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Yue Celestin 05-07-05, 12:30 AM	OOC- Due to a Email Request this thread is back. Please feel free to jump in :)
Yue Celestin 05-12-05, 12:31 AM	OOC- Please Feel Free to join in... Old and New members of the boards. This is the after math of the Battle that happened at Celestia some time ago. I would love to see some of the old players enter this, but most seem to have gone with the 4 winds. Remember this is a broken rag tag group of defenders and heroes... NOT an ARMY! The once great city of Celestia laid now in utter ruin. The Great War that had been fought across the planes had finally come to Celestia itself. The once proud gates of Celestia lay broken and battered upon the marble streets of the city. The once pure white marble, had been blackened and stained a crimson red by the defenders own blood as they fought the dark tide inch by inch to the last. Now the city lay silent, with only the Erie howls of the wind hinting at the life that was once there. Far above the broken buildings of Celestia the Dark Castle floated... the fortress of nightmares. A Hellish fog floating about it blocking out any light the dark sky above might have shed. In the final hours of the great city the Dark Fortress had appeared the very bastion of the Dark Lord himself brought by his foul power to the door of the golden city. There in the Dark Tower remains the dark Lord Hell Master still. Thou his destruction of the Golden city had been total... it was only a hollow victory. His real target had been the Leaders of the City... were they.... Why had they not defended their city?? .... -------------------- There was a small glimmer of hope in these dark times. In one of the secret underground catacombs a group of defenders had gathered. Their numbers few to say the least. But who else would... who else could possible tries and right what had gone so very wrong. The Twilight of the Torches did little to liven the spirit of those around. In the Center of the Room an Old Women in white robes sat in the middle of a great magic circle. About her 3 younger women sat. Each one seems lost in thoughts and mediation. It was clear the women were performing a type of scriying spell. Near one of the large Pillars of the Catacomb room stood Yue Celestin. In the twlight of Celestia Yue had tryed to get as many people out of the city as possible. Thou the Great city never realy trusted Yue, in its last hours many of the defenders looked to Yue for leadership since the true leaders of Celestia were no were to be found. Yue's Cat eyes gazed out across the room, towards the women in mediation. Long had he thought about what must be done. Cursing himself for not making things right earlier... things that might have prevented.. NOO.. he could not think like that. Doubt had caused everything... Doubt from the Leadership of Celestia, Doubt in others abilites and Doubt in himself. Wrapping his arms about himself he thoughts wandered to her.... His guiding light... were... were could she be. Just then the warning whistle was sounded that some more troops were entering the hall. Yue moved over to the main door slowly to see who else had come to join the fight.
Lolita 05-12-05, 10:42 PM	The band of fighters march in, almost wearily. They eye the women with no expressions on their battle-worn faces, and continue on to find somewhere out of the way to rest. Amidst the group limps a woman, not at all armed or with any armor. Plainly she must be a survivor of some sort, picked up by the patrol. The fighters move on, leaving her behind to stand solitary and rather uncomfortable. Bloodstained bandages are wrapped about her left ankle, tight and restrictive. Her clothes are common looking, earth tone clothes and her wealth of hair shines a deep brown. She carries nothing but her will to live, and a curiousity for these people. With much effort, she limps over toward the wall where she can sit and rest her back against the wall. Life had been so chaotic of late... And that's when she notices that there are more people here than she had first thought. She must seem weak compared to these detirmined fighters and spellcasters... "I thank you for taking me in..." she calls out to anyone, her voice echoing slightly in the catacombs.
Yue Celestin 05-14-05, 12:05 AM	" You are most welcome.. " Came the voice of Yue, as he walked towards the women. It was clear she was in need of some healing. The women taking notice of the figure that approched here. Tall, with flowing white/blue outfit. A sash of white cloth warped across his chest and tucked into his belt. His white hair flowed, half way down his back then formed into a brad. Silver shin guards and a arm band adorn with symbols of the moon. Thou 2 features catch the womens eyes most, Yues Cat like eyes, that were Haunting to look upon, and his right arm that was not of flesh and blood but cold metal. Much like a arm that had been removed of flesh then turned to steel. The fingers ending in somewhat clawlike fasion. Yue knelt down before the women holding his noraml hand out pam open. " ..you are in need of healing... how did you come about this wound? " Yue asked, two question in one. it was clear Yue would not touch the women if premission was not given first.
Lolita 05-14-05, 11:27 AM	With some hesitation, she answered with her smooth accented voice, "I was travelling with a few druids... we were fleeing this area... but..." she chokes back a frightened sob, "Amidst the night we were ambushed... the druids were killed and I narrowly escaped, but not without being bitten first! I regret to say that I did not see what the beasts were, but they howled, I know that..." A calm expression washes over her face as she finishes her tale, her green eyes lowering, glancing at the covered wound. It was a foreboding wound. "I fear this wound will not heal so easily," she added, her gaze returning to the kind man.
Master_of_Flames 05-14-05, 07:49 PM	Two elves, twins by the look of them, stood next to a larg piece of meat on a scewer. "This battle has been a long one sister", one of the elves said, slicing a piece of meat off and taking a bite of it, "the dark armies haven't let up, and everyone in our clan is either dead, or has hidden themselves." "It is unfortunate for us to be trapped in the catacombs. If we could only get out of here, we might be able to atleast take out one commander", His sister replied. Chath shook his head at his twins idea, "Taking out a single commander would't make a diffrence. Besides, there are wounded here that need tending to. If we leave, then that would cut down on the fighting power here." Chath turned to the injured woman, "let my sister here see your wound. She is a skilled healer and should be able to help."
Lolita 05-14-05, 08:54 PM	She gazes at the elves and their otherworldly looks, finding it easy to trust them almost immediately. But something strange in the back of her mind tells her no... she can't be helped. "You are all too kind..." she replies with a half smile laced with pain. [I]"I think I've been bitten by a werewolf... if I tell them they shall surely send me away..." she thought to herself, still resting against the wall.
Yue Celestin 05-14-05, 10:44 PM	Yue listen carefuly to the womens tale, as he inspected the wound on her leg. The deep bite marks hinted at the source of the bit, but not at the strange oder coming from it. Here the Elfs speak, Yue Looked up at them. ".. Please then... the wound is deep, but not life threaten.... yet " Yue's words were not ment to frighten the women, only a statemnt. As Yue moved to stand agest his waved his human hand over the top of the wound. The pain of the wound melting away into a gental warmness. Standing up and looking down upon the women and then towards the 2 elves Yue spoke. " We will soon try to move to a higher catacomb, it is difficult this deep to make plans on what must be done here. We will need everyone ready to move in a few hours time. "
Hell Master 05-14-05, 10:52 PM	High above everything, in the Fortress of Nightmares the dark lord sat on its dark Throne of bone. The Crystal of Souls floating above in the grand hall.
Master_of_Flames 05-14-05, 11:36 PM	ooc- what is your characters name lolita? :confused:
Lolita 05-15-05, 11:12 AM	ooc- what is your characters name lolita? :confused: ooc: I haven't let that bit of information just yet. Don't worry I was planning to soon.
Lolita 05-15-05, 11:20 AM	The injured woman shifts her weight as she sits there, listening intently on the words exchanged. "Please... you may call me Gardenia, and I will do my best to not be a burden," she announces, brushing back her mahogany colored hair, another awkward but detirmined smile on her lips.
Master_of_Flames 05-15-05, 12:30 PM	"I am Chath Steeldagger, and this is my twin sister, Niar Steeldagger. We are members of the daggerspell Guardians and the League of the Boot and Trail", Chath said as his sister removed a blue-green vial from her pouch and gave it to gardenia. "This will help heal your wounds, as well as get rid of your curse that will soon aflict you." Niar said, "We were sent here by the Daggerspell Gaurdians to reclaim the two pairs of dagger that they had given this city as a gift. We had just recieved the two when the city came under assualt."
Lolita 05-15-05, 12:44 PM	Gardenia takes the vial from Niar, looking up into her eyes. "I thank you... in these troubled times help is such a blessing," she says, her nerves somewhat soothed by the gentle kindness of the elves and robed man. She carefully opens the vial, peers into it, and then closes it again. She sets to work unbandaging her ankle.
Iscariot 05-15-05, 07:44 PM	A man sits in the corner, unnoticed as of yet. His shoulder-length, ebon hair is matted with sweat and blood. His light grey, almost white eyes, have a disturbing, cataracted look to them, though it is quite evident he is not blind because of the piercing gaze he casts about the room. His body is corpselike, white as snow, and he has a deathmask tatooed on his face- deep black around the eyes, with black slits running vertically over them, black lips, with a streak running from the center of the lower lip to the chin, and lines running from the corners of his mouth to the sides of his face, and an X drawn over the mouth. A strange symbol looking much like a cross with an oval around the top point is stark on his pale forehead. He is clad in black leather, with studs running around the edges of his pauldrons, gauntlets, and greaves, and runes cast in metal are set into various points in the armor. The only visible weapon he carries is a thin longsword with blood caked on the ornate hilt and blade.
Yue Celestin 05-16-05, 08:05 PM	Watching the young women and the eleves talk, Yue couldn't help but smile to himself. No he thought to himself.. the furture is not lost. Looking about the room, as a few more surviers staggered in. Gazeing across the road Yues eye focus on the strange man that sat agest the way. Time would tell what this mans calling would be. Turning back to the steeldagger twins and Gardenia ".. Darkness is loaming closer, we need to move now please help spread the word. " Motion to a few of the other defenders in the crowed to come forward Yue began to lay out thier next movement. Thier was a room in the upper catacombs that had yet to be breached by the dark army. Inside thier was a Celestial gate that hopefuly was still in tacked. The plan... Dangerous but simple. Those that were able to fight would split up into 4 groups, useing the Gate 2 groups teleport to the surface and draw the dark army attention. The other 2 groups would Teleport to the Dark Fortress of Hell Master. Thier target... the Crystal of Souls which was being used to power the Dark Fortress and the Dark Armys undead legions. It was clear... any of the 4 groups were near sucidail. Thier were a few snickers from the crowed that at least the surface groups enemys were flesh and bone. Yues Grave expresion quickly silence comments. " I will not lie to any of you.. those that join in 1 of the 4 groups will most likly not see the light of day in this realm again. I myself will go to the Darktower with the groups. " One of the Captains in the back spoke up " is that wise?.. Sir.. No disrepect but, what will the will the rest do with out you here with out .. " his words cut short by Yue " Now or later makes litter difference Captain. I must face Hell Master... As to the rest, thier hope rest with out success... our failure thier doom. " Another voice in the back speaks up, a hint of hope in thier voice " .. Thats right, Lord Yue Can take Hell Master we have No..." Yues Look all to quickly rocked the mans confidence ".. please " Yue spoke softly. " You all have great faith in my abilites.. but I am no match for Hell Master, I have faced him once before, The last time Hell Master was defeaded it took 5 Angels to tople him, with the help of Ragnork Sword. And we are short both the Angels and the sword this time. We must focus our efforts on the Crystal of souls... with out it the Dark Army will lose power and the Fortress of Nightmares will crumble to the ground. " Looking about the room, knowing his words were destroying what little courge these surviers had left. Knowing he had to say something to bolster them.. even alittle. But no, Yue would not lie to them. Celestia had lied enof to the common people.. to those that Celestia felt were beneath them. What they needed was the truth. " ... Thier is a chance that Hell Master will be destroyed with the Crystal of souls. Ragnork hurt Hell Master Greatly in thier last Encounter. The Keeper of Fate wielded the blade with great skill... it is a wound that could not be recovered from. A wound from.. God Slayer can never be healed...." Yue tailing off with the last sentence ... his human hand coming up unconiously to rub his metal arm.
Lolita 05-16-05, 08:16 PM	Gardenia had no idea how futile this war really was. Now, as she finished tending to her wounds, she felt her heart sink a little lower than it usually was. 'Near suicide?' she thought to herself, standing up to test her weight on the healed ankle. The wound had vanished, yet a little bit of pain still lingered on the inside. No matter... She brushes back her long dark hair and feels for her pendant that has been tucked inside her snug shirt. "May the earthly gods save us," she prays silently.
Lord Tarran 05-17-05, 05:35 PM	May that wish come to you, Gardenia. Whispers a voice into her mind. As it whispers, this man (http://runecaster.net/colour/pics/big/tarran_fin.jpg) walks to near the group, clapping Yue on the shoulder. My fine fellow, we need to worry about the civilians right now more than the ending the Hell Lord. Moving them out of danger is a greater concern at the moment than any possible revenge assualt, and if you think not, Yue, than I will be forced to remove you from command. Lord Tarran of Gaia was familiar to Yue, but this was the first time that the two had actually been face to face. Yue, and any other defenders, would remember what Tarran was, an off world, but powerful werewolf, a Veran, a Protector of Good and of Nature. They had seen him fight tooth and claw, magic and fury, using the powers he had absorbed over the centuries from his opponents to devastate them. Now, he seemed perplexed, lacking his near constant calm, as the Dark Army approached, but still he remained in control of himself, and the few Veran warriors that he had under his command.
Lolita 05-17-05, 06:17 PM	Gardenia's heart leaps as the man brushes past her. How had he shown up so silently?! "Excuse me..? I apologize for interrupting, but I can certainly move out of these catacombs if need be. I wouldn't want to possibly get in the way of any plans... but perhaps I could help? I dread to go back up there where my fellow druids were slaughtered..." she asks, almost timidly despite her usually brave nature. She has seen much blood...
Master_of_Flames 05-17-05, 06:44 PM	"You're a druid?" Niar asked, looking at gardenia. "Why did you come to the city frined?"* She asked. *spoken in druidic
Master_of_Flames 05-17-05, 06:48 PM	Watching the young women and the eleves talk, Yue couldn't help but smile to himself. No he thought to himself.. the furture is not lost. Looking about the room, as a few more surviers staggered in. Gazeing across the road Yues eye focus on the strange man that sat agest the way. Time would tell what this mans calling would be. Turning back to the steeldagger twins and Gardenia ".. Darkness is loaming closer, we need to move now please help spread the word. " Motion to a few of the other defenders in the crowed to come forward Yue began to lay out thier next movement. Thier was a room in the upper catacombs that had yet to be breached by the dark army. Inside thier was a Celestial gate that hopefuly was still in tacked. The plan... Dangerous but simple. Those that were able to fight would split up into 4 groups, useing the Gate 2 groups teleport to the surface and draw the dark army attention. The other 2 groups would Teleport to the Dark Fortress of Hell Master. Thier target... the Crystal of Souls which was being used to power the Dark Fortress and the Dark Armys undead legions. It was clear... any of the 4 groups were near sucidail. Thier were a few snickers from the crowed that at least the surface groups enemys were flesh and bone. Yues Grave expresion quickly silence comments. " I will not lie to any of you.. those that join in 1 of the 4 groups will most likly not see the light of day in this realm again. I myself will go to the Darktower with the groups. " One of the Captains in the back spoke up " is that wise?.. Sir.. No disrepect but, what will the will the rest do with out you here with out .. " his words cut short by Yue " Now or later makes litter difference Captain. I must face Hell Master... As to the rest, thier hope rest with out success... our failure thier doom. " Another voice in the back speaks up, a hint of hope in thier voice " .. Thats right, Lord Yue Can take Hell Master we have No..." Yues Look all to quickly rocked the mans confidence ".. please " Yue spoke softly. " You all have great faith in my abilites.. but I am no match for Hell Master, I have faced him once before, The last time Hell Master was defeaded it took 5 Angels to tople him, with the help of Ragnork Sword. And we are short both the Angels and the sword this time. We must focus our efforts on the Crystal of souls... with out it the Dark Army will lose power and the Fortress of Nightmares will crumble to the ground. " Looking about the room, knowing his words were destroying what little courge these surviers had left. Knowing he had to say something to bolster them.. even alittle. But no, Yue would not lie to them. Celestia had lied enof to the common people.. to those that Celestia felt were beneath them. What they needed was the truth. " ... Thier is a chance that Hell Master will be destroyed with the Crystal of souls. Ragnork hurt Hell Master Greatly in thier last Encounter. The Keeper of Fate wielded the blade with great skill... it is a wound that could not be recovered from. A wound from.. God Slayer can never be healed...." Yue tailing off with the last sentence ... his human hand coming up unconiously to rub his metal arm. Chath looked at Yue and said, " MY sister and i will go. But first, i need to retrieve the Ruby Daggers of Energy, and the Sapphire Daggers of Illusion. If you will wait right there." he reached inside a bag on his side and withdrew two sets of objects wrapped in a fine mithril chain.
Lolita 05-17-05, 06:55 PM	"Yes... well... I had just become a druid when my group was travelling, or rather fleeing the region by passing through the cities. I regret to say all this..." replies Gardenia, blushing at her lack of training and sorrowful for the loss of her fellows.
Yue Celestin 05-17-05, 08:29 PM	Lord Tarans hand felt as it just slaped a brick wall. Yue stance unchanged even from the surpises slap. " My Lord Tarans... its been some time " Yue spoke bowing his head slightly to Taran. " If you wish to remove me of my command then please do... I am no leader of men, nor have i ever claimed to be. But now in this time of darkness we must make a stand, Hell Master is over confident and we may never get another chance as we do now. " Yue and Taran stood thier and stared at one another for what seemed an eternity. Those around knew they stood before beings of great power, a feeling of hope seemed to be kindled again. Were Yue could not alone succeed... prehaps the 2 of them could. (( Taran, I seem to remeber your character a bit.. you ever deal with the Celestia Wars any on the boards? ))
Yue Celestin 05-17-05, 08:31 PM	Chath looked at Yue and said, " MY sister and i will go. But first, i need to retrieve the Ruby Daggers of Energy, and the Sapphire Daggers of Illusion. If you will wait right there." he reached inside a bag on his side and withdrew two sets of objects wrapped in a fine mithril chain. Ops!! Takes place before the slap hehe Yue Nodded his aproval, in the battles ahead they would need every advantage they could muster.
Lord Tarran 05-17-05, 08:59 PM	((I never helped with the war for Celestia. I was playing Lord Tarran, however, at the same time as the original war, as well in Dai'Morra's fortress. Lets just say that Tarran is strong, and has come a long way since my god-moding start, and is now a good char. You'll see)) I have no wish to remove you from your command, Yue. However, we need to worry about the innocents and regroup before a strike. Otherwise, we are not going to succeed. If we can make it to the gate, I should be able to rework it to get the innocents off world, and get the remainders of our forces into the Gate Room. We'll be able to think of a strike after that.
Yue Celestin 05-17-05, 10:36 PM	Yue Listen to Lord Taran with interest. "...To use the Gate to Gate others out and In would certainly alert Hell Master to our presence. We will need to mask the gates use....It will take time to reset the gate for each jump out of this plane " Looked about the room slowly " .. how many troops can you gate in to aid us? " Yue's gaze returned to Lord Taran ".. Prehaps..." Yue turned at the thought towards the young Druid Gardenia. His looked towards her not going unknowticed. " Gardenia...how are you with gardening...." The question a bit out of the blue.
Lolita 05-18-05, 05:41 PM	A bit caught off guard, Gardenia replies, "Gardening? I used to grow unusual herbs and sorts when I still lived in the countryside... all that is destroyed now. But I have some knowledge... why do you ask?"
Yue Celestin 05-18-05, 09:37 PM	" We will need to mask our use of the Gate, The life force of those coming in and out will be like a single flare to Hell Master and the Dark Army, but with some gardening we can hide were this gates will be. " Reaching into the folds of his sash Yue pulled out a small bag of seeds and tossed them towards Gardenia. " ... A old friend once gave me these seeds to grow a Forest, but warned that they needed the touch of a druid to make them grow... curious how fate has provided us with a druid this day.. " The Bag of seeds landed in Gardenia's hand with out any effort. The small bag seemed to pulse with a slight heart beat..a warmth of life radiating from its leather surface. ".. but our young druid will need help in spreading the seeds...." Yue left the question in mid air
Master_of_Flames 05-18-05, 09:49 PM	"Do you think there is only one druid here? how mistaken you are Yue. If those seeds are what i think they are, then we will need more than the strength of a single druid." Niar said, taking one set of the daggers and placing them in two empty dagger holsters. "I suppose we should tell them about all of our mission sister", Chath said a grim, yet slightly sad look on his face. "Yes, I suppose mybe we should brother", Niar replied, an equal expression on her face.
Lolita 05-18-05, 11:33 PM	Gardenia is left speechless as this great task is bestowed on her and any other druids that could help. "I will do my best to mask our movements from the enemy... and I know I cannot do this alone," she manages to say, nodding humbly to Yue.
Yue Celestin 05-19-05, 12:10 AM	Yue nods his head to Gardenia, before turning towards the twins. " Please then... let us hear your tale, as it might hold some answer to question we have "
Iscariot 05-19-05, 06:02 PM	The man watches from the corner still, taking in all that is being said. He wonders what role he will play in all of this.
Lolita 05-21-05, 01:22 PM	As Gardenia steps back, she notices the watchful man in the shadows. She quickly looks away, for he looks quite... intimidating. Why was he just sitting there watching? Did others know he was here? Gardenia thought about calling out to him, but decided to keep quiet.
The Renegade Master 05-22-05, 10:16 AM	(( Umm... think we lost some people, give them another day before We play on ))
Lolita 05-22-05, 10:17 AM	((yes, that would be good... sorry))
Yue Celestin 05-26-05, 12:03 PM	Yue Listened to the twins story and noded his head. " I would like for you 2 then to help Gardenia in her task, We will make our move to the gate within the next hour... time is agest us so we must move swiftly. ' Turning towards Taran again. " Will your troops be Ready in an hour Taran? Once thier we will have little time before we much act. " Besides Yue one of the Captains issued some orders to some men, the Make shift camp was busy with people packing and readying themselfs for the move and the coming battle.
Iscariot 05-26-05, 03:15 PM	Aeneas stands up and walks to Yue, saying "I would be glad to assist- just place me where you deem fit. My skills lie in necromancy, but I am also a fairly adept warrior, if need be."
Lord Tarran 07-04-05, 02:27 PM	Tarran stands perplexed, trying to decide exactly how many he could move. I can gate all our civilians out, as well as bring in about fifty of my own troops from home. With a little reworking, I could get all the troops in the nearby areas, that are ours, and bring them into the gate room. I think that'll be about 1000. That should be enough to bring down the Hell Lord, though I doubt that many of us shall survive.