Breaking Ground

[Flash_Guardian ] From the center of the island comes the sounds of crashing and falling trees. The tide is low, revealing the narrow land bridge that is submerged when the tide is high. Aside from the lush greenery and the two towering spires of rock, the commotion towards the center of the island seems to be the only thing to draw your attention too.

BenjaminBlue peers down to the shimmering planescape of water as he swiftly glides over its surface with great speed, a pair of great white wings carrying him through the air. He had felt that this was the right direction. It couldn't be said what told him so. Divine guidance, instinct, or maybe just dumb luck? Who knew? As the island started to fade into view from the mist that covered the horizon, Ben flashed a hopeful smile and laughed heartely to himself as he reached out with one arm and increased his approach. It was good to be home.

little_half~breed_kodora she sat high in a tree, hunched over herself, her shirt once soaked, now dried wit hehr blood,hell it hurt to breath. now afraid to sleep. her wounds scabby and such, her back looking like teh surface of mars with the blood that had dried on it.

[Flash_Guardian ] There is another loud and powerful cracking and crashing sound as another tree falls to the ground, slapping against the dirt with a solid whump! Slowly but surely, as Blue can see from the air, the forest is being cleared in preparation for something. Earth has been disturbed, and fallen trees piled up ... it looks rather like the beginnings of a construction site.

[Flash_Guardian ] And at its center stands a single man hard at work ... none other than the dilligent form of Flash.

BenjaminBlue pulled further upward into the air as he came across the shore and raised one hand to shield the sun from his bright eyes. They had to be here somewhere. He knew they would be. His attention would be turned to the center of the island after gliding for a short while. With a playful smile on his face, almost boyish, Blue pulled himself back and performed a grace loop in the air before pulling his limbs and wings close to his body as he dove straight towards the earth. His streaking azure visage would spiral to the left and to the right as he made haste to the group. About ten meters before approaching the earth's crust, his great wings extended and slowed him almost instantaneously as he gracefully floated down to the ground, his wings dissapearing in a shimmer of light as he feet touched down. Blue would lood around before looking to his friends with a cheerful face and a deep bow. " My friends... I bid you both the finest of days. "

little_half~breed_kodora she watched the destruction of the trees sadly, watching each one fall, this was never supposed to appen anywhere.:she shook her head, there was nothing she could do now.she went to take a deep breath in, but yelped in agony of her deep wounds.

Flash_Guardian is panting, looking rather weary from all of his hard work, hunched over with his hands on his knees. At the sound of Blue swooping down from above, he looks up ... just in time to see those brilliant wings flicker and fade. Flash stares wide eyed, rising to stand and rub his eyes in disbelief of who he now sees before him. "By the gods ... Blue?" He blinks and looks again. "Blue! You're back!" Flash quickly springs towards the man in spite of his weariness, moving to embrace him heartily. "You're back ... and you have wings," he comments, sounding rather shocked.

BenjaminBlue gives Flash a friendly hug and holds him at arms length. " Taken by a messenger from the grand kingdom in the heavens only to return once more with more gained and much to look forward to. Troubled times have seemed to fall dormant for now. I would only be right to return when all is well. " Blue takes a step back and runs his hand through his hair as he looks about the construction site. " What project demands your attention, dear friend Flash? "

little_half~breed_kodora she went silent, watching the two, holding her chest, both arms wrapped around her front " oh.. it hurts" she whimpered softly to herself.

Flash_Guardian looks up at Kodora as she yelps, frowning slightly. Her wounds ... he had tried to heal her, but there was nothing his chi could do for her, it seems. Not normal wounds, most likely. Nothing he could do for now, so he simply turned back to his friend to answer his question. "My dojo, Blue. I found this island a few days back, and it's perfect." That same happy smile returns to Flash's face as he wipes some sweat from his forehead. "But there's lots to do before it's built, so I figured I'd get started on my own and see how far I can get."

little_half~breed_kodora she looked at her right hand, gently pulling it away form her hug and watched it sadly, dry blood flaked onto it. she sighed and put it back watchign the two with saddend eyes, and a silent voice.

BenjaminBlue crosses his arms and closes his eyes as if to recall something from the depths of his mind. " Duty before indulgence, or perhaps a pleasant mix between the two I suppose? I would be glad to offer a hand in your endeavor if you would allow it. " Blue turn his gaze to Kodora and analyzes her for a moment. If she would have incurred wounds, Flash would have healed them. Something was strange. " What ails you Little Kodora? What harm have you incurred? "

little_half~breed_kodora she looked to blue for a moment then away and lowered her head. not wanting to talk about it. her shirt sticking to her scabby wounds, like they hand mixed with eachother, which woud cause great pain if she were to take it off. " nothing" she said gruphly.

Flash_Guardian smiles at Blue's offer of help, looking around at the enormous task that still remains. "Another ten thousand square feet, and I think I'll call it good," he says with a chuckle. As Blue mentions Kodora, the same frown returns to his face, and he looks up into the trees where she lies currently. "I found her a few days ago after she came to my island," he explains. "At some point after I had fended off a strange and random assailant, I heard her scream and rushed to the beach, only to find her laying there, bleeding and motionless." He sighs deeply, looking back to Blue in great concern. "My healing chi didn't work. I wonder if there's more to her wounds than would appear on the surface."

Glyniss_McMasters had managed to get to the island dry only because of it being low tide....stetson pulled down as she limps towards the small group she can see in the distance...chewing her bottom lip a little she had hoped to catch Flash alone that obviously wasn' going to be the case

BenjaminBlue stilled his eyes on her for a moment longer before giving a slight nod. " Very well... I understand, " he said in a distanced voice before turning back to Flash. Her independant nature was admirable but it also seemed to bother him when help would be refused. Such is the life of a survivalist. Blue looks back to Flash and raises one hand to express his lack of control of the situation. " My healing arts can not work on those who would refuse the service. You said a mysterious assailant? " Blue looked back to Kodora, folding his arms together again. " Who was it Kodora? Who was it that spilled your blood? Please have no sympathy for the fiend who did this to you. He will not recieve any from me. "

Kalakr walks in casually behind Glyniss, currently looking like a four legged Jackal dog, this was not his normal form. He simply chose it to look more "Normal", rather then a six foot tall anubis walking at her side, to whom people may wonder.

Flash_Guardian shrugs off the matter of his earlier aggressor, making much less of a deal out of it than it may or may not be. "No big deal. Just some guy with a sword who wants me for some sort of bounty. He came, he fought ... he left. Honestly the notion of having a bounty on my head upsets me more than the fight." He turns his head to one side, hearing others approaching the clearing that Flash has been working on at the center of the island, sounds moving through the underbrush and trees.

Glyniss_McMasters approaches the small group getting closer and closer.....glancing behind her when she actually realised that Kalakr was still with her....the metal clicks as she walks following as always as she eventaully stops when at the group...leaning against one of the last surviving trees Flash hadnt demolished

little_half~breed_kodora she sighed and jumped down from teh tree, and ran to Benji, her back aching as well as her front, legs and arms, all having hte same , straight, thin cats eye pupil like shape, long . she grabbed his hands, looking at them, to see if they were all right, hopeing the ywere.

Kalakr follows Glyniss what seems to be once a forest. He slowly sat, looking around at the trees (or what's left of them) he wonders what might have caused it. After further oberservation, he notices Flash in the group and a dull look comes over his face, as if someone told a stupid joke.

Flash_Guardian furrows his brow thoughtfully, wondering who or what may be approaching. "Maybe that's Dev, or Glyniss ..." Suddenly his eyes go wide. "Oh, shoot!" He quickly reaches down to untie the pouch from his belt, setting it atop a nearby fallen tree. He holds his hand out to the pouch as before, concentrating and mumbling something as the rune begins to glow bright white, the pouch swelling in size until reaching the proportions of a large sack. He then begins digging through the now enlarged bag's contents frantically.

BenjaminBlue raises an eyebrow and loose a light chuckle before looking down to Kodora examining his hands. His left was as it had been before, perfectly normal. On his right hand, he wore a shining silver gauntlet. " Do not worry. They have been taken care of. Although it will be difficult to maintain the quality of music I once performed, I am sure I can overcome it. " Blue dropped to one knee and wrapped his left hand around the wrist of his gaunlet. With a slight twist and a click, the gaultlet unlocked itself. As he pulled the silver gauntlet away from his arm, it would appear as if his hand were gone. As he sets his sturdy glove on the ground, Blue looks over to the pair approaching a give a courteous nod. " Good day to you both. "

little_half~breed_kodora she grabbed onto blue's left hand " no!! you stay here!" she shouted to him, she didn't want him going jsut yet " please?" she alsmost whimpered. " i .. am sorry" she said softly "i'm really sorry benji"

Glyniss_McMasters finger flicks the brim of her stetson watching the young female with the preacher man...." Howdy preache' ma'" eyes drifting to settle on Flash rising a brow at his reaction to her sudden appearance glancing down at herself wondering what she'd done wrong

BenjaminBlue looked back to Kodora and shook his head. " I'm not going anywhere. Just greeting Glyniss and her comrad and nothing more. I shall remain as long as you deem fit for me to stay. " Blue picked up his gauntlet and locked it back into placing, flexing his metallic fingers to make sure that it was properly fastened. " Do not be sorry for me. It is better that I have this hand than nothing at all. I'll just have to learned to use my left hand to its fullest potential. "

Flash_Guardian at last finds what he is looking for, pulling a small hard back book, dark green in colour, out of his bag. He grins, reaching out to offer it to Blue. "Somebody ..." He stops short, staring at Blue's lack of a right hand in shock. And then he looks to Glyniss. And then the dog that's following her.

Kalakr feels the odd sensation of eyes on him. He turns his head to match Flash's gaze, his own yellow eyes staring into that of the mans.

BenjaminBlue stands to his feet and accepts Flash's offering with a grateful bow. " Ah, yes. I thank you Flash. Would you also happen to have my hat with you as well? Without it, I can say with all sincerity that I feel somewhat naked... " Blue flipped through the first couple pages before placing it in his front vest pocket.

Glyniss_McMasters brow rises high seeing now what Flash was up to....a soft sigh excaping between lips...she had known about Preacher man's hand and when Flash had told her about being recalled she had figured something would be done about that...eyes dropping to rest on the object in Flash's hand rising slowly to look at him..

little_half~breed_kodora she snuggled up to benji, whimpering softly, tears in her eyes, trembling softly. she didn;t let go, despite blood flakes were flaking onto this clean, crsip cloths.

Flash_Guardian simply stands there, mouth agape, for a few more moments before he seems to acknowledge Blue's request. "Oh. Right. Your hat." He shakes off his surprise, realizing that his stares were probably very rude, and returns to digging through the bag. A moment later, he pulls Blue's all too familiar hat out, turning and holding it for all to see, running a hand along the brim once and preening the feather tucked into the hat's side before handing it back to its rightful owner. "Can't very well have a naked priest on our hands, can we?" he jests half-heartedly. A moment later, his face falls. "That ... is ... what you are still, right?"

BenjaminBlue looked back down to Kodora and showed a warm smile as he dropped to one knee once more. " Now, now my Kodora... Do not fret. All things will be resolved with time, despite how terrible things may seem. Just have faith that things will work out for the better. " With that said, Ben spread his arm in an offering to lift her off the ground and hold her like he would his niece. " Well... Not a naked priest. Very scarcely so, Flash. I could still be called a priest, but I will accpet any title that you would deem fit. If the word priest suits me, then I will accept it gratefully. " At this point, it didn't really seem to matter to Blue what he was, only that he would be regarded.

Flash_Guardian tips his head to one side, peering over at Glyniss in surprise. "Hey, looks like I was right." He grins bashfully at Glyniss, and then his eyes fall once more upon the canine following her, looking rather surprised. "I didn't know you had a dog," he states curiously.

Kalakr shifts his gaze to the appearent holy man. Being an Anubis he could sense auras, as well as emotions and thoughts. The holyness surrounding this particular man could not go unnoticed he thought as he cocks his canine head to the side.

Glyniss_McMasters shifts a little as she pushes away from the tree limping towards Flash...."I lik' ter tal' ter yer late'......abou' Dev" that said she looks about for a place to park herself...she chuckles at Flash..." I ain' thi' her' is Kalakr....hi' a.....emmm well....Kalakr"

Kalakr once more looking at the man known as flash, a somewhat annoyed with him. "I am no mere animal." the anubian speaks.

BenjaminBlue rises to his feet and snuggly fit his trademark feather chapeau over his golden mane with a happy sigh. " Much better. I had missed this hat very much, " he said to himself before walking towards the group, giving a nod to everybody who was there.

Glyniss_McMasters finds a fallen tree trunk Flash had yet to get rid of....easing herself down as the metal locks quite loudly as she begins to relax

Flash_Guardian grins at the holy man so recently returned from the heavens. "You'll always be Blue to me," he says cheerfully. "Nothing else would fit you better in my eyes." He nods to Glyniss, offering her a seat on the nearest fallen tree where his enlarged bag currently rests. And when Glyniss's companion speaks, his eyes perk right open, Flash suddenly looking rather awkward. "Oh!" he says, slumping down and looking slightly abashed. "Terribly sorry, my mistake. You just looked so ..." Flash stops himself right there, so as not to step on any more toes. "Err, Kalakr, was it? Nice to meet you." Flash nods his head to the creature politely, hoping to have made up for his erroneous assumptions.

Kalakr perks a brow as he sees the man nod at him respectfuly. Thinking that he may of judged this man in correctly, he nods back in return, closing his eyes for a moment as he does so.

Cannon is here. All your 'Weapon of Mass Destruction' needs can now be catered for.

BenjaminBlue feels the urge to join Glyniss in a sit down as well and seems to push himself upon the air to an invisible seat, almost invisibly swaying up and down as he floated in the air with a few glimmering fragments of light falling harmlessly to the ground from beneath him. " It is my pleasure to make your acqaintence Kalakr. Let us persue a long lasting friendship, " he said in a warm and friendly tone, folding his hands together.

Cannon descends from on high with a twirl. Its back to the slightly more dramatic kind of entrance. He appears somewhere in the air, and slowly descends with feet slightly spread apart and waves of condensed heat emanating from his soles. Its like having build-in rocket-boots really. He turns slowly as he descends, like coiling in a screw.... and eventually lands gently on the ground, likely right in the middle of the group he so often visits.

Kalakr perks a curious brow at the man. Knowing of his holy stand point, no doubt he knew of his true form, and the enourmis respect the lord Anubis both deserves and repects. He nods to him in return, "It is an honor sir." he says, showing him parrellel respect.

Glyniss_McMasters rises a brow watching Bluey...he had gone away and the only thing she had been told was he would return a better person....her gaze drifting over his outwardly appearance...shaking her head a little at the mid air chair....patting the wooden trunk beside her...." Yer agoin' ter giv' me a croc' nec'...wh' no' par' yersel'?"

BenjaminBlue smoothly glides to a seat beside Glyniss and lands with a slight thump, his posture not changing in the least as he seated himself. ">I wouldn't wish such a thing to happen Glyniss. By your request," he said in the same friendly tone.

Flash_Guardian gazes around at the oddly assembled crew before him ... amazing how people just seemed to gather, even at the more remote places of the Keep. Hearing the sounds of some sort of heat propulsion from above, he looks up, shielding his eyes against the sun with his hand as he watches the form of Cannon descend into their midst once more. "And the gathering gets ever stranger, it would seem," he says aloud, almost without realizing what he was saying. He catches himself, shaking his head violently. "Umm, I mean ... what brings all of you here?" he asks, amused and confused.

Cannon takes a quick mental note of who is here and who is not following a brief glance about him, then following that he surveys the landscape further around them, or at least as far as he can from here.

Glyniss_McMasters seeing Cannon has just remembered that you could probably see a nasty red welt going from one ear across her neck down to her shoulder curving a little around the shape of the neck....forgot to mention that my apolgises

Cannon decides for the time being not to answer Flash's question, since others will probably be giving their accounts of the reason for their presence. His attention is drawn however to the marking on Glyniss's neck, since she was so kind as to make it clear. He tilts his head curiously, and his pupils seem to narrow in as if getting a more acute and precise look at this marking.

Glyniss_McMasters side glances to Bluey only one quick glance to his metal hand frowning just the barest before looking fully back at Flash..." Wh' shoo' Flas' yer ow' swee' sel' apull' me aher'"

Cannon seems to give a slight spin and skims closer to Glyniss in his usual skatey sort of manner, crouching lower as he comes closer and arriving fully crouched in front of her. He is still looking at the mark. His only immediate comment is: "You regenerate slowly."

Cannon 's player forgot to mention. Cannon is wearing his shirt today, if it matters. It is just an appearance thing. Sometimes he wears it and sometimes he doesn't. Today he does.

Glyniss_McMasters blinks at Cannon....leaning back as he crouches down in front of her not used to this reaction....let alone from him....." Do yer mea' hea'?"

Flash_Guardian chuckles back at Glyniss happily, though his smile quickly fades as he at last catches sight of the red mark on her neck, pointed out even further by Cannon's comment. "Glyniss? Is your neck okay?" He gives her neck an inquisitive glance, then looks back at the strangely quiet Kalakr, wondering what he was up to, if anything.

BenjaminBlue gingerly adjust his feathered chapeau and flahses a slight smirk to Flash. " To retrieve my hat of course? What other reason would I have to return here? " he jested to him. " Perhaps this location is much more appealing than you had first anticipated. Your training academy should do rather well if that is the case. "

Cannon pauses. "Heal? Does that not mean the same? You seem to do it slowly, as the mark of damage is still on you. I was aware that others could not instantly seal wounds, but I had no idea it took this long. Would you like help with it?"

Kalakr waists no time waiting "She is injured." He says with a very monotone voice.

Flash_Guardian laughs, then nods happily at Blue, distracted from Glyniss's wound for a moment. "I spoke with my sensei, LoX, about this place. If he's right, it's called Redfang Island." His gaze returns to Glyniss and the unusual man crouching next to her to watch the situation that was now developing.

Glyniss_McMasters hand goes to her neck covering it...." Ohh shoo' i' ain' nothin'....jus' a scratc' " bursting out laughing my god how many times have men told her that when really they have their guts hanging out....

Cannon pauses over those words. "Just a scratch?" .... He seems contemplative a few moments, then skims away momentarily. Theres a short time spent on the rather curious pastime of scanning around on the ground before he comes back with a sharp rock of sorts. He holds his left hand out in front of him, then with the rock he slams the point down onto his palm and drags it across. It does actually succeed in cutting his palm, and reveals that he does bleed (note that at this point there is a wave of heat emanating out from his cut palm. His blood is exceedingly super-heated. ".... Just a scratch. ^_^ "

Kalakr looks at her wondering why she was with holding truth. "No it is not. It is more then that." he says so the group could here.

Cannon turns his hand so Glyniss can see his palm. Even as the magma-like blood is dripping from his palm, the cut can be seen to close itself up again, and soon there is nothing left, not even a scar. "Healed. Or regenerated. Yours is not so quick?"

Flash_Guardian spares Kalakr a gee-that-was-helpful sort of look before standing and folding his arms over his chest, chuckling and shaking his head at Glyniss. "Sounds like somebody's been hanging around Devaine too often," he jokes. Obviously the wound wasn't anything truly serious now, but it did make one wonder just how she got it. But at Kalakr's words and Cannon's rather self-destructive actions ... perhaps they had a point. "Glyniss?" he verbally prods the woman.

[Cannon ] [Extra note: a few drops of blood hit the soil, and there is a small plume of smoke, though Cannon slams down one foot on it before a fire can start.]

BenjaminBlue looks to Flash, Glyniss, and Cannon for a moment before pivoting slightly to face Kalakr. " Please forgive my impertinence and if it's not too rude a question, but my curiousity beckons that I ask of your relation to Miss Glyniss, Guardian Kalakr? " Blue perked an eyebrow as he asked but simply waited patiently for an answer as he always did.

Flash_Guardian is totally weirded out by the cutting and the bleeding and the heat, by the way.

Glyniss_McMasters frowns watching Cannon....and would have tried to stop him with the rock though obvoiusly too late....and watches as it heals again......" Ain' lik' tha' nop'..." she smiles " gues' I aslo' learne'" licking her bottom lip

Glyniss_McMasters finds herself being prodded....eyes lifting to look at Flash.....caught a little off gaurd by that and Blue's question...

Flash_Guardian stands there staring at Glyniss patiently, arms folded. He's not going to look away until he gets his answer.

Kalakr gives the man a harsh look, then sighs and begins to speak "Your curiosity needs to be controlled sir ben." he says with a plain low voice. "However I will disclose. I met sometime ago near a camp." the jackal dog spoke. "I found her interesting and I have been with her ever sense." he says, returning his gaze to Glyniss.

Cannon straightens himself up, backing off a few steps. He glances over the others around now, all seemingly gathered around Glyniss since they noticed her marking. Cannon takes mental notes on this aspect of their social behaviour.

Glyniss_McMasters sighs seeing how determined Flash appears...." I ha' a littl' acciden' in ter ca' wit' Dev....yea' gues' yer coul' sa' I ahangin' aroun' him too muc'" her brows knitting at the thought of Dev...hand rising lifting her stetson before slapping it back on her mope of hair

BenjaminBlue gives a gentle nod to affirm his understands, " Ah, I see. I could understand such an attraction. Miss Glyniss carries many qualities that make her somewhat alluring, " he said in a drawn out fashion as he happened to glance towards yet another newcomer.

Cannon glances back to Flash. "I am responsible for the damage to Glyniss. I came to a stop in front of the vehicle she was in, and the man called Devaine rapidly decelerated the vehicle to avoid collision. An unforseen consequence was lady Glyniss's continued momentum blocked by an unmoving surface contacting her in the region shown by the mark."

Flash_Guardian gives Glyniss a dry smile, relaxing a little. "You did mention you wanted to talk about him ..." Flash looks away thoughtfully for a moment, then looks around him at the gigantic mess he's made ... all 30,000 square feet of it. Fallen trees, mounds of earth piled up here and there ... what a mess. Flash had done his best to keep the trees piled in a somewhat orderly fashion, as well as a few of the larger rocks that he had encountered, but there was only so much that one man could do.

Cannon keeps an eye on where Flash is looking, and turns his own eyes in the same directions. Fallen trees and mounds of earth, and rocks on occasion. Some kind of ground clearance process in progress?

Flash_Guardian listens to Cannon, sorting out his words and nodding in comprehension. "Ahh. Harness rash." A none-too-happy glance is given to Glyniss, though it is clear that Glyniss is not the offender. "You're right, we do need to have a chat about Dev."

Kalakr looks to Benjamin once more, "I assure you sir, that I do not carry such an attraction to her." he says "she is human, I am Anubi. You understand my meaning."

Glyniss_McMasters looks about now....noding once to Flash before looking about..." Yer decide' no' ter hav' yer dooojoo' wher' ter tria' wa'.....ar' yer agonn' hav' it her'?"

Cannon is left looking at the partially cleared out area, and queries in a slightly hushed voice: "Some kind of clearance area? Perhaps assistance is required."

BenjaminBlue gives a dismissive wave to the subject with an apollogetic smile. " Of course. I speak only in the terms accompanying somebody. Romance is a completely different issue with many complicated rules and standards. I did not mean to offend, " he said in a low and steady voice before shifting his gaze along with Cannon's to the workload. " You find some interest in Flash's project?"

Flash_Guardian blinks, overhearing a rather familiar term from his days as an avatar. He now looks back at Kalakr. "Pardon me ... did you just say Anubi? As in the Egyptian god Anubis?" Sure enough, Kalakr looks to be a jackal at the moment, which would certainly agree with that. Looking back to Glyniss, Flash shakes his head fearfully and waves his hands. "Oh no, no no! I can't build my dojo there anymore, Glyniss," he explains quickly. "Heck, I probably can't even set foot on that place anymore. That's Chen's holy ground, and one of the few places here on the Keep where he has any power at the moment." He swallows. "And you know about how good of terms Chen and I are on now ..." A sad look lingers in the corner of Flash's eyes as he looks away.

Jaia-Asumoto moves with the same, small eloquence that would fit one of her small stature, although if one could see her in the distance they could note the slight stumble now and again as if she were in a daze. Her kimono was a sky blue, although stained with dirt and well worn, as if it had been used for sometime now. It was obvious to see she had been travelling some distance on foot. The way she moved made her appear as if she had no purpose, her expression either dazed or blank as the sea seemed to stretch out before her in all its vast, and untamed glory. Of glory, her body and frame showed none. Her complacency, only existing as if she did not know if she, herself existed. Her hair was a wreck, ebony strands falling down, in no particular fashion. Her left hand, even in so wracked, and destroyed a state had not left the hilt of Ichijmond, which appeared to be the only source of salvation. If one knew what she was usually like, they could tell apart the usual calm appearance of control, to this calm appearance --

Glyniss_McMasters head turns to look at Kalakr and then to Blue back to Kalakr " Em....yer akno' I asittin' righ' her'....rising a brow at Flash's answer to her question....holy orders was not her thing shrugging her shoulders

Cannon nods to Ben, having heard the question, then looks to flash. "Do you require assistance clearing this area for some kind of aforementioned project?"

Kalakr nods to Glyniss. "Yes I am aware of your location." he says making nothing of talking about her attractiveness infront of her. Shifting only his eyes to Flash, the man may here the anubis' voice in his head "Indeed I am." he says with the voice echoing in the mans mind.

Stephany sighs softly. This looked like a place for where she could hide happily. Hopefully there was no one else around. She makes sure that she has her cloak wraped around her tightly though. That and her hood coveringt every bit of her face.

Flash_Guardian grins, brought back to the present at the comments everyone else seems to be making about the disturbed clearing and fallen trees. Perhaps it was time for him to explain. He moves back and turns to face the whole group, broad grin on his face. "My little project here," he begins, "is the construction of a dojo, or fighting school. I have the plans all laid out, and I picked this spot to build on. Of course, I'm never going to get the place built just by myself, so any offer of help would be greatly appreciated." He grins somewhat bashfully at his rather shameless advertising for help.

Jaia-Asumoto -- of total desolation. Her small feet where covered by white socks, stained by the mud and grime of travel, the soles of her feet protected by bamboo-sandals. Her face was not hidden, as she walked plainly, and so one could see with the narrow eyes and bronze complexion that she was of Japanese ancestry. She was samurai, and a young one. None the less experienced, but today she was merely lost in a shame that only she would know about. In her dazed trudging, she had moved, gradually across a long natural bridge of land attaching the mainland to an island, although she moved without direction, or destination. She merely walked on, a vague realisation that she was already on the far side of this land bridge.

Cannon smiles a little. "Please specify what you would like done then."

Kalakr looks to the new comer, his eyes showing brightly for a moment, as he seems to scan her mind. She could not hide from him, he knew what she was. With that in mind, he once more speaks in the head of Flash. "Talk to that female in the cloak." he says. "She may be of assistance."

BenjaminBlue turns back to Glyniss in with some surprise and swiftly moves to cover his mouth with his left hand as if he had said something that should not have been said. "Oh, well... Perhaps you are milady. Perhaps you are! I would hope that such flattery did not disrupt your cheerful disposition?" The distant tone in his voice had faded it seemed for a short time as he flashed a sheepish smile to Glyniss.

Glyniss_McMasters nudges Bluey playfully..." Shoo' jus' aremindin' yer I ain' no 2 fee' awa'....yer enjo' yer emm....vacantio'?"

Flash_Guardian just grins at Cannon's seeming eagerness ... though his demeanor made his response seem almost programmed. No matter. Flash wasn't about to turn down any capable helping hand. He hops up onto the fallen log that Glyniss, Blue, and his bag are currently resting upon, and digs through his bag for mere moments before pulling out a piece of rather large piece of parchment. He finds a stump nearby, spreading the blueprints out for all to see. He seems very proud of his plans. ((To see the blueprints, go here -> http://www.geocities.com/flashguardian/keeplogs/FlashDojo.html ))

Flash_Guardian hears a voice in his mind, having chosen to allow Anubi's thoughts enter his consciousness since that seemed to be his preferred method of speaking to him. At his suggestion, Flash whirls about the messy clearing, eyes peering in every direction as he searches for the cloaked woman to whom Anubi refers.

Cannon glances at the plan, and seems to do several calculations in his head. "So you need an area cleared at least 400ft in diameter, 500ft likely for convenience reasons. Where would you like the centre to stand?"

Stephany sniffs slightly.. Suddenly she stiffens up. She recognized that type of smell. She looks around, carfull not to let her hood fall.

BenjaminBlue tilts his head to one side and side glances to Flash's plans, showing her a nervous look. "My vacation?" he said in a voice that matched his timid display. "It was purgatory! I can gladly say that I don't recall much of waht took place... I have the feeling that none of it was pleasurable in the least..." Blue kept silent for a moment before turning his frown into a clever grin. "It does feel good to be back though."

Cannon gets another thought. "And of what precisely are you planning to construct this building? I assume you are to be creating it from natural resources in the surrounding area?"

Flash_Guardian turns quickly to Cannon, pointing to the larger of the two buildings shown on the blueprints. "I'd like to match the center of the dojo here with the center of the island as much as I can," he states. "The secondary building, the house, should be constructed about a hundred or so feet away, with its front entrance in line with the dojo's front entrance. And yes, I was hoping to use as much of the surrounding resources as I can," Flash further explains, nodding. "That should help cut down on costs ... though I doubt there will be enough here to do the job."

Glyniss_McMasters glances over at Kalakr just making sure he was okay...a smile upon her lips ...sideglancing to Bluey noticing his nervous look before it become a grin.....reaching out and patting his knee...." Sorr' mayb' I shoul' jus' shu' up" glancing down at the plans

Lafiel watches everyone interact with each other, leaning against a tree quite a distance from them all

Cannon glances at the corner of the blueprints. "And an additional building to the south-east of the main? One moment, I will scan the surrounding resource deposits."

BenjaminBlue takes a deep breath and gives a slight nod, silently agreeing with Glyniss to not push the subject. Blue looks down to Flash's plan with applies his hand under his chin as he scrutinized what was to be done. He was no architect, but still he tried his best to understand what needed to be done.

Stephany glances at Flash. The only thing you can see is her bright green eyes.

Cannon slowly looks around at the area surrounding them. His eyes appear to be flickering oddly, and he eventually comes to a stop having turned full-circle. "Surrounding arboreal material of resiliant quality. A fair portion of igneous rock of adequate quality has also been detected. There are sufficient resources in this area."

Glyniss_McMasters leans back after quickly scanning the plans....she was used to manual work and Flash knew it...she herself couldnt see any problems in using the trees once they were dried ..and cut stone ...

Cannon looks back to Flash. "There is one slight problem. The shape of the surrounding tree-life is not good for making broad construction units. They may have to be reduced to minor units and artificially reconstructed. This I can do personally, though I would have to do it alone."

Stephany waits to see if any of the people talk to her, but she was still a bit hesitant, there was the smell of canine. And they usually did not like her kind.

Flash_Guardian catches sight of a pair of eyes nearby, off beyond the edge of the clearing. He stares in curiousity for a moment before Cannon's analysis catches his ear. Not looking away, he simply calls back to the strange yet helpful man, "I'd like to leave as many of the trees that are already here standing, if I can. They can offer the dojo shade from the summer heat as well as privacy." No more explanation that that is offered before Flash quickly slips aside, disappearing behind a pile of logs nearby, hiding himself from Glyniss, Blue, Cannon, but not from the eyes watching from the woods. Instead, he slowly makes his way over to the place where he sees the eyes, moving in for a closer inspection.

Cannon looks to Stephany briefly, if only because she wasn't here when he arrived. His focus is presently centred around Flash and his plans though. "Would you sooner the necessary trees in the area be cut, or reduced to what you would call 'sawdust' level?"

Cannon halts his querying, watching Flash walking toward Stephany momentarily before he decides to follow, which is exactly what he does.

[Kalakr whispers to Flash_Guardian] IC: be careful, she is very timid.

Lafiel keeps an eye on her kitsune as he explores, knowing the trouble the little fox demon tends to get himself into

[Glyniss_McMasters ] "Yer agonn' hel' Flas' preache' ma'...?" she was relaxing in her laid back position eyes watching Kalakr even if her words were for the preacher man

Stephany stares back at Flash. She does not move away from him, and lets him come closer. The closer he comes, the more he can see her. Flash can see the bright eyes are attached to a very feline face, A tigers face, but very feminin as well. She does not exurt fear, more as if she was afraid of him.

BenjaminBlue pushes himself to a standing position and straightens his posture, looking over his shoulder to Glyniss to reply to her question. " Of course I shall. Flash's project will be finished much quicker with another pair of hands to help. It would be my honor to aid him, " he said, his distant and somewhat alien tone returning to him. With that said, he proceeded after Flash and Cannon, keeping his distance as not to be in the way.

Cannon ceases his following of Flash, as if on an impulse, merely peering through the gaps in the plants in that general direction for a few moments before turning and walking back the way he came. He stands at exactly the point where the centre of the dojo is supposed to be constructed and his eyes start flickering again. Theres some severe mental calculation going on here.

Flash_Guardian stops as a face is encountered, simply regarding the woman with a polite sort of curiousity. My but this island was becoming popular! In a low voice, he addresses the feline woman. "Can I help you?"

Jaia-Asumoto took each step as it came, not really concerned with the destination as she continues across the land bridge, provided by the low tide. Making her way onto the isle, she continued slowly forward, finding a slope before her...but in her dazed perception of reality...all she could do was forge ahead, mind empty and hollow. She had no other recourse other than hope that Desiree would be enough to redeem her honour, but as she had shamed herself, seemingly beyond retribution it seemed almost impossible that anything remotely close to any duty left too her would save her from her shame, and its inevitable consequence. The ebony strands of hair fell about her face, ruffling lightly in the breeze. For so long, she had wandered into a blissful nothing, with only a vague knowledge of the world around her...and an even more vague acceptance of it. She could hear voices, the main topic being of a temple and its construction. Shuddering visibly, she moved from beneath the tree line, the reminder of her own home and --

Glyniss_McMasters nods watching him stand and move off....a puzzled look at his somewhat restraining atitude.....something so far was alein to him as far as she was concerned....her eyes drifting over his diminishing figure as it moves....

Kalakr would now enter the mind of the feline woman though she might not know where it came from. "Relax" he speaks to her in a soft toned voise.

Cannon checks to make sure nobody else is too close, then he does something exceedingly odd. He stands bolt-upright and extends his hands either side, though not horizontal. His fingers remain outstretched and pointing at the ground a fixed distance other side of him. Small pulses of light run from his body out and down along his arms to his fingertips, and quite abruptly a beam of light erupts from the tip of each hand straight to the ground either side. He rotates on the spot a full 360 degrees, and then the beams cut out. What happens next is unusual in itself, but he puts his hands to the ground beneath him, crouching there. His pylons, the extensions from his back, are pointed upward to the air and start to flicker and emit sparks.

Stephany looks around to see where the other voice came from. But it didnt seem to want to cause her harm. So she relaxed slightly.

Kalakr shakes his head at cannon in disaprovement.

BenjaminBlue comes to a halt as Cannon turns about and steps back towards the construction site. He would stay where he was and bring his hand to his chin again, clearing his throat unexpectedly before walking back towards the clearing.

Jaia-Asumoto -- and temple's destruction and the end of her clan, by her own foolish judgement brought to the surface by conversations of a new temple. One ends as another begins. She would take her shame, and her sorrow with maligned grace, letting it sink into the expanding emptiness of her conscious. She would continue to wander until Desiree, which appeared to be her only hope...would send for her. No tears would fall from her eyes, despite the incredible pain and loss that shrouded her very being...Her people were dead, although not all of her 'race' here were dead...but the majority of them were wiped out. Samurai existence in this world had been very few, and now...there appeared to be even less. Her kind was dying, and soon she would be with them. For a moment, she paused in her stride, to clear her mind and remove the self-pitying demeanour that had gotten the better of her. She would live the rest of what remained of her life with dignity, if she were called upon, at last to end it.

Cannon concentrates singularly on what he is doing, and it become apparent as the ground around him starts to rise up within the area he cut with those fingertip beams a few moments ago. That entire clean-cut portion of earth starts to rise up from the ground as waves of heat are emitted from beneath, coming up like the cork out of a bottle and floating up into the air with Cannon still on top. What it leaves is some kind of distinct pit in the ground, very deliberately shaped. It even cuts right into the rock beneath, as is doubly apparent both by looking into the hole and on the huge chunk of ground that Cannon is still levitating upward somehow. Its best not to get too close as theres a lot of heat about all of a sudden.

Lafiel looks curiously at Cannon for a moment, then returns her attention to the animal scampering about. she hopes he doesn't get in anyone's way or trip them. she sighs and looks up at the sky, lost in thought

Cannon does a third thing then, which is perhaps the most odd of the lot, though its not entirely clear that its he who did it. But then what else could it be? The large portion of intricately cut earth he is floating on simply seems to vanish from underneath him, and he drops down through the space where it was toward the pit he created. He comes to a stop just above ground-level though, doing his more familiar hovering thing, and skims over to land beside the pit. He turns to look about at several of the nearby fallen trees now. He seems to mentally select two of them, and walks over toward the nearer of them.

BenjaminBlue inspects the site and the work in progress and shakes his head, letting his golden locks sway from left to right and back again. " Perhaps it would be better if I kept myself in reserve for the work ahead. This project would seem to prove rather difficult for somebody of my limited talents to prove of any use besides trivial chores, " he said to himself convincingly. Tough physical labor was not one of his choice duties.

Glyniss_McMasters shakes her head a little as she sees just about everyone having moved off...her eyes dropping to rest on the jackal....it had been fairly quiet to her reckoning but well...who knows...leaning back once more she close her eyes.whatever they were doing would soon be revealed knowing them...opening them only when she could feel the vibration of the earth shifting...a brow rised as she notices Cannon up to well.....something odd

Flash_Guardian offers the woman a gentle hand, palm up and smiling in a friendly matter. "It's okay, you don't have to be shy. Nobody here has cause to hurt you." And just then, a two-tailed fox scampers nearby, caught in the corner of Flash's vision. He was sure he'd seen that fox elsewhere before, eyes narrowing as he searches his memory casually. Behind him, he can hear massive work being done on the area of the clearing. Looking behind ... and then up ... he sees a large circular piece of rock flying up into the air. The unusual gentleman seemed to have wasted no time. If this was to be Flash's dojo, he would need to put his own hand into the work. One last glance is shot to the furred woman, and a nod, before the hand is withdrawn, Flash scampering away quickly to reach the construction site. "Alright, tell me what you're doing, and I'll give you a hand!" he calls to the porous-skinned man, whose name he still does not know or remember.

Cannon walks to the tree, going first to one end and then the other, and cutting off the excess to leave the middle section of length slightly more than the width of the hole in the ground. No coincidence. He then picks up the tree from the middle (yes, picks up the tree), and carries it over to the hole in the ground. He seems to pause, readjusting his precision before slamming the tree down across the hole in the ground rather like a bridge. He walks to each end then and seems to run his hands around it, causing that end to fall actually into the ground. The result is that the tree bridges the gap with the top half at exactly ground level. He walks across it to the middle then, glances out to somewhere else momentarily before looking back at the tree beneath him, then seems to use his hands much the same way to cut out a section of the wood. How he is doing this isn't clear, but it probably involves condensed high-energy emissions. The extra bit of wood is thrown casually to one side as Cannon continues.

Lafiel lays on her back, seeming oblivious to the goings on, though she's well aware of everything happening. Dakin sniffs about the newly constructed hole, then continues his romping about

Kalakr looks around, and feeling somewhat comfertible with the people around him, he stands on all fours and begins to shake violently until he bursts into a large cloud of black sand that swirls and howls around. Soon it takes the shape of a humanoid figure, and then the shape solidifies, and after a moment color is added to show a tall Anubian standing where moments ago the Jackal was. He looks around once more at the people around him from his new height, the jewelery on his head peice clinking together softly.

Cannon pauses, looking over to Flash. "I am preparing a safe area for everyone here, ready for the clearance process. When I am done constructing the centre-bridge over the pit, I would like everyone for their own safety to enter the pit and stay below ground level."

Glyniss_McMasters attention on Cannon...guessing this is going to be short work by what he seems capable of and maybe just what Flash needs....the dark swirling cloud catching her attention as she spies it out of the corner of her eye....her smile broadening as Kalakr appears as she is used to seeing him...

Cannon walks over to the second tree he identified earlier, and gives it the same treatment as the first. He slices off either end, and then immediately this time cuts out part of the middle section. The remaining tree he carries back to the first, and carefully places it across the first so that forms a perfect cross. The middle-sections where part was cut out of each slot together, and Cannon clips the ground at the edge of the pit either side so the second tree falls into place across the first, also at ground-level. It all seems very precise thus far. Cannon moves to stand in the middle of this wooden cross-bridge he has made across the pit and starts his announcement warning.

Stephany blinks. Then she shrugs her sholder slightly. Slowly she follows Flash. She watches the others for a moment, curiose about what cannon is doing. The she smells the smoke and looks over to where it is. Suddenly she sees Kalakr. SHe makes sure that she keeps her hood far over her head after seeing him.

Cannon shouts in the kind of clear voice normally heard across tannoys when fire-alarms go off: "EVERYONE IN THE AREA, PLEASE ENTER THE SAFETY PIT. I REPEAT, PLEASE ENTER THE SAFETY PIT. DEMOLITION WILL COMMENCE SHORTLY ABOVE GROUND LEVEL."

Flash_Guardian pauses, reflecting on Cannon's words for a moment. And then a wry smile forms on his lips. "How about above ground? Say, a couple hundred feet in the air? Would that work too?" The jackal shifts to a more humanoid form, most noticably. Flash blinks once at that, yet keep his attention on Cannon, beginning to realize Cannon's potential. If Flash wasn't careful, Cannon could possibly overstep the bounds of the project. "Just what exactly do you mean by 'clearance process?'"

Cannon replies clearly to Flash: "I am going to cut down all trees within 500ft of the centre point. Everything else at that level within the vicinity will also be cut. Unless everyone gets below ground level, they will likely be cut too."

Stephany stiffens and lowers her ears. The hood of her cloak moves as she does so. She was never used to people yelling at her. But she kept her eyes watching everyone else but Kalakr. She was nervose of him so she chose not to cause him to do anything rash.

[Cannon ] "Incidentally, I also plan to remove the tops of the trees in the same process, that they may be better suited for construction purposes. If that proceeds according to plan, then I should be able to form what you call 'planks' of all cropped trees within the designated area. Would that not simplify the process for you?

Glyniss_McMasters brows knit up and down a few times hearing Cannon's warning shout pushing herself up from her lazily position...metal loudly clicking unlocked...as she begins to limp towards.....wait...a pit....how was they supposed to get down one of those.....

[Cannon ] (Its quite simple. It has sloped sides, smooth sloped sides even. If anything its a lot easier to get in than to get out, but Cannon will also see to that after. He has just neglected to mention it of course, lacking the correct social graces.)

[Cannon ] (i.e. the pit is hemi-spherical. Its like someone took half a ball out of the ground, cos thats exactly what he did.)

Flash_Guardian wastes no time in gathering the necessary magical energies for another spell. Holding both hands out in front of him and concentrating, his palms begin to glow a subtle, then brighter green. The light intensifies, until at last it becomes rather hard to look at. At that peak moment, Flash whips his arms back behind him, his cape snapping tightly ... and then changing shape, being drawn upwards and seeming to merge with his clothing behind him, flowing out to both sides now as flat protrusions from his shoulder blades and sprouting brilliant red feathers. Moments later, the transformation is complete, and Flash has a pair of bright red wings, much like that of a cardinal. He looks over to Cannon now, giving him an approving nod. "Sounds great. From there, we can start laying the foundation and building the place. I'll get out of the path of the beams, then." With no more words, Flash takes to the wing, flapping hard as he quickly leaves the ground behind, heading for a spot above the tree line.

Kalakr could suddenly be seen next to the female halfbreed, moving at the speed of thought. He slowly reached out his hand to her, offering for her to take it.

Cannon nods to Flash, though he silently has to recalibrate some processes in his plan to ensure that the in-the-air process doesn't hit Flash at any point.

BenjaminBlue taps a metallic finger against the side of his face and lenas his head forward a bit to speak. " Well... We are to understand that if too much is cleared from these grounds, more trees and various flora can be supplied to compensate for any losses... This place could be made quite presentable! " he says mirthfully as he follows Flash's example, taking to the sky with a pair of shimmering white feathered wings. " Yes, yes. Quite an assortment of plants could be arranged... " he said quietly to himself as he came to a midair halt.

Cannon calls out a little less loudly this time: " Second warning. Will all people and / or animals in the vicinity please enter the pit immediately. This is for your own safety. I repeat, please enter the pit. "

Cannon gets the feeling that more people want to take to the air than the ground. Thats just fine for the first stage, but they'd better stay out of the way during the second stage.

Stephany blinks at Kalakr. She didnt think he would have moved so quickly. But then she hears Cannon yell again and rushes towards the pit. Yes for a big bad tiger, she was extreamly skittish.

Glyniss_McMasters shrugs she was going to walk to Kalakr but seeing him move else instead she turns and limps towards the edge of the pit....brow rising at Bluey's sky antics.....and slumps to the ground...and bum skids down the side of the pit to the bottom....

Flash_Guardian reaches his position well up above the tree line, offering him a great view of his handiwork down below ... sure enough, the pit that Cannon had dug rested in the dead center of the island ... it would serve as a clear marking point to build the rest of the structure from. Flash had actually done a fairly good job at keeping his clearing central to the island. This should work out nicely. He nods to Blue, rather surprised to see him there with him, even though he saw the wings only moments earlier. He cups his hands and shouts down below. "Let 'er rip!"

Lafiel stands and picks up the little fox and walks over to the pit. she gently drops him into then leaps down after him, landing in a crouch. she sits down and places the animal on her lap

Cannon nods to Flash, glancing about at the other people around who hadn't yet got out of the way. Standing above the pit at the crossed-bridge intersection he made, he stretches his hands round either side of him now. If the two verbal warnings weren't enough then this physical one would have to be.

Flash_Guardian gives a side glance to Blue as Cannon begins his work, an appreciative smile marked on his lips. Hovering was no easy task, so Flash instead just spreads his wings, gliding in lazy circles above the island. "Hey Blue ... you mumbling about replanting? Because if you are, I've got a project for the dojo that will be right up your alley."

Cannon stretches his fingertips out, his hands like wings either side, and he drops to one knee in the centre of the bridge, then crouches lower. He gets himself so low to the surface of the wood that his hands lie just barely above it. Then it becomes a lot more clear.... as pulses of light start running from his body to his fingertips, and also up to the tops of the pylons on his back. More and more energy seems to gather, and his entire body lightens several tones, the tips of his fingers going bright white.

BenjaminBlue continued to ramble onward to himself, pointing out his ideas as if they floated in the air in front of him. I was clear that he was excited about the decoration and trappings that would follow after the construction. All sorts of different themes and scheme came to mind as he continued to motion to his most recent ideas. " Quite acceptable I should say! A display and monument to such ideals must be presented justly! " he said in a sort of self-absorbed kind of fashion.

Cannon humms to himself quietly... "5 ... 4 .... 3 ... 2 .... 1 ..." .... and he releases it. Its sudden, but with a hiss, a shockwave ripples out from his position at just above ground level. Like a ripple emanating from a pebble dropped in a pond, the circular shockwave emanates out from his position, cutting all in its path. Its most visable effect is to slice at the base any and all plant-life on the surface of the ground, any grass or flowers instantly getting that newly-mowed-lawn look. It snicks right through nearby trees as well, eventually weakening as it comes out toward the limits, and fizzles out completely at exactly 500ft.

Kalakr could be seen standing between Glyniss and Setphany, with the blink of an eye, for one moment nothing, and the next he stood. His head turned slowly to observe the newcomer more throughly. He looked her over, noting her attire then spoke. "You need not wear that." the Anubis spoke, refering to her cloak, "You are not hated here."

Cannon jumps though. Its not over yet, as he still seems to be flickering when he springs up into the air..... ~HSSSSSssss~ ... and another shockwave is released at a higher level, about where the tops of the tree-trunks give way to branches on average. The same effect occurs, spreading outward and snicking through the treetops. Oddly enough, the trees aren't actually falling, and but for the barely perceptible cuts right through each of them, appear relatively normal. Cannon drops back to the ground, or rather to the cross-bridge over the pit. One more step left now...

Flash_Guardian just grins, and watches the show, knowing that Blue would be the perfect man for the job.

Kalakr crosses his arms looking up for a moment and sighing in annoyance at the racket they were making, hurting his sensitive ears.

Glyniss_McMasters lands at the bottom with a splatering of stone and fresh earth......coughing a little as she gets her bearings before pushing herself up a little awkwardly dusting herself down with her stetson slapping it gently against her as she eyes Kalakr and then the female his talking to

Stephany jumps again when Kalakr speaks to her. Then she winces visibly when the people above ground begin the demolition.

Cannon draws his arms back in a little, clenching his fists now. The pylons on his back start glowing more brightly as pulses of energy run to them. The subtle movements of Cannon's hands seem to be timing it just right.... and suddenly four bursts of light erupt from his back, and another four, and another four... volley after volley of small concentrate light-blasts that rocket upward into the sky. Cannon extends his hands again, waiting carefully. Those in the pit would get a good view of these photonic missiles spreading out in the air above, thinning themselves, arcing over and dropping to the surrounding area. Suddenly it appears to rain beams of light across the entire 500ft-diameter circle, a humming sound as these beams smash down into the trees and right through them.

Cannon straightens up. He seems more visibly relaxed now. Pores open either side of his head and on his back, and seem to vent steam... and just to be extra dramatic, Cannon extends one hand and flicks his fingers. All the trees in the surrounding 500ft area fall into perfectly cut planks... though the tops rather fall apart completely, covering each pile of planks with branches and leaves rather haphazardly.

Cannon crouches on the edge of the pit to look down into it again. "Would everyone please stand aside. Do not position yourself beneath the wooden bridge I'm standing on. I'm going to let you out now, and that involves caving these wooden extensions in."

Stephany sighs and even though the noice hurt her ears, she takes down her hood. Her auburn hair falls jently about her sholders. Her bright green emrald eyes glance shyly at Kalakr and Glyniss. her ears were laid back in submission.

Glyniss_McMasters grins at Step...." Howdy girli'.....yer sur' prett'"

Flash_Guardian is held in awe by the massive display of power ... certainly this was no ordinary mortal being! He swoops lowers, slowly dropping down now as the show completes, unable to help but laugh at Cannon's mild theatrics. "Well done, well done!" he says, applauding the steaming man, bizarre wonderment flooding Flash's face as he lands nearby, his wings folding back against him. He takes a step away from the bridges, just for good measure.

Cannon turns his attention back to the bridge he is standing on. As before, he deals with the situation with his usual flair. Leaping with a midair flip back to one side of one of the extended logs, he then turns and handsprings down the full length of the tree-bridge. Every time his hands touch down though there is a slight flash, and a piece of wood is severed and thrown over to stack to one side. Reaching the end, Cannon springs to the end of the other one and repeats the process. Another stack of small but deliberately shaped wooden pieces fall to one side. As he comes to a stop, he springs, with a roll in the air, to land back dead centre, and raises one hand to the air. Energy starts to gather there, as signified by the usual pulses going up his arm.

Stephany moves away from the wooden bridge as she smiles shyly at Glyniss. "Thank you very much mam" She says very politely.

Kalakr narrows his eyes at her in confusion. He would read her mind, but there was something about it, a block. He did not think that she withheld herself intentionaly. Hearing Glyniss complement her, he looks at stephany with some what approving eyes. Kalakr takes a few steps closer to her, his face now only inches from her, he looks her over with no mannors for personal space. He was close enought to her that he could feel the heat off her body, looking around her head, trying not to poke her with his long muzzel, he nods in approval.

Cannon drops suddenly to one knee, slamming his hand down right into the middle of the cross. The intersection between the two trees is effectively vaporised... and the four pieces fall straight inward (which is why its a bad idea to be beneath them)... but as they crash to a stop at the bottom, its revealed quite clearly that each has been made into a perfect little stairway, allowing easy exit from the pit. Of course, as the platform he was crouching on before has given way, Cannon himself is hovering just above the pit still.

Flash_Guardian at last catches sight of the uncloaked tigress, smiling appreciatively. She was quite lovely. Faces like that shouldn't be kept hidden, he felt. As Cannon starts throwing planks aside, Flash whips around, using his superhuman speed and a bit of wing power to move to where the planks are being thrown. He starts catching each one and tossing them down into a neat sort of pile.

Cannon skims off to one side, landing near Flash and waiting for everyone to exit the pit. Unfortunately, for the dojo etc to be built there, he still has to fill in the hole again, and that requires the absence of people in it. ^_^

Glyniss_McMasters nods slapping her stetson back onto her head....still smiling...." Be' yer go' ter boyo' runnin' aroun' yer lik' bee' ter a hone' po'" chuckling softly as she sees what Kalakr doing

Stephany shys away as Kalakr inspecs her. She made sure to keep the back of her neck away from his inspection.

[Cannon ] "ALRIGHT! Would everyone please leave the pit now, via the steps provided or by any means at your disposal!"

Flash_Guardian already seems to be marshalling magical forces and directing them towards the pit, hands spread apart as he focusses intently, wings held out to either side, whether for flair or aid in spellcasting is hard to tell. The surface of the ground seems to ripple slightly in response to Flash's gathered mana. "I'll go ahead and fill in that hole as soon as you're all out ..." he mutters monotonically, trying not to break his concentration.

BenjaminBlue looks towards the commotion going on down below and comes out of his daze. "Oh dear," he says, swooping back to the ground with unnatural grace, his wings fading his soft white light before dissapearing. "You posess quite unique talents, Sir Cannon. Such a display of strength and flexibility puts my mind in somewhat of a puzzle how one of your craft could come about. It's absolutely fascinating!" he said in a gleeful tone, straightening his wardrobe as he spoke.

Cannon immediately looks back to Flash. "Sir, that will not be necessary. I placed the section of ground I removed within a pocket dimension. The moment everyone has left the hole I can place it back exactly as it was and reseal it into place."

[Glyniss_McMasters ] " Shoo' girli' yer ain' ter be afrai' of Kalakr.....hi' area' friendl' lik' ter kno'" looking up hearing Cannon head turning to spot the stairs he mentioned...." Dan' gon' he could' sai' the' wer' ther' firs' off..." limping over to where she spoted the stairs...and begins limping up them swinging her leg out a little to acommadate them

Kalakr places a very firm, yet gentle hand under Stephs chin, turning her head back at him and lifting it some so he would have her looking in his eyes. The Anubis' bright yellow eyes seem to dive down hers and look into her very soul.

Cannon waits for everyone to get out of the hole anyway. He isn't going to absolutely object if Flash wishes to expend his own energies to refill the hole, but that would leave a rather large lump of the island stored away in a pocket dimension and taking up space there.

Stephany smiles shyly at Glyniss and nods her head. Then Kalakr makes her look in his eyes. Her bright green ones glow in the light. She does not move. It is almost as if she does not want to have her soul looked at though.

Flash_Guardian closes his eyes, his face expressionless and still concentrating. "That'll work too," he says, "Though no sense letting this gathered energy go to waste. Do try and make it quick."

Stephany blinks and speaks softly

[Stephany ] "Sir, I believe they are waiting for us to leave this hole in the ground."

Cannon nods to Flash, though he seems concerned that people are still in the hole. He will actually remove them if he has to, as he isn't going to let anyone suffer the unpleasant experience of being displaced by several tons of solid ground.

Glyniss_McMasters chuckles softly seeing how Kalakr is taken with Stephany....topping the edge of the pit at last....a soft sigh escaping her as she glances down at the couple....kinda cute looking pair

Kalakr stands for a moment, still staring in her eyes with his own. "Indeed." he said, continuing to stand there for a moment before turning away to head up the makeshift steps, and out of the hole to the surface, eagerly awaiting the Tigress female, for he never took his eyes off her.

Stephany looks down almost shyly as Kalakr takes the stairs. She follows him up the stairs so that way the others can finish what they started.

Cannon , once everyone else has left the pit, turns his attention to the steps still leading into them. There is a small explosion in the centre of the pit, and the carefully cut trees are blasted quite unceremoniously out of the hole in the ground, hopefully not hitting anyone in the process. Cannon then spins around to add a little flair, makes a complex gesture at the pit with one hand, and quite abruptly the pit vanishes. That is to say, the lump of ground he removed reappears back in place as if it had never left. Good as new, but for the obvious hemispherical fault. Cannon takes care of that too by skimming over, and making a quick round of the edge of the particular area, resealing the ground with a little carefully focused heat.

BenjaminBlue looks over to Kalakr awaiting the stranger and clasps his hands together dramatically with a dreamy look upon his perfect face. "Ah!" exclaims with a full breath. "Already I can picture what is to come in this place! Displays of beauty accompanied by the gentle song of the wind to produce absolute harmony and peace. A place of magic and of wonder! This place will be graced!" he almost sings, getting a little carried away with himself.

Glyniss_McMasters shakes her head a little as she moves off limping off towards the trees and leans against one waiting for the next move

Stephany looks around shyly. She almost smiles at Ben. He sounded like he was going to have alot of fun.

Cannon is perhaps the only person completely oblivious to what is going on between Stephany and Kalakr. With the ground resealed and the planks still where he left them (in piles about the cleared area), Cannon reckons his job is done at least for the time being. He does turn to flash though: "Were you wanting a stone foundation for your building? That may require a little extra complication, and if I am to assist you with that I may require recharging first."

Kalakr looks up suddenly, as if he was listening to something only he could hear. Then he looks to the group and bows respectfully. "I appologize, I must take my leave of you for now. But I will return." with that, he bursts into another black cloud and dissapears.

Flash_Guardian waits until Cannon's work is complete, then slowly moves to the center of the replaced section of ground, careful not to jar the magical energies suspended between his hands in his motion, much like a waiter carrying a full tray of full to the brim drinks who doesn't want to spill. At last he reaches what he assumes is the center of that place ... difficult to tell after the markings have been erased. He waits for a moment ... then in one swift motion hops up into the air, gathering all the stored energy into his right fist. "KIIAA!!!" He plunges the fist straight down at the ground, hammering it hard as he lands kneeling on one knee, left arm held out to the side to steady his balance. Upon impact, the magical energy reacts with the earth around it, waves of topsoil moving out from the center like ripples in a pond, the neatly trimmed grass and other foliage moving along with, spreading out underneath everyone and everything standing nearby, being pushed out to all directions to leave a small >

BenjaminBlue moves to a nearby patch of grass and slowly lowers himself the ground, fiddling with a nearby flower with one of his metallic fingers. "An absolutely vast showing of colour and radiance... A perfect island. I think that's what I shall make this place. Nothing less than perfect!" he spouts excitedly, dwelling on all the potential a lone island could foster.

[Flash_Guardian ] > ... leave a small, shallow indent in the ground in a hundred diameter circle from where Flash kneels, bare dirt at its base. At last the reaction seems to dissipate, and Flash rises smiling, yet seeming rather tired. "There. It's done." He takes a deep breath, looking around at everything and smiling in satisfaction, hand on his hips. A bead of sweat forms on his forehead, trickling down his cheek.l

Stephany ducks at the sound of the loud noise that Flash makeds. For as large as she was, she scared very easily. She almosted looked like she wanted to go into the feital postidion.

Cannon notes for Benjamin's sake that all flowers within 500ft of the centre area remain cut and lie on the ground now. You'll hafta go into the woods to find any still living.

BenjaminBlue will fiddle with a cut flower for now and eventually move to deeper grounds to find something still alive. These should be good for now.

Cannon 's skin darkens several shades incidentally, and seems to be getting gradually blacker as he stands. His skin is photosynthetic, and its much more effective when it becomes a darker shade, absorbing more nearby energy. The other result is that the air around him becomes distinctly chilled.

Glyniss_McMasters grins rising her voice " Flas' wh' no' ge' preache' ma' ter bles' anothe' plante' tre'?"

Flash_Guardian hangs rather limply as he stands now, beginning to pant as if just completing rigorous exercise. He grins, looking over at Cannon, not seeming to have registered anything that may have happened while he was concentrating on his spell. "Well, I've got to hand it you, stranger ... you do good work. Probably saved me another full day of labor just to get all the trees down, and another ... week or two getting everything cut! Maybe more!" Flash smiles at the now black skinned man in full appreciation. "What's your name?" He turns back to Glyniss, laughing happily in remembrance of the tree planted at the stream bank. "There will be time for that later, Glyniss, after we get the foundation laid and start raising some walls."

Cannon thought that he had told everyone his name before. "I am Cannon, sometimes called Aobecdaicu, which stands for Anthropomorphic Organic Battery, Energy Collection Device And Ion Cannon Unit ... "

Stephany yawns and then looks around for a place to sleep. She was a tad bit tired.

Cannon mutters after, as always: " She considered calling me Battery, but decided against it as supposedly it didn't sound right."

BenjaminBlue looks up in response to hearing his nick name and tilts his head playfully to the side as he sits in the grass. "I woul be better if we planted a new seed as a symbol of establishing a new beginning. With a little blessing and some care, it should grow to be strong and healthy within a short amount of time! It shall represent the livelihood of this academy and shall remain for others to enjoys as well!" His behavior had seemed to jump between quiet and contemplative to lively and frivilous often enough. Perhaps a side-effect of his stay away from home.

Flash_Guardian frowns at the rather long and complicated name ... though it does a great deal to explain just why Cannon was capable of the acts just recently witnessed. "Aobec ... daycu?" Flash shakes his head quickly. "Doesn't exactly roll off the tongue. How about Aob for short?" He calls back to Blue. "Like I said, Blue, I've got the perfect task for you! I want my dojo to have gardens specially made for meditation," he explains with a weary voice. "If it's alright with you, Blue, I'd like to put you specially in charge of those gardens." Flash grins, knowing that Blue wouldn't let him down.

Cannon looks a little uncertain. "Cannon is my 'given' name. I prefer to be called that."

BenjaminBlue twirls a lone plant between his fingers and gives an energetic nod back to Flash. "Rest assured I will find only the most exotic and incredible specimens for this garden! Perhaps a sand garden and maybe a reflecting pool... Of course!"

Glyniss_McMasters rises a brow...." Wh' no' somethin' simpl' lik' a herb garde'.....ain' nothin' lik' 'em"

Flash_Guardian nods. "Fair enough, Cannon," he says, stretching his arms out to the side. Looking back to Blue, he just laughs and nods. "Alright, I'll show you where I'd like them to go on the blueprints sometime. There will actually be four separate gardens, and you can work them as you like ... as long as they are suitable for meditation and contemplation. But right now, I think it's time to find someplace to sleep. All this high-level magic has really taken it out of me." Flash looks over to one side of the clearing, where he knows he has a bedroll and blankets set up and waiting for him.

BenjaminBlue flashes a puzzled look to Glyniss. He had never given a lady herbs as a gift before, but now that he though about it, it seemed like a good idea.

Cannon looks about to see if anyone needs him, and hearing no immediate requests, he comments to Cannon: "I'll be recharging on top one of those plumed rock extensions that you can see from here. You will come and find me if you need my help, yes?"

Cannon motions with one hand to the east 'fang', one of the two that gives the island its name.

Glyniss_McMasters sighs pushing herself away from the tree guessing thats Flash end of day signal her talk will have to wait....frowning she turns..maybe she's gonna have to sort this out herself

Flash_Guardian just chuckles to Cannon. "I probably won't need you until I start work again tomorrow," he says, looking up at the eastern 'fang' in the distance, already starting to glow red with the setting of the sun. "Until then, you can do as you like." Flash begins to walk off toward his bed, looking happier than he's looked in a long time. "You're all welcome to come back and help me, as well. And rest assured, I'll find a way to compensate you all for your help."

Flash_Guardian catches sight of Glyniss's frown, a look that didn't sit will on such a pretty face. He remembers her earlier request, addressing Glyniss quickly. "Glyniss, did you still want to have that chat?" he invites, motioning a hand away from the clearing.

Cannon nods, and vanishes abruptly. Though it may be hard to see from here, he appears right at the top of the eastern fang. He suddenly becomes a lot more visable then though, as crouching on the top of this massive rocky spire, he points his pylons toward the sun and extends the photosynthetic membranes. Massive membranous extensions, looking like the leaves of a four-leaf clover but coloured black, spread out massively from Cannon's pylons. They direct their flat sides toward the sun, and are large enough to block out the sunlight for much of the island, casting it into a shadow. All that would thus be seen is this massive, four-winged silohuette with a corona of light around the edges as some gets round.

Glyniss_McMasters turns looking over at Flash she hadnt realised she had been seen shaking her head..." I' wai' ti' late'....ain' awantin' ter kee' yer u' al' nigh'" with that she turns limping off towards the hopeful low tide bridge

Cannon could be wrong of course. If the sun is in the Western sky rather than the Eastern, then the shadow would be cast out to sea instead and everyone would have a good view of the sun on his photosynthetic membranes.

BenjaminBlue pushes himself up from the grassy floor and stretches his arm up towards the sky with a satisfied groan. "Ah! Excellent! I look forward to this very much. I shall inform my suppliers and make sure I have we need," he said with the tip of his hat. Little did many people know that he has organized a couple of keep weddings before. Decoration was no problem what so ever. For now though, he would leave Glyniss and Flash to chat and begin to walk towards the east at a leisurely pace, humming a little diddy as he moved.

Flash_Guardian just shakes his head. "Look, if I'm factoring my time right, Glyniss, I'd say you have a good while before that land bridge is exposed again ... I'm not ready for sleep just yet, but I want to get off my feet. I'm still up for a chat, and now's as good a time as any. By the time we're done, the bridge should be back."

Glyniss_McMasters pauses her back to Flash milling over what he had said.....she wasnt sure about the tide's rising and falling around this land mass....and she did want to talk over about Dev....her shoulders sag a little nodding as she turns slowly about......her one word spoken softly " Okay"...limping slowly back to where she was and to cover the distance between her and Flash...

Flash_Guardian feels something strange, rotating his shoulders as he remembers that he still has his bright red wings. "Gyah, sometimes I get too used to having those," he says, giving them a thorough shake, feathers ruffling. "I guess I could give you a lift back to the mainland, if you needed it," he says, though not too believably at this point. Flash looks downright drained ... rather like the time when he healed Devaine earlier. "Right, then," he says in response to Glyniss's approval, grabbing his still enlarged bag and heading off into the woods toward his bedroll. "So what's up with Dev, now?"

Cannon is . . . yeah, decorating the island rather effectively. While it normally would look like a cluster of trees and two fang-like spires of rock, now it looks like a cluster of trees with a big hole in the middle, and two spires of rock, one of which has a big, black four-leaf clover growing out of it...... not to say that Cannon really is a clover, but the scale of his solar collecting membranes is large enough that his body in the middle seems rather insignificant by comparison. Unfortunately, these membranes are also physically sensitive and very very light. He would only do this in a place where he felt safe and unlikely to be shot by anyone or anything.

BenjaminBlue walks merrily on his way towards no particular destination, feeling the wanderlust rekindled in his heart once more. The rising sun would be the perfect way to continue this day and make it even better. " ~ Myth and story, tales untold, ~ " he recited as he danced along. " ~ Filled with delightful song to behold. Colour dance and prance along the painted sky as I walk to the rythem of the very earth itself. What glory awaits me? What glory has been found? ~ "

Glyniss_McMasters shakes her head as she follows Flash...silently the soft clicking of metal over metal being heard clearly now....echoing and getting dimmer the further away to two go