Post by Stoner Shadow Wolf on Nov 25, 2009 16:28:11 GMT -5
Shadow wolf was now in the outskirts of Hawthorne, just 20 miles from the Bronx, Walking southbound, headed for the Big Apple.
Traffic along this route was picking up as it was nearing rush hour. Not that this concerned Wolf, nor that he even knew what rush hour was, he was amused by the display of flashy colorful metal hulls speeding past him.
<These humans...> he thought to himself, <i just cannot understand, where they went wrong! It was only a short 5000 years ago that they were on equal terms to the rest of the world, struggling no more, no less, than the rest of god's creations, naked and cold, just like the rest of us. how could everything be changed so drastically in such a short time, i wonder...>
His thoughts distracted him from the walk. he had been so deep in thought, almost a trance, a state of meditation, reflecting on his past and his encounters with humanity in prehistoric times...
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Gaymi's thoughts intruded <Dont stop digging! we're almost out!>
<OH HUSH!> Came Guyanne's retort <We've been stuck under here for nearly an hour with nonstop digging, just cuz i'm out of energy doesnt mean im stopping. you and i both know full well that if we stop, we die, jsut shut up and keep digging.>
Gaymi stilled his psychic tongue, for he knew his sister was right in her logic, and he knew that arguing wouldnt solve anything, jsut slow them down, so he just kept digging. he still couldnt help but notice Guyanne becoming slack, and slowing down. this irritated him, and to express that, he would dig even harder and faster. in a sense, trying to show his sister up.
Guyanne knew what he was doing, but didnt want to let him know she pulled some tendons in her arms when they fell in and couldnt pick up the slack. she simply persisted as best she could, trying to hide her injury.
Finally they started making some progress when a burst of cool oxygen caressed the siblings. Still more than half buried, at least they now had room to breathe.
<i'm stopping, i need rest> Guyanne informed her brother. "dont stop, we're almost out, and you know we need to get out of here, we're going to fail our mission if we stop now!" Gaymi said out loud so as to emphasize his seriousness.
Guyanne sighed. it looked like she didnt have a choice. "I cant." she said, lifting up her arm to show Gaymi the bruises and said "i pulled my tendons when we fell in... i cant use my arm any more than i have, i need to rest."
Gaymi's concern for his sister was all that prevented an outburst of rage, but it was not enough to stop him from losing his cool. "FUCKING HELL! THIS IS JUST LIKE THIS TO HAPPEN! WHY THE FUCK CANT THINGS JSUT GO SMOOTHLY FOR ONCE IN A WHILE?!"
He continued to curse and shout as he pulled twice his weight to unearth himself and his sister.
They had already breached the air, so he really didnt need his sister's help, but he felt like it was her fault that he had to do the rest on his own.
Around halfway out of the hole, Guyanne had passed out from the pain. Gaymi hadn't noticed until they were free to leave. He dragged his sister's dead weight out of the hole and carried her away from the uneven earth and debris.
<we should have been more prepared for that, they told us the earth was angry and would tear itself apart soon...>
<><><><><><><>Flashback<><><><><><><>
"Gaymi & Guyanne, our city's champions and heroes, you must understand what you are asking!!" Came the Elder Troll's pleads, "We will be unprotected without you! I am but a feeble Half Troll, I know my reputation is stained with the revelation of my Elf mother, and you are the only ones keeping the rest of the clan in line. I cannot lead the village without you, surely you understand this! The others will take me for granted, they wont listen now that they know i am half Elf!"
Guyanne placed her hand on Elder Trykun's shoulder and sighed "it is unavoidable, we HAVE to go. we've been chosen by the spirits of our ancestors to go."
The Elder troll bowed his head. Being half Elf made him an intelligent troll, it was because of his elf mother that he was blessed with the intelligence he needed to lead their clan to peace and tranquility-something that, in spite of their chaotic nature, trolls seek throughout their lives.
"You've done so much for our tribe, Elder Trykun Sha'at-küno, it is nothing short of blatant disrespect that we leave you like this, but we dont have a choice." Gaymi started to explain.
But the elder already understood perfectly and silenced him with his palm.
There was a moment of awkward silence. "I know now that you understand what you are taking upon yourselves. I just wanted to make sure you understood that. You do know that once you leave this world, you wont have much time in Montagol, right?"
"I've heard rumors that the world that separates Elf and Troll territory has been overrun by Demons, but that's just a rumor, right?" Guyanne inquired.
"I wish it were young one, i wish it were, but they have infected the very planet itself. You will have a very short amount of time to reach the gateway to the neutral worlds before the planet dies and tears itself apart. I pray that the demons havent found it yet, you must not let them enter the portal to the neutral worlds!"
Gaymi assured the old elf-troll that they would do everything in their power to reach the portal and prevent the Demons from infecting Gaia.
"But now that the tribe knows you're part elf, what are you going to do, elder? They will cook you over a spit and have a feast like they used to have before you ended the Elf Wars!"
"such is my fate young girl. i am okay with that. i've done my part. If the tribe truly learned anything from me, they will let me live. If the clan truly values what i have done for them, they will spare my life. even if i am exiled, i am content with my fate."
A tear ran down Guyanne's cheek. Gayme was irritated by this affection his sister had for the elder, but let it go, since this would be the last time they would see Trykun.
Guyanne had an idea and blurted suddenly "We could take you with us! even if-"
Trykun's heart warmed, a faint smile pierced his lips but faded almost as soon as it revealed itself. "I am too old for a new adventure. it is as i told you child, i am content with my fate! There is nothing you can do for me now, let this weary old troll rest." That smile managed to sneak out again, this time more permanently.
Guyanne sobbed silently.
"Oh my child, dear Guyanne, do not waste your tears on an old man who is at the end of his lifetime!" his smile seemed to grow, and even become more sincere, "Why. I have done enough in my lifetime to make up for every member of the tribe who has slacked off and done little with their lives! It is time for your adventures now. but it is not at your leisure! you must go now!" His smile faded, though his sincerity still intact.
"Montagol will be obliterated by the demon infection soon! You must go now if you ever intend to reunite Gaia with the Infinite Whole! Gaia is at risk of an infection of demons much like Montagol! You two have been chosen after all. I understand that now, seeing the two of you so eager to move on with your lives, I understand that we are all connected to the infinite whole-even those whom Belial has cut off from the source. You must hurry, the Planet is being torn apart, great quakes ravage the world everywhere, if you do not hurry, there will be no Montagol left!"
Gaymi & Guyanne were both overcome with a sense of dread, their minds meeting on the same question.
simultaneously, they asked "What do we do about the portal once we're there?"
Trykun's expression fell to the floor. "The portal is a living being, a person whose will was to transport people around the infinite all..." He began to explain. "back when the worlds were first brought into existence, back when the first beings walked the surface of Montagol, The portal had already existed. The portal vicariously taught the first elves and trolls how to use magic, the Elves' curiosity drove them to study the portal, and their generosity paved the path of Troll magics. They taught our ancestors the basics, but feared that our chaotic nature would lead to dangerous magics, so they would not teach more. but covered in the basics of magic, we can use magic to speak to the portal. It is the portal that helpped us evade an endless war. It was the portal that advised the Elf leader and I to leave montagol and settle in new worlds. But it was only a short few years away from Montagol that the Demons filled our vacancy..."
Trykun's expression, already on the floor, seemed to fall even deeper into regret.
"While there is psychic-magical means to communicate with it, you must destroy the portal."
Traffic along this route was picking up as it was nearing rush hour. Not that this concerned Wolf, nor that he even knew what rush hour was, he was amused by the display of flashy colorful metal hulls speeding past him.
<These humans...> he thought to himself, <i just cannot understand, where they went wrong! It was only a short 5000 years ago that they were on equal terms to the rest of the world, struggling no more, no less, than the rest of god's creations, naked and cold, just like the rest of us. how could everything be changed so drastically in such a short time, i wonder...>
His thoughts distracted him from the walk. he had been so deep in thought, almost a trance, a state of meditation, reflecting on his past and his encounters with humanity in prehistoric times...
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Gaymi's thoughts intruded <Dont stop digging! we're almost out!>
<OH HUSH!> Came Guyanne's retort <We've been stuck under here for nearly an hour with nonstop digging, just cuz i'm out of energy doesnt mean im stopping. you and i both know full well that if we stop, we die, jsut shut up and keep digging.>
Gaymi stilled his psychic tongue, for he knew his sister was right in her logic, and he knew that arguing wouldnt solve anything, jsut slow them down, so he just kept digging. he still couldnt help but notice Guyanne becoming slack, and slowing down. this irritated him, and to express that, he would dig even harder and faster. in a sense, trying to show his sister up.
Guyanne knew what he was doing, but didnt want to let him know she pulled some tendons in her arms when they fell in and couldnt pick up the slack. she simply persisted as best she could, trying to hide her injury.
Finally they started making some progress when a burst of cool oxygen caressed the siblings. Still more than half buried, at least they now had room to breathe.
<i'm stopping, i need rest> Guyanne informed her brother. "dont stop, we're almost out, and you know we need to get out of here, we're going to fail our mission if we stop now!" Gaymi said out loud so as to emphasize his seriousness.
Guyanne sighed. it looked like she didnt have a choice. "I cant." she said, lifting up her arm to show Gaymi the bruises and said "i pulled my tendons when we fell in... i cant use my arm any more than i have, i need to rest."
Gaymi's concern for his sister was all that prevented an outburst of rage, but it was not enough to stop him from losing his cool. "FUCKING HELL! THIS IS JUST LIKE THIS TO HAPPEN! WHY THE FUCK CANT THINGS JSUT GO SMOOTHLY FOR ONCE IN A WHILE?!"
He continued to curse and shout as he pulled twice his weight to unearth himself and his sister.
They had already breached the air, so he really didnt need his sister's help, but he felt like it was her fault that he had to do the rest on his own.
Around halfway out of the hole, Guyanne had passed out from the pain. Gaymi hadn't noticed until they were free to leave. He dragged his sister's dead weight out of the hole and carried her away from the uneven earth and debris.
<we should have been more prepared for that, they told us the earth was angry and would tear itself apart soon...>
<><><><><><><>Flashback<><><><><><><>
"Gaymi & Guyanne, our city's champions and heroes, you must understand what you are asking!!" Came the Elder Troll's pleads, "We will be unprotected without you! I am but a feeble Half Troll, I know my reputation is stained with the revelation of my Elf mother, and you are the only ones keeping the rest of the clan in line. I cannot lead the village without you, surely you understand this! The others will take me for granted, they wont listen now that they know i am half Elf!"
Guyanne placed her hand on Elder Trykun's shoulder and sighed "it is unavoidable, we HAVE to go. we've been chosen by the spirits of our ancestors to go."
The Elder troll bowed his head. Being half Elf made him an intelligent troll, it was because of his elf mother that he was blessed with the intelligence he needed to lead their clan to peace and tranquility-something that, in spite of their chaotic nature, trolls seek throughout their lives.
"You've done so much for our tribe, Elder Trykun Sha'at-küno, it is nothing short of blatant disrespect that we leave you like this, but we dont have a choice." Gaymi started to explain.
But the elder already understood perfectly and silenced him with his palm.
There was a moment of awkward silence. "I know now that you understand what you are taking upon yourselves. I just wanted to make sure you understood that. You do know that once you leave this world, you wont have much time in Montagol, right?"
"I've heard rumors that the world that separates Elf and Troll territory has been overrun by Demons, but that's just a rumor, right?" Guyanne inquired.
"I wish it were young one, i wish it were, but they have infected the very planet itself. You will have a very short amount of time to reach the gateway to the neutral worlds before the planet dies and tears itself apart. I pray that the demons havent found it yet, you must not let them enter the portal to the neutral worlds!"
Gaymi assured the old elf-troll that they would do everything in their power to reach the portal and prevent the Demons from infecting Gaia.
"But now that the tribe knows you're part elf, what are you going to do, elder? They will cook you over a spit and have a feast like they used to have before you ended the Elf Wars!"
"such is my fate young girl. i am okay with that. i've done my part. If the tribe truly learned anything from me, they will let me live. If the clan truly values what i have done for them, they will spare my life. even if i am exiled, i am content with my fate."
A tear ran down Guyanne's cheek. Gayme was irritated by this affection his sister had for the elder, but let it go, since this would be the last time they would see Trykun.
Guyanne had an idea and blurted suddenly "We could take you with us! even if-"
Trykun's heart warmed, a faint smile pierced his lips but faded almost as soon as it revealed itself. "I am too old for a new adventure. it is as i told you child, i am content with my fate! There is nothing you can do for me now, let this weary old troll rest." That smile managed to sneak out again, this time more permanently.
Guyanne sobbed silently.
"Oh my child, dear Guyanne, do not waste your tears on an old man who is at the end of his lifetime!" his smile seemed to grow, and even become more sincere, "Why. I have done enough in my lifetime to make up for every member of the tribe who has slacked off and done little with their lives! It is time for your adventures now. but it is not at your leisure! you must go now!" His smile faded, though his sincerity still intact.
"Montagol will be obliterated by the demon infection soon! You must go now if you ever intend to reunite Gaia with the Infinite Whole! Gaia is at risk of an infection of demons much like Montagol! You two have been chosen after all. I understand that now, seeing the two of you so eager to move on with your lives, I understand that we are all connected to the infinite whole-even those whom Belial has cut off from the source. You must hurry, the Planet is being torn apart, great quakes ravage the world everywhere, if you do not hurry, there will be no Montagol left!"
Gaymi & Guyanne were both overcome with a sense of dread, their minds meeting on the same question.
simultaneously, they asked "What do we do about the portal once we're there?"
Trykun's expression fell to the floor. "The portal is a living being, a person whose will was to transport people around the infinite all..." He began to explain. "back when the worlds were first brought into existence, back when the first beings walked the surface of Montagol, The portal had already existed. The portal vicariously taught the first elves and trolls how to use magic, the Elves' curiosity drove them to study the portal, and their generosity paved the path of Troll magics. They taught our ancestors the basics, but feared that our chaotic nature would lead to dangerous magics, so they would not teach more. but covered in the basics of magic, we can use magic to speak to the portal. It is the portal that helpped us evade an endless war. It was the portal that advised the Elf leader and I to leave montagol and settle in new worlds. But it was only a short few years away from Montagol that the Demons filled our vacancy..."
Trykun's expression, already on the floor, seemed to fall even deeper into regret.
"While there is psychic-magical means to communicate with it, you must destroy the portal."