An adventure in Mrear: A fantasy RPG - Page 4

Deac · 11-16-2002, 01:07 PM

*As the party fight, another figure enters. He waves his hand and the knights crumble to dust, their souls flying back into a medallion around his neck*

Retrick Darkstar: We meet at last, Starkiller. I have followed you across the world.

*A voice exit's Elveron's mouth that is not his own*
Starkiller: And I have followed you across the WORLDS.

Darkstar: So let us do battle...no...not here...how about...

*The air shimmers as the party are moved to another place*

Here...

*K'Warra is heard laughing coldly*

**Redwing** · 11-16-2002, 10:04 PM

K'Warra: *looking somewhat surprised to see them* So you finally decided to face me, mage? I see you've brought help...well, it won't do you any good. *K'Warra's eyes glow*

Kejim: On the contrary, K'laar. I was not responsible for this transportation...he was. *Kejim motions at Retrick*

Deac · 11-17-2002, 03:54 PM

[OOS: Why have I been calling Starfor Elveron! Redwing, you should have noticed!]

*The voice of the Darkstar leaves Retrick's mouth*

K'Warra. Sorry to draft you in like this, but I knew you hated this mage and wanted to see him die. Darkstar...avatar of Lokpihet, God of Hate, we met at PainLord Sathanas' wedding-remember

*Starfor is annoyed*

Sorry to break up the reunion but...

Retrick: Don't waster you time, Starkiller, my army's already looking for a soul crystal. When we find one...Lokpihet will be reborn...

Trying that again? Didn't Elveron teach you once that wouldn't work?

Retrick: It cost him his life...as it will yours!

**Redwing** · 11-17-2002, 04:12 PM

((LOL!!! I intended to ask that in my last two posts but I forgot each time. XD I posted them late at night and wasn't thinking that well

))

K'Warra: You arrogant creature, just because I attended one of your ludicrous Gatherings of Evil, does not mean I have any love for you. I care not for your mission to restore your master.

However, you are correct that I would very much like to see this mage dead...

Kejim: It is not your destiny to destroy me, K'Warra K'laar. That fate belongs to another.

K'Warra: We'll see about that, old man.

Arthur: Starfor? What is a Soul Crystal?

Deac · 11-18-2002, 02:25 PM

Retrick: Don't want to help..fine then...I'll leave you to your mage...

On my turf!

*The party teleport again, this time to different places. K'warra appears beside Retrick on the front of his battle lines, overlooking a walled tower city. Starfor and co appear atop the tower. Armies clash at the gates*

Starfor: A soul crystal...the power to capture a soul. Retrick wants to use one to cause Lokpihet, God of Hate to be reborn.

This is the Keep of Dawnfire, where one such gem is held. Elveron is buried in the temple of Starkiller below us...

**Redwing** · 11-22-2002, 01:39 AM

Kejim: You implied the crystal destroyed Elveron. Why then does Retrick want it?

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K'Warra: Your turf? Why have you brought me here?

Deac · 11-22-2002, 03:15 PM

*Starfor answers Kejim's question*

[Interliude from Merrindorr's Histories: The Starkiller:

Chapter {Undecided}: The Final Duel
With the Soul Crystal embeded in his chest, Orthos the Black was no longer Mortal. He had become the god of Hate, with Lokpihet in it's former power. To secure his victory, however, he wished to destroy his greatest threat: Elveron Starkiller.
Two armies clashed, and, in a complete mishap, Jorvak Highhammer sliced off the seemingly invincible Lokpihet's arm with the most unlikely of weapons: The Axe of Healing. Jorvak was thenflung to the edge, leaving Orthos and Eleveron.
The two duelled amongst the gathered armies on the ground and in the skies, until Orthos stabbed Elveron through the Heart with the Darksword.
With his last strength, Elveron pulled the sword further into his chest, and in turn, stabbing Orthos through the soul crystal. The godly essence drained from it, leaving Orthos weak and mortal. He did not survive the Starkiller Sword through his chest and instantly died. Elveron had time to make peace with his friends, and threw the sword up into the heavens.

All Elements in this passage (C)Deac 2002. Copyers will be cursed]

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Retrick: I needed your skills. You want the mage: breach the keep.

**Redwing** · 11-23-2002, 01:53 AM

Kejim: I see. Then it's important that we prevent Retrick from laying hands on it.

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K'Warra: You need me to breach that? The task would be so easy I can't say it's worth my time. Besides, I can destroy the mage and his apprentice on my own terms.

Deac · 11-23-2002, 04:21 PM

*The voice of the Darkstar leaves Retrick's mouth*

Perhaps I am not clear: Breach the walls, kill the army, and then the mage, or get back to this...Earth...I have the power.

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*Elveron runs down the stairs of the tower, to join the battle lines. Jorvak follows*

**Redwing** · 11-23-2002, 05:09 PM

*K'Warra laughs* Tell me Darkstar, what "power" do you think you have?

*K'Warra vanishes*

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*Kejim remains on top of the tower. He raises his staff and begins to prepare a spell. Arthur follows Starfor*

((You called him Elveron again, Deac

))

Deac · 11-29-2002, 02:14 PM

[Redwing: Ta. I shall try to rectify this mistake]
*Retrick smiles wickedly*

Fool. He'll be back.

Advance!

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*STARFOR reaches the battle front of the walls. He greets the Captain*

Captain: You...you're like Elveron the Paladin...what does this mean?

STARFOR: It means bad things are about to happen

*Orcs can be seen charging toward the city walls*

**Redwing** · 11-30-2002, 03:37 PM

((Are you going to have STARFOR in caps for the rest of the RPG

))

*A storm cloud forms above the horde of orcs, and lightning begins strike from its center, stunning several orcs each time*

Arthur: I believe my master is finishing his spells...but he'll have to stop when those orcs get too close to your warriors...

Deac · 11-30-2002, 04:58 PM

*Starfor and Jorvak leap out into the melee*

Starfor: For Furro!

Jorvak: Die!

*They fight brutally. The battle continues until the orcs part... and Retrick appears*

Retrick: We have a duel to finish.

**Redwing** · 12-04-2002, 10:22 PM

*Kejim descends* Don't listen to him, Starfor. I am sure that at this very moment, his warriors are trying to retrieve the Soul Crystal while your back is turned...

Deac · 12-05-2002, 04:50 PM

Retrick: If you run, Starkiller, what will become of your army? I will slaughter them.

*Jorvak steps forward, brandishing the axe of healing. He then says something to Retrick in the language of the gods, having studied it in the 500 years since he last fought a Darkstar*

Jorvak:Recognise this, Avatar of Lokpihet?...Go Starfor. Keep the Soul Crystal safe...

*Starfor moves off*

Retrick:You owe me an arm.

**Redwing** · 12-07-2002, 08:02 PM

Kejim: Follow him Arthur. Assist him. I must leave for a short time...there is something I must attend to.

Arthur: But Master---

Kejim: I have confidence in you, Arthur. *vanishes*

Arthur: But...but...

Deac · 12-09-2002, 01:53 PM

*Jorvak leaps up, kicking against Retrick's chest as he swings his axe. It nick's Retrick, whose sword moves back and knocks Jorvak to the ground.*

Jorvak: Run, Starfor...

*Jorvak falls unconscious*

Retrick: Now you, mageling.

**Redwing** · 12-15-2002, 04:59 PM

*Arthur's eyes glow* Run Starfor. I'll hold him back. *the green glow begins to burn around Arthur's body like phosphorescent fire* Mageling? I'll show you mageling.

Deac · 12-16-2002, 01:22 PM

*Starfor arrives at the Soul Crysal in Elveron's Tomb. Before he can kneel in respect, three Dark Elves enter, swords brandished*

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Retrick: Fool.

*He raises the Darksword and brings it down toward Arthur's hands*

**Redwing** · 12-16-2002, 11:15 PM

*Arthur spreads his hands and catches the Darksword in a telekinetic grip* I told you not to underestimate me! *Arthur begins forcing the Darksword backwards, never touching it*

**Redwing** · 01-01-2003, 02:06 AM

*Arthur's onslaught begins to weaken as the power of the Darksword overwhlems him. The sword stops moving backwards and slowly moves forward until it pierces Arthur's defenses. Arthur barely dodges the blade's deadly edge*

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*Kejim appears in a flash of light in Elveron's Tomb* Starfor! I have something for you.

*Kejim raises his hand. In his hand lies what seems to be the Soul Crystal...but the Soul Crystal still clearly remains in its resting place*

Deac · 01-02-2003, 05:36 AM

*Starfor, confused takes the new soul crystal and pockets it. He then slashes the sword, cleaving the first dark elf neatly in two*

Starfor: One down!

*Hack*

Two down!

*Chop*

Three.

**Redwing** · 01-02-2003, 04:50 PM

Kejim: Don't put it on! It's a faux crystal....a crathas. It will destroy the user. If you can fool Retrick into using it...well...

Deac · 01-03-2003, 04:13 AM

*Retrick senses the soul crystal*

Retrick: I have no further interest in you...

*Retrick runs at great speed to Elveron's tomb. Starfor throws down Starkiller and holds out the faux crystal*
[And here's the ending...]
Starfor: I cannot win. Take it. Spare us.

Retrick: Fool. Do you think I'm stupid. I will crush al-gahhg!

*Retrick falls to the ground, the Axe of Healing burning through his evil flesh. Jorvak, mortally wounded stands behind him*

Jorvak: It was an honour, Starfor...

*Jorvak collapses*

In the final sacrifice, Jorvak Highhammer saved our world of Mrear again. They buried him in Elveron's tomb, by Elveron, his old friend, awaiting Ragnarok. Eventually, Starfor would join them.
Time would march on, good an evil with it. But the learned knew that when all seemed hopeless, that one would come to stand against evil...The Starkiller...

*In the distance, a hawk crows...*

**Redwing** · 01-03-2003, 07:36 PM

The feud between Kejim Risheron and K'Warra K'laar continued for some time after the incident on Mrear. The feud culminated in a final battle that raged across the heavens, a battle in which neither emerged the victor. K'Warra disappeared for a time after this event. Years later, Arthur Green and Kejim parted ways, Arthur having completed all the training and mastered the instruction that the wizard could offer.

Kejim and K'Warra would meet only once again, and not as enemies.

Arthur joined England's armed forces and was eventually made a knight. He lived through many adventures over many years, until K'Warra showed up again to settle the grudge between them from Arthur's days as a thief.

Both warriors had grown immensely in power since that time, but K'Warra was still the superior.

The two battled above the Castle Green. The castle was devastated in the process, and Arthur was mortally wounded. The castle laid in ruins...with Arthur's wife and daughter buried under it. Only Arthur's infant son survived.

K'Warra had never before killed an innocent, and the guilt of what he had done began to eat at him, guilt he could not manage to squelch. The guilt grew until it nearly overwhelmed him...and the gargoyle who once wished for immortality now wished for death.

It was at this time that Kejim Risheron appeared again for the first time in twenty years to enact K'Warra's punishment. His punishment would not be to die...but to live. As penance for his actions, he would become the guardian of Arthur's surviving son and all of his descendants, protecting them forever until the last one died. Then, and only then, would K'Warra finally rest.

The Cauldron of Life as well as its unique and dangerous contents disappeared off the face of the Earth. They were not found in the ruins of Castle Green, and it is not known what Arthur did with them. Many treasure hunters have been convinced Arthur hid them, and some even thought they knew where to find them. But no one ever did. Most now believe the secret died with Arthur...

...or did it?