Malchik Posted February 18, 2005 Author Share Posted February 18, 2005 Cro-chuff groans. "This will take hours." Before Lurel knows what is happening a diadem shoots across the room and lands on his head. He feels a sharp sting as a nettle might. Then he is fine. Siffli has been sitting with the small white device she had used to reach Xetcherin floating above her head. Now a rich russet-brown device of a similar shape appears above Strigid. Cro-chuff grunts. "Perhaps you see we were not lying to you. And I suggest you hold back your anger until you understand the significance of what took place in that tomb. If when you know the truth you are still angry then I will hear you then." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abramul Posted February 18, 2005 Share Posted February 18, 2005 "Very well, do me next. But I think you owe us an apology for telling us we had a choice." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Switch Posted February 18, 2005 Share Posted February 18, 2005 "Hey!!" Ford turns to Lurel. "Are you alright?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malchik Posted February 18, 2005 Author Share Posted February 18, 2005 Lisette has the same sensation as Lurel as does Midge. After the first time A blood red device appears above the archivist. After Midge Cro-chuff sighs and a black device appears over his head. Ehglette sniffs. "I am not so easily convinced. It only takes one!" She looks at Ford. "Are you willing?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Switch Posted February 18, 2005 Share Posted February 18, 2005 "I want to hear from the others first. As was said, these devices could be dangerous to humans. But, I doubt you really care if I want to or not, why not just throw one at me regardless?" Ford stares at Ehglette. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abramul Posted February 18, 2005 Share Posted February 18, 2005 Lisette tries to calm Ford. "I'm still alright. It hurts a bit, but it's transient." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThetaOrionis01 Posted February 18, 2005 Share Posted February 18, 2005 "They don't give us a choice anyway," Lurel says angrily. "As far as I can tell I'm all right - so far. Who knows those things are doing to us?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Switch Posted February 18, 2005 Share Posted February 18, 2005 Ford sighs. "Fine, put one on me, if it'll get this over and done with quicker." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malchik Posted February 18, 2005 Author Share Posted February 18, 2005 Ford is not given the choice. He hardly feels a thing. After a pause a gold device appears over Eghlette's head. She says "We will let Siffli give you the details." You are left alone with Siffli who seems faintly embarrassed. "Let me compose myself and I will tell you our story." OOC> I have been on this computer course all day so I have been a bit tied up. I will append the story which is longish. Take the weekend to read it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malchik Posted February 18, 2005 Author Share Posted February 18, 2005 OOC> Sorry for the double post but its a bit exceptional. Siffli's Story Thousands of years ago my forebears were humans. We lived cheerfully in a huge city called Uxenitza in the middle of Jourtres. It was a wonderful life until a sorcerer of great ability and great evil arrived. He experimented with the black arts seeking eternal life, wealth, power and control. It was the last of these he most wanted. One of his many obscene interests was in combining the attributes of men and beasts. He sought at once to make human beings subservient but more agile, stronger, capable of flight and other advantages that would enable him to seek out and best the most stubborn of adversaries. One snake boy called Tikaltím was a true perversion of nature. To create him the sorcerer slew thousands. They willingly gave their lives believing that they were saving the city from drought. There never was a drought. He needed their souls. Uxenitza meant white citadel. At times it glowed red with sacrificial blood. Well, so I was told. I have never been there. The Avelyssians were the humans that could fly. But he made a mistake. We were to be his alien army. You cannot make an army of those who do not want to fight. The rest of the world knew nothing. Anyone entering Uxenitza became a sacrifice. As none returned from making the trip it became known as making a journey to nowhere. There is no one left alive there now. My ancestors destroyed those who remained rather than allow the perversion to continue. We have never returned, though in theory we can. What we need we now we find on the shores of Levdia. The sorcerer made his army so great he lost the ability to control it. One day it turned against him. With his huge magical powers, he killed thousands, perhaps millions until he was finally undone by one of his failures. This Avelyssian was too small and too heavy to fly. She walked beneath the aerial skirmishing and escaped detection. She stabbed the sorcerer in the back. This was our archivist. It is why she holds a key. Apart from her and the snake boy his inventions were short-lived. We have about the same time as you. And apart from us, all his creations were sterile. Sadly the sorcerer did not die. We think he cannot because he has made some terrible pact with death. In the end we used the devices he created to cage us on him. We call him 'the keeper' as a grim irony. He is the kept. Once a year we parade him to the assembled populace. In order to ensure no fool thought to let him escape the key we made was magical. It does not exist unless the five members of the committee each gives their piece to be assembled. The five disappear to be replaced with one. What you found in Mara's tomb was the one key. How this can be I do not know but we believe you were sent here to find it. Until we tested you we thought perhaps you might know of it and have come to release him. He is no different from those thousands of years ago. To release him would be to destroy us all. We now know you had never heard of the key. Yet we are more convinced than ever that you were meant to find it. I think we must find out why. The man's name is Shaura. It sounds harmless, doesn't it? OOC> back Monday everyone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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