Beyond the Pit [Pitboss Diplomacy Game] [Story Thread]

[Pitboss Persia]

How do you explain the abilities of your people ? Very few of my people do have abilities too, but they're some king of experiment from offworlders (i hope i could make that clear).

Just for the other to know, the idea came with MMC, while chatting on MSN and thinking about a way to have IC chat before optics. So we made extraterrestrials abduct a ship from his yards with a few people on board. Ordinary people. But only Sally survived, and as you can see, she didn't find My Empress by coincidence. Even if her name is a real coincidence ^^.

So i'm actually playing around a little with what the ETs could have done/given to her. And what my Empress knew about ETs before Sally arrived, besides how to make a daughter with one of them of course.

I'm in mood for much story posting tonight, so sorry for all of those who consider this RP stuff as being spam in the thread. I do my best for talking about IG stuff.

[Pitboss Japan]

they are ninja. there is no good way to explain. just go with it.

[Pitboss Persia]

Living with an Empress, Part II

Back in Pierced Hill, once they were alone in the palace's garden, Iris asked Sally if she undertood what would now happen concerning the shamans.

S- "Well i guess they will make me some sort of idol of the wind spirits ?"

I-"You could call it like that yes. But this is not only an honorific title, especially for someone like you."

S-"What do you mean with 'someone like me' ? "

I- "What the people call a blessing by the spirits, is something that has much more significance than spirituality, even if they don't know what they are talking about."

S-"You are talking about me calming the El-Ey-Fat this morning ?"

I-"You didn't only talk to it. You camanded to it. And i don't know if you noticed, but you were flying and summoning the wind while doing so."

S-"Oh. I didn't pay attention to that."

I-" This is why your gift is so powerfull. You can let things happen without even focusing on them. "

S-" I never did something like this in Funglia. "

I- " I expected you to say that. Listen, Sally. I don't know who were the people who took you from your homeland. But the father of my daughter comes from people with comparable power. And since you don't age as fast as an ordinary woman, i suspect they did something to you, similar to what my daughter's father gave to me. And i have to admit that this is a great relief to me, since my daughter is not to be told about all this, even if she possesses abilities like yours withotu knowing it. She simply isn't curious enough to explore her possiblities as you did this morning."

S-"And you ?"

I-" Me ? Oh, i am just a very very old woman who could become even twice as old as she already is if she didn't give her gift away."

S-"To your daughter ?"

I-"At first, yes. But i didn't tell her about the power of the artifact she weared like a simple piece of juwelery. This artifact. It changes your body, it makes as if one of your parents were part of them, so that you almost don't age. I imagine that the people who took you did something like that to you, and even more. "

S-"More ?"

I-"Yes, more. This is why you shall become the Oratress of Storms. It is an old prophecy among my people, that one day the seas and the heavens will breed a child. This child will be able to call upon natures forces, and will be one with the spirits. All but one, the great spirit of the earth. This spirit will have it's own aprentice. By gaining the imperial amulet, Prince Asiz became this aprentice. This aprentice won't be your ennemy. Quite the contraty in fact. Together you will grant the Piercian Empire access to eternity."

S-"But he is your daughter's husband ! How cou..."

I-"You missunderstood. Your place in this world is not the one of an Emperor's wife. You are here in order to spread havoc among his ennemies."

S-"Me ? But I hate violence. How could i become a warrior ? Not to speak of an apocalyptic angel of destruction, or whatever you are talking about ?"

I - " What is an apocalyptic angel ?"

S -"A christian myth. Nevermind. So, what do you expect me to do ?"

I - "I don't expect anything. I simply mentionned that this old prophecy could be used in order to give you more freedom with using your gifts. I don't know if you are the Oratress of Storms, and i don't care, to be honest. But it is a gift from me to you. Become what the shamans expect you to become, and explore your abilities. Freely, without having to hide yourself."

S- " That sounds much better, thank you Iris."

I- " You are welcome. Now, if you excuse me, i have to send a message to the prince."

She couldn't believe what she just heared. Powerfull people who change people's body. Prophecies involving the Prince. The Empress beeing aware of almost everything. And now there is Sally, who will be a part of it too. And what was "not to be told about" suppose to mean ? Was she an outcast or something like that ? Silently Esther went off the balcony where she had listened from, hoping the message her mother spoke about would at least make Asiz come back home.

[Pitboss Persia]

Too late...



Si-"You wished to see me, my Prince ?"

A-" Are you the one survivor of the encounter with the barbarians next to Mound City i was told about ?"

Si-"Archeress Siham at your disposal, yes i am, my Prince."

A-"Siham ? Your name means "arrows". How many of the savages did you manage to kill ?"

Si-"Thirty-five, my Prince. Most of my sisters were sleeping when the attack occured. The moon was high in the sky, and full. I had excellent conditions, but they were too many, my Prince."

A-"I don't blame you soldier. We were too late. I am ashamed of what happened. You may go home and see your family if you wish to."

Si-"I joined the army at the age of twelve, after my parents died in the Jungles of Kho'per. I volounteered. I expected death every day. There is nothing to be ashamed about, my Prince. The army is my familiy, my Prince. How can i make myself usefull ?"

A-"You like the bow ? The Wyandot have the worlds greatest bowmasters. You are ordered to travel to Mound City, the settlement your sisters tried to defend. Tell your story there, and ask for becoming the Imperial Piercian Ambassador in Mound City. And enjoy yourself, this is an order."

Si-"I... I... don't know what to say. Thank you, my Prince, I will enjoy Wyandot marskman skills for sure. And I will do my best in representing the Piercian Empire, Thank you so much."

'And find yourself a husband ! Damn... look at that ass you've got...' he thought.

An axe soldier came to the Prince, telling him a message from Pierced Hill had just arrived. He wasn't sure about it , but Asiz thought he heard the soldier say something like "Those lucky Wyandots.", so at least he was smiling while focusing on the message.

From : Empress Iris Of the Piercian Empire
To: Prince Asiz of the Piercian Empire

Greetings Asiz,

There is much to be done.

Rome needs your army for escorting a settler. I know it's an ungratefull task for a Prince, but your troops are the only ones near to Roman lands besides the scouting party on the southern shore, and you know their equipment is not enough for such a task.

Once this is done, you will have to come back at Pierced Hill as quickly as possible. I have found the Oratress of Storms.

Iris

He stopped smiling. This would get very serious very soon.

[Pitboss Korea]

Originally posted by Pitboss Japan
they are ninja. there is no good way to explain. just go with it.

No, I don't mind at all, don't get me wrong. I was just scewin around, obviously you aren't on acid, otherwise I doub you'd be with it enough to write these stories.

Not that I know how that is or anything...

[Pitboss Maya]

Today's acid sucks.

Psylocybin, now that is the way to go!

Of course if you really want something special, get some x20 saliva extract, and chase it with nitrous.

Get experienced before 2012. Evolve or be left behind.

So says the great Mayans.





DISCLAIMER: Don't do drugs. Drugs are bad, m'kay?

[Pitboss Japan]

Time had run short and Emperor Lee could no longer wait. He sent his servant to get the backup host body. Moments later a young beautiful woman walked through the door. He looked at her for a moment then slowly walked forward. He pricked her finger and a tattoo of two snakes suddenly appeared on her arm. He then placed his hand over the girl’s hart and with the other hand he made hand seals. All the sudden a green flash of light filled the room and both Lee and the woman fell. The servants came running in and the only person moving was the woman. She stood up and told the servants to remove the body and walked outside. She looked at her advisors and told them from now on they were to refer to her as Rin.



Back in the Leaf village the consol of elders chose Tsunade to be the 5th Hokage. She was the daughter of the 1st Hokage and the niece of the 2nd Hokage. She was considered the best medical ninja in the world and was as strong as she was beautiful. And though she was 51yrs old she still looked very young. Unfortunately the first act she performed as Hokage was to heal the 5 ninja that were sent out to find Sasuke. Choji, neji, Naruto, and Kiba were all critically injured while Shikamaru and Lee only suffered minor injuries. All the Ninja survived but only because of the 5th Hokage.

[Pitboss H Roman]

Joseph’s plan was reaching its conclusion, and successfully, thank the Lord. The last few years had been tumultuous for the young Civilization. The sudden death of Charles the Pious with no plans in place for a successor had thrown many aspects of city and national government into limbo. Joseph, fearing the military might try to seize power during the vacuum, quickly contacted the religious authorities, and a young, well respected, and non-aligned Cardinal by the name of Rhothaerill assumed the seat of the Emperor on a temporary basis. Cardinal Rhothaerill demonstrated an administrative and economic flair, and between him and Joseph, they not only kept the military hawks at bay, but managed to significantly advance the internal affairs of the state.

Unfortunately, the power deadlock with General Tristo and his ‘flock’ of Captains prevented anything from happening on the diplomatic front. The civilian government had no trained scouts or communication network outside of the military, and the military was certainly not going to make things easy for Joseph and the “Temperor” as he had been nick-named. Tristo was still upset with Charles’ peace offering to the Metalheads, so Joseph could only wring his hands in frustration as letters came in from the Metalheads with no way of responding. His one attempt at using a courier had led to the lads’ untimely and ‘accidental’ death on a footpath near a cliff.

Joseph’s frustration reached new heights when word of contact with a new civilization calling themselves the Funglish. The good news was that the Funglish had scouts in the city, but mysteriously no civilian official was able to make contact. Again, Joseph’s plans were foiled when an elderly secretary, who volunteered to make contact with the new peoples, was found dead at the bottom of a flight of stairs. Some said he tripped, a la Charles the Pious. Some said he was pushed by the very people he was trying to make contact with. Joseph believed it was Tristo’s hand again.

Joseph bided his time, and in the end, careful planning and subtlety won out. Working closely with the religious order, Joseph and the Cardinals determined the best choice for Emperor. A religious stalwart would be necessary to stand solid in the political uncertainty he would find himself in. And someone of public notoriety would not hurt either. And the man had to have intelligence. Their choice was Matthias, a senior priest who had been the main contact with the Funglish when they expressed interest in Christianity. Not only had they converted, but Matthias had earned the trust of the Funglish. Matthias accepted his new responsibility with humility, and a good understanding of what would be required to lead the young Holy Roman Empire.

Matthias’ appointment would have gone no further than a public announcement if Joseph had not been equally conniving and murderous. For this, he begged the Lord’s forgiveness, on the firm belief that what he was doing was completely necessary for the Empire’s future. Whatever his convictions or emotions, the plan went off without a hitch. On the morning of the public announcement that Matthias would rise to the duties of Emperor, General Tristo was found dead in his quarters. A city-wide search never did find the young lady who was escorted there earlier in the evening.

Tristo’s loyal gang of Captains, who had been in the city earlier in the week, were all on their way back to their frontier posts, eager to deal with the reports of barbarians closing in on all sides of the Empire. Most of them would either not make it back to their posts, or would be arrested when they did.

Thus, Matthias’ assumption of the duties of Emperor went flawlessly. The public ceremony was small, given its last minute planning, but beautifully religious, and word soon trickled out to the rest of the populace. Cardinal Rhothaerill assumed senior duties as Head Economist, and Joseph remained as Senior Advisor to the Emperor. He offered a silent prayer of thanks for the Lord’s strength and guidance over the last tumultuous months.

The very next day, he and Emperor Matthias sat down to respond to the neighbouring nations.

[Pitboss Vikings]

Oldonian Galley sunk off coast of Japan...

All live lost at sea after engagement with Japanese fleet.

[Pitboss Vikings]

The Rzite followers headed southto the great city of the Army. It ws a fortified city, strong military training ground.

This would be difficult they knew.

On the outskirts of town a messenger came running from the city.

He had been sent by the citys garrison leader.

Please have mercy on us, we are all for Oldonia, one nation , one faith.

And so the war was over before it began. All of Oldonia was finally united under the one leader.

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The first act of the new Prince was to focus his people on the correct priorities.

For too long Oldonia and Japan had hated eac hother. Much blood had been spilt on both sides. It was time to stop the deaths of their sons and daughters.

Prince Rasputin III did write to the Japanese.


To the Great LEader of the Japanese.
From Prince Rasputin leader of the United Oldonia.

Greetings from the new leader of oldonia. We are sad to see blood running across our lands and oceans. We truly wish to resolve this issue beteen our two nations without further blood shed.

In the interests of peace we do herbey cede to you all Islands in the great oceans. We will lay no further claim on the lands across the waters.

To further show our longing for ending this war. We do cede to you the peninsula to our south known as Nip Point.

Here we encourage your war weary people to build a new city in memorial to the lives lost in this long war between our two nations.

Yours respectfully Rasputin Prince over all of Oldonia

[Pitboss Persia]

OOC: Greece, Viking and I are still waiting for our messengers to see your leader. Don't you forget about this please.

[Pitboss Portugal]

Portugal has a new leader and his name is Vixur. Unlike his predecessor Baba, Vixur has great plans for his tribe.

His priorities in no particular order are:

*Scout and make contact with other tribes
*Settle the Upper Nile delta and send Rome the location of the new settlement.
*Send 2 battalions in the far North West to protect and patrol our lands there.
*Import more wheat and corn in Outpost
*Remind Rome to reply to our last letter.
*Build a grand army to fight off the wild men from the north.

[Pitboss Spain]

Our men of war have been riding on their beasts of war for many weeks now. The men in the army could not wait to meet these barbarous people who have been terrorising the good people of Madrid.

General José Fernando Abascal y Sousa "Look over there! There they are. Let annihilate them."
The Army" AARRGH"

The battle was surprisingly easy for the men. The General goes around looking for casualties but it is mainly just a few bumps and bruises.
General "well that was easy, now lets survey the damage."
Sergeant Raphael Well it appears that we are standing on once what was a wheat farm, I think."
General "Thankfully we can rebuild that and that is all that we lost. No big deal. I think it is time for you men to go and visit your wives and families, and have a rest, since you have served your country very well today. We need the rest so we can fight for another day.

[Pitboss Japan]

Rin walled into the counsel chamber and addressed her advisors. “ Gentlemen as you can now see I have changed bodies again. This wasn’t the body I wanted but it will have to do. Now, since I have a new body I have changed my name accordingly so please from this day forth call me Empress Rin Zanza.” She walked to her seat at the head of the counsel and listened to what was happening in the empire. The first news was that the leaf ninja Sasuke had just come in and was being treated for his injuries. The next was the report of Kimimaro’s death at the hands of Gaara of the sand and the deaths of all the sound ninja that were sent out. The news of Kimimaro’s death did not physically affect Rin though a tear ran down her face while the others were talking to each other. Kimimaro was her youngest and favorite son and she felt a deep pain inside but because she was now a woman it would be a sign of weakness to so emotion so she hid it.

The last of the news was the Oldonian letter that arrived. In the letter the Oldonians write that they wish peace and will give up their claims to some lands. The counsel looked at the map of the area they wanted to let them have and it was decided to be unsuitable. They sent a response back to the Oldonians.

Dear Oldonians,
We too grow tired of this war. For too long our peoples have fought and died for reasons we do not even remember any more. We are glad to see you have stopped your claims to our islands that surround us but we do not want nip point. There is another place we do want though we believe you call it Southern Bay. That area would be the only suitable location to build a city since it is so close to were our greatest general Sozin was killed. This would be the only place we would build a city, the rest you may do as you wish.


Empress Rin Zanza

[Pitboss Vikings]

Send word to the peoples..

Cease Fire is signed with Japan.


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Word rapidly spread, whilst the war was not over, an official cease fire was in force. Negotiations were underway.