20th Trial, Ashan, Arc 718
South-East Outer Perimeter
18th break

Continued from here

There were things he didn't think about when he did them. Because he didn't need to. The way he moved, the position of his body, the means to get to the end result... it was known by his own muscles so well...

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1st of Ashan, 718

The guilty were so gloriously nervous when they were confronted with their wrongdoings. Even when nothing was said out loud.

It was moot that one hunter or another had betrayed Ivanthe to his prospective...

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Finn O'Connor :: 81st of Vhalar, 717
His friend, the vulture with the crimson eyes, had left him a message. As befitted an outcast, the crow had not shown himself but instead seen a crumpled note slipped into his pocket. Finn only discovered it when...

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13th Trial of Zi'da, Arc 716
Outer Perimeter
23rd break

There was the oldest profession, plied by fallen women the world over (though in Kasoria's experience, a canny whore could make more in a season than honest work could next in an arc). Then...

20th Trial, Ashan, Arc 718
South-East Outer Perimeter
13th break

They were on him before he had any chance to react. Lithe bodies tipped with razors, sliding out from cover and comfort to ambush him the moment he opened the door to his house. He'd barely put a foot inside before the first...

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Outer Perimeter
2nd break

Continued from here

It never stopped bleeding. Not really. No matter how tightly it was bound or how little he exerted himself, whenever he changed the bandages at night, there was still a red...

50th Trial, Ashan, Arc 718
Outer Perimeter
23rd break

Continued from here

All cares and concerns faded away, all consequences and calamities were immaterial, save that he did not fulfill his mission. The day had been long and tiring and... strange. Too many dimensions to it. Too...

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16th Ashan

Despite his struggling, Ryder found himself unable to move. He'd been resting in the barracks for the night, having stayed away from home so Serah could have space from him. Despite being the man that rescued her, she feared him more...

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14th Vhalar, 711

Come on, big bad mercenary. Hurry up! Bella chuckled, running through the beaming sun, the stunning grass shining underneath her as she ran. Her summer dress flowed as she spun around, her laughter riding the wind towards Ryder,...

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14th Vhalar, 711

Silence was comfortable for some and fear inducing for others.

For Ryder, it was always the latter. He'd hated isolation since realizing what it finally felt like to have someone there at your side. Waking up and not being alone...

50th Trial, Ashan, Arc 718
Outer Perimeter
22nd break
Continued from here

He ain't comin'.

Yeah, I'm gettin' that.

Freddie wished he was wrong, but the echoes from the bells seemed to mock his hopes. They'd rang out the time and the skinny man knew that Nick's people weren't coming....

Ashan 1st, 718

Don't look, not all the walls of the city around her, not at any flat surface where a piece of paper could hang. Just don't look. She couldn't see it, she couldn't see it, she wouldn't see it. Her eyes continued to cast themselves downwards. She didn't want to acknowledge it let...

Ashan 2nd, 718

Deeply rooted irritation pulled at the very center of her being. She was, anxious was perhaps the best word to use, and yet it wasn't the anxiety she was accustomed to. It wasn't the aching pain in the pit of her stomach that threatened constantly to pull her into the earth. It...

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50th Trial, Ashan, Arc 718
Outer Perimeter
16th break
Continued from here

Kasoria the Quiet. Well, fuck me gently...

It was as warm a welcome as he'd had in quite a while, believe it or not. It didn't immediately start with a snarl or a...

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Commercial Circle
14th break

It wasn't the bodies. That was hardly unusual for him, let alone disturbing. The smell wasn't bothering him, either. A lifetime around voided bowels and fresh blood and all the effluence a...

9th Ymiden 717

True to his word, in return for Nightshade's assistance F'mos had split up their spoils evenly. Hell he even went one step further and allowed her to stick around with his contribution to the Grand Roast and with it, share the recognition for their job well done. He did however had...

Zi'da 10 717, Late Afternoon
Location: The Commercial District
OOC: Picking up from here at a later date

A great margin of his time had been spent avoiding any suspicious guards throughout the city, insofar Toan remained a wanted criminal but only thanks to one man's own vendetta. He had perhaps...

3rd Trial, Vhalar, Arc 705
Outer Perimeter
23rd break

Continued from here

They probably didn't expect him to start throwing things. They really should have.

This was a tavern brawl in the flea pits of Etzos, not a knightly duel in Rynmere. Nothing was off the table.

Kasoria didn't...

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3rd Trial, Vhalar, Arc 705
Outer Perimeter
23rd break

It wasn't hard for him not to be seen. Being not even five-and-a-half-feet tall and a hundred-sixty pounds only when wearing his sword would do that to a man. He sat at a corner table and...

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23 Vhalar, Arc 717

Experienced fingers brought a sigh to the lips of Ministress Jillian Terris, as she crumpled her head back to allow her neck muscles to embrace the massage. The sigh became a soft moan as her shoulders joined in...

66th Trial, Z'da, Arc 690
The Hall of Rule and Reprimand
18th break

They got a break to themselves, near the death of every day. Between Principles of Justice at 3rd break, and dinner served promptly at 7th break ( arrive late, stay hungry was the rule regarding attendance), the cadets were...

/gallery/image.php?album_id=143&image_id=4094 Save the Farmer's Daughter
Vhalar 120
Please, someone! Anyone! Why won't you listen to me? The man's anguished voice fell on deaf ears as the crowd milled around. The two guards on duty refused to pay attention to the man, and had had denied him...

9th Trial, Cylus, Arc 718
Outer Perimeter
11th break

Continued from here

And a good day to you, dearie...

Fuck me, you'd almost believe she was sincere, too.

Although that may have been a little unfair of him. He'd been dealing with the woman for a few arcs now, and had no reason to...

Zi’da 41, 717

The past few trials had honestly gone by in something of a blur. Their relative speed when compared to the general calm and quiet that surrounded his usual trial-to-trial life had been entirely different than what he expected. The Avriel’s thoughts drifted back to the Game, that...

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