Field Trip to Mt. Yasuo Day 1 - Part 1 - Goddess Fall
((Ambience:When It All Falls Down - Audiomachine))
8 A.M.
Day light punctured the purple morning gloom as the chug of piston and fire filled the air. A glint of sun on metal rivets and gray paint marked an unnatural creature called an aeroplane defying the natural laws of order. Far below the soaring metal wings of the old bi-plane flitted seas of emerald forests. They flowed rapidly as the chug of the engine was snatched by the wind in glee by playful elemental spirits in the wind. The Yasuo Mountain Range was full of mythic wonder and primal nature that could still be felt by all gifted or not. Ensconced in the pilot seat, a border collie anthro named Amar turned to look over her leather clad shoulder, slight frost gathering on the jacket's wool collar keeping the Sumese pilot warm at high altitude, her aviator goggles glinting in the early morning sun. She raised her voice to shout at her passenger.
?OY! Ammy Lass! Drop zone is coming in hot. The Yasuo Mountain Range is dead ahead and your scanner on mah dash board is puttin? dat? dead zone within fifteen minutes and closin?. Ya? sure about this?? She asked as the wind whipped her platinum hair like stinging bees against her nose.
Ammy looked over the passenger side railing and saw the forests carpeting the earth like an ocean. Glancing ahead she saw them flowing up to crash upon the distant mountains like waves on the rocky surf of an exotic land. Her heart thudded and raced with glee. She grinned and unbuckled her flight harness, and adjusted the flight suit she?d had made for herself when she was off duty from the space station.
?Hell yes Amar! I am sure about this. Keep it steady and get within five minutes of that dead zone then pull hard and get out. I?ll go from there. Thank Marilla again for letting me borrow one of her planes for a short bit.? Ammy shouted up to Amar then she stooped and got into a rear cargo hatch behind her seat.
She began tugging out a large pack and began cinching it onto her torso tightly and pulled out her goggles and a helmet. She strapped both on and pulled out her white EYE Com and strapped it on over her right eye. She set the EYE Com to begin recording as one of her test instrumentations for this field trip. She watched as the drop zone got closer, the wind tearing at her crimson and gold locks like a stream of jeweler?s blood. Her golden eyes squinted against the brightness thinking she caught sight of something in the distance a bit, maybe black and moving but the skies were blue and clear as she stared a moment or two more. Thunder clouds were starting to close in on the mountains along the horizon.
?This is Professor Ammy Spiritor. Today I am making an excursion into the Mt. Yasuo range to study and understand better some of the history of the range and the odd effects the 9 Towers have on magic and technology. I will be dropping in by hang glider and will be using a mix of mundane, magical, manual and technological instrumentation once I am past the barrier to avoid, hopefully any EMP like effects. My EYE Com will be a test to see if something designed to resist and withstand mages and their heavy magic use will survive the barrier. As you can see, we are closing in on the Mt. Yasuo Range today, my pilot today Amar Su who is piloting a kerosene fueled bi-plane today borrowed from a friend of ours. She will be leaving before we reach the barrier to allow me to get closer with the hang - . . . RRRIIIPPP ?.. CRRAAACKKK ?? SKREEEECCCHHHHHH ??. AMMMMMYYYYY ?.. ?
One moment she was doing the documentary and the next she was flung out of the plane and plummeting through the air hands grabbing nothing as her stomach lurched and jammed into her throat. She heard the sound of talons on aluminum and the roar of a large Wyvern hunting. She heard Amar scream her name then saw the bi-plane roll and begin to dog fight with the beast, the rattle of 60 caliber machine guns echoing in the morning air. Three seconds that all happened and now she was plummeting. Worse things have happened and she was conscience and so far unhurt for the second of assessment she allowed herself. She tugged on a red pull cord and from the pack, a large green hang glider erupted that snapped into place. Its support members of carbon fiber and aluminum groaned from the sudden G-Force break it gave to Ammy?s body and she gave a short, jarring gasp as her head snapped back, her helmet hitting the main strut.
She must of have blacked out a moment as she heard Amar?s voice squawking over her EYE Com. ?Ammy! Ammy! Ye alive lass? I can?t swing around to get you. Grimy lizard frakked up mah ailerons and rudder. My engine?s leaking oil like a sieve too. I?m getting back to Marilla?s airfield. I?ll get you help right away.?
Ammy shook her head a little and saw her hang glider soaring for the mountain ranges rapidly and losing some altitude. She quickly wiggled her body, kicking legs out to get her furred feet into the stirrups and grabbed the hand bar as she arched her back, trying to get her glider to rise. She spoke back to Amar over the EYE Com. ?Amar, just head back. Tell Marilla I?ll pay for all of the damages. I?m? I?m fine. Just a bit jarred. If this place does what I think it does, a search party looking for me won?t do much good as my tracking bead will be off line. I?ll be fine. I?ll be heading for a town called Jenli if you really want to be that worried. Just get back to Marilla and be safe. I?m a big girl. End Call. New Call. Mirius Spiritor. Place Voice Mail. Hi love. Hope the spa day I sent you on is going well. Just calling to let you know I?m on that field trip I mentioned for school up at Mt. Yasuo and it?s kind of going rough. Don?t be alarmed, I?m fine, just some issues with my transport? whoa fuck?..?
She slammed her body to one side rolling out of the way missing the Wyvern that had attacked the plane. Obviously it was not interested in eating metal and a Lupinossai daring to fly in the beast?s natural domain was a tasty treat.
?I?m just playing with large lizards as part of my research for Professor Tolmay. I shouldn?t be gone for more than five days. If I am, come get me?. Hey back the fuck off, I?m not dinner you flying bahstrii!?
She sent her glider into another roll but the Wyvern was wary and ready. Talons on a massively scaled foot reached out and tore through the gliders material and Ammy was suddenly holding on for dear life as the glider spiraled for the base of the mountain range and the silver scars of roads and trails woven among the scrub and trees. The Wyvern followed its prey, intent on delivering a death blow with its jaws and take it home to eat. Ammy raised her hand chanting under her breath.
?Anyways, love, if I am longer than five days?. ~From Sun to Shore, From Sand To Heat~ ?. Come find me at the town of Jenli in Mt. Yasuo, every road leads to it ?.. ~Your Shimmering Waves That Break Upon Sand And Stone I Take And Cast!~ ?. Just be careful love, Mt. Yasuo tends to shut off tech, machines and magic?.. ~Tetsuna-Rasun!~ ?. Call lost? Call lost? Call lost? Magic Net Service Not Found?.
A brilliant ray of sunlight formed in her hand then shattered into a rain of arrows made of pure sunlight that swarmed the Wyvern. The beast cried in agony as the light projecting pierced scale and hide and into its brain and heart killing it instantly when they were cooked. Ammy gave a second for a victory smile that turned to horror as the beasts body plummeted like a rock catching her glider and dragging her down into the trees and brush of Mt. Yasuo and into blackness.
((Ambience:When It All Falls Down - Audiomachine))
8 A.M.
Day light punctured the purple morning gloom as the chug of piston and fire filled the air. A glint of sun on metal rivets and gray paint marked an unnatural creature called an aeroplane defying the natural laws of order. Far below the soaring metal wings of the old bi-plane flitted seas of emerald forests. They flowed rapidly as the chug of the engine was snatched by the wind in glee by playful elemental spirits in the wind. The Yasuo Mountain Range was full of mythic wonder and primal nature that could still be felt by all gifted or not. Ensconced in the pilot seat, a border collie anthro named Amar turned to look over her leather clad shoulder, slight frost gathering on the jacket's wool collar keeping the Sumese pilot warm at high altitude, her aviator goggles glinting in the early morning sun. She raised her voice to shout at her passenger.
?OY! Ammy Lass! Drop zone is coming in hot. The Yasuo Mountain Range is dead ahead and your scanner on mah dash board is puttin? dat? dead zone within fifteen minutes and closin?. Ya? sure about this?? She asked as the wind whipped her platinum hair like stinging bees against her nose.
Ammy looked over the passenger side railing and saw the forests carpeting the earth like an ocean. Glancing ahead she saw them flowing up to crash upon the distant mountains like waves on the rocky surf of an exotic land. Her heart thudded and raced with glee. She grinned and unbuckled her flight harness, and adjusted the flight suit she?d had made for herself when she was off duty from the space station.
?Hell yes Amar! I am sure about this. Keep it steady and get within five minutes of that dead zone then pull hard and get out. I?ll go from there. Thank Marilla again for letting me borrow one of her planes for a short bit.? Ammy shouted up to Amar then she stooped and got into a rear cargo hatch behind her seat.
She began tugging out a large pack and began cinching it onto her torso tightly and pulled out her goggles and a helmet. She strapped both on and pulled out her white EYE Com and strapped it on over her right eye. She set the EYE Com to begin recording as one of her test instrumentations for this field trip. She watched as the drop zone got closer, the wind tearing at her crimson and gold locks like a stream of jeweler?s blood. Her golden eyes squinted against the brightness thinking she caught sight of something in the distance a bit, maybe black and moving but the skies were blue and clear as she stared a moment or two more. Thunder clouds were starting to close in on the mountains along the horizon.
?This is Professor Ammy Spiritor. Today I am making an excursion into the Mt. Yasuo range to study and understand better some of the history of the range and the odd effects the 9 Towers have on magic and technology. I will be dropping in by hang glider and will be using a mix of mundane, magical, manual and technological instrumentation once I am past the barrier to avoid, hopefully any EMP like effects. My EYE Com will be a test to see if something designed to resist and withstand mages and their heavy magic use will survive the barrier. As you can see, we are closing in on the Mt. Yasuo Range today, my pilot today Amar Su who is piloting a kerosene fueled bi-plane today borrowed from a friend of ours. She will be leaving before we reach the barrier to allow me to get closer with the hang - . . . RRRIIIPPP ?.. CRRAAACKKK ?? SKREEEECCCHHHHHH ??. AMMMMMYYYYY ?.. ?
One moment she was doing the documentary and the next she was flung out of the plane and plummeting through the air hands grabbing nothing as her stomach lurched and jammed into her throat. She heard the sound of talons on aluminum and the roar of a large Wyvern hunting. She heard Amar scream her name then saw the bi-plane roll and begin to dog fight with the beast, the rattle of 60 caliber machine guns echoing in the morning air. Three seconds that all happened and now she was plummeting. Worse things have happened and she was conscience and so far unhurt for the second of assessment she allowed herself. She tugged on a red pull cord and from the pack, a large green hang glider erupted that snapped into place. Its support members of carbon fiber and aluminum groaned from the sudden G-Force break it gave to Ammy?s body and she gave a short, jarring gasp as her head snapped back, her helmet hitting the main strut.
She must of have blacked out a moment as she heard Amar?s voice squawking over her EYE Com. ?Ammy! Ammy! Ye alive lass? I can?t swing around to get you. Grimy lizard frakked up mah ailerons and rudder. My engine?s leaking oil like a sieve too. I?m getting back to Marilla?s airfield. I?ll get you help right away.?
Ammy shook her head a little and saw her hang glider soaring for the mountain ranges rapidly and losing some altitude. She quickly wiggled her body, kicking legs out to get her furred feet into the stirrups and grabbed the hand bar as she arched her back, trying to get her glider to rise. She spoke back to Amar over the EYE Com. ?Amar, just head back. Tell Marilla I?ll pay for all of the damages. I?m? I?m fine. Just a bit jarred. If this place does what I think it does, a search party looking for me won?t do much good as my tracking bead will be off line. I?ll be fine. I?ll be heading for a town called Jenli if you really want to be that worried. Just get back to Marilla and be safe. I?m a big girl. End Call. New Call. Mirius Spiritor. Place Voice Mail. Hi love. Hope the spa day I sent you on is going well. Just calling to let you know I?m on that field trip I mentioned for school up at Mt. Yasuo and it?s kind of going rough. Don?t be alarmed, I?m fine, just some issues with my transport? whoa fuck?..?
She slammed her body to one side rolling out of the way missing the Wyvern that had attacked the plane. Obviously it was not interested in eating metal and a Lupinossai daring to fly in the beast?s natural domain was a tasty treat.
?I?m just playing with large lizards as part of my research for Professor Tolmay. I shouldn?t be gone for more than five days. If I am, come get me?. Hey back the fuck off, I?m not dinner you flying bahstrii!?
She sent her glider into another roll but the Wyvern was wary and ready. Talons on a massively scaled foot reached out and tore through the gliders material and Ammy was suddenly holding on for dear life as the glider spiraled for the base of the mountain range and the silver scars of roads and trails woven among the scrub and trees. The Wyvern followed its prey, intent on delivering a death blow with its jaws and take it home to eat. Ammy raised her hand chanting under her breath.
?Anyways, love, if I am longer than five days?. ~From Sun to Shore, From Sand To Heat~ ?. Come find me at the town of Jenli in Mt. Yasuo, every road leads to it ?.. ~Your Shimmering Waves That Break Upon Sand And Stone I Take And Cast!~ ?. Just be careful love, Mt. Yasuo tends to shut off tech, machines and magic?.. ~Tetsuna-Rasun!~ ?. Call lost? Call lost? Call lost? Magic Net Service Not Found?.
A brilliant ray of sunlight formed in her hand then shattered into a rain of arrows made of pure sunlight that swarmed the Wyvern. The beast cried in agony as the light projecting pierced scale and hide and into its brain and heart killing it instantly when they were cooked. Ammy gave a second for a victory smile that turned to horror as the beasts body plummeted like a rock catching her glider and dragging her down into the trees and brush of Mt. Yasuo and into blackness.