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The ecological century : a personal appraisal
Worthington, Edgar Barton
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The ecological century
• The author at mid-century.
The ecological century A personal appraisal E. Barton Worthington Clarendon Press Oxford 1983
Oxford University Press, Walton Street, Oxford OX2 6DP London Glasgow New York Toronto Delhi Bombay Calcutta Madras Karachi Kuala Lumpur Singapore Hong Kong Tokyo Nairobi Dar es Salaam Cape Town Melbourne Wellington and associate companies in Beirut Berlin Ibadan Mexico City OXFORD is a trademark for Oxford University Press © E. Barton Worthington, 1983 Published in the United States by Oxford University Press, New York All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission of Oxford University Press British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data Worthington, E. Barton The ecological century. 1. Ecology I. Title 574.5 QH541 ISBN 0-19-854556-8 Printed in Great Britain by The Thetford Press Limited, Thetford, Norfolk
To Stella (Johnson) (1905-1978) and To Harriett (Stockton) (1925- ) Without whose encouragement this book would not have been written.
Preface The eighteenth century was marked by enlightenment and the nineteenth by industry. The twentieth may go down in history as the ecological cen- tury, and hence the title of this book. What the twenty-first century may be labelled-progress or chaos-will depend on how well mankind learns to ensure a proper balance between himself and his environment. The word 'oecology' appears to have been coined by Ernst Heinrich Haeckel in his Natural history of creation (1868), but it did not come into regular scientific usage until near the end of the nineteenth century when the Jett.er 'O' ( Oikos = house or habitation) was soon dropped after a while in Britain and America, but it is still retained by some continental writers. From the time of Humboldt's Kosmos (1845-62) and Darwin's Origin of species (1859) a few botanists and zoologists who were concerned with the environment as well as with plants and animals were laying the foun- dations of ecology as a scientific discipline. For some time plant distri- bution and the reasons for it tended to make the running. 0. Drud's Hand- buch der Planzengeographie appeared in 1890, A. W. Schimper's Plant geography on a physiological basis in 1903, E. Warming's Oecology of plants (English edition) in 1909, and F. E. Clements Plant succession in 1916. In America the subject became related to the conservation move- ment which was already under way with the Yellowstone National Park opened in 1872. American ecologists such as Clowes and Schantz were also linking conservation with agriculture, thereby creating another facet of ecology. By the 1920s ecology was coming into its own and providing a scientific cloak for what had long been known as natural history. In plant science there appeared in 1923 A. G. Tansley's Practical plant ecology, in 1926 E. J. Salisbury's Geographical distribution of plants in relation to climatic factors (in the Geographical Journal), and in 1927 E. J. Russell's Soil con- ditions and plant growth. By contrast the early development of animal ecology appears to have been slow, but its germs had been growing steadily under other names. Notable was fishery science in its studies of fish populations in relation to their physical environment, their food supply, and predators. Economic and medical entomology, marine and freshwater biology also had strong ecological components. The publication in 1927 of Charles Elton's Ani- mal ecology became a landmark. Meanwhile human ecology had been launched as a subject in 1922, though not under that title, by A. Carr-Saunders' The population problem.
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See Billy Crystal, Jimmy Smits before they were famous!
This was Billy Crystal's first starring role and the film debut of Jimmy Smits, prior to joining the cast of L.A. Law just months after the film's release.
After "Beverly Hills Cop" and before "Lethal Weapon", there was "Running Scared".
"Running Scared" was a very overlooked action comedy duing the mid 80's with a lot of laughs and entertaining action.
The story takes place in the cold winter of Chicago where Ray Hughes (Gregory Hines) and Danny Costanzo (Billy Crystal) are cocky undercover policemen on the trail of a ruthless Spanish "godfather" named Julio Gonzales (Jimmy Smits in his film debut). After capturing Gonzales, Ray and Danny discover that they screwed up an undercover operation and are forced into vacation.
The two end up in Key West ("As far down South where we don't have to speak Spanish") where they nab some ladies and have the time of their lives. Then they decide to retire there and open a bar thanks to the money given by Danny's dead aunt.
However when Ray and Danny return to Chicago, Gonzales is already out of jail and the two decide to nab him within 30 days before they live the good life. But, being careful also means losing suspects, their car, even their pants!
The chemistry between Hines and Crystal is the highlight of this film. Unlike other films in this genre where the two guys have issues with each other before getting along, this is one where the two guys are considered friends for life and come up with schemes even Eddie Murphy never thought of.
The direction under "2010" and "Timecop" director, Peter Hyams, keeps it fast and funny. Definitely elaborates on some of the great action and chase sequences but tries to make them somewhat different from the rest.
I wish they could have done a sequel for this one but overall its a must see for all lovers of this genre as well as those Billy Crystal fans to see this comedic genius in his first starring role.
Great comedic chemistry and fast paced action.
No actual weaknesses except certain actors being wasted in specific roles (alas Steven Bauer).


Ever wanted to become a yoga teacher? UK Senior Yoga Teacher Jamie Blowers is back for his third year of teacher training at We Are Wellness. Jamie is a renowned yoga teacher in Leeds and the whole of the UK, known for his modern revised approach to yoga.
Jamie has a vast background in dance and other disciplines which give him a unique understanding of movement, the body and the language of teaching. This is a great opportunity to not only learn Ashtanga Vinyasa but also the Rocket Yoga approach, which means you'll be confident to lead a variety of classes, and with an emphasis on the individual confidence to put your own mark on the yoga world.
The history of Yoga will be delivered as a lecture accompanied by word processed document for each student. Students will be asked to complete a comprehension exercise and to create a time line. The learning aim is that students can understand and learn the evolution of the Ashtanga Yoga lineage, including the major figures and major texts. Larry Shultz is included to show that innovation is still happening in Ashtanga in in more recent times in much the same way as Ashtanga in the inception of T.Krishnamac harya. The great custodian of traditional Ashtanga will be juxtaposed with these innovators to give students a contextual understanding of Ashtanga as a simultaneously evolving and classical practice.
The Eight Limbs of Ashtanga Yoga.
The Sutras of Patangeli will be considered in group reading and discussion along with the Eight Limb pathway of Ashtanga Yoga, and its evolution from The Upanishads to The Yoga Sutras.
Ujjayi Pranayama will be taught and practiced as a group practice and then individually the students will practice ujjayi pranayama making notes of their personal observations, these observations will culminate in a script to teach the ujjayi breath. In pairs the students will teach each other testing out their scripts and then feed back to the group. Fine tuning the scripts will continue throughout the course. Key points that will be introduced during this section are, The subtle energy Prana and Apana, the Subtle energy Chanel Shushumna Nadi and the theory of Kundalini. We then apply the techniques to the Asana practice and the students start to teach the breath as part of the Asana practice.
Theory and Practice, Working with the breath in Ashtanga sequences.
The students will practice Suranamascara A&B making notes and observations of their personal practice.
Each Asana and Vinyasa of the Namaskara will be workshopped as a group. The understanding of safe, traditional and modified variations for every level of practice and diverse injuries will be discussed and taught. Student will practice teaching in pairs and also have opportunity to teach in small groups. The key points to be learned are Benefits and meaning of Surya namaskara. The mind body breath connection and how to introduce, inspire, cultivate and support this as a teacher.
Anatomy is delivered by Dr Mausumi Chattergee. Dr Chattergee is a Registered General Practitioner and a Musculoskeletal specialist and has benefitted by already studying Ashtanga Teacher training. This section will be in the form of a lecture with interaction exercises and followed by a written test of students functional knowledge as applied to Ashtanga Yoga and basic anatomy. This section helps to develop the eye for assessing the body and the Practice from a functional anatomy perspective. The ability to discern how much benefit is available for particular practitioners in any Ashtanga Asana.
The pelvis in relation to spine and hamstrings.
Understand the Key concepts of Muscle tension, Bone compression, Proportion and Orientation and the difference and interaction between them.
The understanding of the individual as the primary subject and the necessity for individual practitioners desires abilities and anatomies to be assessed and that the modified Ashtanga series be utilised in serving the budding beginner Ashtanga Yogi.
Modified Primary Series This will be the core of the course and the practice. Self practice (depending on individual ability) and the practice delivered by the student teachers at the end of the course.
Sun Salutations A & B As minimum practice for Ashtanga Beginner.
Students should have been practicing yoga for 2 years and have a regular practice before they will be permitted to en-role on the teacher training course.
Jamie Blowers as Registered Senior Yoga Teacher with Yoga Alliance U.K. will teach a minimum of 70 percent of the course content. This course is delivered over a minimum of 21 Days. 180 of the 200 hours are contact hours in the studio with The Senior Yoga Teacher Jamie Blowers. 30 hours will be non contact for observing classes and assisting adjusting in classes.
A deposit of £500 is necessary to secure a place on this course and is payable to We Are Wellness through our online booking system.
The full fee, less deposit of £2000 should be paid 35 days before the beginning of the course directly to Jamie Blowers.
We reserving the right to refuse a place to students who have not paid their deposit or full fees by the required date.
All lectures are given with accompanying Handouts all bound together.
There is a DVD of The Modified Primary Series accompanying the course for each enrolled student.
A minimum of one full Asana Practice each day of training.
Practical teaching opportunities per day of training.
A complimentary membership with Yoga Alliance Professionals (Formerly Yoga Alliance UK, for the duration of the training.
The benefit of Student teacher insurance for the duration of the course for only £10 (£20 if in Ireland) from The Yoga Alliance Professionals.
A certificate (paying the fees do not guarantee you a certificate as you will need to successfully pass all assignments and attend a minimum of 80% the course.


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Wolf Trap – Act I – Habeas Corpus – Scene 2 – Who is in Charge Now?
Scene 2 – Who is in Charge Now?
Setting the Stage: Ten years after the Ashwander Decision, an Act of Congress established a far more authoritative agency structure, creating a Fourth Branch of Government. Though intended to affect less than 1% of the population, or so they said, it now affects nearly every one of us.
A system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives.
What? A fourth branch of government? My Constitution only has three. Wouldn't an Amendment be required to create a fourth branch?
"[This bill], the purpose of which is to improve the administration of justice by prescribing fair administrative procedure, is a bill of rights for the hundreds of thousands of Americans whose affairs are controlled or regulated in one way or another by agencies of the Federal government. It is designed to provide guarantees of due process in administrative procedure.
So, he says that there are hundreds of thousands of people "whose affairs are controlled or regulated in one way or another by agencies of the Federal government." The population of the United States, in 1946, was 150 million people. So, the "hundreds of thousands", he didn't say anything about a million, would constitute well less than one percent of the population.
There is an old saying that if you give an inch, they will take a mile. This appears to be an understatement when you consider that the less than 1% has expanded, in these past 69 years, to incorporate probably 99.9% of the people in this country.
This is, most certainly, NOT the limited government that was given to us by the Founding Fathers. Though we find that their foresight provided a means by which we could challenge that expansion (let's be honest, usurpation) of authority in the limitations imposed upon that government. However, before we do, we need to look at what those men of integrity also told us of the consequences of such usurpations.
Alexander Hamilton, in Federalist No 78, made clear the judiciary, especially the Supreme Court (which is the only court proposed at the date of his writing) was "the citadel of the public justice and the public security", and, that "No legislative act, therefore, contrary to the Constitution, can be valid".
Further, Justice Marshall, in Marbury v. Madison (5 U.S. 137), says that "an act of the legislature repugnant to the constitution is void".
Prior to the ratification of the federal Constitution, the North Carolina Supreme Court, in 1787, first nullified an enacted statutes that was contrary to the North Carolina Constitution, in Bayard v Singleton (1 N.C. 42). They said that "if they could [enact legislation contrary to the constitution], they would at the same instant of time destroy their own existence as a legislature and dissolve the government thereby established".
The next Scene will explain what the Founders did to protect us from such encroachments by the government that we created.


One of the primary metrics that engineers who are responsible for web applications like to keep track of is 'availability'. Let's examine what are the different approaches available to quantify availability, and the advantages and downsides of each approach. This will provide a good baseline for constructing a custom approach if required.
Special characters failure: Users with regular ASCII characters in their names are experiencing a smooth checkout. Users with non-ASCII letters in their names are stuck with validation errors when filling in their contact details and cannot complete the checkout.
Geography failure: The checkout process is available for anyone accessing the shop from Europe or Asia. However, the users from North America are facing errors due to an outage in the CDN servicing users from this region.
Common discussions center around this exact percentage (eg: 99.9%, 99.95%, etc). While the advantage of this is a seemingly straightforward approach, there are too many downsides to this method to consider it pragmatic. When a web application is divided into many composite services, it is very rare that a whole application is down for all its users. It is also an equally rare case to find every user enjoying a successful outcome. The median case is one where the services are partially operational, servicing a significant subset of the users just fine while failing miserably for others.
When we apply this understanding of availability, it will result in the service being characterised as 100% available, since there is no downtime. However, there is no way to be inclusive of the users experiencing the three example failures. Therefore, simply using time to characterize availability of a web application is not a reasonable approach.
How could we better measure service availability in a way that would be more aligned with our business goals? In case of an e-commerce site, the business goal is to sell goods and make money. Perhaps we could try to measure the monetary impact that our hypothetical availability issues have to our business? Let us find out next.
In reality however, it is quite rare to be able to pin exact revenue figures to user interactions. If one were to drill-down further into the checkout process, there are measures such as conversion rates, usability heuristics, and other factors that would distort the picture. Can we be sure that the IE11 users who experienced errors did not actually make a purchase? Perhaps they used a different browser and completed the purchase? May be they never intended to buy anything?
The further you move away from parts of the application that deal with revenue, the more complex it becomes to correlate revenue with failures experienced. For example, how would "Failure to load a live-chat widget" correspond to lost revenue? When using internal-productivity applications, where revenue isn't even a factor, this approach would be wholly inappropriate.
Number of failed API calls.
Gives a consolidated measure of the health of the application.
Easy to capture from logs or an APM deployed to the API on the server-side.
Number of users experiencing failures.
Many RUM vendors offer this as a product feature.
# of user interactions failing.
With Plumbr, our goal is to equip engineers and engineering teams with data that makes it easy for them to quantify the impact of failures. Each engineer should have the necessary transparency into what they consider a good measure of availability. Equipped with this information, they should be able to gain control of user experience, be able to fix errors faster, and ultimately provide users with a reliable digital experience.


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windwakerguy430 The Albino Death RP
Windwakerguy430 posted on Jun 28, 2018 at 12:03AM
Years have passed since the fighting had occurred. The Capital has fallen. Faith in The Ancient Ones is fading. Edrain is a country lost to the monsters. Those that could escape, left to the bordering countries, taking the plague with them. And with the plague, a new rise of monsters. New abominations that would attack the people. And amongst the remains of the kingdom of Edrain, the Servants now overtake the land, and attack the few that were too stubborn to leave or had nowhere else to go. Within those years, technological advancements were made. More powerful guns were created, and even automobiles were starting to be created, but the beliefs of the old, though not as great as before, remained. But with the word of this new God appearing in the people's ears, the Ancient Ones ideas slowly began to die out, with only few loyal subjects. And the threat of a new evil had brought itself upon the world. What will you do in this new age?
Classes - Hunters come in many different classes, each with different pros and cons
Mercenary - Better with larger blades and has stronger defense. Not as respected by townsfolk
Soldier - Best with firearms. Not very fast or agile
Traveller - Easier to get discounts in shops and can earn better. Not the best fighter
Thief - More stealthy than others, much faster and quicker dodges. Low defense
Bandit - powerful attacks and can wield heavy weapons. The slowest Hunter. Hated by townsfolk
Hunter - Can climb better and is better at using firearms. Has low defense
Alchemist - Can heal himself and is more powerful against magic. Terrible with weapons
Psychopath - Casts long lasting fire damage and can take more damage. Weak with weapons
Priest - Heals others within a group and is better at shielding himself. Does not fight at all
~NEW CLASSES~
Crusader - Has the fighting capabilities of a soldier and the miracles of a priest. Their behavior makes them ignored by some cities, while magic users outright despise them and their poor use of priest magic
Knights - Slow, heavy, impossible to dodge. Best sword fighters and has high respect from the people
Pirates - Has quick access to travelling the seas. Capable of sword and gun combat. Always hunted by enforcers of order
Ninjas - Stealthy, good with swords and projectile weapons, highly likely to lose if outnumbered
Fighters - Refuse to use weapons of any kind. Capable of fighting and even killing with their bare fists. Highly respected by any fighter. Not respected by priests or alchemists
Do not kill anyone's character without permission
Do not create overpowered and flawless characters
Do not make problems vanish with the snap of a finger
Do not steal other characters ideas
If you have an idea, feel free to ask
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over a year ago Windwakerguy430 said…
*Rosemary fell forward from her horse, barely able to cushion her fall with her arms before getting back up immediately, checking to make sure no one else was harmed*
over a year ago -Universe_COLA- said…
Judissia looked around them, speaking to the group. "Everybody alright?" But before anyone could answer, Tali seemed to snap.
"Damn it! Fuck! SHIT!" Tali cursed violently, kicking rocks aside and chopping the blade of her rifle into one of the rotting wood benches that were only one out of the many that lined the isles. More tears swelled in her eyes, but she bit back her sob and wiped them away. She wiped at her face and clothes, scrubbing at them in attempt to get the crimson from Wulf's body off of her. Off her hands. Off her clothes. Off of her face.
Her voice caught in her throat the more she cursed, small sobs escaping her lips now.
"I...I don't want to do th-this a-anymore..." Carlyle whimpered with a small groan.
*Rosemary was silent as her eyes moved around the cathedral before she turned to Judissia* Jud, this isn't worth it. For fucks sake, we can't go any further into this place. I say we just go back and forget about all this crown stuff
"Go back where exactly, Rose?" Judissia turned to look at her. "We're neck deep in this shit as it is. The moment we go back out there we won't have a choice but to throw out all we've got. Most of our resources were wasted gettin' here, so we might as well leave this damn place with somethin'. And that crown won't be forgotten. Because if we don't get it, then Wein will. Oasis would've wanted us to keep goin' too."
*Rosemary was taken back by Judissia's words before exclaiming* B-But Oasis also wouldn't want us to get ourselves killed over this. For fucks sake, Jud, this crown isn't worth all of us losing our lives. So what if Wein takes this one Crown piece, there are many more to collect, and we only need to destroy one to ruin his plans. Is it really worth it risking our lives in this hell hole for a stupid crown?!
"Its either we get the crown or we're literally throwing another piece into his lap to take! Oasis knows this, hell, WEISS knows this. We leave this piece here then who's not to say that he hasn't already gotten most of the other ones, if not all of them except for this one piece. You don't know what that thing is capable of Rose. Everything's not just rainbows and sunshine because if it was that fucking easy we wouldn't have come to this shit hole in the first place!" Judissia retorted.
"I'm not letting Wein get his grimy little greedy hands on another one of the pieces, especially when we've got one right in front us. We'll get out of this alive, but that piece is comin' with us."
Meanwhile, Leon had started to inch away from the group, following the arrow of the amulet--which only broke its spinning cycle briefly to stop in a stiff manner to point in a direction before spinning again.
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*Rosemary couldn't help but continue to shout at Judissia* Why should we care if he does anyway? For fucks sake, Jud, this was never our problem from the start. This was never our problem. We aren't heroes. We never were. We were just two people trying to make a living, nothing more. And look where it got us. We lost one of our own. How the hell can any of this be worth it?
"The moment we trusted Kahni, Wein became our fucking problem Rose! That's the thing. The moment she came with us, the moment we went to do that stupid fucking job, it BECAME our problem! This IS our problem! The moment Oasis and her posse started getting involved with us, it became THEIR problem just like its ours!" Judissia snapped at her. "We've spent an entire fucking year and the last few months for this! And you're right. We lost one of our own. You're absolutely right. This wasn't worth a life. So do you think that I'm just gonna turn the fuck around and disgrace the life of someone who died for the same cause? You think that we can just turn around and act like everything is normal when we got Crusaders on our asses too?"
"Guys..." Leon called to them from the center of the room.
"It may not be worth it to you because you haven't had to deal with the shit that I have. I've got history with that damn crown. It's bad enough that you've been complaining the ENTIRE TIME since we left to come here, and now you're just saying throw away all that had to be done to make this possible because now its not worth it?"
"...Uh...guys..."
"That's bullshit! After what happened to Oasis, what happened to Lidia and those three that were in her pack. After having to dip and dodge by the skin of our fucking teeth--"
"GUYS!!" Leon yelled finally, his attention glued to the alter all the way in the front of the cathedral.
Leonardo's head lifted from checking on Carlyle, and Tali quickly jumped to her feet when she realized that they weren't alone there.
Out from the shadows a man dressed in a black trench coat and a flat topped hat that shaded his beady eyes walked and approached the alter silently.
*Rosemary clenched her hands into fists as Judissia continued to shout at her. Her anger started to rise as she was yelling at her, but only when Leon shouted to get their attention did she turn her gaze to the figure in black and shouted at him* Whatever you want, we got no time to deal with anymore bullshit. If you try to attack, I will kill you
Judissia shook her head and stepped forward. "And I'm definitely gonna come back to you when I'm done with this cunt." She said to Rosemary, cracking her knuckles.
Carlyle had jumped to her feet, taking up her sword while pulling out the second one that had been strapped to her waist. But then her body became statue-still, her eyes widening in sheer terror. Darkness. A thick, sludge like darkness, all around them. The sheer magnitude of it was aura like nothing she would have thought existed, something so malicious. Violent. Hungry. She felt bare. Vulnerable and constricted, like she were to be suffocating within her own skin. Fear. TERROR.
Tubby whimpered loudly, letting out a loud whine, but then began to snarl, the spiny spikes along its tail bristling, it's primary mouth opening to reveal the secondary one.
Leon looked at the amulet's arrow, and his eyes narrowed. "Hey Leon, check it out."
Leonardo shifted his gaze carefully, following the arrows gaze to the ominous man that stared at them through those small..beady..black eyes. A chill fell over him.
Eros spoke to voice in a slightly trembling voice. "rose...r-run...run..right n-now...RUN!"
"Get out of my fucking way!" Tali yelled suddenly, shoving passed Rosemary and Judissia and going head first at the man with the blade of her gun.
Hearing Tali yell was what finally snapped Carlyle out of her trance of being consumed by the murky abyss. "Tali nO DON'T--" She went move forward but it was far to late.
Tali stabbed at the man with all twelve inches of the blade, aiming to kill with no remorse.
"...Phenomaaaneonmanxzth'eeel." The man outstretched his hand, pushing his palm effortlessly towards the point to the blade, and on contact, the blade was shattered from beginning to end.
Tali stood there in shock for a moment, not only because of her broken blade, but also because of the fact that her body would no longer move.
"TALI!" She could hear Judissia call out to her, and as she slowly looked down, she found that a rigged hole the size of a plate had replaced where flesh, bone, and clothing were supposed to be. Everything went black within her vision, and she fell to the ground.
Leonardo and Leon hastened forward, their beginning chants already out of the way and magic preparing to be slung.
*Rosemary's attention turned to Tali when she saw a large hole appear in her body from the mysterious figures attack, falling to the ground as she did. Rosemary, now ignoring Judissia, took out her blade and in an anger, rushed towards the figure*
The man stood there just like he had been seconds before he put Tali down, and now that Rosemary was charging at him he didn't seem to be phased by her anger, nor Judissia. Or when Leon or Leonardo followed behind her with their magic.
"𝗦̶̡͖͔𝘁̶̡͎̝𝗼̶̫̘𝗽̶͖͇͛͜͝."
At this simple command, a paralysis fell over the group, freezing them in place with a edge of dread that coursed through their bodies and entered deep into their minds, the terror triggering the primal fight or flight instincts within them.
❞𝗣̶̢̳̦̒̔͐𝗿̶̢͚̞͆̾𝗶̶̡̠͌͌͌͜𝗺̶̝͇͎̓̓̒𝗮̶̦̫͚̽͠𝗹̶̝̪̝͋͠͝.̶̻̞͙̓͒͠ 𝗙̶̠̻͕͛̓͊𝗿̶̳̟̽͛͛͜𝗮̶̪̫͉͒̓͠𝗴̶͕̙̙̿͝͝𝗶̶͍͕̔͘̕͜𝗹̶͓͍̼͋͒̕𝗲̶̟̼͌̒̕͜.̶̞͕͚͒͘͝ 𝗧̶̙̙͛͜͠͝𝗮̶̳̝͍̿̾͝𝗶̶̻̼̠͆̐͠𝗻̶͇̠͖͒͘𝘁̶͍̪͊̽𝗲̶̢̙̝̈́͝𝗱̶̝͍͙͊͒̾.̶͓͙̿͌͜͝❞
"I told you to run!! I fucking TOLD YOU TO RUN!!" Eros yelled at Rose angrily in a panic. "I told you that we needed to LEAVE!".
Judissia felt like her body was locked, completely separate from her mind that was screaming in attempt to reason with it, to get her numb legs to move.
The strange man slowly placed his hands on the alter that he stood behind. He lifted his head some, the cracks and stretchmarks unnatural on his face, his skin now looking more leathery. His nose bled, and it looked as if he were about to speak again until his upper jaw broke away from the bottom half of his face, thick still strings connecting them together. From within his mouth began to push a skull dyed in crimson, a long skeletal beak protruding from flesh that extended from the chin and nose section of the skull.
Name: ???
Race: ???
Occupation:???
*Rosemary could feel the fear creeping over her, locking her in place, refusing to let her move. But she didn't care. She didn't care about the fear, or Eros yelling, or anything. Only anger took over her mind as she tried to break from the creatures hold on them and continue her attack on the abomination*
The horridly altered man tediously raised his hands to his sides, and then up into the air and seconds later, the cathedral began to shake. ❞𝗧̶͇̙̟̀͝͝𝗵̶̟͎̘̿͌͛𝗲̶̢̡̙͑̽̈́ 𝗳̶̻͔̳́̿͝𝗶̶̪͍̳͑̿̚𝗻̶͍͚̦̈́̓͝𝗮̶̢͍͓͌͝͝𝗹̪͔͉̓͊͠ 𝘀̶̡̝͍͌̓͝𝘁̶̢̺̦̈́̽͐𝗲̶̫̪̦͛̀͒𝗽̶̡͉͋̈́͘𝘀̦̻̼̐͘ 𝗮̶͙̪̪͋̚𝗿̶͖̳̙̽̀̾𝗲̶̻̘̠͛́̐ 𝗰̶̫͉̠̿͆͛𝗼̶͔̺͇̓̈́͘𝗺̶͔͓̞́̓͐𝗽̶͖̼͎̒͐͊𝗹̶̙͍͌̓̚𝗲̶̞̻̫͐̽͊𝘁̶͚̳̠̀̔͛𝗲̶̼͕̓͒̈́.̶͉̟̘̾̔ 𝗧̶̙͔͑̈́͝𝗵̶͖̠̘͆̈́́𝗲̶̺͔͖͑̓̿ 𝘀̶͔̞͇̔͋̈́𝗮̶̫̞̞̔͊̀𝗰̶̟̼͖̿͌̚𝗿̶̝͖̠͒͛̚𝗶̶̢̝͇͒̓͐𝗳̶̢̳̫̔͑𝗶̶̢̳̻̓̒̚𝗰̶͇̒͜͠͠𝗲̶̼̙͙̾̓̔𝘀̶̳̞̺̐͊͐ 𝗼̶͖̫̠͆̐͠𝗳̶̻̦͕͆͋ 𝘁̶̡͚̝̈́͑͝𝗵̶̡͇̠́̿̕𝗲̶͕̪͇̒͝͠ 𝗰̶̡͕͎̈́͑̓𝘂̶̘̳͎̀͒̕𝗿̶̼͍͋͑̕𝘀̶̢͎͖̽͆͝𝗲̶̪͑̿͑͜͜𝗱̶͉̻̟͌̽̔ 𝗹̶̠͔̪̕͝͠𝗮̶͉̫̽̈́͜𝗻̶͍̪̫͛̓𝗱̶͕̞̟͐̈́̚𝘀̶̢̻̟̀̈́͐❟ 𝗮̶͉̺͒̓͜͝𝗻̶̡͚̺̐͝𝗱̶̻̳͑̽͒ 𝗮̶͇̠̿̒𝘁̶̡̠͎͊̐̚ 𝗹̶̫̞̞̽͐͝𝗮̶͉̘̫̐͐́𝘀̶͇̼͋̕͜𝘁̶͚̠͙͑͘͝❟ 𝘁̶̠͉̪̓͝͠𝗵̶͚͔͊͐͒𝗲̶͔̦͕͑͘ 𝗳̶͕̼͚̓͐𝗲̶̠͇͖̈́͆͊𝗮̶̟͇͎͆̈́̿𝗿̶͔̺̦͆̀͝ 𝗼̶̢͉̼́͆͋𝗳̶̡̠̳͑͒͑ 𝘁̶̠̠͍͋͝𝗵̶͖͉̫̿͐̿𝗲̶̟̝͐̾̚ 𝘄̶̞̠͊̕̚𝗶̶̢͎̘͆͐́𝘁̶̪̼͛̐͊𝗻̶̙͇́̿͒𝗲̶͍̟̻̒̒̕𝘀̶̼̟̿̿͆͜𝘀̶̘̻͖͒̓͒𝗲̶͚͙̝͒͆͑𝘀̶̦͚͇́̕͝.̶͓̞̫̓̓͝ 𝗧̶͉̻̓͑̀͜𝗵̶͓͓͚͌̓̈́𝗲̶̻̪͇͒̀̕ 𝗿̶͇͍̝̓͛̽𝗶̶̙͓̞̓̿͝𝘁̶̻̼̒̒͜͝𝘂̶͔͙̠͆̒͘𝗮̶̙͎͖͌͛͋𝗹̶͚͖͆̾̚ 𝗶̶̪̙̀͒͝𝘀̶̢̳̼́̒͝ 𝗰̶̢̘͎̿̿̚𝗼̶̡̻̝̓̐̕𝗺̶̳̙̈́͐̚͜𝗽̶̫̠͕̾̚̚𝗹̶̙͇̪̓̒̓𝗲̶̝̼̙̾͌͆𝘁̶̠̟̓̒̽͜𝗲̶͔̟̘̀̕̕.̶̝͖̳͘̚❞
The floor of the cathedral began to crack and shift as the man spoke words in a chant, the only thing able to be understood from what sounded like ancient gibberish being the word Xslop(S-la).
Rosemary's body started to move some, but with extreme difficulty and stiffness unlike any other, almost like her arms weren't meant to be moving at all. However, this wasn't by her own will, but that of Eros, who's only objective now was getting away at any cost.
Carlyle's gaze was stuck on the man against her will, her feet rooted to the ground. But out of the corner of her eyes she saw something move slightly and came to realize that it was Tali's hand twitching. She was still alive!
She felt a surge of something from deep within start circulating through her, and her anxiousness and overall fear began to become coal within the flames of it. Please stay alive, please stay alive! Why can't I move?! Why won't I move!? They're going to die if I don't move! I'm going to die!
*Rosemary could tell the moment she was losing control of her body that Eros was moving her away from the cathedral, and she did what she could to fight her off* Eros, you fucking coward, stop! We are not running away. We aren't leaving everyone behind *She did her best to fight back against Eros' control, trying to turn her body around*
As the ground split open further, the Cathedral had begun to shake itself apart, pieces and bits of its ceiling falling towards the ground while the man's ritualistic chanting continued. And now...deep murmuring answered his calling from all around them.
Eros ignored Rosemary completely, moving their trembling legs as much and as quick as she could while her eyes tried to tear away from the horrendous thing behind the alter. Their hands clenched into fists, for a moment, and she began to grit their teeth. She was no coward. She was being the smart one, the reasonable one. But it itched her nerve. Not only that...but there was someone else that she was thinking about at the moment.
An image of Oasis flashed through Rosemary's mind the moment Eros thought of her, and she stopped trying to escape and instead began to utilize the brand. The fingers on their left hand mangled themselves, morphing into flimsy, snake like appendages that extended out. They wrapped around the handle of Rosemary's sword and whipped it into the air, swinging the sword with a swift, lashing swing.
However, even this effort was wasted, for the sword's blade was broken in half and then into pieces, the man's chanting coming to a stop. He started making his way from around the alter and towards them.
❞𝗬̶̺͓̙̓̈́̾𝗼̶̙̟̫̈́́͛𝘂͎̝̓͜ 𝗱̶̻̳́̓͝𝗮̶̢͇͔͐̓́𝗿̶͕̳͔͒͛̕𝗲̶̘͚͙͑͆̾ 𝘁̶͍̝͆̒̕𝗼̶̢̪̙͆̽͒ 𝗶̶̫̳̞̿̔𝗻̶̠͎͍̓͘𝘁̶͍͎̔͊̾𝗲̶͉̺̽́͌͜𝗿̶͇̺́͘𝗿̶̟͎̫͆͆𝘂̶̘͉̞̿͠͝𝗽̶̠͍̝̀̀͘𝘁̶̻̦͍͋̀͐ 𝘁̶̟͚̟͛͑͒𝗵̶͚́͘͜͝𝗲̶̞̦̫͑̐͘ 𝗮̶̦̝̈́̈́̚𝘄̶̟̪͙̕͘͝𝗮̶̪̾͒̈́͜𝗸̶̳̻͉́̒͠𝗲̶̳̼͆͊͝𝗻̶̟̠͇͌͒͘𝗶̶̺̻̫͒́̕𝗻̶̡̞͕͊͆̈́𝗴̶̙͍͔̒̒͝ 𝗼̶̺͔̓͑̈́͜𝗳̶̢̳͓͊͘ 𝗮̶̳̼͍̒̾͝ 𝗱̶̡͖̙̓̐͒𝗲̶̺̠͉̀́͘𝗶̶̠̠̝̐͆͝𝘁̶̠̼͎͒͊̿𝘆̶̡͉͌͜͝?̶̳̠̘̀͆̔❞ His hand began to lift and extend outwards towards Rosemary.
"STOP IT!!" Carlyle screamed finally, and from within her came a small burst of unexpectedly powerful magic that struck the approaching man in the chest, sending him flying backwards and through the alter, her magic spiraling out of control immediately. Her eyes glowed with the sharp emerald of a Quartz.
The paralysis that had fallen over the group disappeared all in the same instance, everyone letting out gasps for air, but wasting no time jumping into action.
Leon and Leonardo broke into a dash for Tali, checking if she was still alive. Leonardo lifting her from the ground while Leon used his magic to seal the hole in her body with ice to stop her from losing even more blood than she already had. But they had to move quickly to avoid being struck by the second flash of magic that beamed through the area.
Judissia shoved Rosemary to the ground and jumped down herself as a ray of Carlyle's untamed magic sliced through the cathedral, the second coming of it blowing the walls away causing the place to start crumbling.
Carlyle could feel herself slipping in and out of control the more she tried to get a grasp on her magic until it dispersed in one final wave that almost blew away everyone within the immediate vicinity. She fell to the ground, sitting on her knees and breathing heavily like she had just ran a marathon, green spots appearing all over her skin.
*As soon as Rosemary was knocked to the ground, she immediately picked herself up, running towards Carlyle to help her* Lyle! Lyle, are you okay?! *She ignored everything else that was happening around them, making an effort to reach her*
Carlyle put her hand to her head, her temples pulsating with throbs of prickly pain. When Rosemary had spoke to her, her perception of Rose's words carried a ringing noise with them that made her head ache even further.
"I...I think so...my head hurts..." Her ears were lowered while she spoke, a light wave of dizziness making her blink a few hard times.
Judissia picked herself up from the hollow wooden benches at the back of the isle, groaning and holding her back. But she shook it off quickly. "Everybody good?"
"Yeah, but she's not." Leon answered,gesturing to Tali already on his feet now. "She's gonna die if we stay here any longer. She might not make it..I think she's in a coma."
Tali's eyes were almost all the way closed, her gaze dull and distant.
"I think its been established that there's nothing for us here," Leonardo said with a grimace when the ground began to shake again. He could hear the faint sound of chanting growing louder from where the man--or whatever the hell he was--had been sent packing.
"We need to kick rocks," Leon said, his eyes narrowing. "I don't know what the fuck's up with that guy, but this just might be a little too far out of our league man. If that hasn't made things bad enough as it is, our horses are gone."
*Rosemary couldn't help but nod with the twins in agreement. She turned her attention back to Carlyle, if only briefly, before returning to Judissia* You hear that, Jud. We can't keep going any further. We need to get Tali out of here and get her some help while we still can. If we don't, we have no chance of her surviving
Judissia was about to answer, but stopped to think their situation over. They had no horses, one of their own was dead, and now another was wounded fatally. And as the ground began to shake, she clenched her jaw. They were going to have to take the last opportunity that they had to leave, or they all were going to be the next ones being torn apart.
"We shouldn't be here..." Carlyle winced while speaking, rubbing her head. "There's...there's something..some THING...it's..."
"Yeah, we got a good look at it." Leon said. "I don't know what the hell he--"
"No," Carlyle interrupted. "Something..something else...he was calling something else...dark..such thick aura..suffocating. Consuming...spiteful...hungry...big...BIG," She couldn't explain it all, and ended up just shaking her head, repeating her previous words. "We shouldn't be here, we need to leave.." And now she repeated the very words that Eros had been saying.
Tubby, who had been put into a frozen trance while everyone else had, was finally shaking herself off, and she immediately began to snarl in the direction that the chanting was coming from.
"Then we leave." Judissia said, moving hastily towards the door. She had a feeling that she knew exactly what Carlyle was talking about. She had felt it. And now they had no other choice. No choice but to let what they had come for fall into hands that weren't theirs and leave empty handed with zero supplies left to utilize and their firepower crippled. "If we're doin' this then we need to hurry up. I have a bad feeling things are about to get a whole lot uglier. Where the fuck is Weiss when you need him.." She muttered the last part, now truly wishing that they had him there with them.
Windwakerguy430 commented…
Wow, it's almost like this wasn't fucking worth it at all XD over a year ago
-Universe_COLA- commented…
It hasn't gotten there yet XD over a year ago
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Yet? Jesus, COLA, are we ready to do the fucking timeskip yet? over a year ago
Shut up, I want to get to the timeskip just as much if not 더 많이 than 당신 do XD Just without having to skip through too much. And the timeskip will be worth my effort. over a year ago
It's not worth it now XD over a year ago
Not for you, especially not with what I have in mind XD over a year ago
*Rosemary was quick to head to the exit, as she called out to Judissia* What do we do with Oasis and Crow? We can't leave them behind either if they are out there
"Hey, you're the one that wanted to leave so damn bad. Why don't you come up with somethin'." Judissia responded contemptuously as they rushed back into the dangers that lurked outside. Only to find that...there were no dangers in sight. All of the creatures that they had fought so desperately to get by were no where to be found aside from the few that had been left to die from the chaos that had been in place prior; yet they still drug themselves across the ground in the opposite direction of them. The sun had dimmed so severely that it almost looked like a foggy yellow strip of moon.
But Judissia kept moving rather than stop to see what had happened so suddenly.
"I guess we can add this to the shit list of things that--"
"--aren't working to well." Leonardo finished his brother's sentence. "Or perhaps this just may be our stroke of luck." He said sarcastically as they tried to carry Tali as carefully as possible.
Carlyle was barely keeping up with them, her breathing still heavy, sweat dripping down her face. She felt exhausted, drained. The magic had taken a lot out of her.
Tubby nudged her along, managing to scoop her up onto her head moments later.
*Rosemary was annoyed by Judissia's answer, but had no other option but to follow behind her, not taking any notice of the lack of monsters in the area*
The group hurried across acres of soiled land, a wariness unable to be nonexistent between them as the feeling of their situation getting worse was more than present within the atmosphere. Not only that, but they still had to keep a close eye on even the severely injured creatures, for they still tried to attack them while they passed them by.
"Is it me...or are things a little to quiet around here?" Judissia muttered, observing the area even more than before now that they were forced to travel by foot this time around.
She staggered slightly when the ground gave hard enough of a shutter to move them like a minor earthquake that was growing each time it became present.
"...This is bad...oh god this is bad.." Eros murmured quietly to herself within Rosemary's head. "Why did we come here? Why did we have to come here?"
Eros, shut up and concentrate! *That was all Rosemary thought before she stated to run, not caring about what may lie head, already deciding it couldn't be worse than what may happen if they stay* Come on, we're getting out of here
Eros had began muttering even when Rosemary had spoke to her, almost ignoring her completely until she responded. "..We're gonna die.." And then she fell silent.
Leonard looked up at the sky as they continued to make their run for it. And then he asked the question that slowly dawned onto his mind. "Hey,this isn't gonna fuck with that Weiss guy is it?"
"I don't know," Judissia answered almost immediately with impatience in her voice.
*Rosemary gritted her teeth in annoyance as she shouted agian* Eros, shut the fuck up! If you want us to not die, then we gotta do something about it!
Another tremor went through the ground, this time causing the rubble and barely still standing structures to began to collapse all in different manners, some of the falling towards the group, more of them toppling over in places that almost blocked the hectic routes they went while trying to avoid be crushed.
Eros continued to mumble nonstop now in a manner that was unlike her at all. "We're gonna die..we're..wer..gonna die...die..d-we...we..Oasis is gonna die...she's probably already dead..."
Then die already if you are already giving up! *Rosemary spoke in a deathly cold manner as she kept moving forward. She stumbled as the ground rumbled once more, continuing to move forward, in the hopes of finding Oasis* But I won't give up hope that she is still alive, dammit
Eros was completely silent for a long moment. "And after that hope is gone, then what? You gonna shut down? Still have that stupid fucking attitude that makes you think you can do anything? It's not about giving up. She's the best thing that's happened to you, and its either her, or them. That's what it about. And your stupid fucking hope won't help anyone then. There's a difference between hope and being delusional." And she didn't have to explain what she meant by "them". Because one of "them" was already dead, and the other was damn near in their grave as it was. She said nothing else afterwards.
You're wrong *Rosemary couldn't help but shout at Eros as she spoke once more* No one else is going to die. I won't let anyone else die here, even if I have to kill everything that comes at us!
Eros said nothing back this time, remaining silent to the point that it seemed like she had disappeared completely.
Carlyle's ears perked suddenly, and she sat up straight. The sound of scuffling and clicking fused into one, and it took her a moment before she realized what it was exactly. "Horses? Horses!"
"Horse?" Leon and Leonardo looked at one another.
"Halt, you've been surrounded!" the voice of the female Crusader from before rung through the air.
"Fucking aye--" Judissia cursed, coming to a dead stop at the sight of the Crusaders that began to close in on them from all around. Dozens of them closed in from all directions.
*As Rosemary saw the Crusaders closing in around them, she was already prepared to focus on getting Eros' abilities ready, since her blade was destroyed once again. She spoke to the Crusaders* What happened to the one you were chasing before?!
"The disposable." The woman spoke before Rosemary even had a chance to finish her last two words. Her horse approached them, even the four legged creature having a sense of order and solemness about it, and the other Crusaders were sure to step their horses out of her way. She reached toward her blade but instead pulled out a missing arm from the mechanical creature and tossed it to the feet of the group.
"Attempting to take one for a fool, and you instead only have fooled yourselves." She said with a dry sternness.
Judisdia clenched her jaw, knowing all too well that the voice within her head had been drowned out to places unknown in her mind. Not only that, but by the looks of it they had gotten Crow. "Alright, that's fine and dandy, but right now, we need to get out of her. Now if you would kindly just get the fu—AAAH!!"
She let out a yell of pain as the piercing head of a spear tore through her shoulder.
"Jud!" Carlyle went to scramble down from Tubby's back—Tubby, who was already growling—only to come to an immediate stop as the other Crusaders moved forward, their hands on their weapons, ready to attack at the given moment.
"Nobody move!" Judissia hissed, clutching her shoulder .
Leon already looked as if he were about to attack, only to be stopped by Leonardo, being reminded that they were carrying Tali.
*Rosemary could already feel her anger and hate rising as they were forced to stop. Seeing Tali barely cling to life, Crow's severed arm, and unable to reach Oasis, all while the Crusaders surrounded them, only drove her to a burning, violent rage, and she was ready to let it out*
"These grounds are under the authority of the Order of Crusaders. You have trespassed across lands in which you should have not tread. The knights of god have been injured by the disturbance you've caused and why you have made such desperate attempts to enter this forsaken wasteland is uncertain to me. And for your heresy and invasion of lands under our jurisdiction, you will meet the corrective answer by the trial of immediate death." The woman drew her sword from its place, it's sound a sharp jingle after its edge scraped against the end of the sheath's opening.
Leonardo and Leon held grimaces on their expression, seeing no way that they could get out of the situation tat they were in. They knew that neither one of them would be able to cast their spells in time.
Judissia winced grimly, thoughts going through her mind of trying to contact the voice in her head and let it consume her completely if it meant that they could get themselves out of yet another grimy moment of conflict. She almost felt like she could feel her heart.
And in their time of need, a shadow appeared above the group and the Crusaders, barely giving them enough of time to get out of the way as an Edrainosaurus came crashing down on its feet. It let out a shrill roar of pain, a figure being slung around on its head.
Oasis hung on to the horse reins, yanking against them, the reins themselves hanging out of both sides of the creature's large eye.
The crusaders scrambled, drawing their swords and maces and immediately , some of them being crushed, others being thrown out of the way from the force that the creature landed with.
*Rosemary could feel everyone's tension and worry as the Crusaders prepared their execution. The only plan that came to mind was attacking them right away. But as the massive creature fell on top of the Crusaders, and Oasis could be seen hanging from the creature, she made no hesitation to run towards her*
Judissia and the others scattered out, all of them having to run in different directions to avoid certain death as the Edrainosaurus whipped it's tail around and dented the ground with a rut as deep as twenty feet.
Oasis hung on for as long as she could, nearly being thrown off of the side. And that's when it could be noticed that she was now a leg short up to her left knee, the wound being tied as tightly as it could with a long strip from what had been her uniform overcoat. She clenched her jaw tight enough for her teeth to feel like they would all shatter at any given moment while she was being slung across the air by the prehistoric akin creature.
Leon and Leonardo were getting as far away from the creature as they could while carrying Tali.
"I-It's COMING!!" Carlyle screamed suddenly, her eyes widened lifting upwards starting from the ground. From the perspective of her vision, she watched as the mass of pure terror began to rise from the surface.
And in the direction that the cathedral was in, the ground began to push upwards growing higher and higher as a groan entered the air, and the atmosphere seemed to pale.
"By God...." The female Crusader mumbled, her steely expression finally wavering as she stared out in the direction of the cathedral. Her horse had survived along with her, even with the unaccounted for attack. "What have you done..." She whipped around suddenly, yelling at the fleeing group. "WHAT HAVE YOU DONE!?!!"
Why can't Oasis stop losing limbs over a year ago
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Alright then, Alfred. But the gay babydults aren't done over a year ago
There are no gaydults. Adults in this universe hate the idea of change XD over a year ago
*Rosemary was finally feeling some joy as she saw Oasis, and ran towards her, making sure to leap back as the creature fell, but continued, only to stop, her grin disappearing into a sight of shock as she saw her missing leg. And she didn't say another word, or even move as she saw it. This new injury put on her was enough to make her feel an extreme amount of guilt. Once again, she was unable to help Oasis, or anyone for that matter. She was completely still, almost in a state of shock, not even moving a muscle as she kept her eyes on Oasis, blocking out everything that was said around her*
Oasis yanked up her only good leg as the creature fell towards some of the buildings around them within the ruins, and she found herself swinging across the air and towards the ground. She braced herself for impact before letting go once the ground was right under her, and without her other leg, she couldn't catch herself in a run and instead tucked and rolled as her body skipped across the ground, sliding all the way to the other side of the buildings.
Too much was happening at once for Carlyle to keep up, and she didn't notice the Crusader woman was coming towards her at full speed until it was too late. Her heart felt like it stopped when she saw the slashing force coming towards her, however, it was suddenly redirected by a spark of magic and sent off course.
But this magic didn't belong to her. And she froze, finding the deep emerald eyes of a pale of pearly skinned woman drilling into her own, her dark ginger hair holding some sort of dull vibrancy that emitted from her. She looked like...
"H-Helga!? H..Helga?" No...that's not..
Her hand suddenly went to the locket that she always kept with her, the thought clicking in her head.
"Finally, we meet." The woman spoke. And as the entirety of the area rose in a large wave bound to kill any and everything around them, she turned and glanced at it. A look of uncertainty was on her face until she pursed her lips. And with a snap of her fingers and the dust of wicked magic, they disappeared. Judissia, Rosemary, Leon and Leonard, Carlyle. They all disappeared.
However, Oasis hadn't recovered fully, and only saw the group disappear at the last second. And there she was, now left with both the collapsing Edrain and the now lone Crusader.
The group reappeared in an area that was only just outside of Edrain, where they could still feel the ground trembling and growing into a violent quake. And from where the ground rose ten towers that were almost fifty meters tall. But what emerged shortly afterwards, breaking out of the ground was hundreds of miles tall, the many horn like structures that reached towards the sky almost brushing the clouds. It was in a fetal position, it's legs pulled up to its chest and its arms crossing its chest. A fiery, orange emblem burned bright above its head, pulsating.
And slowly, four large and lightly slanted shapes of orange-red opened on its head. The moment those openings became present on its head, the entire capital seemed to shift. Shift, almost like animals fleeing from a predator.
(Vlafamonomonokadious, Nightmare Inducer.)
*Before Rosemary could react, she was brought back outside of Edrain, and she finally came to her senses, only to start panicking once more* W-Wait, where's Oasis?! W-We can't leave her in there! We gotta go back *She was quick to grab Carlyle by her shirt and started to shout* We have to go back!
"I-I didn--" Carlyle tried to say, knowing fully well that she had little to no control over her magic. But before she could even get her words out, Rosemary was suddenly forced to the ground, a binding of magic holding her there. The magic of a witch.
"Still short-fused toddler, I see. We will have none of that." The woman spoke, eyeing Carlyle and the spots of green that marked her skin, studying her. She slowly looked her up and down, and when the twins tried to attack her, she lifted her hand and they stopped dead in their tracks, their hands going to her throat as they began to choke.
Tali's body fell to the ground.
When Tubby lunged at her, the woman put the beast under a powerful sleeping spell, almost as if she knew of its light immunity to normal magic.
"Stop, they're my friends!" Carlyle moved forward, but the ground shook again, pushing her off balance and causing her to stagger.
Judissia reached for the spear in her shoulder and began to try and wrench it out, calling out to the voice in her head in desperation.
The red-haired woman tipped her head to the left very slightly. "Friends?" She questioned. "Such a useless term. But we aren't here to exchange formalities. I have been watching thee for quite some time. Such magic...that of the Originals burning through thy veins like an unkempt flame searching for trees to set ablaze." She licked her lips, a small but devious chuckle coming from them. "Come with me, child. Thou hath no place among these crustaceans."
"B-but.." Carlyle looked to the others quickly, her heartbeat accelerating further. She began to recognize what she felt from the woman, the aura that she saw, was one identical to what she had both felt and sensed a year ago. It had been vague, but now she remembered it. She remembered that it was what she had felt while she was in Helga's ingredients storage.
"If thou don't then they will all die. I will ensure of it. Though, I am more than capable of implementing force." The woman said, stepping towards Carlyle. "Or perhaps whatever that monstrosity of an abomination is that thee and thy little posse hath awaken could surely do that as well. Be quick child, time is not on thy side, and neither is luck."
Carlyle could feel her head starting to ache again, confusion and anxiety weighing down on her heavily. She looked to the others once more, and it could already been seen that her good nature, the wellness within her heart, wouldn't allow them to have to suffer through more than they already had. "Fix them!" She blurted out suddenly.
"H-heal their wounds and make them safe again and I...I'll go with you..."
The woman frowned at this, but it was replaced with small but defined smirk in the next moment. "If that is all it takes, as I expected it would. Thou hath the same disgusting heart as her. It seems that thou hath a lot to learn." Her gaze shifted to the other four, and her eyes narrowed. "If I weren't a woman of my word, death would surely be certain for all of you."
Her finger lifted, and she spoke. "Sung Healias" An orb of green appeared at her finger tip and split into four, and then shot into Judissia and the others, a slow healing process beginning while she approached Carlyle. And the next spell that she cast was one that brought forth a portal. "Asa Telportae"
Judissia watched the murky portal swirl into existence and expand, and it settled in her head that there was nothing that she could do. Nothing that she could say. Nothing at all.
Carlyle looked to the others one last time, the fear within her eyes easily spotted. Her mouth was dry, and her feet felt number than they'd ever had. And her attempt at a smile to them only came as a quivering raise of the corners of her lips. "Take care o-of Tubby...please..."
The woman grabbed Carlyle's hand forcefully, inspecting her green fingers. "Perrrfect..." A wisp of magic coiled around them from the ground up, blocking them from sight. And when it disappeared, they were gone, and everyone was released from their paralysis for the second time today.
The ground trembled again. And this time, the creature's eyes opened wider, and a rumbling growl of some sort of groan released from it, the emblem above its head flaring. And with it, it brought havoc, the entirety of Edrain's capital and miles more outwards starting to collapse in onto itself, the sky high tidal wave of earth looming over the dwindled group of now five.
(Mysterious Witch)
cosmic_fusions commented…
"mYsTeRiOuS WiTcH" over a year ago
xD I'm not pampering Ossicho. They haven't even been mentioned in the last so and so pages XD over a year ago
Jade, if having their daughter die and being public enemy #1 is pampering, than Wiezelga is being treated like fucking royalty XD over a year ago
*Rosemary saw as the woman attacked the group, and she was ready to take her distraction as a chance to attack. She rushed toward her, no weapon in her hand and none of Eros' ability, but she was ready to attack, only to see them disappear from sight. Her eyes were wide open with fury and despair as she called out* No! Get back here! Get back here, you whore! Why did you take us away from Oasis! *She turned to the direction of Edrain, already running towards it in the hope of reaching Oasis. Even if she was torn apart, she had to make sure Oasis was safe*
As Rosemary was running back towards the crumbling Edrain, Leonardo managed to get a hold on her wrist and pull her in the opposite direction and towards the portal quickly, the wave of turn apart earth gaining on them and covering vast distance from the other side of the failing capital.
Judissia was up onto her feet instantly, and she would have went for Rosemary if one of the twins hadn't already had it handled. So instead, she hurried and scooped up the still unconscious Tali, only to find that her wound seemed to be trying to fight to heal, growing smaller, but then bigger, and then smaller once more. She didn't have time to question it or wonder, and instead dove through the portal with the others right behind her, just as the ground met the impact of all of the ruins plus more, a large scale quake ringing throughout all of Edrain.
*Rosemary struggled to break from Leonard's grasp, trying to fight her way toward the portal to get to Oasis* Let me go, you asshole!
*Within the depths of Edrain, the tall figure picked up the severed arm of Crow, attacking the arm to his body, the arm clanking as it was gaining it's place back where it belonged. Crow looked around, his fingers still twitching as he was testing the configuration of his retrieved arm, before his sights met the creature in the sky. He was not very impressed at the sight*
Of course he wouldn't be "impressed" XD He doesn't have anything to be capable of being "impressed" over a year ago
Yeah, except the creature of Edrain. 당신 sure made a lot too XD over a year ago
Well yeah, it's Edrain xD What did 당신 expect, one? over a year ago
I expected time to build them up and one at a time XD over a year ago
xD Had to rush the time skip because of impatient people over a year ago
WONDER WHY over a year ago
Yeah, I wonder WHY. *ahem* JADE. over a year ago
Leonardo ended up almost picking Rosemary up off of her feet completely and throwing her through the portal by force as soon as they were able to get close enough to it.
Judissia's attention immediately went to Tali the moment they got to the other side of the portal, in the middle of nowhere within a field that had seen much better days. She started looking around from where she was, looking to see if she could find any type of town or anything else from wherever location they had been sent to.
"Okay so anybody gonna try to explain what the fuck that thing was?" Leon was the one to address the most obvious question within the room, and was met with the answer of silence.
Rosemary: Who the fuck cares!? *Rosemary's anger was apparent as she searched around for the portal, and a chance to find Oasis* Where's O?! Where's the fucking portal!? We have to go back! We can't leave her there!
*As Crow wandered around the landscape of Edrain, taking notice of the violence that had occurred, including the single arm that once belonged to Wulf, he was expressionless, but a faint thought that Judissia refused to keep her promise already starting to grow in his mind. And with it, a feeling of being lied to.*
"Is this how humans all are? Kill and lie for their own gain? Perhaps Father was right all along"
"Uh, who cares? The people who it just almost killed, that's who!" Leon exclaimed. "What do you mean who cares?! The damn thing just downed an entire mother fuckin' country! Dude, the fuck is wrong with this chick man?"
"The portal's gone..." Leonardo said slowly, looking at where the portal had been. He frowned some, going and placing his hand on Rosemary's shoulder. "I'm...sorry for your loss." He said, his voice lowering as he spoke, looking away.
Judissia's attention was solely on Tali, ignoring the shouting that was going on from the others. "Leon! Leon get over here, this wound needs to be closed ASAP. The magic that bitch used isn't workin' or something."
The creature within the sky suddenly disappeared from sight, and the country of Edrain began to crumble into the ground. Quite literally. The ruins, every building that still stood. It all began to cave inwards without the presence of the corruption that had held it up for so long.
*Rosemary turned to Leonard in anger and spoke in a harsh tone* No, you shut up! Don't say that! There is no loss! Oasis is alive! I know she is! And I'm gonna search for her, even if I have to kill every goddamn thing in that country
*Crow's attention turned to the crumbling buildings, the trees in the area that had given the country some life dying around him, wilting away in mere seconds, before turning back from the area, his hands to the side. Crow had never known any emotions, but was able to understand one such emotion from his meeting with the others: betrayal*
"There IS no country!" Leon snapped back at her with just as much harshness to his voice. "You saw what was happening back there, the place was damn near flipping itself on top of itself! What the fuck are you gonna search, dirt?! Ashes!? What, you gonna go ask the Holy Babbling Bible Thumpers for some help while you're at it too?!" He said without a filter to his words while going over to Tali to try and cast the same spell he had before.
"Both of you SHUT UP." Judissia hissed finally. "This isn't the place, nor the goddamn time for this shit!" She cursed for a few seconds, running her hand through her hair. "Fuck...--shit Weiss!" She suddenly jumped to her feet. She didn't know what to think when it came to him. Had he already gotten out? Had he gotten caught in the entire mess too?
She began to pace back and forth, her mind already wrecking itself as it was. They had no horses, she didn't have her supplies, and they didn't even know where the hell they were. They had lost three of their own all in the matter of seconds.
When she saw Leon standing up from covering up Tali's wound the best he could without it affecting her, she spoke again. "We need to find a town right now, and we need to regroup."
And that was an understatement at the moment.
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The business class fare on this flight was $569.00. Using Asia Miles a business class reward ticket is 20,000 points, giving a value of 2.8 cents, not the greatest use of miles. Of course being the positioning flight back to the states it was a great value.
I used American miles for the trip which requires a call to American to book the ticket. The agents were prompt, friendly and efficient.
I did not get a chance to visit the Cathay lounge in TPE airport but it was not for the lack of trying. I actually went to the airport early and was amazed at the number of people traveling. The lines for security were the longest I've ever seen. It took almost an hour to make my way through security and passport control. Speaking with a Cathay gate agent, he told me that with all the budget Asia airlines these days, the busiest times are early morning and late evening, which are the times these flights depart TPE. So if you are heading out of TPE, give yourself plenty of time to get to the gate.
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The seats were very comfortable and probably a notch above a typical regional business class seat. A noticeable difference was the footwell under the seat in front of you. This opening made the seat space seem much larger than normal. The footwell could be used for a carryon or just to stretch out. This seat was better than the old first class seats of 10-15 years ago before lie flat.
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This 777, B-HNQ, was delivered in July of 2006 and is one of twelve 777-300 series configured for Cathay Pacific regional routes.
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Metropolitan Borough of Stockport
Title: Metropolitan Borough of Stockport
Subject: List of railway stations in Greater Manchester, List of museums in Greater Manchester, Tameside, Civil parishes in Greater Manchester, Cheadle Hulme
Collection: 1974 Establishments in England, Local Government Districts of North West England, Local Government in Stockport Borough, Metropolitan Boroughs, Stockport Borough
Borough of Stockport
Stockport Town Hall
Coat of Arms of the Borough Council
Motto: "Animo et Fide" "With Courage and Faith"
Stockport shown within Greater Manchester and England
Admin HQ
Stockport (Town Hall)
Borough status
• Governing body
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council
Cllr. Kevin Hogg (LD)
• MPs:
Ann Coffey (L)
Andrew Gwynne (L)
Mary Robinson (C)
William Wragg (C)
48.67 sq mi (126.06 km2)
Population (mid-2014 est.)
63,176 (Ranked 309th)
5,770/sq mi (2,226/km2)
• Ethnicity
(United Kingdom 2005 estimate)
94.2% White
3.1% S. Asian or mixed
1.4% Black or mixed
1.0% Chinese or other
Greenwich Mean Time (UTC+0)
Postcode areas
GB-SKP
ONS code
00BS (ONS)
E08000007 (GSS)
NUTS 3
UKD31
www.stockport.gov.uk
The Metropolitan Borough of Stockport is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester in North West England. As well as the town of Stockport, it includes the outyling areas of Cheadle, Cheadle Hulme, Marple, Bredbury, Reddish, Woodley and Romiley. In 2001, it had a population of 284,500.[1]
Parliamentary constituencies 3.1
Parishes 3.2
Unparished Areas 3.3
Council 3.4
Demography 4
Population change 4.1
Twin towns 8
Bibliography 9.1
The borough was created in 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972 from the former area of the County Borough of Stockport and from the administrative county of Cheshire the urban districts of Bredbury and Romiley, Cheadle and Gatley, Hazel Grove and Bramhall and Marple.
Stockport became a county borough in 1889 and was enlarged by gaining territory from Lancashire, including in 1906 Reddish and in 1913, the Four Heatons.[2] The Marple Urban District of Cheshire, formed in 1894, gained parts of Derbyshire in 1936 including Mellor and Ludworth from Chapel en le Frith Rural District.[3]
Prior to its creation, it was suggested that the metropolitan borough be named "Norchester", but this was rejected as "a concocted name", being beaten by "Stockport" by a vote of 16 to 5.[4]
Bramhall, Bredbury, Brinnington
Cheadle, Cheadle Heath, Cheadle Hulme, Compstall
Hazel Grove, Heald Green, High Lane
Marple, Mellor
Reddish, Romiley
Woodford, Woodley, Woodsmoor
There are four parliamentary constituencies in the Stockport Metropolitan Borough: Stockport, Cheadle, Hazel Grove, and Denton and Reddish. Stockport has been represented by Ann Coffey (Labour) since 1992. Mary Robinson (Conservative) has been MP for Cheadle since 2015. William Wragg (Conservative) has been MP for Hazel Grove since 2015. The constituency of Denton and Reddish bridges Stockport and Tameside; the current member is Andrew Gwynne (Labour).
Stockport is part of the North West England constituency in the European Parliament. North West England elects nine MEPs, as at 2008 made up of four Conservatives, three from the Labour Party, one Liberal Democrat, and one member of the United Kingdom Independence Party.[5]
Offerton Park
Unparished Areas
Showing former status (prior to 1974)
Bredbury and Romiley (Urban District)
Cheadle and Gatley (Urban District)
Hazel Grove and Bramhall (Urban District)
Marple (Urban District)
Stockport (County Borough)
There are 21 electoral wards in Stockport, each with 3 councillors, giving a total of 63 councillors.
As of March 2008, the Liberal Democrats had a controlling majority on the council, having been the ruling party since 2002.[6]
Following the 2014 Local Elections no party has overall control. The Liberal Democrats remained the largest party despite losing a seat, but decided not to form a minority administration and strongly refused any possibility of a coalition with the Conservatives.[7]
Party political make-up of Stockport Council
Current Council (2008–11)
Lib Dems 36 36 36 30
Labour 15 14 13 16
Conservative 9 10 8 11
Independents 3 3 3 3
Stockport Compared
2001 UK Census Stockport Greater Manchester England
Total population 284,528 2,514,757 49,138,831
White 95.7% 91.2% 90.9%
Black 0.4% 1.2% 2.3%
At the 2001 UK census, the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport had a total population of 284,528.[9] Of the 120,456 households in Stockport, 38.0% were married couples living together, 30.3% were one-person households, 8.3% were co-habiting couples and 9.4% were lone parents.[10]
The population density is 2,257/km2 (5,850/sq mi)[11] and for every 100 females, there were 93.2 males. Of those aged 16–74 in Stockport, 25.7% had no academic qualifications, lower than 28.9% in all of England.[9] 5.0% of Stockport's residents were born outside the United Kingdom, significantly lower than the national average of 9.2%.[12] The largest minority group was recorded as Asian, at 2.1% of the population.[13]
Population change
The table below details the population change since 1801, including the percentage change since the last available census data. Although the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport has only existed 1974, figures have been generated by combining data from the towns, villages, and civil parishes that would later be constituent parts of the borough.
Population growth in Stockport since 1801
18,901 23,957 29,745 39,027 50,340 51,232 67,034 82,837 98,693 114,252 135,156 159,884 172,025 185,087 204,265 225,433 256,848 292,695 288,977 288,354 284,544 283,300
– +26.7 +24.3 +31.2 +29.0 +1.8 +30.8 +23.6 +19.1 +15.8 +18.3 +18.3 +7.6 +7.6 +10.4 +10.4 +13.9 +14.0 −1.3 −0.2 −1.3 −0.4
Source: Vision of Britain[14]
2011 UK Census[15] Stockport North West England England
Population of working age 178,400 4,839,669 35,532,091
Full-time employment 43.3% 38.8% 40.8%
Part-time employment 12.5% 11.9% 11.8%
Self employed 8.4% 7.1% 8.3%
Unemployed 2.5% 3.6% 3.3%
Retired 14.8% 14.3% 13.5%
The Stockport pyramid, a call centre for The Co-operative Bank
The Co-operative Bank opened a telephone banking centre in the Stockport pyramid in 1994.[16] In 1999, the Stockport pyramid became the administrative home of smile.co.uk, an internet bank owned by the Co-op. The proportion of jobs in the banking and finance sector in Stockport is expected to rise from 21% to 24% by 2010.[17] Experian ranked Stockport fifth in North West England for shopping. The Merseyway Shopping Centre underwent a £15M redevelopment.[17] Other shopping centres in Stockport include the Grand Central Stockport and the Stockport Peel Centre.
Medical equipment and technology, financial and professional services, computer and internet based services, and creative industries have been identified as growth industries in Greater Manchester, all with concentrations in Stockport. With employment at 2.0%, Stockport has the lowest rate of unemployment of all Greater Manchester's boroughs.[18] Average house prices in the Stockport are second out of all the metropolitan boroughs in Greater Manchester, 27.7% higher than the average for the county.[19]
At the 2001 UK census, Stockport had 204,812 residents aged 16 to 74. 2.4% of these people were students with jobs, 3.3% students without jobs, 5.4% looking after home or family, 5.0% permanently sick or disabled and 2.4% economically inactive for other reasons. These figures were generally inline with the national averages, although the proportion of people looking after home and family and students without jobs was significantly lower than the national average.[20]
In 2001, of 136,059 residents of Stockport in employment, the industry of employment was 17.3% retail and wholesale, 14.7% manufacturing, 13.8% property and business services, 11.7% health and social work, 8.9% education, 7.7% transport and communications, 6.1% construction, 5.3% finance, 4.6% public administration and defence, 4.1% hotels and restaurants, 0.7% energy and water supply, 0.6% agriculture, and 4.3% other. This was roughly in line with national figures, except for the proportion of jobs in agriculture which is less than half the national average, reflecting the city's suburban nature and its proximity to the centre of Manchester.[21]
The east side of Bramall Hall, a Grade I listed building and Tudor mansion.
Stockport has 386 listed buildings.[22]
There are six Scheduled Ancient Monuments in the borough. Two date to the Bronze Age, a cairn in Ludworth and the Brown Low bowl barrow.[23][24] Two related to medieval halls, Peel Hall in Heaton Moor and Torkington Moat.[25][26] The final two were both built at the start of the 19th century, Oldknows Limekilns and the Marple Aqueduct.[27][28]
Stockport has 14 local nature reserves: Abney Hall Park, Carr Wood, Chadkirk Country Estate, Crookilley Woods, Etherow Country Park, Gatley Carrs, Heaton Mersey Common, Happy Valley, Mersey Vale Nature Park, Poise Brook, Reddish Vale Country Park, Tangshutts Fields, Woodbank Park and Wright's Wood.[29]
Overall, Stockport was ranked 21st out of the all the Local Education Authoritys in SATs performance – and 2nd in Greater Manchester – in 2006.[30] Authorised absences from and unauthorised absences from Stockport secondary schools in 2006-07 were 6.7% and 1.3% respectively, almost the same as the national average (6.8% and 1.3%).[31] In 2007, the Stockport LEA was ranked 30th out of 148 in the country – and 2nd in Greater Manchester – based on the percentage of pupils attaining at least 5 A*-C grades at GCSE including maths and English (50.0% compared with the national average of 45.8%).[32]
In 2006, Cheadle Hulme School was the most successful school in Stockport at both GCSE and A-level; 99% of the pupils gaining five or more GCSEs at A*-C grade including maths and English. At A-level, it was also the 72nd most successful school in the country.[33][34]
The Borough of Stockport has formal twinning arrangements with two European places:[35] Béziers was originally twinned with the County Borough of Stockport and became twinned with the Metropolitan Borough on its creation in 1974.[36]
County / District / Region / State
Originally twinned with
Languedoc-Roussillon County Borough of Stockport 1972
Baden-Württemberg Metropolitan Borough of Stockport 1982
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