Post by Andre on Sept 22, 2011 14:08:07 GMT -5
(though technically not "in character" knowledge read it anyways - it heralds events to come .. sort of like the TV shows when the camera pans to one event taking place away from the heroes then pans back to the heroes 
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(Then .... four days ago , the month of Autumn Dark, 351 AC ... )
" Draug... DRAUG ! "
Rin cupped his claws around his beak and shouted the name..
" BIRD WAIT ONE SECOND ! "
Draug's shout came from behind nearby bushes.. Rin sighed.. " Look that rockslide we triggered is going to help.. but sooner or later that dragonarmy is going to climb over all the rocks that are blocking Pax Tharkas's gates.. and I'd rather not be here when they arrive."
" Bird wait one SECOND ! You way too impatient ! Nature can't no be rushed ! "
" Draug -- " Rin began.. he was interrupted by an enormous , lengthy grunt from Draug - Draug appeared to be straining quite a bit.
" ERRRRRGGGGHHHHHHHARRRRGGGHHH - THERE ! "
There was a rustling sound from behind the trees.. abruptly a large man-wolf bounded out from behind them. " Draug feel much better now ! " There was a smile on Draug's toothy maw.
" It takes you THAT long ? " Rin asked skeptically.
" Hey, when was last time you eat entire blue eyed blue haired fanged man ? He give me constipation ! Not Draug's fault ! "
" I'm sure Sangrias would have been thrilled at the final resting place you chose for him" Rin replied dryly. " Can we go now? " Grinning, Draug turned and bounded away.. " I HOPE YOU DIDN'T FORGET TO WIPE ! " Rin shouted after Draug.
Zane looked at Draug - opened his mouth - then closed it. "No.. no I'm not even going to ask what all this Sangrias business is about."
" He had it coming .. he was already dead... after he tried to kill us... " Serinda's voice was cold but her face was haggard, haunted... not surprising given that she'd just lost the love of her life.
" Oh sure I agree he had to die, it was kill or be killed - but maybe we could have buried him? " commented Rin ..
" Well maybe Draug dug a hole first " observed Zane.
" Go go GO ! " interrupted Rin making shooing motions.. his face softened as he looked at Serinda.. " Offer's still open if you want to talk about it ? " Serinda silently shook her head no and slowly marched forward, one foot in front of the other...
" She's not going to be able to keep it in forever" Zane observed quietly as she walked off..
" When she's ready she'll talk" Rin's voice was gentle.. The two men followed her, Rin giving one final glance back towards the bushes. " You know I remember when Sangrias said if it was up to him he'd kill me.. rope monster appeared out of nowhere that I summoned by accident and tried to kill everyone, long story .. but still " Rin shook his head and exited the small clearing.
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Shortly thereafter small chunks of moaning flesh .. horse flesh at that though one wouldn't be able to tell by just looking at the decaying, foul lumps.. came hopping along following the same path Rin had took .. One chunk separated from the others.. veered towards the bushes.. then vanished inside them. A sudden abrupt yelp could be heard from inside the bushes, followed by a sucking sound as if something was being pulled into a muddy morass.. then silence.
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Another hour passed by.. the sun set.. as night fell across the land something SHIMMERED, fading into view... an angry looking young man, with eyes and hair of faint blue, the fangs on his teeth bared... he looked translucent, as if he wasn't really there.
A puff of brimstone heralded the arrival of a second visitor to the clearing.. an inhumanly handsome man sporting horns and a tail. If Rin had still been in the clearing the bird-man would have taken note of the second arrival's striking resemblance to a certain old acquaintance.. minus the gray scales covering Adam's body..
" You REALLY fucked up didn't you ? " commented the horned man , regarding the translucent man irritably... the translucent man seemed to snarl silently at the horned man.. " ALL that inside information on your former friends and what did you do with it ? NOTHING ! ' Hey I know let's turn invisible then try and kill them ' " The horned man let his voice spiral into a high falsetto as he mocked the translucent man. " MORON ! A five year old could have planned that better ! And your red scaled friend should have gone into battle with ear plugs ! " The translucent man shook his fist at him in response mouthing silent words.. " Yes I know I KNOW , Adrienne didn't lift a finger against them" snaps the Harvester... " By all rights she should have decimated them where they stood.. that bird is getting far too persuasive far too.. dangerous.. we're going to have to do something about him." muses the horned man.
" Still.. never let it be said the Dark Queen is anything but generous.. we've put in a word with Chemosh .. you know Chemosh right? God of the undead? And now you have a second chance ! "
Beaming proudly the horned man gestures towards the bushes .... the translucent man looks towards them.. a look of horror crosses the translucent man's face.. he frantically shakes his head no.
" Did I forget to mention how badly you FUCKED UP ? " The horned man dropped his smile as he snarled at the translucent man. " Do you really WANT to be in the Abyss now of all times? With the Dark Queen waiting to let you know how.. displeased.. she is about this whole affair? You've been given a gift .. and how deliciously ironic would it be to use your enemy's magic against them? Believe me , the hunk of animated horseflesh veering off where it did .. not coincidence. I DID mention that Chemosh was at work here didn't I ? "
The translucent man shouted at the horned man with an open mouth, but no sound emerged.
" Take it or leave it " responded the horned man unsympathetically... " If you're REALLY set on returning to the Abyss however I'll just let the Dark Queen know and -- "
The translucent man shook his head.. his shoulders drooped - an onlooker might get the impression he was sighing. A more resolute expression crossed the translucent man's face.. he seemed to float across the ground.. then abruptly dived into the bushes , away from sight. The horned man grinned, crossed his arms and waited.
One brown, glistening tendril emerged from the bush .. then another .. abruptly a huge misshapen head erupted from the bushes as a huge, seven foot tall figure took form.. the smell emanating from it.. left much to be desired.
(face shot)
" Look at it this way " said the horned man cheerfully. " If you don't mess their bodies up TOO much when you kill them.. and if you impress Takhisis enough.. I'm sure she'll put another word in with Chemosh, let you take one of their bodies instead.. you seem to have a grudge against that elf maiden who's so fond of nice.. it would feel nice to wear her skin.. wouldn't it?" The horned man paused for a moment to let the words hang in the air.. the brown , moist, almost liquid like thing stood silently for a moment as if considering.. then with a squishing sound turned, silently rolling over the ground in the direction of the Tharkadan mountains.
Chuckling the horned man snapped his fingers .. invisible hands seemed to roll herbs inside a paper roll that appeared out of nowhere.. putting the finished product in his mouth, the horned man lit it with a single stream of fire from one finger then watched the direction the thing had left in with a look of enormous satisfaction.
" And now.. we wait."
) (Then .... four days ago , the month of Autumn Dark, 351 AC ... )
" Draug... DRAUG ! "
Rin cupped his claws around his beak and shouted the name..
" BIRD WAIT ONE SECOND ! "
Draug's shout came from behind nearby bushes.. Rin sighed.. " Look that rockslide we triggered is going to help.. but sooner or later that dragonarmy is going to climb over all the rocks that are blocking Pax Tharkas's gates.. and I'd rather not be here when they arrive."
" Bird wait one SECOND ! You way too impatient ! Nature can't no be rushed ! "
" Draug -- " Rin began.. he was interrupted by an enormous , lengthy grunt from Draug - Draug appeared to be straining quite a bit.
" ERRRRRGGGGHHHHHHHARRRRGGGHHH - THERE ! "
There was a rustling sound from behind the trees.. abruptly a large man-wolf bounded out from behind them. " Draug feel much better now ! " There was a smile on Draug's toothy maw.
" It takes you THAT long ? " Rin asked skeptically.
" Hey, when was last time you eat entire blue eyed blue haired fanged man ? He give me constipation ! Not Draug's fault ! "
" I'm sure Sangrias would have been thrilled at the final resting place you chose for him" Rin replied dryly. " Can we go now? " Grinning, Draug turned and bounded away.. " I HOPE YOU DIDN'T FORGET TO WIPE ! " Rin shouted after Draug.
Zane looked at Draug - opened his mouth - then closed it. "No.. no I'm not even going to ask what all this Sangrias business is about."
" He had it coming .. he was already dead... after he tried to kill us... " Serinda's voice was cold but her face was haggard, haunted... not surprising given that she'd just lost the love of her life.
" Oh sure I agree he had to die, it was kill or be killed - but maybe we could have buried him? " commented Rin ..
" Well maybe Draug dug a hole first " observed Zane.
" Go go GO ! " interrupted Rin making shooing motions.. his face softened as he looked at Serinda.. " Offer's still open if you want to talk about it ? " Serinda silently shook her head no and slowly marched forward, one foot in front of the other...
" She's not going to be able to keep it in forever" Zane observed quietly as she walked off..
" When she's ready she'll talk" Rin's voice was gentle.. The two men followed her, Rin giving one final glance back towards the bushes. " You know I remember when Sangrias said if it was up to him he'd kill me.. rope monster appeared out of nowhere that I summoned by accident and tried to kill everyone, long story .. but still " Rin shook his head and exited the small clearing.
*************************************************
Shortly thereafter small chunks of moaning flesh .. horse flesh at that though one wouldn't be able to tell by just looking at the decaying, foul lumps.. came hopping along following the same path Rin had took .. One chunk separated from the others.. veered towards the bushes.. then vanished inside them. A sudden abrupt yelp could be heard from inside the bushes, followed by a sucking sound as if something was being pulled into a muddy morass.. then silence.
***************************************************
Another hour passed by.. the sun set.. as night fell across the land something SHIMMERED, fading into view... an angry looking young man, with eyes and hair of faint blue, the fangs on his teeth bared... he looked translucent, as if he wasn't really there.
A puff of brimstone heralded the arrival of a second visitor to the clearing.. an inhumanly handsome man sporting horns and a tail. If Rin had still been in the clearing the bird-man would have taken note of the second arrival's striking resemblance to a certain old acquaintance.. minus the gray scales covering Adam's body..
" You REALLY fucked up didn't you ? " commented the horned man , regarding the translucent man irritably... the translucent man seemed to snarl silently at the horned man.. " ALL that inside information on your former friends and what did you do with it ? NOTHING ! ' Hey I know let's turn invisible then try and kill them ' " The horned man let his voice spiral into a high falsetto as he mocked the translucent man. " MORON ! A five year old could have planned that better ! And your red scaled friend should have gone into battle with ear plugs ! " The translucent man shook his fist at him in response mouthing silent words.. " Yes I know I KNOW , Adrienne didn't lift a finger against them" snaps the Harvester... " By all rights she should have decimated them where they stood.. that bird is getting far too persuasive far too.. dangerous.. we're going to have to do something about him." muses the horned man.
" Still.. never let it be said the Dark Queen is anything but generous.. we've put in a word with Chemosh .. you know Chemosh right? God of the undead? And now you have a second chance ! "
Beaming proudly the horned man gestures towards the bushes .... the translucent man looks towards them.. a look of horror crosses the translucent man's face.. he frantically shakes his head no.
" Did I forget to mention how badly you FUCKED UP ? " The horned man dropped his smile as he snarled at the translucent man. " Do you really WANT to be in the Abyss now of all times? With the Dark Queen waiting to let you know how.. displeased.. she is about this whole affair? You've been given a gift .. and how deliciously ironic would it be to use your enemy's magic against them? Believe me , the hunk of animated horseflesh veering off where it did .. not coincidence. I DID mention that Chemosh was at work here didn't I ? "
The translucent man shouted at the horned man with an open mouth, but no sound emerged.
" Take it or leave it " responded the horned man unsympathetically... " If you're REALLY set on returning to the Abyss however I'll just let the Dark Queen know and -- "
The translucent man shook his head.. his shoulders drooped - an onlooker might get the impression he was sighing. A more resolute expression crossed the translucent man's face.. he seemed to float across the ground.. then abruptly dived into the bushes , away from sight. The horned man grinned, crossed his arms and waited.
One brown, glistening tendril emerged from the bush .. then another .. abruptly a huge misshapen head erupted from the bushes as a huge, seven foot tall figure took form.. the smell emanating from it.. left much to be desired.
(face shot)
" Look at it this way " said the horned man cheerfully. " If you don't mess their bodies up TOO much when you kill them.. and if you impress Takhisis enough.. I'm sure she'll put another word in with Chemosh, let you take one of their bodies instead.. you seem to have a grudge against that elf maiden who's so fond of nice.. it would feel nice to wear her skin.. wouldn't it?" The horned man paused for a moment to let the words hang in the air.. the brown , moist, almost liquid like thing stood silently for a moment as if considering.. then with a squishing sound turned, silently rolling over the ground in the direction of the Tharkadan mountains.
Chuckling the horned man snapped his fingers .. invisible hands seemed to roll herbs inside a paper roll that appeared out of nowhere.. putting the finished product in his mouth, the horned man lit it with a single stream of fire from one finger then watched the direction the thing had left in with a look of enormous satisfaction.
" And now.. we wait."
