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 Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2009 9:02 pm
Vesuvius stood up, rearing back to just two legs. He twisted his head clockwise about 45 degrees and stopped. "Ha ha! Come on, meatbag! Keep jabbering! I'll grind your bones with your own golem!" Having said that, his head clinked back to a natural position. He had an idea. Taking his right arm, he stretched it out and made a wide sweep, aiming first for the giant then attempting to catch the golem in the same wide arc.
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Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2009 4:48 pm
Hrothgar took his hammer in both hands, putting his axe away first. He made a horizontal full power swing to intercept the arm of the Vesuvius before him so he wouldn't need to shift from his position.
Obsidion pounded the ground with one fist, causing jagged rock to sprout and displace the ground in a line that began to weave toward Vesuvius.
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Posted: Fri Jul 17, 2009 3:22 pm
Vesuvius withdrew his arm in pain having had it struck by the giant's hammer. He stepped aside to avoid the trailing line of rock and briefly looked down at his wrist. There were deep cracks, and magma was seeping from them. "Ah! Curse you! How could a cheap hammer like that fracture my arm?"
"It is not a cheap hammer..." A voice called out from the castle gate. A much larger figure of hot stone came marching up, stopping none too far from Hrothgar. It was Smoldar, albeit slightly more empowered and wearing a suspended crown of flame. "Vesuvius, why are you attacking my valued guest like this?"
"Wh... what? Him?!" I guess I should have figured.... Vesuvius twisted his own arm. Adjusting it and relieving the pressure in his right wrist. He started to walk off into the depths of the cavern.
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Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2009 1:16 pm
Hrothgar slowly turned around as he heard Smoldar rattling voice speak. He slowly lowered his weapons as he watched the elemental being approach, "Guest? You mean you knew we were coming?" Hrothgar glanced back in the direction of Vesuvius briefly. Since it was walking away, he returned his focus to Smoldar. Obsidion turned around in a single step and stood quietly, facing Smoldar.
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Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 1:22 am
Smoldar let out a hearty yet booming chuckle, "Of course, I am god and master of this domain." He said as he raised his rough rocky arms in confidence and gestured to the lands of rock and magma all around them. "Perception of what goes on here, and insight to what is to come is a mere cantrip to me."
He half Knelt down to see somewhere closer to eye level with the much smaller giant. "What I am not clear on is why you are here, but you seem quite unsure of that yourself."
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Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 5:55 pm
Hrothgar looked down at the ground then up toward where Smoldar's head would be. "Well, I heard through the grapevine that you might be plotting revenge on all the surface dwellers. Aside from asking about that..." He shook his head and sighed. "Well that's about it."
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Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2009 8:01 pm
Smoldar went to pat Hrothgar's shoulder, but recognising his size over the giant, he did it with just one finger. "Now now, you can't hide anything from me." He stood up and took two steps, turning completely in a circle as he got a panoramic view of the molten world they were in. "I cannot reclaim my empire on the surface. It has been far too long. The surface world has cooled far too much. Besides, your nation has bigger problems than I at the current moment."
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Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2009 8:07 pm
Hrothgar shook his head and sighed. "Well if you knew about everything else, I can't possibly be surprised that you know about that." He shrugged and shook his head. I don't really care about the nation anymore. I want to preserve my family and our vineyard but whoever is in charge of the territory is of little consequence to me now."
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Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2009 8:11 pm
Smoldar chuckled at this. To him it seemed even the simplest goals are the same for those of divinity, mortality, flesh, and inmaterial alike. "Well then, why not take it for yourself? You can protect your family, preserve your homeland, and not have to worry about who's in charge." He held out a hand as he explained this, almost in a symbolic offering.
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Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2009 8:18 pm
Hrothgar shrugged. "Okay... but I'm not exactly of liberty to do something of the sort. There's nobody else in the town. I can easily smash a militia or even a sizable platoon by myself, but legions of soldiers is a bit out of my range." His eyes traced across the terrain until eventually they fell upon Obsidion. It continued to quietly stand there, making itself almost inconspicuous. "Even with Obsidion, I can't take an entire army alone."
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Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2009 8:28 pm
"Then you desire power!" Folding his arms behind his back, Smoldar turned and took a few paces away before stoppping and turning to face Hrothgar again. "I already granted you that hammer, so let us kick-start the eveloution of your prized pet." His head immediately tilted to focus on Obsidion. Smoldar slowly brought up his right hand, clenching it to a fist as a circle of runes glowing orange formed beneath the golem. He turned his head toward Hrothgar and raised his left hand, forming a similar circle beneath him.
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Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2009 8:40 pm
Hrothgar looked down at the circle below his golem, then at the one that emerged beneath him. "Wait, what are...", before he could even finish, he dropped to a knee and a hand. He felt some sharp pain coursing through his entire body. The orange lines in the circle writing began to trace across his body and his golem.
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Posted: Sat Jul 25, 2009 1:35 pm
Smoldar finished his spell quietly and turned to approach his castle again. As he did, two stone guard roughly the same height as Hrothgar came marching out and came to a stop beside Smoldar. After an eschange of nods, the guards approached Hrothgar and Obsidion.
Smoldar left a few words to Hrothgar, hoping they would reach him before he fell unconsious:
"I would like you to become my wrathful hand that crushes the surface dwellers like the pestilence they are."
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Posted: Sat Jul 25, 2009 1:40 pm
It was unbearably painful yet Hrothgar was unable to scream. He attempted to look up as he heard the loud steps of some heavy beings approaching him calmly. Smoldar's words pushed past the pain and rang into his mind as he finally blacked out.
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