@Fallout:
The master wasn't implying that Magus is YOUR master, only that he is the hakeashar's master. Quote: I wish your meals won't be as your invite.??? I don't understand.
@Trip-Wire: In order for the next part to make sense, I'm assuming that you played your lute extremely quietly.
@Melosh-tar: I think we'll ignore the "father" comment
@Rail: Put a limit on your item of invisibility (i.e. 2 times a day)
@Omar: I'm glad you've gotten serious. A little humor's fine, but too much can ruin the serious aspect of the story (nobody take that as an insult). I think we've done pretty well so far at keeping things moving and on topic.
Quayle sees Melosh-tar and kneels by his side. "Hold on there, friend. I'll go get Magus. First, take this (retrieves a potion from a bag). It will slow the effects of the transformation, and heal your wounds somewhat." Melosh-tar takes it and drinks it. Quayle hurries off to the Rift to get Magus. He would surely know how to permanently cure the effects of the bite.
Meanwhile...
Startled by the chink of Fallout's chain mail right behind her, the lovely elf maiden whirls around. She calms down at the barbarian's friendly words. "Y-you are Fallout? My lo-Magus spoke of you. As for Aegis and Melosh-tar, they have'nt come yet. You're the first one I've seen here. We-we should see Magus right away. He's been so...preoccupied lately (sighs, looks wistfully in the direction of the tower). Maybe he'll cheer up when he finds out you arrived (brightens a bit, smiles) She walks over to Fallout and touches his arm. Fallout, embarrassed, shrinks back. "Milady..." he stutters.
"But I need to tele-...oh..."she exclaims, and her lovely face reddens as she looks at her feet.
Fallout, wanting more than anything to be alone again, struggles to break the silence. Then he remembers Trip-Wire. "Milady, there's one other here, named Trip-Wire. He went off here somewhere..."(he spots the napping bard) "He's over there," Fallout says, and hurriedly rushes over to escape this pretty lady, who had caused him to become so flustered. His noisy approach wakes Trip-Wire, who seems annoyed at the interruption. Seeing the confused young lady standing nearby, he lets out a sigh and rises. "Would you know where Magus resides? I'm anxious to meet him and get this over with," he declares.
"O-of course. I can teleport us there now," she stammers. She lays her hand on Trip-Wire's shoulder, then remembers Fallout and glances furtively at him. Fallout approaches uncomfortably, and she lays her delicate hand on his shoulder. Then, she quickly chants some magic words, and the surroundings melt away...................
Meanwhile...
Rail quietly trails Aegis as he heads for the city gates. He ducks out of sight when he sees the Invisible Stalker. He's not close enough to hear the exchange, but the fact that Aegis does not attack it greatly surprises Rail.
Something is definitely up he thinks. He follows behind Aegis at a safe distance, keeping to cover as best he can.
Aegis follows the Invisible Stalker. It is hard to keep it in sight, but eventually an obelisk can be seen in the distance. As Aegis approaches, he observes the glint of the setting sun on the flowing bluish-purple surface. Aegis, heeding the Stalker's warning, stops about a hundred feet away. He watches as a golden doorway, containing a swirling black vortex, appears, through which the Invisible Stalker vanishes. Cautiously, the cavalier approaches the tower. Nothing strange happens, and within a minute he is standing at the doorway. Always distrustful of magic, Aegis hesitates. Picking up a stick, he pokes it into the vortex. It immediately leaps out of his hands, and is sucked down into the black depths. Aegis involuntarily steps back. Suddenly, a mist seeps out of the opening. Aegis recognizes the form of an evil hakeashar. Ruby red sparks glow where a face would have been on the mistlike form.
Aegis: Foul creature! Do not come any closer, or you will regret it!
The hakeashar's maleavolent eyes seem to burn more brightly, and it whispers
Puny mortal...you cannot hope to defeat me here. Put that toy away before I take it from you... The last is said with unmistakable hunger. The hakeashar seems confident. Aegis wonders what could have possessed Magus to keep such a vile creature. Maybe he had changed...mages always were a greedy lot. Regardless, a decision has to be made, and quickly. The hakeashar is growing impatient, and the possibility of a battle grows greater with each moment. He could attack the hakeashar, attempt to make peace with it, or flee. Aegis,though usually confident of his skill, is uneasy.
I've nothing to fear from a hakeashar, which can only harm those magical in nature he thinks. Nonetheless, a gut sense tells him this is no ordinary hakeashar. He had already antagonized it, so making peace with it might prove difficult indeed. Fleeing would not only be cowardly, but could prove fatal as well, from the maleavolent glare in the creature's eyes. Aegis considers carefully...
Rail watches everything from a short distance away. Rail's blood pumps with adrenaline. The doorway still stands open...maybe he could sneak in undetected. Who knows what treasures may lie within, his for the taking? But his conscience bothers him. This was obviously the famed Rift, and Magus was once his friend, after all. But the two figures seem much too distracted to notice him, and he is a good enough thief to slip by even if they had been vigilant. Rail, too, must make a faithful decision...
@Aegis+Rail: Don't put too much in your responses. I already have a plan for what's going to happen based on what you do. Beware, for your decisions will inalterably affect the game.
@Fallout+Trip-Wire: Feel free to find your way to Magus. You'll be teleported to the base of the tower, where you can begin your search. He's in the tower. Feel free for now to play Aerie, as long as you play her according to the image I've given of her, and you play her appropriately (in other words, ignore Waverly
).
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...Magus
Level 18 young Half-Elf Conjurer, Neutral Good, resident of The Rift, bitter foe of Ubik
[This message has been edited by Magus (edited 01-24-2001).]
