The Mountain Tops (Niveis Territory) - Eternal City RP2024-03-28T23:10:54Zhttps://eternalcityrp.com/forum/categories/the-mountain-tops-niveis-territory/listForCategory?categoryId=6610746%3ACategory%3A349191&feed=yes&xn_auth=noTwo leaves from the same branch - Leona and Leonardotag:eternalcityrp.com,2021-01-10:6610746:Topic:4235402021-01-10T19:40:34.385Z✓ Leonardo d'Fierrohttps://eternalcityrp.com/profile/NA762
<p style="text-align: center;">The thing about memories, is that they fade. Like looking through fogged up glasses or murky water...But the long dirt path up to the old villa was so bright and clear, it was as if it were yesterday.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">However, for him, it wasn't yesterday. It was almost two lifetimes ago. A rebirth, a death and a transformation. A transformation from fire to ice. Approaching a pair of large, wrought iron gates, a name loomed in the mist.…</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">The thing about memories, is that they fade. Like looking through fogged up glasses or murky water...But the long dirt path up to the old villa was so bright and clear, it was as if it were yesterday.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">However, for him, it wasn't yesterday. It was almost two lifetimes ago. A rebirth, a death and a transformation. A transformation from fire to ice. Approaching a pair of large, wrought iron gates, a name loomed in the mist. d'Fierro. Its all in a name. This bunch of letters used to mean family, it meant loyalty and togetherness, now? It was the name of a dead family...Another legend among the supernatural, another story for the books. Leonardo d'Fierro, the intellectual one, stood before these iron gates, not with fire surging through his veins like in the stories, but water. The mix of moisture in the mist swirling round him, something that once made him weak, now fueled the icy wrath in his blood. With a creak and a snap, Leon' pushed open the gates and took the winding pathway up towards a large, red-brick villa.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Pushing back long auburn locks, Leon' approached the porch with an uneasy feeling in the pit of his stomach. It had been years since Leon' had tread the creaking slats of the porch and even longer since his hand reached for the doorknob like it did now, with a slow quake and warm palms.</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">The entry way was neither warm, nor inviting. The chill of abandonment clung to every corner. It had only been 3 years since the last resident of the d'Fierro Villa left, but the insides seemed to have aged hundreds of years. Dust bunnies clung to the skirting and ground like cockroaches, spider webs hung across the walls and corners like haunting decorations. This new set of eyes still stung cold and chilling with the memories of a family that flooded back. Shaking his head, the Niveis wandered on towards the study, the place he had spent the most time and the information hub of the family home.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Papers littered the desk from Leonardo's last visit, a ghostly reminder of his past life. Wedding plans and venue bookings all bundled neatly, a half drunk bottle of bourbon...a remind of Leon's ungraceful fall off the wagon. A sigh left his lips as he pushed these aside, his olive toned hands fumbling for the drawers underneath, both still unlocked from his last encounter with the information. The papers underneath this drawer held the last known semblance of the family myth. The d'Fierro's were gone, and Leonardo had come back to Evermore...To this home to see if any of them still lived...Or if they'd all perished like he had, but in a much more permanent manner.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Taking his seat and settling into the dusty leather, he began his search...Sisters, brother...Anything he could find.</p>
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<p><em>Niveis</em>.<br></br><br></br>The term is still new to Autumn. Almost as new as the city she now finds herself in as well as the new clan she's part of. After spending so long with only her grandfather and a few men on a fishing boat as company, the sudden expanse of people is a touch overwhelming for the young Niveis. She's nothing if not determined though, so on Anivia's suggestion she's been attempting to meet others. It's an exciting prospect, there being others like her.<br></br><br></br>That's not…</p>
<p><em>Niveis</em>.<br/><br/>The term is still new to Autumn. Almost as new as the city she now finds herself in as well as the new clan she's part of. After spending so long with only her grandfather and a few men on a fishing boat as company, the sudden expanse of people is a touch overwhelming for the young Niveis. She's nothing if not determined though, so on Anivia's suggestion she's been attempting to meet others. It's an exciting prospect, there being others like her.<br/><br/>That's not to say that anxiousness isn't still a thing, which is why she's been standing outside staring at the door of the building she's in front of for a solid five minutes. The mountaintops are cold, but she finds the cold nice now. No longer does the biting wind cause her to want to bundle up for dear life, leading to her wearing a t shirt that shows the icy blue markings on her wrist instead of her heavy winter coat. It's another minute before she finally gets frustrated with herself enough to raise her hand and knock on the door. It's a dojo so she could probably just walk on in, but it just feels more polite to knock. She waits until she's sure the sound has gone through the building before opening the door and stepping in, taking a look around.<br/><br/>"Uh.. hello?" Her voice echoes through the dojo as she walks in. She's not sure if Anivia told him to be expecting her or not. "I'm looking for Rhydian Snow." When the sound of footsteps catches her ear, Autumn turns toward them and gives a smile and, frankly awkward, wave.</p>
<p><a href="https://66.media.tumblr.com/373729d6add8a000e262d5429300bd87/f71030dae63d2eef-8b/s540x810/7bad160cc9a4c3ca4c5bbfe50c5217887bda0919.gif" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://66.media.tumblr.com/373729d6add8a000e262d5429300bd87/f71030dae63d2eef-8b/s540x810/7bad160cc9a4c3ca4c5bbfe50c5217887bda0919.gif?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-center"/></a></p> Just Breathe (Mirae and Rhydian)tag:eternalcityrp.com,2019-12-12:6610746:Topic:3948662019-12-12T06:11:10.073Z✓ Mirae Stormwindhttps://eternalcityrp.com/profile/FiguringItOut
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://66.media.tumblr.com/9f170a4370f73853a38cab08b61e7c15/tumblr_puyqwt3PJ81ql6y74o2_500.gif" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img class="align-left" height="159" src="https://66.media.tumblr.com/9f170a4370f73853a38cab08b61e7c15/tumblr_puyqwt3PJ81ql6y74o2_500.gif?profile=RESIZE_710x" width="350"></img></a> Mirae sighed as she looked into her tall standup mirror at the foot of her bed. It hadn't been long ago that the Niveis had finished off her training sessions with Rhydian. Still, she found herself lost. She thought training with someone as rough as Rhydian would help her find whatever it was she'd been looking for.…</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://66.media.tumblr.com/9f170a4370f73853a38cab08b61e7c15/tumblr_puyqwt3PJ81ql6y74o2_500.gif" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://66.media.tumblr.com/9f170a4370f73853a38cab08b61e7c15/tumblr_puyqwt3PJ81ql6y74o2_500.gif?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-left" width="350" height="159"/></a>Mirae sighed as she looked into her tall standup mirror at the foot of her bed. It hadn't been long ago that the Niveis had finished off her training sessions with Rhydian. Still, she found herself lost. She thought training with someone as rough as Rhydian would help her find whatever it was she'd been looking for. Nothing seemed to do however, no matter what lengths Mirae went to, she simply felt incomplete. Ha-joon had been the only exception to the hollow heart that no longer beat inside of her chest. </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Mirae took control of her life after not having one for years, but she still couldn't close her eyes without seeing that sword thrust through her brothers chest. She suffered from severe PTSD, and Coldren would now rest beyond his grave forever. It was unfair, she thought. That he was at rest, and she would forever walk the earth with memories of what he'd done to her and her brother. The one thing Mirae knew she had was the fact that she and Daehyun had moved on, and they had done so together, and didn't love one another any less. </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Ha-joon stayed on her mind heavily as of lately. She was conflicted about most things in her life, and never once felt sure of anything. But, the second she met the human, he became a beacon in her dark world, and she was finally sure of at least one thing. She knew she was falling head over hills. But, she was simply too afraid to admit that, to him, or to herself. The Niveis wiped the tears from her eyes that'd formed earlier when she got to thinking too hard about Dae, and the possibility of him leaving the city again. She would always cry it out though, because she'd made this sacrifice once beofre, to tell him goodbye so he could live the life he desired and deserved. Coldren took that from him the last time. Now that there was no one to stand in the way, except for maybe a blonde Valkyr that they both favored, she feared he'd leave soon enough. </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">The mirror had iced over before Mirae realized her emotions had gotten to her. With that, she stood and walked to the window. She smiled as she noticed the snow had began falling, covering the ground in abright white blanket. She couldn't help but feel the urge to go see how her personal traineer had been. The last encounter she and Rhydian had was enough for her to know he had been burying a lot of grief and sorrow. She decided to turn the tables, it was her turn to help him. From past history between them, Mirae knew Rhydian wouldn't simply just open up to her, and he would likely try pushing her away the second she called him out on his sorrows, but that didn't meaan she wouldn't try even harder. </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">After dressing in a red sweater with the number 7 on it, and Stormwind printed on the back, Mirae slipped a pair of black leggings on, black snow boots, and her black and red jacket with grey fur around the hood. After leaving a note for Dae, Mirae went outside and stood at the end of their driveway, catching a cab to Rhydian's residence. Her arrival was a hesitant one. After climbing out of the cab, the Niveis posessed second thoughts about approaching him. She wasn't sure she was ready to hear him say he had moved on with his life. She could remember a point in time where she was head over hills for the older male, but that had been long past now, and she'd moved on to Ha-joon, who made her utterly happy, she had to admit. With that in mind, she took a deep breath, smiling as she made her way to Rhydian's door, giving it a loud knock. </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">"It's Mirae! open up, I know you're in there!" she called out, stepping back to wait on him to answer. </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://66.media.tumblr.com/98236f5cc64a898095723a8536dd3eec/tumblr_puipm914MA1u8aluko1_r1_540.gif" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://66.media.tumblr.com/98236f5cc64a898095723a8536dd3eec/tumblr_puipm914MA1u8aluko1_r1_540.gif?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-center"/></a></p> Coming Up For Air (Daehyun and Lita)tag:eternalcityrp.com,2019-04-28:6610746:Topic:3667142019-04-28T10:02:32.527Z✓ Daehyun Stormwindhttps://eternalcityrp.com/profile/Silver
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://66.media.tumblr.com/c1e3d82282e90dff8b71f0dd7364da3c/tumblr_inline_pkvt2tBS7T1rifr4k_1280.gif" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img class="align-left" src="https://66.media.tumblr.com/c1e3d82282e90dff8b71f0dd7364da3c/tumblr_inline_pkvt2tBS7T1rifr4k_1280.gif?profile=RESIZE_710x" width="240"></img></a> Today was any other casual day for Daehyun Stormwind. He's chilling inside his cabin, his legs crossed and placed on the other chair as he skimmed through the pages in the file. He's been very careful so far, taking in small particles and pieced them to be a bigger note.…</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://66.media.tumblr.com/c1e3d82282e90dff8b71f0dd7364da3c/tumblr_inline_pkvt2tBS7T1rifr4k_1280.gif" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://66.media.tumblr.com/c1e3d82282e90dff8b71f0dd7364da3c/tumblr_inline_pkvt2tBS7T1rifr4k_1280.gif?profile=RESIZE_710x" width="240" class="align-left"/></a>Today was any other casual day for Daehyun Stormwind. He's chilling inside his cabin, his legs crossed and placed on the other chair as he skimmed through the pages in the file. He's been very careful so far, taking in small particles and pieced them to be a bigger note. Recently, he's gotten information regarding the valkyrs since he met one for the first time. A very particular valkyr that really caught his attention wholly, not that he'll ever admit it. He knew he should've at least went down and scour the city for any occupation instead of just keeping an eye out, but Dae wasn't sure what he'd find that would suit him. He's good at reporting but does that mean he'd have to work behind the screens in an office? What qualification did he even have? He remembered studying a few courses in the last 20 years but just studying with no actual interest in anything.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Clicking his tongue in annoyance, he huffed and blew the few strands of his hair away from his forehead and transitioned to another page. It continued in a cycle until he eventually stopped at one page, in particular, the one that held a few information about someone he's had the chance of meeting last time, Josefine Dietrich. He remembers stumbling across the Danish-born blonde while he was just strolling around during the New Year’s Festival in NYC earlier this year. And now she’s gone AWOL all of sudden, it doesn’t help when he had her brother breathing down his neck too. Spying was within his forte, an expertise he mastered after a while of training, so it didn't take him long to find what he needed. A few strings here and there, and he was able to get what he wanted.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">While the niveis knew how to work under pressure, it didn’t mean he prefers it. It made him doubt the competency of his work whenever he was not able to achieve the maximum level and Daehyun is big on being a perfectionist when it comes to his spying. It’s the only thing he’s known for a while, and it’s one of the only things he’s even confident on doing. How many months has it been now ever since they settled in Evermore? At least up to 4 months, for sure. That’s long enough for him. Thoughts of leaving came across his train of thoughts more than once, and it’s been occurring a lot more frequently as of late. It’s just an excuse to get away from all of this, Daehyun has never been good being in a community, he’s a loner. You either seek him or he seeks you out, that’s it. The only reason that held him close for the next 40 years after Coldren’s defeat, was Anivia. He trusted her to lead the tribe and she’s shown exceptional leadership traits. She didn’t need him any longer, per se. Or at least, that’s what the elder Stormwind thought.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Just a few sweep ins on the celestials and Ailwards, and he should be done with all of this. An hour in his<a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1040607847?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1040607847?profile=RESIZE_710x" width="240" class="align-right"/></a> research, he suddenly felt sleepy. Dae yawned a few times and took off his glasses and placed it on the table, as he leaned against the chair for more comfort. He probably should go outside, he thought. Closing the curtain blinds covering the windows, he tied the ribbon around the file and hid in under the floorboards. Shady, probably. But he had to make sure the location of the files that held private information such as that is kept a secret from everyone else. The elder Stormwind wrapped himself with a jacket and exited the cabin, as he slowly surveyed the area momentarily before he went off his way to finally get that fresh air. There was no reason for him to even wear an overcoat since the pale-haired male loves the cold breeze, but it’s just a habit he developed when he went out for recon missions elsewhere for the last 40 years.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Staring at the pathway that leads her around the entire mountain, he passed the main cabin and stared for a while. Will he miss them? This was what made him conflicted. Without realizing, Daehyun was pursing his lips in contempt as he stared at the cabin longer than he was supposed to, reminiscing the memories they’ve made together as a tribe for the past years. It wasn’t as if he hated it here, he just didn’t find the joy anymore. It’s petty but how long is his responsibilities going to tie him down, leaving him with no room to speak?</span></p> Realization Happens. (Ilyas and Anivia)tag:eternalcityrp.com,2019-02-04:6610746:Topic:3526862019-02-04T15:57:32.456Z✓ Anivia Frostbourne ~Admin~https://eternalcityrp.com/profile/IceQueen
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://66.media.tumblr.com/858336aaf2fd4b1d666a8ee22a1b67a7/tumblr_inline_pkecjeOwHR1rifr4k_1280.gif" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img class="align-left" src="https://66.media.tumblr.com/858336aaf2fd4b1d666a8ee22a1b67a7/tumblr_inline_pkecjeOwHR1rifr4k_1280.gif?profile=RESIZE_710x"></img></a> “Well this is interesting.” Anivia said aloud as she looked over to Rhydian before letting her eyes rest back on Ilyas as he was just brought back to the small village they had set up high in the mountains of Evermore. “You said he still thinks he is a Phoenix? But how?” she asked as she leaned her head to…</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://66.media.tumblr.com/858336aaf2fd4b1d666a8ee22a1b67a7/tumblr_inline_pkecjeOwHR1rifr4k_1280.gif" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://66.media.tumblr.com/858336aaf2fd4b1d666a8ee22a1b67a7/tumblr_inline_pkecjeOwHR1rifr4k_1280.gif?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-left"/></a>“Well this is interesting.” Anivia said aloud as she looked over to Rhydian before letting her eyes rest back on Ilyas as he was just brought back to the small village they had set up high in the mountains of Evermore. “You said he still thinks he is a Phoenix? But how?” she asked as she leaned her head to the side watching the man from afar as he walked around the tribe members eyeing them as if they were foreign to what he has known. “I mean I knew he was difficult to find after all being locked away so deep in the jungle was hard for our people to find him but still he had to know he was different.” She mused aloud as she watched him closely. The male was large and very much a brute which reminded her of her brother Quilo who had died so long ago.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Maybe it was the way he reminded her of someone that had passed on that gave her the urge to help him as much as she could. Clearing her throat she moved from Rhydian side though she could hear his protest about her handling this on her own. She closed the space between her and the larger male before she leaned her head to the side looking up to him “How about we have a talk Ilyas.” She said as she placed a hand on his arm and motioned with her free one to her cabin that sat in the village. “I know you have many questions and I myself have plenty of questions. I think we could help each other out.” She offered a faint smile to him before moving towards her cabin.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">As she open the cabin door her dark hues held his as he walked passed her inside, she moved to the living room area and then looked to the kitchen “are you hungry? Or would you like something to drink?” she asked as she moved sitting on the arm of her chair just in case he said he was. For a <a href="https://66.media.tumblr.com/a1628eb9e2fca55db33b35507c44c791/tumblr_inline_pkeckxeTnm1rifr4k_1280.gif" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://66.media.tumblr.com/a1628eb9e2fca55db33b35507c44c791/tumblr_inline_pkeckxeTnm1rifr4k_1280.gif?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-right"/></a>moment she watched him and then cleared her throat. “Well have a seat.” she said and waited for him to sit down before folding her hands together, her eyes studying him for a long moment. “My name is Anivia, I am like you, we are called Niveis a deviation of phoenix and initia alike.” She moved rolling up her sleeves showing him the tribal markings that swirled along her flesh. “I was born a Niveis but many in the tribe were turned into Niveis due to dying in ice, or water.” she watched him with her watchful gaze “How did you become a Niveis?” she asked softly. Some Niveis didn’t like sharing how they became what they were now.</span></p> Practice Makes Perfect (Daehyun and Rhydian)tag:eternalcityrp.com,2019-01-13:6610746:Topic:3504562019-01-13T18:25:19.556Z✓ Daehyun Stormwindhttps://eternalcityrp.com/profile/Silver
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://66.media.tumblr.com/798b1cea62459005347a30a36804697e/tumblr_inline_pkvsz5V20g1rifr4k_1280.gif" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img class="align-left" src="https://66.media.tumblr.com/798b1cea62459005347a30a36804697e/tumblr_inline_pkvsz5V20g1rifr4k_1280.gif?profile=RESIZE_710x" width="200"></img></a> Staring out the windows from his own personal cabin up in the mountain tops of Evermore, he wondered if he had the correct and impartial file. The more he stares at it, the more he got conflicted. He’s been holding the file for a week or so, but the content in it kept getting…</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://66.media.tumblr.com/798b1cea62459005347a30a36804697e/tumblr_inline_pkvsz5V20g1rifr4k_1280.gif" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://66.media.tumblr.com/798b1cea62459005347a30a36804697e/tumblr_inline_pkvsz5V20g1rifr4k_1280.gif?profile=RESIZE_710x" width="200" class="align-left"/></a>Staring out the windows from his own personal cabin up in the mountain tops of Evermore, he wondered if he had the correct and impartial file. The more he stares at it, the more he got conflicted. He’s been holding the file for a week or so, but the content in it kept getting thicker and thicker each day passes. Such as the 3 papers he received yesterday, that have successfully added itself on the file. He can’t believe he’s actually doing this, for Rhydian Snow; the right hand of the Niveis tribe, aka Anivia’s assistant. Whilst Anivia made her choice and Daehyun respected the chief of the tribe immensely, it did not mean the same would come when asked about Rhydian.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">It occurred to Daehyun that he himself wasn’t the best around people generally. He was cold and quiet, infamously known for his spying skills and his demeanor that placed a stick in the end, where every other Niveis found it hard to even hold a conversation with the elder Stormwind, if it wasn’t about missions or anything serious. He might be uptight, but it’s all for good reasons. He would not want to allow himself to form unnecessary attachments, knowing fully well it would not last longer than he thought it would. It came as something complicated for the Niveis. Now here he was, leaning against the window frames as he contemplated into telling Rhydian about what he’s found. Perhaps, he should. It is too much of a risk for him to turn a blind eye.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Besides, if it involves Anivia, Daehyun wasn’t going to take any chance into debunking any possible theory that might surface. He’s been keeping an eye out for both Frostbournes too much not to care for them. He had his time looking out for Kaldre, but he also hasn’t forgotten Anivia, who’s still busy as ever, trying to make their tribe comfortable in the new city. Thankfully, it was winter, so they didn’t have as much difficulty as they might.<a href="https://66.media.tumblr.com/6ed2f52d7c0ddfdadf5b14b1f00ed4ee/tumblr_inline_pkvt2qKTyY1rifr4k_1280.gif" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://66.media.tumblr.com/6ed2f52d7c0ddfdadf5b14b1f00ed4ee/tumblr_inline_pkvt2qKTyY1rifr4k_1280.gif?profile=RESIZE_710x" width="200" class="align-right"/></a> They’ve only been settling for a week, but Daehyun had already ventured into the city, taking it in him as he trained his optics on every single place he’s been at. That, and he also met the other Frostbourne that left them 40 years ago.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Apparently, Kal has been residing in Evermore ever since. The more the Niveis searched the supernatural haven, the more he was fascinated by it. But will it hold for long? They haven’t signed any treaty as far as he knew, and he knew almost everything that goes around. He doesn’t particularly like Rhydian though, his arrogant air just couldn’t sit well with the older Niveis. Somehow, Daehyun just found it very hard to correlate with the male, especially with him debunking him every time. It’s no wonder he got tedious of the countless opposition he’s been met by ever since knowing the male.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Pushing the doors open, he left it ajar briefly before closing them and waited by the west side of the mountain. He had given Rhydian a message to meet him there, so they could train. It was a physical and mental review for the right hand, as he knew there was still some pent up regression held within. And Daehyun could not risk it being there, for any reason. One day, he could very well be influenced by his emotions, and somehow he had a feeling that wasn’t a sight he wished to see anytime soon. He stood there, waiting in the cold as the wind blew wildly, with a file in his hand.</span></p>