the entrance!

[Cryo]

Ether walked into the tent. THe chill following made Garret shiver. "What are you doing here, instead of with your troops?" Garret just scowled at him. "Huh. Well I'm just warning you that Lokken plans to attack a castle, soon. I just came from telling Mab. Boy, you humans sure have an odd sence of modesty. I'll never understand it" Ether shook his head and walked out, leaving garret wondering just why he was so small and jelous.

 

[Morgoth]

Lokken walked into the tent. "Listen to me boy, I gave you and your friends new brigades. The death brigade is to be yours and the others are to get other high ranking brigades. You call them untrained? Be sure not to say it to their faces", he told him.

 

[poohlive]

OOC: Why is everyone talking to me in the tent? I am outside punching a bag, please change threads accordingly, thank you.

 

[Cryo]

ooc, Oh, screw changing the other threds. Let people change it in their heads.

IC; "I'm new at this adventuring business. I have no big skills and few sword techniques. if these solders of yours are so good, why was I able to take out one with absolute ease?" Ether gave Lokken a skeptical look.

 

[Morgoth]

"Because, this is training. Usually, they don't get killed in training. They expect it in war and they dodge and block. But definitely not in training. And if I see another one of my soldiers killed, I won't be the happiest soon-to-be-god", Lokken told them, getting enraged. "And I expect you all to be up at 5:00 in the morning. You are to experience one day of my troops' lives. Understood? Because the next day, you will encircle the East of the capital, along with me and Thrinta", he said, storming out of the tent. "Oh, and if anyone has anything they want to say, I'll be in the throne room", he told them, casting a quick glance at all of them.

 

[Cryo]

Garret and Mab looked at Ether. "Why did you kill one of your troops?"
"He tested my athority. My mother always said that a thret is only effective if taken seriously and these" Ether pulled out his swords, "Don't just wound" The blue blades eminated a chill that penetrated the two to their bones. Mab remembered the first night, how she touched one of them and had a numb hand for an hour. "You know, you are rubbing off on me Mab. Once I didn't like confrontation, but now I pass off killing my troops as a minor necessity"

 

[Morgoth]

Lokken sat in his throne room, bored. They would have to learn that his slodiers were much stronger in battle than in training. Anyway, they were getting some of his best demons. Ah, life sucks, he thought to himself.

Up in heaven(ore wherever the gods sit):

Belial was definitely winning the war. He had made an alliance with the strongest of the remaining gods and had already proposed a god of magic. He said he had the perfect candidate and would tell them who when the time was right.

 

[Gateleader]

Mab looked at Garret. he eemed distant. she wondered why. As she turned to talk to him she saw why. In the water was her, naked and Ether. It was when he had old her on Lokkens plans.
LOKKEn, she thought.
"Garret, did you see this?" she asked
"Yes." he snapped.
"Ether was telling e of the comeing battle."she said asshe walked up to Garret." I don't like Ether that way Garret>'
He turned and looked at her. Mab could see the pain in his eyes. She smiled and took his and. Holding it up she slipped her fingures in his.
"I only want to be with you, Garret. Not Ether. Not Lokken. Not those stupid soilders. At the end of the day or battle or meeting, I want to be with you. and you only. do you really think I would hang around here by myself?"
Mab looked into Garrets eyes. She saw that he had heard what she said. But did he believe her." Garret, who was I with last nght? who did I kiss awake this morning? Ether is a friend, nothing more. Lokken is an as. Tavis someone I must protect. Youare the one I want to be with. You and only you."
Mab sighed." i'll do what ever it takes to proe that to you." she slipped her hand out of his and grabbed Thor's reins. She eneter their tent and lay down on the bed. I will not cry she thought to herself. If he wants me, he'll come to me in his own time.

 

[Morgoth]

Lokken sat in thought. "The next soldier to come in, dies!", he bellowed at his gaurds,"that excludes messangers and officers, understand?" he said, calming down. He rubbed the dark spots under his eyes. Then a dragon descended. A figure stepped off and walked into the room."Belial has proposed a new god, one who represents magic. You are to be named after you have conquered the capital."Thank you", Lokken told the dragon and it flew away. Lokken jumped up and ran into Garret's tent, hearing Mab's words."How touching, and don't call me an ass, anymore. But you will not spend a soldier's day anymore, instead you are to report to the east at 1:00 in the morning, that is approximately 2 hours. Understand? Don't argue with me", he said, seeing the angry look on their faces.

 

[poohlive]

Garret wanted to talk to Mad, wanted to tell her things, talk this all out, but he couldn't. Two hours, that would be barely enough time to strategize an attack.
Garret went up to Mab, taking her in his arms,"You crazy woman. I want nothing more than to be by your side."
He kissed her, passionately.
"But, now we must fight. Ether Mab, let's look at my map. I know a few secret passages. We might be able to take it just the three of us, with no blood shed."
Garret hoped it was possible, but didn't count on it.
He unravelled his map, showing the secret entrances and passageways. Ether looked confused, he wasn't that good at maps, that was good, Garret didn't know too much about them either.
After a minute Mab shot up, "I have got it."
"What is it?" Garret asked, watching as she explained her plan.

 

[Morgoth]

Lokken quickly assembled hi entire army. Finally, when the hour had arrived he sent the entire thing into position. "I hope your sleep was good, you will need it. And remember, I don't care how many men or demons you lose, just take that fortress!" Lokken shouted, riding up to Garret. Then he mounted a dragon and flew into the sky."Who do we live to serve?" he asked amplifying his voice. "Belial, the God of Death", was the roared answer."Who do we die for?", ," Belial, the God of Death", and so it continued. Then Lokken flew in to talk with the generals. Starting with the North and ending on the East."Garret, Mab, Ether, I hope you have a battle plan. Whatever it is, carry it out. But I want this fortress mine by the end of the night. Understand?" he asked them.

 

[Cryo]

Ether started huming the tune to "a battle cry from heaven". The old bards tale he learned from his mother to sing by a fire in a tavern, but it felt fitting now.

 

[Morgoth]

"Attack", roared Lokken, flying into the air. The hordes began to charge.

 

[Gateleader]

Mab smiled at Garret.
the morning came and she sat apone Thor.
"Tav, stay here with the tent. Guard to me." Mab listened as okken ralled his troops. Stupid demond she though, listen to my thoughts now. We arealie only because we must be, Lokken. But don't cross me.
"Maggots, we tae the castle folow me." ab kneed Thor and led the rush to the side of the castle. She led her troops to the tunnel Garret had pointed out. SHE LEPt off Thor and plunged into the tunnel. Her guard stod between the opening and hertrops. These fourknewbetter then to coss her. The roup burst into he storage hall of the cstle. Mab signaled fo her troops to go their ways.
"Now we see how good your men are, Lokken. If they fail me, they die."

 

[Morgoth]

Lokken flew into the middle of the keep. He saw the new emperor and sliced his head off his shoulders. His flying beasts soon surrounded him. A dragonslayer ran up only to have his soul stolen by a fallen angel. Lokken let out a terrible laugh and dismounted. One of the angels had opened the gates, letting the demons and humans rush in by the thousands. Meanwhile, his own gaurd dismounted and extracted their claws and pulled out their swords. Lokken saw the beggining of Garret and Mab's forces begin to emerge from some kind of hidden tunnel."I always knew they had brains", he said to himself as his dragon roasted an enemy alive.

 

[Cryo]

OOC: so I was left behind to babysit an empty camp? well I'll show you.

IC; So the castle was taken. Boy that was simple. Maked you wonder where the next thrill is? I believ Lokken said that this castle is what lies between him and godhood. If so, he would have to make haste. If not, he had some time.
THese thoughts repeated themselves in Ether's head as he rode away from camp. There is allways a balence in the world, and unless a mortal of the oposite alignment became a god at the same time, the world would be destroyed. Now what kind of small independant adventures could someone have with the world dead and all? Ether's plan, strike up a deal to find a way to either keep the balence, or restore the balence.

 

[Gateleader]

OOC: No I said for Tav to stay behind not you.

IC: Mab watched as her troops did asshe said. They were to not kill the people, just wound them. Mab swung her swod at a soilder. Jus before ithit him she turned the blade so the flat side hit him.
Mab heard a scram fom within the castle. SHe yelled to her guard."You stay here and direct the troops. You three come with me."
Mab made her way throught the castle. She kicked open a door. One of Lokkens
demonds was torturing a young boy.Ma shoved her sword into him and twisted.
"Go home little one."

 

[Cryo]

OOC; There was no mention of me or my troops in the attack since I hummed a tune over the map. Besides, what's a story without an unexpected plot twist?

 

[poohlive]

OOC: good job Cryo, restore the balance, or whatever...

IC:
Garret ran up to Lokken, "You idiot, we didn't have to kill anybody. He could have surrendered, and no blood would have been shed."
Garret looked at Lokken, what was wrong with him. He seemed as ruthless as all the stories foretold, nothing like how he was yesterday. Was he really going to become a god to be good? Or was he going to destroy everything?
"This is no time for little pouts boy..."
Garret looked up at him, an evil grin. He withdrew his sword, "Later.... not today, but later... You will see."
He went out into the castle, with his troops behind him. They had hurt the men, and let the women and children go.
Garret thought this was going great, beside one death, this was almost perfect.
Mab and Garret met outside, soldiers behind them.
"So, did we..."
Garret looked at her, and smiled, "We did it."
She ran up to him, and he hugged, looking into her eyes, he gave her a kiss, "I'm so proud of you."
Lokken met them, outside as well.
"The city is taken, good job. Now it is time for phase two."
Mab looked up, "Whats that?"

 

[Cryo]

Ether rode like the wind. In all likelyhood, the siege on the city went according to plan. But that was not his concern. His concern was finding the gates of destiny, an ancient shrine refered to in some of his tales that allow a mortal to converse with a got without the help of a cleric. His direction, north and north and north. As far north as north can be. His thoughts on nothing but saving the world.

On top of the world therin there lies
the only place for mortal eyes
to spy and speak with gods above,
'bout things like hatred, peace and love

It is the place where prophets reign
to learn about your future pain
you go an ask your hearts desire
if years to come or on the wire.

So ask your whim and they will say
just what you need to hear today
--An old bard's tale from the court of Cormyr--

 

[Morgoth]

"And what would phase two be, Garret?" asked Lokken.

Meanwhile:

Belial rejoiced. he walked into the council room and called the other dark gods to him. "Now, Gods of Darkness, the time has come, the Council of Terror must rise once again. It will be as the Ancients foretold, the Council of Terror against the Order of Honor. But, to create the council, a new god must arise. I have the candidate, a powerful mortal. Lokken the Necromancer. He has prayed to me, saying for a joining of evils and the rise of the council. He has proved his worth by capturing the most expensive land of them all, the North. With him on our side, we hold most of the natural resources. With these, the rest of the world, no longer can support their armies. Then, when the miracles they pray for are unanswered, they begin to lose faith in their gods, making the gods weak to our conquest!", he exclaimed. A cheer of agreement arose."Then it's settled", Belial said. By the ebd of the day, Lokken will be the god of magic", he said laughing.

Lokken: he recieved a demon saying that when the sun had settled, he would be a god. "Only ten more hours", he thought aloud.

 

[Cryo]

Ether walked across the frozen tundra through the blizzard like it was nothing. the temperature was hundreds of degrees colder than a normal pole, and the gale blizzard winds made flight impossible and walking treachurous. It is how the gods protect the source of all knowlegde. no ordinary mortal, save the white dragons or Ether's rare case could have survived the trek, let alone enjoyed it. SUddenly the winds dies and the air cleared up. Ether was wearing little except his basic cloths and blue cuirass. Having taken them off a while ago, Ether wanted to take in all the comfort of being in his element.
Infront of him was many large crystal glatiers jutting out of the ground in a curcular pattern. Stepping through the first ring, he made his way to a pure diamond dome. Inside were 3 statues, each representing the the god of one alignment. THe god of evil was fading from existance, slowly, but still visible enough. the statues were in a triangulr position, with a strange geometric position in the middle. Ether stepped into the middle.

Mortal, you who have braved the storm, you who have braved the cold, you who have braved the distance. Ask, ask and we shall answer.

"If Lokken is to ascend into godhood, How can I keep or restore the balence?"

The balance will be kept if Lokken is defeated in 7 hours stime. The balance will be restored if one takes the place of a god of good.

"How can I kill Lokken? he has more power than I. How can I become a god when I am young and ambitionless?"

Lokken's power is drawn from his sponsored god. Distract the god or have another sponsor you, and you will be able to kill. No mortal can become a god of good.

"Then where can I get a sponcer god, and/or distract Lokken's sponcor?"

3 gods of light wish to maintain the balance. Cryo the god if Ice, Poohlive, the god of peace, and Gateleader, the goddess of love. only one of these three will have th power to Distract Morgoth, the god of the dead in time for you to complete your quest. Only one god can give you the power needed to challenge and defeat the Necromancer Lokken, but you must decide which one that is.

"What happens if Lokken succedes?"

The world will be plunged into an eternity of darkness, where undead walk forever as mindeless slaves and living creatures will be no more.

"How can I strike a deal with a god and still make it back to fight in time?"

Shrined to every god exist in this temple. Ask and they shall hear. Wish, and you shall be taken anyplace desired. That is all we have to say. Head our words well...

 

[Morgoth]

Belial watched in amusement as Ether walked into the storm. All around ether the storm suddenly stopped. The sky turned pitch black and green lightning struck the ground. Two dragons flew down from the sky. Instantly an enormous darkly cloaked figure appeared."Silence, statues!" he bellowed and they were silenced."Now, Ether, do you think I did not know of this problem? Do you think I want the world a wasteland? Wrong! As I speak, preperations are being made to enlist Thirsha as tje God of Nature. At the same time, Lokken will become God of Magic. The order shall be restored", he boomed, sending echoes off the mountains.

Meanwhile...

"My master is close, Garret. I can feel his aura of darkness", Lokken said happily.

 

[poohlive]

OOC: ok, I don't get the plot of this. IF your whole point was to take the north and become a god, well then haven't you done that.
Then this thread is over, with us doing basically nothing. I am really confused here, are we supposed to stop you? Or is there a plot twist you are going to get at, because you had better tell us. I don't like being in the dark about this.
I just want to know, because the way the thread is going now, you are going to become a god and the thread will be over

 

[Morgoth]

OOC: There is going to be a major plot twist, let me tell you. This is the only SUCCESFUL thread that I habe and I'm not about to lose it. So just continue along with the story and I'll tell you. Until then, it's a mystery.(Wink wink) (laughing loudly and evily)