"Sounds like a plan, darling," Frost smirked. "As soon as we beat this place, I'll buy you all a round at Riley's. It's the shittiest place in town, but the drinks are cheap, and we'll all be the best looking people in there."
Adam's eyes drifted from Atlantiades' eyes to her hand and back again. A beat. He folded his arms and drifted past her, not giving her so much as a second glance.
"Fine." He snapped, avoiding her stare. He turned his face away from Atreus. "I'll come. I'll keep you alive. Not for you. Not for love. Not for the boy. For my people. They're no doubt suffering in my absence... Clawing each other to pieces without my firm hand..."
His boots clicked down upon the dusty of the Clearing. He assessed his new allies with a cold stare.
"Children, Dragons, Angels and Flaming Men... and of course, the Wizard's pet... This will be interesting... if nothing else..."
DRYLANDS--> FLAMING FOREST
The journey across the silent planes of the Drylands was long and exhausting. The Sun's sting was inescapable. The gritty sand was rough under foot. It seemed to slip away with every step you took. Running was almost impossible. My the time your eyes fell upon something that wasn't a faceless dune, 2 hours had passed.
10 hours remained.
A pillar of smoke scarred the horizon. The Flaming Forest was at last in view.
Its trees were barren and bare. The earth was as dry and rock as the Drylands had been. A few towering, wooden pillars protruded the lifeless hills, the natural gravestones of the trees that had once thrived in long dead land. The Sun's cruel gaze ignited their blackened, flash. Fire crawled across every surface. Smoke scalded your flesh.
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"Aw-right..." James mumbled to himself. "Judging by that pang in my gut, another 5-ish of us are dead---"
PLAYER ELIMINATED: D'VORAH
FATE: CUT TO RIBBONS BY THE REVERSE FLASH
PLAYER ELIMINATED: ZERO
FATE: DROWNED BY NATHAN
PLAYER ELIMINATED: ROCKET RACOON
FATE: POACHED BY SAGAT IN SELF DEFENSE
PLAYER ELIMINATE: BOOSTER GOLD
FATE: TOSSED BY THE REVERSE FLASH AND CRUSHED BY A TREE
PLAYER ELIMINATED: STRIDER HIRYU
FATE: IMPALED BY THE REVERSE FLASH
"Good news-- we aren't the baddest bitches in town anymore. That Fast-Guy is at the climbing up the leader-board. Let's hope someone puts him in the ground before he comes a-knocking... In other news, welcome to Yellow Team Territory. These bastards have been here about as long as Urien has. Real vets. They've got a hut in the heart of this place. If we want water, we'll have to pay them a tribute or two. Hell, they might want a little something-something just for us cutting through their back yard. Want to avoid that? We're looking at another hour's trek southward into the Wetlands, and another hour north into the Lifelands. I can survive a lil heat. It's up to you what we do next."
@Jeremi @Yun Lee @Takumi @Capri @Lucky
Atlantiades just shrugged. An ally is an ally no matter how begrudging they were.
"Well with that settled. It's time for us to head out."
The sun was scorching but Atlantiades had dealt with worse when sunbathing. They had spread out their wings for the others to protect them from the sun.
"Disappointingly we're not all Gods," Atlantiades lamented at James' remark. "I don't believe I wish to interact with anyone else in this place. Because I assume that anyone who has been here for an extended period of time is not out to help out of the grace of their good heart." They flipped their hair. "Perhaps the sweet words of a Goddess of Love would be enough to sway them, but I am not alone and I will not risk the safety of anyone in the group. I will defer to the rest of the group to what path we shall take."

"Well with that settled. It's time for us to head out."
The sun was scorching but Atlantiades had dealt with worse when sunbathing. They had spread out their wings for the others to protect them from the sun.

"Disappointingly we're not all Gods," Atlantiades lamented at James' remark. "I don't believe I wish to interact with anyone else in this place. Because I assume that anyone who has been here for an extended period of time is not out to help out of the grace of their good heart." They flipped their hair. "Perhaps the sweet words of a Goddess of Love would be enough to sway them, but I am not alone and I will not risk the safety of anyone in the group. I will defer to the rest of the group to what path we shall take."
@Sark @Jeremi @Yun Lee @Takumi @Capri @Lucky