Last of His Kind - RP

[Drace]

John searches the ground for clue. "Jinkies! Fred, I found a clue!" The rest of the gang soon get to John. Scooby sniffes the clue. "It went trat way!" and he points his paw in the direction of the scent. Fred looks at the others. "Let's split up gang. Verde, John and me will go this way. Scooby and Attikus will go that way."
A wolf howl comes from the deep forest. Attikus jumps into Scooby's legs. "Wowzers Fred. Wh-wh-what was that?!"
"I dunno, but I think we'll find out soon.
(Sorry, had to do that. Now the real deal is below the line)
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John crouches and scans the leaves and branches. He then scans the around the dying fire. "Hmmm....," he bends over a bit further and wipes away some of the ashes. "Footprints. They're fresh. I can track these down, though it won't be easy through these woods." Crawling on hands and knees, he searches for the next one.
"Oh yeah. John's a Ranger. He used to track down all sorts of things from humans to bears," Locke says while he followes John.
John stands up and looks at the ground. "At this rate we'll never catch up. If there only was a way I could see those prints better."

[Dragonium]

Verde nods. "Say no more", he says, then bends down on one knee and stares into Rise's eyes hopefully. "Rise, I'm sorry, but I might need my hands. Can you be very brave and hold a light for us while John searches these prints?". Rise shivers and whimpers something unintelligible. "Don't worry", smiles Verde kindly, "There's nothing here that can scare you while we're around you. Rise reluctantly raises his hands, whimpers an incantation, and a light begins to flow across the clearing from his palms.

"Thank you, Rise", says Verde, "John, can you do anything with this?".

[Drace]

After searching the ground and looking at the distance John smiles. "Perfect. As long as the path doesn't wander much of the light, it wouldn't take long. Anyway that light can be controlled?"

[Dragonium]

Verde sighs. "I don't think so. Rise is just an apprentice. Light beams are more difficult than the standard spells that he knows. I can cast a beam somewhere" (He illuminates an owl perched on a nearby tree, making it screech loudly) "But I can't hold it for long. And besides, we don't know what's in those woods". He looks up into the pitch-black sky. "But just as a precaution...". He picks up a nearby stick and taps the end of it; it sparks and splutters, and eventually begins to burn.

He hands the makeshift torch to Locke. "There, I suppose we have enough lights to get to a safer space than this. I just hope we don't meet any resistance on the path". He steps back behind John, taking Rise's free hand and pulling him close. "Off we go", he smiles.

[Drace]

Unknow of what's out their, cold and drunk the five of them walk through the big forest following the tracks. The tracks seem to go on forever. They take a left, then a right, then a right, then a left, then a right, then a left, then they go straight on for a mile or so and then go left, and right, and left. They seem to never stop. By now, they have left the forest behind them are walking near mountainous areas. There are still many trees and many creatures to be heard around them, but it seems to get less and less the further they follow the tracks.
"Hey Locke, John, Attikus. Thanks for helping out finding out whoever or whatever did this," Verde says during while they pass a small river flowing between the hills.
"Heh, no problem," Locke says a bit dazed. "I think that alcohol is finally working off."
"Are we close?" Attikus asks John with sneer.
"The tracks seem to become fresher and fresher. It shouldn't take too long." John stops and bends though his knees. He lays his hand on the ground and wipes a few leaves aside. "If you look close enough, you can see there's still a small part of the dirt sliping into the print. That means that it hasn't been here for more than half and hour."
"Ah, good," Attikus says with joy. "I really want to pra... use my Necromancy on something."

[Darkfox]

(OOC: Jenna, maybe you could speak for the Kobold? Or maybe Rywho would like to? I donno what to post.)

[Grandy]

 (OOC: Too fast posts, ah.... *faints* I hereby (whatever means that) authorize Drace to control Atikkus IF I don't post in a looooong time (and in this rythin I mean "If I go to the bathroom"))

  "In fact..." Atikkus smiled, "I'm feeling some fresh corpses below us, I would say they were killed last week, thats good, it makes the bones stronger, and it's easier to put the spirit back in."
 Locke look at him, looking confsed. "I thought you just MOVED the corpse around."
 "A corpse can't move without a soul, so I bring his sould back to him."
 "And the souls agree with that easly."
 Atikkus though for a while. "Well, actually"

 -Flashback-

 Atikkus is pushing an soul inside a corpse, actually pushing with his both hands, the soul looks like a ball of light, it hits Atikkus on the face and flies away.

 -End flashback-

 "..............erm, yes?"

[Arcanagirl]

{OOC: Umm the kobold is Gem's chara he made, so Gem, care to talk for him?}

Jenna faces Gem: "It isnt Elven Magic, I am not full Elven, so I also have my other side of powers. This is a form of soul Manipulation. I only know one type of race that uses it, but lets not talk about that now."

She holds the item close to the kobolds face.

Jenna: "Can you also tell us what this is along with what happened to you?"

[Darkfox]

"Please?" Kite pleaded in a whispery tone crouching down to the kobold's height. "Then you wouldn't have died in vain, we'll get the monster for you."

[Ben]

a hissing cough sputters its way into a few looses words...master bloodviper....he needed my soullllll.............HAAACK HAAAACK WHEEEZE.......the master must keep kimselves fed....."

"BLEARGHT, HAACK, BLARP CHOUGH COUGH"

"What do you know of this?" Gem enquired, holding the Amulet in his hand...(ooc:When in doubt go with the amulet)....It has a strange insignia Carved into it and inlaid with polished bloodstone....the insignia resembles a Lupine Skull, in red, on a black, onyx stone....

"ittss.......itsssss......:"
But with that The kobold took his second, last breath

[Darkfox]

Kite ponders "Soul? Why wouldst a lupine take posession of a soul? Not even most demons take souls... most irregular."

[Rywho]

Lupine shudders at the kobolds speech, he crawls back over to group.  Lupine stands on his hind legs and holds out a hand to see the item, "may I see the artifact...I know that is what it is.  Blood was exiled for this very reason, taking souls to become stronger,"  Lupines gives a sigh and mutters, "doth the lives he take hath no weight on his soul?"

[Darkfox]

"I be a..." Kite takes a short pause then continues "...man who doesth take preference in aquiring more strength, but at this price I hath no desires in. I much rather earn it rather than steal it from others." Kite shakes his head in disgust.

[Rywho]

"Lord Kite, thou hast no adament reason for disgust, thou shouldest be related to such a foul beast of greed, "a tinge of gold begins to line his fur as thoughts of cousin's desires surface, "twas my kins doing for why I hath been exiled alongside him."

[Ben]

Gem eneasily grips the hilt  of his shortword on his beltloupe....

"come again, lupine......would ye' like to elaborate on that one? Gotta say, its puttin me back on edge.....surely you werent exiled simply for being his kin....."