castleinthemist | Queen Plot

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Queen Plot - Mingle Post!

The sun has nearly set when the attack begins.

It's quiet at first, and easy to miss. Pools of shadow form and then slowly expand, and then strange creatures of the same rise from them, their only distinguishable feature their strange, glowing eyes.

And then they move, lurching forward and spreading through out the tower, around the fountain, and across the bridge. They grab whoever doesn't run fast enough, and attack only those who attack them first. They're single-minded, but swift and strong, and escaping from them won't be easy.

And of course, elsewhere lurks their master, the Queen...

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[The Queen is watching.]

[Standing in the floor of the tower with her clothing of shadow and her skin snow-white, the Queen observes her minions at work, watching at the creatures swarm and attack her escaped visitors. She is tall and imposing and seems strangely unconcerned with her creatures' work.]

[All the more reason to confront her, yes?]

[Here's this Kadar. Look at him! He's currently running for his life from the shadows. He was pretty sure that whatever they intended to do to him, it was not going to be helping him find a way out. In fact, he was rather certain it might end in death, imprisonment-- all number of awful things he'd really rather avoid.

So, he's freerunning across the bridge, and he's starting to get a little winded. And then you might witness what's happening when he doesn't quite dodge a shadow fast enough-- and it grabs him.]

Brother!

[...and then Kadar is gone, dragged into the shadow puddle. He's back in a sarcophagus, unconscious. Save him?]

Danny hadn't wasted any time. As soon as the attack started he had taken advantage of the confusion to transform and start fighting. He'd lost count of how many of these shadows he had blasted. But they just kept coming. This was worse than the sleepwalkers.

...By now he had no clue where he was.

[Everything had happened so quietly, the shadows and everything unnatural about this place had seemed to accumulate. He had been able to avoid them for that moment and while he had some close calls its the voice that he heard the familiar sound and the title of which the form it came from regarded him. Tensing, he knew that something had happened and while he had been cautious since they he hurried along in attempts to find the noise. His breath falling and rising from his lips he hurried along, as fast as he feet could take him leaping and moving from platform to platform in attempts to keep out of the hold of the demonic creatures, these beast he was certain where not logical, should not make sense.

Almost grabbed he stumbled slightly before he fell to a lower level with a harsh breath that escaped his lungs.] Kad--

[He coughed as he looked around, his brows furrowed. Calling out loudly for the other to see if he would retrieve any response.] Kadar!

[Something is wrong, and if that shout across the area is not enough to get his attention, it is the reaction that has him turning on his heel. Breaking his run in order to turn it around, the assassin feels something twisting in his stomach, something that made him feel sick as he avoided the creatures that he could. Already he had lost a few knives--some had been recovered but the attacks had done little more than daze whatever it was that tried for them.

Witchcraft, something they were not prepared for, he admitted that in a bitter thought. Quickly though, he made his way to where he had last heard the other, found the Al-Sayf elder but not the youngest. Shoulders heaving, he searched the area for any of the creatures, any sight of Kadar. At the lack of either he grit his teeth, rushed over.] Malik! He is not..

Where--? [Panic, unfortunately, seemed to be good company. For a moment, at the least. With a breath, he tried to steady himself, looked over the other.] Which way?

"God damn it!"

Duo's voice cut through chamber, clearly irritated at the current situation. How many of the damn things had he already sliced down with his weapon? And how many more just kept appearing? It was like this damn castle WANTED them dead.

"Get the hell away from me!"

"Watch out!" Danny throws a doublehanded blast of ectoplasm at the shadow things creeping up behind the other boy.

"Shi--!"

Luckily Duo had the common sense to DUCK when something huge, green and glowing was being hurled in his direction. It struck the shadows behind him, dispersing them quick.

"... geez. Thanks, man..." he breathed, straightening to look at the ghost boy with a raised eyebrow.

Toph didn't know what hit her, poor girl.

She'd been minding her own business, investigating the hall near the fountain. Sensetive ears had picked up a commotion somewhere farther in the building, but she couldn't pinpoint it.

Then without warning, a sharp pain in her back and shoulder had her lifted off the ground and soaring. To where, she didn't know. By what, she didn't know.

The next instant, without even time to scream or call for help, she was locked up back where she'd started... and she couldn't get out.

What's this? The Queen's attention turns towards Duo and Danny, her expression carrying only the faintest traces of curiosity. She studies the two boys, and then wordlessly sweeps towards them, keeping her gaze riveted to the two.

She speaks, but not in any language the two of them will recognize. It's smooth and almost lyrical, and completely unintelligible.

Danny gives the Queen an unimpressed look. "And that's not creepy at all."

Duo stumbled back away from the Queen, bladed weapon at the ready in case she tried to attack. She certainly looked like a shadow, but shadows didn't have faces, and before then had never spoken before. Even in some language he didn't understand.

"... oi. Lady. You the one that's responsible for this?" he asked, staying close to Danny just in case something else happened.

The Queen blinks slowly at the two, the curiosity fading from her expression to be replaced with cold indifference. She stops her progress and offers no answer to Duo's question -- though of course, the shadows don't seem interested in her in the slightest.

Silently, she makes a sweeping gesture with her hand, from left to right -- indicating Duo and Danny first, and then pointing towards a cluster of shadow monsters. Well?

Danny scowls and brings his hands up in preparation for an attack. "Great. I suck at charades. You have any idea what she's trying to get at?"

"Uh... crap..." Duo groaned, looking back to where the queen had gestured. Fucking shadows. "I think she means... we're next..."

Now there's a tiny trace of annoyance on the Queen's face. She points at the boys again, and then sweeps her hand towards the shadow creatures, more emphatically, and then points sharply at the shadows.

Two of the creatures have turned their gaze towards Duo and Danny, as well, and are staring intently at them.

"That is so not going to happen." Danny glares right back at the shadows. "Either attack or go away. Stop wasting my time."

"Damnit... I don't get what she's tryin' to-- LOOK! Lady! We don't wanna be here, okay?! Just... send us home and you won't have to send your damn minions after us!" Duo barked at the Queen, fingers tightening around the hilt of his weapon.

Do any of the beings in the room enjoy sudden appearances? Unfortunately, it can't be helped. Suddenly? Have an assassin falling from above--he was knocked down while trying to avoid one of the shadows. Just.. crashing into the middle of this.

Oh, a newcomer. The Queen blinks, but wastes no time. Danny and Duo clearly aren't getting it, so she points to Altaïr and, once again, sweeps her hand aside and to the cluster of shadow creatures gathered to the right -- of which there are now three instead of two.

Come on, Altaïr, don't disappoint her.

"Let me guess. You're just dropping in?" Danny aborts an attempt to catch the guy. Not like he could have made it in time and he looked like he was managing okay.

Duo winced at the landing (and rolled his eyes at Danny's pun) and moved to help the guy get back to his feet after he was down.

"Geez... graceful..." he muttered, keeping at least some attention on the Queen. "I don't get what this chick is tryin' to tell us, guys... but whatever it is, it can't be good."

The play on words gets more than a groan from him as he is helped up. Looking from the two to the queen, and then the shadows, Altaïr holds confusion, composing himself after crashing to the floor. He'll try to be quick in recovery.

"... She wishes for us to attack? Why?" He did not know them but.. strength in numbers, was that not the saying?

This must have been the wishing well Duo had been talking about back in the alcove. It didn't look much like a well and the substance in it certainly didn't look like normal water. Heero stood at the edge of it, peering at the glowing liquid and the surrounding stone structures.

Hearing some commotion outside the room, he turned and made his way towards the large door, readied for whatever the hell was going on outside. Or at least he thought he was. A normal fight would have been something he could have easily handled, but coming face to face with one of those Shadow Creatures was something he hadn't expected so soon. Armed with only a heavy, wooden stick, he took a swing at the thing and rushed past in an attempt to escape.

Before he knew what happened, he found himself locked right back up in one of those sarcophagi, unable to push the damn thing open. He grit his teeth and used his legs to try to push the heavy lid off, unable to do so.

Well, they're discussing it. The Queen doesn't indicate whether or not she understands the three, but for the moment she stops and simply watches them -- much like her shadowy friends.

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Queen Plot - Mingle Post!

THE TOWER - Encounter With the Queen

[ the bridge --> sarcophagus room. ]

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Fountain

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JUMPING INTO THIS VERY LATE

HAHAHA it's alright!

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The Spring

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