((I'm taking a short break for a little while, and decided to make a bit of an rp story for ules, who I use the most. I will continue this rp for a while until I decide to come back. No posts on this thread except for those meant to be a reply to the fact that ules is missing, or if you have pm'd me asking for some part in it, maybe someone else taking a break.))
Ules became exasperated as he tried throwing the sibanac in the elf's face. "Here is your damned sibanac, now hold up your end of the bargain! I want to learn Elvish!" The elf replied in a simple manner, "Yes, Elvish is a fascinating langauge, are you interested in learning it?..." and rambled on about it. Ules just became exasperated and sat down.
A few moments later he heard a familiar voice. "Ules....", it said. He recognized the voice immediately. "Commander Adam. What brings you here?".
Adam smirked at him. "It's been a long time, ever since you ran off that day...you know, we still wish you hadn't."
"We both know why I did that", Ules replied. "But I get the feeling that that isn't your reason for being here. Care to indulge me?"
Smirking, adam begins "I had heard you learned to mind-read...But that isn't the point. Your parents may not be dead."
Ules jumps up as soon as he heard this. "You can't be serious! Their bodies were mutilated, cut up, then burned. Then the ashes were spread across several contained areas. There is no way they could be brought back. Explain yourself NOW!"
Adam paced a little bit, and waited a moment before answering, "THey aren't exactly themselves. Or anyone's self for that matter."
"You mean they're ghosts?!" Ules exclaimed. "Impossible! Only those who are dedicated to evil become undead of ANY type."
"Someone's been doing their studying. But I geuss what you didn't know was that those dedicated to good could choose to come back in noncorporeal form at will. At least those with the trait that your family carries. But they did it wrong. You see, this ability is only meant for watching. They tried to interact, and were damned for it. They've been haunting our city since then. And with their powers, it has become unsafe for anyone to be there. I have heard that you have some experience with ghosts and banishings, and I couldn't think of anyone else more qualified to attempt to help your parents anyway."
Ules' first reaction is to ask, "How the hell do you know so much about me?!"
"I have a friend, one with a direct link to your mind. And before you ask, it isn't that damned spirit that has been bugging you."
"Then who the hell is it?" Ules demanded.
"You have been bothered by the name 'Cris' before have you not?" Adam questioned. ULes nods. "Well the reason is a direct linking between your two minds, something no one can explain. You know, if you looked into your mind, you'd see some things he's done too."
Ules begins searching his mind, thinking deeply about Cris. After a minute or so, some smal lvisions begin popping into his mind. A beggar being killed. Him and someone with a name starting with A grabbing someone's club, and then later someone's sword. he also saw how fluently Cris saw the landscape, not being able to go two feet without some rare herb appearing. A thief.
"well.." ules begins, "there is SOMEONE's memory in there that doesnt belong to me. I suppose it must be him. But if what i'm seeing is correct, he wouldn't give information for free. How did you get it?
"He needed money for a sword, I gave him some. Now wil lyou come and help or not?"
Ules nods."but give me a day or so, i wish to tell that i am leaving."
"No, every second counts, come on."
Reluctantly, Ules goes with him down to a harbor and a small ship. He looks back towards the town and sighs. "I do hope they dont miss me too much..."
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The seas are becoming very rough. Ules, not being the strongest person around, has some trouble holding on as the tiny ship is tossed around in the ferocious storm.
Ules yell out, "How far away are we?!"
Adam replies "Another couple of miles!"
Ules holds on, and the storm seems to start calming down a little bit, when his arm begins to glow. He topples over groaning, and yells out "It could consume this thing whole!!!!"
Adam, knowing partly what is going on, immediately checks the waters. He sees a row of fins a little while off, heading towards the ship. He curses under his breath, and grabs a spear from his things. As he is about to throw, the creature rears up from the water.
It is aboout 50 feet in length, with a diameter of about 7 feet. It is snakelike in appearance, with a sharp crest on it's forehead, and several fins around where it's ears would be. It's scales jut out, and are blue, green, and gold in color. It's teeth are several inches long, and it's mouth seems big enough to eat an elf whole. On it's back is a row of sharp fins, and a small armored plating. It's blood red eyes look at Adam, and it seems poised to strike.
Adam hurls the spear into the monster, and it does pierce it, though the creature rips it out with it's teeth, and the wound heals itself. It strikes the ship, and destroys the sail. It is about t his time that Ules seems to regain control of himself. He watches as his commander thropws anothe rspear, with the same effect as last time. The creature quickly strikes at Adam, and sends him flying backwards. Ules shakes himself off, and gets up.
"I have never tried this with resistance before....but it IS just a creature...." he thinks. He stands up, and extends his arm, his hand facing the creature, which just stares at him. Ules' eyes and hand begin glowing a bright white, and he then pierces into the creature's mind.
The thing immediately resists, tryign to throw Ules out, but it's mind isn't enough to. Ules sends several pulses which begin destroying the creatures mind, and it is obvious by the horrid murderous screams it lets out before falling into the water, and sinking.
Ules does what he can without magic to mend the commander's wounds. Fortunately, he has learned a lot serving at the hospital, and says "Thank you so much Caitlin..." as he is able to stop the commander's death. He notices some driftwood, and begins making some oars, since he hasnt the material for a sail, and then continues on.
Ules yell out, "How far away are we?!"
Adam replies "Another couple of miles!"
Ules holds on, and the storm seems to start calming down a little bit, when his arm begins to glow. He topples over groaning, and yells out "It could consume this thing whole!!!!"
Adam, knowing partly what is going on, immediately checks the waters. He sees a row of fins a little while off, heading towards the ship. He curses under his breath, and grabs a spear from his things. As he is about to throw, the creature rears up from the water.
It is aboout 50 feet in length, with a diameter of about 7 feet. It is snakelike in appearance, with a sharp crest on it's forehead, and several fins around where it's ears would be. It's scales jut out, and are blue, green, and gold in color. It's teeth are several inches long, and it's mouth seems big enough to eat an elf whole. On it's back is a row of sharp fins, and a small armored plating. It's blood red eyes look at Adam, and it seems poised to strike.
Adam hurls the spear into the monster, and it does pierce it, though the creature rips it out with it's teeth, and the wound heals itself. It strikes the ship, and destroys the sail. It is about t his time that Ules seems to regain control of himself. He watches as his commander thropws anothe rspear, with the same effect as last time. The creature quickly strikes at Adam, and sends him flying backwards. Ules shakes himself off, and gets up.
"I have never tried this with resistance before....but it IS just a creature...." he thinks. He stands up, and extends his arm, his hand facing the creature, which just stares at him. Ules' eyes and hand begin glowing a bright white, and he then pierces into the creature's mind.
The thing immediately resists, tryign to throw Ules out, but it's mind isn't enough to. Ules sends several pulses which begin destroying the creatures mind, and it is obvious by the horrid murderous screams it lets out before falling into the water, and sinking.
Ules does what he can without magic to mend the commander's wounds. Fortunately, he has learned a lot serving at the hospital, and says "Thank you so much Caitlin..." as he is able to stop the commander's death. He notices some driftwood, and begins making some oars, since he hasnt the material for a sail, and then continues on.
Ules was sleeping when a big *bump* woke him up. he rubbed his eyes and stood up. He was back home. Sort of.....
The beatiful town he once knew was in chaos, fires everywhere, some areas frozen, floods, cracks in the earth, and more. It seemed abandoned. Ules glances at Adam, who seems to not be surprised, as if he either expected it or it was like this before he left. Either way, Ules had to do something. They were HIS parents afterall.
"So, where are they?" Ules asks.
"Most likely north of here, by the old store" Adam replies.
The old store. THe area where his parents were dragged to and ki8lled horribly. They didnt even put up a fight. They could have easily gotten free. But they didnt. They refused to harm anyone. ULes sighs, and a small tear runs down his cheek, which he quickly whipes off and begins heading north.
"When did they first appear?" Ules queries
"Hmm....About three months ago I think" Adam says
Three months and 2 days ago was when his parents were killed. He knew this was no coincidence. Their altered state has caused them to lust for revenge. Something they would never do when they were thinking straight.
He arrived at the area, and an eery chill fell upon him. He ignored it, though you could see goosebumbps forming on his skin. A few seconds later, they appeared.
They let out a horrible moan and immediately conjured up a ball of energy which they shot at adam. Adam fell unconcious. "He cant stay awake for 5 minutes in a battle can he" Ules thought. He attempted to make a conenction to the ghosts of his parents. Something was blocking it. But what? One possible cause is the mutation that happened when they started the whole thing...
THe spirits began conjuring more balls of energy, and began firing them at Ules. Ules was no athlete, but he was smart. he immediately grabbed some scraps of iron nearby. He threw them towards the energy blasts and they fizzled.
Then he remembered the location of a nearby runestone. LUL, the rune of peace. It was localized, so it couldnt be used off the island, but he knew it coudl work. He grabbed his staff and took off, the spirits soon following. He just hoped he could get there in time.....
The beatiful town he once knew was in chaos, fires everywhere, some areas frozen, floods, cracks in the earth, and more. It seemed abandoned. Ules glances at Adam, who seems to not be surprised, as if he either expected it or it was like this before he left. Either way, Ules had to do something. They were HIS parents afterall.
"So, where are they?" Ules asks.
"Most likely north of here, by the old store" Adam replies.
The old store. THe area where his parents were dragged to and ki8lled horribly. They didnt even put up a fight. They could have easily gotten free. But they didnt. They refused to harm anyone. ULes sighs, and a small tear runs down his cheek, which he quickly whipes off and begins heading north.
"When did they first appear?" Ules queries
"Hmm....About three months ago I think" Adam says
Three months and 2 days ago was when his parents were killed. He knew this was no coincidence. Their altered state has caused them to lust for revenge. Something they would never do when they were thinking straight.
He arrived at the area, and an eery chill fell upon him. He ignored it, though you could see goosebumbps forming on his skin. A few seconds later, they appeared.
They let out a horrible moan and immediately conjured up a ball of energy which they shot at adam. Adam fell unconcious. "He cant stay awake for 5 minutes in a battle can he" Ules thought. He attempted to make a conenction to the ghosts of his parents. Something was blocking it. But what? One possible cause is the mutation that happened when they started the whole thing...
THe spirits began conjuring more balls of energy, and began firing them at Ules. Ules was no athlete, but he was smart. he immediately grabbed some scraps of iron nearby. He threw them towards the energy blasts and they fizzled.
Then he remembered the location of a nearby runestone. LUL, the rune of peace. It was localized, so it couldnt be used off the island, but he knew it coudl work. He grabbed his staff and took off, the spirits soon following. He just hoped he could get there in time.....
As he ran to the rune, gasping for breath, he quickly whipped out his staff. It was then that he remembered that he had attained a few other local runes when he lived here. He concentrated, trying to think of them. He remembered two, and the spell that his parents had discovered with them. The runes of HAX, enchanting, and ORS, the rune of speed. Perfect.
"HAX ORS!" he called out, short of breath, and his legs began picking up speed. The spirits cast a spell of their own, and picked up speed, slightly more than he had done.
"Damnit", he thought to himself. Another rune came to his memory, FAL, the rune of floating. "Obvious combination", he thought. "HAX FAL", he said, but much quieter, since he was still losing energy. He started lifting up, and with gravity not holding him back, he began regaining energy again, and went faster.
Of course, he couldn't expect to beat the spirits of his parents, the two greatest mages of their time. They cast a powerful spell of time, cancelling out his speed, and he could then only cruise along normally. The spirits began catching up...
This now becomes open rp for anyone who might possibly be in this area, or perhaps a psychic seeing what's happening that knows ules. Anything of the like.
"HAX ORS!" he called out, short of breath, and his legs began picking up speed. The spirits cast a spell of their own, and picked up speed, slightly more than he had done.
"Damnit", he thought to himself. Another rune came to his memory, FAL, the rune of floating. "Obvious combination", he thought. "HAX FAL", he said, but much quieter, since he was still losing energy. He started lifting up, and with gravity not holding him back, he began regaining energy again, and went faster.
Of course, he couldn't expect to beat the spirits of his parents, the two greatest mages of their time. They cast a powerful spell of time, cancelling out his speed, and he could then only cruise along normally. The spirits began catching up...
This now becomes open rp for anyone who might possibly be in this area, or perhaps a psychic seeing what's happening that knows ules. Anything of the like.
He couldn't go on. He was tiring fast. He slowly but surely slowed, eventually to a stop. Even with no gravity, he still tired. The spirits caught up, and shot a bolt of paralysis at Ules. He felt as every limb, every inch of his body went numb, and he fell to the ground like a tipped over statue. Though runes were verbal, he couldn't think of anything to counter the efefct. The spirits formed a ball of energy, and shot it towards Ules....
Just as he was about to be hit, a shield flew in front of him, deflecting the blast back at the spirits, stunning them and releasing their hold on him. Ules looked over and saw Adam there, a bit of dried blood on his head, smiling.
"HAve you thought of any way to stop them?" Adam inquired.
"One way, if i can enchant them with a peace rune about 3 miles east from here, it may at least temporarily bring them to thier senses."
"So, are you saying that any mage could have done this?!"
"well, sort of, I may need to get through to them afterwards, and not many people can use the runes in this area either."
Adam rolls his eyes and signals for ules to follow, but north.
"I said east, adam, EAST."
"I know, but i know a friend who has access to a teleportation spell, and he may be able to get us there faster."
They ran north, the spirits starting to regain control, and they chased after.....
Just as he was about to be hit, a shield flew in front of him, deflecting the blast back at the spirits, stunning them and releasing their hold on him. Ules looked over and saw Adam there, a bit of dried blood on his head, smiling.
"HAve you thought of any way to stop them?" Adam inquired.
"One way, if i can enchant them with a peace rune about 3 miles east from here, it may at least temporarily bring them to thier senses."
"So, are you saying that any mage could have done this?!"
"well, sort of, I may need to get through to them afterwards, and not many people can use the runes in this area either."
Adam rolls his eyes and signals for ules to follow, but north.
"I said east, adam, EAST."
"I know, but i know a friend who has access to a teleportation spell, and he may be able to get us there faster."
They ran north, the spirits starting to regain control, and they chased after.....
They arrived at a large tower. It seemed like it once was high quality, and built to withstand anything, but with age it has crumbled at the top, mold has grown over most of it, and there are several insects crawling throughout it. The door is rotted and decrepit, and breaks upon knowcking.
"Are you sure this is the right place?" Ules asks.
"It should be...let's check the top, and hurry"
Sure enough, the spirits were viewable a bit behind them, closing in fast. They began to run up the stairs. In a room at the top, there was an old man, long beard, blue robe, wizard hat. Stereotypical old wizard.
"enter", the man said weakly.
Ules started, "Can you transport us to the rune LUL?"
The man looked up suddenly, immediately upon ules saying LUL.
"And what makes you think that you have the ability to learn it", the old man began, "No one has been able to activate that rune since the two great mages that were killed 10 years ago. I suppose their son might have the necessary properties to enable it, if in fact it's hereditary, but he left about four years ago."
Ules stepped forward, "I AM their son"
The old wizard looke dup in disbelief, and slowly got up to look Ules over. After doing so he says "Well I'll be...."
"So can you help us?" ules asked.
The wizard goes over to a window, barely intact with age. "Your parents were wonderful people, you know, I mys-"
Just then, the spirits came through the wall, and everyone jumped back in surprise.
The wizard handed Ules and Adam a potion each, mumbled something, and the potions turned purple.
"Drink this", he started, "It will teleport you anywhere that your mind tells it to, but only once. I will keep these things here as long as I can."
Ules nods slowly as he sees the wizard reflecting a few magical energy blasts from the spirits, and then he and adam drink the potion, and he thinks of the rune. Unfortunately, he wasnt very specific, and he appeared about a mile above where he intended. Adam had teleported just fine. As he fell, he quickly mumbled the levitation spell, and slowed to a stop before hitting the ground. He shuffled through his bag to get his staff out, and then began meditating. He touched the staff to the rune and a white aura grew around it. It grew to about a human's size, then it dissapeared, an angelic figure in it's place.
"DO you have the required offering?" the spirit lulled.
Ules tried to think of what it was. He searched through his bag and then saw a harp. But that wasn't it. ((hehe i needed something at least partially humourous. Then he saw some strawberries that he had found, and that rung a bell. They were it. He layed them down in front of the figure and then backed off.
"Your offering is accepted", the figure said, before dissapearing the same way it came.
Ules felt the rune brand itself in his head. But you could not enchant something with peace so easily. He needed something else. There were two more local runes (ones that he could get to within a reasonable amount of time and that were bound to that area); PAHK, a rune similar to QWAN, and TER, the rune of reality. He fuigured both would be needed. He knew TER, he remembered, it was how his parents' spirits did the time spell, however they used another rune found on a far away island with it, though that wasn't important.
HAX PAHK LUL TER, which would basically enchant reality to a more peacful state in wherever he aimed it. But he didnt have PAHK. If he still knew QWAN, he would be set, those two would msot likely be interchangable, but he had forgotten that. ((different thread, find it yourself)) Unfortunately, he had also forgotten where PAHK was.
The wizard might know, but the question was, was he still alive?
"Are you sure this is the right place?" Ules asks.
"It should be...let's check the top, and hurry"
Sure enough, the spirits were viewable a bit behind them, closing in fast. They began to run up the stairs. In a room at the top, there was an old man, long beard, blue robe, wizard hat. Stereotypical old wizard.
"enter", the man said weakly.
Ules started, "Can you transport us to the rune LUL?"
The man looked up suddenly, immediately upon ules saying LUL.
"And what makes you think that you have the ability to learn it", the old man began, "No one has been able to activate that rune since the two great mages that were killed 10 years ago. I suppose their son might have the necessary properties to enable it, if in fact it's hereditary, but he left about four years ago."
Ules stepped forward, "I AM their son"
The old wizard looke dup in disbelief, and slowly got up to look Ules over. After doing so he says "Well I'll be...."
"So can you help us?" ules asked.
The wizard goes over to a window, barely intact with age. "Your parents were wonderful people, you know, I mys-"
Just then, the spirits came through the wall, and everyone jumped back in surprise.
The wizard handed Ules and Adam a potion each, mumbled something, and the potions turned purple.
"Drink this", he started, "It will teleport you anywhere that your mind tells it to, but only once. I will keep these things here as long as I can."
Ules nods slowly as he sees the wizard reflecting a few magical energy blasts from the spirits, and then he and adam drink the potion, and he thinks of the rune. Unfortunately, he wasnt very specific, and he appeared about a mile above where he intended. Adam had teleported just fine. As he fell, he quickly mumbled the levitation spell, and slowed to a stop before hitting the ground. He shuffled through his bag to get his staff out, and then began meditating. He touched the staff to the rune and a white aura grew around it. It grew to about a human's size, then it dissapeared, an angelic figure in it's place.
"DO you have the required offering?" the spirit lulled.
Ules tried to think of what it was. He searched through his bag and then saw a harp. But that wasn't it. ((hehe i needed something at least partially humourous. Then he saw some strawberries that he had found, and that rung a bell. They were it. He layed them down in front of the figure and then backed off.
"Your offering is accepted", the figure said, before dissapearing the same way it came.
Ules felt the rune brand itself in his head. But you could not enchant something with peace so easily. He needed something else. There were two more local runes (ones that he could get to within a reasonable amount of time and that were bound to that area); PAHK, a rune similar to QWAN, and TER, the rune of reality. He fuigured both would be needed. He knew TER, he remembered, it was how his parents' spirits did the time spell, however they used another rune found on a far away island with it, though that wasn't important.
HAX PAHK LUL TER, which would basically enchant reality to a more peacful state in wherever he aimed it. But he didnt have PAHK. If he still knew QWAN, he would be set, those two would msot likely be interchangable, but he had forgotten that. ((different thread, find it yourself)) Unfortunately, he had also forgotten where PAHK was.
The wizard might know, but the question was, was he still alive?
Upon arriving back at the tower, the two realized something was missing. Basically, the tower. All that was left was a large crater where the tower used to be. No sign of either the spirits or the wizard.
"Well this is just great",Ules said
"Hmm, no sign of either side. I wouldn't count out that he still might be alive", Adam replied.
"that doesnt help if we dont know WHERE he is"
"Well, let's head back to the dock, maybe there will be a clue on the way"
They began towards the dock, and about halfway, they found the wizard laying in the street. Ules and Adam ran up to him, and knelt down. There were several bad wounds and burns, so there wasnt really anything anyone could do. Ules asked what happened, and the wizard explained how he began running low on his control of mana, and the spirits didn't. The rest was easy enough to figure out. The wizard told Ules where to find PAHK, just before dieing.
"Well, he says it's northwest of here, care for a speed enchantment?", Ules said while grinning.
"I'd be delighted", adam replied, also with a grin.
Ules cast it on both of them, and they darted off to the area. This time, when Ules ummoned the spirit, a slightly different one came down. A large, ogrish thing, with a booming voice, came in through a fiery explosion that knocked the two back.
"WHere is your tribute puny mortal?", the gaurdian boomed.
Ules strained as he handed the gaurdian a few gold nuggets. The gaurdian accepted , gave Ules the knowledge, then dissapeared. Now Ules need only find the spirits...
((Yeah, I decided to take a slightly longer break, so there will be a couple more entriess. Still open rp though....))
"Well this is just great",Ules said
"Hmm, no sign of either side. I wouldn't count out that he still might be alive", Adam replied.
"that doesnt help if we dont know WHERE he is"
"Well, let's head back to the dock, maybe there will be a clue on the way"
They began towards the dock, and about halfway, they found the wizard laying in the street. Ules and Adam ran up to him, and knelt down. There were several bad wounds and burns, so there wasnt really anything anyone could do. Ules asked what happened, and the wizard explained how he began running low on his control of mana, and the spirits didn't. The rest was easy enough to figure out. The wizard told Ules where to find PAHK, just before dieing.
"Well, he says it's northwest of here, care for a speed enchantment?", Ules said while grinning.
"I'd be delighted", adam replied, also with a grin.
Ules cast it on both of them, and they darted off to the area. This time, when Ules ummoned the spirit, a slightly different one came down. A large, ogrish thing, with a booming voice, came in through a fiery explosion that knocked the two back.
"WHere is your tribute puny mortal?", the gaurdian boomed.
Ules strained as he handed the gaurdian a few gold nuggets. The gaurdian accepted , gave Ules the knowledge, then dissapeared. Now Ules need only find the spirits...
((Yeah, I decided to take a slightly longer break, so there will be a couple more entriess. Still open rp though....))
((last one. And yes i know this is skipping a bit of info.))
"HAX PAHK LUL TER!" Ules chanted, his eyes glowing white. A white glow appeared around the sdpirits, and they changed. THey had originally looked like hideous mummies in ghost form, but they began looking like his parents.
"U-Ules?", his mother's spirit said softly, "is that really you?"
Ules nods. "Yes mother....what happened?", he says
"We aren't sure. We had been trying to materialize enough to be able to go to you, and at least talk to you. When we tried to go beyond just seeing, well, it all went black, until now", his father's spirit explained.
"Well", Ules began, "though I must say, i am happy to see you, we both know that this spel lis temporary, and you do have to go back."
"We know", his mother started," we just wanted to see you. That was enough. Rmemeber Ules, we love you."
"I love you too", Ules said softly, as his parents began to dissapear back to their own home.
The trip back to the island was uneventful, and they landed at the northern shore, by where he had originally left from. He said goodbye to adam, who then sailed back to his old home, and then came back to the elf who was supposed to be teaching him elvish.
"So...", Ules started, "ready to teach me yet?"
"HAX PAHK LUL TER!" Ules chanted, his eyes glowing white. A white glow appeared around the sdpirits, and they changed. THey had originally looked like hideous mummies in ghost form, but they began looking like his parents.
"U-Ules?", his mother's spirit said softly, "is that really you?"
Ules nods. "Yes mother....what happened?", he says
"We aren't sure. We had been trying to materialize enough to be able to go to you, and at least talk to you. When we tried to go beyond just seeing, well, it all went black, until now", his father's spirit explained.
"Well", Ules began, "though I must say, i am happy to see you, we both know that this spel lis temporary, and you do have to go back."
"We know", his mother started," we just wanted to see you. That was enough. Rmemeber Ules, we love you."
"I love you too", Ules said softly, as his parents began to dissapear back to their own home.
The trip back to the island was uneventful, and they landed at the northern shore, by where he had originally left from. He said goodbye to adam, who then sailed back to his old home, and then came back to the elf who was supposed to be teaching him elvish.
"So...", Ules started, "ready to teach me yet?"