genessia | Battle of Attleton

[There were quite a few people in the group Zelos didn't recognise, although some of them he'd seen responding to Fay's initial summons.]

Looks like we're gonna need some introductions before we start, huh...?

[At the voice behind them, he glanced over, giving Fai a wink.]

Right, who here's best placed to start sneaking this stuff around...

[He did notice the small youkai floating next to Ted - just about - maybe her?]

Think you'd be up for sneaking in and trying that, cutey? Think you're less obvious than the rest of us.

Koishi blinked, tilting her head, glancing from side to side before she realized he was talking to her. She wasn't used to being in this state AND having someone talk directly to her. Considering most of the time people had no idea she was there... Fortunately the group was already aware of her.

"Yeah. I can do that. I'm really good at sneaking." That was obvious... or, rather, not obvious. "It works really well on sentient minds so the Mister in gold wont see me at all. The rock golems might but that's because their minds are simple and robotic. It doesn't work quite as well on creatures that don't have as much of subconscious to manipulate or as much of a conscious mind to be excluded from... But they're not that threatening so it will be fine." She was at least trying to be quiet.

"Just be sure to tell me what exactly you want me to do and where you want me to be when I'm done. Or else you might not find me again. I can take a couple people with me too. But many more and it wont work as well."

(ooc: If you want to use Koishi for positioning you have my permission to mention that she moves your character. She's inhumanly strong enough to carry anyone here and then some even.)

Edited (tweak) 2015-10-02 16:03 (UTC)

Introductions? [She looked at Zelos.] That's so formal... But if our red haired leader insists... [Because yes, Zelos, you just forgot to introduce yourself. Ahrem.] I go by many laudatory names but Yuuko Ichihara will be fine here.

[Of course she'd noticed Koishi a long time before Zelos actually mentioned her but she still managed to play the surprise.] Look at you, Sweetheart! Aren't you the cutest little thing~? [She almost looked like she was going to go to Koishi and hug her, but she did not.

Instead she looked back at Clow who was standing not far from her and who had yet to speak up.] Isn't she just?

{ Clow still said nothing. He would be more than happy to introduce himself to Zelos, and indeed would later on, but if he had to hide for now to ensure Zelos got in undetected, so be it. Clow hated fighting, he hated using his magic for purposes like this, but that doesn't mean that he doesn't know how to do so.

Still, this was an impressive line-up. Maybe he wouldn't have to-- of course. Yuuko was addressing him. Clow Reed's illusion faded, and there he was, standing there, smiling, as if he had been there all along. }

She is. { Clow Reed stated, nodding as he did so. } She's like something straight out of one of the Cards.

Darn, he should've worn the cloak. Oh well, Koishi probably would've snitched on him anyway. He introduced himself in whispers.

"Hello everyone; nice to see so many up for part-time heroics. You probably know me already, but unless you're one of those blessed people who pay no attention to politics, I'm your one and only Everglade guardian. Naturally this is out of my jurisdiction, so I recommend we all send Vyers the bill for our efforts. He pays almost as handsomely as himself; don't miss out."

[Movement stir's within the bird cage, the small thin figure slowly raising from the floor of the large cage. Time seems to blend together when you are being kept and Sakura truly can't remember what day it might be. She slowly looks again, her hand rubbing at her eye as if it might afford the princess clarity.

She hears the soft whisper of familiar voices which brings her to the cage's edge. Her knees scrape against the cages floor as she looks down at the small gathering a little ways away. Her heart leaps in her chest before turning to see Gilgamesh. He's very busy fighting what looks like a small army of people.

The magic around the cage is thick, a vale that shimmers almost as much as the gold that formed her prison. Her lips move, mouthing words that she didn't think she should speak aloud.]

The feather?

[The cage rocks slightly as she moves but it doesn't make a sound loud enough to pull any attention. It's only affixed to the top as if balancing though it's obvious that it's safely secured.]

[Fai was quick to notice Sakura was in that state where if she was out of that cage she would try and seek out her own feather. With the vile in his hand he made sure to step away from the others if only for a moment and while the others were busy talking he threw it up into the air, spilling it's contents before holding out his hand and writing something in the air.

He watched as it swirled around the contents before makings it way towards the cage and all he could wonder is if this will weaken it or not. He had hopes, but he couldn't be positive.]

Can someone see if the magic is weaker, I'm not sure how much time we have left so I think we should maybe focus.

Ted gave Koishi a slight nudge. "Go on. You have a head for these things."

"But I... Umm..." Koishi looked over at the magic and back at the group. She did perk up at all the cute comments, but she didn't acknowledge them for now. Focus... stay focused. Her eye opened very slightly. "I'm just a youkai. I'm not a magician... But I can try. For sure!" She took the vial, examining it in her hands and turning it over, looking at the barrier.

She stayed like that for a moment before flying straight up and out of cover, though her outline was so faint it would be a miracle if anyone saw her who didn't already know she was there. She was scanning the magic, looking for weak spots as she drifted forward... About a minute passed before there was a sharp sizzle of magic as the contents of the vial weakened the barrier. The little satori reappeared at Ted's side after a moment, tugging at his sleeve.

"Okay! That was really simple. It should be easy to break now. But if we just charged though and broke it with brute force it would probably make noise."

Edited (derp) 2015-10-07 04:43 (UTC)

[Yuuko gave Fai a wink, as if to reassure him and tell him that everything would be okay. Even if she looked like she was attending a party rather than taking part in a rescue mission, Yuuko had never lost her focus. Not even for a second. She wanted Sakura out of this cage too.

The Time Witch then turned to Koishi with a fond smile.] Look at you, Sweetheart~ Both cute and efficient.

[While she was talking, she discreetly snapped her fingers behind her back in such a way that Clow Reed would probably be the only one to notice.

What the others would noticeh however would be the magical barrier shattering, without making a sound and seemingly on its own.]

Oh? Looks like you weakened it even more than you thought.

You'll be out of there soon, Sakura. [Sakura would be the only one to hear this last part.]

[Sakura watches as the spell shatters, her eyes widening as she looks down at Yuuko. She hasn't even thought about what price the time witch might seek. She just smiles happy to see her friends and a fair amount of strangers working to save her.

Her fingers move in front of her lips, while tears spilled from her eyes. She feels her heart lifted for the first time in days as she looks down at the group.]

Thank you.

You're safe now, Sakura.

{ Clow whispered to himself; though it may be possible for Sakura to hear it the same way she heard Yuuko's words. He caught Yuuko's finger-snap, and smiled in her direction as the barrier shattered. Yuuko was always an incredibly powerful witch, whose power rivaled his own.

For now, however, they needed to ensure the others got out safely. Sakura was likely in no condition for a fight, and Clow was not eager to do any fighting, himself. He turned to Yuuko, smiling his trademark smile, his pokerface completely unreadable as it always was.

They needed to get out of here, soon. }

Edited 2015-10-10 02:55 (UTC)

[Oh, right, he never had introduced himself, had he.]

The name's Zelos, in case anyone was curious.

[For now, he let Koishi and Yuuko work their magic to get around the barrier - they were far more equipped for this than he was.

Well this was going better than he could have expected. With the barrier gone, now they just had to get Sakura out the cage - and he wasn't convinced the little Youkai'd be able to carry her down all by herself. It didn't look like any of the others could fly either.]

Right, we either need to lower that thing down here, or we need to fly up and steal Sakura out... Don't suppose anyone here can sprout wings out of thin air, can they?

[He said this rather sarcastically, but deep down he was hoping he wouldn't have to be the one to pull this off. Instead, he focused on scanning the area for any other way to quietly lower the cage down.]

[Her cage is hanging high above them and from a single hook. Unless they brought things with them there is no safe way to bring it down without hurting Sakura in the process.

The young princess is far to weak to do very much herself, her eyes flick from the group below her other to Gilgamesh who is still completely distracted by those coming at him.]

"Ah... I'm Koishi by the way. I'm not good at remembering other people's names though. Sorry about that." Seeing as everyone else was saying their name. She looked at Zelos, perhaps a bit confused. After all... "Mister? Mister with the really really red hair. I can fly. I'm really good at it."

She gave a little spin as if to prove her point though no doubt it was her small stature raising doubt as opposed to her actual ability. She looked back up at the cage. "Bracing rings all around and scattered points framing." Her outline faded a little before she shook her head to clear it, becoming more visible once more. She had to stay focused!

"If the bars are magically strong they'll be really hard to bend or cut through. Also it might make noise."

"The Moon's--sorry, Koishi's wings are pretty thin. I certainly can't quite see them. There is, Zelos, a third possibility, much like the second, though it's not tested. If the rest of you wily wizards have no wiser witchcraft, I may have an idea." He took up his bag, grasping at the neck as the pouch sank.

"This abominable thing--and please, let this be our secret--can hold a lot more than it seems. Including us and the cage that bird's in. Koishi's already a swift flier, and can move unseen. All we need is to wait for an appropriate distraction; I imagine it won't take more than half a minute, if we work swiftly.

When Gildilocks grants an opportune moment, all we need do wrap this bag around the cage. Don't worry, it's very flexible. Once the job's done, just take it off the hook (one of you must play the strongman) and drop it in. Then, hopefully, we'll leave just as we came: silently, on the wings of the air, comfortably in tote. Once inside, you all can make as much noise as you like extracting her properly.

So, to sum up: Bring the bag, wrap it around, off the hook and ne'er to be found. Easy as pie! Of course, I'm open to simpler solutions."

Considering the magic is pretty much gone one should be able to just open the cage like normal.

[Fai finally spoke up once more as he knew how the vile worked and saw what happened with the effects. It should be fine.]

Just break open the cage door and I guess put her in the bag since I don't think Sakura-chan will be able to move much. Sound like a plan?

"I don't have wings though..." Her objection, of course, fell on deaf ears. Regardless she looked up at the cage, and then back down toward Fai. "But what if the door is locked?"

The litte youkai floated there for another long moment before, with a huff, she reached out and took the bag from Tet, floating up and toward the cage... Sure enough the door was locked. Quite well in fact. Koishi just stared at the door for a long moment before drifting around the cage closest to where Sakura was.

"Hello." She whispered. "I'm Koishi. I'm going to get you out. Can you move at all?"

Sakura moved closer as Koishi did, her movements slow and pained. She has been in the cage for a while now. With a silent nod she indicates that, yes, she can move. Though her movements are a little clumsy. She didn't want to do anything that might make to much noise.

Well... It was clear that Sakura couldn't move very well. Koishi glanced back once over her shoulder before slipping the bag between the bars. Even if the bag mitigated the weight it would be a big red flag if the whole cage was missing. "There's a pocket of space in this bag. Just stay relaxed and I'll hide you in it."

She was keeping her voice low-ish but her words had a strange ring to them making them slightly more difficult to focus on as her power obfuscated her sounds. It certainly helped that she was talking directly to Sakura.

Readjusting herself some, Koishi slipped both arms through the bars, tendrils slipping from her sleeves, wrapping gently around Sakura's arms and shoulders and inching her gingerly closer.

"If you're in the bag I can get you between the bars. You're a human so you're not that heavy, okay?" She didn't really wait for permission, there wasn't time, the tentacles pulling the bag up over sakua's feet and calves, letting them hang into the expanded space.

Fortunately, Koishi seemed to notice this and moved to compensate. She flew up higher, shifting some so she was holding onto Sakrua's arm, tentacles wound around her chest, under her arms and supporting and lifting her as she pulled the bag up all the way.

Sakura was only in the bag for a few moments, Koishi pulling her right out of the bag once it was through the bars, several more tendrils moving to catch behind Sakura's knees and thighs and wrap around her waist, supporting her legs and back. The little youkai took another moment to make sure Sakura was secure before heading back to where the group was waiting... Her cloak wasn't perfect anymore, but she was managing somewhat.

Sakura felt the tendrils lift her and then the back surround her. It wasn't a feeling that she was used to but in moments her feet were lightly landing on the ground next to the group. She looked back up at the cage, her body feeling tired and weak from the length of time trapped within it's golden bars.

"We need to get my feather back..."

Surly if they were strong enough to save her they could get the feather too. She didn't want to leave without it.

He figured she would day that, but that was why there was another team, which he figured Sakura would not realize in this state. So for the time being, to reassure her that it was taken care of.

"Sakura-chan, don't worry about the feather, there is another group doing that already."

Battle of Attleton

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What is this thing called post order? Ahh we'll figure it out. x3

Who knows? XD

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If this is a bit much or someone wants to interject with something just poke me and I'll trim it.

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