Post by cloud on May 17, 2008 9:50:50 GMT
Cloud pulled over his motorbike on the mountainside and looked down. There it was... Shriek City. The heart of the Continent of Warech. If he could find a job here he maybe could hire an airship to get him and Akira over to Zargoza. The city was magnificent. A tallmarble castle rose out from the inner part of the city. The outer parts were full of hustle and hurry. There were all types of transports in the city he could see, motorbikes, small cars and even camel and horse pulled carraiges.
Overhead on the blue skies, were maybe 20-30 airships, each one different but each impossibly magnificent.
He revved his bike, and sped of down the mountainside. "Enjoy the view?" said Cloud to his passenger behind him.
"Yeh! that was kool, but i heard it was dangerous too, my father once travelled here with his own small airship but had to come back on a camel since the airship was stolen by a group of bandits who call themselves 'The Elite'" said Akira warningly.
"Well then, we'll just see how elite they really are if we ever meet them right?" said Cloud smiling.
They had travelled one hundred miles all ready. Cloud had found a few water holes along the way which they drank out of and refilled before they went. Cloud wasn't too worried about the motorbike. The plutonium inside would be able to power the bike for another 200 years. Cloud sped down the highway. They had reached the bottom of the dark mountain. There weren't many trees in the surrounding area due to the heat, but the sun was safe here as the ozone layer had been slowly repairing itself since the devastating disaster 5000 years ago.
It was only a miles ride to Shriek city now and Cloud wasn't worried at all. "Dont you think your bieng a bit ignorant of the thieves, you sound a bit cocky to me" said Akira to Cloud. Cloud smiled.
"Whoever these thieves are, they have probably not met my tribe in Aérialiste. I was trained and bought up as an assassin. At the age of four, i killed a thug in my area and managed to flee a horde of ten men chasing me. At the age of 10 i managed to kill my first warlord. At the age of 16 i stopped an invading force from taking my hometown by assassinating their leader and killed 15 of them in the process, if they want to fight, I'll be ready" said Cloud.
They arrived in the hugely populated city. They were at the bazaar. It was full of noise. Cloud looked around. Most of the houses here were made of brick, maybe not properly built but it was a sort of Arbian style. The architecture of the houses up ahead looked more beautiful. The houses were built with big pillars and gates and even flood holes, probably built when this area was experiencing immense floods from the sea up ahead. Shriek city was right next to the sea. The sea made them very prosperous. Thousands of fish here were not effected by the weather and fish from all over the world have been brang to live here. Hundreds of farmers can be seen on the sea every day trying to catch as many fish as they can.
Cloud pulled up at a big building. The signpost read "The Jollywood Inn: Why not sleep till you die?!". Cloud carried on going, he didn't like the name of the place. He then came to another Inn. This signpost read "Comfort Inn". He pulled up his bike and Akira jumped off. He made sure to take off the keys. He took his bike into the small parking area next to the inn and then both of them went inside.
The place was packed. It was like a busy night club, except it was still daytime. Cloud headed over to the bar. "Do you know how much a room costs for the night?" said Cloud to what seemed to be the Inn keeper. "Yeah sure, it costs 20 CR but if you wanna book a room your going to have to speak to Yugrid over there" said the man pointing across the room to a man with a long brown beard and a sword on his belt. "Thanks" replied Cloud. He walked over to the man with Akira. The man stared at them for a second and then said "How may i help you folks?". Cloud recognised his accent as scottish. "Well we were looking for a room" said Cloud. The man looked at him. "We have one room available, your lucky but since its the last i'll give it to you for 25 CR per night, how long you staying for?" said Yugrid. Cloud thought for a minute.
"Would you accept 100 CR for 5 days?" aked Cloud. The innkeeper frowned. "Hey man, look, we're already running low on money because of the Bastian gang... I'll tell you what, you look like a warrior, i'll give the room to you for free with two beds but i have to know if i can trust you, you dont look like your around here" asked the Innkeeper. "Sure" said Cloud.
"The Bastian gang has been troubling us for weeks" said the Yugrid. He handed a picture of a man, his skin was fairly brown and he was wearing black sunglasses. His hair was slicked back. "This man is the leader of the gang, if you can get rid of him tonight it would be excellent and youde be welcome at my Inn any time you want" whispered Yugrid. Cloud thought about the offer for a second. "I'll need my friend Akira here safe while i do the job, though" said Cloud. Yugrid tossed him the keys to the room. "The rooms yours for tonight, courtesy of The Comfort Inn, its the first door to your right up the stairs" said Yugrid. He then turned around and started to talk to his other friend. Cloud took Akira up the stairs. They went into the room. It was dark with the windows boarded up, Cloud prefered it that way, nobody could suspect anything. The room was made with lots of wood and it was small. There were two single beds though and a small drawer in the middle with an old clock. "Stay here" he said to Akira. Akira looked at him confused,
"Where are you going? Are you going to hurt someone" said Akira. Cloud looked to the floor ashamed and then shut the door behind him, and locked it.
Quest recieved: The Bastian Gang - Reward: Room at Inn | Free
Overhead on the blue skies, were maybe 20-30 airships, each one different but each impossibly magnificent.
He revved his bike, and sped of down the mountainside. "Enjoy the view?" said Cloud to his passenger behind him.
"Yeh! that was kool, but i heard it was dangerous too, my father once travelled here with his own small airship but had to come back on a camel since the airship was stolen by a group of bandits who call themselves 'The Elite'" said Akira warningly.
"Well then, we'll just see how elite they really are if we ever meet them right?" said Cloud smiling.
They had travelled one hundred miles all ready. Cloud had found a few water holes along the way which they drank out of and refilled before they went. Cloud wasn't too worried about the motorbike. The plutonium inside would be able to power the bike for another 200 years. Cloud sped down the highway. They had reached the bottom of the dark mountain. There weren't many trees in the surrounding area due to the heat, but the sun was safe here as the ozone layer had been slowly repairing itself since the devastating disaster 5000 years ago.
It was only a miles ride to Shriek city now and Cloud wasn't worried at all. "Dont you think your bieng a bit ignorant of the thieves, you sound a bit cocky to me" said Akira to Cloud. Cloud smiled.
"Whoever these thieves are, they have probably not met my tribe in Aérialiste. I was trained and bought up as an assassin. At the age of four, i killed a thug in my area and managed to flee a horde of ten men chasing me. At the age of 10 i managed to kill my first warlord. At the age of 16 i stopped an invading force from taking my hometown by assassinating their leader and killed 15 of them in the process, if they want to fight, I'll be ready" said Cloud.
They arrived in the hugely populated city. They were at the bazaar. It was full of noise. Cloud looked around. Most of the houses here were made of brick, maybe not properly built but it was a sort of Arbian style. The architecture of the houses up ahead looked more beautiful. The houses were built with big pillars and gates and even flood holes, probably built when this area was experiencing immense floods from the sea up ahead. Shriek city was right next to the sea. The sea made them very prosperous. Thousands of fish here were not effected by the weather and fish from all over the world have been brang to live here. Hundreds of farmers can be seen on the sea every day trying to catch as many fish as they can.
Cloud pulled up at a big building. The signpost read "The Jollywood Inn: Why not sleep till you die?!". Cloud carried on going, he didn't like the name of the place. He then came to another Inn. This signpost read "Comfort Inn". He pulled up his bike and Akira jumped off. He made sure to take off the keys. He took his bike into the small parking area next to the inn and then both of them went inside.
The place was packed. It was like a busy night club, except it was still daytime. Cloud headed over to the bar. "Do you know how much a room costs for the night?" said Cloud to what seemed to be the Inn keeper. "Yeah sure, it costs 20 CR but if you wanna book a room your going to have to speak to Yugrid over there" said the man pointing across the room to a man with a long brown beard and a sword on his belt. "Thanks" replied Cloud. He walked over to the man with Akira. The man stared at them for a second and then said "How may i help you folks?". Cloud recognised his accent as scottish. "Well we were looking for a room" said Cloud. The man looked at him. "We have one room available, your lucky but since its the last i'll give it to you for 25 CR per night, how long you staying for?" said Yugrid. Cloud thought for a minute.
"Would you accept 100 CR for 5 days?" aked Cloud. The innkeeper frowned. "Hey man, look, we're already running low on money because of the Bastian gang... I'll tell you what, you look like a warrior, i'll give the room to you for free with two beds but i have to know if i can trust you, you dont look like your around here" asked the Innkeeper. "Sure" said Cloud.
"The Bastian gang has been troubling us for weeks" said the Yugrid. He handed a picture of a man, his skin was fairly brown and he was wearing black sunglasses. His hair was slicked back. "This man is the leader of the gang, if you can get rid of him tonight it would be excellent and youde be welcome at my Inn any time you want" whispered Yugrid. Cloud thought about the offer for a second. "I'll need my friend Akira here safe while i do the job, though" said Cloud. Yugrid tossed him the keys to the room. "The rooms yours for tonight, courtesy of The Comfort Inn, its the first door to your right up the stairs" said Yugrid. He then turned around and started to talk to his other friend. Cloud took Akira up the stairs. They went into the room. It was dark with the windows boarded up, Cloud prefered it that way, nobody could suspect anything. The room was made with lots of wood and it was small. There were two single beds though and a small drawer in the middle with an old clock. "Stay here" he said to Akira. Akira looked at him confused,
"Where are you going? Are you going to hurt someone" said Akira. Cloud looked to the floor ashamed and then shut the door behind him, and locked it.
Quest recieved: The Bastian Gang - Reward: Room at Inn | Free