Malchik Posted March 16, 2004 Author Share Posted March 16, 2004 To Sammi and Kyrykki. Your sudden spurt of speed has alarmed the bowmen. They drop their bows and grab their swords. As you draw close you notice that there is no light of reason in their eyes. These are 'controlled'. It is immediately obvious that it is kill or be killed. If they get to their weapons you will surely be beheaded. To Zekic Telador leads you to a point he says is below the Archives of Time and Sylvian, with impossible seeming speed, tunnels vertically up into it. As she does so she says: "Windrunner, I keep getting a strange message in my head, I can't make sense of it. I wonder now if it is for you. 'Dark portals, they make dark portals.' It seems to be nonsense but I don't know.' I've got you in. I won't hang about." The room you are in has no books of any kind. It is a rectangular in shape and high-ceilinged. All along the walls are small circular wooden objects that appear to be plaques. "The designer of the archives was a time wizard. He did not want to waste space and so the archives occupies a relatively small land area but is in many different times. Each of these is a door. Unless you are a member of time of at least at the level of mage you cannot work them." He looks around. "We learn the layout as part of our training. I'm afraid unless you want to be here for eternity you will have to give me some idea what you are looking for." To the apprentices. Malchik grunts. "I suppose it's better than mouldering away here. But I don't want to split up. If anyone gets into trouble we'll need all the help we can get. What about you Windham, Traxis? Ben are you coming? Does anyone have a preference as to where we look first?" The earth apprentice shakes his head. "I'll wait here for Sylvian to come back." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimVig Posted March 16, 2004 Share Posted March 16, 2004 Zekic looks around the room, taking in all the 'gateways'. "Well, I might as well tell you. I'm here to look for some information about the 11 ageless children. In particular, I'd like to know if there is something about the children of Earth, Light and Love. Also, any information on the others would be most welcome. Have you any idea where such text could be found?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iluventi Posted March 16, 2004 Share Posted March 16, 2004 Sammi pulled them from their assault. They stopped just out of sword swing from the controlled men. Sammi pulls Kyrykki and himself back, further out of range. Manipulating the air particles, he tries to rip the swords from their hands. The force controlling these people must be strong. They seem to have massive strength. "Kyrykki... a little help!?" Grits Sammi as he uses all his will to move the swords. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malchik Posted March 17, 2004 Author Share Posted March 17, 2004 To Zekic "Ah, the Child of Healing. A wonderful myth. I will tell you about it later. I can take you to the room that deals with Elementals. If there is anything about Earth you will find it there. I will search the abstract archives for Light. The school of Love was itself no more than a rumour, a sub-school of Life. Again I will search and bring you what I can. Don't leave the Elemental archive or I will be unable to find you." Telador waves his hand and one of the plaques is suddenly large enough to be a door. Inside you are in a narrow room facing another door. "This is a time lock. It prevents accidents occuring in two different times at once. They used to be very messy!" Through the second door you are in a room full of books. There are large tables and small carrells in which you can take the books you wish to study. The makeshift bandage around your head makes you uncomfortable. There is no one else around. Telador returns quickly with a book called The Child of Love. You find only the Child of Fire and you know already that is Kyrykki. You jot down what you think you know. Auriel - HealingRiff - The Mind Kyrykki - FirePrynx - WaterOcaranda - AirTiemmo - TimeAxana - DeathLiune - Life When you study the names you realise you have at least another clue and, with further thought you add the Child of Earth at the end. The story of the Child of Love is interesting but it was never given a name. As you are reading it a voice says. "I would never have thought Windrunners so sentimental, Zekic." Startled you look up to see a small man in a blue robe gazing amusedly at the book you are reading. His green eyes are almost popping from his head. You have no recollection of ever seeing him before. Sammi and Kyrykki Sammi's spell succeeds in pulling the sword from one man into his hands. Though the men are not using magic, they have some kind of magical protection. The man in question grunts angrily and lunges at Sammi. The other advances on Kyrykki. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimVig Posted March 17, 2004 Share Posted March 17, 2004 Zekic quickly closes the book and stands up, startled at the man in front of him. "Who are you? How did you get here? And how do you know me?", he shoots out without letting the man speak in-between. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malchik Posted March 17, 2004 Author Share Posted March 17, 2004 Zekic "I am Saruel, former Grand Wizardmaster of El Rhun. I am, like you I imagine, gatecrashing. I recognise you from the Battle last year. Feeling lonely are we to be reading of love?" The light in the archives comes from the material of which the ceiling is made. Apart from the odd source it behaves as normal light. While Zekic can see his own shadow quite clearly, the man in front of him has none. He remembers the strange behaviour of the anchor. Saruel adds: "We used to have stories of the Child of Water. Fishboy he was called. Fishboy at Large, Fishboy Swims Again, Fishboy Saves the Day. They were good honest adventures. Of course you won't find them here. Far to seditious for the school of Time. They'll be in the secure Archive. As a matter of interest, how did you get in?" He peers across at your list of names, frowning. "Do you know, if you read the initial letters, you almost have a mnemonic. I used to like word games. Is the list by chance incomplete?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThetaOrionis01 Posted March 17, 2004 Share Posted March 17, 2004 "I don't mind at all where we go first," Jeri says to Malchik. "I think it's a very good suggestion that we should all stay together - as I said, several pairs of eyes see more than one." He pauses, thinks for a moment, then adds: "Maybe the doors to the challenges are hidden by illusions, so we don't see them for what they are?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emry Posted March 17, 2004 Share Posted March 17, 2004 Raggle looks at the others and lets out an exasperated sigh. "We're not going to get anything done if we just stand around here talking. Let's pick one tower and go. Ben will tell Sylvian what's happening when he gets back." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malchik Posted March 17, 2004 Author Share Posted March 17, 2004 Apprentices Malchik agrees. "All right, Raggle, since nobody else cares, you choose. Spin something and see which way it points." On a clock face the approximate positions are12 Earth1 Water3 Air 4 Fire6 The Mind7 Time8 Light10 Healing11 Death. OOC> Make it almost random but avoid Death Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emry Posted March 17, 2004 Share Posted March 17, 2004 Raggle takes out a knife and spins it. "It looks like we go to Healing first." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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