The Sereni-Tree, the Immortals, the Octagonal Order, and the Harbringer of Darkness, Part 2
POSTED BY: TheRealMe
UPDATED: Thursday, December 21, 2006 13:42
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The Immortal Alatariel attempted to keep her mind blank as she walked into the throne room. She fidgeted with the objects in her hand, but then stopped. The Empress might notice. The Chancellor lay dead at the foot of the Throne. And still the other Immortals lay on the floor squirming in the Wards Major that held them. Had they not been released YET? Perfect! Alatariel privately cursed herself and blanked her mind again, before the Empress could notice that...
“Ah, Ally! There you are! So, you locked up Jazaf in Magnus’ Cage?” Arinda faced her, eyes closed as usual, silver eyes floating all around her head.
Alatariel was careful not to lie, or even nod her head. The Empress could sense lies. She could usually sense half-truths as well, so this was going to be tricky. Alatariel curtsied to hide her facial features. “Empress Arinda, Jazaf the Metal Beast is safely inside Magnus’ Cage.”
“Good! I could never understand what you saw in him!”
“As I recall,” Adelle said with a smile, “Your Majesty was quite taken with him yourself!”
Arinda scowled. “Enough! There is another problem that must be dealt with! By YOU Ally!”
“Oh?”
Adelle the Burner sneared as she gazed out of a window. “That mutant army of yours is at the gates. They are trying to storm this castle. Fools!”
Alatariel was puzzled. “I thought they were all dead when my lab-tower collapsed.”
On her throne, Arinda shrugged. “Well, they are quite durable, I’ll give them that. You built them to last. But it’s time to destroy them now. All of them. Take care of it. Now!”
Alatariel curtsied again, and she used that motion to hide her true actions. Small balls bounced at the feet of both Arinda and Adelle. “Infuse and invoke Wards Major!” Alatariel whispers.
Taken off guard, Arinda and Adelle are trapped as the restraining magic envelops them. Arinda is furious as her numerous silver eyes fall to the floor and bounce about. “Traitor!” the Empress screams.
Alatariel almost laughs, but then she is herself trapped when Arinda opens her eyes to gaze upon her captor.
Alatariel screams.
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In the dungeon of the castle of the Immortals:
“Milord?”
Jazaf slowly opens his eyes at the unfamiliar voice, to find himself face to face with a half-human, half-chicken creature.
“If Milord would care to exit Magnus’ Cage, I could escort him to the throne room.”
Behind the chicken-man, other mutants of various shapes and sizes are carrying a bound figure into Magnus’ Cage. It wears the regal purple gown of Empress Arinda of the Silver Eyes, but there is a bag over her head. She is dumped unceremoniously into one corner, where she squirms.
“Milord sees the Empress,” the chicken-man responds to his unanswered question. “It cost the minds of twenty-seven of us to get that bag over her head. Her eyes contain a most formidable power! And, if I may be permitted an opinion, the bag also acts to greatly improve her looks.”
Jazaf is still a bit groggy as Zorander the Storm Caller is also dumped into the Cage. “Who... What…”
“Of course, Milord. I am one of the breeding experiments of Lady Alatariel. While Her Ladyship was extremely creative in designing monsters, she was somewhat lacking in imagination when assigning names. As I was the sixth of her batch of twenty-one chicken-men, I was called Number Six.”
The form of Ouroboros the Infinite is dumped into the Cage by more monsters.
Jazaf makes it to his feet. “Do I know you?”
Krysta the Whisperer is tossed in, to be followed by Adelle the Burner. Some wit among the monsters thought it amusing to put the Mistress of Ice right next to the Mistress of Fire.
Number Six bows. “Milord departed long before I was created, but I well know Milord through his great reputation, and through the musings of Her Ladyship.”
The massive form of Karg the Bloody is dragged into Magnus’ Cage just as Jazaf is exiting the structure.
Jazaf considers what he sees. “All of the Immortals are caught in Wards Major?”
“I cannot say, Milord. But they seem to be trapped, and we have taken advantage of that. All are so except for Milord and the Lady Alatariel.”
Magnus is placed inside the structure that bears his name. His eyes are wide in terror, for he understands the Cage’s power.
“Where is she?” Jazaf asks.
“Here, Milord.”
A group of less misshapen mutants gently cradle Alatariel the Lurker. Alatariel’s eyes are open, staring straight ahead at nothing.
“From what I understand, she looked into the Empress’ eyes, Milord. Her own mind seems to be gone.” Number Six sighs. “I cannot say that she was kind to us, but she did give us life, and in the end, she refused to slay us and acted to depose the Empress. What is her fate to be, Milord? Still, she is guilty of many crimes.”
Jazaf does not respond immediately.
“While Milord can take his time to decide her ultimate fate, I must ask now: does Milady Alatariel go inside or outside of Magnus’ Impenetrable Cage?”
Number Six places the great ornate key to Magnus’ Cage into Jazaf’s hands. Meanwhile, numerous monsters wait on Jazaf's instructions, some still holding Alatariel, others prepared to slam the door shut.
“Milord?”
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OOC: Okay, I have ended the Immortal Menace in time for Christmas as I promised. Now we only have to deal with the Great Project and the Luc-monster, and I think I’ll leave that to Safe, Bride2, SR, 13, and anyone else.
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"No, Lady Alatariel is to be taken to her Chambers and placed on her bed."
"Very well, Milord."
The group carrying Lady Alatariel went off to place her in her chambers, while the other group of chickenmen slammed the door with obvious satisfaction. Jazaf locks the door then hands the key to Number 6.
"While I'm sure no one will want them back out in the world, I want you to safeguard this key. I'm heading out to find a way to help Alatariel."
As Jazaf leaves the keep Number 6 holds up the key to the cell in his misshapen hand in triumph causing a cheer to arise from all the other mutants.
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Mystery Man on the Sereni-Tree 
Navigator on Destiny 
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Doris The talking goat leaves his room and wanders into the galley. He is wearing a very fetching antler set and tinsel waist coat.
"Merry Christmas!!" He says as he shakes a bell under his collar.
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"merry christmas Doris! My don't you look festive!" Seryn hands Doris a box, tnen carries on, intending to find the others where they are sledding, but she gets distracted by the T.H.R.E.A.D machine which is blinking and whirring furiously.
Reading bak several screens she realises she can't for the life of her understand whats going on... but nevermind, as one little snippet stands out.
Quote:
Originally posted by ScorpionRegent:
Now if some one were to say, hypothetically, drop ship one of SR's ballistaes and some of his experimental missles into the keep, we might have a really good chance against the "special project" thingy flying about.
In less than half an hour she's loaded as many of SR's experimental weapons onto the Nandi as can fit, (plus more under the seats and in the glove compartment) and also filched a crossbow and lots of bolts from the armoury.
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Approaching the keep, she attempts to keep low, to minimise the nuber of people who see the nandi approach, and hope that no-one noticed the quick manouver that takes her up to the keep walls where SR appears to be , quite mechanically, bludgeoning the enemy into submission. She tries to see who else is on the wall but the enemy soldiers start to approach the Nandi, so she sit and picks them off as quick as she's able with the bow, all the while yelling to try and get someones attention.
Isn't sanity really a one trick pony, anyway? I mean all you get is one trick, rational thinking! But when you're good and crazy...ooh hoo hoo hoo... the skys the limit!
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Hey Ath! Let's show them how to make REAL snow angels!
Serenity,
President of The Juggled Gosling Chatroom
Bride8
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Quote:
Originally posted by seryn:
She tries to see who else is on the wall but the enemy soldiers start to approach the Nandi, so she sit and picks them off as quick as she's able with the bow, all the while yelling to try and get someones attention.
One of Seryn's arrows kills the main orc leader and the contingent of reconstituted orcs dissolves again into a routed rabble.
"Good shooting there slim!" Yells SR from the wall.
Scorpion Regent
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*dances* "yey me!"
"oo!" *starts shooting again*
Isn't sanity really a one trick pony, anyway? I mean all you get is one trick, rational thinking! But when you're good and crazy...ooh hoo hoo hoo... the skys the limit!
http://www.myspace.com/seryndippyt
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At first the Great project is too much for Sir-Luc-Creature. Everything she threw at it seemed to bounce harmlessly off its scaled hide. Blow after blow rained down on her and she struggled to hold her ground, frustrated that a being such as this should aspire to best her might.
The battle field was littered with Orc bodies and smoking craters. Sir-Luc-Creature slumped amongst the carnage gathering herself for the next attack. One of her curved horns was broken off and she was bleeding from several nasty wounds. If she survived this battle, she would have to find Ouroboros and have him make her immortal, then she would have no further use for the Immortals.
Suddenly she noticed a change in the magic. Not unlike a house where all the water taps were running and they are all turned off save one, her access to the magic increased seven fold.
Grinning like the cat that just swallowed the canary, Sir-Luc-Creature stands. Throwing her head back, she laughs at the sky and her laughter is echoed by peals of thunder.
“This game is done, creature” Sir-Luc-Creature says as her eyes shift to violet and she opens herself to the magic.
The creature stops mid lunge, Sir Luc cocks her head to one side and the creature starts tearing itself to pieces. Veins of silver slowly cover her. The Great Project finally falls to the ground and Sir Luc finally notices the veins on her own body.
At first she just shows annoyance and tries to brush them off. Annoyance changes to anger as she accesses all the Immortals magics in efforts to stops the veins advance. The anger is replaced by panic.
Turning to face the keep Sir Luc calls out “Wisp!! What is happening?!? I need more serum! Kei? You’ll help me right?”
Sir Kei moves to go to her but S.R restrains him. “Whoa there big fella. I don’t think that would be wise...”
OOC: Ok Wisp, you had some counter measures for magic and I'm not sure how they work so go to town
Don't feel you have to save Sir Luc unless that's what you had in mind.
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"Got a headful of lightning
And a heart full of rain
And I know that I said
I'd never do it again
Oh and I love you sweet baby but I always take the long way home."
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