The Weaver of Destiny (Part XVI)

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Soul Reaver	Stavarus continues...	#1	[-]
Posts: 1675 Sep 17 02 6:25 AM The Immortal Brigadier General More My Recent Posts	Stavarus looks at Tamrissa with a cold expression. "Thirella? The woman from the village? Hardly. She showed signs of Daemon-Possession, and her taint may have already spread to her family. I could not risk it spreading further. So I ended their lives, and in the process banished the Daemon back to Inferno in agony. After all, what good is life if one's soul is corrupted?" Stavarus begins to get worked up as he preaches to Tamrissa. A fanatic gleam enters his eyes. "What you do not seem to realise is that Daemons are the vilest and most dire threat to the Mortal Plane. No means are too extreme to stop them! If I had to burn an entire village to destroy just one of their vile kind, I would not hesitate to do it!" Stavarus then listens to Asaki. She seems to have his attention. "Oh, yes. I have a very good idea of where to find it. My travels so far have been to obtain the means necessary for finding it. I was on the trail of the Staff before you interrupted me..." Stavarus then hears Kawanua's words. Anger flashes across his features, and he answers in a deadly whisper. "Never speak again of my not knowing agony. I cannot even bring myself to so much as describe what was done to me. I know well enough the extremes to which one can be tortured!"
cLuTcHFieND	Re: Stavarus continues...	#2	[-]
Posts: 3771 Sep 17 02 8:23 AM Angel of Redemption God-General More My Recent Posts	Cameron listens to the conversation intently. As Stavarus finishes preaching to Tamrissa, Cameron quickly mindspeaks to her. "Tam, it might be a good idea to forget about Stavarus's actions for now. It's a good possibility that this Khora individual is already hot on the trail of this staff as well, and the more time we waste bickering here, the greater the chance of us arriving too late will be." After sending the message, Cameron clears his throat slightly, hoping to draw Stavarus's attention away from Kawanua. "Well, it would appear that we share a common enemy. I cannot speak for the others, but I know that I would be willing to assist you in your quest. However, I do have a question for you." Cameron looks Stavarus straight in the eye before asking his question. "You received the ability to travel the warp while you were in the presence of this so-called "Warp Lord". What other talents have you discovered? What magic do you know?" Cameron thinks to himself while awaiting an answer. Let's see how he answers this one. My suspicions could be correct........
Tamrissa Roshan	Re: Stavarus continues...	#3	[-]
Posts: 1297 Sep 17 02 3:05 PM Recruit More My Recent Posts	Tamrissa returns every one of Stavarus' cold gazes, her hands propped on the hilt of the Kuru. She turns her head towards Clutch as he mindpspeaks her. He makes it very hard to forget. He is prejudiced beyond belief and has the arrogance to profess it openly, she replies heatedly. But...I will say no more for now. You, unfortunately, are probably right. I will be keeping my eye and ear on him however. She turns her eyes back to Stavarus as the Space Marine questions him about his powers. Her expression stays hard and angry, but she seems to be keeping her promise of silence. To occupy herself, she tries to break through to Fei again. Fei, she tries to find the connection between them, but finds it shut off on his end. His beast seems to pick up her scent as she reaches for his mind and it quickly rises in her own. Whispers float behind her eyes, tickling her ears and raising chill bumps down over her skin. She closes her eyes and lifts a hand to her throat. The faint taste of blood taints her mouth, the smell of it lingers as she breathes. Swallowing, she carefully blocks the hunger, closing the darkness off from taking over her. Her eyes open, flashing red briefly, before returning to normal. She glances at Soul, knowing he is the only other one who knows where Fei is. A frown claims the tight line of her lips and she turns her eyes to the slowly dying fire...
Kitharsis	Re: Stavarus continues...	#4	[-]
Posts: 978 Sep 17 02 5:02 PM [Insert Custom Rank Here] Colonel More My Recent Posts	Kitharsis nods as Stavarus explains himself. Now that the task has been indentified, he feels a sense of urgency to get going. But he realizes that everyone still needs rest. Perhaps for a while longer they will stay, but not too long.
Kawanua the Fallen Angel	Never the same. Ruler of Everworld	#5	[-]
Posts: 1328 Sep 17 02 7:42 PM Major More My Recent Posts	Kawanua slams his fist against a tree, peices of bark fling out falling to the ground.. " Oh? You think your the only one who has been tortured!? You are not the only one in this massive universe of demensions! You should learn to have some compassion...Call me insane...hah. The only reason i am acting like this is because............ " Kawanua stops talking suddenly. He backs off lurking further into the shadows. Kawanua turns around and begins to walk away from everyone. He unties Shenba and lets her drop to the ground...He picks up lizzie and drops her. He stops walking for a moment staring into darkness. " I...I can't " Kawanua begins to walk again, after a while no one can hear him anymore. Shenba glows bright Red, slowly shifting into her original form. She extends her talons knowing Stavarus will probley try to attack. She turns around to face everyone. Shenba ignores Stavarus looking right at Soul Reaver.. Shenba:: " You all may have seen his state ever since he was reborn...Even I cannont figure out what is haunting him so badly..You all must forgive him if he snaps at you...I don't think he will ever be as kind hearted as he was before... I don't think the real ruler of Everworld will return, ever. Forgive me...Please continue.. " Shenba sits down begining to listen to the information Kawanua will not hear..
Soul Reaver	Enlisting the Companions	#6	[-]
Posts: 1675 Sep 17 02 9:07 PM The Immortal Brigadier General More My Recent Posts	Stavarus looks at Clutchfiend with suspicion. "I did not gain any new magic, although I did find my capacity for Runic Magic increased somewhat. Are you accusing me of becoming a Magic-User? I would not use any other Sorcery to begin with - I only tolerate the use of Runic Magic because it is a necessary evil for defeating same Daemons." Then Stavarus looks somewhat smug. He gives a crooked smile. "As for your offer of help... In most circumstances I would refuse. This is my battle, and I will not have anyone deprive me of my vengeance. However, my experiences in Lordstern have convinced me that I am facing foes far more deadly than I am used to. You are apparently are all very powerful, though, and perhaps a match for my foes. I could do with a retinue of warriors to protect me from those... creatures." Stavarus grins. "My journeys for information on the Staff were fruitless for a long time, but eventually I found some information in the library of some backwards kindom ruled by an arrogant Queen. Within a book on magical artifacts, written by a Warp-Traveller, I discovered two important things - my first lead, which was that the Staff was once known to reside in the "City of the Inja 'Del". Secondly, I found out that a certain magical phrase must be recited over the Staff to activate it. The phrase was recorded in the book." Stavarus narrows his eyes as the smile fades from his lips. "After comitting the phrase to memory, I tore the page from the book and destroyed it. I am now the only one who knows how to use the artifact - without the proper words, it is useless, its powers locked away forever. Basically, you have no choice but to help me, or abandon your quest. Make no mistake, I am not pleased about this arrangement, but I see that I probably have little choice." Stavarus' expression grows even darker as Shenba appears. "What is that?! I KNOW that thing has a Daemonic taint running within it! I can taste it's foulness from here!" Stavarus draws his daggers. "I will send you back to Inferno, creature!" (ooc: I had to make Stavarus talk before Shenba showed up, or he'd have got too worked up to tell us anything. And PLEASE take Shenba away, 'cos I don't want Stavarus getting into a fight with her. If he gets hurt, he'll think twice about having us go with him, and then we're really stuffed.)
Kanshisha	Fighting allies....You're such a dumbass....	#7	[-]
Posts: 472 Sep 17 02 9:55 PM Alter-Ego Character More My Recent Posts	Just as Stavarus draws his blades, Kanshisha dashes out of the the forest, leaping high into the air and comes between Kawanua and Stavarus, quickly drawing Both Grandiel and the Masamune. "NO MORE FIGHTING FROM YOU!!!!!!!!!!!", Kanshisha roared as Grandiel's dark blue flames dripped from the blade and the Masamune's gleaming sliver edges changed into a jagged-edged blade. "I'M SICK OF THIS IMMATURE BULLSHIT!!!!!!! IF WE'RE GOING TO FIGHT, THEN SAVE IT FOR ANOTHER DAY AFTER THIS MISSION IS DONE!!!!!!!!!!! ALL THIS IS DOING IS KEEPING US FROM OUR GOAL, AND THAT EVER-ACTIVE MOUTH OF YOURS HAS COME TOO CLOSE TO BEING BROKEN BY ANY OF US!!!!!!!!!!", He roared at Stavarus. Duriel's persona roaored around Kanshisha. The clouds grew darker and the very area around the group began to become distorted and warped. Both Demons and Angelic denizensa alike swarmed around the area as if it was day one of Hell on earth. Dragons and Winged Centaurs clashing in the skies. And even Souls of the lost and angry took part in the filling of the sky and land. This was not Kanshisha's pure power, but yet another technique activated by the Omnigen Gift. Seconds later, the environment returned to it's normal status and Kanshisha sheathed Grandiel and the Masamune, but his hands were enveloped in the dark power of the Omnigen Gift. "I tried to be nice and accepting before when you blindly shot off that mouth of yours. This is what... the third or fifth time you've started another uproar? I'll not warn you again. Either Coexist with the rest of us... Or you and I shall clash in Nirvana..... You may hold some form of worth to this group and the mission...But you hold no worth to me. SO get your head out of your ass and get over yourself. We have bigger issues to deal with than allied rivalry.", he criticised to stavarus. "And you can call me a hooded power hungry scorceror as much as you like. I'd rather be that than a lame, childish stick figure of a man whose penis is too small for his own pride.", he added as he stood firm, battle ready in case Stavarus desired to continue fighting his allies. ((OOC: Kanshisha is slightly under the influence of the Omnigen. This means he's slightly allowing Duriel to influence him, so he's not 100% himself at the moment. Soul, Kawanua, Yue, and Asaki you can sense Duriel's presence if you want to. ))
Kawanua the Fallen Angel	Re: Fighting allies....You're such a dumbass....	#8	[-]
Posts: 1328 Sep 18 02 1:46 AM Major More My Recent Posts	Shenba looks at Stavarus as he approaches her with the daggor. She slices the blade with ease with her long dragon talons. She smiles at Stavarus, she rasies her talons just as Kanshisha steps in. She watches the unnatural force swarm around kanshisha.. " Calm down Kanshisha, stop letting that beast control you... " Shenba again raises her talons near Stavarus's face. " You wouldn't be a worthy opponent for me... And Under Kawanua's and Soul reavers circumstances it would not be very smart to attack you. You are lucky we need you... You can bad mouth Inferno for all i care...That places is not my home no longer... " Shenba bends down picking up the sliced off blade of the dagger. She throws it at a tree, the blade digging so far into the tree it is no longer able to be seen. Shenba sits down retracting her talons.. " So Soul...Where do we go now? where do we leave in the morning? " Shenba glances at Soul ignoring anything unimportant that stavarus does.
Soul Reaver	No Ally of Mine!	#9	[-]
Posts: 1675 Sep 18 02 6:24 AM The Immortal Brigadier General More My Recent Posts	(ooc: Uh... Kawanua... those daggers are enchanted, since they have to be in order to hurt the more powerful Daemon types. In other words, they're almost indestructible. Sorry.) Stavarus growls as Shenba's claw throws sparks against his dagger-blade, deflecting the weapon. As he prepares to strike again, Kanshisha appears in front of him. Stavarus is stunned at his show of power, but rallies quickly. "I am not fighting my allies, Sorcerer! That Daemon is no ally of mine! If you do not want me to gut her here, then get her out of my sight, or I shall remove myself from your presence and complete this quest without your 'help'!" Soul Reaver smoothly steps between Stavarus and Kanshisha. He sends a message to Shenba, ensuring that Kanshisha and Kawanua can also hear. I am sorry Shenba, but I fear that you may well have to transform yourself back into a sword to end this conflict. We MUST journey with Stavarus if we are to complete our quest - he does not stand a chance on his own, and if he dies, so will our only hope of finding and using the one weapon that could defeat the Warp Lord. I beg you, please stand down. Soul Reaver then speaks to Stavarus. "Stavarus, put down your weapons now! I understand your hatred for Daemons, but this will not help your quest, and may well get you killed." Stavarus seems to calm down somewhat, his attention diverted from Shenba for a moment. He speaks through gritted teeth, as if each word he is saying were an effort. "Very well... I will make peace for now. But if she does not remove herself from my sight..." Soul Reaver continues talking, hoping to keep Stavarus' mind off Shenba. "Tell me, Stavarus. You said you found out about the Staff having been in the city of the Inja 'Del. What happened afterwards?" Stavarus waves his hand dismissively. "I learned of its location from the book, so I opened a Warp Gate and travelled there. For some reason I could not open Warp Gates as I approached the city... I felt as if my powers were being sucked from my body. The place was filled with massive, brutish creatures as well, and they looked less than friendly. I avoided their attentions by slipping away quietly when I heard them coming. They were not particuarly stealthy. I eventually found the museum where the Staff had apparently once been kept. However, it was no longer there. Fortunately, however, the Inja 'Del had kept very thorough records of all the dealings they had made, and the catalogues were still in the museum. I searched through the catalogues and found that it had long ago been stolen, but that the Inja 'Del had also crafted a magical lens that could be used to see where it had gone. The Inja 'Del had no interest in finding the Staff again though, and they eventually traded the lens for some other magical artifacts. The trader was a Warp Traveller from Tylia. Naturally, I then went to Tylia. Fortune was with me, for there I happened upon some Pilgrims who recognised the surname of the Warp Traveller that had the lens. Apparently, one of his descendents lived nearby somewhere. His name was Grafford Highdern, but he was now known as Grafford the Seer. I followed his trail, and eventually found him in the village of Ternmill. The old fool had no idea of how valuable the 'heirloom' he had actually was, and I convinced him to part with it for a some gold." Stavarus gives a lopsided smile and reaches into his coat. He pulls out a tinted red lens. "This is the lens. It led me to the Citadel of Lordstern, but it would seem the Staff has not been there for some time. I was about to follow the trail again when the siege began..." Stavarus trails off, then shrugs. "You know the rest of the tale already."
cLuTcHFieND	Can't I just kill him?	#10	[-]
Posts: 3771 Sep 18 02 9:05 AM Angel of Redemption God-General More My Recent Posts	Cameron regards the actions of Stavarus without betraying any outward signs of emotion, but his rage boils inside him. He quickly sends a message to Soul. "Soul, I don't like this at all. I'd really prefer to just absorb this bastard's memories and then kill him and send him to Inferno where he belongs, but his memories apparently contain large amounts of hideous indescribable tourture, and I'd probably be out of commision for quite a while if I tried it." Cameron turns away from Stavarus and the others, continuing to mindspeak with Soul. "I'll go along with whatever you decide. But if this bastard attacks me even once, I'm going to make sure he never walks again."
Asaki Masako	What is this?	#11	[-]
Posts: 513 Sep 18 02 10:44 AM Recruit More My Recent Posts	Asaki listens to Stavarus very carefully, fearing to lose any piece of valuable information. She watches several people begin to argue once more, so she crouches and starts whistling, waiting for them to stop. As Stavarus continues to speak, Asaki's eyes slowly move towards Kanshisha. She continues to whistle quietly. hm...he seems to be changing already... Her attention suddenly goes back to the others as Stavarus speaks of the lens then pulls it from his pocket. The teenager stops whistling and rises, snatching the object from the older man's hand. She tilts her head and looks at it curiously. "This little thing's gonna get us the staff? Doesn't look like much." \|With chaos as my guide, I walk the plains in search of a worthy battle....\|
Tamrissa Roshan	Re: What is this?	#12	[-]
Posts: 1297 Sep 18 02 3:46 PM Recruit More My Recent Posts	Tamrissa wanders away from the fire, still listening to what is being said. She goes to her belongings propped against a nearby tree and picks up her boots, her feet going quite numb in the layer of snow that has fallen. With a pensive, willful fold at her brow, she slips the leather back on her cold limbs. Tell him to stop feeding, she hisses at the black presence hovering in the corner of her mind. Tell him it is time to go. With a misty sigh, she straps the Kuru to the belt that holds its sheath on her back. Tightening the belts and making sure they are secure, she pulls a black cloak from her satchel and drapes it over her shoulders. The arguing and abrupt movements of her companions spins her around, her hands now caught in her long curls as she braids them. "We have wasted quite enough time," she speaks sternly, walking forward slowly. "If I must stop bickering with him, so must the rest of you. I say it is time to get everyone back to camp and ready to go. Thisias and Zera are gone, so we need not worry about them at the moment, as it would be a quest in itself to follow him. And Fei will follow us when he can..." The corners of her eyes tighten a bit as she says the last. "It was known from the moment we arrived in this campsite that the rest would be short and the relaxtion almost zero. We won't get either completely until we defeat the Warp Lord or whatever it is," she continues, olive eyes sweeping over them. "It is time to do so now...if our guest is ready, that is?" The edge of her lip twitches irritably as she glances at Stav...
Yue16	Re: What is this?	#13	[-]
Posts: 545 Sep 18 02 4:25 PM Recruit More My Recent Posts	Yue watchs the fighting and arguing continue amoung the companions. She raises an eyebrow and sighs. "I can see this is going to be a long trip... We wont be getting anywhere if we cant get along..." Yue allows her wings to hang neatly behind her, as she continues to listen to everyone. Bending down she scoops up a handful of fresh snow and begins to compact it in her hands, making it into a nice round snowball. She looks down at it and grins, having the urge to thrown it at someone... eying Stavarus in particular. She resists, knowing its probably not the best idea. Yue looks over at Tamrissa as she suggests they get moving again. She nods solemnly, agreeing with her. Yet still clutching the snowball... We are not living, but merely existing out of the fear of dying.
Kitharsis	Re: What is this?	#14	[-]
Posts: 978 Sep 18 02 4:57 PM [Insert Custom Rank Here] Colonel More My Recent Posts	Kith takes in everything that Stavarus says, watches Kanshisha's display, and watches everyone else's actions as well. Apparently he is not very interested, or something else is bothering him... Damnit! Why did it have to snow. Now my body temperature has dropped and I can barely move. There must be something that I can do about it... The expression on Kith's face doesn't change, but it is easy to see that he is transforming once again. His scales fade and mesh together, leaving only skin. Then his pores open up and dark yellow fur grows all over him. He now looks quite like a wookie. Edging his way to the fire, Kith tries to warm his new body up. It seems to be working as he starts to move his joints once more.
Neo Grahf	Re: What is this?	#15	[-]
Posts: 474 Sep 18 02 5:28 PM Recruit More My Recent Posts	Gulver simply chuckled from his position in the shadows nearby, perched on a tree branch. "That's an interesting story. Here's a question that's been nagging me ever since this whole thing started.... Out of all the billions upon billions that die, day in and day out, you were chosen by this 'Warp Lord' to suffer. Why you? I doubt this 'entity' would purposely reveal it's existence by snatching you away simply on a lark.... There's something you're still purposely concealing from us." Smiling, Gulver narrowed his eyes at Starvus, awaiting his response, both verbal and... physical.
Kanshisha	Enough games. Let's go.	#16	[-]
Posts: 472 Sep 18 02 6:34 PM Alter-Ego Character More My Recent Posts	Kanshisha, his hands still enveloped in the Omnigen Gifts aura, clenched his fists forcing the sky to send forth terrible sounds of thunder. A low tone growl arose from Kanshisha's mouth when he listened to the others, both their physical and mental words. He stares at Stavarus. Then at Tamrissa. Then at Kith. Then at Asaki. Then at Soul Reaver. He clenched his fists once again and the thundering ceased. Turning his back and walking away, Kanshisha heard Gulver's question and saw Yue with a nice shaped snowball. A small smirk appeared from his mouth again and within seconds, he psychically creates a snowball allowing it to levitate above the ground. He then walks off further and snaps his fingers as the ball hurls at Stavarus at full velocity, crashing into his face. "oops..", Kanshisha says under his breath, winking at Yue and then walks off to the trees to lean against. Blood still dripped from his wound as he walked past Asaki.
Yue16	Re: Enough games. Let's go.	#17	[-]
Posts: 545 Sep 18 02 7:09 PM Recruit More My Recent Posts	Yue blinks and trys not to laugh as the snowball connects with Stavarus. She looks at Kanshisha as he walks by and smiles. Yue glances down at the snowball that still lays in her hands than back up at Stavarus. She pauses for a moment... "This wont have very nice outcomes but oh well..." Yue grips the snowball in her hand and whips it at Stavarus, smacking him in the back of the head. She grins. "...I guess I couldnt resist after all...." We are not living, but merely existing out of the fear of dying.
cLuTcHFieND	What the hell are you doing?	#18	[-]
Posts: 3771 Sep 18 02 7:11 PM Angel of Redemption God-General More My Recent Posts	((OOC: Interesting. I'm not going to say anything official about that. But I'm having my character respond the way I feel he would normaly respond in this situation. )) Kanshisha is suddenly thrown against a tree by Cameron. Cameron uses all of his strength to hold him there while he speaks. "What the hell are you doing? Don't you understand the situation? We NEED him! This isn't about our opinions or your petty bullshit games!!!! This is about our lives and the fate of the entire fucking MULTIVERSE! So chill the fuck out, before I totally lose it and force you to have to eat through your ass for the rest of your life!!!!!!" With that, Cameron lets go and steps back, waiting for any kind of response from Kanshi. Then he intercepts a hought. He whips around and hurls a small fireball which consumes Yue's snowball before it can reach it's target. The fireball quickly dissapears before it hits anything. Cameron glares at Yue before turning back to Kanshisha. "Let's end this crap and get moving." ((OOC: Look! I pulled a Fei! ))
Kanshisha	Re: What the hell are you doing?	#19	[-]
Posts: 472 Sep 18 02 7:26 PM Alter-Ego Character More My Recent Posts	Kanshisha stands up and wipes the blood from hsi mouth and smiles at Cameron. "I save you from near death from the Dark legion and then i get slammed against a tree. Wow.", He says to the Space Marine. "Whether we need him or not is not important to me. All problems have many solutions. Plus. he needed to cool that hot head of his off. It was resulting in his mouth becoming even more active.", he said to Cameron with a shrug. Leaning against a tree he left his hood down and crossed his arms. "I'm going to wait until Fei comes back. Someone's going to have to clean up a mess if a mess was made.", he adds as his eyes glow a dark, firey, purple and grey mist. "Mind leaving me alone?", he politely asks of Cameron. A voice entered Camron's mind forming a small dark place around him. " Making enemies out of frineds, eh? No matter. You shall be his enemy one day. And that day shall be the day when he holds your heads at his throne..", the voice said, it's tone dark and warped. The voice and presence was not of Duriel. It was in fact, less potent than Duriel's presence. But the similarity was uncanny.
cLuTcHFieND	Re: What the hell are you doing?	#20	[-]
Posts: 3771 Sep 18 02 7:34 PM Angel of Redemption God-General More My Recent Posts	"Fine." Cameron turns away quickly, but his voice enters Kanshisha's head. "Don't assume that you know what is in the mind of a psyker. He has never been my enemy. And as for having my head at his throne, you obviously don't realise what you're up against, here. But don't worry. You will know soon enough. Until then, just stay calm, and remember, I know more about this situation then you may think."