forum The New New Fantasy Tavern

Started February 04, 2019 by @Knight-Shives group

tune

Calix walked back over to the bar grabbed his dagger and went back to standing by the door.

Serenade closed her eyes so she could echolocate better, and unfurled her wings, ready to fly up and out of danger if needed.

Damian looked up, the shadows told him something was down there but he couldn't figure out what….

Serenade braced herself, opening her eyes and letting them adjust to the darkness. She took a deep breath, her wings shaking slightly as she siphoned magic from them, swirling it around her hands to create a light.

Calix just stared down the stairs. He too had no idea what it was. But he also forgot to take care of it. When he first got here he went to take some stuff downstairs when he encountered it and walked calmly back up the stairs.

Serenade’s wings drooped as she sucked the magic out of them, and she gave a small cry of pain as she repurposed the instinctual magic. Several feathers fluttered about.

"You good down there?" Calix called down the stairs.

“Yes, it’s just a little painful to siphon the magic from my wings,” she responded, gritting her teeth.

Firiko watched with concern, but neither or Damian made a move.

"Ok. Well stop doing that then." Calix said then checked the time.

“If I’m supposed to fight this thing, I need magic. This is my only way of using magic.”

"I think you could come up now. And if you really want to fight it I have my angelic blade." Calix replied down the stairs.

"You could also try siphoning power off of me." Said Firiko.

“I don’t want to kill you, also you aren’t made of magic so it probably wouldn’t work, but thanks anyway,” she replied to Firiko as she quickly climbed back up the stairs, grabbing Calix’s weapon as he offers it.

Calix gave over the weapon quickly. "Have fun down there. Call if you need help."

Serenade takes a deep breath, and attempts to move her wings, but they only twitch.
“Oh come on. Useless magical appendages,” she whispers under her breath, before walking back down, her wings trailing limply behind her.

Firiko sighed, "I might not be made of magic but my auras are stronger than you think…"

“Magic is life essence used to warp reality. Is that how your magic works? Because if not, then I can’t siphon it.”

"I have chaos aura that warps reality." He concentrated and summoned a wild violet aura. Violet appearing in his wings as he did so.

"yeah. Honestly I have no idea how my power works. Just putting that out there." Calix said out if nowhere.

"yeah. Honestly I have no idea how my power works. Just putting that out there." Calix said out if nowhere.

Tsunami led Riverpaw over to the group near the door, lifting the girl so they could both see into the space. She nudged the back of Calix's head with her nose and huffed.
Riverpaw spoke quietly from the wolf's back. "Uh, w-we were listening from over there, a-and, um…why did you send the winged lady down there by herself?"

Calix turned and looked at her "I sent her down there because we are all pretty stupid and we're play a game of truth or dare. I decided something stupid and she is going through with it."

Riverpaw opened her mouth to respond, but then closed it again and tilted her head curiously. Tsunami scoffed. "Morons."

Calix went over to the bar and got a drink then walked back to the others at the stairwell. "Should we go down?"

Tsunami took a step forward, but Riverpaw tugged the fur of her scruff to stop her. Tsunami craned her head back to glare and growl lowly at the girl, who was shaking her head furiously. Tsunami seeded to smirk, then nodded at Calix. Riverpaw whined, but translated anyway. "She says we'll go."