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Dantalian

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As she entered the next room, she gasped in shock. Five demons stood before her, all aflame, and bearing tortured looks on their twisted faces. She recognized them at once as the Tormented Demons that Lucien had been summoning in the depths of the Wilderness. She had fought one of them before and barely survived with her life. But now five of them stood before her… She paused in shock; did that mean that Lucien was here as well? She considered the possibility, and then smiled, remembering what challenge this room had.

Closing her eyes, and covering her ears, Selene walked blindly through the center of the room. The demons made several swipes at her, each disappearing when their razor sharp claws touched the elf girl. Only when she was safely across the room did Selene open her eyes. As she expected the demons were gone… or rather they had never been there to begin with. This room would create illusions of powerful monsters in the hopes of scaring you off. Strangely enough, if you believed the monsters were real, and saw them hurt you, you would suffer actual damage, but if you simply ignored them, or knew they were not real, they would simply vanish the moment they touched you. Selene smiled a moment more then turned and entered the next room.

The next room’s floor was covered in mist, making it difficult to discern the floor.

“Selene?”

The elf turned and saw Rose standing in one of the corners of the room, chained to the wall.

“Selene!” shouted the girl, “Help me!” "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."

24-Dec-2008 08:47:03 - Last edited on 03-Aug-2010 00:04:04 by Dantalian

Dantalian

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Selene simply turned and walked away. She knew well enough the layout of the room, a bridge spanned from one door to another, while on either side were spiked pits. Sirens, creatures which could assume the form and voice of anything sat on narrow ledges next to the wall and tried to lure those who had made it to this room into the pits. The first few times she had been here, Selene had nearly been killed, and she was not about to let that happen again. So ignoring Rose, or rather, the Siren pretending to be Rose, she pushed onward.

“Selene!”

Selene turned reflexively to the new voice, and gasped. Near one of the walls, her little brother, who had died nearly five years ago, lay slumped on the ground, bleeding profusely.

“Selene,” he gasped, reaching out with his hand.

She actually took a few steps toward him, so overcome by emotion that she wasn’t thinking. But she quickly caught herself; another Siren. Forcing back the tears that had come as she saw her little brother, or more accurately, his image, dying again, she ran to the next door, and forced it open, entering the next room. All the while she knew that it was her fault that he had died. That time, she had tried to use the power hidden within this temple, and that power had killed her brother, and left no trace of him behind. "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."

24-Dec-2008 08:49:25 - Last edited on 03-Aug-2010 00:06:17 by Dantalian

Dantalian

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Looking up, she saw herself face to face with her reflection in a mirror. Her muscles tensed, knowing what was about to happen. As she watched, her image twisted into something of unimaginable horror. She gasped and fell back. She had seen this many times before, and yet it still pained her to see it now. After she fell back, she collapsed to the ground, and without meaning to, slept. Nightmares came to her as she did so. She watched her own birth, as a beautiful Elven girl, then was forced to observe as she slowly became more deformed with each evil thing she did. As she watched, the Voices returned, accusing her, blaming her for everything evil thing she had ever done, and every evil thing she did not prevent. She tried to respond, to defend herself, but found that she lacked her voice.

Eventually, the nightmares passed, and she awoke in the room with the mirror. Only now, a knife lay before her. She picked it up, and examined it thoroughly, noting how well it had been made. After she had finished her examination, she looked up, and saw her deformed reflection was also holding a knife, and was looking at it with fear and distaste.

-Drive the knife through your own heart.-

She stopped; it was the Voices who spoke to her.

-That thing in the mirror will have to do the same. You will kill what your evil actions have made you. Only then will you have atoned for the wickedness you have done.-

For a few moments, Selene actually considered doing as the Voices had urged her. She then mentally slapped herself and threw the knife as far away as she could. No sooner had she done so then the image in the mirror disappeared. Satisfied with herself, she stood and walked to the black door at the far end of the room and entered it. "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."

24-Dec-2008 08:51:39 - Last edited on 03-Aug-2010 00:08:45 by Dantalian

Dantalian

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As she entered that final room in the temple, Selene gasped with relief. The temple wards always left her weary in body, mind, and soul. Yet she knew that the worst was yet to come.

She looked around the room she stood in. It looked like a large natural cavern, the domed ceiling covered with amethyst crystals which glimmered in the pale light cast off by torches which burned with green flames. However, what caught her eye was the large lake in the center of the room. Its still waters were an emerald green, and colder than ice. Selene stared at it for a few seconds more, wondering as she always did when she came here, whether people had used the lake before the temple had been built. Shrugging off the thought, she approached the lake, careful not to touch its freezing waters, and threw a handful of powdered crystal onto its still surface.

She paused for a moment, watching as the dust settled, then began her chant. It had always amazed her that after only hearing it once, she had been able to memorize the complex song she now was singing. No matter how long she went without using it, the song never faded from her memory.

As she sung the stagnant waters of the lake began to stir, rotating slowly. It wasn’t long before the lake waters had begun to rotate at an incredible speed, forming a large whirlpool in the lake's center. Shadows and specters rose out of the whirlpool and called to Selene, beckoning for her to join them in the lake. The Elven girl ignored them as best she could, knowing that to follow the spirits was certain death.

She continued her chant for what seemed like hours, but could in reality be no more than a few minutes. Suddenly, almost without warning, a massive shadow surged from the whirlpool, causing Selene to stop her song. "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."

24-Dec-2008 08:54:49 - Last edited on 03-Aug-2010 00:12:04 by Dantalian

Dantalian

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The shadow took form as a cloaked figure, larger than most castles, its entire body hidden in shadows except its eyes which glowed like violet fire.

Selene flinched in spite of herself in the face of this entity’s power. Yet she forced herself not to break eye contact as it turned toward her.

-Selene.-

She flinched again, its voice was no more than a cold whisper, but it seemed to come from everywhere in the room at once.

-Speak my name, you who dare to summon me.-

Selene felt her body go cold with fear, something she almost never did; she knew that if the being before her decided to attack, she would never survive. “No one speaks your name,” she managed to stammer, “Few even know it.”

-Then call me by my title; who am I, Selene?-

Selene swallowed before replying, “You are the god of darkness. One of the oldest and most powerful of all the gods…”

-Indeed, I am as ancient as the universe itself, and so powerful that even Guthix is only a minor irritation against me. But yet, you, a mere mortal have dared to summon me. Why is that Selene?-

Selene understood what the god of darkness was speaking about. He knew that she did not follow any gods and respected them only because they were more powerful than mortals. There were few who would dare try to summon one of the primordial gods onto the mortal planes, but even those few would come bearing gifts, and approach the gods as supplicants, desiring aid from a being they feared and followed with all their hearts. Selene’s approach was nothing like this, she had twice before summoned the god of darkness, and both times she had refused to take the role of a supplicant. Instead, she had approached him as a novice warrior would a master warrior. This had worked the first time she had come, but the second time, the god of darkness had been so displeased that he had destroyed her weapon, all but killed her, and taken her little brother’s life. "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."

24-Dec-2008 08:58:00 - Last edited on 03-Aug-2010 00:14:36 by Dantalian

Dantalian

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“I have some questions…” began Selene.

-And no manners. I would have thought that you would have learned a lesson from last time.-

Selene felt her fear slowly give room to rage.

-I wouldn’t think about it. You seem to think that because all your loved ones are gone now, there is nothing I can take from you. I assure you that is wrong.-

Selene knew that the god of darkness was right, so she restrained herself and said, “We visited a village before coming here and my companion said that the person who destroyed it was a half elf named Orcris."

-That is true. However, he had Zaros’ help.-

Selene felt her mouth drop open with shock, “Why did Zaros help him do such a thing?!”

-That’s not a very interesting question. If you have no more interesting questions I’ll just leave and…-

“No, wait!” shouted Selene, “My companion is a strange girl who goes by the name of Rose… what is she?"

-The child of chaos.-

“The what?”

The god of darkness sighed.

-Not even the elves remember about the four children anymore, how unfortunate. Know this Selene, that girl could singlehandedly shift the balance of power among the gods of Gielinor.- "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."

24-Dec-2008 09:00:03 - Last edited on 03-Aug-2010 00:16:38 by Dantalian

Dantalian

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“She is that powerful?”

-I will give you fair warning, Bandos and Zamorak have already sent pursuers to find the girl and convince her to side with them. Meanwhile, Saradomin, Guthix, and Armadyl have sent hunters to kill the girl. As long as she is with you, you will be in danger.-

Selene hadn’t thought about being pursued by others before, although, now that the god of darkness had warned her about it, it made perfect sense. After all, the Temple Knights had come after her, why shouldn’t the other gods send their followers as well?

“Thank you,” said Selene, “Those were all the questions I had.”

She waited for the god of darkness to recede into the waters of the lake as he had done both times she had summoned him before. However, he stayed a moment more.

-Be warned, the greatest threat comes from Zaros.-

Selene stared at the god of darkness in shock, it wasn’t often he told someone something of his own initiative.

-He seeks to destroy the five seals that keep him at bay. I desire his return, since currently, there are no other gods truly aligned with darkness in this world. However... If he does this, his method of return shall bring a far more powerful, more vicious enemy than you have ever known. If this occurs, the world of Gielinor will suffer as it has never before.-

Selene began to ask him what he meant, but before she could speak, the god of darkness had receded into the lake waters once again. "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."

24-Dec-2008 09:02:15 - Last edited on 03-Aug-2010 00:20:47 by Dantalian

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Swolomon

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Fantastic add's Aqua, they've really kept me on edge, and the detail is excellent. I very much like the idea of the god of darkness being that he makes any of the other gods look like nothing compared to him. And the way you described the voices and fear that Selene encountered was awesome, some great detail in your add's and I look forward to more.

P.s to all of you I wish you a merry christmas and a happy new year.

24-Dec-2008 13:48:10 - Last edited on 24-Dec-2008 13:49:06 by Swolomon

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That was simply magnificent Aqua... I'm more than astonished by the quality of these adds in particular due to the fact that my own character is aware of the existance of the primordial Gods. Even though my relation is not that of an equal it leaves me wondering how Aquaregis approaches this same entity... And the challenges! It was simply wonderful to be so into the story to listen to my own past my mistakes and choices made that led to such terrible consequences! I'd like to believe that not many would be able to tred the path I just did, but pride is our own demise like Selene learnt from her second visit...

As for the adds before now we see the relation between Seth and Aqua from the first time, more likely how he knew him. But just separate characters can they overcome the differences between their own beliefs and be two sides of the same coin complementing each others abilities? Or perhaps something will happen.. something terrible between two friends creating an intrespassable chasm...

Amazing Aqua can barely wait for the next adds!

26-Dec-2008 13:56:45

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Swolomon

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Hey guys, hope everyone had a good christmas and new year. Alao I gotta say, I think I speak for all of us here... Aqua we hope to see some add's we're all anxious to see what happens. Hope to see some soon.

P.S Bump.

04-Jan-2009 15:41:08

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