Sanaa quickly stumbled to her feet, tripping over to Val. She took a little breath, putting her hand up to her own head because it hurt. "If this doesn't work I'm going to stab my father," she muttered, carefully moving Val's jacket and shirt away from the wound. Placing her hand on it she began humming a small hymn. Sanaa wasn't the best singer around, nor was she sure if Apollo was going to be an idiot again, but then the wound started glowing a little. Sanaa grinned. So she didn't have to stab her father after all.
She removed her hand once only a scar remained. "Let's hope this'll do the job," she said. "We should be at the harbor soon anyway."
Post by Cloverheart ✿ on Jan 17, 2017 13:39:42 GMT -5
Valentine sighed in relief, letting out a cough. "Thanks, Sanaa. Looks like Apollo pulled through for once." She got to her feet, stretching her back a little. "As much as I love sailing, I'll be happy to be back on land." Walking to the rail, she looked out to the shore. As close as they were to Greece, no wonder there were monsters looking. They would have to be on the lookout for any sign of danger.
Sanaa got up as well, joining Val by the railing. "We're about to dock. Let's go get our things," she said, but her eyes were glued to the harbor they were sailing towards. She'd never been to Greece before, but it looked really nice in her opinion. With her being lost in thoughts, she almost didn't hear Naomi coming over to them.
"We'll be there soon," she said. "Are you two alright?" She seemed worried, which made Sanaa giggle a little.
"We're just peachy. Let's go, Naomi." Taking her girlfriend by the hand, Sanaa motioned for Val to follow them as well. The sooner they got off this ship, the better. Being on the water for two days had put Sanaa quite on edge either way. She just hoped that they wouldn't get attacked again right after setting foot on Greek land.
Post by Cloverheart ✿ on Jan 17, 2017 14:34:17 GMT -5
Valentine nodded, giving them a thumbs-up and going to her room. Picking up her backpack, she took a deep breath and stepped outside again. Here they were, having crossed the ocean. They were in Greece, miles and miles away from home. To be honest, she felt a little hopeless. Shaking her head clear of negative thoughts, she strode back to Sanaa and Naomi, her adrenaline still pumping from the fight. "Are we ready?"
Sanaa nodded slightly. "Yes, I think so." With those words, she stepped off the ship, making space for the other people with them to get past. It somehow reminded her a little of the pictures she'd seen of Italy, but Sanaa knew that they were very much in Greece. For a few seconds, she paused, then she motioned for the others to follow her.
Only a little from the harbor away she could see some locals. Sanaa smiled a little whenever they passed somebody, wanting to seem polite. Naomi fell into step next to her. "We're searching for a bus to Delphi, aren't we? That's gonna be a few hours as well once we're on the bus," the oracle mused, glancing around a few stalls. They seemed to have come on a good day, because the little market seemed to be full of fresh food.
Sanaa frowned a little. "Before you go off to buy something, we don't have euros, do we? I think we'll need to change our money first before we try buying anything." Something was wrong, though. Sanaa felt like they were being watched.
Username >> Waterpelt Character's Name >> Ian Christou Age >> 16 Birthday >> June 1st Height >> 5'7" Physical Appearance >> Ian has sun-kissed skin and his build is neither muscular nor scrawny. He's got a few muscles, but they aren't very noticeable. His hair sticks up in a few places and goes to his chin, though, the hair at the back of his head is a little longer and almost reaches his shoulders. His hair color is brown. Ian's eyes are light brown and have a mischievous look to them most of the time. His face gets topped off with freckles scattered across his cheeks.
His outfit is usually some kind of simple shirt and pants, and more often than not they look old. His trademark symbol is his black neckerchief, though. There's nothing more important to him. // Godly Parent >> Demeter Other Family >> Alexander Christou (father; deceased) History >> Ian used to live together with his father. His father had never earned much, but it had been enough to feed both of them and have a roof over their heads. Then, when he was nine, his father fell ill. It turned out to be a bad illness, with his father dying soon after. Before child service could come collect him, Ian managed to escape and hide. He seemed to vanish until they had given up their searches, then began living on the streets. He travelled a lot, exploring where he could. Ian usually either begs for food, gets gifted it, does small jobs to get paid, or simply steals it, though he doesn't agree with the latter. Weapon >> An old looking celestial bronze knife // Personality >> Ian can only be described as some kind of brave dork. He moves into battles without another thought and stands up bravely for others. At times he can even appear as heroic, because he sees no problem in getting involved in something if somebody seems like they need help. He's a very outspoken person and has a lot of confidence.
Another part of Ian is that he loves a good laugh and jokes. He jokes around a lot and generally doesn't react badly to people making fun of them. Instead, he tries to turn it around to mock them. He sometimes pretends to know more than he does to impress people, but it usually fails and gets found out rather quickly.
Due to him having spent a long time living on the streets, his education isn't the best when it comes to a lot of things. Rather, he's learned skills to survive. Strengths >> eating a lot of food, thinking outside of the box, climbing Weaknesses >> keeping his mouth shut, maths, school // Likes >> food, summer, swimming, exploring Dislikes >> rich people, selfish people, onions Dreams/Goals >> A lot of money, being able to lead a good life Fears >> starvation; being forgotten by everybody // Crush >> Dating >> Preferred Partner >> Female // Other >>
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Post by Cloverheart ✿ on Jan 17, 2017 15:35:06 GMT -5
"Do you think they know we're Americans?" Valentine whispered to Sanaa in a way that she could have been joking or completely serious. "But you're right. We need to get some euros before we go anywhere." She got a sudden chill, looking around. Glancing over at Sanaa, she saw the uncomfortable look in her eyes. "You feel it too, huh?" Val murmured. Definitely not a pleasant feeling.
Sanaa frowned a little, crossing her arms in front of her chest again. "It feels like a monster," she replied quietly, glancing around, but not often or quick enough for it to look suspicious. "Or monsters. But what kind?" She honestly didn't know what to expect, but it didn't sit well with her, because they didn't know their way around. It would be way too easy to take a wrong road and end up somewhere where the monsters could get them.
Post by Cloverheart ✿ on Jan 17, 2017 15:56:16 GMT -5
Valentine was silent for a moment. "Well.. if a monster attacks us now, everyone will be in danger." Her voice was lowered as to not scare anyone. "We need to get away from here. Maybe a wide alley or abandoned district." She looked around, trying not to seem suspicious. "So where do we go, leader?"
Chevy let out a quiet yet excited squeal in joy, "I'm going head-on!" She said only the girl would go 'stealth mode' if needed be though she didn't like it much at all since but the suprising it was ever more with and she was curious if it would go 'splat' or 'crunch' when her mallet hit the monster so now she would probably find out now.
"Hmm...my favorite memory? I have too many to count,but i guess, it would be the memory of meeting all you and making friends here on the forums. :3" ”One day I’m going to sit down and make a list of all the books that I finished reading....” “It's going to be a long list...”
"There's bound to be some fields or something like that around here," Sanaa suggested. "Let's see if we can get through the city before something happens. I doubt that whatever is following us would like to attack in a crowd of people, either." Of course it was possible, but generally speaking, monsters couldn't know if there wasn't another demigod hidden in the crowd all the time. It would be safer for the monster following them to wait until they were alone and then attack. At least, Sanaa was hoping that that was the case. She felt on edge while walking, picking up a slightly faster pace.
Lucia decided to stick a little closer to Chevy. The other girl had a tendency to sometimes do stuff without thinking. So when the ant came closer, Lucia slashed at it with her sword. It didn't do much damage, but it seemed to be enough to make the monster back up a little. She saw Nick appear at the edge of her vision and strike the monster as well, confusing it. "Alright, Chevy," Lucia started. "Here comes your hit." They'd distracted it, and hopefully Chevy would do some actual damage.
Post by Cloverheart ✿ on Jan 18, 2017 8:02:28 GMT -5
Valentine nodded in agreement, following after her at a brisk pace. Whatever was following them might not attack if in broad daylight in a field, since there were no places to hide, right? She hoped she was right. Thankfully they had passed up the chance to be attacked by some of the more.. frightening sea monsters, but there were still plenty of other land monsters to rip them into pieces. Her old fear of dying on the quest rose up again, and she shuddered with anxiety, still following behind Sanaa.
It didn't take long to find a field at the edge of town. Sanaa carefully went off the path and into the field. She wasn't an expert on the kind of grain that was growing there, but she guessed that it was rye, perhaps. Naomi stopped next to her and Sanaa turned back around to the city, squinting her eyes to try noticing what was following them. Then, suddenly, the rye around her seemed to move, and Sanaa found herself on the her behind, glaring at some toddler sized things.
"Karpoi..." she muttered, one of her hands traveling to her knife. They were at a disadvantage like this. A huge one, really. The Karpoi were in their natural environment here and they could easily outnumber the quest group.
Post by Cloverheart ✿ on Jan 18, 2017 8:43:04 GMT -5
Valentine looked at her with a bewildered look. "Kar-what?" She asked, a panicked tone in her voice. Her hand traveled to her spear, but she grasped at nothing. It was gone. Turning around, she saw that the grass was carrying it away. "Hey, come ba--" She started, but let out a shriek as she was suddenly pulled down and away, faster than she would have liked to be going. "Sanaa!!" Val screamed, but her voice was muffled out by the wind. This was not good.
Sanaa started when Val zipped past her, quickly getti to her feet again. However, seconds later, her knife and now were gone. Sanaa raised her fists despite knowing that she couldn't hurt them that way. Everything had become a chaos around her, and she whipped her head around when she heard Naomi's scream - only to be carried off seconds later herself. The wind whipped past her as Sanaa tried to think. Karpoi disliked Demeter, didn't they? Or was that only with her Roman form? Sanaa's head hurt from all of the thoughts piling up.
But why did they attack us if nobody here is a child of Demeter? she thought with a grimace, trying to fight her way out. It didn't work and she zipped onwards over the fields. Then, suddenly, Sanaa was launched forward, the karpoi that had been carrying her screaming next to her. Sanaa landed harshly on the ground, hissing in pain. She scrambled to her feet, barely able to glimpse some of the rye working against the karpoi, freeing the others. The Karpoi seemed dazed, only for one of them to scream in surprise when a stone hit its head.
Sanaa looked in the direction it had come from, noticing a boy there. His brown hair seemed messy and honestly, with the torn clothes he was wearing he looked pretty homeless. The Karpoi turned on him when he stuck his tongue out, then ran off through the field, with the grain spirits on his trail. Or well, a lot of them, at least.
Post by Cloverheart ✿ on Jan 18, 2017 10:23:25 GMT -5
Valentine let out an 'oof' as the Karpoi suddenly flung her onto the ground, scraping her hand in the process. She sat up, extremely dizzy. She reached for it, but it wasn't there. Looking around, she saw that the creatures had carried it much farther from her. So what stopped them? She couldn't tell, her eyesight was blocked by the grass. Val got to her feet, shaking, and looked around.
She froze. The grass was following someone, a boy who looked around her age with light brown hair. Was he Greek? He must have been. Her heartbeat was going at a rapid pace. Had he just saved them? Was he a demigod? Her stomach felt like jelly, but she started making her way back to Sanaa. "Are you okay?" Val asked, helping her up. "Where's Naomi? Who is that?" Questions swirled her mind, and she still wasn't sure of what was going on.