Realms of Peril

[Lacewing]

Lacy

It was like floating, she saw and heard things outside the tower but could only float till the demon came for her, cradling her tenderly like a father it carried her to a place, one she would not forget another part of it was here.

Freedom, they thought in unison, to be free of the seperation and be whole once more. Unified and complete. All called to eachother and she was the key to bringing together the pieces. It served her as she would serve it and the one that controled it. To be unified.

She cried out in her dream pushing away trying to escape the fate the shackles that burned her wrists she screamed and the demon screamed as well eachoing her pain.

FREEDOM!

but as each settled and watched thier mirror. One dark the other light one male the other female. Complete opposites of eachother they both near there was no freedom for either of them.

Lacy sat up with a start, she didn't know where she was, and winced in pain as she felt the brazers over her bruised wrists she looked at them and tried to removed them, they would not come off. Black brazers overlayed in golden and silver patterns she could see the demon's eyes.

deamon's rage she thought to herself. both of us trapped to a fate neither of us want

She looked up past the dark curtains of the ostentatious bed. The dark looming shadow of the vampire viewing something his frame silhouetted like a looming monster in the entrance to his lair.

She shivered pulling the silken sheet over herself covering her nakedness which still plagued her at the moment. She swollowed hard blinking her eyes as if trying to rid themselves of a horrible dream.

 

[nightray]

Battil at the border

The vampires hand snaps up catching the arrow just before it hits he’s chest. He looks down at the demon wolf that was hit lying next to hem. The rest of the demon wolves have already ran out attacking the Elvin rangers as they cross the river. Five of the rangers are dead before there able to take out one of the demon span. I smile as the demons rip out throats and tear off arms. I look to my right and see a few of the elves being mauled by the zombies. I laugh as the hack at the undead crechers in vane they just keep going until one of the elves is able to loop of a head.

The vampire séances another arrow coming at him he shifts in to fog letting it pass throw hem with out affect. He then resalitafise and joins in the battle ripping in to the elves laughing with the joy of battle.


The Prince

I watch as my border guards battle the elves ripping in to the rangers. I chuckle to my self happy with what I see. I then tern to the girl as she lay in bed my smile broadens as I see that she is awake. I walk over to her sitting on the bed.

I say softly “My name is Prince Dracula but you may call me Damon.” I smile softly my hand moving to her check the back of it moving gently over the brouze that I left there. I concentrate and a worm flow of magic flows form me in to her healing the bruise.

I say “My soon to be wife should not be blemished with such things.” I smile warmly but the warmth doesn’t retch my eyes witch remain cold and calculating. I then motion to the chest next to my bed saying “I had some clothes brot up for you their should be some thin in there that will fit you and pleas you, until I can have some clothes made up for you my dear.”

My fingers move down from her cheek gently brushing down her arm to the brazers that are now attached to her wrists. My smile broadens as I trace the gold and silver runes. I look back up in to her eyes. I ask “You should now know where the sword is darling we shall go get it soon and then we will rule the world for ever to gather.” I chuckle softly at the thought of finely being able to crush all of my enemies.

 

[Lacewing]

Her eyes widen farther with growing fear with each phrase and action, wincing from his cold touch then shovering as he spoke, watching her so coldly.

"You don't want me, only what I can get you!" she snaps finally unable to take his constant talk "And I don't want the world! Once you have the world what's after?"

She inched twords the other side of the bed trying to escape his touch, so cold.. not in a physical way but in how he touched her. So calculating like his eyes. There was no warmth no real feeling but what she got for him. The sword.. that's all he wanted!

 

[nightray]

The Prince

I smile as I say “I do to want you girl you are the only being in this pathetic world worthy of becoming my wife.” I stand looking down at her and as for what comes after I conker this world. I will go to another and cancer it leaving my children to dew what they wish to this one.” I smile coldly for you see I live to conker and to fight that is all that I truly know and with your help we will crush world after world.” I laugh as she cringes back from me.

“We shall be bound by blood and mereg after we get the sword and any thing ells we may need.” I say coldly.

I take hold of the cover ripping them down off of her naked body. I smile as I look at her golden skin. I retch out cupping one of her breasts in the palm of my hand. I need it gently feeling her warmth and softness. “I look back up in to her eyes saying Know tell me all that you know about the armor sword and the demon that I saw bow to you.”

 

[Dark Warrior]

Siegfried

Siegfried impaled one of the wolves through the side, the creature giving a last yelp of pain before its life was ended. The knight tried to withdraw his sword, but with horror found that it was well and truly implanted in the child. He heard a hiss of anger, and when he turned to look, caught a glimpse of a vampire closing in on him, the creature knocking the sword out of Siegfried's grip as the knight fell onto his butt, now shoulder-deep in the water. The vampire loomed over him for a moment, it's sword upraised, before something hit him from behind and his sword dropped out of his grip, the creature tumbling forwards into Siegfried's arms. It was momentarilly disorientated, and seizing the opportunity, Sieg rolled over until he was on top and the vampire on the bottom, his gauntleted hand flying down to meet with the vampire's face with a sickening crunch. He struck again and again until the creature's body went limp and fell into the river, before the soaked knight picked himself up. As the next opponent came closer, he quickly snatched up the vampire's sword, ducking back for a moment to give himself an equal chance with this next enemy.

 

[papillon24]

Trianna

As I climb to the other side of the bank the deamon wolves face me. Soon Galens arrow find its way again to protect me. The deamons are everywhere in sight. Quickly I make my way to a small uphill where I have a vantage point. The vampires don't give up easily. They advance quickly and I thrust my sword into one letting it topple knocking a few more out as it falls.

I feel a fuzzy feeling as I fight. The sight of the battly and the minuri girl invades my head. somthing was wrong and they had to be close to what they wanted.

By now more have joined and I see the elven rangers start to fall. I hack throught a few more vampires and their zombies before making it back down the hill.

"Galen we must hurry with this battle and get Lacy before they get what they want."

 

[JediKnight]

Neil was once again in the middle of a battle. He came face to face with a very large and intimidating vampire with an equally large and intimidating sword. The creature came at him, swinging wildly with its huge sword. Neil barely managed to dodge each slash, being driven back to where Siegfried was busy with his own fighting.

He backed into someone, knocking them both off balance. Not taking the time to look back at who he had run into, he took advantage of it and pushed off of them, plunging his sword into the chest of the vampire in front of him.

The vampire went limp and fell on him, pinning him under the water. After a few moments of struggling and holding his breath, he was able to push the huge creature off of him and free himself.

Just in time to face the next vampire.

 

[airborne92]

Galen Silverbow

As I reach the other shore I am immediately set upon by two zombies. I swing at one and sever an arm at the elbow, while hurling myself at the other. I knock the second one down and I go with it. The first turns to come after me. The zombies are difficult to kill, but are not as fast as a living creature. I am able to roll away and get my feet.

Already 5 of the 6 rangers are dead, there are 2 vampires, 3 demon wolves, and 5 zombies still alive. I attack one of the wolves and cleave its skull in two.

"Galen we must hurry with this battle and get Lacy before they get what they want." I hear Trianna say as I turn to face the zombie with only one arm.

 

[Lacewing]

lacy

She winced and drew back from the princes causual groping of her body snatching up another blanket after a failed attempt at trying to hit his hand away. While she could slap at it, she couldn't seem to do anything more for damage "Don't know what you are talking about!" I claimed though part of me knew exsactly what but I shivered at the thought of him rulling this world and moving on to another.

And another, and another, till the end of time. It was a horrible thought and she wasn't going to willingly help him at all though she felt the call of the rest, the sword and something else she couldn't quite place but was near. Nearer than the sword.

 

[airborne92]

Galen Silverbow

Staying to the weak side of the zombie I am able to find an opening and lop the head off as he lunges at me. I end up stepping into the arm reach of the zombie I knocked down. As it tries to pull me nearer and bite into my leg I slash at its neck, partially severing the head. I spin around on the leg that is being held and plant a solid kick to the side of its head, completely removing it from the body.

By now we are only faced by 2 vampires and 2 zombies. I head for the vampire I had shot the arrow at.

"You are mine dark one. I just hope you are better at fighting than your friend in the forest was" I yell at him as I walk towards him.

 

[Dark Warrior]

Siegfried

Siegfried lunged down, his sword cleaving the zombie from the top of its head down to its chest. Despite being nearly cut in two, the thing kept trying to grasp at Siegfried, but the knight quickly dealt it many more telling blows before it fell to the ground at his feet, a disgusting mass of flesh.
Now that their was a moment of peace, Siegfried dropped the vampire's sword he had claimed earlier and picked up his own sword instead. He swung the blade once, twice at the air, growing once more accustomed to its weight, before he ran to the aid of Neil, slicing down a vampire that was threatening to take the man down. As Sieg helped Niel up, his eyes strayed to his right, where Galen and Trianna had managed to get up onto the opposite bank, and they were being attacked by multiple foes.
"Damn it! Neil, hurry up!" Sieg yelled, before charging in the direction of the elves. He pulled himself out of the murky river, but had no chance to recover, as a demon wolves hurled itself at him. Using the creature's momentum against it, Siegfried stepped aside and drove his sword through the creature's ribs.

 

[nightray]

Princ

My eyes narrow anger shining in them as I say “I don’t like being lied to girl you will tell me what I want to know.” I chuckle as my hand cups her cheek agene and my anger winks out of my eyes as if it never was. “I know you will enjoy being my wife and queen ruling words having people grovel at your feet.” I smile agene if you didn’t know better you would swear that it was a worm smile.

I stand motioning to the chest of clothes “Fined your self some thing worm to where we’ll be flying on the back of one of my demons to get to the sword.” I tern back to the viewing pool waving my hand over it bringing up the image of the battle. I frown as I see that most of my creachers are down but my smile comes back as I see that four times as many elves are down as well.

I look over my shoulder at the girl “when your direst com over hear so you may show me exactly where the sword is at.” I say in a tone of voice that one doesn’t argue with the command in it had and demanding.

I tern back to the battle watching as the last of the guards that I sent are killed. I shake my head thinking pathetic. I wave my hand over the bole agene this time the image of the lizard man leader appears. His eyes widen slightly then he composes him self as he bows deeply for me. I say “The elves are coming in to your part of the swamp make sheer that they do not in enjoy the stay.”

The lizard man smiles evilly and nods before turning and barking orders to his men. I wave my hand over the bowl agene the battle site appearing agene. I smile as I watch the last vampire gard fighting to the death and taking out some more of those annoying elves.

I look over at my balcony as my black winged stallion alights on it his steal clad huffs sparking on the stone. His red eyes fined mine blazing with rage and a thirst for blood and battle. I nod at it saying “wait and we will be off soon.”

 

[airborne92]

Galen Silverbow

I fight by Trianna's side, killing 2 more zombies and another demon wolf. Finally there is only the one vampire left.

"Come play with me dark one" I yell as I walk towards him.

He turns to face me as he kills the last of the rangers. I ready myself for this fight. He is not an opponent to be underestimated. As we close I feign an attack to his right side and quickly reverse it back to his left side. My blade finds its mark where his neck meets his shoulder. It cuts deep into his body. There is a look of disbelief on his face. I withdraw my blade and wipe it on his tunic.

It has been a costly battle in both time and lives. I look around and count the dead. Over 30 elves have died here today. Even I have paid a price as I notice I warm feeling on my left arm. One of the demon wolves managed to slice open my left arm with its claws.

 

[Lacewing]

Lacy was afraid he was going to strike her again insted he only told her to dress and prapare for a journy. She qquickly got into the chest and dressed, and as she saw the winged black stallion land on the balcony its demon red eyes turning to look into her soul she shivered and tried frutily to remove the brazers from her arms struggling with the latches that acted as if they were welded onto her body. Finally though she stood and debated running. Or maybe she should go to the balcony and just.. jump?

She wasn't brave enough to take that last recourse and found herself standing like an obediant dog behind the vampire prince dressed in fine silk and a fur lined cape framing her golden features in blood red so dark it was nearly black.

While the prince studied the effect she looked into the demon horse's eyes and saw a kind of kin ship there in the beast's eyes. Much anger and fear mixed together and she reached out before the prince could react and touched the creature, petting it like it was a common horse as it pushed its nose into her chest a soft smile came to her features as she scratched it's withers.

`you're trapped like me. neither of us can escape can we?` she thought and stroked the forelock of hair from the stallion's eyes and laid her forehead against his for a few moments finding strangely, she liked this creature and had a feeling it liked her too.

 

[Dark Warrior]

Siegfried

Siegfried quickly sheathed his sword in the scabbard across his back, making his way over to Galen.
"Galen... it is good to see you alive." Siegfried said, nodding to the elf. "And you, lady Trianna." you said, nodding to the elven lady in turn. "Neil and I... we needed to come after the Minuri girl. In the hands of the vampires... well, we all know what that could mean."

 

[JediKnight]

Neil looked at Siegfried. "... What could that mean?... besides the obvious..."

He knew the vampires wanted her because she was Minuri, but he had no idea what that meant.

 

[nightray]

lizard men

The chief of the lizard men gathered his worriers around him. He looks at them with cold dead eyes and saying “the elves have got through the border so its are tern to.” The worriers lift there spears and axes in to the air yelling for blood.

They slip in to the swamp blending in with the shadows and foliage moving with out a sound. The move in between the elves and the dark keep ready to attack the intruders.

The Prince

I look around and watch as the girl seems to bond with the horse. I smile softly seeing that she will fit in with my dark forces. I walk over to her raping my arms around her waste from behind my hands cupping her breasts throw he clothes. I whisper in her ear “I see you like him so he is yours to command then darling.”

I step out beside them wassailing sharply a lowed feares winy echoes through the are as a another winged hors flies up out of the darkness. It lands on the balcony snorting and stamping it’s huffs sparks flying in to the night air. It bows its head to me submissively.

I tern to Lacy saying get on him we’ll go get the sword wile those stupid elves try to get to this keep throw the swamp.”

 

[Lacewing]

Lacy stiffened under the prince's touch as he calmly handled her to.. intimately.. like a priced pet.

She mounted and glared at him the stallion under her bunching up and leaping into the air the exsileration of flight tarnished by the fact that though she wanted to lead the horse a different way she couldn't do it. A calling suddenly pounded in her ears, behind her eyes, and she could see the shadow of the demon before her flapping great wings becoming her to follow.

ANd she had to.

Sending the horse in a dirrection in the same general direction as the prince likely expected they flew near the rescue party, but her glowing gold skin and glazed eyes showd no reconition of the group below as they traveled over. She riding sideways cape flowing in teh wind like she was queen of the forces that followed and the prince was just her general or body guard.

 

[airborne92]

Galen Silverbow

"Trianna, are you injured?" I ask her as I rejoin her on the hill.

"Galen... it is good to see you alive." Siegfried said"And you, lady Trianna.""Neil and I... we needed to come after the Minuri girl. In the hands of the vampires... well, we all know what that could mean."

"... What could that mean?... besides the obvious..." said Neil.

"It means that if we don't rescue the girl soon the balance of power on this world will be shifted in favor of evil" I reply to Neil as I look at Trianna.

 

[papillon24]

Trianna

"Galen I'm fine" as I turn my attention to the others

" I saw them and we must hurry. The visions, or whatever you want to call them are getting stronger and more frequent the closer we get. But first I need a little break. My head can't handle this vision thing. Galen will you help me redress my wounds?" Leaning against him

 

[airborne92]

Galen Silverbow

I ease Trianna down so that she is sitting on the ground. I redress her wounds from the earlier battle. I let her lean against me as I try to dress the wound on my left arm.

 

[Dark Warrior]

Siegfried

Siegfried rested his hand on the hilt of his sword, his eyes scanning the swamps around them. He still had a very bad feeling about this...
"Please, hurry up. We must be going again soon." Sieg said to Galen.

 

[nightray]

The prince

I fallow the girl as she takes off in to the night sky I’m not warred about her escaping knowing that the sword is polling her to it. I smile as we fly over the elves that are on their vain quest to save the girl. I think if they new what she was doing for me they would be trying to kill her instead of saving her I laugh under my breath as I look back at the girl.

I frown as the girl seems to be moving in the wrong direction of the sword but I know that is where she is going so maybe my information was wrong. I scowl or is there some thing ells that we need first.

My eyes widen slightly in surprise as she circles the swamps of despair know one goes in there and comes back alive not even the vampires and demons that I’ve sent in to investigate. I smile though knowing that what ever lives in there can’t possibly defeat me. I send a mental command to her horse telling it to land just out side of the swamp. I watch as it banks sharply and glides over the tree tops finely finding a clear place to land.

I look at the spot where she was circling smiling evil as I emagin what must be down ther waiting for me to claim it. I then fallow her down to the ground. I slide off of my horse and walk over the girl holding my hand out to help her down.

 

[Lacewing]

She didn't notice his hand really as she slid to the ground walking into the swamp The call was so much louder but the moving was very slow. She lifted her skirts high to allow her to walk through the swampy water, unheading the snakes and other lifeforms that warndered the tall swamp trees with their roots in the air and the thick laers of lichen hanging everywere.

It was going to be awhile before they got totheir destination the swamp slowing progress to a crawl

 

[Lacewing]

Lacy tripped up stumbling in the mud feeling the vampire prince grab her to hold her up so she wouldn't fall and completely ruin her clothing. She said nothing to him to tranced with her goal near. She could feel it. Calling.... The shadow of hte demon walking infront of her vision begging her onward.