Ranryu she/her Posted January 23, 2023 Report Share Posted January 23, 2023 1 minute ago, The Halcyon Girl said: Essa backed away, panic on her face. Three agents grabbed her and dragged her off. “We’re agents,” one of them replied. She was middle age, with electric orange eyes. “Here to restore the proper timeline.” "And who are you to decide which timeline is the proper one?" Wynn retorted. "If this timeline was allowed to happen, surely it is the correct one." 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Halcyon Girl she/her Posted January 23, 2023 Report Share Posted January 23, 2023 Just now, The Aspiring Archivist said: Lerac lunged forward with his dagger, making for Essa. TAAron glanced around, panicked. "What should we do?" Quote Yes. Another agent stepped forward, one with gold hair and blue highlights. He pulled out a sword and dueled casually. “It’s over,” Mitis replied as an agent helped her to her feet. “There’s nothing we can do now.” Just now, Ranryu said: "And who are you to decide which timeline is the proper one?" Wynn retorted. "If this timeline was allowed to happen, surely it is the correct one." “We have policies for this sort of event,” the lead agent replied. “You have no reason to resist.” 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Aspiring Archivist any Posted January 23, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2023 Just now, The Halcyon Girl said: Another agent stepped forward, one with gold hair and blue highlights. He pulled out a sword and dueled casually. “It’s over,” Mitis replied as an agent helped her to her feet. “There’s nothing we can do now.” “We have policies for this sort of event,” the lead agent replied. “You have no reason to resist.” Bracing himself against a bookshelf, TAAron shot a few coins at the agent dueling Lerac, who was still fighting furiously. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranryu she/her Posted January 23, 2023 Report Share Posted January 23, 2023 Just now, The Halcyon Girl said: Another agent stepped forward, one with gold hair and blue highlights. He pulled out a sword and dueled casually. “It’s over,” Mitis replied as an agent helped her to her feet. “There’s nothing we can do now.” “We have policies for this sort of event,” the lead agent replied. “You have no reason to resist.” Unfortunately, everything was going exactly as it had been foreseen. Wynn sighed. "I acknowledge that you will be the victor of this fight, but it's against my principles to simply let you do something that will most likely destroy my friend." She launched a volley of Shadow at the agents, knowing what the outcome would be. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Halcyon Girl she/her Posted January 23, 2023 Report Share Posted January 23, 2023 1 minute ago, The Aspiring Archivist said: Bracing himself against a bookshelf, TAAron shot a few coins at the agent dueling Lerac, who was still fighting furiously. The agent stepped aside and back into the group. Essa was gone, the door through which she’d vanished locked. Mitis was gone too, and Jove. Just now, Ranryu said: Unfortunately, everything was going exactly as it had been foreseen. Wynn sighed. "I acknowledge that you will be the victor of this fight, but it's against my principles to simply let you do something that will most likely destroy my friend." She launched a volley of Shadow at the agents, knowing what the outcome would be. The lead one flung a thing at the shadows, which vanished in a brilliant flash of light. “Your principles are good. I had to jump through a lot of hoops to obtain items powerful enough to overcome you.” 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Aspiring Archivist any Posted January 23, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2023 1 minute ago, The Halcyon Girl said: The agent stepped aside and back into the group. Essa was gone, the door through which she’d vanished locked. Mitis was gone too, and Jove. The lead one flung a thing at the shadows, which vanished in a brilliant flash of light. “Your principles are good. I had to jump through a lot of hoops to obtain items powerful enough to overcome you.” Quote So the fight's pretty much over? Lerac growled furiously. "Why? Why are you intent on doing this?" 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranryu she/her Posted January 23, 2023 Report Share Posted January 23, 2023 1 minute ago, The Halcyon Girl said: The lead one flung a thing at the shadows, which vanished in a brilliant flash of light. “Your principles are good. I had to jump through a lot of hoops to obtain items powerful enough to overcome you.” She sighed and sent another round. "Unfortunate that we had to fight at all. I understand, you're just doing your job. But I've come to learn that standing up for one's friends is a 'human' thing to do. And seeing as how my friends are human, I have no other choice." 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Halcyon Girl she/her Posted January 23, 2023 Report Share Posted January 23, 2023 4 minutes ago, The Aspiring Archivist said: Lerac growled furiously. "Why? Why are you intent on doing this?" Quote Yes. “We know things you don’t,” the head agent replied. 2 minutes ago, Ranryu said: She sighed and sent another round. "Unfortunate that we had to fight at all. I understand, you're just doing your job. But I've come to learn that standing up for one's friends is a 'human' thing to do. And seeing as how my friends are human, I have no other choice." She threw another thing and dispersed the shadow, walking closer. “I understand that, Wynn. Not a problem. I know how this goes—memorized my lines ahead of time. The same ones I’m saying now, in fact. We all did.” 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranryu she/her Posted January 23, 2023 Report Share Posted January 23, 2023 Just now, The Halcyon Girl said: “We know things you don’t,” the head agent replied. She threw another thing and dispersed the shadow, walking closer. “I understand that, Wynn. Not a problem. I know how this goes—memorized my lines ahead of time. The same ones I’m saying now, in fact. We all did.” She gave up, knowing that her symbol of friendship only meant so much. "We both know what's coming. If you had any sense, you'd kill me here." 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Halcyon Girl she/her Posted January 23, 2023 Report Share Posted January 23, 2023 1 minute ago, Ranryu said: She gave up, knowing that her symbol of friendship only meant so much. "We both know what's coming. If you had any sense, you'd kill me here." The agent tilted her head and smiled. “That’s against principle, dear. We help here and there—we don’t rewrite the story. Enjoy it while it lasts, when it comes.” Agents walked confidently up to Wynn to escort her out of the room. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Aspiring Archivist any Posted January 23, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2023 1 minute ago, The Halcyon Girl said: “We know things you don’t,” the head agent replied. She threw another thing and dispersed the shadow, walking closer. “I understand that, Wynn. Not a problem. I know how this goes—memorized my lines ahead of time. The same ones I’m saying now, in fact. We all did.” Without warning, TAAron ran at the head agent, holding the knife he had given Haly earlier. As he ran, he burned electrum, allowing him to see visions of his own future a few seconds ahead. Quote This would disrupt the agent's predictions, as he can react to his perceived future and change it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranryu she/her Posted January 23, 2023 Report Share Posted January 23, 2023 Just now, The Halcyon Girl said: The agent tilted her head and smiled. “That’s against principle, dear. We help here and there—we don’t rewrite the story. Enjoy it while it lasts, when it comes.” Agents walked confidently up to Wynn to escort her out of the room. Wynn managed not to laugh at being called dear. Even if she wasn't older than these strange agents (which she most likely was), she wasn't that much younger than them. Quote Wouldn't this be a prime moment for Malum to attack. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Halcyon Girl she/her Posted January 23, 2023 Report Share Posted January 23, 2023 3 minutes ago, The Aspiring Archivist said: Without warning, TAAron ran at the head agent, holding the knife he had given Haly earlier. As he ran, he burned electrum, allowing him to see visions of his own future a few seconds ahead. “We have Haly,” the agent informed him, waving a hand to where another did, indeed, have a knife to her throat. “Surrender or she dies.” Quote Nobody’s going to do much to him. 1 minute ago, Ranryu said: Wynn managed not to laugh at being called dear. Even if she wasn't older than these strange agents (which she most likely was), she wasn't that much younger than them. The agents around her paused to watch TAAron. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranryu she/her Posted January 23, 2023 Report Share Posted January 23, 2023 1 minute ago, The Halcyon Girl said: “We have Haly,” the agent informed him, waving a hand to where another did, indeed, have a knife to her throat. “Surrender or she dies.” The agents around her paused to watch TAAron. Wynn used the distraction as an opportunity to do something. Not much... just a little Shadow on Haly, as she was at the moment. The agents wouldn't notice, or at least wouldn't indicate that they noticed. After all, this didn't conflict with their purpose. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Aspiring Archivist any Posted January 23, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2023 4 minutes ago, Ranryu said: Wynn managed not to laugh at being called dear. Even if she wasn't older than these strange agents (which she most likely was), she wasn't that much younger than them. Quote I don't think that that would work very well because it takes a while for Malum to be able to travel to a new dimension. 1 minute ago, The Halcyon Girl said: “We have Haly,” the agent informed him, waving a hand to where another did, indeed, have a knife to her throat. “Surrender or she dies.” The agents around her paused to watch TAAron. TAAron froze for just a moment. Then, he Pulled, wrenching the knife out of the agent's grasp and catching it in midair. He once again made for the lead agent, now brandishing two knives. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranryu she/her Posted January 23, 2023 Report Share Posted January 23, 2023 2 minutes ago, The Aspiring Archivist said: TAAron froze for just a moment. Then, he Pulled, wrenching the knife out of the agent's grasp and catching it in midair. He once again made for the lead agent, now brandishing two knives. Quote It's probably for the best, but it would've been amusing. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Halcyon Girl she/her Posted January 23, 2023 Report Share Posted January 23, 2023 2 minutes ago, Ranryu said: Wynn used the distraction as an opportunity to do something. Not much... just a little Shadow on Haly, as she was at the moment. The agents wouldn't notice, or at least wouldn't indicate that they noticed. After all, this didn't conflict with their purpose. Quote What would this do? 2 minutes ago, The Aspiring Archivist said: TAAron froze for just a moment. Then, he Pulled, wrenching the knife out of the agent's grasp and catching it in midair. He once again made for the lead agent, now brandishing two knives. The lead agent waved her hand. The agent with Haly took another knife from inside his jacket and stabbed her in the stomach. “Stop, or it’ll be worse,” the agent warned. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranryu she/her Posted January 23, 2023 Report Share Posted January 23, 2023 Just now, The Halcyon Girl said: The lead agent waved her hand. The agent with Haly took another knife from inside his jacket and stabbed her in the stomach. “Stop, or it’ll be worse,” the agent warned. Quote It doesn't matter unless they do something that would kill her before they change the timeline back. Wynn grunted disapprovingly. "Unnecessary violence. Haven't you ever studied psychology? Rewards work better than punishments." 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Aspiring Archivist any Posted January 23, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2023 Just now, The Halcyon Girl said: The lead agent waved her hand. The agent with Haly took another knife from inside his jacket and stabbed her in the stomach. “Stop, or it’ll be worse,” the agent warned. Quote By the way, the agent's predictions of the future are now completely off, because TAAron is doing something he would not otherwise have done. Lerac quickly knocked that agent aside and pulled out the knife, healing Haly as quickly as he could. TAAron reached the head agent and knocked her to the floor, holding the knives over her, a disturbing madness in his eyes. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Halcyon Girl she/her Posted January 23, 2023 Report Share Posted January 23, 2023 Just now, Ranryu said: Wynn grunted disapprovingly. "Unnecessary violence. Haven't you ever studied psychology? Rewards work better than punishments." “We don’t have any rewards he’d care for at the moment.” Quote She can still bleed and be hurt? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranryu she/her Posted January 23, 2023 Report Share Posted January 23, 2023 Just now, The Halcyon Girl said: “We don’t have any rewards he’d care for at the moment.” Quote Yes. Just now, The Aspiring Archivist said: Lerac quickly knocked that agent aside and pulled out the knife, healing Haly as quickly as he could. TAAron reached the head agent and knocked her to the floor, holding the knives over her, a disturbing madness in his eyes. Wynn saw what he was about to do. "TAAron, don't! I promise, you don't want to start down that way." 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Halcyon Girl she/her Posted January 23, 2023 Report Share Posted January 23, 2023 1 minute ago, The Aspiring Archivist said: Lerac quickly knocked that agent aside and pulled out the knife, healing Haly as quickly as he could. TAAron reached the head agent and knocked her to the floor, holding the knives over her, a disturbing madness in his eyes. She sat up, panic in her eyes. “TAAron! No, stop!” Several agents grabbed Lerac. The lead agent laughed. “I know how this ends.” An arrow hit TAAron in the back. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Aspiring Archivist any Posted January 23, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2023 Just now, The Halcyon Girl said: She sat up, panic in her eyes. “TAAron! No, stop!” Several agents grabbed Lerac. The lead agent laughed. “I know how this ends.” An arrow hit TAAron in the back. Quote Did you see the note that her predictions of the future would no longer be correct? She probably would not have been aware that he would attack her. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Halcyon Girl she/her Posted January 23, 2023 Report Share Posted January 23, 2023 Just now, The Aspiring Archivist said: Quote She knows that her superiors have plans in case anything gets terribly off kilter. I really want them to win this, in case you hadn’t noticed. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Aspiring Archivist any Posted January 23, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2023 2 minutes ago, The Halcyon Girl said: She sat up, panic in her eyes. “TAAron! No, stop!” Several agents grabbed Lerac. The lead agent laughed. “I know how this ends.” An arrow hit TAAron in the back. TAAron, unhinged, flared pewter to make the pain subside, then plunged both knives into the lead agent's chest. Quote They can win from here, but yeah. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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