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The stone walkways in the dark cave stretched out into the shadows before Kaisen and he ran, desperately trying to find a way down. He wondered how long of a fall it was, and if Kalda could possibly have survived it.

Finally, Kaisen found a descending ramp that led deep into the chasm. Suddenly, he saw a shadow lurking in it. Kaisen prepared to fire a magical blast, fearing whatever diabolical creature was coming his way. However, he was suddenly relieved.

It was a dwarf. Actually, it was two dwarves, but one was unconscious. Kaisen's heart skipped a beat when he noticed the motionless dwarf was Kalda.

"Kalda!" he said in surprise.

The dwarf raised his torch and looked at Kaisen. "So, you know this dwarf? I was wondering what she was doing here."

"Who are you?"

"I am Klank, head of a dwarven mining project in this place. We were exploring, but the elves refused to let us enter Isafdar, so we remained here." Klank looked at Kalda. "She's not doing too badly. I know she's got a broken arm, but other than that she will be fine. Lucky, considering the fall she must have endured."

Kaisen sighed in relief. Kalda was going to be okay.

"Come with me," Klank invited. "She'll wake up in a while, but until then stay with me and my friends."

Kaisen accepted his invitation and followed him down the dark tunnels.

25-Feb-2007 05:45:10

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Kaisen drank ale as he sat at the table in the makeshift shelter the dwarves had built in the Underground Pass. Beside him sat Klank and a woman. The woman was huddled in her chair, a blank look on her face, not showing any signs of recognizing that Kaisen and Klank sat there.

"Who's that?" asked Kaisen.

"This is...well, I don't know her name, but she is a witch. We found her wandering around the cave, and we have housed her ever since."

The witch mumbled something to herself. Kaisen could not understand the garbled words. "What is she saying?"

"She keeps talking about a cat she lost, and about a dark soul nearby. She seems out of her mind. Occasionally, she will say something about defying death, but I really don't think she knows what she is saying."

Before Kaisen could respond, something moaned nearby. "My...my arm," it groaned.

It was Kalda. "Kalda! You're alive!"

Kalda got up and clutched her arm in pain. "That was some fall," she said as she rubbed her arm. As Klank diagnosed, it was broken.

Kalda looked around. "Where is Saren?"

Uh-oh. Kaisen quickly thanked Klank for the hospitality and dragged Kalda back up to the stone rim around the chasm. "Saren is still fighting Iban. At least, I hope that he is not dead already. Anything could have happened."

They ran to the battlefield at the Well of Voyage, preparing for the worst.

26-Feb-2007 03:39:52

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Something was moving behind them. As Kaisen turned, he saw the witch staggering along in their wake. She did not seem to pay them any attention, but she was stumbling in their path, for whatever reason following.

"Don't mind her," Kalda said. "We need to see how Saren is doing." Kaisen listened to her and continued until they reached the battlefield.

Both figures were still standing, though both were exhausted. Saren's arm was trembling with fatigue, and Iban was straining to lift his dragon longsword to strike. The action had slowed down drastically. Kaisen's heart soared. Saren was still alive.

Iban shot a glance their way. "It seems I did not finish off the girl. I will not be as careless this time." He raised his hand to fire a blast, but Kaisen moved between them.

"You'll have to go through me to get to her," he said venomously.

Iban shrugged. "So be it." He shot a fire blast at Kaisen, who only just managed to hold it back. Iban blasted him again, and Kaisen raised a shield, but he collapsed at the strain of keeping it up.

"No!" Saren shouted at his foe. "Your fight is with me!"

Iban turned his attention back to Saren. "Very well, you shall perish first." The battle resumed, the combatants reenergized with the fires of fury.

26-Feb-2007 04:01:19

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Iban struck, and Saren dodged. He swung his whip and pinned the dragon longsword to the ground with his powerful blow. Saren pulled the blade away from Iban, leaving him helpless.

Or so he thought. Iban smiled. "Fine, I don't need it. In fact, my mage will be what kills you. I've been working on a new spell, one which will be incredibly powerful once I am a Dark Lord."

"You will never be a Dark Lord! I'm going to kill you now!"

02-Mar-2007 04:30:16

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Iban pulled out a staff, which was shrouded in a wave of shadows. "We will see."

Saren was suddenly filled with uncontrollable hatred. He could no longer stand Iban's insolence. "Yes, we will see you die!"

Saren charged at Iban, who just smiled. "Not yet, fool." The staff radiated with black energy, and a purple pulse of magic blasted from its tip. The burst of darkness collided with Saren's armor seconds after Saren activated his prayer. Instead of tearing him to pieces, the magic sent him spiraling back, landing on the ground with a sickening thud.

04-Mar-2007 04:39:32

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Saren got back up to his feet. "That's not fun," Iban said menacingly. He released a wave of shadows that poured over the entire battle arena. The black tide rushed out and then faded away into the darkness of the Underground Pass.

"That will stop you from using that pesky prayer." And sure enough, Saren could not use his prayer. He was helpless against Iban's blasts.

Iban, eager to exploit his new advantage, fired another magical attack at Saren. Saren dodged. He could not do much else. He had to stay on the defensive.

04-Mar-2007 05:41:41

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Kaisen started to use his magic, but Saren waved him off. "I can finish him off," Saren said arrogantly.

Iban smirked. "Of course you can." He continued to ravage Saren with his magic.

Saren knew that he had to turn the tables or he would die very soon. He looked around, but he could not spy anything that could give him the advantage. Then, he saw it...

"Stand still and let me kill you!" Iban shouted impatiently. "I have business elsewhere."

Saren leapt into the air to dodge another blast, and he flicked his whip backwards. It wrapped around Iban's dragon longsword, which had been laying uselessly on the edge of the battlefield. With one last burst of strength, Saren pulled on the whip and flipped it around, bringing the longsword with it.

The whip took a graceful curve around Saren and directly at Iban, embedding the dragon longsword in his chest.

04-Mar-2007 05:51:36

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Iban coughed up blood. His eyes widened in shock, and he dropped the staff, which ceased to emit the dark aura. The aspiring Dark Lord's eyes went blank, and he collapsed, dead, onto the cold stone ground.

"It's over," panted Saren, and Kaisen and Kalda quickly joined him.

Kaisen looked down at the corpse. "He could have been great, if he hadn't become so evil."

Saren scoffed. "I say good riddance. The good thing is that no one will ever have to see this fool again." He turned to the well. "We need to get going anyway."

Kaisen nodded. He and Kalda walked over to the Well. It was empty, and they couldn't see the bottom. The empty void, they knew, would lead them to Isafdar, the place they had sought for so long.

They heard sobbing from behind them. They turned to look, and they saw the witch huddled over the body of Iban, muttering to herself.

"What's with her?" asked Kalda.

"Never mind, it's none of our concern," Saren replied. "I'll go first." He leapt into the Well and vanished.

Kalda was next. She followed Saren.

Kaisen warmed the dragon egg to prepare for whatever may be on the other side, and he looked once again at the witch. He had a bad feeling about it, but he dismissed his fears. He jumped into the Well of Voyage, and entered the elven realm.

04-Mar-2007 06:00:52

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