09-22-2015, 01:31 AM
Alexyana had roamed around the forests of Camelot for the past handful of days ever since having met Ludwig and having been interrupted by the bear-like thing that she'd killed. While this world was still strange and mostly unfamiliar, she had been able to snatch up bits and pieces of conversation from unaware travelers and the guardsmen around the portal - mostly by hiding in the foliage and sitting still as they walked by. While moving she made a lot of noise and was quite visible, but if holding still and thanks to the dark color of her scales and a little mud to hide the shimmering, people mistook her for a rock or such.
"... apparently yes. There's been someone attempting to get to the King's quarters... yes, of course he was caught. Fool doesn't stand a chance. Probably was an agent from the Empire..."
"Did you hear about the rampaging dragon? I think a group of Primes took it down or something..."
"... and if you add just a pinch of coriander it'll mitigate the bitter taste, it's delicious..."
"... the larger influx is due to the Colosseum tournament, didn't you hear? There's flyers all over the place..."
A tournament? Alexyana hmmed and waited for that last pair of travelers to be safely out of hearing distance before she got up and returned onto the road after washing off the mud and making herself look presentable once more. She headed towards the portal that she had entered this verse through and kept her eyes out for any sort of poster or the like that might have been put on a tree or other plainly visible surface. Around here, in the vicinity of the portal, it had to be one of the best places to spread information, right?
It did indeed not take her very long before she came across a wooden blackboard that stood along the roadside and held various papers with information on them. At first she wondered how the kingdom could afford this many writers - most of the writing was very neat and legible, too - but then she remembered the Omnilium. It probably was a matter of minutes for an individual to summon a whole stack of flyers like this with little effort. She walked closer and took a look.
... there it was. Advertising for a tournament held at the Colosseum... yadda yadda many thanks to the organziers, that wasn't so interesting... "All Primes are welcome to apply". Hmm. Primes... hadn't she heard something? From what she remembered, they were the people having been pulled to this world by the faceless one... that Omni person. So she was one? And where was that taking place? In Camelot, perfect... and there was plenty of time to go there. But the dragoness was a careful one, and knowing how she was only vaguely familiar with a very small part of Camelot, she was not going to take her chances with this. Better be five days early than five minutes late. And who knows, she might meet a few other people along the way. Involuntarily she bared a few teeth for a broad smile before she whistled between her teeth to get her Kumdo to come to her again, and mounted up... then remembered something, she hopped back off and focused the flyer, summoning up a copy of it for herself, much like she'd conjured up her mount days ago. It would probably look VERY stupid if she got herself lost because she couldn't find her way on the last handful of miles.
Honestly? It wasn't about the tournament, about the thrill of battle or even about the fame the winner would undoubtedly get. It was about the prospect of throwing herself into the cold water, of learning her new strengths and weaknesses in this universe the "hard" way, but in a controlled environment. What's the worst that could happen? A few days worth of death. She didn't think that she would make it very far considering how she was entirely new and unused to this world, but perhaps she could cash in a victory or two. Then she'd help her foe up and invite them to sit in the spectator ranks with a corndog and watch the other ongoing battles until they had to go fight again. And if she lost, she'd hope that her foe decided to not kill her, so she wouldn't miss out on the fights.
And even if she did, she'd have a chance to meet a fair number of other Primes, get herself introduced and possibly make a few friends. Or at the very least she'd learn something about this Omniverse place...
"Ho there! On we go!" She called to drive her Kumdo to start heading along the road and towards the large city which was named as a point of reference in the flyer.
"... apparently yes. There's been someone attempting to get to the King's quarters... yes, of course he was caught. Fool doesn't stand a chance. Probably was an agent from the Empire..."
"Did you hear about the rampaging dragon? I think a group of Primes took it down or something..."
"... and if you add just a pinch of coriander it'll mitigate the bitter taste, it's delicious..."
"... the larger influx is due to the Colosseum tournament, didn't you hear? There's flyers all over the place..."
A tournament? Alexyana hmmed and waited for that last pair of travelers to be safely out of hearing distance before she got up and returned onto the road after washing off the mud and making herself look presentable once more. She headed towards the portal that she had entered this verse through and kept her eyes out for any sort of poster or the like that might have been put on a tree or other plainly visible surface. Around here, in the vicinity of the portal, it had to be one of the best places to spread information, right?
It did indeed not take her very long before she came across a wooden blackboard that stood along the roadside and held various papers with information on them. At first she wondered how the kingdom could afford this many writers - most of the writing was very neat and legible, too - but then she remembered the Omnilium. It probably was a matter of minutes for an individual to summon a whole stack of flyers like this with little effort. She walked closer and took a look.
... there it was. Advertising for a tournament held at the Colosseum... yadda yadda many thanks to the organziers, that wasn't so interesting... "All Primes are welcome to apply". Hmm. Primes... hadn't she heard something? From what she remembered, they were the people having been pulled to this world by the faceless one... that Omni person. So she was one? And where was that taking place? In Camelot, perfect... and there was plenty of time to go there. But the dragoness was a careful one, and knowing how she was only vaguely familiar with a very small part of Camelot, she was not going to take her chances with this. Better be five days early than five minutes late. And who knows, she might meet a few other people along the way. Involuntarily she bared a few teeth for a broad smile before she whistled between her teeth to get her Kumdo to come to her again, and mounted up... then remembered something, she hopped back off and focused the flyer, summoning up a copy of it for herself, much like she'd conjured up her mount days ago. It would probably look VERY stupid if she got herself lost because she couldn't find her way on the last handful of miles.
Honestly? It wasn't about the tournament, about the thrill of battle or even about the fame the winner would undoubtedly get. It was about the prospect of throwing herself into the cold water, of learning her new strengths and weaknesses in this universe the "hard" way, but in a controlled environment. What's the worst that could happen? A few days worth of death. She didn't think that she would make it very far considering how she was entirely new and unused to this world, but perhaps she could cash in a victory or two. Then she'd help her foe up and invite them to sit in the spectator ranks with a corndog and watch the other ongoing battles until they had to go fight again. And if she lost, she'd hope that her foe decided to not kill her, so she wouldn't miss out on the fights.
And even if she did, she'd have a chance to meet a fair number of other Primes, get herself introduced and possibly make a few friends. Or at the very least she'd learn something about this Omniverse place...
"Ho there! On we go!" She called to drive her Kumdo to start heading along the road and towards the large city which was named as a point of reference in the flyer.
"(Note to self: insert quote & picture once I find stuff)"
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