Walking on Water

Whitegate is one of those places I am not so fond of.  People always seem to be screaming and shouting about silly things.  Like how “leet” they are or putting others down for no reason.
That is what I kept seeing as I thought on what to do that day.  Then someone shouted for help with Those Who Lurk in Shadows (III).  I ran over to them and offered my services.  We teamed up and the fellow asked if I had any friends who would help.  I sadly shook my head no.  My friends tended to be otherwise occupied most of the time.  I hadn’t even seen at least 3 of them in a month or more.  It was then that I got the bright idea to ask one of the guys speaking highly of himself to help us. 
Against my better judgment I shouted:  Hey show us how great you are by helping with this battle! =^_^= 
The fellow I had joined up with chuckled. 

Okay get ready here come the flames I bet…

Haha yup!

But nobody did, the crowd laughed as well.  That was good at least.  I went over to the man, an adventurer by the name of Draylo.

Hi there.

Hello.

I was serious, you know. Hehe.

Oh?  What mission was it again?

Those Who Lurk in Shadows III.

He grinned and nodded.

Okay I’ll help.

Oh wonderful!!

I clasped my hands together, and with a tail flipping twirl, raced back to the party leader.  Draylo followed me.

Lookie who I got to join us!

No kidding!

I was also able to get Domone to help us and the group set off.

Unfortunately I don’t remember details of the battle… but I do have this:

So, Draylo, since you’re in a helping mood today, care to maybe help me figure out what Tenzen has been up to as of late?

Haha sure why not.

Domone was also able to stay and assist, and Draylo came through with a few of his friends and I managed to convince Ruthaal to come and help as well.  We gathered together at Tavnazian Safehold.  I had heard a tip about Tenzen and the armada.

I was expecting a really epic battle, but the guys quickly brought Tenzen to his senses.
Again, I forgot to capture images of the fight, but I do have these before and after pictures xD hehe.

Draylo and his friends needed to head out.  I thanked them for their kind assistance.  Ruthaal had other plans as well.  
Domone waited for me in sea.

Finally…  Sea.  I had hoped to share this day with Shagrath, but alas it was not to be.  If he had even the slightest desire to visit this place when he returned, I would stop at nothing to help him.


Domone warned me about the creatures that populated this area.  Some he referred to as “sharks”.  These waited below the surface and attacked if you walked to near to them.
Others he referred to as “UFO’s”.  These hovered high above and if you walked  underneath them, they would hover down and visit pain upon you.
There were other creatures floating about as well, but these were not aggressive.
I began inspecting the lavender colored creatures.

Domone, this kind of reminds me of your avatar, Garuda.  Only…  No face.  How peculiar.

Actually, they do have a face.  Look close in the long neck part.

I did and he wasn’t kidding.  There was what appeared to be a tiny face there.

Other creatures swam through the air in groups of three.  A larger one, followed by some smaller ones that all looked alike.

The prettiest were the creatures that resembled big orange fish.  They had flowing fins that billowed behind them.  These were curious.  Some were above the surface of the water, and some below.  If you wandered near to them, they would begin to follow you, but not attack.  In fact, I learned that you could cast magic on them, as long as it didn’t do any damage, and they would just sit there and look at you and do nothing else!
The only problem with that was, if you had an avatar out and came across these big fish, the avatar would think it was attacking and not simply following, and attack it! 
Therefore, Domone did not summon while he showed me around.

Somehow, we were able to walk on top of the water.  I suppose it wasn’t really water at all.  The experience was amazing none the less.
Beneath our feet were prismatic trees, seemingly frozen in time and splashed with pastel hues of lavender and topaz.  They grew up out of the water and were sometimes nestled with small bushes of similar shades.
It was quite a sight to behold!

Domone took me around to speak with the many Quasilumin that populated Al’Taieu.
When we were finished, I had a map the area! ^^


























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