Post by Daichi Hamamoto on Sept 29, 2013 20:18:02 GMT -5
May 20, 23 CLE
Traversing her territory was considered suicide by most and dangerous by all. Daichi respected the cold and knew well how to handle it. His own ice magics as well as his own training would be put to the test during this expedition.
The grand general had given him the reigns to act as he felt for this, though with extreme caution. The Ice Witch was an unknown, Daichi knew this and considered many possibilities of how to approach. He donned his Noxian robe, bundled up accordingly, masked his scent with magic and proceeded on. His magics kept him warmest in the unnatural cold.
Daichi somehow worked his way past the trolls that patrolled her territory, braved the cold and mountains and eventually made it into her lair without being hindered or discovered. This had taken hours and had been no easy feet but once within felt as though he had been watched, discovered by unseen eyes.
It was not long before Daichi found himself assailed by shards of ice that spiraled forth from the ground, chased by a creeping black frost and inevitably forced to fight for his life against a small group of, what the Ionian could only describe as revenants. He survived with minimal injury but found himself exhausted after these...apparent games. Before he could react further an icy claw rose from the ground a seized him. He expected either death or a confrontation.
Post by The Ice Witch on Sept 29, 2013 20:27:56 GMT -5
The frozen claw pinned the young man to the ground, its sinister tendrils bending him so that he was forced into an uncomfortable kneeling position, ready to be brought before the Ice Witch as she appeared from the deeper recesses of her abode.
"You have intruded upon our domain, boy. Tell me, what reason do you seek us out for?"
Her voiced resonated powerfully throughout the caves, as dark ice started to creep around her new prisoner. For him to have being able to make it past most of her guards and traps, surely he was someone who would be able to earn some of her interest. After all, the current Troll King serving her at the moment was once a somewhat sharp-witted thief who sneaked in the same way he did.
Post by Daichi Hamamoto on Sept 29, 2013 20:41:44 GMT -5
"I seek an alliance with the Ice Witch as well knowledge of your arts." Daichi spoke strongly as he was brought to a kneel. The darkness beneath his hood masked all appearance. His voice remained strong, firm, even in the face of certain death.
"I am a dealer of information with a grasp that spans far. I have proven myself capable of working my way in here, only to be detected by you. I expected nothingless than to be caught in your grasp. I humbly ask you spare my life so that you and I may negotiate. I am unable to compare to your might and mastery. However, I insist that I have use."
Post by The Ice Witch on Sept 29, 2013 20:53:35 GMT -5
"If you seek to serve me, then tell me what are you willing to do to serve us. Exactly what value will you be to us, boy....?" She casts her eyeless gaze upon him, scrutinizing his appearance. "
"You do not seem Freljord-born." She makes a reference to his robes and face, both seeming like a mismatch of each other, and yet both clearly not appearing native to the frigid nation where she resided in.
Post by Daichi Hamamoto on Sept 29, 2013 21:13:46 GMT -5
"You are correct. I am not." Daichi was Ionian but that would be obvious once she'd discarded his magic. His gaze starred up at her imposing figure.
"I excel at infiltration and espionage. As you can assume, I go to many places when I collect intelligence. By having me at your use, you open a door to many, many opportunities. What are your wishes for me?" He was in her clutches yet, which made him nervous. She'd yet to inquire if he worked under anyone.
"I m unwilling to betray my own benefactors but I am willing to go to a great extent to cement your place in Freljord and to aid in the spreading of your influence."
Post by The Ice Witch on Sept 29, 2013 21:48:50 GMT -5
"You sound promising, but what are these benefactors you speak of, boy? We do not tolerate betrayal." Her voice closed in upon the word 'benefactors', somewhat suspicious about Daichi's loyalties.
Post by Daichi Hamamoto on Sept 29, 2013 22:00:56 GMT -5
Daichi had to handle these next words very carefully. Lissandra was someone who was very, difficult to approach and one could not serve two masters with conflicting interest.
"I am a Rose in a garden." Daichi stated. "One cannot serve two without there being a conflict of major interest. I assure you, I shall not betray your cause. While deception is my fortee I am not one to go back upon my word. To assure you, you have something I want that only you could give me. I walk a dangerous line and I know what it means to overstep."
Any of this could kill him. He knew it, however the Rose was less risky than telling her about Swain.
Post by The Ice Witch on Sept 29, 2013 23:26:57 GMT -5
Lissandra took note of the word "Rose" almost instantly, as the image of the Deceiver was conjured in her mind. She too was the leader of a society of magicians, though her domain was far from her own, in Noxus. The figure of LeBlanc was as mysterious as her own, as she had her suspicions on the Matron; who might not seem to be a stranger to the ages.
"So, what is it that you desire from us?" She pried at this question of his. Lissandra had to pry as much information from this young man, for she cannot risk any eyes peering into the dark domain of the Watchers.
Post by Daichi Hamamoto on Sept 30, 2013 20:50:36 GMT -5
"I desire apprenticeship and to become closer with the cold. I am a cyromage as you may have noticed. You have much to offer if I offer my service to you and prove myself to be efficient to your cause." Daichi stated.
"I am at your mercy. My desires are sincere and I have told you who I am aligned with. Will you give me a chance to prove my worth?"
Post by The Ice Witch on Sept 30, 2013 21:31:40 GMT -5
"You seem promising. But before I can give you what you desire, you need to prove yourself first through service."
She lifted his hand and pressed her palm against his hand. Cold energy seared through, stinging slightly as what was left was a mark in dark blue, almost blackish. Ice magic seemed to run through it like a circuit, marking Daichi as an eye and ear of the Witch. The mark then faded into his skin, hiding itself from the eyes of the world.
"Now child, display to us the strength and intelligence you have. Prove yourself worthy among the eyes of the Frozen Watchers."
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Post by Daichi Hamamoto on Oct 6, 2013 5:02:59 GMT -5
Daichi's eyes widened at the searing pain that faded but then that mark appeared. Fear ran for a moment before he realized she'd accepted his offer however it ran some implications that could have easily put him in a very tight spot.
He'd serve two for now...
"...I shall my liege." Daichi stated as he looked at what she'd done to him. "What is this mark and what has it done? I shall prove my value to you with the best of my ability but I must know what has been done to me."
Post by The Ice Witch on Oct 26, 2013 21:35:58 GMT -5
"It is my way of communicating with you, and how you can report to me should you have any intelligence. You have become an eye as well as an ear."
A wave of her hand causes the mark to fade into his skin instantly, the eye-like symbol disappearing.
"You are now one of us. Do not disappoint me, and remember who you are loyal to." The whisperings within the cavern resonate, speaking in unison with the Witch herself as they initiated their new servant.
Post by Daichi Hamamoto on Nov 19, 2013 4:16:10 GMT -5
Daichi furrowed his brow. So, his guess was right after all. It would be her eyes and ears while he acted. He would be giving a lot away but he would be gaining so much. And even then she had given him a chance. Dying had been a very realistic outcome here.
But then those voices, indecipherable and ominous, spoke along with her. For a moment, the Ionian looked frightened. He was unable to suppress the fear this time, moments ago it had been easy enough but he let his emotions slip. It reminded him very much of the Void and the horrible whispers that came with its presence. Were these the Watchers; disembodied voices that communicated to the Witch before him. How did they still manage to speak after so long? Was this a trick?
He got control of himself and his thoughts. There was no doubt the Ice Witch saw that he had been startled by the occurrence. “Are those…?” He took a deep breath but found himself unable to speak.
Post by The Ice Witch on Nov 26, 2013 4:18:34 GMT -5
"What now? If you are truly loyal, there is nothing to fear." Her resolute words carried a queen-like tone to it. The inhuman voices echoed her words, their own words unintelligible and disembodied from beyond the walls of the caverns.
The chill of the caverns became only slightly more welcoming to Daichi, acknowledging him as a new follower, and not as the intruder as he was before.
Ice had no life by itself, existing as mere frozen water, preserved by the low temperatures. Yet, within this land, the Witch's cavern, it seemed to respond to everything around it. Something, or someone lived through this medium, their essence having melded into that of the frozen walls. Their presence was alien, and yet ancient. The chill lived with the Witch.
Post by Daichi Hamamoto on Jan 16, 2014 5:49:08 GMT -5
Even her tone had caught him off guard. "Less to do with loyalty. More to do with ominousness. I don't understand it and I barely heard it but I feel it. It's intimidating." He had to explain it but the chill was welcoming now. He could tolerate it far more than he previously could. A surprisingly welcome accommodation by the hands of the Ice Witch.
"Those were the Watchers were they not?" Daichi questioned with child-like curiosity. "And how shall I prove myself to you now?" He mentally tacked on the fact he broke in hear all on his own and was somehow still alive, if only because she willed it.
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