Order of the Dark Flame (Story, No Spam)

Nippy · Post by **Nippy** » Wed Jul 04, 2001 9:45 am

"OK, there is only so much I can do. I'm going to create a channel for you to the area where the women is stuck. You must help her, I cannot move due to the shadows. You can help the women then help Loner. Remember she loves you and always loves you, do this for her and draw your strength from the love."

Nippy began a chant, Kramor felt a pull and was drawn into the realm the woman was.

dragon wench · Post by **dragon wench** » Wed Jul 04, 2001 10:13 am

OOC, Nippy check your pn s.

scully1 · Post by **scully1** » Wed Jul 04, 2001 10:34 am

Loner journeyed trembling through the dark. She felt no presence around her, and that was far worse than the shadows she had experienced earlier. No one has gone into the Abyss and returned, she thought to herself, and wondered why she was allowed to be here, why she could possibly be here...Perhaps I'm already dead, died during the ritual?...

She went on, deeper and deeper into the void, until the light from the open door, such as it was, faded away, and thick blackness surrounded her. She stood still for a moment, hearing nothing, sensing nothing. Then she went on, for lack of a better idea what to do...Find the demon, she told herself. Dead or alive, doesn't matter. Perhaps I died to defeat this demon, to stop it from getting to the others again...find it...

KramoR · Post by **KramoR** » Wed Jul 04, 2001 10:37 am

When Nippy started to chant, Kramor fell to his knees.

"Nippy, stop! I can't help her, she has been dead for a long time!"

As Kramor was being pulled, he focused on Loner. The pulling stopped, he again found Loner's ki.
"Loner love, I'm back. Let's get rid of the demon, I need your help here. I'm right beside you."

Manveru · Post by **Manveru** » Wed Jul 04, 2001 10:42 am

Wow, It seems that everyone is here... I'll have to go through your story in a quick time...

scully1 · Post by **scully1** » Wed Jul 04, 2001 10:46 am

When Loner heard Kramor's voice in that awful, silent place, like a thunderous cry let loose in a tomb, she fell to her knees and wept with relief. "I thought you had abandoned me," she said. She pulled herself together; the last thing she needed to do was to give the demon -- and whatever else was here -- an open door. She now knew, at any rate, that she wasn't dead...

"Kramor...I have no idea how to fight this demon. I have no weapon, I don't know what to expect. I somehow feel it's done playing with my head; the next attack is going to be different I think...My concentration slipped and it went after Georgi..."

And then Loner walked smack into it. Right into the heart of the demon, as if it had opened up, like a trap.

KramoR · Post by **KramoR** » Wed Jul 04, 2001 12:30 pm

Kramor felt Loner's fear, feeling sick that he wasn't really there to help.

"Loner, get rid of your fear. That is what the demon thrives on. Show him, that I am there with you, that I haven't left. Let him see your true feelings, not from the past. But, here and now, that has to be the way."

The raven perched on Kramor's shoulder, saw movements in the shadows. It started to pull at Kramor's hair.

thantor3 · Post by **thantor3** » Wed Jul 04, 2001 12:40 pm

Thantor stopped suddenly, tipping his head to one side as if listening to a far-off sound. "Loner is no longer here," he noted.

"You mean she is dead?", asked Georgi, dread in her voice.

"No, I don't think she is dead. I think her consciousness is somewhere else, somewhere we cannot reach her. At least from here. Let's return to the cell. Maybe we can impact things through contact with her physical body."

As they passed the place where Thantor had confronted the demon, he stopped to rip a piece of demon-substance from the wall. "What are you going to do with that?" Georgi asked suspiciously.

"I thought I could make you a nice pillow," Thantor replied. The look of distaste on Georgi's face made him laugh. "Actually, I need it for the final stages of the Qa transfer."

"You need evil to re-integrate Anomen's soul? Wasn't that the problem in the first place?" Georgi asked, stunned.

"There is a theory that evil is actually a result of being fragmented, broken off from the whole. In any case, this material is only darkness, now that it is no longer animated. As to why darkness is necessary when weaving the human soul into its corporal vessel, I have no answer for that. You will have to ask the Designer."

Georgi pondered this for a bit as they continued walking. "I ... I wanted to thank you for helping me out back there." Thantor looked at her for a moment, considering her words. "You wouldn't be one to leave a debt unpaid, would you? That is one thing I appreciate about you, Georgi. And you are welcome, by the way." Thantor's eyes were twinkling. "Do I have your permission to come to your aid in future, my lady, if such would be appropriate?"

Georgi felt both uncomfortable and pleased by the request. "Sure. Fine. Whatever," she mumbled, striding past him. The next thing she knew, she was back her in body, laying on the dank cell floor.

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scully1 · Post by **scully1** » Wed Jul 04, 2001 12:54 pm

Standing in the heart of evil, Loner heard Kramor's voice. The demon said nothing; it didn't have to. It merely projected its vile essence. Did you hear that? Loner asked it, smiling. She stayed very still, and took a long, deep breath. She focused...not on the demon, but on her own soul. That was the problem all along!! she suddenly realized. So she focused on her soul and looked into it, and saw the truth there. She smiled in triumph. "See this, demon!" she cried.

An unholy howl filled the Abyss. There was a violent heaving, and Loner felt herself thrown, traveling through darkness once again, falling.

She "landed" with a shock on the stone floor of the dungeon cell. In reality she had never moved from her kneeling meditative position. Now, exhausted, she slumped to one side, and fell to the floor in a heap, trembling violently, almost in convulsions, and mumbling Kramor's name.

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Georgi · Post by **Georgi** » Wed Jul 04, 2001 1:05 pm

Georgi opened her eyes, coughing. Better tell Thantor to lighten up on the incense next time, she thought. Despite the fact she had been lying still on the cell floor the whole time, her whole body ached. She raised a hand to her face, and looked down at the blood on her fingers. The blood was from three parallel claw marks which raked deeply across her cheek.

Through the hazy air, she saw Loner collapse, and crawled over to her friend.

scully1 · Post by **scully1** » Wed Jul 04, 2001 1:08 pm

Loner felt herself being lifted. She was still disoriented, and could no longer see. She had forgotten the blindfold. She thought she heard Georgi's voice, and tried to speak to her, but no words came...

Georgi · Post by **Georgi** » Wed Jul 04, 2001 1:20 pm

Georgi tried to make sense of Loner's mutterings, but couldn't make out the words, although her trembling had subsided a little. Georgi looked up at Thantor, but he was completing his work with Anomen. She stroked Loner's hair comfortingly, wishing she knew some healing.

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thantor3 · Post by **thantor3** » Wed Jul 04, 2001 1:21 pm

Sweating intensely from the effort, Thantor completed the re-integration of Anomen's soul, fighting throught the intense agony that Anomen had been experiencing throughout the whole process. Methodically, he closed each of the four planes -- spiritual, mental, emotional, and physical -- then said the closing blessing, thankful indeed that everyone had at least physically made it back safely. Becoming aware of events transpiring in the room, Thantor quickly went to attend Loner. As he began channeling the familiar healing energies, he caught sight of the claw marks on Georgi's face. It took all of his will and control not to react. But inside, he struggled with two familiar emotions. One was sorrow. The other was rage.

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Georgi · Post by **Georgi** » Wed Jul 04, 2001 1:29 pm

(OOC ROFL edit...edit....edit

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Nippy · Post by **Nippy** » Wed Jul 04, 2001 1:29 pm

Nippy was relieved at the return of his friends.

As a last act of defiance to the shadows he started to conjure a light spell. When cast this would leave a bright light for all eternity as protection for the unfortunates trapped into this realm.

With a flourish a massive ball of light exploded from Nippy's hands, the shadows that were unlucky enough to get in the way were destroyed.

A massive explosion of light erupted, an unearthly howl erupted, a loast insult to the evil denizens of this realm.

Nippy returned to the dungeon to see everyone lying on the floor.

"Whats going on? You only fought a demon!"

A vase exploded above the space of his head where it just missed him and hit a wall.

thantor3 · Post by **thantor3** » Wed Jul 04, 2001 1:31 pm

OOC: @ Georgi: Ditto

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thantor3 · Post by **thantor3** » Wed Jul 04, 2001 1:46 pm

Hearing the vase crashing against the wall, seeing Georgi's concern, and struggling to understand what was happening to Loner, Thantor felt on the verge of being overwhelmed. He placed his hand on Loner's psicrystal and it was as if the chaos around him began to organize itself into patterns. A deeper understanding came to him. He reached out and took Georgi's hand and placed it on Loner's chest, then placed his hand on top of Georgi's. To her amazement, she could feel the healing energies from Thantor's hand moving through her hand, blending with her own energy, and flowing into Loner's body. It was both moving and intimate. "Everyone has some ability to heal, Georgi. It just needs to be expressed." They were both startled as Loner went through another convulsion. "What is happening to her?" cried Georgi.

"I'm not sure," reply Thantor. "It is as if too much ki is being re-introduced back into her physical form."

"Maybe I can help," said a voice behind them. It was Anomen.

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dragon wench · Post by **dragon wench** » Wed Jul 04, 2001 2:16 pm

Still watching Dark Poet, Vivien was grateful to see the return of her friends. Dark Poet was mumbling and convulsions periodically vibrated through his sleeping form; he seemed very far away somehow......

dragon wench · Post by **dragon wench** » Wed Jul 04, 2001 2:33 pm

Gwalchmai and Dragon Wench gazed in astonishment at the gaping cavern in front of them. The air, unlike the foetid dampness permeating the dungeon, was remarkably dry. They also noted that within the cave's depths obvious structures had been constructed. But, it was when they looked upward that they were truly amazed, for small crescent-shaped moons had been etched into the stone and overlaid with jewels and brilliant copper. Dragon Wench was surprised to see that the copper was not green. "perhaps it has something to do with the quality of the air, or maybe it's been coated with something," she mused to herself. Hesitantly, they moved forward. An ancient tapestry adorned one of the cavern's walls. They approached it and gasped. Depicted on the tapestry were numerous scantily-clad figures capering around a jacuzzi, drinking Tia Marias and churning large vats of.....whipping cream. Gwalchmai and Dragon Wench stared at the tapestry in stunned silence.........

scully1 · Post by **scully1** » Wed Jul 04, 2001 2:36 pm

{OOC @DW: OMG, OMG, ROF in hysterics LM blessed AO!!!

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