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Post by Serrion on Nov 25, 2008 13:42:25 GMT -5
The Gaulroach sat quietly within Ebony's chambers, he had his downwards to the floor where a small pool of blood lay, he had one claw over the scar on his chest where his heart would be, it was bleeding. He watched the dark red blood, an inky darkness seemed to move and shape itself within the blood, never staying the same shape for too long. His eyes were slightly misted over as he looked down at it, as if trying to see something further within it.
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Post by Fury on Nov 25, 2008 15:07:52 GMT -5
Ebony entered her chambers. She didn't look surprised to see him there. She had become accustomed to seeing both Gaulroach and her followers around the Ivy Tower. The black dragoness looked around the room briefly with her burning red eyes then locked them onto his face. "You're thinking. You've been quiet lately. I think it's time you let me in on your plans, Gaulroach. If you start a fight to reclaim your land I want to help."
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Post by Serrion on Nov 25, 2008 15:09:49 GMT -5
"I have no plan as of yet." He answered her, still looking down at the puddle of his blood. "I know nothing of their defenses, what they are capable of... And not all of my followers have even gathered yet."
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Post by Fury on Nov 25, 2008 15:16:43 GMT -5
"Ah...well then you should devise one. I do believe it would also be wise to contact Lady Sheakria as well as Reroku and find out where they are. Sheakria has not come to the Ivy Tower yet... I doubt it is any concern but I do believe it would be good to know when she plans to join us here."
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Post by Serrion on Nov 25, 2008 15:32:24 GMT -5
"I sent Shade to speak to her of my whereabouts. I assume she will come here when she has time." He said softly. "As for Rero I have not contacted her yet."
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Post by Fury on Nov 25, 2008 15:34:17 GMT -5
"Knowing Sheakria she will not hesitate to return to you, then... As for Reroku I assume I have a guess. She visits Fang Claw when she has the time, correct? That may well be where she is."
As Ebony spoke, she crossed the green room and went over to a bookshelf. She idly plucked one one off the shelf and thumbed through it with a talon, scanning it over quickly before growing bored and slamming it shut.
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Post by Serrion on Nov 26, 2008 8:21:34 GMT -5
"I will have to send Shade to see if he can find her after he's done alerting Sheakria." Gaulroach spoke quietly. "Since Sheakria's been in Blood Dragon territory, it will not be much of a detour."
(Question. Has Ebony noticed the blood?)
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Post by Fury on Nov 26, 2008 12:36:59 GMT -5
(She just did x3)
Ebony nodded. "Then she will be here soon..." Her eyes suddenly locked onto the blood. "What are you doing?" She knew magic involving blood was always binding if that was his plan... Of course the inky blackness of the blood also drew her attention.
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Post by Serrion on Nov 26, 2008 15:19:51 GMT -5
"Me? Just waiting until the bleeding stops." He answered her softly. He moved his claw away from the spot on his chest, it was covered in blood but the old scar on his chest had stopped bleeding. "A result of being away from my tower and the demonic energies surrounding it. The demon I replaced my heart with is being disturbed and bothered by the lack of energy, so it's affecting my body instead... I'm becoming mortal again."
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Post by Fury on Nov 26, 2008 15:22:48 GMT -5
Ebony looked away. The only reason he was even alive was that exact reason. Mortality would mean death. "How long until the effects become an immediate concern?" she questioned. More worry than she would have liked showed through her voice.
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Post by Serrion on Nov 26, 2008 15:35:06 GMT -5
"A few days?" He offered, not even sure himself. "It's hard to say, demonic matters are often chaotic in nature." He looked away from the puddle of blood back over to her. "If I return to the tower and its energies in time I should be fine. But this just shows me that it's not the permanent solution I thought it was. Eventually the demon's thirst will just prove too much, and the tower will not sustain it." He glanced at the blood. "I have three theories of solving the problem. One is to live on the demonic plane eventually, it will sustain the demon's thirst but this is the one I'm trying to avoid. Two, the energies of a hellkite, especially one with as much pure raw magic as Crimson would be enough to satisfy it. And three is to remove the demon, and find some other way to keep myself alive so I don't die from the death of my rider. This one so far proves unsolvable... Even the chance to browse your libraries has proven fruitless."
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Post by Fury on Nov 26, 2008 15:46:38 GMT -5
"Is that why you want Crimson? To survive?" she asked. All these years she had never imagined a straight out answer for their competition. If it was purely for him to live, Ebony would even give up her own life. They once were very close friends and that bond still stood even if it was burried under other things.
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Post by Serrion on Nov 26, 2008 15:55:07 GMT -5
"That was the first reason." Gaulroach said and nodded. "I spent years just trying to learn how I could save myself, but I believed I found the answer when I learned of the Hellkite's reincarnation. Of course the power interests me and I'm likely to take advantage of it when I have it. But survival is the main goal. My plans cannot come to pass if I die before they complete."
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Post by Fury on Nov 26, 2008 16:05:12 GMT -5
Ebony thought for a moment. "If it is that important for you to have him...I will ease up a bit on our competition. I see now that we are not as tightly locked as enemies as before."
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Post by Serrion on Dec 1, 2008 18:56:54 GMT -5
"Ebony, as much peace as we've had as of lately, I am sad to say that once I return to command of my tower you will once again be my enemy." His eyes flashed and he looked back to the blood on the ground, it evaporated away. "Our ambitions just cross different ways, and our plans go against each other's."
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