Northern Swamps

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*Shan Aisu Nodded to Dipps* "I know where Relic are, that easy" *she started to sway her way into the mist* "Come, come, we find herbs first" *she moved, seemingly right into a foggy misty muddy area within a short time she had plucked a few herbs and turned back to show him* "We find these, many of them; they help your friend" *looking over the herbs they seemed to be uncommon swamp flowers and pods*

-Soon moving farther away from the mud hut dipp's fears would easily come to life as Forgiven's screams would be herd in a soft echo in the swamp, they where fair enough to mellow out the sharpness... but they where very much real-

Dipps followed closely all the while glancing back no and then. When she showed the herb, he tilted his head in confusion. It was odd, but he hadn't seen that particular herb before. He saw a small sample around around them and gathered just enough to add to his personal collection without ruining their chances of saving Forgiven. He would have continued to gather the herbs, but Forgiven scream sent a blot of fear and anger through him. "Bonez!" Dipps then yelled before dashing back in the direction of the hut. "Forgiven! I'll save you!"  

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Dipps followed closely all the while glancing back no and then. When she showed the herb, he tilted his head in confusion. It was odd, but he hadn't seen that particular herb before. He saw a small sample around around them and gathered just enough to add to his personal collection without ruining their chances of saving Forgiven. He would have continued to gather the herbs, but Forgiven scream sent a blot of fear and anger through him. "Bonez!" Dipps then yelled before dashing back in the direction of the hut. "Forgiven! I'll save you!"

*Shan Aisu Gasped See'ing Dipps run off, quickly she flicked her tail. Not to strike at him, but rather cause a much different effect... a large wall off ice jutted in-front of him blocking his path* "No! Must not stop bonez!" *Quickly she tried to move over to Dipps before he would run around the Ice or perhaps fly away* "It sound bad - Yes. But Bonez do for good!" *She wouldn't beable to keep up with dipps if he continued to atemp to go to forgiven*


-It was not long before another soft echo'ing scream could be herd, the sound seemed to be laced with fear and pain-  

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*Shan Aisu Gasped See'ing Dipps run off, quickly she flicked her tail. Not to strike at him, but rather cause a much different effect... a large wall off ice jutted in-front of him blocking his path* "No! Must not stop bonez!" *Quickly she tried to move over to Dipps before he would run around the Ice or perhaps fly away* "It sound bad - Yes. But Bonez do for good!" *She wouldn't beable to keep up with dipps if he continued to atemp to go to forgiven*


-It was not long before another soft echo'ing scream could be herd, the sound seemed to be laced with fear and pain-

Dipps glanced back and saw she was hot on his trail. "No Bonez is bad! He is hurting her! A hero must..." The distracted Dipps ran right into the ice wall place in front of him Shan Aisu. For a moment all he could see was double and he hobbled around before quickly regaining full consciousness. He fumed with rage and spread his wing before shotting directly up and over the wall making a b line right back to the hut. As he flew he rubbed his snout in pain, it was bleeding pretty bad and he might have broken something.  

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Dipps glanced back and saw she was hot on his trail. "No Bonez is bad! He is hurting her! A hero must..." The distracted Dipps ran right into the ice wall place in front of him Shan Aisu. For a moment all he could see was double and he hobbled around before quickly regaining full consciousness. He fumed with rage and spread his wing before shotting directly up and over the wall making a b line right back to the hut. As he flew he rubbed his snout in pain, it was bleeding pretty bad and he might have broken something.

*Shan Aisu sighed deeply comming to weep lightly as dipps started to fly away.. regardless she started to make her way as quickly as she could back to the hut, however being a ice dragon she couldn't go very far very fast.*

-returning to the hut the screams where much much louder; and entering would simply be the next horror. Forgiven was pinned up in what could only be figured as a web of bones and strings.. perhaps like that of a puppet, tied up to keep her from moving around, on the ground looked to be a small pool of blood mixed with an unknown thick black liquid; forgiven seemed to be awake and crying but she didn't seem to realize dipps was there. It was quickly and easy to assume bonez was torching her... but beyond a few buses it appeared a in a few small parts that the blackness in her skin had faded, showing a in dark shades Forgiven's true colors-


*Bonez was quick to turn, he Hissed and snaped at Dipps* "...Think before you Act.... turn and leave. return to helping Shan Aisu..." *Bonez glared daggers at Dipps*  

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*Shan Aisu sighed deeply comming to weep lightly as dipps started to fly away.. regardless she started to make her way as quickly as she could back to the hut, however being a ice dragon she couldn't go very far very fast.*

-returning to the hut the screams where much much louder; and entering would simply be the next horror. Forgiven was pinned up in what could only be figured as a web of bones and strings.. perhaps like that of a puppet, tied up to keep her from moving around, on the ground looked to be a small pool of blood mixed with an unknown thick black liquid; forgiven seemed to be awake and crying but she didn't seem to realize dipps was there. It was quickly and easy to assume bonez was torching her... but beyond a few buses it appeared a in a few small parts that the blackness in her skin had faded, showing a in dark shades Forgiven's true colors-


*Bonez was quick to turn, he Hissed and snaped at Dipps* "...Think before you Act.... turn and leave. return to helping Shan Aisu..." *Bonez glared daggers at Dipps*

Dipps had landed in the hut and placed all four feet firmly on the ground. His gazed sharped as he sent a fierce glare right back at the Ice dragon. "Forgiven is frighten!" Dipps then snarled. "And you are hurting her. That is something I can not forgive." His view then shifted to that of Forgiven. He couldn't really understand what had happened, nor did he really want to know. He was blind by her pain to see any benefit. "Step away from her Bonez." Dipps then said making a move forward. "Let me speak with her."  

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Dipps had landed in the hut and placed all four feet firmly on the ground. His gazed sharped as he sent a fierce glare right back at the Ice dragon. "Forgiven is frighten!" Dipps then snarled. "And you are hurting her. That is something I can not forgive." His view then shifted to that of Forgiven. He couldn't really understand what had happened, nor did he really want to know. He was blind by her pain to see any benefit. "Step away from her Bonez." Dipps then said making a move forward. "Let me speak with her."

*Bonez looked to Dipps for a long moment* "If I stop for too long, you only allow time for the darkness within her to progress again.. to which all progress is lost and we have to start over again...." *he said moving back, but only lightly, clearly noticing how easiliy blind Dipps was at the moment*

*Shan Aisu shortly after bonez speaking came into the hut, although she easily turned her back to the sight* "...He is blinded by the fulfillment to protect others my love.... I don't think his heart can bare this..." *she spoke softly, almost as if a singing weep*

-Bonez having stepped aside forgiven seemed to be still crying and shivvering abit; she didn't seem to notice dipps was there still-  

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*Bonez looked to Dipps for a long moment* "If I stop for too long, you only allow time for the darkness within her to progress again.. to which all progress is lost and we have to start over again...." *he said moving back, but only lightly, clearly noticing how easiliy blind Dipps was at the moment*

*Shan Aisu shortly after bonez speaking came into the hut, although she easily turned her back to the sight* "...He is blinded by the fulfillment to protect others my love.... I don't think his heart can bare this..." *she spoke softly, almost as if a singing weep*

-Bonez having stepped aside forgiven seemed to be still crying and shivvering abit; she didn't seem to notice dipps was there still-

Seeing his chance, Dipps quickly went over to Forgivens side. He placed one of her paws in his and held it close to his heart. "I'm here..." he spoke slowly, looking to her for any signs that she could see or hear him. "I won't let the darkness over take you again." His eyes begun to well up in tears, he was at a lose at what he should do. Everything seemed turned on it's head, how could he trust anything that causes such pain and fear? "What do I do...?" He then said as he broke down in tears.  

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Seeing his chance, Dipps quickly went over to Forgivens side. He placed one of her paws in his and held it close to his heart. "I'm here..." he spoke slowly, looking to her for any signs that she could see or hear him. "I won't let the darkness over take you again." His eyes begun to well up in tears, he was at a lose at what he should do. Everything seemed turned on it's head, how could he trust anything that causes such pain and fear? "What do I do...?" He then said as he broke down in tears.

-Forgiven's Shifted abit when dipps spoke- "...It's so dark... and cold..." -she whimpered not showing any signs that she could see or hear anyone- "...I won't go to him..." -she cried in pain when Dipps came to hold her paw, however...- "AHH! dipps where are you It's too dark!" -she seemed to fail around abit before suddenly pausing- "...what.. what is that...." -her eyes stared off into nothing, but in the abyss of her mind seemed to be a different story as some ling seemed to light up the darkness.. a small golden flower on the floor?...- "....what a pretty flower...." -She soon seemed to glaze over drifting back to a deeper sleep it seems-


*Shan Aisu moved over to Bonez after a moment, she rest to the side a pile of herbs* "...I will go get the relics..." *She spoke in her tongue before slipping out the door*


"....This is more then just a simple thorn..." *bonez spoke out* "As a thorn can simply just be removed it can be painful; yes, but removable... However, this is far more then a implanted being... it is a Poison... unlike the thorn it moves everywhere, becoming part of the victim... it never can be truly fully ever removed.... however the body can be common strong and ward it off...." *Bonez spoke in long hisses*  

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-Forgiven's Shifted abit when dipps spoke- "...It's so dark... and cold..." -she whimpered not showing any signs that she could see or hear anyone- "...I won't go to him..." -she cried in pain when Dipps came to hold her paw, however...- "AHH! dipps where are you It's too dark!" -she seemed to fail around abit before suddenly pausing- "...what.. what is that...." -her eyes stared off into nothing, but in the abyss of her mind seemed to be a different story as some ling seemed to light up the darkness.. a small golden flower on the floor?...- "....what a pretty flower...." -She soon seemed to glaze over drifting back to a deeper sleep it seems-


*Shan Aisu moved over to Bonez after a moment, she rest to the side a pile of herbs* "...I will go get the relics..." *She spoke in her tongue before slipping out the door*


"....This is more then just a simple thorn..." *bonez spoke out* "As a thorn can simply just be removed it can be painful; yes, but removable... However, this is far more then a implanted being... it is a Poison... unlike the thorn it moves everywhere, becoming part of the victim... it never can be truly fully ever removed.... however the body can be common strong and ward it off...." *Bonez spoke in long hisses*

"He did this to her...?" Dipps spoke, almost as if he had just realized how horrible it truly was. He slowly shock his head, and could barely think straight. "If only I was there...If only I could bare this burden." He held tight to her and wished deeply for their roles to be reversed. For a moment he was about ready to throw in the towel, but something Bonez said made him think. "A poison of the body...a poison of the mind." He muttered before glancing to Bonez. "Please let me stay by her side. Please! I beg of you! She is lost in a dark void, she is a lone, she needs me here."  

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"He did this to her...?" Dipps spoke, almost as if he had just realized how horrible it truly was. He slowly shock his head, and could barely think straight. "If only I was there...If only I could bare this burden." He held tight to her and wished deeply for their roles to be reversed. For a moment he was about ready to throw in the towel, but something Bonez said made him think. "A poison of the body...a poison of the mind." He muttered before glancing to Bonez. "Please let me stay by her side. Please! I beg of you! She is lost in a dark void, she is a lone, she needs me here."

*Bonez looked to him for a long time* "...You may see many unpleasant things..." *he looked back to forgiven who was passed out* "....But you may stay..." *he said moving back to his position next to forgiven the bonez that held her in place reajusting her, in a short moment forgiven would start to wail in pain again, seemingly Bonez useing his necromancy to pull on the darkness that poisioned forgiven, with time she would start to bleed again from various wound, but noitcable again the blood came with it was a unknown thick black tar.*

*Shan Aisu soon enough on that note returned, she was carring what looked to be a few very old dragon statues...*  

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*Bonez looked to him for a long time* "...You may see many unpleasant things..." *he looked back to forgiven who was passed out* "....But you may stay..." *he said moving back to his position next to forgiven the bonez that held her in place reajusting her, in a short moment forgiven would start to wail in pain again, seemingly Bonez useing his necromancy to pull on the darkness that poisioned forgiven, with time she would start to bleed again from various wound, but noitcable again the blood came with it was a unknown thick black tar.*

*Shan Aisu soon enough on that note returned, she was carring what looked to be a few very old dragon statues...*

Dipps gave a firm and direct nodded before returning all of his attention to Forgiven. He held her paw and nearly had to shut his eyes from what Bonez was doing. But he couldn't run, no, he had to be with her and see this through. "Forgiven..." He said softly, almost to a whisper. "Where ever you are, know that I am right here. As long as I am, you wont be in the darkness alone." He gluped down his last words and closed his eyes. He had to drown out everything, the screaming, the blood, everything. He just imagined him and Forgiven sitting together. He tried to imagine her looking happy, despite how hard it seemed. That was his goal, that image.  

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Dipps gave a firm and direct nodded before returning all of his attention to Forgiven. He held her paw and nearly had to shut his eyes from what Bonez was doing. But he couldn't run, no, he had to be with her and see this through. "Forgiven..." He said softly, almost to a whisper. "Where ever you are, know that I am right here. As long as I am, you wont be in the darkness alone." He gluped down his last words and closed his eyes. He had to drown out everything, the screaming, the blood, everything. He just imagined him and Forgiven sitting together. He tried to imagine her looking happy, despite how hard it seemed. That was his goal, that image.

*Shan Aisu soon sat the relics in various clay stools around Dipps, forgiven and Bonez. They looked rather old and made from strange clear stone, or perhaps cloudy crystal, abit primitive they seemed to mildly resemble the ancient dragon gods.... Shan Aisu seemed to take a moment to Bow, kiss, and give each one a small prayer in her old ancient tongue , the last one she seemed to give a prayer to seemed to resemble the god of earth?*

-Forgiven seemed to twich abit and yelp after a short few moments of the relics being put in place, but once done she seemed to grow rather quiet.. Her cries stopped...- "...Flowers..." -she seemed to mumble while she seemed to remain in relaxed-

*Bonez Seemed to pause for a moment riseing a brow to this* "...thats not normal..."  

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*Shan Aisu soon sat the relics in various clay stools around Dipps, forgiven and Bonez. They looked rather old and made from strange clear stone, or perhaps cloudy crystal, abit primitive they seemed to mildly resemble the ancient dragon gods.... Shan Aisu seemed to take a moment to Bow, kiss, and give each one a small prayer in her old ancient tongue , the last one she seemed to give a prayer to seemed to resemble the god of earth?*

-Forgiven seemed to twich abit and yelp after a short few moments of the relics being put in place, but once done she seemed to grow rather quiet.. Her cries stopped...- "...Flowers..." -she seemed to mumble while she seemed to remain in relaxed-

*Bonez Seemed to pause for a moment riseing a brow to this* "...thats not normal..."

Dipps continued to hold tightly on to her and only opened his eyes when he heard her speak. He quickly dug through his bag with his spare paw for a flower for her, but remembered he had none left. Only seeds of a very special flower remained. He glanced back to Forgiven and smiled lightly. He placed a single seed in her paw that he held. After a moment he looked to the Bonez and tilted his head in confusion. "She seems calmer now..." He then spoke before closing his eyes. "I wonder what she sees. What do the flowers look like...?  

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Dipps continued to hold tightly on to her and only opened his eyes when he heard her speak. He quickly dug through his bag with his spare paw for a flower for her, but remembered he had none left. Only seeds of a very special flower remained. He glanced back to Forgiven and smiled lightly. He placed a single seed in her paw that he held. After a moment he looked to the Bonez and tilted his head in confusion. "She seems calmer now..." He then spoke before closing his eyes. "I wonder what she sees. What do the flowers look like...?

*Forgiven shifted now and again; clearly still out of it. However she continued to make various comments, as if she could hear Dipps* "...Gold... Blue... White.. pretty big leaves... and vines..." *What she was saying didn't seem to make much since, However for dipps oddly a bunch of flowers in a well protected garden grave*

*Bonez waited and long as he could before he had to start again, he sighed before seeming to curse in the ancient tongue, starting again forgiven would yelp in abit of pain however she seemed to remain rather calm, bones soon enough would speak to Shan Aisu, again in the old tongue* "My love, please start to prepare the herbs; we wish not for the darkness to re-enter or to cause infection..."


*Shan Aisu nodded deeply to bones, soon moving over to collect the flowers and pods she and Dipps gathered earlier, taking them she moved them to a large flat stone, she where removed the seeds from the pods and started to grind the pods down into paste with another rock and her whiskers... once in a while adding one of the flowers they gathered as well*  

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*Forgiven shifted now and again; clearly still out of it. However she continued to make various comments, as if she could hear Dipps* "...Gold... Blue... White.. pretty big leaves... and vines..." *What she was saying didn't seem to make much since, However for dipps oddly a bunch of flowers in a well protected garden grave*

*Bonez waited and long as he could before he had to start again, he sighed before seeming to curse in the ancient tongue, starting again forgiven would yelp in abit of pain however she seemed to remain rather calm, bones soon enough would speak to Shan Aisu, again in the old tongue* "My love, please start to prepare the herbs; we wish not for the darkness to re-enter or to cause infection..."


*Shan Aisu nodded deeply to bones, soon moving over to collect the flowers and pods she and Dipps gathered earlier, taking them she moved them to a large flat stone, she where removed the seeds from the pods and started to grind the pods down into paste with another rock and her whiskers... once in a while adding one of the flowers they gathered as well*

Dipps opened his eyes and carefully watched as Forgiven spoke. "Its the flower of Eternity!" He gasped in surprised. Quickly he opened her paw. Inside was the tiny seed, it had sprouted. He gazed at it with confusion and looked to see if it had done any damage. It had not, it was peacefully growing out of nothing at all. Within a short time the sprout grew and erupted into an adult flower. It was smaller then normal, and it's vines just coiled down to the floor. It's coloration was brilliant, deep blues leafs with white steaks running from the center. What made this flower different, besides it's non aggressiveness, was it vibrant golden center. It swirled out wards and sparkled in the light. He carefully picked the flower up from it's based and quickly handed it to Shan Aisu. "Use this..." he said quietly. "It is a gift."