Visionaires: Knights of the Magical Light RP!! :D :D :D

[Sugar Rush]

The sky started to gain light as the sun rose into the sky, marking the end of the night. Thunder rumbled as the night's storm traveled toward the east, while spitting out the occasinal amount of rain.

Chris took his time stretching, gazing at their destination. As he stretched with his companions stirring or whatnot, he continued to look upon the mountain that was called Iron Mountain. Which was supposedly the home of Merklynn, the mighty wizard, who would grant gifts of magic to those he found worthy. Well, he wasn't sure if there was somebody living up on the mountain, but there was indeed a keep. Chris suppressed a shudder, which happened every time his gaze fell upon the keep. Despite having learned that it was visited on ocassion, Chris coulnd't shake the feeling that it was a haunted place.

As he continued to stretch, his mind was ablazed with questions. So many questions he had, and half of them were probably in vain, if this Merklynn didn't live here. One thing was for sure, they had finally reached their destination, which had been hard enough, and one way or another, they would climb to the top and find out their answers.

Chris finished his excersises, turned around and said to his friends, "Ok, let's get moving before we waste too much time." He then turns back to continue gazing at the mountain, while he watied for his friends to get ready or whatever it was they needed to do.

 

[Shinra]

Renn rose slowly from his bedroll... Then put his red Jacket, That he had used as a blanket over his body as well as the blanket over it. He put his jacket on and rubbed the sleep from his eyes then ruffled the side of his short brown hair then lifted his hood over...

He walked out of his tent fully clothed in his usual garb and a brown cloak that served as a windbreaker...

He was about 35 feet or so from the keep on the mountain... He saw a few tents a little farther down but he couldn't tell how many because the snow was blowing hard up higher. He broke down and packed up his tent and started pushing up the mountain towards the keep.

 

[Aliahya]

Ashley stood upon the edge of the mountain face; it seemed almost surreal that after all their turmoil and pains they had finally made it to Iron Mountain. A place with much mystery behind it but still to Ash had so much faith that followed with it. As a roar of thunder blared into the east she sighed. But homesickness won’t stop her from turning back now.

As she stood up she noticed Chris still stretching, she decided to leave him be as she went back into her tent to pack the few things she had up.

Bit by bit she packed.

A cool wind blew that sent a shudder up her spine. Once finished she reopened her tent door to "Ok, let's get moving before we waste too much time."

She gave him a quick nod a morning smile that seemed to highlight her darkened and sleepless eyes. As she gave a yawn she looked over to the tent where their third friend slept soundly as a baby within. His name was Darvin, and he was infamous for his morning villainous temper.

She looked at Chris once more and walked by his side to gaze unknowingly towards the height of the peak as she whispered, “Hey Tiger, I dibs not waking up Darvin” Giving him a somewhat cheeky smile. She had known Chris for what she could admit as her entire life and weather he liked the name or not, his nickname was always going to be Tiger to her.

 

[Sugar Rush]

Just after he finished speaking, he saw Ashley emerge from her tent.

She gave him a quick nod, and a morning smile that seemed to highlight her darkened and sleepless eyes. As she gave a yawn she looked over to the tent where their third friend slept soundly as a baby within. His name was Darvin, and he was infamous for his morning villainous temper.

She looked at Chris once more and walked by his side to gaze unknowingly towards the height of the peak as she whispered, “Hey Tiger, I dibs not waking up Darvin” Giving him a somewhat cheeky smile. Chris sighs as he turns around to stare at the keep with her. and replies, "Well, it has been my turn for the past three days. Too bad i've decided to let him sleep and get even crankier about us leaving him behind."

Chris continued to look up, and started to wonder why she alway's called him tiger. Sure, it could be derived from his last name, Tigeris, but for as long as they have been friends she had always called him that. He mentally sighs away the quandrom, and adds, "But seriously, I'm not sure that this Merklynn even lives here. Despite being told otherwise, it doesn't look like anybody who's sane would live there."

Chris waited for her reply, as they both stared at the mountain, and Chris briefly wondered what he could do to ease whatever worries she had been having, for he could tell she wasn't sleeping well. But still, she had been able to continue on, despite all that's happen so far.

 

[Aliahya]

"Well, it has been my turn for the past three days. Too bad I’ve decided to let him sleep and get even crankier about us leaving him behind." He paused and looked up at the keep again, Ashley studied his face when he replied again “But seriously, I'm not sure that this Merklynn even lives here. Despite being told otherwise, it doesn't look like anybody who's sane would live there."

“Well, if he doesn’t maybe there is some magical herbal plant thing that can save” she paused the next word hurt her to say“...Home” she whispered softly.

She turned around to look over the land they had journeyed upon they had travelled so far from the small town where they grew up it seemed like a distant memory then an actual destination. So much pain was behind them, and the thought of it all turning to dust scared her. Merklynn had to be there...he just had to.

“Oi, what are you two talking about out there!” there was a grumble from Darvin’s tent, as he manage to scamble out. Ash sighed giving him a smile,

“Looks like sleeping beauty’s awaken aye, Tig?” She gave a quick giggle

 

[Sugar Rush]

“Well, if he doesn’t maybe there is some magical herbal plant thing that can save” she paused, the next seeming to hurt to say. “...Home” she whispered softly
She turned around to look over the land they had journeyed upon they had travelled
“Oi, what are you two talking about out there!” there was a grumble from Darvin’s tent, as he manage to scamble out. Ash sighed giving him a smile, “Looks like sleeping beauty’s awaken aye, Tig?” She gave a quick giggle. Chris sighs, wondering once again at her choice of nicknames. As Darvin got to his feet and yawned, Chris replied to his remark, "We were debating on how to get ya to stop snoring and staying up late." Darvin gave him an angry stare, but held his tongue. Chris shook his head and turned toward Ashley and said, "And i don't think Darvin is a sleeping beauty. Maybe you need to get your eyes checked!" He lightly punches her on the arm.

Despite their differances, they had all come out here on the insane hope of being able to do SOMETHING for the home they all lefted, and one way or another, they would finish this mad quest and get some answers. Chris grabs his pack out of his tent and then faces toward the steep slope in front of them. He then says, "Well, lets start climbing. We've got a long way to go it seems." He slings his pack onto his back and starts walking up the steep slope, kknowing that his friends would be following close behind.

 

[Ralor Penwat]

Dariosal woke up, having packed last night, and threw his bag out of the tent onto the ground. He then proceeded to roll out of the tent and after becoming out into the open he launched himself off the ground with his hands and landed in front of the others in a roundoff-style motion. All of them knew he would wake up last, but ready to take down his tent immediately after waking up. Unless of course..... his stomach growled in protest. "Looks like I need an apple before I do anything." He reached into a bag attached to his pack by a series of knots. He made it for his fruit storage. He wasn't a vegetarian- not by a LONG shot, but he was too lazy to hunt. He'd eat meat if somebody else got it for him. He pulled out an apple and ate it like it was the first morsel of food he'd had in days. Dariosal loved fruit, especially apples. He then burried the core in the ground. "Few years and we can come back for more apples. The apple core also provides fertile soil for the tree." He grinned and laughed. The only way to remember would be to activate a machine nearby, which was all but impossible. He then proceeded to take down the tent. He quickly did it within five minutes and then sat down and waited for everybody else. When they were ready he followed lazily.

 

[Aliahya]

"We were debating on how to get ya to stop snoring and staying up late." Darvin gave him an angry stare, but held his tongue. Chris shook his head and turned toward Ash and said, "And i don't think Darvin is a sleeping beauty. Maybe you need to get your eyes checked!" He lightly punches her on the arm. At this she gave a hearted laugh.

After they got sorted and packed Chris said "Well, lets start climbing. We've got a long way to go it seems." Slinging his pack onto his back and he began walking up the steep slope. Ashley waited for Darvin, dragging his pack. “Come on lazy bones” she said

He gave a disconcerned grunt. “Why are we up at the crack of dawn again?”

“Well, the sooner we wake up, the sooner we go home” she said lightly

“If we even get there” he said under his breath as ashley ignored his remark. She never really knew how to talk to Darvin in the mornings. So as they walked up the slope in silence she looked up at the snow that pounded the grounds above. Her stomach dropped. This quest was going to be the hardest thing they ever would have to do…and the hardest section little did she know started today…

As her pack thumped her back she found herself yawning again. As each step grew harder and harder to put down. Her mind grew vague as she grabbed her canteen for a quick sip of water. Nothing…she sighed…The wind picked up again as she walked against it. Darvin gave her a meaning filled grunt and quickly moved ahead. She tried to keep up, but something wouldn’t let her. She turned back around to see a somewhat creature dart behind a rock...something was moving out there…her heart dropped as she picked up her pace to catch up with the boys. It was probably just her imagination…no sleep must have made her hallucinate. She looked back again as she reached Tiger, her eyes a little more worried.

 

[Shinra]

Renn had actually done it he reached the keep that hasn't been reached in quite a few years bad news was, he hit the wall of the keep not the door... He had a tendency to take the hard way.. .a sort of compensation for him using his wits to avoid important conflicts. Renn felt along the wall and under the snow for any faults in the wall... he felt a baseball-sized hole just below him... "ugh... oh well." Renn said. Renn then lifted the left sleeve of his red Jacket and felt for the snake mark that extended from his elbow to the top of his hand. It began to glow Red. Then he rose the arm into the cold winter air and said: "Assault Cobra Totem! change me to your form!" Then a Red Aura surrounded him and his body started melding together to form the longevity of his cobra form. As the transformation completed he reached into the hole in the wall and just as the tail came through he willed to transform back and he said: "Return." The red aura enveloped him again and he turned back as quickly as he transformed the first time... The he said: "Okay... now to see if anything will happen..." Renn said as he found the door and took a position right by it

 

[Sugar Rush]

Chris sooned reached a semi flat spot on their climb up. He stoped, to take a breather and also to wait for his friends. He stares up the mountain, toward the keep, which considering that the area around them was covered in snow, looked odd with just being a dull red gray color and no snow on it. He puts his hands on his waist just when Darvin catches up. Chris gives him a look out of the corner of his eye, and see's that Darvin was glistened with sweat. Barely a few minutes later, Ashley shows up on his left, her eyes filled with even more worry, which was hard to understand how they could be.

He eyes her for a moment and then asks, "Do we need to take it at a slower pace?" But right after he asked, a cracking sound whips through the air, and suddenly in a sudden flury of snow, a man appears before them. Chris backs up, not sure of how the man appeared. He had a long flowing beard of white and in his right hand, he was holding a white orb that was swirling with milkly white clouds. He stares at the three of them for a moment, and then says in a crisp voice, "Ah. It has been some time since I've had people try to undertake the challenge. Especially young ones, such as yourselves."

Chris stood there, unsure of what his friend's reactions, but he himself was full of uneasyness. He finally gets the courage to speak by asking, "Uhhh... Who are you? And what do you mean by 'the challenge'?" The old geezer looks at him, and replies, "My name is Merklynn, and I am speaking of the challenge that all who seek my gifts of magic must take. Wether it be cures for illness, or to become a visonaire, a knight of the magical light, all will undergo the challenge. But be forewarned though, the challenge is not to be taken lightly. For mighty traps are inside along with powerful creatures that will stop at nothing to stop you from reaching the top. Do you wish to undergo it? For once you start, there is no turning back easily."

Chris just stared at him after this 'Merklynn' finished talking. Replying back, "Can ya give us a sec?" The man nodded and back up a few steps. Chris turned around and motion for his friends to huddle with him. Not really waiting for them to fully situate themselves, he quietly hisses, "Should we trust him?"

 

[Aliahya]

Ashley was in awe of the power that the old man expressed. Chris was the first to speak, "Uhhh... Who are you? And what do you mean by 'the challenge'?" The old man looked at him, and replied, "My name is Merklynn, and I am speaking of the challenge that all who seek my gifts of magic must take. Whether it be cures for illness, or to become a visonaire, a knight of the magical light, all will undergo the challenge. But be forewarned though, the challenge is not to be taken lightly. For mighty traps are inside along with powerful creatures that will stop at nothing to stop you from reaching the top. Do you wish to undergo it? For once you start, there is no turning back easily."

they all just stared at him after this 'Merklynn' finished talking. Replying back, chris said "Can ya give us a sec?" The man nodded and back up a few steps. Chris turned around and motion for his friends to huddle with him. Not really waiting for them to fully situate themselves, he quietly hisses, "Should we trust him?"

“We have no choice, we knew this adventure wasn’t going to be easy...we can’t back out now, we have come way too far”

Darvin looked cynically towards her “He’s obviously a crazy person, let’s just go home, pretend nothing ever happened”

“And wait for the plague to kill us too! Wheather you guys want to back out now is fine, but I’m going to try” She walked a few paces towards the man as she turned around..."Tiger...what do you think? Her eyes filling up with tears, smudged and grim covered her clothes. But her heart clenched as she took the first step, something told her that if Chris didn’t go with her on this journey she wouldn’t make it alive. She closed her eyes as she waited for the reply...

"Don't you want to help?" she asked despretly...

"i'll go if he goes" Darvin said firmly as the focus went to chris once more...a tear escaped her eye as it fell down her cheek, the grim and dirt following it. Even if he said no, she would continue on her own, she had to.

 

[Sugar Rush]

“We have no choice, we knew this adventure wasn’t going to be easy...we can’t back out now, we have come way too far” was Ash's comment, while Darvin looked cynically towards her and said, “He’s obviously a crazy person, let’s just go home, pretend nothing ever happened."

"And wait for the plague to kill us too! Wheather you guys want to back out now is fine, but I’m going to try” She walked a few paces towards the man as she turned around..."Tiger...what do you think? Her eyes filling up with tears, smudged and grim covered her clothes.
"Don't you want to help?" she asked despretly...

"i'll go if he goes" Darvin said firmly as the focus went to chris once more... he noticed a tear escaped her eye as it fell down her cheek, the grim and dirt following it.

Chris just sighs, wondering once again, why the vote always ended up to him to be the deciding vactor. He looks at Ashley again, who's tears were heart wenching to look at, and then he shifted his gaze to Darvin, who had never really wanted to come in the first place. Chris sighs once more and says to Merklynn, "So how does it start then?"

Merklynn, for his part, just gave a shy smile and said in a cryptic voice, "For the three of you, it already has begun. Now, proceed and see if you can make it." He then disappears. Chris frowns, wondering if Darvin was right about the old geezer being senile, when suddenly, the earth shifted beneath them and suddenly they start plunging down into the depths of the earth.

Chris for the most part, just screamed, "AHHHHH!!!!" the whole way down, his screams echoing the other's. Suddenly, he made contact with something and was suddenly underwater. Having a slight panic attack, he quickly makes his way to the surface, breaking through to take some shallow breaths. Once he calmed down a bit, he treaded water, looking around for his friends. Fear gripping him, he just stayed there, treading, hoping that his friends were alright. When serveral minutes passed, he couldn't tread anymore so he started to swim into a random direction. After ten minutes of struggling, he hits land, crawls ashore, and sinks to the ground, his mind filled with anguish, and disbelief. Unable to control his turmoil within, he passes out on the cold hard ground.

 

[Aliahya]

Ashley fell far and long, until she fell into a cold substance. The substance filled her mouth, she was never a strong swimmer...she gulped in the salty water and began to streamline herself up. She mimicked what she thought she should do, and it seemingly worked. She reached the edge of the water, when she looked up. She was puffed but as she looked around she could not find her friends anyone.

“There is only one way” she thought outloud, turning around was a dead end, only water could be seen that way...she was no fish...her only way was forward...Taking a deep breath she took the first step.

It was surprisingly easy, the large hedge felt magical around her. When she turned around she noticed that the entrance was closed. She took the long staff off her back and twirled it around.

She heard a voice suddenly, unsure of where it can from it echoed around her it said “Move Forward for your destination”

When she turned around a call of help was heard. A small child cried out to her. Ashley walked over to her,

“I cant walk” she cried,

“Where are you going?” Ashley asked curiously

“That way” she pointed to the darkest section of the maze. “I have to go that way, please help me!”

Ashley looked around concerned of to how this child got their. She needed to find her friends.

She nodded to the child “If you direct me, I’ll carry you” the little girl nodded, her clothes tattered and torn. Ashley picked the girl up placing her on her back.

“Hold on” Ashley began to walk, she could here the groans of the maze, her heart pounded. The darkness enclosed her.