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<blockquote data-quote="Delemental" data-source="post: 5175490" data-attributes="member: 5203"><p><strong>Appointment</strong></p><p></p><p>Okay, so, I'd told myself that I'd be better about posting our chronicle's side-stories where they occur in the main timeline - but I've again let them slip by. So this post is meant to catch up a bit.</p><p></p><p>This short tale is meant to take place just after <a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/story-hour/248131-exalted-2e-chosen-second-age-4.html#post4997615" target="_blank">The Circle Widens</a>.</p><p></p><p>-----------------------------</p><p></p><p> Ghost laughed as he ran from the bounty hunters.</p><p></p><p> He raced around the corner, skidding to a halt when he saw three men with crossbows lined up across the alley, their weapons trained on him. All three fired at once as Ghost jumped and twisted in midair, avoiding all three missiles. His hand flashed out at the height of his jump, and a large golden shuriken spun through the air. It slashed through the neck of the assailant on the left, sending blood spraying into the face and eyes of his compatriot in the center. The shuriken struck the wall behind the mercenaries, rebounding and grazing the back of the third bowman’s leg, severing tendons and sending the man sprawling to the ground. Ghost caught the returning weapon, tucking it away out of sight.</p><p></p><p> Walking over to the three men, Ghost casually pulled the crossbow out of the hands of the blinded hunter, and used the stock as a club to drive the man back against the wall. Ghost continued his advance, taking only a moment to spin the crossbow around and fire a bolt into the chest of the man with the wounded leg, who had tried to draw a knife and slash at Ghost’s legs. Ghost slammed the third man against the wall again for good measure, then lifted him up by the front of his leather buff jacket, suspending him against the stone wall a few inches in the air.</p><p></p><p> “Normally, I’d allow you to play this game a little longer before I got bored,” Ghost said. “But my time is limited right now. So you are to take a message to your employer – my head’s weight in jade is insufficient reward for the misery I will inflict on your band of bounty hunters if you continue to pursue me.”</p><p></p><p> A slight sound behind him alerted Ghost, who spun away as a dagger flew through the air, embedding itself in the gut of the hunter that Ghost had been holding. Ghost crouched low as five more bounty hunters came around the corner, though these bore markings suggesting they were from a different band than the three Ghost had just confronted.</p><p></p><p> “He’s here!” one shouted. “We have Resplendent Ghost of Midnight trapped!”</p><p></p><p> There was a long moment of tense silence. In the distance, a bell tower tolled three times.</p><p></p><p> “Damn,” Ghost swore. He rolled backward into the corner of the alley, scooping up a handful of scattered crossbow bolts as he moved. He threw the bolts at the hunters as he came up, striking several of them as they advanced. None sustained serious wounds, but it was enough to give Ghost the time he needed to turn and climb up the wall, leapfrogging from wall to wall in the corner to gain height.</p><p></p><p> Ghost ran across the rooftops, heading for the center of the city. He could hear his pursuers scrambling to keep up, but they were barely able to match his speed. Several more had joined the five in the alley, including many from different companies, and so now a small mob was pursuing the fleeing thief.</p><p></p><p> Grinning, Ghost turned to take a detour across a large construction site, nimbly running across the tops of the bamboo scaffolding poles until he reached the other side. Turning, he saw the bounty hunters had stopped at the far edge of the site. Several had broken off and begun to circle around the vast open space of the construction pit, while the rest were beginning to tentatively move across the scaffolding. Ghost ignored the ones attempting to circle around; he would be long gone before they arrived. He waited patiently at the edge of the building as the others crossed, occasionally shouting out taunts. When they had reached the midway point, Ghost pulled out his typhoon wheel and threw it. The golden shuriken sailed between the poles, severing several of the ropes that bound them together. As the structure collapsed and men fell screaming to the earth, Ghost turned and began to walk away, raising his hand to catch his weapon as it sailed back to him.</p><p></p><p> “Insufficient reward indeed,” Ghost said to himself. “When the bounty reaches my body’s weight in jade, then I shall take you more seriously.”</p><p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center">* * *</p><p></p><p> The sorcerer engineer peered across his desk at Ghost, who simply smirked back. Ghost knew he had Rhizan over a barrel, and Rhizan knew it too. By regulations, the officer should simply confiscate the pounds of magical materials that Ghost had brought him and send Ghost on his way…but there was only one place this much orichalcum and moonsilver could have come from, and anyone good enough to bring it out of Denandsor could be a powerful and worth ally - to say nothing of expensive.</p><p></p><p> Sighing, Amilar Rhizan pulled a stack of parchment from his desk, and began writing uncomfortably large numbers on them, affixing each with his signature and seal before handing them to Ghost.</p><p></p><p> “I trust I can count on your discretion when redeeming these?” he asked.</p><p></p><p> “I do not even plan to use most of them here in Lookshy,” Ghost replied as he stood. “I believe I can convert them into more varied and useful forms of currency in Nexus.”</p><p></p><p> “Very well. I do hope you will consider consulting with me again should you manage to acquire any more… curios,” Rhizan said. “But next time, please try and be prompt. Our meeting was scheduled for three bells, and my superiors tend to get inquisitive when I am running behind schedule.”</p><p></p><p> “Of course,” Ghost said, bowing. “I had merely underestimated the amount of traffic I would encounter on my way here. Next time I will be prepared.”</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Delemental, post: 5175490, member: 5203"] [b]Appointment[/b] Okay, so, I'd told myself that I'd be better about posting our chronicle's side-stories where they occur in the main timeline - but I've again let them slip by. So this post is meant to catch up a bit. This short tale is meant to take place just after [URL="http://www.enworld.org/forum/story-hour/248131-exalted-2e-chosen-second-age-4.html#post4997615"]The Circle Widens[/URL]. ----------------------------- Ghost laughed as he ran from the bounty hunters. He raced around the corner, skidding to a halt when he saw three men with crossbows lined up across the alley, their weapons trained on him. All three fired at once as Ghost jumped and twisted in midair, avoiding all three missiles. His hand flashed out at the height of his jump, and a large golden shuriken spun through the air. It slashed through the neck of the assailant on the left, sending blood spraying into the face and eyes of his compatriot in the center. The shuriken struck the wall behind the mercenaries, rebounding and grazing the back of the third bowman’s leg, severing tendons and sending the man sprawling to the ground. Ghost caught the returning weapon, tucking it away out of sight. Walking over to the three men, Ghost casually pulled the crossbow out of the hands of the blinded hunter, and used the stock as a club to drive the man back against the wall. Ghost continued his advance, taking only a moment to spin the crossbow around and fire a bolt into the chest of the man with the wounded leg, who had tried to draw a knife and slash at Ghost’s legs. Ghost slammed the third man against the wall again for good measure, then lifted him up by the front of his leather buff jacket, suspending him against the stone wall a few inches in the air. “Normally, I’d allow you to play this game a little longer before I got bored,” Ghost said. “But my time is limited right now. So you are to take a message to your employer – my head’s weight in jade is insufficient reward for the misery I will inflict on your band of bounty hunters if you continue to pursue me.” A slight sound behind him alerted Ghost, who spun away as a dagger flew through the air, embedding itself in the gut of the hunter that Ghost had been holding. Ghost crouched low as five more bounty hunters came around the corner, though these bore markings suggesting they were from a different band than the three Ghost had just confronted. “He’s here!” one shouted. “We have Resplendent Ghost of Midnight trapped!” There was a long moment of tense silence. In the distance, a bell tower tolled three times. “Damn,” Ghost swore. He rolled backward into the corner of the alley, scooping up a handful of scattered crossbow bolts as he moved. He threw the bolts at the hunters as he came up, striking several of them as they advanced. None sustained serious wounds, but it was enough to give Ghost the time he needed to turn and climb up the wall, leapfrogging from wall to wall in the corner to gain height. Ghost ran across the rooftops, heading for the center of the city. He could hear his pursuers scrambling to keep up, but they were barely able to match his speed. Several more had joined the five in the alley, including many from different companies, and so now a small mob was pursuing the fleeing thief. Grinning, Ghost turned to take a detour across a large construction site, nimbly running across the tops of the bamboo scaffolding poles until he reached the other side. Turning, he saw the bounty hunters had stopped at the far edge of the site. Several had broken off and begun to circle around the vast open space of the construction pit, while the rest were beginning to tentatively move across the scaffolding. Ghost ignored the ones attempting to circle around; he would be long gone before they arrived. He waited patiently at the edge of the building as the others crossed, occasionally shouting out taunts. When they had reached the midway point, Ghost pulled out his typhoon wheel and threw it. The golden shuriken sailed between the poles, severing several of the ropes that bound them together. As the structure collapsed and men fell screaming to the earth, Ghost turned and began to walk away, raising his hand to catch his weapon as it sailed back to him. “Insufficient reward indeed,” Ghost said to himself. “When the bounty reaches my body’s weight in jade, then I shall take you more seriously.” [center] * * *[/center] The sorcerer engineer peered across his desk at Ghost, who simply smirked back. Ghost knew he had Rhizan over a barrel, and Rhizan knew it too. By regulations, the officer should simply confiscate the pounds of magical materials that Ghost had brought him and send Ghost on his way…but there was only one place this much orichalcum and moonsilver could have come from, and anyone good enough to bring it out of Denandsor could be a powerful and worth ally - to say nothing of expensive. Sighing, Amilar Rhizan pulled a stack of parchment from his desk, and began writing uncomfortably large numbers on them, affixing each with his signature and seal before handing them to Ghost. “I trust I can count on your discretion when redeeming these?” he asked. “I do not even plan to use most of them here in Lookshy,” Ghost replied as he stood. “I believe I can convert them into more varied and useful forms of currency in Nexus.” “Very well. I do hope you will consider consulting with me again should you manage to acquire any more… curios,” Rhizan said. “But next time, please try and be prompt. Our meeting was scheduled for three bells, and my superiors tend to get inquisitive when I am running behind schedule.” “Of course,” Ghost said, bowing. “I had merely underestimated the amount of traffic I would encounter on my way here. Next time I will be prepared.” [/QUOTE]
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