in order to obtain food and supplies for the two of us.  We have found an abandoned home that we have taken over.  To be honest, though, it wasn't completely abandoned before we got there.  The bodies of the three drug dealers are currently buried in the small garden behind the house.  Julia says that they will make the perfect fertilizer and she can soon begin to grow plants to use to make a wide variety of poisons.  Apparently, she isn't yet deadly enough.  Whatever.
Anyway, I will soon have us both enlisted in the Tarranian army as soon as I can coerce someone to forge two passports saying that we came from Ourania (not via stolen helicopter).  Things might just start turning for the better."

I put my journal into the pocket of the coat that I had taken with me from my island.  I had made it with my brother a very long time ago, and it still held sentimental value to me.
A lady shrouded in a black robe stopped midway down he street.  I stood between two run-down buildings near the curb.  Still in the middle of the street, without turning to look at me, she asked, "What do you got there, might I ask?"
I scowled.  "Don't try stealing from me.  I'm more tough than you might think."
"Oh, is that so?" she asked, smiling and still looking down the street.
Suddenly, two hands shot out from behind me.  I grabbed the wrist of the first man and broke it in one clean motion as he crumbled to the floor.  I took the knife from my pocket and stabbed at the face of the second man.  With lightning-fast speed, he darted out of the way as I swung the small blade back into the side of his head.  The woman had taken this time to run up behind me and attempt to stab me in the back.  I grabbed her hand, which still clutched the knife, and swung her onto the two corpses, letting her knife finish her off.  I looked around to see if there were any more of the strange cloaked figures nearby and saw none, so I started to walk back to our new home.
I heard a voice from behind me.
"Impressive."  It was the woman.  She should have had a knife through her chest.
She stood up and held out her weapon of choice.  It was a metal knife with a dulled blade that could retract into itself in so that no one could be harmed.
"Interesting,"  I said.  "The two men, though, they aren't okay, are-"
"They are disposable.  That is not the urgent matter.  What matters is that I have been sent here by the Shadows of Araceli, an elite, undercover group of assassins working to destroy the draconian and barbaric Tarranian army.  I must take you to the Den of Shadows, the headquarters of the Shadows of Araceli."
I was not completely fine with the fact that, not only there were people ordering me around, but there were people that even knew that I existed.  That didn't matter much, seeing as I was not in a position to turn down work of any kind.
"Under one condition," I said.
"No special accommodations will be made for-"
I grabbed the knife out of my pocket, darted under her arm, and held it up against her throat.
"My sister will come too, or you will die."
"Ah, your sister Julia.  She is in the plane.  Look up."
I glanced up, looking for a plane, to see a small fighter pilot perched on top of a nearby building.  From the window, my sister was waving happily.  She rushed to the door and shouted, "Please take your knife off of the throat of the Queen of Shadows.  She is very nice once you get to know her!"

I grumbled an apology, put my knife back into my coat, and headed for the plane.

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Re: Airheart: The Beginning https://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?topic=32685.msg416125#msg416125
« Reply #10 on: October 26, 2011, 08:03:36 pm »
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Tisp hisses slightly. She wanted so badly to wipe the Aracelians out of the sky, but this was not the time to do it. She had just barely escaped the fight alive, taking a camouflaged parachute to safety. “Just wait,” she told herself. “You can wipe out the sky scum soon enough, it isn’t worth dying to get them.
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   Wi smiled. The Tarranian forces where finally dead, and he could finally have some peace. He glided back to the princess’s ship, saluting the princess cockily as he swept into the cargo bay. “What now?” he asked, flushed from the victory.
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Re: Airheart: The Beginning https://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?topic=32685.msg416126#msg416126
« Reply #11 on: October 26, 2011, 08:15:35 pm »
"Sir, mysterious disappearances of several low level Tarranian Officers have been picked up from their transmissions. We've been able to confirm the presence of another resistance group in the area, but they're moving quickly - it seems they're just trying to harass the  enemy and leave."

"Shade?"

"What, sir?"

"Nothing. It looks like we all can retreat, correct?"

"Yes, sir. Seeing a former 'techie' wreck a few elites seems to demoralize them."

"..."

"Any other inquiries, sir?"

"Prepare to dock the Hero's Galley with the Aracelian flagship."

"Yes, sir."


Later...

As Ankh wandered around the flagship's air bay, waiting for the 'leader' to call everyone to the meeting room, he heard a soft snore from one of the spare ships.

"Hm?" He wondered, and started walking towards the plane, which eventually turned into a stride, then into a great leap on top of the cockpit.

If front of him, a small child with black hair slept. She was dressed in the clothes of a beggar, but her well-kept hair seemed to almost tell a different story.

Analyze - Psyche. A small blue light flashed as he skimmed her subconscious. His cold expression temporarily changed to that of a parent's warm smile.

He picked her up and gently carried her to a nearby room, where he explained the situation to Gia. He was going to be late, but this could be evidence that what he'd done back then wasn't just a mere fluke, nor slippage of his sanity.

Everything else could wait a few minutes.

 

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