Order of the Dark Flame (Story, No Spam)

scully1 · Post by **scully1** » Sat Jun 16, 2001 8:04 am

Loner had only gone a short distance away from the camp before she headed back. On her way she passed Darkpoet, going in the opposite direction.

When she got back to the tent, she saw Kramor, yet again turned to stone. She sighed deeply and began rummaging through her things. "This is getting old," she muttered...

She found the scroll she was looking for and used it, returning Kramor back to normal.

KramoR · Post by **KramoR** » Sat Jun 16, 2001 8:04 am

[OOC WTH, DP your a dead man.]

Waverly · Post by **Waverly** » Sat Jun 16, 2001 8:10 am

(ooc: DP: Why would Waverly care to find Gwalchmai?)

Waverly saw the stricken Thantor lying on the ground, and couldn't help but think "Viv, you ditz!"

Feeling that his grip on his form and this plane was slipping with the recent excitement, Waverly grabbed Thantor by the throat, and through his hands drained a portion of his Thantors life energy to sustain him. While Thantor barely clung to life, Waverly went off to fetch a drink, thinking that one of these metaphysical nimrods was going to 'sense' Thantors life force in his aura. He cared not.

Gwalchmai · Post by **Gwalchmai** » Sat Jun 16, 2001 8:19 am

Originally posted by Georgi:
@Gwalch maybe Waverly is intimately acquainted with doppelganger anatomy?

OOC: I'm sure that Waverly is intimately acquainted with a wide variety of non-human, animal anatomy!

Waverly · Post by **Waverly** » Sat Jun 16, 2001 8:24 am

Originally posted by Gwalchmai:
OOC: I'm sure that Waverly is intimately acquainted with a wide variety of non-human, animal anatomy!

OOC: Waverly is the James T. Kirk of the fantasy realm. He never turns down attractive demi-humans.

Gwalchmai · Post by **Gwalchmai** » Sat Jun 16, 2001 8:30 am

Originally posted by Waverly:
(ooc: DP: Why would Waverly care to find Gwalchmai?)

[OOC: Oh, com'on. You going to make me feel bad...

Actually, I think I missed out on something here,..]

Gwalchmai · Post by **Gwalchmai** » Sat Jun 16, 2001 8:42 am

Originally posted by Waverly:
OOC: Waverly is the James T. Kirk of the fantasy realm. He never turns down attractive demi-humans.

[OOC - Does that make you chubby and with poodle-hair? Go on, sing 'Rocket Man' for me!

Kramor - sorry for spamming your story. I'll stop now.

]

Waverly · Post by **Waverly** » Sat Jun 16, 2001 8:50 am

Originally posted by Gwalchmai:
[OOC - I have a chubby with poodle-hair]

[ooc: Brilliant non sequitur... but far to much information for me

]

Gwalchmai · Post by **Gwalchmai** » Sat Jun 16, 2001 8:54 am

Georgi · Post by **Georgi** » Sat Jun 16, 2001 8:55 am

Georgi hurried back to the camp, and looked round. "You know, the doppelganger was right," she announced. "How are we supposed to accomplish anything? This party is a mess. We need to get our act together. The doppelganger must have swapped with Gwalchmai during the battle, it all happened so fast... He could still be alive somewhere. We have to find him."

scully1 · Post by **scully1** » Sat Jun 16, 2001 8:56 am

Loner rushed out of the tent. "Whoah, whoah, whoah!!" she said to Georgi. "What is all this about doppelgangers?!..."

Georgi · Post by **Georgi** » Sat Jun 16, 2001 9:01 am

"You see what I mean? We used to be a team, and it's all fallen apart. Now nobody has a clue what's going on with anyone else, and we don't even trust each other. How are we supposed to go into battle like this?"

Darkpoet · Post by **Darkpoet** » Sat Jun 16, 2001 9:05 am

Darkpoet realized he had made a mistake, going down the river a ways. He took of his armor and set it neatly in a pile, against a tree. Cleaning up and changing his clothes, putting his sword, on his back. He had changed into dark green and black clothing, his cloak was different shades of greens and browns. He left everything that tied him to the Order, next to the tree. He made sure the leather gauntlet, hid the tatoo on his wrist. Putting on the cloak, he headed down the river. "If Waverly wants to kill them, I'm not sticking around to watch."

[ 06-16-2001: Message edited by: Darkpoet ]

scully1 · Post by **scully1** » Sat Jun 16, 2001 9:10 am

"Well I'm sorry," said Loner, losing her temper a little, "but I was nearly killed by two invisible stalkers and Kramor was turned to stone. I wake up, no one's around, I go a little way off to check things out, I come back, he's turned to stone AGAIN." She took a deep breath, calming a little. "And I saw Darkpoet coming away from the camp just as I was heading back."

[ 06-16-2001: Message edited by: loner72 ]

Georgi · Post by **Georgi** » Sat Jun 16, 2001 9:17 am

"Look, I wasn't accusing you in particular, Loner. I was the one who just accused Gwalchmai of being a doppelganger, although admittedly it was true, and I don't trust Thantor, or Enoch, and I am even beginning to have my doubts about Darkpoet... I don't know who to trust anymore. If Gwalchmai was a doppelganger, how do we know there are no more of them here?"

scully1 · Post by **scully1** » Sat Jun 16, 2001 9:23 am

"Forgive my temper," said Loner. "Just more evidence of what you said, everything is falling apart...the only way this could happen is through an inside job. Someone here has been working very hard to create tensions, worse than splitting us up geographically. Thantor has been my teacher for years; I know him, and unless there has been a serious, drastic change, he is to be trusted. I don't trust Darkpoet either though, and that other one, that...Enoch..." She shook her head. "He is not to be trusted. Not at all."

Gwalchmai · Post by **Gwalchmai** » Sat Jun 16, 2001 9:24 am

The semi-translucent form of the doppleganger slipped past Darkpoet as he bathed. He silently cursed himself for letting himself be attacked by Georgi, and he wondered why Waverly had tried to kill him. Flowing between Darkpoet's ankles, the doppleganger would have enjoyed killing him and taking his form, but he was far too weak from his wounds. He studied the form of Darkpoet, having unpresidented visual access to parts of the human not often seen by dopplegangers. Darkpoet's image may be useful at a later time, but for now, the doppleganger would have to heal; a long, slow process. Flowing into a swifter portion of the river, the doppleganger slipped away.

Waverly · Post by **Waverly** » Sat Jun 16, 2001 9:24 am

Waverly happened upon the argument and immediately pounced. "I agree with Georgi, though I know I have yet to gain her trust, her desire to keep the group together is noble and I support it. She is also right about dopplegangers... they could be here still attempting to destroy us from within. I have my suspicions as well!" He drew his sword and glared at Loner...

scully1 · Post by **scully1** » Sat Jun 16, 2001 9:28 am

Loner smiled slightly. She held out her arms, palms outward. "Go ahead," she said, focusing her gaze directly into Enoch's eyes. She was wearing the Katana, but how much more effective it would be, she thought, to disarm him empty-handed. She could do it. In the moment he drew his sword, she no longer needed to suspect. She knew that he was something much worse than an impostor...

[ 06-16-2001: Message edited by: loner72 ]

Darkpoet · Post by **Darkpoet** » Sat Jun 16, 2001 9:34 am

As Darkpoet walked along the river, he came upon a caravan of travelers. They invited him to stay at their came, Darkpoet thanked then and said no. When he got out of sight of them, the tatoo, started to burn. "No, not now. I'm not far enough away." Holding on to his wrist, he dropped to his knees. The burning got worse, Darkpoet passed out from the pain.

As night fell, screams of panic and dying filled the forest, a shadowy figure moved through the camp. Cutting and stabbing, impaling people to tree branches. The figure moved away, looking for something else to kill. The sounds of terror, filled the forest as it struck again.