STORY TIME:
does every one recall the story from (
http://forum.eredan.com/viewtopic.php?p ... 99#p719699) well this is Part two:
“What a horrible place,” huffed.
“Shut up!” replied sharply.
“Where should we go to complete this mission” Asked , she gave a quick scan of their surroundings
“The air here is so foul; there is smoke coming out of every part of this city” She continued.
“We came here to observe and gather information, and we will have learn all we can from this city,” said Aleshane.
“Yes, but if we encounter trouble, we retreat,” Melissandre ordered.
The Elfines left their hiding place and ventured deeper into the Equninoxian city. The vegetation was scarce and pathetic, stunted patches of grass and thin trees that fought against the harsh conditions of the city. To Elfine accustomed to the lush flora of the forest this was disgusting. With the grace and agitly that the fighting Sap Hearts were known for the three intruders crept into a city that was at least three times as large as the largest city on all of Guem. For all its size, the streets were deserted. This was confusing to the Sap Hearts who knew that where there was smoke there were people, and there was more smoke than they had ever seen before. They gone to great lengths to get to this land so they could gather information; but there was nothing to learn. The buildings were all locked up and there were no citizens to observe. They were nearly to the heart of the city when they encountered their first soul. A battalion of ten armored Equinoxiens. From the shadows the Elfines followed the solders and concluded that they must be enforcing some kind of curfew.
“The people are as welcoming as the air,” Aleshane whispered quietly. Unfortunately it was not quite enough. Suddenly the three women were unable to move – paralyzed by some unknown magics. The Equinoxiens soldiers turned toward them, and formed a circle around them weapons at the ready. One of them, a woman – and an officer base on the elaborate decorations on her outfit – approved the frozen Sap Hearts.
“I do not know where you come from, but we can make intruders talk. Take them!” she ordered her men. The Equinoxiens bound the Elfines preventing any escape. Ever vigilant the Elfines continued to gather information on their enemy; and they quickly picked up that the solders followed this woman not out of duty but out fear. They were terrified of her.
“Where are you taking us,” asked Melissandre.
“Silence, intruder!” Said the woman.
The Sap Hearts were led into a strange complex of buildings. Their captors marched then past large fire places that made the place smell of a mixture of burnt wood, burnt flesh and unknown chemicals. As the troop passed through a large set of metal doors the Female commander suddenly collapsed, a knife had been stuck in her neck. Twenty Equinoxiens stormed into the building, these new comers were dressed much differently from the soldiers, and the captive Elfines assumed they were civilians.
“We need to leave,” Aleshane said directing her allies to a corridor that lead deeper into the building.
“You’re right this is getting crazy!” said Ydiane leading the way.
Behind them the battle between the Equinoxiens was brutal. The Elfines wanted nothing more than to get as far from the fray as possible, but their path only lead to iron grills and stairs that lead downwards.
“Do you think we will find a way out!” asked Melissandre.
“Hush! Do you hear that? Screaming?” said Ydiane – her sense of hearing more refined than her sisters. As they moved to the lower levels the sounds of pain and suffering became more apparent. The Equinoxiens working here were busy working with instumetns the Elfines did not recognize, and the trio had no trouble sneaking past them to the third level. Here the halls were lined with cell doors, and the air was filled with the wails of pain and anger. As the women moved past the fist of the cages a massive figure crashed against the bars. From Its size and shape it looked like it was like a Hom'chaï.
“By the World-tree it looks like !” said Melissandre in horror. Indeed it was an Eltarite, but unlike beautifully fused form of Elfine and Hom'chaï this creature was deformed by twisted muscles, a pronounced jaw and over sized teeth. It’s behavior was that of an animal a creature without a shred of intelligence . The Elfines move on and in each cage was a monstrous Eltarite – screaming with rage and pain.
“Their eyes look like ours,” said Ydiane
“Yes, perhaps they once were like us,” said Melissandre.
The trio quickly realized that the path they took had no escape, they were trapped in this building until the fighting above ended. So they hid waiting for one side to kill the other. Eventualy that happened, and it was the second group of Equinoxiens that were victorious. These Equinoxiens began to search every area of the building. When they came upon the caged Eltarite, they systimatcaly killed them one by one, until the cages were silent. The silence was broken by the voice of leader of these Equinoxiens.
“Do not fear us, we are not your enemies. We would like to speak to you, but the clock is ticking if you do not abandon your hiding place and come with us, you will blown up along with this building.”
Melissandre motioned the others to follow, she did not like placing her trust in this unknown person, but it was preferable to certain death. The chief Equinoxien was a massive man covered in a cloak. He had but one eye, the other covered by a metal plate affixed to his skull.
“My name is Krinystas, but call me Krin. Come we will remove your bonds and escort you to a safe place.” Said the leader of Equinoxiens. Soon after they had left the building was torn apart by a series of explosions.
Much latter the group took refuge in another part of the city. Krin and his followers were welcomed by other Equinoxiens who quickly tended to the wounded. For these Equinoxiens the battle had no fatalities, at worse a few deep cuts. Once his people were attened to Krin turned his attention to the Elfines.
“I am sorry I have taken like this, but we had to move quickly,” said Krin.
“Who are you? Where are we? Why did you attack that place? Why were there Eltarite there? And why are we your prisoners” asked Melissandre.
“As I have told you I am Krin, I am a former General of the Equinoxienne. We are the Resistance, and our goal is to over throw the Tyranny of an insane despot. A despot you yourself fight against,” Krin said wryly.
“We know nothing of your war,” Ydiane said innocently.
“Come now, are you not Elfines, do you not come from the lands of Guem?”
“No, you are right; we came here to learn why your people are trying to open the doors of infinity,” said Melissandre.
“Ahh, you have had dealings with commander theyâ Olhiam; interesting. We have no intelligence on her activities – can you tell me more?” asked Krin.
“Only if you can answer our questions.” Replied Melissandre.
“Why are you invading our lands, what happened to the Eltarite, and why are we still your Prisoners?”
Krin sighed deeply.
“You are in the Equinox, and once this world was a part of Guem. It was a time of war and suffering in the distant past. We dominated every creature we faced, until we faced the children of Guem. We were cast out, exiled to this dimension and we have for ages sought to return. This is a goal I support, but the Empress intentions are too extreme. She seeks to eliminate all other races on Guem,” Krin caught his breath, his mind filled with ancient memories.
“The monsters you saw in those cell were tests, long ago we sent an army of Eltarites to enslave Guem, but since that time we have lost the science to make such creatures. The Empress seeks to create a new army and while they are far from true Eltarites, they are capable of scourging all life on Guem. The Empress also knows that the orginal Eltarites were separated into to sub species, the Elfines and the Houmchas,”
“You mean Hom'chaï,” Aleshane corrected him. Krin continued.
“If she could make these creatures unbreakable, it would speed up the invasion process,”
The Trio were silent, overwhelmed by this information.
“You, made us?” Melissandre asked.
“You could say that, but the path you have taken is whole of your own making,” answered Krin.
“The resistance wants to return to Guem, we do not have the same visions of conquest as the Empress. We accept our fate, we have sinned, we understand our punishment. We wish to free ourselves of our past, and to do so we must free ourselves of the Empress.” Finished Krin.
“What is keeping the Empress from opening the doors of infinity?” Asked Melissandre.
“The magic of the Equinox cannot open the doors, the MetaMages have tried in vain; only a child of Guem could open the doors.” Said Krin.
“A child of Guem, a Guemelite?” said Ydiane,
“I am bound to Guem’s wild side – but I cannot open these doors, unless you’re talking about…” Ydiane trailed off.
“The Dragon! The Dragon is as linked to Guem as the World Tree, and the Dragon disappeared into a Door of Infinity over ten years ago!” Melissandre said.
“What! You mean a child of Guem is here? How did it go undetected. This is certainly unexpected.” Krin said
“How do you know that the Empress has already captured the Dragon, and it is a part of her plan for invasion,” said Aleshane.
“If you are right, the child of Guem would be held in the heart of the Equinox. The capital is a very dangerous place.” Answered Krin.
“If you use the magic of the Equinox on us we would be able to sneak in and spy on them,” said Melissandre.
“This is more risky than you know, the forces you faced here are like pups compared to the wolves of the capital; but this is an opportunity we must take. We Equinoxiens have never excelled at stealth.” Admitted Krin.
“Can you do this or not?” Melissandre said impatiently.
“Yes,” answered Krin.
“Then we should go, Now!”
Is the Dragon captured by the Equinox?
Where did Krin lose his eye?
Are the prisons of Equinox where Exiled cards go? Sorry
Story Based Challenge - Make a deck featuring Melissandre, Aleshane and Ydiane. (Yah I know really hard one here)
