[Sunberth] The Street Fires

by **Michaela Abendroth** on March 21st, 2013, 12:09 am

I decided to go and walk around the city. Being silent and not paying attention to anything and not bringing any attention to myself. I decided to go around and see how the other fires were going. I heard screams and loud crashes. I could tell that a building was on fire, and I rounded around the corner I could see a building that was smashing to the ground because of the fire. I seen people rushing in and out of it, but what really caught my eye was a man. He was just standing there staring at the building ... He didn't move, he just stood there and watched, while people ran around him and he just stood there.

Should I approach him. Maybe that was his building, but I knew that could possibly risk me getting found out, although that is not the building that I had lit on fire, so no one would really know. Michaela stood there far away and pondered this thought. This man interested her, and she hadn't seen him before.

by **Nemanjak** on March 21st, 2013, 11:37 am

Nemanjak has awaken, slowly getting on his feet. He feels like a thousand bees have just stung him. Everything in his body burns, everything, hurts but he pushes on, watching the chaos. He enters a street, already evacuated and sees just a small stick on fire. He picks it up, and throws it somewhere. Unlucky for him, he threw the stick directly into a bunch of dry grass, making a large blaze that soon caught the only house that wasn't on fire in that street. He didn't give a fuc* (not sure if I am allowed to use swear words -_-) though.

He left that street, moving foward, barely. The screams, the chaos, the blazes, to describe it, you need one word, Sunberth. He walked and walked, watching it all, but he did not care, he saved two houses, and what did he get? A bunch of injuries, thank God that he heard from someone that a doctor is in Sunberth. He continues the sight seeing, when he sees a man, just, doing nothing, just, watching. He walks up to him and asks him "You don't like helping? Good for you, I save two houses, and this is what I get, a bunch of cuts, burns and bruises. Helping is damn overrated, but self defense, not so much. Name's Nemanjak, what's yours? Nemanjak upon a closer look was full of cuts, burns and bruises, yes. He had short hair and he did have some muscles, but not that much. He was in good shape by the looks of him, that is, he was since he's not even suppose to be walking in that kind of condition. He puts his hand on his dagger in case he has some troubles with this man, but he tries to be as friendly as possible.

by **Kel Ehmry** on March 21st, 2013, 8:05 pm

Kel remained silent whilst the crowd chattered on about what they were witnessing. The flames flickered in his eyes, as he took deep controlling breaths. The world around him was beginning to go silent. He drowned out the sounds of the people around him, and only the crackling of the fire still remained. Soon the people around him even began to disappear from his vision, eventually fading to black. But the fiery building stayed, surrounded by a sea of darkness. It seemed as if hours were passing by like seconds, yet the fire never quelled.

A voice called out to Kel.

He blinked, and suddenly the world flashed back to life, and everything was back where it should be. The citizens chattering, the burning building, the dirt ground. My mind must be playing tricks on me... Kel thought as he let out a sight. He turned to face whoever had addressed him.

A young man stood before him, sporting both fresh and old scars. He had been one of the ones who had raced inside to join the efforts. And he regretted it.

"I'm Kel. I wouldn't say I don't like helping...but it's not really in my best interest right now I guess" the Zeltivan shrugged. He was lying through his teeth at this point. He used his ethics as an excuse, to hide the guilt and fear that was the real reason he remained idle.

by **Nemanjak** on March 22nd, 2013, 11:34 am

"Not your best interest, or are you just afraid? Nemanjak asked. He felt the pain, the awful pain, he decided, he must visit that doctor eventually, but he needs more information about him. He watched around him, the blazes, the screaming, the horrified people, and then, the ones that just don't give a fuc*, like this guy, Kel was it? He never did like helping, but Sunberth hasn't corrupted him completely just yet. He can only watch, and he only does want to watch, after helping, and not getting anything in return, it's just, pointless. Those people, most of them are murderers, this is just karma. Great karma as well. The pain was too much now, and he had to sit down, eventually lay down. He made the best of it though, as he placed his hands on the ground and just watch the sky, the beautiful blue sky.

He began to daydream, forgetting about the pains, just, daydreaming, about, about everything. Everything he has ever saw or heard, he has placed into a giant movie of a daydream. There was no more screaming, no more blazes, no more deaths. Just, just the thoughts. The thoughts, of the Wildlands, of Ravok, of Zeltiva, of, of the ocean. He has never saw the ocean, but he always did want to see it. But, it was too far for him, so he forgot about it. The daydream is gone, the blazes are back, and so is the chaos. But, he now didn't care about anything. He got up, and he left to find that doctor.

by **Kel Ehmry** on March 22nd, 2013, 9:44 pm

Kel looked at Nemenjak, "Yes" he replied with a sly smile on his face.

Kel returned his attention to the flames. It was something that one simply could not turn away from. There was some sort of sick thrill in watching the fire erupt from the windows, the flames dance, the tower of smoke rise towards the blue sky. But the thrill's novelty was beginning to subside, and the crowd began to scatter. There was nothing left to be done for this building other than to let it burn. Kel realized there was no more use in staying here.

Nemenjak had fallen to the ground and was now laying on his back, staring up at the sky. The fires had taken their own toll on him. Kel knelt beside him.

"Its over here. Nothing left to do. You better go and get fixed up, or you can go and numb it all with alcohol. That's what I'll be doing at least" Kel said. Next he got up, and gave the fire one last look before making his way for the Pig's Foot Tavern.

OOCAnd with that, Kel has exited the thread

by **Michaela Abendroth** on March 23rd, 2013, 10:45 pm

I gave up on deciding to go and meet the two men. I know that I would probably see them around again. I decided that I would get something to drink and probably some food would be best, as I would have to go and start another fire tonight. I left my hiding spot and started to walk towards the Pig's Foot Tavern. Once I arrived there, I sat down at the middle table. It was kinda empty here, but then it usually was during the day. I waited for a waiter to come and to serve me.

by **Twister** on December 11th, 2013, 12:45 am

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Experience Award

Zenobia

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Nemanjak

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Everyone else

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