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| | Throwing a cloth over the crystal ball, Darquan retired to his private chamber to contemplate the pearl. Something was wrong. The pearl had taken on a dim brown color. Gone was its magical luster. The wizard was furious. He charged back into his laboratory and awaited Kogan's return. There had to be some sort of explanation, and without question, someone would pay. | | Throwing a cloth over the crystal ball, Darquan retired to his private chamber to contemplate the pearl. Something was wrong. The pearl had taken on a dim brown color. Gone was its magical luster. The wizard was furious. He charged back into his laboratory and awaited Kogan's return. There had to be some sort of explanation, and without question, someone would pay. |
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| − | The dwarf met Darquan in the feast hall below the wizard's tower. The old man commanded that the dead bird be plucked and roasted on a spit. As Kogan made himself busy preparing the meal, Darquan returned to fuss over the blackened pearl of Hetain. A short time later, Kogan announced that the meal was ready.
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| − | “Here's to you, Suffar,” said Darquan, raising his stein glass. After chewing on a few strange tasting morsels, the wizard realized he had been tricked. He stood up from the table and threw his arms out to the side, calling on his power to reveal the treachery. There, on the table, was the partially devoured body of Anthony the snake man.
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| − | “Suffar,” shouted Darquan, “you will pay for this if I must strike at you with my last breath!”
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| − | The was a ringing sound coming from the laboratory. Darquan stomped into the room and pulled the cloth from the crystal ball. There was Suffar, standing on the beach near the portal to the dimension of ultimate evil. Beyond words and consumed with hatred, Darquan could only stand and stare as Suffar beckoned to him. The evil wizard called for Kogan and had the giant bats made ready for takeoff once again.
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| − | “It's a trick, boss,” said Kogan.
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| − | “Don't speak,” said Darquan. “You know nothing save what I have taught you.”
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| − | They were airborne a short time later. There was still a huge maelstrom over Hetain's lake and the pair had to land their bats far from shore. Darquan landed behind a grassy hill which he scuttled up to spy on the portal from afar. There was Suffar, strutting back and forth before the portal as freely as you please.
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| − | “You will never have the pearl,” said Darquan under his breath.
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| − | <pre>@.N.o.(OOO).oN</pre>
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| − | "He means to trick you," said Kogan. "All he wants is the pearl!"
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| − | "I have had enough of your talk!" shouted Darquan.
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| − | There was a flash of light and where once stood Kogan the dwarf, there was now a statue made of stone. Darquan instantly regretted his action. Not only had he lost a needed ally, but he had also given away his position. He stood up and saw Suffar down by the lake, beckoning to him.
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| − | "You will never have the pearl!" declared Darquan as he stalked down to where Suffar was standing, near the portal to ultimate evil.
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| − | "You mean this pearl?" asked Suffar, withdrawing the shiny pearl from his pocket.
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| − | With a sudden sinking feeling, Darquan reached into his robe and held out the clouded brown pearl. Driven by anger and outrage, Darquan cast the pearl into the maelstrom. Suffar twirled, flaring out his cloak and disappearing in a puff of smoke. The portal began to disappear. Darquan could feel his heart sputtering and giving its last beat. He had been tricked for the final time.
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| − | ===(29 July 2017)===
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| − | Suffar rested by the lake, meditating on all that had passed. The pearl was gone, but so were the malevolent titans that sought to use it for evil. Now the stars could resume their course through the sky and Domon could chase the moon in his fiery chariot. After a good long time, Suffar stood and noticed the statue of Kogan for what seemed like the first time. The stoney eyes seemed to follow him as he approached.
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| − | “Darquan used the power of the pearl to keep you alive,” said Suffar. “If I restore you, you will die.”
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| − | Calling on all his power, Suffar reversed Darquan's curse. Kogan began to move, struggling to breathe, then collapsed. Suffar held his hand as he died. It was as it should be. Kogan had taken the life of a titan and had to pay the price. He would be with the heroes in Nullset now.
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| − | Darquan would be there too, no doubt struggling to return. Suffar would be there to meet him. It was to this end that Suffar had made his vow. The harmony of Nature must be preserved.
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| − | ===New Story (27 August 2017)===
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| − | <pre>@&\@H...UH.</pre>
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| − | Who would throw away such a beautiful baby? The basket had come down the Apagan river. From Etwersbrot. Ever since the outbreak of hostilities, people had looked to the magic city for hope and inspiration. Now they were flinging their offspring into the river. It was a time that would one day be called the Second Nightmare Apocalypse.
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| − | “More demons ahead, Omak,” said the old knight.
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| − | “I see them!” shouted Omak as the pair charged down the caravan trail.
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| − | The most promising rider Sir Twan had ever seen, Omak was a dwarf from the south. He served in the garrison of Akkadin before the Evil One came. In the chaos that followed, Omak stole a pony and ran for the hills. That was where Twan found him.
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| − | “Don't worry Master,” said Omak. “This one is mine.”
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| − | The monster wasn't used to the rules that governed this world. Its ungainly limbs smacked against the dirt as it struggled to get away. Omak smacked the flanks of his dark pony and then lifted his blade to strike. The creature looked back just in time to get a face of steel. A fountain of black blood shot up from the ruined head of the monster.
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| − | “I did it,” cried Omak.
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| − | “Excellent,” said Twan. “I'll make a Beast Maimer of you yet!”
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| − | “What's it got in its arms?” asked Omak
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| − | “A dwarven child!” shouted Twan.
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| − | “Do you think the babe is from that village, yonder?” asked Omak.
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| − | “If so, all her kin are dead,” said Sir Twan.
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| − | The beast maimers returned to the city of Otla, to seek a home for the child. There were electrical storms all night. Unforeseen to all knights of the realm, the evil Cenaster had been slain, and with his death the Earth had been cast adrift in the cosmic ether. The child cried and cried. At last, the warlord would see them.
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| − | “You say you rescued the babe from a demon?” asked Lord Saster.
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| − | “She is marked with magic power,” said Sir Twan, “and destined for greatness!”
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| − | “Then you and Omak will raise her as a Beast Maimer,” said Saster.
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| − | It was a great honor, and a great responsibility. Omak found a room for the baby in the castle. There was still the need for a name. Sir Twan sought to name her after the great city where she was found.
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| − | “She shall be named Otilla,” said the knight.
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| − | As great a fighter as master Omak was a rider, Otilla had grown up and found her place among the Beast Maimers. Every morning at dawn the Maimers would sally forth from Otla Castle and search for demons to slay. The creatures may have stopped pouring into this world since the death of Cenaster, but enough had made their through that a special effort was required to wipe them off the face of the Earth.
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| − | “Grandfather Twan?” asked Otilla as she arrived at the meeting place. “Where is Master Omak?”
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| − | “Omak has gone to speak with the head of our order,” said Twan. “He has yet to return.”
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| − | “He has gone to see mighty Bram?” asked Otilla with excitement. “Is the champion coming here?”
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| − | The monster of Otla Hill was the Maimers' greatest shame. They had cleared out the Forbidden Forest and slain enough demons to keep the King's Highway open from Etwersbrot to Akkadin. Still, no knight was brave enough, or skilled enough in the martial arts, to take on the Otla Hill monster.
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| − | “He has come to slay the monster,” said Otilla. “I know it!”
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