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Post by adaun on Jul 6, 2005 18:58:07 GMT -5
*plunk* *hisss*...*plunk* *hisss*
"Phelan....what has happened to you? You are so different..." Adaun said trailing off and glancing at her brother.
Phelan looked at her and tossed another rock into the lava.
*PLUNK* *hisss*
Maybe that was the wrong thing to say, She thought as she looked at him staring at her. She could see a fire that burned behind his eyes that hadn't been there before. Purpose perhaps, a confidence that he had a place? she thought.
"I have become a Tier'Dal, a whole person, not two conflicting halves trying to be whole. I found council in Freeport. I talked to a cleric who helped me see the path that I needed to walk." Phelan said.
"He advised you to go and slay elves?" Adaun said with an arched eyebrow.
"He said that I needed to be who I was, to accept what I am. I am Teir'Dal as are you. We are not O'seths either we are Seladrias. Before long I shall shed myself of the yoke of the O'seths and be a Seladria once more." Phelan said with a tone that said this was written in stone.
Questions churned through her mind at a blinding pace. Leave the O'seths? Does that mean with me or without me? A better question is what does he intend to do with me know? Why has he come here alone?
"So where does that leave me?" She asked with a feeling of sickness growing in her stomach.
"That is up to you... as I said we are Seladrias not O'seths and I intended to be what I am. However the O'seths and the Seladrias can work side by side, the choice is yours to make, but I would like you to come to the Seladria house when I establish it." Phelan said with a smile.
"Then there is no choice to make, I am a Seladria, when the time comes I will leave with you." Adaun said.
"Now that that is settled is there anything else before you come to dinner?" Phelan asked.
"No, I have no more concerns, what is for dinner?" Adaun asked following Phelan over the precipice and back to the faint trail.
"I have no idea, I left as soon as I could to talk to you. But I very much would like to find out." Phelan said.
Phelan waved to a shape aways down the trail. The shape waved back and approached. Adaun immediately recognized the man.
"Olantar. How are you?" Adaun asked when she saw her second in command.
or should I say Captain of the guard. Adaun corrected in her mind as she saw the blue cape trailing behind his shining armor.
"I am well M'lady. I am glad to see that you are unharmed and in good health." Olantar said with a smile that didn't reach his eyes.
"Thank you Olantar, it seems that you have my position now. Congratulations are in order then. You will be a fine Captain of the Guard." Adaun said to him with a smile.
"M'lady? I am only 'acting' Captain of the Guard, it is a temporary position until your return, which is now." Olantar said.
"No, Olantar. You are the Captain of the Guard. I will serve in other ways." Adaun said.
The rest of the descent was made in the silence of the night. They made good time and would only be a little late to dinner. As they were walking in the gates two runners approached Olantar one with a parchment and the other with his sword drawn facing rear guard.
Adaun's sharp night eyes caught the muted tones of red on the blade of sword. Adaun's hand dropped to her sword and unconsciously barred it halfway. She scanned the darkness beyond the gates with a scrutiny that only a veteran warrior had.
"What is it?" Olantar asked the runner. Olantar also had his hand on his sword.
"M'lord. The scouts report that Lylith maybe making her move. I fear that the other scouts have been captured, Dathius and myself had to fight some rabble on the way here." The runner said as he handed Olantar the parchment.
"You.." Phelan said pointing to the runner. "Go to the Fenn'dal house and request reinforcements from Lord Patryas."
"Yes M'lord." The runner said.
"You..Dathius.." Phelan said to the other one. "Wait here and send word if her warriors arrive."
"Yes M'lord." Dathius said.
"Olantar, Sister, we have preparations to make." Phelan said.
Adaun nodded as did Olantar and they all sprinted off toward the O'seth house to ready the defenses.
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Post by Naldany O'seth on Jul 7, 2005 14:40:06 GMT -5
Many had started eating before everyone was in the dining hall. Darlena and Aramis was enjoying the meal but Naldany didn't touch her food yet but just watched the child make a mess of himself and the door for her husband to walk though.
" I'm sure he's fine." Darlena commented
" Was it that obvious?" Naldany asked looking a bit embarrassed by Darlena's words.
" No, not if anyone with a little common sense didn't look at you sighing and constant watching the doors. He said he'd be here so relax we are suppose to be acting normal aren't we?"
" Yeah..... your right.... Your always the calmer thinker than me.."
Darlena smirked at her comment. " Your wrong about that... it took someone dear to me to help me with that problem I had."
Soon the men and women of the gaurd had started taking their seats amongst the priests, priestess, and other house spell casters. Then Olantar came in with his stern face followed by Adaun and Phelan. Naldany couldn't contain her joy and she stood up and gave them both a hug and kissed Phelan.
" Great now we can eat as a family now."
Outside at the post the rouge twins and the enchanters didn't wait as the other mercenaries organized the troops. They had already entered the church halls and waitied for their quarry...... Phelan.
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Post by Phelan on Jul 7, 2005 19:47:08 GMT -5
Phelan looked to Naldany with a grim expression. His gaze swept across the table taking in the people sitting before him.
"Eat quickly, everyone, eat only what you need to continue going. I have disturbing news..." Phelan paused to let his words sink in.
"Lylith is making her move against this house. I need everyone ready to do battle once more. Olantar will be deciding meal and sleep rotations and advise you of them as soon as possible. It is important that you do as you are told, when you are told. Olantar will be commanding the guard. Our enemy approaches as we speak, let us be ready to lay them down under our heel when they arrive. No one is to enter our courtyard. You will be the prow of the boat and break the wave as it approaches. WE WILL WIN THE DAY!" Phelan ended loudly.
The guards at the table stood and saluted before following Olantar from the dining hall. Phelan turned to Naldany.
"I need you to stay safe. Adaun shall be at your side to ensure your safety as Olantar will be at mine." Phelan said before looking to his son who was in her arms.
"and you... you stay safe and take care of your mother." Phelan said with a smile and tickled him, which drew a giggle from the child.
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Post by Naldany O'seth on Jul 7, 2005 20:49:21 GMT -5
Naldany grabbed Phelan's hand. " You be careful.... yourself my love.... I don't want anymore scars on you."
Darlena took Delrini with her as she fastened her sword to her back and blew her hair from her face.
" And I thought things would get boring here without mother to drive me crazy. I am going to check the church over with Delrini and ensure the ackolytes are ok too."
With that the two women left the room. Naldany hugged her husband once more then her eyes caught something and she gripped Aramis tightly and stood behind Phelan.
" I just saw four intruders pass the through this room cloaked in an invisablity. Three was women and one man."
Then she gasped in horror. " They went the same direction as Darlena and Delrini!!!!"
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Post by Phelan on Jul 7, 2005 22:35:56 GMT -5
Phelan spun free of Naldany and drew his swords. A fire burned in his eyes and a darkness seemed to cling to him, as if he repelled the light from him.
"Quickly follow me..." Phelan barked at the cleric nearest to him. "I need eyes and you are them." Phelan glanced at his wife as he ran out the room after Darlena
How did they get in here undetected? I need to find them and deal with them.
Phelan looked back to see the Cleric hot on his trail.
"Which way?" Phelan asked as he came to an intersection of hallways.
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Post by adaun on Jul 7, 2005 22:40:40 GMT -5
Adaun gently pulled Naldany back from the doorway.
"He will be ok. He has the blessing of the Dark Father upon him, surely you saw it?" Adaun said still shocked at it herself. "Why don't you try to eat. I will make sure you are safe here until we can move to your chambers." Adaun suggested as she drew her sword and began pacing.
I hate the anticipation of battle. Every part of me wants to go engage the enemy with Phelan. The best Defense is a good Offense.She thought to herself.
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Post by Darlena O'seth on Jul 8, 2005 7:16:53 GMT -5
" The princess spotted us.."
" Yes.... and our target is following us?"
" Yes...... ok you girls take them we'll double back."
Two of the voices made themselves visable, quickly they took the form of Darlena and a house guard. "Ok as planned just distract him but don't over do it we want him able to make it to Lilyth later."
The twin rouge girls became visable, smiled at them and one hid behind a pillar the other held fast on the celing. Soon Phelan passed under her and the cleric had stopped. She let go of her grip and in a flash buried her rapiers into the cleric. Phelan spun to me her gaze and no sooner did her than a thud hit him in the back sending him crashing towards the wall. quickly catching himself he finally seen his two assalents.
" Hello ..." they said in unison. " I am Kasha .... and I a I am Mirra. And we are going to kill you Phelan."
The identified as Kasha lead the fisrt attack on him as the other drew her crossbow. Phelan met her attack and parried her easliy but as he pressed his own attack an arrow shot for his face making him back off. Then the other attacked and the first shot at him with her crossbow. Phelan was not going anywhere fast this time.
" Fustrated?" again in unison. " We was trained in the same style as Keyra Windleaf.... do try hard ... cutie."
Again they came at him in the same manner till one arrow finally scathed him.
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Post by Naldany O'seth on Jul 8, 2005 17:03:04 GMT -5
" I don't wish to hide, Darlena is just as important to this house as I am but she is heading to the front not hiding away like I am."
Naldany looked back at Aramis as he played in someones elses plate of food making a bigger mess of the area. Soon the room had emptied of people except for Adaun and Naldany. Naldany summonded her owl and sent it out behind Phelan. Then Darlena came into the room with one of the gaurd right behind her.
" Good your still safe .... you there help me escort Naldany to a safer location."
Something didn't seem right about Darlena to Naldany, where was her sword, where was Delrini, and why did she not acknowledge Adaun by name she didn't talk like that.
"Something is not right Adaun...." She whisphered to Adaun as she passed to pick up Aramis.
" Darlena.... so what do we do with your son?"
" I will take him somewhere safe do not worry."
Naldany drew her sword and pointed at Darlena.
" Thats funny last I remebered you had no children and that is my son. WHO ARE YOU !!!"
The enchantress revieled herself and the enchanted did the same. The chanted a spell and the suits of armor all around the room began to move in on them with swords drawn.
" We are some of Madam Lilyth's assassins and we have a job to do."
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Post by Phelan on Jul 8, 2005 18:22:50 GMT -5
Phelan checked the wound, it wasn't seriously only a grazing hit. A little blood about the nick, but it seemed to have stop bleeding. Phelan's eyes narrowed and his eyes blazed red, like hot coals in the dead of night.
"Now you have gone and made me angry...*sigh* and we were having such a good time and I so do enjoy twins." Phelan said in that same ice cold tone.
Phelan's feelings slipped away and nothing except this fight was on his mind. Phelan's swords became blurs as he advanced on the girls. Phelan pressed Kasha but didn't slip his swords between her clumsy defense. Just as they had been doing, the other took the chance to fire her crossbow. Phelan had already anticipated the attack and was already beyond the line of the bolt. However Kasha caught the bolt squarely in her left arm. Mirra gasped in horror as she saw the blood running down her sisters arm. Phelan smiled and lunged at the girl.
She tried desperately to parry his attack with the crossbow. Phelan's smile turned predatory as his mind came up with the many ways to strike her. His eyes locked on the soft supple skin of her throat. so tempting he thought. He drove his blade through her left foot as he landed.
The blow made the poor girl lose her footing and Phelan dropped into a sweep kick aiding her to floor with her foot still pinned by the sword. Phelan laughed as she screamed out in pain. Kasha rushed at him thinking him unable to move quickly from his position.
Phelan ripped his sword from Mirra's foot and with a grace that made it look effortless, Phelan threw himself into a back flip over the assassin. He landed and made a sweeping bow as a crossbow bolt struck where his head would have otherwise been.
"You are both very good, however, I am better." Phelan said honestly without arrogance.
Mirra had mastered herself again and was holding the crossbow that had just launched a bolt at him. Kasha stood with her sword in her right hand and blood dripping down her left.
"You must be able to press through the pain, the blinding, seering pain. You have to be able to keep your wits about you even though your body is being destroyed, if you don't you will never have a chance when the death blow follows. Your mind is your strongest weapon." Phelan said taking the tone of a school master. Both of the girls licked their lips and glanced at one another. Phelan stood in a relax manner and seemed to be an easy tagert with his swords at his side.
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Post by adaun on Jul 8, 2005 20:00:49 GMT -5
Adaun tried to quickly formulate a plan of attack. Naldany could fight, but Aramis was there also. Adaun couldn't let either one of them be harmed. Adaun made her decision to charge them with in the span of 3 breaths. She was in motion by the time everyone else was reacting.
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Post by Darlena O'seth on Jul 8, 2005 20:15:07 GMT -5
" Your very rude attacking women like you are,but we shall keep you in our company a bit longer. You see while we have been entertaining you our comrades are dealing with the princess and that other girl now."
Mirra readied her crossbow on Phelan once more as Kasha stood ready to attack him again.
" Perhaps we could have some other fun if you just stop fighting us.." They said smiling.
Just then Kasha threw her Rapier at Phelans head as Mirra shot her bolt aimed for his sword. Phelan let go of the sword and rolled away from Kasha's attack.
" Now we are even.... Lilyth never mentioned you was this good. No target has lasted against us this long and wounded us both."
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Post by Naldany O'seth on Jul 8, 2005 20:24:40 GMT -5
A suit of armor threw itself into Adauns path blocking her from the enchanter couple. Soon three other sets was on her side ready to strike her down. Naldany pushed Aramis under the table and started attacking the other suits as they neared her area. Her lighting spells was having little effect on them as they shrugged it off and fire did little more the turn the armor red from heat. Finally ice seemed to slow the suits pushing them back somewhat. The man stood where he had a clear view oh Naldany and attacked her with an arcane bolt. She screamed in pain as it hit her in the back, sending her to her knees. Naldany casted as spell back at him knocking him from his perch. The enchantress was delighting in Adauns struggle as she parried and dodged.
" How much longer can you continue?..... sooner or later you'll make a mistake."
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Post by Phelan on Jul 8, 2005 20:28:48 GMT -5
"Ah.." Phelan pointed at Kasha " Mirra? was it? yes, you wounded her not me. But your foot, that was definetly me and I tire of your antics. I think that I will have your left leg" he said to Mirra. "and I will have your left arm. " He said to Kasha.
Phelan threw a throwing knife at each of them as he cartwheeled over his sword laying on the ground. Phelan darted forward waiting for his opening. Mirra levelled her crossbow at him once more. The bolt flew through the air striking Phelan in left shoulder, he grinned at her as he kept running straight at her.
Kasha moved intercept Phelan with a level chop for his head. Phelan moved on instinct and threw himself into a slide on his knees. Phelan slid under her blade and stabbed his sword into Kasha's right armpit as he passed.
His slide across the smooth polished marble floor took him sailing past Mirra who was trying to lunge out of the way. Phelan held his stirke untill he was almost past her and jabbed his other blade into Mirra's left hamstring. Phelan came up running back toward the chamber he had left Naldany in.
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Post by adaun on Jul 8, 2005 20:32:50 GMT -5
Adaun's muscles burned with every swing and parry she made. She held her own against the invisible warriors. Her blows where heavy and deep, but the incorpreal fiends continued to press her.
I am running out of options here. How can I level the playing field? Adaun thought as she desperately fought on.
"I will last long enough to have your blood upon my sword. " Adaun snarled at the man.
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Post by Naldany O'seth on Jul 8, 2005 20:50:31 GMT -5
Naldany searched for the one that struck her in the back as she continued to cast her ice spell against her foes. Then she felt a hand on her shoulder and spun to meet the face of the one that was touchin her she met with the woman. She lashed Naldany's cheek with her dagger before Naldany could react. Blood ran down her face as she attempted to slash at the female enchantress with her sword, but met with air as she jumped out of her reach. The suits oh armor then blocked the path to the woman and started backing Naldany up against the wall. Aramis had now crawled out from under the table not going unnoticed by the man as he upped his efforts by casting spells at Adaun as she continued to dodge and parry.
" Ahh the child we are to bring back ..... quick lady grab the baby... this warrior is nearly at her limit and the princess will be dead shortly."
Naldany magic power was nearly exhausted and she was becoming desperate now starting to fight without her magic in attempt to close the gap between her and Aramis.
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