ROLEPLAY HQ - caged-wings

Eydis longed to stretch her wings. She left the cave taking off from the ledge. There was a light breeze and it felt so fresh. She flew in the night sky, her wings blending in the dark sky behind her. Eydis spotted the town and quickly landed, hiding her wings. She now wore a midnight blue cloak instead of her feathers showing. She readjusted the cloak and walked around with a slight smile. Come the colder winds, her tribe would move, so they needed to prep and the village was kind to them. Eydis was buying from the market with a kind smile, keeping to herself to avoid giving out any hints of her unique status. @PhoggyΨυχη

The curse had spread from his fingertips to his wrist. That was... unfortunate. Dietrich furrowed his brow as he looked at his useless hand that had been stricken with dark magic. The chaotic black marks cascaded across his flesh like lightning. To his left was a book on curses and dark magic, though it had little in the way of answers when it came to this particular curse. He wasn't desperate enough to make a pact with a higher (or lower) being yet, but that thought was constantly present. The downside to this whole thing was the loss of his dominant hand. He had been forced to learn how to use his left hand due to the affliction on his right. The young mage felt like he was constantly fumbling through his day-to-day with his left hand. He had grown tired of it - not to mention the pain - and he was getting closer to his breaking point. In one of the tomes he'd read, he had heard about potentially trapping and harvesting the energy from a magical creature to keep curses at bay. To that end, he had set various traps around the town to draw in and capture such a being. They would detect its magic, bind it, and transport it to a holding cell in his basement. Cruel, maybe. But he did not want this curse to get to his heart. At that point, cruelty would be the least of the town's worries. @AionsTempest

She kept to herself, but in the village she could feel dark magic present. Her own powers were capable of curing curses or common ailments, However in her prime, her powers could heal so much more. Shoving her hands into her pocket, she turned to head back, but something still felt prevalent, not just the dark magic. Curious, she walked around a bit more looking for the source the other feeling she sensed. Eydis tipped her head to the side with a gentle hum as she wandered. @PhoggyΨυχη

A bell dinged in his house. The line tugged, pulling him towards the basement. He lept from the desk in his study and ran down the stairs. He had no idea who or what he could have caught, but it would have to be something magic. Maybe something strong? Maybe something that could finally help him? He burst through the door and waved his hands to light the lights. Each candle flicked to life, illuminating the room. In the center of a room, in the middle of a large magic circle, was a gilded cage with a woman in the middle. A witch? A nymph? He eyed her carefully, but kept his distance. "Well, looks like I caught something!" @AionsTempest

The Valkyrie screeched in surprise as a cage suddenly fell around her and she was transported somewhere completely different. Her eyes barely adjusted to the gloomy basement before the candles flickered to life. Hearing a male’s voice Eydis turned and faced him looking annoyed. “Something? I’m sorry, but more like someone!” She readjusted her cloak glaring at him, “Care to explain why I’m in a cage wherever we are?” Her gaze swept their surroundings before settling on him. “I should be getting back to my family. Whatever you’re looking or hoping for, I promise I’m not the person who can provide it for you.” “The only reason I’ve found myself here is because I sensed some dark magic in town when I was heading home, but now I’m trapped,” she shook her head. “I’ve nothing left to get my family, please let me go.” @PhoggyΨυχη

"Well, I'm looking for a nice source of magic to help me with something. My traps only work on high-level magic, which means you've got a lot of it, huh?" He leaned back against the wall and eyed her carefully. Maybe she was a harpy? "Here's the thing, I need your magic. It's nothing personal. More just survival than anything. Can't guarantee it won't hurt or, well, maybe kill you." He was blunt. He needed to be. He was running out of time and couldn't entertain emotion or sympathy any longer. "So, the plan is to extract your arcane nature. I don't exactly know what it will do to you since I... don't know what you are." @AionsTempest

She narrowed her eyes as he explained the trap he set. “Hmph. High level magic? As if,” she scoffed, shaking her head. “Magic is never fully developed so soon no matter the creature.” A double sided blade that looked like glass appeared in her hand and she stared defiantly at him. “My magic serves you no purpose human,” she hissed. “Try and fight, but I promise you’ll fall no matter what you’re looking for, my blade will be the end of your path if you dare try.” @PhoggyΨυχη

"Perhaps not. But perhaps it is not the magic you can use but that which makes you up that triggered the trap. I suppose I will not know until I begin the spell." He remained resolute as she aimed her blade at him. There was no fear in his eyes or his heart. Perhaps it was confidence that his spells binding her in place in the cage would work. Perhaps it was confidence in his defensive spells to protect him. Or perhaps he had already resigned himself to death and her threats carried now weight to a man with nothing left to lose. "I'm not foolish enough to engage you in hand-to-hand combat. I will stay where I am, if it's all the same to you." @AionsTempest

She gave a contempt snort the weapon vanishing from her grasp. The Valkyrie observed him as he spoke with her eyes narrowed. “It intrigues me that someone as confident in their spells would also be so willing to risk something on the unknown…” she murmured softly. “You have no understanding of the nature of my kind and it’s past me to believe you’d be willing to let me explain either, but do as you will,” she hissed at him, revealing her wings. “It’s been ages since humans and valkyries last spoke and thought of each other as equals.” @PhoggyΨυχη

"A Valkyrie, hm?" He paused for a moment, tapping his foot, before turning and leaving up the stairs. Moments later, he returned with an opened book. "It says here you have heavenly powers... or something like that..." He was mostly mumbling to himself as he paced back and forth. "Yea... Yea, that should work... Okay, now how do I transfer them over to me? That should help... Maybe keep it at bay? At worst, I would be able to... Hm..." While his focus was on her, he seemed to have completely forgotten her presence in the room. @AionsTempest

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