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Post by Nikkii O'seth on Jul 4, 2007 23:41:53 GMT -5
The Lycanthrope village had a more evil presence to it. Kyriko had come up with a new evil plot on the outside world, on how to place more of the would be hunters at eachother. Keyra let the shaman's room with two other lycanthropes with her one being Valdara the other a halfling.
"Oh I hope he refuses, I hope they both refuse." Valdara said cracking her knuckles.
Keyra giggled thinking about what she said. "I think he will do it after begging for a different tasking.... which will be worst."
"You seem to have known them awhile tell me more about them, the last time they didn't put up a real fight but this time Darlena will have no restraints and she beat me before.... " Valdara's fangs shown as she tried to contain her rage. "I want to kill them all."
Aramis tried to ignore his father's presence for the moment but he couldn't contain it anylonger.
"Do you think she hates me for leaving her behind and where are they taking her? ....Wait they aren't going to kill her are they." Aramis leaped off the porch and started running out towards her.
"ARAMIS STOP!" Naldany's voice called out as she saw him. She was returning to the house along with the girls at her side. "Your aunt will decide what is to be done with her."
Aramis clenched his fist and bit down on his lip. "Damn ... why she won't have any pity on her, I got to get her outta her." He muttered to himself."
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Post by Phelan on Jul 5, 2007 18:16:09 GMT -5
Aramis felt a stong hand on his shoulder gently restraining him from going farther. It wasn't a harsh touch, it was a touch of compassion. He immediately pulled away from it, but it presisted.
"Aramis, please don't be rash." Phelan said softly.
"Get your hands off me." Aramis lashed out.
"Fine, but please be rational about things. You've known your Aunt for as long as you've drawn breath. I've known her longer than that. What makes you think that she will not have compassion? You might just be suprised. Would you like me to have a word with her?" Phelan said again in the same soft Fatherly tone.
Aramis instantly rebelled against his Father.
"I don't want a thing from you." He said and walked away mumbling.
Phelan sighed, he knew that the boy would come around. He could see the tenderness in his eyes for Andrea. Phelan saw Darlena up the road a bit walking along side the guards dragging the girl. He caught up with them.
"Darlena, may I have a breif moment with you?" Phelan asked.
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Post by Nikkii O'seth on Jul 5, 2007 22:20:55 GMT -5
Darlena halted the gaurds and turned to Phelan. "Hey Phelan what can I do for you?" Darlena held a firm grip on the girl's hair.
"Well it's about the girl there?" Phelan said.
Darlena frowned at what she though he was going to hint to. "This girl tried to kill me, I was going to have a bit of payback."
"I know but hear me out... please. Aramis is still saveable but she could play a part in helping us."
Darlena thought long and hard for a moment before she lifted the girl to her feet. "You listen to me....If you ever raise a weapon towards me I will have no problems ripping your head from your shoulder."
Darlena tossed Andrea to Phelan and walked away. "I wish you luck Phelan, your going to need it."
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Post by Phelan on Jul 6, 2007 1:50:13 GMT -5
Phelan looked at the girl as she struggled to her feet in front of him. He closed his eyes and hoped against hope that he was making the right choice. It had once been given to him and it was the best thing that could have happened to him. He hoped though the circumstances were different that taking a page from Nikkii's book would work.
The girl spat at him, he easily stepped aside. He grabbed the girl by the neck and gently pulled her close so only she could hear him.
"You have a choice, you can either marry my son or you can meet your fate with Darlena." Phelan said quietly. "Think fast."
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Post by Nikkii O'seth on Jul 6, 2007 16:26:27 GMT -5
She looked back to Darlena that was walking away, a few tears ran down her cheecks. "I thought I wasn't good enough for him... thats what I kept hearing from the women. And how do you know I won't kill him in his sleep and escape? Won't the lady of the house object to me anyway ...... I mean I will try to do as a wife would I guess, but don't expect much of this."
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Post by Phelan on Jul 6, 2007 18:15:02 GMT -5
Phelan tightend his grip on her neck and barred his fangs.
"You best do better than try or you will die. Don't you think the Lady of the house wants grandchildren? You have the hips for having children and Aramis will be pleased with you." Phelan said with a smile, that looked twisted because of his fangs. "So are you still so non-chalant about your decsion? The torture that she had in mind " Phelan gestured to Darlena "can still be yours."
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Post by Nikkii O'seth on Jul 7, 2007 0:10:54 GMT -5
"Ok ..... please don't give me to her. I'm begging you I will marry him and bare children as you wish, I won't betray you or him."
Andrea trembled with fear looking at Phelan as if she looked death in the face. Phelan lowered her to her feet and motion for her to follow him. She did as told without a second thought and kept pace with him all the way back to the house where Naldany and the rest of the family stood. Andrea stepped forward and bowed infront of Aramis offering her hand to him as was the custom set forth. Naldany gasped at first when she saw this then smiled as Aramis was a bit confused by what she was doing.
"Take her hand son." Naldany said.
"Is she doing what I think?" Aramis reached out to take her hand .
"Meet your fiance my son..... now all we need to do is set a date for the ceremony." Naldany hugged Phelan.
"Oh how wonderful.... young love." Clapping came from a short distance away. As they turn to see Lady Furess and Harun'ana standing there with several of the U'dedne gaurds. "It's time to talk about this flourishing house that is about to become U'dedne property."
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Post by Phelan on Jul 7, 2007 0:30:05 GMT -5
"What is this betrayal Furess?!" Phelan roared as stepped forward. "I beg you to push me today. I have allies that have hearts far darker than yours, trust me, you wouldn't want to meet them." Phelan spat as he stopped short, just out of her reach.
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Post by Nikkii O'seth on Jul 7, 2007 1:26:32 GMT -5
"Oh so you've mad some new friends behind my back huh? Well it appears that I have as well in the Gal'saris and the counsil. That stunt you pulled forcing my waysender to open a portal into Neriak and allowing elves to destroy the church..... and I herd about the death of the Grand Denouncer at your hands." Now they noticed that more troops started to come out from the U'dedne area and the smell of blood started filling the air.
Aramis already drew his sword and guided his sister and Andrea behind him.
"I need a bow and I can help.... if you trust me." Andrea said.
Naldany moved up to back Phelan up preparing to cast spells. Furess stepped back and smirked while Harun couldn't look at Phelan, the whole time feeding Furess information .
"My boy I am to bring your corpse back to be displayed in the chambers.... Take them!" Furess ordered the troops. They quickly rushed past Furess and wnet for Phelan. Naldany opened up with a fire spell taking half of them before they could get close enough to strike.
"Aramis let me and your father handle this." She paused as Phelan swung one of the men back into his comrades before he had his sword drawn. But as each troop fell slain they would rise back up and attack until Naldany hit them with a spell, an obvious doing of Furess.
Darlena was fighting hard not holding back anything as she changed into her Dire form as Tailu healed her mother. Olantar and Jalivara scrambled to get the defenses up while getting children to safety.
Just outside the village the three lycanthropes sent by the shaman had arrived to see the fighting start to begin. "Oh this is too prefect... Keyra why didn't you say there would be entertainment?"
Valdara looked to where Keyra was only to see her in a full sprint towards the village with her swords drawn and a smile on her face. She smiled too and started behind her leaving the halfing man to watch.
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Post by Phelan on Jul 7, 2007 1:55:55 GMT -5
Phelan fought hard swinging his giant sword in fast sweeps. The scent of blood filled the air and the beast howled within him. He fought to maintain control and keep his family safe. Andrea looked to him with pleading eyes, he nodded to her and she found a bow in the corner, that he had used for hunting. Arrows flew past him with deadly precision.
Phelan could see Furess and she was begining to sweat. Perhaps things weren't going her way after all. Aramis chopped down as many underlings as his father. He didn't cleave them in half like Phelan was, but he was felling them left and right. Every once in a while a U'dedne soilder would burst in to flames as Aramis swung his sword. The fight was desperate and he could hear metal on metal ringing in from outside also.
In the blink of an eye a dark figure darted through the fray and many soilders fell as it did so. A familar raspy voice came to Phelan.
"Your friends answer your call, late is better than never I say." The assasin said as he threw a stream of daggers at the advancing adversaries.
"Indeed." Phelan said with a smile.
"They have a portal from Neriak open behind the eastern wall. They will continue to fill this village. Lord Patryas's troops are trying to head them off on the Neriak side of things. Not all the council as abandoned you." The assasin said.
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Post by Dantherian on Jul 7, 2007 2:06:07 GMT -5
Dantherian had been watching from the porch of the small house Phelan had given him to stay in. He had sent messengers looking for Dargais the week prior and had intially thought that messengers were bringing word. As the party drew closer to Phelan and his family Dantherian sensed trouble. He dawned his armor as the shouting began.
He held his Gold helmet in his hands for a long time and prayed before putting it on. His eyes beemed bright blue from beneath the helmet. His eyes made all the more brilliant by the dings and scuffs on the armor. He walked with the grace of a tiger and appeared as deadly as one too.
Dantherian stepped onto the porch once more, his Gold armor glimmering in the sun. His sword glinted as he tossed it gently from hand to hand. Dantherian headed for the elven encampment first, knowing that Phelan would keep the leader busy. The fighting was fierce and blood soaked the ground.
Dantherian cut a path through the stream of soilders. He heard elven war cry's ahead and headed for them. With a few deep cuts on his leg Dantherian emerged into the circle of elves who were desperately fending off the attack. Dantherian said a prayer allowed and the elves seemed to bolster their strength.
"Danth, it is good to see you my friend." Said Lonnae a young elven ranger.
"It is good to see you as well. We need to rally to Lord Phelan's house." Dantherian said.
"Why? He has betrayed us!" Screamed an elf from behind him.
"No, it isnt' so my friends. Lord Phelan and Lady Naldany fight for their lives and for yours. This is an attack from Neriak. Take heart my friends, we are not a lost cause." Dantherian said and again the elves seemed to surge against the enemy with his words.
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Post by Nikkii O'seth on Jul 8, 2007 1:40:49 GMT -5
"My lady there is something wrong here. The troops don't seem to be arriving very fast." Harun said watching the U'dedne troops pour forth.
"Don't pester me with such nonsense.... My husband will be arriving shortly with the Gal'Saris reenforcements.. Until then we keep them busy, we have the advantage of surprise and posistion. You do your duty and keep our troops healed." Furess ordered.
She noticed Phelan as he seemed to be holding back and perhaps if the opportunity presented itself she could attempt to take over his mind. Naldany casted spell after spell keeping any from attacking Phelan and Aramis from behind while Andrea fired arrows supporting them.
Darlena continued to fall the betrayers while making her way the the elven side. She returned to her normal form once she had made a clearing to get Tailu to safety. They had spred nearly all over the entire village seeing that they had took the gaurd shifts at the time of the attack.
"Hello Darlena, need some help?" Valdara said carrying one of the U'dedne troops by the neck, and with a motion she snapped the man's neck and let him drop to the ground.
"Great I don't have time for you right now." Darlena said.
" I'm not going to fight you right now but we have other bussiness that we will go over later." Valdara replied.
Aramis was taking on two U'dedne's at once with a thrid on the way to interfere until a whiplike sword wrapped around her and cut her into pieces. Keyra appeared right beside Phelan and started to help him push back.
"Hello brother..... you look like you could use a few extra hands, and the mistress has an assignment she requests of you." Keyra said with and evil smirk. "It's been years since we fought on the same side."
Naldany didn't like what she herd come from Keyra's mouth. Just what did she mean by that? Naldany chanted her detionation spell causing Nikkii's talismans to glow as they did before and like before the strike had five time the effect making a ground shaking boom and light that was blinding. Once the dust settled it revealed a path of destruction and the troops that was it the blast path completely wiped out, Naldany fell to her knees completely drained physically and out of breath. Andrea came to her side firing arrows at any that was attemtping to take Naldany.
"So you have her jewlery... to bad you lack the taining to wield magic purely with them.. cast more spells girl the cost will be your own life in exchange." Furess smile prepareing to cast a bolt at Naldany.
"Brother.... I can keep these intruders off your back but it's doing little good as long as that assisant is healing theirwounds and removing the poisons I use." Keyra said referring to Harun'ana treating the injured U'dedne.
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Post by Phelan on Jul 10, 2007 19:17:14 GMT -5
Phelan stole a moment to glance from Naldany to Keyra and then back again. It sickened him inside to have to trust her and let her help, but the truth was things were looking grim. He knew that he didn't have much choice and as much as it killed him he was grateful.
"Ok." Phelan said and he rushed Harun.
Furess quickly changed targets to Phelan. The bolt loosed from her hand as she finished chanting. Phelan changed form as the bolt flew at him. It hit him in the side as he leaped for Harun's throat as a wolf.
Aramis had thrown 2 daggers at Furess while she was concentrating on Phelan.
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Post by Nikkii O'seth on Jul 10, 2007 23:56:46 GMT -5
The spell staggered Phelan enough to make him miss Harun but toppled her over. She looked at Phelan was he rose to his feet and in fright she started to flee.
"I'm sorry my'lady I do not wish to die!" Harun said as she started to run.
Furess flinched fron the daggers sting as they struck her but she held the presence of mind to cast a spell of suffocation on the boy.
"You pitiful fool I'll kill you for that." Furess said tightening her grip on Aramis. The air around him started to get thin and it became hard for him to breathe falling to one knee. Andrea say this knocked two arrows and took aim for Furess' hands. Letting them go one arrow found it's mark in her hand the other the opposite thigh.
"Harun'ana !!! you coward get back here and assist me." Furess shouted as she went to pull the arrow from her hand. Naldany gathered her strength and chanted another spell preparing to finish off the U'dedne maytron than did the Lord of the house stand infront of her to the the hit. Naldany spat of a bit of blood from that, which only got Furess to laugh a bit.
"I told you you fool your far to weak to control that power in those jewls." She succeeded in removing the one from her hand and was helped to her feet by the reenforcing troops. Keyra enjoyed slaying the masses giggling as her blades dug deep into each U'dedne soldier as she danced though them. Now an group them surrounded Phelan holding nets and spears. One the other side Darlena and Valdara had wiped out the invaders along with Dantherian. There was a bit of an uneasy feeling with that new woman that stood beside Darlena.
"Well that was that but there is still more fighting over on the eastern half are you still going to help us or not." Darlena asked.
"What ever...." She shrugged and brushed back her hair before picking up her sword.
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Post by Phelan on Jul 11, 2007 22:34:46 GMT -5
Phelan concentrated and reverted back to his normal self, spinning his sword and eyeing those circling him. Phelan lashed out back toward Naldany, his heavy sword cleaving deep into the enemy. Blood began to pool on the ground as the blood bath continued. Phelan took several blows and was routed from Naldany, he could see her, but he couldn't reach her.
Suddenly it seemed as if time stood still. The air seemed to glitter and glisten before it burst into flames. Aramis had caught Phelan's eye with an odd smile for someone who was being choked to death. Phelan felt the wave of heat wash over him and throw him to the ground. Everyone with in eyesight had been encompassed by it. The light was blinding, but as soon as it appeared it was gone and now only darkness could be seen.
It was obvious to Phelan that everyone else was blinded also because he heard them scuffling around on the ground aimlessly. One sound cut through the din of confusion, a laugh, a hysterical laugh.
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