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Trees loomed ahead, suddenly threatening. But the glider's controls were still intact and Zezima was able to recover some command over the contraption. Branches whisked past as Zezima guided the glider across the sparsely wooded landscape of Entrana. Would he be able to make it to the sea again?
He had already given up on Al Kharid but landing on Entrana would be unthinkable.
His decision was made for him by the third firebolt which succeeded where the second one hadn't, ripping the other wing off of the glider and leaving Zezima basically strapped to a few sticks of wood.
For a few wonderful seconds he was still flying forward, then he was sinking towards the ground, white figures hurrying out of his path. It seemed he was soon going to discover what the meeting on Northern Entrana was for.

27-May-2006 18:28:49

Azure Sunday

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37 – Return of the Thaumaturge

"If I had a choice between a noob meeting and Tztok-Jad, I'd easily choose Tztok-Jad. That way there is at least a chance of survival."
-Elitist Quote

Discollama2

erhaps we should try another siege
Cheezit92:Yep...uh huh...
Zamilo:This one seemed to work well
Cheezit92:Yea...
Not A Noob45:But does it have a river nearby?
Zamilo:No, I don't think so
Zamilo:Yea, maybe we needed a river for the siege to work
Cheezit92:Ye...
Discollama2:Cheezit are you alright?
Cheezit92:Zzzzzzzzzz
Zamilo:Is he snoring?
Cheezit92:Zzzsnrk!...Huh?
Dl Thomas:U were snoring
Cheezit92:No I wasn't
Zamilo:It seemed like you were
Cheezit92:Nope. I was just thinking
Dl Thomas:?
Cheezit92:Uh...that its a good plan
Discollama2:What is?
Cheezit92:Ur plan
Discollama2:We don't have a plan
Cheezit92

Zamilo:We were thinking of sieging the mage arena
Cheezit92:Sounds good
He was dozing off again. It seemed he had hardly gotten any sleep before Discollama2 had barged back into his room and roused him for the meeting. Cheezit92 tried to glare resentfully across the table at Discollama2 but gave up as his eyes slid half-closed on their own accord.
Anyway, it was way too humid for this meeting. Dense air pressed down on everything, pressed his eyelids together, made his breaths deeper. It seemed the words of the others were swimming towards him through the air, just the shapes of words actually as though the conversation were happening underwater.
Zamilo:Yugodanabudablanz?
Cheezit92:?
Discollama2:He said you got any better plans?
Cheezit92:Well I read this book once
Cheezit92:I'm pretty sure it was about Zezima
Cheezit92:Called lord of the risings or something
Frodo

k...
Cheezit92:Anyway, it said the only way to kill him
He didn't feel very tired anymore. Springing up from his seat, he strode towards Gandalf.
Cheezit92:Is to cast his ring into the fires of Mt. Doom!

27-May-2006 18:29:01

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Gandalf:Yes, we've decided that already.
Gandalf:Sit back down please.
Cheezit92 awkwardly complied. Elrond gestured the hobbits to come to him.
Elrond:The time has come.
Elrond:If the Ring is to set out, it must go soon.
Elrond

o you still hold to your word, Frodo, that you will be the Ring-bearer?
Frodo:I do.
Frodo:I will go with Sam.
Elrond sighed.
Elrond:Then I cannot help you much, not even with counsel.
Elrond:I can foresee very little of your road;
Elrond:and how your task is to be achieved I do not know.
Elronds gaze traveled across the gathering, seeming to drink in every detail. The deep blue elven eyes betrayed little. Cheezit92 fidgetted, he only wanted to get this over with and defeat Zezima.
Elrond:I will choose the companions to go with you, the number must be few.
Elrond:Lest it arouse the power of Mordor.
Mordor must be another name for the deep Wildy Cheezit92 decided.
Elrond:The Company of the Ring shall be Nine; and the nine Walkers
Elrond:Shall be sent against the Nine Riders that are evil.
Elrond:Gandalf will go.
From Cheezit92s left Gandalfs majestic voice cut through the still air.
Gandalf:I would have it no other way.
Elrond:As for the rest, they shall represent the other Free Peoples of the World.
Elrond:Elves, Dwarves, and Men.
Elrond:Legolas shall be for the elves;
Elrond:And Gimli son of Gloin for the Dwarves.
Elrond:For men you shall have Aragorn son of Arathorn.
Frodo:Strider!
But another voice drowned out Frodos exclamation, a figure was striding across the tranquil Elven pathways towards the gathering. Dressed in clothes the shade of rich emerald, and with a goatee adorning its face, the man that now joined the ring made an imposing figure.
Texan85:And you're leaving the Texan* out of this?
Elrond:Texan*?
Cheezit92:Youre back!
Texan85:Yes.
Texan85:We will not be underrepresented.
Elrond:And where in middle earth is this Texas?
Texan85:Southern US.

27-May-2006 18:29:50

Azure Sunday

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Something weird was happening, a nauseating twisting of reality, the world sinking into blackness as it revolved.
Gandalf

h, I think Ive been there before
Voices were fading into that blackness, fading.
Gandalf:Is it just south of Mordor?
The words dissolved into nothing, only the synchronized sounds of heavy breathing penetrated Cheezit92s ears. He felt something hard pressing against his head. The smell of charred wood wandered into his nose and Cheezit92 suddenly started upwards, wide awake. He was sitting in a hard wooden chair, a broad wooden table resting splendidly before him. All the other chairs were empty.
That couldnt be a good sign. They had been having a meeting and he had obviously dozed off. Had they just let him sleep through the meeting?
Cheezit92 cried out as a hand came down on his shoulder.
Texan85:Finally up I see.
Cheezit92 whirled about to see Texan85 in the same resplendent green garb he had witnessed in his...had it been a daydream? He was smiling, a comfortable curve in his mouth that fit his face.
Texan85

on't you know its rude to fall asleep during a meeting?
Cheezit92:I fell asleep?
Texan85:Yes, you certainly did.
Cheezit92:Wow, and the others, they just let me sleep.
Texan85

ont worry about it.
Cheezit92:What are you doing here anyway?
Texan85:I came back from a vacation on Karamja
Texan85:To talk with you.
Cheezit92:Really?
Texan85:I found some interesting things in the Varrock library you should see.
Cheezit92:Books?
Texan85:Come with me, we have a lot to talk about.

27-May-2006 18:29:58

Azure Sunday

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38 – Xanadu

In Xanadu did Kublai Khan
A stately pleasure-dome decree:
Where Alph, the sacred river, ran
Through caverns measureless to man
Down to a sunless sea.

So twice five miles of fertile ground
With walls and towers were girdled round:
And there were gardens bright with sinuous rills,
Where blossomed many an incense-bearing tree;
And here were forests ancient as the hills,
Enfolding sunny spots of greenery.
-Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Light was the first thing that caught Mr. Happy'* attention. Spiralling about the encampments domed ceiling a line of brilliant phosph(Cens)oresence gave off a glow that clothed the expanse of Xanadu in light almost as bright as real daylight.
Gizmo B Free:Like the lightline?
Mr. Happy:It's bright
Wolf0122:Yea, Burner1x created it.
Sinusoidal:Wish I knew how he accomplished it...
The second thing that struck Mr. Happy was the size of the place. Maybe 80 feet below lay an expanse of terraced gardens littered with trees, tall buildings interspersed sparsely throughout them sticking out of the growth like large tumors. Each building had obviously been crafted carefully out of what seemed to be granite, giving most a bleak gray hue.
In the center what looked like a large lake sat, ethereal black waters dully reflecting the light from above. A plethora of half-finished wharves ran along the lake's fringes looking like the frayed ends of the strands of a spiderweb with a large hole through its center. (c)Mr. Happy imagined it would take a set of stalwart rowers at least ten minutes to make their way across that opal expanse.
The opposite side of this underground chamber could only be made out as a band of darkness across from the balcony on which Mr. Happy stood. Orifices lined the walls, lines of doors, windows, and balconies tapering off into blackness as they followed the curves of the cavern's walls.

27-May-2006 18:30:07

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The only place where there were no houses is where a meager waterfall poured from a crack in one of the walls, its waters trickling down over a moss-ridden patch to eventually join the lake. The cavern was circular in shape, and as Mr. Happy studied it further he saw shapes roving along the curving balconies, some pausing to greet each other, others just moving stiffly along as though set on some vital purpose. More strode below, rushing between buildings or loitering in the gardens. It reminded Mr. Happy of an anthill. There must be thousands of people living here!
He watched the bustle of Xanadian life from one of the upper balconies that lined the city's walls. The room he had been confined to for the past few days lay behind him carved into the wall, one amongst the multitude. This city was at least as big as all of Ardougne!
Wolf0122, Sinusoidal and Gizmo B Free stood alongside him in the same kind of clothes they had been wearing a few days ago.
Sinusoidal:You will notice there are 24 buildings down below.
(c)Mr. Happy:If you say so
Gizmo B Free:Yes we thought it would be best
Gizmo B Free:If you first had an aerial view of Xanadu.
Wolf0122:Yea, it's kind of confusing down below.
(c)Mr. Happy:You built all of this?
Sinusoidal:Lol, not us!
Wolf0122:This has been here since before the first rebellion.
(c)Mr. Happy:First rebellion?
Gizmo B Free:Yea, its a beautiful place.
Wolf0122:Anyway, to the buildings.
Sinusoidal:See those 19 around the rim?
Gizmo B Free:Those are stat buildings.
The stat buildings appeared to be equally spaced along the circ(Cens)umference of the cavern's circular floor. One was straight beneath his balcony, its stone structure rising up perhaps three stories and carved into delicate curves that from above looked like an interesting geometric pattern. From the front, (c)Mr. Happy suspected, the building would resemble one of the stat icons. That seemed to be a logical conclusion from the other buildings.

27-May-2006 18:30:16

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Two of those he could make out around the cavern resembled the flaming logs of the firemaking stat and the radiating leaves of the herblore symbol. The firemaking building had even been painted with luminous red and orange dyes to improve its appearance. A farrago of fiery hues adorned its surface, making it contrast magnificently with the bleak wall behind it.
Wolf0122:I don't think those need much elucidation.
Gizmo B Free:Yea, each is just an environment
Sinusoidal:For studying a certain skill.
Wolf0122:We've improved slightly on every skill over the years.
(c)Mr. Happy:So you work in those buildings?
Wolf0122:Yea
Mr. Happy:Which ones are you from?
Gizmo B Free:We're all from the same one.
Sinusoidal:The magic complex.
Wolf0122:Those structures in the middle
Wolf0122:Are the fundamental ones.
Sinusoidal:Yea, that ones a bank.
Sinusoidal pointed a finger in the direction of a stark stone building that had a dollar symbol decorating its front. It was situated with two other larger buildings just north of the dark lake.
Wolf0122:Those other two are the meeting hall
Gizmo B Free:And our events house.
The meeting hall was, like the bank, strictly structured. Pillars lined its front, perfectly cylindrical, and the building itself was a perfect rectangle.
The events house had a more festive tinge. A field of bright signs covered its outer surface, most likely advertisements. Unlike the other two, the meeting house was domed and had a balcony wrapping around its second story.
Wolf0122:Yea, there's going to be a dance there soon.
Gizmo B Free:I hope Base4 picks me this time.
Sinusoidal:Lol, I doubt it.
Gizmo B Free:She smiled at me today, you saw it.
Gizmo B Free:In the library.
His face had changed, become dreamy as though he were reliving his fondest memories. That was exactly what he was doing, (c)Mr. Happy suspected.
Sinusoidal:You know very well she's with burner.
Gizmo B Free:Things can change...

27-May-2006 18:30:49

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Wolf0122:If they did she'd pick me.
Wolf0122:The only good-looking one.
Sinusoidal:You good-looking?
Gizmo B Free:Lol.
(c)Mr. Happy:So what about that building?
The Xanadians snapped back to attention.
Sinusoidal

, which one?
Mr. Happy:The one on the lake.
It wasn't actually on the lake, but it was close enough to it. The building must be humongous although it looked small from here. It was a network of pillars, arches and domes, one of its corners almost touching the lake. Standing in front of that building must be like being Gulliver visiting Brobdingnag, the land of the giants.
Sinusoidal:We probably should have mentioned that first.
Gizmo B Free:Hey, saving most important for last isn't bad.
Wolf0122:That's our parliamental building.
Sinusoidal:Yea, where Decaprio resides.
Gizmo B Free:He's the Kubla Khan of Xanadu.
Sinusoidal:For the time being.
Wolf0122:Well he's not going to be replaced anytime soon.
Gizmo B Free:Yea, he's been the leader for almost 15 years now.
(c)Mr. Happy:Wow. So all these people are his army?
Sinusoidal:Not really army.
Wolf0122:Adherents might be a better phraseology.
Sinusoidal:Is phraseology even a word?
Wolf0122

f course it is.
(c)Mr. Happy:What do you mean?
Sinusoidal

, if he makes a decision we'll probably follow him.
Gizmo B Free:But our legislative branch can question his decision.
Sinusoidal:Yea, if he decided to go to war
Sinusoidal:It might start an uprising in Xanadu.
Gizmo B Free:The legislators wouldn't vote for war anyway.
(c)Mr. Happy

Wolf0122:Well, shall we descend?
Gizmo B Free:Yes, lets do it.
Sinusoidal:I concur.
(c)Mr. Happy:Wait, what's that building?
Mr. Happy had just noticed a small building squashed against the cavern's wall between two the attack and mage stat buildings. It was another larger structure, circular in shape but squat with bleak grey walls and a slightly slanted roof. It couldn't be more than one story tall.

27-May-2006 18:31:05

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His companions exchanged looks, and after a few moments of deep silence Gizmo B Free piped up.
Gizmo B Free:That building is just a testing facility.
Sinusoidal:Yea, it's kind of dangerous so stay away from there tho.
Wolf0122:Just testing out stuff, yes.
(c)Mr. Happy:What kind of testing?
Sinusoidal:Nevermind, we should get down from here.
Wolf0122:Yea lets go to the events hall.
Gizmo B Free

r maybe we'll show you the training rooms.
Sinusoidal:We should see if we can arrange a meeting with Decaprio anyway.
Gizmo B Free:Yea.
They started off along the balcony to a set of stairs that connected it with the one below.
Wolf0122:You coming?
Mr. Happy

. Yes.
(c)Mr. Happy had been staring at that building. It reminded him of something but he didn't know what. He had an odd feeling that it was important to his future.
(c)Mr. Happy:Yes, lets go.
He hurried to join them.

27-May-2006 18:31:53

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39 – To Be Muted

Wind whipped the gliders canvas frame,
As fire from its wings did flare,
And turned it to a ball of flame,
And burnt its wooden structure bare.
-Qazwsx3740

Dr8593 concentrated intently on the Glider's Gambit board before him. His opponent, Lowriderbo40, had just made a particularly tricky move to try to evade his two pursuing gliders and Dr8593 was currently running over possible moves that would recover his lost advantage. Perhaps if he moved his right-most glider diagonally towards the other one...but that was too obvious.
Finally he decided to move his gliders apart and flank Lowriderbo40's glider from either side. There was plenty of time left to consolidate his gliders since Lowriderbo40 was still a good eighteen moves from Varrock. That was Lowriderbo40's goal, get his glider to Varrock safely while Dr8593's goal was exactly the opposite. He needed to find a way to stop Lowriderbo40 from reaching Varrock.
The board was a square divided into 400 smaller squares by lines extending from all sides, exactly like a Go board. The gliders moved along the lines.
Over Entrana Dr8593 finally moved his gliders together. It was time to take a risk. Declaring he was firing upon Lowriderbo40's glider, he rolled a die and was surprised to see that his attack actually connected with Lowriderbo40's glider. That meant Lowriderbo40's moves were limited now. But it also set Dr8593's gliders further behind Lowriderbo40's. Intent on the game, Dr8593 didnt notice that all had gone silent around him. Moderators who had been enjoying their monthly picnic seconds before now peered anxiously up into the sky at a glider that had suddenly caught fire above the island.
Dr8593 decided to show no mercy. When Lowriderbo40 tried to move his glider to a more secure position on the board, Dr8593 fired again, rolling the dice but barely failing to hit the fleeing glider.

27-May-2006 18:33:15

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