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« Reply #180 on: July 21, 2016, 07:34:20 pm »
Re'Ni seems excited at the idea and a small glimpse of white energy forms for a mere second in the core of her eyes. She bops Tec's snoot with her paw "Tec smart! Re'Ni think great idea! Now, Let's go have bath!" in an extremely discreet and swift way she looks at her side worried, as if she was looking for something evil, even though nothing was there   ..but immediately smiled as soon as she looked back at Tec.

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Cui giggles and then adopts a very friendly smile on her face "Oh, I know I'm interesting! It's a pleasure to meet you Myst!" She then turns back to Xefr sporting an angry frown "Oh, so it's just to help you... humph! Anyway, I saw those three worlds your annoying youngling friend showed  ..it must have to do something with Zuan'Lotl. My data mentions that for Zuan'Lotl *cough* the Link-to-Past, to appear ..three reds must dissappear. ...Now get me some Ice Cream and a backrub!"

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« Reply #181 on: July 21, 2016, 09:51:19 pm »
Tec grinned at the praise, and gladly turned towards the door. He quickly looked back to Re'Ni, "Let's go then. The pool isn't far down the hall, just this way." Then, he happily walked into the hallway, with his tail making a "follow me" gesture.

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Myst grunted, "Then I suppose we must make those red dots there disappear. I doubt that it will take long, so finding that Zuan'Lotl shall be easy." Xefr grinned and looked at his companion, "No questions Mystic? That's quite unusual for you. But you're right. That's out next objective." The drake then looked back to Cui, "Well, I'll see what I can do about that backrub, but for now you'll have to settle with ice cream from the mess hall and watching the stars as we take a trip to the first red dot on this map. We'll start with the closest one." Xefr's eyes then flashed, and the ship began to move. 

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« Reply #182 on: July 22, 2016, 01:18:07 pm »
The black dragoness laughed at the cute tail gesture and followed Tec, for a moment she stood and turned her head back at the same direction  ..Re'Ni was feeling the presence of something powerful and dark coming from there, but tried persuading herself that it was just her mind playing tricks on her and moved on.
As the two dragons were walking in the hallway and nearing their destination she noticed it again, but decided to distract herself by talking to Tec... {"Sooo... Re'Ni live in self-room or with Tec? Hope with Tec."}

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Cui smilled and closed up to Xefr "Awww! That sounds sweet ..even without the backrub!" She then turn her head looking at Myst while still evidently talking to Xefr "I wouldn't be as sure as your friend-spirit over there about this whole dot-thingy being easy though, especially considering the kind of mentality the Qoatl in this ship share...  No offense! We all have our ups and downs."

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« Reply #183 on: July 22, 2016, 02:40:19 pm »
Tec chuckled and responded, "Well, that's your choice. There are the guest rooms and spare bedrooms that you could take if you wanted. But, I can't say I'd object to you moving in with me, so that option is open for you." Then he paused, and took on a more serious tone, "Re'Ni... What's wrong? You're acting like Guardian before he... well, breaks. But if it helps, I can assure you that the dangers aboard this ship cannot touch you. I saw to that personally a long time ago..." Tec then looks to his left-front paw, muttering something incoherent.

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Xefr nodded, "I suppose that's true. The mentality we all share is the same, simply broken up in pieces and divided among us. We all have problems. But we'll see this through to the end."
Myst snorted, "We shall see about that. But, now that the ship is in motion, let's handle something we can do now. That being, the explanation of just what is going on here. And, I want you to do it, Cui. Essentials can worry about that Ice-Cream or whatever." The Shard then pointed a claw at the floating entity.

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« Reply #184 on: July 22, 2016, 08:03:40 pm »
Re'Ni's face was beaming through her wide smile when Tec agreed on them living together, soon however her smile vanished and her eyes assumed a dark gloom as Tec finished talking. The dragoness started breathing intensely and her tail was shaking, she tried it holding it off and started talking in a cracking voice.. {"Heh, like Guardian. Re'Ni always like that...  ..felt massive darkness, massive like when..."} Re'Ni blacks out for a moment, her eyes seemingly staring at nothing in particular  ..in an instant she snaps out of it and falls to the side, huffing  ...she turns to Tec while still down, looking confused and sad at the same time {"Not felt that in long time.. Dark near; not know if real or mind-demon, but powerful and haunting Re'Ni. Not know if can bear, but try ..for bath with Tec!"} Re'Ni slowly stands back up and comes near Tec...

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Cui frowns, feeling quite insulted by Myst's manners  ..she flies infront of him and transforms for the split of a second into a giant-sized blue cybernetic shadow-dragon entity {"D͏O͞N̷͞'̶̨T̵ ̴̡͝T͜ALḰ̛͠ T̴̢̕Ǫ̸ ̨M̸̶̕E͞͡ ́IǸ̡̡ ̶Ţ̀HA̷T̡͘̕ ̀͜T̸O̴͘N͏͘E͡ ͏́M̀̕Í̕͏Ś̛ŢER̴̢̨!͝"} she then comes back to her normal tiny self and puts on some glasses while talking in a serious and far more calm tone "..Anyway, I will try to explain, even though my resources are limited; Xery was chosen -after he awoke the Scion and was deemed fit- to be the one who stops the damn harbringers and brings balance to the cosmos. To do so he must got to a place called Zuan'Lotl, the Past's Link  ..so he can acquire another great weapon, from  *ugh* someone..."
The glasses disappear "That's it, I don't know much else   ..and be nice, or I'll hold a grudge."

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« Reply #185 on: July 22, 2016, 11:47:48 pm »
Tec snapped out of his mumbling as Re'Ni fell over. He went over to her as she got up, and pulled her into a hug of sorts. He looked at her with a sad smile, "Alright, you win. Let's go have a bath, the demons can wait til later." With that, he lead Re'Ni down the halls, into a very large room. The most prominent feature was the pool in its center, which was easily big enough to provide plenty of space for a dozen dragons to swim. The water was clear, and appeared to go quite deep as well. Off to the side, there was a hot-tube, though it was much smaller than the pool and could only fit a pair of dragons a most. The room was entirely devoid of activity, completely empty. Tec stepped forward towards the pool, and looked back to Re'Ni. In a somewhat nervous voice, "So... What do you think of it? I'm sorry if it's underwhelming..."

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Myst was unfazed by the transformation, and was surprisingly calm through the explanation. When Cui finished, he responded, "Interesting transformation you have there. Is it also your battle-form? That's not an insult by the way, I'm genuinely curious. But anyways, I suppose that story makes sense. Another adventure it is. Though I suppose this person that guarding this great weapon is somebody you are not a fan of, Cui?"
Xefr looked over, and spoke to Cui, "I will warn you now, Cui. Getting Myst to improve his personality is an uphill battle, in which you are only armed with a rotten banana. Actually, another shard named Gatherer put it best. I think it was, 'The only reason Mystic's attitude hasn't gotten him killed his because the Grim Reaper himself is unwilling to put up with it. Thus, he ensures that the universe's motions never kill Mystic, lest the gatherer of souls have to deal with his crap.' Or something like that."
Myst rolled his eyes at that, and responded in his ever calm voice, "Yes yes, very funny. But I will warn you now Essentials. If this journey is anything like the one on Silcor IV, let's just say Durazor isn't here to save us this time..." Xefr grimaced to this, and didn't respond.

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« Reply #186 on: July 23, 2016, 01:45:42 pm »
Re'Ni stood there before the pool in awe for a minute, a big childish smile was adorning her face.. {"This Perfect! LAST TO REACH WATER BE OVERFED JALAOR!"} she moves swiftly backwards and then runs while roaring, jumping with her wings closed inside the water and causing a great wave. She pops her head out and smiles at Tec {"Come!"}

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The tiny artificial blue dragoness laughed at Xefr's jab aimed towards Myst and landed over the black drake's shoulder like an earthican colourful bird would.. "Hahahaha-ahh! A rotten banana! I guess *snicker* if I told mr Myst here that this rotten Banana upon being eaten would reveal to him all the mysteries of the universe, I would have won and he would spent the rest of the day in his quarters." Cui thinking a bit flies over to Myst and pats his head "Sorry I did not meant to act like my brothers, you seem like a nice Qoatl! As to your question *sigh* ..let's say we have different worldviews and sense of humor."

As the Soul's Eclipse approached the first of the three remote systems everything appears to be normal in the system's organs. Everyone could notice the bright red star on its center, though a more careful watcher could notice something peculiar about the star  ..as if it was covered by a red shield of shorts instead of it being its natural colour. Furthermore while it is evident that there is no life nearby  ..the third planet, an arrid red planet with a thick and slightly toxic atmosphere, seems to produce a very strong psionic aura.
Various voices can be heard inside Xefr {{"Come Warrior! - Hahaha, Finally! - Let's Dance!"}}

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« Reply #187 on: July 23, 2016, 02:47:44 pm »
Tec grinned, and made a step back. Then he sprinted forward and leaped into the air, doing a little spin and landing in the water head-first. After the waves cleared, his head resurfaced next to Re'Ni's with a smile. "Heh, I had forgotten how good the water feels on my scales. I don't regret installing this at all."

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Xefr smiled at Cui, though Myst simply rolled his eyes. The patting of Myst's head went ignored, though he nodded at Cui when she finished her sentence, "Makes sense, I know people like that, and getting along is difficult sometimes, but I manage." The Shard then looks over at Xefr for no particular reason.

Upon hearing the voice, Xefr looked back to Cui, "Anything else to tell us before we go down to the surface? I suspect that red planet has something to do with the red dot on the map." While saying this, the Drake was channeling his psionic powers to prepare himself for a toxic atmosphere.

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« Reply #188 on: July 24, 2016, 12:11:29 pm »
Re'Ni smiled and licked Tec's snoot {"Water looks good on Tec too!"} She then moved her left front paw between them, facing upwards and started creating a white psionic energy ball {"Look; Dive and hear!"} underwater one can hear a multidute of soothing warm sounds similar to wind bells, coming from the energy ball  ..combined together they seem to create some kind of music, connected to the feelings of the souls present.

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Cui seemed a little bit unsure upon hearing Xefr's question.. "Not much, just that this is not Zuan'Lotl  ..only a way to move a step closer to it. From what I suspect from the voices , you might need to be calm and alert at all times. The *sigh* 'greatest of all times' is really carefull as to whom she allows to enter  ..so expect a test." She tilts her head next to Xefr's and mutters very silently "Now, about that icecream you promised?"

The planets surface is an unnaturally bright red, with no life on it and many volcanoes sprouting lava. The red light from the star of the system multiples the effect and thus everything in this world seem to be coloured red, from the sky to a black dragon  ...the psionic trail leads to a great cave, beneath a volcano.

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« Reply #189 on: July 24, 2016, 02:29:48 pm »
Tec grinned at the ball of energy, and submerged. Enjoying the music, Tec began to swim around underwater, circling the orb and Re'Ni, performing a dance of sorts with twirls and spins. He hoped to see his feelings of joy reflected in the music, but then paused. Looking to Re'Ni, Tec spoke out, "Come on Re'Ni! Have some fun!". Then, we went back to swimming, clearly having a good time.

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Before teleporting down to the planet, Xefr grinned at Cui. "Well, guess I will be careful and ready for the worst. Thank you for the advice, Cui. Oh, and thank you for reminding me." His yellow eyes flashed blue, and a little ice-cream cone with sort of pink ice-cream dropped into Cui's hands. And then, they teleported to the surface of the red world.

On the surface, Xefr looked around at the barren wasteland, noticing the red tint to everything. He was thankful that he was a dragon, and that the heat was not much of a bother to him, but he remained cautious. He didn't trust that he could survive too long submerged in lava. Myst stood alongside him, though the Shard had dematerialized and was in his natural state of blue transparency. Xefr turned towards the volcano, and began walking forward, following the psionic trail. Myst made sure to keep up with his companion, but mid-walk he tried talking to Cui, "You mentioned that there would be a test. Since this is only one of those red worlds, are you saying that this other fellow will make us go through three tests in order to find Zuan'Lotl?

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« Reply #190 on: July 24, 2016, 08:12:15 pm »
Re'Ni smirked {"Fun? Re'Ni show Tec fun!"} She followed Tec underwater while making small whirpools with her wings and occasionaly jumping up to the surface, breathing fire and watching it as the evaporated water fell back as drops in the pool. She even tried catching Tec's tail quite many times as he moved underwater  ...finally managing it, she pulled Tec close to her with her wings and paws, talking to him psionically in a rather suggestive tone {"Caught something while fishing in pool! Should Re'Ni eat it, or let it back to swim free?"}.

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Cui smiled and gave Xefr a peck on his forehead, then proceeded to enjoy the icecream. However once they teleported on the planet the heat caused the ice cream to melt fast,  forcing the tiny blue drake to eat it hastily  ...then getting a brain freeze and remaining silently in pain for a few seconds.

Cui after overcoming her brain freeze tried talking to Xefr "Yes. But i don't know what we will face  ..I have limited information about all these worlds."
Deep inside the cave, a big shadow emerges, its footsteps can be heard echoing loudly as the three explorers walk further inside.
The shadow is now revealed; it is identical to Xefr, only with a vicious look in his eyes. Behind him is a red orb floating.. "I HAVE LONG WAITED FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY; To meet my weakling self! I know you better than anyone Xefr! You love no one, you care for no one  ...and for that you are a weakling. You cannot pass through me, because you're just a pathetic mutated golden dragon freak, and a coward that would never fight someone stronger for something greater than you. You claim you know so much, yet you know nothing! All this pain and sorrow you have to go through every day is because of me. You disgust me and I love to see you suffer!" The 'mean Xefr' seems to be overhelmed by anger and pain.
Cui doesn't seem to be intimidated, however being worried about Xefr she talks to him psionically {"Don't let him get to you!"}

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« Reply #191 on: July 25, 2016, 12:30:58 am »
Tec was quite surprised when she caught his tail, but smirked as he was pulled in. With an equally suggestive tone, he responded, "Well, you caught it. It would only make sense if you had your way with it..."

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Upon seeing the shadow, Xefr froze up. The words didn't even register in his mind, as he was already panicking at that familiar sight. Myst however, while surprised at first, recovered quite quickly and gave his companion a slap on the back of the head, scolding him as well, "Snap out of it you dolt! That's not Forbidden, 'tis merely a shoddy knockoff created by this cave. It's a test, remember? Now straighten up! Or else I'll have to leave you behind."
With that violent pull back into reality, Xefr squared up and looked directly at the shadow. He responded in a calm tone, "Perhaps some of what you say is true. I am a mutant, for my scales are colored wrong. And it's true that I know nothing, even I believe to have seen so much. But you are also very wrong. I have cared for others, both those living and deceased. I know that, because the passing of those individuals wounded me beyond belief. And I know for a fact that you are the cause of nothing in me. My suffering is attributed to none but myself, phantom. All of myself, from the body standing here and the monster locked up aboard Soul's Eclipse. You, are nothing but an illusion in a cave, the cause of naught but a mere nuisance. Now, get out of the way, or I will have to break a promise I made to myself long ago." To emphasize his point, Xefr's eyes began to glow with a faint blue energy as he finished his final sentence.

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« Reply #192 on: July 25, 2016, 07:47:38 am »
Re'Ni pulled Tec on her with her tail, biting him tenderly as they engaged into some 'underwater operations'. Afterwards Re'Ni quite exhausted placed her upper body out of the pool, while tapping her paws on the floor and moving her hint legs happily in the water. She turned to Tec with a beaming smile {"Re'Ni can get used to this life!"}

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The 'mean Xefr' laughed so loud, it shook the cave and caused many small rocks to fall "HAHAHAHAHA!!! Just an illusion? Is that what you think? You come to this ancient place and think I'm 'jist in illisiin'? Yes, perhaps I was created the moment you set foot in this cave, but I am as real as can get, weakling!" He comes closer and from all indications he seems to be real, he turns looking at Xefr and with a swift move of his left wing he slaps Myst quite hard, without really causing him harm though.  "I. AM. YOU.   ..that's why I hate you! Come try hitting me coward! Try your hardest and put all of your might.   ...I know you want to, you don't care for love and compassion  ..power thrills you; the ability to take lives. SO, do it! Let's see how hard you can hit."
Myst can feel something strange about the slap, it did hurt but it felt as if it was a kind of solid energy hitting him rather than an actual wing. Furthermore the more strange part is that Xefr who was not touched at all by the slap, felt a small pain on his left wing when the mean illusion slapped Myst.

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« Reply #193 on: July 25, 2016, 02:36:50 pm »
Tec's tired form surfaced as well, resting himself right beside Re'Ni on the edge of the pool. With a blissful smile of his own, he turned to Re'Ni, "Heh... I think Tec could also get used to this life. And look! We're all clean now. I mark this bath as a success, for more reasons than one of course... You know Re'Ni, I'm really glad I met you. And it's not just because I like you a lot, but because I think you are like a sign. A sign that things can improve, for me and everybody aboard this ship. So thank you, for being a new source of hope."

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Myst grunted at the pain, and then looked the Shadow straight in the eyes, "And you call yourself Xefr? Ha! Even Scout could hit me harder! Source of suffering my rear end. Now could you get out the way please? There is a test that apparently needs to be done, and I'd rather get to it as soon as possible." Instead of responding like his companion did, Xefr was more interested in the pain in his wing. He decided to try something while Myst was talking, and banged his tail against the wall with all his might. And while the intense pain he had forced upon himself made it difficult, he watched the Shadow to see if it reacted in any way. He also made sure to watch the red orb for any movement.

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« Reply #194 on: July 26, 2016, 03:52:50 pm »
Re'Ni was unsure if she wanted to cry, or give Tec a big hug after hearing him say what she herself feeled about him  ...she finally chose to do both, by covering him with her right wing and giving him a lot of kisses  {"No, thank Tec! All this time hoped for something, for someone to love, to help and be helped  ..and met Tec. No one can hurt Re'Ni and no one can hurt Tec anymore."} her psionic energy seems to form small sparks around her eyes and body. After remaining hugging with Tec for a while, she turns to him in an excited tone {"Perhaps now see where Re'Ni live? Now clean - won't make mess of Tec home!"}

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When Xefr banged his tail hard against the wall, the shadow gripped his teeth and nearly fell down by the sudden pain  ..he then turned to Xefr with a smug smile in his face, his eyes still remaining undaunted "You found the way, I see   ..now you know how to kill me. So, do it; Do what you should've done a long time ago! Liberate the universe of Xefr's existence. It will be the best day of my life! There's no other way, but violence and death!"
The red orb behind the shadow dragon remains in position, floating still.