Act 1, Scene 9: Poison, Pacts, and Perils
"Please forgive my intrusion... I bring urgent news... from our king." The lubertian soldier did not look well for ware.
"The king of Lubertia?"
Minister Valtina whispered to the King, “Sire, you must not let him see you like this!”
"Take a good look at him. An injury has blinded him." “Continue." He said again raising his voice above a whisper
"Our kingdom is being attacked by some unknown force! We are severely outmatched! Please send reinforcements immediately! The enemy looks like an army of mages wearing...steeple-crowned hats."
"The king and I are old friends. We will send reinforcements lubertia immediately."
"Thank you, King! The king...and all of Lubertia will be most grateful! I must...return now..Ugh." The soldier collapses from his knees and hands to flat on his face.
"Take him to the infirmary!"
"It's too late. He's gone...” A mysterious woman in purple armour appeared into the room. “It's a miracle he even made it this far.” Behind the girl in purple armour, a quite large… creature also appeared."I can't believe this is happening..."
Minister Valtina spoke up "This is a problem...Because of the festival, there are hardly any men left in the castle. It will take time to mobilize."
"We have no choice... Call back the 4th aerial division patrolling the border." The king looked downwards seeming unsure of himself.
"But if we recall the 4th, we will lose our eyes over Bigantria."
“Lubertia is our ally. We must help them."
"Steeple-crowned hats... They might be black mages, like this little one." The girl in purple dragon armour motioned towards Keke.
"It can't be..." Keke looked down, almost ashamed.
"Could it be Mother...!?"
"I must go now. I cannot sit and wait for the reinforcements." The girl in purple dragon armour started to retreat from the throne room.
"I'm coming with you." Kailvan looked at her, determination blazing in his eyes.
"No. This doesn't concern you."
" I'm not gonna sit back and watch your home and others get destroyed, alright?"
"...Thank you, Kailvan."
"Um, c-can I come, too? I wanna find out who they really are." Keke had a weird mix of eagerness and anxiety written on his face.
"Sure." Kailvan looked skeptical.
"Alright then. Let's go to Lubertia." The princess almost had a tinge of excitement in her voice.
"Princess! This is a foreign matter! It has nothing to do with us!" The silver knight spoke up firmly.
“Ris is right. We don't know if Bigantria is involved."
"But if dark wizards are involved... Kailvan, you know what I'm talking about."
Kailvan looked at her in silence.
"If Mother is behind this, I'll make her stop! I promise!"
"...I think you should stay here." Kailvan looked down, unable to look her in the eye.
"What!?"
"We don't know what to expect there." He shifted uncomfortable in place.
"I've already faced great danger coming here! What's the difference!?"
"Princess, this is war. A lot of people are gonna die." Kailvan looked up his eyes fixed on her, genuine concern plastered on his face.
"I know that!"
"...How did you feel when you saw that Lubertian soldier die, just now?"
"...I felt sad, of course."
"Just sad? Weren't you scared, too? Obviously, you haven't realized how dangerous it's gonna be... You could get killed. This is no time to be talking about convincing your mother of anything."
"But..."
"Now's not the time to argue." King Alv interceded.
"He's right. We must head to Lubertia at once. Will you open the Dragon's Gate?"
"Of course. If you're going by foot, leaving from that gate is the best way. Let us eat while we wait for the gate to open."
"Yay! I'm so hungry!" Keke was clearly ravenous from the Hunt earlier in the day.
"The Fiesta of the Huntress feast is one of our oldest traditions. It began well over five centuries ago. It is customary to eat everything with your hands, so go on, before it gets cold."
"Thank you, Uncle."
Everyone at the table, other than the princess and the woman in purple armour, starts digging into the food.
"Mmmm! It's so good!" Keke ravenously is chucking food at his face.
The girl in purple armour stares at the food, fire in her eyes.
"Let's just eat. We can't do anything until the gate opens." Kailvan reaches over and places some of the dish he was eating beside her.
"...You're right." The girl begins digging into the food.
"Hey, not bad!" Kailvan started stuffing his face now, realizing that this food was not simply made for the upper echelons of society.
"This is wonderful! Princess, how is everything? Why aren't you eating?" The Silver knight, and everyone at the table stares at the princess.
"Oh... I'm sorry. You're right. Everything is so delicious." She starts daintily eating at a plate located right in front of her.
"Indeed, it is. Especially this beef. It is superb!" The knight was taking chunks of meat with his hands and shoving them into his mouth.
"Oh, I'm so full. I'm getting sleepy now..." Keke stumbles and falls to the floor.
As an almost domino effect, the girl in dragon armour, the creature that came with her, King Alv, and the Minister all fell to the floor.
"What the - THE FOOD IS POISONED!" The Silver knight looked horrified at himself.
"Princess...?" Kailvan fell to the floor, realizing in that moment exactly what had happened.
"How could I be so careless!!!? Ugh... I'm starting to feel sick... F-Forgive me, Princess. I should have tastied it for poison..." The knight was in full panic mode.
"That's impossible. There shouldn't be any in your dish." The princess looked at him with a reflexive smile.
"What...? Now that you mention it, I feel just fine. How did you know!? Princess! You didn't!" Ris’s mouth was agape, he couldn’t believe it.
"It's not poison. It's just a medicinal herb Kailvan gave me. Believe me, this was not what I had planned. Ris, I have to make my own decisions... I had no choice. Uncle Alv would never let me leave the castle."
"That is because he is concerned about you!"
"I understand, but - "
"No, you don't understand...! War is a terrible thing! You must never experience it as I have. I'm sorry, Princess. I cannot follow any orders that might put your life in danger."
"...What if Bigantria is behind this attack on Lubertia? It could lead to war between the three great nations. Many innocent people will die... As the princess of Bigantria, there must be something I can do. I have to help Mother... I don't want to see anything happen to her..."
"...Very well. Princess, I will follow you where you choose." The knight looked a bit disheartened by all this.
"Thank you. Let's go before everyone wakes up." The princess walks over to Kailvan. “I’m sorry Kailvan.” She planted a kiss on his cheek. “Come on.”
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A little while later, the remainder of the crew in the room started groggily waking up. "Princess... Where are you going...?" Kailvan was still a bit delirious.
"It must've been some sort of sleeping medicine." The girl in the purple armour spoke up
"It was sleeping weed."
"We've been had..." King Alv looks at Kailvan skeptically.
"I gave her some because she said she was having problems sleeping." Kailvan looks down, clearly a bit ashamed.
"I'm impressed. There's more to her than meets the eye." She gave a small snicker.
"Damn, what the heck is she thinking!? Maybe she's heading to Lubertia."
"Then you might still be able to catch up with her."
"Keke, wake up! We're going to Lubertia!"
"Let's head for the Cavaladei’s Cavern Once we pass through the grotto, we will be in Lubertia."
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In an area near Bigantria, two bounty hunters, one stunningly beautiful with tanned skin, beautifully flowing brown hair, and scantily covered attire, was traveling with her polar opposite, a scarred, gruff looking, red poofy haired bounty hunter. They had received a summons to the castle of Bigantria, and who were they to turn down orders to come there.
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They were just about half a mile away from the city limits when a demon apparated in front of thin air in front of them. “Well, what do we have here? Two heroes traveling to the gates of the wonderous Bigantria?” The demon chuckled out loud.
“Heh”. The gruff looking dude snorted. “That’s about the nicest thing I have heard anyone ever call me.” The man brandished his sharpened claws together, ready for what was about to unfold.
“Now sir, you should know that this is just no way to treat a lady. Blocking her way after a long journey.” She starts reaching towards her back, placing her hand on an axe she always keeps behind her back.
“But of course!” The demon started to appear as if he was going to back off. That was, until the flames appeared behind him. “Let the fire consssuuuuumeee you.”
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He let the fire go forth towards the two bounty hunters, but a wind emerged, from the direction of the gruff looking bounty hunter, directing the fire straight back at the demon itself.
“Fool, your winds cannot control my fire. I was born of fire. I control the elements.” The fire engulfing the demon turned into a funnel of electricity.
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He let the electricity fly in the direction of the beautiful bounty hunter. She avoided it with grace, doing a cartwheel and flip to avoid the lashings.
“Ah I see you may very well prefer a more…. Poisonous approach.” The demon instantly absorbed the electricity, and started dripping with a purplish slime from his body.
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He contorted his body, and the purple slime became a fluid stream, and he whipped himself straight at the female bounty hunter. This time, she dove backwards, kicked outwards, and up, landing on her feet. She then swung her axe downward, cutting the demon’s arm off. Poison seeped into the innerworkings of the axe.
The bountyhunter received an upgrade of her axe from a regular axe to a poison axe.
“We will call this one a draw, precious. Next time, maybe you won’t be so lucky. The demon disappeared in a flash, leaving no trace of the battle that had just ensued behind.
NO ONE HAS DIED. It is day 5: There are 31 people remaining in the game with 29 people able to vote. Lynch deadline is 10 pm EST (but write up may come later due to prior engagements for tomorrow evening, will keep you all informed).
Bigantria:
1.Capri1722
2. Jahboi
3. Stayingpositive
5. Stagg
Urobt
1. Allieh
2. ZiggyandJazzy
3. Emlady
4. Barkley13
5. SARdoghandler
6. Pippy
Bilundeam
1. Mizchiefmanaged
2. Skimble
4. Dina
5. Johnnaboo
6. Genny
7.
Melchizedek
Lubertia
1. Animal Midwife
2. Coffee
3.
Melchizedek
4. Dolphin
5. Wildzoo
Unknown locations:
1. PrincessButterCup
2. Ms. Procrastinator
3. StartingOverVet
4. Lawper
5. Grebes4lyfe
7. Coopah
8. Kcoughli
9. Cubs
10. Muttmanager
11. M935
12. Trilt
DEAD: (Consider if two colors are present that it is half and half)
1. Doggo Lab - Ja
de (MINOR ANTAGONIST?)
3. Mypetmoose – Ta
pu (MINOR ANTAGONIST?)
