☵ Ashan 65th, 719 ☵
☵ Mood: Calm, Alert
☵ Company: Himself, Jumper, Lothar, Group
☵ Current Thought: Perfect
☵ Current Theme: Skiki no Uta
☵ Attire: Crimson Devil
☵ Mood: Calm, Alert
☵ Company: Himself, Jumper, Lothar, Group
☵ Current Thought: Perfect
☵ Current Theme: Skiki no Uta
☵ Attire: Crimson Devil
"Common Speech"
"Vahanic Speech"
〖"Black Snake"〗【"White Snake"】
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he clearing was lit by the sun of the morning, and Dosan awaited Argo and the group he was suppose to bring with him. If Dosan's plan worked, this Lyrosaur would die to-trial. Jumper had been out, combing through the thick rainforest trees and on alert for the Lyrosaur, as it did prowl these lands often. Dosan planned on using that to his advantage. Soon Argo and his group appeared, joining Dosan in the clearing. The group looked like they could handle their fair share of heavy lifting, some ranging from Ithecals to Lothar, with a few mortals in there too. He smirked as Argo approached to greet the viper.
"I brought as many willing bodies as I could rally. So what's this plan you have in mind?" Argo inquired, looking back at the group as they conversed among themselves. Dosan stepped forward and gathered their attention to him, calling them in close to gather around him.
"My plan to kill this beast is rather simple. We are going to trap it, and to do so we need two things; a big hole and bait."
he stated, his tail drawing up a plan in the dirt in front of him. It was a crude map but it got the point across. "We'll split into 4 groups to get this done. Group A with deal with the hole, dig it wide and deep enough to where it can hold the scaly bastard. Group B will secure the bait. I assume this thing is a carnivore, otherwise, there would be no point in trying to kill it. Bring as much meat as you can find, even if it means using some livestock."
he continued, many looking at him with doubtful eyes. "Group C will act as the ambush party with me, and group D will lure the Lyrosaur from its den into the trap. That group will play a big role in killing this beast as they will bring it to the pitfall so we can ambush it. Does everyone understand?"
he concluded though he could see the looks on their faces. They either didnt trust him, were upset some outsider was going to kill the beast, or doubtful this plan would work. They all at some point looked to Argo, and the Lothar gave a nod. It was like confirmation of some kind, and they nodded back. Regardless of whether they understood or not that was the plan. Dosan was the only one among them who thought more like a predator and less like a man.
So regardless of what they thought, he knew that without him, they would never be able to kill the Lyrosaur. With the plan laid out for them, he left Argo to delegate the work and retreated to the ledge that overlooked the clearing. There his serpentine companions finally showed themselves, hissing and coiling around him.
〖"it'ssssss time you learned something new Dosssssan"〗the black one hissed, the white one coiling opposite of the black one.【"Yes, but not here, Meditate and you'll find usssss"】the white one added. Closing his eyes he did as they instructed, falling into a calm state of mind, calm enough for him to begin his meditation.
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The Viper used the calm to clear his thoughts, struggling to focus as his predatorial mind wouldn't cease with the many ideas on how to kill the Lyrosaur. He needed to focus, to find the tranquility in the storm of thoughts. It wasn't the easiest thing for him to do.
What should have been simple was monumentally difficult for someone who hadn't meditated in a long time. If it was for a totem it would be an easier task.......of course that was it. He needed to think of it as if he was trying to make a new totem, without using his ether.
He focused, channeling that same mindset and finding his tranquil zone, and in it, the two serpents awaited him.
〖"Any longer and we would have had to sssend a sssearch party for you."〗the black one hissed, the white one resting its head on top of its counterpart.【"Itsss time to learn a new rune Dossssan, come and we ssshalll ssshow you."】the white one hissed. Standing to his feet he looked around the space he was in. It was dark, thick shadows and swirls of amber permeating the space around him.
It was almost like a cave in appearance, like the one he found on Koros, but far more supernatural. The snake led Dosan to a large opening in the cave, and there sat a stone slab in the center. 〖"Have a ssseat in the center of the ssslab."〗The white one instructed, waiting for Dosan to have a seat. When he did, the two-headed snake encircled him, and the white began to explain.
【"Fridgar isss gone, and without him it meansss we have to take over in your instruction. He hasss shown you the Rune of Touch, but for thisss endeavor you are on, you will need to know another rune. It isss one we think will be of the mossst ussse to you in the coming battle."】it explained, the black one etching the rune into the stone slab.
Dosan watched as it gave off an eerie glow of amethyst and blood red, swirls of black wisping off of it. 〖"Behold, the Rune of Ssstrength. Thisss rune hasss the ability to increassse the power of a chosssen limb for a ssset period of time. "〗it hissed, the white one resting on Dosan shoulder as it picked up where the black on left off. 【"Thisss amplified ssstrength will only affect the body part that the Rune isss interacting with, ssso don't expect for your overall ssstrength to increassse Dosssan."】It assured him.
The black one rose and met locked its crimson eyes with Dosan as it finished explaining. 〖"It isss alssso wissse to that your body isss in alignment before applying thisss rune, otherwissse you might find yourssself breaking sssomething by accident, or more humorousssly flinging yourssself ssseveral feet forward unintentionally."〗
With those words of wisdom, Dosan etched the design of the rune into his memory, his tail practicing the motion of how to draw it. When he was satisfied he began to drift back to consciousness, and just in time too. Opening his eyes Argo stood there, an expression of strange concern on his face. It was dark now, which meant Dosan had been in that trance for breaks.
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"Everything seems to be in order kid, the pitfall has been dug, we just got to cover it now. As well we grabbed a good 20 or so cows to use as bait, they've already been slaughtered and set into a pile." Argo informed, bring Dosan to the ledge to see the work that had been done. Torches were lit to provide light in the darkness of the setting sun, and Dosan was impressed with their work.
That's when he noticed it, there fewer bodies than there were when they first arrived.
"We are missing people Argo."
he noted plainly, to which the Lothar canvased the area and confirmed there were indeed an entire group of people missing. He called one of the humans over. "Did you see where Bartold and his group went?" he asked, glaring down on the mortal man. He didnt seem to want to respond but Dosan was sure to get an answer out of him. With a straight face, the viper took hold of the mortal's skull with his bare hands.
"You have two options. The first is to tell us where they went, the second is to remain silent as I squeeze what little brain you have out of your thick skull. Chose quickly and wisely."
The poor man panicked, feeling the grip on his skull increase, the pressure from it causing a migraine unlike any other to manifest. Within a matter of bits, and the increasing pain he was under, the man broke. They went to kill the Lyrosaur! They didnt like the fact a foreigner was going to be the reason it was slain, so they wanted to keep their honor and slay it themselves. he squealed, falling to the floor as Dosan released him.
Those idiots were going to screw everything up. And as if on cue, a thunderous roar echoed through the air, commanding the attention of everyone present. To the north of the clearing a bright flash could be seen, and the following boom of an explosion.
Dosan looked to Argo and took off, leaving the Lothar behind. "Groups A and B finish the preparations, Group C with me and the kid, time to go save some idiots." he commanded, the troops being rallied and going after the others.
