Succession: Rebellion

Katie

Katie looked at C.C., her expression a grim one. "Nope, I'm fine." She grumbled before putting her knees into the horses side, thus causing it run ahead a bit. She knew that she was essentially telling C.C. she had won with these actions. But then again, Katie thought it was obvious by now that C.C. had.
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Rhys

"Of course. Thank you for your time, Empress." Rhys replied before bowing once again. The Captain stood up straight again before walking backward a few yards, eventually turning around and walking out of the throne room.

C.C.

C.C. gave a dramatic sigh and caught up with Katie. "Look, I'm sorry if I went a little too far. I tend to get carried away sometimes. I'm sorry if I embarrassed you too much, Katie. Guess that's why I'm not a mother. Truce?"

C.C. offered her hand to Katie.

Ana slowed the horse to a walk with nothing more but the shifting of her weight. After three weeks of training the horse in-between searching for Annak, the mare was finally beginning to listen. It made her wish for the horse that she had left behind, when she had gone traveling.

Her orange eyes flickered across the terrain and the mountains in the distance. A single rider could move faster than an army, and so she had quietly passed them by and did not expect to see any sign of them again for some time, but there was no telling what else was out and about.

She turned back to face the front, and the mountains. Had the boy already arrived there? She would assume that he had, as being prepared for the worst was the best one could do in a situation such as this. In that case, she would need to get inside the rebel stronghold, preferably without anyone the wiser.

The mercenary lightly tapped Silverhein's sides and the horse picked up the pace.

"Oh," Epiphany thought Grace just recently got arrested. She shrugged it off, and had nothing else to say so she turned her back to Grace, feeling that she didn't want to be bothered. Epiphany moved a bit to the cell door and started playing around with the lock.

Grace

Grace nodded in reply before leaning back against the bars behind her. She was a tad surprised by how quickly Epiphany's attention had been changed, but Grace was also very relieved to finally be ignored again. Though the damage of her words had already taken root, as Kilo and Fang were now intentionally ignoring her as they whispered to each other while acting like they were the only people in the room. "Those childish young girls...." Grace thought as she tried to reassure herself. Still, she felt a bit bad for ignoring their warnings. Even if she thought they were petty and foolish.

But these feelings temporarily subsided as she noticed that Epiphany was messing with the locks. ".....The locks are secure." Grace suddenly warned the Heir. "I spent eight days trying to get them open. ....It didn't work."
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Katie

"The teasings fine, I can at least get you back with that one. But using magic to tease and seduce? That's cheating."

"Well, thanks for letting me know." Epiphany tried being optimistic. An idea came in her mind. "What if I froze this lock and broke it?" She suggested to Grace, surely she wanted to get out of the cell as well.

Grace

Grace's mind paused for a few seconds, and though she didn't realize it, she was smiling as well. But after a few seconds Grace suddenly realized that everyone in the cell was looking at her. That wasn't good.... But this time, Grace didn't mind that much. "...Could that really work? I mean, could you freeze the lock?" Grace asked as she slowly stood up.

"Does it matter? The Guards will just kill you once you're out." Kilo stated as she looked at Grace and Epiphany.

But Grace ignored Kilo and Fang. Just because they were interested in talking to her now doesn't mean Grace was interested in replying. Besides, fighting Human guards would be a piece of cake. Only two of them tops had a chance at knowing magic. And most likely, none of them would be good at it, no doubt. But Grace was getting ahead of herself now, she wasn't even sure if she would be able to get out of this cell.

So here she was, standing beside another Amazonian that she had only known for twelve minutes now. Hoping that this other Girl had the trick that would be able to get them all out of prison.

"Yeah, I use ice spells, and water spells." Epiphany informed, "I could freeze the inside of the lock, filling it with water first maybe, and we just need to shatter it. It might be a bit noisy though, with all the shattering and breaking."

((Okay, I shall be off. Got some stuff to do.))

(K. Have a nice day.)

Grace

Grace nodded her head in reply. "....Well then lets do it." Grace stated, the same smile on her face. Though it was obvious her mind was still busy as she began to plan what she would do after she was out. How she would get through the city and into the countryside once again.

"Where will you get the water though? Didn't think about that, did you." Kilo piped in once again, though Grace didn't respond, instead going back up to the lock and studying it a bit. "How long do you think it will take?" She asked while glancing back up at Epiphany.

This obviously made Kilo a bit angry, as the Amazonian stood up. "Hello, did you not hear me?"

"I heard you, I just didn't see the point in responding to a child such as yourself. Though if you're up and talking, you might as well make some use of yourself and start spitting into the lock. It's all we have." Grace replied, making her frustration apparent for the first time since she had arrived in this cell.

".....Fine." Kilo muttered in disgust as she just sat back down next to Fang. "But when the Guards catch you with what you two are doing, don't expect any sympathy from me. Especially you, Traitor." Kilo stated as she nodded her head towards Epiphany.

C.C.

"Seduce? Now, who said I was trying to seduce you?" C.C. asked curiously. "And you may call it cheating, but I call it simply having an advantage over the other player. But I can even the playing fields if you want."

Mab nodded and one by one took the stones out of the bowl. She first looked at the green one.

"Hm its says that money will come, but I should not trust in others with it." She looked at Carlisle. "Not planning to rob me anytime soon, are you?" She smiled a little at her joke and continued onto the blue one. One side was completely blackened and a crack ran down the middle. The other side of it was fine though. "This means I will face a lot of internal issues and battles soon, but if I manage to overcome a terrible hardship I will be at peace with myself." Then to the brown one which was dotted with black burns, but no cracks. "It seems I will have other challenges spread throughout my life, which doesn't seem too bad." She was going to move onto the red, but when she picked it up she saw that it had melted with the black. She looked in horror at it. The black had a nasty crack in it near where it fused with the red. The red had a half of heart shaped burn on it with a small crack going down. "Um...I will open my heart to someone new while mourning for someone old. But eventually I will lose someone close to me to...death. Or maybe more than one."

She looked up at Carlisle, her face conflicted with emotions.
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Sunny let out a gasp as she was grabbed from behind. She was completely caught off guard which made her mad at herself, but she was more scared. She wondered if she could get free, though she decided to wait for now.

Silence was about to talk (or sign) when Caeser grabbed Sunny. She did not care for the soldier's life, but she had a part to play. So she moved behind the soldiers, as if afraid of him.

'An Heir. It seems my search was not long. Eiden will be pleased.'

Savina

Savina gasped as she heard the Soldiers react to Sunny's capture. She spun around and was greeted with the sight of one of the bodies holding a knife up to Lt. Riot's throat. Savina took a step to the side so that she was between the Survivor and what she now knew, was Caesar, the killer and destroyer of everyone in this village. "Don't worry, everything will be ok." Savina reassured as she turned around and placed her hand on the silent Girl's shoulder.

And then everything went black.

It was dark. A quiet twilight feel bathed the area. She was in a Temple. The pillars, various scrolls, and rugs gave it all away. But for some reason, her mind wasn't on her surroundings for long. She was angry. Well, frustrated at least. There were three other people in the room with her. A boy...he was nice, to say the least. Well, Savina felt like she could trust him. But the other two, the women. They were foolish, dangerous, and the enemy.

Blows were traded, and Savina kicked one of the girls at least twice. For a second she thought she was going to win, when all of a sudden she was smacked in the face with what felt like a large book. That was when the battle changed paces. As Savina got up she could see outside of the Temple for a second. She was in the Capital...and it was burning. Not around her, but in the distance she could see the smoke rising and reflecting against the black sky. It was hard to make out though.

But once again, the scenery quickly changed as she jumped up and got back into the fight. She couldn't let the boy be beaten down by those Girls. But as Savina jumped towards one of the Girls, reaching her hand out so she could take advantage of the Girls long hair. But once again she felt someone smack her in the face. It was the other Girl, the older one, this time. Then she felt someone shoving her, two pairs of hands forcing her towards the back of the room. Savina growled as she tried to fight back. But they were too strong.

Savina felt a strong wave of heat right behind, and it was terrifying. Savina tried to fight back once again, pushing, kicking, and biting. But they were to no avail. And finally, she was pushed into the flames. She couldn't even scream, though Savina certainly tried. For some reason nothing came out of her mouth as the flames burnt her flesh.

And then it went dark once again.

Savina screamed as she woke up, not remembering where she was and what was going on around her for a few seconds. But then it hit her. "Sunny." Savina thought as she jumped up.
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Katie

Katie sighed loudly, not looking directly at C.C. "I just mean you're making things really hard with Nell... and I like him C.C., so being near him is complicated enough."
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Carlisle

"...I see." Carlisle replied as he bit his lip. The Doctor knew that Mab was hurt by these...prophecies, but he didn't know how to comfort her. "I umm... " He started to say, but he couldn't think of anything to say. So instead Carlisle leaned forward, placing his hand on Mab's shoulder. He smiled softly at her, trying to figure out something he could say.

"....It is going to be fine. You will be fine...and I'm sure Chris is going to be fine as well." He reassured, not knowing exactly why he brought Mab's Mentor into it. But it seemed like the right thing to say, to cheer up Mab.
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Kegan

It was all dark. And his head was killing him. Though Kegan wasn't sure why. He had been talking to Rein, trying to reassure when something hit him in the head....

"Unghh." The Half-Elf groaned as he opened his eyes.

Rein

"Kegan!" Rein happily cried, wrapping her fiance in a bone-crushing hug. "Thank the gods that you're awake! I was so worried!"

C.C.

"I see. Well, if you really want me to let up on my torment, I'll do so. Hmm...exactly what kind of 'like' do you mean?" C.C. asked curiously.

Maul, Caesar

Maul briefly stared at Savinna as she collapsed, a flash of concern passing through his face. Though he couldn't concern himself with her right now, and focused his attention back on Caesar.

"Let her go, Caesar." Maul growled out. The crazied Humage barked out a laugh in response.

"Let her go? Now why would I do that? Your friend here is very pretty, for a man, and I just want to get to know him personally. What's wrong with that?"

"What do you want?" Maul asked, ignoring his question. Caesar gave a wide grin.

"Oh, nothing much. I just want to put a smile on his face. Wouldn't you like that, boy?" Caesar asked Sunny, lightly pressing his dagger against her lips. "A great big smile to go with that handsome face of yours. I'm sure all the ladies will love it!"

A small cry could be heard, distracting both Caesar and Maul. They turned their heads to see a young child cautiously poking his head out of a pile of rubble, looking around. Caesar smiled, and threw Sunny to the ground as he lunged toward the child. Maul immediately rushed to intercept him.

"Oh, I don't. Besides, trying to escape is better than doing nothing at all." Epiphany turned to Grace, "I can use some magic to fill the lock with water and freeze it all in the inside and freeze on the outside so that the whole lock will shatter into bits and pieces. We'll just have to be ready to fight some guards."

Epiphany held her hand above the lock, closed her eyes, and started chanting. "Unda repleo obfirmo , quod congelo in glacies." Water filled the lock and slight dripped, then it froze. Epiphany kept her hand held and blew low and the entire lock froze. "You ready?"

Grace

Grace swalled what felt like a lump in her throat. Here it was, her freedom was waiting for her. "I'm ready." Grace replied. She could hear Fang and Kilo whispering furiously across the room, but she ignored them.

"Good luck, I hope you aren't killed by the Guards when they catch you, Grace." Kilo said bitterly. Fang simply whinced at her partners words, but said nothing.

Grace kicked the cell door open.
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Katie

"....Like?" Katie asked rhetorically, having not even realized she had said the word. "I suppose it is what it is." Katie whispered, her cheeks a light shade of red now. "He's really nice and cute and...." She said quickly, eventually her words disappearing into an inaudible group of mumbling.
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Kegan

Kegan smiled as he heard Rein's worried voice. "I'm fine." He reassured while slowly sitting up. Atiya was still asleep, thank the Gods. And from what Kegan saw not too much time had passed. But still, his head was killing him.

Silence started at Savina in question. What had just happened to her? Whatever it was she felt a little on edge. She looked at Caeser and decided to not speak to him. He seemed crazed. Silence wasn't sure if she could trust him enough. Another Heir would have to do.

Sunny was frozen in fear, not able to speak. She almost whimpered, but then Caeser let her go. She straggered, but was able to remain upright. Seeing him targeting another she too ran after him.
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"Chris...yes she is in here. I said I would mourn the lost of an old friend. And I do miss her dearly." She tried to ignore the red and black stones. But in the back of her mind she wondered why it did not tell of her own death. "And it's not all bad. The blue, brown, red and black all seem connected. But if the blue has anything to say, my future seems bright."

She gave Carlisle a soft look. "This just means I have to watch my back."

Rein

"Are you ok? Do you need any healing? Syrien taught me a few basic healing spells that might help with any headache you might have..." Rein offered.

C.C.

"Ah, young love." C.C. said, chuckling. "How sweet and innocent it is. You know, your crush on Nell kinda reminds me of what Rein used to be before she and Kegan became closer. Well, it's a good thing Nell has a crush on you too. Perhaps I can arrange a date?"

Maul, Caesar

Maul caught up with Caesar and drew out his sword, pointing it at Caesar's chest. But the Humage had beaten him to the child by a few seconds. Caesar lifted his dagger and held it to the trembling boy's neck, smiling as he did so.

"Well Maul, what'll it be now? You can easily kill me now, you know. One flick of your wrists, and it's lights out for me. But you'd have to impale the kid in the process, if I didn't kill him first. Oh, the drama! What will you do....?"

Caesar slowly began to circle around Maul as he spoke. The Kaleesh followed, making sure to keep his foe in his sight at all times.

((Quick question[To everyone]. Does your character have an accent and if so, what kind?))
Kegan

Kegan raised his hand while shaking his head. He was still a bit groggy, and his head still hurt, but healing spells wasn't necessary. ....Beside the fact that Kegan wasn't sure if he trusted Rein with the healing spells. She had a tendency to lose control and make the spell act even more potent then originally intended. And if she was healing his head....well Kegan didn't want to risk it.
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Katie

Katie's head jerked up as she looked at C.C. . "No, it's fine. I mean, really." She spat out quickly, her face now looking flushed. She knew that C.C. could accomplish getting her and Nell on a date, and Katie really did like the idea. But they were still traveling with seventeen other people. A date was going to be noticed, and Katie also knew, talked about as well. She didn't need that. Not yet.
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Carlisle

Carlisle smiled in return, relieved that Mab felt a bit better. It was better if she was happy. It made the journey easier and more enjoyable and she looked better with a smile on his face. Plus, it comforted Carlisle a bit. Knowing that she felt good at least.

"Great. And if it is any consolation, I will help you with that."

(Idk. Never thought about it. I want Chris and Mab to have a Greek accent if possible. Nell no. Silence doesn't talk. And Eiden maybe slightly Southern going with his background.)

"Thanks. It's nice to know I have someone I can rely on." She really was glad for Carlisle's friendship. When she heard about the Heirs she thought of awful people, but Carlisle had changed that view. "Should we get going to the town?"

((....well, I imagine Tsuba having some sort of upity British accent. Syrien might sound like some old English butler. Can't really think of anything for Rein or Caesar. Maul has a deep sounding voice, sorta like Batman, but no real imagined accent.))

C.C.

"Are you sure? I'd be delighted to set up a date! Besides, we'll be stopping in Naron soon, to stock up on supplies. You could have a date then." C.C. suggested.

Rein

"You know, Syrien has trained me to control my powers. I can assure you nothing would go wrong." Rein said, as if sensing what Kegan had been thinking.

((...I kinda have no idea how to end Maul and Caesar's fight. Ideas?))

((Carlisle's accent is actually a southern American one, but he hides it and tries to sound like he has an English accent most of the time. Kegan and Brighe both have southern Irish accents. Katie just has an American accent, while Rhys has a welsh one. Savina has a Northern English accent. Grace has a Southern American, probably Brazilian accent. Susanna and Clara both had English accents.))

Carlisle

"Oh? Well yes, I suppose you are correct." Carlisle replied as he stood up, scanning the area around them. It looks like it had started snowing once again, but luckily, the trees shielded them both well enough.

Carlisle extended his hand down to Mab to help her up. He was relieved that the stones and the future telling hadn't upset Mab for too long. Even though Carlisle knew that if he was in the same spot as her, he would be worried. Actually, he was worried even though he wasn't in Mab's position.
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Katie

"Oh....Well that does change things a little bit." Katie commented as she thought the issue over. It would be easier to go out with Nell and not be noticed in a city like Naron... But would Nell be up for it? He had never really gone out into a city before... Well, Katie really hadn't either, now that she thought about it.

"Umm...maybe we could do something." She said quietly.
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Kegan

Kegan smiled reassuringly, trying not to grit his teeth. "Nah, it's fine. I think I'll just sleep with Atiya for a little while."

(Not sure. But it needs to invovle fire and the two red shirts dying. To avoid loopholes...)

(I decided Nell has an Eastern accent of some kind.

Carlisle: Southern buddies?!

Eiden: Go die.

Carlisle: )

Mab took Carlisle's hand after putting away her things. She then twisted his arm around so that his palm was facing upwards.

"First I want to see your future. It's only fair after you know mine. And palm reading, while not as specific, is easier."

( =( Poor Carlisle. Though to be fair to Eiden, Carlisle is trying to hide his accent right now because he always was a little embarrassed of the the Province he was born in.)

Carlisle

"...Oh. But palm reading also helps the Reader learn a bit about the Person's past, correct?" Carlisle asked as he stood stiffly. Even though he was a bit worried about what Mab might find out, he didn't want to make the process needlessly difficult for her. That would be pointless and rude.

((...ah screw it, I can't think of a thing. Call me cheap, but I'll skip through the epic battle that is to follow between Maul and Caesar.))

Rein

"....Kegan, I'm going to heal you, one way or another. Does it have to be the hard way?" Rein asked with a frown, crossing her arms at him. Oh come on, she had better control of her magic now! Syrien had taught her how to do it. Besides, it was only a simple healing spell. What was the worst that could happen?

((....stop tempting fate, Rein!))

C.C.

"Great! I'll set it up right away. You know, you might wanna go ahead and ask him out on the date." C.C. said. "He'd find the idea better coming from you instead of me."

Maul

Sometime later, Caesar had finally retreated after being wounded, and Maul had managed to save the child from dying. But the two soldiers Savina had predicted that would die did get killed by the Humage before he left. Still, it was a better outcome than he could have hoped for.

"Is everyone alright?" Maul asked as he carried the child, turning to the other soldiers.

Sunny nodded. She was bleeding from a few spots, but they were mainly flesh wounds. Nothing serious.

"How about you...you know we don't even know your name."

Silence looked at Sunny and signed to her, "Call me Silence. And I am fine."

Sunny looked at her in confusion not knowing sign language.
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"Yes. Why got something to hid," she teased. She studied his palm then looked up at him. "This line right here represents your spirit," she said tracing a line near his thumb lightly. "This one is your love life," she continued moving onto one doing almost down the center of his palm. "And your life line of course," she went on, indicating a medium one near his pinky. "And there are a few others I could read. I actually read them already so I don't have to say anything outloud."

(I don't know how to palm read so sorry for any mistakes.)