by Shinigori V2 » Sun Oct 12, 2003 4:33 am
Kyle, Reako, and Blaze set out, after getting directions from the Innkeeper. Soon after they left, both the three food-gatherers and the Innkeeper himself realised that they hadn't ever received the list. Volunteering to go deliver it himself, Kelne was given the list and sent after the three. As he caught up with them, shouting could be heard from a nearby graveyard- Shouting sounding remarkably like Griff.
"Gaah! Where the hell are you?!"
Looking over, the four saw the man who had bumped into Blaze on their way into the recruitment office earlier in the day wandering the graveyard, checking the tombstones. Ignoring the group calling to him, he simply continued checking, as if looking for something. Through the groups little bit of chatting, Griff simply glowered up at them-"Shut up and help me find her!" Kelne was the first to repond, "Find who?" "Cervant. She's here somewhere! Help me find her!" Griff replied.
Kyle was the first to notice it- A gravestone with "Amanziani" written across it. Calling Griff over, he simply looked it over before responding. "No...This is Mom. Cervant should be around here somewhere." As this happened, a few members of the group had visions- A girl, roughly 5'6 or so, long blonde hair tied back in a sloppy ponytail. Those who knew her recognised her as Cervant, except with one crucial detail missing- She had no wings. Others simply felt presences, like ghosts, nearby. Griff didn't seem to see anything, as he found what he was looking for- A tombstone, written with his sisters full name, birthdate, and date of death on it. Reading the tombstone, Griff began to speak- "...It's my sister. I killed her. Or rather, I was forced to... And goddamnit, I've been regretting running that day ever scince. It's all my fault. ALL MY FUCKING FAULT!"
Griff appeared to be ready to say more, until interupted by another voice- A voice of a woman. The voice of Cervant Amanziani. "With all this shouting, you'd think you where trying to wake the dead...You shouldn't be so loud. People are trying to rest here, y'know". She smiled sweetly with her comment, as if trying to seem almost too nice. As she appeared, Blaze took notice of a pair of men, sheltered by thick, heavy coats, making their way past the graveyard. Keeping an eye on them, but moving to see Cervant, he kept watch over the scene. 'Cervant' simply smiled, looking over the group, eyes fixing on Kyle. "Hello, I'm Cervant. Who're you?" Kyle looked confused for a minute, then responded. As he did so, Reako thought- Didn't he know of someone else with that name? He decided there was only one way to find out- Ask. "What about the Cervant in Doma?"
The woman looked stunned for a minute, then responded, slowly and clumsily. "Th..There's no Cervant in Doma...I've lived her in Barius all my life! And then some!" She flashed a nervous smile, at the group, but Griff simply returned it with a glower. "This woman's not Cervant." The woman now appeared to not even be trying anymore- She glowered at Griff, yelled something- "Gryzechska! Dumb as a brick, but he's got the devil's luck!"- And ducked behind a small tomb- Reappearing a moment later, clad in a black trenchcoat, and seemingly having dropped the illusion over herself- Her hair had turned a deep purple, almost black, her eyes green, though her skin looked every bit as ghostly as it had before. Drawing two rods out of her coat, she snapped them together, and twisted the lock into place. Meanwhile, the two men from before came running, shedding their coats to reveal the uniforms of the Barian guardsmen, both pulling weapons- One drew a sword, the other pulled a small axe from his back. Obviously, they had fallen into a trap, presumably one set for Griff...However, it didn't seem to matter to them. Anyone with the criminal Griff Amanziani was an accomplice, and needed to be brought in just as badly.
The battle began with a bit of difficulty for the group- Kyle decided to simply prepare himself to counter any blows recived, while Kelne charged his sword with electricity and attempted to slash the Knight, who proved a bit too agile for the sword, but also proved incapable of avoiding the lightning from the blade. As that happened, the two guards entered the graveyard, and Blaze attempted to follow- However, the swordsman appeared a bit more intelegent than that, turning and taking a swing at his persuer. However, his aim proved a bit off, causing him to miss. In response, Blaze attempted to use his magic to confuse the guards and the Knight, but they proved a bit too strong, mentally. The Knight took the chance to charge Kelne, digging her rod into the ground as she did so, polevaulting twards the Dark Lord, and landing a strong kick to his chest before pushing off. Griff took his chance, swinging swice but only landing once on the Knight. The Axe-Weilding guard charged Kyle, thrusting his axe into the fencers stomach. Reako, having previously hidden, took this chance to strike, appearing infront of the sword-wielding guard and hypnotising him, forcing him to begin leaving the scene.
The battle continued awhile, untill both guards where knocked out, and the Knight showed off more of her illusion magic, using it to turn herself invisable for a slight tactical advantage. With the help of Reako's Great Sight spell, she eventually went down, unconcious from a Mind Blast. Showing just a bit of a signal of waking up, Kelne took the womans rod in hand and gave her a good knock to the head with it, knocking her out beyond the shadow of a doubt.
Soon, the guard and the Knight where bound by Griff, who disappeared immediatly after binding them, and loaded onto Kelnes carpet for transport. Kyle went forward to get the food he was sent to get, as Reako hurried back to the Inn to inform the others. However, on his way back, he saw a fimiliar woman- The same one he had already seen twice, with the black coat decorated with red triangles, taking a walk along the rooftops, seemingly unphased by the wind and slick surface of the rooftops.
Soon enough, the guards and the Knight had been taken back to the Inn, the Knight taken to a rather secure looking room, with numerous locks on the door- The Knights taken to regular rooms. The Innkeeper kept watch over them, his daughter sent to get the others. Kyle returned with the food, which was quickly taken off his hands by the Innkeepers wife.
Down in the saferoom, Inverse, Jak, and Kumiko where shaken from there thoughts from the Innkeepers daughter bursting in on them. "The others are back, but they were'nt alone. Father says you should come see this!"