The Unlucky Lover

[Jordan Hielo]

(( day before ''WOLF ATTACK'' thread ))

Jordan stood in front of the theater, staring at it as he was tempted to enter. He wore his regular coat, with his regular pants. His hair was a little less messier than usual, and he he had a distant look on his face. The building Jordan stood in front of seemed older now, not kept for a while. Rarely anybody visited it now, sadly, especially since she left.

Without even thinking, Jordan's body began moving towards the theater. His hand was tense around the door handle, and he stood there wearily as he thought. Go inside, or no?

He ended up slowly opening the door, and walking into the theater. He quietly closed the door, and walked down the isles. It felt like ages since he had last seen Lorelei's performances. His Babydoll.

The man was finally at the end, and stood in front of the stage. He missed her. He still loved her. And yet, he was in love with others as well.

Felicity. The fairy whom always was a joy, who made him smile even when he was sad. She took him to the pixie festival, and was ever so kind to him. He didn't know if she felt the same way, but he still had butterflies in his stomach when he thought of her.

Myra. An elemental like himself, who was clearly interested in him. Hell, she even kissed him. Myra had been living with him for a little bit, helping out around the shop. He appreciated it, and did care for her quite a bit.

His mind went back to Lorelei, and his heart sunk. She was just a doll, nothing they had was real. She couldn't love. And yet his heart ached for her.

Clearing his head, he hopped up on the stage, looking around. Spotting what he was looking for, he took the tap shoes out of the box and put them on. He began to tap dance the way that Lorelei had taught him.

He had definitely gotten better. He wasn't good, but he was proud of himself. Jordan did the moves, over and over again, thinking about the women he cared about, and what he would decide in the end.

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Magnus had watched and waited for a long time trying to work out how not to make this awkward....he shrugged as he found no way of doing so.

One of history's lost people walked out of the shadows and revealed himself. "Jordan, if my mind recalls correctly." Magnus was a quite man so he was not certain if his voice would be heard over the tapping.

[Jordan Hielo]

Jordan had been lost in thought of the woman, concentration of the dance, and overall ignoring the world, that when Magnus had spoken up, surprise shot through the man. His eyes went wide and he slipped, falling on his bottom. He cringed for a moment, but turned to Magnus anyways.

"Ahh, yes, that is correct...hello there," he laughed, embarrassed. He ran a hand through his slicked-back hair, and sat on the edge of the stage.

"So what brings you to Hollow? Hopefully the warmth here is not to bad on you, Hollow's much nicer than this," the elemental seemed to smile dreamily. Ahh, the cold of Hollow was very nice to him. Avaleur was a bit too warm in his opinion, he wondered what her winters were like.

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"I am not stationed in one place, much of this side of Guerre is my lands to watch." The man being an elemental must have enjoyed the cooler mountain weather. He enjoyed a more stable climate, but he supposed to jordan that was stable.

[Jordan Hielo]

Jordan nodded with a cheeky smile. "Right. I suppose an Almorite might do that. You looking for the tear in Avaleur right now?" he asked, thinking back to their conversation. The man had an alright memory, so naturally he was thinking back to his past. He swallowed the lump in his throat, remembering his good friend that was with him that day.

Ahh well, Kavanah was probably watching over Avaleur now. Watching over his old friends. No need to be sad over the loss of his life. Celebrate it.

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Magnus shook his head, the clues and hints they had to where the power was was untouched. Better that way. "No, we watch the ones who look for it. To protect it." Magnus remembered the angel.... the one that Jordan had been with. The Almorite had watched that war go on, those and several other atrocities, but no longer. Now he was helping. "I am part of a resistance now, and I would like you to join it." he cut to the chase.

[Jordan Hielo]

Jordan blinked for a moment. Resistance. Sounds interesting. Wait, resistance?

"A resistance? Resisting what? And whoa, I don't know why I would be a likely candidate for that sort of thing," the young man grinned with a shrug.

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Magnus was silent for a moment. "A storm is coming Jordan. And we need you to help stabilize a village for us. Make sure creatures in the pine forest are not an issue. We need a healer, and water.. We need some more water." Magnus walked over to the man. "Do you have a strong will and mind, Jordan?" he had met Raymond, someone who his presence with had made him decide to help, to come out of the shadows. He would spar the words and time by hopefully showing Jordan all of what he had seen and learned through his eyes. Only if the man could handle such a thing that was.

[Jordan Hielo]

Jordan. He was a hunter. He was a healer. An ice elemental. He could protect this village, heal them, give them food and water. And he could fight for them he knew. Not to mention he could make weapons. That was always useful. But a storm was coming? Who would they be fighting?

"I do suppose I hold a strong will. A strong mind. At least I would hope so," he confirmed, a slight questionable look on his face. Magnus was a tad bit confusing, but Jordan knew he could trust him. A good sense of character, perhaps, and justice.

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"This is a boy I met. All will be shown to you." Magnus placed a hand on Jordan's forehead and the visions began.

Raymond tapped his foot thinking. He had said he was an Almorite, and his cousin had explained all he knew about them and Almora, so if decided he could trust the man. "My cousin has been taken by men of shadow, and this kingdom is in danger of crumbling beneath their feet. I may be only in knowledge of this and was warned to trust very few with my words on this." and there it was in a nutshell, he had other plans like what to do to save the kingdom, but that could wait.
"I am going to form a resistance... I don't have the strength to prevent the horrible happenings bound to come, but perhaps I can prepare for after it. It would be unexpected; a full fledged army attacking right after the battle was supposedly won. But I need to know who is a friend and who is a foe... I can have no moles. I won't have it." he explained to Magnus. "There is also something else but without my cousin I dont think I can do it, the power of Almora. Judging by your title I assume you know of it. I, as well as my cousin, firmly believe it is our only hope."
Raymond had also sort of marked out spots for buildings by dragging the shovel in the dirt and 'sketching' it into the ground. Many more trees would need to be cut down, and then logs still would need to be cut! The boy sighed, if only he wasn't doing all this so much alone.... He looked up in the sky, refusing to let negativity get in the way. I few moments later he picked up the axe and went after the next closest tree.

[Jordan Hielo]

As soon as the vision stopped, and Jordan was staring at Magnus once more, his eyes went wide in surprise. His face soon turned to a smile, an impressed look on his face.

"That was awesome! I've never had someone play a memory in my head!" He clasped his hands together, and rubbed his palms back and forth.

"Do you know when this horrible thing will happen? Is he village built yet? Will it be done in time?" the questions rolled off Jordans tongue, the boy eager to know all he could.

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"The village will be done today, the water is the only issue with it. That and the farmers will not bring livestock knowing of the dangers of the creatures all around. The time of the storm is unknown....soon though, very soon." Magnus could be quite emotionless, hard to read, he hoped the man could tell he was happy that he was happy about this.

[Jordan Hielo]

"No worries. If we can make a small trench from a river or something and lead it through the village to another body of water, I can melt my ice and put it in the trench. It'll be fresh water. Creatures won't be a problem either, I'm sure there will be others at the village who can hunt, and defend the village. I'm a skilled hunter myself. I make all of my own weapons," Jordan sat up slightly, proud in himself.

And, from reading others actions and words for years, being mute for years, he was pleased. Magnus seemed to be...happy?

"Sure, not knowing when it will be coming will be a hassle. But I'll move into the village as soon as possible then. Bring my weapons and that. Make a blacksmith home. Heck, I'll make it myself. If there's going to be a battle, we'll need weapons!" he thought, running a hand through his hair once more in thought.

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"Thank you Jordan, you have now idea just how much your are contributing. There is a river, water just is not flowing as expected. Some time in the near future you should met Raymond and speak with him. He would have more to say and explain."

The man looked around the theatre, "Hopefully this will get used more once all this is over..."

[Jordan Hielo]

The corner of his mouth twitched, and he was suddenly reminded of the woman in his life. Especially of Lorelei.

"Ever since the head dancer left there hasn't been much activity," his smile had faltered, now a disappointed look crossed his face. With a shrug he added, "It's a pity. I love the arts. But perhaps there will be more coming to the theater after. I mean, I sure can't perform. All I can really do is skate."

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Magnus nodded. "I see... Maybe you could bring it back up to standards. Make it something great." he shrugged he didn't really know anything about the arts.

[Jordan Hielo]

Jordan chuckled at that. "I don't think so. It's worth a shot, after this storm you're talking about. Where's the village, anyways?" he asked, looking Magnus up and down.

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"A bit deep into the pine forests. Where the trees just begin to show signs of not just pines, but some others too, I forget what kind they are." he answered as best he could. Truthfully Magnus tried to stay clear of that forest. Much too thick and never really any people out there. Not really any need to watch it.

[Jordan Hielo]

Jordan nodded slowly. He had never hunted near the pine forest, always staying on Avaleurian ground. He could hopefully navigate his way there. "Well I'm glad you mentioned it to me. I'll be happy to help. I'll pack up tonight and make my way over, hopefully arrive before daybreak."

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Magnus nodded, "Thank you again Jordan. If you need any help I will try and do anything you ask." He was glad he had found protection for the village, that right there was one of their biggest issues. Now solved.