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Dantalian

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Skad paused for a moment, causing Alex to bump into him.
“What is it now?* asked Alex.
“Something seems… out of place,” replied Skad, looking around cautiously.
“What do you mean?” asked Alex.
“I’m not quite sure… there’s something different… wrong, about this place,” commented Skad.
“Now that you mention it,” said Hekate, “I think I know what’s bothering you.”
“Huh?” asked Alex, “What is it?”
“Stop for a moment and listen,” answered Hekate.
Alex did so, then sighed, *I don’t hear anything.”
“That’s the problem,” said Hekate.
“Come again?”
“She’s right,” said Skad.
“I still don’t get it!” exclaimed Alex.
“We’re in the middle of a jungle,” said Hekate.
“Yes,” said Alex, “So?”
“With trees and undergrowth,” continued Hekate, “Animals all around, and yet no sound?”
“That is weird,” admitted Alex.
“And likely mean one thing,” said Skad, “A powerful predator is nearby, and the other animals don’t want to alert it to their presence.”
“What kind of predator?” questioned Alex.
“Let’s hope we don’t find out,” said Skad.
“Maybe we already have,” said Alex.
“What?!” questioned Skad.
“Well… Skad, are jungles supposed to move around?” asked Alex.
“No,* replied Skad, “Why do you…” He trailed off as he saw what had caught Alex’s eye, a portion of the jungle did seem to be moving toward them. In fact, multiple portions of the jungle seemed to be moving toward them. Finally one part of the jungle got close enough for the group to tell that it and the other the moving parts of the jungle were actually giant, well camouflaged…

“Spiders?” asked Jen, “Of all the things that could be in this jungle why would Usha be most worried about spiders?”
“It’s in her blood,” answered Aion.
“I don’t understand,” said Jen, “What’s that supposed to mean?”
“Well, she’s a Mazoku, like Mephos, even though she currently looks like a human. And spiders are one of the four things said to be most dangerous to a Mazoku,” replied Aion.
“Why spiders?” asked Jen. "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."

01-Jun-2010 19:54:31

Dantalian

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“I don’t know for certain,” answered Aion, “There is a legend, but most legends are only partially true, would you like to hear it anyway?”
“Sure,” replied Jen.
“Long ago, when the world of Bifrost fell and was replaced by the five worlds,” began Aion, “A woman named Lilith was chosen by Erebos to rule the world of darkness, Niflheim, so she and her husband went forth and settled in the land Erebos had wrought. After several months, Lilith was favored by Erebos and conceived. The night after she learned that she was with child, Erebos appeared to her in a dream and revealed to Lilith that there were twins within her womb, and that these twins had been blessed by Erebos himself, and would be the beginning of a new race; the Mazoku.
Overjoyed at hearing that she was to be the mother of a new race, Lilith set out at once to visit the inhabitants of Niflheim and share the good news. The first person Lilith visited was her old friend Mother Serpent. Upon hearing of Erebos’ prophecy, the wise Mother Serpent imparted this advice to Lilith; “Niflheim is still young, and there are many creatures about. Go to each and elicit a promise that they shall not harm your children, nor your children’s children, thus your offspring shall grow numerous and prosper. In exchange, promise that when your descendants grow in number and strength they will honor and aid the children of the other creatures. For our part, I promise that neither I nor my spawn shall harm your children.”
Lilith replied that likewise her children would always be friends with the Serpent family, and thanked Mother Serpent for her advice." "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."

01-Jun-2010 19:57:14

Dantalian

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"She then traveled to the den of Mother Wolf and a similar pact was made. After this she went to Mother Night Elf, Mother Dwarf, Mother Bat, Mother Scorpion, Mother Crocodile, Mother Cat, Mother Shark, Mother Squid, Mother Toad, and Mother Frog, and each agreed that there would only be peace between their children. But then Lilith visited Mother Spider to ask that the pact be made. Now Mother Spider was a vicious and spiteful lady, as all spiders are, and delighted in the pain of others. Furthermore she had seen baby humans before, and noted how weak there were, and how plump and juicy they looked. Thus when she heard Lilith was bearing twins, Mother Spider’s mouth began to water, and she made plans to steal the twins and feast on them with her own children. Therefore she refused the offer of a pact of peace.
Because of this, Mazoku are immune to nearly everything that inhabits Niflheim, but can still be harmed by spider venom. And while they are friends with all the other races of Niflheim, spiders are their sworn enemies.
Well, at least that’s how the legend goes. Whatever the case, Mazoku can survive most wounds, and regenerate from them, however, even a small spider bite causes them intense pain, and seems to halt their regeneration process until it heals, and that takes a long time. Because of that, it’s common practice for people fighting Mazoku to smear spider venom on their weapons, and Mazoku are generally terrified of spiders. Incidentally, cobwebs are also good at protecting against Mazoku magic.”
“So, a place like the jungle where there are tons of spiders is bad for someone like Usha?” asked Jen.
“Well, most spiders will probably stay away from her,” replied Aion, “She has a charm on that repels them, but it wouldn’t work against a giant spider, so if we run into one of those, she’ll probably freak out on us.”
“Do you think there are giant spiders around here?” asked Jen.
“Anything’s possible,” Aion replied. "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."

01-Jun-2010 20:01:02

Dantalian

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“Ack! Giant spiders!” shouted Hekate, “Kill them! Kill them! Kill them!”
“What a typical girl,” sighed Skad, “Can’t handle a little spider.”
“How do these look little to you?” demanded Alex as he motioned to the five spiders surrounding them, each of which dwarfed a single story house.
“I’ve seen worse,” Skad replied.
“Where?!” questioned Alex.
“Fine, so I’ve only heard about worse, happy?” questioned Skad.

Apparently getting bored with only watching its prey, one of the spiders snapped at Alex, with its large fangs, missing by mere inches.
“Alex you handle that one,” said Skad, “Hekate, once your down having your panic attack you take those two, and I’ll get the other two.”
Before Alex could protest, the spider lunged at him again. Alex jumped aside, and tumbled into a small plant, getting several scrapes on his face in the process.
-Alright,- he thought to himself as he stood up, -I’ve got to prove myself now, I’ve relied on the other two for too long already. Let’s see what I can do.-
As he looked up, Alex saw that the spider had moved so that it was now towering over him. Venom dripped from its jaws, landing a few inches from Alex, and filling his lungs with a stench more putrid than raw sewage. Drawing on courage Alex did*’t know he had, he maintained his calm and drew his blade. For a moment Alex’s eyes met the spider’s, then the beast lunged forward. The boy barely managed to duck in time; he could hear the snap as the spider’s jaws closed in where his head had just been, and feel the foul smelling wind blow down his neck as the air rushed away from that place.
Steeling himself as best he could, Alex thrust his sword upward, at the spider’s head. The sword connected and with a loud clang bounced off the spider’* exoskeleton. A split second later, Alex felt something strike his chest with the force of a charging horse, and in another second had his back slammed into a tree, causing him to cough up blood as he fell to the ground. "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."

01-Jun-2010 20:03:38

Dantalian

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A moment later the spider had pinned him to the ground with one of its legs, and was moving in for the kill.
-So this is it, I’m done for,- thought Alex.
-Aren’t you forgetting something?-
Alex was surprised as a voice filled his head, however, a moment later, he recognized the voice, and where he had heard it before.
With a smile, Alex said, “In the name of Zaros, may those who strike at his faithful find their own attacks turned against them.”
As he finished saying this, Alex felt a warmth well up inside him, and found that purple light had begun to surround his body. As this happened, the spider closed its jaws on Alex, only to have the force rebound, breaking the spider’s jaws in the process. The spider howled in pain and backed up. Seeing that the spider’s head was still near the ground, Alex picked up his sword, and thrust it into the spider’s open mouth, he then turned the blade upward, effectively cutting the spider’s head in half.
The spider let out a shriek, and went still, at this Alex let out a sigh of relief.
“Alex, behind you!” Hekate’s voice shouted.
Turning around, Alex found that a second spider had snuck up behind him while he dealt with the first. To make matters worse, as he had turned around Alex felt his connection to the gods fade, and with it, the shield protecting him. In shock Alex tripped and fell backwards, loosing his grip on his sword in the process.
Apparently realizing that its opponent was defenseless, the spider lunged at Alex. Certain of death, Alex closed his eyes and awaited the inevitable. Yet, before the spider had succeeded in biting him, Alex heard a thump, and felt a warm sticky substance spray all over him. Opening his eyes, Alex found that a warrior was standing on the spider’s head, with his halberd embedded in the same. After making sure the spider was dead, the warrior turned to Alex, revealing himself to be a young man around Alex’s age with brown hair and deep brown eyes. "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."

01-Jun-2010 20:07:16

Dantalian

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“You alright?” asked the young man, extending his hand to Alex. On his part, Alex just stared like a complete idiot.
“Chris, you shouldn’t have done that,” commented an old, cloaked man jumping down from a nearby tree, “It was extremely dangerous, and these people might be our enemies.”
“I’m sorry,” said Chris, “I just couldn’t have someone die in front of me, like that. Although, I think he’s still in shock.”
“No surprises there,” sighed Dentro, “He nearly got killed, and then suddenly finds that his life has been nigh miraculously saved by someone he’s never met.
Lucky for you kid, if I hadn‘t lost my knights and had to teleport Chris to me, you would have probably died.”
“Um, right,” said Alex, standing up, “Thank you.”
“No problem,” replied Chris.
“Alex, are you alright?” asked Hekate, running around the spider.
“I’m fine,” replied Alex, “This person saved me.”
“Who saved you?” asked Skad, joining the others.
“I’m Chris,” replied the warrior, “And this,” he added, motioning to the cloaked man, “Is Dentro.”
Dentro sighed. “We’ve met, although you wore a cloak that time.”
“Nice to meet you again, sir Earth Wizard,” said Skad, unsheathing his blade, “Mind if I finish what we started?”
“That sword!” exclaimed Chris, “Then he’s…”
“Chris, this man is reckless when he gets serious,” said Dentro, “You and the others must leave at once!”
“But-!* Chris began.
“Now!* shouted Dentro.
“He’s right,” said Hekate, “Skad won’t hesitate to strike us down, we have to get out of here!”
“Er, right,” said Alex. And so the three took off. "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."

01-Jun-2010 20:09:31 - Last edited on 01-Jun-2010 20:10:22 by Dantalian

Dantalian

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“Well, now that our distractions are gone,” said Skad, as faint, glowing, orange lines appeared on him, “Shall we do this seriously?”
Dentro sighed and removed his cloak, revealing his skin to be brown and gnarled, and his beard and hair to be green.
“I shall not hold back,” he said, “This form no longer has use to me.” As he said this, Dentro’s limbs grew longer, and more gnarled, and from his head things that could only be branches sprouted.
“For the record,” he said, “My true name is not Dentro, but it is likewise too long for a human to tolerate listening to. I am one of the ents, the ancient sentient trees who served as Guthix’s generals in the ancient wars. Do you really think you can best me, surrounded as we are by plant life?”
“You're kidding... you’re just one big tree to me,” said Skad, “And I control fire, bring it on!” "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."

01-Jun-2010 20:11:40

Orcris

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Interesting. This fight might not end too joyously. Sorry for the lack of posts my laptop has had a battery issue. Still not fixed... Well I must complain about no add for WoD. Quite disappointing
~Orcris~
~Honor is a fool's prize. Glory is of no use to the dead.~ Darth Revan
~Est Sularis Oth Mithas~ Sturm Brightblade
~Courage is the magic that turns dreams into reality~ Richter Abend
~What doesn't kill us only makes us stronger* Friedrich Nietzsche
~Who I am is not important, my message is~ Darth Revan
~Amor omnia vincit~ Virgil

02-Jun-2010 06:34:41

Dantalian

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Sorry Orcris, as I was about to write it last week I noticed I still had no comments on it. So I thought, "eh, I can procrastinate on it, right?" Then on Friday evening I came back to it, and noticed there were still no comments on it... so I decided not to add.
Anyway, there will be an extra add for WoD on this Sunday (June 6.) I distinctly recall having a reason I chose that date, but I can't remember why. Orcris would you perhaps know the reason? "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."

02-Jun-2010 17:04:36

Orcris

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The anniversary of the day of my birth? Ha. I'm surprised you remembered it or partially did. That would make you one of a very few outside family(and often times they don't remember either). I should have known you of all people would have the capacity to remember such things.
~Orcris~
~Honor is a fool's prize. Glory is of no use to the dead.~ Darth Revan
~Est Sularis Oth Mithas~ Sturm Brightblade
~Courage is the magic that turns dreams into reality~ Richter Abend
~What doesn't kill us only makes us stronger* Friedrich Nietzsche
~Who I am is not important, my message is~ Darth Revan
~Amor omnia vincit~ Virgil

02-Jun-2010 18:05:27

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