some of us love you || meeting 11/29

[kinglykingstone]

The astral seraphs had been a touch ill recently and, with how few animals gathered in the mountains, they hadn't hosted a meeting in much too long. It was long overdue and so, here they stood among the ghost town they supposedly ruled over. "Elysium! Gather for a meeting!" shouted the silver head as they sat down on the cobbled stone of the town. They waited for members to gather, looking over the crowd with interest. Once a decent amount of members had gathered, they began to get the basics out of the way. "A huge welcome to [member=16823]Tempa Ryusvlic[/member] [member=16773]Basil[/member] [member=16192]rumor![/member] Mags, [member=16620]ElysianGlory[/member] and [member=16596]LILITH C.[/member] ! . If you'd like to get sworn in today, let us know!" the orange head called out as he looked over those gathered, hoping to see new faces among the crowd. Spotting none immediately, he nodded. "We shall wait until they have had a moment to come forward before we continue on, as there is not much to announce."

HAVE YOU SEEN MY SISTER EVELYN?

[Stryker]

After being denied a night's stay, the lion had settled down cautiously within Elysium's outskirts. The climate was nothing like the tropics of the Coalition of the Condemned, but nothing wrong with a cold breeze once and awhile. Plus, it was a way to escape the burdens of his home for awhile. Nonetheless, the Kingpin still had business to manage here. Being denied passage within his former espionages' home left him disgruntled, especially since they had agreed on a neutrality in the first place and their former relations were thrown aside in favor for these pathetic pacifists. Just like Snowbound, Elysium had fallen. They chose to disregard the world around them and for what? To watch their loved ones die? Stryker's parents died due to Snowbound's pacifism and inability to fight back, so why should the people of Elysium experience the same loss he had?

Almost in a vaguely heroic act, but for all the wrong reasons, Stryker decided to do the same he had to Snowbound. Obliterate them. Take their leader, disband them, and takeover. From there, agree to some general terms to keep them afloat. With the power of Tanglewood, Palmclan, and Alithis behind him, their destruction was inevitable. Needless to say, there was no room to escape.

Prowling within the shadows, the lion watched from the underbrush as Hani and Alani made their nonchalant announcements. Mere welcomes. Nothing in acknowledgement to the current status of every group around them. As always, their ignorance never surprised Stryker. Letting out a lowly growl, he padded closer and watched as they finalized their words. His claws slowly unsheathed from his sockets and his teeth began to glint in the sunlight, ready to strike. Not towards the leaders though.

With a twist of his paw, the floor underneath Hani and Alani would open up. The twins would fall into the pit without a struggle and the ground would swallow them up easily, closing on top of them when finished. Stone spikes would spawn and surround them once successful. Any movement would cause them to be pricked by their sharp edge, causing blood to flow easily from the felines' vessels. Thankfully, the rock was thin. Their screams would be audible to him and the rest that gathered.

Afterwards, the lion appeared from the darkness and placed himself above the crowd. He sauntered to where Hani and Alani was once, loudly tapping his paw on the lid of their makeshift pit. Green eyes narrowed towards the crowd. A smirk appeared upon his maw as he leaned forward towards them. "Do I need to explain myself or are we all in aware that this is a takeover?" Stryker slyly cooed.

It was that simple.

[SirDio]

I'm blinded by the lights.

No, I can't sleep until I feel your touch.

The man sauntered toward the meeting. He had donned a fur cloak to keep himself warm with the cold weather closing in. He was going to speak up, request to be sworn in, but then the ground swallowed them, and in their place was a white lion? "What the shit!? What gives you the righ-" He shut himself up.

This was too similar to the fall of his home. Despite the patrols. In spite of his father, the group had been distant. He lost everyone to his father's distant relations with the other warring tribe. He lost Rione. As much as he wanted to run his mouth and badmouth this invader, the promise he made kept his mouth shut. Stay alive, for Rione.

"Speech."

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[sykes]

TELL HIM THE NIGHTMARES HAVEN'T STOPPED

tell him i'm not sure what is real and what is not

Something was wrong. Something was very, very wrong, and it hadn't been clear to him what until he watched Stryker appear behind Hani and Alani.

Almost at once a cry of alarm flew from his lips, as if to warn the twin leaders, but he was too late. It seemed as if the ground opened up beneath them and then, as they fell, swallowed them whole.

And suddenly the world stopped spinning.

He could hear blood rushing in his ears, his own heart pumping rapidly as an itch began to grow inside him, his shoulders heaving raggedly as Hani and Alani disappeared from his sight.

His shoulders moved as if to throw himself forward, though he only lurched clumsily and toppled to the ground, his paws refusing to move. It was as if his head was screaming at him to dig them up but his body refused to co-operate, as if a snake had coiled around his every limb and was weighing him down.

Tempa's own yells were distinctly quieter than they would normally have been, blocked out by the sound of his blood rushing through him and somebody's screaming. But unlike every romance novel ever, he didn't have time to wonder who was screaming, he didn't have have time to wonder at all. He just didn't have time.

The world had just swallowed up his world... Again.

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[Basil]

Basil

Basil | 3 years | Fox | Elysium

Basil had watched what had happened. She had waited a long time to be able to join Elysium and now it was being taken over. She frowned watching the loin, she was going to say something, but she knew if she did, she could be killed. Instead she had stared at the loin waiting to see his next move.

The though of her brother came to her mind, yes she had left him hoping he would find his own place, now she was worried the same thing would happen. "Why?" She asked quietly to herself. She didn't understand why they were being taken over.

[Tena M.]

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TENA MOONSPINNER
ELYSIUM
FORMER MAGNA
SAND DEMDJI

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The petite sand cat was more than relieved to see a meeting.  Only for a rude interruption.  Her ears flattened against her skull, a challenge resting on her tongue.  Mind moving quickly.  Tena had never been one to back down.

She had been the one to push Elysium to fight against the Pitt when Goldenluxury called.  She wouldn't just sit and let some bastard from her former clan just waltz in like this.  Whatever he wanted; she didn't plan on giving it to him without a fight.

With a low growl, the former magna would attempt to harshly slam a gust of air and sand directly into [member=1738]Stryker[/member] 's face and eyes.  It was hard to feel for the trapped Astral Seraphs.  It was their former allegiance to Stryker that brought him to her home.  "Like kriffing hell!"

"You and what army you egomaniac?"  Depur.  "How do you plan on enforcing this huh?"  He had come alone last she checked after all.  "You hiding some backup around here?  Or you're just relying on a hostage -- pathetic."

"Our lives are our own, and a worthless depur like you isn't ever going to change that."

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[Stryker]

Narrowed eyes focused on Tempa as they spoke up, but their words were quickly cut off. Good. A man that knew when to keep his mouth shut was a valuable aspect. More compliance, less talking. Nevertheless, Stryker always enjoyed the ones who tried to contest him. There was always someone who had to speak. Especially the tiny ones. As always, a voice rang out from the back. The growl, to no surprise, was from a small miscreant with no valuable opinion.

Using his earth elementals, the lion pushed the sand out of his direction and formed the particles into a jagged diamond. His paw flicked forward, sending the sharp stone and attempting to impale Tena's chest with it. If successful, the stone would shatter upon impact and spread within the wound, causing more internal damage. Satisfied, he smirked. Whether his attempt was triumphant or not, the Kingpin would still continue to speak. "Me and my army, if you want to get specific," he responded slyly. The lion flexed his claws outward, sarcastically tapping on the stone below his feet. "Though, if one lion can take hostage of your two-headed cerberus cat, then do I really need the backup?" So far, he didn't see anyone fighting. Where was the dragon to scorch him or the dutiful lion to pin him down? What a shame. There seemed to be no fight for their survival. How ironic.

"If you do really want to know though, they'll be showing their faces shortly," the Kingpin mentioned. The wanderers would show up soon after they get word of their takeover. For now, Stryker would hold down the fort. Not like there was much to manage anyways. "Palmclan, Tanglewood, Alithis, and the Coalition of the Condemned, along with it's prisoners, will be assisting in this wonderful revamp of your group." So long to that small island. Their original home was now just a honorable piece of land compared to taking Tanglewood's and Elysium's territories. A dreamy sigh left him. "Doesn't that sound delightful?"

"If only you had taken action earlier, then maybe you wouldn't had a traitor in your midst." He momentarily glanced down at the floor where Hani and Alani were, only to look back at them with a sickening grin. "Pacifism, truly, is sadistic." They would all watch their loved ones die, yet not do a thing. What a shame. Another group would fall under Stryker's grip due to their disgraceful ignorance.

[rhosmari]

It was always so much fun to watch the beginnings of a takeover. She has unfortunately missed the downfall of Tanglewood. But she was here to witness the fall of Elysium. To watch their faces of shock and despair, to help crush those that thought they had a fighting chance. To sink her teeth and tear the flesh to devour. A tremble rippled through her body at the mere thought of actually being able to get a good meal. One of them would due nicely. Any of them really. She wasn't too picky when it came to a meat bag. The woman prowled around the edges of the gathered group, her cracked horns glowing like pink veins. Swaying her tail she couldn't help but laugh at their words. Lifting a paw to flex thick claws that unsheathed. "Rather cute you are but it would be better on you all if you just sit down and shut up." They were becoming a part of the Empire. Frankly they should be happy that they were even given the right to continue fucking breathing at this point.

[lavi s.]

[align=left]IF THE SKY COMES FALLING DOWN, FOR YOU —

The call for a meeting is enough to lull Lavi away from his mediation, frowning thoughtfully as he considered the quiet time that has passed.  Tena had made her displeasure known, but the Jedi expected that.  What the mountain cat did not expect was Stryker to arrive on the scene, eyes narrowing as he watched the ground open beneath the Astral Serepahs who once called him their ally.

Tena.  There are alternatives to fighting, he attempted to caution his friend telepathically, ears flat.  You're the closest thing we've got to a leader without Hani and Alani.  As their former Magna, they needed her to keep her cool.  In her current state of recovery, she didn't need to be picking fights.

Or actively getting hurt either, and Lavi doesn't hesitate to freeze Stryker's projectile midair with his telekinesis, lashing his tail behind him.  He would protect Tena with his life if he had to.  "you've made your point, nerf."

"I've known conquerors like you," he remarked passively.  "You always believe you can hold onto more than you can -- believe me, we'll be watching when it falls apart around you."

— THERE'S NOTHING IN THIS WORLD I WOULDN'T DO

[SirDio]

I'm blinded by the lights.

No, I can't sleep until I feel your touch.

Teeth flashed in a violent snarl, stepping infront of Tena while Lavi hopefully deflected the stone shard. Above all else, he felt useless. Angry, grieving, useless. How he longed to have Rione by his side, the two of them would yell out obscenities to the bird-shit colored lion. But life was never that kind, never that loving. Through clenched teeth, he spoke quietly, "This is such bullshit.." He went from one home to another. And both had fallen to the distant, ignoring hands of leaders and rulers who should have done better.

Wiskers twitched, and he pulled the cloak closer, ignoring Sojourn. "Be it a month or more than a year, I will smile on the day your rule is no more on this land, however warped it becomes."

"Speech."

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