forum Another random quest, (GAY) (O/O) CLOSED

Started November 28, 2019 by @StarryWolfy flash_onCrazy Procrastinator

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Marco followed suit, making sure to stay near the wall as they passed the nest, staying close to him as they climbed up the net set of stairs.

Oci slowed when he neared the next floor. There wasn't a roof on this floor– either it was gone, or they were on the roof. He stopped when he reached the last few stairs and looked over the edge. In the center of the room, which really looked like the roof, was a stand made of pale golden metal. And sitting in the stand was the staff.

Marco hummed softly, scanning the area before looking back to the staff. "So, do we grab it and run?"

"I mean, if whatever guards it isn't there, we should probably do that before it comes back." Oci took a deep breath and took a few quick steps to the top of the staircase. He glanced over the edge and shivered– they were quite high up. Then he turned towards the staff and ran towards it.

Marco moved to stand beside him, tense. "Want me to go get it?" he asked, ready to make a break for it.

"Nah. You're already hurt. Don't want you to get any worse." Oci took the final few steps and snatched the staff from the stand. "Alright, let's get out of here." He turned and started back to Marco.

Marco nodded, "C'mon!" he said, "Faster we get out, faster we're home free!"

Oci had only taken a few steps towards Marco when a shadow passed over the tower roof. "Edding gods!" He sprinted towards Marco, hoping whatever had caused that shadow was far away. Or at least far enough away that they could get away.

Marco flinched when the shadow passed over them, immediately leading the way back down the steps, making sure Oci was on his heels when another earsplitting screech rang through the air.

"Um… we should probably get out of the nest area as quickly as possible." Oci glanced at the sky through the hole in the wall. "Yeah, let's do that. It sounds like a good idea." He muttered to himself, running towards the staircase on the far wall.

(FYI I have to go in an hour and will not be back until 10PM-ish my time (AKA 7 hrs)
Marco followed him as fast as possible, not wanting to be here when the griffon made a true appearance.

(Okay!)
Oci was halfway across the room when something swooped into the room from the hole in the wall, landing between them and the staircase down. "Oh, Edding gods." Oci skidded to a stop and took a step away from the griffin. Then, something weird happened. As they watched, the griffin shrank, changing into a small woman with dark red hair and a hard look in her eye.
"What are you doing with that?" She asked, her voice scratchy.

(It's actually less than that since it was copy-pasted)
Marco cursed under his breath, moving to back Oci up, not sure how to answer her quetion, wondering if she was possibly a shifter of some sort.

"We're taking it," Oci answered, his voice somehow colder than it was when he talked to Marco. "Are you going to stop us?"
"Yes." The woman waved a hand, a ball of strange purple light growing in her palm.
"Could you somehow change into something and get this staff out that hole in the wall?" Oci whispered to Marco. "I'll cause a distraction if you can."

Marco tensed even more at the idea, his darkskin seeming to pale a little. "I don't think I could make it.." he said softly, "And even if I could I won't leave you here with her!"

"Well, one of us needs to go kill the king. It doesn't make sense for both of us to die here, and for him to live." Oci hissed, his purple eyes seeming to grow darker. "Well, if I make a way for you, can you at least run towards the stairs and get out of the tower?" Oci asks, glancing around the room. "Please."

Marco shook his head, his face grim. "No. I'm here now because I fled the last time things got tough. I won't do it again." he shuddered, remembering the night he lost his family, his parents had urged him to take his siter and run. And he had, but when they'd gotten cornered…. he pushed back tears. I was a coward then…. I won't be one now.

"Fine." Oci let out a short breath.
"Are you done arguing amongst yourselves?" The woman asked, tossing the purple light from hand to hand. "Oh, you are. Good." She launched the light at them, and something told Oci it would be very bad if it hit them.

Marco moved to the forefront, a blue aura enveloping his staff as he shielded against the blow, dropping to one knee at te end of it, "We work together, right?" he asked Oci, determined to get out alive.

"Yeah." Oci nodded. "Let's try and get her away from the staircase, alright?" He sheathed his knife and switched the staff to his right hand. "I wonder what this does. Anyways. Ignis." A ball of fire appeared in his hand, and he threw it towards the woman. She threw up a shield of purple light and the fire disappeared.
"Is that all you have? Some fire?" She smirked. "Sad."

While she sheilded the flames, Marco darted in, shifting into a wolf and darting in for her leg, trying to sink his fangs into it and disable her, or at least driver her back from te stairs.

"Agh!" The woman shrieked and shook her leg, trying to get Marco off of her. Oci took the opportunity to shoot another fireball at her. She managed to mostly dodge it, but it got close enough to her arm to burn her.
"Yes!" Oci grinned and shot another fireball at her.

Marco growled, pulling on her leg to try and drag her away from the stairs, sinking his fangs in deeper, trying not to let go as blood filled his mouth.

The woman growled back at Marco and shot a purple bolt of light at him. It looked watery and weak– maybe what Marco was doing was reducing her power. She finally managed to kick him off and stumbled away, limping heavily. Oci took a few steps towards her and waved his hand. The shadows in the corners and the roof of the room swirled and gathered above Oci's head.

Marco skidded back when the lady kicked him off, growling softly, before shifting into a bear, letting out a roar, trying to be intimidating.