Re: CHAPTER 1: Kairos
After meditating for some time tring to contact the two ravens, after almost an hour of lowering the horizens level another hour passes with nothing. Then your meditation is interupted by the distant echo's of laughter bleeding through from the spirit realms.
Steven Roast says
Kairos focuses on the direction the sound came from, hoping to find the source.
Azraile Kiras says
It seams to be shifting some and fades, then several black feathers fly from behind you... one ebeding it'self in your rear (no damage but owch) and the others flying over the candles putting them out. There a few more chuckles after that.
Steven Roast says
Angered at being made a fool of, he raises his voice
"Do I provide you with amusement, bird!?"
Azraile Kiras says
There is some laughter and the air ripples distorting and with a pop from behind you, the form of a black bird with the shape of a man behind you just barly made out in the darkness. "Why yes sure you do, I once watched a wolf howl to the heavens to think to call on a totem for a personal one on one chat.... but calling on the right and servents of gods that fade into the past... oh no no no...
thats a new one!"
Steven Roast says
"I am but a lowly, humble servant of the gods myself. "
Kairos bows deeply and down to one knee.
"I seek assistance in my current trials for it is a task beyond anything I could face alone."
Azraile Kiras says
He luaghs "so is some one bowing to me... damn no kidding bud" shaking his head and moving around the room checking things out. "You would not beleave some of the things people whisper about here and there,,,, nightarish banes, bane hatcheries on ships, rumors of an earthbound, so many things that can go wrong, and then there is a curruted fera of a race with so few numbers! Not that we are much
any better mind you, I mean those buzzards are a nightmare I till you. But here you are in all the choas tring to call to being across the raging gauntlent of the earth? hehe so many little intresting things going on here."
(yes, these guys talk a lot)
Steven Roast says
"Evidently you see so far and much of this world, I can understand why woden employed you to circle midgard and gather information."
Kairos hopes to play on the bird's nature and keep it talking.
"There is indeed many forces at work, the fragment of The Red Star has drawn a great number who seek it's power, I have seen that much myself."
Azraile Kiras says
Glances over stoping a moment "ME?" he has a good hard laugh at that. "oh dear gods no, no no no, not me... you have a poor chance of getting a hold of them... least not with out something VERY shiny or the eye of some old old old critter thats seen an awfull lot of interesting things.. mm that would be nice wouldn't it" Speaking of something shiny you notice the gold coins you had laied out are
gone now.... "Red sun! ha! You keep up on your history don't you. Yes that thing is quite the problem isn't it... atracts all sorts of nasty things, but what of the wyrms grater spawn don't? I remember stories out people tring to free the wyrm what when the weaver was killed... oie what a mess that was.... poor dumb blockes, help the mind before the body!"
(what do you exspect they are gold =p)
Steven Roast says
Spying an opportunity
"Perhaps I can offer you a fair trade, in exchange for your help in ending these current troubles."
Azraile Kiras says
"HELP?!?" he luaghs "Oh no good sir we are not made to help... just watch... and chatter about what we see.... some times they had us take things that people arn't spoce to have, but that was a long long time ago war tends to change the way things work... but no we watch and watch and watch. We don't stick our noses- er beaks out for just anyone you know. You want help you are better off calling
on those old birds, they like to peck and claw at things now and agian."
Steven Roast says
"I have no need for assistance in combat at present but I thank you for your suggestion. Presently I seek knowledge, knowledge that you above all others can collect. A close ally of mine has taught me that in the right hands knowledge can be the most powerful force of all. Watching is a very important task."
Kairos prays that the flattery isn't too over the top for the bird man.
"I'd offer much to gain information on my enemies."
Azraile Kiras says
"Well thats a start... nice shiny trinkets or an eye or two will catch a birds attention thats for sure. But I plan on keeping my distance from this mess. There roumors whispered about between the spirits that a grate and mighty best as returned.... returned or awoken... or hell if i know... add to that talk of all the other things. I want to watch from a distance. Now if you want help
finding something not so flesh and oh so imptantly of bood pokeing around for you I can help. Some servent of raven or one of those two old birds you were praying too.... that can be done. But you have to have an nice little offering for them." He's fiddling with his hands some, moving the coins about, seams he don't like holding them to long and playing hot pottato with them... the seam to have
burnt a little at some of his feathers.
Steven Roast says
Kairos extends a hand to take the coins back. Without saying a word.
Azraile Kiras says
(you tring to grab them or just holding your hands out like a disapointed parent? lol)
Steven Roast says
(Like a disapointed parent seeing a child with singed fingertips after being caught playing with matches.)
Azraile Kiras says
After chattering more about nothing all that imprtant he looks "what?"... he looks at your gester and where you looking "what?!?!?".... "OH FINE... shit stings like the dickings anyway" he throws you the coins "It's just there... not normal.. something speshal about them you know." He huffs some "If you want help you better find something nice... for them and me"
Steven Roast says
"You mentioned eyes and trinkets, I'll see what I can find"
Azraile Kiras says
He nods "yes... eyes remember what they see you know"
Steven Roast says
Kairos recalls his part in the ritual performed on the body of the akashic temple elder to see what he saw before he died. Kairos knew all too well how true the bird's words are.
He nods in confirmation
Azraile Kiras says
He sighs some looking at the coins and then shifts into the shape of a raven and flys into your bathroom mirror, the surface of the mirror rippling some when he flies through it.
Steven Roast says
What an odd creature.