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Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2007 10:00 pm
Yawgmoth's brain continued to work and he snapped his fingers on his right hand "That's it!" Yawgmoth said jumping up quickly. "Lack, of the only element left" He said clearing out a large floor space in the center of the room. Yawgmoth didn't care who was around, he was about to accomplish something grand. Yawgmoth drug one of his fingernails along his wrists causing him to bleed, slowly at first but more heavily. As his crimson red blood spilled onto the floor Yawgmoth began to glow with a familiar purple light and began to chant words off in his native tongue. Kneeling down as he chanted these words he continually let his blood flow forth and finally slammed his palms onto the floor with one final phyrexian word that meant "rise" and rise something did. A dark port hole seemed to open in the floor before it grew larger and larger. From it sprung a head, a skull more accurately. It was that of a dragon. This skull however was moving, far from dead. Even carried eyeballs within its sockets but no flesh upon its boney face. The bone dragon's head glanced around the room. It was large enough to easily swallow Yawgmoth whole, Ziven would be a snack to it. The head sunk down into the port hole and came up again, only smaller, from the head came a neck, a spinal column more like it. Then the arms, a ribcage, the wing bones, the pelvic bone, legs and finally a long boney tail from the base of its spine. The bone dragon's head was nearly touching the ceiling above which was nearly thirty feet from the floor. Its head looked into the raftor beams before peering down upon Yawgmoth who rubbed the wound on his hand causing it seal with dark energy and heal itself naturally. Yawgmoth gave a broad toothed smile to the creature. "Master Ziragat, we have finally managed to summon you forth to this world."
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Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2007 10:09 pm
Pursing her lips, she again let her attention move to Yawgmoth, wanting to know what he was up to. The instant she realized he were about to do something with magic, she snapped her book shut, which disappeared with a small puff of dust. Rising from her seat, she cast her barrier, not knowing what sort of destruction he would rain down upon the bar this time. Blue eyes widened with surprise and curiosity at the realization that it was not an explosion or destruction that he sought on this day but a summoning spell of sorts. The head of an undead dragon appeared from the portal he had created and Ziven nearly gasped. Keeping her distance, she watched as the creature emerged. Though it sill pained her to see creatures that were undead, something seemed different about this one. Tilting her head she showed the slightest of smiles and silently observed the creature she now knew was named Mr Ziragat.
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Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2007 10:18 pm
The Dragon's eyes narrowed upon Yawgmoth "What have you called me for Yawgmoth?" The creature's voice sinister, deep, the voice of death. Yawgmoth held his hand up to stop the creature's next speech before it even got started. "We summoned you to see if we could. That is all. We know you owe us, and we owe you. We figure, we will both pay this debt at the same time. We will give our blood, human sacrifices if you desire, to call you forth to slay our enemies. And in return. You will slay them for us. You are the strongest Dracolich Ziragat. Our powers of Necromancy only extend so far. Summoning you is sure to toll us, but we are well aware your powers will be worth the toll." Yawgmoth said. The dragon seemed displeased and even took a swing at Yawgmoth with one of its mighty claws, this however, was blocked by Yawgmoth's left hand and the dark king gave Ziragat a smile. "We are stronger than you now. You know us so very long ago Master Ziragat. When you were the alpha. That role has changed. We do not want to have to end such a beautiful creation as yourself now. So do not get temperamental with us" Yawgmoth said with a boastful grin. The dragon seemed taken aback by this display and then posed. "If you are so strong, why summon me to fight for you....Why waste my time when you can clearly do the job yourself...?" the dracolich finished. Yawgmoth nodded "An excellent question my friend. Let us explain. There are certain times, when we could give up the energy to fight. But once we finish the foe we are weak. We are vulnerable. We can avoid this by offering our blood, or a sacrifice to summon you instead. With you doing the fighting, we conserve energy. And, it has come to our attention that there are beings who require more than enough effort, some beings we feel, we cannot best. However, these same beings we feel, can be worn down by us, enough for you at full strength to finish, whereas we could not from the wearing of the battle." Yawgmoth explained. Ziragat nodded. "Understood. However, if I agree to these terms Yawgmoth. I will require at least one sacrifice per summon. Have one ready within a day of your calling me in each time. Or I will refuse to show the next time you call. Are we clear?" The dragon said. Yawgmoth just grinned. "Crystal my friend. Crystal.."
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Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2007 10:25 pm
Curiosity slowly changed to concern and worry over these words. She knew exactly what Yawgmoth meant and what Ziragat was saying. Not liking the sounds of finding a sacrifice, she remained as still as possible, hoping that they would not try to offer her up as one. She considered leaving at that point, but if she were to do so, that would also draw attention and may then cause that which she hoped not to. A dragon made only of bone was much different than that of flesh and bone, she decided, and she preferred that of flesh and bone all the more with this new thought.
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Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2007 10:30 pm
Ziragat's head rose up and like a flash his long boney tail snatched Ziven up from behind the bar. Easily able to reach and coil around her waist it pulled her in front of him and held her up to his head. Speaking to Yawgmoth he said "It seems you have prepared in advance" Yawgmoth blinked forgetting she was here. "Well. Not exactly Master Ziragat. You see. We are keeping that one as a pet of sorts. When we are done with her we have no qualms of your eating her for your will. But for now. We request that you drop her. We will have one ready for you tomorrow as per our agreement." Yawgmoth smirked. Ziragat nodded dropping Ziven as Yawgmoth had requested which meant, actually dropping her from some thirty feet in the air towards the ground. "Noon time tomorrow Yawgmoth. Have one ready." Ziragat's body exploded into a puff of purple gas that was sucked up like a vacuum by the portal in the floor which promptly sucked itself up and vanished. Yawgmoth chuckled and was curious to see how Ziven would land.
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Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2007 10:36 pm
Squeaking slightly at the sight of being picked up by a bony tail, she was grateful that the barrier was still around her, preventing her from being harmed by Ziragat's solid form. Though she could have teleported away easily the moment he lifted her, she waited until Yawgmoth requested to put her down. Realizing that the fall would not be pleasant, she disapparated in mid air, only to apparate on the rafters above them a moment later, unharmed, though with a serious expression, almost frowning. Still curious, she tilted her head and watched as the creature disappeared. Once it did, she glanced at Yawgmoth but still did not say anything, despite having a deep desire to tell him off.
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Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2007 10:41 pm
Yawgmoth looked up and coughed a little. "Well despite our words, You owe us big time. We could've let him eat you. Whatever spells you have are useless. Ziragat is undead. So that spell you supposedly know that kills with your mind is already negated. His powers are great. Greater than ours in some aspects. So how about submitting to our wish now? And then we can let you go and continue to lie to Ziragat about you if need be?" Yawgmoth said with a confidant smug grin.
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Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2007 10:48 pm
She made a slight movement with her lips showing her disapproval of what he said but did not comment for the moment. Instead she again moved herself from the rafters to the floor. Her eyes seemed almost sad now. "I suppose then that I am grateful you saw fit not to allow Mr Ziragat to devour me tonight but am not looking forward to any possible future encounters with him. Though I may not be able to defend myself in all situations, I have greater knowledge than what you have seen. Whatever might happen would not be as simple as being devoured in one bite as if I were unsuspecting prey."
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Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2007 10:52 pm
"Do note my dear, that you have not witnessed the great Ziragat's power either. His powers even we respect. His abilities are greater than Titus' and almost as great as ours. And you know, you stand no chance against either Titus or ourselves. So what chance do you have against another being, that is between those two ranges? None. Is the right answer" Yawgmoth said in a serious tone. "Stop living in the world of pretend. Where your puny knowledge of magic is a weapon. It is not here. Not against the beings that have exceeded boundaries even your dreams cannot comprehend!" he said crossing his arms over his chest. Demeaning her once more. Yawgmoth was half tempted to issue a challenge to her, be thought too cruel of it. If she were to accept, Yawgmoth would be forced to pummel her. And what fun would that be?
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Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2007 10:57 pm
"Very well, I now know that Mr Ziragat is on my list of creatures that I shall avoid upsetting." she said simply, cupping her hands together in front of her. Blue eyes looked to the large man with hope that he would understand that she was sincere.
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Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2007 11:13 pm
Yawgmoth chuckled and walked forward, closer to her. And as his crimson eyes gazed down upon her his arms unfolded from his chest and he spoke "So" with ninja like quickness he actually snuck his hand between her legs and gripped slightly. "Ready to give in yet?" he whispered before backing off taking his hand with him. A devious and evil smile on his face. He eagerly awaited her reaction to his sudden forward feeling. But it was about damn time he'd done something like that. This was going to be amusing.
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Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2007 11:23 pm
A horrified look on her face, she pressed her hands against him, pushing herself away from him rather than pushing him off of her. Anger, fear, embarrassment and more flooded through her, upset on a level that she had never known before. Energy radiated from her like never before, enough to nearly move her overcoat off her shoulders. Now standing several feet away from him, her cheeks were slightly red, her hands were balled in to fists. The only thing on her mind was to get it through his head to keep his damn hands off her. Narrowing her eyes, she did not even need to concentrate in this moment, it was merely an instant since his hand had so rudely violated her personal space and she was not going to take it.
Pain. Every nerve, every sensor, every place within him that could possibly feel the sensation of pain was absolutely on fire. If he could feel pain in his hair, in his teeth, he was sure to feel it with this.
Standing there silent for a moment, her dress and jacket still flowing strongly around her, she tried to calm herself by breathing deeply. It did not help much, especially knowing that there was no way he would apologize for this and with the knowledge that he would likely wish her harm the moment she let up. With this in mind, she let the spell remain on him much longer than she ever would have for another person even longer than she thought she would have upon casting it. Finally she released him from the pain.
Still furious, still afraid, she stood her ground, but not foolish, she cast her barrier again in anticipation of his reaction. Though wishing there was someone else around, she would want someone to at least know she were gone if that was what it would come down to. But she didn't care. She wanted Yawgmoth to recognize one thing; "Never."
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Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2007 11:41 pm
Yawgmoth tolerated it well, very well at first. Pain was a trick of the mind. One that he had learned to control....to a point. When it got past a certain sensation it hit hard and Yawgmoth's face turned furious. She had pushed the wrong buttons, buttons that caused Yawgmoth's already enormous power to triple, quadruple even. His muscles bulged to the point that his shirt ripped itself in half and the tattered shreds flew from his body. His fingernails elongated and his tail width nearly doubled as the muscle tendons within it inflated and tensed.
Pain..she had caused him pain. No toy ever caused Yawgmoth pain. No weak inferior human had caused Yawgmoth pain. She was the first. And she was going to pay. And pay dearly. Yawgmoth's power peaked and he screamed a feral demonic roar at her before charging. His muscle tension so hard that his initial launch, combined with his standard movement method was every bit of 100 fold faster. He almost got to her barrier before the sound of his roar did. Reaching up into the air he smashed his fists down with a thunderous force. The sher volume of dark mana radiating from every pore was more then enough to send a massive shockwave of the dark energy throughout the barrier. Causing a mana breach, combing the force of the blow the breach would cause the barrier to shatter into figurative pieces. Whereby Ziven was at his mercy. A mercy that right now didn't exist. Yawgmoth's hand snapped forward and caught her by the throat and began to squeeze tightly. Air was instantly cut off and with the inhuman pressure he was applying the bones in her neck were sure to snap if someone or something didn't stop him. As he choaked her he stared into her eyes with his own. They were black. An angry demonic black, a thick black steam rose from the corners of them as if he were burning with hatred in his view. And he spoke. In what sounded like two disembodied voices speaking at once. "No....never is you casting that spell on us again!" the voices spoke in unison. She was lucky however, and before he crushed any windpipes or any bones in her neck he let go. This of course, did not mean she was out of danger as his tail laid itself over her left cheekbone with more than enough force to leave quite a bruise on her face tomorrow, and easily enough to knock her onto the floor. The sher volume of hatred from Yawgmoth's gaze was astounding. He couldn't remember the last time he hated something so much. The only reason he didn't want to kill her yet, because he now wanted to humiliate her, torture her, and THEN kill her. Every sick thought in his head tripled itself and with a maddening laughter he picked her up by the shirt and said. "Your freedom....is non-existent. As of this very moment. You are ours. Forever!" he shouted letting her go. Yawgmoth was done and the raging darkness within him died down and he stepped over her, heading towards the stone stairwell that lead down into Crow's dungeon.
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Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2007 12:03 am
Closing her eyes, she first felt panic but it quickly was washed away with something quite different. Something she had never felt before, something she did not know. Though she felt the pain of having her neck squeezed, the agony of defeat, a vein so deep she had never touched before was breached, and something within her moved.
Coughing, gasping for air, the discomfort of being slapped across the face rather brought her back to her senses, though much different than normal. Rising from the floor, she held up a hand and, making a grabbing motion, she turned the departing Yawgmoth around.
It was then that she opened her eyes. The normally kind pools of blue that everyone had come to recognized were not seen, instead sharp, dark blue eyes, eyes of an animal, peered at him from behind the glasses. Tilting her head, she examined him again, then released her grip on him. She shook her head 'no' again to indicate that she would not give in to his desire.
In that moment she then looked at her own hand with question, noticing something she had not before. Frowning slightly at whatever it was, she disappeared with a small pop.
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Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2007 12:06 am
Yawgmoth's sour expression remained long after she departed. "We cannot wait until our next meeting pet. You will never forget it for as long as you live...which luckily for you. Will not be too much longer.." Yawgmoth snorted in frustration and continued his path down the stairwell to the dungeon of Crow.
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