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I was in the library, taking a knowledge exam with Dyluck, when a voice wrang through my head.  "It is time now for you to chose your fate, Astral wizard.  You may either join me now, or suffer the consequenses.  I am aware of what you seek, the lust of battle!  Join me now, for I shall give you what you desire!  Come now, be aware of my thoughts...."  And at that moment many images went through my head.  Death, destruction, battle; I saw the works of the enemy.  I felt a sudden desire for these things, for they had been absent in my life for so long.  A great longing came over me.  I became totally engaged in this new world that my mind slipped out of Dyluck's world.  I felt, saw, and heard things of this new world.  It was as real as if I had been there, life-like.  "Shall you join me, or shall you not?" wrang the voice suddenly.  "We both know what you desire most, so come and join me, walk in my path, and you shall be happy."  Then I heard the voice of Dyluck from this realm "Time is up!", but I failed to recognize that, as I was still engaged in the discussion with the voice.  It seemed to have a way of blocking everything out for me while I was in it's grasp.  "Join me now, Astral wizard, for I could use a magician about now.  To battle, Join Me!" and the voice disappeared.  I regained my awareness of the real world, but faulty was my perception of it.  From the library I ran, but Dyluck stood in awe and let me run.  Fast as lightning I ran, but Korwin spotted me as I was leaving the town.  "Come back!" he yelled, but with no avail, my mind was set on the task.  I continued on my path, with Korwin* following hot on the trail.  Off to the underground temple I raced, slicing down mummies and any other creature that stood in my way.  Quickly I descended into the temple, and knelt before the altar.  I was suddenly aware of the voice again.  "So you have chosen to join me?  You are wise, Astral wizard, for you have chosen rightly.  Follow my thoughts, for they will be ever with you.  These are my wills and commands.  Carry out these deeds and you will be rewarded."  So I stood, still having the thoughts present in my head, and walked to the ladder and climbed out of the temple.  I tried to slip away quietly, but was spotted by Korwin*.  "Where do you think you are going?" he shouted as I moved away.  Then the voice broke in "Ignore him, one day he shall pay for his foolishness!"  So i moved away in haste, Korwin* once again at my heels.  Then he stopped, pointed his wand at me and cast a yeg kel in an attempt to stop me.  But some invisible force shielded me from the spell.  "That little rat!  Thinking he can just wave his wand and the world will change!  He shall be proven wrong- when there is time, for there are more pressing issues at hand.  Go now back to the library, and learn the ways of Darkness, learn about the ring, learn about magic, for it will be needed.  These books are located at the very back of the library, for the keepers have hidden them to keep them out of the hands of evil, but now we have found them.  Their attempt to keep order is failing, and soon we shall rule!"  And off to the library I was, as swift as an eagle, but as lightfooted as a butterfly.

Now this is the end of me, for I have chosen a new path to follow, nothing will change my mind, for I have learned that this path is longer and more exciting.  Farewell now my friends, and enemies!

#me walks off into the night.



*((Korwin has been brought in to fill the role for Dyluck))


(Edited by Astral at 7:22 pm on Feb. 22, 2002)

Ahhh Astral has snapped under the pressure from all the Academy Exams!

And yes after he regained his awareness of the real world, his perception of it was faulty. The things described after that never actually happened.

"Choose your steps wisely Astral, for if you happen to step on the wrong rock, you may fall."

Sounds like another personality has come over him....  If we could somehow remove this personality without harm.... But no, for it is greatly difficult to remove it altogether....  Our course of action have to creating a body to transfer the second personality into....  This would allow the good Astral to surface again....  But it would leave some unpleasant elements....  We could not destroy the body of the second personality, for it may re-posess him again....

#me waits for action to be taken.

This time I shall not be stopped, for I now posess the Wizards Ring, Glendeur!!!  I will now rule all!!!  

MWAHAHAHA!

After studying many things in the library, I have come across much rich knowledge.  Many secrets are hidden in the library that I did not know of before.  I walked out of the library exhausted and came upon the river.  "Good, you have completed your first task.  You now know much more about the Dark Side than many people do.  This will help you in your service.  Go now to the mines, for there are untold secrets there as well, things that are far beyond the comprehension of many people."  So I walked to the mines, and as I did, I failed to notice that Korwin was sneaking behind me.  When I had gotten a fair ways out of town, I was beckoned to stop.  "Here is where you shall did, and dig hard you will." proclaimed the voice.  Then out from the shadows appeared Korwin, silently as silence itself.  He raised his wand and spoke softly 'yeg kel'.  The shield that had protected me before failed, and I suddenly could not move my body.  "Curse this, sneaking in the shadows!  Destroy him, using the knowledge you have learned!"  I dropped my shovel and raised my wand.  But something prevented me from casting the spell.  Images of happiness filled my head, laughter, good laughter.  It faded in and out as the voice tried to regain control.  In my head it felt as if a war was going on.  I cast a spell quietly with the strength I had left, and fell unconscious on the ground.

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When I awoke, I was in my familiar house, the house which I had neglected for so long.  Almost instantly the voice spoke, loud and angry within my head.  "You have failed me!  You allowed yourself to be fooled, even though you have learned so much!  You must work harder to overcome these emotions from which you faulter!"  I tried with all my might to block out the voice from my head.  I concentrated on the happiness that Korwin had fed to me.  More and more I began to realize what I had done.  Out to the shop I went, searching for the finest potions in the land.  I bought many potions to use as a base ingredient, and returned to my home.  The Voice, unaware of what I was doing, laid silent for once.  Out to the forest I went, gathering some of the herbs I had learned of.  I filled my pack with many, and returned to my home.  I began to grind the herbs and mix some of the ground products.  It seemed that some unseen force was guiding me though potionmaking, for I knew nothing of it, since I had chosen to pursue the art of wizardry.  Mixing the potions wildly and for the most part blindly, the voice seemed to hover on my every move, attempting to read my thoughts.  After long hours of work, the single potion was complete.  I felt once more that I had control on my body, and I could now partially block out the voice.  I lifted the potion to my lips, just as my second personality caught on to my actions.  The Voice screamed in my head as I tipped the bottle upwards.  I was prepared for this, so I did not faulter and gulped down the potion.  When the bottle was empty, my hand went limp, and the bottle fell to the floor and broke with a great bang.  It felt like my body was being torn apart, as if being split down the centre.  Then a great force threw me to the ground with great might.  When I looked up, I saw another human perfectly identical to me in all ways.  He looked at me once, then disappeared with a flash of darkness.....

The plot thickens, well at least now we have the original
Astral and the new one.