BZPRPG: Ga-Wahi

IC: RavageRavage nodded. "I'm going to scout out the area. If things are as bad as you say, then it would be the best course of action." He activated his mask, and then began to move almost silently through the jungle. His path would soon take him to the outskirts of the clearing.

IC: Tuara - Ga-WahiTuara nodded at the being with the crossbow, "it's a little complicated, and if you don't want to be stuck with us forever, I'd suggest you run now."IC: Utu - Ga-WahiUtu smiled and stood up, grimacing at the pain, "You'll get what you need soon I can promise you that."IC: Tank - Ga-WahiTank gave Utu a worried look, "What's that supposed to mean?" The Toa of sand asked worryingly.Tuara with a confused look on his face stepped backwards a few paces, she spoke to Kinvex discreetly, also indicating he should back up, "Kinvex."

IC: Angelus (Clearing, Ga-Wahi)"In hindsight," Angelus muttered, "healing sadistic butcher of innocents: not the best idea."What are you planning, Utu...?-Teezy

IC - Yuru - Talking"Alright, but I have to ask," he said, "Where are you going, and what do you plan to do there?"His eyes flickered at Angelus, then to Tuara, then to Utu. He tried to establish relations by body language and eyes.

IC: KraynKrayn shook his head. "I'm afraid I can't do that. Oath of duty and all." He cast out with his powers, searching for any help within a reasonable distance. He found it. Karzit, it's Skyra. Of all the people to have come riding to the rescue it had to be him. Carefully, he made sure his next words would make it to Skyra, but would be inaudible to those currently near him. When he spoke, he moved his mouth as little as possible. "Commander Skyra. This is Lieutenant Krayn. I am in need of your....... Help." The words left a bitter taste in his mouth.

IC: Utu - Ga-WahiUtu stepped forwards before tearing off a piece of his own cloak and preparing to wrap it around his body, "We were trying to find you," he paused, "And others like you."

IC, Kinvex: Kinvex nodded and backed up, though why, he did not know. He held onto his spear tightly.IC, Agzinel: Agzinel floated along with the group, his Mark still glowing slightly.

IC-Jaron:As all this was going on, Jaron had been sleeping, floating on his shield in the middle of the lake. Nobody appeared to notice him.IC-Ryllia:Ryllia, meanwhile, was walking around looking at the surroundings. "It's been too long since I came home," she said to herself.OOC: Nobody notice the person who finally woke himself up...

IC: Tillian (Clearing, Ga-Wahi)Tillian happened to be looking around when he caught a glint of red: Angelus. The group was still alive.Picking up his surfboard, he grinned and began to surf around the area, finally killing his power over Gravity and tumbling to a halt right in front of Angelus and Tuara, groaning with only slightly exaggerated pain as he rolled around on the ground.Gotta play this perfectly...IC: Angelus (Clearing, Ga-Wahi)Angelus raised his eyebrow and put his hands in his pockets for a second before helping Tillian up.If they find out who he is, he's dead..."Here, man," he said. "Let me help you up." He grabbed Tillian's hand and lifted him to the ground. Unbeknownst to everyone but Angelus and the Toa of Gravity, he had slid something down his shirt sleeve. Tillian nodded."You okay?" he asked. "I thought I'd crashed into you a little..."Angelus shrugged."I'm fine. No harm done."Tillian shrugged in return and looked around at everyone else, waving cheerfully."Well, I should probably head out," he said with an infectiously cheery. "I'm gonna miss all the good windsurfing spots."He hopped onto his surfboard and sped off. He shook his sleeve and cocked his head in curiosity at what Angelus had given him: a small rune with a circle around it, with another, smaller circle in the middle."What the...?"-Teezy

IC: TehlinHe looked at the group, "Wait, whats going on here?"IC: NikilaShe swam up next to Jaron and said, "You awake?"

IC-Jaron:"Am I?" Jaron said sarcastically. "I'm not sure. After everything that's been happening to me, I'm not certain I'm still alive. Or maybe I'm still back on the beach not far from here, and you're all just figments of my imagination." He snorted, closing his eyes again. He ignored Tillian when the Toa of Gravity flew by overhead."As far as I know, or anybody knows, the only definitively real thing is ourselves. And we can't really be definitively sure of that, can we?" He laughed, bitterly. "Maybe Mata-Nui is just some random Matoran, and we're all just his nighttime dreams. Have you ever thought of that?" He turned over on his shield, away from Nikila.OOC: Is Jaron a solipsist? Is he depressed? ...Why, yes, I think he is.

OOC: I think Jaron needs a hug.IC: RavageRavage watched as Tillian did his thing. The Rahi-Toa stayed where he was, invisible and silent, observing the proceedings.

IC: Tillian (Beach, Ga-Wahi)Tillian skimmed the water on his surfboard and pulled up beside Jaron and Nikila."Jaron," he said quietly, unfurling his hand and showing the Charm of Purity."Look what Angelus gave me."-Teezy

IC:NikilaShe looked at the small charm, "What is it?"The Toa of Water was hanging onto the edge of Jaron's shield/board.

IC-Jaron:Jaron looked at the rune a moment, before handing it back to Tillian. "Charm of Purity," he grunted, before he pulled out a small handbook. He tossed it over to Tillian."I got that from the Lavapool," he said. "It's about the three virtues, showing the various principles that derive from them. Purity is one." He then grabbed his crutch, proceeding to paddle himself around the lake until he'd managed to get under some shade.

IC: Tillian (Beach, Ga-Wahi)Tillian caught the book deftly and placed it on his surfboard, putting his hand gently on Nikila's shoulder."What's with him?" he asked, pointing at Jaron, who had moved away from the duo.-Teezy

IC: NikilaShe shrugged, "Don't know.""I've never seen him like this before. Oh, well, he'll snap out of it."

IC: Tillian (Beach, Ga-Wahi)"Yeah," said Tillian, still looking slightly concerned. "I guess you're right."He surfed over to the beach and opened the book Jaron had given him, beginning to read up on the section on the Charm of Purity.OOC: ACTIVATE STORYLINE AKIN TO HARRY POTTER'S OBSESSION WITH THE HALLOWS-Teezy

OOC: What? That's it?! That's all the interraction we get?IC, Kinvex: Kinvex looked at Angelus. "What was all that about?" he whispered.

IC: Crowbar and Blackout sat up simultaneously and looked at each other. It wasn't long before both of them almost fainted from their injuries. Blackout had a destroyed eye and broken jaw, and could no longer speak verbally, whilst Crowbar was freezing cold, as evidenced by the few remaining icicles hanging from his shivering form.After recovering as much as was physically possible, the pair of them decided to retreat to Xa-Koro and make their way back into the criminal underworld.OOC: Blackout and Crowbar to Kumu Islets.

IC: Angelus (Clearing, Ga-Wahi)"We're saved," whispered back Angelus. "That was the cavalry."-Teezy

IC-Jaron:As Jaron lay on his shield, looking at the sky, he managed to remain completely oblivious to anything that was happening around him. He just stayed there, thinking. He tried to convince himself that there was a point to what he was doing, that he actually did make a difference in something other than just his small group of friends...but he couldn't.Who am I to think I'm the one to change things? He thought, looking up into the sky. It's Mata-Nui who is in charge of everything. And does he even exist? He sighed, looking around. For all I know, any one of the people I'm talking to is Mata-Nui, for all I know, I'm Mata-Nui! He chuckled slightly at that thought. He must have a sick sense of humour in that case, wouldn't he?He pulled out his long-knife, staring at the inscription. He sighed again. That's all there is now, isn't it? He thought sadly. Blades, knives, killing everywhere. And it's not going to end anytime soon. He sheathed his knife, standing up. He stepped onto the shore, and, unnoticed, walked away with his items. He didn't know if he'd come back or not.

OOC: GAhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, so much to read...brain exploding....

IC: KraynKrayn shook his head. "I'm afraid I can't do that. Oath of duty and all." He cast out with his powers, searching for any help within a reasonable distance. He found it. Karzit, it's Skyra. Of all the people to have come riding to the rescue it had to be him. Carefully, he made sure his next words would make it to Skyra, but would be inaudible to those currently near him. When he spoke, he moved his mouth as little as possible. "Commander Skyra. This is Lieutenant Krayn. I am in need of your....... Help." The words left a bitter taste in his mouth.

IC: SkyraSkyra heard Krayn's voice, no one else could hear it but him it seemed, and he was asking for help, his help! If he asking for Skyra's help it had to be serious. He spoke quietly, "This is Skyra, what's your situation?" He began to move toward the direction the sound seemed to come from. IC: EmotiaEmotia walked over to the beach where Tillian was. She was no longer in the wheelchair. She'd gotten well enough to at least walk short distances without too much trouble, and using her mark she could walk without any trouble at all. OOC: That's right, I got rid of the wheelchairs...they were starting to get to be a nuisance.IC: Savina"Oh, it's okay Laserbeak, these are some more of my friends..." Savina said, seeing Laserbeak get really defensive when Zauk and Naru showed up.

IC: Krayn"This is some crazy stuff, sir." Krayn sounded confused, another rarity. "A group of beings. Four or so have strange tattoos. Three others don't. One tried to warn me off, his general body language passing the message quite clearly. Apparently, I have gotten myself in over my head. Situation is extremely volatile, sir."

IC: Tillian (Beach, Ga-Wahi)Tillian looked up from the book when he saw a figure approaching. Emotia."Oh, hey!" he said, putting the book down softly on the ground as he grinned and stood up to hug her. "You can walk okay now?"-Teezy

IC: SkyraSkyra glanced through a bush he was hiding behind as Krayn spoke. He saw Krayn and the group. That must be the group we've been looking for... Skyra thought, also recalling seeing Tillian walk this direction and then come back, had he spoken to them? Maybe, though Skyra figured it would be rather unwise for himself to be seen. "Yes...beings with strange marks, they're called mark bearers, they've been showing up all over the island as of late. From what I've observed about them so far, they each have a distinct mark, that let's them absorb a certain emotion and turn it into physical strength, depending on how much they absorb, they maybe be able to exceed even a Pakari." Skyra knew he had to speak to Tillian and figure out what was going on. "I'm with Captain Jaron and Commander Juturna, we've assembled a fairly large group. Now, we've got...a plan to get you and the other non-mark bearers out of there, but your gonna have to hold tight just a little longer. We've got to do this carefully or the situation will get bloody...fast." IC: EmotiaEmotia smiled as she hugged him back. "Yeah, actually my mark is helping me a lot with the walking part, without it I'd probably be unable to walk very far."

IC: Tillian (Beach, Ga-Wahi)"I'm overjoyed to hear it," he said, still embracing Emotia loosely. "Enjoying being back home?"-Teezy

IC: Emotia"Yes, being home again is...nice." She looked at Tillian with a sightly concerned face. "I saw you go over to that group. Those were them, the mark bearers we've been looking for. weren't they?"

IC: Tillian (Beach, Ga-Wahi)Tillian sighed and looked in the direction of Angelus's group. He was quiet for a moment, biting his lip pensively. His gaze turned to the Charm of Purity, which he had been unconsciously clutching in his hand since Angelus had given it to him."Yeah," he said, finally redirecting his gaze towards his girlfriend. "They are."OOC: How can you not like this guy? I mean really.-Teezy

IC-Jaron:Jaron walked, not really looking at what he was doing or where he was going. As he stumbled blindly along, just thinking, his feet carried him to a familiar place. He looked around, recognizing the area. It was the small stretch of beach where he had woken up.Amazing, Jaron thought then. Just a few days since I was here, and already so much has happened. He limped along the beach, leaning on his crutch, as he thought. He came to a small forest, there on the border of Le-Wahi, where his journey pretty much began.He sat on the ground, his back resting against a tree. He looked up at the sky, and sighed. He felt no peace, that was certain. But at least he felt like he was home.

IC: Emotia"I thought so." She looked at Tillian. "You know...if you need me to... infiltrate the group...I could do it easily enough. After all, I have a free pass." She pointed to her mark, she wanted to help in someway, and right now that seemed like the only way she could help.

IC: Krayn"With all due respect, I'd appreciate it if you'd hurry sir. There isn't a being among the lot that I have any particular reason to trust. And even assuming I can trust the non-Markers, they still outnumber us." Krayn's tone indicated that he hated having to ask for help.Laserbeak relaxed slightly at Savina's words, and sheathed her daggers.

IC: Tillian (Beach, Ga-Wahi)"No."The word came out quicker than Tillian had meant it to, and perhaps a little bit sharper as well. He closed his eyes for a second."Emotia, these people are dangerous. Psychopathic. I don't want to risk losing you. I just - I, I just can't.."-Teezy

IC: SkyraSkyra would have poked fun, if he wasn't concerned about his fellow officer's life, it was serious time right now. "I'll go as quick as I can, promise. If anything significant happens, try to tell me if you can, even if I don't respond, I should still be able to hear you." And with that, Skyra got up from his hiding spot and went toward the beach after Tillian, he had to known the situation. IC: EmotiaShe sorta expected this sort of reaction, but it still hit her hard. "Tillian, don't let your feelings for me get in the way here! I don't know how I know this, it might be the mark telling me subconsciously, but...I believe the other mark bearers will not harm me, I think they need us...all the mark bearers, don't you see? That's what there doing...trying to collect all of us...you need someone whose on your side to influence them, me and Reaver can do that." She looked at Tillian with pleading eyes, "Please Tillian, I need to do this."

IC: Tillian (Beach, Ga-Wahi) Tillian closed his eyes again, and when he opened them, there was the threat of a tear or two lurking inside the blue irises."Emotia, they're killers. Good at it, too. If they see any reason to mistrust you, I'll be taking you to the Song's headquarters in a coffin. Do you know how that would affect me?"-Teezy

IC: Krayn"Understood, sir." Krayn's eyes never left the unfolding scene.

IC-Jaron:Jaron opened his eyes, looking up again. He grabbed his captain's badge, looking at it heard. He nodded his head, nearly imperceptibly, his mind made up as to what he would do. I'm done.He held out his other hand, burning the words 'Take This' into the back of the badge, and he chucked it back towards where Tillian and Skyra were supposed to be. He then leaned back against the tree, closing his eyes.I've been here too long, he thought then. It's time to let somebody else take charge. Something's happening, and I'm not part of it. He breathed in, deeply, a single tear crossing down his cheek. I hope the others do well.As he sat there, his heartlight dimmed, fading down into black. His body stiffened, leaving one expression on his face. He was smiling.

IC: Emotia"That won't happen! I can earn there trust...they won't suspect a thing! And I'm telling you! I think they need all the mark bearers too much to dare to harm any of them. And besides, I'll have Reaver to back me up, and she...she can definitely earn there trust, she's got that um....personality."She looked at him with pleading eyes again. "Please Tillian...I promise I'll be fine." IC: SkyraSkyra saw the two on the beach, he was doing a sorta of limping run. They didn't seem to notice him just yet.

IC: Tillian (Beach, Ga-Wahi)Tillian's expression was unreadable, and he felt like time had frozen around them, leaving himself and Emotia in an odd sort of cocoon. The feeling was...unnerving."Take this," he finally said, removing his lapiz lazuli necklace and placing it around Emotia's neck. The stone glinted in the Ga-Wahi sun, revealing his name engraved into the deep blue stone. "The stone is supposed to bring good luck. It's always worked for me, so I figure...y'know."-Teezy

IC: EmotiaEmotia looked at the necklace, it was similar to the one Tillian gave her, she now had both around her neck. She hugged him tightly. "Thank you. I'll be sure to return it to you when this is all over." IC: SkyraSkyra finally caught up to the two lovebirds. He stood before them, hands on his knees, panting. "Sorry...to.... interrupt....but....this is rather.... urgent...."​Skyra sat down, and continued to pant. "Krayn....managed...to get himself stuck.....with Dorian and company....he's been sending me messages with his powers..."