The Giant, The Gypsy, and The Roseby GypsybardChaptersPrologueChapter 1: ComplicationsChapter 2: Giant DadPrologue(????? POV/time: 5:45 am) *ring*ring*ring* Time for work about now, I think to myself as I rise out of the 'bed' I made from the scraps I managed to get together. I should probably head to tir chonaill maybe someone will be hiring for the day so I can get some money. If I can't get a job I'll be playing music the rest of the day and hope that something good happens. I then look in my bag to inspect my gold pouch only to see I had 4,000 gold coins left. I'm going to run out of gold in a few weeks so I need a way to get more, or I'll be eating dirt for dinner. Part time jobs haven't been working out at the moment sadly as none of them require my skillset, and other Milletians like me have been taking up the spots. Kristel seems nice though she doesn't have much to spare either other than holy water...not to mention she's a succubus...she just freaks me out. She does have a job for me, but I should save that as a last resort. Maybe I should ask Ges he could help out with dungeons to earn money, though he may be having troubles as well with all the alchemical experiments he does. He also has been having recent troubles in trading for some reason. With a destination in mind I grab my lyre and head out. I of course hid my puppets and control bars just in case bandits saw me...I don't want anyone to think I have anything valuable on my person. Maybe I should do bounty hunting again, though I'd have to try it with Ges or that gypsy, since for the life of me I can't seem to handle those criminals by my lonesome...probably has to do with the fact they outnumber me half the time. Honestly puppets aren't the best fighters and the last time they were destroyed it took days to get them fixed it also took 1,000+ gold to get it done...they certainly aren't cheap. I then see the lumberjack camp ahead of me which is where most people go when first initiated to learn how Moongates work. That reminds me I haven't tried carpentry at all. Other than puppets I haven't made anything regarding wood...I should keep that in mind for later it could provide an actual job. "Hey Rose how you doin'." I hear someone call out. "Where are you? I can't see you you anywhere?" I say to the annoying yet very creepy individual. "Does anyone ever look up now a days?" I then look up to see the acclaimed Gypsy. That son of bitch. (This is what the Gypsy looks like) "Wait what! When'd you get a magic broom?! Also how'd I not see you, there are like zero places to hide on this trail there are only a few trees? Mainly due to that lumberjack encampment, but still!" I yell at the offending elf. "MAGIC!!!" He yells in my face before he somehow teleports behind me instantaneously. I of course didn't scream at all as he put his palm against my back. I then spun around in the air to face him once again to see his hand glowing blue...ice magic probably...it like he was pouring ice cubes down the back of my shirt though knowing him he probably was doing something akin to that. "How're so fucking magical all the time you don't even have a wand!" I said oh so very calmly. I mean seriously how do you do magic like that without a wand! "You're so adorable when your scared." He says with a cheeky grin. "I wasn't scared just...surprised." I say in response. "Uh uh sure." With this he grabs my hand and by some godly force throws me all the way to sidhe snectha. I totally wasn't screaming my lungs out all the way there... (??? POV/time: 10:00 am) "See you later tarlach." I say to the bear. In response he just growls in my direction. "Here's some mana herbs before I go." I say before throwing three mana herbs I got from the recent dungeon. I should probably check in with the guild to see if anything major is happening. Honestly I think TJ is a midget but I'd never say it to his face. If I said that to the guild master he'd hand me my ass on a silver platter. Seriously he looks like he's ten years old yet somehow is able to go face to face with a lich king and win singlehandedly. "HELP!!!" I then look up to see a familiar figure flying...in my direction...she's speeding up...*CRASH* "Well how're you doing little lady." I say to the now snow covered individual happily. "Why didn't you try and catch me?!" She exclaimed seemingly heartbroken...her cheap tricks of guilt are useless here! Oh there is tarlach giving me that dissatisfied look. "O-oh I'm very sorry I didn't know it was you. Hehehe." I say sheepishly trying not to look like an ass in front of one of the legendary hero's of history. "Bullshit!" She yells back at me as I oh so very slowly back away. I wasn't wearing my traditional squirrel mask at the moment and instead was wearing bear furred clothing, how I got it? Doesn't matter. At the moment though without the mask my face and more specifically my emotions were open for all to see. My face showed guilt and a lot of fear for what this women would do to me for letting her taste the ground, which was also covered in snow which meant an elf that was born in the dessert was suddenly thrust into a cold climate with summer clothing on...this situation must feel wonderful for her don't you think! (This is what Ges looks like at the moment) "I'm still regretting not catching you, or at least no trying to. B-but there's a moongate right there let's go somewhere warmer!" I say as I start pushing her towards the gate hoping to get the crazed girl away from me. Then I picked her up and threw as hard as I could through the Moongate after imputing the location. "Hey Tarlach," I say catching the bears attention, "should I go check in with the village chief at Vales?" In response he just nods his head and lays down until nightfall occurs once more. (????? POV/Time: 4:45 pm) Today was...eventful to say the least. I'm not sure how, but I saw Rose flying through the town square at worrying speeds. I of course continued playing my songs as if nothing was wrong as I spoke with a couple friends of mine. "So how's the guild treating you, TJ?" I asked him, and as leader of a very powerful guild he is my personal favorite person for company. Though sometimes I do prefer someone that actually plays an instrument. "It's been going fine overall, but about twenty or so members 'fell' if you know what I mean the past week." he replied...a milletian dying permanently is a rare thing at most since they normally just resurrect. I hope they weren't too well known or this could cause problems. Millletians are known as the most powerful people in Erinn since they can never truly die from disease or a blade. "I'm sure you'll be fine though it might be a good idea to start holding something akin of a contest...to keep them in high spirits!" I suggested. For Milletians to die permanently they must lose their mind and since we're immortal in a sense. It's bound to happen. Milletians become physical beings through our own will of mind with aid from the goddesses. Of course these gods subconsciously help us and can't stop new Milletians from arriving...or save them when in need directly. Of course the many kingdoms aren't ruled by us, hence why when we are born we turn into one of the main species of Erinn. Human, Elf, and Giant. "Hey Gypsy you how you holding up?" I hear someone call out to my left...oh sweet it's Darkness! Not sure why he named himself that but I like it. "Yay I'm fine just thinking about things since I discovered Tir Na Nog." I say to them...it wasn't completely a lie. "Oh really?! After 21 years of playing that mandolin and lyre you decide to start exploring! Oh my god I'm so proud of you come here big guy!" He squeals as he drags me into a hug while giving me a noogie. "Oh I love you too dude." I say laughing the entire time. "GES!!! I'M GOING TO KILL YOU!!!" I then hear the earth shattering yell of an enraged Woman. "Quick everyone run for your lives!" I say quickly before turning myself invisible...albeit it only works for two minutes before my mana is depleted. Of course when I yelled all elves that could do magic did the same thing I did. Most elves were taught this spell the second they get initiated. For some this spell can last hours for others it lasts seconds. "YOU SON OF A BITCH! You left me to fend for myself!" Yelled Darkness as TJ got in his flying pirate ship and flew away as fast as possible. "CHARGE!!!" Yelled the crazed woman as she summoned a colossus puppet. It roared quite loudly before running through quite a few people, hell even Logan got crushed...poor poor Logan you will be missed T.T btw Logan isn't a Milletian so I hope he's okay. "*sounds of screaming*" why isn't anyone stopping her? "Alright stop this now, you're a grown woman at the age of 46." I say calmly before pulling out my bow. Of course she's still yelling her head off, so I use a mirage missile...it's archery skills...magic bullshit. I then let loose destroying her oversized puppet and knocking her to the ground. "Oh come on! It took 3,000 gold last time this guy was destroyed to fix him!" She sobbed...like a child that lost their favorite toy. "Shut up you had it coming to you...besides you still have that little guy." I said in reply smiling the entire time. "Alright fine...I guess it's okay," she said a bit disheartened, "but you're going to pay for the repairs you got it!" (This is what Rosen looks like) "Fine fine whatever you say." I replied dismissively, "but why don't we play a song instead! Hey anyone have a piano I could borrow?" I then call out already having a song in mind. "Sure let me bring it out." Replied Walter as he went inside his house, "come here this thing is heavy!" "Coming!" (This is the song they start playing.) (??? POV/Time: ^^^^) In the soul stream where Milletians are born an anomaly has been seen... "What have we here?" Said a delicate voice with piqued interest. "It's something...new. How did it get here?" She asked herself, "no matter I should welcome this individual anyhow." "What is this?" It asked as it finally arrived. "Welcome young one to the world of Erinn!" Chapter 1: Complications(Ges POV/Time: 8:25 pm) It took me awhile, but I finally made it to the Iria continent and now I'm on my way to Vales the land of giants. Of course I'd have to pass through Elven territory to get there. I just hope it doesn't cause too much trouble, since as of now giants and elves or in a shaky relationship. Well at least we aren't in the midst of war and an agreement was forged. "Hello sir, come over here and let me check your cargo before you unload the goods." Says the security guard. Before leaving I filled up a cart full of goods to make some profit off it hopefully. "Sure thing!" I say heartily dragging the cart down from the boat I was on to him for inspection. "What is this...sir?" He asked me suspiciously...are gloves really that hard to- "What the fuck how'd a pony get in here?!" "I don't know you tell me or your trading license may be revoked." he says grinning like a Cheshire Cat...oh you've got to be kidding me this elf is trying to put me in jail already! "I-I b-b-but what?!" I mumble out afraid for what's going to happen, for there is no way for me to stop it. "You never got a license for handling live cargo sir." He says back to me smiling as he puts me in cuffs and starts taking all my belongs. Then the pony wakes up and starts staring at me...wait that's not a pony. "Son of a bitch." I mumble out as I stare at the magical creature. It's a unicorn...a unicorn is a near extinct species...a near extinct magical species was in my cargo...well then I'm going to be in a cell the rest of my life. "Mister are you okay?" Said the nice little unicorn...it just talked...so illegally handling a sentient near extinct species over seas, and it's a baby at that...could this get any worse? "Oh it'll be alright I'm just going to take this bad person away...forever...and for a Milletian that's a really long time don't you think?" When the unicorn heard the phrase Milletian her eyes locked onto mine. "You're lying." she said almost emotionlessly. "That preposterous little one." He says laughing lightly. Then her horn started glowing and blasted him away...what the fuck? "Are you my daddy?" She asked me...what am I supposed to say to that? Of course I'm not, but why does she assume that? "No, no I'm not, but I'll help you find a way home to your real daddy, okay." She just nodded at that dumbly as she stared at my alchemy cylinders. One was a basic water type cylinder and the other was a guard cylinder. I then grabbed my bags along with my Vales great-sword with the shield and headed out. "My name is Celestia what's yours?" She said trying for small talk as I quickly fled from the scene with my cart in hand. "Ges." I replied quickly. Though my full title would be Ges Who Experienced Death. It's a VERY rare title for young Milletians. I got it when I tried to fight the Lich King with the guild...it didn't end that well for me honestly. "You are very big." She casually stated...I didn't really pay attention till now, but she is like 2-3 feet tall while I'm 8-9 feet tall, they don't call giants, GIANTS for nothing. "I wasn't always this big." "Really?!" This seemed to make her eyes sparkle quite literally. I then tried to remember what it was like when I first entered the world of Erinn. I decided I'd tell it like a fairytale to indulge her curiosity. "Once upon a time-" (Rosen POV/Time: 3:30) I managed to earn about 8,000 gold after me and the gypsy played together, though I have feeling he earned more than just six thousand. This time I made it to sidhe snectha prepared with winter clothing on. "Hello Rosen what do you want." Said Tarlach with an exasperated sigh as soon as he saw me. "Hey no need to be rude about it!" I yelled back at him only for him to give that look that said 'really?'. "A lot of people have been visiting me as of late and half of them come during the day where I'm a bear and can only growl at them." "Oh, uh...soooo," "Out with it please before I throw you through the moongate like a certain someone did before." He responds back quickly. "Right sorry...so where's Ges did he tell you anything about going anywhere I can't seem to find him at the moment?" I asked nicely for a change without blowing my top, then again venting frustration at Tarlach was the worst possible move ever. "He's heading to Vales for some sort of Ceremony, he's also probably doing Commerce, but I could be wrong." He then looks at the person behind me, "hello there Nav wanna talk about the bullshit of politics?" "Count me in!" he says while pulling out puppets of assorted people. "Huh...well I'll be going then." I say before heading to the gate putting in coordinates for port Cobh. I then walked through the gate and appeared in the bustling town of port cobh. I then began to walk through the market place to get to the shipyard and waited for the only ship to arrive so I can board to head to Iria. Not sure why there is only one ship it seems like it'd be better to get multiple. Then again this is a relatively small town. "Why hello there Rose." I hear a voice say, which was quite obviously the gypsy. "What are doing up this late Gypsy." I asked a bit perturbed by his presence. "I'm doing a job at the pub playing 'Peach Lady' to the wonderful people there." He says to me. "Who sang the lyrics?" "That's for me to know and you to find out." He says cheekily. "It was Cecilia." Says a passing worker. "Really?! Isn't she a bit young to be at a bar this late at night?" Cecilia was only 17 when I met her, though I'm not sure how old she is as of now. "Oh don't worry your pretty little head she's fine...mostly." "Have you no shame?!" I say in mock surprise. "Nope, want to stripe in public." With this statement my face flushed red. "No thank you." I say rather quickly imagining what it'd be like...no bad thoughts get rid of them! "Anyways you should pitch a tent or something and get some sleep." He says giving me a nonchalant wave as he leaves, "besides it'll be a long day tomorrow for us." "Alright then...goodnight." I called back to him waving him off. Well then I guess I better start setting up. I'll do it by the blacksmiths shop since it's always so warm there by the fire. (????? POV/Time: 5:00 am) I look out the window to see Rosen resting by the Blacksmith's shop. I don't blame her for resting there since it get's quite hot around there often. I then decide to check in on Dai at the camp near Emain Macha I set up. I pulled out a wing of the goddess to teleport me there quickly before the rest of the members woke up. "Sup dude, aren't you cutting it a bit close now?" said Dai at my sudden arrival. "I sure am, but I just had to met up with some friends and I managed to get some good coin in my pouch." I said in reply while pulling out a bottle of whisky. "Well then I guess it was worth it!" he then began laughing quietly before he grabbed out some cups for me to pour the drink in. "So what you got?" I ask him as I hand him his cup back. "Well the rest of the group have been a bit strict on the schedule as of late recently...normally this should be a commendable thing, but with me and you in this parade this is quite suspicious." I nod slowly starting to understand where he's getting at. "So one of the Alban knights are now probably using recruits for information on operations." "Exactly what I was thinking! But the thing is recently there was a huge fluctuation of Mana recently in the middle of the ocean." "This informant must have sensed it too if they were an Alban knight, but the person that's getting the information wouldn't need this informant if they we're closer to the water, or if they were an Alban knight themselves." "That's where this get's interesting, who would know we exist yet require to bribe a novice knight for information on developments?" "I don't know anyone who'd require this...Ges knows of the Alban knights and was once asked to be recruited, but he soon leaved after a few developments. Though he was never one for bribery, and he wouldn't require information from a knight." "But that's where my theory comes into play, what if the ruler of Udlah, the Queen herself, was behind this?" he said in reply causing me to spit out a bit of the drink in shock. "Are you certain?! How would she know of us? We never told her of our existence, nor did Ges, we made sure of that didn't we." "The only option would be the Queen since an informant for the rulers of the other nations wouldn't be able to communicate well over seas. However the Queen isn't the only one that could require an inside informant...if you know what I mean." "Alright I'll make preparations to make sure the Queen isn't involved in this mess, but considering the alternative of what this could mean I actually hope it is the Queen." I said as I finished off the whisky. "So what'll you do now?" "For the moment I'll do things myself and hope that we're good...I'd tell you more, but remember the saying, to fool your enemies you must first fool your allies. See you later Dai, and be sure to not investigate this matter too much I don't want the informant thinking we're onto him, then he'll know our relationship which can put us all in great danger." "Got it boss!" he replied smiling, as he went back to his camouflaged tent to sleep again. "Who could it be, if it isn't the Queen or those so called Prophets." I muse to myself before activating another Wing Of The Goddess. I then look around the room I got from the barkeep here just to make sure I didn't activate the wrong wing. With my mind at ease I blow out the candle to finally get a bit of sleep after a hard day at work...well at least Ges doesn't know I'm a knight. nine eight seven six five four three two one! Chapter 2: Giant Dad(Ges POV/Time: 11:45 am) "Where're we going, Ges?" Says the peppy little unicorn. I look behind me to see she's still playing with the assorted items I got, such as the bandages, paper, and other assorted everyday items. "Well Tia we're going to where all the other giant people live." I tell her, which she then proceeds to climb onto my shoulder. I then pick her up to help her onto my head. "I can see everything up here!" She yells out giggling the entire time. "What do we have here! A unicorn that can talk! Oh what a rare find." I hear a voice call out it seemed...unnatural. "Sirens have no place here leave now or prepare to fight." I say in reply putting down Tia. "Wow and just look at that cart it's just full of so many valuable items, I mean seriously just look at that scythe and that Great sword." She says while coming out of hiding. "You will fall by my hand monster." I say pulling out the giant scythe. "I'm flattered by the proposal, but what do you have that makes you think you'll win this fight?" "I'm a Milletian and I have a weapon that can kill you with one strike." "You aren't the only Milletian I've killed." With this she dashes forward pulling out a rapier. I manage to sidestep the attack, then her legs hook around mine in the same instance throwing me into the ground. She just laughs at this and kicks me away like I'm just a pile of trash. "How'd you get to the Iria continent anyway!" I demanded, but she just ignored me. "Wow, aren't you just adorable! This little unicorn could fetch a high price!" With this statement I used one of the giants very potent abilities. Rage Impact. With this ability all the surrounding mana in the air became supercharged paralyzing everyone in a six foot radius for a short amount of time. "You will die on this day!" I yell out hoping this short burst will finish the job. Then someone grabbed my arm from behind me and threw me over their shoulder abruptly. "Oh sweetie did you really think that'd work." When I saw who it was it shocked me to no end. "There are two of you?!" "Of course not don't you know how magic works." With this I then used a last resort ability that rarely works for me. I quickly swapped out my equipment for the alchemy cylinders. "Do you know how Alchemy works." With this statement I inputs five clay crystals and used Hydra Transmutation. She braced for the oncoming onslaught that never came when she saw I was attempting Dark Transmutation. "Well then I must take my leave." She said chuckling seeing my failure of course with her back turned I inputted two water crystals and one wind crystal. This combination works like the magic spell Freeze, trapping her in a coating of ice. "Yes we shall leave you to it. Remember don't ever turn your back on an alchemist!" I then started laughing quite loudly...I should practice Dark Transmutation more to avoid those kind of screw ups. "What just happened there giant dad?" Asked Tia clearly confused what just happened during the whole debacle. "I used a lot of gold to save our lives...in a sense...I'm also almost out of clay crystals and I only have eight water crystals left." I tell her which she can only tilt her head in confusion at this. "What's a water crystal?" She asks seemingly intrigued with alchemy. I then pull out a book from the cart about alchemy. "It says here that it's a crystal that contains the condensed power of water, one of the 4 basic elements." I'm not sure how'd a unicorn would use alchemy without cylinders, but I'm sure she'll be fine...for the most part. "That's sounds cool!" She says diving into my alchemy bag grabbing a fireball crystal instead of a fire crystal. Then she grabbed the Icespear crystals. "Those are called Fine Crystals, Tia." I said as she inspected the shape of it with a symbol embedded on it. "They don't look Fine to me...they look weird and strange." She says bluntly. "That's because those are man made and produce more violent affects than normal crystals. "Why would people do that?" "The answer to that young one is simple...war and indifference!" I explain, "The many people before us were constantly in war with each other for many different reasons, some understandable, and some completely ridiculous. Mages looked down on Alchemists since they always had more strength and before they thought that magic was always the answer to problems! However Alchemist didn't like this and did things in a more...natural way to put it simply. But one day an alchemist found a way to create his own altered crystals that are just as powerful if not more than the spells of Mages." "What happened then?" "The Mages were furious, but not all of them, and the ones that weren't found a way to implement both combat alchemy and magic. Then Golems were made, I can make a golem, but I don't have enough crystals at the moment so you'll have to wait till then alright. Anyways with the birth of new technique, so to speak, more and more people started revolutionizing the world. Even simple bards were able to change the tide of battle with the revolution." I exclaimed as I pulled out a whistle and started playing a song. "Wow! That's so cool!" Screamed Tia excitedly. "Of course with this rise some people got a bit...greedy from time to time, but don't worry about that I'll make sure your safe until we find your home." I replied hoping that she doesn't find out about the Wars that occurred recently. "Could you teach me how to do alchemy?" She asks me hopefully with a sparkle in her eye. "Sure why not, though it may be a bit difficult for me to teach since you don't have hands. I'm sure you'll do fine though." I tell causing her to squee in excitement. "Thank you, thank you, and thank you very very much!" She says jumping around happily. I then look ahead of to see if I can spot any landmarks. After about two hours of fiddling around and nothing really interesting I saw something akin to a body of water ahead. "Hey Ges...Ges...Ges...Ge-" "Yes, Tia?" I say interrupting her. "I'm hungry give me food!" She says prodding through my bags. "Hey not yet! We haven't setup camp yet" I said while pulling her out of the bag with a potato chip in her mouth, "Where'd you find the potato chips?" "I found them." She says nonchalantly as she starts nibbling on the chips while I kept her suspended in the air. "You know what? I'm gonna cook tonight instead of stale bread." I told her as I put her down and let her keep eating the chips...I don't remember ever making any chips though, or buying them. "I bet you're an amazing cook!" She exclaimed happily. "Yup, just keep telling yourself that." I said smiling as I thought of what I'd make. (Rosen POV/Time: 12:00 pm) I hear people running around me with constant chatter as I wake up groggily. "Oh your awake miss. Thought you'd never come around, but I thought it'd be rude to wake you." Says the local blacksmith...honestly I forgot his name since I normally head to Huw when I need anything regarding equipment. "Good morning sir." I saw stifling a yawn slightly as I try and get up. "Oh it's way past morning dearie." He replies with a smile as he uses his arm to hoist me up from the ground. "Huh must've slept like a log." I say drearily still half asleep. "That's for sure since you didn't wake to the sound of the Giant and Elven expedition squads arriving from the Iria continent!" He then starts laughing at the situation which annoyed me a bit, but understandable nevertheless. "Well alright then thanks for the warm welcome sir...also do you know when the ship arrives today?" "Oh you mean the one that's leaving now!" With his statement I grab my tent and any belongings as quickly as possible not even bothering to put them in my bag. "Wait for me!" I yell out hoping they'd listen, and very clearly they didn't. I then used my specialized magic to form an invisible bridge of wire. I used an altered version of Puppets Snare to do it. "What is wrong with that chick?" I heard a couple workers say as I felt the bridge collapse. With one final jump I made a leap of faith. "I'm gonna make it." I mumble to self smiling just as I got a handhold, but then my hand slipped thusly gravity threw me painfully into the water. "Oh sweet I got a big one!" I heard a fisherman yell as he hoisted me out of the water, "oh never mind the catch was a dud." "Have a good day." I say as I trudge back to the blacksmiths shop to dry myself off with the heat. "So how'd that go little miss?" He asks me clearly knowing the answer. "It went well I swam with the fishes for once!" I then took of my shoes and Mana Bracelet. Then I took of my shirt, and with that I was left with nothing to wear except my undergarments. "I see someone took my suggestion to heart." I hear the gypsy say. "Well I don't see you doing it?" I reply with an annoyed tone. "That's because you aren't looking my way hot stuff." He says calmly as I turn to see he went full nudist on me. "What are doing?! Are you crazy?!" I yell at him while strangling him. "Oh yes~." He says as I look down. "Nope nope nope nope nope nope nope nope! I'm out." "Cover your eyes Timmy!" I heard some random person tell their kid. "Oh come on don't be so embarrassed were all civilized people here!" he yelled out with a cheeky grin. I then use the Puppets Snare technique on him except I charged the wire with mana as to not hurt him, and to make the wires not so invisible. "Move along people nothing to see!" I yell them which get's some of them moving again, but not much. Half of the boys stayed and kept staring at the scene expecting something from the situation. I'm not sure what they expected but they sure didn't get it. "Aw~ do you not want me to embarrass myself, that's sooooooo sweeeeet!" "Shut up and turn yourself invisible so you can put your clothes back on!" I saw quickly. "No need I used the invisibility spell on my clothes I just need to deactivate the spell...did you know it's easier to turn inanimate objects invisible rather than a living creature?" he says in reply calming me down a bit, while giving me useless trivia. "I may be an elf, but I don't do much magic at all. I don't even know basic ice bolt spells." "But you excel in...other things." he says while wiggling his eyebrows as he deactivates the spell he put on his clothes. To me this held no significance, but to others who don't know what he's actually talking about...oh that son of a bitch. "You really do have no shame do you." I say in reply massaging my forehead trying to calm myself down. "The answer then is the answer now...NOPE!"
Prologue(????? POV/time: 5:45 am) *ring*ring*ring* Time for work about now, I think to myself as I rise out of the 'bed' I made from the scraps I managed to get together. I should probably head to tir chonaill maybe someone will be hiring for the day so I can get some money. If I can't get a job I'll be playing music the rest of the day and hope that something good happens. I then look in my bag to inspect my gold pouch only to see I had 4,000 gold coins left. I'm going to run out of gold in a few weeks so I need a way to get more, or I'll be eating dirt for dinner. Part time jobs haven't been working out at the moment sadly as none of them require my skillset, and other Milletians like me have been taking up the spots. Kristel seems nice though she doesn't have much to spare either other than holy water...not to mention she's a succubus...she just freaks me out. She does have a job for me, but I should save that as a last resort. Maybe I should ask Ges he could help out with dungeons to earn money, though he may be having troubles as well with all the alchemical experiments he does. He also has been having recent troubles in trading for some reason. With a destination in mind I grab my lyre and head out. I of course hid my puppets and control bars just in case bandits saw me...I don't want anyone to think I have anything valuable on my person. Maybe I should do bounty hunting again, though I'd have to try it with Ges or that gypsy, since for the life of me I can't seem to handle those criminals by my lonesome...probably has to do with the fact they outnumber me half the time. Honestly puppets aren't the best fighters and the last time they were destroyed it took days to get them fixed it also took 1,000+ gold to get it done...they certainly aren't cheap. I then see the lumberjack camp ahead of me which is where most people go when first initiated to learn how Moongates work. That reminds me I haven't tried carpentry at all. Other than puppets I haven't made anything regarding wood...I should keep that in mind for later it could provide an actual job. "Hey Rose how you doin'." I hear someone call out. "Where are you? I can't see you you anywhere?" I say to the annoying yet very creepy individual. "Does anyone ever look up now a days?" I then look up to see the acclaimed Gypsy. That son of bitch. (This is what the Gypsy looks like) "Wait what! When'd you get a magic broom?! Also how'd I not see you, there are like zero places to hide on this trail there are only a few trees? Mainly due to that lumberjack encampment, but still!" I yell at the offending elf. "MAGIC!!!" He yells in my face before he somehow teleports behind me instantaneously. I of course didn't scream at all as he put his palm against my back. I then spun around in the air to face him once again to see his hand glowing blue...ice magic probably...it like he was pouring ice cubes down the back of my shirt though knowing him he probably was doing something akin to that. "How're so fucking magical all the time you don't even have a wand!" I said oh so very calmly. I mean seriously how do you do magic like that without a wand! "You're so adorable when your scared." He says with a cheeky grin. "I wasn't scared just...surprised." I say in response. "Uh uh sure." With this he grabs my hand and by some godly force throws me all the way to sidhe snectha. I totally wasn't screaming my lungs out all the way there... (??? POV/time: 10:00 am) "See you later tarlach." I say to the bear. In response he just growls in my direction. "Here's some mana herbs before I go." I say before throwing three mana herbs I got from the recent dungeon. I should probably check in with the guild to see if anything major is happening. Honestly I think TJ is a midget but I'd never say it to his face. If I said that to the guild master he'd hand me my ass on a silver platter. Seriously he looks like he's ten years old yet somehow is able to go face to face with a lich king and win singlehandedly. "HELP!!!" I then look up to see a familiar figure flying...in my direction...she's speeding up...*CRASH* "Well how're you doing little lady." I say to the now snow covered individual happily. "Why didn't you try and catch me?!" She exclaimed seemingly heartbroken...her cheap tricks of guilt are useless here! Oh there is tarlach giving me that dissatisfied look. "O-oh I'm very sorry I didn't know it was you. Hehehe." I say sheepishly trying not to look like an ass in front of one of the legendary hero's of history. "Bullshit!" She yells back at me as I oh so very slowly back away. I wasn't wearing my traditional squirrel mask at the moment and instead was wearing bear furred clothing, how I got it? Doesn't matter. At the moment though without the mask my face and more specifically my emotions were open for all to see. My face showed guilt and a lot of fear for what this women would do to me for letting her taste the ground, which was also covered in snow which meant an elf that was born in the dessert was suddenly thrust into a cold climate with summer clothing on...this situation must feel wonderful for her don't you think! (This is what Ges looks like at the moment) "I'm still regretting not catching you, or at least no trying to. B-but there's a moongate right there let's go somewhere warmer!" I say as I start pushing her towards the gate hoping to get the crazed girl away from me. Then I picked her up and threw as hard as I could through the Moongate after imputing the location. "Hey Tarlach," I say catching the bears attention, "should I go check in with the village chief at Vales?" In response he just nods his head and lays down until nightfall occurs once more. (????? POV/Time: 4:45 pm) Today was...eventful to say the least. I'm not sure how, but I saw Rose flying through the town square at worrying speeds. I of course continued playing my songs as if nothing was wrong as I spoke with a couple friends of mine. "So how's the guild treating you, TJ?" I asked him, and as leader of a very powerful guild he is my personal favorite person for company. Though sometimes I do prefer someone that actually plays an instrument. "It's been going fine overall, but about twenty or so members 'fell' if you know what I mean the past week." he replied...a milletian dying permanently is a rare thing at most since they normally just resurrect. I hope they weren't too well known or this could cause problems. Millletians are known as the most powerful people in Erinn since they can never truly die from disease or a blade. "I'm sure you'll be fine though it might be a good idea to start holding something akin of a contest...to keep them in high spirits!" I suggested. For Milletians to die permanently they must lose their mind and since we're immortal in a sense. It's bound to happen. Milletians become physical beings through our own will of mind with aid from the goddesses. Of course these gods subconsciously help us and can't stop new Milletians from arriving...or save them when in need directly. Of course the many kingdoms aren't ruled by us, hence why when we are born we turn into one of the main species of Erinn. Human, Elf, and Giant. "Hey Gypsy you how you holding up?" I hear someone call out to my left...oh sweet it's Darkness! Not sure why he named himself that but I like it. "Yay I'm fine just thinking about things since I discovered Tir Na Nog." I say to them...it wasn't completely a lie. "Oh really?! After 21 years of playing that mandolin and lyre you decide to start exploring! Oh my god I'm so proud of you come here big guy!" He squeals as he drags me into a hug while giving me a noogie. "Oh I love you too dude." I say laughing the entire time. "GES!!! I'M GOING TO KILL YOU!!!" I then hear the earth shattering yell of an enraged Woman. "Quick everyone run for your lives!" I say quickly before turning myself invisible...albeit it only works for two minutes before my mana is depleted. Of course when I yelled all elves that could do magic did the same thing I did. Most elves were taught this spell the second they get initiated. For some this spell can last hours for others it lasts seconds. "YOU SON OF A BITCH! You left me to fend for myself!" Yelled Darkness as TJ got in his flying pirate ship and flew away as fast as possible. "CHARGE!!!" Yelled the crazed woman as she summoned a colossus puppet. It roared quite loudly before running through quite a few people, hell even Logan got crushed...poor poor Logan you will be missed T.T btw Logan isn't a Milletian so I hope he's okay. "*sounds of screaming*" why isn't anyone stopping her? "Alright stop this now, you're a grown woman at the age of 46." I say calmly before pulling out my bow. Of course she's still yelling her head off, so I use a mirage missile...it's archery skills...magic bullshit. I then let loose destroying her oversized puppet and knocking her to the ground. "Oh come on! It took 3,000 gold last time this guy was destroyed to fix him!" She sobbed...like a child that lost their favorite toy. "Shut up you had it coming to you...besides you still have that little guy." I said in reply smiling the entire time. "Alright fine...I guess it's okay," she said a bit disheartened, "but you're going to pay for the repairs you got it!" (This is what Rosen looks like) "Fine fine whatever you say." I replied dismissively, "but why don't we play a song instead! Hey anyone have a piano I could borrow?" I then call out already having a song in mind. "Sure let me bring it out." Replied Walter as he went inside his house, "come here this thing is heavy!" "Coming!" (This is the song they start playing.) (??? POV/Time: ^^^^) In the soul stream where Milletians are born an anomaly has been seen... "What have we here?" Said a delicate voice with piqued interest. "It's something...new. How did it get here?" She asked herself, "no matter I should welcome this individual anyhow." "What is this?" It asked as it finally arrived. "Welcome young one to the world of Erinn!"
Chapter 1: Complications(Ges POV/Time: 8:25 pm) It took me awhile, but I finally made it to the Iria continent and now I'm on my way to Vales the land of giants. Of course I'd have to pass through Elven territory to get there. I just hope it doesn't cause too much trouble, since as of now giants and elves or in a shaky relationship. Well at least we aren't in the midst of war and an agreement was forged. "Hello sir, come over here and let me check your cargo before you unload the goods." Says the security guard. Before leaving I filled up a cart full of goods to make some profit off it hopefully. "Sure thing!" I say heartily dragging the cart down from the boat I was on to him for inspection. "What is this...sir?" He asked me suspiciously...are gloves really that hard to- "What the fuck how'd a pony get in here?!" "I don't know you tell me or your trading license may be revoked." he says grinning like a Cheshire Cat...oh you've got to be kidding me this elf is trying to put me in jail already! "I-I b-b-but what?!" I mumble out afraid for what's going to happen, for there is no way for me to stop it. "You never got a license for handling live cargo sir." He says back to me smiling as he puts me in cuffs and starts taking all my belongs. Then the pony wakes up and starts staring at me...wait that's not a pony. "Son of a bitch." I mumble out as I stare at the magical creature. It's a unicorn...a unicorn is a near extinct species...a near extinct magical species was in my cargo...well then I'm going to be in a cell the rest of my life. "Mister are you okay?" Said the nice little unicorn...it just talked...so illegally handling a sentient near extinct species over seas, and it's a baby at that...could this get any worse? "Oh it'll be alright I'm just going to take this bad person away...forever...and for a Milletian that's a really long time don't you think?" When the unicorn heard the phrase Milletian her eyes locked onto mine. "You're lying." she said almost emotionlessly. "That preposterous little one." He says laughing lightly. Then her horn started glowing and blasted him away...what the fuck? "Are you my daddy?" She asked me...what am I supposed to say to that? Of course I'm not, but why does she assume that? "No, no I'm not, but I'll help you find a way home to your real daddy, okay." She just nodded at that dumbly as she stared at my alchemy cylinders. One was a basic water type cylinder and the other was a guard cylinder. I then grabbed my bags along with my Vales great-sword with the shield and headed out. "My name is Celestia what's yours?" She said trying for small talk as I quickly fled from the scene with my cart in hand. "Ges." I replied quickly. Though my full title would be Ges Who Experienced Death. It's a VERY rare title for young Milletians. I got it when I tried to fight the Lich King with the guild...it didn't end that well for me honestly. "You are very big." She casually stated...I didn't really pay attention till now, but she is like 2-3 feet tall while I'm 8-9 feet tall, they don't call giants, GIANTS for nothing. "I wasn't always this big." "Really?!" This seemed to make her eyes sparkle quite literally. I then tried to remember what it was like when I first entered the world of Erinn. I decided I'd tell it like a fairytale to indulge her curiosity. "Once upon a time-" (Rosen POV/Time: 3:30) I managed to earn about 8,000 gold after me and the gypsy played together, though I have feeling he earned more than just six thousand. This time I made it to sidhe snectha prepared with winter clothing on. "Hello Rosen what do you want." Said Tarlach with an exasperated sigh as soon as he saw me. "Hey no need to be rude about it!" I yelled back at him only for him to give that look that said 'really?'. "A lot of people have been visiting me as of late and half of them come during the day where I'm a bear and can only growl at them." "Oh, uh...soooo," "Out with it please before I throw you through the moongate like a certain someone did before." He responds back quickly. "Right sorry...so where's Ges did he tell you anything about going anywhere I can't seem to find him at the moment?" I asked nicely for a change without blowing my top, then again venting frustration at Tarlach was the worst possible move ever. "He's heading to Vales for some sort of Ceremony, he's also probably doing Commerce, but I could be wrong." He then looks at the person behind me, "hello there Nav wanna talk about the bullshit of politics?" "Count me in!" he says while pulling out puppets of assorted people. "Huh...well I'll be going then." I say before heading to the gate putting in coordinates for port Cobh. I then walked through the gate and appeared in the bustling town of port cobh. I then began to walk through the market place to get to the shipyard and waited for the only ship to arrive so I can board to head to Iria. Not sure why there is only one ship it seems like it'd be better to get multiple. Then again this is a relatively small town. "Why hello there Rose." I hear a voice say, which was quite obviously the gypsy. "What are doing up this late Gypsy." I asked a bit perturbed by his presence. "I'm doing a job at the pub playing 'Peach Lady' to the wonderful people there." He says to me. "Who sang the lyrics?" "That's for me to know and you to find out." He says cheekily. "It was Cecilia." Says a passing worker. "Really?! Isn't she a bit young to be at a bar this late at night?" Cecilia was only 17 when I met her, though I'm not sure how old she is as of now. "Oh don't worry your pretty little head she's fine...mostly." "Have you no shame?!" I say in mock surprise. "Nope, want to stripe in public." With this statement my face flushed red. "No thank you." I say rather quickly imagining what it'd be like...no bad thoughts get rid of them! "Anyways you should pitch a tent or something and get some sleep." He says giving me a nonchalant wave as he leaves, "besides it'll be a long day tomorrow for us." "Alright then...goodnight." I called back to him waving him off. Well then I guess I better start setting up. I'll do it by the blacksmiths shop since it's always so warm there by the fire. (????? POV/Time: 5:00 am) I look out the window to see Rosen resting by the Blacksmith's shop. I don't blame her for resting there since it get's quite hot around there often. I then decide to check in on Dai at the camp near Emain Macha I set up. I pulled out a wing of the goddess to teleport me there quickly before the rest of the members woke up. "Sup dude, aren't you cutting it a bit close now?" said Dai at my sudden arrival. "I sure am, but I just had to met up with some friends and I managed to get some good coin in my pouch." I said in reply while pulling out a bottle of whisky. "Well then I guess it was worth it!" he then began laughing quietly before he grabbed out some cups for me to pour the drink in. "So what you got?" I ask him as I hand him his cup back. "Well the rest of the group have been a bit strict on the schedule as of late recently...normally this should be a commendable thing, but with me and you in this parade this is quite suspicious." I nod slowly starting to understand where he's getting at. "So one of the Alban knights are now probably using recruits for information on operations." "Exactly what I was thinking! But the thing is recently there was a huge fluctuation of Mana recently in the middle of the ocean." "This informant must have sensed it too if they were an Alban knight, but the person that's getting the information wouldn't need this informant if they we're closer to the water, or if they were an Alban knight themselves." "That's where this get's interesting, who would know we exist yet require to bribe a novice knight for information on developments?" "I don't know anyone who'd require this...Ges knows of the Alban knights and was once asked to be recruited, but he soon leaved after a few developments. Though he was never one for bribery, and he wouldn't require information from a knight." "But that's where my theory comes into play, what if the ruler of Udlah, the Queen herself, was behind this?" he said in reply causing me to spit out a bit of the drink in shock. "Are you certain?! How would she know of us? We never told her of our existence, nor did Ges, we made sure of that didn't we." "The only option would be the Queen since an informant for the rulers of the other nations wouldn't be able to communicate well over seas. However the Queen isn't the only one that could require an inside informant...if you know what I mean." "Alright I'll make preparations to make sure the Queen isn't involved in this mess, but considering the alternative of what this could mean I actually hope it is the Queen." I said as I finished off the whisky. "So what'll you do now?" "For the moment I'll do things myself and hope that we're good...I'd tell you more, but remember the saying, to fool your enemies you must first fool your allies. See you later Dai, and be sure to not investigate this matter too much I don't want the informant thinking we're onto him, then he'll know our relationship which can put us all in great danger." "Got it boss!" he replied smiling, as he went back to his camouflaged tent to sleep again. "Who could it be, if it isn't the Queen or those so called Prophets." I muse to myself before activating another Wing Of The Goddess. I then look around the room I got from the barkeep here just to make sure I didn't activate the wrong wing. With my mind at ease I blow out the candle to finally get a bit of sleep after a hard day at work...well at least Ges doesn't know I'm a knight. nine eight seven six five four three two one!
Chapter 2: Giant Dad(Ges POV/Time: 11:45 am) "Where're we going, Ges?" Says the peppy little unicorn. I look behind me to see she's still playing with the assorted items I got, such as the bandages, paper, and other assorted everyday items. "Well Tia we're going to where all the other giant people live." I tell her, which she then proceeds to climb onto my shoulder. I then pick her up to help her onto my head. "I can see everything up here!" She yells out giggling the entire time. "What do we have here! A unicorn that can talk! Oh what a rare find." I hear a voice call out it seemed...unnatural. "Sirens have no place here leave now or prepare to fight." I say in reply putting down Tia. "Wow and just look at that cart it's just full of so many valuable items, I mean seriously just look at that scythe and that Great sword." She says while coming out of hiding. "You will fall by my hand monster." I say pulling out the giant scythe. "I'm flattered by the proposal, but what do you have that makes you think you'll win this fight?" "I'm a Milletian and I have a weapon that can kill you with one strike." "You aren't the only Milletian I've killed." With this she dashes forward pulling out a rapier. I manage to sidestep the attack, then her legs hook around mine in the same instance throwing me into the ground. She just laughs at this and kicks me away like I'm just a pile of trash. "How'd you get to the Iria continent anyway!" I demanded, but she just ignored me. "Wow, aren't you just adorable! This little unicorn could fetch a high price!" With this statement I used one of the giants very potent abilities. Rage Impact. With this ability all the surrounding mana in the air became supercharged paralyzing everyone in a six foot radius for a short amount of time. "You will die on this day!" I yell out hoping this short burst will finish the job. Then someone grabbed my arm from behind me and threw me over their shoulder abruptly. "Oh sweetie did you really think that'd work." When I saw who it was it shocked me to no end. "There are two of you?!" "Of course not don't you know how magic works." With this I then used a last resort ability that rarely works for me. I quickly swapped out my equipment for the alchemy cylinders. "Do you know how Alchemy works." With this statement I inputs five clay crystals and used Hydra Transmutation. She braced for the oncoming onslaught that never came when she saw I was attempting Dark Transmutation. "Well then I must take my leave." She said chuckling seeing my failure of course with her back turned I inputted two water crystals and one wind crystal. This combination works like the magic spell Freeze, trapping her in a coating of ice. "Yes we shall leave you to it. Remember don't ever turn your back on an alchemist!" I then started laughing quite loudly...I should practice Dark Transmutation more to avoid those kind of screw ups. "What just happened there giant dad?" Asked Tia clearly confused what just happened during the whole debacle. "I used a lot of gold to save our lives...in a sense...I'm also almost out of clay crystals and I only have eight water crystals left." I tell her which she can only tilt her head in confusion at this. "What's a water crystal?" She asks seemingly intrigued with alchemy. I then pull out a book from the cart about alchemy. "It says here that it's a crystal that contains the condensed power of water, one of the 4 basic elements." I'm not sure how'd a unicorn would use alchemy without cylinders, but I'm sure she'll be fine...for the most part. "That's sounds cool!" She says diving into my alchemy bag grabbing a fireball crystal instead of a fire crystal. Then she grabbed the Icespear crystals. "Those are called Fine Crystals, Tia." I said as she inspected the shape of it with a symbol embedded on it. "They don't look Fine to me...they look weird and strange." She says bluntly. "That's because those are man made and produce more violent affects than normal crystals. "Why would people do that?" "The answer to that young one is simple...war and indifference!" I explain, "The many people before us were constantly in war with each other for many different reasons, some understandable, and some completely ridiculous. Mages looked down on Alchemists since they always had more strength and before they thought that magic was always the answer to problems! However Alchemist didn't like this and did things in a more...natural way to put it simply. But one day an alchemist found a way to create his own altered crystals that are just as powerful if not more than the spells of Mages." "What happened then?" "The Mages were furious, but not all of them, and the ones that weren't found a way to implement both combat alchemy and magic. Then Golems were made, I can make a golem, but I don't have enough crystals at the moment so you'll have to wait till then alright. Anyways with the birth of new technique, so to speak, more and more people started revolutionizing the world. Even simple bards were able to change the tide of battle with the revolution." I exclaimed as I pulled out a whistle and started playing a song. "Wow! That's so cool!" Screamed Tia excitedly. "Of course with this rise some people got a bit...greedy from time to time, but don't worry about that I'll make sure your safe until we find your home." I replied hoping that she doesn't find out about the Wars that occurred recently. "Could you teach me how to do alchemy?" She asks me hopefully with a sparkle in her eye. "Sure why not, though it may be a bit difficult for me to teach since you don't have hands. I'm sure you'll do fine though." I tell causing her to squee in excitement. "Thank you, thank you, and thank you very very much!" She says jumping around happily. I then look ahead of to see if I can spot any landmarks. After about two hours of fiddling around and nothing really interesting I saw something akin to a body of water ahead. "Hey Ges...Ges...Ges...Ge-" "Yes, Tia?" I say interrupting her. "I'm hungry give me food!" She says prodding through my bags. "Hey not yet! We haven't setup camp yet" I said while pulling her out of the bag with a potato chip in her mouth, "Where'd you find the potato chips?" "I found them." She says nonchalantly as she starts nibbling on the chips while I kept her suspended in the air. "You know what? I'm gonna cook tonight instead of stale bread." I told her as I put her down and let her keep eating the chips...I don't remember ever making any chips though, or buying them. "I bet you're an amazing cook!" She exclaimed happily. "Yup, just keep telling yourself that." I said smiling as I thought of what I'd make. (Rosen POV/Time: 12:00 pm) I hear people running around me with constant chatter as I wake up groggily. "Oh your awake miss. Thought you'd never come around, but I thought it'd be rude to wake you." Says the local blacksmith...honestly I forgot his name since I normally head to Huw when I need anything regarding equipment. "Good morning sir." I saw stifling a yawn slightly as I try and get up. "Oh it's way past morning dearie." He replies with a smile as he uses his arm to hoist me up from the ground. "Huh must've slept like a log." I say drearily still half asleep. "That's for sure since you didn't wake to the sound of the Giant and Elven expedition squads arriving from the Iria continent!" He then starts laughing at the situation which annoyed me a bit, but understandable nevertheless. "Well alright then thanks for the warm welcome sir...also do you know when the ship arrives today?" "Oh you mean the one that's leaving now!" With his statement I grab my tent and any belongings as quickly as possible not even bothering to put them in my bag. "Wait for me!" I yell out hoping they'd listen, and very clearly they didn't. I then used my specialized magic to form an invisible bridge of wire. I used an altered version of Puppets Snare to do it. "What is wrong with that chick?" I heard a couple workers say as I felt the bridge collapse. With one final jump I made a leap of faith. "I'm gonna make it." I mumble to self smiling just as I got a handhold, but then my hand slipped thusly gravity threw me painfully into the water. "Oh sweet I got a big one!" I heard a fisherman yell as he hoisted me out of the water, "oh never mind the catch was a dud." "Have a good day." I say as I trudge back to the blacksmiths shop to dry myself off with the heat. "So how'd that go little miss?" He asks me clearly knowing the answer. "It went well I swam with the fishes for once!" I then took of my shoes and Mana Bracelet. Then I took of my shirt, and with that I was left with nothing to wear except my undergarments. "I see someone took my suggestion to heart." I hear the gypsy say. "Well I don't see you doing it?" I reply with an annoyed tone. "That's because you aren't looking my way hot stuff." He says calmly as I turn to see he went full nudist on me. "What are doing?! Are you crazy?!" I yell at him while strangling him. "Oh yes~." He says as I look down. "Nope nope nope nope nope nope nope nope! I'm out." "Cover your eyes Timmy!" I heard some random person tell their kid. "Oh come on don't be so embarrassed were all civilized people here!" he yelled out with a cheeky grin. I then use the Puppets Snare technique on him except I charged the wire with mana as to not hurt him, and to make the wires not so invisible. "Move along people nothing to see!" I yell them which get's some of them moving again, but not much. Half of the boys stayed and kept staring at the scene expecting something from the situation. I'm not sure what they expected but they sure didn't get it. "Aw~ do you not want me to embarrass myself, that's sooooooo sweeeeet!" "Shut up and turn yourself invisible so you can put your clothes back on!" I saw quickly. "No need I used the invisibility spell on my clothes I just need to deactivate the spell...did you know it's easier to turn inanimate objects invisible rather than a living creature?" he says in reply calming me down a bit, while giving me useless trivia. "I may be an elf, but I don't do much magic at all. I don't even know basic ice bolt spells." "But you excel in...other things." he says while wiggling his eyebrows as he deactivates the spell he put on his clothes. To me this held no significance, but to others who don't know what he's actually talking about...oh that son of a bitch. "You really do have no shame do you." I say in reply massaging my forehead trying to calm myself down. "The answer then is the answer now...NOPE!"
