Forgotten Age

[Wandering One]

I vote for Of Pigs And Dragons!

Mostly because the name sounds silly.

[Professor zobot]

So hey.

Remember when I said I was going to do a side-storyish thing? There was a vote and one of them won and then nothing came of it.

I'm here, at least in part, to apologize. As it turns out, I'm rather terrible at art, even shitty art, and attempting and failing to live up to what I envisioned in my head was so frustrating that I wussed out and gave up... Yeah. I'm sorry about that.

The GOOD news is that our artist, Demothesis, has finally dealt with the viscous beast known as College, and is capable of resuming his duties! We bring to you a fresh UPDATE.

Zeph: Vent your anger, and interrupt the gold-text guy whenever he starts talking. You can't let more of his words affect these poor people.

The watching people back off, mostly to watch from a distance. Everyone here is keenly aware that some serious shit is going to go down.

Everyone but one person...

Alright, it is showtime.

> Zephyr: Make a signal you obviously agreed upon with the rest of the hunt before arriving to call them in. After that, draw your weapons and get to anathema-killing. Respond to any pleads or arguments made by the enemy with "you are anathema, and therefore must die!"

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Anathema: Relax, young man! I am not here to trouble you or the will of the Dragons. I am only here to aid those who are willing to be helped, and spread the wonders imparted to me by-

Zephyr: SHUT. UP.

Anathema: Look, if you would just listen to me-

Zephyr: NO! I refuse to listen to the honeyed words of the Anathema! Your existence is an offense to the Mandate of the Dragons, and a dishonor to man whose body you've possessed!

Suddenly, amid the haze of hate, everything makes sense to you. This entire day, every annoyance and aggravation you've endured thus far, has merely been to prepare you for this moment. You had your doubts before that you were even capable of it, but now you're entirely ready for-

Zeph:

Activate your secret fighting technique: Hurricane Rap. The better rhymes you make, the more powerful the storm!

Gold-Text Guy:

Reveal... ANTI-RAP FIELD!

To slap down some sick nizzo in the dizzle, fo shizzle!



...you have absolutely no idea why that concept just popped into your head, but it just completely derailed your entire train of thought. You don't even have any social abilities, much less any that do THAT. What... what the heck is a "Dizzle"... you have no idea. That didn't even rhyme.

For real this time!

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Anathema: Friend, perhaps we should just both walk away...

Zephyr: Never.

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Anathema: Very well. Then I forgive you, my child.

Zephyr: RRRRGH!

And thus the battle begins..

(Ok! Fight time! Please post commands for either Zephyr or this "Anathema"... you might be surprised what happens!)

[KingTwelveSixteen]

>Zephyr: RAGERAGERAGEANGERANGERANGERKILLKILLKILL

>Anathema: Be such an overconfident jerk that you don't even bother trying to dodge attacks. Pay dearly for this.

[Hybrid]

>Gold Text Guy: Deflect chakram with incredibly shiny smile.

>Zephyr: Attempt facepunch after inevitably running out of essence.

[Cresent]

> Anathema: block the chakram without any apparent effort

> Zephyr: use the distraction to kick this smug demon bastard where it hurts. Find overwhelming success

> Sam: show up but don't interfere. Why halt a good fight? Get some beer and cheer the harem boy on

[OnBackorder]

Just noticed that the book Goldman is carrying has a handle. That is amazing, and clearly the best war-hammer ever designed.

Anathema: Hit him full force with the word of god.

[Wandering One]

YAY! This isn't dead!

>Goldy: Continue trying to talk Zeph down. Use defensive charms!

>Zeph: Try knocking him off balance with a teeny tornado!

[Vancho1]

>Anathema: Open book. Reveal second book within book.

>Zephyr: Punch him in the face. Steal second book and feed it to your serpent.

[goldedge2]

>Anathema: use craftsman needs no tools
>Be: a bronze faction sidereal.

[Demothesis]

>Be: a bronze faction sidereal. unremarkable person.

You try to be the unremarkable person, but fail. Unfortunately this person doesn't quite feel ready for the spotlight yet. They'd rather not have any focus on themselves until they have the chance to make sure everything is just perfect. If something went wrong they would just die of shame. Not to mention that they're quite busy right now with perfectly unremarkable activities that they think would probably be rather uninteresting to watch. There never seems to be a moment's peace in their line of entirely unremarkable work. Which is completely uninteresting to watch.

We'll probably get to this person later.

When she is properly...

prepared.

> Anathema: block the chakram without any apparent effort

>Zephyr: RAGERAGERAGEANGERANGERANGERKILLKILLKILL

With a single swing the accursed sun demon sends your projectile spiraling off into the sky!

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Anathema: A halfhearted attempt at best.

Zephyr: Rrrrrrrrr...

Anathema: Boy, why this visage of rage? All the hunters whom I have met before were... tranquil. At peace with their grim work. Even the most hot-blooded of the Wyld Hunt were not-

Zephyr: SHUT UP!

Anathema: I will not. Your spirit tells me a story, boy. Desperation drives you. You must succeed. You have to return with my head. But you don't want to be the one to do it, do you?

Zephyr: You... don't... know...

Anathema: You can't hide your emotions from an empath, boy. Certainly not with the meager effort you've mustered. You are a Disciple of Mela, are you not? Why has the wind itself not risen to smite me down? Where is you Anima? How have you not called your projectile back to you yet? Where did it go?

Welp.

> Sam: show up but don't interfere. Why halt a good fight? Get some beer and cheer the harem boy on

>Goldy: Continue trying to talk Zeph down. Use defensive charms!

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Zephyr: I... I...

Anathema: There's nothing wrong with being afraid to kill, boy.

Sam: What the fuck is going on here.

It seems Sam has stumbled out from elsewhere in this tiny town! Who knows what she's been doing, but it likely involved enough alcohol to poison an elephant. Could the tide be turning?

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Zephyr: Captain, this is the Anathema! He used tainted magic! Get your swords out, I need help!

Sam: ... ... ... Nah.

Zephyr: WHAT?!?

Sam: You've got things under control. I'll take care of him if you can't. You wanted a chance to prove yourself, right?

Anathema: Hah!

Zephyr: Grrr...

Sam: Good hunting, Little Zeph! I'll just sit here and watch you kicking his ass.

>Zeph: Try knocking him off balance with a teeny tornado!

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Zephyr: ... well if you wanted the wind...

[Cresent]

> Zeph: use the anathema's apparently high Compassion score against him by seemingly slipping into suicidal depression and attempting to slit your own throat. The second he gets close enough to stop you, knock that book out of his hand and beat the living daylights out of him.

> Anathema: Fall for the ruse utterly and completely.

[The Almighty 404]

> Zeph: use the anathema's apparently high Compassion score against him by seemingly slipping into suicidal depression and attempting to slit your own throat. The second he gets close enough to stop you, knock that book out of his hand and beat the living daylights out of him.

> Anathema: Fall for the ruse utterly and completely.

Then manage to not get your book knocked and daylights beaten out. Just let the daylight *flow* out.

[Vancho1]

>Zephyr: The Anathema is filling your Rage-o-meter. Get so annoyed and release a super-powerful attack. Accidentally damage the nearby buildings, also, "accidentally" launch Sam into the air.

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>Anathema: Kick Zeph's ass.
>Sam: Step in to help him. Reveal your own secret power: Disco Inferno!

>Zephyr: Hate Disco Music as much as you hate Anathema.

[goldedge2]

>soil spinner: Give the Chakram to the Ebon Dragon. (That will show that dragon-blooded bastard Muhahahahaha!)
>Anathema: useyour hypnotic tongue Technic.
>Slayer-caste infernal: reduce creation to a wasteland for your Yozi patron Malfeas!

[KingTwelveSixteen]

>Zephyr: Sucker-punch this guy at the earliest opportunity.

[Wandering One]

>Sam: Make comments about both of them that make them uncomfortable.

>Zephyr: Check status of Rage-O-Meter

>Anathema: Actually fight a little, instead of just being all talky.

[Torquemadras Trump]

> Anathema: Don't fight. Just open your book. AND LET THE BOY BASK IN ITS GLORY.


(Hurray, it's back)

[Professor zobot]

>Slayer-caste infernal: reduce creation to a wasteland for your Yozi patron Malfeas!

????: There is simply too much of Creation to choke my enjoyment out of before this one even begins ruminating about destroying it. Also, how didst ye voices even know I existed?



Well, that one actually managed to hit. Apparently either this Anathema lacks any way of blocking energy attacks or wasn't willing to block it.

This is the sort of thing that might seem tactically significant to you if your entire day up to this point hadn't seemingly been designed to piss you off.

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Anathema: ...Urk! It is all right, my child. I forgive you for this onslaught as well!

The fact that he doesn't seem to be taking this seriously at all is only aggravating you even more. He seems only mildly phased that you just cut him open with focused air. You're tired of people treating you like you're insignificant. Like a fly on the face of something greater, only to be swatted away. You've had enough of useless fiery fuck up high bloods, absentee slacker monks, condescending priests, and no one showing you any godsdamn respect. You gained the power of the very wind itself just so you could get taken seriously and you are still getting talked down to like some kind of wretched toddler. You are not the pig farmer's son who merchant's brats throw rocks at anymore.

And as Mela is your witness if that sun-blood opens his patronizing mouth one more time...

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Anathema: My child, listen! This doesn't need to end in bloodshed. I know your church has twisted your view of us, but I don't want to rule Creation! But its course needs to be changed! Things are falling apart and-

Sam: Things have been falling apart for hundreds of years and you choose NOW to come back? HA!

Anathema: I desire only to help and if you'll just calm down and behave like a civilized-

>Zephyr: The Anathema is filling your Rage-o-meter. Get so annoyed and release a super-powerful attack. Accidentally damage the nearby buildings, also, "accidentally" launch Sam into the air.

>Zephyr: Check status of Rage-O-Meter

That did it. He opened his mouth one more time and that did it.

It'll take all the SPIRITUAL ENERGY you have left to do this.

But it'll be worth it.

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Anathema: My Child, why have you grown so silent? What... what are you-

Sam: ...!

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Sam: ZEPHYR! I'LL HELP FIGHT SO THERE'S NO NEED TO-

Oh... dear.

You... you stop being Zephyr. It's just not feasible right now.

But perhaps you could attempt to be someone else. Who would you like to observe?

> Be the Fiery Lady Commander

> Be the Third Dragon Disciple in this town.

> Be Someone Else chosen entirely at random.

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> Anathema: Don't fight. Just open your book. AND LET THE BOY BASK IN ITS GLORY.


(Hurray, it's back)

I have every intent of using this suggestion at some point. Or something like it.

Just didn't really fit here.

Also my apologies for the delay. This was ready yesterday but I've been so hopped up on painkillers after a medical procedure that I have basically been pretty useless. Anyways, choose who you should be!

[Wandering One]

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Zephyr could do that?!?

Uh....

>Be someone else, doing something entirely uncharacteristic and silly!

[Cresent]

> Be the Fiery Lady Commander

> Fiery Lady Commander: Somehow find Zephyr irresistible now that he has flipped off the handle.

[Professor zobot]

Current Tally:

Fiery Lady Commander: I

Be Someone Else: I

Current status: Tie!

Tiebreaker?

[Vancho1]

Be someone else already!

[Hybrid]

Kinda want to be Fiery Lady Commander too...

Sorry about the new tie.

[KingTwelveSixteen]

>Be the Lady Commander that is currently hurtling through the air.

[Vancho1]

Fine, if we're going to be the commander....

>Sam: "Zeph, I'm gonna kill you when I get down from here!"