☆ A Tale of Heroes (M)[RP]

[AJ2000]

Galvez Prison
Underground Chamber
Lyssa Buran, Kenna Keyes, Cervantes Reigns, Aaron Sorèl, Henry Woodwick​

Lyssa stared into the darkness, and as almost about to go off into her own world before she heard a voice. "Aren't you going in, little miss?" Lyssa as startled by the sudden voice behind her, and turned around, giving a blank expression. she didn't like it when people did that, and she more than unimpressed. She looked at the young man, who had long messy hair, and was wearing a tattered old cloak. Lyssa gave a slight smile of amusement, after seeing the man's height, which was rather short, for someone of the opposite gender.

"My name's not little miss." She said, folding her arms. "It's Lyssa." She paused for a second, frowning, and then arched her eyebrow. "Besides, I look older than you, so if anyone should be called 'little', it should be you." Lyssa went on the defensive. There was no way she was going to let a boy start to bully her. She turned around towards the darkness. As much as she wanted to find a way out, the whole place scared the hell out of her. She had no clue as to what was hiding in the darkness, but she knew she eventually had to go in. She then turned back to the boy.

 

[The Burnt Shadow]

Cervantes Reigns
Galvez Prison, underground chamber​

"Looks can be deceiving, you know?" Reigns grinned, as he placed his hands on his hips.

Reigns didn't have his powers, at the moment. However, there were some things he could see with just looking. Scanning her body, Reigns was able to see the tension crawl under her skin. She may talk tough, but she didn't show the same kind of confidence in her eyes. In fact, talking to Reigns made her look more timid that she already appeared. Rubbing his chin, Reigns turned to the front and saw the way out. He then looked at the girl, then at the still unconscious group and then back at the girl.

With a sigh, Reigns looked up and began to think. From the stories he had just heard and from what he had seen so far, this place was no ordinary prison. Thrown underground, yet given this much space? If anything, this may as well be some sort of arena to duke it out. If that were the case, then getting some allies early on, would be a prudent course.

"Well... Lyra, the name is Reigns, Cervantes Reigns," Reigns said. "If you think you're older than me, then how about we leave the decisions to you? Would you like to wait for the others, who may perhaps be psychopathic criminals, to wake up, or would you like to explore a bit?"

 

[Monster Guy]

Henry Woodwick
Galvez Prison

"Don't be an idiot. You think this a joke? This is not some 'adventure', ya know." One of the guys snapped back at him.

"No, but it could be." Henry laughed. "I like to look on the bright side of things. Sure this is bad now, but things will get better. Life has a funny way of working out like that."

Finally, the carriage arrived at the prison. Henry and the other prisoners were escorted off by the wardens. They really didn't give them much choice to do anything else but follow them. The place was grey and depressing, with not much vegetation growing, It was completely different to the green and flowery forest he was in previously. The entire group had to cross a rickety bridge to get there. With all these people crossing, Henry was amazed the bridge didn't break, and everyone fell to their death. When everyone got to the prison, they were put in a creepy room that was only lit by eerie blue candles. The wardens arranged the prisoners into a circle, and some of them started chanting ominously. Henry knew a magical ritual when he saw one.

"Hey! What's...gonig...ugh?" Henry started to feel dizzy, and his eyes started getting heavier. The more they started chanting, the harder Henry found it to stay awake, One by one prisoners started to collapse, and soon Henry followed suit, he was out like a light.

---

Some time later, He awoke in an unfamiliar place. He slowly got up, stretched out his arms, and yawned loudly. "Well, that was a nice nap!" As his eyes started to adjust to the darkness, he looked around, and saw that he was in a rocky cavern. He noticed that a few others were still sleeping, while two others had woken up already. He recognized them from the ride over, so he thought it best to start talking. "Hey, guys, didja sleep well?" Henry asked with a smile. "So, apparently they ditched us in... a cave? Hm, I always thought prisons left you in a cell or something... Anyway, how should we go about getting out of here? Oh, before I forget, I'm Henry. Henry Woodwick. We should probably get to know each other. We'll probably be working together for a while..."

 

[Minteh]

Kenna Keyes
Galvez prison, underground chamber

Sounds of quiet chatter stirred Kenna from her light slumber. Her eyes struggled to open, but eventually they did. The first thing she saw was darkness. Well, above her at least, the rest of the chamber was dimly lit by torches. Pushing herself up, Kenna looked around her surroundings. There was one other person asleep, she recognised him from the carriage. She lifted her arms to see she was no longer bound by rope. Sighing with relief, Kenna did her best to remember the last thing that happened. She remembered being lead into the prison and then having the guards surround them. After that everything was a bit hazy.

She continued sit where she was, attemptingto gather her bearings before attempting to move. The dress she was wearing was torn at the bottom giving Kenna the impression she had stood on it when she fell. Suddenly, she heard mumbling from around. Unsure as to whether or not it was the man asleep next to her or not, she briefly had a look roun. It wasn't. When she heard it for the second time it convinced her to stand.

Due to being so tired and drained, she struggled to stand. After standing she stumbled over to where the other prisoners were stood. They seemed to be introducing themselves to one another, and more interestingly they were already discussing a potential escape. Kenna considered ignoring them at first, but after much deliberating she decided to state her own opinon. "I think escaping straight away is a bad idea." she began, crossing her arms to show her seriousness in the comment. "The guards are already aware of our magic, I wouldn't be surprised if they were waiting for us to pull a stunt like that." she paused when she could sense the sudden awkward atmosphere. "Oh, my name is Kenna Keyes".

 

[Schade]

Aaron Sorèl
Galvez Prison Underground Chamber

After lucid dreams of Peaches and cream, Aaron awoke only to the sound of the echo of his yawn. It was completely dark in the wherever he was, but due to his Natural relationship With darkness, it was no problem for him. without thinking, he immediatly said the one thing on his mind: "Wow, this Place is cozy!". Maybe a bit stereotypical dark art magician, but still. Around him, a few others that he recognized from the Carriage was standing, discussing escaping or something. Aaron remembered being on his way to the prison, so this damp Place must be it. It wasn't as bad as he predicted, but hey, everyone got their own taste, right? The others was talking about escaping, and that wasn't really an interesting topic to Aaron. Unlike those guys, he did have a reason to be in jail. He did kill two People, after all.

After he stood up, he released a huge yawn, sounding more like a growl or snarl. He started thinking after that. It appeared the camouflage spell was malfunctioning. It probably had something to do With the aura of dark Magic in the air. He walked over to the others, still kinda half sleeping, somehow. He was really tired in here! What was this magical feel?

"Heeeey... friends!" Aaron said/yawned to the others. "I'm... *YAAAWN* Aaron". He just stood there, listening to the other's conversation. Hopefully, they weren't criminals, or to any danger for him. So far, they did seem friendly. But Aarons judgement was somehow malfunctioning as well. Maybe if only he slept for a tad longer..

 

[AJ2000]

Galvez Prison
Underground Chambers
Lyssa Buran, Kenna Keyes, Cervantes Reigns, Aaron Sorèl, Henry Woodwick​

"Looks can be deceiving, you know?" The boy grinned, placing his hands on his hips. Lyssa just stared and gave a slightly annoyed look. "Well... Lyra," This brat! He purposely messed up my name to try and rile me up! "...the name is Reigns, Cervantes Reigns, if you think you're older than me, then how about we leave the decisions to you? Would you like to wait for the others, who may perhaps be psychopathic criminals, to wake up, or would you like to explore a bit?" Lyssa rolled her eyes once he got her name wrong, but the fact that he was letting her make a decision caught her slightly off guard. She was in no position to be making rules or leading, and as far as she was concerned, she was only looking out for herself. Not to mention the part about them maybe being psychopaths kept her on edge.

"Hey, guys, didja sleep well?" A tall young man approached Reigns and Lyssa. He had messy brown hair, and was wearing unusual clothing. Lyssa stared, trying to deem if he were a so called psychopath Reigns had teased about. "So, apparently they ditched us in... a cave? Hm, I always thought prisons left you in a cell or something... Anyway, how should we go about getting out of here? Oh, before I forget, I'm Henry. Henry Woodwick. We should probably get to know each other. We'll probably be working together for a while..." Lyssa just nodded, and was about to speak until another voice came into the conversation.

"I think escaping straight away is a bad idea." A young woman, around the same age as Lyssa give or take a few years approached the group. She had medium length brown hair, and was wearing a silk-like dress. She crossed her arms and opened her mouth. "The guards are already aware of our magic, I wouldn't be surprised if they were waiting for us to pull a stunt like that." She then paused for a brief moment. "Oh, my name is Kenna Keyes".

"Nice to meet you guys, I'm Lyssa." She simply said. Another boy approached the group as well, awake from his slumber revealing himself to be Aaron. She paused, and looked at the group. "Well then..." She looked at each person, before saying something. "I don't know about you guys, but I plan on finding a way out." Lyssa tried to act tough, even though she was scared inside about venturing down the caverns. But in case anyone were try something funny such as blindsight her, she wanted to show that she was capable of defending herself. Without saying another word, she turned to the darkness of the corridor and paused for a few seconds, and then slowly started to walk into the caverns. "Tag along if you want, but if you try anything funny then we're gonna have a problem." She said, turning her head backwards looking at the group.

 

[The Burnt Shadow]

Cervantes Reigns
Galvez Prison, underground chamber​

Reigns grinned again, seeing that the whole group appeared to be awake. Looking at Lyssa, she still appeared to be a bit afraid and tried to act a bit brave in front of the group. Looking at the others, they weren't as frightened as Lyssa. This Aaron appeared to be quite used to this sort of location, the girl whom Reigns had poked, named Kenna, was definitely calm and this Henry character was a bit... off? Regardless, the group was awake and looked ready to roll. Checking the group, Kenna seemed to be the most focused and looks as if she would make more rational decisions. However, something told Reign that Lyssa would be a more interesting choice.

"Well, there you have it," Reigns said, crossing his arms. "So, let's all get along, survive and get to know each other. As you all know, the name is Cervantes Reigns and don't worry, I'll watch all your backs."

Reigns quickly glanced at Kenna. "However, YOUR back isn't the only thing I mind watching," Reigns smirked.

Looking at Aaron, Reigns rubbed his chin and started pressing Aaron on the forehead. Immediately, he sensed something. He may not have his magic, but he definitely sensed something. "Oh, a dark user!" Reigns commented. "My polar opposite. This should prove to be an interesting experience. I must say the power I feel in you, it feels so... so... underwhelming?"

He then turned his attention to the shrub. "As for you... I guess you'd make a good... salad?" Reigns said, first noticing his clothes. "Any ways, since Lyssa's the first to wake up, I suppose she gets to roll the die first. Well, my older friend, what's the next move?"

 

[Schade]

Aaron Sorèl
Dat Prison

This one guy, Cervantes Reigns or something apparently tried stirring up a conversation, but it did appear as if he only provoked People. and if that was not enough, he put his finger on Aarons forehead and rubbing his chin as if he was a some sort of show dog, while ranting on about their Magic. He said he was a light-magic user, and that Aarons Magic was.. underwhelming?
Well, he didn't exactly emit rainbows and happiness either. As Reigns was poking Aarons face, making fun of how "underwhelming" his Magic was, Aaron snapped for a moment and turned form. "Do not test me!" he threatened With a hoarse voice before turning back, turning his Whole being towards one of the dark corners, silently sobbing while trying to understand why this guy was so mean to him.

"It's not my fault I'm weak at the moment.. This Place drain dark Magic..." he muttered, openly sad. Reigns was now talking With another prisoner named Lyssa, about more strategy stuff. Who made that guy the sudden leader of the Group? Wait.. were they a Group now? this is escalating way too quickly.

(OOC: Short post is short. sorry....)

 

[Minteh]

Kenna Keyes
Underground chamber, Galvez prison

Kenna looked around at the small group, that had within minutes sprung up. Much like her initial thoughts on the prisoners, she found them all to be fairly intriguing characters. That wasn't to say that any of them were complete psychopaths but Kenna imagined that it would be revealed in due time if they were. She noticed that of the five prisoners she was the only one who seemed to be rather adamant about attempting to escape. Of course she wanted to leave, but she just assumed it would've made more sense to wait until things were more calmer.

"I don't know about you guys, but I plan on finding a way out." the other girl, Lyssa, spoke in a confident tone. Despite the confident tone, Kenna could sense the fear around Lyssa. Kenna wasn't sure why she was trying to put on a tough act, but she rather admired Lyssa's determination in her own actions. "Tag along if you want, but if you try anything funny then we're gonna have a problem." Lyssa said, adding on to her original statement. Kenna nodded in response, slowly moving towards Lyssa's direction.

All of a sudden the messy haired boy from the carriage started speaking. Cervantes Reigns was it? From his previous statements he had come a croos as a bit arrogant and a bit of a joker. Despite that, Kenna could see he was a warm, kind-hearted person. He started speaking about getting along and watching each other's backs, to which Kenna nodded her head in agreement. She had a feeling their best chances of survival would be if they worked together. She felt his gaze turn to her. "However, YOUR back isn't the only thing I mind watching," he spoke, smirking as he did. Kenna swivelled on the spot slightly, her cheeks flushing a beet red colour. "You're quite the charmer, I'll have to keep my eyes on you." Kenna responded, with a wink, before rejoining her position close to Lyssa.

 

[AJ2000]

Galvez Prison
Underground Chambers
Lyssa Buran, Kenna Keyes, Cervantes Reigns, Aaron Sorèl, Henry Woodwick​

((OOC: Unless specified, from here on forwards all magic is unusable; aka mana is blocked. In Aaron's case, he would be 'locked' as human form for this duration.))


"Well, there you have it," Reigns crossed his arms. "So, let's all get along, survive and get to know each other. As you all know, the name is Cervantes Reigns and don't worry, I'll watch all your backs." He then looked at Kenna. "However, YOUR back isn't the only thing I mind watching." Lyssa heard this, and rolled her eyes. She wasn't really a fan of pick-up lines, especially cheesy ones like those. However, when she turned back, she could also hear Kenna respond.

"You're quite the charmer, I'll have to keep my eyes on you." Lyssa rolled her eyes once again and started to walk into the corridor. Some charmer... She continued to look, as the group started to talk amongst themselves, with Aaron running off to a corner, and Reigns talking to Henry. What's his problem? She thought, looking at Aaron.

"Anyways, since Lyssa's the first to wake up, I suppose she gets to roll the die first. Well, my older friend, what's the next move?" Reigns said, turning to Lyssa. She crossed her arms once again, annoyed at how he referred to her as his 'older' friend, but she decided not to say anything about it and not make a ruckus this early on. After all, they could prove to be useful allies until she could find a way to et out.

"Well...considering we have nowhere else to go, I think we should just head down here." Lyssa said, this time putting in a less serious tone in her voice. Normally she would be more kind towards others when talking, but Reigns made this incredibly difficult. Not to mention they were in a prison. She pointed down the dark corridor, an started to walk into the darkness signalling the rest of the group to follow along. "Let's go. Quicker we do something, the better." As soon as she took her first several steps into the corridor, she noticed it was nearly pitch black. The only source of light was coming form the room they were just in, along with patches of some sort of glowing moss growing alongside the rocky cavern walls. "Be careful...it's hard to see." She warned the group. Lyssa wasn't really scared of the dark, but rather what was in it. Maybe I can get some sort of fire going... She raised her hand close to her, and tried to spark up a flame using her Fireball spell. Damn...not even a spark She tried once again, but nothing. Her magic wasn't working. It doesn't feel like my mana is being depleted...but for some reason, nothing is working.

"So...where you guys from?" Lyssa casually said, trying to spark up a conversation to break the silence.

 

[Tearen the Absol]

Galvez Prison
Shanya Le'murm


It was always interesting to hang out with the dregs down in The Dank. The stoney halls and cold rock walls could almost be soothing during the warmer months, especially when forced to work at the prison's laundry center. It also, naturally, happened to be where the new meat was always dumped. Shanya had seen the latest arrivals come in through the front door. Some of them had seemed practically bright-eyed as they were put out by the guards' subdual magic.

Idiots. She scoffed as she lurched away from the wall. One of the boys had started to blink his way back into wariness. In all honesty, Shanya couldn't give a rat's *** about him. She was more interested in the mousy looking pale girl who was piled in with them.

Shanya had a habit of taking in lost girls under her wing. Maybe this was another she could add to her fold? For now she just watched the dozing heap from a nearby doorway, her green eyes flashing in the darkness...

 

[The Burnt Shadow]

Cervantes Reigns
Galvez Prison, underground chamber​

Thinking back, Reigns recalled his home village. It's been quite a long time since he last saw it, he almost forgot about it. He had spent so much time in the other prison that it almost felt like his new home. He was actually about to answer the question with the name of the last prison that he spent, but quickly shuts his lips and thought for a second, before replying.

"Sur Del!" Reigns answered, as he waved his hand in the air. "You probably haven't heard about it. It's a small fishing village, near the ocean, by the east. Kinda strange that Diaz had his eyes set upon that place. We don't exactly have that much to offer, except fish... and shells... and maybe some scurvy."

Holding his head up, Reigns gave a sigh, realizing how much he had missed home. However, he also remembered another... tiny important detail that made the village quite infamous to not only Diaz, but to a few neighboring villages as well.

"Anywho... why don't we get a move on, while we talk about our home places," Reigns said. "Oi, dark, weak and sobbing, since you seem so used to this place, you must be from somewhere similar, right?"

 

[Minteh]

Kenna Keyes
Underground chamver, Galves prison

Kenna kept he head low, as the group slowly moved through the corridor. It was certainly eerie, despite the light source that slightly illuminated it. She watched Lyssa in front, who raised her hand briefly, before letting them hang by her sides once more. Was she trying to use magic? Kenna hadn't really thought about her magic since she had woken up. She lifted her hand slowly, attempting to form a globule of water in her palm. Nothing. She sighed a little, she didn't feel like her magic was gone she just felt like there was something blocking her from successfully using it.

An awkward silence fell over the group, just before Lyssa spoke attempting to break the silence, "So...where you guys from?"

"Sur Del!" Reigns was the first to respond, and that was probably the most enthusiasm Kenna had heard from him since she woke. After he explained more about his village, he went on to tease Aaron once again. The name Sur Del as familiar to Kenna, she vaguely remembered it from when she went looking for her sister. "I've heard of Sur Del," she commented, speaking in a hushed tone so as to not scare anyone with her sudden speech, "it is east of where my sister lives."

Kenna picked up the pace, before speaking once more. "I'm from the village of Havnaar, it is located here in the north actually. It was a pretty small village so everyone knew each other and got on well with each other. In regards to Diaz' regime, we were off of his main hit list. His army came through sometimes, but that was probably the extent of what we saw of Diaz' followers or regime." Kenna paused, remembering the countless times the soldiers would ride on through. Despite many men from Havnaar fighting in the great war, hardly any of Diaz' cruel schemes directly affected the village. Other than the harsh tax rises, that is. "Our finest exports were our handcrafted weapons and armour."

 

[Tixen]

Naida Huang
Galvez Prison

There was something confronting about the nature of Galvez Prison, Naida had decided. It wasn't just the darkness that one would constantly live in, nor the cold walls, or the sense that they would crumble and bury you in an instant. Rather, the Prison seemed to bring out the worst in people. It removed their sense of self slowly and methodically, gradually turning even the calmest person into a raging lunatic. People were slowly converted back to their primal instincts, the idea of 'Kill or Be Killed' becoming their only thought as they turned upon their friends and their allies in a desperate bid for survival. The fact that rations were low in here did not help slow down this process. It only served to be an incentive to kill others for the food they were given, and in some cases, kill to allow them to feast upon the corpse.

Images of such a person who had suffered this fate down here flashed through her head, and Naida slammed them down, hard. She'd learnt here that such distractions could prove disastrous, and this she had found out about in her first week. Having stumbled across a half eaten young man, her mind had gone blank, her senses had dulled beholding the grotesque and bloody scene. Considering that the one who had done this returned to his kill around about that time, it had not been a desirable situation. Had it not been for Shanya's intervention, Naida doubted that she would still be alive. It was a fact that she reminded herself of often, using harsh words to drill in the lesson that freaking out over something like a corpse in this particular prison was the height of stupidity, and it could not happen again.

Still, she was glad for once that she had messed up. After all, who knows how long it would have taken her to run into Shanya in this place if they hadn't bumped into each other then? The two had met some time previously, when Naida had still been working in the pub, and had become rather close friends during that time. However, after a period of time, she'd stopped coming to the pub, and Naida had missed her dearly. Now she'd found out where her friend had ended up for whatever reason, she couldn't help but wish for previous times when they'd been free, or as much as they could be anyway, but having a friend in this hellhole was a blessing none the less. Where she was right now, Naida didn't know, as they'd been separated recently as Naida had been forcefully recruited for laundry work, but Shanya had a habit of being able to find her in here quite easily, and she had no doubts that they would eventually be reunited.

She'd been walking through one of the corridors between the chambers for a little while, listening out for any telltale signs of other humans around her while thinking, as had become her habit of late. Upon reaching the beginning of the next chamber, she carefully peered inside it, keeping herself hidden from anyone who could be within it. To her surprise, she noticed that there were four people passed out on the floor within it. At first, she mentally scolded them for being stupid enough to place themselves in such a vulnerable position, before it occurred to her that these people had to be new here, and mentally slapped herself for her stupidity. But, new or not, they were still open to attack, or theft. Naida grinned slyly, noting the fur skins that one of the men there wore. They looked delightfully warm and comfortable, and would probably feel so good against her skin. A voice in her head noted that he'd probably awaken before she could steal them off him, regardless of how much the transition here would knock people around. However, it was far too tempting of an idea to just let go.

Quickly, Nadia scurried over towards the unconscious group, feeling delighted as she fantasied about the warmth of the fur, only to freeze where she stood, her heart hammering in her chest loud enough that she half expected the young man who was slowly pulling himself off the floor to hear it. Her was much taller than here, as most people were, with light brown skin, black hair, and a fairly solid build. Luckily for Naida, he had his back to her, which allowed her a moment to consider her situation. As she tended to consider the worst possible scenario first, she reasoned that it would be easiest and safest to assume that he would bear her ill will, and so she needed to act accordingly. Attacking him was out of the question - she did not have her tessen, or her magic, and looking at his build she could guess that he would probably overpower her if she didn't take him out by surprise first up, and his companions could wake at any time. Having concluded that running was her best option, Naida took a hesitant step backwards, trying to keep her footsteps as light as possible, and prayed to whatever gods were out there that he did not turn around.

 

[AJ2000]

Galvez Prison
Underground Chambers
Artus Callum, Halt Drakeson, Alina Nightshade, Remi Olivier, Naida Huang, Shanya Le'murm​

Artus stretched out his limbs, letting out a groan of relief. Man, that was quite the fall... He stood facing the wall, while thinking of the current situation. I don't get why they would just dump us in the caves...I always thought we would end up in a cell. It didn't make much sense to Artus however he was grateful he was still alive, and the cave didn't seem so bad as opposed to sharing a cell with a bunch of people, some of whom may be dangerous criminals. He turned around to get glances of the room some more, until a figure behind him caught his eye. Artus turned his torso to look, and saw a girl, slightly older than Artus seemingly, with pale white skin, creeping behind him. She caught Artus off guard, nearly causing him to get startled. ...She was here this whole time? Artus turned his body around to face the girl, and started to walk up to her.

"Hey! You were here this whole time?" Artus raised his tone aggressively slightly, and started to walk up to the pale girl somewhat quickly. "I didn't see you with us upstairs on the main floor. But still, I think you can be at least some help to me." Artus said while walking up to her. If this girl wasn't upstairs with them, then he figured that she must have already been down here, which may mean that she knew a thing or two about the caves and maybe how to get out. Artus was on a little bit of edge, just to make sure this girl didn't try anything underhanded, but he was highly doubtful of that theory. "Just tell me where we are exactly, and if you know a way out." Artus was quick in his question, and stared the girl with a neutral look on his face.

Galvez Prison
Underground Chambers
Lyssa Buran, Kenna Keyes, Cervantes Reigns, Aaron Sorèl, Henry Woodwick
​

"Sur Del!" Reigns yelled. Lyssa had no clue what he was yelling about, but she assumed it was his hometown. "You probably haven't heard about it. It's a small fishing village, near the ocean, by the east. Kinda strange that Diaz had his eyes set upon that place. We don't exactly have that much to offer, except fish... and shells... and maybe some scurvy." Reigns sighed and paused from talking. Lyssa didn't say anything, but just continued to walk. "Anywho... why don't we get a move on, while we talk about our home places," Reigns said. "Oi, dark, weak and sobbing, since you seem so used to this place, you must be from somewhere similar, right?" Lyssa assumed he was talking about Aaron, but before he said anything, Kenna responded with her own little story.

"I'm from the village of Havnaar, it is located here in the north actually. It was a pretty small village so everyone knew each other and got on well with each other. In regards to Diaz' regime, we were off of his main hit list. His army came through sometimes, but that was probably the extent of what we saw of Diaz' followers or regime." Kenna paused briefly, causing Lyssa to look back and saw she was pondering in her thoughts. "Our finest exports were our handcrafted weapons and armour." Lyssa looked up at the dark ceiling. Hmmm...handcrafted armor...maybe it's a nice place to go shopping as well. it had been a while since she had any money to spend for shopping such as clothing. She was mostly using the money to buy food and supplies for university.

"Well, I'm from Barnoble. It's a small town mostly known for his farming industry. I haven't been there in a few years, but from what I've heard, I think it's doing alright..." She said the last part with doubt in her voice. It was true that Barnoble wasn't affected too much by the war, but local bandits had come run the place into the dirt, making people live in fear. In a way she was glad she left, but she wished to see her parents again. Lyssa then looked at Henry and Aaron, to hear a little bit about themselves as well.

 

[Zena]

Alina Nightshade
Galvez Prison, Underground chambers


Fading in and out of conscious state, Alina opened her eyes slightly. From them she only saw blurred figures, then again she wasn't really awake. Willing herself to focus and wake up, she then saw another body in front of her. Laying down beside her. At first, she had no idea where she was or how she got here. But after a few moments she did vaguely remember the carriage ride, and the chanting. The insufferable chanting that sent her and, the others to sleep.

"Hey! You were here this whole time?"

Alina allowed her eyes to gaze upon the man that was standing up. He seemed to be talking to someone, but from where she was, she couldn't get a view of the other person. Curious, she slowly got up and sat down, Indian-style. Keeping quiet as to not disturb the two people. One was the man and another was a woman that she had never seen before. Alina didn't catch all of the conversation but she was able to hear the man say.

"Just tell me where we are exactly, and if you know a way out."

It then occurred to her that the woman was not with her or the others that were on the carriage before. "A prison resident..? A criminal?" Alina thought, fear suddenly taking a grip on her. "Wait.. Wait. Calm down.." She shook her head and got up to look around the room. No, the cave? "Why are we in a cave?" She softly asked. However, she didn't realize that she said anything and continued to look around. The black corridor nearby made her curious as to where it could lead, but it also added more fear. Indecisive, she looked for other options, and oddly, she choose to walk over to a torch and stare at it. "Better near a light I suppose.."

 

[Schade]

Aaron Sorèl
Underground Caverns

"Well...considering we have nowhere else to go, I think we should just head down here." the girl named Lyssa said. Great, now she thinks she's the boss here. A lot of conversations went on, mostly between the meanie Reigns and the Lyssa girl. Aaron didn't really pay attention, seeing as he was too busy heroicly sobbing in the dark cozy corner.

"So...where you guys from?" Lyssa then suddenly asked, trying to stir some conversation over in another direction.

Aaron went through his entire life story in his head to figure out some sort of depressing stuff to talk about regardnig his hometown, but quickly decided that they had no buisness in knowing where he was from, at least not under these circumstances, and especially since that Reigns was so mean.

"Oi, dark, weak and sobbing, since you seem so used to this place, you must be from somewhere similar, right?" Reigns pointed his attention towards Aaron, and upon hearing his badly hidden insults, his eye twitched. Before he could answer though, Kenna interrupted With her own story. "I'm from the village of Havnaar, it is located here in the north actually. It was a pretty small village so everyone knew each other and got on well with each other. In regards to Diaz' regime, we were off of his main hit list. His army came through sometimes, but that was probably the extent of what we saw of Diaz' followers or regime."

This rude interruption didn't really help on Aarons anger, and he snapped. "Nobody asked for Your lifestory, girl!". This was followed by a short awkward moment before he quickly turned around again, and started poking a big pile of what seemed to be a dead body With a stick.

"you have no buisness With where I'm from or how my life played itself out..." he muttered in a low tone

 

[The Burnt Shadow]

Cervantes Reigns​

Galvez Prison, underground​

Aaron was looking a bit gloomy and didn't look as if he wanted to contribute. He also looked a little ticked that Kenna had interrupted him. Though he didn't say anything out loud, he looked as if some thoughts had just snapped in his mind and he was just keeping it in. The gloomy demeanor was a slightly amusing contrast to his earlier persona, where he appeared a bit jolly and called everyone friends.

Rather than talking up, Aaron just sat at the corner, poking a dead body and sulking. Where that body came from, no one knows. Shaking his head, Reigns went beside Aaron and placed his arm over his neck, trying to act all friendly like. Unfortunately, Reigns wasn't exactly the brightest bulb in the field.

"Come on, Aaron, don't be like that," Reigns said trying to be buddy-buddy with the dark user. "We're all friends here. Is it because I called you underwhelming? How about this, if you tell a bit about yourself, I'll raise that underwhelming status up to... better than intermediate! Yeah, that doesn't sound too bad. It's not the best, but it's slightly better than average. So, what do you say, pal?"

 

[Schade]

Aaron Sorèl
Dem Grotos

In his little hour of sadness, depressive thoughts and poking of dead bodies, Reigns came over and sat Down NeXT to him, putting his hand on Aarons shoulder in a brotherly fashion, as if Aaron was a kid who had just lost a toy off a bridge or something. At first, Aaron thought Reigns prescence was just annoying, but it did help soothing him a bit, though he did still act like a mewing child

"Come on, Aaron, don't be like that," He said in a caring tone while sitting NeXT to him. Aaron noticed that he did try to be as friendly as possible.

"We're all friends here. Is it because I called you underwhelming?" he said again. Aarons eye twitched again, and he poked the dead body even harder. "Why do you care...?" he muttered without looking at him.

"How about this, if you tell a bit about yourself, I'll raise that underwhelming status up to... better than intermediate! Yeah, that doesn't sound too bad. It's not the best, but it's slightly better than average. So, what do you say, pal?" Reigns finished. It was pretty obvious that this caring act wasn't Natural, but hey, at least he tried.

"I'm from R'lyeh...." Aaron muttered, still upset from before, though it was easing up when Reign acted like he did now. "You've probably heard of it"

 

[Tearen the Absol]

Shanya Le'Murm
Galvez Underground

"Pushy." Shanya suddenly blurted out, as Artus began to grill Naida. Looks like he was gonna be one of those freshmeat who assumed he could be in charge just because 'he wasn't supposed to be here!' or 'I don't need to cooperate with you criminal scum!' She scoffed and spat on the ground in his general direction. She lurched off of the wall she had been leaning against, which Alina might find was right next to the torch she has assumed to be so very safe. Shanya offered the quiet girl a pleasant smile as she strode past, before cracking her knuckles and advancing towards Artus.

"Listen up, brownie. I'm only going to say this once. You're out of your element down here. This? This is my turf." she said gesturing to the dank, clammy walls and cobwebs. She then gestured to Naida.

"And this? This is my friend. We owe each other a lot, which is the primary reason we're able to co-habitate in this little hellhole. You all?" she said, nodding towards Artus and his scraggly pile of men, "I don't owe you anything. And yet here you are demanding to be shown the way out. See if I were you...I'd maybe want to negotiate, a little bit. Seeing as how we were polite enough not to kill you on the spot. You want information? Let's see what you have to trade." Shanya said, resting a delicate hand on his shoulder. Her body, however, was tense and ready to defend in case this clown thought he would be able to muscle her over.

"Naida." Shanya said, nodding towards the two men who were still unconscious. "Go ahead, take a look."