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Post by Nikkii O'seth on Apr 11, 2007 0:13:33 GMT -5
Morning soon came the O'seth house and chaos had already started. Tailu was refusing to come out of her mother's room as the handmaidiens pleaded at the door and tried to open it. Nikkii was still dressed in her night gown as she came up on them.
"Tailu, you must come out you have your studies to get to along with your cousin... child I'll take good care of you both I promise." Nikkii said.
Slowly the girl opened the door and came out clutching on of Darlena's dresses. Nikkii kissed the girl on the forehead and sent her on her way under heavy gaurd. Aramis was already in the library reading spellbooks as if they was to be taken from him and never seen again. He cared not who looked in on him because his thought's dwelt on Phelan and his new ability, and he had to find a way to deal with him.
Darlena awoke and was well on her way back to the community before the sun got any higher, but she wasn't alone as Lazorachi was right behind her. And In a few hours they was at the community that looked so full of sorrow from what it did a few days before.
"So this is the village I herd about..... did you ever get the counsil's blessing?" Lazorachi asked looking about.
Darlena didn't answer her and went ahead on in.
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Post by Phelan on Apr 11, 2007 21:44:53 GMT -5
People nodded to Phelan, but no one spoke to him other than to say hi. He hated all the pity that he was getting, no one wanted to ask about his family, yet everyone was wondering about it. Phelan finally ended up on his porch staring at the entrance intently.
Just a short while after he sat down, someone approached the community. Phelan knew that smell that was in the air. He knew it was Darlena and he started walking toward her. There was someone else with her, a Dark Elf. Phelan wondered who this might be. He glanced over his shoulder back to the porch where he was sitting only to find Dantherian now standing where he just was.
"Darlena!" Phelan yelled with a wave and for a brief moment he smiled, just a bit.
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Post by Nikkii O'seth on Apr 11, 2007 23:46:05 GMT -5
Darlena returned his wave and put on a smile comming up to him. She gave him a brief hug and looked at him.
"How are you holding up? Are you having any problems with your new self?" Darlena asked still trying to be strong infront of the people of the village.
"Mind if I have a look about." Lazorachi didn't bother for them to respond before she was off.
"I made a deal with her for her family's assistance but, I wouldn't count on her to really come through when its time to get our kids and Naldany back..... I just hope she can hold on a little longer and mother hasn't .... killed her." Darlena held back her tears and anger an looked over to a section of woods near the cabins.
"How about I show you the other forms of the wolf you should be able to do.... they will come in handy for taking the O'seth house."
Naldany was being cleaned up and lead out into the courtyard by several attendents of the church. There was giggling herd comming from the handmaidens and most of the gaurds wouldn't look at Naldany.
"Where are you taking me? " Naldany asked.
Suddenly one of the attendents slapped Naldany as hard as he could. She closed her eyes and prayed for the strength to remain calm as the taste of blood filled her mouth.
"You are being presented to the counsil and will be flogged for your actions." He said and placed a coller with a heavy chain around her neck.
Within moments Nikkii and Blexanu was outside and heading for the counsil chambers with Naldany being pulled behind them tears again rolling from her eyes thinking her end is near.
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Post by Phelan on Apr 12, 2007 1:10:22 GMT -5
"sure, why don't we do that." Phelan managed horsely.
Phelan followed Darlena into a nearby cabin. The mearly looked at each other for a few minutes before both of them lost their composure and tears began falling down their faces.
"We have to move soon, each minute we wait is another minute that she could be killed and the kids even worse things." Phelan said.
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Post by Nikkii O'seth on Apr 12, 2007 8:15:56 GMT -5
"It's tearing me up inside thinking whats already happened and might be going on now.... And after some time I thought that she might be expecting an attack from us on a large scale but if we bring in too many outsiders all of Neriak might turn on us. That Gal'saris that came with me said she would give us assistance if I do what I did to you on her."
Darlena layed her sword down on the floor and stood out a distance from Phelan.
"Now the first form is a little bit stronger than the pure lycanthrope form and you can stay in it alot longer without losing yourself so easliy...... Start off by thinking of the freedom of being a wolf and let yourself go."
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Post by Phelan on Apr 12, 2007 20:29:56 GMT -5
"We don't really..." Phelan began.
"Enough! This is important Phelan." Darlena snapped cutting him off.
"Ok." Phelan sighed in resignation.
He let go as she instructed him, he felt silly standing there, but then suddenly he felt it happen. Everything began to tingle, he closed his eyes because the sensation became uncomfortable and when he opened them again he wasn't himself, at least not physically.
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Post by Nikkii O'seth on Apr 13, 2007 1:47:59 GMT -5
Darlena giggled a bit sitting down beside Phelan petting him on the head. Phelan was no bigger than the average black wolf his coat shiny and reflected a bit of the evening light and the light from the candles.
"See it was pretty simple now wasn't it. This form increases your senses even more you can get around quicker and not too many would think of you as a lycanthrope and more of just the usual wildlife." Darlena rubbed his fur as she continued on.
"Keyra favors this form for those very reasons but is otherwise incapable of reaching the next stage of lycanthropsy, that of the dire lycan."
Phelan reverted back to his normal self. "Dire lycan?"
"Yes that is the most powerful form we have and yet it has a heavy price..... The good thing is in that form I'm easliy mother's equal and for that matter any were-hunter if you could learn to that in a short amont of time we could defeat her." Darlena said.
"Thats good news but you said something about a heavy price, what did you mean.?"
"Well aside from the much larger size and weight that makes us a bit slower, the thinking process is greatly reduce due to the beasts nature within which I'm sure you feel right now. But back to the point is I can only maintain it for ten maybe twenty minutes before I lose control to the beast." Darlena stood up and began to change into the dire lycan form,. After a few moments she stood as a barbarian man her teeth as long as his fingers and claws as wide as his chest. The floor buckled a bit from the weight of the wolf form, and soon she returned to her self.
"I turned into that when I felt the need to survive, the hunters nearly had me and I had to protect Tailu and Aramis from them.... maybe if you focus on that perhaps you can do the same... From what I've herd the selfish evil lycanthropes can't reach that level like Keyra." Darlena put her hand on Phelan's shoulder.
Naldany stood there in the center of the counsil chambers, the other house leaders and representatives stared at her. Furess was there and so was Zinthel with a smirk on his face, the elder sat at his chair and called it to order.
"Naldany you are being charged with treason, child please tell me you did not betray us and work with elves under your own free will. Was it that husband of yours that lead you into leaving Neriak and here I though you would take over the denouncer posistion after you mother stepped down." The old dark elf said.
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Post by Phelan on Apr 13, 2007 18:52:26 GMT -5
Phelan thought back to the death of his friend, Aramis, so long ago. He thought back to the need to survive to evade the elven hutners. He thought to Nikkii manipulating him, which led to thoughts of Naldany and what she might be going through right that second. Phelan felt himself grow larger.
His mind dulled as the beast began snorting in his thoughts. He ran his tongue over the gigantic fangs in his mouth and looked to Darlena. Anger began rising in him as he thought of what Nikkii was doing to Naldany, how badly she must be getting beaten, if she wasn't dead already. Phelan raised his head and howled.
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Post by Nikkii O'seth on Apr 14, 2007 1:04:46 GMT -5
"Simply amazing!!! " Darlena hugged in overjoyed. " It took my years to get that and you did this only being a lycan two days. This is great but do stay like that too long, the strain is heavy and your starting to damage the floor."
Darlena took a look outside and her thoughts drifted to Tailu. "I hope Elindar hurries up now, I wish to get to Neriak as soon as we can. Hey isn't time to get something to eat?
Back in the counsil chambers Naldany was on trial still.
"Misses O'seth don't you wish to defend your actions here? You face execution over these charges so you would be smart to speak. " The representative of the Do'vexes house explained.
"I went along after he asked me to of my own free will.... and I'm Seladria now." Naldany said.
Then a book struck Naldany in the head making a small cut on the side of her head. Her vision went a little blurry as the chamber erupted in shouting, but none of the words was understandable to her she could feel the warm trickle of blood running down the side of her head.
"Order..... We shall have order here." The elder slammed on his gavel and shouted.
"Lady Furess you and Denouncer Nikkii both went to this settlement without authorization from this counsil, but since you went their with the intention of killing elves we shall over look this if the news you bring back is satisfactory."
Furess stood up and spoke before Nikkii did. "The village was distroyed by the efforts of Nikkii and Zinthel.... The house of V'gen is no more. Phelan Seladria fell him before he was slain himself by the devil elf."
Nikkii frowned and dared not say anything to contradict what Furess said or it would expose that she came after those children in hopes of gaining power over Neriak.
"Denouncer is this true?" The elder asked.
Nikkii paused for a moment "Yes.... all she has said is true, we was forced to turn back when more elvish forces arrived."
Naldany fell to her knees hearing this, rage built up inside her and she looked right at Nikkii.
"You monster!! Why did you do such a thing he was no threat to you and neither was me being there. You people are so stuck on this way of life you make me sick, shifty, lying, untrustable vermin is all you are. I HATE YOU!"
The room fell silent for a few minutes as Naldany's heart broke. She layed there sobbing on the floor as the elder stood up from his chair to peer down at her.
"Clearly she has been corrupted, but is able to rejoin our society in time with a bit of retraining in the form of knowing her place.... She is to be taken to the cauldron of hate for her retraining, and it will start immediatly." The elder slammed his gavel once more and the gaurds picked up Naldany and took her to the arena.
Once they was to the Cauldron of hate Naldany was tossed into the center of the arena and her restiants removed. A dwarf was tossed into the arena as well.
"Dear child you have lost your way... you allowed that light hearted teir'dal to corrupt your very self. Your heritage makes you a strong pillar for the prince of hate such as your mother was, your grandfather and your father....How you let such a simpleton sway you is unacceptable. Kill this dwarf, the very people that killed your mother.... you real mother, or he will take your life and you won't see your children grow up as your mother did not watch you."
The dwarf shook his head at what he herd. " You know I thought you all of you to be cold hearted and cruel but I never thought you would treat eachother in such a manner. I will die today but I want an honorable death lass so be kind to me."
Naldany alway harbored a hatered of dwarfs no matter what she told Phelan. She took a sword from the weapons rack as the dwarf got down on his knees and smiled at Naldany. She stood infront of him and hesitated, she knew that doing this would grant her some more time but this was wrong.
"Go ahead lass I'll bare you no grudge..... send me home." The dwarf assured her. Naldany closed her eyes and plunged the sword into his chest making him fall over silently.
"Very good Naldany you took an innocent life..... but I couldn't help noticing you still felt sorry for him." The gaurds grabbed Naldany and tied her to a pole and ripped the back of her top open exposing the scars from her whippings. Then Blexanu came up with the whip again.
"You will learn humility Naldany O' seth even if it must be beaten into you." The Elder nodded to Blexanu to begin.
Blexanu returned the nod and began lashing Naldany repeatedly tearing her flesh. And with each hit she could only think of revenge apon Nikkii and Furess as she bit down to keep from screaming but he wouldn't stop.
"ENOUGH PLEASE NO MORE!!!" Naldany finally shouted.
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Post by Nikkii O'seth on Apr 16, 2007 12:04:04 GMT -5
"My dear we will say when it's enough here. " The Elder said while Naldany looked right at Nikkii with nothing more than pure hate. Her legs felt like jelly as she struggled to maintain her composure.
"As you know you could very well face death for your charges. I would hate to see such a beautiful young woman executed for the actions of another so I feel that perhaps a term of service will be sufficient." The old man spoke.
"You ..... mean slavery." Naldany said.
"My dear not to put it in such hard terms but to an extent you will work for me. Is that acceptable Denouncer?" The elder asked
"Yes but for how long and where at?" Nikkii asked
"She will work with my staff around the counsil chambers feeding the captives before their executions for a few weeks and them we shall decide if she would be ready to rejoin our society."
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Post by Phelan on Apr 16, 2007 18:25:26 GMT -5
Phelan struggled to bring the beast in him under control and lay it to sleep. After a few moments of struggle he did so and returned to his normal form.
"Wow, this is going to take some getting used to. Is it always a constant battle?" Phelan asked.
"You will adapt to it, you are stong. So, how about that food?" Darlena said.
"Yeah, I'm suddenly very hungry." Phelan and Darlena stepped out of the door.
"Phelan? You said before that the elder of the council was working with the elves and you blackmailed him into eliminating the houses that stood where your house once stood. Was that true?" Darlena asked.
"Yes, I saw it myself. Do you think that he still may be? Is that where Elindar went?" Phelan asked with a bit of hope creeping into his dark mood.
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Post by Nikkii O'seth on Apr 16, 2007 23:24:50 GMT -5
"I surely hope not.... That's something he's never mentioned to me." Darlena got a little bit defensive at first but shook her head. " I'm sorry I just can't see him doing that behind my back."
Harun'ana stepped up to the pair and a bit of fear took her looking at Darlena. Darlena met her gaze and gave a confused look.
"Your a U'dedne cleric aren't you?" Darlena asked.
"Y.. yes M'lady... I didn't know you was here. I came to report that I had seen to most of the wounded but will need a break to meditate and restore myself to continue on, those elves are hard to work with." Harun said keeping her distance.
Darlena smelled the fear and it felt good for a moment. "Why do you fear me?
"It's just I seen your true self when I was at the academy.... when the devil-elf was hiding amongst us." Harun spoke up attempting to cover her fear.
Darlena and Phelan walked past her and she followed behind to the cooking fire area where the days hunt was being cooked. One of the scouts came to Phelan .
"My lord Elindar has been seen on his way back to the village with humans with him."
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Post by Phelan on Apr 16, 2007 23:51:40 GMT -5
"very well, Darlena and I will go to him." Phelan said and sent the scout on his way.
"Shall we?" Phelan said to Darlena with a smile eager to see how fast he could run in his wolven form.
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Post by Nikkii O'seth on Apr 17, 2007 0:27:13 GMT -5
Darlena smirked and and quickly changed into her wolf form and started sprintinging off towards where Elindar would be comming from. Phelan remebered how it was done and soon behind her the instincts of the wolf driving his faster.
They covered miles fast running though an orc camp faster then the orcs could react, the felling was so exciting Darlena had not done this in many many years. The total freedom of four legs swept them up as they continued into the night.
Suddenly they could smell humans but no elf with them and soon they would see why. Hunters twelve of them, light armored wer-hunters with one priest. They both stopped looking the party of hunters over and had the element of surprise with them as they scrammbled to form up a defense.
"Look sir the one on the left the RED STREAK!" One pointed at Darlena.
"Well now we are gonna test out our fighting ability like this just remeber control and get that priest." Darlena said in a beastly voice.
Darlena growled and went to the dire form and went right into the fighting taking one hunter down quickly with a swipe to his chest.
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Post by Phelan on Apr 17, 2007 20:22:30 GMT -5
Phelan froze, gripped with fear. For the first time since he was a child he didn't know what to do in this fight. He hadn't had anytime to hone his new skills. Phelan's concern made him lose control and revert to his normal self. Suddenly he felt much more in control with a sword in his hand.
The priest was chanting and moving his hands about. Phelan knew that if the priest finished he would be in serious pain. Phelan danced his forms, the hunters backed away from him and Darlena swiped the ones that got to close to her. Though Phelan moved with blinding speed he didn't reach the priest in time, the spell lanced out at him and he screamed with pain.
Phelan had been hit by spells before, ones that hurt alot, but this one didn't even come close to comparing. He withered on the ground, in his mind he heard a deep feral growl. Before he knew it, he was back on his feet, but they were no longer feet. The ground sank under his bulk as he turned his yellow eyes upon the priest who began chanting faster. Phelan barred his fangs, they glistened in the light as he rushed toward the priest ignoring the blows the landed on him.
The priest didn't finish his spell in time and threw his arm up in defense as Phelan brought his massive jaws down. The taste of blood filled his mouth and the bone shattered between his teeth. The priest screamed as he fell to the ground trying to crawl away. Phelan swatted him in the head for good measure, the priest was unconscious in a pool of blood.
An arrow struck Phelan in the shoulder and he howled in pain. He charged after the archer who was drawing another arrow back as he backpeddled.
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