<Aika`> |start... the following morning...|
* Aika` lies in his bedspread, sound asleep
* Cennarian` awakens in the tent in Mack's arms and immediately starts screaming bloody murder
<Cennarian`> WHAT IN THE NINE HELLS DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING, TAKING ADVANTAGE OF ME WHEN I WAS UNCONSCIOUS!!!!
* Aika` awakes with a start, sitting bolt upright
<Aika`> ....o_o
<Aika`> ....o_o
* Lord_Mack` falls off of the bed, onto his head
<Lord_Mack`> X_X
* Cennarian` continues screaming while wrapping up in the bedspread
* Aika` pokes his head into the tent and looks around at the two of them
<Aika`> Uhm...
<Aika`> ...Mack?
* Lord_Mack` stands up, clad only in a pair of shorts, and looks at Aika while rubbing his head
<Lord_Mack`> woah..... what a way to wake up in the morning.
* Aika` blinks at him, then glances at Cenn and frowns a bit
* Cennarian` continues to rant and rave and throw the occassional fireball in Mack's direction
<Cennarian`> you PERVERT!!!
* Lord_Mack` ducks a fireball and sighs
<Aika`> ...what did you do, Mack?
<Lord_Mack`> I didn't do anything to you, I swear.
<Aika`> << how should the fire breathing thing be introduced? o_o >>
<Lord_Mack`> Last night all I did was bring him in here, help him out of his clothes, and put him into bed. I then proceeded to get ready for bed. Nothing happened, I swear on my life.
* Cennarian` screams and hurls several lightning bolts at Mack
<Cennarian`> You lying bastard! You pervert! How dare you..... wait... what happened?
* Cennarian` rubs his head while trying to clear away the cobwebs
<Aika`> ..uhmn...
<Aika`> Well, first you tried to kill us...
<Cennarian`> If you don't start explaining what you did and why I have this memory block I swear I will tear you apart!
<Lord_Mack`> Then I wove a spell of my own
<Aika`> So I summoned the Black Beast cause you cast Demon Spell and I had to get rid of them all somehow...
<Aika`> And because you were the source of the demons, the Black Beast attacked you, too.
<Lord_Mack`> called the Laguna Tilt, but you wouldn't remember because you were under the influence of the Demon Gate
* Cennarian` blinks at the two
<Cennarian`> I've heard of the Black Beast, but that spell should have torn me apart
<Aika`> It won't kill anyone with a pure heart
* Aika` shrugs
* Cennarian` summons a Gaav Flare
<Cennarian`> if you just called me PURE of heart I swear I will barbeque right here and now!
<Aika`> ...I didn't call you anything.
<Cennarian`> <<Cenn doesn't think of himself as pure of heart since he dabbles in the black arts>>
<Aika`> << heh >>
<Aika`> The Black Beast did.
<Cennarian`> Gaav FLARE!!!
* Aika` slips back out of the tent quickly
* Lord_Mack` runs after Aika
* Cennarian` hurls a sphere of blood red after Aika and Mack
* Aika` sighs and pulls himself up off the ground, grimacing
<Aika`> We should work on his temper...
* Lord_Mack` discovers that it rained during the night and he's now covered in mud
* Ambiel emerges from the red sphere!
<Lord_Mack`> hell yeah
<Aika`> I'll work on herbs--
* Cennarian` blinks at the little dragonlet that emerged from his spell
* Aika` stares at the little dragon thing behind Mack's head
<Aika`> What... o_o
<Cennarian`> O_o that..... wasn't supposed to happen.
* Ambiel looks around looking all big and powerful
* Lord_Mack` has his butt sticking in the air and is currently wiping mud from his face
<Lord_Mack`> what? What's behind me?
<Aika`> ...that's the problem -- I don't know...
* Aika` continues staring at it in shock
* Ambiel stares at aika
* Cennarian` emerges from the tent and starts looking at the dragon thingy that emerged from the Gaav Flare
<Cennarian`> well, I knew the spell called upon the Chaos Dragon Gaav, but this..... *snicker* is rediculous
<Aika`> ...it's looking at me ;_;
* Cennarian` blinks at the dragon thingy
* Ambiel looks at the giant butt and attacks
<Aika`> O_O
<Cennarian`> I know of dragons, and of dark lords, but this is something really new
<Cennarian`> <<mack doesn't have a big butt.... he's got a bubble butt, but he only has like a 30" waist>>
<Ambiel> << well... it's a small dragon? >>
* Lord_Mack` feels something strike his butt and jumps into the air and wraps himself around AIka's head
* Aika` squeals and tries to free himself from Mack
<Lord_Mack`> get that thing away from me!!!!!
* Cennarian` looks at how Mack's reacting and starts to laugh
* Aika` finally manages to squirm away from Mack and begins clawing through his bag for his brush
* Ambiel attatches himself to mack's head and stares at him with wide eyes
<Cennarian`> Oh man, a baby dragon scares you!!
* Lord_Mack` has a giant sweat drop form on his head as he starts to curse and run around like a chicken with his head cut off
<Lord_Mack`> GAAAAAAAAAAAHHH!H!! get it off get it off getitoffgetitoffgetitoff!!!!!
* Aika` finds his brush and begins working feverishly to fix his hair from Macks' clawing
<Aika`> You deserve it >_<
* Cennarian` falls to the ground and rolls around laughing, accidently rolling out of the bed spread and winding up naked
<Cennarian`> *blush* oh pooooooooooooooo
* Cennarian` dives into the tent to find some clothes to put on
* Ambiel flies off and starts creeping toward aika
* Lord_Mack` runs about and flails while crashing into trees and bushes
* Aika` freezes and stares at the dragon, not daring to move
<Aika`> ....C...Ceeennnnn ;_;
* Cennarian` emerges from the tent a moment later, dressed in baggy black pants, black leather boots, a green tunic, and his cape draped over his arms
<Ambiel> o_o ...
<Cennarian`> what is it Aika??
* Ambiel latches onto aika's arm and chirps happily
* Cennarian` whistles to the dragonet
<Cennarian`> O_o
* Aika` squeaks and stares at it
<Aika`> ...it's... it's on my arm ;_;
* Lord_Mack` stops flailing about and runs into Cenn
<Lord_Mack`> is.... is it gone??
<Aika`> NOIT'SNOTFUCKINGGONE)(#@*%()#@%*(
* Cennarian` whistles for the dragon and holds out his arm
* Lord_Mack` dives into the tent to get dressed
<Cennarian`> *whistle* come here. I won't hurt you.
* Ambiel glances at cenn
* Aika` calms down a bit and stares at the dragon, looking slightly fascinated
* Ambiel looks back up at aika and licks his cheek
* Cennarian` blinks
<Lord_Mack`> Cennnnnnn..... is it safe to come out??
* Aika` 's eye twitches
* Lord_Mack` pokes his head out of the tent
* Ambiel nuzzles his head into his shoulder
* Cennarian` watches Aika's reaction to the dragonet and sighs
* Aika` just stares at it for a minute
<Aika`> ...C...Cenn, what's it doing? ;_;
<Cennarian`> (I hope Aika doesn't go crazy and do something that I might do)
* Ambiel stares back
<Cennarian`> I think it thinks you're its mother
<Aika`> ...I'm not a woman >_<
* Lord_Mack` emerges from the tent clad in light tan colored pants, brown boots, a black tunic, and a black riding jacket over it
<Lord_Mack`> it's called impressioning.... sort of like when the dragon riders impress dragons at birth
* Aika` glances at Mack from the corner of his eye
* Ambiel crawls into aika's shirt and pokes his head out the neck opening
<Lord_Mack`> you were probably the first thing it saw after birth and...... naaaaaaaaah
* Lord_Mack` snickers
<Lord_Mack`> how CUUUUUUUUUUUTE
* Aika` blinks at it
* Cennarian` snickers as well
<Aika`> ...it is sorta cute o_o
* Cennarian` pulls his hair back and weaves a golden ring into it as he braides it.
<Ambiel> chrrrp?
* Aika` glances down and realizes he's still in his knight tunic
<Aika`> ...I need to change before we go anywhere...
* Cennarian` blushes
<Cennarian`> but you're so adorable like that
* Aika` blushes somewhat
<Aika`> -_-;;
* Aika` begins to go through his bag searching for clean Clerical robes, seemingly oblivious of the dragon in his shirt
<Aika`> ...do you mind if I use the tent to change?
<Cennarian`> sure, go ahead
* Ambiel tucks his head back in and crawls around in the shirt somehow
* Cennarian` watches this and snickers uncontrolably
* Aika` rests his hand over the lump in his shirt and goes into the tent
* Aika` steps out a few moments later fully dressed in his Clerical robes and with a little dragon perched on his shoulder
* Lord_Mack` follows Aika into the tent, since he needs to do something with his hair
<Cennarian`> looking good there Aika, but you might want to consider wearing something over your shoulders if you're gonna have that thing perched there.
* Aika` blinks and nods a bit then begins digging around in his bag once again for a cloak
* Cennarian` points to the dragon claw marks on his shoulder
* Aika` offers his arm to the little dragon so he can pull the cloak on
* Lord_Mack` emerges from the tent and snaps his fingers. The tent folds itself up and deposits itself in Cenn's pack a moment later.
* Ambiel hops onto the arm
<Cennarian`> Well, we're all packed. Are we ready to head off?
* Aika` tugs his cloak on then lets the dragon climb back on
<Aika`> Right...
* Aika` picks up his bag and attaches it to the running beast
* Lord_Mack` loads the packs onto the runner beast and secures them
* Ambiel sits back on his shoulder and trys to look buff
* Lord_Mack` looks at the dragonet and snickers
<Aika`> Don't laugh at him... he's cute...
* Ambiel looks at mack and bears his teeth
* Lord_Mack` arches an eyebrow
<Ambiel> *deep threatening chirp*
<Lord_Mack`> I wasn't laughing at him.... I admit he is kinda cute, that's why I was chuckling.
<Aika`> You were snickering.
* Lord_Mack` points a finger at Ambiel, a pair of globes of colored light forming around the finger tip
<Lord_Mack`> snicker, chuckle, same difference
* Aika` plucks Ambiel off his shoulder and out of harms way
<Aika`> Don't do that... >_<
* Ambiel scrambles into aika's cloak
<Lord_Mack`> do what? it's a harmless light spell.
<Aika`> You'll scare him.
* Lord_Mack` sends the lights off to float around Aika's head on differing levels. The globes shift color, from golden to crimson to emerald to sapphire and every color in between.
* Aika` glances at the light balls
<Aika`> ...what are those for?
<Lord_Mack`> they're just globes of light. I wanna see of the dragonet likes them.
* Cennarian` sighs and floats into the air
<Aika`> Well, what for?
* Ambiel pokes his head out of the cloak
<Lord_Mack`> something to do
<Aika`> Can we start walking while you do it?
* Lord_Mack` sends the globes spiraling up towards Cenn
* Aika` sighs and continues walking by the runner beast
<Aika`> ...if you're trying to catch it, stop.
<Lord_Mack`> moi, try to catch it. I highly doubt it. I just want to play with it.
<Aika`> Mack... >_<
* Cennarian` scans the horizon on all sides from the air before floating back down
<Lord_Mack`> yes Ai?
* Ambiel crawls back onto aika's shoulder
<Aika`> ...he chose me through the impression or whatever, so I want to keep him...
<Lord_Mack`> he attatched himsefl to my face in the first place
<Aika`> He attacked you.
* Ambiel sniffs the air, growls softly at Mack, and curls up on Aika's shoulder
<Aika`> See?
* Lord_Mack` sighs
<Lord_Mack`> well, I still want to play with him at some point
* Cennarian` floats back down and lands before tossing a pair of globes of light at Mack, striking him between the eyes
<Cennarian`> if you EVER do something hairbrained like what you did, I swear I don't know what I'll do with you.
* Aika` looks at Cenn
<Aika`> Cenn, what are you talking about?
* Cennarian` sighs
<Cennarian`> those light globes stopped before my face and nearly blinded me when I was descending
<Cennarian`> I almost crashed into several trees before I caught them
<Aika`> Oh...
<Cennarian`> Anywho, there's a town about a mile from here on this road
* Aika` nods a little
* Ambiel climbs back into Aika's shirt and pokes his head out, scanning the horizon
<Ambiel> ....
* Lord_Mack` falls over from getting struck by the light globes
* Aika` stops and blinks at Mack
<Aika`> ...are you okay?
* Lord_Mack` spouts something completely intelligible about Cenn's underwear tasting like honey blossoms before twitching
* Cennarian` blushes before picking Mack up and putting him onto the runner
* Aika` sighs
<Aika`> ...do you have to constantly knock each other out?
<Cennarian`> No....... not really. We're such good friends that we beat up on each other all the time.
<Aika`> ...'such good friends'...?
<Aika`> ...I hope I never have friends like that...
* Lord_Mack` mumbles more about him and Cenn and their personal lives
* Cennarian` blushes crimson
<Aika`> And Cenn, you could've killed us both last night >_<
* Aika` tries to ignore it
<Cennarian`> I'm sorry. I don't really remember much of last night. I recall you hitting me with a beam and then it's a total blank
<Aika`> I was trying to heal you...
<Aika`> ...and it worked...
<Aika`> But not the way I wanted.
* Cennarian` sighs
<Cennarian`> please tell me I didn't do something incredibly stupid before I tried to kill you
<Aika`> Well... you felt Mack up pretty badly...
<Aika`> ANd then I tried to put you to sleep... but I missed...
* Cennarian` flushes
<Aika`> And Mack fell asleep...
<Cennarian`> and then what?
<Lord_Mack`> *mumbles* and then you did some pretty nasty stuff with my unconscious body, and then we used Aqua Create on you
* Aika` nods
<Aika`> Yeah, that too...
* Cennarian` turns blue
<Cennarian`> I think I'm gonna be sick
<Aika`> That's what mack said.
* Lord_Mack` blushes
<Lord_Mack`> then you got steamed at us and started hurling spells at us, like the Dragon SLave, the Dragon Giga Slave, and the Demon Gate
<Aika`> Demon Gate was because you were freaking me out, so I grabbed onto Mack....
<Lord_Mack`> I'm just glad I knew holy shield and barrier and calculated how to combine a Ragna Blade with a Rah Tilt
* Lord_Mack` blushes
<Cennarian`> I honestly don't recall any of what you're telling me. I just know I woke up next to Mack this morning with nothing on
* Aika` strokes his little dragon's head gently
* Ambiel purrs and nuzzles Aika's neck
* Aika` starts walking again, idly petting Ambiel
* Cennarian` sighs and casts a recovery spell on Mack
<Aika`> |A fairly small town...|
* Aika` walks slowly behind Cenn, looking around at the houses, which all seem to be boarded up
* Lord_Mack` looks at the houses as well, wondering what happened
* Ambiel peers at the houses from Aika's shirt, whistling
<Cennarian`> Um... say Mack, isn't this on your land??
* Lord_Mack` looks around, a puzzled look on his face
<Aika`> |A loud, crashing noise comes from the left|
<Lord_Mack`> normally I'd agree with you Cenn, but this is tooooooo creepy. I'm picking up on bad vibes from all sides
* Lord_Mack` whips around, a large blade of energy forming in his hand
* Cennarian` leaps into the air and fires off a round of fireballs
<Cennarian`> whoever, or whatever, is there, come on out. We have you surrounded!
* Aika` gasps and looks to the left, shying towards the right
<Aika`> |A fairly large winged demon stumbles out, looking drunk...|
* Cennarian` recoils and falls onto his butt
<Cennarian`> a lesser demon?!
* Lord_Mack` moves between Aika and the demons
<Lord_Mack`> a VERY drunk lesser demon
* Ambiel chirps and hides in Aika's shirt
<Cennarian`> BOM DI WIND!!!
* Cennarian` sends a magical gale at the lesser demon, blowing it across the compound and through several walls
* Aika` stares at the demons emerging from a deplated building
<Lord_Mack`> That's..... a bad thing, isn't it?
<Aika`> Looks like it...
* Cennarian` begins a low chant under his breath.
<Cennarian`> Heed me now, thou who is darker than dusk, heed me now, thou which is more red than blood.
* Aika` begins chanting the spell for Black Beast
<Aika`> ...as I ponder, growing weary, of these thoughts so bleak and dreary, I find a thought so dark and cruel, of most unholy type and rule, sifting through the minds of all those who live on Clerics' hall...
<Cennarian`> In the name of that which is buried in the bottomless abyss of time eternal I summon thee master of the ultimate darkness. Show no pity for the fools who stand in my way. Infuse me with power, let your strength become mine!
<Aika`> ...the deepest secret Cleric's hide, on the mind's darkest side, in the heart of every child, growing every second wild...
<Aika`> Black Beast!!
<Cennarian`> To wipe them from the face of this world, to deliver unto them the ultimate doom. Dragon SLAVE!!!
* Aika` prepares the large sphere of energy, hardly noticing as it slowly changes into the shape of a large black stallion
* Cennarian` launches a large accumulation of energy at the demon, only to watch the lesser demon walk through the beam like it was a gentle breeze.
<Cennarian`> how can a spell like the Dragon Slave not work?!
* Aika` watches as the black energy stallion envelopes the demon as before
<Aika`> ....
<Cennarian`> ......
<Cennarian`> ......
<Aika`> |The black slowly turns to the white liquid as before, still covering the demon, but pulsating|
* Aika` gasps as the demon breaks through the white
<Aika`> Black beast lost?!
<Lord_Mack`> Lord of these dreams that terrify. sword of the cold and darkness that broke from the heaven's bonds, absorb the power of the eternal and the infinite. Ever lasting flame of blue, grant me your power. Laguna TILT!!!!
* Aika` glances nervously at Mack
* Lord_Mack` summons a sphere of darkness that pulses white. He clasps the sphere in his hand, a giant blade of black with a blue - white aura forming in his hand.
* Cennarian` watchs Mack cast the spell and is completely speechless
* Aika` edges behind Cennarian
<Lord_Mack`> Ok you scum sucking demon spawn, prepare to eat blade!!!
* Lord_Mack` dives at the demon, preparing to plunge the blade into it. The blackness is absorbed, as is the astral power of the Rah Tilt. The demon starts to convulse, which hurls Mack through the air and to the ground
<Cennarian`> MACK!!!!
* Aika` stares at the demon
* Cennarian` turns towards the weakened demon, a spell issuing from his lips faster than his brain can calculate
* Aika` goes to Mack's side and quickly begins murmuring a healing spell, lifting him up slightly
<Cennarian`> I call upon the twelve signs of the zodiac and pledge my life so that he may be summoned forth. By the blood red tides of hell I command the celestial gate to be thrown open. Unleash the crushing blow of destiny!!
<Aika`> Cenn, no!!
* Lord_Mack` mumbles something
<Lord_Mack`> idiot.... but that spell doesn't sound like the demon's gate
* Cennarian` vaults into the air, a large globe of darkness forming above his head, streaks of gold and crimson racing across the blackness.
<Aika`> << Golden Fury? >>

<Cennarian`> <<Nightmare Fury>>
<Cennarian`> NIGHTMARE..... FURY!!!!
* Aika` bows over Mack
<Aika`> ...a Cleric's duty is to help the wounded...
* Aika` forces himself to concentrate on the spell
<Aika`> ....
* Cennarian` holds the globe before his body before it vanishes into space, a magical circle forming beneath the demon, this one with a 6 pointed star instead of a 5 pointed star. The outer circle glows before a column of light forms around the demon, swelling inward as nightmares attack. There's a blinding flash of light that envelopes the area.
<Cennarian`> Did..... did I get it??
* Lord_Mack` shields his eyes
* Aika` stares at him and sighs
<Aika`> ...uhmn.. yes.
* Aika` lowers back gently back to the ground and stands up
* Aika` lowers back gently back to the ground and stands up
* Cennarian` lands and immediately flops onto his face, staring at the spot where golden smoke is rising in the shape of a magic circle
<Cennarian`> vic....tory
* Cennarian` makes a victory sign at Mack and Aika
* Lord_Mack` makes a victory sign back at Cenn
<Aika`> ...it was one demon and he acts like he took out the entire Dark Army...
* Aika` smiles, though, and returns the sign as well
<Lord_Mack`> knucklehead..... could have gotten yourself killed doing a spell like that.
* Cennarian` props himself up and moans
<Cennarian`> I wanna learn.... that Laguna Tilt of yours.... someday
* Lord_Mack` crawls over to Cenn and holds him close
<Lord_Mack`> I'll teach that to you..... someday
* Aika` smiles and watches them
* Cennarian` motions Aika over to them
* Aika` goes over to them after a moment
* Aika` drops to his knees and joins in on the hug
* Lord_Mack` puts an arm on Aika's shoulder and pulls him into the group hug
* Ambiel pokes his head back out of Aika's shirt and chirps loudly for recognition
<Cennarian`> together we can stop anything that gets in our way.... or that threatns us.
* Aika` laughs a little and hugs them, nodding
* Lord_Mack` nods as well and patpats Ambiel
<Aika`> |A small clearing a mile away from the city...|
* Cennarian` snaps his fingers and sets up the tent and a protection dome
<Cennarian`> well, I'm wiped out from that battle.
* Aika` pulls his bag off of the running beast and begins to sift through it for his night tunic
<Aika`> I don't blame you...
<Aika`> I'm tired to...
* Lord_Mack` enters the tent and immediately collapses onto the bed, a loud snore issuing from him
<Cennarian`> well, darling is asleep and I think I'll join him
* Aika` glances at the tent and shakes his head
<Aika`> Good night...
* Cennarian` pulls his boots and cape off before helping Mack out of his boots. He hops onto the bed and pulls a blanket over them
<Cennarian`> Hey, you're not gonna sleep outside, are you?
<Aika`> Well, I did last night and I was fine...
<Cennarian`> come on..... you're one of us now, and there's plenty of room in here.
* Aika` blinks and stands up, then comes into the tent
* Aika` sets his bag on the tent floor and goes back to searching for his tunic
* Cennarian` patpats a space between him and Mack on the bed
* Aika` blushes slightly
<Aika`> ...just a minute...
<Cennarian`> *yawns* ok
* Cennarian` curls up and is immediately asleep, snoring lightly
* Aika` quickly gets out of his robes and pulls his tunic on, then sets Ambiel down in the open pack
* Aika` smiles a little and climbs in between them
* Cennarian` rolls over and puts an arm over Aika, a smile on his face
* Lord_Mack` also rolls over and puts an arm over Aika, smiling as well
* Aika` blushes deeply and sighs, then just settles back and falls asleep
<Aika`> |TO BE CONTINUED...|