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It caught the spirit well, and made a rather satisfying slashing sound as I cut through.
It screamed in agony, and backed away. I took the opportunity to send another spell. The wind blast hit it where I had hacked before.
This time I took the advantage, and ran at my opponent. I hacked at it's worsening wound and sliced even deeper into the spirit's torso.
A strange white fluid drenched my axe, and seeped out of the gaping **** upon this creature's chest.
It fell backward onto a wall behind it, wasting no time I shot a fire blast, finally putting this ghost to rest.

I stood over my opponent as it disappeared forever.

The temperature in the room warmed up again, and I set back to my original task.

After finally chopping a limb from the tree, I slung it over my shoulder and looked for an exit. There was a portal behind the Black Demon, this must have been the wilderness exit the Monk spoke of.
I was weary, sick of battle and carrying a large tree limb around with me. Getting into a fight was not a good idea.
I decided distraction was the best way of getting out, and once again employed my axe, this time as a throwing weapon. I meant to throw it past the demon, but instead it seemed to arc straight at it.
It landed in the beast's chest, piercing it's heart. The white fluid from the spirit seemed to consume the demon, melting it away like acid would melt soft metals.

I decided not to ponder the sanity of what I just witnessed, and ran into the portal.

In an instant I appeared in the Wilderness. So close, I couldn't fail now.
I ran south, faster than I have ever ran. The tree limb was slowing me down, but onwards I ran, stopping only to catch my breath and check the horizon for assailants.
It seemed Lady Luck was on my side this day, the journey back to the safety of the border an uneventful one.
I wondered if I was blessed by Saradomin, or another force, but in either case, I was grateful.

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I made my way to Draynor.

I eventually reached the quiet village and lugged the tree limb into the bank.

The bank tellers all gave me a strange looks, but they must have been used to seeing strange things, this is Runescape, after all.

"Getb be by bknife blease," I asked. My voice did not sound right, and I remembered that the spirit had been kind enough to smash my face in, and break my nose. I checked myself in the reflection of a bank teller's window. My face was drenched in blood, and my nose quite nicely spread across my left cheek.
"Umm, here's your knife, sir..." said a female teller.
"Bank bou bery buch."
I decided my nose could wait until I'd been to see Zanaris. I'm sure the pretty young nurse in the Duel Arena could fix me up.
I set about carving the limb into a something that resembled a staff, but I did not need to put much effort into it, it's like my hands were being guided by an unseen force.
After about an hour, I had my very own Dramen Staff. I proudly stood up and held it above my head.
"Bight, bime bo gbo bo Banarib!" I declared, and off I set.

I walked past the band of adventurers on my way.
"Where did you get that staff???" the wizard asked. I ignored him and winked at the archer. She looked disgusted. Must have been my nose.
"Bee bou in Banarib!" I said, laughing. Man, this was sweet. After walking through the swamp for around ten minutes, I saw the fabled shed. I entered, and the world went white...

08-Feb-2007 14:34:33 - Last edited on 08-Feb-2007 14:43:18 by Zaibatsu 0

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I was finally here, Zanaris. I opened my eyes to see the bright blue landscape, the fairies, it was all so beautiful.

I approached a fairy, who was busying herself around with a clipboard.

"Bello, bhere is bhe barket blease?"
The fairy gave me a blank look. "Let me fix that for you dear," she waved a tiny wand, and my nose cracked back into place. Painful, though effective.
"The market is over there dear, to the east. You'll find the fairy queen and her bodyguard to the south, and a bank to the west. Anything else?"
"No, thank you!" I happily replied, and headed for the market. A passing sheep told me that I needed a diamond to get in, but that wasn't a problem with a bank nearby.

I entered the market, where a fairy approached me.
"Care to buy any Dragon Weapons, Sir? Straight from Crandor, sir, finest quality!"
"One Dragon Long Sword please!" I said, and handed
over my 100k.

I sheathed my sword and took in a deep breath.

I was now truly ready to prove myself worthy of the Heroes Guild.

~~~~~~~~~~~THE END FOR NOW~~~~~~~~~~~

08-Feb-2007 14:35:13 - Last edited on 08-Feb-2007 14:43:33 by Zaibatsu 0

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~ PART THREE - AN UNEXPECTED ADVENTURE ~

I allowed the hot water to cover my body from head to toe. The water seeped into my wounds and covered my bruises, providing a heavenly feeling.
I emerged from the water and pushed my hair back with my hands. This was such a relief from the last few weeks.

I was in a bath tub, in my room in an inn located in East Ardougne. I was resting my weary body from the trials I had been through of late, most notably being very nearly killed by Elvarg, and a tree spirit.
I had took it upon myself to have a little time off to allow my wounds to heal and my mind to rest.
I had received an invitation to join The Guild of Heroes, provided I could live through a little test of theirs.
That could wait though, I was enjoying myself far too much at the moment to get myself into more fights and tests of courage.

The room I was in was dimly lit, by my own choice, and I had expressly asked the night porter for no interruptions.
This is why the knocking on my door came as a surprise.
I closed my eyes and pretended I didn't hear anything. The knocking came again, more urgently this time, and a weak voice spoke from the other side.
"I'm terribly sorry, sir, but..."
"Go away!" I yelled, my impatience startling even myself.
"But sir, there is a young lady in reception sir, she's very insistent on seeing you, she won't go away until you've spoken to her, sir..."
A young lady? This was strange. I am known to enjoy the company of some of the finer women in Runescape, but none of them would seek me out, let alone know where I was actually sleeping...
"Very well, send her up here," I shouted at the door, and wearily pulled myself out of the tub. I donned a towel in time for another set of knocks to rap upon the door.
"Enter," I grumbled, sitting down onto my bed.
A lady entered, or rather glided, into my room. I made a little eye contact as she closed the door.

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She had shoulder length black hair, dark brown eyes and a smile that could light a room.
"How can I help you?" I asked, wanting to hear her voice.
"I need your help, adventurer. It has taken me a while to find you, you are difficult to track down."
"Stop right there," I interrupted, and opened up a bedside drawer, pulling out a small leather strap. I tied my hair back quickly. "Sorry, hair was in my ears, please, continue." This was a lie, I actually wanted to clear my eyes. When this woman decided to use the dagger she was so poorly concealing, I wanted to be ready for it.
"It's my brother, he's gone missing. I think he was taken by some goblins, I don't know where to look. He's gone and got himself involved with those HAM fanatics, no doubt the goblins want some revenge."
Humans Against Monsters. I have had run-ins with this sect before. Their cause was clear, to destroy all monsters. Now, I'm not a big fan of monsters myself, but the acts of HAM are borderline insane.
"He lives near here, but when I went to visit him yesterday he was gone. His house is in a complete mess, there was most surely a struggle."
"What is your name?" I asked, feeling her plight, but not sure what to ask. Her dagger was still of concern, and I did not want to give up my advantage.
“My name is Rose, will you help me?” Her eyes had welled up. I hate it when dames cry. I stood up and walked over to her.
“I can’t pay you any money. I am not a rich person, but I so desperately need your help. I’ve heard stories about you, your adventures, your prowess in battle. All I can offer you for payment is my virtue.”
**** it, this girl knows how to pluck the heartstrings. As tempting an offer as it was, I would not take a woman’s virtue as payment for anything.
“I will help. Meet me downstairs in the morning. We shall search with the aid of the sun,” I relented.
Her face lit up. “Thank you, kind sir! I shall see you in the morn!”
With that, she left.

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I locked the door behind Rose and climbed back into the bath tub. My head was awash with thoughts; was this woman genuine? What was the purpose of the dagger she carried? And, what will become of her brother, should this girl’s claims be true?
Goblins are smelly creatures, difficult to understand, and not very smart at all. Quite how they would manage to kidnap someone was difficult to fathom, but all of his would be dealt with in the morning.

I slept soundly, and awoke to the sounds of merchants selling their wares and guards chasing down errant thieves. Just another busy morning in Ardougne Markets. I looked out of the window to see Rose walking towards the Inn. She was wearing a white skirt and a brown short sleeved blouse, her hair was bouncing around her neck as she walked. I quickly threw on some clothes, followed by my armour. I picked my Dragon Long Sword out of the cupboard I stored it in and sheathed it. I threw my cape over my shoulders and finally placed my Warrior Helm onto my head. I was now ready for some hard-core goblin hunting.

I walked downstairs to find Rose waiting for me with a big smile on her face.
*So, mighty adventurer, where do you think we should start?”
“Well, seeing as goblins are apparently involved, lets go where there are lots of goblins. There is a cave north from here, near the Guild of Fishermen. Lets start there.”
“Okay. Oh, before I forget, take these. They might help,” she handed me a few cakes. Not really needed when your strongest foe would be a goblin, but I took them anyway.
“Lets go,” I said, and headed outside. As Rose followed I turned to her.

08-Feb-2007 14:35:18 - Last edited on 08-Feb-2007 14:44:19 by Zaibatsu 0

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"Why were you carrying a dagger with you yesterday?” I asked Rose.
She looked at the floor, blushing. “I...I'm sorry. I wasn’t sure if I could trust you. If you were one of the enemy, at least I could of used the dagger to defend myself.*
*The enemy? What are you talking about? Who are you Rose?”
“I’m sorry, let me explain. The purpose of my visit remains the same. My brother needs help. Only the motive behind it has changed, you see I told you that he has got involved with HAM. This is only half true. He used to be a devout HAM follower, but has since joined a much more dangerous splinter group. I don’t know who they are, they exist in the shadows, all I know is that they are brutal to the extreme. They don’t just want to eradicate monsters, they want to make sure they suffer whilst it happens.*
I thought about this for a second. “You mean to tell me a more dangerous faction of HAM exists, and your brother has joined them? Why would he do that?”
Rose looked very sad, and her eyes welled up again, much like last night.
“I don’t know! He must have been brainwashed or something!”
Dubious, I thought to myself.
“What is his name?”
“Jonathon. I think we should carry on to the cave we were headed for. I am willing to bet he gave the location of the goblins to his sect so they could go and carry out a cull. We should go and look for clues. The reason I asked you is because I cannot do this alone. Please, help me.”
“Very well, I think it’s best in everyone’s interest that this cult is investigated anyway, they seem too dangerous to carry on unnoticed.”
I walked away from the Inn and Rose followed. I had that familiar feeling, that this was not going to go well, began to rise in my stomach. I steeled my nerves and prepared my mind for the unexpected.

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The cave was a short distance away, the walk only took us five minutes. Rose was trying her best to be chatty, but I could tell she had a strong sense of foreboding over her. That made two of us. As we approached the cave, a horrid stench emanated from within. Rose’s face turned to disgust, my own expression was that of familiarity. I had smelt this before. Goblin blood.
“What is that horrible smell?” Rose asked, holding her nose.
“You don’* want to know. Rose, I need you to wait outside. What lies in there may be dangerous, and you’re not exactly ready for battle.”
“Umm.. okay. I have my dagger, I’ll keep it ready. Please don’t be too long.”
“I won’t. If there is any trouble, run back to the Inn, we shall meet there.”
I turned away from Rose and pulled out my Long Sword. The smell was vile, and I nearly gagged. Luckily enough I was fairly used to it from my early days, using goblins as training dummies. Darkness slowly enveloped me as I progressed further into the cave. The walls had a few torches hung crudely, they provided a little light, but not nearly as much as I would of liked.
I wished I had bought my lantern with me, it would have provided a decent amount of light to study the goblin corpse I nearly tripped over.
I knelt beside the remains of the disfigured cadaver. It was unlike anything I had seen before. His entrails coiled like snakes from a massive wound upon his abdomen. His left arm had been crushed beyond all recognition, the bones must have been ground to dust. An arrow was protruding from his left temple. I pulled it out, and looked away from the goblin brains that seeped from the now-open wound. A rune tipped arrow. It seemed like I was dealing with a group of assailants, someone with the strength to wield a crushing weapon, most likely a maul, or war hammer. Someone with the sword skill to rend your guts with a simple strike, as well an archer with enough experience to place an arrow into your temple.

08-Feb-2007 14:35:19 - Last edited on 08-Feb-2007 14:44:47 by Zaibatsu 0

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At least this goblin didn't have the displeasure of dying alone. As my eyes got used to the darkness, I could see other corpses lying in the shadows. All of them had been mutilated to the same extent of the one I was studying. Brains and intestines alike littered the floor, dark red goblin blood still freely flowing from the wounds.
"You should not have come here. You shall pay the ultimate price for your trespass."
The voice made me jump slightly, I looked around for whoever spoke it, my left arm outstretched, and my Dragon Sword in my right poised for a strike. I slowly stood up, my eyes darting around the room. They finally locked onto a tall slender man on the far side of the cave. He wore a full set of black dragon hide armour, and was wielding a magic bow, with a rune arrow aimed straight at me. The rune tip was glistening with a blue fluid, most likely poison.
"Wait..." I muttered, not quite ready to dodge just yet. I tried to buy myself some time, "who are you?"
"That is not of your concern. But seeing as you are going to die anyway, I might as well tell you. My name is Jonathon, and I represent the 'Veritus Vos Liberabit'. You have trespassed onto our ground, and such violations must not be ignored."
Veritus Vos Liberabit? Such a strange name, never before had I heard this language.
"Jonathan, your sister is waiting outside. She wants to know you are safe."
Jonathon's face altered slightly, I could see regret in his eyes. A moment later it was back to how it was before, cold and calculating.
I heard a scream come from the entrance to the passage, Rose! I looked back at Jonathon in time to see him release the arrow. It penetrated my plate legs, and I felt the sting of torn flesh. I grasped at the arrow as my mind went foggy. Everything was heavier, I felt like I needed to sleep, yeah, sleep...would be...good....

08-Feb-2007 14:35:20 - Last edited on 08-Feb-2007 14:45:10 by Zaibatsu 0

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It's a strange feeling, being unconscious. You are not acutely aware of anything happening, but its like your mind can still register some things yet cannot process them into legitimate thoughts. Think of it like being in a dark tunnel, everything that is actually happening to you is at the end of this tunnel, and you can do nothing to process, act or react to any of it. I distinctly remember some shouting, and even some garbled words however;
"Kzahar, she is not to be harmed!"
"I was not going to hurt her!"

I opened my eyes wearily, not that it made much difference.
"He's coming to!" I heard a voice say. Footsteps , I could here footsteps coming towards me.
Ice cold water splashed into my face. I took a sharp intake of breath, darn that water was cold!
"You okay there buddy? You've been knocked out for a while now."
"Hunnh?" I managed, slowly gathering my thoughts.
Another voice spoke out, this one female. "He'll be fine in a minute, just like we were. Help him to his feet."
I felt a strong grip take hold of my arm, and pulled me onto my feet. I opened my eyes fully to see a gruff looking gentleman in front of me. I looked into the corner of wherever I was, a woman sitting on a stool. She smiled. "Told you, Justin, it just takes time."
I looked around the room. Three walls and a set of steel bars, I was in a dank cell somewhere. There was a plate of rotten food sitting near the cell door.
"I wouldn't eat any of that if I were you." said the man in front of me.
"My name is Justin. that girl over there is my sister, Lydia. I'm afraid we're all in the same boat now buddy. I guess you got on the wrong side of the mysterious 'Veritus Vos Liberabit', just like we did."
That name again, that accursed name. It all came back to me, the goblins, Jonathon, Rose!
"Where am I?" I yelled, the sudden rush of thought bearing down on me like a ton of rocks.

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