Mountain City

Rathon · May 28th, 2013, 7:07 pm

OOC: This is a private RP between DS4, Saphirarox, and myself involving a moderately complex plot, pre-planed by me, in a world created by me that parallels Alageasia dimensionally. As it stands right now it would be almost impossible for anyone else to join, but if anyone is interested then PM me and I'll see if I can work something out. I would like for the current posting order to be Me, DS4, then Saphira
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The Vilcani mountain range. One of the most beautiful places in all of Dedarath. Rolling hills covered in red-gold grass that glowed in the mid-day sun like a great king's treasury, that led gently up to the rocky slopes of the mountains themselves. Dense evergreen trees were the primary residence on the mountain sides, with a few glowroots or twisted oaks between. Beneath these mountains ran an equally beautiful network of crystal caves. Beautiful but dangerous, as it was all too easy to get lost within their dark depths. Not only that, but creatures of the dark lurked within.

For this reason the caves were a great place to escape any pursuer. As is the case of the royal reapers Kale, Rathon, and Jessa Hinote Karite, and company. Zeke Blindscale, his sister Johdzsia (Jia for short), Lyedinlel (Lee for short), Naor, with Riders Ka, Rath, and Asa; Lyssand and Darian; and Osutin Shiori. Four dragons, three Riders, two of which were Reapers; a horse, a warrior, and a magic wielding swordsman. An unlikely bunch to be traveling together, but their fate and the fate of two of their friends had become inexplicably intertwined.

Jessa Hinote Karite and Mya, a werewolf, had been taken by the sibling's uncle Gres Dorndo, the current and illegitimate king of the Reaper homeland of Dedarath. They were here to get them back. Their uncle, however, had different plans for them, the three Reaper siblings at least. He wanted them here so he could complete the Sacrifice of Tainted Spirits which would transfer their power to him and make him the closest thing to a god this land had ever seen. They knew this and didn't care. Their sister was in danger, and that was all that mattered.

At the moment the group was traveling under the Vilcani mountains, threw the crystal caves. Their goal? The mountain city of Glan'nari, the only place in all of Dedarath that Gres had not taken under his control, deeming it a wasted effort. For this reason all who wanted to oppose the king congregated there, seeking safety. Once there the group planned to make their way across Dedarath to Castle Karite in the heavily fortified city of Irestol, which was located in the middle of the Capetala Province, which was in the middle of Dedarath with heavily guarded borders. A daunting task for sure, but they didn't care. They were determined to succeed.

Their trek through the crystal caves went well for the most part, minus one cave in that nearly trapped them there forever, one of the unnamed cave-beasts attacking them while they slept (luckily Lee was a light sleeper and managed to kill it before it could do any damage), and much squabbling over food and heat and comfort and smell and other such things that become irritating after a week of traveling in a cramped space. Evenutally though, they made it out of the caves on the far side, having escaped their Royal Guard pursuers and their malkori hunting beasts. Now they faced a new challenge: finding the city. Ka and Rath knew of where it was roughly, but had never actually been there, and for all they knew it might have been moved or even destroyed by now. It was a shot in the dark, but it was a shot none-the-less.

It took them a few days of searching aimlessly threw the mountains, but they finally found it, and when the did they were nothing short of amazed. Nestled far back in the mountains, in a valley between two mountains lay the glorious city of Glan'nari. The city, however, was not an ordinary city. What made Glan'nari amazing was that it was built atop a large piece of land that looked as if it had been ripped directly from the ground beneath it, leaving a large gapping hole that would swallow all who fell into it's dark abyss. What's more is that the entire city, land and all, was floating high in the sky, hovering over the abyss by some means that Ka and Rath could not perceive. It was the larget city they had ever seen, and they were still at least a days walk away when they first spied it. They hasted to get to the city, turning the day's walk into half a day's flight.

When they first arrived they were met with a large wall that blocked their path by ground. When they tried to go over it a volley of arrows met them half way, driving them back down to the ground. Jia and Osu wanted to return a favor, but Ka and Rath advised that they remain as peaceful as possible. As soon as they touched ground again they were surrounded by a group of guards wielding straight bladed scythes and spears. Ka and Rath tried to tell them who they were but they would have none of it. Eventually the captain of the guard arrived to investigate. When they explained who they were they were met with suspicion, being told that the royal ones died long ago in a distant land. They persisted until the captain relented enough to at least allow them to prove their claims.

They were all taken inside the wall and put into holding cells, minus Ka and Rath, until their story could be verified. The captain took the brothers to an examination room where his most skilled seal-caster could examine them. Almost as soon as the reaper touched them with the revealing seal, their family crests exploded into a blinding white light so bright it seared it's image into the stone that was behind them. All who were present hit their knees and bowed immediately and stayed there until the light had died down. It was announced throughout the guard posts that the royal ones had returned, and brought friends. They were to be escorted directly to Glan'nari to see Lord Juilten. Rath asked that the captain only send news of their arrival to the Lord, as he did not want a fan-fair to announce their arrival, and that they be given at least two days of rest before they spoke with the Lord, since they had been on the run for some time. The captain did not question him, and passed the word. And soon they were being taken to their house in Glan'nari, a large estate on the far side of the city where they could rest before starting the hard part of their quest.

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Mean while, in the darkened city of Irestol, King Dorndo was sleeping when a messenger woke him. His eyes snapped open and he glared at the boy with a snarl, yelling and demanding to know what could be so important as to interrupt his sleep! The boy stammered out his message, that a few border guards had found the ones he had been hunting. Kale and Rathon Hinote Karite. Gres's snarl faded upon hearing this news, and slowly turned into a wicked smile. He rose from his bed slowly and smiled at the boy. The boy began to shiver with fear, his face ghostly white. Then, in an instant, he was reduced to ash as a pillar of fire devoured him before he could even scream. The kings pet rayvens flew from their perch on his bed to the pile of ash and began pecking at it. Gres strode over to his wardrobe and snatched his finest over coat of black leather, plated gold, and swirling silver inlay, along with his best dark black trousers and left his room. He took long strides threw the corridors of Castle Karite, smiling a devil's smile as he made his way to his guard captain's room. He blew down the door, literally, sending a spray of splintered wood and metal over the frightened sleeping man. The king snatched the man by the collar and picked him clear up out of bed, his large arms bulging a bit with his unnatural strength, and told him the news. The captain nodded, his face white as snow. He knew what the king wanted but didn't know how he was going to make it happen. Gres threw the man across the room where he hit the wall with a thud and fell to the floor, dazed but unhurt, and strode out again.

The next place Gres went was his throne room, large and ornate, done in black and red stone, with silver fixtures and large, skillfully crafted carpets. He stopped in the middle of the room still smiling like a madman, earning nervous looks from his various maids and attendants, and let loose a howl of lunatic laughter than rung off the polished throne room walls and echoed threw the whole castle, making all within flinch with fear. They knew now that their king was nearing his goal, and would do everything he could to attain it, as he was nearly obsessed with it. He laughed for a full 10 minuets before subsiding. He had one more place to visit before he could start planning the brother's capture.

He made his way down to the dungeons, deep under the castle. Here he went to two cells that were across from one another. The cells of Jess and Mya. He told them that they had company, they their rescue had come for them, and that they were doomed to fail and die by his hand to feed his power. The two of them remained as silent as statues, which was just as well to Gres, he didn't care.

Before he turned to leave, there was one more prisoner he wanted to inform of the brother's arrival. He took three more flights of stairs down that dead ended at a metal hatch in the ground. He stomped the hatch a few times to wake up its only occupant. Kicking the small viewing hatch in the door open, he looked down into the burning angry eyes of the prisoner; the eyes of his brother. Kane Hinote Karite, the rightful king. He told his brother the news. He told him that his children had finally come to die as a sacrifice for him. Anger turned to fear, then rage, then something beyond rage. With a laugh Gres kicked the hatch closed and returned up to the main castle to plan for his dear guests arrival.
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Ka awoke with a stretch and a yawn, sitting up in his over sized bed that was big enough for at least 4 people. His room looked as thought it belonged to a high king. Large enough to have fit his entire group, dragons included, with ease. It was covered with spectacular paintings and sculptures and carpets. 4 large stone pillars supported the high ceiling of his room, which was painted as well, each pillar as thick as two of him. Off to his left was a dark oak door that led to the hallway that led to his friends rooms. On the other side of his room was another door, made of wood and glass, that led to a large balcony over looking the lake and the large cave that their hosts had built just for Jia, Zeke, Lee, and Naor, each with their own separate sub-cave.

Ka swung his legs over the edge of the bed and let his feet rest on the magically warmed marble dias that his bed was on. After a moment he rose and walked over to the blackwood desk and chair where he had tossed his cloths the night before. He was surprised to see that they had been cleaned and pressed, fresh and good as new, and even folded. He grinned to himself. "I could get used to this..." He thought to himself, then reminded himself why he was here in the first place and grew a bit more serious again. He put on his cloths and weapons and such and went to the door. Just as he was reaching for the handle it opened slowly, making him flinch back, and in came a maid. About a head shorter than him, blond and slightly wavy hair, with the most extraordinary green-blue eyes he had ever seen. "Shes cute..." He thought to himself. "Oh! I'm sorry! I was just coming to see if you were awake yet!" He exclaimed, blushing and bowing to him as she apoligized. "It's fine, I just woke up. Why were you coming to see if I was awake? Am I needed?" He asked, curious. She rose from her bow and shook her head. "No sir, the Captain simply told me to check on you every little bit to make sure you were alright and sleeping well" She said with another bow. He waved a hand and grimaced a bit. "You don't have to 'sir' or bow to me, alright? simple answers will suffice." She straightened again and looked at him curiously. "Yes s-...ok." He nodded in approval and walked around to the table that was next to the desk. "Is everything to your liking so far?" She had refrained from using 'sir' that time he noticed. "Yes it is! Very much so. I've never seen a grander bedroom, I can't wait to see the rest of the city." He said, smiling. "A guide is ready and waiting for you to give you a tour should you wish it. Your brother, Prince Rathon, has already taken the offer and is looking around the city as we speak, as is Lady Lee and sir Osooten. Though I'm not sure of the others." She tripped a bit on Osu's name, making Ka grin a bit. "They're all up already?" He asked, getting a nod in reply. "It's nearly an hour past noon now sir." Ka blinked. Had he really been that tired? To sleep all day? He shrugged it off and looked around the room.

Just then his stomach gave a loud growl. He blushed a bit and clutched his stomach, grinning up at the maid, who giggled at his reaction. "The kitchen is down the stairs on the left and threw the two double doors at the end of the hall when you're ready to eat." She said, seeming more comfortable now. He nodded in thanks. "I think I'll check that out first..." The maid smiled and inclinded her head. "Very well. If you have no more need of me I'll be going now, but if you need something just call and someone will be on hand to give you what ever you need." She said, and turned to leave when he waved his hand, indicating he didn't need anything. "Wait! I didn't catch your name..." He was curious about her, and was thinking he might like to speak with her again. She paused in the doorway and glanced back. "Aeren..." She said simply. Ka tested her name once, enjoying how it sounded. "I like it..." She blused at his compliment and bowed a little. "Thank you sir, I'll be going now..." And she was gone to do some other duty.

After a few minuets Ka wandered down to the kitchen, several maids, butlers, guards, and other people of the estate bowing to him with a 'good afternoon sir!' as he passed by, to each he responded with a polite, if awkward 'good afternoon' and continued on his way.

His trip to the kitchen was a pleasant one, full of pleasant sights and smells of wondrous food and drink. The cooks gave him enough food to feed him for a week and pointed him in the direction of the dinning hall, which was just as ornate as the rest of the place with a long dark wood table down the middle. Just as he sat down to eat, a thought occurred to him: Jia had not spoken to him since he woke up. He cast his mind around for her, keeping caution on who might try to listen in or worse. Once he found her he gave her a gentle nudge and a sense of curiosity as to where she was and what she was doing, but not a prying sense of 'need to know', just a simple curiosity.

Mountain City

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