Okotan Adventures: Spider Saga

Ekimu glares at him. “You’re right.” He heaves a heavy sigh. “One person, no matter how powerful, cannot defend this island alone. We’ve always had the Protectors, but without the Toa they do not seem to be enough. A new solution is needed, perhaps my most difficult creation yet.” Ekimu’s glare softens, and he looks away to the horizon. “Yet, I am not sure how you fit into this anymore. Are you going to become a problem once again? Or perhaps will you join this new solution?”


“Well yeah, why do you think I’m here?” She laughs. “The Elders pay me to give their problems problems. It’s not much, but hey, it gets me dinner.”

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Tarkur waits for Streke to jump on the gukko and as soon as he was on it he would take off.

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You actually killed him.

The Lord of the Undying Storm looked down at his quivering hand, slowly opening it and staring at the palm. The blood was still there. It will never leave you. This a fool’s errand. You cannot change.

With a growl he snapped his hand shut. The knife is lodged in his spine. You cannot draw it out. You already tried.

“I don’t like you.” The Storm pointed his finger at Ekimu, extending his arm fully. The party was likely still waiting to move on ever since he let fly. “I don’t like anyone. So don’t be under the assumption that I’m ever motivated by the goodness of my heart, or the beauty of nature, or justice or freedom or anything else so trite.”

You are a murderer.

“I only act under oath.” He hissed, retracting his hand, which had curled into a fist so tightly wound it nearly ripped his hand apart. “So if you don’t want me wandering off to some mountaintop and rotting for the rest of my life once your death wish is accomplished, you’ll have to push me back into your basement-prison and… And…”

You won’t find penance. Redemption is beyond you. You are a Murderer.

“…Shut up.” He swung his cape over his shoulders and stalked on ahead.


“It got you lunch, too.” He chuckled.

Morrus swoops alongside the Gukko, remembering he had spooked it the last time he flew and trying to be slightly more cautious. “Lots of snow up ahead, that’s for sure. Did I tell you that winter is probably the worst season literally ever?”

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“The winter cold has never been my cup of tea exactly” Tarkur agrees

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Ekimu watches him go, humming in thought. He hadn’t threatened to rule all of Okoto as soon as he was free… that was new. Ekimu would deal with that later, once the Betrayer was taken care of.


“That is true…”

“Eh, the cold never bothered me,” she says.

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“Anyway,” Morrus continued, looking down as the acres of dirt started being splotched with patches of snow. “Holler if you see anything that looks like it could be people. Probably won’t be a large group if it’s just the two of them.”

His eyes squinted at the ground below. Honestly, if they had passed them already, he would have no idea. Everything looks like a shadow from up here.


Stupid Ekimu and stupid dog moron and stupid memories and stupid hand and STUPID PROPHECIES AND STUPIID ELDERS AND STUPID STUPID EVERYTHING

The Lord of the Undying Storm scooped up a rock as he walked, crushing it to fragments and then to powder in his grip as he contemplated cutting up the mountains with his axe and force-feeding the slices to the party following him, like a kid daydreaming a vengeful power fantasy. I’d crush the fools’ necks and squeeze their bodies dry, and smear them like disgusting selfish paintbrushes across this whole sloping countryside-

He stopped, the powdered rock falling from his hand. There were shadows far down the slope they had come from, moving fast, blurred among the rocks and small dried patches of grass. And they weren’t small shadows either - each one big enough to be his own. With one hand covering the sun from his eyes, he squinted up at the bright blue sky, wishing there were more clouds as he scanned for-

There they are. What are they? Awfully big for birds… Maybe travelers’ gukko heading to the ice capital.

Fine, I’ll tell Ekimu, DAD. Goodness.

“We’ve got company.” He mumbled as soon as Ekimu had gotten close enough to hear.

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“Hmmm…” Risa shades her eyes, squinting to try and make out anything over the glare of the mountain. “Don’t see people, but I do see clouds. Might snow tonight. That would be annoying.”


“…what?” Ekimu looks up, roused from his thoughts. “Where?”

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“…You see clouds on the ground.”

The incredulity dripping from his voice was enough to drown in.


The Lord of the Undying Storm pointed in the general spot where the birds were at. Honestly, it was too much for Ekimu to ask him to look more at the bright sky.

“There. Two.” He growled at the sun for existing. “Probably passing by, but… You know.”


The Soil couldn’t remember how he became blind, but he really hated it. Maybe he could actually read all these books full of the most boring information.

And now there was a cacophony of noise rising from beyond the doors to the library. Chatter, commotions, sale, haggling, advertising… He knew he wouldn’t be part of the crowd in the library with the disgust they gave him.

So by the time Haori came to inform him of Jaspar’s decision, all he found was the blade end of the shovel, completely devoid of its handle.

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“Why would I see clouds on the ground? What am I, a poet? No, the clouds are in the sky, silly.” She rolls her eyes, not that Morrus can see it.

Ekimu shades his eyes, looking up at the birds. “One of the birds looks… odd. Have you ever seen a gukko like that?”

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“We’re supposed to be looking at the ground.” Morrus retorted. “It’s not helping us out much if you’re not looking where you’re supposed-”

@meepinater @Tarkur Morrus suddenly jolted and groaned, his body working into a shiver. “Found them,” He cried to the Gukko to his right, tipping his wings slightly and beginning to descend. “Good news and very, very bad news.


The lord of the Undying Storm didn’t even bother looking at the gukkos after that question.

“It’s just past the midday hour, the sun is still near its highest, and the reflection off the snow alone is enough to blind me.” He grumbled. “If it’s a cow with propellers I wouldn’t be able to tell with this brightness.”

Shame that he stopped looking at them, as one of them began to descend.

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The footsteps become louder as the chatter of voices became clear. Judging by the sounds are two guardsmen, and they are perhaps 30 to 40 feet away from Lync.


“Right, right.” The water okotan says, “Never heard of you. The name’s Symphony.”

The okotan grabs their ceiling bars and hangs from them for a bit. “Either way it sounds like you’re not much in a hurry, although unlike me, you want to control this… dark organization instead of destroying it. To be honest with you, I want Tsim Krad gone, I want the Dark Mist absolved. And soon… I have a feeling that could happen.”


Erebos scowls as he slowly trudges through the snow. The wind is beginning to pick up and it is blowing snow into his face. It’s a bit unpleasant, but given it softens the marks he left in the snow, it is not unbearable.

Perhaps this isn’t-

Erebos shakes his head. The cold is getting to him. He’ll be better once his mask is wear it belongs. Once… once he can control… No. He will control. Erebos stares at the white haze, the blue-grey silhouette of the mountain range his focus. He needs this. The aro-kati stops for a moment listening to the howls of the fading winds.

Right… Wrong… When did that matter to me? I’m doing this… I’m doing this because I need to. Look at Okoto. It’s shattered compared to what it once was. When something bigger comes to wipe them out…who’ll be there.

Then why did you seek control?

Control is necessary,

Was it? What did control gain you? What did becoming a tyrant earn you. What did betraying their trust cause? You were imprisoned, sealed. They became afraid of you.

They didn’t understand. It is necessary.

You don’t understand.

I’m the only one who does!

If that’s the case, then why did you turn to the shadows? You’ve become weak.

That’s why I need my mask!

You’re wrong. I didn’t me you weren’t powerful. I meant you’re weak of character.


Dax glances at the bright sky, trying to discern what the commotion is about.

Capella keeps a careful watch, blocking the sun’s ray with her hand. The other holding her rifle.

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“What’s the bad news?” He asks rather quickly


“You should know your history, brother of the tides, Symphony was it? I Bluewind is the rightful descendent of the greatest Water Okotan pirate captain who goes by the same name and sailed the seas” he scolds the uninformed water okotan, “I’m here not only to take a hold of this facility reestablishing the pirates might but also to get my revenge on the wretched being who cursed my body” he snarls as he walks across his cell, “Observe me, fellow of the tides am I not an abomination to you?” He calls out retorically. @Flux

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“What he said.” Risa squints at the ground. “Does it have something to do with that shiny gold armor?”


“Stay on guard,” Ekimu warns, drawing his hammer. “They seem to be approaching.”

@meepinater @BlackBeltGamer98 @Traykar


Lync sneaks forwards, finding a place to hide in the shadows before they come into view.

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“Yes.” Morrus grumbled. “The good news is we found who we were looking for.”

“The bad news? There’s at least six of them, and one of them is Ekimu, which can only mean they’re after Erebos. I don’t think we’ll be allowed to leave.”


“No kidding.” He murmured in response, drawing his axe with the most casual air possible. “I can knock them out of the air, if you…”

He squinted. “No… Son of a snowball, is that…”

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“So not really a problem, I assume, if anything that old man ows me an adventure for what he did 3 years ago” Tarkur jokes as he follows morrus in the desent. @Ghid, @rainsong, @meepinater

“Says who? They’re not paying me, I don’t care.” Risa leans back, shrugging.


“Do you recognize them?” Ekimu asks.

Blaze shuffles closer to Dax, looking to him for direction.


Barring any accidents involving the makeshift seal, Bramble, Vra’axinni, and Tathel would find themselves approaching the shore after a few hours of rowing. Tathel looks exhausted, eyelids drooping as he rhythmically pulls on the oar.

@Ghid @Runa

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Kryuna would find a spot in the shadows not too far from Lync, straining her ears to hear what the guards were saying.

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Vinum, cautious, draws out his grappling hook, ready to fight if he needed.

Vra’axinni could feel his arms burning from scooping the water out of the boat as they went along, silently relieved that the ride was almost over.

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“You’re not who I’m worried about.”

The duo have a bit of a clumsy landing, but Morrus managed to remain upright by the time he comes to a stop… If a bit snowy. The other pair might notice Morrus and Risa landed a few yards behind where the group was.

“Just… Don’t jump to anything, alright? I have this under control. Trust me.” He stands, almost defensively, in front of Risa as the Storm approaches.


“Oh, I recognize him.” The Lord of the Undying Storm grinned. After he lands Ekimu may recognize the particularly troublesome leafy nuisance who made a ruckus in the market three or four days ago. “It’s time for some dues. Keep the rest of your pets busy.”

The Storm strode past the rest of the party towards where Morrus had stopped. The leafy figure, larger than an Okotan at this point, was nowhere near as tall or as imposing as the Storm, whose shadow towered over the pair.

“Hello Skies.” His axe blade reflected the sunlight.

“Hello… Storm.” Morrus responded, glaring up from under his wooden eyebrows.


Bramble tugged and tugged at the oar until he felt the boat groan into the sandy shore, and he fell backwards into the boat, gripping at the sides of his neck and whimpering in pain.

“Ohh, it burns, it burns!” His antlers kept him from rolling about as his eyes flushed with water.

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Tarkur lands the Gukko in between Storm and Morrus, “Go find your friend, kid.” He says motioning Streke to go over to Ekimu and co. @meepinater

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