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       #Post#: 110381--------------------------------------------------
       Now, sho me what you have.
       By: Adema Date: February 10, 2012, 9:00 pm
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       Adema simply watched as the effects of what she done had, for
       whats he understood, broken the man. He was once peaceful and
       cocky, now he seemed to take on a whole new darker demeanor.
       That could prove useful in the future and maybe him being her
       father's dog would suit him well. As the attack was missed, the
       mental lock upon his limbs was still in effect, so he couldn't
       move now even if he tried. Unless, of course, he was able to
       break her lock on him. Which wasn't an easy feat to accomplish.
       She had heard it, seen it, felt it. Everything that this man had
       went through. The betrayal. But, he was loyal, loyal enough to
       destroy his childhood friend for his cause. That alone, was
       enough for Adema to break the grounding spell she had on him and
       allow him his motor functions once more. Adema eyed the man
       curiously and took a few steps to get a better look at him
       before shrugging. "I wouldn't say fighting. If that was the
       case, he'd be dead by now. Just a little test to see if he was
       good enough to labeled a Darkfire. I see he wasn't. But, maybe
       there is something you could be of some use for." Adema smirked.
       "Fifteen miles from here, there is a red phoenix feather. Don't
       worry, it's not guarded. But, there is a very long and harsh
       path to reaching the feather. Trees with thorns of flesh ripping
       metals, fire pits, volcanoes, and revolving walls that spin
       under your weight floating over pits of lava await your path.
       Oh, and did I mention, you only have an hour and a half to bring
       it back. So, I guess you figure out a way out of here and find
       that feather. For if you don't make it back in time.. Well..
       Let's just say you'd lose more than this little test,
       stranger.."
       (Don't make it easy on yourself like you have been doing. Push
       your charry's limits and your own. Have fun with it.)
       #Post#: 167087--------------------------------------------------
       Re: The Phoenix Lands: Temple of The Risen Phoenix and Marblecli
       ff.
       By: Demonreach Date: April 13, 2012, 9:26 pm
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       The acrid scent of brimstone rose from the trail as a lone
       figure walked the path, a dark spot on the horizon was he. But,
       as the figure angled closer, his attire itself was dark in
       coloring, though the dark hues could be identified as a forest
       green color. So, the darkly dressed figure trekked ever closer
       to where he would be tested and, hopefully, pass; but as the
       figure edged closer, the figure became a man with a seemingly
       perfect visage though there was a roughness to it that could be
       blamed upon the many years of soldiering and wandering the
       realms, of seeing comrades die and allies betray one another, of
       the mindless slaughter in wars; this accumulated to the hardness
       of the mans face and tense body. Despite the tension within his
       body, he moved fluidly, gracefully; his footfalls silent save
       for the occasional crunching of gravel beneath boots. A hand
       rested upon the pommel of the sword at his hip, the sheath
       blackened and ridged, and if one was paying enough attention
       they could see the faint swirls of smoke escaping the holes
       within the charred sheath of dragon hide and bone.
       And so, Lycaelon Tavadon, the Exiled Prince and once Commander
       of the Rebel Army; a half-elf and half-human; the Dragon's Wrath
       and the Bone Collector, came to stop at the designated field,
       the hard blue eyes, like caverns of ice, eyeing the field. And
       so, he sighed, for the testing, he knew, wouldn't be one of
       simple questions and answers, but one of skill and endurance. As
       he prepared himself, his hand tightened on the grip of the
       Unicorn Blade, thus causing the faint twirls of smoke to
       increase as well as giving off a sort of... heat. Dirty blond
       hair blew in the air, which carried the acrid smell of brimstone
       about until it dissipated miles away from its source.
       And so, the Slayer of Unicorns, arrived; a cold menace ready to
       be unleashed, to be uncoiled, and to show the world once more
       the Fires of Wrath.
       #Post#: 167106--------------------------------------------------
       Re: The Phoenix Lands: Temple of The Risen Phoenix and Marblecli
       ff.
       By: Dems Darkfire Date: April 13, 2012, 10:05 pm
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       Seporo, playful, silently crept from the confides of the home he
       had helped his father build for the new family, each step he
       took barefoot causing the settling boards to moan in protest to
       his exiting presence. "Shut the fuck up floor!" He hurriedly
       whispered before taking off out the front door. He was
       technically late, and his sleeping father didn't need to know
       that he had kept another potential clan member waiting because
       he didn't know how to look up from his books at a clock. Maybe
       he could buy off the man by letting him off easier than normal,
       but he thought about what his father would bitch about more, and
       decided he would just have to put undeserved trush into this
       whoever it was. Although a good swift kick never hurt.
       Seporo sprang down the hill, still barefoot, on his way to the
       training area to test this fellow. He bounded through the temple
       streets, taking an apple on his way while the supermarket man
       called after him "SEPORO!" He just kept going, no one bothered
       the boyish man, everyone actually was kind enough to get out of
       his way, surprisingly, and he arrived at the testing area no
       more than thirty minutes late, out of breath, and already
       sweating lightly. "Well... You're here.... you are here...
       early..." He laughed some.
       #Post#: 167121--------------------------------------------------
       Re: The Phoenix Lands: Temple of The Risen Phoenix and Marblecli
       ff.
       By: Demonreach Date: April 13, 2012, 10:30 pm
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       Listening to the rapid footfalls of a man running, his left ear,
       which had its tip cut off, twitched. Eyeing the man with a
       quizzical glance, he shrugged with a light rolling of his broad
       shoulders. "Oh, I am? Well, I can come back in a few hours, so
       that you aren't the only one late, eh?" Though Lycaelon hadn't
       joked in a long time, he found the words, and the act, pleasing.
       So pleasing, a smile cracked the hard visage of the man;
       softening the blue pools that stared across the field towards
       the man that would be testing him.
       Bowing his head lightly, he said, "I am Lycaelon Tavadon." And
       just like that, the old man returned to the hard, unfeeling man
       with a wall of fire that had seered his soul so long ago,
       turning the raging fires into ice as days became weeks and
       weeks, months and months, years. So, the halfbreed drew the
       falchion, the blade of a Unicorns horn scratching against the
       bones of a dragon as the sword slid out of the sheath, releasing
       plumes of brimstone scented smoke and sent sparks flying into
       the air that vanished as the air cooled them. But with this
       unsheathing came something like a sigh, a small exhalation of
       breath, from the falchion as it continued to seethe with smoke,
       gouts of small fire mixing with these smokey tendrils that so
       drifted from the blade. While the half-blood had some magical
       talent, it was minor, or well, his control over it was minor.
       Waiting for the tardy man to catch his breath for a few more
       moments, though Lycaelon's instincts screamed at him to strike.
       Bowing at the waist, just as faintly as when he bowed his head,
       he spoke once again with a voice like iron, "Whether or not I
       pass, it will be a pleasure to have crossed blades with you."
       And so, Lycaelon started the fight. And, as he did so, the smoke
       of the blade vanished and with it, the fire though the blade
       took on a red glow, which shifted in various hues of reds,
       yellows, and oranges much like a fire; and one, if they came
       close to the blade, would feel the heat radiating off of it.
       Checking to make sure he had a firm grip, he strode towards the
       man until he was but scant yards away and then, rushed.
       With this rushing, the half-elf held his falchion across his
       chest, point angled downward to strike the man from hip to
       shoulder. But this was a feint, as Lycaelon spun on the heel of
       one foot, bringing his sword round to spin with him and would
       aim the strike towards the mans midsection. Though it was with
       the flat of the blade, as Lycaelon didn't want to mortally
       injure the kid, the strength behind the swing would break a rib
       or two, and possibly fracture others.
       #Post#: 167207--------------------------------------------------
       Re: The Phoenix Lands: Temple of The Risen Phoenix and Marblecli
       ff.
       By: Dems Darkfire Date: April 14, 2012, 4:03 am
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       Seporo smiled at the jest, shaking his head as he took in a deep
       breath and bent back on his heels, the sound of loud pops
       cascading up his back as he sighed and nodded. "Hmm. Well you
       could, but I just might have to fail you for being overly late!"
       Something about the man, he seemed so childish despite his grown
       features, his movements too flowing for an ordinary mans and his
       body too large for a kids. But Seporo made due. This creature
       before him was peculiar, and everything seemed to to fit, hell
       even the name was correct.
       "Nice to meet, you, I am Seporo Darkfire, Son of the clan head,
       and potential heir to the throne." He laughed as he gave the man
       a slight bow, taking a long breath as he readied himself.
       Another thing one didn't notice about Seporo off hand was not
       only his lack of shoes, but the fact that there was no blade to
       be found on his body today. Usually he carried two swords with
       him at all times, the chalices his father had built to house
       Seporo's normal phoenix powers, but on this very ground they
       where absent. Seporo was well versed in another form, a form his
       father developed, but he had mastered beyond the simple
       attacking techniques his father had created it for. Invisible
       around his hand, a strange glow seemed to brighten the air ever
       so slightly around his fists as he held them at the ready in
       open palm format, the same happening for his feet.
       The strange blade the man drew was interesting, the way the heat
       rose off of it and seemed to scorch the land under it. What a
       peculiar blade... Seporo couldn't help but stare a moment before
       noticing that the man was walking towards him.
       Then rushing, the sudden burst of speed alerted the young man to
       the attack and he chuckled, grinning to himself as he watched
       the swing, calculating the movement as he shook his head and
       anticipated, standing like a brick wall, that the first attack
       was not a real one. Seporo quickly capitalized on the extra
       movement he saw.
       Seporo stepped in towards the man, planting his foot next to the
       man's pivot foot and chuckling as the sudden turn would most
       likely catch the spin half assed, stopping it as their feet and
       bodies met. But that wasn't all. As seporo stepped in, blocking
       most of the turn, he leaned towards where the man's face would
       come around, aiming his elbow for the Jaw of the fighter as he
       rounded about. There was something different about Seporo, and
       his boyish manner was one for question, It made the enemy think,
       it made him expect, and Seporo was always the one for surprise.
       #Post#: 167297--------------------------------------------------
       Re: The Phoenix Lands: Temple of The Risen Phoenix and Marblecli
       ff.
       By: Demonreach Date: April 14, 2012, 2:21 pm
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       He blinked at the man's name but shook it off even as the man
       was throwing his elbow towards his face. Steeling himself
       against the pain of the blow, he brought his free hand up, which
       was clenched into a fist; aiming the punch towards the mans left
       shoulder, which would hit hard enough to leave major bruising,
       if not dislocating the shoulder. Blinking away the tears that
       threatened to escape from the elbow, he brought the pommel of
       his falchion down against the leg of the man which had stopped
       his pivoting, this action taking place a few seconds before the
       punch.
       Whether or not the punch connected, Lycaelon would push himself
       away from the man, working his jaw against the bruising from the
       strike. While he hadn't expected Seporo to be an easy target, it
       still surprised him that the man could hit so hard. Leather
       creaked as his grip tightened around the hilt of the sword; the
       colors within raging more wildly, as if seeking escape. But,
       Lycaelon wasn't entirely keen about using the sword while the
       Darkfire Heir used his hands and feet, but even then, Lycaelon
       knew he would be hard pressed to get inside the mans guard but,
       he did have the advantage of reach, if only just. Sighing, he
       took a stance and eyed the opponent.
       The falchion's blade ignited and the Tavadon cursed as he shook
       the blade, trying to put it out; but the fire stayed, flickering
       and igniting the air around it. "You damned thing.. Why I keep
       you I will never know..." He continued to curse and make rude
       gestures at it with his free hand until it spit and sputtered
       and finally went out. Shaking his head, he sighed.
       With the sword under control, kind of, he swung it and released
       some of the pent up pressure within, sending a wave of heat
       towards the man, which would cause first degree burns at the
       very least. Trails of fire followed in the heat waves wake but
       didn't last long enough to do harm to Seporo. But, with the
       releasing of pressure came gouts of fire from the falchion's
       tip. "Son of a bitch!" He swung the blade this way and that,
       scorching the ground around him. Eventually the fires stopped
       and the blade thrummed.
       #Post#: 167395--------------------------------------------------
       Re: The Phoenix Lands: Temple of The Risen Phoenix and Marblecli
       ff.
       By: Dems Darkfire Date: April 15, 2012, 1:02 am
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       Seporo laughed, his grin so childish and light compared to what
       it should be in this situation. The fire in his pupils seemed to
       ignite like a wild blaze ready to scorch whatever he looked
       upon. The Idea was simple, the close range would prove difficult
       to maneuver in, but Seporo always found a way around that idea.
       He saw the pummel first, so in response he lifted his leg,
       kneeing the fingers holding the blade and pushing the weapon so
       it just missed his leg while at the same time, turning with that
       attack, dipping his shoulder under the punch as he kicked off
       his planted foot and side rolled away from the man and his close
       quarters combat situation.
       As he came up from his roll, Seporo rubbed his elbow, the strike
       being a little stronger than what he wanted to put into such a
       blow, but given the heat of the moment, metaphorically of
       course, he had not exactly learned how to control the power
       behind each strike, In fact, he was happy the man still had all
       the muscle in his jaw to be talking to the blade like he was.
       Seporo had mastered the gentle fist, a technique known for
       damaging the inside material of the opponent instead of bruising
       the outside. The fact that Seporo had avoided diverting his
       chakra to his elbow is what might have saved the man from could
       have been a permanent speech impediment.
       When Seporo thought about it, It was probably a good idea that
       it did turn that way, he couldn't handle having to listen to
       this man bitch at his weapon while stumbling over his Ts like
       one of those people who bit off a piece of their tongue or what
       not. He might have to call the battle there because he could be
       laughing too hard by that point to even focus on the fight at
       hand. Training was such a fickle arrangement.
       The perfection of the Gentle Fist also gave Seporo another fun
       advantage to battle, he was pretty resistant to strikes where he
       diverted his power. That's why he had chosen to leave his blades
       at home. Seporo smirked, bracing his back foot against the
       ground as he stared at the man, still fighting to control his
       sword and when the wave of heat was sent out, Seporo was a
       little taken back. He moved forward slightly, drawing his hand
       over his head as he swung it down in an arc formation and threw
       himself into a butterfly kick. From his feet, two Arcs of Energy
       flew out, the first split the heat attack and the second whipped
       through there, hurdling towards his opponent like a hidden blade
       in the wind.
       Seporo landed, crouched, chuckling at his slightly off balance
       landing. He felt the heat wash by and saw the small fires sprout
       up from the ground around him as he adjusted his footing and
       sighed. "Instep.. keep foot pointed forward.." He shook his
       head. "You know..." Ignoring the fact he had JUST attacked the
       man, Seporo spoke to him. "You can use that blade of yours. It
       isn't going to help you as much as you think." He laughed,
       keeping in his position as he sighed lightly. "Now.. Let's see
       if I can get it right this time.."
       #Post#: 167420--------------------------------------------------
       Re: The Phoenix Lands: Temple of The Risen Phoenix and Marblecli
       ff.
       By: Demonreach Date: April 15, 2012, 11:43 am
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       A growl would escape the man as his fingers were kneed, but he
       tightened his fingers against their will to keep a hold of the
       weapon. His eyes widened just slightly at the two arcs of energy
       coming at him, though one hit the heat wave, which he figured
       was purposely executed and then frowned as he watched the second
       arc of energy scything through the air. Moving at a forward
       diagonal direction, Lycaelon evaded the energy arc, if only
       just. Shrugging, the half-blood took a few paces forward and
       held the blade before him, "Well, you might have a point. But
       one will never know until one tries."
       With that, the falchion ignited in fire, though this fire was an
       icy blackness that left frost on the ground. Within a few
       moments, the blade turned to black and steam rose from it,
       wafting in every which way. And this blackness crept along the
       mans body, slowly encasing it in an icy armor, which was the
       typical blue-white of ice. The ice-like armor being thick and,
       as one might think, heavy though Lycaelon was used to the burden
       this possessed, but even then, his attacks would still prove to
       be fast, if not faster due to the awakening of this ancient
       magic. Oh, the Wild Mage was ever filled with tricks.
       Moving a foot forward, the grass breaking as the foot slid, he
       took a forward step with the other foot, twisting with the
       motion and sending a wave of ice shards. But even as the wave
       was speeding towards his opponent, Lycaelon jumped and kicked
       into the air with scything motions of his legs, sending rocks of
       solid ice towards the man. His landing would place him a few
       yards from where he previously stood, and with the landing, he
       would rush the man, though at a diagonal angle. Once the
       childlike man came within striking distance, Lycaelon would lash
       out with the ice covered blade, which would take him along the
       chest. Should the sword swing land upon Seporo, even a graze,
       the ice from the sword would seep into the mans bloodstream,
       slowly, inexorably, killing him.
       But, even as the sword passed the man, if it hit or not, the
       blade shifted from ice to fire; the fire releasing a burst of
       flames and heat to drive back the foe, though this wasn't the
       main purpose of it, it was to give Lycaelon more time to execute
       the next attack.
       As the fiery blade started to die down, the half-elf barked in
       an arcane language, the fires becoming intense and thick, almost
       being a solid thing. Lycaelon could feel the drain upon his
       body, but didn't waver, and wouldn't until this was done. But as
       the arcane words died on his lips, seven circles of fire began
       to spin around Lycaelon, each three being blue, three more being
       red and the last being white. And so, the ice armour melted
       away, though a faint sheen of ice covered him. The seven circles
       of fire became thicker as they devoured more and more oxygen.
       Taking the Falchion, he pressed the tip of the blade against the
       opposite hand and pushed. Blood streamed forth but even as the
       blood was flowing, fire decorated his hands and devoured the
       sword.
       Snapping one blue circle of fire, the others contracting around
       the mans body as he rose the hand in which was the blue fire and
       waved it, snapping it forward, which would send gouts of fire
       towards Seporo; the blue fire was also much like a whip and if
       the man came within range of the whip, which was about five
       feet, he would feel its bite. But even as Lycaelon was throwing
       balls of fire towards the man, his other hand broke the other
       six circles and each one went into the ground, leaving a black
       hole in their passing. As the blue fire was dying down, he
       snapped it in half and threw one towards the man, hopefully
       impaling him, but then sent the second one sailing towards
       Seporo to strike him, hoping that the first distracted him or at
       least maimed him.
       Now breathing heavy, Lycaelon wiped away the sweat that had
       began to bead on his face and wiped the sweat from his hands on
       what clothes he had left, and drew the charred sheath of dragon
       bone and dragon hide.
       Thus, the Seven Fires of Telas were awakening.
       #Post#: 168353--------------------------------------------------
       Re: The Phoenix Lands: Temple of The Risen Phoenix and Marblecli
       ff.
       By: Dems Darkfire Date: April 17, 2012, 7:37 pm
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       Seporo Cracked his neck, laughing lightly at the mans words as
       he remained in his position scolding himself for his improper
       foot placement and continuing his practice of the motion long
       after the man had began his own movements. It was like the child
       himself diddn't care about what was coming his direction, but
       the perfectionism drove him to make sure every step was correct
       in the form he had mastered far beyond the abilities of his
       father. It wasn't much to catch Seporo's attention though, as he
       looked and found the man preparing his blade and some sort of
       ice armor. "Ohh... Now you're..." But before Seporo could finish
       his phrase, an assault was on its way towards him.
       It was the same old song and dance. Seporo Kicked up, sending
       himself into a Butterfly twist as he sent a wave of energy out,
       deflecting the first two attacks with the gentle fist energy he
       had developed. The energy he sent out, laced with his own
       phoenix flames which quickly overtook the ice and melted it ,
       returning it to the ground to nurture the grass the man was so
       disrespectfully killing, the once black glass knowing the
       feeling of death and rebirth.
       Then he stepped in, and due to the newly squired aggressive
       manor, So did Seporo. The sword slash came and it struck, but
       far from the man's intended strike zone. The blade hit Seporo's
       hand, or more correctly, the energy surrounding Seporo's hand,
       entangling it with the strange Gentle fist technique. Seporo's
       head was low, his eyes shaded by his mess of hair as he chuckled
       and gazed up.
       "Too rough.." Around his pupils, in those purest blue Irises, a
       strange symbol formed, spinning gently inside his eye as he
       chuckled to himself. Before his opponent would know what was
       going on, the world shifted to pure darkness and Seporo's figure
       vanished into the night. Seporo had practiced this technique in
       response to his sisters own telekinetic powers. A mind trick
       that felt real until he wanted it to fall, or his opponent broke
       it. But this time it was only to hide his true attack.
       The ground lit up under the man, Six Rings, three with writing,
       and the clan symbol located in the center, where Lycaelon stood
       now. The darkness would fade shortly, but hopefully, the assault
       would have already began. Seporo, standing point blank before
       the man released a concentrated blast of energy into the blade,
       hoping to send it hurdling out of reach as his other hand rose
       for the first strike.
       Ice armor or not, the Chakra that surrounded Seporo took its
       true purpose, a striking energy that penetrated armor and flesh,
       damaging organs and muscles and the like instead. The first
       strike was always the weakest. It came for the man's Inner
       thigh, his pointed fingers used to channel the energy into a
       more precise strike against the tendon and muscle that allowed
       the use of the leg. After the attempt on the sword, the second
       strike came, aiming for the second rib up, then another, then
       another, then another. Suddenly hundreds of these deadly strikes
       rained like bullets towards the man for every Muscle, tendon and
       organ he held dear, the Ice armor almost powerless to stop such
       an assault.
       But the final strike, the final strike was the killer. Seporo
       struck with his right hand straight for the man's heart
       in a five finger point formation. If connected, the strike would
       press into his skin, and with a flick of his wrist, Seporo would
       tear a hole where his heart should be, but being a testee,
       Seporo would only turn half the distance, making sure the man
       felt his possible death without dying.
       #Post#: 173219--------------------------------------------------
       Re: The Phoenix Lands: Temple of The Risen Phoenix and Marblecli
       ff.
       By: Adema Date: April 25, 2012, 7:55 pm
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       "About damned time.." Was all the woman could say as she made
       her way from her room to traverse the path from her room down to
       the temple. She had been waiting for this 'event' for ages and
       just couldn't wait for it to happen. The anticipation of her
       father's big secret was killing her. And, the disappointing
       Gabriel made it all the more boring. But, at least she had done
       it right and got a chuckle or two out of it. Regardless, as she
       makes her leather clad steps to the stone built temple, Adema
       leans against one of the pillars, cleaning her nails out of
       boredom as she awaits the others to join in on this little
       party.
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