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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look who's digging their own grave this is what they all say; you'll drink yourself to death
It’s already been a lot to take in – not that he’s complaining. Lists and checkmarks given on plans that are already in motion. The majority of the difficulties is keeping everything straight, figuring out what needs to happen next, and going from there. So he starts with the Wicker Woman sap for the regional quest they’d all set out on – knowing that Amun was supposed to be involved with it, but gods knew where he’d gone off to. So now, he takes it into his own hands, sending letters out to Nikolai and Alexander, one he knows through Nate and the other he hasn’t met yet.
And he awaits them at the start of the woodland, a pack slung across his back with a few items within needed to extract the sap from the wicker woman, biding his time as sunset arrives and Sunjata ensures his gaze is partially shifted to be able to see in the lowlight. And choosing this time of day to make sure that it harms his companions as little as possible. And when they all arrive, he flashes them bright smiles, chin nodding to the woods behind him. “Thanks for coming out here again. I had heard that you all had started it before Amun’s… Disappearance.” He doesn’t know what to call it, but he frowns all the same, a part of him surprised to find that he missed the potter who was a typical pain in his ass. Even if they hadn’t gotten along at times. “So let’s make this trip quick, huh?”
Alright, let's get together and head on in to find the wicker woman!
look who makes their own bed, lies right down within it and what will you have left?
No permission needed for power play!
Feel free to use magic/force on Sunjata, without killing him <3
Sunjata speaks with an Australian accent and has a passive magic that makes him produce a subtle scent that matches exactly to whatever those around him most desire him to smell like.
Nikolai arrives and gives Sunjata a small grin, "Good to see you again." The Ascended much prefers the Demi-god to his Dipshit husband. The man actually had a functional head on his shoulder, unlike Nate. The mention of Amun however, makes Nikolai bite his lip slightly, We did..." He doesn't know what to call it either, but it hurts to think about.
Still, he nods firmly, "Right. A quick trip sounds good." Nikolai still wasn't really sure what to expect of the Wicker Woman. The prior encounter had been so brief that it didn't feel like any kind of valuable preparation for this round.
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Nikolai arrives with everything in his profile and two daggers.
07-14-2022, 03:51 PM (This post was last modified: 07-14-2022, 03:51 PM by Alexander.)
Alexander
It was a touchy subject for Alexander. The whole Amun disappearing into thin air along with Maea. His displeasure was clear, settled across his face like a thundercloud, but he showed up anyway. He started this and he was going to finish it. Nodding at Sunjata and Nikolai, the Ascended adjusts his pack and grips his ax all the tighter as he trails behind the two. "Let's just knock it out quickly." He says gruffly.
With that he falls quiet again and follows after Sunjata, eyes flicking this way and that in search of the Wicker Woman.
Alexander brings himself, his pack, and an ax.
Mount Everest ain't got shit on me 'cause I'm on top of the world, on top of the world
look who's digging their own grave this is what they all say; you'll drink yourself to death
Greetings aside, Sunjata turns on his heel to head into the woodlands, his gaze partially shifting in order to better see in the lowlight that he’s brought them all out in. They’ll be able to see just fine, a perk of the Ascended that Sunjata does his best to try and emulate. “I’ve encountered a wicker woman once before. I think the best course of action is to distract it into grappling something and then drawing the sap from there.” He hums his thoughts aloud, picking deer paths along the woodlands before it breaks into something a bit more overgrown.
From what he can remember, the branches don’t seem to move quickly – a slow wrapping, one that meant sure death if no one was around to get you out. But Alexander had brought and axe and Nikolai had brought daggers and whatever else the Ascended had hiding up his sleeve. And for Sunjata? Well, he’s got his variety of shifts that can get him out if he picks a larger one. “I’ll be the bait.” He determines, picking a larger shift and imagining that he can simply just change to the snake or bat and slip out before it had a chance to squeeze him tighter.
It takes a solid hour before the trees start to shift into more gnarled appearances, one in particular that seems like it’s exactly what they need. He pauses before its reach, glancing back to his group. “I’ll shift into my Pegasus, let it get a hold and while it’s distracted, you two can work on getting the sap and then we’ll be golden.” A crooked grin is shot towards both men, the pack handed off to whomever is closest as he shifts into the Pegasus and carefully picks his way above the roots and the like, tucked in wings brushing by one of the branches to allow it to start enclosing around him.
Sunjata’s being the bait! He’s let the wicker woman start to ensnare him so that Nikolai and Alexander can collect the sap before he slips out of the embrace!
look who makes their own bed, lies right down within it and what will you have left?
No permission needed for power play!
Feel free to use magic/force on Sunjata, without killing him <3
Sunjata speaks with an Australian accent and has a passive magic that makes him produce a subtle scent that matches exactly to whatever those around him most desire him to smell like.
Nikolai nods at Sunjata's plan, "Sounds good. Be careful." Even as he says so, the young Ascended can't help but going wide eyed at teh sight of the Pegasus. He knows it's Sunjata, but he's never seen one before. And the winged horse is even more majestic than he'd ever expected.
Shaking his head Nikolai focuses back on their task. He draws his daggers before changing his mind. Instead, he lets his energy shard upgrade rise to the surface. Something tells him that these knives will be more effective than one made of metal. A shard drawn in each hand, he whispers to the others once he's in position, "I'm ready." Scanning their surroundings Nikolai waits for the Wicker Woman to appear.
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Nikolai draws his energy shard upgrade and gets ready.
Type: Offensive | Level: Basic
Energy Shard | Through an upgrade in the wrist, the user can propel knife-shaped bursts of energy, up to 10ft
Alexander didn't want to tangle with a Winker Woman on the best of days. Even with the help of someone like Sunjata. He draws back the ax he has in his hand, bouncing on the balls of his feet as he watches the others for a moment, hyping himself up for his own swing. ”Make sure you stay out of reach.” Winters calls towards Nikolai. Ducking down, dodging one of the sweeping vines, the Ascended hacks into the side of the Wicker Woman in an attempt of cutting through the bark to get to the sap that was lying beneath.
Alexander tries to chop through the bark to get to the sap!
Mount Everest ain't got shit on me 'cause I'm on top of the world, on top of the world
look who's digging their own grave this is what they all say; you'll drink yourself to death
The vines and branches begin to tug toward the Pegasus while the Flood does his best to keep his wings tucked in tight to prevent any damage happening to them. Luckily for him, the branches begin to wind around his chest and front legs, slowly beginning to tighten and trap him as the bait begins to work in the way he had hoped it would.
With Alexander wasting little to no time hacking into the branch, the sap begins to seep from the cuts made into the bark, allowing time for Nikolai to slip in and zap and collect its slow trickle into the jar brought with them. But in an attempt to not have to do this again, the jar is relatively large, and with it Sunjata braces himself for being trapped in as bait just a bit longer than he had originally intended in the hopes they might collect more than they need in case anything happens.
He can’t talk to them in this form, but he does toss his head, craning it slightly over his back and wings to peer at Nikolai with a dark steel eye, waiting for the go ahead to say he’s collected enough that Sunjata can shift into his smallest form and slip out of the branches before they aim to trap him there forever.
Alexander has made a good cut to collect the sap from it! Nikolai should have good access to collect a jars worth of the sap. Sunjata'll stay trapped until Nikolai thinks enough has been collected <3
look who makes their own bed, lies right down within it and what will you have left?
No permission needed for power play!
Feel free to use magic/force on Sunjata, without killing him <3
Sunjata speaks with an Australian accent and has a passive magic that makes him produce a subtle scent that matches exactly to whatever those around him most desire him to smell like.
Seeing the opportunity, Nikolai moves in. An energy shard in one hand, the jar in the other, he tries to get into position. Being mindful of the branches, Nikolai digs his shard into the slice that Alexander left, trying to open it further. At the same time, he lines up the lid of the jar with the cut to catch as much sap as possible.
When it looks like the sab is running low, he twists his shard to encourage more to fall, until the jar is full. "I've got enough!" Letting his shard disappear, Nikolai quickly tries to get out of range of the Wicker Woman and seal the lid.
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Nikolai uses his energy shard to pry open/twist the cut to make the sap spill as fast as possible into his jar. Once it's full, he tries to jump out of range and seal the lid.
Type: Offensive | Level: Basic
Energy Shard | Through an upgrade in the wrist, the user can propel knife-shaped bursts of energy, up to 10ft
Alexander does his best to dig his ax further into the side of the tree. He draws back again, hacking deeper into the bark of it until a steady gush of sap is coming out, oozing into the jar that the other Ascended is holding in place to collect the hallucinogenic fluid. With Sunjata still in the clutches of the Wicker Woman, they have ample opprotunity to get out of dodge before it thinks to turn its attention onto them instead and Alexander waits just long enough for Nikolai to finish collecting the sap before grasping him by the back of his shirt. "Let's go."
With a sharp tug, he hauls the younger boy out of reach, sprinting far enough of way that they would both be unlikely targets for the Wicker Woman once Sunjata got himself loose.
Alexander hits it one more time to make sure they get enough sap and then gets both of them out of dodge.
Mount Everest ain't got shit on me 'cause I'm on top of the world, on top of the world
look who's digging their own grave this is what they all say; you'll drink yourself to death
Sunjata waits, letting the branches slowly start to crush into his Pegasus form, and thankfully before too long both Alexander and Nikolai have retrieved the sap. The second the demigod hears the two ascended’s claims in having enough and getting out, he waits a few seconds longer for them to get out of reach, before the Flood reaches into himself to pick out one of the smaller shifts he has lingering under his skin.
In a few more seconds he’s a bat, shifting so small that the branches struggle to try and grasp him, and soon enough he’s out of their hold, flittering away on leathery wings back toward the other two Ascended where he shifts back into himself to reach for the pack he’s brought and to flash them both a slightly pained grin. “Alright, great teamwork. Now let’s get back.” He hums, picking the path back out of the Woodlands.
- FIN <333
look who makes their own bed, lies right down within it and what will you have left?
No permission needed for power play!
Feel free to use magic/force on Sunjata, without killing him <3
Sunjata speaks with an Australian accent and has a passive magic that makes him produce a subtle scent that matches exactly to whatever those around him most desire him to smell like.
