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Dantrag
post Jul 15 2005, 01:52 PM
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Here's the beginning - I promised I would post it before leaving for the week.

Chapter 9
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Valnor and Nyph stood behind Lergo from a distance, still skeptical about what the mage said he could do.

There were one hundred training dummies all in a group, with Lergo facing them about a hundred feet away. The mage began chanting loudly with both hands raised to the sky. The sound of his voice got louder and louder as the spell gained in intensity. A swirl of black clouds appeared over the dummies, and Lergo stopped chanting. When the cloud stood still over the targets, he slowly put his hands down and walked back to Valnor and Nyph.

"Just wait a second." he said with a wink.

Immediately after Lergo turned around, one hundred bolts of lighting came down, hitting every single dummy - a powerful spell to say the least, but it had taken the mage over thirty minutes to cast it.

Valnor and Nyph stood speechless as Lergo walked towards his tent, mumbling about how hungry he was.

As soon as the utter amazement subsided, Valnor grew more serious. "I think it's time to begin the attacks on the tribes again." he said to Nyph once Lergo had gone.

He had raised quite an army - not large enough for any full-scale war, but more than enough to eradicate the ashlanders. They had gained more people by hiring sellswords, and had kept them here with fulfilled promises of plunder - they had raided many a daedric shrine, dwemer ruin, and even some of the old dunmer strongholds. One such stronghold, Rotheran, served as their home for now.

"Start with the Erabenimsun. They have to be dealt with first, before they hear that we are acting again. If we start with another tribe, they will hear of the attack from word of mouth, and prepare. I would like to see them unprepared." Nyph said with a smile as he stroked the edge of his dagger.

Valnor shrugged. "Hmmm...your idea may work, though the Erabenimsun camp is a little far away from Rotheran."

"It will be a long way to get to any of the camps." Nyph replied. "But this way, we get rid of the most difficult tribe while our numbers are at their highest."

"I'll think on it." he said, walking back inside the fortress to eat some dinner.

Nyph still stood outside, watching as a hundred straw dummies burned in the distance.

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post Aug 4 2005, 05:28 AM
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Nyph kept to the shadows of the daedric ruin. After the days of travelling, his job was almost relaxation. He crouched in a dark corner, waiting for a couple of the Ahemussa children to pass by. He had a much more important job this time around. Since the Ahemussa had no ashkhan, their only leader was a wise woman. One that did not have long to live.

Satisfied that the rowdy young ashlanders were far enough away, Nyph crept farther into the ruin. He peered around a corner to see the wise woman sitting in front of a large statue of a daedra prince with her legs crossed, obviously in some sort of trance. Creeping up behind her, Nyph was startled as the wise woman turned around to regard him, her eyes pure white instead of the typical red of dunmer. Nyph had only heard of this in bedtime stories his mother used to tell him - the wise woman was being used as a vessel for the ancestors.

Her face showed no emotion as she spoke to the flustered assassin. "It is prophecied that I will die, along with my tribe. But one will come to restore it." Then she smiled an evil smile. "And to destroy you."

Nyph was honestly scared, but that didn't stop him from smiling as he stabbed his dagger into her exposed neck.

"Prophecy was right about two things." he said confidently, all traces of fear gone.

He crept back outside, under the satrs and met up with Valnor.

"My task is done. Make sure yours is as well." Nyph said, not feeling that it was necessary to speak of what happened in the shrine.

Valnor lead half of his force into the ruined shrine, and soon a fierce battle began inside the dark, purplish walls. Valnor smiled grimly as he cut an ashlander in half at the waist. He charged at yet another dunmer, and quickly overpowered him.

Leaderless, the confused Ahemussa were soon falling. Valnor pulled his claymore out of a screaming ashlander's stomach as he looked around to survey the scene.

"Hunt them all down!" he yelled. "I want no survivors."

The rogues soon lost all order as they slaughtered, raped, and plundered all that was left of the tribe. All but one young ashlander who had been ordered to run to the other tribes as an example. A drunk rogues idea, no less.

As Valnor inspected the halls, he gave the order to make camp. This would be a nice place to stay and rest, he figured. Until it was time to deal with the Zainab.

Nyph came up on Valnor, his share of plundering done. "Here's one for you." he said with a lewd smile as he pushed a young dunmer girl toward towards Valnor.

Valnor frowned. This was a touchy subject between Valnor and his assassin. If Valnor had his way, all kinds of plundering would be strictly forbidden. Nyph had convinced him otherwise - his entire army was nothing more than oucasts that lived for those very things. It was key to keeping them organized.

Valnor didn't even answer Nyph, instead he glared at the skinny dunmer until he walked away. With the girl of course.

While Valnor was undeniably cruel and merciless, he was hard as iron when it came to keeping his honor.

The dunmer warrior went into his tent and stared at the map, planning exactly how he should approach the Zainab.

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post Aug 4 2005, 04:35 PM
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As ever, vivid and exciting story-telling. Interesting twist with the possible appearance of a figure from prophecy...


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post Aug 5 2005, 06:41 PM
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Humm smelled an update, had to come and read.. Nice work Dantrag. Keep up the good work.
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post Aug 6 2005, 10:22 PM
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QUOTE(Dantrag @ Jul 15 2005, 07:50 PM)
I see how it is....you wait until I'm gone to update your story.... verysad.gif
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Yeah right my friend!!! Who´s been updating huh? biggrin.gif

So I´m away for 2 weeks and a lot of nice updates......but...why did you kill the Ahemmusa? sad.gif ?? hmm you might have a good reason for it..so.. where´s the next update?? wink.gif


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post Aug 8 2005, 11:20 PM
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QUOTE(minque @ Aug 6 2005, 05:22 PM)
why did you kill the Ahemmusa? sad.gif ?? hmm you might have a good reason for it..so.. where´s the next update?? wink.gif
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the reason - Valnor had to eradicate something.


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post Aug 8 2005, 11:34 PM
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hehe if the Urshilaku die Jonacin is gonna have to find some kind of crazy space time portal and come there to rip that guy a new one tongue.gif


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post Aug 9 2005, 08:28 PM
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Valnor stepped in his small boat to leave the island. He looked all around him to make sure that all the boats were together and heading the same direction. Satisfied, he took his claymore off his back and set it down beside him as he sat down. The sea was unsually calm that day - the surface was as smooth as glass. The bright, sunny weather seeemed to be reflecting everyone's mood - happy.

In about an hour, all the boats were on shore. The rogues left the boats there, and immediately began their march for the Zainab.

Nyph caught up to the fast-moving Valnor. "What's the plan?"

"Kill them." he answered. The Zainab weren't exactly a formiddable foe; their ashkhan was not well versed in the art of battle, and everyone knew it.

Nyph smiled. that was always the best plan of action.

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post Aug 10 2005, 12:57 PM
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Nice update Dantrag, why must you kill the ashlanders...oh well I suppose it's good just as well. tongue.gif


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post Aug 10 2005, 01:21 PM
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Ahhh Dantrag......the killer of Ashlanders....but it is a great story, really and I hope for more...... goodjob.gif

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