Lust Asami Curtis's Story

Dodge Hanson
Dodge shrugged. " No reason really. I suppose that I have to come back every now and then, if only to remind myself I'm a freedom fighter. Besides Tink needs to be around someone his own age. Speaking of which." Dodge got up from where he kneeled and prepared to go.

He turned to the door when it abruptly flew open. In came a girl carrying a boy who lay unconscious in her arms.
"Miss, i'm sorry to bother you, but we have an emergency!" she said and without waiting for an answer placed him onto one of the beds. "That's my bed." Dodge said, succumbing to the selfish thought. He was about to ask about it but she beat him to it.

"He's hurt," The girl said, frantically ripping a yellow ribbon from off the boy's chest. Dodge grimaced at the blood that was now revealed. "He got attacked in the woods by someone, or something....I got there to find someone tending to his wounds, but the help wasn't enough....he's losing blood fast...please, won't you help him? Unfortunately I can't stay here, I have to tell the others something important..."

It seemed rather strange that she would drop him here and then rush off. It was obvious from her voice that she cared for him a lot and wouldn't leave unless something was very important. He almost wanted to go and see what it was but thought he would be more useful here. He watched the door for a moment before going to Lust and asking what he could do to help.

Tinkerton Puck
Tink's firework stopped mid-explosion as he heard the yelling from outside. He had found that if he just left the reality with a task it would continue with that while he did other things. He was contenting himself with making these fireworks as he lay on his back. Though Axe was putting on the great semblance of avidly reviewing these plans, Tink had no idea if anything was -or even could be- going on inside his head.

Tink let the firework fade and flew over to the tent entrance to inspect what was going on outside. The reality got up behind him but with a wave of his hand Tink sat him back down. Tink opened his door and almost flew straight into a large mass of fur. Tink back-tracked quickly and looked up at the bear that was now scowling at him. Tink apologized and with a grunt the bear turned back to the person speaking. Tink flew up until he could hover above their heads and listen to the speakers.

"-to make this blockade invisible, that way, victims aren't aware of their prescence. I don't know how many people they've slaughtered, but no matter how many they've affected, the situation is critical. I know this sounds ludicrous, but i swear, I've seen it with my own eyes, and if you believe me, i can prove it. Believe it or not, there are also strange attackers lurking in the woods. They have already pursued my friend. I think that these soldiers in the woods must be hiding something, because if they don't get their prey, these strange attackers do. Furthermore, although i am not the leader here, i think that this blockade is crucial if we want to continue further into the dimension. I wish to speak to someone in charge about this."

Axe is in charge..... but if i'm controlling Axe....I guess that puts.... oh dear I'm in charge!? Tink had to stop himself from falling straight down and slowly glided back inside his tent. Once there his nerves burst and he fluttered frantically around the tent. "I'm in charge. I'm in charge. I'm in charge. I'm in charge."He repeated though he couldn't force himself to believe it. In retrospect he should have thought that impersonating the leader meant he would have have decisions but the idea was no less scary. He was a follower not a leader. And at that he knew nothing about making military decisions; he was a pacifist! Tink stopped his fluttering and landed on the table with his head in his hands. Oh dear he muttered again before looking up at the reality. It was every bit as inspiring as the real thing. I may not be a leader, but they expect him to be. "Oh I envy Dodge's acting right about now." he whimpered before collecting himself. The reality as if sensing Tink's decision finally got up from his spot and prepared to leave.

Axe burst through the tent flap and after counting to five followed. Ruya had started speaking now about how they should combat some kind of creature. Tink didn't yet feel that he could add anything to the dialogue so Tink had him stay back with his arms crossed. Tink flew up and settled on the top of Axe's tent, far enough not to be seen but close enough to hear most of what was being said.

Lust Asami Curtis

Lust lifted the bandages for a instant then covered them again. The scent of blood was heavy on the air. She looked at the lass who was now awake her face pale as she looked at the young male who wounded.

Cassidy Pyro SaintClaire

Cassidy had awoken with a start at the scent of blood. She had jumped up from her cot and it was then that she saw Ancel. Her face drained of it's color as she slowly stood up and walked to his side she took lust's hand and lifted them for a moment to see the wounds and the damage they inflicted and then recoiled and flinched away at the sight of them. The female then would put her hands back over the wound. Cassidy's anguish turned to rage and her eyes glowed orange to reflect this. She took Ancel's hand and rested her forehead on on them. "I'll find who did this to you. I will find them Ancel...this I promise...And I'll see you when I get back." She said making him know she knew he would survive this ordeal and with that she removed a necklace from her neck. The necklace was silver chain with 2 dragons circling a green stone. It was cool to the touch but when around certain people it would warm up a bit and glow different colors, engraved on one side of the stone was 7 letters which spelled out one word 'Courage' and on the other side 4 letters were engraved that spelled out 'Hope', and then on another side. The dragons were crafted from cold, with ruby red eyes and they held great detail in there design, there mouths were closed and at the top of the crystal the dragons necks were resting on each others shoulders like a hug. She put the necklace around his neck and with that she turned and walked away. She saw Kya and then she saw another being who looked like a bunny...no that's not it. A kangaroo? Yeah that's the animal with Tink, and beside him--- She shook her head telling herself they had a good reason for this horrible display. "Whatever your planning I want in." She said clearing not in the mood. Her eyes continued to glow and swirl about in a mix of anger and pain. "Where is Destin?" She asks them.

((OOC: No, it should be an Axe illusion. Tink hasn't even met Ancel to begin thinking of making an illusion of him. I don't know how it changed either. Typo perhaps? The names are similar.))
Dodge Hanson
Dodge nodded and turned around in search of the bag. "Med Kit, Med Kit." He muttered as his eyes scanned the tent. Gotcha he whispered as he spotted and took the kit from beside the unconscious dame. As his fingers wrapped around the strap, he noticed the girl stir slightly. She'll be up soon he thought before hastily bringing the bag to Lust's side. As soon as it was beside her she went to work mending the boys injuries. Dodge watched over her shoulder as she worked diligently worked. While Lust worked on healing this man, Dodge began to wonder what this man had done to get injured so bad. It wasn't like anything he had ever encountered.
"What was that?" Dodge asked after hearing Lust whisper something.

Tinkerton Puck
The illusion stood there mostly apathetic as the rest of them discussed. He turned to someone when they were speaking but other than that he was motionless. Tink shifted uneasily. The real Axe would have said something by now, something to at least shift conversation. He tried to speak out several times but as soon as he made up his mind to speak, someone else would take the chance.
"Now again, where is Destin and what is the plan?" Cassidy said. Tink jumped at the chance to get Axe into the conversation.
"I believe I can help you. Axe, Leader of the freedom fighters." Axe said as he walked to them. Instinctively Axe was about to raise his hand for a handshake but Tink mentally slapped it down. "Axe doesn't do that." he scolded. Tink continued.
"Now if we could just come this way to my tent, we can come up with a plan." Quieter he added. "Away from prying eyes." Personally Tink didn't mistrust any of the freedom fighters but he knew that was probably something that concerned leaders.

Sunset was starting to turn into night, and the air-chosen one decided to check on her hospitalized friend. Kya took a deep breath, hoping that Ancel wasn't dead, and slowly peeked into the tent. Lust was there, working her medical magic on Ancel's chest. She breathed a sigh of relief. If she was still working on him, he wasn't dead yet. Would he be alright for the battle in the morning? She'd have to wait and see. If not, there would probably be more running in the future.

As Lust rested on the table, Kya entered, and looked down upon the bandaged earth-choosen one. Around his neck was a glowing necklace that spelled out 'hope' and on the other side, 'courage'. With further inspection, Kya realized it was one of Cassidy's necklaces. She must have placed it around his neck before she went off to see her and Ruya. She touched the glowing gemstone and sighed. It was her who should be giving Ancel gifts, not Cassidy. Kya was the one who almost got Ancel murdered in the first place. She was expecting him to be very angry at her.

She turned her head to Lust, a worried look in her eyes. "Is he going to be okay?" she asked. "We're going to travel early in the morning, do you think he will be alright then?"



A big centaur walked through the camp, his teal stripes shining through the last remaining bits of sunset. He was helping the others light the torches around the campsite, when he saw his friend, Artaxes Cleave, standing there unoccupied. With the torch in his hand, Titan trotted over to his friend. Little did he know that his trusted leader and friend was merely an illusion, and was really being questioned at one of Getsus's prisons. Little did he know that he was the last original member remaining in the camp. The rest had been killed, captured, or lost in action.

"So, i guess that girl's upstaged you, eh Axe?" he said in his booming voice, a playful smirk across his face. "She just kind of told you what to do. I would say that was very rude of her, but her plan was rather smart, so i have to give her SOME credit."
Titan looked upon the torch in his hand. The fire reminded him of the flames he used to craft swords, spears, and axes. He found the fire spiritual. Fire could be used in good, bad, or the inbetween. It was never just one side.
"I might as well cook tonight, Axe, apparently rumor has it that Lust's been working on someone in her tent. Don't think she wants to cook after all she's been through."

"So, the choosen ones are finally here, huh?" he said, crossing his arms. "Finally. I think i actually recognize them all. The two men like somewhat familiar, the warrior woman i think was with me in the army, and i believe the yellow one was a dreamcatcher along with the nekos. Kya.......Anderson? I think that's her name. I don't know if...."
Titan stopped in mid-sentence by the sight of the blue gem Kya had from before lying on the ground, unguarded. He bent over, picked it up, and shook his head to Axe. "Whoever has this should take much better care of it." he said, holding it in his other hand.

Lust Asami Curtis

Lust looked at Kya seeing the pain and grief in her eyes she walked to her. "He will need rest tomorrow is a bit to soon even for my alchemy and potions. But I will do my best to have him in top condition so he can at least travel." She looked at her and sighed. "Do not blame yourself Kya Anderson Of Air. You could not be expected to have known the outcome of this situation. He seems at peace with this situation. In the end he protected a pretty girl from a monster after all." She smiles and puts some of her hair behind her ear in a motherly fashion. "I saw you looking at the dragon necklace. 'Hope and Courage'..seems to have meaning behind it..Would you like me to help you fashion a gift for him too?" She asks her.

Cassidy Pyro SaintClaire

Cassidy smiled leaning her head against his forehead she was content as well.
"Love and Life..." he murmured, "...I'd give my life to save you. I want you to know that." She opened her eyes and smiled it was of corse a more sad smile. Pathetic smile really. "Cliche isn't our style." She half jokes but her voice cracked and she kissed his lips. She looked into his eyes her hand caressing his cheek. "And besides you cant save the girl who saved you." She looked into his eyes for a few more minutes silently before she went on. "When you died on the battle field. I was in ruins. Angered and loosing my mind with grief and rage. I no longer felt I should live on. I killed not only you but our men too. I was to trusting of our recruits and I let my guard down. I fell into there trap led you all to your deaths because I became to weak to decipher my real soldiers from a undercover spy for Getsus army. And I took his word for where the enemy was located. It was my fault and I knew it. So I lived my life in battle. I went to the people who killed you and one by one I took them down. There screams of agony would pierce through the night and there blood would stain my pathway. I lost myself in my need for revenge...and then they found me. Alone so much hatred in my heart and the need for revenge still heavy on my mind. They looked at me and told me I was needed to save this world. I laughed at them. I was still so angry at the world. But they found my journal and they showed me the picture of you and me smiling. It was beautiful and I remembered the reason I joined the army. I remembered why I was alive and why I was here. Because of you. I lived because you shielded me from a bullet but in the process....you Stepped on a landmine and blew yourself up..I remembered how much I loved you. And the anger and need for revenge turned to agonizing pain and guilt. They took me to some place and all I did was cry. I refused to eat, to move. The girl with the 'Will Of Fire' had died with the man she loved on the battlefield. I was dead. They realized I guess that I was of no use to them so they proposed a deal with me. A life for a life." She smiled. It was a real smile. A smile of happiness and love a smile of pride for what she did. "When this battle ends...and Getsus is defeated..the magic that holds my life intact will ripple and then it will break and I will be no more..I should not be here even now..I died on earth many many years ago at the age of 29..I caught a fever a great sickness that took my life...I live to die at the right time...it's the agreement I have with the Sages. And I don't regret the choice I made because....I get to see you again. And you will have a life and happiness. My only regret is..that I wont get to be there to see it. I cannot bear you a child or marry you. But this is enough." She assured him happily.

Connor Pyrogen

Connor Conner walked back into the campsite with a determined expression, his eyes held grief and sadness he had been walking around the whole area and snuck into Getsus city exploring it from the shadows to draw a updated map of the area around the city and the woods. He also was trying to find Piper and Axe so he could save them. He failed in his mission. Feeling ill about the situation. He saw Cassidy and Destin having a very intimate moment and decided to allow her the chance to do this. He explored the campsite where he saw Axe, Tink, and Titan. He sighed knowing that this Axe was nothing but a illusion. It made him feel even worse about the situation. He walked to Tink's tent and saw Ancel in stitches, Lust with blood covering her shirt, Kya with a depressed look and his heart dropped. He ran to them in a panic so upset he couldn't even talk correctly he just screamed out incoherent things that made no sense.

"I remember seeing Kya drop that before she left. I should be able to get it back to her if you hand it to me."
The illusion Axe extended his arm to receive the stone. Without hesitation, Titan placed the blue gem in his hand. "Alright, Axe. Just be careful with it. It's more important than you think. Oh, and by the way, sorry to cut you off earlier. I think the earth-choosen one is the one hurt. I don't know his name, but i think it's somewhat similar to yours..."

He finished lighting the last of the lanterns in the camp. It was dusk by the time him and illusion Axe finished. He sighed, and started to walk over to a pile of firewood, the torch in his hand still lit.
"Alright, Axe, i'm going to cook now. I'll see you later." As Titan left, he wondered if Axe was deep in thought or perhaps nervous. He could usually tell Axe was deep in thought when he didn't have the same rhythm that he usually had.

For the rest of the night, Titan cooked up his own version of beef stew, a freedom fighter favorite. With him working, the night went by in a flash. As the recruits ate and he managed to have a conversation with each and every one of them. As he talked, something went through his mind. What if tomorrow was the day that he could see the world again? What if the chosen ones could actually do it; save the dimension? Axe hadn't authorized it, but Titan decided to follow the wind choosen one to the wall in the morning. Since centaurs did not sleep, he would help her if she had trouble waking up. In order to use the nightmares against the men, they would have to be at the wall at a specific time. Once dinner was over, Titan cleaned up the camp, and returned to his hut in the middle of the camp.



"He will need rest tomorrow is a bit to soon even for my alchemy and potions. But I will do my best to have him in top condition so he can at least travel."
Lust's response only lifted half of Kya's heart. It looked as though this journey was about to get much tougher.
"Do not blame yourself Kya Anderson Of Air. You could not be expected to have known the outcome of this situation. He seems at peace with this situation. In the end he protected a pretty girl from a monster after all." Lust said, putting one piece of Kya's hair behind her ear. This comforted her. For a second, she looked up at Lust and smiled, her eyes regaining the same sparkle that they used to have. Could she be right? Was Ancel actually happy? This thought confused her, and she awkwardly stared down at the ground. Even if he was happy, it was still her fault.

"I saw you looking at the dragon necklace. 'Hope and Courage'..seems to have meaning behind it..Would you like me to help you fashion a gift for him too?" Lust asked Kya. She nodded, her smile as wide as the sea, but the sparkle in her eyes fading away. "Alright. Sure! I guess we can do it later when..."
Suddenly, Connor ran into the room, screaming things that made no sense. Confused, she ran up to him and placed her hand on his shoulder, hoping that would calm him down. "Connor, it's alright. Ancel is fine. Everything is fine. Now listen, early in the morning we have a plan to destroy a wall that's blockading the path in the forest. You can come with us if you like."
She turned back around, facing Lust, and waved to her. "Thanks again for taking care of him. I'll see you later."

With her bare feet, she walked through the camp, and with a gust of wind, boosted herself into one of the trees that hovered over the area. Kya knew that it was best to sleep now if she wanted to wake up early by morning. She closed her eyes, attempting to fall asleep. A few minutes later, she opened them. At first, she was confused at why she had done so, but then realized that it was a habit of hers. Back in the day, before the war, once it was night in the IDD, the lucid dreamers would fall asleep, and return to reality, waking up in their beds at home. Now was different. Since the IDD had been practically destroyed, she couldn't return back. A million thoughts went through Kya's head: Getsus, the dead lucid dreamers, the freedom fighters, the wall, Solomon, the sunlight stone, Axe, the choosen-ones, and Ancel. Before she dozed off into a dreamless sleep, she realized that there would be many more thoughts to come.