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Legacies of light Arc 10.38: Revenge part 4
Φ No waiting for us to recover the animal people dash at me with the same speed they came at Orb with. Seeing them move so fast I know I can never dodge such an attack so I take and am sent backwards."You rather sturdy aren't you, but regardless it won't let you survive against us."Like insects, they zoom around me, and strike me again and again slowly but surely chipping away at me. So in response to this, I activate my legacy and quickly swing my sword around in a circle, while darkness extends from my blade, increasing my reach.This cuts quite a few of them, but many others dodge the attack. And then they run towards me at full speed and continue towards us and strike with speed and precision.They are all incredibly fast, so much so that my eyes can barely keep track of them. Still, I don't understand how a human body can move so fast, there must be some try it.Suddenly one of them from behind me says, "Red branch battle arts; Passiflora," And comes at me with the same incredi
Legacies of light Arc 10.39: Revenge part 5
"I am Maple Rian and I am one of the leaders of the humans, as of three days ago, we have made our way here into this country."The people stop and start to talk amongst themselves as they understand what is going on. Following this up, I say, "We humans have not frozen over and the outside world, hasn't been destroyed, and we plan to establish contact with you all, but before that, I have to tell you all something."With all of my heart, I shout, "PEOPLE ARE SCARY!" This is so loud that it makes everyone on the battlefield shutter."What are they thinking? Why do they act in certain ways? Why do they lie? Why do they hurt people? Why do they do things differently from one another? Why do they choose death over life? Why are some better at certain things than others? Why do some want others to be a certain way?Why do they carve attention from others? Why do they trick themselves? Why do they rely on one another? Why do they form groups? Why do they create rules they break? Why do the
Legacies of light Arc 10.40: Revenge part 6
Φ I am scared, completely terrified of everything. The world is so much bigger than I thought, and all of the people I care about have been thrust into it, with very little way of backing out.Some have already come back with scares, both mental and physical. And I fret the idea that others will soon have scares like this as well, which could be a lot more deadly than the ones I have already seen.But what terrifies me the most is my lack of ability to do anything about it. Back when me and Orb were hunting predasaurs I was scared but knew deep down I could overcome them if I trained.However, this world we live in is one where even a genius like Orb can be devoured, and I don't think I can survive in such a place. I am frightened that one day all I have, all I love will crumble. So maybe it is better to die right here.Still, I made a promise to always be there for my wife, and to be a living example of Orb's hope for people. So I will take this sensation, take this fear, and move on
Legacies of light Arc 10.41: Revenge part 7
We all shutter as we stare at him. But turning to me Iancu says, "Maple what the hell is that, we got to go now!"Senán then holds out his palm in front of all of us and opens it, and then in the middle of his palm a light front the sky descends down and we hear, "NOW IT IS TIME FOR THE ARRIVAL OF THE MOST MAGNIFICENT BEING TO EVER EXIST, DUMNORIX THE GREATEST IN ALL CREATION!"As Dumnorix's foolish act plays out, the tension that everyone feels turns to annoyance, yet despite our reaction to him, he doesn't just stop there.Turning to Senán he says, "Thanks for the ride doggy, you made my already magnificent entrance greater than it was before!""DID YOU JUST CALL HIM A DOG!" The beastkin from both sides yell.Senán then drops Dumnorix down on the ground, and says, "I am happy that funny Beastkin like you still exist."Every movement he makes sends wind through the area he is just that big. With his other arms, he opens his palm and then spits something into it.Then he throws that b
Legacies of light Arc: 10.42: Revenge part 8
Location: Plains of Díoltas Φ Pointing to Iancu beside me, Willow and Suzuka, he says, "You seem more knowledgeable than the other humans who look quite smooth."Iancu without hesitation says, "Smooth is too light, utterly idiotic is a better word to describe the three of them, especially Suzuka."Suzuka completely out of character starts to attack Iancu and says, "Why did you only exclude me!""I was just trying to be truthful!"Seeing her act wilder than she ever does, I laugh a bit, and say, "Didn't know you could be like this."This causes her to come down and say, "I am not a monster Maple, it is just that Iancu is a demon and deserves to be smithed."Watching from a distance Senán snaps his fingers which create a loud sound then says, "Are you all done?""Yes!" We all say frightened by his slightly aggressive tone."Now nightmare, do you know of the 1st cycle?""Of course I do, it is hard not to."Willow turning to me says, "Isn't that the thing Orb talked about?""Yeah, I beli
Legacies of light Arc 10.43: Setanta part 1
2nd Cycle of history, the 132nd year of athbhreith beithíoch calendar.Continent: Victoria Location: The village of GaothΦ A young beastkin girl stands in a concealed area, and as she does she pets a wonderbeast that looks similar to that of a horse, Glórmthai. The beast has great flowing hair and glistening eyes.And as she hugs it someone walks into the area and says, "Sister, they are back."Turning around to look at my brother, I say, "Again." Then start running with him.We run from the back of my father's shop to the outside, and as we do we see a group of men fighting. As the drunken men are fighting outside, they break through the shops one after another."Those bastards are shattering everything here," I say as I clench my fist.With panic in his face, Andrew walks up to the people and says, "Please stop, you're breaking my shop."His words and pleas are ignored and moments later the leader of these men comes close to Andrew, a man with beautiful golden locks. With a playfu
Legacies of light Arc 10.44: Setanta part 2
-A Few hours later-Location: Hidden penIn the depths of night, I walk out to Glórmthai's hiding place, and as I do I hear the sounds of a few men drinking inside the tavern. Looking through an opening in the horse, I see inside where my dad is comforting Andrew and others who have their property destroyed."What a softy," I say with a smile.Walking over to Glórmthai, I hug him and I think back to the events that played out this morning and all I can feel in response to them all is anger, so fierce and so intense that I feel like screaming."Glory, did Dad really do the right thing because right now more than ever I want to just go out there and crush all of those bastards with my fists.Glory simply neighs in response then licks my head, and I say, "I guess this is your way of telling me to calm down."Looking at Glory, I say, "You usually don't like to sit down, but you're doing so right now. What is going on?"Looking past Glory's head, and flowing hair I see one of the two boys
Legacies of light Arc 10.45: Setanta part 3
My giant of a father with an expression he never shows me, proceeds to attack the men in front of us, and following behind him others try to help. The fighting goes on, but as expected with the exception of a few of us including my father, the rest of the people go down easily.As their swords, hit the bodies of everyone we see their blood fly, around and it is a horrible sight. Holding my brother I stand there frozen in shock, but then my father says, "Both of you grab the children and run."These words unfreeze me and I say, "But what about you!""It doesn't matter just leave!"Swords swing towards my father's arms but he is able to block the attack. Since my father has a bull as his animal his muscles are quite a bit thicker than others.But then, Hubert moves towards my father, and with two quick slashes he leaves a carve on my father's chest which causes him to drop to the floor, then moments later Hubert steps on his head, and says, "Is this all you people got."Me and my brothe
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Arc 10.135: The final celebration part 7
Moving to her, I knock her on the head, and say, "A murder, really?"I turn my head to the boy in the ground and lift him up from the hole.I also see he is tied with rope, so I start to untie him whilst saying, "This is why you don't hang around crazy women like her.""I am not crazy; he is a cheater!"I turn my head to Uathach and say, "I know you're lonely but don't go making up lies about men being in a relationship with you, it is slander."She jumps on my back and starts to bite me, so I say, "Let go of me." While trying to break her grip.However, to my surprise, she is so strong that I can't get her to let go of me. "Spirit energy?""Of course! NOW TAKE MY FURY WOLFIE!"She continues to tighten her body around me choking me out, and as she does this the boy who I was untying gets up and stares at me.Looking at him, I say, "HELP!"But the boy turns and runs away from me, without even acknowledging my situation. So, I just lie there whilst getting choked.In all honesty, gettin
Arc 10.134: The final Celebration part 6
My father moves towards his chair, and standing against it, he says, "For clarity, explain to me again why I should care about those humans?""Because we Tuatha Dé Dannan are not barbarians. You know as well as I do that the growing love, and justification for violence without any benefit is happening everywhere.If everyone's first reaction to anything they don't like is to kill everyone in front of them, it will only negatively impact us as a society going forward. Death has a purpose, and boosting our egos isn't a purpose."My father sighs, then moves towards his chair and grabs a bottle of alcohol, then says, "Hey Setanta, do you know what this is?""Alcohol.""I hate this stuff. It is a substance that makes people stupider, and wilder than they were before. Order is necessary for survive, yet this is something that makes order harder to put in place, not to mention all of the health issues it causes.At one point it became a problem in the providence that couldn't be ignored anym
Arc 10.133: The final celebration part 5
-Break-Walking with the flour thief beside me in the hallway, I ignore her cries and hum to myself, but then she cries even louder while pushing the bump on her head into me.So, I start to hum much more cheerfully than before while keeping the same tone, but she continues to push into me, so I put her in a headlock and use my knuckle to aggravate her bump which causes her to say, "OWOWOWOW!"She then bites me in the arm, and I say, "You gluttony."I start to pull her hair, but she locks her legs with mine and continues to chow down on my arm, and our fight continues until we both lose energy, and I say, "You're a beast.""And you're delicious," she says licking her lips."I think I might bring forward that execution.""Try me, I will defeat you before you have the chance.""You think you can beat me?""I think I can eat you."We both get up and press our heads against each other, and I say, "You're both a glutton and a liar.""If everyone believes a lie it becomes the truth.""Nu-uh
Arc 10.132: The final celebration part 4
Φ As I play, I look down at the people below me and laugh to myself. Look at me and be entranced by my playing you fools. Your eyes, your mind, and even your eyes and hearts are forever transfixed onto my playing.Now you beasts, become enraptured by my every movement. You lot get your kicks by insulting me calling me brash and stupid, but is this brash and stupid? Is my playing not the equivalent of the euphoria of sex dripped into your ears!HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!Soon, I finish and when I do I stand up to bow, then I say, "From the house of Faoláins, we all welcome you here to enjoy your time as members of the Red branch, and as the next king of Gorias I will be here to help you with any problems."I get off the stage and look around at all of the people who are tilting their way towards me. I told them to come talk to me if they had an issue, but it seems like they want to try and get me to talk to their kids or remember their names. What a bother.But soon my annoyance
Arc 10.131: The final celebration part 3
Φ As Dagda laughs in front of me, I say, "So if you would excuse me."With his same cherry smile as always, he says, "Haha, your jokes are as tasteful as your clothes. Now Medb where is my money?""Money? You mean the financial instrument we have assigned value to for the sake of switching things we have made into items we have collected from our environment and from others through labour, intelligence and ingenuity?"With his smile fading a bit, he says, "Hahaha, yes. Now where is it?""Dagda what really is value? Is it something kings assign value to-,""Yes."Putting my finger on his lips, I say, "OR! Is it the exchange of wills from one person to another, so isn't my mere smile payment enough?""Not a chance, now my money."I get thrown off my balance as he rejects me, and then I lean on him and say, "We have known each other for a long time, and you still don't trust me.""I trusted you decades ago when I invested in your research hoping for a return. But every time you make a re
Arc 10.130: The final celebration part 2
Location: City of GoriasΦ For six days a festival has been raging on within the city of Gorias, and the entire providence of Gorias.The beastkin during the festivals made it a point to dress in clothes far more ornate than usual; wearing flowers throughout their bodies, or dressing in clothes made entirely out of plants.Clothes made out of animals had the motif of using materials from animals their innate beast was hunted or were hunted by as a sign of greater connection.The druids made clothes out of plants that could be modified with their beast blood battle, allowing them to change their designs of the clothes, and throughout the city, designated druids were given instructions to change the clothes of those who passed by.Many wore jewellery such as brooches, pins, armlets, rings, and torcs against the animal parts of their bodies as a way to honour their heritage, while many others decorated their bodies with paint or tattoos which represent ancient stories or those who they c
Arc 10.129: The final Celebration part 1
Minagrain in front of me turns incredibly nervous, and she blushes again and again. Her ears start to move wildly, and she takes her tail and uses it to cover her face. She jumps from one foot to the next and then falls to the ground while still holding her tail.Then she looks at me, and she nods."Was that a, yes?" A say with a face of disbelief."Yes," She gestures towards me.I pick her up, twirl her around, and say, "I happen to be the happiest man around!"She turns more and more red as I twirl her around, and we both laugh together. Then stopping I hold her tight and put the ring on her finger which makes her raise her arm to stare at it, before looking directly at me and smiling.Is it even fair to be this cute? Is it even fair to be this adorable? It is like this little girl has a grip on my soul, and there is nothing I can do about it. I am completely dominated by her."Don't worry Minagrain, I will get this traded for some jewellery for your tail instead of this human tradi
Arc 10.128: Cú Culainn part 8
-Break-Location: Culainn's BlacksmithsΦ As we walk through the streets the people of Gorias yell my praises."Setanta the destroyer of the Laochs.""Setanta the future kings!""The protector of all who live within the empire.""Cú Culainn!""The silver wolf of the victory.""Our future hero king.""The one who shall conquer the east."As they speak and celebrate whilst a walk with Aurelius who holds Culainn on his back, I say, "THIS IS WHAT I WAS WAITING FOR!"Culainn says, "We get beaten up, and you grow more famous, life truly isn't fair."Aurelius says, "But we're lucky to be alive at least.""You are lucky to be alive. So now I want to go stay with my hot wife.""Well, I haven't been able to meet with my hot wife yet, so we all stay single together!""Don't lump me in with the both of you."Aurelius and Culainn say, "Minagrain," and instantly all the energy in my legs fades and I fall to the ground."Low blow.""Someone needs to take down your ego every now and then."Reaching h
Arc 10.127: Cú Culainn part 7
Aurelius looked up at me with a pained and frustrated expression. It is the face of someone who has had to swallow a harsh reality that they would rather reject under all circumstances."What? Is the truth hard to hear? Well as you said people are free to make whatever choices they want, so if she didn't like it, she could have just killed herself couldn't she have.""Setanta shut the hell up!""But you would hate that wouldn't you, you want her to be alive and suffer through all of that, just so you can make her pump out her fifth set of kids that look like you don't you."He raises his fist to punch me, and as he does, I say, "Hit me all you want but understand that the only reason you can is because I let you. You're no different than a pet biting its master in this moment, you can get as sad and angry as you want but your survival demands good behaviour.Even after all I said you still want to live so bad that you won't punish me for my words. The common Beastkin could beat you, b
