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Page 2203:22 Oct 20 2005
Times Read: 603
*Lefty starts coughing.. He draws his pistols and shoots towards the door; not knowing if he hit something, he drops his pistols and readies his ironwood staff*
"Lefty..... (gasp) I can't see.. (gasp) or breathe in... (cough) this... smoke..." *she vainly tries to scream out to the elf*
Lefty speeds towards Cassandra and pushes her back to the other room.. he throws something back to the main room.. a flash of light is seen.. throwing Cassandra aside, he attaches something to the back wall of the house, dashes towards her and covers her body with his...
*the wall is ripped to shreds in an explosion* "RUN!" he yells..
*she tries to get up on her feet but fails in doing so* "the smoke...(gasp) still in... my.. (cough) lungs...."
"Damn it!" *he wraps his right arm around her and holds onto his staff with the left as he helps her up*
The werewolves, unaffected by the putrid smoke dashes towards them...
Now standing with Cassandra tucked under his right arm, Lefty takes a quick blow at the first of the werewolves with his left..
"leave me Lefty... they are not after you... (gasp) run for your own dear life..." *she is still limp* "Damn... that potion was WAY too strong..." she muttered...
"no way; who's going to pay me for this if I don’t take you through?" *he jests and lands another blow on one of the wolves with the staff in his left hand; then takes a move towards the hole in the wall*
"I'll try to fend them off... be thankful you may live another day... now go!" *she pushes away from him and falls on the dewy grass... she makes a symbol upon the ground and black snakes come forth from the kanji she drew* "run Lefty.... they aren’t after you... they are after ME..." *even as she tried to put up a front, she knew she would pass out due to powers she used up as well as the effects of the mist potion used by the Lupines*
The snakes scattered and wrapped around some of the werewolves... biting deep into their flesh, injecting venomous liquid into their blood....
"after the vampire, huh?" *he looks at her then dashes out by the hole in the wall and runs around the house, as if looking for something*
After entering the house once more through the front door, he throws his staff aside... blinded by the thick fog, he crouches around the place he was standing on before, reaching for his pistols.. after finding them he quickly reloads...
"figures... a thief would never defend anybody but himself..." *her sight becoming hazy as she tries to retain consciousness* "Is this all my efforts got me to? Is this the end of my journey?" *she thought... she glances at the nearing Lupine creatures* "darn it... my snakes can't help me now..."
Page 21
02:29 Oct 13 2005
Times Read: 610
Vlademir steps aside, hands bathed in blood... and Madonna is seen falling slowly, hanging on for dear life.... kris plunged deeply at her back..
"You killed her, you bastard!!! You killed my wife!!" *the man clutches Madonna's body close to him* "She was mine!! Mine!! You had no right to take her!!!" *tears of rage were streaming down his eyes*
Vlademir stood there... speechless... blankly looking at Madonna's pale face growing more pallid as her life ebbed away... so much blood flowing through her robes… pouring out upon the parlor floor..
*Yet, with her remaining breath, she extended her frail hand towards Vlademir* "Forgive me, my love... I cannot risk my children losing their known father.. but remember, my soul is yours as is my heart... for all eternity.. Find me.. Find me again... I... love...you..." *her hand falls upon taking her last breath*
With this bizarre scene, Lefty suddenly finds himself soaked in sweat, wide awake on the floor of Cassandra's secret room... it is nearly dusk..
*He slowly stands up and shakes his head* "guess I was so excited about the treasure, I made this story up in my dream... but if it was my mind that made it up, then where was the treasure?" *he laughs*
*then he looks at the floor, picks up the locket and puts it in the same pocket as the map.. afterwards, he closes the box and puts it back* "maybe some fresh air will clear up things..." he mumbles..
*on his way out, he extinguishes the lamp and closes the doors behind him*
*Cassandra now wakes up and lifts the top of her coffin* "Vlademir..." she whispered..
*She heads up the stairs*
Outside, he takes a look around.. then, noticing he isn’t fully dressed, he decides to go back into the house and change that..
"Dusk already..." *he murmurs as he readies his equipment and clothes*
*Cassandra glances around and sees that the box was moved* "Lefty!" *she hissed, her eyes glowing brightly in the darkness*
After dressing and readying up, Lefty takes the map and the locket from the pocket in his pants and puts it in a pouch on the left side of his equipment belt...
As she stormed out to the main room, she was just about to yell at the thief for snooping around places he should never be, when suddenly the front door flew open...
"What the??!!" *Lefty yells after taking a short look at Cassandra.. he takes a turn to the front door*
From the door came a handful of wolf-like men... tall, muscular, hairy and mouth full of canine teeth....
"We have come for the vampire..." *grunted the largest one*
*Laying his hands on his pistols, Lefty replies* "the only vampire I know of spends his existence in a castle in the forest" he laughs..
"Great.. at least Lefty doesn’t suspect a thing about my real nature..." *thought Cassandra* "Begone from here vile creatures!!!" she snarls at the pack...
*she began to chant again.... but the wolf men were too fast*
they shattered a green vial at their feet/paws and a foul stench filled the room, clouding it up in dark smoke...
Page 2002:53 Oct 11 2005
Times Read: 613
*He carefully laid out the maiden on the soft lush bed and stared deeply into her soulful eyes* "I love you Madonna... I am yours as you are eternally mine..."
after following the shady figure of the man through the woods for sometime, Lefty observes him entering a castle.. as the man's shadow disappeared in the castle, Lefty speeds towards it, leans against the castle wall, waits for some time and enters the castle himself..
*inside, he hears steps* "only one pair of boots.." **he mumbles to himself and sneaks towards the noise.. he follows the shade up some stairs, careful to keep his distance*
*as they were about to kiss... a loud angry shout is heard from the doorway... piercing eyes glaring at them* "Harlot! Whore!!! how dare you ruin my good name with this treachery??!!! and you call yourself a mother??!! I spit on you!!" *the man lunges forward, kris in hand*
"No Draeko!!!" *she rushes forward, catching his armed hand and resisting with all her might*
*Vlademir followed suit and grabbed at the sharp blade, succeeding in prying it from the hands of their assailant*
seemingly unable to move, Lefty watches the scene while hiding in the shadows on the corridor in front of the room..
*Vlademir pushes the short, stubby man away and points the kris at him* "for years, I have watched you waste away her life.. for years, I have watched her serve you ceaselessly... for years, I have watched you neglect her... when all she wanted was to be loved... yes; you gave her all the riches in the world.. but you kept her in a gilded cage!!!"
*at this point, the other man retorts* "and what have you to offer this whore?.. Can you feed the children she has that are not even of your own blood? Can you bear the sight of knowing everyone covets her and nobody seems to think you are made for each other?.. Can you take care of her the way I do? you know nothing, you fool.. NOTHING AT ALL!!!!"
"but at least I know how to love her!!!" *at this point, Vlademir blinded by pure rage rushes towards the man.. kris aimed at the husband's heart*
a loud scream permeates the castle walls as if the ground itself shook...
Page 19
10:35 Oct 07 2005
Times Read: 619
Lefty suddenly realizes he is at a hilltop... with lush fields of flowers... on the hill, he sees a big wide oak tree... beneath it are two people.. lovers to be exact... talking.. whispering... Lefarion's first reflex is to duck and try not to be noticed as he inches closer to the couple beneath the tree..
"but he can't find out about us or he'll kill me..." *said the lovely woman dressed in regal robes* "then we will make sure he will never find out...." *replied the tall, muscular man who was leaning just beside the lass* "it is not your fault you were wedded to him, Madonna... the choice was never yours to take" *he reassured the lady*
*the woman lovingly looks into her lover's eyes* "Vlademir, my heart solely belongs to thine alone... and my soul is bound to you for eternity.. there is no one else I would rather be with if I could only have such freedom to choose.."
*Lefty whispers to himself* "Madonna? Vlademir? These are the ones mentioned in the letter, but how?..." *he falls silent as one of them begins to talk again*
"take this locket my beloved.." *the handsome man gives the woman a lovely golden chain with a locket that could separate into two* "see this?.. it's made up of a crescent moon and waxing/waning moon... separated, they are lonely to behold.. but together... they make a beautiful full moon...that is how you are to me... only you can make me beautiful when you are by my side... "
"for me? oh... you shouldn't have..." *the lady blushing bright red.. when suddenly.... in the horizon... a rugged looking man shouts*
*lying low in the bushes, Lefarion whispers to himself* "..the locket.. what the?!" *he looks towards the direction from where the shout came from*
"oh no... he's found us!" *whimpered the lady now flustering to hide the locket* "Run!! he will kill you... I know him... his jealousy is far too strong to be tamed by his calculating mind.. Run!!"
They take off and try to outrun this other man.. they head towards the forest... the other man hot on their heels..
*Lefty reaches for his weapons, only find out he's unarmed* "dammit.." *he mutters.. waiting just a few seconds to make sure he won't get noticed, he gets up and decides to run after them at a safe distance*
*they run and run... until they reach an abandoned castle in the middle of the dismal woods* "its getting far too late.. he must've already given up the chase..." *panted the man while trying to balance himself and the lady at the same time.. they were so exhausted from running* "let us spend the night here..."
They enter the castle gates...
"I am frightened of this place, Vlademir.." *the woman whispered* "then let me hold your hand as we walk my darling.." reassured the man... they slowly walked into the grand hall*
Lefty is standing in the forest, leaned against a tree and looking around.. thinking he might have lost them.. he hears a rustling noise.. looking towards the sound, he spots the man he saw following the strange couple from the hill.. he stands still and awaits the man's next move..
*a mouse suddenly runs across the woman's feet, making her jump into her lover's arms* "EEEKK!!"
"it is just a mouse beloved..." *he laughs while trying to calm her down in his strong arms* "and me thinks you better not eat too much pies.." *he kidded*
The woman stuck out her tongue playfully but had no intentions of going down from her lover's embrace.. the man just smiled and carried her off up the stairs towards the master's bedroom... not knowing of the ominous shadows that were following them..
Page 18
01:59 Oct 04 2005
Times Read: 624
There's a big table in the far north of the room with lots of herbs and vials... and an intricately carved wooden box on top of the table.. beside it is a very sharp knife... there are various books on the shelves and an abstract painting on a wall that somehow looks like the artist was trying to paint the sunrise... The room has a heavy musky odor... and it is very cold despite the fact it is already daylight..
*Lefty enters the room - after discovering a lamp and lighting up the room, he checks on the vials and herbs on the table.. He takes some the vials and holds them so the light would shine through them; he even opens some of them to smell the contents* "hum.. does might come in handy sometimes..." *he murmurs and turns towards the box and knife*
*he takes up the knife and checks out the snake-shaped blade* "hehehehe, probably used for cutting garlic and stuff" *he laughs and lays it back, then he takes the box and tries to open it*
(the box is enchanted.. no key or any brute force will open it..)
"it won't budge!" *he tries harder and grumbles after failing again he checks on the box* "hum... no lock, no luck, haha.. probably bewitched..." *he lays it back and takes another look around the room*
(yet as he returns it, the box suddenly opens!)
"cursed heavens!" *he mutters and takes the box with his hands*
"now what do we have here?" *he takes a look into the box*
(within the box, he finds a map... and a very old letter... and a half locket)
"finally something worth your efforts.." *he mumbles to himself as he gets down on his knees and puts the box on the ground ... he takes the map out of the box* "this one smells like treasure, hehehe hahaha" *and opens it*
*he draws a line with his finger along the edge of the forest shown on the map* "hmm.. according to the position of the town on this map, this might just be the forest right behind this house... but what's that mark? the castle of that 'vampire'? hahaha" *he mockingly laughs*
*after looking on the map some more, he lets it slip into one of his pockets* "guess she wont mind if I borrow this for a while, hehe"
*he takes the letter out of the box... he takes the piece of paper out of the envelope, opens it and holds it near the light of the lamp*
"My beloved Madonna, we have finally found each other after so many centuries.. I will never let anything come between us nor let anybody separate us ever again... If by chance, this frail body shall not withstand what lies ahead of us, follow the map and bring this locket... My "new" vessel shall bear the tattoo I too have on my back... and he alone can open the gates to our haven atop the hill... remember, I will always love you.. Forever yours, Vlademir"
(there is a strange marking on the letter that is somewhat the same as in the locket)
"blah blah locket blah vessel blah open the gates... right on.. so this locket just might be the key to the castle in the forest.. there's this vessel mentioned too... whatever... it won't hurt trying to get in without it, hehehe" *he lays the letter back into the box and takes out the locket*
(the half-locket somewhat begins to emit an eerie glow in the darkness as it responds to Lefty's touch)
"witchcraft!!!" *he loosens his grip on the locket, it falls to the floor and opens*
(he suddenly feels very sleepy and falls into a deep sleep due to the glowing light coming from the locket)
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