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So I decided to throw rules to the wind for this post, but y'all will see. Still gonna do my battles, I just did something to help move this story along. Also I'd like to say, for my sanity, that I'm halving all of my pinkerlocke battle requirements as I'm finding myself having less time to play Flight Rising. Therefore, unless I get stuck with a death streak, the battles will go as follows:
Plants: 5-10
Insects: 10-15
Seafood:15-20
Meat: 20-25
Insects: 10-15
Seafood:15-20
Meat: 20-25
I know that probably seems pretty pathetic, but as the school year is progressing and I'm getting closer to graduating, I'm finding myself with more and more work, whether it be paid commissions or school assignments. I'm sorry to cut my locke like this, but I need it to be more casual/less time consuming with having to change my schedule.
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Cormac had stormed out of the lair shortly after Baroke and Ferro returned with his brother's dead body. Kerius... was gone? How could this happen? But it didn't matter. His face was wet with tears and his lips drawn back in a snarl. Amnity followed him out, trying to stop him.
"Cormac, it's too dangerous out here at night!" Amnity hissed, making a grab for Cormac's tail.
Cormac swung around and snarled in Amnity's face. "I DON'T CARE! I'LL DIE FOR ALL I CARE!" He roared.
"Cormac! Be quiet!" Amnity begged, but it was already too late. Creatures of the plagued wasteland began to gather around the two dragons.
The two dragons watched in fear as they were surrounded by mutant creatures.
"What are we going to do?!" Amnity whispered to Cormac.
"Stay calm... Maybe Mom and Dad will come looking for us..." He said, unaware how far away they actually were from the lair.
Amnity huddled close to Cormac as the creatures came closer. One edged away from the rest, jumping to strike at Cormac. Cormac braced for impact, but it never came.
Instead, an agile form dropped down and attacked the creature, causing it to make a sickening sound of crunching bones. Glowing red eyes, four of them, zeroed in on Cormac.
"Well? What are you waiting for?! Fight!" A gutteral voice growled.
With the stranger's help, Cormac and Amnity were able to beat the hoard of creatures back enough to allow them to escape and make their way back to the lair. Of course, the stranger tailed them.
"So, milady, what brings ya out here?" The stranger growled out, though not maliciously, regarding Amnity.
"Oh, I was just following my brother." Amnity said softly.
"Your brother, hmm?" The stranger snorted. "Aye, and what were ya doing out here?" He asked.
"Blowing of steam," Cormac said shortly before reaching the entrance of the lair.
Cormac tromped inside the lair, not caring about the fact that a stranger had followed them back. Amnity only sighed.
"Mom! Dad! Uncle!" Amnity called out, walking in with the stranger close behind. "We have a visitor!"
Amnity stood beside the stranger and watched as Ferro, Lai, and Baroke came out into the lair to see who she was talking about. Baroke immediately narrowed his eyes. Ferro also made a face, furrowing his brows. Lai, however, had no reaction.
"Who is this?" Baroke demanded. He glared at the stranger. He could see that he was a red mirror, and a plague one at that. He then took in the look of the mirror's outfit, a snarl forming on his lips. Armor, and an odd type of halo that had the Plaguebringer written all over it.
The mirror stepped forward. "Aye, sir. I am Coagulation, a warrior of the Plaguebringer's personal troupe." He said with a slight bow. "Boring work, really, but it has a respect that I couldn't earn with anything else."
So, Baroke's suspicion was right. "Get out then, you aren't welcome here." Baroke growled.
"B-But Uncle Baroke, he saved us!" Amnity blurted out. Ferro then immediately
looked over to Cormac, concern scrawled on his face.
"I-Is this true?" Ferro asked Cormac. Cormac snorted and looked away, only answering with a small nod. Ferro let his nostrils flare with a heavy sigh. "I see. Then I say we let blood clot here stay a little while." Ferro muttered, seething with unexpressed anger, more from fear his now only son was killed more than anything.
Baroke let out a heavy, exasperated sigh. "You really think I want an agent of the Plaguebringer herself here with everything that's happened?"
"Oh, calm down Baroke." Lai said, not giving Ferro the chance to answer. "I'm sure he won't do anything."
Baroke snorted and looked away from it all for a moment before turning his glare to the mirror once more. "Coagulation, eh? What were you doing out there when you ran into those two? Plaguebringer send you out on some malicious deed?"
Coagulation cocked his head. "I was just out for a walk, no mission or anything. I work on the day patrol." He muttered. "And if I was on patrol tonight, none of you would have seen me, I would have been at the Wyrmwound. What do you have against the Plaguebringer anyways? Isn't she your matron to, plague brother?"
Baroke stiffened at how Coagulation addressed him, but he let out a sigh. If what Coagulation said was true, then the Plaguebringer must have not known Baroke had returned. If she did, surely she would've told all her personal troupes to be on the lookout for him?
"She was my matron diety, but I'm not sure who I want to follow or what I want to believe in now." Baroke scoffed. "I've had too many hardships."
Coagulation sighed. "Sorry to hear that, plague brother."
Baroke stiffened again. "Stop calling me that! My name's Baroke."
Coagulation opened his mouth to say something else, but Amnity jumped in.
"So, Coagulation, is your uniform from the Plaguebringer?" She asked.
"Why, yes milady!" Coagulation said happily. "However, only really my leg guards, the Contaminated Infectalons, and the Contaminated Halo, the blessing of the Plaguebringer herself, are exclusive to the troupes. Everything else was picked out by myself."
"Exclusive? An artifact?" Lai asked, stepping forward. Baroke and Ferro looked at her. An Artifact? Was what they were looking for just dumped into their lap?
"Why, yes I suppose." Coagulation responded.
Ferro quickly stepped forward. "You said your current job was boring, yes? How about you come with us?" He asked. "We're on a very important and lengthy quest, and when we return to our clan in the Starwood Strand, I'm sure our queen would have an even better position for you!"
Coagulation cocked his head. "Hmm, an adventure is tempting. I've always wanted the excitement of going on a quest! However, if I just up and leave, the Plaguebringer would label me a deserter and have my head on a pike if I were to ever return..."
"Please, come with us. Lives are depending on the success of our quest, any extra talons are a huge help. You'd be a hero." Baroke said suddenly. "I'm sure we'd be able to pay you somehow, and we're going to be seeing all of Sorneith. It's the opprotunity of a lifetime."
Coagulation fell silent. He looked over at Amnity for a moment, thoughts running through his head. She was such a pretty dragon... and he, a hero! He could be sure that anything that made him a hero and landed a pretty dragoness at his side would be monumentally better than staying with the Plaguebringer and patrolling all day, with or without some sort of pay.
"I'll go with you guys!" Coagulation said at last. "Screw the Plaguebringer! This is my dream!"
"Welcome to the team, blood clot!" Ferro said, using the same nickname from earlier. "Now we can get out of this gods-forsaken place!"
"We leave for Dragonhome at dawn." Baroke said.
"Cormac, it's too dangerous out here at night!" Amnity hissed, making a grab for Cormac's tail.
Cormac swung around and snarled in Amnity's face. "I DON'T CARE! I'LL DIE FOR ALL I CARE!" He roared.
"Cormac! Be quiet!" Amnity begged, but it was already too late. Creatures of the plagued wasteland began to gather around the two dragons.
The two dragons watched in fear as they were surrounded by mutant creatures.
"What are we going to do?!" Amnity whispered to Cormac.
"Stay calm... Maybe Mom and Dad will come looking for us..." He said, unaware how far away they actually were from the lair.
Amnity huddled close to Cormac as the creatures came closer. One edged away from the rest, jumping to strike at Cormac. Cormac braced for impact, but it never came.
Instead, an agile form dropped down and attacked the creature, causing it to make a sickening sound of crunching bones. Glowing red eyes, four of them, zeroed in on Cormac.
"Well? What are you waiting for?! Fight!" A gutteral voice growled.
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With the stranger's help, Cormac and Amnity were able to beat the hoard of creatures back enough to allow them to escape and make their way back to the lair. Of course, the stranger tailed them.
"So, milady, what brings ya out here?" The stranger growled out, though not maliciously, regarding Amnity.
"Oh, I was just following my brother." Amnity said softly.
"Your brother, hmm?" The stranger snorted. "Aye, and what were ya doing out here?" He asked.
"Blowing of steam," Cormac said shortly before reaching the entrance of the lair.
Cormac tromped inside the lair, not caring about the fact that a stranger had followed them back. Amnity only sighed.
"Mom! Dad! Uncle!" Amnity called out, walking in with the stranger close behind. "We have a visitor!"
Amnity stood beside the stranger and watched as Ferro, Lai, and Baroke came out into the lair to see who she was talking about. Baroke immediately narrowed his eyes. Ferro also made a face, furrowing his brows. Lai, however, had no reaction.
"Who is this?" Baroke demanded. He glared at the stranger. He could see that he was a red mirror, and a plague one at that. He then took in the look of the mirror's outfit, a snarl forming on his lips. Armor, and an odd type of halo that had the Plaguebringer written all over it.
The mirror stepped forward. "Aye, sir. I am Coagulation, a warrior of the Plaguebringer's personal troupe." He said with a slight bow. "Boring work, really, but it has a respect that I couldn't earn with anything else."
So, Baroke's suspicion was right. "Get out then, you aren't welcome here." Baroke growled.
"B-But Uncle Baroke, he saved us!" Amnity blurted out. Ferro then immediately
looked over to Cormac, concern scrawled on his face.
"I-Is this true?" Ferro asked Cormac. Cormac snorted and looked away, only answering with a small nod. Ferro let his nostrils flare with a heavy sigh. "I see. Then I say we let blood clot here stay a little while." Ferro muttered, seething with unexpressed anger, more from fear his now only son was killed more than anything.
Baroke let out a heavy, exasperated sigh. "You really think I want an agent of the Plaguebringer herself here with everything that's happened?"
"Oh, calm down Baroke." Lai said, not giving Ferro the chance to answer. "I'm sure he won't do anything."
Baroke snorted and looked away from it all for a moment before turning his glare to the mirror once more. "Coagulation, eh? What were you doing out there when you ran into those two? Plaguebringer send you out on some malicious deed?"
Coagulation cocked his head. "I was just out for a walk, no mission or anything. I work on the day patrol." He muttered. "And if I was on patrol tonight, none of you would have seen me, I would have been at the Wyrmwound. What do you have against the Plaguebringer anyways? Isn't she your matron to, plague brother?"
Baroke stiffened at how Coagulation addressed him, but he let out a sigh. If what Coagulation said was true, then the Plaguebringer must have not known Baroke had returned. If she did, surely she would've told all her personal troupes to be on the lookout for him?
"She was my matron diety, but I'm not sure who I want to follow or what I want to believe in now." Baroke scoffed. "I've had too many hardships."
Coagulation sighed. "Sorry to hear that, plague brother."
Baroke stiffened again. "Stop calling me that! My name's Baroke."
Coagulation opened his mouth to say something else, but Amnity jumped in.
"So, Coagulation, is your uniform from the Plaguebringer?" She asked.
"Why, yes milady!" Coagulation said happily. "However, only really my leg guards, the Contaminated Infectalons, and the Contaminated Halo, the blessing of the Plaguebringer herself, are exclusive to the troupes. Everything else was picked out by myself."
"Exclusive? An artifact?" Lai asked, stepping forward. Baroke and Ferro looked at her. An Artifact? Was what they were looking for just dumped into their lap?
"Why, yes I suppose." Coagulation responded.
Ferro quickly stepped forward. "You said your current job was boring, yes? How about you come with us?" He asked. "We're on a very important and lengthy quest, and when we return to our clan in the Starwood Strand, I'm sure our queen would have an even better position for you!"
Coagulation cocked his head. "Hmm, an adventure is tempting. I've always wanted the excitement of going on a quest! However, if I just up and leave, the Plaguebringer would label me a deserter and have my head on a pike if I were to ever return..."
"Please, come with us. Lives are depending on the success of our quest, any extra talons are a huge help. You'd be a hero." Baroke said suddenly. "I'm sure we'd be able to pay you somehow, and we're going to be seeing all of Sorneith. It's the opprotunity of a lifetime."
Coagulation fell silent. He looked over at Amnity for a moment, thoughts running through his head. She was such a pretty dragon... and he, a hero! He could be sure that anything that made him a hero and landed a pretty dragoness at his side would be monumentally better than staying with the Plaguebringer and patrolling all day, with or without some sort of pay.
"I'll go with you guys!" Coagulation said at last. "Screw the Plaguebringer! This is my dream!"
"Welcome to the team, blood clot!" Ferro said, using the same nickname from earlier. "Now we can get out of this gods-forsaken place!"
"We leave for Dragonhome at dawn." Baroke said.
There we have it! Everyone welcome Coagulation to the team! I was going to wait for a familiar drop, but it feels like the group was in the Scarred Wasteland forever and I want to move this tale along. So their artifact is Coagulation's armor, and if he survives through the rest of the Pinkerlocke, he'll become my clan's plague rep!
Summary of Battles:
Battles Fought: 21
Coagulation: Level 4
Cormac: Level 4
Amnity: Level 4
Coagulation: Level 4
Cormac: Level 4
Amnity: Level 4
I think my next post (or the one after that) will be a proper grieving post.