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Dantalian

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However, with her was the old man; and out of the two, the demon feared his magic more. Not that he was more powerful, on the contrary, the demon had no doubt that the old man was weaker than his partner, but even so, his magic came ultimately not from the powers of destruction, but of creation. Although weakened by the old man's actions and intentions, the magic nonetheless contained remnants of that holy and creative power that is like poison to demons.

However, there was no need to rush, the demon knew it was a matter of time before the humans made a mistake; it was more cunning than them, and when that mistake came, it would be ready.

So it remained at a distance, entirely focused on the magic users, waiting for the subtle but unmistakable evidence of a mis-step.

So sure of itself and its plan, the demon never thought to notice its own mistake; and remembered the werewolf only as it smashed into the demon from behind. The attack was far from fatal, but still caused the demon pain and distracted it. In a fit of rage it lashed at the already injured wolf, making gashes through its thick pelt, and matting its fur with blood. The wolf's strength quickly flagged. Sensing victory was close, the demon howled in triumph, and struck the werewolf's head with incredible force.

There was a loud crack as the hit connected, and the wolf's head was knocked aside. Yet, even as this occurred, by sheer coincidence one of the wolf's teeth nicked the orb suspended at the center of the demon's aura; the very orb where the scion of the Void had placed the demon's soul in order to grant it the ability to retain corporal form. Realizing that its orb was damaged, and that as such it couldn't used its full power, the demon made it's second mistake; it reacted in fear, pulling away from the wolf lest it manage to do more damage by luck alone. "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."

06-Apr-2011 03:52:49

Dantalian

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It took only a moment to realize that action was a mistake; that by pulling away from the wolf, the demon had opened itself to attacks from the wolf's companions. But that moment was all the magic users needed. Ice surrounded the demon, freezing it's semi-corporal form in place and giving the old man ample time to send a powerful thunderbolt at the demon's orb. To the demon's rage, the thunderbolt seemed to draw on the power of some weak, but benevolent god, and thus had remnant holy power, enough to pierce straight through the orb, and shatter it.

With the orb gone, the demon found itself without a corporal form, and thus unable to continue the fight. Cursing with rage, and swearing revenge, it glared at the old humans from the astral plane, as if hoping it could kill them by sheer hatred alone. Still, it knew a lost cause when it encountered one, and didn't wait too long before returning to the Void, intending to take out most its rage on its subordinates there.


Once they were sure the demon was gone, Dieonis*us and Zenivivia made their way to Nick's side. The young man was still in wolf-form; his fur matted with blood, and his tongue lolling from his mouth.

“Is he dead?” asked Zenivia.

“No, at least not yet,” replied Dieonis*us. “He seems to be dying though... odd since, his wounds shouldn't be near fatal.”

“Then what's killing him?” asked Zenivivia.

“Some sort of poison I believe,” replied Dieonis*us, *You see the discoloration around his wounds? The cells there are dying. The odd thing is that they seem to be decaying at an incredible rate. In all my travels, I've never seen a poison that was this effective.”

As soon as Dieonis*us had finished speaking, there was a rustling in the undergrowth, and both the magic users quickly turned, ready to face another enemy. They were surprised and disconcerted to find a young man come into view. "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."

06-Apr-2011 03:54:05

Dantalian

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“Please wait,” said the young man, holding up his hands to show he was unarmed. “I didn't mean to startle you. I was watching the fight just now, and couldn't help but over-hear you. I think I know what's wrong with your friend, and just want to help.”

Zenivivia and Dieonis*us looked the young man over; he was pale, and had silver-white hair, allowing both to immediately recognize him as an albino. Other than that, there was nothing remarkable about the young man. His clothes were ill-fitting, thread-bare and covered with dust and dirt from traveling. The only possessions he seemed to have were a few pouches which hung from an old belt. Yet, both Dieonis*us and Zenivia exchanged muted looks. Neither had sensed this man's presence. If he had been an assassin, they would've both been dead.

“Who are you? And what are in those pouches?” questioned Zenivia.

“My name is Iosue Miryamson,” replied the young man, “As for these pouches; they hold ingredients for potions. I'm a healer by profession.”

“Yet apparently, not one of means,” sneered Zenivivia as she looked at his threadbare clothes.

“Of course not,* replied the young man, “I don't heal for money, quite often those who need healing most are those in poverty. I couldn't rightfully take what little they have.”

“Oh, wonderful, another damn quester,” groaned Zenivivia.

Hiding a smirk, Dieonis*us asked, “And you said you know what's wrong with our friend here?”

“Yes,” replied Iosue, “I believe it's fiend poison.”

“Fiend poison?” asked Zenivivia, sounding interested for the first time since the young man had showed up. “What is fiend poison?” "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."

06-Apr-2011 04:09:28 - Last edited on 14-Apr-2011 12:37:41 by Dantalian

Dantalian

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“A powerful poison found in the Void,” Iosue answered, “It works on the physical and astral planes simultaneously. Dissolving matter in the former, and absorbing life force in the latter. Also, each side of the poison produces it's other side. As such, if you just cure it on one plane, it will not only continue to work, it will recreate it's other side. So you need to cure both sides of the poison simultaneously,* the young man paused, then, guessing what Zenivia was thinking, said with a sigh, “No, I'm not telling you how to get fiend poison.*

*Damn questers and their chivalry,” muttered Zenivivia.

Forcing himself not to chuckle and Zenivivia's comment, Dieonis*us asked, “And how can exactly do you cure this poison? You mentioned both sides need to be cured at once.”

“Oh, it's actually pretty simple,” replied the young man. “You just need to create a cure-all antidote, with slight modifications. Essentially, you need to use ingredients that have been blessed. In your friend's case, I would suggest using a salve instead of a potable potion... I went ahead and made a blessed anti-poison salve during the fight.”

“You made a potion while watching the fight?” asked Zenivia.

“I did,* Iosue replied as he began applying the salve.

“Why were you here in the first place?” asked Dieonis*us.

“I was gathering herbs for my potions, while making my way toward Stork Capital,” replied the young man.

“Stork Capital?” repeated Zenivivia, “Why are you heading there?”

“Intuition,” answered the young man, finishing up with Nick, “I feel that something bad is going to happen in Stork Capital, and want to be there so I can help.

Oh, and that should do it, your friend's life isn't in danger anymore. He'll need to rest for a while, but should make a full recovery within a day.” "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."

06-Apr-2011 04:09:57 - Last edited on 14-Apr-2011 12:39:05 by Dantalian

Dantalian

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As the young man had said, the poison seemed to have left Nick. However, Dieonis*us and Zenivivia hardly noticed; they were too busy exchanging meaningful looks. Finally, Zenivia spoke in a whisper, “So, do we continue to Harrier, given what this young man's told us?”

“I don't think so,” replied Dieonis*us, *The reason we've been sent here is to look for anything suspicious, correct? I think at the very least we should poke our heads around Stork capital and see if anything is amiss.”

“You know that if an army is invading, it's likely that it was sent by these Deva we're working for, right?” asked Zenivivia.

“Well, as long as we do what we said we would, it shouldn't matter,” said Dieonisus, “But... if they want to go back on their end of the deal, we have ways to deal with that, don't we?”

Zenivia smirked. “I like how you think,” she said, “What about the healer?”

“He's proven himself useful so far, hasn't he?” asked Dieonis*us. Seeing Zenivia's look, he gave a slight nod.

*I thought as much,” sighed Zenivivia, “You noticed as well then.”

“I did,” answered Dieonis*us, “But as long as we keep an eye on him, nothing should happen.” Turning to Ionue he said asked in a louder voice, “Do you mind if we come with you to Stork Capital?”

“Not at all,” replied Iosue, “It's safer to travel through the jungle in the group. We'll need to wait for your companion to wake up, but he should be awake before we're done cremating the bodies of your other companions.”

“Oh yes, those,” muttered Dieonis*us, having completely forgotten about Tony and Esther... he had never liked them much anyway after all. “Right, my magic should be able to handle that, and then we'll wait for Nick to wake up.” "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."

06-Apr-2011 04:10:36 - Last edited on 14-Apr-2011 12:39:37 by Dantalian

Eno Remnant

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Nice add, good to see Nick again.

You need to fix up your spelling a bit.

EDIT: Nick isn't a werewolf. He simply grows fur, a tail, and a muzzle. Werewolves gain massive muscle tone and become wolves in proper, whereas Nick's abilities stem from a mutation of wolf genes and magic.
I don't mean to tell you how to do your job, I just thought you might like to know.

06-Apr-2011 09:26:51 - Last edited on 08-Apr-2011 07:21:03 by Eno Remnant

Alchimous
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Lose an archer and a paladin, gain a healer, that'll do. "There is no Good or Evil, no Light or Dark, Order or Chaos. Just knowledge and your own ability to know when to stop. And if you knew when to stop, you'd never achieve the impossible."

06-Apr-2011 18:09:14

Orcris

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Interesting add. For being that old you think the demon would have been smarter than to react like that. It seems this keeps getting harder and harder. I guess we'll find out how it goes when you get that far. I cannot wait but I know I have to.

Seems you must have been busy lately. I hope everything is alright as you did not even write the usual post after that gives us something of your thoughts. I'm certainly glad you were able to add but I hope it isn't causing you to overexert yourself. I have been running on little sleep lately and I know how it has been affecting me, I don't wish the same on you sir. But if you don't add you might be confronted by an angry mob, who knows.

~Darkness calls to darkness. It calls to you~

06-Apr-2011 19:33:13

Dantalian

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Hm you might get to ask him yourself, Dogone. I'd like an quick informal poll; should I have another "character Q&A session"? Please let me know. (Oh, and sorry about the delay, the add will be up shortly.) "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."

14-Apr-2011 12:41:17

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