The storm rages in Polaris, meanwhile, the dust has settled in Orion. With all the hustle and bustle of gemlings through the caves to appease the Three Kings it is no wonder the southern wall has been ignored.

Along the southeast portion of the massive room the wall has crumbled and become a concave mess - chunks of the wall have settled across the cave floor with a massive blast radius. It is evidenced by the way the dirt, sand, and rocks have settled that something moved from the wall straight for Tunnel I. Anyone investigating the route of the storm will see this, and it will lead them inevitably to the corner of the immense room.

The wreckage appears to cleave deep in to the wall, and it is quite a ways up upon a plateau. Was the plateau there before or did the blast create it? Only one way to find out!

Feb. 24: Bumping this to be currently timed — after the conclusion of "Nine Lives: The Generator"

This quest is open to everyone.
Participants: Llamrei, Kavish, Faelan, Black, Giggle, Kera, Zeno

Llamrei

The room of stars was always pretty.

It was covered in quarts and gems and crystals, all of which seemed to glow with their own light. There were ancient stone structures in the middle of the room, although that wasn't terribly important right now.

Amongst the white quartz deposits, one would be able to make out a bright green gem that seemed rather out of place. It was almost ghostly, seeming to glow with a sickly green light.

And then the crysalis would rock, as though something inside it was fighting to get out. Parts of the crysalis would bulge, beginning to crack. And then finally, a part of it would give way, revealing a small black hoof attached to a dull black leg.

From that hole, cracks would emerge, spreading throughout the crysalis. Finally, it would give a great shudder, and a young horse Gembound would stumble out. As the horse, a plain dull-black color, would look around, the light would catch on an amethyst on her forehead, glistening brightly.

The filly began to stumble around, trying to get through the gathering of gems without hurting herself.

After seemingly ages, she managed to find her way to a flat plane of dirt, no longer at risk of tripping on gems. She found herself wandering, no idea where she was or what was going on, before finally approaching some odd dirt.

Driven by curiousity, she began to follow the odd dirt patterns, finding herself at the corner of the room. Rearing up on her hind legs, she could see a hole ontop of the dirt. What was up there?


"I'm speaking..."
'I'm thinking...'

Kavish Sephirian, Origin's new king. That useless room filled with useless bones held nothing for the cruel black pup. No useful servants, no others he could torment. The pup had entered the room filled with ruins and stars not long ago, when he had noticed strange patterns in the dirt. Curious, Sephirian followed them.

"What is this? What do these mean?" He mumbled to himself. Perhaps they were the tracks of a strange Gembound, beckoning their new king to them, ready to serve. Kavi smiled at the thought, moving forward sassily.

"Oooohh what do we have here?" He asked, spotting a horse in the distance. Laughing to himself, he moved a little quicker.

"Horse girl, help me get up there! I want to see what's going on!"

@Llamrei

Llamrei

The filly frowned, stretching up on her hooves as much as she could. What was up there? Unfortunately, she wasn't strong enough yet to stay up on her hind legs for a long amount of time, so she was forced to drop back down to her forelegs.

She pranced in place, trying to figure out how to get a better view. However, her sharp ears caught the sound of approaching footsteps,a nd she whipped around, suddenly fearful. Thankfully, it was only a small, tiny, black... thing, trotting towards her.

And then it was ordering her to help him get up there. She frowned, whickering quietly and flattening her ears. "But what if I fall?"


"I'm speaking..."
'I'm thinking...'

@Kavish

This creature was stupid!

"You aren't going to fall. Let me get on your back so I can climb up!" Kavish barked angrily. He hated how dumb one could be, though judging by it's smell, it had just hatched too. Doesn't matter though! Kavish had just hatched too, and look how dashing and handsome and smart he was!

@Llamrei

Llamrei

The filly eyed the smaller Gemling warily; it was small, but it had rather sharp teeth, and she didn't much like that.

"You're sure?" she asked warily, ears flicking back. But, hearing the anger in the pup's voice, she was quick to kneel, allowing him access to her back. Once he was atop her, and she had waited for him to make sure he wouldn't fall, she would carefully rise, not wanting to knock him off.

Taking a moment to get used to the dog's weight, she would step forward warily. Then, more assured that he wasn't too heavy, she would back up, before racing forward, jumping up and beginning to clamber up the wreckage.


"I'm speaking..."
'I'm thinking...'

Kavish smiled at the filly's compliance. She wasn't so dumb after all. And then, she was moving, and running, and climbing. At Kavish was getting close to falling off. But they were close to getting to the top.

"Idiot girl. You're going to get your lord killed!" Kavish grumbled as he ran up along the horse's back, and leap onto the plateau.

@Llamrei

(Note: did not mean to roll, it was an accident. Please ignore)

After meeting Asimona, Faelan was drawn back to where his own chrysalis stood. He hoped to understand a little bit more about himself by going back to where he came from. The light emitting from Orion caught his attention as soon as he returned to the spot though and it drew the lion out of Tunnel M, and into the quartz-studded room.
The instant that the tawny brute passed under the rocky archway, and into the wide-open room, a sense of familiarity washed over him. He gazed out over the sloping valley, and felt...at ease, finally. A peacefulness washed over him for the first time since his emergence, making him want to sit down and just enjoy it. Well, one part of him wanted to that, the other wanted to know more about this wonderful place.

What was this place, Faelan wondered silently as his golden gaze continued to slip over rocks and crystals. A tall, dark spear on the other side of the room finally made his eyes stop, and narrow. Something about that thing seemed familiar too, but it was too far away to see it properly. With very little hesitation, Faelan started toward the towering mystery, half driven by curiosity and half by the perpetual sense of deja vu that he'd had since his chrysalis broke open.

As soon as he rounded a rocky outcropping, and came into the Tower's shadow, Faelan remembered something. Not just got the sense that he knew something about this place, but he actually had a crystal clear image of another time before now. He was smaller, much smaller, and he didn't have a mane at all. The younger him had stood before the Tower, and spoken to a snake that lay coiled on one of its steps. He couldn't recall what they had said, but just seeing the memory was enough for him for now. It was proof that he had been here before, as he thought, and that he hadn't always been how he was now.

A fresh scent finally drew Faelan's attention out of his memories, and back to the present. He scented the air carefully, before looking about at the mess of dirt on the floor. This had not been here before, he thought as his golden gaze followed the trail until it disappeared. The scent of another Gembound went the same way as the waves of dirt, so he decided to follow both to see if he could find out what happened.

By the time he made it to the southern wall, a Gembound was trying to run up what looked like a steep and dangerous slope. Another, smaller, Gembound was on its back, though not for long. After shouting at the horse, the small puff of black fur leaped into the air, seemingly toward the top of the slope. From this distance, it seemed to the lion that the little poof wasn't going to make it.
Much like every other time he'd used magic, Faelan didn't mean to. His fear for the little one sent a spear right through his heart, and with it, a signal to his magic. A small piece of the plateau's edge suddenly cracked under the pup's paws and fell free after a second, aiming straight toward the horse.

Llamrei

The filly shivered, fighting down her fear. She felt certain she was going to fall, and began to try to move as quickly as she could, to climb up before she could slip. The ground beneath her hooves didn't feel very sturdy, and she was terrified a rock would give way under her.

Her ears flicked back as the dog spoke, trying to decipher what he was saying over the sound of her heartbeat pounding in her ears. "My lord?" she echoed, confused, feeling the dog scramble along her back.

And then a rock was giving under the pup's paws, and she wasn't fast enough to dodge. It hit her squarely on the head, and she lost her balance, going tumbled head over hooves down the incline.

She laid where she landed, uninjured but stunned, trying to get the room to stop spinning.


"I'm speaking..."
'I'm thinking...'

@Kavish
@Faelan

Kavish looked over the edge of the plateau, a smirk on his face as he stared down at the filly.

"Yes, your lord. I have proclaimed myself to be the King of Origin." He snapped, his voice cocky and confident. Turning around, he faced whatever was on that plateau.

@Llamrei @ Faelan