Tiger Dragon

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Action, Adventure, Animal, Apocalyptic, Comedy, Dystopian, Fantasy, Furry, Game, R. Harem, Horror, Modern Fantasy, Parody, Romance, Supernatural Modern
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"Aaron," was the short reply that Kyllan received as Aaron cautiously retrieved his equipment and placed them in places that was easier for him to reach. His collapsed batton now hung on the right side of his hip, a throwing knife slid into hidden pockets in each of his forearm guards, at least one shiv disappeared somewhere under his jacket, and his taser stick now replaced the batton strapped to the outside of the backpack. Aaron did not even bother acknowledging the bird-thing, Yer'on, and its morbid statements. Something told him that he'd have enough trouble dealing with the group as a whole without getting tangled up with this self proclaimed demon. Several things were cleared up though. Kyllan was in fact not an elite and the bird-thing was not his pet. The girl and man with a sword, however, had not yet introduced themselves.

Finally getting up to his feet, Aaron spoke to directly Kyllan. The winged man did seem to be the leader of the group, after all. "We're here to play a game." Aaron walked over to the window of the building and took in the sight of the alien land he was in. "What are the rules, the objective?"
 
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Displacer Ruins
Day 1 | Morning


By the time the group wondered outside, the sun was visible in the sky just above the tall treetops. Around them were several buildings similar to the one they stepped out of, all in varying disrepair. Most buildings looked to be a minimum of only 2 stories high and the tallest building had a cross on top of it. Most of the building had vines and moss growing all about. Some had shattered windows and even less had some intact. Around the 10-12 building was a thick jungle like forest.

Those who took to the sky could see dense trees all around the area.

The sun rose from the east, and looking on many could see that the forest starts to end and opens up to what seems to be a sandy patch.

To the south is an even larger building off to the distance, some can almost see it over the treetops. Past it is more jungle.

The west held mountains. Though, at the bottom seemed to have some flickering lights and smoke trails.

Lastly, north also seemed to have an expansive mountain range, though not as tall as it seemed the mountains were in the west and past them had a shiny glint of what could be the ocean.


Those still on the ground could see all kind of prey scuttling around on the ground and in the trees. Colorful birds were littering the trees. However, these animals had many different features that were not typical. Many had extra heads, legs or eyes among them. A monkey with five eyes and three hands stopped at the top of a building a screamed at the group before hopping to another building and then a treetop. A few trees had some red and purple spotted fruits hanging, though not lowly so someone would have to fly up or climb the tree for them.

Others on the ground may notice there was a well-traveled road near the ruins, but not quite through. The road seemed to be heading west and east.

It was morning and breakfast as yet to be had. Many of you are starting to feel peakish as adrenalin wears off.
 
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Yer'on's honest question was ignored; maybe he'd find out the true nature of Aaron's blood later. The young man began slowly digging an assortment of weapons out of his bag, intriguing him even more in the short term.

Though Aaron spoke to Kyllan, Yer'on took it upon himself to answer the question. "The objective is to conquer the glittery god's six challenges! If you win, you may return home. Though I have also requested a wish in exchange for agreeing without argument." He smiled, quite proud of the negotiation. While he was talking, his stomach grumbled, calling attention to the fact that he hadn't eaten in several hours. Possibly longer, depending on the nature of time in this foreign land. "Now," Yer'on continued, "are you satisfied? Because I'd like to get outside and have my morning hunt."
 
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Volen looked at the newcomer, quickly sizing him up. "I really wish you lot wouldn't argue so much. I really doubt every challenge is going to be answering questions. We might have to work together."
The wanna-be-paladin stretched his shoulders as he listened to everything go on, and he nodded at Yer'on's request to move outside. "I agree with you, Yeron," his first time saying the name came out slowly, taking care to pronounce it properly. "We need to explore this world that is our prison, and find our ways home."
 
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Kyllan Remalece
Day 1 | morning | crumbling building (Displacer Ruins)

Aaron (@jeshem), Ione (@Tiger Dragon)

Kyllan emitted a low growl deep in his throat at Yer'on's threat to Niccola. Like it or not, they were supposed to be a tribe, and no member of a tribe threatened their companions. His self-centered attitude as he focused on his own achievements in his "response" to the newcomer was also irritating, and the bloodwing rapidly grew to determine that Yer'on would be the problem member of the group. He refrained from confronting the crow for either of these, however, not wanting to provoke the demonic creature. All the same, the first player to attack another would get an arrow through the throat.

Stance unmoving, the humanoid watched the newcomer, Aaron, as he looked out over their environment.

"The rules are that we must stay within three miles of one another at any given moment or the odd one out dies, we must cooperate with the being's game at risk of punishment, and we must follow sparkle trails as they lead to challenges. The objective is simple: complete all six of his challenges. That is our only chance of survival."

As he finished his own, more complete explanation of their scenario, Yer'on's comment about a morning hunt drew his attention to the empty ache in his own stomach. The creature was right: it was past time to gather breakfast. He would need to be careful, however, as none of the flora or fauna that he had observed in his quick perusal was familiar and anything could be deadly without warning, and he was uncertain how to determine whether or not anything on this strange land was dangerous given that the standard Brigalian guidelines were hardly relevant.

Actually, maybe he could use his Star Coin to help him out. Surely, a being like Ione would know what plants and creatures were hostile and what could be eaten without concern. He would have to be as precise as he could think to be with his language, however, as it wasn't difficult to guess that the mischievous being would exploit any loophole he was offered. It couldn't hurt to be a touch more polite as well, considering that the pseudo-god could make his life very difficult if he resisted too much. Lifting his arm to observe the glimmering circle of gold in his gauntlet, he called out to the being, certain that he must be watching and listening.

"Ione, I have determined how I would like to use your gift. For the duration of the game, give us a clear and easy way to identify toxic or otherwise dangerous flora and fauna before it can cause us harm."

Admittedly, it felt a bit hasty to use the coin so soon after receiving it, but waiting didn't necessarily make the timing better and this was an immediate and urgent need.
 
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Stuffed Animal
Day 1 | Morning | Displacer Ruins


The Star coin inside of Kyllan's cuff glowed and floated out of its placeholder. It spun slowly at first, but then began to twist and turn faster. Glowing increased as sparkles started to come off of the coin, soon the small area was so bright now that the coin was no longer visible. The light slowly started to dim and an object started to appear.

When the light completely disappeared, the star coin was now a small white bat stuffed animal. It fell to the ground from where it was floating in the air. It had wings and large eyes and a tinny mouth. It was about half the size of Kyllan's palm, likely able to fit in his hand perfectly. At first, it was limp for a bit, but then it started to move, shaking itself off a bit like a dog. It looked up at Kyllan, expectingly.
 
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Kyllan Remalece
Day 1 | morning | crumbling building (Displacer Ruins)

stuffed bat (@Tiger Dragon)

Kyllan had caught the little bat plush before it hit the ground and cupped it gently in his hand even as he frowned in confusion. There was no way that Ione could've evaded his request for a danger detector, but what did this—admittedly adorable—little creature have to do with that?

"Not what I expected," he muttered to himself, then addressed the tiny white plush in question: "Well, what do you do, then?"
 
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Aaron watched the group with a blank face, covering his eyes from the uncomfortably bright light and watched with veiled curiosity as the animate stuffed toy appeared and jumped to life. The fascination faded quickly and before long, Aaron found himself walking out into the alien world leaving the group behind. His grumbling stomach reminded him that he hadn't had the chance to eat breakfast and so he reached into his backpack and retrieved a snack bar. The bar tasted like cardboard dipped in artificial sweetner and had a texture to match but it filled his stomach and for Aaron, that was enough. After finishing the bar and taking a sip of water, Aaron felt much better and ready.

As he waited for the rest of the group, he decided to do some scouting without wandering too far from the group. He took note of the mountains that seemed to surround the area he was in save for one direction towards some sand. When the five-eyed monkey screamed at him from a top a building, Aaron simply stared back. He cocked his head to the side as the strange beast scampered away, wondering to himself what the appropriate response to the creature would have been. Should he have given chase? Perhaps he should have screamed back?

Continuing the his little exploration, Aaron turned his attention towards to top of the building poking up above the trees a little distance off. He contemplated whether or not he should attempt reaching that building on his own. The bat-winged man had stated that he had to stay within three miles of the team. This brought up another question that Aaron had not considered before. If every member had to stay within three miles of the team, and there were five team members in the team so far, did that mean that the furthest any two members could be would be twelve miles? The answer to this question may not have practical uses but it did help in leading Aaron's mind down the rabbit hole while he waited for the rest of the group.
 
The wanna-be-paladin stretched his shoulders as he listened to everything go on, and he nodded at Yer'on's request to move outside. "I agree with you, Yeron," his first time saying the name came out slowly, taking care to pronounce it properly. "We need to explore this world that is our prison, and find our ways home."
"While I agree that winning the game should be our highest priority," Yer'on said to Volen, "I disagree that this place is a prison. If we were prisoners, we would be forced to do very boring things without any benefit to ourselves. Trust me, I have intimate knowledge of this! I'm quite looking forward to seeing the rest of the challenges, hee hee hee!"

With that misunderstanding cleared up, Yer'on turned his attention to Kyllan's actions. Yer'on was planning on hunting whatever was available -- he trusted Ione to give them prey that was safe for consumption -- but he had to admit, even he could not have predicted the exact nature of the boon Kyllan requested. It was a white winged creature, with wings like Yer'on's own and a layer of soft white fur. Yer'on's hunger went completely forgotten as he approached the tiny thing. "Well hello there, hee hee! Had I not known any better, I would have gobbled you right up! I would like to be friends instead."
 
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Niccola watched the others interact from the sidelines, choosing to keep to herself then talk to the others. All of whom she did not like so far. Yer'on was her main concern. The bird creature gave her bad vibes so she made a note to avoid him as much as possible. Kyllan, Volen, and Aaron all seemed fine enough. Niccola figured she'd get along with the others well enough even though Kyllan looked intimidating. He would be the toughest one to fight if it came down to it. That would be something she wants to avoid more than Yer'on

As their conversation went on Niccola began to observe her surroundings. It seemed like normal ruins though she knew from the way Lone talks it wasn't normal. There had to be something that was off about this place. Something she couldn't see. A figure passed her as she surveyed the land. It was Aaron. Confused she turned to Kyllan and Volen asking, "What is that idiot doing? Shouldn't we be sticking together?"
 
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Stuffed Animal
Day 1 | Morning | Displacer Ruins


The little white bat plush looked up at Kyllan. He was small enough to fit in both of his palms clasped together. It was as light as any normal stuffed animal toy. Still soft and fluffy. It opened it's little mouth and pointed a little wingtip like hand to its mouth. It didn't make any noise as it did this, but continued to make the motion to its mouth.

It stopped when Yer'on had flew closer to it. He stated that on different terms, he would have eaten him. The creature clung to Kyllan's hands. Yer'on did offer friendship as well, which had the little doll nodding its head vigorously. Of course, it wanted to be friends! It would be happy to be friends with everyone here.
 
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Kyllan Remalece
Day 1 | morning | crumbling building (Displacer Ruins)

Niccola (@Lulunopia), Yer'on (@Moogle-Girl), bat plush (@Tiger Dragon)

"Off hunting, presumably," he remarked to answer Niccola's query. "He'll be alright as long as he stays within three miles of us." As Yer'on approached him, he instinctively cradled the bat plush closer to his chest, glaring warily at the crow demon as his wings expanded slightly, rising as if beginning to form a protective shield. Even if he were teasing about eating the critter, he wasn't about to take any chances.

Pulling it away from his chest enough to look at it, he hummed thoughtfully at its silent but insistent pointing to its mouth.

"You want something to eat, huh? Alright then." Perhaps that was how his boon functioned: it tasted whatever was offered and let him know somehow if it was safe. How exactly it would inform him, he wasn't sure, but there was only one way to find out.

Coaxing it to hop onto his shoulder, he turned and followed Aaron out of the building, venturing out into the jungle beyond. As he left the confines of the stone structure, he sensed an odd but familiar lifting in his chest, not just because of the near-imperceptible decrease in humidity but that was certainly a contributing factor. He straightened, taking a deep breath through his nose and letting his eyes flutter shut for a moment as he felt the sun on his face. His species was not meant for an indoor life: it was meant for this.

Opening his eyes after a quiet moment, he cast an observant look around the mid-sized recess in which they were located, his keen hearing picking up all of the cries and rustling amid the sparse trees and the buildings that enclosed the region. And such odd structures the buildings were. The only comparison he could imagine would be the elven cities, but they curved and flowed almost like nature itself where these structures were just square with unforgiving corners and drab coloration. Ignoring the offensive constructs for the moment, he spotted fruit hanging from the branches of nearby trees. The vibrant coloration set him on edge, especially with the red hues of the skin, but this was not his home. The rules of nature changed when one found themselves in a location different from their own. He suspected very little would be the same here except for perhaps the predominance of nature.

The fruit hung too high to reach from the ground and too low to fly, but the trees seemed easy enough to climb. Approaching the base of the nearest tree, he crouched and launched himself upward, outstretched hands latching onto the lowest branches as he hauled himself into the tree. Getting his feet under him, he confidently climbed to the fruit-laden branches, keeping an eye out all the way for thorns or any dangerous insects or animals that might also inhabit the tree. With a steadying hand on the surrounding branches, he cautiously made his way out along the branch to where the fruit hung, feeling the nearest with his free hand. It seemed ripe, so he plucked it from the branch and eased himself back to sit on the branch, retrieving his knife from its waist sheath and cutting off a sliver, which he offered to the bat on his shoulder.
 
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Aaron Kor
Day 1 | Morning | Outside Displacer Ruins


Contrary to what Kyllan may have thought, Aaron not hunting but was instead staring towards the large building in the distance. As he continued to aimlessly wander in his own mind, he reflected upon how this place could be so different yet similar to his home. Terra 2 was a jungle in its own right, being an endless city world of metal, glass, and concrete. Aaron's home was on the bottom level of that jungle, the slums where to poorest of the population were forced to live. The humidity here was not unlike the sweltering heat of the slums. In the slums though, the temperature there would have been caused by the pollution and toxic air that rained down from rich who lived in the higher levels as their flying vehicles and floating platforms hid from them the slums they literally walked over. Drawing his eyes over the desolate buildings here, Aaron saw the faded, rusting walls of crammed residential towers. Where there were vines Aaron saw pipes and wires, climbing, writhing, intruding the buildings they clung onto for support.

Aaron wondered to himself if he was feeling homesick or if he really missed home at all. His thoughts drew back into himself as the situation began to catch up with him. For anyone else, the event of being pulled out of their bed into a strange world surrounded by strangers would be unsettling if not upsetting. A few exception might even find it exciting. Aaron, however, did not feel any. Others, people who had traveled or left home for extended periods of time, had told him that being homesick was something one could feel in their chest, a tugging that seemed to physically pull them home. Aaron searched and felt within himself and found nothing.

Hearing footsteps behind him, Aaron's pivoted turned to see the newcomer. Dull brown eyes tracked Kyllan and the creature on his shoulder in only the barest acknowledgment of the two's existence. They watched both winged creatures as the larger one basked in the sun as if reminiscing for a moment, only to open its eyes and be reminded of where it was now. The larger one now walked up to the base of a tree, looking up at something within the branches. Crouching down, the larger one launched itself, and the smaller one still on its shoulder, into the air as Aaron's neck craned upwards to watch it land on a branch. It quickly moved up among the branches, maneuvering its seemingly clumsy wings with surprising dexterity as to not hinder its ascent. Soon, the creature stood with steady feet upon one of the branches and reached up. Upon retracting an arm, Aaron was able to see that it now held some sort of colorful fruit in its hand. Aaron took note of where the creature kept its knife as it fed the smaller one a piece of fruit.

Having seen all there was to see for now, Aaron turned his eyes back towards the large building as his mind resumed its wandering.
 
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Stuffed Animal
Day 1 | Morning | Displacer Ruins


The bat clung to Kayllen's shoulder as he hopped up the tree and climbed up to grab the colorful fruits littering the trees. As he got up into the tree, several birds flew out of the branches, getting startled by Kayllen's sudden appearance.

When the bloodwing cut off a piece of his food, the bat reached out and stuffed the small piece of fruit into its soft mouth. It swallowed without chewing and then the whole white body turns a pretty green, like the forest trees in the morning. When it was done, the colors in it's felt like fur started to melt back into white. It flapped it's wings like it enjoyed the little snack that Kayllen had provided it.
 
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Kyllan Remalece
Day 1 | morning | Displacer Ruins

some birds

Green—that must mean that the fruit was safe. Cutting off another slice, the bloodwing cautiously tasted it for himself. It wasn't bad, though the taste was certainly different. He could collect some for himself and the others.

As the birds winged their way into the sky, he suddenly realized that they could provide another food source. In an instant his bow was in his hand, an arrow notched and snapped off at one of them in the next.

Roll for successful shot of bird
edit: 15 + Dex (5) = 20
 
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Aaron Kor
Day 1 | Morning | Outside Displacer Ruins

Some more unfortunate birds

Aaron's eyes lit up as he saw the winged man pull out his bow and arrow to take aim at a another flying creature. He wondered if Kyllan would consider eating another bat as cannibalism.

As a whole, Aaron was still undecided on what he thought of Kyllan. The man (man-thing?) certainly presented himself as one capable of being a leader, being familiar with responsibility and forethought. At the same time, Aaron was never much of a follower. True, he spent a good portion of his life under one gang leader or another but he never truly enjoyed his time under them. He found the times he ran freely on his own much more enjoyable and exciting.

Kyllan's arrow easily found its mark as the arrow struck the bird he was aiming for midflight. Not to be outdone, Aaron quickly picked up a small stone from the ground and, upon spotting another bird nearby about to take flight, flung the small missile in his hand at the bird.[/hr]
 
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Watching the two men leave Leona looked at Yer'on before walking after the two who left. She didn't want to be stuck with the bird in case he tried something. While she did have a little trust in him she still wasn't 100% in trust. Looking around the terrain Niccola could see the Kyllan and Aaron in not far from her. Putting on a small smile she walked up to them admiring there work at killing the birds. While she could do such a thing she only had a knife on her and Niccola wasn't ready to just throw it at a bird. Instead, she searched the ground for a bunny or squirrel. Upon finding none in their general vicinity Niccola walked up to Kyllan.

Again looking around she observed her surroundings. Tree and plains were in their vicinity, she could see a jungle off in the distance. Something she would want to avoid seeing as she was small and would likely get lost in the foliage. Turning her head she could see buildings, Niccola wasn't sure what to think of that area. While it would give them cover for the night there were many places for things to hide and jump out at them. When it came down to it she would most likely go for the buildings though she'll go for the jungle if they have a good reason.

Shaking from her thoughts she looked at the bird, bat thing and smiled. It was cute, in a way. From the looks of it, the thing could easily be mistaken for a plushy. A stuffed animal from her world. Though she was sure it was a living thing from what Lone told them. Who knows it might try to attack them but, that didn't seem likely. Looking to Kyllan she asked, "Hey, Kyllan. Nice shot how about I cook up the catches you and Aaron got?"
 
Kyllan Remalece
Day 1 | morning | Displacer Ruins

Niccola (@Lulunopia), bat plush (@Tiger Dragon)
the birds, group at large

As the bird plummeted stricken out of the sky, Kyllan had already turned to knock another arrow, but the rest of the flock had already flown out of range when he turned back to them. Returning the arrow to his quiver, he started to climb down out of the tree to retrieve his catch but stopped as Niccola addressed him, his eyes flicking to her. Recalling that she had mentioned a certain skill at cooking, he remained wary about letting a stranger touch his food, but after a silent moment of studying her face, he finally deemed that she was sincere. Besides, if they were to be a tribe, he would have to give all of them a chance to prove their trustworthiness at some point. He answered her offer with a short nod. "Alright." They would need to have the bat taste it before anyone else did just in case the meat was toxic.

As the thought crossed his mind, he realized that the tiny creature still had no name. He turned his gaze to where it remained perched on his shoulder. After a thoughtful moment: "Cisceren." Upon closer study, he had realized that the creature closely mirrored the distinctive traits of the white-clad gem of the northern mountains.

With that, he climbed back up into the tree to collect more fruit.
 
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Displacer Ruins
Day 1 | Afternoon


(A bit of a time skip here for all of you. Your next course of action would be to choose it you want to go north, south, west or east. Each area has some preprepared stuff. )

The group of participants comes together, each able to gather enough food, wood, and materials for a proper fire. There was even a steam nearby, not too far from the broken town. With the help of Cisceren, the group was able to quickly find out what fruits and meats were good to eat. They only found a yellow fruit in the shape of small grape clusters, eating it Cisceren turned a bright red and shook itself out like it tasted something foul. Cisceren even drank the water, though afterward, he was a bit soggy in the parts of his body that he absorbed the water on and needed a bit to dry out.

After a bit of time where bellies were filled, the group would be gathered enough to disclose their next move.

"I'm BORED!" Ione said, reappearing and breaking whatever little peace they may have had. With a flick of his hand, a zap of lightning came out and struck Yer'on. The strange bird demon died immediately, the body still sizzling lightly. Ione then looked at the group as a whole, "By the way, the mommy here doesn't like people." He told them, before disappearing once more.
 
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Volen had been relatively quiet, following along and accepting the food his teammates offered him. He had been following along, assisting where he could but otherwise staying out of the way of others. He had never developed powerful survival skills so he was already thankful to his more competent companions. They had all been grouping up to discuss what to do next when Ione showed up again, startling them all. The being spouted something about being bored, and then with a flick of his wrist and a quick flash of lightning the quirky crow-like creature that was Yer'on was dead. But before the group had a chance to respond, Ione added something something like a warning, about an unfriendly 'mommy.' And then he was gone. Looking wide eyed around at the group, Volen opened his mouth as if to say something, but no noise came out, in shock of the power that Ione had over them.
 
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