Looking for Answers Part 2 (Invite)

[Levi Kayamei]

OOC: Continued from Looking for answers

IC:

Levi stood at the border to God territory with Olesya, looking for someone to speak with; A guard, a god, someone. After a few moments he spoke while keeping his eyes focused on their surroundings, "So what is the protocol here? The experiments weren't exactly happy about me walking into their territory. Should we expect the same here?"

[Your Mom~]

Olesya kept her eyes peeled as well. She'd never actually stepped into God Territory before, being too busy with Dragon duties. She was actually a little curious, totally expecting to be thrown into ancient Greece with Mt. Olympus and the whole ordeal. Otherwise, why call it God Territory?

She thought back to the experiments, and how they had reacted to Levi as opposed to her. She felt she could have passed through from one side to the other without incident. Levi, on the other hand, his mere existence seemed to have offended them.

"I don't know who they were, but as far as I know, the Free Experiments are pretty edgy. I don't blame them, really. Putting aside any mental or physical scars they may have, I'm sure that society labelled them as freaks the moment they stepped out of Barker's facility. It's not easy being different."

At least there were a bunch of them to create their own outcast community. Olesya had been alone with the experiments after effects. Her loneliness and isolation was a catalyst to the psychosis that followed...would it have been different if she'd had a community like her for support?

"I've never been here so I don't know. My plan was to just walk in and start knocking on doors."

[Kyrie Blaze]

Both Dragons would find that, out of all Long Beach's Territories...the God's Territory was mostly normal. The streets and buildings looked to be in excellent repair, a sure contrast to the other territories, whose buildings were still very much in need of work. Obviously the Gods and citizens of the Territory had been hard at work rebuilding. It seemed they were more towards the Norse partition, as most of the people they could see on patrol were decked out in garb of that variety. Dimly, they could hear the clash of weapons and the dim shouts of a small crowd.

A patrol was coming from their left. By their look - neither stone-faced nor jovial - they seemed rather at ease despite the fact that Barker's territory was snugged up right against them on the opposite side of their lands. They didn't seem alarmed by the two that stood at the border, either, nor were the random civilians that bustled about on the streets, going about their daily lives.

If they wished to wait to test that theory based on how they looked, they could.

[Levi Kayamei]

Levi was impressed by the condition of the Gods' territory; It reminded him much of several small towns in Japan: Lacking significant traffic, busy marketplace, etc. He shook his head as he continued through the territory, somewhat following the sounds of swords clashing. "Well, it looks like they wouldn't mind too much....this would have been nice before, though I can understand why they treated me the way they did....it's too bad." It was regrettable that the experiments had become isolationist the way they had; Perhaps at a later time, Levi would attempt to kindle relations between them and the Dragons.


Levi would continue walking towards the cheers of the crowd unless Olesya had another idea or something got in their way.

[Your Mom~]

"It is, but it's human nature. Even before the experiments, people ostracized others for being different. It's just how we are. We're terrible to each other."

She shrugged, having thought long and hard about topics such as this. As an experiment, she was used to being stared at. She'd been 'different' for just about a decade now. It was burned into her skinned, welded to her soul. It was part of her identity.

She followed Levi to the source of the cheering, curiously looking around as they went.

[Kyrie Blaze]

Levi and Olesya come to a circle of warriors. They shift, as if containing something.

Or rather, three someones.

Their roared cheers get louder as one of the combatants is disarmed. Instead of truly backing off, she tackles one of the remaining as he's busy parying a strike of his own, twisting them to slam his face into the ground, yank his sword from his own hand, and defend against an incoming strike, the blade plunging into the ground at her braced arm. She moves, curling and unfurling her body to try and plant her foot into the remaining man's face, but gets knocked aside.

A sword to her throat signals the end of the match. Ration slips change hands. There seems to be more grumping than smiles. Who was the favourite to win out of the two losers?

Who knew.

[Levi Kayamei]

OOC: Sorry for the late post D:

IC:

Levi was content to observe as the fight progressed. He watched their technique, noting how gladiator-like it was. Given that the gods were named after the Greek gods, he was only somewhat surprised to find how much this culture really resembled the Greek history. As the fight ended, Levi continued to watch the crowd; Apparently, one of the losers was expected to win. He looked to Olesya, "What do you make of it?" Levi was interested in her thoughts on the matter, though he had a feeling that these people would not provide the answers they thought, at least not that he could see.

[Your Mom~]

[ooc: Thats ok Im getting over being sick D:]

Olesya curiously watched the fight go down, it was like walking into a history book. The ration tickets in their hands were foreign looking, as if they were money from another time. The way they dressed, fought, everything seemed a bit...ethereal. Kind of poignant since they were in the Gods territory. Maybe she should have come here sooner, they could have a lot to offer.

"Looks like the festivities are over for now. I need to get an audience with the war council, so civilians won't help be able to help me. What do you need here?"

[Kyrie Blaze]

A rather jovial but amused chuckle sounds just before Levi and Olesya have an arm slung over each of their shoulders, a stout male clad in the same Norse-esque armor as the rest of them - including the combatants - were decked out in wedging himself between the two. He's far from drunk--there is no smell of alcohol on him at all.

"Saaaay. Sorry to cut in--I couldn't help but overhear something about wondering what's going on and War Council? Are you suuuuure us plain old 'civvies' can't help you?" He laughs, again. Clearly, though, he's far from being insulted and instead seems to be pleasantly keen on lending them a helping fist.

His quipped - and not at all quiet - words draw some attention from the crowd. They peer back but don't seem perturbed or threatened.

[Levi Kayamei]

Levi was certainly surprised by the sudden weight on his shoulders, but he was far from losing his composure. He had gradually accepted the fact that these people were likely more friendly than not and, though he was not planning on dropping his guard completely, he felt no need to signal red alert. He cracked a small smile as he decided to at least find out if this man could help them, "Well, if you're offering, who am I to decline?" Levi channeled a small amount of qi into his hand, black speckled light emanating from his hand for the man to see; The pain? Manageable. He ceased the display once the man had seen, a small sweat forming on his forehead, "I came seeking a way to master this curse and I hoped someone in this territory would be able to help."

[Your Mom~]

Olesya flinched as the man's arms landed on both their shoulders...not a flinch of fear, but a flinch of an attack reflex. He was clearly not a threat, and if he was, he was currently outnumbered against the two of them. Thusly, she resisted the urge to hurl him over her shoulder and pounce like a wild cat. A year ago, she wouldn't have been able to resist such an impulse.

Levi answered first, and her gaze fell to his hand when he showed the stranger his...curse. What the hell was that? Who would do that? And how? He was probably right to see if any of the Gods knew about this.

"My mission is far less exciting than curses and voodoo. I just came to talk to your Elders about a possible alliance with the Dragons. I'm sure you've heard of Mathew Amtrum?"

The man who was both a Dragon and a God. It was her foot in the door.

[Kyrie Blaze]

It wasn't the man that would have been outnumbered had Olesya acted on her baser instincts. There were no less than thirty soldiers and civilians - most of them seeming to be from the Norse faction--though there were Egyptians and Grecian warriors alike as well - and had she acted...both of them would have been set upon.

The man's - and even the people that had looked on from the crowd - stared at the speckled light. The warrior made a thoughtful sound. He was considering.

"Well to be honest...I've never seen something like that before. That your qi? Surely there are plenty of people that could teach you how to control it? Unless something happened..? You said curse, right?"

The white-haired girl spoke up and he stared forward, his head lowering but not hanging as he was still staring straight ahead as Olesya stated her purpose and dropped Mathew's name, as though it made her special to know him. He wore an incredulous expression Olesya and Levi wouldn't be able to see unless they were looking straight at him. Those that were looking at the trio had their eyebrows raised or furrowed, but the resounding feel from all of them was a disbelieving '...huh?'. What deep underground cave had she crawled out from..?

After a second, the warrior chuckled and flexed his arms, squeezing the duo in a friendly manner.

"Let me think on that a bit...the girl's question is easier." With that he twisted his head, grinning. "Ohh...you mean Ares, the God of War...The Chosen Pharoh of Ra...Jarl Amtrum, Champion of Tyr and the Defeater of the Immortal Dragon Slayer, and the Earth Dragon..? That Mathew Amtrum? Could just be me, but I'd say that sounds like a pretty hefty alliance already~!"

He straightened with some robust laughter and gave the ignorant girl's head a pat, his grin stretching wide. There were some coughed chuckles from those that were watching as their incredulousness faded.

"But if you want to speak with him, being that he is one of our leaders and your leader, I can show you to his house...I think he has his girls, today. It's really not too far. I'm pretty sure he's been up to things. He's been scouting quite a bit with Athena. Something's up, but, we're not too concerned. We're always ready for whatever happens, anyway."

It seemed even in his absence, Mathew was still on the job. Things were calm, for the most part. Everyone was constantly prepared to face Barker should he show his mug with his army.

"ANYWAY! You--" He swerved his attention back to Levi and stretched his arms lazily over his head before letting them fall to his sides. "Like I said...I've got no idea. But we have a Mystic Lady in our midst. Oracle...whatever you prefer to call her. She's got a few damn titles, heh. But...if anyone can find out what the heck that is and what to do about it...it'd be her. Her name's Clara. So...interested?"

[Levi Kayamei]

Levi nodded as he stared into the palm of his hand, "Yes, my Qi is light manipulation, but those black flecks are incredibly painful, but I feel as if they hold power that may be turned to may advantage, though that remains to be seen. As it stands now, they are a curse."


Levi continued to listen as the man addressed Olesya's inquiry his eyes lighting up at the mention of the oracle. This was unlikely to be a coincidence that he had heard of an oracle twice across two territories after mentioning his plight. He looked at the man, who really reminded him of a certain crow he knew, and smiled with a nod after the man finally finished, "Very, where do I begin?"

[Your Mom~]

Les put her own interest aside, as she wasn able to talk to the war-leaders later. She was interested in finding out more about Levi's "curse." Light, huh? And were the black specks 'shadow?' Kinda cliche, but a possibility.

She kept quiet as she listened to the exchange, looking about to take in her surroundings as the same time.

[Kyrie Blaze]

Yep. Curses and all sorts of "magic" just weren't his style. But he shrugged with a careless grin...for just a second or two watching Olesya. Huh.

"Alright then. Let's get you two peas over to her, then. I've got a pat to go on right away."

So off they went! He lead them through God Territory. Not up Mount Olympus, surprisingly, but through the houses near the base. Angling towards one in particular, he called out in a chipper voice.

"Claaaaaraaaaa~ The cat's dragging in two for you."

The door opened and a woman stepped out.



"Greetings, Tyldr." She smiled, first at him, before casting her gaze to Levi and Olesya, the smile remaining. "Thank you, now scat, cat."

The man, now named, simply grinned again before turning to Levi and Olesya. "Yeah, yeah. Slavedriver. Good luck with that--whatever it is."

He walked away without glancing back. Clara held her hand out, gesturing to the inside of her house.

"Won't you come in?"


. o O ( Stats, for the curious. )

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[Regular]
STR: 75
DEX: 75
CON: 75
INT: 100
WIS: 110
CHA: 95