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Light and Death (Page 27)
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Morec0
(( Boredom prompts us to do strange things. I'm also going back to edit Pages 25 and 26, now that my editor has got them back to me.))
- Dawn in the Trisfal Glades came slowly, the sun creeping up through the sky only a little bit each hour. Nilon and his companions began to gather up their belongings to continue on their way.
- "Are you sure that you don't want to join the Crusade?" Valinaria asked. "We could always use a Paladin of your skill."
- "I'm sorry, but no," Nilon replied, "I have a duty to Stormwind to complete my current mission."
- Valinaria nodded. "Well, in that case; good luck."
- "Yes, good luck," a monotone voice sounded. "You'll need it,
if
you manage to survive me this time."
-
That voice
, Nilon thought, then spun around to face the north. Morec, the Death Knights Garen and John, and two undead - one male and one female - that Nilon didn't recognize sat upon skeletal horses on a rise overlooking the camp.
- "Sally?" Valinaria suddenly gasped. "Sally, is that you?"
- The female undead turned her gaze upon the Blood Elf. "Do I know you, mortal?"
- "Whitemane, it's me, Valinaria," the Ranger said.
- The female undead laughed cruely. "Whitemane? Whitemane is dead, foolish elf. I am Darklock."
- Valinaria's face contorted in rage. "Then, in the name of the Scarlet Crusade, I purge you from this land!" With lightning speed the Ranger fitted an arrow into her bow and released it.
- The projectile flew straight for Darklock's forehead, but Morec drew his runeblade from its sheath and blocked the projectile with the blades flat side. "After all the work it took me to ressurect her," the Death Knight growled, "I'm not going to let her die so easily."
- The cries of the Scourge suddenly carried through the still air, and the undead began to pour out from the other parts of Trisfal towards the camp. At first Nilon wondered when Morec had gained so much power, but the surprised look on the Death Knight's face made it clear that he had nothing to do with it. The Scarlet Crusaders grabbed thier weapons and began to fight back. But, slowly, they were overwhelmed.
- "Bow to the might of the Scourge!" Morec yelled, and spurred his mount forward, leading the other undead into battle. Nilon hurled a hammer of Holy energy at the Lord Death Knight, but Morec managed to block the attack with his magic only to an extent; the attack still weakened him, and his allies rode ahead of him.
- Another arrow flew through the air and struck Darklock full on in the shoulder. The female undead's expression turned into one of pure spite. "Elf wench!" she spat at Valinaria, and then shot a bolt of unholy energy from her plam.
- Nilon jumped in front of his freind and created a sheild of holy energy that absorbed the dark magic.
- "Thanks," Valinaria said as she fired another arrow into a ghoul.
- "Don't mention it," he said as he parried a blow from Garen's axe. He unleashed another holy attack that caused John to back off, hissing in rage. They would be able to fend off the five mounted undead, that Nilon was sure of, but the other undead that surrounded them began to tilt the scales in Morec's favor.
- But Nilon had a plan. "Celen, Thrrag, Scalebender, we need some fire spells. These undead should burn like dry kindling." The three spellcasters immediately complied, each casting heat-based magics into the waves of undead. Nilon's hypothesis was correct, the undead almost immediately burned away, creating a ring of fire around the living.
- The chilling wind of the Death Knight Garen beat the flames back, and Morec rode through a break in the ring, followed by the other undead.
- Nilon raised his sword, his blade glowing with the Holy Light. Valinaria fitted another arrow into her bow and Celen, Scalebender and Thrrag readied their magics once more.
- Morec gripped his runeblade and nearly urged his mount forward when something tugged at his mind. The last bits of humanity that were in him told him to leave the Paladin be, but the new, dark part of him ordered him to kill the mortal. Morec scowled at the living, and then spun his mount around to ride away. "We'll settle this another time," Morec said.
- "What are you doing?" Arceus asked, "we should finish them off now!"
- Morec glared at the Rogue. "My word is final," he said. "Just remember that there are three minions under my command, and zero under yours."
- "And you remember that we are all servents of Itheac. Minions of the Scourge."
- "Perhaps," Morec murmured, "perhaps."
Post by
Adamsm
First. Also, nice man.
Post by
Dralas
Morec finally begins to remember his paladin side...
Post by
Morec0
Morec finally begins to remember his paladin side...
There are two sides to every coin, Dralas.
Post by
Septimus
Ooo, I was wondering when Morec was going to do something like that.
I remember reading somewhere in the earlier pages that he was saving up his willpower to finally break free.
Post by
Morec0
Writer's Commentary:
- Another bit of Morec's good side comes to light. Let's hope that Itheac dosn't find out, or he may crush Morec's will alltogether. Still, he willingly killed a preistess - to some extent - of the Holy Light and raised her into undeath, not to mention the slaughter he was a part of on his way to Whitemane.
- This experience is, without doubt, going to mess with Nilon's head for a while. So close to killing him and Morec just runs away? And will Valinaria ever get her revenge and give her freind rest?
- So many awnsers, none of them quite what you would expect. But what will happen next?
Post by
Morec0
A good amount of views, but some of the regular readers are missing from those posted. Where are they?
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159454
This post was from a user who has deleted their account.
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Morec0
Yes. Not done with her use in the plot yet.
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Post by
Morec0
It is rude, but I think I did the same thing once.
Not going to ask you to delete that, Taum, but if you could please not do it again. People can get irritated by that - as Flying proved - and that can mean bad news for your story's popularity.
Post by
Patty
Its Friday that means Embracing The Shadows day! and yes i am advertising on your story Morec muahahaha theres nothing you can do to stop me unlesss you ask nicely and this post will be deleted
And apparently, you do it on alot of other people's story, including mine. Seriously, Tauman, you oughta stop that, its rude in a way.It's really very rude. Trying to steal Morec/Flying/everyone else's Thunder, in a cliché.
And Morec, I'm here! :D
Post by
Morec0
Although he clearly remembers his Paladin roots, don't forget that in the same sentence there is that bit of his dark side as well.
A bit more of Morec's story opens up Page 28 this coming Moday, and in it is an interesting - if not unexpected - plot turn.
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