Ravenwood Cemetery (Open RP, PM please)

[Armanoth the Dracolich]

I gathered in my cave and collected some villagers from the Greatwoods. I took the crows that gathered to feed at the mouth of my cave on the excess bodies I had. I had my ghouls slew them en mass as they were quick and nimble.

I used the souls of five villagers and bound them to twenty crows. I sent one outside into the sun and saw that they would only be used at night, as it combusted instantly in the light. But I have a strong connection to them and could see through their eyes.

I gathered packs of wolves as well and pound to each one a human soul. The soul itself destroyed some of the flesh and left them with a monstrous appearance.





These were mixed results at best but without experimenting there would be no progress on over throwing his master.

[Armanoth the Dracolich]

..... I don't know what made me think this was a good idea, but now that I had made it I thought it might be fun to torment people with for the absurdity of it.

By Taking the rest of my crows and combing them with pigs; I had given the animals crow wings the size of dinner tables.....I had made flying zombie pigs!

I'm not sure what drove me to this, but now that I thought about it, these undead might be perfect as a diversions in battle. After all, all mortals know that pigs can't fly.

[Raku]

Raku awaken in her room. She could sense that something was wrong. The dark magic in the village felt weaker then usual. She left her house in search of the Fallen.

What happen to Giles. I hope that fool didn't do anything to get himself caught or killed. Though it would make things easier on me.

She walked into the cemetery and saw that all the undead showed thier decay.

Just as I thought.

Raku found the Fallen. She knelt before him, even though it pained her to do so.

"Greetings, have you heard from Giles?"

[Giggles "Adguin"]

He laughed wickedly.
"The Master has got himself kidnapped! His link to us is weak but we remain loyal to him. All we know is that he was at a whore house before we lost our connection to him. We haven't stormed there under orders from Arsehead."
He looked around.
"I wish we could get him though. Whether he's doing this for kicks or for other purposes we need his magic at it's fuillests to restore our disguises."
He looked on at Raku.

[Raku]

"I'm going to be gone for a while. I think a trip to Mittelmarch would be good. Don't worry, no one will know who I am."

Raku smiled. She knew she couldn't go after Giles herself but she might be able to find someone to help her.

She raised and left the cemetery.

[Kaida NyteClaw]

Walking across the open plains towards Mittelmarch, Masahiro hummed a tune to himself. He kept thinking over and over again about the take over of his homeland and of the new friends he had made and the lives he had saved in the past few months.

Humming to himself, Masahiro could only wonder how Mittelmarch had changed since he had last been inside its walls. As Masahiro walked he though it best to practice some of his power that he had kept hidden from more eyes than those close to himself could ever know.

He stopped all of the sudden bending down over a fallen log and set his hand ontop of its hard brown bark. He chanted a small incantation. All of the sudden vines and flowers started to grow and make this mightly log rise until it set up like a small fountain for a courtyard. Masahiro waved his hand slightly and thought of the words to embed within the bark. Monument to the Fallen of the Days of Shadow.

Masahiro needed someone to talk to, but since most of his people decided to stay at the Kyoden to properly prepare themselves for the harsh winter, he thought it best to see if an animal companion would be there for him. He howled loud and high pitch....it roared across the many rolls hills and open plains all around. From ones eyes, you could see a pack of wolves with dark grey tint and white specks running at top speed to greet their dear druid friend standing in the middle of a plains.

Masahiro turned to this fountain like thing in the middle of the plains and waved his hand one more time, this time creating a flow of water to form inside the actual embedded chamber of this giant fountain. The wolves seemed to slow down when they got to the fountain and all gathered round it for a drink.

The wolf leader stepped forward, he was bigger than the rest and addressed Masahiro as "Dear Friend".

Masahiro bowed lower than the wolf leader. "Friend, it has been a while and has been a great journey and friendship with you. I thought you yourself would like to speak to the people of mittelmarch and the forests to the north. About how important they are to the people and their safety. To implore their druids to venture forth and help save the forests."

The wolf leader stood before Masahiro and nodded his head before saying "Dear Friend, it has been awhile indeed, to long if you ask me. If you think that my words will sway the minds of these humans and creaturefolk within the mighty confines of the walls of Mittelmarch...then I shall travel with you dear friend."

With this in mind, Masahiro nodded to the other wolves and proceeded to walk back towards Mittelmarch in hopes that things would sway their minds to help get back Kanthea, the home that they both had lost to the minds and bodies of the desecrated dead and of a Mighty Lich that Masahiro had befriended and then was betrayed by.

He knew something was to become of this small talk...but what was the question. Off he and the wolf pack strode towards Mittelmarch in hopes of bringing more peace then harm to his land he loves.

[Armanoth the Dracolich]

I sense someone is in my woods. Someone my master knew once. Maybe I can "convince" him to join me in over throwing my master as well!

He let out a beastly roar and a pack of undead wolves went out. They traveled faster then anything living and found their target. They cut him off on his way to Mittelmarch.

In their former tongue, that sounded to all the wolves ears as though they had gargled with rusty dull nails, they said to the pack leader, "We wish to parley with Masahiro Hitoshi on behalf of Armanoth!"

[Kaida NyteClaw]

Upon walking further towards the mighty city of Mittelmarch, Masahiro knew that things were changing and something was amiss and heading towards his general direction. A feeling of death or of utter evil was lurking out there.

Walking continuously along the beaten trail with his wolf brethren onwards to mittelmarch, Masahiro knew that all things would come clear sooner or later.

Masahiro suddenly felt a slight breeze and suddely saw that a pack of ravenous wolfs were blocking the road to the front of them. These wolfs looked like that had been eaten up a bit and also were constantly bleeding and gurgling.

Masahiro stepped a foot forward and put a hand out, facing the palm downward before chanting a slight incantation and doing a 360 degree twirl, within that amount of time a semi-clear forcefield occupied around these beasties before he stepped back to a non-combative stance.

"What is it you wish to speak of, beast-things?", Masahiro said with little reproach.

[Armanoth the Dracolich]

The undead wolves each spoke their peace. Wary of the magic being cast at them.

"Our master knows about Kanethea. How it was taken by one you trusted. He wishes to help you help you reclaim your lands in exchange you perform a small service for him. "

"Giles The Corruptor is being held Prisoner in Cedric's Inn. He's verenable. "

"We can not kill him but one who knows how to bind him into a tree or let his soul wonder the ether may be able to finish him."

"We can't enter but you may beable too.

"If you destroy his soul Armanoth will return your lands, and you'll be rewarded handsomely as well.... What do you say?"

The undead wolves grinned as the last one spoke.

In the trees a murder of crows watched the scene unfold before them.

[Kaida NyteClaw]

Masahiro took in all that was said and thought long and hard. His very own homeland was taken from him and all that was living is now dead. His friends and his allies helped him try to save as many as they could before things were demolished.

He didnt know what all he could do, but he needed to do something. He thought a little bit harder.

"What guarentee do I have from this, Armanoth you speak of, that I will be able to reclaim my lands and once again have friends in the dark? I wish to not really kill this Giles, but rather turn him back to a neutral and less demonic self. Bring him back to his sanity in some parts. But I will do what I can as long as I have a guarentee. What guarentee do I have?"

With a quick movement of his hand, the barrier was dispelled.

[Giggles "Adguin"]

A voice echoed around the woods. "You are too late..... I have been freed."

The undead wolves were to cut to pieces out of the thin air. as their blood stain the earth a figure emerged. It was Giggles, beat up and battle worn from his experience at Cedric's Inn. His mask was fully covering his face though but it was cracked all over.

"My friend, it is good to see you again. Forgive me for not welcoming you sooner but I was predisposed. So what brings you to Mittelmarch? To visit an old friend maybe? Or....perhaps you wish to make other friends and leave him behind?"

The Living wolves snarled at him. If he had the strength he would slice them down. But it took all he had to keep his composure at the moment.

As he spoke the remains of the undead wolves were absorbed into the earth.

[Kaida NyteClaw]

"I was hoping to bargain with you for my homeland, Friend Lich", Masahiro said with a little hesitance, "Seeing as you have desecrated all that was good about it and helped build it into what it was not suppose to be. My people gave you shelter and food to consume even though it was of little consequence what kind of food you were to consume."

With a wave of his hand, Masahiro silenced the wolves growling.

Nodding his head, Luxar, the wolf leader spoke, "I have watched from afar, Giles. I have seen the distruction you have risen up from the deep earth. I too also wish to bargain for the forests to the north of Masahiro's homeland for we both coincide together and live off each other to survive."

Masahiro said,"I also wish to bring you back to that of the light, Giles. For there is a such thing as a Good Lich. And I mean you no harm either in doing so. With power comes great responsibility, dear friend."

[Giggles "Adguin"]

"All I need is power. And the quickest way to what I crave is the path of death. And the good part of me shall die soon. It was truly holding me back. But I have so much now.... You want your lands back? I'll lift my blight upon them and return your dead Under one condition."

Giggles looked off into the distance.

"I must go, yet another friend is bring me someone new to meet. I must rest."
Giggles made to leave but before he did he tossed a scroll at Masahiro Hitoshi's feet.

"That map has the location of my home, Ravenwood Cemetery. Add fresh blood once a day to reveal the secrets it holds. Visit me within the week and I'll tell you the price to restore your lands. Until then...."

He was absorbed into the earth and the murder of crows took off into the night air.

[Armanoth the Dracolich]

"No! He wasn't supposed to be free! He was supposed to die at a friends hands!"

"You know the master has put up with a lot, but you are the biggest pain in all of our sides."

At the mouth of the cave a Fallen stood looking on at the Dracolich

The Fallen was weary of all the rebellions going on with his Master's subordinates.



"We are sick of betrayal: we see it all around us lately; so you have one warning, be loyal or be discarded."

The Fallen disappeared into the night air.

[Raku]

Raku led the silver masked one closer to Ravenwood. With each step she wonder why Giles hasn't attacked.

"We are getting close friend. It is only a matter of time."

Just then she heard a noise in front of her.

[Wulf]

After following the woman for a while, started to wonder why this woman didnt seem more afraid than what she had portrayed at the bar. she had been frantic earlier and a normal person would never have come back to the place they were attacked, but he kept following her none the less, a bit more precautios than he was earlier.

[Giggles "Adguin"]

A Fallen emerged. Giggles had just gotten some rest but his disguise held. He appeared to all as a simple noble man roaming around the woods. He recognized Raku immediately.

"What is the meaning of this? Why have you returned, so soon!?"
He said with anger.

[Wulf]

as the fallen appears in front of them, he listens to its words and sudenly relaizes somethings not right, as he jumps away from the girl and keeps his sword drawn and ready, waiting for an explination

[Giggles "Adguin"]

Giggles rested in his throne room. His human self was long absorbed into his being again since the purifying cube had been taken away.

Giggles had to admit, without the help of the half breed he wouldn't have discovered why he was being sabotaged by himself.

After resting he sensed one of his Fallen telling him that it appears Raku has betrayed him yet again.

"ARSEHEAD!"

The stumbling minion came running as best he could to his master.

"I'm growing weary of Raku. I'm leaving to see what she's playing at. In the mean time, when my old friend comes here tell him my price for his lands: a unshakable alliance and access to his druid magics. We must find a way to resist it and to make our own magics based off it."

With that Giggles stepped into the earth and was absorbed into it.

A few minutes later he appeared behind a tree just outside of Wulf's sight and hearing. He was waiting to see what Rku was doing.

[Raku]

Raku looked at the fallen with evil in her eyes.

"This is the thing that attacked me."

She waited for the man in the silver mask response

[Wulf]

Wulf looks at the woman, not able to tell if her words were true, but none the less, he didnt truly have a reason to not beleive her as grabbed her shoulder lightly and dragged her back behind him.

He readied his blade in an odd stance, keeping his left hand open, with two of his fingers pointed as they started to glow at the tips of them, a light blue aura swirling around them softly

[Giggles "Adguin"]

"To think, we thought we could use you. You are nothing but trash!" The Fallen yelled. His disguise still held and he looked at Wulf with flames in his eyes.

"We'll you think this man can take me down! Let's see him try!"

The Fallen drew his blade from his side. While to many, it looked like nothing more then a regular sword, to Raku, Giggles, and those who can see through deception it was a sword made out of bones. From the hilt to the blade itself. The blade was segmented into spines that had sharpened edges pointing down towards the hilt. The hilt held an infants skull and femur while the hands grabbed outwards.

Not caring about the magic being cast from Wulf's fingers he charged in and yelled "Have at you!"

[Wulf]

As the man charged at him, he let the light fade from his hand as he quickly rolled on the ground forward, mule kicking him into the air, gracfully continuing the roll as he lands on his feet getting ready to strike at the man as he fell through the air.

[Giggles "Adguin"]

He took the hit and went flying into the trees. He couldn't believe the power this one man had. HE got up from the blow and that's when he heard rustling.

Several Jovian refuges, from soldiers to peasents. Men and women and children. All ragged, all tired and all curious as to what is going on.

"Ohhhh. Look at this. The Jovians. Invaders of this land. Oh how the mighty have fallen."

The Fallen ignored Wulf and looked on at where his Master was hidden.

He knelled as he he began to speak. "Should we 'take care' of the Jovians?"

Giggles stepped out of the shadows with his disguise on. "I will take care of them, come you all seem so tired and hungry, I'll take care of you at my town in Ravenwood. Oh and Wulf, I believe you are called, I apologize for the way my servant has been behaving. He will be dealt with for his actions toward the 'kind lady.' For standing up to him and protecting my 'friend' I invite you to my little village as well for some food and rest."

[Wulf]

He looks over at the woman questionably as he sheathed his sword, warily keeping his eyes on the three of them. he still didnt trust the female or the one who attaked him, but he couldnt read this new man. he nods at the new man, making sure to keep a slight distance from all three of them.