Lunar: A Story Forgotten Session 46 Log Session Start: Sun Feb 01 20:07:48 1998 =============================================================================== Cast of Characters: Dragonmaster Lou as Gamemaster, Teal, Zissel Mia Ausa as Cleo, Tammaris [Tammy] (Dragonmaster Lou as ~Cleo) Ghaleon Dragonstar as Zigfried Ryouga Hibiki as Kyoko Scott Kroush as Scott Captain Blake as Nina, Ebony Michael Gibson as Rand Windstar as Darken =============================================================================== ===MAGIC LEVELLING MODE=== GMLou: "Okay, let's go." :) GMLou: "Nina happens to be first." :) Nina: "Whip." GMLou: "Needs 181, confirm?" Scott: "Conf." GMLou: "Nina's skill Whip has reached level 16! Needs 209 for next." GMLou: "Rand, you're up." Rand: "Chaos, of course." Scott: "Watch it be chaos." Rand: "I have not hit you yet, Scott..." GMLou: "Hehehe." GMLou: "Needs 182, confirm?" Zigfried: "Conf." Scott: "Conf." Scott: "Okee... what intereting spell will rand be able to hit us with now?" GMLou: "You're gonna love this one Scott. :P Well, it depends on what he upgrades." Scott: "Heheheh... oh great." :P Rand's skill Chaos has reached level 17! Disorder is now Anarchy - 12 MP - AE/A: Affects all enemies/allies with random effect. Needs 210 for next. GMLou: "Scott's up." Scott: "BLADE!" GMLou: "Needs 123, confirm?" Rand: "Confirm." Scott: "As if you needed to ask." Scott's skill Blade has reached level 16! 141 for next. GMLou: "Zig, your turn." GMLou: "Zigfried your turn to magic level." Zigfried: "Owl!" GMLou: "Needs 144, confirm?" GMLou: "Zig's gonna Master OWL in no time." :P Scott: "Zig has 746 left." GMLou: "I'll take that as a confirm." :P Zigfried: "Hehe..." Scott: "It is." Nina: "My turn." Zigfried's skill Owl has reached level 19! Feathered Rage is now Feathered Fury - 16 MP - AE: Flying feather attack. Needs 165 for next. GMLou: "Nina has 709 left. I already figured it out a sec ago." Nina: "Whip." GMLou: "Needs 209, confirm?" Scott: "Conf." Nina's skill Whip has reached level 17. Backlash is now Whiplash - 8 MP - OS: Enables counter-attacking. Needs 141 for next. GMLou: "Rand, you're up." Rand: "Anoo... Chaos?" GMLou: "One sec." GMLou: "182, conf?" Zigfried: "Conf." Scott: "Conf." Scott: "Rand has 626 left." Rand's skill Chaos has reached level 18. 242 for next. GMLou: "Scott, you're up." Scott: "BLADE!" GMLou: "141, conf?" Rand: "Confirm." Scott: "I have 626 left." GMLou: "Aw, screw the confirming... We already have the MXP allocated." :P Scott's skill Blade has reached level 17. Kiai Slice is now Kotetsu Slice - 8 MP - OS: Increases own Hit %. Next at 162 GMLou: "Zig's up." Zigfried: "Owl!" GMLou: "One sec." Scott: "Cost?" GMLou: "Using 165." Scott: "Zig has 581 left." Zigfried's skill Owl has reached level 20. Needs 189. GMLou: "Back to Nina." Scott: "Nina has 500 MXP." GMLou: "Nina's gonna drain her MXP down, then Rand, and so on..." Scott: "Okee..." Nina: "Whip." GMLou: "Using 241." Scott: "Nina has 259 left." Scott: "Damn... what is Nina's int... She's using MXP like wildfire." Nina's skill Whip has reached level 18. Needs 278. * Nina would tell Scott her int... but shes too dumb to remember it. GMLou: "Save or give back your extra MXP?" Nina: "I'll save it." GMLou: "Saved." :P GMLou: "Rand, you're up." Rand: "Chaos..." Scott: "Rand has 626." GMLou: "Using 242." Scott: "Cost please, Lou?" GMLou: "It takes me a sec to look it up." :) Scott: "Rand has 384." Rand's skill Chaos has reached level 19. Hades Wager is now Recovery Wager - 24 MP - AA: Life/Death to group. 279 for next. GMLou: "Rand, next?" :) Rand: "Well... Chaos..." GMLou: "Using 279." Scott: "Rand has 105 left." GMLou: "Save or return?" Rand: "I suppose I should return it, I can not use it, now..." Rand's skill Chaos has reached level 20. Needs 322. GMLou: "You can save it for later when you get more MXP though." GMLou: "You don't *have* to return it to the pot, you can save it for use with your later MXP winnings." Rand: "Hai, but someone else may be able to use it now. It could be more useful that way." GMLou: "'Kay... Rand's MXP is returned to the pot." GMLou: "Scott's up." Scott: "Need you ask, Lou?" Scott: "Blade of course. GMLou: "Blade, coming right up." :) Scott: "I just need the cost." GMLou: "Using 162..." Scott: "I have 464 left." Scott's skill Blade has reached level 18. Needs 186. GMLou: "Continue with Blade, Scott?" Scott: "Yeppers." GMLou: "Just put all the MXP you got into it untiil you run dry? That's easiest for me." :P GMLou: "I'll tell you how much I deduct each time I do so." Scott: "Sure... go ahead." GMLou: "'Kay." GMLou: "Using 186." Scott: "But I have 278 left after this level..." Broad Slash is now Arc Slash - 8 MP - EL: Line slash attack. GMLou: "Using 214 MXP..." Scott: "I have 64 left... SAVE!" GMLou: "Saved!" Scott's skill Blade has reached level 20. Needs 246. GMLou: "Zig, you're up." Scott: "Zig has 581." Zigfried: "Owl again." Scott: "Cost?" GMLou: "One sec." GMLou: "Using 189." Scott: "392 left." Infravision is now *something else :P* - 8 MP - OS: ??? GMLou: "Using 217..." * Nina eyes Zig... man of mystery. Zigfried: "Let's see... now up Spellcraft." GMLou : "Er, not using 217." :P Zigfried: "Hehe... sorry." :) Scott: "What's the cost, Lou?" GMLou: "Using 42..." GMLou: "S'okay." :) Scott: "270 left." GMLou: "Keep up with Spellcraft?" Zigfried: "Er... how did 392 get to 270?" GMLou: "Math error." :P GMLou: "S'okay." :P GMLou: "More Spellcraft, Zig?" Zigfried: "Umm...I think one more Spellcraft then another on Owl." GMLou: "Gotcha." GMLou: "Using 48..." Scott: "302 left." Zig's skill Spellcraft has reached level 11! Concentrate is now Enlighten - 4 MP - OS: Increases wisdom. Needs 55. * Scott wants to get that akira slice to up his hit% for CK Vigor. GMLou: "Using 217 for Owl..." Scott: "85 left." Scott: "Save or put it in the pot?" Zigfried's skill Owl has reached level 22. Needs 249. Zig can still use it for Spellcraft if he wants. Zigfried: "I guess I'll take another level in Spellcraft then and save the rest." * GMLou nods. Nina: "Anyone wanna lend me 20 MXP?" GMLou: "Using 55." Scott: "That would levae you with 30." Zigfried's skill Spellcraft has reached level 12. Needs 63. GMLou: "Okay, who wants to drain the pot now?" :) GMLou: "This is where confirmation is necessary." Scott: "Can I drain a few for one more Blade level?" * Zigfried points to Nina, who doesn't need too much. ^_^ GMLou: "Nina needs 20, confirm?" Scott: "I'll conf." GMLou: "Giving 20 from the pot..." Zigfried: "How much do you need from the pot, Scott?" GMLou: "Using 279." * Scott has 65. I need 246 for a blade level. GMLou: "Ack, this will still give nina 1 xp left by my calcs, care to check Scott?" Nina: "My sheet says I need 278." GMLou: "You do need 278..." GMLou: "My bad..." GMLou: "Return it to the pot Nina?" * Nina doesn't need 1 much, so sure." * Scott needs 181 for a blade level and Akira Slice. Nina's skill Whip has reached level 19. Wide Lash is now Broad Lash - 8 MP - EL: Wide whip attack. Needs 321. GMLou: "Anyone else want to use the pot?" Zigfried: "Nah... I'll save mine." ===GAME ON!=== --The party is still in the town of Drachenburg, witnessing the terrible destruction Zissel has done to the region...-- * Scott checks out the area. "Why do I have the strange feeling that Shadowfall is close?" * Teal shrugs. * Nina offers helpfully, "Because you know everything, Scott?" Scott: "I just trust my instincts, Nina." * Scott draws the Crimson Sword from its sheath. Zigfried: "I don't see why Shadowfall would bother with this place. It's already dead. So many ghosts remain." Scott: "It just feels like he's close, Zig... Remember, Zissel is in this area." * Zigfried shrugs. Zigfried: "Let's just find him then and get this over with." --There appears to be some faint signs of life near the horizon, but it seems as if the wave of death is slowly growing to envelop it...-- Scott: "Let's check out over there." * Scott points to the faint life signs close by. --Meanwhile, Zissel's Tower still looms over the entire area...-- * Nina waves, "Lead on." * Scott leads on toward the signs of life. * Rand walks alongside Scott, "That does not look close, are you sure we have the time to spare?" Scott: "We may as well check it out, Rand." --The wave of death seems to be growing at somewhat faster than the rate at which the group is walking... The closer they get, the further the life is...-- * Zigfried follows closely behind him. He walks with his eyes shut, sensing his home through other means. Scott: "Something tells me we may find something over there." Scott: "Hmmmm..." Zigfried: "Yes?" * Scott kneels down... checking the horizon and their current position. Scott: "So... maybe it's best if we head to Zissel's tower." * Zigfried pauses as he hears Scott bend down. Teal: "I have to agree with Scott. Apparently whatever Zissel's doing only started here... and it's spreading..." * Zigfried nods. "All right." Rand: "Right, we must stop Zissel." Nina: "Then let's go." * Scott heads toward the tower. Kyoko: "He's trying to destroy the planet... Someone has to stop him." Scott: "That's where we come in, Ky." * Zigfried smiles slightly. "I do have a slight bone to pick with that guy, especially for being so stubborn back when we were captured." Scott: "Let's just hope Shadowfall's too weak to answer a summon." Nina: "He turned me into stone!" Scott: "Well, we took care of the two devils I had a major beef with." Scott: "Mechy and Temna..." * Zigfried nods to Nina. "We'll see to it he doesn't do so again." Scott: "Ain't that the truth." Nina: "This isn't about personal vendettas." --As he walks, Zigfried's foot somehow catches on a stone object on the ground, causing him to nearly fall over...-- Kyoko: "This is the last one... Then we go heal Teal... Then we go wail on Nephar." Rand: "Right Nina, this is about saving the worlds." * Zigfried stumbles, and swings his arms out to catch himself. Teal: "We still have a couple trials though... Not to mention Pharos... and Kane..." * Nina helps steady Zig. Teal: "You okay, Zig?" Scott: "You a'ight?" * Zigfried shakes his head. "I'm okay -- just wasn't careful." Teal: "Wait, what's that you tripped on?" * Nina looks to see what he tripped over. * Scott inspects the stone ovject that Zig tripped over. Zigfried: "With my luck it was chunk of a mountain." --Zigfried apparently tripped over the shattered remains of a tombstone. It is quite dirty, but the letters 'B,' 'n,' 'd,' and 'l' can be seen. The dirt also looks like it can be wiped off...-- * Scott wipes the dirt off. --The name spelled on the tombstone is that of Zigfried's mother...-- Scott: *to Zigfried* "You're not gonna like this." Zigfried: "What?" Scott: "This is apparently one of your relatives grave." Scott: "I recognize the last name." Scott: "Do you want to know the first name?" * Zigfried sighs and shakes his head. "We're wandering through a cemetary. Great..." He shrugs helplessly. "I don't know what to say." * Zigfried lets out a breath. "All right." * Scott stands up. "It read 'Maria Brandl.'" * Zigfried nods medatively. "My mother." Scott: "Sorry. I know you've got a major bone to pick with Zissel. I just hope his defeat will give you a little peace of mind." --The party seems to be walking though a desecrated cemetary, littered, for lack of a better word, with shattered monuments. Nearby lies the remnants of the stone belonging to Zigfried's father...-- Scott: "Apparently someone has absolutely no respect for the dead." * Nina stands by quietly. * Zigfried looks towards Scott. "I have nothing to say towards Zissel, nothing meaningful. I don't know for certain that he killed them, but he did not do so out of a personal malice." Scott: "I understand." Scott: "Let's just keep going toward that tower." * Scott heads on to the tower. * Kyoko nods and walks with Rand... nervous. * Nina wraps her wings around herself. * Rand does his best to appear confident as he trudges along toward the tower. --As they near the tower, the landscape becomes more and more like that of the worlds of Leiria, turning completely sterile, almost as if there never was life to begin with here...-- * Scott does appear confident, but is really as nervous as hell about facing the dark mage. Nina: "Never understood why people would want to destroy everything." Nina: "At least ruling the world is something." Nina: "But if everyones dead, what's the point?" * Zigfried shrugs. "Perhaps he likes death." Scott: "Morbid tases... that's for certain." Rand: "But if he kills everything, then he puts himself out of the job." * Teal walks up to Zigfried. "You seem to be taking what condition your parents' graves were in pretty well..." Scott: "I just hope they didn't destroy the cemetary in Dragon City." Zigfried: "I shouldn't worry over the dead when the living are so close to death themselves." Teal: "But their monuments were completely shattered... Who knows if their final resting places were distubed as well?" * Zigfried tenses slightly. He turns to look at her. "Why? Were the graves dug up?" Scott: "Well, maintaning the gravesites for my parents has cost me quite dearly. If I didn't save most of my pay fromt he UIA, I'd be broke by now." --The group comes to a point where not even the shattered remains of buildings remain... Nothing remains but stone and fine sand.-- Scott: "This is just awful." Teal: "I... don't know... The entire cemetary was in really bad shape though. I'm... sorry... I thought you noticed..." Kyoko: "Zissel pays!" Scott: "Too true, Ky. Let me at him." * Zigfried shakes his head. "It's easy to forget. I've been fooling people about my sight for years now." * Teal nods sadly. * Scott quietly looks to the tower. --The party finally reaches the entrance to the tower... However, there appears to be some sort of energy field blocking the doorway...-- * Nina wonders if Scott's got a Psycho Wand with him. * Zigfried looks grim as he toys with his claws. He seems deep in thought. Teal: "Are you... okay, Zig?" Scott: "No, but I can try a Crimson Bolt on the field." * Zigfried speaks tersely. "I'm fine." Scott casts Crimson Bolt! A blast of red lightning hits the field. No effect... * Scott's fighting aura expands to the surrounding area as bolts of lightning form between his hands. In a Hadoken styled motion, Scott points his hands toward energy-field. The intense thunder attack pounds into it's target with deadly accuracy. Scott: "Rand, do you think that mallet would come in handy here?" * Rand shrugs, "It is possible..." * Rand pulls out the mallet and looks curiously at the field. --The mallet quivers slightly...-- * Rand looks down at the mallet, "Odd..." Zigfried: "It didn't work?" * Rand swings the mallet at the field. Scott: "My spell didn't." --The Neimallet penetrates the field easily, but does not shatter it...-- Zigfried: "Yeah, I figured that much. But I was wondering about Rand." Kyoko: "Stand back..." * Scott stands back. * Rand stumbles as the expected resistence does not come. * Zigfried takes a step back. * Kyoko summons up Diana's Song. --The lyrics of the song apprently have no effect on the shield...-- Teal: "This is getting us nowhere..." *sigh* * Zigfried nods. * Nina walks forward and reaches out to touch the field * Rand sticks the mallet through the field, and attempts to go through with it. * Scott sticks close to Cleo. * Cleo smirks slightly. * Nina wonders how you use something as an item in a RP enviroment. * Rand flips coin, stares at the mallet for a moment, and then tries to invoke its item effect. --The Neimallet glows with a brilliant light! The barrier disintegrates!-- Scott: "Let's get going." * Kyoko: smiles, "WOW!" Nina: "You're not much for savoring the moment... are you?" Rand: "I was hoping for mass destruction, or something..." Scott: "Not when we have a job to do, Nina." * Zigfried heads inside. * Scott follows Zig. --The inside of the tower is very reminiscent of the ones back in the Leiria system. Statues of Shadowfall can be seen everywhere, and the interior decor has an unusual organic quality to it...-- * Nina walks inside, holding her whip in her hand. Scott: "This is quite strange, folks." * Scott keeps the Crimson Sword in hand, or in cross draw. Zigfried: "The air smells of ancient decay." * Scott whiffs at the air. "I happen to agree." Rand: "Kind of looks like what I would have expected..." --The party can feel a strange pulsing, too low to be heard, but it can be noticed deep in their chests, almost as if it was the rhythm of a beating heart...-- * Cleo makes an odd face. * Scott notices Cleo. "You feel it too, eh?" * Cleo nods slowly. Scott: "It's almost eerie." * Cleo glares around the room and walks softly, half expecting somthing to jump out at her. * Nina is near Zig. * Kyoko is next to Rand. Scott: "Cals... keep close." Scott: "We don't want to lose anyone in this tower." --Suddenly, the floor beneath Zigfried and Nina opens up! The pair falls down a dark pit beyond the sight of the rest of the party!-- Scott: "ZIG, NINA!" * Nina is apparently too surprised to use her wings. Scott: "This is just perfect." Kyoko: "Oh man!" * Rand runs forward. * Scott grabs Rand's shirt collar. Cleo: =\ Scott: "Hold it!" Cleo: "Where..." Scott: "Well, there's nothing we can do for them now. Let's continue on." * Rand steps back, "Don't worry, I was not going to follow them, I just wanted to see where they went." Cleo: "Where do you suppose it goes?" Scott: "No idea..." * Rand looks down the hole, "I wonder how far down it goes..." Scott: "Can't tell ya, Rand." Kyoko: "No idea... but I'm afraid that may be the last of them." Scott: "Come on, Ky. Zig can hit anything for a crit, and Nina's a tank, so they'll survive." Kyoko: "Unless its a whale..." * Scott looks at the width of the hole. we can either jump across or we can find a rope and swing across. --The hole appears just narrow enough to jump across.-- * Cleo fehs. Cleo: "Everyone... watch your feet. You don't know when another one of those could appear." * Scott picks up Cleo and jumps across. Cleo: "And may -- Ah!" Cleo: "Tell me when you're going to do that next time, Scott." ;) Scott: "Hehehe... sorry." :) Cleo: "... As I was saying... Maybe we should stay a *bit* more seperate." Scott: "Yeah, but not too separate." Cleo: *nod* Scott: "I'm too fond of you to lose you to this tower, Cals." * Rand looks across the hole to Scott and Cleo. "I don't suppose there is another way across?" Scott: "Don't think so, Rand." Kyoko: "Nope... Gotta jump." * Cleo smiles at Scott a bit and then looks at Kyoko and Rand. * Rand nods slowly, "Why can't anything ever be designed to be easy..." * Scott smiles at Cleo again. * Rand takes a few steps back, and makes a running jump to cross the gap. * Kyoko jumps with Rand. * Scott looks around before going ahead further into the tower. Scott: "No time to waste, folks... Let's keep moving." --The hall seems to spiral towards a staircase in the center...-- * Scott begins to climb the stairs. * Rand walks along the really long staircase also. * Kyoko climbs the stairs as well. --More statues of Shadowfall seem to line the staircase on the way up...-- Scott: "Someone has to get a better decorator. This is downright rediculous." * Kyoko proceeds to break the statues. * Rand watches the statues as he passes them. --As each one is broken, the entire tower seems to cry in pain, even though it can't be heard, it can almost be sensed...-- * Scott continues to comment on the pitiful decor. * Rand notices Kyoko, pulls out the Neimallet, and helps. Teal: "Well, looks like you're getting some redecorating done for you, Scott..." * Scott isn't gonna dull his sword by breaking the statues. Scott: "Funny, Teal. Very funny." * Kyoko smashes statue after statue, "Take THAT and THAT and THAAAAAAT!" * Scott applies a perfect diamond cutter on one of the statues. --Suddenly, Zigfried and Nina fly up to the party. :P-- Scott: "What took ya so long?" Rand: "Zigfried! Nina! You're alright!" * Zigfried lands neatly, folding his wings behind him. His gray eyes have a curious silver light to them as he looks at the party. * Zigfried nods. "Yeah, we're fine now." Rand: "What happened?" Scott: "I don't think I WANT to know." --Finally the group reaches the top of the stairs. Nearby on this floor lie the remnants of a building lodged into the side of the tower... There are two reflective objects within this piece of building...-- * Zigfried makes a negligent gesture. "We had to fight a monster down there." * Scott checks the reflective objects. --They appear to be treasure chests!-- Scott: "Anyone want to check these chests?" Scott: "Or should I?" Rand: "I'll do it, if you don't want to." Scott: "Go ahead." * Zigfried shrugs. "It doesn't matter. Let's just hope their aren't anymore traps." * Rand opens the reflective objects. --Inside the chests are a shiny black forearm guard of some sort as well as a garment with an iridescent image of an owl imprinted on the back...-- * Zigfried chuckles. "I think those are for me." * Rand pulls out the prizes and hands them to Zigfried, "Here you go." -Zigfried acquires Onyx Guard (Dod% + 63) and Hukurou Suit (Def + 166) * Zigfried accepts them. "Thanks." Scott: "Too cool." * Zigfried equips his new eqipment. --There is a long bridge leading across to the other side of the tower, where another stairwell awaits...-- * Zigfried crosses the bridge. * Rand sighs at the site of another stairwell, "I hope this one isn't as long..." --The stiarwell doesn't seem to be as long as the first...-- Scott: "Thank Althena... This one's not as long." * Nina shakes her head, hates falling into dazes. --At the top of this stairwell they find a floor with three more, all leading up. One of the left, one on the right, and one in the middle...-- Kyoko: "Not again!" Scott: "Oh s***." * Zigfried looks at her with some concern. "Are you still feeling okay?" Rand: "Great, and I don't have any three sided coins..." Scott: "I am not gonna trust my sense of direction again." Nina: "The past few minutes are a blur... must be lack of oxygen to the brain." * Zigfried nods. Scott: "Oh well." Kyoko: "Okay. Middle." Scott: "Good pick, Ky." Kyoko: "Its the mean of the two." * Scott goes up the middle stairs. * Kyoko follows Scott. * Rand walks with Kyoko. * Zigfried follows, staying by Nina's side. --The group arrives in some spartan, but functional, living quarters. There are doors on all four walls of the room...-- * Zigfried looks at the doors. Scott: "Hmmm..." --The doors are closed and all seem similar...-- --The current room appears to be some sort of parlor...-- Zigfried: "Should we just pick one?" Scott: "I don't even WANT to know." * Rand opens the door immediately in front of the stairs. * Kyoko opens each door a bit and looks in. --Rand peers into a room with a fairly large bed and other related furniture.-- * Scott looks in the east room. --The east room appears to be some sort of study.-- * Scott checks the south room. * Rand opens the west door. * Zigfried opens the west door. * Kyoko watches. --The west room appears to be a throne room of some sort. In the south room lies a large altar to Shadowfall like the one back in Leiria...-- --The master of the house doesn't appear to be home right now...-- Scott: "So, which one to check out. The throne room, or the altar?" * Scott goes into the altar room. Zigfried: "I think the alter might be more interesting." * Zigfried sees that Scott was thinking the same thing anyway and follows him. * Rand follows Scott into the alter room. * Nina follows Zig. * Rand steps back out and drags Kyoko to the rest of the group. * ~Cleo follows. --When the entire group is within the room, the door shuts tightly behind them and whatever light there was fades to black!-- * Kyoko enters. * Zigfried blinks suddenly. "Um... Nina, can you see?" Scott: "Nina, we an use some of that light magic of yours." * Rand grabs the Neimallet and tries to make it glow again... --The glowing doesn't seem to last long enough to see anything...-- * Nina cups her hands and tries to create a ball of light. * Scott holds his sword at the ready. Rand: "We should have brought flashlights." * Zigfried wonders if his magic wore off, but then realizes no one else can see too. Nina: "sorry, not working." --Before Nina can, the light returns to levels just bright enough to see... Standing between the party and the Altar to Shadowfall is the Blue Devil, Zissel!-- * Scott draws his blade... ready to strike. Kyoko: "Zissel! Time to die!" Zissel: "I see that you have come to desecrate this altar much like the one back on my home world..." Zissel: "I cannot allow you to violate the image of the great Shadowfall anymore..." * Zigfried seems little more withdrawn, and the silver from his eyes has faded. "Try as you like..." Scott: "I can't allow you to LIVE anymore..." Kyoko: "You will fail to stop us..." Scott: "It's time for you to DIE!" Zissel: "I don't see why you bother resisting. My work has already started. This planet will soon join the ones of Leiria..." Scott: "And you will soon join Shadowfall, in the land of the defeated." Zissel: "Heroes... They are all alike..." Rand: "We will not allow you to desecrete this planet anymore!" Kyoko: "You have desecrated our world, now it's time to pay you back!" * Nina just holds her whip at the ready. * Kyoko readies her Star Healer crest. Zissel: "Shadowfall, defeated? Do not make me laugh... He was merely driven away, temporarily, but he is still here... Waiting... for the time to strike..." * Scott readies his Star Caller Crest. * Rand gets ready to swing the mallet at Zissel, "These heroes will succeed where others have failed." * Zissel's eyes narrow... "The Star Crests? I thought they had been destroyed..." Kyoko: "Not by a long shot!" Zissel: "Leave it up to the followers of Astra to do something like this..." Zissel: "Even after all these years, Alyssa still torments me..." Scott: "And leave it up to us to kick your ass, Zissel." * Zissel sighs. "Why must you make this so difficult? Why don't you just face the inevitable? You've lost... The destruction of your planet has already begin..." * Kyoko smiles, "And I carry her sword as well..." Scott: "Time to feel the... BANG!" Zigfried: "I don't think you should have to worry over Alyssa. She is far away now." Zissel: "The Star Light Sword? Impossible..." * Kyoko smiles, "Is it?" * Kyoko pulls out the sword hilt. Nina: "All this talking is useless, neither side is going to surrender." Rand: "Not turning out to be a good day for you, is it Zissel?" Zissel: "Hmph... As if it matters... Thanks to the aura of your Blue Dragon, I am far more powerful than I was before..." Zissel: "Do not speak of the future when you have none." Zigfried: "Each life many be only a small part of the whole, but it only takes on small part to create a ripple that will spread to the ends of the lake. You cannot discount everyone, Zissel." Kyoko: "Alyssa, Your revenge is at hand... Show us your answer!" --Nothing happens... yet...-- Zigfried: "You cannot kill everyone either. The candle of our hope burns with a light than cannot be extinguished." Zissel: "Hmph... Such courageous words from one who's about to meet his destiny..." Scott: "You sure are an arrogant son of a bitch." Kyoko: "You will meet your destiny... for this world's sake... and the soul of Leiria." * Zigfried takes a step towards Zissel. "I do not fear death, I have been so close to it before that it can do nothing to scare me." Zissel: "Why don't you understand that death is inevitable? Everything must die, whether it be today or in the future..." * Nina stands at Zig's side... not really great at speeches. Zissel: "Then why do you resist death?" Kyoko: "I will die some day... but not today.." Rand: "Then don't feel bad that your death comes today." Scott: "Well, we like to PROLONG life. It's part of our charm." Zigfried: "Death comes to us all, but death is what makes life precious." Zissel: "No, for I am the harbinger of death. I am merely a servant of Shadowfall, the one who is death incarnate..." Zissel: "Something as fleeting as life, precious? Death is far more valuable for it is eternal..." Zigfried: "No... death and life are part of the same, neither can be separated from the other without losing meaning." * Scott makes a mental note. "If he keeps saying stuff like that, I'll have it put on HIS TOMBSTONE!" Zissel: "How ironic that you speak such words, and yet you dedicate vast quantities of land to celebrate death..." Rand: "Zissel, if you can kill us, then why do you delay it?" Zissel: "It's a pity my tapestry of death had the side effect of uprooting those monuments in this region..." Zissel: "Enough... It is time for you to face the wrath of Shadowfall, the one who exists as death itself!" * Zigfried shakes his head. "Zissel, in some lands the owl is the harbinger of death. May it be so for you." Scott: "Oh well... you can't win them all. And you won't win this one. DIE, DAMN YOU!" ===SESSION END===