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Post by Elenmosyne on Jul 24, 2005 20:42:27 GMT -5
The city of Evereska had lasted five minutes. As the great forms in the sky removed the mythal, the city crumbled. Now, two weeks later, most of its inhabitants had been slaughtered for food or killed for sport. The new rulers exuded strength, power, magic, and a form of evil so pure it had spread rot through the city. The new leaders, the great shadowed figures, were dracoliches. And their power was unchallenged.
Well... Almost...
In the ruins of a tavern an elf sat in the shadows. In one hand was a bottle, in the other a dagger. The hands clenching each had long, purple nails, though the paint was chipped an the nails broken. She emerged briefly, a figure with wild, violet curls, deeply purple eyes, and the faintest violet tinge on her skin. It was in these shadows that Elenmosyne had waited, that she had studied these monsters. And even in her impaired state she recognized a weakness that no one but her would know of. The wine under the counter had holy water mixed in.
Elen smiled. Perhaps hope remained.
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Post by Abhorsen on Jul 24, 2005 20:45:33 GMT -5
A figure swathed in a thick blue cloak picked his way through the ruin, taking a deep breath and inhaling the stench of death. He chuckled, and hummed a few bars of music.
He cocked his head, and sniffed. Something was alive. He walked across the street, and pushed the door open of a ruined tavern.
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Post by Elenmosyne on Jul 24, 2005 20:49:20 GMT -5
Elen smirked when she heard the door open, "Abhorsen." She muttered, walking over slowly, rocking slowly, "I knew you would come when you smelled the death here. I've found a way to kill them I think. But I'm going to kill them, you must help." Her eyes were pleading, hopeless in a way not seen in years, "Please."
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Post by Abhorsen on Jul 24, 2005 20:50:21 GMT -5
Abhorsen raised an eyebrow. "Elen?" he said incredulously. He pulled back his hood, revealing the ebon skin, and white and red striped hair with silver tips. "What on earth are you doing here?"
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Post by Elenmosyne on Jul 24, 2005 20:56:11 GMT -5
"I was here already... visiting someone..." Her voice was hoarse and she looked faintly ill. "I ran in here when the Mythal fell..." Elen ran a hand through her tangled mas of hair. "But I found a way to kill them... I'm sure of it... I... I just can't... I was going to put on one of my disguises, get close enough, but.... I just..." She trailed off.
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Post by Abhorsen on Jul 24, 2005 20:58:03 GMT -5
Abhorsen sighed. "Elen, you are dead on your feet. I can smell it. You need to sit down." He sighed, slipped an arm around her shoulders, and under her knees, and picked her up. He carried her to one of the beds upstairs, and set her down. "Tell me, what happened? I just arrived."
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