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( video; ) un: aeacinos

[ So there's only so much training Aeacinos can do on his own, which is why you all get a video of a half human half snake man curled up and lounging near what appears to by the perimeter guard barracks. ]

Would anyone care for a spar? Weapons and magic are both acceptable to use. I feel myself restless without much to do in terms of fighting. It is strange to go so long without having a war to think about.

[ And his tail mimics his own thoughts on the matter, restless and...just impatient seeming. Though his expression turns thoughtful as he pauses to think on something. ]

Back at home I did not have many...hobbies either. So perhaps if you have any ideas on some that would be most appreciated. I am not sure what to really do to pass the time here. But fighting is always something that is enjoyable for me. I am curious to know what you all do to keep yourselves entertained here, if it is not too much trouble to speak of.

[ How many people is he going to get shit posted by...we just don't know. ]

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[ Aeacinos snorts as he shakes his head, hair falling over his shoulder as he does so. ]

True but it is not as fun when it is done alone.

[ He'll follow suit shortly afterwards tail trailing behind him. ]

Yes but it was not to hunt and more to help...carry things for a man named Tony Stark. He had needed assistance is transporting large machine parts. It was easier than hunting, especially in my other form.

[ But transforming into his other form isn't as fun to hunt in. He could literally take on anything beyond the wall but this form gave him more of a challenge, sort of. ]

Carry things? [Things? How cryptic.] To the ruins? Or from them?

[He can't help but wonder what the person Aeacinos had helped was doing.]

Your other form? [He knew Aeacinos could take on a completely human form and idly wondered if that was the one he was speaking of, though he wasn't sure why being human versus being naga would make any difference when it came to simply carrying things.]

To them. He is apparently trying to restore electricity to the abandoned city. I was there to help carry some of the heavier objects he needed transported there.

[ But he'll look back at Ragnar as he continues forward an amused smirk touching his lips. ]

A giant snake. Perhaps you will get to see it today, if we run into anything particularly dangerous.

... What? Why... would he start with electricity? [Finally, he just shook his head, sighing.] Sometimes this place confuses me. Maybe if I was from a world similar to this one, I would understand why someone would go through all that effort before basic defences.

[He nodded casually as if being able to turn into a giant snake wasn't all that strange. Honestly, there were plenty of tales of gods and heroes who could transform into mighty beasts so the idea wasn't completely farfetched to him.]

Ah. Then I can see why you did not take such a form to help carry things. [He snickered softly.]

Electricity is an important element for any civilization in this day and age to have. Even my own world has it all over, it is convenient and it might not look impressive but it can prove to be a basic defense as well.

[ He smirks as he crosses his arms over his chest, moving along the ground with a practiced ease despite the long tail trailing behind him. ]

It is a form I only use in drastic and dire cases. But in this case I could not lift was what expected of me in this form. [ He shrugs there and then. ]

As long as there is room for me to move it is no use.

I am not arguing that it is important. I have seen how much this place relies on it.... Mm... 'runs' on it, is probably a better way to say it, yes?

If it is common in your world, then you will know better than I, but would you focus on that before all else if you were trying to reclaim the ruins of a city overrun by dangerous beasts?

[He honestly wanted to know, sounding more than open to Aeacinos' answer.]

Not without repairing walls in the process. Focusing entirely on something like that is of little consequence when it comes to keeping beasts at bay. Unless there are things like electric fences already in place to stop the creatures.

[ He'll pause idly as he looks around, listening for anything before they continue on. ]

Erecting walls would be for the best in terms of this place.

Then we are in agreement.

[Ragnar slowed as well when Aeacinos paused to look for any signs of their prey. He'd been keeping an eye out as well, tracks, droppings, marks on trees that might indicate an animal claiming its territory, but he hadn't seen anything yet.

He waited to continue speaking until it seemed as though Aeacinos was done listening for their quarry.]

Do your people hunt very much?

Yes it is a bit of a sport back home. But it is also treated seriously when we do it during wartime or training.

[ Nothing yet but he could smell something different in the air as they moved closer towards the abandoned city. He'll look over his shoulder back at Ragnar. ]

Yours do as well, I take it? Given your preparedness I cannot imagine they you do not.

Sport? [His brow furrowed slightly.] Do you still... eat it? And skin it?

Well... yes, we do, but most of our food is from fishing and farming. It is still possible to survive by hunting though.

[Ragnar continued strolling along as he spoke, thinking of home and prodding the undergrowth and trees here or there with the butt of his axe whenever he wanted to get a better look at anything.]

Of course some of us do. I enjoy a hard caught meal. But us not having to eat makes many of my fellow comrades discard them. [ Of course not having to eat because of what they were makes sense. But Aeacinos finds it a waste honestly. ]

It's a good way to live. Instills discipline, patience it's not just for surviving, which is why I take my men on frequent hunts back home.

You do not have to eat at all? Ever? [Ragnar remembered the story Aeacinos had told him about his peoples' creation, how they came to be, but not having to eat was still a surprise.] And what about using the animals' hides or bones?

[Ragnar nodded, then paused as he brushed aside some ferns and found a muddy spot, half of a track pressed into it.]

I agree. It does instill patience. [He'd lowered his voice and motioned at Aeacinos to get his attention and point out the print. A predator of some sort by the look of it. Whatever it was it had claws. He scanned the surrounding trees, looking for rub or scratch marks on any of them.]

That is correct. We do not but just as in sex it was a gift given to us regardless. We may choose to act on it or not and some of us do enjoy to indulge ourselves from time to time. [ he states with an amused little smirk touching his lips. ]

Mm nothing is wasted. We use those for jewelry and other things as well. But with the technology in my world it's hardly useful as weaponry anymore. Hundreds of years ago we used such things...but now it is different.

[ It's telling how old Aeacinos is by the way he so casually says hundreds of years ago.

But he does pause when Ragnar motions his attention towards the print. There's a sharp smile as he looks up through the trees, spotting the claw marks on one deeper in where the trail of prints leads towards. ]

It is close. [ His voice is barely above a whisper as he moves further into the trees. ]

[Ragnar shrugged a little.] Well, then you are not hunting for nothing. It seems a waste to kill if you do not plan to use the animal.

Unless it is a predator. One ready to attack you or your livestock. Like the beasts out here.

[Ragnar didn't actually assume that Aeacinos had lived for hundreds of years, rather that he had knowledge of the way his people had lived hundreds of years ago.

He looked from the print to Aeacinos, smirking as well, and gave him a nod. He slid his bow off his shoulder and pulled an arrow out of his quiver, laying it loosely over his bow as he silently crept forward.]

[ Aeacinos will hold up a clawed hand before the air around them drops for a brief second. A veil, almost like the an aurora borealis will spread to life around them covering the entire expanse of them both for around ten feet in diameter. ]

Cover. I created an illusion so st least we can gain the element of surprise. Try to stay within it if you can.

[ He'll start forward then moving slowly but surely towards where the tracks lead, which will wide up being an expanse of empty land beyond a circle of trees. Within the clearing will stand a grotesque looking creature around the size of a small car, munching on what appears to be a carcass of some sort along with bark from a tree. It doesn't see or hear either of them for the moment. ]

[Ragnar did not show fear. He had never shown fear, but he did take a step back from the shimmering barrier, brows raising in surprise before he immediately reached out to curiously touch it. He glanced in the naga's direction, shaking his head and speaking a little above a whisper.]

We do not need this. We need only to be slow and quiet.

[Despite the barrier, Ragnar still moved with a silent, practiced grace, an arrow loosely nocked as they followed the trail.

Sinking down slightly, he stilled and watched for a moment.]

Like a living tree... Lighting our arrows might prove helpful.

[ Well when put that way Aeacinos just gives a toothy, fanged, grin. No magic then, it was more fun this way, and Ragnar seemed like he knew what he was doing. He'll keep the illusion barrier up for a few more seconds before he lets it drop.

It was draining on his energy anyway. He'll also move his body to lean down and hide among the thickets surrounding the clearing. Despite his size he was able to hide pretty effectively in the bushes. ]

I will distract it then. I do not possess fire magic but my ice is a good way to immobilize it.

[ He'll speak as a cold frost begins to drip off his hands. ]

[Ragnar gave the naga a curt nod, silently unslinging his pack from his shoulders and quickly pulled out a few things. Though he hadn't come prepared to fire flame tipped arrows, he had a few things with him that he could use to make at least one flaming arrow. Cloth, a bit of alcohol, and a small red lighter, easily one of his most prized possessions since being given it here.

He wrapped the soaked bit of cloth around the tip of the arrow and waited for Aeacinos to get into position, not wanting to light the arrow and alert the monster of his presence. He glanced over at the naga, giving him another nod, and waited for Aeacinos to make the first move.]

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( video; ) un: aeacinos

that brings me back to the old days tbh

hehe yus

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