Author Topic: Repent, and thou shalt be saved. (Read 1826 times)

Admiral Regis Hermitage · « **on:** January 27, 2012, 08:11:32 PM »

Appearing in front of the City's chapel, Father Resulka and Will appeared. Will was no longer on fire due to the priests partial control over the domain, similar to a lesser admin in False Heaven. He had dispersed the fire, but Will was still burnt. Father Resulka stood over the twitching Will once more. "Accept Insama's grace, and you shall be saved."

Zero · « **Reply #1 on:** February 09, 2012, 11:19:04 PM »

Will Atlas nodded, having a desire for the pain to end. "I accept."

Admiral Regis Hermitage · « **Reply #2 on:** February 09, 2012, 11:27:19 PM »

Resulka grins and lifts him up. He noticed something familiar about him. "So... you're his son?" he asked Will. "Yes, yes... The countess will want to see you personally."

Zero · « **Reply #3 on:** February 09, 2012, 11:29:54 PM »

"Yeah. Unlike dad I never had an interest in the whole empire business, sort of became a pirate."

"But well...we had some problems....and now I don't know where to find the other pirates....."

Will would concentrate and form a illusion 'screen' near them that would play back his memories of the attack of the unknown ships. "Do you know who these belong to?"

Admiral Regis Hermitage · « **Reply #4 on:** February 09, 2012, 11:32:37 PM »

Resulka looked at the screen and thought. "Cant say i do... " he replied. "Come... Her Highness must see you, young Aspirant." Resulka informed him and dragged him along to teh Palace.

Zero · « **Reply #5 on:** February 09, 2012, 11:35:02 PM »

Will would walk after Resulka not knowing what awaited him. Perhaps his father could tell him what all was going on exactly to put an end to his confusion. But on his way there, Will closed his eyes for a moment as he followed Resulka and tried to use his abilities to dissolve the screen he had made and also to heal his injuries at the same time. There was no way he would let himself continue to be injured. It was the mark of a dishonor in his opinion to be burned when meeting royalty and so continuing to follow Resulka Will would also change his garments into ones that looked more regal so he would look proper when meeting the Countess. "Well, I hope the countess knows who those unknown ships belong to...perhaps."

Admiral Regis Hermitage · « **Reply #6 on:** February 09, 2012, 11:46:42 PM »

"Dont get your hopes up Aspirant." Resulka calls back to him. "The Countess rarely ever leaves the realm. That would be a question for his Holiness."

Resulka approaches the palace grounds entrance. Immediately, the guards lowered there weapons, and bowed to the Priest. "Thank you children." He tells the guards. They enter into a large courtyard with 3 pathways. A blue bricked one leading to one entrance, a red brick one leading to another, and finally a green one leading straight up to the palace door. Resulka lead Will down the green pathway, passing a few bowing guards.

Once at the door, he simply stood there. After a few moments, the doors opened into the grand hall. A red, greed, and blue striped carpet lead down the far room to what looked like a throne. At the throne, a seemingly young woman sat on one of them. An empty one to her left, and Insana laying across the throne above her, grinning like a teenager in love.

Resulka approaches and bows to them. "Your Highness, and Your Holiness, i bring you the son of the Manic-Polar, Ken Atlas. I found him, and he has agreed to accept his Holiness' grace." Resulka announces to them.

Insana turns upright in his seat, and Tera straightens up. "A new Aspirant I see..." Tera spoke up.

Zero · « **Reply #7 on:** February 09, 2012, 11:52:06 PM »

Ken would look over at Will for a moment and would see something in his eyes that he had not seen in a long time in Will, a sense of purpose and hope. Perhaps this would be best for the both of them and would help them both choose their paths in life. While he did not want Will to be driven insane sometimes it was the only choice. It certainly had been the better choice for him and later Ken would pay a few visits across the Mortal Dimension.

Will would be quiet for a moment and look at Insana and ask. "Greetings your grace and holiness?.." When he said that he looked at both of them. "If I may ask you a question about something that has recently gone on your holiness to see if you have the information?"

Admiral Regis Hermitage · « **Reply #8 on:** February 09, 2012, 11:55:21 PM »

Insana looked down at Tera. His eye brows raised as she nodded to him. "Go ahead, Aspirant" Tera said kindly.

Zero · « **Reply #9 on:** February 10, 2012, 12:07:01 AM »

Will held out his hand assuming they answered and illusion would fill the entire room, a copy of his memory except without the potential to hurt any of them. This memory showed the unknown ships blown up several 100x over so that Insana and others would not have a hard time viewing them and perhaps telling him to who they belonged. "Whose ships do these happen to be?" Will would ask so later he could avenge the UPA, who he thought to be all dead. Of course he would also have to form another pirate band....which would take a lot of time. Ken would for now, remain silent. It was not his turn to speak, he would let his son have his few minutes in the sun and later begin to train him with the permission of Insana and Tera. If his son had been a pirate, and had suffered that kind of loss....well....Ken had no doubt on what his son would do to those that had caused the trouble to begin with. And ironically, Ken was fine with it when his son grew strong enough. But the time for such victories would not be now, but later on.

Admiral Regis Hermitage · « **Reply #10 on:** February 10, 2012, 12:13:07 AM »

Tera simply shook her head. Insana looked closely at it. "They look oddly familiar, but i cant place a name to the face, so to speak." Insana replied. If these were indeed the people who attacked one of his Princes, then there will be hell to pay. "Father Resulka, why did you bring this Tourist.." "Aspirant..." Tera interrupted.

"Aspirant..." Insana continued. "To my realm?" Insana questioned the Manic priest.

"He was in need of saving, your holiness. I was not about to watch an innocent man die." Resulka tried to justify his case.

"Very well Father Resulka." He looks at Will. "Are these the things that attacked Prince Rychart?"

Zero · « **Reply #11 on:** February 10, 2012, 12:19:56 AM »

"Yes....and there was also something else......"

Will did not know how to put that part of this into words and so closed his eyes. the illusion changed to the fire as well. "What manner of creature could generate such fire? I tried every way I knew to put the fire out....but nothing worked. " The fire had been the reason he had needed to be saved, and if Will found the person responsible for the fire...he'd stab him through the head, heart, shoot him a couple of dozen times and then burn the person with his own flames. Will did not like it when he was humiliated like that.

"Not just Rychart, Myself, and the other members of the UPA. I am unsure if any of my crew at all survived.....unfortunately or if they even survived."

"Didn't even sense them get away......"

Ken would take that moment to interrupt. "If I may your lordship and grace..I will attempt to help calm my son...so he can tell us more." Will began to quiver in terror at the memory of being burnt alive....shaking violently as did the room. Sometimes when Will did not have a grip on his abilities, earthquakes happened. And one was happening right now as a result of dredging up that very painful memory.

Admiral Regis Hermitage · « **Reply #12 on:** February 10, 2012, 12:26:55 AM »

Insana simply held up his hand, and the earthquake stopped. "Child of a Demented." Insana addressed Will. "You may serve a purpose after all..." Insana smiled.

"You will find the Prince of the county Xeno, Lucien Rychart... In return, you shall be rewarded if you bring him back, or any proof of death, if he didnt survive."

Zero · « **Reply #13 on:** February 10, 2012, 09:25:16 AM »

Will would consider this and for a moment would close his eyes, deep in ponderings over the situation that had now unfolded. Being paid to locate the remains, or living form of Rychart would be somewhat of an easy task one would assume. If there were any remains, but if not Will was sure he could at least attempt to find some proof of his death. "Very well, I shall accept this assignment Insana. Is there any specific proof you want? And what do we do if the unknown fleet shows up and uses that strange fire to interrupt me while I am searching?" There was a slightly noticeable crack in the voice of Will.

Admiral Regis Hermitage · « **Reply #14 on:** February 10, 2012, 12:38:48 PM »

Insana sighed. In an outstretched hand, an ordinance looking stick appeared. "If the fleet returns, or that fire does, swiftly break the stick, and a priest will be there to rescue you. Keep in mind that this may only be used once."

Insana tosses him the stick. "Do be careful with it, Aspirant." Tera says.

Zero · « **Reply #15 on:** February 10, 2012, 11:05:44 PM »

The stick would be taken and Will would open a pocket dimension and put the stick in there suspended and floating in a gel like substance that was for all intensive-purposes, fire proof. No one would be burning it or anything the gel covered. But before he could go on any search, he would need to seek out some proper weapons for himself as he had nothing left. What this meant is that he would need to acquire a ship somehow and proceed to get armaments as well. Fortunately there were ways to do this and so Will would dispel the illusion around them. Once the illusion had dissipated Will would open a portal not to where he had last been but to a black market of sorts that sold lots of legal and illegal weapons. If whoever this was that had sent the unknown fleet could control that fire...Will would not be going in unprepared this time. Nodding at Tera he would make the query to her. "Will you take good care of my dad while I am gone?" There was no way Will would let whatever the fire was be used here and he doubted Insana would let it either, but it did not hurt to be ABSOLUTELY sure his dad would not be hurt. First and foremost, he'd have to gather a new band of pirates.

Admiral Regis Hermitage · « **Reply #16 on:** February 10, 2012, 11:16:37 PM »

Tera nods. "Your father is in good hands here... Father Resulka saved him from a much more terrible place." Resulka shuttered. Just thinking about a place that tries to cure insanity was petrifying.

Zero · « **Reply #17 on:** February 10, 2012, 11:20:07 PM »

Weapons would be needed. His earlier encounter with those unknown ships had made that fact painfully clear that he did not have the amount of ordinance needed to frag all of them at once and spit on the ashes of whoever had tried to destroy him with that fire. Not only would he need armaments but he would also need a new band of pirates. Darn this. The people responsible would die in agony and Will would see to it himself that they perished. And they would perish, horribly and screaming. When Tera confirmed that his dad would be well taken care of Will made one final statement. "I don?t know when I?ll be back. It will take me a while to round up a new band of pirates to help me search?as my old one got torched by that strange fleet."

Admiral Regis Hermitage · « **Reply #18 on:** February 10, 2012, 11:23:17 PM »

"Does it really take that many people to find such a non-discrete target such as Prince Rychart?" a voice came from behind them. It was the Regent of Insania. "I didnt miss anything did I your highness?" he asks Tera.

"No Regent Octavius. We were just finishing something with an Aspirant." Tera informs him.

"Oh, good." The Regent replied and took his seat.

Zero · « **Reply #19 on:** February 10, 2012, 11:35:12 PM »

And after that, Will would leave.