Kaito Tantalis's Story

"COME ON OLD MAN WHERE'S MY FOOD!" Kaito growled angrily, struggling against the enchanted titanium chains and collar that kept his still in his imprisonment.

"Hush up you annoying boy" The Magi snarled as he through the tray of mushed up carrot's and meat at Kaito whom growled at the disrespect he was getting from the old fool who dare lock him up. The enchantment on the chains kept him from using his demonic energy and his sword was dangling on the stone wall ten feet away from him. The bastard had put it there to taunt Kaito. Kaito hated being disrespected like the common creature, he was no common creature he was of lord blood and this ass hole knew it. Even in the dim candle light Kaito's bright blue eyes could see everything as clear as day. The old fart was just that an old fart. Long graying beard, dull beady black eyes, snaggle-tooth, the works. This guy was all around disgusting looking and weak yet he somehow captured Kaito?

How?

"Eat boy!" the Magi hissed and Kaito glared at him. His electric blue eyes were haunting and looked killer as they glared dagger's at the old Magi and it started to frighten the old man. With a girlish fluff of his greasy graying hair the Magi left in a huff, not willing to admit to anyone he was frightened, and walked away taking the only source of light with him.

"GOD DAMN IT!" Kaito snarled as he kicked a nearby rotting skull hard with his chained foot. If only he had left to go to his brother sooner he wouldn't be in this mess. A animal like growl rumbled in his chest as Kaito picked up the dingy dirty fork on the tray and started shoveling the mush down his throat. No matter how gross it was it made the hurt in the pit of his stomach ease.

Her brow furrowed as she felt the starting of a new and violent headache. Just an hour ago she had been fretting that they were not strong enough and now she was surrounded by what she could only call powerful idiots. She absently wondered if they were more trouble than they were worth but threw the notion from her head quickly, Dasin knew they couldn't survive without a greater army and now they had enough to split their forces and complete both their quests. She should have been happy, instead she felt concerned.

Information flew at her like bullets from a gun. The girl was a dragon, the last dragon, not only would she be powerful but a great resource as well, almost as useful as Yuki. Her unpredictability though was an issue, as were her apparent mood swings. She'd have to keep someone strong with her- her eyes slid over to Charnel, he had certainly calmed her down. And then her attention went to the spider above them. Dasin would have been a fool not to know who the creature was. Tales of a spider that moved in the shadows were well known- though most hoped it to be a tale. She doubted the woman had come to kill them, having not even sensed the beast climb the walls they would have already been dead had she wanted them so. Unless she was the type to taunt with her prey.

"May blade and blood are bound to your cause". Gods, she had almost forgotten about the ghost man as he knelt at her feet. This one at least, this one she would happily accept. The nomadic folk of the caravans were a loyal race once bound. It was an easy choice to make as she too went down on one knee to the ghostman. "As my house and trust are now yours to hold" she replied in the traditional response. Standing up she signaled to the man to do the same as she wiped the mud from her knee.

"I suggest we take this inside" she expressed to Charnel, taking her own advice and slipping into the hallway, a last glance up upon the arachnid on the walls.



He slammed the heavy oak door behind with more force than was necessary only too glad to be out of the boy's presence. Taking deep breaths he attempted the slow the beating of his racing heart- even seeing a demon such as Kaito frightened the Magi greatly, not that he would ever express that to the beast. Taking a overly large brass key he locked the door with a heavy click and walked up the winding stairs, up through a trap door to his ground floor. He threw some carpet over the now sealed opening and considered the matter dealt with. He wouldn't have to deal with that thing for another few hours at least. There was no way it could escape anyway, not with his master after making those chains.

Anyway he had much more pressing matters to attend to, he had just stolen a rather interesting specimen from an unwary Water Magi and was rather looking forward to getting his tools into it. A smirk broke out on his face, in three days time the boy would be moved, he would be rich and his master would grant him more power than he dared dream. In three days Frenus Tot would be a name creatures feared.



He actually quite liked his map. Maybe he should make more he pondered, hearing someone come in from the rain.

A scurrying rat woke Kaito from his drifting sleep making him shoot up from the flat, dirty pillow.
"Fuck" he cursed as the rat started nibbling on the remains of his food. Kaito snarled at the rat, swiftly grabbed it and through it across his cell making it fly out of the bar door and splat on the wall. The inner's and blood ran down the wall as it slid to the floor. The sound of the far door opening informed him his 'keeper' was coming back.

"Better bring a mop and a bucket old man" Kaito growled as the Magi stood infront of him observing the mess.
"Next will be you" Kaito threatened and the Magi gulped loudly in fear. Throwing the boy's tray of food on the floor the Magi hurriedly walked back out leaving Kaito alone once again.

"Damn Prick" Kaito mumbled before reaching for the food. He kicked the other tray towards a stack that just kept increasing. The motion stirred up the rancid smell of himself and the cell and Kaito groaned before covering his sensitive nose with his sleeve.

When was he going to get out of here?

She gazed at Skurge in some amusement. She certainly hadn't thought the little goblin would have had that little trick up his sleeve. But it was very interesting. Stepping over to Charnel, Dasin picked up the other missive by the necromancer. "I'll start now Aidan, it's important to understand what we all will be doing" she explained briefly, understanding the young dragon's impatience as she felt the same herself.

"I'll start with the villager's request, we received word from the village nearby, no doubt some of you may have passed through. They sent a messenger up to the castle to request our help. The messenger explained that they had a Hob Goblin problem near the town."She cleared her throat and continued. "Now often Hob Goblins wouldn't be an issue for the village, there are many capable fighters to defend the town, however they are uneasy about the presence of this particular clan. They detailed that they felt the Goblins were stronger somehow, a little smarter and had been able to use increasing amounts of magic. Dasin paused, goblins using magic was usually unheard of, one generally had to have some sort of control for the magic to be any good or of notice, occasionally one curious goblin might pick up a magic staff and cause havoc happily for a few days- point stick, fire happens seemed to be a rare gift for the race- until it was put down. But the messenger had been quite certain that one or two of the creatures were using magic themselves.

"We've been asked to go take a look. In return the village will provide us we a few young fighters, access to trading and a pre-warning runner if trouble seems to be coming our way. It would be imperative we complete this job, not having to worry about the village as enemies and having done them a good favor will only help us in the long run. Now as we all know, Hob Goblins are a tricky sort, they tend to stick in big groups, and for all their stupidity are excellent at making three things; traps, tunnels and explosives. You'll go to the village and get more information there." Dasin placed down the scrap of paper. The goblin mission would certainly take a great deal of observation and stamina. The little bastards seemed to have a abundance of each other and like nothing better than catching live prey in which to torture for fun or eat, mostly both. It was strange how the creatures had become such a threat, certainly numbers were always worrying, but intelligent magic using goblins? It was a terrifying thought. Dasin noted that the possibility that the goblins had been interfered with in some way to be very great, much like she suspected Skurge had been; after all, a magic transforming arm was generally not evolved.

Putting aside her thoughts, she maintained her current clarification "The second has been given to us by a Water Magi this morning. Something of high value was stolen from him by another Magi. He details that any measure of use can be exploited to retrieve this item. He doesn't explain much in the message but he has agreed to meet with us and explain further should we accept. He says he can get us into the Magi's place of residence without being detected but cannot help from there since he would be using all his magical prowess just to do so. In return the Water magi explains we can take anything we deem of value from the tower and he would join our cause. The lack of detail about the thief himself and what exactly had been stolen was a little unnerving for Dasin but the benefits way outweighed the risks, and it was time they started taking risks.

I suggest that Aidan travels with Yuki to the village, the both of you should be more than enough for the Hob's but we'll send two more with you for back up. I'll attend to the Magi, I think the Lady Drider would be most useful but we shall need two others. Any questions? she concluded.

((Okay guys, head to the OOC and discuss what missions you want, I'll be starting these up tomorrow,hopefully sooner if everyone gets on, if you can't decide I'll put you into groups.))



The thoughts of dodging the Hob's homemade and throw-able explosives seemed to tickle the Demon Lord's fancy. As did their current goblin guest. Skurge greatly charmed Yuki into liking him almost immediately. "Hm, if you come with me I'll make sure Skurge gets good weapons to have in his belly" he regaled to the miniature beast grinning at him like a child who had just gotten away with something naughty.



He grumbled as he looked at the door in front of him, the demon on the other side was certainly insolent. But he wouldn't be for long, oh no. It was nearing the end of the day and then there would only be two days left until his master took the boy and he would receive his reward. He giggles at the thought, there would be no stopping Tot in 48 hours time. And after all, what could go wrong in that small amount of time?

Frenus looked down at the bucket of water in his hand, he had been told to look after the little demon and throwing a bucket of water over Kaito seemed like a generour thing to do. The smell had been getting to the Magi. Grinning to himself he opened the lock and stepped inside.

Kaito's head popped up at the sound of the door opening and in seconds he was soaked from head to toe. Kaito growled loudly shooting up from his spot on the floor and jerking his body forwards, the chains tightening around him. The sound of concrete and brick cracking was a loud echo and Kaito's eye's burned a blazing bright red. He was enraged at the disrespect this commoner was giving him and wished he was off these chains so he could rip the Magi's head clean off his shoulder's. When the wall didnt give away Kaito growled in frustration and glared at the Magi.

"When i get out of here i'm coming for you" he snarled, his demonic energy seemed to coat the room, making the Magi shiver in fear. That sight made Kaito grin evilly.

He had a moment of pure glee when tossing the water over the boy which was quickly followed by pure fear when there was a moment that he thought the wall may give way under the demon's fury. Throwing down the bucket the Magi shivered, relieved that he wouldn't have to try and recapture the boy.

"Tch, you think you know it all don't you?" he sneered "You'll know true fear when my master comes to collect you in two days time". Frenus gave one last glance at the cage and stormed quickly out of the room, it was only a few hours til morning, and while he doubted he would sleep with the adrenaline still coursing threw his veins he must a least try.



Dasin's eyes slid over to the night sky, they would only have a few hours until dawn and they would all need to be refreshed for their journeys. "We all have a tough day tomorrow, I suggest we get some rest, we can figure out who goes where in the morning, for now Hayato, Charnel, the Lady Drider and I shall prepare for the Magi's request. I'll ask him to meet us outside when first light breaks. Yuki, you get ready to take Kor, Skurge and Aidan with you. Her hand when up to her head, a dull throb in he mind was forming. She felt as if she had used all her energy and certainly needed the rest.

You'll find quarters in the tower to the left, keep walking down the hallway you'll find a red door to your right. There are plenty unused rooms you can use for rest. The tower to the left of the hallway, with the green door is out of bounds, as are my quarters which are right beside that. The tower across the garden is also out of bounds, it belongs to Charnel. We shall meet outside the front gate when day begins. she concluded, taking up her scythe that had been resting on the table and heading to her room without another word. The days events seemed to have gotten to her and Dasin was extremely tired. Reaching her own room she softly closed the door behind her. The room had at first been a shambles when they had first arrived at the fortress, the transformation had been marked. Where windows had been missing now stood patterned glass, the cracked floor covered now in wood. Her sleeping pallet had only two years ago become a bed- a gift from a skilled woodman they had saved out in the forest. Smiling to herself she let herself fall onto the feathery covering of the bed and closed her eyes. Sleep came easily, something that would have surprised her if she had been able to recognize the fact. And for the first time in a long time, Dasin Frost slept without dreams.



Yuki nodded along with Dasin's suggestion to get some rest. She hadn't mentioned anything about Hayato though, it was unlike her to forget something like that, she must have been exhausted. "Hayato, you may take your old room if you'd like. It hasn't been touched since you left" he explained to his old solider. Standing up he gave and glancing smile to, Skurge, Kor and Aidan. "I shall see you all in the morning" he said cheerfully making his own way to his tower.