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Edmund Rapunzel BOT 07-Jan-23 05:43 AM
TW: 7 AM the usual morning lineup!!
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Edmund Rapunzel BOT 07-Jan-23 06:56 AM
TW: sexual themes, violence, more added as needed Nineteen years ago, the kingdom faced its biggest horror it had ever faced. The king and queens pride and joy, their son was stolen.Edmund was gifted with a blessing. Healing powers, granted to those who he touched. It was celebrated throughout the land! ā€œTHE PRINCE IS BORN, THE PRINCE IS BORN.ā€ New prosperity filled the kingdom, leading to the celebration of Prince Edmunds first birthday. This one year old child had become the light of the kingdom, and as a gift back to the gods for the little prince, everyone in the kingdom would gather and send their own light towards the heavens. *This tradition, didnā€™t become a joyous one. The night before his first birthday, someone broke into the castle. The prince was taken. The kingdom searched near and far looking for him. Hours of searching turned to days, days turned to months and months to years. Little baby Edmund was not to be found. The idea of thanking the gods with a light, now became a soft prayer, a hope, that the lights would some day bring the prince back home. On the outskirts of the kingdoms forest, past the dense trees, grottos and rivers a lonely tower made its home. Grassy fields by the rivers end, pink and red flowers painted across. This tower didnā€™t have a door, instead a long rope leading to the only window of the structure. This tower was home to two people, a lady in her mid thirties who left often to get supplies and Zel, a nineteen year old whom had never left this lonely tower.
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Each day started the same for Zel with a big stretch before getting to work. Chores were the first thing he would, sweeping the wooden floors until not a spec of dust was found. Then he would make sure they were polished and waxed to keep a nice shine for as long as possible before mopping the entirety of it. He had done this so many times that the floors were never really dirty, and only took him fifteen to thirty minutes each day. Next on his list was laundry which was never to bad as he was usually just washing his clothes from the previous day. The clothes were hand washed and air dried, so while he waited for that to happen, he would perch himself on the ledge of the window where he would pull his mother up when she returned from her days, and read a book. His favorite book was about adventure, thieves and mystery. The world was a scary place or so he had been told, so he would look out and read, imagining what it was like, and if it was as bad as he was made to believe. His day was filled with other little mundane tasks like working out, drawing, cooking and staring at his ceiling, day dreaming of a different world a safer world.
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He laid in his bed waiting, he knew the day was coming up. His birthday. He was so excited to celebrate it when his mother had came in ā€œOh Zel, sweetie, you did such an amazing job on your chores today!ā€ ā€œThanks momā€¦ā€ he rubbed the back of his neck, he had done them the same way he done them every dayā€¦ which meant that she was leaving. But why so close to his birthday? ā€œOh sweetie, donā€™t think I forgot about what is just around the corner. Iā€™m going to be making another trip today but Iā€™ll be back just in time to celebrate.ā€ ā€œCan I come with you? I think Iā€™m old enough. And YOU MAY need protection, you always talk about how dangerous it is.ā€ Her smiling demeanor switched into a more serious cynical tone. ā€œYOU CANT LEAVE!ā€ almost instantly she switched back to a nice and loving side of her ā€œMother will be fine, she always is and always will be. Just as long as I get a big ole bear hug from you!ā€ Zel hates when she yelled at him. He was just so bored of being here. None the less he embraced her completely, giving her a warm hug as they began to glow. Just like that she was rejuvenated and felt years younger. She put both her hands on his shoulders and smiled. ā€œLower me down, Iā€™ll be back soon.ā€ This was the worst part of any of Zels days, he was quite strong but it was always a struggle to slowly lower someone down the tower. Let alone carry someone back when they return or when they forget something, which his mother did, often. She yelled from the base of the tower as he wipes the sweat of his brow ā€œIā€™ll bring you back lots of chocolate and new book to read! A good one filled with adventure!ā€ @Amari
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Freya Ryder BOT 07-Jan-23 11:51 AM
The cobblestones of the sturdy castle clattered as six pairs of boots rattled across it, the sky illuminating a golden Ray of sunshine across the pearly white walls, their shadows bouncing of the extensive tall structure as they ran until finding the large glass opened top window they were aiming for, the three figures stopped peering down through the glass pane to wear the podium stood, the glass box around it and at least ten guards situated around the structure protecting the small pearly golden gem amongst the protective glass. "Okay Ryderā€¦you know the plan?....Ryder?..." one of the men spoke, his grotesque masculine voice rattled out of his throat as both men gazed confusingly to the woman now stood proud on top of the castle walls, her hands clenched to a pole beside her, her pearly white hair blowing gracefully behind her as the strong wind pulled it from around her face. " Woahā€¦.would you guys look at that view?..." Her soft feminine voice radiated out her hues sparkled at the vast view of the city around her, stretching for miles to see the large forest just off to the edge protecting like a beacon amongst the large city around it. "'Ryder we ain't got time for thisā€¦" " Just wait a secondā€¦." She said lifting her hand to silence the men behind her so she could continue to bask in the beauty there was infront of her eyes. " Boy I could get used to a view like this ā€¦that's it boysā€¦it's settled.. I want a castleā€¦" she said, turning with her hands situated firmly on her hips. " A big castle.. much bigger than thisā€¦" the men groaned, shaking their hands at the ridiculousness of the woman before them.
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"You do this job Ryderā€¦and you can have your castleā€¦" One of them grumbled reaching for her arm; they tugged her forward a yelp emitting from her throat as she was dragged towards the glass . She rubbed her hands with glee gazing down at the men counting them one by one . " Okay guysā€¦let's do thisā€¦" The glass frame was removed easily, the harness quickly assembled around her before gently she was lowered down, she made not a single sound as she was lowered towards the pillar where the golden ring scattered in glorious diamonds stood out before her, her eyes glimmering with greed, peeking up she noticed not a single guard notice her as she reached in to retrieve the ring snatching it up only then was it made apparent she was their, a loud ear splitting ring rang out then hard instantly turning coming face to face with her as she hung in the air and placing it hastily within the pouch she wore strapped to her stomach. " Beautiful day isn't it?..." She managed to get out before she was quickly tugged straight back up to the top of the tower, the guards scattering making their way towards the exit. " Let's get out of here boysā€¦and quicklyā€¦" All three of them hastily made their way back across the cobbled tiles, their movements swift and effective scaling the walls with practised precision, they had after all planned this for weeksā€¦months evenā€¦they had an escape route, what could go wrong? Easily they made their way to the waiting vehicle they had managed to steal that morning, all three hastily diving in before they sped of, taking to the streets and weaving through the traffic as they went, Freya sat back with large sigh, pulling the ring from her pouch she inspecting it watching how it glimmered from the piercing light radiating through the window. " Would ya smell that boysā€¦." Both men gazed at each other in confusion, their nostrils instantly flaring as they smelt the air around them wondering what the smell was that she was referring to. 'Sweat?...' On
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e of them responded, Freya instantly narrowed her eyes, gazing at the two men in the front of the car with clear astonishment and wonder how she ever got shackled up with such a pair of Dimwits. " Money boysā€¦..it's moneyā€¦" she responded her words showing how distasteful she found their comments, both men still seemed confused obviously not tweaking she had the ring placed carefully in the grasp of her fingers, before the distinct sound of police sirens rang out, clutching the ring she gazed back to see the patrols cars suddenly following them.
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" Shit! Get going lads looks like we got companyā€¦head for the woods we can lose them easily thereā€¦" 'Not if they have dogsā€¦' " Not fucking helpful Gerald just move it" her strong voice punctuated out as the car hastily made its way through the traffic the patrol cars still keeping up with pace of them before they made it to the edge of the large forestation they drove as much as they could before they all jumped from the car and headed with speed through the thick bushes and branches, their shoes crunching on the leaves scattered amongst the grass. The distinct sound of shouting and barks radiating from behind them. " Look what you did Gerald! Your bad karma brought the dogs out! " 'Don't blame me Freya this was your bright idea!' he grumbled all three weaving their way through the trees until they came to a dead end, a large rock Cavern stood before them to high to get over on their own. " Okay give me a boost and I'll pull you guys upā€¦" Freya said gazing at the two who looked at her with untrustworthy eyes. " Give us the bag firstā€¦.then we'll pull you upā€¦" Freya gasped, holding her chest in disbelief. " I can't believe after all we've been through you still don't trust me?....guysā€¦I'm hurtā€¦" she pouted , they rolled their eyes in unison one of them holding their hand out to her with a disbelieving grumble she handed it willingly over to them. " I'm truly heartbrokenā€¦." She pouted, sniffing carefully into the air , she turned and accepted the boost from one of their hands she lifted herself up pulling herself over the ledge the sounds of the darks coming ever clearer.
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'Quick pull me upā€¦.' One of them said, Freya turned her hair flicking in the wind as she held out her hand twirling the ring between her fingers. " Sorry boysā€¦my hands are fullā€¦.don't worryā€¦I'll bust you out in no time! Say hello to Phillip for me won't you! " she called before hastily pulling herself up their cries and calls bellowing behind her but she paid no attention c ontinuing her desperate run through the trees, even with them two caught it seemed they hadn't given up hopes on finding her the dogs barks still seeming to be behind her, she cursed turning herself in another direction she came to a vast clearing up ahead. She skidded to a stop her chest heaving with desperate breaths from the large gasps she was taking, her eyes gazing at the vast circular tower in front of her, she had never come across this before it was beautiful, the vast green veins trailing along the outer walls the gorgeous red flowers dotted amongst it, she didn't have time to marvel in its beauty before the barks became ever closer, running to the building she searched for a door finding one and attempting to open it but found it securely locked, cursing she reached into her bag retrieving two knifed she wasted no time in using the knifed as leverage sticking them into the holes of the wall as she scaled it easily until reaching the large open window at the very top, twisting her body she fell through with a clatter landing on the floor with a thump, she scrambled to her knees peeking out the window to watch the dogs suddenly emerged lowering herself a little so they wouldn't see her, not even paying attention to her surroundingsā€¦at least not yet anyway
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Edmund Rapunzel BOT 07-Jan-23 01:08 PM
Zel hated when she left, she always got so carried away talking about how dangerous it was outside of the tower, the rant turned in mumbling and the mumbling went on and on. Regardless of how much he hated the mumblies, he truly believed that mother knows best. His time in the tower grew boring quickly, there was only so much you can do in such little space. When mother left though, thatā€™s when the real fun happened. When he was much younger his mother burned a lot of the books that once filled their shelves to keep the warm in the winter but managed to keep one. One about this far away kingdom. A kingdom filled with joy and wonders. When she would leave he would lay in his bed and read it. Letting the words become his reality, being a king over a beautiful kingdom, a kingdom filled with peace, without monsters. He moved the fabric he had nailed to the roof of his room. One he had said he put there to stop a leak. Revealing his own painting. Golds and whites and yellows. Little paper candles all floating in the night sky. Every year once a year on his birthday. The day was soon coming, and just like would do every year, he had his very own paper candle he had made from pages of the least read book in his collection. Once mother went to bed he would sit on the window, watch as the others floated into the sky and release his to join them. Every year he wished for the same thing. To join the other candles. He wanted nothing more then to be able to float high into the sky and join the others, but every year his dream would become just thatā€¦ a dream. A loud thud and clattering came from downstairs. MOTHER HAD FORGOTTEN SOMETHING. He quickly rushed to put the fabric over his painting of the lights and his his book and his paper candle underneath his bed. He quietly tiptoed out of his room looking around the corner. If mother had caught him, he surely would never leave his tower. He glimpsed downstairs where he had heard the noise from. There she was
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ā€” Mother had warned him about them, thieves, bandits, WRONG DOERS, and one had broken into their tower. But why?.. Was it for him? Mother always said someone would try to take him away from her for his powers. Was it for his drawings?ā€¦. He looked at one of his self portraitsā€¦ Surely it had to be the firstā€¦. They wanted to take him away. Zel wouldnā€™t let them take him away so easily tho. He needed a planā€¦ THE CEILING! The ceiling was designed in such a way where any part of the tower was accessible. The circular arrangement of the stone made it so if you needed to, you would be able to walk on the wooden terraces at the top. He knew from having to dust up there every day. He slowly tied the piece of rope that he would use to lift and lower his mother up and down the tower to his bed. Zel slowly crept his way up to the top of the terrace and hold the rope tightly as the weight of his bed slowly lowered him down right behind the intruder. He had gotten this farā€¦ what next? ā€˜Ok ok ok, think. You can do this!ā€™ He thought to himself, when the idea hit him. As the idea hit Zels brain the intruder felt it to. Just like the described in his books, one of his arms shot in front of her, quickly wrapping around neck and the other on her shoulder. His hand grabbed his arm as he choked her from behind. He followed what they did in the book step by step as he even whispered the same thing they did. ā€œgo to sleepā€¦. Go to sleepā€¦ go to sleeep.ā€
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Within a few seconds the intruder was unconscious. ā€œOH NO!! OH NO!! I KILLED SOMEONE!! I REALLY KILLED SOMEONE!!! sitting next to the window and the unconscious burglar in the fetal position Zel rocked himself back and forth. ā€œim a murderā€¦ im a murderā€¦ WHAT AM I GONNA TELL MOM?!?ā€ The idea of having to explain any of this to his mother caused his body to dart straight up and start pacing back and forth across the room. ā€œHeeeeyyyyy momā€¦. Remember the bad people you told me about?ā€¦.. the ones that wanted to take my powers? Wellā€¦ I KILLED ONE!ā€ he returned to laying on the floor ā€œMOMS GOING TO THINK IM A MURDERER!!!!!!ā€ He darted up once again. Slowly looking out of the window ā€œWhat if I got rid of itā€¦.. she canā€™t be mad at me if someone died out of the winnnndowā€¦.ā€ He looked down at the fall and winced. It was a long drop. Thatā€™s when he felt her hand move ā€œAHHHHHHHHHHHā€
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He jumped up and cried out like a little girl before instinctually kicking her hand. He took a deep breath and a sigh of relief. ā€œOh thank god sheā€™s not deadā€¦ā€¦ā€¦ā€¦ā€¦ SHES NOT DEAD!!!!!!!ā€ The panic quickly returned as he looked around. SHE WAS ALIVE WHEN SHE WOKE UP SHE WOULD BE PISSED. She was gonna kill himā€¦. Or worse, tell his friends where he was! His tower would know longer be safe. He looked down at the unconscious lady with an angry face, or at least the scariest face he tried to make. He quickly looked around the room. What could he do? He had a chairā€¦ he had a ropeā€¦. Thatā€™s when his eyes got caught by the shiniest thing he had ever seen. He slowly took it off her fingers before quickly taking a karate stance in case the burglar woke up. After a few seconds of holding the pose, he continued inspecting the ring. Edmund Rapunzel, a name inscribed in the ring. He put the ring in his pocket to hide it, he would use it as leverage as needed. He grabbed the chair and moved it to the center of the room, then he ran upstairs untying the robe to the bed. He was going to have to touch herā€¦. If she woke up now he was a goner. He tied her hands together before picking her up and tying her to the chair. He had never done this before, he knew that to little was a problem and no one would complain about being to safeā€¦. So he tied each of her legs to the chair. Each leg was bound with a multitude of knots, loops and more knots. Her hands tied directly in front of her only able to reach up to her chest and back down to her lap. Her chest is where he invested most of his security, the the reminder of the long rope he had, he secured her to the back of the seat. There were so many knots and so many loops he wasnā€™t even sure if he could untie after all things were said and done.
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She broke in, she knew how to find him. She had answers and he had questions. He smacked her face so gently that it was barely able to be called a smack to wake her up. When that didnā€™t work he ran to the bathroom and filled a pitcher of water, tossing it on the intruder @Amari
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Freya Ryder BOT 07-Jan-23 01:34 PM
She watched tentatively as the dogs sniffed around where they was peering slightly above the brick work of the window sill, surely they would give up soon? Especially once they realised their was simply NO WAY she was going to get into this towerā€¦the thought had a smirk gracing her beautiful face Ha to them is what she thought, the Great Freya Ryder escapes captivity once again, honestly she partially wondered why they even bothered trying to capture her, how many failed attempts had there been now? Ten? Twenty? Thirty?....nah it had to of been over a hundred, she didn't get the Nickname sticky fingers for nothing after all. She watched as the dogs suddenly ran of back in the other direction that smile only stretching across her face even wider as she stood up, gazing out to the trees blowing gracefully in the breeze of the wind, twiddling the ring in her finger, she suddenly became aware of a noise behind her a type of shuffling noise, her brow perched high on her head she went to turn before a arm suddenly wrapped around her neck, she went to gasp but found she couldn't the force of the air constricting her airways in such a way she couldn't pull a single drop of oxygen into her lungs, her hand came up desperately smacking and clawing at the arm before her vision became blurry. The soft whispers of sleep in her ear, and without much fight her body soon became limp in his armsā€¦ The next thing she became acutely aware of was the feel of gentle tapping on her face, her subConscious mind willing her to wake up from her semi sleeping state, her brows furrowed her head about to move before the sudden shock of ice cold water splattered across her face causing her eyes to instantly open as she sharply inhaled from the sudden shock of temperature, her eyes hastily looked around then at the unfamiliar surroundings she was in before it all came back to her, the heistā€¦the ringā€¦the chaseā€¦.the ring Where was her ring?!? She went to move before quickly realising she was
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tied very securely for that matter to a wooden chair attempting to move her arms she found she couldn't before her eyes lifted and she was met with the man before her holding the bucket in his hands.
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Her eyes turned to practically slits anger radiating off her in waves as she stared daggers at the man before her. "YOU you goddamn unforgivable ass of a man! You untie this instance from this wooden chair or so help me god when I get free I'll do unspeakable things to you! " she bellowed trying to move herself on the chair, her legs bouncing a little on the floor as she tried to shuffle her arms free from the thick rope around her entire body. "What the hell are you! A god damn sailor! Untie me! Untie me ..ahhhā€¦" suddenly the chair became unbalanced the front legs lifting of the floor and despite her best efforts she simply couldn't get it to fall back into place as the chair tipped backwards and she hit the floor with a thud groaning loudly at the sudden impact as the sound echoed around the silence of the tower. "So help me god you're gonna pay for this Sailor boy mark my words! Now get me up and do as I say right now! " @Jester
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Edmund Rapunzel BOT 07-Jan-23 02:00 PM
Zel stood there with a blank stare as she her words shout at ears that hear nothing she was saying. He stood still, his face with a look, not one of understanding or determination. The type of look where people think there is nothing going on his brain. Just an empty void. He didnā€™t think he would make it this far, let alone that she would beā€¦ soā€¦ so angryā€¦. as the chair started tipping, hearing the creaking of the wood, he couldnā€™t help himself. He wanted to help, he wanted to spring his arms forward and grab the chair but his full hands said otherwise. Instead accidentally dropping the bucket on her. ā€œoh gosh! Oh gosh Iā€™m so sorry!!!ā€ he quickly turns his back to his new angry detainee speaking to himself out loud while pacing back and forth ā€œDonā€™t be sorry!!! Be a man! Be scary!! You got her right where you want herā€¦ā€¦. But that fall really really looked like it hurt, and then I dropped the bucket. Uuuuugh!ā€ his hands dramatically move from his side to a face palm to dragging his lips in stress. He quickly turns back around. He puts his face on the floor to match hers ā€œAlright evil doer!! Who sent you? How did you know I was here?? ā€œ He crawled back up to the floor bringing the tipped chair back up along with itā€™s attached accessory. He grabs the bucket and points it at her menacingly ā€œDont lie either or ā€¦ or YOULL FACE THE BUCKETā€ His hands were shaking as he held it there. He didnā€™t realize how crazy he seemed or looked. This was his first interaction with anyone other then his mother. He remembered something she had told him to help him in moments just like this one. It was three things to always follow.
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One: yell, it is scary and if you donā€™t believe me think of everytime I yelled at you as a child. Two: never tell anyone your real name or about your powers. It most definitely lead to your untimely death. Three: use whatever you can as leverage and get back to the tower, mother will meet you there He reached into his pockets and fiddled around for a few seconds. Once he pulled his hand out between his thumb and his index finger. ā€œHa, I have this!! If you donā€™t answer me, I will hide this again and youā€™ll never be able to find ever!ā€ He looked her in the eyes, giving her a crazy eyed glance as he made his eyes grow wider and smaller thinking it would be intimidating. @Amari
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Freya Ryder BOT 07-Jan-23 11:04 PM
She could hear his desperate apologises coming from in front of her somewhere, not that she could even see him her eyes were far to focused on the impeccable tall ceiling of the castle she was in, trying to shuffle desperately on the chair to get her self moving, maybe if she tried hard enough she could get the rope to snap, maybe the friction would burn a hole in it, but no matter how hard she tried to move she found she simply couldn't, he had to be a sailor their was simply no other explanation for how god damn good these rope ties was. " Listen Sailor Boy stop your god damn mumbling over there and untie these damn ropes already! You know you're going to get in serious trouble. This is kidnapping, you know! " she shouted to him again her frustration clear in her voice, she didn't have much time to contemplate anything else before suddenly his face was inches from hers causing a small shriek of surprise at his sudden closeness, the words that came from his mouth caused a confused puzzled look to cross her face. " What the hell are you dribbling on about?!...no one god damn sent me! Why would anybody send me to a washed up castle you goddamn idiot! " she screeched before she finally felt the chair lifting to be positioned back on the floor, his threat caused a snort to leave her lips gazing towards the bucket in his hand.
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" A bucket? Really? That's the best you got?...." she grumbled shaking her head at the ridiculousness of him she could clearly see him shaking and that only had her eyes narrowing more towards him. " You toss that bucket at my face and so help me good i'll tie you to a goddamn boat and push you out to seaā€¦.you should be grateful, at least you will enjoy the view ...." she released a deep frustrated sigh then, this man was beginning to get on her last nerves and that's when she saw it, the gentle sparkle in the room, her eyes quickly snapped back to him seeing the ring twiddling in his finger she gasped instantly trying to move on the chair. " You give that back you god damn thief! That's mine! " she screeched the chair nearly losing balance but thankfully this time she managed to keep it steady, the dramatic way he moved his eyes then had a brow rising in suspicion. " Listen, are you okay? Because I gotta sayā€¦you don't seem like your okayā€¦" she grumbled, inwardly cursing at her self, her tough approach didn't seem to be workingā€¦.maybe she needed a different approach, she cleared her throat flicking her hair by the turn of her head she gazed towards him a soft smile coming against her face.
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"Listen....maybe I was being too hasty, you have every right to want to protect your castle, and what a beautiful castle it isā€¦so bigā€¦andā€¦unique ā€¦" she practically purred fluttering her eyelashes at him in an attempt to soften herself up, though frankly she just looked ridiculous . " I was simply going for a walk in the forest, saw this castle and fancied having a closer look ..that's allā€¦now why don't you untie me, give me back my ring and i'll leave you and your castle of mystery in peace, what do you say handsome? We both know you don't want me hereā€¦so give me back what's mine and I'll leave, I promise " she punctuated her words with another flutter of her eye lashes. of course he didn't notice her fingers crossed behind her back, the little tweep was going to pay for this, for treating the famous Ryder in such a despicable way, as soon as she got out of these robes that god damn bucket was going where the sun dont shine. @Jester
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Edmund Rapunzel BOT 08-Jan-23 09:03 PM
Zel slowly walked around the chair, each step his eyes followed the intruder. His fingers rubbed across his chin slowly, pondering. He was so focused on looking like he was listening that he had forgotten to actually listen. By the time he had finished his circle around her, she had tried to soften herself. He blinked twice confused, staring trying to figure out what she was doing with her face. "Hmmmm... walking through the forest.. noticed the tower... broke in to have a look.... awfully SUSPICIOUS doncha think?" His eyes fixated on hers, for a few seconds losing himself in hers. This was the first other person he had ever met other then his mother, and with what was probably a poor judgment of character, he came to the conclusion that those eyes were soft, innocent. She was a good person. He had read about it in some of his books, where someone would just know someone is a good person just by looking them in their eyes. He never really understood how, but with the opportunity of trying it himself, he decided that is what he saw as well. "I will, give you back your ring... IF and only IF... you take me to the lights!"
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He turned his back to her yet again to quickly run upstairs and grab his own paper lantern. He had been watching them every year for so long that he was confident she would know what they were, after all who could miss such a beautiful sight. He returned to her and marched back in forth in front of her like a military general giving a mission "Every year, these fly from past the forest up towards the sky. IF you ever want to see you stupid ring again. YOU will escort me from this stupid lonely tower, past the dangerous forest, through all the scary people and monsters and evil SAFELY to wherever these lights come from AND back to the tower all before my mother realizes I have gone missing." He moved inches from her face, staring her down with the most serious and scary face he could possibly muster "Do you understand? You see, I have been here for almost TWENTY years. TWENTY. LONG. LONELY. BORING. YEARS." He moved back from her face as his finger pointed up as if he had made a grand discovery "You see, every year I watch these lights fly up towards the sky and I have always wondered where they came from, and why. So I am prepared to make you that offer........... oooooor you can stay here tied up until my mother returns and sends you to jail for breaking in and trying to steal her precious son away. You may not be a murdering monsterous dangerous cynical bringer of doom and chaos... but I know that they are out there, which is why I need you. Someone brave enough to walk through the forest all alone to take me." @Amari
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Freya Ryder BOT 13-Jan-23 03:19 AM
There was definitely something wrong with this man infront of her, she watched the way his hand rolled over his chin, pretty certain he wasn't even listening to her at this point! Did he even have any idea who he had tied to a god damn chair he was infuriating her and that was obvious by the angered flush on her pearly pink cheeks, and the next words that followed out of his mouth only angered her more. " Are you....calling me....a liar?!...." she shouted to him gasping loudly and shaking her head. " How dare you even assume such a disgraceful thing about me, I am a amazingly loving humbled person, I would never lie, my mother would never talk to me again...." she huffed turning her head away, of course...she was lying, this girl probably wouldn't know the truth if it hit her in the back of a head! But she most certainly was not lying about this. " You can't blame a girl for wanting to see more of such a splendid tower...besides you do realize it's in the middle of no where the only way anyone would ever get here or accidently...." He was gazing at her now, her expression softening a little as he looked at her, just stay calm...stop shouting...be nice if you don't he probably would never let her go. I will, give you back your ring... the smile quickly spread against her cheeks happiness filled her to hear him say that and she may of responded with pure joy before the next words followed. If and only IF you take me to the lights.... She grumbled then tossing her head back. " For heaven sake! Always conditions! What lights! " she grumbled lifting her head back forwards again only to notice he had vanished, she blinked into the empty space infront of her gazing around quickly not spotting him anywhere which only caused a harder sigh to leave her. " I swear to god...he's going to be the death of me..." she grumbled under her breath before the loud thud steps approaching alerted her that he was back, she spotted the paper lantern in his hands not th
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at she got to pay much attention to it before he started pacing like a crazed man on a mission! " Your going to make me sea sick you keep pacing like that..." she mumbled towards him, not that he was even paying attention to her, she watched him how ever listening to his fast purposed words her face distorted with a frown. " Why can't you take your damn Sel...Ahhhhh....what are you doing! Move back...you never heard of personal space!! " she called to him as his face became inches from hers, she blinked her nose scrunching as the warmth of his breath cascaded across her face. " Do you Need to be so close I can hear you over there you know..." she grumbled before he did eventually move back, another deep sigh left her as she looked up to him blinking a few times as she processed everything he had to say. " So let me get this straight....you have been locked away in this tower for twenty years? And suddenly me and the people out there are monsters? Do you not think that's a little....weird? Is your mother that over protective? Jeez....sucks to be you..." she grumbled gazing towards the window before back to him. "Listen Sailor Boy, the lanterns come from the kingdom every year as a gift to the lost Prince, me and the kingdom are not...how you say, friends....I can't go there the second they see me there lock me up and take my head of, and let's face it a beautiful girl like me definitely looks better with a head..." she gazed at his face seeing the serious tone of his features alerted her that at least he was serious she wasn't going to get that ring back without doing as he wanted...and she certainly didn't want to be here when his mother came back! If she locked him away for twenty years what the hell would she do to her?!? With a deep irritated sigh she finally spoke again.
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" Oh.....gah your so god damn annoying! But fine...fine ill take you to the damn lights, but just you know if anything happens to me because of you ill haunt you for the rest of your life and your wish to God you never met me....you got it???."
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Edmund Rapunzel BOT 13-Jan-23 05:42 AM
He stared into her eyes as she recapped what he had said. Giving little nods until she mentioned his mother. It hasnā€™t occurred to him until now that his mom probably was a bit over protective. Maybe just maybe people werenā€™t all monsters. At least he didnā€™t think she was, which gave him hope for the others. Zel listened to her talk about the kingdom and a lost a prince and it sent a bit of deja vu through his mind. He had heard this story beforeā€¦. Well more like he had read this story. It was in one do the books that mother had taken from him early in his early teenage years. But why was she not friends with the kingdom? He agreed silently in the fact that she was beautiful but the thought that people outside of his tower took peoples head off was not good reinsurance. The faithful sigh followed by fine was more then enough for him to be pushed over the edge in excitement. ā€œYES!!! THANK YOUā€ He rushed to her giving her a tight bear hug. A rush of gold flickered through his body into hers, his hair from black to glistening gold. That energy passed into her, with an overwhelming warmth. His embrace ended with a big smile.
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ā€œIā€™m finally going to do it! Iā€™m going to leave this tower and see the lights!ā€ Zel quickly rushed upstairs with the ring and his lantern. He put the ring in the lantern on his bed, before packing his backpack with some snacks and a change of clothes. He tightly secured both of the straps of his bag on his shoulder and undid the knot on his bed. With a child like glee, he hopped down the stairs and over to the still tightly secured girl. Tilting the chair back and dragging it towards the window. * ā€œYou may want to close your eyes for this oneā€¦.ā€ *He smiles as he put the rope attached to the chair into the pulley system that mother had made. He had never attempted to leave the tower before so this would be a first. He tightly gripped the rope and with a soft push both Freya and the chair floated over the the side of the tower. Slowly but surely Zel started lowering her until the chair landed softly in the grass below. What he lacked in common sense, bravery and the idea of personal space he made up for with strength and imagination. Once he saw she was at the bottom he tied the loose end up to a light fixture attached to the wall. Much like a firemanā€™s pole he gripped the rope with his hands and legs and started to shimmy his body down the rope before plopping into Freya lap. Rather then untying her, his eyes wandered around the beautiful area surrounding the tower. He had always seen it from so far away. He stood up and took a deep inhale of the surroundings. His eyes were caught quickly by a cute grey bunny that was chewing on some flowers. Zel immediately laid down in the grass near it. Staring and watching in awe.
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ā€œLOOK AT HOW FREAKING CUTE IT IS!!!!!!ā€ After a few seconds. Of staring he walked back to Freya.* ā€œHere are my rules. ONE. You can not kill me in my sleepā€¦ seems kind of obvious but it still should be said. TWO. My name is Zel, not sailor boy .ā€ he mocked her voice while emphasizing sailor boy. As he started untying the multitude of knots surrounding her ā€œTHREE. By know means necessary are you to bring me back to the tower until we have seen the lights. Mother always said rules are important so we will follow these three rules.ā€ By the time he finished stating the rules Freya was finally free from the chair, when panic painted itself on his face. ā€œMother said rules are importantā€¦.. IM BREAKING ONE OF HER RULES!!ā€ He burried his face in the grass in distress. Only to be distracted yet again by how soft it felt. Within a few moments he was rolling in the grass with a smile on his face. His rolling in the grass eventually lead to the lake. His head again filled with stress as his mother had told him about the scary monsters that would eat him whole, ones that lived in the lake. But as his hands felt the cool water it only took seconds before his shirt was off and pants were rolled up his legs, playing and splashing in the water. ā€œTHIS IS SO MUCH FUN!!!ā€ Once again his demeanor changed as he looked back up at the tower then towards the forest they were meant to start their journey in. His back next to the rope and chair with his hands covering his face. ā€œMothers gonna be so worriedā€¦. She gonna freak out. Maybe I should just stayā€¦ but the lightsā€¦. UGHHHHā€ His head flopped into the grass as he stared into the sky disheartened and unsure of what to do. @Amari
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Freya Ryder BOT 18-Jan-23 02:19 AM
Yes! Thank you! She blinked at his shout of enthusiasm, her eyes watching the sheer happiness radiate from his eyes and facial expression, god this man really hadn't been out of this tower had he? Not that he allowed her thoughts to go too far before he came rushing over and wrapped his arms around her causing her to go a little rigid beneath the ropes she was tied in. "Hey! HEY! remember what I said about personal space! There's no need for this phyā€¦" but her words soon came to z erupted stop as the sudden golden haze wrapped around her, the vast colour illuminating the cold stone castle, and engulfing her in a warmth she simply couldn't explain, what the hell was going on! How was he doing this? Was it witchcraft? Had she just made a deal with a goddamn witch!, he released her leaving her eyes widened and unable to really look or think of anything other then what happened she barely heard the sounds of his feet as he ran off once again. " He glows goldā€¦.he glows fucking goldā€¦there's something wrong with me, I was seeing thingsā€¦yupā€¦had to be seeing thingsā€¦this is punishment, gods punishment for all the thievingā€¦" she gazed up at the ceiling now swallowing hard. " Listen big guyā€¦whatever I didā€¦punishing me isn't in your bible though? Thou shalt not sin remember?..." she mumbled before the flicker of movement brought her back to the room and back to the man in front of her, before he suddenly started dragging the chair over to the window causing her to wriggle once again in the chair. " Hey! Hey! What are you doing! Untie me right now I can get down myself! " she cried, nerves rushing through her as they made it to the large open window. You may want to close your eyes for this one " For what one! Hey don't be hasty now come on we canā€¦Ahhhh " she cried as the chair was pushed out swinging in the air attached to that rope he had managed to snag in the chair interior to keep her straight, her eyes did indeed slam shut shaking her head as the cha
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ir moved with each tug of the rope. " I'm gonna dieā€¦I'm gonna dieā€¦this is how I'm gonna meet my endā€¦by some crazy golden sailor boy who kidnapped me in a towerā€¦." She was mumbling the whole way down until she felt a large thud, her feet able to touch something, she peeked her eyes open noticing she was safely on the ground she released a deep sigh of relief soon disrupted when he plonked himself right there in her Lap. " You crazy goddamn Son of a B- " she didn't finish before his excitement for what was around them over took him his screech causing her face to distort with discomfort, watching as he gazed at the bunny who at the shriek was soon hopping away causing her to sigh. " Well we can't all be that luckyā€¦" she grumbled at the situation she had seen to accidentally get herself into As the rules rumbled out of him she couldn't stop the small tilt of her head. " No killing you in your sleep got itā€¦." didn't say I couldn't kill you any other time thoughā€¦ she thought to herself feeling the sting of the rope finally leaving her she brought her arms round relief washing over her to finally be free of them god damn restraints clutching her hands a few time before his erratic behaviour distracted her once again, gazing up from the chair finally moving to stand up she shook her head with a roll of her eyes heading down to the bank of the lake where he was currently laying down. " Listenā€¦Zel?..I can call you Zel right? The lightsā€¦there not all there cracked up to be, honestly it's a few lights and over in seconds..is it really worth hurting your mother over? Hmmm?.." she asked, gazing down at him as he laid on the grass. " I mean if I was you, I'd probably forget the whole thing, what's a bunch of lights compared to the love of your mother? Lookā€¦just give me the ring I'll be on my merry way and your mother will never know what happenedā€¦.sounds better right?..." @Jester
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Edmund Rapunzel BOT 21-Jan-23 01:54 PM
Zel hid his face, she was making sense. Maybe the lights were as cracked out as he made them out to be. What if this was a giant mistake. Her soft tone and reassurement was so close to breaking him and bringing him back into his lonely towerā€¦. Lonelyā€¦ That feeling of being alone. That was enough to bring him back to his senses. He quickly sat up and looked at her. ā€œWellā€¦ Zel is nicer then ā€˜Sailor Boyā€™... But I canā€™t go back. Not until I see the lights.ā€ For the first time he had been serious, focused. A loose smile slipped back onto his face as he stood back onto his feet. He looked at her with a soft and gentle boop to her nose. ā€œPlus! Look at how fun it is out here! We only left the tower and ITS SO EXCITING! So many pretty animals and flowers and the grass feels so amazing the air is so fresh and the water feels so good to play in there is going to be so so so so much fun and exciting aaannnnnnddddddā€ As he talked on and on and on he started losing his breath before taking a big long gasp of air, the excitement growing on his face as he gripped the cloth of her shirt pulling her close as he could without their skin touching. A big teasing smile grew on his face. ā€œYouā€™ll be right there with me.ā€
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That smirk grew until he stopped gripping her shirt and moving forwards towards the rock passage. The furthest that he had ever seen, the furthest he had even considered going. The area around his tower was safe, he had seen the area day in and day out. There were no monsters, no murderers, no worries, but once he had passed this point, anything goes. He swallowed a hearty gulp of nerves before looking back at his now hostage. Her face while soft and clearly concerned about his safety, was not enough to deter him. A smile was used to hide his worries as he stepped past the rock, not waiting for her to follow. Zel took slow steps while his eyes darted back and forth, every blade of grass that moved caught his attention. Every scurrying animal was a threat to him and his safety. A bunny bounced his way in front of him as he screamed out loud and jumped onto a nearby rock in a panic. His heart practically jumped out of his chest as it started beating faster and faster. ā€œI can do thisā€¦ I- can do thisā€¦ I can do thisā€¦ā€ Still on the rock he buried his face hiding from the dangers of the world, letting a soft cry out ā€œI CAN'T DO THIS!! I'm going to dieā€¦ we are going to die.ā€ Zel looked for his protector, his eyes blinking rapidly, now realizing he had left her behind. He quickly moved as much of his body as he could against the rock using it as a shield while he waited for his fearless protector. @Amari
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Freya Ryder BOT 24-Jan-23 04:12 AM
Well ....Zel is nicer than sailor boy...but I can't go back. Not until I see the lights She couldnt stop the groan that left her then, her hand coming to slap her self in the face in a annoyed motion, what the hell was with this guy?? Her hand slipped down her face to rest against her jaw line, watching him with narrowed eyes as his expression changed, the loose smile against his features as he stood back to his feet and his finger came out to boop her on the nose causing the flesh around it to wrinkle in annoyance that hand slipping up of her face completely. " Listen...." but there was nothing more that she could say, before he begun his excited rampage but only filled her with dread, oh god be was going to be impossible, how was she supposed to deal with this nightmare for how ever long it would take to go to the lights and then bring him back?....bring him back, he never said she had to do that, so all she had to do was take him to the lights and then leave it was easy enough, surely she could manage that, her thoughts were disrupted as his fingers clutched at the fabric of the shirt and tugged her closer their faces inches apart. You'll be right there with me... She inwardly felt her insides dying at his words, oh she was going to hate this, she sighed incredibly deeply as he stepped away. " God what have I done...is it worth it?...is it really worth jt?...." she mumbled to her self wondering If the ring was really worth all the hassle this man was going to bring her, and he only proved it more when he started walking of looking back and forwards with clear concern before a rabbit jumped out and scared him half to death watching as he jumped onto the rock unable to suppress her loud laugh shaking her head as she stepped forward, he was far to dramatic for his own god. " Listen Sailor Boy you gotta relax a little bit, you turn up to see the lights acting sketchy like that there be locking you away in something other then a castle, you got to
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learn to relax, I know what your mother told you, and maybe I stretched the truth just a little, but not everything out here is planning on skinning you and eating you Alive you know...." she teased stepping up to him her hand lifted to perhaps more firmly then she meant slap him on the shoulder " Now stop being a god damn baby and let's go, we have a distance to go, and if you keep acting like a woman we will never get there..." @Jester
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Edmund Rapunzel BOT 25-Jan-23 07:51 AM
Finally his ā€˜protectorā€™ arrived. While it may have only been a few seconds before she had made it to him, it had felt like much longer to him but he was finally safe. ā€˜Relaxā€™, he thought to himself. She was right, he needed to relax, focus, and more importantly he needed to go the distance. He had dreamt of this far off place, and the voice in his head said that this is where he was meant to be. A smile grew across his face, he knew that with her beside him he would find his way, he could go the distance, he would make it there if he could just be strong. Deep in his stomach he knew that every mile would be worth his while, together they could just about anywhere to find the lights. With an overwhelming sense of motivation he hopped off of his rock. One foot in front in front of the other. He smiled up at her as they set off deeper into the forest. ā€œThank youā€¦.ā€ He had forgotten to get her name this entire time. Not like it mattered too much, but he would at least like to know. Each step they took his eyes looking towards her, waiting and expecting for their name to be used as a placeholder of the silence. Regardless, he still enjoyed her company, for the first time he wasnā€™t alone and he was going to finally get to see the lights.
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Crackling of distant bushes and sticks hidden underneath grass broke out on the other side of the woods. An older woman holding a basket filled with cake ingredients and a new book nicely wrapped as a gift, cloaked in dark robes keeping her face hidden from the world. A few dogs pranced out behind cover, a deep guttural growl leaving the snort of the beast. Her eyes studied them quickly, surely they werenā€™t rabid dogs hungry enough to eat her. They werenā€™t rabid dogs at all, they were from the kingdom. If it wasnā€™t obvious now it became clear when she realized they werenā€™t who she was after. Zel!! She rushed through the ferns, sprinting towards her lonely tower. She didnā€™t bother even checking her surroundings before using the door she had hid from Zel all these years. She needed to know that her magical object was safe. She rushed through the door Zel, Zel sweetheart. Are you here? Nows not the time to play hide and seek baby. Frantically she searched and searched and searched, tossing apart the entire tower until she knew he was gone. Tears filled her eyes, the kingdom had stolen her life away. A waddle of defeat led her to Zelā€™s room. He hadnā€™t been stolenā€¦ A book with the history of the kingdom, a book she thought she had burned, a lantern that flew for the prince and Edmunds ringā€¦. Something was wrong, something was very wrong.
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Zelā€™s emotions were clearly lifted as his stomach rumbled. His feet that used to take just one step in front of another in fear, now turned into a joyful skip dancing around Freya. The sights in the forest were not scary any longer to him, he was enjoying them. Finally stirring up the confidence and bravery she had wanted from him. Everything was looking up, they had even come across a nice quiet diner. ā€˜The Rubber Duckyā€™. @Amari
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Freya Ryder BOT 08-Feb-23 09:03 AM
Thank youā€¦. The way he said it made her arch her brow as if she was waiting for him to come out with something else, like something was missing from the end of that sentence, she watched the way his head flipped round a couple more times to look at her causing her face to scrunch up more, why did he keep looking at her so strangely? God this man was going to be annoying she could just tell alreadyā€¦.and still he continued to look at her expectedly just waitingā€¦.suddenly it clicked, maybe he wanted her name?. " Freyaā€¦.my name is Freya by the way, not that it really matters to much right? Once we see the lights you'll be on your merry way anyway and I'll be just a distant memoryā€¦" If we get that farā€¦ she thought to herself, she honestly didn't know if they would manage the whole way there, her little speech did nothing to deter him from his will to get to those damn lights despite all the words or concern and horror stories she has given him,.here he was still determined as ever to get to his destination, a destination she had now been lumbered with because he had her damn ring! She sighed deeply at her thoughts. There must be some other way she could deter him? Some other way that she could ā€¦.suddenly she saw The Rubber Ducky one of the roughest establishments in the whole area, she forgot this was even here! She smiled wide trying to quickly trying to hide her gleam from the man beside her before she gasped excitedly . " Oh look! It's the rubber Ducky! This is a fantastic little quaint place full of amazingly humble and decent people. Let's stop there for something to eat huh? I heard your stomach rumbling back there, you're clearly hungryā€¦" she said, patting his shoulder lightly. " Don't worry it's a nice friendly place, we wouldn't want to scare you so you give up on this whole adventure that I just know you're so excited aboutā€¦" she teased before hooking her arm around his and practically dragging him towards the large wooden oak door. With
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out so much of a knock she pushed the door open, the wood swinging and hitting the other side. " Gollum! Your finest table Ppllleeaaassseee " she announced into the sea of people sitting at the dusty large tables, each one turned to gaze towards the pair, a arrangement of weapons laid out on tables, some wore eye patches and had scars on their face, some of them even sneered at the pair as a couple of rats shot past them and out the door, Freya practically pushed him inside then if he resisted she pushed harder pulling her arm around him to drag him through the crowd " Now come on! Take a deep breath! What are you getting? Cause for me one part is bad man smell and the other is really bad man smellā€¦" she teased walking past a man who inspected the male in front of her. "Who's the posh kid?..." he sneered gazing up at the man with a suspicious glare Freya waved her hand at the man. " Oh this is Zelā€¦he wants to go see the lights in the kingdomā€¦.hey is that blood in your beard! Sailor boy come look there's blood in this man's beardā€¦I'll be damnā€¦how interesting I wonder how you got thatā€¦" she teased standing back up to face Zel once more. " Isn't it great here!...I knew you'd love it! " she teased, moving her hands to her hips to wait to see what he had to say. @Jester
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Edmund Rapunzel BOT 18-Feb-23 06:39 AM
Zel's jaw dropped as the door swung open. The Rubber Ducky was not at all what he had expected it to be. From the dusty tables to the less then pretty patrons. He had imagined a quiet and cute diner filled with fancy people eating fancy foods. Instead all of his worse fears faced him directly in the eyes. It was full of brutish men staring deeply into the pairs soul. There were a few who were rougher around the edges, their eyes hidden behind cloth patches. Swords, maces and big hammers were gripped by a few of the men as even the mice chose to not stay inside. He turned completely around with one foot off of the ground ready to follow the rats and leave before his arm was grasped by his 'hero'. Freya pulled him through the crowd only letting a hesitant groan leave his lips until they finally reached the bar. His palms grew clammy from nerves as he was instructed by Freya. The last thing he wanted to do would breath in. For all he knew the air could be toxic, one breath in and chest and face would be covered in hair. The musk of dirty men crammed in a room of sweat swept into his nostrils. It was worse, much much worse then she had let off. The potency was enough to make every word being said pass his ears. That was until he her happily stating about blood being in the mans beard. Zel knew he wasn't the best with social interactions, but Freya seemed so happy about it. In his best effort to not offend the man, he looked up at him. "Congratulations sir, on the blood....." He moved closer to Freya enough to allow her to feel his words against her ears as he whispered "Is these people safe? They all seem like exactly what I was scared of... Like they all could be murderers.... They seem like murderers..." *He slowly backed himself up from Freya, his nerves growing and getting the better of him until accidentally bumping himself into a bigger one of the men. The mns arms swooped backing knocking anothers ale from his pitcher. A mean snarlying glare shot down
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towards him* Do you have a problemā€¦.. punk ā€œN-No S-ā€ Before his stuttered words could even leave his lips a flying fist of meat flew past his face colliding with the bigger man. Words spewed throughout the crowds until the masses became more rowdy than Zel was prepared for. Words quickly became actions and those actions led into an all out brawl. Fists and feet flew throughout the area as teeth and blood dripped onto the floor. Zel quickly dropped to the floor trying to hide from the ongoing chaos. Crawling around the wooden floor on all fours, only stopping to pick up pitchers, plates and spoons to hand to the brawlers above him. Finally he had made it back to the front door only to have his feet grabbed and dragged back to the bar. The barkeeper was the one who held his feet bringing Zel shouting like a baby whose toy was stolen the entire way behind the bar. ā€œItā€™s not safe for a wee lad like you to be out there in the midst of it all. Stay here.ā€ He gave Zel a soft smile. ā€œWe havenā€™t had this much excitement in weeks.ā€ And with that he gave Zel a pat on the head before climbing on the top of the bar and jumping off of the bar aiming body slamming in the crowd. In the midst of the chaos Zel looked over the bar counter only to see fists slinging all around the Rubber Ducky, followed by a cheeky man creeping up to Freya with his palms open and swinging with force towards her.
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Freya Ryder BOT 26-Feb-23 11:24 AM
Are these people safe? They all seem like exactly what I was scared ofā€¦like they could be murderersā€¦they seem like murderers She twisted her body to gaze towards Edmund, her face feigning fake surprise and shock at what he was saying. " What these guys?!? " she said waving her arms around at the men , men who was slowly perking there brows up at the scene infront of them, perhaps in confusion at what was going on with the boy who seemed terrified to be in there building, something that made some of them cackle perhaps prepared to simply let him get on with it. " This is the calmest place your ever gonna gā€¦Watch out-" she called before suddenly he backed into one of the biggest men in there, one of the most violent , she winced at the action knowing nothing good would come of this. "Oh boyā€¦" she whispered before suddenly a violent chaos erupted, chairs and furniture started flying causing her to duck and get out of the way, bodies started slamming into one another as shouts and cries radiated around the venue, Freya would of moved but she was right in the middle of it all, barely recognising where Edmund had gone, trying to search for him she missed the man coming behind her at the exact time that he may of made contact a chair came flying across the room, causing her to duck just happening to hit the man behind her in the face causing him to collapse to the floor onto of a table that crumbled under his weight. " Edmund! " she cried into the crowd, suddenly she felt concern for the boy, there was no way he was going to handle being in this crowd, he might get hurtā€¦she shouldn't of brought him here, it was a stupid idea, she suddenly felt a hand go against her arm dragging her back, she gasped her body hitting the hard chest peeking up she looked into the man's gaze a small smile coming to her face. " Well hey thereā€¦." She muttered trying to free herself from the man's grasp peeking down she saw a glass bottle, watching as the man rose his other hand as if t
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o strike her she quickly lifted the bottle as if to strike him, the man watching her actions quickly tossed her, her body fell to the ground skidding across the wooden flooring connecting hard with the bar a deep groan leaving her lips. " How do I get myself into these messesā€¦" she grumbled there against the floor. @Jester
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Edmund Rapunzel BOT 05-Mar-23 06:43 PM
Zelā€™s mother desperately left her tower, her feet moving quicker than she had in many many years. Her age, once a beautiful woman in her late twenties, is now deteriorating by a few years. Her palms lifted to her face and as her eyes gazed across them she let out a loud emotion filled yelp. It was happening to her again, she needed the boy. This witch who had been battling the never ending fight against time had brought it to a stalemate, but time always wins, and fate would prove that without the boy, she would quickly make up for the time stolen. Her cries out to the world were enough to alert the cityā€™s watch and dogs who were still hunting the wanted woman. She raised her hood as they approached her. Telling stories of how someone broke in, they were seeking asylum at her tower, but once she saw that the woman had the princess ring on her finger she refused them. She let out crocodile tears as she explained that she hit her to the floor and took her son. Before pointing them in the opposite direction of where she had intended to go. As the guardsmen ran towards a nearby diner she sobbed with an eye open, as the last of them left the vicinity she did too heading straight to the kingdom. If Zel wanted to see the lights, she would meet him there. The roaring crowd that sprung into a brawl continued. Alcohol flung across the room as it mixed with the blood and sweat that clung to the baseboards. Men speaking profanities after getting a shiner directly against their cheeks. The scene was disgusting, revolting even, yet Zel couldnā€™t take his eyes off of it. His eyes peeped over the bars counter as he watched a man get hit so hard that a tooth fell out. He watched and imitated little punches as real ones were thrown towards the others. Slowly, he waddled on his knees moving with the action happening in front of him.
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His eyes spotted Freya just in time to see her being tossed to the floor. He was immediately impressed by how long she had been in the midst of it all. He couldnā€™t tell if she was winning or losing. Just as she disappeared from his sight, the bartender who had leaped into the midst of the brawl had been tossed back. His head hit the back of the wooden wall, showing a secret opening leading towards a dark cave. His eyes met Zelā€™s in a dazed state before resting his head down on the floor. Zel immediately panicked, surely he was napping, he hadnā€™t just witnessed a man being murdered. His hands stroked the man's head.* ā€œShhhhhhhā€¦. Go to sleepā€¦ go to sleep.ā€ His eyes welled with tears as the barkeep moved into a more comfortable fetal position. The fight was very quickly getting out of hand, until the front door was kicked open, two guards standing in the doorway. All of the men stopped immediately and looked towards the door. Some stopped themselves while being hung upside down by another, the others halted their fist from anothers face, kept their tankards from smashing into another's head. The shortest of all the fighters, taking the moment to punch the person next to them before falling unconscious on the floor. Freya Ryder. We know you are here. It's time to return the ring and the kidnapped boy. If you come out now we will reduce your sentence to just three life sentences instead of fourā€¦ Anyone caught imbedding Freya will be guilty of aiding a fugitive.
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The stern voices of the men attracted Zelā€™s attention, yet what they were saying was wrongā€¦ He hadnā€™t been kidnapped, as a matter of fact, if anyone was kidnapped at this point it was her. He had the thing she wanted, and she was escorting himā€¦.. The ringā€¦ he had left it in the tower. Motherā€¦. Mother must have found the ring and followed them here. She made the perfectly logical assumption that he had been stolen and did the right thing of contacting the authorities. He wasnā€™t ready to leave yet, not after coming this far. He needed to see the lights, by any means necessary. He quickly dropped to the ground, like an awkward snake he hugged the floor, gagging as he scooted himself to the side of the bar. His eyes darted around looking for his protector. @Amari
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Freya Ryder BOT 14-Mar-23 12:08 AM
Chairs were tossed around beside her she covered her head as the wood split and shattered around her hitting the floor and bouncing of her body , tankards were colliding against the bar causing soft dings to bounce around the room, she groaned as a array of items connected with her body as she laid there her arms curled around her face in a attempt to protect herself "Hey! Watch what you hooligans are doing! This is no way to behave in front of a lady!" she called out to the crowd for all the good it did, the fighting just continued on as if her words meant nothing, pushing herself of the floor with the attempt to move anywhere then where she was her movements were haltered the second she heard that door burst open, her eyes snapping over to it noticing the guards coming in she flinched and quickly pushed herself back down. "Oh great, this is just what I need, Edward and his merry menā€¦" she grumbled on the floor, before there words rang out Kidnapped boy kidnap?!? She never kidnapped him! She peered around then desperately trying to see where the hell he had gone in the midst of all the fighting, but she couldn't see him, to hell with it she had to get out of there!. She was scooting on her stomach across the floor trying to get herself behind that bar before heavy footsteps behind her let her know her actions didn't go unnoticed, she was grabbed by the collar of the shirt she was wearing and dragged of the floor with a grunt, her small petite body being dragged around so she came face to face with Edward, she blinked a few times before a nervous chuckle left her lips. " Oh! Wellā€¦.hey Edā€¦I didn't see you there, L-Long time no see huh?..." her words were nervous as they left her lips, causing Edward to grumble his face twisting into a frown. "Fine mess you've gotten yourself into again huh Ryder? Never learn do you? Not only have I got you for kidnap, I have it on good authority that you stole the Royal Ring?" She gasped dramatically then pressing
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her hand to her chest. " ME!?...ah come on Ed as if me a lonely girl could sneak into that impressive kingdom go unnoticed by fifteen guards and get that ring without being stoppedā€¦.I'm good but I'm not goodā€¦" she said with a roll of her eyes. " And for kidnap? I have no idea what you're talking about. I'm here alone, see?.." she said, opening her arms to show there was no one else around her . "Didn't you come In with that young lad?...." one of the men said, causing Freya to shoot him a look her expression angry. You better shut upā€¦ she mouthed to him before the guard gripped her up harder pulling her in. "I know your lying Freyaā€¦.that's what you do bestā€¦." he growled right up into her face causing Freya's face to twist with disgust, tilting her face away from him as much as she could . " Dude pleaseā€¦.oral hygiene is importantā€¦" she grumbled causing the man to frown, a louder growl leaving his lips before he tossed her to the two waiting guards behind them, both of them gripping her by her arms a knee going into the back or her legs causing her to grunt as she fell to her knees both her arms restrained behind her. "Edmund Rapunzel! I know you're here, by high court order you are asked to reveal yourself! Your not in trouble son, come on out she can't hurt you now" @Jester
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Edmund Rapunzel BOT 15-Mar-23 10:23 PM
His heart beated faster and faster in his chest. This was all madness and his head started spinning because of it. Freya Ryderā€¦ That was her name and she was being falsely accused of kidnapping him. Was she also being accused of stealing the royal ring as well? She had a ring when she bad broken in, but who was to say it was a royal one. He had never seen what they said she had stolen before so there was no way to be sure unless he asked her. A moment of clarity hit him as he realized that he needed to ask her, that would be impossible if she was captured. If she was captured it would be over, he would have to go back to his mother, back to his tower and never see the lights let alone the light of day. He shuffled himself over towards the bar, poking his head over and looking towards the guards. Freya was captured, and she looked like she was in pain. His thoughts were wrong, the person protecting him was fine, the guards had brought much more harm then she had ever done. It seemed so backwards to him. His body slunked back down with his back against the bar. His breathing grew faster as he contemplated his options. His eyes darted towards the secret exit he had found, he could make a mad dash for it, but he wouldnā€™t make it far without Freya. How could he get her free and run with him, was it even possible? Everyone seemed so afraid of the guards, a once wild brawl now a formulated calm crowd of people looking at what was happening. The idea finally came to him, much like a light bulb flickering on over his head, he knew what he needed to do. It was always about the crowd. They overwhelmed the guards with massive numbers. For each guard there were maybe ten degenerates ready to fight. Edmund Rapunzel! I know you're here, by high court order you are asked to reveal yourself! You're not in trouble son, come on out she can't hurt you now.
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He scoffed, they had know idea just how much trouble he would be in if he went home. Quickly he shimmed towards the furthest end of the bar before speaking out. ā€œOk-okā€¦ Iā€™m going to come out.. Just please, please donā€™t hurt her, this is one big misunderstanding.ā€ He did his best to make his voice sound as soft as he could, as if he was trying to give the dogs puppy dog eyes with the words he was saying. Just as quickly as he went to that side, he turned on a dime and crawled his way back towards Freya getting as close as he could. He waited a few seconds hoping that they would move closer inside, move deeper into the crowd and in a flash of a moment he sprung onto the bar before leaping like a spider monkey onto the bar's counter. ā€œIs this or is this not The Rubber Ducky?ā€ He beckoned the patrons as he stared into their souls. ā€œI thought everyone here was manly men, not a bunch of wimpy sissys. Everyone of you is scared, shaking in your boots to these people, hurting your friend, hurting my friend. You may feel small in their presence but size doesnā€™t matter, itā€™s about how you use that sizeā€¦ Thatā€™s what matters! Well not me, and if Iā€™m the one out doing you all, well then you all must not be manly enough to be here.ā€ As his speech ended he leapt from the bar counter onto the two guards holding Freya to her knees. A loud clash of metal hitting the floorboards filled the tavern before an even louder noise rang through. The once silent patrons now rushing towards the guards. A loud plea for backup, and commands to back up filled before more of the guards posted outside came rushing through. Where there was once control was now a riot. Guards began pushing the oncoming men back as more and more of them began swarming. Zel grabbed Freyaā€™s hand with a soft smile and quickly pulled her to her feet. ā€œThere is a secret exit behind the bar! Lets go!ā€ He ducked as a chair barreled over his head and sounds of grunts and pain from the ensuing fight erupted.
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Freya Ryder BOT 20-Mar-23 12:06 AM
O..ok okay I'm coming out Freya peeked up from the spot on the floor peering towards the bar, great just great he was going to go back to his merry little tower whilst she got brought to another tower which definitely wouldn't be full of soft wild animals and cushions, she dread what would happen once they got there, the thefts she had orchestrated, the Problems in the city she just knew she wasn't going to be in for a pleasant experience, she sighed deeply shaking her head, this was all one big mess. She peeked up noticing him crawling out, the guards around them moved a little apart from the ones holding her who kept her arms tight against her back causing a small grimace to cross her face. " Must you hold it so damn hard! " she grumbled back to the guard who only tugged harder. "Shut up Ryder, your not calling the shots here, enjoy this whilst you can, we've got some nice cuffs waiting for you when we get back which won't be as comfortable as- What theā€¦." the guards sudden surprise had her turning back to the bar noticing Edmund no longer on the floor but up on that bar, her eyebrow rose to look towards him What is this idiot doing nowā€¦ she pondered to herself. Is this or is this not the rubber ducky? Her eyes widened a little to watch the little display he was putting on, unable to stop that grin that played across her beautiful features, where the hell did this come from? Not that she was complaining! Her eyes turned to watch the patriots inside the bar or seeming to be furrowing their brows and whispering to one another in contemplation, but before there thoughts could manifest into anything else she noticed Edmund jumping of that bar and straight towards the guards behind ber, she gasped squeezing her eyes shut half expecting him to clash with her before he collided with the men behind her, her body lurched forward quickly repositioning herself as a fight soon broke out once more, she ducked as a chair came flying across the floor colliding
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with one of the men behind her, before her eyes collided with Edmund as he reached for her hand . There's a secret exit behind the bar let's go! Grasping his hand she wasted no time In quickly pulling herself up she ducked as an array of furniture was tossed that way. " What are we waiting for Sailor boy let's go! " she shouted brightly hurrying back with him until she saw the passage he was referring to, releasing his hand she quickly made her way down the stairs into the dark underground passage grabbing one of the torches from the wall she clasped it in her hand reaching the bottom of the dimly lit passage she had to idea where they were going to end up but anything was better than being up there right? Once Edmund reached her she wasted no time in starting to walk down it, the smile still pressed into her features. " Soā€¦finally found that courage huh? That was amazing standing up to the guards like that, you're probably going to end up on a wanted poster like me but hey! At least you proved your strength.. " she teased with a little chuckle before that face turned softer, peering over to him in the soft light of the torch she was carrying. " Butā€¦thanksā€¦.for that, that took a lot of courage, and probably something i didn't deserve, but I appreciate it all the same " @Jester
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Edmund Rapunzel BOT 27-Mar-23 09:51 PM
The new brawl of guards and hooligans still heard from upstairs as Zel closed the door behind him following her lead. His adrenaline rushing through his system, he had never felt so free, so alive and invigorated. Even more so, Freya, who had always seemed closed off and quite frankly a bit rude to him, was giving him praise. It seemed like all of the books that he had read, a hero saving a damsel in distress, or outlaws running from the coppers. There was just one thing left for his newly found brave soul to do. He smirked to her cockily, his back straightened as he stepped down each step with more pep than he had ever his entire life. ā€œYaā€¦. Itā€™s just what heroā€™s do. Strong mighty heros like me always sa-ā€ Before his master plan of walking to her, swooping her into his arms and giving her a big kiss could come to reality, his feet decided that wouldnā€™t be the best course of action. His eyes widened as his feet clicked together, tripping him and causing him to fall down the rest of the stairs landing on the ground next to Freya. ā€œOoowwā€¦.. That suckedā€¦ā€ The roar of the fighting grew louder as the guards started yelling. ā€œWhere did they go? After them! Find them! I want both of them found now! We know how import- The sounds of the brawl now were too loud to make out anything else that was being said by the guards. Zel moved up to his feet, rubbing his lower back as he did so. ā€œWe better go and we better go fastā€¦ It doesnā€™t sound like they are happy about us getting away.ā€ He looked down the dark path ahead taking a gulp of air as the adrenaline left his body only to be replaced with a familiar nervousness that he knew all too well. ā€œWhat do you think is under here?..... Or where does it even go to?.... Thereā€™s no likeā€¦ monstersā€¦ or skeletonsā€¦ or vampires or anything down here right?ā€ He stood as close to Freya as he could, only ever a few steps behind her as they made their way deeper down the passage. @Amari
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