From being an Abandoned who had rarely left the Hollowed Grounds, to embracing the call of adventure, to dying and being reborn first as an Ascended and then as an Ancient, Maea has gone through quite the amount of changes in her life. One thing remains common, though, in her attempts to find out just where she belongs; she’s always had a craving for knowledge which has brought her to so many places and to meet so many people here in Caido. We can’t wait to see what else is in store for her!
Congratulations, Maea!
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Court of the Fallen was created in October of 2018 by Odd, Honey, and Crooked.
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Failure is bitter on her tongue, as is the acidic tang of worry as Maeve is toppled. But her hands reach uselessly for their most injured member once more, and as the landshark emerges and bares itself, she knows they have one last Hail Mary - Melita.
But Evie isn’t going to rely on their downward spiraling luck again. Especially not when it puts Melita solely at risk. She reaches for the closest discarded weapon from one of the failed attacks from herself and Darkeye, tugging insistently with her magic and directing whatever she can find at the landshark in hopes of spearing it with any of their fallen metal. And she prays, useless as that has always been for her.
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Evie tries to use her telekineses on any of the fallen weapons around her from her and Darkeye to throw at the landshark in case Melita’s shot fails.
Telekinesis: Can move small objects in a 5ft radius.
Type: Grey | Rank: Basic
With Darkeye unable to do much more than play bait, Maeve out of range and Evie - bless her heart - unable to reach any weapons with only 5ft of range, it's all on you.
Melita's arm draws back, aims, lets fly. And with her hair a halo of fire about her head and her arrow a wink arching through the sky, the Honeybee makes quite a breathtaking sight indeed.
And she shoots - and she hits.
With a moan like a landslide, Daddy Landshark twitches and convulses as it collapses at the feet of the victorious party. Now that it is still and motionless, with dust settling and sand already beginning to gather against its body, the sheer size of the creature can truly be considered a marvel. The group stands like mere blobs of ink against its hulking mass.
Blobs that are alive, though. And that's what counts.
CONGRATULATIONS, YOU HAVE SUCCEEDED IN THE KQ! Darkeye, Maeve, Melita and Evie all receive +1 LUCK and the following:
Giant Landshark Tooth | Can be used in crafting or construction. Is unable to be broken or chipped, but is completely weightless. Can only be crafted with by a god.
Your luck will be added automatically. You will all receive credit for this KQ and may use it for levelling requirements and MP.
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they should have checked the ashes of the women they burned alive
And then it was done.
With one last arrow, shot and fired, blistering through the sky, the landshark fell, collapsing, shuddering, rumbling, until there were no more movements. She breathed amidst the desert air, calming herself down again, glancing at the rest of her constituents. “Everyone else all right?” Her eyes instantly went to Evie though, mostly to utter more apologies. “Sorry again,” because she should’ve been better than that. “Could you show me how to ride one of those sometime?” For it’d been a sight to behold.
She stepped amidst the broken, disheveled mass thereafter, snagging at one of the giant teeth. Much like the bone she’d snagged from another monster, she could utilize it at some point. “Good job,” the Honeybee nodded to each in turn, before spinning on her heel, putting her armaments away, and heading back home.
because it takes a single wild ember to bring a whole wildfire to life
Darkeye first takes a good breath of air and shovels a few times through that had been just too close to him. He then collects his weapons that lie in or next to the shark. He smiles once at Melita and is glad that she is better off than he is. Maeve also seems to be doing well from what he could see. But Evie seems to have taken a bad hit. But she can say that she rode the land shark. He looks again at the slain beast beside him and shakes his head. A slight laugh is heard as he breaks a tooth. He couldn't just take this animal into his forge to examine it. As much as he would like to. He gives everyone a final wave and goes on his way. He would have to show up at the infirmary again and ask Isla for help.
Darkeye takes his share of the loot and leaves. Thanks for the good hunt.
Maeve huffs out a breath as the dust settles, turning her gaze towards Melita, gratitude weighing heavy in her chest. "Good shot." And she means it, knowing that if it wasn't for Melita, one or more of them would have been shark bait. Slowly she makes her way over to the group, Evie and Darkeye are both worse for wear, but they're alive. "Glad you two made it out." The Nightshade says as she gathers her loot, giving them both a final nod before following after Melita back towards home.
There was still plenty left for her to do back in Torchline.
Maeve gets her loot and leaves with Melita for Torchline!
I'm undone about to burst at my seams 'Cause I am picturing you beside me So let me be everything that you need
Evie does her best to get a hand on Darkeye to heal him before he goes, but even if she can’t she focuses her magic on herself, knitting up her shoulder as Melita approaches. Dusting herself off and smiling wryly at the younger woman, she waved away the apology with an easy hand. “Of all the people to hit, best it was the one who could heal herself. Thank you for that last hit, too.” Though she can’t help her own grin, chuckling slightly as she recalls the adrenaline fueled shark-surfing. “Maybe we’ll start smaller, yeah? But I think it would be a blast.”
Nodding her goodbye to Maeve, she follows the lead of the others to obtain her own tooth before she heads out, all of them in opposite directions but the two Torchers. Deimos was going to love this story.
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Evie offers to heal Darkeye, takes her tooth, and heads out.
