[Introduction] - Story of his life

[not_so_cool]

Zed's landing in the castle might attract some attention. Mostly because he actually, physically lands there. He hits the ground outside the front doors like a meteor from somewhere up above, hard enough that he skids for a fair distance before finally, mercifully, coming to a stop. There he lays for a while, in a demon-shaped crater, groaning and grumbling dazedly over how much everything hurts. It takes a little bit for it to sink in that he's still alive to even feel pain.

That's unexpected. It's unexpected enough to make him stand up, and then every thought flies from Zed's mind when he realizes where he is. He doesn't recognize it, but this place...it's beautiful. He must have landed back on Filgaia, somehow.

Zed starts to recover himself and his wits. Well, of course he did. A true hero would never die that easily!

He gets up, determined to explore, determined to try and find out what's going on and why the world is still here. It's then that Zed realizes that he didn't quite land entirely unscathed.

"D-Doom Bringer! Some nefarious, hidden rapscallion has stolen my trusty sword!"

Getting it back has to be his top priority, of course. Uncle Alzahad gave it to him! Much as he wants to take in the sights - the beautiful, alive, glorious sights - there is work to be done! Even if Uncle Alzahad is dead...and Zeikfried is the only one left...and Zeikfried told him to go and die anyway...

Nevermind that. He's a Quarter Knight, if only because everyone else is dead. He can't turn his back on that. What else is there?

Zed stands up, dusts himself off, and goes hunting. He searches high and low, inside the castle and out, in every shadow and under every table. He leaves no passersby unaccused of this terrible theft. If Zed lays eyes on you, he is almost certain to point and demand without hesitation: "You! Have you seen a sword around here? This is a most urgent matter!"

He leaves no stone unturned, except perhaps the stones in the great birdcage. A few peacocks chase him out of there, pecking at his heels and tugging at his scarf. Zed beats a strategic withdrawl...and then sits and watches them for a while. They're clearly evil birds, but they're also stunningly beautiful. 

((ooc: Feel free to run into Zed when he first crash lands, or let him run into you as he goes hunting. He's technically still a bad guy at this stage in his canon, but not by much, and without his sword there's basically nothing he can do to hurt anyone.))

Comments

[jakeyd]

Woah man, you named your sword 'Doom Bringer'? That's dope as hell!

[It's probably pretty obvious now that he falls pretty solidly under the 'stupid' category. Or at the very least, a bit dim. Completely pumped now, though; with his hands balled up in fists out of excitement. It's kind of a real treasure hunt to see a cool sword!]

Does it look as rad as it sounds?!

[not_so_cool]

[A bit dim, certainly, but that's gradually becoming less important. Because this dim human seems...excited? Excited while talking to Zed? He thinks "Doom Bringer" is a cool name? zed knows he doesn't know for sure what "rad" or "dope" means, but in the tone the human is saying them, they sound like a good thing.

This is the most amazing and impossible day of his should-have-been-over life.

But, being Zed, he recovers quickly. Zed always recovers quickly. He actually fistpumps in his own enthusiasm.]

Of course it does! I wouldn't dare to be seen with a sword that didn't! I see you are already a human with excellent taste!

Come on! As you said, any castle worth its weight should have an armory. Perhaps we can find you a sword that is almost as cool as mine!

[jakey_d]

[Jake's enthusiasm only builds off of Zed's, and he's already bounding over to follow the guy, one arm in the air.]

Yeah man!! Let's Indiana Jones this shit!

[It hits him in his excitement that he doesn't actually know this guy's name yet, so he throws in; ] Oh! I'm Jake, by the way. What's your name?