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Post by Admin on Aug 30, 2021 7:50:58 GMT
The General responds through deep, tired breaths, "I'm assuming what Vada is looking for can only be found at the top of a mountain. Or a cave near the peak." He is out of breath, so he turns over and rests with his eyes looking into the horizon and the grey and white sky.
There is a spot of luck with the winds dying down and their view clearing. Ahead the mountain continues to climb, getting steeper all the way. Little dots move along the ridgeline ahead: A group of for or five dots is in the lead farthest up the mountain. Two smaller dots are close behind, and the two groups fight with each other when the sky is clear enough for them to see the other.
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Post by Dionisia on Aug 30, 2021 7:58:06 GMT
Listening to the General Dio nods. When he rests she looks along the ridge. Seeing the small dots in the distance.
"One of them would be Vada i think then. Who are the others? Are more groups after this thing?"
She looks at the general.
"If the winds lay down like this now and then and they remain fighting we can take leaps of flight up and further see if we can pass them. "
Dio squints trying to get a better view.
"A bit like a saying, when two fight for something the third runs off with it."
Dio looks at the woman, Sword of Chaos. "Better then dragging through the snow right?"
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Post by Admin on Aug 31, 2021 2:26:22 GMT
The General continues to lay in the snow gasping for air. The atmosphere is getting thinner here, and as they rest, he shifts to improve his lungs and cardiovascular system.
"I wouldn't advise flight," Entropy says. "Hell, I wouldn't even have advised climbing this mountain in the first place. But, the weather at these altitudes is unpredictable and can change suddenly. If we were to fly and a gale sprung up, we'd be separated and cast far about this shadow."
The Sword points back down the mountain. At the lower elevations, the storm is still intense. From out of the billowing snows can be seen three - no, five - six! - figures climbing their way up the ridge.
"More people are coming to join the party," she says.
The General stands and stares down at the six struggling climbers.
"We will have to move faster. I don't know who or what is ahead of us or behind us but we must continue with the mission."
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Post by Dionisia on Aug 31, 2021 4:10:10 GMT
Dio normally patient and calm, but perhaps the cold is getting to her she sounds slightly annoyed.
"Well if we should or shouldn't be on this mountain is to late we are here now and if we stop we die. If we don't risk flight then i suggest changing slightly more."
She points up with her clawed hand.
"We need to stay closer to the ground on all fours, focus our oxygen intake keep center mass warm enough to not have our extremities fall off."
Looking down she sighs
"Two groups fighting each other up there, one bigger group down. The group below is more of a threat as i'm sure no-one is a friend for our group on this mountain. At least the two groups up are in each others hairs."
Dio changes her form a bit not fully animalistic just bigger hands and feet with claws and oily fur to keep dry and isolated. Her torso covered as well to keep oxygen and blood-flow at body temperature.
Looking at her group she nods
"Pardon my bossy-ness but we should move. Have no intent to find out who they are below us. And i want to get off this freaking cold mountain. I start to miss the convent."
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Post by Admin on Sept 1, 2021 19:25:26 GMT
Dio takes the lead as they resume the climb. The others change their forms slightly, and only Dio goes on all fours. The others stay in shapes better suited to carry and then use their larger, heavier weapons.
"Don't miss it. If we fail here, you will be either dead or back to being imprisoned by the Mother Superior."
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Post by Dionisia on Sept 1, 2021 19:35:27 GMT
Dio moves carefully checking her footing every step she takes. She tries to move a bit faster making a path for the rest who stay on their feet. As she is lower to the ground she hopefully has less trouble with the wind when it picks up again.
Looking back she frowns.
"Was it really imprisonment? Mother Superior told me that one day my parents would come and get me. But that has been ages ago. But as far as prisons go it was not horrible.. just monotonous. Mind-numbing. Still better then death."
She turns back to the front again plowing her way through the snow and the icy weather on the mountain top.
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Post by Admin on Sept 3, 2021 7:55:54 GMT
"Most things are," the Sword replies.
Entropy shakes his head in disagreement.
The mountain storm starts up again even more fierce than before. The views ahead and behind are lost in the white gale. The General swears.
"Try not to freeze to death. All we need to do is reach the peak and then there will be nothing left to do except die in battle." he says.
The climb continues. Dio can occasionally catch whispers and gentle voices from the ground around them; spirits of thee mountains perhaps. Or is it all in her mind and the Mountain of Madness is twisting her perceptions? She and her team need to yell to talk with each other in this storm so how are these other beings able to converse in whispers?
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Post by Dionisia on Sept 3, 2021 9:53:40 GMT
Dio keeps herself as low as possible slowly changing in her avatar form as that walks more convenient on all fours she just takes her time while shapechanging to include a more dense isolation to keep her body at a decent temperature.
She curses herself that she could not have been content in the convent. Hearing that the only thing they can do is freeze to death or die in battle.
But if she stops moving she'll surely die.
Hearing the whispers Dio focuses on the whispers. Trying to hear what they say. Maybe the mountain of madness will make more sense to her then the foolish mission of the general. Why would she just be summoned to only die...
Trying to filter out the sound of the winds she listens to the whispers. Where do they come from she thinks.
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Post by Admin on Sept 4, 2021 10:10:45 GMT
The whispers seem to have no source and she can see no people hidden out in the snows.
She and the others do come across three dead demons on the ridgeline. All have died in battle and show cuts from weapons and burning from magic attacks. The are becoming frozen in the cold.
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Post by Dionisia on Sept 4, 2021 10:34:46 GMT
Dio looks back and points to the corpses.
"Means less fighting for us and hopefully a better chance at survival!"
She shouts back at the group.
She tries to block the whispers out if they have nothing coherent to say. Then she can better focus on getting to the top and hopefully not die there.
She mutters to herself... or the whispers...
"Who ever they are i am sure my parents didn't have this planned for me."
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Post by Admin on Sept 6, 2021 5:10:22 GMT
#s://i~ibb~co/WVcwnWf/K2-the-second-tallest-mountain-in-the-world~jpg Entropy swears and holds his hands to his head. "The power! Like a jagged tear through my head," he moans. The General looks at him dispassionately. "We'll be fine," he decides them passes the writhing Entropy and continues after Dio. The Sword stares at Entropy with more concern.
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Post by Dionisia on Sept 6, 2021 5:15:57 GMT
Dio looks with a certain concern as well to Entropy.
She yells back while moving. "Try to keep moving! If we don't, we freeze."
She hopes to motivate Entropy enough that he does keep moving even if he is in pain.
She looks for a moment at the general but decides to say nothing else and keeps moving.
Praying to whatever that they reach the top soon.
She does keep an eye on Entropy that he at least keeps up with them.
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Post by Admin on Sept 7, 2021 4:31:00 GMT
#s://i~ibb~co/WVcwnWf/K2-the-second-tallest-mountain-in-the-world~jpg Entropy recovers from his fit but looks even more haggard and pale as he rushes to catch up with the rest of the team. The Sword slips on a patch of ice and nearly goes over the edge of the cliff. It is only by reaching out and catching the more balanced form of Dio she saves herself from a long fall! "Less of that tomfoolery," the General says. "There s something ahead. Something new."
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Post by Dionisia on Sept 7, 2021 4:37:09 GMT
Dio keeping an eye on Entropy that he keeps up in his now weakened state. Then later making sure the Sword doesn't fall down by planting her claws in the side of the mountain. She only snarl softly annoyed at the General.
"We are not fooling around. We are struggling for our lives to not die on this damned mountain side."
She first makes sure that the Sword is steady enough again on her own feet. Dio then walks low to the ground to see if she can sense ahead what this new thing might be the General talks about.
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Post by Admin on Sept 8, 2021 4:50:27 GMT
Dio senses a group of people ahead of her and she already knows of another group that is following her.
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