{"sf1_id":570377,"sf2_id":"keNRGwYe","title":"Chapter 6 - To the Starline","author":"Leonard Wolfe","words":1842,"posted_at":"2013-07-31T10:53:00.000Z","tags":["Cat","Cave","Clean","Female","Fighting","Fox","Human","Male","Story Series","Wolf"],"url":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/570377-chapter-6-to-the-starline","original_url":"https://sofurry.com/s/keNRGwYe","image_url":"https://cdn.sofurryfiles.com/submissions/thumbnails/d6/56/d6566419-15da-4464-88b2-d57655b3b332","description":"#7 of Lunar Stories 2\n\nChapter 6 of Lunar Stories 2\nAs the group goes to explore Lunar Isle\nSara's personality does a complete 180","content":"SECTION 1  \nLocation: Lunar Isle / Southern Side.\n\n\\\u003e The Detragan lands on\u0026nbsp; the southern side of Lunar Isle amongst a dozen other aircrafts. The usually tranquil island is a hive of Hunter activity. The Island itself has grass that's a smooth whitish green like peppermint, crystalline trees with leaves like glass and a mist hangs about the air that eases the hearts of all those who wonder through it. Lunar isle is a please of great magical power\n\nClaire: Aw crap, I knew we should have gotten here earlier. Now all these newbie's are going to get to the centre of Lunar Isle first.  \nSarah: I shouldn't think so...  \nSasha: How so Sarah?  \nSarah: Call it a hunch...  \nSabur: Grr...  \nSasha: Hush Sabur, she's a very nice fox lady, now be quiet.  \nNexis: Yup, she's very nice. Let's get going then.\n\n* * *\nSECTION 2  \nLocation: Lunar Isle / Barrier\n\n\\\u003e A massive crowd of Hunters both Humans and Felpiers are gathered at the entrance to the split in the ocean. However no one can pass as a barrier stretching into the sky\u0026nbsp;prevents anyone getting through.\n\nKen: How bothersome, these people are going to be a pain to get by.  \nSarah: Not likely!\n\n\\\u003e Sarah takes a deep breath and shouts at the top of her voice telling everyone to move out of their way. She uses her powers to make herself loud enough to shake the ground they stand on.  \nPushing past the rest of the Hunter's they stand before the barrier\n\nRikko: Right and now we're here how do you suppose we're going to get to the other side?  \nSarah: Like this! Join hands everyone.\n\n\\\u003e Everyone joins hands. Sarah effortlessly steps through the barrier and there is a furore from the Hunter's which the party ignores  \nOn the other side of the barrier...\n\nClaire: How the hell did you do that?!  \nSarah: Magic!  \nClaire: Right...  \nSasha: Well Sabur there's a staircase down, let's go walkies.  \nSabur: \\*Arf\\* \\*Arf\\*  \nKen: Staircase...?  \nNexis: What's wrong Ken?  \nKen: Why is there a staircase here if we're the first ones to be here?  \nRikko: Well dogs put 2 and 2 together and we come to the conclusion someone else is here.  \nSarah: No shit Rikko. (This could be bad...) Welp! Let's press on anyway\n\n* * *\nSECTION 3  \nLocation: Misty Ravine\n\n\\\u003e The group slowly walk down the man-made staircase and descend into the Ravine.  \nThe oceanic water cascades into the cave network below filled with simmering crystals of green, blue, purple, red and yellow. A thick mist rises up from the waters below and past the rocky pathways that everyone walks on between caverns on either side of the Ravine\n\n\\\u003e A little while down...\n\nSasha: Did anyone else notice... that if we've descended this far we would have went through the bottom of the island by now?  \nTiber: It did seem rather odd...  \nRikko: Not odd enough to give more than a second thought too.  \nSarah: Well said Rikko, we must continue pressing onwards.  \nClaire: Where exactly are you going?  \nSarah: What's important is that I know.  \nClaire: ...Right.\n\n\\\u003e Even further down\n\nKen: ...  \nNexis: Hmm?  \nKen: This mist... is unnatural  \nNexis: How so.  \nKen: It's not of this world. This mist has some sort of magical or mystic property to it not like anything seen on Moonguile.  \nClaire: How do you figure?  \nKen: My senses are honed to Mist and this mist... just doesn't feel right.  \nClaire: Isn't Sarah acting strangely?  \nKen: Maybe it's the mist...  \nClaire: I'm not convinced.  \nSarah: Come on you guys! You're not doing a good enough job of keeping up.  \nClaire: Coming!  \nKen: Coming!\n\n\\\u003eMuch, much later they have descended down enough that no sunlight can pierce the mist of the ravine. The light is generated from the crystals within the cavern.\n\nNexis: Hey Sarah!  \nSarah: What!  \nNexis: These are Rasen crystals aren't they?\n\nSarah: Yeah...\n\n\\\u003e She peers at the one Nexis is standing next too.\n\nSarah: But it's useless in its current state. LET'S GO  \nClaire: Pushy much?  \nSarah: Well someone has to move this along  \nClaire: Fair point.\n\n* * *\nSECTION 4  \nLocation: Misty Ravine / Supernatural Boarder\n\n\\\u003e Eventually the party get to a large plaza with water cascading all about it. A giant white door adorned with crystals is at one end. Sarah runs desperately towards it but stops as soon as she sees a felpier sitting down in the middle of the plaza.  \nThe felpier sits crossed legged with her left arm towards the party. The felpier is reading a book.  \nRikko notices the collar. A golden Collar with a tag shaped like an ankh.\n\nRikko: Sabrina...?  \nSabrina: Hello Rikko, how are you today?\n\n\\\u003e The black Felidae speaks without moving.\n\nSabrina: I guess Tracy was right... once again.  \nSarah: (Tracy?!)  \nSabrina: She may not be but I'm surprised you got this far.  \nRikko: What are you talking about?\n\n\\\u003e Sabrina sets her book down the cover reads \"Spirits.\" Sabrina picks up her staff and turns to the party. Everyone bar Rikko, Tiber and Sarah gasp at the fact she has only one arm.\n\nClaire: Are you the one who was here first?  \nSabrina: No... but that's neither here nor there.  \nSarah: Uh huh, and why are you here at all.\n\n\\\u003e Sabrina stands up and points her staff directly at Sarah.\n\nSabrina: Sarah Fawkes, you're not who you think you are!  \nSarah: (!!!!!) What the fuck was that!?  \nSabrina: I'm sorry \"Sarah\" but I can't let you pass the Supernatural Boarder.\n\n\\\u003e Sarah's tone of voice turns decidedly more sinister\n\nSarah: Heh, heh, heh... technically little cat. I'm already there, so what's stopping me from beating down your crippled ass and moving on anyway?  \nNexis: Sarah?  \nSarah: Shut up Dog... now listen here cat. I'm going and you're not stopping me.  \nSabrina: I'll see about that... I'm sorry everyone else, but if you get in my I'll stop you too.  \nSarah: Then let's get this show on the road!!\n\n\\\u003e Sabrina twirls her staff before suddenly summoning a Phoenix and a Leviathan to her sides, the phoenix rises majestically in a raising a barrier around Sabrina while the Leviathan creates a tidal wave forcing everyone far back from the door.\n\nSarah: That's a new party trick.  \nSabrina: You will not pass! I'll save your soul yet Sarah. Hang in there!  \nRikko: Does it have to be this way Sabrina?  \nSabrina: I'm afraid so.  \nRikko: Fine!\n\nRikko: Listen up guys! Rikko is one tough Felidae. She hasn't got much health and is defensively weak but her spirits will stand in for her and take the damage.  \nSarah, make sure to enchant you allies so they can damage her spirits too.  \nThe Phoenix is a healer and her Leviathan is a heavy hitter.  \nYou can either attempt to take down her spirits or tank until her MP runs out.  \nBest of luck guys!\n\n\\\u003e Thanks to everyone's abilities and Rikko's added support and knowledge of Sabrina's fighting style, she is quickly getting overwhelmed. Sarah strikes a fierce blow sending Sabrina flying against the door and her spiritual summons disperse in a flurry of light\n\n\u0026nbsp;\n\nSarah: What's wrong Cat? Not so tough without your precious Spirits are you  \nSabrina: Please... Sarah... end this.  \nSarah: Sure, once I'm done mangling the rest of you.  \nSabrina: Please.\n\n\\\u003e Sarah continues her brutal assault against the already disadvantaged Sabrina, before long Sarah has kicked Sabrina to the ground and now stands over her while the poor Felidae beneath her bleeds\n\nSarah: You were an idiot to try and get in my way.\n\n\\\u003e Sarah brings down her sword on Sabrina but an unknown forces repels the attack and sends Sarah's sword flying away.\n\nSarah: Crap!  \n???: You've done enough Sabrina. Didn't I ask you to call me if they arrived.  \nSabrina: I thought... I was strong enough.\n\n\\\u003e A woman with a Rasen Crystal on a necklace leaps down from a pillar\n\nSarah: Repel Physical I should have known it was you Tracy.  \nTracy: Oh Hi Sarah, how's it going.  \nSarah: You're not about to get in my way either  \nClaire: You two know each other?  \nTracy: Other People?!\n\n\\\u003e She pulls out a small book from her pocket\n\nTracy: Other people weren't a part of my plan... no matter, no matter. It's fine.  \nSarah: Don't even bother. Stand down now and save yourself the waste of time that is, trying to get in my way.  \nTracy: We'll see about that.  \nSarah: Here we go!\n\n\\\u003e Sabrina staggers to her feet and moves everyone to one side allowing Sarah and Tracy to face off against one another, face to face.\n\nTracy: This is going to hurt Sarah.  \nSarah: Not likely.\n\nRikko: Well... I've never even seen this woman before so...  \nBest of luck!\n\n\\\u003e As with Sabrina, Sarah only continues on her brutal assault and after a right hook to Tracy's Jaw she staggers back spitting out a little blood\n\nTracy: Wow... I guess we do still bleed in this world.  \nSarah: Better believe it.\n\n\\\u003e Tracy pulls out a small silver cartridge from her pocket.\n\nTracy: Recognise this \"Sarah?\"  \nSarah: ...  \nClaire: (What are you playing at Tracy?)  \nTracy: (All in good time Claire just make sure I get a clear shot of Sarah and no one else)  \nClaire: (Mind reading is weird but okay!)\n\n\\\u003e Tracy primes her gun and points squarely at Sarah who brings up her Rasen crystals into a defensive formation\n\nSarah: A little bullet, the hell's that going to do?! I'll just tank it.  \nTracy: Let's put your theory to the test.\n\n\\\u003e Tracy shoots at Sarah. Claire pulls Nexis back and stops him from taking the shot.  \nWhen Sarah gets hit there I the sound of a loud explosion yet all that happens is that Sarah get's briefly surrounded by small silvery sparkles.\n\nSasha: Uh... what just happened?\n\n\\\u003e Sarah stands motionless as Tracy walks up to her.  \nTracy pokes Sarah who falls over like a statue.\n\nKen: What exactly is going on?!  \nTracy: That Stop shot was more effective than I thought....  \nClaire: Okay Claire what's going on?  \nTracy: Your friend... was making a mistake. Let's all go back to Lotra for now. Anyone got a place we can go to?  \nRikko: Oh! We can go to my house, it's nice and big.  \nTracy: Thank you. Sabrina needs rest and Sarah... needs...\n\n\\\u003e Tracy shakes her head.\n\nTracy: This is a big ask of all of you but please... just roll with it right now. Everything will become clear as time moves on.\n\n\\\u003e Sabur walks over to Tracy and nuzzles her leg.\n\nSasha: Aww... Sabur likes you; you must be a nice lady.  \nTracy: Yeah...let's all go back to Rikko's house and I'm sorry Nexis but we're going to have to kill Sarah for the time being so we can \"fix\" her.  \nNexis: ...\n\n\\\u003e Tracy teleports everyone out of the ravine.\n\n* * *\nEND OF CHAPTER 6\n\n  \n  \n\n","series":{"name":"Lunar Stories 2","previous":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/570036-chapter-5-a-brief-interlude.json"}}