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Dantalian

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CHAPTER II-THE HUNT

Selene sat in the far corner of the pub, staying as inconspicuous as possible. Since the incident with the Stone of Jas one year ago, her reputation as a mercenary had skyrocketed, and naturally, with this new fame came a host of new, well-paying jobs. So it wasn’t too much of a surprise when someone contacted her and requested that she meet them in the Flying Horse pub.

“Hey Selene!”

The call made several heads turn, including Selene’s. However, it seemed only Selene actually recognized the newcomer as Taiyama, a former Zarosian who now served Guthix. Amused, she pulled up a chair for the Guthixian, and waited for him to sit down. Once he had done so, she asked, “Why did you call me here Taiyama?”

The warrior seemed surprised at this question, and replied, “But I thought you had called me here?”

“What?” asked Selene, “Then who did?”

“Probably someone who wants the help of those people who dealt with Lucien so soundly last year,” another voice suggested. Turning, Selene and Taiyama found a Freminik girl they recognized as Jun had arrived at their table.

“You got called too?” asked Taiyama.

“Yep,” replied Jun, taking a seat, “And believe me, I’m as interested as you are at meeting the person who called us.”

“I’m curious too!” said a new voice. It took Taiyama and Selene a while to find the speaker; a white cat standing next to Jun’s leg.

“Oh, I suppose I should introduce you,” sighed Jun, “This is Sven, a ghost cat whose sole purpose in life seems to be annoying me.”

“Oh but you’re so easy to tease,” said the cat, “And besides… oh, who’s that?”

The group turned to the door, and saw a young man in dark blue clothes, with blond hair, and bright blue eyes, enter the building. Upon entering, he turned to where the group was seated, flashed a smile, and made his way to their table.

“Thank you for coming today,” he greeted them

“So, you’re the one who called us?” asked Taiyama. "He appears in the Form of a Man with many Countenances; and he hath a Book in his right hand. His Office is to teach all Arts and Sciences unto any; and to declare the Secret Counsel of any one."

29-Jun-2010 07:58:31

Dantalian

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“I am,” replied the young man, “My name is James, and it is a pleasure to meet all of you.”

“Enough with the formality,” sighed Selene, “Why did you call us here?”

“Ah,” said James, “Before I explain, let’s wait for our final companion, he seems not to have arrived yet.”

“There’s another person?” asked Taiyama, “Who?”

As if to answer his question, the pub door opened once more, and another warrior entered, drawing gasps from the pub patrons. He towered above most people at a little over eight feet, and was fully clad in what seemed to be custom-made dragon armor. To make him all the more impressive, a dragon battle axe, larger than the average human’s torso was strapped to his back. After entering he looked around for but a moment, then made his way to the group.

“Taiyama, Selene, Jun, I’d like to introduce you to Zargath Rodany,” said James, “He will be accompanying us.”

“Don’t be so sure of that,” said the warrior, “I’ll hear what you have to say, and consider your offer.”

“Very well,” sighed James, “In ancient times the gods of this world created six extremely powerful weapons; the Weapons of Destiny. It is said these weapons could even kill the gods themselves; unfortunately, they were sealed away years ago.”

“If they were sealed away, why tell us about them?” asked Jun, “Unless, the seal is now broken?”

“Precisely,” said James.

“Interesting so far,” said Zargath, “What do you propose?”

“That we find and claim the aforementioned weapons,” replied James, “Of course the gods have already sent out parties to reclaim them…” Noticing Taiyama’s expression James added, “Oh, don’t misunderstand Taiyama; each of us will be doing this for our own reasons, should you wish to hand over any weapons you acquire to Guthix, we will not interfere… despite this, I believe that should we work together our odds of retrieving these weapons will greatly improve.”

“But how do you propose we split up the weapons?” asked Selene, clearly interested. "He appears in the Form of a Man with many Countenances; and he hath a Book in his right hand. His Office is to teach all Arts and Sciences unto any; and to declare the Secret Counsel of any one."

29-Jun-2010 08:01:15

Dantalian

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“There are two among us who excel at melee; Taiyama and Zargath. There are also two of us who excel at ranged combat; you and me. Finally, we have only one magus with us, Jun,” said James, “So if we find one of the swords either Taiyama or Zargath will get it, if we find one of the bows, either Selene or I will get it, and if we find one of the staffs, Jun will get it. As to how we decide which of a pair gets a weapon, I was thinking we could cast lots.”

“Objection!” shouted Sven.

Upon seeing the cat, James seemed to nearly flinch. Despite this, he managed to ask, “What is your objection?”

“I want one of the staffs, for my own reasons,” said the cat, stretching himself, “So I demand to be include in the lot drawing for the staff.”

Jun glared at Sven, certain this was just another way the cat was trying to annoy her.

“Very well,” James sighed, “Anything else?”

“Where do you propose we start our search?” asked Zargath.

“Well you see,* James began, motioning for them to move in closer. As he explained his plan to them, their eyes widened in surprise, and once he had finished, they all nodded in approval.

A few moments later, the group left the pub together, to begin their search. "He appears in the Form of a Man with many Countenances; and he hath a Book in his right hand. His Office is to teach all Arts and Sciences unto any; and to declare the Secret Counsel of any one."

29-Jun-2010 08:04:13

Orcris

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So you did put Zagarth in, interesting. A merc band is also interesting. That's like a true group of adventurers from DnD or something lol. As a side note I always notice when you don't add as a check every day twice a day atleast just in case, but I feel rude for saying it every time when you are capable of noticing this yourself.

~Orcris~
~Honor is a fool's prize. Glory is of no use to the dead.~ Darth Revan
~Est Sularis Oth Mithas~ Sturm Brightblade
~Courage is the magic that turns dreams into reality~ Richter Abend
~What doesn't kill us only makes us stronger* Friedrich Nietzsche
~Who I am is not important, my message is~ Darth Revan
~Amor omnia vincit~ Virgil

29-Jun-2010 16:42:58

[#3LTVRBHAJ]

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I like the add, short though it may be it is an add none the less.

James is back! (that made my day)

And like Orcris I do as well check for updates (only once a day though

).

I find you shouldn't rush a person who puts time into writing a story...or novel....or series..and whatever else you can call it.

However, I will (being my generous self that is) offer to make a once a week post complaining if you haven't added in a week.

Take the offer lightly...

30-Jun-2010 01:58:57

Dantalian

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I accept your offer Nyx. (Of course I prefer getting at least one comment per add I do make, so I know people are still reading.) Anyway, add will be up shortly *cough*new character*cough*... you know mentioning something while coughing doesn't seem as concealing online as it does in rl... "He appears in the Form of a Man with many Countenances; and he hath a Book in his right hand. His Office is to teach all Arts and Sciences unto any; and to declare the Secret Counsel of any one."

01-Jul-2010 20:57:44

Dantalian

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“Ah it will be nice to visit Taverly again,” said Jayson, as he led his group over the White Wolf Mountain, “It’s been far too long.”

“How long have you been out in the wilderness, anyway?” asked Jen.

“About a year, but before that I was traveling as much of the land as possible, doing various errands for Lord Guthix,” replied Jayson, “So I haven’t been to Taverly for a few years now* not since I was marked as the Chosen of Guthix in fact.”

“It will be an honor to have you back,” said Herba, “I think some of the druids might even want to throw a festival.”

“Hopefully we can talk them out of that,” said Jayson, “Our mission is too important for us to be partying, now once we’re done, that’s a different matter.”

“Hey Chris!” shouted Jen, “You’re being unusually quiet, why don’t you join in the conversation?”

“I did*’t want to say anything until I was sure,” replied Chris, “But something seems to be wrong…”

“What do you mean?” asked Jayson.

Chris pointed to the east, where storm clouds were visibly forming.

“Storm clouds?” asked Jen, “So, that’s common this time of year.”

“It seems my overcautious nature serves me well,” Chris commented, “Those ‘storm clouds’ are rising from the ground a little ways off.”

“Rising from the ground?” questioned Herba, “How can that be?*

*They aren’t storm clouds, they’re smoke,” replied Chris.

“But you’d have to have a massive fire to make that kind of smoke,” observed Jayson, “And directly east of here is Taverly, where it is illegal to start fires…” the Chosen of Guthix trailed off as he realized what fire in Taverly implied. Apparently Herba did to, as both of them broke out running in Taverly’s direction, barely keeping their footing on the ice covered mountain as they did so.

“This is why I did*’t want to tell them,” sighed Chris.

*What do you mean?” asked Jen. "He appears in the Form of a Man with many Countenances; and he hath a Book in his right hand. His Office is to teach all Arts and Sciences unto any; and to declare the Secret Counsel of any one."

01-Jul-2010 20:59:54

Dantalian

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“If someone was able to destroy Taverly, they’d need a significant force, those two are likely running headlong into trouble,” replied Chris, “And now we have to go in after them.”

Jayson and Herba slid down the side of a cliff, arriving right outside Taverly; as Chris had thought, the entire town was ablaze, and the bodies of druids and druidesses littered the ground.

“Who could have done this?” questioned Herba. As she said this, she noticed a group of soldiers standing at one side of the village, at their head was a lady with blood red hair wielding an abyssal whip, and garbed in dragon armor. With a scream, Herba charged at the soldiers, summoning up a small boulder at sending it at the lady as she did so.

The lady in dragon armor turned quickly and shattered the boulder with a flick of her whip.

“You’ll pay for this! Murderers!” shouted Herba, calling up more boulders which she sent hurtling at the soldiers. The soldiers quickly and skillfully dodged, then looked at the lady for orders.

“Murderers?” laughed the lady, “Maybe, but this is not our work.”

“Is that so?” asked Jayson, “It sounds right, seeing as I doubt you Zarosians would be so bold as to pick a fight with Guthix… still, I must say that finding you here is a bit suspicious.”

“Well, well, Jayson, chosen of Guthix, it’s been a while,” said the lady, “I’m not sure if you remember me, I’m Weva, a soldier of Zaros.”

“I seem to recall your name,” replied Jayson, for what little that’s worth.”

“What’s going on?!” shouted Jen as she and Chris caught up with the group, “Are these the ones who destroyed Taverly?”

“We shouldn’t jump to conclusions,” commented Chris, “Besides, look at them, there’s no blood on their armor, but the druids were clearly killed in a violent way… it’* highly unlikely that these people could have done all this without some sign of it.”

“Smart lad,” commented Weva. "He appears in the Form of a Man with many Countenances; and he hath a Book in his right hand. His Office is to teach all Arts and Sciences unto any; and to declare the Secret Counsel of any one."

01-Jul-2010 21:02:05

Dantalian

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“Indeed, it looks like some of you have some sense about you.” Both the Zarosians and the Guthixians turned at the sound of the new voice, and found a young man standing on the roof of one of the burning houses; oddly, his eyes were blood red, and his hair was mostly black, but was red in some parts. Likewise, his clothes were a mix of red and black, and consisted of a long coat over what seemed to be a military uniform.

“Who in Guthix’s name are you?” asked Jayson.

“Wouldn’t you like to know?* asked the young man.

“Are you the one who did this?” questioned Herba.

“And if I was?” asked the young man.

“Die scum!” shouted Herba, casting yet another earth spell. Before she could even finishing casting it, Herba felt a sharp pain in her stomach, and was shocked to find the young man standing in front of her. Looking down, Herba noticed that he was holding a sheathed sword, the hilt of which had been jammed into her stomach. With that, the druidess coughed up blood and fainted.

“He’s fast!” gasped Jen.

“Pathetic,” sighed the young man, “For all her talk, she wasn’t even worth my time.”

“Who are you, and to whom do you owe allegiance?” questioned Weva.

The young man began laughing, “That’s the irony of this situation, out of all the pitiful gods in this world, my goals most coincide with Guthix’s and Zaros’ yet here I am, turning my blade against a group of either’s followers.”

“Guthix and Zaros?” questioned Chris, “How can your goals be like those of two opposed gods?”

“Ah, but are they really opposed?” asked the young man, “Some claim Zaros is the god of nothingness, don’t they?”

“You’re argument doesn’t make much sense,” commented Jayson.

“Are you really that myopic?” asked the young man, “Guthix wants balance doesn’t he? But balance can only truly be obtained when opposites cancel each other out. In other words, the only state of true balance is non-existence. Why do you think Guthix’s followers are called the VOID knights?” "He appears in the Form of a Man with many Countenances; and he hath a Book in his right hand. His Office is to teach all Arts and Sciences unto any; and to declare the Secret Counsel of any one."

01-Jul-2010 21:04:34

Dantalian

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A look of shock crossed Jayson’s face as he realized that he had no counter argument for this young man’s claims.

“Of course,” the young man admitted, “I’m not sure if what some say about Zaros is true. After all, if you want nothingness, why build a magnificent city like Senntisten? That seems more like someone trying to bring the world to perfection then return it to the Void.”

“Shall I gather from your speech that you want to destroy the world itself?” asked Weva.

“Originally, I desired only to return the world to the Void, from which it was wrought,” replied the young man, “But essentially, in order to do that, one must erase the world.”

“What a strange young man,” said Weva, “You may be a threat to our plans; soldiers, eliminate him at once!”

Several soldiers charged at the young man, who seemed for all practical purposes to be ignoring them, however, as they got close, he suddenly drew his sword, and in the same motion cut down several Zarosians. Being trained veterans, the other soldiers did*’t so much as flinch at their comrades’ quick defeat, and pressed the attack. However, despite being heavily outnumbered, the young man managed to kill several then fall back.

“If I only had my Berettas,” he sighed, “This would be over already. But no, Guthix had to remove them saying they were ‘too advance for Gielinor.’”

“What the heck is a Beretta?” asked Weva.

“Well, if I had mine then I could show you,” replied the young man.

“Is that so? You’re too distracted: checkmate,” said Weva.

“Hm?” asked the young man, but as he did so, a Zarosian who had snuck up behind him plunged a blade through the young man’s back.

“Ow,” said the young man, looking at the blade, “Do you have any idea how long it will take for that to heal?” Before anyone could respond, the young man cut off the nearby Zarosian’s head and removed the sword embedded in his chest. “Darn it,” he said, sticking his fingers in the hole, “All the way through, that’s annoying.” "He appears in the Form of a Man with many Countenances; and he hath a Book in his right hand. His Office is to teach all Arts and Sciences unto any; and to declare the Secret Counsel of any one."

01-Jul-2010 21:07:29

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