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Post by Fiera Ferella on May 29, 2024 14:37:56 GMT -6
Fiera wanted to let out a sigh of relief, but she refused to let her guard down so soon- especially when she heard a loud thump from the door a few seconds later and the sound of splintering wood. She hissed with displeasure and began to run through the cave. Luckily it didn't seem to have changed since she was last here. The shards of crystal were still on the floor, the remainder of the structure still sitting ominously above her. Fiera didn't waste time getting away from it. She dodged nimbly between the shards on the floor she might trip on otherwise, and got up the other flight of stairs in record time. As she descended the other time, she heard the wooden door give way. "Not great!" She muttered under her breath, and she felt Zazzle tighten his grip in sympathetic distress. Still, at least the rock beast would have the stairs to deal with.
Fiera 4 Zazzle 14.4/14.4 39
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Post by Fiera Ferella on May 29, 2024 14:42:29 GMT -6
Sure enough, a few minutes later she couldn't hear anything pursuing her- perhaps once she broke the creature's line of sight it no longer knew where to go to pursue her? Granted, there was only one direction she COULD have gone in with how linear this cave was, but it seemed the rock beast waasn't smart enough to figure that out. "Fine by me." Fiera huffed as she finally cleared the last stretch of path to the front door. This wasn't her cleanest mansion run, but at least it was one that she had managed to end uninjured. Zazzle had taken a few hits granted, and probably wouldn't want to go outside again any time soon, but he was unhurt as well. As far as these sorts of things went, she was chalking this up as a win. With that in mind, she pushed the door open, and stepped back out into the light.
Fiera 5 Zazzle 15.0/15.0 40
(Fiera takes Zazzle and goes home.)
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Post by Silver on Jun 27, 2024 17:33:17 GMT -6
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Jul 31, 2024 8:20:42 GMT -6
It was going to be an adventure to avoid getting lost this time. Fiera had done her best to stay away from the mansion this time, simply wanting to spend time with Savitri, but fate hadn't been so kind to her. To his credit, the seryn avoided getting too adventurous this time. They had enough of a bond by now that he had picked up on the fact that she was trying to be cautious, and so avoided straying too far. Instead, he opted to spray hot water at her using his mouth, which she was just barely able to dodge. That earned him his prize- a dirty look from his favorite person. But despite Fiera's best efforts, the sunbleached driftwood wreck of the mansion this month came closer and closer in her vision, and every so often she would tromp over a piece of half-buried wood, the sound under her feet going from the crunch of sand to the clonk of wood.
Fiera 6 Savitri 10.1/20.1 1
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Jul 31, 2024 8:30:05 GMT -6
She was trying her best, but it looked like the mansion was reeling her in like a fish on a hook. Well, she'd still try and thrash around for a while yet. Savitri at least seemed to be having a good time. Currently they were wandering the dunes of the mansion grounds. The dunes were separated by deep pools of saltwater. When they had first entered, Fiera tried dipping a toe in, just to see how warm the water was. She learned the hard way that despite being surrounded by dunes, the water was much MUCH deeper than she had initially thought, and she had nearly plunged right in after the ground dropped out from under her. To be fair however, the flooded portions of the mansion were why she had come this month to start with. Savitri was a fish, so she had rare opportunity to interact with him like this.
Fiera 7 Savitri 10.2/20.2 2
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Jul 31, 2024 9:16:43 GMT -6
There was the river bend sure, but she suspected that he got bored of that after a certain point. There was only so much of that slow, sluggish water he could take. This place however was new, fresh, exciting- and perhaps a little bit scary. The young seryn would never let that show however- he was just as fiery as Fiera was, ready for whatever challenge the mansion threw at her. Already he had managed to find her a few trinkets, plunging down towards the bottom of the pool and pulling back up all kinds of odd seashells and pieces of junk. The seashells were unlike anything Fiera had ever seen before however, from either some distant ocean she'd never see, or just completely made up by the mansion based on its idea of what a shell was. And the "junk" was... well, probably not junk at all in the grand scheme of things.
Fiera 8 Savitri 10.3/10.3 3
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Jul 31, 2024 9:18:55 GMT -6
Her seryn was pulling up things like shards of necklaces, useless on their own but made of fine materials. A perfectly formed hand made of stained glass, but shattered and broken out of its original context. There must be such great treasures down there... but Fiera was unable to go exploring for them, as reliant on air as she was. Savitri was happy to bring them to her too, but when she asked him to dive as deep as possible and bring her back something extra good, she had been left waiting for... a long time. After nearly ten minutes her seryn had finally returned, empty-handed (metaphorically), and looking extremely uncomfortable. Fiera didn't press the issue, reading between the lines. These salt pools were far, far deeper than they looked, and if he had gone much further chances were he wouldn't be coming back at all. She preferred him to stay close after that.
Fiera 9 Savitri 10.4/10.4 4
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Jul 31, 2024 9:28:26 GMT -6
Besides, it wasn't like the little mongrel was lacking in things to do. He loved flopping his way from pool to pool. His ability to breathe air came in handy during all of this, allowing him to easily make his way across the rare breaks in the water- or even for Fiera to hold him if needed. Normally his pride wouldn't allow her to do that, but in more dangerous situations she simply had to insist. He hadn't learned to fly yet, but Fiera was sure he'd get the hang of it soon. As it stood however, the area was getting a bit more... busy. The mansion was still a ways off, but it looked like in some ways it was coming to them rather than the other way around. More and more planks were springing up from the sand, with some of them even forming small walkways out over the water.
Fiera 10 Savitri 11.0/22.0 5
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Jul 31, 2024 9:39:06 GMT -6
Fiera didn't bother going on them quite yet. For one, she didn't want to give into the mansion's tricks so easily. For two... she thought they needed some more work, to be polite. Actually, screw being polite- they looked like death traps. They didn't even have any support beams, just being haphazardly thrown out across the water and nailed together sloppily with the rustiest nails she had ever seen. "I'm pretty sure I'm getting tetanus just from LOOKING at these..." She muttered to herself, testing one with her foot. It made a beleaguered groaning sound, as if it loathed the very idea of being walked on. "Yeah, you don't have to worry about that from me." She said with a snort. Savitri seemed to like them though, as he nibbled at the algae on the underside of them. If he got something out of them, all the more power to him- Fiera wasn't touching them.
Fiera 11 Savitri 11.1/22.1 6
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Jul 31, 2024 9:44:59 GMT -6
A few of them started jutting out of the ground too, resembling more of posts or piers than planks. One or two of them even had greasy, moldy scraps of canvas tied around or nailed to them, as if they were the remnants of sun shades or sails. It was like the mansion had heard of what a dockyard was like once, and was trying very hard to recreate it off of that dreamy memory. Just as Fiera was busy glaring at them a little more however, she heard a loud splash behind her and found Savitri flopping up the shore towards her. "What is it?" She said, looking down at him warily as he pulled himself up to her boot. "...Is everything alright?" She said, and the humanish found herself picking up her seryn and walking back where he came from warily. As she did however, she noticed something odd.
Fiera 12 Savitri 11.2/22.2 7
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Jul 31, 2024 9:49:44 GMT -6
His normally hot scales were freezing cold to the touch. Using his natural fire magic he was already heating back up, but Fiera couldn't help but notice the odd temperature on such a normally cold creature. She made a low noise of worry until she reached the shore- and laughed at what she saw. In the space of a few feet, the mansion grounds went from tropical terror to frozen over. Within just a few steps Fiera could feel the temperature drop, the water froze over, and icicles formed from the wood jutting from the ground. Savitri must have been swimming along without a care in the world when he suddenly hit the boundary and scared himself, which was what brought him scurrying over to Fiera. It must have been like the hot water in a shower suddenly cutting out halfway through. Fiera couldn't help but laugh, and Savitri flicked his tail irritably.
Fiera 13 Savitri 11.3/22.3 8
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Jul 31, 2024 9:53:40 GMT -6
Still, Fiera kept going through this colder portion. She had found interesting things in these sorts of areas before, like little icebergs that never melted or icicles that froze whatever they touched. As she walked however, Savitri seemed to get more and more upset- and more and more HOT, too. Soon the humanish could barely hold him, even through her clothes, and she fumbled him around like a game of hot potato for a few moments before half setting him down, half dropping him back onto the ice. She started chiding him for trying to burn her when it was HIS fault that what he did was so funny, but stopped, enthralled. He seemed to be focusing hard as the ice around him grew shiny and began to sizzle. Soon he began sinking down through it and eventually plopped into the water through a seryn-shaped hole in the ice he had managed to melt.
Fiera 14 Savitri 11.4/22.4 9
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Jul 31, 2024 10:03:11 GMT -6
"...Huh! That's one way to get used to the temperature!" Fiera said, admittedly impressed. She could see Savitri zipping along under the ice as a bright red blotch, apparently enjoying himself a great deal now that he didn't have to actually FEEL the cold. Fiera walked alongside the ice, but the sand began to run out, becoming entirely replaced with the rickety dock. Fiera groaned and let herself slow down a bit. She'd prefer walking on the ice still, but when she tried putting her wait on it it made ominous cracking noises. "It must not be thick enough yet..." She said, pulling herself back onto the dock with a beam she had grabbed onto for support. It ripped off in her hand as she settled herself back on the wood. She stared at it blankly for a moment before sighing. Everything here was falling apart- this was going to be a long day.
Fiera 15 Savitri 12.0/24.0 10
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Post by Nadia on Aug 13, 2024 4:48:03 GMT -6
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Aug 28, 2024 6:56:40 GMT -6
The last of the months suitable for aquatic pets was here, and Fiera wanted to try to make the most of it- while she still could, at least. After all, Savitri still had plenty of energy and adventurer's spirit, and his last outing had been pretty successful. Why not give it another go? Sure enough the seryn was chomping at the bit for Fiera to release him, squirming out of her arms... and onto hot sand. He flopped around uselessly on the ground, currently unable to fly. "Oh for goodness' sake. Fiera said, picking him up again. "I've really got to teach you how to fly properly one of these days." She said, glancing around. "Let's find you some actual water to swim in." Luckily for both of them, seryn couldn't suffocate in air- or at least not at Savitri's age, they couldn't. Unfortunately, the lack of legs did still make things difficult for them.
Fiera 16 Savitri 12.1/24.1 1
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