Elrandir

- Aether - Private Shuttle - Aether listened carefully to what Kira had to say. By the look of it she wasn't allowed to give much information regarding her job or her targets, but Aether could understand that. "Not a single one I'm afraid," Aether replied, "Although I did caught some whispers of a strange feeling among some guests. Sadly, I didn't had time to question that." While that was not exactly the truth, she had seen her partner in crime react strangely and say something about a strange feeling. "Was a little busy trying to get away from the chaos caused by the explosions." - Aurion - Private Shuttle - Control Room - "I wonder if that is possible. She looks like a really...nevermind," Aurino replied, "Anyways. It is a pleasure Simeon." The ex-delivery boy took a seat behind the co-pilot seat and leaned back to rest for a moment. His eyes closed and his breath relaxed, it seemed that his life was going to change once again, it would be almost impossible to return to Destiny Islands now that the Emperor was attacked. Aurion barely listened to Simeon, but one thing the guy said made his eyes open wide and instantly made him focus on summoning his weapon if things whent wrong. "Excuse me?" Aurion said, "May I ask how do you know about that?"

So it's going to be Athena rather than Visco now? I can work with that. And yeah! That lamp has been in Rabs's hands for a long time now. I knew it would prove useful one day

- Rabiyu, Sifrei and Aura - Raiden's Study - Aura was confused as to what the "Source of all Life" was. Apparently it was something so important that it was inside the forbidden shrine. Rabiyu thought about it for a moment, trying to remember if she had heard such a name in the past, but she came up with nothing. Sifrei had heard the name many, many thousands of years ago, but he didn't exactly knew what the Source was, only that it was very important and very powerful. The two judges looked at Raiden and nodded. "It will be our pleasure to help you, Your Lordship," Sifrei said while bowing slightly, "We will assist you, just like we have been doing all this time." "I concur. We will join you in this task," Rabiyu said, "This situation must be rectified. And if this "Source of all Life" is the key, then we will help you." "I wish to go too," Aura chimed in, "If this can help restore our world then sign me up." Objects of such power were often coveted by dark individuals, and Rabiyu was sure that, if in possession of such knowledge, Yevgeni would try to get his hands on it, just like the Dark Witch would do too, no matter where she was at the moment. The Elf was looking between the human king and Raiden, she was sure that there would be some tension thanks to the current situation, but perhaps there was a chance to offer the human king some peace of mind. "If I may be excused for a moment," Rabiyu said to Raiden, "Aurora, please, come with me." Without waiting for an answer Rabiyu turned around while the door opened on its own. She left the room while quickly being followed by Aura, who was confused as to why the elf wanted her to follow. - Rabiyu and Aura - Raiden's Villa - Rooftop - The quick journey to the rooftop was silent, for the most part, thanks to the servants and refugees, but once in the solitude of the rooftop Rabiyu turned to look at a confused Aura. "I am sure you know what this lamp is, correct?" Rabiyu said while holding the lamp on her hands. "O-Of course. It is Rufus's lamp. The djinni who can grant wishes, yes?" Aura replied. "Correct. Now, while I offered Rufus's wish-granting abilities to help, I'm afraid that I do not fully trust everyone with that kind of power, not yet anyways," Rabiyu said calmly, "I need to make sure that once I do what I'm planning to do, you are the next person who gets ownership of the artifact." "What are you planing to do, Eli?" Aura asked the white haired elf, "Are you going to make a wish? now?" "I do. I know that you noticed that Raiden and Alderon are not on the best terms at the moment. The human king has a wound that cannot be healed, unless we obtain this Source of all Life, or so he thinks," Rabiyu answered, "The world below cannot be restored, but I am sure that we can wish for his daughter's safe return, if she is still alive and well, of course." "I suppose that could work, but what if his daughter does not show up? Do you realize what that would mean for Alderon, Eli?" Aura said, a slightly worried look on her face, "It would break what little pieces of his heart he has left. It could make him do things that otherwise would not be normal for him to do." "I do, and I see no other option with the little time we have left. In any case, that is what I wanted to say, Aurora. Once I make my wish you will be the new owner of the lamp for the time being." Rabiyu said to Aura. Aura didn't knew what to respond, it was a sudden responsability that fell on her shoulders. But if the elf thought that she was capable of doing it then she had to trust in her. The young woman gave a small nod of understanding. Rabiyu inderstood the meaning behind that nod and without hesitation she looked at the lamp and rubbed her hand on its surface. "Rufus, can you come outside for a moment? I'm afraid that the time to use your services has arrived."

Have Raiden use the lamp to wish for them to be at Isopolis? He will burn his wish, but that would be fast. After that the ownership of the lamp can go back to Aura.

Of course! Rufus deserves his freedom and a happy ending. Then I will go with my plan to make Aura the new master while Rabs keeps the lamp safe like she has been doing all this time. We will see how well she adapts to her new self.

She will get used to it. That's been my question since the very beginning. Same as mine, but how can Rufus get the ability to grant more wishes. Tha's why he is not free, yet.

The power of two wished is needed to free him. Each person can only wish one time. I dunno how Rufus wouldngainnthe ability to do multiple wishes for a single master. Aura wishing to get rid of her lycanthropy and then running away.

He will be free, one way or the other. Rabs will give Aura the lamp after she makes her wish. Maybe she will be able to free Rufus.

If you are alright with it, then I will do just that.

I know they would, but since Effie will no longer make an appearance (since dhe is Unversed's character) I would need to leave the princess in Kilkis with Yev so Alex could attempt his rescue mission. Either the princess stays in Kilkis with Yev or she is transported to Mystras, via the wishing lamp, so she can be with Alderon for a little while.

Personally I want to go with the wish idea, as it would save us time, time that the princess could have with her father before going to Isopolis. Taking into consideration that there is a possibility that Alderon may not return I think that would be better. I told Scrap that the rescue mission could focus on Effie instead, but I suppose that option is not possible. I'm torn between allowing Scrap have his rescue mission and give the Princess some time with her father.

Wow, that was a lot to read. So, question. Is the princess going to stick around? Or is she being replaced? I need to know so I can make a post accordingly to the situation, either tonight or tomorrow.

Rabs: I wish to possess the Source of all Life (gets the source) Alright,my job is done. Later fools! (Turns into mist and disappears) Righto. In the meantime I will try to work on 2 post. One with the wish, the other without it.

So, what would you guys like to do? Do I save that wish and allow Alex's rescue mission? or would you rather have Visco back safetly before her father goes to Isopolis? I'm asking to those who would probably be involved in that sub-plot. I think that would be Scrap, and Star (probably), I think. I wouldn't want to mess with your fun and your plans. This should be fun for everyone. And I do admit that there is some potential in that path. So? What do you guys think?

Well, no one knows about Effie, so if Visco is back then Effie could work for your plan with Alex. There is also the fact that Yevgeni will be on high alert after Visco disappears into thin air in front of his eyes.

I'm thinking that Isopolis has something to interfere with magic, but that's just me. If that is true then it would be easier to just bring Visco back. I also want to give Alderon some peace of mind regarding his daughter.

I agree with Mystic in that wishing Visco back would save us time. If she is back to Mystras wthat would give Alderon some time with her before going to Isopolis, where he could probably die. Instead of waiting for Alex's attempt to rescue her and Effie. And how would he know that Visco is there, I thought Yev had her hidden in the castle.

Mystic, I have a question. How important is Visco to Yev? Is she part of some plan? or is she a bargaining chip? I ask because I was planning to let both Rabs and Aura wish for her to be in Mystras. One would wish to know her current whereabouts and the other would wish for her to be in the city. I don't want to disrupt any plans so I wanted to ask first.

- Aura - Mystras - With Helios and Bherna - Well, apparently Helios knew who the woman was. The daughter of the prince of Kilkis Seres, by the look of it. She also said that an assassin had attempted to kill the Prince, which was bad news. Aura was about to hold Helios's hand when she felt a a nudge on her back from the princess's mount. She shook her head and held Helios's hand. "Let us go. I feel this meeting is very important." The yelling heard around the villa, and the faces that both refugees and fae had made Aura think that the meeting was not going well. And when they reached the room from were the yelling could be heard Helios did something Aura did not expect. - Rabiyu and Sifrei - Raiden's Study - "So, Baxter has been gone ever since that night?" Rabiyu said without looking at Alicia, "How peculiar, but not unexpected. It doesn't matter in the end." The moment an unknown voice was heard Rabiyu already had one of her daggers in hand, although he seemed to be a companion of Alicia and the Prince by the look of it. "Such is the fate of those in places of power, I'm afraid. He will need to get used to that from now on," She said to Typhon without turning around and while hiding the dagger, "And it seems that even those of Kilkis Seres agree that someone under orders from a person of high rank is responsible for what has been happening lately. Just like we thought." And then, finally, it happened. The human king had lost what little composure he still had. He blamed Raiden for not having good results, for the destruction of everything the man held dear. After all was said and done, Alderon was not going to be working together anymore. And for a third time in a matter of minutes, another group of people entered without announcing themselves. Rabiyu and Sifrei quickly recognized two of them, Helios and Aura, but the other one was unknown. Aura quickly walked towards Rabiyu and waved her hands. "So sorry, we didn't mean to interrupt, but we heard yelling and-" Aura stopped mid sentence after Rabiyu raised her hand. "It's alright. At this point it doesn't matter," she said while looking at the door and using her psychokinesis to close it after everyone was inside, "How have you been feeling Aurora?" "Uh? G-good, I suppose. Nothing weird has happened as of yet. " Aura answered, a little confused and while rubbing her arm, "I'm feeling pretty well. More hungry than normal, but well." Rabiyu didn't say anything else, she just looked at the young human before gently patting her head. This made Aura feel more confused, the elf was not prone to those kinds of displays of affection, it was something new, both she and Sifrei knew that. On the other hand the Elf was now looking at Alderon, the poor man. She wondered if she should use the power of Rufus to find out of his daughter was safe, and then ask for another one's help to bring her back to her father, but that would mean two less wishes to help the rest of the humans. At this point Rabiyu took the lava lamp in her hands before looking at Alderon and Helios.

I feel the same. The poor guy thinks he has lost everything. His kingdom, his world, his daughter. But he is not the only one who has lost something. And there is still some time left until this story ends. More things could be lost in the process.

Until Valdra's consciousness returns and her body comes out of her sleep and desintegrates everything because they made a lot of noise, and she is grumpy about it. Only to remember that she cannot hasten the end of the world, only be an observer of the event. Meanwhile Mielinare is helping human children because she can!

That is a story for another time. Raishan? She will have fun hunting humans. Umbra? He will have fun...torturing human souls, not allowing them to move on to the afterlife. Using them to study necromancy.

At least he is being offered fruit instead of being hunted now.