Ranger Test

[Loran Bright]

Loran was slowly standing to her feet after placing the bread back into her pouch, her hands brushed against each other. She looked towards the leviathan for a moment then whispered." So what does your pet enjoy eating?" she asked softly when turning back towards him. She graced him with a smile when moving with slow steps towards him, her figure made slow circling around him while her eyes glanced over his invention," Very interesting work. Looks good on you, bet it will look good on your father if he is like you." she blushed when relising what words had slipped from her lips. Loran stepped away now when she watched him for the time, then draw her eye to the ceiling for a moment," Yea I actually have 3 tests after this. My next one is tracking an enemy, then test of my marksmanship, and fight in the ranger arena is last ." her tone was peaceful when speaking forth.

Loran came to stop before him once more, her vision admiring the armor, and his work. She tilts her head to the side as locks of ebony fall over her shoulder, her vision would watch his own. Lips parted to whisper softly," Your welcome to help me." she watched his reaction to her words.

[lynette]

The shadow mage appeared upon the ledge above the two,his eyes watching them boredly for the moment. Hands came together then draw apart did he send forth a ball of shadow at them that would crash into the earth nearby. Cackling sounds errupted through the cave," I am sorry to trouble this lovely scene but I do believe we are playing on my time now." he gae a graceful bow to them. Leaping off the rocks did he do a couple flips disappearing into the shadows his movements silent when he started to move along the wall in the shadows, his eyes were a dark color so wouldn't be spoted in the darkness.

Once reaching the other side did he draw forth a couple daggers flipping them forth did they thud into the earth near their feet to get them off guard where he might be. The mage would move off out of the cave down into the canyon of rocks were the test would begin for this female to try to locate him. Leaping up onto the rocks above the pathway were he would await their exit out into the canyon.

[King Syrus Warheight II]

Serge growled, unflinching as they came under a feaux attack by the fiend. " By the way, I meant to tell you that I saw the man in the maze, and it was one of Lynette's personal lackies. One of the knights that had followed her around whilst she was in the castle. I don't like the way she's been treating you, and I think it's time we sent her an ultimatum, " he spoke with a vicious snarl his eyes burning at the sight of the man's disappearance. Serge's leviathan had his eyes trained on the man the entire time, and hissed angrily though he would not attack without Serge's order. They turned to look at each other and then he spoke to Loran with kindness. " We don't really have time to track him the old fashioned way, so me and Emerald here will take to the skies and flush him out. " There was a gleam in his eye and he winked at Loran before hopping upon the back of the leviathan, standing at a crouch did it take off into the sky.

After turning once or twice and lining up at the beginning of the canyon did they dive down into it and Serge placed one arm out in either direction and with the claws in front of his makeshift magical firestorm torrent did he emit blazing flames into the walls, melting bits of the rockface that got direct hits from the white hot flame. He held his arms in front of him, with his body turned the opposite direction they were flying, so that not only he, but the speed of their movement flushed air into the tubes at the backs of his arms causing it to be even fiercer than normal. As the searing white flame licked at the canyon walls, in case the knight hid among the ground the levithan did drop his spiked tail down into the rock and drag it, sending up bits of broken rock and a cloud of dust behind them. Serge yelled over the sound as loud as he could, preparing to see the knight emerge any minute behind them. " Hurry and get ready Loran, you may only get one chance from this! "

[Loran Bright]

A blush marked her cheeks when he winked , her eyes draw away from him when he took to the skies with his pet. Loran kneeled did she open her pouch shaking it some did it begin to wiggle," Oh come on you little pest get out here." She teases something unseen to the eye. As she spoke a silverish blue dragon uncurled form inside her pouch being about the length of her arm and about that size as well. Fingers caressed the scales of her pet." So you want to gets some nice shines?" she whispered to her pet. It's head nodded when a glim filled it's eyes, and began to prance around then flip a couple times before taking to the air.

Loran stood did she point to the shadows." Search the shadows I bet there is some interesting things there." she chuckles when moving forward into the canyon. Eyes searching for the mage knight, her hands take down her bow, did she notch some arrows into the string. Relising a few into the air towards the tops of the rocks in the shadows, as they thud into the earth causing rock to come crashing down into the canyon closing the enterance behind her. Leaping upwards onto the rock slide did she climb towards the top to rest there, her eyes searching for signs of movement below or even upon the upper plains.

Through the shadows the silver blue dragon weived searching for something interesting. A shiny black orbs captured her sights did she rush forward useing the wind to guide her, and her mouth parted did a blue flame emit forth at the shiney object more intent on knocking it off the one holding the item then taking and running. The blue flame when hitting it's target turned to ice creating a very cold spot upon the person.

[lynette]

As the walls become cased in fire did the mage quickly move down below in the rock cluster to avoid being burnt. His eyes watched the levthian and it's rider," Damn that girl for having friends." he hissed. As he was distracted by the image in the sky did he almost not see the tail that was ripping through the loss rock sending it flying as dust rises. He quickly moved behind a solid rock awaiting as the two passed by did he merge into the dust to head deeper into the canyon down towards the oasis that was below.

The mage merged with the shadows once more as he took to another path then the one that they had been traveling that was the main one. His hand was reaching for one of the black orbs that was upon his belt for easy grabbing. The mages movements were bring in him a circle back towards Loran, and what he didn't inspect was the cold spot that hit his butt sending him rolling down the incline towards the bottom of the canyon just near the exit to the oasis. A roar of anger filled the air when he found his orbs were missing, and spys the little silver blue dragon darting between the rocks back upwards away from him towards the female. He raised upwards his arms out did he bring them towards him slowly drawing the shadows in around him with his arms moving in circles before his form causing sparks to emit mixxing with the shadows that were forming a big ball. He thrusted his arms out forward sending the orb flying towards the little dragon but leaving him in the open for a strike letting his anger get the best of him.

[Loran Bright]

The moment the dragon had chased the target out into the open having pissed him off did Loran spy him below. She leaped downward quick hitting one rock to bounce to another sending them crashing to the earth. She leaped down behind her pet just as the orb was about to strike her, and as it near did her hand relise another set of arrows that came forth one ripping through the orb as the other followed as the first one become shattered to pieces.

It flow downwards aimed to strike the mage in the throat enless he moved,but the speed of the wind and timing he better be quick of step. As the orb split though the sparks were relised from inside snapping forward did they wrap around Loran instead of the dragon, the current coursing through her body. She dropped to the earth as silent screams were echoing in her mind from the shocks. The little dragon landed upon the stone near Loran it's eyes filled with concern when it scurred forward as the sparks faded leaving her laying upon the earth barely breathing, it curled up onto her chest staying there it's body fluffed up to look scarey now if someone came near.

[lynette]

The mage so intent on his target the dragon hadn't noticed that Loran was so near. When he seen her leap downwards did she go behind the orb out of his view and in the line to protect the little dragon taking the hit. Yet the orb is split as an arrow shattered and another came flying through towards him. He leaped to the side but the speed of the arrow did he misjudge how fast it was flying to get totally out of the path. It struck his shoulder sending him flying back into a cluster of rock as the arrow lodges deep into his shoulder locking him to the stone hard.

[King Syrus Warheight II]

Serge had been howling with laughter as he reached the end of the canyon and turned, seeing the mage being struck by the dragon. He started to fly back slowly, having done his part and not wanting to help too much, as this was Loran's task alone. He made a clicking sound in his jaw and the leviathan sped forward, leaving lines in the now molten rock as they rocketed past. He arrived at the mage and had his pet surround him with his body. " If he tries to move or sink back into that rock...eat him. " He instructed angrily and he did hop from his pet and race to Loran's side to check if she was okay, but not so much as to alarm her pet, as it was already in a state of distress. He looked at it's eyes staring heavily upon his silver belt. He had seen this gaze before and knew what was going on. Without even looking he concentrated to adjust the temperature of the fire brewing right hand, did he blast the wall nearby with searing flame, turning it into a bright silver color, and causing the dragon to leap off Loran and speed toward it with joy. He bent down and picked her up, slowly, lifting her to a sitting position. " Are you okay? You've passed and have but one test left you know? Be strong. " He smiled and gave her another quick nod and wink before bringing her to her feet and turning on the mage once more aiming his arm at him, which, while handling Loran had the faces been pulled back, but now were aimed direcly at his face. He would make him pay for his transgressions, he had gone too far the entire exam.

[Loran Bright]

The little dragon scurried towards the silver shiney, then stopped when seeing the stranger helping her mistress up. Chittering is heard then a hiss when the blueish silver dragon turned coming back towards the couple. She leaped upwards landing upon Loran's shoulder it's body fluffed up did she breath a breath of ice breath at Serge as if a warning then hisses at him again. Chittering her tail flicks side to side angry not knowing this person was a friend of her mistress.

Loran chuckles softly when she leaned against Serge a moment as he helped her up, her hand lifted to scratch under her pets chin softly," Now Now that not how we treat friends." she scolded the little creature. As the dragon chittered some then nuzzles it's head against Loran's cheek before leaping into the air though the shiney thing was tempting did it land upon the head of the mage. It's head lowered down in front of him then emits a snort causing a strip of ice to flow down his face before scurrying away moving towards the Levithian now did it land upon the serpants head lowering her head again looking at this creature oddly.

Loran looked towards the mage that was trapped in the stone, her eyes narrowed." You deserve whatever he does to you." she hissed at him then blushed some when her thoughts kept turning to Serge. Then cursed herself in her mind for being so silly as to always let her throughts go that direction for what reason she didn't know as she had never been this attached to any guy before other then as a friend.

[lynette]

The mage reached out to grab the arrow trying to yank it from the rock as it was burried deep into the stone and wouldn't relise. He jerked forward as he pulled free that way leaving a hole in his shoulder as it bleed down over his chest. He growled trying to swat at the dragon when it breathed ice down the center of his face, his eyes narrowed on the little creature. His free hand lifted did he cause a rock to lift tossing it towards the creature that was sitting upon the serpant watching it oddly. He turned looking at the other two for a moment then snickers dodging with quick steps towards the shadows, " another day, another day. just you wait I will have you dead."

[King Syrus Warheight II]

" Not quite. " Serge snarled as he snapped his fingers loudly, did the levithan, unflinching before, even with the dragon up it's head did hiss loudly and slam the mage deep into the rock before he was able to completely disappear. He had gone four or five feet into the rock before actually slipping into shadow, and he would be in agony wherever he reappeared. As he tackled, the small dragon had fallen backwards, only to be caught ever so lightly by the tips of Emerald's wings, setting it down gently upon his own back between his wings. Serge looked up at the sky as time ticked by. " The final portion of your test is a fight is it not? Well, who are you supposed to fight? The enemy has just escaped and I may not have gotten ALL the details, but wouldn't that kind of leave you in a bit of a predicament? "

[Loran Bright]

Loran chuckled softly when she moved away from him, her eyes went to the levithian and her pet that was sitting upon his back. The silver blue dragon quickly left coming to settle upon loran's shoulder once more, her eyes blinking did she eye the pair oddly not sure what to make of the serpant as it's owner. Chittering lightly did she slither down Loran's arm back into the pouch at her side to rest once more.

She turned heading down the ridge towards the oasis," No I got one more test that is of marksmanship. Then it's a fight in the arena of rangers were it will be decided what rank I will fall into. If it will be a leader or a follower" she calls over her shoulder. The 6 th hour had come to pass as the rangers stood moving towards the exit of the canyon when they spy Loran coming down from the top, and seemed she had a couple friends there as well but nothing was said.

[King Syrus Warheight II]

" I would've thought you pretty much passed your marksmanship with that arrow to the shoulder. Not only were you on target, but you slammed him back into the rock and pinned him there. I only stepped in, because that test was over, and any more action from the mage would be assault, and not part of the test. " He said logically with a large smile. Though he knew the rangers probably wouldn't accept that, he was paying Loran as close as he could come to a compliment at the time. Serge was an expert archer, and he admired her like skill.

He shrugged and took off at a trot before hopping once and launching upon hitting the ground up to the leviathan's neck and it flew over to Loran, with Serge hanging, offering her and her 'partner' a ride the rest of the way. " Care to go in style? " He remarked with a smile from ear to ear.

[Loran Bright]

Loran reached up taking his hand, her eyes meeting his own when she pulled herself up onto the levithian's back behind Serge," Thank you." She whispered into his ear from behind. A smile touching her lips when she looked down towards the rangers gathering below them in the oasis. She chuckled softly," No they will make me take the test still for the captain has to view the skill himself." She spoke softly. The little dragon peeked it's head out over the edge of the bag looking around then slithered up past Serge to sit on the serpants head.

As they neared the bottom did she leap from the serpants back doing a couple flips then landing half crouched before the rangers, and the captain. She slowly raised when she looked upon them," Well i do believe we better be hurrying this allong if we are to get my approved." she chuckles softly, her eyes would rise to the trio still in the sky above her watching them for a moment.

The captain came forward when he glances between the trio and Loran for a moment contiplating if they had helped her or not. Then shrugs knowing if it had been forbidden the voices would have spoken, he nods a ranger forward," So be it begin to marksman test. "


A ranger was choicen from the two that had come with them to the cave. He would move to 30 yards away, and take out an apple that would be placed upon the top of his head. The ranger was shaking a little not really sure if he liked this idea or not, his eyes watching Loran.

Loran would take from her shoulders the quivers of arrows setting them next to her. As she takes her bow off the shoulder next, her hand reached to the arrows given to her by Serge. She draws one forth did she notch the tip into the string, then raises the bow slowly as her hand draws back the stringe. Eyes level with the bow did she measure up the shot so the tip of the arrow was pointed towards the apple, still pulling back till the string was to the point it might break then relises letting the arrow fly.

The ranger's eyes closed as he shaked worse seeing the arrow come flying towards him. Then a thud was heard as the arrow pierced the apple splitting it in half, and the arrow landing behind him in the sand. He reached up to pat his head searching for any possible holes or an arrow in his skull did he find the apple in two. He took the two halves down did he hold his arms out straight with the two halve pointed towards her though he was begin to grow white not to liking of this idea at all.

She stayed calm while watching the ranger taking the apple from his head that was now in two. Loran reached to the quiver of arrows did she draw forth another set of two arrows did she notch them to the bow, then turns it sideways. As she draws the string back her eyes measured of the points of the two halves as she moved the arrows a little to line them up. Loran draws the string tight slowly, her fingers relised the string sending forth both arrows that create a whistling sound as their ripped through the air towards the ranger.

The ranger becoming to nervous tosses the two halves of the apple into the air then backs away. He watches the arrows coming straight towards him then they curve off their path to strike the two halves of the apple to strike them into the earth on either side of the ranger close to his feet. He gulped then looked to the captain," Hmm ok next person. I am not about to keep doing this." he said moving away towards the other ranger that was in waiting.

The captain takes up another apple moving to 60 feet away did he place it upwards upon his head. His eyes meeting with Loran's when he gave a nod to indicate he was ready. Standing in military stance did he not shake while the wind whistled past him as it was begin to grow a more speed almost knocking the apple from his head.

Growing tired of this display did she smirk seeing if she can scare the hell out of the captain. She draws one arrow placing it into the string then draws it back, her one eye closes as she levels the arrow upon the apple. Loran lets it relise with a quick snap sending it flying through the air towards it's target, and as she counted the seconds to it hitting the apple the moment it did spliting it into half did she quickly load another arrow to relise it then another one with quick reflexes as the captain went to reach for the two halves as they fall. When the two halves were just nearing his hand did the two arrows brush the palm smacking into the two halves sending them flying back 20 feet behind him before thuding into the earth.

The captain stepped out of the range when he chuckled," Ah being a smartass are we with that little quick shotting. Well lets see how you handle someone being at 90 yards away. Who wishes to do this one?" he asked looking at the others in the group.

The last ranger came forward did he smirk at Loran moving towards 90 yards." Instead of on my head I want to see if you can shut it at 90 yards from the air.* He yelled over the distance. His hand tossed the apple upwards high then stepped back out of the way to watch along with the rest.

Loran's eyes watched the apple fly upwards, and as if one automatic timer as it was begin to descend back towards the earth did her hand snap out to grab an arrow. She notches it to the sting then draws back letting it fly, and not paying attention if her first arrow hits it target or not did she snap up two more notching them upon the string. As she draws it back to let them relise. The first one rips through the air going high then arches downwards does it slice through the apple from the top to land with a thud against the earth with the apples core sticking to the arrow, and followed behind it spliting the two halves into half did the other arrows land near the rangers feet as the 4 halves thudded upon his head.

Loran chuckles when she leans against a tree that was near by them. She watched their reactions for a moment to see if she had passed good enough for their liking. Hand snapps down when thought comes to mind did she whirl away from the tree with the string drawn back straight as she placed another arrow upon it. Loran let it relise so it went flying right past but very close to Serge's head. The dragon takes off after it due to the shiney tip of the arrow. " Serge you challenged me at my skills of forging so do I challenge you to fight me in the rangers arena. It's hand to hand no bows, and no magic." She smirks awaiting his reaction.

[King Syrus Warheight II]

Serge laughed, and with a gaze of pure satisfaction did he watch the arrow fly by his face. She may very well be as good an archer as himself, but not better. He turned and pulled three of his self-made obsidian arrows unto his bow and turned firing them at the arrow, launching them over the dragon's head. They connected all three times to the shaft, shredding the arrow and sending the gleaming arrowhead, alone, plummeting to the ground with the dragon close after trying to snatch it up. He turned back to face her sitting sideways upon the leviathan, even from this height it was easy to see his piercing gaze emitting from his azure and green eyes, gleaming brightly in the coming moon. " Let's get on with it then, before you run out of time. " He slid from the leviathan and slammed into the ground sending up clouds of dust that hid his presence as he spun, creating a vortex did the sand come up in a small cyclone around him. He instantly came to a stop, the leviathan arms slamming into the trees on either side of him, splitting them in half, and splintering the remains as the tumbled to the ground. " Unarmed it is. " He pulled the clasp from his belt and allowed his things to drop to the ground, following his quivers and weapons, being a little more careful with his bow as he set it upon the the pile of armor, weapons, and clothes, leaving only his pants, boots, and the leviathan arms in place. His chest glistened brightly with sweat from having used so much magical energy, ripping the canyon apart with the flamethrowers. He clicked two switches in either hand and the face of the levithan, with it's fangs that did serve as blades about his fingers retracted unto his wrists, along with the blades on his arms, the covered his surging biceps. " Shall I fight with these or without? " He mocked with a wink as he had already taken off the rest of his armor along with his shirt to distract her. He would have fun with this but try to give them the outcome quickly as the had but about an hour left.