URI:
   DIR Return Create A Forum - Home
       ---------------------------------------------------------
       MacabreOfWriting
  HTML https://macabreofwriting.createaforum.com
       ---------------------------------------------------------
       *****************************************************
   DIR Return to: RP Graveyard
       *****************************************************
       #Post#: 151199--------------------------------------------------
       Exhayvn {~}Realm of the Demon God of Eight{~} 
       By: Demonreach Date: March 20, 2012, 12:40 am
       ---------------------------------------------------------
       In a place where the sky is black and the moons are red. In a
       place where demons walk amongst the humans. In a place where
       shadows become reality and where reality is shadow. A place
       where everything is upside down and where the obvious isn't so
       quite so obvious. A place that is in a constant state of change
       at the worst, and sometimes the greatest, possible moments. Such
       a place where everything but the demons are oblivious to
       whispering murmurs, that voice in the back of their head giving
       them that extra... push. This place, this plane, exists and is
       called Exhayvn. A plane where a god can walk freely with the
       demons and humans of the its world, its creation, and not be
       noticed lest he wish it. This plane is home to the Demon God of
       Eight, Romulus, a herald what will happen and of what can or
       could be but this herald's visions come at a price, such a price
       that it twists the souls of good men and corrupts the
       incorruptible and offers power to those already down that path
       of corruption and twisting of their souls. Why would one risk
       their own soul, their very existence, to serve such a herald of
       fate? For greed, lust, power, love, vengeance, and anything else
       that strikes a cord in ones heart. But the question one should
       ask is: Why wouldn't someone make a deal with a devil? Well, why
       not? Because one is higher than others? Sure, that would work
       but even that person has traded something for such a belief, and
       maybe they didn't make a deal with the Demon God to get there,
       but they could be just a step away.
       Exhayvn has five moons, each a different shade of red and each
       visible day and night. The clouds are black and excrete an even
       blacker liquid that seems to get in everything and everywhere.
       The land mainly consists of farmland with one major ocean and a
       few lakes and twice as many ponds scattered about; grasslands
       and the occasional marshland are rarely inhabited and offer a
       diversity in fauna and flora. Mountains isolate the major city
       of Black Coral and the second largest city, Pale, rests in the
       middle of the Azure Ocean, which is in the center of the
       continent and has its watery fingers stretching throughout it.
       The Coral Mountains (some of which are larger than Mount
       Everest) surround Black Coral and have various inhabitants
       scattered. Some of these mountains house cults dedicated to the
       Demon God of Eight, performing their secret rituals in hiding.
       Demons, ones of the first level, crawl throughout the mountains,
       preying on the unfortunate lost traveler, though they even go
       after larger bands of people. Most of these demons have an angry
       white glowing Eight on their chest, which is sideways. Even
       though the first level demons are more frequent in the
       mountains, there are some second level demons but most mistake
       them for first levels at first glance. But, if one looked
       closely into the depthless eyes and had enough sanity left, they
       would see that the pupils were also a sideways eight.
       There are few demon attacks and raids upon the general
       population, though the isolated farmhouse is often raided for
       their livestock, their cattle moreso than the rest. There are a
       few guard stations about the land, specialized in taking down
       demons, or at least driving them away. There are a few places in
       which are avoided altogether expect by the stupid and the
       wardens due to a subconscious acknowledgement of
       self-preservation. In these dwellings, rest the cult priests and
       the higher level demons, though the rare fourth level demons are
       known to visit these places of their masters behalf, should he
       be too caught up in ever raging war between the other Demon
       God's or dealing with the mortals who wish to strike a bargain
       in hopes of gaining something.
       The general population live simple lives for the most part,
       unaffected by the ongoings in the surroundings farmlands and
       forests, where demons and other disreputable reside and raid
       from time to time. Even though the raiding isn't much of a
       problem, farming is one the major jobs, so there are guard
       stations and patrols that are garrisoned about the outlaying
       farms too far away from the towns and villages. Those that do
       live in the too far away farms have hard lives, even without the
       constant threat of raids, and some of the farmhands and owners
       and the younger men pick up a few pointers on the basics of
       sword fighting or are usually veterans of some sort. There are
       decoy farms in which the wardens lure demons and/or other
       creatures of a disreputable nature and ambush them. The people
       are educated in history and warfare, or at least the basics the
       strategy, should the raiding creatures form a more elaborate
       raiding party.
       (Jack... I seriously dislike you for making me do this >_>)
       (The next part will be the "special plane" in which resides the
       Demon God Eight and his demonic minions)
       The special plane is basically formed up by various clouds of
       the world plane; an invisible world hidden in the sky. Even if
       the world below is having a clear day, the special plane retains
       the cloudy floor, though it is more transparent. The "sky" is
       red and the moons black. A darkness so eternal all light seems
       to be sucked into it dominates the special plane and is called
       by the cultists as the Black City, though it goes be a different
       name entirely by those of the demonic nature and a different
       name altogether by the Demon God himself. The name the Demon God
       calls it would render most dumb, if not outright dead in a
       language akin to nails on a chalkboard, though smooth and sharp
       like broken glass.
       #Post#: 246095--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Exhayvn {~}Realm of the Demon God of Eight{~} 
       By: BooBoo Date: August 4, 2012, 10:30 pm
       ---------------------------------------------------------
       An unscheduled stop. In the middle of some Godforsaken no mans
       land. " OH for Fucks sake!" She exclaims loudly then clasps her
       hands over her mouth. Not in disbelief of her own words but in a
       slight panic over her surroundings. Shaking off the panic she
       straightens her spine, calls her fellow shipmates to dock the
       boat, and once docked she grabs her various weapons and steps
       onto the ground in the eerie moonlight. Swallowing hard, she
       quickly walks to the nearest Inn.
       #Post#: 246101--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Exhayvn {~}Realm of the Demon God of Eight{~} 
       By: Demonreach Date: August 4, 2012, 10:40 pm
       ---------------------------------------------------------
       Cursing, Dracierous tugged his black jacket free from the thorn
       bushes, grimacing as he heard the fabric rip. Like an idiot, he
       poked two of his fingers through the material, wiggling them,
       staring incredulously before turning towards the offending bush.
       The air dropped in temperature rapidly for a brief moment as the
       man focused his will, drawing upon the energy around him and
       setting the bush on fire with a murmured word in ancient Greek.
       The black flames would die away as the bush became ashes,
       leaving Dracierous a very satisfied being. Breathing in deeply
       as he turned, continuing to walk, he let out the breath slowly;
       smoke coming of his nostrils and barely opened mouth, a
       cigarette laying unlit upon his lips. The cigarette was simply
       there is disguise this phenomenon, the smoke coming from his
       mouth and/or nostrils. Most dismissed this, others assumed it
       was one of those "electric cigarettes" but technology wouldn't
       work around him, especially him. Because his could use magic,
       could use a great deal of it in a matter of seconds, technology
       seemed to fuzz out due to his magical aura that radiated from
       him; he could block magical energies by making a circle but it
       didn't stop things from getting in. Not that the circle couldn't
       modified, or that multiple couldn't be laid down. Brushing back
       the snow white hair that fell to his shoulders in straight
       tendrils, he sighed softly; remembering a day that couldn't be
       forgotten, though he wouldn't wish it to be forgotten in any
       case.
       Dracierous was a man above average height in this time, being a
       little over six foot, but he was a lean man; the loose clothing
       made it difficult to get a read for his musculature, but he was
       lean by all accounts. The black jacket was a bit more snug than
       the dark grey shirt beneath it, accentuating the broadness of
       his shoulders and the deep chest; his pants were a dark blue
       that were well-worn and faded with use and, despite this, they
       fit just as perfect as the first day he had chosen them; upon
       his feet where black-on-white Converse, the shoe-laces in a
       laddered pattern --both laces fitting into each of the holes
       until the very top one, which was left alone. These too were
       faded from the sun and of use but nothing stressful upon the
       canvas-like shoes; a few scuff marks here and there but nothing
       major to warrant attention. His irises were a silvery-white, a
       black circle showing the boundaries of the silver coloring while
       the pupil remained the same black, if the pupil did seem a bit
       more lacking in color but those pupils were slightly pointed at
       the top and bottom; pointed ears peaked from the snow white
       tresses. Despite his seemingly healthy gait and physical
       condition, his pallor was a pale silver as well, slightly
       darkened like a stain, but this didn't hinder the presence he
       created, the confidence of himself and of his surroundings.
       However, he was unnerved slightly by what his silver eyes
       revealed to him but didn't think anything of it. Sometimes,
       worlds were created differently. And this one stank of a
       presence so dark his nose burned; he would hate to Look upon
       this place with his Sight. As long as he had been around, he had
       Seen from atrocious things that nearly devoured his insanity;
       the same thing being about how the beautiful things he had Seen.
       Sensing a storm coming along, he hunched his shoulders forward
       as if to keep the water from the back of his neck. No storm yet,
       though; and maybe the storm wouldn't be one with clouds...
       #Post#: 246121--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Exhayvn {~}Realm of the Demon God of Eight{~} 
       By: BooBoo Date: August 4, 2012, 10:59 pm
       ---------------------------------------------------------
       Standing at the door to the Inn, Pippa catches a burst of light
       from the corner of her eye. In a soft voice she repeats " not my
       problem" over and over. Tugging on the door proves it to be
       locked. A loud gowl comes from between her lips. She would have
       to wait 15 minutes for her shipmates to show up so they could
       help her loot the place. Huffing and cursing she spins in a
       circle and spots the fire starter. Her heart jumps to her throat
       but she swallows it down. He was tall and pale and.. not human
       exactly. Her hand strays to her pistol and she grips the handle
       hard while doing the most foolish thing she could think of. "
       Ay.. You! What chu call this place?" Her voice comes out in an
       accent. Her mahogany eyes sweep over the stranger.
       #Post#: 254437--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Exhayvn {~}Realm of the Demon God of Eight{~} 
       By: Demonreach Date: August 13, 2012, 8:39 pm
       ---------------------------------------------------------
       Mountains pierced the black clouds, the peaks lost to the eye; a
       lukewarm breeze rolled through the world with an ominous feel;
       in some places animals became quiet and the screams of the dying
       could be heard, the clash of steel on steel and the sharp smell
       of blood filling the air. But this is a far away place, a place
       that was of no concern to the new god that walked this realm.
       Oh, how he could feel the anger of the Demon God at this
       intrusion but Aetus Blackwood ignored this anger, the hate,
       coldly; not even bothering to acknowledge the creature and its
       power for it lesser than the Blackwood's own. In fact, this man
       ignored just about everything, seeing through the people of
       Black Coral, as he walked across the bridge that would remain
       open for just a few more hours. It was hard to figure out the
       time but Aetus ignored this as well. He was the master of time,
       the twister of fates. A path opened before him as he walked,
       those sharing this bridge moving out of his way lest they be
       trampled. Someone found this out the hard way, a few minutes
       back, when they refused to move.
       Aetus's glacier blue eyes, as cold and as hard as steel, gazed
       about without moving; the faint aura's around the people around
       him pulsed, his power acknowledging their fates, their destiny.
       Some would die by his hand when they went to sleep; their
       families cursing his name until they too died. But he saw hope
       in some lives, sometimes even a flicker of love that would grow
       to a roaring fire that paled even the hottest sun, and he would
       ensure that this happened. His heart was long since dead to the
       emotions of the lesser creatures but the Blackwood wouldn't let
       everything else die. Though, he knew it would eventually. Sad
       thoughts but the man no longer felt this, for he was detached
       and indifferent.
       Aetus Blackwood stood just above six foot; his muscles were all
       lean and hard; his shoulders were broad, the shirt that clung to
       his torso made them moreso; the dark blue shirt moved from the
       deep chest to the narrow waist and vanished beneath black pants
       that hung just below the hips; his facial features were sharp,
       angular, those features seemingly made from stone for all the
       emotions they showed but didn't detract from the handsome face;
       short, black hair laid flatly upon his head, though it did wave
       slightly in the lukewarm breeze. His hands were stuffed into the
       pockets of his jeans, his black boots --boots that came up to
       his knees but were rolled down at the openings, allowing them to
       come midway up his shins-- made faint thuds across the wooden
       planks that made up the draw-bridge. Black chains were wrapped
       around his arms, chains that would coil from his arms and across
       his shoulders and along the back of his neck, but these chains
       were simply tattoos; a representation of his entanglement with
       time and fate, an entanglement that couldn't be escaped short of
       death. But who wanted to die? The idea of a god dying, of being
       able to, no longer touched Aetus, for all things were bound to
       Time, and Time didn't let anything go. But of his own life, he
       was completely ignorant. No idea of how he was to die, how long
       he would live, who he would meet, where he would go, nothing. He
       preferred it that way. Nothing like surprises...
       Speaking of surprises, the god moved a little to the left,
       kicking out the same foot to trip a man. This man fell flat on
       his face, barely catching himself from breaking his nose. The
       man, of course, cursed his luck and then looked up to see Aetus
       staring down at him. The man, furious, started to yell. Anyone
       could see that this yelling man had been upset about something
       prior to being tripped by the Blackwood. Instead, Aetus calmly
       responded in his deep, confident voice, "Instead of cursing me,
       friend, you should be paying attention to who is yelling at
       you." With that, he walked off, the man forever put out of his
       mind. A woman came running past him, to fling herself into the
       arms of the formerly tripped man. Saved the mans life. Saved the
       woman's, too, now that Aetus thought about it. He chuckled to
       himself, a deep, rough chuckle; the roughness due to not
       laughing in many months. Was it months? Did it matter? But, the
       chuckle wasn't full of amusement, nor was it a wry laugh; it was
       mirthless and many people moved farther away from him.
       #Post#: 254478--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Exhayvn {~}Realm of the Demon God of Eight{~} 
       By: Kalida Date: August 13, 2012, 9:03 pm
       ---------------------------------------------------------
       The sharp, blood-curdling sound of the cackle of Chaos herself
       echoed across the desert valley and over the tops of the looming
       black mountains whose tops were shrouded with clouds darker than
       smoke. Kalida cared of nothing in this moment but her lust for
       the iron scent of fresh human blood on her skin. Not the sand
       under her feet, nor the chilling breeze that seemed to pick up
       before a storm whipping against her back, for she did not feel
       these things like a human felt. She felt them through the vessel
       of a Blackwood of Chaos. She felt them with the never ending
       lust to kill and maim and forever antagonize the universe that
       the Ancients created. In the beginning, she had been one of the
       biggest thorns in the Ancients sides, and even now she only kept
       to the truce out of loyalty to her family. As the echo of her
       cackle returned to her, Kalida lifted her visage to the sky to
       take a breath in deeply the scent of her victim's fear.
       Returning her gaze to the man that lay at her feet, Kalida
       smirked as a few passersby shrilled in horror and raced away in
       fear. Her victim's body and face were burned with the acidic
       touch of Chaos Energy. Flesh was literally eaten away by
       Kalida's lone touch, and his left arm was left limp beside him
       as the Blackwood of Chaos had broken bone, tendons, and
       ligaments at the shoulder. Placing a foot on the helpless man's
       back and entwining her fingers in his hair, Kalida lifted his
       face from the sand and decided to end her play. She cracked her
       neck to one side and then the other in preparation. Then, in one
       smooth movement, she stepped down with her foot and ripped
       forward and up with her hand completely ripping the human's head
       from his body. Flesh and blood splattered across the sand and
       Kalida altering the red henna tattooing that decorated her
       entire torso.
       #Post#: 271057--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Exhayvn {~}Realm of the Demon God of Eight{~} 
       By: FalseTribunal Date: September 11, 2012, 6:44 pm
       ---------------------------------------------------------
       Vines snapped at his feet as if they were coiled snakes
       striking at some poor oblivious creature.
       "Ack!!"
       Jethias yelped before stumbling face-first into a nice-fresh
       pile of mud.
       "Damn it. . . *pleh-phew*, why do I always get stuck in these
       situations?"
       The jungle was far denser then he was accustomed too and
       the humid temperatures and moist air stuck to him.    It strove
       to irritate him even more as he rose to his feet splashing up
       more mud over his already plastered body.   With a forced sigh,
       he continued onward, mucking through the wetlands.   The jungle
       stretched on for miles, a temperate of nature itself that
       challenged the very core of Jethias's instincts; it did not help
       the matter that the over-cast had recently darkened into a
       deep-gray haze, occasionally pelting him with hot-rain.
       Hours passed by and the gray-haze deepened even more
       into an eery black, the black of night that seemed unnatural, as
       if the world around him had suddenly vanished into an endless
       void.    Jethias heaved past a thicket of vines and massive
       ferns then fell to his knees.    Pain raked his lungs, his
       muscles ached and throbbed, and his stomach screamed out at him,
       demanding food that he did not have.    With a final breath the
       world faded away into oblivion.   This is it?  This is my
       death?. . .  . . .. , he thought moments before consciousness
       left him.
       
       #Post#: 271084--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Exhayvn {~}Realm of the Demon God of Eight{~} 
       By: Demonreach Date: September 11, 2012, 7:09 pm
       ---------------------------------------------------------
       "Son of a bitch!" Dracierous growled out as he fought with a
       thorn bush; the damned things were everywhere apparently. As he
       won, he noticed he lost. His black jacket was torn along the
       left side. Snorting in irritation, plumes of smoke coming from
       his nostrils, the man snarled in a language similar in dialect
       to Greek, though different and far older in origin. Power
       breathed with the simple word and blue fire sparked to life upon
       the offending bush. With a satisfied nod, he turned and stopped
       midway as he realized he had no idea where he was. He cursed in
       a different language. He had been stuck in this realm for quite
       some time and cursed the very god that watched over it. But the
       god merely laughed at him, though it never did come near enough
       for Dracierous to grasp it by its short-hairs and rip it a new
       one. With a sigh, he collected his thoughts, feeling them grow
       dark as the beast within stirred. It was only a matter of
       time...
       To be honest, the half-breed was impressed his other half hadn't
       awoken already and brought this realm under heel. Now that he
       thought about it, Dracierous was starting to get concerned by
       pushed the thoughts aside and continued his trek through the
       gloomy forest that had yet to give way to something remotely
       close to anything that resembled a tavern. Just a good few
       drinks was all he needed and he could be on his way, but
       somehow... "Bah!" He shouted, his usual deep timbre echoing
       across the forest for a few dozen yards. Rubbing the bridge of
       his nose in an attempt to calm his headache, his ears twitched
       at a new sound. Heavy breathing? Footsteps? Who in their right
       mind walked in here of their own accord? He shook his head in
       disbelief. By the gods below, he would get out of here!
       As he was, Dracierous stood a few inches above six feet with a
       lean, muscular frame as well as broad shoulders and a deep
       chest; his waist was narrow and the black jeans that decorated
       them were just tight enough to hint at a few things; his jacket,
       black and torn, covered most of the grey shirt, though that
       shirt did carry its own wounds; black-on-white Converse, marred
       and well broken-in, completed his rather modern attire. His skin
       was taut over the lean muscles, and though seemingly healthy,
       the mans pallor was a pale silver; the eyes and hair just the
       same, though each was darker than the last, even if by a few
       shades. His eyes were almond-shaped and the pupils narrow
       circles; his facial features sharp and angular with a few pale
       scars marring the seemingly perfect flesh. If one were to remove
       his clothes, they would see dozens more, if not hundreds.
       As he narrowed upon the place he heard the sound of someone
       walking originate, his nostrils flared with the scent of the...
       man? Dracierous stopped and gathered in his will, the immediate
       area around him dropping in temperature tremendously, so much so
       that frost started to gather. He cursed himself for drawing so
       much from around him, though he knew it barely reached his
       maximum potential. After this was done, he continued on to find
       this lone wanderer.
       Eventually, he came across the man, lying there on the forest
       floor, caked in mud. He frowned, nudged the mans foot, "Hey!
       Kid!" He cursed when nothing answered back. Not even a twitch.
       Crouching, the half-breed brought his finger to the collapsed
       mans throat and checked for a pulse. Faint. He growled and
       cursed his luck. "Not only am I lost, but I have a dying man...
       Well, I have never been one for healing, so forgive my...
       roughness." With the gathered will, he barked in that ancient
       dialect; soft, pink fire arced from his finger tips as well as
       yellow lightning that targeted the nervous system, allowing the
       synopses to connect, to provide a more stable network of things.
       The pink fire delved the outside of the body before seeping into
       the mans nostrils, mouth, and ears and, from there, throughout
       the entirety of his veins, though the fire never burned, but
       merely allowed the blood to flow easier.
       These two techniques Dracierous used when torturing someone,
       sometimes making the victims hit themselves repeatedly. Oh, how
       he would laugh at that. In either case, he allowed this to go on
       for several seconds before cutting off the flow of his power,
       the vestiges of his magicks working their way into his body,
       completing the process in which Dracierous had given them before
       dispersing.
       #Post#: 271332--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Exhayvn {~}Realm of the Demon God of Eight{~} 
       By: FalseTribunal Date: September 12, 2012, 6:38 pm
       ---------------------------------------------------------
       Jethias suddenly woke with a jolt of exaggerated breathes.
       Something had coursed through his body down to the very core of
       who he was, giving him life again.   He didn't know who had done
       this or how but then again he had hardly just regained
       consciousness.
       With an explosion of mud splattering onto his brown-burlap
       trousers and Faded-blue shirt, he lunged forward trying to
       release this ecstatic sensation that had abruptly overwhelmed
       him, unaware of the other's lingering presence.   Not even
       moments later, a vine found its way around his ankles and
       Jethias found himself tumbling face first into a large-tree
       trunk a few feet away.     Rear end sticking up like a
       disfigured silhouette of a camel's humps, his face tucked neatly
       into a small-pocket amid the tree's base, a muffled groan
       managed to escape into the surroundings.
       "Uuugnh.  o. .oww...owww"
       The boy finally shook it off before turning around to find
       himself near lip-to-lip with a strange man.   He froze.
       "Was this the man who healed me?  How?  It doesn't even look as
       if much time had passed since I had lost consciousness," he
       thought to himself. Minutes passed and that once wide-eyed
       expression of shock morphed into a more friendly gesture.
       
       "ummmm. . . .  hi there?"
       Jethias prepared himself for a possible encounter.   Although
       it was more probable that it was this man who saved him, he had
       to be cautious and he understand that far better then most
       people.    He did not prepare himself physically but rather
       mentally.     In stature, he continued to hold that friendly,
       relaxed and almost clumsy-innocent persona, but his thoughts
       followed the other's movements.    "Ok.  I have a sword, I know
       where it is, I need to be ready to grab it if anything goes
       wrong," he thought, reminding himself over and over again.
       The problem was that Jethias is terrible at sword play, more
       so then most people, and the only form of defense that could
       save his life was his magic;  This very magic he struggles to
       hold back, he refuses to let anyone know of the power that he
       holds and keeps up this attitude of a clumsy fool, a dreamer,
       and an innocent boy to throw off everyone else from the truth.
       He suppresses his magic and makes it impossible for anyone to
       sense.        Those words of his father stuck to him, even after
       his death.
       [ Jethias's Father right before his Death: " Jethias. . . I will
       always. . love you.    But please son . . rem..remember. . . . .
       .nothing good will come of magic .  . . I am dying because of
       it. . . your mother has died because of it. . . your brothers. .
       . your family . . .  .Remember my warning and remember who you
       are . . . .do not let magic ruin you my son.. . ." ]
       Jethias smiled cheerily at the man, dragging his lithe
       fingers through the dark brown-curls of his hair, waiting to see
       what will happen now.
       #Post#: 271750--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Exhayvn {~}Realm of the Demon God of Eight{~} 
       By: Demonreach Date: September 13, 2012, 4:14 pm
       ---------------------------------------------------------
       "Just isn't my day..." He growled, more to himself than
       anything; his sharp gaze tracked the revived mans movements,
       though the hardness of his face didn't quite soften, his
       features went blank as he watched the man trip and fall. "And an
       idiot to boot..." His head tilted back, looking skyward, "Your
       time is going, O God of Eight, and when it does..." Through
       gritted teeth he let out a calming breath, and with this breath
       came smoke, which was inhaled as he breathed in through his nose
       only to be exhaled once again. A small smile, though somewhat
       forced, made its way across his lips, though an eyebrow cocked
       itself at the response, "Hi there? Where are your manners, boy?"
       He waved the matter away with a dismissive wave of a hand.
       "Just... Be careful, yeah? Not all you meet will be as
       hospitable as I." Dracierous chuckled softly to himself, nodding
       at the man's bravado; an awkward kid, yeah, but there is
       something... Obviously wouldn't last a second against a amateur
       fighter, but he had been impressed before. Either way, it was
       none of his concern and it didn't bring him closer to getting
       out of this godforsaken realm. Well, maybe not godforsaken, but
       nonetheless... His nostrils flared at the scent of the
       corrupted, the beast within stirring; his mind slowly becoming
       blanketed in darkness. His face fixed with concentration, he
       forced his other half back to sleep. The half-breed had a
       feeling that the once dying man would walk away from the
       encounter.
       And so, with this thought, he stuffed his hands into his pockets
       and strode in a direction. Over his shoulder, Dracierous called,
       "Might as well tag along, boy. This isn't a place to be alone."
       Under his breath, he added, "Not even for me." In either case,
       should the man follow or not, he kept walking, pondering what
       drink he would get upon arriving at a tavern. Drawing up his
       will, he prepared several wards and attacks ready to be used
       should the man decide to repay him by ending his life.
       Dracierous was paranoid, but after living for thousands of
       years, who wouldn't be?
       *****************************************************
   DIR Next Page