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Dantalian

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Taiyama gasped, stepping back from the window he had just looked out of.

“Now what?” questioned Ruko, brushing gossamer from his robes, “More giant spiders with enchanted webs? Another carnivorous plant? Or even better, some more of those two meter tall wolves?”

Taiyama shook his head, but remained speechless.

“Then what?!” demanded Ruko, “Just spit it out: I’m sick of this fortress, sick of its inhabitants, and sick of looking for the Mists of Time! Just tell me what it is that’s trying to kill us now, so I can consider whether it’s painless enough for me to just let it!”

“Perhaps, instead of shouting, you should look out the window yourself,” suggested Jayson.

“Fine!” grumbled Ruko, walking over to the window, a moment later, he shouted in surprise, and fell to the ground.

“Well?” questioned Weva.

“The sky is down and the ground is up!” Ruko shouted incoherently.

“Come again?” asked Weva.

“I suppose another way to say it is thus;” said Jayson, “We are currently walking on the ceiling.”

“You seem rather calm about this,” Weva commented.

“That’s probably because he’s known the entire time!” someone exclaimed from further down the hall.

Weva, Jayson, Taiyama, and Ruko all turned at once to find themselves facing a young man with silver white hair, one blue eye, and one red eye.

“I congratulate all of you,” said the young man, bowing, “The Mists of Time are just ahead. Of course, there is some bad news…”

“You’re going to try to prevent us from making it further,” finished Jayson.

“It seems Guthix has taken a wise person to be his chosen,” replied the young man.

“Chosen?” Weva questioned. “Well, regardless,” she continued, “Like hell will you be able to stop us, kid!” With this, Weva grabbed her abyssal whip and charged at the young man.

“Weva, wait!” shouted Jayson, but the Zarosian blatantly ignored him and continued her charge. "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."

03-Nov-2009 05:24:15

Dantalian

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“Predictable,” said the young man.

A moment later, a large symbol began glowing under Weva’s feet, and the Zarosian found herself in the midst of a cloud of lightning. As Weva was being repeatedly struck by the lightning she was standing in, a myriad of fireballs appeared to either side of her and quickly converged onto the unmoving Zarosian, connecting and creating a massive explosion. When the explosion cleared, the cloud of lightning was also gone, but Weva was lying on the ground, clearly unconscious, with burn marks covering her body.

“What happened?!” demanded Ruko.

“Our opponent seems to have placed magical traps throughout the hall,” observed Jayson, “In other words, he has perfect protection from a headlong assault like the one Weva just tried.

“Well, how clever,” muttered Ruko, “Only one problem, I don’t need a headlong rush! Prepare to be destroyed by my magic!” With a motion of his hands, Ruko sent a massive ball of red energy hurling down the hall, however, when the ball was but a few meters away from the young man, a portal opened and the swallowed the attack. A moment later, a second portal opened in front of Ruko, and his own spell shot out, striking the warlock’s chest and sending him slamming against the wall, also unconscious.

*What just happened?” asked Taiyama.

“Did you really think I would go through all the trouble of layering ritual spells throughout this hall, and leave myself open to projectile attacks?” asked the young man.

“I was afraid of that,” commented Jayson.

“Of what?” Taiyama questioned.

“Ritual spells are very powerful, and allow for a lot of control, but they take a long time to cast, so they are practically useless on the battlefield,” replied Jayson, “Unless of course, you use them as traps. In other words, it will be all but impossible to get through this hall.”

“In that case, we have to find another way!” exclaimed 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."

03-Nov-2009 05:26:16

Dantalian

Dantalian

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“There is no other way to the Mists of Time,” sighed the young man, “That’s why I performed my spells in this hall.”

“That may be,” said Taiyama, “But regardless, we’re going to have to retreat.”

“And you think I’ll let you just leave, Zarosian?” asked the young man, “So you can come back with more of your friends?”

Taiyama was about to ask what the young man planned to do when Jayson grabbed his arm and pulled him toward the exit. As the Guthixian did so, another symbol appeared right where they had been standing and magma shot out from the floor. A mere moment of running later, Jayson hit an invisible force and fell, losing his grip on Taiyama. The Zarosian stood almost immediately after Jayson had lost his grip, and stared at the place Jayson had hit while trying to escape. After a moment of staring he realized that there was a faint shimmer in the air. “Zaros’ name!” exclaimed Taiyama, “A magical shield?!”

“Yes,” muttered Jayson, picking himself up, “Quickly, now, away from the shield!” "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."

03-Nov-2009 05:28:24

Dantalian

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Taiyama was about to ask why when a group of icicles shot from the ground under his feet. He cursed loudly as one of these icicles pierced through his leg. Before he had even had a chance to free himself, Taiyama noticed several symbols on the wall glowing. Realizing the dire situation he was in, Taiyama jerked his leg free of the icicle and, with a strange combination of limping and running, tried to dodge the fireballs that were now appearing in front of the symbols. Yet, to his dismay, the Zarosian realized that the fireballs seemed to follow him, as if they had a mind of their own. Without speaking, both Taiyama and Jayson took off down the hall, heading straight for the mage. As they did so, all hell seemed to break loose; the floor beneath them alternating between bursting with magma, sprouting icicles as sharp as swords, and releasing clouds of lightning, while the nearby walls bellowed fireballs, shards of ice, and chains made of shadows. As they almost reached the mage, Taiyama felt a strong burning sensation in his side, and looking down, was shocked to see a beam of light piercing a hole into his flesh. Gritting his teeth and ignoring the pain, Taiyama pushed through another few feet until he was almost within striking distance.

Just as he felt a glimmer of hope that he and the Guthixian might make it through to the mage, he noticed another patch of shimmering air, and smacked head first into another magical shield. Falling back from the force of the impact, the Zarosian only had a moment before realizing he had entered a portal, and, after a sense of vertigo, found himself sitting where he and Jayson had started, with the Guthixian only a foot away. "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."

03-Nov-2009 05:30:14

Dantalian

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“Well done,” commented the mage, sipping a cup of tea that had apparently appeared from thin air. “Unfortunately, I had foreseen the chance that my opponents would be skilled enough to reach me, and prepared for just such an occasion. Nevertheless, you put on quite a show; I applaud your bravery and skill. In recognition of such, I will grant you a brief respite. But be warned, after that, I will unleash all my magic without relent, and at that point you two will succumb and die. Since escape is impossible, I would suggest you relay any final requests you might have.”

Taiyama’s eyes scanned the hallway for any chance of escape, and almost immediately fell on the window. He realized he would likely be falling head first to the ground if he jumped out of it, but despite this, it was a chance for escape. He was almost about to make a run for it, when he noticed that it too, had the faint shimmer that could be found on either end of the hallway.

“Yes, that is shielded too,” commented the mage, guessing the Zarosian’s thoughts, “Still, you resourcefulness is to be commended. Despite this, your respite is over, farewell.”

As the mage said this, all the magic in the hall was unleashed, and Taiyama found himself and Jayson attempting to parry thousands of fireballs. The two warriors did an excellent job defending themselves, but before long their strength had begun to ebb, and they found themselves being struck by more and more of the fireballs. It wasn’t long before Taiyama collapsed, entirely exhausted.

-This is it- he thought grimly -I’m really going to die- "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."

03-Nov-2009 05:33:06

Dantalian

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As if to confirm his thoughts, a blood red fire engulfed the Zarosian, who shut his eyes, and prepared to feel the last pains of his life. To his surprise, the fire did*’t burn, and after a few moments, Taiyama dared to open his eyes. The fire had vanished, and to his relief, so had the fireballs that had been pelting him and Jayson. A moment’s longer investigation revealed that the entire hall was cracked and burnt, and although two magma pools were still present, none of the magical traps appeared to be active. Furthermore, the mage was now standing behind a collection of vanishing shards of blue light and a second, cracked magical shield.

“The jerk had two shields!* exclaimed Taiyama.

While the Zarosian stared in shock, he realized that he was now being pulled toward what he had previously thought was the ceiling. With a little bit of skill he managed to flip, landing on his feet as gravity took hold once more, and dodging the magma which fell from the pools on the ceiling.

“Did you really need to do this to my castle?” a voice Taiyama did*’t recognize asked. The Zarosian turned around to see Orcris, Rose, a boy in black robes, a lady in red, short robes, and a man in a black suit.

“Orcris!” Taiyama exclaimed in relief.

Orcris nodded in recognition, then turning to the mage said, “I thought as much. So you and ‘he’ are one and the same.”

“Took you long enough to figure it out, Orcris,” sighed the mage.

*I admit, it shouldn’t have taken this long,” commented Orcris, “But, disregarding that, this is really you, not some puppet, isn’t it? In that case, hold still, and I’ll make this painless, in recognition of your kindness from before.” So saying, Orcris drew his sword and charged.

“I’m afraid I must decline your offer of death,” said the mage as he jumped back into a new portal, “Maybe next time, Orcris?” A moment later, the mage had vanished, and the walls on either side of the portal exploded, collapsing the way further in. "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."

03-Nov-2009 05:36:41

Dantalian

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“Great!” exclaimed Mortimer, “More damage to my castle!”

“And we can’t get to the Mists now,* Taiyama pointed out.

“Oh yes we can,” said Rose, “See? Boom!”

As Rose shouted, another explosion rocked the castle, this own blasting an opening in the rubble the mage had made to block the corridor.

“You!” exclaimed Mortimer, twitching.

“Ignoring Mr.Whiney-pants,” said Rose, “We must hurry, go, go, go!”

Rose took off down the hall, with Orcris, Jayson, Taika and Taiyama in hot pursuit.

“Um, please take care of those two,” said Cruus, pointing at the battered bodies of Ruko and Weva before taking off after the others.

The group quickly found themselves in a large room at the center of which was a large swirling mass of dark mist.

Before any of them could react, a cloaked figure bearing a double-edged naginata burst from the shadows and struck at Orcris, who parried the attack.

“Rose, I’ll handle this, deal with the Mists!” shouted Orcris.

But before he had even shouted, Jayson had already created numerous spires of stone that had pierced the Mists. Before anyone could react, the Mists imploded, pulling everyone in the room toward them. Orcris struggled against the pull of course, but to his horror found he was unable to escape, and within seconds everything had gone black. "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."

03-Nov-2009 05:38:37

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