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Dantalian

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Rose paused for a moment before replying, “Ten!”
The butler had a worried look on his face, but nonetheless summoned a bowl of sugar and proceeded to put ten spoonfuls into Rose’s cup.
“Anything else for you, sir?” asked the butler.
“No,* said Amethyst, “That will do for now.*
The butler bowed once more and vanished the same way he had appeared.
“Seriously,” said Rose, “Why do you keep the bunnies around here?”
“Maybe because they’re cute, polite, and make good servants?” suggested Amethyst.
“They’re whiny too,” sneered Rose, “But back to the main subject; is Aquaregis alive or dead?”
“You saw the battle as did I,” said Amethyst, “And Orcris has also seen it; so why do you ask?”
“Because,” replied Rose, “I know, unlike Orcris, that you can resurrect the dead!”
Upon hearing this, Orcris’ eyes widened, and he stared with shock at Amethyst
“Furthermore,” said Rose, “Aquaregis was an important piece for you, and I do not think you would let him die just like that!”
-Piece?- wondered Orcris.
“I will remind you,” said Amethyst, “That even an endless witch can only truly resurrect someone two hours after they have died. So unless I recently became an eternal witch without your knowledge, or unless I resurrected him a few hours ago, not even I can bring him back.”
“In other words,” said Rose, “You either replaced Aquaregis with a proxy, or, shortly after his duel with Sliske, you resurrected him so he could continue working for you! Then you showed me and Orcris the duel so that we would believe he was dead and lower our guard! Isn’t that right?!”
“Are you done?” asked Amethyst, “If so, I will annihilate your argument.”
“Oh, and how will you do that?” asked Rose, “I won’t fall for your silly logic.”
“Then I won’t use logic,” replied Amethyst.
“So then, what will you do?” asked Rose. "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."

05-Feb-2010 11:33:09

Dantalian

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Amethyst smiled and spoke. As he did so the room was illuminated by glowing red writing which reiterated his words; “The real Aquaregis is dead,” proclaimed Amethyst, “He was killed by Sliske but a few hours ago in Gielinor. His method of death was being stabbed by the Seven Nails of Pandaemonium. Furthermore, he was not resurrected by me nor by anyone else, nor did he somehow fake his death. Finally, at this point, the only thing that could resurrect Aquaregis is eternal magic, neither endless, nor higher, nor lower finite magic can resurrect him.”
“What?!” demanded Rose, “You used the red truth… but that means… he really is dead.”
Orcris could see that Rose’s mind was racing through the statements Amethyst had made even as the writing began to fade. When she finished searching for loopholes, she sighed and said, *I don’t get it, why would you let him die?”
“Of course I won’t be telling you,” said Amethyst, “Now, did you have anything else to say?”
Rose gritted her teeth and replied, “Yes, what are you doing with Orcris? You snatched him away from being teleported with the rest of us, and I want to know why.”
“He and I need to have a talk,” said Amethyst, “Rest assured I will put him back when I am done asking him some questions.”
“Like what?” asked Rose.
“What he intends to do with Zaros for example,” said Amethyst.
“That is-“ began Rose.
“I intend to repay my debt,” interrupted Orcris.
“Your debt?” asked Amethyst.
“Zaros granted me the power to get my revenge,” replied Orcris, “I intend to repay him. That is all.”
“I see,” said Amethyst, “Then what are your real intentions?”
“First, I’d like to ask you a question,” commented Orcris, *Exactly who are you two, and Amethyst, how do you know Rose?* "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."

05-Feb-2010 11:35:45

Dantalian

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“Rose, as you call her,” said Amethyst, “as well as I, are ‘endless witches’ magic users whose power has reached a level that matches the elder gods. Like the gods of Gielinor, we are bound by the edict of Guthix and can only have limited interference with the going-ons of Gielinor. However, unlike the gods, we can interfere in various ways. For example, we can take part in the events of the world if we accept certain restrictions; Ruby, for example, took on the restriction that she would remember and forget large portions of her memory at random, and thus was able to take part in Gielinor’s events as a mortal, namely Rose.”
“What are you doing near Gielinor anyway?” asked Orcris.
“It gets boring being an immortal,” replied Amethyst, “As such, we tend to pay attention to places of interest. Currently, Gielinor has a lot of interesting things happening on it, so Ruby and I began to pay attention to it.
Now as for my question; your real intentions, if you please.”
Orcris chuckled a bit and told the two witches what his real goals were, gaining satisfaction as both of their eyes widened in surprise. It seemed even something with the powers of a god could still be surprise.
*Excellent,” said Amethyst, when Orcris had finished explaining, “You will be truly interesting, and your life shall be well worth watching. Therefore, a gift for you; As the witch of fantasy I declare thus;” once again, Amethyst’s words were repeated by glowing writing, but this time, the writing was in violet. “Orcris, the half elf is considered a hero; whether he shall become a fallen hero or a true hero shall be left to him, but as a hero, providence and luck will be on his side. He shall grow in strength and wisdom with every experience, and shall bear the potential to match even the gods.” "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."

05-Feb-2010 11:49:55

Dantalian

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“And from me,” said Rose. As she continued, her words appeared in glowing orange writing, “As the witch of dynamism, I declare that the world will change in such a way that, with determination and skill, Orcris’ goal can be reached.”
“As thankful as I am,” said Orcris, “I wish to reach my goal with my own strength, not with your magic.”
“And so you shall,” said Amethyst, “We did not give you your goal, Orcris. By recognizing you as a hero, I only guaranteed two things; firstly, that trouble will seek you out, in other words that you will have opportunities to grow stronger, and secondly that your training and the tasks you accomplish will be fruitful. You can still die, but if you work hard and with determination, you will be able to achieve great things.
Ruby also did not give you your goal, but ensured that there was a way to reach it. It will be your sweat and pain which allow you to actually reach that goal.
In other words, what we did only ensured that fate would not thwart your ambitions without you having a chance beforehand. All the rest is up to you.
Now, I must ask, what will you do?”
“Haven't I already told you?” asked Orcris.
“I mean, what will you do now,* Amethyst clarified, “Your friends who helped you destroy the Mists of Time are no longer in Gielinor, and might not survive without you. Then again, you might not survive if you go after them… so, what will you do?”
“I’m going wherever they are,” said Orcris, “Do you really think I would turn away from my allies just because of a simple challenge.”
Amethyst seemed pleased with the response, and with a wave of his hand, teleported Orcris 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."

05-Feb-2010 11:53:06

Dantalian

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Seth gasped for air. Nearly an hour had passed since he had entered the room and yet he had only progressed a little over halfway to what appeared to be a coffin at the end of the room. As he steeled himself to take another few steps forward, he heard something moving to his right, and instinctively turned. He found himself facing a monstrous creature with elongated limbs and hundreds of eyes surrounding a single large mouth on its head. The creature opened its jaws and in an instant snapped down, severing Seth’s head effortlessly and partaking of the blood that sprayed from his neck.
Seth collapsed onto the ground, breathing heavily. It took him a few moments of feeling his head to ensure himself that it was still there. “Not again,” he gasped. Standing up he said to himself, “Liam has got to be the safest person in Gielinor, not even a mahjarret could take this for very long." "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."

05-Feb-2010 11:54:53

Dantalian

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Steeling himself one more time, Seth forced himself to smile, and with a single word, “Yuuki” closed his eyes and advanced. He could hear the noise around the room pick up as he did so; and his instincts warned him that hordes of dangerous creatures had noticed that he was for all practical purposes blind, and were now moving in to tear him to shreds. Ignoring these instincts, Seth trudged onward, focusing as best he could on putting one foot in front of the other. Something slick brushed up against him, testing to see if he was better to eat or just kill, and every instinct shouted at once for Seth to open his eyes. Yet, he ignored them and moved on. Soon after, he felt something else, this time inside of him; something squirmy and slimy had begun to move through his bloodstream… maggots! A voice in his head said, somehow he had been infested with maggot eggs, and now the disgusting creatures had hatched! He had to get them out! Even if that meant cutting away his own flesh! Biting his lip, Seth ignored the voice and pressed onward, until he felt something hard and smooth. At this moment, Seth opened his eyes, and saw all sorts of monstrosities surrounding him, and several maggots pushing their way out of his flesh. Ignoring all this as best he could, Seth brought his sword down on the seal of the coffin, breaking it instantly. As he did so, the coffin opened, and a swarm of snakes emerged, biting into Seth’s body as fast as they could.
“Curse it!” shouted Seth, “Liam, 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."

05-Feb-2010 11:57:16

Dantalian

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He continued to shout even as the monsters and snakes tore him apart, and suddenly, the room was empty except for Seth, the coffin, and a stirring person within the coffin. That person had silver white hair that was only slightly too short to reach his shoulders, and wore a black and violet outer robe with silver trim, a maroon sash around his waist and a white under robe marked with various symbols in red. Slowly, that person opened his eyes, revealing them to be dark violet in color, and sat up.
Seeing Seth shaking, the young man in the coffin sighed, “I apologize,” he said, “You must have had a rough time getting in here Seth.”
“Your terror aura is aptly named,” Seth replied weakly.
“I suppose so,” said the young man, “What brings you here then?”
“Can't I visit my future brother-in-law sometimes?” Seth replied.
The young man smiled, “Of course, but I doubt you would come in here personally if you just wanted to visit,” he replied, “So what is wrong?”
“Aquaregis is dead,” explained Seth, “I thought you might have noticed that already, Liam.”
The young man shook his head, “While sleeping, I dreamt of many things, but my dreams wandered from Aquaregis, and to others. Very well, we must make haste, there are many things afoot and…”
“Liam?” asked Seth, noticing he had trailed off.
“The twins are coming,” said Liam, “There are in Niflheim right now, ironically near to where Aquaregis’ last trap lead… I should go there after them.”
“No,* said Seth, “You need to re-organize the cult of darkness and make them ready for the final battle… I’ll go to Niflheim.”
“Are you sure?” asked Liam.
“Yes,” replied Seth, “Please open a portal there.”
“As you wish,” said Liam, “But I will not have the power to bring you back, you’ll have to ask the twins.”
“Easy enough,” said Seth, “I’ll be seeing you then.”
Focusing, Liam created a dark violet portal, and moments later, Seth walked in and vanished from sight. "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."

05-Feb-2010 12:00:39

Dantalian

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There, that long add hopefully makes up for the fact I didn't add last week (and this one was late.) "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."

05-Feb-2010 12:01:31

Orcris

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That's interesting stuff indeed. I wonder what will happen really. It almost seems like Orcris is the main character at the moment, when I remember he was a very minor character at one time in the previous version of the story.
Some interesting things, like I'm curious as to who Seth really is. I would say more but I have alot on my mind right now, my girlfriend's family is really just being hateful about me towards her and its really bothering her and me.
~Orcris~
~Est sularis oth mithas~
~Courage is the magic that turns dreams into reality~
~Who I am is not important, my message is~

07-Feb-2010 03:17:14

Dantalian

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Sorry to hear that, hopes it works out...
As for who Seth is... heh, I wish I could say it, but it'd be a major spoiler. Right now, who he's about to meet with is more important(though it might not be so obvious if you haven't been reading the Monolith), and will have an important effect on the story, might even turn the tides in to favor a certain god (who I recently met in game; nice chap, really, not nearly as bad as everyone says he is. Although, I do hope he realizes that I'm smart enough to catch on when a god is planning to sacrifice me/pull a Bandos to Zanik type of thing.) "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."

11-Feb-2010 04:21:03

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