Lunar: A Story Forgotten Session 25 Log Session Start: Sun Aug 10 20:12:35 1997 =============================================================================== Cast of Characters: Dragonmaster Lou as "Gamemaster, Goddess Allie, Teal, Allie, Kane, Destiny, Intruder, Smith" Mia Ausa as "Callie" Ghaleon Dragonstar as "Zigfried" Ryouga Hibiki as "Kyoko" Scott Kroush as "Scott" Captain Blake as "Ebony, Nina" Michael Gibson as "Rand" ================================================================================ ===GAME ON!=== --Allie hovers above the party, in her goddess dress, as they confront Shadowfall...-- * Scott assumes his Wein stance and is ready to face the evil that is Dark Force... errr Shadowfall. * Nina claws her palm together and concentrates Scott: "Kyoko... Take care of Sword Blessing... I'll keep everyone healthy." Goddess Allie: "Here, let me heal you before we trash Shadowfall!" Scott: "Got it?" --Blue sparkles fall upon the entire party...-- All HP/MP restored! Shadowfall: "Hahaha... Nice trick... Almost worthy of Astra herself..." Rand: "Astra? What's an Astra?" Shadowfall: "Now, let us end this, quickly!" Ebony: "You're kinda cocky for someone who's not even the end game boss!" ===BOSS COMBAT! ROUND 1=== Scott: "KYOKO... DIANA'S SONG NOW!" Zigfried: "All villains are cocky, Ebony, otherwise they wouldn't think so highly of themselves so as to commit the atrocities they do." * Kyoko nods. * Ebony wonders if he grabs the crest from Allie if he could restore his power * Scott raises his blade above his head. He glows a bright crimson as he concentrates on Force Blade. * Nina holds a ball of light Teal attacks! Shadowfall suffers 3 damage. Ebony attacks! Shadowfall suffers 3 damage. * Kyoko starts tuning up for Diana's song. Rand casts Risk on Shadowfall! The waves of magic center in on... Shadowfall! Shadowfall suffers 224 damage. Scott: "Feel the lethal force of my blade!" Scott casts Force Blade! * Scott casts Force Blade. Scott charges at Shadowfall, impaling his blade into Shadowfall's chest. Scott: "Eat this, punk!" Shadowfall suffers 216 damage. Scott: "Everyone, throw your best skills at him. I'll keep you healthy." * Zigfried nods. Rand: "I am so on top of that." Zigfried casts Guided Blow! Ebony: "Right... I know... I'll Black Dragon Insanity him!" Zigfried: "Owls, guardians of the night, guide my fevered strikes!" Zigfried's Hit% is up 30! Shadowfall attacks Zigfried! Scott: "Get em, Zig!" Scott: "Oh... S***... ZIG!" Zigfried blocks with his arm guard. Shadowfall attacks Scott! Scott: "Dammit..." Scott is hit for 45 damage. * Scott raises his shield. * Nina holds a ball of light over her head Shadowfall casts Demonbreath over the back row! Shadowfall breaths evil energy onto everyone in back... Scott: "OH... No!" Kyoko suffers 1 damage. Callie and Kyoko cast Sword Blessing! * Kyoko inhales deeply, stares at Shadowfall. Kyoko begins singing, pleasant at first, then turning shrill 'til the song forms waves of sound impacting into Shadowfall! Shadowfall has critical weakness to holy combos. 1027 damage! Scott: "I guess this should be called Ky's vengeance song." Scott: "No one needs a heal yet... I'm gonna thrash." Nina casts Pulse Ray on Shadowfall! Scott: "Get 'im, Nina." Shadowfall has critical weakness to light magic. 390 damage. * Nina holds up a finger and blows on it. "Eat that." Goddess Allie casts Nepalm Shot on Shadowfall! Shadowfall is bombarded by an intense fiery rain for 510 damage! Zigfried recovers 30 HP... ===ROUND 2=== Scott: "Since no one really needs a heal just yet, I'll keep thrashing." * Nina holds her fists out, each glows with light * Scott gets ready to strike at Shadowfall. * Zigfried drops into a crouch and prepares to spring. * Scott awaits Zig's Owl's Wisdom. Rand casts Risk on Shadowfall! The waves of chaotic magic center on... Shadowfall! Scott: "Hey... this is a real turn of events. Rand is no longer his own worst enemy." Shadowfall suffers 231 damage. Rand: "Definitely an improvement." Zigfried: "It's a good thing too." Zigfried casts Owl's Wisdom! * Zigfried raises a claw and his form blurs as a new sense of direction fills him. "Great predator of the night, lend me the knowledge of when and where to strike." First attack... Critical hit! 119 damage. Second attack... Critical hit! 136 damage. Third attack... Critical hit! 117 damage. Fourth attack... Critical hit! 122 damage! Fifth attack... Critical hit! 133 damage! * Zigfried whirls away and smirks. Scott: "Not bad, Zig old boy." Scott casts Kiai Slice! * Scott does a perfect cross cut in front of him, increasing his Hit% Scott's Hit% up 42. Shadowfall attacks Scott! Scott: "Oh... great..." Scott: "I wish I could up my Dod% while I was at it." Scott is hit for 81 damage. Scott: "Now I gotta heal myself." Shadowfall attacks Rand! Rand blocks the attack with his shield. Rand: "Too close." Scott: "I guess I won't need to Heal Aura..." Shadowfall casts Photon Shower on the front row! Scott: "Oh... DAMMIT!" The front row is bombarded by rays of unholy light... Scott: "One Heal Aura coming up!" * Nina shields herself with her wings * Scott raises his shield. * Zigfried doesn't like this... Scott: "I don't either, Zig... especially since taking that mega hit before." Callie suffers 5 damage. Scott suffers 102 damage. Zigfried suffers 109 damage. Nina suffers 7 damage. Rand suffers 5 damage. Callie and Kyoko cast Sword Blessing! Rand: "I don't know, it doesn't seem that bad." * Nina spreads her wings, bet you didn't know they offered protection against magic Shadowfall has critical weakness to holy combos. 1084 damage. Nina casts Pulse Ray on Shadowfall! * Nina points her palms towards Shadowfall, firing a ray of light and trying for a kamayhamayha effect Shadowfall has critical weakness to light magic. 444 damage. Goddess Allie casts Althena's Love on Scott! The image of the Goddess Althena appears above Scott, showering him with healing... Scott regains full HP. Scott: "Thanks a lot, Allie... One Heal Aura coming up for the front row though." Zigfried recovers 30 HP... ===ROUND 3=== * Scott begins to glow bright blue as he concentrates on his healing magic. Scott: "Althena, hear my plea! Heal my comrades that they may continue to fight for you." * Nina clasps her hands together, concentrates Teal attacks! Shadowfall suffers 3 damage! Ebony attacks! Shadowfall suffers 3 damage! Rand casts Risk! The magic backfires and hits Rand for 25 damage. * Zigfried takes a deep breath, preparing to enhance his skills again. Rand: "Whoops." Scott casts Heal Aura on the front row! * Scott casts Heal Aura. A field of blue light surrounds the front row as they heal. Zigfried: "Thanks, Scott." Callie recovers 76. Scott recovers 70. Zigfried recovers 79. Nina recovers 70. Rand recovers 73. Zigfried casts Owl's Wisdom! * Zigfried raises a claw and his form blurs as a new sense of direction fills him. "Great predator of the night, lend me the knowledge of when and where to strike." First attack... Critical hit! 126 damage. Second attack... Critical hit! 120 damage. Third attack... Critical hit! 130 damage. Fourth attack... Critical hit! 133 damage. Fifth attack... Critical hit! 124 damage. Shadowfall attacks Zigfried!" Scott: "Here we go again... Who is it now?" Zigfried: "As long as it isn't me..." Ebony: "Hey you reject from Phantasy Star, hit me!" Zigfried blocks with his arm guard... Shadowfall attacks Callie! Scott: "CALS!" Callie blocks with her shield. Scott: "OH... YOU'RE GONNA DIE NOW... CALLIE, KY... KEEP THROWING SWORD BLESSING AT HIM." Shadowfall casts Neutralize! All status improving spells used by the heroes are canceled! Rand: "For some sort of an ultimate evil, he seems to be rather bad at actually hitting things." * Scott gets ready to thrash again.. Callie and Kyoko cast Sword Blessing! Shadowfall has critical weakness to holy combos. 983 damage. Ebony: "In the name of the moon, I'll punish you!" Ebony: "Or they'll punish you while I supervise..." * Zigfried glances strangely in Ebony's direction. Nina casts Light Soul! A protective aura of pure light forms around Nina... * Zigfried chuckles. Goddess Allie casts Spark Cannon! * Nina glows brightly as she's surrounded by light Shadowfall is throttled for 612 damage! Scott: "That had to hurt." Zigfried recovers 30 HP. ===ROUND 4=== * Scott gets ready to attack. Scott: "No healing this round. I'm thrashing your ass, Shadowfall!" * Nina pulls out a glowing whip I hope I have better luck this time. * Scott decides to up his Hit% again... Teal attacks! Shadowfall suffers 3 damage. Ebony attacks! Shadowfall suffers 3 damage. Rand casts Risk! Scott: "Let's hope this works this time." The waves of chaotic magic home in on... Rand. :( Rand is hit for 34 damage. Scott: "Not again. He's his own worst enemy." Zigfried casts Guided Blow! * Rand frowns, "Well, that's two against him and two against me..." Scott: "Rand, I have a friend that you have to talk to. Her name is Marina Ausa." Kyoko: "This is starting to get on my nerves! Shadowboy has to die!" Zig's Hit% up 40... Zigfried: "Owls, guardians of the night, guide my fevered strikes!" Ebony: "Don't you have anything that hits for sure?" Zigfried: "Well, I *could* use that Blue Master spell, but it just isn't worth it at this point." Scott casts Kiai Slice! Scott's Hit% up 41! * Scott casts Kiai Slice. Scott executes a perfect crosscut as he concentrates on enhancing his Hit%. Nina casts Crack Whip! * Nina leaps up and snaps her whip forward First attack... Shadowfall has critical weakness to light attacks. 342 damage. Scott: "Get 'em, Nina." Second attack... 406 damage. * Zigfried appreciates all of Nina's damage. Shadowfall attacks Nina! Scott: "NINA! LOOK OUT!' Critical hit! Nina is resistant. 23 damage. Shadowfall attacks Scott! Scott: "DAMMIT!" Scott suffers 77 damage. Scott: "I up my Hit% and this happens. I have to go back to healing. Oh well..." Shadowfall casts Shadow Cannon on Kyoko Zigfried: "I'll land in a good blow for you, Scott." "Oh no!" Kyoko is bombarded by an intense blast of darkness for 79 damage. * Kyoko braces. Scott: "Allie, heal Kyoko. I've got to heal the front row!" Callie and Kyoko cast Sword Blessing! Ebony: "Still think this guy is a wuss..." Ebony: "Now Synthetica... She was a challenge..." * Ebony gets lost in the old days Scott: "More than that, Ebony." Shadowfall has critical weakness, yadda yadda. 1016 damage. * Zigfried reminds Ebony to keep on task. Goddess Allie casts Althena's Love on Kyoko. All HP restored. Zigfried recovers 30 HP... ===ROUND 5=== * Scott begins to glow bright blue, concentrating on healing. Nina casts Crack Whip! First attack... 278 damage. Second attack... 300 damage. Rand casts Risk! The waves of chaotic magic home in on... Shadowfall! Shadowfall is hit for 212 damage. Scott: "Althena hear my plea. Heal my comrades that they may continue to fight for you." Teal and Ebony attack for 3 damage apiece... Rand: "All right! I've got you now!" * Nina snaps her whip around herself a couple of times Zigfried casts Owl's Wisdom! * Zigfried raises a claw and his form blurs as a new sense of direction fills him. "Great predator of the night, lend me the knowledge of when and where to strike." First attack... Critical hit! 117 damage Second attack... Critical hit! 114 damage. Third attack... Critical hit! 124 damage. Fourth attack... Critical hit! 129 damage. Fifth attack... Critical hit! 135 damage. Scott casts Heal Aura on the front row. Everyone regains full HP. Shadowfall attacks Rand... The attack misses... Shadowfall attacks Rand... The attack misses... Shadowfall casts Shadow Fold on the entire party! Scott: "Oh... s***!" The entire party is crushed in an intense wave of darkness! Scott: "I don't think I can heal the entire party. Allie, I'll need help!" Callie suffers 66 damage. Kyoko suffers 1 damage. Scott suffers 123 damage. Zigfried suffers 186. Nina is resistant and suffers 32. Rand suffers 66. * Zigfried grits his teeth. Goddess Allie: "I'll get Kyoko, if she needs it..." * Scott braces himself. Scott "Got it... I'll take the front row." * Kyoko screams, "Pain..." Ebony: "Oh quit overacting, it barely touched you." Ebony: "Now Zig looks bad." Callie and Kyoko cast Sword Blessing! * Scott don't look any better. Zigfried: "I'm quite aware of that..." Shadowfall suffers 1016 damage. Allie casts Althena's Love on Zigfried. All HP recovered! Goddess Allie: "Maybe you'll like me a bit more now..." Zigfried recovers 30 HP, as if he needed it. :) ===ROUND 6=== * Nina turns towards Zig, still glowing with magical light * Scott does the blue aura thing as he is about to heal again. * Nina pulls her whip tight, can't help but think about Krishna Teal attacks! 3 damage! Ebony attacks! 3 damage! Nina casts Crack Whip! First attack... 314 damage. Second attack... 252 damage. Rand casts Risk! The waves of chaotic magic home in on... Shadowfall! Shadowfall suffers 231 damage. Scott: "Althena hear my plea. Heal my comrades that they may continue to fight for you." Scott casts Heal Aura on the front row! * Scott casts Heal Aura. A field of blue light surrounds the entire front row as their wounds heal. Callie recovers 79 HP. Scott 75. Zigfried 74. Nina 74. Rand 76. Zigfried casts Owl's Wisdom! * Zigfried raises a claw and his form blurs as a new sense of direction fills him. "Great predator of the night, lend me the knowledge of when and where to strike." First attack... Critical hit! 120 damage. Second attack... Critical hit! 134 damage. Third attack... Critical hit! 130 damage. Fourth attack... Critical hit! 128 damage. Fifth attack... Critical hit! 118 damage. Scott: "Nice hit, Zig!" Shadowfall attacks Rand! * Zigfried nods. Rand blocks the attack with his shield. Scott: "Oh... great." Shadowfall attacks Callie! Scott: "CALLIE!" Callie is hit for 94 damage. Scott: "One more Heal Aura coming up. I'm gonna have to heal myself again anyway." Shadowfall casts Neutralizer! All status improvement spells canceled. * Zigfried mutters a curse. Kyoko and Callie cast Sword Blessing! Shadowfall suffers 1135 damage! Goddess Allie casts Althena's Love on Callie. All HP recovered. Zigfried recovers 30 HP. Ebony: "Still think he's a wimp..." ===ROUND 7=== Rand: "I agree with you Ebony, he's too slow to be an all powerful villain-type." * Kyoko's lungs are getting tired... Teal attacks! 3 damage! Ebony attacks! 3 damage! * Scott gets ready to attack. Nina casts Crack Whip! * Nina leaps up with a wing assist, cracks her whip forward First attack... 272 damage. Second attack... 292 damage. Rand casts Risk! The chaotic magic homes in on... Shadowfall! Shadowfall suffers 205 damage. * Scott is surrounded by a deep crimson aura as he begins to concentrate on his mighty Force Blade skill Zigfried casts Guided Blow! Hit% up 39. Scott casts Force Blade! * Scott casts Force Blade. Scott charges at Shadowfall, impaling his blade into Shadowfall's chest. Shadowfall is thwacked for 207 damage. Callie and Kyoko cast Sword Blessing! Shadowfall suffers 1146 damage! Kyoko: "Die already!" Shadowfall: "Nooooooo! This is not possible... Not even Astra... Aaaaaaaaaaaa!" Zigfried: "That's what we're waiting for." Shadowfall is consumed by a mass of unholy flames and explosions... Scott: "YEEEEEEEEEE HAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!" * Nina shields herself and Zig with her glowing wings Shadowfall: "This... is... not... the... end..." VICTORY! * Zigfried is surprised by Nina's action. * Scott needs a much needed rest. All gain 10 XP! 1000 S and 70 MXP gained Kyoko: "For you it is, Shadowfall, my love Danny is avenged." * Scott shields Callie with his shield. --Allie's clothes fade back to normal as she collapses just in front of the party...-- * Nina watches him disappear, fades to normal Teal: "Allie!" * Scott casts Recovery Litany. Allie is surrounded by blue stars and begins to heal. --The spell has no effect on Allie, as she is healthy enough...-- Allie: "I'm... okay... Just tired... So tired..." Scott: "Allie, are you a'ight, young'un?" * Kyoko runs to help Allie. Ebony: "Well, you borrowed Althena's power, what do you expect?" Allie: "My Aunt Lucia said that if any of us used that power, there was a chance we'd die... I guess I lucked out..." * Zigfried nods. Kyoko: "That was..." * Rand moves up to Allie, "Will you be returning home now, to save your mother?" * Scott thinks for a minute. Kyoko: "Althena's power..." Ebony: "Yep." * Allie drifts off to sleep before she can answer any of the questions... * Ebony lands on Teal's shoulder * Nina asks, "Everyone okay?" while looking at Zig. * Scott picks the kid up. * Rand watches the girl, "What are we going to do with her?" * Kyoko stares at Allie with tears in her eyes, "I knew Althena was still in this world!!! I knew it!" --Suddenly applause can be heard from high up in the rafters...-- Scott: "We'll take her to the mayor's residence." Scott: "What?" --The applause is slow, roughly a second between each clap...-- * Kyoko looks to the rafters. --The rafters are too dark to see if anyone's there, but a tell-tale black rose falls from high above...-- Scott: "Kane... I knew it." Kane: "Well done... You, with the help of a little girl, defeated Shadowfall..." * Zigfried just listens. * Kane leaps down from the rafters and lands before the party Kyoko: "You're next, Dark Boy!" * Nina looks at Kane * Ebony hisses Kane: "Now, would one of you please hand over that fragment..." Ebony: "Bastard..." Rand: "No." Scott: "Not on your life, Demonbastard." Kane: "Perhaps you can just tell me who has it? I'm here for the fragment, not confrontation..." Scott: "Teal, take Allie. I'm gonna have to fight again." Rand: "We are keeping the fragment." Kane: "So, that child has the fragment..." * Kane approaches Teal and Allie Teal: "Stay back!" * Ebony flies in front of Teal * Scott steps in front of Kane. * Rand gets between Kane and Teal. * Zigfried raises his claws, waiting. Scott: "Advance no further." Ebony: "I'll rip you apart myself!" * Kane pushes Scott, Rand, and Ebony aside, but he suddenly gasps when he sees Allie up close... Kane: "No... She can't be..." * Kane bows his head, then looks up and grins... Kane: "Hmph... That crest fragment wasn't my true goal anyway. Besides, I'm above taking candy from babies... Don't worry though, the remaining Heroes' Crests will be mine..." * Rand is stunned by Kane's reaction. * Kane leaps high up into the rafters and vanishes... Scott: "What is that prick up to?" Rand: "He can't take it from her..." Zigfried: "Well that was interesting..." Scott: "This makes me wonder." * Ebony hears strains of Spanish sounding music Ebony: "Fight like a man!" Teal: "That... doesn't make any sense!" * Ebony is as crazy as he always is around Kane * Nina sighs in relief Scott: "Let's get to the mayor's residence. We'll think more about it there." * Allie still sleeps in Teal's arms... Rand: "It must make sense, somewhere..." * Zigfried shrugs. Nina: "Guys... floodgate... remember?" Kyoko" "Let's go!" Scott: "Oh... I forgot." "Oh yeah.." Rand: "Right, we got a little distracted." * Scott opens the floodgate --The sound of rapidly rushing water can be heard outside...-- Nina: "Honestly... a little battle and you forget everything..." Scott: "Now... let's get to the Mayor's house... Allie can rest there." Rand: "Sorry about that. It won't happen again, I promise." Kyoko: "So, shall we go?" Scott: "As can we all." * Scott heads out of the hurricane barrier. * Zigfried follows after Scott. * Rand follows Scott out. Nina: "Some evil god... I didn't drop below 300 HPs the whole battle." Ebony: "Not everyone has light soul Nina." * Ebony takes a few deep breathes, calming himself * Kyoko leaves out of here! --The party quickly makes its way outside the barrier, and by the time they make it they discover that most of the water has already drained.-- Scott: "I can see the shrine... over there." * Scott points to the shrine * Allie slowly awakens. "Where... am I? What happened?" * Ebony hops to Zig's shoulder * Zigfried smiles and pets Ebony on the head. Ebony: "Dang I hate him." Teal: "We all do, Uncle... Still, he is acting really, really weird..." Zigfried>: "Don't worry, Ebony. Kane will be gotten rid of one day or another." Scott: "We'll face him and kill him." --The party soon reaches the town of New Saith, with both the Mayor's House and shrine within sight.-- Kyoko: "Almost home free..." "Then a new crest!" * Allie wakes up fully and is put down by Teal Allie: "Well... I think I should be heading home now..." * Zigfried nods. Rand: "We still need the fragment." Allie: "I'm sorry, but I can't give it to you..." Allie: "It's a matter of life and death for my mommy..." Callie: "Can you return it to us...??" Scott: "Then take it with you. We'll make do." Kyoko: "Don't you see... Allie needs it..." Rand: "Can you return it to us after?" Allie: "I don't think so... I'm going, umm, really far away..." Kyoko: "She has to set right what went wrong..." Callie: "=b" Callie: "Well... she needs it more than us..." Callie: "...." Callie: "....." Allie: "Thanks, Callie!" Zigfried: "I'd say let her have it." Rand: "Sure, why not." * Allie starts to hug all the members of the party... * Kyoko hugs Allie, "I'll miss you, daughter of Althena... Know that my prayers are with you..." Allie: "Good bye, Teal... Thanks for not being mad at me when I fell on you..." * Zigfried pats Allie on the head and tells her to be careful. * Callie gives Allie some candy for the road! ;) Allie: "Bye, Kyoko... You are a great priestess!" Allie: "Thanks, Zigfried, and you're not as bad as I first thought..." Ebony: "Hey Allie... you happen to know the Black Dragon where your from?" * Zigfried nods somewhat. Allie: "Bye Ebony... You're still the cutest flying cat... And no, I didn't meet the Black Dragon yet..." Kyoko: "Allie..." Allie: "Bye Rand... Keep practicing that magic..." * Scott kneels down in front of Allie. "Take care, kid." Allie: "Thanks, Scott... I'll miss you a lot..." Kyoko: "Do we win?" * Nina smiles slightly, nods to the kid Rand: "Bye." Allie: "Umm... win??? Win what?" Allie: "Nina... Take care of Zigfried, okay? :)" * Kyoko sighs, "Never mind..." Rand: "Of course we win. The alternative is unthinkable." * Callie gives Allie a hug and says, "Now... don't eat all of that in one place. ;)" Allie: "I think I'll miss you most Callie... Good luck with your quest, everyone!" Allie: "Heehee, I won't..." Zigfried: "Thanks, Allie." Scott: "Thanks, Allie... Good luck, and Goddess-speed." * Allie holds up a small gem... Allie: "Goddess Gem, take me home!" --The winds swirl around Allie as she fades into a temporal vortex...-- Teal: *sniff* "I'll miss her..." Ebony: "Nah, we'll see her again." Teal: "Well, I guess so..." Callie: "Maybe..." Teal: "Well, everyone... What do you want to do now?" Scott: "I just have a feeling that our paths will cross again... Perk up Teal. The tears just ain't becoming of you." Nina: "Don't we have another pointless hero battle?" * Zigfried shrugs. "That's what I was hoping someone would know." Teal: "Yeah, I think you're right Scott... Umm... So, I take it you want to go to the shrine?" Kyoko: "Time to get the crest." Nina: "Shouldn't we find a goddess statue first?" Scott: "Against a Dragonmaster no less. This is gonna be a tough fight." Teal: "I think there's one in the shrine." Kyoko: "Let's go..." Ebony: "Ditzmaster Lou the second..." * Teal walks off to the shrine Kyoko: "DO NOT CHASTISE THE DRAGONMASTER LIKE THAT!" Teal: "Hey, only I am allowed to call him that, Uncle!" * Scott follows Teal. * Kyoko follows. * Callie follows the group. * Scott allows Callie to catch up to him. * Nina walks along, sighing --The party soon arrives at the shrine, which has an Althena's Statue conveniently outside it.-- * Scott touches the statue All HP/MP recovered * Callie touches it, too. * Zigfried feels greatly rejuvenated. Rand: "Any idea what kind of battle this will be?" Teal: "No idea..." Scott: "Don't ask me, Rand." * Teal opens the door to the shrine Rand: "Good, I like the unknown. It's much more interesting." Teal: "Are all of you ready?" Nina: "Yea... sure." Zigfried: "I believe so." Rand: "I am ready." * Ebony hops to Teal's shoulder Scott: "I am... Let's go." Teal: "Here goes, Unc..." Scott: "Ready, Callie?" * Scott smiles at Callie. Teal: "Dragonmaster Lou, I command your spirit to come forth for the Trial of Resolve!" --Nothing happens...-- * Callie nods slightly and blushes. Teal: "Wha???" Callie: "Hmm?" * Zigfried waits. Scott: "Hmmmm..." Teal: "Let me try again..." Zigfried: "What's wrong?" Teal: "Dragonmaster Lou, I command your spirit to come forth for the Trial of Resolve!" --Nothing happens...-- Callie: ...What the f***!?!" Teal: "Huh... Don't tell me..." Kyoko: "What?!" * Rand nods, "Definitely unexpected." * Callie says blandly, "Tell you what? =b" Teal: "WHY THAT NO GOOD DRAGON DITZ! I SHOULD'VE KNOWN HE'D HAVE PULLED SOMETHING LIKE THIS!" Callie: "O_O" Teal: "Umm... Excuse me..." * Zigfried wonders. Callie: "S'okay..." * Scott laughs out Loud. * Teal curses slightly under her breath... Callie: "What do you think he pulled...?" Teal: "Okay, I'm better now..." Kyoko: "I wonder where Lou-sama is?" Teal: "I think he may not have stashed the crest here, but at his final resting place..." Zigfried: "Which is where?" Teal: "Leave it to Lou to mess up a pattern..." Scott: "Where is that, Teal?" * Callie has a bad feeling... Teal: "Lucia's Tower..." Scott: "Oh... great." * Callie sighs. Nina: "Gee... we found Shadowfall for nothing..." Ebony: "Nah, it helps show your resolve... or something." Teal: "Well, at least he's no longer causing trouble..." * Rand smiles, "He dislikes patterns... I may have liked this guy..." Scott: "Just frickin' terrific. Now we've got to go to Lucia's Tower for the damn crest trial." Zigfried: "Um... don't we need the Crest in order to _get_ to the tower?" Teal: "Not only that, but, umm, that tower has that weird magical field around it now that the Destiny can't punch through..." Zigfried: "So what now? Try to get the Crest of Wisdom?" Scott: "I can try to access the Destiny's computers from here." Nina: "Giving up doesn't show resolve." Teal: "I guess so... We should also check with the Destiny every once in a while, 'cause I think it said that field was slowly weakening..." Rand: "So, in order to get into the tower, we first have to get the crest, which is in the tower... There must be another way..." * Scott shows them his right forearm, where his datalink is strapped. Zigfried: "We wouldn't be giving up. Just getting it later." Teal: "I can get you guys into the tower, if we can get by whatever magic field is around it." Callie: "We can try!" Teal: "Us Dragons have pull with Lucia, right Uncle? *wink*" * Scott punches in commands on his small computer, trying to remote access the Destiny's systems. Ebony: "Sure... She's a nice kid." --The Destiny accepts Scott's commands...-- Ebony: "... Okay, okay... Maybe kid is the wrong word..." Rand: "Any ideas about how to get through that field?" Scott: "Great..." Callie: "What, Scott?" Teal: "I think all we can do is hope it fades away..." Zigfried: "Most forms of magic are beyond me." * Scott speaks into his datalink. "Destiny... what is the status of the magic field around Lucia's Tower?" Kyoko: "Maybe bury under it?" Ebony: "Got any idea what its like to be the second oldest person on two planets?" Teal: "With what, an ice digger?" Teal: "We don't have any digging equipment..." Scott: "That thing runs off of a verbal command system... Why doesn't it answer?" Ebony: "Lou isn't THAT corny." Zigfried: "Well, we shouldn't just sit here. We should keep moving. We know Kane's going after the other Crests." Teal: "We do have one advantage over Kane though. He doesn't know where they are hidden, and I don't think he can pass the trials either..." Scott: "Well, the field is weakening... Just not weak enough for the Destiny to get through." Zigfried: "Still... I wouldn't want to find him waiting there." Teal: "Good point..." Scott: "Think we can hoof it?" Teal: "I don't think so... It's very treacherous land in that area, only accessible by air." Teal: "Well, and experienced mountain guides..." Zigfried: "I don't suppose there's anyone around with a handy teleportation spell." Ebony: "I used to be able to..." Teal: "Normally, I would do it, but, umm, without my aura that's kinda hard..." Rand: "I could try to teleport..." Rand: "Any ideas how it's done?" Kyoko: "Faith conquers all..." * Zigfried debates the safety in letting themselves be teleported by Rand. Teal: "With our luck, if you did that we'd end up in Pharos's throne room..." Scott: "Hmmm... I wonder if we can jury rig a Miniporter to take us there." Ebony: "I can't even get big enough to carry you all." Kyoko: "If we believe... Or we can ask my superiors at the Althena Temple." * Zigfried ruffles Ebony's fur. Teal: "I think we should just sit this out... The field is steadily weakening, after all..." Scott: "Good idea... but I think I saw one Althena shrine on this world... but I forgot where it is." Kyoko: "Okay, let's wait out the field..." Callie: "What if we wait too long and some Pharosians get there first? O_o" Teal: "Besides, there are other crests to go after..." * Zigfried nods. Scott: "Right... let's go for the wisdom trial. Callie: "Well... we SHOULD try to get the others. She's right." Kyoko: "Okay... Let's get the other crests... How many more to go?" Ebony: "Two." Scott: "Two... Wisdom and Justice." Teal: "Maybe that field is keeping them out too..." Scott: "We can only hope." Zigfried: "Let's go after that Wisdom one." Callie: "But we can't find Justice. So... yea. Wisdom." * Zigfried heads out of the shrine. Rand: "All right, where is it?" Ebony: "Everyone knows I'm the wisest here." * Ebony strikes a pose * Nina rolls her eyes Teal: "It's in the town of Puresea, on the Pacific coast..." Scott: "Let's head for the Destiny... We'll set our course there." Teal: "Unless Lou pulled another fast one on us..." * Rand follows Zigfried out. * Callie snickers and pets Ebony. * Rand smiles, "It would be... interesting... if he did." * Scott heads for the Destiny. --The Destiny appears to be in the same condition it was in before...-- * Nina follows along Scott: "Destiny, open hatch." * Zigfried is likely at the Destiny now, unless it's still surrounded by water. * Kyoko follows. --The hatch opens.-- * Kyoko enters. * Scott enters the ship and takes his position at pilot. --Just inside the Destiny, a red light is glowing by one of the terminals...-- * Callie goes in and sits at her chair. * Nina walks over and sits at her console Scott: "Destiny, what is that red light?" * Rand points at the light, "Is that supposed to do that?" Destiny: "Intruder alert! Intruder alert! Unauthorized personnel in the engine room!" Scott: "The engine room?" * Nina hops back to her feet * Zigfried just sits in his chair, seemingly staring at thin air. * Scott races to the engine room. * Zigfried stands back up. * Rand starts moving, "Where's the engine room!" * Zigfried hurries after Scott. Teal: "Towards the back of the ship, I think!" Scott: "Follow me. I saw the schematics on these things before." * Nina pulls out her whip and runs after everyone else * Rand runs after Scott, "This is a quick tour." * Kyoko is booking it to the Engine Room. --The party finally reaches the door to the engine room.-- * Kyoko opens the door. * Scott enters the engine room. * Zigfried follows them in. --Inside the engine room is a somewhat suspicious looking man, not doing anything in particular.-- Intruder: "Wha--" Scott: "Who the heck are you?" * Ebony points, "Identify yourself!" Kyoko: "How did you get in here!?" * Rand approaches the man, "Who are you?" Intruder: "Umm... I just was checking this ship out... Yeah, that's the ticket... I like star ships..." * Zigfried frowns. Kyoko: "Yeah right..." --The intruder's eyes are quite shifty looking.-- Scott: "What's your name before I run you through." * Rand glares at the intruder. Intruder: "Umm... It's, umm, Smith, yeah, Doctor Smith. I'm a professor of starship engineering at the university or something." Zigfried: "Let's interrogate him elsewhere. I don't think the engine room is the place for this." Scott: "Oh... sure." Ebony: "Danger Will Robinson..." Scott: "Let's take him to the bridge." Scott: "Zig, you lead the way. Rand, Callie, keep your blades ready." Teal: "Do we have time to keep this joker with us? Can't we just dump him with the local authorities?" * Zigfried nods. * Scott has his blade at the intruder's back. "Get moving, Pal." Zigfried: "Just as long as he's dumped out of the Destiny. As long as he's here he may be a danger." * Rand looks at the engines, "Can any of you tell if he damaged them?" --The intruder does not resist, and the engines look fine.-- Zigfried: "We'll check them before we take off." Smith: "I told you, I was just lookin'!" * Kyoko checks the engines out fully. --Kyoko can't find anything out of the ordinary...-- * Nina glances around, lets everyone else handle this Scott: "I don't care. This is an important ship. If these engines fail, then we fail in our mission." Rand: "I don't suppose there are security cameras in there..." * Callie glares suspiciously at Smith. Kyoko: "Eject him... Get him outta here!" Teal: "Umm, I don't know. We did kinda acquire this ship before it was commissioned. It may not have been fully completed." Kyoko: "And someone figured out how he broke the Destiny's security system..." Scott: "Beats me... If he knows the codes... then he can be dangerous to us." Zigfried: "Well, the Destiny is voice activated. It's not really that hard to get in here. :P" Scott: "But we've programmed it to recognize only our voices." Teal: "We can just change the codes... It's not like the old ones were well-chosen to begin with." Kyoko: "I put in new codes, guys... remember?" Rand: "Did someone leave the doors open?" Scott: "No... not that I know of." * Zigfried shrugs. "If the guy had heard us before, all he needs to be able to do is imitate them." Kyoko: "Just get him out... We're wasting time..." * Nina wanders along Scott: "Then if he can do that, he's really a danger to us." * Scott still has his sword in Smith's back. Smith: "Look, uhh, I have an important, umm, engineering seminar to give. Yeah, that's right, an engineering seminar..." Scott: "Sheah... right. Give us another likely story, pal. Or were you trying to crack our codes and engines for the Neos." Smith: "Why would I wanna do a thing like that..." * Kyoko searches Smith. Scott: "You tell me." --Smith has nothing suspicious on him.-- Smith: "Beats me..." Scott: "Look... All I can say is that if anything's messed up on this ship, I'm coming after you... GOT IT! Smith: "Okay, okay... Sheesh, can't a guy just look around at something anymore..." Scott: "Not when the fate of two worlds is at stake." Scott: "NOW GET OFF OUR SHIP!" Smith: "Whatever... Umm, okay..." * Smith runs off like there was no tomorrow! * Nina goes to the bridge and sits at her console * Callie growls. * Zigfried sighs. "Let's just chuck him out before he makes up any more corny excuses." * Scott sits at his pilot's console on the bridge. Callie: "Who WAS he!?! It wouldn't make me so mad if he wasn't so OBVIOUSLY lying!!" Destiny: "Please specify location..." * Zigfried exhales loudly and collapses into his seat. "Great, now I feel like I don't even want to take off in this thing." Scott: "Destiny, run a full diagnostic on engines and all subsystems prior to takeoff." Rand: "His lying was so obvious, that maybe he wasn't." Destiny: "No anomalies detected..." Nina: "Hope we don't get attacked mid-flight." Zigfried: "I think I wish there were signs of damage, then we'd at least be certain something was wrong." Callie: "Well... I don't know. There was something fishy about him. Why would some guy break into a ship like this to LOOK at it?!" Scott: "Also, send a transmission to General Quinton Maxis requesting all information on this Dr. Smith. I want all info I can get on him." Destiny: "Command confirmed..." Teal: "Well, now that that's taken care of, umm, are we just gonna sit here?" Callie: *sigh* "I guess not..." Scott: "Now... prepare for take off. Destination: Puresea." Destiny: "Destination confirmed..." * Zigfried shrugs. "We could try taking off and risk running into any sort of trap he may have laid." Kyoko: "I'm staying in the back here to monitor the engines... Call me if you need me..." --The Destiny goes through it's pre-flight engine warm ups and soon lifts off high into the upper atmosphere...-- Scott: "Got it, Ky..." * Zigfried leans back in his chair and closes his eyes. * Scott taps in his commands... * Nina reads over some more ship operating manuals * Rand points at his console, "Is the warp drive supposed to start now? If not, we may have a problem..." Scott: "WHAT?" Callie: "^&*@#^#&*$#(((@&&#@$*^@#&(((@#?@##?5%?#@%?@#?#$%!?!?!?!" Scott: "I tapped in cruising speed... not warp speed." * Zigfried opens his eyes and listens. * Rand looks down at the console, "Sixty seconds to warp..." * Rand tries to deactivate it. Scott: "Oh... @%(*Y@%&@(%&97(%&(%&(w%&@(%&(@$*&@(%&(" Callie: "I KNEW IT!! I *KNEW* he did something!!!" --Rand's efforts do not work.-- Ebony: "To boldly go where no one has gone before..." * Zigfried sighs and closes his eyes again. Zigfried: "It was to be expected." Scott: "Destiny, take us into space... NOW!" Rand: "Manual override from the engine room!" Rand: "Is someone still down there?" Scott: "I don't want to be in the atmosphere when we go to warp." --The Destiny continues to gain altitude, soon leaving the Blue Star's orbit...-- * Callie growls psychotically ,"When I get my hands on that guy..." * Zigfried wonders about their destination but says nothing. * Nina turns her chair to look at the main screen Scott: "Destiny, quote destination!" * Kyoko sticks her head out the engine room door, "Guys, some nappy reaction is happening in the engine room..." Rand: "Err... fasten your seat belts." Zigfried: "What do you see, Kyoko?" Scott: "I hope Maxis got my trans." * Zigfried is already strapped in, and just staying limp. Not much he can do right now anyway. * Scott is already strapped in. * Callie isn't! She straps herself in. * Rand fastens his seat belt. * Nina looks over at Zig, "Why isn't anything ever easy?" Destiny: "Warning! Please leave engine room for warp procedure!" Rand: "Kyoko! Get out of there!" Callie: "Kyoko!!" * Zigfried shrugs. "Life just isn't. So I never worry about it." * Kyoko runs to her seat. Scott: "Good lord... KYOKO! GET OUTTA THERE!" Kyoko: "GUYS, WHO PUSHED WARP SPEED?!" Scott: "Everyone strapped in?" * Kyoko straps in. Scott: "I didn't. I tapped in cruising speed." * Ebony is merrily humming the Star Trek theme song Destiny: "Five... four... three... two... one... Initiating warp!" Callie: "O_O" Rand: "Override from the engine room." * Zigfried opens his eyes again, hoping to watch the view on the monitor. Kyoko: "I tried!" --Space around the party begins to fade as the Destiny begins its space warp...-- Callie: "THIS is why I hate machines!!!! The malfunctions!!" Scott: "I'll bet that punk was working for the Neos." --The entire ship and crew become translucent as they travel through hyperspace...-- Rand: "No, the deactivate command was overridden from the engine room." Nina: "This is new..." * Zigfried remains quiet, watching the fabric of reality unweave around him. --Suddenly, everyone fades back into reality as they return to normal space...-- Scott: "Where are we now?" Callie: "?" * Zigfried sighs. "Okay. Now where are we." Scott: "Destiny, what is our location?" * Callie looks around. "Done?" Rand: "Really far from home." Destiny: "Andromeda Galaxy." Scott: "No joke..." Scott: "What star system?" Destiny: "No star system, however, there is one within one light-hour of our position." Nina: "Why don't we just go back?" Scott: "Destiny, what system is that?" Destiny: "Warning... Fire in the engine room!" Ebony: "Because the engines are probably broken..." Ebony: "See?" Rand: "Middle of nowhere..." Zigfried: "S***!" Destiny: "The system has never been mapped." Scott: "Dammit." Kyoko: "FIRE?!" Callie: "@^&*#^&*#$?!@&^$#$^$@?@$^^@$?)!@!?!!?" * Rand unbuckles and head to the engine room. Nina: "Ebony will you STOP that?!" * Scott goes down to the engine room with a fire extinguisher. * Zigfried gets up out of his seat and dashes after Rand. * Kyoko runs back with fire-extinguisher in hand. Destiny: "Fire control systems activated. The fire has been extinguished, but the engines have been extensively damaged. We are only on auxiliary power." Callie: "=b" Kyoko: "Take us to the nearest class M planet!" Scott: "S***... Now we'll have to find a planet or starbase for repairs." * Rand stares at the engines, "I do not like this..." * Zigfried sighs and returns to the bridge. "The Destiny sure has lousy timing with its messages." Destiny: "We are not within range for planet classification scans." Callie: "I knew it... I knew it!! And just when I was getting used to this machine..." Scott: "Then scan for starbases." --There is some shrapnel near the engines... The shrapnel bears the familiar Neo Pharosian logo on it...-- * Callie continues to swear and growl and stuff. =b Zigfried: "Well, just head over to that star system then!" * Nina rubs her temples Destiny: "There is only that one star system within range of our current energy output." Destiny: "Command confirmed." * Rand picks up the shrapnel, "Neos..." Zigfried: "Go there." Nina: "Well... at least we're far away from the bad guys." Scott: "Then set destination for that system." --The damage report console is showing all the damage the engines have taken...-- Ebony: "Actually... I don't wanna start a colony out here." * Rand heads back to the bridge with the piece, "Do we have enough power to make it anywhere?" Destiny: "We can only obtain one-quarter light speed." Scott: "We won't be colonizing, Eb. We have to stop to repair the ship." Zigfried: "Ebony... I don't think any of us have that intention right now." Kyoko: "Destiny, how long to repair damage?" Destiny: "Unknown... Three megachargers were severely damaged and require new tachycrysts..." * Zigfried huffs. "Well, hopefully that star system has some." Scott: "Even a class five repair drone wouldn't do any good without tachycrysts." Destiny: "Star system in visual range." Scott: "Wait... The Sapphire Light. It's made out of a Silver Light with tachycrysts." * Kyoko sighs, "From priestess to mechanic... I guess all those days of working on the church's stuff will pay off after all..." Destiny: "Tachycrysts cannot be separated out from the Sapphire Light production process." * Callie growls listening to all of this tech stuff. Scott: "Great..." Zigfried: "Destiny, what is the composition of the star system?" Destiny: "See main panel..." Nina: "On screen." * Zigfried grumbles something and looks away from the panel. --The Destiny's main panel lights up with the star system. It is composed of a yellow sun at the center, with three inner planets and an outer asteroid belt composed of some sort of dark matter.-- Destiny: "Long range scans confirm the presence of oxygen atmospheres and tachycrysts on the three inner planets." Zigfried: "That's a relief." Scott: "Then land on the nearest planet." Destiny: "Command confirmed." Destiny: "ETA, one hour." Ebony: "Never been lost in space before." Kyoko: "Don't worry, Althena will see us home..." Rand: "There's a first time for everything." Teal: "Guess it goes to show that you never trust a Doctor Smith with space ships..." Scott: "First time for everything, Eb." * Zigfried nods in sympathy with Ebony. Scott: "If we EVER find that prick again, he's getting run through." Destiny: "Commencing landing procedure... The planet is of icy composition, capable of supporting life, but sterile." Ebony: "Hope we meet him again... I'd like to show him a little thing I call 'Shadow Ray.'" * Zigfried chuckles softly. Zigfried: "Ice? How fun." Rand: "More skiing." --The Destiny touches down on a broad icy plain.-- * Zigfried shudders. Scott: "Great..." * Scott grabs a parka from the destiny, letting Callie keep his coat. * Callie growls a bit. "Ooooo... that Smith will get WORSE than death from me when I get a hold of him..." Teal: "Well, we're here, wherever 'here' is..." Kyoko: "Where's the tool kit, I'll get to work..." * Zigfried likewise grabs a parka and zips it on. Teal: "Don't we need those replacement tachycrysts though?" Nina: "Destiny, scan for nearest tachycrysts." Zigfried: "I hope these tachycrysts are near the surface." Scott: "Rand, Callie, come with me. We'll get the tachycrysts." Kyoko: "We need a system to put them in, Teal..." Destiny: "Too much interference from other minerals in this planet to pinpoint location. However, there are several artificial structures within walking distance." Zigfried: "Structures?" Rand: "Kyoko, I'll help you fix it." Callie: "Where?" Zigfried: "Now this gets interesting." Scott: "Okay... where?" Destiny: "One to the north, one to the northwest, one to the east, and one to the south." Zigfried: "Hmph. Do you each want to check one out?" Kyoko: "Okay..." Scott: "Okay... Here's what we do... Callie, Zig, Nina and I will check out the structures. Rand and Kyoko will stay here and fix the destiny." Kyoko: "I'll stay back here with Rand and work on repairing the engines... You guys go find that tachycryst..." * Zigfried opens the hatch to the Destiny. "Well, let's get going then." Ebony: "Hey... what about me?!" --The four towers can be seen in the distance.-- Ebony: "Just because I'm an NPC doesn't mean I don't matter." Zigfried: "You can come with us, Ebony." Callie: "All right... You can come, too..." Callie: "=)" Ebony: "Teal can stay, she's got more mechanical know-how." Teal: "No problem!" * Ebony flies to Zig's shoulder * Zigfried smiles to Ebony. Scott: "Look, folks. We'll cove more ground faster if we split into two teams." * Zigfried nods. Ebony: "Won't you two be bored hanging around the Destiny?" Scott: "But... we are in a hostile environment... we'd better stick together." * Zigfried shrugs. "If you think so, Scott." Teal: "True..." Zigfried: "Which tower then?" Scott: "Let's take the northwestern tower first." Teal: "Well, I could stay behind and fix this ship, Ky... They might need another healer if they come across any booby traps..." Kyoko: "Okay, then..." Kyoko: "I'm coming along..." Nina: "The more the merrier." Teal: "Good luck!" Zigfried: "Hurry up, Kyoko." Scott: "Then come on, Ky... Let's get going." Zigfried: "See you later, Teal." * Teal waves * Kyoko grabs a parka and comes along. * Scott walks to the northern tower. * Rand looks back at the ship and follows Kyoko. * Zigfried sets off for the tower at a brisk walk. * Kyoko follows the group. --The weather on this world is fairly dead, and while it's fairly cold, there is virtually no wind... The party makes great ground in getting to the tower...-- * Scott allows Callie to catch up to him * Nina wraps her wings around herself and moves along with the rest * Zigfried walks alongside Nina. Scott: "Man... I haven't seen anything like this since eastern Katarina on Lunar." --They finally arrive at the tower... It appears to be a ruin, but still standing and not very unstable-looking. It is made out of dark stone similar to that outer asteroid belt...-- * Ebony looks around, "What a boring planet..." * Callie looks at one of her hands as she walks. Scott: "Let's go in." * Zigfried knocks on the stone. * Scott enters the tower. --The structure sounds solid...-- * Zigfried nods to Scott. Callie: "All right." * Callie walks in. * Zigfried follows Scott and Callie in. * Ebony chills on Zig's shoulder * Nina walks along, glancing around --The insides of the tower feel dark and full of death...-- Scott: "What is this feeling I have in here... a sensation of dread." * Zigfried feels strangely at ease here. Kyoko: "I don't like this place..." Ebony: "Man, this place feels full of death." * Callie adds, "And feels dark!" --As they approach a stairwell, they notice what's left of a statue. The sculpture seems vaguely reminiscent of Shadowfall...-- Rand: "It's a dead planet, what could be in here?" * Zigfried shrugs. "It seems... somehow welcoming though." Scott: "Maybe Zissel and Shadowfall destroyed this system." Callie: "=/ Feh. Figures..." *looking at the statue* Callie>: "Don't touch it. ;)" --Scattered on the walls are various hieroglyphs that no one in the party can read...-- Rand: "Maybe they ruled it..." Scott: "Will you look at this." * Zigfried shrugs. * Callie looks at the wall. Scott: "From this sensation, I would assume that they destroyed it." * Callie fehs again. Scott: "Cals? Something on your mind?" * Callie shrugs. * Rand examines the wall, "It means nothing to me." * Zigfried's gaze passes over the wall and he heads up the stairwell. Scott: "Then let's get going. I'd like to see the rest of this tower." Callie: "A wall of gibberish none of us can read. Feh." * Callie nods in agreement * Scott follows Zigfried * Kyoko looks for a way up. * Callie follows Zigfried and Scott. * Rand follows. * Nina runs a hand along the writing then follows the rest --As they head up the stairwell, they find more statues of Shadowfall...-- * Scott let's Callie catch up. Rand: "If they destroyed it, why the statues?" "Maybe this was his home..." * Zigfried runs a hand over the face of a statue. "Rather egotistic sort isn't he." Kyoko: "Maybe he was a hero..." Scott: "I don't know... this system makes no sense." * Kyoko looks for another staircase. * Nina looks around for any other rooms or something --When the party finally reaches the top of the tower, they find the remnants of a large statue of a magician... Not just any magician, but Zissel, the same dark wizard that's the Blue Devil back home... Behind him is a large altar with an even larger statue of Shadowfall above it...-- * Scott observes everything around him. Callie: "Hmm. Well. This was a lovely walk... but where's the tacky stuff? =b" * Rand walks up to the statues and examines them closely. Scott: "Egotistical son of an unnamed goat, ain't he." * Zigfried casually touches the base of the statue of Zissel. --No harm comes to Zigfried...-- Nina: "Would it be senseless to destroy this statue for fun?" Ebony: "Strange idea of fun..." * Scott examines the statues, but doesn't touch them. * Zigfried smirks. "Indeed it would." Rand: "Probably pointless, but I don't see what it would harm." Scott: "Sounds like fun, Nina. Anyone want to?" * Zigfried prods the Zissel statue's legs with his claws. * Callie shrugs and fehs. --The stone seems to be fairly soft...-- * Zigfried pushes his claw in to tear out a chunk of the statue. Scott: "Let's leave them be for now..." * Rand slashes at the Shadowfall statue with his sword. --The statues crumble very nicely...-- * Zigfried chuckles. * Kyoko whams the Shadowfall statue to sand... Nina: "Uh huh, it would be senseless and you do it anyway?" * Zigfried beheads the Zissel statue and then leaves the rest alone. Rand: "Exactly." * Scott walks down the stairs * Zigfried follows after Scott. * Kyoko follows out. * Callie notices that people are leaving and boredly follows. * Rand leaves. * Scott sits down on the bottom step. "Where the hell are we?" he thinks. --As they leave Zissel's Tower, they still can see the other three towers...-- * Scott rushes to catch up. Zigfried: "Let's head for the northern one. It's probably the closest to us now." * Kyoko heads to a random tower. * Scott heads to the northern tower... still a bit confused about this joint and the feeling of dread he has about it * Nina follows, her wings draped around her like a cloak * Kyoko heads to the northern one. --The party intrepidly heads off to the northern tower, still unsure as to where they are and the connections between Zissel, Shadowfall, and this place...-- * Rand heads north, "Kyoko, we're going this way." ===SESSION END===