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Overlord of Night- Shadow
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 Posted: Wed Dec 24, 2008 1:16 pm
Renault didn't respond for a moment; then, in one motion, he settled onto his legs, reaching out to embrace the wolf. He closed his eyes for a moment and sighed. "Thank you, Ed," he told her gently. "At the moment. . . I'm quite honestly terrified. . . because there is something else occurring that no one else knows of. . ."
He looked over at Melethia, debated telling her for a moment, then decided against it. "No. . . I'll be all right. This is just all happening rather suddenly."
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Posted: Wed Dec 24, 2008 1:21 pm
「 Wandering his way from room to room, the sage had searched for some sign of the Bishop that had seemingly carried him safely to Fefga's House. Grumbling to himself about his on incompetance, the boy chewed bitterly on a wad of dried meat and bread crust. He had to thank the man for keeping him out of harm's way, and he was never one for such niceties. Wary of the task ahead, he rounded a corner, only to walk right into the holy man. Falling back onto his bottom, the boy stared up at the man, crimson eyes accusing, "Excuse me, Father." 」
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Posted: Wed Dec 24, 2008 1:23 pm
The Door burst open and Leander hurtled through it, tumbling to the ground. He gasped, his stormy gray eyes wide. His presence no longer caused chills, his skin was pale, but no longer stark white. The book was gone from his hand, and...
And wrinkles were beginning to form on his face and hands. "A-ahh," he moaned, in agony. Without Loki's power to sustain him, Leander was being very suddenly subjected to all the ravages of time that had previously failed to weaken him.
He reached out, clutching at Nino's skirt, at Rhys' leg, trying to pull himself up to sit, but he failed, his hands growing thin already. "Ah... you are all... grave danger," he gasped, clutching at his chest and writhing on the ground.
"The God of Chaos... returns... took back m-my power... seeks a... goddess from your lands..." He groaned in pain as his face began to grow pallid, his eyes sunken. "You must... not allow--"
His eyes darkened and he suddenly lay still. Time continued to lash at his corpse, until nothing remained but his royal garb and a fine layer of dust.
There was silence, but for the sound of the Door slamming shut once more.
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Posted: Wed Dec 24, 2008 1:23 pm
Melethia walked her way to Renualt. "Look at this." she whispered. The red gem on her staff glowed a little bit. She then saw Leander turn into dust. "That can't be good."
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Posted: Wed Dec 24, 2008 1:24 pm
Nino had ran next to him and fallen to her knees. "Leander!! No!! Wait.. You can't... Why?" Tears came to her eyes again. "A... goddess? What... I don't understand..." She looked down at him guiltily. Could she have changed this in some way? She sat... and cried...
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Posted: Wed Dec 24, 2008 1:28 pm
Aran saw it all happen too fast, he came quickly down the rest of the stairs to where what used to be The Ice Sage Leander. A goddess.. He couldn't mean Ashera could he? No, Ashera was most likely still in Tellius at the Tower. It must be some new goddess..
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Posted: Wed Dec 24, 2008 1:30 pm
Amelia flinched heavily at the sound of the door's explosive opening, and watched with wide eyes as Leander tumbled out. His skin wrinkled and rumpled before their eyes, rapidly aging as he spoke, voice growing more and more tremulous with each syllable.
Amelia just stared, eyes wide with shock and -- it must be said -- fright. When he finally collapsed, body still aging until it became dust, Amelia kept her arms around Rhys, perhaps to make sure neither of them would befall the same end in the next thirty seconds.
"Goddess...?" she whispered incredulously. There were three she could think off -- St. Elimine of Elibe, Latona of Magvel, Ashera of Tellius -- but the question was, did Leander mean one of them, or someone entirely different? Amelia trembled a little as she stared at the dust on the floor, covered by the puddled pile of fabric, his circlet, and staff.
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Posted: Wed Dec 24, 2008 1:32 pm
Renault looked at Melethia and frowned. "What does that. . ." But upon Leander's sudden death, he blinked, a newer shock of worry coming over him. ". . . Lady. . . Ashera. . ." That was the only explanation he could think of. The Goddess had been around once. . . no other power could have been so holy.
. . . And he himself represented St. Elimine. . . though he was only a scion, a wielder of her power, not the Lady herself. Ashera had to be the one. . .
The bishop glanced over at Soren, who'd bumped into him, distractedly. ". . . Yes? I'm. . . a bit preoccupied, my apologies. . ."
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Overlord of Night- Shadow
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Posted: Wed Dec 24, 2008 1:33 pm
Nils stood, terrified. "W-what is going on...?" He trembled slightly, thankful that Ninian was hugging him. If not, his legs would have given out on him.
Alihi rested a hand on her chin, trying to keep calm and collected.
"... A goddess? Could that be connected to what I heard? ... It couldn't be. That's impossible! ... Or is it?" Alihi's thoughts contradicted themselves over and over again, with no true answers coming.
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Posted: Wed Dec 24, 2008 1:34 pm
"What the... God of Chaos?" Rhys asked. "Hm. Come to think of it, is anyone familiar with the religion in this land? The mainstream religion?"
He looked down at the now-threadbare robes.
"Well, first perhaps we should get out of the cellar..."
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Posted: Wed Dec 24, 2008 1:35 pm
「 Staring openly at the scene before his eyes, the sage flinched visibly. Nino seemed truly hurt by this particular event. Averting his gaze a bit, the boy spoke aloud, to know one inparticular, "...Who...was that...?" 」
「 The boy had missed much. He had not seen Leander for himself, and so, he did not know him as a threat, or as an ally. He had formed no opinion of the man he'd just seen. Judging from his sudden death, he'd been the ancient King that had kidnapped Nino days before. But how did he get here...? Or Nino for that matter? 」
「EDIT: Frowning softly, the sage peered up at the Bishop, eyes lost and questioning. "What has happened, Father Renault?" 」
「+EDIT: Renault. Thank you. +」
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Posted: Wed Dec 24, 2008 1:35 pm
"I think I know who Leander was saying." Melethia mummbled. "If there is a goddess, she helped me out when my darkness tried to take me over again."
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Posted: Wed Dec 24, 2008 1:37 pm
"God of chaos..." he uttered to himself. "Hmm, Where does that sounds familiar." he asked himself aloud as he walked back and forth. "Your right Rhys..We should get out of here."
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Posted: Wed Dec 24, 2008 1:38 pm
Amelia slowly pried her arms off of Rhys' middle, taking in a sharp breath. She nodded. Don't panic. Calm down. Calm down . Get out of the cellar, get back upstairs.
"Right..." she breathed. She shook her head slightly and rubbed her fingertips against her eyes, managing to get her chest to stop heaving and keep herself from hyperventilating. Goodness sakes, you wuss, have a panic attack and pass out in front of everyone, good idea, she sternly reprimanded herself. "We'll have to look that up when... if... we go to the library," she told Rhys.
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Posted: Wed Dec 24, 2008 1:39 pm
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