RuneScape Forum Archive | Jasuten: Earth's Edge

Dec

2017

King Jotun

Posts: 78 Iron Posts by user Forum Profile RuneMetrics Profile

“TRAITOR!” yelled Louis. He summoned a holy ball of energy and threw it at Carrie. It hit her so hard she flew across the room, landing near the wall. “I’m justified! Yet another person betrays me and goes to the other side! Now I have to kill you, despite your great efforts until now!” He summoned another ball of light and lobbed it at Carrie.

However, an orb of darkness collided with the light in mid-air, destroying it and saving Carrie’s life. “This is why you have to die,” explained Jasuten. “You are wasteful and your paranoia completely nullifies your good traits, keeping them unexpressed. Just because she doesn’t participate in a battle she wisely knows she cannot win does not mean she wouldn’t be able to help you in the future!”

“Enough!” roared Louis, walking toward Jasuten. “You dared to desecrate my country, turn my people against me, and kill or subvert all my greatest warriors! I am going to kill you with the one horror greater than you!”

Louis got into the anatomical position and then started to tense up. He raised his hands as he started letting out a war cry. Energy seemed to billow around him, spinning more and more rapidly until finally hiding him from sight before exploding.

The shockwave decimated the throne and knocked Jotun and Luce back to where Carrie was recovering. Jasuten withstood the blast, not moving an inch. The walls cracked and the glass windows behind the throne shattered. Parts of the ceiling caved in and sealed the group in the throne room.

11-Feb-2012 01:51:48 - Last edited on 04-Mar-2012 03:11:09 by King Jotun

Dec

2017

King Jotun

Posts: 78 Iron Posts by user Forum Profile RuneMetrics Profile

The energy cleared and something horrid was revealed. No longer did a human occupy the throne; now that place was held by a strange, bulbous mass. Thick, short legs randomly lined its cylindrical body and tendrils lashed without pattern on its sides. The tentacles on its front were longer, tipped with spikes and seemed to be consciously controlled. Its thick neck rose from the rear of its body and curved over it until becoming the front-most part. Stalks mounted with eyeballs lined the tooth-lined, tube-like mouth that seemed so much like that of a leech. A large bump on its head behind a protective bone crest flushed with blood. This housed the brain of a horrid, white monster.

“That’s it,” whimpered Luce. “That’s the monster that nearly destroyed our kingdom all those years ago. I did not think he could really turn into this monster; I had never seen him do it before! I thought it was just a rumor.”

“Whatever the case, all of us together might be enough to put him down!” roared Jotun. He dashed forward but the mutant king spat out a ball of white energy that created a shimmering wall between itself and the humans. Jasuten was on his own against this monster.

However, that would not be enough. The fiend summoned three bulges to its throat, which it spat out across the barrier. These bulges were eggs, which immediately hatched and grew into miniature versions of itself. Each one paired itself up with a human and leaped into battle.

“You truly think you can win?” the creature hissed at Jasuten. “You have as much chance as your human friends. Jotun might survive his battle, but Carrie will die for sure. Luce will probably bite it, too, leaving Jotun to deal with their opponents as well.

“Of course, it’s far worse for you,” it continued. “You have to deal with the original.”

11-Feb-2012 01:52:09 - Last edited on 04-Mar-2012 03:12:06 by King Jotun

Dec

2017

King Jotun

Posts: 78 Iron Posts by user Forum Profile RuneMetrics Profile

Jasuten started summoning black balls of energy, which he launched at the horrid ruler. The fiend seemed barely fazed by the blasts, however, and Jasuten suddenly felt a terror enter his bones.

Jotun dodged a magic projectile launched from the fiend spawn’s mouth. It suddenly began rapidly changing colors before firing a beam of pure light from its mouth. Jotun was just able to move out of its way, and the hole in the stone wall behind him made him glad that he did. However, the spawn got his attention back with an armor-piercing jab from its arms, sinking deep into his flesh.

Jotun struggled to stay up, barely keeping the monster at bay with his shield and his curses, which deflected its dreadful magic attacks. He looked at those with him and saw them struggling against their monsters as well.

He then got his second wind and dashed forward. A lucky jab from his blade stuck deep into the fiend’s flesh. “Disrupt!” he roared out, sending countless volts through the creature, cooking its brain. It fell to the ground, twitching.

Jotun then rushed over to Carrie’s creature and assisted her in slaying it, keeping it distracted until Carrie sent a crossbow bolt through its back bulge. They then dashed over to Luce’s fiend and slayed it as well.

They stared in dismay as Jasuten struggled against his opponent. His blows did little against the original fiend’s thick hide, and the monster’s blows knocked Jasuten around like a little kid knocking around a toy. Jasuten struggled to get back up after every blow. His magic attacks that did hit vital spots were sent flying in random directions by the king’s curses.

“Jotun!” Luce yelled hurriedly. “I’m going to use my magic to take down this barrier for a short time. When I do, toss the vial of Blood at Jasuten! I know it’s poison, but we no longer have anything to lose!” Something dreadfully obvious occurred to Jotun, and he agreed.

11-Feb-2012 01:52:31 - Last edited on 04-Mar-2012 03:12:59 by King Jotun

Dec

2017

King Jotun

Posts: 78 Iron Posts by user Forum Profile RuneMetrics Profile

“This is how I have ruled with no challengers,” hissed the king. “No one has a hope against me. Now, I shall have to kill you. I know others of your kind don’t stay dead, but I’ll shoot a magical blast so powerful into you it’ll tear your very soul apart!”

“Jasuten!” yelled Jotun, tossing the vial of blood through the hole made by Luce. Jasuten turned towards the humans just in time to have the vial collide with his face, shattering and spilling the blood all over his bony visage.

The king watched in interest as the searing, hissing blood brought great howls of excruciating pain from Jasuten. Jasuten covered his face with his hands as he began rolling on the ground, his deep voice cracking from the pain.

Then he stopped, face-down on the ground. He pulled himself back up to his feet, hands covering his face, panting heavily.

“Are you ready to continue fighting me, you fiend?” asked the king.

“I am Jasuten, the Silencer of Gods and the Slayer of Fools,” Jasuten growled. “I have lived for only four-hundred seventy-two years, but I have endured great challenges. I come from Freneskae, a world constantly gripped in war, and I have been taught from birth to show mercy only when it’s to my advantage. I have endured the loss of the few I love and have experienced the joy of getting new allies.”

He pulled his hands from his face to reveal a rigid, gray visage. His red dots for eyes were replaced by complete orbs, still with shots of red in the irises. White crescents were placed across his cheeks, giving a slight appearance of hunger. Ashen-gray, short hair sprouted from the top of his head, slightly obscuring the white mark that looked like two connected hooks that ran along the sides of his forehead, ninety degrees between each other.

11-Feb-2012 01:52:48 - Last edited on 04-Mar-2012 03:13:46 by King Jotun

Dec

2017

King Jotun

Posts: 78 Iron Posts by user Forum Profile RuneMetrics Profile

“As a testament to my powerful Mahjarrat kin, I shall destroy you!” Jasuten roared, charging right back at the king. The king quickly changed colors and fired a beam at the rejuvenated Mahjarrat but Jasuten redirected the beam right back at the fiend, hitting him right across his brain-protecting crest, cracking off large pieces.

Jasuten, powered by rage, leaped onto the back of the fiend. The king’s head turned around and stared into the hate-filled eyes of Jasuten and quickly reactivated its curses.

“Your prayers won’t help you now!* roared Jasuten. He fired a magic arrow of darkness that stuck itself deep into the fiend’s jaw and killed its godly favors immediately. The fiend knocked Jasuten off its back, but Jasuten was up on his feet, quickly charging up another blast of evil.

Then, Jasuten unleashed a monstrous beam of black energy that dwarfed any exchanged throughout the entire battle. The Desecration Beam poured out of his hands, engulfing the entire head of the monster. Everyone was blinded by the darkness as it seemed to suck all the light out of the room.

Moments later, the darkness subsided and the light came back into the room. The barrier separating the humans from the main battle faded, allowing the three to confront Jasuten.

Jasuten panted heavily, supporting himself with his staff. He stared at the headless carcass before him, something that once was among the most powerful creatures in this new world. One of the most powerful beasts, and he killed it.

“You won, Jasuten,” congratulated a tired Luce. “After some house cleaning, this throne shall be yours.”

“And you have rediscovered your heritage, it seems,” pondered Jotun. “That Blood must be powerful stuff.”

“You have no idea,” replied Jasuten. “You two move the corpse to the outside; Carrie, you gather the citizens; it’s time to establish who’s in charge now.*

11-Feb-2012 01:53:05 - Last edited on 04-Mar-2012 03:15:46 by King Jotun

Dec

2017

King Jotun

Posts: 78 Iron Posts by user Forum Profile RuneMetrics Profile

The crowd gathered before the mighty Mahjarrat as he stood before them, on a stand in front of the carcass of their mutant king. People stared in shock at the intimidating warrior.

“People of Earth’s Edge,” called out Jasuten, his rough voice echoing throughout the city. “I am Jasuten, a Mahjarrat from a world so unlike your own. As you can see, I have slain your king. I now claim his throne as my own. Serve me well and I shall let you live.”

The crowd remained silent, but chatter started to move through the crowd. Then a boy got up on his father’s shoulders and shouted, “Yay, Master Jasuten, for freeing us!” The child led the crowd as cheers swept from the mob and onto Jasuten.

“I will never get used to this,” he grumbled to himself before resuming his speech. “Now begins the period of rebuilding. I shall let your live relatives free from these dungeons and you shall restore this city to functional capabilities. We shall establish contact with the lands to the east, and you shall not question my orders, nor the orders of my second-in-command, Adviser Luce, or my general, Carrie.”

Luce stared in amazement at Jasuten as he said these words. “I’ll need the assistance of someone familiar with these people, and your help has been useful throughout my coming to power,” Jasuten explained to her. “Now smile to the crowd.”

In just weeks, the city began to reflect its old self again. Freed from the oppressive and nonsensical regulations of King Louis, people were able to rebuild their homes and the castle with supplies previously devoted to the military. Some supplies remained, and Jasuten charged Carrie with assembling a small task force of castle guardians; gilded armor would never be seen again, in favor of his self-designed shadow armor, which allowed his soldiers to blend into the night.

11-Feb-2012 01:53:33 - Last edited on 04-Mar-2012 03:16:17 by King Jotun

Dec

2017

King Jotun

Posts: 78 Iron Posts by user Forum Profile RuneMetrics Profile

Jotun stood before Jasuten, who stood upon the spot where a new throne would soon be. “Do not think that I have forgotten you, King Jotun,” he assured the adventurer. “Apart from having free access to this kingdom, my castle, its dungeons and all other areas you can see, I have something you’ll find very useful.”

He placed his staff behind his belt to hold it and opened up his hands. He concentrated for a short moment and a staff identical to his own formed in front of him. He tossed it to Jotun, who caught it with his right hand. “It is a replica of my own Staff of Darkness. It’s inferior to my own in terms of power, but it too will sever the link others have to their gods and drain them of all faith, far more than other weapons that might do the same. Also, you have free access to the Zarosian altar nearby the castle, recently restored by some archeologist character Luce met. It will switch your spellbooks and prayers.”

“Awesome,” pondered Jotun. “By the way, what are your plans once you fix up this kingdom?”

“I intend to talk to other races in order to devise better forms of transportation to the old world,” shared Jasuten. “I plan to gain the trust of gnomes in order to use their glider and spirit tree system by aiding them against a ‘General Khazard’ fellow. Have you met him?”

“He’s a joke,” mocked Jotun. “You could beat him easily.”

“Then, farewell,” stated Jasuten. “I have a strange feeling, as if something very powerful is approaching me. You’d better leave before it arrives.”

“Good day, then,” said Jotun, turning from the throne and leaving. He pondered the Staff of Darkness in his hand, amazed that Jasuten could just generate such a powerful weapon. He did not even notice the archeologist character he passed by as he left for his home. Already he was wondering if his rune guardian had remembered to feed his octopus.

11-Feb-2012 01:53:44 - Last edited on 04-Mar-2012 03:18:31 by King Jotun

Dec

2017

King Jotun

Posts: 78 Iron Posts by user Forum Profile RuneMetrics Profile

“You are very impressive for such a young Mahjarrat,” said the archeologist, standing before Jasuten. “But to whom do your allegiances lie?”

“To my people, and I guess to their god, this ‘Zaros’ deity,” replied Jasuten. “Already I am attracting the attention of other Mahjarrat?”

“You attracted my attention before you even arrived on this plane of existence,” the archeologist responded, shedding his human guise to reveal his gray visage and robes. “I am Azzanadra. I sent King Jotun to establish contact with you. I decided to come myself when I lost contact with him.”

“I’m sure you’ve learned my name from my subjects,” added Jasuten. “Did you just come to size me up?”

“I do not intend to attack you,” assured Azzanadra. “I have just come to give you the details about those of us who already live in this world.”

And so darkness lit the way to a brighter future. Jasuten gained allies and a kingdom and Luce got her place of power back alongside a surprisingly wise ruler. Earth’s Edge regained its beauty and its economy thrived again, especially now that it could contact the outside world.

Jotun went to the Earth’s Edge bank, restored and reconnected to the banks outside of this remote place, and retrieved his brilliant white cape. He put it on and relished in its impressiveness.

Then, he suddenly blacked out and woke back up to discover that the cape was again in his backpack, magic preventing him from putting it back on. His work would never be completed, it seemed.

FIN

11-Feb-2012 01:53:57 - Last edited on 04-Mar-2012 03:19:24 by King Jotun

Dec

2017