"I left plenty of generals up there, actually. There's Helegrim and Thrinta and many others. We should hike up a little bit more and then make camp in some cave. And if you are wondering why I need you, I don't. It's just that I KEEP my promises and feel an attraction to you. You are my friends now. And I don't let my friends die", he said.
OOC; Sorry Poohlive, but I traveled a different direction. I did not head towared the mountain that you did, therefor I cannot meat up with you. and if I'm on a quest to kill Lokken, why would I simp-ly tell him my story after exchanging a few friendly words? play with what you got, not what doesn't exist Poohlive
IC; Ether made his way through the forest. Something told him to turn towared the mountains, but he kept his direction steadfast.
this says you are going in the direction of the mountains, not away from them, and since we are in the mountains how can you be traveling away from us?
It said earlier you were heading towards the fight, now, if you were hading towards the fight, and then you were turned to the forest, where does it say you were going in the opposite direction?
OOC: Okay, here's my 2 cents. The forest is in front of the castle. The fight is in the castle. Therefore, Ether goes toward the castle. Something told him to go to the mountains but he didn't, he kept walking towards the castle.
That said that I was going through the forest. I had a feeling I should turn towared the mountains, but chose to ignore it. FOrests are not mountains you know
I think it is quality we are looking for, not quantity in posting.
Back to the original post...
True, true, well, if I had to choose between one god and another half crazed lunatic wanting to become one, well I have made my decision.
OOC: Soory I haven't posted in awhile. Work uck!
Okay point one, You are guys! 2) Wjhy is it mab is always naked when you guys come upon her?
anyway......
IC: Mab sat on a rock and thought. They where mies from anyone. She wondered how Thor was doing. She knew Tav would take care of her.
She was going to kill the next an who came upon her naked. She walked to the edge of the clearing they where in and yelled,"WHY DO YOU PEOPLE KEEP TRYING TO SEE ME NAKED? DON'T ANY OF YOU EVER GET OUT? AND HOW AM I SUPOSSE TO HAVE ANY FUN IF WHEN I"M GONNA SCORE YOU KEEP SHOWING UP!"
Mab sat dow. She felt better. She heard Lokken walking up behind her. She punched him in thenose."Hmm, I feel better."
Mab walked over to the edge of the clearing. Something was shining in the woods. She looked around for Garret.
"Garret? Where are you?"
Mab walked into the woods. A woman dressed in white, knelt picking flowers beside a great dragon. Mab knew who she was.
"Gateleader.........."
OOC: morgoth, please stop reading my mind, I don't like it, when i want to ask you a question I have about the mission I will ask you.
IC:
Garret watched as Lokken set up camp. There wasn't much since they had no camping things, just build a fire. Lokken then went out to rustle up some dinner.
Mab left the camp, on her own, Garret decided to sit by the fire, doing nothing.
Garret sharpened his sword, making it razor sharp, then spit polishing it to a shine. Lokken came back with a deer over his shoulder. Soon there was food for everyone, Garret chewed silently.
Then, he picked a nice spot to go to sleep. HE closed his eyes, finally going to sleep. The slow cracking of the fire made a soothing sound, as well as the forest.
Garret heard Lokken trying to say something, but he was already asleep, and when he goes to sleep nothing wakes him up til morning (hint hint).
Ether continued to make his way through the woods. Night was coming, so he would have to make camp soon. Suddenly, he heard something. Going out of his way, he came upon a large clearing. Remaining in the woord, he didn't want to be discovered quite yet. In the clearing was a woman and a dragon. Something familiar about this woman struck Ether. Something familiar, and yet, powerfull. Sudenly it hit him. "Gateleader" The god gateleader was right there infront of him. Well, her avatar at least.
"Cryo? is that you? Oh, no, it's your chosen one. Well come on out of the woods allready!"
Ether stepped out and approached in reverance. Ether remembered a story he once heard from his mother; A half-elven warrior, the leader of a band who fought the evil armies on every front and won the world back, one time came face to face with the form of the queen of darkness. THe goddess wasn't in her true form, as she was held back from entering their world completely. And despite Tanis's hatred for her, upon meating her Tanis could do nothing but bow down in worship.
And realized just how true that was.
Mab stared at Gateleader.
"Your...your...gateleader."
"I am. You are Mab. aughter of earth and water. Sister of wind and rain. granddaughter of sun andmoon."
Mab was alittle afraid."What is it you speak of? I am MAb, daughter of Colm the farmer. Sister of Duncion, Connor,Miles, and Angus. My mother died givng birth to me."
Gateleader smiled. The dragon shook its wings."No, you are Mab. The one fortold. You will travel with your other alf and save the world. You, your tre love, the one of ice, and the one who would be a god. This is your destiney. So itis written so it must be."
Mab backed away.
she awoke with a jerk.she was no longer in the clearing, ut laying beside Garret. Lokken sat at the fire staring into t. Mab lay back down. She felt garret wrap his arm around her. mab felt a strange weight at her neck. Ignoringit she fell asleep in GARRETS arms.
Garret felt her shift in his arms, he awoke. Garret looked at her, "Is something wrong?"
She said nothing, it was obvious she was already asleep. Garret got up, looking at the fire. He could tell it was now morning.
"Get up, time to get going." Garret woke up Mab, who was looking a bit ill this morning. Garret wondered if she was ok.
"I am fine, Garret. Let's get going." Garret agreed, the sooner they got home, the better.
When camp was broke, or more importantly when the fire was stomped out, Lokken led the way again. They followed him, not knowing what else to do.
After a while, Garret spaced out, looking at the trees, and the animals they passed. Garret seemed at peace here, it was a nice place to retire.
"Get moving," Garret heard Lokken say. He didn't like wildlife very much, however Garret sped up his pace. Soon they would be home, and then he wouldn't have to deal with him as much.
Garret walked on
"So you are the god Gateleader" Ether said with reverance. WHen the etherialness of meating a god passed away, he was able to address the god appropriatly. "Why have I been allowed to see you?"
"the daughter of earth and water, Sister of wind and rain, granddaughter of sun and moon. My chosen will soon aid in the keeping of the balance. "
"another chosen? but who? I was told to do this alone"
"Lonliness is an enemy of victory. Ice will organize the chaotic waters, Love will carve it. Care my chosen well."
"Wait, who is your chosen!"
Ether woke up. He was lying on his bedroll in the ruined castle of the golden dragon. The meating with the god had only been a dream. Or had it...
They carved their way through the forest. The animals sprang past them. "Okay, we hike till that mountain and make camp on the forest side", said Lokken, pointing at an enormous mountain."Wait a minute, that is the mountain of Gateleader. Never mind, we go to the next one, Belial's mount!" he exclaimed.
Ether made his way out of the ruined castle. He figured that if they escaped here, they would travel back to their own castle, so he headed in that direction. To occupy his time as he traveled, he tried to name all the landmarks visible from his vantage point. Let's see. that's Twin-peak, coral eye montain, widow's lake, Belial mount, Gateleaders crest, forest of shame... wiat a minute, gateleaders crest? he was visited by gateleader in a dream, and Ether doesn't believe in coincidences. He then started heading towared the huge mountain that loomed in the sky a distance ahead.
Mab made her way t a stream. She washed her faces. he caught her refection in the water. stunned she stared.
A toark of beaten gold layaround her neck. The main body was made of white gold, found only in the mines of Gateleader. A vien of blue gold ran threw it. Blegold came only from the mines of Cyro. The caps where a dragon and a wolf made of unicorn horn. unicorns where only found in the temple of poohhive.
Mab stared at the toark. it had not been there the night beore. The pain she had felt after seeing gateleader!
Gateleader had said she was the choosen one. what did that mean?
SHe traveed with her true love, the one of ice, and the one who would be a god. Ether was the man of ice. Garret washer true love. And Lokken the man who would be a god.
Mab stared in the water. Suddenly an eel popped up.
"You are the one foretold. The god of ths mountain waits for your friend.'
"What do you mean?"
"He waits for Lokken. He will betray Lokken. Find the one f ice."
"Ether?"
"Yes, and the boy and the horse. Only when all are together will you understand."
Mab turned to leave.
"Mab, wait. n od woen does live ahead. Go to her and ask about the choosen one. then you will understand.'
a came to arets side. Strange tings wherehppening.SHE SLppedher hand nto his.
Ether passed the trail of the three, but chose to ignore it as he was compelled to Gateleader crest. As he walked, he remembered his father. The ice elemental's soul was now with Cryo, his body fasioned into the armor worn by Ether to date. Then ether began to think back further, to when they first met the elemental wizard...
Laural Melt, and her mate Winter, found their way to the chromatic tower, the tower owned by the only elemental wizard Warek. They hoped that their son, now 2 winters old, would be taught how to controll his abilities, and Winter, instructed on living in the material plane. Warek was more than willing to take them in, and under his wing.
When Ether saw 12 winters, he became curious. he was allready a master of his talents, and quickly showing a love of the Bard, which was his mother's proffesion for many years. Ether made his way to the earthly planes, the fire lake, thed windy peak, the places within the boundries of the tower where the elementals supposedly roamed free whenever not needed. But they didn't roam at all. Ether found that the elementals were slaves of the wizard, their wills broken and their hearts lost. Ether feared for his father, and went to warn him!
Winter was allready begining to show signs of obediance, so Ether took action against Warek himself. In anger, Warek banished Ether and his parents to the middle of a vast desert.
Winter melted quickly, only regretting not seing his son grow more. Laural and Ether gathered the waters of Winter lost in a canteen, to be cherished forever. All water stocks they had were given to Ether, the mother fearing his life more than her own.
Eventually, they made it out of the desert, and to the doorstep of Laurel's magician brother Markus. Laurel collapsed there and then, never to get up again Ether would have too, had not the quick action of markus.
The kindly magician later took the remains of Winter and fascened them into the Cuirass Ether so cheriches. The head and heart of his mother were fascened into the Saber and katana. From that day on, Ether abandoned the Bard that he would have become, and became the warrior he is now.
Cryo must have been looking at the youth, as at his 14'th winter since birth, Ether knocked on the tower door of the evil Warek. The wizard gave not a pathetic whine and the katana sliced him in half, leaving a frozen body to shadder on the floor as it fell. The Elementals, freed of the wizards control, rushed back to their elemental planes, to never show up on the material plane again. Those lost were melted, evaporated, diluded, cooled, and scattered, as their rites demanded. From that day forth, Ether vowed to seek out those of an evil nature, to free those who are decieved and controlled.
Mab lay her head on Garret's shoulder.He lookd at her. She shook her head>Nothng was wrong.
Mab stared of into space.Suddenly a memory hit her.
She wa layig in a crib. There where dancng lights above her. Three peopl stoodabove her whispering to each other. Strang blue man looked down at her. He was fuuny. HE seemed to dance on the wnd. SHE Felt heself being picked p. A man held her.
"Mab?"
she looked at Garret."'m sorry, what?"
"Were moving now.Are you alright.
She nodded. They begain to walk again.
Mab looked up. The birds of the forrest where singing. she kne what theywhere singing. So she begain to sing wih tem.
"In your dreams, magical thoughts, al thing are real uless you dream thier not, N YOUR deams, love is the key, cared on wings of hope, each of our hearts entrtwin when we do, Instentlywe see it, the time to grow and be it, when everything is benton a heart, Then rise the wings of yur heart, When inocint youth, careless and ind, Free to rome the great divide, Nly when two briliently shine as one....."