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Post by Arvind Pillai on Jul 21, 2006 3:52:54 GMT -5
Aten entered the old man's room. His wife was kneeling down beside him, looking into his deep grey eyes.
"He's been like this for the last month. Can you do anything to help him?"
Aten looked at the scared woman's face. She was almost in tears.
"I am not a doctor Madam, but I have a rudimentary knowledge of healing. I may be able to help."
Aten doubted it. The man was weakening day by day. He had arrived at Foirin to meet him... perhaps for the last time. The man who was lying down was the first human friend he had ever had. He tried not to show emotion, but it was hard.
He knelt down beside him and whispered into his ear:
"How far Ive travelled my friend.. and I have you to thank for it. You showed me the world, when everyone thought I was an animal. I will never forget you for that."
The man smiled, far too weak to talk. Suddenly, he started coughing. "Ill get some cough syrup. Hold on" said the woman as she walked away.
Aten stayed. Suddenly, he saw the man's eyes slowly change colour to purple.
"Im sorry." he whispered.
Suddenly, the man let out an inhuman shriek and flung Aten into the wall with superhuman strength. It took a while for Aten to recover. He saw the man get out of his bed.
"Chalos?"
"There is No Chalos. There is only Plague!" he yelled in the same disembodied voice. He grabbed Aten by the hand and punched him in the chest, throwing Aten metres away. The swift soldier barely had enough time to resist.
"I am Plague.. PLAGUE OF THE NEW AGE!
((Max players - 3, Non-GM mission.))
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Kravis
Level 45
Portal Magician
Posts: 244
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Post by Kravis on Jul 21, 2006 16:01:15 GMT -5
"Greetings , is this the residence of Chalos Vanef?"
A tall,dark man carrying a war hammer said to the old woman
"I need to pay of a debt to him, my dead father gambled alot and he promised to pay back his outstanding debt to Chalos in few years. It seems it's time now. "
The Lady looked up in Kravis smiled and said
"Yes, Chalos is a very popular man,though I never knew he gambled, he's just inside that hou-"
She is cut of with a inhuman shriek followed by a thud agaisnt the wall of Chalos' house
The woman starts walking towards the house "Oh dear"
Kravis Yells
"Stay back ma'am"
He runs towards the house tighning his grip on his Runed War hammer.
He opens the door and sees a Purple eyed old man yelling in a weird voice
".... Plague.. PLAGUE OF THE NEW AGE!"
Kravis stares at the person for a few seconds and says
"What in the name of God are you?Hey , is this your handywork, soldier?"
Kravis leaps towards the beast raising his hammer but the beast simply streches his arm out and grabs the hammer. With his other hand he hits Kravis with all his might.
Kravis has ni idea what is happening.Apart from being clueless he is scared beacause no one has ever disarmed him.He flies into the wall and breaks through it. The pain is unbreable.
Meanwhile the beast just breaks the hammer.God only help Rythanis.This Plague was going to be a very very big trouble.
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Post by Arvind Pillai on Jul 22, 2006 0:48:32 GMT -5
Aten lay against the wall. It took him a while to piece things together.
Chalos had just thrown the man through the wooden wall!
He grimaces in pain. Trying to find his thrusty boomerang.
Chalos steps out of the room through the hole made by the impact and slowly approaches Kravis. A murmur escapes the scared warrior's lips: "What are you?"
The man chuckles. "I was born in the pot of a Goblin Shaman. I am the result of one of his twisted experiments. I am.."
He paused in a theatrical manner.
"... the ultimate disease. I can bend the feeble minds of men to my will."
He sensed disbelief.
"Within days of my creation, the shaman fell sick. And then, a month later, he became godlike. He killed everybody else at the encampment and then moved towards this miserable little village. And then Chalos, the wizard, defeated me. In doing so, he let the Shaman's blood fly onto his face. I infected him.. and the cycle began all over again!"
Chalos laughs in a maniacal manner.
"The cycle will continue, until I have nothing left to kill!"
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Kravis
Level 45
Portal Magician
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Post by Kravis on Jul 22, 2006 10:29:34 GMT -5
Kravis cannot withstand the pain in his body.He is just petrified with this goblin plague. With all his strength, he stands up and looks at Aten. The broken soldier lay against a wall inside the room.
Kravis kneels and spreads his hands . Suddenly , there is a portal in front of the soldier. Kravis yells:
"Go! Get help! I'll take care of this monster."
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Post by Arvind Pillai on Jul 22, 2006 10:59:57 GMT -5
"Who the hell is this guy anyway?" Aten wonders as he leaps into the portal.
Portal magic was a relatively new science that Aten was not particularly familiar with. He was suddenly thrown into 'zero space'. A world of strange squigles, lines and voices. He saw a circle of light in the distance. Within seconds, he flew through it and crashed into a marble floor. He recognised the smell and the violin music being played in the distance.
"I didnt know portals could take me so far!" he whispered to himself, wondering what else the man he saw was capable of.
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Kravis
Level 45
Portal Magician
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Post by Kravis on Jul 22, 2006 11:11:18 GMT -5
Kravis stumbles as he closes the portal behind the strange soldier. He was hoping that any second now a battalion of troops could be riding to his aid. He decided to play with the plague. Kravis knew very well that if one hit could send him flying into a wall then there was no way he could harm the plague.
Words wont matter here. He concentrated.-
"Volan nofeesh lakin trovan!"
Suddenly many portals opened around him and the plague. Before the plague could understand his position and think of anything , Kravis jumped into the portal.The plague was still dazed from this magic.
Suddenly a hand appeared from a portal. It hit the plague right on the face. Then a leg kicking him in the chest . Then another hand. The kicks and punches got faster. So fast that no one could see that there was any movement going on.Then suddenly the plague caught the hand of Kravis and threw him across the room.This time around, Kravis was prepared. He opened another portal and landed safely across the room.
The plague yelled -
"Fool! Kicks and punches dont hurt me. I am a superior being.Capable of great feats.I shall show you my power."
With these words he leaped at Kravis.But before he could reach him. He opened many poratls again. Another hit from this monster would kill Kravis. He was trapped.
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Post by Arvind Pillai on Jul 22, 2006 11:58:57 GMT -5
Aten hardly had enough time or strength to feel sorry for leaving Kravis behind. Within minutes, Aten is on his feet and talking to the king.
"We need some troops at Foirin. This plague that I talk of can control minds and somehow boost its victim's physical prowess greatly."
The king raised an eyebrow "I believe you, Aten. I have seen stranger things. We will be sending 10 to 12 knights to.."
"NO! Only crossbowmen will do. Knights would be infected if the blood fell on them!"
The king was slightly taken aback by Aten's yelling. Aten was surprised too. He rarely yelled. The portal had placed great stress on his mind. He wondered how portal-magicians endured using them so often.
Crossbowmen were in abundance in the castle. It isnt long before, 6 crossbowmen and a eagle warrior storm through the bazaar.
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Kravis
Level 45
Portal Magician
Posts: 244
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Post by Kravis on Jul 22, 2006 12:15:25 GMT -5
Meanwhile :
Kravis was in 'zero space'. Time was in his control here. Fast or slow. He could stay here for years and come back seconds after he left. He wondered if he should have told this to that soldier. He was gone. Too much time had gone since he left.
Kravis thought of a strategy.
"I can't harm him in close range combat. It's imposible. He's immune to any physical damage. Well then ."
Kravis got up and ran across the statis to another portal. He got out and saw his older portal close.Not even a second had passed.
He was quite a distance from the plague right about now. He decided to use his lightning strike.He charged his powers for a great deal of damage.
"Nolakeen!"
His hands lit up with these words.His hands were moving in a strange way , like throwing a ball. With every swing a bolt of lightning flew across to the Plague .
The plague was strong and fast. He dodged over 5 bolts before one hit him. He tumbled to the ground. He stood up and laughed.
"Foolish mortal. I have possesed the body of a far greater magician thank you.Every bolt of lightning recharges this body."
Kravis was shocked. He was scared. Nothing he did worked.He was imune to physical and elemental atatcks.He didnt give up. He tossed 14 more bolts at the plague. he absorbed them all.His physical appreance changed a little bit. He was stronger now.
The plague started laughing. He ran towards Kravis. He decided to give his cosmic ravel one last shot. He opened a portal behind him. Closed it and opened another one behind the plague. Launched a double kick on his back. Then he recoiled on to the same portal and opened one infront of the beast,kicked him again in the chest and recoiled into the portal.Using various patterns he tried to damage the beast. With no result he fell on the floor. He needed help now.
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Post by Arvind Pillai on Jul 22, 2006 12:43:24 GMT -5
Suddenly, a boomerang strikes the plague squarely on the head. Throwing him off balance.
Aten yells from atop a nearby rock:
"Well, looks like the cavalry has arrived!"
6 Crossbowmen come thundering down from the east.
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Kravis
Level 45
Portal Magician
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Post by Kravis on Jul 22, 2006 19:16:17 GMT -5
Kravis smiles. He realised that the Plgue must me worried.Kravis stands up and looks around. He brushes the dust of his clothes. The he laughs.Meanwhile, all the Plague did was look around. Kravis Yelled-
"Hey, "plague" , now it really begins."
For safety purposes Kravis starts sensing all the people around him. 3 men,4 women and 5 children. He had to get them out of the way. They were all scared and terrified with the Plague. Kravis opened up a portal. Stepped back into it. Kravis appeared in front of the scared people which were inside a hut near by. He told them.
"We do not have much time. Quick,get into this portal. It will take you to safety "
Kravis opens another portal next to the people. Everyone runs into it. Kravis closes it just then the wall bursts and sends Kravis flying . He looked at the plague and realised there were arrows and boomerang marks all over his body. There was blood everywhere on his body. Looks like that solider did some fighting. He opened a portal out of there.
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Post by Arvind Pillai on Jul 23, 2006 1:07:37 GMT -5
"Where is Kravis?", Aten yelled.
He had heard one of the men mention the wizard's name
As Aten ordered his crossbowmen to fire at the Chalos, a thought struck him.
The plague could easily slit his wrists and let blood fly onto his opponents, infecting them. Chalos' body was expendable in the eyes of the plague. Why hadnt he already done it then? Perhaps he didnt like losing? or maybye he didnt like incubating for months? or perhaps he enjoyed using this man's body?
One thing was clear, Plague would not hesitate to do it if he had to.
"Keep firing! Drive him towards the forest! I am going to dig a pit there with some of the villagers. Dont let him move towards the town centre and for gods sake, dont let any of his blood come on you!"
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Kravis
Level 45
Portal Magician
Posts: 244
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Post by Kravis on Jul 23, 2006 11:48:17 GMT -5
"You called?" , Kravis said as he apeared from a portal.
He flashed his eyes to plan his next move.He raised his eyes and said
"Whats the plan ,'soldier'"
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Post by Arvind Pillai on Jul 23, 2006 13:09:58 GMT -5
Aten stopped his horse. Kravis' sudden appearance had startled him.
"I was going to go gather some villagers to dig a pit. We'll throw him in when he's close enough. And then cover the pit with a stone or something. I hope the crossbowmen will be able to push the man into the Ras Kar. Th crossbowmen can chase him around on their horses for a while. The Town center is not far. We may have a few hours."
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Kravis
Level 45
Portal Magician
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Post by Kravis on Jul 24, 2006 4:19:23 GMT -5
"Fine, I shall follow you. What are your orders?" Kravis said as he prepared his mind for batlle. ((i have no idea what to type ))
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Post by Arvind Pillai on Jul 24, 2006 5:13:33 GMT -5
((Its ok, you cant think of something to write ALL the time.))
Aten and Kravis arrive at the Town centre and round up 10 men to dig a pit, promising to award them handsomely. Within an hour, the men arrive at an outpost near the Ras Kar. The guards from shandon who were in the outpost also decided to help. They only had a very vague idea of what was going on. All they knew was that they had to dig a pit.. and quick.
They set to work with their shovels and pickaxes, digging furiously. One of the guards tell Aten of a huge boulder than could be used to cover the pit once the man was inside. Aten, Kravis and the guards slowly lodge the rock out of the soil and push it towards the pit.
A crossbowman rides in from the south.
"I've got news sir!"
Aten frowned, hoping it wasnt bad.
"Two of our men have been infected! The plague played dead and then smeared them when they got close enough. He healed very fast and is on the run again. He is headed this way!"
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