Roleplay:Recent Ruins

This roleplay is invite only!

Overview
What exactly lies beyond the forest outskirts of Station Square? Besides the usual animal here or there, something mysterious and eerie hides under the shroud of this forest. The set of ruins that haven't been excavated yet. When word gets around thoughts certainly esculate. Riches, treasure, history, who knows what could lie there?

And that is exactly what people should fear. What does lie in those ruins? Well, that depends. A raging beast at the bottom of the castle, a room with some odd properties, a ruined tapestry, and a great story of a civilization of people long ago, this castle certainly has some valuable things, and perhaps there might be a couple people willing to take or destroy things. Whatever the case is, this is certainly going to be a valuable expedition!

Participants
NeoExlucky

OmegaExalted (Sorry for being late, I'm such a pillock.)

Darkest Shadow

Involved Characters
Neo Tranquil the Fox (Neo)

Zero Evol (Neo)

Ages Tranquil the Fox (Neo)

Fate the Cat (Neo)

Echo the Cat (Neo)

Apollo Athas (Neo)

Aero Facade (Neo)

Fey Wayward (Neo)

Mysterious Forces (Neo)

Zapor the Hedgehog

Zak the Kirby

Lexi the Hedgehog

Leo, Eclipse,  and Wheelie

Argent Hellsing the Wolf (MHS)

Rose Hellsing the Wolf (MHS)

Anderson Bowie the Jackal (MHS)

Christina the HedgeCat (Piano)

Krys the Alicorn (Piano)

Part 1:Why I gathered you
On the edge of Station Square stood a young man in a black and whtie suit, with a spear on his back, and a badge on his jacket. His red fur stuck out against the green trees and he looked around the area carefully.

His brother, a green fox in a black jacket, sat on a stump nearby. "So, I get why we're here, but who are we waiting on?"

"You'll see." Ages said. "I've gathered some people that I trust. We don't know what's in the ruins, but I have a feeling it isn't going to be good. It's just a hunch, but in case I'm right, I want to have some people here who can help."

"People we trust? I feel like nowadays that comes few and far between." Neo mumbled.

"Don't worry. Zapor so far has done a fine job of proving his worth. I even invited an...old friend to help. Maybe she brought friends with her." Ages said. "Just be paitent they'll be here."

Zak, Lexi, Leo and Eclipse were walking to the place where Ages and Neo were. Leo was dragging Zapor, who currently was unconsious, and blushing. "Why did I have to drag him?"

Along the way, the yellow hedgecat named Christina with the very purple and stylish attire followed the group. She has also brought a friend; an alicorn wearing a magenta tank sweater, a pink crop short sleeve jacket grey shorts, grey socks and pink shoes.

Christina walked towards the four. Smiling at them, she said, "Hi guys!"

(Sorry about the wait, I'm in the process of moving... -Neo)

"Christina, the hell is that thing?" Neo said as he looked at the alicorn. Though, it didn't seem to be out of fear or confusion, but it sounded like something he was surprised to see her. Like he had seen something very similar.

"Neo, don't be that way. I asked for all the help I could get. You're dealing with one of the most powerful magicians in the world." Ages reminded his brother and bowed to the Alicorn. "How do you do, Krys?"

Zero looked over to the kids and cocked his head to the side. "Uh...what's up with Zapor?"

Zak hopped on Zero's back and whispered the entire thing (especially the best part. Nudge nudge).

"I'm doing quite well, Ages." The Alicorn named Krys told Ages, "It's been quite a while since I've seen you.... last time I saw you was back when those plastic items were out of control. She then tilted her head at Neo and giggled, she said, "Silly, I'm an alicorn."

The group would hear more footsteps coming their way, linked to three rather mature Mobians. The most obvious of the group was a muscular gray wolf with dark blue hair, dressed in a forest green jacket over a grey muscle shirt, grey trousers, and brown jackboots.

To his right was a female albino wolf with blonde hair, wearing a white vest with a star design and a pink lacey shirt underneath it, blue jeans with a star pattern stitched into the pantlegs, and brown boots. A wallet chain hung from the collar of her vest, adorned with some ornate charms.

Next to her was a navy blue jackal wearing a crimson cap and dress shirt, with a sort of sun medallion fixed into the collar which was also adorned with several emblems, one of them resembling the planet. On both sides of the shirt were a trio of arrow designs, pointing upward. He wore white pants and brown brogues.

Jeez. Couldn't they have worn something simpler and easier to describe?

Zero couldn't help but smirk a little at the story. "Oh...I see..."

"Right, Alicorn..." Neo muttered under his breath. "Time Spinner, I swear..."

Ages looked towards the three mobians who looked like they were ready for war. "I suppose this is everyone."

"You couldn't have invited a...small army, maybe?" Zero asked. "These three seem a bit out of our league."

"Nonsense." Ages rolled his eyes. "Anderson, how are you today?"

"Fine, thank you. I trust you can say the same, Ages," the jackal replied.

"Assuming that everyone else was brought here by the same invitation... I'm guessing you don't want to take any chances with whatever's in there." the white wolf commented.

"Ages, I know being polite is your thing, but could we get to the part where you explain why, we're here?" A young black cat in blue jeans, a plain orange T-shirt, a pair of black tennis shoes, and a sword and shield on his back said.

"Yeah, something about some forest." Zak said, getting off Zero's shoulder.

"This whole thing just seems off. Station Square is such a heavily-populated city, and you mean to tell us that nobody else has bothered to assemble a team to venture into the forest?" Rose asked.

"Well my dear, this isn't exactly a 'normal' forest. Plus, with all the hub bub of the mythic ruins in the north, many people forget about the woods to the south. Not to mention that these woods aren't exactly...normal." Ages said and turned back towards the forest. "The castle isn't exactly in plain sight either. It's sort of...lost if you will."

"And that means...?" Zero asked.

"Traverse Forest is known for being really confusing and easy to get lost in. It's big, bigger than the entire city, and the castle happens to be sealed off, but I know the way in." Ages answered.

Eclipse got off of Wheelie. "So, you have a map? Leo said he was good with maps. And girls." Eclipse didn't know that last one was a complete lie (only 7).

"...Something like that, yes." Ages said.

"Well, you have my faith. If we didn't have some sort of plan on how to navigate this forest we probably wouldn't be here." Anderson said.

Ages smiled and turned to the forest. "Alright, well this is everyone. Let's get moving!"

Part 2: Wayward Castle
It felt like they had been trucking through the woods, taking lefts and rights and forwards, and backwards, and occasionally up, for hours to Neo. Ages never once looked at any map or any device. He just kept going as if he knew exactly where the castle was. Never did he make the group go back, and never did he stop to judge where he was, he just kept going. It wasn't until they got to a wide clearing that Ages finally stopped. "We're here." Ages said and stared into the clearing that looked empty.

However there was something there, as Kyrs and Apollo could both see a large, almost unfathomable building in front of them, made of marble white rocks, like it was polished just a few moments ago. The building continuted even when the tall tops of the tress ended, going on for who knows how long. This castle was huge. While Apollo couldn't sense it, any skilled magician or anyone skilled in detection would know that there was something blocking the non-magic users from seeing the castle.

"Wow. I guess if I were to say anything, it'd be 'The castle is in another world!'" Leo said, with Lexi punching him in the arm, hard.

"I suppose you could say that." Ages replied with a bit of an odd looking smile.

"So, is is like a invisible castle or a lava castle?" Zapor said.

"I'm not quite sure I follow." Neo admitted.

"The castle looks like it exists right there, and yet...it doesn't." The boy with the sword and shield said. "What is this?"

"I'm not to sure." Ages admitted. "I have my best people trying to figure it out, but not even they truly understand what it is. The castle is there, and I know how to unlock it, but what may come from it is truly interesting."

"So, we're facing a castle guarded by a force field which makes it invisible to people, which no one knows whats in there? That's actually a smart way to hide something." Zak said.

"All things considered, yes it is quite smart. I wonder who used to live." Ages said, and turned to Anderson and Krys. "You two are both quiet, I thought out of anyone you both would have something to say about this."

(Oh man, I've been so busy lately and forgot all about this, I'm so sorry. I hope everyone had a great Christmas, anyway.)

"Well, not much, really. Although I do have a question." Anderson said. "Is that barrier tangible in any sort of way? As in, can it be interacted with?"

"Not as far as I know." Ages said. "I'm sure a powerful magic user might be able to do something, or someone with lots of technology, but I haven't been able to do anything to it myself."

(I'm sorry for the inactivity... -Piano)

Krys stepped forwards. "Leave this to me." She told them. Standing strong, with her legs a little spread out. She studied the force field around the castle. Her horn started to shine in a radiant purple color, as it always does. Suddenly, a powerful purple beam shot straight from her horn aiming towards the barrier. Then, the trees and white marbles and rocks started to tumble down. Then, her horn turned a darker purple. A black and purple vortex appeared behind her, and then all the rocks and trees got sucked into it. Once the lastof them were in, she closed it. She could now see the true castle.

"Well, there you have it. So, what we were seeing before... did all of that actually exist?" Anderson asked.

"It might've been one big optical illusion." Lexi said.

"Magic has always been something I've never understood fully." Ages told the group and approached the front door and looked at the stone imprint on the side. "Now that we can see all of it..." He studies the stone for a second. "Zero could you come here please?"

Zero approached the stone. "What?"

Ages grabs his arm and pulls it into the imprint, where the stone glows slightly and the doors start to slowly and loudly open, creaking under the weight of an unseen lock. "Interesting..." Ages mumbles.

"What do you guys think is inside the castle?" Zapor asked.

"Maybe a prin--" Leo was cut off by Lexi punching him.

"A giant magic castle hidden from time with seemingly no way of entering or exiting it until now?" Neo said. "I'm going to guess no one alive and lots of treasure." He smiled greedily. "Oh...so much treasure..."

"That is always a possibility." Ages agreed. "Think of all the uncovered history we could find in there!"

"....Yeah. History...But think of the....you know, I don't really know what interesting stuff are in castles." Zapor said.

"It's a stone castle. Besides the magical barrier, there's a reason for the heavy fortification. Usually to protect something and prevent intruders from getting in." Rose said.

"Or keep something from getting out." Anderson said.

"Ah, what are you talking about? If anything was still alive in there when the barrier went up, it'd be dust by now! What, afraid to get your hands dirty?" Argent said.

"If it were just that, then there'd be no need for the magical barrier. Worst case scenario, there's something sleeping at the bottom of this castle, so powerful that sealing it away in this castle was a better option than sacrificing warrior after warrior trying to slay it." Anderson said. "I'm not saying that's what we're looking at, just a threat to consider if anyone finds a reason to be careless."

"Okay, you're just being paranoid. But I'll take your advice." Argent said.

"I'm pretty sure that if something was down there, it'd be dead. Judging by  the state of the castle, it would need to sleep 2000 years." Zak said.

"Dude, Krys just used magic to open it." Zapor said.

"....Ok, 35% chance of it actually happening." Zak said.

"And that's exactly why all of you are here!" Ages said and turned around. "You're right in suspecting that, Anderson, it is one of the reasons I have all of you here. The truth is that I have no idea what's in there. If it's been locked for so long, then I have doubts of anything organic being there, but magic, traps, and who knows what else could lying within. I know that all of you have skill in combat and defense which is why I've chosen all of you to help me.'

"So, we're gonna go explore a dungeon?....AWESOME!! I get to use my machine guns!" Zapor said, pulling out two rifle sized machine guns from his pocket.

"Well, only if we find something that is a threat. I would prefer if we left most items intact, we don't exactly know their value yet." Ages chided.

"But all the treasure boxes to open!" Leo said eagerly.

Christina looked at Zapor, and then at Krys. "Don't you find it sort of odd that an eleven year old is playing with guns?" She asked her.

Krys giggled and spoke, "We know Kester, so that's sort of normal. But you can focus on that later. Right now there's a huge castle that we need to explore."

"What if a magical princess lives in there?" Christina asked Neo and Ages.

"Then Leo would finally have a girlfriend." Zapor said and started to laugh.

"You're saying there might be a living person in there?" Neo asked Christina.

"Well, I'd say that with the amount of magic thrown into that barrier, the idea of someone being alive in there is possible, but I think the chances of that happening are slim." Ages muttered. "Now then, should we begin?"

"Yeah, lets find some treasure!" Leo enthusiastically exclaimed.

"Right, no use just letting this place continue to gather dust while we're here." Anderson agreed.

"Then let's get going." Ages nodded and led the group forward.

The first thing past the gates was an open courtyard, literally covered in so much dust that it almost looked like there was a light sprinkle of snow on the floor. There were a couple of boxes around the area, three doors going in different directions, with a fourth door at the top of the stairs, with a locked door at the top. Nothing really seemed out of place, except for the four doors, which each seemed a bit odd. Specifically the fourth door.

Neo approached the fourth door and pulled on it, but the door didn't budge. "These doors are heavy..." Muttered Neo.

"Maybe the hinges are rusted to badly for them to work?" Fate suggested.

"No...the door has some sort of magic on it..." Zero said as he looked over the door. "It's quantum locked, it can only open at a specific point in time. If we had a chronomancer, we might be able to open it..."

"As interesting as that door might be." Ages started. "It looks like it leads to a small room, probably for storage or something. Let's try this other door." Ages pointed to a door that led to the main part of the castle.

Lexi pushed the other door open and the group were standing in the entrance of a large hall.

"Interesting..." Ages muttered as he looked over the room. There was dust all over the place and it covered lots of the old things thrown about the place. Over to the corner was a table with a jeweled vase on it, and closer to the front of the hall were two large chairs, with stairs leading higher up to the castle, and another set of stairs leading lower into the castle.

"Well, if anything I know bout castles are true, then all the actually interesting stuff is on the top floor!" Leo stated.

"How do you know?" Lexi asked.

"I have a good sense of direction." Leo said, folding his arms.

"But wouldn't they store all their supplies on lower levels?" Neo asked.

"We'll go up first, then we'll go down." Ages decided. "I'd say we could split up, but given the age of the castle, and the nature of it, I think it's best if we stick together. So up we go!"

The group went up the stairs. "Hey Leo, what type of stuff are at top floor castle?" Zak asked.

"Y'know, the usual stuff. Treasure, knights, princesses, more treasure...." Leo said.

Christina nodded. "I played enough fairy princess games with Bloodstone to know almost exactly about castles. Usually, the princess, or in this case maybe some other being is on the top floor." She told Neo.

Ages walked up the stairs towards the second floor. "There might be a lot of things up there, but I don't think a princess is among them." He entered a long hallway and called down below. "I mean, the chances of someone being alive is about-" He turned to the left and opened it revealing a large dusty room with lots of cupboards and books strewn about. In the center of the room was a large lavender canopy bed, with a young woman in a dress lying in the middle of it. "Holy spinwheels..." Ages said. "Krys, I think we need some healing!"

"Whoa, whoa, wait... what?!" Argent exclaimed.

"...Well, thats a first. Found a princess...huh." Leo said.

Krys walked up to the young figure. Even she was shocked. "Oh my!" She yelped. "Did she choose to do this?"

"Why, is she dead?" Zapor asked worriedly.

"I don't think so..." Ages looked over over. "She's breathing but...it's so like. She looks like she might be comatose but with no machines or anything to keep her fed or hydrated, she'd be dead in a few days. This...thing doesn't make sense. This can't be a girl, it's gotta be a trick!"

"A...trick?" Neo asked. "Like, 'I'm sorry but your princess is in another castle' kind of trick?"

"Neo, this woman cannot be alive! The very thought...it doesn't make any damn sense!" Ages replied.

"Look man, I understand you're freaked out, but I see a person right there." Neo replied. "A living, breathing person. I don't think this is a trick."

"Right because people are just sleeping all around abandonded castles, I'll remember that in all my cases later!" Ages said and unwittingly threw his hand towards the bed, which hit past one of the curtains, causing a very quiet popping sound and for the girl to sit bolt right up, gasping for breath. Ages jumped back.

"Oh...you popped the bubble..." The girl said after a moment of trying to catch her breath.

"She lives!" Zapor exclamied. Leo let out a girlish scream.

"Y-your alive!" Ages exclaimed.

"Yeah...and so are you..." The woman said. "My head is killing me."

"You know, when Ages said treasure, I didn't think he meant we'd find a person." Neo said with a sly smile.

"Why were you sleeping?" Lexi asked.

"Well duh, the guy that was gonna save her had to stop because he had a toilet to plunge. And the giant turtle is hibernating since no lava made this place cold." Zapor said.

"Zapor, just stop." Rose said in a flat tone.

"I don't suppose you're the one that cast all these spells that have been blocking our access, are you?" Anderson asked.

"Um...what?" The woman asked. "No...no I don't think I did..." She looked around. "I...can't remember..."

"So you don't recall who put the spells up?" Ages asked.

"I...don't really remember much of anything..." The girl said. "I...I think my name is Fey." She said smoothing out her silk white regal-looking dress. Her dark hazel eyes looking wide and a little scared, and she played with her long purple hair a little, like it was a nervous habit of hers.

"So why were you locked up in the castle?" Lexi asked.

"I...don't remember..." Fey admitted. "I...think I was supposed to do something...but I don't remember..."

"The girl has amnesia..." Ages said.

"Great, so the girl in the coma was sent to the future to do something she can't remember." Neo sighed. "Well, that's fantastic..."

"Baby steps, Neo." Anderson said, turning back to Fey. "Well, surely you've been here long enough to recall the layout of this castle... we could use a guide, someone who knows enough about this place to know where everything is and notice if anything's changed the instant they spot it."

"Yeah...a little bit..." Fey said. "I think I can look around." The girl stood up and and approached a chest on the wall. She opened it up and pulled out a beautfiul white long sword and a simple wooden staff with an emerald adorned on the top. "If I've been asleep for so long...there might be something out there..." She said as she turned to the group. "The castle has...four floors, I think. Not counting the dungeons or the catacombs. What are you looking for?"

Anderson looked at the staff, then turned to Zero. "Hey, Zero. Didn't you mention something about us needing a chronomancer to unlock that door back there...?" he said, nodding to Fey.

"That's probably where we should go first. I'm willing to bet that there's something behind that door that'll answer a lot of our questions." Rose said.

"A chronomancer could open that door..." Zero nodded.

"Uh...I'm not a chronomancer..." Fey admitted. "I'm a uh...not even all that good with magic...I know a little but...but nothing, extravagant. I'm a heavenly mage."

"Heavenly mage..." Zero mumbled. "I went to school with a heavenly mage before, you can use the power of the heavens, right?"

Fey nodded. "Yeah, mostly." She turned to Anderson. "I might not be able to open that door, but if you take me to it, I might be able to tell you what's in there."

Zapor scratched his ear. "What's heavenly magic?"

"She uses the power of space and light." Zero told Zapor. "It's a powerful kind of specialized magic. I remember the guy I went to school with, he always wanted to do this really powerful spell, but he never could, it was like...starrain or...starstorm or something..."

"Krys, can you tell if she's hurt in some way?" Neo asked.

Krys identified the figure. Her horn lit up in a purple aura, and so did the dress, from the bottom, it has started to curl up. It curled up to about chest level, and she spotted a straight line shaped hole through her body with dry blood stains on it and on the bed. She gasped, and curled back down the dress. She looked disappointed, scared and serious at the same time. With a quieter voice, she spoke to them, "She was stabbed."

"What?" Fey looked down at her chest. She touched her hand to her chest and a green aura surrounded her hand. "Yeah...I was stabbed...but by who...?" Slowly, Fey knit the flesh in her chest area back together, closing the wound and healing it. "How did I get stabbed...?"

"...Wait." Zero said and looked around the bed. "Something isn't right in all of this. Fey can't remember being stabbed, but she has amnesia, both the door to the castle and the lock  outside were magcally sealed, one being a temporal lock."

Ages caught on. "The castle was locked and hidden for all this time but what if the door to the castle itself was also on a temporal lock. Meaning the door would only open at the same time we were there. If that was the case, then both the doors would be on the temporal lock, meaning that almost every other lock after that should be on a temporal lock too. What if the spell that Fey had on her was also on a temporal lock? There is more than one way into the castle, what if someone had made their way into the castle and tried to get Fey before we did?"

"So...where is this going?" Neo asked.

"It was planned for us to find the castle, it was planned for us to find Fey...it was planned for the door downstairs to open. Someone found out about the plan and came here to try and stop us from getting something." Ages said and turned to the girl. "And that something is Fey."

"Why?" Fey asked. "What is even going on?"

"My guess, it has something to do with the door downstairs..." Ages suggested.

Wheelie made tire schreeching noises. "Wheelie said he doesn't get it." Leo said.

"I think that it all happens at certain times." Zapor said. "And someone knew we were coming."